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mister Serlok holmsi mister Serlok holmsi, romelic Cveulebriv gvian dgeboda, Tu ar CavTvliT im arcTu iSviaT SemTxvevebs, roca saerTod ar uxdeboda xolme dawola, magidas misjdomoda da sauzmobda. patara noxze videqi buxarTan da xelSi im joxs vatrialebdi, Cvens guSindel stumars rom darCa. es iyo bunikiani karga mozrdili joxi, - erTi imgvar saganTagani, romelsac `safuZvlian sabuTs~ uwodeben xolme. bunikis qvemoT miWedebul gojis siganis vercxlis firfitaze aseTi warwera iyo: `jeims mortimers, C. k. h. o., misi megobrebisgan Ckls-dan~, mere ki TariRi: `1884~. uwindel droSi aseT magar, mZime, saimedo joxebs pativcemuli Sinauri eqimebi atarebdnen. - aba, uotson, ras ityviT mag joxze? holmsi zurgSeqceviT ijda da megona, rom Cemi manipulaciebi misTvis SeumCneveli darCeboda. - saidan iciT, ras vakeTeb? kaci ifiqrebs, rom zurgzedac Tvalebi gaqvT! - amaze advili raa, roca Cems win gaprialebuli vercxlis sayave dgas da Sig yvelaferi moCans. - mipasuxa Serlokma. - marTla uotson, ras ityviT Cveni stumris joxze, yuradRebidan sul gamogvepara, verc SevniSneT da arc ki viciT, risTvis movida. raki aseTi marcxi mogvivida, axla gansakuTrebuli yuradReba unda mivaqcioT am SemTxveviT darCenil nivTs. SeiswavleT joxi da scadeT amis mixedviT patronis pirovnebis dadgena. me ki mogismenT. - me Tu mkiTxavT, - daviwye da Tan vcdilobdi Cemi megobris meTods mivyolodi, joxis patroni eqimi mortimeri ase, Suaxnis kaci unda iyos, Tanac yvelasagan pativcemuli, raki megobrebi aseTi yuradRebiT ekidebian. - kargia! - Tqva holmsma. - Cinebulia! - amas garda vfiqrob, rom soflis eqimia da maSasadame fexiT bevri xetiali uxdeba. - ase ratom fiqrobT? - imitom, rom es joxi, etyoba, uwin arcTu urigo yofila, axla ki isea gacveTili, verc ki warmomidgenia, qalaqel eqims ranairad unda eWiros xelSi. rkinis burnuki sruliad moscveTia, - Cans, eqim mortimers amis daxmarebiT ara erTi mili gauvlia. - uaRresad jansaRi msjelobaa, - Tqva holmsma. - am warwerisa ki: `megobrebisagan Clks-dan~ ai, ra giTxraT: me vfiqrob, rom asoebi `kls~ aRniSnaven klubs, ufro mosalodnelia, rom monadireTa klubs, romlis wevrebsac albaT, samedicino daxmarebas uwevda, risTvisac es patara saxsovari miurTmeviaT. - uotson, Tqven yovelgvar molodins gadaaWarbeT! - SesZaxa holmsma, savarZelSi gadawva da papirosi gaabola. - ar SemiZlia ar aRvniSno, rom Cemi mcire damsaxurebis Cveuli TavazianobiT aRweris dros, sakuTar SesaZleblobas amcirebT. Tu sakuTriv Tqvengan ar ifrqveva sinaTlis mokaSkaSe sxivi, yovel SemTxvevaSi

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Tqven xarT sinaTlis megzuri. gana cotaa iseTi xalxi, romlebic TviTon ar brwyinaven niWiT, magram sxva adamianebSi niWis naperwkals aRanTeben. esec sagulisxmo niWi da unaria. me Tqvengan uzomod davalebuli var, Cemo megobaro. pirvelad mesmoda holmsisagan aseTi ram da unda mogaxsenoT, rom misma sityvebma ganuzomeli siamovneba momaniWes. radgan, cota ar iyos, Tavmoyvareobas mibRalavda holmsis gulgriloba Cems mimarT. me aRtacebuli viyavi misi pirovnebiT da vcdilobdi am kacis muSaobis meTodi saqveynod cnobili gamexada, is ki Cems mowadinebas yovelTvis uxalisod xvdeboda. amas garda, vamayobdi imiT, rom SevZeli holmsis meTodis ara marto aTviseba, aramed misi praqtikulad gamoyenebac da amiT Cemi megobris qeba davimsaxure. holmsma joxi gamomarTva da misi daTvaliereba SeuiaraRebeli TvaliT daiwyo. Semdeg etyoba, raRacam Zalian daainteresa, papirosi ganze gadado, fanjarasTan mivida da isev ganagrZo joxis daTvaliereba, oRond ukve gamadidebeli miniT ukirkitebda. - RmerTma uwyis, ra aris, magram mainc sagulisxmoa, - Tqva da Tavis sayvarel adgilze dabrunda, divanis kuTxeSi. - aq raRac monacemebi aris da maT zogierTi daskvnebisaTvis gamoviyenebT. - nuTu raime gamomepara? - vkiTxe, cota ar iyos, TviTkmayofilebis grZnobiT. imedi maqvs, seriozuli araferi gamomrCenia? - samwuxarod, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, Tqveni daskvnebis didi nawili mcdaria. roca giTxariT, sinaTlis megzuri xarT-meTqi, iciT, vgulisxmobdi, rom wina kaci ukana kacis xidia da Tqveni marcxi da Secdoma zogjer mexmareba swori gzis povnaSi. magram amjerad arc imdenad Semcdari aRmoCndiT. es kaci namdvilad ar ekuTvnis qalaqSi mosaqmeTa ricxvs. igi fexiT marTlac sakmaod bevrs dadis. - maS, marTali vyofilvar. - am erTSi - ki. - magram es xom yvelaferia? - ara, ara, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, es ar aris yvelaferi, sulac ar aris yvelaferi. ase, magaliTad, msgavsi saCuqari eqims yvelaze ufro advilad SeeZlo mieRo romelime samkurnalo dawesebulebidan da ara monadireTa klubidan, xolo roca samkurnalo dawesebulebis win asoebi `Ck~ sweria, `Caring-krosis~ saxelwodeba TavisTavad agekviateba. - SeiZleba, Tqven marTali xarT. - yvela niSani aseT axsnas iTxovs. da Tu Cems mosazrebas samuSao hipoTezad miviRebT, Cveni ucnobi stumris pirovnebis dasadgenad damatebiTi monacemebi gveqneba. - kargi. davuSvaT, rom `Ckls~ niSnavs `Caring-krosis laboratoria-saavadmyofos~. ra Semdgomi daskvnebi gamodis aqedan? - nuTu araferi mogdiT TavSi? TqvenTvis xom cnobilia Cemi meTodi? scadeT, gamoiyenoT. - daskvna dResaviT naTelia: vidre sofelSi wavidoda, es kaci londonSi muSaobda. - cota ufro Sors rom wavideT? SexedeT, ra kuTxidanac gnebavT: risTvis mieca saCuqari am kacs? rodis miiCnies saWirod TavianTi keTilganwyobis gamosaxatavad ai am joxis mirTmeva? etyoba, maSin, roca am eqimma mortimerma samkurnalo dawesebuleba miatova da kerZo praqtikaze gadavida. mas rom saCuqari miarTves, es CvenTvis cnobilia. unda vivaraudoT, rom saavadmyofoSi muSaobas soflis praqtika amjobina. metismetad gabeduli xom ar iqneba Cveni varaudi, Tu vityviT, rom saCuqari swored wasvlasTan dakavSirebiT miarTves? es savsebiT SesaZlebelia. axla SeniSneT, rom am kacs ar SeeZlo yofiliyo samkurnalo dawesebulebis konsultantebis StatSi, radgan es misawvdomia mxolod sagrZnobi praqtikis mqone londoneli mkurnalisaTvis, aseTi eqimi ki qalaqidan Znelad Tu wavidoda. maS, vin unda yofiliyo? Tu saavadmyofoSi muSaobda da StatSi ar iricxeboda, maSin is
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umniSvnelo kuratori yofila, romelic saavadmyofosTan cxovrobda, ese igi, praqtikantze cota meti. saavadmyofodan ki am xuTi wlis win wasula - daxedeT am TariRs. amrigad, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, Tqveni darbaiseli, xnieri Sinauri eqimi gaqra, mis nacvlad ki Cven winaSe aRimarTa ocdaaTiode wlis uaRresad sandomiani axalgazrda kaci, sulac arapativmoyvare, gulmaviwyi da nazad moyvaruli Tavisi ZaRlisa, romelic, Cemi azriT, terierze didia, magram mastifze patara unda iyos. undoblad gavicine, Serlok holmsi ki savarZelSi gadawva da Werisaken gauSva kvamlis wvrili, haerSi lamazad darxeuli rgolebi. - rac Seexeba ukanasknel mosazrebas, aq Tqveni Semowmeba arafriT ar SeiZleba, vTqvi me. - magram am kacis asaksa da karieraze zogierT cnobas ki axlave vipoviT. Cemi wignebis Tarodan gamoviRe samedicino cnobari da gvari mortimeri movZebne. iq ramdenime mortimeri aRmoCnda, magram me maSinve mivageni imas, vinc wina dRes gvestumra, da xmamaRla wavikiTxe yvelaferi, rac mas Seexeboda: - `mortimeri jeims, 1882 wlidan samefo qirurgiuli sazogadoebis wevri. grimpeni, dartmuri, devonSiris sagrafo. 1882 wlidan 1884 wlamde - Caringkrosis saavadmyofos kuratori. miRebi aqvs jeksonis premia SedarebiT paTologiaSi SromisaTvis `xom ar CavTvaloT sneulebani atavisturi xasiaTis movlenad?~ Sveciis paTologiuri sazogadoebis wevr-korespondenti, avtori statiebisa `atavizmis anomaliuri movlenebi (`lanceti~, 1882), `mivdivarT Tu ara progresisaken?~ (`fsiqologiis moambe~, marti, 1883). grimpenis, torslis da hai-berous samrevloebis soflis eqimi~. - sityvac ar aris naTqvami monadireTa klubze, uotson, - cbieri RimiliT Tqva holmsma. - samagierod namdvili soflis eqimia, rogorc moxdenilad SeniSneT. Cemi varaudi gamarTlebulia. rac Seexeba zedsarTavebs, Tu ar vcdebi, aseTebi SevarCie: simpaTiuri, arapativmoyvare da gulmaviwyi. es ki vici gamocdilebiT - mxolod simpaTiuri adamianebi Rebuloben gamosamSvidobebel saCuqrebs. yvelaze ufro arapativmoyvareni cvlian londonis praqtikas soflisaze, da mxolod gulmaviwyi adamianebi toveben sadarbazo baraTis nacvlad joxs, mas Semdeg, rac mTeli saaTi icades Tqvens sastumro oTaxSi. - ZaRli? - gawvrTnili ZaRlia, patrons dahyveba da piriT nivTebs daatarebs. es arc ise msubuqi joxia, etyoba, ZaRli mas Suaadgilas hkidebda pirs, amitom kbilebis kvali savsebiT garkveviT Cans. nakbilevTa Soris manZilis mixedviT Tu vimsjelebT, terierisaTvis aseTi ybebi metismetad farToa, mastifisaTvis ki Zlier viwro. SesaZlebelia, rom ...RmerTo Cemo! ho, ra Tqma unda! TmaxuWuWa spanielia. amas ambobda holmsi da Tan oTaxSi bolTas scemda, mere sarkmlis niSTan gaCerda. mis ukanasknel sityvebSi iseTi mtkice rwmena gamosWvioda, rom gakvirvebulma gadavxede. - momismineT, Cemo megobaro, saidan xarT amaSi darwmunebuli? - im ubralo garemoebidan, rom me vxedav ZaRls Cvens karTan da ai, misi patronis zaric. ar waxvideT, uotson, gTxovT. Tqven xom kolegebi xarT da Tqveni daswreba damexmareba. ai, sabediswero wuTi, uotson! Tqven gesmiT nabijebis xma kibidan. es nabijebi iWrebian Tqvens cxovrebaSi da ar iciT, ra moaqvT - siave Tu sikeTe. ra dasWirda mecnier kacs, eqim jeims mortimers maZebar Serlok holmsisagan?.. mobrZandiT. Cveni stumris garegnobam gamaoca, radgan tipiuri soflis eqimis naxvas velodi. eqimi mortimeri aRmoCnda Zalian maRali, gamxdari kaci. grZeli cxviri niskartiviT hqonda wamoSverili rux, erTimeoris axlos Rrmad Camjdar Tvalebs Soris, saTvalis oqros CarCoebis miRma rom cimcimebdnen. Cacmuli ise iyo, rogorc misi profesiis adamians Seefereba, oRond ramdenadme daudevrad: Zlier gacveTili pijaki da dacxavebuli Sarvali ecva. Tumca axalgazrda iyo, ukve mxrebSi ixreboda da roca keTilismsurveli mzeriT gvaTvalierebda, kisers ucnaurad
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igrZelebda. rogorc ki Cveni stumari oTaxSi Semovida, misi mzera maSinve im joxs miswvda, romelic holmss eWira xelSi, da sixarulis wamoZaxiliT mivarda mas. - ra bednierebaa! me ki verafriT ver gavixsene, sad davtove, aq Tu saxomaldo kompaniaSi. aseTi ramis dakargva! es pirdapir saSineleba iqneboda! - naCuqaria? - hkiTxa holmsma. - diax, ser. - Caring-krosis saavadmyofodan? - diax, iqauri megobrebisagan, Cemi qorwilis dRes. - vai-vai, ra cudia! - SesZaxa holmsma Tavis qneviT. eqimma mortimerma Tvalebi gaocebiT daaxamxama. - ra aris aq cudi? - mxolod is, rom Tqven daarRvieT Cveni daskvnebis msvleloba. maS, es saqorwino saCuqari iyo? - diax, ser. me davqorwindi da mivatove saavadmyofo, da konsultantis Tanamdebobis miRebis yvela imedic. saWiro iyo sakuTari saxlis mowyoba, ojaxis dabinaveba. - ai, xedavT, arc ise Zlier SevmcdarvarT. - Tqva holmsma. - axla ki, doqtor jeims mortimer... - ras brZanebT! me ara maqvs doqtoris wodeba, mxolod samefo qirurgiuli sazogadoebis ubralo wevri gaxlavarT. - da, uTuod, mecnieruli gonebis kaci brZandebiT? - me mxolod zogierTi ram makavSirebs mecnierebasTan, mister holms: ase vTqvaT, niJarebs vagroveb codnis ukidegano okeanis sanapiroze. Tu ar vcdebi, maqvs pativi velaparakebode mister Serlok holmss da ara... - ara, Cemi megobari uotsoni, ager Tqven wina dgas. - Zalian moxaruli var, rom gagicaniT, ser. Tqveni saxeli xSirad ixsenieba Tqveni megobris saxelis gverdiT: Tqven metismetad damaintereseT, mister holms. sul ar velodi, rom aseTi grZeli Tavis qala geqnebodaT da ase Zlier ganviTarebuli warbzeda rkalebi. neba miboZeT gagisinjoT kefis nakeri. eg Tavis qalis tvifari, ser, romelic gnebavT im anTropologiur muzeums daamSvenebda manam, sanam TviT dednis miRebas moaxerxebda. mliqvnelobaSi ar CamomarTvaT, magram pirdapir mSurs aseTi Tavis qala. Serlok holmsma Cveni ucnauri stumari savarZelSi Casva. - rogorc Cans, oriveni sakuTari saqmis enTuziastebi varT, ser, - uTxra stumars. - Tqveni saCvenebeli TiTi meubneba, rom gaxveul Tambaqos amjobinebT. nu geridebaT, moswieT. mortimerma jibidan amoiRo qaRaldi, Tambaqo, da gansacvifrebeli simardiT gaaxvia papirosi. grZeli, odnav mTrTolavi TiTebi iseve mkvircxlad da mousvenrad moZraobdnen, rogorc mweris sacecebi. holmsi mSvidad ijda, magram misi swrafi anazdeuli mzera, romelsac esroda xolme Cvens TavSesaqcev Tanamosaubres, mowmobda, rom am kacma Zlier daainteresa. - ara mgonia, ser, rom Tqveni guSindeli da dRevandeli stumroba da Cvendami pativis dadeba marto Cemi Tavis qalis gamokvlevis mizniT momxdariyos. - ara, ser, ra Tqma unda, ara! marTalia, me bednieri var, rom aseTi SemTxveva momeca, magram sulac ar movsulvar amisaTvis, mister holms, me sulac ara var praqtikuli yaidis kaci, amasTan Cems winaSe uecrad aRimarTa erTi uaRresad seriozuli da ucnauri amocana. ramdenadac Tqven gTvliT mTel evropaSi meore maZebrad... - egre ggoniaT! neba momeciT gkiTxoT, vin migaCniaT pirvel maZebrad? - sakmaod mkveTri kiloTi ikiTxa holmsma. - mecnierulad moazrovne adamianebs musie bertilionis Sromebi ufro met pativiscemas unergaven.
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- maSin ratom mas ar mimarTeT? - me vlaparakobdi, ser, `azrovnebis mecnierul xasiaTze~, magram rogorc praqtikoss, Tqven toli ara gyavT, es saerTod aRiarebulia. imedi maqvs, ser, zedmeti araferi mikadrebia... - ise, sul cota ki gamkenwleT, - miugo holmsma. - magram me vfiqrob, ser mortimer, rom sruliad sworad moiqceodiT, Tu axlave miukib-moukibavad moyvebodiT im saqmis viTarebas, romlis gadasawyvetadac CemTan mosulxarT.

Tavi || baskervilebis gvaris wyevla - jibeSi erTi xelnaweri maqvs, - Tqva eqimma jeims mortimerma. - es maSinve SevniSne, rogorc ki SemoxvediT, - miugo holmsma. - metad Zveli xelnaweria. - ase, meTvramete saukunisa, Tu yalbi araa. - es saidan iciT, ser? - laparakis dros, ramdenjerme movkari Tvali Tqveni jibidan amoCrili xelnaweris kides. aba, is eqsperti ras miqvia, vinc dokumentis TariRis amocnobaSi aT-oc welze mets Tu Secdeba. SemTxveviT xom ar wagikiTxavT Cemi patara Sroma am sakiTxze? me Tqvens manuskripts aTas Svidas ocdaaTi wliT vaTariReb. - zusti TariRi aTas Svidas ormocdaoria, - Tqva eqimma mortimerma da pijakis gverdis jibidan xelnaweri amoiRo. - es sagvareulo reliqvia Sesanaxad gadmomca ser Carlz baskervilma, romlis uecarma tragikulma sikvdilma am sami Tvis win ase aaRelva mTeli devonSiri. me Tavs vTvlidi ser Carlzis ara marto eqimad, aramed mis pirad megobradac. es iyo Zalauflebis moyvaruli kaci, Wkviani, friad praqtikuli, ara fantaziori, iseve rogorc Tqveni morCili mona. da mainc am dokuments Zalian seriozulad ekideboda, mzad iyo kidec im dasasrulisaTvis, rasac bedi umzadebda. holmsma xeli gaiwoda, xelnaweri gamoarTva da muxlebze gaaswora. - uotson, daakvirdiT `d~ asos dawerilobas. es erTi im TaviseburebaTagania, ramac daxmareba gamiwia TariRis dadgenaSi. maRlidan davxede gayviTlebul furcelze naxevrad gadaSlil striqonebs. gverdis dasawyisSi ewera: `baskervilholi~, qvemoT ki msxvili gakruli xeliT iyo gamoyvanili `1742~. - es, etyoba, raRac Canaweria. - diax, erTi gadmocemisa, romelic baskervilebis gvarSi dRemde cocxlobs. - magram, ramdenadac mivxvdi, Tqven CemTan moxvediT ufro praqtikuli da drois mixedviT ufro axlobeli sakiTxis gamo rCevis misaRebad. - diax, sasicocxlod axlobeli sakiTxisaTvis! is ar iTmens gadadebas, erT dReRameSi unda gadawydes. xelnaweri Zalian moklea da mas uSualo damokidebuleba aqvs saqmesTan. Tu nebas momcemT, wagikiTxavT. holmsi savarZelSi gadawva, TiTebis boloebi erTmaneTs miabjina da bedisadmi morCilebis gamometyvelebiT daxuWa Tvalebi. eqimi mortimeri sinaTlisaken mibrunda da maRali wripina xmiT daiwyo Zveli drois saintereso moTxrobis kiTxva: - `mravali mowmoba arsebobs baskervilebis ZaRlze. magram ramdenadac var uSualo STamomavali hugo baskervilisa da ZaRlis ambavi gagonili maqvs mamaCemisagan, mas kidev - papaCemisagan smenia, Cems valad vracx Cavwero ese istoria, romlis WeSmariteba saeWvo ar aris. amiT minda iwamoT, Svilno Cemno, rom uzenaes msajuls, romelic Cveni codvebisaTvis gvsjis, nebavs kidevac mogvitevos Secodebani Cvenni misTvis Cveuli saTnoebiT da rom ar arsebobs iseTi
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araviTari Zaladobis kvali ser Carlzis tanze ar aRmoCnda. marTalia, samedicino eqspertiza aRniSnavs gansvenebulis saxis Secvlas ise, rom kaci vera cnobs - eqim mortimers pirvelad arc ki daujerebia, rom mis win esvena misi megobari da pacienti, magram aseTi movlena xSirad axlavs Tan daxrCobiT an sulis xuTviT sikvdils, roca gulis moqmedeba wydeba. es dadasturda gakveTiT, ramac eqspertizas misca gulis daxanebuli organuli mankis sruli suraTi. samedicino eqspertizis monacemebze damyarebuli Zieba mivida uecari sikvdilis daskvnamde, rac sagrZnoblad amsubuqebs saqmis viTarebas, radgan sasurvelia, rom ser Carlz baskervilis memkvidre dasaxldes baskervil-holSi da ganagrZos Tavisi winamorbedis brwyinvale wamowyeba, Sewyvetili egzom tragikuli aRsasruliT. gamomZieblis prozaulad zustma dasknebma gahfanta ser Carlzis sikvdilTan dakavSirebuli romantikuli Tqmulebebi, romlebic piridan pirSi gadadioda da baskervilholis patronis gamonaxva gaaadvila. rogorc amboben, ser Carlzis uaxloes naTesavad iTvleba mister henri baskervili (Tu cocxalia), gansvenebulis umcrosi ZmisSvili. Cvens xelT arsebuli ukanaskneli cnobebis mixedviT, es axalgazrda kaci amerikaSi imyofeba. axla miRebulia zomebi mis mosaZebnad, raTa gadaeces didi memkvidreoba~. eqimma mortimerma gazeTi dakeca da jibeSi Caido. - ai yvelaferi, rac iyo gamocxadebuli ser Carlz baskervilis sikvdilze, mister holms. - eg saqme marTlac araa moklebuli erTgvar interess, da Zalian did madlobas gicxadebT amisaTvis, - Tqva Serlok holmsma. - Tavis droze es ambavi gazeTebSi mec wavikiTxe, margam maSin ise moucleli viyavi vatikanis kameebis istoriasTan dakavSirebiT da ise vcdilobdi meamebina papisaTvis, rom yuradRebidan gamomrCa ramdenime saintereso saqme, rac inglisSi moxda. maS, es aris yvelaferi, rac iyo gamocxadebuli ser Carlzis sikvdilze? - diax. - axla im faqtebze miambeT, romlebic presaSi ar gamoqveynebula. - aq holmsi savarZelSi gadawva, TiTebis boloebi erTmaneTs miabjina da sastiki da miudgomeli mosamarTlis saxe miiRo. - amaze jer aravisTan damiZravs sityva, - daiwyo mortimerma aSkara mRelvarebiT. - saqmis Ziebis dros bevri rame davfare im ubralo mizeziT, rom mecnier kacs ar SeSvenis crumorwmuneTa mier darxeuli Worebis ayola. me mgonia, gazeTis redaqcia sworad moiqca. baskervil-holis isedac burusiT moculi reputaciis gaRrmaveba niSnavs mis upatronod gapartaxebisaTvis ganwirvas. am mosazrebebiT vxelmZRvanelobdi da zogi ramis damalva vamjobine, radgan zedmeti gulaxdiloba sargeblobas mainc ver moitanda. magram Tqven yvelaferi minda giamboT. torfis Waobebi - sakmaod ukacuri adgilebia, magram Soreuli Tu axlobeli mezoblebi cdiloben ufro xSir-xSirad Sexvdnen erTimeores. rac Semexeba me, sakmaod bevr dros vatarebdi ser Carlz baskervilTan. lefterholeli mister frenklendisa da naturalist mister stepltonis garda mTels Cvens midamoebSi ramdenime milis manZilze verc erT ganaTlebul adamians ver SexvdebiT. ser Carlzs uyvarda ganmartoeba, magram misma sneulebam dagvaaxlova. saerTo interesebma ki kidev ufro ganamtkices es urTierToba. ser Carlzma bevri Zvirfasi samecniero masala Camoitana samxreT afrikidan da Cven erTad mravali sasiamovno saRamo gavatareT buSmenebisa da hotentotebis SedarebiT anatomiaze msjelobaSi. bolo xanebSi CemTvis sul ufro naTeli xdeboda, rom ser Carlzis nervebis daZabuloba ukanasknel sazRvars uaxlovdeboda. mas swamda es legenda, rac axla wagikiTxeT da roca Tavis mamulSi seirnobda, RamRamobiT erideboda WaobebSi gasvlas. Tqven es sisuleled mogeCvenebaT, mister holms, magram ser Carlzi darwmunebuli iyo, rom mis gvars tvirTad awva saSineli wyevla, da marTlac,
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magaliTebi, romlebic mohyavda Tavisi gvaris warsulidan, arafer sanugeSos ar warmoadgenda. mas mosvenebas ar aZlevda akviatebuli idea raRac aCrdilis msgavs arsebaze da mudam mekiTxeboda xolme, xom ar naxe raime ucnauri, roca avadmyofTa sanaxavad dadiodi, da xom ar gsmenia ZaRlis yefao. ukanasknel kiTxvas ser Carlzi ufro xSirad imeorebda da amasTan mRelvarebisagan xma uTrToda. guSindel dResaviT maxsovs, tragikul SemTxvevamde sami kviriT adre saRamos etliT mivedi baskervilholSi. Sarabanidan gadmovedi, mivuaxlovdi mas da uecrad SevniSne, rom ser Carlzi Cems mxrebs ukan saiTRac iyureba da sazareli SiSi Casdgomia TvalebSi; uecrad movbrundi da Tvali movkari xeivnis boloSi raRac arsebas. rac mozrdil Sav xbos hgavda. ser Carlzi ise aRelvebuli da SeSinebuli iyo, rom iZulebuli gavxdi mivsuliyavi im adgilas, sadac es ucnauroba gamoCnda, raTa gamerkvia, saiT wavida igi. magram iq aRaraferi Canda. am SemTxvevam Zalian mZime STabeWdileba moaxdina Cems megobarze. mTeli is saRamo masTan gavatare. swored maSin Seecada aexsna CemTvis Tavisi SeSfoTebis mizezi da mTxova am xelnaweris Senaxva, axla rom gagacaniT. am naklebad mniSvnelovan faqtze mxolod imitom mogaxseneT, rom aman ukanasknel tragediaSi raRac mniSvneloba SeiZina, maSin ki yvelaferi es wminda wylis sisuleled meCvena, rac verafriT ver amarTlebda Cemi megobris mRelvarebas. ser Carlzi Cemi rCeviT londonisaken gasamgzavreblad emzadeboda. guli vera hqonda kargad, xolo SiSi, rac wuTiTac ar asvenebda, mis janmrTelobas kidev ufro auaresebda, Tumca Cemi azriT, am SiSis mizezebi ubralod gamogonili iyo. imedi mqonda, rom ramdenime TviT qalaqSi yofna ser Carlzze gamajan-saReblad imoqmedebda da ukan dabrunebuli sul sxva adamianad iqceoda. imave azrisa iyo mister stepltoni, romelic Cveni saerTo megobris janmrTelobaze mudam didad zrunavda. da ai, sul ukanasknel wams Tavs dagvatyda aseTi saSineli ubedureba. laqia berimorma, romelmac RamiT ipovna ser Carlzis gvami, dauyovnebliv gamomigzavna mejinibe perkinsi. me samuSaos vujeqi da jer ar meZina, amitom swrafad aRmovCndi baskervil-holSi, momxdari ubedurebidan, sul didi, erTi saaTis Semdeg. yvela faqti, rac aRniSnuli hqonda Ziebas, Sevamowme da erTimeores Sevudare. ser Carlzis nakvalevs gavyevi urTxelis xeivanSi, davaTvaliere WiSkarTan is adgili, sadac Carlzi, rogorc Cans, didxans idga, yuradReba mivaqcie mis fexTa kvalis Secvlil xasiaTs, davrwmundi, rom mis garda mxolod laqiis fexis kvalia rbil miwaze da bolos gulmodgined gamovikvlie gvami, rasac Cemamde aravin Sexeboda. ser Carlzi pirqve iwva, xelebi gaSlili hqonda, TiTebiT miwa CaebRuja da krunCxvas ise moeSala misTvis saxe, rom erTbaSad verc ki vicani. fizikuri ziani gvams ar aCnda, magram berimorma gamomZiebels araswori Cveneba misca. misi sityviT, miwaze gvamTan araviTari kvali ar yofila. ubralod, ver SeniSna. ser Carlzis gvamis siaxloves Canda savsebiT axali da mkafio... - kvali? - kvali. - kacis Tu qalis? eqimma mortimerma raRac ucnaurad gadmogvxeda da TiTqmis CurCuliT gvipasuxa: - mister holms, es iyo uzarmazari ZaRlis TaTebis kvali.

Tavi ||| amocana gamogitydebiT, rom am sityvebis gagonebaze tanSi Jruantelma damiara. ser mortimers xma ise uTrToda, rom Canda Tavisive monaTxrobi ambavi aRelvebda. holmsma mTeli taniT win waiwia, da mis TvalebSi gaRviZebulma interesis mSralma, msusxavma naperwkalma ielva.
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- TviTon naxeT? - swored iseve, rogorc axla Tqven gxedavT. - da amaze araferi giTqvamT! - risTvis unda meTqva? - nuTu Tqven garda kvali sxvam veravin SeamCnia? - kvali gvamidan daaxloebiT ocdaaTi nabijiT iyo dacilebuli da albaT yuradReba aravin miaqcia. me TviTonac ver SevniSnavdi, legenda rom ar momgoneboda. - WaobebSi albaT bevrsa hyavs qofaki ZaRlebi? - raRa Tqma unda. magram is qofaki ar gaxldaT. - Tqven ambobT, rom Zalian didi zomis kvali iyo? - uzarmazari. - magram ser Carlzis gvams ar uaxlovdeboda? - ara. - rogori amindi idga maSin? - nestiani, civi. - wvima Tu iyo? - ara. - ras warmoadgens es xeivani? - garSemo mWidrod erTmaneTze mikruli Zveli urTxelebis mwvane Robe evleba, SuaSi gza gadis, ase rva futis siganisa. - buCqnarsa da gzas Soris aris raime? - ki, orsave mxares gadis gazonebis zoli - busno, romlis sigane eqvsi futi iqneba. - Tu sworad gagigeT, xeivanSi aris patara WiSkari? - diax, es WiSkari gadis Waobebisaken. - sxva gasasvleli ar aris? - ara. - maSasadame, xeivanSi moxvedra SeiZleba an pirdapir saxlidan, an WiSkridan? - aris kidev erTi gasasvleli - fanCaturidan, xeivnis boloSi. - ser Carlzi mivida im fanCaturamde? - ara, ormocdaaTiode nabijze egdo iqidan. - axla, ser mortimer, mipasuxeT, geTayva, erT friad mniSvnelovan kiTxvaze: Tqven kvali SeniSneT ara balaxze, aramed gzaze? - balaxSi kvali Cveulebriv ara Cans. - imave mxares iyo kvali, ra mxaresac WiSkaria? - diax, sul kideSi, WiSkarTan axlo. - uaRresad sainteresoa! kidev erTi kiTxva: WiSkari daxuruli iyo? - ara marto daxuruli, aramed daketilic, boqlomiT. - ra simaRlisaa? - oTxiode futis. - maS, SeiZleba zed gadaZroma? - diax. - TviT WiSkris axlos iyo raime SeniSnuli? - ara, iseTi araferi. - RmerTo Cemo! nuTu iqauroba ar dagiTvalierebiaT? - davaTvaliere. - da veraferi ipoveT? - iq Zneli iyo raimes SemCneva. ser Carlzi, etyoba, WiSkarTan miwas tkepnida ase xuTi-aTi wuTi mainc. - ratom fiqrobT ase? - imitom, rom misi sigaridan ferfli orjer dacvivda. - Cinebulia! ai, aseTi TanaSemwe mesmis! xom marTalia, uotson? axla, kvali?
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- xreSze kargad Canda misi fexis nakvalevi, sxvagan ki arsad minaxavs. Serlok holmsma mouTmenlad dairtya xeli muxlze. - ax! me rom iq vyofiliyavi! - SesZaxa. - es, etyoba, uaRresad saintereso saqmea. ra mdidruli SesaZleblobania seriozuli samecniero kvleva-ZiebisaTvis! xreSi iseTi mdidari masalaa, razedac bevri ramis amokiTxvas SevZlebdi! axla ki gadarecxilia wvimiT, gaTelilia cnobismoyvare fermerTa fexsacmelebiT! ax, ser mortimer, eqimo mortimer! ratom maSinve ar mixmeT? ra codva awevs Tqvens sindiss! - me ar SemeZlo TqvenTvis momemarTa, mister holms: maSin momixdeboda yvela am faqtis gamocxadeba, axla ki agixseniT, ra makavebda aseTi nabijebisagan. amas garda, amas garda... - raRas yoymanobT? - aris iseTi sfero, sadac uZluria TviT yvelaze ufro gamWriaxi da yvelaze ufro gamocdili maZebari. - Tqven varaudobT, rom saqme gaqvT zebunebriv ZalebTan? - amas ar vambob. - `ar vambob~, magram `vfiqrob~? - mas Semdeg, rac es moxda, mister holms, me miambes ramdenime iseTi SemTxveva, romelTa dakavSireba movlenaTa bunebriv ganviTarebasTan Znelia. - magaliTad? - gamovarkvie, rom zogierTma adgilobrivma mcxovrebma jer kidev ser Carlzis sikvdilamde naxa WaobebSi raRac ucnauri baskervilis demonis msgavsi arseba. yvela, vinc is ucnauri arseba ixila, erTxmad irwmuneba, rom igi arc erT sxva cxovels ara hgavs, romelsac ki mecniereba icnobs, yvela, vinc is naxa, erTxmad amtkicebs: esaa raRac usaSvelo sididis manaTobeli moCvenebao. me davkiTxe es adamianebi. erTi maTgani, Cveni mezobeli, Zalian fxizeli gonebisaa, meore iqauri mWedeli da erTic fermeri. yvelani erTxmad laparakoben raRac araCveulebriv moCvenebaze da TiTqmis sityva sityviT imeoreben im ZaRlis aRweras, razedac laparakia legendaSi. damijereT, mister holms, mTel Cvens mxareSi saSineleba mefobs, RamiT WaobebSi gamosvlas veravin bedavs, yvelaze ufro uSiSar mamacTa garda. - da Tqven, mecnier kacs, gjeraT, rom es zebunebrivi movlenaa? - TviTonac aRar vici, risi mjera da risi ara. holmsma mxrebi aiCeCa. - aqamde Cemi samZebro moRvaweoba mimdinareobda saaqaos farglebSi, - Tqva holmsma. - me vebrZvi borotebas, ramdenadac amis saSualebas maZlevs Cemi mcire Zala da garemoeba, magram TviT borotebis mSobeli winapris winaaRmdeg amxedreba Cemis mxriT metismeti imedis damyareba iqneba sakuTar Tavze. mainc Tqven albaT ar uaryofT, rom kvali xreSze savsebiT realuri ambavia? - ZaRlze, romelzedac laparakia legendaSi, ver vityviT, realuri ar ariso, Tu man SeZlo adamianisaTvis yeli gamoeRadra. da mainc masSi iyo raRac demonuri. - me vxedav, Tqven sabolood gadaxvediT mistikosTa mxareze, eqimo mortimer. raki asea, maSin is gamagebineT: Tu am Tvalsazrisze dgaxarT, raSi dagWirdaT Cemi daxmareba? Tqven meubnebiT, rom ser Carlzis sikvdilis garemoebaTa kvleva usargeblo saqmea, da amave dros mTxovT xeli movkido am saqmes. - me araferi magdagvari ar miTxovia? - maSin riT SemiZlia gemsaxuroT? - rCeviT. miTxariT, rogor moviqce ser henri baskervilTan, romelic vaterloos sadgurze Camova. - eqimma mortimerma saaTs daxeda, - zustad erT saaTsa da TxuTmet wuTSi? - esaa memkvidre?

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- diax. ser Carlzis sikvdilis Semdeg male gavigeT, rom henri baskervili sameurneo saqmianobas eweva Tavis fermaSi, kanadaSi. daxasiaTebaTa mixedviT, esaa mSvenieri, Rirseuli axalgazrda kaci. - axla gelaparakebiT ara rogorc eqimi, aramed rogorc ser Carlzis rwmunebuli da anderZis amsrulebeli. - memkvidreobis sxva pretendentebi ar arian? - ara. erTaderTi meore naTesavi, romelzedac raimes gageba movaxerxeT, esaa rojer baskervili, ubeduri ser Carlzis umcrosi Zma. sul sami Zma iyo. SuaTana axalgazrdobaSi mokvda - am henris mama. umcrosi rojeri ojaxSi nabolarad iTvleboda. man memkvidreobad miiRo baskervilebis despotizmi da rogorc ori wveTi wyali, ise hgavda TviT hugo baskervilis portrets. inglisSi ver gaZlo da iZulebuli gaxda Tavi centraluri amerikisaTvis Seefarebina, sadac mokvda kidec 1876 wels yviTeli ciebisagan. henri - ukanaskneli naSieria baskervilebis gvarisa. erTi saaTisa da TxuTmeti wuTis Semdeg unda Sevxvde mas vaterloos sadgurze. guSin Sematyobina depeSiT, rom dRes diliT Camodis sauThemptonSi. hoda, mirCieT, mister holms, rogor moviqce masTan? - ratom. CamosvlisTanave Tavis sagvareulo mamuls ar unda miaSuros? - diax. aseTi gadawyvetileba TavisTavad iCens Tavs. magram moigoneT, rom yvela baskervili, romelic iq dasaxlda, tragikulad daiRupa. darwmunebuli var, ser Carlzs rom sikvdilis win CemTan dalaparakebis saSualeba hqonoda, Zveli gvaris ukanaskneli STamomavlis am saSinel adgilze Camoyvanas namdvilad amikrZalavda. amave dros ar SeiZleba imis uaryofa, rom am Cvens uRimRamo, mwir mxareSi mcxovrebTa mTeli keTildReoba damokidebulia imaze, uars ityvis Tu ara ser henri Tavis mamulSi dasaxlebaze. Tu baskervilholi dacarieldeba da gapartaxdeba, ser Carlzis yvela wamowyeba daiRupeba. meSinia, vaiTu adgilobrivi saqmeebiT Cemma piradma dainteresebam gaimarjvos CemSi da amitom mogmarTavT rCevisaTvis. holmsi Cafiqrda. - ori sityviT rom vTqva, saqme asea, - Tqva bolos. - Tqven ggoniaT, rom raRac boroti Zala dartmurs saSiS adgilad xdis baskervilebisaTvis. sworad gagigeT? yovel SemTxvevaSi, zogierTi sabuTi aseTi safrTxisaTvis ukve arsebobs. - asea. magram Tu Tqveni Teoria zebunebriv Zalebze namdvilad sworia, maSin isini axalgazrda kacs daRupaven ara marto devonSirSi, aramed londonSic. Zneli warmosadgenia aseTi viwro adgilobrivi Zalauflebis mqone eSmaki. es xom romelime samrevlo sammarTvelos wevri ar aris! - TviTon rom SegxvedrodaT aseTi ambebi, mister holms, amgvar xumrobas ar daiwyebdiT. maSasadame, Tqveni azriT, am axalgazrda kacisaTvis sul erTia, sad iqneba - londonSi Tu devonSirSi? is Camova ormocdaaTi wuTis Semdeg. mirCieT, ra vqna? - me girCevT, ser, uxmoT kebs, aiyvanoT Tqveni spanieli, SemosasvlelTan rom iqeqeba, da sadgurSi ser henri baskervilis Sesaxvedrad gaeSuroT. - Semdeg? - Semdeg damelodebiT, vidre movifiqreb saqmis viTarebas, Sevadgen gegmas, manamde ki araferi uTxraT. - ramdeni xani dagWirdebaT amisaTvis? - erTi dRe da Rame. Zalian damavalebT, ser mortimer, Tu CemTan moxvalT xval aT saaTze da Tan moiyvanT ser henri baskervils. minda gavecno. - kargi, mister holms. ricxvi da paemanis dro manJetze daiwera da mere, Tvalebis cecebiT gavida oTaxidan. holmsma kibis saqcevidan gadasZaxa: - kidev erTi kiTxva, ser mortimer. Tqven ambobT, rom moCveneba WaobebSi adrec unaxavT? - diax, amas adasturebs sami kaci.
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- ser Carlzis sikvdilis Semdg aRaraferi SeuniSnavT? - ar vici, ar gamigonia. - madlobeli var. gza mSvidobisa. holmsi divanis kuTxeSi Cveul adgilze dajda da saxeze im mSvidma, kmayofilebis Rimilma gadaurbina, romelic yovelTvis maSin gauCndeboda xolme, roca Tavis Sesaferi amocana eguleboda. - midixarT, uotson? - diax, Tu verafriT dagexmarebiT. - ara, Cemo megobaro, Tqveni daxmareba maSin mesaWiroeba xolme, roca moqmedebas viwyeb. magram ra Cinebuli saqmea! pirdapir araCveulebrivia! roca bredlis axlos gaivliT, SeiareT da sTxoveT, erTi girvanqa Zalian magari Tambaqo gamomigzavnos. winaswar madlobas gixdiT. ecadeT saRamomde Sin aRar dabrundeT. maSin ki siamovnebiT gavuziaroT erTmaneTs Cveni azrebi im uaRresad saintereso amocanaze, rac am diliT mogvces. daZabuli gonebrivi muSaobis dros ganmartoeba da simSvide aucilebeli iyo Cemi megobrisaTvis, roca saqmis uwvrilmanesi detalebis awon-dawona uxdeboda. erTimeoris miyolebiT ramdensame Teorias agebda. adarebda maT da wyvetda, ra cnobebi iyo mniSvnelovani da ra unda uareyo. amitom mTeli dRe klubSi gavatare da beikerstritze mxolod saRamos, daaxloebiT cxra saaTisaTvis davbrundi. sastumros kari SevaRe da pirdapir SemeSinda - xanZari xom ar gaCenila-meTqi! marTlac, oTaxSi iseTi kvamli idga, rom sinaTle ZlivsRa bJutavda, magram Cemi SiSi amao iyo: cxvirSi magari, iafi Tambaqos mkveTri suni meca da erTbaSad yeli damwva. kvamlis burusSi savarZelSi moxerxebulad mjdari holmsi SevniSne. xalaTi ecva da kbilebSi Savi Tixis Cibuxi gaeCara. garSemo qaRaldis raRac gragnilebi ewyo. - gacivdiT, uotson? - mkiTxa holmsma. - ara, am Sxamianma sakmevelma pirdapir sunTqva Semikra. - ho, Tqven mgoni marTali xarT, aq cota Tambaqos kvamli damdgara. - raRa cota! suli SemexuTa! - maSin fanjara gaaReT. getyobaT, mTeli dRe klubSi mjdarxarT. - holms, Cemo Zvirfaso! - marTals vambob? - ra Tqma unda, marTals ambobT, magram ranairad... Cems dabneul saxes Sexeda da gaicina. - Tqveni gulubryviloba, uotson, WeSmaritad aRtacebis Rirsia! rom icodeT, rogor msiamovnebs Tqvenze Cemi mcire Zalebis Semowmeba! jentlmeni gadis saxlidan saZagel, wvimian amindSi. saRamos ki brundeba Sin koxta, gakrialebuli, ise rom erTi laqac arsad emCneva. cilindri da fexsacmeli uwindeburad ucimcimebs. maSasadame, mTeli dRe sadRac ijda fexmoucvlelad. axlo megobrebi ara hyavs. sadRa wavidoda? gana aSkara ar aris? - diax, sruliad garkveulia. - qveyana savsea aseTi garkveuli ambebiT, magram maT veravin amCnevs. rogor fiqrobT, sad viqnebodi me? - CemsaviT mTeli dRe fexmoucvlelad ijeqiT? - sulac ara, me movaswari devonSiris Semovla. - warmosaxviT? - sruli simarTlea. Cemi sxeuli aq darCa, savarZelSi, da ra samwuxarodac ar unda geCvenoT es ambavi, moaswro erT dReSi ori didi sayavis dacla da Tambaqos ganuzomeli raodenobis moweva. rogorc ki waxvediT, stefordTan kaci vafrine dartmuris Waobebis rukisaTvis, da Cemi suli mTeli dRe iq daexeteboda. sakuTar Tavs vaimedeb, rom es adgilebi zedmiwevniT aviTvise. - ruka didi masStabisaa?
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- diax, Zalian didi. - mere am rukis erTi seqtori gaSala da muxlebze daido. ai is ubani, rac gvainteresebs. SuaSi baskervil-holi dgas. - tyiT garSemortymuli? - ho, agrea. urTxelis xeivani aq aRniSnuli ar aris, magram Cemi varaudiT is marjvniv gadis, Waobebis gayolebiT. ai, es nagebobaTa jgufi swored is patara sofeli grimpenia, sadac dgas Stabi - bina Cveni megobris, eqim mortimerisa. rogorc xedavT, xuTi milis manZilze garSemo sacxovrebeli Zalian iSviaTad gvxvdeba. ai, esaa lefter-holi, eqimi rom ambobda. etyoba, aq unda iyos naturalist stepltonis saxli, Tu sworad davimaxsovre im kacis gvari. ai, es ori fermaa: `qvis svetebi~ da `dampali Waobi~. aqedan ToTxmet milze prinstaunis sakatorRo cixea. am or wertils Soris da maT garSemo gadaSlilia kuSti, sicocxlis niSanwyals moklebuli Waobi. ai scena, sadac gaTamaSda es tragedia, da iqneb erTxel kidev gaTamaSdes, Cveni daxmarebiT. - diax, ubeduri adgilebia. - scena isea gamarTuli, ukeTesi ar SeiZleba. Tu eSmakma namdvilad isurva adamianTa saqmeSi Careva... - maS, Tqvenc iqiTken midixarT, rom yovelive raRac zebunebrivi Zalebis moqmedebiT axsnaT? - mere, gana eSmakis mociquli ar SeiZleba xorcSesxmuli arseba iyos? amjerad gadasawyveti gveqneba ori sakiTxi. pirveli: iyo Tu ara aq Cadenili borotmoqmedeba? meore: raSi gamoixateba es borotmoqmedeba da rogor moxda? rasakvirvelia, Tu eqimi mortimeri marTalia da sworad ivarauda, rom aq saqme gvaqvs ZalebTan, romlebic bunebis kanonebs ar emorCilebian, maSin mogvixdeboda iaraRis dayra. magram vidre amiT davkmayofildeT, jer unda SevamowmoT sxva hipoTezebi. modiT, davxuroT fanjara, Tu winaaRmdegi ara xarT. ucnauri kia, magram vfiqrob, Tambaqos bolis koncentracia xels uwyobs azris koncentracias. me jer ar mivsulvar iqamde, rom yuTSi CavZvre fiqris dros, magram logikuri daskvna Cemi Teoriidan aseTia. rogoraa saqme, moaswariT amaze dafiqreba? - mTeli dRe TavSi es saqme mitrialebs. - mere, ra moifiqreT? - bundovani istoria gaxlavT. - diax, Zalze Taviseburi istoriaa. gansakuTrebiT zogierT detalebSi. magaliTad, Secvlili kvali. rogor axsniT amas? - mortimerma Tqva, TiTqos gzis es nawili ser Carlzs fexis wverebze Semdgars gaevlos. - me mgoni, eqimma viRac idiotis mier Ziebis dros warmoTqmuli sityvebi gaimeora. risTvis unda dasWirveboda adamians xeivanSi fexis wverebze siaruli? - maS, ra moxda? - garboda, uotson. Tavqudmoglejili garboda, sikvdils gaurboda. ise garboda, rom gulma ver gauZlo da ase sirbilSi daeca mkvdari. - garboda? mere vis gaurboda? - mTeli Tavsatexic es aris. zogierTi monacemis mixedviT, Carlz baskervilma SiSiT Tavgza dakarga, vidre gaiqceoda. - ratom fiqrobT ase? - is, ramac Carlz baskervili daafrTxo, Waobebis mxridan modioda. Tu es marTalia da ara vcdebi, - etyoba ki, rom ar unda vcdebode, - maSin ara saxlisaken, aramed saxlidan gaqceva mxolod gonebadakargul adamians SeeZlo. boSam Ziebas uCvena, rom ser Carlzi Svelas iTxovda, Tan ki iqiT garboda, sadac Svela yvelaze naklebad iyo mosalodneli. Semdeg kidev erTi gamocana: vis eloda im saRamos da ratom unda Sexvedroda mas ara saxlSi, aramed urTxelis xeivanSi? - Tqven fiqrobT, rom vinmes eloda.
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- TviTon gansajeT. xanSi Sesuli avadmyofi kaci saRamos saseirnod wavida araferi gasaocari amaSi ar aris. magram im dRes xom nestiani, civi amindi iyo! ratom dasWirda tyuilad WiSkarTan dgoma. xuTi, iqneba mTeli aTi wuTic, rogorc amtkicebs eqimi mortimeri, romelmac yuradReba miaqcia papirosis ferfls? sxvaTa Soris, ucnauria, magram ar SeiZleba ara vcnoT misi dakvirvebis unari. - ser Carlzi ase yovel saRamos seirnobda. - da yovel saRamos Cerdeboda WiSkarTan? ara mgonia. piriqiT, arsebuli cnobebiT ser Carlzs Waobebidan Tavi yovelTvis Sors eWira. im saRamos ki iq viRacas eloda. tragedia misi londons ganzraxuli gamgzavrebis win moxda. xedavT, uotson, rogor ewyoba yvelaferi - rgoli rgolze! axla ki momeciT, geTayva, violino, da Cven am saqmeze yovelgvar fiqrsa da zrunvas im imediT gadavdebT, rom xval eqim mortimerisa da ser henri baskervilis stumroba axal sakvebs mogvcems fiqrebisaTvis.

Tavi |V ser henri baskervili Cven adre visauzmeT da xalaTwamosxmuli holmsi mnaxvelTa misaRebad gaemzada. Cvenma klientebma arc erTi wuTiT ar daigvianes. rogorc ki saaTma aTi dah-kra, eqimi mortimeri kabinetSi axalgazrda baronetis TanxlebiT Semovida. es ukanaskneli ocdaaTi wlisa iqneboda. Suatanis, jmuxi axalgazrda kaci Zalian cocxali da janmrTeli adamianis STabeWdilebas tovebda. misi saxis gamometyveleba jiuti meCvena. xSiri Savi warbebis qvemodan gamomzirali muqi Taflisferi Tvalebi gabedulad gvacqerdebodnen. sportuli yavisferi kostiumi da muqi qardakruli saxis kani mowmobdnen, rom es kaci ar iyo Sin jdomas miCveuli, ar iyo azizi, amave dros ki mSvidi, STamagonebeli garegnoba namdvili jentlmenis iers aZlevda. - ser henri baskervili, - warmogvidgina eqimma mortimerma. - diax, swored is gaxlavarT, - Tqva baronetma, - da yvelaze ufro saintereso is aris, mister holms, rom Tundac Tqvens megobars ar wamoveyvane dRes TqvenTan, me mainc sakuTari nebiT movidodi. amboben, rom Tqven SegiZliaT gamoicnoT sxvadasxva rebusebi, me ki swored am diliT SememTxva iseTi gamocana, romlis amoxsnis unari ar Semwevs. - dabrZandiT, ser henri. Tu sworad gagigeT, londonSi Camosvlis Semdeg Tqven uCveulo raRac SegemTxvaT. - amas gansakuTrebul mniSvnelobas ar vaZlev, mister holms. etyoba, viRac gamexumra. magram am diliT miviRe ai es werili, Tu amas werili SeiZleba vuwodoT. konverti magidaze dado da Cven misi daTvaliereba daviwyeT. sruliad Cveulebrivi konverti aRmoCnda, ruxi qaRaldisa. misamarTi - `oteli norTemberlendi~, ser henri baskervils~ - gamoyvanili iyo msxvili beWduri asoebiT, safosto Stempelze ki ewera: `Caring-krosi~, da gagzavnis TariRi - wina dRis saRamo. - vinmem icoda, rom Tqven gaCerdebodiT norTemberlendis sastumroSi? - hkiTxa holmsma Cvens stumars da gamomcdeli mzera miapyro. - aravin. mxolod eqim mortimerTan Sexvedris Semdeg gadavwyvite, sad gavCerdebodi. - maS, etyoba eqimi mortimeri TviTon gaCerda iq? - ara, me vcxovrob nacnobebTan, - Tqva eqimma mortimerma, - da aravin ar icoda, rom Cven swored am otelSi wavidodiT. - hm! gamodis, rom Tqveni mimosvliT viRac Zlier dainteresebulia.
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holmsma konvertidan oTxad dakecili werili amoiRo da magidaze gaSala. furclis Sua adgilas erTimeoris gverdiT miwebebuli nabeWdi asoebisagan Sedgenili erTaderTi fraza Canda. es fraza Semdegs iuwyeboda: `Tu TqvenTvis goneba da sicocxle Zvirfasia, torfis Waobebisagan Sors daiWireT Tavi~. sityvebi `torfis Waobebisagan~ dawerili iyo xeliT, melniT. - ai, mister holms, - Tqva ser henri baskervilma. - iqneb amixsnaT, ras niSnavs es da vinaa ase dainteresebuli Cemi saqmeebiT? - Tqven raRas ityviT, eqimo mortimer? amjerad aq, etyoba, araferi zebunebrivi ar aris? - diax, ser, magram iqneb werili gamogzavnilia iseTi kacis mier, romelic darwmunebulia, rom mTeli es istoria zebunebrivia. - romeli istoria? - mkvaxed hkiTxa ser henrim. - Tqven, jentlmenebo, etyoba, Cems saqmeebs ukeT xarT gacnobili, vidre TviTon me? - yvelafers gagandobT, ser henri. uamisod aqedan ar waxvalT, endeT Cems sityvas, - Tqva Serlok holmsma. - axla ki modiT, gavecnoT am saintereso dokuments, romelic Seadgines da safosto yuTSi guSin saRamos CauSves. uotson, gvaqvs Tu ara guSindeli `taimsi~? - ager, kuTxeSi gdia. - mapatieT, magram unda SegawuxoT, momawodeT, geTayva, is gverdi, romelzedac dabeWdilia mowinave. holmsma swrafad gadaavlo Tvali gazeTs - `vaWrobis Tavisufleba~... mSvenieri mowinavea! neba momeciT wavikiTxo erTi abzaci: `Tu vinme Seecdeba CagagonoT, rom mrewvelobis is dargi, romliTac Tqven xarT dainteresebuli, saproteqcio tarifebis mfarvelobis qveS aris moqceuli, Sors daiWireT Tavi aseTi adamianebisagan, radgan gonebam unda gikarnaxoT, rom aseTi sistema bolos da bolos moSlis Cvens imports da daarRvevs normalur cxovrebas Cveni kunZulisas, romlis interesebi TqvenTvis da yoveli CvenganisaTvis Zvirfasia, rogorc sicocxle~. ras ityviT amaze, uotson? - Sehyvira holmsma da Tan sixaruliT xelebi moifSvnita. - brwyinvale azria, xom marTalia? eqimma mortimerma holmss ise gadaxeda, rogorc mzrunvelma eqimma mZimed sneul pacients, xolo ser henri baskervilma me momapyro Tavisi Taflisferi Tvalebis gaurkveveli mzera. - arc ise kargad verkvevi iseT sakiTxebSi, rogoricaa satarifo sistema, - Tqva man bolos, - magram meCveneba, rom Cven Temidan gadavuxvieT. - piriqiT! Cven axla kvals mivyvebiT, ser henri. uotsoni Cems meTods ukeT icnobs, vidre Tqven, magram vSiSob, rom Cem mier wakiTxulis azri masac iseve gamoepara, rogorc Tqven. - diax, gamogitydebiT, veraviTar kavSirs vera vxedav werilsa da gazeTis mowinaves Soris. - es kavSiri ki, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, imdenad mWidroa, rom arsebiTad erTi Sedgenilia meorisagan. `Tu~, `TqvenTvis~, `Sors daiWireT Tavi~, `goneba~, `sicocxle~, `Zvirfasia~. nuTu ver gamoicaniT, saidan aris aRebuli es sityvebi? - ah, eSmakma waiRos! ra Tqma unda, Tqven marTali xarT! ra brwyinvaled mixvdiT! - SesZaxa ser henrim. - Tu jer kidev eWvi geparebaT, SexedeT sityvebs `Sors daiWireT Tavi...~ mTlianad aris amoWrili gazeTidan. - ho, diax... ki, namdvilad! - iciT, mister holms, me verc ki warmomidgenia, rom aseTi ram SesaZlebeli iqneboda! - Tqva eqimma mortimerma, romelic gaocebuli Sescqeroda Cems megobars. - imis gamocnoba, rom sityvebi amoWrilia sagazeTo teqstidan, jer kidev araferia. magram uSecdomod rom daasaxeloT gazeTi, da amasTanave - uCvenoT statia, saidanac aris amoRebuli, es ukve yovelgvar warmodgenas scildeba! rogor gamoicaniT?
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- eqimo mortimer, me vfiqrob, rom Tqven SegiZliaT gaarCioT zangis Tavis qala eskimosis qalasgan? - ra Tqma unda, SemiZlia. - ranairad? - es xom Cemi sayvareli sagania! gansxvaveba maT Soris savsebiT naTelia. warbzeda rkalebi, saxis kuTxe, ybis aRnagoba... - me kidev Cemi axireba maqvs. Cemi azriT, gansxvaveba borgesis CaSponili Sriftisa, romlebiTac iwyoba `taimsis~ mowinave werilebi, iaffasiani saRamos gazeTebis brma Sriftisagan ara nakleb aSkaraa, vidre gansxvaveba Tqveni zangebisa da eskimosebis Tavis qalebs Soris. Sriftebis codna maZebris erT-erTi yvelaze ufro elementaruli movaleobaa. Tumca unda vaRiaro, rom Cems axalgazrdobaSi erTxel ameria `lidis merkuri~ da `dilis uwyebebi~. magram `taimsis~ mowinaves veraferTan ver aurev, es sityvebi mxolod iqidan SeiZleboda amoeWraT. xolo ramdenadac werili gagzavnili iyo guSin, yvelaferi imis sasargeblod laparakobda, rom guSindel gazeTSi unda Cagvexeda. - maS, mister holms, - Tqva ser henri baskervilma, - viRacam Seadgina es werili sityvebisagan, romelic makratliT amoWra. - manikuris makratliT, - Seawyvetina holmsma. - miaqcieT yuradReba, ra mokle boloebi aqvs? imisaTvis, rom amoeWra sityvebi `Sors daiWireT Tavi...~ saWiro gaxda ori Wrilis gakeTeba. - savsebiT sworia. viRacam amoWra es sityvebi mokleboloebiani makratliT da qaRaldze daaweba... - Cveulebrivi weboTi, - CaurTo holmsma. - da daaweba Cveulebrivi weboTi qaRaldze. magram ratom aris xeliT dawerili `torfis Waobebi~? - imitom, rom werilis avtorma ver ipovna es sityvebi gazeTSi. yvela danarCeni sityva sakmaod Cveulebrivia, maT SexvdebiT yovel teqstSi, es danarCenebi ki ufro iSviaTad gvxvdeba. - friad sarwmuno axsnaa. kidev risi amokiTxva moaxerxeT, mister holms? - cota ram kidev movaxerxe, Tumca avtori yovelnairad cdila, rom kvali waeSala. rogorc TviTonve SegiZliaT darwmundeT, misamarTi dawerilia beWduri asoebiT. magram iseTi gazeTi, rogoric `taimsia~, iSviaTad moxvdeba ubralo xalxis xelSi. maSasadame, aqedan SeiZleba davaskvnaT, rom werili Sedgenili iyo ganaTlebuli kacis mier, romelic cdilobda Tavi gaesaRebina gaunaTlebel adamianad. am mizniT ganzrax Seucvlia xeli, albaT eSinoda, rom ar gecnoT, axla Tu ara, Semdeg mainc. amas garda, miaqcieT yuradReba, rom sityvebi miwebebulia uswormasworod, zogierTi maTgani striqonidan gamodis. magaliTad, sityva `sicocxle~ sulac ara dgas Tavis adgilze. es mowmobs avtoris daudevrobas, an iqneb mRelvarebas da aCqarebas. me, simarTle giTxraT, ufro imas vfiqrob, rom yvelaferi mRelvarebis da siCqaris bralia, radgan Zneli dasajerebelia, rom am kacs daudevroba gamoeCina aseT seriozul saqmeSi. Tu namdvilad Cqarobda, sainteresoa vicodeT, ratom. guSin safosto yuTSi CaSvebuli werili ser henris xom isedac miuswrebda otelSi? iqneb avtors eSinoda raime dabrkolebisa? magram visi? - Cven, mgoni, varaudebis sferoSi SevediT, - SeniSna eqimma mortimerma. - umjobesia TqvaT - sferoSi, sadac iwoneba yvela SesaZlebloba im mizniT, rom SevarCioT maTgan yvelaze ufro sarwmuno. aseTia mecnieruli gamoyeneba warmosaxvis Zalisa, rac specialistebTan yovelTvis mtkice materialur safuZvlebs eyrdnoba. Tqven, cxadia, amas uwodebT wminda varauds, magram me TiTqmis darwmunebuli var, rom misamarTi iwereboda romelime sastumroSi. - ratom fiqrobT ase?

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- ufro yuradRebiT daaTvaliereT konverti, da Tqven naxavT, rom damwers bedma umtyuna sawer mowyobilobaTa SovnaSi. kalami orjer gaeyina erT sityvaze da saWiro gaxda misi samjer Caweba samelneSi, raTa ase mokle misamarTi daewera. maSasadame, melani cota yofila, Zlivs faravda Zirs. sakuTari kalami da samelne iSviaTad miiyvans adamians aseT mdgomareobamde, xolo erTic da meorec rom gRalatobdes, es ukve sruliad iSviaTi SemTxvevaa. magram, rogroc iciT, sastumroebSi sawer-kalami da melani iSviaTad moiZebneba. diax, me, TiTqmis uyoymanod vityvi, rom Tu yvela saqaRalde kalaTs gavsinjavdiT yvela sastumroSi Caring-krosis siaxloves da vipovidiT `taimsis~ daWril gverds, am ucnaur werilis avtors maSinve mivagnebdiT... Tumca moicaT! es ra aris? man TvalebTan axlos miitana qaRaldi, romelzedac sityvebi iyo dakruli da yuradRebiT daakvirda. - aba, ra iyo? - ara, araferi, - Tqva holmsma da werili magidaze dado. - qaRaldi sruliad krialaa, WvirniSanic ara Cans. ara, Cven gamovwureT am saintereso werilidan yvelaferi, rac SeiZleboda. axla ki gviambeT, ser henri, raime araCveulebrivi xom ar SegmTxveviaT im wuTidan, rac londonSi CamoxvediT? - ara, mister holms, TiTqos iseTi araferi Semxvedria. - aravin gdarajobdaT, aravin gzveravdaT? - rogorc vatyob, raRac deteqtur romanSi amovyavi Tavi, - Tqva Cvenma stumarma. - vis mouvidoda azrad Cemi dazverva? - momeciT vada, Cven amazedac vilaparakebT. jer ki dafiqrdiT: nuTu araferi gaqvT saambobi? - gaaCnia, ras TvliT Tqveni yuradRebis Rirsad. - yvelafers, rac ase Tu ise Cveulebrivi cxovrebis CarCoebidan gamodis. ser henrim gaiRima. - TiTqmis mTeli Cemi bavSvoba da yrmoba SeerTebul Statebsa da kanadaSi gavatare, amitom cxovrebis inglisuri wesi CemTvis jer axalia. magram, ara mgonia, TqvenSi normalur movlenad iTvlebodes, roca kaci uecrad cal fexsacmels dakargavs. - gana Tqven cali fexsacmeli dakargeT? - Cemo megobaro, - SesZaxa eqimma mortimerma, - Tqveni fexsacmeli albaT ubralod sadRac miagdes! moinaxeba. gana SeiZleba mister Serlok holmsis Sewuxeba aseTi wvrilmani ambiT? - magram aki mekiTxeba, uCveulo xom araferi SegemTxvaTo? - savsebiT sworia, - Tqva holmsma. - me mainteresebs yoveli wrilmani, rarig suleluric ar unda iyos igi. maS, Tqven dakargeT fexsacmeli? - diax, magram SeiZleba marTla sadRac miagdes. saRamos karTan davtove, rom gaewmindaT, diliT ki mxolod erTi cali damxvda. derefnis msaxurisagan gonivrul pasuxs ver veRirse. ufro sawyeni is aris, mxolod guSin viyide da fexis Cadgmac ver movaswari. - rogor, axali fexsacmeli gasawmendad mieciT? es risTvis? - Ria yviTeli ferisa iyo. amitom vubrZane muqi feris sacxiT gaeprialebinaT. - maS, londons CamosvlisTanave gaswieT fexsacmelis SesaZenad? - ubralod davdiodi maRaziebSi. eqimma mortimerma amfsonoba gamiwia. saqme is aris, rom Tu adamians didi mamulis gamgeblad gaxdoma uweria, Cacmac Sesaferisad hmarTebs, dasavleTSi ki Cacmulobas imden yuradRebas ar vaqcevdi. sxva nivTebTan erTad es fexsacmelic viyide eqvs dolarad, Cacma ki ar damcalda. - Tu es qurdobaa, sakmaod uazro gamodis, - Tqva Serlok holmsma. - me, marTali giTxraT, viziareb eqim mortimeris azrs: Tqveni fexsacmeli male moinaxeba.

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- axla ki, jentlmenebo, - gadaWriT Tqva baronetma, - meyofa msjeloba imaze, rac wesierad arc vici. droa amisruloT sityva da amixsnaT, ra mizani aqvs mTel am laparaks. - kanonieri moTxovnaa, - daTanxmda holmsi. - eqimo mortimer, Cemi azriT, Tqven TviTonve yovelive unda uamboT ser henris, rac Cven mogviyeviT. am TxovniT gamxnevebulma Cvenma swavlulma megobarma maSinve amoiRo jibidan xelnaweri, is gazeTi da sityva sityviT gaimeora Tavisi guSindeli moTxroba. ser henri didi yuradRebiT usmenda eqims da drodadro gaocebis wamoZaxilebiT awyvetinebda saubars. - hm! kargi memkvidreoba ki damrCenia! - Tqva man, roca grZeli moTxroba dasrulda. - ZaRlis ambavi, ra Tqma unda, bavSvobaSive msmenia. am legendis moyola uyvardaT xolme Cvens ojaxSi, Tumca dRemde mas araviTar mniSvnelobas ar vaZlevdi. rac Seexeba biZaCemis sikvdils, ise ameria TavSi yvelaferi, rom jerac ver gavrkveulvar. Cemi azriT, Tqven TviTonac ar iciT, visTvis unda migemarTaT - moZRvrisTvis Tu polismenisaTvis. - savsebiT marTalia. - axla kidev es werili, me rom miviRe. rogorc etyoba, esec movlenaTa saerTo msvlelobasTanaa dakavSirebuli. - ho, amis mixedviT Tu vimsjelebT, viRacam Cvenze bevrad ukeT icis, rac torfis WaobebSi xdeba, - Tqva eqimma mortimerma. - da es `viRaca~, etyoba, keTilad aris ganwyobili Tqvendami, - Tqva holmsma, raki gacnobaT, safrTxe mogeliTo. - an iqneba piriqiT aris - vinmes surs baskervilhols momacilos da Cemo CamoSoreba misTvis xelsayrelia? - arc es aris gamoricxuli. didad davalebuli var Tqvengan, eqimo mortimer, rom SemomTavazeT aseTi saintereso, rTuli amocana. axla, ser henri, unda gadavwyvitoT mTavari sakiTxi. SeiZleba Tqveni wasvla basekrvil-holSi, Tu ara? - ratomac ar unda wavide? - rogorc Cans, es saSiSia. - saidanRa modis es safrTxe - Cveni ojaxuri safrTxobelidan Tu xalxisagan? - ai, es unda amovxsnaT. - rogorc unda iyos, Cemi pasuxi aseTi iqneba: verc jojoxeTis Zalebi, verc adamianTa xrikebi aq ver gamaCereben. me waval Cemi winaprebis saxlSi. es sabolood gadawyvetilia. - aq misi Savi warbebi erT xazad SeerTda, Savgvremani saxe Seufaklda. baskervilebis Seupovroba aSkarad icnoboda maTi gvaris am ukanasknel STamomavalSi. - me jerac ver momiyria Tavi yovelive imisaTvis, rac Tqvengan movismine. advili rodia yvelafris maSinve mofiqreba, aTviseba da gadawyvetilebis gamotana, Tu aseT dros rogor moiqces kaci. minda erTi saaTiT marto davrCe da Tavisuflad movifiqro yvelaferi. iciT ra, mister holms? axla Tormetis naxevaria da me pirdapir otelSi mivdivar. ra iqneba, Tu Tqven da Tqveni megobari eqimi uotsoni CemTan moxvalT sadilad, ase or saaTze? am dromde raimes movifiqreb. - Tqven Tanaxma xarT, uotson? - savsebiT. - maSin movalT. vuxmoT TqvenTvis kebs? - ara, umjobesia gaviseirno, cota gons moval Cveni saubris mere. - siamovnebiT gierTdebiT, - Tqva misma Tanamgzavrma. - maS ase, or saaTze vxvdebiT erTmaneTs. naxvamdis, megobrebo. Cven gvesmoda, rogor Cavidnen Cveni stumrebi kibis safexurebze da Semosasvleli kari rogori xmauriT gaixures. holmsi anazdad gardaiqmna - misi moTenTilobisgan kvalic ar darCa, imwamsve Tadarigis daWeras Seudga. - CaicviT, uotson, Cqara! wamis dakargvac ar SeiZleba.
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igi Tavisi oTaxisaken midioda da Tan xalaTs ixdida. ori-sami wuTis Semdeg ukve serTukSi gamowyobili dabrunda. sirbiliT CavyeviT kibes da quCaSi gavediT. eqimi mortimeri da baskervili jer kidev moCandnen Cvens win, ase oras nabijze. isini oqsfordstritis mimarTulebiT midiodnen. - davewioT? - araviTar SemTxvevaSi, Cemo megobaro! Tu CemTan ar moiwyenT, me TqvenTan - miT ufro. Cvenma megobrebma marTali Tqves: gaseirneba ase mSvenier dilas pirdapir siamovnebaa. nabijs mouCqara da manZili Cvensa da Cvens weRandel stumrebs Soris naxevrad Semcirda. SevinarCuneT es distancia da maTTan erTad SevuxvieT oqsfordstritisaken, Semdeg rajentstritze gavediT. erT maRaziasTan eqimi mortimeri da ser henri SeCerdnen da vitrinis Tvaliereba daiwyes. aseve moiqca holmsic. erTi wamis Semdeg kmayofilebiT daustvina da roca mis daJinebul mzeras Tvali gavayole, davinaxe, rogor nela daiZra quCis meore mxares mdgomi kebi, romlis fanjaraSi mgzavri Canda. - ai, swored amisi aRmoCena gvWirdeboda, uotson! wavideT da vecadoT, rom rogorme Tvali mainc SevavloT im kacs. imave wams Cem win kebis gverdiT fanjaraSi gaielva xSirma Savma wverma, da viRacis gamWvalavma mzeram TaviT fexamde CagvaTvaliera, TiTqmis maSinve gaiRo zeda sarkmeli, mgzavrma raRac asZaxa kebmens da kebic elvis siswrafiT gaqanda rijentstritisaken. holmsma moixeda, Tavisufali etlis Zebna daiwyo, magram amaod - Tavisufali etli ar iyo. maSin pirdapir xalxis nakadSi SeiWra da daedevna kebs, romelic swrafad gvSordeboda. - ah, jandabas! - Zlivs wamoiZaxa javriT ferwasulma da quCis talRidan amoyvinTa. - ai, marcxic amas hqvia - me var yvelaferSi damnaSave, uotson! uotson! Tu TqvenSi aris wesierebis nasaxi, Tqvens analebSi am doylapiobasac SeitanT Cemi warmatebebis gverdiT. - vin aris is kaci? - warmodgena ara maqvs. - meTvalyure? - diax, etyoba, baskervils viRaca zveravs im dRidan, rac londonSi fexi Semodga. Torem aba saidan gaiges, rom is `norTemberlendis~ otelSi Camoxda? me ase ganvsaje: Tu mas pirvel dRes zveravdnen, Semdegac dazveraven. albaT miaqcieT yuradReba, rom orjer mivedi fanjarasTan, vidre eqimi mortimeri kiTxulobda Tavis legendas? - ki, maxsovs. - mainteresebda, xom ar daborialobda vinme saxlis axlo, magram saeWvo veravin SevniSne. Cven Wkvian adamianTan gvaqvs saqme, uotson. es yvelaferi Zalian damafiqrebelia. da Tumca axlac ar mesmis garkveviT, ra Zalebi moqmedeben ser henris winaaRmdeg - boroti Tu keTili, - mainc vgrZnob ganuwyvetliv viRac gareSe piris Carevas, viRacis zust angariSs. roca Cveni axali megobrebi wavidnen, maSinve davedevne, imiT daimedebuli, rom maT mouxelTebel Crdils aq daviWerdi. am eSmakma ki fexiT wasvla ar ineba da kebi iqirava, raTa saWiroebis mixedviT gauswros an ukan CamorCes, TviTon ki SeumCneveli darCes. mis meTods kidev is upiratesoba aqvs, rom Tu dasazveravnic kebSi Cajdebodnen, TvalTagan ar dakargavda. magram mis meTods mainc aqvs erTi susti adgili. - kebmeni? - swored. - ra samwuxaroa, rom misi nomeri ver SevniSneT.

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- Cemo Zvirfaso uotson! marTalia, amjerad satrabaxo araferi maqvs, margam nuTu ggoniaT, rom me nomeric ar SeminiSnavs? inebeT: ori aTas Svidas oTxi. Tumca amjerad es arafrad gvargia. - ar vici, ra unda geqnaT kidev. - rogorc ki SevniSne, maSinve misi sawinaaRmdego mimarTulebiT unda gavbrunebuliyavi, auCqareblad meqiravebina kebi da sapatio manZilze gavyolodi. kidev ukeTesi iqneboda wavsuliyavi otelisaken da iq damecada movlenaTa Semdgomi msvlelobisaTvis. es idumali Tanamgzavri baskervils miacilebda karebamde da Cvenc misive sakuTari meTodis daxmarebiT SevZlebdiT imis garkvevas, Tu saiT gaqreboda. axla ki Cvenma mowinaaRmdegem gansacvifreblad mardad gamoiyena Cemi uadgilo aCqareba, ramac gagvca da kvali dagvakargvina. am laparakiT nela mivyvebodiT rijenstrits da ukve aRar vxedavdiT eqim mortimersa da mis Tanamgzavrs. - axla azri aRara aqvs Tvalis devnebas, - Tqva holmsma. - maTi kvali gaqra da metad aRar gamoCndeba. isRa dagvrCenia vnaxoT, ra iaraRi gvaqvs xelT da gabedulad movixmaroT igi. kargad moaswariT kebSi mjdari kacis danaxva? - saxe vera, wveri ki davinaxe. - mec... aqedan Cans, rom wveri xelovnuri iyo. roca Wkviani kaci midis iseT sarisko saqmeze, rac gansakuTrebul sifrTxiles iTxovs, mas esaWiroeba wveri an niRabi. SeviaroT aq, uotson. holmsi im raionis SikrikTa kantoraSi Sevida, kantoris ufrosi aRtacebuli Seegeba. - aha, uilson, vxedav, ar dagviwyebiaT, rom erTxel bedma gamiRima da SevZeli erT patara saqmeSi dagxmarebodiT. - rasa brZanebT, ser, gana amis daviwyeba SeiZleba? Tqven gimadliT, rom saxeli ar gamityda, SevinarCune avtoriteti da iqneba sicocxlec. - azviadebT, Cemo megobaro! sxvaTa Soris, uilson, magondeba, erTi biWuna gyavdaT, saxelad kartraiti, romelmac didi sazrianoba gamoiCina Tqveni saqmis gamoZiebis dros. - diax, ser, axlac CemTan muSaobs. - xom ar SeiZleba gamoiZaxoT? madlobeli var. ai, kidev ra: geTayva, damixurdaveT es xuTgirvanqiani. ufrosis Zaxilze ToTxmeti wlis Wkviani gamometyvelebis cocxali ymawvili gamoCnda, Soriaxlo dadga da mowiwebiT dauwyo cqera saxelganTqmul maZebars. - momeciT `sastumroebis megzuri~, - Tqva holmsma. - gmadlobT. SexedeT, kartrait, ai es - Caring-krosis raionis ocdasami sastumros saxelwodebebia. - diax, ser. - Tqven yvelas moivliT rigrigobiT. - mesmis, ser. - Tavdapirvelad mekareebs miscemT TiTo Silings. ai, ocdasami Silingi. - mesmis, ser. - etyviT, rom gindaT gasinjoT nagavi, rac guSin kalaTebidan gadayares. ase auxseniT: erTi uaRresad saWiro depeSa gagzavnilia SecdomiT sxva misamarTze da nabrZanebi gaqvT misi povna. gasagebia? - diax, ser. - magram, sinamdvileSi mosZebniT gazeT `taimsis~ gverds, saidanac makratliT aris amoWrili ramdenime gverdi. ai `taimsis~ nomeri, gverdi ki, ai, es aris. SeZlebT gazeTis sxva nomrebisagan mis garCevas? - diax, ser. - mekareebi, ra Tqma unda, derefnis msaxurebTan gagagzavnian, imaTac TiTo Silings miscemT. ai kidev ocdasami Silingi. ocdasami SemTxvevidan oci albaT iseTi aRmoCndeba, rom kalaTebidan nagavi gadayrili iqneba da damwvari. magram sam
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danarCen sastumroSi giCveneben qaRaldebis grovas, romelSiac dasZebniT am gverds. warmateba nakleb mosalodnelia. yovel SemTxvevisaTvis, gaZlevT kidev aT Silings. saRamos depeSiT SematyobinebT, ris gakeTeba SeZeliT. axla, uotson, me da Tqven isRa dagvrCa, telegrafiT vikiTxoT oriaTas Svidas oTxi nomeri kebmenis ambavi. Semdeg romelime suraTebis galereaSi SevixedoT bondstritze da sauzmobamde darCenili dro iq gavataroT.

Tavi V sami gawyvetili Zafi Serlok holmss sakvirveli unari hqonda, roca moesurveboda, SeeZlo Tavidan ganedevna saqmeebze fiqri. igi mTlianad STainTqa Tanamedrove belgiel mxatvarTa tiloebis daTvalierebaSi da mTeli ori saaTis ganmavlobaSi albaT arc gaxsenebia ucnauri istoria, romelSiac garemoebaTa ZaliT Cvenc CarTulni aRmovCndiT. mTel gzaze suraTebis galereidan `norTemberlendis~ otelamde mxolod mxatvrobaze laparakobda, miuxedavad imisa, rom misi codna am dargSi uaRresad primitiuli iyo. - ser henri baskervili zemoT gelodebaT, - gviTxra vestibulis morigem. gvTxova stumrebi maSinve migveyvana masTan. - nebas mogvcemT Tqveni stumrebis sia gavsinjoT? - hkiTxa holmsma. - siamovnebiT, ser. `baskervilebis~ gvaris Semdeg wignSi iyo kidev ori Canaweri: `Teofilius jonsoni ojaxiT, niu-kastlidan~ da `misis oldmori moaxliTurT, eltonidan~. - es is jonsoni xom ar aris, odesRac rom vicnobdi? -uTxra holmsma moriges. advokatia, WaRara, cotaTi koWlobs. - ara, ser, mister jonsoni - naxSiris maRaroebis mflobelia, jer kidev axalgazrda jentlmeni, Tqveni xnis iqneba. - Tqven darwmunebuli xarT, rom advokati araa? - darwmunebuli var, ser. mister jonsoni Cveni xSiri stumaria. am kacs didi xania vicnobT. - marTla? aRar gedavebiT. misis oldmor... sadRac gamigonia es gvari. mapatieT aseTi cnobismoyvareoba, magram isedac xdeba xolme, eZeb erT nacnobs, poulob ki meores. - misis oldmori susti janmrTelobis qalia, ser. misi qmari erT dros glosteris meri iyo. es qali mxolod CvenTan Cerdeba, roca qalaqSi Camodis. - gmadlobT. albaT ameria sxva ledisTan... es kiTxvebi dagvexmarnen erTi Zalian mniSvnelovani faqtis dadgenaSi, uotson, - ganagrZo holmsma xmadabla, vidre kibeze avdiodiT. - axla CvenTvis naTelia, rom adamianebi, romlebic dainteresebuli arian Cveni megobriT, aq ar gaCerebulan. maSasadame, isini gulmodgined akvirdebian mis yovel nabijs, raSiac ukve davrwmundiT, da imave dros eridebian baskervilis TvalSi moxvedras. es ki bevrs niSnavs. - magaliTad, ras? - ai, Tundac imas... hallo! Cemo megobaro! ra moxda? rogorc ki zeda sarTulze avediT pirispir SevefeTeT ser henri baskervils, romelic kibis Tavze idga. xelSi Zveli damtverianebuli fexsacmeli eWira. mrisxanebas saxeze erTianad wamoenTo. enac ki ebmoda gaSmagebisagan, da roca bolos metyvelebis unari daubrunda, maSinve gadavida aSkara amerikul aqcentze, rac diliT ar SegviniSnavs. - vina vgonivar am otelSi - suleli? - daiyvira henrim. - CemTan xumrobis nebas aravis ar mivcem! Tu es xepre ar ipovnis Cems fexsacmels,

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skandals avtex! mec maqvs iumoris grZnoba, mister holms, magram aqaurma xumarebma cota gadaamlaSes. - jer kidev eZebT Tqvens dakargul fexsacmels? - diax, veZeb da ar davmSviddebi, vidre ar vipovi. - magram, me rogorc maxsovs, Tqven axal fexsacmelze laparakobdiT, axal, Ria yviTel fexsacmelze. - diax. ser. axla igive ambavi daemarTa Savsac. - rogor! nuTu ukve... - diax! me sul sami wyvili fexsacmeli maqvs: axali - Ria yviTeli, Zveli Savi da laqis fexsacmelebi, romlebic axla macvia. guSin saRamos damekarga erTi yviTeli fexsacmeli, dRes waiRes Savic. aba, ipoveT? mipasuxeT, ras momCerebixarT? - miubrunda igi dabneul germanel msaxurs, romelic is iyo derefanSi gamoCnda. - ara, ser. yvelas vkiTxe. aravin araferi icis. - maS, momismineT: an ipoviT saRamomde Cems fexsacmels, an waval mmarTvelTan da vetyvi, rom dauyovnebliv mivdivar aqedan. - fexsacmeli moinaxeba. ser... sityvas gaZlevT, rom moinaxeba... cota moiTmineT, ser. - mxedvelobaSi iqonieT, es ukanaskneli iqneba. me aRar davuSveb, rom ase gamqurdon am avazakTa bunagSi! mister holms, mapatieT, geTayva, rom aseTi wrilmanebiT gawuxebT... - aseTi wvrilmanebi imsaxureben imas, rom maTTvis adamiani Sewuxdes. - Tqven Zalian seriozulad ekidebiT maT! - Tqven TviTon ras miawerT yovelive amas? - arc ki vcdilob avxsna. Cems sicocxleSi aseTi suleluri da ucnauri SemTxveva ar mqonia. - ufro ucnauri? ho, swored rom ucnauria, - Tqva Cafiqrebulma holmsma. - Tqven TviTon raRas ityodiT amaze? - me, simarTle rom iTqvas, jer araferi gamegeba. Zalian daxlarTuli ambavia, ser henri. Tu mas kavSiri aqvs biZaTqvenis sikvdilTan, maSin im xuTasi Zalze seriozuli saqmidan, romelTa gaxsnac me momixda dRemde, es yvelaze rTuli iqneba. magram me xelTa maqvs raRac Zafebi, da erTma maTganma usaTuod unda migviyvanos kvanZis gaxsnamde. SesaZloa zedmeti dro davkargoT, xeli CavavloT ara im Zafs, romelic saWiroa, magram adre Tu gvian saWirosac mivagnebT. Zalian sasiamovnod gavatareT dro sauzmeze, mxolod gakvriT SevexeT im sakiTxebs, romelTa gamo Cven oTxni erTad SeviyareT. holmsi mxolod maSin gaecno baskervilis Semdgom gegmebs, roca mTeli Cveni kompania masTan erTad Sevida mis nomerSi. - me waval baskervil-holSi. - rodis? - kviris bolos. - Tqveni gadawyvetileba sworad mimaCnia, - Tqva ho-lmsma, - axla aRaraviTari eWvi ara maqvs, rom londonSi Tqven mzveravebi mogiCines. magram aseT did qalaqSi Zneli dasadgenia, ra xalxia isini da ra undaT Tqvengan. Tu boroti ganzraxviT moqmedeben, maSin safrTxe gvemuqreba, risi Tavidan acilebac ar SegviZlia. ser mortimer, iciT Tu ara, rom dRes, roca Cvengan waxvediT, Tqven gzveravdnen? eqimi mortimeri adgilze Sexta. - gvzveravdnen? vin? - ai es, samwuxarod, ar SemiZlia giTxraT. Tqven mezoblebsa da nacnobebs Soris dartmurSi xom aravin gegulebaT iseTi, xSir, Sav wvers rom atarebdes? - ara... Tumca, momiTmineT... ho, ra Tqma unda! ser Carlzis laqias, berimors aqvs xSiri, Savi wveri.
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-hm! axla sad aris? - baskervil-holSi. saxli mis meurveobaSia darCenili. - unda SevamowmoT, namdvilad iq aris, Tu londonSia. - rogor gavakeToT es? - momeciT depeSis blanki. `mzad xarT Tu ara ser henris CamosvlisaTvis~? misamarTi aseTia: `baskervil-holi, mister berimors~. sad aris iq uaxloesi telegrafi? grimpenSi? Cinebulia! meore depeSas vgzavniT grimpenSi, kantoris ufrosis saxelze: `berimoris misamarTiT gagzavnili telegrama gTxovT gadasceT piradad. aryofnis SemTxvevaSi gamogzavneT ukanve norTemberlendis otelSi ser henri baskervilis saxelze~. ai, ase. saRamos gvecodineba, aris Tu ara berimori Tavis adgilze devonSirSi. - SesaniSnavia, - Tqva baskervilma. - sxvaTa Soris, eqimo mortimer, ras warmoadgens es berimori? - igi mamulis gansvenebuli mmarTvelis Svilia. es ukve berimorebis meoTxe Taobaa, romelic baskervil-holSi cxovrobs. ramdenadac vici, is da misi coli savsebiT pativsacemi adamianebi arian. - miuxedavad amisa, - Tqva ser henrim, - CemTvis cxadia, rom vidre baskervilholi upatronoa, es adamianebi iq uzrunvelad da gaurjelad cxovroben. - diax, marTalia. - miiRo Tu ara berimorma rame ser Carlzisagan samemkvidreod? - ikiTxa holmsma. - mas da mis cols gansvenebulma TiTqos xuTasi girvanqa uanderZa. - hm! da es berimorebma icodnen? - diax. ser Carlzs uyvarda laparaki Tavis gankargulebebze sikvdilis SemTxvevaSi. - saintereso faqtia. - imedi maqvs, - Tqva eqimma mortimerma, - rom yvelas eWvis TvaliT ar SexedavT, visac ser Carlzma raime uanderZa? mec damitova aTasi girvanqa. - ai, ra yofila. kidev vis dautova? - anderZSi naCvenebi iyo ramdenime wvrili Tanxa sxvadasxva pirebisaTvis da didi Sewirulobani saqvelmoqmedo dawesebulebebisaTvis. memkvidreoba xom mTlianad gadavida ser henris xelSi. - ra Tanxas Seadgens es memkvidreoba? - Svidas ormoci aTas gvirvanqas. - eWvic ar mqonda, rom saqme aseT uzarmazar kapitals exeboda, - Tqva man. - ser Carlzi mdidari kaci iyo, magram misi SeZlebis namdvili raodenoba gairkva mxolod mas Semdeg, rac fasian qaRaldebs gavecaniT. memkvidreobis saerTo Tanxa milions uaxlovdeba. - RmerTo Cemo! aseTi uzarmazari TanxisaTvis ki Rirs Tavis gawirva. kidev erTi kiTxva, eqimo mortimer. davuSvaT, rom Cvens axalgazrda megobars raime mouvida... arc ise sasiamovno hipoTezaa, magram mapatieT... vinRa iqneba maSin mamulis mflobeli da memkvidre? - vinaidan ser Carlzis umcrosi Zma, ser rojeri, ucolSvilod mokvda, baskervil-holi gadava Soreuli naTesavebis desmondebis xelSi. jeims desmondi ukve xanSi Sesuli kacia, mRvdelia da vestmorlendSi cxovrobs. - madlobeli var. metad saintereso wvrilmanebia. xom ar SexvedrixarT mister jeims desmonds? - ki, erTxel Semoiara ser CarlzTan. Zalian darbaisluri Sesaxedaobis kacia da uZraxvel cxovrebas eweva, rogorc patiosan adamians Seefereba. maxsovs, ser Carlzs undoda misi uzrunvelyofa, magram TviTonve gadaWriT uarhyo is, miuxedavad imisa, rom Zalian sTxoves. - da aseT moridebul kacs unda darCes ser Carlzis mTeli qoneba?
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- mxolod mamuli gadavidoda mis xelSi, radgan sagvareulod iTvleba, xolo fuls miiRebda mxolod im SemTxvevaSi, Tu misi axlandeli mflobeli sxva gankargulebas ar gascemda, rac savsebiT SesaZlebelia, radgan ser henris ufleba aqvs ise moeqces memkvidreobas, rogorc moesurveba. - Tqven ukve SeadgineT anderZi, ser henri? - ara, mister holms, amisi Tavi ara mqonda. amasTanave vfiqrob, rom fulis gaTiSva mamulisa da titulisagan ar SeiZleba. swored aseTi azrisa yofila ubeduri biZaCemic. gana baskervil-holis patroni SeZlebs aRadginos Tavisi gvaris odindeli dideba, Tu saamiso saSualeba aRar eqneba? ara, sadac saxli da miwaa, iq unda iyos fulic. - savsebiT sworia. amrigad, ser henri, mec ase mgonia, rom dauyovnebliv unda gaemgzavroT devonSirSi, oRond erTi pirobiT: araviTar SemTxvevaSi ar SeiZleba iq Tqveni marto gaSveba. - eqimi mortimeri CemTan erTad brundeba. - magram eqim mortimers bevr dros arTmevs praqtika. garda amisa, is baskervilholidan ramdenime milis daSorebiT cxovrobs, didi survilis miuxedavad, eqimi veras dagexmarebaT. erTguli adamiani unda iaxloT, ser henri, iseTi, romelic sul mudam TqvenTan iqneba. - mister holms, nuTu daTanxmdebiT, rom TviTon gamyveT? - Tu saqme krizisamde miva, rogorme CamovaRwev Tqvenamde, magram TviTonac mogexsenebaT, Cemi farTo praqtika da ganuwyveteli moTxovnebi, romelTac yovelis mxridan mayrian, saSualebas ar maZlevs londonidan ganusazRvreli droiT gavemgzavro. axla, magaliTad, inglisis erTi yvelaze ufro pativcemuli adamianTagani SantaJistis Zalauflebis qveS imyofeba da mosalodneli katastrofis arideba mxolod me SemiZlia. ara, piradad arafriT ar SemiZlia dartmurSi gamgzavreba. - viRas mirCevT, rom waviyvano Tqven magier? holmsma xeli mxarze damado. - Tu amas ikisrebs Cemi megobari, ai, adamiani, romelsac SeiZleba endoT mZime wuTebSi, raSiac sakuTari gamocdilebiT davrwmundi. es winadadeba mexiviT dameca TavSi, magram baskervils Cemi pasuxisaTvis arc ki daucdia, ukve mxurvaled marTmevda orive xels. - eqimo uotson! ra Tavazianobaa es Tqveni mxriT! - SesZaxa man. - xom xedavT, ra mdgomareobaSi var, xolo saqmis viTareba Tqven Cemze ukeT mogexsenebaT. Tu wamoxvalT da baskervil-holSi icxovrebT CemTan, amas arasodes ar daviviwyeb! TavgadasavlebSi mudam ifareba raRac gansakuTrebuli momxibvleloba CemTvis, xolo holmsis sityvebma da aRtacebam, riTac baroneti gamoexmaura mis winadadebas, pirdapir mominadires. - siamovnebiT gavemgzavrebi baskervil-holSi, - vupasuxe me, - da iq gatarebul dros dakargulad ar CavTvli. - gamomigzavniT dawvrilebiT angariSebs, - miTxra holmsma. - yvelaze ufro kritikul momentSi - es garduvalia - xelmZRvanelobas gavuwev Tqven moqmedebas. vfiqrob, gamgzavrebis dRed SeiZleba dainiSnos SabaTi, ara? - xels gaZlevT es, eqimo uotson? - savsebiT. - maSasadame, Tu vada ar Seicvleba, mivemgzavrebiT SabaTs, matarebliT, TerTmetis naxevarze, pedingtonis sadguridan. avdeqiT, da is iyo, gamomSvidobebas vapirebdiT, rom uecrad baskervilma Sehyvira da kuTxeSi mdgari karadis qveSidan erTis ambiT gamoaTria dakarguli fexsacmeli. - ai, is fexsacmeli, me rom davkarge! - dae, yvela sxva Tavsatexic ase iolad aixsnas! - Tqva Serlok holmsma.

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- magram es mainc metismetad ucnauria, - SeniSna eqimma mortimerma. - me jer kidev sauzmis win gadavCxrike mTeli oTaxi. - mec, - Tqva baskervilma. - yvela kuTxe gadavqeqe. fexsacmeli arsad ar iyo. - maSasadame, derefnis msaxurma dado aq, vidre vsauzmobdiT. germanelis dasaZaxeblad gaiqcnen, magram iman veraferi gviTxra, verc Semdgomma kiTxvebma mogvces raime Sedegi. isedac swrafad cvalebadsa da aSkarad sulelur TavsatexTa serias miemata kidev erTi. ser Carlzis tragikul sikvdilze rom araferi vTqvaT, Cven win gadaiSala sul raRac or dReSi momxdar amouxsnel movlenaTa mTeli jaWvi: gazeTidan amoWrili sityvebisagan Sedgenili werili, kebSi mjdomi wverosani ucnobi, jer sruliad axali fexsacmlis, mere ki naxmari Savi fexsacmlis dakargva da axla misi moulodneli gamoCena. beikerstritisaken mimaval kebSi holmsi Cumad ijda. moRuSul Sublsa da daZabul mzeraze etyoboda, isic CemsaviT cdilobda sistemaSi moeyvana es ucnauri faqtebi, romelTac erTimeoresTan, Canda, araviTari kavSiri ara hqondaT. mTeli danarCeni dRe da saRamo Tavis kabinetSi gaatara, fiqrebsa da Tambaqos kvamlSi Caflulma. swored sadilis win ori depeSa miviReT. pirveli gvauwyebda: `esaa Sematyobines, berimori Sinaa. baskervili~. meore: `daviare ocdasami sastumro. samwuxarod `taimsis~ daWrili gverdi ver vipove. kartraiti~. - ai, uecrad gawyda ori Zafi, uotson. araferi ar jobia iseT saqmeebs, romlebSiac yvelafers TiTqos Cven winaaRmdeg Seukravs piri. maSin Sedixar azartSi. ra gaewyoba, sxva kvals unda mivyveT. - Tqven gaqvT kidev erTi versia, `meetle~, romelsac mihyavda is ucnobi. - savsebiT sworia. me movikiTxe imisi gvari da misamarTi saregistracio kantoraSi da axla arc gamikvirdeba, Tu Cems kiTxvaze pasuxs miviRebT. zaris wkrialma gvauwya is, ramac TviT holmsis yvela molodins gadaaWarba. karebSi gamoCnda tanmaRali ymawvili, etyoboda, TviTon kebmeni iyo. - kantoraSi miTxres, rom swored am misamarTiT ikiTxes ori aTas Svidas oTxi nomeri kebi, - daiwyo axladmosulma. - ukve Svidi welia kebmenad var da araviTari saCivari ar yofila. vifiqre, modi, TviTove mival, vikiTxav, ra davaSave-meTqi. holmsma. - piriqiT, - Tqven araferi ar dagiSavebiaT, geTayva, - Tqva me naxevar soverens gaCuqebT, oRond mipasuxeT pirdapir Cems kiTxvaze. - ai, kacma ar ici, sad ipovi da sad dakargav! - Caicina kebmenma. - aba, ra gnebavT, ser? - upirveles yovlisa Tqveni gvari da misamarTi im SemTxvevisaTvis, Tu dagvWirdebiT. - jon kleitoni, borouSi vcxovrob, trapistritze, sam nomerSi. kebi dgas Sipliiardze, vaterloos sadgurTan. - axla ki, kleiton, miambeT Tqvens mgzavrze, romelic zveravda ai, am saxls dRes dilis aT saaTze, Semdeg ki uTvalTvalebda or jentlmens rijenstritze. kebmenma gakvirvebiT Sexeda holmss da, etyoboda, cota Sercxva. - ra giTxraT, roca TviTonve yvelaferi Cemze ukeT mogexsenebaT. - gvipasuxa stumarma - mgzavrma miTxra, maZebari varo, da mibrZana, layboba ar iyoso. - ai, xedavT, Zvirfaso, aq seriozuli saqmea, da Tu raimes damifaravT, SeiZleba Zalian arasasiamovno mdgomareobaSi CavardeT. maS, im kacma Tavs maZebari uwoda? - diax, ser. - da rodis gamogicxadaT es? - roca fuls ixdida. - kidev giTxraT rame? - Tavisi gvari miTxra.
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holmsma gamarjvebulis mzera mesrola. - Tavisi gvari? metismeti gaufrTxileblobaaa misi mxriT! ar gvaria? - misi saxelia, - Tqva kebmenma, - mister Serlok ho-lmsi. kebmenis pasuxma pirdapir Tavzari dasca Cems megobars. Cems sicocxleSi ar minaxavs mis saxeze aseTi gancvifrebuli gamometyveleba. mTeli ori wuTi sityvis daZvra ver moaxerxa. Semdeg xmamaRla gadaixarxara. - dartymaa, uotson! zusti dartyma! - Tqva mere. - Cems mopirdapires xelSi daSna uWiravs da arc siswrafeSi CamomrCeba, arc sizusteSi. amjerad gamacura. maS, misi saxelia Serlok holmsi, ara? - diax, ser, TviTon ase Tqva. - Cinebulia! axla miTxariT, sad aiyvaneT es mgzavri da ra moxda Semdeg? - dilis aTis naxevarze damiZaxa trafalgarskverze. maZebari varo, miTxra, or gineas dampirda, Tu zustad Sevasrulebdi mis yvela brZanebas da arafers ar SevekiTxebodi. ra gaewyoboda, aseT fulze uars vin ityvis. otel norTemberlendTan miviyvane da iq SevCerdi. mere iqidan gamovida ori jentlmeni, birJidan kebs dauZaxes da sadRac aqeT wamovidnen, Tqveni quCisaken. - ai, am saxlisaken, - Tqva holmsma. - SesaZlebelia. magram ukeTesi iqneba Tu Cems damqiravebels hkiTxavT. man mibrZana etli quCis SuagulSi gameCerebina da iq daaxloebiT saaT-naxevars videqiT. Semdeg im orma jentlmenma gverdiT Camogviares da Cvenc beikerstritze gamogvemgzavreT. Semdeg SevuxvieT... - es ukve vici, - Seawyvetina holmsma. - rogorc ki rijenstritze gavediT, zeda sarkmeli aswia da damiyvira: `garekeT vaterloos sadgurisaken~. cxens Solti gadavkari da aTi wuTis Semdeg adgilze viyaviT. ori ginea momca, ar moutyuebivar! - da sadgurisaken wavida. Semdeg mobrunda da miTxra: `iqneb gainteresebT, vis daatarebdiT? Serlok holmss~. ai, rogor moxda yvelaferi. - gasagebia. da metad aRar ginaxavT? - ara, metad aRar minaxavs. - axla amiwereT mister Serlok holmsis garegnoba. kebmenma kefa moifxana. - arc ise advilia. ase, ormoci wlisa iqneba, saSualo tanis, Tqvenze oriode duimiT dabali, ser. sufTad acvia, Sav wvers atarebs, niCbiseburs, saxe fermkrTali aqvs. mets verafers mogaxsenebT. - Tvalebi ra ferisa aqvs? - ai, es ar magondeba... - meti veraferi daimaxsovreT? - veraferi, ser. - ho, keTili. ai Tqveni naxevari sovereni. meore naxevars ki miiRebT maSin, roca am kacze kidev raimes gamigebT. naxvamdis. - bednierad brZandebodeT, ser. madlobeli var. jon kleitonma Caicina da gavida. holmsma ki mxrebi aiCeCa da imedgacruebulis RimiliT momibrunda. - gawyda mesame Zafic, - Tqva man. - axla keTili unda vineboT da yvelaferi Tavidan daviwyoT. ai cbieri mxeci! gaigo Cveni saxlis nomeri, gaigo, rom ser henri baskervili aq rCevis misaRebad movida, mnaxa rijenstritze, moisazra, rom kebis nomeri SeniSnulia, kebmens ipovnian da gadawyvita Cemi gamasxaraveba. daimaxsovreT Cemi sityva, uotson, amjerad saqme gvaqvs Rirseul mowinaaRmdegesTan. londonSi davmarcxdi. imedi viqonioT, rom devonSirSi samagieros Tqven miuzRavT. da mainc es ambavi Zlier mawuxebs. - ra?

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- ai, Tqveni gamgzavreba. Zalian cudi saqmea, uotson. cudi da saSiSi. da rac mets vfiqrob amaze, miT ufro naklebad da naklebad momwons. icineT, megobaro, icineT, magram Zalian moxaruli viqnebi, Tu beikerstritze saRi da uvnebeli dabrundebiT.

Tavi V| baskervil-holi ser henri baskervilma da eqimma mortimerma daniSnuli dRisaTvis yvela TavianTi saqme daamTavres da Cven pirobisamebr devonSirisaken gavemgzavreT. sadgurze rom gvacilebda, mister Serlok holmsi saTanado rCeva-darigebebs maZlevda da gzas milocavda. - ar dagiwyebT imaze laparaks, visze maqvs eWvi da ras vfiqrob, uotson, rom Tavs Cemi azri ar mogaxvioT, - meubneboda holmsi. - me mesaWiroeba faqtebi, dawvrilebiTi angariSebi, xolo maTs erTmaneTTan dakavSirebas me TviTon movaxden. - ra gainteresebT? - vkiTxe me. - yvelaferi, rac ase Tu ise exeba am saqmes, gansakuTrebiT ki axalgazrda baskervilisa da misi mezoblebis urTierToba, xolo Tu rames gaigebT ser Carlzis sikvdilze axalsa da sagulisxmos, esec aRniSneT. ukanasknel dReebSi raRac cnobebi Sevkribe, magram, samwuxarod, dasakvexni araferi maqvs. movaxerxe mxolod erTi ramis dadgena: uaxloesi memkvidre, mister jeims desmondi, namdvilad mSvenieri adamiania, mxcovani, ase rom es mzakvroba mis saqmed ar mimaCnia. vfiqrob, Tamamad SeiZleba amieridan mas Tavi mivaneboT. maSasadame, rCebian mxolod is adamianebi, romlebic uSualod iyrian Tavs ser henri baskervilis garSemo. - xom ar jobia axlave moviSoroT Tavidan col-qmari berimorebi? - araviTar SemTxvevaSi! ufro uxeSi Secdomis daSveba Zneli iqneboda. Tu araferSi ar arian damnaSave, maSin es metismeti usamarTloba iqneboda maT mimarT, xolo Tu damnaSaveebi arian, Semdeg maT veRar ipovni. ara, ara! de, iyon ase eWvmitanilni. mere, Tu ar vcdebi, iq aris mejinibe, ori fermeri, Cveni megobari eqimi mortimeri, etyoba, uzado patiosnebiT aRsavse kaci da misi coli, romelzedac Cven araferi viciT. ar daiviwyoT arc naturalisti stepltoni da misi da - rogorc amboben, friad mimzidveli axalgazrda qali. arc lefterholeli mister frenklendi - agreTve ucnobi piri, da ori-sami sxva mezobeli. ai xalxi, romelic Tqveni meTvalyureobis qveS unda iyos. - vecdebi Tavi ar Sevircxvino. - iaraRi migaqvT? - me mgoni, zedmeti ar iqneba. - udavod. revolveri dRisiT da RamiTac Tan iqonieT. nurc erTi wamiT nu SeasustebT sifxizles. Cvens megobrebs ukve moeswroT pirveli klasis bileTebis SeZena da platformaze gvelodnen. - ara, axali araferia, - Tqva eqimma mortimerma Cemi megobris kiTxvis pasuxad. SemiZlia mxolod davifico, rom ukanasknel or dRes Cven aravin gvzveravda. sul gvaxsovda es da yuradRebidan aravin gamogvrCenia. - imedi maqvs, am dReebSi ganuyrelad erTad iyaviT? - diax, guSindelis garda. aseTi wesi maqvs: qalaqSi rom Cavdivar xolme, erT dRes mTlianad vwirav garTobas, da guSinac qirurgiuli kolejis muzeumSi viyavi. - me ki parkSi wavedi da moseirne xalxs vaTvalierebdi, - Tqva baskervilma. yvelaferma kargad Caiara. - miuxedavad imisa, rom yvelaferma kargad Caiara, Tqvenis mxriT es iyo windauxedavad gadadgmuli nabiji, - uTxra moRuSulma holmsma da Tavi gaaqnia. MYTOPBOOK.ORG

gTxovT, ser henri, ugamyolod nursad gaxvalT, sxvagvarad ubedureba ar agcdebaT. ipovneT meore cali fexsacmeli? - ara, ser, ukvalod gaqra. - maS ase? sainteresoa! ho, gza mSvidobisa, - dasZina holmsma, roca matarebeli daiZra. - ser henri! daimaxsovreT darigeba ucnauri legendidan, rasac gvikiTxavda eqimi mortimeri, da erideT RamRamobiT torfis Waobebze gasvlas. roca boroti Zalebi Tavisuflad danavardoben. fanjridan gavixede da Sors Cemi megobris maRal, gamxdar tans movkari Tvali. igi uZravad idga platformaze da mimaval matarebels Tvals ar aSorebda. swrafad miviwevdiT win da Tavs ise vgrZnobdi, ukeTesad ar SeiZleboda. Tvalyurs vadevnebdi Cems Tanamgzavrebs da Tavs eqim mortimeris patara spanielTan TamaSiT viqcevdi. raRac ori-sami saaTis Semdeg miwis muqi elferi wiTlad Seicvala, agurma adgili dauTmo granits, xolo mobibine, SemoRobili saZovrebi, romelzedac JRali Zroxebi cvrian balaxs Zovdnen, mowmobdnen, rom am adgilebSi, sinestis miuxedavad, ukeTesi havaa, vidre aRmosavleTSi. axalgazrda baskervili fanjaras ar Sordeboda da roca devonSiris mSobliur peizaJebs xedavda, sixarulis wamoZaxili aRmoxdeboda xolme. - sad ar movxvedrilvar mas Semdeg, rac aqedan wavedi, mister uotson! - Tqva man. - da mainc am adgils veraferi Seedreba. - gviCveneT iseTi devonSireli, romelic aRtacebuli ar iqneba Tavisi devonSiriT. - aq saqme imdenad TviTon devonSiris sargafoSi araa, ramdenadac adamianebSi, romlebiTac isaa dasaxlebuli, - Tqva eqimma mortimerma. - Cveni megobris mrgvali Tavis qalis erTxel danaxvac sakmarisia, rom masSi SevicnoT kulturuli rasis warmomadgeneli, Tavisi aRfrTovanebiTa da Zlieri gancdebisadmi midrekilebiT. gansvenebul ser Carlzs hqonda sruliad gamorCeuli iSviaTi aRnagobis Tavis qala - naxevrad galuri, nabevrad iberiuli. ser henri, Tqven xom, ramdenadac vici, bavSvobis mere ar ginaxavT baskervilholi? - arasodes ar minaxavs, radgan Cven vcxovrobdiT patara kotejSi, samxreT sanapiroze. roca mama gardamecvala, mecamete welSi viyavi da maSinve Cvens megobrebTan amerikaSi wavedi. es adgilebi CemTvis TiTqmis iseve axalia, rogorc eqimi uotsonisaTvis, da me pirdapir guli meleva, vidre torfis Waobebi gamoCndeba. - xedavT? Tu asea, Tqveni survili asrulebulia - SegiZliaT datkbeT maTi xilviT, - Tqva eqimma mortimerma da fanjaraSi gagvaxeda. saZovrebis mwvane kvadratebis miRma, tyiani borcvebis iqiT Soreuli, fantastikuri sizmareuli Cvenebis msgavsad, naRvliani, ruxi, dakbiluli goraki gamoCnda. baskervili iqiT icqireboda da sanaxaobas Tvals ar acilebda. misi xarbi mzera imaze laparakobda, Tu ra bevrs niSnavda misTvis pirveli gacnoba im kuSt mxaresTan, sadac droTa manZilze misi sisxliT monaTesave adamianebi batonobdnen da Rrma nakvalevs tovebdnen. sportul kostiumSi gamowyobili, aSkara amerikuli aqcentiT molaparake axalgazrda kaci, Cems gverdiT ijda Cveulebriv sarkinigzo vagonSi. mis Savgvremansa da metyveli saxis xilvaze daucxromel da Zalauflebis moyvarul baskervilTa STamomavals vWvretdi. xSiri warbebi, Txeli nestoebi da didi Taflisferi Tvalebi metyvelebdnen siamayeze, simamacesa da Zalaze. Tu pirquSi torfis Waobebi mZime da saSiSi amocanis pirispir dagvayeneben, aseTi adamianis gulisaTvis bevri ramis gakeTeba SeiZleba, radgan igi Tqvens yovelgvar risks gabedulad gaiziarebs. matarebeli erT patara miyruebul sadgurze gaCerda da Cven vagonidan CamovediT. dabali TeTri Robis iqiT idga etli, romelSiac ori tanmorCili Ronieri cxeni iyo Sebmuli. Cveni Camosvla aq, etyoboda, movlena iyo, radganac TviT sadguris ufrosi gamogvegeba. mtvirTavebic Cven Semogvexvivnen da TavianT samsaxurs gvTavazobdnen. es iyo patara wynari sofeli, magram Cemda gasakvirad platformis
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gamosasvlelTan ori jariskaci SevniSne. muqi samoseli ecvaT, karabinebze dayrdnobili iyvnen da daJinebiT gvicqerodnen. uSno, gaurandavi saxis patronma meetlem qudi moixada, ser baskervils miesalma. da ramdenime wuTis Semdeg Cven ukve TeTr farTo gzaze mivqrodiT. TemSaris orive mxares saZovarTa mwvane ferdobebi moCanda. xSiri foTlebidan patara saxlebis wvetiani saxuravebi gaielvebda xolme, magram win, am mSvidi, mziT gaCiraRdnebuli mxaris miRma, saRamos cis fonze muqad da pirquSad moCanda torfis Waobebis uRimRamo zoli, daserili SavbediTi borcvebis wvetiani mwvervalebiT. Cvenma etlma mTavari gzidan gadauxvia da aRmarTs Seuyva. axla aseuli wlebis manZilze veeba miwayrilebs Soris gakvalul da Rrmad daRarul gzaze mivdiodiT, romlis orive mxare xorcovan Svitas da nestian xavss daefara. brinjaosfrad mocimcime gvimra da mayvlis foTlebi Camaval mzeSi livlivebdnen. aRmarT-aRmarT ganvagrZobdiT gzas, qvis viwro xidiT gavediT patara mdinareze, romelic rux lodebs Soris zaTqiTa da RrialiT miedineboda. mdinarec da gzac muxnariTa da fiWvnariT dafarul velze miiklaknebodnen. yovel nabijze ismoda baskervilis aRtacebuli wamoZaxili. cnobismoyvareobiT atanili ixedeboda garSemo da uTvalav kiTxvas gvayrida. misi azriT aq yvelaferi mSvenieri iyo, magram me verasgziT ver dameZlia is kaeSani, romelic borcvidan borcvamde gadaSlili Semodgomis daRdasmuli saZovrebis xilvam aRmiZra. yviTeli foTlebi farfatiT cviodnen Zirs da miwas fiandazad efinebodnen. Cveni etlis Tvlebis griali TandaTan miwyda, radgan oTxive borbali ukve naxevrad dampali balaxis sqel fenaSi CaiZira. `naRvlian saCuqrebs ufens fexqveS buneba baskervil-holis axal mflobels!~ - gavifiqre CemTvis. SexedeT! - uecrad SesZaxa doqtorma mortimerma. - es ra aris? Cven win aRmarTuliyo mananiT dafaruli frialo borcvi, - torfis WaobTa siaxlovis pirveli niSani. am gorakis Tavze, TiTqos kvarcxlbekze aRmarTuli cxenis qandakiao, ise mkveTrad isaxeboda SaSxaniT xelSi mdgari mxedari. is akvirdeboda gzas, romliTac Cven movdiodiT. - perkins, ras niSnavs es? - ikiTxa eqimma mortimerma. kofoze mjdari meetle mogvibrunda: - prinstaunis cixidan patimari gaiqca, ser. ai ukve mesame dRea, rac daeZeben. yvela gzaze guSagi daayenes, yvela sadgurze, magram sul amaod. aqauri xalxi amiT Zalian ukmayofiloa, ser. - ratom? vinc kvals ipovis, xom xuT girvanqas dah-pirdnen. - es asea, ser, Tumca xuTi girvanqis imedi naklebia, magram gaqceuli rom yvela Semxvedris yelis gamoRadvras ar moerideba, es ufro dasajerebelia. aseTi kaci arafris winaSe ar daixevs ukan, es romelime patara bacaca rodia. - vin aris aseTi? - seldeni, romelmac notinghilSi Caidina mkvleloba. kargad maxsovda seldenis saqme, radgan Tavis droze am saqmes Serlok holmsi awarmoebda. igi dainteresebuli iyo im sisastikiT, riTac es mkvleloba gaxmaurda da umizno mxecobiT, riTac aRiniSneboda am urjukis yvela moqmedeba. danaSauli imdenad araadamianuri iyo, rom mosamarTleebs eWvi SeeparaT seldenis gonebis sisaReSi da amitomac sikvdilis ganaCeni cixiT Seucvales. etli gorakis Tavze avida, da Cven Tvalwin gadaiSala torfis WaobTa uzarmazari sivrce, sadac aqa-iq kldis lodebi da qvis svetebi moCanda. civi qari, Waobebis mxridan rom uberavda, Zvalsa da rbilSi atanda. sadRac aq, am WaobTa sevdismomgvrel zedapirze, kacis-saxa eSmaki soroSi iwva da gulis siRrmeSi inaxavda siZulvils adamianebis mimarT, romelTac igi TavianTi sazogadoebidan gandevnes. mxolod amiT gamZafrebaRa aklda im gaorkecebul, pirquS STabeWdilebas, romelsac Cven win gadaSlili ukacrieli udabno, movardnili qari da moqufruli zeca tovebdnen. TviTon baskervilic ki gayuCda da ufro Zlier gaexvia paltoSi.

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nayofieri adgilebi ukan movitoveT. roca ganvlil gzas gavxedeT - Camavali mzis sxivebi xnulebsa da xSir buCqnarSi wveboda da swraf nakadulebs oqrosfrad aelvarebda. gza, romelic uzarmazari kaWrebiT mofenil muq-mowiTalo gadasasvlelebze gadioda, sul ufro gapartaxebuli da Znelad savali xdeboda. drodadro Cven win moCanda qvis zRudeebiT garSemortymuli kotejebi, romelTa Zunwi moxazuloba suroTic ki ar iyo dafaruli. Semdeg Cvens Tvalwin gadaiSala muxnariTa da fiWviT dafaruli veli, romelic uRran tyes waagavda, Tumca naxevrad gamxmari da SemoZarculi xeebi am midamoebSi adamis Jamidan mqrolav qars erTianad daeRvlarWna da daeCiavebina. xeebis Tavze ori maRali koSki iyo aRmarTuli. Cvenma meetlem SoltiT migviTiTa maTze da rixianad warmoTqva: - baskervil-holi. mamulis patroni etlSi wamodga, loyebi Seufaklda da TvalebSi cecxlma gauelva. ramdenime wuTis Semdeg mivaRwieT CuqurTmian Tujis WiSkramde, romlis faTaloTi dafarul or svets baskervilebis Rerbi - taxis Tavebi amSvenebda. mekaris patara qvis saxlic iseve daZvelebul-daxavsebuli iyo, nivnivebi gaSiSvleboda, magram mis win idga axali, jerac daumTavrebeli nageboba - ser Carlzis mier afrikidan Camotanili oqros pirveli nayofi. WiSkris miRma Zveli maRali xeebis ori mwkrivi iwyeboda. maTi totebi kuSt TaRad gvadga Tavze. borblebis xmauri isev CainTqa foTlebis SrialSi. baskervili SekrTa, roca dainaxa grZeli Cabnelebuli xeivani, romlis boloSic saxlis moxazuloba bundovnad moCanda. - es aq moxda? - wynarad ikiTxa baronetma. - ara, ara, urTxelis xeivanSi, iqiTa mxares. axalgazrda memkvidrem garemos moRuSuli mzera moavlo: - sulac ar mikvirs, rom aseT adgilas biZaCemi yovel wuTs ubedurebas moeloda, - Tqva bolos. - aq visac gnebavT, imas Seipyrobs SiSi da Zrwola. moicadeT, naxevari welic ar gaivlis, rom aq eleqtrons gaviyvan, da maSin aqaurobas ver icnobT! SesasvlelTan edisonisa da svanis aTassanTliani naTurebi icimcimeben. xeivans ukan farTo gazoni iyo. SemovuareT mas da saxls mivadeqiT. bindbundSi SevniSne mxolod fasadi da yaTari. yvelaferi erTianad suros daefara. Ria rCeboda mxolod fanjrebi da RerbebisaTvis gankuTvnili ovalebi. Senobis am mxareze ori Zveleburi dakbiluli saTofurebiani koSki iyo aRmarTuli. marjvnidan da marcxnidan maTTvis Savi granitis ori frTedi miedgaT. etyoboda, gviandeli minaSenebi unda yofiliyo. mravali alaTiT daxlarTuli fanjridan gazons mkrTali naTeli efineboda. wvetian saxuravze maRali sakvamle milebidan asuli kvamli wveboda. - keTili iyos Tqveni mosvla, ser henri! keTili iyos Tqveni mobrZaneba baskervil-holSi! Crdilidan maRali kaci gamovida da etlis kari gamoaRo holis ganaTebul karebSi gamoCnda qalis silueti. isic movida etlTan da kacs Cemodnebis CamoRebaSi daexmara: - ser henri, sawinaaRmdego xom araferi geqnebaT, Tu pirdapir saxlSi waval? Tqva eqimma mortimerma, - coli melodeba. - darCiT, CvenTan isadileT! - ara, namdvilad ar SemiZlia. albaT saqmec bevri damigrovda. siamovnebiT dagaTvalierebinebdiT Tqvensave saxls, magram berimori amas Cemze ukeT Seasrulebs - SesaniSnavi gidia. bednierad! da gaxsovdeT, ra drosac ar unda dagWirdeT Cemi Tavi, dRisiT Tu RamiT, nu momeridebiT, kaci gamomigzavneT. borblebis xmauri TandaTan miwyda xeivnis siRrmeSi, da Cvens zurgs ukan mZime kari miixura. holi, romelSiac Cven aRmovCndiT, Zalian lamazi iyo - farTo, maRali, mZime da droisagan Camuqebuli muxis nivnivebiani. Zvelebur buxarSi, romelsac Tujis cxauri
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hqonda, kunZebi tkacunebdnen da SiSinebdnen. etlSi xangrZlivi jdomiT Secivnulma me da ser henrim xelebi cecxls mivuficxeT. Semdeg holis muxiT mopirkeTebuli kedlebis Tvalierebas movyeviT. maRal, viwro fanjaraSi feradi minebi CaesvaT. irmis Tavebi da Rerbebi, romlebic WaRis mkrTal Suqze Zlivs moCandnen, kedlebs kidev ufro umatebdnen mSvenebas. - swored ase mqonda warmodgenili yvelaferi, - Tqva ser henrim. - namdvili sagvareulo budea, xom marTalia? aba warmoidgineT, Cemi winaprebi xom aq cxovrobdnen xuTi saukunis ganmavlobaSi! amas rom gaixseneb, Zalauneburad sazeimo gunebaze dadgebi. misi Savgvremani saxe bavSvuri sixaruliT brwyinavda. is idga sinaTlis wreSi, rac WaRidan ecemoda, xolo Crdilebi kedlebze wvebodnen da mis Tavze Sav fardad eSvebodnen. berimorma Cveni Cemodnebi oTaxebSi gaitana, mere ukan dabrunda da ise mowiwebiT dagvadga Tavs, rogorc kargad gawvrTnil msaxurs Seefereba. araCveulebrivi garegnobis patroni gaxldaT - maRali, warmosadegi, mkrTalsa da sasiamovno saxes farTo Savi wveri uCrdilavda. - sadili mogarTvaT, ser? - mzad aris? - ramdensame wuTSi iqneba, ser. cxeli wyali oTaxebSi gaqvT. me da Cemi coli bednieri viqnebiT, ser henri, Tu pirvel xanebSi aq dagvtovebT, magram axal wesebTan dakavSirebiT Tqven xom didi Stati dagWirdebaT! - ra axal wesebTan dakavSirebiT? - me minda vTqva, rom ser Carlzi martoxelad cxovrobda da Cven ors savsebiT SegveZlo dagvekmayofilebina Cveni samsaxuriT, Tqven ki, ser, albaT ufro xelgaSlilad icxovrebT da yvelafris axleburad mowyoba mogixdebaT. - maSasadame, Tqven da Tqvens meuRles wasvla gindaT? - Tu es raime wyenas ar mogayenebT, ser. - magram Tqveni winaprebis ramdenime Taoba xom baskervil-holSi cxovrobda! sulac ar visurvebdi Cemi aq yofnis pirvelsave nabijebTan iyos dakavSirebuli Zveleburi ojaxuri urTierTobis darRveva. laqiis fermkrTal saxeze mRelvarebis kvali SevniSne. - es me da Cems meuRlesac gvimZims, ser. magram, simarTle rom giTxraT, Cven Zalian miCveulebi viyaviT ser Carlzs da misi sikvdilis Semdeg dRemde welSi ver gavmarTulvarT. gvimZims aq darCena. Cven aRar SegviZlia vigrZnoT Tavi baskervil-holSi, ise, rogorc uwin vgrZnobdiT. - ras apirebT? - imedi maqvs, ser, raimes movaxerxebT. ser Carlzma xom Cvenze uxvi wyaloba moiRo. axla ki neba momeciT giCvenoT Tqveni oTaxebi. Zveleburi holis zeda nawils moajiriani galerea gasdevda, sadac ormaliani kibiT SeiZleboda asvla. aqedan mTel Senobas hqonda ori grZeli derefani, romlebSiac yvela sawoli oTaxidan kari gamodioda. Cemi da baskervilis oTaxebi erT frTedze iyo, TiTqmis erTmaneTis pirispir kari karze. eseni ufro Tanamedroved gamoiyurebodnen, vidre saxlis centraluri nawili. oTaxebSi gakruli naTeli feris Spaleri da mravali mocimcime sanTeli amsubuqebdnen mZime STabeWdilebas, rac baskervil-holSi CamosvlisTanave Semeqmna. magram, qveda sarTulze moTavsebulma sasadilom, Tavisi pirquSi ieriT, maSinve SegvaZrwuna. es iyo grZeli oTaxi, romlis erT boloSi idga ojaxis ufrosis magida. es adgili erTi safexuriT iyo amaRlebuli oTaxis im nawilTan SedarebiT, romelic gaTvaliswinebuli iyo dabali wodebis pirTaTvis. Soreul kideSi iyo qandara menestrelTaTvis. Cvens Tavs zemoT Savad Candnen uzarmazari koWebi, ufro maRla ki Wvartliani Weri zimzimebda. advili SesaZlebelia, rom mogizgize CiraRdnebi, da Smagi mxiaruleba amsubuqebdnen am oTaxis pirquS iers, magram axla, roca erTaderTi Suqfariani lampis Suqze ijda SavebSi gamowyobili ori
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Tavi V|| meripithauseli stepltonebi dilis macocxlebelma mSvenierebam Cveni xsovnidan amoSala is STabeWdileba, rac orTaves baskervilholTan pirveli gacnobis Semdeg dagvrCa. roca me da ser henri sasauzmod davjeqiT, mzis cxoveli naTeli ifrqveoda viwro fanjridan, romlis minebze gamosaxuli feradi Rerbebi mravalfer sxivTa kiafiT iataks dasTamaSebda. muqi, muxiT mopirkeTebuli kedlebi mzis sxivebze brinjaosfrad bzinavda, da axla kidevac gviWirda imis warmodgena, rom sul axalxan, wina saRamos amave oTaxma aseTi kaeSniT agvivso gulebi. - saxli aq arafer SuaSia. albaT TviTon Cvena varT yvelaferSi damnaSave, - Tqva baronetma. - gzaSi daviRaleT, gaviToSeT, da ai, yvelaferi muqad mogveCvena. RamiT davisveneT, suli moviTqviT, Tavs SesaniSnavad vgrZnobT, da garSemo yvelaferi ufro mxiarulad gveCveneba. - magram yvelafers Cvens warmodgenas ver gadavabralebT, - vupasuxe baskervils. - miTxariT, magaliTad, RamiT ar gagigoniaT viRacis, mgoni, qalis, tirili? - marTla, buranSi wasuls mec momelanda raRac amnairi. didxans vusmendi da mere gadavwyvite, rom yovelive sizmari iyo. - ara, me sruliad garkveviT gavigone yvelaferi da darwmunebulic var, rom qali tiroda. - axlave unda movelaparakoT berimors.

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mamulidan baskervilebis gandevna moxerxda, maSin col-qmari berimorebi sikvdilamde uzrunvelad icxovrebeno. magram gana es ramenairad amarTlebs Rrma da daxvewil intrigas, romelic uxilav qselSi xvevs axalgazrda baronets? holmsma TviTonve aRiara, rom mis yvela sensaciur kvlevaTa Soris es yvelaze ufro daxlarTuli da rTuli saqmea. movdiodi, movyvebodi ukacur, pirquS gzas da RmerTs vTxovdi, rom Cemi megobari rac SeiZleboda male ganTavisuflebuliyo, Camosuliyo da CemTvis egzom samZimo pasuxismgebloba moexsna. Cemi fiqri anazdad Sewyvita swrafi nabijis xmam, rac zurgidan momesma. viRacam saxeli damiZaxa. movixede, megona eqim mortimers davinaxavdi, magram Cemda gasaocrad ukan viRac maRali, ocdaTxuTmet-ormoci wlis qera gamxdari kaci momdevda. igi sufTad iyo gaparsuli. viwro grZeli nikapi hqonda da, cota ar iyos, cxvir-piri Camostiroda. ruxi kostiumi ecva da Wilis qudi exura. mxariRliv gadakidebuli hqonda Tunuqis botanikuri kolofi, xelSi ki peplebis saWeri mwvane bade eWira. - momiteveT Cemi siTamame, eqimo uotson, - daiwyo ucnobma ise, rom rigianad sulis amoTqmac ver moaswro. - aq aseTi mouridebeli xalxi varT da ar velodebiT xolme oficialur wardgenas. albaT gagonili geqnebaT Cemi saxeli Cveni saerTo megobris mortimerisagan. me meripithauseli stepltoni var. - Tqven advilad gicnobT kaci kolofiTa da badiT, - vTqvi me, radgan CemTvis cnobili iyo, rom mister stepltoni naturalistia, magram Tqven rogorRa gamoicaniT, vina var me? - mortimerTan vijeqi da fanjridan damanaxa Tqveni Tavi, roca mis saxls CauareT. erTi gza gvaqvs da gadavwyvite dagweodiT, TviTon warmomedgina TqvenTvis Cemi Tavi. imedi maqvs, ser henri Zalian ar daiRleboda xangrZlivi mogzaurobiT. - ara, Cinebulad grZnobs Tavs, gmadlobT. - Cven yvelas gveSinoda, rom gansvenebuli ser Carlzis savalalo aRsasrulis Semdeg axali baroneti aRar isurvebda aq cxovrebas. Znelia mosTxovo SeZlebul kacs, rom Tavi cocxlad daimarxos aseT miyruebul mxareSi, magram Tqven xom iciT, ra didi mniSvneloba eqneba mis aq yofnas mTeli olqisaTvis. me mgonia, aq momxdarma ambavma crumorwmunesaviT SiSi ver Caunerga ser henris. - ara, ar mgonia. - Tqven, ra Tqma unda, iciT legenda sazarel ZaRlze, romelic TiTqos baskervilebis gvars devnis. - diax, vici. - ra crumorwmune xalxia aqauri fermerebi! pirdapir gasaocaria! TiTqmis yvelani mzad arian daificon, rom TavianTi TvaliT naxes eg ZaRli WaobebSi. - stepltoni RimiliT laparakobda, magram mis TvalebSi amovikiTxe, rom Tavis naTqvams bevrad ufro seriozulad ekideba. - legendam sruliad moicva ser Carlzis arseba da aman moiyvana aseT tragikul aRsasrulamde. - ranairad? - roca adamians ase daZabuli aqvs nervebi, yoveli ZaRlis gamoCena SeiZleba sabediswerod gaTavdes susti da sneuli gulisaTvis. me vfiqrob, rom im saRamos ser Carlzma namdvilad naxa raRac msgavsi urTxelis xeivanSi. Zalian miyvarda moxucebuli kaci, vicodi, rom avadmyofi guli hqonda da vgrZnobdi, raRac ubedureba moxdeboda. - saidan icodiT, rom sneuli guli hqonda? - Cemi megobris mortimerisagan mqonda gagebuli. - maSasadame, Tqven ggoniaT, rom ser Carlzs marTla Tavs daesxa raRac ZaRli da amis Sedegad mokvda? - iqneba Tqven gaqvT raime ufro sarwmuno cnobebi? - ara, me jer kidev ver mivsulvar garkveul daskvnebamde. - mister Serlok holmsi?
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erTi wamiT sunTqva Semekra am sityvebis gagonebaze, magram Cemi Tanamosaubris mSvidi saxe da mtkice gamoxedva imaze metyvelebdnen, rom sulac ar fiqrobda moulodnelad davebnie Tavisi kiTxviT. - eqimo uotson, ra saWiroa Tavis mokatuneba, TiTqos ar gicnobdeT? - miTxra axalma nacnobma. - saxelganTqmuli maZebris ambavi Cvens mxaresac moedo, da gana SegiZliaT igi ise ganadidoT, rom TviTon CrdilSi darCeT? eqimma mortimerma aSkarad Tqva, rom Tqven swored is eqimi uotsoni brZandebiT. da raki Tqven aq gamoCndiT, maSasadame, mister Serlok holmsi dainteresebulia am ambiT, da mec, bunebrivia, cnobismoyvareoba mZlevs, minda gavigo misi Tvalsazrisi. - samwuxarod, me ar SemiZlia gipasuxoT kiTxvaze. - maSin neba momeciT, gkiTxoT: xom ar dagvdebs pativs Tavisi CamosvliT mister Serlok holmsi? - axla mas ar SeuZlia londonidan gasvla, sxva saqmeebi aqvs. - ra sawyenia! is Suqs mohfenda imas, rac CvenTvis bindiT aris moculi. magram Tqvenc xom awarmoebT Ziebas, eqimo uotson? da Tu SemiZlia Tundac raimeTi xeli gagimarToT, mimsaxureT ise, rogroc geneboT. erTi miniSnebac meyofa, Tu visze gaqvT eWvi, da maSinve Sevudgebi saqmes. iqneb isedac iyos, axlave gamogadgeT rCeviT an miTiTebiT. - garwmunebT, me mxolod stumrad Camovedi Cems megobarTan, ser henrisTan, da araviTari daxmareba ar mesaWiroeba. - Cinebulia! - SesZaxa stepltonma. - sruliad marTebulad iqceviT: sifrTxiles Tavi ar stkiva. savsebiT davimsaxure aseTi mkvaxe pasuxi Cemi abezarobiT da gpirdebiT, metad aRar Sevexebi am sakiTxs. im adgilamde mivediT, sadac gzis marjvena mxares iwyeboda balaxiT dafaruli biliki da viwro mixveul-moxveul zolad gadioda WaobebSi. marcxniv aRmarTuliyo frialo, kaWrebiT mofenili borcvi, romelzedac Zvelad granits amuSavebdnen, cicabo ferdobis gzispira mxare xSiri gvimriT da mayvliT iyo dafaruli. Sors horizontze kvamlis muqi bolqvebi taatiT miiwevdnen zecisaken. - am biliks Tu gavyvebiT, meripithausi arc ise Sorsaa, - Tqva stepltonma. gaswireT erTi saaTi dro, da meqneba sasiamovno SemTxveva Cems das warvudgino Tqveni Tavi. pirvel wams gavifiqre, ser henris axlo unda viyo-meTqi, magram Semdeg gamaxsenda angariSebi da qaRaldebi, romlebic zvinad eyara mis magidaze. am saqmeSi verafers davexmarebodi. holmsi ki mTxovda gavcnobodi adamianebs, romlebic cxovrobdnen baskervil-holis mezoblad amitom miviRe stepltonis miwveva da Cven erTad SevuxvieT marjvniv. - SesaniSnavi adgilebia aq, - miTxra Tanamgzavrma, romelic gascqeroda mwvane borcvebis talRovan xazs, romlis Tavzec granitis mTagrexilis fantastikuri moxazuloba zRvis zvirTebiviT aRmarTuliyo. es Waobebi mzeras arasodes ar Rlian. mere, ramden saidumloebas Seicaven - unapironi, udaburni, gamoucnobelni! - kargad icnobT am Waobebs? - sul meore welia, rac am midamoebSi Camovsaxldi. Zveli adgilobrivi mcxovreblebi albaT jerac axalbedas meZaxian. ser Carlzis Camosvlidan cota xnis Semdeg gadmovediT, magram Cemi mowodebis wyalobiT mokle xanSi movaswari aqaurobis gamokvleva, yovel kuTxe-kunWuls vicnob. imasac getyviT, rom torfis Waobebs Cemze ukeT aravin ar icnobs. - gana es ase Zneli saqmea? - sruliadac ar aris advili. ai, magaliTad, daakvirdiT im vakes, aqa-iq aRmarTuli ucnauri gorakebiT. Tqveni azriT, es adgili riT aris SesaniSnavi? - cxenis saWeneblad aris kargi. - Tqvens adgilze yvela ase ityoda, magram bevrs sicocxled daujdeboda aseTi Secdoma. xedavT, ramdeni Ria mwvane feris mdeloa?
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- ho, es albaT ukeTesi miwebia? stepltonma gaicina: - Tqvens winaSea grimpenis uzarmazari WanWrobi, - Tqva naturalistma. - am WaobSi moxvedrili kaci Tu cxoveli daRupulia. sakmarisia erTi gaufrTxilebeli nabiji da morCa. ai, guSin vnaxe, rogor Sexetialda iq viRacis poni da, ra Tqma unda, daiRupa. didxans Canda ponis Tavi WanWrobis zedapirze. sabralo, ise farTxalebda, kisers igrZelebda, cdilobda Tavis daRwevas, magram bolos liampalma STanTqa. gvalvaSiac saSiSia iq siaruli, Semodgomis wvimebis Semdeg ki es namdvilad sasikvdilo adgilia. amis miuxedavad ara erTxel Sevsulvar grimpenis WanWrobis Sig SuagulSi da iqidan cocxali movbrunebulvar. SexeT! kidev erTi ubeduri poni! mwvane lelianSi raRac moSavo sagani kotrialobda da farTxalebda. Semdeg SambnarSi gaielva tanjviT win wamoweulma kiserma, da Waobebi SesZra saSinelma SeZaxilma. me SiSiT gamaciva, magram Cems Tanamgzavrs, etyoba, Cemze Zlieri nervebi hqonda. - ra Tqma unda! - Tqva man, - CaiTria. es meorea am or dReSi, marto me rac vnaxe. ramdeni ise daiRupa, vin icis! wavlen gvalvaSi da Semodgomamde iqa rCebian. vidre ar daiRupebian. diax, grimpenis Waobi - sazareli adgilia. - da Tqven mainc dadixarT iqiT? - ho, iq ori-sami bilikia, mardi kaci iolad gava. yvela vipove da gvarianadac Seviswavle. - mainc ra gindaT aseT saSiS adgilebSi? - ager, xedavT im Soreul borcvebs? es namdvili kunZulebia gauval saflobebs Soris, romelTac TandaTan garemoicves es kunZulebi yoveli mxridan. gaikvlieT maT Soris gza da Tqven naxavT, ra iSviaTi mcenareebia iq, ra peplebi! - rodisme vecdebi. stepltonma gaocebiT Semomxeda. - RvTis gulisaTvis, Tavidan moiSoreT eg azri! - SesZaxa naturalistma. - Tqveni daRupva Cems sindiss daawveba. ukan veRar dabrundebiT, damijereT. me TviTon mxolod imisaTvis vbedav iqiT wasvlas, rom maqvs niSanTa rTuli sistema. - SeCerdiT! - SevZaxe uceb. - es ra aris? Waobebidan xmadabali, gabmuli da gamouTqmelad naRvliani ymuili gaisma, haeri gaiJRinTa am xmiT, magram saidan ismoda, amis gansazRvra SeuZlebeli iyo. gaurkveveli kvnesiT dawyebuli, TandaTan gadavida yru RmuilSi da isev daeSva gulis gamgmirav godebamde. stepltonma raRac ucnaurad gadmomxeda. - saidumloebiT moculi adgilebia es Waobebi, - Tqva wynarad. - ra aris es? - fermerebi amboben, ase baskervilebis ZaRli ymuis, roca msxverpls dainaxavso. adrec msmenia, magram dRes raRac Zalian xmamaRla ymuis. eldis caxcaxiT atanilma, Tvali mwvane SambnariT dafarul horizontisaken gazidul dablobs movavle. araviTari Sriali, araviTari niSani sicocxlisa mxolod ori yorani ijda qvis svetze Cvens ukan da yrantalebda. - Tqven xom naswavli kaci xarT! aseTi sisuleliT Tqveni gabriyveba Znelia, vTqvi me, - rogor axsniT am ymuils? - WanWrobi xSirad gamoscems Zalian ucnaur xmebs. iqneba Slami wveba, iqneba wyali matulobs, iqneb, vin icis kidev, ra. - ara, ara! es iyo cocxali arsebis xma. - SeiZleba. arasodes mogismeniaT wylis buRas Zaxili? - ara, ar momismenia. - inglisSi axla es frinveli iSviaTia, arsebiTad yanCis es saxe gadaSenda, magram aseT WaobebSi yvelaferia mosalodneli. sulac ar gamikvirdeboda, Tu

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- ki magram, me xom es aris Camovedi! - RmerTo Cemo, - SesZaxa qalma, - nuTu ar gesmiT, rom TqvenTvis sikeTe minda? gaemgzavreT londons! dResve! Tqveni aq darCena ar SeiZleba! Cu! Cemi Zma modis! sityva ar daZraT masTan... geTayvaT, momiwyviteT ai is jadvari. aq CvenTan bevri orqideaa, magram Tqven cota dagagviandaT: Semodgomaze isini ukve Wknobas iwyeben. stepltonma Tavi aneba pepelas devnas da CvenTan erTianad gawiTlebuli da aqoSinebuli movida. - ah, es Sena xar, beril! - Tqva man, magram am misalmebaSi gansakuTrebuli gulTbiloba ver SevniSne. - rogor girbenia, jek! - ho, ciklopidesis iSviaT egzemplars davedevne. gvian Semodgomaze aq maTi naxva arc ise advilia. warmoidgine, ra sawyenia, ver daviWire! mSvidi, daudevari kiolTi laparakobda da Tan Tavisi patara WroRa TvalebiT xan me Semomxedavda, xan das. - mgoni, gacnoba ukve mogiswriaT? - diax, me veubnebodi ser henris, axla ukve gvian aris Cveni midamoebis silamaziT Tvalis Seqceva - jadvari ukve Wkneba-meTqi. - rao? rogor fiqrob, vin dgas Sen win? - ser henri baskervili. - ara, ara - warmovTqvi me. - nu majildovebT sxvisi tituliT. me mxolod ser henris megobari var - eqimi uotsoni. qalis metyvel saxes wyenis siwiTlem dauara. - maSasadame, ise vlaparakodiT, erTimeorisa ara gvesmoda ra, - Tqva man. - arc amdeni dro gqondaT salaparakod, - Tqva stepltonma ise, rom gamomcdeli mzera disTvis ar mouSorebia. - eqimi uotsoni Cvens mezoblad miviCnie, - Tqva qalma. - magram, rogorc vatyob, misTvis sul erTia, hyvavis jadvari Tu Wkneba. ise xom mainc SemoivliT Cvensas meripit-hausSi? ramdenime wuTSi Cven mivaRwieT Sesaxedavad pirquS fermas. Soreul warsulSi es Senoba romeliRac SeZlebuli mesaqonlis sacxovrebeli unda yofiliyo, Semdeg ki ufro Tanamedrove yaidaze gadaekeTebinaT. fermas garSemo patara baRi ertya. aqac, iseve rogorc mTel Waobebze, dabali, juja, Cia xeebi izrdeboda. msaxuri, romelmac kari gagviRo, iseTive iyo, rogoric am saxls Seefereboda - moxuci, mTlad danaoWebuli, CayviTlebul serTukSi gaxveuli. magram oTaxebma TavianTi sididiTa da moxdenilobiT gamakvirves. es ukanaskneli, etyoba, diasaxlisis gemovnebas unda mieweros. fanjridan gadavxede unapiro, granitis lodebiT mofenil Waobs, rac horizontis xazamde aRwevda, da gavifiqre: `ram moiyvana am miyruebul mxareSi es ganaTlebuli adamiani da misi mSvenieri da?~ - ucnauri adgili agvirCevia samosaxlod, ara? - Tqva stepltonma TiTqos Cemi fiqrebis pasuxad. - da mainc aq saucxood vgrZnob Tavs. xom marTalia, beril? - ho, Zalian kargad, - miugo qalma, magram mis sityvebs damajerebloba aklda. - me mkola mqonda CrdiloeTis erT-erT sagrafoSi, - Tqva stepltonma. - Cemi temperamentis adamianisaTvis aseTi saqme cota mSrali da uinteresoa, magram me mizidavda mWidro kavSiri axalgazrdobasTan. ra bednierebaa gadasce maT Seni codna, Seni ideebi, xedavde, rogor yalibdebian Sen Tvalwin axalgazrda niWieri adamianebi! magram bedma gvimuxTla. skolaSi epidemiam ifeTqa da sami ymawvili mokvda. aseTi dartymis Semdeg ver iqna, ver gamovasworeT saqmeebi, Cemi kapitalis meti nawili samudamod daikarga. da mainc, Cems sayvarel bavSvebTan ganSoreba rom ara, moxarulic viqnebodi am marcxisa, radgan CemsaviT botanikiT da zoologiiT gatacebuli adamianisaTvis aq samuSaod xeluxlebeli da mdidari mxarea. amas garda, Cemi dac bunebis ara nakleb moyvarulia. es aRsareba, eqimo uotson, TviTonve

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daitexeT Tavs: ra grjidaT, rom ase naRvlianad gadaxedeT fanjridan Cvens Waobebs! - diax, ar uarvyof, marTla meCvena, rom aq cxovreba mosawyenia, TqvenTvis imdenad ara, ramdenadac Tqveni diasaxlisisaTvis. - ara, sulac ara var aq mowyenili, - swrafad momigo qalma. - Cven mecnierul muSaobas veweviT, gvaqvs didi biblioTeka da gvyavs Zalian saintereso mezoblebi. eqimi mortimeri Tavis dargSi friad nakiTxi kacia. ubeduri ser Carlzi agreTve mSvenieri Tanamosaubre iyo. Zalian axlos viyaviT erTimeoresTan, da arc ki SemiZlia gadmogceT, rogor gvimZims es danaklisi. ras ityviT, Tu dRes vinaxuleb ser henris? xels xom ar SevuSli? - darwmunebuli var, Tqveni gacnoba Zalian gauxardeba. - maSin sikeTe miyaviT da SeatyobineT winaswar. iqneb pirvel xanebSi, vidre axal adgils ar SeeCveva, rameSi gamovadgeT. axla ki, eqimo uotson, amobrZandiT zeviT, frTaqerclovanTa koleqcias giCvenebT. gavkadnierdebi da getyviT, rom aseT srul koleqcias inglisis am nawilSi versad naxavT. xolo im droisaTvis, roca daTvalierebas davasrulebT, sauzmec mzad iqneba. magram me ukve mimeCqareboda Cems meurveobaSi myof ser henrisTan. Waobebis naRvlianobam, ubeduri ponis daRupvam, gamoucnobma ymuilma, rac ueWvelad raRac kavSirSi iyo Savbnel legendasTan, baskervilebis gvarSi rom arsebobda, - friad naRvlian gunebaze damayena. xolo am metnaklebad bundovan warmodgenebs Tu mis stepltonis arcTu orazrovani sityvebi daemateboda, romelTac iseTi damarwmunebeli Zala hqonda, rom maT simarTleSi eWvic ar mepareboda, maSin Cemi mowyenisa da aCqarebis mizezi advili asaxsneli gaxldaT. uari vTqvi sauzmeze, Tumca daJinebiT mepatiJebodnen, da imave bilikiT Sinisaken gaveSure. magram am bilikis garda aq, etoba, iyo meorec, ufro mokle, radgan gzaze gasvlac ver movaswari, rom mis stepltoni davinaxe, pirdapir Cems Tvalwin aRimarTa, awiTlebuli loyebi kidev ufro met momxibvlelobas hmatebdnen. ijda gzis piras qvaze, mZimed sunTqavda da mkerdze xels iWerda. - mindoda dagweodiT, eqimo uotson, da mTeli gza sirbiliT gamoviare, - Tqva Cems miaxloebaze. - qudis daxurvac ki ver movaswari. dayovneba ar SemiZlia, radgan Zma Cems aryofnas SeniSnavs. minda mxolod patieba gTxovoT Cemi ugunuri SecdomisaTvis: me xom ser henri megoneT. gTxovT daiviwyoT yvelaferi, rac giTxariT, TqvenTan amas araferi saerTo ara aqvs. - rogor SemiZlia amis daviwyeba, mis steplton! Cemi megobris, ser henris bedi Zalian mawuxebs. miTxariT, ratom iTxovdiT ase daJinebiT mis gamgzavrebas londonSi? - qalis kaprizia, eqimo uotson! roca ufro davuaxlovdebiT erTmaneTs, Tqven darwmundebiT, rom yovelTvis ar SemiZlia avxsna Cemi sityvebi da saqcieli. - ara, ara! me maxsovs, ra aRelvebuli iyaviT. maxsovs Tqveni Tvalebi. mis steplton, gTxovT ufro meti gulaxdiloba gamoiCinoT, rogorc ki am adgilebSi fexi Semovdgi, maSinve vigrZeni, rom Cem garSemo raRac landebi grovdebian. ise davdivar, TiTqos grimpenis WanWrobSi viyo da yovel wuTs memuqrebodes mwvane SambnarSi CanTqma. amixseniT, ras maniSnebdiT. da me gadavcem Tqvens gafrTxilebas ser henris. gaurkveveli gaubedaobis Crdilma gadauqrola saxeze mis stepltons, magram wamic ar gasula, rom misi mzera isev mkacri gaxda, da ase mipasuxa: - metismetad did mniSvnelobas aZlevT Cems sityvebs, eqimo uotson. ser Carlzis sikvdilma SegvaZrwuna me da Cemi Zma. Cven xSirad vxvdebodiT gansvenebuls, radganac am bilikze uyvarda seirnoba, Cveni saxlisaken rom modis. legenda im wyevlaze, rac tvirTad awevs baskervilebis gvars, ser Carlzs suls umZimebda. roca katastrofa moxda, me gavige, rom misi SiSi ar iyo usafuZvlo. axla Zalian mawuxebs ser Carlzis memkvidris Camosvla, da saWirod miviCnie misi gafrTxileba,
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Tavi V||| eqim uotsonis pirveli angariSi am dRidan dawyebuli, saqmeebis msvlelobas gadmogcemT Serlok holmsisadmi mimarTuli Cemi werilebiT, romlebic Cem win awyvia magidaze. yvela werili Senaxulia, erTi dakarguli furclis garda, da isini yvela Cems azrsa da eWvs ukeT gadmoscemen, vidre amas TviTon movaxerxebdi, martooden mexsierebas rom davyrdnobodi, Tumca arc mexsierebidan waSlila im dReebis tragikuli movlenebi. baskervil-holi 13 oqtomberi Zvirfaso holms! Cemi adrindeli werilebisa da depeSebis mixedviT Tqven iciT, rac moxda ukanasknel xans qveynierebis am yvelaze ufro miyruebul kuTxeSi. rac ufro met xans cxovrobT am midamoebSi, miT ufro metad da metad RrRnis suls naRvlianoba am WaobTa, am usazRvro sivrceebisa, romlebic, sxvaTa Soris ar arian moklebulni Tavisebur kuSt momxibvlelobas. sakmarisia gareT gavide, am sivrceebs gavxedo da uecrad vgrZnob, rom Tanamedrove inglisi sadRac ukan rCeba, mis nacvlad ki garSemo xedav mxolod sacxovrebelTa kvals, winaistoriuli adamianis naxelavsa da namuSevars. es didi xnis win gamqrali tomi Tavis Tavs mogvagonebs yvelgan ai, misi qoxebi, ai saflavebi, ager uzarmazari qvis lodebi, darCenilni im adgilas, sadac albaT maTi sakerpeebi iyo. Sescqeri primitiuli iaraRiT daseril gorakTa ferdobebs, sadac mitmasnilan ruxi qoxebi da gaviwydeba, romel saukuneSi cxovrob. uecrad rom erT-erTi qoxis dabal karSi gamoCndes mxecis tyaviani banjgvliani arseba, mSvildi mozidos da isari isrolos, uTuod igrZnobT, rom aq misi yofna ufro bunebrivia, vidre Tqveni. yvelaze ufro ucnauri isaa, rom es adamianebi ase mWidrod dasaxlebulan aqaur unayofo miwebze. arqeologi ara var,

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vatyobdi, yovelive amas Zlier seriozulad ekideboda. stepltoni TavSekavebulad pasuxobda, bevr rames ar ambobda bolomde da aSkarad ufrTxildeboda axalgazrda baronetis grZnobebs. ramdenime msgavsi SemTxveva gviambo, roca esa Tu is gvari Taobidan Taobamde ganicdida raime ukeTuri Zalebis zegavlenas, da mTeli am moTxrobebis mosmenis Semdeg iseTi STabeWdileba dagvrCa, rom stepltons bevri sxva adgilobrivi mcxovrebis msgavsad swams legenda baskervilebis ZaRlze. ukan rom vbrundebodiT, sasauzmod meripit-hausSi SevuxvieT da ser henri mis stepltons maSin gaecno. pirvelsave gacnobaze gaitaca am qalma, da vgoneb, ar Sevcdebi, Tu vityvi, rom es ormxrivi grZnobaa. roca Sin vbrundebodiT, erTTavad im qaliSvilze laparakobda, da mas Semdeg ar gasula TiTqmis arc erTi dRe, rom ar vinaxuloT stepltonebi. dRes isini CvenTan sadiloben, xolo ser henri ukve momaval kviras maTTan wasvlaze laparakobs. erTi SexedviT stepltoni disaTvis ukeTes qmars verc inatrebda. miuxedavad amisa, ara erTxel SeminiSnavs, rom igi Subls ikravs, roca ser henri misi dis mimarT yuradRebas iCens. stepltoni, etyoba, Zlier mieCvia Tavis das, albaT martooba aSinebs, magram es xom egoizmis umaRlesi saxea! - xeli SeuSalo aseT brwyinvale wyvils - es xom danaSaulia? amis miuxedavad faqti faqtia - stepltons aSkarad ar surs, rom es megobroba gadaiqces siyvarulad, da, Cemi dakvirvebiT, yovelnairad cdilobs marto ar datovos isini. sxvaTa Soris, Tu saqme Zlier gatacebamde miva, mdgomareoba garTuldeba da maSin Tqveni darigebis Sesruleba, ser henris Tvals nu moacilebo, TiTqmis SeuZlebeli gaxdeba. xolo Tu mkacrad mivyvebi CemTvis mocemul brZanebas, TviTonve gansajeT, rogor Searyevs es aq Cems reputacias. am dReebSi, ufro zustad xuTSabaTs, CvenTan isauzma eqimma mortimerma. man `grZel dablobad~ wodebul yurRanSi gaTxrebis Sedegad ipova winaistoriuli adamianis Tavis qala, ramac auwereli sixaruli mohgvra. Tavisi saqmis meore aseT enTuziasts, vgoneb, verc ipoviT. sauzmis Semdeg movidnen stepltonebi, da ser he-nris TxovniT keTilma eqimma yvelani urTxelis xeivanSi wagviyvana imis saCveneblad, Tu rogor moxda yvelaferi im sabediswero Rames. es xeivani karga grZelia. sanaxavad pirquSi da Cabnelebuli. orive mxridan mWidro kedlad gasdevs SekreWili urTxelebis rigi da busnos viwro zolebi. mis boloSi dgas naxevrad dangreuli saCrdilobeli. swored SuaSi Waobebze gamavali WiSkaria. am WiSkarTan dacvivnula moxuci baskervilis sigaris ferfli. WiSkari xisaa, TeTrad SeRebili da urduliT daketili. mis iqiT gadaWimulia unapiro Waobebi. me gavixsene Tqveni Teoria aq momxdar ambebze da Sevecade warmomedgina, rogor moxda yovelive es. WiSkarTan mdgomma baskervilma SeniSna, rogor uaxlovdeboda Wabebidan raRac da ise SeeSinda am Cvenebisa, rom Tavgza dakarga, da manam garboda, vidre eldisa da daqanculobisagan mkvdari ar daeca. igi grZel, daburul xeivanSi garboda, magram ram an vin gaaqcia? romelime mecxvaris qofakma, romelic WaobebSi daZrwoda? Tu uzarmazari ZaRlis Savma, uxmo landma? an iqneb amaSi adamianis xeli urevia? iqneb fermkrTali, frTxili berimori naklebs laparakobs, vidre icis? gaurkvevlobis burusiTa da nisliTaa moculi yvelaferi da vfiqrob, danaSauli amis iqiT ifareba. mas Semdeg, rac ukanasknelad gwerdiT, movaxerxe kidev erTi aqauri mezoblis defter-holis mkvidris - mister frenklendis gacnoba, romelic, samxreT mxareze, Cvengan oTxi milis daSorebiT cxovrobs. es WaRara, mwiTuri moxuci metad RvarZliania. mister frenklendi gadareulia britaneTis kanonmdeblobaze. mas mTeli qoneba yovelnair saCivrebze gauniavebia. sasamarTlo procesebs mxolod da mxolod sakuTari siamovnebisaTvis marTavs. xan mosarCelis rolSi gamodis, xan momCivanisa, da aseTi garToba, TviTonac mogexsenebaT, cota Zviri jdeba. ucbad TavSi mouva da Tavis mamulze gavlas akrZalavs - de, samrevlo sabWom
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daamtkicos, rom es swori ar ariso. Semdeg sakuTari xeliT daamtvrevs vinmes WiSkars da ganacxadebs, aq adamis Jamidan saqveyno gza iyoo, - keTili inebos adgilis patronma da uCivlos sxvisi miwis sazRvrebis damrRvevs. zepirad icis Zveli saTemo samarTali da Tavis codnas zogjer mezobeli soflis - fernvorsis interesebisaTvis iyenebs, zogjer ki mis sawinaaRmdegod, ase rom, soflis mcxovrebni xan zeimiT daatareben quCebSi, xanac simbolurad wvaven koconze. amboben, rom axla mister frenklendi erTad awarmoebs Svid saCivars, romlebic ueWvelad STanTqaven misi qonebis darCenil nawils. amrigad igi dakargavs Sxamian nestars da sruliad uwyinar, mSvidobian moxucad iqceva. sxva mxriv es aris gulCvili, Tvinieri kaci da me mxolod imisaTvis vaxseneb, rom Tqvenve iTxovT Cemgan yvela mezoblis aRweras. axla mister frenklendma metad ucnauri TavSesaqcevi saqme ipova. rogorc astronom-moyvaruls, mas mSvenieri Wogriti aqvs da mTeli dReebi Tavisi saxlis saxuravidan Waobebs akvirdeba, im imediT, rom gaqceul katorRels ipovis. mister frenklends rom Tavisi jerac dauxarjavi energia marto am saqmisaTvis moexmarebina, yvelaferi saucxood iqneboda, magram dadis xmebi, TiTqos ganzraxuli aqvs pasuxisgebaSi misces eqimi mortimeri imisaTvis, rom viRacis saflavi gaTxara ise, rom axlo naTesavebis nebarTvac ar auRia. rogorc ukve xvdebiT, laparakia neoliTis adamianze, romlis Tavis qalac ipova eqimma grZeli dablobis yurRanis gaTxris dros. diax, mister frenklends erTgvari nairferovneba Seaqvs Cvens cxovrebaSi, rac axla haeriviT gvesaWiroeba. axla, roca SegatyobineT yvelaferi, rac SemeZlo - gaqceul katorRelze, stepltonebze, eqim mortimerze da mister frenklendze lefter-holidan, TqvenTvis yvelaze ufro sayuradRebo saganze gadavdivar da mogiyvebiT berimorebze, kerZod im ambebze, romlebic wuxelis RamiT moxda. daviwyeb im depeSidan, romelic londonidan gamovagzavneT im mizniT, rom davrwmunebuliyaviT, im dRes berimori adgilze iyo, Tu ara. Tqven ukve iciT Cemi saubris Sinaarsi fostis ufrosTan, saidanac gamoirkva, rom Tqvenma Semowmebam araferi ar mogvca da saWiro cnoba ver miviReT. es ambavi ser henris vuTxari, man misTvis Cveuli uSualobiT imwamsve daibara berimori da depeSis ambavi dawvrilebiT gamohkiTxa. berimorma Tqva, rom depeSa namdvilad gadasces. - bavSvma Tavisi xeliT CagabaraT? - hkiTxa ser henrim. berimorma gakvirvebiT Sexeda da erTi wuTi Cafiqrda. - ara, - Tqva man. - maSin sxvenze viyavi da depeSa colma gadmomca. - pasuxi Tqven dawereT? - ara, cols vuTxari, rogor unda daewera, isic Cavida sxvenidan da dawera. saRamos berimori TviTonve daubrunda am Temas. - ser henri, kargad ver gavige, risTvis mekiTxebodiT im depeSaze, - nuTu raime davaSave da Tqveni ndoba davkarge? ser henri Seecada berimori daerwmunebina, rom misdami keTilad iyo ganwyobili da sakmaod bevri Zveli nivTi aCuqa, radgan yvelaferi, rac londonSi SeiZina, ukve baskervil-holSi iyo Camotanili. Zalian damainteresa misis berimorma. am warmosadeg, pativsacem mandilosans puritanuli siwmindisaken midrekileba etyoba, arcTu brwyinvale Wkuisaa. erTi SexedviT Znelia ufro auRelvebeli arsebis warmodgena. magram Tqven ukve iciT, rom aq pirvelsave Rames gavigone mware qviTini, da mas Semdeg ara erTxel SeminiSnavs cremlis kvali mis saxeze. am qals RrRnis raRac mZime kaeSani. zogjer TavSi aseTi fiqri momdis: es SebRaluli sindisis qenjna xom ar arismeTqi? mere eWvi mepareba, rom berimori ojaxSi tirania. yovelTvis meCveneboda, rom es saeWvo piria, ucnauria, xolo wina Ramis movlenebma sabolood gaaZlieres Cemi eWvi. TumcaRa, TavisTavad es movlena arc ise mniSvnelovania. Tqven albaT gaxsovT, rom me fxizeli Zili vici, xolo aq, baskervil-holSi, sadac asi yuri unda gamovisxa,
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Tavi |X eqim uotsonis meore angariSi baskervil-holi 15 oqtomberi Zvirfaso holms! Tu Tqveni despani aq Camosvlis pirvel xanebSi ar ganebivrebdaT axali ambebiT, aRiareT, rom axla am xarvezs erTiorad anazRaurebs, radgan movlenebi swrafad misdeven erTimeores. Cemi ukanaskneli angariSi cariel oTaxSi fanjarasTan mdgar berimoris dramatuli aRweriT davasrule. mas Semdeg Sevkribe axal movlenaTa mTeli krialoani, rac ueWvelad gagaocebT. sul ar velodi, Tu saqmis viTareba ase Semotrialdeboda. ukanaskneli ori dRe-Ramis ganmavlobaSi mdgomareobas erTi mxriv sagrZnoblad moefina Suqi, meore mxriv - kidev ufro daixlarTa. magram jobs yovelive dawvrilebiT mogiTxroT, rom TviTonve SegeZloT gansja. Cemi Ramis Tavgadasavlis Semdeg, meore diliT, sauzmis win oTaxi davaTvaliere, RamiT berimori rom Sevida. fanjaras, romelSiac is daJinebiT ixedeboda, yvela sxva fanjrebTan SedarebiT aqvs erTi upiratesoba: aqedan yvelaze ufro TvalsaCinod iSleba mTeli Waobebis midamo. or xes Soris sivrceSi mTeli Waobi xelisguliviT moCans. sxva fanjrebidan ki TiTqmis veraferi dainaxeba. maSasadame,
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Tvalebi daakvesa, magram Cemma gulaxdilobam far-xmali daayrevina, da marTalia, mxiarulad ara, magram mainc gaicina. - ho, aseT udabnoSi megona SeiZleboda ganmartoebis imedi mqonoda, magram ar gamovida! TiTqos yvelani SeTanxmdnen imis cqeriT damtkbariyvnen, Tu rogor vearSiyebodi qaliSvils. arSiyoba ki sakmaod marcxiani gamomivida. sad iyaviT Casafrebuli? - ai, im gorakze. - ese igi, qandaraze. misi Zma ki pirvel rigebSi moewyo. naxeT, rogor dagvesxa Tavs? - vnaxe. - arasodes gifiqriaT, rom eg stepltoni sruli Wkuisa ar aris? - ara, ar mifiqria. - arc me. dRevandel dRemde stepltons yvelaze ufro normalur adamianad vTvlidi, axla ki ver gamigia, vis unda Caacvas kacma damamSvidebeli perangi imas Tu me. nuTu ase uxeiro var? uotson, mipasuxeT, ra miSlis xels, rom kargi qmari viyo im qalisa, romelic miyvars? - me Tu mkiTxavT, araferi ar giSliT. - Cems sazogadoebriv mdgomareobas ver daiwunebs, maSasadame, mizezi TviT CemSia saZiebeli. ra aqvs stepltons Cemi sawinaaRmdego? Cems sicocxleSi adamianisaTvis ziani ar mimiyenebia. am kacs ki ar unda Tavis das gamakaros. - ase Tqva? - diax, da kidev daumata raRac-raRaceebi. iciT, uotson, me es qali sul ramdenime kviris win gavicani, magram pirveli SexvedrisTanave cxadi gaxda, rom igi CemTvisaa Seqmnili da masac... masac... TviTonac kargad grZnobda Tavs CemTan, SemiZlia davifico! qalis Tvalebi sityvebze ukeT metyveleben. magram is Cveni daaxloebis winaaRmdegi iyo, me mxolod dRes momeca masTan calke molaparakebis SesaZlebloba. qali siamovnebiT daTanxmda am Sexvedraze, magram rogor fiqrobT, risTvis? rom Cvens siyvarulze gvelaparakna? ara, misi neba rom yofiliyo, maiZulebda amaze gavCumebuliyavi. enaze erTi ram akeria: aq saSiSiao, da manamde ver davmSviddebi, vidre ar waxval baskervil-holidano. me vuTxari, rom masTan Sexvedris Semdeg aqedan wamsvleli ara var, xolo Tu es aucilebelia, TviTonac CemTan unda wamovides. erTi sityviT, winadadeba miveci, magram pasuxis gacemac ver moaswro, ise dagvacxra Tavs misi SeSlili Zma. brazisagan erTianad gafiTrebuliyo, misi uferuli Tvalebi ki pirdapir cecxls afrqvevdnen. risi ufleba miveci Tavs! rogor vbedav Cavacivde da saSveli ar mivce qals Cemi arSiyobiT, amiT xom Tavs vazizReb. iqneba mgonia, rom baronets yvelaferi epatieba? misi Zma rom ar yofiliyo, vuCvenebdi seirs! magram isRa vuTxari, rom araferi samarcxvino Cems grZnobebSi ar aris da imedi maqvs, odesme meqneba pativi, vuwodo mis stepltons Cemi coli-meTqi. magram aman ar miSvela da bolos mec gamovedi moTminebidan, gavcxardi, Tumca Tavis Sekaveba mmarTebda, radgan Cems gverdiT qaliSvili idga. amis Semdeg stepltoni, Tavisi dis TanxlebiT wavida, me ki davrCi marto, rogorc naxeT, sruliad gaurkvevel mdgomareobaSi. axla, uotson, amixseniT, ras niSnavs yovelive es, da saukunod davimaxsovreb Tqvens samsaxurs! Tavi vitexe, xan ase vifiqre, xan ise, magram mTelma am ambavma mec aranakleb sagonebelSi Camagdo. Cveni megobris tituli, misi simdidre, axalgazrdoba, xasiaTi, garegnoba - yvelaferi mis sasargeblod laparakobs, da me ar vici ra am kacze cudi da urigo, garda erTi bneli bediswerisa, rac marTla tvirTad awevs mis gvars. diax! ucnauria, rom ser henris winadadeba uaryofilia ase uxeSad, da qaliSvilis survilis gauTvaliwineblad. ucnauria isic, rom TviT qaliSvili yovelive amas ase gulgrilad Sexvda. Tumca Cveni eWvebi imave saRamos gafanta stepltonma. movida,
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bedad berimors marTlac yurs aklda, amas garda, metismetad garTuli iyo Tavisi saqmiT. bolos mivaRwieT karamde da oTaxSi SeviWvriteT. laqias sanTeli eWira, sarkmelTan idga da saxiT minas mihkvroda. iseve, rogorc ori Ramis win vixile. winaswar Sedgenili samoqmedo gegma ara gvqonda, magram baroneti adamianTa im kategorias ekuTvnis, romelTac uecari gadamwyveti moqmedeba yvelaze ufro bunebrivad miaCniaT. igi Tamamad Sevida oTaxSi. berimori naxtomiT mosclida fanjaras, sul Zlivs iTqvamda da mkvdariviT gafiTrebuli, mTeli sxeuliT akankalebuli dadga Cven win. TvalebSi elda Casdgomoda. SeSinebuli gvacqerdeboda xan me, xan ser he-nris. - berimor, ras akeTebT aq? - arafers, ser, - mRelvarebisagan enas Zlivs ibrunebda. xelSi sanTeli ucaxcaxebda da uswormasworo Crdilebi kedlebsa da Werze daliclicebdnen. fanjara, ser... me yovel Rame vamowmeb xolme, yvelaferi daketilia Tu ara. - meore sarTulzec ki? - diax, ser, mTel saxlSi. - momismineT, berimor, - mkacrad Tqva ser henrim. - Cven gadavwyviteT gavigoT Tqvengan simarTle. ase rom, rac ufro male aRiarebT yovelives, miT ukeTesi iqneba. aba! kmara Tavis mokatuneba! aq ra gindaT? laqiam umweod Semogvxeda da sruliad dabneulma xelebi mokumSa. - cuds arafers vakeTebdi, ser. fanjarasTan mxolod sanTeli meWira. - risTvis geWiraT sanTeli, vis unaTebdiT? - amas nu mkiTxavT, ser henri... nu mkiTxavT! geficebiT, es Cemi saidumlo ar aris, ser, da me ar SemiZlia misi gacema. marto me rom mexebodes, arafers dagimalavdiT. uecrad TavSi moulodnelma azrma gamielva da aviRe sanTeli, romelic berimors fanjris rafaze darCenoda. - es albaT pirobiTi niSania. vnaxoT, iqneba raime pasuxi, Tu ara. sanTeli zed minasTan mivitane, iseve rogor berimori akeTebda. da Ramis ukuneT wyvdiadSi gavixede. mTvare Rrublebs iyo mofarebuli, da pirvel wams SevniSne mxolod xeebis rigi, rac Waobis muq zedapirs Crdilavda. uecrad gamarjvebis wamoZaxili aRmomxda, roca fanjris Sav kvadratSi davinaxe Ramis wyvdiadSi mokiafe patara yviTeli wertili. - ager, naxeT! - ara, ara, ser... - wailuRluRa laqiam. - garwmunebT, ser... - sanTeli marjvniv gadaitaneT, uotson! - SesZaxa baronetma. - xedavT? iqac gadainacvla cecxlma. aba, armzadav, Sen isev jiutob? es xom niSania! aRiare: vin aris Seni Tanamzraxveli da ras apirebT? laqiam aSkarad gamomwvevi mzera esrola. - es Cemi saqmea, Tqven is ar gexebaT. me arafers ar vityvi. - maSin SegiZlia Tavi daTxovnilad CaTvaloT. - mesmis, ser. Cans, araferi gaewyoba. - Tavlafdasxmuls gagiSvebT! grcxvenodeT! Cveni winaprebi as welze met xans cxovrobdnen erT WerqveS, Tqven ki raRac SeTqmulebas awyobT Cems winaaRmdeg. - ara, ara, ser! Tqvens winaaRmdeg ara! es sityvebi warmoTqva qalis xmam. movixedeT. karebSi idga sikvdiliviT fermixdili misis berimori, romelic ferwasulobiT qmars ar Camouvardeboda. mis saxeze aRbeWdili SiSi rom ara, es zonzroxi dedakaci perangisa da Salis amara friad komikur STabeWdilebas moaxdenda. - Cven dagviTxoves, eliza. ai, riT damTavrda yvelaferi, wadi, Caalage nivTebi, uTxra berimorma. - jon, jon, sadamde migiyvane! es sul Cemi bralia, ser henri, mxolod Cemi gulisTvis daTanxmda amaze... mxolod Cemi gulisaTvis!
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- bolos da bolos miTxariT, ra xdeba! - rom ar davexmaroT, Cemi ubeduri Zma WaobebSi SimSilisagan daiRupeba. xom ver davuSvebT, rom is daiRupos Cvens karze. joni niSans aZlevs, rom saWmeli mzadaa, is ki gviCvenebs, sad mivitanoT. - maS, Tqveni Zmaa is... - ...gaqceuli katorReli, ser... kacis mkvleli seldeni. - sruli simarTlea, ser, - daumowma berimorma. - aki mogaxseneT, sxvis saidumlos ver vityvi-meTqi, axla ki TviTonve gaigoneT da iciT, rom Tqven winaaRmdeg arafris mowyobas ar vapirebT. ai, rogor amoixsna am sanTlebis saidumloeba da Ramis mogzaurobaTa Tavsatexi gamocana! me da ser henri gancvifrebuli SevcqerodiT misis berimors. nuTu es flegmaturi pativcemuli qalic imave sisxlisa iyo, romelic Cveni qveynisaTvis yvelaze ufro saSiS damnaSavis ZarRvebSi Cqefda? - diax, ser. Cemi qalwulobis gvari seldenia. katorReli ki Cemi umcrosi Zmaa. bavSvobidanve gavanebivreT, yvelafris nebas vaZlevdiT, TiTqos misTvis yvelaferi dasaSvebi iyo, TiTqos qveyniereba mxolod misi gulisaTvis iyo Seqmnili. Semdeg gaizarda, moxvda cud amxanagebSi da TiTqos qaji Causaxldao sulSi. man gadaiyola dedaCemi da talaxSi amosvara Cveni saxeli. rac dro gadis, sul uares da uares danaSauls sCadis. ram ixsna saxrCobelisgan? mxolod RvTis wyalobam. magram CemTvis, ser, is iseTive TmaxuWuWa biWunaa, romelTanac vTamaSobdi, da romelsac, rogorc ufrosi da, mzrunvelad vadeqi. amitomac gamoiqca cixidan - Cven aq vegulebodiT da icoda, daxmarebaze uars ver vetyodiT. roca aq RamiT molaslasda, daRlili da mSieri da mdevari ki kvaldakaval mosdevda, raRas vizamdiT? SemovuSviT, davapureT, yvelaferSi davexmareT, rac SegveZlo. mere is iyo, Tqven moxvediT, da isev WaobebSi yofna amjobina, vidre oromtriali miwydeba. asea axlac, icdis da dResac iq imaleba. Cven ki yovel Rame vamowmebT, xom ar wavida, vunaTebT fanjaraSi, xolo roca sapasuxo niSans gvaZlevs, Cems qmars miaqvs daniSnul adgilze puri da xorci. sul imas vfiqrobT, wavidodao, magram vidre iq aris, bedis amara ver mivatovebT. me morwmune qali var da tyuilebs ar movyvebi. Tu amaSi aris cudi ram, Cemi qmari arafer SuaSia: amas mxolod Cemi gulisaTvis akeTebs. iseTi grZnobiT laparakobda, ar SeiZleboda misTvis ar dagejerebinaT. - es marTalia, berimor? - diax, ser henri, WeSmariteba gaxlavT. - ra gaewyoba, colisadmi erTgulebisaTvis ver gagkicxavT. daiviwyeT is, rac giTxariT. wadiT Tqvens oTaxSi, diliT ki yvelafers ganvsjiT, rogorc saWiroa. roca wavidnen, isev gavixedeT fanjaraSi. ser henrim mTlianad gamoaRo sarkmeli da saxeSi gveca Ramis civi niavi. Sors, sibneleSi jer kidev kiafobda patara cecxli. - mikvirs, rogor ar eSinia! - Tqva ser henrim. - etyoba, mxolod aqedan Cans. - SeiZleba. Tqveni azriT, sad unda iyos? - sadme granitis svetebTan. - ase, or milze, ara? - amdenic ar iqneba. - ho, raki berimors saWmeli dahqonda, maS, Sors ar yofila. axla elis, rodis mivlen mis niSanze. uotson, waval da Sevipyrob im aramzadas. mec imave azrma gamielva. berimorebma xom Tanamzraxvelebad ar gagvixades. Cven vaiZuleT gaecaT TavianTi saidumlo. is kaci saSiSi iyo sazogadoebisaTvis. amnairi adamianisa arc Sebraleba SeiZleba, arc gamarTleba. SemTxveviT unda gvesargebla da iseT adgilas dagvebrunebina, saidanac zianis motana aRar SeeZleboda. winaaRmdeg SemTxvevaSi Cveni daudevroba iqneb sxvebs Zvirad dasjdomodaT, MYTOPBOOK.ORG

magaliTad, stepltonebs, romelTac yovelRame elodaT Tavdasxmis saSiSroeba. albaT es azri aqezebda ser henrisac, roca aseTi gabeduli nabijis gadadgma gadawyvita. - mec TqvenTan wamoval. - maSin revolveri aiReT da fexsacmeli CaicviT. unda viCqaroT, Torem Suqs Caaqrobs da daimaleba. xuTi wuTi ar gasula, rom mTeli siswrafiT mivyvebodiT xeivans, usityvod vusmendiT Semodgomis qaris erTferovan Rmuils da xmeli foTlebis Srials. haerSi sidamplisa da sinestis suni idga. mTvare mxolod drodadro gamoCndeboda xolme Rrublebidan, romlebic zolad mihyvebodnen cis TaRs, xolo roca Waobze gavediT, wvrili wvima wamovida. yviTeli cecxli isev ise kiafobda win. - Tqven wamoiReT rame? - vkiTxe henris. - ki, Solti. - rac SeiZleba swrafad vimoqmedoT, rom gons mosvlis dro ar darCes da winaaRmdegobis gaweva ver moaswros. - aki amboben, Tavze xelaRebuli kaciao. Tavs moulodnelad unda wavadgeT. - uotson! - uecrad wamoiwyo baronetma. - netav ras ityoda amaze holmsi? gaxsovT? `RamiT, ros qveynad batonoben qvesknelis Zalni...~ da TiTqos misi sityvebis pasuxad, sadRac Sors, WaobTa pirquS sivrceSi, is ucnauri xma gaisma, ramac ase gamaoca ramdenime dRis win grimpenis WanWrobSi. qars jer yru Rrena mohyva, mere Rmuili, romelic bolos TandaTan naRvlian ymuilSi gadaizarda. igive veluri, mrisxane xmebi ganmeorda erTimeoris miyolebiT da zardamcemmma bgeram aavso haeri. baronetma saxeloSi Camavlo xeli, da me wyvdiadSic ki SevniSne, ra mkvdris feri edo saxeze. - RmerTo Cemo, uotson, es ra aris? - ar vici. amboben, rom aseTi xmebi iSviaTi ar aris am WaobebSi. me ukve momismenia es ymuili. xma isev Sewyda. sruli siwynare Camovarda. videqiT, vusmendiT yurdacqvetilni, daZabulni, magram metad aRarafers daurRvevia WaobebSi gamefebuli mdumareba. - uotson, - Tqva baronetma, - es ZaRlis ymuili iyo. sisxli gameyina ZarRvebSi, radgan ser henris xma SiSma gabzara. - ras amboben am xmebze? - ikiTxa man. - vin? - aqauri mcxovreblebi. - eseni xom sruliad umecari xalxia! gana sul erTi ar aris, ras amboben aqaurebi? - uotson, miTxariT, ras laparakoben amaze? erTi wuTiT Sevyoymandi, magram kiTxva ise iyo dasmuli, rom gverdis avla aRar SemeZlo. - amboben, baskervilebis ZaRliao. ser henrim amoigmina. - diax, ase ymuili mxolod ZaRls SeuZlia, - Tqva didi xnis dumilis Semdeg. magram is Sorsaa. WanWrobis iqiTa mxares. - ra mogaxsenoT, ver gavige, sad ymuoda? - qarma moitana. grimpenis WanWrobi sadRaa? iqiT? - diax. - xmac iqidan modioda. geyofaT, uotson! aki TviTonve TqviT, rom ZaRli ymuoda. me xom bavSvi ara var. miTxariT simarTle, nu geSiniaT. - maSin CemTan erTad stepltoni iyo da Tqva, romeliRac frinveli iZaxis aseo. - ara, es ZaRliao. RmerTo Cemo! nuTu mTel am arakebSi aris Tundac simarTlis natamali? nuTu marTla uCinari safrTxe memuqreba? Tqven rogor fiqrobT, uotson?
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- ara, ara! - aseT sisuleleebze sicili londonSi advili saqmea, magram sul sxvaa bnel WaobebSi am ymuilis gagoneba. mere, biZaCemi? mis gvamTan xom ZaRlis kvali naxes? yvelaferi erTmaneTs emTxveva. sulac ara var mxdali, uotson, magram ZarRvebSi sisxli meyineba am xmis gagonebaze. ai, naxeT Cemi xeli. - ara uSavs, xval yvelaferi gaivlis. - ara, am ymuils verasodes ver daviviwyeb. axla ra vqnaT? - Sin davbrundeT? - arafris gulisaTvis! Tu daWeraa am aramzadisa, daWera iyos. me da Tqven katorRelze vnadirobT, xolo sulTamxuTavi ZaRli albaT Cvenze nadirobs. wavideT, uotson! Tund mTeli jojoxeTis Zalebi aq gaCndnen, WaobebSi, ukan daxeva mainc ar SeiZleba. yovel nabijze borZikiT miviwevdiT win. marjvniv da marcxniv bnelSi kldovani borcvebi muq siluetebad aziduliyvnen. win ki, uwindeburad, yviTeli Suqi SuqurasaviT moCanda. araferi ar aris ise macduri, rogorc patara Suqi ukuneT sibneleSi. sinaTle xan Sors horizontze cimcimebda, xanac sul axlos gaielvebda. bolos, rogorc iqna, davinaxeT sinaTlis wyaro da davrwmundiT, rom Sors aRar viyaviT. - es iyo qvebs Soris napralSi damagrebuli Camwvari sanTeli. lodebi Suqs qarisa da gareSe Tvalisagan icavdnen. Riad mxolod is mxare rCeboda, saiTac baskervil-holi mdebareobda. Cven SeumCnevlad vuaxlovdebodiT sinaTles, radgan granitis didi lodi gvfaravda. frTxilad amovefareT lods da garemos zverva daviwyeT. ucnauri sanaxavi iyo sanTeli am Suagul WaobSi! erTi yviTeli ena alisa, qvaze mocimcime, da sicocxlis araviTari niSanwyali garSemo. - axla raRa vqnaT? - CurCuliT ikiTxa henrim. - davicadoT aq. albaT sadme axlos iqneba. sadacaa gamoCndeba. verc ki movaswari amis Tqma, rom kidevac davinaxeT igi. napralSi, sadac sanTeli enTo, gamoCnda saSineli, damRupveli vnebebiT daRaruli saxe, romelsac araviTari adamianuris niSanwyali ar aCnda. swored aseTi WuWyiT dafaruli, banjgvliani saxe da gaCeCili jagara Tma eqneboda erT-erT pirvelyofil velurs, romelic Tavs afarebda am borcvis ferdobebs. sanTlis ali irekleboda patara cbier TvalebSi, romlebsac borotad abrialebda. es Tvalebi im mxecis Tvalebs waagavda, romelmac sibneleSi monadiris nabijis xma gaigona. etyoboda, seldeni raRacam daaeWva, albaT masa da berimors hqondaT CvenTvis ucnobi raime pirobiTi niSani, an igrZno, rom kargi saqme ar aris mis Tavs, radgan mis sazizRar saxeze SiSis kvali SevniSne, yovel wams SeeZlo Caeqro Suqi da sibneleSi mimaluliyo. win gaviWeri, ser henric gamomyva. katorRelma erTi SehRmuvla da gvesrola qva, romelic Cvens gverdiT lodze daimsxvra. mxolod es SevniSne, tandabali iyo, beWganieri. sabednierod, am dros Rrublebidan savse mTvare gamocurda. sirbiliT SevyeviT goraks, katorReli ki mis ferdobze meore mxridan Carboda, gareuli Txis simardiT xteboda qvidan qvaze. marjve sroliT SeiZleboda misi daWra, magram revolveri mxolod TavdacvisaTvis mqonda wamoRebuli da ara imitom, rom SeuiaraRebeli kacisaTvis zurgSi mesrola. me da ser henri gvariani morbenlebi viyaviT, magram male davrwmundiT, rom katorRels ver daveweodiT. igi didxans Canda win, mTvaris Suqze, da TandaTan patara wertilad iqca, romelic Soreul borcvis ferdobze micocavda. mzeras Zlivs vawvdendiT. manZili Cvens Soris sul ufro izrdeboda. bolos, sruliad gamogvelia Zal-Rone, qvaze CamovsxediT da SevcqerodiT katorRelis figuras, romelic TvalTagan gvekargeboda. da ai, swored am dros moxda raRac ucnauri da moulodneli. is iyo gadavwyviteT, migvetovebina usargeblo devna da wamovdeqiT, rom ukan gamovbrunebuliyaviT. mTvare Cvengan marjvniv iyo. granitis uswormasworo mwvervali mkveTrad ixateboda mis vercxlisfer diskoze. da amave diskoze
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davinaxe uZravad mdgari adamianis figura, TiTqos Savi xisagan gamokveTili qandakebaao. ar ifiqroT, holms, rom es iyo halucinacia! SemeZlo, rogorc arasodes, Cems mzeras davndobodi! ramdenadac SemeZlo damenaxa, es iyo maRali, gamxdari kaci. idga, odnav fexebgadgmuli, mkerdze xelebgadajvaredinebuli, TavCaqindruli, TiTqos dafiqrebuli gascqeroda torfisa da granitis samefos, romelic mis winaSe gadaWimuliyo. ai, aseTad myavda warmodgenili aqauri Waobebis suli! es ar iyo katorReli. Sors idga im adgilidan, sadac katorReli miimala. simaRliTac meti iyo. moulodnelobisagan daviyvire da baronets xeli wavavle. wami, rac amisaTvis damWirda, sakmarisi gaxda - adamiani gaqra. granitis svetis wvetiani wveri uwindeburad Camjdariyo mTvaris diskoSi, magram uZravi, utyvi figura iq aRar iyo. maSinve gadavwyvite, rom saWiroa misvla da am svetis daTvaliereba, magram Cven sakmaod Sors viyaviT, xolo baronets Tavgadasavlebis Tavi aRara hqonda. - jerac ver damSvidebuliyo saSineli ymuilis gagonebis Semdeg, ramac bneliT moculi sagvareulo gadmocema moagona. amas garda, TviTon araferi daunaxavs da maSasadame, ise verc aaRelvebda es sakvirveli sanaxaoba. - albaT guSagia. katorRelis gaqcevis Semdeg Waobi savsea darajebiT, - Tqva gulgrilad. SeiZleba ser henri marTali iyo, magram ver warmoidgenT, rogor mindoda amaSi sabolood davrwmunebuliyavi. dResve SevatyobinebT prinstaunis xelisufalT, sad imaleba katorReli. magram mainc sawyenia, rom TviTon ver movaxerxeT misi Sepyroba da xelaxla cixeSi zeimiT dabruneba! aseTia ukanaskneli Ramis ambebi, da Tqven, Zvirfaso holms, unda aRiaroT, rom gaqvT amis Taobaze sruli angariSi. Cemi moTxrobebis met nawils, ra Tqma unda, araferi saerTo ara aqvs Cvens saqmesTan, magram saWirod mimaCnia SegatyobinoT Cems werilebSi yvela faqti, - amoarCieT maTgan iseTebi, romlebic samsaxurs gagiweven. raRac warmatebani mainc gvaqvs. amovxseniT berimorebis ucnauri qcevis mizezi, aman ki bevr rames mohfina naTeli. magram torfis Waobebis saidumlo, mis ucnaur binadarTa saidumlo uwindeburad amouxsnelia. iqneb momdevno werilSi odnav mainc SevZlo WanWrobSi Camowolil ukuneTSi sinaTlis Setana. yvelaze ukeTesi ki is iqneboda, rom aq TviTon CamosuliyaviT.

Tavi X nawyvetebi eqim uotsonis dRiuridan aqamde sruliad iolad varTmevdi Tavs im ambebis gadmocemas, romelTac baskervil-holSi Cemi gamgzavrebis pirvel dReebSi Serlok holmss vwerdi. axla ki iZulebuli var es xerxi mivatovo, isev Cems mexsierebas davendo da ambebi sakuTari dRiuridan amonawerebiT davamowmo. qvemoT moyvanil or nawyvets mivyavarT im movlenebTan, romlebic saukunod CamebeWda tvinSi. me katorRelis uSedego devnasa da im ambebze SevCerdi, rac am devnas mohyva. ganvagrZob Txrobas momdevno dilidan. 16 oqtomberi. nisliani uRimRamo dRea, cris. baskervil-holze mZimed Camowvnen Rrublebi, romlebic drodadro criatdebian da maSin Sors moCans torfis Waobebis pirquSi sivrceebi. aqa-iq vercxlisfrad ielveben xolme gorakTa ferdobebi da sveli kaWrebi. Sinac da Ria cis qveSac erTnairi mowyenilobaa. imis Semdeg, rac RamiT ganicada, baroneti uxasiaTodaa. me TviTonac raRac simZime mawevs gulze da garduvali ubedurebis winaTgrZnoba suls mixuTavs - es winaTgrZnoba miT ufro saSinelia, rom misi axsna ar SemiZlia. da gana mousvenrobis safuZveli ara gvaqvs? sakmarisia gavixsenoT jaWvi im movlenebisa, romlebic amtkiceben, rom aq arseboben da moqmedeben bneli Zalebi.
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baskervil-holis ukanaskneli mepatronis sikvdili, rac zustad emTxveva ojaxur gadmocemas; fermerTa Soris moaruli xmebi ucnaur arsebaze, romelic drogamoSvebiT gamoCndeba xolme WaobebSi... me TviTonac xom sakuTari yuriT orjer movismine ZaRlis Soreuli ymuilis msgavsi xmebi. bolos da bolos, ar SeiZleba, rom yoveli aq momxdari ambavi bunebis kanonTa gareSe gamovacxadoT! Tqven TviTon gansajeT! moCveneba da landia ZaRli, romelic kvals tovebs miwaze da xmamaRla ymuis? ara, es autanelia! stepltons da Tundac mortimers SeeZloT ahyolodnen saerTo ganwyobilebas, magram me Tu raime Rirseba gamaCnia, esaa saRi azri, da verasodes ver davemorCilebi crurwmenas! amisaTvis saWiroa aqaur fermerTa ganviTarebis doneze daSveba - fermerTa, romlebic ar kmayofildebian gadmocemiT raRac sastik ZaRlze da monayols cecxlis alsac umateben, rasac is arnaxuli saSineleba Turme piridan da Tvalebidan afrqvevs. holmsi yursac ar miapyrobda msgavs bodvas, me ki misi pirovnebis warmomadgeneli var. magram faqti faqtad rCeba: me orjer movismine es ymuili. xom SeiZleba, rom WaobebSi marTlac darbodes romelime uzarmazari ZaRli? maSin xom yvelaferi naTeli gaxdeba! magram sad imaleba, ras Wams, saidan movida, ratom veravin xedavs mas dRisiT? unda vaRiaro, rom Tu yovelive amas damajerebel axsnas mivcemT, aranaklebi siZneleebis winaSe aRmovCndebiT. magram Tundac ZaRli ganze davtovoT - rogor avxsnaT is, rac londonSi moxda? ucnobi kebSi. werili, romlis avtori aficebda ser henris ar gamoCeniliyo WaobebSi? amaSi xom araferia zebunebrivi, Tumca erTic da meorec SeiZleba mieweros rogorc megobrul, aseve mtrul Zalebs. magram sad aris axla es mteri Tu moyvare? londonSi darCa Tu aqeT gamogvyva? nuTu... nuTu swored is vixile granitis svetis Tavze? marTalia, mxolod Tvali Sevaswari, magram zogi ram mainc garkveviT SevniSne da mzad var es ficiT davamtkico. aqauri mcxovrebi araa - axla ser henris yvela mezobels vicnob. stepltonze maRalia da frenklendze sagrZnoblad gamxdari. SeiZleboda es kaci berimorad migveRo, magram berimori me da ser henrim Sin davtoveT, garda amisa, verc SeZlebda SeumCnevlad gamogvyoloda. maSasadame, aqac, iseve rogorc londonSi, Cveni kvalis mignebas viRac ucnobi cdilobs. dRemde ver SevZeliT misgan Tavis daRweva. rom SemeZlos am kacis daWera, yvela Cvens gaugebrobas farda aexdeboda. ai Cemi mizani, da mTel Cems Zal-Rones vixmar, rom amas mivaRwio. Cemi pirveli wadili iyo sakuTari gegmebi ser henrisaTvis gameziarebina, magram rom davfiqrdi, gadavwyvite TamaSi damoukideblad ganmegrZo da rac SeiZleba naklebi melaparaka amaze. baroneti sityvaZviri da Tavis fiqrebSi garTuli kacia. ymuilma, rac WaobebSi gaigona, masze Zalian imoqmeda. mec umjobesad CavTvale aRar gameRrmavebina misi mousvenroba, magram iaraRs ara vyri, Cemi pasuxismgeblobiT minda vimoqmedo. dRes sauzmis Semdeg CvenTan patara scena gaTamaSda. berimorma sTxova ser henris, neba momeciT calke mogelaparakoTo, da oriveni kabinetSi gavidnen. sabiliardoSi vijeqi, mesmoda maTi aweuli xma da mSvenivrad vxvdebodi, razedac iyo laparaki. male kabinetis kari gaiRo da baronetma damiZaxa. - berimori nawyenia Cvenze, - miTxra ser henrim. - warmoidgineT, rom devna misi colisZmisa, romlis saidumlo Tavisi nebiT gagvando, Cvenis mxriv upatiosnoba yofila. - SeiZleba me gavcxardi, ser henri, gTxovT mapatioT. magram me mainc Zalian gavocdi, roca ganTiadisas Tqveni nabijis xma gavigone da Sevityve, rom seldenis Sepyroba gqondaT gadawyvetili. mag ubedurs isedac cudi dRe adgas da isRa aklia, rom kvalSi Cavuyeno vinme. - seldeni rom namdvilad sakuTari surviliT gagecaT, es sul sxva saqme iqneboda, - Tqva baronetma. - magram Tqven, ufro sworad Tqvenma colma aRiara simarTle mxolod mas Semdeg, rac Cven gaiZuleT. sxva gza arc gqondaT.
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- ar megona, Tu sityvaze damiWerdiT, ser henri. arafriT ar megona. - seldeni saSiSia sazogadoebisaTvis. es xom iseTi kacia, arafris winaSe ukan rom ar daixevs. amas misi gamometyveleba TvalnaTliv adasturebs. gaixseneT, ra mwired aris aqauroba dasaxlebuli. aiReT Tundac mister stepltoni - Tavdasxmis SemTxvevaSi risi imedi unda hqondes, mxolod sakuTar mklavs Tu daendoba. ara! vidre am kacs borkils ar daadeben, Tavs uSiSrad ver vigrZnobT. - seldeni xelsac aravis axlebs, geficebiT! aqauri mcxovreblebisaTvis axla igi ar aris saSiSi. damijereT, ser henri, ramdenime dRis Semdeg yvelaferi mogvardeba, is samxreT amerikaSi wava. gevedrebiT, nu SeatyobinebT policias, rom seldeni aq imyofeba, WaobebSi. mas ukve aRar eZeben da SeuZlia gems damSvidebiT daelodos. Tu policias SeatyobinebT, me da Cems cols avi saqme dagvemarTeba. gTxovT, ser, nu mimarTavT policias! - uotson, ras ityviT amaze? mxrebi aviCeCe. - Tu es kaci amerikaSi wava, gadasaxadis gadamxdelebi ufro Tavisuflad amoisunTqaven. - vTqvaT, raime ubedureba moaxdina gamgzavrebis win? - ara, ser! giJi xom ar aris! Cven miveciT yvelaferi, rac saWiroa. axali danaSauli ki xifaTSi Caagdebs. - es marTalia, - Tqva ser henrim. - kargi, berimor... - ufalma daglocoT, ser! ra madlobeli var! Tu seldeni kidev daiWires, Cemi coli am dards veRar gadaitans. - ise gamodis, uotson, rom me da Tqven sisxlis samarTlis damnaSaves vfaravT. magram axla albaT gambedaoba aRar meyofa, rom is katorReli gavce. keTili, amiT davasruloT. SegiZliaT waxvideT, berimor. laqiam kidev wailuRluRa madlobis niSnad oriode sityva da wavida karisaken, magram zRurblze uecrad SeCerda. - Tqven ise kargad momeqeciT, ser, rom minda rogorme madloba gadagixadoT, daiwyo gaubedavad. - me cota ram vici, ser henri... SeiZleba aqamde tyuilad vdumdi, magram es gamoirkva maSin, roca Zieba ukve damTavrebuli iyo. jer kidev aravisTan ar milaparakia amaze... laparakia ser Carlzis sikvdilze. me da baroneti adgilze SevxtiT. - TqvenTvis cnobilia sikvdilis garemoebani? - ara, ser. - maS, ra iciT,? - me vici, ratom idga WiSkarTan ase gvian RamiT - paemani hqonda qalTan. - paemani qalTan! ser Carlzs! - diax, ser. - vin aris is qali? - saxels ver getyviT, ser, vici mxolod pirveli asoebi: l. l. - ser henri, im diliT biZaTqvenma werili miiRo. mis saxelze Cveulebriv mravali werili modioda, cnobili kaci iyo da Tavisi sikeTiT saxeli hqonda ganTqmuli. yvela SesCioda Tavis dards. magram im diliT mxolod erTi werili movida, amitomac davimaxsovre. misamarTi qalis xeliT iyo dawerili, beWedze ki aRniSnuli iyo `kumb-tresi~. - mere? - arc momagondeboda mere es werili, Cemi coli rom ara. ser Carlzis sikvdilis Semdeg ramdenime kvira gavida, Cemma meuRlem misi yofili kabinetis dalageba daiwyo. buxris siRrmeSi raRac qaRaldis furceli ipova. furclis meti nawili ferflad iyo qceuli, magram erTi patara nagleji - swored bolo gadarCeniliyo da kaci sityvebs gaarCevda, Tumca melani mxurvalebisagan gauferulebuliyo da qaRaldic sanaxevrod garujuli aRmoCnda. Canda, mxolod
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minaweri gveWira xelSi. ai, ra wavikiTxeT: `gTxovT, rogorc jentlmens, dawviT es werili da iyaviT WiSkarTan saRamos aT saaTze~. dabla ewera orad ori aso: `l. l.~. - es nagleji Senaxuli gaqvT? - ara, ser, xelSi SemomefSvna. - manamde Tu iRebda ser Carlzi imave xeliT nawer werilebs? - ar vici, ser. ar mimiqcevia yuradReba. es werilic imitom damamaxsovrda, rom erTaderTi iyo im dRes. - da Tqven ar iciT, vin aris es `l. l.~? - ara, ser, warmodgena ara maqvs. magram me vfiqrob, es ledi rom gvepova, gavigebdiT zogierT wvrilmans ser Carlzis sikvdilze. - pirdapir ar mesmis Tqveni, berimor! rogor SeiZleboda aqamde dagemalaT aseTi mniSvnelovani cnobebi? - iciT, ser, amis Semdeg anazdad dagvatyda Tavs ubedureba. garda amisa, me da Cems cols Zalian gviyvarda ser Carlzi da ver viviwyebdiT mis sikeTes. vifiqreT, ratom unda gavqeqoT Zveli ambavi-Tqo? Cvens batons es sul erTia ukve aRar uSvelis, xolo roca saqmeSi Careulia qali, saWiroa frTxilad moqmedeba. aki TviT yvelaze ufro Rirseuli adamianebic... - Tqveni azriT, es Seuracxyobs mis xsovnas? - diax, ser, gadavwyvite, rom aqedan kargi araferi gamovidoda. magram Tqven iseTi sikeTe gamoiCineT Cvendami... aRar SemiZlia dagifaroT is, rac vici. - kargi, berimor, SegiZliaT waxvideT. roca laqia gavida, ser henri me momibrunda: - aba, uotson, ras ityviT sinaTlis am axal sxivze? - Cemi azriT, am sxivma kidev ufro daabnela yvelaferi. - ho. marTalia. magram es `l.l.~ rom gvepova, maSin yvelaferi naTeli gaxdeboda. Cven viciT, rom arsebobs qali, romelmac bevri ram icis, xolo es ukve seriozuli miRwevaa! saWiroa mxolod misi migneba. axla rogor moviqceT? - dauyovnebliv SevatyobinoT yovelive holmss. iqneb aman daayenos swor kvalze. darwmunebuli var, maSinve aq gaCndeba. Cvens oTaxSi Sevedi da imdRevandel ambebze dawvrilebiTi angariSi davwere. Sevatyobine, Tu ra moxda im diliT. Cemi megobari bolo dros, etyoba, Zalian mouclelia, radgan beikerstritidan iSviaTi da mokle pasuxebi modis. maTSi erTi sityvac ar aris naTqvami Cems angariSebze, xolo Cemi aq Camosvlis mizanze mxolod gakvriT. SantaJis im saqmem, etyoba, mTlianad STanTqa holmsi, magram ukanaskneli movlenebi usaTuod miipyroben mis yuradRebas da isev gauRviZeben interess Cveni Ziebisadmi, rogor minda, rom aq iyos! 17 oqtomberi. dRes mTeli dRe wvims. mZime wveTebi aSrialeben xSir faTalos, ecemian lavgardans da miedinebian dabla. momagonda Ria cis qveS torfis Waobebis siRrmeSi damaluli katorReli. sabralo! ra mZimec ar unda iyos mis mier Cadenili danaSauli, axlandeli tanjva ramdenadme mainc gamoisyidis yvela Secodebas. mere momagonda is, meore adamianic... kebis fanjaraSi gaelvebuli saxe, TiTqos mTvaris diskoze amokveTili bneli figura. nuTu is bneleTis Tanamgzavri, mouxelTebeli mzveravi, am delgmaSi daexeteba? saRamos sawvimari wamovigde mxrebze da Waobebis siRrmisaken gavemarTe. saSineli suraTebi mesaxeboda, wvima saxeSi mcemda, qari yurebSi miwioda. vinc axla grimpenis WanWrobSi daexeteba, RmerTi iyos misi mfarveli. aseT amindSi aq gorakebic ki erTian saflobad iqcevian. vipove granitis sveti, romelzedac idga is martoxela mWvreteli, da misi uswormasworo dakbiluli Tavidan davaTvaliere Zirs gadaSlili pirquSi Waobebi. am Camuqebul dablobs kokispirulad awvimda. mZime, tyviisferi Rrublebi dedamiwaze eSvebodnen, xolo maTs naglejebs svetebad Sesdgomodnen gorakebis ucnauri moxazulobani. Sors marcxniv, xeebis kenweroebis
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zemoT nislSi Zlivs Canda baskervil-holis viwro koSkebi. mxolod isini metyvelebdnen am midamoebSi adamianis arsebobaze, Tu ar CavTvliT winaistoriul qoxmaxebs gorakTa ferdobebze. da arsad araviTari kvali im ucnobisa, amave svetze ori Ramis win rom vnaxe. ukan rom vbrundebodi, eqimi mortimeri wamomewia, romelic Tavisi etliT modioda dampali saflobis mxridan. mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi eqimi Cvens mimarT Zalian gulisxmieri iyo, da TiTqmis dRec ar gavidoda, rom ar Semoevlo baskervilholSi imis gasagebad, Tu rogor viyaviT. eqimma etlSi Camsva da Sin gacileba SemomTavaza. Zalian Sewuxebuli iyo Tavisi spanielis dakargvis gamo. Waobebisaken wasuli ZaRli ukan aRar dabrunebuliyo. vanugeSebdi eqims, rogorc SemeZlo, TviTon ki vigonebdi, rogor CaiZira grimpenis WanWrobSi poni, da vfiqrobdi, rom mortimeri Znelad Tu ixilavda Tavis patara ZaRls. - sxvaTa Soris, eqimo, - vuTxari me da Tan masTan erTad vxtodi oRroCoRro gzaze, - Tqven albaT yvelas icnobT, vinc ki am aremareSi cxovrobs. - vfiqrob, rom yvelas. - maSin, iqneba miTxraT sruli gvari da saxeli qalisa, romlis inicialebia `l. l.~? mortimeri dafiqrda da mere Tqva: - ver getyviT. marTalia, boSebsa da fermis muSebze Tavdebobas ver vikisreb, magram TviT fermerebsa da jentris Soris aseTi inicialebi TiTqos aravis ar udgeba. Tumca moiTmineT, - dasZina pauzis Semdeg, - aris erTi laura laionsi esec Tqveni `l.l.~, magram is kumb-tresiSi cxovrobs. - vin aris es qali? - frenklendis qaliSvili. - rogor! am axirebuli moxucis? - savsebiT sworia! mxatvars gahyva colad, gvarad laionss, romelic aq etiudebisaTvis Camodioda. is aramzada gamodga da miatova qali, Tumca, rogorc gamigonia, yvelferSi mxolod erTi mxaris dadanaSauleba ar SeiZleba. mamam Tavis asulze xeli aiRo, radgan qmars unebarTvod gahyva. isic SeiZleba, rom mizezi marto es ar iyos. erTi sityviT, orTave codvilma - moxucmac da axalgazrdamac am qals sicocxle gaumwara. - mere, rogorRa cxovrobs? - moxuci frenklendi, albaT, cota rames aZlevs, raRa Tqma unda, Zalian cotas, radgan saqme TviTonac vera aqvs kargad. magram ra mZime codvac ar unda Caedina, sakuTari Svilis ase gawirva mainc ar SeiZleboda. roca es istoria cnobili gaxda, mezoblebi - stepltoni da ser Carlzi - daexmarnen qals da saSualeba misces patiosnad ecxovra. am saqmeSi cota wvlili mec mimiZRvis. gvindoda manqanaze beWdva Seeswavla. mortimerma mkiTxa, ratom gainteresebs es ambavio da mec davakmayofile misi cnobismoyvareoba, Tanac Sevecade ar gamemxila yvela wvrilmani, radganac sruliadac ar aris saWiro Cveni saidumloebani ucxo adamianebs gavuziaroT. xval diliT kumb-tresiSi gavemgzavrebi, da Tu movaxerxe am metad saeWvo reputaciis qalis, misis laionsis naxva, amiT gadavdgamT win did nabijs. raTa Cveni Tavsatexebis ricxvi erTiT Semcirdes. sxvaTa Soris, Tqveni morCili msaxuri nel-nela gveliviT brZeni xdeba. roca mortimerma metismetad dawvrilebiT damiwyo gamokiTxva, me sityva banze avugde: romel tips ekuTvnis-meTqi frenklendis Tavis qala, aman gadamarCina: gzis mTeli danarCeni nawili kraniologiis leqcias mieZRvna. Serlok holmsTan gatarebul wlebs CemTvis amaod ar CauvliaT. am naRvliani wvimiani dRis aRwera rom davasrulo, kidev erT saubars gavixseneb, amjerad berimorTan. am saubarma kidev erTi kvanZis wveri momca xelSi, rasac saWiro SemTxvevaSi gavyvebi.
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mortimeri CvenTan darCa, da sadilis Semdeg man da baronetma ekartes TamaSi wamoiwyes. laqiam yava biblioTekaSi mogvarTva da aq SemTxveva mqonda misTvis ramdenime kiTxva damesva. - aba, berimor, ras akeTebs Tqveni keTili naTesavi? gaemgzavra, Tu jer kidev imaleba WaobebSi? - ar vici, ser. netavi, male wavidodes! ramden xifaTs gadagvkida. mas Semdeg, rac ukanasknelad wavuRe saWmeli, misi ara vici ra. es ki am sami dRis winaT gaxldaT. - maSin ki naxeT? - ara, ser, magram Semdeg Sevamowme - saWmeli adgilze ar iyo. - raki saWmeli adgilze ar aRmoCnda, maSasadame, jerac WaobebSia. - TiTqos asea, ser, Tu meore kacma ar aiRo. xeli, romliTac finjani meWira, Sua gzaze gamiSeSda, da me mTeli gulisyuriT berimors davaSterdi. - maS, Tqven ambobT, rom iq kidev meore adamianic imaleba? - diax, ser, WaobebSi kidev erTi adamiani unda iyos. - Tqven naxeT? - ara, ser. - maS, aba saidan iciT misi ambavi? - am erTi kviris win TviTon seldenma miTxra, viRac kaci kidev imalebao WaobebSi, magram Cemi fiqriT, ser uotson, is meore katorRelTagani ar unda iyos... ar momwons es ambavi, ser uotson, sulac ar momwons! - moulodneli ZaliT wamoscda berimors. - Cemo megobaro! aq me vmoqmedeb mxolod da mxolod Tqveni batonis sasargeblod. mxolod im mizniT Camovedi, rom ser henris davexmaro. pirdapir miTxariT: saxeldobr ra ar mowonT? erTi wuTiT berimori yoymanobda, TiTqos nanobda Tavis afeTqebas an imas, rom Tavisi mSfoTvare grZnobebis gamosaxatavad Sesaferi sityvebi ver ipova. - araferi, rac iq xdeba, ser! - SesZaxa bolos da xeli gaiSvira wvimis nakadebiT dafaruli fanjrebisaken, romlebic Waobebs gadahyurebdnen. - es raRac kargis momaswavebeli ar unda iyos. iq, Cemi azriT, Sav-bnel saqmes izraxaven, merwmuneT! axla mxolod es minda: rom ser henri rac SeiZleba male wavides aqedan londonSi! - ase ram SegaSinaT? - gaixseneT ser Carlzis sikvdili! imas nu uyurebT, ra Tqva im gamomZiebelma! yuri miugdeT, ra xdeba RamiT WaobebSi! adamianebi xom arafris gulisaTvis ar daTanxmdebian daRamebis Semdeg iq gasvlaze... axla is kaci, WaobebSi rom dadis da viRacas zveravs, - vis zveravs? ras niSnavs yovelive es? ara! maTTvis, romelnic baskervilebis gvars atareben, es saqme kargad ar gaTavdeba, da mouTmenlad veli im dRes, roca ser henris axali msaxuri mova. Cems adgils daiWers da me SemeZleba aqaurobas gavecalo! - miambeT im kacis ambavi, - vuTxari laqias. - ra iciT im adamianze? ra Tqva seldenma? xom ar icis, sad imaleba da risTvis? - seldenma orjer naxa, magram frTxili da eSmaki yofila. jer policielad miiRo, magram mere darwmunda, rom sul sxva vinmea. garegnobiT jentlmenia, magram ra unda am WaobebSi, Zneli saTqmelia. - mainc sad imaleba? - seldeni ambobs, Zvel qoxebSi, ferdobzeo. iciT, iq gorakebze gamoqvabulebia, sadac Zvel dros adamianebs ucxovriaT. - mere, ras Wams? - seldens SeuniSnavs, rom masTan viRac patara biWi dadis, albaT is Tu uzidavs saWmelsa da yvelafers, rac esaWiroeba. kumb-tresidan unda dadiodes.

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- keTili, berimor. rogorme sxva drosac movilaparakebT amaze. - roca laqia gavida, fanjarasTan gavCndi da dabindul minaSi gavxede caze msrbol Rrublebsa da qarSi moqanave xeebs. Tu aseT amindSi saxlSic ki ar aris myudroeba, ra gunebaze unda iyos WaobebSi qvis qoxmaxSi myofi adamiani? ra siZulvili unda genTos gulSi, rom adamians CausafrdeT aseT adgilas da isic aseT amindSi! an ram aamxedra es kaci, rom Tavs aseTi sastiki tanjva arguna? Waobis erT-erT qoxSi ifareba TviT arsi im gamocanisa, rac ase mtanjavs. vficav, erTi dRec ar gaivlis, rom gavakeTeb yvelafers, rac adamians ZaluZs da am saidumloebas mainc amovxsni!

Tavi X| kaci granitis svetze Cemi dRiuris ukanasknel TavSi aRwerilma ambebma 18 oqtombramde migviyvanes, es is ricxvia, saidanac zemoT moTxrobili yvela daujerebeli ambavi swrafad daiZra saSineli dasasrulisaken. ukanaskneli dReebis movlenebi ise CameWeda mexsierebaSi, rom SemiZlia Canawerebis dauxmareblad mogiTxroT. amrigad, daviwyoT im dRidan, romlis kviraZalze gamovarkvie pirvelxarisxovani mniSvnelobis ori garemoeba. pirveli: rom misis laura laionsma kumb-tresidan werili miswera ser Carlz baskervils da paemani dauniSna swored im adgilas, sadac am ukanasknelma sikvdili hpova (amasTan daTqmul saaTs), da meore: rom adamiani, romelic WaobebSi imaleba, unda veZioT qvis qoxebSi, borcvis ferdobze. vgrZnobdi, rom axla gaubedaobasa da mousazreblobas mxolod xelis SeSla SeeZlo am ori gamocanis gadawyvetaSi. im saRamos ver movaxerxe misis laionsze meTqva rame baronetisaTvis, radgan mortimeri gvianobamde Sehyva masTan banqos TamaSs. magram meore dRes sauzmeze Cemi aRmoCena gavuziare da vTxove, kumb-tresiSi wamomyevi-meTqi. pirvelad siamovnebiT dameTanxma, magram roca davfiqrdiT da kargad avwon-davwoneT, gadavwyviteT, rom umjobesi iqneboda, Tu marto me wavidodi. Cveni azriT, rac ufro oficialurad iqneboda mowyobili es gamgzavreba, miT ufro nakleb warmatebas mivaRwevdiT. amitom sindisis qenjnis gareSe davtove Sin ser henri, TviTon ki am axal samZebro saqmeze gavwie. kumb-tresiSi rom Cavedi, perkinss vubrZane, cxenebs mixede-meTqi da maSinve vipove ledi, romelic unda damekiTxa. misi saxlis povna ar gamWirvebia - soflis SuagulSi idga. mosamsaxurem, romelmac kari gaaRo, zedmeti ceremoniis gareSe Semiyvana sastumro oTaxSi, sadac sawer manqanasTan mjdari qali damxvda. igi sasiamovno RimiliT adga, rom momgebeboda, magram roca ucnobi kaci daminaxa, moiRuSa, isev magidas miujda da mosvlis mizezi mkiTxa. erTi SexedviT misis laionsi gansacvifrebeli silamazis qali gaxldaT. Ria Taflisferi Tvalebi hqonda, wablisferi Tma, vardisfer Rawvebze odnav Worfli eyara, magram saxeze iseTi momxibvleli elferi dah-kravda, rogoric TeTri vardis gulSi gvinaxavs. vimeoreb, pirveli STabeWdileba Zalian Zlieri iyo. magram roca kargad davakvirdi da ufro kritikuli TvaliT Sevxede, mis pirovnebaSi raRac arasasiamovno, iqneb uxeSic aRmovaCine. ar vici, ra Crdilavda am srulyofil silamazes - piris orsave mxares arsebuli nakecebi, Tu mkacri gamoxedva. magram es azri TavSi ufro gvian momivida. pirvel wuTs ki ubralod vigrZeni, rom Cems win zis Zalian lamazi qali, da es qali mekiTxeba, risTvis moxvedio. mxolod axla mivxvdi, ramdenad saCoTiro iyo Cemi vizitis mizani. - maqvs pativi vicnobde Tqvens mamas, - vuTxari pasuxad. dasawyisi sakmaod uxeiro gamodga da ledim es dauyovnebliv magrZnobina.

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- imitom, rom amasobaSi daxmareba sxvisgan miviRe. - maSin meore weriliT unda SegetyobinebinaT, ratom ar SegeZloT misvla! - asedac moviqceodi, rom meore dRes diliT misi sikvdilis gamo dabeWdili nekrologi ar wamekiTxa. sakmaod dalagebuli moTxroba gamovida, da Cems kiTxvebs aRar SeeZloT SeeryiaT misi simarTle. yovelive amis Semowmeba SeiZleboda mxolod erTi xerxiT: unda gamego, misis laionsma ganqorwinebis saqme ser Carlzis Semdeg dauyovnebliv daiwyo Tu ara. paemanze ar vyofilvaro, amgvar tyuilis Tqmas es qali Znelad Tu gabedavda, radgan baskervil-holSi mxolod SarabaniT SeeZlo wasuliyo da kumb-tresiSi ganTiadisas Tu dabrundeboda. aseT mogzaurobas saidumlod ver Seinaxav. maSasadame, an simarTles ambobda, an, yovel SemTxvevaSi, simarTlis nawils. sagonebelSi Cavardnili da marcxiT Sewuxebuli wamovedi am qalis saxlidan. Cem win igive yru kedeli iyo, rac dasaxuli miznisaken mimaval yvela gzaze meRobeboda. roca misis laionsTan Cemi saubari maxsendeboda da misi saxis gamometyvelebasa da saqcielze vfiqrobdi, sul ufro vrwmundebodi, rom bevri ram ar gamimxila. ratom wauvida feri? ratom vxdebodi iZulebuli yoveli sityva majaganiT amomeglija misTvis? ratom ar wavida paemanze, romelic ser Carlz baskervils dauniSna? raRa swored daniSnul saaTze hpova sikvdili Carlz baskervilma? albaT, yovelive amis mizezi arc ise ubralo unda iyos, rogorc misis laionsi lamobda CemTvis Caegonebina. diax. am gziT verafers gavxdebodi, saWiro iyo Waobebis qvis qoxmaxebisaken mimavali kvalis miyola. magram es kvali uaRresad bundovani iyo, amaSi ukan dabrunebisas davrwmundi, roca winaistoriuli adamianebis sacxovreblebiT daseril gorakebs Cavuare. berimorma Tqva, is meore kaci erT-erT mitovebul qoxSi imalebao, magram aseTi qoxebi xom aq yovel nabijzea! Tumca, berimoris miTiTebebis garda, Cemi sakuTari mosazrebac mqonda, radgan granitis svetze mdgari adamiani sakuTari TvaliT vixile. maSasadame, iqidan unda daviwyoT Zebna. yovel qoxs gamovikvlev da bolos da bolos vipovi imas, vinc mesaWiroeba. Tu ucnobi vipovne, vaiZuleb Tavisi saxelic miTxras da aRiaros, risTvis gvdevnis ase daJinebiT, Tundac amisaTvis revolveriT damuqreba damWirdes. igi xalxmravali rijentstritidan gaeqca holmss, magram aq, ubedur WaobebSi, ise advilad veRar gaipareba. Tu mis sacxovrebel qoxs mivageni da TviTon Sin ar damixvda, imden xans davelodebi, vidre ar mova. holmss londonSi gausxlta, magram, Tu misi xelSi mogdeba movaxerxe da Cems maswavlebels vajobe, maSin naxeT, rogor vizeimo! bednierebam bevrjer gvaqcia zurgi am Ziebis gzaze, magram axla TviTonve Semobrunda Cemken, da warmatebis mauwyeblad TmaWaRara, RaJRaJa mister frenklendi momivlina. igi gzatkecilis pirad mdebare Tavis baRis WiSkarTan Semomeyara. - gamarjobaT, eqimo uotson! - SesZaxa misTvis uCveulo TavazianobiT. - daasveneT cxenebi! SemobrZandiT, moilxineT, TiTo Wiqa Rvino gadavkraT. yovelive imis Semdeg, rac sakuTari asulisadmi mister frenklendis damokidebulebaze msmenia, am kacis mimarT ar SemeZlo raime gansakuTrebuli megobruli grZnoba mqonoda. magram mindoda, radac ar unda damjdomoda, perkinsi Sin gamegzavna, da aseTi sababi Zalze drouli gamodga. etlidan gadmovedi, meetles vubrZane, sen henrisaTvis gadaeca, rom sadilobamde davbrundebodi da frenklends pirdapir sasadilo oTaxSi Sevyevi. - dRes sadResaswaulo dRe maqvs, ser, namdvili dResaswauli! - ganacxada frenklendma da mxiarulad CaixiTxiTa. - ori procesi movige. axla aqauri xalxi gaigebs, rom kanoni aris kanoni da rom Cemi saxiT saqme aqvT adamianTan, romelic ar moerideba urCTa Tavebze risxvis datexvas. me movipove moxuc midltonis parkSi Tavisuflad gavlis ufleba - zed Suagul parkSi, ser! - misi
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roca mwvervalze avedi, mze ukve Cadioda. da borcvis damreci ferdobebi erT mxares momwvano-oqrosferi iyo, meore mxares ki muq CrdilSi iZirebodnen. Sors, zed horizontTan, miwamde eSveboda nisli da am nislSi gamokrToda meliis svetis fantastikuri moxazuloba. irgvliv sulieris WaWaneba ar iyo. CamiCumi arsaidan ismoda, mxolod romeliRac didi, ruxi frinveli - Tolia Tu kronSnepi danavardobda, maRla, lurj sivrceSi. me da es frinveli viyaviT erTaderTi cocxali arsebani uzarmazar cis TaRsa da mis qveS gawolil udabnos Soris. Waobebis SiSveli sivrceebi, ukacuroba, amouxsneli saidumloeba da Cem mier dasaxuli amocanebi - yvelaferi es yinavda Cems guls. bavSvi arsad Canda. magram borcvebs Soris mikunWuliyvnen Zveleburi qvis qoxebi, da maT Soris iyo erTi, romlis gadarCenil saxuravs SeeZlo avdrisagan adamianis dacva. gulma raRac migrZno, roca qoxi davinaxe. tanma miazra, rom ucnobi swored im soroSi unda meZebna da bolos ase vifiqre: fexs gadavdgam Tu ara misi TavSesafris zRurblze, imwamsve xelSi Cavigdeb-meTqi. qoxisaken SeumCnevlad miviparebodi - zustad ise, rogorc stepltoni, roca bades pepelas umiznebda! roca axlos mivedi, Cemda sasiamovnod davrwmundi, rom gumanma ar mimtyuna da aq adamiani cxovrobda. kedelSi datovebul xvrelamde, romelic Sesasvlelis magivrobas eweoda, qvebs Soris odnav SesamCnevi biliki gadioda. TviT qoxidan Cqamic ar ismoda. ucnobi an SigniT iyo damaluli, anda WaobebSi daZrwoda. saxifaTo Sexvedris molodinSi nervebi ukiduresad dameZaba. papirosi ganze visrole, revolveris saxelurs xeli movuWire, swrafad mivedi qoxis SesasvlelTan da SigniT Sevixede. qoxi carieli iyo. magram alRom ar momatyua. aq namdvilad viRac cxovrobda. qvis sawolze, romelzedac odesRac neoliTur adamians sZinebia, axla wyalgauval mosasxamSi gaxveuli sabnebi elaga. primitiul keraze nacris grova Canda. mis gverdiT samzareulosaTvis gankuTvnili ramdenime nivTi ido da naxevari saTli wyali idga. konservis carieli qilebi mowmobdnen, rom aq ara erTi dRe ucxovriaT. roca Tvalebi bindbunds mivaCvie, kuTxeSi SevniSne rkinis tolCa da viskis boTli. qoxis SuagulSi ido brtyeli qva, rac albaT magidis magivrobas swevda. zed ki patara fuTa moCanda, swored is, me rom saWvreti miliT davinaxe ymawvilis zurgze. fuTaSi iyo puri da konservis ori qila, erT qilaSi bolSi gamoyvanili ena SevniSne, meoreSi ki vaJinSi Cadebuli atmebi davlande, yovelive es gavsinje, mindoda boxCa Tavis adgilze damedo, rom uecrad guli SemifrTxialda - qvaze egdo qaRaldis furceli, romelzedac raRac ewera. aviRe da Zlivs gavarCie fanqriT gamoyvanili batifexuri: `eqimi uotsoni kumb-tresiSi gaemgzavra~. mTeli wuTi uZravad videqi. werili xelSi meWira da am mokle baraTis Sinaarsze vfiqrobdi. logikurad erTi daskvnis gakeTeba SeiZleboda: ucnobi nadirobda ara ser henrize, aramed Cemze da TviT ki ar mzveravda, aramed viRac sxva momiCina - iqneba es ymawvili? aq iyo misi ukanaskneli cnobac. mas Semdeg, rac aq vcxovrob, albaT Cems yovel nabijs zveravdnen. mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi xom ganuSorebeli grZnoba mqonda, rom aq raRac uxilavi Zalebi moqmedeben da Cven garSemo frTxilad da marjved xlarTaven uwvriles bades, romlis msubuq Sexebas yvelaze ufro kritikul momentebSi vgrZnobdiT. es ar iqneba erTaderTi baraTi-meTqi, gavifiqre. qoxs Tvali movavle, magram msgavsi veraferi vipove. verc raime kvali aRmovaCine, rom imis mixedviT memsjela adamianze, romelmac sacxovreblad aseTi ucnauri qoxi airCia, an mis zraxvebze. mxolod imis Tqma SeiZleboda, rom ucnobi Tavisi CveulebebiT spartanels miagavda da cxovrebis moxerxebulad mowyobas albaT araviTar mniSvnelobas ar aZlevda. ukanaskneli dReebis kokispiruli wvimebi rom momagonda da pirdaRebul saxuravs avxede, vigrZeni, ramdenad garTuli iyo es kaci Tavisi saqmiT, raki misi gulisaTvis aseT sadgomsac ki urigdeboda. vin aris? mosisxle mteri, Tu mfarveli
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angelozi? da me Tavs fici miveci ar gavsuliyavi am qoxidan, vidre yvelafers bolomde ar gavigebdi. mze ukve Cadioda da ca dasavleTisken oqrosfrad brwyinavda. Camavali mnaTobis aTinaTi mowiTalo zolebad wveboda grimpenis WanWrobis Soreul gubeebSi. Sors aRmarTuliyvnen baskervil-holis koSkebi, xolo maTgan daSorebiT Zlivs Canda kvamli, rac grimpenis saxuravebidan adioda. am kvamlsa da baskervil-hols Soris, gorakis iqiT, stepltonebis saxli idga. saRamos oqrosferi Suqi yovelives iseT mSvenier saxesa da iers aZlevda, iseT uSfoTvel simSvides, rom Tvali tkbeboda, magram Cemi guli bunebaSi gamefebul simSvides ver erwmuneboda. ucnobi garemo, romelSiac ifareboda raRac garduvali, yovel wams sul ufro moaxloebuli Sexvedris molodini Cems aforiaqebul guls erTianad acaxcaxebda. nervebi daZabuli mqonda, magram vijeqi mtkice gadawyvetilebiT bnel qoxSi da pirquSi jiutobiT velodi misi binadris dabrunebas. dabolos, momesma kidevac avismaniSnebeli xmauri. ai, misi fexsacmlis qusli qvas moxvda. erTxel kidev... kidev... sul ufro axlovdeba.. ubneles kuTxes mivaSure da revolveris Caxmaxi fexze Sevayene. gadawyvetili mqonda, rom vidre ucnobs wesierad ar davaTvalierebdi, arc gamovCeniliyavi. gareT yvelaferi miwynarda. etyoboda, SeCerda. mere nabijis xma isev gaisma, da qoxis Semosasvleli viRacis Crdilma dafara. - dRes saucxoo amindia, Zvirfaso uotson, - Tqva CemTvis kargad nacnobma xmam. risTvis zixarT daxuTul qoxSi, gana sufTa haerze yofna ar sjobia!

Tavi X|| sikvdili WaobebSi mTeli ori wuTi mainc videqi da sakuTar yurs ar vujerebdi. moulodnelobisagan sulis moTqma ar SemeZlo. Semdeg metyvelebis unari damibrunda da vigrZeni, ra uzarmazari simZime momexsna mxrebidan. es civi, gesliani, gamqirdavi xma dedamiwis zurgze mxolod erT adamians SeiZleba ekuTvnodes. - holms! - SevZaxe. - holms! - gamodiT, - miTxra, - cota frTxilad, geTayva, revolverTan xumroba rodi varga! viwro xvrelSi gavZveri da davinaxe igi. holmsi qvaze ijda. rux TvalebSi kadnieri Suqi Casdgomoda da Semcbars ase miyurebda. am xnis ganmavlobaSi Zlier gamxdariyo, magram mxne, mSvidi saxe hqonda, mziT damwvari da brinjaosferi. sportul yaidaze gamoWrili kostiumi ecva, turistis kepi exura da ase daseirnobda WaobebSi! aqac erTguli darCeniliyo Tavisi WeSmaritad katiseburi gulmodginebisa sikoxtavesa da sisufTaveSi - saxe Cinebulad hqonda gaparsuli, perangs erTi laqac ar etyoboda. TiTqos yvelaferi es beikerstritze xdeboda! - sxvas vis SeeZlo Tavisi gamoCeniT ase gavexarebine, - vTqvi me, roca xels varTmevdi. - da amave dros ase gaekvirvebineT? - diax, marTali xarT! - magram garwmunebT, marto Tqven ar gagkvirvebiaT. verc ki warmovidgendi, Tu moaxerxebdiT Cemi droebiTi TavSesafris mignebas, da arc velodi aq TqvenTan Sexvedras. es gairkva mxolod qoxidan oc nabijze. - Cemi kvali icaniT? - ara, uotson! vSiSob, rom Tqveni kvalis garCeva im sxva mravalTa naterfalisagan, romlebic qveynad arseboben, dauZleveli amocana iqneboda. Tu momavalSi Cems motyuebas moindomebT, pirvelad girCevT gamoicvaloT Tambaqos maRazia, radgan sakmarisia davinaxo papirosi `bredli oqsfordstritis~ markisa,
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rom maSinve gamovicno, Cemi megobari uotsoni sadme maxloblad imyofeba-meTqi. ai, Tqveni papirosis namwvi, gzis maxloblad egdo. albaT maSin gadaagdeT, roca Cemi qoxis ieriSiT aReba gadawyviteT? - sruli simarTlea. - mec ase vfiqrobdi... Tanac Tqveni gamobrZmedili xasiaTi rom vici, mivxvdi, qoxSi iqnebodiT Casafrebuli, amasTanave revolvermomarjvebuli da mis binadarTa dabrunebas daelodebodiT. amrigad, namdvilad damnaSaved mimiReT, xom? - ar vicodi, vin iyaviT, magram gadawyvetili mqonda, gamomerkvia. - Cinebulia, uotson! Cemi sacxovrebeli rogorRa ipoveT? albaT maSin daminaxeT, roca Cemi daudevrobiT mTvarisaken zurgSeqceviT videqi da Tqven ki katorRels midevdiT? - swored maSin daginaxeT. - da TanmimdevrobiT yvela qoxis Tvalierebas moh-yeviT, vidre ar mipoveT, ara? - ara, Tqvens kvalze im ymawvilma damayena, saWmels rom gizidavdaT. zogierTebma mas ukve zvervac dauwyes. - ah! moxuci jentlmeni saWvreti miliT? me vnaxe, rogor cimcimebs mzis sxivebze misi lupa, da pirvelad verc mivxvdi, Tu ra ucnauroba iyo es! - adga da qoxSi Seixeda. - aha! kartraiti aq ukve yofila. es ra qaRaldia? maS, Tqven iyaviT kumb-tresiSi? - diax. - misis laura laionsis sanaxavad? - savsebiT sworia. - Cinebulia! Cvens ZiebaSi me da Tqven, etyoba, paraleluri gzebiT mivdiodiT, raRas vayovnebT, erTmaneTs unda gavuziaroT mopovebuli cnobebi, da maSin am saqmeze metnaklebad sruli warmodgena gveqneba. - yvela im saidumloebisa da pasuxismgeblobis simZime, rac mZime tvirTad mewva, Tqveni gamoCeniT erTbaSad momexsna da Zalian moxaruli var. axla is mainteresebs, aq rogor moxvdiT da ras akeTebT? me ki vfiqrobdi, rom holmsi uwindeburad beikerstritzea da SantaJis saqmeze muSaobs-meTqi. - me mindoda, rom swored ase gefiqraT. - maS, Tqven sargeblobT Cemi daxmarebiT da imave dros ar mendobiT! gavbrazdi me. - es ar damimsaxurebia, holms! - Cemo megobaro, am saqmeSiac da bevr sxvaSic Tqveni daxmareba CemTvis fasdaudebeli iyo. Tu geCvenebaT, rom mogatyueT, gevedrebiT, nu gewyinebaT! gulaxdilad rom giTxraT, axla Tu aqa var, es nawilobriv Tqvenive gulisaTvis Cavidine. vgrZnobdi, rom Tavs safrTxeSi igdebdiT da Zieba rom piradad mewarmoebina, imisaTvis Camovedi. me rom Tqveni da ser henris gverdiT vyofiliyavi, Cemi Tvalsazrisi arafriT ar iqneboda gansxvavebuli Tqveni mosazrebebisagan da Cveni mowinaaRmdegeebic ufro fxizlad iqnebodnen. baskervilholSi Camosvla Zalian SemboWavda. ase ki Tavisuflad SemeZlo moqmedeba, radgan kulisebSi vrCebodi da scenaze gamosasvlelad mxolod yvelaze ufro gadamwyvet wams velodi. - magram raSi dagWirdaT Cemgan damalva? - Tqven rom gcodnodaT, me aq viyavi, es veraferSi dagexmarebodaT da am ambavs, SesaZloa, Cemi aq yofnis gamomJRavnebac ki gamoewvia. albaT mogindebodaT mogeTxroT CemTvis zogi ram, an TqvenTvis Cveuli gulkeTilobiT aq Cems ukeT mowyobasa da momaragebas moisurvebdiT. ra saWiroa zedmeti riskis gaweva? me Tan wamoviyvane ymawvili kartraiti. gaxsovT, Sikrikebis kantoraSi rom bavSvi muSaobs? - ai, swored is, da SesaniSnav samsaxursac miwevs. Tqven kargad iciT, rom me didi moTxovnilebis kaci ara var. erTi naWeri puri da sufTa sayelo, sxva raRa unda adamians? garda amisa, kartraiti erTi zedmeti wyvili Tvalia, erTi zedmeti

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- es ZaRlia! - Sehyvira holmsma. - gaviqceT, uotson, gaviqceT! RmerTo Cemo! oRond ar dagvagviandes! am sityvebze bnelSi gadaxta, mec ukan mivyevi. da uecrad sadRac win, kaWrebis iqiT, adamianis sasowarkveTili amoZaxili gaisma, romelsac yru dartymebis xma mohyva. SevCerdiT. yuri mivugdeT. magram metad aRarafers daurRvevia uqaro Ramis mZime dumili. me vnaxe, rogor giJiviT itaca holmsma TavSi xeli da fexi miwas dahkra. - dagvaswro, uotson! davagvianeT! - ara! es SeuZlebelia! - ras vayovnebdi, me suleli! Tqvenc kargi vinme xarT, uotson! miatoveT baskervili marto, da ai, riT gaTavda yvelaferi! ara! Tu arafris gamosworeba aRar SeiZleba, sul erTia, im aramzadas mwared gadavuxdi. gzas vinRa daeZebda, pirdapir iqiT gavvardiT, saidanac saSineli yvirili mogvesma. xan ferdobze mivbobRavdiT, xan dabla veSvebodiT, bnelSi lodebs vejaxebodiT, Sambnars mkerdiT mivarRvevdiT. yovelive borcvis Tavidan Cemi megobari swrafad aTvalierebda garemos, magram Waobebze gamefebuliyo sruli wyvdiadi da maTs pirquS zedapirze veraviTar moZraobas ver SeniSnavdiT. - xedavT rames? - verafers. - moiTmineT! es ra aris? yru kvnesa Semogvesma. marcxnidan modioda es xma. qviani borcvis iqiT uecrad iwyeboda kaWrebiT mofenili ferdobi, da iq didron lodebs Soris raRac Savi sagani moCanda. axlos mivirbineT da Savma saganma ufro gamokveTli moxazuloba miiRo. es iyo adamiani, romelic miwaze pirdaRma egdo. Tavi raRac saswaulebrivad moqceoda, mxrebi wamoewia da zurgic amozneqili hqonda. am arabunebrivi sanaxaobiT SeZrwunebuli, pirvelad ver mivxvdi, rom kvnesa, romelic Semogvesma, momakvdavis ukanaskneli gabrZoleba iyo. Tavdaxrilni videqiT da arc xrotini gvesmoda, arc raime Cqami. holmsi Seexo uZrav sxeuls, Sehyvira da maSinve xeli moaSora. asanTi gavkariT, sustma Suqma gaanaTa gasisxlianebuli TiTebi da is saSineli gube, rasac micvalebulis damsxvreuli Tavis qalidan gadmonadeni sisxli ayenebda. guli SegvekumSa, - roca asanTis Suqze Cven winaSe ser henri baskervili vixileT. gana SeiZleboda am araCveulebrivi mowiTalo-yavisferi kostiumis daviwyeba swored im kostiumisa, romliTac pirvelad gamoCnda baroneti beikerstritze! erTi wamic sakmarisi iyo imisaTvis, rom gvecno daRupuli, Semdeg ki asanTi Caqra, rogorc Cveni ukanaskneli imedi. holmsma daikvnesa da me bnelSiac ki davinaxe, ra mkvdris feri daedo saxeze. - aramzada! aramzada! - xelebi TavisTavad SemekumSa muStebad. - holms! arasodes ar vapatieb Cems Tavs, rom ser henri bedis anabara mivatove. - Cemi danaSauli metia, uotson. me Seviwire klienti, vimsxverple mxolod imisaTvis, rom Semejamebina, ase vTqvaT, momemTavrebina es saqme. mTeli Cemi muSaobis manZilze ar maxsovs aseTi mZime dartyma moeyenebinos vismes, magram vis SeeZlo eTqva, vis SeeZlo scodnoda, rom miuxedavad Cemi gafrTxilebisa, igi risks gaswevda da WaobebSi marto gamovidoda. - Cven gavigoneT misi yvirili, RmerTo Cemo, ranairi yvirili! gavigoneT da ver miveSveleT! magram sad gaqra is sulTamxuTavi ZaRli - misi sikvdilis mizezi? iqneb axlac aq aris sadme? an sad aris stepltoni? yvelafrisaTvis mivuzRav samagieros! - diax, is agebs pasuxs yvelafrisaTvis, amaze me vizruneb. biZac da Zmiwulic orive mkvdaria. erTi SiSiT mokvda, roca Tavis Tvalwin dainaxa urCxuli, romelsac zebunebriv arsebad sTvlida, meore ki mokvda maSin, roca gaqceviT cdilobda misgan Tavis daRwevas. magram axla unda davamtkicoT, rom im ZaRlsa da
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mis msxverpls Soris aris mizezobrivi kavSiri. marTalia, ymuili gavigoneT, magram es jer kidev ar aris sabuTi, ser henrim SeiZleba dacemis dros gaitexa Tavi. me mainc vficav, ra cbieric ar unda iyos Cveni mowinaaRmdege, xval is Cems xelT iqneba! uecari da gamousworebeli ubedurebiT SeZrwunebulni, dasaxiCrebuli gvamis win videqiT. ra cudad dasrulda Cveni xangrZlivi da mZime Sroma. roca Rrublebidan mTvarem gamoixeda, qvis grovaze avediT, saidanac Cveni ubeduri megobari gadmovarda da iqidan SevaTvaliereT mTvaris Suqze vercxlisfrad mbzinavi Waobebi. Sors, grimpenis mxares Canda yviTeli cecxli. es Suqi SeiZleboda mxolod stepltonebis ganmartoebul sacxovrebelSi nTebuliyo. wyevla-krulva aRmomxda da im mxares muStiT davemuqre. - raRas vucdiT? dauyovnebliv unda SevipyroT! - saqme jer ar aris damTavrebuli, is ki iseTi frTxili da cbieri kacia! mere ra, rom Cven yvelaferi viciT? aba scadeT da daumtkiceT! erTi gaufrTxilebeli nabiji da aramzada xelidan gagvisxlteba. - maS ra vqnaT? - xval sazrunavi yelamde gveqneba. dRes ki isRa dagvrCenia, ukanaskneli samsaxuri gavuwioT ser henris. Sveul ferdobze daveSviT da mTvaris sxivebze vercxlisfrad moelvare qvebs Soris dagdebul uformo Sav sxeulTan mivediT. tanjviT mokrunCxuli sxeulis danaxvaze guli SemekumSa da simwrisagan Tvalebi cremliT amevso. - davuZaxoT vinmes, holms. marto Cven gvams saxlamde ver mivitanT. RmerTo Cemo, ra mogdiT? xom ar SeiSaleT? holmsma Sehyvira da ser henris gvamze daixara. uecrad cekvas mohyva, xarxariT Camavlo xelSi xeli da njRreva damiwyo. nuTu es Cemi sastiki, mudam TavSekavebuli megobaria? ai Turme ra xdeba, roca dafaruli ali gareT gadmoxeTqavs xolme! - wveri aqvs! wveri! - wveri? - es ser henri ar aris... RmerTo, es Cemi mezobelia, - katorReli! - elvis siswrafiT veciT gvams, gadavabruneT gulaRma da gasisxlianebuli wveri axla pirdapir civ, naTeli mTvaris badr saxes miaCerda. saeWvo aRaraferi iyo! dabali Subli, maimuniviT Rrmad Camjdari Tvalebi, - es igive saxe iyo, romelmac Cem Tvalwin im Rames napralSi gaielva. mokluli borotmoqmedi seldeni gaxldaT. aq ki yvelafers mivxvdi. momagonda, rom berimors baronetma TiTqmis mTeli Tavisi samoseli aCuqa. maSasadame, berimorma es tansacmeli misca seldens, raTa wasasvlelad gamzadebuliyo. fexsacmeli, perangi, kepi - yvelaferi erT dros ser henris ekuTvnoda. marTalia, tragedia tragediad rCeboda, magram seldenma, ase Tu ise, mainc daimsaxura sikvdili. sixaruliT aRar viyavi, ise vuambe holmss, Tu rogor moxda yvelaferi. - maSasadame, es ubeduri kostiumma daRupa, - Tqva holmsma. - ZaRls, ra Tqma unda, ser henris raime nivTi aynoses - uTuod swored is fexsacmeli, otelSi rom moipares - da mere katorRelis kvalze miuSves, auxsneli rCeba mxolod erTi ram: rogor dainaxa sibneleSi seldenma, rom viRac misdevda? - albaT, moesma. - moesma ZaRlis xma WaobebSi da mSvelels uxmo ise, rom daWeris safrTxes ar moerida? ara, katorRels amiT ver SeaSineb. ai, ra: rogor dainaxa seldenma, rom ZaRli misdevs? - me mgonia, amaze sakvirveli ambebic aris. Tu davuSvebT, rom Cveni yvela varaudi sworia, maSin es ZaRli... - me arafers ar vvaraudob.

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- keTili. ratom gauSves es ZaRli WaobSi am RamiT. ara mgonia, yovelTvis aseTi TavisuflebiT sargeblobdes. stepltoni albaT eloda, rom ser henri dRes Waobebisaken gamoivlida. - Cemi amocana ufro rTulia. Tqvensaze pasuxs male miviRebT, Cemi ki albaT isev amouxsneli darCeba. axla ki gadavwyvitoT am ubedurs ra vuyoT. xom ar SeiZleba meliebisa da Zerebis saZiZgnad aq davtovoT? - romelime qoxSi davasvenoT, vidre policias SevatyobinebT. - marTalia, qoxamde, yovel SemTxvevaSi, mivitanT. SexedeT, uotson! es ra aris? nuTu TviTon isaa? ara, ra kadnierebaa! arc erTi sityva Cvens eWvebze, arc erTi sityva! Torem yvela Cemi gegma CaifuSeba. Waobebis siRrmidan adamiani gviaxlovdeboda. misi sigaris mkrTali kvamli Soridan gamoCnda. mokaSkaSe mTvare dascimcimcebda da maSinve vicani swrafad, xtunvaxtunviT momavali naturalistis kafandara sxeuli. dagvinaxa, SeCerda, mere isev Cvenken wamovida. - eqimo uotson! nuTu es Tqvena xarT? arafriT ar velodi, rom am WaobebSi gnaxavdiT! RmerTo Cemo! es ra aris? ra moxda? ara! SeuZlebelia! nuTu es Cveni megobari ser henria! stepltonma Camiara da gvamze daixara... uecrad sigara xelidan gauvarda: - es... es vin aris? - borZikiT Cailaparaka. - seldenia, katorReli, prinstaunis cixidan gaqceuli. stepltonma mkvdariviT gafiTrebuli saxe mogvapyro. nebisyofis uCveulo daZabviT sZlia Tavs, arafriT ar gaucia Tavisi gaoceba da sasowarkveTileba. jer holmss miaSterda, mere me. - RmerTo Cemo! ra saSinelebaa! rogor moxda? - etyoba, ai im ferdobidan gadmovarda da kiseri moitexa. me da Cemi megobari WaobebSi vseirnobdiT da viRacis yvirili gavigoneT. - mec am yvirilma gamomiyvana saxlidan. mawuxebda ser henris bedi. - raRa saxeldobr ser henris bedi gawuxebdaT? - ver moviTmine me. - dRes saRamos Cvensa unda Semoevlo da ratomRac ar movida. aman Zalian gamaoca, xolo roca WaobebSi yvirili gavigone, bunebrivia, ser henri momagonda da Sevwuxdi. sxvaTa Soris, - stepltonma mzera Cemgan isev holmsze gadaitana, am yvirilis garda araferi gagigoniaT? - ara, - Tqva holmsma. - Tqvena? - arc me. - maSin risTvis gvekiTxebiT? - Tqven xom iciT, rom aq ZaRlis aCrdilze da sxva msgavs saswaulze laparakoben! aqauri fermerebi yvebian, RamRamobiT ZaRli WaobebSi daZrwiso. ai, mec mainteresebs: iqneb Tqvenc gaigoneT? - ara ZaRli yefa ar gagvigonia, - vTqvi me. - maS, am ubeduris daRupvas rogorRa xsniT? - darwmunebuli var, gamudmebuli SiSisagan goneba daubnelda da sul imas fiqrobda - vaiTu damiWirono. albaT sigiJis Semotevis dros WaobSi darboda, bolos ferdobze dagorda da kiseric moitexa. - ho, es namdvilad dasajerebelia, - Tqva stepltonma da aSkarad Seetyo, rom Tavisuflad amoisunTqa. - Tqven raRas fiqrobT amaze, mister Serlok holms? - Zalze mixvedrili adamiani yofilxarT! - Tqva Cemma megobarma da mdablad daukra Tavi. - rac aq eqimi uotsoni gamoCnda, im dRidan yovel cismare dRe Tqvens molodinSi viyaviT. swored rom karg dros CamoxvediT, tragedias pirdapir sulze mouswariT.
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- marTlac agrea! magram darwmunebuli var, rom Cemi megobari momxdar ambebs sworad gaarkvevs da amitom xval londons mivemgzavrebi. am usiamovno ambebma guli Camwyvites, magram londons wasvlas mainc ar gadavdeb. - rogor! xvalve miemgzavrebiT? - vapireb. - magram Tqveni Camosvla, ra Tqma unda, Suqs moh-fens yvela im movlenas, romelTac pirdapir CixSi mogvaqcies. holmsma mxrebi aiCeCa. - warmateba mudam iolad rodi modis. gamokvlevis dros faqtebs unda davemyaroT da ara legendebs. am saqmes verc Tavi gavuge da verc bolo mivadevne. Cemi megobari sruliad bunebrivi da mSvidi kiloTi laparakobda. stepltoni ki yuradRebiTa da daJinebiT Sescqeroda. mere me momibrunda da miTxra: - siamovnebiT SemogTavazebdiT gvamis Cems saxlSi gadatanas, magram Cemi da ise SeSindeba, rom umjobesia amaze xeli aviRoT. modiT, saxeze raime gadavafaroT da aqve davtovoT. dilamde araferi mouva. asec gavakeTeT. me da holmsma uari vuTxariT stepltons meripit-hausSi mipatiJebaze, Sin marto gavuSviT da baskervil-holisaken gaveSureT. ramdenime nabiji gadavdgiT, ukan mivixedeT da Waobebis siRrmisaken nel-nela mimavali stepltoni davlandeT. iqiT ki, mis ukan mTvariT ganaTebul ferdobze erTaderTi Savi laqa moCanda, im adgilas, sadac aseTi saSineli sikvdiliT daRupuli adamiani egdo. - rogorc iqna, xelCarTul brZolaSi CavebiT! - Tqva holmsma, romelic Cems gverdiT moabijebda. - magram ra simtkicea! ra swrafad moego gons da rogor Seikava Tavi! dartyma ki WeSmaritad Tavbrudamxvevi iyo - danaxva imisa, rom Seni msxverplia ara is, visac umiznebdi, aramed sxva. uotson, londonSiac miTqvams da axlac gimeorebT: ufro Rirseuli mowinaaRmdege Cven jer ar Segvxvedria. - mainc vnanob, rom daginaxaT! - pirvelad es mec vinane. magram, bolos da bolos, ra moxda! - rogor fiqrobT, TqvenTan Sexvedra mis gegmebze imoqmedebs? - diax. ufro frTxilad moiqceva, an raime gadamwyvetsa da saxifaTo nabijs gadadgams. rogorc araCveulebriv damnaSaveTa umravlesoba, stepltonic albaT metimetad did imeds amyarebs Tavis eSmakobaze da fiqrobs, rom pirSi Cala gamogvavlo. - ratom ar gindaT misi Sepyroba? - Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, Tqven swrafi moqmedeba giyvarT. Tqveni instinqtebi yvelaze ufro gadamwyveti zomebis miRebas gkarnaxoben: aba, davuSvaT, rom RamiT es kaci daviWireT. ras mogvcems es? verafers ver davumtkicebT. ai, sad aris misi Canafiqris mTeli jojoxeTuri eSmakoba! stepltonis Tanamzraxveli rom adamiani yofiliyo, sabuTebs movagrovebdiT, kvals mivagnebdiT, magram aba scadeT samsjavroze uzarmazari ZaRlis gamoyvana! gana es dagvexmareba imaSi, rom mis patrons kiserze saxrCobelas sabeli CamovacvaT? - magram danaSaulis Sedgeniloba xom saxezea? - srulebiTac ara! jer yvelaferi mxolod savaraudoa. sasamarTloSi Tu aseTi fantastikuri istoriebis moyola daviwyeT, masxarad agvigdeben. - ser Carlzis ambavi? - mkvdari ipoves. Zaladobis kvali ar aRmouCeniaT. me da Tqven viciT, rom SiSiT mokvda, viciT isic, Tu ram SeaSina. magram rogor davarwmunoT amaSi is Tormeti damTxveuli, romlebic nafic msajulTa rolSi iqnebian? ra safuZvelze davaskvniT, rom am saqmeSi gareulia ZaRli? sadaa misi kbilebis kvali? me da Tqven isic viciT, rom ZaRlebi mkvdrebs ar kbenen da rom ser Carlzi mokvda umal, vidre ZaRli Tavs daesxmoda. magram amas xom damtkiceba unda, Cven ki verafriT ver davamtkicebT.
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- mere, dRevandeli Rame? - araferi gansakuTrebuli mas ar moucia. mizezobrivi kavSiri ZaRlsa da katorRelis daRupvas Soris mainc ar aris. aravis ar unaxavs es ZaRli. marTalia, ymuili gavigoneT, magram is xom ar gvinaxavs, rom ZaRli katorRels gamoedevna. sabuTebi ar gvyofnis! ara, megobaro, faqti faqtad rCeba: danaSaulis Sedgeniloba ver davadasatureT da damamtkicebeli sabuTebis Tavmoyrac ver SevZeliT, magram damnaSaves rom braldeba davumtkicoT, yovelnairi riski unda gavwioT. - ras apirebT? - me did imeds vamyareb misis laura laionsze. roca misTvis saqmis namdvili viTareba gaxdeba cnobili, es qali seriozul samsaxurs gagviwevs. garda amisa, me meore, sakuTari gegmac maqvs, magram winaswar bevri laparaki ar aris saWiro, Tumca mainc imedi maqvs, rom xval gamarjveba Cven dagvrCeba. holmsisagan meti veraferi gavige. fiqrebSi CanTqmuls baskervil-holis karebamde xma aRar amouRia. - SemoxvalT? - diax. axla ukve aRara aqvs azri damalvas. magram kidev erTi sityva, uotson. ser henris ZaRlze araferi uTxraT. de, seldenis sikvdili imave mizezebs miaweros, romelTa Cagonebasac stepltoni CvenTvis lamobda. ser henri ase ufro iolad gadaitans am gansacdels, rac xval moelis, roca meripit-hausSi wava sadilad - Tu sworad gavige Tqveni ukanaskneli angariSi. - magram iq mec var miwveuli. - maSin Tqven miwvevaze uaris Tqma mogixdebaT. ser henri marto unda wavides. amisi mowyoba advili saqmea. ...diax, asea. sadilze davagvianeT, magram vaxSams ki swored droze SeveswariT.

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- es ratom? - imitom, rom bedSavi katorReli Tqvens kostiumSi iyo gamowyobili. berimors, romelmac kostiumi misca seldens, amis gamo seriozuli usiamovnebani moelis policiisagan. - ara mgonia, ramdenadac maxsovs, tanisamosze araviTari niSani ar iyo. - ho, maS misi bedi yofila - da Tqvenic, ramdenadac yvelani gareuli xarT kanonis sawinaaRmdego moqmedebaSi. kacma rom Tqvas, me, rogorc keTilsindisier maZebars, yvelani unda dameWireT, Tqvens TanamzraxvelebTan erTad. mamxilebel dokumentad uotsonis werilebi gamomadgeboda. - umjobesia is gviamboT, rogor aris saqme? - uTxra baronetma. - moaxerxeT Tu ara am daxlarTul saqmeSi Tavis da bolos garCeva? me da uotsonma, rac vicodiT, imaze meti vera gavigeT ra. - me vfiqrob, rom uaxloes droSi bevri ram gairkveva. es saqme erTob rTuli da daxlarTulia. CemTvisac ki zogi ram aqamde burusiTaa moculi... magram burusi gaifanteba da yovelive keTilad dasruldeba. - uotsonma albaT giamboT is, rac WaobebSi gavigoneT. ase rom, es carieli crumorwmuneoba ar aris. me mqonia iseTi saqmeebi, romlebSiac ZaRlebic iyvnen gareulni da amitom Cemi motyueba Znelia - ZaRlis ymuili ar SeiZleba ver gaarCio. Tu Tqven im qofaks pirze alikaps gaukeTebT da jaWviT daabamT, dedamiwis zurgze udides maZebrad CagTvliT. - Tu damexmarebiT, alikapsac gavukeTeb da jaWviTac davabam. - rasac mibrZanebT, yvelafers gavakeTeb. - Cinebulia! magram me viTxov brma morCilebas, yovelgvari `ratom~ da `risTvis~ zedmeti iqneba. - rogorc geneboT. - Tu amaze meTanxmebiT, maSin gadavWriT am amocanas. eWvi ar mepareba, rom... holmsi Sua sityvaze SeCerda da Cems Tavs zemoT raRacas daaSterda. lampa pirdapir holmss anaTebda. saxe iseTi uZravi da gaqvavebuli gauxda, TiTqos klasikuri qandakebaao. mTeli Tavisi arsebiT SeSfoTebasa da daZabulobas gamoxatavda. - ra moxda? - erTxmad SevZaxeT me da ser henrim. holmsma mzera Cvenze gadmoitana da vigrZeni, rom mRelvarebis dafarvas cdilobda. misi saxe uwindeburad arafers ar gamoxatavda, magram Tvalebi sazeimod uimcimebda. - mapatieT, magram ar SemeZlo aRtacebis Sekaveba, - Tqva da mopirdapire kedelze Camwkrivebul suraTebze migviTiTa. - uotsoni amtkicebs, rom me mxatvrobaSi araferi gamegeba, magram es Cemi jibrT mosdis, radgan xelovnebis sferoSi Cveni azrebi erTmaneTisas ar emTxveva. es portretebi ki namdvilad Cinebulia. - moxaruli var, - Tqva ser henrim da gaocebulma Sexeda Cems megobars. suraTebisa bevri mec araferi mesmis. ai, cxeni an xari sxva saqmea. magram vin ifiqrebda, rom Tqven xelovnebiT datkbobisaTvis dros SoulobT. - Tqven magis dardi nu gaqvT, karg sagans yovelTvis SevniSnav. sanaZleos vdeb, rom is mandilosani, cisferi abreSumis kaba rom acvia, neleris funjis nayofi unda iyos. xolo sqeli, parikiani jentlmeni ueWvelad reinoldsis daxatuli iqneba. es albaT sagvareulo portretebia? - diax, yvelani. - maTi saxelebi Tu iciT? - berimori didxans mavarjiSebda am dargSi da vgoneb, gakveTils wauborZikeblad gipasuxebT. - vin aris is jentlmeni, Wogriti rom uWiravs?

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- esaa kontr-admirali baskervili, romelic ost-indoeTSi msaxurobda. es ki, lurjserTukiani, xelSi rom gragnili uWiravs, ser uiliam baskervilia, uiliam pit ufrosis dros TemTa palatis komisiis Tavmjdomared yofila. - ai, es kavaleri Cem pirdapir, Savi xaverdis bafTebiani kamzoli rom acvia? - o! amas ki unda gaecnoT. esaa yvela ubedurebis mizezi - ser hugo. borotmoqmedi, romelmac dasabami misca legendas baskervilebi ZaRlze. albaT bevri wyali Caivlis, vidre mas daviviwyebT. portrets didi interesiTa da cota SeSfoTebuli Sevcqerodi. - RmerTo Cemo! - Tqva holmsma. - saxe ki iseTi aqvs, mSvidi, wynari. marTalia, TvalebSi jojoxeTuri naperwkali uelavs, margam me Tqveni hugo raRac goliaTad warmomedgina, romelsac yaCaRis gamometyveleba unda hqonoda. - portreti namdvilad misia. amaSi SeiZleba eWvi ar SegeparoT. ukan tilos aweria misi saxeli da TariRi - aTas eqvsas ormocdaSvidi weli. mTeli danarCeni saRamo holmsma metwilad mdumared gaatara, magram garyvnili hugos portretma TiTqos moajadova, da vaxSamze suraTisaTvis TiTqmis Tvali ar moucilebia. magram holmsis azrTa msvleloba CemTvis mxolod mas Semdeg gaxda naTeli, roca ser henri dasaZineblad wavida Tavis oTaxSi. holmsma Ramis patara magididan sanTeli aiRo, sanadimo darbazisaken wamiZRva da droisagan CaSavebul portretTan mimiyvana. - verafers amCnevT? didxans Sevcqerodi farTofarflebian quds, TeTr bafTian sayelos da grZel kululebs, romlebic sastiksa da viwro saxes TiTqos CarCod Semovlebodnen. am saxes veravin daswamebda verc nakvTebis uxeSobas, verc gamometyvelebis simkacres, magram mis mokumul Txel bageSi, civsa da Seupovar mzeraSi iyo raRac gulqva, sastiki da qedmaRluri... - aravis ar mogagonebT? - saxis qveda nawili ser henris miugavs. - sruli WeSmritebaa. magram cota moicadeT! holmsi skamze Sedga, marcxena xelSi sanTeli eWira, marjvenaTi ki suraTs qudis farflebi da grZeli kululebi daufara. - ciuro Zalno! - SevZaxe gaocebisagan Wkuadakargulma. tilodan stepltonis saxe Semomcqeroda. - aha! naxeT? Cemi Tvalebi xom miCveulni arian TviT saxis gamoyofas imisgan, rac garSemo akravs. mzeriT niRbis siRrmeSi Cawvdoma - maZebris mTavari Tvisebaa. - ganacvifrebelia! TiTqos stepltonis portreti iyos! - dix, sulierad da fizikurad warsulisaken dabrunebis sagulisxmo cdaa. Tu sagvareulo portretebis Seswavlas SevudgebiT, sulTa Casaxleba-gadasaxlebas viwamebT. isic baskervilia, es savsebiT aSkaraa. - da memkvidreobisaTvis ibrZvis. - uTuod. es SemTxveviT TvalSi moxvedrili portreti damexmara erTi yvelaze ufro rTuli xarvezis SevsebaSi. axla ki Cvens xelTaa, uotson, axla ki daviWireT es stepltoni! da geficebiT, xval am dros ukve Cvens badeSi ifarTxalebs, rogorc peplebi farTxaleben mis badeSi. qinZisTavi, sacobi, iarliyi da beikerstritis koleqcia kidev erTi egzemplariT Seivseba. holmsma xmamaRla gadaixarxara da portrets moSorda. igi iSviaTad icinoda, magram gavigonebdi Tu ara mis sicils, vicodi, rom vinmes didi ubedureba eloda. meore dRes, diliT rom vdgebodi, sarkmlidan holmss movkari Tvali, Cemze adre amdgariyo, sadRac wasuliyo da ukan dabrunebac moeswro. - diax, dRevandeli dRe CemTvis cota davidarabiani iqneba, - Tqva mxiarulad holmsma da xelebi moifSvnita, TiTqos winaswar grZnobda mTel am davidarabas. male saqmes SevudgebiT. maxe dagebulia. saRamos ki vnaxavT, es kbilbasri Rlavi gaeba, Tu xelidan dagvisxlta.
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- ukve moaswariT Waobebis monaxuleba? - grimpenamde mivedi da iqidan prinstaunSi seldenis sikvdili depeSiT vacnobe. vfiqrob, am saqmeze arc erTs aRar Segawuxeben. amas garda, me davukavSirdi Cems erTgul kartraits, romelic Cemi dardiT aRar iyo. igi iseTi erTgulia, rom mzad iyo qoxis zRurblze momkvdariyo, rogorc ZaRli daakvdeba xolme Tavis patronis saflavs. - saidan daviwyebT dRes? - upirveles yovlisa, vnaxoT ser henri. ai, TviTon baronetic. - dila mSvidobisa, holms! - Tqva ser henrim. - Tqven im generals momagonebT, romelic brZolis dawyebis win Stabis ufross esaubreba. - asedac aris. uotsoni brZanebebis misaRebad movida. - mec magitom geaxeliT. - Cinebulia! Tu ara vcdebi, stepltonebma dRes sadilad migipatiJes, ser? - imedi maqvs, Tqvenc wamoxvalT? stumarTmoyvare xalxia da Tqveni misvla Zalian gaaxarebT. - samwuxarod, me da uotsoni londons unda gavemgzavroT. - londons? - diax. iseTi viTareba Seiqmna, rom umjobesia iq viyoT. baronets TiTqos saxe moeqcao. - me ki megona, rom bolomde ar mimatovebdiT! gulaxdilad rom giTxraT, baskervil-holi erTi adamianisaTvis arc ise sasiamovno samyofelia. - Cemo megobaro, Tqven unda damemorCiloT usityvod da gaakeToT yvelaferi, rasac Tqvengan moviTxov. uTxariT Tqvens megobrebs, rom siamovnebiT vewveodiT, magram gadaudebeli saqmeebi londonisaken gvixmoben. Tumca devonSirSi isev male davbrundebiT. xom ar dagaviwydebaT amisi Tqma? - raki Tqven iTxovT. - garwmunebT, sxva gamosavali ar aris. imis mixedviT, rogor Seikra amis gagonebaze baronetma Subli, mivxvdi, rom ganawyenda da Cveni gamgzavreba dezertirobad miiCnia. - rodis apirebT gamgzavrebas? - civad ikiTxa ser henrim. - rogorc ki visauzmebT. cxenebiT gavemgzavrebiT kumb-tresimde. uotsoni Tavis nivTebs datovebs windad, rom ukanve dabrundeba. uotson, baraTi miswereT stepltons da mipatiJebaze uaris TqmisaTvis bodiSi mouxadeT. - mec mindoda londons wamosvla, - Tqva baronetma. - ra unda vakeTo aq marto? - Tqveni adgilsamyofeli da mamuli baskervil-holia. Tqven sityva momeciT damemorCiloT saqmis damTavrebamde da, Cemi Rrma rwmeniT, baskervil-holSi unda darCeT. - kargi, davrCebi. - kidev erTi Txovna. meripit-hausSi etliT gaemgzavreT. etli gaistumreT da stepltonebs uTxariT, rom Sin fexiT dabrundebiT. - fexiT, WaobebSi? - diax, magram aki Tqven TviTon ara erTxel gamafrTxileT, rom ase ar movqceuliyavi. - axla ki sruliad damSviddiT da ise gaemgzavreT stepltonebTan. me moviTxov amas imitom, rom Tqveni vaJkacobis imedi maqvs. - kargi, ase moviqcevi. - da Tu odnav mainc ramed giRirT sicocxle, ar gadauxvioT im bilikidan, romelic meripit-hausidan baskervil-holamdea gatkepnili. miT umetes, rom es aris umoklesi gza. - yvelafers ise gavakeTeb, rogorc Tqven meubnebiT. - ai, es kargia. Cven ki SevecdebiT sauzmis Semdeg maSinve gavemgzavroT, raTa sadilobisas ukve londonSi viyoT.
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moqmedebis aseTma programam Zalian gamaoca, Tumca maxsovda, rogor afrTxilebda wina saRamos holmsi stepltons Tavis gamgzavrebaze. magram vin ifiqrebda, rom igi CemTan erTad irCevda gamgzavrebas da isic iseT dros, romelsac TviTonve sTvlida kritikul momentad! magram sxva ra gza mqonda, megobris neba-survils usityvod unda davmorCilebodi. male davemSvidobeT kidec Sewuxebul baronets. ori saaTis Semdeg etli ukanve gavagzavneT da kumb-tresis sadguris platformaze gavediT. iq tanmorCili ymawvili gveloda. - ras mibrZanebT, ser? - kartrait, Cajeqi matarebelSi da londonSi gaemgzavre. rogorc ki Caxval, ser henri baskervils Cemi saxeliT depeSa gamougzavne. moswere, xom ar upovia sadme Cemi ubis wigni, romelic davkarge. Tu ipova, banderoliT beikerstritze gamomigzavnos. - mesmis, ser. - axla ki sadguris kantoraSi ikiTxe, Cems saxelze xom araferia mosuli. imwamsve ukan mobrunebul biWs xelSi depeSa eWira. holmsma waikiTxa Tu ara, me gadmomca. teqsts Tvali gadavavle da Semdegi amovikiTxe: `depeSa miviRe. movdivar dapatimrebis orderiT. viqnebi xuTsa da ormocze... lestreidi~. - es Cemi dilandeli depeSis pasuxia. lestreidi saukeTeso profesionali maZebaria, SeiZleba misi daxmareba dagvWirdes. aba, uotson, dro gvaqvs, da swored axla unda vestumroT Tqvens nacnob mandilosans, misis laura laionss. holmsis mier Sedgenili Ziebis gegma CemTvis yovel wams ufro naTeli xdeboda. albaT, baronetis saSualebiT daarwmunebs stepltons, rom Cven aq ar vimyofebiT, namdvilad ki davbrundebiT ukan im droisaTvis, roca Cveni daxmareba yvelaze ufro saWiro iqneba. Tu ser henri holmsisagan londonidan gamogzavnil depeSas axsenebs, es xom sruliad gafantavs stepltonis ukanasknel eWvs da is iqneba, me gonebis TvaliT ukve vWvretdi, rogor TandaTanobiT exveoda Cvens badeSi kbilbasri qariylapia. misis laura laionsi Tavis samuSao oTaxSi ijda. Serlok holmsma iseTi pirdapirobiTa da ise gulRiad daiwyo laparaki, rom qals gaocebisagan Tvalebi gaufarTovda. - me ser Carlz baskervilis sikvdilis garemoebebs varkvev, - daiwyo Cemma megobarma. - uotsonma gadmomca yvelaferi, rac amasTan dakavSirebiT mas gaumxileT da isic, razedac dumili amjobineT. - raze vamjobine dumili? - ikiTxa qalma. - Tqven aRiareT, rom ser Carlzi saRamos aTi saaTisaTvis WiSkarTan daibareT. rogorc vici, is mokvda swored im dros da imave adgilas. Tqven dafareT kavSiri, rac am or faqts Soris arsebobs. - maT Soris araviTari kavSiri ar arsebobs. - aseT SemTxvevaSi es ori faqti erTmaneTs WeSmaritad gansacvifreblad daemTxva. magram me vfiqrob, rom bolos da bolos am kavSirs davadgenT. me Tqven winaSe sruliad gulaxdili viqnebi, misis laions... laparakia mkvlelobaze, xolo sabuTebi ki am saqmeSi iseTi xasiaTisaa, rom SeiZleba ZiebaSi moxdes ara marto Tqveni megobari stepltoni, aramed misi colic. misis laionsi savarZlidan wamoiWra. - coli! - es ukve aRaravisTvis aRar aris saidumlo. qali, romelzec stepltoni gaiZaxoda, Cemi da ariso, sinamdvileSi misi colia. misis laionsi ise Cajda savarZelSi da iseTi ZaliT CasWida xelebi mis saxelurebs, rom frCxilebi gadauTeTrda. - misi coli! misi coli... magram is xom ucoloa! Serlok holmsma mxrebi aiCeCa.
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- damimtkiceT! damimtkiceT! Tu SeZlebT... - qalis TvalTa mZvinvare elvareba yovelgvar sityvaze ukeT metyvelebda. - damtkiceba ar gaWirdeba, - Tqva Serlok holmsma da jibidan raRac qaRaldebi amoiRo. - ai, am col-qmris fotosuraTebi, iorkSi gadaRebuli am oTxiode wlis winaT, ukana mxares warweraa: `m-r da m-s vandelerebi~. magram Tqven, ra Tqma unda, amoicnobT stepltons da im qalsac, Tu odesme SexvedrixarT. Semdeg ixileT es sami dokumenti, romlebic xelmowerilia im adamianebis mier, vinc Rirsni arian yovelgvari ndobisa. es gaxlavT aRwera mister da misis vandelerebisa, romelTac odesRac kerZo skola `sent-oliveti~ hqondaT. waikiTxeT da Tqven ueWvelad mixvdebiT, rom es namdvilad TqvenTvis nacnobi adamianebi arian. misis laionsma swrafad gadaavlo Tvali qaRaldebs da mzera Cvenze gadmoitana. sasowarkveTilebam misi saxe uZrav niRbad aqcia. - mister holms, - wamoiwyo misis laionsma, - am aramzadam sityva momca, colad SegirTav, Tu qmars gaeyrebio. maSasadame, ar SeiZleba vendo mis arc erT sityvas? maSasadame, yovelTvis matyuebda? risTvis? risTvis? me megona, CemTvis idageboda, namdvilad ki, mxolod iaraRi vyofilvar mis xelSi. risTvis Sevunaxo saidumlo imas, vinc ase tyuis? risTvis unda davafaro xeli? de, pasuxi agos Tavisi borotmoqmedebisaTvis! mkiTxeT, rac gnebavT, aRarafers davfarav. ise ki ficiT SemiZlia davadasturo, rom Cems werils Tu Cemi saukeTeso megobris ser Carlzis daRupva SeeZlo, ver warmomedgina. - yoveli Tqveni sityva mjera, qalbatono, - Tqva Serlok holmsma. - albaT Zalian gimZimT amaze laparaki. modiT, ase gavakeToT. me TviTon vilaparakeb, da Tu raime arsebiTi SemeSalos, SemisworeT. werili mister stepltonis karnaxiT daiwera, ara? - swored ase gaxlavT. - albaT geubnebodaT, ser Carlzi TviTon gaiRebs yvela xarjs, rac dakavSirebuli iqneba ganqorwinebasTano? - diax. - Semdeg roca werili gaigzavna, dagarwmunaT, rom paemanze ar unda wasuliyaviT? - miTxra, sakuTari Tavisadmi pativiscemis grZnoba sruliad damekargeba, Tu procesisaTvis saWiro Tanxas sxva vinme gadaixdiso. ificeboda, mTeli Cemi siRaribis miuxedavad, ukanasknel penis gadavixdi, oRond movspo is dabrkoleba, rac Cven erTmaneTs gvaSorebso. - saqcielSi etyoba, Zalian Tanmimdevruli adamiania! amrigad, sxva ambebisa Tqven ara gecodinebaT ra da ser Carlzis sikvdili mxolod gazeTebidan SeityveT? - diax. - da stepltonma piroba CamogarTvaT, rom sityvas aravisTan dasZravdiT paemanze? - diax. miTxra, ser Carlzis sikvdili uaRresad gaurkvevel garemoebaSi moxda, da Tu werilis arsebobas gaigeben, Senze SeiZleba ieWvianono. SemaSina da mec dumili varCie. - mesmis. magram mcire eWvi xom mainc gqondaT? misis laionsma Tvalebi daxara, etyoboda, pasuxis gacema uWirda. - me kargad vicnobdi am adamians, - Tqva bolos. - magram rom ar movetyuebine, ar gavcemdi. - saerTod, kargad gadarCiT. - Tqva Serlok holmsma. - stepltoni Tqvens xelT iyo, TviTonac mSvenivrad icoda es da mainc cocxali darCiT. ukanasknel TveebSi Tqven SeiZleba ufskrulSi gadaCexiliyaviT. axla ki, misis laions, neba momeciT yovelive kargi gisurvoT. magram Cven albaT kidev mogvixdeba Sexvedra. - amrigad, saqmes nel-nela efineba Suqi, - Tqva holmsma, roca londonis eqspresis Sesaxvedrad isev gamovediT sadguris platformaze. - male SevZleb sruli TanmimdevrobiT aRvadgino borotmoqmedebis mTliani suraTi. vgoneb, es
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iqneba Cveni drois yvelaze ufro sensaciuri borotmoqmedeba: kriminalistebi albaT ityvian, rom raRac misi msgavsi ukve momxdaria da, ra Tqma unda, gaixseneben 1866 w. ukrainaSi, grodnoSi momxdar mkvlelobas, anda Crdilo karolinaSi andersonis mokvlasTan dakavSirebul faqtebs, magram axlandel Cvens saqmeSi aris sruliad Taviseburi niSnebi. Cven jerac ver wavuyenebT pirdapir damamtkicebel sabuTebs am veragsa da cbier eSmas. magram gaxsovdeT Cemi sityva, uotson: im droisaTvis, roca dasaZineblad dawvebiT, yvelaferi garkveuli iqneba. londonis eqspresi grialiT moadga sadguris platformas, da pirveli klasis vagonidan baqanze gadmoxta buldogis msgavsi, patara jmuxi kaci, romelsac didis ambiT mivesalmeT. im mokrZalebam, riTac lestreidi Cems megobars eqceoda, CemTvis naTeli gaxada, rom es profesionali maZebari bevr rames mimxvdariyo im droidan, rac holmsTan erTad muSaoba daiwyo. saucxood maxsovda, odesRac rogor agdebulad ucqeroda lestreidi Cveni Teoretikosis deduqciur meTods, logikur daskvnebs da msjelobebs. - aba, ras itviT, didi saqmea? - ikiTxa lestreidma. - aseTi ram karga xania ar momxdara, - Tqva holmsma.-ori saaTi Tavisufali dro gvaqvs. modiT, visadiloT, Semdeg ki, lestreid, Cven gagimaspinZldebiT dartmuris uwmindesi haeriT da dagexmarebiT, rom londonis nislisagan yeli gaisufTavoT. aq arasodes ar yofilxarT? maSin didxans dagamaxsovrdebaT Tqveni pirveli gacnoba am adgilebTan.

Tavi X|V baskervilebis ZaRli Serlok holmsis erT-erTi nakli - Tu SeiZleba amas nakli ewodos - is iyo, rom igi arasodes aravis ar uziarebda Tavis gegmebs manam, vidre maTi aRsrulebis Jami ar dahkravda. aseTi gulCaxveuloba aixsneboda, nawilobriv, am kacis Zlieri bunebiT, brZaneblobis siyvaruliTa da surviliT ganecvifrebina adamianebi, nawilobriv ki profesionaluri sifrTxiliT. ase iyo Tu ise, Serlok holmsis xasiaTis es Tviseba bevr usiamovnebas ayenebda maT, vinc masTan muSaobdnen, rogorc agentebi da TanaSemweebi. me TviTonac xSirad vuwvalebivar, magram is, rac im bnelSi mogzaurobis dros gadamxda, yvela Cems winandel tanjvas aRemateboda. mZime gamocda gveloda, mzad viyaviT gadamwyveti ieriSisa da ukanaskneli dartymisaTvis, holmsi ki jiutad dumda, da me mxolod varaudiT SemeZlo mis gegmebs Cavwvdomodi. Cemma nervulma daZabulobam ukidures sazRvars miaRwia, roca uecrad saxeSi civi qari gveca. bnelSi mimovixede da gzis orsave mxares gadaWimuli udaburi sivrce rom SevigrZeni, maSin mivxvdi, isev WaobebSi viyaviT. cxenebis yoveli nabiji, borblebis yoveli gadatrialeba am movlenaTa kvanZis gaxsnasTan gvaaxloebda. kumb-tresiSi daqiravebuli meetlis TandaswrebiT ar SeiZleboda laparaki da amitom mTeli Cveni mRelvarebis miuxedavad, mxolod raRac wvrilmanebze vsaubrobdiT. Tavisuflad mxolod maSin amovisunTqe, roca gzis iqiT gamoCnda frenklendis koteji, saidanac sul raRac ori-sami mili rCeboda baskervil-holsa da im adgilamde, sadac tragediis ukanaskneli, Semajamebeli scena unda gaTamaSebuliyo. mTavar SesasvlelTan ar gavCerebulvarT, ise gavediT urTxelis xeivnis patara WiSkarTan, meetles angariSi gavusworeT. kumb-tresiSi davabruneT, Cven ki meripit-hausis mimarTulebiT wavediT. - iaraRi Tan gaqvT, lestreid? tanmorCilma maZebarma gaiRima: - raki Sarvali macvia, maSasadame, ukana jibec eqneba, is ki carieli ar iqneba. - Zalian kargi! me da uotsonic mzada varT yvela moulodnelobisaTvis.
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- rogorc vxedav, Zalian seriozuli ambavi unda iyos. mister holms? minda vicode, Cven ors raRa mogveTxoveba am TamaSSi? - mogeTxovebaT moTmineba. unda vicadoT. - marTali giTxraT, arc ise mxiaruli adgilia! - mxrebi aiCeCa maZebarma da borcvebis pirquS ferdobebsa da grimpenis WanWrobze gawolil nisls Tvali gaayola. - ager, sadRac cecxli anTia. - es meripit-hausia - Cveni mogzaurobis ukanaskneli mizani. axla gTxovT, rac SeiZleba frTxilad iaroT da CurCuliT ilaparakoT, - gvirCia holmsma. qurdulad mivabijebdiT im bilikze, romelic saxlisaken midioda, magram misgan orasi iardis manZilze holmsi SeCerda. - ufro iqiT wasvla aRar aris saWiro, - Tqva holmsma. - ai, es kaWrebi mSvenivrad gagviweven safris magivrobas. - aq davicdiT? - diax, CavsafrdebiT. ai, aq dadeqiT, lestreid. uotson, Tqven xom namyofi xarT mag saxlSi? oTaxebis ganlageba iciT? ai, es xlarTiani fanjara rom Cans - ra aris? - mgoni, samzareulo. - momdevno, kargad ganaTebuli? - es sasadiloa. - fardebi aweulia. Cemze kargad iciT, rogor SeiZleba iq misvla. SeixedeT fanjaraSi da naxeT ras akeTeben. oRond, RvTis gulisaTvis, wynarad! araferi gaigonon. fexis wverebze mivedi im qvis yoresTan, romelic stepltonis mwir baRs ertya gars da mis Crdils gavyevi im adgilamde, saidanac fardagadaweul fanjaraSi SeiZleboda Sexedva. oTaxSi orni iyvnen - ser henri da stepltoni. saxe orTaves Cemken hqonda moqceuli, erTimeoris gverdiT isxdnen mrgval magidasTan, romelzec yava da Rvino idga, da sigarebs eweodnen. stepltoni gacxovelebiT laparakobda raRacaze, magram baroneti ferwasuli ijda da uyuradRebod usmenda. etyoboda, mosvenebas ar aZlevda is azri, rom male ukan unda dabrunebuliyo da sabediswero Waobebze gaevlo. uecrad stepltoni wamodga da oTaxidan gavida, ser henrim ki WiqaSi Rvino daasxa, savarZelSi gadawva da sigara moqaCa. me garkveviT gavigone karis Wriali, Semdeg ki bilikze dayrili xreSis xmauri. nabijis xma miaxlovdeboda. kedlis iqidan davinaxe, rom naturalisti baRis kuTxeSi patara fardulTan SeCerda. kliteSi gasaRebi aCxakunda da fardulidan raRac fusfusis xma momesma. stepltonma iq sul ori wuTi dahyo, isev gadaatriala gasaRebi, gverdiT Camiara da saxlSi Sevida. vnaxe, rom Tavis stumarTan dabrunda, frTxilad gamovbrundi amxanagebisaken da yvelaferi vuambe. - maS, qali maTTan ar aris? - ikiTxa holmsma, roca Txroba davasrule. - ara. - maS, sad unda iyos? samzareulosa da sasadilos garda xom yvela fanjara Cabnelebulia? - swored ar vici. me ukve vTqvi, rom im saRamos grimpenis WanWrobze TeTri nisli iyo Camowolili, nela moiwevda Cvens mxares, da dabal, magram sqel talRad gvertymoda irgvliv. maRlidan daRvrili mTvaris Suqi am nisls aqcevda mocimcime yinulis velad, romelzedac Savi pikebiviT aRmarTuliyvnen Soreuli granitis svetebis kenweroebi. holmsi im mxares Sebrunda, saidanac nislis kedeli gviaxlovdeboda da mouTmenlad abutbutda: - SexedeT, uotson, nisli pirdapir Cvenken modis. - es cudia?
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- axla ki wasvla mogvixdeba, - Tqva holmsma. - unda davasruloT dawyebuli saqme. yoveli wuTi Zvirfasia. danaSaulis Sedgeniloba xelTa gvaqvs, rCeba mxolod damnaSavis Sepyroba. sanaZleos vdeb, saxlSi aRar iqneba, - ganagrZobda holmsi, romelic swrafad miabijebda CvenTan erTad bilikze. - revolveris xmas gaigonebda, imwamsve mixvdeboda, rom TamaSi waago da saxlidan gaipareboda. - ras ambobT! saxlidan karga manZiliT daSorebulni viyaviT, roca visroleT, Tanac nisli ayruebs xmas. - eWvi ar SegeparoT, rom ZaRlis kvalze stepltonic gamoiqceoda - gvamisaTvis xom unda moecilebina! ara! Sin ukve veRar mivagnebT. magram yovel SemTxvevisaTvis, yvela kuTxe unda gadavCxrikoT. Sesasvleli kari yurTamde Ria dagvxvda, da roca saxlSi SevediT, mixrwnili msaxuris gasaocrad, romelic derefanSi Semogvxvda, oTaxebis Tvalierebas movyeviT. Suqi mxolod sasadiloSi enTo, magram holmsma iqidan lampa aiRo da ase lampiT xelSi daiara saxlis yvela kunWuli. adamiani, romelsac veZebdiT, ukvalod gamqraliyo. magram zeda sarTulze erT-erTi sawoli oTaxis kari mainc daketili aRmoCnda. - oTaxSi viRacaa! - SesZaxa lestreidma. gaisma susti kvnesa da Sriali. holmsma fexi hkra klitis odnav zemoT, da kari mTlianad gaiRo. revolverebmomarjvebulni Sig SeviWeriT. magram Tavxedi aramzada, romelzedac vnadirobdiT, arc aq aRmoCnda. mis nacvlad imdeni ucnauri da moulodneli suraTi vixileT, rom adgilze gavSeSdiT. es oTaxi patara muzeums warmoadgenda. kedlebs minis yuTebis rigebi faravda. yuTebSi inaxeboda peplebis koleqcia - am rTuli da borotmoqmedi adamianis sayvareli pirmSo. SuaSi aRmarTuli iyo msxvili bijgi, romelic Weris dampal Zelebs amagrebda. am bijgze zewrebiT mikruli iyo adamiani. zewrebi Tavidan fexebamde ise hqonda Semoxveuli, rom pirvelad verc ki gaarCevdiT, vin iyo es qali Tu kaci. erTi zewari yelze hqonda Semoxveuli, meore saxis qveda nawils ufaravda, ise rom Riad hqonda mxolod Tvalebi, romlebic munjurad raRacas gvekiTxebodnen. sircxvili da elda Camdgariyo am TvalebSi. saxvevebi imwamsve movxseniT, piridan, Cvari gamovuReT, da Cvens fexebTan misis stepltoni daeca. Tavi mkerdze Camouvarda da mis kiserze wkeplis wiTeli nakvalevi davinaxe. - aramzada! - Sehyvira holmsma. - lestreid, misis stepltoni skamze dasviT, sada gaqvT koniaki? aseTi wameba guls visac gnebavT, imas SeuRonebs. misis stepltonma Tvalebi gaaxila. - gadarCa? - ikiTxa. - gaiqca? - Cven is versaiT gagveqceva, qalbatono. - ara, ara, qmarze ki ar gekiTxebiT. ser henri... gadarCa? - diax. - ZaRli? - moklulia. qalma Rrmad da SvebiT amoisunTqa. - madloba RmerTs! madloba RmerTs! aramzada! naxeT, ra miyo! - orTave saxelo daikapiwa, da Cven davinaxeT, rom xelebi mTlad dalurjebuli hqonda. - magram es kidev araferi... es araferi! gamawama, Cemi suli im aramzadam Sebilwa. vidre Cems gulSi imedi bJutavda da vfiqrobdi, vuyvarvar-meTqi, kidev yvelafers vitandi, yvelafers - udier mopyrobasac, martoobasac, sicruiT aRsavse cxovrebasac... magram Turme matyuebda. me iaraRi viyavi mis xelSi. - qalma veRar moiTmina da aqviTinda. - diax, qalbatono, Cven aRaraviTari safuZveli ara gvaqvs, rom sikeTe vusurvoT, - Tqva holmsma. - maS, gagvandeT, sad unda veZioT. Tu Tqven misi Tanamzraxveli iyaviT, isargebleT SemTxveviT, SeamsubuqeT Tqveni danaSauli da dagvexmareT.
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- mas mxolod erT adgilas SeuZlia damalva, sxvagan Tavs versad Seafarebs, gvipasuxa qalma. - WanWrobis Sig SuagulSi aris erTi patara kunZuli, sadac odesRac sabado yofila. iq hyavda damaluli Tavisi ZaRli, iqve hqonda momzadebuli yvelaferi im SemTxvevisaTvis, Tu gaqceva mouxdeboda. holmsma fanjaras lampa mianaTa. nisli TeTr bambasaviT ekvroda minas. - SexedeT, - Tqva. - amaRam veravin gava grimpenis WanWrobSi. misis stepltonma gaicina, xeli xels Semohkra, da mis TvalebSi avma naperwkalma ielva. - iqiT ki ipovis gzas, magram aqeT veRar gamova! - SesZaxa man. gana aseT RameSi vinme gaarCevs saniSneebs? Cven erTad CavsviT isini miwaSi, raTa WanWrobis biliki dagveniSna. ax! ratom ver movisazre dRes maTi amoZroba! maSin Tqvens xelT iqneboda! aseT amindSi devnaze fiqric zedmeti iyo. meripit-hausis sruluflebian mbrZaneblad davtoveT lestreidi, Cven ki ser henrisTan erTad baskervil-holSi davbrundiT. stepltonebis istoriis dafarvas misgan azri aRar hqonda. roca sayvarel qalze mTeli simarTle Seityo, ser henrim vaJkacurad gadaitana yovelive. magram baronetisaTvis Ramis mRelvarebam ukvalod ver Caiara. diliT igi ugrZnoblad iwva xurvebisagan da Tavs eqimi mortimeri adga. SemdgomSi maT erTad imogzaures qveynis garSemo. da mxolod amis Semdeg daubrunda ser henris is mxiaruleba da sijansaRe, romliTac gamoirCeoda, vidre inglisSi Camovidoda da am avbediT mamuls daepatroneboda. axla ki Cemi ucnauri moTxroba swrafad uaxlovdeba dasasruls. roca vwerdi, mindoda mkiTxvelsac gaeziarebina mTeli Cveni SiSi da bundovani varaudebi, romlebic didxans abnelebdnen Cvens cxovrebas da aseTi tragediiT dasruldnen. diliT nisli gaifanta da misis stepltonma migviyvana im adgilamde, sadac WanWrobSi mimavali biliki iwyeboda. es qali iseTi xalisiTa da sixaruliT migviZRoda qmris kvalze, rom mxolod maSin gaxda CvenTvis naTeli, ra saSineli cxovreba hqonia. Cven mas torfis vizro zolTan davSordiT, naxevarkunZuliviT rom iWreboda WanWrobSi. patara wknelebi, xan aq rom erWo miwaSi da xan iq. saniSned mihyvebodnen daklaknil biliks, romelic gadioda kolboxidan kolboxamde, beltidan beltamde, mwvane gubeebs Soris. es gubeebi gadauRobavdnen gzas yvelas, vinc am adgilebs ar icnobda. Campali lelisa da SlamiT dafaruli wyalmcenareebisagan WanWrobSi mZime anaorTqli idga. wamdauwum gvicdeboda fexi, muxlamde veflobodiT Savwebovan liaSi, rac zedapirze rbil talRebad irweoda. blanti wumpe fexs ekvroda da ise gviWerda, TiTqos viRacis marwuxiviT xeli gveweoda amazrzen siRrmeSi. TvalSi mogvxvda mxolod erTaderTi sabuTi imisa, rom pirvelni ar movdivarT am saxifaTo gziT. Waobis balaxiT dafarul beltze raRac Savi sagani egdo. holmsma iqiT gaiwia da welamde Caeflo wumpeSi. Cven rom ara, Znelad Tu odesme ixilavda fexqveS magar miwas. xelSi gacveTili waRa eWira. SigniT niSani vnaxeT: `meiersi. toronto~. - aseTi napovnisaTvis Rirda talaxis abazanis miReba. ai, Cveni megobris dakarguli waRa! - aCqarebaSi stepltonis mier dakarguli? - swored asea. ZaRls aynosa, roca ser henris kvalze uSvebda. mere gaiqca da fexsacmeli WaobSi daagdo. axla, yovel SemTxvevaSi, viciT, rom am adgilamde mSvidobiT moaRwia. magram meti veRaraferi gavigeT, Tumca bevri ram SeiZleboda gvevarauda. bilikze kvalis danaxva SeuZlebeli iyo - maSinve asworebda lia. imedi gvqonda, rom ufro mSral adgilze vnaxavdiT, magram yvela cda uSedegod damTavrda. Tu miwa simarTles ambobda, stepltons ver unda mieRwia kunZulamde, saiTac im CvenTvis

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samaxsovro Rames miiCqaroda. es gulcivi, sastiki adamiani saukunod Caimarxa grimpenis uZiro WanWrobis ayrolebul wiaRSi. wumpiT garSemozRudul patara kunZulze, sadac Tavis saSinel Tanamonawiles malavda, kidev vnaxeT stepltonisagan danatovebi kvali. uzarmazari owinari da sanaxevrod RorRiT amovsebuli Rrmuli mowmobda, rom aq odesRac maRaro unda yofiliyo. iqve idga madnismTxrelTa naxevrad daqceuli qoxmaxebi, saidanac adamianebi, etyoba, Waobis Sxamianma oxSivarma gandevna. erT aseT qoxSi vipoveT kedelze miWedebuli rgoli, jaWvi da uamravi gamoxruli Zvlebi. albaT aq hyavda stepltons damaluli Tavisi ZaRli. nagavSi aRmovaCineT ZaRlis ConCxi, romelsac mowiTalo bewviT dafaruli tyavis nagleji SerCenoda. - RmerTo Cemo! - Sehyvira holmsma. - es xom spanielia! sabralo mortimeri veRarasodes ver ixilavs Tavis sayvarel ZaRls. axla ki, vfiqrob, am kunZulma ukve gagvimxila yvela Tavisi saidumlo. ZaRlis damalva advili iyo, magram aba, scadeT misi gaCumeba! aqedan modioda es ymuilic, romlis gamgone adamianebs dRisiTac ki eleTmeleTi mosdiodaT. aucilebel SemTxvevaSi stepltons SeeZlo ZaRlis gadayvana fardulSi, saxlTan ufro axlos, magram aseTi riskis gaweva SeiZleboda mxolod ukidures kritikul wuTSi im angariSiT, rom saqme male moTavdeboda. xolo es pasta, kolofSi rom aris - swored is manaTobeli Semadgenlobaa, rasac Tavis ZaRls usvamda. am azramde igi baskervilebis sazarel ZaRlze arsebulma legendam miiyvana da ganizraxa ser Carlzs am gziT gasworeboda. axla gasakviri ar aris, rom is ubeduri katorReli RrialiTa da godebiT gaiqca zardacemuli, roca sibnelidan aseTi mxeci gamovarda. aseve moiqca Cveni megobari ser henri da kargi dRe arc Cven dagvadgeboda, rom marjve gasroliT ar mogvekla is urCxuli. stepltonma veragulad moifiqra yvelaferi! ZaRli daexmara mas Tavisi msxverplis mokvlaSi, da me garwmunebT, uotson, rom arc erTi aqauri fermeri ar isurvebda im urCxulis axlos gacnobas. aseT arsebasTan erTi Sexvedrac sakmarisia. es ZaRli xom bevrma naxa WaobebSi! amaze londonSiac miTqvams, uotson, da aqac vimeoreb: arasodes gvqonia saqme ufro saSiS adamianTan, vidre stepltoni iyo, romelic axla mSvidad ganisvenebs iq, da xeliT gviCvena rux-mwvane WanWrobi, romelic Sors, torfis Waobebis damreci ferdobebisaken iSleboda.

Tavi XV warsulis Tvalis gadavleba noembris miwuruli idga. erT civ, nislian saRamos me da holmsi mogugune buxarTan visxediT mis kabinetSi beikerstritze. im tragediis Semdeg, riTac Cveni devonSirSi gamgzavreba dasrulda, Cemma megobarma ori Zalian seriozuli saqme gamoikvlia. pirveli saqmiT amxila polkovniki epvudi, romelic gareuli iyo `patricis~ klubSi banqos magidis garSemo atexil aurzaurSi. meore saqmiT ki savsebiT gaamarTla ubeduri madam monpensie, romelsac bralad sdebdnen Tavisi geris, axalgazrda madmuazel kareris mkvlelobas. es kareri, rogor cnobilia, naxevari wlis Semdeg gamoCnda niu-iorkSi da bednieradac gaTxovda. aseTi rTuli da seriozuli saqmeebis warmatebiT gamokvlevis Semdeg holmsi saucxoo xasiaTze iyo, mec amiT visargeble da baskervilebis saidumloebiT moculi istoriis zogierTi wvrilmani vaTqmevine. moTminebiT vucdidi am xelsayrel dros. vicodi, rom holmss ar uyvarda TavSi erTdroulad ramdenime saqmis Senaxva da rom misi naTeli, logikurad moazrovne goneba warsulis mosagoneblad mimdinare samuSaos ar mowydeboda.
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swored im dReebSi londonSi imyofeboda ser henri da doqtori mortimeri. isini Soreuli mogzaurobisaTvis emzadebodnen. eqimebma urCies baronets emogzaura da Seryeuli nervuli sistema gaemagrebina. diliT gvinaxules kidec, ise rom, kargi SemTxveva mqonda sityva saWiro Temaze Camomegdo. - im kacis TvalTaxedviT, romelic Tavs stepltons uwodebda, movlenebi ise viTardeboda, rom ukeTess ver inatrebdi, sruliad dalagebulad da TanmimdevrobiT, - daiwyo holmsma. - magram Cven yovelive es uaRresad rTulad gveCveneboda, radganac odnavi warmodgenac ara gvqonda imaze, Tu riT xelmZRvanelobda igi Tavis moqmedebaSi da mxolod calkeuli faqtebi vicodiT. mas Semdeg orjer mqonda saubari misis stepltonTan, da yvelaferi gairkva. vfiqrob, axla gamocanebi aRar darCenila. am saqmeze Cemi SeniSvnebi SegiZliaT baraTsacavSi aso `banze~ mosZebnoT. - iqneb ambavTa msvleloba ubralod mexsierebiT aRadginoT? - siamovnebiT, Tumca ara mgonia yvela wvrilmani gavixseno, roca yuradRebas raime erT saganze SeaCereb, warsuli ambebi gonebidan qrebian. damcveli, romelmac Tavisi xuTi TiTiviT icis morigi saqme da misTvis sasamarTloSi Tavs Seaklavs, rom Tavisi gaitanos, oriode kviris Semdeg sruliad iviwyebs mas. mec ase var: yoveli momdevno kvleva Slis gonebidan wina saqmes da madmuazel karerma Tavisi pirovnebiT daCrdila Cems TavSi baskervil-holi. xval Cem winaSe dadgeba albaT axali saqme, gamocana, romelic Tavis mxriv daCrdilavs momxiblav frang qals da gaiZvera epvuds. magram me mainc Sevecdebi gadmogiSaloT mTeli es istoria, xolo Tu raime damaviwydes, momagoneT. axalma cnobebma savsebiT damarwmunes, rom sagvareulo portreti ar tyuoda da es kaci namdvilad baskervilebis gvaridan iyo. is rojer baskervilis Svili aRmoCnda. ser Carlzis umcrosi Zmisa, romelsac samxreT amerikaSi gaqceva mouxda. rojeri iq daqorwinebula da darCenia Svili, romelic mamis gvars atarebda. es gaxldaT TqvenTvis arcTu ucnobi stepltoni, romelic kostarikel mzeTunaxavze daqorwinebula, SeurTavs vinme beris garsia, gauflangavs saxelmwifo Tanxebi, gamoucvlia gvari da, vandelerad monaTluli, inglisSi gamoqceula. aq iorkSiris aRmosavleT nawilSi skola gauxsnia. samoRvaweod es dargi imitom aurCevia, rom gzaSi gamocdili da mcodne maswavlebeli freberi gaucvnia. misi ganswavluloba da praqtika vandelers dromde kargad gamouyenebia. magram kompanioni WleqiT daavadebuli yofila da male gardacvlila, ris Semdegac skolis saqme sul ukan da ukan wasula. col-qmar vandelerebs kidev erTxel miuCneviaT saWirod gvaris gamocvla da im droidan stepltonebad qceulan. gasula xani da stepltoni Tavisi darCenili qonebiT, axali gegmebiTa da entomologiiT gatacebuli, samxreT inglisSi dasaxlebula. me vikiTxe britaneTis muzeumSi da gamovarkvie, rom vandeleri Tavis dargSi iTvleboda aRiarebul avtoritetad da misi saxeli erTerTi Rameuli pepelisaTvis miukuTvnebiaT, romelic jer kidev iorkSirSi aRuweria. axla mivediT misi cxovrebis im momentamde, roca igi CvenTvis saintereso gaxda. am kacma, etyoba, gaigo, rom mas SeuZlia, Tu or adamians sicocxles mouswrafebs, didi mamulis patroni Seiqnes. devonSirSi rom miemgzavreboda, mis gegmebs albaT jer kidev metad bundovani saxe hqondaT, magram boroti ganzraxva mwifdeboda SemTxveviTi xom ar aris, rom sakuTari coli Tavidanve dad gaasaRa! qalis maxed gamoyeneba, rogoc Cans, winaswar ganWvrita, Tumca SeiZleba jer kidev naTlad ar icoda, saqme rogor wauvidoda. misi mizani iyo mamulis xelSi Cagdeba, amis gulisaTvis ar erideboda araviTar saSualebebs da yovelgvar risks eweoda. amrigad, pirvel rigSi saWiro iyo baskervil-holTan rac SeiZleba axlos dasaxleba, Semdeg ki megobruli urTierTobis damyareba ser Carlz baskervilsa da sxva mezoblebTan. baronetma TviTon uambo gadmocema ZaRlze da amrigad sakuTari xeliT gaiTxara samare. stepltonma, me mas uwindeburad am saxeliT movixsenieb, icoda, rom ser
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xolo mTeli Canafiqris fantastikuri, warmoudgeneli xasiaTi mTlad abnevda Ziebas. saqmeSi Careuli ori qali, misis stepltonica da misis laura laionsic, eWviT Tu xvdebodnen, vin iyo namdvili mkvleli. misis stepltonma icoda, rom misi qmari raRac xrikebs awyobs moxucis winaaRmdeg, icoda ZaRlis arsebobac. misis laionss araviTari warmodgena ara hqonia arc erTze da arc meoreze, magram is SeaZrwuna im ambavma, rom ser Carlzis sikvdili zustad daemTxva WiSkarTan mis mier daniSnul paemans. es paemani CaiSala, da arc aravin ar icoda, stepltonis garda. magram orive qali mTlianad borotmoqmedis zegavlenis qveS iyo moqceuli da arafers ar amxeldnen. amrigad, amocanis pirveli naxevari warmatebiT iqna Sesrulebuli, rCeboda meore - bevrad ufro rTuli. advili SesaZlebelia, rom stepltons sulac araferi scodnoda imaze, rom kanadaSi imyofeboda meore memkvidre. magram es male gaigo Tavisi nacnobis, eqim mortimerisagan, romelmac ser henri baskervilis Camosvlis dRec ki Seatyobina. pirvelad TavSi im azrmac gauelva, xom ar moxerxdeboda im kanadelTan angariSis gasworeba TviT londonSi. stepltoni cols aRar endoboda, radgan axsovda, rom Tavis maxeSi moxuc baskervilis gabmaze mtkice uari uTxra. qalis didi xniT marto datovebac ar undoda - SeiZleboda masze sulac daekarga Zalaufleba. rogor Semdeg gavarkvie, isini gaCerdnen otelSi `meksboro~, krevenstritze. sxvaTa Soris, kartraiti aqac yofiliyo, `taimsis~ daWrili gverdis saZebrad. stepltoni cols daketil nomerSi tovebda, TviTon ki yalb wvers ikeTebda da eqim mortimers kvaldakval dasdevda beikerstritze, rkinigzis sadgurze, otel `norTemberlendSi~. misis stepltons eWvi hqonda, qmari raRac gegmebs awyobso, magram qals ise eSinoda Tavisi qmrisa - es SiSi Sedegi iyo misi sisastikisa, rom verc ki gabeda miewera ser henrisaTvis, safrTxe gemuqrebao. werili rom stepltonis xelSi moxvedriliyo, vin iyo Tavdebi misi sicocxlisa? bolos da bolos, rogor ukve viciT, eSmakobas mimarTa: amoWra saWiro sityvebi gazeTebidan da misamarTi Secvlili xeliT daawera. werili mivida baronetamde da gamoadga pirvel gafrTxilebad. stepltons aucileblad unda eSova raime nivTi ser henris Cacmulobidan im SemTxvevisaTvis, Tu dasWirdeboda, rom ZaRli mis kvalze mieSva. moqmedebda, rogorc yovelTvis, swrafad da gabedulad, arc axla daayovna, da eWvi ar unda Segveparos, rom otelis msaxurebma gaweuli samsaxurisaTvis uxvi gasamrjelo miiRes. magram ai, ubedureba! - pirveli waRa Caucmeli aRmoCnda da, amrigad, gamousadegari. stepltonma is daabruna da samagierod miiRo meore. am faqtidan gavakeTe Zalian mniSvnelovani daskvna. aSkara gaxda, rom saqme gvaqvs namdvil ZaRlTan, radganac mxolod amiT aixsneboda stepltonis cda, mieRo uTuod Zveli fexsacmeli. rac ufro suleluri da uazro Cans raime detali, miT ufro meti yuradRebis Rirsia. is garemoebebi, romlebic pirvelad mxolod arTuleben saqmes, yvelaze ufro xSirad saqmis gasaRebad iqcevian xolme. saWiroa mxolod Sesaferisad, ara diletanturad midgoma da garCeva. meore dRes Cvenma megobrebma gvinaxules, xolo kebSi mjdari stepltoni maT Soriaxlodan zveravda. bevri niSniT, da sxvaTa Soris imiTac, rom saxiT micnobda, icoda Cemi misamarTic, misi kariera ar ganisazRvreboda mxolod baskervilebis saqmiT, amaSi TiTqmis darwmunebuli var. ase, magaliTad, ukanasknel sam weliwadSi dasavleTis sagrafoebSi moxda oTxi didi Zarcva, xolo damnaSaveTa povna ar moxerxda. ukanasknel maTgans, romelic maisis TveSi moxda folkstaunkortSi, sisxlis Rvrac ki mohyva. mZarcvelma revolveris gasroliT dasca ymawvili mosamsaxure, romelic wamoewia. axla eWvic ar mepareba, rom stepltoni am gziT gamoasworebda xolme Tavis wamxdar finansur mdgomareobas da ukve didi xania saSiSi damnaSave iyo. am kacis sazrianobasa da TavxedobaSi davrwmundiT im diliT, roca ase moxerxebulad dagvisxlta xelidan da mere Tavi Serlok holmsad gaasaRa, radgan
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mSvenivrad icoda, rom kebmens vipovnidi. Semdeg dartmurSi gaemgzavra da baronetis Camosvlas daucada. - moiTmineT! - Sevawyvetine holmss. - Tqven savsebiT sworad gadmoeciT saqmis mTeli msvleloba, magram erTi muxli CemTvis mainc bundovania. ra iqna ZaRli, roca misi patroni londons wavida? - kiTxva friad arsebiTia, amiT TviTonac davinteresdi. stepltons, cxadia, hyavda Tanamzraxveli, Tumca saeWvoa, rom yvela gegma misTvis gaendo - es imas niSnavs, rom Tavisi Tavi mTlianad sxvis xelSi Caegdo. gaxsovT moxuci antoni, msaxuri, meripit-hausSi rom vnaxeT? es berikaci ramdenime weli cxovrobda stepltonebis saxlSi, jer kidev maSin, roca skola hqondaT, da ra Tqma unda, icoda, rom isini da-Zma ki ara, col-qmari iyvnen. hoda, ai es antoni ukvalod gaqra, inglisSi ar imyofeba. miaqcieT yuradReba imasac, rom saxeli antoni sakmaod iSviaTad gvxvdeba CvenSi, espaneTsa da laTinur amerikaSi ki am saxels yovel nabijze gaigonebT. moxuci inglisurad misis stepltonze cudad rodi laparakobda, magram masac ucnauri aqcenti hqonda. me TviTon vnaxe, rogor midioda grimpenis WanWrobis siRrmeSi, bilikze, romelic stepltons daeniSna. amitom savsebiT SesaZlebelia, rom patronis aryofnis dros ZaRls kvebavda moxuci antoni, Tumca, SesaZlebelia, arc ki icoda, ra mizniT hyavdaT es ZaRli. amrigad, stepltonebi dabrundnen devonSirSi, male iq Tqven da ser henri CaxvediT. axla ramdenime sityvas vityvi Cems Tavze. albaT gaxsovT, rom roca werils vaTvalierebdi, romelic ser henris gamougzavnes, davinteresdi, iyo Tu ara masze WvirniSani. furceli TvalebTan mivitane da SevniSne, rom `TeTri iasamnis~ sunamos suni udioda. arsebobs sunamos samocdacameti saxeoba, romelTa erTimeorisagan garCeva gamocdil meZebars unda SeeZlos. sakuTari gamocdilebiT davrwmundi, rom Ziebis warmateba xSirad amazea damokidebuli. Tu iasamnis suni aqvs, maSasadame avtori qalia, xolo im droisaTvis stepltonebi ukve mainteresebdnen. amrigad, me davrwmundi, rom ZaRli namdvilad arsebobs, da devonSirSi Cems Camosvlamde ukve gamovicani, Tu vin iyo damnaSave. saWiro iyo stepltonze Tvalyuris daWera. magram es rom TqvenTan erTad aSkarad yofnis dros gamekeTebina, gafrTxildeboda. amitom momixda yvelas motyueba, maT Soris Tqvenic. vTqvi, londonSi davrCebi-meTqi, sinamdvileSi ki Tqven gamogyeviT. gaWirveba, rac gamoviare, sulac ar iyo ise saSiSi, rogorc gegonaT. saerTod, aseTma wvrilmanebma arc unda SegviSalos xeli muSaobaSi, aseTia Cveni saqme. arsebiTad, kumb-tresiSi vcxovrobdi, xolo qoxs WaobebSi maSin mivakiTxavdi, roca saWiro xdeboda moqmedebis adgilTan axlos yofna. kartraiti devonSirSi Camovida CemTan erTad, yvelgan dadioda, rogorc sofleli biWi, da didi samsaxuric gamiwia. amas garda, mamaragebda saWmliTa da sufTa TeTreuliT, amave dros Tvalyurs gadevnebdaT Tqven, roca TviTon stepltoniT viyavi garTuli. ase rom, rogorc xedavT, yvela rgoli Cems xelT iyo. Tqven ukve iciT, rom Tqveni angariSebi dauyovnebliv igzavneboda beikerstritidan kumb-tresiSi. maTgan Zalian bevri ram gamoviyene. gansakuTrebiT is, romelSiac stepltonebis biografiis erTaderTi swori epizodi macnobeT. amis Semdeg CemTvis ukve advili gaxda orive pirovnebis vinaobis garkveva, da gavige kidevac, visTan mqonda saqme. magram kvlevas arTulebda erTi meorexarisxovani, gverdiTi garemoeba - katorRelis gaqceva da misi kavSiri berimorebTan. magram Tqven es kvanZic gaxseniT, Tumca me imave daskvnamde Cemi sakuTari dakvirvebiT mivedi. im droisaTvis, roca Tqven mipoveT qoxSi Waobebs Soris, danaSaulis suraTi savsebiT naTeli iyo, magram am saqmis gamotana sasamarTloze, nafic msajulTa winaSe, naadrevi iqneboda. TviT ser henris mokvlis amao cda, rac bedSavi katorRelis sikvdiliT damTavrda, uSualo mamxilebel sabuTad ar gamodgeboda. rCeboda erTaderTi gza: borotmoqmedis Sepyroba danaSaulis adgilze. mosatyueblad ki ser henris gamoyeneba. baroneti marto unda wasuliyo, TiTqos
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aravin icavda. asedac moviqeciT, da mZime nervuli Zrwolis fasad, rac Cvenma megobarma gadaitana, ara marto davasruleT Zieba, aramed stepltoni daRupvamde miviyvaneT. Tumca saqmis cudad warmarTvis gamo sayveduri davimsaxure, magram aba, vis SeeZlo scodnoda winaswar, ra sazareli, zardamcemi sanaxaoba warmosdgeboda Cven winaSe. vis SeeZlo gaeTvaliswinebina, rom RamiT nisli Camowveboda da ZaRli pirdapir iqidan mogvvardeboda! mizans mZime gansacdelis fasad mivaRwieT, magram orive - nervul sneulebaTa specialistic da eqimi mortimeric marwmunebs, rom ser henri male gamokeTdebao. mogzauroba daexmareba Cvens megobars ara marto Seryeuli nervebis gamagrebaSi, aramed gulis Wrilobis gamTelebaSic. sabralo xom ase motyuvda misis stepltonSi, romelic gulwrfelad da Rrmad uyvarda! es yvelaze metad awuxebs. axla mosaTxrobi damrCa, Tu ra roli iTamaSa am qalma mTel samwuxaro istoriaSi. ar meeWveba, rom stepltonma sruliad daumorCila is Tavis zegavlenas. riT avxsnaT es? uyvarda is kaci, Tu eSinoda misi? Tu orTave erTad? es grZnobebi xom savsebiT SeiZleba SeuTavsdnen erTimeores! yovel SemTxvevaSi, stepltoni utyuarad moqmedebda. misis stepltoni daTanxmda, rom Tavi mis dad gaesaRebina, magram mkvlelobaSi Tanamzraxvelobaze ki gadaWriT uTxra uari, qmari iZulebuli gaxda darwmunebuliyo, rom misi Zalaufleba ganusazRvreli ar aris. qali ara erTxel cdila gaefrTxilebina ser henri, saSiSroeba mogeliso, magram amas ise akeTebda, rom qmars ar imetebda. stepltoni albaT ar iyo moklebuli eWvianobis unars, da roca baronetma nazi grZnobebis gamomJRavneba daiwyo Tavisi gulis rCeulisadmi, Tavi ver Seikava, Tumca, es mis gegmaSi ar Sedioda, aenTo da gasca Tavisi bunebis mTeli sificxe, rasac aqamde gulmodgined faravda. amis miuxedavad, igi ser henris aqezebda da arSiyobaSi xels aRar uSlida. stepltons imedi hqonda, rom ser henri xSirad ivlida maTTan da adre Tu gvian klanWebSi Cauvardeboda. magram gadamwyvet wuTSi colma gauwia winaaRmdegoba. gaqceuli katorRelis daRupvis ambavi Seetyo da gaego, rom swored im saRamos, roca ser henri hyavdaT dapatiJebuli, ZaRli WanWrobidan fardulSi gadaiyvanes. amas mohyva mSfoTvare scena. misis stepltonma qmars borotmoqmedi uwoda da pirvelad gaigona misgan, rom hyolia metoqe. winandeli erTguleba siZulviliT Seicvala. stepltoni mixvda, rom coli gascemda da SeboWa, raTa ser henris daRupvaSi xelis SemSleli Tavidan moecilebina. yvela misi varaudi emyareboda imas, rom baronetis sikvdilis ambavs rom gaigebdnen, sagrafoSi gaixsenebdnen wyevlas, rac baskervilebis gvars awva tvirTad. maSin isev miaRwevda colis morCilebas da aiZulebda gaCumebuliyo. stepltoni aqac Secda. misi bedi gadawyvetili iyo Cveni Carevis gareSec. qali, romlis ZarRvebSic espanuri sisxli sCqefs, Ralats ar apatiebda... ai yvelaferi, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson. xolo Tu gnebavT ufro dawvrilebiTi angariSi am araCveulebriv saqmeze, momixdeba Cems CanawerebSi Caxedva. magram, mgoni, arsebiTi araferi gamomitovebia. - nuTu stepltons imedi hqonda, rom ser henric mokvdeboda am safrTxobelas danaxvaze? - ZaRli sruliad veluri iyo, amas garda, naxevrad mSieri hyavda. Tu ser henri adgilzeve ar mokvdeboda, yovel SemTxvevaSi, saSineli sanaxaoba Zal-Rones gamoaclida da winaaRmdegobas veRar gauwevda. - diax, ra Tqma unda. kidev erTi kiTxva mrCeba. Tu stepltoni daamtkicebda Tavis uflebas baskervilholis adgil-mamulze, rogorRa axsnida im faqts, rom is, memkvidre, cxovrobda sxvisi gvariT, da isic ase axlo Tavisi mamulidan? nuTu es ar aRZravda eWvs? - am kiTxvaze pasuxis mocema gamiWirdeba - Tqven metad bevrs iTxovT Cemgan. Cemi moqmedebis sfero - warsuli da awmyoa, xolo ras apirebs adamiani momavalSi, amis axsnas ar vkisrulob. colis sityvebiT, misi qmari amaze xSirad fiqrobda.
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xedavda sam gamosavals. pirveli: gamgzavrebuliyo samxreT amerikaSi, iq Tavisi vinaoba daedgina britaneTis sakonsuloSi da iqidan memkvidreoba gamoeTxova, inglisSi Camousvlelad. meore: yovelive es gaekeTebina londonSi, ise rom pirvelad saxe Seecvala da veravis ecno. bolos, mesame: gaesaRebina memkvidred gareSe piri. winaswar moemaragebina yvela saWiro dokumentiT, TavisTvis ki uzrunveleyo Semosavlis garkveuli nawili. Cven vicnobT stepltons da SegviZlia darwmunebuli viyoT, rom ama Tu im gamosavals is gamonaxavda. axla ki, megobaro, mivapyroT yuradReba ufro sasiamovno sagnebs. ramdenime kviris aseTi mZime saqmianoba uflebas gvaZlevs saRamo mxiarulad gavataroT. me loJis bileTebi aviRe operaSi. mogismeniaT de-reckesaTvis `hugenotebSi~? hoda, geTayva, keTili inebeT da naxevar saaTSi moemzadeT, rom SevZloT gzad marcinisTan SevuxvioT da iq auCqareblad visadiloT.

alisferi kvali Tavi | Serlok holmsi 1878 wels londonis universitetis medicinis doqtoris xarisxi movipove da samxedro eqimTa mosamzadebel kursebze Sevedi. kursebis damTavrebis Semdeg norTumberlendis msrolelTa mexuTe polkSi umcros eqimad gamamweses. imxanad polki indoeTSi idga, da vidre daniSnulebis adgilze mividodi, avRaneTis meore omi atyda. kandaharamde mSvidobiT Cavedi, iq Cemi polki movnaxe da maSinve axali movaleobis Sesrulebas Sevudeqi. am omma mravals moutana pativi da mravali waswia win samsaxurSi. me ki mxolod marcxi da ubedureba damatyda Tavs. maivandTan gamarTul sabediswero brZolisas mxarSi daviWeri. tyviam Zvali damimsxvria da arteria damiziana. uTuod sastiki fanatikosebis xelSi Cavvardebodi, Cemi Sikrikis erTguleba da simamace rom ara: cxenis zurgze gadamawvina da Cvens poziciaze mimiyvana, saidanac mere peSevarSi gamxiznes. Zlivs momirCa Wriloba, rom axla muclis tifi Semeyara da ramdenime Tvis Semdeg sabolood gamosajansaReblad inglisSi gamagzavnes. inglisSi arc naTesavebi myavda, arc vinme maxlobeli, magram qariviT Tavisufali viyavi, an ufro sworad rom giTxraT, Tavisufali viyavi imdenad, ramdenadac amis saSualebas dReSi TerTmeti Silingisa da eqvsi pensis Semosavali maZlevda. ra unda meqna? londonSi davsaxldi da erT patara otelSi davbinavdi. Zalian mouxerxeblad da uazrod vcxovrobdi. fuls imaze ufro Tavisuflad vxarjavdi, vidre Cemi SeZlebis patrons Seefereboda. male davrwmundi, an sadme qalaqgareT unda gadavsaxlebuliyavi, an mkveTrad Semecvala cxovrebis niri. me es ukanaskneli vamjobine. gadavwyvite, mimetovebina oteli da sadme ufro iaffasiani bina gamomenaxa. im dRes, rodesac aseT daskvnamde mivedi, barSi videqi. viRacam mxarze xeli damkra. movbrundi da Cemi Zveli megobari stemfordi davinaxe. orives gagvexarda Sexvedra da maSinve sauzmeze mivipatiJe. - ra mogsvliaT, uotson? - mkiTxa daufaravi gakvirvebiT. - lerwamze wvrili xarT da wengoian kakalze ufro muqi. mokled vuambe, Tavs ra xifaTic gadamxda. - sawyali kaci! - Tqva. - axla ras apirebT? - binas daveZeb da SeuZlebels vcdilob, cota iafad minda wesieri oTaxi daviqiravo.

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- ucnauria, - SeniSna Cemma Tanamgzavrma. - aseTi survili dRes ukve meored mesmis. - pirvelad visgan moismineT? - vkiTxe me. - erTi ymawvilisagan, romelic qimiur laboratoriaSi muSaobs. dRes diliT SemomCivla, veranairad ver mipovnia amxanagi, romelTan erTad viqiravebdi rigian oTaxs, martoxelas ki qiris gadaxda gamiWirdebao. - eSmakma dalaxvros! swored me var aseTi kaci. stemfordma raRac ucnaurad gadmomxeda. - Tqven ar icnobT Serlok holmss, - miTxra man, - SeiZleba ar mogewonoT da verc SeeguoT masTan mudmivad erT WerqveS cxovrebas. - rao, cudi znis kacia? - o, sulac ar vambob, cudi znisaa-meTqi. cota ucnauri ideebi aqvs. mecnierebis zogierTi dargis enTuziastia. magram es xels ar uSlis, rom sruliad wesieri adamiani iyos. - rogorc vatyob, studenti-medikosi iqneba, ara? - vkiTxe me. - ara, warmodgenac ara maqvs, ra profesiis kaci dadgeba. Cinebulad erkveva anatomiaSi da SesaniSnavi qimikosia, magram, ramdenadac vici, medicina arasodes uswavlia. misi kvleva uaRresad eqscentrikuli xasiaTisaa, magram aqvs araCveulebrivi codna, riTac Tavis profesorebs pirdapir aocebs. - ar gikiTxavT, ra mizans isaxavs? - ara, guls ase iolad aravis gadauSlis, Tumca bevri laparaki uyvars, roca xasiaTzea xolme. - siamovnebiT gavecnobodi, - vuTxari megobars. - Tu vinmesTan erTad cxovreba momixdeba, iseTi kaci mirCevnia, romelsac simSvide da muSaoba uyvars. rogor Sevxvde Tqvens megobars? - albaT laboratoriaSi iqneba. Tu gindaT, sauzmis Semdeg SevuaroT. hospitalisaken wavediT da gzadagza stemfordma kidev miambo zogierTi wvrilmani im jentlmenze, visTan dasaxlebasac vvaraudobdi. - Tu ver SeewyobiT, me nu damemdurebiT. Cemi azriT, holmsi metismetad gatacebulia Tavisi kvleva-ZiebiT. am kacs SeuZlia Tavis megobars mcire doziT alkoloidi miaRebinos, cudi ganzraxviT ki ara, ubralod, kvlevisaTvis, rom am Sxamis zemoqmedebis Zala gaigos. darwmunebuli var, TviTonac uyoymanod miiRebs Sxamis amdenive dozas. etyoba, zusti mecnierebiT metismetad gatacebulia. - es Zalian kargia. - diax, magram ukiduresobamde arafris miyvana ar varga. is ki prozeqturaSi zogjer gvamebs joxiT scems kidec. - gvamebs scemso? - diax, rom daadginos, SeiZleba Tu ar sikvdilis Semdeg sisxlCaqcevis gamowveva. es Cemi sakuTari TvalebiT vnaxe. - Tqven ki ambobT, medikosi ar ariso. - ara, medikosi araa. eSmakma uwyis, ra mizans isaxavs. magram ager movediT kidec. TviTonve SeimuSaveT im kacze sakuTari azri. viwro CixSi SevuxvieT, patara kari SevaReT da ho-spitlis SenobaSi aRmovCndiT. dabali, TaRiani talani gaviareT da qimiur laboratoriaSi SevediT. farTo, maRalWerian oTaxSi mxolod erTi kaci aRmoCnda. igi magidaze daxriliyo da gatacebiT muSaobda. - vipove! vipove! - ZaxiliT amcno Cems Tanamgzavrs da sinjariT xelSi Semogvegeba. - vipove reaqtivi, romelic mxolod hemoglobinis SenaerTSi ileqeba. oqros sabado rom aRmoeCina, albaT maSinac ar gaubrwyindeboda ase saxe. - doqtori uotsoni, mister Serlok holmsi, - gagvacno erTmaneTi stemfordma. - rogor brZandebiT? - mkiTxa holmsma da xeli ise Zlierad CamomarTva, rom saxtad davrCi. - rogorc vxedav, avRaneTSi yofilxarT.
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- es saidan gaigeT? - vkiTxe gaocebulma. - ubralo dakvirvebis ambavia, - mipasuxa da TavisTvis Caicina. - axla hemoglobinzea laparaki. albaT afasebT Cems aRmoCenas? - mecnieruli TvalsazrisiT udavod sainteresoa, - vupasuxe me. - magram praqtikulad... - momiteveT! magram sasamarTlo medicinaSi am ukanaskneli wlebis manZilze es yvelaze ufro praqtikuli aRmoCenaa, gana ar gesmiT, rom es aRmoCena sisxlis laqebis amocnobis utyuar xerxs gvaZlevs? - am sityvebze paltos saxeloSi xeli Camavlo da magidisaken ZaliT wamaTria. - aviRoT axali sisxli, - miTxra man, TiTSi grZeli nemsi iCxvlita da pipetiT wveTi sisxli amoiRo. - naxeT, am wveT sisxls me gavxsni litr wyalSi. rogorc xedavT, narevi sufTa wyalsa hgavs. sisxlis procenti ar aRemateba erT memilioneds da mainc eWvi ar mepareba, rom damaxasiaTebeli reaqciis miRebas SevZlebT. WurWelSi ramdenime TeTri kristali Caagdo, Semdeg ki gamWvirvale siTxis ramdenime wveTi Caamata. WurWelSi mdgari wyali imwamsve muq-alisfrad SeiReba, minis qilis Zirze ki yavisferi nawilakebi daileqa. - ha! ha! - Sehyvira man da saTamaSoTi gaxarebuli ymawviliviT Semohkra taSi. amaze ras ityviT? - es, rogorc etyoba, Zalian saintereso cda unda iyos, - SevniSne me. - saucxoo! Cinebuli! gansazRvris Zveli meTodebi metismetad rTuli da arasaimedo iyo. ase, magaliTad, sisxlis burTulebis mikroskopuli analizi arafris maqnisi araa, Tu sisxli sruliad axali ar iqna. Cemi meTodi ki saimedoa, imis miuxedavad, axalia sisxli Tu ara. es meTodi rom adre aRmoeCinaT, asobiT damnaSave, dRes rom qveynad Tavisuflad datantalebs, didi xnis win warsdgeboda marTlmsajulebis winaSe. sisxlis samarTlis saqmeebi mudam am wertilis garSemo trialebda. roca adamians braldeboda ramdenime Tvis win Cadenili danaSauli, ikvlevdnen mis TeTreuls, samosels, aRmoaCendnen muq laqebs da eqspertebis winaSe ismeboda kiTxva: ra iyo es? sisxlis laqebi, Tu WuWyisa? iqneb Jangisa an xilis? es kiTxva abnevda maT, radgan ar arsebobda gamokvlevis saimedo meTodi. amieridan ki iarsebebs Serlok holmsis meTodi, da yvela siZnele gadalaxulia. - mosaloci saqme mogikvaraxWinebiaT, - vuTxari me, aseTi enTuziazmiT aRtacebulma. - magondeba fon biSofis saqme, SarSan rom moxda frankfurtSi. biSofs, ra Tqma unda, CamoaxrCobdnen, es meTodi rom aRmoCenili yofiliyo. axla mezonis saqme bradfordSi, saxelganTqmuli miuleris, lefevrisa monpelieSi da samsonisa axal orleanSi?! SemiZlia davasaxelo oci SemTxveva, sadac gamokvlevis am meTods gadamwyveti mniSvneloba eqneboda. - Tqven sisxlis samarTlis saqmeebis cocxali kalendari xarT, - SeniSna stemfordma. - SegeZloT gazeTic gamogecaT aseTi saTauriT: `warsul wlebSi momxdari sisxlis samarTlis axali ambebi~. - es Zalian saintereso iqneboda, - Tqva holmsma da naCxvlet adgilze salbunis patara naWeri daido. - didi sifrTxile mmarTebs, radgan aTasnair SxamTan maqvs saqme. Serlok holmsma am sityvebze xeli uneblieT win wamoswia da SevniSne, rom igi erTianad aWrelebuli hqonda salbunis aseTive naWrebiTa da Zliermoqmedi mJaveebis laqebiT. - Cven saqmeze movediT, - SeniSna stemfordma, samfexa skamze Camojda da fexiT meore skami moaCoCa. - Cemi megobari binas daeZebs, da raki Tqvenc SemomCivleT, amxanagi ver miSovniao, gadavwyvite uotsoni TqvenTvis Semexvedrebina. Serlok holmss, etyoba, WkuaSi daujda CemTan erTad dasaxlebis idea.

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- erTi patara bina momivida TvalSi beikerstritze. dawunebiT verafers dauwunebT. imedi maqvs, magari Tambaqos sunis sawinaaRmdego araferi geqnebaT. - me TviTon yovelTvis magar Tambaqos vewevi. - hoda, Cinebulia. saqme qimiur nivTierebebTan maqvs da xSirad vawarmoeb cdebs. es xom ar SegiSliT xels? - sruliadac ara. - sxva ra nakli maqvs? xandaxan vmunjdebi da mTeli dReebis ganmavlobaSi krints ar vZrav xolme. aseT SemTxvevaSi ar ifiqroT, rom vibutebi. yuradRebas nu momaqcevT, male Subli isev gamexsneba. Tqven ra cudi zne gWirT? vidre erTad davsaxldebodeT, jobia vicodeT, ra gvWirs dasaZraxi. am dakiTxvaze gamecina. - me lekvi myavs da xmaurs ver vewyobi, nervebi maqvs moSlili. sruliad uCveulo dros vdgebi xolme da uaRresad zarmaci var. - violinos dakvras Tu miakuTvnebT xmaurTa kategorias? - mkiTxa moulodnelad holmsma. - es dakvrazea damokidebuli, - vupasuxe me. - violinos kargi dakvra RmerTebis ziaria, cudi dakvra... - yvelaferi rigzea, - mxiarulad gaicina holmsma. - SegviZlia saqme mogvarebulad CavTvaloT, Tu binac mogewonebaT. - maS, wamovide da gavsinjo? - SemoiareT xval, ase, Tormeti saaTisaTvis, erTad wavalT. - Zalian kargi, zustad Tormetze, - vupasuxe da xeli CamovarTvi. holmsi davtoveT da stemfordTan erTad Cems otels mivaSureT. - sxvaTa Soris, - vkiTxe amxanags. - Zalian mainteresebs, saidan gaigo, rom avRaneTidan Camovedi? Cemma Tanamgzavrma ucnaurad gaiRima. - swored es gaxlavT am kacis Tavisebureba. bevrma ukve scada imis gamocnoba, Tu ranairad gebulobs aseT rameebs. - es pirdapir saidumloebiT moculi ambavia. Zlier madlobeli var, rom erTmaneTs SegvaxvedreT. - daakvirdiT da SeiswavleT es saintereso kaci, - miTxra stemfordma gamomSvidobebisas. - es ioli amocana rodia... sanaZleos davdeb, mas axla ukve meti ecodineba Tqvenze, vidre Tqven masze Semdeg SeityobT. naxvamdis! - naxvamdis! - vupasuxe mec da Cemi nacnobiT Zalze dainteresebulma otels mivaSure.

Tavi || daskvnis gamotanis xelovneba meore dRes erTmaneTs SevxvdiT da davaTvaliereT beikerstritze mdebare bina #221-b. ori kargi sawoli oTaxi iyo da koxtad mowyobili farTo sastumro, romelsac ori didi fanjara hqonda. imave saRamos gadavedi otelidan, meore dRes ki Serlok holmsma gadmoitana Tavisi yuTebi da portpledebi. holmsTan Sewyoba advili saqme aRmoCnda. xmauri ar uyvarda da wesier cxovrebas eweoda. cxraze adre iSviaTad wveboda da sauzmobas Cems adgomamde aswrebda. zogjer mTel dRes qimiur laboratoriaSi atarebda, xan prozeqturaSi dadioda, xan ki saaTobiT daexeteboda qalaqSi da Tanac saseirnod londonis yvelaze saeWvo ubnebs irCevda. roca Tavisi gunebis saqme Sexvdeboda, warmoudgeneli gatacebiT Seudgeboda muSaobas, magram drogamoSvebiT guneba ecvleboda da maSin mTeli dReebi iwva xolme sastumroSi divanze, dana pirs ar uxsnida da sityvas majaganiT ver amoarTmevdi.
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Cemi daintereseba holmsiT da cnobismoyvareoba im miznebiT, romelTac is cxovrebaSi isaxavda, dRiTi dRe izrdeboda. igi Tavisi garegnobiTac iqcevda yuradRebas. eqvsi futi simaRle hqonda da iseTi aRnagobisa iyo, rom ufro maRali mogeCvenebodaT. cocxali, gamWriaxi Tvalebi da viwro qoriseburi cxviri mis saxes sifxizlisa da Seupovrobis iers aZlevda. TvalSi gecemodaT misi win wamowvdenili, kuTxovani, Zlieri nebisyofis adamianebisaTvis damaxasiaTebeli nikapi. xelebi yovelTvis dalaqavebuli hqonda melniTa da yovelgvari qimiuri nivTierebiT, magram miuxedavad amisa, araCveulebrivad faqizi Sexebis grZnoba gaaCnda, rac ara erTxel SeminiSnavs, roca myife xelsawyoebze manipulaciebs awarmoebda. medicinas ar swavlobda. mgoni, arc erTi iseTi saswavlebeli ar hqonda damTavrebuli, swavlulTa samyarosaken gzas rom gauxsnida. amis miuxedavad, gansakuTrebuli gulmodginebiT awarmoebda Tavis kvleva-Ziebas, da, marTalia, garkveul CarCoebSi, magram misi codna gansacvifreblad farTo da detaluri iyo. ra Tqma unda, ase Seupovrad zusti cnobebis kvlevaze muSaobas aravin gamoedevneba, Tu garkveuli mizani ara aqvs. beikerstritze Cveni cxovrebis pirvel kviras aravis Semouvlia, da is iyo gavifiqre, holmsic albaT CemsaviT martoxela, uTvistomo kacia-meTqi, rom male davrwmundi, mas mravali nacnobi hyavda, da Tanac sul sxvadasxva wreebSi. erTi patara fermkrTali kaci daiareboda, virTxasaviT saxe hqonda da Savi Tvalebi. mister lestreidad gamacno. kviraSi orjer-samjer mainc naxulobda holmss. erTxel diliT kargad Cacmuli qaliSvili movida, naxevari saaTi darCa, Tu meti ara. imave dRes WaRara kaci gvestumra, sacodavi garegnoba hqonda da Zlier aRelvebuli Canda. maSinve xnieri dedakaci mohyva. cota xnis Semdeg Cems TanamobinadresTan sabaasod viRac moxuci jentlmeni movida, meore dRes ki rkinigzis daraji. roca mnaxvelebi modiodnen, Serlok holmsi Cveulebisamebr mTxovda, sastumro damiTmeo, da mec Cems oTaxSi gavdiodi. aseTi uxerxulobisaTvis yovelTvis bodiSs mixdida. am oTaxs samuSao kabinetad viyeneb, sxva gza ara maqvs, es adamianebi ki Cemi klientebi ariano, metyoda xolme. SemeZlo pirdapir mekiTxa holmsisaTvis, ra muSaobas ewevi-meTqi, magram ver gamebeda, ver Sevkadre, gulaxdiloba gamoeCina Cem winaSe. maSin jer kidev meCveneboda, rom mas seriozuli safuZveli hqonda dumilisaTvis, magram Semdeg TviTonve Camomigdo amaze sityva. erTxel diliT, rogorc maxsovs, es iyo 4 marts, Cveulebrivze adre avdeqi da Serlok holmss sauzmeze Sevuswari. davreke, yava moviTxove da magidaze dagdebuli gazeTi aviRe. erT-erTi statia fanqriT iyo gaxazuli da, raRa Tqma unda, Tvali gadavavle. cota ar iyos, ucnauri saTauri hqonda: `cxovrebis wigni~. laparaki iyo imaze, Tu ra bevri ram SeiZleba gaigos kacma, Tu yuradRebiT iqneba, zustad da sistematurad adevnebs Tvalyurs yvelafers, rac gzaze Sexvdeba. gamaoca gamWriaxobisa da absurdulobis sakvirvelma narevma. msjeloba Tanmimdevruli da damajerebeli iyo, magram daskvnebi metismetad farTo da gazviadebuli meCvena. avtori irwmuneboda, SeiZleba adamianis idumalesi azrebis gamocnoba misi saxis wamieri gamometyvelebiT, kunTis moZraobiT, ucabedi mzeriTo. SeuZlebelia dakvirvebasa da analizis saqmeSi gamocdili adamianis motyueba. Cemi daskvnebi da ganaCenni iseve Seumcdari iqneba, rogorc evklides gamoangariSebanio. ucodinarTaTvis Cemi daskvnebi da dakvirvebaTa Sedegebi SesaZloa, miuwvdomeli iyos da jadoqrobac ki damwamon, vidre ar Seityoben, Tu ra gziT mivedi aseT daskvnamdeo. `wveT wyalze dakvirvebiT, - naTqvami iyo statiaSi, - logikurad moazrovne goneba iolad daaskvnis atlantis okeanisa da niagaris arsebobas, Tundac winaswar araferi icodes erTis an meoris arsebobaze. mTeli sicocxle erTi didi jaWvia,
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romlis bunebas iolad SevicnobT misi erTi rgolis mixedviT. msgavsad yvela sxva xelovnebisa, daskvnebisa da analizis mecniereba SegviZlia aviTvisoT mxolod xangrZlivi da Seupovari mecadineobis Sedegad, xolo cxovreba metismetad xanmoklea, rom adamianma SesaZlebeli srulyofilebis Tundac sazRvars miaRwios. amitom mkvlevarma ufro elementaruli problemidan unda daiwyos. de, iswavlos pirveli SexedviTve adamianis warsulis, misi xelobis da profesiis gamocnoba. ra bavSvuric ar unda gveCvenos aseTi varjiSi, igi aRrmavebs damkvirveblobas da gvaswavlis, rogor unda SevxvdeT, ras unda mivaqcioT yuradReba. xelis TiTebis frCxilebi, kostiumis saxeloebi, fexsacmeli, Sarvlis totebi, koJrebi Sua da saCvenebel TiTebze, saxis gamometyveleba, perangis samajeebi Tu saxeloebi yvela es wvrilmani saSualebas gvaZlevs gamovicnoT adamianis profesia. TiTqmis daujerebelia, rom romelsame SemTxvevaSi yvela aq CamoTvlili niSani, erTad aRebuli, gamocdili mkvlevarisaTvis sakmarisi ar iyos~. - ra warmoudgeneli abdaubdaa! - SevZaxe da gazeTi ganze visrole. - Cems sicocxleSi ar wamikiTxavs aseTi sisulele! - raze laparakobT? - mkiTxa Serlok holmsma. - ai, am statiaze, - vupasuxe da Cais kovziT gazeTze mivuTiTe. - Tqvenc wagikiTxavT, fanqriT daginiSnavT. ar uarvyof, saucxoodaa dawerili. magram TviTon statia aRmaSfoTebelia da maRizianebs, etyoba, romeliRac usaqmuris Teoriaa, Tavisi kabinetis myudroebaSi rom paradoqsebs Txzavs. yvelaferi es metismetad Sorsaa cxovrebisagan. erTi menaxa avtori miwisqveSa gzis mesame klasis vagonSi, mgzavrebs Soris Cakvexebuli da meTxova misTvis Tavisi Tanamgzavrebis profesiis gamocnoba. sanaZleos davdeb, rom verafers gaxdeboda. - waagebdiT mag sanaZleos, - mSvidad mipasuxa holmsma. - xolo rac Seexeba am statias, Cemi dawerilia. - Tqveni? - diax. me maqvs dakvirvebisa da daskvnebis gamotanis midrekileba. aq gadmocemuli Cemi Teoria, Tqven rom qimerad geCvenebaT, sinamdvileSi metismetad cxovrebiseulia, imdenad cxovrebiseuli, rom misi wyalobiT maqvs mopovebuli puri Cemi arsobisa. - es ranairad? - ras izamT, me Cemi xeloba maqvs. vfiqrob, mTel qveynierebaze erTaderTi maZebar-konsultanti var. londonSi mravali saxelmwifo maZebaria da mravalic kerZo. roca es batonebi saqmes Tavs ver moabamen, CemTan cxaddebian da mec swor gzaze vayeneb xolme. yvela faqts momiyvebian da Cveulebriv, mec danaSaulobaTa istoriis codnis safuZvelze vaxerxeb maT gamoyvanas Zneli mdgomareobidan. arsebobs didi msgavseba danaSaulobaTa saxeobebs Soris, da Tu aTasobiT danaSaulis wvrilmanebi iciT, raRa Tqma unda, aTas meerTeSi garkvevasac moaxerxebT. lestreidi - cnobili maZebaria. amas winaT erTi TaRliTobis saqmeSi Caflavda da me mTxova daxmareba. - Tqveni sxva mnaxvelebi? - maT Cveulebriv kerZo agentebi migzavnian. es is adamianebi arian, romelTac ubedureba SeemTxvaT da Svelas iTxoven. me vusmen maTs monaTxrobs, TviTonac mismenen da gaweuli samsaxurisaTvis honorars vRebulob. - nuTu imis Tqma gindaT, rom oTaxidan gausvlelad SegiZliaT gaxsnaT kvanZi, rasac ver xsnian is adamianebi, romelTa Tvalwinac xdeboda yvelaferi? - sruliad marTali xarT. am saqmeSi kargad gawafuli gaxlavarT da cotaodeni intuiciac maqvs. zogjer ufro rTuli saqmeebic mxvdeba. maSin cota jaxiric mixdeba da piradad vecnobi saqmis viTarebas. iciT, saqmis gasacnobad da amocanis gadasawyvetad specialuri codniT vsargeblob da es Zalian mSvelis muSaobaSi, mimartivebs saqmes. am statiaSi gadmocemuli deduqciis meTodebi fasdaudebel daxmarebas miweven praqtikul muSaobaSi. dakvirveba iqca Cems meore bunebad. ai,
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Tqven gancvifrebuli darCiT, pirvelsave Sexvedrisas rom giTxariT, avRaneTidan CamosulxarT-meTqi. - es ambavi, ra Tqma unda, vinmesgan moismineT. - Zalian cdebiT, magas rom ambobT. darwmunebuli viyavi, rom avRaneTidan CamoxvediT. Cemi goneba xangrZlivi varjiSis wyalobiT ise swrafad muSaobs, rom Sualeduri rgolebis Seucnoblad erTbaSad davaskveni: `ai, medicinis msaxuris tipi, oRond mxedruli ieriT. aSkaraa: samxedro eqimia. axlaxan Camosula tropikebidan, radgan metismetad Savgvremania, es ki misi kanis bunebrivi feri ar aris, radgan majebze TeTria. didi gaWirveba da avadmyofoba gadautania, razedac misi gatanjuli saxe metyvelebs. marcxena xeli dazianebuli aqvs, radgan arabunebrivad uWiravs. sad gamoivlida ingliseli samxedro eqimi amden Wir-varams da sad daiWreboda? ra Tqma unda, avRaneTSi~. mTelma am azrTa msvlelobam sekundi dro moiTxova, da mec giTxariT, avRaneTidan CamosulxarT-meTqi. Tqven gagikvirdaT. - yovelive es sakmaod ubralo ambavia, - vuTxari RimiliT. - Tqven maZebar diupens magonebT, edgar alan pos gmirs. arafriT ar megona, rom aseTi adamianebi sinamdvileSic arseboben. Serlok holmsma Cibuxs moukida. - Tqven, ra Tqma unda, fiqrobT, raki diupens SemadareT, amiT maameT, - SeniSna dinjad. - ara, sulac ara var didi warmodgenisa Tqvens diupenze. Tumca, usaTuod hqonda analizis erTgvari niWi, magram iseTi fenomenic ar yofila, rogoradac po xatavs. - gaborios Txzulebani Tu wagikiTxavT? - vkiTxe me. - lekoki Seefereba maZebris ideals? Serlok holmsma agdebulad Caicina. - lekoki ubeduri doylapia iyo, - Tqva gabrazebiT. - mxolod erTi upiratesoba hqonda - energia. es wigni pirdapir guls mirevs. misi amocana is iyo, rom ucnobi patimari unda gamoecno. amas erT dRe-RameSi gavakeTebdi. lekoks ki eqvsi Tve dasWirda. es wigni SeiZleba ma-Zebrebs gamoadgeT saxelmZRvanelod, saidanac gaigeben, Tu ras unda moeridon. `es ymawvili kaci metad Wkviania, - vTqvi CemTvis. - magram metismetad didi warmodgena aqvs Tavis Tavze~. - Cvens droSi aRar xdeba danaSauli da aRar arian damnaSaveni, - ganagrZobda gabrazebuli holmsi. - aRar xdeba-meTqi iseTi danaSauli, romlis Ziebac iqneba saWiro. Tu maincdamainc moxda, SeiZleba ise ioli gamosacnobi wvrilmani saZagloba da siflide iyos, rom skotlend-iardis agentebic ki gaarTmeven Tavs. maRizianebda misi zviadi kilo da umjobesad CavTvale saubris Tema Semecvala. - sainteresoa, ra unda undodes im ucnobs? - vkiTxe da vuCvene samoqalaqo samoselSi gamowyobili warmosadegi kaci, romelic quCis mopirdapire mxares miuyveboda da saxlebis nomrebs aTvalierebda. mas xelSi didi lurji konverti eWira. - flotis gadamdgar serJantze ambobT? - mkiTxa holmsma. `mkvexara! - gavifiqre CemTvis. - icis, rom mis varauds ver Sevamowmeb~. amis gafiqreba verc ki movaswari, rom kacma, romelzedac vlaparakobdiT, Cveni saxlis nomeri waikiTxa da myisve quCa gadmoWra. maSinve zaris xmamaRali wkriali mogvesma. amas mohyva xmadabali laparaki Semosasvlel karTan da mZime nabijis xma kibeze. - paketia mister Serlok holmsis saxelze, - Tqva Sikrikma da oTaxSi Semovida. SemTxveva momeca holmsisaTvis niSni momego. - neba miboZeT gkiTxoT, - vuTxari Semosuls Tavazianad, - ra saqmianobas eweviT?

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- Sikriki gaxlavarT, ser, - mipasuxa xrinwiani xmiT. - Cemi forma dasakerebladaa Cabarebuli. - adre ra saqmianobas eweodiT? - vkiTxe stumars da damcinavi TvalebiT Cems Tanamobinadres gadavxede. - serJanti gaxldiT, ser. samefo flotis fexosani, ser. pasuxi ar iqneba? - aris, ser! qusli quslze miartya, xeli qudis winafrasTan miido da gavida. Tavi ||| saidumloebiT moculi ambavi lauristongardenze gamogitydebiT, rom holmsis Teoriis praqtikulma vargisianobam da sabuTiT dadasturebam gamaoca. misken gavixede. werilis kiTxva is iyo daemTavrebina da sivrceSi iyureboda. etyoboda, misi goneba sadRac Sors qroda. - mainc ranairad mixvediT aseT daskvnamde? - vuTxari me. - ra daskvnamde? - mkiTxa gajavrebulma. - rom is kaci flotis gadamdgari serJantia? - wvrilmanebisaTvis ara mcalia, - mipasuxa mkvaxed. Semdeg RimiliT daumata: mapatieT Cemi uxeSi saqcieli. Tqven fiqris Zafi gamiwyviteT, magram ara uSavs. amrigad, Tqven marTla ver mixvdiT, rom is kaci flotis serJantia? - vera. - gamocnoba ise ar miWirs xolme, rogorc imis axsna, Tu rogor gamovicani. quCis meore mxarezec ki SevniSne mis xelze didi lurji jvaris sviringi. es zRvis Ruza unda yofiliyo. mxedruli mixra-moxra hqonda da qilvaSebic iseTi, rogoric flotis wesdebiTaa gaTvaliswinebuli. esec Tqveni samxedro-sazRvao floti. igrZnoboda sakuTari Rirsebis Segneba da brZaneblobis Cveva. saSualo asakis darbaiseli, pativsacemi adamiania - yovelive aman mafiqrebina, rom is kaci serJantia. - sakvirvelia! - SevZaxe me. - sruliad ubralo ambavia, - mipasuxa holmsma. - es aris vTqvi, damnaSaveni aRar arian-meTqi. rogorc Cans, Sevcdi. SexedeT! - da Sikrikis motanili werili gadmomigdo. - xmamaRla xom ver wamikiTxavT? ai, werili, romelic holmss wavukiTxe: `Zvirfaso mister Serlok holms! am Rames lauristongardenze, briqston-roudis #3 saxlSi saSineli ambavi moxda. Cvenma policielma Semovlis dros, ase Ramis or saaTze, erT mitovebul saxlSi Suqi SeniSna da raki saxli ukacuri iyo, daeWvda, raRac urigo saqme unda xdebodeso. kari Ria daxvda da pirvelsave, sruliad cariel oTaxSi kargad Cacmuli mamakacis gvams waawyda, romlis jibeSic aRmoCnda sadarbazo baraTebi: `enoq j. dreberi, klivlendi, ohaio, aSS~. Zarcvis kvali ar Cans. sikvdilis mizezic auxsnelia. oTaxSi aris sisxlis kvali, magram gvamze Wriloba ara Cans. gaugebaria, ranairad moxvda adamiani cariel saxlSi. Zalian ucnauri saqmea. Tu dRis Tormetamde romelsame dros mobrZandebiT, miTiTebul misamarTze mnaxavT. Tqveni erTguli tobias gregsoni~. - gregsoni skotlendiardeli agentebidan yvelaze marjve da mosazrebuli kacia. SeniSna holmsma. - is da lestreidi sxvebs sjobian. orive mkvircxlia da energiuli, magram banaluri, saSinlad banaluri. amas garda, kriWaSi udganan erTmaneTs da ise qiSpoben, rogorc ori mSvenieri banovani. Zalian TavSesaqcevi iqneba, Tu orive erT kvalze miuSves. me gaocebuli viyavi misi simSvidiT, is ki laqlaqs ganagrZobda. - wuTis dakargvac ar SeiZleba, - SevZaxe bolos. - gnebavT, Caval da kebs davuZaxeb.
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- kargs izamdiT, Tu gawmenddiT da sasrolad moamzadebdiT. igi Tavze xelaRebuli kacia, da Tumca Tavs moulodnelad davesxmi, magram sifrTxiles Tavi ar stkiva. Cems oTaxSi gavedi da holmsis rCevas mivyevi. ukan rom davbrundi, magida aulagebeli damxvda. holmsi Tavis sayvarel violinos ukravda. - kvanZi Seikra, - Tqva man. - es-esaa amerikaSi gagzavnil depeSaze pasuxi miviRe, Cemi Tvalsazrisi marTldeba. - saxeldobr? - revolveri jibeSi CaideT, roca is vaJbatoni gamocxaddeba, sruliad Zaldautanebeli kiloTi elaparakeT. danarCeni Cemze iyos. metismetad Cacivebuli mzeriT ar SeaSinoT. - ukve rva saaTia, - vTqvi da saaTi vuCvene. - diax. albaT ramdensame wuTSi aq gaCndeba. odnav gamoaReT kari. kmara. gasaRebi Signidan CatoveT. gmadlobT! mgoni, modis. am dros gaisma zaris wkriali. Serlok holmsi adga da Tavisi savarZeli karTan miswia. gavigoneT vestibiulisaken mimavali mosamsaxure qalis nabijis xma, mere gare karis urdulma xmamaRla gaiCxakuna. - aq cxovrobs doqtori uotsoni? - ikiTxa mkafio, magram sakmaod uxeSma xmam. mosamsaxuris xma ar gagvigonia, magram gavigoneT, rogor gaiWriala karma SemosasvlelSi. viRac kibeze amodioda. uTanabro, gaubedavi nabijis xma iyo, ucnobi fexebs moaflatunebda. Cems megobars saxeze gaocebis Crdilma gadauqrola. nabijebis xma derefanSi axlovdeboda, bolos karze sustad daakakunes. - SemobrZandiT! - daviZaxe me. mrisxane mamakacs velodiT, magram mis nacvlad karebSi koWli, daRmeWili moxucebuli dedakaci gamoCnda. etyoboda, kaSkaSa Suqma Tvali mosWra, da ramdenjerme Tavis dakvris Semdeg SeCerda, usicocxlo Tvalebi daaxamxama da Tan acaxcaxebuli TiTebiT jibis qeqva daiwyo. Cems megobars gadavxede da mis saxeze iseTi sasowarkveTileba amovikiTxe, rom Tavis Sekaveba gamiWirda. kudianma bebrucunam, rogorc iqna, amoiRo saRamos gazeTi da Cveni gancxadeba gviCvena. - imisaTvis movedi, keTilo batonebo, - da isev dagvikra Tavi, - oqros saqorwino beWedi gipovniaT briqstonroudze. igi Cems asuls salis ekuTvnis, romelic sul am erTi wlis win gaTxovda, misi qmari ki gemze mimtanad msaxurobs. imis gafiqrebac ki maSinebs, ras ityvis, Sin rom movides da sali ubeWdod dainaxos. isedac avi znisaa da rom daTvreba, maSin xom pirdapir ubedurebas gadaveyrebiT. guSin cirkSi wavida sali da... - es aris misi beWedi? - vkiTxe me. - madli Senda, ufalo! - Sehyvira dedaberma. - sali bednieri iqneba. swored imisi beWedi gaxlavT. - Tqveni misamarTi? - CavekiTxe isev me. - saxli #13 dunkanstritze, hundsdiSSi. aqedan Zalian Sors gaxlavT. - briqstonroudi ar aris hundsdiSidan cirkSi mimaval romelime gzaze, - mkvaxed uTxra holmsma. dedaberi mobrunda da Tavisi patara anTebuli TvalebiT gamWoli mzera miapyro Cems megobars. - batonma misamarTi mkiTxa, - auxsna holmss. - salis bina aqvs daqiravebuli meifild-pleisze, pekhemze, #33 saxlSi. - Tqveni gvari? - soieri, misi gvari ki denisia, radganac tom deniszea gaTxovili. mkvircxli, sandomiani ymawvilia, vidre zRvazea, da masze ukeTesi mimtani mTel saxomaldo kompanias ara hyavs. magram roca napirzea, sul qalebsa da dalevaze fiqrobs.

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- ai, Tqveni beWedi, misis soier, - Sevawyvetine holmsis niSnis Tanaxmad. ueWvelia, Tqvens asuls ekuTvnis, da Zalian moxaruli var, rom saSualeba meZleva Tavis kanonier mflobels davubruno dakarguli nivTi. dedaberma locva-kurTxevis butbutiT Caido beWedi jibeSi da kuskusiT Caiara kibe. rogorc ki dedaberi wavida, Serlok holmsi wamovarda da Tavis oTaxSi gaiqca. ramdensame sekundSi grZel palto mosxmuli dabrunda. - gavyvebi, davzverav, - Tqva aCqarebiT, - uTuod im kacis Tanamzraxvelia da masTan mimiyvans. melodeT! Semosasvleli kari dedabris zurgs ukan jer kidev ar iyo daxuruli, rom holmsi ukve dabla gaCnda. fanjridan davinaxe Cveni stumari: quCis mopirdapire mxares midioda koWlobiT, holmsi ki fexdafex mihyveboda. kidec rom ar eTxova, dabrunebamde damelodeo, vgrZnobdi, ver daviZinebdi, vidre misi gaseirnebis Sedegebs ar Sevityobdi. holmsi saxlidan daaxloebiT cxra saaTze gavida. warmodgena ara mqonda, rodis dabrundeboda. moTminebiT vijeqi da Cibuxs vabolebdi. aTma dahkra, msaxuri gogoebis fexis xma Semomesma, dasaZineblad midiodnen. TerTmetze kars iqiT ufro dinji nabijis xmac gaisma. es ukve Cveni diasaxlisi midioda dasaZineblad. TiTqmis Tormeti sruldeboda, roca amerikuli klitis mkveTri Cxakuni gavigone. rogorc ki holmsi Semovida, saxeze Sevatyve, rom marcxi ganecada. mis saxeze sicili da wyena ebrZoda erTmaneTs, bolos sicilma gaimarjva. holmsma mxiarulad gadaixarxara. - ai, es ambavi ki ar minda gaigon skotlendiardSi! - SesZaxa da savarZelSi CaeSva. - ra moxda? - vkiTxe mouTmenlad. - o, ar moveridebodi Cemi marcxis aRiarebas. im wyeulma dedaberma erTi ubani rom gaiara, koWlobas umata. bolos gaCerda da iqve gaCerebul kebs dauZaxa. axlos videqi da gavigone, SemeZlo guldamSvidebiT vyofiliyavi, ise xmamaRla dauyvira, rom quCis meore mxares gaigonebda kaci: `wadiT dunkanstritze #13-Si, hundsdiSSi~. - momeCvena, rom es Tvalis axveva ar iyo, da rogorc ki kebSi Cajda, mec ukan avekide. am xelovnebas yoveli maZebari zedmiwevniT unda flobdes. SeuCerebliv mivqrodi, vidre naCveneb misamarTs ar mivaRwieT. vidre saxlTan mividodiT, gadmovxti da daudevrad, taatiT gavyevi quCas. davinaxe, rogor gaCerda kebi #13 saxlTan. kebmeni gadmoxta, kari gaaRo da daeloda. magram aravin gadmosula. roca axlos mivedi, igi gaSmagebiT daeZebda viRacas cariel kebSi da Tan piridan lanZRva-ginebas afrqvevda. dedabris kvali ki ar Canda da vSiSob, kebmeni male ver miiRebs damsaxurebul gasamrjelos. kiTxva-kiTxviT gavige, rom saxli #13 ekuTvnis pativcemul nayaSs kesviks da maT soierisa da denisis gvari arasodes smeniaT. - Tqven imas fiqrobT, rom es akankalebuli susti dedaberi kebidan ise gadmoxta, rom verc Tqven da verc kebmenma ver SeniSneT? - eSmakma dalaxvros! - mkvaxed Tqva holmsma. - romeli dedaberi! es me da Tqven aRmovCndiT dedabrebi da davrCiT pirSi Calagamovlebulebi. es gaxldaT axalgazrda kaci, metad marjve da Tanac Seudarebeli msaxiobi. ra Tqma unda, man SeniSna, rom uTvalTvaleben, da xelidan dagvisxlta. maSasadame, axalgazrda kaci, romelsac Cven veZebT, arc ise martoxelaa, rogorc megona, hyavs megobrebi, romlebic mzad arian misi gulisaTvis wyalSi gadaeSvan. aba, eqimo, Tqven gawamebuli saxe gaqvT, mihyeviT Cems rCevas, daweqiT da daiZineT. Zalze motexilad vgrZnobdi Tavs da davweqi. holmsi ki darCa buxarSi Caferflil nakverCxlebTan. didxans mesmoda Ramis dumilSi misi violinos wynari, melanqoliuri Civili, vgrZnobdi, rom misi goneba kvlav utrialebda ucnaur Tavsatexs, romelic gadawyvetili hqonda amoexsna, radac ar unda dasjdomoda.

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Tavi V| tobias gregsoni Tavis xelovnebas gviCvenebs meore dRes gazeTebi gaWedili iyo cnobebiT `briqstonis saidumloebaze~. yvela gazeTi vrclad aRwerda momxdar ambavs. zogierTi faqti CemTvis axali aRmoCnda. `deili telegrafi~ werda, danaSaulebaTa istoriam bevri ar icis egzom didi idumalebiT moculi saqme. msxverplis germanuli saxeli, angarebis motivis ararseboba da avbediTi warwera kedelze - yovelive es gviCvenebs, rom mkvleloba CaudeniaT emigrantebsa da revolucionerebs. socialistebs ganStoebuli organizaciebi aqvT amerikaSi. gansvenebulma, etyoba, daarRvia maTi dauwereli kanoni, mis kvals miagnes da mokleso. dasasrul statia mouwodebda xelisuflebas, gaeZlierebinaT zedamxedveloba inglisSi mcxovreb ucxoelebze. `standarti~ miuTiTebda imaze, rom aseTi mkvleloba Cveulebriv Tan sdevs qveynis liberalur mmarTvelobas. mokluli amerikeli iyo da sul ramdenime kviriT yofila Camosuli inglisSi, cxovrobda londonSi, madam Sarpanties pansionSi, torkvei-terasze, kemberuelSi, mas Tan axlda piradi mdivani, mister jozef stangersoni. samSabaTs, am Tvis sam ricxvSi orTave daemSvidoba pansionis diasaxliss da eustonis sadgurisaken gaemarTnen, raTa eqspress liverpulSi gahyolodnen. baqanze orive unaxavT. sxva ram am or pirovnebaze araferi icodnen, vidre mister dreberis cxedari eustonis sadguridan ramdensame milze briqstonroudis raionSi, erT ukacur saxlSi ar ipovnes. stangersonis adgilsamyofelze arafers werdnen. Semdeg gamoTqmuli iyo rwmena, rom mister lestreidi da mister gregsoni, romelTac skotlend-iardSi am saqmis gamoZieba aqvT davalebuli, male mohfenen Suqs am idumalebiT mocul tragediaso. gazeTi `deili niusi~ aRniSnavda, rom danaSauli udavod politikuri xasiaTisaao. `kontinenturi saxelmwifoebis despotizmi inglisSi izidavs adamianebs, romelTac TavianT qveynebSi sdevnian. am adamianTa Soris arsebobs patiosnebis usastikesi kodeqsi, da misi yovelgvari darRveva sikvdiliT isjeba. yvela RonisZieba unda vixmaroT, rom gavigoT stangersonis adgilsamyofeli. dadgenilia im pansionis misamarTi, sadac mokluli cxovrobda. es aRmoCena mTlianad unda mieweros skotlendiardel mister gregsonis gamWriaxobasa da energias~. Serlok holmsma sauzmeze CemTan erTad waikiTxa es cnoba. - aki geubnebodiT, uotson, rom lestreidi da gregsoni yovelTvis mogebulni darCebian-meTqi. - es damokidebulia imaze, rogori mimarTuleba miecema saqmes. - ras brZanebT! amas araviTari mniSvneloba ara aqvs. Tu mkvlels Seipyroben, es maTi wyalobiT moxdeba; Tu borotmoqmedi Tavs daiZvrens, es moxdeba maTi cdis miuxedavad, skotlendiardelma maZebrebma, rac ar unda gaakeTon, yovelTvis marTali aRmoCndebian. - ra ambavia mand? - Sevyvire gaocebulma, roca vestibiulidan fexebis bakuni momesma da Cveni binis diasaxlisis aRSfoTebul wamoZaxilebsac movkari yuri. - es samZebro policiis beikerstritis ganyofilebaa, - seriozulad mipasuxa holmsma. im wuTas oTaxSi eqvsiode WuWyiani, daZonZili ymawvili SemoiWra. - smee-na! - mkacrad uyvira holmsma, da eqvsi mozardi erT mwkrivad daewyo. amieridan moxsenebiT gamoagzavneT xolme viginsi, danarCenebma ki quCaSi daicadeT. ipoveT? - ara, ser! - miugo erTma ymawvilma. - asec vicodi. ganagrZeT Zebna, vidre ipoviT. ai, gasamrjelo, - yvelas TiTo Silingi misca. - axla wadiT da ecadeT ukeTesi ambavi moitanoT. holmsma xeliT aniSna da ymawvilebi virTxebiviT Cacvivdnen kibeze.
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namtiralevi Tvalebi hqonda, da roca melaparakeboda, tuCebi uTrToda. nadiris suni vigrZeni. TqvenTvisac xom cnobilia es grZnoba, roca swor kvalze dgebiT? gaigeT Tqveni mdgmuris, mister enoq dreber klivlendelis ucnauri sikvdilis ambavi-meTqi? - vkiTxe. dedam mxolod Tavi damiqnia, sityva ver miTxra. qaliSvili atirda. ukve eWvic ar mepareboda, rom maT raRac icodnen am saqmis Sesaxeb. `romel saaTze gavida mister dreberi saxlidan?~ - vkiTxe me. `rva saaTze, - Cailaparaka dedam da suli moiTqva, rom mRelvareba daefara. misma mdivanma, mister stangersonma Tqva, rom iyo ori matarebeli - erTi, romelic cxra saaTsa da TxuTmet wuTze gadioda da meore TerTmet saaTze. mas pirveli matarebliT undoda wasvla~. `imis Semdeg aRar ginaxavT dreberi?~ am kiTxvam qali Zlier gamocvala, saxeze sikvdilis feri daedo. ramdenime wami gavida, vidre xmas amoiRebda da ityoda erT sityvas `arao~. es sityvac xrinwiani da arabunebrivi xmiT warmoTqva. dumili Camovarda, mere qaliSvilma wkriala xmiT Tqva: `tyuili kargs arasodes ar moitans. viyoT gulaxdili am jentlmenTan. Cven kidev vnaxeT mister dreberi~. `RmerTma mogitevos! - SesZaxa madam Sarpantiem, taSi Semohkra da skamis sazurges gadaeyrdno. - Sen Seni Zma mokali!~ `arturi TviTonve amjobinebda, rom simarTle gveTqva~, - mtkiced miugo qaliSvilma. `gijobT sruli simarTle miTxraT, - SevniSne me. - naxevrad aRiareba yvelaze ufro cudia. garda amisa, Tqven xom ar iciT, rom am saqmis saidumlo ukve gagebuli gvaqvs~. `codva Sens suls ewios, alisa! - Sehyvira dedam da mere me momibrunda: yvelafers getyviT, ser. ar ifiqroT, rom Svilze vwuxvar imis gamo, rom am saSinel saqmeSi udevs wili. igi sruliad udanaSauloa. meSinia mxolod imisa, rom Tqvens gazeTebSi da sxvebis TvalSic saxeli gautydeba~. `gijobT dawvrilebiT gamacnoT saqmis viTareba~, - gavafrTxile qali. `alisa, iqneb marto dagvtovo? - miubrunda asuls. qaliSvili oTaxidan gavida. ser, - ganagrZo diasaxlisma. - ar mindoda amisi Tqma, magram axla, rodesac Cemma sabralo qaliSvilma gaixsena dreberis dabruneba, - sxva arCevani aRara maqvs. mister dreberma CvenTan sami kvira dahyo. evropaSi mogzaurobda Tavisi mdivnis, mister stangersonis TanxlebiT, romelic wynari, TavSekavebuli kaci iyo. magram TviTon dreberi, samwuxarod, sxvanairi gaxldaT: ukulturo da metismetad uxeSi adamianebTan urTierTobaSi. CvenTan yofnis pirvelsave dRes daTvra da im dRidan iSviaTad minaxavs fxizeli. mosamsaxure gogoebTan xom sul TavaSvebuli iyo. magram yvelaze cudi is gaxldaT, rom aseve iqceoda Cems qaliSvilTan alisasTan. erTxel xeli staca da akoca. misi mdivani Zalian aRSfoTda da usayvedura~. `magram risTvis iTmendiT amas? - vkiTxe qals. - mdgmuri xom, roca mogesurvebaT, maSinve SegiZliaT gaagdoT. ase ar aris?~ madam Sarpantie gawiTlda. `ah, pirvelsave dRes rom meTqva uari! magram cTuneba metismetad Zlieri iyo. orive TiTo girvanqas ixdida dReSi, ToTxmet girvanqas kviraSi da am dros xom saxlis muStari iSviaTi ambavia. me ki qvrivi gaxlavarT. Svilis Senaxva flotSi Zviri mijdeba. menaneboda fuli da viTmendi. magram mister dreberis ukanasknelma saqcielma moTminebidan gamomiyvana da maSinve winadadeba miveci, gamSordiT-meTqi. zurgs ukan kari rom mivuxure, gulze momeSva. vaglax! erTi saaTis Semdeg gaisma zaris xma da Sevityve, rom mister dreberi dabrunebuliyo. Tanac Zalze aRelvebuli da galeSili. SemoiWra oTaxSi, sadac me da alisa vijeqiT da uazrod waiburtyuna matarebelze davagvianeo. mere alisas miubrunda, arc ki momerida da
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uTxra, erTad gaviqceTo. `Tqven ukve srulwlovani xarT, - eubneboda igi, SegiZliaT moiqceT ise, rogorc mogesurvebaT. fuli bevri maqvs. gaviqceT da ise gacxovrebT, rogorc princesas~. sabralo alisas ise SeeSinda, rom gaqcevva daapira. magram dreberma xeli Caavlo da karisaken waaTria. me vikivle. am dros oTaxSi Cemi Svili arturi Semovida. ra moxda amis Semdeg, ar vici. mesmoda lanZRvagineba da dartymis xma, magram Zlier SeSinebuli viyavi da Tavi ar amiwevia. cota gons rom movedi, Tvalebi gavaxile da davinaxe, arturi karebSi idga da xelSi joxi eWira. `ara mgonia is aramzada kidev dabrundes~, - Tqva arturma. - `axla waval da vnaxav ras akeTebs~. am sityvebze qudi aiRo da quCaSi gavida. meore dRes diliT ki mister dreberis sikvdilis ambavi gavigeT~. me stenografiulad Cavwere misis Sarpanties Cveneba, - daasrula Tavisi moTxroba gregsonma. - friad saintereso istoriaa, - Tqva holmsma da wamodga. - amis Semdeg ra moimoqmedeT? - rodesac misis Sarpantiem Tavisi Cveneba daasrula, - ganagrZo maZebarma, - iseTi mzeriT CavaSterdi, mudam rom moqmedebs qalebze, da vkiTxe, romel saaTze dabrunda Tqveni Svili-meTqi. `ar vici~, - mipasuxa. `ar iciT?~ `ar vici. Tavisi gasaRebi aqvs~. `Tqven ukve iweqiT?~ `diax~. `romel saaTze daweqiT?~ `daaxloebiT TerTmetze~. `maS, Tqveni Svili Sin mTeli ori saaTi ar yofila?~ `diax~. `iqneb mTeli oTxi an xuTi saaTic?~ `SeiZleba~. `ras akeTebda am xnis ganmavlobaSi?~ `ar vici~, - mipasuxa diasaxlisma da mkvdrisferi daedo. ra Tqma unda, amis Semdeg aRaraferi mrCeboda gasakeTebeli, gavige, sad imyofeboda leitenanti Sarpantie, ori policieli waviyvane da daviWire. roca mxarze xeli davade da winadadeba miveci, uxmaurod gamogvyoloda, damSvidebuli saxiT mipasuxa: `albaT im aramzada dreberis mkvlelobis Tanamonawiled mTvliT da amisaTvis mapatimrebT?~ amaze araferi gviTqvams, radgan misi sityvebi, ra Tqma unda, eWvs iwvevs. - ueWvelad, - daumowma holmsma. - jer kidev xelSi eWira is magari kombali, romliTac dedamisis Cvenebis Tanaxmad, drebers daedevna. - axla rogorRa gesaxebaT saqme? - Cemi warmodgeniT, arturi briqstonroudamde mi-hyva drebers. iq xelaxla iCxubes, drebers joxi moxvda, vTqvaT, muclis areSi. dartymas kvali ar dautovebia, magram danaSaulebrivi Sedegi ki ukve dadgenilia. wvimiani Rame iyo, garSemo kacis WaWaneba ar Canda da Sarpantiem gvami ukacriel saxlSi SeaTria. rac Seexeba sanTels, sisxlsa da warweras kedelze, es mxolod xerxebia, rom policiisaTvis gza-kvali aebnia. - Cinebuli namuSevaria! - Tqva holmsma waqezebis kiloTi. - marTlac, gregson, warmatebebi namdvilad gaqvT. Tqven kargi momavali geliT! - mixaria, rom marjved moverie saqmes, - amayad miugo maZebarma. - axalgazrda kacma siamovnebiT mogvca Cveneba, romlis Tanaxmadac erT xans drebers mihyveboda kvaldakval, magram drebers SeuniSnavs da kebi dauqiravebia, raTa devnisagan Tavi daeZvrina. gzad Sarpantie amxanags Sexvedria da leitenants masTan didxans
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useirnia. im kacis misamarTi rom vkiTxe, damakmayofilebeli pasuxi ver momca. yvelaferi Cinebulad ewyoba. marTobs is azri, rom lestreidi Tavidanve araswor kvals gah-yva. vSiSob, rom verafers miaRwevs. magram ager TviTonac! da marTlac, es iyo lestreidi, romelic Cveni saubris dros kibeze amodioda. magram amjerad aRar Canda uwindeburad msubuqad mavali da Tavdajerebuli. saxe daRmeWili da SeSfoTebuli hqonda, samosic awewili da cota usufTao. etyoboda, Serlok holmsTan rCevisaTvis movida da gregsonTan Sexvedram, cota ar iyos, Seacbuna. igi Sua oTaxSi SeCerda, nerviulad WmuWnida quds da ar icoda, ra eqna. - es yvelaze uCveulo, yvelaze miuwvdomeli saqmea! - amoRerRa man bolos. - a-a! Tqven ukve ase fiqrobT, mister lestreid! - sazeimo kiloTi SesZaxa gregsonma. - asedac vicodi, rom am daskvnamde mixvidodiT, dreberis mdivani, mister stangersoni xom ar moginaxavT? - dreberis mdivani, mister jozef stangersoni, - miugo lestreidma, - dRes dilis eqvs saaTze helideis otelSi mokles. Tavi V|| sinaTlis sxivi wyvdiadSi lestreidis motanili cnoba imdenad moulodneli da avbediTi iyo, rom samives ena mucelSi Cagvivarda. gregsoni skamidan wamoiWra, viski da wyali daRvara. me usityvod vakvirdebodi holmss, romelsac warbebi Seeyara da tuCebmokumuli ijda. - stangersonic! - dudunebda TavisTvis holmsi. - wre sul ufro viwrovdeba. - wre isedac viwro iyo. rogorc Cans, aq samxedro sabWo gagimarTavT, - Tqva lestreidma. - Tqven... Tqven sruliad darwmunebuli xarT, rom stangersoni moklulia? - enis borZikiT ikiTxa gregsonma. - es-es aris mis oTaxSi viyavi, - miugo lestreidma. - me pirvelma aRmovaCine mkvleloba. - Cven movismineT gregsonis Tvalsazrisi, - SeniSna holmsma, - iqneb Tqvenc gvacnoboT, ra naxeT da ra gaakeTeT? - gamogitydebiT, - daiwyo lestreidma da dajda, - me bolomde im azris viyavi, rom mkvlelobaSi stangersonis xeli eria. ukanasknelma ambebma damarwmuna, rom Semcdari vyofilvar. Cems ideas mivyevi da gadavwyvite gamego, ra mouvida dreberis mdivans. sam ivniss, ase, saRamos cxra saaTze orTave erTad naxes eustonis sadgurze. or saaTze ki, lauristongardenSi, dreberi mkvdari ipovnes. unda gamego da damedgina, ras akeTebda mdivani cxris naxevarze mkvlelobamde da ra mouvida Semdeg. gavagzavne depeSa liverpulSi, vacnobe stangersonis garegnuli niSnebi da vTxove gaeZlierebinaT zedamxedveloba amerikis gemebze. Semdeg Semoviare yvela oteli da avejiT gawyobili oTaxi eustonis raionSi, im varaudiT, rom Tu dreberi da misi Tanamgzavri erTimeores ascdnen, mdivani sadme maxloblad gaaTevda Rames da diliT sadgurze dabrundeboda. - albaT winaswar daTqves Sexvedris adgili, - SeniSna holmsma. asedac aRmoCnda. mTeli guSindeli saRamo ZebnaSi davkarge da sruliad uSedegod. dRes diliT adre Sevudeqi saqmes da rva saaTze helideis otelSi mivedi litl jorjstritze. Cems kiTxvaze, cxovrobs Tu ra aq mister stangersoni-meTqi, maSinve miviRe dadebiTi pasuxi. `albaT, Tqvena xarT is jentlmeni, romelsac is kaci elodeba, - miTxra portiem. - ukve ori dRea, viRacas elis~. `axla sad aris?~ - vkiTxe me. `zemoT, sZinavs. cxra saaTze gamaRviZeTo, gvTxova~.

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portiem meore sarTulze amiyvana, patara derefanze gadamatara da kari miCvena. is ukve dabla Casuli iyo, roca anazdad iseTi raRac SevniSne, ramac, miuxedavad ZiebaSi Cemi ocwliani muSaobisa, kinaRam guli amiria. karis qvemodan sisxlis patara nakadi gamodioda, derefnis meore mxares gadioda da kedlis plintusTan patara gubes qmnida. me Sevyvire da Cems yvirilze portiem moirbina. kinaRam guli SeuRonda. kari Signidan iyo daketili. mivaweqiT da CamovagdeT. fanjara Ria iyo da fanjris qveS mokrunCxuli adamianis gvami egdo. sikvdili ramdenime saaTis win daufleboda da gvami ukve gacivebuliyo. roca sxeuli gadmovabruneT, portiem Seicno jentlmeni, romelic maTTan jozef stangersonis saxeliT dasaxlda. sikvdili gamoewvia marcxena gverdSi miyenebul Rrma Wrilobas. axla ki saqmis yvelaze ufro ucnauri mxare: aba, gamoicaniT, ra warwera aRmovaCine moklulis gvams zemoT? raRac saSinelma winaTgrZnobam momicva umal, vidre Serlok holmsi miugebda: sityva kfsru, sisxliT dawerilio. - diax, es sityva, - daumowma lestreidma yru xmiT. erT xans dumili Camovarda. - mkvleli dainaxes, - isev daiwyo lestreidma. - Turme sajinibodan gamosul merZeves swored maSin gauvlia otelis ukan mosaxvevSi da SeuniSnavs, rom Cveulebriv yovelTvis miwaze dadebuli kibe meore sarTulze erT-erTi fanjrisaTvis mieyudebinaT. fanjara mTlianad Ria yofila. cota rom gauvlia, mouxedavs da daunaxavs kibeze Camomavali kaci, romelsac Tavi mSvidad, daufaravad sWeria da merZeves ufiqria, albaT otelSi momuSave durgali an zeinkali iqnebao. ymawvils es didi yuradRebis Rirsad ar CauTvlia, mxolod es gaifiqra Turme, ra adre gamosula ostati samuSaozeo! magram erTi ki SeuniSnavs, rom kibeze mdgari kaci tanmaRali yofila, loyebRaJRaJa da yavisferi palto scmia. mkvleli, Cadenili danaSaulis Semdeg, etyoba, cota xniT kidev darCenila oTaxSi, radgan taStSi, romelSiac xelebi daubania, sisxliani wyali vnaxeT. sisxli ecxo agreTve zewars, romelzedac dana gauwmendia. mkvlelis aRweras rom vismendi, holmsis aRwerasTan ase SeTanxmebuls, Cems megobars gadavxede. sazeimo kmayofilebis an siamayis nasaxic ar iyo mis saxeze. - oTaxSi veraferi naxeT iseTi, rom gzis maCvenebel Zafad gamodges? - veraferi. stangersons jibeSi dreberis safule edo, magram albaT mudam ase iyo, ramdenadac yovelTvis stangersoni asworebda angariSs. safuleSi Tvrametnaxevari girvanqa aRmoCnda. ra motivebic ar unda hqonoda am ucnaur mkvlelobas, yovel SemTxvevaSi Zarcvis motivi gamoricxulia. moklulis jibeSi veraviTari qaRaldi da Canaweri ver vipoveT, garda erTi depeSisa. igi gamogzavnilia klivlendidan. ase erTi Tvis win miRebuli es depeSa iuwyeboda: `j.h. evropaSia~. depeSas adresati ar aweria. - amis garda iyo kidev raime? - ikiTxa holmsma. - araferi arsebiTi. wigni, romelic Zilis win ukiTxavs, loginSi egdo, Cibuxi ki skamze ido. patara magidaze Wiqa wyali idga, rafaze ki - patara kolofi, romelSiac malamos nacvlad ori abi ido. Serlok holmsi adgilidan wamovarda da Tan sixarulis wamoZaxili aRmoxda. - ukanaskneli rgoli! - Sehyvira aRtacebiT. - Cemi samuSao Sesrulebulia. gakvirvebuli maZebrebi Sescqerodnen holmss da veraferi gaegoT. - axla yvela Zafi xelSi miWiravs da daxlarTuli gorgali gaxsnilia, - Tqva daimedebulma holmsma. - ra Tqma unda, zogierTi wvrilmani kidev aris Casamatebeli, magram CemTvis yvela ZiriTadi faqti, im momentidan, roca dreberi stangersons daSorda sadgurze, gvamis aRmoCenis momentamde, iseve naTelia, TiTqos yvelaferi Cemi sakuTari TvalebiT menaxos. amas axlave davamtkiceb. abebis wamoReba moaxerxeT?

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- aq maqvs, - miugo lestreidma da patara TeTri kolofi amoiRo. - safulec wamoviRe da depeSac. abebi sruliad SemTxveviT gamomyva, radgan araviTar mniSvnelobas ar vaZlev. - miboZeT aq! - uTxra holmsma. - aba, eqimo, miTxariT, es Cveulebrivi abebia? ra Tqma unda, es ar iyo Cveulebrivi abebi. ruxi-margalitisebri uferuli, patara, mrgvali, TiTqmis gamWvirvale abebi gaxldaT. - ise msubuqi da gamWvirvalea, rom, Cemi azriT, kargad unda gaixsnas wyalSi, SevniSne me. - savsebiT sworia, - mipasuxa holmsma. - axla ki, geTayva, CadiT dabla da amomiyvaneT sacodavi terieri. Cveni binis diasaxlisma jer kidev guSin mTxova, daaZine, rom satanjvels Tavi daaRwioso. Cavedi da terieri amoviyvane. gaZnelebuli sunTqva da Camqrali Tvalebi mowmobda, rom misi aRsasrulis dRe moaxloebuli iyo. terieri xaliCaze davsvi da TavqveS baliSi amovude. - axla erT-erT abs or nawilad gavyof, - Tqva holmsma, jayva amoiRo da abi gaWra. - erT naxevars ukanve CavdebT kolofSi Semdgomi eqsperimentebisaTvis, meores ki - TasSi, romelSiac erTi Cais kovzi wyali asxia. xom xedavT: Cveni megobari eqimi marTalia, abi advilad gaixsna. - es albaT Zalian sainteresoa, - Tqva lestreidma nawyeni kacis kiloTi, romelic fiqrobda, damciniano. - me mainc ar mesmis, ra saerTo unda hqondes amas mister jozef stangersonis sikvdilTan? - moTmineba, Cemo megobaro, moTmineba! Tqven darwmundebiT, rom sruliad uSualo damokidebuleba aqvs. axla davumateb cotaoden rZes, rom miqstura ufro gemrieli gamovides, mivcem teriers, da davinaxavT, rom didi siamovnebiT alokavs. holmsma Wiqidan siTxe lambaqze gadmoRvara da teriers win daudga. ZaRlma ise amosvlipa, wveTi ar dautovebia. Serlok holmsis seriozulma gamometyvelebam Cvenze ise imoqmeda, rom yvelani xmaamouRebliv visxediT, SevcqerodiT cxovels da raRac gansacvifrebel efeqts velodiT. magram araferic ar momxdara. terieri isev ise iwva baliSze, Rrmad sunTqavda, - miqsturas misTvis arc ziani moutania, arc sargebloba. holmsma saaTi amoiRo. wuTi wuTs misdevda, abi ar moqmedebda. holmss saxeze Rrma wyenisa da imedgacruebis gamometyveleba gamoesaxa. tuCebs ikvnetda, TiTebs aTamaSebda da ukiduresi mouTmenlobis yvela niSans amJRavnebda. ise aRelvebuli iyo, rom gulwrfelad Semecoda. amave dros orTave maZebari dacinviT iRimeboda da sulac ar swyindaT holmsis marcxi. - es ar SeiZleba damTxveva iyos, - SesZaxa bolos holmsma, zeze wamovarda da gaafTrebiT mohyva oTaxSi win da ukan siaruls. - ar SeiZleba davijeroT, rom es ubralo damTxveva iyo. igive abebi, romelTa moqmedebazec eWvi mqonda dreberis sikvdilis SemTxvevaSi, napovnia stangersonis sikvdilis Semdeg. da maT ziani ar moaqvT! es ras unda niSnavdes! ar SeiZleba, rom Cemi msjelobis mTeli jaWvi mcdari aRmoCndes! es SeuZlebelia! da mainc am ubadruk ZaRls araferi mouvida! a-a! mesmis! mesmis! sazeimo SeZaxiliT mivarda kolofs, meore abic orad gahyo, wyalSi gaxsna, daumata rZe da ZaRls daudga. rogorc ki ubedurma cxovelma miqstura moloka, kidurebSi krunCxvam dauara, - ZaRli usicocxlod daegdo, TiTqos mexi daecao. Serlok holmsma Rrmad amoisunTqa da Sublidan ofli moiwminda. - sakuTari Tavis meti rwmena mmarTebda! - Tqa man. - droa vicodeT, rom Tu faqti ewinaaRmdegeba daskvnebis mTel jaWvs, yovelTvis aRmoCndeba, rom SeiZleba mas sxvanairi axsna mivceT. am kolofSi Senaxuli ori abidan erTi Seicavs sasikvdilo Sxams, meore ki sruliad uvnebelia. es adrec unda mcodnoda, vidre kolofs vnaxavdi.
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mister gregsonma moTmineba dakarga. - iciT, mister Serlok holms, - Tqva man bolos. - Cven yvelani vaRiarebT, rom Tqven niWieri adamiani xarT, rom gaqvT sakuTari meTodebi, magram amjerad marto TeoriiT verafers gavxdebiT, saWiroa mkvlelis Sepyroba. me Taviseburad vawarmoebdi Ziebas da Sevcdi. leitenant Sarpanties ar SeeZlo monawileobis miReba stangersonis saqmeSi. lestreidma stangersonis kvals miagno da etyoba, isic Secda. Tqveni laparakidan Cans, rom raRac meti iciT Cvenze, magram dadga dro, roca ufleba gvaqvs pirdapir gkiTxoT, - ra iciT am saqmisa? SegiZliaT mkvlelis dasaxeleba? - unda gamogitydeT, rom gregsoni marTalia, ser, - SeniSna lestreidma. - dRes Cemi TandaswrebiT ara erTxel TqviT, rom gaqvT yvela saWiro monacemi. albaT aRar isurvebT dafarvas da gagvandobT. dapatimrebis yovelgvari gadadeba, - SevniSne me, - mkvlels aZlevs saSualebas moaxdinos axali danaSauli. holmsi yoymanobda. bolTas scemda oTaxSi, Tavi dabla daexara da warbebi Seekra. - mkvleloba aRar moxdeba! - Tqva bolos. - es varaudi gamoricxulia. Tqven mkiTxeT, vici Tu ara, vinaa mkvleli. diax, vici. magram misi saxelis codna wvrilmania mis SepyrobasTan SedarebiT, me ki imedi maqvs, rom es male moxdeba. oRond aq saWiroa didi sifrTxile, radgan saqme gvaqvs moxerxebulsa da Tavze xelaRebul adamianTan, romelsac, rogorc davrwmundi, exmareba meore, misebr Wkviani kaci. vidre is kaci ar daeWvebula, rom mis kvals mivageniT, SeiZleba viqonioT misi Sepyrobis imedi, magram Tu odnavadac ki eWvi aiRo, saxels gamoicvlis, londonis oTxmilionian mosaxleobas Seereva da TvalTagan dagvekargeba. sulac ara msurs gawyeninoT, magram unda vaRiaro, rom aseTi adamianebi skotlendiardeli agentebisaTvis mouxelTebelni arian. amitomac ar miTxovia TqvenTvis daxmareba. magram SemiZlia dagpirdeT, rom aseTi TxovniT mogmarTavT, rogorc ki davrwmundebi, rom es safrTxes ar Seuqmnis mkvlelis Sepyrobis Cemeul gegmas. gregsoni da lestreidi ar mouxiblavs aseT dapirebas, arc samZebro policiis aseT saCoTiro Sefasebas gamouwvevia maTi aRtaceba. gregsoni Tavisi yviTeli Tmis Zirebamde gawiTlda, xolo lestreidis Riliseburi pawawina Tvalebi cnobismoyvareobam da wyenam aacimcima. magram verc erTma ver moaswro xmis amoReba da verc meorem, rom karze kakuni gaisma da gamocxadda quCis biWebis delegati, Txupnia viginsi. - neba miboZeT, ser, - Tqva da xeli qudTan miido. - dabla kebi gelodebaT. - kargi, ymawvilo, - wynarad miugo holmsma. - ratom ar SemoiRebT xmarebaSi skotlend-iardSi am xelsawyos? - ganagrZo holmsma da yuTidan foladis ori xelborkili amoiRo. naxeT, ra kargad muSaobs es zambara. erT wamSi iketeba. - Cveneburi nimuSi sakmaod kargia. - SeniSna lestreidma. - oRond mivagnoT dasaWers da isedac gavuswordebiT. - Cinebulia, Cinebuli, - RimiliT Tqva holmsma. - kebmeni damexmareba Cemodnebis CatanaSi. sTxoveT, vigins, amovides. gamakvirva am kacma. ise laparakobda, TiTqos samgzavrod emzadebao. CemTan rom musaifobda, gamgzavrebaze krintic ar dauZravs. oTaxSi patara Cemodani edga. amoiRo da Rvedis moWeras Seudga. igi gulmodgined fusfusebda CemodanTan, rodesac kebmeni Semovida. - erTi momeSveleT, mouWireT es, kebmen! - uTxra kebmens holmsma ise, rom muxlmoyrils Tavic ar auwevia. kebmeni cota pirquSi, undo saxiT mivida da xeli gauwoda, rom miSveleboda. imave wams civad gaiJRaruna liTonma da Serlok holmsi isev zeze wamoiWra.

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- jentlmenebo, - Sehyvira da moelvare Tvalebi mogvapyro, - neba miboZeT, warmogidginoT mister jeferson houpi, enoq dreberisa da jozef stangersonis mkvleli. yvelaferi erT wamSi moxda. samudamod CamrCa mexsierebaSi is sazeimo gamometyveleba, holmsis saxeze rom aRbeWdiliyo, misi foladiviT wkriala xma, da ase moulodnelad morgebuli xelborkilebis macqerali kebmenis daRrejili saxe. erTi Tu ori sekundi ase gaqvavebulebiviT videqiT. Semdeg kebmeni araadamianuri RrialiT dausxlta xelidan holmss da fanjrisaken gaSmagebiT gaeqana. CarCo Caamtvria, minebi daamsxvria, magram vidre gadaxteboda, gregsoni, lestreidi da holmsi mwevari ZaRlebiviT daesxnen Tavs, ukanve CamoaTries da oTaxSi daiwyo saSineli brZola. iseTi Ronieri da mZvinvare iyo, rom pantapuntiT gvisroda oTxTaves aqeT-iqiT. saxe da xelebi minis namsxvrevebisagan saSinlad daserildasisxlianebuli hqonda da Wrilobebi asustebda misi winaaRmdegobis unars. mxolod maSin, roca lestreidma moaxerxa da xelebi yelSi wauWira, houpma ikadra da daijera, rom winaaRmdegobis gaweva usargeblo saqme iyo. magram brZola damTavrebulad mxolod maSin CavTvaleT, roca xel-fexi SevukariT da iatakidan mZime xvneSiT wamovdeqiT. - misi kebi Cvens xelTaa, - Tqva Serlok holmsma. - gamoviyenoT da patimari skotlend-iardSi CaviyvanoT. axla ki, jentlmenebo, gorgali gaxsnilia. SegiZliaT mkiTxoT, rac gnebavT, arxeinad iyaviT, uars aRar getyviT, pasuxs gagcemT. Tavi V||| jeferson houpis moTxroba patimris gaafTrebuli winaaRmdegoba, etyoba, Cvendami gansakuTrebuli siZulviliT ar iyo gamowveuli. roca darwmunda, uZluri varo, houpma Tavazianad gaiRima da imedi gamoTqva, Cemi mizeziT albaT aravin dazianebulao. - albaT policiis ganyofilebaSi wamiyvanT, - uTxra holmss. - Cemi kebi dabla dgas, xolo Tu fexebs gamixsniT, TviTove Caval Zirs. Cemi aweva, cota ar iyos, gagiWirdebaT. gregsonma da lestreidma erTimeores gadaxedes. houpis es winadadeba maT metismetad sariskod eCvenaT. magram holmsma maSinve moxsna pirsaxoci, riTac houps fexebi hqonda Sekruli. patimari adga da fexebis gavarjiSebas mohyva. iSviaTad minaxavs aseTi magari aRnagobis kaci. mis muq, mziT garujul saxeze simtkice da energia ixateboda. - Tu policiis ufrosis adgili Tavisufalia, Tqven unda mogcen, - Tqva da daufaravi aRtacebiT Sexeda Cems megobars. - marjved ki damiWireT. - unda wamomyveT, - mimarTa holmsma maZebrebs. - Tqvenc, eqimo, es saqme Zalian gainteresebdaT. misma winadadebam gamaxara da oTxiveni gzas gavudeqiT. lestreidi kofoze dajda. patimari gaqcevis araviTar survils ar amJRavnebda, damSvidebuli Sevida Tavis kebSi, Cvenc mivyeviT da male daniSnul adgilze aRmovCndiT. patara oTaxSi SegvipatiJes, sadac inspeqtorma Caiwera mkvlelisa da misi mokluli adamianebis saxeli. fermkrTali, gulgrili kaci Canda da Tavis movaleobas meqanikurad asrulebda. - erT kviraSi patimari sasamarTlos winaSe warsdgeba, - Tqva man. jer ki, mister jeferson houp, xom ar isurvebT raimes Tqmas? - bevri ram minda vTqva, - nela daiwyo patimarma. - minda yvelaferi giamboT, rac ki am saqmesTan aris dakavSirebuli. - xom ar gadavdoT es sasamarTlomde? - hkiTxa inspeqtorma. - SeiZleba Cemi gasamarTleba ar mogixdeT. nu miyurebT ase SeSinebulni. TviTmkvlelobas ar vapireb. Tqven eqimi xarT? am kiTxvas rom maZlevda, Tavisi mkacri Savi TvalebiT Semomxeda.
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- diax, eqimi var. - maSin momadeT aq xeli, - miTxra RimiliT da mkerdi miCvena. xeli rom mkerdze mivade, iseTi araCveulebrivi xmauri da momZlavrebuli pulsacia vigrZeni, momeCvena, TiTqos mkerdi ise ucaxcaxebda da eryeoda, rogorc myife Senobas, romlis SigniTac Zlieri Zrava muSaobs. - Tqven aortis gaganiereba gaqvT! - SevZaxe me. - diax, eqimebi ase amboben. wina kviras erT eqimTan viyavi da miTxra, ramdenime dRis sicocxle dagrCeniao. Cemi mdgomareoba wlebis ganmavlobaSi uaresdeboda. es davimsaxure uWmelobiTa da gadaRlilobiT, mlaSe tbis mTebSi rom vcxovrobdi. axla Cemi saqme gavakeTe da sul erTia, rodis movkvdebi, magram guliT minda Cemi warsuli mogiTxroT. ar minda ise momigonon, rogorc Cveulebrivi mkvleli. inspeqtori da orive maZebari TaTbirobdnen, neba mivceT Tu ara, rom Tavisi cxovrebis ambavi gviamboso. - rogor fiqrobT, eqimo, patimars marTlac uSualo safrTxe emuqreba? mommarTes me. - ueWvelad. - am SemTxvevaSi, Cveni valia, marTlmsajulebis interesebisaTvis movisminoT misi Cveneba, - Tqva inspeqtorma. - SegiZliaT, ser, mogvceT Cveneba. - Tqveni nebarTviT, davjdebi, - Tqva patimarma da skamze daeSva. - avadmyofobis mizeziT male viRlebi, xolo Cvenma Widaobam am naxevari saaTis win mdgomareoba kidev ufro gamiuaresa. samaris piras vdgavar da risTvis unda vicruo? yoveli Cemi sityva - wminda simarTlea, xolo rogor gamoiyenebT Cems Cvenebas, CemTvis sul erTia. am sityvebze jeferson houpi skamis sazurges gadaeyrdno da Cvenebis micema daiwyo. iseTi wynari, zomieri xmiT laparakobda, TiTqos sruliad Cveulebriv ambavs yveboda. - TqvenTvis ara aqvs mniSvneloba, risTvis mZulda ase Zlier is adamianebi. isic sakmarisia, rom isini iyvnen ori adamianis sikvdilis mizezi, - mamisa da asulis, - risTvisac sakuTari sicocxliT ages pasuxi. maT mier Cadenili danaSaulidan ise didi dro gavida, rom sasamarTlos gziT verafers gavxdebodi. gadavwyvite, TviTon gavmxdariyavi maTi mosamarTle, msajuli da ganaCenis aRmsrulebeli. Cems adgilze rom yofiliyaviT, Tqvenc ase moiqceodiT. qaliSvili, romelic axla movixsenie, am oci wlis winaT Cemi daniSnuli iyo. igi ZaliT miaTxoves drebers da qali sasowarkveTilebas gadahyva. me micvalebuls TiTidan wavaZvre saqorwino beWedi da fici miveci, rom sikvdilis wuTebSi dreberi Casaqrobad gamzadebuli mzeriT am beWeds Sexedavda da misi ukanaskneli fiqri iqneboda is danaSauli, romlisTvisac isjeboda. am beWeds me Tan davatarebdi da qveynidan qveyanaSi davyvebodi drebersa da mis Tanamzraxvels, vidre xelSi ar Cavigde. imedi hqondaT, rom damqancavdnen, magram ver moaxerxes. Tu xval sikvdili miweria, movkvdebi im SegnebiT, rom amqveynad Cemi saqme gakeTebulia, da gakeTebulia kargad. sikvdili ki isedac momeloda. orive Cemi xeliT daiRupa. arafris imedi ara maqvs da arafers ar viTxov. isini mdidrebi iyvnen, me - Raribi, advili ar iyo CemTvis maTi devna. londonSi rom Camovedi, jibeSi gaxvretili groSic ar mebada. raime saqmisaTvis unda momekida xeli, raTa Tavi merCina. cxenebis marTva da cxenze jdoma iseve ioli saqmea CemTvis, rogorc qveiTad siaruli. amitom samgzavro kebTa kantoras mivmarTe da adgilic miviRe. patronisaTvis yovelkvireulad garkveuli Tanxa unda mimeca. danarCeni Semosavali ki Cemi iyo. Cveulebriv cota mrCeboda, magram rogorRac iolad gavdiodi da vcxovrobdi ris vainaCrobiT. yvelaze Zneli iyo quCebis Seswavla. magram qalaqis gegmam miSvela, da roca am gegmaze mTavari otelebi da sadgurebi aRvniSne, saqme waRma wamivida.
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cota dro rodi gavida, vidre gavigebdi, Tu sad cxovrobdnen Cemi jentlmenebi. isini kemberuelis pansionSi Camomxdariyvnen, mdinaris gaRma, roca vipovne, vigrZeni, rom Cems gankargulebaSi iyvnen. wveri movuSvi. da aRar meSinoda, rom micnobdnen. vzveravdi da xelsayrel SemTxvevas vucdidi. saiTac ar unda wasuliyvnen, kvaldakval mivyvebodi, - xan Cemi kebiT, xan fexiT. pirveli xerxi jobda, radgan xelidan ver damisxltebodnen. mxolod adre diliT da gvian RamiT vaxerxebdi raimes Sovnas. amitom saxlis patronis valSi Cavvardi. magram es ar maRelvebda, - oRond saZulveli adamianebis javri amomeyara. Zalian moxerxebuli vaJbatonebi ki iyvnen. mgoni, grZnobdnen, rom maTs yovel nabijs viRac zveravda, radgan yvelgan erTad dadiodnen da gvian saRamoobiT gareT ar gamodiodnen. dreberi yovelTvis nasvami iyo, magram stangersoni arasodes minaxavs SezarxoSebuli. ori kvira dilidan saRamomde, SeumCnevlad davyvebodi. magram SemTxveva ar momeca, rom ganzraxuli sisruleSi momeyvana. guls mainc ar vitexdi, radgan vgrZnobdi, rom SurisZiebis Jami axlovdeboda, meSinoda, rom am SemoCenils, mkerdSi rom mizis, udroo dros ar moeRo CemTvis bolo da amiT Cemi saqmis aRsrulebaSi xeli ar SeeSala. rogorRac saRamos torkveisterasze bolTas vcemdi. am quCaze cxovrobdnen, da davlande, rom maT karTan kebi gaCerda. maSinve gamoitanes raRac bargi, xolo cota xnis Semdeg dreberi da stangersoni gamovidnen. kebi daiZra. cxeni avaCqare da erTi nabijiTac ar CamovrCenilvar. eleTmeleTi momdioda. meSinoda, vaiTu londoni miatovon-meTqi. eustonis sadgurze kebidan gadmovidnen. me etlTan ymawvili davtove da ukan mivyevi im jentlmenebs, romlebic baqanze gavidnen. gavigone, rogor ikiTxes liverpulis matareblis ambavi. darajma uTxra, matarebeli esaa gavida, Semdegi ki ramdenime saaTSi iqnebao. stangersoni aman, etyoba, Zalian Seawuxa, magram dreberi, piriqiT, gaxarebuli Canda. xalxSi ise axlos mivedi maTTan, rom TiToeuli maTganis yoveli sityva mesmoda. dreberma uTxra, erTi patara piradi saqme maqvs mosagvarebeli da damelodeo. stangersonma sayvedurebiT aavso da moagona, Cven xom davTqviT, rom erTmaneTs arasodes davSorebodiTo. dreberma miugo, Zalian saCoTiro saqmea da usaTuod marto unda wavideo. ver gavigone, ra uTxra amaze stangersonma, magram dreberma lanZRvagineba dauwyo da Tavis mdivans ubrZana, mxolod da mxolod daqiravebuli msaxuri xar Cemi da brZanebis araviTari ufleba ara gaqvso. stangersoni darwmunda, rom dava usargeblo iyo da ubralod SeuTanxmda, Tu dreberi ukanasknel matarebelzec daagvianebda, maSin otel helideiSi unda mosuliyo stangersonTan. amaze dreberma upasuxa, TerTmetze adre davbrundebio, da wavida. dabolos, dadga wuTi, rasac ase didxans velodi. vidre erTad imyofebodnen, SeeZloT erTmaneTi daecvaT. magram calcalke uZluri iyvnen Cems winaaRmdeg. Cemi gegma asrulda. SurisZieba mxolod gvaniWebs kmayofilebas, rodesac mCagvrels rCeba dro Seignos, vin miayena dartyma da risTvis uwia aRsasrulma. winaswarve movifiqre, rogor amexsna mtrisaTvis, rom igi Zveli codvisaTvis isjeboda. moxda ise, rom ramdenime dRis win romeliRac batoni briqstonroudis raionSi saxlebs aTvalierebda da Cems etlSi gasaRebi dakarga. imave saRamos gamovacxade da patrons gasaRebi davubrune. magram dabrunebamde movaswari da meore swored imdagvari gasaRebi gavakeTebine. amis wyalobiT axal uzarmazar qalaqSi meguleboda erTi kuTxe, sadac SemeZlo daubrkoleblad amesrulebina mofiqrebuli saqme. Cems winaSe rTuli amocana idga - am saxlSi unda Semetyuebina dreberi. sadguridan dreberi fexiT wavida da dasalevad or adgilas Seuxvia. erTgan mTeli naxevari saaTi darCa da ukan Zlier SezarxoSebuli gamobrunda, fexze Zlivs idga. Cems gverdiT mdgari etli daiqirava. me kudSi mivyvebodi: Cemi cxenis qiqviri misi etlis zurgs exeboda. Temza gaviareT, ramdenime quCac movitoveT ukan da Cemda gasaocrad aRmovCndiT pansionTan, sadac is cxovrobda. gza ganvagrZe da

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saxlidan asiode iardze gavCerdi. gadmovida Tu ara etlidan, meetles angariSi gauswora da gauSva. meoTxedi saaTi vucade, Tu meti ara. uecrad saxlSi iseTi xmauri atyda, TiTqos Cxubi gaimarTao. erTi wuTis Semdeg kari gaiRo da zRurblze ori mamakaci gamoCnda: erTi dreberi iyo, meore - axalgazrda kaci, romelic uwin arasodes menaxa. im ymawvils sayeloSi Caevlo xeli dreberisaTvis da ise eWira. kibis bolo safexurs rom miaRwies, iseTi panRuri amohkra, rom dreberi Sua quCaSi gaiSxlarTa. `ZaRlo!~ - uyviroda axalgazrda kaci da joxs uqnevda. - `me Sen gaswavli, rogor unda wesieri qaliSvilebis atorRialeba~. ymawvili ise aRelvebuli iyo, rom drebers albaT kombliT scemda, rom is aramzada Tavqudmoglejili ar gaqceuliyo. kuTxemde miirbina, mere Cemi kebi SeniSna, mimixmo, Sig Caxta da helideis otelSi wamiyvaneo, miyvira. roca kebis kari jaxuniT daixura, guli ise gaSmagebiT amiZgerda sixarulisagan, rom SemeSinda, am gadamwyvet Jams aortam cudi oini ar momiwyos-meTqi. magram dreberi damexmara Cemi amocanis SesrulebaSi. isev moisurva daleva, ludxanasTan misvla da mocda mibrZana. iq darCa ludxanis daketvamde da ise gaileSa, rom savsebiT Cems xelT iyo. ar ifiqroT, rom gulgrilad vapirebdi misTvis bolos moRebas. Tumca es samarTliani saqme iqneboda, magram ver gavbede. karga xania mofiqrebuli mqonda misTvis bolos moRebis Cemeuli gegma. amerikaSi xetialis wlebSi erT xans iorl kolejSi laboratoriis damlageblad vmuSaobdi. erTxel profesori studentebs Sxamebze ukiTxavda leqcias da uCvena samxreTamerikuli Sxamisagan mis mier miRebuli alkaloidi, rasac isrebis mosawamlad xmaroben. es iyo Zliermoqmedi Sxami, romlis umciresi dozac ki sakmarisia, rom elviseburi sikvdili gamoiwvios. daviniSne boTli, romelSiac es Sxami inaxeboda da roca yvela wavida, cotaodeni fxvnili gadmoviRe. am alkaloidisagan davamzade patara abebi, romlebic wyalSi iolad ixsnebodnen. yoveli aseTi abi Cavde kolofSi meore aseTive saxis abTan erTad, rac Sxams ar Seicavda. maSinve gadavwyvite, roca Sesaferisi dro dadgeboda, orive jentlmenisaTvis SemeTavazebina arCevani, rom oridan erTi abi aeRoT. darCenil abs TviTon gadavylapavdi. Cemi abebi momakvdinebeli iyo. oRond bevrad ufro uxmauro, vidre, magaliTad, dambaCis tyvia. mas Semdeg Cemi kolofebi mudam Tan damqonda. axla ki dadga maTi gamoyenebis dro. daaxloebiT Ramis pirveli saaTi iqneboda. pirquSi, avdriani Rame idga, qari qroda da kokispirulad wvimda. me Tavs bednierad vgrZnobdi da mzad viyavi meyvira. sigaras movukide da movqaCe, vcdilobdi mSvidad vyofiliyavi, magram xelebi mikankalebda, safeTqlebSi ki sisxli mawveboda. meCveneboda, rom sibnelidan lusi miRimoda, Cemi sacole. lauristongardenze wavedi, ukacriel saxlSi. kaciSvili ar Canda, xma arsaidan ismoda, mxolod wvima Sxapunobda. kebis sarkmelSi Sevixede, dreberi galeSili egdo, mokrunCxuliyo da eZina, mklavSi xeli vtace da vuTxari: `gamosvlis droa!~ `kargio~, - Tqva. drebers albaT egona, otelTan mivediTo, radgan baRis gzas usityvod daadga. mivyevi da Tan xeliT vakavebdi, igi jer kidev ar iyo gamofxizlebuli. saxlTan rom mivediT, kari gavaRe da oTaxSi Seviyvane. `ra jojoxeTurad bnela~, - Tqva bancaliT. `axlave iqneba sinaTle, - vupasuxe da anTebuli asanTi sanTelTan mivitane. axla ki, enoq dreber, - ganvagrZe mSvidad da sanTeli Cemsave saxesTan mivitane. - aba Tu micnob, vina var~. amRvreuli, mTvrali kacis TvalebiT momaSterda. Semdeg saxe eldam daumaxinja. micno. mkvdrisferi daedo, ukan daixia. Sublze civma oflma daasxa, SiSisagan kbils kbilze aceminebda. zurgiT kars mieyrdno. me ki didxans, didxans vicinodi.

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yovelTvis vicodi, rom SurisZieba tkbili iqneboda, magram aseT sulier simSvides ki ar velodi. `ZaRlo! - SevZaxe. - me kvaldakval gdevdi mlaSe tbis qalaqidan sanktpeterburgamde, da yovelTvis xelidan misxltebodi. axla Seni mogzauroba dasrulda, radgan erTi Cvengani xval dRis sinaTles veRar ixilavs~. ukan-ukan daiwia, da mis TvalebSi amovikiTxe, rom giJad mivaCndi. diax, im wuTebSi viyavi kidec SeSlili. sisxli CaquCiviT mcemda safeTqlebSi. albaT Seteva mimsxverplebda, rom cxviridan sisxls ar efeTqa, - aman miSvela. `ras fiqrob axla lusize? - SevZaxe yviriliT, kari Cavkete da Tvalwin gasaRebi davutriale. - SurisZiebam daigviana, magram bolos da bolos, xom wamogewia~. davinaxe, rogor auTrTolda SiSisagan bage. sicocxles ar iTxovda, radgan icoda, amiT Tavs ver uSvelida. `momklav?~ - mkiTxa enis borZikiT. `aq mkvlelobaze rodia laparaki, - vupasuxe me. - rodis laparakoben mkvlelobaze, roca saqme cofian ZaRls exeba? - gana Sen Seicode sabralo lusi, roca mokluli mamis gvams moaglije da Sens wyeul haramxanaSi waaTrie?~ `me ar momiklavs mamamisi! - Sehyvira dreberma. -stangersonma mokla~. `magram Sen daamsxvrie qalis umanko guli, - SevZaxe me da kolofi gavuwode. uzenaesma gagvasamarTlos. airCie erT-erTi abi da gadaylape. erTSi sikvdilia, meoreSi sicocxle. darCenils me aviReb. vnaxoT, arsebobs Tu ara qveynad samarTali, Cven brma gangebis xelSi vimyofebiT!~ veluri yviriliT daixia ukan, Sebralebas iTxovda. me ki dana viSiSvle, yelTan mivutane da ase meWira, vidre Cemi brZaneba ar Seasrula. Semdeg mec gadavylape Cemi abi. mTeli erTi wuTi, Tu meti ara, ase usityvod SevcqerodiT erTi-meores da vcdilobdiT gagvego, romels mogveloda sikvdili. arasodes ar damaviwydeba misi saxis gamometyveleba, roca tkivilis pirvelma Semotevebma agrZnobina, rom mis sxeulSi Sxamia. me vicinodi da ganwirulis Tvalwin lusis saqorwino beWeds vaTamaSebdi. es mxolod erTi wamiT gagrZelda, radganac alkaloidi swrafad moqmedebs. tkivilis krunCxvam saxis nakvTebi daumaxinja, xeli win gamoiSvira, wabarbacda da xrinwiani SeZaxiliT iatakze gaiSxlarTa. Ceqmis wveriT gadavabrune da gulze xeli davade, guli aRar ucemda. kaci gaTavebuli iyo! cxviridan sisxli mdioda, magram amas yuradRebas ar vaqcevdi, TviTonac ar vici, saidan momivida azri, rom kedelze Cemive sisxliT wamewera `SurisZieba~. iqneb policiisaTvis kvalis abneva mindoda. maxsovs, niu-iorkSi erTi germaneli ipovnes mkvdari, da mis Tavs zemoT ewera sityva kfsru. gazeTebi acxadebdnen, raRac saidumlo organizaciis saqmeao. TiTi sakuTar sisxlSi Cavawe da kedelze igive sityva wavawere. Semdeg Cems kebTan davbrundi da davrwmundi, rom maxloblad aravin iyo. sakmao manZili gaviare, rom uecrad jibeze xeli vitace da aRmovaCine, rom lusis beWedi Tan ara mqonda. TiTqos mexi dameca, radgan es iyo misi erTaderTi saxsovari. gavifiqre, beWedi albaT maSin davkarge, roca dreberis gvamTan davixare-meTqi, mzad viyavi gamebeda rac gnebavT, oRond ki beWedi damebrunebina. saxlSi rom davbrundi, pirdapir policielis xelSi aRmovCndi. igi baRidan gamovida, da eWvi rom ar aRmeZra, Tavi galeSilad movaCvene. aseTi iyo enoq dreberis aRsasruli. axla isRa damrCenoda, stangersonTan gamesworebina angariSi da lusis mamasTan gamegzavna. vicodi, rom otel helideiSi cxovrobda, magram saxlidan ar gamodioda. vfiqrob, rodesac dreberi Tavis droze ar dabrunda, stangersons tanma uazra. metismetad eSmaki iyo es stangersoni da yovelTvis dacqvetili hqonda yurebi. imedovnebda, rom Tavis oTaxSi jdomiT xifaTs aicdenda, magram Secda. misi sawolis fanjara male vipove. meore dRes, dilaadrian, kibiT visargeble, mosaxvevTan rom egdo, otelis ukan, kuTxeSi, da gamTeniisas mis oTaxSi gadavedi. gavaRviZe da vuTxari, Seni aRsasrulis saaTma dahkra-meTqi. pasuxi unda ago im sicocxlisaTvis, mravali wlis winaT sxvas
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xasiaTi aadvilebs Ziebas. aseTi xasiaTis amocanis gadasawyvetad yvelaze ufro mniSvnelovania analitikuri gansjis unari. - gamogitydebiT da Tqveni msjelobis azri ver gavige. - Sevecdebi agixsnaT. roca ambavs Tanmimdevrulad auwerT vinmes. msmenelebi TviTon xvdebian, rogori iqneba Sedegi. ase xdeba ufro xSirad. isini am faqtebs gonebaSi erTmaneTs ukavSireben da akeTeben daskvnas, Tu ra moxdeba Semdeg. magram Zalian iSviaTad gvxvdebian adamianebi, romelTac aqvT unari daasaxelon an agviweron Sedegis safuZvelze calkeuli faqtebi, romelTac es Sedegi gamoiwvies. am saqmeSic cnobili iyo mxolod Sedegi, yvelaferi danarCeni ki Cven unda dagvedgina. Sevecdebi daganaxoT Cemi msjelobis calkeuli rgolebi. daviwyeb Tavidan. saxlTan, rogorc iciT, fexiT mivedi da Tavisufali viyavi yovelgvari winaswar rwmenisagan. bunebrivia, gzis kvleva daviwye da aSkarad vnaxe kebis kvali, romelsac Cemi varaudiT im Rames unda Caevlo. nakvalevis siganeze Sevatyve, rom es iyo swored kebi da ara kerZo etli, radgan Cveulebrivi daqiravebuli etlis kvali sakuTar etlTan SedarebiT viwroa. Semdeg nela gavyevi baRis gzas. Tixnari miwa iyo da nakvalevi Zalian mkafiod Seenaxa. Cemi gavarjiSebuli TvalisaTvis yovelgvar kvals Tavisi mniSvneloba hqonda. Ziebis mecnierebaSi ar aris meore ufro mniSvnelovani da ufro Seuswavleli ubani, vidre nakvalevis garCevis xelovneba. sabednierod, amas yovelTvis did mniSvnelobas vaZlevdi da didi gamocdilebac damigrovda. me SevniSne konsteblis mZime nabijebi, agreTve im ori kacis kvali, policielebze adre rom gaeTelaT baRis biliki. advili iyo imis dadgena, rom es ori kaci sxvebze adre yofila aq, radgan alag-alag maTi nakvalevi sruliad gadaSlili aRmoCnda sxvebis nafexurebiT. amrigad, Cems xelT aRmoCnda meore rgoli, imis maCvenebeli, rom RamiT ori adamiani yofila, erTi tanmaRali (rogorc gamovTvale misi nabijis sigrZis mixedviT), meores ki modaze ecva, rac misi fexsacmelis patara da moxdenili nakvalevidan Canda. saxlSi rom Sevedi, Cemi varaudi gamarTlda. koxtad gamowyobili da lamazfexsacmeliani kaci mkvdari iwva. maSasadame, mkvleloba tanmaRalma Caidina, Tu moxda mkvleloba. micvalebuls tanze ar aCnda Wriloba, magram saxis SeZrwunebuli gamometyveleba mowmobda, rom Tavisi bedi ufro adre Seityo, vidre igi eweoda. micvalebulis bageze rom davixare da haeri CavisunTqe, odnav momJavo suni meca da davamtkice, rom sikvdilis win iZulebuli gauxdiaT sawamlavi daelia. igive daskvna gamovitane misi saxis gamometyvelebidan, romelzedac siZulvili da SiSi aRbeWdoda. am daskvnamde gamoricxvis meTodiT mivedi, radganac veraviTari sxva hipoTeza ver xsnida faqtebs. ar ifiqroT, rom es raRac gaugonari ramea. danaSaulobaTa matianeSi aseTi SemTxvevebi mravladaa. axla ki mTavari sakiTxi: mkvlelobis motivi unda ganmesazRvra. Zarcva gamoricxuli iyo, radganac waRebuli araferi aRmoCnda. xom ar gvqonda saqme politikur motivebTan an am saqmeSi qali xom ar iyo gareuli? Tavidanve am ukanaskneli motivisaken vixrebodi. politikuri motiviT mkvlelobis Semdeg mkvlelebi, Cveulebriv, swrafad gaqcevas cdiloben. es mkvleloba, piriqiT, guldinjad iyo Cadenili, da mkvlelma mourideblad warwerac ki datova oTaxSi. es ki imas mowmobda, rom mkvleli am oTaxSi didxans yofila. aseT meTodur SurisZiebas iwvevs piradi mtroba da ara politikuri, kedelze aRmoCenilma warweram amaSi kidev ufro damarwmuna. es aSkara niRabi iyo. roca beWedi vipovneT, sakiTxi sruliad naTeli gaxda. mkvlelma usaTuod gamoiyena es beWedi imisaTvis, rom Tavisi msxverplisaTvis moegonebina romelime gansvenebuli an sxvagan myofi qali. aman maiZula mekiTxa gregsonisaTvis, xom ar moiTxova Tavis depeSaSi cnobebi dreberis pirad cxovrebaze warsulSi. rogorc gaxsovT, amaze gregsonma uaryofiTad mipasuxa.

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maSin oTaxis dawvrilebiT Seswavlas Sevudeqi. aman daadastura Cemi varaudi mkvlelis tanadobaze da momca damatebiTi cnobebi misi sigarebis xarisxisa da frCxilebis sigrZeze. raki brZolis niSanwyali ar Canda, maSasadame, sisxlis laqebi iatakze rom iyo, mowmobda, rom mkvlels mRelvarebisagan cxviridan sisxli waskdomoda. SevniSne, rom sisxlis wveTebi misi nabijebis kvals efareboda. sisxlisdenis es SemTxvevebi mRelvarebis Sedegia da Cveulebriv sisxlWarb adamianebs aqvT xolme. amitomac gamovTqvi mosazreba, rom mkvleli albaT magari aRnagobis, loyebRaJRaJa kacia-meTqi. ambavTa msvlelobam daadastura Cemi simarTle. saxli rom mivatove, gavakeTe ise, rac ar gaukeTebia gregsons, - depeSa gavagzavne klivlendis policiis ufrosTan da Semovifargle kiTxviT enoq dreberis qorwinebis Taobaze. Sematyobines, rom drebers erTxel ukve miumarTavs kanonisaTvis da Tavisi Zveli metoqis jeferson houpisagan dacva uTxovia. momweres isic, rom amJamad houpi evropaSi imyofebao. maSin gavige, rom am saidumloebiT moculi saqmis gasaRebi xelT mqonda. rCeboda mxolod mkvlelis mikvleva. Cems gulSi ukve gadavwyvite, rom dreberis TanxlebiT saxlSi Sesuli kaci sxva aravin iqneboda, Tu ara is, vinc kebiT iq miiyvana. kvali miCvenebda, rom kebSi gabmuli cxeni Tavisuflad daseirnobda. amas pirutyvi ver moaxerxebda, Tu kofoze patroni an vinme ijdeboda. maS, sad iqneboda meetle, Tu ara saxlSi? amas garda, pirdapir sisulele iqneboda imaze fiqri, rom vinme aseT danaSauls Caidens mesame piris TandaswrebiT, romelic usaTuod gascemda. dabolos, davuSvaT, rom erTma kacma ganizraxa meoris gatyueba sadme qalaqgareT. saamisod yvelaze ufro moxerxebuli iqneba, Tu kebmenad dadgeba. yvela am mosazrebam im mtkice daskvnamde mimiyvana, rom jeferson houpi sadme londonel kebmenebs Soris unda momeZebna. araviTari safuZveli ar mqonda mefiqra, rom is kaci dauyovnebliv miatovebda Tavis saqmes. misi azriT, profesiis aseTi anazdeuli gamocvla, piriqiT, mis winaaRmdeg eWvs aRZravda. albaT ramdenime xniT mainc amjobinebs muSaobis gagrZelebas-meTqi, vifiqre. arc imisi mizezi arsebobda, rom mkvleli saxelsa da gvars gamoicvlida. risTvis unda gamoecvala saxeli im qveyanaSi, sadac misi namdvili saxeli aravin icoda? amitom davibare usaxlkaro biWebis Cemi divizia da davavale mTel londonSi eZebnaT kebmeni jeferson houpi. Tqven gaxsovT, ra kargad gaarTves Tavi am davalebas, da ra swrafad gamoviyene maTi aRmoCena? stangersonis mkvleloba CemTvis sruliad moulodneli ambavi iyo. misi wyalobiT miviRe abi, romlis arsebobac ukve varaudiT vicodi. Tqven xedavT, rom yvelaferi es ganuwyveteli logikuri daskvnebis jaWvs Seadgens. - gansacvifrebelia! - SevZaxe me. - Tqveni damsaxureba oficialurad unda iqnas aRiarebuli. unda gamoaqveynoT angariSi am saqmeze. Tu gnebavT, amas Tqven magier me gavakeTeb? - Tqven SegiZliaT gaakeToT, rac gnebavT, eqimo, - mipasuxa holmsma, - ai, SexedeT! - ganagrZo da gazeTi gadmomca. statia, romelic maCvena, jeferson houpis saqmes exeboda. `mister enoq dreberisa da mister jozef stangersonis mkvlelobaSi eWvmitanil houpis uecarma sikvdilma sazogadoebas moaklo siamovneba Tvalyuri edevnebinaT sensaciuri sasamarTlo procesisaTvis. am danaSaulis dawvrilebiTi istoria albaT arasodes ar iqneba gamoqveynebuli, Tumca saimedo wyaroebidan viciT, rom mkvleloba gamowveuli iyo mravalwliani da romantikuli mtrobiT, raSiac Careuli iyo siyvaruli da mormonizmi. Cans, axalgazrdobaSi orive msxverpli ekuTvnoda `ukanasknel dReTa wmindanebis~ seqtas da houpsac, cixeSi gardacvlil mkvlels, mlaSe tbis raionSi ucxovria. es saqme, yovel SemTxvevaSi, brwyinvaled gviCvenebs Cveni samZebro policiis energiasa da unarianobas. aravisTvis ar aris saidumlo, rom damnaSavis aRmoCenisa da Sepyrobis pativi mTlianad ekuTvniT
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skotlend-iardis cnobil agentebs - mister lestreidsa da mister gregsons. damnaSave Seipyres vinme Serlok holmsis binaSi. holmsma moyvaruli maZebris saxiT erTgvari unari gamoamJRavna Ziebis saqmeSi. SeuZlia imedi iqonios, rom saqmis aseTi ostatebis gverdiT droTa manZilze erTgvar warmatebasac miaRwevs. unda vivaraudoT, rom gaweuli samsaxurisaTvis orive agenti jildos miiRebs~. - gana kudianiviT es Tavidanve ar viwinaswarmetyvele? - SesZaxa Serlok holmsma. - ai, `alisferi kvalis~ mTeli Cemi Ziebis Sedegebi, - sxvisTvis jildoebis mopoveba. - fiqri nu geqnebaT, - vupasuxe me. - Cems dRiurSi Cawerilia am saqmesTan dakavSirebuli mTeli simarTle da Tavis droze xalxi yvelafers gaigebs.

mocekvave kacunebi Serlok holmsi ramdenime saaTs ise iyo gayursuli, sityva ar dascdenia. igi Tavdaxrili dascqeroda minis sinjaras, romelSiac saocrad myrali raRac ixarSeboda. Tavic imgvarad gadaexara gverdze, rom SavqoCrian, SimSilisagan galeul, ruxfrTian frinvels miagavda. - uotson, - miTxra anazdad, - Tqven aRar apirebT samxreTafrikul fasian qaRaldebSi Tqveni danazogis dabandebas? gakvirvebisagan SevkrTi. marTalia, ukve vicodi, rom mas mixvedrilobis araCveulebrivi niWi da unari hqonda, magram es moulodneli SeWra Cems fiqrTa samyaroSi sruliad amouxsneli meCvena. - es saidanRa gaigeT? - vkiTxe me. mbrunav skamze mjdomi holmsi Cemken Semotrialda; xelSi sinjara eWira, saidanac orTqli amodioda. mis Rrmad Camjdar TvalebSi damcinavi naperwkali gamokrTa. - aRiareT, uotson, rom Tavgza agebnaT. - marTali xarT! marTlac davibeni. - rom gaiZuloT amis qaRaldze dawera da xelic mogawerinoT, kargi iqneba. - risTvis? - imisaTvis, rom xuTi wuTis Semdeg ityviT, yovelive es Zalze ubralo saqme yofila da ram damabniao. - darwmunebuli var, amas arasodes ar vityvi. - Zvirfaso uotson... - holmsma sinjara sadgarze daamagra da leqciis kiTxva ise damiwyo, TiTqos profesoria da auditorias mimarTavso, - dakvnebis gakeTeba arc ise Znelia, Tu yoveli momdevno daskvna sruliad ubralod gamomdinareobs wina daskvnidan. Tu amis Semdeg yvela SuaTana rgols gamovtovebT da msmenelamde mxolod ambis dasawyissa da bolo daskvnas mivitanT, SeiZleba masze Tavzardamcemi STabeWdileba movaxdinoT. mas Semdeg, rac Tqveni marcxena xelis cersa da saCvenebel TiTs Soris arsebul CaRrmavebas davukvirdi, aRar gamWirvebia im daskvnis gamotana, rom Tqveni mcire kapitaliT oqros sabadoebis aqciebis SeZena gaifiqreT. - magram me am or garemoebas Soris veraviTar kavSirs ver vxedav. - savsebiT SesaZlebelia. me ki ramdensame wuTSi dagarwmunebT, rom aseTi kavSiri arsebobs. ai, am ubralo jaWvis rgolebi: jer erTi, roca guSin saRamos klubidan dabrundiT, Tqveni marcxena xelis cersa da saCvenebel TiTs Soris CaRrmavebuli adgili carciT iyo dasvrili; meore, roca Tqven biliards TamaSobT, am adgilze carcs isvamT, raTa biliardis joxma xelze ar isrialos; mesame, biliards eTamaSebiT mxolod serstons; meoTxe, erTi Tvis win miTxariT, rom serstonma SemogTavazaT, masTan erTadSeiZinoT samxreTafrikuli fasiani qaRaldebi, romelTac erTi Tvis Semdeg gayidian; mexuTe, Tqveni Cekis wignaki Caketilia Cemi saweri
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magidis ujraSi, da Tqven ar giTxoviaT CemTvis am ujris gasaRebi; meeqvse, aqedan gamomdinare, Tqven aRar apirebT fulis dabandebas samxreTafrikul qaRaldebSi. - ra ubralo ramea! - SevZaxe me. - cxadia, - mipasuxa man da wyena odnav daetyo, - yoveli amoxsnili amocana ioli gveCveneba. magram ai kidev erTi Tavsatexi, igi jer araa gadawyvetili. vnaxoT, Cemo megobaro, rogor gaarTmevT mas Tavs. qaRaldis furceli magidaze daagdo da TviTon isev sinjarasa da qimiur analizs daubrunda. gaocebulma Sevxede qaRaldze gamoxatul raRac uazro ieroglifebs. - momiteveT holms, es xom bavSvis naxatia! - SevZaxe me. - Tqven ase fiqrobT? - maS, Tqveni azriT, ra unda iyos? - norfolkel mister hilton kubitsac swored eg ainteresebs. es patara rebusi man fostiT gamogvigzavna. albaT sadacaa TviTonac aq gaCndeba. gesmiT zaris xma, uotson? namdvilad isaa. kibeze mZime nabijebis xma gaisma da wuTis Semdeg CvenTan maRali, loyebRaJRaJa, sufTad gaparsuli jentlmeni Semovida. misi naTeli gamoxedva da saxis ieri imas metyvelebda, rom es adamiani nisliani londonis mkvidri ar iyo. ise momeCvena, TiTqos Cvens stumars Tan mohyva aRmosavleTis sanapiros magari, grili qaris qrolva. xeli CamogvarTva da is iyo Camojdomas apirebda, rom uecrad swored im ucnauri niSnebiT aWrelebul furcels mohkra Tvali, cota xnis winaT xelSi rom meWira da magidaze davagde. - ras fiqrobT am ieroglifebze, mister holms? - wamoiZaxa stumarma, - me miTxres, rom Tqven gitacebT saidumloebiT moculi ambebi, ucnauri SemTxvevebis amocnoba da kvanZebis gaxsna. Cemi azriT, amaze ufro ucnaur SemTxvevas versad waawydebiT. es furceli windawin imitom gamogigzavneT, rom Cems mosvlamde masze gamoxatuli niSnebi SegeswavlaT. - marTlac Zalian sagulisxmo naxatebia, - Tqva holmsma. - erTi SexedviT SeiZleba adamians bavSvis celqobad moeCvenos. ar vici, ra azri unda hqondes aseT pawawina mocekvave kacunebis xatvas, an Tqven ratom aZlevT raime mniSvnelobas aseT ucnaur wvrilmans? - Cemi coli rom ara, aseT ucnaur naxats marTlac araviTari yuradRebis Rirsad ar miviCnevdi, magram mas SiSisagan lamis guli gauskdes. arafers meubneba, magram vxedav, mis TvalebSi eldam daisadgura. ai, ratom mivitane es saqme ase axlos gulTan. holmsma qaRaldi sarkmelTan miitana. es iyo ubis wignidan amoxeuli furceli. zed fanqriT iyo gamoyvanili ai aseTi patara figurebi:

holmsma furceli yuradRebiT daaTvaliera da safuleSi frTxilad Seinaxa. - es saqme bevrs sainteresosa da uCveulos gvpirdeba, - Tqva man. - zogi ram ukve miambeT Tqveni weriliT, mister hilton kubit, magram Zalian madlobeli dagrCebiT, Tu Tavazianad daTanxmdebiT mis gameorebaze, raTa Cemma megobarma, eqimma uotsonmac, sakuTari yuriT mogisminoT. - veraferi Svili mTxrobeli gaxlavarT, - Tqva Cvenma stumarma da Tan Tavisi didi, Ronieri xelebi nerviulad SekumSa da gaSala. - Tu Cems monaTxrobSi raime bundovnad mogeCvenebaT, keTili inebeT da kiTxvebi momeciT. daviwyeb iqidan, rom SarSan coli SevirTe. winaswar unda giTxraT, rom Tumca mdidari ara var, magram Cveni gvari ridling-torpSi ukve xuTi saukunea cxovrobs da mTel norfolkis sagrafoSi yvelaze warCinebulad iTvleba. SarSan dResaswaulebze londonSi Camovedi da raselskverze mdidrulad morTul oTaxebSi gavCerdi, radganac iq
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Cveni mrevlis moZRvari parkeri dabinavda. iqve erTi axalgazrda amerikeli ledi, gvarad patriki, ilsi patriki cxovrobda. me da es qaliSvili male davmegobrdiT. erTi Tvec ar gasula, rom is mgznebared Semiyvarda. davqorwindiT da sacxovreblad Cems mamulSi, norfolkSi gadavediT. albaT ucnaurad mogeCvenebaT, mister holms, rom warCinebuli gvaris kaci Txoulobs qals, romlis warsulsa da ojaxze araferi icis, magram ilsi patriki rom genaxaT da gagecnoT, Cemi saqcielis gageba ar gagiWirdebodaT. ilsi CemTan Zalian gulaxdili gaxldaT. man sruli ufleba momca uari meTqva qorwinebaze, Tu amas visurvebdi. `warsulSi bevri arasasiamovno nacnobi myavda, - miTxra ilsim, - minda yovelive daviviwyo. ar minda davubrunde Cems ganvlil cxovrebas, radgan warsulis ubralo gaxsenebac ki tkivils mgvris. Tu me SemirTav, hilton, Sen daqorwindebi im qalze, romelsac TviTon urigo araferi Caudenia, magram Cems sityvas unda erwmuno da neba momce gavCumde yvelaferze, rac iyo manamde, vidre Seni gavxdebodi. Tu es piroba Zalian mZimed geCveneba, dabrundi norfolkSi da neba momeci, isev martoxelad vicxovro~. es qorwinebamde erTi dRiT adre miTxra. me vupasuxe, rom mzad viyavi davmorCilebodi mis nebas da Cemi sityva arc gamitexia. ukve erTi wlis colqmari varT da es weliwadi Zalian bednierad gavatareT. magram am erTi Tvis win, ivnisis miwuruls, SevamCnie moaxloebuli ubedurebis pirveli niSnebi. Cemma colma amerikidan gamogzavnili werili miiRo. es imiT davadgine, rom konvertze amerikuli marka ekra. ilsim werili waikiTxa Tu ara, cecxlSi Seagdo da saxeze sikvdilis ferma gada-hkra. mas mere im werilze erTxelac ar dauZravs sityva da arc me mikiTxavs raime, radgan sityva sityvaa. magram werilis miRebis Semdeg ver iqna da veRar damSvidda. erTTavad SeSinebulia da yvelafridan Cans, rom raRac ubedurebas moelis. axla gadaval Cemi ambis yvelaze ucnaur nawilze. am erTi kviris win, mgoni samSabaTs, erT-erTi fanjris rafaze vnaxe carciT daxatuli mocekvave kacunebi, swored iseTebi, am qaRaldze rom arian gamosaxulni. vifiqre, kacunebi sajiniboSi momuSave ymawvilma daxata-meTqi, magram man miTxra da Semomfica kidec, mag ambisa araferi vicio. naxati RamiT gaCnda. rafa gavrecxe da ilsTan saubarSi viTom SemTxveviT sityva am kacunebze Camovagde. Cemda gasaocrad, colma es ambavi gulTan Zalian axlos miitana da mTxova, Tu imnair kacunebs kidev naxav, maCveneo. mTeli kvira ise gavida, msgavsi araferi SemimCnevia. guSin diliT ki baRSi mzis saaTze ai, es furceli davinaxe. ilsis vuCvene da maSinve guli Seuwuxda. mas Semdeg sizmareuliviT daborialobs da TvalebSi gamudmebiT SiSi aqvs Camdgari. ai, ratom mogwereT, mister holms, da risTvis gamogigzavneT es furceli. policiaSi wasvla ar SemeZlo, radgan iq usaTuod sasacilod amigdebdnen. Tqven ki mirCieT, rogor moviqce, mdidari kaci ara var, magram Tu Cems cols safrTxe emuqreba, mzad var ukanaskneli groSi davxarjo, oRond imas ara evnos ra. kargi Sesaxedavi vaJkaci ki iyo es cisferTvaleba bumberazi! colis siyvaruli da erTguleba misi saxis yovel nakvTze iyo aRbeWdili. holmsma am kacis monaTxrobi gulisyuriT moismina, mere Cafiqrda da didxans dumda. - xom ar ggoniaT, mister kubit, - Tqva bolos man, - rom yvelaze swori iqneboda pirdapir migemarTaT Tqveni colisaTvis da geTxovaT, saidumlo TqvenTvis gaemJRavnebina? hilton kubitma uaris niSnad Tavi gaaqnia: - dapireba dapirebaa, mister holms. Tu ilsi moisurvebs, TviTonve yvelafers miambobs. xolo Tu ar indomebs, ZaliT ver movTxov, guli gadamiSalos. - aseT SemTxvevaSi mTeli suliT da guliT dagexmarebiT. miTxariT, Tqvens mezoblad axali binadari xom aravin gamoCenila? - ara.

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- ramdenadac vici, Tqven Zalian miyruebul kuTxeSi cxovrobT. axali kacis Camosvla, imedi maqvs, SeumCneveli ar darCeba. - axlomaxlo vinme ucxo rom gamoCeniliyo, ra Tqma unda, gavigebdi. magram Cvens maxloblad aris ramdenime zRvispira sofeli kargi plaJebiT. fermerebi Camosul moagarakeebs aqiraveben xolme oTaxebs. - am ucnaur naxatebSi usaTuod raRac dafaruli azri unda iyos. im warweras, romelic Tqven gamomigzavneT, simciris gamo, veraferi gavuge, xolo faqtebi, Tqven rom mauwyeT, ise gaurkvevelia, rom maTgan raime daskvnis gamotana Zalze saZnelo saqmea. Cemi azriT, isev norfolks unda miaSuroT da yvelafers, rac garSemo xdeba, Tvalyuri adevnoT. rogorc ki axal mocekvave kacunebs SeamCnevT, uaRresi gulmodginebiT gadaxateT. ra samwuxaroa, rom ar gadaxateT is figurebi, carciT rom dauxatavT fanjris rafaze! SekribeT cnobebi yvela axlad Camosulze, romelTac ar icnobT. rogorc ki raime axals SeniSnavT, maSinve CemTan gamoeSureT. ai, saukeTeso rCeva, mister hilton kubit, romlis mocemac axla SemiZlia. Tu saWiro gaxdeba, yovelTvis mzad var, Camovide norfolkSi da vinaxulo Tqveni saxli. mister hilton kubitTan Sexvedris Semdeg Serlok holmsi xSirad iyo Rrmad Cafiqrebuli. ara erTxel minaxavs, safuledan rogor frTxilad amoiRebda xolme furcels da zed gamoxatul TavSesaqcev figurebs didxans dascqeroda. magram CemTan am saganze mxolod ori kviris Semdeg Camoagdo sityva. erTxel sadRac wasvla davapire, ucbad SemaCera: - umjobesi iqneba, Sin darCeT, uotson. - ratom? - imitom, rom dRes diliT hilton kubitisagan depeSa miviRe. gaxsovT hilton kubiti da misi mocekvave kacunebi? pirvel saaTsa da oc wuTze londonSi iqneba. yovel wams SeiZleba karze mogvikakunos. misi depeSidan Sevityve, rom CvenTvis uaRresad sagulisxmo axali ambebi aqvs. cda didxans ar mogvixda, radgan norfolkeli skvairi, etyoba, sadguridan pirdapir Cvenken gamoeSura. naoWebisagan daRaruli Subli da fiqriani, ugunebo saxe hqonda. daqanculi TvalebiT xan me Semomcqeroda, xan holmss akvirdeboda. - es ambavi nervebs miSlis, mister holms, - Tqva kubitma da savarZelSi moceliliviT CaeSva. - sazizRari mdgomareobaa, roca yoveli mxridan garemoculi xar ucxo, ucnobi, uxilavi adamianebiT, romlebic cdiloben raRac ufskrulSi CagiTrion, magram kidev ufro autaneli ambavia - uyurebde, rogor TandaTanobiT klaven Sens cols! qali Tvalsa da xels Sua dneba. - sruliad araferi uTqvams? - ara, mister holms, araferi uTqvams. aris wuTebi, roca im sacodavs Zalian unda yvelaferi miambos, magram gambedaoba ar hyofnis. vcdilobdi davxmarebodi, magram yvelaferi ise uxeSad gamomivida, rom mxolod davafrTxe. ilsi xSirad Camomigdebs xolme sityvas imaze, ra ZveleburiyovelTvis vgrZnob, raRac unda dasZinos, magram saTqmels Suaze wyvets da dumdeba. - Tqven TviTon veraferi aRmoaCineT? - bevri ram aRmovaCine, mister holms. gamosakvlevad mogitaneT axali mocekvave kacunebis mTeli dasta. da, rac mTavaria, vnaxe is... - is, vinc am kacunebs xatavs? - diax, vnaxe muSaobaSi garTuli. magram neba momeciT, yvelaferi dawvrilebiT da TanmimdevrobiT giamboT... Tqvengan rom davbrundi, meore diliTve vipove fardulis Savi xis karze daxatuli axali mocekvave kacunebi. es farduli Zalian kargad Cans Cveni saxlis fanjridan. yvelani gadavixate, naxeT... qaRaldis furceli amoiRo, gaSala da magidaze dado. ai, ra ieroglifebi iyo zed gamoxatuli:

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Cinebulia! - Tqva holmsma. - Cinebulia! ganagrZeT, geTayva. gadavixate kacunebi da mere karze daxatulebi wavSale, magram ori dRis Semdeg imave karze gaCnda axali warwerebi. ai, isic: holmsma xeli moifSvnita da sixaruliT gaicina. - Cveni masala swrafad izrdeba, - Tqva man. - sami dRis Semdeg mzis saaTze aRmovaCine qaRaldze dawerili mTeli epistole, romelsac zed qva edo. ai, es qvac. rogorc xedavT, amaze daxatulia igive figurebi, rac wina werilSi iyo. maSin gadavwyvite, am ucnob mxatvars davdarajebodi. revolveri aviRe da Cems kabinetSi davjeqi. fanjridan kargad Canda kordic da baRic. Ramis or saaTze, roca fanjarasTan vijeqi da mTvaris SuqiT ganaTebul baRs gavcqerodi, Cems zurgs ukan nabijis xma gaisma, Semovbrundi da xalaTmosxmuli Cemi meuRle davinaxe. man vedreba damiwyo, daweqio. gulaxdilad vuTxari, minda Sevityo, am sulelur oinebs vin sCadis-meTqi. yvelaferi es uazro xumrobaa, rac Seni yuradRebis Rirsi ar aris da Tu es ase gaRizianebs, wavideT samogzaurod da aravin aRar Segvawuxebso, - miTxra. `rogor! neba mivce viRac masxaras sakuTari binidan gagvagdos? ase xom mTeli sagrafo ybad agviRebs~. - vTqvi me. `wadi, daiZine da amaze diliT vilaparakoT~, - mipasuxa man. uecrad saxe ise gaufiTrda, rom es mTvaris Suqzedac ki SevamCnie. fermixdilma ilsim TiTebi ise momiWira, lamis mxarSi Camaso. fardulis CrdilSi raRac moZravi sxeuli SevamCnie. mere davinaxe, rogor gamoZvra kuTxidan Savi, moxrili figura da karis win Cajda. revolverze xeli vitace da win gaviWeri, magram colma acaxcaxebuli xelebi CamWida da adgilzeve SemaCera. Tavis ganTavisufleba vcade, magram ilsi kidev ufro meti sasowarkveTilebiT Camafrinda mklavSi. bolos, rogorc iqna, movaxerxe Tavis daRweva, magram vidre kari gavaRe da fardulamde mivirbine, is kaci ukve gaqra, Tumca kvali mainc datova: karze ramdenime mocekvave kacuna miexata. mTeli baRi Semovirbine, magram misi asavaldasavali veRarsad vipovne, Tumca, Rrmad mwamda, rom iqve axlos imyofeboda. diliT, fardulis karis daTvalierebis dros, aRmovaCine, rom im warweraze kidev ramdenime axali kacuna miematebina. - gadaixateT? - diax. Zalian cota ram ki iyo gadasaxati. ai, naxeT. isev qaRaldis furceli gvaCvena. axla cekvas aseTi saxe mieRo: miTxariT, - hkiTxa holmsma, romlis TvalTa gamometyvelebaze mivxvdi, rom Zalian Relavda, - es kacunebi damatebuli iyo wina warweraze, Tu Semdeg daxates? - isini daxatulebi iyvnen karis qveda nawilze. - Cinebulia! es CvenTvis yvelaze ufro mniSvnelovania. es imeds minergavs. gTxovT, mister hilton kubit, ganagrZoT Tqveni saintereso Txroba. - dasamatebeli araferi maqvs, mister holms, garda imisa, rom Zalian gavbrazdi colze imis gamo, rom im aramzadas SepyrobaSi xeli SemiSala. marwmunebda, Senze vwuxdio. jer vSiSobdi, Cemze ki ara, im ucnobze wuxs-meTqi, radgan eWvi aRar mepareba imaSi, rom Cemma colma icis, vinc aris ucnobi mxatvari da ras niSnavs misi ucnauri ieroglifebi. magram Cemi meuRlis yovlisSemZle xma da gamoxedva, mister holms, myisve mifantavs xolme yovelgvar eWvs da axla darwmunebuli var, rom marTla Cemze swuxda... ai yvelaferi, rac moxda. axla ki veli Tqvens rCevas, Tu rogor moviqce momavalSi. guli ar maZlevs nebas, Torem buCqebSi davmalavdi xuT-eqvs Cvens marjve Tanasoflels da im ucnobs ise gaxdidnen, samudamod mogveSveboda.

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- Cemi azriT, amnair rTul saqmes aseTi ubralo wamliT ver gankurnavT, - Tqva holmsma. - ramdeni xniT SegiZliaT darCeT londonSi? - dResve unda gavbrunde. Rame ar SemiZlia colis mitoveba. Zalian Relavda da mTxovda, male davbrunebuliyavi. - ho, Tqven marTali xarT. magram darCena rom SegZlebodaT, erTi an ori dRis Semdeg TqvenTan erTad mec gamovemgzavrebodi. yovel SemTxvevaSi, es qaRaldebi damitoveT. male Camoval da imedi maqvs, am saqmes cotaoden Suqs movfen. Serlok holmss Cveuli profesiuli simSvidiT eWira Tavi, magram me, vinc ase kargad vicnobdi am adamians, vatyobdi, rom Zlier aRelvebuli iyo. rogorc ki hilton kubitis farTo zurgi kars miefara, Cemi megobari magidas mivarda, qaRaldebi gadaSala, mocekvave kacunebs daakvirda da gamoTvla daiwyo. mTeli ori saaTi cifrebiTa da asoebiT aWrelebda yvelafers. am samuSaom ise gaitaca, rom Cemi arseboba sulac gadaaviwyda. roca kvleva-Ziebis saqme kargad miudioda, stvenasa da simReras iwyebda, xolo roca CixSi eqceoda, didxans ijda SublSekruli, Tvalebs mousvenrad atrialebda da mzeras erT saganze ver aCerebda. bolos kmayofilebiT Sehyvira, skamidan wamoiWra, oTaxSi sirbils mohyva da Tan xelebs ifSvnetda. Semdeg grZeli depeSa Seadgina da sadRac gaagzavna. - Tu ise mipasuxeben, rogorc vvaraudobT, uotson, Tqveni wigni axali saTavgadasavlo ambis aRweriT gamdidrdeba, - miTxra holmsma. - xval albaT Cven erTad wavalT norfolkSi da sabolood amovxsniT im saidumloebas, ramac mister hiltons amdeni usiamovneba miayena. unda vaRiaro, rom cnobismoyvareoba mtanjavda, magram vicodi, holmss axsnaganmartebis micema mxolod maSin uyvarda, roca amas TviTon CaTvlida saWirod da mouTmenlad velodi, rodis gamiziarebda Tavis azrs. depeSaze pasuxma daigviana. mTeli ori dRe holmsi mouTmenlad apyrobda yurs zaris xmas. meore dRes saRamos movida hilton kubitis werili. gvatyobinebda, sruli siwynarea, mxolod mzis saaTis sadgamze dRes diliT uaRresad grZeli warwera gamoCndao. werils am warweris aseTi asli erTvoda: holmsi am uCveulo naxats daakvirda, uecrad zeze wamovarda, gaocebulma gajavrebiT Sehyvira da saxe moequfra. - metismetad mivuSviT es saqme, - Tqva man, - romeli matarebeli gadis nortuelSemisaken saRamoobiT? ganrigi gadavaTvaliere. ukanaskneli matarebeli axali gasuli iyo. - adre mogvixdeba sauzmoba, dilis pirvelsave matarebels unda gavyveT, - Tqva holmsma. - Cveni iq yofna aucilebelia. aha! ai depeSac, me rom velodi. erTi wuTiT momiTmineT, misis hadson, iqneb saWiro gaxdes pasuxis gagzavna. ara, yvelaferi isea, rogorc velodi. es depeSa sabolood adasturebs, rom ufleba aRara gvaqvs, ar vacnoboT mister hilton kubits saqmis viTareba, radganac Cveni gulubryvilo norfolkeli skvairi metismetad saxifaTo qselSia momwyvdeuli. Tavdapirvelad mTeli es ambavi suleluri da TavSesaqcevi megona, magram axla, roca Cemi naambobi dasasruls uaxlovdeba, xelaxla ganvicdi mTel im saSinelebas, risi gadatanac maSin momixda. rogor mindoda, SesaZlebloba mqonoda da mkiTxvelebisaTvis Semetyobinebina, yovelive sayovelTao keTildReobiT damTavrdameTqi, magram Cemi wigni utyuari matianea faqtebisa, da iZulebuli var mivyve dasasrulamde mTel ucnaur jaWvs movlenebisa, romelTa wyalobiTac ramdenime dRis Semdeg ridling-torp-menoris mamulze mTeli inglisi alaparakda. Zlivs movaswariT nort-uelSemSi gasvla da imis Tqma, Tu saiT mivemgzavrebodiT, rom CvenTan sadguris ufrosma moirbina: - Tqven albaT londoneli maZebrebi xarT? - ikiTxa man. holmsma SeSfoTebiT gadaxeda. - ratom ggoniaT?
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- imitom, rom norviCis inspeqtori es-es aris wavida, an, iqneba, eqimebi xarT? qali jer kidev cocxalia. iqneb moaswroT misi gadarCena... saxrCobelisaTvis. holmsi pirquSi da SeWirvebuli meCvena. - Cven ridling-torp-menorSi mivdivarT, - Tqva man, - magram imis Taobaze, rac aq moxda, araferi viciT. - saSineli saqmea! - SesZaxa sadguris ufrosma, - mister hilton kubitica da misi colic tyviis wera Seiqnen. qalma jer qmars esrola, mere TviTon daixala tyviao, ase amboben mosamsaxure gogoebi. kaci mkvdaria, qali ki sulTmobrZavi. RmerTo, norfolkis uZvelesi gvari aRigava pirisagan miwisa. mister hilton kubits Cvens mxareSi yvela Zalian did pativs scemda. Svidiode mili ise gaviareT, holmss krintic ar dauZravs. ase cud gunebaze myofi iSviaTad minaxavs. londonidan rom mivdiodiT, holmsi mTel gzaze raRac mousverad iyo da SevniSne, dilis gazeTebs rogorRac mouTmenlad aTvalierebda. magram axla, roca uecrad misi molodini gamarTlda, TiTqos dardma gaaqvavao. ijda, Tavi ukan gadaegdo da naRvlian fiqrebSi CanTqmuliyo. amasobaSi ki etli inglisis erT-erT yvelaze saintereso mxareSi migvaqrolebda. am mxaris mTeli Tanamedrove mosaxleoba Sori-Sors mimofantul patara saxlebSi binadrobs, magram am mwvane mindvris gayolebiT yovel nabijze SegxvdebaT aRmosavleT inglisis Zveli didebisa da keTildReobis utyvi mowme, eklesiebis uzarmazari oTxkuTxovani koSkebi. dabolos, mwvane xramis miRma gamoCnda germaniis zRvis lilisferi zoli. meetlem wneli gaiSvira da gviCvena ori wvetiani saxuravi, xeebis talaveridan rom iyo amoSverili, da gviTxra: - ai, ridling-torp-menori. saxlTan rom mivediT, mis gverdiT SevamCnie Savi farduli. farduli CogburTis moednis iqiT idga. amaRlebul adgilze mzis saaTic davinaxe. ulvaSSeRebili, mkvircxli kaci mardad gadmoxta maRali, orTvala etlidan. es iyo norfolkis policiis sammarTvelos inspeqtori martini. roca Cemi megobris gvari Seityo, Zalian gaocda: - momiteveT, mister holms, danaSauli xom dilis sam saaTze moxda! ranairad moaxerxeT amis gageba londonSi da CemTan erTad Camosvla? - winaswar vivaraude is, rac moxda. movdiodi, rom safrTxe Tavidan amecilebina. - maSasadame Tqven gaqvT cnobebi, romelTa Sesaxeb Cven araferi viciT, radganac mezoblebisa da msaxurTa azriT, col-qmars Zalian megobrulad, ufro metic, sruli siamtkbilobiT ucxovriaT. - me maqvs mxolod is cnobebi, romlebic mocekvave kacunebisagan miviRe, - Tqva holmsma. - amaze mere giambobT. davagviane: tragedia moxda da misi Tavidan acileba ver movaxerxe... ra gaewyoba, aseT SemTxvevaSi, Cemi cnobebi marTlmsajulebas daexmareba. xom ara gnebavT, Zieba CemTan erTad awarmooT? an iqneb amjobinebT, rom me damoukideblad vimoqmedo? - CemTvis didi pativi iqneba TqvenTan erTad muSaoba, mister holms, gulwrfelad uTxra inspeqtorma. - raki asea, dauyovnebliv movusminoT mowmeebs da davaTvalieroT danaSaulis adgili. inspeqtori martini imdenad Wkviani aRmoCnda, rom Cems megobars neba darTo survilisamebr emoqmeda. TviTon ki imiT dakmayofilda, rom holmsis kvleva-Ziebas Tvalyurs adevnebda. adgilobrivi eqimi, TeTrwvera moxuci, mis hilton kubitis oTaxidan gamovida da gvauwya, qalis mdgomareoba seriozulia, magram uimedo araao. gons ki albaT male ver mova, radgan tyvia tvins Sexebiao. kiTxvaze, TviTon daixala tyvia, Tu sxva vinmem esrola, raime garkveuli pasuxis mocema ver gadawyvita. is ki amoRerRa, tyvia Zalian axlo manZilidanaa nasrolio, oTaxSi erTi revolveri ipoves. orive lula carieli aRmoCnda. mister hilton kubits
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pirdapir gulSi moxvedria tyvia. sruliad Tavisuflad SeiZleba imis daSveba, rom man jer cols esrola, mere ki TviTon ikra tyvia. aseve savaraudoa, rom damnaSave colia, radganac revolveri iatakze orivesagan Tanabar manZilze agdiao, - Tqva es da dadumda. - mkvdars xom ar SexebixarT? - ikiTxa holmsma. - ara. Cven mxolod ledi gadaviyvaneT sawolSi. daWrils iatakze xom ver davtovebdiT? - didi xania, rac aqa xarT, eqimo? - dilis oTxi saaTidan. - Tqven garda aq kidev iyo vinme? - diax, konstebli. - aq raimes gadaunacvles adgili? - arafers. - gonivrulad moqceulxarT. vin gamogiZaxaT? - moaxle sondersma. - man pirvelma atexa gangaSi? - man da mzareulma misis kingma. - axla sad arian? - albaT samzareuloSi. pirvel rigSi maTi Cvenebis CamorTmeva gadawyda. muxiT mopirkeTebuli, maRalfanjrebiani Zveleburi darbazi sagamomZieblo oTaxad iqca. holmsi did, Zvelebur savarZelSi Cajda. gamoxedva Seupovari hqonda, saxeze ki simkacre aRbeWdoda. mis TvalebSi SeiZleboda amogekiTxaT mtkice gadawyvetileba: Tu saWiro iqneba, Tundac mTel sicocxles mivuZRvni da Surs mainc viZieb im adamianisaTvis, romlis gadarCena ver movaxerxeo. Cvens krebas eswrebodnen: inspeqtori martini, moxuci, TeTrwvera eqimi da sofleli Clungi polismeni. qalebma erTnairi Cveneba mogvces: orive srolis xmam gaaRviZa. wuTis Semdeg moisma meore gasrola. mezoblad mdebare oTaxebSi eZinaT da misis kingi maSinve sondersisaken gaiqca. kibeze erTad daeSvnen. kabinetis kari Ria daxvdaT, magidaze sanTeli enTo. maTi batoni Suagul oTaxSi pirqve egdo. igi ukve mkvdari iyo. fanjarasTan TaviT kedels miyrdnobili maTi qalbatoni ikrunCxeboda. Wriloba sazareli hqonda - sisxls saxis naxevari daefara. sunTqavda, magram arafris Tqma ar SeeZlo. derefansa da oTaxSi boli da denTis suni idga. fanjara urduliT Signidan iyo daketili, amas orive qali dabejiTebiT amtkicebda, maSinve uxmes eqimsa da policiels. Semdeg mejinibisa da sajiniboSi momuSave ymawvilis daxmarebiT daWrili qalbatoni aswies da Tavis oTaxSi gadaiyvanes. qali kabis amara iyo, qmars ki Ramis perangze xalaTi gadaecva. col-qmars Soris arasodes ar yofila usiamovneba. yvelani Sexmatkbilebul meuRleebad Tvlidnen. ai, msaxurTa mTavari Cveneba. inspeqtor martinis kiTxvebze qalebma upasuxes, yvelaferi Signidan iyo daketili da saxlidan gaparvas veravin moaxerxebdao. holmsis kiTxvebze ganacxades, rogorc ki zeda sarTulze Cveni oTaxebidan gamovediT, denTis suni maSinve vigrZeniTo. - girCevT, gansakuTrebuli yuradReba miaqcioT am faqts, - uTxra holmsma inspeqtor martins, - axla ki, Cemi azriT, saWiroa SevudgeT im oTaxebis Semowmebas, sadac danaSauli moxda. ubedurebis adgili sruliad patara oTaxi aRmoCnda. misi sami kedeli wignis Taroebs eWira. fanjarasTan, baRs rom gadahyurebda, saweri magida idga. Cveni yuradReba, upirveles yovlisa, ubeduri skvairis gvamma miipyro. misi samosis uwesrigoba mowmobda, rom moulodnelad mouxda loginidan wamovardna. tyvias misTvis guli gaegmira da sxeulSi CarCeniliyo. kaci mokvda wamierad da umtkivneulod. arc xalaTze, arc xelebze Tofis wamlis araviTari kvali ar

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aRmoaCnda. soflis eqimi amtkicebda, misis kubits denTis laqebi saxeze hqonda, magram xelebze ar SeminiSnavso. - xelebze laqebis uqonloba arafers ar amtkicebs; xolo laqebi saxeze - es utyuari sabuTia, - Tqva holmsma, - Tu cudad morgebuli vaznidan denTi SemTxveviT ar gamoiyara, ramdenic ar unda isroloT, xels ar gaisvriT... axla SeiZleba gaitanoT mister kubitis gvami. eqimo, xom ar gipovniaT tyvia, romliTac igi mokles? - amisaTvis rTuli operaciis gakeTeba damWirdeboda. magram revolverSi kidev darCa oTxi vazna. sul orjer isroles, Wrilobac oria, maSasadame, orive tyviis bedis garkveva iolia. - es mxolod erTi SexedviT gveCveneba, - Tqva holmsma. - ras ityviT im tyviaze, romelmac fanjris CarCo gaxvrita? aq uecrad Sebrunda da Tavisi mogrZo, wvrili TiTiT gviCvena naxvreti fanjris CarCos qveda Zelze. - eSmakma dalaxvros! - Sehyvira inspeqtorma. - rogor miageniT amas? - mivageni, radganac veZebdi. - gasaocaria! - Tqva soflis eqimma. - Tqven savsebiT marTali brZandebiT, ser. gamodis, rom samjer usvriaT da, maSasadame, aq viRac mesamec yofila. magram vin aris es mesame da sad gaqra? - am kiTxvaze axlave unda gavceT pasuxi, - Tqva Serlok holmsma, - Tu gagondebaT, mister martin, roca mosamsaxureebma ganacxades, oTaxidan gamosvlisTanave denTis suni vigrZeniTo, me giTxariT, amas gansakuTrebuli yuradReba unda miaqcioT-meTqi. - maxsovs, ser. magram unda vaRiaro, ver mivxvdi, ras gulisxmobdiT. - es imis damamtkicebeli sabuTia, rom karic da fanjarac mTlianad Ria yofila. sxva SemTxvevaSi denTis suni mTel saxlSi ase swrafad ver gavrceldeboda. mxolod gamWol qars SeeZlo sunis ase Sors gatana. am oTaxSi Zalian cota xniT, magram mainc, karica da fanjarac gaRebuli yofila. - ratom cota xniT? - imitom rom am sanTlidan stearini ar CamoRvenTila. - sworia, sworia! - SesZaxa inspeqtorma. - roca davrwmundi, rom fanjara tragediis dros Ria yofila, im daskvnamde mivedi, rom saqmeSi gareulia mesame piri, romelic gareT mdgara da iqidan fanjaraSi usvria. am mesame kacisaTvis nasroli tyvia ki SeiZleba fanjris rafas moxvedroda. kargad davaTvaliere da marTlac aRmovaCine natyviari. - magram sarkmeli vinRa daxura? - usaTuod qalma instinqturad mihkra xeli da mixura... magram es ra aris? ah! kabinetis magidaze ido niangis tyavis, mSvenieri, vercxliT moWedili, qalis patara CanTa. holmsma CanTa aiRo da gadmoapirqvava. magidaze zonriT Sekruli oci ormocdaaTgirvanqiani sakredito bileTi gadmovarda. CanTaSi sxva araferi aRmoCnda. - aiReT, es saWiro iqneba sasamarTloze, - Tqva holmsma da inspeqtors CanTa fulTan erTad gadasca. - axla aucilebelia imis garkveva, Tu vis esroles mesame tyvia. fanjris CarCos naxvretis mixedviT, nasroli oTaxidanaa. minda isev mzareul qals misis kengs gamovelaparako... Tqven TqviT, misis keng, gamayruebelma srolis xmam gamomaRviZao. amiT is gindodaT geTqvaT, rom pirveli gasrola meoreze ufro mWeqare iyo? - me meZina, ser, da amitom miWirs amisi gansja. meCvena, rom Zalian magrad iWeqa, ser. - xom ar fiqrobT, rom orive gasrolis xma TiTqmis erTdroulad SemogesmaT? - verafers mogaxsenebT, ser.

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- darwmunebuli var, rom asec iyo. me mgonia, mister martin, am oTaxSi mets veRarafers gavigebT. Tu Tanaxma xarT, gamomyeviT, baRSi SevixedoT da vnaxoT, xom araferia iq saintereso. swored kabinetis fanjris qveS aRmoCnda yvavilnari. roca iq mivediT, xmamaRla SevyvireT. yvavilebi gaTelili iyo. rbil miwaze aSkarad Canda nakvalevi. es iyo mamakacis Zalze wvrilcxviriani da grZeli fexsacmlis kvali. holmsi ise iqeqeboda balaxsa da foTlebSi, rogorc maZebari ZaRli, romelsac daWrili frinvelis povna unda. uecrad Sehyvira da miwidan patara spilenZis cilindri aiRo. - asedac vfiqrobdi! - Tqva man. - ai, mesame masra: me mgonia, inspeqtoro martin, rom Zieba dasrulebulia. provincieli inspeqtoris saxeze gaoceba aRibeWda. is aSkarad aRtacebuli iyo holmsis ostatobiTa da swrafi mosazrebulobiT. Tavdapirvelad man TiTqos scada Tavisi sakuTari mosazrebis dacva, magram holmsma male moinadira da savsebiT daimorCila igi. - visze gaqvT eWvi? - hkiTxa policielma. - Semdeg getyviT. am saqmeSi aris ramdenime iseTi momenti, romelTa TqvenTvis gadmoSla da axsna jer kidev ar SemiZlia. Cemi dakvirvebiTa da aRmoCenebiT ise Sors wavedi, rom ufro gonivruli iqneba, Tu droebiT gavCumdebi da mere ki yvelafers erTbaSad mogaxsenebT. - rogorc geneboT, mister holms, oRond mkvleli ar gagveqces. - ar ifiqroT, raime davfaro, mxolod esaa, rom am gaxurebuli muSaobisas ubralod SeuZlebelia drois dakargva da grZeli da dawvrilebiTi axsnaganmartebebis gadmoSla. am danaSaulis yvela Zafi Cems xelTaa. Tundac ledi gons aRarasodes movides, Cven movaxerxebT wuxandeli Ramis yvela movlenis aRdgenasa da damnaSaveTa marTlmsajulebis winaSe wayenebas. uwinares yovlisa, minda davadgino, sadme axlomaxlo xom araa sastumro `elriji~. mosamsaxureTa jvaredini dakiTxva movawyveT, magram, aseTi saxelwodebis sastumro arc ki gagvigoniao, gviTxres. sajiniboSi momuSave biWunam ki uecrad gaixsena, rom soflidan ramdenime milis daSorebiT, ist-restonis maxloblad cxovrobda fermeri, gvarad elriji. - im kacis ferma sxvebisagan gancalkevebulia? - diax, moSorebiT gaxlavT, ser. - da iqneb, iq jer kidev ar ician is ambavi, rac aq wuxel RamiT moxda? - albaT ar ician, ser. holmsi Cafiqrda da uecrad saxeze cbieri Rimili gamoexata. - Sekazme cxeni, Cemo biWuna! - Tqva man swrafad. - Zalian minda, rom elrijis fermaSi werili waiRo. am sityvebze holmsma jibidan amoiRo ramdenime qaRaldi, romelzedac mocekvave kacunebi iyo gamoxatuli. kabinetSi Sevida, magidas miujda, win kacunebiani qaRaldebi dailaga da saqmeSi Caeflo. bolos baraTi bavSvs Caabara, ubrZana swored im pirisaTvis gadaeca igi, visTvisac gankuTvnili iyo da amasTan araviTar SemTxvevaSi ar gaeca pasuxi kiTxvebze. baraTze warweril misamarTs mainc movkari Tvali. warwera uswormasworo, moqceuli xeliT iyo Sesrulebuli, rac holmsis Cveulebriv lamaz nawers sruliad ara hgavda. ai, es warwerac: elrijis ferma, ist-restoni, norfolki, mister ab lenis. - me mgonia, inspeqtoro, - SeniSna holmsma, - rom Tqven gmarTebT depeSiT badragis gamoZaxeba, radgan Tu Cemi varaudi gamarTlda, sagrafos cixeSi Zalian saSiSi damnaSavis wayvana mogixdebaT. ymawvils, romelsac werils vatan, SeuZlia depeSac waiRos. uotson, Cven nasadilevs matarebliT qalaqSi gavbrundebiT, radgan am saRamos aucileblad unda davasrulo erTi qimiuri analizi. is saqme ki, ramac Cven aq mogviyvana, dasasruls swrafad uaxlovdeba.
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roca bavSvma baraTi gaaqrola, Serlok holmsma msaxurebs uxmo da ubrZana, vinc misis kubitis naxva moisurvebs, dauyovnebliv gaatareT sastumro oTaxSi, ise rom, ar SeatyobinoT, rac aq moxdao. holmsma daJinebiT moiTxova am brZanebis ganuxrelad Sesruleba. Semdeg sastumro oTaxSi Sevida da dasZina, axla yvelaferi uCvenod moxdeba da isRa dagvrCenia, davjdeT da vucadoT, Cvens kakanaTSi ra frinveli moxvdebao. holmsTan mxolod me da inspeqtori davrCiT. - me dagexmarebiT imaSi, rom es erTi saaTi ufro saintereso da sasargeblod gaataroT, - Tqva holmsma, skami magidasTan miswia da zed uamravi mocekvave kacunebiani qaRaldi gaSala. - Tqven winaSe, mister uotson, aucileblad unda gamovisyido Cemi danaSauli: Zalian didxans vaRizianebdi Tqvens cnobismoyvareobas. TqvenTvis ki, inspeqtoro, mTeli es ambavi iqneba brwyinvale profesiuli gakveTili. uwinares yovlisa, unda giamboT Cemi Sexvedrebis ambavi mister hilton kubitTan, beikerstritze. aq mokled uambo inspeqtors is, rac CvenTvis ukve cnobilia. - ai, Cems winaSea es gasarTobi naxatebi, romelTac SeeZloT Rimilis gamowveva, rom aseTi saSineli tragediis mauwyebelni ar iyvnen. zedmiwevniT vicnob saidumlo damwerlobis yvela saxeobas da TviTon viTvlebi avtorad wignisa, sadac as samoci Sifris analizia mocemuli, magram unda vaRiaro, rom es Sifri CemTvis sruliad axalia. am sistemis gamomgoneblis mizani albaT is iyo, rom am Sifris namdvili mniSvneloba daefara da niSnebi damwerlobad ki ara, bavSvis naxatebad gaesaRebina. magram yvela, vinc mixvdeba, rom es niSnebi asoebs Seesabameba, gansakuTrebuli siZnelis gareSec amoicnobs maT, Tu Sifris amocnobis Cveulebriv wesebs gamoiyenebs. pirveli Canaweri Zalze mokle iyo da mxolod erTi iseTi varaudis daSvebis saSualeba momca, rac, Cemi azriT, simarTlesTan axlos iyo, da rac mere savsebiT swori aRmoCnda. me vlaparakob droSebze. es droSebi gamoyenebulia mxolod imisaTvis, rom aRniSnon sityvebis dasasruli. amis garda, pirveli werilidan sxva veRaraferi gavarkvie, mesaWiroeboda axali masala. meored rom minaxula, mister hilton kubitma gadmomca axali baraTebi, romelTagan ukanaskneli udavod Seicavda mxolod erT sityvas, radgan masSi droSebi aRar iyo. ori sxva baraTi ueWvelad iwyeboda erTi da imave sityviT, romelic oTxi asosagan Sedgeboda. ai es sityva.

rogorc xedavT, es sityva Tavdeba imave asoTi, romliTac iwyeba. aq bednierma azrma gamielva. werilebi Cveulebriv iwyeba im adamianis saxeliT, romlis misamarTiTac weren. kaci, romelic am werils ugzavnida misis kubits, usaTuod axlos icnobda mas. sruliad bunebrivia, rom ubralod saxels eZaxdes. misi saxeli ki swored oTxi asosagan Sedgeba da Tavdeba imave asoTi, romliTac iwyeba: qalis saxelia ilsi. amrigad, me aRmovCndi sami asos mflobeli: i, l da s. amgvarad, or werilSi saxeliT mimarTavs misis kubits da, etyoba, raRacas iTxovs misgan. ra unda mosTxovos? xom ar unda, rom qali mivides sadme iseT adgilas, sadac SeZlebs masTan laparaks? yuradReba mivaqcie mesame werilis meore sityvas. ai isic:

aq rva asoa: meoTxe da ukanaskneli asoebia `i~. me vivaraude, rom aq weria, `modi, geli~ da uecrad kidev ramdenime asos mflobeli gavxdi. maSin mivubrundi imave baraTs, romelSiac mxolod erTi sityva ewera. rogorc TqvenTvis cnobilia, es sityva gamoCnda fardulis karis qveda panelze, danarCeni warwerisagan moSorebiT. vivaraude, rom es iyo pasuxi da is dawera misis kubitma:
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cnobili asoebi Cavsvi ucnob adgilze da miviRe: `araodes~ ra unda epasuxa misis kubits mis Txovnaze, modi, gelio? qalma upasuxa: `araodes~. axla ukve vicodi imdeni aso, rom SemeZlo damexeda pirveli baraTisaTvis. Tu am warweraSi CavsvamT CvenTvis ukve cnobil asoebs, miviRebT: `me aq var. ab leni~. davuSvaT, rom meore sityvaa `aq~. maSin bolo sityvaa `leni~. es gvari Zalian gavrcelebulia amerikaSi. ori asosagan Semdgari sityva, rac gvaris win ewera, albaT saxeli iqneboda. romeli saxeli Sedgeba ori asosagan? amerikaSi Zalian gavrcelebulia saxeli `ab~. axla gamosacnobi rCeba mxolod frazis pirveli sityva. igi mxolod ori asosagan Sedgeba. esaa nacvalsaxeli `me~. amrigad, pirvel werilSi weria: `me aq var. ab leni~. ai, axla ki sakmaod bevr asos vicnob, sruliad iolad SemiZlia wavikiTxo meore werilic: `vcxovrob elrijisas~. azrad momivida, rom `elriji~ - saxelwodebaa saxlis an sastumrosi, sadac cxovrobs yovelive amis damweri. me da inspeqtorma martinma Rrma gulisyuriT movismineT dawvrilebiTi da naTeli angariSi imaze, Tu rogor xsnida Cveni megobari TandaTanobiT mocekvave kacunebis gamocanas. - Semdeg rogor moiqeciT, ser? - hkiTxa inspeqtorma. - raki saxeli `ab~ ixmareba mxolod amerikaSi da mTeli saqmec iqidan daiwyo, rom werili amerikidan movida, sruli safuZveli mqonda mefiqra, rom ab leni amerikelia. amas garda, eWvi mqonda, rom yovelive amis ukan raRac danaSauli ifareba. Cemi eWvi gamowveuli iyo imiT, rom misis kubiti ase jiutad umalavda qmars Tavis warsuls. me depeSa gavugzavne niu-iorkis sapolicio sammarTveloSi mister uilson hargrivs, romelic xSirad sargeblobda imiT, rom me kargad vicnob londonis damnaSaveTa samyaros. vkiTxe, vin aris ab leni-meTqi. aseTi pasuxi momca: `yvelaze ufro saSiSi banditi CikagoSi~. im saRamos, roca es werili miviRe, hilton kubitma lenis ukanaskneli werili momawoda. CemTvis ukve cnobili asoebi mivuyene da gamovida fraza, ramac ori, jer kidev ucnobi asos gamocnobis Semdeg aseTi saxe miiRo: `icode, mokvdebi~ amrigad, aramzada Txovnidan muqaraze gadavida, CemTvis ki cnobilia, rom Cikagos banditebis sityva da saqme erTia. maSinve gamoveSure norfolkisaken Cemi megobrisa da TanaSemwis, doqtor uotsonis TanxlebiT, magram saubedurod, mxolod maSin CamovediT, roca es sazareli ambavi ukve momxdari iyo. - didi pativia TqvenTan erTad danaSaulis gamoaSkaraveba, - Tavazianad Tqva inspeqtorma, - magram imedi maqvs, nebas momcemT, mec giTxraT ramdenime gulaxdili sityva. Tqven pasuxs agebT mxolod sakuTari Tavis winaSe, me ki pasuxs vageb Cemi ufrosebis winaSe. Tu es ab leni, elrijSi mcxovrebi, marTla mkvlelia, da Tu is gaiqceva, vidre me aq vimyofebi, maSin didi usiamovneba momelis. - nu geSiniaT, is ar Seecdeba gaqcevas. - es saidan iciT? - gaqceva danaSaulis aRiarebas niSnavs. - Tu asea, wavideT da davapatimroT. - aq velodebi, sadac aris, mova. - ratom fiqrobT, rom mova? - imitom, rom mivwere da vTxove, aq mosuliyo.

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- es Zalian moufiqrebeli nabijia, mister holms! nuTu is banditi aq imisaTvis mova, rom Tqven sTxoveT? gana ufro ioli ar aris vivaraudoT, rom Tqveni werili eWvebs aRuZravs da damalvas Seecdeba? - yvelaferi damokidebulia imaze, rogor aris Sedgenili werili, - Tqva holmsma. - Tu ar vcdebi, is jentlmeni ukve mobrZandeba. saxlisaken momaval gzaze marTlac viRac ucnobi adamiani moabijebda. es iyo maRali, lamazi, Savgvremani mamakaci. ruxi kostiumi ecva da farTofarflebiani qudi exura. Savi, uxeSi wveri da didi, arwiviseburi cxviri hqonda. gzad momavali xeljoxs aqnevda da iseTi saxiT moabijebda, TiTqos garSemo yvelaferi misi sakuTreba yofiliyo. bolos gaisma zaris xmamaRali wkriali. - me vfiqrob, jentlmenebo, - mSvidad Tqva holmsma, - rom Tqven kars ukan damalva gmarTebT. roca saqme aseT adamianTan gvaqvs, sifrTxilis yvela RonisZieba unda gamoviyenoT: inspeqtoro, xelborkili moamzadeT, masTan saubari ki me momandeT. dumilSi mTeli wuTi gavida, erTi imnair wuTTagani, romelsac arasodes ar daiviwyeb. mere kari gaiRo da Cveni stumari oTaxSi Semovida. holmsma Tvalis daxamxamebaSi revolveris lula SublSi daumizna, martinma ki majebze xelborkili daado. yvelaferi es ise swrafad moxda, rom Cveni tyve SeboWili aRmoCnda umal, vidre Tavdamsxmelebs SeniSnavda. igi Savi, mocimcime TvalebiT xan erTs misCereboda, xan meores, mere ki xmamaRla gaicina: - ho, jentlmenebo, amjerad Tqven damiWireT! axla veRarsad wagivalT, magram me aq weriliT misis hilton kubitma momiwvia... nu metyviT, rom is qalic SeTqmulTagania. nuTu am xafangSi man Semomityua? - misis hilton kubiti mZimed aris daWrili da sulTmobrZavi wevs. dapatimrebulma xmamaRla Sehyvira, misma xmam mTeli saxli SesZra. - Tqven xom ar SeiSaleT! - daiRriala gacofebulma. - es kacia daWrili da ara qali! gana vinmes gambedaoba eyofoda, rom daeWra patara ilsi? me vemuqrebodi, magram RmerTma damifaros, Tmis erT Rersac ki ar Sevurxevdi. ukan waiReT Tqveni sityvebi, hei, Tqven! miTxariT, rom ilsi ar aris daWrili! - is mZimed daWrili ipoves tyviiT gangmiruli qmris gverdiT. kacs gulis siRrmidan kvnesa aRmoxda. divanze daeSva da saxe xelebiT daifara. mTeli xuTi wuTi dumda. Semdeg xelebi CamoiRo da sasowarkveTilma civi simSvidiT Tqva: - araferi maqvs Tqvengan dasafaravi, jentlmenebo. me vesrole, magram manac mesrola, - maSasadame, es ar SeiZleba mkvlelobad CaiTvalos, xolo Tu fiqrobT, rom me SemeZlo dameWra is qali, maSasadame, arc mas icnobT da arc me. arasodes arc erT mamakacs ar hyvarebia qali ise Zlier, rogorc me, da yvela uflebac mqonda am qalze. igi ukve didi xnis winaT iyo CemTvis gankuTvnili. ra safuZvelze Cadga es ingliseli Cvens Soris? pirvelad me miviRe misi xelis Txovnis ufleba, da me moviTxovdi mxolod imas, rac kanoniT mekuTvnoda. - is CamogSordaT, roca gaigo, vinc iyaviT, - mkacrad Tqva holmsma. - qali gamoiqca amerikidan, rom Tqvengan Tavi daeRwia, is gaTxovda inglisSi pativcemul adamianze. Tqven emuqrebodiT, aviwroebdiT da cdilobdiT iZulebuli gagexadaT mietovebina qmari, romelic uyvarda, romelsac pativsa scemda, da gaqceuliyo TqvenTan erTad... Tqven ki mas sZuldiT, ar uyvardiT da pativs ar gcemdaT. saqme imiT daamTavreT, rom mokaliT es keTilSobili kaci da TviTmkvlelobamde miiyvaneT misi coli. ai, Tqveni damsaxurebani, mister ab len, risTvisac pasuxismgebloba gekisrebaT. - Tu ilsi mokvdeba, CemTvis sul erTia, ra momiva, - Tqva amerikelma. muSti gaSala da Caixeda baraTSi, xelisgulze rom edo.

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- momismineT, mister, - SesZaxa ab lenma da mis TvalebSi naperwkalma gaiciala, xom ar fiqrobT, SemaSinoT? Tu ledi ase mZimedaa daWrili, maS, es werili vin dawera? am sityvebze baraTi magidaze isrola. - me davwere, raTa aq momeyvaneT. - Tqven dawereT? dedamiwis zurgze Cveni bandis wevrebis garda, ar moipoveba adamiani, rom mocekvave kacunebis saidumloeba icodes. rogor SegeZloT amis dawera? - is, rac gamoigona erTma adamianma, SeiZleba gaigos meorem, - miugo holmsma.ai, axlovdeba kebi, romliTac norviCSi gagagzavnian, mister leni... magram Tqven jer kidev gaqvT patara SesaZlebloba, ramdenadme gamoasworoT Tqvens mier Cadenili boroteba. cnobilia Tu ara TqvenTvis, rom misis hilton kubiti eWvmitanilia qmris mkvlelobaSi da mxolod Cemma aq yofnam, Cems mier Sekrebilma cnobebma ixsnes am braldebisagan? Tqven movale xarT mTel qveyanas ganucxadoT, rom is am mkvlelobaSi arc nebiT da arc uneblieT damnaSave ar aris. - asedac vizam, - Tqva amerikelma. - vxedav, CemTvis yvelaze ufro xelsayreli iqneba sruli simarTlis aRiareba. unda icodeT, jentlmenebo, rom ledi me gavicani maSin, roca is jer kidev bavSvi iyo. Cveni Cikagos banda Svidi kacisagan Sedgeboda. ilsis mama Cveni meTauri iyo. Wkviani moxuci gaxldaT. swored man gamoigona is asoebi, romelTac yvela bavSvis naxatebad Tvlida, vidre Tqven ar gagiRimaT bedma da im Sifrs gasaRebi ar moargeT. ilsi icnobda Cvens zogierT saqmianobas, magram WiriviT sZulda Cveni profesia. da raki mas hqonda patiosani gziT mopovebuli fuli, xelidan gagvisxlta da londons Camovida. Cemi daniSnuli iyo da coladac gamomyveboda, Tu profesias gamovicvlidi. Cemi xelobis xalxTan ki ilsis ar surda raime saerTo hqonoda. mis kvals mivageni mxolod mas Semdeg, rac am inglisels gahyva. werili movwere, magram pasuxi ar mimiRia. maSin aq Camovedi da radgan vSiSobdi, SesaZloa, man Cemi werilebi arc ki waikiTxos-meTqi, daviwye wera fanjris rafaze da fardulis karze. ukve mTeli Tvea, rac aq vcxovrob. fermaSi davsaxldi. Cemi oTaxi imiT iyo kargi, rom qveda sarTulze gaxldaT, RamRamobiT ise SemeZlo gamosvla, rom saxlis patronTa yuradRebas ar miviqcevdi. ra ar viRone, rom ilsi Cems mxares gadmomebirebina. vicodi, kiTxulobda Cems aCxabaCxa nawers, radganac erTxel Cems nawers qveS pasuxi miawera. bolos moTmineba davkarge da muqaraze gadavedi. maSin momwera werili, romelSiac mevedreboda, amerikaSi davbrunebuliyavi, marwmunebda, Tavs moviklav, Cemi qmari raime skandalur saqmeSi rom gaerioso. aRmiTqva, Ramis sam saaTze, roca qmari daiZinebs, fanjridan dagelaparaekbi im pirobiT, rom amis Semdeg gaemgzavrebi da momasvenebo. molaparakebis dros fuli SemomTavaza, rom Cemgan Tavi daexsna. aman gamaSmaga, xeli vtace da mindoda fanjridan gadameyvana. swored im wams moirbina misma qmarma, xelSi revolveri eWira. ilsi ugrZnoblad daeSva iatakze, me da is kaci ki erTimeores pirispir SevrCiT. mec SeiaraRebuli viyavi da revolveri SevmarTe, raTa SemeSinebina da wasvlis SesaZlebloba momcemoda. mesrola da amacdina. mec TiTqmis masTan erTad gavisrole da Cemi mowinaaRmdege iatakze daeca. iqaurobas gavSordi, baRi gadavirbine da gavigone, rogor daxures fanjara. yvelaferi es simarTlea, jentlmenebo, da meti am saqmisa araferi vicodi, vidre CemTan erTi patara ymawvili ar gamocxadda da baraTi ar gadmomca. werili wavikiTxe, aqeT gamoviqeci da Tqvens xelSic Cavvardi... amasobaSi saxlTan kebic movida. Sig ori polismeni ijda. inspeqtori martini wamodga da dapatimrebuls mxarze xeli Seaxo. - droa wavideT!
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- ar SeiZleba wasvlis win ilsi vnaxo? - ara, jer kidev grZnobaze ar mosula... mister Serlok holms, me isRa damrCenia, imedi viqonio, rom roca isev gamagzavnian raime didi saqmis gamosarkvevad, bedniereba meqneba kvlav TqvenTan erTad vimuSao. fanjarasTan videqiT da mimaval kebs gavcqerodiT. roca movbrundi, SevniSne baraTi, rac damnaSaves magidaze daetovebina. es swored is baraTi gaxldaT, holmsma mas rom gaugzavna. - scadeT amisi wakiTxva, uotson, - miTxra RimiliT holmsma. furcelze daxatuli iyo ai, aseTi mocekvave kacunebi: - Tu Cems axsna-ganmartebas gaixsenebT, aq weria: `mogeli, ar malodino~. eWvi ar mepareboda, rom aseTi mopatiJeba amerikels CvenTan moiyvanda, radganac darwmunebuli iyo, rom misis kubitis garda ase wera aravis SeeZlo. erTi sityviT, Cemo Zvirfaso, uotson, es kacunebi, romlebic ase didxans emsaxurebodnen borotebas, axla vaiZuleT, sikeTes emsaxuron... mgonia, SegisruleT danapirebi da Tqveni ubis wigni axali CanawerebiT gavamdidre. Cveni matarebeli sam saaTsa da ormoc wuTze gadis da beikerstritze swored sadilobisas viqnebiT. kidev ramdenime sityvac da davasrulebT. amerikel ab lenis norviCis sasamarTlos zamTris sesiam sikvdiliT dasja gadauwyvita, magram mxedvelobaSi miiRo ra danaSaulis Semamsubuqebeli motivebi, da rac mTavaria, is garemoeba, rom hilton kubitma pirvelma esrola, sikvdili sakatorRo samuSaoebiT Seucvala. misis hiltonis Sesaxeb CemTvis cnobilia mxolod is, rom igi sruliad ganikurna, jer kidev qvrivia da Tavis sicocxles Raribebze zrunvas axmars.

ucolo didgvarovani lord sent-saimonis qorwineba Zalian ucnaurad dasrulda, magram im warCinebul wreSi, romelSic TviTon ubeduri saqmro trialebda, am ambavze miTqma-moTqma didi xania Sewyda. ufro SfoTianma da aurzauris gamomwvevma pikanturma detalebma da ambebma daviwyebis ferfliT dafara lord sent-saimonis qorwinebis garSemo atexili Worebi da laqlaqi, miT umetes, rom mas mere bare oTxma weliwadma ganvlo. unda vaRiaroT, rom Cemi Rrma rwmeniT, farTo sazogadoebriobisaTvis am ambis garSemo arsebuli yvela faqti cnobili ar aris. vinaidan es saqme Cemma megobarma gamoiZia da yovelives man mohfina naTeli, Cems movaleobad mimaCnia holmsis Tavgadasavals, misi srulyofis mizniT, kidev erTi moTxroba davumato. TviTon Cems qorwinebamde ramdenime kviriT adre, - maSin jer kidev holmsTan erTad, erT WerqveS, beikerstritze vcxovrobdi, - Cemi megobari nasadilevs saseirnod gavida. Sinmobrunebuls, mis saxelze, magidaze dadebuli werili dauxvda. me mTeli is dRe Sin gavatare, vinaidan amindi uceb Seicvala, ca moiqufra da kokispiruli wvima wamovida. avRaneTidan sakuTari fexiT wamoRebul Zvirfas reliqvias - tyviasa da naWrilobevs metic ar undoda, Tavi Semaxsena da mTeli dRe yru tkivilebi mtanjavda. savarZelSi movkalaTdi, fexi fexze gadavide da yoveldRiuri saWirboroto ambebiT gadaWrelebuli gazeTebis kiTxvas Sevudeqi. kiTxva rom momwyinda, Tvali magidaze dadebuli werilisaken gameqca. konvertze gamosaxuli uzarmazari Rerbi da monograma mzeras TavisTavad itacebda da Tavi sagonebels miveci. netav romel bobolasTan aqvs mimowera-meTqi, sul imas vfiqrobdi. - viRac maRali wris kacis namoRvawari epistole geliT. ai, iq magidaze devs, Sevexmiane holmss, rogorc ki oTaxSi Semovida. - Tu mexsiereba ara mRalatobs, garda am ustarisa, diliT TevziT movaWrisa da navsadguris sabaWo moxelis werilebic mogividaT.
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- mTeli sixalise swored korespondenciebis mravalferovnebaSia, - miTxra gaRimebulma holmsma, - da Cveulebriv, ubralo adamianebis werilebi ufro sainteresoa xolme. am werilSi ki, mipatiJebis baraTi unda iyos da, albaT iseT adgilas mimiwveven, sadac an mowyeniloba momklavs, anda sadac aucileblad unda vicruo. man daluquli konverti gaxsna da werili Tvalis daxamxamebaSi gadaikiTxa. - raRac saintereso ambavi unda iyos, - Tqva holmsma. - maS, miwvevis baraTi ara yofila? - ara. - da viRac didgvarovnis piradi werilia, ara? - diax. - gilocavT, Cemo Zvirfaso megobaro. - merwmuneT, uotson, gulwrfelad gTxovT Cems naTqvams moCvenebiT sityvebad nu miiRebT. gulaxdilad unda vaRiaro, rom me klientis sazogadoebriv mdgomareobaze ufro maRla im SemTxvevisa Tu ambis istorias vayeneb, romelic mas Tavs gadaxda. es SemTxveva ki, marTlac, cxoveli interesis aRmZvreli unda iyos. me mgonia, am bolo dros, Tqven didi gulisyuriT kiTxulobdiT gazeTebs. - mec ase mgonia, - vTqvi naRvlianad da kuTxeSi dayril gazeTebis dastaze vaniSne, - an ki meti ra saqme mqonda. - bedad, iqneb, swored Tqven gqondeT wakiTxuli am ambis garSemo gamoqveynebuli masalebi, Torem me xom kriminaluri saqmeebisa da ugzo-ukvlod dakargulTa Taobaze gazeTebis pirvel gverdebze moTavsebuli gancxadebebis garda aRarafers vkiTxulob. Wkuis saswavli ambebi xom swored iq ibeWdeba. Tu yvela gazeTs gulisyuriT kiTxulobdiT, albaT lord sent-saimonisa da misi qorwinebis ambavic mogxvdebodaT TvalSi. - diax, TvalSic momxvda da didi interesiTac gadavikiTxe. - es Zalian kargia. werili swored lord sent-saimonisaganaa. me wagikiTxavT werils, Tqven erTxel kidev gadaaTvaliereT gazeTebi da mere miambeT, rac am saqmes Seexeba. ai, ras mwers: - `Cemo Zvirfaso mister Serlok holms, lordma beikuoterma miTxra, rom savsebiT SemiZlia vendo Tqvens gamWriaxobas. manve gadmomca, rom rogorc jentlmens Sehferis, Tqven sxvis saidumlos aravis gaumxelT. amitom usityvod gadavwyvite, rCevisaTvis mogmarToT da gagimxiloT is samwuxaro ambavi, rac Cems qorwinebas mohyva. marTalia, am saqmes mister lestreidi ikvlevs, magram igi araTu winaaRmdegia Tqvenc CaerioT Cems saqmeSi, aramed miaCnia kidec, rom es saqmisaTvis sasargeblo iqneba. me TqvenTan, naSuadRevis oTx saaTze gavCndebi, da gTxovT, am droisaTvis sxva saqmeebidan moicaloT, vinaidan Cemi ambavi Zalian seriozuli da yuradsaRebia. Tqveni erTguli robert sen-saimoni~. - werili gamogzavnilia grosvenoris sasaxlidan, dawerilia batis frTiT da saxelovan lords marjvena neki melniT dausvria, - CamikenWa Taviseburad holmsma da werili dakeca. - oTx saaTze mand gavCndebio, axla samia, ase rom mis mosvlamde erTi saaTiRa darCa. - es dro sruliad sakmarisia, rom Tqveni daxmarebiT am saqmeSi gaverkvio. gadaxedeT gazeTebs da TariRebis mixedviT gaamzadeT gadasaTvaliereblad, me ki manamde lord robert sent-saimonis vinaobas gavecnobi. holmsma buxris gverdze moTavsebul Tarodan wiTelydiani wigni CamoiRo, savarZelSi Cajda, wigni muxlebze daido da furcvlas Seudga. rasac eZebda, male miagno da xmamaRla waikiTxa: - robert uilsingem de ver sent-saimoni, hercog balmoralis meore vaJi - hm! sagvareulo Rerbi: lurj fonze gezad siasamuris zoli da zed gamosaxuli sami ekalTava RiRilo. dabadebulia 1846 wels. amJamad ormocdaerTi
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wlis gamodis. swored rom droze gadauwyvetia colis SerTva. mTavrobis yofil SemadgenlobaSi koloniebis saqmeTa ministris moadgile. hercogi, mamamisi erT xans sagareo saqmeTa ministri yofila. aRmavali StoTi plantagenetebis Camomavalia, daRmavaliT - ki tiudorebisa. ha! aq iseTi saintereso veraferi amovikiTxe. me mgonia, Tqven mainc waawydebodiT gazeTebSi yuradsaReb cnobebs. - sruliad ar gamWirvebia imis povna, rasac veZebdi, - vuTxari me, - faqtebi jer kidev cxelia da ambavi imdenad sensaciuri, rom yvelas yuradReba erTbaSad miipyro. Tu am ambis Taobaze TqvenTan krinti ar damiZravs, mizezi advili misaxvedria; Cvulebriv, Tqven roca erT romelime saqmes iZiebT, sxva saqmeSi gareva ki ara, misi Sinaarsis mosmenac ar gindaT xolme. - oh, Tqven grosvenorskveridan furgoniT rom aveji gaitaces, im saqmeze ambobT, ara? is saqme amJamad damTavrebulia, Tumca iq dasamTavrebelic ara iyo ra, Tavidanve yvelaferi dResaviT naTeli gaxldaT. axla ki smenad gadaqceuli veli, am saqmis irgvliv Tqvens mier gazeTebSi amokiTxuli ambebis dawvrilebiT moyolas. ai, pirveli cnoba am saqmeze, romelic `morning postSi~ piradi cxovrebis saqmeTa svetebSi amovikiTxe. gazeTis es nomeri am ramdenime kviris win gamovida: `moxda niSnobis Taobaze garigeba da Tu miTqma-moTqmas davujerebT, amas male mohyveba qorwinebac. balmoralis hercogis meore vaJi -lord robert sentsaimoni jvars daiwers sanfranciskoeli eskvairis, aloizius doranis mxolodSobil qaliSvilze, mis heti doranze~. - mokled da mkafiod, - SeniSna holmsma, - da grZeli gamxdari fexebi cecxls miuficxa. - wina kviras, erT-erT, maRali wreebisaTvis gankuTvnil gazeTSi, am saqmeze ufro dawvrilebiT iyo laparaki. ai, isic: ukve moTxovnilebad iqca qorwinebis bazris dasacavi kanonis gamocema, vinaidan am saqmeSi arsebuli Tavisufali vaWroba-garigebis principebi Cvens samamulo produqcias Zalian mZime daRs asvams. didi britaneTis didgvarovan ojaxisSvilebs TandaTanobiT xelT igdeben okeanisgaRmeli mSvenieri asulni da maTze batonoben. warsul kviras maT naalafevs daemata kidev erTi uZvirfasesi SenaZeni. lordma sent-saimonma, romelic ager oci welia amuris mier natyorcn isrebs gulcivad igeriebda, saqveynod ganacxada, rom colad irTavs kalifornieli milioneris mxolodSobil asuls - mis heti dorans. mis doranma, momxiblavma tankenarma da mSvenierma asulma, uisberis sasaxleSi gamarTul mejlisze yvelas yuradReba miipyro, igi gaxlavT mxolodSobili qaliSvili amerikeli eskvairisa, da misi mziTevis odenoba eqvsniSna cifriT gamoixateba. yvelasaTvis cnobilia, rom hercogma balmoralma Tavisi suraTebis galerea am ramdenime wlis winaT gayida da lord sent-saimons, birCmuris sasaxlis garda sxva uZrav-moZravi qoneba ar gaaCnia. savsebiT naTelia, rom es qorwineba momgebiania ara marto respublikeli qaliSvilisaTvis, romelic ingliseli ledi gaxdeba, aramed meore mxrisTvisac Zalze sasargeblo da sarfiani saqme iqneba. - kidev sweren rames? - mTqnarebiT ikiTxa holmsma. - oh, rogor ara. `morning postSi~ kidev aris am saqmeze gamoqveynebuli sakmaod mozrdili SeniSvna, iuwyebian, rom qorwineba nacvlad didi zarzeimisa mSvidad Caivlis, jvariswera hanoverskverze, wminda giorgis taZarSi moxdeba, mipatiJebuli iqnebian yvelaze uaxloesi megobrebi da maTi ricxvi eqvss ar aRemateba. meqorwineni dabrundebian mister aloizius doranis mier daqiravebul savarZlebiT gawyobil saxlSi, lankaster-geitze. ori dRis ukan, warsul oTxSabaTs, gazeTSi amovikiTxe kidev erTi patara cnoba, saidanac Sevityve, rom qorwineba Sedga da jvardawerilni Taflobis Tves, pitersefildis axlos, lord beikuoteris mamulSi gaatarebeno. ai, yvela cnoba, rac patarZlis gauCinarebamde daibeWda gazeTSi.

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- patarZlis gauCinarebamdeo? ase TqviT, ara? - ikiTxa holmsma da fexze wamoiWra. - diax, patarZlis gauCinarebamde, - gavumeore me. - mereda, rodis gauCinarda? - saqorwino vaxSmobis dros. - am saqmes WeSmaritad imaze saintereso piri uCans, vidre vfiqrobdi. Zalian dramatuli ambavi kia. - diax, am samwuxaro ambavma Cemzec Zlieri STabeWdileba moaxdina. - qalebi xSirad qorwinebis dRemde miimalebian xolme, xandaxan TviT Taflobis TveSic gauCinardebian, magram saqorwino vaxSmobis dros rom vinme gadakarguliyos, amnair SemTxveva ara da ar magondeba. Zalian gTxovT, yvela wvrilmani gaixsenoT. - winaswar gafrTxilebT, rom es wvrilmani ambebi sruli ar iqneba. - iqneb TviTonve SevavsoT. - guSindel gazeTSi am saqmis Taobaze kidev gamoqveynda erTi cnoba, romelsac wagikiTxavT da yvelaferi amiT damTavrdeba. cnobis saTauri gaxlavT: `maRal sazogadoebaSi qorwinebis dros momxdari ucnauri SemTxveva~... - `lord robert sent-saimonis ojaxi SesZra im saSinelma da ucnaurma ambavma, rac Tan moh-yva mis qorwinebas. jvrisweris ceremoniali, rogorc gazeTebi ityobineba, guSin diliT Sedga, magram mxolod dRes SeiZleba davadasturoT im ucnauri miTqma-moTqmis safuZvlianoba, sazogadoebaSi rom dairxa. lordis megobrebis gulwrfelma cdam, rogorme mieCqmalaT saqmis garSemo atexili aurzauri, sasurveli Sedegi ver gamoiRo da xalxis cnobismoyvareoba kidev ufro gaaRiziana. amJamad araviTari azri aRar aqvs imis damalvas, razec ukve mTeli sazogadoeba laparakobs. jvrisweris ceremonia, hanoverskverze, wmida giorgis taZarSi Sedga. yvelaferi Zalian uxmaurod da mSvidad Catarda. jvrisweras eswrebodnen sapatarZlos mama, mister aloizius dorani, qalbatoni balmorali, lordi beikuorti, lordi iustasi, ledi klara sent-saimoni (nefis umcrosi da-Zma) da ledi alisa uitingtoni. jvrisweris ceremonialis damTavrebis Semdeg meqorwineni uklebliv gaemarTnen mister aloizius doranis mier daqiravebuli saxlisaken, sadac maT saqorwino lxini elodaT. rogorc amboben, iq yvelasaTvis moulodnelad, meqorwineTaTvis gza gadauWria viRac ucnob qals, romelsac ganucxadebia, lord robert sen-saimonis Tavs aravis davanebebo. saxlis mouravsa da laqias didi garja da davidaraba dasWirvebiaT, rom ucnobi qali Tavidan moecilebinaT. sabednierod, mis dorans araferi gaugonia, vinaidan igi ucnobi qalis gamoCenamde Sesula saxlSi. patarZalic sxvebTan erTad misjdomia magidas, magram male daRliloba moumizezebia da Tavisi oTaxisaTvis miuSurebia. igi karga xans ar gamoCenila, rasac yvela iq damswre SeuSfoTebia. mister aloizius dorani qaliSvilis gamosayvanad misi oTaxisaken daZrula, magram sapatarZlos msaxur gogos mister doranisaTvis uTqvams, heti oTaxSi erTi wuTiT Semovida, paltos da quds dastaca xeli da gasasvlelisaken gaiqcao. erT-erT laqias ganucxadebia, saxlidan sagareo tansacmliT morTuli qalis gamosvla mec SevniSne, magram, aba, ras warmovidgendi, Tu patarZali saqorwino magididan adgeboda da gareT gamovidodao. mister aloizius dorani da siZe, rogorc ki darwmunebulan, patarZali sadRac gauCinardao, imwamsve policiaSi gaqceulan. samZebro organo albaT Zalian male gaarkvevs mis moranis gauCinarebis mizezs da yvelafers farda aexdeba. jerjerobiT ltolvilis adgilsamyofeli ucnobia. xmebi dadis, am saqmes Ralatisa da SantaJis suni asdiso. policiam daapatimra qali, romelic saxlSi SeWras cdilobda. fiqroben, eWvianobisa, Tu sxva raRac motiviT is qali SeiZleba patarZlis gauCinarebis mizezi iyoso~. - sul esaa, rac viciT am ambis garSemo?

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- ara, erT-erT dilis gazeTSi Zalian patara, magram sagulisxmo cnobaa moTavsebuli. - rao, ras weren? - aurzauris amtexi namdvilad flora mileria da igi dapatimrebuliao. irkveva, rom igi `alegroSi~ yofila mocekvaved da lord sent-saimonTan ramdenime wlis nacnoboba hqonia. gazeTSi amis meti araferi gamoqveynebula, ase rom, rac wavikiTxe, yvela cnoba Tqvens xelTaa. - Zalian saintereso saqme unda iyos da kidev kargi, rom uCemod ar `moaxrCves~. magram zaris xmaa, uotson, ukve xuTis xuTi wuTia da albaT Cveni didgvarovani klienti movida. oTaxidan gasvlaze arc ifiqroT, uotson. mirCevnia yvelaferi mowmis TandaswrebiT moxdes, miT umetes, rom iqneb rame gadamaviwydes. - lordi robert sent-saimoni, - gvauwya Cvenma mosamsaxure biWma da kari farTod gamoaRo. oTaxSi Semovida sasiamovno Sesaxedaobis, daxvewilnakvTebiani, didcxvira, tuCebabzuebuli, mtkiced gamomzirali saSualo xnis mamakaci. misi mediduri da amayi gamometyveleba mowmobda, rom igi brZaneblobas da usityvo morCilebas iyo Cveuli. Tumca, mkvircxli da moZravi kaci Canda, magram Tavis asakTan SedarebiT ufro xnierad gamoiyureboda, vinaidan beWebSi odnav moxrili iyo, Tanac siarulisas muxlebi SeumCnevlad eRuneboda. safeTqlebTan Tma Severcxloda, da roca daxveulfarflebiani qudi moixada, SevniSne, rom kefasTan Tma Raribi kacis yanasaviT SemeCxereboda. yelsa da kiserze maRali sayelo mouCanda, Savi serTuki, TeTri Jileti, yviTeli xelTaTmani, sandalozis fexsacmeli da Ria feris getrebi ecva. oTaxSi dinjad Semovida, mimoixeda da marjvena xelSi oqrosbudiani lorneti aaTamaSa. - gamarjobaT, lord sent-saimon, - warmoTqva holmsma da stumris Sesagebeblad wamodga. - ai, am mownul savarZelSi CabrZandiT: es Cemi megobari da kolega uotsoni gaxlavT. cecxlTan axlos dabrZandiT da movilaparakoT Tqvens saqmeze. - rogori samwuxaro da saSineli ambavi SememTxva, mister holms, moulodnelobisagan gaognebuli var. vici, rom amgvari saqmeebi TqvenTvis ucxo xili ar aris, magram ara mgonia odesme saqme Cemi wris kacTan gqonodeT. im klasis RviZl SvilTan, romelsac me vekuTvni. - diax, marTals brZanebT. me axla dabla veSvebi. - mapatieT, eg rogor gavigoT? - Cemi ukanaskneli klienti mefe gaxldaT. - marTla?! ar vicodi, namdvilad ar vicodi. romeli qveynis mefe? - skandinaviisa. - rao, manac coli dakarga? - ra Tqma unda, Tqven gesmiT, - STagonebuli xmiT wamoiwyo holmsma, - rom me mevaleba Cemi klientis saidumloebis dacva da iseve unda gavufrTxilde sxva klientebis saidumlos, rogorc piradad Tqvensas. - marTali brZandebiT, mister holms! batoni brZandebiT, imedia mapatiebT. rac Seexeba Cems pirad ubedurebas. mzada var gagandoT yovelive wvrilmani cnoba, romelic ki saqmis naTelsayofad gamogadgebaT. gmadlobT, unda mogaxsenoT, rom gamoqveynebuli masalebi guldasmiT Seviswavle. saqmis garSemo meti araferi vici. me mgonia, gazeTebSi simarTlea moTxrobili. magaliTad, ai, Tqveni meuRlis gauCinarebis ambavi xom marTalia? lord sent-saimonma gazeTSi moTavsebuli cnoba gadaaTvaliera da nela warmoTqva: diax, es ase Tu ise, simarTles Seeferebao. - Tqvens saqmes, jer kidev, bevri kvleva-Zieba da damatebiTi sabuTebis mopoveba sWirdeba, vidre garkveul azrs gamovitandeT. me vfiqrob, umjobesi iqneba, Tu dasmul kiTxvebze mipasuxebT. - Tanaxma var. - rodis SexvdiT pirvelad heti dorans?
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- erTi wlis win, san-franciskoSi. - Tqven ra, amerikaSi mogzaurobdiT? - diax. - iq xom ar dainiSneT heti doranze? - ara. - magram xvdebodiT da earSiyebodiT, xom? - diax, me masTan yofna msiamovnebda da is grZnobda amas. - mamamisi Zalian mdidaria? - diax, wynari okeanis sanapiroze is yvelaze mdidar kacad iTvleba. - xom ar iciT, rogor gamdidrda? - samTamadno saqmem aqcia igi umdidres kacad. ramdenime wlis win Turme groSi ar ebada. mere oqros sabados waawyda, fuli daabanda da ama soflis ZlierT qeCoze moeqca. - Tqveni STabeWdilebis mixedviT rogori xasiaTi aqvs axalgazrda ledis - Tqvens meuRles? lord sent-saimonma ufro swrafad Seatriala lorneti xelSi da cecxls daaSterda. - Cemi meuRle ukve oci wlisa gaxldaT, mister holms, roca mama gaumdidrda. igi Tavisuflad danavardobda tyeebsa da mTebSi da misi aRzrda daqiravebuli maswavleblebis nacvlad bunebas hqonda mindobili. diax, mis heti dorani erTi axtajana, qalabiWa, Tavneba, Zlieri xasiaTis, qariviT Tavisufali qalia. misi, me vityodi, veluri buneba araviTari tradiciiT araa SezRuduli. igi mZafria, rogorc amosafrqvevad gamzadebuli vulkani. swrafad icis gadawyvetilebis miReba da arc mis sisruleSi moyvanis gadadeba da gaWianureba uyvars. magram me darwmunebuli var mis keTilSobilur bunebasa da xasiaTSi. amitomac gadavwyvite mivce mas is saxeli, - aq lord sent-saimonma odnav Caaxvela, - romlis tarebis pativic maqvs. me mjera, rom mis dorans SeuZlia gmiruli Tavganwirva, da veraviTari uwminduri saqcieli mis guls ver gaekareba. - misi fotosuraTi xom ara gaqvT? - diax, movitane. - lordma medalioni gaxsna da iqidan Zalian lamazi qalis saxem SemogvanaTa. magram es ar iyo fotografiuli suraTi. es iyo spilos Zvalze amokveTili mis heti doranis saxe. etyoboda, mxatvars mTeli mondomebiTa da STagonebiT emuSava mSvenieri mbzinavi Savi Tmis, didroni Savi Tvalebisa da SesaniSnavi moyvanilobis bageebis miniaturis Sesaqmnelad. holmsi karga xans, didi yuradRebiT umzerda mis heti doranis miniaturas, mere medalioni daxura da patrons daubruna. - ...Semdeg axalgazrda ledi londonSi Camovida da Tqveni nacnoboba aq ganaaxleT, ara? - diax, mamam heti londonSi Camoiyvana, ramdenjerme SevxvdiT erTmaneTs, daviniSneT da mere viqorwineT kidec. - albaT karga mozrdili mziTevic mohyva. - diax, magram es Cvens ojaxSi Cveulebrivi ambavia. - vinaidan qorwineba ukve `momxdari faqtia~, mziTevi, raRa Tqma unda, Tqven dagrCebaT. - amis Taobaze veras getyviT. - bunebrivia| ase iqneba. qorwinebis wina dRiT Tu naxeT sacole? - diax? - rogor xasiaTze iyo? - amaze ukeTes xasiaTze winaT TiTqmis arc minaxavs. sul imaze metitineboda, rogor unda mogvewyo Cveni momavali cxovreba. - es marTla saintereso ambavia. meore dilas? - Zalian mxiarulad gaxldaT, yovel SemTxvevaSi, qorwinebis ritualis damTavrebamde sul ase iyo.
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- mere, qorwinebis ritualis dasasruls SeamCnieT rame? - marTali unda vTqva, pirvelad maSin SevniSne, rom hetis raRac fxukiani, gulficxi xasiaTi unda hqonoda. magram es iseTi umniSvnelo ram iyo, rom masze laparakic ara Rirs da amas, Cemi azriT, saqmisaTvis araviTari mniSvneloba ar eqneba. - yovel SemTxvevaSi mainc miambeT. - didi siamovnebiT, magram es iseTi bavSvuri ambavia... eklesiis salaros rom CavuareT, hetis xelidan Taiguli dauvarda. swored am dros mlocvelTa merxebis pirvel rigs gavuswordiT da Taiguli skamqveS Securda. erT wams yvelani SevcbiT da SevyovndiT, magram viRac jentlmenma, romelic iqve ijda, uvneblad gadarCenili Taiguli hetis daubruna. roca hetis Taigulis davardnis Taobaze sityva Camovugde, mkvaxed mipasuxa da mere mTeli gza etlSi Zalian aRelvebuli, gulmosuli da gaficxebuli Canda. - maS, samlocvelos skamze viRac jentlmeni ijda... erTi sityviT, eklesiaSi Tqven garda sxva xalxic iyo? - raRa Tqma unda, mlocvelT xom Ria eklesiaSi Sesvlas ver aukrZalav. - is jentlmeni Tqveni colis nacnobi xom ar iyo? - oh, ara, ara, - itkica lordma, - me is jentlmenad zrdilobis gulisTvis movnaTle, Torem viRaca ubralo kaci Canda. ise Cavuare gverdiT, rom Sexedvis Rirsadac ar Camigdia. magram, me mgoni, Cven saubris ZiriTadi Temidan gadavuxveieT. - ase rom, ledi sent-saimoni qorwinebis ritualis damTavrebis Semdeg Sin aRelvebuli dabrunda, ara? xom ver metyviT, ras akeTebda, roca mamis mier naqiraveb saxlSi Semodga fexi? - igi Tavis Sinamosamsaxure gogos elaparakeboda. - vin aris misi mosamsaxure? - saxelad alisa hqvia, amerikelia, imaT Camohyva kaliforniidan. - xom ar SegimCneviaT, endoboda Tu ara Tqveni meuRle mosamsaxures? - me mgonia, endoboda ki ara, erTmaneTs sulSi usxdnen. Cemi meuRle mosamsaxure gogos Zalian bevri ramis uflebas aZlevda. Tumca amerikelebi am ambavs cota sxvagvarad uyureben. - didxans laparakobdnen? - mgoni, cota xans maslaaTobdnen. me sxva saqmec bevri mqonda da yuradReba ar mimiqcevia. - raze saubrobdnen, yuri xom ar mogikravT? - maxsendeba, ledi sent-saimonma, raRac amerikuli gamoTqma ixmara, mgoni, `sxvisi kuTvnilis xelSi Cagdebao~, Tu raRac amdagvari. igi metyvelebaSi xSirad xmarobs xolme kuTxur gamoTqmebs. namdvilad ar vici, ras gulisxmobda, an risi Tqma surda. - xSirad amerikuli Jargoni azrs Zalian mkafiod gamoxatavs. ras akeTebda Tqveni meuRle mas mere, rac msaxur gogosTan laparaki moamTavra? - sasadilo oTaxSi gavida. - xelkaviT SeiyvaneT sasadilo oTaxSi? - ara, cal-calke SevediT. aseT rameebs Cemi meuRle did yuradRebas ar aqcevda. igi Zalian Tavisuflad da damoukideblad iqceva. roca davsxediT, erTi aTi wuTis Semdeg, swrafad wamodga, moibodiSa, oTaxidan gavida da mas mere aRarc minaxavs. rogorc gadmomces, mosamsaxure gogom Ziebas uCvena, qalbatoni Tavis oTaxSi Sevida, saqorwino kabaze grZeli palto Semoicva, qudi daixura da sadRac wavidao. - swored agre amboben. mere haid-parkSi flora milerTan erTad unaxavT. es xom is flora mileria, romelmac mister doranis saxlTan ayalmayali atexa da amJamad dapatimrebulia. axla ki miambeT, geTayva, im axalgazrda qalTan Tqveni urTierTobis ambavi.
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lord sent-saimonma mxrebi aiwura da warbebi maRla azida. - Cven ramdenime welia vmegobrobT. diax, me vityodi, Zalian axlo megobroba gvaqvs. igi `alegroSi~ cekvavs. is qali me ugulisyurod ar mimitovebia, ase rom, masTan valSi ar davrCenilvar, magram, xom iciT qalebis xasiaTi, mister holms. flora Zalian lamazi arseba gaxlavT, Zalian mxurvaled vuyvarvar da cota TavSeukavebelicaa. roca Seityo, jvriswerisaTvis vemzadebodi, saSineli muqaris werilebi momwera. simarTle rom giTxraT, ase moridebuli qorwilic imitom gadavixade, rom eklesiaSi, floras mxriv, saqveyno ayalmayals moveride. rogorc ki eklesiidan dabrunebulni, mister doranis saxls mivadeqiT, flora, TiTqos miwidan amoZvrao, iq gaCnda da saxlSi SeWra moiwadina. Tan gabmuli xmiT kioda, Cems meuRles lanZRavda da emuqreboda. magram es yvelaferi winaswar mqonda gaTvaliswinebuli. msaxurebi adreve gavafrTxile da floras Tavidan moSoreba ar gagvWirvebia. raki darwmunda, dakarguls yviriliT veRar daibrunebda, imwamsve dawynarda. - Tqvenma meuRlem gaigona Tu ara im qalis wivil-kivili? - madloba RmerTs, ara gaugonia ra. - da mere swored im qalTan erTad moseirne naxes, ara? - diax. swored amitom miiCnia es garemoeba mister lestreidma Zalian SemaSfoTebel faqtad. is fiqrobs, rom floram Cemi meuRle saxlidan gamoityua da raRac saSiS ambavs gadahkida. - safuZvels moklebuli eWvi ar gaxlavT. - Tqvenc ase fiqrobT? - Cemis azriT, eg safuZvels moklebuli eWvi araa, magram me am eWvs ar viziareb. Tqven TviTon ras fiqrobT? - me mgonia, flora buzsac aravis aufrens. - eWvianoba adamians Zalze ucvlis xasiaTs. me mainc mainteresebs, Tqven TviTon rogor xsniT colis gauCinarebis ambavs? - me TqvenTan imitom movedi, rom Tqvengan movismino saqmis asaval-dasavali da ara Cemi varaudebi mogaxsenoT. me rac vicodi, yvela faqti gacnobeT. Tu marTlac Zalian gainteresebT Cemi azri, getyviT. vfiqrob, rom ubralo gvarisSvilobidan uceb agrerigad aRzevebam Zalian aaRelva Cemi meuRle da masSi mcire nervuli moSliloba gamoiwvia. - mokled rom vTqvaT, Tqveni azriT, igi uceb SeiSala? - roca imaze vfiqrob, Tu ras Seaqcia zurgi... Cemze ar minda vTqva, magram yovelive imas, razec aTasobiT qaliSvili mxolod ocnebobs... misi moqmedebis sxva axsna ver mipovia... - esec Zalian sagulisxmo hipoTezaa, - RimiliT Tqva holmsma. - axla ki, lord sent-saimon, yvela cnoba xelTa maqvs. mxolod erT rames kidev SegekiTxebiT: SegeZloT Tu ara magidasTan mjdoms dagenaxaT, ra xdeboda quCaSi? - Cven mxolod gzis meore mxares da parks gavyurebdiT. - Zalian kargi. me Tqven aRar dagakavebT, da saqmis Taobaze werils mogwerT. - RmerTma inebos, rom saqme bolomde migeyvanoT da yovelivesTvis naTeli mogefinoT, - Tqva lordma da fexze wamodga. - me ukve yovelives movfine naTeli. - rao? ra TqviT? - me Tqveni saqme TiTqmis gadavwyvite-meTqi. - maSin, miTxariT, sadaa Cemi coli? - amasac male SegatyobinebT. lord sent-saimonma Tavi gaaqnia. - vSiSob, rom Cvenze Wkvian xalxs karga xans mouxdeba gonebis Wyleta, vidre am saidumloebiT mocul ambavSi gaerkvevian, - Tqva es, Zveleburi maneriT dagvikra Tavi da kari gaixura.
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- lord sent-saimonma didi pativi damdo, roca Cemi da Tavisi Tavi erTnairad Seafasa, - siciliT miTxra holmsma. - me mgonia, aseTi nayofieri jvaredini dakiTxvis Semdeg sodiani viski da sigara Zalian margebs. am saqmeze daskvna adreve mqonda gamotanili, vidre es pativcemuli gvami Cvens zRurbls gadmoabijebda. - Tqven aWarbebT, Zvirfaso holms! - aseTi SemTxvevebi aRniSnuli maqvs Cems CanawerebSi. Tumca TqvenTvis adrec miTqvams, qalis gauCinareba, am SemTxvevaSi, uceb ar momxdara-meTqi. dakiTxvam eWvi rwmenad miqcia. arapirdapiri samxili, xSirad Zalian damajerebeli da sarwmunoa. - mec xom movismine, rac lordma set-saimonma giTxraT? - magram Tqven am SemTxvevis analogiuri ambebi ar iciT da me ki yovelives maTze dayrdnobiT vsji. ramdenime wlis winaT swored aseTi ambavi moxda aberdinSi. safrangeT-prusiis omis damTavrebis meore wels miun-henSic aseT SemTxvevas hqonda adgili. esec swored imgvari SemTxvevaa. daxeT saocrebas, TviTon lestreidi gvestumra. saRamo mSvidobisa, lestreid! ganjinaSi Rvino gvaqvs da sigara ki ai, am yuTSi gaxlavT. policiis oficialur gamomZiebels muxudosferi frenCi da imave feris yelsaxvevi ekeTa, rac mas mezRvaurs amgvarebda. xelSi tilos Savi CanTa eWira. igi uxmod mogvesalma, savarZelSi Cajda da SeTavazebuli sigara gaabola. - ra moxda? - hkiTxa holmsma da Tvalebi eSmakurad aucimcimda. - raRac moJamuli saxe gaqvT. - amdeni usiamovneba rom Segxvdeba, saxec mogeRuSeba da uJmuric Segeyreba. sentsaimonis qorwinebis ambavi raRac jojoxeTuri, sawamebeli saqmea, romelsac Tavi da bolo ver gavuge. - nuTu? Tqven me makvirvebT. - amnairi areul-dareuli da ucnauri ambavi albaT Zexorciels ar Sexvedria. yvela Zafi xelidan gamisxlta da saqmis sargo gasaRebi veRar mipovia. mTeli dRea davwanwalob da sul amaod. - marTlac Zala dagdgomiaT, rom ase dasvelebulxarT, - uTxra holmsma, roca lestreidis frenCis saxeloebs Seavlo xeli. - diax, serpentainis fskeri TiTqmis fexdafex moviare. - RvTis gulisaTvis, pirdapir miTxariT, iq ras daeZebdiT? - ledi sent-saimonis gvams. Serlok holmsi savarZelSi gadawva da gulianad gadaixarxara. - trafalgarskverze rom auzia, gvami iqac xom ar giZebniaT? - magiT risi Tqma gsurT? - mwyralad ikiTxa lestreidma. - Tu ledi sent-saimonis gvams serpentainis tbaSi daeZebdiT, maSin arc trafalgarskveris auzi unda dageviwyebinaT. lestreidma kolega avismetyveli mzeriT SeaTvaliera da gulmosulma Caiqirqila: - Tqven albaT ukve SeiswavleT es saqme. - ara, faqtebi mxolod axla gamacnes, magram Cemi varaudi sul sxvagvaria. - marTla! nuTu Tqveni azriT, serpentainis tba arafer SuaSia? - vfiqrob, rom ara. - maSin keTili inebeT da amixseniT, es sagnebi rogor gaCnda tbis fskerze? Tqva lestreidma da CanTidan muaris abreSumis saqorwino kaba, qalis TeTri fexsacmeli da saqorwino pirbade pirdapir iatakze dayara. yvelaferi sveli da dasvrili iyo. - ai, kidev, inebeT, - mqirdavi xmiT warmoTqva man da Zvirfasi saqorwino beWedi svel kabas zed daado. - diax, es saqme ase iolad gasatexi kakali ar gaxlavT, mister holms. - WeSmaritad, - miugo holmsma da Tambaqos boli piridan bolqvebad gamouSva, yvelaferi es serpentainis tbis fskerze ipovneT?

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- ara, darajs SeeniSna tyis napiras motivtive da wylidan amoeRo. ledis axloblebma tansacmelica da sxva sagnebic amoicnes. Cemis azriT, Tu tansacmeli tbis napirze aRmoCnda, ledis gvamic sadme maxloblad iqneba. - Tu Tqvens brwyinvale Teorias gavyvebiT, yvela adamianis gvami sakuTari tansacmlis karadasTan unda veZioT. magram me mainc is mainteresebs, ras gamoeliT ledi sent-saimonis tansacmlidan? - imas, rom ledi sent-saimonis gauCinarebaSi brali davdoT flora milers. - meeWveba, rom eg daadasturoT. - geeWvebaT? - gamwarebiT Sehyvira lestreidma. - me ki vfiqrob, rom Tqvenma deduqciurma meTodma da Teoriebma sabolood mogwyvites praqtikul cxovrebas. am ramdenime wuTSi ori Secdoma dauSviT. swored es kaba amxels flora milers. - Zalian mainteresebs, mainc rogor amxels? - kabas aqvs jibe, romelSiac aRmoCnda ubis wignaki. masSi ki ai, es werili ido. Tqva Tu ara es lestreidma, werili magidaze, holmsis mxares daagdo. mere isev xeli dastaca da kiTxvas Seudga: `Tqven maSin mnaxeT, roca yvelaferi mzad iqneba. imwamsve gamodiT. f.h.m.~ me xom Tavidanve im azrs vadeqi, rom flora milerma ledi sent-saimoni saxlidan gamoityua-meTqi. jer, ra Tqma unda, gamoityuebda da mere Tavis TanamzraxvelebTan erTad sadRac gaaqrobda. ai, werili, romelsac flora mileris inicialebi aqvs miwerili. albaT sawyal qals SesasvlelSi Tu CasCara uCumrad xelSi, riTac Tavisive Tavi gaaba maxeSi. - Zalian kargad msjelobT, lestreid, - siciliT uTxra holmsma. - marTlac, rom yvelafers SesaniSnavad ukavSirebT erTmaneTs. aba, erTi, werili miCveneT. man werili daudevrad CamoarTva lestreids, magram uceb yuradReba gaafacica da kmayofilebis SeZaxili aRmoxda. - es WeSmaritad sayuradRebo ambavia, - warmoTqva Cemma megobarma. - aha! axlaRa CawvdiT? - diax, swored magre gaxlavT da gulTbilad gilocavT, lestreid! gaxarebuli lestreidi wamoiwia da werils daacqerda. - magram Tqven xom werilis meore mxares dah-yurebT, holms? - diax, meore mxares vakvirdebi da aq amovikiTxe swored is, risi mignebac guliT mewada. - Tqven albaT Wkuidan SeiSaleT, holms! werili fanqriTaa naweri da isic meore mxares, romelsac Tqven zedac ar uyurebT. - diax, marTali brZandebiT, magram meore mxares am qaRalds otelis angariSi aweria, romelic CemTvis metad sayuradReboa. - sayuradRebo da saintereso masSi araferi gaxlavT, vinaidan igi Tqvenze adre vnaxe, - Tqva lestreidma. - qaRaldis naglejze dawerili angariSi ki Semdegnairad gamoiyureboda: `4 oqtomberi, oTaxi - 8 Silingi, sauzme - 2 Silingi da 6 pensi, kokteili - erTi Silingi, sadili - 2 Silingi da 6 pensi, erTi Wiqa Rvino - 8 pensi~. morCa da gaTavda, mereda raa aq saintereso? - Tqven TqviT, rom otelis angariSs araviTar yuradRebas ar aqcevT, magram igi Zalian didi mniSvnelobis dokumentia. rac Seexeba werils da inicialebs, maTac aqvT garkveuli mniSvneloba. ase rom, kvlav gilocavT warmatebas, lestreid. - isedac bevri dro davkarge, - Tqva lestreidma da adgilidan wamoiwia. - saqme muSaobaa, Torem buxris piras lamaz-lamazi Teoriebis Seqmnas ra didi ambavi unda. gemSvidobebiT, holms, da imasac vnaxav, saqmes bolos vin moadevnebs. - lestreidma wamokrifa CanTidan amoyrili `nivTmtkicebani~, ukanve CanTaSi Caawyo da gasasvlelisaken gaemarTa. - mxolod erTi ram unda giTxraT, lestreid, - daadevna sityva holmsma, - ledi sent-saimoni miTia. aseTi vinme arc arsebobs da bunebaSi arc yofila.

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lestreidma naRvlianad SeaTvaliera Cemi megobari. mere Cemken mobrunda, Sublze TiTebi samjer miikakuna, Tavi mravalmniSvnelovnad gadaaqn-gadmoaqnia da oTaxidan swrafad gavida. holmsi imwamsve wamodga da paltoSi gaexvia. - im ymawvilis sityvebSi: Sin jdomas muSaoba sjobiao, aris raRac simarTle. axla me cota xniT marto dagtovebT, uotson. holmsi saxlidan daaxloebiT eqvsis naxevarze gavida. magram, etyoboda, im dRes marto darCena ar mewera. erTi saaTic ar iyo gasuli, rom saSaqarlamodan gamogzavnili kaci da biWi meaxlnen da Tan didi SefuTuli yuTi moitanes. biWis daxmarebiT kacma SefuTuli yuTi gaxsna da Cemda gasaocrad, Cvens Raribul sufraze nugbari civi sauzme gaCnda. aq gaxldaT ori tyis qaTami, xoxobi, batis jigris paSteti da siZvelisagan obmokidebuli Rvinis boTlebis jgro. es macTunebeli saWmel-sasmeli sufraze daawyves Tu ara, kacica da biWic, aTas erTi Ramidan movlenil sulTa msgavsad gauCinardnen. manamde ki mxolod imis Tqma moaswres, yvelafris fuli gadaxdilia da SemkveTma am misamarTze gamogvagzavnao. cxra saaTic ar iqneboda, roca holmsi gamarjvebuli kacis ieriT Sin dabrunda. saxe ar ucinoda, magram misi Tvalebidan imwamsve amovikiTxe, rom varaudi ar gamtyuneboda. - vaxSami ukve gaawyves? - ikiTxa holmsma da mouTmenlad SeimSrala xelebi. - albaT stumrebs elodebiT, raki xuTi adamianisaTvis gaaSlevineT sufra. - SeiZleba marTlac gvestumros vinme, - mipasuxa holmsma. - Zalian mikvirs, rom lord sent-saimoni amden xans ara Cans. ha! kibeze albaT misi fexis xma ismis. kibeze amomavali adamiani gamoCnda Tu ara, Cveni dilandeli stumari vicani. igi ufro energiulad atrialebda lornets da aristokratul, mSvid saxeze aSkarad etyoboda mRelvareba. - albaT Cemma gamogzavnilma Sikrikma Sin mogiswroT, ara? - hkiTxa holmsma. - diax, magram werilis Sinaarsma usazRvrod ganmacvifra. gaqvT ki imis damamtkicebeli sabuTi, ra ambavic SematyobineT? - diax, maqvs. lordi sent-saimoni savarZelSi CaeSva da xeli Sublze gadaisva. - ras ityvis hercogi, roca Seityobs, rom misi ojaxis erT-erTi wevri ase daamcires? - es xom SemTxvevaa da meti araferi. me am saqmeSi damamcirebels verafers vxedav. - Tqven aseT saqmes sul sxva poziciidan sWvretT? - diax, es iseTi SemTxveva gaxlavT, rom brali veravisaTvis damidia. Cemi azriT, is qali sxvagvarad ver moiqceoda. marTalia, misi moqmedeba cota tlanqi aRmoCnda, magram mas xom deda ara hyavda, rom kritikul momentSi rCevisaTvis miemarTa. - es xom sazogadoebis TvalSi Cemi gamasxaraveba da abuCad agdebaa, ser, - Tqva lord sent-saimonma, Tan TiTebi aakakuna magidaze. - magram Tqven unda gaiTvaliswinoT im sacodavi gogonas gamouvali mdgomareoba. - me mxedvelobaSi misaRebi da gasaTvaliswinebeli ara maqvs ra. me Seuracxmyves da Zalian aRSfoTebuli gaxlavarT. - mgoni, zaris xma momeyura, - Tqva holmsma. - diax, fexis xmac momesma. Tu me ver dagiyolieT da ver dagajereT, rom yovelives, rac moxda, gulis mosvla da ayalmayali veRar uSvelis, amas gagagebinebT Cems mier mowveuli advokati, romelic Cemze mamacicaa da moxerxebulic. - holmsma kari gamoaRo da oTaxSi ledisa da jentlmens SemouZRva. - lord sent-saimon, neba momeciT, warmogidginoT mister da misis frensis hei maultonebi. ledis, Cemis azriT, unda icnobdeT.
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axalmosulTa danaxvaze lordi adgilidan wamoiWra da welSi amayad gamarTuli dadga. Tvalebi dabla daxara. frenCi gulis jibesTan gaixsna, marjvena xeli Sig Caiyo da Seuracxyofili, magram iseTi adamianis poza miiRo, romelsac gaWirvebis Jams Rirseuli TavdaWera SeuZlia. ledi saswrafod mieaxla da xeli gauwoda. magram lordi sent-saimoni Seuvalad idga da qalisaTvis ar Seuxedavs, Torem qalis saxeze iseTi xvewna da mudara ixateboda, rom araTu lordi, mis mavedrebel saxis cqeras Ze-xorcieli ver gauZlebda. - Tqven gajavrebuli xarT, robert? - uTxra qalma, - saamiso mizezica gaqvT. - umorCilesad gTxovT, Tavis marTlebas nu moh-yvebiT, - gamwarebiT Cailaparaka lordma. - marTalia, satanjvelSi CagagdeT da valdebulic viyavi, vidre migatovebdiT, winaswar gamemxila yovelive TqvenTvis, magram mas mere, rac frenki davinaxe, Tavgza amebna da ras vambobdi, an ras Cavdiodi, aRar mesmoda. isic ki mikvirs, Tavi rogor Sevikave da sakurTxevlis win gulSemoyrili ar gaviSxlarTe. - vidre mister sent-saimons yovelives auxsnideT, iqneb gerCioT, rom me da Cemma megobarma droebiT dagtovoT? - hkiTxa misis maultons holmsma. - Tu Cems azrs moismenT, - wamoiwyo ucnobma jentlmenma, - me mgonia, droa Cvens saidumloebas farda avxadoT. Cemis Rrma rwmeniT, saWiroa evropaSic da amerikaSic Cveni ambis Taobaze sruli simarTle icodnen. ucnobi, momcro tanis, kargad Caskvnili, mzisgan garujuli, gamokveTilnakvTebiani da cocxali axalgazrda Canda. - me mogiyvebiT, rogor moxda yovelive, - Tqva ledim da Cvenc smenad viqeciT. frenki 1881 wels, rokiis maxloblad, makqvaieris banakSi gavicani, iq, sadac mamas maRaro hqonda. me da frenkma erTmaneTs sityva miveciT. am ambis Semdeg didi xani ar gasula, rom mama Zalian SeZlebuli kaci Seiqna, frenkis nakveTi ki TandaTan ifiteboda da bolos aRaraviTar Semosavals aRar iZleoda. ramdenadac mama mdidrdeboda, frenkis saqme sul ukan-ukan midioda da ufro da ufro Raribdeboda. gamdidrebul mamaCems Cvens niSnobaze sityvis gagonebac ar undoda. erT dRes patara bavSviviT xeli Camavlo da san-franciskoSi Camiyvana. frenks CemTvis Tavi arc san-franciskoSi miunebebia. malulad iqac vxvdebodiT erTmaneTs. mamas rom Cveni Sexvedrebis Taobaze gaego rame, albaT gagiJdeboda, magram Cven idumlad vmoqmedebdiT. erT dRes frenkma miTxra, fulis saSovnelad unda gadavixvewo da mxolod maSin davbrundebi, roca imodena kapitali damigrovdeba, ramdenic mamaSens aqvso. me aRvuTqvi, rom, vidre misi molodini meqneboda, aravis gavyvebodi. `maSin axlave davqorwindeT da me ufro imedianad viqnebi, rac Seexeba qmris uflebebs, vidre ar davbrundebi, ar wamogiyenebo~, - miTxra frenkma. asec moviqeciT. jvari daviwereT, frenki bedis saZieblad gaemgzavra, xolo me mamasTan davbrundi. frenkis ambavi pirvelad montanadan momivida. mere miTxres, arizonaSi gadabargdao da ukanasknelad ki niu-meqsikoSi iyoo. swored, maSin moxda indieli apaCebis Tavdasxma im maRaroze, sadac frenki meguleboda. indielTa Tavdasxmis istoria dawvrilebiT iyo aRwerili gazeTebSi, saidanac Sevityve, rom frenki moeklaT. eldisagan cudad Seviqeni da ramdenime Tve loginidan ar wamovmdgarvar. mamam rom naxa, aRaraferi mSveloda, saeqimod san-franciskoSi Camiyvana. weliwadi ise gavida, rom frenkze aRaraferi msmenia da igi namdvilad mkvdari megona. swored am dros Camovida san-franciskoSi lordi sent-saimoni. mere londons vewvieT. daiwyo qorwinebis Taobaze laparaki. yvelaferi gadawyda. mama Cemi gamojanmrTelebiT Zalian nasiamovnebi iyo, magram me aSkarad vamCnevdi, rom dedamiwis zurgze arc erT mamakacs ar SeeZlo frenkis daRupvis Sedegad Cems gulSi dasadgurebuli sicarielis amovseba. Tu colad lord sent-saimons gavyvebodi, ra Tqma unda, Cemi movaleobis erTguli unda vyofiliyavi. Cven grZnobebze batonoba ar ZalgviZs, Torem Cvens
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moqmedebaze xom pasuxismgebelni varT. lord sent-saimons sakurTxevlisaken im rwmeniT mivyvebodi, rom misi erTguli coli viqnebodi. magram warmoidgineT, ra dReSi Cavvardi, roca sakurTxevelTan myofma pirvel rigSi mjdar frenks movkari Tvali. pirvelad ase vifiqre, cocxali arseba ki ara, moCvenebaa-meTqi. magram meored rom Sevxede, mis keTil TvalebSi usityvod amovikiTxe: gsiamovnebs Tu ara Cemi xilvao. axlac ki mikvirs, muxlebi rogor ar momekveTa. Cems irgvliv yvelaferi trialebda, da RvTis msaxuris sityvebi yurSi futkrebis zuzuniviT Camesmoda. ar vicodi, ra meRona, SemeCerebina jvriswera da aurzauri ametexa eklesiaSi, Tu jvrisweris damTavrebamde momeTmina? erTxel kidev gavapare Tvali frenkis mxares. man TiTqos Cems saxeze amoikiTxa, rasac vapirebdi da tuCebze TiTebis dadebiT maniSna, wynarad iyavio. mere isic SevniSne, frenki gamalebiT werda raRacas da imwamsve mivxvdi, rom werils CemTvis amzadebda. gverdiT Cavlisas Taiguli frenkis fexebTan davagde da yvavilebs rom mibrunebda, werilic xelSi Camicura. iq mxolod erTaderTi fraza ewera. frenki mTxovda, rogorc ki niSans mogcem, CemTan modio. raRa Tqma unda, erT wuTsac ar Sevyoymanebulvar. gadavwyvite, yvelaferSi frenks davmorCilebodi. Sin davbrundi Tu ara, Cems msaxur gogos vuambe, rac Tavs gadamxda eklesiaSi. igi frenks jer kidev kaliforniaSi icnobda da Zalianac uyvarda. msaxurs vubrZane, momxdar ambavze krinti ar daeZra, aucilebeli sagnebi CanTaSi Caelagebina da paltoc moemzadebina. vicodi, rom lord sent-saimonisaTvis yvelaferi gulaxdilad unda meTqva, magram misi dedisa da amdeni stumris winaSe yovelive es SeuZleblad da uxerxulad miviCnie. gadavwyvite, jer iqaurobas gavclodi da mere yvelaferi amexsna. magidasTan aTi wuTic ar vmjdarvar, quCis mopirdapire mxares frenki SevniSne. man xeli damiqnia da parkSi Sevida. magididan imwamsve avdeqi, CemTvis momzadebul CanTas xeli davavle, palto Cavicvi da frenks davedevne. quCaSi viRac qali momeaxla da lord sent-saimonze damiwyo laparaki. qals ar vusmendi, magram uneburad mainc Sevityve, rom Cvens daqorwinebamde, raRac saidumlo Tavgadasavali lordsac gadaxdenoda. rogorc iqna, abezar qals Tavi davaRwie da frenks wamovewie - etlSi CavsxediT da frenkis mier naqiraveb sastumrosken gavwieT. amdeni wlis lodinis Semdeg es iyo Cemi namdvili qorwili. frenki apaCebs tyved CaegdoT. iqidan rogorRac Tavi daexsna, san-franciskoSi Camosuliyo, iq Seetyo Cemi ambavi da londonisken gamouwevia. da aq, eklesiaSi, Cemi meored qorwinebisas, swored sulze momiswro. - yvelaferi gazeTSi amovikiTxe, - agvixsna amerikelma, - iq dasaxelebuli iyo eklesia, sapatarZlos vinaoba, magram sad cxovrobda igi, es ki aRar ewera. - bevri viTaTbireT, rogor movqceuliyaviT. frenkma mTxova, yvelaferi gulaxdilad gamemJRavnebina, magram Tavs gadaxdenili ambebiT ise viyavi Sewuxebuli, rom aravis naxva aRar msurda. mxolod mamisaTvis mindoda mimewera werili da Semetyobinebina, rom cocxali viyavi. imis gafiqrebac ki, rom lordebi da amdeni ledi magidis garSemo isxdnen da Cems dabrunebas elodnen, SiSis Jruantels mgvrida. saqorwino tansacmliT rom aravis vecne, frenkma Cemi tansacmeli da nivTebi erT boRCaSi gamokra da tbaSi Cayara. xvalisaTvis parizs unda gavmgzavrebuliyaviT, magram am keTilma kacma, mister holmsma, ar vici, ra manqanebiT mogvagno, gadagvadebina mgzavroba. man TvalnaTliv dagvimtkica, rom me marTali ar viyavi, frenkisaTvis unda damejerebina da lordis winaSe Cemi saqcieli unda momenaniebina. manve Zalian ubralod dagvarwmuna, rom damalviT da axlobelTadmi Tavis aridebiT Cvensave Tavs vavnebdiT. mere gviTxra, vecdebi, lord sent-saimons martos SegaxvedroT, da Cvenc aqeT gamoveSureT. axla, robert, Tqven yovelive iciT, Zalian vwuxvar, rom aseTi didi tkivili mogayeneT da imedi maqvs, Cemze Zalian cud rames aRar ifiqrebT. lord sent-saimoni warbebSeyrili da tuCebmokumuli ismenda yofili colis aRsarebas.
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- mapatieT, - warmoTqva man, - magram wesad ara maqvs, Cems intimur ambebze sxvaTa TandaswrebiT vilaparako. - maS, Tqven ar SemindobT? xels ar CamomarTmevT wasvlis win? - Tu Tqven es ambavi siamovnebas moggvriT, inebeT! - Tqva es da lordma sentsaimonma Tavisi xeli civad CamoarTva misis maultons. - imedi mqonda, CvenTan erTad ivaxSmebdiT, - mimarTa lord sent-saimons holmsma. - me mgonia, Tqven Zalian bevr rames moiTxovT Cemgan, - Tavisi Rirsebis SegnebiT upasuxa lordma, - me iZulebuli var, Seqmnil viTarebas Sevurigde, magram es ambavi rom mixarodes, amas WkuaTmyofeli adamiani ver momTxovs. Tqveni nebarTviT waval da karg drostarebas gisurvebT, - man Rirseulad dagvikra Tavi da oTaxidan gavida. - imedi maqvs pativs dagvdebT da CvenTan erTad ivaxSmebT, mister maulton, mimarTa holmsma. - amerikelebTan Sexvedra Zalian maxelebs xolme. 7 7 - Zalian saintereso SemTxveva iyo, - Tqva holmsma, roca stumrebi wavidnen. igi TvalnaTliv adasturebs, rogor ubralod SeiZleba aixsnas is ambebi, romlebic, erTi SexedviT, amoucnobi da idumalebiT moculi gveCveneba. aba, ra unda iyos imaze bunebrivad da laRad mdinare, vidre is ambebi, rac misis maultonma gviambo. xolo im dResaviT naTeli ambebidan rogori areul-dareuli daskvnebi gaakeTa lestreidma. - Tqven ra, Tavidanve Ziebis swor gzas adeqiT? - vkiTxe me. - CemTvis Tavidanve orive ram iyo sruliad naTeli. pirveli, rom sapatarZlo Tavisi surviliT mivida sakurTxevelTan. meore - rom qorwinebis ceremonialis damTavrebisa da Sin dabrunebis Semdeg is sinanulma Seipyro. im diliT raRac iseTi ambavi moxda, rom ledis miRebuli gadawyvetilebani Seacvlevina. mainc ra unda momxdariyo? igi veravis daelaparakeboda, vinaidan saqmro ganuSorebliv Tan axlda. maSasadame, viRac unda daenaxa. Tu am versias gavyvebodi, is, vinc dainaxa, aucileblad amerikeli unda yofiliyo, radgan londonSi heti dorani cota xans iyo, da SeuZlebelia vinmes masze imdeni gavlena moepovebina, rom qals mis danaxvaze Tavisi gegmebi erTianad Seecvala. ese igi, gamoricxvis meTodis wyalobiT, Cven im daskvnamde mivediT, rom is, vinc heti moranma dainaxa, amerikeli unda yofiliyo. axla gasarkvevi rCeboda vin iyo is amerikeli? da saidan hqonda qalze amdeni gavlena? is unda yofiliyo qmari an Seyvarebuli. ramdenadac vicodi, axalgazrda qalma bavSvoba da siymawvilis wlebi Tavisebur, ucnaur pirobebSi gaatara. yvelaferi es manamde vuwyodi, vidre sent-saimoni miambobda rames. magram, roca sent-saimonma sakurTxevlidan danaxul, pirvel rigebSi mjdar mamakacze, hetis mier Zirdagdebul Taigulze da mis uyuradRebobasa da mosamsaxuris mier warmoTqmul - `sxvisi kuTvnilis~ miTvisebaze gviambo, mTeli situacia CemTvis dResaviT naTeli Seiqna, vicodi, rom lordis sacole gaiqca, an sayvarelTan erTad, anda es ufro SesaZlebeli iyo, qmarTan. - mereda, rogor ipoveT maTi adgilsamyofeli? - es, ra Tqma unda, Zalian saZnelo saqme gaxldaT, magram maTi povna Cemma megobarma lestreidma gamiadvila. lestreids xelT hqonda swored is qaRaldi, romlis fasic TviTon ar uwyoda. raRa Tqma unda, inicialebi Zalian yuradsaRebi ambavi iyo, magram is, rom viRac swored amgvari inicialebis patroni londonSi Camovida da erT-erT rCeul otelSi daido bina, ufro saintereso cnoba gaxldaT. - rogor mixvdiT, rom igi erT-erT rCeul otelSi Casaxlda? - fasebis mixedviT. sawolSi rva Silingsa da erT Wiqa RvinoSi rva penss mxolod rCeulTaTvis gankuTvnil sastumroebSi iReben. aseTi otelebi ki londonSi bevri araa. norTumberlundaveniuze, meore otels mivadeqi Tu ara, maSinve miTxres,
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frensis h. maultoni amerikidanaao. rogorc ki misi gvaris gaswvriv danaxarjsa da otelis mepatronis mier gamoyvanil angariSs davxede, maSinve SevniSne, rom lestreidis mier napovn qaRaldze igive cifrebi iyo da is qaRaldi otelSi arsebuli angariSis pirs warmoadgenda. Cems saxelze mosuli werilebi gordonskverze 226-e nomerSi gamomigzavneTo, daebarebina. mec am misamarTze gaveSure. garjam cud-ubralod ar Camiara da Seyvarebulebs Sin mivuswari. gavkadnierdi da isini mamaSvilurad davarige. rogorc iqna, davarwmune, rom maTTvis umjobesi iyo sazogadoebisaTvis, ufro ki lord sent-saimonisaTvis aexsnaT saqmis viTareba. mere CemTan movipatiJe da lordTan marto Sexvedra aRvuTqvi. aqve moviwvie lordi sent-saimoni, romelic daTqmul droze gamocxadda. - magram Sexvedris Sedegi veraferi brwyinvale gamodga, - vuTxari me, - lordma heti dorani ar Seiwyala. - ah, uotson, - siciliT daiwyo holmsma, - arc Tqven SeiwyalebdiT vinmes, rom qalis ukan devnasa da xvancals amaod Caevlo da qorwinebis ceremonialis damTavrebis Semdeg xelSi arc coli SegrCenodaT da arc mziTevi. Cemi azriT, lord sent-saimonze msjelobisas Zalian lmobierni unda viyoT da beds madloba SevwiroT, rom mis dReSi ar aRmovCndeT. savarZeli Cemken moswieT, uotson, da violino momawodeT. Cveni Tavsatexi axla isaa, rogor gavataroT Semodgomis es grZeli saRamoebi da riT gaverToT.

yviTeli saxe erTxel, adre gazafxulze, Serlok holmsma Cemi Txovna Seismina da saseirnod parkSi gamomyva. Tela ifoTleboda. Stoebis odnav SesamCnevi simwvane mzeras itacebda. wablis axlad afeTqebuli webovani kvirtebi xuTwaxnagovan foTlebad iSlebodnen. mTeli ori saaTi davexetebodiT parkSi da sityvac ar dagvcdenia, rogorc Seefereba im or adamians, romlebic erTimeores Zalian kargad icnoben. roca beikerstritze davbrundiT, ukve xuTi saaTi sruldeboda. - mapatieT, ser, - uTxra Cems megobars ymawvilma mosamsaxurem, kars rom gviRebda. - erTi jentlmeni movida... Tqven gikiTxaT, ser. holmsma sayveduris TvaliT gadmomxeda. - ai, aseTia dRisiT gaseirneba! - miTxra da ymawvils miubrunda, - jentlmeni wavida? - diax, ser. - ar uTxariT, mobrZandiT da daelodeT-Tqo? - diax, ser, Semovida kidec. - didxans meloda? - naxevari saaTi, ser. erTob mousvenari jentlmeni gaxlavT, ser. vidre aq iyo, sul bolTas scemda da fexebsac ki abakunebda. SemosasvlelSi gaxldiT, ser, amitom ar gamigonia, Tqva raime, Tu ara uTqvams ra. bolos derefanSi gamoiWra da ayvirda, mova Tu ara rodisme is kacio? swored ase Tqva, ser, sityvasityviT. cota kidev moucadeT-meTqi, vuTxari. kargi, davucdi, - Tqva, - oRond aq ki ara, sufTa haerze, radganac aq suli mexuTebao! male davbrundebio. vexvewe, darCiTmeTqi da ar gamigona. - kargi, kargi. yvelaferi gagikeTebiaT, rac SegeZloT, - Tqva holmsma da oriveni Cvens oTaxSi SevediT. - Tumca Zalian sawyeni kia, uotson, - ganagrZo Cemma megobarma. - Zalian momwyinda uqmad yofna. im kacis mouTmenlobidan ki Cans, rom raRac sagulisxmo saqme unda hqondes. oho! magidaze rom Cibuxia, Tqveni ar unda iyos. etyoba, im kacs darCa. mSvenieri Zveleburi braieria, kargi grZeli taric aqvs, erTi imnairTagani, TambaqoTi movaWreebi rom qarvisas eZaxian. sainteresoa, ramdeni namdvili qarvistariani Cibuxi moiZebneba mTel londonSi. amboben,
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namdvil qarvaSi yovelTvis aris mweris anabeWdio. amitomac gamoCndnen mewarmeebi, romlebic sagangebod svamen yalb mwers yalb qarvaSi... diax, magram is kaci, etyoba, Zalian Sewuxebuli iyo, rom aq darCa Cibuxi, rac ase Zvirad uRirs. - saidan iciT, rom Zvirad uRirs? - davinteresdi me. - axali, mgoni, Svid-naxevari Silingi unda Rirdes. rogorc xedavT, Cibuxi orjer SeukeTebinebiaT. jer SeukeTebiaT Cibuxis xis nawili, mere ki qarvisa. advili SesamCnevia, rom Cibuxi orivejer gaumagrebiaT vercxlis rgolebiT, rac TviTon Cibuxze Zviri Rirs. etyoba, Zalian Zvirad ki unda uRirdes patrons es Cibuxi, rom kvlav da kvlav SeukeTebinebia nacvlad imisa, rom imave fasad axali SeeZina. - kidev aris raime? - vkiTxe me, raki holmsi jer kidev xelSi atrialebda Cibuxs da misTvis Cveuli yuradRebiT akvirdeboda. Cibuxi maRla aswia da grZeli Tlili saCvenebeli TiTi zed anatomiis im profesoriviT miakakuna, romelic Zvalze leqcias kiTxulobs. - zogjer saintereso Cibuxi gvxvdeba xolme, - Tqva man. - saaTebisa da fexsacmlis zonrebis garda ase aSkarad gamoxatuli individualobiT arc erTi nivTi ar xasiaTdeba. magram am Cibuxze gamoxatuli niSnebi araa Zalian damaxasiaTebeli da arc Zalian sagulisxmo. misi mflobeli, etyoba, kunTmagaria da cacia, Cinebuli kbilebi aqvs, udardelia da sakmaod SeZlebulicaa. am cnobebs Cemi megobari friad daudevrad mawvdida, magram is ki SevniSne, rom almacerad miyurebda: Cemi azriT, surda darwmunebuliyo, vadevnebdi Tu ar Tvalyurs mis msjelobas. - Tqven fiqrobT, rom SeZlebuli kacia da amas mxolod imis safuZvelze askvniT, rom SvidSilingiani Cibuxi aqvs? - vkiTxe megobars. - es grosvenoris narevi Tambaqoa, uncia rom rva pensi Rirs, - mipasuxa holmsma da Cibuxi msubuqad gadmoferTxa xelisgulze. - am Cibuxis patrons SeeZlo orjer ufro iafad SesaniSnavi Tambaqo moewia, magram, etyoba, misTvis momWirneobas araviTari azri ar unda hqondes. - sxva daskvnebi? - Cibuxs lampis an gazis sanaTis alze ukidebs. SegiZliaT naxoT, ra Zlier Camwvara cali mxridan. asanTiT ase ver dawvav. risTvis daiWers asanTis Rers adamiani Cibuxis erT mxares? sul sxva saqmea, Tu lampaze moukideb. aseT SemTxvevaSi udavod daiwveba Cibuxis erTi romelime kide. aq Camwvaria mxolod marjvena mxare. aqedan gamomyavs daskvna, rom misi patroni - cacia yofila. erTi scadeT Cibuxis mokideba lampis cecxlze. Tqven xom cacia ara xarT da amitom, bunebrivia, cecxlTan miitanT Cibuxis marcxena mxares. ra Tqma unda, zogjer sxvanairad moiqcevi, magram es iqneba wminda SemTxveviToba. am Cibuxs ki ukidebdnen yovelTvis marjvena mxridan. mere, naxeT, tari mTlianad daukvnetia. es SeuZlia mxolod iseT Ronier da energiul adamians, romelsac SesaniSnavi kbilebi aqvs... magram, Tu ar vcdebi, kibidan swored am Cibuxis patronis nabijebis xma Semomesma. axla Sesaswavlad ufro dids, sainteresosa da Tavsatexs miviRebT, vidre misi Cibuxia. wuTic da Cveni oTaxis kari tanmaRalma axalgazrda kacma SemoaRo. sadad Sekerili muqi moSavo kostiumi ecva. xelSi eWira mixakisferi Teqis qudi. ocdaaTze mets ar miscemdiT, Tumca sinamdvileSi cota ufro xnieri unda yofiliyo. - gTxovT mapatioT, - gviTxra, cota ar iyos, dabneulma. - albaT unda damereka. saqme is aris, rom cota gunebawamxdari var - esaa da es! - Tan xeli moisva Sublze, rogorc adamianma, romelsac odnav Tavbru esxmis, da skamze ise dajda, rom davardao, ityodiT. - gatyobT, rom mTeli ori Rame ar giZiniaT, - Tqva TanagrZnobiT holmsma. - es ufro qancavs nervebs, vidre muSaoba da garToba-TamaSi. riT SemiZlia dagexmaroT? - Tqveni rCeva mWirdeba, ser. ar vici, rogor moviqce. ase mgonia Cemi cxovrebis xe gadamixma.
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- Tqven gindaT dagexmaroT, rogorc konsultanti-deteqtivi? - es TavisTavad. magram, amas garda, minda vicode Tqveni azri... Tqven didi gonebis kaci xarT, gamocdili, cxovrebis mcodne. hoda, minda maswavloT, rogor moviqce. o, rogor minda maswavloT, ranairad moviqce! mokle, mkveTri, nawyvet-nawyveti frazebiT laparakobda, da momeCvena, rom laparaki uWirda da itanjeboda. mxolod nebisyofis didi daZabviT axerxebda daeTrguna Tqmis survilica da uTqmelobac. - es Zalian saZnelo da saWoWmano sakiTxia, - Tqva ucnobma. - aravis ar uyvars Tavis ojaxur saqmeebze gareSe pirebTan laparaki. pirdapir saSinelebaa - gansajo colis saqcieli or ucxo adamianTan, romlebic uwin arasodes ginaxavs. diax, es saSinelebaa! magram me ukve ukiduresobamde mivedi. kargi rCeva mesaWiroeba... - Zvirfaso mister grant monro... - daiwyo holmsma. Cveni stumari skamidan wamovarda. - rogor! - SesZaxa. - Tqven iciT Cemi saxeli? - Tu inkognitod darCena gsurdaT, - Tqva RimiliT holmsma, - Tqveni saxeli qudis sarCulze ar unda dageweraT, an qudi ise mainc unda SegebrunebinaT, rom Tqvens Tanamosaubres warwera ar daenaxa. me mindoda meTqva, rom am oTaxSi me da Cems megobars mravali sakvirveli saidumloeba mogvismenia da bedniereba gvqonda mravali aRelvebuli suli dagvemSvidebina. darwmunebuli var, rom axlac imasve mivaRwevT. raki SeiZleba aCqareba aucilebeli Seiqmnes, amitom gTxovT dauyovnebliv gamandoT yvela faqti. Cvenma stumarma kvlav moiwminda Sublidan simwris ofli. aSkarad SeniSnavdiT, rogor uWirda sityvis dawyeba: yoveli Jesti, saxis yoveli moZraoba amJRavnebda masSi gulCaTxrobil, TavSekavebul, amay adamians, romelic saaSkaraoze gamotanis nacvlad amjobinebda daefara Tavisi Wrilobebi. magram uecrad gaSmagebiT moiqnia muSti, TiTqos TavSekavebis ukanaskneli nasaxi ganze isrolao da daiwyo. - ai, saiT mivyavarT faqtebs, mister holms, - Tqva da ganagrZo. - ukve sami welia, rac davqorwindi. mTeli am xnis ganmavlobaSi me da Cems cols Zalian gviyvarda erTmaneTi da bednierebic viyaviT. erTmaneTs arafers vumalavdiT - arc azrebsa da arc qcevebs, magram ai - wina orSabaTidan Cven Soris uecrad raRac Camowva, bzari gaCnda da zRude aRimarTa. Cemi colis cxovrebaSi moxda raRac CemTvis gaugebari. axla Cems colze iseve cota rame vici, rogorc romelime quCaSi gamvlel qalze, romelic SemTxveviT gadameyara da Camiara. erTimeorisaTvis sruliad ucxoni gavxdiT, da minda vicode - ratom... vidre Cems moTxrobas gavagrZeleb, mister holms, minda Tqveni yuradReba erT garemoebaze SevaCero. efis vuyvarvar, amaSi eWvi ar SegeparoT. vuyvarvar mTeli guliT da arasodes ar vyvarebivar ise Zlier, rogorc axla. es vici. amas vgrZnob. es sakamaTod ar mimaCnia. xom aqvs xolme mamakacs rwmena, rom qals igi uyvars! magram Cvens Soris idumalebiT moculi ambavi Camowva, da Tu is ar gaixsna, Cveni uwindeli urTierToba aRarasodes aRdgeba. - geTayvaT, faqtebze miambeT, mister monro, - erTgvari mouTmenlobiT warmoTqva holmsma. - giambobT imas, rac vici efize... roca pirvelad Sevxvdi, qvrivi iyo, Tumca Zalian axalgazrda gaxldaT. sul ocdaxuTi wlisa Tu iqneboda. misis hibroni yvela ase icnobda - sruliad patara gamgzavrebula amerikaSi da qalaq atlantaSi ucxovria. iq misTxovebia im hibrons, veqils, romelsac kargi klientura hyolia. bavSvic SesZeniaT. magram uecrad ufeTqia yviTel ciebas da efis qmarSvili Seuwiravs. hibronis gardacvalebis damadasturebeli mowmoba Cemi sakuTari TvaliT vnaxe. gamovlilma ubedurebam, rogorc Cans, efis amerikaze guli auyara. igi Sin dabrunebula d amidleqsSi gauTxovar mamidasTan dasaxlebula. unda mogaxsenoT, rom qmris gardacvalebis Semdeg ase oTx-naxevari aTasi girvanqa sterlingi darCenia da am TanxaSi, Turme Svid procent mogebas iRebda. efi sul
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naxevari welic ar iyo nacxovrebi pinerSi, roca me Sevxvdi. erTmaneTi Segviyvarda da ramdenime kviris Semdeg davqorwindiT kidec. sviiT vvaWrob. Cemi Semosavali Svidas-rvaas girvanqas aRwevs weliwadSi, ase rom, Cven arc ise cudad uzrunvelyofilni aRmovCndiT. weliwadSi oTxmoc girvanqad Cinebuli agaraki viqiraveT norberiSi. Tumca es daba zed qalaqTanaa, magram soflisagan arafriT ganirCeva. Cveni saxlidan oriod nabijze, zemoT ori saxli da sastumroa. meore mxares - mindvrebi, maxloblad kidev erTi kotejia, romelic wina mxriv pirdapir Cven gadmogvcqeris. am saxlebis garda axlomaxlo sadguramde Sua gzis aqeT araviTari nageboba ar aris. Semodgomaze da zamTrobiT xSirad qalaqSi mixdeba yofna, zafxulobiT ki naklebi saqme maqvs. ise bednierebi viyaviT, rogorc ki SeiZleba adamianma inatros. im wuTamde, vidre es wyeuli ambavi moxdeboda, Cvens cxovrebas araferi nislavda. unda mogaxsenoT, rom, roca jvari daviwereT, colma mTeli Tavisi qoneba nawilobriv Cemi survilis winaaRmdeg, me Camabara. Cemi survilis winaaRmdeg-meTqi, imitom vambob, rom Tu Cemi saqme cudad wavidoda, colis fuliT sargebloba CemTvis mainc uxerxuli gaxldaT. magram efim ar daiSala da Tavisi gaitana. uecrad, ase eqvsi kviris win Semdegi sityvebiT mommarTa: - `jek, roca Cemi fuli aiReT, xom miTxariT, rom yovelTvis SemiZlia ukan davibruno, ramdenic damWirdeba?~ `ra Tqma unda, - vupasuxe me. - es fuli Tqvenia~. `hoda, ai axla asi girvanqa mWirdeba~, - mipasuxa man. cota ar iyos, gamikvirda, magram gavifiqre, rom saqme ubralod axal kabas an rame amdagvars exeboda. `risTvis?~ - vkiTxe me. `o, - mipasuxa dabneulma, - Tqven TqviT, rom iqnebodiT mxolod Cemi bankiri, bankirebi ki arasodes araviTar kiTxvebs ar iZlevian, Tqven es kargad iciT~. `Tu fuli namdvilad gesaWiroebaT, miiRebT~. `ho, ra Tqma unda, mesaWiroeba~. `mainc ar ityviT, risTvis?~ `rodisme, Semdeg, jek, axla ki ara~. aseTi pasuxiT momixda dakmayofileba, Tumca manamde arasodes arafers mimalavda. Ceki miveci da metad arc mifiqria Cvens saubarze. iqneb am SemTxvevas arc aqvs raime kavSiri imasTan, rac Semdeg moxda, magram ase mgonia, TiTqos amisi gaxsenebac iyos saWiro. ho, rogorc giTxariT, Cveni saxlis maxloblad erTi kotejia wamoWimuli, Cven erTmaneTs mxolod mindori gvaSorebs, magram kotejamde rom mixvideT, jer gzas unda gahyveT, mere ki bilikidan gadauxvioT da pirdapir kotejs miadgebiT. swored kotejis ukan aris patara naZvnari da me Zalian miyvarda iq seirnoba, samwuxarod, mTeli ukanaskneli rva Tvis ganmavlobaSi kotejSi aravin cxovrobda. da pirdapir dasananeblad mrCeboda, rom sirvaSlas mxviara ReroebiT dafaruli, Zveleburi yaidis karibWiani iseTi sayvareli orsarTuliani koxta saxli, amden xans ukacrieli gaxldaT. xSirad vmdgarvar mis win da mifiqria, ra kargi patara myudro kar-midamo gamovidoda aqedan-meTqi. da ai, wina orSabaTs, Sebindebisas, seirnobis dros vxedav: gzaze gamodis carieli furgoni, xolo moajiris win molze noxebisa da sxva nivTebis zvini dgas. CemTvis cxadi gaxda, rom koteji gaqiravda. jer gverdiT Cavuare, mere ki SevCerdi, da rogorc usaqmur adamians sCvevia, cqera davuwye, Tan imaze vfiqrobdi, netav Cvens mezoblad ra xalxi icxovrebs-meTqi. moulodnelad SevniSne, rom erT-erTi zeda fanjridan viRac miTvalTvalebda. ar vici, ra iyo gansakuTrebuli im saxeze, mister holms, magram Tma yalyze damidga da tanSi Jruantelma damiara. Soridan ver gavarCie rigianad, magram raRac arabunebriv, araadamianurad ki momeCvena. am STabeWdilebiT fanjarasTan
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axlos mivedi. Tan imas vcdilobdi, gamerkvia, vin miTvalTvalebda. magram imave wams saxe gauCinarda, TiTqos adamiani oTaxis siRrmisaken uecrad waaTrieso. mTeli xuTi wuTi videqi ase gaognebuli da vcdilobdi Tavi momeyara Cemi SegrZnebebisaTvis. ver getyviT, kacis saxe iyo Tu qalisa. metad Sors videqi da ver gavarCie. yvelaze metad gamaoca misma mkvdrisebrma, tyviisebr yviTelma ferma. gaSeSebuli da gaqvavebuli, is saxe adamians aZrwunebda da Tavisi arabunebrivi SesaxedaobiT zizRs iwvevda. ise SeSfoTebuli viyavi, rom gadavwyvite ufro dawvrilebiT gamego Cveni axali mezoblebis ambavi. aivanze avedi da davakakune, kari maSinve gamiRo maRalma pirxmelma qalma. arasasiamovno, pirdapir saZageli fizionomia hqonda. `ra gnebavT?~ - mkiTxa mkveTri Sotlandiuri aqcentiT. `Tqveni mezobeli var, ai iq vcxovrob, - vuTxari me, Tan Tavi gaviqnie Cemi saxlis mxares, - rogorc Cans, axalxan CamosulxarT?~ `Tu dagvWirdebiT, dagiZaxebT!~ - miTxra qalma da cxvirwin kari momijaxuna. uxeSi daxvedriT gajavrebuli Sin davbrundi. marTalia, mTeli saRamo vcdilobdi sxva rameze mefiqra, magram Cemi goneba uneburad ubrundeboda im saxes, fanjaraSi rom gaielva, da Tavxed qals, kari rom cxvirwin momijaxuna. gadavwyvite colisaTvis araferi meTqva: nerviuli qalia, advilad ufuWdeba xasiaTi, da ra saWiroa-meTqi Cemi arasasiamovno STabeWdilebebiT misi SeSfoTeba. mxolod roca dasaZineblad vwvebodiT, gakvriT vuTxari, koteji gauqiravebiaT-meTqi. araferi ar mipasuxa. Cveulebriv Zalian magrad mZinavs. Cvens ojaxSi yvelam icis, rom RamiT Cemi gaRviZeba SeuZlebelia, da CemianebSi es gauTavebeli xumrobis sagania. magram im Rames albaT momxdari ambiT cota aRelvebuls, etyoba, Cveulebrivze bevrad ufro fxizlad meZina. buranSi myofi vgrZnobdi, rom Cems garSemo raRac xdeboda. TandaTan Cems cnobierebaSi SeaRwia gancdam, rom Cemi coli adga, mosasxami moisxa da qudi daixura. mzad viyavi mZinares gamomexata raRac protesti an gakvirveba, magram Tvalebi rom sanaxevrod gavaxile, da sanTliT ganaTebuli misi saxe vixile, ise gancvifrebuli davrCi, rom pirdapir davmunjdi. aseTi gamometyveleba araTu arasodes ar menaxa mis saxeze, aramed verc ki warmovidgendi, rom aseTi rame SesaZlebeli iqneboda. sikvdilis feri edo, nawyvet-nawyvetad sunTqavda, da mosasxamis Rilebs rom ibnevda, Cumad Cemi sawolisaken iyureboda, raTa gaego, xom ar gameRviZa. mere albaT is gaifiqra, isev sZinavso da oTaxidan uxmaurod gavida. erTi wamis Semdeg Semosasvleli karis wynari Wriali gavigone, wamovjeqi da sawolis sazurgeze davakakune, raTa davrwmunebuliyavi, rom namdvilad gameRviZa, Semdeg ki baliSis qveSidan saaTi amoviRe. Ramis sami saaTi iyo. ra unda sdomeboda Cems cols soflis gzaze am yru RameSi? vijeqi mTeli oci wuTi da vitexdi Tavs, rom raime axsna mepova. rac mets vfiqrobdi, miT ufro amouxsneli da saidumloebiT moculi meCveneboda es ambavi. jer kidev sruliad dabneuli viyavi, roca Semosasvleli kari isev uxmaurod gaiRo da kibeze Cemi colis nabijis xma gaisma. `sad iyaviT, efi?~ - vkiTxe me, roca Semovida. SekrTa da yrud wamoikivla. am wamokivlebam da am kankalma ufro metad SemaSfoTes: raRac eniT gamouTqmeli danaSauli vigrZeni. Cemi coli yovelTvis patiosani da gulaxdili iyo - sisxli gameyina, roca vnaxe rogor qurdulad moipareboda Tavis sakuTar oTaxSi. damzafra da Semzara iman, rom Cems daZaxebaze Sehkivla da acaxcaxda. `Tqven ar gZinavT, jek! - SesZaxa man nerviuli siciliT. - me vfiqrobdi, rom arafers ar SeuZlia Tqveni gamoRviZeba~. `sad iyaviT?~ - vkiTxe me mkacrad. `mesmis, gaocebuli rom xarT, - Tqva man. roca mosasxamis Rilebs ixsnida, SevniSne, rom TiTebi uTrToda. - uwin arasodes ar mifiqria, aseTi rame Tu
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SememTxveoda. saqme isaa, rom uecrad suli SemexuTa. aucilebeli iyo sufTa haeri - guli Semiwuxdeboda, rom ar gavsuliyavi. karTan davdeqi ramdenime wuTiT da axla isev kargad var~. es Tqva da erTxelac ar mouxedavs Cems mxares, xmac sxvanairad uJRerda, uwindels aRar hgavda. aSkara iyo, tyuoda. araferi ar vupasuxe da piriT kedlisaken Sevbrundi, guli mekumSeboda da Sxamianma eWvebma erTianad damries xeli. ras mimalavda coli? sad iyo? vgrZnobdi, ver davmSviddebodi, vidre yvelafers ar gavigebdi, magram imis Semdeg, rac erTxel ukve momatyua, aRar mindoda SekiTxvebis micema. mTeli Rame wrialsa da mousvenrobaSi gavatare, erTimeoris miyolebiT vigonebdi aTasgvar axsnas, da yvela maTgani erTimeoreze daujerebeli meCveneboda. meore dRes qalaqSi unda wavsuliyavi, magram ise aRelvebuli viyavi, rom sruliad ubralo saqmis gakeTebis Tavic aRar mqonda. colic gunebawamxdari Canda. gakvirvebuli Semomacqerdeboda xolme da CemTvis aSkara iyo, Cemi meuRle grZnobda, misi monagoni ambavi rom ar davijere, magram is ki aRar icoda, rogor daeWira CemTan Tavi. sauzmeze krintic ar dagviZravs, mere ki maSinve saseirnod wavedi, raTa dilis sufTa haerze momefiqrebina, ganmesaja da amewondamewona yovelive. brolis sasaxlemde mivyialdi, erTi saaTi viboriale da norberiSi dRis pirvel saaTze davbrundi. kotejs gverdiT rom Cavuare, SevCerdi, SevCerdi da fanjrebs avxede, iqneb is ucnauri saxe kvlav vixilo-meTqi, romelmac wina Rames iq gaielva da agrerigad aRmaSfoTa. warmoidgineT Cemi gaoceba, mister holms, roca moulodnelad kari gaiRo da iqidan Cemi coli gamovida! eldanakraviviT gavogndi, roca es davinaxe, magram me ra sakiTxavi viyavi, Tqven efis gakvirveba unda genaxaT, rodesac Cveni Tvalebi erTmaneTs Sexvdnen. erTi wamiT momeCvena, rom Cems cols undoda isev saxlSi Seeswro, magram raki naxa, gaqceva axla usargebloao, fermixdili Cemken wamovida. mis SeSinebul TvalTa gamometyvelebas sul ar exameboda bageze damkvdari Rimili. `ah, jek, - miTxra, - es-esaa Semoviare, mindoda gamego, xom arafriT SemiZlia davexmaro Cvens axlo mezoblebs. ratom miyurebT ase, jek? xom ar mijavrdebiT?~ `maS ase, - vupasuxe me. - RamiTac aq iyaviT ara?~ `rao, eg ra TqviT?~ - momaZaxa colma. `diax, RamiT aq moxvediT, darwmunebuli var da sainteresoa, vin aris es xalxi, aseT dros rom naxulobT?~ `aq arasodes ar vyofilvar~. `rogor bedavT motyuebas? Tqven ufro kargad mogexsenebaT, rogorcaa saqme? vyvirodi me. - xmac ki ar gecvlebaT, roca laparakobT. gana odesme raime damimalavs TqvenTvis? axlave Sevvardebi kotejSi da TviTonve gavarkvev~. `ara, ara, jek! RvTis gulisaTvis!~ suli exuTeboda da mRelvarebis dasafaravad Rone aRar Seswevda. kotejis kars rom mivvardi, saxeloSi mtaca xeli da CemTvis raRac moulodneli ZaliT ganze gamaTria. `gevedrebiT, ar SexvideT, jek! - SemomZaxa colma. - geficebiT adre Tu gvian yovelives giambobT, oRond mere, Semdeg... Tu am kotejSi SexvalT, didi ubedureba datrialdeba!~ roca misgan Tavis gamoxsnas Sevecade, mudariT CamWida orive xeli. `damijereT jek! - yviroda sasowarkveTili. - oRond ki axla damijereT! arasodes ar inanebT! Tu raime dagifareT, mxolod Tqvenive gulisaTvis. Tqveni sicocxle amazea damokidebuli. davbrundeT erTad Sin da yvelaferi kargad mogvardeba. xolo Tu Cemi nebis winaaRmdeg kotejSi SexvalT, Cven Soris yvelaferi gaTavdeba!~

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mis xmaSi iseTi gulwrfeli sasowarkveTileba iyo, rom gaurkvevel mdgomareobaSi karis win Sevdeqi. `mxolod erTi pirobiT dagijereT, - vuTxari bolos. - minda yovelive amas dauyovnebliv moeRos bolo, SegiZliaT TqvenTvis daitovoT Tqveni saidumloeba, magram dampirdiT, rom RamRamobiT aq aRar ivliT da Cemgan dafarulad aRarafers moimoqmedebT. mzad var yvelaferi daviviwyo, rac iyo, magram dampirdiT, rom aseTi ram aRar ganmeordeba~. - eWvi ar mepareba, rom damijerebT! - SesZaxa efim da Rrmad amoioxra niSnad imisa, rom gulze moeSva. - yvelaferi ise moewyoba, rogorc gnebavT. wavideT barem, Sin wavideT!~ kotejidan ise wamiyvana, rom CemTvis xeli ar gauSvia. uneburad ukan movixede da zeda sarTulis fanjaraSi imave mkvdrisfer gafiTrebul adamianis yviTel saxes movkari Tvali. igi Cven gviTvalTvalebda. ra saerTo unda yofiliyo am arsebasa da Cems cols Soris? an ra saerTo hqonda im uxeS qalTan, romelic wina dRes vnaxe? es iyo Tavsatexi gamocana, da vicodi, rom vidre amas ar amovxsnidi, simSvides veRar vpovebdi. amis Semdeg ori dRe Sin gavatare. Cem coli TiTqos patiosnad icavda Cvens pirobas. ramdenadac vici, saxlidan arc gasula. magram mesame dRes sruliad aSkara gaxda, rom araviTar fics ar SeuZlia misi gamoxsna im saidumlo zegavlenisagan, rac aviwyebda qmarsa da movaleobas. mesame dRes qalaqSi wavedi, magram davbrundi ara saRamos im matarebliT, romliTac Cveulebriv vmogzaurobdi xolme, aramed ufro adre. Sin rom Sevedi, win mosamsaxure gogo Semomegeba. saxe SiSisagan gafiTrebuli hqonda. `sad aris diasaxlisi?~ - vkiTxe me. `mgoni, saseirnod wavida~. maSinve eWvi aRmeZra. maRla avvardi, raTa davrwmunebuliyavi, rom namdvilad Sin ar iyo. SemTxveviT fanjaraSi gavixede da mosamsaxure gogo davlande, romelic wuTis win melaparakeboda. igi mindorSi garboda kotejisaken. cxadia, maSinve mivxvdi, rasac niSnavda es ambavi. Cemi meuRle isev iq wabrZanda da mosamsaxures ubrZana, damiZaxe, roca qmari movideso. javrisagan acaxcaxebuli dabla daveSvi da swrafi nabijiT davadeqi gzas, raTa erTxel da samudamod momeRo bolo am saqmisaTvis. male davinaxe, rogor garbodnen saxlisaken mosamsaxure gogo da Cemi meuRle bilikis gayolebiT, magram maTTan salaparakod ar Sevmdgarvar. kotejSi ifareboda is saidumloeba, ramac Cemi cxovreba danisla. davifice: moxdes mosaxdeni, magram am saidumloebas ki fardas avxdi-meTqi. arc ki davakakune, ise gadavatriale saxeluri da derefanSi Sevvardi. pirvel sarTulze siwynare da simSvide sufevda. samzareuloSi Caidani idga cecxlze, wyali duRda da iqve didi Savi kata mokecili iwva kalaTSi. araviTari kvali ar Canda im qalisa, romelic wina dRes vnaxe. meore oTaxSic aravin aRmoCnda. maSin maRla avvardi, kibes avyevi, magram verc zeda or oTaxSi vipovne vinme. mTel saxlSi kacis WaWaneba ar iyo. oTaxis mowyobiloba da suraTebi sruliad Cveulebrivi da vulgaruli aRmoCnda, garda im oTaxisa, romlis fanjaraSi is ucnauri saxe davinaxe. es oTaxi moxerxebulad da faqizad moerToT; mTeli Cemi eWvi iqca giJur, mwvel siSmaged, roca buxarze davinaxe Cemi colis fotosuraTi, romelzedac igi mTeli taniT iyo gamosaxuli. es suraTi efim sami Tvis win Cemi TxovniT gadaiRo. raki davrwmundi, rom saxli savsebiT carieli iyo, Cemi ubedurebis saTave iseTi gulistkiviliT davtove, rogoric arasodes ganmicdia. Sin dabrunebuls coli zRurblze Semomegeba. aRelvebulma da ganawyenebulma xma ar gaveci, gverdiT Cavuare da Cems kabinetSi Sevedi, magram efi CemTan ise swrafad Semovida, rom karis miketvac ver movaswari.

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`Zalian vwuxvar, rom Cemi dapireba davarRvie, jek, - miTxra man. - magram saqmis viTareba rom icodeT, darwmunebuli var yovelives mapatiebdiT~. `mereda, miambeT yvelaferi~. `ar SemiZlia, jek, SeuZlebels mTxovT!~ `vidre ar metyviT, vin cxovrobda im kotejSi da vis aCuqeT Tqveni fotosuraTi, manamde verafers dagijerebT~, - ganvucxade me, gavusxlti xelidan da saxlidan gamovedi... es guSin moxda, mister holms, metad Cemi coli aRar minaxavs, da am ucnauri saqmisa aRaraferi vici. manamde Cvens Soris araviTari gaugebroba ar yofila, misma sicruem ki ise SemaZrwuna, rom aRar vici, rogor moviqce. am diliT azrad momivida, rom swored Tqven xarT is erTaderTi adamiani, romelic raime rCevas momcems da xsnis gzas miCvenebs. ai, mec TqvenTan movvardi da ulaparakod Tqvens xelTa var. Tu raime wvrilmani bundovania TqvenTvis, gTxovT, mkiTxoT. magram upirveles yovlisa, mirCieT, ra vqna! am moZalebulma ubedurebam erTianad damTrguna, gamsrisa da axla aRar vici, ra wyals mivce Tavi. me da holmsi Seunelebeli interesiT vusmendiT mis monaTxrobs. stumari mousvenrad, nawyvet-nawyvet laparakobda, romelic im adamians Sehferis, vinc ukidures mRelvarebas moucavs. Cemi megobari Cafiqrda da erT xans nikapiT xelze dayrdnobili usityvod ijda. - miTxariT, geTayva, - Tqva bolos. - SegiZliaT danamdvilebiT TqvaT, rom fanjaraSi mamakacis saxe dainaxeT? - yovelTvis iseTi siSoridan vxedavdi, rom verafers mogaxsenebT... - da mainc arasasiamovno STabeWdilebas tovebda? - meCveneboda, rom Zalian arabunebrivi feri hqonda. nakvTebi micvalebuliviT gaqvavebuli da miaxloebisTanave qreboda xolme. - didi xania, rac colma asi girvanqa gTxovaT? - TiTqmis ori Tvea. - odesme misi pirveli qmris fotosuraTi xom ar ginaxavT? - ara. misi sikvdilis Semdeg Zalian male atlantaSi didi xanZari moxda da yvela ojaxuri qaRaldi daiwva. - magram qmris sikvdilis mowmoba xom Tqvens meuRles xelze aqvs. Tqven xom TqviT, rom naxeT es mowmoba? - diax, qalma xanZris Semdeg dublikati miiRo. - xom aravin ginaxavT iseTi, vinc Tqvens meuRles icnobda amerikaSi? - ara. - arasodes uTqvams, amerikaSi wasvla msurso? - ara. - werilebs Tu iRebda iqidan? - radenadac vici, ara. - madlobeli var. es saqme karga gvarian Cafiqrebas moiTxovs. Tu koteji samudamodaa mitovebuli, es mdgomareobas arTulebs. magram me vfiqrob, rom misi mcxovreblebi Tqveni iq Casvlis Taobaze winaswar gaafrTxiles da vidre Tqven iq CaxvidodiT, isini cota xniT adre iqaurobas gaecalnen. Tu asea, SeiZleba dabrundnen da maSin yvelafers advilad gavarkvevT. girCevT, ukan norberiSi dabrundeT da isev kotejis fanjrebs adevnoT Tvalyuri. Tu safuZveli geqnebaT ivaraudoT, rom iq vinme cxovrobs, saxlSi nuRar SeiWrebiT, depeSa gamogvigzavneT da me Cems megobarTan erTad erT saaTSi iq gavCndebi. vfiqrob, Zalian swrafad gavarkvevT erTi SexedviT am Zalian daxlarTul saqmis arss. - da Tu koteji carielia? - maSin xval moval da TqvenTan erTad moviTaTbirebT yvelaferze. naxvamdis, da uwinares yovlisa, suliT nu daecemiT, vidre saamisod raime realuri mizezi ar gaqvT...
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- rame urigo ambavi ar iyos, uotson, - miTxra Cemma megobarma, romelmac is iyo karamde miacila mister grant monro. - Tqven ras fiqrobT am saqmeze? - me mgonia, es sakmaod binZuri saqmea, - vupasuxe holmss. - diax. es SantaJia, an arada didad vcdebi. - mere vin eweva SantaJs? - yvelaze ufro safiqrebelia, rom esaa kaci, romelic erTaderT fufunebiT morTul oTaxSi cxovrobs da buxarze monros colis suraTi aqvs. patiosnebas geficebiT, uotson, ratomRac Zalian mafiqrebs fanjarasTan mdgari yviTeli saxe. da arafriT ar visurvebdi am saqmis ganze gadadebas. - gaqvT raime hipoTeza? - jerjerobiT mxolod savaraudo. magram saxtad davrCebi, Tu ar dadasturdeba. kotejSi im qalis pirveli qmaria. - ratom fiqrobT ase? - aba, ratom eSinoda agrerigad qals, rom misi meore qmari kotejSi ar Sesuliyo? me mgonia, saqme ase iyo: es qali amerikaSi gaTxovda. mere qmari SeiZula - vTqvaT, kaci raime ukurnebeli seniT daavadda an idiotad iqca. bolos da bolos qali gaeqca, inglisSi dabrunda, aq saxeli gamoicvala da rogorc TviTon fiqrobda, xelaxla cxovreba daiwyo. sami wlis win meored gaTxovda da Tavisi saqme sabolood mokvaraxWinebulad CaTvala. axal qmars viRacis gardacvalebis mowmoba uCvena, gvaric imisi uTxra da daarwmuna, Cemi pirveli qmari gardacvliliao. magram, ai moulodnelad mis adgilsamyofels miagno am pirvelma qmarma, an, vTqvaT romelime usircxvilo qalma, romelic avadmyofs aekida. qals mosweres muqaris werili: CamovalT da qveynis ybaSi CagagdebTo. qalic as girvanqas iTxovs qmrisagan imisaTvis, rom ar amxilon. amis miuxedavad, isini Camodian, da roca qmari SemTxveviT eubneba, kotejSi xalxi dasaxldao, mixvda, rom es misi mdevrebi iyvnen. qali daeloda, vidre qmari daiZinebda, mere kotejSi gaiqca da cdilobda SantaJistebi daerwmunebina, miRebuli asi girvanqis mets veRar gamomrCebiT da CamomexseniTo. radgan pirveli molaparakebiT verafers miaRwia, diliT kvlav kotejisaken gaeSura da iqidan ukan dabrunebisas Tavis qmars gadaeyara. mere mtkice piroba misca qmars, iq fexsac aRar mivadgamo, magram ori dRis Semdeg darwmunebulma, rom saSinel mezoblebs Tavs daaRwevda, xelaxla scada maTTan molaparakeba. fotosuraTic TviTonve gadasca, rac, ra Tqma unda, imaT mosTxoves. Sua laparakSi rom iyo, mosamsaxure gogom Seatyobina, monro dabrundao. qali SeSinda, qmari pirdapir kotejSi gamoeSurebao, ris gamo ukana gasasvleliT, albaT mezobel naZvnarSi saCqarod gaxizna binadarni. amrigad, Cvenma klientma saxli ukacrieli naxa. magram Zalian gakvirvebuli davrCebi, Tu am saRamos saxlis daTvalierebis Sedegad aRmoCndeba, rom koteji isev carielia... ras fiqrobT Cems hipoTezaze? - Cemi azriT, es mxolod kargi varaudia. - diax, magram is yvelafers Suqs hfens. Tu axali faqtebi gamoCndeba, romelTa axna axla Wirs, Cven dro sakmao gveqneba, rom Cemi hipoTeza gadavsinjoT. sul erTia, vidre Cveni megobrisagan raime cnobas ar miviRebT, arafris gakeTeba ar SeiZleba. cda didxans ar dagvWirvebia. sauzmes rom movrCiT, depeSac movida: `koteji dakavebulia. isev vnaxe fanjaraSi is yviTeli saxe. Svid saaTze sadgurze dagxvdebiT. Tqvens Camosvlamde arafers viRoneb~. monro baqanze gveloda. sadguris farnebis Suqze advilad SevniSne, rom mRelvarebisagan feri mixdoda da erTianad caxcaxebda. - jer kidev iq arian, mister holms, - Tqva da Cems megobars xeli mohkida. gverdiT rom Cavuare, kotejSi Suqi SevniSne. am saqmes erTxel da samudamod unda bolo movuRoT. - ra gegma gaqvT? - hkiTxa holmsma, vidre bnel xeivans qvemoT mivyvebodiT.
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- me minda Tundac ZaliT SeviWra kotejSi da Cemi TvalebiT davinaxo, vin aris im saxlSi. gTxovT orives, Cemi mowmeebi iyoT. - Tqveni mxridan es aRTqmis darRveva iqneba, - uTxra holmsma. - me mtkiced gadavwyvite radac ar unda damijdes, kotejSi SeviWra. - keTili. vfiqrob, marTali xarT. yovelnairi simarTle jobs eWvsa da gaurkvevlobas. yvelaze kargi iqneba pirdapir gaveSuroT. ra Tqma unda, kanons varRvevT, magram Citi bdRvnad Rirs kidec. Zalian bneli Rame iyo. farTo gzidan im bilikisken SevuxvieT, orsave mxares rom nakvalevvi Cahyveboda. JinJRvla daiwyo. mister grant monro mouTmenlad miiswrafoda win, Cvenc Tvalebdacecebulni borZikiT mivyvebodiT ukan. - ai, iq Cemi saxlidan gamomavali Suqi moCans, - wailuRluRa man da xeebs Soris mocimcime sinaTleze migviTiTa. - es ki kotejia da axla me iq Seval. bilikze SevuxvieT da zed kotejTan mivediT. kari naxevrad Ria iyo. Sav miwaze Canda Suqis yviTeli zoli. zeda sarTulze erTi fanjara kargad iyo ganaTebuli. fardaze raRac laqasaviT moCanda. - is pirutyvi iqaa! - SesZaxa grant monrom. - xom xedavT, rom iq viRac aris! axla momyeviT da male yvelafers gavigebT. kars mivuaxlovdiT. uecrad sibnelidan qali gamovida. misi saxe ver SevniSne, magram davinaxe, rom mavedrebeliviT xelebi win gaiSvira. - RvTis gulisaTvis, jek! - SesZaxa qalma. - rad gindaT yvelaferi gaigoT. asec vicodi, rom moxvidodiT. damSviddiT, Zvirfaso! isev damijereT da arasodes ar inanebT. - metad didxans gendobodiT, efi, - miugo qmarma mkacri kiloTi. - gamiSviT, gamatareT. eseni Cemi megobrebi arian. Cems dasaxmareblad movidnen, raTa am saqmes samudamod mouRon bolo. rac daiJina, gaitana kidec. qals xeli hkra, gzidan Camoicila da Cvenc mivyeviT. roca kari gaaRo, viRac dedaberi Cvens Sesaxvedrad gamoeSura. cdilobda gza gadaeWra, magram grant monrom isic Camoicila da erTi wuTis Semdeg kibes avuyeviT. es iyo myudro, kargad morTuli oTaxi. ori sanTeli magidaze cimcimebda. oric buxarze. kuTxeSi patara magidasTan Cvenken zurgSeqceviT viRac patara gogona ijda. wiTeli kaba da grZeli TeTri xelTaTmanebi ecva. Cvenken rom Semobrunda, gaocebisa da SiSisagan Sevyvire. mkvdris feri edo. mkrTalsa da ucnaur saxeze sicocxlis niSanwyali ar SeiniSneboda. Tvalis daxamxamebaSi saidumloebas farda aexada. holmsma gaicina da bavSvs yurze xeli Camousva. niRabi davarda, da xelSi SemogvrCa patara naxSiriviT Savi zangi gogona. gagviRima da misma TeTrma kbilebma gaielves. Cveni gakvirvebuli saxeebis xilvam gaacina. misi sixarulis TanagrZnobis niSnad mec gadavixarxare. magram grant monro gaSeSda. bavSvisaTvis Tvali ar moucilebia, xeli ki mkerdze midebuli hqonda. - RmerTo Cemo! - SesZaxa man. - ras niSnavs es? - mogaxsenebT, rasac niSnavs, - warmoTqva am dros oTaxSi Semosulma, amayi da mtkice gamometyvelebis qalma. - Tqven maiZuleT Cemi survilis winaaRmdeg TqvenTvis yvelaferi gamemxila. axla orives mogvixdeba sinamdvilesTan Serigeba. Cemi qmari atlantaSi mokvda, bavSvi ki gadarCa. - Tqveni bavSvi? qalma mkerdidan moixsna didi vercxlis medalioni: - arasodes ar ginaxavT es medalioni gaxsnili? - me vfiqrobdi, rom is ar ixsneba. monros colma zambaras TiTi daaWira Tu ara, medalioni gaiRo. Sig gansacvifreblad lamazi da Wkviani afrikuli ieris mqone adamianis suraTi aRmoCnda.
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- ai, is jon hibroni atlanteli, - Tqva mandilosanma. - masze ufro saTno adamiani arasodes Sobila dedamiwaze. me naTesavebi davkarge, rom am kacs gavyolodi, da vidre cocxali iyo, Cemi saqcieli arc minania. rogorc xedavT, Cveni bavSvi ufro misi tomis adamianebs hgavs. msgavs qorwinebebSi aseTi SemTxvevebi xSiria da patara lusi Tavis mamaze bevrad ufro Savi gaCnda. magram TeTria Tu Savi, igi Cemi RviZli Svilia, Cemi sisxli da xorci da CemTan unda iyos. dedis sityvebis gagonebaze gogonam masTan miirbina da magrad Caexuta. - amerikaSi davtoveT, - ganagrZo qalma, - mxolod imis gamo, rom susti iyo da havis gamocvlas SeeZlo misi janmrTelobisaTvis ziani mieyenebina. bavSvis aRzrda mivande Cvens erTgul Sotlandiel qals, romelic odesRac gvemsaxureboda. arasodes, arc erTi wuTiT ar mifiqria lusis dedobaze uari meTqva. magram roca Tqven SegxvdiT, jek, da SegiyvareT, SemeSinda amisi Tqma, Svili myavs-meTqi. momiteve, RmerTo! magram me meSinoda Tqveni dakargvisa da siTamame ar meyo, yovelive gamemxila. arCevanis winaSe davdeqi Tqvensa da asuls Soris. Cemi sulmokleobis wyalobiT Svils davemSvidobe. sami weli gimalavdiT mis arsebobas. ZiZa yvelafers matyobinebda da vicodi, rom bavSvi sruliad janmrTelia. bolos, Svilis naxvis dauZleveli survili vigrZeni. vicodi, ra saSiSic iyo es, magram mainc gadavwyvite ramdenime kviriT bavSvis Camoyvana. me gavugzavne ZiZas asi girvanqa da am kotejze mivuTiTe, raTa aq ubralo mezobeliviT dasaxlebuliyo da Cveni urTierToba arafriT gaeca. imdenad vfrTxilobdi, rom vubrZane, dRisiT Sin Caeketa bavSvi, Tanac ise daefara saxe da xelebi, rom mezoblebsac ar daewyoT miTqma-moTqma, aq zangi gogona cxovrobso. umjobesi iqneboda naklebi sifrTxile gamomeCina! ase ufro gonivruli iqneboda, magram me TiTqmis SeSliliviT viyavi da sul imas vcdilobdi, am ambavs Tqvens yuramde ar moeRwia. pirvelad Tqvengan gavige, rom koteji gaqiravebulia. sxva ra Rone iyo, dilamde unda mecada, Tumca mRelvarebisagan daZineba ar SemeZlo. bolos gadavwyvite bavSvis sanaxavad Rame gavparuliyavi Rrmad darwmunebuli, rom kvlavindeburad magrad geZinebodaT. magram Tqven SeniSneT Cemi gaparva, da es iyo mTeli Cemi ubedurebis dasawyisi. meore dRes ukve Tqvens xelT iyo Cemi saidumloebis gamomJRavneba, magram keTilSobilurad TqviT uari da Zala ar damataneT gamemxila raime. sami dRis Semdeg ki ZiZam da gogonam Zlivs moaswres ukana karidan gasvla, roca saxlSi Tqven SeiWeriT... ai, axla ukve iciT yvelaferi, da gekiTxebiT, ra mogvelis Cven - me da Cems bavSvs? monros meuRlem xeli xels mouWira da pasuxis molodinSi gaCumda. gavida aTi grZeli wuTi, vidre grant monro xmas amoiRebda. misi pasuxi iseTi iyo, rom axlac sixaruliT vigoneb. gogona aiyvana, Semdeg cols gauwoda xeli da masTan erTad karisaken gaemarTa. - ukeTesi iqneba yvelaferze Sin movilaparakoT, - esa Tqva mxolod. - me ara var Zalian kargi adamiani, efi, magram vfiqrob, rom imaze bevrad ukeTesi ki var, rogorc Tqven warmodgenaSi vyofilvar. me da holmsi gavediT. Cemma megobarma xelSi xeli Camavlo, ukan gamwia da xmadabla miTxra: - mgoni, londonSi ufro saWiro viqnebiT, vidre norberiSi. metad am saqmeze sityva aRar dauZravs, mxolod gvian saRamos, daZinebis win Tqva: - uotson, Tu odesme mogeCvenoT, rom metismetad dajerebuli var Cems TavSi, an imaze naklebs vmuSaob saqmeze, vidre saWiroa, - geTayva, yurSi CamCurCuleT: `norberi~, da Zalian dagimadlebT.

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qristeSobis meore dRes, dResaswaulis misalocad Cemi megobari - Serlok holmsi movinaxule. mas mewamuli feris xalaTi ecva da divanze wamowoliliyo. xelmarjvniv misawvdomze Cibuxebi ewyo, xelmarcxniv ki daWmuWnili, dilis gazeTebis zvini idga. etyoboda, gazeTebi is-is iyo, gadaekiTxa. taxtTan SevniSne zurgiani xis skami, romelzec Zalze gacrecili da xmarebisagan alag-alag daWmuli qudi ekida. skamze dagdebuli qudi, optikuri mina da qirurgiuli sataci imwamsve migaxvedrebdaT, rom Serlok holmss qudi dakvirvebiT daeTvalierebina, kargad gaesinja da guldasmiT Seemowmebina. - albaT dakavebuli xarT da xeli SegiSaleT, ara? -vuTxari me. - sruliadac ara. piriqiT, moxaruli var, rom am wams Cems gverdiT iqnebiT da SesaZlebloba meqneba, Cemi daskvnebi gagiziaroT. ambavi rogorRac gacveTili Cans (da ceriT qudze maniSna), magram am saqmesTan, me mgoni, Zalian saintereso da Wkuissaswavli Tavgadasavali unda iyos dakavSirebuli. me savarZelSi Cavjeqi da xelebi buxarSi mogizgize cecxls mivuficxe. gareT ise saSinlad yinavda, rom sarkmlis minebi Wirxls erTianad moexata da karga gvarianadac gaesqelebina. - Cemi azriT, - wamoviwye me, - am erTis SexedviT ubralo qudTan, raRac ubeduri ambavi unda iyos dakavSirebuli. albaT es qudi iqneba TqvenTvis idumalebiT moculi saqmis gasaRebi da damnaSavec daisjeba. holmsma siciliT. - ara, ara. araviTari danaSauli, - Tqva Serlok es mxolod erTi patara, ucnauri SemTxvevaa, romelic yovelTvis moxdeba iq, sadac oTxi milioni adamiani Zalian patara sivrceze saxlobs da erTmaneTSi ireva. am auareba xalxis yovel moqmedebasa da ukumoqmedebas Tan jaWviviT gadabmul aTasgvar SemTxvevaTa kombinacia axlavs. xSirad bevri patara ambavi, erTis SexedviT, Zalian ucnauri da sakvirvelia, magram danaSaulis niSnebs sruliad ar Seicavs. me mqonda bevri aseTi SemTxveva. - swored agrea, - CavurTe me, - eqvsi SemTxvevidan, romelic Cemi SeniSvnebis wignSi Sevitane, sami araviTar danaSaulis niSnebs ar Seicavs. - marTalia. Tqven airen adleris, mis meri sauTerlendis da tuCgaxeTqili kacis Tavgadasavlis saqmeebze gadamikariT xom sityva? Zalian kargi. eWvi ar mepareba, rom es patara ambavic, amnair ucodvel saqmeTa kategorias ganekuTvneba. Tqven xom icnobT petersons, Sikriki romaa? - diax. - es nadavli imas ekuTvnis. - petersonis qudia? - ara, ara, petersonma ipova. patroni vinaa, ucnobia. me gTxovT, qudi ise daaTvalieroT, rogorc Znelad amosaxsnel amocanas Sehferis da ara, rogorc raime Zvelmani sagani. pirvel yovlisa imas giambobT, eg qudi aq rogor moxvda. pirvelad igi vnaxe qristeSobis dilas, erT msuqan batTan erTad, romelsac axla albaT petersoni cecxlze atrialebs. ai, am ambis istoria: Soba diliT, daaxloebiT oTx saaTze, petersoni, romelsac Tqven kargad icnobT, Zalian patiosani kacia, odnav Seqeifianebuli totenhem kortis gziT Sin brundeboda. gazis farnis Suqze man SeniSna, rom viRac aylayudas, TeTri bati mxarze gadaekidebina da mis win odnavi barbaciT midioda. gujis quCis kuTxes rom miaRwia, viRac avarebma ucnobs gapampuleba moundomes. erTma maTganma qudi moxada da gadaugdo. ucnobma Tavdasacavad joxi daatriala, magram ucabedad maRaziis vitrinas moaxvedra da SuSa erTianad Calewa. petersoni uecrad gamovarda win, rom ucnobs gamosarCleboda, magram es ukanaskneli SuSis Camsxvrevam da formaSi gamowyobili kacis danaxvam ise SeaSina, rom bati xelidan gaagdo, ukan mouxedavad mohkurcxla da totenhem kort-roulis ukan mdebare quCis labirinTebSi gauCinarda. petersonis gamoCenaze avarebic aqeT-iqiT miimalnen. brZolis velis baton-patroni
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petersoni Seiqmna da gamarjvebis nayofi: - gacveTili qudi da SesaniSnavi msuqani batic, manve moimko. - romelic man patrons ukanve daubruna, ara? - swored mandaa ZaRlis Tavi damarxuli. marTalia, batis marcxena fexze Camokidebul qaRalds, misis henri beikeri aweria, isic sworia, rom inicialebi h.b. qudis caze Signidanaa aRniSnuli, magram vinaidan qalaqSi aTasobiT beikeri cxovrobs da asobiT maTgans saxelad monro hqvia, Znelia maTSi batis namdvili patroni aRmoaCino da dakarguli qoneba daubruno. - maS, rogor moiqca petersoni? - raki icoda, rom gamosakvlevi saqmis yvela wvrilmani mainteresebs xolme, petersonma batica da qudic qristeSobis dRes, sisxam diliT, CemTan moarbenina. bati dRevandlamde CemTan iyo. dRes diliT ki, yinvebis miuxedavad, gadavwyvite, rom misi xorciT yelis Cakoklozineba ufro mizanSewonili iqneboda da petersons davubrune. im bats albaT ewera, rom patronis nacvlad bolos petersoni mouRebda. me ki im ucnobi jentlmenis qudi SemomrCa, vinc qristeSobis dRis sadili dakarga. - damkargavs gazeTSi gancxadeba xom ar mouTavsebia? - ara. - aba, ra gziTa da gasaRebiT unda miakvlioT batis yofil patrons? - mxolod isRa dagvrCenia, rom goneba avamuSaoT, vifiqroT da Cveni mixvedrilobis wyalobiT vakeToT daskvnebi. - da yvela mixvedrisa da daskvnis amosavali wertili es qudi iqneba? - ra Tqma unda. - Tqven xumrobT, holms. aba am WuWyiani, gacrecili da Zveli qudidan ra daskvnebi unda gamovitanoT. - ai, aq aris linza, kargad daaTvaliereT qudi da Cemi meTodis gamoyenebiT Tamamad gamoTqviT Tqveni azri, im adamianis individualur Taviseburebebze, visac es qudi ekuTvnis. daglejil-dafleTil quds xeli davavle da sasowarkveTilma didxans vukirkite. igi savsebiT Cveulebrivi, mrgvali, xeSeSi da xmarebisagan lazaTdakarguli ram gaxldaT. qudis odesRac wiTeli abreSumis sarCuli gacrecili da fergadasuli gamoiyureboda. romeli saxelosnos nawarmi iyo, iarliyze aRar etyoboda, Tumca, rogorc holmsma SeniSna, h. b. inicialebi erT kunWulSi viRacas aCxabaCxad mieCxapna. qudis kideSi sawmendi rezinis nasvreti aRmovaCine, magram rezini Sig aRar ido. erTi sityviT, qudi lazaTdakarguli, WuWyiani da dalaqavebuli iyo. dakvirvebisas SeimCneoda, rom am laqebis dasafaravad patrons melani exmara. veraferi SevniSne-meTqi, warmovTqvi uxerxulad da qudi holmss davubrune. - piriqiT, uotson Tqven yvelafers amCnevT, magram azris xmamaRla gamoTqmisa geSiniaT. Tqveni daskvnebis gamotanisas simxdales iCenT da meti araferi. - maSin Tqven TqviT, ra daskvnebis gakeTeba SegiZliaT. holmsma quds wamoavlo xeli da damaxasiaTebeli gulisyuriTa da dakvirvebiT daacqerda. - bevri ram, - wamoiwyo Cemma megobarma, - aq savaraudebeli ufroa, vidre garkveuli. erTi sityviT, Zalian cota ramaa cxadi da ufro meti ram saegebio da sagulisxmo. is ambavi, rom qudis patroni maRalniWieri kacia, aSkaraa. isic cxadia, rom sami wlis winaT xelgaSlilad ucxovria, magram, amJamad Savi dRe dasdgomia da gasaWirSi Cavardnila. - etyoba, sagnebs, movlenebs da momavals winaswar Wvretda da windaxedulebac ar aklda, magram es uwin yofila. aSkaraa, mere raRac avi zne Seeyara, ramac misi bedi CarxukuRma daatriala - albaT galoTda da amitom nivTieradac daqveiTda. isic naTelia, rom masze colsac auyria guli. - Zvirfaso holms!.. - CavurTe me, magram Cemma megobarma sulmoTqmelad ganagrZo. - sakuTari Rirsebis grZnoba, ase Tu ise, mainc SeunarCunebia. Tanac
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qudi uWiravs xolme, xolo meoreSi sanTeli. rogorc ar unda iyos, quds gazisagan cximovani laqebi ar gauCndeboda. kmayofili xarT Tu ara Cemi pasuxiT? - pasuxebi Zalian marjve da sazriania, - vuTxari me siciliT, - magram rac Tqven sTqviT, imaSi danaSaulis kvali ar moCans, batis dakargviT zarali patrons garda aravis unaxavs da Tqvenc cud-ubralod gaisarjeT. Serlok holmsma piri gaaRo, rom CemTvis pasuxi gaeca, magram swored im wams oTaxSi aRelvebuli da loyebRaJRaJebuli Sikriki petersoni Semovarda. - bati, mister holms! bati, ser! - Zlivs amoTqva man. - ra iyo, peterson? ra naxeT aseTi gasaocari? nuTu bati gacocxlda da samzareulos fanjridan gagifrindaT? taxtze mjdomi holmsi Semotrialda, rom aRelvebuli Sikriki ufro kargad SeeTvalierebina. - aba SexedeT, ser! SexedeT erTi, Cemma colma batis CinCaxvSi ra aRmoaCina! man win wamoswia xeli, romlis Suagulze Cven lurjad moelvare, lobios marcvlisodena qva SevniSneT. qva petersonis CaSavebul xelSi eleqtronis sxiviviT cimcimebda da bzinavda. Serlok holmsma gaocebisagan daustvina. - eSmakma dalaxvros yoveli cudi saqme, peterson! - wamoiwyo man, - Tqven WeSmariti ganZi gipoviaT, iciT, rac ipoveT, ara? - almasi, ser! Zvirfasi qva! SuSas yveliviT Wris. - es marto Zvirfasi qva ki araa, swored is Zvirfasi qvaa. - nuTu grafis meuRle morkaris cisferi karbunkulia, - wamoviZaxe me. - swored isaa. am Zvirfas qvaze ukve yovelive vici, vinaidan `taimsis~ gancxadebebs yoveldRiurad vkiTxulob. es almasis Zvirfasi qva absoluturad unikaluria da is aTasi girvanqa, rasac mis mpovnels gancxadebebSi hpirdebian, misi namdvili fasis meoced nawilsac ar Seadgens. - aTasi girvanqa! gmadlobT, maRalo RmerTo! - esa Tqva Sikrikma, savarZelSi CaeSva da xan erTs da xan meores gvaSterdeboda. - marTalia, saCuqrad aTasi girvanqaa gamocxadebuli, magram me vici, rom sxvadasxva mizezebis gamo, grafis meuRle am cisferi karbunkulisaTvis Tavisi qonebis naxevarsac ar daiSurebs, - mSvidad Tqva holmsma. - rogorc maxsovs, karbunkuli sastumro `kosmopolitenSi~ daikarga, - CavurTe me. - swored agrea, - wamoiwyo holmsma, - es moxda ocdaor dekembers. am xuTi dRis winaT grafis meuRlis Zvirfaseulobis yuTis gaxsna da cisferi karbunkulis moparva wyalsadenis mrCilav ostats, jon horners dabralda. horneris winaaRmdeg iseTma Zlierma mamxilebelma sabuTebma moiyara Tavi, rom igi samarTalSi misces. rogorc maxsovs, am saqmis Taobaze gazeTSi gamoqveynebuli cnoba xelT unda mqondes. - holmsi TariRis mixedviT Seudga saWiro gazeTis Zebnas, da manamde qeqavda `taimsis~ grovas, vidre is nomeri ar ipovna, romelsac eZebda. mere gazeTi Suaze gakeca da xmamaRla kiTxvas mohyva: - `Zvirfasi qvis moparva sastumro `kosmopolitenSi~ - jon horners, ocdaeqvsi wlisas, xelobiT wyalsadenis mrCilav ostats, brali edeba masSi, rom a.w. 22 ricxvSi grafi morkaris meuRlis Zvirfaseulobis yuTidan moipara cisfer karbunkulad wodebuli almasis qva. hotelis ufrosma msaxurma, jeims raiderma Ziebas uCvena, rom man horneri naxa grafi morkaris meuRlis sawol oTaxSi gaZarcvis dRes, sadac is buxris moajirs rCilavda. raiderma ganacxada, rom igi hornerTan erTad cota xans iyo oTaxSi, magram Semdeg gamouZaxes. dabrunebisas SeniSna, rom horneri arsad Canda, magidis ujra ZaliT gaeRoT, da tarsikonis yuTi, romelSiac, rogorc SemdegSi gamoirkva, grafis meuRle Zvirfaseulobas inaxavda, carieli egdo tualetis magidaze. raiderma imwamsve atexa gangaSi da horneri im saRamosve daapatimres. magram almasis qva cam Caylapa Tu miwam, veRarsad ipoves. grafis meuRlis moaxle gogom - katerina kiuzakma Ziebas uCvena, rom rogorc ki
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Tavis wiTel TanamoZmeTagan swored amiT gamoirCeva. marTalia, welTa simravliT damZimebuli araa, magram avi da boroti saqmeebiT ukve sakmaod iCina Tavi. ori mkvleloba, qerZafis Sesxma, TviTmkvleloba, ramdenime Zarcva, ai, ra bneli saqmeebia dakavSirebuli am naxevrad gamWvirvale qvasTan, romlis wona sul raRac ormoci gramia. vin ifiqrebs, rom aseTi Zvirfasi samSvenisi adamianebs cixisa da saxrCobelisaken ubiZgebs? axla ki karbunkuls Cems seifSi Cavketav da grafis meuRles Sevatyobineb, rom Zvirfasi qva CvenTan inaxeba. - Tqveni azriT, horneri araa damnaSave? - ver getyviT. - henri beikeri xom araa im bnel saqmeSi CaTreuli? - me mgoni, igi namdvilad ucodveli gvritiviT gamoiyureba. ase vfiqrob, mas warmodgenac ara hqonda, rom bati, romelic saxlSi mihyavda, mTlianad oqrod rom qceuliyo, sinamdvileSi imaze metad fasobda. amas swrafad davadgen, Tu henri beikeri gamoCnda. - manamde araviTari zomebis miReba ar SeiZleba? - ara. - maSin Cems saqmeebs mivxedav da saRamos daTqmul saaTze aq gavCndebi, radgan ambavi Zalian daxlarTulad da awewil-dawewilad gamoiyureba. - Zalian moxaruli viqnebi, Tu SemoivliT. me Cveulebriv Svid saaTze vsadilob. rogorc vici, dRes sadilad gareuli qaTami unda gvqondes. Tu momxdar ambebs miviRebT mxedvelobaSi, misis hadsons unda vTxovo, CinCaxvi kargad gausinjos. raRac gadaudebelma ambavma Semagviana da ukve Svidis naxevars gadacilebuli iqneboda, beikerstritze rom gavCndi. saxls rom mivuaxlovdi, iq Sotlandiurqudiani viRac axmaxi kaci SevniSne, romelsac nikapamde Sebneuli serTuki ecva. etyoba, zari ukve darekili hqonda, magram kari jer ar gaeRoT. Cemi karTan misvla da misi gaReba erTsa da imave dros moxda da Cven oriveni holmsis oTaxSi erTdroulad aRmovCndiT. - Tqven mister henri unda iyoT, - warmoTqva holmsma, savarZlidan wamoiwia da stumars im Zaldautanebeli Tavisufali uSualobiT Seegeba, romelic holmsisaTvis agrerigad iyo damaxasiaTebeli. - cecxlTan axlos rom savarZelia, imaSi CabrZandiT, mister beiker. civi saRamoa da me mgonia, Tqven sicxes ufro unda eguebodeT, vidre sicives. oh, uotson, swored rom droulad moxvediT. es Tqveni qudia, ara, mister beiker? - diax, ser, ra Tqma unda, Cemi qudia. mister beikeri zorzoxi kaci gaxldaT, mxrebCamrgvalebuli da didTava. farTo, inteligenturi saxe hqonda, romelsac yavisferi, gaWaRaravebuli wveri umSvenebda. Rawvis Tavebsa da cxvirze modebuli foreji, da odnav akankalebuli marjvena aSkarad migaxvedrebdaT, rom holmsis varaudi marTali gaxldaT, da igi msmeli kaci unda yofiliyo. Savi, moZvelebuli, sayelogamocvlili serTuki nikapamde Seebnia. saxeloebidan gamxdari, damWlevebuli majebi gamoeCara da ara Tu gaxamebuli manJetebi, SigniT perangic ar unda scmoda. laparakobda dabali, yru xmiT, sityvebs didi sifrTxiliT arCevda da ganaTlebuli kacis STabeWdilebas stovebda. yvelaferze aSkrad etyoboda, rom cxovrebas beikerisaTvis Tavisi ulmobeli klanWi gaekra da cud dReSi Caegdo. - Cven ramdenime dRe davitoveT Tqveni qudi da bati, - wamoiwyo holmsma, vimedovnebdiT ra, rom Tqven gancxadebas gamoaqveynebdiT gazeTSi da Tqvens misamarTs iqidan SevityobdiT. axlac ver amixsnia, ratom ar gamoacxadeT gazeTSi da danakargis ukan dabrunebas ar ecadeT? Cvenma stumarma morcxvad Caicina. da pasuxad esRa amoRerRa: - fuli ise CeCqiviT rodiRa maqvs, rogorc es erT dros gamaCnda. eWvic ar mepareboda, rom Tavdamsxmelebma frinvelica da qudic gaitaces. aba, amis mere raRa azri hqonda imas, rom erTi-ori Silingic danakargisaTvis zed mimeyolebina?
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- Zalze bunebrivi axsnaa, magram imaze ras ityviT, bati rom mainc dakargeT. - rogor Tu davkarge? - uecrad fexze wamoiWra gaficxebuli beikeri. - ise, ubralod, movxarSeT da SeveqeciT. - Tqven SeeqeciT? - ase rom ar movqceuliyaviT, sul erTia mainc gafuWdeboda, - ganagrZo holmsma, - me mgonia, ai, bufetze rom batia, imave wonisa unda iyos, Tanac sul axalia da Tqveni batis namdvili magieri iqneba. - ra Tqma unda, ra Tqma unda, - SvebiT wamoiZaxa beikerma. - im batis CinCaxvi, fexebi da frTebi yovel SemTxvevisaTvis mainc SevinaxeT, Tu Tqven gindaT... henri beikerma gulianad gadaixarxara. - albaT Cemi Tavgadasavlis samaxsovro reliqviebad gamomadgeba, ara? - Tqva man, - aba, sxva ra TavSi saxlelad unda damWirdes Cemi yofili batis namusrevi? ara, batonebo, Tqvenis nebarTviT, Cems yuradRebas im SesaniSnav bats mivaqcev, romelic es-esaa miCveneT da amJamad bufetis Tavzea. Serlok holmsma eSmakurad Semomxeda da mxrebi aiCeCa. - ai, aqaa Tqveni qudi, esec Tqveni batis samagiero - Tqva man da dakluli bati da qudi beikers xelebSi miaCeCa. - sxvaTa Soris, Zalian mainteresebs aseTi nasuqi bati sad iyideT? - didi siamovnebiT mogaxsenebT, ser, - esa Tqva beikerma da Tan bati iRliaSi amoiCara, - sxvebTan erTad, mec xSirad var xolme sastumro `alfaSi~, muzeumis gverdiT romaa. wels, Cvenma keTilma sastumros patronma uindigeitma daaarsa batis klubi, romelSiac TiToeul Cvengans yovel kviras Seaqvs mcireodeni Tanxa. am Tanxis safasurad qristeSobis winadRes yoveli Cvengani kargad nasuq bats Rebulobs. me mTeli gamosaRebi ukve dafaruli maqvs, danarCeni ambavi ki ukve wvrilad iciT. Tqvengan Zalian davalebuli var, ser, aba, Cemi xnis kacs Sotlandiuri qudiT siaruli rogor ekadreba, - Tqva esa da komikuri sazeimo Tavis dakvriT dagvemSvidoba. - am saqmeSi henri beikeri arafer SuaSia, - Tqva holmsma, roca Cvenma stumarma kari gaixura. - savsebiT naTelia, rom momxdari saidumloebiT moculi ambis Taobaze man araferi icis. mSieri xom ara xarT, uotson? - ara, SimSiliT kuWi ar mixmeba. - maSin gTxovT, sadilis nacvlad vaxSams SeveqceT da axla ki, cxel kvals gavyveT. - aucileblad. susxiani saRamo iyo. oriveni paltoebsa da Tbil yelsaxvevebSi gamovexvieT. mowmendil caze gablikebuli varskvlavebi cimcimebdnen da gamvlelTa piridan amosuli Tbili haeri ise moCanda, TiTqos srolis Sedegad damdgari kvamli yofiliyos. Cveni nabijebis xmauri quCaSi garkveviT ismoda, gaviareT uimpolstriti, harleistriti, gadavkveTeT uigmorstriti da oqsfordstritze gavediT. TxuTmeti wuTi dagvWirda, vidre lumsbers mivaRwevdiT. aq gaxldaT aSenebuli beikeris mier naxsenebi sastumro `alfa~. es iyo momcro saxalxo saxli, romelic holbornisaken Camavali quCis kuTxeSi wamoeWimaT. holmsma abris kari SeaRo da loyebRaJRaJa, TeTrwinsafrian sastumros patrons ori Wiqa ludi daukveTa. - Tu ludic iseTive gaqvT, rogoric Tqveni batebia, maSin SesaniSnavi unda iyos. - Cemi batebi? - gaikvirva ludis gamyidvelma. - diax, Tqveni batebi. naxevari saaTis win Tqveni `batis klubis~ wevr henri beikers velaparake. - ho! axla migixvdiT, ser, magram batebi Cemi rodia. - aba, visia? - ocdaoTxi bati koventgardenSi erTi vaWrisagan SeviZine.
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- marTla, ramdenime maTgans mec vicnob, romelma mogyidaT? - brekin rijma. - brekin rijs ar vicnob. maspinZelo! aba, Tqveni gamarjvebisa iyos! dovlaTi, sikeTe da janmrTeloba ar mogklebodeT. Rame mSvidobisa! - sufTa haerze rom gamovediT, holmsma palto Seikra da miTxra: - axla ki brekin rijisaken gavwioT, uotson, da gaxsovdeT, rom jaWvis im erT boloze, romelsac Cven mivyvebiT, Zalian uwyinari frinvelia gamobmuli, meore boloze ki adamiania da mas ulaparakod elis Svidi weli katorRa, Tu misi ucodveloba ar dagvimtkicebia. SeiZleba piriqiTac moxdes da Cvenma Ziebam is daadasturos, rom damnaSave swored beikeria; yovel SemTxvevaSi kvleva-Ziebis warmmarTveli is Zafi, romelic policias SemTxveviT gamorCa, Cvens xelTaa. ranair samwuxaro Sedegamdec ar unda migviyvanos, Cven unda am Zafs bolomde mivdioT. axla ki saswrafod vibrunoT piri samxreTisaken da cxel kvals mivyveT. Cven gadavWeriT holborni, daveSviT endelstritisaken da ramdenime mixveulmoxveuli miyruebuli quCis gavlis mere, Tavi koventgardenis bazarSi amovyaviT. brekin rijis saxeli yvelaze didi fardulis abraze amovikiTxeT. savaWros patroni cxenisTava, qilvaSebiani kaci iyo. igi biWs darabebis daxurvas Sveloda. - saRamo mSvidobisa. civi amindia, ara, - gamoelaparaka holmsi. fardulis patronma dasturis niSnad Tavi daukantura da Cems megobars gaocebuli daacqerda. - rogorc vxedav, kargad givaWriaT, rom batebi sul gagiyidiaT, - uTxra holmsma da marmarilos cariel daxlze aniSna. - xval diliT Tunda xuTas bats mogyidiT. - xval ukve gvian iqneba. - ai iq, sinaTle rom moCans, kidev darCaT gauyidavi batebi. - magram me TqvenTan gamomagzavnes. - vin? - ludxana `alfas~ patronma. - ho, me imas ocdaoTxi bati mivyide. - SesaniSnavi napatiebi frinvelebi ki iyvnen. saidan moiyvaneT? Cemda saocrad, am kiTxvam batebiT movaWre ganarisxa. brekin rijma Tavi aswia da doinjSemoyrilma mkacrad ikiTxa: - pirdapir TqviT, risi Tqmac gindaT da mieT-moeTs Tavi daanebeT! - mgoni, Zalian miukib-moukibavad vTqvi Cemi saTqmeli. me minda vicode, visgan iyideT is batebi, romlebic mere `alfas~ patrons mihyideT. - raki asea, arafersac ar getyviT. movrCiT?! - Tu ar ityviT, Tan ver gadagyvebiT; magram ver gamigia, aseTi ubralo ram gulTan ase axlos ratom migaqvT da ram wamogapilpilaT? - gulTan axlos migaqvso! Cems adgilze Tqvenc ase miitandiT ubralo ambebs gulTan, vinme rom agkviatebodaT da Tavi moebezrebina. roca me karg saqonelSi xeirian Tanxas vixdi, saqmec moWaxrakebuli mgonia; magram Tu dagiwyeben, `sad iyo batebi?~ `visgan iyide batebi?~ `vis mihyide batebi?~ `ra fasi aiRe batebSi?~ kaci ifiqrebs, raki maT garSemo amdeni aurzauri da fusfusi atyda, TiTqos amqveynad marto is batebi yofilan da meti araferio. - vinc Tqven kiTxvebiT Tavs gabezreben, me imaTTan araviTari kavSiri ara maqvs, - wynarad wamoiwyo holmsma, - Tu ar gvetyviT, saidan iyideT is batebi, Cveni gziT wavalT da is iqneba. magram me dabejiTebiT vityvi da sanaZleod xuT girvanqa sterlingsac Camoval, rom is batebi sofelSi gasuqebulebi iyvnen. - Tqven waageT xuTi girvanqa sterlingi, vinaidan batebi qalaqSi gaasuqes, moulodnelad wamoayrantala vaWarma. - aSkara sicruea. - nadvilad asea.
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- warmoudgeneli ambavia. - xom ar ggoniaT, rom frinvelebisa Cemze meti gagegebaT? am saqmes mas mere mivdev, rac dedam akvnis artaxebi Semomxsna da Wipic am saqmeSi moviWeri. giTxariT, is batebi, romlebic ludxana `alfas~ patrons mivyide, qalaqSi dasuqebulebi iyvnen-meTqi da namdvilad asea. - amas arafriT ar davijereb. - maSin davnaZlevdeT. - es imas niSnavs, rom fuli wagarTvaT, radgan Cems simarTleSi eWvi ar mepareba. magram Tqveni aseTi jiutobisaTvis axi iqneboda erT soverenze dagnaZlevebodiT da TqvenTvis Wkua meswavlebina. vaWarma pirquSad Caicina da biWs gaZaxa: - aRricxvis wignebi momitane, bil. momcro tanis biWma ori wigni moutana, erTi imaTgani sakmaod Txeli gaxldaT. meore ki sqeli da sapoxavi qoniT dasvrili. biWma wignebi Werze Camokidebuli lampis qveS daawyo. - aba, mister Tavdajerebulo, - damcinavad daiwyo vaWarma, - vfiqrobdi, yvela bati ukve gavyide-meTqi, magram vidre savaWros davxuravde, vxedav, erTi bati kidev myolia. xedavT am patara wigns? - Zalian kargad. - aq im adamianTa gvarebia, visganac saqonels vyidulob. xedavT? ai, am gverdze soflelTa saxelebia, xolo iqve miwerili cifrebi didi wignis im gverdze miuTiTebs, romelzedac maTTan angariSwarmoebaa mocemuli. axla wiTeli melniT nawers daakvirdiT. naxeT? aq Cemi qalaqeli mommarageblebis gvarebia aRniSnuli. aba, mesame nomerze miwerili gvari xmamaRla amoikiTxeT! - `misis oukSoti 117, briqstonroudi - 249~, - waikiTxa holmsma. - marTali brZandebiT. aba, axla sqeli wignis oras ormocdamecxre gverdi gadaSaleT! holmsma miniSnebuli gverdi swrafad ipova da gadaSala `ai, aq aris, misis oukSoti, 117 briqstonroudi, kvercxisa da Sinaur frinvelTa mommaragebeli~. - aba, misi gvaris gaswvriv bolo minaweric amoikiTxeT! - `dekembris 22. ocdaoTxi bati 7 Silingad da eqvs pensad~. - WeSmaritad agrea. ganagrZeT, ganagrZeT. - `gaiyida `alfas~ mepatrone mister uindigeitze Tormet-Tormet Silingad TiToeuli~. - aba axla raRas ityviT? Serlok holmsi gulmosuli da nawyeni gamoiyureboda. man jibidan amoiRo sovereni, marmarilos daxlze daagdo da gareT usityvod gamovida. ramdenime iardi rom gaiara, quCis farnis qveS SeCerda da Taviseburad uxmaurod, magram gulianad Caicina. - roca qilvaSebian da jibidan wiTel xelsaxocamoCril kacs gadaeyrebiT, imedi unda iqonioT, rom sanaZleos gulisaTvis yvelafers daayaWvinebT, - Tqva holmsma. - Tamamad SemiZlia giTxraT, uotson, rom rac brekin rijs sanaZleos dadebis Semdeg informacia davtyue, asi girvanqac rom damexarja, verasgziT ver movipovebdi. ase mgonia, uotson, rom Cveni Zieba dasasruls uaxlovdeba. erTaderTi gadasawyveti ambavi axla isaa, misis oukSots dResve davadgeT Tavze, Tu Cveni stumroba xvalisaTvis gadavdoT. brekin rijis sityvebidan savsebiT naTelia, rom Cvens garda am saqmiT sxvacaa dainteresebuli da me mgonia... holmss sityva moulodnelad xmaurma Seawyvetina. igi swored im fardulidan moisma, saidanac is iyo gamovediT. zurgisaken SevbrundiT Tu ara, fardulSi lampis yviTel Suqze SevniSne Cia kaci, romelsac saxe virTxas miugavda. brekin riji ki karebSi gaxiduliyo da SiSisagan mokuntul kacunas, gaavebuli muSts uqnevda. - Tavidan momwydiT Tqvenca da Tqveni batebic, - Rrialebda igi. - yvelani eSmaks wauRixarT. Tu kidev mosulxarT CemTan da aseTi regvenuli laparaki
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dagiwyiaT, ZaRls mogiqsevT. moiyvaneT misi oukSoti da pasuxs imas gavcem. Tqven ra gesaqmebaT, batebi vis mivyide! Tqvengan viyide, Tu ra? - magram erT-erTi imaTgani xom namdvilad Cemi iyo, - daiwuwuna patara kacma. - Tqveni pretenzia wadiT da misis oukSots ganucxadeT. - swored man gamomagzavna TqvenTan. - Tundac prusiis mefes mohkiTxeT, CemTvis sul erTia. me mag saqmes movrCi. gaswiT aqedan da TvaliT aRar damenaxoT. - gamwarebuli breken riji win gavarda da SiSisagan mokuntuli Cia kaci ki bnelSi gauCinarda. - mgonia, am ambavma briqstonroudSi wasvlisagan dagvixsnas! - waiCurCula holmsma. - momyeviT da vnaxoT, uotson, iqneb im ymawvilma Ziebis saqmeSi fasdaudebeli samsaxuri gagviwios. - esa Tqva da holmsi grZeli nabijiT daedevna gauCinarebul ucnobs. Cemi megobari ganaTebuli duqnebis win SequCebul xalxSi gzas idayvebis daxmarebiT miikvlevda. igi male daewia ltolvils, mxarze xeli daado da SeaCera. SemkrTali ucnobi Semobrunda da gazis farnis Suqze SevniSne, rom feri sruliad dakargoda. - vina xarT da ra gindaT Cemgan? - mTrTolvare xmiT ikiTxa ucnobma. - mapatieT, - rbilad da zrdilobianad wamoiwyo holmsma, - magram me yuri movkari Tqven rom ramdenime wuTis win im vaWars raRacas ekiTxebodiT. darwmunebuli var, me SevZleb Tqven daxmarebas. - Tqven? vina xarT? an saidan iciT, ra minda da ra gamWirvebia? - Cemi saxeli da gvari Serlok holmsia da swored Cemi saqmea imisi codna, rac sxvebma ar ician. - magram rac me minda, imis Taobaze Tqven araferi gecodinebaT. - mapatieT, magram yovelive zedmiwevniT sworad vici. Tqven gindaT im batebis kvali aRmoaCinoT, romlebic briqstonroudelma oukSotma vaWar brekin rijs mihyida. am ukanasknelma batebi didi mogebiT ludxana `alfas~ mepatrone mister uindergeitze gahyida, man ki Tavis klubis wevrTa gulic moigo da fulic. henri beikeric im klubis wevria. - oh, ser, Tqven swored is adamiani xarT, visTan Sexvedrac guliT mewada, wamoiyvira Cia kacma. man xelebi holmsisaken gaiwoda da SevniSne, TiTebi erTianad ucaxcaxebda. - me sityvebi ver mipovia, ser, rom agixsnaT, rogor var dainteresebuli am saqmiT. Serlok holmsma gzad mimavali etli SeaCera da ucnobs ase mimarTa: - umjobesia oTaxSi vibaasoT da ara aq, am sabazro adgilas, sadac qaric Tavisuflad danavardobs. magram vidre gavemgzavrebodeT, gTxovT miTxraT, vis unda vemsaxuro. ucnobi Seyoymanda. - Cemi saxeli da gvari jon robinzonia, - amoRerRa man da Tan holmss Tvali aarida. - ara, ara. me namdvil saxelsa da gvars gekiTxebiT, - tkbilad uTxra holmsma. fsevdonimiT moqmedeba yovelTvis dasanani xdeba xolme. ucnobis TeTr Rawvebs siwiTle moeria. - raki asea, namdvil gvarsa da saxels getyviT. me jeims raideri gaxlavarT. - WeSmaritad asea. Tqven sastumro `kosmopolitenSi~ ufros msaxurad muSaobT. gTxovT, etlSi CabrZandeT da male, rac Tqven gainteresebT, yvelafers giambobT. Cia kaci xan me Semomyurebda da xan holmss akvirdeboda. mis TvalebSi xan SiSi Cadgeboda da xan imedis naperwkali kiafobda, iseve, rogorc bednierebisa da ubedurebis zRvarze mdgom adamianebs emarTebaT xolme. dabolos ucnobma yoymans sZlia, Cajda da naxevar saaTSi ukve beikerstritze sastumro oTaxSi visxediT. gzaSi, beikerstritamde aRaraferi Tqmula. mxolod Cveni axali kompanionis gaxSirebuli Rrma sunTqva da xelebis fSvneta aSkarad metyvelebda, rom igi nerviulobda.

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- ukve movediT! - mxiarulad Tqva holmsma. - aseT amindSi agizgizebuli buxari pirdapir miswrebaa. Tqven, getyobaT Zalin gcivaT, mister raider. ai, selis im dawnul savarZelSi CajeqiT. vidre Tqvens saqmes SevudgebodeT, fostlebs Cavicvam da erT wamSi aq gavCndebi. axla saqmeze vilaparakoT. Tqven gainteresebT batebis Semdgomi istoria, ara? - diax, ser. - Tumca Tqven batebis ambavi ki ara, erTi batis bedi gainteresebT. TeTri batisa, romelsac kudTan Savi zoli dahyveboda... raideri mRelvarebisagan acaxcaxda. - oh, ser, - wamoiyvira man, - Tqven SegiZliaT miTxraT, sadaa amJamad is bati? - aqaa, CvenTan, - mokled mouWra holmsma. - aq aris? - diax, aq aris da daamtkica kidec, rom igi araCveulebrivi bati gaxlavT. arc mikvirs, ase Zalian rom gainteresebT misi bedi. sikvdils mere man araCveulebrivi kvercxi dagvitova. diax, ulamazesi, ubrwyinvalesi da umSvenieresi lurji kvercxi. ai, aqa maqvs Senaxuli Cems muzeumSi. Cveni stumari wamodga, magram retdasxmuliviT tortmanebda da marjvena xeliT buxris Tavs CaeWida. holmsma seifi gaxsna da iqidan cisferi, mokiafe karbunkuli gamoiRo. varskvlaviviT mocimcime Zvirfasi qva cecxlis Suqze aTasnair ferad elvarebda. raiders SiSisagan saxe daRrejoda da aRar icoda, moeTxova Zvirfasi nivTi, Tu sruliad aeRo masze xeli. - TamaSs ukve wirva gamouvida, raider, - mSvidad daiwyo holmsma. - myarad dadeqiT fexze, Torem cecxlSi CavardebiT. uotson, xeli miaSveleT, geTayva. jer kidev veraa ise gamowrTobili, rom aseT ambavs auRelveblad Sexvdes. cota brendi mieciT, gadahkras da eSveleba. eyofa, meti ar unda! axla ufro adamianurad gamoiyureba. sinamdvileSi adamiani ki ara, erTi namceca, pawawkintela kacuna da araraobaa! erT wams raideri watortmanda da kinaRam Caikeca, magram brendim saxeze feric mohgvara da albaT Zalac misca, rom dajda da SiSisagan daWyetili Tvalebi Tavis bralmdebels miapyro. - danaSaulis yvela rgoli da damamtkicebeli sabuTebic Cems xelTaa, ase rom, Tqven Zalian cota laparaki mogiwevT. magram yvelaferi marTali unda gviamboT da CvenTvis yoveli wvrilmani naTeli unda gaxdes. vin giamboT grafinia morkaris am cisfer karbunkulze, raider? - katerina kiuzakma, - gabzaruli xmiT upasuxa raiderma. - vici, ledis pirisfareSi romaa. da uecrad gamdidrebis cTunebam SegipyroT, rogorc Tqvenamdec, es bevr Tqvenze Rirseul kacs damarTnia. miznis misaRwevad ki araviTar saSualebas ar daerideT, ara? ase mgonia, Tqvengan SesaniSnavi, maxvilgonieri borotmoqmedi dadgeboda, raider! Tqven icodiT, rom is mrCilavi horneri erTxel ukve nasamarTlevi iyo qurdobisaTvis da eWvs ucilod masze miitandnen, mere ra moimoqmedeT? Tqvens Tanamzraxvel katerina kiuzakTan erTad ledis oTaxSi gatexeT buxris moajiri da saqme ise moawyveT, rom moajiris SesakeTeblad swored horneri gamogzavnes. roca is ubeduri horneri wavida, tarsikonis yuTi gaaReT da Zvirfasi qva moipareT, Semdeg atexeT gangaSi da is sacodavi kaci daaWerineT. mere... raideri uecrad dabla daemxo da holmss muxlebze Semoexvia: - RvTis gulisaTvis, SemibraleT! - ganwiruli xmiT qaliviT daiwivla man, - ifiqreT Cems mSoblebzec! es ambavi gulebs dauxeTqavs im ubedurebs. winaT arasodes miqurdia! aseT rames arc arasodes Caviden. vficav, rom ar Caviden! Tu gindaT, xatze davificeb, oRondac am saqmes sasamarTlomde nu miitanT!

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- dajeqiT Tqvens adgilas, - mtkiced uTxra holmsma, - axla fexqveS gageba, laquci da pirferoba advilia, magram fiqrobdiT sacodav hornerze, romelsac pasuxi unda ego im saSineli danaSaulisaTvis, rac mas gonebaSic ar gauvlia? - inglisidan gadavikargebi, mister holms! diax, avibargebi samSoblodan, ser, maSin xom horners braldeba moexsneba... - hm! amaze kidev movilaparakebT. axla ki is WeSmariti ambavi movisminoT, rac danaSaulis Cadenis mere moxda. rogor moxvda Zvirfasi qva batis CinCaxvSi da vin gamoiyvana bati bazarze gasayidad? mxolod marTali gviambeT, Tqveni xsna mxolod simarTles SeuZlia. raiderma gamxmari tuCebi eniT daisvela. - rogorc moxda, yvelafers ise giambobT, ser. roca horneri daapatimres, vifiqre, umjobesia Zvirfasi qva gadavmalo, vidre policias Cemi gaCxreka moufiqrebia-meTqi. raki qvis dasamalad otelSi Sesaferisi adgili ar meguleboda, movimizeze samsaxuris saqmeebi, otelidan gamovedi da Cems das vestumre. igi gaTxovili gaxlavT oukSotze, saxlobs briqstonroudze da gasasyidi batebis gasuqebas misdevs. es xeloba gaxlavT misi cxovrebis wyaro. yvela Semxvedri adamiani policieli da gamomZiebeli megona. miuxedavad imisa, rom sagrZnoblad yinavda, vidre briqstonrouds mivaRwevdi, saxeze ofli wurwuriT Camomdioda. dam danaxvisTanave mkiTxa, ra dagemarTa, rom ase ferdakarguli xaro. Cemi dabnevisa da ferwasulobis mizezi otelSi momxdari qurdoba aris-meTqi, vuTxari. mere ukana ezoSi gavedi, yalioni gavabole da Seqmnili mdgomareobidan gamosavlis povnaze vfiqrobdi. me myavda erTi megobari gvarad moudsli, romelic cud gzas daadga da karga xans pentonvilis stumaric iyo. cixidan gamosuli, gzaze Semxvda da miambo, Tu rogor hyidian naparavs qurdebi. vicodi, ar gamcemda, Tu Cems ambavs vetyodi, radgan misi ramdenime bneli saqmis asaval-dasavali mec kargad vuwyodi. gulSi gadavwyvite, wavsuliyavi kilburnSi, sadac is cxovrobda da Cemi saidumlo misTvis mimendo. is maswavlida gzas, rogor gameyida Zvirfasi qva da mis nacvlad jibeSi fulebi CameCxrialebina. magram Tavsatexi is iyo, rogor CameRwia kilburnamde. roca vixsenebdi, rac otelidan Cemi dis saxlamde gadamxda, SiSisagan tanSi mcrida da mzaravda. yovel wuTs SeeZloT daveWire, gaveCxrike da Cemi Jiletis jibidan Zvirfasi qva waerTmiaT. kedels miyrdnobili videqi da Cems gasaWirze vfiqrobdi. dabla, fexebTan, udardelad dabajbajebdnen batebi, uecrad gonebaSi gamielva azrma, romlis sisruleSi moyvaniT, megona, yvelaze ufro daxelovnebul maZebarsac gavacurebdi. Cemma dam ramdenime kviris win miTxra, saSobaod erT gasuqebul bats gaCuqebo. vicodi, sityvas ar gadavidoda. gadavwyvite, danapirebiT mesargebla, romelime batisaTvis Zvirfasi qva gadameylapebina da kilburnis gzas gavdgomodi. ezoSi patara farduli idga. erTi kargad Casuqebuli mSvenieri TeTri bati, romelsac kudTan zoli dasdevda, im farduls ukan mivimwyvdie, daviWire, piri gavaRebine da rac SeiZleba ukan, sasaSi, Cavtene Zvirfasi qva. batma qva gadaylapa da vigrZeni, rogor gadauvida igi sasidan CinCaxvSi. magram gadaylapa Tu ara erTi aliaqoTi atexa, frTebs xelebze mitylaSunebda da gamwarebuli ibrZoda. am xmaurze Cemma dam gamoixeda da bati rom im yofaSi dainaxa, mkiTxa, ra ambavio. sapasuxod misken Sevbrundi Tu ara, batma dro ixelTa, xelidan gamisxlta da sxva batebSi ameria. `ra uyavi bats, jeims~, - ikiTxa Cemma dam. `Sen xom dampirdi, saSobaod bats gaCuqebo, me yvelaze ufro Casuqebuli mindoda SemerCia~. `oh, SenTvis aRTqmuli bati ukve SerCeulia, - mkvircxlad mipasuxa Cemma dam, Cven mas `jeimsis bats~ veZaxiT. igi yvelaze didica da mTlianad TeTria. ai, iq

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SemTxveva internatSi Cvens patara wynar oTaxs beikerstritze bevri dramatuli scena axsovs, magram tornikroft haksteiblis gamoCenaze ufro moulodneli da gansacvifrebeli veraferi gamixsenebia. es iyo xelovnebis magistri, filosofiis doqtori da a.S. da a.S. sadarbazo baraTma, rac metismetad patara Canda samecniero xarisxebis iseTi mZime tvirTisaTvis, mxolod ramdenime wamiT Semouswro mis patrons. baraTs kvaldakval Semohyva tanadi, warmosadegi, didebuli kaci - TavdaWerilobisa da sulieri siZlieris gansaxiereba. jer Semosulic ar iyo, rom xelebiT magidas daeyrdno, iatakze nela daeSva, grZnoba dakarga da Cven win buxarTan gaSlil daTvis tyavze gaiSxlarTa. adgilidan wamovvardiT da gaocebulni, erT wuTs usityvod SevcqerodiT daRupuli gemis am STamagonebel namusrevs, sadRac Sors, cxovrebis ukidegano zRvaSi avardnilma qariSxalma CvenTan rom Semoagdo. holmsma swrafad daudo TavqveS baliSi, me ki pirTan sasmisiT koniaki mivutane. ucnobis saxe Rrma naoWebs daeRara. dasiebul TvalebSi molurjo Crdilebi Casdgomoda. odnav Ria piris kideebi naRvlianad daeSva dabla. Rababian nikapze jagari wamozrdoda. Canda, Soridan iyo mosuli, radgan gaWuWyianebuli sayelo da perangi mouCanda, dauvarcxneli Tma ki lamaz Sublze bRuja-bRuja eyara. Cven win iwva adamiani, romelsac Tavze raRac didi ubedureba dastexoda. - ra sWirs, uotson? - mkiTxa holmsma. - albaT SimSilisa da daRlilobisagan qanci aqvs gawyvetili, - vupasuxe da xeli ar momicilebia stumris majisaTvis, romelic odnav ucemda. - ukan dasabrunebeli bileTi mekltonamde. es CrdiloeT inglisSia, - Tqva holmsma da mosulis saaTis jibidan rkinigzis bileTi amoiRo, - axla Tormetic araa. Cans, adre mouxda gamosvla! Cvens stumars SeSupebuli quTuToebi SeuTrTolda da nacrisferi Tvalebi mogvaStera. wuTic da sircxvilisagan erTianad gawiTlebuli fexze didi gaWirvebiT wamodga. - momiteveT, mister holms. es gulwasvla nerviuli Zrwolis Sedegia. ara, gmadlobT... Wiqa rZe, orcxobila da yvelaferi gaivlis. mister holms, aq imisaTvis Camovedi, rom Tan wagiyvanoT. Cemi Camosvlis garda, albaT veraviTari depeSa ver dagarwmunebT, rom is, risi gulisTvisac me geaxeliT, gadaudebeli saqmea. - roca sabolood momjobindebiT... - Tavs Cinebulad vgrZnob. pirdapir ar vici, es ra SememTxva. mister holms, dabejiTebiT gTxovT, pirvelive matarebliT wamobrZandeT mekltonSi. holmsma Tavi gadaaqnia. - Cemi kolega, eqimi uotsoni dagidasturebT, rom Cven axla Tavis mosafxanadac ar gvcalia. fereris dokumentebis dakargvis gamo dawyebuli ZiebisaTvis avansi ukve miviRe; amas garda, am dReebSi daniSnulia aber-havenSi momxdari mkvlelobis saqmis garCeva. londonidan gasvla mxolod gansakuTrebuli mniSvnelobis garemoebam SeiZleba maiZulos.
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- meeWveba, rom am saqmeSi raime daxmareba SevZlo. ramdenadac cnobilia, bavSvs mxolod mama swerda. - da mamis werili miiRo gaqcevis dRes. rogori damokidebuleba iyo mama-Svils Soris: kargi, megobruli? - misi brwyinvaleba mniSvnelovani saxelmwifo saqmeebiTaa gadatvirTuli da Tavisi megobrobis Rirsadac aravin miaCnia. mis guls Cveulebrivi adamianuri grZnoba ase iolad ver Seatokebs. magram Taviseburad ymawvils cudad ar eqceoda. - mainc rogor SeatyveT, ymawvili mTlianad dedis mxareze iyo? - diax. - TviTon ambobda ase? - ara. - maS vin? hercogi? - ara, ras brZanebT! ra Tqma unda, ara! - maS, es saidan iciT? - xSirad mixdeboda misi brwyinvalebis mdivanTan, mister jeims uailderTan saubari. man gamando saidumlod lord soltairis ganwyobileba. - gasagebia. ho, marTla, hercogis ukanaskneli werili bavSvis gaqcevis Semdeg ipovneT oTaxSi? - ara. albaT, Tan waiRo... mister holms, xom ar vagvianebT sadgurze wasvlas? - axlave vubrZaneb, kebi momgvaron. TxuTmeti wuTis Semdeg Tqvens gankargulebaSi viqnebiT. Tu Sin depeSis gagzavna gnebavT, mister haksteibl, ecadeT iq, Tqvensas, ise ifiqron, rom Zieba jer kidev liverpulSi mimdinareobs. Tqveni maZebrebis xrova xom iqiT gafrinda? me ki amasobaSi damSvidebuli, daubrkoleblad vimuSaveb zed Tqveni skolis karTan da iqneb alRom ar umtyunos or iseT nacad meZebars, rogoric arian morCili msaxuri da uotsoni. iqneb ynosvam ar gviRalatos da adgilze kvalis migneba movaxerxoT. saRamos derbis sagrafos civma haerma gagvagrila. Cven win doqtor haksteilis saxelganTqmuli internati aRmarTuliyo. roca haksteiblis skolis karibWes mivaRwieT, ukve bneloda. winkarSi magidaze dagvxvda sadarbazo baraTi. laqiam raRac CasCurCula direqtors da isic aRelvebuli mogvibrunda. - hercogi aq aris, - Tqva haksteiblma, - hercogi da mister uailderi kabinetSi micdian. wamobrZandiT, jentlmenebo, Tqvens Tavs warvudgen. me, ra Tqma unda, fotosuraTebidan vicnobdi am uaRresad cnobil saxelmwifo moRvawes, magram igi sulac ar aRmoCnda iseTi, rogoric suraTebze iyo. buxris win xaliCaze idga moxdenilad Cacmuli, didebuli garegnobis kaci. mogrZo, gamxdari saxe hqonda da raRac uazrod wamoSverili grZeli, mokauWebuli cxviri. saxeze mkvdrisferi edo da am sifermkrTales kidev ufro aZlierebda grZeli, JRali wveri, romlis miRmac TeTr Jiletze saaTis oqros Zewkvi cimcimebda. yofili ministri daJinebiT Semogvcqeroda. gverdiT jerac sruliad axalgazrda, tanmomcro, moZravi, nerviuli Sesaxedaobisa da Wkviani gamometyvelebis cisferTvaleba kaci edga. rogorc mivxvdi, is misi piradi mdivani, uailderi iyo. laparaki man wamoiwyo, Tanac, uaRresad gadamwyveti da mkveTri xmiT: - doqtoro haksteibl, me viyavi dRes diliT TqvenTan, magram, samwuxarod, davagviane da ver SevZeli xeli SemeSala TqvenTvis londons gamgzavrebaSi. rogorc miTxres, mister Serlok holmsis Camosayvanad da misTvis am saqmis gamokvlevis dasavaleblad gamgzavrebulxarT, doqtoro haksteibl. misi brwyinvaleba gaocebulia, rom winaswar masTan mouTaTbireblad gabedeT aseTi nabijis gadadgma. - roca gavige, rom policiis Ziebam Sedegi ar gamoiRo... - misi brwyinvaleba sulac ar aris amaSi darwmunebuli. - magram, mister uailder!..

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- rogorc TqvenTvis cnobilia, doqtoro haksteibl, mis brwyinvalebas ar surs, rom es saqme gaxmaurdes. igi umjobesad miiCnevda, ucxo xalxisaTvis ar gagendoT es ambavi. - amisi gamosworeba advilia, - wailuRluRa SeSinebulma doqtorma, - mister Serlok holmss SeuZlia dilis matarebliT dabrundes londonSi. - ar vapireb, doqtoro, ar vapireb! - Tavaziani RimiliT Tqva holmsma. CrdiloeTis haeri ise sasiamovno da keTilismyofelia janmrTelobisaTvis, rom gadavwyvite aq, dablobSi gavataro ramdenime dRe. gaverTobi ise, rogorc movaxerxeb. rac Seexeba TavSesafars, Tqvens WerqveS viqnebi, Tu soflis sastumroSi, es ukve Tqvenzea damokidebuli. ubeduri doqtori sruliad daibna, magram swored maSin wamoeSvela qeraTmiani hercogis boxi xma, sadilze mimxmobi gongis xmasaviT rom gaisma. - doqtori uailderi marTalia, doqtoro haksteibl, CemTan moTaTbireba gmarTebdaT, magram raki mister Serlok holmss es saqme gaandeT, Cvenis mxriv ugunureba iqneboda mis samsaxurze uaris Tqma. soflis sastumroSi ra gaqvT wasasvleli, mister holms? moxaruli viqnebi, Tu holdernes-holSi mestumrebiT. - uaRresad gmadlobT, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, magram Tqveni saqmis interesebisaTvis, aq, SemTxvevis adgilze Tu davrCebi, ajobebs. - ar SemiZlia Zala dagatanoT, mister holms, magram Tu raime cnobebi dagWirdebaT Cemgan an mister uailderisagan, oriveni mzad varT gemsaxuroT. - albaT momixdeba holdernes-holSi Camosvla, - Tqva holmsma, - axla ki, ser, mxolod is minda vicode, rogor xsniT Tqveni Svilis egzom idumal gauCinarebas. - mimZims pasuxis gacema, ser. - mapatieT, Tu TqvenTvis arasasiamovno Temas Sevexebi, magram uamisod ar SeiZleba. xom ar fiqrobT, rom saqmeSi Careulia hercogis meuRle? ministri pasuxs agvianebda. - ara, ar mgonia, - Tqva bolos. - maSin TavisTavad iCens Tavs meore axsna: iqneb ymawvili gaitaces im mizniT, rom gamosasyidi miiRon? aseTi moTxovna ar yofila? - ara, ser. - kidev erTi kiTxva, Tqveno brwyinvalebav: gavige, SvilisaTvis werili misi gauCinarebis dRes migiweriaT. - ara, wina dRes. - savsebiT sworia. magram werili imave dRes miiRo? - diax. - xom araferi iyo im werilSi iseTi, rom aeRelvebina bavSvi da Caenerga misTvis gaqcevis azri? - ra Tqma unda, ara, ser! - werili TviTon gagzavneT? hercogis nacvlad gajavrebulma mdivanma miugo: - mis brwyinvalebas Cveulebad ara aqvs piradad gzavnos Tavisi korespondenciebi. es werili sxvebTan erTad datova magidaze da me Cavde safosto CanTaSi. - darwmunebuli xarT, rom sxva werilebTan isic iyo? - diax, davinaxe. - ramdeni werili dawereT im dRes, Tqveno brwyinvalebav? - oci Tu ocdaaTi. didi mimowera maqvs. magram vfiqrob, Cven saqmis arsidan gadavuxvieT. - ara, ratom! - Tqva holmsma. - TviTonve vurCie policias Zieba samxreT safrangeTSi waremarTa, - ganagrZo hercogma, - vimeoreb: ara mgonia, hercogis qals unari Seswevdes Svili aseTi saSineli nabijis gadasadgmelad waaqezos, magram TviTon bavSvi iseTi jiutia, SeiZleba dedasTan gaqceuliyo, miT ufro, Tu amas im germanelis mxriv
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patara ferma gafantula, cxvrebi, Zroxebi, Waobis frinveli - ai, am midamoebis binadarni. Semdgom, rogorc TviTonve xedavT, gadis Cesterfildis gzatkecili. mis gaswvriv dganan koteji, eklesia da sastumro. ukan - borcvebia, maRali da daxramuli. darwmunebuli var, Cven Zieba CrdiloeTisaken unda vawarmooT. - magram velosipedi! - gavimeore Cemi mosazreba. - ra SuaSia aq velosipedi! - mouTmenlad mipasuxa holmsma. - kargi velosipedistebi marto gzatkecilebze rodi dadian. veli bilikebiTaa daserili, garda amisa, im Rames mTvare kargad anaTebda... moiTmineT! es ra aris? karze kakuni gaisma da am xmas oTaxSi maSinve moh-yva doqtori haksteibli. xelSi eWira cisferi qudi, romelsac saCixze TeTri danakerebi hqonda. - napovnia! - SesZaxa man. - madloba RmerTs! rogorc iqna, Cveni ymawvilis kvals wavawydiT! es lordis kepia! - sad ipovneT? - boSaTa sazidarSi. maTi banaki velze idga. samSabaTs aiSalnen da gzas gaudgnen. dRes policia daesxa Tavs da maTi sazidrebis Cxrekis Semdeg, ai, ra ipovnes. - rogor moxvda qudi CvenTano, ra uTqvamT? - Tavis daZvrena ucdiaT, miukib-moukibavT, kepi samSabaT diliT velze vipoveTo. ara, im aramzadebma ician, sadaa bavSvi. sabednierod, yvelani Casves. kanonis SiSi enas gauxsniT an, iqneba, kanonis SiSma ki ara, hercogis qisam aalaparakos isini. - ho, ra gaewyoba, kargia, - Tqva holmsma, roca doqtori oTaxidan gavida. yovel SemTxvevaSi, es adasturebs Cems varauds, rom mxolod velze Zieba mogvcems raime Sedegs. policias araferi gaukeTebia, Tu mxedvelobaSi ar miviRebT boSebis dapatimrebas. SexedeT rukas, uotson. velze nakaduli miedineba. skolasa da holdernes-hols Soris is erT-or adgilas daWaobebulia. amindi axla ise gvalviania, rom kvalis Zebna sadme sxvagan usargeblo saqmea, WaobebSi ki SeiZleba aqa-iq darCa nakvalevi, xval adre SemogivliT da SevecadoT Suqi movfinoT am saidumloebiT mocul saqmes. meore dRes, ganTiadis bindbundSi gameRviZa da Cems loginTan holmsis maRali, gamxdari figura SevniSne. holmsi ukve Cacmuli iyo da rogorc Canda, iqauroba daeTvalierebina. - kordi da velosipedis farduli gamovikvlie, - miTxra megobarma. - Semdeg mrude solSi gaviseirne. adeqiT, uotson, gverdiT oTaxSi kakao gelodebaT, Tanac gTxovT, iCqaroT, radgan dRes bevri davidaraba gvelis. Cems megobars saxe ise wamogzneboda da Tvalebic im adamianiviT uelavda, romelsac guli ar uTmens, rom Tavis sayvarel samuSaos Seudges. Cems win ukve sxva adamiani idga - gamococxlebuli, energiuli, romelic sruliad ar hgavda Tavis TavSi Caketilsa da fermkrTal beikerstritel meocnebes. Sevcqerodi mis zambarasaviT daWimul jan-RoniT aRsavse sxeuls da vgrZnobdi, rom es dRe davidarabas gviqadda. magram Cveni saqmianoba mware imedgacruebiT daiwyo. sruliad daimedebulni gavemarTeT muq torfian dablobisaken, rasac cxvrebis mier gakvaluli bilikebi seravda. male gavediT Ria mwvane feris daWaobebul saZovrebze, rac Cvensa da holdernes-hols Soris mdebareobda. Tu bavSvs gezi Sinisaken hqonda aRebuli, maSin am adgils ver ascdeboda da WenWyobSi uTuod unda darCeniliyo misi, an germaneli maswavleblis fexis kvali. magram msgavsi veraferi vnaxeT. Cemi megobari am mwvane velis kides mihyveboda warbSekruli da yuradRebiT akvirdeboda yovel bnel laqas xavsian zedapirze. uTvalavi cxvris kvali iyo, xolo ramdenime milis iqiT Zroxis kvalic vnaxeT. es iyo da es. - aSkarad gvimtyuna bedma, - Tqva holmsma da win gadaWimul vels gaxeda, - ai, iqac aris Waobebi da maT Soris viwro gasasvlelia. SexedeT! SexedeT! es ra aris? Sav, daklaknil bilikze SevdeqiT. bilikis SuagulSi, svel miwaze, aSkarad Canda velosipedis borblebis kvali.
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- vaSa! - SevZaxe me. - ai, velosipedis borblebis nakvalevic. magram holmsma Tavi gadaaqnia da misi saxis gamometyveleba imdenad sixaruls ar gamoxatavda, ramdenadac gaocebasa da gamaxvilebul yuradRebas. - velosipedis nakvalevi kia, magram sxva velosipedisaa, - mipasuxa man. - CemTvis cnobilia velosipedis ormoci sxvadasxvanairi saburavis anabeWdi. es, rogorc xedavT, `danlopis~ firmisaa, isic sakerebliani. haidegers palmerisa hqonda, gaswvriv zolebiani. ase miTxra maTematikis maswavlebelma evelingma. maSasadame, aq gauvlia ara haidegers, aramed viRac sxvas. - maSasadame, bavSvs? - rom SegveZlos imis damtkiceba, rom bavSvs velosipedi hqonda! magram gvarwmuneben, velosipedi ar hqoniao. es kvali, rogorc TviTonve SegiZliaT darwmundeT, skolasTan iwyeba. - an skolisken midis. - ara, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, ukana borblebis kvali mudam ufro Rrmaa, radgan mas meti simZime awveba. ai, xedavT? ramdenime adgilas daemTxva wina borblis ufro mkrTal kvals da moSala. ara, velosipedi uTuod skolis mxridan modioda. SeiZleba araferi saerTo ar hqondes Cvens ZiebasTan, magram sul erTia, vidre Ziebas ganvagrZoT, am kvals unda gavyveT. asec moviqeciT da oras-samasi iardis Semdeg, iq, sadac biliki daWaobebuli nakveTidan gverdze uxvevda, velosipedis borblebis nakvalevi gaqra. magram Semdeg biliks nakaduli kveTda da kvali isev gamoCnda, Tumca Zroxebs moeswroT im adgilze gavla da gaeTelaT. Semdeg biliki mrude solSi Seimala, WalaSi, rac TiTqmis zed skolas ekvroda. velosipedze mjdomi, rogorc etyoba, am Walidan gamovida. holmsi kaWarze dajda da nikapiT xels daeyrdno. vidre ase sruliad gaunZrevlad ijda, ori sigaris moweva movaswari. - SesaZloa, - Tqva bolos Cemma megobarma. - windaxedulma adamianma Tavis velosipeds saburavebi gamoucvalos, rom mdevari daabnios. saqmis daWera damnaSavesTan, romelsac aqvs aseTi winaswarxedvis niWi, CemTvis didi pativi iqneboda. davtovoT es sakiTxi gadauWrelad da davubrundeT Waobs, radgan iq jer kidev yvelaferi garkveuli araa. guldasmiT ganvagrZeT dablobis daWaobebuli ubnis gasinjva da male Cveni garjisTvis Rirseulad dajildoebulni aRmovCndiT. holmsma naxa kidev erTi sveli biliki, mivida da sixaruliT Sehyvira. biliks Suaze telegrafis mavTulebiviT wvrili zolebi mihyveboda. es iyo palmeris velosipedis saburavebis kvali. - ai, ra gziT gamgzavrebula her haidegeri! - aRelvebiT Cailaparaka holmsma, Cemi daskvna arc ise urigo gamodga, uotson! - gilocavT warmatebas. - magram jer sada varT. gTxovT bilikze ar dadgeT da dinjad gavyveT am nakvalevs. albaT male daikargeba. velis im nawilSi yovel nabijze gvxvdeboda saflobi adgilebi da, Tumca velosipedis kvali waramara gvekargeboda, mudam xelaxla vpoulobdiT. - amCnevT Tu ara, - Tqva holmsma, - rom aq velosipedze mjdoms pedalze fexi dauWeria? es sruliad aSkaraa. SexedeT aq, sadac darCenilia wina da ukana borblebis kvali. orive erTnairad mkafiod Cans. es ki SeiZleba aixsnas mxolod imiT, rom velosipedze mjdoms simZimis centri gadahqonda saWeze, rogorc Sejibrebis dros iqcevian xolme. RmerTo Cemo, dacemula! talaxian bilikze farTo grZeli zoli gadioda. Semdeg Canda fexsacmelebis anabeWdi, rasac isev velosipedis nakvalevi cvlida. - borblebi gasrialebula? - vkiTxe megobars. holmsma miwidan SavTavas mowyvetili buCqi aiRo. Cemda SemaZrwuneblad, yviTeli yvavilebi wiTlad iyo dawinwkluli. bilikze da SavTavas SambnarSi gamxmari sisxlis muqi laqebi SevamCnieT.
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- cudad aris saqme! - Tqva holmsma. - Zalian cudad! aq fexi ar dadgaT, uotson, gaiwieT. amrigad, risi wakiTxva SeiZleba? daWrili daeca... wamodga... isev dajda velosipedze... gza ganagrZo. bilikze jogma gaiara. xarma xom ar urqina! ai, sxva kvali aq aris. win, uotson! sisxlis laqebi, velosipedis borblebis anabeWdi - ai, am kvalis mixedviT albaT vipovniT gaqceulebs! Cveni Zieba didxans ar gagrZelebula. velosipedis kvali nestisagan mbzinav bilikze klaknilad wavida. win gavixede da anazdad Cem Tvalwin raRac liTonma gaielva. TavSavas Sambidan palmeris saburavebiani velosipedi gamovaTrieT. erTi pedali gaRunuli hqonda, saWe da wina borbali ki erTianad sisxliT mosvrili. cota iqiT balaxidan fexsacmeli iyo amoCrili. iqiT gavvardiT da vnaxeT miwaze gaSxlarTuli, maRali, wverosani kaci, romlis saTvales marjvena mina gatexili hqonda. misi sikvdilis mizezi gamxdariyo gamanadgurebeli dartyma, rasac Tavis qala orad gaepo. aseTi Wrilobis Semdeg rom ramdenime metris gavla kidev SeZlo, es mis gansacvifrebel sicocxlisunarianobasa da sulier Zalaze mowmobda. fexsacmeli SiSvel fexze Caecva, xolo pijakis qveS Ramis perangi mouCanda. saeWvo aRaraferi iyo - Cven win egdo germaneli maswavlebeli. holmsma frTxilad gadaabruna gvami da gasinja. Semdeg dajda da Cafiqrda. Cemi megobris SeSfoTebul saxes Sevcqerodi da vxvdebodi, rom am saSinelma napovnma maincdamainc win verafriT waswia Ziebis saqme. - pirdapir ar vici, rogor moviqceT, uotson, - Tqva bolos holmsma. - minda win wavideT. Zieba ise gagvigrZelda, wuTis dakargvac aRar SeiZleba. meore mxriv, policias unda SevatyobinoT. gana SeiZleba aq am sacodavi gvamis datoveba? - baraTi gamataneT. - ho, magram Tqveni daxmarebis gareSe muSaoba gamiZneldeba! daicadeT, ager iq viRac torfs Wris. dauZaxeT im kacs, policia moiyvanos. megobris Txovna saswrafod Sevasrule. SiSiT gondakargul fermers holmsma werili gaatana doqtor haskteiblTan. - amrigad, uotson, - isev Cailaparaka Cemma megobarma, - dRes diliT or kvals mivageniT. pirveli palmeris saburavebiani velosipedisaa da Tqven naxeT, sad mogviyvana am kvalma. meore napovni - danlopis nakeriani saburavebis kvalia. vidre am meore kvals gavyvebodeT, modi, gavarkvioT, ra aris CvenTvis cnobili da gavarCioT arsebiTi araarsebiTisgan... uwinares yovlisa, minda xazi gavusva imas, rom ymawvili Tavisi nebiT gaiqca. fanjridan gadaZvra da daimala marto, an TanamzraxvelTan erTad. es ueWvelia. dasturis niSnad Tavi davxare. - ase. axla mivxedoT ubedur germanels. bavSvma moaswro Cacma, maSasadame, is emzadeboda gasaqcevad. germaneli ki, etyoba, aCqarebiT icvamda da amitom mouxda uwindebod gaqceva. - ueWvelia. - ram aiZula fanjridan gadasuliyo? iman, rom gaqceuli ymawvili dainaxa. undoda dasweoda da daebrunebina. maSin igi iRebs Tavis velosipeds, misdevs bavSvs da WaobebSi iRupeba. - diax, TiTqos asea. - axla vexebi Cemi msjelobis yvelaze ufro sadavo nawils. patara bavSvs rom dasweoda, mozrdili mamakaci ubralod unda dasdevneboda. ymawvilis dawevas xom didi araferi unda! magram germaneli, romelic, doqtor haksteiblis TqmiT, saukeTeso velosipedisti iyo, sxvanairad moiqca - ese igi, fardulSi gaiqca Tavisi velosipedis asaRebad. aqedan daskvna: naxa, rom bavSvma moZraobis ufro srulyofil saSualebas mimarTa, vidre sakuTari fexebia. - sxva sityviT, viRacis velosipedi aiRo? - aRvadginoT gaqcevis suraTi bolomde. germaneli iRupeba skolidan xuTi milis daSorebiT - da iRupeba, miaqcieT amas yuradReba, ara tyviiT, - tyvia xom bavSvsac
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SeeZlo daexala, - etyoba, viRac Ronier mamakacs uwyalod Caurtyams misTvis TavSi. maSasadame, ymawvils hyavda Tanamgzavri da oriveni ise swrafad mihqrodnen, rom kargi velosipedisti mxolod mexuTe milze daewia. im adgilze, sadac es tragedia datrialda, Cven aRmovaCineT Zroxis kvali, meti araferi. ufro farTo wre Semoviare, ormocdaaTiode nabijis diametriT da garSemo veraviTari biliki ver SevniSne. meore velosipedists araferi saerTo ar hqonia mkvlelobasTan, adamianis kvali ki iq ar yofila. - holms! - SevZaxe me, - es daujerebelia! - yoCaR! - mipasuxa holmsma. - daskvna amomwuravia. movlenaTa msvlelobis Cemeul gadmocemaSi aris raRac daujerebeli - maSasadame, Secdoma davuSvi. magram Tqvenc Tan maxldiT da yvelaferi TviTonve naxeT. sad vcdebi? - iqneb dacemis dros gaixeTqa Tavi? - WaobebSi, uotson? - veRaraferi momisazrebia, holms. - kmara, kmara, ufro Zneli amocanebic gadagviwyvetia. fiqris masala sakmaod gvaqvs. saWiroa mxolod WkuiTa da gonebiT midgoma da gamoyeneba... maS, ganvagrZoT gza, uotson. palmeris saburavebma yvelaferi gviTxres, risi Tqmac SeeZloT. axla vnaxoT, sad migviyvans danlopis dakerebuli saburavebi. am kvals mivyeviT, magram male Cven win gadaiSala mananebiT dafaruli daqanebuli gorakebi. nakaduli ukan darCa. Semdgom winsvlas azri aRar hqonda, radgan danlopis saburavebis nakvalevs SeeZlo miveyvaneT mxolod holdernes-holSi, marcxniv rom aRmarTuliyo Tavisi didebuli koSkebiT, an kidev patara, dabal rux saxlebTan, romelTa miRmac rukis mixedviT Cesterfildis gzatkecili gadioda. roca sul raRac ramdenime nabiji gvaSorebda daxavsebulsa da friad Seuxedav sastumros, romlis abrazec gamoxatuli iyo mamali, holmsma uecrad amoioxra. fexi eRrZo da, rogorc cnobilia, aseT SemTxvevaSi adamiani sruliad umweo xdeba. ris vai-vaglaxiTa da koWlobiT milaslasda sastumros karamde. sadac kbilebSi Cibuxgayrili, jmuxi, Savgvremani Suaxnis kaci ijda. - gamarjobaT, mister ruben heiz, - uTxra holmsma. - vina brZandebiT da saidan iciT Cemi saxeli? -hkiTxa am kacma da holmsi iWvneuli, avi mzeriT SeaTvaliera. - Tqveni saxeli abraze weria, Tqven Tavs zemoT. saxlis ufrosi ki yovelTvis icnoba. miTxariT, xom ar geqnebaT raime orTvala etli? - ara. - marjvena fexs ver vabijeb. - nu daabijebT, Tu ar SegiZliaT. - mere, rogor wavide? - rogorme, cali fexiT, xtunva-xtunviT. mister ruben heizis pasuxebi metismeti TavazianobiT ar gamoirCeoda, magram holmsi mis uxeSobas saocari gulgrilobiT xvdeboda. - momismineT, uZvirfaseso, - uTxra holmsma, - xom xedavT, ra ubedureba SememTxva. oRond adgilze CavideT, riT da ranairad, CemTvis sul erTia. - CemTvis miT ufro sul erTia, - miugo im pirquSma kacma. - aq erTi mniSvnelovani saqmisaTvis var mosuli. momeciT Tqveni velosipedi da miiReT samsaxurisaTvis erTi sovereni. maspinZelma yurebi dacqvita. - saiT unda waxvideT? - holdernes-holSi. - TviTon hercogis stumari xom ar xarT? - uTxra sastumros patronma da Cvens dasvril tanisamoss dacinviT Seavlo Tvali. holmsma udardelad gaicina: - hercogi xelebgaSlili migviRebs.
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- risTvis, ra damsaxurebisTvis? - imitom, rom kargi ambebi migvaqvs mis dakargul Svilze. mister heizi SekrTa. - nuTu miageniT? - liverpulidan gvacnobes, iq ariso. sadacaa ipovnian. mister heizs raRac Crdilma gadauqrola uxeS, jagriT dafarul saxeze da uecrad gulkeTili gaxda. - hercogze mwyralad var, - Tqva man. - meetled viyavi da Zalian mkacrad momeqca. mTibavma mTeli guda tyuilebi gadmoulaga Cemze, gamagdo da rekomendaciac ki ar momca, magram mainc moxaruli var, Tu axalgazrda lordi liverpulSi moiZebna. ra gaewyoba, dagexmarebiT, rom kargi ambavi CaitanoT holdernes-holSi. - madlobeli var, - uTxra holmsma. - magram jer vivaxSmebT, Semdeg ki Tqvens velosipeds momcemT. holmsma sovereni uCvena. - geubnebiT, ara maqvs velosipedi! cxenebiT waxvalT. - keTili, - upasuxa holmsma. - jer gvaWameT da mere amaze movilaparakoT. roca filaqniT mogebul samzareuloSi martoni davrCiT, holmss fexi erTbaSad mourCa. dRe iwureboda. moSiebuli viyaviT da sufridan adgomas ar vCqarobdiT. Tavis fiqrebSi CanTqmuli holmsi ara erTxel mivida fanjarasTan ise, rom dumili ar daurRvevia. nagaviT savse ezos erT kuTxeSi idga samWedlo, sadac WuWyiT mosvrili, tyapuWiani ymawvili muSaobda, meoreSi - sajinibo. ezos erTerTi aseTi SeTvalierebis Semdeg holmsi isev miujda sufras. uecrad adgilidan wamovarda da SesZaxa: - uotson! axla yvelaferi naTelia. naxeT Zroxis Cliqebis kvali am diliT? - vnaxe. - sad? - yvelgan. Waobzec, bilikebzec da im adgilTanac, sadac sabralo haidegeri sicocxles gamosalmebia. - marTalia. axla ki, uotson, miTxariT. bevri Zroxa mogxvdaT TvalSi? - Zroxebi ar minaxavs. - ucnauria, uotson! yvelgan Zroxis kvalia, Zroxa ki arsad Cans. ucnauria. xom marTalia? - diax, marTlac ucnauri ambavia. - axla, uotson, daZabeT yuradReba da scadeT warmoidginoT, ranairad gamoiyureboda kvali bilikze. - ho, warmovidgine. - gaxsovT? zogjer aseTebi iyo... - holmsma magidaze puris namcecebi daalaga: - : : : : - zogjer ki aseTebic: - : . : . : . : . - xolo alag-alag aseTebi: - . : . : . : - gaxsovT? - ara. - me ki maxsovs da mzad var ficiT davamtkico. Tumca Cven kidev davbrundebiT iq da adgilze SevamowmebT yvelafers. goneba damibnelda Tu ra, rom maSinve ar gamovitane aqedan saWiro daskvnebi! - ra daskvnebi? - ai, ra: sakvirveli Zroxebia, rogorc gnebavT, ise atarebT - ToxarikiT, navardiT, WenebiT Tu nabijiT! daimaxsovreT, uotson, Cemi sityva, aseTi eSmakuri xerxi sofleli meduqnis Wkuis nayofi ar aris! ezoSi aravin Cans, im ymawvilis garda, samWedloSi rom trialebs. modiT, gavideT, davzveroT, rogor midis iq saqmeebi. naxevrad dangreul sajiniboSi ori balanaburZgnuli, mouvleli cxeni idga. holmsma erTi maTganis ukana fexi swia da gaicina:
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- Zveli nalebia, sul axlaxan ki dauWedavT. nalebi Zveli, lursmnebi ki - sul axali. es didi eSmakuri gamogonebaa. axla samWedloSi SevixedoT. Tavisi saqmiT garTulma ymawvilma araviTari yuradReba ar mogvaqcia. SevniSne, ra swrafad SeaTvaliera holmsma mTeli samWedlo, rkinis jarTiT da nafotiT rom iyo savse. uceb uknidan nabijis xma mogvesma da maSinve davinaxeT maspinZeli. borotad moelvare Tvalebis zemoT xSiri warbebi erT rigad Seekra, Savgvremani saxe nerviulad ekrunCxeboda. xelSi eWira mokle, rkiniT SeWedili kombali da iseTi muqaris gamomxatveli saxiT gviaxlovdeboda, rom vidre jibeSi revolveri ar movsinje, ver davwynardi. - policiis maZebrebo! - SesZaxa man. - aq ras akeTebT? - mister ruben heiz, SegviwynareT! - sruliad damSvidebiT miugo holmsma. - kaci ifiqrebs, TiTqos marTla geSinodeT, rom aq raimes vipovniT. nebisyofis uzarmazari ZaldatanebiT heizi gons moego, tuCebze yalbi Rimili SeuTamaSda, rac kidev ufro saSineli meCvena mis sastik saxeze. - inebeT, eZieT, rasac ipoviT, yvelaferi Tqveni iyos, magram ar miyvars, roca ucxo xalxi daukiTxavad daZrwis Cems ezoSi da iqeqeba. amitomac, mister, rac ufro male morCebiT am saqmes da aqedan waxvalT, miT ukeTesi iqneba. - nu gvijavrdebiT, mister heiz, - uTxra holmsma. - ubralod, Tqveni cxenebis naxva gvindoda, magram, vatyob, fexiTac mival, holdernes-holi aqedan xom axlosaa? - aqedan holdernes-holis karibWemde ori milia. ai, im gziT, marcxiv gauyvebiT. ezodan kuSti mzeriT gagvacila. arc ise Sors mogvixda wasvla, radgan holmsma pirvelsave mosaxvevSi SeCereba ineba, darwmunebulma, rom aRaravin gviTvalTvalebda. - im saymawvilo TamaSobaSi Zalian `cxeli~ dRe ki dagvadga, - miTxra megobarma. - da rac ufro vSordebiT sastumros, ufro da ufro civa. ara, aqedan wasvla adrea! - darwmunebuli var, am ruben heizma yvelaferi icis. ufro boroti saxe Cems sicocxleSi ar minaxavs! - xom marTalia? namdvili borotmoqmedia, ara? axla cxenebi, samWedlo? ho! marTlac, saintereso adgilia es `mebrZoli mamali!~ modiT, Tvalyuri vadevnoT, ra xdeba iq, oRond Zalian frTxilad unda moviqceT. Cvens ukan ruxi kaWrebiT mofenili damreci goraki iyo aRmarTuli. roca mis ferdobze asvlas SevudeqiT, holdernes-holis mxares gavixedeT da uecrad gzaze swrafad msrboli velosipedisti davinaxe. - daikuzeT, uotson! - SesZaxa holmsma da Tavisi mZime xeli mxarze damado. Zlivs movaswariT kaWrebis ukan mimalva, rom velosipedistma gverdiT Cagiqrola. velosipedis borblebisagan avardnil mtverSi davinaxe, rogor gaielva Cems win fermkrTalma, aRelvebulma saxem, romlis yoveli nakvTidan gamosWvioda elda: es iyo Cveni guSindeli nacnobi jeims uailderi, romelsac piri daeRo, velurad gadmokarklul TvalTa mzera gaSeSeboda da raRac kopwia, sulelur karikaturas miagavda. - hercogis mdivani! - SesZaxa holmsma. - Cqara, uotson! vnaxoT, ra esaqmeboda iq. ferdobze qvidan qvaze xtunviT avediT da iqidan davinaxeT sastumros kari. uailderis velosipedi kedelze miyudebuli moCanda. saxlSi araviTari moZraoba ar SeiniSneboda, fanjaraSic aravin ixedeboda. mze holdernes-holis maRali koSkis iqiT Cadioda da velze nel-nela wveboda bindi. male Camobnelebul ezoSi sastumros sajinibodan gamogorda aqeT-iqidan farnebiT ganaTebuli orTvala, romelsac erTi-ori wuTis Semdg daoTxili cxeni Cesterfildisaken miaqrolebda. etlma Cven gverdiT Caigriala. - es rogor avxsnaT, uotson? - CurCuliT mkiTxa holmsma. - gaqcevas hgavs.
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- orTvalaSi ramdenadac gavarCie, mxolod erTi mxedari ijda. magram es ar iyo mister jeims uailderi. karis kargad ganaTebul kvadratSi mdivnis figura Savad, Tumca garkveviT moCanda. mas kiseri win waegrZelebina, bnelSi ixedeboda da aSkarad viRacas eloda. ramdenime wuTis Semdeg gzidan nabijis xma mogvesma. karebidan gamomaval Suqze viRacis Crdilma gaielva. kari daxures da sastumro sibneleSi CainTqa. Semdeg zemo sarTulis erT-erT fanjaraSi lampa aanTes. - ucnauri muStrebi midian `mebrZol mamalSi~, - Tqva holmsma. - samikitnoSi Sesasvleli sxva mxridanaa. - marTalia. es orni ubralo muStrebi ki ara, albaT maspinZlis stumrebi arian. magram ra dasWirda mister jeims uailders am bunagSi, isic ase gvian? vis dauniSna iq paemani? uotson, riski gavwioT da ufro axlos mivideT. gzaze gavediT da sastumros karebTan uCumrad mivediT. uailderis velosipedi uwindeburad kedelze eyuda. holmsma anTebuli asanTi velosipedis ukana borbalTan miitana da gavigone rogor aRmoxda gaocebis wamoZaxili, roca danlopis saburavze sakerebeli SeniSna. fanjara, romlidanac lampis Suqi gamodioda, pirdapir Cven zemoT iyo. - rogorme sarkmelSi unda SeviWyitoT, uotson. Tu kedels mieyrdnobiT da zurgze SemiyenebT, ramenairad movaxerxeb oTaxSi myofTa SeTvalierebas. imave wams fexebiT damadga zurgze da maSinve Zirs gadmoxta. - wavideT, Cemo megobaro. - miTxra, - dReisaTvis gveyofa. Cven gavakeTeT yvelaferi, rac SegveZlo. dros nuRar davkargavT. skola xom arc ise axlosaa. vidre oriveni, daRlil-daqanculni, nela mivabijebdiT velze, holmss TiTqmis sityvac ar dascdenia da depeSebis gasagzavnad pirdapir sadgurze wavida ise, rom skolisaken ar Seuxvevia. Semdeg gavigone, rogor anugeSebda maswavleblis tragikuli sikvdiliT SeZrwunebul doqtor haksteibls da ukve gvian RamesRa vnaxe Cems oTaxSi - iseTive mxne da Zal-RoniT savse, rogorc dilas iyo. - yvelaferi Cinebulad midis, Cemo megobaro, - miTxra, - gpirdebiT, xval saRamos amovxsniT am saidumlos. meore dRes dilis TerTmet saaTze me da holmsi holdernes-holis saxelganTqmuli urTxelis xeivans mivyvebodiT. laqia didebul karibWesTan Segvxvda da misi brwyinvalebis kabinetSi SegviZRva. iq Cvens winaSe warmodga mister jeims uailderi. Tavi ubralod Tavazianad eWira, magram mis daRmeWil saxeze da TvalebSi, romelTac aqeT-iqiT acecebda, jer kidev gamosWvioda elda. - hercogis naxva gindodaT? afsus! misi brwyinvaleba Tavs SeuZlod grZnobs. pirdapir gaaTava im tragediam, rac guSin doqtor haksteiblma depeSiT Segvatyobina. - me aucileblad unda vnaxo hercogi, mister uailder. - magram is Tavisi oTaxidan ar gamodis. - maSin iq Seval. - wevs. - miuxedavad amisa, Sexvedris nebas moviTxov. holmsis yinuliviT civma kilom da Seuvalobam mdivani daarwmuna, rom am kacTan kamaTi usargeblo iyo. - kargi, mister holms, movaxseneb. TiTqmis saaTi gavida, vidre hercogi kabinetSi vixileT. Tvalebi kidev ufro Rrmad Cavardnoda, mxrebi umweod daeSva dabla - guSindeli dRis Semdeg TiTqos daberebuliyo. natifi TavazianobiT dagvikra Tavi da savarZelSi Cajda. - gismenT, mister holms. magram Cemi megobari Seupovrad Sescqeroda mdivans, romelic Tavisi mbrZaneblis gverdiT idga. - Tqveno brwyinvalebav, mister uailderis aq yofna, cota ar iyos, mboWavs.
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mdivani gafiTrda da holmss boroti mzera styorcna. - Tu Tqveni brwyinvaleba inebebs... - diax, diax, dagvtoveT... amrigad, mister holms, ra gaqvT CemTvis saTqmeli? Cemma megobarma daicada, vidre mdivanma kari gaixura. - Tqveno brwyinvalebav, - daiwyo holmsma, - me da Cemma kolegam, eqimma uotsonma doqtor haksteiblis sityvidan viciT, rom fulad gasamrjelos dahpirdiT mas, vinc TqvenTvis saintereso saqmes gamoiZiebs. me amis mosmenas piradad Tqvenganac visurvebdi. - siamovnebiT, mister holms. - Tu sworad miTxres, xuTi aTas girvanqas dahpirdiT mas, vinc Tqveni Svilis adgilsamyofels giCvenebdaT. - savsebiT sworia. - da aTassac imas, vinc dagisaxelebT im adamians, an adamianTa jgufs, romelTac Tqveni vaJi hyavT damwyvdeuli. - savsebiT sworia. - aq, rasakvirvelia, igulisxmeba ara gamtaceblebi, aramed isinic, romelTac gataceba ganizraxes. - diax, diax! - mouTmenlad SesZaxa hercogma. - Tu am gamocanas amoxsniT, mister holms, Tqven Cems siZunweze Civili ar mogixdebaT. Cemma megobarma xarbad moifSvnita xeli, ramac gamaoca, radgan aqamde, rogorc uaRresad mcire moTxovnilebis adamians, ise vicnobdi. - es Cekebis wignia magidaze? - hkiTxa hercogs. - Tqvens brwyinvalebas vTxov gamomiweros eqvsi aTasi girvanqis Ceki! gadasaricxi Ceki oqsfordstritis bankis im ganyofilebaSi, sadac piradi angariSi maqvs gaxsnili. hercogi savarZelSi gasworda da Cemi megobari yinulovani mzeriT gazoma. - Tqven xumrobT, mister holms? gana es Sesaferisi Temaa xumrobisaTvis? - rasa brZanebT, Tqveno brwyinvalebav! aseTi seriozuli Cems sicocxleSi sxva dros arc vyofilvar. - es ras niSnavs? - es niSnavs, rom gasamrjelos miviReb damsaxurebisamebr. CemTvis cnobilia, sad imyofeba Tqveni Svili da vici adamianebi - ukeT, adamiani, romelsac is Sepyrobili hyavs. hercogis wiTeli wveri TiTqos cecxlad aenTo mis micvalebuliviT ferwasul saxeze. - sadaa Cemi Svili? - Zlivs Cailaparaka man. - sastumro `mebrZol mamalSi~, or milze Tqveni parkidan. yovel SemTxvevaSi, iq iyo guSin. hercogi savarZlis sazurges mieyrdno. - vis sdebT brals? Serlok holmsis pasuxma gamaoca, elvis siswrafiT wadga win nabiji da hercogis mxars Seexo: - me brals gdebT Tqven. axla ki, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, keTili inebeT da momeciT eqvsi aTasi girvanqis Ceki. verasodes daviviwyeb, rogor wamovarda savarZlidan hercogi da xelebi krunCxviT gaasavsava haerSi, TiTqos ufskrulis piras Tavis Sekavebas cdilobso. Semdeg araadamianuri nebisyofis daZabviT moixmo Tavisi aristokratuli TavSekaveba, isev miujda magidas da saxe xelebSi Cargo. gavida wuTi, meore... - ra iciT saxeldobr? - ikiTxa ubedurma ise, rom Tavi ar auwevia. - me gnaxeT masTan guSin saRamos. - vin icis es kidev, Tqveni megobris garda? - me aravisTvis araferi miTqvams. hercogma acaxcaxebuli xeliT aiRo kalami da Cekebis wigni gadaSala.
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- ar davarRvev Cems sityvas, mister holms. Tqven miiRebT dapirebul Ceks, Tumca es fuli im cnobis gasamrjelo iqneba, ramac ubedurebis meti araferi momitana. magram gana SemeZlo mefiqra gasamrjelos gamocxadebis dros, rom movlenebi ase warimarTeboda! ise vfiqrob, mister holms, rom Tqven da Tqveni megobari keTilgonieri adamianebi xarT! - ar mesmis, risi Tqma gnebavT amiT, Tqveno brwyinvalebav. - keTili, vilaparakoT gulaxdilad, mister holms. Tu am ambis wvrilmanebi Tqven oris garda aravin icis, maSin saqmes Semdgomi msvleloba ar unda mieces. me Tqveni Tormeti aTasi girvanqa mmarTebs, xom marTalia? magram holmsma gaiRima da Tavi gaaqnia: - samwuxaroa, Tqveno brwyinvalebav! magram am saqmis mogvareba arc ise advilia, rogorc SeiZleba pirveli SexedviT gveCvenos. vinmem pasuxi xom unda agos maswavleblis mkvlelobisTvis. - magram jeimsi aq arafer SuaSia! ar SeiZleba danaSaulis misTvis gadabraleba: mkvleloba - im mxecis saqmea, im aramzadisa, romlis daxmarebiT sargeblobac jeimss Tavisda saubedurod mouxda. - me ki im Sexedulebisa var, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, rom Tu adamiani erTxel mainc daadgeba danaSaulis gzas, man moraluri pasuxi unda agos Tavisi qcevis yvela SedegisaTvis. - moraluri - ki. magram nu aiZulebT pasuxi agos kanonis winaSe! ar SeiZleba adamianis dasja mkvlelobisaTvis, romlis Cadenis dros is mkvlelobis adgilze arc ki yofila, danaSaulisTvis, ramac Tqvenze aranakleb aRaSfoTa. rogorc ki Seityo, sindisis qenjnas ver gauZlo da yvelaferSi gamomityda. mister holms, ixseniT igi, ixseniT! gevedrebiT, daixseniT! ra qvesknelma STanTqa hercogis aristokratuli TavSekaveba. igi aqeT-iqiT awydeboda oTaxSi da saxedaRrejili, krunCxviT aqnevda xelebs. bolos isev sZlia Tavs, magidas miujda da Tqva: - vafaseb, rom pirvelad CemTan moxvediT. yovel SemTxvevaSi, moviTaTbiroT mainc, ra zomebi miviRoT, rom sircxvils Tavi davaRwio. - moviTaTbiroT,- miugo holmsma, - magram maSin, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, erTmaneTTan bolomde gulaxdilni unda viyoT. me yvelafers gavakeTeb, rac Cems xelT aris, Tu am ambis yvela garemoebas gamandobT. ramdenadac saqmis arss Cavwvdi, Tqveni sityvebi exeboda mister jeims uailders - maSasadame, Tqven amtkicebT, rom mkvleli is ar aris? - diax, mkvlelma moaswro mimalva. holmsma TavSekavebiT gaiRima. - Tqveno brwyinvalebav, Cans, rogorc Ziebis saqmis mcodnes, ar micnobT, Torem ar ifiqrebdiT, rom Cemgan damalva ase advilia. guSin Cemi miTiTebiT CesterfildSi, saRamos TerTmet saaTze daapatimres mister ruben heizi. iqauri policiis ufrosma es ukve macnoba am diliT. misi depeSa skolidan wamosvlis win miviRe. hercogi savarZlis sazurges mieyrdno da Cems megobars gaocebiT miaSterda. - aqvs Tu ara sazRvari Tqvens SesaZleblobas, mister holms? - SesZaxa man bolos. - maS, ruben heizi dapatimrebulia? vfiqrob, es mxolod sasixarulo ambavia, magram misi dapatimreba jeimsis bedzec xom ar moaxdens zegavlenas? - Tqveni mdivnis bedze? - ara, ser, Cemi Svilis bedze. amjerad holmsi gaocda. - unda mogaxsenoT, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, rom es ar gamiTvaliswinebia. iqneb ufro dawvrilebiT amixsnaT. - arafers ar davfarav. Tqven marTali TqviT: Tumca es CemTvis damtanjveli ambavia, magram mxolod srul gulaxdilobas SeuZlia Seamsubuqos saSineli
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mdgomareoba, romelSic SuriT gagiJebulma jeimsma Tavisi Tavi Caagdo da mec zed mimayola. axalgazrdobis wlebSi, mister holms, mec miyvarda ise, rogorc sicocxleSi mxolod erTxel uyvarT xolme. roca sayvarel qalze qorwineba ganvizraxe, man uaryo Cemi winadadeba, radgan eSinoda, rom aseTi qorwineba karieras gamifuWebda. is rom cocxali darCeniliyo, sxvas aRaravis SevirTavdi. magram gardaicvala da vaJi damitova. Sevxarodi mas, rogorc CemTvis yvelaze Zvirfasi qalis xsovnis simbolos da Svebas masze zrunvaSi vxedavdi. saqveynod ver ganvacxade, Cemi sisxli da xorcia-meTqi, magram Cemma Svilma saukeTeso ganaTleba miiRo da roca gaizarda, mudmivad CemTan cxovrobda. Cemma vaJma SemTxveviT gaigo Cemi saidumlo da im droidan yovelnairad cdilobda gamoeyenebina Tavisi, rogorc Zisa da memkvidris, uflebebi. mas mudam mxilebis SiSSi vyavdi. holdernes-holSi misi yofna gaxda colTan Cemi ganSorebis nawilobrivi mizezi. da rac yvelaze ufro mZime iyo, - pirveli dRidanve mZvinvare siZulviliT Seijavra Tavisi naxevari Zma, Cemi kanonieri memkvidre. mkiTxavT, yovelive amis Semdeg, ratom Tavidan ar moviSore jeimsi. Cemi pasuxi aseTi iqneba: imitom, rom misi saxiT vxedavdi dedamiss da viTmendi misi gulisaTvis. marto saxis nakvTebiT ki ara, moZraobiTa da manerebiTac yovel wams dedamisis sayvarel saxes magonebda. raki ver Sevelie, SevSindi arturs - lord soltairs araferi autexos-meTqi da bavSvi doqtor haksteiblTan internatSi gavagzavne. jeimsi Cemi mamulis saqmeebs ganagebda da ase gaicno heizi, romelic Cemi erTerTi moijaradre iyo. ra hqonda saerTo im pirSav aramzadasTan, ar vici, magram damegobrdnen ki. Tumca jeimss yovelTvis vamCnevdi cudi sazogadoebisaken midrekilebas. lord soltairis gataceba rom moindoma, Tanamzraxvelad heizi gaixada. gaxsovT, bavSvis gauCinarebis win Cemi minaweri werili arturTan? jeimss konverti gauxsnia da Secvlil baraTSi arturisTvis miuweria, rom igi mrude solis WalaSi, skolis maxloblad Sexvedroda. bavSvi daniSnul adgilze gamocxadebula, radgan werili TiTqos hercogis meuRlis TxovniT yofila gagzavnili. jeimsi WalaSi mivida velosipediT - raSic Semdeg TviTonve gamomityda - daarwmuna arturi, rom deda iqve axlos imyofeboda da Tu igi SuaRamisas WalaSi movidoda, cxenosani gamyoli daxvdeboda da monatrebul dedas Seaxvedrebda. ubeduri bavSvi maxeSi gaeba. daniSnul dros daTqmul adgilze mivida da iq heizi daxvda. is aramzada ponize mjdara da sadave xelT sWeria. arturi unagirze Semosjdomia da gzasac gasdgomian. rogorc Semdeg gamoirkva, jeimsma es mxolod guSin gaigo - maT mdevari dasweviaT. heizs mdevarisaTvis ramdenjerme daukravs TavSi kombali da sasikvdilo Wriloba miuyenebia. heizs arturi sastumroSi miuyvania, zemo sarTulze Caumwyvdevia da tyveqmnilze Tvalyuris devneba colisaTvis miundvia. mis heizsac keTil, magram sastiki qmris savsebiT morCil qals, misi brZaneba pirnaTlad Seusrulebia. ai, mister holms, rogori iyo saqmis viTareba am ori dRis win, roca me da Tqven erTmaneTs SevxvdiT. am ambisa maSin Tqvenze meti arc me vicodi. Tu mkiTxavT, ram aiZula jeimsi, rom aseTi nabiji gadaedga, gipasuxebT: mas raRac brmad da fanatikurad sZulda lordi soltairi. jeimsi fiqrobda, rom yvela Cemi mamuli arturis xelSi gadavidoda da ar SeeZlo damSvidebiT laparaki memkvidreobis CvenSi arsebul kanonebze. isic sworia, rom mas ara marto siZulvili, aramed zusti angariSic amoZravebda. igi moiTxovda anderZiT dametovebina misTvis samemkvidreo mamulebi maioratis sawinaaRmdegod da samagierod Svilis dabrunebas mpirdeboda. icoda isic, rom mis winaaRmdeg policias ar mivmarTavdi. aseTi iyo jeimsis ganzraxva, magram ganzraxva ganzraxvad darCa, radgan movlenebi iseTi siswrafiT ganviTarda, rom mas Tavisi gegmis gansaxorcieleblad dro ar darCa.
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Tqven ipoveT mokluli haidegeris gvami da amiT ukve bolo mouReT am veragul ganzraxvas. jeimss Tavzari dasca maswavleblis ambavma. es Cven guSin gavigeT. kabinetSi visxediT, roca doqtor haksteiblis depeSa mogvitanes. aman ise daabnia jeimsi, ise Seawuxa igi, rom bundovani varaudi, mudam Tan rom mdevda, mawuxebda, mtkice rwmenad meqca da braldeba pirdapir wavuyene. yvelaferi gulwrfelad aRiara, moinania, magram iqve damiwyo vedreba, raTa kidev sami dRe medrovebina, rom mis sazizRar Tanamzraxvels Tavis daZvrena moeswro. davuTme, rogorc vuTmobdi yovelTvis yvelaferSi da maSin jeimsi sastumroSi gaiqca, raTa heizisaTvis Seetyobinebina da gaqcevaSi daxmareboda. Cemi iq wasvla dRis sinaTleze ar SeiZleboda, radgan es Worebis sababad gadaiqceoda. daRamebas davucade da Cems sayvarel patara arturTan gaveSure. igi uvnebeli damixvda, magram ver warmoidgenT, ra saSineli STbeWdileba moexdina bavSvze mkvlelobas, rac mis Tvalwin moxda! micemuli sityva maxsovda, guli gavimagre, arturi sami dRiT kidev davtove sastumroSi heizis mzrunvelobis amara. yovelive amis Setyobineba policisaTvis ise, rom mkvleli ar gagveca, ar SeiZleboda, radgan heizis Sepyroba Cems ubedur jeimss daRupavda. erTmaneTis mimarT gulaxdilebi viyoT-meTqi, mister holms, da neba momeciT, mec igive mogTxovoT. ukve giambeT yvelaferi, ara damimalavs ra, ara Semirbilebia ra. Tqvenc bolomde gulaxdili iyaviT CemTan. - kargi, Tqveno brwyinvalebav, - miugo holmsma. - upirveles yovlisa, unda giTxraT, rom kanonis winaSe Tqveni mdgomareoba uaRresad seriozulia. Tqven dafareT sisxlis samarTlis danaSauli, daexmareT mkvlels gaqcevaSi, radgan misi gaqcevisaTvis saWiro fuli jeimsma uTuod Tqveni jibidan amoiRo. hercogma usityvod daxara Tavi. - diax, saqme friad seriozulia, magram, Cemi SexedulebiT, umcrosi Svilis winaSe Tqveni saqcieli kidev met kicxvas imsaxurebs, Tqveno brwyinvalebav. gana SeiZleba sami dRiT misi mitoveba im bunagSi?! - ficiT damarwmunes... - gana SeiZleba am xalxis ficze dandoba?! darwmunebuli xarT, rom sadme ufro Sors ar gadamalaven? damnaSave ufrosi Svilis saameblad safrTxeSi agdebT sruliad udanaSaulo bavSvs! ara, Tqveni saqcielis gamarTleba ar SeiZleba! amayi hercogi ar iyo Cveuli aseTi sayvedurebis mosmenas da mere sad? sakuTar sasaxleSi! saxeze sisxli moawva, magram sindisma aiZula gaCumebuliyo. - dagexmarebiT, oRond erTi pirobiT: gamouZaxeT msaxurs da Cemi gankarguleba dauyovnebliv aRasrulos. hercogma usityvod daaWira TiTi eleqtrozars. kabinetSi laqia Semovida. - albaT gesiamovnebaT, - uTxra holmsma, - rom lordi soltairi moiZebna. hercogi gibrZanebT dauyovnebliv gagzavnoT mis mosayvanad etli sastumro `mebrZol mamalSi~... axla ki, - dasZina holmsma, roca sixaruliT saxegabrwyinebuli laqia kabinetidan sirbiliT gavida, - roca, uzrunvelyaviT uaxloesi momavali, SegviZlia ufro lmobierad moveqceT axlo warsuls. ramdenadac samarTlianoba aRdgeba, me, rogorc araoficialur pirs, ar mimaCnia aucileblad Sevatyobino xelisuflebas yvelaferi, rac vici. heizi - sxva saqmea. mas saxrCobela elis da me TiTsac ar gavanZrev imisTvis, rom misi sicocxle vixsna. gaamJRavnebs Tu ara Tqvens saidumlos - ar vici, winaswarmetyvelebas ver vikisreb, magram Tqven ueWvelad SegiZliaT SeagonoT, rom zedmeti laparaki sargeblobas ar moutans, policiaSi heizs bralad wauyeneben gamosasyidis miRebis mizniT bavSvis gatacebas. Tu iq am saqmes Rrmad ar gaqeqen, me gavCumdebi da maT gezs ar mivcem. magram Tqvens brwyinvalebas ki unda vuTxra, rom mister jeims uailderis Semdgomi yofna Tqvens saxlSi sikeTes ar moitans.

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- es TviTonac vici, mister holms, da misi bedi sabolood gadavwyvite. samudamod datovebs holdernes-hols da bednierebis saZebnelad avstraliaSi gaemgzavreba. - Tqveno brwyinvalebav, Tqven ambobdiT, rom mister uailderi iyo ganxeTqilebis mizezi Tqvensa da meuRles Soris. xom ar SeurigdebiT axla hercogis qals da xelaxla xom ar moawesrigebT Tqvens ojaxur cxovrebas? - amaze mec vifiqre, mister holms da dRes diliT ukve werili mivwere Cems colyofils. - am SemTxvevaSi, - Tqva holmsma da adga, - me da Cems megobars SegviZlia erTmaneTs mivulocoT, rom Cvenma xanmokle yofnam Tqvens mxareSi sasikeTo nayofi gamoiRo. gamosarkvevi damrCa mxolod erTi sakiTxi. heizis cxenebi ise iyo daWedili, rom Zroxis Cliqebis kvals tovebdnen. vin aswavla es heizs, mister uailderma xom ara? erTi wuTiT hercogi dumda, warbSekruli da erT wertilSi miCerebuli. Semdeg gverdiTa oTaxis kari SeaRo. Cven Tvalwin namdvili muzeumi gadaiSala. man Soreuli kuTxis vitrinasTan migviyvana da minis qveS amodebuli warwera gviCvena: `es nalebi, - gvauwyebda warwera, - napovnia gaTxrebis dros holdernes-holis simagris TxrilSi. gankuTvnili iyo cxenebisaTvis, magram Weddnen Zroxis gaorebuli Cliqis formisas. etyoba, holdernesholeli feodalebi, romlebic Sua saukuneebSi Zarcvas eweodnen, amas kvalis asabnevad sCadiodnen~. holmsma aswia minis saxuravi, TiTi nerwyviT daisvela da erT-erT nals gaayola. TiTze muqi laqa darCa - Waobis Slami jer kidev wesierad ar iyo SemSrali. - madlobeli var, - uTxra Cemma megobarma. - ai, meore sagani, ramac Tqvens mxareSi metismetad damainteresa. - pirveli? holmsma frTxilad dakeca Ceki da ubis wignakSi Cado. - mdidari kaci ara var, - Tqva da ubis wignaki pijakis gulis jibeSi saimedod Seinaxa.

meore laqa aRar megona, Tu Cemi megobris - Serlok holmsis saxelovan sagmiro saqmeebze wera momixdeboda. masala ki ar Semomklebia. piriqiT, auarebeli Canaweri iseT saqmeebze, romlebic arasodes mixsenebia, jer kidev Semonaxuli maqvs. arc imisi Tqma SeiZleba, rom mkiTxvelebs am SesaniSnavi adamianis Taviseburi kvleva-Ziebis uCveulo xerxebisadmi interesi ganelebodeT. Cemi dumilis mizezi is gaxldaT, rom TviTon Serlok holmss aRar surda presaSi gamomzeurebuliyo moTxrobebi mis Tavgadasavalze. vidre Ziebis saqmeebs Camocildeboda, am dargSi mopovebul warmatebebze dawerili moTxrobebis gamoqveyneba misTvis garkveul praqtikul interess Seicavda, magram roca londoni miatova da saseqsis gorakebze futkris moSenebas mihyo xeli, saxeli da dideba SesZagda da daJinebiT moiTxovda, momeSviT da momasveneTo. mxolod mas Semdeg, rac Cemi dapireba Sevaxsene, Tavis droze am moTxrobas davbeWdav-meTqi, da davarwmune, rom drouli iqneboda moTxrobebis mTeli cikli aseTi mniSvnelovani epizodiT damesrulebina, rogorc iqna, miviRe misi Tanxmoba damestamba da saaSkaraoze gamometana dRemde ase gulmodgined dafaruli es saqme. Tu Cemi moTxrobis zogierTi detali burusiT moculi mogeCvenebaT, albaT iolad mixvdebiT, rom Cems TavSekavebas sakmaod safuZvliani mizezi gaaCnia. erTxel, Semodgomaze, samSabaTs diliT (weli da aTeuli welic ki ar SeiZleba aRniSnul iqnas), Cvens karis zRurbls beikerstritze mTel evropaSi cnobilma orma kacma gadmoabija. erTi maTgani, mkacri, zviadi, arwiviseburi ieriTa da uflebismoyvare adamianis mzeriT aRWurvili, gaxldaT lord belinjeri, romelsac
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orjer eWira didi britaneTis premier-ministris posti. meore, koxta, Savgvremani axalgazrda, romelsac jer kidev saSualo asakisaTvis ar mieRwia, ara marto saxis swori nakvTebiTa da silamaziT iyo Semkuli, aramed bunebas misTvis maxvili Wkuac miemadlebina. es gaxldaT treloni houpi, inglisis peri da evropis saqmeTa ministri, saxelmwifo moRvawe, romlisganac Cveni qveyana yvelaze mets moeloda. mosulebi qaRaldebiT savse divanze erTimeoris gverdiT Camosxdnen. aRelvebul da daqancul saxeebze iolad SeatyobdiT, rom CvenTan uaRresad mniSvnelovan da saswrafo saqmes moeyvana. premieris gamxdari, ZarRviani xelebi mousvenrad eWidebodnen qolgis Zvlis saxelurs. igi frTxilad da pirquSad Semogvcqeroda xan me, xan - holmss. evropis saqmeTa ministri nerviulad iwiwknida ulvaSs da saaTis Zewkvs krialosaniviT aTamaSebda. - rogorc ki saidumlo dokumetis dakargva SevniSne, mister holms, - es ki am diliT rva saaTze moxda, - dauyovnebliv vacnobe es samwuxaro ambavi premierministrs, da misi winadadebiT orivem Tqvenken gamovwieT. - policias SeatyobineT? - ara, ser! - Tqva premier-ministrma misTvis Cveuli sisxartiT da gadamwyveti kiloTi. - ar Segvityobinebia da Cveni azriT, aseTi saqcielis Cadena gaumarTlebelic iqneboda. Cven, uwinares yovlisa, saqmis gaxmaurebas veridebiT. - ratom, ser? - es saidumlo dokumenti, ris gauCinarebis Taobazec TqvenTan movediT, imdenad mniSvnelovania, rom misi dakargvis gaxmianeba SeiZleba gaxdes, da, warmoidgineT, mocemul momentSi ueWvelad gaxdeba kidec saerTaSoriso konfliqtis mizezi. SemiZlia gauzviadeblad vTqva, rom qveynis mSvidobis SenarCunebis sakiTxi im dokumentzea damokidebuli. Tu misi dakargvisa da Zebnis ambavi sruli idumalebiT ar iqna moculi, umjobesia Zebnaze sruliad aviRoT xeli, vinaidan es dokumenti swored im mizniT moipares, rom misi Sinaarsi saqveynod gaexmianebinaT. - mesmis. axla ki, mister treloni houp, Zalian dagimadlebT, Tu dawvrilebiT momiyvebiT, ra garemoebebSi gaqra is dokumenti. - mister holms, yovelives oriod sityviT gadmogcemT... es dokumenti - erT-erTi ucxoeli monarqis werili - eqvsi dRis win miviReT. werils imdenad didi saxelmwifoebrivi mniSvneloba hqonda, rom misi Senaxva saministros seifSi ver gavbede da yovel saRamos Sin mimqonda, uaitholterasze, da vinaxavdi sawol oTaxSi, oficialuri qaRaldebisaTvis gankuTvnil Caketil zardaxSaSi. iqve iyo guSin saRamosac, amaSi darwmunebuli var. roca sadilis win tansacmels vicvlidi, zardaxSasTan mivedi, gavaRe da dokumenti adgilze ido. dRes diliT ki werili gaqra. zardaxSa mTeli Rame sarkis gverdiT, Cemi tualetis magidaze idga. mec da Cemma meuRlemac fxizeli Zili viciT. orive mzad varT davificoT, rom RamiT oTaxSi aravin Semosula. - romel saaTze isadileT? - rvis naxevarze. - rodis daweqiT dasaZineblad? - Cemi meuRle TeatrSi gaxldaT da gvianobamde velodi. dasaZineblad ase Tormetis naxevarze davweqiT. - maSasadame, oTxi saaTis ganmavlobaSi zardaxSas aravin darajobda? - sawol oTaxSi Sesvlis ufleba dilaobiT mxolod mosamsaxure gogos aqvs, xolo kamerdineri da meuRlis pirisfareSi iq mxolod Cveni gamosvlis Semdeg Sedian. magram is orni - erTguli msaxurni arian da didi xania Cvens ojaxSi cxovroben. amas garda, arc erTma maTganma ar icoda, rom zardaxSaSi ubralo samsaxureobriv qaRaldebze ufro Zvirfasi ram inaxeboda. - vin icoda am werilis arseboba? - Cems saxlSi aravin.
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- Tqvenma colma, ra Tqma unda, icoda? - ara, ser. colisTvis am dilamde arc gamimxelia dokumentis arseboba. premierma mowonebis niSnad Tavi daaqnia. - yovelTvis vicodi movaleobis ra didi grZnoba gagaCndaT, ser, - Tqva man. eWvi ar mepareboda, rom aseT mniSvnelovan da saidumlo saqmeSi es grZnoba mtkice ojaxur kavSirze ufro Zlieri aRmoCndeboda. evropis saqmeTa ministrma Tavi daukra. - sruliad marTali brZandebiT, ser. am dilamde werilis Taobaze colTan arc erTi sityva ar damcdenia. - TviTon xom ver gamoicnobda? - vera, mister holms, ver gamoicnobda, veravin ver gamoicnobda. - uwin Tu gekargebodaT dokumentebi? - ara, ser. - vin icoda inglisSi am werilis arseboba? - guSin werili kabinetis yvela wevrs gaacnes. magram saidumlos Senaxvis moTxovna, rac Tan kabinetis yovel sxdomas axlavs, amjerad premier-ministris mxridan ganmtkicebul iqna sazeimo gafrTxilebiT. RmerTo Cemo, vin ifiqrebda, rom ramdenime saaTis Semdeg werils TviTonve davkargavdi! sasowarkveTilebam treloni houps saxe mouqcia. man TavSi itaca xeli. eri wamiT Tvalwin ficxi, mgznebare da mZafri STabeWdilebis adamianis WeSmariti grZnobebi gadagveSala. magram treloni houpis saxes maSinve qedmaRlobis niRabi gadaefara da ukve mSvidi xmiT ganagrZo: - kabinetis wevrebis garda werilis arsebobis ambavi departamentis orma, iqneb samma moxelem uwyodes. darwmunebiT SemiZlia vTqva, rom mTel inglisSi Zexorcielma werilis arsebobaze araferi icis. - sazRvargareT? - me mjera, rom sazRvargareT, garda imisa, vinc is werili dawera, igi kaciSvils ar uxilavs. mtkiced var darwmunebuli, rom TviT misma ministrebma... ese igi, me minda vTqva, rom am werilma Cveulebriv oficialur arxebs gverdi auara. holmsi erT xans gaCumda, Cafiqrda, mere Tqva: - axla ki, ser, saqmisaTvis isa sjobia, rom ufro naTlad gamagebinoT, ra dokumenti daikarga da ratom unda gamoiwvios misma dakargvam aseTi seriozuli Sedegebi. ori saxelmwifo moRvawe Secba, maT swrafad SeaTvalieres erTmaneTi da premierministrma xSiri warbebi Seikra: - mister holms, werili devs grZel, viwro lurj konvertSi. wiTeli luqis beWedze gamosaxulia Tavdasasxmelad mzadmyofi lomi. misamarTi dawerilia msxvili mtkice xeliT... - es wvrilmanebi, - Seawyvetina holmsma, - cxadia, sainteresoa da Zalze arsebiTi, magram me unda vicode werilis Sinaarsi. raze iyo laparaki werilSi? - es sruliad saidumlo saxelmwifo ambavia da, mgonia, Tqvens kiTxvas ver vupasuxebT. Tu Tqveni araCveulerbivi niWis wyalobiT moaxerxebT Cem mier aRwerili konvertisa da Sig moTavsebuli werilis povnas, Tqven daimsaxurebT Cveni qveynis madlobas da miiRebT yovelnair gasamrjelos, rac Cvens xelTaa. Serlok holmsma gaiRima, wamodga da rac SeiZleba Tavmdablad miugo: - ra Tqma unda, Tqven mTel inglisSi yvelaze ufro saqmiani adamianebi brZandebiT, magram Cems patara profesiasac bevri dro sWirdeba. Zalian vwuxvar, rom ar SemiZlia am saqmeSi dagexmaroT da Cveni saubris Semdgomi gagrZeleba drois usazmno xarjvad mimaCnia. premier-ministri fexze wamoiWra. mis Rrmad Camjdar TvalebSi ielva im arasasikeTo cecxlma, rac xSirad aiZulebda kabinetis wevrebs SiSisagan mokuntuliyvnen.
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- me ara var miCveuli, ser... - daiwyo man. magram imave wams gons moego da isev Tavis adgilze dajda. erTi wuTi an iqneb metic yvelani xmaamouRebliv visxediT. mere Zvelma saxelmwifo moRvawem mxrebi aiCeCa: - iZulebuli varT miviRoT Tqveni pirobebi, mister holms. Tqven udavod marTali xarT, da Cvenis mxriv uazrobaa, daxmareba gTxovoT manamde, vidre saqmis Sinaarss ra gagacnobT. - mec geTanxmebiT, ser, - Tqva axalgazrda diplomatma. - keTili, me mogiyvebiT yovelives, magram vendobi Tqvens TavdaWerilobas da Tqveni megobris, doqtor uotsonis patiosnebas. jentlmenebo, Cems movaleobad mimaCnia SegaxsenoT Tqveni patriotuli vali, radgan ver warmomidgenia Cveni qveynisaTvis meti ubedureba, vidre am dokumentis Sinaarsis gaxmianeba iqneboda. - SegiZliaT savsebiT gvendoT, - vuTxariT Cven erTxmad. - diax, es aris erT-erTi ucxoeli monarqis werili. igi am axlo warsulSi Cveni qveynis koloniebis gafarToebas aRuSfoTebia. werili dawerili gaxldaT cxel gulze da pasuxismgeblobac mTlianad mis damwers ekisreba. cnobebis Segrovebam gviCvena, rom monarqis ministrebma am werilis Taobaze araferi icodnen. werilis toni sakmaod mkvaxea, da zogierTi fraza iseTi gamomwvevi xasiaTisaa, rom misi gamoqveyneba usaTuod aaRelvebda inglisis sazogadoebriv azrs. metic moxdeba, ser: uyoymanod SemiZlia vTqva, rom werilis gamoqveynebidan erTi kviris Semdeg Cveni qveyana omSi iqneba CaTreuli. holmsma qaRaldis furcelze Tavisi varaudiT dawera monarqis gvari da premierministrs uCvena. - diax, dakarguli werilis avtori swored is gaxlavT. da gadauWarbeblad SeiZleba iTqvas, rom im werilma SeiZleba milionobiT aunazRaurebeli xarji da asi aTasobiT adamianis daRupva gamoiwvios. - werilis avtors Tu SeatyobineT momxdari ambavi? - diax, ser, daSifruli depeSa gaigzavna. - iqneb TviTonve varaudobda werilis gamoqveynebas? - ara, ser! yvela safuZveli gvaqvs vifiqroT: ukve mixvda, rom gaufrTxileblad da windauxedavad moiqca. werilis gamoqveyneba misTvis da misi qveynisTvis ufro didi ubedureba iqneboda, vidre CvenTvis. - raki asea, vinaa dainteresebuli am werilis saqveyno samsjavroze gataniT? vis risTvis dasWirda misi moparva? - mister holms, Tqven iZulebuls mxdiT Sevexo Zalian maRal saerTaSoriso politikis sferos. Tu mxedvelobaSi miviRebT evropis axlandel situacias, danaSaulis motivis gageba ar gagiWirdebaT. evropa SeiaraRebul banaks warmoadgens. arsebobs ori kavSiri, romelTac TiTqmis Tanabari samxedro Zliereba aqvT. Cven neitralitets vicavT. Tu romelime samxedro kavSirs mivemxrobiT, es uzrunvelyofs am kavSiris upiratesobas meore mxaresTan. gamigeT? - axla yvelaferi naTelia. amrigad werilis moparviTa da misi Sinaarsis gaxmianebiT dainteresebuli arian am monarqis mtrebi, romlebic mowadinebuli arian mis qveyanasa da Cvens Soris SuRli daTeson, ara? - diax, ser. - visTvis SeiZleboda gadaegzavnaT es dokumenti, Tu mtris xelSi moxvdeboda? - evropis, romelic gnebavT, mTavrobisaTvis. SesaZlebelia, rom am momentSi werili mihqris kidec daniSnulebisamebr iseTi siswrafiT, rogoric ki SeiZleba gemma ganaviTaros. mister treloni houpma Tavi Cahkida da mZimed amoixvneSa. premierma alersianad daado Tavi mxarze: - ubedureba SegvemTxva, Cemo Zvirfaso megobaro. vin gabedavs, evropis saqmeTa ministrs brali dasdos - Tqven ukve miiReT sifrTxilis yvela RonisZieba...
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mister Serlok holms, TqvenTvis axla yvelaferi dResaviT naTelia. ras gvirCevT, rogor moviqceT? holmsma naRvlianad gadaaqnia Tavi: - Tqven varaudobT, ser, rom Tu es dokumenti ver daibruneT, omi garduvalia? - vfiqrob, rom es savsebiT SesaZlebelia. - maSin, ser, omisaTvis emzadeT. - es sastiki sityvebia, mister holms! - miiReT mxedvelobaSi faqtebi, ser. naklebad sarwmuno, da TiTqmis daujerebelicaa, rom werili Ramis Tormetis naxevarze ufro gvian gaitaces, radganac am droidan im momentamde, roca misi dakargva SeniSnes, mister houpi da misi meuRle sawol oTaxSi imyofebodnen. maSasadame, werili guSin saRamos, rvis naxevridan Tormetis naxevramde gaqra. safiqrebelia, ufro rvis naxevarze, radgan qurdma icoda, sadac ido da, raRa Tqma unda, mis dauflebas, rac SeiZleba droulad Seecdeboda. raki aseTi mniSvnelovani dokumenti guSin gaitaces da qurdi mas ar Seinaxavda, savaraudebelia, rom igi umalve dainteresebul pirs gadasca. raRa Sansi gvaqvs daviWiroT werili, an Tundac mis kvals davadgeT? Cemi azriT, dokumenti CvenTvis ukve miuwvdomelia. premier-ministri divanidan wamodga. - nadvilad logikurad msjelobT, mister holms. me vxedav, rom marTlac gvianaa da ukve aRarafris gakeTeba ar SeiZleba. - vTqvaT, rom dokumenti pirisfareSma an laqiam gaitaces, ramdenadac gavige, sawoli oTaxi meore sarTulzea da quCidan calke Sesavali ar gaaCnia. wina karidan ki sawol oTaxSi SeumCnevlad asvla ar SeiZlebao. maSasadame, werili romelime SinaurTagans auwapnia. magram vis gadascemda qurdi am Zvirfas nadavls? albaT erT-erT ucxoel jaSuSs da saidumlo agents. maTi saxelebi ki CemTvis cnobilia. aris sami adamiani, romlebic SeiZleba iTqvas, aseT kompaniebs meTauroben. me Ziebas iqidan daviwyeb, rom davadgen, ra saqmiT aris dakavebuli TiToeuli. Tu romelime maTgani sadme gaemgzavra da gansakuTrebiT ki, Tu guSin saRamos gaemgzavra, Cven gvecodineba, sad gaqra werili. - risTvis unda gamgzavrebuliyo? - ikiTxa evropis saqmeTa ministrma. - agents, romelmac werili xelT igdo, SeeZlo igi Tavis saelCosaTvis aqve, londonSi gadaeca. - ara mgonia. Cveulebriv, agentebi sruliad damoukideblad muSaoben da xSirad sakmaod daZabul urTierTobaSi arian TavianT qveynebis saelCoebTan. premier-ministrma Serlok holmss Tavis daqneviT daumowma naTqvami: - marTals brZanebT, mister holms. agenti aseT Zvirfas dokuments daniSnul adgilas sakuTari xeliT Caitans. Tqveni moqmedebis gegma me absoluturad sworad mimaCnia. magram, mister houp, am ubedurebis gamo Cvens sxva movaleobebs ver daviviwyebT. mister holms, Tu dRis ganmavlobaSi raime axali movlena moxdeba, SegatyobinebT. Tqvenc, ra Tqma unda, Tqveni sakuTari kvleva-Ziebis Sedegebze informaciebs gvaaxlebT. ministrebma Tavi dagvikres da RirsebiT aRsavse saxiT gavidnen saxlidan. roca Cveni maRali mdgomareobis stumrebi wavidnen, holmsma usityvod moswia Cibuxi da erT xans Rrma fiqrebs mieca. me dilis gazeTi gavSale da wina saRamos londonSi momxdari erTi sensaciuri danaSaulis ambis kiTxvas Sevudeqi. uecrad Cemma megobarma xmamaRla Sehyvira, fexze wamovarda da Cibuxi buxarze daagdo. - diax, - Tqva man, - ukeTesi gza ar arsebobs. mdgomareoba sasowarmkveTia, magram uimedo araa. pirvel yovlisa, unda dadgindes, vin awapna werili. xom SeiZleba, rom werili jer kidev ar iyos misi xelidan gasuli?! bolos da bolos am adamianebs ainteresebT mxolod fuli, xolo Cems xelTaa didi britaneTis mTeli xazina. Tu werili iyideba, me mas viyidi... Tundac mTavrobas saSemosavlo gadasaxadis gadideba mouxdes. SeiZleba is kaci jer kidev inaxavs werils. vidre
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sazRvargareT werilis mazandas daadgens, xom unda gaigos, ramdens SesTavazeben aq, inglisSive. aseTi gabeduli TamaSis unari ki mxolod sam kacs Seswevs: oberStains, la rotiers da edvard lukass. yvela maTgans vinaxuleb. kvlav dilis gazeTSi Cavrge cxviri: - godolfinstritze mcxovrebi edvard lukasi? - diax. - ver naxavT. - ratom? - guSin saRamos Tavis binaSi mokles. Tavisi mixvedrilobiTa da gergilianobiT Cemi megobari ise xSirad maocebda xolme, rom, roca vnaxe, rogor gaaoca Cemma naTqvamma, sazeimo ganwyobileba dameufla. igi gancvifrebuli momaSterda da Semdeg xelidan gamomtaca gazeTi, ai, is cnoba, rasac im wuTSi vkiTxulobdiT, roca holmsi Tavisi savarZlidan wamoiWra: mkvleloba vestminsterSi guSin saRamos #16 saxlSi godolfinstritze moxda saidumloebiT moculi danaSauli. godolfinstriti erTi im Zvelebur wynar quCaTagania, romlebic mdinaresa da vestminsteris saabatos Soris miemarTeba. es quCa TiTqmis parlamentis Senobis didi koSkis CrdilSi imyofeba. misi saxlebis umetesoba jer kidev XV||| saukuneSia agebuli. erT-erT am saxlSi, patara, magram calke sacxovrebelSi, ramdenime weliwads mudmivad cxovrobda mister edvard lukasi. igi iyo momxibvleli garegnobis adamiani, kargad cnobili sazogadoebaSi da musikis moTayvane, ingliselebisaTvis rCeuli tenori, magram araprofesiuli momRerali. mister lukass coli ara hyavda. mis saxlSi cxovrobdnen xnieri mne qali misis pringli da laqia mitoni. mne qali Cveulebriv saRamoobiT ar muSaobda. igi adrianad avidoda xolme Tavis oTaxSi, saxlis zeda sarTulze. im saRamos laqiac megobris sanaxavad hamersmitSi gamgzavrebula. aTi saaTidan mister lukasi binaSi marto darCenila. jer kidev ar aris gamorkveuli, ra moxda am xnis ganmavlobaSi, magram Tormets rom TxuTmeti wuTi aklda, godolfinstritze mimaval konstebl berets SeuniSnavs, rom #16 saxlis kari naxevrad Ria iyo. daukakunebia, magram pasuxi aravis gaucia. pirvel oTaxSi Suqi iyo anTebuli. konstebli derefanSi Sesula da xelaxla daukakunebia, magram pasuxi aravis gaucia. maSin kari SeuRia da binaSi Sesula. konstebls oTaxi saSinlad areuli daxvedria. mis sityvebs Tu gavimeorebT: mTeli aveji miweulmoweuli iyo. SuaSi egdo pirqve damxobili skami. am skamTan iatakze gaSxlarTuliyo da jer kidev skamis fexs ebRauWeboda saxlis ubeduri patroni. dana Sig gulSi hqonda gayrili. amasTan sikvdili, etyoba, uecrad moevlina. dana, romliTac mkvleloba iyo Cadenili, aRmoCnda mrude induri xanjali, aRebuli aRmosavluri iaraRis im koleqciidan, rac oTaxis erT-erT kedels amSvenebda. mkvleloba, rogorc Cans, Zarcvis mizniT araa Cadenili, radgan Zvirfaseuloba, rac oTaxSi iyo, xeluxlebeli aRmoCnda. mister edvard lukasi imdenad cnobili da yvelasaTvis sayvareli adamiani iyo, rom misi Zaladuri da saidumloebiT moculi sikvdilis ambavs misi mravalricxovani megobrebi gulwrfeli mwuxarebiT Sexvdnen~. - aba, uotson, Tqven ras fiqrobT am ambavze? - mkiTxa holmsma xangrZlivi dumilis Semdeg. - gansacvifrebeli damTxvevaa! - damTxveva? erTi im samTagani, romelTac dramis SesaZlebel monawiled vTvlidiT, gulgangmiruli swored im saaTs daeca, roca dramis pirveli moqmedeba iwyeboda da gana es damTxvevaa! ara, ara, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, es ori movlena raRac uxilav kavSirSia, da Cveni amocanaa vipovoT es kavSiri. - magram axla xom policiac Caereva saqmeSi da yovelives Seityoben.

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- policiaSi mxolod is ecodinebaT, rac maT Tvalwin godolfinstritze moxdeba. iq ar ician da verc gaigeben, ra moxda uaitholterasze. mxolod CvenTvis aris cnobili orive SemTxveva, da mxolod Cven SegviZlia maTi erTmaneTTan Sepirispireba. aris erTi aSkara garemoeba, rac yovelnair SemTxvevaSi eWvebs lukasis winaaRmdeg aRmiZravda. godolfinstriti xom ramdensame nabijzea uaitholterasidan. sxva saidumlo agentebi, romlebzedac gelaparakeT, uest-endis Soreul kideSi cxovroben. amitomac, bunebrivia, lukasi sxvebze iolad moaxerxebda evropis saqmeTa ministris saxlTan kavSiris daWerasa da saWiro cnobebis miRebas. es umniSvnelo garemoebaa, magram Tu gaviTvaliswinebT, rom movlenebi didi siswrafiT ganviTardebodnen, SeiZleba arsebiTic aRmoCndes. aha! raRac axali ambavia! gamoCnda misis hadsoni, romelsac langriT mohqonda viRac qalis sadarbazo baraTi. holmsma Sexeda, warbebi aswia da baraTi me gadmomca. - sTxoveT ledi hilda treloni houps, mobrZandes, - Tqva man. wamic da Cvens ubralo binas meored daedo pativi, amjerad mTel londonSi umSvenieresi mandilosnis mobrZanebiT. hercog belminsteris umcrosi asulis mSvenierebis ambavi adrec msmenoda, magram arc erT aRwerasa Tu fotosuraTs ar SeeZlo gadmoeca misi natifi saxis sakvirveli, sasiamovno momxibvleloba da warmtaci ieri. mainc Semodgomis im dilas, pirvel naxvaze, misi mSveniereba rodi mogvxvda TvalSi. momajadoebeli saxe ki hqonda, magram mRelvarebisagan feri mixdoda; Tvalebi ubrwyinavda, Tumca maTi elvareba iseTi Canda, ciebianiao, ityodiT. metyveli piri moekuma da cdilobda rogorme Tavi daeWira. mSvenierebam ki ara mis TvalebSi Camdgarma SiSma gagvaoca, roca Ria karebSi Cveni momxiblavi stumari gamoCnda. - Cemi qmari xom ar yofila TqvenTan, mister holms? - diax, miledi, gaxldaT. - mister holms, gevedrebiT, ar gamamxiloT, rom me TqvenTan movedi. holmsma civad daukra Tavi da skami SesTavaza. - Tqveni brwyinvaleba friad saCoTiro mdgomareobaSi mayenebs. gTxovT dabrZandeT da amixsnaT, ra gawuxebT. savalalod unda giTxraT, rom winaswar verafers dagpirdebiT. mandilosanma mTeli oTaxi gaiara da fanjrisaken zurgSeqceviT dajda. es iyo namdvili dedofali - maRali, moxdenili da amave dros Zalze qaluri. - mister holms, - daiwyo man da vidre laparakobda, TeTrxelTaTmnian xelebs erTTavad kumSavda da Slida, - gulaxdilad vilaparakeb da imedi maqvs, Tqvenc aseve moiqceviT. Cemsa da Cems qmars Soris ar aris araviTari saidumlo, erTi ambis garda: esaa politika... aq is dumils amjobinebs da arafers ar miambobs xolme. magram me Sevityve, rom guSin Cvens saxlSi raRac uaRresad arasasiamovno ambavi moxda. CemTvis cnobilia, rom gaqra raRac mniSvnelovani dokumenti, magram ramdenadac saqme politikas exeba, saidumlos gandobaze qmari uars ambobs. amasTan Zalze saWiroa... merwmuneT, Zalze saWiroa, rom im ambis Taobaze yvelaferi vicode. mTavrobis wevrebis garda Tqven erTaderTi adamiani xarT, romelmac simarTle icis. gevedrebiT, mister holms, amixsnaT, ra moxda da ra SeiZleba mohyves am ambavs. yvelaferi miambeT, mister holms. Tqveni klientis interesebi nu SegzRudaven da dagadumeben. garwmunebT, mxolod misTvis sargeblobis motanis survili mamoZrvebs, da es rom Cems meuRles esmodes, albaT yovelives gamandobda. ra qaRaldi iyo, rom gaitaces? - miledi, Tqven Cemgan SeuZlebels iTxovT. qalma Rrmad amoioxra da saxe xelebSi Cargo. - unda gamigoT, miledi. Tu Tqveni qmari saWirod Tvlis, rom TqvenTvis umjobesia am saqmisa ara SeityoT ra, rogor SemiZlia me, visac saidumlos Senaxvis fici CamomarTves, gagimxiloT is, rasac TviTon sakuTari qmari gimalavT? Tqven
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uflebac ara gaqvT aseTi ram mTxovoT - qmars unda SeevedroT da is yovelives giambobT. - vkiTxe da raki pasuxi ver miviRe, TqvenTan movedi. magram Tu Tqvenc ar gsurT miTxraT raime garkveuli, erT kiTxvaze mainc mipasuxeT. - ra kiTxvaze, miledi? - SeiZleba Tu ara am SemTxvevam ziani miayenos Cemi qmris politikur karieras? - iciT, miledi, Tu saqme ar mowesrigdeba, raRa Tqma unda, mas SeiZleba seriozuli Sedegebi mohyves. - o! qalma im adamianiviT amoioxra, romelsac eWvi gauqarwyla mware simarTlem. - kidev erTi kiTxva, mister holms. rogorc ki es ubedureba moxda, Cemma qmarma wamoisrola oriode sityva, da gavige, rom werilis dakargvas mTeli Cveni qveynisaTvis SeiZleba mZime Sedegebi mohyves. - raki TviTon ase uTqvams, me, ra Tqma unda, amis uaryofas aRar Sevudgebi. - magram ra ubedureba SeiZleba es iyos? - ah, miledi, Tqven isev maZlevT im kiTxvas, razedac pasuxis gacema ar SemiZlia. - raki asea, mister holms, metad dros aRar wagarTmevT. verc imis gamo gisayvedurebT, rom gulaxdilobaze uari miTxariT. imedi maqvs, Cemze cuds aras ifiqrebT, radganac gulwrfelad minda gaviziaro Cemi qmris sazrunavi, Tumca TviTon amisi winaaRmdegia. erTxel kidev gTxovT: nu etyviT, rom TqvenTan viyavi. zRurblze mdgarma ukan moixeda, da me xelaxla davinaxe lamazi, aRelvebuli saxe, SeSinebuli Tvalebi da mWidrod mokumuli piri. Semdeg qali gauCinarda. - aba, uotson, mSvenieri sqesi - es ukve Tqveni saqmea, - RimiliT Tqva holmsma, roca sadarbazo kari xmauriT daixura da kabis SariSuris xma miwyda. ra TamaSs eweva es lamazi banovani? ra unda sinamdvileSi? - ras brZanebT, aki yvelaferi ase garkveviT agvixsna, xolo misi mousvenroba sruliad bunebrivia. - hm! gaixseneT misi saxis gamometyveleba, dauyovnebeli SiSi, mousvenroba da daJineba, riTac kiTxvebs iZleoda. nu dagaviwydebaT, rom es qali ekuTvnis im kastas, romelsac Tavisi grZnobebis dafarvis unaric gaaCnia. - diax, marTlac Zalian aRelvebuli iyo. - gaixseneT isic, ra mxurvale guliT lamobda Cvens darwmunebas, rom moqmedebs Tavisi qmris interesebis gulisTvis da mxolod amitom surs icodes yvelaferi. risi Tqma undoda amiT? da Tqven albaT SeniSneT, uotson, rom sinaTlisaken zurgSeqceuli dajda. qals sulac ar surda, rom misi saxe gvenaxa. - diax, swored aseTi adgili airCia. - qalisas ras gaigeb, uotson, Tu gaxsovT, erT marheitel qalzec mivitane aseTi eWvi. Semdeg ki aRmoCnda, rom misi mRelvarebis mizezi mxolod is iyo, rom cxvirze pudris wasma dakleboda. varaudis ageba aseT arasaimedo masalaze Zalze Znelia. qalis sruliad Cveulebrivi qcevis miRma SeiZleba imalebodes Zalian bevri ram, xolo misi dabneulobis mizezi xSirad xdeba sarWi an Tmis saxvevi... naxvamdis, uotson. - midixarT? - diax, dilas godolfinstritze Cvens megobar policielebTan gavatareb. Cveni problemis gadaWra edvard lukasis mkvlelobaSia, Tumca, vaRiareb, ra formas miiRebs es saqme, amisi warmodgenac ki Zalze Znelia. Teoriis ageba ki, Tu faqtebi ara gvaqvs, didi Secdomaa: fxizlad iyaviT, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, da Cem magier Tqven miiReT mnaxvelebi. me ki, Tu movaxerxe, sauzmisaTvis davbrundebi. mTeli is dRe da ori momdevno dRec holmsi iyo Seupovrad mdumare, rogorc ityodnen misi megobrebi, da pirquSi, rogorc ityoda yvela sxva. igi ganuwyvetliv wrialebda, midi-modioda, bevrs eweoda, violinoze raRac melodiebis nawyvetebs ukravda. xSirad gairindeboda xolme, ikvebeboda mxolod buterbrodebiT, isic,
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udroo dros, da uxalisod mpasuxobda kiTxvebze, romelTac drodadro vaZlevdi, vicodi, rom Ziebas Sedegi ar mohyolia. holmsi am saqmeze saerTod arafers ambobda da Ziebis msvlelobis ambavs mxolod gazeTebidan vgebulobdi. gansvenebulis laqiis, jon mitonis dapatimrebisa da uecari ganTavisuflebis ambavic gazeTebSi amovikiTxe. Ziebam daadgina `ganzrax mkvlelobis~ faqti, magram mkvleli ver Seipyres. verc danaSaulis aRmZvreli motivebi daadgines. oTaxSi bevri Zvirfasi nivTi iyo, magram mkvlels arafrisTvis xeli ar exlo. gansvenebulis qaRaldebic adgilze aRmoCnda. yovelive gulmodgined gasinjes da daadgines, rom lukasi mondomebiT swavlobda saerTaSoriso politikis sakiTxebs, dauRalavad agrovebda yovelgvar ganagonsa da Wors, iyo gamoCenili lingvisti da hqonda uzarmazari mimowera. axlo urTierTobaSi yofila ramdenime qveynis TvalsaCino politikur moRvawesTan. magram im dokumentebSi, romlebiTac savse hqonda magidis ujra, erTic veraferi naxes sensaciuri. qalTa Soris bevri nacnobi hyolia, magram cota megobari, da arc erTi maTgani ar hyvarebia. etyoba, myudro cxovrebas eweoda. misi sikvdili aRmoCnda is gadauwyveti amocana, romlis amoxsna ara da ar xerxdeboda. rac Seexeba laqia jon mitons, policiam imitom daapatimra, rom sruli umweoba daefara. mis winaaRmdeg veraviTari braldeba ver wamoayenes. im saRamos Tavis megobrebTan yofiliyo stumrad hamersmitSi. alibi aSkara iyo. marTalia, saxlidan adre gasuliyo da SeeZlo vestminsterSi droze dabruneba, magram jer kidev manamde, vidre danaSauls farda aexdeboda, Ziebas aCvena gzis nawili fexiT gaviareo, da es dasajerebelic iyo, Tu kaci gaixsenebda, rom danaSaulis Cadenis dRes Tan momxibvleli saRamo mohyva. gvian RamiT Sin dabrunebuli mitoni, rogorc etyoboda, SeaZrwuna momxdarma tragediam. igi yovelTvis karg damokidebulebaSi yofila Tavis batonTan. gansvenebulis kuTvnili zogierTi nivTi - magaliTad, saparsi Tavis budianad, - laqiis CemodanSi aRmoCnda, magram mitonma ganacxada, yofilma batonma maCuqao, da mne qalmac daadastura misi naTqvami. mitons lukasTan ukve sami weliwadi emsaxura. sagulisxmoa, rom lukass mitoni Tan kontinentze arasodes ar wauyvania. zogjer parizSi fexmoucvlelad utarebia sami Tve, magram mitons Turme godolfinstritSi tovebda xolme, saxls mixedeo. rac Seexeba mne qals, im saRamos, roca mkvleloba moxda, araferi gaugonia. Tu batonTan vinme mnaxveli iyo, albaT kari TviTonve gauRoo, ganucxadebia. amgvarad, gazeTebis mixedviT saidumloeba jer kidev amouxsneli iyo. holmsi ki, Tundac gazeTebze meti scodnoda, arafers ar miziarebda, Tumca gakvriT miTxra, inspeqtorma lestreidma Ziebis saidumlo gamandoo. vicodi, rom holmsma yvela axali ambavi xuTi TiTiviT icoda. meoTxe dRes gazeTSi wavikiTxe parizidan gamogzavnili depeSa. `parizis policiam, - werda `deili telegrafi~, - aRmoaCina is, rac Suqs hfens mister edvard lukasis tragikuli daRupvis istorias. rogorc cnobilia, lukasi warsul orSabaTs godolfinstritze, vestminsterSi mokles. Cvens mkiTxvelebs albaT axsovT, rom gansvenebuli jentlmeni sakuTar oTaxSi daniT gulgangmiruli ipoves da eWvi miitanes mis laqiaze, romelmac daamtkica Tavisi alibi. guSin parizSi, austerlicis quCaze mcxovreb madam hanri furnes msaxurebma policias ganucxades, rom maTi qalbatoni SeiSala. samedicino Semowmebam daadastura, rom hanri furne namdviladaa sulierad daavadebuli. kvleva-Ziebis Sedegad policiam daadgina, rom madam hanri wina samSabaTs dabrunda londonidan, da aris safuZveli vifiqroT, rom am mgzavrobas aqvs erTgvari kavSiri vestminsterSi momxdar danaSaulTan. fotosuraTebis Sedarebam gviCvena, rom madam hanri furnes qmari da mister edvard lukasi - erTi da igive pirovnebaa, da gansvenebuli ratomRac or qalaqSi - londonsa da parizSi cxovrobda. madam furne, CamomavlobiT kreoli, gamoirCeva ukiduresad ficxi xasiaTiT, rac eWvianobis dros srul paTologiaSi gadadis. swored erT-erTi aseTi aSlilobis dros Caidina, rogorc varaudoben, es
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saSineli borotmoqmedeba, ramac aaRelva mTeli londoni. aqamde araa gamorkveuli, ras akeTebda igi orSabaT saRamos, magram cnobilia, rom misma msgavsma qalma samSabaT diliT Tavisi giJuri saxiTa da ucnauri JestebiT Ceringkrosis sadgurze myofi adamianebis yuradReba miiqcia. amitom savsebiT SesaZlebelia, rom danaSauli Cadenilia mZime sulieri aSlilobis dros, da am ambavma ubedur qalze iseTi zegavlena moaxdina, rom Wkuidan sabolood Seacdina. amJamad mas ar SeuZlia momxdar ambavze laparaki da eqimebs misi gamobrunebis imedi ara aqvT. aris cnobebi, rom orSabaT saRamos romeliRac qali, SesaZloa, madam furne, ramdenime saaTis ganmavlobaSi idga godolfinstritze, im saxlis axlos, sadac danaSauli moxda...~ ras fiqrobT amaze, holms? am cnobas xmamaRla vukiTxavdi, vidre Cemi megobari sauzmes moaTavebda. - Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, - miTxra man, sufridan wamodga da oTaxSi bolTis cemas mohyva, - Tqven angelozis moTmineba gaqvT, radgan ager sami dRea TqvenTvis araferi miTqvams da sayveduric ar dagcdeniaT. gulaxdilad unda giTxraT, rom mosaTxrobic araferi mqonda. arc es parizidan miRebuli depeSa gvexmareba idumalebiT moculi ambebis amoxsnaSi. - magram lukasis mkvlelobis ambavi axla xom sabolood gadawyvetilia, vuTxari me. - im kacis sikvdili - ubralo epizodia Cvens namdvil amocanasTan SedarebiT, rac imaSi mdgomareobs, rom werils mivakvlioT da evropa katastrofisagan vixsnaT. gasul sam dReSi mxolod is moxda, rom araferi momxdara. TiTqmis yovel saaTs vRebulob cnobebs mTavrobidan da vici, rom evropaSi jer kidev ar SeiniSneba omis momaswavebeli fucxuni da iaraRis JRaruni. Tu werili dakargulia... Tumca, ar daikargeboda... magram Tu ar dakargula, maS, sad aris? visTan? ratom malaven? ai, kiTxva, rac CaquCiviT mcems TavSi. da mere, roca werili daikarga, raRa im Rames mokles lukasi; saerTod, hqonda Tu ara lukass es werili? Tu hqonda, ratom ver ipovnes qaRaldebSi? Tan xom ar waiRo lukasis gagiJebulma colma? Tu waiRo, mis saxlSi xom ar inaxeba parizSi? an ranairad SemiZlia am werilis Zebna iq ise, rom safrangeTis policias eWvebi ar aRvuZra? es is SemTxvevaa, Zvirfaso uotson, sadac kanoniereba iseve saSinelia CvenTvis, rogorc misi darRveva. yvelaferi Cvens winaaRmdegaa amxedrebuli, magram sasworze mSvidobisa da mTeli qveynis interesebia da unda vimoqmedoT. Tu am saqmis warmatebiT dasruleba movaxerxe, ra Tqma unda, is Rirseulad daagvirgvinebs Cems karieras... aha, ager ukanaskneli cnobebi wina poziciebidan! - holmsma swrafad daxeda baraTs, rac im wams gadasces. - Cans, lestreidma raRac saintereso ipovna. daixureT qudi, uotson, axlave erTad gavemgzavrebiT vestminsterSi. pirvelad vnaxe adgili, sadac borotmoqmedeba moxda: maRali, uSno, viwrofasadiani, zviadad gajgimuli, oficialuri, da uzarmazari saxli im saukunis RviZli Svili gaxldaT, romelSiac aSenda. fanjridan lestreidis buldogiseburi saxe SevniSne, da roca bumberazma konsteblma kari gagviRo, lestreidi megobrulad mogvesalma. am oTaxSi mohkles lukasi, magram danaSaulis kvali ukvalod gamqraliyo. mxolod erTi uSnod gadRabnili laqa Canda kvadratul xaliCaze. patara xaliCa mxolod oTaxis Suaguls Tu faravda. xaliCis garSemo iataki elvarebamde gaprialebuli lamazi, Zveleburi kvadratuli parketiT iyo mogebuli. buxris Tavze ekida iaraRis SesaniSnavi koleqcia. am koleqciidan CamoeRo mkvlels pirbasri xanjali im tragikul saRamos. fanjarasTan idga mdidruli saweri magida, da yoveli sagani oTaxSi: suraTebi, xaliCebi, portierebi - yvelaferi mowmobda patronis daxvewil, natif gemovnebas. - gaigeT parizidan mosuli axali ambebi? - ikiTxa lestreidma. holmsma Tanxmobis niSnad Tavi dauqnia. - amjerad Cvenma frangma megobrebma mizanSi moaxvedres. mkvleloba ueWvelad, swored ise moxda, rogorc isini amtkiceben. qalma karze daakakuna - es iyo
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moulodneli viziti, radgan lukasTan aravin ar dadioda. kacma SemouSva, aba qals quCaSi xom ar datovebda! colma mouTxro, rogor miagno mis kvals, da sayvedurebiT aavso. Semdeg, raki xanjalic iqve aRmoCnda, male wirvac gamouyvana. yvelaferi es, ra Tqma unda, erTbaSad ar momxdara, radganac skamebi grovad eyara, xolo erTi maTganisaTvis gansvenebuls xelic ki CauWidia, albaT imiT lamobda Tavdacvas. yovelive es ise naTlad maqvs warmodgenili, TiTqos TviTon vyofiliyavi im tragikuli ambis mowme. holmsma warbebi aswia: - da mainc mixmeT? - ho, diax, es patara wvrilmania, magram imnairTagani, romlebic Tqven gainteresebT xolme: saeWvo ambavia, iciT, da rogorc albaT Tqven uwodebdiT, Zalian ucnauri. erTi SexedviT araferi saerTo ara aqvs am SemTxvevasTan. - ra aris aseTi? - TqvenTvis cnobilia, rom mas Semdeg, rac danaSauli gamoaSkaravda, bejiTad vcdilobT, raTa yvela nivTs Tavisi adgili mivuCinoT. aq aravin arafers ar Sexebia. binaSi dRe da Rame morigeobda policieli. dRes diliT, mas Semdeg, rac mokluli dakrZales da am oTaxis gamokvleva daamTavres, gadavwyviteT areuldareuli bina cotaTi dagvelagebina da ai, xaliCa... xedavT, iatakze ki araa damagrebuli, aramed ubralod Zirsaa dafenili. SemTxveviT avwieT da aRmovaCineT... - marTla? aRmoaCineT?.. holmsis saxe gamoxatavda udides interess. - oo, darwmunebuli var, rom asi welic ar geyofaT imis gamosacnobad, rac aRmovaCineT! xedavT am gadRabnil laqas xaliCaze? am xaliCaSi sakmaod bevr sisxls unda gaeJona, xom marTalia? - udavod. - da warmoidgineT, rom Ria feris parketze am adgilas laqa ar aris. - ar aris laqa? ara, unda iyos! - diax, Cvenc ase vfiqrobdiT, magram iataki erT adgilas daulaqavebelia. xaliCis kide avwie da davrwmundiT, rom lestreidi marTals ambobda. - magram xaliCis qveda mxares gaJonil sisxls xom iatakzec kvali unda daetovebina! saxelovani specialistis gaoceba rom naxa, lestreidma aRtacebisagan CaixiTxiTa: - aba, axla agixsniT, rac aris. meore laqac arsebobs, magram pirvels ar emTxveva, TviTonve SexedeT. am sityvebze xaliCis meore bolo aswia da marTlac, parketze, karTan axlos, vnaxeT didi muqi wiTeli laqa. - ras ityviT amaze, mister holms? - aq yvelaferi Zalian martivi asaxsnelia. ori laqa emTxveva erTmaneTs, magram xaliCa gadabrunebuli iyo. raki is kvadratulia da araa damagrebuli iatakze, amis gakeTeba sruliad advili ram iyo. - mister holms, policias ar esaWiroeba Tqveni ganmarteba imis Taobaze, rom xaliCa gadabrunebuli iyo. es savsebiT aSkaraa: Tu xaliCas ase davdebT, erTi laqa meoris Tavze aRmoCndeba. me ki Tqven gekiTxebiT: vin awia xaliCa da risTvis? holmsis uZrav saxeze SevniSne, rom Zlivs ikavebda dauflebul mRelvarebas. - lestreid, - Tqva bolos, - derefanSi rom policielia, igi ganuwyvetliv morigeobda aq, Tu ara? - diax. - hoda, ai Cemi rCeva: Zalian mkacrad dahkiTxeT. oRond Cveni TandaswrebiT ara. Cven aq davicdiT. gaiyvaneT meore oTaxSi. hkiTxeT, rogor gabeda aq adamianis SemoSveba da am oTaxSi misi marto datoveba. nu hkiTxavT, dauSva Tu ara man aseTi ram. CaTvaleT, rom amas mtkiceba ar esaWiroeba. daarwmuneT, rom TqvenTvis cnobilia am oTaxSi viRac rom iyo. daemuqreT. uTxariT, rom mxolod gulaxdil
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aRiarebas SeuZlia misi danaSaulis gamosyidva. gaakeTeT yvelaferi ise, rogorc me giTxariT. - vficav, me gamovwurav misgan yvelafers, Tu raime icis! - ficxlad SesZaxa lestreidma. winkarSi gairbina, da wuTis Semdeg gverdiTi oTaxidan misi gaavebuli yvirili mogvesma. - Cqara, uotson, Cqara! - Sehyvira mouTmenlobisagan akankalebulma holmsma. am kacis mTeli zebunebrivi Zala, rac apaTiis niRbis qveS imaleboda, mozRvavebuli energiis cecxlad agizgizda. man xaliCa gadakeca, swrafad daeSva muxlebze da parketis yoveli kvadratis xeliT mosinjvas Seudga. rogorc ki Seexo kides, erTi maTgani ganze gadavarda. es iyo patara yuTis saxuravi. mis qveS CaRrmavebuli mcire bneli adgili gamoCnda. holmsma mouTmenlad Cayo Sig xeli, magram ukan rom amoiRo, javrisa da mware imedgacruebisagan amoioxra. yuTi carieli dauxvda. - aba, cocxlad, uotson, cocxlad! unda movaswroT da xaliCa adgilze davabrunoT! saidumlo sacavis dafarva da zed xaliCis gadafareba Zlivs movaswariT, rom derefanSi lestreidis fexis xma gaisma. roca igi Semovida, holmsi buxarze daudevrad miyrdnobili dauxvda. Cems megobars iseTi naRvliani da tanjuli saxe hqonda, TiTqos dauZlevel mTqnarebas Zlivs ikavebda. - mapatieT, rom mogacdineT, miter holms. vxedav, saSinlad mogbezrdaT es saqme. dabolos, aRiara! SemodiT, makferson! dae, jentlmenebmac gaigon Tqveni miutevebeli saqcielis ambavi. oTaxSi gverdulad Semovida wiTeli da Sercxvenili bumberazi konstebli. - garwmunebT, ser, azradac ar mqonia urigo saqcieli. guSin saRamos aq erTi axalgazrda qali gamomecxada. raRac uwyebis saxls daeZebda da ver ki epovna. vilaparakeT. mogwyindeba kacs mTeli dRe marto dgoma... - mere, ra moxda? - sadac mkvleloba moxda, im adgilis naxva ainteresebda. gazeTebSi wavikiTxeo, Tqva. Zalian wesieri axalgazrda qali gaxldaT, ser, da ise dalagebulad laparakobda, rom verc ki agiwerT. gavifiqre: iseTi ra unda moxdes, Tu SevuSveb da Sexedavs-meTqi. magram xaliCaze sisxlis laqa dainaxa Tu ara, iatakze mkvdariviT gaiSxlarTa. uceb samzareuloSi Sevvardi, wyali movarbenine, magram gons vera da ver moviyvane. maSin koniakisTvis kuTxeSi gadavirbine, traqtiri `suros toti~ romaa, iq, magram vidre movbrundebodi, axalgazrda qali gons mosula da adgilze aRar damixvda... albaT Sercxva CemTan Sexvedra. - xaliCas aravin Sexebia? - iciT, ser, roca me davbrundi, mgoni, cota adgilSenacvlebuli damixvda. qali xom xaliCaze daeca, xaliCa ki iatakze damagrebuli ar aris. mere me gavaswore. - es gakveTili iyos TqvenTvis, konsteblo makferson, raTa metad aRaravin moatyuoT, - medidurad Cailaparaka lestreidma, - ra Tqma unda, Tqven gegonaT, rom wesrigis darRveva daifareboda. CemTvis ki sakmarisi gaxda xaliCis erTi Sexedva, raTa maSinve mivmxvdariyavi, rom oTaxSi viRac iyo. Tqveni bedi, megobaro, rom araferi dakargula, Torem cudi dRe dagadgebodaT. vnanob, mister holms, rom aq aseTi wvrilmanisaTvis mogiwvieT, magram megona, rom es meore laqa, rac ar emTxveva pirvels, dagainteresebdaT. - ra Tqma unda, es Zalian sainteresoa... konsteblo makferson, is qali mxolod erTxel Semovida aq? - diax, ser, mxolod erTxel. - saxelad ra hqvia? - ar vici, ser. mbeWdavi memanqanis adgils daeZebda, magram saxlis nomeri aRar axsovda, Zalian sasiamovno, wesieri axalgazrda qali gaxldaT, ser. - maRali? lamazi?

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- diax, ser, sakmaod maRali axalgazrda qali. SeiZleba iTqvas, rom ara marto lamazi, aramed Zalian lamazic. `oficero, neba momeciT mxolod Sevxedoo!~ - ase mommarTa. iseTi sasiamovno, pirdapir alersiani manerebi hqonda, rom gavifiqre, didi ubedureba ar iqneba, Tu karidan Sexedvis nebas mivcem-meTqi. - ra ecva? - Zalian ubralo samoseli, ser! grZeli wamosasxami iataks swvdeboda. - es romel saaTze moxda? - swored Sebindebisas, traqtiridan rom vbrundebodi, farnebi maSin aanTes. - kargi, - Tqva holmsma, - wavideT, uotson, gadaudebeli saqme gvelodeba. roca saxlidan gamovdiodiT, lestreidi oTaxSi darCa, sinanuliT aRsavse konstebli ki CvenTvis karis gasaRebad gaiWra. holmsi zRurblze Semobrunda da makfersons raRac gauwoda. konstebli daaSterda. - RmerTo Cemo, ser! - SesZaxa gaocebulma. holmsma tuCebze TiTi miido, nivTi ukanve Caido Sida jibeSi, da roca quCaSi gavediT, gadaixarxara. - Cinebulia! - Tqva man, - wavideT, Zvirfaso uotson. farda aweulia, da ukanaskneli moqmedeba male daiwyeba. SegiZliaT damSviddeT: omi ar iqneba, Rirspativcemul lord treloni houpis brwyinvale karieras Crdili ar miadgeba, windauxedavi mefe aCqarebisaTvis ar daisjeba da premier-ministrs garTulebuli politikuri viTarebidan evropis daxsna aRar mouxdeba. Cven dagvWirdeba mxolod erTgvari taqti, sazrianoba, da maSin mTeli es istoria, rac Zalian arasasiamovno SedegebiT imuqreboda, SarSandeli TovliviT gaqreba. am sakvirveli adamianis mimarT aRtacebis grZnobiT ganvimsWvale. - Tqven amoxseniT amocana? - SevZaxe me myisve. - jer ara, uotson. jer kidev aris ramdenime gaugebroba, magram CvenTvis ukve cnobilia imdeni, rom pirdapir sawyeni iqneba, Tu yvelafers ar SevityobT. axla ki pirdapir uaitholterasze wavalT da saqmes bolomde miviyvanT. roca evropis saqmeTa ministris saxlSi mivediT, Serlok holmsma msaxurebs ganucxada, rom ledi hilda treloni houpis naxva surda. oriveni misaRebSi Segviyvanes. - mister holms! - Tqva ledim, da saxe aRSfoTebisagan aetkica. - es Tqvenis mxriv ubralod upatiosnoba da arakeTilSobiluri saqcielia. xom gTxoveT, ar gamamxiloT, TqvenTan rom viyavi-meTqi. winaaRmdeg SemTxvevaSi qmari ifiqrebs, rom mis saqmeebSi verevi. Tqven ki Tqveni stumrobiT saxels mitexT. es xom amtkicebs, rom Cvens Soris saqmiani urTierToba arsebobs. - samwuxarod, miledi, sxva arCevani ara mqonda. me damavales im gansakuTrebiT mniSvnelovani dokumentis povna da iZulebuli var gTxovoT, werili me gadmomceT. ledi treloni houpi fexze wamovarda. saxeze mkvdrisferi edo. TiTqos TvalT daubneldao, wabarbacda. megona, gulic wauvidoda, magram nebisyofis uzarmazari ZaldatanebiT Tavi Seikava da brazisa da gaocebisagan saxe wamoenTo. - Tqven... Tqven Seuracxyofas mayenebT, mister holms! - momismineT, miledi, es sruliad usargeblo laparakia. gTxovT werili gadmomceT. qalma xeli zarisaken gaiwoda: - msaxuri gagacilebT. - nu darekavT, ledi hilda, Torem Tu msaxurs mouxmobT, Cemi gulwrfeli cda Tavidan agaciloT saqveyno skandali, amaod Caivlis. damibruneT werili da yvelaferi mogvardeba. Tu damijerebT, dagexmarebiT, xolo Tu ar isurvebT, rom mendoT, iZulebuli viqnebi gagceT. holmsis win amayi da didebuli ledi hilda treloni houpi idga. man Tvali gauswora Cems megobars, TiTqos surda gaego, gulSi ra udevso, magram zarisaTvis xeli ar mouSorebia.
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- Tqven cdilobT damaSinoT, ara? eg veraferi keTilSobilebaa, mister holms! Tqven ambobT, raRac vicio. ra iciT? - gTxovT, dabrZandeT, miledi. ar vilaparakeb, vidre ar dabrZandebiT. gmadlobT. - mister holms, mxolod xuT wuTs gaZlevT! - CemTvis sul erTi wuTic kmara, ledi hilda. me vici, rom Tqven iyaviT edvard lukasTan, mieciT mas es dokumenti, vici, rogor moxerxebulad SeaRwieT mis oTaxSi meored da aiReT werili xaliCis qveS sacavidan. ledi hildas saxeze mkvdris feri daedo, magram holmsisaTvis Tvali ar moucilebia. sunTqva Seekra. sityvis warmoTqmis Zalac aRar hqonda. - Tqven SeiSaleT, mister holms... Tqven SeiSaleT! - SesZaxa man bolos. holmsma jibidan muyaos patara naWeri amoiRo. es iyo qalis fotosuraTi. - ai, es Tan wamoviRe, vicodi, rom damWirdeboda, - uTxra man ministris meuRles. - policielma gicnoT. qalma gaWirvebiT CaisunTqa haeri da Tavi savarZlis sazurges miayrdno. - momismineT, ledi hilda... werili Tqvena gaqvT, magram saqmis mogvareba jer kidev SeiZleba. araviTari survili ara maqvs usiamovneba mogayenoT. Cemi valdebuleba moxdili meqneba, roca dakargul werils Tqvens qmars davubruneb. dahyeviT Cems rCevas, mendeT da iyaviT gulaxdili - esaa Tqveni xsnis erTaderTi gza. am qalis simamacem aRtacebaSi momiyvanda. mas ar undoda Tavi damarcxebulad ecno. - isev gimeorebT, mister holms: Tqven raRac suleluri fantaziis tyveobaSi xarT moqceuli. holmsi skamidan wamodga: - mebralebiT, ledi hilda. me rac SemeZlo, TqvenTvis yvelaferi movimoqmede, magram vxedav, uqmad gavrjilvar. am sityvebze holmsma zaris Rilaks xeli daaWira. msaxuri imwamsve Semovida. - mister treloni houpi Sinaa? - Sin mxolod TxuTmeti wuTis Semdeg iqneba. holmsma saaTs daxeda. - kidev TxuTmeti wuTi, - Tqva man. - Zalian kargi, davelodebi. msaxurma Zlivs moaswro karis gaxurva, rom ledi hildam xelebi gaSala da holmsis ferxTiT daeca. mSvenier saxeze cremli RapaRupiT Camosdioda. - oh, SemibraleT, mister holms! SemibraleT! - evedreboda sasowarkveTili qali. - RvTis gulisaTis, nu etyviT! rom icodeT, rogor miyvars Cemi qmari. misTvis Tundac mcireodeni usiamovnebis miyeneba CemTvis autaneli satanjveli iqneba. es ambavi ki mis keTilSobil guls erTianad daamsxvrevs. holmsma qali aayena. - madlobeli var, miledi, rom, Tundac ukanasknel wams moegeT gons. wuTis dakargva aRar SeiZleba. sadaa werili? qali sawer magidas mivarda, da iqidan grZeli cisferi konverti amoiRo. - inebeT, mister holms... netav, arasodes ar mexila igi! - rogor davubrunoT? - Cafiqrebuli ambobda holmsi. - saWiro kia saCqarod raime moxerxebuli gamosavali vipovoT!.. sadaa dokumentebiszardaxSa? - sawol oTaxSi gaxlavT. - Zalian kargi. zardaxSa axlave aq moitaneT. erTi wuTis Semdeg hilda isev CvenTan gaCnda da xelT brtyeli wiTeli zardaxSa eWira. - albaT morgebuli gasaRebi gaqvT, miledi, aba, gaaReT! ledi hildam korsaJidan patara gasaRebi amoaZvrina da zardaxSa gaxsna. igi qaRaldebiT savse aRmoCnda. holmsma cisferi konverti im qaRaldebis SuaSi moaqcia. zardaxSa kvlav daketes da sawol oTaxSi isev Tavisi adgili miuCines.
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- axla mzada varT Tqvens qmars SevxvdeT, - Tqva holmsma. - mis mosvlamde ki mTeli aTi wuTi Cvens gankargulebaSia, Cemis mxriv, Zalian did risks vewevi, rom mdgomareobidan gamogiyvanoT, ledi! amis sanazRaurod ki darCenili drois ganmavlobaSi patiosnad unda momiTxroT mTeli es ucnauri ambavi. - yvelafers giambobT, mister holms! - SesZaxa ledim. - yovelgvari gadaWarbebis gareSe gicxadebT, rom Cemi qmris wyenas Tavis mokvla mirCevnia. albaT mTel londonSi ar moiZebneba qali, romelsac CemsaviT uyvardes Tavisi qmari da mainc, rom gaego, rac movimoqmede, erTi sityviT, risi gakeTebac maiZules, arasodes ar mapatiebda. igi ise maRla ayenebs Tavis sakuTar patiosnebas, rom ar SeuZlia vinmes upatiosno saqcieli miutevos. damexmareT, damixseniT, mister holms! Cems bednierebas, mis bednierebasa da orive Cvenganis sicocxles safrTxe emuqreba. - Cqara, miledi, dro iwureba! - jer kidev gaTxovebamde, mister holms, windauxedavi, qarafSutuli, grZnobamoreuli Seyvarebuli qaliSvilis werili davwere. marTalia, werilSi cudi araferi iyo, magram Cemi qmari mis daweras danaSaulad CamiTvlida. is werili rom waekiTxa, aRarafers damijerebda. werilis daweridan mravalma wyalma Caiara da megona, yvelaferi daviwyebas mieca. magram uecrad aw tragikulad daRupulma lukasma Sematyobina, rom is werili Cems xelTaa da Tqvens qmars unda vuCvenoo. vevedrebodi, SemibraleT-meTqi. werils dagibrunebo, SemomiTvala, oRond Tavisi pirobebic Tan moayola. werilis sanacvlod misTvis unda gadameca erT-erTi dokumenti, romelsac Cemi qmari depeSebisaTvis gankuTvnil zardaxSaSi inaxavda. albaT saministroSi mokalaTebulma viRac jaSuSma Seatyobina aseTi dokumentis arseboba. lukasi marwmunebda, rom es araviTar vnebas ar miayenebda Cems qmars. warmoidgineT Tqveni Tavi Cems adgilze, mister holms! ra unda meqna? - yvelaferi unda mogeTxroT qmrisaTvis. - ar SemeZlo, mister holms, ar SemeZlo! erTi mxriv, meloda gardauvali daRupva, meore mxriv ki, Tumca qmris kuTvnili dokumentis aReba saSinelebad mimaCnda, magram savsebiT warmodgenili mainc ara mqonda, ra Sedegebi SeiZleboda mohyoloda amas saerTaSoriso politikis arenaze. da qurdoba Cavidine, mister holms. gasaRebis zoma aviRe. xolo im kacma, lukasma, meore gasaRebi gaakeTebina. zardaxSa gavaRe, dokumenti aviRe da godolfinstritze lukass mivutane. - da ra moxda iq, miledi? - rogorc daTqmuli gvqonda, karze davakakune. lukasma gaaRo. oTaxSi Sevyevi da kari naxevrad Ria davtove, radgan im kacTan marto darCenis meSinoda. maxsovs: roca saxlSi Sevdiodi, quCaSi viRac qali iyo atuzuli. Cveni molaparakeba swrafad dasrulda. Cemi werili sawer magidaze edo. dokumenti gadaveci Tu ara, werilic damibruna. imave wams karebSi xmauri atyda da derefanSi fexis xma gaisma. lukasma swrafad gadaswia xaliCa, dokumenti sacavSi Cado da zed isev xaliCa gadaafara. is, rac Semdeg moxda, raRac koSmars hgavda. me davinaxe Savgvremani giJuri saxe, gavigone xma qalisa, romelic frangulad gahyviroda: `tyuilad ar velodi! dabolos mogaxelTe im qalTan!~ raRac veluri scenis mowme Seviqeni. davinaxe, rogor staca xeli kacma skams, xolo qalis xelSi xanjalma ielva. Tvali avaride saSinelebas, gaviqeci, gamovvardi saxlidan da mxolod meore dRes diliT gavige sazareli mkvlelobis ambavi. im saRamos bednieri viyavi, radgan Cemi werili davibrune da jer kidev ar mqonda Segnebuli, ras mimzadebda momavali. magram meore diliT gavige, rom vais TavdaRweuli, vuis gadaveyare. qmarma dokumentis dakargva SeniSna, da misma sasowarkveTilebam mec SemaZrwuna. Zlivs Sevikave Tavi, lamis ferxTiT Cavuvardi da yvelaferi vuambe. magram maSin xom isic unda meambna, rac uwin moxda! im diliT TqvenTan movedi da mxolod maSin
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Sevigne Cem mier Cadenili danaSaulis mTeli simZime. im wuTidan sul imaze vfiqrobdi, rogor damebrunebina ukanve dokumenti. igi xom iqve unda yofiliyo, sadac lukasma im saSineli qalis mosvlamde Seinaxa. is qali rom ara, saidumlo sacavis adgilsamyofels me ver mivakvlevdi. rogorme unda SemeRwia lukasis yofil oTaxSi. mTeli ori dRe vuTvalTvade im saxls, magram kari mudam magrad Carazuli iyo. ukanasknelad guSin saRamos vcade. Tqven ukve iciT, rogor movaxerxe werilis aReba. Sin movitane da gadavwyvite momespo, radgan ar vicodi, rogor damebrunebina qmrisaTvis ise, rom yvelaferi ar gamendo... RmerTo Cemo, misi nabijis xma mesmis, kibeze amodis! evropis saqmeTa ministri aRelvebuli Semovarda oTaxSi. - ra aris axali, mister holms, ra aris axali? - Sehyvira man. - maqvs raRac imedi. - madloba RmerTs! - aRtacebiT warmoTqva man. saxe gaubrwyinda. - premierministri sadilad mewveva. SemiZlia gavaxaro? foladis nervebi aqvs, magram vici, rom TiTqmis ar sZinavs im dRidan, rac es ambavi moxda... jeikobs, sTxoveT premier-ministrs, aq amobrZandes. rac SegexebaT Tqven, - da meuRles miubrunda, ara mgonia, Zvirfaso, TqvenTvis saintereso aRmoCndes es politikuri baasi. ramdenime wuTis Semdeg yvelani sasadiloSi geaxlebiT. premier-ministrs TavdaWeriloba ar aklda, magram TvalTa elvarebasa da xmelxmeli xelebis mousvenar moZraobaze Sevatyve, rom Tavisi axalgazrda kolegis mRelvareba masac gadasdeboda. - rogorc vamCnev, mister holms, raRac axali ambis Tqmas unda apirebdeT? - jerjerobiT arcTu saxarbielodaa saqme, - miugo Cemma megobarma. - sadac ki xeli mimiwvdeboda, cnobebi Sevkribe da davrwmundi, rom mRelvarebisaTvis safuZveli ar arsebobs. - magram es ar kmara, mister holms. Cven erTTavad vulkanze cxovreba ar SegviZlia. gvinda garkveulad vicodeT avica da kargic. - imedi maqvs werils vipoviT. rac ufro mets vfiqrob am saqmeze, miT ufro vrwmundebi, rom werili am saxlis farglebs ar gascilebia. - mister holms! - Tu mas gaitacebdnen, axla ukve gamoqveynebulic iqneboda. - magram ra azri eqneboda werilis aRebas, Tu isev aqve unda daetovebinaT? - me arc imis mjera, rom werili daikarga. - maSin ranairad gaqra zardaxSidan? - arc imaSi var darwmunebuli, rom zardaxSidan gaqra. - mister holms, axla xumrobis dro ar aris! garwmunebT, werili zardaxSaSi araa. - orSabaTis Semdeg CaixedeT? - ara, magram es wylis nayva iqneboda. - SeiZleba, ver SeniSneT. - es SeuZlebelia. - vin icis! aseTi ambebi momxdara! iq xom sxva sabuTebic iqneboda. SeiZleba maT Soris gaibna. - werili zemodan ido. - SeiZleba zardaxSa vinmem Searxia da konvertma adgili icvala. - ara, ara, yvelaferi amoviRe. - magram amis Semowmeba xom advilia, houp! - uTxra premier-ministrma. ubrZaneT, moitanon aq zardaxSa. evropis saqmeTa ministrma zars TiTi daaWira. - jeikobs, momitaneT Cemi qaRaldebis yuTi... sruliad amaod vkargavT dros, magram Tu Tqven es dagakmayofilebT, ra gaewyoba, SevamowmoT... gmadlobT, jeikobs, aq dadgiT... gasaRebi yovelTvis saaTis Zewkvze maqvs. ai yvela qaRaldi, xom
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xedavT: lord merous werili, ser Carlz hardis moxseneba, memorandumi belgradidan, cnobebi ruseT-iaponiis puris gadasaxadebze, werili madrididan, lord flauersis pataki... RmerTo Cemo! es ra aris? lord belinjer! lord belinjer! premierma cisferi konverti xelidan gamostaca: houp! - diax, is gaxlavT. werili gauxsnelia... gilocavT, - madlobeli var! madlobeli var! ra tvirTi momexsna mxrebidan!.. magram es miuwvdomelia... SeuZlebelia... mister holms, Tqven jadoqari xarT, Tqven misani xarT! saidan gaigeT, rom werili aq aris? - davadgine, rom sxvagan arsad ar iyo... - sakuTar Tvalebs ar vujereb! - Tqva da oTaxidan swrafad gavarda. - sad aris Cemi coli? unda vaxaro, rom yvelaferi mogvarda. hilda! hilda! - ministris xma kibidan ismoda. premierma Tvalebi moWuta da holmss ise gadaxeda. - momismineT, ser, - mSvidad uTxra man Cems megobars. - aq sxva raRac imaleba. rogor aRmoCnda werili xelaxla zardaxSaSi? holmsma RimiliT moarida Tvali mis gamWriax mzeras da ise upasuxa: - Cvenca gvaqvs Cveni diplomatiuri saidumloebani, - Tqva es, quds xeli wamoavlo da kars miaSura.

Savi piteri Cemi megobari sulieri da fizikuri Zalebis iseTi gafurCqvnis xanaSi, rogorc 1895 wels, arasodes minaxavs. sul ufro metad ixveWda saxels, sul ufro farTovdeboda misi praqtika. sxvaTa saidumlo ambebi rom ar gavamJRavno, Cems Tavs nebas ver mivcem, Tundac gakvriT vaxseno im gamoCenil adamianTa saxelebi, romelTac bevrjer gadmolaxes beikerstritze Cveni ubralo binis zRurbli. unda iTqvas, rom holmss, rogorc yvela did Semoqmeds, mxolod Ziebis xelovnebis siyvaruli amoqmedebda. arca msmenia (holdernesis hercogis erTaderTi SemTxvevis garda), rom Tavisi fasdaudebeli samsaxurisaTvis didi gasamrjelo moeTxova. imdenad uangaro iyo da imdenad damoukidebeli, rom zogjer mdidarsa da warCinebul adamianebs uars eubneboda daxmarebaze, Tu maT saidumloebaTa ZiebaSi sainteresosa da mimzidvels verafers xedavda. imave dros mTeli kviraobiT gulmodgined ikvlevda romelime Raribis saqmes, Tu es saqme imdenad idumalebiT moculi da amaRelvebeli iyo, rom SeeZlo misi warmosaxvis agzneba da saSualebas aZlevda gamoeyenebina Tavisi daxvewili ostatoba. im Rirssaxsovar 1895 wels holmsma bevri saintereso da nairferovani saqme gamoikvlia. jer marto kardinal toskas uecari sikvdilis mizezebis dadgena rad Rirda. es vatikanis daJinebiTi surviliT moxda. mere is iyo, damnaSave uilsoni daapatimrebina. iadonebis es saxelganTqmuli mwvrTneli imave dros londonis ist-endis namdvili xorcmeti gaxldaT. am saqveynod gaxmaurebul saqmeebs mohyva uudmens liSi momxdari tragedia: yovlad saSinelsa da saidumloebiT mocul pirobebSi daiRupa kapitani keri. Cemi Canawerebi Serlok holmsze sruli ar iqneboda da mkiTxveli bevrsac dakargavda, Tu ar CavurTavdi moTxrobas am araCveulebriv ambavze. ivlisis pirveli kviris ganmavlobaSi Cemi megobari ise xSirad da ise didi xniT gadioda xolme saxlidan, rom mivxvdi: raRac saqmeSia garTuli-meTqi. im dReebSi CvenTan viRac sastiki Sesaxedaobisa da ugvani saxis adamianebi daiarebodnen. isini kapitan bezils kiTxulobdnen. aman mafiqrebina, rom Tavis erT-erT mravalricxovan niRabTagansa da gamogonil gvars amofarebuli holmsi Tavis sakuTar mrisxane saxels malavda da raRac axal kvleva-Ziebas ise eweoda.
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londonis sxvadasxva raionebSi holmss sul mcire xuTi saidumlo adgili mainc hqonda iseTi, sadac saxis Secvla SeeZlo. Tavis axal saqmeze TviTon arafers meubneboda da arc me momiTxovia misgan gulis gadaSla. Tu ra saqmis ZiebiT iyo gatacebuli, holmsma sakmaod uCveulod mimaxvedra. erTxel, sauzmobamde binidan gavida. is iyo sufras mivujeqi, rom moulodnelad kari SemoaRo. Tavze qudi exura da iRliaSi qolgasaviT amoCrili uzarmazari WvilTi mouCanda. - eSmakma dalaxvros, - SevZaxe me, - nuTu londonSi am barjianad daseirnobdiT? - ara, mxolod axla Seviare yasabTan. - yasabTan? - da Sin saucxoo madaze vbrundebi. iciT, ra sasargebloa sauzmis win fizikuri varjiSi? magram sanaZleos vdeb, verafriT ver gamoicnobT, saxeldobr, ra varjiSi Sevasrule. - arc vapireb gamovicno. holmsma yava daisxa da Tan dacinviT gadmomxeda. - alardaisis duqnis ukana oTaxSi rom SegexedaT, naxavdiT: Werze dakidebul mTel Rors da romeliRac serTukgaxdil jentlmens, romelic gaSmagebiT cdilobda ai, es iaraRi gaeyara RorisaTvis. es jentlmeni - me gaxldiT. da, samwuxarod, aRmoCnda, rom erTi dakvriT verasdidebiT ver gavuyri. xom ar gindaT Tqvenc scadoT bedi? - arafris gulisTvis. magram TviTon Tqven risTvis dagWirdaT es ambavi? - vfiqrob, amas aqvs raRac kavSiri im idumalebiT mocul ambavTan, rac uudmens liSi datrialda... ah, hopkins, guSin miviRe Tqveni telegrama da gelodiT. SemobrZandiT, axlave visauzmebT. oTaxSi Semovida sicocxliT savse, ocdaaTiode wlis gamxdari kaci. ubralo Salis kostiumi ecva, magram misi mixra-moxra mowmobda, rom samxedro samosis tarebas unda yofiliyo daCveuli. maSinve vicani stenli hopkinsi, policiis axalgazrda inspeqtori, romelic holmsis azriT, Zalian kargi maZebari unda damdgariyo. Tavis mxriv, hopkinsic, saxelovani holmsis mowafed Tvlida Tavs da maswavleblis mecnieruli meTodebiT iyo aRtacebuli. saxemoRuSuli stumari savarZelSi Rrmad daRvremili Cajda. - ara, gmadlobT, ser, ukve visauzme. Rame qalaqSi gavaTie, radgan aq saqmis mosaxseneblad Camovedi. - mereda ra moaxseneT? - rom saqmeSi sruli marcxi ganvicade. - veraviTar warmatebas ver miaRwieT? - vera. - nuTu? Cans, am saqmisaTvis xelis mokideba me momixdeba. - RvTis gulisaTvis, mister holms! xom iciT, pirvelad damavales saZieblad aseTi rTuli saqme, me ususuri aRmovCndi da iqneb fons gamiyvanoT. - kargi, kargi. swored axla didi gulisyuriT gavecani Ziebis yvela monacems. sxvaTa Soris, ras fiqrobT Tambaqos im qisaze, danaSaulis adgilze rom ipoves? qisaSi xom ar unda iyos am saqmis gasaRebi? hopkinsis saxeze gaoceba gamokrTa. - qisa xom moklulis sakuTreba gaxldaT, ser, amas misi inicialebi adasturebs. igi selapis tyavisaganaa damzadebuli da gansvenebuli ki, rogorc cnobilia, mravali wlis ganmavlobaSi nadirobda selapebze. - magram Cibuxi ratom ar aRmoCnda adgilze? - diax, ser, Cibuxi ver vipoveT - albaT, Zalian cotas eweoda. Tumca, isic SeiZleba davuSvaT, rom Tambaqo megobrebisaTvis hqonda. - ueWvelad. amaze mxolod im mizniT Camovagde sityva, rom giTxraT: TviTon rom Sevdgomodi am saqmis Ziebas, amosaval wertilad swored am qisas gavixdidi. magram
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Cemma megobarma uotsonma ar icis es istoria, da arc me vityodi uars mis meored mosmenaze. mokled gviambeT is, rac yvelaze ufro arsebiTia. stenli hopkinsma jibidan qaRaldis viwro naWeri amoaZvrina. - Cems gankargulebaSia zogierTi cnoba gansvenebul kapitan piter keris cxovrebaze. dabadebula 1845 wels da, maSasadame, ormocdaaTi wlisa yofila. veSapebsa da selapebze monadireTa Soris cnobili iyo, rogorc erT-erTi yvelaze ufro guladi da iRbliani. 1883 wels xelmZRvanelobda dandel monadireTa orTqlis gems `zRvis martorqas~. imave wels warmatebiT moiara ramdenime reisi, momdevno wels ki samsaxuridan gadadga. Semdeg kidev ramdensame wels mogzaurobda. bolos iyida patara mamuli `uudmens li~, forest rous maxloblad, saseqsSi. iq gaatara cxovrebis ukanaskneli eqvsi weli da iqve mokvda zustad erTi kviris win. iyo didi axirebuli da ucnauri adamiani. yoveldRiur cxovrebaSi es gulCaTxrobili da pirquSi kaci mkacri puritani gaxldaT. misi ojaxi Sedgeboda colisa da oci wlis asulisagan. saxlis momvlelebad ori qaliSvili hyavda ayvanili. msaxurebi xSirad icvlebodnen, radgan masTan cxovreba advili ar iyo da zogjer autanelic xdeboda. keri xSirad svamda da roca Tvreboda, Turme xorcSesxmul qajad iqceoda. iseTi SemTxvevebic yofila, roca muStiT nacemi colisa da qaliSvilisaTvis RamiT mTel parkSi udevnia. qalebs xandaxan Turme ise awiokebda, rom mezobel soflebSi maT yvirilze mZinare adamianebs eRviZebodaT. erTxel kapitani kidec gausamarTlebiaT moxuci mRvdlis cemisaTvis, romelic misTvis Wkuis darigebas cdilobda. ufro mokled rom mogaxsenoT, mister holms, Znelia ufro abezari da saSiSi adamianis moZebna, vidre piter keri yofila. davadgine, xomaldis meTaurobis drosac aseTive xasiaTi hqonia. mezRvaurebs misTvis SeurqmeviaT Savi piteri - ara marto Savgvremani saxisa da uzarmazari Savi wverisaTvis, aramed Smagi znisTvisac, riTac Turme, Tavzars scemda garSemo myof adamianebs. raRa Tqma unda, yvela mezobels sZulebia da yvela gaurboda. arc erTi sibralulis sityva ar gamigonia, misi sazareli aRsasrulis gamo rom vinmes wamoscdenodes. mister holms, ueWvelad waikiTxavdiT Ziebis oqmSi am kacis `kaiutis~ ambavs, magram Tqvens megobars iqneb araferi smenia amaze. saxlis maxloblad kapitans TavisTvis patara xis fanCaturi auSenebia, rasac Turme `kaiutas~ eZaxda. iq atarebda Rameebs. es gaxlavT patara erToTaxiani qoxmaxi, zomiT 160 futi. gasaRebs mudam jibeSi atarebda, loginsac TviTon alagebda da `kaiutis~ zRurblze gadabijebis neba aravis hqonda. im qoxis or kedelSi gamoWrilia ori patara sarkmeli. orive niadag fardaCamofarebuli da dagmanuli yofila. qoxis erTi fanjara sasoflo gzaze gadis. momxdara xolme, roca qoxSi mTeli Rame nTebula Suqi, da gakvirvebul gamvlelT ukiTxavT, netav ras akeTebs am fanCaturSi Savi piterio? swored am sarkmelma mogvca SesaZlebloba Ziebis dros, mister holms, dagvedgina zogierTi wvrilmani. albaT gaxsovT kalatozi, saxelad sleteri. hoda igi, Ramis pirvel saaTze, mkvlelobamde ori dRiT adre, forest roudan rom modioda, kapitnis mamulTan SeCerebula da xeebs Soris mocimcime Suqis kvadrats dakvirvebia. axla ificeba, fardaze aSkarad Canda mamakacis profili, magram es ar iyoo piter keri, romelic kalatozs Zalian kargad scnoboda. isic wverosani kaci yofila, oRond ufro mokled SekreWili wveri hqonia, vidre kapitans. ase irwmuneba kalatozi. Tumca, unda iTqvas, rom amaze adre kalatozi ori saaTi traqtirSi mjdara da manZilic gzidan fanjramde sakmaod didia. amas garda, misi Cveneba orSabaTs exeba, mkvleloba ki oTxSabaTs moxda. samSabaTs piter keri yvelaze ufro saSinel mdgomareobaSi unaxavT. Turme magrad galeSili daZrwoda da mxeciviT mZvinvare da saSiSi iyo. saxlis garSemo uxetialia da roca qalebs misi xma gaugoniaT, Tavi saxlisTvis SeufarebiaT. gvian saRamos
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piter keri Tavis qoxSi Sesula. mis asuls, romelsac Ria fanjarasTan sZinebia, daaxloebiT Ramis or saaTze `kaiutidan~ saSineli yvirilis xma gaugonia. qaliSvils amisTvis yuradReba ar miuqcevia, radganac simTvraleSi mamamisi xSirad yviroda da ilanZReboda. dilis Svid saaTze adrianad wamomdgar msaxur gogos SeuniSnavs, rom `kaiutis~ kari Ria yofila, magram piter keris SiSiT SuadRemde mis qoxSi Sexedva veravis gaubedavs. roca SiSi dauZleviaT da Riad darCenil karSi SeuWvretiaT, Tvalwin sazareli sanaxaoba gadaSliaT da SiSisagan ferwasulni sofelSi gaqceulan. es ambavi Sematyobines Tu ara, erTi saaTis Semdeg, adgilze gamovcxaddi da Zieba daviwye. mister holms, Tqvenc iciT, nervebi magri maqvs, magram im patara saxlSi rom Sevixede, caxcaxi damawyebina. auareba leSis buzebisagan qoxi fisharmoniasaviT erTianad gugunebda, xolo misi iataki da kedlebi sayasbos mogagonebdaT. kapitans Tavis qoxisaTvis kaiuta Seurqmevia da iqauroba, marTlac, kaiutas hgavda. Sevedi da marTlac, ise megona, gemze vimyofebi-meTqi. qoxis boloSi sawoli idga, gverdiT - gemis zanduki davlande, kedlebze - sazRvao rukebi da `zRvis martorqis~ fotosuraTi ekida. Taroze saxomaldo JurnalTa konebi eyara yvelaferi zustad ise, rogorc kapitnis kaiutas SeSvenis. qoxis Sig SuagulSi kedels mijaWvuli, TviTon kapitani vixile. saxe ise daRmeWoda, rogor jojoxeTuri wamebiT daRdasmul Semcodes. grZeli, Savi, SeWaRaravebuli wveri albaT sulTan brZolis wams, yalyze dadgomoda. farTo mkerdi foladis barjiT hqonda gapobili. barji sxeulSi gamWol gasuliyo, mZlavrad Casoboda xis kedels da kapitani barjiT iseTnairad iyo kedelze miWedili, rogorc qinZisTaviT muyaoze damagrebuli xoWo. ra Tqma unda, im wuTidan roca Sehyvira, kapitani ukve mkvdari iyo. Tqvens meTodebs kargad vicnob, ser, da maSinve vcade maTi gamoyeneba. adgilidan araferi davaZvrevine, Zalian gulmodgined gavsinje gareT miwa, SigniT iataki, magram kvali versad aRmovaCine. - gindaT TqvaT, rom kvali ver SeniSneT? - garwmunebT, ser, iq araviTari kvali ar gaxldaT. - Zvirfaso hopkins, mravali danaSauli gamomiZiebia, magram jerjerobiT frTosani damnaSave ar Semxvedria. Tu damnaSave cocxali adamiania da dadis, kvals aucileblad datovebs. is ki, vinc Ziebis mecnierul meTodebs flobs, uTuod aRmoaCens yovlad umniSvnelo cvlilebas garemomcvel saganTa ganlagebaSi. ar SeiZleba imis dajereba, rom im sisxliT morwyul oTaxSi ar darCeniliyo kvali, rac dagvexmareboda damnaSavis aRmoCenaSi... Tumca, Ziebis oqmidan vxedav, rom zogierTi nivTisaTvis yuradRebis miqceviT Tavi ar SegiwuxebiaT. axalgazrda inspeqtorma cxviri CamouSva da yurebi Camoyara. etyoboda, holmsis Sxamianma SeniSvnam guli mZimed daukoda. - sisulele Cavidine, mister holms, rom maSinve ar migiwvieT, - Tqva man. magram axla amas aRaraferi eSveleba. marTlac, qoxSi gansakuTrebuli yuradRebis Rirsi ramdenime nivTi gaxldaT. daviwyoT im barjidan, riTac mokles kapitani. viRacam xom CamoiRo kedlidan is barji. ori barji Tavis adgilze hkidia, mesame kavi ki carielia. tarze warweraa: `xomaldi `zRvis martorqa~, `dandi~. es albaT mowmobs imas, rom danaSauli Cadenili iqna gaSmagebis wuTebSi da rom mkvlelma gamoiyena is iaraRi, rac xelSi moxvda. xolo is garemoeba, rom keri Cacmuli iyo, Tumca mkvleloba Ramis or saaTzea Cadenili, gvafiqrebinebs, rom mkvlelTan paemani hqonia. amas TvalnaTliv metyvelebs is, rom magidaze aRmoCnda erTi boTli romi da ori naxmari Wiqa. - diax, - Tqva holmsma, - Tqveni orive daskvna angariSgasawevia. mere, oTaxSi sxva magari sasmelebic aRmoCnda? - diax, zandukze langari iyo. zed idga grafinebiT koniaki da viski. magram amas, Cemi azriT, ara aqvs mniSvneloba. grafinebi savse gaxldaT, maSasadame, maT aravin Sexebia.
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- sul erTia, imasac aqvs garkveuli mniSvneloba, rom es sasmelebi iq iyo, Tqva holmsma, - kidev ra nivTebs aqvT saerTo, Tqveni azriT, saqmesTan? - magidaze is saTuTune qisa ido. - mainc ra adgilas? - zed magidis SuagulSi. selapis tlanqi da magari tyavisa iyo, tyavisave TasmiT Sekruli. SigniT asoebia: `p.k.~ qisaSi cotaodeni magari Tambaqo eyara, mezRvaurebi rom ewevian, iseTi. - Cinebulia. kidev? stenli hopkinsma jibidan rux-yviTel ydiani wignaki amoiRo. yda xaoiani da gacveTili hqonda, striqonebi - gayviTlebuli da fergadasuli. pirvel gverdze Canda inicialebi `j.h.n.~ da TariRi `1883~. holmsma wignaki magidaze dado da misTvis damaxasiaTebeli gulmodginebiT daacqerda. me da hopkinsi wignaks Soridan vaTvalierebdiT. meore gverdze SevniSneT asoebi `k.w.o.r.~, Semdeg or-sam gverdze - mxolod cifrebi iyo. zog gverdze ewera sityvebi: `argentina~, `kosta-rika~, `san-paolo~ da mere isev cifrebisa Tu raRac niSnebis svetebi. - ras fiqrobT am Canawerebze? - hkiTxa holmsma. - mgoni, sabirJo aqciebis Canawerebia. vfiqrob, rom `j.h.n.~ - makleris inicialebia, xolo `k.w.o.r.~, albaT, misi klientia. - an `kanadis wynari okeanis rkinigza~, - Tqva holmsma. stenli hopkinsma, Tavisi misamarTiT, raRac wyevla Caiburtyuna da muxlze muSti daikra. - ra suleli var! - SesZaxa man. - ra Tqma unda, Tqven savsebiT marTali xarT. axla gvrCeba `j.h.n.~ asoebis amoxsna. ukve gadavaTvaliere 1883 wlis Zveli sabirJo reestrebi, magram verc erTi birJis makleri ver vipove, aseTi inicialebi rom hqondes. mainc ise mgonia, swor gzas vadgavar-meTqi. xom SesaZlebelia, mister holms, rom es iyos im kacis inicialebi, RamiT rom mivida kapitanTan, ese igi, mkvlelis inicialebi? xolo es wignaki, romelSiac CamoTvlilia amdeni faseuli qaRaldi, albaT danaSaulis motivs agvixsnis. holmsis saxeze amovikiTxe, rom misTvis sruliad moulodneli iyo es axali aRmoCena. - unda vaRiaro Tqveni daskvnebis samarTlianoba, - Tqva Cemma megobarma, marTlac, es wignaki, razedac araferia Tqmuli Ziebis oqmSi, ramdenadme cvlis Cems varaudebs. am danaSaulis Cadenis motivebsa da savaraudebel dasabuTebul Teorias rom vadgendi, wignakze ar mifiqria. scadeT Tu ara aq dasaxelebuli fasiani qaRaldebis mflobelTa povna? - diax. mivmarTe sxvadasxva kantorebs TxovniT, magram es xom samxreT amerikis sawarmoTa aqciebia. albaT pasuxs mogvianebiT, ramdenime kviris Semdeg miviRebT. holmsma wignakis ydis sinjva gamadidebeli miniT ganagrZo. - aq, udavod, laqaa, - Tqva man. - diax, ser, es sisxlis laqebia. xom mogaxseneT, wignaki iatakidan aviRe-meTqi. - sisxliani laqa zemodan iyo Tu qvemodan? - iatakis mxareze. - maSasadame, wignaki iatakze davarda ukve mkvlelobis Semdeg. - marTalia, mister holms. es wignaki mkvlels naCqarevi gaqcevis dros Tu dauvarda. zed karTan egdo. - albaT arc erTi es fasiani qaRaldi ar aRmoCnda gansvenebulis qonebaSi? - ara, ser. - gaqvT Tu ara safuZveli ivaraudoT Zarcva? - ara, ser. vfiqrob, araferi gautaciaT. - eSmakma dalaxvros, Zalian saintereso SemTxvevaa! iq danac iyo, ara?

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- dana qarqaSSi darCa, misi amoReba ver moaswres. moklulis fexebTan egdo. misis keri ambobs, rom es misi qmris danaa. holmsi Cafiqrda. - kargi, - Tqva man. - albaT SemTxvevis adgilze Casvla da yvelafris sakuTari TvaliT naxva momiwevs. stenli hopkinsma sixaruliT SesZaxa: - gmadlobT, ser! es me Zalian mZime tvirTs momxsnis. holmsma TiTi dauqnia inspeqtors. - erTi kviris win yvelaferi ufro ioli iqneboda, - Tqva man. - magram axlac SeiZleba sargebloba moitanos adgilze Cemma Casvlam, uotson, Tu aucilebeli saqme ara gaqvT, Zalian moxaruli viqnebodi Tqveni TanxlebiT gavmgzavrebuliyavi SemTxvevis adgilze. daibareT etli, hopkins, TxuTmet wuTSi forest rousken gavemgzavrebiT. matareblidan patara sadgurSi CamovediT. ramdenime mili etliT gaviareT im koromebSi, romlebic gadarCeniliyo uzarmazari uRrani tyeebidan, odesRac rom saqsebis SemoWrisagan icavdnen qveyanas. es miudgomeli mxare mTeli samoci weli asrulebda britaneTis bastionis movaleobas. adgil-adgil tye gakafes, radgan aq qveynis pirveli Tujsadnobi qarxnebi aSenda, da, liTonis gamodnobam tye daisaWirova. axla mrewvelobam CrdiloeTis ufro mdidar raionebSi gadainacvla, da warsuls mxolod es SeTxelebuli Walebi da miwaze gavlebuli uzarmazari Rarebi mogagonebdaT. ganakafSi, gorakis mwvane kalTaze gauTleli qvis grZeli saxli idga. saxlisaken miiklakneboda sacalfexo gza, romelic mindorSi aqa-iq moCanda. gzasTan axlos sami mxridan buCqnarSemortymuli fligeli idga, romelsac kar-fanjara swored im mxares hqonda moqceuli, saidanac Cven vuaxlovdebodiT. ai, aq moxda mkvleloba. stenli hopkinsma jer kapitnis saxlSi migviyvana da moklulis qvrivi, pirquSi, WaRara qali warmogvidgina. galeuli, gasavaTebuli saxe, Rrma naoWebi da quTuToebSewiTlebuli Cavardnili Tvalebis SiSneuli gamoxedva imaze metyvelebda, rom tanjva da mware wlebi gamoevlo. keris qaliSvilma, fermkrTalma qera gogonam, Tvalebs rom gamomwvevad acimcimebda, ganacxada, Zalianac mixaria mamaCemis sikvdili, imis marjvena dailocos, vinc sasikvdilo Wriloba miayenao. piter keris ojaxSi saSineli, gulisdamaRonebeli ganwyobileba Seuqmnia, da gulze odnav mogveSva, roca xelaxla mzis sinaTleze gamovediT da gansvenebuli kapitnis mier mindorSi gakvalul biliks gavyeviT. fanCaturi aRmoCnda sruliad ubralo xis nageboba msubuqi saxuraviTa da ori fanjriT. erTi sarkmeli karTan iyo, meore ki mopirdapire mxares. stenli hopkinsma jibidan gasaRebi amoiRo da boqlomis gasaRebad daixara. uecrad tyvianakraviviT SeCerda da saxeze daZabuli yuradReba da gaoceba gamoexata. - boqlomi uwvalebiaT, - Tqva man. daeWveba zedmeti iyo. kari dafxaWnili aRmoCnda da TeTri nafxaWni ise aSkarad Canda saRebavze, TiTqos axla gaekawraTo. holmsma fanjara daaTvaliera. - fanjris gaRebac ucdia viRacas, magram ver gauRia. rogorc Cans, binis gatexvaSi gawafuli araa. - Zalian ucnauri ambavi kia, - Tqva inspeqtorma, - SemiZlia davifico, rom guSin saRamos es nafxaWni ar iyo. - iqneb romelime cnobismoyvare, sofleli doylapias saqmea? - warmovTqvi me. - ara, sruliad sxva ambavi unda iyos. Znelad Tu vinme gabedavs am kar-midamoSi fexis Semodgmas, xolo `kaiutis~ gatexva rom gabedos, aseTi yoCaRi aq aravin meguleba. Tqven rogor fiqrobT, mister holms? - me vfiqrob, rom bedi gvewia. - ggoniaT, is kaci kidev mova?

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- advili SesaZlebelia. patara jayviT ucdia karis gaReba. ver mouxerxebia. axla isRa darCenia, meored scados bedi da ufro Sesaferisi iaraRiT aRWurvili daubrundes erTxel dawyebul saqmes. - sworia. - sisulele iqneba, Tu ar davudarajebT. jer ki neba momeciT, `kaiuta~ Signidan davaTvaliero. tragediis kvali ukve ganadgurebuli iyo, magram aveji oTaxSi iseve idga, rogorc mkvlelobis Rames. ori saaTi aTvalierebda holmsi yovel wvrilman sagans, magram udidesi yuradRebis miuxedavad misi saxis gamometyvelebidan Canda. rom Zieba uSedego iyo. mxolod erTxel Sewyvita Tavisi bejiTi kvleva. - am Tarodan aiReT rame, hopkins? - ara, xeli arafrisTvis mixlia. - aq raRac aklia. Taros am kuTxeSi mtveri naklebia. SeiZleba iq ido wigni, an iqneb kolofi... mgoni, aq meti aRaraferi mesaqmeba. wavideT, gaviseirnoT am momxibvlel WalebSi, uotson, davatkboT Tvali frinvelTa da yvavilTa cqeriT. hopkins, Cven aq ufro mogvianebiT SevxvdebiT. iqneb ufro axlo gavecnoT im jentlmens, romelic aq wuxel mosula. Ramis Tormet saaTze CavsafrdiT. hopkinss undoda qoxis kari Riad daetovebina, magram holmsma ganacxada, es ucnobs daafrTxobso. boqlomi imdenad martivi iyo, rom misi gaReba magari daniT SeiZleboda. holmsma daiJina, Casafreba SigniT qoxSi ki ara, gareT, buCqebSi undao, da meore fanjris qvemoT CavsafrdiT. am gziT SevZlebT im kacis dazvervas, Tu Suqs aanTebs da misi mosvlis mizansac gavigebTo. daiwyo xangrZlivi mtanjveli molodini. nerviulma caxcaxma agvitana. ase caxcaxebs monadire, tbaze momaval, wyurviliT datanjul nadirs rom elodeba. romeli mtacebeli mova aq sibnelidan? moelvare eSvebiani da klanWebiani vefxvi, romlis Zlevac mxolod mZime brZolaSi SeiZleba, Tu mxdali tura, romelic mxolod sustTa da umweoTaTvisaa saSiSi. usityvod gavisuseT buCqebSi. jer dagvianebul gamvlelTa nabijebis xma gvesmoda, xanac SeZaxilebi soflidan, magram male es xmebi miwyda. bolos sruli siCume gamefda. mxolod Soreuli eklesiis zaris xma gvauwyebda, rom dro gadioda. wvima ki gulis gamawvrileblad crida im buCqebis foTlebze, romlebic TavSesafris magierobas gviwevdnen. samis naxevarma dahkra. dadga ubnelesi saaTi, ganTiadis win rom icis. uecrad SevkrTiT, roca WiSkris wynari Wriali gavigoneT. gzaze viRac modioda. isev Camovarda xangrZlivi dumili. ukve gavifiqre, rom es iyo cru gangaSi, roca uecrad ukan, qoxis iqiT, gaisma frTxili nabijis xma, rasac erTi wamis Semdeg liTonis wkriali da JRaruni mohyva. adamiani cdilobda boqlomis gatexvas! amjerad ufro unarianad moqmedebda, Tu xelsawyo hqonda ukeTesi - male moZalades danebda kari, Waxani gaisma da anjamebma daiWriales. Semdeg asanTi ainTo, da momdevno wams ukve sinaTlis zomierma Suqma gaanaTa qoxis Sida mxare. Txel fardebSi Canda yvelaferi, rac qoxSi xdeboda. Ramis stumari gamxdari, avadmyofuri saxis axalgazrda kaci gaxldaT. micvalebuliviT ferwasul saxes Savi ulvaSi uCrdilavda. oc welze metis iqneboda. arasodes menaxa ufro sacodav mdgomareobaSi myofi kaci. SiSisagan kbils kbilze aceminebda da mTeli sxeuli ucaxcaxebda. jentlmenurad ki ecva. norfolkuri Jaketi, mokle sportuli Sarvali, Tavzec maudis qudi exura. vxedavdiT, ra SeSinebuli acecebda Tvalebs aqeT-iqiT. Semdeg sanTeli magidaze dadga da oTaxis erT-erT kuTxeSi gauCinarda. maleve gamoCnda. xelSi epyra erTerTi saxomaldo Jurnali, romlis msgavsTa mTeli konac elaga Taroze. Jurnali magidaze dado da gverdebis furcvlas mohyva. didxans furclavda da mere uecrad Sedga, albaT is Canaweri ipova, rasac eZebda. maSin gajavrebiT dahkra muSti Jurnals, magidaze daagdo da sanTeli Caaqro.
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gasasvlelisaken gabruneba ver moaswro, rom hopkinsma sayeloSi staca xeli. Semzaravma yvirilma iqauroba SesZra. saxlis gamtexi mixvda, rom daiWires. sanTeli isev aanTes. ubeduri tyve caxcaxebda da maZebris xelSi ikrunCxeboda. - aba, uZvirfaseso, - uTxra stenli hopkinsma. - vin xarT da aq ras eZebdiT? ymawvili gons moego da Seecada CvenTvis Tavi mSvidad moeCvenebina. - Tqven albaT maZebrebi xarT? - ikiTxa man, - da fiqrobT, rom kapitan piter keris mkvlelobis monawile gamoiWireT. garwmunebT, am saqmeSi ar vurevivar. - es gamoCndeba, - Tqva hopkinsma. - uwinares yovlisa, Tqveni gvari da saxeli gvainteresebs. - jon hopli neligani. SevniSne, rogor gadaxedes erTmaneTs holmsma da hopkinsma. - aq ras akeTebT? - Tu imedi meqneba, rom Cems saidumlos ar gascemT? - aucileblad gavcemT, raRa Tqma unda! - maS, ra mrjis, rom vilaparako? - Tu ar ilaparakebT, Tqven Tavs daabraleT, rac sasamarTloze mogivaT. ymawvili acaxcaxda. - ra gaewyoba, vityvi, - Cailaparaka uilajod, - an ratom ar unda vilaparako? Tumca im azrs ver Sevrigebivar, rom es Zveli samarcxvino saqme isev amotivtivdeba! odesme gsmeniaT dausonisa da neliganis saxelebi? hopkinsis saxis gamometyvelebam damarwmuna, rom aseTi saxelebi ar gaegona, magram holmsi gaocebisagan SekrTa da Tqva: - dasavleTis bankis yofil patronebs gulisxmobT, ara? isini xom milioniT gakotrdnen, kornuelis sagrafos naxevari daaqcies, da neligani ugzoukvlod gaqra. - savsebiT sworia. neligani - mamaCemi gaxldaT. TiTqos saqmes raRac naTeli moefinao. magram gaqceul bankirsa da kapitan piter keris, romelic misive sakuTari barjiT miaWedes kedels, erTmaneTisagan ufskruli hyofdaT. Cven mainc yuradRebiT ganvagrZobdiT axalgazrda kacis monaTxrobis mosmenas. - gakotrebiT mxolod mamaCemi gakotrda. dausonma ki saqmidan Tavi mSralad daiZvrina. me im xanebSi Semisrulda aTi weli, magram imdeni ki mesmoda, rom megrZno, ra samarcxvino da saSineli iyo is, rac moxda. xalxSi ambobdnen, rom mamaCemma yvela fasiani qaRaldi moipara da gaiqca. es ar iyo marTali. mamas mtkiced swamda, rom Tu fasiani qaRaldebis realizebas adrovebdnen, yvelaferi kargad Caivlida da SeZlebda meanabareTa gastumrebas. man patara orCxomeliT sulze gaaswro norvegiaSi misi dapatimrebis brZanebas. maxsovs ukanaskneli Rame, roca dedaCems emSvidobeboda. im fasiani qaRaldebis sia dagvitova, romlebic norvegiaSi waiRo. ificeboda, Cems keTil saxels aRvadgen da arc erTi marwmunebeli ar dazaraldebao. mas Semdeg mamaCemis ambavi aRar gvsmenia. orCxomelic gaqra da TviTonac. me da deda darwmunebuli viyaviT, rom mama sadme zRvis fskerze ganisvenebda. Cveni ojaxis erTma saimedo megobarma, romelic saqmian xalxSi trialebs, amas winaT gaigo, rom fasiani qaRaldebi, romlebic mamam Tan waiRo, xelaxla gamoCnda londonis bazarze. SegiZliaT warmoidginoT Cveni gaoceba! ramdenime Tve davkarge imisaTvis, rom maTi kvalisTvis mimegno, bevri marcxi da dabrkoleba gadavlaxe, vidre imas davadgendi, rom maT yidda kapitani piter keri, am qoxmaxis patroni. bunebrivia, misi vinaobis dadgena gadavwyvite. rogorc miTxres, piter keri veSapebze sanadiro gems meTaurobda, romelic polaruli zRvebidan brundeboda swored im dros, roca mamaCemi norvegiisaken mieSureboda. Sevityve isic, rom imave wels avdriani Semodgoma yofila da zRvaze avbediT qariSxali mZvinvarebda. mamis orCxomeli, etyoba, qarma CrdiloeTisaken gaitaca, sadac bedisweram kapitan
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piter keris Seaxvedra. es albaT ase unda iyos, magram, sad gaqra mamaCemi? yovel SemTxvevaSi, piter keri rom damxmareboda imis gagebaSi, Tu ra gziT moxvda is fasiani qaRaldebi bazarze, me davamtkicebdi, rom mamaCems isini ar gauyidia da arc gamorCena hqonia miznad, roca norvegiaSi mimavalma isini Tan waiRo. saseqsSi Camovedi, rom kapitani menaxa, magram swored am dros hpova man saSineli aRsasruli. Ziebis oqmSi amovikiTxe misi `kaiutis~ aRweriloba. sxvaTa Soris, naxsenebi iyo misi Zveli saxomalde Jurnalebi, romlebic aq inaxeba. azrad momivida, rom SeiZleboda Jurnalebidan amomekiTxa, ra xdeboda 1883 wlis agvistoSi `zRvis martorqis~ banze da mamaCemis idumalebiT moculi ambavi Semetyo. wuxel vcade am Jurnalebis xelSi Cagdeba, magram kari ver gavaRe. dRes Cemi cda warmatebiT dagvirgvinda, magram aRmoCnda, rom swored im droisadmi miZRvnili gverdebi amoglejilia. mere ki Tqven gamoCndiT da damapatimreT. - sul es aris? - hkiTxa hopkinsma. - sul es gaxlavT, - am sityvebze ymawvilma dafantulad mimoixeda. - meti araferi gaqvT saTqmeli? axalgazrda yoymanobda. - araferi. - guSindel Ramemde aq ar yofilxarT? - ara. - maS, es wignaki visia? - SesZaxa hopkinsma da ymawvils uCvena avbediTi ubis wignaki, romlis pirvel gverdze gamosaxuli iyo Cveni tyvis inicialebi, xolo ydaze sisxlis laqebi aCnda. ubedur Wabuks saso warekveTa. saxeze xelebi aifara da isev akankalda. - saidan moitaneT? - daikvnesa man. - me arc vicodi... megona, sastumroSi davkarge. - kmara! - mkacrad Tqva hopkinsma. - Tu kidev gaqvT raime saTqmeli, sasamarTloze ityviT, axla ki policiaSi wamoxvalT. mister holms, didad madlobeli var Tqveni da Tqveni megobrisa, rom aq gamomyeviT da damexmareT. Tqveni mosvla arc yofila saWiro. saqmes uTqvenodac davabolovebdi, magram, amis miuxedavad, Zlier madlieri grCebiT. TqvenTvis oTaxebi brembltais sastumroSia dakavebuli, SegviZlia sofelSi erTad wavideT. - aba, uotson, ra azris xarT yovelive amaze? - mkiTxa holmsma, roca meore dRes diliT ukan vbrundebodiT. - vxedav, Tqven ara xarT kmayofili. - o, ara, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, me savsebiT kmayofili var. magram pirdapir unda iTqvas, stenli hopkinsis meTodebi arafrad varga. misi imedi davkarge. am kacisagan mets movelodi. Cveni profesiis saidumloeba isaa, rom SesaZlebelia, amocanas yovelTvis moeZebnos meoregvari gadawyveta. es sisxlis samarTlis Ziebis upirvelesi anbania da maZebarma es ar unda daiviwyos. - ver gamigia, amocanis romel meore gadawyvetazea laparaki? - is, rac safuZvlad udevs Cems sakuTar Ziebas. SeiZleba man araferic ar mogvces. arafris Tqma ar SemiZlia, magram am gzas bolomde unda mivyve. beikerstritze holmss ramdenime werili daxvda. erT maTgans gaxarebulma staca xeli, gaxsna da gamarjvebuli kacis toniT gaicina: - Cinebulia, uotson! saqmis meorenairi gadawyveta mwifdeba. depeSis blankebi Tu gaqvT? damiwereT ori depeSa: `semneru, saxomaldo agents, retklif-haiveis. mWirdeba sami kaci, gagzavna xval dilis aTze. bezili~. am saxeliT micnoben im wreebSi. meore: `inspeqtor stenli hopkinss, lordstriti, 46, briqstoni. CamodiT xval aTis naxevrisTvis sauzmeze. mniSvnelovani ambavia. midepeSeT, Tu ver CamoxvalT. Serlok holmsi~... amrigad, uotson, es eSmakeuli saqme mTeli aTi dRe mawamebda, axla minda Tavi davaRwio. xval, imedi maqvs, davabolovebT yvelafers da movisvenebT.
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inspeqtori stenli hopkinsi zustad daniSnul dros gamocxadda da yvelani misis hadsonis momzadebul saucxoo sauzmes mivusxediT. axalgazrda maZebari aRtacebuli iyo Tavisi warmatebiT. - maS, marTla darwmunebuli xarT Tqveni kvleva-Ziebis simarTleSi? - miubrunda holmsi. - oRondac! yvelaferi sruliad naTelia. - me ki vfiqrob, rom es saqme damTavrebuli araa. - Tqven maocebT, mister holms! kidev ra unda iTxovoT? - gana Tqveni Ziebis masalebi moicavs saqmis yvela mxares? - ueWvelad. me gavige, rom axalgazrda neligani brembltaiSi Camovida im dRes, roca danaSauli moxda. TiTqos golfis saTamaSod CamobrZanda. oTaxi pirvel sarTulze daiWira da oTxive mxares SeeZlo wasuliyo, roca inebebda. imave Rames gaiara uudmens liSi, Sexvda qoxSi piter keris, waekida da barjiT kedelze xoWosaviT mialursma. Tavisi namoqmedariT SeSinebuli mkvlelobis adgilidan gaiqca da swored maSin dauvarda Tavisi ubis wignaki. im fasiani qaRaldebi nomrebi neligans ubis wignakSi ewera da piter kerisTvis undoda gamoekiTxa yvelaferi. albaT SeniSneT, rom zogi maTgani wignakSi jvrebiTaa aRniSnuli. es is qaRaldebia, romlebic londonis bazarze gaiyida. magram maTi umetesoba, etyoba, jer kidev piter keris hqonda. axalgazrda neligani, misive aRiarebiT, ocnebobda xelT egdo isini, raTa mamis valebi gadaexada. gaqcevis Semdeg erT xans veRar bedavda qoxTan miaxloebas, magram bolos gadawyvita misvla da misTvis saWiro cnobebis miReba. ubralo da naTeli ambavia, ara? holmsma gaiRima da Tavi gadaaqnia: - Tqvens versiaSi aqilevsis qusls vxedav, hopkins. absoluturad daujerebelia galeuli adamianisagan barjis ise marjved srola, rom sxeuli gaapos da mere xis kedelSi Rrmad CaerWos. Tqven rogor fiqrobT, asea, ara? Zvirfaso ser, Tqven mogixdebaT am wvrilmanze ufro meti yuradRebis SeCereba. Cems megobar uotsons SeuZlia giamboT, rogor vvarjiSobdi barjis srolaSi mTeli dila. es arc ise advilia. aq saWiroa Zlieri da gavarjiSebuli xeli. kapitans ki iseTi ZaliT Cahkres, rom barjma jer sxeuli gaxvrita da mere Rrmad CaerWo kedelSi. SeiZleba ifiqros kacma, rom is Cia neligani aseTi kunTmagari ymawvilia? da rom neligani swored isaa, vinc gvian RamiT Sav piterTan romiT yels ikoklozinebda? da rom swored misi profili naxes fardis SigniT, mkvlelobamde ori dRiT adre? ara, ara, hopkins, im Cia neliganis nacvlad Cven vinme ufro saSiSi adamiani unda veZioT. holmsis msjelobis dros hopkinss saxe erTianad Seecvala. misi varaudi da imedebi ingreoda, magram uomrad ar nebdeboda. - ver uaryofT, mister holms, rom neligani im Rames iq iyo. amis aSkara damamtkicebeli sabuTia ubis wignaki. Cemi azriT, sasamarTlosTvis es monacemebi sakmarisia, Tundac maTSi iyos, rogorc Tqven fiqrobT, susti adgili. mTavari ki isaa, mister holms, rom Cemi damnaSave Sepyrobilia. xolo Tqvens `ufro saSiS~ adamians ver vxedav. - me ratomRac mgonia, rom is axla Cvens kibeze amodis, - mSvidad miugo holmsma. - mgoni, uotson, ajobebs, es revolveri xelSi daiWiroT. - holmsi adga da naweriT aWrelebuli furceli iqve patara magidaze dado. - axla mzada varT, - dasZina man. gaisma tlanqi xmebi. misis hadsonma kari gaaRo da Tqva, sami mamakaci kapitan bezils kiTxulobso. - saTiTaod SemouSviT, - uTxra holmsma. pirvelad Semovida patara, mrgvali, loyebRaJRaJa, xSiri WaRara bakebiT damSvenebuli kacuna. holmsma jibidan werili amoiRo. - Tqveni saxeli? - hkiTxa.
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- jeims lankasteri. - Zalian vwuxvar, lankaster, magram adgili ukve dakavebulia. aiReT es naxevari sovereni SewuxebisTvis. im oTaxSi gaxvalT da ramdensame wuTs daicdiT. meore iyo maRali Camomxmari adamiani, sadad gadavarcxnili Tma hqonda da avadmyofuri saxis kani, saxelad erqva hiu petino. manac miiRo uari, naxevari sovereni da dacdis brZaneba. mesame stumars SesaniSnavi garegnoba hqonda. misi mrisxane, buldogis saxe aburZgnul Tmasa da wvers daefara, xolo uxeS, xSir warbebs qvemoT Seupovari Savi Tvalebi ucimcimebda. mogvesalma, mezRvauris pozaSi dadga da Tan xelSi Tavis keps WmuWnida. - Tqveni saxeli? - hkiTxa holmsma. - patrik kernsi. - barjis mtyorcneli? - diax, ser, ocdaeqvsjer gavyolivar gems, rogorc barjis mtyorcneli. - dandidan, mgoni? - diax, ser. - Tanaxma xarT saeqspedicio gemis gayolaze? - diax, ser. jamagiri? - rva girvanqa TveSi. SegiZliaT axlave gamgzavreba? - rogorc ki aRWurvilobas miviReb. - qaRaldebi Tan gaqvT? - diax, ser. jibidan gacveTili da mariliT gaJRenTili dokumentebi amoiRo. holmsma daaTvaliera da daubruna. - swored aseTi adamiani mWirdeba, - Tqva holmsma, - ai, kontraqti magidazea, xeli moawereT da movrCeT. mezRvauri bajbajiT wavida da kalami aiRo. - aq movawero? - ikiTxa mosulma da xelmosawerad moemzada. holmsi daixara da xelebi barjis mtyorcnelis kisris gayolebiT gaiwoda. - axla yvelaferi rigzea, - Tqva Cemma megobarma. foladis JRaruni da gaSmagebuli xaris RmuiliviT xma erTbaSad Semomesma. imave wams erTimeoreze gadaWdobili holmsi da mezRvauri iatakze gagordnen. mezRvaurs raRac zRapruli Rone hqonda: Tumca holmsis mier xelebze marjved wamocmuli borkilebi boWavdnen, magram Cems megobars, etyoboda, mainc moereoda. me da hopkinsi holmsis misaSveleblad gaveSureT. da mxolod maSin, roca revolveris civi lula mezRvaurs safeTqelze mivabjine, rogorc iqna, gaigo, rom winaaRmdegoba usargeblo iqneboda. fexebi TokiT SevukariT da brZolisagan sulSegubebulni iatakidan wamovdeqiT. - bodiSi unda mogixadoT, hopkins, - Tqva Serlok holmsma, - erbo-kvercxi albaT ukve gacivda. magram vfiqrob, Ziebis ase warmatebiT damTavreba madas mogimatebT? gaocebisagan gaognebuli stenli hopkinsi damunjda. - namdvilad araferi meTqmis, mister holms! - esRa wamoiluRluRa mtanjveli sircxviliT gawiTlebulma. - faqtia, Tavidanve Ziebis araswori versia avirCie. wuTiTac ar unda damviwyeboda, rom Tqven - maswavlebeli xarT, me ki - mxolod mowafe. axla ki, roca Tqvens simarjves vuyureb, mainc ver gamigia, rogor gaakeTeT yovelive da ras niSnavs es? - kargi, kargi, - gulkeTili kiloTi Tqva holmsma. - Cven yvelani vswavlobT Secdomebze. ai, axla mtkiced daimaxsovrebT, rom mxedvelobidan ar unda gauSvaT saqmis meoregvari amoxsna. Tqven darwmunebuli iyaviT, rom mkvleli axalgazrda neligania da mxedvelobidan gamogrCaT patrik kernsi. piter keris namdvili mkvleli ki is aris.
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mezRvauris xrinwianma xmam holmss laparaki gaawyvetina: - momismineT, mister! ara vCivi, rom ase uxeSad momeqeciT, magram sagnebs mainc Tavisi saxeli unda vuwodoT. Tqven ambobT: `piter keris mkvlelio~. me ki vacxadeb, rom iZulebuli viyavi momekla is kaci. ai, es ki sul sxva ram aris. iqneb ar damijeroT? iqneb, fiqrobT, rom tyuilebs vigoneb? - sulac ara, - uTxra holmsma. - siamovnebiT mogismenT, oRond simarTle ilaparakeT. - Tavs ar SegawyenT, da RmerTs vficav, yoveli Cemi sityva simarTle iqneba. me vicnobdi Sav piters, da roca xeli danaze waivlo, barji davitace, radganac vicodi, rom cocxlad darCena mxolod erT Cvengans ewera. ai, ase mokvda. iqneb amas mkvleloba erqvas. CemTvis sul erTia, rogor movkvdebi, mxolod Savi piteris mier gulSi gayril danas jalaTis xeliT kiserze SemoWdobili yulfi mirCevnia. - rogor moxvdiT mis saxlSi? - hkiTxa holmsma. - yvelafers dalagebulad mogiTxrobT, oRond damsviT da laparaki ufro gamiadvildeba. es ambavi 1883 wlis agvistoSi daiwyo. piter keri iyo `zRvis martorqis~ kapitani, me ki - misi saTadarigo barjis mtyorcneli. mcurav yinulTa Soris mivikvlevdiT gzas da Sin vbrundebodiT. pirqari gvwewavda da grigali mTeli kvira ar Camdgara. ucbad patara gems SeveCexeT. dreifiT midioda CrdiloeTisaken. mTel ekipaJs erTi kaci Seadgenda da isic mezRvauri ar gaxldaT. mis yofil Tanamgzavrebs gemis gadarCenis imedi gadaewyvitaT, kanjoSi Camsxdariyvnen da norvegiis sanapirosken moekurcxlaT. rogorc Cans, yvelani daiRupnen. is kaci ki Cven aviyvaneT gemze. is da kapitani didxans baasobdnen kaiutaSi. mTeli misi bargi, erTi Tunuqis yuTisagan Sedgeboda. ramdenadac vici, im kacis saxeli arvin uwyoda. meore Ramesve ise gaqra, TiTqos arc arsebuliyo. erTni laybobdnen, TiTqos TavisiT gadaeSva zRvaSi, meoreni, banidan gadavardao, im Rames ki marTlac Zlieri qariSxali mZvinvarebda. mxolod me, erTma adamianma vicodi, rac mouvida bnel RameSi, ori dRiT adre, vidre Sotlandiis kunZulebis Suqurebs CavuvlidiT, sakuTari TvalebiT vixile, rogor Caavlo im sawyals kapitanma xeli fexebSi da zRvaSi gadaisrola. aravisTan araferi damcdenia. vifiqre - vnaxoT, ra moxdeba-meTqi. SotlandiaSi CamovediT. is saqme arc aravis axsovda da arc is sawyali moukiTxavs vinmes. SemTxveviT daRupuli kaci vis raSi ainteresebda. male piter keri samsaxuridan gadadga, da mxolod mravali wlis Semdeg movaxerxe imis dadgena, Tu sad dasaxlda. movisazre, rom im Tunuqis yuTis gulisaTvis codvaSi gaexvia. vifiqre, axla ki gamiswordeba, rogor saWiroa, raTa enas kbili davaWiro-meTqi. erTi mezRvaurisagan, romelsac londonSi enaxa, gavige, rom kapitani aq cxovrobs, da Camovedi, raTa misgan cota ram gamomewura. pirvel Rames Tavi keTilgonivrulad eWira. iseT Tanxas dampirda, samudamod SemeZlo zRvisTvis Tavi dameRwia. sabolood mosalaparakeblad mesame Rame davniSneT. mivedi, vxedav, daelia da saZagel xasiaTze damdgara. davjeqiT, davlieT da Zveli dro gavixseneT. rac mets svamda, miT ufro ar momwonda misi saxis gamometyveleba. kedelze barji SevniSne. vinicobaa rame iyos, gamomadgeba-meTqi, vifiqre. marTlac, male didi dasakeci dana iSiSvla, lanZRva-gineba damiwyo da dorblmoreulma Cemze gamoiwia. vxedavdi, Cemi mokvla hqonda ganzraxuli. magram danis gaxsnac ver moaswro, rom barjiT kedels mivaWede. RmerTo, rogor daiRriala! misi saxe dRemde Tan mdevs da mSvidad ver damiZinia... sisxli Sadrevnad mosCqefda, me ki videqi da velodi. magram garSemo siwynare iyo da davmSviddi. mimovixede, vxedav, Taroze Tunuqis yuTia. es yuTi mec iseve mekuTvnoda, rogorc piter keris, amitom aviRe da qoxidan gavedi. me tutucs saTuTune magidaze damrCa. axla ki ambis yvelaze ufro daujerebel nawils giambobT. is iyo gavedi sufTa haerze, rom viRacis nabijis xma momesma. buCqebSi davimale. vxedav, qoxisaken kaci
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miipareba. Sevida, SeSliliviT Sehyvira da Tavqudmoglejili gaiqca, garboda, vidre TvalTagan damekarga. me ki eSmakobiT yvelas vajobe. fexiT gaviare aTi mili, tenbrij uelsSi matarebelSi Cavjeqi da londonSi Camovedi. roca yuTi gavxseni, aRmoCnda, rom Sig erTi gaxvretili groSic aRar iyo. Sig marto qaRaldebi eyara, romelTa gayidva ver gavbede. Sav piterze Zalaufleba davkarge da mSralze davrCi. jibegafxekilma daviwye londonSi boriali. mxolod Cemi profesiis imedi unda mqonoda. vnaxe gancxadeba, romelSic barjis mtyorcnelebs did gasamrjelos aRuTqvamdnen. maSinve sazRvao agentebTan mivedi, maT kidev aq gamomagzavnes. ai yvelaferi, rac vici. marTalia, Savi piteri movkali, magram marTlmsajuleba unda mimadlodes - saxelmwifos rom gasanTluli Tokis xarji davuzoge. - uaRresad damajerebeli Cvenebaa, - Tqva holmsma, wamodga da Cibuxi gaabola. vfiqrob, hopkins, axlave gmarTebs patimris ufro saimedo adgilas gadayvana. es oTaxi ver aris moxerxebuli sakani, xolo mister patrik kernsi metismetad did adgils ikavebs Cvens xaliCaze. - ar vici, rogor dagimadloT, mister holms, - Tqva hopkinsma. - axlac ar vici, rogor miaRwieT aseT warmatebas. - ubralod, Tavidanve swori gza avirCie. ubis wignakis ambavi rom adre mcodnoda, SeiZleboda mec iseTive Secdoma dameSva, rogorc Tqven. magram yvelafers, rac am saqmeze vikvlieT, erTi mimarTulebiT mivyavdi. uzarmazari Rone, barjis tyorcnis ubadlo xelovneba, boTli romi, selapis tyavis qisa da magari Tambaqo, rac am qisaSi aRmoCnda, - yovelive es aSkarad miuTiTebda mezRvaurze, da isic veSapze monadireze. darwmunebuli viyavi, rom inicialebi `p.k.~ - ubralo damTxvevaa. qisa ar SeiZleboda piter kerisa yofiliyo, radgan Tambaqos iSviaTad eweoda da mis `kaiutaSi~ Cibuxi ver ipoves. gaxsovT, gekiTxebodiT, iyo Tu ara `kaiutaSi~ viski da koniaki-meTqi. Tqven mipasuxeT, iyoo. magram vin daiwyebs, mezRvauris garda, romis smas, roca aqvs koniaki an viski? diax, me darwmunebuli viyavi, rom mkvleli mezRvauri unda yofiliyo. - rogorRa ipoveT es mezRvauri? - es sul ubralo ambavia. mezRvauri SeiZleboda yofiliyo mxolod maTi ricxvidan, vinc `zRvis martorqiT~ kerisTan erTad curavdnen. ramdenadac CemTvis cnobili iyo, kapitani sxva gemiT ar dacuravda. sami dRe davkarge, raTa depeSebiT damedgina `zRvis martorqis~ mezRvaurTa 1883 wlis Semadgenloba. roca gavige, rom barjis mtyorcnelTa Soris iyo patrik kernsi, Cemi kvleva-Zieba TiTqmis dasrulebuli iyo. vvaraudobdi, rom es kaci londonSi iqneboda da uars ar ityoda didi gasamrjelos safasurad isev barjis mtyorcnelobaze. amitom ramdenime dRe viyavi ist-endSi, movigone arqtikuli eqspedicia, macdunebeli pirobebi SevTavaze barjis mtyorcnelebs, romlebic kapitan bezilis meTaurobiT imsaxurebdnen - da ai Sedegic. - SesaniSnavia! - SesZaxa hopkinsma. - pirdapir SesaniSnavia! - rac SeiZleba male unda gaaTavisufloT axalgazrda neligani, - Tqva holmsma. - vfiqrob, mis winaSe bodiSis moxda dagWirdebaT. Tunuqis yuTi, cxadia, unda daubrunoT, magram is fasiani qaRaldebi, romlebic piter kerim gayida, raRa Tqma unda, samudamod daikarga... ai, kebic, hopkins, SegiZliaT patrik kernsi waiyvanoT. Tu sasamarTloze Cemi yofna gaxdeba saWiro, norvegiaSi gvacnobeT. ufro zust misamarTs Semdeg SegatyobinebT.

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marto sisufTaviT, aramed daxvewili gemovnebiTac, magram yvela danarCen saqmeSi holmsi albaT yvelaze ufro daudevari arseba iyo qveyanaze, da mis Cveulebebs SeeZloT Wkuidan SeeSala nebismieri adamiani, vinc masTan erTad WerqveS icxovrebda. Tumca am mxriv unaklo arc me vyofilvar. avRaneTSi Cemma Tavbrudamxvevma muSaobam Tandayolili midrekileba momTabare cxovrebisadmi kidev ufro gamiZliera da imaze ugulisyuro gamxada, vidre es eqims Seefereba. magram Cems uwesrigobas mainc aqvs erTgvari sazRvrebi, da roca iseT adamians vuyureb, romelsac sigarebi naxSiris Casayrel WurWelSi uwyvia, Tambaqo - sparsuli fexsacmlis WvintSi, xolo werilebi, romelTac pasuxi unda gasces, jayviT daumagrebia buxris Tavze, maSin, marTali giTxraT, ise meCveneba, TiTqos yvela sikeTis nimuSi viyo. amas garda, yovelTvis mimaCnda, rom dambaCis srola udavod ekuTvnis garTobis iseT saxeobas, riTac Tavis Seqceva mxolo Ria cis qveS SeiZleba, magram, roca holmss mouvlida xolme srolis survili, igi savarZelSi jdeboda da mopirdapire kedels patriotuli venzeliT `d.v.~ (`dedofali viqtoria~) amkobda. es ori aso tyviebis SemweobiT gamoh-yavda. ra Tqma unda, vgrZnobdi, rom es saqmianoba Cveni binis arc atmosferos da arc garegnul saxes ar aumjobesebda, magram dumils varCevdi. Cveni oTaxebi savse iyo xolme ucnauri nivTebiT. im nivTebs Cemi megobari an qimiuri cdebisas iyenebda, anda raime sisxlis samarTlis saqmis kvleva-ZiebaSi. es reliqviebi sruliad moulodnel adgilas aRmoCndebodnen xolme. magaliTad, sazeTeSi, an ufro naklebad Sesaferis adgilzec ki. yvelaze metad mainc holmsis auarebeli qaRaldebi mawuxebda. igi saTuTad inaxavda dokumentebs, metadre, Tu isini im saqmeebTan iyvnen dakavSirebuli, romelTa gadawyvetaSi piradad hqonda miRebuli monawileoba, magram Tavisi qaRaldebis dalageba da mowesrigeba ki nuras ukacravad. amisaTvis weliwadSi sul didi orjer Tu moiclida. mgoni, sadRac Cems uTavbolo CanawerebSi ukve vTqvi, rom mCqefare energiis mozRvavebas, rac holmss SesaniSnavi kvleva-Ziebis dros axasiaTebda da riTac misi saxeli saqveynod gaxda cnobili, mosdevda xolme yvelaferze xelCaqnevisa da ZalTa sruli dacemis periodi. maSin mTeli dReebi iwva xolme divanze, gverdiT sayvareli wignebi elaga da mxolod drogamoSvebiT wamoiwevda, raTa violinoze daekra. amrigad, wlidan wlamde qaRaldebis zvini izrdeboda da yvela kuTxeSi dasta-dastad eyara xelnawerebi. am xelnawerTa dawvis Taobaze sityvis gagonebac ar undoda. im qaRaldebze, patrons garda, xeli aravis miuwvdeboda. zamTris erT saRamos, roca buxarTan visxediT, holmss sityva gadavukari, mas mere, rac samaxsovro wignSi Canawerebis Setanas morCiT, codvad ar CageTvlebaT, Tu oriode saaTs dakargavT da imaze izrunebT, rom Cvens binas adamianis sacxovreblis saxe mieces-meTqi. man igrZno Cemi Txovnis samarTlianoba da saZinebel oTaxSi sakmaod danaRvlianebuli Sevida. male ukanve gamobrunda da Tan Tunuqis did yuTs moaTrevda. yuTi Sua oTaxSi dadga, skami miaCoCa, dajda da saxuravi axada. yuTi mesamedamde iyo amovsebuli wiTeli zonriT Sekruli qaRaldis konebiT. - aq bevri ram aris saintereso, uotson, - miTxra da eSmakurad gadmomxeda. rom icodeT, ra saqmeebi devs am yuTSi, SeiZleba iqidan moiTxovoT zogi ramis amoReba da ara qaRaldis axali konebis Sig Cawyoba. - maS, es Tqven mier warmoebuli Zveli saqmeebis angariSebia? - vkiTxe me. ara erTxel minania, rom holmsis uwindel saqmeebze Canawerebi ara mqonda. - diax, Cemo keTilo. aq aRwerili ambebi moxda jer kidev manamde, vidre sakuTari biografi gamomiCndeboda da miznad daisaxavda kidiT kide gaeTqva Cemi saxeli. igi msubuqi, alersiani moZraobiT iRebda yuTSi Calagebul qaRaldis dastebs.

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- yvela saqme, ra Tqma unda, warmatebiT ar Tavdeboda, uotson. magram, maT Soris zogierTi uaRresad sagulisxmo da Tavsatexia. ai, magaliTad, angariSi tarltonis mkvlelobaze. ager vamberis, meRvinis saqme, ai, kidev erTi rusi dedabris ambavi. ai, ucnauri istoria aluminis yavarjnisa, dawvrilebiTi angariSi fexmoqceul rikoletisa da misi saSineli meuRlis saqmeze. es ki... ai, es ki namdvilad warmtacia. holmsma xeli Tunuqis yuTis fskeramde Cahyo da iqidan xis patara yuTi amoiRo. yuTs gamosawevi saxuravi hqonda da iseT yuTebs mogagonebdaT, romlebiTac zogierT sabavSvo saTamaSos hyidian xolme. holmsma im yuTidan amoiRo: daWmuWnili qaRaldis furceli, Zveleburi spilenZis gasaRebi, xis palo, romelzedac mibmuli iyo bawris gorgali, da sami Zveli, daJanguli liTonis rgoli. - aba, ras ityviT, Cemo megobaro, rogor mogwonT es ganZeuloba? - mkiTxa RimiliT, roca Cemi Secbunebuli saxe dainaxa. - saintereso koleqciaa. - Zalian saintereso. xolo masTan dakavSirebuli istoria kidev ufro sainteresod mogeCvenebaT. - maS, am reliqviebs TavianTi istoria aqvT? - metic, isini - TviTon arian istoriuli. Serlok holmsma is ZvelisZveli nivTebi magidis kideze daalaga, Tavis savarZelSi Cajda da kmayofilebisagan mocimcime TvalebiT dauwyo TvalTvali. - esaa yvelaferi, - Tqva man, - rac samaxsovrod davitove `mesgreivebis saxlis sagvareulo wesTan~ dakavSirebuli saqmidan. holmss adrec ara erTxel uxsenebia es saqme, magram am saqmis Taobaze misgan dawvrilebiTi cnobebis miReba vera da ver movaxerxe. maSinve vTxove, am saqmis istoria miambeT-meTqi. - da daulagebeli davtovo mTeli es xaraxura? - dacinviT mipasuxa holmsma. mere Tqven xom sanimuSo wesrigis moyvaruli adamiani brZandebiT? Tumca, marTali rom iTqvas, mec Zalian dainteresebuli var, rom Tqvens matianes es Zalze saintereso ambavic miamatoT, radgan am saqmeSi aris iseTi detalebi, romlebic xdian mas erTaderT SemTxvevad ara marto inglisis, aramed sxva qveynebis sisxlis samarTlis danaSaulobaTa qronikaSi. Cem mier gamoZiebul saqmeTa koleqcia sruli ar iqneba, Tu es uaRresad originaluri istoria ar daemateba. Tqven albaT gaxsovT, rom `gloria skotTan~ momxdarma ambavma da Cemma saubarma im ubedur moxucTan, romlis bedzec giambeT, pirvelad Camagones azri im profesiaze, romelic Semdeg Cemi cxovrebis gzad avirCie. axla Cemi saxeli farTodaa cnobili. marto ubralo xalxi ki ara, oficialuri wreebic ki sadavo sakiTxebis gadaWras me mandoben xolme. magram maSin, roca Cven erTmaneTi gavicaniT, ukve mqonda sakmaod mniSvnelovani, Tumca arcTu Zalian mdidari gamocdileba. Tqven verc ki warmoidgenT, uotson, rogor miWirda pirvelad da ra didxans velodi warmatebas. roca londonSi pirvelad Camovedi, britaneTis muzeumis kuTxesTan, montegiustritze davsaxldi. icocxleT, maSin bevri Tavisufali dro mqonda da vewafebodi codnis yvela im dargis Seswavlas, romlebic Cems profesiaSi gamomadgebodnen. drodadro Ziebis dargSi rCevisaTvisac mommarTavdnen xolme. es ambavi, metwilad, Cemi yofili amxanagi studentebis rekomendaciiT xdeboda, radgan kolejSi swavlis ukanasknel wlebSi Cemze da Cems meTodebze ukve Zalian bevrs laparakobdnen. mesame ambavi, risTvisac me mommarTes, iyo `mesgreivebis saqme~. is interesi, rac gamoiwvia movlenebis am ucnaurad gadaxlarTuli jaWvis gaxsnam da is mniSvnelovani warmateba, rac Cemi Carevis uSualo Sedegad moxda, aRmoCnda

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Cemi cxovrebis gzis ganmsazRvreli pirveli nabiji da Cemi axlandeli mdgomareobis myari safuZveli. rejinald mesgreivi da me erT kolejSi vswavlobdiT, da erTmaneTTan karg urTierTobaSi viyaviT. igi Cvens wreSi maincdamainc ar uyvardaT, ambobdnen, qedmaRaliao. me vgrZnobdi, rom rejinald mesgreivs amiT Tavisi ukiduresi morcxvoba undoda daefara. garegnulad is tipiur aristokrats mogagonebdaT: natifsaxians karga grZeli cxviri amSvenebda, didTvaleba gaxldaT da xandaxan agdebulad moqceva icoda, Tumca daxvewili manerebi gaaCnda. sinamdvileSic, mTels samefoSi erTi uZvelesi gvaris STamomavali iyo. jer kidev meTeqvsmete saukuneSi CrdiloeT mesgreivebis gvars umcrosi Sto gamoeyo da dasavleT saseqsSi damkvidrda. amasTan herlstonis cixe - mesgreivebis rezidencia - axlac sagrafos erT uZveles Senobad iTvleba. cixes, romelSiac rejinald mesgreivi daibada, Tavisi daRi daeCnia misi garegnobisaTvis, da roca mis fermkrTal, mkveTr nakvTebian saxesa da ampartavnul moyvanilobas Sevcqerodi, uneburad JamTa dinebisagan Camuqebuli cixis koSkis TaRi, cxauri fanjrebi da feodaluri arqiteqturis yvela keTilSobiluri naSTi Tvalwin warmomidgeboda xolme. rejinald mesgreivi Cemi dakvirvebisa da daskvnebis meTodebisadmi, yovelTvis cocxal interess iCenda. oTxi weli ise gavida, erTmaneTi ar gvenaxa da ai, erTxel diliT montegiustritze mestumra. TiTqmis ar Secvliliyo, saucxood ecva - mudam aseTi saluqi iyo - da SerCenili hqonda mSvidi moxdeniloba, riTac uwinac gamoirCeoda. erTmaneTs megobrulad CamovarTviT xeli da gulTbilad movikiTxe: - rogor cxovrobT, mesgreiv? - vkiTxe me. - albaT gaigebdiT Cemi sabralo mamis gardacvalebas, - momigo man. - es daaxloebiT am ori wlis win moxda, ra Tqma unda, maSinve herlstonis mamulis marTvis mTeli simZime me damawva. amas garda, Cemi olqis deputatic var, ase rom, Zalian cota dro mrCeba. Tqven ki, holms, rogorc amboben, gadagiwyvetiaT praqtikulad gamoiyenoT is gamorCeuli niWi, riTac ase gvaocebdiT xolme? - diax, vupasuxe me. - axla vcdilob, gonebis daxmarebiT movipovo puri arsobisa. - Zalian maxarebs amisi mosmena, radganac CemTvis Tqveni rCeva axla pirdapir miswreba iqneba. herlstonSi Zalian ucnauri ambebi datrialda, da policiam veraferi gamoarkvia. ra ucnauri Tavsatexia. SegiZliaT warmoidginoT, ra grZnobiT vusmendi, uotson. aki xelT meZleoda SemTxveva, rasac amdeni xnis ganmavlobaSi iseTi mwveli mouTmenlobiT velodi. sulis siRrmeSi yovelTvis darwmunebuli viyavi, rom SemeZlo warmatebis miRweva iq, sadac sxvebma marcxi ganicades, da axla sakuTari Tavis gamocdis saSualeba meZleoda. - yvelaferi dawvrilebiT momiyeviT! - SevZaxe me mouTmenlad. rejinald mesgreivs papirosi SevTavaze. igi Cems pirdapir dajda da gaabola. - unda giTxraT, - daiwyo man, - rom Tumca ucolo var, herlstonSi uamravi mosamsaxuris Senaxva mixdeba. cixe-darbazi metismetad didia, uTaurad aris aSenebuli da amitom gamudmebuli movla-patronoba esaWiroeba. amas garda, maqvs nakrZali, da xoxbebze nadirobis sezonSi Cems mamulSi Tavs iyris didi sazogadoeba, ris gamoc myavs rva mosamsaxure gogo, mzareuli, ufrosi msaxuri, ori laqia, Sikriki biWi, mebaReebi, mejinibeebi da kidev vin mosTvlis, aTasi jandaba da dozana. amaTgan yvelaze met xans Cvens ojaxSi ufrosi msaxuri brantonia. roca igi mamam msaxurad aiyvana, uadgilod iyo. mokle xanSi, skolis axalgazrda maswavlebeli, Tavisi Zlieri xasiaTiTa da energiiT Cvens saxlSi Seucvlel adamianad iqca. esaa warmosadegi, lamazi mamakaci, didebuli Subli aqvs da, Tumca Cvens ojaxSi ager ukve oci weliwadia cxovrobs, wlovanebiT ormocze metis araa. SeiZleba
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ucnaurad geCvenoT, rom aseTi mimzidveli garegnobisa da araCveulebrivi niWis patroni axalgazrda, romelic ramdensame enaze laparakobs da TiTqmis yvela musikalur sakravze ukravs, ase didxans Seegua Tavis umniSvnelo mdgomareobas, magram, etyoba, Tavs mudam kargad grZnobda da Cveni saxlidan wasvla jerjerobiT arsad ucdia. herlstoneli msaxurTufrosi yovelTvis iqcevda yvela Cveni stumris yuradRebas. magram am srulyofilebas aqvs erTi nakli: qalebis moyvarulia da Cvens mivardnil mxareSi sakbiloc bevri gamouCnda. vidre coli hyavda, yvelaferi kargad iyo, magram rac daqvrivda, Zalian bevr davidarabas gadagvkida. marTalia, ramdenime Tvis ukan cota davmSviddiT da gadavwyviteT, rom yvelaferi isev mogvarda: brantonma jvari daiwera reCel hauelzze, Cvens umcros mosamsaxure gogoze, - magram male miatova da mas jenet trejelisi amjobina. reCeli sanaqebo qaliSvili gaxlavT, magram, rogorc saerTod yvela uelseli mandilosani, Zalian ficxi da wonasworobas moklebulia. amas isic zed daerTo, rom tvinis anTeba daemarTa da loginad Cavarda. am cota xnis win, TiTqos momjobinda da guSindlamde landadqceuli, Camomxmari da gasacodavebuli daborilebda... aseTi iyo pirveli drama herlstonSi, magram meorem male waSala igi Cveni xsovnidan, miT ufro, rom am dramas win uZRoda kidev erTi didi movlena: msaxurTuxucesi brantoni Sercxvenili gavagde saxlidan. ai, rogor moxda es. ukve giTxariT, rom brantoni Zalian Wkviani iyo da rogorc Cans, swored Wkua gaxda misi daRupvis mizezi. Wkua-meTqi, imitom vambob, rom albaT swored man gauRviZa brantons metismeti interesi im sagnebisadmi, romelTac araferi damokidebuleba masTan ar hqondaT. azradac ar momividoda, rom es ambavi ase Sors waiyvanda, magram ubralo SemTxvevam Tvali amixila. rogorc ukve giTxariT, Cveni saxli uTauradaa aSenebuli. metismetad bevri Sesasvleli da gasasvleli aqvs. wina kviras - ufro sworad, xuTSabaTs, RamiT verafriT ver daviZine, radgan sisulele Cavidine da sadilis Semdeg erTi finjani magari yava davlie. Ramis or saaTamde viwvale da roca davrwmundi, rom mainc ver daviZinebdi, sanTeli avanTe, raTa dawyebuli romanis kiTxva gamegrZelebina. swored im dros gamaxsenda, rom wigni sabiliardoSi damrCa, amitom xalaTi movisxi da mosatanad wavedi. sabiliardoSi rom Sevsuliyavi, saWiro iyo kibiT dabla daSveba da im derefnis gadakveTa, romelic biblioTekisa da iaraRis sacavisaken gadioda. warmoidgineT Cemi gaoceba, roca am derefanSi Sesulma, SevniSne susti Suqi, rac biblioTekis Ria karidan gamodioda! dawolis win Cemi xeliT Cavaqre iq lampa da karic davxure. cxadia, Cemi pirveli azri is iyo, saxlSi qurdebi Semoparulan-meTqi. herlstonSi derefnis kedlebs yvelgan Zveleburi iaraRi amSvenebs. es Cemi winaprebis samxedro davla-alafia. erT-erTi kedlidan waTi CamoviRe, sanTeli iatakze davdgi, fexis wverebze uCumrad gaviare derefani da Ria karidan biblioTekaSi Sevixede. msaxurTuxucesi brantoni tansacmliani ijda savarZelSi. muxlebze georgafiuli rukis msgavsi qaRaldi gaeSala da Rrmad Cafiqrebuli dascqeroda. gancvifrebisagan gaqvavebuli, uZravad videqi da sibnelidan ase vuTvalTvalebdi. oTaxi sanTlis SuqiT sustad iyo ganaTebuli. uecrad brantoni wamodga, mivida sawer magidasTan, kedelTan rom idga, da erT-erTi ujra gamoswia. iqidan raRac qaRaldi aiRo, isev Zvel adgilze dajda, qaRaldi sanTlis axlo magidaze dado, xeli gadausva da gulmodgined sinjva dauwyo. Cveni sagvareulo dokumentebis ase sagulisxmod Seswavlam ise gamaSmaga, rom Tavi ver Sevikave da nabiji win wavdgi. brantonis mzera qaRalds mowyda. karebSi mdgari rom daminaxa, wamovarda, saxeze mkvdrisferi daedo da aCqarebiT itaka jibeSi is qaRaldi, rac rukas hgavda.
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- Cinebulia! - vTqvi me. - ai, rogor amarTlebT Cvens ndobas! xvalidan daTxovnili xarT. Tavi damikra da gverdiT ise Camiara, rom sityva ar dauZravs. sanTlis namwvi magidaze darCa da mis Suqze davxede im qaRalds, brantonma rom magidis ujridan amoiRo. Cemda gansacvifreblad SevniSne, es iyo ara romelime mniSvnelovani dokumenti, aramed asli im kiTxva-pasuxisa, romelsac warmoTqvamdnen erT-erTi originaluri Zveleburi wes-Cveulebis Sesrulebisas, rasac ewodeba `mesrgeivebis saxlis sagvareulo wesi~. ai ukve ramdenime saukunea, rac Cvens gvarSi yoveli srulwlovani mamakaci asrulebs cnobil ceremonials, rac sainteresoa mxolod am ojaxis wevrebisaTvis da SeiZleba romelime arqeologiisaTvisac - rogorc mTeli Cveni heraldika - magram araviTari praqtikuli gamoyeneba ki ara aqvs. - am qaRalds Cven kidev davubrundebiT, - vuTxari me mesgreivs. - Tu igrZnobT, rom es namdvilad aucilebelia... - erTgvari yoymaniT mipasuxa Tanamosaubrem. - amrigad, ganvagrZob faqtebis gadmocemas. davkete biuro gasaRebiT, rac brantons darCa da wasasvlelad movemzade, roca uecrad gaocebulma SevniSne, rom msaxurTufrosi Semobrunebula da Cem win damdgara. `mister mesgreiv, - SesZaxa mRelvarebisagan Caxrinwianebuli xmiT, - me ver avitan Sercxvenas! patara kaci var, magram Tavmoyvareoba gamaCnia da Seuracxyofa bolos momiRebs, xolo Cemi sikvdili codvad dagawvebaT, ser, Tu sasowarkveTilebamde mimiyvanT! gevedrebiT, Tu SeuZleblad migaCniaT Cemi datoveba am saxlSi, mas Semdeg, rac moxda, momeciT erTi Tvis vada, raTa SevZlo imis Tqma, rom TiTqos Cemi surviliT mivdivar. xolo gagdeba im msaxurTa dasanaxavad, romlebic ase kargad micnoben, Cems Zal-Rones aRemateba!~ `Tqven imad ar RirxarT, rom kacma amdeni ridi da Tavazi gamoiCinos, branton, vupasuxe me. - Tqveni saqcieli pirdapir aRmaSfoTebelia, magram raki Cvens saxlSi amdeni weli gimsaxuriaT, saqveyno Sercxvenas moveridebi. Tve ki - mainc metad didi vadaa. SegiZliaT waxvideT erT kviraSi da ra sababic gindaT, is gamoigoneT~. `erT kviraSi, ser? - SesZaxa sasowarkveTilebiT. - momeciT Tundac ori kvira!~ `erT kviraSi, - gavumeore, - da CaTvaleT, rom Zalian lmobierad mogeqcnen~. Tavi dabla Cahkida da sruliad ganadgurebuli, nela gamSorda. me ki sanTeli Cavaqre da Cems saZinebel oTaxs mivaSure. momdevno ori dRis ganmavlobaSi brantoni uaRresad gulmodgined asrulebda Tavis movaleobas. arc Semixsenebia misTvis, rac moxda. cnobismoyvareobiT movelodi, ras moifiqrebda, rom Tavisi sircxvili daefara. magram mesame dRes, Cveulebis sawinaaRmdegod, brZanebebis misaRebad CemTan ar Semosula. sauzmis Semdeg, sasadilodan gamosvlisas, SemTxveviT msaxur gogos reCel hauelzs gadaveyare. rogorc giTxariT, im gogom cota xnis winaT moikeTa da iseTi daqanculi gamometyveleba hqonda, rom kidevac davtuqse: `ar unda amdgariyaviT loginidan, - momjobindiT da mere SeudeqiT saqmes~, vuTxari me. iseTi ucnauri gamometyvelebiT Semomxeda, rom gavifiqre, avadmyofobam albaT am qalis gonebazec imoqmeda-meTqi. `ukve movmagrdi, mister mesgreiv~, - mipasuxa naavadmyofarma. `vnaxoT, ras ityvis eqimi, - Sevesityve me. - jerjerobiT ki miatoveT samuSao da Zirs CadiT. ho, uTxariT brantons, CemTan movides~. `msaxurTufrosi gaqra~, - Tqva gogom. `gaqra?! rogor Tu gaqra?!~ `gaqra. aravis unaxavs. oTaxSi araa. diax, diax, gaqra!~ kedels mieyrdno da isteriuli xarxari morTo. misi aseTi sulieri aRelvebiT SeSinebuli, patara zars mivvardi da mSvelels vuxme. qaliSvili Tavis oTaxSi waiyvanes. sacodavi ganuwyvetliv xarxarebda da qviTinebda. me ki brantonis ambis gamokiTxva davuwye. eWvi ar iyo - is marTlac gaqra. logini xeluxlebeli
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daetovebina, da wina saRamos mere aravis enaxa. Zneli warmosadgeni ki iyo, mainc, ranairad wavida saxlidan, radgan diliT kar-fanjara Signidan aRmoCnda daketili. brantonis tanisamosi, saaTi, fulic ki - yvelaferi mis oTaxSi xeluxlebeli aRmoCnda, yvelaferi, garda Savi kostiumisa, romelsac Cveulebriv atarebda. arc fostlebi Canda, magram Ceqmebi ki adgilze iyo. sad unda wasuliyo RamiT msaxurTufrosi brantoni da ra unda damarToda? raRa Tqma unda, mTeli saxli fexze davayeneT, magram misi asaval-dasavali versad vipoveT. vimeoreb, Cveni saxli - namdvili labirinTia, metadre misi uZvelesi frTa, aw ukve ukacrieli, magram mainc yoveli oTaxi gadavaqoTeT, sxvenzec ki avagzavne biWebi. mTeli Cveni Zieba uSedego aRmoCnda, ubralod ar mjeroda, rom bratons mTeli Tavisi avladidebis mitoveba da ise wasvla SeeZlo, magram kaci ar Canda da amisaTvis angariSi unda gagvewia. gamoviZaxe adgilobrivi policia, magram verafers gaxdnen. wina saRamos gawvimda da saxlis garSemo kordebisa da gzebis daTvalierebam Ziebas araviTari Sedegi ar misca... aseTi iyo saqmis viTareba, roca axalma ambavma Cveni yuradReba am gamocanas sruliad Camoacila. ori dRe-Ramis ganmavlobaSi reCel hauelzs xan abodebda, xan isteriulad raRac gaugebars gahkioda. ise cudad iyo, rom RamRamobiT momvleli qali mivuCine. brantonis gauCinarebis mesame Rames, raki avadmyofma damSvidebiT daiZina, momvlelma qalmac Tavis savarZelSi CasTvlima. sisxam diliT gaRviZebulma momvlelma qalma SeniSna, rom logini carielia, fanjara Ria da avadmyofi ki sadRac gamqrala. maSinve gamaRviZes, ori laqia viaxle da dakargulis saZebnelad wavedi. advilad ganvsazRvreT mimarTuleba, romliTac qali gaqceuliyo: fanjridan dawyebuli zed guburamde gadioda kvali, qreboda mxolod xreSiT dafarul gzaze, rac Cveni samflobeloebis sazRvrebs Wrida. guburis siRrme am adgilas rva futamdea, da warmoidgineT, ra grZnoba dagveufleboda, roca vnaxeT, rom sabralo SeSlili qaliSvilis fexis nakvalevi zed guburasTan wydeboda. cxadia, dauyovnebliv barjebi movimarjveT da wyalSi damxrCvalis Zebnas SevudeqiT, magram veraferi vipoveT. samagierod wylidan amoviReT sruliad sxva sagani. es iyo Jangmodebuli, fergadasuli liTonis namtvrevebiTa da kaJisa da minis raRac uferuli namsxvrevebiT gatenili tilos tomara. am ucnauri nadavlis garda sruliad veraferi vipoveT. erTi sityviT, verc reCel hauelzisa gavigeT rame da verc riCard brantonis kvals mivakvlieT. adgilobrivi policia sruliad daibna da axla mTeli Cemi imedi Tqvena xarT... SegiZliaT warmoidginoT, uotson, ra Seunelebeli interesiT movismine mesgreivis monaTxrobi im araCveulebriv movlenebze, rogor mindoda maTi urTierTdakavSireba, raTa erTiani STabeWdileba mimeRo da mepova gzis maCvenebeli Zafi, rac kvanZis gaxsnamde mimiyvanda! msaxurTuxucesi gaqra. mosamsaxure gogo gaqra. odesRac msaxur gogos uyvarda msaxurTufrosi, magram Semdeg SesZagda, qali uelsis mkvidri iyo, laRi bunebisa da vnebiani. brantonis dakargvis Semdeg uaRresad aRelvebuli Canda. gaiqca da guburaSi Caagdo friad ucnauri nivTebiT savse tomara. yvela es faqti imsaxurebda yuradRebas, magram arc erTi maTgani ar xsnida saqmis arss. sad unda meZebna am movlenebis daxlarTuli jaWvis dasawyisi? Cems xelT xom misi mxolod ukanaskneli rgoli iyo... - mesgreiv, - mivmarTe me, - aucileblad unda vnaxo dokumenti, romlis Seswavlas Tqveni msaxurTufrosi iseT did mniSvnelobas aZlevda, rom misi gulisaTvis mSvenieri adgilis dakargvasac ki ar moerida. - arsebiTad, es Cveni `wesi~ - wminda wylis miqarvaa, - mipasuxa stumarma, - da erTaderTi ram, rac mas amarTlebs, es misi siZvelea. me mainc Tan wamoviRe kiTxva-pasuxis asli im SemTxvevisaTvis, Tu misi naxva mogindebodaT.

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am sityvebze gamomiwoda swored is furceli, rasac axla Cems xelT xedavT, uotson. es wesi - erTgvari gamocdaa, rac unda Caabaros mesgreivebis gvaris yovelma mamakacma, romelmac srulwlovanebas miaRwia. axla wagikiTxavT kiTxvapasuxs im mimdevrobiT, rogorc aq weria: `vis ekuTvnis es?~ `mas, vinc wavida~. `visi kuTvnileba iqneba?~ `imisi, vinc mova~. `romel TveSi iyo es?~ `meeqvseSi~. `sad iyo mze?~ `muxis Tavze~. `sad iyo Crdili?~ `Telis qveS~. `ramdeni nabiji unda gadaidgas?~ `CrdiloeTisaken - aTi da aTi, aRmosavleTisaken - xuTi da xuTi, samxreTisaken ori da ori, dasavleTisaken - erTi da erTi, da mere qvemoT~. `ras mivcemT amisaTvis?~ `yvelafers, rac gagvaCnia~. `risi gulisaTvis mivcemT amas?~ `movaleobis gulisaTvis~. - dedanSi TariRi araa, - SeniSna mesgreivma, - magram xelnaweris orTografiis mixedviT meCvidmete saukunes unda ekuTvnodes. me ki mgonia, rom is bevrs verafers dagvexmareba Cveni saidumlos gamocnobaSi. - samagierod Cven winaSe meore amocana wamoiWra, - vupasuxe me, - kidev ufro Tavsatexi da saintereso, SeiZleba misi axsniT brantonis ucnauri saqcielic avxsnaT. imedi maqvs ar gewyinebaT, mesgreiv, Tu getyviT, rom Tqveni msaxurTufrosi Zalian Wkviani adamiania, meti gamWriaxobisa da alRos mflobeli, vidre mis batonTa aTi Taoba~. `simarTle giTxraT, Tqveni qaragmuli laparakisa araferi mesmis ra, - mipasuxa mesgreivma, - me mgonia, am qaRalds ara aqvs araviTari praqtikuli mniSvneloba~. `me ki uaRresad mniSvnelovani dokumenti mgonia da rogorc Cans, brantonic imave azrisa gaxldaT. vfiqrob, im Rames danaSaulis adgilze waswrebamdec nanaxi eqneboda~. `savsebiT SesaZlebelia. am qaRalds arasodes ar vmalavdiT. mosalodnelia, rom ubralod surda mexsierebaSi bejiTad aRedgina misi Sinaarsi. ramdenadac gavige, xelSi eWira raRac ruka an gegma, rasac xelnawers adarebda, da rogorc ki daginaxaT, jibeSi Seinaxa, ara?~ `savsebiT sworia. magram risTvis dasWirda Cveni Zveleburi saojaxo wesCveulebebis gaxseneba da ras niSnavs mTeli es bodva?~ - imedi maqvs amas iolad amovxsniT, - vupasuxe me. - Tqveni nebarTviT, pirvelsave matarebels gavyvebiT saseqsSi da saqmes adgilze ufro Rrmad gavecnobiT~. herlstonSi imave dRes CavediT. albaT gqoniaT SemTxveva, uotson, genaxaT am saxelganTqmuli Zveleburi cixe-darbazis gamosaxuleba an misi aRwera wagikiTxavT, amitom aRvniSnav mxolod imas, rom aqvs aso `d~ moyvaniloba, amasTan misi grZeli frTa ufro Tanamedrovea, mokle ki - ufro Zveli, ase vTqvaT, Canasaxi, razedac SemdgomSi mTeli Senoba daufuZnebiaT: Zveleburi nawilis centrSi, dabali mZime karis zemoT, amokveTilia TariRi `1607~; magram siZveleTa mcodneni erTxmad amtkiceben, rom qvis balavari da xis Zelebi bevrad ufro Zvelia. Senobis am nawilis zRaprulad sqelma kedlebma da pawawina fanjrebma gasul saukuneSi aiZules mepatroneebi nagebobisaTvis mieSenebinaT axali frTedi da axla Zveli
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Senoba mxolod sakuWnaos an sardafis movaleobas asrulebs da misi nawili farTobi gamouyenebelicaa. Senobas garSemo akravs gamouyenebeli brwyinvale parki, Tvals itaceben mSvenieri ZvelisZveli moSriale xeebi, xolo tba an gubura, Cemma klientma rom moixsenia, saxlidan oras iardze xeivnis boloSia. im droisaTvis, uotson, ukve mtkice rwmena Semeqmna, rom Cems winaSe iyo mxolod erTi da ara sami gamocana. Tu movaxerxebdi mesgreivebis sagvareulo wesis azrSi Cawvdomas, es iqneboda msaxurTufros brantonisa da msaxur gogo hauelzis gaqrobis saidumloebis amoxsnac. mTeli Cemi gonebrivi Zalac swored am mxriv warvmarTe. ratom cdilobda ase daJinebiT brantoni am Zveleburi formulis arsSi Cawvdomas? albaT imitom, rom masSi naxa raRac iseTi, rac SeumCneveli darCa cixe-darbazis warCinebul mflobelTa yvela Taobas, - raRac iseTi, risganac raime pirad sargeblobas gamoeloda. ra iyo es da ra zegavlena unda moexdina msaxurTufrosis Semdgom bedze? roca qaRaldi wavikiTxe, CemTvis sruliad naTeli gaxda, rom iq qaragmulad iyo miniSneba garkveul adgilze. swored im adgilas iqneboda is, razedac laparaki iyo dokumentis pirvel nawilSi. Tu im adgils aRmovaCendiT, saidumloebiT mocul ambavsac farda aexdeboda. es iqneboda amoxsna im saidumloebisa, romlis egzom Tavisebur saburvelSi gaxvevac mesgreivebis winaprebma miiCnies saWirod. Ziebis sawyisisaTvis mocemuli iyo ori orientiri: muxa da Tela. rac Seexeba muxas, aq saeWvo araferi iyo. pirdapir saxlis win, bilikis marcxnv, idg bermuxa-patriarqi, erTi uwarCinebulesi xe, rogoric ki odesme minaxavs. `es muxa albaT ukve arsebobda, roca Tqveni `sagvareulo wesi~ daiwera?~ vuTxari mesgreivs. `danamdvilebiT SeiZleba iTqvas, rom es muxa aq jer kidev normanebis mier inglisis dapyrobamde iqneboda, - mipasuxa mesgreivma. - igi ocdasami futia garSemo~. amrigad, CemTvis saintereso erTi muxli ukve amoxsnili iyo. `aris aq Zveli Telebi?~ - vkiTxe maspinZels. `aqve idga erTi Zalian Zveli Tela, magram am aTi wlis win mexi daeca da ZirSi movWeriT~. `iciT is adgili, sadac is Tela idga?~ `ra Tqma unda, vici~. `axlomaxlo Telis sxva xeebi Tu aris?~ `Zveli ara, norCebi ki - ramdenic gnebavT~. `minda vnaxo, sad idga is Zveli Telis xe~. mesgreivma Sin Seusvlelad mimiyvana im adgilas, sadac is beberi Tela mdgara. es iyo saxlidan muxisaken mimaval swored Sua gzaze. jerjerobiT Cemi Zieba warmatebiT midioda. `im Telis simaRlis garkveva axla albaT ukve SeuZlebeli iqneba?~ - vkiTxe mesgreivs. `axlave SemiZlia gipasuxoT: samocdaoTxi futi gaxldaT~. `es ranairad gamoarkvieT?~ - SevZaxe gaocebulma. `Cemi moxuci Sinauri maswavlebeli trigonometriaSi amocanebs maZlevda, yvela maTgani ki simaRlis gazomvaze iyo agebuli. amitom bavSvobaSive gavzome yvela xe da Cveni mamulis yoveli Senoba~. es ki moulodneli bedi mewia! CemTvis saWiro cnobebs ufro swrafad vkrebdi, vidre ocneba SemeZlo. `miTxariT, geTayva, Tqvens msaxurTufross xom ar dausvams TqvenTvis msgavsi SekiTxva?~ - CaveZie me. rejinald mesgreivma gakvirvebiT Semomxeda.

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`axla, roca SemekiTxeT, - Tqva man, - magondeba, rom am ramdenime Tvis ukan brantonma namdvilad mkiTxa am xis simaRle. mgoni, amis Taobaze isa da grumi gacxarebiT davobdnen~. es iyo brwyinvale cnoba, uotson. maSasadame, swori gziT mivdiodi. mzes Sevxede. ukve Cadioda. TvaliT ganvsazRvre, rom erT saaTze mokle droSi swored beberi muxis zeda totebis Tavze aRmoCndeboda. amrigad, dokumentSi moxsenebuli erTi piroba Sesrulebuli iqneboda. rac Seexeba Telis Crdils, albaT laparaki iyo mis uSores wertilze - sxva SemTxvevaSi mimarTulebis maCveneblad airCevdnen ara Crdils, aramed Reros. maSasadame, axla unda ganmesazRvra, Tu sad ecemoda Telis Crdilis bolo im momentSi, roca mze pirdapir muxis Tavze dadgeboda... - es albaT ar iyo advili saqme, holms? Tela xom aRar arsebobda! - cxadia. magram vicodi, rom Tu amas brantoni gaakeTebda, mec SevZlebdi. garda amisa, es arc ise Zneli iyo. mesgreivTan erTad Sevedi mis kabinetSi da gamovWeri ai, es palo, romelsac mivabi grZeli bawari da zed naskvebiT iardebi aRvniSne. Semdeg ori sadave Sevkari da miviRe eqvsi futi. amis Semdeg me da Cemi klienti ukan davbrundiT im adgilze, sadac odesRac Tela mdgariyo. mze am dros swored muxis kenweros gausworda. Cemi Woki miwaSi CavarWe, Crdilis mimarTuleba aRvniSne da gavzome. cxra futi aRmoCnda. Cemi Semdgomi gamoTvlebi sruliad martivi iyo. Tu eqvsi futis simaRlis Woki cxra futis sigrZis Crdils ayenebda, maSin samocdaoTxi futi simaRlis xes oTxmocdaTeqvsmeti futis simaRlis Crdili unda hqonoda. es manZili gavzome. gazomvam TiTqmis zed saxlis kedelTan mimiyvana, da es adgili paloTi davniSne. warmoidgineT Cemi zeimi, uotson, roca palodan or duimze miwaSi konusis formis ormo aRmovaCine! mivxvdi, rom es brantonis mier dasmuli niSani iyo. da me mis kvals mivyvebodi. am amosavali wertilidan daviwye nabijebis gadazomva, ise rom winaswar jibis kompasis SemweobiT ganvsazRvre, saiT iyo CrdiloeTi da saiT dasavleTi. aTi nabiji da kidev aTi (albaT, igulisxmeboda, rom saWiro iyo orive fexis aTjer gadadgma). miniSnebulze miyola CrdiloeTis mimarTulebiT saxlis kedlis paralelurad mogvixda. gadavzome es manZilic da paloTi aRvniSne. Semdeg gulmodgined gadavTvale xuTi da xuTi nabiji aRmosavleTisaken, ori da ori samxreTisaken. ase mivedi zed Zveleburi karis zRurblTan. rCeboda erTi da erTi nabijis gadadgma dasavleTisaken, magram maSin qvis filebiT dagebuli derefani unda gamevlo. nuTu es iyo dokumentSi naCvenebi adgili? Cems sicocxleSi ar ganmicdia aseTi mware imedgacrueba, uotson. erT wuTs momeCvena, rom gamoTvlaSi raRac arsebiTi Secdoma davuSvi. Camavali mze cxoveli sxivebiT aSuqebda derefnis iataks, da me vnaxe, rom es Zveleburi gacveTili, naxevrad damtvreuli qvis filebi mtkiced iyo SeduRabebuli da ra Tqma unda, mravali wlis ganmavlobaSi adgilidan ar daZrulan. cxadi iyo, brantoni maT ar Sexebia. iatakze davakakune ramdenime adgilas, magram yvelgan erTnairi xma ismoda. bzaris an xvrelis araviTari niSanwyali ar Canda. sabednierod, mesgreivma, romelic ukve xvdeboda Cemi moqmedebis mniSvnelobas da Cemze ara nakleb iyo aRelvebuli, dokumenti amoiRo, raTa Cemi varaudi Seemowmebina. `da qveviT! - SesZaxa anazdad. - Tqven dagaviwydaT es sityvebi: `da qveviT~. vfiqrobdi, am adgilas is patara ormo igulisxmeboda, magram axla erTbaSad aSkara gaxda, rom vcdebodi. `maS, am adgilas sardafi gaqvT?~ - SevZaxe me. `diax, am saxliviT Zveli sardafia. Cqara Zirs, am karidan!~ dabla qvis xveuli kibiT daveSviT. Cemma Tanamgzavrma asanTs gahkra da kuTxeSi kasrze mdgari didi farani aanTo. imave wams davrwmundiT, rom swored miniSnebul adgilas movxvdiT. da rom Cvenze adre aq viRac yofila.
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am sardafSi Turme SeSas inaxavdnen, magram nafotebi, romlebic albaT mTel iataks faravdnen, axla kedlebisken mieyaraT, raTa Sua adgili gaeTavisuflebinaT. swored im adgilas SevniSneT farTo da mZime qvis fila, romelsac SuaSi Jangmodebuli rkinis rgoli hqonda, rgolze ki viRacas kubokruli magari Sarfi mieba. `eSmakma dalaxvros, es xom brantonis Sarfia! - SesZaxa mesgreivma. - ara erTxel minaxavs es Sarfi mis kiserze. magram aq ra unda gaekeTebina im aramzadas?~ Sarfs davebRauWe, magram qva adgilidan Zlivs davZari. Cemi TxovniT ori adgilobrivi polismeni gamoiZaxes da maTi daxmarebiT vcade filis aweva. mxolod konsteblis daxmarebiT SevZeli uzarmazari filis ganze gaCoCeba. filis qveS Sav ormos daeRo piri da yvelam Sig CavixedeT. mesgreivma Caimuxla da ormoSi farani CaanaTa. ormo viwro kvadratuli formisa iyo. siRrmiT Svidiode da siganiT ki oTx futze didi ar iqneboda. kedelTan dabali, spilenZiT SemoWedili xis zanduki SevniSneT. saxuravi gadaxdili hqonda. boqlomis nasvretSi Canda ai, es Zveleburi gasaRebi. zanduki garedan mtvris sqel fenas daefara. sinestesa da Wiebs xe ise daeWamaT, rom SigniTac ki obi mosdeboda. ramdenime liTonis rgoli - iseTive, rogorsac aq xedavT - da albaT Zveleburi monetebi Zirze eyara. meti zandukSi araferi ar iyo. magram pirvel wuTs Zvel zanduks arc vuyurebdiT. Cveni mzera mipyrobili iyo imisadmi, rac mis gverdiT Canda. viRac Sav kostiumSi gamowyobil, Cacucqul mamakacs Tavi zandukis kideze daexara da misTvis orive xeli magrad Caevlo. saxe galurjebuli da ise damaxinjebuli hqonda, rom sacnauroba dakargvoda, magram roca avwieT, rejinald mesgreivma tanis moyvanilobiT, samosiTa da TmiT maSinve amoicno Tavisi dakarguli msaxurTufrosi. brantoni ramdenime dRis mkvdari iyo, magram tanze arc Wrilobebi hqonda da arc sisxlis naJRenTebi, romelTac misi saSineli aRsasrulis axsna SeeZlebodaT. roca gvami sinaTleze amovaTrieT, Cven aRmovCndiT ara nakleb Tavsatexi gamocanis winaSe, vidre iyo is, rac esaa gadavwyviteT. unda vaRiro, rom Cemi Ziebis Sedegebma ixtibari gamitexes. vvaraudobdi, sakmarisia Zvel dokumentSi naCvenebi adgili vipovo, yvelaferi TavisTavad naTeli gaxdebameTqi, da ai, videqi miniSnebul adgilas, magram amoxsna im saidumloebisa, rasac ase gulmodgined faravda mesgreivebis ojaxi, iseve Sors Canda, rogorc Tavdapirvelad. marTalia, Suqi movfine brantonis beds, magram axla unda damedgina, ranairad hpova msaxurTufrosma aseTi aRsasruli da ra roli iTamaSa am ambavSi dakargulma qalma. kasrze Camovjeqi da gonebis TvaliT momxdari ambis yvela wvrilmani avwon-davwone... Tqven icnobT Cems meTods aseT saqmeebSi, uotson: Cems Tavs moqmedi piris adgilze vayeneb xolme, da pirvel rigSi misi gonebrivi donis gaTvaliswinebiT vcdilob warmovidgino, rogor moviqceodi analogiur SemTxvevaSi. brantoni, rogorc ramdenjerme ukve giTxariT, iyo araCveulebrivi gonebis kaci. swored amitom Cemsa da mis gonebriv doneTa Soris gansxvavebis gaTvaliswineba ar damWirda. brantonma icoda, rom sadRac damalulia raRac Zvirfasi ganZi. kidevac gansazRvra, sad. darwmunda, rom qva, rac miwisqveS CaRwevas abrkolebda, asawevad, erTi adamianisaTvis metismetad mZime ram iyo. rogor unda moqceuliyo? gareSe damxmares ver moiyvanda. amitom TanaSemwe TviT saxlSi unda epova. magram visTvis unda miemarTa brantons? reCel hauelzi odesRac misi erTguli qali iyo da brantonma aki coladac SeirTo. mamakacs, ra cudadac ar unda moeqces qals, arasodes ar sjera, rom qalis siyvaruli samudamod dakarga. etyoba, raRac yuradRebis niSnebis safuZvelze brantoni Seecada reCelTan Serigebas, Semdeg ki Tanamzraxvelobaze daiTanxma. RamiT erTad daeSvnen sardafSi da saerTo ZaliT

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moaxerxes qvis adgilidan daZvra. aqamde maTi moqmedeba CemTvis ise naTeli iyo, TiTqos maT moqmedebas sakuTari TvaliT vzveravdi. magram ori adamianisaTvisac ki, metadre Tu erTi maTgani susti qali iyo, qvis gadaweva advili saqme ar iyo. Cven TviTon ors - me da Ronier saseqsel polismens gagviWirda im filis gadaweva. ra moimoqmedes Tanamzraxvelebma, rom TavianTi amocana gaeadvilebinaT? albaT igive, rasac maT adgilze gavakeTebdi. yuradRebiT davaTvaliere iatakze dayrili SeSis napobebi da vipove is, ris povnasac velodi. samiode futis sigrZis erT-erT naCexs Tavi odnav watexili hqonda, ramdenime sxvac gabrtyelebuli aRmoCnda. etyoboda, mniSvnelovani simZime daswolodaT. rogorc Cans, filis awevis dros brantoni da misi TanaSemwe qali SeSis Rerebs berketebad xmarobdnen. maT imdenze gadaswies qva, rom SesaZlebeli gaxda dabla CaRweva. jerjerobiT yvela Cemi varaudi sruliad safuZvliani iyo. rogorRa unda memsjela Semdeg, raTa savsebiT aRmedgina RamiT momxdari dramis suraTi? aSkaraa, ormoSi Casvla SeeZlo mxolod erT adamians, da es erTi iyo brantoni. qaliSvili albaT maRla icdida. brantonma zanduki gaaRo da qals amoawoda is, rac Sig naxa (es aSkara iyo, radgan yuTi carieli aRmoCnda), Semdeg ki... ra moxda Semdeg? albaT SurisZiebis wyurvili, rac didi xani Rvioda am ficxi qalis gulSi, cecxlis alad aenTo, roca naxa, rom is, vinc awyenina, - xolo es wyena ki albaT bevrad ufro mZimec iyo, vidre me SemeZlo warmomedgina - mis xelTaa. an iqneb qvas SemTxveviT gamoecala sayrdeni da uzarmazarma filam brantoni qvis kuboSi Caketa? asea Tu ise, reCeli damnaSavea mxolod imaSi, rom gaCumda da momxdar ambavze araferi ara Tqva. an iqneb ganzrax gamoacala qvas sayrdeni da qvis fila Tavis adgilze dauSva, rom brantoni cocxlad daemarxa. Tvalwin medga Suris maZiebeli reCeli, albaT gaalmasebuli ikravda napovn saunjes mkerdSi da xveul kibeze arboda, raTa kvaldakval dadevnebuli yru kvnesis, sasowarkveTili adamianis godebisa da qvis filaze kakunis xmisaTvis Tavi daeRwia. im qvis filis qveS xom misi moRalate mijnuri iSToboda. ai, ra edo safuZvlad meore diliT reCelis ferwasulobas, mis mRelvarebas da isteriuli sicilis Semotevebs. magram mainc ra iyo zandukSi? ra uyo qalma monapovars? ueWvelia, es iyo igive namusrevi Zveli liTonisa da qvis namtvrevebi, rac pirvelsave SemTxvevaSi guburaSi isrola, raTa Tavisi danaSaulis kvali daefara... ociode wuTi Rrma fiqrebSi wasuli uZravad vijeqi. fermixdili mesgreivi idga, farans arxevda da Zirs, ormoSi icqireboda. `es karlos pirvelis monetebia, - miTxra da zandukidan amoRebuli ramdenime Zveli fuli gamomiwoda, - xedavT, sworad gagvirkvevia Cveni `sagvareulo wesis~ SemoRebis dro~. `mgoni, karlos pirvelis memkvidreobidan zog raimes kidev vipoviT, - SevZaxe me, roca dokumentis pirveli ori kiTxva momagonda. - miCveneT tbidan amoRebul tomaraSi napovni qoneba~. mesgreivis kabinetSi avediT, maspinZelma win damilaga namtvrevebi. rogorc ki Sevxede, mivxvdi, ratom ar misca maT mesgreivma araviTari mniSvneloba: liToni CaSavebuli iyo, kenWebi ki mqrqali da uferuli. magram erTi maTgani saxeloze gadavisvi da xelisgulze naRverdaliviT aelvarda. liTonis nawilebs ormagi saltis forma hqondaT, magram daRunul-dagrexilebi iyvnen da Tavdapirveli forma dakargodaT. `albaT gaxsovT, - vuTxari mesgreivs, - rom mefis partia ufrosobda inglisSi misi gardacvalebis Semdegac ki. advili SesaZlebelia, rom misma wevrebma sadme Seinaxes yvelaze ufro Zvirfasi nivTebi, raTa ufro mSvidobian dros dabrunebuliyvnen da waeRoT~.

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`Cems winapars, ser ralf mesgreivs, TvalsaCino adgili sWeria sasaxlis karze da karlos meoris marjvena xeli yofila~. `ah, ai, ra yofila! - SevZaxe maSinve. - esaa jaWvis is ukanaskneli rgoli, rac gvaklda. gilocavT, mesgreiv! Tqven gaxdiT mflobeli - marTalia, friad tragikul garemoebaSi, - erTi reliqviisa, rac uzarmazar Rirebulebas warmoadgens TavisTavad, da amas garda gaaCnia kidev ufro meti mniSvneloba, rogorc istoriul ganZs da iSviaTobas~. `ra aris aseTi?~ - mkiTxa saSinlad aRelvebulma. `arc meti, arc naklebi, inglisis mefeTa Zveli gvirgvini~. `gvirgvini?~ `diax, gvirgvini. gaixseneT, ra aris naTqvami dokumentSi: `vis ekuTvnis es? - imas, vinc wavida~. es dawerilia karlos pirvelis dasjis Semdeg. `visi kuTvnileba iqneba? - imisi, vinc mova~. laparakia karlos meoreze, romlis taxtze asvla im dros ukve iyo mosalodneli. amrigad, yovelgvar eWvs gareSea, rom amJamad es daWyletili da uformo diadema, erT dros, stiuartebis dinastiis mefeTa Tavebs amSvenebda~. `magram ranairad moxvda guburaSi?~ `ai, am kiTxvaze ki adamiani uceb ver upasuxeb~. me TanmimdevrobiT gadmovuSale mesgreivs Cemi varaudebi da sabuTebi. mosaRamovda. mTvare ukve karga xnis amosuli iyo, roca Cemi moTxroba davasrule. `magram sainteresoa, ratom ar miiRo Tavisi gvirgvini karlos meorem, roca dabrunda?~ - ikiTxa mesgreivma da tilos tomaraSi Caabruna Zvirfasi reliqvia. `iseTi sakiTxi wamoWeriT, me da Tqven ver gadavWriT. etyoba, Tqvenma winaparma mesgreivma, romelic saidumloSi gandobili iyo, sikvdilis win Tavis pirdapir STamomavals dautova is, rasac Tqven mesgreivTa sagvareulo wess eZaxiT, magram ratomRac ar auxsna memkvidres misi mniSvneloba. im dRidan Cvens dromde dokumenti mamidan Svilze gadadioda, vidre xelT ar Cauvarda im kacs, romelmac SeZlo misTvis saidumlos gamogleja, magram sicocxlis fasad ki daujda...~ aseTia `mesgreivTa saxlis sagvareulo wesis~ istoria, uotson. gvirgvini axlac herlstonSia, Tumca cixe-darbazis mflobelT bevri davidaraba dasWirdaT da sakmaod bevri fuladi Tanxac daxarjes imisaTvis, rom memkvidreobiT maTi kuTvnili ganZi, Cvens mesveurT, maTTanve daetovebinaT. Tu azrad mogivaT misi naxva, ra Tqma unda, siamovnebiT giCveneben, oRond Cemi saxeli uxseneT. rac Seexeba im qals, igi ugzo-ukvlod gaqra. rogorc Cans, samSoblo miatova da okeanis gadaRma romelime qveyanaSi waiRo mogoneba Tavis danaSaulze.

ukacrieli saxli graf ronald aderis mkvlelobam, rac, 1894 wlis gazafxulze, Zalian uCveulo da idumalebiT mocul garemoebaSi moxda, mTeli londoni uaRresad daainteresa, xolo maRali sazogadoeba SeaZrwuna. am danaSaulis calkeul detalebs, romelTa mikvleva policiam moaxerxa, Tavis droze farTo sazogadoebrioba gaecno, magram Ziebis masalebi iseTi mniSvnelovani gaxldaT, rom umravlesoba dafares da ar gamouqveynebiaT. da mxolod axla, TiTqmis aTi wlis Semdeg, saSualeba meZleva Sevavso faqtebis es gansacvifrebeli jaWvi im rgolebiT, romlebic am saqmes aklia. danaSauli xom TavisTavad iyo saintereso, magram misi miuwvdomeli Sedegebi CemTvis aTasjer ufro yuradsaRebi Seiqmna. im Sedegebma ufro metad ganmacvifres da SemaZrwunes, vidre yovelive iman, rac Cems sicocxleSi gamomicdia. Cemi cxovreba ki yovlad ucnauri TavgadasavlebiT gaxldaT aRsavse. axlac, amdeni wlis Semdeg, Tavzari damecema xolme, roca am saqmes vixseneb, isev undobloba, gaoceba da sixaruli meufleba, maSin rom mozRvavdnen da suli amiforiaqes. dae,
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mkiTxvelebma, romelTac SesaniSnavi adamianis saqmeebsa da zraxvebze, Cem mier Seqmnili moTxrobebisadmi cxoveli interesi gamoiCines, mapation, rom Cemi aRmoCena maSinve ar gavuziare. Cems upirveles movaleobad CavTvlidi mTeli am istoriis gulwrfelad gadmoSlas, SeboWili rom ar vyofiliyavi imave adamianis piriT warmoTqmuli kategoriuli akrZalviT, rac sul axlaxan, gasuli Tvis sami ricxvidan moixsna. sruliad bunebrivia, rom Serlok holmsTan megobrobis dawyebis dRidan aRmeZra sisxlis samarTlis sxvadasxva saqmisadmi Rrma interesi, xolo mas Semdeg, rac Cemi megobari sarbielidan gaqra, gazeTebSi gamoqveynebul gauxsnel danaSaulobaTa angariSebis sinjva gansakuTrebuli gulmodginebiT daviwye. xSirad, sakuTari siamovnebisaTvis vcdilobdi maT axsnas, amasTan, vsargeblobdiT imave meTodebiT, romelTac Cemi megobari iyenebda, Tumca iseTive warmatebebiT ver davikvexni. unda vaRiaro, rom verc erTma bneliT moculma danaSaulis istoriam ver amaRelva ise, rogorc ronald aderis tragikulma daRupvam. guldasmiT gavecani Ziebis masalebs. dadgenili mxolod is iyo, rom `mkvleloba Cadenilia ganzrax, erTi an ramdenime ucnobi piris mier~, da ufro Rrmad, vidre odesme, vigrZeni, rom Cvenma sazogadoebam Serlok holmsis dakargviT Zalian mZime danaklisi ganicada. am ucnaur saqmeSi iyo iseTi ambebi da garemoebebi, romlebic aucileblad miiqcevdnen holmsis gansakuTrebul yuradRebas, da policiis kvleva-Zieba uTuod Seivseboda, anda holmsis rCeva-darigebis safuZvelze swori gziT warimarTeboda. rCeulTa Soris rCeul evropel maZebars Tavisi fxizeli Wkuisa da daxvewili damkvirveblobis wyalobiT WeSmaritad SeeZlo aseTi amocanis warmatebiT daZleva. davdiodi Cems pacientebTan da azriT isev da isev aderis saqmes vubrundebodi, magram verc erTi iseTi axsna ver movnaxe, rom damakmayofileblad momCveneboda. Tumca risks vewevi, rom vimeoreb imas, rac yvelasaTvis cnobilia, mainc minda mogagonoT faqtebi im saxiT, rogorc Ziebis damTavrebis Semdeg sazogadoebas Seatyobines. ser ronald aderi avstraliis erT-erTi Cveni koloniis gubernatoris, graf meinusis meore Svili iyo. aderis deda avstraliidan inglisSi im ganzraxviT Camovida, rom librgadakruli Tvali qirurgis daniT moerCina. qalbatoni aderi vaJiSviliTa da asuliT parkleinze #427 saxlSi dabinavda. ymawvili saukeTeso sazogadoebaSi trialebda, arc mtrebi hyavda da arc raime cudi manki hqonia. erT dros igi edit vudlize iyo daniSnuli, magram axalgazrdebi Tavisi nebiT dascildnen erTurTs da guli arc erTs ar daswyvetia. ise rom, axalgazrda aderis cxovreba Sinaurobasa da im maRal wreSic, romelSiac yofna uxdeboda, mSvidad da myudrod miedineboda. wynari xasiaTisas gemovneba da Cvevebic zomieri hqonda. ai, swored aseTi udardeli axalgazrda aristokratis guli gangmira ucnaurma da sruliad moulodnelma tyviam. es moxda 1894 wlis 30 marts Tormetis aTidan oc wuTamde. ronald aderi banqos moTamaSe iyo, mudam TamaSobda, magram keTilgonierebis sazRvrebidan ar gadadioda. igi sami klubis: boldvinis, kevendiSisa da bagatelis wevrad iTvleboda. daadgines, rom sikvdilis dRes, sadilis Semdeg, ronalds erTi roberi da ramdenime xeli visti uTamaSia, es momxdara bagatelis klubSi. uTamaSia sadilobamdec. partniorebma - mister mereim, ser jon hardim da polkovnikma moranma - uCvenes, rom swored vists TamaSobdnen, da TamaSi TiTqmis yaimiT damTavrda. aderma albaT xuT girvanqamde waago, magram meti ki namdvilad ar waugiao. sakmaod didi SeZlebis patrons aseTi wageba verc gaanawyenebda. igi Turme, TiTqmis yoveldRe TamaSobda da Cveulebriv igebda. mowmeTa Cvenebebidan gairkva isic, rom sikvdilamde erT-naxevari Tvis win aderma, romelic polkovnik moranTan erTad TamaSobda, erT saRamos godfri milnersa da lord belmorans oTxas oci girvanqa mougo. ai, yvelaferi, rac cnobili gaxda misi sicocxlis ukanaskneli ramdenime kviris Sesaxeb.
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im sabediswero saRamos klubidan zustad saRamos aT saaTze dabrunebula. da da deda stumrad yofilan wasuli da Sin ar daxvedrian. mosamsaxure gogom ficiT daamtkica, aderis oTaxSi Sesvla gavigeo. es oTaxi meore sarTulze iyo, fanjrebi quCisaken hqonda da patroni Turme sastumrod iyenebda. axalgazrda grafis mosvlis win mosamsaxure gogos buxarSi cecxli daunTia da fanjarac gauRia, radgan buxari axrColebula. mosamsaxures Tormetis oc wuTamde oTaxidan Cqamic ar gaugonia. am dros dabrunebulan Sin ledi meinusi da misi qaliSvili. ledi meinuss vaJTan Sesvla moundomebia, raTa misTvis Rame nebisa esurvebina, magram oTaxis kari Signidan yofila daketili da Tumca bevri uyviria da ukakunebia, xma aravis gaucia. maSin gangaSi autexavs, kari ZaliT SeulewiaT da Tvalwin saSineli suraTi gadaSliaT: bedSavi Wabuki magidis axlos iatakze gaSxlarTuliyo. Tavi revolveris tyviiT hqonda saSinlad damaxinjebuli, magram oTaxSi araviTari iaraRi ar aRmoCnda. magidaze ido ori aTgirvanqiani sakredito bileTi da Cvidmeti girvanqa da aTi Silingi oqros da vercxlis fuli. monetebi dawyobili iyo sxvadasxva sididis patara svetebad. iqve magidaze ido qaRaldis furceli, romelzedac cifrebi da aderis klubis ramdenime amxanagis saxeli ewera. aqedan im daskvnis gamotana SeiZleboda, rom sikvdilis win axalgazrda kaci banqoSi mogebisa da wagebis angariSiT iyo garTuli. yvela garemoebis gulmodgine gamokvlevis Semdeg saqme kidev ufro idumalebiT moculi aRmoCnda. upirveles yovlisa, gaugebrobas iwvevda Signidan karis Carazva. marTalia, mkvlelsac SeeZlo kari Signidan Caeketa da mere fanjaraSi gadamxtariyo, magram fanjara miwidan oci futis simaRleze iyo. amasTanave ayvavebuli zafranis kvali mis pirdapir sruliad dauzianebeli aRmoCnda. erTi yviTeli yvavilic ki ar iyo gaTelili. araviTari kvali ar Canda arc kordis viwro zolze, saxls rom gzidan yofda. etyoboda, saxli TviTon ronald aders daeketa. magram ranairad ewvia sikvdili? ise xom veravin gadaZvreboda fanjaraSi, rom kvali ar daetovebina? xolo Tu vivaraudebT, rom mkvlelma msxverpls fanjridan esrola, gamoCenili Cubini unda yofiliyo, radgan revolveris tyviiT aseT manZilze adamianis mokvla metismetad Znelia. amas garda, park-leini xalxmravali quCaa, da saxlidan raRac as iardze ki etlTa sadgomia. magram mTavari mainc is iyo, rom srolis xma aravis gaugonia. amasTan erTad - utyuari faqtebi - mokluli da revolveris tyvia, romelic meore mxares gasuliyo, saxeze gaxldaT. Wrilobis xasiaTis mixedviT Tu vimsjelebT, Wabuki tyvias anazdeulad unda moekla. aseTi iyo park-leinze momxdari idumali mkvlelobis garemoebani - mkvlelobisa, romlis idumaleba kidev ufro Zlierdeboda imiT, rom mkvlelobisaTvis araviTari TvalsaCino motivi ar arsebobda: aki, rogorc mogaxseneT, axalgazrda aders TiTqos araviTari mteri ar hyavda, xolo fuli da Zvirfaseuloba oTaxSi xeluxlebeli aRmoCnda. mTeli dRe gonebis sasworze vwonidi yvela am faqts, vcdilobdi mimeyenebina maTTvis romelime Teoria, rac erTmaneTis sapirispiro movlenebs SeaTanxmebda, mepova `winaaRmdegobis wertili~, rasac Cemi sawyali megobari yovelgvari kvlevaZiebis amosaval punqtad miiCnevda. unda vaRiaro, rom es ver movaxerxe. saRamos parkSi vseirnobdi da ase eqvs saaTze moulodnelad park-leinisa da oqsfordstritis kuTxeSi aRmovCndi. iq, trotuarze, Tavi moeyaraT usaqmurebs, romlebic daJinebiT acqerdebodnen erT sarkmels. maSin momagonda, rom mec swored am saxlis sanaxavad movedi. maRali, gamxdari, SavsaTvaliani kaci, romelic, Cemi azriT, gadacmuli maZebari unda yofiliyo, momxdar ambavTan dakavSirebiT raRac Teorias ayenebda, sxvebi usmendnen da garSemo mWidrod Semortymodnen. ufro axlos mivedi, magram misi msjeloba imdenad suleluri meCvena, rom zizRi momgvara, ukan davixie da ganrideba vcade. am dros ucabedad davejaxe Cems ukan mdgar welSi moxril berikacs, romelsac iRliaSi amoCrili wignebi Zirs
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daucvivda. dasaxmareblad daxrilma, SevniSne erTi wignis saTauri: `xeebis kultis warmoSoba~, da gavifiqre, albaT romelime sawyali bibliografia, romelic gamorCenis an xelovnebis siyvaruliT iSviaT gamocemebs agrovebs-meTqi. is iyo bodiSis moxda davapire, magram wignebi, romelTac saubedurod ase ukadrisad moveqeci, etyoba, maT mflobels Zalian Zvirad uRirda, vinaidan gajavrebulma raRac Caiburtyuna, zizRiT mibrunda da male moxrilbeWebiani da WaRara qilvaSebiani berikaci brboSi gauCinarda. Cemi dakvirveba, park-leinze mdebare #427 saxlze, im amocanis gadawyvetaSi, ramac damainteresa, bevrs verafers damexmara. saxli quCidan meseriani dabali kedliT iyo gamoyofili. Robis simaRle xuT futsac ver aRwevda. maSasadame, baRSi, vinc moisurvebda, Zalian iolad Sevidoda. samagierod fanjara sruliad miudgomeli aRmoCnda. mis siaxloves arc wyalsadenis mili iyo da arc mcireodeni Sverili. ase rom, kedelze acocebas TviT yvelaze ufro daxelovnebuli tanmovarjiSec ver SeZlebda. uwindelze ufro Sefiqrianebuli Sin davbrundi. kabinetSi xuTi wuTic ar damixanebia, roca msaxurma gogom momaxsena, viRac ucnobi gelodebaTo. Cemda gansacvifreblad, igi aRmoCnda is moxuci bibliofili, romelsac park-leinze gadaveyare. WaRariT mosili, gamokveTili, daRaruli saxe hqonda da iRliis qveS aTiode Zvirfasi wigni amoeCara. - ra Tqma unda, Cemi mosvla gagikvirdebodaT, ser? - miTxra man Tavisi ucnauri, Cxavana xmiT. davumowme, gamoicaniT-meTqi. - xedavT, ser, mec Tavaziani kaci var. koWlobiT mogyvebodiT ukan da ucbad SevniSne, rom am saxlSi SemoxvediT. gadavwyvite, aseT zrdil da wesier adamianTan unda Sevide da bodiSi movixado-meTqi. marTalia, cota uxeSad mogeqeciT, magram Tqveni wyena namdvilad ar mqonia gulSi da Zlier madlobelic var, rom dabla dayrili wignebis akrefaSi damexmareT. - ar Rirs laparaki aseT wvrilmanebze, - vupasuxe. - neba miboZeT gkiTxoT, ranairad gaigeT Cemi vinaoba? - gavbedav da mogaxsenebT, ser, rom Tqveni mezobeli gaxlavarT, CerCstritis kuTxeSi wignis savaWro patara duqani maqvs da bednieri viqnebi, Tu odesme minaxulebT. iqneb Tqvenc agrovebT wignebs, ser? ai `britaneTis frinvelebi~, `katuli~, `saRvTo omi~. SeiZineT, ser. muqTad mogcemT. xuTi tomi swored Seavsebda cariel adgils Tqveni wignebis karadaSi, Torem raRac ulamazo ieri aqvs, ase ar aris, ser? Sevtrialdi, rom Taroze amexeda. roca Tavi xelaxla movabrune, Cemi saweri magidis gverdiT momRimari Serlok holmsi idga. gaocebisagan Sevxti da ramdenime xans munjiviT Sevcqerodi, Semdeg ki albaT grZnoba davkarge - Cems sicocxleSi pirvelad da, imedi maqvs, ukanasknelad. maxsovs, rom TvalebSi raRac muqi nisli Camidga, xolo roca buranidan gamoverkvie, sayelo gaxsnili aRmomaCnda da bageze koniakis gemo vigrZeni. Tavs holmsi madga, romelsac xelSi koniakis boTli eWira. - Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, - Tqva kargad nacnobma xmam, - aTasi bodiSi momiTxovia. verafriT ver warmovidgendi, rom Cemi dabruneba Tqvenze ase Zlier imoqmedebda. xeli Cavavle da gaognebulma Sevyvire: - holms! es Tqvena xarT? nuTu marTla cocxali xarT? gana SesaZlebelia, rom im saSineli ufskrulidan cocxali amosuliyaviT? - erTi wuTi madroveT, - mipasuxa man. minda gkiTxoT, SegwevT Tu ara unari saRad imsjeloT? radgan Cemma gamocxadebam Zalian Zlier agaRelvaT. - axla ukeT var, magram, simarTle giTxraT, holms, Cems Tvalebs ar vujereb. RmerTo didebulo! RmerTo mowyaleo! nuTu es Tqvena xarT? isev wavavle xeli da misi wvrili kunTovani xeli movsinje.

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- ara, es ambavi sulis gamocxadebas ara hgavs, es udavoa, - vuTxari me. - Cemo Zvirfaso megobaro, ramdenad bednieri var, rom giyurebT! dabrZandiT da miambeT, ranairad moaxerxeT im ufskrulidan Tavis daRweva. holmsi Cem pirdapir dajda da daudevari nacnobi maneriT papirosi gaabola, mas bukinistis gacveTili serTuki ecva, magram am maskaradis mTeli danarCeni mowyobiloba - bRuja WaRara Tma da Zveli wignebis Sekvra - magidaze eyara. Cemi megobari kidev ufro gamxdariyo da mzerac ufro gamWoli hqonda. saxeze saSineli feri dasdeboda, etyoboda, iseTi cxovreba, rasac ukanasknel wlebSi eweoda, misi janmrTelobisaTvis sikeTis momtani ar unda yofiliyo. - ra sasiamovnoa welSi gasworeba, uotson! - miTxra holmsma, - maRali kacisaTvis mTeli futiT damokleba da ramdenime saaTs ase darCena, ioli saqme rodia. axla ki, Cemo Zvirfaso megobaro, vilaparakoT seriozul ambebze... saqme is aris, rom minda daxmareba gTxovoT, da Tu Tanaxma iqnebiT, mTel Rames mZime da saxifaTo muSaoba mogvelis. xom ar ajobebs Cemi Tavgadasavlis Txroba im dromde gadavdoT, roca es samuSao ukve damTavrebuli gveqneba? - marTali giTxraT, cnobismoyvareoba cecxlis aliviT mwvavs, holms, da vamjobinebdi Tqveni ambavi axlave momesmina. - Tanaxma xarT meaxloT am Rames? - jojoxeTSiac rom CaxvideT, Tan CamogyvebiT. - swored ise, rogorc dalocvil Zvel dros. mgoni, wasvlis win danayrebasac movaswrebT... ho, axla im ufskrulis ambavi gavixsenoT. simarTle giTxraT, iqidan amosvla arcTu Zalian gamWirvebia im ubralo mizeziT, rom ufskrulSi arc vyofilvar. - ar yofilxarT?! - ara, uotson, ar vyofilvar. magram Cemi baraTi Tqvendami sruliad gulwrfeladaa dawerili. roca viwro bilikze anazdeulad gansvenebuli profesori moriarti gamoCnda da xsnis erTaderTi gza Camiketa, sruliad darwmunebuli viyavi, rom CemTvis yvelaferi dasrulda. mis rux TvalebSi uwyalo gadawyvetileba amovikiTxe. erTmaneTs ramdenime sityva gavuziareT da man Tavazianad damrTo neba damewera mokle baraTi, rac Tqven miiReT kidec SemdegSi. werili Cems portsigarsa da alpenStokTan erTad davtove, TviTon ki biliks gavyevi. moriarti fexdafex momyveboda. bilikis bolos rom mivaRwie, SevCerdi iqiT gza aRar iyo. Cems mowinaaRmdeges iaraRi ar uxmaria, xeldaxel meca da Tavisi grZeli mklavebi Semomxvia. icoda, rom misi wirva gamosuli iyo, da CemTvis samagieros gadaxda ewada. erTmaneTs xels ar vuSvebdiT, videqiT da ufskrulis piras vbRlaZunobdiT. mogexsenebaT, rom me vici iaponuri Widaobis `baritsus~ ileTebi, romelTac ara erTxel vuxsnivar. rogorc iqna, profesors xelidan davusxlti. man giJurad Sehyvira, ramdenime wami zed ufskrulis piras barbacebda, haers eWideboda, xelebs asavsavebda, rom wonasworoba daecva, magram, yovelgvarma cdam amaod Cauara; darRveuli wonasworoba veRar aRadgina da ufskrulSi gadaeSva, qvesknelSi gadavixede da kidev didxans vucqerodi, rogor mifrinavda Zirs Cemi mowinaaRmdege. Semdeg kldis Sverils daenarcxa da wyalSi CaiZira. Rrma mRelvarebiT vusmendi holmss, romelic Tavis ambavs ise momiTxrobda, TiTqos sxvisas yveboda da Tan papiross mSvidad abolebda. - mere, kvali? - SevZaxe uecrad. - TviTonve, Cemi sakuTari TvaliT vnaxe ori wyvili fexis kvali, Zirs rom miyveboda biliks da ukan aRar brundeboda. - es ase moxda. imave wams, roca profesori ufskrulis siRrmeSi Caikarga, vigrZeni, rom bedis rCeuli me viyavi. magram isic kargad vicodi, moriarti ar iyo erTaderTi adamiani, romelsac Cemi sikvdili surda. sul cota, sami misi Tanamzraxveli mainc rCeboda. meTauris daRupvas ki maT gulebSi mxolod SurisZiebis cecxlis gaRviveba SeeZlo. samive uaRresad saSiSi adamiani iyo da
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romelime maTgani usaTuod moaxerxebda uaxloes droSi CemTan angariSis gasworebas. gonebis ZaliT ganvWvrite: Tu maT ecodinebodaT, rom cocxali aRara var, ufro iolad gascemdnen TavianT Tavs, da adre Tu gvian maT ganadgurebas movaxerxebdi. mere ki SemeZlo TavisTavad gamomecxadebina, rom cocxali var! adamianis tvini swrafad muSaobs. vidre profesori moriarti raixenbaxis CanCqeris Ziramde CaaRwevda, es gegma ukve mofiqrebuli mqonda. Cems ukan kldovani kedeli iyo aRmarTuli. Cemi daRupvis ambavi, rac esoden mxatvrulad dagiweriaT, cxoveli interesiT wavikiTxe ramdenime Tvis Semdeg. Tqven amtkicebT, kedeli Sveuli da sriala iyoo. es mTlad ase ar gaxldaT. kldes hqonda ramdenime Sverili, romlebzedac SeiZleboda fexis mokideba. garda amisa, zogierTi niSnis mixedviT gavige, rom cota zemoT Rrmulic arsebobda... simaRlis gamo kldis Tavamde acoceba SeuZlebeli iyo, aseve SeuZleblad meCvena dasvelebuli bilikis ukvalod gavla. marTalia, SemeZlo Ceqmebis ukuRma Cacma, rogorc es kvalis asabnevad gamikeTebia xolme, magram erTi mimarTulebiT mimavali sami wyvili kvali mnaxvels ganzrax motyuebaSi aucileblad eWvs aRuZravda. amrigad gza xsnisa kldeze acoceba iyo. es arc iseTi advili aRmoCnda, uotson. qvemoT CanCqeri Rmuoda da kldeni bans eubnebodnen. ficxi Wkuis kaci ara var, arc cecxlovani fantazia gamaCnia, magram geficebiT, momeCvena, TiTqos Cemamde aRwevda profesor moriartis xma, romelic ufskrulidan mixmobda. mcireodeni daudevroba da Sedegic sabediswero gaxdeboda. ramdenjerme, xelebSi balaxis Reroebi SemrCa, an kldis svel Sverilebze fexi damisxlta da, vifiqre, yvelaferi gaTavebulia-meTqi. magram mainc mivcocavdi, bolos, rogorc iqna, sakmaod Rrma, rbili mwvane xavsiT dafarul naprals mivaRwie, iq SemeZlo SeumCnevlad davwoliliyavi da damesvena. am dros, ki Tqven, Zvirfaso uotson, da yvelani, vinc Tqven moiyvaneT, ase gulis amaCuyeblad, magram uSedegod cdilobdiT aRgedginaT Cemi sikvdilis suraTi. bolos momxdari ambis mixedviT gardauvali, magram sruliad mcdari daskvnebi gaakeTeT da sastumroSi waxvediT. davrCi marto da warmovidgine, rom Cemi Tavgadasavali dasrulda, Tumca erTma sruliad moulodnelma ambavma miCvena, rom kidev bevri siurprizi meloda. kldis uzarmazari namsxvrevi gruxuniT gadamevlo Tavze, bilikze daeca da CanCqerTan erTad ufskrulSi grialiT CaeSva. pirvel wams es ubralo SemTxveviTobas mivawere, magram maRla rom avixede, naxevrad mibinduli cis fonze mamakacis Tavi SevniSne. imave wams, Cemi sawolidan odnav dacilebiT, meore lodi pirdapir im napralis kides moxvda, sadac me viweqi. CemTvis naTeli Seiqmna, rom moriarti marto ar iyo. es Tanamzraxveli guSagad idga, roca moriarti Tavs damesxa. CemTvis SeumCnevelma mterma Tavisi megobris sikvdili da Cemi gadarCena Soridan ixila. man erT xans daicada, mere kldes Semouara, meore mxridan mwvervalze avida da imis gakeTebas cdilobda, rac ver SesZlo moriartim. didxans fiqris dro ar iyo, uotson. gavixede da isev SevniSne, kldis Tavze Cemi moTvalTvale is mkacri saxe. mivxvdi, rom es iyo axali qvis dagorebis mauwyebeli ambavi. maSinve bilikisaken daveSvi da es aTasjer ufro Zneli aRmoCnda, vidre acoceba. magram yoymanis dro aRar mqonda. roca haerSi dakidebul napralis kides vebRauWebodi, Cems gverdiT mesame qvam gaizuzuna. Suagzaze kldes movwydi, davsrialdi, magram raRac saswauliT mainc bilikze movxvdi. daTxapnili da dasisxlianebuli, rac Zala da Rone mqonda, mivrbodi. ase virbine wyvdiadiT mocul mTebSi aTi mili da erTi kviris Semdeg aRmovCndi florenciaSi, darwmunebuli, rom qveynad aravin uwyoda, ra bedi mewia. Cemi saidumlo mxolod erT adamians - Cems Zmas maikrfots gavande. aTas bodiSs vixdi, Zvirfaso uotson, magram CemTvis uaRresad saWiro iyo, rom micvalebulad CaveTvale yvelas, xolo Tqven verasodes ver dawerdiT damajerebel cnobas Cems
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tragikul sikvdilze, rom TviTonve ar yofiliyaviT darwmunebuli, namdvilad mokvdao. am sami wlis ganmavlobaSi ramdenjerme wamZlia sulma momewera TqvenTvis - da yovelTvis Tavs vikavebdi imis SiSiT, rom Tqveni vaJkacuri erTguleba Cemdami raime daudevrobas CagadeninebdaT, rac Tqvengan uneburad gaamJRavnebda, rom cocxali davrCi. ai, ratom gaqcieT zurgi dRes saRamos, roca damejaxeT da xelidan wignebi gamagdebineT. im wuTs Zalian did risks veweodi da Tqven rom gaocebis an sixarulisagan SegeyviraT, zog vinmes SeiZleba metismeti yuradRebiT SeveTvalierebine, da am ambavs, SeiZleba gamousworebeli Sedegic mohyoloda. rac Seexeba maikrofts, misTvis saidumloeba uneburad unda gamendo, vinaidan fuli aucileblad mesaWiroeboda. londonSi saqme uxeirod warimarTa, gacilebiT cudad, vidre velodi. moriartis bandis gasamarTlebis Semdeg sapyrobiles gadaurCa ori yvelaze ufro saSiSi borotmoqmedi, isini moriartis bandis wevrebi da Cemi mosisxle mtrebi iyvnen. amitom ori weli tibetSi vimogzaure, cnobismoyvareoba davikmayofile, lxasa davaTvaliere da ramdenime dRe dalailamasTan gavatare. albaT gagigoniaT tibetis norvegiel sigersoniseul gamokvlevebze, magram, cxadia, azradac ar mogsvliaT, rom misi avtori Tqveni megobari gaxldaT. Semdeg gadavsere sparseTi, movinaxule meqa da xanmokle, magram saintereso viziti mqonda xarTumis xalifTan... am vizitis angariSi Tavis droze sagareo saqmeTa saministroSi warvadgine. evropaSi rom davbrundi, ramdenime Tve gavatare samxreT safrangeTis qalaq monpelieSi, sadac qvanaxSiris fisidan miRebuli nivTierebebis gamokvlevaze vmuSaobdi. laboratoriaSi warmoebuli cdebi dagvirgvinebuli mqonda, roca Sevityve, rom londonSi mxolod erTi mosisxle mteriRa damrCa da Sin dabruneba ganvizraxe. amas zed daerTo park-leinze momxdari saidumloebiT moculi mkvlelobis ambavi, ramac kidev ufro amaCqara. es saqme imitomac mainteresebs, rom misi gaxsna Cemi piradi gegmebis aRsrulebaSic damexmareba. erTi sityviT londonSi Camovedi, sakuTari fexiT mivedi beikerstritze, sadac Cemma gamocxadebam iseTi Zlieri STabeWdileba moaxdina, rom misis hadsons bneda mohgvara. maikroftis zrunvis Sedegad Cemi qaRaldebi da oTaxebi im saxiT damxvda, rogorc davtove. amrigad, dRes, or saaTze, aRmovCndi Cems Zvel binaSi, Cavjeqi savarZelSi, da erTaderTi ram, rac SemeZlo menatra, iyo is, rom Cemi erTguli megobari uotsonic Cems gverdiT mjdariyo. aseTi iyo gansacvifrebeli moTxroba, rac 1894 wlis aprilis erT saRamos movismine. am moTxrobas ver verwmunebodi, sakuTari TvaliT rom ar mexila Cemi megobris gamxdari sxeuli da Wkviani, energiuli saxe, romlis naxvas aRarasodes velodi. holmss Cemi colis gardacvalebis ambis gageba raRacnairad moeswro. misi samZimari da TanagrZnoba ufro xmis kiloSi gamoixata, vidre sityvebSi. - Sroma tanjvis Semamsubuqebeli saSualebaa, Zvirfaso uotson, - miTxra holmsma. - me da Tqven ki amaRam iseTi samuSao gvelis, rom, vinc mas dasZlevs, Tamamad SeuZlia Tqvas, fuWad ar micxovriao. amaod vTxovdi, yvelaferi ufro naTlad miTxariT-meTqi. - dilamde sakmaod gaigoneT da moismineT, - mipasuxa. - jerjerobiT ki isedac bevri gvaqvs salaparako - Cven xom sami welia ar gvinaxavs erTmaneTi! vfiqrob, aTis naxevramde es Tema gveyofa, Semdeg ki Zalian saintereso Tavgadasavlis Sesaxvedrad erTi mitovebuli saxlisaken gaveSurebiT. roca daniSnul saaTs kebSi CavsxediT, vigrZeni, rom yvelaferi Zveleburad aewyo. jibeSi revolveri movsinje, da araCveulebrivi ambebis molodinSi gulma bagabugi damiwyo. holmsi TavSekavebuli, pirquSi da mdumare iyo. roca quCis farnebis Suqma Cemi megobris mrisxane saxe gaanaTa, davinaxe, rom igi warbebSekruli da bagemokumuli ijda. jerac ar vicodi, londonis danaSaulobaTa samyaros junglebSi romeli mtacebeli mxecis kvals mivyvebodiT, magram am yvelaze ufro daxelovnebuli
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- baton menies naxelavia. igi ramdenime dRe TavauReblad muSaobda da cvilisagan Camoqna Cemi oreuli. yvelaferi danarCeni ki Cemi xeliT gavakeTe, dRes diliT beikerstritze viyavi. - magram risTvis dagWirdaT es yovelive? - saamisod, Zvirfaso uotson, seriozuli mizezebi arsebobs. me minda zogierTi adamiani davarwmuno, rom Cems oTaxSi vimyofebi, im dros, roca sinamdvileSi sxva adgilas var. - fiqrobT, rom binas uTvalTvaleben? - ki ar vfiqrob, darwmunebuli var, rom uTvalTvaleben. - mere vin? - Cemi Zveli mtrebi, uotson. is momxiblavi kompania, romlis meTauric raixenbaxSi CanCqeris fskerze ganisvenebs. rogorc gaxsovT, mxolod maT icodnen, rom me cocxali gadavrCi. darwmunebulebi iyvnen, rom adre Tu gvian Cems binaSi davbrundebodi. yuryuri, TvalTvali da zverva am xnis manZilze ar SeuwyvetiaT. da ai, dRes diliT naxes, rom marTlac davbrundi. - magram rogor gaigeT, rom giTvalTvalebdnen? - fanjridan maTi uwyinari mzveravi parkeri davinaxe. igi profesiiT mZarcveli da mkvlelia. amave dros saucxoo orRanisticaa. parkeri srulebiT ar mainteresebs. ufro sayuradRebo meore - swored is saSineli adamiania, vinc mis zurgs ukan imaleba. igi moriartis uaxloesi megobari gaxlavT. es is kacia, vinc kldis mwvervalidan lodebi damiSina. igi mTel londonSi yvelaze ufro cbieri da saSiSi borotmoqmedia. swored es adamiani nadirobs amaRam Cemze, uotson, da is ki ar icis, rom Cven TviTon masze vnadirobT. Cemi megobris gegmebs Cems TvalSi TandaTan moefina Suqi. moxerxebuli TavSesafridan saSualeba gveZleoda gveTvalTvala maTTvis, vinc holmsis pirovnebiT iyo dainteresebuli da mis yovel nabijs zveravda. fanjaraSi misatyueblad Cemi megobris silueti Canda, Cven ki monadireebi viyaviT. usityvod videqiT erTimeoris gverdiT bnelSi da gafacicebulni vakvirdebodiT gamvlelebs, Cvens pirdapir quCaSi rom win da ukan mimodiodnen. holmsi krints ar Zravda, arc irxeoda, magram vgrZnobdi, rom saSinlad daZabuli iyo, da TvalmouSoreblad akvirdeboda trotuarze mimomaval adamianTa nakads. civi da avdriani Rame gaxldaT, susxiani qari Tavisuflad danavardobda. miuxedavad amisa, quCebSi xalxmravloba iyo da, TiTqmis yvela sayeloSi an yelsaxvevSi cxvirCarguli aCqarebuli nabijiT mimodioda. momeCvena, rom erTma da imave adamianma saxls ramdenjerme auar-Cauara. gansakuTrebiT saeWvo meCvena ori kaci, didxans rom iyvnen atuzuli Cven maxloblad erT SesasvlelSi, TiTqos qars moeridnen da aq Seafares Tavio. vcade holmsis yuradReba maTze mimeqcia, magram odnav gasagoni wyenis amoZaxiliT mipasuxa da quCaSi yuradRebiT cqera ganagrZo. Cemi megobari drodadro fexs inacvlebda, Canda, adgils veRar poulobda, wrialebda, da kedelze TiTebs nerviulad aTamaSebda. vxedavdi, rom guneba wauxda, radgan movlenebi arc ise viTardeboda, rogorc moeloda. bolos, roca SuaRame gaxda da quCa TiTqmis dacarielda, holmsi oTaxSi bolTis cemas mohyva, ise rom ukve mRelvarebas aRar faravda. raRacis Tqma mindoda, roca Cemi mzera uecrad ganaTebul fanjaraze SeCerda, da TiTqmis iseve gaocebuli davrCi, rogorc pirvelad. - Tqveni gamosaxuleba Seirxa! - SevZaxe me. da marTlac, Cemi megobris gamosaxuleba axla pro-filSi ki aRar idga, aramed zurgiT iyo mobrunebuli. rogorc Cans, JamTa svlas ver Seerbilebina holmsis mkveTri xasiaTi, da im adamianebTan Sexvedrisas, visac misebr daxvewili goneba vera hqonda, igi kvlav mouTmenlobas amJRavnebda.
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- ra Tqma unda, Seirxa, - Tqva man. - nuTu ise utvino xepre ggonivarT, uotson, rom oTaxSi namdvil fituls davsvamdi da imedi meqneboda, rom misi SemweobiT gavacurebdi yvelaze ufro gaqnil TaRliTebs, romelnic ki evropaSi arseboben? Cven am soroSi vyuryutebT da misis hadsonma am xnis ganmavlobaSi rvajer Seucvala Cems saxebas adgili - ese igi, yovel TxuTmet wuTSi ucvlis adgilsamyofels. ostaturad ki uaxlovdeba xolme, rom qalis Crdili ar Cans... aha! - warmoTqva man, uecrad sunTqva Seikra da gairinda. bindiT mocul oTaxSi SevniSne, rom holmsi kiserwagrZelebuli idga da raRac daZabul molodinSi iyo. quCa axla sruliad ukacrieli iyo da adamianis WaWaneba ar Canda. SesaZloa is ori kaci kidev idga SesasvlelSi mimaluli, magram veRar vxedavdi. garSemo dumili da wyvdiadi gamefebuliyo. kunapet sibneleSi Tvalis momWrelad Canda ganaTebuli fanjara da mis centrSi Cemi megobris saxeba. srul dumilSi gavigone holmsis mstvinavi sunTqva da vigrZeni, ra Zlier Relavda. uecrad oTaxis siRrmeSi bnel kunWulSi mimagdo da wuTiT xeli damafara saxeze, riTac srul dumils iTxovda. im wuTs vigrZeni, rogor ucaxcaxebda TiTebi. jer arasodes ar menaxa ase aRelvebuli, amasTan bneli quCa isev udaburi da mdumare Canda. uecrad gavigone is, rasac ukve Cemi megobris maxvil smenamde mieRwia. raRac wynari, yru, Sekavebuli xma momesma, magram ara beikerstritis mxridan, aramed imave saxlis siRrmidan, romelSiac Cven vimalebodiT. gavigone, rogor gaiRo da daixura Semosasvleli kari. wuTis Semdeg derefanSi viRacis Semparavi nabijis xmac gaisma. etyoboda, ucnobi qurduli nabijiT dacacunebda, magram ukacriel saxlSi is frTxili siarulic grgvinavda. holmsi kedels aekra, mec igive gavakeTe da Tan revolveris tars xeli movuWire. sibneleSi rom kargad davakvirdi, mamakacis bundovani silueti SevniSne. adamianis Savi gamosaxuleba wuTiT SeCerda, Semdeg daixara da Semparavi nabijiT win daiZra. mis yovel moZraobaSi muqara ifareboda. adamianze avbediTi monadire sam nabijze iyo Cvengan, da me mosulze TavdasxmisaTvis gamzadebulma, yvela kunTi zambarasaviT davWime, roca uecrad Cems gonebaSi ielva, rom ucnobma Cveni iq yofnisa ara icoda ra. ise Cagviara, kinaRam Segvexo. fanjarasTan miparviT mivida da CarCo TiTqmis naxevar futamde, Zalian frTxilad, sruliad uxmaurod aswia. roca daixara, Ria fanjridan SemoWrilma sxivma saxe gaunaTa. saxeze ukiduresi mRelvareba aRbeWdoda. Tvalebi ciebianiviT uelavda da nakvTebi daRrejoda. ucnobi mowifuli kaci iyo, wvrili qoriseburi cxviri, maRali gamelotebuli Subli da SeWaRaravebuli ulvaSi hqonda. cilindri kefaze gadasweoda, palto gadaReRoda da frakis gaxamebuli gulispiri mouCanda. misi Savgvremani, pirquSi saxe Rrma naoWebs daeRara. xelSi raRac dasabjeni joxis magvari eWira, magram roca iatakze dado, liTonis wkriala xma Semomesma. Semdeg, jibidan didi zomis raRac sagani amoiRo da ramdensame wuTs jaxirobda, vidre raRac rkinebs erTmaneTs moargebda. mere CamuxlisTavebuli win gadaixara, mTeli sxeuliT daawva albaT im grZel rkinis joxs da Cven liTonis mkveTri xangrZlivi, RrWiala xma gavigoneT. roca welSi gasworda, davinaxe, rom xelSi raRac Tofis magvari eWira, oRond ucnauri, uxeSkondaxiani. saketi gaxsna, albaT lulaSi tyvia Tu Cado da isev daaCxakuna. Semdeg Cacucqda, lulis bolo fanjris rafaze dado, da misi grZeli ulvaSi lulaze daekida, xolo samiznis wertilze miSterebulma Tvalebma bnelSi ucnaurad gaielves. bolos Tofi mxarze miido da SvebiT amoioxra: mizani mis win iyo - gansacvifrebeli mizani, Savi silueti, rac TeTr fonze naTlad moCanda. erTi wamiT gaSeSda, sasxletze TiTi daaWira, da xmamaRali zuzuni gaisma, rasac minis wkrialis xma mohyva. imave wams holmsi msrolels, rogorc vefxvi, zurgze daaxta da iatakze Tavdayira dasca. magram momdevno wams waqceuli fexze wamovarda da Cems megobars araCveulebrivi ZaliT Caavlo yelSi xeli. maSin Cemi revolveris tari Cavkari
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- unda vaRiaro, rom namdvilad patara siurprizi momiwyveT, - ganagrZo holmsma. - arafriT ar vifiqrebdi, Tu TviTonve moindomebdiT am ukacrieli saxlisa da fanjris gamoyenebas. marTlac, Zalian moxerxebuli kia orive. megona, rom Tqven quCidan imoqmedebdiT, sadac Cemi megobari lestreidi Tavisi TanaSemweebis TanxlebiT gelodaT. am detalis garda yvelaferi ise moxda, rogorc gaviazre. polkovniki morani lestreids miubrunda: - ar vici, gaqvT Tu ara Cemi dapatimrebis raime safuZveli, magram me aRar SemiZlia am vaJbatonebis qirdvis atana. Tu kanonis xelSi var, yvelaferi kanonierebis farglebSi moxdes. - es, marTlac, samarTliani sityvaa, - SeniSna lestreidma. - vidre aqedan wavidodeT, dagrCaT kidev raime saTqmeli, mister Serlok holms? holmsma iatakidan aiRo uzarmazari sahaero Tofi da meqanizmis sinjvas Seudga. - didebuli da amasTanave erTaderTi Tofia! - Tqva man. - isvris uxmaurod da gamanadgurebeli Zala gaaCnia. me vicnobi brma meqanikoss, germanel fon herders, romelmac es Tofi gansvenebul profesor moriartis dakveTiT daamzada. ai, ukve mravali welia, rac vici am Tofis arseboba, magram arasodes ar mqonia SemTxveva, rom xelSi ameRo. gansakuTrebiT girCevT, lestreid, yuradReba miaqcioT Tofsa da mis tyviebs. - fiqri nu gaqvT, mister holms, uyuradRebod ar davtovebT, - Tqva lestreidma, roca yvela iq myofi karisaken daiZra. - sul es aris? - diax. Tumca, mindoda mekiTxa, ra braldebas wauyenebT damnaSaves? - rogor, Tu ra braldebas, ser? raRa Tqma unda, Serlok holmsis mokvlis cdas. - o, ara, lestreid, am saqmeSi gareva srulebiT ar minda. polkovnik moranis dapatimrebis pativi mxolod Tqven gekuTvniT. gilocavT, lestreid! TqvenTvis damaxasiaTebeli SorsmWvretelobisa da simamacis Serwymis wyalobiT, bolos mainc SeZeliT am kacis Sepyroba. - mere, vin aris es kaci, mister holms? - is, visac amaod eZebda mTeli policia, polkovniki sebastian morani, romelmac gasuli Tvis ocdaaT ricxvSi park-leinis #427 saxlis meore sarTulis fanjridan sahaero Tofis tyviiT gangmira ser ronald aderi. ai, ra unda daedos bralad, lestreid... axla ki, uotson, Tu tyviiT gaxvretili fanjridan SemoWrili gamWoli qarisa ar geSiniaT, erTi naxevari saaTi Cems oTaxSi davsxdeT da sigarebi movwioT - imedi maqvs es cota gagarTobT. maikroft holmsis meTvalyureobisa da misis hadsonis uSualo zrunvis wyalobiT Cvens uwindel binaSi araferi ar Secvliliyo. marTalia, Sesvlisas gamakvirva uCveulo sikoxtavem, magram yvela nacnobi nivTi Tavis adgilze dagvxvda. `qimiis kuTxeSi~ mwvave simJaveebisagan dalaquli fiWvis skami isev uwindeburad idga. Taroze Zveleburad elaga gazeTebidan amoWrili cnobebis uzarmazari albomebi da cnobarebi, ra siamovnebiT isroda cecxlSi yovel maTgans mravali Cveni Tanamemamule! uTvalavi CibuxiT gaWedili patara Taro, diagramebi, violino Tavis budianad, sparsuli fexsacmelic ki, holmsi rom saTuTuned iyenebda - yvelaferi xelaxla Cvens Tvalwin iyo. oTaxSi orni dagvixvdnen: jer erTi, misis hadsoni, romelic mxiaruli RimiliT Semogvegeba, meore manekeni, romelmac imRamindel ambebSi mniSvnelovani roli iTamaSa. Cemi megobris oreuli, SeRebili cvilis biusti, damzadebuli iyo araCveulebrivi xelovnebiT da gansacvifreblad miagavda originals. igi dabal patara magidaze idga da ise ostaturad iyo SeniRbuli holmsis xalaTiT, rom Tu kaci quCidan Semoixedavda, sruli iluzia iqmneboda. - mgoni, yvela Cemi miTiTeba zustad SeasruleT, misis hadson? - hkiTxa diasaxliss holmsma. - muxlebze xoxviT vuaxlovdebodi, ser, rogorc Tqven mibrZaneT.

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- Cinebulia. yvelaferi ise gaakeTeT, ukeTesad ar SeiZleboda. SeniSneT, sad moxvda tyvia? - diax, ser. Tqvens lamaz biusts TavSi gauara da kedels SeeWylita. noxze egdo. inebeT. holmsma tyvia me gamomiwoda. - revolveris msubuqi tyvia gaxlavT - naxeT, uotson. es xom pirdapir genialuria! aba, vin ifiqrebda, rom sahaero TofiT SesaZlebeli iqneboda aseTi tyviis gasrola? Cinebulia, mister hadson, gmadlobT daxmarebisaTvis... axla, uotson, Zveleburad Tqvens adgilze mokalaTdiT. ramdenime sakiTxi minda TqvenTan erTad gavarkvio. gacveTili serTuki gadaagdo, Tavis oreuls ruxi feris xalaTi moxsna, TviTon moixura da Cems Tvalwin isev uwindeli holmsi warmodga. - Zvel monadires iseTive magari nervebi SerCa da Tvalic iseve saimedod uWris, - Tqva man siciliT, roca cvilis figuris gaxvretil Subls aTvalierebda, - Sig Suagul kefaSi ki mouxvedrebia tyvia da tvinic gauxvretia. morani sworupovari msroleli iyo indoeTis junglebSi, da vfiqrob, arc londonSi eyoleba bevri metoqe. gagigoniaT uwin odesme misi saxeli? - ara, arasodes. - Tqven, rogorc maxsovs, isic aRiareT, rom ar gagigoniaT TviT profesor jeims moriartis saxeli, is ki Cvens saukuneSi udidesi gonebis adamiani gaxldaT. gTxovT, Tarodan CamoiRoT biografiuli saZiebeli... holmsi moxerxebulad moewyo savarZelSi, papiross eqaCeboda da Tan zantad furclavda wigns. holmsma. - marto - `manze~ brwyinvale koleqcia maqvs, - wamoiwyo moriarti ikmarebda, rom esaxelebina romelic gnebavT aso, aq ki mas emateba morgani - momwamvleli, meridiu, romelmac sazareli xsovna datova, metiuzi swored is, romelmac Caring-krosis sadgurze mosacdel darbazSi marcxena Roji gamitexa. dabolos, es Cveni dRevandeli megobari. wigni gamomiwoda da Semdegi striqonebi wavikiTxe: `morani sebastian, gadamdgari polkovniki. msaxurobda mesangreTa pirvel bengaloris polkSi. daibada londonSi 1840 wels. Svili ogestese moranisa, abanos ordenis kavalerisa da inglisis yofili elCisa sparseTSi. daamTavra itonis koleji da oqsfordis universiteti. monawileobda mekavSired jokavis, avRaneTis, Carasiabis, Serpuris da qabulis eqspediciebSi. avtori wignebisa: `msxvil mxecebze nadiroba dasavleT himalaebSi~ (1881) da `sami Tve junglebSi~ (1884). misamarTi: konduitstriti. klubebi: inglis-indoeTisa, tenkervilisa da bagatelisa~. - ucnauria, - vTqvi me da holmss wigni davubrune. - kaci ifiqrebda, rom am kacis gza patiosani jariskacis gza iqneboda. - Tqven marTali xarT, - mipasuxa holmsma. - garkveul dromde cudi araferi Caudenia. es iyo rkinis nervebiani kaci, indoeTSi dRemde dadis legenda imaze, Tu rogor gaxoxda mdinaris mSral kalapotSi, klanWebidan gamoglija daWril vefxvs adamiani da ueWveli sikvdilisagan daixsna. arsebobs iseTi xeebi, uotson, romlebic garkveul simaRlemde normalurad izrdebian da uecrad normidan raRac maxinjurad gadaixrebian. xSirad ase emarTebaT adamianebsac. Cemi Teoriis Tanaxmad, yoveli individumi Tavis ganviTarebaSi imeorebs Tavisi winaprebis ganviTarebis istorias, da me vTvli, rom yoveli moulodneli gadaxra sikeTis an borotebisaken damokidebulia romelime Zlier zegavlenaze, romlis sawyisi adamianis sagvareulo nusxaSi unda veZioT. maSasadame, misi biografia mTeli ojaxis biografiis raRac miniaturuli gameorebaa. - ai, es Teoria ki ramdenadme fantastikuria. - ra gaewyoba, naTqvams ar CaveWidebi. ra mizezic ar unda yofiliyo, mTavari isaa, rom polkovniki morani cud gzas daadga. yovelgvari gaxmaurebuli
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aurzauris gareSe indoeTSi imdenad aimxedra zogi vinme, rom iq misi darCena SeuZlebeli Seiqmna. samsaxuridan gadadga, londonSi Camovida da aqac gaitexa saxeli. ai, maSin aRmoaCina is profesorma moriartim, da morani misi marjvena xeli gaxda. moriarti mas uxvad amaragebda fuliT, daxmarebas ki iSviaTad sTxovda. mas iseT gansakuTrebiT Znel saqmeebs avalebda, romelTa Sesruleba Cveulebriv damnaSaves gauWirdeboda. iqneb gaxsovT misis stiuart lauderelis ucnauri sikvdili 1887 wels? ara? vfiqrob, am saqmes umoranod ar Cauvlia, Tumca mis winaaRmdeg araviTari garkveuli samxili ar wamouyenebiaT. polkovniki ise moxerxebulad faravda danaSaulis kvals, rom imis Semdegac ki, rac moriartis mTeli brbo gafantes, Cven kidev ver movaxerxeT misi samsjavro skamze dasma. gaxsovT, uotson, is saRamo, TqvenTan rom movedi da darabebi mivxure. maSin sahaero Tofis tyviisa meSinoda. Tqven Cemi saqcieli ucnaurad mogeCvenaT, magram me vicodi, rasac vakeTebdi, radgan CemTvis ukve cnobili iyo am SesaniSnavi Tofis arseboba da amas garda vicodi, rom es Tofi xelTa aqvs erT yvelaze ufro daxelovnebul Cubins. roca me da Tqven SveicariaSi gavemgzavreT, morani moriartisTan erTad dagvedevna da swored mas unda vumadlode im arasasiamovno wuTebs, romlebic raixenbaxis CanCqeris Tavze wolisas kldis napralSi ganvicade. SegiZliaT warmoidginoT, ra xarbad vkiTxulobdi inglisur gazeTebs, roca safrangeTSi viyavi: imedi mqonda odesme vipovnidi raime SesaZleblobas, rom es borotmoqmedi oTx kedels Soris momeqcia. Tavad gansajeT: vidre is Tavisuflad danavardobda, londonSi dabrunebaze fiqric ki ar SemeZlo. dRedaRam sikvdilis muqara nislavda Cems cxovrebas, morans advilad SeeZlo epovna SemTxveva da movekali. ra unda meqna? misi tyviiT mokvla me ar SemeZlo. ase xom TviTon aRmovCndebodi braldebulis skamze! sasamarTloSi saqmis aRZvrac usargeblo ocneba iyo. sasamarTlos ufleba ara aqvs martooden dausabuTebeli eWvis safuZvelze aRZras saqme, xolo sabuTebi me ara mqonda. ase rom, uZluri viyavi raime meRona. erTiRa mrCeboda - dauRalavad medevnebina Tvali danaSaulobaTa qronikisaTvis, radganac darwmunebuli viyavi, rom adre Tu gvian mis Sepyrobas am gziT movaxerxebdi. swored am dros veragulad mokles ronald aderi da Cemi droc dadga! iotisodeni eWvi ar Semparvia imaSi, rom is kaci swored polkovnikma moranma mokla! igi banqo eTamaSa ymawvils kacs, klubidan fexdafex mihyva da sahaero Tofidan nasroli tyviiT sicocxles gamoasalma. axla tyviac kmaroda samxilad, rom polkovniki morani saxrCobelaze gaegzavnaT. maSinve londonSi gavCndi. polkovnikis mzveravma mnaxa da, ra Tqma unda, Tavis batons es ambavi myisve Seatyobina. morans ar SeeZlo ar daekavSirebina Cemi uecari Camosvla Tavis danaSaulTan da SeSfoTda. darwmunebuli viyavi, ecdeboda gzidan Camovecilebine, risTvisac ueWvelad Tavis momakvdinebel iaraRs gamoiyenebda. amitom davumzade Cemi kabinetis fanjaraSi misatyuebeli samizne da policiac gavafrTxile, rom SeiZleboda maTi daxmareba damWireboda. Tqven TviTon gaxsovT albaT, rom Cveni saxlis misasvlelSi ori polismeni SeniSneT. amis Semdeg, saTvalTvalod avirCie is ukacrieli saxli, radgan Tvalyuris sadevneblad moxerxebuli meCvena. magram, swori giTxraT, is ki ar damsizmrebia, rom Cemi mowinaaRmdegec TavdasxmisaTvis imave adgils airCevda. ai, yvelaferi, Zvirfaso uotson. axla, mgoni, TqvenTvis yvelaferi naTelia? - ara, - vupasuxe me. - jer kidev ar giTqvamT, risTvis dasWirda polkovnik morans ser ronald aderis mokvla. - ai, aq ki, Cemo megobaro, Cven varaudebs unda mivmarToT. yvela adamians SeuZlia mocemuli faqtebis mixedviT Seqmnas sakuTari hipoTeza, da SeiZleba misi mosazreba gamarTldes da ara Cemi. - maS, Tqveni hipoTeza ukve Seqmnilia?

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- ho, Cemi azriT, mocemuli faqtebis axsna arc ise Znelia. Ziebam daadgina, rom mkvlelobis win polkovnikma moranma da axalgazrda aderma, romlebic partniorebi iyvnen, sagrZnobi Tanxa moiges. magram morani, udavoa, patiosnad ar TamaSobda. me didi xania vicodi, rom igi Suleri iyo. im dRes, roca mkvleloba moxda, aderma ueWvelad SeniSna moranis eSmakoba. aderi albaT pirispir elaparaka polkovniks da daemuqra, rom, Tu igi nebayoflobiT ar gavidoda klubis wevrobidan da sityvas ar miscemda, rom samudamod aiRebda xels TamaSze, aderi mas amxelda. iseTi ymawvili, rogoric ronald aderi iyo, erTbaSad sajarod ar axlida pirSi Tavisze ufros kacs aseT skandalur braldebas, miT umetes, rom morans sazogadoebaSi TvalsaCino adgili eWira. safiqrebelia, rom igi polkovniks calke, mowmeebis gareSe moelaparaka. magram moranisaTvis, romelic mxolod im fuliT cxovrobda, ris Sovnasac SulerobiT axerxebda, klubidan garicxva gakotrebas niSnavda. amitomac adga da mokla aderi, da mokla im dros, roca axalgazrda kaci, romelsac ar surda gamxdariyo upatiosno gziT naSovni fulis Tanamoziare, angariSobda, ra Tanxa unda daebrunebina TiToeuli dazaralebulisaTvis. igi oTaxSi albaT im mizniT Caiketa, rom dedas da das ar waeswroT da gamokiTxviT ar SeewuxebinaT, ras niSnavda, an imdeni Camowerili saxeli, anda monetebis svetebi, magidaze rom iyo daxrovili... aba, ras ityviT, hgavs Tu ara simarTles Cemi ganmarteba? - darwmunebuli var, rom yovelive swored asea. - Zieba gviCvenebs, marTali var, Tu ara. ase Tu ise, polkovniki morani metad aRar Segvawuxebs. fon herderis saxelganTqmuli sahaero Tofi skotlend-iardis muzeumis koleqcias daamSvenebs, xolo mister Serlok holmss im patara saintereso gamocanebis amoxsnaSi, romlebiTac ase mdidaria londonis rTuli cxovreba, amieridan xels veRaravin SeuSlis.

Wreli lenti cxovrebis ukanaskneli rva weliwadi ganuyrelad gavatare Cems megobarTan erTad da saSualeba mqonda misi kvleva-Ziebis meTods davkvirvebodi. holmsis uCveulo kvleva-Ziebaze Cemeuli Canawerebi samocdaaTs aRemateba. mravali maTgani tragikulia, ramdenime komikuricaa, bevri ucnauri da SiSismomgvreli gaxlavT, magram Cveulebrivi da saSualo ambavi maTSi ar urevia. holmsi xom Tavisi profesiis trfiali iyo da misi siyvaruliT suldgmulebda! es siyvaruli da ara simdidris moxveWis sawadeli iyo imis mizezi, rom Cemi megobari mudam ucnaur, uCveulo, daxlarTul, fantastikur ambebs ikvlevda da Cveulebriv SemTxvevebs saTofezec ar ekareboda. im sxvadasxva SemTxvevebidan yvelaze ufro gansakuTrebuli, Cemi azriT, inglisis samxreTis sagrafo sereiSi kargad cnobili eqimis, roilotis ambavia aRsaniSnavi. es SemTxveva Cemi da holmsis damegobrebis pirvel xanebSi moxda, jer kidev maSin, roca oriveni ucoloni viyaviT. beikerstritze vcxovrobdiT, ca qudad ar migvaCnda da dedamiwa - qalamnad. albaT, am ambis Canawers ufro adre davbeWdavdi, magram erT qalbatons aRvuTqvi, am SemTxvevas qveyanas ar movdeb-meTqi da sityva avasrule. axla, im qalbatonis udroo sikvdilma, rac warsul TveSi moxda, dadebuli aRTqmisagan gamaTavisufla. SesaZloa, am SemTxvevis dRis sinaTleze dagvianebiT gamotana saqmisaTvis sasargebloc ki aRmoCndes, vinaidan eqimi grimesbi roilotis aRsasrulze, sereiSi, imaze ufro saSineli miTqma-moTqmaa, vidre sinamdvileSi moxda. 1883 wlis aprilis erT diliT axlad gamoRviZebulma davinaxe, rom sagareo tansacmelSi gamowyobili holmsi Cems sawolTan mosula da Tavze damdgomia. igi, Cveulebriv, gvian dgeboda xolme da warmoidgineT Cemi gakvirveba, roca buxris Tavze saaTis isrebs movkari Tvali da gavarkvie, rom mxolod rvis TxuTmeti
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wuTi iyo. cotaTi aRvSfoTdi kidec da mindoda Cemi guliswyroma gamomexata, vinaidan Cveulebad mqonda loginidan mogvianebiT adgoma. - Zalian vwuxvar, rom gagaRviZeT, uotson, - moibodiSa holmsma, - magram albaT zecaSi gadawyda, rom dRevandel dRes Cveni xvedri aseTi unda yofiliyo. jer haiharad misis hadsoni gauRviZebiaT, man me gamaRviZa da mec, meti Cara ar iyo, Tqven gamogaRviZeT. - ra moxda, xanZaria? - ara, klientia. viRac aforiaqebuli axalgazrda ledi gvestumra da dauyovnebliv Cems naxvas iTxovs. igi sastumroSia da iq gvelodeba. roca axalgazrda ledi ase sisxam diliT dedaqalaqis quCebSi siaruls gabedavs da arc imas moerideba, rom sruliad ucnobi xalxi gariJraJze loginidan wamoyaros, albaT raime mniSvnelovan ambavs gvauwyebs. Cemi azriT, saqme Zalian saintereso unda iyos, da me ar minda, rom mere sananeblad dagrCeT. ratom Tavidanve ar movusmineo. - Cemo Zvirfaso megobaro, axlave mzad viqnebi da axalgazrda ledis TqvenTan erTad movusmen. aba miTxariT, ra unda yofiliyo imaze ufro sasiamovno, vidre Cemi megobris mier kvleva-Ziebis warmarTva, rasac Tan sdevda: deduqciuri meTodis gamoyeneba, mtkice logikuri msjeloba, swrafi orientacia, maxvilgonieri alRoianoba da saboloo angariSiT problemis gadaWra da danaSaulis kvanZis gaxsna. saswrafod Cavicvi da ramdenime wamSi ukve mzad viyavi, raTa Cems megobars sastumro oTaxSi gavyolodi. sastumroSi rom SevediT, SavebiT mosili, pirbadiani ledi fexze wamodga. - dila mSvidobisa, qalbatono, - miesalma holmsi. - me gaxlavarT Serlok holmsi. es ki Cemi megobari da TanaSemwe uotsonia, romelTanac iseve Tavisuflad SegiZliaT ilaparakoT, rogorc piradad CemTan. ha, Zalian gamexarda, rom misis hadsons moufiqrebia da buxari daunTia. gTxovT, axlos dajdeT buxarTan, vubrZaneb, cxeli yava mogarTvan. vxedav, erTianad gakankalebT. - sicivisagan ar makankalebs, - dabali xmiT wamoiwyo qalma da holmsis Txovnisamebr buxarTan gadmojda. - aba ra mizeziT caxcaxebT ase? - SiSisagan, mister holms, eldisagan, - Tqva es da pirbade aiwia. Cven davinaxeT, rom sawyali qali marTlac sacodav dReSi iyo. fermixdili saxe SiSisagan daRrejoda, monadireTagan devnili nadiriviT Tvalebi moewkura da aqeT-iqiT acecebda. saxe da tani ocdaaTi wlis qalisa hqonda, magram TmaSi naadrevad Separvoda WaRara. Serlok holmsma Tavisi yovlismWvreteli mzeriT swrafad SeaTvaliera mosuli. - saSiSi araferia, - wynarad uTxra holmsma, win gadaixara da ledis mxrebze xeli mouTaTuna. - eWvi ar mepareba, Cven SevZlebT saSiSroeba Tavidan agaciloT. Tqven am diliT matarebliT CamobrZandiT, ara? - rogor, Tqven me micnobT? - ara, magram Tqvens xelTaTmanSi ukan dasabrunebeli bileTi SevniSne. Zalian adre amdgarxarT da mere matareblis sadgurSi misvlamde, orborblian etls Zalian cudi gzebiT utarebixarT. qali am sityvebze adgilidan wamoiWra da Cems megobars dabneuli miaCerda. - aq sakvirveli araferia, Zvirfaso qalbatono, - dayvavebiT Tqva holmsma. Tqveni zedatanis marcxena saxelo erT Svid adgilas maincaa lafis SxefebiT dasvrili, Tanac talaxis winwklebi jer kidev araa SemSrali. ase mxolod orborblian etlSi jdomisas SeiZleba daisvaros adamiani da isic, Tu meetlis marcxniv zis. - ar vici, ra gziT mixvediT mag daskvnamde, magram yvelaferi ki swored ase gaxlavT, - Tqva qalma. - jer eqvsi saaTic ar iyo, saxlidan rom gamovedi, oc wuTSi leaTerhedSi viyavi, pirvelive matarebels londonisaken gamovyevi da
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vaterloos sadgurSi Camovedi. metis atana aRar SemiZlia, ser, Tu es daZabuloba ase gagrZelda, namdvilad SeviSlebi. aravin ara myavs, rom damexmaros da am gasaWiridan gamomiyvanos. mxolod erTi sawyali ymawvilia da Cemi Svela imasac arafriT SeuZlia. Tqvenze misis farintoSisagan msmenia. igi xom ukiduresi gaWirvebisagan daixseniT. misis farintoSma momca Tqveni misamarTi. oh, ser, imedia, mec damixsniT gasaWiridan, anda yovel SemTxvevaSi cota naTels mainc mohfenT im wyvdiads, romelSiac me moveqeci! TqvenTvis gasamrjelos gadaxda amJamad ar SemiZlia, magram erT-or TveSi gavTxovdebi, Cemi Semosavlis gamgeblobis uflebas miviReb, da naxavT, rom me umaduri adamiani ara var. holmsi maRal sawer magidas miuaxlovda. ujra gamoaRo da iqidan Canawerebis wigni amoiRo. - farintoSi, ho, magondeba. es Cvens gacnobamde moxda, uotson, da saqme tiaras exeboda. me mxolod is SemiZlia giTxraT, qalbatono, rom Tqvens saqmes iseTive TavdadebiTa da gulisyuriT movekidebi, rogorc maSin im Tqveni megobris saqmes movekide. rac Seexeba gasamrjelos, Cemi profesia CemTvis TviTonaa jildoc da gasamrjeloc. Tqven SegiZliaT gadamixadoT is Tanxa, rac am saqmeze damexarjeba da isic maSin, roca TqvenTvis mizanSewonili iqneba. axla keTili inebeT da saqmis garSemo yovelive dawvrilebiT momiyeviT. - vai rom, Cemi mdgomareobis saSineleba swored isaa, buranidan ver gamovrkveulvar da Cems SiSsa da eWvebs Zalian mcire safuZveli aqvs. sxvebisTvis Cemi eWvebis mizezi imdenad umniSvneloa, rom TviTon isic ki, visac ufleba maqvs rCevisa da daxmarebisaTvis mivmarTo, yovelives Cemi fantaziis nayofad naTlavs da nerviuli qalis nabodvars uwodebs. marTalia, es sityvebi CemTvis ar uTqvams, magram misi tkbili damamSvidebeli sityvebi da Cemi mzerisagan Tvalis arideba yovelives usityvod magrZnobinebs. rogorc miTxres, mister holms, Tqven Rrmad ixedebiT adamianis sulSi da samzeoze gamogaqvT zogierTi maTganis arsebaSi Rrmad dabudebuli boroti zraxvebi. swored amitom mogmarTeT da mwams, rom aucileblad momcemT rCeva-darigebas, Tu rogor davaRwio Tavi garsmojarul ubedurebas. - me mTeli gulisyuriT gismenT, qalbatono. - me elen stoneri gaxlavarT da maminacvalTan erTad vcxovrob. igi saqsonelTa uZvelesi gvaris ukanaskneli naSieri gaxlavT - stouk moraneli roiloti. maTi mamulebi winaT sereis sagrafos dasavleT kideze yofila. holmsma Tavi dauqnia, - CemTvis es nacnobi gvariao, - uTxra. - inglisSi erT dros es ojaxi umdidresi iyo. maTi mamulebi CrdiloeTiT berkSiramde aRwevda da iqac iWreboda, xolo dasavleTiT hempSiramde iyo gadaWimuli. oTxma ukanasknelma Taobam TavianTi xelgaSlilobiTa da uyairaTobiT es didi ojaxi gaRatakebamde miiyvana. azartul TamaSobaTa moyvarulma ukanasknelma memkvidrem ki, regentobis dros, sabolood daaqcia mTeli ojaxi. axla maT barobaze ramdenime akri miwisa da Zveli, oraswlovani saxlis garda aRaraferia da is Zveli saxlic dagiravebuli gaxlavT. am gvar-gujabis ukanasknel memamules Rataki aristokratis mZime xvedri xvda wilad da Tavisi sicocxlis dReni siduxWireSi galia. magram misma mxolodSobilma Svilma, Cemma maminacvalma, cxovrebaSi meti fxa gamoiCina. erTi naTesavisagan fuli isesxa, samedicino ganaTleba miiRo da samuSaod kalkutaSi gaemgzavra. iq Tavisi codniT, moxerxebiT, simarjviT da Zlieri xasiaTis wyalobiT kargi praqtika iSova. magram erT dRes mas saxli gauqurdes. danakargiT SeZrwunebulma da ganrisxebulma roilotma Tavisi mouravi ise magrad scema, rom im ubedurma fexebi gaWima, ris gamoc Cemi maminacvali daapatimres da sikvdilis dasjas Zlivs gadaurCa. roiloti yvelaze da yvelaferze aRrenili, pirquSi da imedgacruebuli dabrunda samSobloSi. indoeTSi yofnis dros roilotma dedaCemze, bengaliis artileriis general-maioris axalgazrda qvriv misis stonerze daiwera jvari. me
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da Cemi tyupis cali da julia, maSin or-ori wlisanic ar viyaviT. dedas wliurad karga gvariani Semosavali hqonda. mTeli wliuri Semosavali man doqtor roilotis gankargulebaSi gadasca, im dromde, vidre Cven masTan erTad vicxovrebdiT. Cemi, an Cemi dis gaTxovebis SemTxvevaSi, im wliuri Semosavlidan, garkveuli Tanxa Cemsa da Cems dazec unda ganawildes. inglisSi dabrunebis Semdeg deda male davkargeT. igi, rva wlis winaT, rkinigzaze grivTan momxdari katastrofis msxverpli Seiqmna. misi daRupvis Semdeg, roilotma londonSi dasaxlebisa da iq samedicino praqtikis mokidebis mcdelobas Tavi mianeba, sacxovreblad sagvareulo mamulSi stok moranSi gadavida da Cvenc Tan wagviyvana. is Semosavali, rac dedam dagvitova, sruliad sakmarisi iyo yvela Cveni survilis dasakmayofileblad da TiTqos Cveni bednierebisaTvis xeli arafers ar unda SeeSala. magram im xanebSi Cveni maminacvali saSinlad gamoicvala. nacvlad imisa, rom megobruli urTierToba daemyarebina mezoblebTan, romlebic mis gamoCenas Tavis mamapapeul mamulSi pirvel xanebSi didi sixaruliT Sexvdnen, igi saxlSi Caiketa da gareT iSviaTad gamodioda. xolo Tu gamovidoda, TiTqos imitom, rom gzad pirvelive SemxvedrisaTvis Tavs risxva daetexa da erTi vai-uSvelebeli daewia. maniad qceuli xasiaTis Tandayolili siSmage da mouTmenloba misi gvaris mamakacebs memkvidreobiT hqondaT jilagSi gamjdari da vfiqrob, yvelaze metad igi Cems maminacvals tropikul qveyanaSi yofnam gauZliera. Cems maminacvals mezoblebTan bevri Sexla-Semoxla mouxda. orma SemTxvevam igi sapolicio ubnamdec miiyvana. erTi sityviT, eqimi roiloti mTeli soflis safrTxobelad gadaiqca. masTan pirispir Seyras yvela gaurboda, vinaidan igi arabunebrivi fizikuri Zalis patronia da mrisxanebis Jams TavSeukavebeli gaxlavT. warsul kviras man xididan wyalSi isrola soflis mWedeli da saxalxod Tavis moWras is vamjobine, rac ki ram mebada, damexarja da saqme mimeCqmala. erTaderTi, visTanac saerTo ena gamonaxa da megobrobs, moxetiale cxovrebis moyvaruli boSebi arian. maT nebas aZlevs mis kuTvnil ZaRlmayvalaTi gadavlil mamulSi dascen karvebi da TviTonac maTTan erTad kviraobiT ikargeba xolme. yvela sikeTesTan erTad erTi vnebac sWirs, indoeTidan gamogzavnili cxovelebis namdvili trfiali gaxlavT. am wuTsac mis kuTvnil miwaze Tavisuflad danavrdoben gawvrTnili monadire avaza da maimuni, romlebic patroniviT, SiSis zars scemen gamvlel-gamomvlelT. Cemi monaTxrobidan albaT TqvenTvis cxadi xdeba, rom me da Cems das veraferi siamovnebiT aRsavse cxovreba gvqonda. arc erTi msaxuri ar gagviCerda da saxlis mTeli samuSao, karga xans kisrad Cven gvawva. sacodavi Cemi da ocdaaTi wlisac ar iyo, rom mokvda da TmaSi, Cemi ar iyos, naadrevad Seepara zamTari. - Tqveni da gardaicvala? - diax, ori welia, rac aResrula da swored mis sikvdilze minda giamboT. ra Tqma unda, TqvenTvis gasagebia, rom im pirobebSi, romelSiac vcxovrobdiT, SesaZlebloba ara gvqonda Cvens tolebSi gagvexara da axalgazrda vaJebs SevxvedrodiT. gvyavda erTaderTi deida mis honoria uestfaili, romelic heronus maxloblad cxovrobda. Cven iSviaTad da isic Zalian mcire xniT gveZleoda neba deidasTan stumrad wavsuliyaviT. ori wlis winaT, julia deidasTan Sobis dResaswaulze gaemgzavra. iq gaicno flotis gadamdgari maiori, romelmac Cemi da daniSna. maminacvalma es ambavi, julia rom dabrunda, maSin Seityo da sawinaaRmdego araferi uTqvams. magram qorwinebis daniSnul dReze ori kviriT adre, RamiT Tavs dagvatyda udidesi ubedureba, romelmac cxovrebaSi erTaderTi nugeSic wamarTva... Serlok holmsi savarZelSi gadawolili, TvaldaxuWuli ismenda axalgazrda qalis naambobs. uceb win wamoiwia, Tvalebi sanaxevrod gaaxila da stumars dayvavebiT mimarTa:
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- gTxovT, ise gaixsenoT yvelaferi, rom raime wvrilmanic ki ar gamogrCeT. - CemTvis iolia yovelgvari wvrilmanis gaxseneba, mister holms, vinaidan im saSineli drois yvela gancda Rrmad aRmebeWda mexsierebaSi. rogorc giTxariT, saxli Zalian Zvelia da sacxovreblad mxolod erTi frTa gvaqvs gamoyenebuli. sawoli oTaxebi am frTis pirvel sarTulzea ganlagebuli, sastumro ki Senobis centrSi gaxlavT moTavsebuli. pirveli saZinebeli oTaxi boilotisaa, meore Cemi dis iyo, mesame ki Cemi. oTaxebs Soris araviTari kavSiri araa, garda imisa, rom gasasvleli yvela oTaxidan erT derefanSi gadis. gasagebad giyvebiT? - namdvilad kargad laparakobT. - oTaxebis fanjrebi guburas gadascqeris. im sabediswero Rames doqtori roiloti adrianad gaemarTa Tavis oTaxisaken, magram Cven vicodiT, rom dasaZineblad ar dawolila. Cems das misi induri magari sigarebis boli awuxebda xolme. romelsac igi, Cveulebriv, daZinebis win eweoda. juliam Tavisi oTaxidan CemsaSi gadmoinacvla da Tavisi momavali qorwinebis ambebze meWukWukeboda. TerTmet saaTze wamodga da karisaken gaemarTa. uceb Semobrunda da moulodnelad mkiTxa: `elen, geTayva, RamRamobiT stvena xom ar Cagesmis xolme ZilSi?~ `ara, arasodes msmenia~, - vupasuxe me. `iqneb TviTon ustven xolme sizmarSi?~ `ara, arasodes, magram ratom mekiTxebi?~ `imitom, rom am bolo dReebSi, gamTeniisas, daaxloebiT sam-oTx saaTze aSkarad mesmis xolme stvena da sisini. me xom kurdReliviT frTxili Zili vici, da im xmaze meRviZeba. mxolod is ver gamirkvevia, saidan mesmis is xmebi. mezobeli oTaxidan, guburidan Tu... ramdeni xania mindoda SenTvis mekiTxa, Senc gesmoda Tu ara is xmebi~. `ara, me ara msmenia. iqneb boSebi stvenen xolme?~ `SeiZleba, magram Tu stvena guburis mxridan moismis, maSin, Cemi azriT, Senc unda gagegona~. `magram, me rom magrad mZinavs!~ `Tumca amas ra mniSvneloba aqvs~, - Tqva es, kari gaixura, Tavis oTaxSi Sevida da gavigone, rogor gaiCxakuna saketma mis karebSi. - marTla? - ikiTxa holmsma, - Cveulebriv Tqven Signidan iketebodiT xolme oTaxebSi? - diax. - ratom? - aki, giTxariT, rom roilots monadire avaza da maimuni hyavs, romlebic yvelgan Tavisuflad danavardoben. Cven mSvidad Zili mxolod im SemTxvevaSi SegveZlo, Tu kars Signidan CavketavdiT. - gasagebia. gTxovT ganagrZoT. - im Rames vera da ver daviZine. gardauvali ubedurebis gaurkvevelma, bundovanma winaTgrZnobam erTianad SemboWa da Tavis tyveobaSi momaqcia. me ukve giTxariT, rom Cven tyupebi viyaviT da Tqven kargad mogexsenebaT, rogor saTuTad da faqizad uyvarT dedmamiSvilebs erTmaneTi da isic tyupebs. raRac uJmuri Rame idga. qari mZvinvarebda da wvimis wveTebi fanjrebs exeTqebodnen. uceb es guguni qalis amazrzenma kivilma gahkveTa. Cemi dis xma vicani. loginidan wamovxti, TavSalSi gavexvie da derefanSi gamovvardi. oTaxidan gamovedi Tu ara, swored iseTi dabali stvenis xma momeyura, rogoric wina saRamos Cemma dam amiwera, mere TiTqos liTonis naWeris davardnis xmac gavigone. julias oTaxTan mivirbine da vnaxe kari naxevrad Ria iyo. iq SiSisagan dafeTebuli Sevyoymandi. ar vicodi, ra ubedureba gvewvia da ra unda meRona. derefanSi dadgmuli lampis sinaTleze davinaxe, rom karis zRurblze Cemi da mTvareuliviT gamobarbacda, igi sruliad fermixdili iyo da TiTqos mSvelels uxmobso, xelebi win gamoewvdina. mivvardi da xelebi Semovxvie. swored im dros umtyuna muxlebma da iatakze davarda.
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etyoboda, saSineli tkivilebisaagn ikrunCeboda da kidurebi erTianad ukankalebda da egrixeboda. pirvelad is vifiqre, ver micno-meTqi, magram misken davixare Tu ara, uceb iseTi xmiT daikivla, rom im xmas Cems sicocxleSi ver daviviwyeb. `oh, RmerTo Cemo! helen! is lenti iyo! Wreli lenti!~ kidev raRac undoda eTqva, TiTi doqtor roilotis oTaxisken gaiSvira, magram krunCxvam axali ZaliT daria xeli da saTqmeli pirSi Seatova. me gareT gamovvardi da Cems maminacvals vuxmobdi, magram is ukve xalaTmosxmuli Cemken moiCqaroda. oTaxSi Sesuls Cemi da ugrZnoblad dauxvda. man gondakarguls brendi Caasxa pirSi da soflis eqimis mosayvanad kaci afrina. magram yovelive amao gamodga. julia ise gardaicvala, rom grZnobaze aRar mosula. aseTi saSineli aRsasruli xvda wilad Cems sayvarel das...~ - erTi wuTiT SegawyvetinebT, - CaurTo holmsma, - darwmunebiT SegiZliaT TqvaT, rom stvena da liTonis dabla dacemis xmauri gaigoneT? SegiZliaT es ficiT daadasturoT? - swored amas mekiTxeboda gamomZiebelic. Cemi mtkice rwmeniT da SegrZnebiT kargad maxsovs, rom namdvilad gavigone, magram qaris sisinisa da Zveli saxlis WraWaWruWis gaxsenebisas eWvebi mereva da vibnevi. - Tqveni da Cacmuli iyo? - ara, saRamuri tansacmeli emosa. marjvena xelSi damwvari asanTis Reri eWira, marcxenaSi ki asanTis yuTi. - es imas mianiSnebs, rom man asanTi gahkra da naxa is, ramac SeaSina. es Zalian sayuradRebo detalia. ra daskvna gamoitana aqedan gamomZiebelma? - Ziebas didi gulisyuriT moekidnen, vinaidan roilotis anCxli bunebis da axirebuli xasiaTis ambavi yvelam kargad uwyoda, magram yovelive uSedegod damTavrda. me Ziebas vuCvene, rom kari Signidan iketeboda xolme da fanjrebze ki darabebi rkinis farTo saimedo urdulebiT irazeboda. kedlebi da iatakic didi yuradRebiT daaTvalieres, magram saeWvos verafers miagnes. marTalia, buxris yeli sakmaod ganieria, magram isic rkalebiTa da xufebiT oTxgan gadaRobili aRmoCnda. amrigad garkveuli da dadgenilia, rom Tavis aRsasruls Cemi da sruliad marto Sexvda. amas garda Zaladobis niSnebic ver aRmoaCines. - mowamvlaze Tu miitanes eWvi? - eqimebma Seamowmes, magram arc amas mohyolia raime Sedegi. - aba ram mokla, Tqveni azriT, is ubeduri qali? - Cemi Rrma rwmeniT, mas SiSma da nerviulma Sokma mouRo bolo, magram ver warmomidgenia, ram, an vin SeaSina. - boSebi Tqvens axlo iyvnen dabanakebulni? - diax, boSebi TiTqmis mudmivad cxovroben Cvens axlos. - Tqveni azriT, ra unda vigulisxmoT Tqveni dis sityvebSi: lenti, helen! Wreli, winwklebiani lentio?! - xandaxan mgonia, rom is momakvdavis bodva iyo, xan ki imas vfiqrob, Wrelio, rom wamoiZaxa, boSebs xom ar gulisxmobda-meTqi. boSebs xom winwklebiani cxvirsaxocebiT aqvT xolme wakruli Tavebi. albaT es ucnauri epiTeti swored im winwklebiani cxvirsaxocebis gamo ixmara. holmsma Tavi imgvarad gaaqnia, etyoboda, pasuxiT kmayofili ar iyo. - ara, aq wyali Rrmaa da foni iolad sapovneli rodia, - Cailaparaka TavisTvis da mere xmamaRla daumata, - gTxovT ganagrZoT. - ori welia, rac srul simartoveSi vimyofebi. erTi Tvis winaT, erTma Cemma didi xnis megobarma pativi damdo da xeli mTxova. Cemi saqmro gvarad ermitejia da saxelad persi hqvia. igi kreinuotereli, redingis axlosaa, mister ermitejis meore vaJi gaxlavT. maminacvali Tanaxmadaa rom mas gavyve da Cven gazafxulze unda viqorwinoT. ori dRis winaT saxlis dasavleT nawilSi, raRac aRdgeniTi samuSaoebi wamoiwyes, Cemi sawolis kedeli daangries da me axla Cemi gansvenebuli
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dis oTaxSi, swored im sawolze mZinavs, romelzec im ubedurma hpova sikvdili. warmoidgenT albaT, rogori Jruantelis momgvreli iqneboda, roca ZilgamfrTxalsa da akankalebuls mTeli Rame ar meZina da swored is avismauwyebeli stvena momesma, romelic win uswrebda Cemi dis sikvdils. imwamsve fexze wamovxti da lampa avanTe, magram oTaxSi Cems garda aravin iyo. SiSisagan acaxcaxebuls kvlav loginSi Cawola aRar SemeZlo, tansacmeli Cavicvi da inaTa Tu ara, Tavi Cveni saxlis mopirdapired mdgar sastumro `gvirgvinSi~ amovyavi. orTvala daviqirave, leTerheldSi CavaRwie, iq matarebelSi Cavjeqi da rCevadarigebisaTvis Tqvensken gamoveSure. - Zalian Wkvianuradac moiqeciT, - uTxra Cemma megobarma, - magram yvelaferi miTxariT? - diax. - ara, Tqven xels afarebT maminacvlis avkacobas. - ratom ggoniaT, an ra igulisxmeba Tqvens sityvebSi? pasuxis nacvlad holmsma qalis majas xeli waatana, saxeloze samSvenisad mikerebuli yaiTani gadauwia da xuTi uxeSi TiTisagan Casisxlianebul, Zaladobis aSkara niSanze miuTiTa. - Tqven Zalian uxeSad mogqcevian, - uTxra holmsma. qali wamowiTlda da gaSiSvlebul xelze saxelo Camoiwia. - maminacvali Zalian mkacri da araCveulebrivi fizikuri Zalis patronia, - warmoTqva man. dumili Camowva. idayvdayrdnobili holmsi buxarSi mogigize cecxls misCereboda. - es Zalian Rrmaddafaruli bneli saqmea, - warmoTqva man bolos. - aTasi wvrilmani ambavia, rac winaswar unda vicode, vidre Ziebas SevudgebodeT. amasTanave dayovnebac ar SeiZleba. Tu dResve stok morenSi gavCndebiT, SevZlebT Tu vera ise davaTvalieroT saxli, rom Tqvenma maminacvalma veraferi Seityos? - diliT miTxra, dRes aucilebel saqmeze qalaqSi unda Cavideo. vfiqrob, is qalaqSi mTel dRes dayovndeba da Tqven xels veravin SegiSliT. marTalia, saxlSi mne qali gvyavs, magram igi moxucebulia da cotas moisulelebs kidec. ase rom, misi saxlidan gastumreba ar gamiWirdeba. - SesaniSnavi ambavia. Tqven xom wamoxvalT, uotson? - aucileblad. - oriveni geaxlebiT. Tqven TviTon ras apirebT? - raki qalaqSi var, barem patar-patara saqmeebs movagvareb da Tormeti saaTisaTvis Sin viqnebi, rom Tqven adgilze dagixvdeT. - swored mag droisaTvis albaT Cvenc movaswrebT raRac wvrilmani ambebis momTavrebas da stok morenSi gavCndebiT. xom ar isauzmebdiT CvenTan erTad? - ara, me unda wavide. rac guli gadagiSaleT da Cemi satanjveli giTxariT, TiTqos davarxeindi. mouTmenlad dagelodebiT adgilze. man Savi pirbade Camoiwia da oTaxidan gavida. - Tqven ras fiqrobT, uotson, yovelive imaze, rac im qalma gviambo? - mkiTxa holmsma da savarZelSi gadawva. - Zalian bneliT moculi, binZuri saqme unda iyos. - diax, namdvilad agrea. - Tu Cvenma stumarma qalma marTali miambo, rom iataki, buxari, fanjrebi da kari ucxosaTvis Seuvali iyo, ise gamodis, rom misi da idumalebiT mocul sikvdils martodmarto Sexvedria. - maSin rogor avxsnaT Rameuli stvena da gardacvalebulis sityvebi? - verafers sagulisxmos ver getyviT. - magram Tu momxdar ambebs Tavs movuyriT, maSin, me mgonia SegveZleba es idumalebiT moxdari bneli saqme gavxsnaT da yvelafers naTeli movfinoT, magaliTad: Rameuli stvena, boSaTa urdo, romlebic Zalian axlo urTierTobaSi arian roilotTan. imave roilotis sisxlxorceuli daintereseba, rom gerebi ar
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gaTxoviliyvnen da wliuri Semosavali ar Semcireboda, gardacvalebulis sityvebi: Wreli, winwklebiani lentio, da TviTon helen stoneris mier gagonili liTonis davardnis xmauri, rac SeiZleba fanjris urdulebis ZaldatanebiT gaRebisas moxda, yovelive amas Tu gavaerTianebT, vfiqrob, kvanZs gavxsniT. - magram ra SuaSi arian boSebi? - ver getyviT. - im varaudSi, romelic Tqven gamoTqviT, bevri winaaRmdegobaa. - me TviTonac ase vfiqrob da amitom yovelive adgilze unda Semowmdes. magram dalaxvros eSmakma, es raRa oxrobaa! uecrad kari gaiRo da Tavs viRac axmaxi wamogvadga. misi samosi eqimisa da memamulis tansacmelis narevs warmoadgenda. Tavze Savi cilindri exura, tanze grZeli serTuki Semoecva, fexebze maRalyeliani getrebi Semoewmawna da xelze monadiris Solti Semoexvia. iseTi zorzoxi iyo, rom qudi karis zeda CarCos ebjineboda da im sigane, rom karebi mTlianad Caexerga. naiarevebiT daRaruli, farTo, mzemokidebuli tlanqi saxe, fosoebSi Rrmad Camjdari avismetyveli Tvalebi da Txeli kexiani cxviri romeliRac Zvel mtacebel frinvels amsgavsebda. man mzera holmsidan Cemze gadmoitana da mere piriqiT. - romeli TqvenTagania Serlok holmsi? - ikiTxa bolos moCvenebam. - es Cemi saxeli da gvaria, - mSvidad miugo Cemma megobarma, - magram Tqven vin brZandebiT? - me stouk moreneli eqimi grimsbi roiloti var. - dabrZandiT, - SeepatiJa holmsi. - dasajdomad ar mcalia, aq iyo Cemi geri. me mas kvaldakval movyvebi. rao, ra giTxraT? - ra saSineli siciveebi icis am dros, - Cailaparaka holmsma. - ra giTxraT-meTqi, Tqven gekiTxebiT, - gamoscra gamwarebiT roilotma. - magram es sicive sosans verafers daaklebso, miTxres, - ganagrZobda holmsi. - ha, CamogexsnaT ara? - wamoiwyo stumarma, Tan win wamodga da xelSi Solti SeaTamaSa. - gicnobT, ra aramzadac brZandebiT! gamigonia Tqvenze, yvelas saqmeSi eCrebao. Cemma megobarma Caicina. - Tqven didi gaiZvera vinme brZandebiT! holmsma sicils umata. - skotlendiardelo policielo! holmsma gulianad gadaixarxara. - Tqven Zalian kargi gasarTobi saubari gyvarebiaT. aqedan roca waxvalT, kari gaixureT, Torem orWoli qari uberavs. - roca saTqmels movaTaveb, mxolod maSin waval. Cems saqmeebSi ar CaerioT! me vici, rom mis stoneri aq iyo, giTxariT, fexdafex movyevi-meTqi. me Zalian avi da saSiSi kaci var! ai, SexedeT! igi swrafad mivida buxarTan, cecxlis saCxreki rkina aiRo da mzemokidebuli xelebiT Tvalis daxamxamebaSi dagrixa. - gaufrTxildiT sakuTar Tavs da ecadeT, xelSi ar CamivardeT, - sTqva es, dagrexili rkina buxarSi Seagdo da oTaxidan gavida. - Zalian Tavaziani Canda, - siciliT sTqva holmsma. - marTalia, misebr zorzoxi tanis patroni ara var, magram oTaxidan rom male ar gasuliyo, vuCvenebdi, mklavebSi masze naklebi Zala rom arc me gamaCnia. - es rom Tqva, dagrexili rkinis saCxreks xeli wamoavlo da uceb gaaswora. - Tavisi qeCera xasiaTiT policiels ki Semadara! Tumca es incidenti Cvens Ziebas ufro sainteresos da mimzidvels xdis. imedi maqvs, Cvens patara megobars, romelic ise windauxedavad moiqca, rom am mxecs saSualeba misca kvaldakval asdevneboda, vneba ar mouva. axla ki, uotson, jer visauzmoT, mere me ramdenime

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cnobis dasazusteblad da Sesakrebad erT-or kacs movinaxuleb da Sin maleve movbrundebi. daaxloebiT pirveli saaTi iqneboda, roca Serlok holmsi Sin dabrunda. xelSi aWrelebuli lurji qaRaldi eWira. - Cveni ucnauri stumris gansvenebuli meuRlis anderZi vnaxe. saqmeSi kargad garkvevis mizniT, iZulebuli viyavi, im fasiani qaRaldebis axlandeli Rirebuleba Semetyo, romlebSiac im sacodavs Tavisi kapitali daubandebia. viangariSe da Semosavlis saerTo Tanxas, qalis gardacvalebamde, aTas as sterlingamde miuRwevia, magram soflis meurneobis produqtebze fasebis daklebas wliuri Semosavali Svidas ormocdaaT girvanqa sterlingamde Seumcirebia. anderZis mixedviT, gaTxovebis dros qaliSvilebs TiToeuls oras ormocdaaTi girvanqa sterlingi unda daniSvnodaT. naTelia, Tu oriveni gaTxovdebodnen, maSin roilotis wliuri Semosavali aRaraferi darCeboda. erT-erTi maTganis gaTxovebac ki mis wliur Semosavals sagrZnoblad Seamcirebda. axla TqvenTvis naTelia, rom mTeli es dila cud-ubralod ar damikargavs. me davadgine, rom maminacvals gerebis gaTxovebis sawinaaRmdegod Zalian seriozuli motivebi amoZravebda. mdgomareoba Zalze daZabulia, uotson, miT umetes, rom roilotma icis, vinc aris dainteresebuli misi piradi saqmeebiT. Tu mzad xarT, kebs davuZaxoT da vaterloos sadgurisaken gaveSuroT. Zalian dagimadlebT, Tu revolvers Tan wamoiRebT. iseTi jentlmenis Sesakaveblad, romelic cecxlis saCxreks iolad Runavs, revolveri Zalian kargi saSualebaa. revolveri da kbilis sawmendi jagrisi, ai, rac Cven axla gvWirdeba. vaterloos sadgurSi bileTebi pirvelsave matarebelze viSoveT da leTerhedisaken gavemgzavreT. CavediT Tu ara, sadguris sastumroSi resorebiani orTvala daviqiraveT da sereis mSvenieri bunebis wiaRSi oTxi, Tu xuTi mili gza gaviareT. eniTuTqmeli mziani dari mogveswro. caze, aqa-iq criatebdnen Rrublis qulebi. xeebsa da cocxal Robeebs mwvane kvirtebi daxeTqodaT da haerSi sveli miwisa da gamoRviZebul mcenareTa nazavi amo surneli idga. im bneliT mocul amazrzen saqmesa da gazafxulis mosvliT bunebis gamoRviZebas Soris raRac uCveulo kontrasti iqmneboda. Cemi megobari orTvalis wina dasajdomze miyuJuliyo, xelebi gadaejvaredinebina, qudi Tvalebze Camoefxata, nikapi mkerdze daeyrdno da Tavi Rrma fiqrebisaTvis mieca. uecrad wamoiwia, xeli mxarze momiTaTuna da mdeloebze mimiTiTa. - aba, SexedeT! - mommarTa holmsma. Cems Tvalwin, ferdobze, nargavebiT damSvenebuli veeba parki gadaiSala. uzarmazari gabarjRultotebiani xeebi ZvelisZvel Senobas Tavis simwvaneSi malavdnen da mxolod saxuraviRa moCanda. - albaT stok morenia? - Tqva holmsma. - diax, ser, es doqtor grimesbi roilotis sasaxle gaxlavT, - gviTxra meetlem. - iq raRac mSenebloba mimdinareobs da Cven swored iq gvinda mivideT, - uTxra meetles holmsma. - Cven soflisaken gviWiravs gezi, magram Tu Tqven gindaT sasaxleSi ufro swrafad mixvideT, maSin etlidan unda CamoxdeT, Robes gadaevloT da mindormindor gakvalul bilikebs mihyveT. swored im bilikebs, ai, is ledi rom mihyveba. holmsma Tvalebze xeli moiCrdila, mimavals daakvirda da mere warmoTqva: mgonia, is ledi mis stoneri unda iyos. diax, Cven swored aq CamovxdebiT. Cven orTvalidan CamovediT. meetles gasamrjelo gadavuxadeT da orTvala isev leTerhedisaken waxriginda. - Zalian kargad moviqeciT, rom mSenebloba movikiTxeT, - wamoiwyo holmsma, - mag meetles arqiteqtorebi vegonebiT da Worebsa da mieT-moeTs moeSveba. SuadRe mSvidobisa, mis stoner, xom naxeT, ra mtkice sityvis patronebica varT? Cveni dilandeli stumari mxiarulad Semogvegeba.
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- oh, rogor mouTmenlad gelodiT, - Tqva man da xeli gulTbilad CamogvarTva. - yvelaferi Zalian kargad moewyo, doqtori roiloti qalaqSi wavida da albaT saRamomde arc Camova. - Cven siamovneba gvqonda Tqveni maminacvali gagvecno, - holmsma ramdenime sityviT mokled mouTxro mis stoners roilotis stumrobis ambavi. mis stoneri yuradRebiT gvismenda da Tan ferifuri misdioda. - RmerTo mowyaleo, - wamoiyvira man, - ise gamodis, CemTvis kvaldakval udevnia. - diax, swored agrea. - iseTi cbieri kacia, rom me albaT mis klanWebs Tavs verasodes davaRwev. netav ras metyvis, roca dabrundeba? - sakuTar Tavs mixedos, Torem, iqneb masze cbieri da veragi kaci adges axla mis nakvalevs. Tqven unda saketiT CarazoT saZinebeli oTaxis kari da Rame ise gaataroT. Tu gaxelda da gaSmagda, maSin Tqvens deidasTan wagiyvanT. axla ki mis mosvlamde darCenili dro unda maqsimalurad gamoviyenoT da wagviZexiT, rom oTaxebi, rac SeiZleba male davaTvalieroT. Senoba ruxi qviT iyo nagebi, xavsi mosdeboda da ori naxevradwriuli moyvanilobis frTedebi kiborCxalas fexebiviT hqonda centraluri nawilisaken mokauWebuli. erT-erTi frTedis fanjrebi Calewili iyo da minis magivrad ficriT amoeqolaT, saxuravi alag-alag Camowoliliyo da Camoqcevas aRaraferi uklda. Senobis centraluri nawili SedarebiT ukeTesad gamoiyureboda, magram marjvena frTedi sul axlaxan SekeTebuli Canda. fanjrebze Camofarebuli fardebi da buxridan amomavali boli ki imis mauwyebeli iyo, rom ojaxi swored Senobis am nawilSi cxovrobda. marjvena frTedis bolo kedelze xaraCo aRemarTaT da etyoboda, qvis samuSaoebi wamoewyoT, magram Cveni misvlis dros xelosnebi arsad Candnen. holmsi WuWyian guburaSi nel-nela daabotebda da fanjrebs didi gulisyuriT akvirdeboda. - es fanjara, - holmsma sul bolo sarkmelze miuTiTa, - rogorc Tqveni naambobidan maxsovs, im oTaxisaa, romelSiac Tqven adre cxovrobdiT, Sua - Tqveni dis oTaxisaa da Cemgan marcxniv romaa da Senobis centralur nawils ekvris, doqtor roilotisa, ara? - namdvilad agrea, magram amJamad me SuaTana oTaxSi vcxovrob. - diax, maxsovs Tqveni naambobidan, kedlis SekeTeba daiwyes da maminacvalma dis oTaxSi gadamiyvanao. magram im bolo kedels, Cemi azriT, araviTari SekeTeba ar esaWiroeba. - mec ase mgonia, rom es sababi unda iyos, ris gamoc SuaTana oTaxSi gadamiyvana. - safiqrelia. oTaxebis iqiTa mxares, rogorc maxsovs, grZeli talani Cauyveba da karebi iqiTa mxares iReba. derefans, albaT, fanjrebic aqvs, ara? - fanjrebi aqvs, magram Zalian mcire zomisa. imdenad patara, rom Sig gaZroma yovlad mouxerxebelia. - oriveni kars Signidan ketavdiT, ese igi, talanis mxridan Tqveni oTaxebi Seuvali iyo. axla gTxovT, Tqvens oTaxSi SexvideT da darabebi daxuroT. mis stonerma darabebi Signidan Caraza, rogorc holmsma sTxova. holmsi bevrs ewvala, rogorme gaeRo daraba, magram yovelgvarma cdam amaod Cauara. ara Tu danis piris, darabebSi nemsis gasaZvreni RriWoc ki arsad iyo, raza rom maRla aewia da daraba gaeRo. mere gamadidebeli SuSiT anjamebi daaTvaliera. esec amao Sroma gamodga, vinaidan anjamebi mtkice rkinisagan naWedi aRmoCnda da fanjrebs kedelSi myarad Casmul CarCoebSi mWidrod ketavda. - hm, - Tqva holmsma da fiqrebSi wasulma nikapi moifxana, - Cemi Tavdapirveli varaudi ar marTldeba. am darabebSi Zexorcieli ver SeZvreba, roca daketilia. iqneb saqmes oTaxebis Signidan daTvalierebam mohfinos Suqi. gverdiTi karidan SevediT axlad SeTeTrebul talanSi, sadac samive oTaxis kari gamodioda. holmsma roilotis oTaxs gverdi ise auara, rom ar gausinjavs da
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pirdapir im oTaxSi Sevida, sadac amJamad mis stoners eZina da sadac misma dam idumalebiT mocul viTarebaSi miabara RmerTs umanko suli. es iyo dabalWeriani, ubralo patara oTaxi, romelsac ganieri buxari amSvenebda. aseTi oTaxebi soflad Zvelebur saxlebSi gvxvdeba. erT kuTxeSi idga mixakisferi komodi, meoreSi viwro, TeTrgadasafarebliani sawoli, xolo fanjridan marcxniv satualeto magida. oTaxis morTulobas iatakze dafenili patara noxi da ori skami emateboda. kedlebze akruli iyo mixakisferi muxis ficrebi, romlebic JamTa svlas daefacxavebina, da iseTi siZvelis ieri hqondaT, rom albaT Senobis agebis dRidan moyolebuli maT gamocvlaze aRaravis efiqra. holmsma skami aiRo, oTaxis kuTxeSi Cumad mijda da kedlebs, iataks, Wers, oTaxis kuTxeebs, yvelafers gamWriaxi TvalebiT, gafacicebuli aTvalierebda. - es zari visTan aris gayvanili da SeerTebuli? - ikiTxa man didi xnis siCumis Semdeg da zaris karga msxvil Tokze miuTiTa, romlis bolo pirdapir sawolze eSveboda da TiTqmis baliSis pirs exeboda. - es mne qalis oTaxSia gayvanili. - sxva sagnebTan SedarebiT eg raRac axali unda iyos? - diax, eg ori-sami welia, rac gaiyvanes. - albaT Tqveni dis daJinebiT gaakeTes, ara? - ara, igi zars ar rekavda, vinaidan Cven TviTon vakeTebdiT yvelafers, rac ki gvWirdeboda. - ise am zaris arseboba aucileblobiT nakarnaxevi ar unda iyos. mapatieT, cota xans kidev dagabrkolebT, vinaidan iatakis kargad daTvalierebac minda. - mere gamadidebeli SuSiT SeiaraRebuli, holmsi muxlebze daemxo, didxans forTxavda iatakze da ficrebs Soris darCenil patar-patara adgilebs didi dakvirvebiT aTvalierebda. aseve gulmodgined Seamowma kedelze akruli muxis ficrebi. mere sawolis win karga xans SeCerda da loginsa da kedels Sehyurebda. bolos, zaris dasareki Tokis bolos waavlo xeli da magrad Camohkra. - es ra, munji zaria, Tu ra? - ikiTxa holmsma. - ra, ar rekavs? - vikiTxe me. - ara, mavTulTan SeerTebulic ki araa. es Zalian saintereso ambavia. ai, xedavT, misi bolo swored iqaa mimagrebuli, sadac saniavos patara nasvretia. - rogori sisulelea, winaT arc ki SeminiSnavs, - warmoTqva mis stonerma. - diax, Zalian didi sisulelea! - TavisTvis butbutebda holmsi, Tan Toks xels ar uSvebda da xandaxan Zlierad Camohkravda xolme. - am oTaxSi Zalian TvalSisacemi ambebia. magaliTad, ver amixsnia, saniavo ratom unda gadiodes meore oTaxSi da ara gareT. - esec araa didi xnis win gakeTebuli, - Tqva ledim. - albaT zarTan erTad gaakeTes, - CaurTo holmsma. - diax, maSin raRac-raRaceebi gadaakeT-gadmoakeTes. - Zalian sainteresod ki gadaukeTeb-gadmoukeTebiaT yvelaferi - zari gauyvaniaT, romelic ar muSaobs da saniavo ar aniavebs. axla, Tqveni nebarTviT, mis stoner, sxva oTaxebsac vewvioT. doqtor grimesbi roilotis saZinebeli oTaxi geris oTaxze didi gaxldaT, Torem iseve ubralod gamoiyureboda, rogorc pirveli. salaSqro nawili, xis momcro wignebis karada, romelic teqnikuri wignebiT iyo savse, sawolis gverdiT dadgmuli savarZeli, kedelTan midgmuli Cveulebrivi skami, mrgvali magida da rkinis didi seifi, ai, es nivTebi mogxvdebodaT TvalSi oTaxSi Sesvlisas. holmsma yvela nivTi didi gulisyuriT daaTvaliera. - amaSi ra aris, - ikiTxa holmsma da xeli seifs daado. - Cemi maminacvlis saqmiani qaRaldebia. - Tqven dagiTvalierebiaT odesme es seifi? - mxolod erTxel, ramdenime wlis winaT. maxsovs, qaRaldebiT iyo gamotenili.
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- Sig kata xom ar hyavs damwyvdeuli? - ara, magram es ra ucnauri azrebi gebadebaT? - ho, magram aba, amas SexedeT! - Tqva holmsma da karadidan lambaqze dasxmuli rZe gviCvena. - ara, kata saerTod ara gvyavs, magram paviani da sanadirod gawvrTnili avaza ki binadroben Cvens saxlSi. - ho, ra Tqma unda! avaza mozrdili kataa da meti araferi, magram lambaqze dasxmuli rZe rogor yofnis, es ukve aRar vici. aqaa swored is ZaRlis Tavi damarxuli, romlis povnasac me veswrafvi, - holmsi xis skamis win Cacucqda da didi yuradRebiT gasinja sajdomi. - gmadlobT, yvelaferi gasagebia, - Tqva man, wamodga da gamadidebeli SuSa jibeSi Caido. - aha! aq ki raRac Zalian saintereso sagans gadavawydiT. misi yuradReba bologakvanZulma patara Soltma miipyro, romelic im sawolis kuTxeSi ekida. holmsma. - Tqven ra azrisa xarT amaze, uotson? - mkiTxa - Cveulebrivi Soltia, magram ver gamigia bolos gakvanZa rad undoda? - ara, mTlad Cveulebrivi Solti ar gaxlavT. oh, am binZur qveyanaSi yvelaze saZagloba isaa, roca av saqmes Wkviani kaci sCadis. mgonia, aq yvelaferi davaTvaliereT, mis stoner, da axla guburisken wavalT. holmsi ase moRuSuli da SublSekruli arasodes minaxavs. Cven ramdenime xans ubrebiviT davdiodiT win da ukan, guburis napirze arc me da arc mis stoners holmsis fiqrTa dinebisaTvis xeli ar SegviSlia, vidre TviTonve ar daarRvia siCume. - axla mTavaria, mis stoner, Cemi rCeva-darigebis yvela wvrilmani ar gamogrCeT da zedmiwevniT zustad SeasruloT yovelive. - swored ise moviqcevi, rogorc damarigebT. - aseT rTul viTarebaSi yoymani yovlad dauSvebelia. Tqveni sicocxle imazea damokidebuli, Tu rogor SeasrulebT Cems naTqvams. - me Tqvens xelTa var, mister holms! - pirvel yovlisa, me da Cemi megobari Tqvens sawol oTaxSi unda davrCeT. mec da mis stonermac holmss SeSfoTebulebma SevxedeT. - diax, swored ase unda moviqceT. me vici, rom aq sadRac soflis sastumroa. - diax, sastumro `gvirgvini~ gaxlavT. - Zalian kargi. Tqveni fanjrebi xom moCans sastumrodan? - raRa Tqma unda? - roca Tqveni maminacvali dabrundeba, Tqven Tavis tkivils moimizezebT da oTaxSi CaiketebiT. rogorc ki igi dasaZineblad dawveba, darabas gamoaRebT da lampas sarkmelSi gamodgamT. Cven sastumrodan fanjaraSi gamodgmul lampis sinaTles davinaxavT da am daTqmul niSanze Tqveni oTaxisaken gamoveSurebiT. Tqven ki, rac rame mogesurvebaT, aiRebT da Tqvens yofil oTaxSi gadabargdebiT. rac ar unda dangreuli iyos iqauroba, erTi Ramis gaTeva mainc SeiZleba. - Cems oTaxSi ufro Tavisuflad daviZineb. - danarCeni Cven mogvandeT. - magram RamiT Tqven raRa unda akeToT? - Cven Tqvens oTaxSi davrCebiT da im xmauris mizezs gamovikvlevT, ramac Tqven agrerigad SegaSfoTaT. - me ise mgonia, mister holms, rom Tqven ukve yvelafers mixvdiT da gadawyvetilebac miiReT, - Tqva mis stonerma da Cems megobars xeli xelze mouTaTuna. - SeiZleba asec iyos. - maSin, RvTis gulisaTvis, miTxariT Cemi dis sikvdilis mizezi. - vidre vityode, minda xelT ufro mtkice sabuTebi gvepyras.
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- imis Tqma xom mainc SegiZliaT, sworia Tu ara Cemi varaudi, rom Cemi ubeduri da uecari SiSis eldisagan gardaicvala? - ara, me ase ar vfiqrob. Cemi azriT, misi sikvdilis mizezi xelSesaxebi iyo. axla ki, mis stoner, Cven unda dagvtovoT, Torem Tu dabrunebulma roilotma aq gvnaxa, Cveni Camosvla ubralod wylis nayva iqneba da meti araferi. aba, yoCaRad iyaviT da garwmunebT, rom xifaTidan ucilod dagixsniT. Serlok holmssa da me sastumro `gvirgvinSi~ sawoli oTaxis Sovna ar gagvWirvebia. Cveni samyofeli meore sarTulze gaxldaT da iqidan kargad moCanda ZvelTaZveli sasaxlis parkSi Sesasvleli WiSkarica da sacxovrebeli frTedis fanjrebic. sibneleSi SevniSneT, rogor Cagviara doqtorma roilotma. misi zorzoxi tani garkveviT moCanda etlSi mis gverdiT mjdar patara biWis sxeulTan SedarebiT, romelic orTvalas marTavda. biWma uceb ver gaaRo rkinis uzarmazari WiSkari da Cven garkveviT gvesmoda amis Taobaze gulmosuli roilotis cxeniviT frutuni. aseve garkveviT davinaxeT, rogor utrialebda im sacodav biWs cxvirwin veeba mjiRs roiloti. orTvala WiSkarSi Sevida da ramdenime wuTis mere, xeebis CrdilSi, sasaxlis sastumros erT-erT oTaxSi anTebulma sinaTlis Suqma ielva. - iciT, guli meTanaRreba, rom Tan wagiyvanoT, uotson. es saqme Zalian saxifaToa, - miTxra holmsma, roca bnelSi visxediT da fanjaraSi daTqmul niSans velodiT. - SemiZlia riTime dagexmaroT? - Tqveni daxmareba fasdaudebeli iqneba. - maSin ueWvelad movdivar. - es Tqveni mxriv didi keTilSobilebaa. - Tqven saSiSroeba axseneT. albaT daTvalierebisas meti ram SeamCnieT, vidre es me SevZeli. - ara, naxviT mec igive vnaxe, rac Tqven, magram Cemi meTodis safuZvelze daskvnebi sul sxvagvari gavakeTe. - garda damunjebuli zaris Tokisa, oTaxSi ucnauri araferi SemimCnevia, magram ra mizniT Camokides is munji zari, amisi axsna namdvilad Cems Zalas aRemateba. - saniavos miaqcieT yuradReba? - mkiTxa holmsma. - diax, magram, Cemi azriT, or oTaxs Sua arsebuli patara xvreli, raime mniSvnelovan da sayuradRebos ar unda warmoadgendes. is nasvreti ise erTi cicqna iyo, rom Sig Tagvic ki gaWirvebiT gaeteoda. - oTaxebs Soris rom xvreli iyo, es stok morenSi Camosvlamdec vicodi. - Tqven me maocebT, holms! - ra Tqma unda, vicodi. gaxsovT, mis stonerma rom gviambo, Cems das roilotis sigarebis suni Tavis oTaxSi ar ayenebdao. es ambavi ulaparakod mianiSnebda imas, rom oTaxebs Soris iyo xvreli, magram iseTi patara, rom gamomZiebelmac ki ver SeamCnia. me maSinve davaskveni, rom es saniavo iqneboda. - magram saniavos ra zianis motana SeuZlia? - aba daakvirdiT, uotson, saocari TanmTxveva araa?! jer akeTeben saniavos, mere hkideben Toks zed sawolis Tavze da baliSze Tavmidebuli mZinare ledi sicocxles eTxoveba. gana es Tqven ar gaocebT, uotson?! - da mainc me am movlenebs Sua veraviTar kavSirs ver vxedav. - arc sawolisTvis SegimCneviaT raime gansakuTrebuli? - ara. - sawoli iatakzea damagrebuli. adrec ginaxavT, an gagigoniaT damagrebuli sawoli? - ara, arasodes. - ledis ar SeeZlo gadaedga Tavisi sawoli. igi erTTavad ise unda mdgariyo, rogorc es sawolis iatakze dammagrebels undoda. saniavo ki swored mis aswvriv

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iyo maRla da iqidan sawolamde ubralo Toki (da ara zaris dasareki) iyo aSvebuli. - holms, - wamoviyvire me, - axla bundovnad vgrZnob yovelives, rac Tqven aSkarad karga xania SegimCneviaT. Cven swored droze mogviswria, rom aviciloT daxelovnebuli damnaSavis mier momzadebuli, gansakuTrebiT saSiSi danaSauli. - diax, gansakuTrebiT saSiSi danaSauli da Wkviani kacis mier momzadebuli. roca danaSauls eqimi sCadis, raRa Tqma unda, igi yvela damnaSaveze ufro ostaturad iniRbeba da saSiSicaa. eqims aqvs rkiniseburi nervebi da codna. palmeri da pritCardi Tavis profesiaSi yvelas sjabnidnen. am kacs Zalian Rrmad aqvs fesvebi gadgmuli, magram, vfiqrob, Cven unda ufro Rrmad CavyvinToT da wyalmcenares fesvebi ZirSive gadavuWraT. amaRam Zalian mZime da saSiSi gansacdeli mogvelis, amitom Cibuxebi gavaboloT da darCenili dro ufro mxiaruli ambebis mogonebebiT movklaT. cxra saaTi iqneboda, roca sasaxlidan momdinare, xeebs Soris mocriate sinaTlis ukanaskneli sxivic Caqra da irgvliv ukunma daisadgura. ase ganvlo srulma orma saaTma da TerTmetma rom dareka, uceb stok moranis mxridan, Cvengan marjvniv, darabaSi daTqmulma lampis Suqma ielva. - es is niSania, romelic Cven gvixmobs, - Tqva holmsma da fexze wamoxta. sinaTle mis stoneris oTaxSi ainTo. sastumrodan rom gamovdiodiT, holmsma sastumros patroni gaafrTxila, Cven erT nacnobTan mivdivarT, SeiZleba Segvagviandes da Rame iq gavaTioTo. wuTic da, Cven sibneleSi sasaxlisaken mimaval gzas vadeqiT. civi qari saxeSi gvcemda da Suquris movaleobas darabidan gamomavali sinaTlis sxivebi asrulebdnen. sasaxlesTan miRweva Zneli ar iyo, vinaidan parks Semovlebuli yore alag-alag gadaqceuliyo. xeebs Soris gzas frTxilad mivikvlevdiT. gubura gadavlaxeT da is iyo fanjaraSi unda gadavmZvraliyaviT, rom mwkrivad darguli dafnis buCqebidan, sazizRari da maxinji bavSvis msgavsma arsebam iskupa, erTxans balaxebze iklakneboda da mere swrafad miimala wyvdiadSi. - RmerTo Cemo! - waviCurCule me, - dainaxeT, holms? pirvelad holmsi Cemze naklebad ar SeSinebula. aRelvebulma, xeli wamavlo da marwuxebiviT momiWira. mere dabali xmiT gaicina da yurSi CamCurCula: es xom roilotis paviani iyoo. me namdvilad gadamaviwyda mis stoneris naambobi, roilotis sanadirod gawvrTnili avaza da paviani parkSi Tavisuflad danavardobeno. yovel wuTs mosalodneli iyo, avaza zurgze dagvxtomoda. gamogitydebiT da vaRiareb, mas mere, rac Cems megobars mivbaZe, fexsacmeli gavixade da mis stoneris saZinebel oTaxSi gadavZveri, Tavisuflad amovisunTqe. holmsma uxmaurod mixura daraba, lampa magidaze gadmodga da oTaxs dakvirvebuli Tvali moavlo. yvelaferi iseve dagvxvda, rogorc dRisiT vixileT. holmsi SiSveli fexebiT, TiTis wverebze Semdgari momiaxlovda, tuCebi yurTan momitana, pirze xelebi aifara da Zlivs gavarCie, ise miTxra: Cvens gegmas mcireodeni xmauric ki daRupavso. niSnad imisa, rom misi naTqvami gavigone, Tavi davuqnie. - Cven unda bnelSi visxdeT, Torem igi sinaTlis sxivs saniavoSi SeniSnavs. me kvlav Tavi davuqnie. - ar daiZinoT, Torem Tqvens sicocxles safrTxe daemuqreba. revolveri mzad iqonieT, vinZlo dagvWirdes. me sawolis boloze Camovjdebi, Tqven ki skamze moikalaTeT. revolveri amoviRe da magidis kuTxeSi davde. holmsma sastumrodan wamoiRo grZeli joxi da sawolis boloze, TavisTan axlo dado. iqve daawyo asanTi da sanTeli, mere lampas ise Cauwia, rom Caaqro da Cven sruliad bnelSi davrCiT.

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netav, Tu odesme damaviwydeba is TeTrad gaTenebuli Rame? samarisebur siCumeSi visxediT. Cemi megobris sunTqvac ki ar mesmoda. vicodi, rom igi iqve, sawolis boloSi TvalebdaWyetili da CemsaviT daZabuli ijda, magram yuri CamiCumisTvisac ki ar momikravs. darabebSi sinaTlis sxivi veRar atanda da srul sibneleSi visxediT. xandaxan Cems yurs Rameuli frinvelis kivili Tu swvdeboda. erTxel swored fanjarasTan gaisma katis Cxavilis magvari xma, rac imaze metyvelebda, rom avaza, marTlac Tavisuflad danavardobda. yovel TxuTmet wuTSi SoreTidan ismoda saeklesio saaTis rekvis yru guguni. oh, rogor grZlad meCveneboda darekvidan darekvamde arsebuli drois mcire monakveTi! da-hkra Tormetma, pirvelma, orma, samma, Cven ki visxediT da usazRvrod velodiT. uecrad saniavodan sinaTlis sxivma gaiWiata da imwamsve gaqra. magram mas Tan mohyva damwvari zeTisa da gacxelebuli liTonis suni. viRacam mezobel oTaxSi maSuqa aanTo. mere mcire xmauric momesma, magram male yvelaferi isev myudroebam moicva, oRondac damwvari zeTis suni TandaTanobiT gaZlierda. naxevari saaTi kurdReliviT yurdacqvetili vijeqi. mere kidev gaisma Zalian nazi xmauri, romelic cecxlze mdgari qvabis xufidan amomaval orTqlis SiSins waagavda. am xmis gagonebaze holmsi adgilidan wamovarda, asanTi gahkra da rac Zali da Rone hqonda, saniavodan CamoSvebul Toks joxiT cema dauwyo. - xedavT, uotson? xedavT? - miyviroda igi. magram me verafers vxedavdi. im momentSi, roca holmsma asanTs gahkra, naTlad gavigone xmadabali stvenis xma, magram uecrad anTebulma sinaTlem Tvali momWra da veRarc imas mivxvdi, ratom uSenda joxs ase gaSmagebiT holmsi saniavodan daSvebul Toks. mxolod is SevniSne, rom Cems megobars saxe mkvdariviT gafiTrebuli hqonda da zed Rrma zizRi aRbeWdoda. holmsma joxis cema Sewyvita da daJinebiT miacqerda saniavos. uceb haeri ganwiruli adamianis iseTma gamayruebelma Rrialma gaapo, rogoric Cems cxovrebaSi arasodes momismenia. Rriali TandaTanobiT Zlierdeboda da masSi ara marto SiSi da drtvinva, aramed mrisxanebac gaismoda. mere yvebodnen, rom am Rrialma ara marto soflelebis, aramed Zalian Sors, ganmartoebiT mdgar mRvdlis saxlamdec miaRwia da yvelani SiSisagan dafeTebulebi fexze wamohyarao. am ganwirulma, sasowarkveTilma Rrialma Cveni gulebi SesZra da me da holmsi erTmaneTs manamde mivCerebodiT, vidre Rrialis eqoc ki ar miwyda. - ra moxda? - vikiTxe sulSexuTulma. - is moxda, rom TamaSi damTavrda, - mipasuxa holmsma. - Tumca, marTali rom iTqvas, ase jobda. aiReT Tqveni revolveri da roilotis oTaxSi SevideT. holmsma lampa aanTo da me SevniSne, rom saxeze kvlav mkvdrisferi edo. gareT gavediT da roilotis oTaxis mimarTulebiT talans gavuyeviT. igi orjer miawyda eqimis saZinebeli oTaxis kars, magram Signidan aravin gamopasuxebia. maSin saxeluri gadaatriala da oTaxSi Sevida. xelSi sasrolad momzadebuli revolveri daviWire da mec ukan mivyevi. Cvens Tvalwin araCveulebrivi sanaxaoba gadaiSala. magidaze idga farani, romelic seifis naxevrad Riad datovebul kars sinaTlis sxivebs afrqvevda. magidis gverdiT dadgmul xis skamze eqimi grimesbi roiloti mokalaTebuliyo. tanze ecva grZeli ruxi feris xalaTi, romlis qveS, SiSvel fexebze, Turquli, wiTeli feris, uquslo qoSebi mouCanda. muxlebze edo swored is Solti, romelmac dRisiT, oTaxis daTvalierebisas, holmsis yuradReba miiqcia. nikapi rogorRac maRla aewia da Tvalebi uazrod WerisTvis mieSterebina. mis gamoxedvaSi saSineli, gaxevebuli sisastike isaxeboda. Tavze, raRac uCveulo, yavisfrad dawinwkluli Wrel-yviTela lenti exvia. Cveni Sesvla, TiTqos arc ki gaugiao, roiloti ar ganZreula da arc xma amouRia. - Wreli lenti! winwklebiani lenti, - CurCulebda holmsi.

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nabiji win wavdgi Tu ara, roilotis ucnauri Tavsamkauli amoZravda da misi Tmidan, TiTqos almasi amocurdao, Tavi gvelma wamoyo. - Waobis Wreli gveli! - daiyvira holmsma, - es xom sikvdilis mTesveli induri uwminduria. kbenidan aTi wamis mere acxebinebs suls. tyuilad araa naTqvami: `vinc maxvils aRiRebs, maxviliTve ganigmirebao~. jer uwminduri Tavisive bunagSi SevagdoT, mere mis stoneri saimedo alagas davabinavoT da momxdari ambavi policias SevatyobinoT. Tqva es, gardacvlilis muxlebidan Solti aiRo, gvels elvis siswrafiT Camoacva kiserze maryuJi, gaWimuli xeliT sazizRari tvirTi seifTan miitana, Sig Seagdo da kari gadauketa. aseTi gaxlavT eqim grimesbi roilotis sikvdilis namdvili ambavi. ara mgonia, mkiTxvelisaTvis aucilebeli iyos imis moyola, rogor SevatyobineT samwuxaro ambavi SeSinebul mis stoners, rogor gadaviyvaneT igi dilis matarebliT herouSi da Tavis keTil, RviZl deidas CavabareT. Tavs aRarc imisi moyoliT SegawuxebT, Tu ra gvian mixvdnen gonebaClungi policielebi, rom eqimma grimesbi roilotma Tavisi sve saSiS nebierTan - Waobis Wrel gvelTan ugunur TamaSSi gamosWeda. mcireoden wvrilmanebs ki, rac Cemi iq yofnis dros ver Sevityve, holmsi ukana gzaze momiyva. - mis stoneris naambobidan, uotson, Zalian mcdari daskvnebi gavakeTe. mcdari daskvnebi ki yovelTvis maSin keTdeba, roca xelT araswori da arasakmarisi monacemebi gaqvs. stok morenSi boSaTa banakis yofnam, mis stoneris momakvdavi dis ukanasknelma sityvebma, Wreli lentio, da gardacvlilis mier sikvdilis win, asanTis xmarebam, me, Cemo Zvirfaso, saqmidan Zalian mcdari daskvnebi gamomatanina. Cemi araswori pozicia maSin gadavsinje, roca vnaxe, rom oTaxSi myof adamians saSiSroeba arc karidan da arc fanjridan ar emuqreboda. rogorc es maSinve giTxariT, Cemi yuradReba imwamsve saniavom da iqidan sawolisaken daSvebulma Tokma miipyro. ra wuTSiac naTeli gaxda, rom sawoli iatakzea damagrebuli da zari damunjebulia, maSinve mivxvdi, rom saniavodan sawolisaken daSvebul Toks mxolod SemaerTebeli xidis movaleoba hqonda dakisrebuli. gumanma miTxra, saqme gvelTan unda mqonoda. miT umetes, rogorc es mis stoneris naambobidan vicodi, eqim roilots indoeTidan Camoyvanili bevri tyiuri sulieri hyavda. idea, rom sawamlavad iseTi saSualeba exmara, romelic qimiuri Semowmebis Sedegadac ki ar dasturdeba, mxolod aRmosavleTSi nawanwaleb, iseT uwyalo da Seubralebel adamians SeiZleba mosvloda TavSi, rogoric eqimi roiloti iyo. misi azriT, gerebis Tavidan moSorebiT aseTi gzis upiratesoba imaSiac gaxldaT, rom gvelis nakbeni SeumCneveli iqneboda da sikvdilic - roilotisaTvis sasurveli Sedegi erTbaSad dadgeboda. maZebars, romelic ZaladobiT gamowveuli sikvdilis mizezebs ikvlevda, marTlac uzado, da yovlismxilveli Tvali unda hqonoda, rom gvelis nakbilarebi SeemCnia. mere, - gardacvlils stvenis xma esmodao, isic momagonda da gaviazre rom, roiloti gvels stveniT uxmobda ukan, raTa kvlav seifSi Caeketa da danaSaulis kvali daefara. etyoba, gveli ase gawvrTnili im rZiT hyavda, romelic Cven lambaqze dasxmuli vnaxeT. igi uwmindurs saniavosa da Tokis saSualebiT gerebis sawolisaken agzavnida, im ganzraxviT, rom erTxelac iqneboda, gveli sawolze myof msxverpls ukbenda da roilotis mizanic xom es iyo! am daskvnamde jer kidev manamde mivedi, vidre roilotis oTaxs movinaxulebdi. roca misi sajdomi skami davaTvaliere, davrwmundi, rom mas Cveulebad hqonda, skamze Semdgariyo da saniavos miswvdomoda. xolo, roca seifi, lambaqze dasxmuli rZe da maryuJiani Solti vnaxe, yovelgvari eWvi gaqra da saSinel simarTleSi davrwmundi. liTonis RrWialis xmas ki, romelic Zil-mRviZar mis stoners Caesmoda, albaT seifis karis mixurva Tu gamoscemda.
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Tqven ukve iciT, rac movimoqmede, Cemi eWvebis simarTleSi rom davrwmundi. roca gvelis sisinis xma gavigone, albaT Tqvenc aseve moiqceodiT, sinaTle avanTe da joxiT Tavs davesxi. - da iZulebuli gaxadeT, ukan, saniavosken dabrunebuliyo. - diax, iZulebuli gavxade, rom patronisaTvis ekbina. joxiT cemam gaaRviZa masSi miZinebuli gveluri instinqtebi da ukan dabrunebulma, roilots ukbina. amgvarad, arapirdapir me eqimi roilotis mkvlelobaSi xeli mirevia, magram es Cems sindiss mZime tvirTad ar awevs.

alisferi beWedi - me mgonia, misis uoren, sul amaod RelavT, - Tqva Serlok holmsma, CemisTana moucleli kacisTvis ki am saqmeSi garevas azri ara aqvs. isedac bevri Tavsatexi saqme mawevs. mere Tavis did alboms miubrunda, raRac Caaweba, gazeTidan amonaWrebiT Seavso da saZiebelSi raRac axali masalebi Cawera. magram misis uoreni, binis mepatrone, jiuti da cbieri, rogorc yvela qali, mtkiced idga Tavis naTqvamze. - gasul wels Tqven erTi Cemi mdgmuris mister ferdel hobsis saqme gaxseniT. - ho, diax, umniSvnelo saqme gaxldaT, - uTxra holmsma. - magram is ganuwyvetliv amaze laparakobda - Tqvens gulkeTilobaze, ser, imaze, Tu rogor saocrad amoxseniT saidumlo da bnels naTeli mohfineT. axla momagonda is ambavi, roca TviTonve davexetebi bnelSi da raRac idumalebiT var garemoculi. me mwams, Tu moisurvebT, dros gamonaxavT. holmss pirferoba Sig gulSi Seuxicinebda xolme, mliqvneluri sityvis amyoli kaci iyo, magram simarTle unda iTqvas, Tavisi saqmis didad moyvaruli gaxldaT, gaWirvebisas gulisxmieri da adamianTa gulSematkivari. am orma Zalam aiZula axlac, amooxvriT daedo webosTvis aRebuli funji da savarZeli magididan ukan miewia. - aba, misis uoren, momiyeviT ra moxda; Tu movwev, laparakSi xeli xom ar SegeSlebaT? uotson, asanTi! ramdenadac maxsovs, Tqven is gawuxebT, rom Tqveni axali mdgmuri Tavisi oTaxebidan gareT ar gamodis da misTvis verasodes Tvali ver mogikravT? mapatieT, misis uoren, magram mec rom Tqveni mdgmuri viyo, zogjer kviraobiT ver mnaxavdiT. - marTals brZanebT, ser, magram aq sul sxva ram unda imalebodes. Zlier meSinia, mister holms. SiSiT mTeli Rameebi ara mZinavs. usmino, rogor dadis dilidan saRamomde win da ukan, erTxelac ver mohkra Tvali, ver dainaxo da ver Sexedo - amisi atana mouTmeneli gaxlavT da me ar SemiZlia. qmaric CemsaviT nerviulobs, magram is mTeli dRe samsaxurSia, me ki sad wavide? anda ratom gvemaleba? ra aqvs Cadenili? saxlSi mxolod me da isa varT da kidev erTi mosamsaxure gogo migdia. nervebi damawyda, mets veRar avitan. holmsi qalisaken gadaixara da grZeli, wvrili TiTebi mxrebze daado. roca surda, yovlis momnusxveli unari gaaCnda, ise awynarebda adamians, TiTqos jados ukeTebso. wamic da qalis gamoxedvaSi SiSi aRar igrZnoboda, mis aforiaqebul saxes Cveulebrivi ieri daubrunda. igi mSvidad Cajda im savarZelSi, romelzec holmsma miuTiTa. - Tu me xels movkideb saidumlos amoxsnas, yoveli wvrilmani unda vicode, uTxra holmsma. - azri moikribeT. yvelaze umniSvnelo wvrilmani SeiZleba saqmeSi yvelaze gadamwyveti aRmoCndes. Tqven ambobT, rom is kaci TqvenTan aTi dRis win movida da ori kviris qiraca da kvebis safasuric winaswar gadaixada?

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- man mkiTxa, rogori pirobebi iqnebao, ser. me vupasuxe, kviraSi ormocdaaTi Silingi unda gadaixadoT-meTqi. zeda sarTulze erTi sastumro da patara sawoli oTaxia - sruliad calke binaa, ser. - Semdeg? - man miTxra: orjer mets gadavixdi, Tu ginda, kviraSi xuT girvanqas mogcemT, Tu Cems pirobebze daTanxmdebiTo. mdidari qali ar gaxlavarT, ser, mister uorens mcire xelfasi aqvs, da aseTi fuli CemTvis didi Sewevnaa. iqve amoiRo aTgirvanqiani sakredito bileTi. amdensaves miiRebT yovel or kviraSi didi xnis ganmavlobaSi, Tu pirobaze Tanaxma iqnebiTo, - miTxra, - meti me TqvenTan araviTari saqme ara maqvso. - mere, ra pirobebi dagiyenaT? - saxlis gasaRebi mTxova, ser. amaSi saocari araferia. mdgmurebs xSirad aqvT TavianTi gasaRebi. agreTve moiTxova, CemTvis damayeneT da araviTar garemoebaSi ar SemawuxoTo. - mere, amaSi raRaa gansakuTrebuli da saocari? - marTali brZandebiT, ser, magram yvelafers aqvs Tavisi zoma. aq ki yovelgvar zomaze laparaki zedmetia. ager aTi dRea Cvens saxlSia da arc me, arc mister uorens, arc Cvens mosamsaxure gogos misTvis Tvalic ar mogvikravs. Cven gvesmis, rogor dadis da dadis - RamiT, diliT, dRisiT, magram saxlidan mxolod pirvel Rames gavida. - ese igi saxlidan pirvel Rames gavida? - diax, ser, da Zalian gvian dabrunda - Cven mainc davweqiT. gagvafrTxila, gvian movalo, da gvTxova, kars urduls nu gauyriTo. gavigone, rogor amodioda kibeebze, es iyo ukve naSuaRames. - sadilis saqme rogoraa? - sagangebod moiTxova, karis win skamze damidgiTo kerZi mas Semdeg, rac zars davrekavo. rom SeWams, kidev dagvirekavs da Cven imave skamidan viRebT WurWels, langriTve migvaqvs. Tu damatebiT sxva raime dasWirda, iqve gvitovebs qaRaldis naglejze, nabeWdi asoebiT nawers. - nabeWdi asoebiT? - diax, ser, fanqriT. sul erTi sityva da meti araferi. erTi ager mogarTviT, naxeT: saponi. esec meore: asanTi. es warwerac: deili gazeTi - pirvel dilas es nawerebi dagvitova. am gazeTs yovel diliT vaxvedreb skamze, sauzmesTan erTad. - daxeT! - Tqva holmsma da yuradRebiT gadaaTvaliera qaRaldis naglejebi, misis uorenma rom moutana. - es ki namdvilad uCveulo ambavia, adamianebisagan ganze dgoma gasagebia, magram nabeWdi asoebi ra saWiroa? nabeWdi asoebiT wera momqancveli jafaa. ratom ar wers ubralod? rogor axsniT amas, uotson? - Tavisi xelnaweris dafarvas cdilobs? - mere, risTvis? ra enaRvleba, Tu binis diasaxlisi ubralo saqmian qaRalds mis sakuTari xeliT nawers miiRebs? an, iqneb, marTali xarT, magram ratom wers ase lakoniurad? - warmodgena ara maqvs. - es fiqrisa da daskvnebisaTvis did SesaZleblobebs gviSlis. dawerilia cudad gaTlili sruliad Cveulebrivi iisferi fanqriT. yuradReba miaqcieT, baraTisaTvis kide mouxeviaT mas Semdeg, rac dauweria. aklia `s~ sityva `sapons~. es raRac damafiqrebeli ambavia, uotson, ara? - raRacis eSinia? - usaTuod. etyoba, qaRaldze raRac kvali darCa, TiTis anabeWdi an sxva ram, riTac SeeZloT amocnoba. Tqven ambobT, misis uoren, rom is kaci saSualo simaRlisaa, Savgvremani da wvermoSvebuli, ramdeni wlisa iqneba? - axalgazrda, ser, ocdaaTze metis ar iqneba. - kidev ras miaqcieT yuradReba?
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- inglisurad sworad laparakobda, ser, magram warmoTqmis mixedviT iseTi STabeWdileba Semeqmna, TiTqos ucxoeli unda iyos. - kargad Cacmulia? - Zalian kargad, ser, namdvili jentlmenia. Savi kostumi acvia, iseTi araferia, rom TvalSi geceT. - saxeli ar uTqvams? - ara, ser. - werilebs ar iRebs da aravin naxulobs? - aravin. - magram Tqven an mosamsaxure gogo dilaobiT xom SedixarT imis oTaxSi? - ara, ser, Tavis Tavs TviTonve emsaxureba. - nuTu? WeSmaritad, gasaocaria. axla miTxariT, ra xelbargi hqonda? - erTi didi yavisferi Cemodani, meti araferi. - ver vityvi, rom amosacnobad da gasaSifrad bevri ram gagvaCnia, magram bedi mainc unda vcadoT. maS, Tqven ambobT, rom oTaxidan araferi gagitaniaT, sruliad araferi? misis uorenma CanTidan konverti amoiRo, iqidan ori naxmari asanTi da sigaretis namwvebi magidaze wamoyara. - dRes sul es iyo langarze. movitane, radgan gamigonia, rom Tqven wvrilmanebidanac SegiZliaT seriozuli daskvnebis gamotana. holmsma mxrebi aiCeCa. - aqedan veranair seriozul daskvnas ver gavakeTeb. asanTiT, Cans, sigarets ukidebda, radgan mxolod Tavia damwvari. roca sigaras an Cibuxs ewevian, asanTis naxevari mainc daiwvis. he, es namwvi ki marTlac sayuradReboa. Tqven ambobT, rom is jentlmeni wver-ulvaSiania? - diax, ser. - am sigaretis ase bolomde moweva mxolod wmindad gaparsul kacs SeeZlo. uotson, Tqvens mokle ulvaSebsac ki daitrusavdiT ase. - iqneb mundStuki hqonda? - vivaraude me. - araviTar SemTxvevaSi: bolo daWmuWnilia. iqneb Tqvens saxlSi ori adamiani cxovrobs, misis uoren? - ara, ser. ise cotas Wams Cemi mdgmuri, rom pirdapir mikvirs, rogor hyofnis erT kacs es saWmeli. - ra gaewyoba, unda davicadoT, vidre damatebiTi masalebi gagviCndeba. bolos da bolos, sadavo da sadavidarabo araferi gaqvT. binis qira migiRiaT, mdgmuri wynari kacia, Tumca, ra Tqma unda, Zalian ucnauri. qiras kargad ixdis, da Tu ar surs gamoCena, es bolos da bolos, Tqven arc gexebaT. araviTari mizezi ar gagvaCnia, simSvide davurRvioT, vidre ar arsebobs sabuTi, rom kanons emaleba. es saqme kargad memaxsovreba. SematyobineT, Tu moxdeba raime axali, da imedi gqondeT Cemi daxmarebisa, Tuki dagWirdebaT. - am saqmeSi uTuod aris zogi raRac TavSesaqcevi Tavisebureba, uotson, - miTxra holmsma mas Semdeg, rac misis uoreni wavida, - SeiZleba aRmoCndes sruliad ubralo rame - vTqvaT, mdgmuri axirebuli kacia da meti araferi; SesaZloa, bevrad ufro seriozulic gamodges, vidre erTi SexedviT Cans. uwinares yovlisa, azrad momdis, rom misis uorenis oTaxebSi ar cxovrobs is kaci, vinc bina iqirava. - ratom fiqrobT ase? - aseTi ram sigaretis namwvma mafiqrebina da mere gana dadgenili araa, rom mdgmuri mxolod erTxel gavida saxlidan, isic imave Rames, roca bina iqirava? mereda, erTma RmerTma icis, TviTonve dabrunda im dros, roca saxlSi mas veravin naxavda, Tu sxva vinme. Cven araviTari mtkiceba ar gagvaCnia, rom Sin dabrunebuli kaci da, vinc bina daiqirava, erTi da igive pirovnebaa, mere, oTaxebis damqiravebeli sworad laparakobda inglisurad, es ki wers nabeWdi asoebiT da
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- vin moeqca udierad? - swored, es gvinda gavigoT! es am diliT moxda. mister uoreni metabeled muSaobs mortonsa da ueilaitTan totenhem-kort-roudze. saxlidan miaxloebiT dilis Svid saaTze gadis xolme. am diliT, quCaSi aTi nabijic ar gaevlo, rom win ori ucnobi gadaudga, Tavze palto Camoacves da iqve mdgar kebSi ZaliT Casves. mTeli saaTi utarebiaT aRma-daRma, mere kebis kari gauRiaT da Zirs gadaugdiaT, ase wolila qvafenilze, SiSisagan gonebadakarguli, da ra Tqma unda, imis gagebis Tavi ar eqneboda, Tu saiT wavida kebi. roca wamomdgara, unaxavs, rom hemsted-hitze imyofeboda. Sin omnibusiT dabrunda, me igi taxtze miwolili davtove da aqeT gamoveSure, rom rac moxda, TqvenTvis Semetyobinebina. - metismetad saintereso ambavia, - Tqva holmsma. - xom ar SeumCnevia, rogor gamoiyureboda is xalxi, xom ar gaugonia, raze laparakobdnen? - ara, sruliad gamoSterebula. mxolod is icis, rom raRac magiurma Zalam maRla aswia da imave magiurma Zalam Zirs isrola. orze meti ar yofilan, Tumca iqneb samnic iyvnen. - Tqven ki Tqvens qmarze Tavdasxmas Tqvens mdgmurs ukavSirebT? - aba vis davukavSiro? Cven aq TxuTmeti welia vcxovrobT da msgavsi araferi mogvsvlia. metis moTmena aRar SemiZlia. fuli xom yvelaferi araa cxovrebaSi! me dResve gavagdeb imas saxlidan. - cota kidev moicadeT, misis uoren. araferi naCqarevad ar gaakeToT. me mgonia, rom SemTxveva bevrad ufro seriozulia, vidre erTi SexedviT Cans. axla aSkaraa, rom diliT mas mtrebi karebTan elodnen da Tqveni qmari Tqveni mdgmuri egonaT. TavianT Secdomas rom mimxvdaran, kebidan Zirs gadmougdiaT. Cven SegviZlia mxolod vimarCieloT imaze, Tu ras izamdnen, Secdoma rom ar mosvlodaT. - mere, me ra movimoqmedo, mister holms? - Zalian mainteresebs Tqveni mdgmuris naxva, misis uoren. - Tu kars ar SevamtvrevT, ar vici, es rogor unda moxdes? roca saWmels skamze vdgam da kibeebze Cavdivar, yovelTvis mesmis, kars rogor ketavs. - man xom langari oTaxSi unda Seitanos. gana ar SeiZleba kaci sadme daimalos da Tvali adevnos? diasaxlisi Cafiqrda. - sworia, ser. mopirdapire mxares sakuWnaoa. iq SemiZlia sarke davdga, da Tu karis ukan daimalebiT... - didebulia! - SesZaxa holmsma. - rodisaa meore sauzmis dro? - ase pirvel saaTze, ser. - maS, me da eqimi uotsoni im droisaTvis movalT. mSvidobiT brZandebodeT, misis uoren. pirvelis naxevarze ukve misis uorenis saxlTan viyaviT. es iyo maRali, viwro, yviTeli aguris saxli da igi patara CixSi, britaneTis muzeumis CrdiloeTiT, greitorm-stritze idga. iqidan ufro soliduri SenobebiT hau-stritis sanaxebi iSleboda. holmsma siciliT miCvena erTi maTgani - didi mravalbiniani saxli, sxva TvalsaCino saxlebze odnav win mdgari. ai, uotson, is saxli! saidanac daTqmuli signalebiT niSneba moxdeba. me kargad davinaxe TeTri qvis lavgardnebiani maRali wiTeli saxli. ager fanjara, saidanac pirobiT niSnebs gadmoscemen. adgili cnobilia, cnobilia kodic. Cveni amocana Zneli ar iqneba. im fanjaraSi gancxadebaa: `qiravdeba~. maSasadame, bina carielia da Tanamzraxvels SeuZlia imiT isargeblos... aba, rogoraa saqme, misis uoren? - TqvenTvis yvelaferi gavamzade. datoveT dabla fexsacmeli, amodiT da me sakuWnaoSi SegiSvebT. qalma yvelaferi Zalian moxerxebulad moawyo. sarke ise iyo dadgmuli, rom Cven, bnelSi myofni, mopirdapire kars kargad davinaxavdiT. is iyo davsxediT da misis uorenma dagvtova, rom zaris xmac gaisma. male gamoCnda diasaxlisi, langari
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skamze dadga da mZime nabijiT iqaurobas gaSorda. karis ukan mikunWulebi mivaSterdiT mopirdapire kars, romelic sarkeSi Canda. diasaxlisis fexis xma miwyda Tu ara, gasaRebis gaCxakunebis xma gaisma, karis saxeluri Camoiwia da orma nazma xelma skamze datovebuli langari aiRo. wuTis Semdeg langari isev skamze dadges, da Cems Tvalwin qalis mSvenierma Savgvremanma saxem gaielva. igi SeZrwunebuli Sescqeroda sakuWnaos odnav moRebul kars. Semdeg oTaxis kari xmauriT daixura, gasaRebma isev gaiCxakuna da yvelaferi miwynarda. holmsma xeli saxeloSi Camavlo da Cven swrafad daveSviT kibeze. - saRamos isev moval, - uTxra diasaxliss, romelic mouTmenlad uyurebda. mgoni, uotson, es saqme Sin unda ganvsajoT. - amrigad, Cemi varaudi dadasturda, - Tqva holmsma da savarZelSi moxerxebulad gadawva. - moxda Senacvleba. mxolod is ver ganvWvrite, uotson, rom Cven qals SevxvdebodiT da Tanac SesaniSnav qals. - man dagvinaxa. man raRac iseTi SeniSna, ramac SeaZrwuna. es ueWvelia. saerTod, saqmis viTareba sakmaod naTelia, xom marTals vambob? wyvili eZebs londonSi TavSesafars, cdilobs daemalos raRac saSinel safrTxes, rac Tavs dastrialebs. ramdenad saSiSia safrTxe, es Cans sifrTxilis im mkacri RonisZiebebidan, rac miuRiaT. mamakacma usaTuod raRac unda moimoqmedos da manamde surs uzrunvelyos qalisTvis uSiSroeba. ioli amocana rodia, magram kacs es metad Taviseburad gadauwyvetia da imdenad warmatebiTac, rom saxlSi qalis yofna ar icis TviTon diasaxlisma, romelic mas kvebavs. axla aSkaraa, risTvis aris saWiro nabeWdi asoebi: raTa ar gaxdes cnobili, rom wers qali. masTan Sexvedra kacs ar SeuZlia - amiT mtrebs Tavis kvalze daayenebs. da raki qalis naxva ar SeuZlia, Tavis ambavs gazeTis meSveobiT atyobinebs. jerjerobiT yvelaferi gasagebia. uotson, Tqven rogorc yovelTvis, metismetad praqtikuli xarT! ra ifareba amis ukan? misis uorenisagan naambobi TiTqos TavSesaqcevi problema sul ufro rTuldeba da sabediswero xasiaTs iRebs. jerjerobiT gadaWriT SegviZlia vTqvaT erTi ram: es araa banaluri sasiyvarulo Tavgadasavali. Tqven albaT SeniSneT qalis saxis gamometyveleba, roca safrTxe igrZno? Cven gavigeT agreTve mister uorenis kebiT gatacebis ambavi. is uTuod mdgmuri egonaT. TvaliT nanaxi da gagonili yvelaferi es, agreTve aucilebloba, rom saidumlo mkacrad Seinaxon, metyvelebs imaze, rom saqme exeba sikvdil-sicocxles. Tavdasxma mister uorenze im ambavs gviCvenebs da gvimtkicebs, rom mtrebma, vinc ar unda iyon isini, jer araferi ician imaze, rom binis damqiravebeli mamakaci Secvlilia dedakaciT. es Zalze saintereso da Zalze daxlarTuli ambavi Cans, mister uotson. - Tqven ratom unda misdioT am saqmes bolomde? is xom araviTar sargeblobas ar giqadiT, arc saxels SegZenT? - marTlac, arafers SemZens, magram xom aris xelovneba xelovnebisTvis, uotson. Tqvenc, roca saeqimo praqtikas eweodiT, gana mxolod gasamrjelosTvis mkurnalobdiT? - ara, Cemi codnis Sevsebis mizniTac, holms. - swavla sikvdilamdeo, xom gagigoniaT, uotson. swavla - esaa gakveTilebis jaWvi da yvelaze didi gakveTili bolos modis. Cveni SemTxveva Wkuis saswavlebelia. is arc fuls mogvitans da arc saxels, magram saidumlo mainc unda amovxsnaT. daRamdeba da Cven kidev erT nabijs gadavdgamT win Cvens kvleva-ZiebaSi. roca isev mivediT misis uorenis saxlSi, londonSi daisis mwuxri Camowva. erTferovan rux safarvelSi mxolod fanjrebis mkveTrad Semoxazuli yviTeli kvadratebi da gazis farnebis mqrqali wreebi criatebda. Cabnelebuli sastumrodan rom daJinebiT gavicqirebodiT, vxedavdiT mxolod erTi mkrTali Suqis laqas, maRla wyvdiadSi rom cimcimebda.
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- im oTaxSi viRac dadis, - CurCuliT Tqva holmsma da Tavisi grZeli, daZabuli saxe minasTan miitana, - diax, me vxedav mis Crdils. ager, kidev gamoCnda. xelSi sanTeli uWiravs da axla aqeT iyureba. surs darwmundes, rom qali Tvals adevnebs. igi SuqniSnebs iZleva. Tvali adevneT da daimaxsovreT uotson, raTa Cveni monacemebis Semowmeba SevZloT. erTxel aanTo - cxadia, esaa a. axla ramdeni daTvaleT? oci? mec. uTuod es t iqneba. at - metad sagulisxmoa. isev t. es uTuod meore sityvis dasawyisia. gamodis tenta. morCa. nuTu sul es iyo, uotson? attenta - uazrobaa. arc maSin aqvs azri, Tu sam sityvad davSliT - at, ten, ta. isev daiwyo! es raRaa? atte - isev is? ucnauria, uotson, Zalian ucnauri! da isev yvelaferi xelaxla! at-is xom mesamed aniSnebs imaves! samjer - attenta. kidev ramdeni iqneba? ara, mgoni daasrula. fanjaras moSorda. rogor axsniT amas, uotson? - daSifruli cnobaa. moulodnelad holmsma `aha~ - ise SesZaxa, TiTqos raRac moisazrao. - Tanac Sifri arc iseTi Tavsatexia, uotson. es xom italiuria! `a~ boloSi niSnavs, rom mimarTaven kacs: `frTxilad! frTxilad! frTxilad!~ ras ityviT, uotson? - vfiqrob, mizans zustad Sig gulSi moaxvedreT. - udavod. gafrTxileba uaRresad mniSvnelovania, amitomac samjer gaimeora. magram ras gaufrTxildes? daica, kidev movida fanjarasTan. Cven isev davinaxeT mrume silueti daxrili kacisa da fanjaraSi cecxlis Suqma gaielva, signalebi ganmeorda. axla swrafad gadascemdnen, ise swrafad, rom Tvalis midevneba Wirda. - perikolo! perikolo! - es ras niSnavs, uotson? safrTxe? RmerTo mowyaleo! es xom safrTxis signalia! isev daiwyo! peri... es ra... Suqi uceb Caqra, mocimcime kvadrati gauCinarda, da meoTxe sarTuli Sav bafTasaviT Semoevlo moelvare fanjrebis sartyels maRali saxlis Tavze. ukanaskneli gamafrTxilebeli signali uecrad gawyda. ratom? vin gawyvita? aseTi azri gagviCnda orives. holmsi fanjaras ficxlav Camoscilda. - es xumroba ar aris, uotson! - SesZaxa. - iq raRac jojoxeTi trialebs. ratom Sewyda signalebi ase uecrad? unda davukavSirdeT skotlend-iards, Cveni aqedan wasvla ki ar SeiZleba, dro ar iTmens. - SeiZleba me gaviqce policiaSi? - aucilebelia ufro zustad gavigoT, ra xdeba iq. iqneb mizezi sul ubralo ramea. iCqareT, uotson, da SevecadoT TviTonve gavarkvioT yvelaferi. hau-stritze rom haiharad mivabijebdiT, im saxls mivxede, romelic is-is iyo ukan movitoveT. zeda sarTulis fanjaraSi Canda - qalis Tavis Crdili, igi albaT daZabuli da sunTqvaSekruli gascqeroda sibneles, raTa signalebis ganmeoreba ar gamorCenoda. hau-stritis Senobis win rikulebze daxrili, grZelpaltoiani da SarfSemoxveuli kaci idga. roca sadarbazoSi farnis Suqi Cvens saxeebs moxvda, is SekrTa. - holms! - SesZaxa. - diax, me var, gregson! - Seexmiana Cemi megobari da skotlend iardel maZebars miesalma. mogzauroba SeyvarebulTa SeyriT dasrulda. aq ram mogiyvanaT? - albaT imanve, ramac Tqven, - miugo gregsonma. - magram ranairad gaigeT es saqme, warmodgena ara maqvs. - me da Tqven aq mogviyvana orma sxvadasxva Zafma, romelic erTi da imave daxlarTuli kvanZidan momdinareobs. me signalebs vakvirdebodi. - signalebs?

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- diax, am fanjridan. igi uecrad gawyda. Cven imis dasadgenad movediT, ase uecrad ra moxda. magram raki saqme saimedo xelSia, me aRara maqvs safuZveli Zieba ganvagrZo. - moicadeT! - SesZaxa ficxlav gregsonma. - patiosnad getyviT, mister holms, Tqvens gverdiT me yovelTvis ufro dajerebulad vmoqmedeb. es misasvleli mTels saxlSi erTaderTia. versaiT wagviva. - vin? romelia? - rogorc iqna, amjerad bedi Cven gviRimis, mister holms. unda dagveTanxmoT. amis Tqmaze gregsonma Zlier dahkra Tavisi trosti trotuarze, ris Semdegac quCis boloSi mdgari maTraxmomarjvebuli karetis meetle Cvensken gamoeSura. neba miboZeT warmogidginoT mister holmsi, - uTxra gresonma. - es ki mister livertonia, amerikul saagento pinkertonidan. - long-ailendis gamoqvabulis saidumlos gmiri! - SesZaxa holmsma. - moxaruli var, rom gagicaniT, ser. amerikeli axalgazrda, mSvidi, saqmiani kaci, mkveTrnakvTebiani sufTad gaparsuli mogrZo saxisa, aseTi qebis gamgone, gawiTlda. - is, rac axla Cven mogvelis, mTeli Cemi cxovrebis saqmea, mister holms. Tu jorjianos Sepyroba movaxerxe... - rao? jorjiano `alisferi beWdis~ ligidan? - o, mas ukve evropaSic icnobT? amerikaSi mis Sesaxeb yvelaferi viciT. Cven viciT, rom mis sindiss ormocdaaTamde mkvleloba awevs, magram jer sarwmuno samxili ara gvaqvs da amitom Sepyroba ar SegviZlia. fexdafex movdev amerikidan, niu-iorkidan movyvebi da erTi kviraa londonSi vuTvalTvaleb, SemTxvevas veZeb, rom sayeloSi xeli Cavavlo. me da mister gregsonma mis kvals mivageniT. am did saxlSia, sxva sadarbazo kari aq araa da xelidan veRar dagvisxlteba. mas Semdeg, rac is am saxlSia, samni gamovidnen, magram vficav, maT ricxvSi jorjiano ar iyo. - mister holmsi raRac signalebze laparakobda, - CaurTo gregsonma. darwmunebuli var, mas, rogorc yovelTvis, aqvs iseTi dawvrilebiTi cnobebi, romlebic Cven ar gagvaCnia. holmsma mokled mouTxro yovelive. amerikelma xelis mtevnebi wyeniT momuWa. - gaugia, rom aqa varT! - ratom ggoniaT? - gana cxadi ar aris? saxlSi daimala da niSnebs aZlevs Tanamzraxvels londonSi misi bandis ramdenime wevria. mere, rogorc Tqven inebeT gecnobebinaT, signalebi uecrad Sewydao. ras unda niSnavdes es, imis garda, rom dagvinaxa, an rogorRac mixvda, rom Cven aqa varT, safrTxe emuqreba da dauyovnebliv Tavs unda uSvelos? Tqven ras gvirCevdiT, mister holms? - maRla avideT. da iqve gavarkvioT, zemoT ra xdeba. - magram Cven misi dapatimrebis orderi rom ara gvaqvs?! - is kaci cariel binaSi saeWvo viTarebaSi imyofeba, - Tqva gregsonma. dapatimrebis pirvel mizezad kmara. roca sapatimroSi CavsvamT, niu-iorkidan albaT dagvexmarebian, rom iqve gavaCeroT. dapatimrebisaTvis pasuxismgeblobas Cems Tavze viReb. Cveni maZebari-profesionalebi iqneb gonebas mkvircxlad ver amuSaveben, magram simamaceSi verafers usayvedurebT. gregsoni kibeebze adioda, raTa Seepyro gamobrZmedili borotmoqmedi, adioda iseve damSvidebuli, TiTqos skotlend-iardis sadarbazo kibeze miabijebda. pinkertonelma agentma gadaswreba scada, magram gregsonma gadaWriT gadauRoba gza da ukan moitova. londonuri faTerakebi londonis policiis privilegia gaxlavT. meoTxe sarTulze marcxena mxaris binis kari odnav gamoRebuli iyo. gregsonma sul gamoaRo. SigniT siwynare sufevda da yiameTi idga. asanTi gavkari da maZebris farans cecxli movukide. roca Suqi ainTo, gaocebisagan yvelam amovixvneSeT.
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iatakis fiWvis ficrebze sisxlis axali kvali moCanda. Ceqmebis wiTeli anabeWdebi Cvens mxares gamodioda Sida oTaxidan, romlis karic daxuruli iyo. gregsonma is farTod gaaRo da farani aswia. Suqi mTels oTaxs anaTebda da Cven gregsonis zurgs amofarebulni win daZabulebi da dacqvetilni viyurebodiT. carieli oTaxis SuagulSi gaSxlarTuliyo herkulesis aRnagobis kaci, Savgvremani, sufTad gaparsuli saxis nakvTebi saSinlad damaxinjeboda. alisferi sisxlis saSineli naRvenTiT mosvrili Tavi Ria feris parketze sisxlis gubeSi egdo. muxlebaweulsa da xelebgaSlils mZlavr yavisfer kiserSi didi dana hqonda gayrili, romelsac mxolod tari mouCanda. Tumca giganturi agebulebisa iyo, danis mZlavr datymas, etyoba, ise daugdia, rogorc gamocdili yasbis xeliT dakluli xari. mis marjvena xelTan egdo orlesuri mZime xanjali, Zvlistariani, gverdiT kidev - Savi laikis xelTaTmani. - RmerTo Cemo! swored es aris Savi jorjiano! - Se-hyvira amerikelma maZebarma - amjerad viRacam dagvaswro. - ager sanTeli fanjaraze, mister holms. - Tqva gregsonma. - magram Tqven ras akeTebT? holmsi fanjarasTan mivida, aanTo sanTeli da saidumlo niSnebis gadacemas mohyva. Semdeg sibneleSi gaixeda, sanTeli Caaqro da iatakze daagdo. - vnaxoT, mgoni es dagvexmareba. Semdeg orive profesionalTan gamobrunda, gvams rom aTvalierebdnen, da Rrmad Cafiqrebuli maT gverdiT dadga. - Tqven ambobT, rom vidre dabla ideqiT, saxlidan samni gamovidnen, - Tqva bolos. - xom ar dakvirvebixarT? - diax, davakvirdi. - xom ar iyo maT Soris ocdaaTiode wlis Savgvremani, SavwverulvaSebiani, saSualo tanis kaci? - diax, Cems gverdiT man ukanasknelma Caiara. - vfiqrob, es isaa, vinc Tqven gindaT. SemiZlia agiweroT da Tan gvaqvs misi fexis Cinebuli anabeWdi. vfiqrob, es TqvenTvis kmara. - bevri veraferi monacemia, mister holms, rom amis mixedviT vipovoT milion londonels Soris is erTi kaci. - SesaZlebelia. amitom vifiqre, rom kargi iqneba, Tu qals moviSveliebT. am sityvebze yvelani karisken mivbrundiT. karis sworkuTxedSi idga maRali lamazi qali. is gaxldaT misis uorenis saidumloebiT moculi mdgmuri, romelic nela mogviaxlovda. misi fermkrTali saxe SiSiT iyo moculi. igi daZabuli, SiSneuli mzeriT dasCereboda Zirs dagdebul gvams. - Tqven mokaliT is! - Caibutbuta qalma. - wb vSw qSw, Tqven mokaliT is! Semdeg erTi Rrmad amoisunTqa da sixarulis yiJiniT Sexta. oTaxSi darboda, taSs ukravda, Taflisferi Tvalebi aRfrTovanebisa da gaocebisagan uelavda, mis bageebs aTasi italiuri warmtaci wamoZaxili aRmoxda. yvela SeZrwundeboda da gaocdeboda am qalis Semyure. is ki dauokebel sixaruls moecva am sanaxaobis gamo. uecrad SeCerda da kiTxvis niSnad Semogvacqerda. - magram Tqven! Tqven xom policia xarT? Tqven mokaliT juzepe jorjiano? marTla? - Cven policia varT, qalbatono. qali oTaxis bnel kuTxeebs daakvirda. - sadRaa jenaro? jenaro luka, Cemi qmari? me emilia luka var, orive niuiorkidan gaxlavarT. sadaa jenaro? es-es aris maniSna am fajridan, rom masTan movsuliyavi da mec aqeT gamoveSure. - es me gixmeT, - Tqva holmsma. - Tqven! mereda Tqven ra icodiT, rogor unda geniSnebiaT CemTvis aq mosvla.

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- Tqveni Sifri arc ise rTulia, qalbatono. Tqveni aq yofna ki aucilebeli iyo. aq gvesaWiroebodiT. darwmunebuli viyavi, rom Tu mogcemdiT niSans mSutS (modi - it.), uTuod moxvidodiT. mSvenierma italielma qalma holmss mokrZalebuli SiSiT Sexeda. - ar mesmis, saidan gaigeT es yvelaferi, - Tqva. - juzepe jorjiano, rogorc man... - uecrad gaCumda, magram maSinve saxe sixarulma da siamayem gaunaTa. - axla gavige! Cemma jenarom! es yvelaferi moimoqmeda Cemma mSvenierma, Zvirfasma jenarom, romelic yvela ubedurebisagan mifaravda, manve mokla borotmoqmedi Tavisi Zlieri xeliT! o, Cemo jenaro, ra SesaniSnavi xar! aris ki am qveynad qali, vinc misi siyvarulis Rirsia? - maS ase, misis luka, - Tqva prozaulma gregsonma da xeli idayvze miado iseve gulgrilad, TiTqos is yofiliyo noting-hileli xuligani. - jer CemTvis mTlad naTeli ver aris, Tqven vin brZandebiT, da ratom xarT aq, magram, rac ukve miTxariT, imis mixedviT sruliad naTelia, rom TqveniT skotlend-iardSi dainteresdebian. - erTi wuTiT, mister gregsons, - Caeria holmsi, - me mgonia, es ledi winaaRmdegi ar iqneba, rom zogi ram Cvenc gviTxras. Tqven iciT, qalbatono, rom Tqvens qmars daapatimreben da gaasamarTleben im kacis mokvlisTvis, romelic aq Cvens win gdia? Tqveni sityvebi SeiZleba Tqveni qmris winaaRmdeg gamoiyenon. magram Tu Tqven fiqrobT, rom Tqveni qmris moqmedeba kanonsawinaaRmdego ar iyo da misi moqmedeba misTvis saSiSi ar iqneba, Tundac marTlmsajulebisaTvis yovelive cnobili Seiqmnas, maSin, gTxovT yvelaferi wvrilad gviamboT. - axla, roca jorjiano mkvdaria, Cven aRarafrisa gveSinia, - miugo italielma qalma. - is iyo eSmakeuli da urCxuli, romlis mokvlisaTvis qveynad arc erTi mosamarTle Cems qmars sasjels ar gamoutans. - aseT SemTxvevaSi, - Tqva holmsma, - girCevT davketoT kari da davtovoT yvelaferi ise, rogorc aris, gavyveT am ledis mis binaSi da gadawyvetileba gamovitanoT mas Semdeg, rac is yvelafers mogviyveba. naxevari saaTis Semdeg yvelani visxediT ledi lukas patara sastumroSi da vismendiT mis saocar moTxrobas im avbediT movlenebze, romelTa dasasrulis mowmenic Cven SeviqeniT. inglisurad swrafad da sxapasxupiT laparakobda, Tumca Zlier arasworad da meti sicxadisaTvis misi monaTxrobi cota Sevaswore. - me davibade posilipoSi neapolis axlos, - daiwyo qalma, - var asuli augusto barelisa, romelic iq ufrosi iuristi iyo da Tanac am mxaris deputati. jenaro mamaCemTan msaxurobda da me is Semiyvarda, radgan ar SeiZleba kacs aseTi adamiani ar Seuyvardes. Raribi iyo, xelmokled cxovrobda da garda silamazis, Zalisa da energiisa araferi gaaCnda. amitom mamam qorwinebis neba ar mogvca. Cven gaviqeciT, bariSi davqorwindiT, gavyideT Cemi samkaulebi da amerikaSi wavediT. es moxda oTxi wlis win da mas Semdeg Cven niu-iorkSi vcxovrobdiT. pirvelad bedma gagviRima. jenarom keTili samsaxuri gauwia erT italiel jentlmens - ixsna igi Tavze xelaRebuli aramzadebisagan im adgilas, romelsac hqvia boveri, da ase SeiZina gavleniani megobari. misi saxelia tito kastalote, igi gaxlavT mTavari kompanioni cnobili firmisa `kastalote da zamba~, am firmas niu-iorkSi xili Semoaqvs da xilis mTavari mimwodebelia. sinior zamba bevrs avadmyofobs da yvela saqme im firmisa, romelSiac samasamde kacia gaerTianebuli, Cveni megobris xelSia Tavmoyrili. kastalotem Cemi qmari Tavis firmaSi miiRo, ganyofilebis gamged daniSna da mis mimarT yuradRebiTa da gulisxmierebiT gamoirCeoda. sinior kastalote ucolo gaxlavT da jenaros, rogorc giTxariT, RviZli SviliviT uyurebda. Cems jenarosac is kaci ise uyvarda, TiTqos Cveni mSobeli mama yofiliyos. bruklinSi viqiraveT da movawyveT erTi patara saxli da Cveni momavali uzrunvelyofili gvegona, roca uecrad gamoCnda Savi Rrubeli da mTeli ca dabura.
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erT saRamos, roca jenaro Sin brundeboda, gzaze viRac Tanamemamules gadahyria da Sin moiyvana. misi saxeli iyo jorjiano, isic posilipodan aRmoCnda. kaci ki ara, bumberazi gaxldaT, kolosaluri simaRlisa, raSic TviTonve darwmundiT xom naxeT misi gvami! ara marto uzarmazari tani, aramed yvelaferi fantastikuri, uzomo da Semzaravi hqonda. Cvens saxlSi misi xma ise gaismoda, rogorc mexis quxili. sadac is laparakobda, iq yvelgan siviwrove iyo, adgili ar hyofnida uzarmazari xelebis saqnevad. azrebi, gancdebi, vnebebi, yvelaferi didi da saSineli hqonda. laparakobda, ukeT Rrialebda iseTi mRelvarebiT, rom danarCenebs isRa darCenodaT, damjdariyvnen da esminaT misi sityvebi, romelTa nakadi msmenels aZrwunebda. Tvalebi cecxliviT uelavda da uneburad gimorCilebdaT. saSineli da saocari kaci iyo. madloba Semoqmeds, rom is mkvdaria! sul ufro da urfo mouxSira siaruls. magram, arc me da arc jenaros misi stumroba arafrad gvepitnaveboda. Cemi ubeduri qmari fermixdili iyo xolme da gulgrilad ismenda usasrulo qadagebas politikasa da socialur problemebze, rac Cveni stumris saubris Temas Seadgenda. jenaro dumda, magram mis saxeze amovikiTxavdi xolme gancdas, rac misTvis uwin uCveulo iyo. jer vfiqrobdi, rom es iyo siZulvili, mere gavige, rom es raRac ufro meti gaxldaT. es iyo SiSi, dauZleveli SiSi, rasac Zlivs ikavebda. im Rames, roca mis saxeze kvlav Zrwola da SiSi amovikiTxe, movexvie da SevTxove, Cemi siyvarulis gulisaTvis, yvelafrisaTvis, rac Zvirfasi gaaCnda, eTqva, ratom grZnobda am bumberazis gverdiT Tavis Tavs daZagrulad da daTrgunulad. qmarma miTxra da misi moTxrobis msmenels guli gameyina. Cemi sabralo jenaro, im sificxis, im ymawvilkacuri martoxelobis dros, roca eCveneboda, rom mTeli qveyniereba mis winaaRmdeg iyo amxedrebuli, roca usamarTlobis gamo cxovrebaSi Wkuas kargavda, neapolitanur ligaSi `aliferi beWedi~ - raRac Zveli karbonariebis msgavs wreSi wevrad Sesula. am organizaciis saidumloebani, misi fici, rasac wevrebi deben, saSinelia Turme da, vinc iq Seva, gamosvla aRaravis ZaluZs. Cven xom amerikaSi gaviqeciT da sabralo jenaro Turme imas fiqrobda, rom ligas sabolood daaRwia Tavi. warmoidgineT, ra Tavzari daecemoda, roca erTxel quCaSi Sexvda im gigants jorjianos, kacs, romelmac igi neapolSi `alisferi beWdis~ organizaciaSi CaiTria wevrad da mTel samxreT italiaSi daimsaxura metsaxelad `sikvdili~, radgan misi xelebi moklulTa sisxliT iyo SeRebili. jorjiano italiis policias xelidan dauZvra, amerikaSi Cavida da iqac moaswro im saSineli ligis ganyofilebis Seqmna. yvelaferi es miambo jenarom da miCvena qaRaldi, romelzedac daxatuli iyo alisferi beWedi. iq ewera, rom garkveul dResa da saaTs Sedgeba kreba, romelsac jenaro unda daswreboda. es kargs arafers gviqadda, magram uaresi win gveloda. garkveuli xnis Semdeg me TandaTan vamCnevdi, rom jorjiano, ramdenjerac CvenTan movidoda, - modioda ki TiTqmis yovel saRamos, - mxolod me melaparakeboda, xolo Tu rames Cems qmars etyoda, imave dros ar maSorebda Tavis cecxlovan TvalTa saSinel, mZvinvare mzeras. erTxel misi saidumlo gamomJRavnda. Turme me gamiRviZebia masSi is, rasac TviTon siyvaruls eZaxda - urCxulis, veluris siyvaruli. jenaro jer ar iyo mosuli, roca is movida. axlos momijda, Camavlo Tavisi uzarmazari mxecuri xelebi, momimwyvdia daTvis TaTebSi, mloSnida da memudareboda, rom gavyolodi. sasowarkveTili vyvirodi da vebrZodi. am dros jenaroc movida da eca im nadirs. jorjianom Cems qmars ise lewa, rom igi daeca da cnoba dakarga; jorjiano ki gaiqca saxlidan, romlis karic misTvis samudamod Cairaza. im saRamodan is Cveni dauZinebeli mteri Seiqna. ramdenime dRis Semdeg Sedga kreba. krebidan dabrunebul jenaros saxeze Sevatyve, rom moxda raRac saSineleba. aseTi ubedurebis warmodgenac ki Semzaravda. `alisferi beWdis~ organizacia Turme saxsrebs eZebda da SantaJs uwevda mdidar
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italielebs. organizacia fulian xalxs ZaladobiT emuqreboda, Tu uars etyodnen fulis micemaze. amjerad TavianT msxverplad Cveni megobari da keTilismyofeli kastelote amoerCiaT. kastelote ar SeuSinda muqaras da moTxovnis qaRaldi policias gadasca. ai, maSin gadawyvites masTan angariSis ise gasworeba, rom danarCenebs winaaRmdegobis gawevis xalisi daekargaT. krebaze daedginaT, rom aefeTqebinaT dinamitiT misi saxli da masTan daeRupaT saxlis patroni. uyares kenWi, Tu vis unda ekisra es jojoxeTuri saqme. jenarom xeli tomaraSi Cayo da jorjianos saxeze, romelic misi mosisxle mteri iyo, veraguli Rimili dainaxa, ra Tqma unda, yvelaferi mowyobili iyo, radgan swored qmris xelisgulze aRmoCnda alisferbeWdiani sabediswero rgoli. es iyo mkvlelobis brZaneba. jenaros sicocxle unda moespo uaxloesi adamianisaTvis. Tu ar Seasrulebda, ligis wevrebi dagvsjidnen meca da qmarsac. jojoxeTuri liga sjida ara marto gandgomilebs, aramed maT axloblebsac. ai, am ubedurebas gadahkida Cemi sawyali jenaro jorjianom da kaci Wkuas kargavda. mTeli Rame vijeqiT, erTimeores vexveodiT da Tavs datexili ubedurebis molodinSi erTmaneTs vamxnevebdiT. afeTqeba momdevno RamisaTvis iyo daniSnuli. SuadRisas me da Cemi qmari ukve londonis gzas davadeqiT. cxadia, Cvens keTilismyofels yvelaferi SevatyobineT da policias vacnobeT, rom ubedureba Tavidan aecilebinaT. danarCeni, jentlmenebo, TviTonac kargad iciT. dawmunebuli viyaviT, rom mtrebs Tavs ver davaRwevdiT, rogorc ver gaeqceva kaci sakuTar Crdils. jorjianos piraduli mizezebic hqonda SurisZiebisaTvis, Cven ki vicodiT, ra ulmobeli, veragi da Seupovari kaci iyo igi. italiaSi da amerikaSi bevrs laparakobdnen mis sazarel yovlisSemZleobaze. axla ki, raRa Tqma unda, Cvens winaaRmdeg yovel Rones moixmarda. imis wyalobiT, rom mtrebs davaswariT, ramdenime mSvidi dRe dagvidga da Cemma sayvarelma megobarma saidumlo bina gamonaxa CemTvis. am TavSesafarSi gavatare oriode dRe. jenaros moqmedebis Tavisuflebis mopoveba surda, raTa inglisisa da amerikis policiasTan kavSiri daeWira. warmodgena ara maqvs, sad cxovrobs, rogor da riT ikvebeba. mis ambavs mxolod gazeTidan vgebulobdi. erTxel fanjaraSi gavixede da vnaxe, rogor uTvalTvalebdnen am saxls. dabla ori italieli iyo da mivxvdi, rom jorjianom raRacnairad moagno Cvens adgilsamyofels. bolos jenarom gazeTis meSveobiT macnoba, rom signalebis saSualebiT daamyarebda kavSirs CemTan. scada kidec pirobiTi niSnebiT CemTan gamolaparakeba da gamafrTxila, fxizlad iyavio. axla mesmis: qmarma icoda, rom jorjianom Cvens kvals miagno, da madloba RmerTs, masTan Sesaxvedrad momzadebula. axla ki miTxariT, jentlmenebo, CavidineT Tu ara iseTi ram, rac kanoniT isjeba, da aris Tu ara qveynad iseTi sasamarTlo, romelic jenaros dasjis imisaTvis, rac gaakeTa? - ra iTqmis, mister gregson, - Tqva amerikelma da inglisel agents gadaxeda. ar vici, rogoria Tqveni britanuli mosazreba, amerikaSi ki, kerZod, niu-iorkSi, udidesi umravlesoba am mandilosnis qmars madlobas etyvis. - am qals CemTan wasvla mouxdeba, Cvens ufrosTan, - miugo gregsonma, - Tu misi naambobi dadasturdeba, ara mgonia masa da mis qmars raime emuqrebodes, magram erTi ram ki Cemi WkuisaTvis miuwvdomelia: ranairad aRmoCndiT am saqmeSi Caxeduli Tqven, mister holms? - swavla sikvdimde, gregson, swavla da swavla, jer kidev cxovrebis Zvel universitetSi daviarebi. sxvaTa Soris, axla jer rva saaTic araa, kovent-gardenSi ki vagneris opera gadis. Tu viCqarebT, meore moqmedebas mivuswrebT.

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1895 wlis noembris mesame kviraSi londons iseTi xSiri yviTeli nisli Camoawva, rom orSabaTidan xuTSabaTamde beiker-stritze, Cveni binis fanjrebidan mopirdapire mxares, Senobebis siluetebis garCeva SeuZlebeli iyo. pirvel dRes holmsi Tavis sqel cnobars ujda, awesrigebda, Sesatyvisi cnobebiTa da saZieblebiT avsebda. meore da mesame dRes mTeli dro miuZRvna Sua saukuneebis musikas sagans, romelic bolo dros amoiCema da Cemi hobi axla es ariso gaiZaxoda. magram meoTxe dRes, roca nasauzmevs wamovdeqiT, skamebi mivdgi-movdgiT da vnaxeT, rom fanjris miRma isev ise micuravs TvalSeudgami ruxi burusi, zeTovani wveTebis saxiT rom jdeboda minebze, Cemi megobris mouTmeneli da moqmedi Sinagani samyaro gadaWriT aRudga win dedabunebis Wirveulobas. umoqmedobis gamo ganawyenebuli win da ukan mimodioda oTaxSi, Zlivs iokebda energias, frCxilebs ikvnetda da gverdze Cavlisas TiTebs ukakunebda avejs. - aris gazeTebSi raime saintereso? - mkiTxa. vicodi, `sainteresod~ holmss miaCnda danaSaulobaTa samyaroSi momxdari ambebi. gazeTebSi iyo cnobebi revoluciaze, omis SesaZleblobaze; mTavrobis mosalodnel Secvlaze, magram yvelaferi es Cemi megobris gonebis ares gareT rCeboda. iseTi veraferi aRmovaCine, rac sisxlis samarTlis sferos ganekuTvneboda da Cemi megobris daintereseba SeeZlo. gazeTebSi, garda Cveulebrivi patar-patara samarTaldarRvevebisa, araferi ewera. holmsma Rrmad amoioxra da nerviuli bolTis cema ganagrZo. - londoneli damnaSave zarmaci da Clungia, - Tqva buzRuniT, rogorc monadirem, romelsac msxverpli xelidan dausxlta. - gaixedeT fanjaraSi, uotson. xedavT, rogor wamoimarTebian da isev qrebian nislebSi bundovani figurebi? aseT dRes qurdsa da mkvlels SeuZlia Tavisuflad, SeumCnevlad iwanwalos quCebSi, rogorc vefxvma junglebSi, naxtomisaTvis rom emzadeba. da mxolod maSin... mxolod maSin dainaxavs xolme misi msxverpli. - bevri wvrilmani qurdoba momxdara, - SevniSne me. holmsma zizRiT amoixvneSa. - am didebulsa da sibneliT mocul scenaze ufro Rirseuli ambebi unda TamaSdebodes, - Tqva man. - bedi hqoniaT londonelebs, rom borotmoqmedi ara var. - oRondac! - vTqvi gulwrfelad. - warmovidginoT, rom me var erTi-erTi im ormocdaaTTagani, romelTac aqvT safuZveli, rom sikvdiliT damemuqron. rogor fiqrobT, didxans davrCebodi cocxali, sakuTari Tavis devnas davaRwevdi Tavs? moulodneli zari, miwveva, Sexvedris Txovna da morCa. kargia, rom nisliani dReebi araa samxreTis qveynebSi, sadac daufiqreblad klaven xolme adamians... oh, RmerTo! rogorc iqna, gamoCnda raRac iseTi, rac Cveni cxovrebis autanel erTferovnebas daarRvevs. moaxle gogo Semovida depeSiT xelSi. holmsma gaxsna telegrafis blanki da gadaixarxara. - ara, erTi moismineT. CemTan Camosvla unebebia maikrofts, Cems Zmas! - mere, ra aris amaSi gansakuTrebuli? - ra ariso gansakuTrebuli? es xom igivea, rom tramvaim liandagidan gadauxvios da TemSaraze gasrialdes. maikrofti wreSi moZraobs: bina pel-melze, klubi `diogeni~, uaitholi - ai, misi ucvleli gza-kvali. aq mxolod erTxel iyo. ra saswaulma gadaaxvevina gzidan? - arafers ar ganmartavs? holmsma depeSa gamomiwoda. me wavikiTxe: `aucileblad unda gnaxo kadogen ueistis saqmeze. Camovdivar dauyovnebliv. maikrofti~. - kadogen ueisti? es saxeli sadRac gamigonia.

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marTali giTxraT, me ar vicnob da arc mis Sesaxeb gamigonia rame, magram maikroftma rom uecrad aseTi axirebuli nabiji gadadgas ...warmoudgenelia! ufro iolia planeta orbitidan gamovardes. sxvaTa Soris, Tqven iciT, vinaa maikrofti? bundovnad momagonda, rom holmsma Tavis Zmaze raRac miambo, roca `Tarjimanis SemTxvevas~ varkvevdiT. - mgoni, ambobdiT, rom britaneTis mTavrobaSi raRac patara saxelmwifoebrivi posti uWiravso. holmsma gaicina. - im dros jer ise axlos ar gicnobdiT. saWiroa kacma enas kbili daaWiros, roca laparakia saxelmwifoebriv masStabebze. marTalia, Cemi Zma britaneTis saxelmwifos samsaxurSia. aseve sworia isic, rom zogjer is TviTon warmoadgens britaneTis mTavrobas. - magram, holms, mapatieT... - asec vicodi, rom gagikvirdebodaT. maikrofti Rebulobs weliwadSi oTxasormocdaaT girvanqas. uWiravs xelqveiTis adgili, pativmoyvare ar aris, uars ambobs titulebsa da wodebebze, yvelaze ufro SeumCneveli kacia inglisSi. - magram ranairad? - iciT, namdvilad unikumia da aseTi gamorCeuli mdgomareoba mTavrobaSi Tavis Tavs TviTon Seuqmna. arasodes yofila da arc iqneba is Tanamdeboba, rasac maikrofti daiWerda. umagaliTod zustad azrovnebs da faqtebis damaxsovrebis uCveulo unari gaaCnia; is kolosaluri energia, rasac me danaSaulobaTa mxilebas vaxmar, man saxelmwifos samsaxurSi Caayena. mas andoben moxsenebaze daskvnebis daweras. igi gaxlavT centri, saangariSo palata, sadac jamdeba yvela saerTo balansi. danarCenebi ama Tu im sferoSi kargad gaTviTcnobierebuli specialistebi gaxlavan. misi specialoba ki yvelafris codnaa. Cven verc ki warmogvidgenia, rom yoveldRiurad saministroebsa da mis Tavkacebs sWirdebaT garkveuli cnobebi, vTqvaT, samxedro flotsa da mis saqmianobaze, indoeTze, kanadaze, bimetalizmis problemebze da aTasi, vin icis ra. Cemi Zma TanmimdevrobiT dahkiTxavs xolme Sesabamis departamentebs da iRebs yvela saWiro cnobas, magram mxolod maikrofts SeuZlia im cnobebis mopoveba, maTi analizi da urTierTkavSiris dadgena. pirvelad mis unarsa da SesaZleblobebs afasebdnen, rogorc garkveuli saxis moxerxebul samsaxurs, miznis misaRwevad umokles gzas. TandaTanobiT maikroftma Tavi daifasa da centralur figurad iqca. mis Zlier gonebaSi yvelaferi Tavis adgilzea dalagebuli da nebismier dros SeiZleba gamovlindes. araerTxel gadauwyvetia mis erT sityvas saxelmwifoebrivi politikis esa Tu is sakiTxi - es kaci mTlianad am saqmiT cocxlobs, misi yoveli azri imiTaa STanTqmuli. roca xandaxan raime rCevas vekiTxebi, Tavs ar iSurebs xolme, rom Cems romelime problemas Suqi mohfinos. amas igi Tavisi gonebis varjiSad racxs. magram ram aiZula dRes iupiteri, olimpodan rom daSvebuliyo? vinaa kadogen uiesti da ra saerTo aqvs mas maikroftTan? - momagonda! - SevZaxe me da divanze dayril gazeTebSi qeqva daviwye. - ho, ra Tqma unda, ager isic! kadogen uiesti is axalgazrda kacia, romelic or ricxvSi diliT metropolitenis xazze mkvdari ipoves. holmsi savarZelSi gasworda da mTlianad smenad iqca. xeli, romliTac Cibuxi eWira, piramde ar miutania. - maS, raRac seriozuli ambavi momxdara, uotson. sikvdili kacisa, ramac Cemi Zma aiZula Tavisi CveulebebisaTvis eRalata, ubralo ram ar iqneba. magram ra saerTo unda hqondes masTan maikrofts, dalaxvros RmerTma? SemTxveva, ramdenadac maxsovs, sruliad Cveulebrivi da arafriT gamorCeuli ar iyo. axalgazrda kaci, etyoba, vagonidan gadmovarda da sasikvdilod daSavda. arc Zarcvis niSnebi, arc raime Zaladobis kvali - mgoni, ase iyo, ara?

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- mokvlevam bevri axali faqti gamoavlina, - mivuge me, - SemTxveva, Tu mas ufro dakvirvebulad SevxedavT, uaRresad ucnauria. - im zemoqmedebis mixedviT Tu vimsjelebT, rac mas Cems Zmaze mouxdenia, WeSmaritad araCveulebrivi ambavi unda iyos. - holmsi gasworda da savarZelSi moxerxebulad mokalaTda. - aba, uotson, gadmoalageT faqtebi rac xelT gvaqvs! - axalgazrda kacis sruli saxelia arTur kadogen uiesti. ocdaSvidi wlisaa, ucolSvilo, uilvijis arsenalSi umcros klerkad yofila. - saxelmwifo samsaxurSi iyo? axla gasagebia, ratomaa Cemi Zma dainteresebuli. - orSabaT saRamos is moulodnelad wasula samsaxuridan. ukanasknelad sakuTar daniSnuls, mis vaiolet uestbaris unaxavs; isini im saRamos erTad yofilan. rvis naxevarze arTur kadogen uiests qaliSvili uecrad miutovebia quCaSi. xSiri nisli mdgara. dava an walaparakeba ar hqoniaT da qaliSvils verafriT auxsnia misi moqmedeba. Semdegi cnoba arTurze moutania gzis muSas meisons, romelsac misi gvami metropoliten oldgeitis sadguris maxloblad upovnia. - rodis? - samSabaTs, dilis eqvs saaTze. sxeuli TiTqmis zed gaCerebasTan gdebula, swored iq, sadac liandagi gvirabidan gamodis, marcxena mxares, Tu dasavleTidan aRmosavleTisaken gavixedavT, da odnav ganze. Tavis qala gaxeTqili aRmoaCnda, albaT vagonidan gadavardnis dros gauskda. kacma rom Tqvas, sxvas verafers vivaraudebT, gvami xom gvirabSi mxolod amnairad SeiZleboda moxvedriliyo. romelime mezobeli quCidan iq ver waaTrevdnen: veranairad ver miitandnen iq ise, rom kontroliorebs ar SeeniSnaT. maSasadame, saqmis es mxare eWvs ar iwvevs. - Zalian kargi. diaxac, SemTxveva erTob ubraloa. kaci, mkvdari an cocxali, gadavarda an gadaagdes vagonidan. jer yvelaferi naTelia. ganagrZeT. - rkinigzis im xazze, romelzedac kadogen uiesti ipovnes, is matareblebi mimodian, romelnic dasavleTidan aRmosavleTisken miemarTebian. am xazze moZraoben metros matareblebic da qalaqgareT mimavali matareblebic, romelnic uilsdenidan da sxva punqtebidan modian. dabejiTebiT SeiZleba iTqvas, rom axalgazrda kaci Ramis matarebliT mgzavrobda, magram saxeldobr romel sadgurSi Cajda vagonSi, ver gaarkvies. - bileTis mixedviT ver gaigebdnen? - bileTi ver unaxes. - daxeT, rogor yofila saqme! ucnauria! sakuTari gamocdilebidan vici, metros baqanze ubileTod gasvla SeuZlebelia, bileTi xom unda eCvenebina. unda CavTvaloT, rom axalgazrda kacs bileTi hqonda, magram viRacam aacala, raTa misi metroSi Cajdomis adgili ar gamJRavnebuliyo. iqneb vagonSi dauvarda? esec advili SesaZlebelia. magram TviTon faqti, bileTi rom ar amoaCnda, uaRresad sagulisxmoa. am SemTxvevaSi gaZarcvis mizniT mkvlelobac gamoricxulia? - mec ase mgonia. gazeTebSi aRwerilia yvelaferi, rac kadogen uiests jibeSi upoves. safuleSi ori girvanqa da TxuTmeti Silingi aRmoaCnda. jibeSive upovnes erT-erTi didi bankis uilviSis ganyofilebis saCeko wignaki. albaT swored amis mixedviT daadgines daRupulis vinaoba. ipoves, agreTve, uilvijis Teatris benuaris ori bileTi imave orSabaTisaTvis. napovni nivTebis CamoTvlaSi, raRac teqnikuri xasiaTis sabuTebis Sekvracaa aRwerili. amis gagonebaze holmsma kmayofilebiT SesZaxa: rogorc iqna! axla yovelive gasagebia. britaneTis mTavroba - uilvijis arsenali. teqnikuri dokumentebi - Zma maikrofti. axla yvelaferi xelTa maqvs. danarCens ki, Tu ar vcdebi, ager, maikrofti modis da is agvixsnis. wuTic da Cvens winaSe idga zorzoxi maikroft holmsi. igi tanmaRali iyo, zorba, mkvrivi agebulebisa, metad mZimec ki da, erTi sityviT, uzarmazari potenciuri fizikuri Zalis gansaxiereba gaxldaT. aseTi tanadobis kacs moazrovnis gadaSlili Subli, foladisferi, gamWriaxi, Rrmad Camjdari Tvalebi da mtkiced gamokveTili piri amSvenebda. maikroftis mnaxvels, albaT, maSinve daaviwydeboda misi garegnuli
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mouxeSaoba da mxolod yovelives damCrdilav Zalum inteleqts igrZnobda, rac am pirovnebaSi ase TvalSisacemad mJRavndeboda; mas Tan axlda skotlend-iardeli Cveni Zveli nacnobi, gamxdari, asketuri figuris patroni lestreidi. maTi dafiqrebuli gamometyveleba aSkarad laparakobda, rom mosalodneli iyo Zalze seriozuli saubari. maikroft holmsma palto gaixada da savarZelSi Cajda. maZebarma xeli CamogvarTva da sityva ki ar dauZravs. - Zalian arasasiamovno ambavia, Serlok, - Tqva maikroftma. - WiriviT mZuls Cveulebis Ralati, magram xelisufalni xom ici, qva aagdes da Tavi SeuSvires, ase rom uari ar gamivida. im konfliqtis dros, rac axla siamSi wamoiWra, saministroSi Cemi yofna TiTqmis aucilebelia. magram viTareba daZabulia, pirdapir kritikuli. arasodes ar minaxavs premier-ministri ase aRelvebuli. saadmiraloSi xom yvelaferi ise gugunebs, rogorc gadabrunebul skaSi. saqmes gaecani? - swored am saqmiT viyaviT axla garTuli. ra dokumentebi upoves kadogen uiests? - o, swored es aris axla mTavari. sabednierod, ar gamomJRavnebula, Torem presa erT ambavs astexda. qaRaldebi, romlebic im ubedur axalgazrda kacs jibeSi edo, brius-partingtonis wyalqveSa navis naxazebia. es is sazeimo ieriT Tqva, rom Cven maSinve mivxvdiT, ra did mniSvnelobasac aZlevda maikrofti imas, rac moxda. me da Cemi megobari smenad viyaviT qceulni, ras ityoda kidev es kaci. - Tqven, ra Tqma unda, iciT, vinaa lordi brius-partingtoni? me megona, yvelam icis-meTqi misi ambavi. - mxolod saxeli gagvigonia. - Tqmac ki Znelia imisa, Tu ra mniSvnelobisaa samxedro saidumloeba, romelic gasces. yvela saxelmwifo saidumlos Soris es erTi gansakuTrebiT gulmodgined iyo cxraklitulSi Caketili. SegiZliaT Cems sityvas endoT: brius-partingtonis navis moqmedebis arenaze zRvidan Tavdasxma SeuZlebelia. am gamogonebis uflebaze gasul wels uzarmazari Tanxaa gadaxdili. yvelaferi keTdeboda, rom es monopolia xelSeuxebeli darCeniliyo. naxazebi uaRresad rTulia, ocdaaTamde calkeul patents Seicavs da yoveli maTgani aucilebelia mTliani konstruqciisaTvis. isini saidumlo ganyofilebis saimedo seifSi - arsenalis maxloblad inaxeboda. karebsa da fanjrebze iseTi saketebi iyo, rom mZarcveli veras gaxdeboda. dokumentebis gamotana yovelgvari sababiT ikrZaleboda. TviTon flotis mTavar konstruqtors rom moesurvebina dokumentebis Semowmeba, piradad uilvijSi mouxdeboda Casvla. da uecrad naxazebi erTi wvrili moxelis gvamis jibeSi da isic Sua qalaqSi aRmoCnda. politikuri TvalsazrisiT, es Tu meti ara, SeiZleba iTqvas, pirdapir saSinelia! - magram naxazebi xom ipoveT? - ara, Zmao, ara! gaWirveba swored egaa, rom ara. seifidan gatacebulia aTive naxazi, kadogen uiestis jibeSi ki mxolod Svidi aRmoCnda. umTavresi sami naxazi ki moparulia, gaqra, daikarga. Serlok, Sen yvelafers Tavi unda mianebo, droebiT mTeli Seni wvrilmani policiuri Tavsatexi ambebi gadado da gadawyvito problema, rasac saerTaSoriso mniSvneloba aqvs. ra mizniT waiRo uiestma dokumentebi seifidan? ra garemoebaSi mokvda? rogor moxvda gvami iq, sadac naxes? sadaa sami naxazi, romlebic gvaklia? rogor gamovasworoT Cadenili boroteba? ai, ra kiTxvebs unda mouZebno pasuxebi, Tu ginda, rom samSoblos TvalsaCino samsaxuri gauwio. - Sen TviTon ratom ar unda mohkido xeli Ziebas, analizis unari Cemze naklebi gaqvs Tu ra? - SeiZleba, Serlok, magram Ziebisas mravali wvrilmanis garkveva iqneba saWiro. mouyare Tavi im wvrilmanebs Cems xelSi da me savarZlidan arc ki wamoviwev ise gamogicxob eqspertis zust daskvnas. magram aqeT-iqiT sirbili, rkinigzis
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mosamsaxureebis jvaredini dakiTxva, pirqve wola da gamadidebeli SuSiT nivTebisa da sagnebis Wvreta da Seswavla namdvilad araa Cemi saqme. Sen da mxolod Sens erTs SegiZlia am danaSaulis asaval-dasavals naTeli mohfino. da Tu ginda Seni sakuTari saxeli ixilo dajildoebulTa momdevno siaSi... Cemma megobarma gaiRima da Tavi gadaaqnia. - me yovelTvis siamovnebisaTvis verevi aseT saqmeebSi, - Tqva man. magram eg saqme namdvilad saintereso Cans da me mzada var Zieba daviwyo. Sen ki, Cemo Zmao, faqtebi ufro dawvrilebiT unda CamomiyaWo. - me mokled Camovwere, qaRaldis naglejze, yvelaferi mTavari. ramdenime misamarTic davumate - SeiZleba gamogadges. dokumentebis movla-Senaxvaze oficialuri pasuxismgebeli cnobili saxelmwifo eqsperti ser jeims uolteria. sacnobaro leqsikonSi misi saCuqrebis, titulebisa da wodebebis CamoTvlas ori striqoni uWiravs. igi saxelmwifo samsaxurSi gaWaRaravda, namdvili ingliseli jentlmenia, yvelaze ufro warCinebulTa saxlebSi miRebuli sapatio stumari, da, rac mTavaria, misi patriotizmi eWvs ar iwvevs. is erT-erTia im orTagan, visac seifis gasaRebi hqondaT mindobili. SemiZlia kidev mogawodo erTi cnoba, orSabaTs, mTeli samuSao dRis ganmavlobaSi dokumentebi Tavis adgilze iyo, ser jeimsma gasaRebi jibeSi Caido da dRis sam saaTze londonSi wavida. mTeli saRamo admiral sinkleris saxlSi barkli-skverze imyofeboda. - es Semowmebulia? - diax. misma Zmam, polkovnikma valentain uolterma aCvena, rom ser jeimsi marTla gaemgzavra uilvijidan, da admiralma sinklerma daadastura, rom orSabaTi saRamo masTan gaatara. amrigad, ser jeims uolters momxdar ambavSi uSualo roli ar uTamaSia. - visTan inaxeba meore gasaRebi? - sidnei jonsonis kontoris ufros klerkTan. igi ormoci wlisaa, coliani, xuTi Svili hyavs. Cumi, mkacri kacia. samsaxurSi masze Cinebuli azrisani arian. kolegebs didad arafrad epitnavebaT, magram brwyinvale TanamSromelia. jonsonis pirad Cvenebas mxolod misi coli adasturebs, `orSabaTs samsaxurs Semdeg mTeli saRamo Sin viyavi, gasaRebic Tavis adgilze iyo da saaTis Zewkvze mekidao~. - gviTxari kadogen uiestis ambavi. - CvenTan aTi weli imuSava, imsaxura umwikvlod. ficxi, TavSeukavebeli, magram pirdapiri da patiosani kacis reputacia hqonda. mis Sesaxeb urigos verafers vityviT. umcros klerkad iTvleboda, sidnei jonsonis xelqveiTad da mis mere meore kacad. samsaxurebrivi movaleobis gamo yoveldRe hqonda saqme am dokumentebTan, naxazebTan. mis garda aravis hqonda ufleba es naxazebi xelSi aeRo. - vin daketa ukanasknelad seifi? - ufrosma klerkma sidnei jonsonma. - ho, vinc aiRo dokumentebi, cnobilia. isini ipoves umcrosi klerkis kadogen uiestis jibeSi. amis Taobaze safiqralic aRaraferia, yovelive naTelia. - mxolod erTi SexedviT, Serlok. sinamdvileSi bevri ram rCeba gaurkveveli. uwinares yovlisa, risTvis gaitaca uiestma naxazebi? - vfiqrob, maTi Rirebuleba didi unda iyos? - im naxazebiT ramdenime aTasis `gaimasqneba~ SeeZlo. - naxazebis gayidvis garda kidev Tua raime motivi? - ara. - am SemTxvevaSi miviRoT es, rogorc samuSao hipoTeza. amrigad, naxazebi gaitaca axalgazrda kadogen uiestma. amisi Cadena mas mxolod yalbi, morgebuli gasaRebiT SeeZlo. - am SemTxvevaSi mas ramdenime yalbi gasaRebi unda hqonoda. jer SenobaSi unda Sesuliyo, mere oTaxSi da Semdeg seifi gaeRo.
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- unda vivaraudoT, - Tqva da mibrunda, - magram me, sxvaTa Soris, vagonebis daTvalierebas arc vapirebdi. uotson, Cven aq meti aRaraferi gvesaqmeba. rac saWiro iyo, yvelaferi gakeTda. metad aRar dagayovnebT, mister lestreid. axla Cveni gza uilvijSi midis. sadgur `londonis xidze~ holmsma datova depeSa, romelic gagzavnamde wamakiTxa. teqsti aseTi iyo: `sibneleSi Suqma gaikiafa, magram SeiZleba Caqres. gTxovT Cveni dabrunebis droisaTvis Sikrikis xeliT gamogvigzavnoT beiker-stritze sruli sia ucxoeli jaSuSebisa da agentebisa, romelnic amJamad inglisSi imyofebian, maTi sruli misamarTebiT. Serloki~. - es SeiZleba gamogvadges, - miTxra holmsma, roca matarebelSi CavjeqiT da uilvijis gzas davadeqiT. Cven madlobelni unda viyoT maikroftisa. man dagvayena im saqmis kvalze, romelic SeiZleba Zalze saintereso gamodges. holmss cocxalsa da Wkvianur saxeze, TiTqos jer kidev efina daZabuli yuradRebisa da daWimuli energiis gamometyveleba, da me mivxvdi, rom raRac axalma, CemTvis SeumCnevelma, mWevrmetyvelma faqtma misi maxvili goneba gansakuTrebuli ZaliT aamuSava. warmoidgineT mwevari, roca saZaRleSi wevs gaSxlarTuli, yurebi da kudi Zirs dauSvia, da Semdeg, roca daZagruli da geSaRebuli cxel kvalze garbis, - swored aseTi cvlileba ganicada holmsma. axla Cems Tvalwin idga sul sxva adamiani. rogor ar hgavda igi im dune, momCvarul kacs, sul ramdenime saaTis win Tagvisferi xalaTi rom ecva da oTaxSi bolTas scemda. - o, rogor idumalebiT aRsavse saqmea da moqmedebis ra farTo veli iSleba, Tqva holmsma. gamWriaxoba ver gamoviCine da maSinve ver SevniSne, Tu ra SesaZleblobani iSleba Cvens Tvalwin. - me ki axlac veraferSi verkvevi. - bolo CemTvisac bneliTaa moculi, magram erTi varaudi maqvs, mas SeuZlia win wagvwios. darwmunebuli var, rom kadogen uiesti sadRac sxva adgilas mokles da misi sxeuli vagonis SigniT ki ara, saxuravze egdo. - saxuravze? - daujerebelia, xom marTalia?! magram yovelive avwon-davwonoT da kargad gavaanalizoT. gana SeiZleba ubralo SemTxveviTobad CavTvaloT is, rom gvami gadmovarda im adgilas, sadac matarebeli isars Cauvlis, injRreva, iryeva da sagnebs maRla isvris? xom iq unda gadmovardes sagani, romelic vagonis saxuravzea? SigniT vagonSi mdebare sagnebze isari veraviTar zemoqmedebas ver moaxdens. an sxeuli maRlidan Camovarda, an aq raRac saocari damTxvevaa. axla miaqcieT yuradReba imas, rom sisxlis kvali arsad araa. cxadia, arc gzaze iqneba, Tu mkvleloba sxvagan moxda. yoveli es wvrilmani faqti cal-calke adasturebs Cems varauds, erTad ki ukve samxilia. - axla kidev bileTi! - SevZaxe me. - sruli simarTlea. Cven es ver agvexsna. Cemi varaudi ki amasac xsnis. yvelaferi erTimeoreze kargad lagdeba. - davuSvaT, asea, da Cven mainc Sorsa varT uiestis saidumlo mkvlelobis amouxsneli garemoebebis gamomJRavnebisagan. me vityodi, rom saqme ki ar gamartivda, kidev ufro daixlarTa. - SeiZleba, - Cailaparaka fiqriT moculma holmsma. - SeiZleba... Semdeg gaCumda da sakuTar fiqrebSi wasuli dumda im momentamde, vidre matarebelma, rogorc iqna, uilvijis sadgurs ar miaRwia. kebSi CavjeqiT da holmsma jibidan maikroftis datovebuli furceli amoiRo. - ramdenime viziti mogvelis, - Tqva man. - Cvens yuradRebas pirvelad mgoni ser jeims uolteri iTxovs.
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am cnobili saxelmwifo moRvawis saxli mdidruli vila aRmoCnda. misi mwvane gazonebi Temzamde aRwevdnen. nisli ukve ifanteboda, mis quslebSi susti, Txevadi Suqi criatebda. zari davrekeT da msaxuri gamovida. - ser jeimsi? - CagvekiTxa da misma saxem mkacri, sazeimo gamometyveleba miiRo. ser jeimsi am diliT gardaicvala, ser. - RmerTo Cemo! - SesZaxa holmsma, erTob gaocebulma. - rogor, riTi? - iqneb Sin SemobrZandeT, ser da naxoT misi Zma, polkovniki valentaini? - diax, Tqven marTali xarT, meti gza arca gvaqvs. gagvatares sustad ganaTebul sastumroSi da erTi wuTis Semdeg iq Zalian maRali, lamazi, ormocdaaTiode wlis, qera, wvermoSvebuli kaci Semovida. es gaxldaT ser jeimsis umcrosi Zma. TvalebSi gamoxatuli dabneuloba, cremliT sveli loyebi, aCeCili Tma - yvelaferi mowmobda, rom ojaxs mZime ubedureba daatyda. ambavs rom hyveboda, polkovniks cremlebi axrCobda. - yvelaferi im saSinel skandals mohyva, - Tqva, - Cemi Zma maRali patiosnebis gansaxiereba gaxldaT, aseTi sircxvili ver gadaitana. aman daRupa. yovelTvis amayobda mis departamentSi damyarebuli wesrigiT da uecrad iseTi dartyma... - Cven imedi gvqonda, rom misgan miviRebdiT zogierT cnobas, rac saqmis gaxsnas xels Seuwyobda. - garwmunebT, is, rac moxda, misTvisac iseve yovlad gaugebari iyo, rogorc TqvenTvis, CemTvis da yvelasaTvis. man iCqara da ukve moaxsena policias yvelaferi, rac misTvis cnobili iyo. ra Tqma unda, eWvi arc Seh-parvia, rom kadogen uiestia damnaSave. magram sxva yvelaferi srul saidumlod unda darCes. - piradad Tqven arafris damateba ar SegiZliaT? - me vici mxolod is, rac sxvebisagan msmenia da gazeTebSi wamikiTxavs. ar minda ifiqroT, Tavazianoba akliao, mister holms, magram Tqven unda gagvigoT, Cven axla didi da samwuxaro ambavi SegvemTxva da iZulebuli var, gTxovoT rom es laparaki male davasruloT. - ai, marTlac moulodneli Semobruneba saqmisa, - miTxra megobarma, roca kebSi isev CavsxediT, - sawyali moxuci. rogor moulodnelad mokvda. - netav, bunebrivi aRsasruliT wavida am qveynidan Tu Tavi moikla? Tu es TviTmkvlelobaa, samSoblos Ralatis gamo sindisis qenjnis Sedegad xom ar moxda? magram es kiTxva SemdegisaTvis gadavdoT. axla ki kadogen uiests mivxedoT. Svilis damkargavi deda cxovrobda gareubanSi, erT patara saxlSi, sadac samagaliTo wesrigi sufevda. moxuci qali sruliad ganadgurebuli iyo dardisagan da verafriT dagvexmara. samagierod, mis mezoblad aRmoCnda erTi Zalze fermkrTali axalgazrda qaliSvili. igi gagvecno, rogorc mis vaiolet uestbari, gansvenebulis sacole da ukanaskneli, vinc im sabediswero saRamos uiesti naxa. - momxdari ambavi verafriT amixsnia, mister holms, - Tqva man, - mas mere, rac ubedurebis ambavi gavigeT, Tvali ar momixuWavs, sul vfiqrob, vfiqrob da simarTles veZeb. arTuri keTilSobili kaci iyo, gulRia, Tavisi saqmis erTguli, WeSmariti patrioti. umal marjvenas moiWrida, vidre misdami mindobil saxelmwifo saidumlos gayidda. yvelasaTvis, vinc mas icnobda, es azri dauSvebeli da uazroa. - magram faqtebi, mis uestbari... - diax, diax. me ar SemiZlia maTi axsna, amas vaRiareb. - fulis gasaWirs xom ar ganicdida? - ara. arcTu didi moTxovnilebis kaci iyo, jamagiri ki sakmarisi hqonda. danazogebic ramdenime aseul girvanqas aRwevda da saaxalwlod jvari unda dagvewera. - xom ar SegimCneviaT, rom Relavda da nerviulobda? gTxovT, mis uestbari, CvenTan absoluturad gulaxdili iyoT.

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- niSnavs Tu ara es imas, rom vis xelSiac is sami naxazi moxvda, SeuZlia aagos brius-partingtonis wyalqveSa navi, ise rom danarCeni Svidis gareSe iolad gava? - swored amaze movaxsene saadmiralos. magram dRes isev gadavsinje naxazebi da daveWvdi. erT-erT dabrunebul dokumentze mocemulia naxazi sarqvelebisa da avtomaturi saketebisa. vidre iq, ucxoeTSi, maT TviTon ar gamoigoneben, briuspartingtonis navs ver aageben. marTalia, aseTi dabrkolebis gadalaxva gansakuTrebul siZneles ar warmoadgens. - maS sami dakarguli naxazi mainc mTavaria? - ueWvelad. - Tu sawinaaRmdego araferi geqnebaT, SenobaSi cotaoden kvleva-Ziebas Cavatareb. meti kiTxva ar meqneba. holmsma seifis saketi daaTvaliera, mTeli oTaxi daiara da bolos fanjrebze rkinis darabebi Seamowma. mxolod maSin, roca Senobis win gazonze aRmovCndiT, interesi isev gaucxovelda. fanjris qveS dafnis xe izrdeboda, - zogi misi toti daRunuli amoCnda, zogic motexili. holmsma isini gulmodgined gamoikvlia, Zlivs SesamCnevi kvalic ki gasinja miwaze. bolos ufros klerks sTxova daeketa rkinis darabebi da Cemi yuradReba miaqcia imas, rom sagdulebi SuaSi mWidrod ar uerTdeboda erTmaneTs da quCidan SeiZleboda imis SemCneva, rac SigniT xdeboda. - kvali, cxadia, TiTqmis gamqralia, sami dRis dayovnebam cxel kvalze miyola SeuZlebeli gaxada. aba, uotson, uilvijSi jerjerobiT yvelafers movrCiT, Tumca bevri veraferi daviWireT. vnaxoT, iqneb londonSi gagviRimos bedma. da mainc, vidre uilvijs davtovebdiT, Cvens badeSi raRac gaeba. molarem sadgurSi uyoymanod ganacxada, rom orSabaT saRamos man naxa kadogen uiesti, romelsac saxiT kargad icnobda. axalgazrda kacma mesame klasis bileTi momTxova matarebelze, romelic 8 saaTsa da 15 wuTze gadiodao. molares isic axsovda, rom uiestma bileTi sadgur `londonis xidamde~ aiRo. igi sruliad marto iyo, me misma nervulma, mousvenarma ganwyobilebam SemaSfoTao. uiesti ki im zomamde iyo aRelvebuli da SeSfoTebuli, rom veranairad ver mouyara Tavi xurdas da me misi Svela momixdao; ganrigis mixedviT gavarkvieT, rom es matarebeli iyo faqtiurad pirveli, romliTac uiests SeeZlo londons gamgzavreba mas Semdeg, rac rvis naxevarze quCaSi daniSnuli miatova. - vcadoT movlenebis aRdgena, - ocdaaTiode wuTis dumilis Semdeg miTxra holmsma. - ara, RmerTmani, me da Tqven jer aseTi saZnelo saqme ar Segvxvedria. yovel nabijze axal wyalqveSa meCeCebs vawydebi da mainc sagrZnoblad waviwieT win. uilvijSi dakiTxvis Sedegi, ZiriTadad, uiestis winaaRmdeg metyvelebs, magram is, rac kontoris fanjris qveS SevamCnie, nebas gvaZlevs, zogi ram braldebulis sasargeblodac vivaraudoT. davuSvaT, rom mas uSualod mimarTa ucxoelma agentma. igi iseTi ficiT daamunaTebda uiests, rom es ukanaskneli iZulebuli gaxdeboda xma aRar amoeRo. etyoba, am azrma uiesti daainteresa, misi daniSnulis nawyvetnawyveti SeniSvnebi da miniSnebani saimiso sababs gvaZleven, rom ase vifiqroT. keTili. Semdeg davuSvaT, rom TeatrSi mimavalma uiestma nislSi SeniSna is agenti, romelic arsenalis Senobisaken midioda. uiesti impulsuri axalgazrda kaci iyo, moqmedebda daufiqreblad. roca saqme mis moqalaqeobriv movaleobas exeboda, yvelaferi sxva misTvis mniSvnelobas kargavda. igi agents kvaldakval mihyva, fanjris qveS dadga, naxa, rogor iparavda agenti, qurdi, dokumentebs da aedevna. amrigad ixsneba kiTxva, ratom aiRes dednebi da ara gadaRebuli aslebi. gareSe kaci amas ver gaakeTebda. xedavT, TiTqos logikuria. - mere? - aq maSinve vawydebiT did siZneles. SeiZleba adamianma warmoidginos, rom uiestis mdgomareobaSi moxvedrili kacisaTvis umjobesi iyo, gangaSi aetexa da aramzadisaTvis magrad Caevlo xeli. bunebrivad ibadeba kiTxva. ratom ar moiqca
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ase? iqneb gamtacebeli masze Tanamdebobrivad maRla mdgomi piria, misi ufrosi? maSin uiestis moqmedebis axsna ioli saqmea, an ase: qurdma moaxerxa nislSi gauCinareba. uiesti maSinve mieSureba misi saxlisaken londonSi, rom dokumentebis gatacebaSi rogorme xeli SeuSalos, raRa Tqma unda, im SemTxvevaSi, Tu agentis misamarTi ecodineboda. erTi ram cxadia, mxolod raRac gansakuTrebulma, rac gadadebas ar iTmenda, aiZula, rom sacole quCaSi mietovebina. mere qaliSvils veRarc Tavisi ambavi Seatyobina. Semdeg yovelgvari kvali ikargeba da vidre uiestis gvami vagonis saxuravze ar aRmoCndeba, Cven win sruli wyvdiadia. axla Zieba meore bolodan daviwyoT. Tu maikroftma ukve gamogzavna saxelebi da misamarTebi, iqneb maT Soris aRmoCndes is, vinc Cven gvinda da maSinve or kvals mivyvebiT. beiker-stritze namdvilad gveloda sia, romelic sagangebo Sikriks moetana. holmsma Tvali gadaavlo da me momigdo. me wavikiTxe: `cnobilia mravali wvrilmani TaRliTi, magram - cota iseTi, visac aseTi didi saqmis `gaimasqneba~ SeeZlo. yuradRebis Rirsia sami: adolf maieri - greitjorjstriti, 13, vestminsteri; lui la rotieri - kemden-menSenzi, noting-hili; hugo oberStaini, kolfild-gardensi, 13, kensingtoni. am ukanasknelis Sesaxeb cnobilia, rom orSabaTs is londonSi iyo, axali cnobiT - wavida. moxaruli var, rom gavigone: `bnelSi Suqi bJutavso~. ministrTa kabineti udidesi mRelvarebiT elis Sens daskvniT moxsenebas. miRebulia miTiTebani umaRlesi sferoebidan. Tu saWiro gaxdeba, mTeli inglisis policia Sens gankargulebaSi iqneba maikrofti~. - me agre mgonia, rom `mTeli samefos cxenosanTa jari da dedoflis laSqari~ am saqmeSi verafers damexmareba, - RimiliT Tqva holmsma. londonis didi gegma gaSala da udidesi interesiT dahyurebda - kargia! kargi! Cailaparaka cota xnis Semdeg kmayofilma. - Cans, bedi gvqonia, iciT, uotson, azrad momdis, rom am saqmes Cven bolos mivadevnebT. - moulodnelad gamxiarulebulma holmsma mxarze xeli damkra. - axla me dazvervaze waval. vficav zenas, arafer seriozuls ar movimoqmedeb, vidre Cems gverdiT ar iqnebiT. Tqven aq darCiT da erTi an ori saaTis Semdeg SemogivliT. Tu drois simZime igrZnoT, ager qaRaldebis dasta da kalami: dawereT mkiTxvelTa gulis mosafxanad da salbunad, Tu rogor davixseniT gasaWiridan saxelmwifo. ramdenadme misi aweuli guneba-ganwyoba mec gadmomedo. kargad vicodi, rom sakmarisi safuZvlis gareSe holmsi Cveuli TavSekavebis sazRvars ar gadavidoda da cud-ubralod aRtacebas ar gamoxatavda. noembris grZeli saRamo megobris lodinSi gavlie. cxridan ukve gadasuli iyo, roca Sikrikma misi aseTi baraTi momitana: `vsadilob goldinis restoranSi gloster-roudze, kensingtonSi. gTxovT gauyovnebliv moxvideT aq. Tan wamoiReT patara Zalayini, daxuruli farani, xvewi da revolveri. S.h.~ verafers ityvi, albaT Rirseulma da pativcemulma moqalaqem bnelsa da danislul quCebSi aseTi aRWurviloba unda ataros. ra gaewyoboda, yvela dasaxelebuli sagani paltos jibeebSi Cavitene da holmsis naCveneb adgils mivaSure. Cemi megobari am myvirala, morTul-mokazmul italiur restoranSi, Sesasvlelis maxloblad, mrgval patara magidasTan ijda. - mogSivdaT? ara? maSin yava mainc dalieT. erTi sigarac mosinjeT aqaurobis mflobelisa. arc ise saZagelia, rogorc warmomedgina. yvelaferi moitaneT? - yvelaferi. paltoSi maqvs damaluli. - Cinebulia. axla modiT, ori sityviT gadmogcemT imas, rac am xanSi gavakeTe da kidev ra gvaqvs gasakeTebeli. vfiqrob, uotson, TqvenTvis aSkara unda iyos, rom axalgazrda kacis gvami saxuravze vinmem daagdo. amaSi maSinve davrwmundi, rogorc ki davadgine, rom is vagonidan ar gadaugdiaT.
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- romelime xididan xom ar isroles saxuravze? - Cemi azriT, es SeuZlebelia. vagonebis saxuravebi momrgvalebuli da damrecia, araviTari saxeluri da moajiri mas ar gaaCnia, zed gvami ver gaCerdeboda. maS, dabejiTebiT SeiZleba iTqvas, rom is saxuravze dades. - mere, rogor? - am kiTxvaze pasuxi unda gavceT. aris mxolod erTi SesaZlebloba, rac simarTles hgavs. TqvenTvis cnobilia, rom metros matareblebi uest-endis zogierT adgilas gvirabidan gamodian. me bundovnad maxsovs, am gziT rom mivemgzavrebodi, saxlebis saxuravebi pirdapir Cems Tavs zemoT moCanda. axla warmoidgineT, rom matarebeli gaCerda erT-erTi aseTi saxlis fanjarasTan. gana ise Zneli iqneba gvamis dadeba fanjridan vagonis saxuravze? - Cemi azriT, es sruliad warmoudgenelia. - Zveli aqsioma unda gavixsenoT: roca yvela SesaZlebloba gamoricxulia, erTi garda, maSin es erTi, rac ar unda daujerebeli gveCvenos, udavo faqtia. yvela sxva SesaZlebloba gamovricxeT da es erTi darCa. roca me gavarkvie, rom erTerTi didi saerTaSoriso jaSuSi, romelic es-es aris londonidan wavida, cxovrobda erT-erT im saxlSi, romlis fanjara pirdapir metros xazze gadis. es ambavi imdenad gamexarda, rom ubralo zomierebac ki davkarge, familarulad mogeqeci da mxarze xeli dagkari. - ai, Turme ra yofila! - saerTaSoriso jaSuSi, hugo oberStaini, romelsac bina kolfild-gardensze hqonda naqiravebi, camet nomerSi, Cemi saTvalTvalo obieqti Seiqna. me glosterroudis sadguridan daviwye zverva. iq erTi Zalian Tavaziani rkinigzeli Tan gamyva. daTvalierebisas davrwmundi, rom kolfild-gardensze kibis fanjrebis ukana gasasvleli pirdapir xazze gadis. magram kidev ufro mniSvnelovania is, rac adgilze gavige: swored iqaa gzajvaredini, ufro didi sarkinigzo Sto gadis da metros vagonebi xSirad ramdenime wuTiT im alagas Cerdebian. - brwyinvalea, holms! Tqven SeaRwieT cxraklitulSi! - jerjerobiT SeRwevisa ra mogaxsenoT, uotson, Sedegi Sorsaa, magram Cven win miviwevT. me davaTvaliere ukana kedeli mecamete saxlisa kolfild-gardensze, Semdeg misi fasadi, da davrwmundi, rom Citi marTla gafrinda. saxli erTob didia, zeda sarTulze calke binebia. oberStaini swored iq cxovrobda, Tan hyolia mxolod erTi laqia, albaT Tanamzraxveli, romelsac savsebiT endoboda. amrigad, oberStaini kontinentze gaemgzavra, raTa nadavli gaasaRos, magram es araa gaqceva - araviTari safrTxe ar moeloda, rom dapatimrebisa Sineboda. xolo Tu kerZo deteqtivi SemoiWreboda mis sakuTar saxlSi, am jentlmens aseTi azri arc mosvlia. magram me da Tqven swored aseT rames movuwyobT. - gana ar SeiZleba oficialuri Cxrekis orderi aviRoT, rom yvelaferi kanonierad moxdes? - Cveni monacemebis mixedviT - gagviWirdeba. - magram ras mogvcems Cxreka? - iqneb xelT raime korespondencia movigdoT. - holms, eg ambavi me ar momwons. - Cemo Zvirfaso, Tqven mogixdebaT mxolod quCaSi dgoma da TvalTvali, rom uceb Tavs aravin wamogvadges, yovelgvar ukanonobaze pasuxs me vageb. axla aseTi wvrilmani ambebis gamo ukan daxevis dro araa. gaixseneT, ras wers maikrofti, gaixseneT SeSfoTebuli saadmiralo da ministrTa kabineti, da bolos, aRgznebuli xelisufali, romelic Cvengan axal ambavs elis. Cven movale varT es CavidinoT. pasuxis nacvlad magididan wamoviWeri. - Tqven marTali xarT, holms, es Cveni movaleobaa. isic wamoxta da xeli gamomiwoda.

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- vicodi ukanasknel wuTs ar gamawbilebdiT, - miTxra da mis TvalebSi sinazis msgavsi raRac amovikiTxe. momdevno wuTs igi isev is holmsi iyo - Tavdajerebuli, saqmiani, mbrZanebeli. - iqamde naxevari mili iqneba, magram saCqaro ara aris ra, fexiT wavalT, - ganagrZo man. mTavaria iaraRebi ar dakargoT, xolo Tu rogorc saeWvo pirs dagapatimreben, es am awewil-dawewil saqmes kidev ufro gaarTulebs. kolfild-gardensze Camwkrivebuli, svetebiani da karibWeebiani Tanabarfasadebiani saxlebi, eseni gaxlavT uest-endSi viqtorianuli epoqis Sua xanebis tipiuri nagebobani. rogorc iqna, saxls mivadeqiT. mezobeli binidan mxiaruli axalgazrduli xmebi da pianinos JRaruni moismoda. Cans, gaxurebuli zeimi iyo ymawvilebisa. nisli jer ar gafantuliyo da Tavisi SeuvalobiT gvfaravda. holmsma farani aanTo da mZime Sesasvlel kars mianaTa. - win mZime dabrkoleba gveRobeba, - Tqva. - aq, etyoba, marto klite ki ara, urdulebicaa. vcadoT ukana SesasvleliT sardafSi CaRweva. Tu vinme, Zlier gulmodgine wesrigis damcveli gamoCndeba, eger dabla Cvens gankargulebaSi, Cinebuli bneli kuTxea da iq SeviyuJebiT. momeciT xeli, uotson, zRudeze gadasvla mogvixdeba, Semdeg me mogeSvelebiT. erTi wuTic da ukve dabla viyaviT, sardafSi SesasvlelTan. Zlivs movaswariT sibneleSi Sesvla, rom Cvens zemoT, nislSi, policielis nabijis xma gaisma. roca is xma Sors miikarga, holmsi saqmes Seudga. vnaxe, rogor daixara, daiZaba, kari xmauriT gaiRo. Cven bnel derefanSi SevediT da kari movixureT. holmsi win midioda, xveuli kibis SiSvel safexurebze. misi farnis yviTeli Suqi Zirs, kibis qveviT gamoWril fanjaras daeca. - eger is fanjarac. mgoni, isaa. holmsma CarCo gaaRo da imave wams gaisma dabalxmiani, gulis gamawvrilebeli zuzuni, romelic sul izrdeboda da bolos gugunad iqca, - saxlis gverdiT sibneleSi matarebelma Caiqrola. holmsma farnis Suqi darabas gaayola. iqauroba orTqmavlis milidan abolebuli Wvartlis xSir fenas daefara. alag-alag Wvartli gadawmendiliviT iyo. xedavT, es imitomaa, rom aq ido sxeuli. SexedeT, uotson, es raRaa? ho, ra Tqma unda, es sisxlis kvalia. - fanjris darabaze muqi, mrume laqebi miCvena. - aseTebi kibis safexurebzec SevniSne. suraTi naTelia. davicadoT, vidre aq matarebeli gaCerdeba. didi lodini ar dagvWirda. momdevno Semadgenloba gvirabidan grialiT gamovida, TandaTan Seanela svla da muxruWebis RraWuniT pirdapir fanjris qveS gaCerda. fanjridan saxuravamde raRac oTxi futi manZili iqneboda. holmsma wynarad mixura fanjara. - jerjerobiT yvelaferi dasturdeba, - Cailaparaka, - aba, ras ityviT, uotson? - es ukve umaRlesi xelovnebaa! am simaRlisaTvis Tqven ar migiRweviaT! - amaSi ver dageTanxmebiT. aq saWiro iyo marto imis mosazreba, rom gvami matareblis saxuravze ido, es, SesaZloa, marTlac kargi mixvedra iyos, danarCeni ki yvelaferi misgan gamomdinareobs. seriozuli saxelmwifo interesebi rom sasworze ar iyos dadebuli, mTeli es ambavi, ramdenadac axla Cven is amovxseniT da gavSifreT, araferi gansakuTrebuli da saintereso ar iqneboda. siZneleebi, uotson, win aris. magram vin icis, iqneb aq raRac axali masalebi movipovoT. ukana kibiT avediT da meore sarTulis binaSi aRmovCndiT. Zunwad gawyobili sasadilo CvenTvis sagulisxmos arafers Seicavda. verc sawol oTaxSi vnaxeT raime saintereso. mesame oTaxi metis aRmTqmeli aRmoCnda da Cemi megobari sistematur Cxrekas mohyva. oTaxi, etyoba, kabinetis movaleobas asrulebda - yvelgan wignebi da qaRaldebi eyara. swrafad da marjved yrida holmsi Taroebidan da saweri magidis ujridan qaRaldebsa da wignebs, magram mis mkacr saxes warmatebis sixaruli ar aciskrovnebda. mTeli saaTi gavida, Sedegi ki ar Canda. - cbieri ZaRli, kvali daufaravs, - Tqva holmsma. - araviTari samxili. mamxilebeli mimowera an ganadgurebulia, an Tan wauRia.
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sawer magidaze liTonis patara zardaxSa idga. Cveni ukanaskneli imedi esaao Tqva, aiRo, xvewiT gaxsna. Sig cifrebiTa da angariSebiT Sevsebuli dagragnili furclebi ipova, magram iqidan raimes garkveva SeuZlebeli iyo. mxolod sityvebi `wylis wneva~ da `wneva kvadratul duimze~ iZleodnen saSualebas varaudisaTvis, rom yovelive amas raRac damokidebuleba hqonda wyalqveSa navTan. holmsma mouTmenlad moisrola furclebi ganze. kidev naxa raRac konverti, romelSiac gazeTidan amoWrili cnobebi ido. holmsma isini magidaze daawyo da mis anTebul TvalebSi amovikiTxe, rom imedis sxivi aukiafda. - ra aris es, uotson, ha? sagazeTo gancxadebebi, da rogorc qaRaldisa da Sriftis mixedviT Cans, `deili telegrafidan~ unda iyos - marjvena gverdis zeda kuTxidan. TariRebi araa naCvenebi, magram, vfiqrob, es pirvelia: `imedi mqonda, adre gavigonebdi. pirobebi miRebulia. dawereT ufro dawvrilebiT baraTze naCvenebi misamarTiT. pierot~. meore aseTia: `misi aRwera Zalian rTulia. sruli angariSia saWiro. gadaxda saqonlis Cabarebis Semdeg. pierot~. mesame: `winadadeba moixsneba, Tu xelSekrulebis pirobebi ar Sesruldeba. werilSi aRniSneT Sexvedris TariRi. davadasturebT gancxadebiT. pierot~. da bolos ukanaskneli: `orSabaTs saRamos cxra saaTis Semdeg. daakakuneT orjer. viqnebiT marto. nu eWvianobT. gasamrjelos miiRebT saqonlis Cabarebisas pierot~. yvelaferi Tavmoyrilia - gamoqveynebulia sruliad amomwuravi angariSi molaparakebis msvlelobaze! axla erTi is gvacodina, mavTuls meore boloze vin iyo? holmsi, Rrmad Cafiqrebuli ijda da magidaze TiTiT akakunebda. uecrad wamoiWra. - mgoni es arc ise saZnelo saqmea. aq, uotson, Cven aRaraferi gvesaqmeba. wavideT, `deili telegrafis~ redaqcias mivakiTxoT da amiT davasruloT Cveni nayofieri dRe. maikroft holmsi da lestreidi, rogorc daTqmuli iyo, meore dRes, nasauzmevs gamocxaddnen da holmsma maT uambo is, rac wina saRamos gadagvxda. policiis maZebarma rom binis gatexisa da qurdobis ambavi gaigo, Tavi gadaaqn-gadmoaqnia. - CvenTan skotlend-iardSi aseTi rameebis gakeTeba ar egebis, mister holms, Tqva bolos, - gasakviri rodia, rom Tqven xSirad aRwevT imas, rac CvenTvis miuwvdomelia. magram erT mSvenier dRes Tqven da Tqveni megobari metismets izamT da maSin usiamovnebas Tavs ver daaRwevT. - daviRupebiT `inglisisaTvis, mSobliuri saxlisaTvis da mSvenierebisaTvis~. - Cinebulia, Serlok! didebulia! magram ras gvaZlevs es? holmsma `deili telegrafis~ axali nomeri aiRo magididan. - Sen naxe `pierotis~ dRevandeli gancxadeba? - rogor? kidev? - diax. ai: `dRes saRamos. igive adgili, igive saaTi. orjer daakakuneT. saqme uaRresad mniSvnelovania. sasworzea Tqveni sakuTari sicocxle. pierot~. - eSmakma dalaxvros! - SesZaxa lestreidma. - Tu pasuxs gascems, Cven mas imwamsve gavqaCavT!

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am mizniT movaTavse gazeTSi es werili. Tu orive gairjebiT da ar daizarebT CvenTan erTad rva saaTisaTvis kolfild-gardensze wamosvlas, Cveni amocanis pasuxs davaCqarebT. Serlok holmsis erT-erTi SesaniSnavi Tviseba iyo misi unari, moRlili goneba ufro iol saqmeze gadaerTo. rogorc ki igrZnobda, rom saqmis warmatebiT dasagvirgvineblad gonebrivi Zala, Zlieri daZabulobis gamo, aRar hyofnida, droebiT sxva samuSaos Seudgeboda xolme. mTeli is Rirssaxsovari dRe man Seswira adreve mofiqrebul monografias `lasusis polifoniuri motetebi~. aseTi Zala da unari erTi saqmidan meoreze gadarTvisa, roca is pirveli saqme momTavrebuli ara gaqvs, me ar gamaCnda da is dRe CemTvis usaSvelod gaWianurda. Cveni Ziebis Sedegebis uzarmazari saxelmwifoebrivi mniSvneloba, umaRles saxelmwifoebriv sferoebSi gamefebuli daZabuli lodini, momavali saxifaTo eqsperimenti - yvelaferi maRizianebda da manerviulebda. amitom gulze momeSva, roca wavixemseT da, rogorc iqna, kolfild-gardensisaken gaveSureT. lestreidsa da maikrofts, rogorc SevTanxmdiT, gloster roudis sadgurTan SevxvdiT. sardafis kari im saxlisa, romelSiac oberStaini cxovrobda, wina Ramis Semdeg Ria iyo, magram raki maikroft holmsma zRudeze gadaZvromaze gadaWriT ganacxada uari, win wasvla da sadarbazo karis gaReba me momixda. cxra saaTisaTvis ukve oTxiveni visxediT kabinetSi da moTminebiT velodiT CvenTvis saWiro piris gamoCenas. gavida erTi saaTi, meorec mihyva, roca eklesiis koSkze TerTmetma dahkra, Camokruli zaris xma Cveni imedebis damsxvrevisa da glovis hangad gveCvena. lestreidi da maikrofti skamebze cmukavdnen da waramara saaTs dascqerodnen. Serlok holmsi mSvidad ijda, sanaxevrod TvaldaxuWuli, magram Sinaganad daZabuli. uceb Tavi aswia da Tqva: - modis! viRacam qurduli sifrTxiliT Cauara kars. nabijis xma isev moaxlovda. gaisma fexebis flatuni da karze orjer dartymis xma. holmsi adga da Cven gvaniSna, uZravad isxediTo. gazis sanaTi holSi TiTqmis bJutavda, holmsma Semosasvleli kari gaaRo da roca bnelSi mrume figuram Caiara, kari gasaRebiT Caketa. - gTxovT aqeT mobrZandeT, - gavigoneT misi xma da erTi wamis Semdeg Cvens win sruliad moulodneli stumari idga. holmsi fexdafex mosdevda da Semosuli kaci Secba, SiSisa da gaocebis wamoZaxili aRmohxda da ukan gavardna daapira, Cemma megobarma qeCoSi xeli Caavlo da oTaxSi Semoagdo. vidre Cveni tyve gons movidoda, holmsma oTaxis kari Cauketa da gasasvlels zurgiT mieyrdno. Sepyrobilma SiSiT moavlo Tvali oTaxs, wabarbacda da moceliliviT daeca. dacemisas farTofarflebiani qudi dauvarda, tuC-pirze afarebuli Sarfic Zirs daucurda da Cvens win JRalwveriani da natifi saxis nakvTebiani polkovniki valentain uolteri warmosdga. holmsma gaocebisagan Seustvina. - uotson, - Tqva man, - amjerad SegiZliaT Tqvens moTxrobaSi namdvil virad momnaTloT, radgan daviWire is frinveli, romlisTvis maxe sulac ar damigia. - vinaa es? - mouTmenlad SesZaxa maikroftma. - es gaxlavT umcrosi Zma gansvenebul ser jeims uolterisa, wyalqveSa flotis departamentis meTaurisa. diax, diax, me ukve vxedav, rogor iyo qaRaldi dawyobili. polkovniki gons modis. am jentlmenis dakiTxva gTxovT me momandoT. uZravi sxeuli divanze movaTavseT, magram Cvenma tyvem wamoiwia, mimoixeda, Sublze xeli gadaisva da gons mosvla scada, TiTqos sakuTar Tvalebs ar ujerebda. - ras niSnavs yovelive es? - Cailaparaka. - me movedi mister oberStainTan. - yvelaferi gamoaSkaravebulia, polkovniko uolter, - miugo holmsma. mxolod is ver gavige, rogor SeeZlo inglisel jentlmens ase moqceuliyo, Cven viciT Tqveni mimowerisa da SeTanxmebis ambavi oberStainTan, viciT, agreTve, kadogen uiestis mkvlelobasTan dakavSirebuli garemoebebis arsi. magram zogierTi
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wvrilmani Tqvengan unda gavigoT. gTxovT, Tqveni gulwrfeli aRiarebiT odnav mainc SeimsubuqoT danaSauli. polkovnikma Rrmad amoigmina, Tavi daxara, nikapi mkerdze Camouvarda da saxe xelebSi Cargo. velodiT, magram is dumda. - SemiZlia dagarwmunoT, rom mTavari faqtebi CvenTvis naTelia - uTxra holmsma. - viciT, fuli dagWirdaT. Tqven daamzadeT tvifrebi gasaRebebisa, romlis originalebic Tqvens Zmas hqonda, gamarTeT mimowera oberStainTan, romelic Tqvens werilebze `deili telegrafis~ gancxadebebis ganyofilebaSi moTavsebuli TqvenTvis misaxvedri cnobebiT pasuxobda. im orSabaTs, nislian saRamos, Tqven SeaRwieT im SenobaSi, sadac seifi idga, rom kadogen uiestma Tqvens kvals miagno, - albaT ukve hqonda safuZveli, rom Tqvens moqmedebaSi eWvi Seetana. igi mowme gaxda naxazebis gatacebisa, magram gangaSi ar autexia, albaT egona, rom Tqven dokumentebs seifidan Zmis davalebiT iRebdiT. kadogen uiestma daiviwya piradi saqme da rogorc WeSmariti patrioti, Tqven dagedevnaT. am saxlamde gdiaT. aq is mogiaxlovdaT da Tqven, polkovniko uolter, isedac saxelmwifo moRalatem, CaidineT meore, ufro sazareli danaSauli - mokaliT axalgazrda kaci. - ara! ara! RmerTmani me ar momiklavs! - SesZaxa ubedurma tyvem. - maSin agvixseniT, ranairad daiRupa, ra moxda manamde, vidre mis gvams vagonis saxuravze moaTavsebdiT? - mogiyvebiT. vficav, yvelafers getyviT. yvelaferi danarCeni namdvilad ise iyo, rogorc Tqven brZaneT. vaRiareb, valSi Cavvardi. usaSvelo badeSi gavebi, roca birJaze vTamaSobdi. fuli haeriviT mWirdeboda. oberStainma xuTi aTasi SemomTavaza. mindoda Tavi dameRwia valebisTvis da fexze davmdgariyavi. magram me ar momiklavs, amaSi brali ar mimiZRvis. - maS ra moxda? - uiestma Cemze ratomRac eWvi aiRo da mzveravda. im saRamosac kvalze momyveboda, rogorc Tqvena TqviT. me is mxolod saxlis SemosasvlelTan davinaxe. iseTi nisli idga, sam nabijze verafers gaarCevda kaci. orjer davakakune da oberStainma kari gamiRo. axalgazrda kaci oTaxSi SemoiWra, mogvvarda, moiTxova agvexsna, Tu risTvis dagvWirda naxazebi. oberStains yovelTvis Tan daaqvs tyviis mokle joxi, romelic kadogen uiests TavSi dahkra. dartyma sabediswero aRmoCnda. kadogeni xuT wuTSi gaTavda. egdo holSi iatakze, Cven sruliad davibeniT, aRar vicodiT, ra gveqna. bolos oberStains moagonda matareblebi, romlebic saxlis ukana fanjris qveS Cerdebodnen. magram oberStainma jer naxazebi gasinja, sami yvelaze mniSvnelovani SearCia da Tqva, rom im naxazebs TavisTan itovebda. - ar SemiZlia naxazebis daTmoba, - vupasuxe me. - Tu diliT isini Tavis adgilze ver naxes, uilvijSi saSineli gangaSi atydeba~. `ara, isini unda waviRo, - gaiZaxoda oberStaini. - isini teqnikurad imdenad rTulia, rom dilamde aslis gadaRebas ver movaswreb~. `am SemTxvevaSi naxazebs dauyovnebliv ukan davabruneb~, - vuTxari me. cota ifiqra da mipasuxa: `sam mTavar naxazs me davitoveb, danarCenebi jibeSi CavutenoT am axalgazrda kacis gvams. roca miagneben, gatacebas, cxadia, mas daabraleben~. sxva gamosavals ver vxedavdi da daveTanxme. naxevari saaTi vicadeT, vidre fanjris qvemoT matarebeli gaCerdeboda. nisli gvfaravda da Cven iolad davuSviT vagonis saxuravze kadogenis gvami. esaa sul, rac moxda da rac vici~. - Tqveni Zma? - sityva ar dauZravs, magram erTxel gasaRebebi CemTan naxa da daeWvda. amas mis gamoxedvaSi viWerdi. mas mere ubedurs Tavi maRla ar auwevia. aRar SeeZlo xalxisaTvis Tvalis gasworeba da... dumili gamefda. is maikroft holmsma daarRvia: - gsurT ramdenadme gamoisyidoT Tqveni danaSauli? rom SeimsubuqoT sindisi da iqneb sasjelic?
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- riT SemiZlia misi Semsubuqeba? - sad aris axla oberStaini, saiT waiRo naxazebi? - ar vici. - misamarTi ar dautovebia? - mxolod is Tqva, rom misi misamarTiT gagzavnili werilebi, otel `luvrSi~, bolos masTan moxvdebian. - maSasadame, Tqven kidev geZlevaT SesaZlebloba gamoisyidoT danaSauli, - uTxra Serlok holmsma. - mzad var gavakeTo yvelaferi, rasac saWirod CaTvliT. im vaJbatonis mimarT mxolod siZulvili maqvs gulSi dagubebuli. isaa mizezi Cemi dacemisa da daRupvisa. - ai, kalami da qaRaldi. dajeqiT magidasTan da Cemi karnaxiT wereT! konvertze waawereT parizis misamarTi, rac jaSuSma mogcaT. daiwyeT: `Zvirfaso ser! gwerT Cveni SeTanxmebis gamo. Tqven ueWvelia, SeamCnieT, rom aklia erTi arsebiTi detali. me viSove aucilebeli asli, romelic xarvezs avsebs. aman moiTxova bevri zedmeti davidaraba da jafa. imedi maqvs morigi gasamrjelos miRebisa, xuTasi girvanqis odenobiT. fostas ver vendobi. arc miviReb arafers, garda oqrosi da banknotebisa, - SemeZlo menaxeT sazRvargareT, magram meSinia eWvs aiReben, Tu swored axla gavemgzavrebi samSoblodan. amitom imedi maqvs, rom SevxvdebiT erTmaneTs Caringkrosis mosawev oTaxSi SabaTs, dRis Tormet saaTze. vimeoreb, Tanaxma viqnebi mxolod inglisur banknotebze an `oqroze~. - Cinebulia, - Tqva holmsma. - Zalian gamikvirdeba, Tu aseT werils ar gamoexmaura. hoda, isic gamoexmaura! magram sxva yvelaferi ukve istoriis sferos ganekuTvneba, mis im saidumlo analebs, romelnic xSirad oficialur qronikebze ufro sainteresoni arian. oberStaini, romelsac swyuroda, ase brwyinvaled dawyebuli da Tavisi yvelaze ufro sarfiani saqme bolomde mieyvana, maxeSi gaeba da TxuTmeti wliT saimedod moayuCes inglisis cixis kedlebSi. mis CemodanSi ipoves briuspartingtonis fasdaudebeli naxazebi, romlebic surda auqcionze gaeyida. mTeli evropis samxedro-sazRvao centrebSi. polkovniki uolteri dapatimrebis meore wlis bolosve mokvda; rac Seexeba holmss, man warmatebiT ganagrZo muSaoba monografiaze `lasusis polifoniuri motetebi~. Semdeg is daibeWda mkiTxvelTa viwro wrisaTvis da specialistebma Seafases, rogorc mecnierebis ukanaskneli sityva mocemul sakiTxze. ramdenime kviris Semdeg Sevityve, rom aRwerili movlenebis mere, Cemma megobarma uinZoris sasaxleSi gaatara erTi dRe da iqidan didebuli zurmuxtis qinZisTaviT sayelodamSvenebuli dabrunda. roca vkiTxe, sad iyide-meTqi, mipasuxa, rom esaa saCuqari erTi didebuli ledisa, romelsac didad sayuradRebo samsaxuri gauwia. meti aRaraferi uTqvams, magram mivxvdi, rom laparaki iyo uavgustoesze da holmss es zurmuxtis qinZisTavi mudam moagonebs brius-partingtonis walqveSa navis gatacebul naxazebs, romlebic man britaneTis samefos daubruna.

Serlok holmsi sikvdilis piras Serlok holmsis binis patroni misis hadsoni namdvilad gawamebuli qali iyo. jer iyo da misi saxlis zeda sarTulze nebismier dros aTasi juris avan-Cavani midimodioda, mere iyo da TviTon saxelganTqmuli mdgmuri Tavisi eqscentrulobiTa da mouwesrigebeli cxovrebiT diasaxlisis moTminebas majlajunasaviT awva. uaRresi uwesrigoba, arev-dareva, dRe-Ramis yovel Seuferebel dros musikis dakvra,
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revolveris srola oTaxSi, gamoucnobi da zogjer friad myrali qimiuri cdebi, atmosfero danaSaulobaTa da saSiSroebisa, riTac iqauroba iyo garemoculi, holmss albaT mTels londonSi yvelaze ufro autanel mdgmurad aqcevda. magram, meore mxriv, qiras mefurad ixdida. eWvic ar mepareba, rom im fuliT, rac Cemi masTan nacnobobis wlebSi misis hadsons gadauxada, im saxlis SesaZenad sruliad sakmarisi iqneboda. misis hadsoni holmsis winaSe mowiwebiT ixdida qeds da erTxelac ar gaubedavs damdureba. misis hadsons moswonda agreTve uaRresi sifaqize da Tavazianoba, riTac holmsi mandilosnebs eqceoda. Serlok holmss xom saerTod ar uyvarda qalebi, ar endoboda maT, magram maTTan Tavi raindulad eWira. vicodi misis hadsonis gulwrfeli keTilganwyobis ambavi holmsisadmi da mRelvarebiT movusmine, roca erTxel, Cemi daqorwinebis meore wels, mestumra da miTxra, holmsi avad Seiqnao. - kvdeba, eqimo uotson, - meubneboda, - ukve sami dRea, sul uaresad da uaresadaa. ar vici, xvalamde Tu gaatans. eqimis gamoZaxeba amikrZala. magram dRes diliT rom davinaxe, rogor gaZvaltyavebia saxe da rogor ubrwyinavs Tvalebi, meti veRar moviTmine. `Tqveni nebarTviT Tu uimisod, me eqimTan mivdivar~, vuTxari. `maSin uotsons dauZaxeT~, - dameTanxma. dro ar dakargoT, ser, Torem SeiZleba cocxals verc ki mivuswroT! am cnobam SemaZrwuna, miT umetes, rom holmss avadmyofobaze arasodes dauCivlia. raRa Tqma unda, maSinve wamovavle paltos xeli da qudic davixure. misis hadsoni gzadagza kiTxvebiT gavabrue. - Zalian cota rame SemiZlia giamboT, ser, - mipasuxa, - raRac saqmes ikvlevda rozerhaitSi, mdinare rom uxvevs im adgilas, da albaT iq dasneulda. oTxSabaTs, SuadRisas, dawva da aRar amdgara. mTeli am sami dRis ganmavlobaSi arc araferi uWamia da arc daulevia. - RmerTo Cemo! ratom eqims ar uxmeT? - neba ar momca, ser. xom iciT, rogori mbrZanebluri laparaki icis. ver gavbede urCoba. magram Tqven TviTon naxavT, misi dReebi daTvlilia. holmsis Sexedva marTlac SegzaravdaT. noembris nisliani dRis mkrTal Suqze misi sawoli oTaxic sakmaod qufri iyo, magram me Tu ramem SemaZrwuna, es iyo baliSebze misvenebuli misi damWknari saxe. Tvalebi swored ciebianiviT ubrwyinavda, loyebze avadmyofuri siwiTle gadahkravda, tuCebi muqad hqonda daxorklili. natifi xelebi sabanze krunCxviT moZraobdnen, xma hqonda xrinwiani da sityvebs nawyvet-nawyvetad isroda. oTaxSi rom Sevedi, uZravad iwva, magram mis TvalebSi raRac naperwkalma ielva - ueWvelia, micno. - aba, uotson, rogorc xedavT, cudi dro dagvidga, - Tqva susti xmiT, magram uwindeburi xumrobis kilo mainc SevniSne. - Zvirfaso megobaro, - SevZaxe da mivuaxlovdi. - SeCerdiT! ar momiaxlovdeT! - SesZaxa ise mkveTrad da mbrZaneblurad, rogorac mxolod yvelaze ufro daZabul wuTebSi sCveoda. - Tu kidev momiaxlovdebiT, maSinve gibrZanebT, waxvideT. - ratom? - imitom, rom aseTia Cemi neba. gana es sakmarisi ar aris? diax, misis hadsoni marTals ambobda, mbrZanebluri laparaki sCveoda Cems meobars, magram axla marTlac sacodavi sanaxavi iyo. - me xom mxolod daxmareba minda aRmogiCinoT, - mivuge. - marTalia. Tu daxmareba gindaT, is gaakeTeT, rasac gibrZanebT. - keTili, holms. cota molba. - xom ar gewyinaT? - mkiTxa sulSexuTulma. sabralo! ra unda mwyenoda, roca aseT dReSi iyo! - Tqveni gulisTvis geubnebiT, - Tqva xrinwiani xmiT.
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- Cemi gulisTvis?! - ho, vici, rac mWirs. am sneulebis samSoblo sumatraa. holandielebi avadmyofobas Cvenze kargad icnoben, magram jer arc maT ician bevri araferi. aSkaraa mxolod is, rom ueWvelad momakvdinebeli da saSineli gadamdebi senia. ciebiT Sepyrobilis energiiT laparakobda, grZel xelebs mousvenrad amoZravebda, TiTqos Cemi moSoreba undoda. - SexebiT gadadis, uotson, mxolod SexebiT! rac SeiZleba Sors dadeqiT da yvelaferi kargad iqneba. - RmerTo Cemo, holms! nuTu fiqrobT, rom amas CemTvis raime mniSvneloba eqneba? Tqvens adgilas ucxoc rom yofiliyo, maSinac ki ver SemaCerebda es mizezi da gana eg SemiSlis xels, daxmareba aRmogiCinoT, Tqven, Cems Zvel megobars? isev gadavdgi misken nabiji, magram lamis gacofda, ise momiSora. - mxolod maSin dagelaparakebiT, Tu Sors dadgebiT. winaaRmdeg SemTxvevaSi wasvla mogixdebaT. me imdenad pativs vcemdi mis araCveulebriv niWs, rom mis naTqvams maSinac ki vasrulebdi, roca CemTvis sruliad gaugebari iyo. magram me xom eqimi viyavi. CemSi gaiRviZa profesiulma instinqtma da Tavmoyvareobam. Cems arsebaSi isini erTmaneTs gadaewna, aRdga da me vifiqre: dae, mibrZanos holmsma yvela sxva SemTxvevaSi, magram axla me eqimi var, sneulis sawolTan vdgevar da damoukideblad unda vimoqmedo. - holms, Tqven TviTon ar iciT, ras akeTebT, - vuTxari, - avadmyofi igivea, rac bavSvi. gindaT Tu ara, me unda gagsinjoT da gimkurnaloT. brazmoreulma gadmomxeda. - Tu Cemi survilis winaaRmdeg damayenebT Tavze eqims, is mainc unda momiyvanoT, visac vendobi. - maS, me ar mendobiT? - Tqvens megobrobas - savsebiT, ra Tqma unda. magram faqti faqtad rCeba. Tqven, uotson, bolos da bolos Cveulebrivi eqimi xarT, Zalian mcire gamocdilebisa da kvalifikaciisa. mimZims ase laparaki, magram sxva gamosavali ara maqvs. Rrmad Seuracxyofili viyavi. rogor kadrulobT aseT laparaks, holms. Tqveni naTqvami imis dasturia, rom nervuli sistema Zalze moSlili gaqvT. magram Tu ar mendobiT, ZaliT ar mogaxvevT Tavze Cems samsaxurs. neba momeciT, mogiyvanoT jasper miki an penroz fiSeri, an londonis sxva romelime yvelaze ufro cnobili eqimi. ase Tu ise, vinmem daxmareba unda aRmogiCinoT, Tu imas fiqrobT, rom davdgebi da mSvidad vuyureb, rogor mokvdebiT, sastikad cdebiT. - Tqven Cemi sikeTe gindaT, uotson, - Tqva holmsma wynari amokvnesiT. - magram gindaT dagimtkicoT Tqveni umecreba? miTxariT, geTayva, ra iciT tapanulis provinciis ciebaze an formozis Sav wylulze? - arasodes ar gamigonia arc erTi da arc meore. - aRmosavleTSi, uotson, bevri ucnauri sneuleba da normidan mravali gadaxraa, holmsi yoveli frazis Semdeg isvenebda, rom Zala moekriba. - ukanasknel xanebSi me es gavige erT samedicino - sisxlis samarTlis danaSaulis kvlevasTan dakavSirebiT. Tqven, uotson, me ver mimkurnalebT. - SesaZloa asec iyos. magram SemTxveviT gavige, rom eqimi enstri, tropikul sneulebaTa saukeTeso mcodne mTels msoflioSi, amJamad londonSi imyofeba. nu damiSliT, holms, me axla masTan mivdivar da male aq moggvriT! vTqvi da gadaWriT gavbrundi karisaken. arasodes ar ganmicdia aseTi Zrwola! momakvdavi Tvalis daxamxamebaSi vefxvis naxtomiT win gadameRoba da karis saketSi gasaRebis gadatrialebis mkveTri xma

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gavigone. momdevno wuTs holmsi isev loginSi egdo, energiis am daujerebeli mozRvavebiT sulSegubebuli da araqaTdaSretili. - ZaliT ver wamarTmevT gasaRebs, uotson. gaebiT, Cemo megobaro. aq jdoma mogiwevT, vidre gagiSvebT. magram guls nu gaitexT (laparakobda nawyvetnawyvetad, Zlivs sunTqavda) , iyos neba Tqveni, oRond macaleT, cota suli moviTqva, uotson. axla oTxi saaTia. eqvsze gagiSvebT. - magram es sigiJea, holms! - sul ori saaTi, uotson. eqvsze waxvalT. moiTmenT? - arCevanis uflebas Tqven ar iZleviT. - sworedac viqcevi. gmadlobT, uotson, sabnis gasworeba TviTonac SemiZlia. ufro Sors iyaviT Cemgan - avadmyofi kacisagan - da kidev erTi piroba, uotson, Tqven moiyvanT ara enstris, aramed imas, vinc me minda, xom? - Tanaxma var. - ai, pirveli gonivruli sityva, rac Tqvengan movismine mas Semdeg, rac aq SemoxvediT. jer im wignebs mixedeT, Taroze rom awyvia. me cota daviRale... sainteresoa, rasa grZnobs eleqtrobatarea, roca cdiloben misi deni gaumtar saganSi gauSvan?.. eqvs saaTze, uotson, Cvens saubars ganvagrZobT. magram Cveni saubari bevrad ufro adre Sedga da iseT garemoebaSi mimdinareobda, rom am ambavma ufro SemaZrwuna, vidre holmsis saocarma naxtomma karisaken. ramdenime wuTs videqi da loginSi mwol gvamiviT mdumare megobris sxeuls daJinebiT vucqerdi. holmsis saxes sanaxevrod sabani faravda. Tvalebi mielula da TiTqos CasZineboda. kiTxva ar SemeZlo da oTaxSi borials mivyavi xeli, Tan kedlebze dakidebul saxelganTqmul borotmoqmedTa suraTebs vaTvalierebdi. ase umiznod gadavdiodi adgilidan adgilze, vidre bolos buxarTan ar mivedi. buxris Tavze uwesrigod eyara Cibuxi, Tambaqos qisebi, Spricebi, jibis danebi, revolveris vaznebi da sxva wvrilmani. Cemi yuradReba miipyro Sav-TeTrsamkaulebianma, gamosawevsaxuravianma spilos Zvlis kolofma, Zalian lamazi nivTi iyo da is iyo xeli gaviwode, rom ukeT dameTvalierebina, magram anazdad... holmsma ise gulgamgmiravad Sehyvira, rom mis xmas uTuod quCis boloSic gaigonebdnen. tanSi susxma damiara, smeniswamRebma Seyvirebam Tmebi yalyze damiyena. movbrundi da davinaxe holmsis dabRenjili saxe, kargad SevniSne misi giJuri gamoxedva. gavqvavdi da patara kolofs xeli movuWire. - dadeqiT adgilze! dauyovnebliv uSviT xeli, uotson, axlave, SeasruleT, rasac geubnebiT! roca kolofi Tavis adgilze davabrune, gulze moeSva, baliSs rogorRac uRonod mieyrdno da Tavi ukan gadauvarda. - ver vitan, roca Cems nivTebs xels tantraven, uotson, es xom iciT! da ra gauTaveblad midi-modixarT, pirdapir autanelia. Tqven, eqimi kaci, pacients sigiJemde miiyvanT. dajeqiT da momasveneT. momxdarma ambavma Cemze Zalian mZime STabeWdileba moaxdina. veluri, umizezo aRgzneba, rac sulac ar axasiaTebda, Cveulebriv, TavSekavebul holmss, miCvenebda, Tu ra Sors wasula misi nervuli moSliloba. keTilSobili gonebis dacema - ra unda iyos amaze savalalo da samwuxaro? sruliad daTrgunvili ganwyobilebiT vijeqi skamze, vidre daniSnuli saaTi dahkravda. rogorc ki isrebma eqvsi aCvenes, holmsi imave ciebiani agznebiT ametyvelda: - uotson - mkiTxa, - xurda gaqvT Tan? - maqvs. - vercxli? - ho, sakmaod bevri. - ramdeni naxevarkroniani giZevT jibeSi? - xuTi.

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- cotaa, Zalian cota! - SesZaxa - ra ubedurebaa da ra sawyenia! magram mainc gadadeviT saaTis jibeSi, mTeli danarCeni fuli ki Sarvlis marcxena jibeSi iqonieT. gmadlobT. es Tqven ramdenadme gagawonasworebT. es ukve aSkara SeSliloba iyo. Seacaxcaxa da Caaxvela Tu Caislukuna. - axla gazi aanTeT, uotson. Zalian frTxilad! gazi mxolod sanaxevrod unda gaaRoT. gexvewebiT, sifrTxile daicaviT. kargia, gmadlobT. ara, fardebs nu gaswevT. axla, uotson, Saqris maSas xedavT? imiT aiReT buxarze is Savi zardaxSa, gTxovT. frTxilad. dadgiT aq, magidaze qaRaldebs Soris. Cinebulia! ho, axla ki wadiT da momiyvaneT mister kelverton smiTi - igi louer-berk-stritze, camet nomer saxlSi cxovrobs. simarTle rom giTxraT, Cemi ganzraxva, eqimisTvis dameZaxa da momeyvana, cota ganelda, radgan Cemi sabralo megobari bodavda da misi marto datovebisa meSinoda. magram axla is daJinebiT iTxovda smiTis moyvanas, moiTxovda iseve gadaWriT, rogorc uwin yovelgvar daxmarebaze uars ambobda. - aseTi eqimis saxeli da gvari arasodes gamigonia, - vupasuxe me. - Zalian advili SesaZlebelia, Zvirfaso uotson, da iqneb gagikvirdeT, rom am sneulebis saukeTeso mcodnea ara eqimi, aramed plantatori. mister kelverton smiTi sumatris mkvidria da iq kargad icnoben, londonSi ki mxolod saqmezea Camosuli. am sneulebis gavrcelebam mis plantaciebSi, sadac axlomaxlo samedicino dawesebuleba araa, aiZula, rom TviTon moekida xeli misi SeswavlisaTvis da TvalsaCino warmatebasac miaRwia. smiTi metismetad Tanmimdevruli, pedanti kacia. Tqveni gaSveba eqvsze adre ar mindoda imitom, rom Sin ar dagxvdebodaT. Tu Tqven moaxerxebT da daiyoliebT, raTa Cemze gamoiyenos Tavisi gansakuTrebuli codna medicinis am dargSi, usaTuod miSvelis. me gadmogcemT holmsis sityvebs erTmaneTTan dakavSirebuls. sinamdvileSi ki misi laparaki xSirad wydeboda sulis xuTviTa da xelebis krunCxviT, rac mowmobda, rogor tanjavda avadmyofoba. im mcire xanSi, rac masTan davyavi, mdomareoba gauuaresda. ciebianis siwiTle ufro mkveTrad gamoexata, Rrmad Camuqebuli fosoebidan Tvalebi kidev ufro ubrwyinavda, Sublze ki waramara civi ofli asxamda. miuxedavad amisa Cemma megobarma mainc SeinarCuna Tavisi mSvidi, mkafio metyveleba. vatyobdi, rom igi ukanasknel amosunTqvamde gautexeli darCeboda. - dawvrilebiT mouTxrobT Cems mdgomareobas, - Tqva - auwerT STabeWdilebas, rac Tqvenze movaxdine, etyviT, rom me vbodav, rom me ukanasknel dReSi var da vkvdebi. pirdapir gaugebaria, ratom ar warmoadgens mTeli okeanis fskeri xamanwkebis erTian masas, - isini xom ase swrafad mravldebian! oh, me kidev gadavuxvie! sainteresoa, rogor uwevs tvini kontrols sakuTar Tavs... ras vambobdi, uotson? - Tqven maZlevdiT miTiTebebs, rogor unda velaparako mister kelverton smiTs. - ah, maxsovs. Cemi sicocxle imazea damokidebuli, uotson. ecadeT daiyolioT. masTan cudi urTierToba maqvs. misi Zmiswuli mokvda, uotson... raRac urigo eWvi Sevitane, es iynosa da igrZno. ymawvili saSineli tanjviT mokvda. smiTi Cemze gabrazebulia. rogorme guli moulbeT, uotson. sTxoveT, SeevedreT, raime RonisZiebiT momiyvaneT aq. mxolod mas SeuZlia Cemi xsna, mxolod mas! - gpirdebiT, rom kebiT mogiyvanT aq, Tundac ZaliT momixdes misi kebSi Casma. - ara, es ar gamodgeba. unda daarwmunoT, rom movides. TviTon ki ufro adre modiT. raime mizezi moigoneT, rom masTan erTad mosvla ar mogixdeT. ar dagaviwydeT, uotson, ar mimatovoT. Tqven xom arasodes gagiwbilebivarT. ueWvelia, romeliRac bunebrivi mtrebi aferxeben xamanwkebis gamravlebas. me da Tqven, uotson, gavakeTeT yvelaferi, rac SegveZlo. nuTu mTeli msoflio xamanwkebiT aivseba? ara, ara, es metad saSinelia. gadaeciT smiTs Tqveni STabeWdileba Cems avadmyofobaze, rac SeiZleba dawvrilebiT uambeT yovelive.

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me wavedi da Tan gamyva saxe am uWkvianesi adamianisa, romelic bavSviviT titinebda. gasaRebi gadmomca da maSinve momivida bednieri azri, rom Tan wameRo gasaRebi, raTa holmss oTaxi Signidan ar Caeketa. Tvalcremliani misis hadsoni gareT, derefanSi meloda. wasvlisas gavigone, rogor gaaba holmsma raRac giJuri simRera. vidre quCaSi kebs movuxmobdi, nislidan gamosuli viRac bneliT moculi kaci aCrdiliviT momiaxlovda. - rogoraa mister holmsi? - mkiTxa. igi Cemi Zveli nacnobi inspeqtori skotlend-iardeli mortoni aRmoCnda. samoqalaqo samoseli ecva da Zlivs Sevicani. - Zalian cudad, - vupasuxe me. raRac ucnaurad gadmomxeda. raRac Zalian daujerebeli rom ar yofiliyo, vifiqrebdi, rom maRlidan momaval Suqze misi saxe kmayofilebiT gaibadra. - ki, gavige es ambavi, - Tqva. luer bark striti grZeli, lamazi saxlebis rigi iyo noting hilsa da kesingtons Soris. Senobas, romelTanac kebi gaCerda, raRac ampartavnuli da STamagonebeli saxe hqonda. spilenZis brwyinvalesaxelurebiani mZime orfrTiani kari amSvenebda da irgvliv Zvelmoduri rkinis zRude iyo aRmarTuli. saerTo STabeWdilebas Seefereboda didebuli msaxurTufrosi, eleqtroWaRis vardisfer Suqze zRurplze rom gamoCnda. - diax, mister kelverton smiTi Sin gaxlavT. doqtori uotsoni? keTili, ser, miboZeT Tqveni sadarbazo baraTi. Cemi ubralo saxeli da profesia, etyoboda, mister kelverton smiTs didad ar epitnava. naxevrad Ria karSi gavigone gaRizianebuli kacis gamyivani xma: - es vinRaa? ra unda? ramdenjer miTqvams, stepls, rom, roca me vmuSaob, xelis SeSla ar SeiZleba! mere momesma msaxurTufrosis wynari, damamSvidebeli xma. - ar miviReb, stepls. ver vitan aseT dabrkolebebs. Sin ara var. ase uTxariT. Tu vWirdebi, xval diliT movides. isev wynari duduni. - wadiT, wadiT, ase uTxariT. diliT movides, an sulac nu mova. me Tvalwin damidga holmsi, rogor borgavda loginSi da eloda mxsnels. aq xaTrijamobis dro aRar iyo. holmsis sicocxle damokidebuli iyo Cems mowadinebasa da daJinebaze. vidre msaxurTufrosi Tavisi batonis ganmartebas gadmomcemda, ganze vubiZge da oTaxSi Sevedi. kaci, romelic buxarTan ijda savarZelSi, gabrazebuli SeZaxiliT wamoiWra. me davinaxe didi, yviTeli saxe, uxeSi nakvTebi, mZime, ormagi nikapi, briala da boroti ruxi Tvalebi, wiTuri, banjgvliani warbebis qvemodan rom risxviT Semomcqerodnen. vardisfer melot Tavze xaverdis patara, gverdze koxtad gadaxrili qudi daekosebina. Tavis qala ki uzarmazari hqonda. magram Tvali rom davayole, gancvifrebulma SevniSne, rom igi dabali tanisa iyo, gonji, galeuli, mxrebsa da zurgis mxares moRrekili, albaT, bavSvobaSi raqiti hqonda gadatanili. - es ras niSnavs? - yviroda xmamaRla, mkivana xmiT. - ras niSnavs es SemoWra? me xom gibrZaneT, rom xval diliT mosuliyaviT! - mapatieT, - vupasuxe, - magram gadaudebeli saqmea da moTminebis Tavi ara maqvs, mister Serlok holmsi... - Cemi megobris xsenebam kacunaze saocari zegavlena moaxdina. brazi maSinve gauqra. saxe daeZaba da didi yuradRebiT Semomacqerda. - holmsis gamogzavnili xarT? - mkiTxa. - swored iqidan movdivar. - ra sWirs holmss? - Zalian, Zalian mZimedaa avad, amisaTvis movedi TqvenTan.

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maspinZelma skami miCvena da TviTon isev savarZelSi Cajda. buxris Tavze, sarkeSi gaielva misma saxem. ficis qveS SemiZlia ganvacxado, rom sazizRari, boroti Rimili gadaefina saxeze. magram iqve davajere Tavi, rom es iyo mxolod nervuli krunCxva. erTi wuTis Semdeg, roca Cemsken Semobrunda, saxeze gulwrfeli wuxili hqonda gamoxatuli. - ra miTxariT, guli metkina, - Tqva. - mister holmss mxolod saqmian niadagze Sevxvedrivar, magram friad pativsa vcem talantisa da piradi RirsebebisaTvis. is danaSaulobaTa mesaidumlea, me ki sneulebaTa mcodne var. is ebrZvis borotmoqmedebs, me - mikrobebs. ai, Cemi tyveebi, - ganagrZo da miCvena boTlebi da qilebi, kedelTan magidaze rom edga... - am Jelatinis damuSavebul xsnarebSi ixdian sasjels Zalze saSiSi damnaSaveebi. - holmss Tqveni xilva swored Tqveni specialuri codnis gamo swadia. uaRresad didi azrisaa Tqvenze da sjera, rom mTels londonSi mxolod Tqven erTs SegiZliaT misi Svela. kacuna uceb wamodga da misi koxta qudi iatakze davarda. - ratom? - mkiTxa. - ratom hgonia mister holmss, rom me gaWirvebaSi misi Semwe viqnebi da vuSveli? - imitom, rom Tqven aRsavlur sneulebaTa mcodne xarT. - magram ratom fiqrobs, rom sneuleba, rac mas awuxebs, aRmosavluria? - imitom, rom Cinel mezRvaurebs Soris, dokebSi mouxda muSaoba. mister kelverton smiTma Tavazianad gaiRima da qudi aiRo. - ai, Turme ra yofila, - Tqva. - imedi maqvs, saqme arc iseT did safrTxesTan gvaqvs, rogorc ggoniaT. ramdeni xania, rac avadaa. - daaxloebiT sami dRe. - abodebs? - drodadro. - es araa kargi saqme. araadamiani viqnebodi, rom misgan xmoba yurad ar meRo. Zalian ar miyvars, roca muSaobas mawyvetineben, eqimo uotson, magram es gamoZaxeba, cxadia, gansakuTrebuli SemTxvevaa. axlave gamogyvebiT. me holmsis miTiTeba momagonda. - me erT adgilas melodebian, - vupasuxe. - keTili, marto waval. mister holmsis misamarTi Cawerili maqvs. naxevar saaTSi masTan viqnebi. guli mekumSeboda, holmsis sawol oTaxSi rom Sevdiodi. am xanSi SeiZleboda yvelaze uaresi ram momxdariyo. magram, Cemda sasixarulod, misi mdgomareoba sagrZnoblad gaumjobesebuliyo. marTala, saxe mkvdariviT ferwasuli hqonda, magram bodvis kvalic aRar darCeniliyo. Tumca isev susti xmiT laparakobda, magram Cveulebrivze naTlad da cocxlad. - naxeT, uotson? - ki, axlave mova. - Cinebulia, uotson, Cinebuli. Tqven gamorCeuli despani xarT. - CemTan erTad wamosvla moiwadina: - es ar SeiZleboda, uotson. aSkarad SeuZlebeli iqneboda. sneulebis mizezebi gkiTxaT? - me vuTxari, ist-endis Cineli mezRvaurebi vuxsene. - sworia! Tqven gaakeTeT yvelaferi ise, rogor namdvil megobars Sehferis. axla, uotson, Tqven SegiZliaT scenidan gaxvideT. - unda davicado da misi azri movismino, holms. - cxadia, magram me maqvs safuZveli vifiqro, rom Tavis azrs bevrad ufro gulaxdilad ityvis, Tu me da is martoni viqnebiT. Cems sasTumals ukan sakmao adgilia, rom daimaloT, uotson. - Zvirfaso holms!..
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- meSinia, rom arCevani aRara gaqvT, uotson. oTaxSi dasamalavi adgili ar aris da iq ukeTesia, sadac me geubnebiT. iq yofna araviTar eWvs ar gamoiwvevs. uecrad loginSi wamojda. mis Ronemixdil saxeze sruli simtkice da gambedaoba iyo gamoxatuli. - borblebis xmaa, uotson. Tu giyvardeT, iCqareT da ar gainZreT, rac ar unda moxdes, rac ar unda moxdes, gasagebia? arc ilaparakoT, arc imoZraoT. oRondac ismineT yovelive guldasmiTa da, rac SeiZleba, didi yuradRebiT. uecrad isev gamoelia Rone da misi mkafio, mbrZanebluri sityva iqca sust, bundovan butbutad. kaci naxevrad bodavda. Cems samalavSi, sadac ase moulodnelad aRmovCndi, jer kibidan momavali nabijebis xma Semomesma, Semdeg sawoli oTaxis karis gaRebisa da daxurvis xma moswvda Cems yurTasmenas. mere Cemda gasakvirvelad, gamefda xangrZlivi dumili, rasac drodadro avadmyofis mZime sunTqva arRvevda. albaT Cveni stumari sawolTan idga da avadmyofis tanjvas Sescqeroda. bolos da bolos uCveulo dumili dairRva. - holms, holms! - CasZaxoda smiTi daJinebiTa da Seupovrad. holms, gesmiT Cemi? - mere momesma Sriali, albaT Cveni stumari uxeSad Caafrinda mxrebSi sneuls da anjRrevda. - es Tqvena xarT, mister smiT? - CurCuliT Tqva ho-lmsma - ar megona, rom moxvidodiT. smiTma gaicina. - oRondac, - Tqva, - da mainc aqa var, rogorc xedavT. aqa varT. minda siavisaTvis sikeTe mogagoT, diax, siavisaTvis - sikeTe. - es Zalian sasaxelo da Zalian keTilSobiluri saqcielia Tqvenis mxriv. me Zalian vafaseb Tqvens codnas. Cveni stumari qirqilebda. - sabednierod, mTels londonSi Tqvens erTs aRmogaCndaT unari Cemi codnis Sefasebisa. Tqven iciT, ra gWirT? - igive, - Tqva holmsma. - xedavT? daavadebis simptomebi gamoicaniT? - diax, metismetad kargad gamovicani. - ra gaewyoba, holms, ar gamikvirdeba da savsebiT SesaZlebelia, rom swored is daavadeba iyos. Tu asea, Tqveni saqme Zalian cudadaa. sawyali viqtori meoTxe dRes mokvda, is ki magari da janiani axalgazrda iyo. Tqven maSin unaurad mogeCvenaT, rom is londonis SuagulSi daavadda ucnauri aziuri snebiT, romelsac me sagangebod vswavlob. saocari damTxvevaa, holms. Tqven es marjved SeniSneT, rom Tqvenis mxriv metismeti simkacre iyo mtkiceba, rom aseT SemTxvevaSi SeiZleba davinaxoT mizezica da damdgari Sedegic. - vicodi, rom es Tqveni namoqmedari iyo. - Tqven es iynoseT, magram damtkiceba arafriT SegeZloT: jer Cems winaaRmdeg saqme aRZariT da axla TviTon aRmoCndiT gasaWirSi, Cems winaSe ixlaknebiT da daxmarebas meRrijebiT, ara? ra vuwodoT yovelive amas? a? rogori TamaSa gamovida? me gavigone avadmyofis xrinwiani, gaZnelebuli sunTqva. - momeciT wyali, - Tqva ise CurCuliT sneulma, TiTqos igudeboda. - Zalian male gamogivaT wirva, uZvirfaseso. magram ise ar waval, rom erTi-ori sityva ar giTxraT. mxolod amisaTvis gaZlevT wyals. daiWireT! ar gadmoafurTxoT. ai, ase. gesmiT, rasac geubnebiT? holmsma daikvnesa.

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- miSveleT, riTac SegiZliaT. daviviwyoT, rac iyo, - CurCulebda holmsi, me Tavidan amoviSanTav mTel am saqmes. vficav, oRond ganmkurneT, yvelafers daviviwyeb. - ras daiviwyebT? - viqtor sevejis sikvdilis ambavs. axla ar aRiareT, rom es Tqveni mowyobili saqme iyo? amas daviviwyeb. - SegiZliaT daiviwyoT an, Tu gnebavT, gaxsovdeT, me aRar menaRvleba. mowmeebs Soris Tqven veRar iqnebiT. Tqven male sul sxva adgilas gadabargdebiT, Cemo Zvirfaso holms, Tqven iciT, riTac mokvda Cemi ZmisSvili, hoda, keTili. axla Tqvenzea laparaki da ara imaze. - diax, diax. - Tqvenma megobarma, romelic CemTan gamoagzaneT, - saxeli damaviwyda, - Tqva, rom sneuleba ist-endSi, mezRvaurebisagan SegeyaraT. - me namdvilad agre mgonia. - da mere Tqven amayobT Tqveni Wkua-gonebiT, holms! Tqven Tqvens Tavs TvliT Zalian sazrianad, xom asea? magram viRac Tqvenze gonieric aRmoCnda. kargad dafiqrdiT, holms, sneuleba raime sxva gziT xom ar SegeyaraT? - fiqri ar SemiZlia. Tavi aRar muSaobs, RvTis gulisaTvis, miSveleT da gadamarCineT. - diax, giSveliT da dagexmarebiT imis dadgenaSi, Tu ra da rogor moxda. me minda es gaigoT, vidre mokvdebiT. - momeciT rame, rom es tkivili Semimsubuqos! - aha, Tqven ukve tkivilebi dagewyoT? ki, Cemi yuliebic kiodnen sikvdilis win. iseTi gancda gaqvT, rogorc krunCxvis dros, ara? - ho, es krunCxvaa. - ara uSavs, mosmenaSi ar SegiSlis. maS mismineT! xom ver gaixsenebT raime uCveulo SemTxvevas Tqvens cxovrebaSi, vidre es avadmyofoba SegeyrebodaT? - ara, araferi ar maxsendeba. - kargad dafiqrdiT. - metismetad mZime avad var da fiqris Tavi ara maqvs. - maSin me dagexmarebiT. fostiT xom araferi migiRiaT? - fostiT? - magaliTad, kolofi. - me mgoni Cemi aRsasrulis wamebi dadga. - momismineT, holms! - Canda, es juja loginSi mwol holmss anjRrevda. me mouTmenlobam Semipyro da miWirda safarSi gaCereba. - Tqven unda gamigonoT! gaxsovT kolofi spilos Zvlisa? Tqven is oTxSabaTs miiReT. Tqven is gaaReT... gaxsovT? - diax, diax, iq iyo raRac maxvili zambara. raRac xumroba... - is rom xumroba ar gaxlavT, amaSi male darwmundebiT. rac SegemTxvaT, Tqvens Tavs daabraleT, briyvo. ratom gadamideqiT gzaze? is Tqveni axireba rom araa, Tqven arafers dagiSavebdiT. - momagonda! - holmsi ixrCoboda. - zambara! xeli gavikawre, sisxli damedina. ai, is kolofi, magidazea. - swored isaa! axla Cems jibeSi CaeSveba, Casrialdeba da gaqreba. amrigad, Cems winaaRmdeg arc erTi samxili aRar dagrCebaT. aba, holms, axla simarTle iciT da SegiZliaT mokvdeT im SegnebiT, rom bolo me mogiReT. Tqven metismetad bevri ram icodiT viqtor sevejis sikvdilze, amitom gagxadeT misi bedis ziari. Tqven Zalian male mokvdebiT, holms. me aq davjdebi da davelodebi, rogor amogxdebaT suli. holmsis xma lamis miwyda. CurCulic Zlivs ismoda.

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- ra vqna? - hkiTxa smiTma - sinaTles movumato? landebi ukve gamoCndnen? ho, gadavatrialeb gazis asawev-dasawevs, rom ukeT daginaxoT. - oTaxi gadakveTa da uecrad Suqma oTaxi gaaCaxCaxa. - kidev xom ar aRmogiCinoT raime daxmareba, Cemo Zvirfaso megobaro? - cecxli da sigareti. sixaruliT kinaRam Sevyvire. holmsi Tavisi Cveulebrivi xmiT laparakobda. marTalia, cota misustebuliT, magram me xom vcnobdi mis xmas. amas mohyva grZeli pauza da me vigrZeni, rom kelverton smiTi uxmo gaocebiT dascqeroda holmss. - ras niSnavs es? - hkiTxa bolos mSrali, mkafio xmiT. - imisaTvis, rom kargad Seasrulo roli, unda gaiTaviso, Seisisxlxorco is. patiosan sityvas gaZlevT, rom sami dRea araferi miWamia da araferi damilevia, sanam Tqven ar momawodeT Wiqa wyali Tavazianad, magram yvelaze Zneli mowevaze xelis aReba yofila. sigaretic aqaa! - me gavigone asanTis gakvra-gatkacunebis xma. - ai, erTbaSad ukeT gavxdi. oho, mgoni Cemi megobris nabijis xmac Semomesma! garedan marTlac moisma nabijebis xma, kari gaiRo da zRurblze inspeqtori mortoni gamoCnda. - yvelaferi rigzea, SegiZliaT SeipyroT, - Tqva holmsma. - Tqven dapatimrebuli xarT viqtor sevejis mkvlelobis braldebis gamo! miubrunda inspeqtori jujas. - da SegiZliaT daumatoT, Serlok holmsis mkvlelobis cdisaTvis! - daumata Cemma megobarma, siciliT, - avadmyofi rom zedmetad ar Seewuxebina, - mimarTa inspeqtors holmsma, - kelverton smiTma TviTonve mogcaT niSani, sinaTles rom auwia. sxvaTa Soris, patimars pijakis marjvena jibeSi erTi patara kolofi udevs. is unda nivTmtkicebad davitovoT, magram amis nivTebTan Zalian frTxilad unda vimoqmedoT. dadeviT kolofi magidaze, sasamarTloSi gamogvadgeba. uceb uecari naxtomis xma Semomesma, rasac Tan bRlaZunisa da rkinis Cxarunis xmebi axlda. merme tkivilisagan gamwarebuli kacis SeZaxilic gavigone. - mxolod Tavs daisaxiCrebT - uTxra inspeqtorma. - ideqiT mSvidad! - es xom maxea! SesZaxa wripina xmiT kacunam. sabraldebo skamze me ki ara, Tqven dagsvamen, holms. gamomiZaxa, mimkurnaleo, mec veaxeli, axla, ra Tqma unda, ityvis, rom raRac sisuleleebs vroSavdi, rac TviTonve moigona Tavisi giJuri eWvebis dasadastureblad. ramdenic geneboT, imdeni icrueT, holms. Cems sityvebs Tqvensaze arnaklebi wona da gasavali eqneba. - RmerTo Cemo! - SesZaxa holmsma. - me xom sul gadamaviwyda Cemi megobari. Zvirfaso uotson, aTas bodiSs gixdiT. warmogidgeniaT? rogor gamomrCa mxedvelobidan, rom Tqven am ambebis TvaliT mxilveli brZandebiT da yvelaferi Tqveni sakuTari yuriT moismineT. kelverton smiTs aRar gagacnobT, kargad iciT, dRes ukve naxeT, kebi gaqvT, inspeqtoro? ukan gamogyvebiT, rogorc ki Cavicvam, albaT davWirdebi policias. Cacmisas ramdenime namcxvari SeWama da Wiqa klaretiT wyurvili moikla. - aseTi kmayofilebiT arc arasodes miWamia da arc misvams, - Tqva man. - Tumca Cemi cxovrebis wesi raime gansakuTrebuli wesrigiT ar gamoirCeva da aseTi sagmiro saqmeebis Cadena CemTvis ufro iolia, vidre sxvebisaTvis. aucilebeli iyo, misis hadsons erwmuna Cemi avadmyofoba, radgan es axali ambavi mas unda euwyebina TqvenTvis, uotson, Tqven ki, Tqvenis mxriv, mister smiTi unda dagerwmunebinaT. xom araferi gewyinaT, uotson? Tqven Zalian niWieri kaci xarT, magram aRiareT, rom avadmyofis rolis Sesruleba CemsaviT ar SegiZliaT. Tqven rom Cemi saidumlo winaswar gcodnodaT, verasodes daarwmunebdiT mister smiTs, rom saWiro iyo misi CemTan mosvla. xolo misi mosvla Cemi gegmis mTavari nawili iyo. vicodi misi SurismaZiebluri xasiaTi da darwmunebuli viyavi, rom movidoda, raTa Tavisi winaswarganzraxuli moqmedebis danaSaulebrivi Sedegi Tavisi TvaliT exila. - magram Tqveni garegnoba, holms, sikvdilis mauwyebeli feri da damWknari saxe?
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- sami dRis sruli marxva adamians uceb axdunebs. danarCens kaci iolad moaxerxebs, cotaodeni vazelini Sublze, beladonas wveTebi TvalSi, ferumarili Rawvebze, cvilis Txeli fena tuCebze - yvelaferi amiT sruliad damakmayofilebeli efeqtis miRweva SeiZleba. sneulebiT simulacias, albaT, erT karg monografias mivuZRvni. xolo bodva xanmanwkebze, naxevarkronebze da sxva sagnebze, romelTac saqmesTan kavSiri ara aqvT, iseT Cinebul STabeWdilebas axdens, viTom marTla bodav, xom asea, uotson? - magram ratom ar mimiSviT axlos, roca araviTari gadamdebi avadmyofoba ar gWirdaT. - amas rogor mekiTxebiT, Zvirfaso uotson! Tqven marTla xom ar ggoniaT, rom Tqvens samedicino codnas ar vafasebde? gana SemeZlo imis imedi mqonoda, rom Tqvens gamocdil Tvals SeumCneveli darCeboda momakvdavi kacis majisa da temperaturis ucvleloba? xolo Tu Cems avadmyofobas ver dagajerebdiT, maSin smiTs vin momiyvanda? im kolofs ki Tu gverdidan SexedavT, naxvrets aSkarad SeamCnevT. kolofs rom gaaRebT, im naxvretidan zambara isars gamoaxtunebs da gveliviT daggeslavT. etyoba, raRac amnairi mowyobilobiT iqna mokluli sabralo seveji, romelic am urCxulsa da samemkvidro qonebas Soris idga. Tqven kargad iciT, rom Zalze mravalferovan korespondenciebs viReb da ukve miveCvie safrTxes. yovel ucnaur amanaTs eWviT vuyureb. me winaswar vvaraudobdi, Tu smiTs davarwmunebdi, rom misi boroti ganzraxva warmatebiT dagvirgvinda, aRsarebas ityoda da yvelafers amoRerRavda. Cemi mogonili sneuleba ki ise gaviTamaSe, rogorc namdvilma artistma. Tqveni didad madlobeli var, uotson, axla ki damexmareT, palto Cavicva. roca policiaSi saqmes movrCebiT, vfiqrob, ar gvawyenda, Tu dasanayreblad simpsonTan SevivlidiT.

ledi frensis karfeqsis gauCinareba - magram raRa Turquli? - mkiTxa Serlok holmsma da daJinebiT SeaTvaliera Cemi waRebi. me maRal wnul savarZelSi, fexebgaWimuli vijeqi da misi mudam fxizeli mzera Cemma fexsacmelma miipyro. - inglisuria, - gaocebiT gamovepasuxe me. - latimerTan viyide oqsford-stritze. holmsma gaiRima da saxeze didad momTmeni kacis gamometyveleba gamoexata. - abano, abanoa Turquli da ara waRebi! ratom mimasustebeli da Zalian Zvirad Rirebuli Turquli abano da ara Cveni sakuTari abazana, Sin? - imitom, rom daxanebuli revmatizmi mawuxebs, Turquli abano ki swored isaa, rasac Cven, medikosebi aseT SemTxvevaSi vurCevT adamianebs. karga lazaTiani dazela kunTebisa da tanis Sexureba, ris Semdegac TiTqos xelaxla ibadebi, yvelas uxdeba. - sxvaTa Soris, holms, - ganvagrZe me, - logikurad moazrovne adamianisaTvis Cems fexsacmelsa da Turqul abanos Soris kavSiri TavisTavad cxadia, magram Zalian dagimadlebT, Tu mainc amixsniT Tqven ras gulisxmobT da swor kvalze damayenebT. - mixvedra, gonisa da Wkuis moxmoba, swavleba da yovelive es arc ise miuwvdomeli ramaa, Zvirfaso uotson. holmsis TvalebSi damcinavi naperwklebi gakrTa. - am saqmeSi sruliad ubralo daskvnebis gamotanaa saWiro. riTac me xSirad vsargeblob xolme. SeiZleba aseTi kiTxvac daibados: vin mgzavrobda dRes kebiT TqvenTan erTad? - es ukve dakiTxvaa da ara axsna, - cota sayvedurgareuli kiloTi mivuge me. - yoCaR, uotson, piradi Rirsebis grZnobiT da savsebiT logikuradaa naTqvami. maS, saidan daviwyeT? modiT, gavarCioT jer kebis ambavi. Tqveni paltos marcxena
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- da es mis dobni - erTaderTi wyaroa, saidanac cnobebis miReba ZalgviZs? nuTu ledi frensiss sxva korespondentebi ar hyolia? - hyavda, uotson, hyolia erTi korespondenti, da swored misgan gavige bevri ram sagulisxmo. es korespondenti banki gaxlavT. ledi frensisis fuli silvestris bankSi Zevs. me gavsinje misi angariSi. ukanasknelis win fuli gamoutania lozanis otelSi angariSis gasasworeblad, magram didi Tanxa auRia, ase rom xelzec kai Zali fuli darCeboda. Semdeg gasanaRdeblad mxolod erTi Ceki iqna wardgenili. - vis mier da sad? - madmuazel mari devinisaa, magram sad gamoweres, ar Cans. is Tanxa sami kviris win bank `lionis kreditis~ monpelies filials dauxuravs. jami - ormocdaaTi girvanqaa. - madmuazel mari devini vinRaa? - amisi garkvevac movaxerxe. davadgine, rom madmuazel mari devini ledi frensis karfeqss emsaxureboda, rogorc moaxle, magram risTvis dasWirda mis frensiss, rom Tavisi fuli moaxlisTvis gadaeca, es jer kidev ver damidgenia. ise, erTi wuTiTac ar mepareba eWvi, rom Tqveni Zieba mokle xanSi amis garkvevaSic dagvexmareba. - Cemi Zieba? - diax, Tqven xom lozanaSi miemgzavrebiT, raTa cota gavarjiSdeT. Cemi wasvla ki londonidan ar SeiZleba, vidre abrahamsis sicocxles safrTxe emuqreba. isedac, mravali mosazrebiT, Cemi wasvla inglisis sazRvrebs iqiT amJamad SeuZlebelia. skotlend-iardi uCemod moiwyens, sisxlis samarTlis samyaroSi ki gamococxleba daiwyeba. Tqven gaemgzavreT, Cemo Zvirfaso megobaro, da Tu Cemi moridebuli rCevis yoveli sityvisaTvis ori pensi gadasaxadi metismetad Zviri ar mogeCvenebaT, dRisa da Ramis nebismier dros mzad viqnebi Tqvenda samsaxurad kontinenturi telegrafisaTvis misawvdom farglebSi. ori dRis Semdeg lozanis otel `nacionalis~ kari SevaRe. otelis saxelganTqmuli mmarTveli musie mozeri gansaxierebuli Tavazianoba iyo. diax, ledi frensisma maTTan ramdenime kvira icxovra otelSi. yvela moxibla. madami ha da ha, albaT, ormocisa Tu iqneba, metis araa. axlac Zalian kargi Sesaxedavia, da aba warmoidgineT, jeelobisas ra mSvenieri iqneboda; ojaxuri ganZisa musie mozerma araferi icoda, magram msaxurebisagan gaugonia, rom madam karfeqsis mZime Cemodani sawol oTaxSi mudam daketili iyo. moaxle mari devinic yvelas ise uyvarda, rogorc misi qalbatoni. mari devini daniSnulic ki yofila otelis erTerT oficiantze da misi misamarTis gageba sulac ar aRmoCnda rTuli saqme. `monpelie, traianes quCa, saxli 11~, - Cavwere Cems wignakSi da gavifiqre, rom TviTon holmss SeSurdeboda is simarjve, riTac es cnobebi movipove. erTi ram rCeboda bneliT moculi da vera da ver movaxerxe am kuTxisaTvis naTeli mimeyenebina, ratom wavida ase moulodnelad ledi frensisi lozanidan? misi cxovreba aq xom Zalze sasiamovnod aewyo! bunebrivi iqneboda, rom mTeli sezoni lozanaSi gaetarebina. is ki, erT mSvenier dRes, uceb moemzada da wavida, dakarga erTi kviris gadaxdili qira mSvenieri binisa, romlis fanjrebic tbas gadahyurebda. am amocanis amoxsna veravin SeZlo. erTaderTi varaudi gamoTqva moaxlis saqmrom jiulis vibarma: frensisis uecari wasvla otelidan dakavSirebulia erTi Savgvremani, wvermoSvebuli, maRali mamakacis gamoCenasTano, otelSi is kaci wina dRes mosula. `gt Tfgmfpub gt mukSefidu Tfgmfpu1~ (veluri, namdvili veluri) - gaiZaxoda jiulis vibari. is kaci Cvens qalaqSi sadRac daqiravebul binaSi unda cxovrobdeso. bevrs daunaxavs, rom, erTxel, roca madami sanapiroze seirnobda, is kaci miuaxlovda da aRelvebiT laparaki dauwyo. ingliseliao, ambobdnen, magram misi saxeli aravin icoda. meore dRes madami sadRac gaemgzavra. jiulis vibarica da rac mTavaria, misi daniSnulic amtkicebdnen, rom im vaJbatonis gamocxadeba iyo mizezi madamis wasvlisa. ledi frensis
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karfeqsis gauCinareba momxdari ambebis Sedegia. jiulis vibarma uari Tqva mxolod erTi ramis axsnaze: Tu ratom wavida mari, risTvis miatova Tavisi qalbatoni. an ar icoda, an ar surda amaze laparaki. `Tu es gainteresebT, CabrZandiT monpelieSi da TviTon mas hkiTxeTo~, - Tqva. ase dasrulda Cemi Ziebisa da kvlevis pirveli nawili. axla unda gamerkvia, saiT wavida ledi frensis karfeqsi lozanidan. raki es garemoeba damala, maSasadame, ganzraxuli hqonda, Tavisi wasvliT viRacisaTvis kvali aebnia. sxvagvarad rogor unda agvexsna, rom misi bargis furclakze badeni ar iyo aRniSnuli? TviTonaca da misi bargic rainis dasaxelebul kurortze ara pirdapiri, aramed Sori gziT, SemovliT gaemgzavrnen. kukis adgilobrivi ganyofilebis biuroSi rom es gavige, me badenSi gaveSure, winaswar ki holmss Sevatyobine telegrafiT mTeli Cemi moqmedeba, rac man gulkeTili xumrobiT momiwona da Semaqo. badenSi iolad vipove TiTqos dakarguli kvali. ledi frensisi gaCerebula otel `albionSi~ da iq ori kvira ucxovria. iqve gaucvnia viRac eqimi Slezingeri, samxreT afrikeli misioneri da misi coli. rogorc TiTqmis yvela martoxela qali, ledi frensisi nugeSsa da Svebas religiaSi eZiebda. am qalze araCveulebrivi zegavlena moexdina doqtor Slezingeris pirovnebasa da mis mtkice rwmenas. im xanebSi Slezingers Turme tanjavda is sneuleba, romelic maSin Seyroda, roca samxreT afrikaSi TavganwirviT moRvaweobda. ledi frensisi gulmodgined exmarebodao misis Slezingers wmindanis movlaSi, rogorc es ambavi otelis mmarTvelma miambo. wmindani mTeli dRe aivanze ijda xolme, Rrma savarZelSi, or mandilosans Soris da wminda miwis rukis Sedgenaze muSaobdao. igi gansakuTrebiT midielebis istoriiT yofila dainteresebuli, razedac Turme monografias amzadebs. bolos doqtoris janmrTeloba sagrZnoblad gaumjobesebula da is colTan erTad londonSi dabrunebula. ledi frensisic maT gahyoliaT. es ambavi sami kviris win momxdara da Semdeg im samis Taobaze mmarTvels aRaraferi smenia. rac Seexeba moaxle maris, ledi frensisis gamgzavrebamde sami dRiT adre, is qalbatonisagan namtiralevi gamosula, otelis mosamsaxure gogoebisaTvis SeuCivlia, qalbatonTan aRar vimsaxurebo da saSinlad danaRvlianebuli gamgzavrebula. doqtor Slezingers Tavisi angariSica da ledi frensis karfeqsis danaxarjebic TviTon gadauxdia. - da iciT, - Tqva bolos otel `albionis~ mmarTvelma, - ledi frensiss marto Tqven ki ara, sxvebic daeZebeno. erTi kviris win misi ambis sakiTxavad CvenTan viRac mamakaci movida. - saxeli Tqva? - ara. ingliselia, Tumca garegnoba tipuri ingliselisa ara aqvs. - velurs hgavs, ara? - vkiTxe da amiT Cemi megobris saxelovani holmsis, meTodis Tanaxmad, Sevapirispire CemTvis cnobili faqtebi. - diax, diax, swored velursa hgavda. es sityva mis saqcielsa da garegnobas Zalian Seefereba. aylayuda, mziT damwvari, wverosani, aseTis adgili soflis traqtiria da ara feSenebeluri sastumro. kaci ki ara, raRac mrisxane urjukia, sul cofebsa yris, CemdaTavad aseTis ganawyenebas moveridebodi. rogorc iqna, idumalebis fardis axda daiwyo - ase TandaTan ufro naTlad da mkafiod vxedavT quCebSi mosiaruleebs, roca nisli ifanteba. RvTisnier qals, yvelas rom endoba, kvaldakval dasdevs bediTi aCrdili. qals eSinia Tavisi mdevrisa, Torem lozanidan ase anazdad ar wavidoda. adre Tu gvian daeweva. an iqneb ukve daewia? amiT xom ar aixsneba ledi karfeqsis xangrZlivi dumili? maSadasame, badenSi gacnobil keTil adamianebs ar SesZlebiaT daecvaT qali muqarisa da devnisagan. ra saSineli saidumlo, ra miuwvdomeli ganzraxva aiZulebs im velur kacs, rom ledi frensiss kvaldakval sdios? es kiTxvebi mTeli sigrZesiganiT aRimarTnen da Cems wminda gadawyvetilebas elodnen.

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yvelaferi mivwere holmss, kmayofilma, rom saqmis arss ase male Cavwvdi. pasuxad miRebul depeSaSi holmsi mTxovda, amewera doqtor Slezingeris marcxena yuri. raRac Taviseburi iumoris grZnoba moevlineba xolme holmss, zogjer sxvisi Seuracxmyofelic. me, ra Tqma unda, uyuradRebod davtove misi ualago xumroba, sxvaTa Soris, misi depeSa miviRe ukve monpelieSi, sadac mari devinis sanaxavad wavedi. yofili moaxlis saxli iolad vipovne. man yvelaferi, miambo, rac icoda. mari devins Zalian hyvareboda Tavisi qalbatoni da mxolod imitom damSvidobebia, rom, misi azriT, axla ledi karfeqss gars megobrebi exvia. amaSi mari devini darwmunebuli iyo, isedac Cemi qorwinebis dRe axlovdeboda da maSin, sulerTia, qalbatons unda davSorebodio, miTxra. Sewuxebulma yofilma msaxurma aRiara isic, rom misis frensisi badenSi yofnis dros xSirad miwyreboda, TiTqos Cems erTgulebaSi eWvi epareboda da erTxel dakiTvac ki momiwyoo. amitom masTan ganSoreba arc ise mimZims, rogorc vfiqrobdio. ledi frensiss saqorwino saCuqris saxiT mari devinisaTvis Turme ormocdaaTi girvanqa gaumetebia. rogorc me, ise moaxle gogosac seriozul safrTxed migvaCnda is ucnobi kaci, romelsac qalbatoni lozanidan gaecala. mosamsaxure gogom Tavisi TvaliT naxa is veluri ledi karfeqss yvelas Tvalwin xelSi rogor Caafrinda. saSineli kacia, viRac cofiani da oxeri. ledi frensisi albaT imitom gaemgzavra londonSi SlezingerebTan erTad, rom im kacisa eSinodao. qalbatons CemTan im kacze arasodes ulaparakia, magram bevri niSnis mixedviT vxedavdi, rom qalbatons erTTavad mZime SiSi tanjavdao. - eger, SexedeT! - uceb Sewyvita laparaki gogom da skamidan wamovarda, naZirala kidev imis kvals eZebs. sastumros Ria fanjaraSi me davinaxe Zalian maRali kaci, romelsac Savi xuWuWa wver-ulvaSi hqonda. nela midioda quCaSi, qvafenilze, da saxlebis nomrebs gulmodgined aTvalierebda. ueWvelia isic ledi karfeqsis mosamsaxures daeZebda. daufiqreblad gaviWeri gareT da SevaCere. - Tqven ingliseli xarT? - vkiTxe. - mere Tqven ra, Tundac ingliseli viyo? - agdebulad miTxra ucnobma. - neba momeciT gkiTxoT, ra gqviaT? - ra Tqveni Wkuis saqmea, - momiWra sityva Tavxedma. viTareba daiZaba. gadavwyvite jiqur misvla - pirdapiri gza xom yvelaze moklea! - da mkacrad vkiTxe: - sadaa ledi frensis karfeqsi? gaocebuli momaSterda. - ra daatexeT Tavs? ratom devniT im qals? me pasuxs viTxov! rogorc vefxvi, iseTi gaSmagebuli RmuiliT meca is kaci. araerTxel gamilaxavs mowinaaRmdege CxubSi. magram im giJs rkinis TaTebi da cofiani xaris Rone aRmoaCnda. sami wamic ar gasula, rom yelSi mwvda, wamiWira da ukve grZnobas vkargavdi, rom Cems beds, uceb, iqve samikitnodan gamovarda viRac gauparsavi frangi, lurjxalaTiani Segirdi, Cems damjabnels marjved Cascxo mxrebSi keti da xeli gaaSvebina. is oxeri wuTiT kidev idga, meryeobda cofmoreuli da albaT fiqrobda, kidev xom ar veceo, Semdeg borotad Caiburtyuna raRac da im kabaresken wavida, saidanac is iyo gamovedi. Semovbrundi, rom madloba meTqva Cemi mxsnelisaTvis, romelic jer kidev qvafenilze idga, da uecrad gavigone: - aba, gilocav, uotson, saqmis ase gafuWebas mofiqreba ar unda? Cans, CemTan erTad mogixdebaT Ramis eqspersiT londons dabruneba. erTi saaTis Semdeg Serlok holmsi, ukve Tavisi sakuTari saxiT, rogorc yovelTvis sufTa da eleganturi, Cems gverdiT ijda otelSi. misi moulodneli bednieri gamoCena ubralod ar momxdara: garemoebebma saSualeba misces, londonidan wamosuliyo da gadauwyvetia gamoveWire iq, sadac, misi varaudiT,
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imJamad unda vyofiliyavi. muSis samosi Caucvams da Cems molodinSi samikitnoSi mokalaTebula. - da rogor Tanmimdevrulad moqmedebdiT, Zvirfaso uotson! yvela im Secdomidan, rac SeiZleboda kacs mosvloda, xelidan arc erTi ar gauSviT. sabolood yvela daafrTxeT da verc veraferi gaarkvieT. - iqneb verc Tqven moaxerxebdiT metis gagebas, - wyeniT mivuge mec. - araviTari `iqneba~ ar arsebobs, rakiRa me marTlac meti movaxerxe. ager didad pativcemuli filip grinic gamoCnda, igi Tqveni mezobelia sastumroSi. SesaZloa, misi daxmarebiT saqme ufro warmatebiT waviyvanoT. laqiam siniT mogvarTva sadarbazo baraTi da oTaxSi Semovida is wverosani xuligani, romelic quCaSi Tavs damesxa, me rom Semomxeda, SekrTa da SeCerda. - es ras niSnavs, mister holms? - ikiTxa man. - Tqveni baraTi miviRe da aqeT gamoveSure. magram rogor avxsna aq am kacis yofna? - es kaci - Cemi Zveli megobari da kolega, eqimi uotsonia, igi Cvens samZebro saqmeSi daxmarebas gviwevs. ucnobma mziT damwvari mixakisferi TaTi gamomiwoda da ramdenime sabodiSo sityva miTxra: - mgoni didi ziani ar mogayeneT. roca Tqven brali damdeT, viTom im qalis winaSe raime dameSavebinos, veRar moviTmine. am dReebSi ise vcxovrob, rom Cemi movaleoba da pasuxismgebloba kargad aRar mesmis. nervebma miRalata, magram yvelaze Zalian is mainteresebs, mister holms, saerTod rogor gaigeT Cemi arseboba? - me velaparake ledi frensisis guvernant qals, mis dobnis. - sayvareli moxuci susan dobni Tavisi uzarmazari CaCiT! kargad maxsovs! - imasac axsovxarT. iseTi, rogoric iyaviT uwin, afrikaSi wasvlamde. - maS, Tqven mTeli Cemi cxovrebis ambavi iciT! kargia, rom damalva da dafarva arafrisa mWirdeba, mister holms. geficebiT, qveynad ar moinaxeba kaci, romelsac eyvareboda qali ufro Zlier, vidre me miyvarda ledi frensisi. magram axalgazrdobaSi TavaSvebul cxovrebas veweodi, rogorc Cveni wris mravali axalgazrda kaci, Tumca sxvebze cudi ar vyofilvar. im qalis suli ki ubiwo TovliviT spetaki iyo. yovelive tlanqi da mdabali, mouTmeneli da autaneli iyo misTvis. roca Cemgan Cadenili ambebi mis yurs miswvda, Cemi naxva aRar moisurva. arada me vuyvardi am wminda qals - ai, raa sakvirveli! vuyvardi ise, rom Cemi gulisaTvis mTeli sicocxle gauTxovari darCa.me barbertonSi wavedi. gavida mravali weli, movixveWe simdidre da bolos gadavwyvite Zveli satrfos povna, iqneb guli movulbo-meTqi. vicodi, rom ar gaTxovila. lozanaSi aRmovaCine, warsuli gavaxsene, Sevevedre, patieba vTxove. mgonia, Cems Txovnas yrud ar Sexvedria, magram gautexeli nebisyofisa iyo da, roca meore dRes masTan mivedi, Sevityve, rom lozana mietovebina: movaxerxe imis gageba, rom badenSi wasula, xolo cota mogvianebiT isic davadgine, rom aq cxovrobs misi moaxle. uxeSi, tlanqi kaci var, gamovlilma cxovrebam gamxada aseTi da, roca doqtorma uotsonma im qalze laparaki damiwyo, vifeTqe. magram, RvTis gulisaTvis, miTxariT, ra SeemTxva ledi frensiss? - swored es gvinda gavigoT, - Tqva holmsma Zalian seriozulad. - Tqven sad gaCerdebiT londonSi? - otel `langhemSi~. - maSin gTxovT dauyovnebliv gaeSureT londons da, Tu dagvWirdebiT, mzad iyaviT. auxdeneli imedebiT ar minda agavsoT, mister grin, magram ledi frensisis gadasarCenad, garwmunebT, gakeTdeba yvelaferi, rac SesaZlebelia. axla metis Tqma ar SemiZlia. ai, Cemi sadarbazo baraTi. roca geneboT, damikavSirdiT. axla ki, uotson, Tu Tqven gaemzadebiT, me gavvardebi telegrafSi da vTxov misis hadsons, xval rva saaTze or damSeul kacs Tavisi, rogorc mzareulis, xelovneba gviCvenos.
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beiker-stritze depeSa gveloda. holmsma xarbi interesiT waikiTxa da gamomiwoda. depeSa gamogzavnili iyo badenidan da sul erT sityvas Seicavda: `moglejili~. - ra aris es? - gamikvirda. - am erT sityvas uzarmazari azri aqvs, - Tqva holmsma. - imedi maqvs, gaxsovT Cemi Txovna, rac erTi SexedviT suleluri mogeCvenebodaT: me gTxovdiT, ageweraT pativcemuli misioneris marcxena yuri. Tqven is depeSa upasuxod datoveT. - me arc SemeZlo mag cnobis mowodeba, me xom im dros badenSi ar viyavi. - marTals brZanebT. swored amitom gavugzavne igive depeSis asli `albionis~ mmarTvels da ager pasuxi. - mere, raze metyvelebs misi pasuxi? - imaze, Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, rom saqme gvaqvs uaRresad eSmak da saSiS kacTan. misioneri samxreT afrikidan, doqtori Slezingeri holi piters-wmindani, gaxlavT erT-erTi yvelaze ufro gamobrZmedili borotmoqmedTagani, romelic avstraliidan mogvevlina. es axalgazrda qveyana ukve mravali samagaliTo nimuSis akvania. pitersi martoxela qalebze monadirea, igi maT Tavis maxeSi abams, borotad iyenebs maTs religiur grZnobebs, xolo ingliseli qali, saxelad freizeri, misi egreTwodebuli coli, am saqmeSi exmareba. doqtor Slezingeris taqtikam momca safuZveli daveWvebuliyavi, rom Slezingeri ki ara, piters-wmindania, misi marcxena yuris is aRweriloba ki, romelic depeSaSia mocemuli, Cems eWvs adasturebs. piters-wmindans marcxena yuri miaknites mTvralebma q. adelaidaSi Cxubis dros. 1889 wels sabralo ledi frensisi saSineli adamianebis xelSia Cavardnili, uotson. isini arafris winaSe ar daixeven ukan. Zalian advili SesaZlebelia, rom qali cocxalic aRar iyos. Tu cocxalia, albaT cxraklitulSi hyavT gamomwyvdeuli da werilis daweras veRar axerxebs. SesaZloa, londons verc CaaRwia, Tumca vin icis, kontinentur policiasTan xumroba saxifaTo ramaa, maT registraciis iseTi sistema aqvT, rom Slezingeri da misi amfsoni qals ver gamoaparebdnen; an iqneb Sorsac wavida, magram es naklebad sarwmunoa, radgan londoni erTaderTi adgilia mTels inglisSi, sadac aramzadebs SeuZliaT qali ise Seinaxon, eWvi aravin aiRos. instinqtiT vgrZnob, rom ledi karfeqsi londonSia, magram isic ar vici, sad veZioT. amitom gamosavali erTia: moTmineba. axla visadiloT, mogvianebiT ki skotlend-iardSi Sevivli da Cvens megobar lestreids gavesaubrebi. dro gadioda, magram verc policiam, verc holmsis informaciis sakuTarma biurom - patara, magram uaRresad moqmedma organizaciam - ver SeZlo ledi karfeqsis adgilsamyofelis aRmoCena. adamianebi, romelTac veZebdiT, ise daikargnen mravalmilionian londonSi, TiTqos amqveynad arc yofiliyvnen. vaqveynebdiT gazeTebSi gancxadebebs, fxizlad vmeTvalyureobdiT yvela bunags, sadac SeiZleboda pitersi gamoCeniliyo, mxedvelobis areSi gvyavda xalxi, romelTanac mas odesRac kavSiri hqonia, magram yvelaferi amao iyo. mTeli kviris unayofo Ziebasa da mtanjvel fiqrebs Sedegad is mohyva, rom uecrad Cvens rudunebasa da garjas naTeli moefina. bevingtonis lombardSi vestminster-roudze Zveli espanuri namuSevari, briliantebiT gawyobili vercxlis sakidi moitanes. nivTi CacmulobiT samRvdelom, tanmaRalma, uwverulvaSo kacma daagirava. etyoba, mogiravnes saxelica da misamarTic yalbi dautova. mister bevingtons ar SeumCnevia, damgiravebels ranairi yuri hqonda, magram, sityvieri portretis mixedviT, igi udavod Slezingeri iyo. Cveni wverosani megobari otel `langhemSi~ cxovrobda, igi samjer gvestumra ambis gasagebad. mesamed swored im dros mogvadga, roca briliantis Cabarebis ambavi gavigeT. dardma igi ramdenime wliT daabera, tansacmeli tanze ise ekida, rogor sakidze. `netav raimeTi SemeZlos Tqveni daxmareba!~ - gveubneboda sasowarkveTili. rogorc iqna, holmsma misTvis saqme gamonaxa. - raki Zvirfasi qvebis dagiravebas mihyo xeli, axla namdvilad SevipyrobT. - magram es xom imas niSnavs, rom ledi frensiss raRac ubedureba daemarTa?
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holmsma Tavi raRac saeWvod gadaaqn-gadmoaqnia. unda vivaraudoT, rom isini aqamde tyveobaSi tanjavdnen qals. misi ganTavisufleba maT ar SeuZliaT, radgan es ambavi daRupavT. mister grin, Cven uaresi da uaresi ambebis molodini unda viqonioT. - me ra unda gavakeTo? - Tqven xom ar gicnoben isini? - ara. - SesaZlebelia, meored is sxva oqromWedelTan mivides. maSin yvelaferi Tavidan unda daviwyoT. Tumca bevingtonTan kargi fasi aiRo da arc araferi ukiTxavs vinmes, amitom Cemi varaudiT, roca fuli isev dasWirdeba, albaT masTanve micunculdeba. bevingtons werils gavugzavni da gavagebineb, rom am dReebSi mis maRaziaSi Tqveni yofna aucilebelia: Tu pitersi mova, mas saxlamde unda mihyveT da sdioT. oRond naCqarevi nabiji ar gadadgaT da, rac mTavaria, araviTari Zaladoba! momeciT kacuri sityva, rom CemTan SeuTanxmeblad arafers moimoqmedebT. ori dRe ise gavida, pativcemul grinisagan araviTari cnoba ar migviRia (sxvaTa Soris, is saxelganTqmuli admiralis grinis Svili iyo. admirali grini xom yirimis omSi azovis flots sardlobda). mesame dRes grini akankalebuli da ferdakarguli Semovarda beiker-stritis sastumro oTaxSi. - xelSi Cagvivarda, xelSi Cagvivarda, - rogorc iyo amoTqva, rac undoda. mRelvarebisagan xma uwydeboda. holmsma igi savarZelSi Casva da dasamSvideblad ramdenime tkbili sityva uTxra. - yvelaferi dalagebulad gviambeT, - sTxova bolos. - qali am erTi saaTis win movida. diax, amjerad coli mobrZanda da zustad iseTive sakidari moitana, rogoric pirvelad. maRali, fermkrTali qalia, qrcvinis Tvalebi aqvs... - es is qalia, - daudastura holmsma. - gavyevi. kenington-roudze Seuxvia, kudSi mivdevdi. uceb mekubovis duqanSi Sevida... holmsi SekrTa. - mere, - ikiTxa man gabzaruli xmiT da gasca is Sinagani cecxlovani mRelvareba, rasac misi civi gamometyveleba da nacrisferi saxe niRbavda. - Sevyevi. ledi daxlTan mdgar qals elaparakeboda, Cems yurs moswvda misi sityvebi: `ra didxans ayovnebT!~ imanac Tavi imarTla: `yvelaferi saTanado misamarTiT mova. Cven xom sagangebo SekveTiT mogvixda keTeba, aman ostatebi Seaferxa...~ am dros me daminaxes da gaCumdnen. raRac-ruRac wvrilmanebi mivikiTxmovikiTxe da quCaSi gamovedi. - sworad moqceulxarT. Semdeg ra moxda? - qalic gamovida, magram ver daminaxa, me mezobel SesasvlelSi davimale. albaT eWvi aiRo, radgan sul aqeT-iqiT iyureboda. Semdeg kebs mouxmo da wavida. bedze mec maSinve daviWire kebi da davedevne. brikstonze amovyaviT Tavi. sadac Sevida, misamarTi SemiZlia giTxraT: poultni-skveri, saxli 36. me gza ganvagrZe. kebmeni gavuSvi da saxlis dazvervas Sevudeqi. - Suqi mxolod erT fanjaraSi enTo, pirvel sarTulze, magram farda daSvebuli iyo da veraferi gavarCie. videqi da vfiqrobdi, ra momemoqmeda. uceb aivanTan daxuruli furgoni gaCerda. ori mamakaci qvafenilze gadmoxta, raRac gamoaTries furgonidan da aivanze aitanes... mister holms, es iyo kubo. - ah... - imwams mindoda mec oTaxSi Sevvardniliyavi. kari gaiRo, rom kubos mimtani kacebi SigniT SeeSvaT da kubo SeetanaT. karis zRurblze me igive qali davinaxe: imanac Semomxeda da mgoni micno. SevamCnie, rom SekrTa da kari xmauriT moxura. me momagonda, rasac dagpirdiT, da aqeT gamoveSure.

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- saqmis aseTi sanaqebo gaZRolisaTvis madlobis meti ra meTqmis, - holmsma magididan qaRaldis nagleji aiRo da swrafad raRac dawera. - uorderod dapatimrebis neba ara gvaqvs. axla yvelafers ajobebs, mister grin, es Cemi baraTi policiaSi miitanoT da orderi aiRoT. SeiZleba wamoiWras raRac siZneleebi, magram, vfiqrob, dakarguli Zvirfaseulobis gayidva sakmarisi sababia eWvmitanilze daWeris orderis gasacemad. wvrilmanebs albaT lestreidi gaarkvevs. - amasobaSi xom im ledis moklaven! aba, rad undodaT is kubo da visTvisaa, Tu ara im ledisTvis? - mister grin, yvelafers viRonebT, rac ZalgviZs. wuTsac ar davkargavT. gvendeT. aba, uotson, - momibrunda holmsi, roca grini gaiqca. - axla is kanonis Zalas mogvaSvelebs, Cven ki, rogorc yovelTvis, kanons gverds avuvliT. vSiSob, saqme ise Savadaa, yvela zoma gamarTlebas poulobs. aba, swrafad poultniskverisaken! - vcadoT da mTeli suraTi aRvadginoT, - miTxra holmsma, roca Cveni kebi parlamentis gverdiT mihqroda da mere vestminsteris xidze gadioda. aramzadebma ubeduri qali londonSi gaityues, winaswar ki aiZules, Tavidan moeSorebina erTguli qaliSvili. Tu ledi frensisma moaxerxa da vinmes raime miswera kidec, werilebs albaT is garewrebi igdebdnen xelT. danamdvilebiT SemiZlia vTqva, rom viRac Tanamzraxvelma londonSi maT bina uqirava, albaT mTeli saxli. im karis zRurblze gadasuli ledi tyved aqcies da Zvirfaseuloba, risi xelSi Cagdebac Tavidanve surdaT, maTi nadavli gaxda. isini TandaTanobiT yidian sxvis qonebas da araviTari safrTxe arc anaRvlebT, radgan darwmunebulni arian, rom maTi msxverplis bedi aravis ainteresebs, Tu tyve xelidan dausxltebaT, ra Tqma unda, is maT amxels. amitom ecdebian, rom igi xelidan ar gauSvan. magram mTeli sicocxle Caketili xom ar eyolebaT?! Seqmnili mdgomareobidan maTi erTaderTi gamosavali mkvlelobaa. - yvelaferi uaRresad naTelia. - axla saqmis meore mxridan SevxedoT. sadac azris ganviTarebis ori gza erTimeores gadakveTs, es adgili yvelaze ufro axloa WeSmaritebasTan. amosaval wertilad aviRoT ara ledi frensisi, aramed kubo da ukan davixioT. me mgonia, kubo imis damadasturebelia, rom ledi frensisi gardaicvala. magram amas garda es niSnavs oficialur dakrZalvas, eqimis mowmobasa da policiis nebarTvas. ledi frensisi rom romelime martivi saSualebiT moeklaT, gvams ezoSi daflavdnen. magram aq yvelaferi cxadi da daufaravia. ras niSnavs es? imas, rom ledi frensisi mokles iseTi uCveulo xerxiT, rom Zaladoba eqimmac ki ver gamoicno. albaT raRac iSviaTi SxamiT mowamles. mainc ucnauria, rom damnaSaveebma eqims neba darTes, gvami enaxa, iqneb eqimi moisyides? raRac daujerebli ambavia. - yalb sabuTs ver daamzadebdnen? - es saSiSia, uotson, Zalian saSiSi. ara mgonia aseTi ram gaebedaT... hei, kebi SeaCereT! esaa lobardi gaviareT, maS momdevno saxli - mekubovisaa. uotson, Tqveni saxe ndobas STaagonebs adamians. SediT da hkiTxeT, ra droisTvisaa daniSnuli xval gasveneba poultni-skveridan. mekubovis qalma gulaxdilad miTxra, xval diliT rva saaTzeao gasveneba. - ai, xedavT, uotson, araviTari idumaleba, yvelafers dRisiT, mzisiT akeTeben. rogorRac mouxerxebiaT yvelafris oficialurad gaformeba da axla aRarafris SiSi ara aqvT. ra gaewyoba, Cven erTi gamosavali gvaqvs: jiqur mivideT, Sin SeveWraT, Tqven SeiaraRebuli xarT? - ai, Cemi xeljoxi. - ara uSavs, Cven magrebi varT Cveni simarTliT. visac sindisi sufTa aqvs, is samgzis SeiaraRebulia. saqme iseTi saSuria, rom axla kanonierebis dacva ar moxerxdeba, policias ver davelodebiT, gaeSureT, gTxovT, erTad vcadoT bedi, uotson. pirveli SemTxveva xom ar aris!

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esa Tqva da Savi, didi saxlis karTan zaris Toki magrad CamoqaCa. kari maSinve gaaRes. naxevrad bneli holis karTan, zRurblze, maRali qali idga. - ra gnebavT? - ikiTxa civad, Tan cdilobda bnelSi kargad SeveTvalierebineT. - doqtor Slezingers minda velaparako, - miugo holmsma. - aseTi aq aravina cxovrobs. qals undoda kari moexura, magram holmsma fexi karsa da zRurbls Sua Cadga. - Tu asea, maSin is kaci melaparakos, vinc am saxlSi cxovrobs, ra saxelsac ar unda ikuTvnebdes! - Seupovrad uTxra qals. qalma Segvayovna, magram mainc SegviSva. - ra gaewyoba, SemodiT, Cems qmars aravisi ar eSinia. sadarbazo kari Caketa, sastumro oTaxSi SegviZRva, Suqi aanTo. mister pitersi axlave aq gaCndebao, gviTxra da oTaxidan gavida. qalis sityvebi sruli simarTle gamodga. naxevari wuTis lodinic ar dagvWirvebia, oTaxis SeTvalierebac ver movaswariT, - mxolod CrCilisagan daWmuli aveji SevniSneT, - rom kari gaiRo da sastumroSi msubuqi nabijiT Semovida sufTad gaparsuli, maRali meloti kaci. farTo, RaJRaJa, dRlaSi saxe da dakidebuli loyebi gadametebuli gulkeTilobiT ucinoda, rasac arafriT ar esadageboda bageebze aRbeWdili sastiki gamometyveleba. - aq uTuod raRac Secdomaa, batonebo, - Zaldautaneblad mogvmarTa, yvelafris Semsubuqeba rom undaT xolme, iseTi kiloTi, - Cans, misamarTi SegeSalaT da Tu cotas kidev gaivliT marcxniv... - arsadac ar wavalT, mtkiced miugo Cemma megobarma. - Cven ara gvaqvs zedmeti dro, mister henri piters adelaidelo, anu uwindelo badenelo da samxreT afrikelo doqtoro Slezingero. Tqveni persona amocnobilia da es iseve ueWvelia, rogorc is, rom Cemi saxelia Serlok holmsi. pitersi - amieridan ase movixsenieb - Secaxcaxda da Tvali miaStera kvalSi mdgom madevars. - ras izam, yvelaferi xdeba, mister holms, magram Tqvenma mrisxane saxelma ver damzafra, - Tqva man. - roca kacs sindisi sufTa aqvs, imas arafris eSinia. ra gnebavT Cems saxlSi? - gvinda gavigoT, ra uyaviT ledi frensis karfeqss, romelic badenidan CamoiyvaneT. - Zalian did pativs damdebT, Tu metyviT, sad imyofeba igi amJamad, - mSvidad miugo pitersma. - asi girvanqa hmarTebs Cemi, sanacvlod ki wyvili yalbqvebiani ugemovno sakidari SemomaCeCa. lombardSi maTi Sexedvac ar isurves. ledi frensis badenSi agvekida me da misis piterss - iq marTlac sxva saxeliT vcxovrobdi - da londonamde ar Camogvcilda. me gavaswore misi angariSi sastumroSi, gadavixade agreTve bileTis safasuri. londonSi ki sadRac gauCinarda, da valSi, rogorc mogaxseneT, raRac Zvelmoduri samkaulebi dagvitova. ledi karfeqss Tu ipovniT, mister holms, Zalian damavalebT. - aucileblad, - miugo holmsma. - ar mivatoveb mis Zebnas am saxlSi, vidre ar vipovni. - sad aris Cxrekis orderi? holmsma jibidan pistolets amoayofina Tavi da piterss uCvena. jerjerobiT amiT unda davkmayofildeT. - Tqven ra, Cveulebrivi banditi xarT! - sulac ar mwyins aseTi Sefaseba, - gaicina holmsma, - Cemi Tanamgzavric metad saSiSi da TavzexelaRebuli adamiania, Cven viwyebT Cxrekas. pitersma Semosasvlelis kari gaaRo. - eni, policiaSi gaiqeci! kibeze kabis Sriali gaisma, sadarbazo kari gaiRo da daixura.

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- Zalian cota dro gvaqvs, uotson, - Tqva holmsma. - wavideT! Tu Cven xelis SeSlas ganizraxavT, piters, uaresi iqneba. sadaa kubo, romelic dRes mogayenes karze? - rad gindaT kubo? masSi gansvenebuli wevs. - unda vnaxo! - arasodes! nebas ar mogcemT! - Tqveni nebarTvis gareSec iolad gavalT, - holmsma elvis siswrafiT ubiZga piterss, ganze miagdo da holSi Sevida. Cven win naxevrad Ria kari davinaxeT. SevediT. sasadiloSi gazis sanaTis sust Suqze SevniSneT, magidaze kubo idga. holmsma Suqs moumata da kubos saxuravi axada. kubos siRrmeSi sacodavi da damWknari arseba esvena. bebrul, danaoWebul saxes gazis kaSkaSa Suqi moxvda. verc sneuleba da verc yovlad mxecuri wameba ase mokle droSi am mixrwnil gvamad ver aqcevdnen lamaz qals, romlis sicocxlec hyvaoda. holmsis saxeze gaoceba sixarulma Secvala. - madloba RmerTs, SesZaxa, - es is qali araa! - diax, amjerad sastikad motyuvdiT, mister holms, - gaisma xma pitersisa, romelic sasadiloSi Semogvyoloda. - vin aris es qali? - raki ase gainteresebT, SemiZlia giTxraT. es qali - moxuci ZiZaa Cemi colisa, saxelad rouz spenderi, brikstonis xanagidan moviyvaneT. moviwvieT eqimi horsomi, cxovrobs firbenk-vilasSi, saxli 13, - ar daiviwyoT Cawera, mister holms! zrunviT davtrialebdiT, rogorc gvibrZanebs qristianuli vali. mesame dRes gardaicvala. mowmobaSi weria `bebruli marazmiT~, magram es mxolod eqimis azria, - TqvenTvis, mister holms, misi sikvdilis namdvili mizezi ukeTaa cnobili, vidre eqimisaTvis! Cven mivmarTeT firmas `stimsoni da kompania~, keningtonroudze, dakrZalva xval rva saaTze gvaqvs gaTvaliswinebuli. rame saCoTirod da saWoWmanod xom ar geCvenebaT, mister holms? aRiareT, mister holms, rom Tqven Zalze sulelur yofaSi aRmoCndiT. oh, ra guluxvad gaviRebdi gasamrjelos, rom axla fotografi myoloda aq da Tqveni saxis gamometyveleba suraTze aRmebeWda, ase mxedrulad rom SemoiWeriT kubosTan da misis frensisis nacvlad oTxmocdaaTi wlis dedaberi dagxvdaT kuboSi Cawvenili. holmsi Cveuli simSvidiT idga. albaT imas fiqrobda, dacinvas kaci ar mouklavso, mxolod muStebi ekumSeboda da amiT sacnaurdeboda, rom Relavda. - me ganvagrZob Cxrekas. - amasac vnaxavT! - SesZaxa pitersma. am dros SemosasvlelSi qalis xma gaisma da male mas mZime nabijebis xmac mohyva: - aqeT batonebo, es ori kaci ZaliT SemoiWra Cems saxlSi da verafriT moviSore Tavidan. gTxovT damexmaroT! zemdegi da konstebli zRurblze dadgnen. holmsma safuledan sadarbazo baraTi amoiRo da gauwoda. - ai, Cemi saxeli da misamarTi. es ki Cemi megobaria, eqimi uotsoni. - rogor gekadrebaT, ser, rad gvinda Tqveni sadarbazo baraTi! briyvebi rodi varT, rom Tqven ar gicnobdeT! - Tqva zemdegma. magram orderis gareSe xom Cxreka ar SeiZleba?! - vici, rom ar SeiZleba. - daapatimreT! - SesZaxa pitersma. - Cven viciT, sad vipovoT es jentlmeni, Tu saWiroeba moiTxovs, - mediduri ieriT miugo zemdegma. - magram Tqven mainc wasvla mogixdebaT, mister holms. - ho, uotson, Cven wasvla mogviwevs. erTi wuTis Semdeg isev quCaSi viyaviT. holmsi mSvidi Canda, rogorc yovelTvis, me ki lamis cecxli momedo brazisa da damcirebisagan. zemdegic Cven gamogvyva. - gvapatieT, mister holms. ras izam kanonia. - yvelaferi sworia, zemdego, sxvanairad ver moiqceodiT.
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- cxadia, Tqven iq tyuilad ar mixvidodiT, mesmis. Tu SemiZlia raime daxmareba gagiwioT... - qalia dakarguli, zemdego, da gvaqvs eWvi, rom am saxlSi hyavT damaluli, wuTi-wuTze veli orders. holms, da Tu - maS, me aqaurobas Tvals ar movacileb, mister raime SevniSne, maSinve gacnobebT. mxolod cxra saaTi iyo, me da holmsi dauyovnebliv gzas gavudeqiT. pirvel rigSi brikstonis xanagas mivakiTxeT da gavigeT, rom ramdenime dRis win iq marTlac yofila col-qmari da ganucxadebiaT survili, rom waeyvanaT Rrmad moxuci qali, romelic uwin Turme maT emsaxurebodaT. nebarTva auRiaT da Sin wauyvaniaT. roca vTqviT, rom dedaberi mokvda, davrdomilTa TavSesafarSi es aravis gahkvirvebia. jeri eqim horsomze midga. man gviTxra, rom wina dRiT gamoiZaxes avadmyofTan, romelic, misi azriT siberis mixrwnilobiT kvdeboda. swored Cems Tvalwin ganutevao suli. mowmoba yvela wesisa da rigis dacviT Sevadgine da xelic movawereo. - darwmunebiT SemiZlia gangicxadoT, im qalis gardacvaleba iyo yvelaze ufro bunebrivi ram, da yovelgvari eWvi ubralod gaumarTlebeli iqneba, - daaskvna man. - araferi saeWvo saxlSi ar SegvimCnevia, mxolod im ucnaur ambavze SemiZlia mivaqcio Tqveni yuradReba, rom aseTi SeZlebuli xalxi mosamsaxureebis gareSe cxovrobs. ai, yvelaferi, rac Cven eqim horsomisagan gavigeT. bolos wavediT skotlend-iardSi. aRmoCnda, rom orderis gaformebis ambavi gaWianurebuliyo, mosamarTlis xelmoweras dilamde ver miviRebdiT. Tu mister holmsi xval cxra saaTze Semoivlis, SeuZlia inspeqtor lestreids gahyves da dapatimrebas daeswroso. meti im dRes araferi iseTi ar momxdara, Tu SuaRamisas zemdegis vizits ar CavTvliT. man Tqva, rom saxlis bnel fanjrebSi ramdenjerme ielva Suqma, magram saxlidan aravin gasula da arc aravin Sesulao. isRa dagvrCenoda, dilamde moTminebiT dagvecada. Serlok holmsi metismetad gawbilebuli iyo, ase rom saubari ver aewyoboda. igi ise Relavda, rom verc iZinebda, me Cems oTaxSi wavedi, is ki sastumroSi darCa. muqi dafanCuli warbebi kidev ufro dabla CamoeSva, savarZelSi ijda, TiTebiT akakunebda mis saxelurebze, sigarets sigaretze qaCavda da eZebda da eZebda saqmis gaxsnisaTvis mosargeb gasaRebs. RamiT ramdenimejer momesma misi nabijebis xmac. diliT, pirs rom vibandi, ferwasuli SemoiWra CemTan, loyebi Cacvivnili hqonda, wuTiTac ver moexuWa Tvali. - rodisaa dakrZalva? rvaze, ara? axla rvis oci wuTia. - laparakobda nawyvetnawyvetad, - sad jandabaSi wamivida azrovneba, romelma ufalma momkerZa? Cqara, uotson, Cqara! aki axla wydeba: sicoxle an sikvdili, sicocxlis gadarCenis erTi Sansia, sikvdilisa ki asi. Tu davagvinebT, verasodes Tavs ver vapatieb am Cems miuxvedrelobas. xuTi wuTic ar gasula da Cven ukve kebiT beiker-stritze mivqrodiT. magram parlaments rom mivuaxlovdiT, rvas ocdaxuTi aklda. brikston-roudze isrebi ukve rvasTan mividnen. bedze marto Cven ar aRmovCndiT dagvianebulni. cxris aT wuTze kebmenma gaoflili cxenebi SeaCera im aivanTan, romelTanac jer kidev idga katafalki, karSi ki sam muSas kubo gamohqonda. holmsi win gaiWra da gza gadauRobaT. - SeCerdiT! - uyivla da tvirTisagan daZagrul pirvelsave kubosmzidavs mkerdSi xeli miabjina, - dauyovnebliv waiReT ukan kubo! - ra eSmaki da dozana gindaT aq?! sadaa Tqveni orderi, axlave miCveneT! daiRriala holidan WarxaliviT gawiTlebulma pitersma. - orderi iqneba. kubo ki saxlSi darCeba, vidre orderi mova.
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holmsis mbrZaneblurma xmam kubos mzidavebze zegavlena moaxdna. pitersi SeumCnevlad gaqra romeliRac karSi, da kubo ukanve Seitanes. - male, male, uotson, ager saxraxnisi! - wyvetili xmiT brZanebda holmsi da magidaze dadgmul kubos garSemo utrialebda. Tqvenc aiReT saxraxnisi. Tu erT wuTSi saxuravs axdiT, soverens miiRebT, megobrebo. araviTari kiTxvebi! Cqara, Cqara! ase, kargia! erTi xraxnic!.. ukanaskneli. yvelam erTad avqaCoT, aha, saxuravi exdeba, uf! rogorc iqna! xuTma avxadeT saxuravi da maSinve lamis gagvabrua qloroformis mwvave sunma. gansvenebulis Tavi narkotikebiT gaJRenTili bambis sqeli feniT iyo Sexveuli. holmsma is moacila da Cven davinaxeT ormociode wlis mSvenieri qalis natifi saxe. holmsma qals mxrebSi xeli moxvia, win wamoswia da bolos dasva. - cocxalia, uotson? nuTu davagvianeT? nuTu yvelaferi gaTavda? naxevari saaTi mZafr lodinSi gavida. megona, rom marTla yvelaferi gaTavda, rom haeris naklebobasa da qloroformis Sxamian anaorTqls sxeuli ver aitanda, sicocxlis ukanaskneli naperwkali Caqreboda da amaod vSvrebodiT da virjebodiT. eTers vuSxapunebdiT, xelovnur sunTqvas mivmarTeT da, saerTod, vakeTebdiT yvelafers, rasac aseT SemTxvevaSi avadmyofs Tanamedrove medicina uniSnavs xolme. bolos qalis quTuToebi odnav Seirxa, tuCebTan mitanili sarke dainisla - mas sicocxle ubrundeboda! aivanTan kebi gaCerda. holmsma farda aswia da fanjaraSi gaixeda. - rogorc iqna, gamoCnda lestreidi orderiT, - Tqva, - magram misi Citebi ukve gafrindnen... roca derefnidan swrafi nabijebis xma Semoesma, holmsma ganagrZo: - modis adamiani, romelic ledi frensiss ukeT mieSveleba, vidre Cven SevZeliT. gamarjobaT, mister grin! rac ufro male waviyvanT aqedan ledi frensiss, miT ukeTesi iqneba. dakrZalvis ceremonia ki gagrZeldes, oRond axla es sawyali dedaberi, kuboSi rom darCa, Tavis ukanasknel gzaze martoka wava. - Tu Tqven gsurT, es epizodi Tqvens analebSi CaurToT, Zvirfaso uotson, meubneboda im saRamos ho-lmsi, - moitaneT igi, rogorc Cemi azrovnebisa da gonis droebiTi dabnelebis magaliTi. WeSmaritad SeiZleba, aseTi ram TviT yvelaze ufro fxizel gonebas daatydes Tavs. arc erTi mokvdavi araa dazRveuli aseTi marcxisagan, magram pativiscemis Rirsia is, visac aqvs unari droze SeniSnos aseTi Cavardna da gamoasworos. mTeli Rame ar masvenebda azri, rom iyo, iyo raRac wvrilmani ambavi, rasac saTanado yuradReba ver mivaqcie, monadiresaviT kvalSi vedeqi nadirs, magram gamomrCa raRac ara mTlad Cveulebrivi, raRac sityva, moZraoba, gamoxedva... da roca gaTenda, uecrad momagonda mekubovis colis sityvebi... `keTeba mogvixda gansakuTrebuli SekveTiT, da ostatebsac imitom SeagviandaTo~. isini kuboze laparakobdnen. kubos amzadebdnen gansakuTrebuli SekveTiT. raRa Tqma unda, zomebic gansakuTrebuli iqneboda. magram risTvis? visTvis? maSin TiTqos xelaxla davinaxe uCveulo maRali kubo, romlis fskerzec sacodavi mileuli dedaberi esvena, ratom SeukveTes aseTi patara arsebisaTvis amodena kubo? rom Sin kidev erTi gvamisaTvis darCeniliyo adgili! orives erTi mowmobiT damarxavdnen. yvelaferi Tavidanve aSkara iyo, magram me rogorRac davbrmavdi. dilis rva saaTze ledi frensiss kuboSi Caasvenebdnen da katafalkze daudebdnen. erTaderTi Cveni imedi is iyo, rom, vidre saxlidan gaitandnen micvalebuls, dammarxvelebi SegveCerebina. varaudi, rom qali jer kidev cocxali iqneboda, sigiJe iyo, magram raRac Sansi mainc arsebobda. ramdenadac vici, im adamianebs mkvleloba arasodes ar CaudeniaT. vfiqrobdi, rom isini mkvlelobas arc axla Caidendnen. ise moiwadinebdnen qalis damarxvas, rom ar daetovebinaT kvali, riTac SesaZlebeli gaxdeboda ledi frensisis ZaladobiT mkvlelobis dadgena. Tundac Semdeg gvami saflavidan amoeRoT isini mainc rogorme Tavs daiZvrendnen. imedi mqonda, rom damnaSaveni swored am mosazrebiT xelmZRvanelobdnen. rac moxda Semdeg - TviTonac ici, da naxeT is saSineli
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eSmakis fexi Cems Canawerebs Cems Zvel megobarze, mister Serlok holmsze, drodadro axali sakvirveli movlenebiTa da saintereso mogonebebiT vavsebdi. magram misi sakuTari azri da Sexeduleba Cemi Canawerebis gamoqveynebis Taobaze, rac raRa Tqma unda, uSualod mas Seexeboda, did siZneleebs miqmnida. am pirquS cinikoss zizRsa hgvrida garSemo myofTa xmauriani qeba-dideba da danaSaulis saidumloebis fardis axdis Semdeg didi xalisiT miecemoda xolme Sveba-lxenas da garTobas, Tavis dafnas ki gulgrilad uTmobda romelime skotlend-iardel mosamsaxures da damcinavi RimiliT usmenda xolme aurzaurTan milocvebs, rac maT mimarT warmoiTqmoda. Cemi megobris aseTma saqcielma da ara im ambavma, rom gamosaqveynebeli masalebi ara mqonda, ganapiroba is, rom ukanasknel wlebSi iSviaTad Tu vaxerxebdi axali Canawerebis beWdvas. saqme is gaxlavT, rom monawileoba mis mier Catarebuli Ziebis zogierT saqmeSi, yovelTvis pativad mimaCnda, magram Cemi megobari mere Cemgan keTilgonierebas, TavSekavebas iTxovda da masalebs aRar maqveynebinebda. warmoidgineT Cemi gaoceba, roca gasul samSabaTs holmsis depeSa miviRe. werils arasodes ar gzavnida, roca saqmis mogvareba telegrafiTac SeiZleboda. depeSa iuwyeboda: `ratom ar unda daiweros kornuelis saSinelebaze - Cemi cxovrebis yvelaze ufro uCveulo SemTxvevaze?~ ram wamoativtiva holmsis mexsierebaSi es SemTxveva, an ra ucnaurobam gauRviZa survili, rom CemTvis depeSa gamoegzavna verafriT avxseni. magram imis SiSiT, vaiTu gamoqveynebis ambavi isev gadaifiqrosmeTqi, Zvel Canawerebs veci, am movlenis zusti wvrilmanebi mexsierebaSi aRvidgine da vCqarob, mkiTxvels yvelaferi movuTxro. 1897 w. gazafxulze mZime, daZabuli muSaobis Sedegad holmsis rkinis janmrTeloba ramdenadme Seirya. igi aras dagidevdaT da Tavs sulac ar ibralebda. martSi eqimma mur egerma, romelic holmss uaRresad daZabul dramatul garemoebaSi gaecno, razedac rogorme sxva dros mogiTxrobT, kategoriulad ganacxada, rom saxelovanma maZebarma aucileblad unda Sewyvitos muSaoba, yvelaferi gverdze unda gadados da daisvenos, Tu ar surs janmrTeloba sabolood Seiryioso. holmsi am ambavsac gulgrilad Sexvda, radgan misi gonebrivi muSaoba srulebiT ar iyo damokidebuli mis fizikur mdgomareobaze. magram roca eqimma gulaxdilad uTxra, male saerTod ver SeZlebo muSaobas, ro gorc iqna, gadawyvita rom cxovrebis wesi Seecvala. hoda, im wlis adreul gazafxulze Cven davsaxldiT qalaqtis gareubnis erT patara kotejSi, poldus yuris maxloblad, kornuelis naxevarkunZulis ukidures bolo kideSi. es Taviseburi mxare yvelaze kargad Seefereboda Cemi pacientis daRvremil ganwyobilebas. Cveni SeTeTrebuli saxlis fanjrebidan, mwvane moliT damSvenebuli koncxis gorakze rom idga, iSleboda maunts-beis ubis avbediTi rkali, uxsovari droidanve rom ialqnosanTa damRupvel adgilad iyo saxeldebuli. ramdenma mezRvaurma naxa aRsasruli mis Sav kldeebsa da wyalqveSa bragebze! CrdiloeTis qaris qrolvisas yure gamoiyureboda uSfoTvel, qariSxlisagan dacul wynar adgilad, Tavisken izidavda amovardnili grigalisagan TavdaRweul gemebs da maT simSvidesa da myudro savanes aRuTqvamda. magram anazdad samxreT-dasavleTidan
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arc Tu Zalian megobrulad gadavxede mRvdels, magram holmsma piridan Cibuxi gamoiRo da, rogorc gamocdilma meZebarma monadiris Zaxilze, yurebi dacqvita. holmsma mRvdels aniSna, dajeqio da Cveni awrialebuli stumari Tavis TanamgzavrTan erTad divanze Camojda. mister mortimer trijeniss ufro rigianad eWira Tavi, magram misi gamxdari xelebis uneburi krunCxva da muqi Tvalebis ciebianiviT cimcimi mowmobda, rom isic gvarianad Sefucxunebuli iyo. - vin mouTxrobs, me Tu Tqven? - hkiTxa mRvdelma. - me xom ar vici, ra moxda TqvenTan, - Tqva holmsma, - magram raki ise Cans, rom pirvelad es ambavi Tqven aRmoaCineT, Tqvenve moyeviT: mRvdelma xom es Tqvengan gaigo. saxeldaxelod Cacmul mRvdels gadavxede, mere mis koxtad Cacmul mdgmurs Sevavle Tvali da gulSi sasiamovno xicini vigrZeni im gaocebis gamo, rac maT saxeebze holmsis ubralo logikurma daskvnam gamoiwvia. - neba miboZeT, ramdenime sityva giTxraT, - daiwyo mRvdelma. - da maSin Tqven TviTon gadawyvetT, mister trinejiss mousminoT da saqmis viTareba dawvrilebiT SeityoT, Tu dauyovnebliv unda gaeSuroT adgilobrivi daTvalierebis Casatareblad, SemTxvevis adgilze. me ki ai, ra minda gauwyoT: guSin saRamos Cveni megobari stumrad iyo Tavis ZmebTan, ouenTan da jorjTan. iqve iyo maTi da brenda. maTi saxli tridenik uorTSi, torfis WaobebSi, Zveli qvis jvris maxlobladaa. TerTmeti saaTi rom daiwyo, mister trijenisi ukan gamobrunda. manamde sasadiloSi banqos TamaSobdnen, Tavs yvela janmrTelad da mxiarulad grZnobda. dRes diliT, jer kidev sauzmobamde, Cveni megobari (romelic yovelTvis adre dgeba) saseirnod wavida Tavisi dedmamiSvilebis saxlisaken. gzaze wamoewia eqim riCardsis etli. aRmoCnda, rom eqimi is-is iyo tridenik uorTSi gamoeZaxaT. ra Tqma unda, mister mortimer trijenisic masTan erTad gaemgzavra. adgilze misulebi raRac gaugonari ambis mowmeni Seiqnen. da-Zmebi magidas isev ise usxdnen, rogorc mortimerma wina Rames datova. win isev is banqo hqondaT gaSlili, magram sanTlebi bolomde Camwvariyo. brenda savarZelSi mkvdari egdo, aqeT-iqiT ki Zmebi isxdnen: yvirodnen, mRerodnen, xarxarebdnen... erTi sityviT namdvili giJebiviT iqceodnen. samives, mkvdar dasa da or Wkuadakargul Zmas saxeebze hqondaT Seyinuli gamouTqmeli SiSi da zari, romlis xilvac saSiSi da eldis damcemia. araviTari kvali ara Cans, rom saxlSi vinme gareSe yofiliyo. misis porterma, moxucma mzareulma, araferi icis, mnem ganacxada, rom mTeli Rame eZina da araferi gaugia. moparuli araferi araa, yvela nivTi Tavis adgilzea da amitom sruliad gaugebaria, ase ram daaSina is sabralo adamianebi, rom qalma sicocxle dakarga, xolo Zmebi ki Wkuidan SeiSalnen. ai, mokled yvelaferi, mister holms da Tu Tqven dagvexmarebiT momxdari ambis garkvevaSi, did saqmes gaakeTebT. me jer kidev imedi mqonda, Cems megobars daviyoliebdi, efiqra dasvenebaze, rac Cveni iq yofnis mizans Seadgenda. magram holmsis Cafiqrebul, daZabul saxes rom Sevxede da misi Seyrili warbebi davinaxe, maSinve mivxvdi, rom yvela imedi fuWi iyo. holmsi dumda. igi mTlianad STaenTqa im araCveulebriv dramas, romelic Cvens wynar cxovrebaSi SemoiWra. - me am saqmis kvlevas dauyovnebliv Sevudgebi - Tqva bolos. - ramdenadac mesmis, sruliad gansakuTrebuli SemTxvevaa. TviTon iyaviT iq, mister raundhei? - ara, mister holms. rogorc ki gavige mister trijenisisgan es ubedureba, maSinve TqvenTan gamoveSureT rCevisTvis. - Sorsaa is saxli, sadac es sazareli tragedia datrialda? - aqedan erTi mili manZili iqneba. - maS erTad wavideT. magram jer, mister mortimer trijenis, minda ramdenime kiTxva mogceT. trijenisi dumda, xma-krinti ar dauZravs, magram SevniSne, rom sulis siRrmeSi is ufro SeSfoTebuli iyo, vidre mcqmutavi da sityvauxvi mRvdeli. is ubeduri
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gafiTrebul, dabRnejil, mousvenar mzeras holmss ar acilebda da gamxdari xelebi nerviulobisagan xan ekumSeboda da xan eSleboda. mRvdeli rom im saSinel ambavs hyveboda, trijeniss ferwasuli bageebi uTrToda, da momeCvena, TiTqos is saSineli suraTi mis TvalebSi irekleboda. - yvelaferi mkiTxeT, rasac saWirod CaTvliT, mister holms, - TiTqos xalisiT warmoTqva trijenisma. - CemTvis Znelia amaze laparaki, magram arafers dagimalavT. - momiyeviT guSindeli saRamos ambavi. - rac mister raundheim mogaxsenoT, yvelaferi ise gaxldaT. erTad visadileT, Semdeg ufrosma Zmam jorjma vistis TamaSi SemogvTavaza. banqos cxra saaTze mivusxediT. TerTmetis TxuTmetze Sin dasabruneblad movemzade. magidas usxdnen, janmrTelebi da mxiarulebi. - Tqven rom wamoxvediT, vin gamogacilaT da kari vin daxura? - misis porteri ukve dawolili iyo, aravis gamovucilebivar, TviTon movixure kari. fanjara im oTaxisa, romelSiac da-Zmebi davtove, daxuruli iyo, magram fardebi ar hqondaT CamoSvebuli. dRes diliTac kar-fanjara iseve daxuruli aRmoCnda. cxadia, daxurul karsa da sarkmelebSi ucxo vinme ver Seipareboda. da mainc agre mgonia, rom SiSma Wkuidan gadaiyvana Cemi Zmebi, SiSmave mokla brenda... rom genaxaT, rogor egdo, savarZlis saxeluridan gadmokidebuli... sikvdilamde ra damaviwyebs im oTaxs! - rasac Tqven ambobT, ubralod, gaugonari ambavia, - Tqva holmsma. - magram ramdenadac mesmis, momxdaris mizezi CvenTvis sruliad ucnobia? Tqven xom ara gaqvT raime varaudi, an mosazreba momxdari ubedurebis mizezsa da sababze? - es eSmakis saqmea, holms, eSmakis saqme! - SesZaxa mortimer trijenisma. - am saqmeSi uwminduri sulis xeli urevia, raRac saSineleba moxda da adamianebma Wkua dakarges. gana adamians SeuZlia, aseTi ram moimoqmedos? - Tu momxdari ambis dasadgenad adamianuri Zala da unari ara kmara, maSin gamocnoba da gamoZieba mec gamiWirdeba, - SeniSna holmsma. - magram, vidre Tqvens versias daveTanxmebi, yvela realuri mizezi, varaudi, mosazreba da eWvi unda avwon-davwono, Sevamowmo, uarvyo, anda davadasturo, mxolod da mxolod samxiliTa da faqtebiT. mister trijenis, Tqven raRac uTanxmoebac geqnebodaT Tqvens naTesavebTan, - Tqven xom calke cxovrobT, ara? - diax, asec gaxldaT, mister holms, Tumca es warsulis saqmea. Cvens winaprebs redrutSi kalis sabadoebi hqondaT, magram Semdeg kompanias mivyideT, saSualeba mogveca gvarianad gvecxovra da iqaurobas gavecaleT. ar davfarav, rom gayofis dros waviCxubeT da erTxans kidev vemdurodiT erTmaneTs. magram rac iyo, iyo, ukmayofileba warsuls CavabareT da Cven isev erTgul megobrebad davrCiT. - Cven mainc guSindel ambavs mivubrundeT. xom ver gaixsenebT raimes, rac odnav mainc, Tundac arapirdapiri gziT, am idumalebiT mocul ambavs Suqs mohfenda? kargad dafiqrdiT, mister trijenis, momxdari ubedurebis asaxsnelad yoveli miniSneba gamomadgeba. - ara, ser, araferi aseTi ar magondeba. - Tqven rom wamoxvediT, Tqveni naTesavebi Cveulebriv gunebaze iyvnen? - diax, Zalian karg gunebaze. - xom ar nerviulobdnen. metismetad aRgznebulni, aforiaqebulni xom ar iyvnen, moaxloebuli safrTxis winaTgrZnoba xom ara hqondaT? - ara, ara. - maS, metiT arafriT SegiZliaT damexmaroT? mortimer trijenisma mexsiereba daZaba. - ai, ra momagonda, - Tqva bolos, - roca banqos vTamaSobdiT, zurgi fanjrisken mqonda miqceuli. xolo Cemi Zma, jorji Cemi partniori, fanjaraSi icqireboda. uceb SevniSne, rom Cemi mxrebis ukan, daZabulad umzerda raRacas. mec movbrundi
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da gavixede. fanjara daxuruli iyo, magram fardebi ar gvqonda CamoSvebuli, da mindorze buCqebi SevniSne. momeCvena, TiTqos im buCqebSi raRac moZraobda. ver gavarkvie, kaci iyo Tu cxoveli, magram darwmunebuli var, rom iq viRac iyo. roca Zmas vkiTxe saiT gaiyurebi ase daJinebiT-meTqi, mipasuxa, raRac momeCvenao. ai, sul es iyo. - mere, ar dainteresdiT, ra iyo es? - ara, imwuTas damaviwyda. - roca gzas gaudeqiT, cudi winaTgrZnoba xom ara gqondaT? xom ar geSinodaT? - sulac ara. - kargad ver gavige, rogor SeityeT ase adrianad axali ambavi? - Cveulebriv, adre vdgebi da sauzmobamde saseirnod gavdivar xolme. dRes diliT gzaze eqimis orTvala etli damewia. eqimma miTxra, es aris, moxucma mis porterma ymawvili gamogzavna da saswrafod mixmoo. mec orTvalaSi Cavxti da erTad wavediT. rogorc ki adgilze mivediT, maSinve oTaxSi SevcvivdiT. sanTlebi da buxarSi cecxli didi xnis Camqrali iyo, oTaxSi gaTenebamde wyvdiadi yofila. eqimma Tqva, brenda eqvsi saaTis win momkvdarao. Zaladobis araviTari kvali da niSnebi ar emCneoda. iwva savarZelSi saxelurze gadakidebul da saxeze SiSis zari exata. jorji da oueni sxvadasxva xmaze mRerodnen da raRacas maimunebiviT burtyunebdnen. o, es saSineli sanaxaoba iyo! me Zlivs moviTmine, Zlivs gavuZeli, xolo eqimi tilosaviT gaTeTrda, cudad gaxda da savarZelSi Cavarda. kidev kargi, Cveni mosavleli ar Seiqna. - Zalian sayuradRebo ambavia... Zalian sayuradRebo! - warmoTqva holmsma, adga da qudi aiRo. - vfiqrob, dro rom ar davkargoT, pirdapir tridenik uorTSi gaveSuroT. unda vaRiaro, iSviaTad Semxvedria saqme, romelic Tavidanve esoden uCveulod momCvenebia. im diliT Cvens Ziebas didi warmateba ar ewera. Tumca dasawyisSive moxda erTi SemTxveva, ramac Cems gonebaze Zalze damTrgunvelad imoqmeda. SemTxvevis adgilisaken viwro Sukas mivuyvebodiT. moulodnelad, mixveul-moxveul gzaze moraxraxe etli gamoCnda. gzispirs gadavuxvieT, rom gza dagvecala. etli rom gagvisworda, aweuli minis qvemodan gamoCnda Tvalebgadmokarkluli, kbilebdakreWili, moqceuli saxe. daWyetilma Tvalebma da gadmoyrilma kbilebma marTlac saSinel molandebasaviT Cagviqrola. - Cemi Zmebi! - SesZaxa erTianad gaTeTrebulma mortimer trijenisma, - isini helstonSi mihyavT! SeZrwunebulebma gavayoleT Tvali Sav karetas, gzas rom gamayruebeli raxraxiT miuyveboda. Semdeg im saxlisaken gavwieT, sadac im ubedurebs marTlac ucnauri bedi ewiaT. es iyo farTo, naTeli saxli, ufro vila eTqmoda, vidre koteji, didi baRiT, sadac, rbili kornueluri havis wyalobiT, gazafxulis yvavilebi ukve surnels afrqvevdnen. am baRSi sastumrodan gadioda fanjara, saidanac, mortimer trijenisis mtkicebiT, saxlSi avi suli SeiWra da saxlis patronebi daasapyra da mokla kidec. vidre aivanze avidodiT, holmsma nela, dafiqrebulma daaTvaliera yvavilnarebi da baRis gzebi miiar-moiara. maxsovs, igi ise iyo fiqrebSi garTuli, rom sarwyuls wamoedo, wyali daRvara da fexebi dagvisvela. saxlSi dagvxvda moxuci mne, misis porteri, romelic axalgazrda mosamsaxure gogos daxmarebiT meurneobas uZRveboda. igi xalisiT pasuxobda holmss yvela kiTxvaze. ara, RamiT araferi gamigiao, Tqva. batonebi ukanasknel dros Zalian karg gunebaze iyvnen. ar maxsovs, odesme ase mxiarulebi da kmayofilebi yofiliyvnen. diliT rom avdeqi, oTaxSi Sevedi da vnaxe, ra yofaSic usxdnen Zmebi magidas, gulwasuli Zirs davecio. gons rom movedi, fanjara gamovaRe, oTaxSi haeris gasawmendad, mere gzaze gavvardi, fermeris ymawvils davuZaxe da eqimTan gavagzavneo. Tu daxedva gindaT, diasaxlisi Tavis sawolSi asvenia. oTxi janmagari sanitari Zlivs moeria or gagiJebul Zmas
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da etlSi ris vaivaglaxiT Casves. xvalamdec veRar davrCebi am saxlSi, dauyovnebliv sentaivsSi, Cems saxlSi unda wavideo, ganacxada bolos mnem. zemoT avediT da vnaxeT brenda trinejisis gvami. marTalia, Suaxans gadacilebuli iyo, magram axlac yvela mxilveli ityoda, axalgazrdobaSi mzeTunaxavi yofilao. sikvdilis Semdegac ki mis mSvenier, Tumca Savgvreman, saxis natif nakvTebze SiSis daRi irekleboda - es iyo misi ukanaskneli gancda sikvdilis win. sawolidan CamovediT sastumroSi, sadac moxda es umagaliTo tragedia. buxarSi cecxli jer kidev bJutavda. magidaze oTxi Camwvar-CaRvenTili sanTeli moCanda. banqo aqeTiqiT iyo mimobneuli. skamebi kedlebTan iyo midgmuli, sxva nivTebs aravin Sexeboda. holmsma msubuqi, swrafi nabijebiT daiara oTaxi. skamebze jdeboda, sxva adgilze gadahqonda da dgamda ise, rogorc wina saRamos iqnebodnen midgmulmodgmulni. arkvevda, ramdenad Canda baRi sxvadasxva kuTxidan. gasinja iataki, Weri. buxari, magram erTxelac ver SevniSne mis TvalebSi is gaelveba, verc mokumuli bageebi, rac CemTvis imisi dasturi iqneboda, rom Tavsatexis gasaRebi mignebuli hqonda. - risTvis enTo buxarSi cecxli? - ikiTxa uceb, - nuTu aseT patara oTaxs gazafxulzec aTboben? mortimer trijenisma ganmarta, rom saRamos cioda da sineste iyo. amitom, roca is mivida, buxarSi cecxlic gaaCaRes. - Semdeg ras apirebT, mister holms? - hkiTxa mere TviTon. Cemma megobarma RimiliT damado xeli mxarze. - iciT, uotson, me albaT isev momixdeba Cibuxis qaCva da Tqveni samarTliani sayvedurebis mosmena. Tqveni nebarTviT, batonebo, Cven Sin davbrundebiT, radgan aq raime axalis povnis imedi aRara maqvs. yvela cnobil faqts didi yuradRebiT gavaanalizeb, mister trijenis, da, Tu raime damijdeba WkuaSi, dauyovnebliv SegatyobinebT Tqvena da mRvdels. jer ki, neba miboZeT, dagemSvidoboT. kotejSi rom davbrundiT, holmsi daZabul dumils mieca. Rrma savarZelSi ijda, Tambaqos bolqvebiT garemoculi. Savi warbebi dabla daeSva, Subls ise Wmuxnida, rom naoWebi gauCnda, gandegilis natanj saxeze fiqris daRma ielva da Tvalebi jiutad aSterdebodnen erT wertils. bevri fiqris Semdeg Cibuxi gadaagdo da zeze wamoiWra. - araferi ar gamodis, uotson! - gaicina, - jobs, wavideT, gaviaroT, kaJiani isrebi vipovoT. umal aseT iSviaTobas vnaxavT, vidre am Tavsatexis pasuxs. tvini rom aiZulo, maSin imuSaos, roca araa sakmao masala samuSaod - es igivea, rom motori gaaxuro da gadawva. tvini namsxvrevebad iqceva. zRis haeri, mze da moTmineba ai, ra gvWirdeba, uotson, danarCeni ki mogvardeba. - axla ki damSvidebiT ganvsajoT Seqmnili mdgomareobis avkargi, - ganagrZo man, roca xramis Tavze biliks mivuyvebodiT. - mtkiced unda davimaxsovroT is mainc, rac gagvaCnia, im droisaTvis, roca axali faqtebi gamoCndeba. jer erTi, SevTanxmdeT, rom eSmakis manqanebi aq arafer SuaSia. es azri Tavidan unda amovigdoT. Cinebulia. Cvens Tvalwinaa sami ubeduri msxverpli romeliRac ganazraxi an uneburi danaSaulisa, rac adamianma Caidina. ai, esaa sayrdeni wertili CvenTvis. axla wavideT win. rodis moxda ubedureba? Tu mortimer trijeniss verwmunebiT, saxlidan misi wasvlisTanave. es Zalze mniSvnelovani wvrilmania. etyoba, yvelaferi misi wasvlidan ramdenime wuTis Semdeg daiwyo da dasrulda. Turme mag droisaTvis, Cveulebriv, dasaZineblad wvebodnen xolme. isini ki isev sxedan, skamebic ki arsaiT miudg-moudgamT. amrigad, vimeoreb: es moxda dauyovnebliv stumris wasvlis Semdeg da ara ugvianes saRamos TerTmeti saaTisa. axla kvaldakval mivyveT, ramdenad aris SesaZlebeli is, rac mortimer trijenisma Caidina, oTaxidan rom gavida. es sulac araa Zneli saqme da igi TiTqos eWvs gareSe dgas. Tqven icnobT Cems meTodebs da sarwyavze daudevrobiT fexis wamokvrac imisaTvis damWirda, rom misi fexis mkafio anabeWds davkvirvebodi. svel qviSaze Cinebuli anabeWdi dautovebia. guSin saRamosac, rogorc gaxsovT, niadagi
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sveli iyo da me iolad mivyevi mis nakvalevs. yvelafridan Cans, rom is kaci mRvdlis saxlisaken miiswrafoda. raki mortimer trijenisi scenidan qreba, maSasadame, banqos moTamaSeebs viRac sxva gamoecxadaT. vin iyo is kaci da riT gamoiwvia aseTi elda? misis porteri gamoricxulia. igi aSkarad arafer SuaSia. SeiZleba Tu ara imis mtkiceba, rom viRaca baRidan gamovida, fanjaras miadga da Tavisi gamoCeniT aseTi ubedureba daatriala? Cven amis Taobaze erTaderTi Cveneba gvaqvs da is Cvenebac isev mortimer trijeniss ekuTvnis. es man SeamCnia, rom misma Zmam buCqebSi viRaca dalanda. baRSi viRaca Tu raRaca moZraobda. es ucnauria, radgan bneli saRamo iyo, wvimda, da Tu vinme marTla apirebda trijenisebis daSinebas, im adamians fanjris minaze cxviri da piri zed unda mieWylita. fanjris qveS ki didi yvavilnaria da iq fexis araviTari nakvalevi araa. Zneli warmosadgenia, rogor unda moexerxebina ucnobs ase Soridan egzom sazareli STabeWdileba moexdina. amas garda, vera vxedav Sesaferis motivs aseTi amouxsneli saqcielisaTvis. xvdebiT, ra siZneleebia Cven win, uotson? - oRondac! - dabejiTebiT vupasuxe me. - da mainc, Tu mcireodeni axali monacemebi movipoveT, am siZneleebs iolad davZlevT. Cemi fiqriT, Cvens uzarmazar arqivebSi, uotson, bevri iqneba aseTive amouxsneli SemTxveva. es saqme manamde unda gadavdoT, vidre ufro zust cnobebs SevkrebT. es dila ki neoliTis adamianis Zebnas SevwiroT. mgoni, mogaxseneT, rom Cemi megobari Ziebidan sxva saqmeze gadarTvis saocari unariT ganirCeoda. magram arasodes es ambavi ise Zlier ar gamkvirvebia, rogorc im gazafxulis dilas kornuelSi, roca TiTqmis mTeli ori saaTi igi keltebze, Tavis qalebze da kaJis bunikebze msjelobda da Tanac ise udardelad irjeboda, TiTqos avbediTi saidumlo sulac ar awuxebda. Sin dabrunebulebs iseTi stumari gveloda, romelmac maSinve sinamdvilis sarbielze dagvabruna. Cven mas kargad vicnobdiT. axmaxi aRnagoba, tlanqi naoWebiT daRaruli saxe, cecxlovani Tvalebi, arwiviseburi kexiani cxviri, SeWaRaravebuli Tavi, TiTqmis Wers rom uswordeboda, oqrosferi wveri aqa-iq SeTeTrebuli da bageebis garSemo sigarisagan CayviTlebuli - es niSnebi kargad iyo cnobili londonsa da afrikaSi da SeiZleboda mxolod erTi adamianisaTvis migekuTvnebinaT, es gaxldaT eqimi leon sterndeili, saxelganTqmuli mkvlevari da lomebze monadire. gagonili gvqonda, rom igi sadRac Cvens maxloblad cxovrobda da araerTxel dagvinaxavs kidec es zorzoxi kaci torfis WaobebSi. Cveni gacnoba mas ar ucdia, da miZaleba gasacnobad arc Cven mogvsvlia azrad, radgan vicodiT, rom ganmartoebisadmi siyvaruliRa aiZulebda mogzaurobidan mogzaurobamde dro am miyruebul kuTxeSi gaetarebina, aq cxovrobda igi sruliad marto, wignebiTa da rukebiT garemoculi, TviTonve awarmoebda Tavis martiv meurneobas da sulac ar ainteresebda, riT suldgmulebdnen misi mezoblebi. amitom Zalian gamaoca misma sificxem, riTac holmss ekiTxeboda, moaxerxeT Tu ara am miuwvdomeli saidumloebidan raimes gamocnobao. - policia CixSi moeqca, - Tqva man, - magram iqneba Tqvenma mdidarma gamocdilebam iZalos da saqmis gamoZieba SeiZloT. gTxovT, mendoT, radgan am mxaris xSiri stumari var, trijenisebis ojaxs axlos vicnob, dedis mxridan naTesavebadac ki momxvdebian. Tavadac mogexsenebaT, maTma saSinelma bedma damamwuxra. afrikaSi mivemgzavrebodi, ukve plimutSi viyavi, roca am diliT es Semzaravi ambavi gavige da maSinve aqeT gamomiwia gulma, rom ZiebaSi dagxmarebodiT. holmsma warbebi azida. - amisaTvis CamoxvediT gemidan? gemebs ra gamolevs, sxvas gavyvebi. - RmerTo Cemo, ai megobrobac aseTi unda!
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- aki mogaxseneT, naTesavebi varT-meTqi. - diax, maxsovs, dedis mxridan. bargi ukve gembanze iyo? - nawili. meti wili jer kidev sastumroSi mqonda. - mesmis. magram Tqveni naTesavebis daRupvis cnoba dRes diliTve xom ver moxvdeboda pilmutis gazeTebSi? - ara, ser, depeSa miviRe. - neba momeciT, gkiTxoT, visgan miiReT depeSa? mkvlevars gamxdari saxe moequfra. holms. - Tqven metismetad cnobismoyvare xarT, mister - aseTi gaxlavT Cemi profesia. eqimma sterndeilma Zlivs daibruna uwindeli simSvide. - ratom unda dagimaloT simarTle, - Tqva man. - depeSa gamomigzavna mister raundheim, mRvdelma. - madlobeli var, - sityva CamoarTva holmsma. - rac Seexeba Tqvens kiTxvas, SemiZlia aseTi pasuxi gagceT, jer kidev ver gavrkveulvar saqmis arsSi, magram mtkiced mwams, rom WeSmaritebas mivagneb. jerjerobiT sul esaa. - xom ver metyviT, eWvi Tu gaqvT vinmeze? - amaze pasuxs ver gagcemT. - maSin tyuilad movsulvar, mets aRar SegawuxebT. saxelganTqmuli eqimi farTo nabijebiT gavida oTaxidan, igi sagrZnoblad Sewuxebuli gaxldaT. xuT wuTSi holmsic Tan gahyva. Cemi megobari saRamomde aRar gamoCenila. roca dabrunda, daRlili da ukmayofilo gamometyveleba hqonda, riTac davrwmundi, rom Ziebam kvlav uSedegod Caiara. Sin depeSa eloda. Tvali gadaavlo da buxarSi isrola. - plimutidanaa, uotson, sastumrodan, - amixsna, - mRvdels SekiTxva gavugzavne da depeSiT Sevamowme eqim sterndeilis sityvebis simarTle. mas marTla gauTevia iq Rame da misi bargis nawili marTlac afrikaSi wasula. TviTon ki dabrunda, rom kvleva-ZiebaSi monawileoba miiRoso. ras ityviT, uotson? - Cans, es saqme gulTan axlo miutania. - Zalian. ai, es unda iyos is Zafi, rasac jer kidev ver mivyolivarT da rasac SeuZlia labirinTidan gamogviyvanos. mxned iyaviT, uotson, darwmunebuli var, rom yvelaferi jer kargad ar viciT. roca mets gavigebT, yvela siZnele ukan dagvrCeba. veranairad ver vivaraudebdi, rom holmsis sityva ase male acxaddeboda. verc imas warmovidgendi, ra ucnauri da sazareli aRmoCndeboda Cveni aRmoCena, romelmac Zieba sul sxva, axali gziT warmarTa. diliT, roca pirs viparsavdi, cxenis floqvebis xma Semomesma. fanjaraSi gavixede da orTvala etli davinaxe. etli didi siswrafiT mohqroda. igi Cvens WiSkarTan gaCerda, orTvalidan mRvdeli gadmoxta da, rac Zali da Rone hqonda, baRis gzaze gamoiqca. holmsi ukve mzad iyo da Cven saCqarod SevegebeT. mRelvarebisagan Cveni stumari Zlivs laparakobda, magram bolos, rogorc iqna, qoSiniT amoRerRa: - Cven eSmakis xelSi varT, mister holms! Cemi ubeduri mrevli eSmakis xelSi moxvda! - gaiZaxoda da Tan suli exuTeboda. - TviTon satana dasaxlda iq. dagvimona, dagvasapyra. mRelvarebisagan adgilze cekvavda da es sasacilo iqneboda, nacrisferi saxe da giJuri Tvalebi rom ara. naTqvams saSineli axali ambavi moayola: - mister mortimer trijenisic iseve mokvda wuxel, rogorc misi da-Zmani daixocnen. naTqvamze energiiT aRsavse holmsi pirdapir Sexta da Semotrialda. - Tqveni orTvala Cven ors SemTxvevis adgilze ver migviyvans? - rogor ara!
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- uotson, mere visauzmoT. mister raundhei, Cven mzada varT! Cqara, Cqara, vidre iq yvelaferi xeluxlebelia! mortimer trijeniss mRvdlis saxlSi kuTxis ori oTaxi eWira, orive gancalkevebuli, erTi meoris Tavze. pirvel sarTulze sastumro iyo, meoreze sawoli. fanjrebi kroketis moedans gadahyurebda. Cven eqimsac gavuswariT da policiasac. ase rom, SemTxvevis adgilze yvelaferi marTlac xeluxlebeli dagvxvda. neba momeciT, aRvwero mTeli scena, rac martis Tvis im nislian dilas vnaxeT. samudamod CamrCa xsovnaSi is suraTi da Cemi gonebidan mas vera Zala ver amoSlis. oTaxSi daxuTuli, maxrCobela-mgudavi haeri idga. mosamsaxure gogos rom diliT fanjara ar gaeRo, sunTqva SeuZlebeli iqneboda. nawilobriv es imiT aixsneboda, rom magidis Suaze idga da jer kidev xrColavda navTis lampa. magidasTan mdgari savarZlis sazurgeze miyrdnobili mkvdari mortimeri ijda. Txeli wveri aburZgnoda, saTvale Sublze hqonda aweuli, xolo fanjrisken miqceul Savgvreman, gamxdar saxeze iseTive SiSis daRi Sehyinvoda misi gansvenebuli dis saxeze rom vixileT. dakrunCxuli xel-fexiTa da dagrexil-dawmawnuli TiTebiT iolad gamoicnobdiT, rom SiSis paroqsizmiT daRupuliyo. Cacmuli iyo, Tumca isic SeiniSneboda, rom tansacmeli haiharad hqonda gadacmuli. raki vicodiT, rom saRamos dawva, unda gvevarauda, rom aRsasruli alionze ewvia. rogorc ki sabediswero oTaxSi SevediT, holmsi gardaiqmna. misi garegnuli flegmaturoba uceb Secvala mozRvavebulma energiam. igi jer mTlad yuradRebad iqca, Tvalebi gaubrwyinda, saxegaqvavebuli ciebianiviT swrafad moZraobda, aRgznebulad da gamalebulad. igi gareT, molze gaiWra, mere fanjridan ukan, oTaxSi SemoZvra, Semoirbina oTaxi, airbina zemoT, - mokled, mwevariviT iqceoda, romelmac nadiris siaxlove igrZno da geSi aiRo. swrafad moaTvaliera sawoli oTaxi da fanjara gamoaRo. etyoba, raRac axali mizezi aRmoaCina. isev aRegzno, fanjaraSi Tavi gahyo da sixarulis xmamaRali SeZaxili aRmoxda. mere dabla daeSva, baRSi gavarda, balaxSi gaiSxlarTa, wamoxta da isev oTaxSi Sevarda. yvelaferi es moimoqmeda im monadiris mRelvarebiT, romelic nadiris kvalze midis. gansakuTrebiT dainteresda lampiT, romelic, erTi SexedviT, sruliad Cveulebrivi iyo, gazoma misi rezervuari, Semdeg linzis meSveobiT gasinja Suqfari, romelic lampis minas zemodan faravda, gareTa zedapiridan cota Wvartli Camofxika, konvertSi Cayara, konverti ki safuleSi Seinaxa. bolos, policiisa da eqimis gamocxadebis Semdeg, mRvdels aniSna da Cven molze gavediT. - moxaruli var SegatyobinoT, rom Cemma Ziebam uqmad ar Caiara, - ganucxada yvelas. - ar vapireb am saqmis gansjas policiis TandaswrebiT, magram Tqven, mister raundhei, gTxovT Cemi Rrma pativiscema inspeqtoris mimarT damidasturoT sityvierad da misi yuradReba sawoli oTaxis fanjarasa da sasadilos magidaze mdgar lampas miaqcioT. erTic da meorec garkveul eWvs badebs, orive erTad ki garkveuli daskvnis safuZvels iZleva. Tu inspeqtors raime cnobebi dasWirdeba, moxaruli viqnebi misi xilviT. axla ki, uotson, jobs, aqaurobas gavecaloT. SesaZloa, inspeqtors Tavmoyvareoba Seulaxa kerZo maZebris saqmeSi Carevam, iqneb egona kidec, rom swor gzaze idga, yovel SemTxvevaSi, momdevno ori dRis manZilze is CvenTan ar gamoCenila. im dReebSi holmsi Sin iSviaTad rCeboda da, Tu rCeboda, Tvlemda an eweoda. igi xangrZlivad seirnobda sruliad marto. krints ar Zravda imaze, Tu sad iyo. misma erTma cdam mainc mimaxvedra, sadac dadioda. man iseTive lampa iyida, rogoric mortimer trijenisis oTaxSi tragediis Rames enTo. lampaSi navTi Caasxa, rogorc amas mRvdlis saxlSi sCadiodnen da zustad gamoTvala, ramden xans gaZlebda anTebuli. misi meore cda erTi SexedviT bevrad ufro martivi iyo, magram arc Tu ise uwyinari. me is aRsasrulis dRemde ar damaviwydeba.

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erT saRamos holmsi alaparakda. - albaT gaxsovT, uotson, yvela CvenebaSi, rac Cven gvsmenia, aris raRac saerTo xazi. mxedvelobaSi maqvs is, Tu rogor moqmedebda oTaxSi dagubebuli haeri yvelaze, vinc iq pirveli Sedioda. Tu gagondebaT, roca mortimer trijenisi aRwerda Tavis ukanasknel misvlas Zmebis saxlSi, Tqva, eqimma iq SesvlisTanave kinaRam grZnoba dakarga da skamze moceliliviT davardao, nuTu dagaviwydaT? me ki mSvenivrad maxsovs. mere, xom gaxsovT, mne misis porteri rom gveubneboda, Sevedi oTaxSi da cudad gavxdi, fanjara gamovaRe, Torem gavigudebodio! mortimer trijenisis sikvdilis Semdeg, nuTu dagaviwydaT, ra saSineli SexuTuli haeri iyo oTaxSi, Tumca mosamsaxure gogos ukve moeswro fanjrebis gaReba. rogorc Semdeg Sevitye, is mosamsaxure gogo ise cudad gamxdara, rom loginad Cavardnila. dameTanxmebiT, uotson, es Zalian saeWvo ambavia. orsave SemTxvevaSi erTi da igive movlenaa: haeris mowamvla. orsave SemTxvevaSi oTaxSi raRac enTo. pirvel SemTxvevaSi - buxari, meored - lampa. cecxli ucilod daisaWiroves, magram meorejer lampa aanTes mas Semdeg, rac gaTenda, - amaze metyvelebs navTis done. ratom? imitom, rom aris raRac kavSiri sam sagans Soris: wva, haeris mowamvla da sabolood sigiJe, an im ubedurTa sikvdili, romliTac yvelaferi moTavda. imedi maqvs, gamigeT? - ki, TiTqos gasagebia. - yovel SemTxvevaSi, SegviZlia es samuSao hipoTezad davitovoT. davuSvaT, rom iq orsave SemTxvevaSi enTo raRac nivTiereba, romelic haers wamlavs. Cinebulia. pirvel SemTxvevaSi trijenisebTan es nivTiereba buxarSi Seagdes. fanjara daxuruli iyo, magram Sxamiani anaorTqli, raRa Tqma unda, sakvamurSi adioda. amitom zemoqmedebac ufro susti aRmoCnda, vidre meored, roca anaorTqls gareT gamosavali ara hqonda. es Cans danaSaulebrivi Sedegebidan: pirvel SemTxvevaSi mxolod qali mokvda, rogorc ufro susti arseba, mamakacebi ki droebiT SeiSalnen an sabolood gagiJdnen, rac mowamvlis pirveli niSania. meore SemTxvevaSi sasurveli Sedegi savsebiT miRweulia. amrigad, momxdari faqtebi adastureben raRac nivTierebis wviT gamowveul mowamvlas. aqedan gamomdinare, me vcdilobdi mortimer trijenisis oTaxSi im nivTierebis naSTisaTvis mimekvlia. yvelaze ufro mosalodneli iyo im nivTierebis danaleqis povna lampis WvartlSi, Suqfarze. rogorc vvaraudobdi, iq marTlac iyo Wvartlis fantelebi, iqve aRmoCnda kideebze mixakisferi fxvnili, romelmac dawva ver moaswro. Tu gaxsovT, am fxvnilis naxevari Camovfxike da konvertSi Sevinaxe. - ratom marto naxevari, holms? - policiisTvis xelis SeSla da maT gzaze gadadgoma Cemi cxovrebis wesi ar gaxlavT, uotson. me maT yvela samxili davutove. naxaven rames Suqfarze Tu vera, es ukve maTi sazrianobis saqmea. axla ki, uotson, avanToT lampa, magram jer Cvens sazogadoebas, rom ori Rirseuli wevri ar davuRupoT, fanjrebi gavaRoT. dajeqiT am fanjarasTan am savarZelSi... Tu, rasakvirvelia, rogorc jansaRad moazrovne adamiani, Tanaxma xarT monawileoba miiRoT Cems mier dayenebul cdaSi. rogorc vxedav, ukan daxevas ar apirebT! tyuilad ki ar mwamda Tqveni yovelTvis, Zvirfaso uotson! TviTon Tqvens pirdapir davjdebi, saxiT Tqvenken, da Cven erTnairi manZiliT viqnebiT daSorebuli lampidan. kari naxevrad Ria davtovoT. axla SegviZlia erTimeores Tvali vadevnoT da Tu simptomebi sagangaSo iqneba, cda maSinve unda Sewydes. gasagebia? maS viReb konvertidan fxvnils, an ufro sworad, rac misgan darCa, da anTebul lampaze vyri. mzadaa! axla, uotson, dajeqiT da ucadeT movlenaTa ganviTarebas. cda didxans ar mogvixda. Zlivs movaswari dajdoma, rom mZime, msuye, gulisamrevi suni vigrZeni. pirvelive CasunTqvis Semdeg goneba TiTqos damibnelda, Tavs veRar vereodi. Tvalwin xSiri Savi Rrubeli Camomefara da uecrad vigrZeni, rom masSi imalvoda yvelaferi saSineli, jojoxeTuri, boroti, rac ki qveynad arsebobs, da es uCinari Zala mzad iyo Cems mosakvdineblad. am Sav nislSi vtrialebdi da
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virweodi, bundovani landebi mauwyebdnen, rom ueWvelad gamoCndeba raRac saSineli arseba da marto amis gafiqrebazec lamis guli orad gamepo. SiSisagan gaviyine. Tma yalyze damidga, Tvalebi gadmomekarkla, piri farTod gavaRe da ena abediviT gamixda. TavSi iseTi araCveulebrivi xmauri atyda, rom momeCvena, tvini veRar gauZlebs, Tavi namsxvrevebad iqceva-meTqi. dayvireba vcade, magram xrinwiani CxaviliRa aRmomxda. Zlivs movisazre, rom es Cemi sakuTari xma iyo. imave wams gaWirvebiT gavarRvie avbediTi sudara da Tvalwin warmomidga TeTri niRabi, SiSisagan daRmeWili iseTi sifaTi, trijenisebis saxlSi rom vixile... axla amas holmsis saxeze vxedavdi. aq wamiT goneba gaminaTda. savarZlidan wamovxti, holmss xelebi Semovxvie da barbaciT gasasvlelisaken gavemarTe. mere balaxze viweqiT da vgrZnobdiT, rogor fantavda mze SiSis zars, ramac ase SegvboWa. nel-nela tovebda Cvens sxeulebs elda, msgavsad dilis nislisa, bolos gonic dagvibrunda da masTan - sulieri simSvidec. balaxze wamovjeqiT, civ ofls viwmenddiT da SiSiT SevcqerodiT Cveni saxifaTo cdis nakvalevs erTimeoris saxeebze. - RmerTmani, uotson, Zalian vnanob, rom aseT xaTabala saqmeSi gagxvieT, monanie xmiT Tqva bolos holmsma, - patiebas viTxov Tqvengan. ar SeiZleboda aseTi cdis mowyoba. da miT umetes aseT saZagel saqmeSi megobris CaTreva. merwmuneT, gulwrfelad vnanob. - Tqven xom iciT, - vupasuxe, holmsis gaugonari guliTadobiT aRelvebulma, rom Tqveni daxmareba CemTvis udidesi pativi da sixarulia. aq is kvlav Cveulebrivi, naxevrad xumrobis, naxevrad skeptikuri xmiT ametyvelda: - mainc, Zvirfaso uotson, nametani ki iyo aseT xifaTSi Tavis Cagdeba: ra Tqma unda, garedan mayurebeli ifiqrebda, rom Cven ukve am cdis dawyebamde SeviSaleT Wkuidan. unda vaRiaro, ar velodi, rom fxvnilis moqmedeba aseTi uecari da Zlieri iqneboda. es rom Tqva, - saxlSi Sevarda, anTebuli lampa Sors gawvdili xeliT gareT gamoitana da mayvlis buCqebSi isrola. - dae, cota gasufTavdes oTaxi. axla, uotson, albaT eWvi aRar geparebaT, Tu rogor gaTamaSda trijenisebis saxlSi is ubedureba orjer? - araviTari eWvi aRar maqvs. - magram mizezi im ubedurebisa iseve auxsnelia, rogorc aqamde iyo. gavideT fanCaturSi da iq movilaparakoT. me axlac yels mixuTavs im sazizRari fxvnilis anaorTqli. yvela faqti imaze migvaniSnebs, rom borotmoqmedi pirvel SemTxvevaSi mortimer trijenisi iyo. meored ki igi TviTon aRmoCnda msxverpli. arc imisi daviwyeba SeiZleba, rom ojaxSi jer waiCxubnen da mere Serigdnen. me, mortimer trijenisi, is namdvili kacuna, meliis wripina nikapi rom hqonda da eSmakis Tvalebs aWyetda saTvalis qvemodan, sakmaod borot adamianad da gulRrZod meCveneboda. gaxsovT Tanac, manve gviTxra, baRSi viRac SevniSneo - es iyo cnoba, ramac Cveni yuradReba mTavar mizezs droebiT CamoaSora. mas sWirdeboda, rom CvenTvis kvali aeria. es man Cayara fxvnili wasvlis win buxarSi. aki yvelaferi misi wasvlisTanave moxda! axali stumari rom mosuliyo vinme, ojaxi, cxadia, aiSleboda da stumars miegebeboda. magram gana mSvidobian kornuelSi stumrebi saRamos aTi saaTis Semdeg modian? amrigad, yvela faqti imas mowmobs, rom mortimer trijenisi damnaSave iyo. - maS, man Tavi moikla? - diax, uotson, Zalauneburad ase unda vifiqroT. iseT mZime damnaSaves, romelmac daRupa dedmamiSvilebi, iolad SeeZlo TviTmkvlelobamde misvla. magram aris sawinaaRmdego azrisa da misi mtkicebis sarwmuno monacemebic. sabednierod, inglisSi aris adamiani, romelmac yovelive wvrilad icis am saqmis irgvliv, da me vizrune imisaTvis, rom yvelaferi misi piridan movisminoT, Tanac dResve. ager isic! aqeT, aqeT, am bilikiT, mister sterndeil! Cven kotejSi qimiuri cda CavatareT da iseTi gamoCenili stumris misaRebad, rogoric Tqven brZandebiT, Cveni sastumro aRar gamodgeba.
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baRis WiSkris Wriali gavigone, da gzaze gamoCnda afrikis cnobili mkvlevari. man odnav gaocebulma moaSura fanCaturs, sadac Cven visxediT. - Tqven gamomigzavneT kaci, mister holms. Tqveni baraTi am erTi saaTis win miviRe da Tqvenken gamoveSure, Tumca namdvilad ar mesmis, ratom unda Sevasrulo Tqveni moTxovnebi. - vfiqrob, Cveni saubris msvlelobaSi yvelafers gaigebT, - miugo holmsma. axla ki didad madlieri var, rom moxvediT. gvapatieT, rom am fanCaturSi gxvdebiT, magram me da uotsonma kinaRam axali msxverpli mivumateT `kornuelis saSinelebas~, rogorc uwodeben am ubedurebas gazeTebi, amitom sufTa haers vamjobinebT. iqneb asec jobdes, radgan ise visaubrebT, rom ucxo msmenelis SiSi ar gveqneba, miT umetes, rom amas TqvenTan uSualo damokidebuleba aqvs. mogzaurma piridan sigara gamoiRo da Cems megobars mkacrad Sexeda. - bolos da bolos gamagebineT, ser, ras gulisxmobT, roca ambobT, rom amas pirdapiri damokidebuleba aqvs CemTan? - mortimer trijenisis mkvlelobas pirdapiri damokidebuleba aqvs TqvenTan, miugo holmsma. im wuTas vinane, rom SeiaraRebuli ar viyavi. sterndeili saxeze WarxaliviT wamowiTlda, gaSmagda, Tvalebi aubrialda, Sublze ZarRvebi daeWima, mtevnebi muStebad Sekra da pirdapir Cems megobars eca. bedze imave wams gons moego, Sedga, zebunebrivi ZaldatanebiT kvlav daioka Tavi, daibruna simSvide, romelSiac albaT meti safrTxe ifareboda, vidre im wamier afeTqebaSi. - me ise didxans vicxovre velurTa Soris, rom kanoni ar vici - Cems Tavs TviTonve vudgen kanonebs. ar daiviwyoT es, mister holms da gaiTvaliswineT isic, rom Tqveni dasaxiCreba ar moviwadine! - arc me msurda TqvenTvis zianis moyeneba, doqtor sterndeil! amis sabuTad isic kmara, rom werili gamogigzavneT Tqven da ara policias. sterndeili dajda, igi mZimed qSinavda. mTeli misi mdidari, faTerakebiani cxovrebis manZilze man albaT pirvelad igrZno mowiweba, ridi, krZalva da SiSi. SeuZlebeli iyo holmsis udreki simSvidis winaSe qedi ar mogexaraT. Cveni stumari ki ayovnebda, xelebs muStad kravda da isev Slida. - ras gulisxmobT, - jiqur ikiTxa bolos. - Tu es Cemi gamowvevaa, mister holms, cota SegeSalaT, CemTan TamaSs ar girCevT. me is kaci ara var, visi gacucurakebac SeiZleba, axla pirdapir miTxariT, ras gulisxmobT? - axlave getyviT, miugo holmsma. - getyviT imitom, rom imedi maqvs gulaxdilobas gulaxdilobiT upasuxebT. Tu rogori aRmoCndeba Cemi Semdomi nabiji, es damokidebuli iqneba mxolod imaze, Tavs rogor imarTlebT. - me vimarTleb Tavs? - diax, ser. - Tavi unda vimarTlo? - diax, mortimer trijenisis mkvlelobaSi unda imarTloT Tavi. sterndeilma cxvirsaxociT Subli moiwminda. - es braldeba saidanRa SeTiTxneT, aRSfoTda bumberazi. - nuTu mTeli Tqveni dideba aseT xelovnur oinbazobazea agebuli? - es Tqven eweviT oinbazobasa da ufro metsac, doqtoro sterndeil, da ara me, - mkacrad upasuxa holmsma. - axlave mogaxsenebT faqtebs, romelTac Cemi daskvna emyareba. Tqvenma dabrunebam plimutidan im dros, roca Tqveni bargi ukve afrikaSia gagzavnili, im azramde mimiyvana, rom Tqven am saqmiT gansakuTrebiT xarT dainteresebuli. - me davbrundi, raTa... - ukve movismine Tqveni ganmarteba da naTqvami mizezebi damajereblad ar mimaCnia, magram amas moveSvaT. Semdeg CemTan moxvediT, raTa gagegoT, visze maqvs

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eWvi. amaze ar gipasuxeT. Tqven gaeSureT mRvdlis saxlSi, iq icdidiT, SigniT ar SesulxarT, Semdeg ki Sin dabrundiT. - saidan iciT? - Tvals gadevnebdiT. - me aravin SemimCnevia. - diax, Tqven me ver SemamCnieT, mTeli Rame mousvenrad gaatareT. Tvali ar mogixuWavT, gegmebs adgendiT, diliT rogor gemoqmedaT. is iyo inaTa, roca saxlidan gamoxvediT, Tqvens WiSkarTan dayrili xreSidan ramdenime wiTeli kenWi aiReT, jibeSi CaiyareT da haiharad iqaurobas gaecaleT. sterndeili SekrTa da gaocebuli holmss miaSterda. - Semdeg swrafad waxvediT mRvdlis saxlisaken, romelsac karga manZili gaSorebdaT. sxvaTa Soris, igive tenisis daRarulZiriani fexsacmeli gecvaT, axla rom gacviaT. iq baRi gadakveTeT, zRudeze gadaxvediT da pirdapir trinejisis fanjarasTan gaCerdiT. ukve gaTenebuli iyo, magram saxlSi jerac eZinaT. Tqven jibidan kenWebi amoiReT da meore sarTulis fanjaras esroleT. sterndeili wamoxta. - Tqven TviTon eSmaki xarT! - SesZaxa Cvenma stumarma. holmss gaeRima. - orjer-samjer isroleT, bolos trinejisi fanjarasTan movida. Tqven aniSneT, Zirs Camodio. man saCqarod Caicva tansacmeli da sastumro oTaxSi Cavida. fanjaraSi gadaZveriT da Tqven Soris gaimarTa mcire laparaki, amasobaSi bolTas scemdiT. bolos isev gadmoZveriT fanjridan da sarkmeli mixureT. mere molze dadeqiT, karga xans dahyaviT, sigaras qaCavdiT da Tvals adevnebdiT, Tu ra xdeboda sastumroSi. roca mortimer trijenisi mokvda, Tqven imave gziT gamobrundiT ukan. aba, doqtoro sterndeil, riT axsniT Tqvens aseT moqmedebas da ra aris mizezi Tqveni aseTi saqcielisa? cud-ubralod ara scadoT Tavis daZvrena da Cemi motyueba cbierebiT, gafrTxilebT, maSin am saqmes sxvebi mohkideben xels. holmss sabraldebo sityva ar daemTavrebina, rom Cvens stumars saxeze nacrisferi gadaekra. axla saxe xelebiT daifara da Rrma fiqrs mieca. Semdeg swrafi moZraobiT Sida jibidan fotosuraTi amoiRo da gaurandav magidaze daagdo. - ai, amis gamo Cavidine es ambavi. - es iyo Zalian lamazi qalis suraTi. holmsma didxans uyura da mere wynarad Tqva - brenda trijenisia. - diax, brenda trijenisia, - daumowma stumarma. - wlebis manZize misi siyvarulis saxmili mwvavda. wlebis manZilze vuyvardi masac. amitom, ra gasakviria, rom kornuelSi gandegiluri cxovreba momwonda. mxolod aq viyavi axlos qveynad yvelaze ufro Zvirfas arsebasTan. brendaze daqorwineba ar SemeZlo, radgan coliani var. Tanamecxedrem ramdenime wlis win mimatova, magram suleluri inglisuri kanoni ganqorwinebis nebas ar maZlevs. wlobiT velodi brendas. da ai, ras Seveswari. - sterndeilis giganturi sxeuli ucnaurad Seirxa da man krunCxviT itaca yelze xeli, rom qviTini ar daewyo. rogorc iqna, Seikava Tavi tirilisagan. da ganagrZo: - mRvdelma icoda es ambavi. Cveni saidumlo gavandeT. is giambobT, ra angelozic iyo is qali. ai, ratom gamomigzavna depeSa mRvdelma plimutSi da mec aqeT gamoveSure, ra jandabad mindoda bargi da afrika, roca Sevityve, Cems sayvarel adamians ra bedic ergo? ai, Cemi saqcielis gamarTleba, mister holms! - ganagrZeT, - uTxra Cemma megobarma. doqtorma sterndeilma jibidan amoiRo qaRaldis Sekvra da magidaze dado. Cven wavikiTxeT: `kfvSC zuvST vSfiwdS~, wiTel iarliyze ewera `Sxami~. Sekvra Cemken gamoaCoCa. - vici, rom eqimi xarT. gagigoniaT aseTi Sxam-sawamlavi? - eSmakis fexis fesvi? pirvelad mesmis.

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- es ambavi ar amcirebs Tqvens profesionalur codnas, - SeniSna mister sterndeilma, - radgan esaa evropaSi erTaderTi nimuSi, Tu ar CavTvliT imas, romelic budas laboratoriaSi inaxeba. es Sxam-sawamlavi ucnobia rogorc farmakopeaSi, aseve toqsikologiur literaturaSi. fesvi formiT fexs mogvagonebs. igi adamianis fexsaca hgavs da Txisasac, ai, risTvis misca misionerma botanikosma aseTi uCveulo saxelwodeba. dasavleT afrikis zog raionSi jadoqrebi mas TavianTi miznebisaTvis iyeneben da saidumlod inaxaven. es nimuSi ubanghis qveyanaSi viSove, am sityvebze qaRaldis Sekvra gaSala da Cven davinaxeT muqi-wiTeli fxvnili, romelic burnuTs miagavda. - ganagrZeT, ser, - mkacrad uTxra holmsma. - me TiTqmis ukve davasrule, mister holms. Tqven TviTon Zalian bevri ram iciT Cemze, magram mainc minda bolomde yvelaferi icodeT. me ukve giTxariT trijenisebTan Cemi naTesaobis ambavi. dis pativiscemiT ZmebTan megobroba mqonda. fulis gayofis ambavs rom Cxubi moayoles, imis Semdeg mortimeri calke gamoeyoT da marto cxovrobda. Semdeg TiTqos yvelaferi mogvarda da masac iseve vxvdebodi, rogorc mis Zmebs. igi cbieri, pirferi intrigani iyo da sxvadasxva mosazrebaTa gamo arc vendobodi, magram Cxubis mizezi ara mqonda. am ori kviris win, man kotejSi Semomiara, me Cemi afrikuli iSviaTi rame-rumeebi vuCvene. roca saqme am fxvnilamde mivida, movuyevi misi ucnauri Tvisebis ambavi, Tu rogor aRagznebs fxvnili nervul sistemas, SiSis makontrolebel centrebs da rogor ixocebian an giJdebian sacodavi velurebi, romelTac jadoqari am wamals uniSnavs. vuTxari isic, evropuli mecnieruli azri jerjerobiT im doneze ar aris, rom am Sxam-sawamlavis moqmedebaze kontroli daawesos-meTqi. ver gamigia, rogor awapna fxvnilis nawili, radgan oTaxidan ar gavsulvar. etyoba, es maSin Caidina, roca karadebs vaRebdi an yuTebSi viqeqebodi. kargad maxsovs, rogor damayara kiTxvebi, Tu ramdenia saWiro es fxvnili an rogor unda xmareba, ramden xanSi moqmedebs, magram azradac ar momsvlia, ra ganzraxva hqonda gulSi. amas mxolod maSin mivxvdi, roca plimutSi mRvdlis depeSam momiswro. aramzada trijenisma albaT is ivarauda, rom me ukve zRvaSi viqnebodi gasuli da afrikis uRran tyeebSi ise gavatarebdi ramdenime weliwads, rom momxdar ambavs ver Sevityobdi. magram me dauyovnebliv davbrundi. rogorc ki dawvrilebiT gavige momxdari ambavi, mivxvdi, mortimerma Cemi fxvniliT daRupa brenda da misi Zmebi. Sevityve rom Ziebas Tqven uZRvebodiT da gamoveSure, raTa danamdvilebiT gamego, momxdari ambis sxva axsna xom ar arsebobs-meTqi. magram am dramis meoregvari axsna ar arsebobs. davrwmundi, mkvleloba mortimer trijenisma Caidina angarebiT. Tu misi ojaxis wevrebi SeiSlebodnen, an amowydebodnen, mTels sagvareulo qonebas TviTon daepatroneboda. amitomac isargebla eSmakis fexis SxamiT, gaagiJa Zmebi da mokla brenda, erTaderTi, vinc me miyvarda da erTaderTi arseba, visac me vuyvardi. ai, ra iyo misi danaSauli. ra ekuTvnoda amisaTvis samagierod! sasamarTloSi meCivla? ra damamtkicebeli sabuTebi gamaCnda? cxadia, faqtebi udavoa, magram daijerebdnen nafici msajulebi aseT fantastikur ambavs? an - ki, an - ara. me saegebiod verafers gavxdi da sasworis pinaze veras davdebdi. Cemi suli SurisZiebas iTxovda. ukve giTxariT, mister holms, rom mTeli sicocxle kanonis gareSe gavatare, bolos me TviTon daviwye sakuTari kanonebis dadgena CemTvis. axla swored aseTi SemTxveva momeca. mtkiced gadavwyvite, mortimers unda gaeziarebina misi veragobiT daxocili da-Zmebis xvedri. Tu fxvniliT misi daRupvis gegmas ver ganvaxorcielebdi, Cemi sakuTari xeliT unda gavswordebodi. mTels inglisSi ar moiZebneba kaci, romelic Tavis sicocxles Cemze naklebad afasebdes. axla yvelaferi iciT. marTalia isic, rom uZilo Ramis Semdeg saxlidan gavedi. vicodi, mortimeris gaRviZeba advili ar iqneboda, amitom xreSis grovidan kenWebi wamovkrife da ise wavedi. fanjaraSi kenWebis sroliT gavaRviZe. brali davde danaSaulSi. vuTxari, rom mis winaSe dgas mosamarTle da jalaTi. revolveri rom
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dainaxa, moceliliviT Cavarda savarZelSi. lampa avanTe, abaJurze Sxami davyare, oTaxidan gavedi da gareT davdeqi. gaqceva rom daepirebina, tyvias vesrodi. xuT wuTSi gaTavda. RmerTo, rogor itanjeboda! magram guli gamiqvavda, radgan aseve itanjeboda Cemi sayvareli brenda, man rom ar daindo. esaa yvelaferi, mister holms. Tqvenc rom ise gyvarebodaT, rogorc me brenda miyvarda, albaT aseve moiqceodiT. asea Tu ise, me Tqvens xelTa var. gadadgiT iseTi nabiji, rogorsac saWirod CaTvliT. rogorc giTxariT, sicocxle arafrad miRirs. holmsi dumda. - SemdegisaTvis ra gegmebi gqondaT? - CaekiTxa bolos. - samudamod davrCebodi centralur afrikaSi. Cemi samuSao mxolod sanaxevrodaa Sesrulebuli. - gaemgzavreT da daasruleT, - uTxra holmsma. - yovel SemTxvevaSi, me ar vapireb xeli SegiSaloT. axmaxi da mosuli sterndeili wamoimarTa, sazeimod dagvikra Tavi da fanCaturidan gavida. holmsma Cibuxi gaabola, momibrunda da Tunuqis qisa gamomiwoda. - imedi maqvs, amisi kvamli bevrad ufro sasiamovnod mogeCvenebaT, - miTxra, uotson, albaT Cven ara gvmarTebs am ambavSi gareva? Cven kerZod viZiebdiT am saqmes da Semdegac zustad aseve SegviZlia ganvagrZoT. brals xom ar sdebT am kacs? - ra Tqma unda, ara, - mivuge me. - me aravin myvarebia, uotson, magram vinme rom ase Semyvareboda, albaT marTla iseve moviqceodi, rogorc moiqca es lomebze monadire kaci, romelsac sZags kanonebi. vin icis... aba, uotson, ar minda gawyeninoT da agixsnaT is, rac isedac kargad iciT. sawyisi wertili, saidanac saqmis Zieba daviwye, iyo kenWebi fanjris rafaze. mRvdlis baRSi xreSi ar eyara. kenWebis ambavi ki maSin gavige, roca sterndeilis pirovnebiTa da saxliT davinteresdi. dRisiT-mzisiT anTebuli lampa da mis abaJurze aRmoCenili fxvnili ukve rgolebi iyo savsebiT naTeli jaWvisa. axla ki, Zvirfaso uotson, moviSoroT gonebidan es amazrzeni ambavi da sufTa sindisiT davubrundeT qaldesa da qaldevelTa enis Zirebis Zebnas, rac didi kelturi enis kornuelis gantotebaSi usaTuod moiZebneba.

gamosaTxovari Tavisdakvra ori agvistos saRamos cxra saaTi iyo. mTels msoflio istoriaSi, albaT amaze usaSinlesi agvisto arc yofila. kaci ifiqrebda, rom sibilweSi Caflul dedamiwas ukve daatyda Tavs uflis risxva. irgvliv zardamcemi dumili sufevda. uZravi haeri gamasavaTebel lodins kidev ufro autanels xdida. mze karga xnis Casuli iyo, magram dasavleTSi, zed horizontze, Ria WrilobasaviT Rvioda raRac sisxlisferi laqa. caze mkafiod cimcimebdnen varskvlavebi, dabla yureSi gemebidan dafrqveuli sinaTle kiafobda. baRis bilikze, qvis zRudesTan, ori saxelovani germaneli baasobda. maT zurgs ukan idga qvismoajiriani grZeli dabali, saxli, yovel mxares rom frontonebi hqonda. germanelebi SvebiT dascqerodnen farTod gaSlil zRvis molivlive zedapirs carcis kldis Ziras, romlis Tavzec, oTxi wlis win, mZlavri gadamfreni arwivis msgavsad erT-erTi mosaubre, batoni fon borki, dajda. isini Cumad musaifobdnen. maTi sigarebis anTebuli boloebi, Tu qvevidan SexedavdiT, SeiZleboda im sibneleSi jojoxeTis mociquli satanis moelvare Tvalebad migeCniaT. araCveulebrivi pirovneba gaxldaT es fon borki. kaizeris uerTgules agentebs Soris aseTs meores ver naxavdiT. yvelaze sapasuxismgeblo `inglisis misia~ swored iSviaTi niWis wyalobiT miandes. im wuTidan ki, rac mis Sesrulebas Seudga, misi niWi sul ufro mkafiod ifurCqneboda, ris mowmec iyo mxolod xuTi
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gandobili kaci. erT-erTi im xuTeulTagani iyo mis win mdgari saelCos pirveli mdivani baron fon herlingi. uzarmazari, asi cxenis Zalis mqone `benci~ fon herlings soflis TemSaraze daeyenebina da gza mTlianad Caexerga. idga dadumebuli manqana soflis TemSaraze imis molodinSi, rodis gaaqrolebda patroni londonisken. - Tu imis mixedviT vimsjelebT, rogor ganviTardeba movlenebi, kviris bolos, albaT, ukve berlinSi iqnebiT, - Tqva mdivanma. - Sexvedra, rasac iq gimzadeben, Cemo Zvirfaso fon bork, gagaocebT. CemTvis cnobilia, ra maRal Sefasebas aZleven Tqvens moqmedebas am qveynis maRal wreebSi. mdivani iyo Zalze soliduri, seriozuli kaci, axovani da mxarbeWiani, laparakobda xmadablda, mZime-mZimed da damajereblad, ramac gansazRvra misi winsvla diplomatiur sarbielze. fon borkma gaicina. - maTi gacureba arc ise Znelia, - SeniSna fon borkma. - warmoudgenelia ufro damyoli da gulRia xalxi. - ar vici, ar vici, - fiqrianad Cailaparaka misma Tanamosaubrem. - maT xasiaTSi aqvs raRac zRvari, mijna, Tu samani, romlis iqiT ver SeaRwev, romlis iqiTac ver gadaabijeb, da es unda gvaxsovdes. xalxis swored es ubraloeba da gulubryviloba ugebs ucxoelebs xafangs. pirveli STabeWdileba macTunebelia. TiTqos aseTi morCili, rbili xalxia da uecrad waawydebi raRac mtkicesa da Seuvals. xedav, rom esaa mijna, iqiT ver gadaxval. ar SeiZleba ar gaviTvaliswinoT es faqti, amasTan yvelafers unda Segueba. maT aqvT sakuTari, mxolod maTTvis damaxasiaTebeli adaTobrivi pirobiToba, romelsac aucileblad angariSi unda gavuwioT. - Tqven mxedvelobaSi gaqvT `kargi etiketi~, `yofa-qcevis wesebi~ da sxva misTanebi? fon borkma Rrmad amoioxra, riTac sacnauryo, rom am ceremoniuli ambebidan bevri usiamovneba hqonda nanaxi da gancdili. - me mxedvelobaSi maqvs tipiuri britanuli pirobiToba mTeli Tavisi mravalferovnebiT. magaliTisaTvis SemiZlia giTxraT erTi ambavi, rac me SememTxva, roca saSineli Secdoma davuSvi. SemiZlia Tavs neba mivce da vilaparako sakuTar marcxze, radgan sakmaod kargad icnobT Cems muSaobas da iciT, raoden warmatebuli da nayofieria igi. es ambavi aq Cemi pirveli Camosvlisas gadamxda. `uikendze~ viyavi miwveuli ministrTa kabinetis wevrTan qalaqgareT saxlSi. saocrad mouridebeli da gaufrTxilebeli laparaki gvqonda. fon borkma Tavi dauqnia. - vyofilvar iq, - Tqva civad. - hoda, bunebrivia, Cemi dakvirvebis reziume berlinSi gavagzavne. saubedurod, Cveni Zvirfasi kancleri yovelTvis rodi icavs sifrTxiles. erTi iseTi SeniSvna dascda, romelmac gaamJRavna, rom man icoda, ra saganzec mimdinareobda Cveni molaparakeba. informaciis wyaros gageba, cxadia, Zneli misaxvedri ar iyo. ver warmoidgenT, ra ziani momayena am ambavma. sad gaqra Cveni ingliseli maspinZlebis Tavazianoba da lmobiereba! TiTqos amdgvari ram arc arsebula odesme. ori weli damWirda, rom yvelaferi miwynarebuliyo. ai, Tqven Tavi sportsmenad mogaqvT... - ara, ki ar momaqvs, namdvilad sportsmeni var. diax, sportsmenad var dabadebuli. me vaRmerTeb sports. - mere ra, amiT Tqveni saqmianoba ufro efeqturia. Tqven maTTan erTad monawileobT ialqnosanTa SejibrebaSi, nadirobT, TamaSobT polos - maT araferSi CamorCebiT. Tqveni gamosvla oTxcxena etliT olimpiaSi priziT aRiniSneba. yuri movkari, TiTqos krivSic ki monawileobT, axalgazrda inglisel oficrebTan erTad. mere, Sedegi? Sedegi isaa, rom seriozul adamianad TiTqmis aravin gTvliT. vina xarT? `kargi biWi~, `germanelobis kvalze savsebiT wesieri kaci~, msmeli, Ramis klubebis mudmivi stumari - mxiaruli, udardeli axalgazrda usaqmuri. vis mouva
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azrad, rom Tqveni wynari qalaqgareTa saxli is centria, saidanac gamodis inglisis samefos ubedurebaTa naxevari, rom TqvenTvis sportuli sarbieli da saidumlo samsaxuri erTi da igivea, rom Tqvena xarT yvelaze gaqnili da unariani kaci mTels evropaSi? Tqven geniosi xarT, Cemo Zvirfaso fon bork, geniosi! - Tqven pirferobT, magram me namdvilad SemiZlia ganvacxado, rom oTxi weli tyuilad ar gamitarebia am qveyanaSi. TqvenTvis arasodes miCvenebia Cemi patara saidumlo sacavi? iqneb wuTiT Sin SevideT? kabineti pirdapir aivanze gadioda. fon borkma kars ubiZga, Sevida, eleqtro CamrTveli gaatkacuna da, rogorc ki mis ukan mimavalma fon herlingma zRurbls gadaabija, fon borkma kari daxura da fanjris mZime farda frTxilad gaafara. roca sifrTxilis yvela Rone ixmara, mxolod maSin miabruna stumrisaken Tavisi mziT garujuli, mkveTrnakvTebiani saxe. - saidumlo qaRaldebis nawili ukve gagzavnilia, - Tqva man, - ufro naklebad mniSvnelovani rac iyo, colma waiRo. igi guSin fluSingenSi gaemgzavra TavisianebTan erTad. vimedovneb, rom danarCenis dacvas saelCo iTavebs. - Tqven ukve piradi Semadgenlobis siaSi xarT Cawerili. ise rom, arc piradad Tqvensa da arc Tqveni bargis mimarT araviTar garTulebasa da siZneles adgili ar eqneba. vin icis, iqneb arc ki mogvixdes gamgzavreba, Tu inglisi safrangeTs saSualebas miscems, TviTon ganagebdes sakuTar beds. Cven sarwmunod viciT, rom maT Soris araviTari urTierTdavalebis xelSekruleba araa dadebuli. - axla belgia? - belgiis mimarTac igive ambavia. fon borkma Tavi gaaqnia. - ara mgonia. belgiasTan xelSekruleba namdvilad arsebobs. Tu arada, aseT sircxvils inglisi karga xans ver Camoirecxavs. - yovel SemTxvevaSi, mas eqneba droebiT sulis moTqmis saSualeba. - magram qveynis Rirseba da pativi... - e, Cemo Zvirfaso, Cven xom sargeblisa da gamorCenis epoqaSi vcxovrobT; saxeli da pativi - Sua saukuneebis cnebebi gaxlavT, garda amisa, inglisi araa momzadebuli. es TiTqos pirdapir gaugebari ambavia, magram TviTon Cvenma specialurma samxedro begaram, ramac ormocdaaT milions gadaaWarba, da romlis mizanic iseve naTelia, TiTqos `taimsis~ pirvel gverdze iyos yovelive dabeWdili, verafers miaxvedra es xalxi. drodadro dasmul kiTxvas mohkrav yurs. im kiTxvebze me unda gavce pasuxi. drogamoSvebiT ukmayofilebac ifeTqebs xolme. me unda davawynaro xalxi, avuxsna. magram rac Seexeba yvelaze mTavars - saWurvelis marags, wyalqveSa navebis Tavdasxmebis sawinaaRmdego RonisZiebebs, feTqebad nivTierebaTa damzadebas - araferi araa am mxriv gakeTebuli. rogorRa Caebmeba inglisi namdvil politikur qartexilebSi, metadre axla, roca aseTi jojoxeTuri fafa avaduReT, irlandiaSi samoqalaqo omi mZvinvarebs, furiebi fanjrebs amtvreven da kidev, RmerTma icis, ras ar vaxdenT, raTa am qveynis mTeli yuradReba Sinaur saqmeebs Seelios? - ingliss Tavis momavalze fiqri mouwevs. - ai, es sxva saqmea. me vfiqrob, Cven gvaqvs Cveni sakuTari Zalian garkveuli gegmebi inglisis momavlis Taobaze. Tqveni informacia maSin Zalian saWiro iqneba. mister jon buls SeuZlia airCios - dRes an xval. Tu surT, dResve moxdes yvelaferi, Cven mzad varT. Tu xvalindel dRes amjobineben, xvalisTvis movemzadebiT. Cemi TvalsazrisiT, Wkvianuri iqneba, Tu mokavSireebTan erTad iomeben, marto kaci WamaSiac braliao. magram es maTi saqmea. am kviram unda gadawyvitos inglisis bedi. magram Tqven xom Tqvens saidumlo qaRaldebze melaparakebodiT? - baroni savarZelSi Cajda. mzis sxivebi pirdapir mis melot kefaze brwyinavda. igi auRelveblad qaCavda sigaras.
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- Tqven xom maTi ufrosiviT xarT, ara? Tqven xom unda izrunoT, rom isini ar gaeban. sinamdvileSi ki bevri maTgani ukve gaeba da erTic ki ar gamoixseniT? aviRoT Tundac igive jeimsi... - jeimsi TviTonaa damnaSave, es Tqven kargad iciT. saqmeSi metad ugergilod irjeboda. - jeimsi laye Tavia, geTanxmebiT. magram holisi? - holisi giJiviT iqceoda. - ki, bolo dros cota auria. aurev, roca dilidan daRamebamde TamaSob, rogorc TeatrSi, irgvliv ki asobiT policieli meZebari daZrwis - sul imas unda elode, rom Cagavleben da morCa... rac Seexeba steiners... fon borki ise SekrTa, rom wiTuri saxe erTianad gauTeTrda. - steiners ra mouvida? - ra unda mosvloda, isic Seipyres. guSin RamiT daecnen mis duqans, axla isica da yvela misi qaRaldic portsmutis cixeSia. Tqven gauCinardebiT, im sacodavs ki cxeli dRe moelis, kidev bedi, Tu cocxali gadarCa. ai, amitomac minda, dauyovnebliv gadavbargde okeanis gadaRma. fon borki Zlieri xasiaTis kaci iyo, TavSekavebuli, magram sul advilad SeamCnevdiT, rom am axalma ambavma mas Tavzari dasca. - rogor miagnes steiners? - butbutebda igi, - ai, es namdvilad Tavzardamcemi ambavia. - SeiZleba uaresic moxdes, iqneba Cemzec mouwvdeT xeli da mec damiWiron. - rogor gekadrebaT! - merwmuneT. Cemi binis diasaxlisTan viRac maZebrebi misulan da Turme Cems ambavs ekiTxebodnen. es rom gavige, gavifiqre, droa guda-nabadi avikra da aviTeso-meTqi. ai, es ki ver gamigia, mister, rogor axerxeben policiis maZebrebi aseTi rameebis daynosvas? mas Semdeg, rac Cven aq SevTanxmdiT, steineri ukve mexuTea, romelsac Caavles, da me vici, vinc iqneba meeqvse, Tu droiT ar gavaswari. rogor axsniT yovelive amas? anda rogor ara grcxveniaT, Tavisianebs rom dasaRupad swiravT? fon borki brazisagan aenTo. - rogor bedavT CemTan ase laparaks? - ar viqnebodi ase Tamami, mister, aseT samuSaoze rom ar ageyvaneT. magram me yvelafers gulaxdilad gadmogilagebT. gamigonia, agenti rom Tavis saqmes morCeba, Tu mas gaaqroben, Tqven, germaneli politikosebi, gloviT Tavs ar itkiebT. fon borki savarZlidan wamoiWra. - Tqven gyofniT Tavxedoba ganacxadoT, rom me sakuTar agentebs vRalatob? - amas ar vambob, mister, magram viRac moRuRune mtredi gamoCnda, romelic Cvenebsac emsaxureba da Tqvenebsac. Tqven ki movale xarT gamoCxrikoT, vin aris igi. yovel SemTxvevaSi, me am saqmidan xeli damibania. fon borkma sificxe daicxro. - Cven Zalian didxans vimuSaveT erTad da axla, gamarjvebis win, saCxubari ara gvaqvs ra, - Tqva man, - Tqven muSaobdiT brwyinvaled, midiodiT did riskze da amas ar dagiviwyebT. raRa Tqma unda, SegiZliaT holandiaSi gaemgzavroT. roterdamSi gemSi CajdeT da niu-iorkSi waxvideT. yvela saxomaldo xazi erTi kviris Semdeg saxifaTo iqneba. ase rom, am Tqvens sias aviReb da sxva dokumentebTan erTad Sevinaxav. amerikeli pakets xelidan ar iSorebda. - monetis ambavi rogorRa iqneba? - ra TqviT? - ai, fulebis ambavi. Sromis anazRaurebisa. jandabas Cemi Tavi, Cemi xuTasi girvanqa mergeba da keTili. magram vinc es saqme momikvaraxWina, bolo dros ise gajiqda, dayabuleba momixda. asi dolari mivaSave. ar mimeca da mSralze
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dagvtovebda meca da Tqvenc. `ar gamovao~, meubneba da, vxedav, ar xumrobs. ase rom mTeli am najafisaTvis orasi dolari miveci. vidre Cemsas ar miviReb, qaRaldebs ar mogcemT. fon borkma mwared gaiRima. - Tqven, etyoba, arc iseTi maRali Sexeduleba gaqvT Cems wesierebaze, - Tqva man - xom ara gnebavT fuli manam miiRoT, vidre qaRaldebs CamabarebdiT?! - ras izamT, mister, saqmiani xalxi varT. - kargi, iyos neba Tqveni. - fon borki magidas miujda, Ceki Seavso, Cekis wignakidan furceli amoxia, magram gadacemas ar Cqarobda. - raki Cven, mister oltermont, aseT urTierTobaze gadavediT, me raRad unda gendoT imaze metad, ramdenadac Tqven mendobiT? gesmiT Cemi? - dasZina da mxars ukan mjdar amerikels gadaxeda - me Ceks magidaze davdeb da uflebas vitoveb, paketSi gaxveuli qaRaldebi davaTvaliero, mxolod amis Semdeg mogcemT nebas, aiRoT Ceki. amerikelma usityvod gadasca paketi. fon borkma zonari gaxsna da ormagi Sesaxvevi qaRaldi moaSora. ramdensame wams igi Tvals ar acilebda da gaocebuli dascqeroda lurj garekanSi Casmul patara wigns, romelzedac oqros asoebiT iyo amotvifruli: `praqtikuli saxelmZRvanelo mefutkreobaze~. magram fon borks am warweris cqera didxans ar mouxda. viRacis rkinis marwuxiviT magari xelebi uceb SemoeWdo kiserze da saxeze qloroformiT gaJRenTili Rrubela miades. - erTi Wiqac, uotson? - Tqva mister Serlok holmsma da tokauris boTli gauwoda. mkvrivma, Caskvnilma Soferma, romelic magidas ujda, xalisiT miswia Tavisken sasmisi. - Rvino urigo araa, holms. - Cinebulia, uotson. Cveni megobari, axla divanze rom wevs, marwmunebda, franciosebis piradi sardafisa ariso, Soenbrunis sasaxlidan. fanjris gaRebas gTxovT, Tu SeiZleba. qloroformis anaorTqli amo surnels ar afrqvevs da sasiamovno grZnobebs ver aZlierebs. seifi Ria iyo da holmsi iqidan, dosies dosieze alagebda, swrafad aTvalierebda da mere koxtad awyobda fon borkis CemodanSi. germanels divanze eZina, xvrinavda da mZimed sunTqavda. xel-fexi ki RvediT hqonda Sekruli. - SegviZlia ar viCqaroT, uotson. xels veravin SegviSlis. Tu SeiZleba, zaris Rilaks daaWireT TiTi. saxlSi moxuci marTas meti aravinaa. Tavisi roli imanac Cinebulad Seasrula. igi maSinve movawyve aq, rogorc ki am saqmis Ziebas movkideT xeli. ai, marTa, es Tqvena xarT? albaT gesiamovnebaT imis gageba, rom saqme kargad midis. pativcemuli moxuci qali karebSi idga. igi RimiliT miujda gverdiT holmss, magram divanze gaSxlarTuli fon borkis figuras erTgvari SiSiT gadaxeda. - nu RelavT, marTa. araviTari ziani ar mosvlia. - Zalian mixaria, mister holms. Taviseburad urigo batoni rodia. isic ki undoda, rom mis cols germaniaSi gavyolodi, magram es Tqvens davalebasa da saqmes aSkarad xels SeuSlida, xom marTalia, ser? - raRa Tqma unda, ver waxvidodiT. Tqven rom aq megulebodiT, damSvidebuli viyavi. magram wuxel karga xans velodeT Tqvens signals. - mdivnis mizeziT davagviane, ser. - ho, vici, Cven mis manqanas gzaze gadaveyareT. - me ukve vfiqrobdi, es kaci Tavis gzaze arasodes aRar waSavdeba-meTqi. vicodi, ser, misi aq daxvedra Tqvens ganzraxvas rom ar eTanxmeboda. - ra Tqma unda, ara. naxevari saaTi vicadeT, ra daSavda! rogorc ki Tqveni lampa Caqra, mivxvdi, rom gvaniSneT, gza Tavisufaliao. marTa, xval SegiZliaT CemTan SemoiaroT, otel `klarijSi~.
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- mesmis, ser. - vfiqrob, gasamgzavreblad yvelaferi gamzadebuli gaqvT. - diax, ser. dRes Svidi werili gagzavna. rogorc yovelTvis, misamarTebi gadmoviwere. - Cinebulia, marTa. maT xval gadavxedav. Rame nebisa. am qaRaldebs, - ganagrZo man, roca moxuci qali gavida, - didi Rirebuleba ara aqvs. cnobebi, romelsac isini Seicaven, didi xania germaniaSia gadagzavnili. esaa dednebi, romelTa gatana sazRvargareT arc egre iolia. - maS usargeblo qaRaldebia? - amas ver vityodi, uotson. yovel SemTxvevaSi, am qaRaldebiT SegviZlia gavigoT, ra aris cnobili germanuli dazvervisaTvis da ra ara. unda SevniSno, rom zogi maTgani Cemi xelidan gadioda da maT araviTari fasi ara aqvT. xandazmulobaSi siamovnebiT mivadevneb Tvals, rogor Seva germanelTa kreiser solentSi, danaRmvis im sqemiT, romelic Cemi Sedgenilia. aba, uotson, erTi SemogxedoT. holmsma saqme gadado da megobars xeli mxrebze mouTaTuna. - Suqze jer ar daminaxixarT, xom ar SeicvaleT am xnis manZilze? mgoni, iseTive sicocxliT aRsavse Wabukad darCiT, rogorc yovelTvis iyaviT. - axla ociode wliT axalgazrda mgonia Tavi, holms. ver warmoidgenT, rogor gamexarda, roca miviRe Tqveni depeSa winadadebiT, rom TqvenTan harvikSi Camovsuliyavi. holms, Tqven TiTqmis ar SecvlilxarT. mxolod es saSineli wveri... - samSoblo msxverpls iTxovs, uotson, - da holmsma nikapze wamozrdili Txeli wveri moswia, - xval es mxolod mogonebad iqceva, wvers moviparsav, kidev raRac Seicvleba garegnobaSi da isev is holmsi viqnebi `klarijSi~, rogoric viyavi, vidre amerikel moqalaqes gaviTamaSebdi. mapatieT, Zvirfaso uotson, me albaT sul gadaveCvie inglisurad laparaks. mindoda meTqva, rogoric viyavi manamde, vidre amerikelis rolSi gamovidodi. - magram Tqven xom samZebro saqmeebs CamoscildiT, holms. Cvenamde iseTi xmebi modioda, TiTqos Tqven samxreT daunis gandegilis cxovrebas eweodiT, Tqvens futkrebTan da wignebTan erTad patara fermaSi gamoketili. - sruli simarTlea, uotson. da ai, am ukanaskneli wlebis nayofi, qfptgq wzgT (mTavari nawarmoebi). - magididan wigni aiRo da xmamaRla waikiTxa: `praqtikuli saxelmZRvanelo futkris moSenebaze, agreTve dedafutkris gamonayofze warmoebuli zogierTi dakvirveba~. - `es me erTma movimoqmede~ (Seqspiri). SexedeT Rameuli fiqrebisa da grZeli dReebis Sromis nayofs, oflis RvriT mopovebul Sedegs, rodesac Tvals vadevnebdi Sromismoyvare futkrebis garjas swored iseve, rogorc odesRac londonSi vakvirdebodi damnaSaveTa moqmedebas. - magram rogor moxda, rom isev am samuSaos mohki-deT xeli? - TviTonac ar vici. rogor giTxraT: sagareo saqmeTa ministris Semotevas kidev gavuZlebdi, magram, roca TviTon premier-ministrma ineba Cems myudro saxlSi mobrZaneba... saqme isaa, uotson, rom es jentlmeni, divanze rom wevs, magari kakali aRmoCnda Cveni kontrdazvervis mosamsaxureTa kbilebisaTvis. Taviseburad es umaRlesi rangis specialistia. CvenTan raRac saqmeebi ireoda da veravin mixvda da gaigo, ra xdeboda da ra mizeziT. viRac-viRaceebze hqondaT eWvi, iWerdnen kidec agentebs, magram bolos cnobili xdeboda, rom maT saqmianobas viRacis Zlieri xeli warmarTavda. aucilebeli iyo misi migneba da uvnebelyofa. Zlieri ieriSi moitanes, pirdapir moiTxovdnen, rom am saqmisaTvis xeli momekida. ori weli Sevwire amas uotson, da ver vityvi, rom sasiamovno mRelvareba ar ganmacdevina. jer CikagoSi Cavedi, saidumlo irlandiur sazogadoebaSi, bufaloSi skola gaviare. mcire sazrunavi rodi gavuCine skiberinis konsteblebs, bolos da bolos fon borkis erT-erTi yvelaze ufro wvrili agentis yuradReba miviqcie. borkma, rogorc sruliad Sesaferisi kaci, Cemi Tavi Sefs warudgina. male movipove
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fon borkis ndoba, Tumca borkis saqmeebi ratomRac sul ifuSeboda, xuTi saukeTeso agenti sapatimroSi moxvda. me vzveravdi da Seunelebeli interesiT vuTvalTvalebdi agentebs, imwamsve viWerdi maT, rogorc ki saqme momwifdeboda xolme... aba, ser, imedi maqvs, arc ise cudad grZnobT Tavs? es ukanaskneli SeniSvna mimarTuli iyo fon borkisadmi, romelic Tavdapirvelad wylidan amoyvanili loqosaviT isunTqavda haers, suli exuTeboda, Tvalebs xSirad axamxamebda, mere ki mSvidad iwva da holmsis moTxrobas ismenda. uecrad saxe braziT moeRrica da misi piridan germanuli lanZRvis niaRvarma ifeTqa; vidre tyve ilanZReboda, holmsi swrafad da saqmianad sinjavda dokumentebs. germanuli ena Tumca musikalobas moklebulia, magram yvela enaze ufro gamometyvelia, - SeniSna holmsma, roca Zalagamoclili fon borki gaCumda. - ehe, etyoba kidev erTi Citi gaeba maxeSi! - SesZaxa holmsma da daakvirda raRac naxazis pirs. - didi xania SeniSnuli myavs es xazindari, magram ar megona, Tu aseTi aramzada aRmoCndeboda. mister fon bork, Tqven Zalian bevrrameze mogixdebaT pasuxisgeba. tyvem didi vaivaglaxiT wamoiwia da Tavis mters Sexeda, am gamoxedvaSi iyo gaocebisa da siZulvilis nazavi. - me Tqven angariSs gagisworebT, oltemont, - daiwyo wynarad fon borkma, igi yovel sityvas gamokveTilad warmoTqvamda. - Tundac amas Seewiros mTeli Cemi cxovreba, aucileblad gagiswordebiT. - keTili Zveli simReraa, - miugo holmsma. - ramdenjer msmenia is gardasul droSi! eg netarxsenebuli profesor moriartis sayvareli motivi iyo. rogorc cnobilia, polkovnik sebastian morensac uyvarda es simRera. me ki dRemde cocxali var da sauTdaunSi futkrebs vuvli. - wyeulimc iyav, orgzis moRalatev! - SesZaxa germanelma, romelic Rvedebisagan Tavis daxsnas lamobda da holmss mZulvare TvalebiT nTqavda. - ara, ara, saqme arc ise cudadaa, - gaiRima holmsma. - rogorc Cemi laparakidan gaigebdiT, mister oltemont Cikagoeli faqtiurad ar arsebobs, me misi saxeli gamoviyene da axla sapnis buStiviT gaqra. - maS vina xarT? - saerTod, ra mniSvneloba aqvs amas, magram Tu ase gainteresebT, mogaxsenebT, mister fon bork, rom Tqveni ojaxis wevrebs karga xania vicnob. araerTi saqme gavxseni germaniaSi da iqneb Cemi saxeli TqvenTvis ucnobi ar iyos. - minda vicode, - Tqva kuStad prusielma. - Cemi xelSewyobiT gawyda kavSiri airin adlersa da bohemiis gansvenebul mefes Soris, roca Tqveni biZaSvili hainrixi elCad iyo. me gadavarCine grafi fon grafenSteini, Tqveni dedis ufrosi Zma, roca nihilist kopmenis xeliT sikvdili emuqreboda. me... gancvifrebuli fon borki wamojda. - aris mxolod erTi adamiani, - wamoiyvira fon borkma, - romelmac... diax, diax... - sworedac - daumowma holmsma. fon borkma daikvnesa da isev divanze davarda. - da TiTqmis mTeli informacia Tqvengan modioda! - SesZaxa man. - ra fasi aqvs aseTi informacias? es ra Cavidine da ra movimoqmede? me ganadgurebuli var! Cemi kariera samudamod daiRupa! - Tqveni masala, ra Tqma unda, ver aris saimedo, - Tqva holmsma. - igi gadamowmebas moiTxovs, magram saamisod Zalian cota dro gaqvT. Tqveni admirali Seityobs, rom axali qvemexebis yeli bevrad ufro farTo da didia, kreiserebi ki ramdenadme ufro swrafad dacuraven, vidre admirali fiqrobs. sasowarkveTilma borkma yelSi xuTva igrZno.

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- Tavis droze naTeli moefineba Tqveni warumatebeli muSaobis sxva bevr wvrilman mxaresac, - ganagrZobda holmsi, - magram Tqven gaqvT erTi Zvirfasi niWi, rac ase iSviaTi ramaa germanelebisaTvis, Tqven sportsmeni xarT. Cemdami pretenzia aRar geqnebaT, roca gaigebT, rom Tqven, vinc mravali vinme gaabriyveT da ankesze wamoageT, TviTon aRmoCndiT Cemgan gabriyvebuli da ankesze wamogebuli. Tqven Tqveni qveynis sikeTisaTvis mecadineobdiT, mec - Cemi qveynisaTvis virjebodi. ra unda iyos amaze ufro bunebrivi? amas garda, - dasZina sruliad uborotod da xeli garTqmul fon borks mxarze daado, - mainc jobs keTilSobili mtris xeliT daRupva. uotson, yvela qaRaldi gasinjulia. Tu tyvis awevaSi momeSvelebiT, mgoni droa, rom pirdapir londons gaveSuroT. fon borkis adgilidan daZvra ioli ar aRmoCnda. igi Zlieric iyo da saSiSic, sasowarkveTilebam ki ormagi Zala misca. bolos, orma megobarma germanels orsave mxares idayvebSi Caavlo xeli da nela waaZugZuges baRis gzaze. es swored is gza gaxldaT, romelzedac fon borki am oriode saaTis win ase Tavdajerebuli daabijebda da saxelganTqmuli diplomatis qaTinaurebs iferebda. xanmokle Widilis Semdeg jer kidev SekoWili germaneli patara manqanis Tavisufal adgilze dasves da Zvirfasi Cemodanic mis gverdiT Catenes. - me vfiqrob, rom sakmaod moxerxebulad mogaTavseT, ramdenadac garemoeba amis saSualebas iZleva? - mimarTa holmsma, roca yvelaferi damTarda, - kadnierebad xom ar CamiTvliT, Tu sigaras movukideb da pirSi CagidebT? magram gacofebul germanelTan mTeli es Tavazianoba wyalSi iyo gadayrili: - Tqven albaT grZnobT, mister holms, rom Tu Tqveni mTavroba moiwonebs Tqvens moqmedebas Cems mimarT, es oms moaswavebs? - Tqveni mTavrobisa da misi moqmedebis saqme rogorRa iqneba? - Tavisi mxriv hkiTxa holmsmac da mis Cemodans dahkra xeli. - Tqven kerZo piri xarT. Tqven ara gaqvT Cemi dapatimrebis ufleba. Tqven Cems dasapatimreblad orderi unda gqondeT. mTeli moqmedeba kanonsawinaaRmdego da aRmaSfoTebelia. - absoluturad marTali brZandebiT, - daeTanxma holmsi. - germaniis qveSevrdomis gataceba... - da misi piradi qaRaldebis moparva. - saerTod, TqvenTvis naTeli unda iyos, rac moimoqmedeT, Tqven da Tqvens Tanamzraxvels kargi ara mogeliT ra, Tu maSvels davuZaxeb, roca sofels gavivliT... - Zvirfaso ser, Tu Tqven aseT sisuleles CaidenT, Cveni sastumroebis abrebs kidev erTi gansxvavebuli warwera daamSvenebs: `prusieli Tokze~ ingliseli momTmeni sulieri arseba gaxlavT, magram axla cota aiburZgna da jobs mis cTunebas eridoT. ara, mister fon bork, Tqven wynarad wamoxvalT CvenTan erTad skotlend-iardSi da iqidan, Tu gsurT, Tqvens megobar baron fon herlingTan gagzavneT vinme: vin icis, TqvenTvis iqneb Senaxulia adgili saelCos piradi Semadgenlobis siaSi. rac SegexebaT Tqven, uotson, rogorc gavige, samxedro samsaxurSi brundebiT da londoni swored Tqvens gzaze iqneba. modiT, gavCerdeT eger, im terasaze - iqneb es ukanaskneli mSvidobiani saubaria, riTac me da Tqven SegviZlia davtkbeT. megobrebma gaixsenes gardasuli dReebi, maTi tyve ki amaod cdilobda Tavis daRwevas Rvedebidan, romlebiTac saimedod iyo SekoWili. roca avtomobilTan mobrundnen, holmsma mTvaris Suqze acimcimebul zRvaze miuTiTa da fiqrianad gaaqnia Tavi: - male aRmosavleTis qari amovardeba, uotson. - ara, mgonia, holms... Zalian Tbila. - eh, uotson, marTla Zvelo!.. am cvalebad droSi mxolod Tqven ar icvlebiT. diax, male amovardeba iseTi aRmosavluri qari, rogoric ingliss jer ar uxilavs.
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civi, msusxavi qari, uotson, da SesaZloa bevri Cvengani misi gamyinavi sunTqvisagan daiRupos. magram is mainc RmerTisagan movlenili iqneba da rom gadaivlis, mzisqveSeTi ufro sufTa, Zlieri da ukeTesi Seiqmneba; daviZraT, uotson, jibeSi xuTasi girvanqis Ceki midevs, xval unda warvadgino, rac SeiZleba adre da male, Torem, erTic vnaxoT, vinc is momca, gadaxdaze aRar daTanxmdes!

holmsis ukanaskneli saqme guldamZimebuli vavseb Canawerebis wigns ukanaskneli striqonebiT, romlebic Cemi megobris, mister Serlok holmsis araCveulebrivi niWis ambavs mogviTxroben. Tumca ager ukve ori weli gavida, magram gamogitydebiT da gulaxdilad getyviT, rom megobris dakargvam Cems cxovrebaSi iseTi sicariele datova, veRarafriT Semivsia. holmsze moTxrobebis weras aRar vapirebdi, magram polkovnik jeims moriartis ukanasknelma werilebma, romlebSiac igi Tavis gansvenebul Zmas icavs, isev amaRebines xelSi kalami. Cems movaleobad vracx, sazogadoebas ambavi ise movuTxro, rogorc sinamdvileSi moxda. simarTle mxolod CemTvisaa cnobili da moxaruli var, rom dadga dro, roca misi dafarvis mizezi aRar maqvs. ramdenadac CemTvis cnobilia, gazeTebSi gamoqveynda mxolod sami cnoba: `Jurnal de Jenevis~ 1891 wlis 6 maisis nomerSi moTavsebuli SeniSvna, 7 maisis reiteris saagentos depeSa inglisur presaSi da bolos, axlaxan gamoqveynebuli werilebi, romelnic zemoT movixsenieT. am werilebidan pirveli da meore Zlier Semoklebulia, xolo ukanaskneli - rogorc axla davamtkiceb - namdvil faqtebs amaxinjebs. Cemi, rogorc holmsis megobris, pirdapiri valia da moqalaqeobrivi sindisic imas CamZaxis, rom bolos da bolos vauwyo qveyanas, Tu ra moxda sinamdvileSi profesor moriartisa da mister Serlok holmss Soris. mkiTxvels albaT axsovs, rom axlo urTierToba, rac Cemsa da holmss Soris arsebobda, Cemi daqorwinebis dRidan ramdenadme Seicvala. im xanebSi kerZo saeqimo praqtikaze gadavedi. holmsi CemTan drogamoSvebiT SemoivTlida xolme, isic mxolod iseT dros, roca Ziebisas damxmare esaWiroeboda. magram es sul ufro da ufro iSviaTad xdeboda, xolo 1890 wels mis Tavgadasavlidan mxoldo sami ambavi gamovaqveyne. 1890 wlis zamTarSi da 1891 wlis gazafxulze gazeTebi werdnen, rom holmsi safrangeTis mTavrobam erT uaRresad mniSvnelovan saqmeze miiwvia, TviTon holmsma narbonidan da nimidan ori werili gamomigzavna, saidanac is daskvna gamovitane, rom misi yofna safrangeTSi Zlier gaWianurdeboda, amitom, cota ar iyos, gaocebuli davrCi, roca 24 aprils saRamos uecrad holmsi Cems samuSao oTaxSi gaCnda. maSinve TvalSi meca, rom kidev ufro fermkrTali da gamxdari iyo, vidre Cveulebriv gaxldaT xolme. - diax, sagrZnoblad gamovifite, - miTxra umal Cemi saxis gamometyvelebis, vidre sityvis pasuxad. - ukanasknel dros, cota gamiWirda... ra iqneba, rom darabebi davxuro? oTaxi ganaTebuli iyo mxolod magidis lampiT, romlis Suqzec vkiTxulobdi xolme. holmsi frTxilad gahyva kedels da oTaxs irgvliv Semouara, darabebi xmauriT daxura da urdulebiT gulmodgined Caketa. - gana ramis geSiniaT? - vkiTxe. - diax, meSinia. - risi? - uxmauro Tofidan gasrolili tyviis. - Cemo Zvirfaso holms, ver gamigia, ra safrTxe gemuqrebaT?

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- uotson, mgoni, sakmaod kargad micnobT, da TqvenTvis cnobilia, rom laCarTa ricxvs ar vekuTvni, magram kacma rom angariSi ar gauwio saSiSroebas, rac gemuqreba - es umal sisulelea, vidre simamace. momeciT, geTayva, asanTi. papirosi moswia da, etyoboda, Tambaqos kvamlma odnav daamSvida. - jer erTi, bodiSi unda movixado ase gvian mosvlisaTvis, - miTxra Cemma megobarma, - da amas garda, nebarTva unda gTxovoT im saqcielisaTvis, ris Cadenasac axla vapireb. minda Tqveni baRis ukana kedelze gadavZvre, radganac Tqveni saxlidan swored am gziT wasvla ganvizraxe. - magram risi gulisaTvis? - CavkiTxe me. xeli lampis siaxloves miitana da maSin davinaxe, rom or TiTze saxsrebi gadaWrili da sisxliT mosvrili hqonda. - rogorc xedavT, saqme mTlad saxumrod araa, - Tqva RimiliT. - ase kacma SeiZleba mTeli xelic dakargos. misis uotsoni sadaa? Sin aris? - ara, nacnobebTan wavida stumrad. - aha! maS, Tqven marto xarT? - sruliad marto. - raki asea, ufro advilad SemogTavazebT erTi kviriT kontinentze gayolas. - saxeldobr, saiT? - sul erTia saiTac wavalT. CemTvis am ambavs araviTari mniSvneloba ara aqvs. sul erTia saiT wavalTo, es azri ukiduresad ucnaurad meCvena. holmss Cveulebad ar hqonda uqmad drois tareba. amave dros misi ferwasuli, daqanculi saxe usityvod laparakobda ukiduresobamde misul nervul daZabulobaze. mzeraze Sematyo, rom sagonebelSi Cavvardi. igi idayvebiT daeyrdno muxlebs, TiTebis boloebi Sekra da saqmis viTarebis axsna damiwyo. - xom araferi gsmeniaT profesor moriartze? - mkiTxa man. - araferi. - genialuri da miuwvdomeli vinmea. adamianma Tavis badeSi gaaxvia mTeli londoni, da kacis Svils misi saxeli ki ar gaugonia, ai, swored am ambavma aiyvana igi sisxlis samarTlis samyaros kvarcxlbekze. garwmunebT, uotson, moriartis damarcxebas rom movaxerxebde da im aramzadebisagan sazogadoebas davixsnide, es iqneboda Ziebis dargSi Cemi moRvaweobis gvirgvini, Cems karieras dasrulebulad CavTvlidi da xels ufro mSvid saqmianobas movkidebdi. Cvens Soris rom iTqvas, uotson, ukanasknelma orma saqmem, romelTac SesaZlebloba momces erTgvari samsaxuri gamewia skandinaviis samefo gvarisa da safrangeTis respublikisaTvis, momces saSualeba ise vicxovro, rogorc Cems miswrafebebs Seefereba, da Cems sayvarel profesias, qimiur cdebs davubrunde. magram manamde ver davisveneb da savarZelSi mSvidad ver Cavjdebi, vidre iseTi adamiani, rogoric profesori moriartia, londonis quCebSi Tavisuflad daseirnobs. - ra Caidina aseTi? - o, im kacs araCveulebrivi biografia aqvs! kargi ojaxidanaa, brwyinvale ganaTleba miuRia da bunebisagan fenomenaluri maTematikuri niWi aqvs mimadlebuli. ocdaerTi wlisas niutonis kanonze dauweria traqtati, riTac mTel evropaSi mouxveWia saxeli. amis Semdeg Cvens erT-erT provinciul universitetSi maTematikis kaTedra miuRia da bedi brwyinvale momavals uqadda. magram moriartis memkvidreobiTi midrekileba aqvs araadamianuri sisastikisadmi. mis ZarRvebSi borotmoqmedis sisxli Cqefs. es sisastike misi araCveulebrivi Wkuis wyalobiT kidev ufro saSiSi gaxda. am kacze sauniversiteto qalaqSi, sadac aswavlida, cudi xmebi dairxa. bolos da bolos, igi iZulebuli gaxda daetovebina kaTedra da gadasuliyo londonSi, sadac oficris xarisxis misaRebi gamocdebisaTvis axalgazrdebis momzadeba daiwyo... es sayovelTaod cnobili faqtebi gaxlavT. axla ki moismenT imas, risi gagebac me TviTon movaxerxe.

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rogorc TqvenTvis cnobilia, londonis sisxlis samarTlis samyaros Cemze kargad aravin icnobs. didi xania vgrZnob, rom Cvens qalaqSi, mraval damnaSaves zurgs umagrebs raRac CemTvis ucnobi xeli - Zalumi maorganizebeli Zala, romelic yalbi pirebis safarvlis ukan kanonis sapirispirod moqmedebs. ramdenimejer sruliad sxvadasxva SemTxvevaSi - es siyalbis Cadena iyo, Zarcva, Tu mkvleloba, - vgrZnobdi am Zalis arsebobas da logikuri daskvnebis gziT vagnebdi mis kvals im gauxsnel danaSaulobebSic, romelTa gasarkvevad uSualod aravis mivuwvevivar. mravali wlis manZilze vcdilobdi im fardis ukan SeWras, rac am Zalas faravs, da ai dadga dro, roca daxlarTuli Zafis bolo vipovne, daviwye kvanZebis gaxsna da aTasobiT mzakvruli maryuJis gaxsnis Semdeg saxelganTqmul maTematikoss, yofil profesor moriartis mivadeqi. uotson, es kaci - danaSaulobaTa samyaros napoleonia. londonSi momxdari borotmoqmedebebis naxevris organizatori swored isaa. moriartivea sulisCamdgmeli yvela gauxsneli borotmoqmedebisa, rac am qalaqSi xdeba. esaa geniosi, filosofosi. esaa kaci, romelsac unari Seswevs abstraqtulad iazrovnos. igi maRalganviTarebuli Wkuis patronia. TviTon, rogorc oboba, qselis SuagulSi uZravadaa, magram qselis aTasobiT Zafis rxevas imwamsve grZnobs. piradad iSviaTad moqmedebs da mxolod gegmebis SedgeniTaa garTuli. magram misi agentebis ricxvi didia da saucxoodac aris organizebuli. Tu vinmes dasWirda dokumentis moparva, saxlis gaZarcva, gzidan adamianis Camocileba, - sakmarisia es survili profesors auwyos, da danaSauli myisve momzaddeba, mere ki elviseburad asruldeba. agenti SeiZleba daiWiron. aseT SemTxvevebSi yovelTvis moinaxeba fuli, rom TavdebiT gaaSvebinon an damcveli auyvanon. magram mTavari xelmZRvaneli, is, vinc saqmeze gaagzavna agenti, arasodes Cavardeba - eWvi arasodes ar Seexeba am adamians. aseTia, uotson, organizacia, romlis arseboba logikuri gziT davadgine da mTeli energia imisaTvis gavwire, rom is aRmovaCino da gavtexo. magram profesori eSmakuradaa SeniRbuli da ise brwyinvaledaa daculi, rom mTeli Cemi mondomebis miuxedavad SeuZlebeli xdeba sasamarTlos ganaCenisaTvis sakmarisi mtkicebulebis wardgena. mogexsenebaT, risi unaric maqvs, Zvirfaso uotson, da mainc sami Tvis Tavze iZulebuli gavxdi meRiarebina, rom Rirseul metoqes gadaveyare. saSinelebam, rasac mis mier momzadebuli danaSaulobani minergavdnen, adgili dauTmes misi ostatobiT gamowveul aRtacebas. magram bolos da bolos patara Secdoma dauSva, patara, sruliad patara Secdoma, - magram moriartis arc es Secdoma unda mosvloda, radganac ganuwyvetliv TviTon me vuTvalTvalebdi. raRa Tqma unda, im SecdomiT visargeble, swored eg Secdoma gamoviyene amosaval wertilad da moriartis garSemo Cemi sakuTari badis qsovas Sevudeqi. axla es qseli TiTqmis mzadaa, da sami dRis Semdeg, ese igi, orSabaTs, yvelaferi dasruldeba - profesori Tavis brbos mTavar wevrebTan erTad marTlmsajulebas warudgeba. mere ki daiwyeba Cveni saukunis yvelaze ufro didi sisxlis samarTlis procesi, gaixsneba ormocze meti saidumloebiT moculi danaSauli da yvela damnaSave daisjeba. magram odnavi aCqareba, erTi umarTebulo nabijis gadadgma da borotmoqmedni marTlmsajulebas TviT ukanasknel wams dausxltebian xelidan. yvelaferi kargad iqneboda, me rom momexerxebina da ise memoqmeda, rom profesor moriartis amaze araferi scodnoda. magram is vaJbatoni metismetad cbieri brZandeba. misTvis cnobili gaxda Cemi yoveli nabiji, rac ki gadamidgams, imisaTvis, rom Cems badeSi momeqcia. bevrjer ecada gasxltomas, magram yvela gza gadavuRobe. merwmuneT, megobaro, am Cemi brZolis dawvrilebiTi aRwerilobis gazeTebSi gamoqveyneba rom SesaZlebeli yofiliyo, is deteqtivis istoriis ubrwyinvales da yvelaze ufro amaRelvebel wignebs Soris Rirseul adgils daiWerda. Ziebisas aseT mwvervalamde ar avmaRlebulvar da arc mowinaaRmdegis moqmedebas Cavugdivar aseT gasaWirSi. mis Zlier dartymebs moxerxebis wyalobiT vicdendi. dRes diliT ukanaskneli samzadisi Cavatare da kidev sami dRe
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orSabaTamde uZluri xarT. es Cveni duelia, mister holms, Tqven imedi gaqvT braldebulis skamze damsvamT - gicxadebT, es arasodes ar moxdeba. Tqven imedi gaqvT - damamarcxebT - gicxadebT, amasac verasodes moaxerxebT. Tu geyofaT unari, rom damRupoT, garwmunebT, TviTonac CemTan erTad daiRupebiT~. `imdeni qaTinaurimiTxariT, mister moriarti, rom minda imiTve gipasuxoT, amitom getyviT, sazogadoebis sikeTis gulisaTvis siamovnebiT davTanxmdebodi meore ambavze, rom sabraldebulo skamze damesviT~. `nuras ukacravad, mister holms, da Cemi mxriT, siamovnebiT gpirdebiT, rom gaganadgurebT~. - mipasuxa da borotad gaicina. mere moxrili zurgi momaqcia, gavida, Tan ukan ixedeboda da Tvals Wutavda. aseTi iyo Cemi Taviseburi Sexvedra profesor moriartisTan, da simarTle giTxraT, am Sexvedram arasasiamovno grZnoba damitova. misi metyvelebis rbili da zusti manera gaiZulebT erwmunoT mis gulwrfelobas, rac ar axasiaTebT Cveulebriv damnaSaveebs. es ar aris laye baqia. cxadia, metyviT: `ratom ar unda mimarToT daxmarebisaTvis policiaso?~ magram dartymas momayenebs ara TviTon is, aramed romelime agenti - amaSi darwmunebuli var. saamiso sabuTebic maqvs. - ukve dagesxnen Tavs? - Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, profesori moriarti ar gaxlavT imaTTagani, saqmis gadadeba rom didi xniT uyvarT xolme; misi wasvlis Semdeg, ase Tormet saaTze oqsfordstritisaken unda wavsuliyavi. bentinkstritisa da uelbekstritis kuTxeSi quCaze rom gadavdiodi, davinaxe orcxena etli, romelic saSineli siswrafiT pirdapir Cemken mohqroda. Zlivs movaswari trotuarze gadaxtoma. raRac wamis patara monakveTic da sasikvdilod davSavdebodi. etlma kuTxeSi Seuxvia da elvasaviT gaqra. axla ukve gadavwyvite aRar gadavsuliyavi trotuaridan, magram uirstritze erT-erTi saxlis saxuravidan aguri Camovarda da Cems fexebTan daimsxvra. policiels vuxme da vubrZane daeTvalierebina SemTxvevis adgili. saxuravze remontisTvis gamzadebuli agurebi da fiqalis filebi ewyo. yvelam is miTxra, albaT aguri qarma gadmoagdoo. ra Tqma unda, me ukeT vicodi, rac xdeboda, magram damamtkicebeli sabuTebi ara mqonda. kebi aviyvane, Cems ZmasTan mivedi pel-melSi da Rame iq gavaTie. iqidan pirdapir Tqvenken gamovwie. gzaSi romeliRac kombliani aramzada damesxa Tavs. wavaqcie da policiam daakava. magram sityvas gaZlevT, veravin aRmoaCens kavSirs im jentlmensa, romlis wina kbilebzec xeli davisisxliane, da maTematikis ubralo maswavlebels Soris, romelic am wuTs albaT aqedan aTiode milis manZilzea da amocanebs wyvets grifelis dafaze. axla albaT gasagebia, uotson, ratom davxure mosvlisTanave darabebi da ratom gTxoveT gamiSvaT ara sadarbazo karidan, aramed meore, naklebad SesamCnevi gasasvlelidan. ara erTxel vyofilvar aRtacebuli Cemi megobris simamaciT, magram im dRes gansakuTrebiT gamaoca mis mier sruliadac ara SemTxveviT momxdari ambebis mSvidad CamoTvlam. - imedi maqvs, Rames Cemsas gaaTevT? - vkiTxe me. - ara, Cemo megobaro, SeiZleba saSiSi stumari gamovdge. ukve movifiqre moqmedebis gegma da yvelaferi kargad dasruldeba. axla saqme im stadiazea, rom dapatimreba uCemodac SeuZliaT moaxdinon. Cemi daxmareba mxolod Ziebis dros dasWirdebaT. im ramdenime dRiT, rac jer kidev rCeba policiis gadamwyvet moqmedebamde, CemTvis yvelafers sadme gamgzavreba ajobebs, moxaruli viqnebodi, Tu SeZlebdiT da CemTan erTad kontinentze wamoxvidodiT. - axla avadmyofebi cota myavs, - vuTxari me, - Cemi kolega, romelic mezoblad cxovrobs, siamovnebiT Semcvlis. ase rom, siamovnebiT wamogyvebiT. - da SegviZlia xval diliTve gavemgzavroT? - diax, Tu es aucilebelia.

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- namdvilad gadaudebeli ambavia. axla moismineT Cemi instruqcia da gemudarebiT, uotson, daicaviT igi zedmiwevniTa da didi gulmodginebiT, radganac Cven ors brZola uniWieres TaRliTTan da mTel evropaSi damnaSaveTa yvelaze did gaerTianebasTan mogviwevs. momapyariT yurni da guldasmiT momismineT. dRes saRamosve saimedo kacis xeliT, viqtorias vogzalze ise unda gaagzavnoT Tqveni bargi, rom zed daniSnulebis sadguri ar aRiniSnos, diliT msaxurs kebis moyvana daavaleT, magram mkacrad gaafrTxileT, rom pirvel or gzad gadayril etls nu aiyvans. etlSi rom CajdebiT, kebmens ubrZaneT stendisaken wagiyvanoT. saboloo gaCereba louseris pasaJze geqnebaT. sad unda migiyvanoT kebma, es qaRaldis furcelze geqnebaT dawerili. meetles xelSi CasCriT da gaafrTxilebT, araviTar SemTxvevaSi ar gadaagdos. fuli winaswar gadaixadeT da rogorc ki kebi daniSnulebis adgilas gaCerdeba, imave wams SeimaleT pasaJSi im varaudiT, rom zustad aTis TxuTmet wuTze pasaJis meore boloSi aRmoCndeT. iq trotuaris kideze, patara etls SeniSnavT. etlis sadaveebi xel eqneba Savi feris mosasxamian kacs, romlis sayeloze wiTel arSias SeniSnavT. mis etlSi CajdebiT da swored droze gaxvalT vogzalze, raTa kontinentisaken mimaval eqspresze moxvdeT. - sad unda SegxvdeT? - sadgurze. CvenTvis mzad iqneba pirveli klasis meore kupe. - maS, Cven ukve vagonSi SevxvdebiT? - diax. amaod vTxovdi Ramis gasaTevad Cems saxlSi darCeniliyo. namdvilad vicodi, eSinoda usiamovneba ar Seexvedrebina im adamianisaTvis, vinc TavSesafars sTavazobda da es iyo erTaderTi mizezi, rac Cemi saxlidan wasvlas aiZulebda. ramdenime naCqarevi miTiTeba kidev momca meore dRis gegmebTan dakavSirebiT. Semdeg sxartad wamoimarTa da baRSi gavediT Tu ara, kedels pirdapir mortimerstritisaken gadaacocda, stveniT moixmo kebi da male mimavali borblebis xmauri gavigone. meore diliT holmsis miTiTebaTa zustad Sesrulebas Sevudeqi. kebi Zalian frTxilad daviqirave. ise, rom xafangSi ar movxvedriliyavi da sauzmis Semdeg daniSnul adgilze dauyovnebliv gavemgzavre. louseris pasaJs rom mivaRwie, rac Zala da Rone Semwevda, im siswrafiT gaviqeci, da vnaxe kareta, romelic pirobisamebr meloda. rogorc ki Cavjeqi, Sav mosasxamSi gaxveulma uzarmazari tanis meetlem cxens maTraxi gadahkra da erT wamSi viqtorias vogzalSi mimaqrola. Zlivs movaswari Camosvla, rom etli miabruna da ise gaaqrola, rom Cemken arc mouxedavs. TiTqos yvelaferi saucxood mimdinareobda. Cemi bargi vogzalSi meloda. holmsis mier miniSnebuli kupe iolad vipove. albaT, es iyo erTdaerTi kupe, romelsac ewera `dakavebulia~. axla mxolod is maSfoTebda, rom TviTon holmsi ar Canda. vogzlis saaTs davxede da elda meca, matareblis gasvlamde sul Svidi wuTi rCeboda. amaod veZebdi mgzavrebisa da gamcileblebis brboSi Cemi megobris gamxdar figuras. ramdenime wuTi imaSi movkali, rom vexmarebodi erT pativsacem italiel paters, romelic damtvreul inglisur enaze cdilobda aexsna muSisaTvis, Cemi bargi pirdapir parizSi unda gaigzavnoso. Semdeg erTxel ukve nacnobi mixrwnili italieli pateri aRmovaCine. mas Cemi kupis bileTi ara hqonda, magram muSas mainc CemTan daesva. amaod vuxsnidi daupatiJebel Tanamgzavrs, rom misi SemoWra ar msiamovnebda, me misi italiuri ar mesmoda da mas Cemi inglisuri. amitom mxolod mxrebi aviCeCe da megobris molodinSi SeSfoTebiT vicqirebodi sarkmelSi. TandaTanobiT SiSi meufleboda: iqneb misi mousvlelobis mizezi RamiT SemTxveuli raime ubedureba iyo, ukve eqspresis yvela kari Caketes da sastvenis xmac gavigone, rom uecrad, Cems gverdiT, Cemi megobris xma gaisma: - Zvirfaso uotson, Tqven CemTvis salmis mocemac ki ar inebeT!

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gancvifrebulma mivixede. xnieri pateri Cem pirispir idga. erT wamSi naoWebi gausworda, cxviri nikaps daSorda, qveda bage win wamoweuli aRar meCveneboda, pirma CifCifi Sewyvita, mimqral TvalebSi holmsiseburma cecxlma ielva, moxrili weli gasworda. magram yvelaferi es erTi Tvalis daxamxamebaSi moxda, da holmsi iseve swrafad gaqra, rogorc gamoCnda. - RmerTo mowyaleo! - SevZaxe me. - magari SiSi ki maWameT! - jer kidev udidesi sifrTxile gvmarTebs, - miTxra CurCuliT Cemma megobarma. ase mgonia, Cvens kvals moagnes. eger, TviTon moriartic! amis Tqma da matareblis daZvra erTi iyo. fanjridan Tavi gamovyavi, ukan mivixede da davinaxe maRali kaci, romelic gaSmagebiT ikvlevda brboSi gzas da xels aqnevda, TiTqos matareblis SeCerebas lamobso. magram ukve gvian iyo. matarebelma svals umata, da sul male sadguri ukan darCa. - ai, xedavT, - Tqva siciliT holmsma, - mTeli Cveni sifrTxilis miuxedavad am adamianebs Zlivs gavusxltiT klanWebidan. adga, mRvdlis Savi anafora gaixada, Tavsaburavi moiZro da es Tavisi samaskarado samoseli bargSi Seinaxa. - dilis gazeTebi waikiTxeT, uotson? - ara. - maSasadame, jer kidev ar iciT, ra moxda beikerstritze? - beikerstritze? - wuxel Cveni bina gadawves, magram didi zarali ar mogvsvlia. - ra unda viRonoT, holms? es pirdapir autaneli ambavia. - albaT mas Semdeg, rac maTi kombliani agenti daapatimres, Cemi kvali dakarges, Torem aba, saidan moisazrebdnen, rom Sin davbrundebodi. Semdeg ki, etyoba, Tqven dagiwyes TvalTvali - ai, ram moiyvana moriarti viqtorias vogzalze. raime Secdoma xom ar dauSviT, uotson? - yvela Tqveni miTiTeba zustad Sevasrule. - etli adgilze dagixvdaT? - diax, meloda. - meetle icaniT? - vera. - Cemi Zma iyo, maikrofti. aseT saqmeebSi daqiravebul kacs saidumloeba ar unda gaando. axla ki unda movifiqroT, ra vuyoT moriartis. - raki eqspresiT mivdivarT da gemic, matareblis CasvlisTanave gadis, me mgonia, veranairad ver dagvewevian. - Cemo Zvirfaso uotson. aki giTxariT, roca laparakia gonierebasa da gamWriaxobaze moriartis moqmedeba iseve unda SevafasoT da avwon-davwonoT, rogorc piradad Cemi. davijero ggoniaT, Tu mdevris adgilze me viqnebodi, aseTi umniSvnelo dabrkoleba SemaCerebda? aba, Tu ase ar fiqrobT, ratoma gaqvT profesorze ase cudi warmodgena? - magram ra unda iRonos? - igive, rasac me gavakeTebdi. - maSin miTxariT, mis adgilze Tqven rogor moiqceodiT? - sagangebo matarebels SevukveTdi. - magram sul erTia daagvianebs. - araviTar SemTxvevaSi. Cveni matarebeli kentenberSi SeCerdeba. gemi ki TxuTmeti wuTiT yovelTvis agvianebs xolme. ai, iq dagveweva. - ise gamodis, rom damnaSaveebi Cvena varT da ara is. vubrZaneT CamosvlisTanave daapatimron. - es gaanadgurebda sami Tvis muSaobis nayofs. Cven daviWerdiT did Tevzs, wvrili Tevzebi ki badidan dagvisxltebodnen da sxvadasxva mxares gacuravdnen.
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magram me, Zveli jariskaci da holmsis erTguli megobari gaxldiT da aseT dros rogor mivatovebdi. naxevar saaTze met xans vdavobdiT strasburgis sastumros restoranSi, da imave Rames gza Jenevisken ganvagrZeT. mTeli kvira siamovnebiT davexetebodiT rainis xeobaSi, mere ki leiki ukan movitoveT, gaviareT jer kidev Rrma TovliT dafaruli uReltexili da interlakenis gavliT patara sofel mairingens mivaSureT. es iyo saucxoo gaseirneba. nazi gazafxulis simwvane fiandazad gvegeboda fexqveS da qaTqaTa spetaki Tovlis safarveli maRlidan davcqeroda. CemTvis aSkara iyo, rom holmss wuTiTac ar aviwydeboda mis Tavs mosalodneli gansacdeli. patara myudro alpur soflebSi, ganmartoebul mTis bilikebze - yvelgan vamCnevdi mis swraf, dakvirvebul mzeras, yuradRebiT rom swavlobda yoveli Semxvedri mgzavris saxes - etyoboda, mtkiced sjeroda, rom garduvali safrTxe kvaldakval mosdevda. maxsovs aseTi SemTxveva: Jemis sanaxebSi mivdiodiT da damafiqvrel daubenzess napirebs SevcqerodiT, uecrad qvis didi lodi mowyda kldes, marjvena mxares rom iyo aRmarTuli Cvens Tavs zemoT, Zirs dagorda da Cvens ukan tbaSi Cavarda. holmsma brekebian beqobze airbina, kiseri waigrZela da midamo kargad SeaTvaliera. amaod arwmunebda gamyoli, gazafxulobiT am adgilebSi lodebis dagoreba sruliad Cveulebrivi ambaviao. holmsma araferi upasuxa, magram im kacis saxiT gamiRima, romelmac ukve karga xania ganWvrita mosalodneli safrTxe. miuxedavad sifrTxilisa, Cemi megobari sasowarkveTilebas ar eZleoda. piriqiT, ar maxsovs odesme iseT xalisian ganwyobilebaze yofi mexilos. xSirad imeorebda, sazogadoeba rom ganTavisuflebuli iyos profesor moriartisagan, Cems moRvaweobas siamovnebiT Sevwyvetdio. - mgonia, ufleba maqvs vTqva, uotson, rom mTlad uqmad ar micxovria. Tundac Cemi sicocxle dRes dasruldes, ase mgonia, ganvlili gzis gadaxedva sulier kmayofilebas maniWebs-meTqi. Cemi wyalobiT londonis haeri ufro gasufTavda. bevr saqmeSi mimiRia monawileoba da Cemi gavleniT borotad arasodes misargeblia. mtyuanis mxare ar damiWeria da simarTlisaTvis zurgi ar miqcevia. marTalia, ukanasknel xanebSi erTbaSad TvalSi sacem movlenebze ufro im gamocanebis amoxsna mizidavda, romelTac buneba gvTavazobs da romelTa gamoc pasuxismgebloba Cvens jer kidev mouwyobel sazogadoebas ekisreba, magram im dRes, uotson, roca Cems karieras mTel evropaSi yvelaze ufro saSiSi da yvelaze ufro niWieri damnaSavis SepyrobiT an ganadgurebiT davagvirgvineb, Tqveni memuarebic dasruldeba. axla Sevecdebi mokled, magram zustad gadmogcemT Cemi megobris Sesaxeb is cota ram, rac kidev uTqmeli damrCa. am wvrilmanebis gadmocema Zalian mimZims, magram Cems Tavs movaled vTvli, arc erTi maTgani ar gamovtovo. 3 maiss daba mairingenSi CavediT da SevCerdiT sastumro `inglisSi~, romlis patronic maSin peter Stailer ufrosi gaxldaT. Cveni maspinZeli Wkviani adamiani iyo da saucxood laparakobda inglisurad, radgan samiode wels londonis sastumro `grosvenorSi~ mimtanad emuSavna. oTx maiss, dRis meore naxevarSi misi rCeviT orive mTebSi wavediT, raTa Rame patara sofel rozenlauSi gagveTia. maspinZeli gansakuTrebiT raixenbaxis CanCqeris daTvalierebas gvirCevda. es CanCqeri daaxloebiT aRmarTis Sua adgilasaa, oRond gzidan cota ganze unda gadauxvio. CanCqeri saintereso da Tan saSineli sanaxavic gamodga. gamdnari Tovlisagan modidebuli da aqafebuli mTis nakadi uZiro ufskrulSi eSveboda da Sxefebi iqidan ise amodioda, rogorc kvamli almodebuli saxlidan. xeoba, romelSic nakadi eSveba, moelvare, naxSiriviT Savi kldeebiTaa garemoculi. igi Zirs, miuwvdomel siRrmeSi viwrovdeba, iq aqafebul, mduRare Wad iqceva, romelic ganuwyvetliv ivseba da saSineli ZaliT isvris wyals ukanve, kbodovan mTebSi. mwvane nakadTa mudmivi moZraoba, ganuwyveteli zaTqiTa da RrialiT Zirs daSveba da Seukavebel qarbuqad maRla asvla, - yovelive es adamians Tavbrus axvevs da
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Tavisi Seusvenebeli RmuiliT abruebs. kldis kideze videqiT da CavcqerodiT ufskruls, sadac mocimcime wyali sadRac dabla, Sav qvebze imsxvreoda. videqiT da vusmendiT idumal xmaurs, qvesknelidan rom amodioda da brbos Soreul guguns mogvagonebda. biliki, romelsac avyeviT, rkaliviT ixreboda, raTa turistebs saSualeba miscemodaT ukeT daenaxaT CanCqeri, magram es gza xramiT Tavdeboda da mgzavrebi ukan imave gziT unda dabrunebuliyvnen, riTac maRla amodiodnen. Cvenc ukan mivbrundiT da wasasvlelad movemzadeT, roca uecrad SevniSneT ymawvili Sveicarieli, romelic Cvenken morboda. man xelSi werili momaCeCa. konvertze im sastumros beWedi Sevicani, romelSiac SevCerdiT. werili sastumros patrons daewera da Cemi misamarTiT gamoegzavna. werda, waxvediT Tu ara, swored ramdenime wuTis Semdeg sastumroSi movida ingliseli qali, romelic Wleqisagan daferflili da sulTmobrZaviao. zamTari davosSi gautarebia, axla ki Tavis megobrebTan midioda lucernSi, magram gzad moulodnelad piridan sisxlis nTxeva daswyebiao. etyoba, ramdenime saaTis sicocxleRa darCenia, magram misTvis didi nugeSi iqneba sikvdilis win ingliseli eqimis xilvao, da Tu mouswrebT... da a.S. postkriptumSi keTili Staileri dasZenda, didad davalebuli davrCebi, Tu saswrafod moxvalT, radgan momakvdavi kategoriul uars acxadebs Sveicarieli eqimis samsaxurze, da rogorc sastumros patroni, uzarmazar pasuxismgeblobas vgrZnobo. Cemi pirdapiri movaleobisa da aseTi mgznebare mowodebis ugulisyurod datoveba, ra Tqma unda, ar SemeZlo. ar SemeZlo ar Semewynarebina Txovna im Tanamemamulisa, romelic ucxo mxareSi kvdeboda. magram holmsis marto datovebaze fiqric zafris momgvreli iyo. bolos gadavwyviteT, rom masTan gamyolad da Tanamgzavrad iqneboda ymawvili Sveicarieli da me mairingenSi davbrundebodi. Cemi megobari erT xans CanCqeris siaxloves darCeboda damere gorakebis gavliT gaemarTeboda rozenlauSi, sadac saRamos mec SevuerTdebodi. cota gza rom gaviare, ukan movixede da SevniSne, rom holsi kldes miyrdnoboda, gulxeli daekrifa da Zirs, CanCqeris fskers Cahyurebda. maSin ar vicodi, rom Cemi megobris xilva aRar mewera. Zirs daveSvi da isev mivixede. im adgilidan CanCqeri aRar Canda, magram vnaxe misken mimavali gza, romelic mTis Sverilis gaswvriv iklakneboda. am gzaze viRac kaci swrafi nabijiT adioda maRla. misi Savi silueti garkveviT Canda naTel mwvane fonze. SevniSne es kaci, SevniSne misi nabijebis araCveulebrivi siswrafec, magram Cems avadmyofTan mimeCqareboda da amitom male yovelive daviwyebas miveci. daaxloebiT erTi saaTis Semdeg mivaRwie Cvens sastumros mairingenSi. moxuci Staileri zRurblze idga. - ras ityviT? - vkiTxe da masTan mivirbine. - imedi maqvs, avadmyofis mdgomareoba ar gauaresebula? saxeze gaoceba gamoexata da warbebi aswia. me guli Camwyda. - maS, Tqven ar mogiweriaT? - vkiTxe da jibidan werili amoviRe. - sastumroSi avadmyofi ingliseli qali araa? - ra Tqma unda, ara! - SesZaxa man. - magram es ras niSnavs? konverts Cemi sastumros beWedi akravs?.. aha, mesmis! Cans, werili dawera maRalma ingliselma, romelsac erTi fexiT gaaswariT. ase Tqva... magram maspinZlis Semdgomi ganmartebisaTvis aRar damicdia. eldanakravi gavrbodi ssoflis quCaze imave mTis bilikisaken, saidanac is iyo daveSvi. Camosvlas erTi saaTi movundi, da Tumca aRmarTze Tavdauzogavad avrbodi, kidev ori saaTi davkarge, vidre isev raixenbaxis CanCqerTan aRmovCndebodi. holmsis alpenStoki kldeze miyudebuli damixvda isev im adgilas, sadac davtove, magram TviTon holmsi ara Canda, da amaod veZaxdi. erTaderTi pasuxi gaxldaT garemo momcvel frialo kldeTa eqo, omaxianad rom imeorebda Cems xmas.
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alpenStokis danaxvaze sisxli gameyina. maSasadame, holmsi rozenlauSi ar, an ver wasula. aq darCenila, sami futis siganis gzaze, cal mxares rom cicabo kldiT iyo SemozRuduli da meore mxares frialo xramiT Tavdeboda. aq wamoewia mteri. aRarc ymawvili Sveicarieli Canda. etyoba, moriartim moisyida da mowinaaRmdegeni erTimeores pirispir Seatova. magram ra moxda Semdeg? oriode wuTi SiSis zafrisaagn gaqvavebuli, uZravad videqi da vcdilobdi gons movsuliyavi. mere TviT holmsis meTodi gavixsene da vcade gamomeyenebina, raTa rogorme amexsna aq gaTamaSebuli tragedia. vaglax, es Zneli ar iyo! Cveni saubris dros me da holmsi ar mivsulvarT bilikis bolomde da mitovebuli alpenStoki miCvenebda im adgils, sadac Cven SevCerdiT. moSavo niadagi nakadis uwyveti Sxefebisagan aq arasodes ar Sreba. ase rom Citi raa, isic ki kvals datovebda. bilikis bolos garkveviT moCanda ori adamianis nafexurebi. orive kvali maRla adioda da ukan ki arc erTi ar brundeboda. iqidan ramdensame nabijze miwa erTianad gaTelili da gadaTxrili gaxldaT, xolo ufskrulis Tavze mayvlis bardebi da amoglejili da talaxiT dasvrili gvimris Reroebi eyara. pirdaRma dawolilma Cavxede aqafebul naads. Ramdeboda da mxolod sinestisagan mocimcime Savi qvis tinebi, Tu sadRac siRrmeSi moelvare nakadis uricxvi Sxefebi SevniSne. erTi Zalumad Sevyvire, magram mxolod CanCqeris igive, raRac adamianis xmis minagvari zaTqi da guguni moswvda Cems smenas. magram bedma ineba, rom megobrisa da moyvasis ukanaskneli salami mainc mosuliyo Cemamde. rogorc ukve vTqvi, holmsis alpenStoki bilikze gadmomdgar maRal kldeze miyudebuli damrCa. uecrad am kldis Tavze raRacam ielva. mrivuaxlovdi davnaxe, rom es iyo vercxlis portsigari, rasac holmsi mudam Tan atarebda. roca aviRe, mis qveS amodebuli ramdenime patara furceli miwaze dacvivda. saTiTaod avkrife. sul sami furcelaki iyo, bloknotidan amoexia, daewera da CemTvis daetovebina. damaxasiaTebelia, rom misamarTi holmss ise mSvidad da mkafiod daewera, TiTqos es Tavis kabinetSi gaekeTebinos. `Zvirfaso Cemo uotson, - naTqvami iyo baraTSi. - am striqonebs mister moriartis Tavazianobis wyalobiT gwerT. igi aqve melodeba im sakiTxebis sabolood gadasawyvetad, romlebic orive Cvengans exeba. moriartim gakvriT damisuraTa is xerxebi, romelTa SemweobiTac dausxlta inglisis policias da gaigo Cveni marSruti. es xerxebi erTxel kidev adastureben Cems maRal warmodgenas mis gamorCeul niWze. CemTvis sasiamovnoa imaze fiqri, rom SemiZlia gadavarCino sazogadoeba Semdgomi safrTxisgan, rac dakavSirebulia mis arsebobasTan, magram vici, rom es miRweuli iqneba im fasad, rac guls atkens Cems megobrebs da metadre Tqven, Zvirfaso uotson. Tumca, me ukve giTxariT, rom Cemma cxovrebis gzam Tavis umaRles wertils miaRwia da ukeTes aRsasruls arc vinatrebdi. sxvaTa Soris, gulaxdilad rom vTqva, odnavadac ar mepareboda eWvi, rom mairingenidan gamogzavnili werili - xafangi iyo, da Tqven roca gagiSviT, mtkiced viyavi darwmunebuli, rom raRac amdagvari moxdeboda. gadaeciT inspeqtor metersons, rom bandis mxilebisaTvis aucilebeli qaRaldebi Cems magidaSia, im uraSi, `m~ literis qveS, lurj konvertSi, romelzedac aweria `moriarti~. inglisidan gamgzavrebis win Cems sakuTrebaze yvela aucilebeli gankarguleba movaxdine. mTeli Cemi uZrav-moZravi qoneba davutove Cems Zmas maikrofts. gTxovT gadasceT Cemi guliTadi salami misis uotsons. gulwrfelad Tqveni erTguli Serlok holmsi~. danarCeni ambavi SeiZleba ori sityviT iTqvas. SemTxvevis adgilis gasinjvam, rac eqspertebma moaxdines, araviTari eWvi ar datova imisa, rom Setakeba damTavrda ise, rogorc am viTarebaSi garduvalad unda damTavrebuliyo. etyoba, holmsi da moriarti, erTad gadavardnen ufskrulSi. gvamebis povnis yovelgvari cda maSinve
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JRalTmianTa kavSiri SarSan Semodgomaze, erT mSvenier dRes, Cems megobar Serlok holmss vewvie. igi viRac uzomod zorzox, cecxliviT TmawiTel kacTan saubrobda. ukan gamobruneba davapire, magram holmsma xeli mtaca, savarZelSi Camsva da karic daxura. - swored rom droze moxvediT, uotson, - guliTadi xmiT miTxra holmsma. - vifiqre, Zalian dakavebulia da xels SevuSli-meTqi, - vuTxari me. - namdvilad dakavebuli var da erTi wami dro ara maqvs. - meore oTaxSi dagelodebiT, - vuTxari me. - araviTar SemTxvevaSi, mister uilson, - mimarTa holmsma JRalTmians, - am jentlmenis daxmarebiT Zalian bevri saqme gamomiZiebia, me mgonia, igi Tqvens saqmeSic damexmareba da Rirseul wvlils Seitans. JRalTmiani skamidan odnav wamoiwia, Tavi damikra da simsuqnisagan fosoebSi Rrmad Camjdari Tvalebi gamomcdelad momapyro. - dajeqiT, - miTxra holmsma, TviTon Sesworda savarZelSi da, rogorc fiqrisa da gansjis dros Cveulebada hqonda, TiTebis boloebi erTmaneTs miabjina. - Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, vici, rom Cemi ar iyos, Tqvenc gitacebT iseTi ambebis kvleva, romlebic Cvens gamabezrebel gulis momwyvlel yoveldRiurobaSi iWrebian da am rutinadqceul mosawyen erTferovnebas arRveven. Tqven rom am saqmis enTuziasti ar iyoT, maSin xom im Canawerebsac ar SeqmnidiT, romlebic Cems patara moRvaweobas asaxaven. mapatieT amas rom geubnebiT, magram Tqvens qronikebSi Cemi Tavgadasavali erTgvarad Selamazebulia. - Tqveni saqmeni, Ziebis daucxromeli Jini, bejiToba, dakvirvebis da ganzogadebis unari, alRo, gergilianoba da varaudebi CemTvis mudam iyo, aris da iqneba warmtaci da saintereso, - vupasuxe me. - Tu gaxsovT, am ramdenime dRis winaT, mis meri sauTerlendis ambavTan dakavSirebiT geubnebodiT, rom araviTar fantazias ar SeuZlia warmoidginos iseTi araCveulebrivi, eniT uTqmeli, daujerebeli, gasaocari da sazRapro aTerakebi, romlebsac TviTon cxovreba gvTavazobs. - me maSinve eWvi Sevitane Tqveni naTqvamis sisworeSi. - miuxedavad amisa, uotson, mogixdebaT Tqvenive eWvebis gaqarwyleba, Torem imden faqts dagisaxelebT, rom marto maTi simZime gatexs welSi Tqvens usafuZvlo eWvebs, ai, Tunadc jabez uilsonis monayoli ambavi rad Rirs. Cemgan xSirad gagigoniaT, rom ucnauri da unikaluri nivTebi, xSirad didze ufro patar-patara borotmoqmedebebis CadenasTan arian kavSirSi. xandaxan es patara ambebi TiTqos ise ubralo da umniSvneloa, rom verc gaarCev da eWvic ar Segepareba, rom uTuo borotmoqmedebasTan gaqvs saqme. ai, axlac, am SemTxvevaSi, rac mister
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uilsonisagan movismine, vre getyviT, Seicavs Tu ara danaSaulis niSnebs, Cadenili aris Tu ara borotmoqmedeba, magram imas ki getyviT, rom aseTi ram jer ar gamigonia. me gTxovT, mister uilson, kvlav gaimeoroT Tqveni naambobi. amas marto imitom ki ara gTxovT, rom Tqveni ambavi doqtorma uotsonmac moisminos, aramed imitomac, rom yoveli wvrilmani kvlav gavigono, gonebaSi aRvnusxo avwondavwono. Cveulebriv, roca Cemi klientebi ambis moyolas iwyeben, Cems gonebaSi msgavsi aTasi SemTxveva amotivtivdeba xolme, Cems gonebaSi msgavsi aTasi SemTxveva amotivtivdeba xolme, axla ki iZulebuli var ganvacxado, rom unikalur SemTxvevasTan maqvs saqme da misi msgavsi Cems sicocxleSi araferi momismenia. Casuqebuli klienti holmsis naTqvamma, cota ar iyos, gaaamaya, man mkerdi win wamoswia, paltodan gaWuWyianebuli, daWmuWnuli gazeTi amoiRo da muxlebze gaiSala. mere kiseri waigrZela da gancxadebebis kiTxvas mohyva. vidre is gazeTSi TavCarguli gafacicebiT daeZebda raRacas, me, Cemi megobris meTodis gamoyenebiT, vcdilobdi misi garegnobisa da Cacmulobis mixedviT damedgina, vin da ra profesiisa iyo holmsis stumari. magram gulaxdilad unda vaRiaro, rom bevri veraferi davadgine. Cemi dakvirvebidan iseTi STabeWdileba damrCa, rom es kurativiT Casuqebuli, zanti da TviTkmayofili kaci vaWari unda yofiliyo. monacrisfro ujredebiani Sarvali tanze tomarasaviT adga, Sekurav Sav serTuks SigniT ecva mixakisferi Jileti, romelzedac TiTbris mZime Zewkvi mouCanda. Zewkvs boloSi mosarTaviviT hqonda Camokonwialebuli romeliRac gaxvretili oTxkuTxa liToni. gacveTili cilindri da xaverdis sayeloiani, gamoxunebuli yavisferi palto mosuls iqve gverdze daewyo. ramdenic ar davukvirdi, iseTi sayuradRebo veraferi SevniSne, raime daskvna gamekeTebina garda imisa, rom cecxlisferi Tma hqonda da saxeze raRac wyena da dardi etyoboda. Serlok holmsis swraf mzeras ar gamohparvia Cemi saqmianoba. Cems saxeze amokiTxul cnobismoyvareobaze gaeRima da dinjad daiwyo: savsebiT naTelia, rom Cveni stumari erT dros Tavs fizikuri SromiT irCenda, burnuTs etaneboda, friimasonia, CineTSi yofila da am bolo dros Zalian bevrs wers. mister jabez uilsoni adgilidan wamoiWra, magram TiTi gazeTSi napovni romeliRac adgilisaTvis ar mouSorebia. mzera ki Cemi megobrisaTvis miepyro. - RvTis gulisaTvis, miTxariT saidan SeityveT eg yovelive, mister holms? ikiTxa man. - aba, saidan gaigeT, rom fizikurad vSromobdi, Tumca saxarebasaviT marTalia,rom gemze xurod vmuSaobdi. - es saidumlo Tqvenma xelebma gasca, Cemo Zvirfaso ser. Tqveni marjvena marcxenaze gacilebiT grZelia. Tqven marjveniT muSaobdiT da kunTebic ufro ganviTarebuli marjvena xelze gaqvT. - burnuTs etanebao? friimasonia? eg saidanRa moitaneT? - egec advili gamosacnobia. miuxedavad amisa, rom wesdeba sastikad gikrZalavT, Tqven mainc atarebT friimasonis wevrTa emblemas sakinZeze. - ho, diax, es sul damaviwyda. - magram imas saidanRa mixvdiT, rom am bolo dros bevrsa vwer? - amaze naTlad miuTiTeben Tqveni serTukis marjvena saxelo da marcxena mxares idayvis Tavis adgili. maudi am adgilebSi erTTavad gacrecili da gaprialebulia. - CineTSi yofnaze raRam miganiSnaT? - Tevzis is sviringebi, romelic marjvena xelze gaqvT, mxolod CineTSi SeiZleba iyos gakeTebuli. sviringebis sakiTxi Tavis droze sakmaod kargad Seviswavle da amis Taobaze mecnieruli gamokvlevebic maqvs gamoqveynebuli. Tevzis qicvis vardisfrad SeRebva mxolod CineTSi ician. mas mere, rac Tqveni saaTis Zewkvze Cinuri fuli SevniSne, daskvnis gamotana aRar gamWirvebia. mister jabez uilsonma xmamaRla gadaixarxara da roca sicils morCa, Tqva:

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- me megona, yovelive amas aTasi brZnuli meTodi da saSualeba sWiroda. Turme yvelaferi ase advilad da ubralod misaxvedri ki yofila. - axla ki vgrZnob, uotson, ra gziTac aRwev warmatebas, yvelaferi ar unda gaTqva, Torem xom gaxsovT: `wqtu Sptwegq zkw qwptSaSsw~ (rac ar viciT, yvelaferi didebulad gveCveneba) kvlav ZalaSia da Cems saxelsa da didebas aucileblad daRupva moelis. monaxeT gancxadeba, mister uilson? - diax, movnaxe, - upasuxa stumarma da Tan sqeli, wiTeli saCvenebeli TiTi gazeTisaTvis ar moucilebia. - ai, is gancxadebac, ser. Tqven TviTonve waikiTxeT, ser, - Tqva esa da gazeTi me gamomiwoda. gazeTi CamovarTvi da miniSnebul adgilas Semdegi amovikiTxe: `JRalTmianTa kavSiri. aw gardacvlili lebanoneli (aSS pensilvaniis Stati) iezekia hopkinsis anderZis Tanaxmad, amJamad gvaqvs erTi Tavisufali adgili kavSiris wevrisaTvis. jamagiri wminda nominaluri samsaxurisaTvis kviraSi oTxi funti sterlingi. samuSaoze SeiZleba ayvanil iqnas yvela JRalTmiani, romelsac Seusrulda ocdaerTi weli da fizikurad da gonebrivad janmrTelia. mTxovnelebma orSabaTs, TerTmeti saaTidan kavSiris kontoraSi piradad dunkan ross unda mimarTon. kontoris misamarTi: houpskorti, flitstriti~. - RmerTma ar icis, ras niSnavs, - wamoiZaxe me, roca gancxadeba meoredac wavikiTxe. holmsma uxmod Caicina da TiTqos savarZelSi gaiklakna, ase icoda xolme, roca raime esiamovneboda. - rogor fiqrobT, mgoni, ar unda iyos gacveTili gancxadeba, ara? - ikiTxa holmsma. - aba, mister uilson, ganagrZeT Txroba, gviambeT Tqvens cxovrebaze, ojaxze da arc is daiviwyoT, ra ambebi SegamTxviaT am gancxadebam; Tqven ki, uotson, CainiSneT, ra gazeTia da romeli ricxvisaa. - `dilis qronika~, 1890 w. 27 apriliTaa daTariRebuli, ese igi, swored ori Tvis winandeli gazeTi gaxlavT. - Zalian kargi, aba, ganagrZeT, mister uilson. - rogorc ukve giTxariT, mister Serlok holms, - wamoiwyo jabez uilsonma da Tan Subli moiwminda, - me goborgskverze, sitisTan axlo, patara savaxSo salaro maqvs. es did arafer Semosavals maZlevs da Tavi ris vai-vaglaxiT gamaqvs. winaT salaroSi ori damxmare myavda, magram axla iZulebuli var erTs davjerde. am erTi adamianis gasastumrebuli Tanxis gadaxdac Zalian miWirs, magram saqmes is miiolebs, rom igi naxevar xelfasze Tanaxmaa, oRondac savaxSo saqme Seiswavlos. - ra hqvia im Tqvens xaTrian axalgazrdas? - hkiTxa holmsma. - misi saxeli da gvaria vinsente spauldingi, da araferi axalgazrdac araa. Zneli saTqmelia, ramdeni wlisa unda iyos. magram magdagvar sazrian da marjve damxmares kaci iSviaTad Tu naxavs. mjera, rom uCemodac kargad SeuZlia muSaoba da orjer met xelfassac iSovis, magram, bolos da bolos, Tuki TviTon kmayofilia, Cemda sazaralod me xom ar Cavagoneb, sxvagan imuSave-meTqi? - marTali brZandebiT. Tqven bedma gagiRimaT da naxevar fasad iSoveT damxmare, roca sxvebi mTlian xelfass ixdian. Tqveni TanaSemwis uangaroba ki iseve ucnauria Cvens droSi, rogorc Tqven mier motanili gancxadeba. - magram Cems TanaSemwes Tavisi naklovanebebic aqvs, - Tqva mister uilsonma. fotosaqmis aseTi Tavgadakruli moyvaruli mTel duniaze meore ar moiZebneba. xandaxan samuSao saaTebSi mTeli dRe aCxakunebs aparats, suraTebs iRebs da mere, rogorc kurdReli soroSi, ise CaZvreba sardafSi da axla maT gamomJRavnebas undeba. ai, es axireba sWirs, Torem sxvafriv kargi da Tavdadebuli muSakia. - axlac TqvenTan muSaobs, ara? - diax, ser, isa da erTi ToTxmeti wlis gogona, romelmac cotaodeni mzareulobac icis da garecxva-dasufTavebasac axerxebs. meti me qveynad aravin gamaCnia. coli momikvda, Svilebi ki ara myavda. Cven samni erTad Zalian wynarad
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vcxovrobT. WerSi wyali ar Camogvdis, danaxarjs vixdiT, CvenTvis vjaxirobT da cxovrebas mivaCanCalebT. Cveni yoveldRiuri myudro cxovreba ai, am gancxadebam daarRvia. swored rva kvira gavida im dRidan, rac spaulingma es gazeTi Semomitana da miTxra: Cems beds ZaRli ar dahyefda, mister uilson, mec TqvensaviT JRalTmiani rom vyofiliyavio. `ratom~? - vkiTxe me. `ai, JRalTmianTa kavSirSi Tavisufali adgili gamoCnda. beds is eweva, vinc im Semosavlian adgilze moewyoba. iq adgili blomada aqvT, xalxi ki ara hyavT da anderZis aRmsrulebelebma ar ician, ra uyon naanderZev qonebas. Tmis feris Secvla rom SemeZlos, aucileblad im adgilze movewyobodi~. `ki, magram ras warmoadgens eg JRalTmianTa kavSiri? - vkiTxe me. - xom iciT, mister holms, me erTTavad Sin vzivar, vinaidan saqmeze gare-gare siaruli ar mixdeba, ramdenime kvira ise gava xolme, cxvirsac ar gamovyof quCaSi. amitomaa, rom warmodgenac ara maqvs, ra xdeba qveynad da swored amitomve miyvars axali ambebis Setyoba~. `rogor, Tqven JRalTmianTa kavSirze sul araferi gagigoniaT?~ - mkiTxa TvalebdaWyetilma spaulingma. `ara~. `eg me Zalian makvirvebs, radgan Tqven erTi imaTTagani xarT, visac ufleba aqvs is Tavisufali adgili daikavos~. `mainc xelfass ramdens iZlevian?~ `weliwadSi orasi girvanqa sterlingi, magram axla samuSaos ar ikiTxavT? saqme sul araferi aqvT, ase rom kacs SeuZlia sxvaganac imuSaos~. - raRa Tqma unda, yurebi imwamsve davcqvie, radgan Cemi xelobiT bolo dros Zalian cota rames vSoulob da is orasi girvanqac kargad wamomexmareboda. `aba, miambeT, rac iciT im kavSiris Sesaxeb~. `rogorc Tqven TviTon gancxadebidan mSvenivrad xedavT, kavSirSi amJamad aqvT Tavisufali adgili, gancxadebaSi misamarTic aRniSnulia, ase rom, SegiZliaT gaikiTxoT da yvelaferi dawvrilebiT SeityoT. rogorc vici, kavSiri daaarsa erTma gamoTayvanebulma amerikelma milionerma ezekia hopkinsma. igi TviTonac JRalTmiani yofila da Turme yvela JRalTmiani ebraleboda. sikvdilis sarecelze myofs, anderZis aRmsrulebelni daubarebia da JRalTmianTa dasaxmareblad didZali qoneba gadaucia. ase gamigonia, am adamianebs, samuSaos Zalian cotas sTxoven da jamagirs ki kargs aZleveno~. `magram JRalTmianebi xom milionobiT arian da yvela im Tavisufal adgilze mokalaTebas moindomebs~. `arc imdeni arian, Tqven rom ggoniaT, amasTan, gancxadeba exeba mxolod londonSi mcxovreb JRalTmianebs, Tanac ocdaerT wels gadacilebulT. hopkinsi londonSi dabadebula, aqve gautarebia axalgazrdoba da albaT amitom moindoma TanamoqalaqeTa pativiscema mere. rogorc yuri movkari, visac Ria feris JRali Tma aqvs, anda muqi JRali, isini Tavs cudubralod Seiwuxeben. Tavisufal adgilze miiReben mxolod imas, visac cecxlisferi JRali Tma gaaCnia. Tu Tqven, mister uilson, eg ambavi gainteresebT, yvelafers ajobebs JRalTmianTa kavSiris kontoraSi SeiaroT. magram me mainc imas vfiqrob, rom TqvenTvis ase mcire Tanxas araviTari mniSvneloba ara aqvs da dros tyuilad dakargavT~. - jentlmenebo, Tqven TviTonve amCnevT, rom me marTlac cecxlovani JRali Tma maqvs da, Tu saqme aseTi kacis SerCevaze midgeboda, maSin warmatebis imedi unda mqonoda. vinsente spauldingma, rogorc SevamCnie, am kavSirze bevri ram icoda, amitom gadavwyvite isic Tan wameyvana. darabebi davaxurine, da isic, rogorc saWiro kaci, Tan gaviyolie. samuSaodan mTeli dRiT ganTavisuflebam igi Zalian gaaxara da didi siamovnebiT ikisra Cemi gamyoloba. ara mgonia, odesme kidev vixiloT iseTi sanaxaoba, rac adgilze misuls Tvalwin gadameSala. - visac ki odnav mainc
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wiTeli feris Tma hqonoda, bedis saZieblad yovelis mxridan aq mosuliyo. mTeli filstriti JRalTmianebiT iyo savse. hopskortze ki ifiqrebdiT forToxlis uremi CamoutarebiaT da xalxi buzebiviT mas daseviao. ar megona, Tu Cvens qveyanaSi amdeni JRalTmiani moiZebneboda. isini filstritze erTaderT gancxadebas Seekriba. aq iyvnen JRalTmianTa yvela gvareobis da saxis warmomadgenlebi, isinic, visac Ria Calis, limonis, forToxlis, aguris, irlandiuri seteris, RviZlis, wiTeli Tixis feris Tma hqonda. rac Seexeba namdvil cecxlisfer Tmis patronebs, aseTebi Zalian cotani iyvnen. roca amdeni xalxi davinaxe, saso warmekveTa da xeli Caviqnie. spauldingma ki amdeni xalxis Sekrebis ambavi ainunSiac ar Caagdo. ar vici, rogor moaxerxa, magram imdeni iZromiala, rom bolos oriveni kibeze aRmovCndiT. aq Cemi TvaliT vixile xalxis ori nakadi: erTi imedianad maRla mimavali. xolo meore imedgacruebuli yurebCamoyrili da cxvirCamoSvebuli dabla Camomavalni. ukanaskneli Ronec movikribeT da kontoraSi aRmovCndiT. - Zalian saintereso Tavgadasavali ki SegxvedriaT, - CaurTo holmsma, roca misi klienti SeCerda, raTa burnuTisaTvis eynosa da cxvirSic Seetena. - ganagrZeT, geTayva, ganagrZeT. - kontoraSi mxolod ori skami da erTi magida davlande. magidasTan ki Cemze ufro cecxlovani Tmis patroni Cia kaci ijda. igi ramdenime sityviT iwunebda da istumrebda Tavisufali adgilis maZieblebs. etyoboda, im adgilis dakaveba arc ise ioli iyo, rogorc spauldings egona. magram magidas rom mivuaxlovdiT, Cia kaci sxvebze ufro lmobierad gamomelaparaka. amave dros kari mixura, albaT imisaTvis, rom CvenTan sxvebis Tandauswreblad emusaifa. `es mister jabez uilsoni gaxlavT, - warmadgina Cemma TanaSemwem, - misi survilia Tavisufal adgilze moewyos~. `mgoni, namdvilad Sesaferi kandidati vipove, - warmoTqva Cia kacma, - aseTi mSvenieri Tma karga xania ar minaxavs!~ man nabiji ukan gadadga, Tavi gverdze gadaxara da Cems Tmebs imden xans akvirdeboda, rom Tavi uxerxulad vigrZeni. mere uecrad win wamovida, marjvena xelSi meca da momiloca. `Cemi mxridan usamarTloba iqneboda, rom Sevyoymanebuliyavi, magram imedi maqvs, sifrTxilisaTvis gadadgmul nabijs mapatiebT~, - Tqva Tu ara es, Cia kaci TmaSi Camafrinda da ise momqaCa, rom tkivilisagan amovigmine. `Tqven Tvalze cremli mogadgaT, ese igi, yvelaferi rigzea. sifrTxiles Tavi ara stkivao , xom gagigoniaT, iZulebuli varT, xalxi SevamowmoT, radgan orjer parikiT, xolo erTxel saRebaviT gagvacures. SemeZlo bevri iseTi SemTxveva meambna, rom adamianTa modgma SegZuldebodaT~. - igi fanjarasTan mivida da rac Zala hqonda, iyvira: adgili ukve dakavebuliao. - imedgacruebulTa amoZaxilma iqauroba SesZra. male mTeli filtstriti dacarielda da Cemsa da im kacis garda yvela JRalTmiani Tvals miefara. `Cemi saxeli da gvaria mister dunkan rosi. mec im Tanxidan vRebulob pensias, romelic saxelganTqmulma hopkinsma dagvitova, - mommarTa Cia kacma. - Tqven colSviliani xarT, mister uilson?~ vupasuxe, uSvilo qvrivi var-meTqi. Cia kacs saxe wamsve Seecvala da setyvasaviT damayara: `Zvirfaso! es Zalian seriozuli naklia! vwuxvar, rom uSvilo qvrivi yofilxarT. fondi marto imitom ki ar arsebobs, rom JRalTmianebs da sicocxle gauxangrZlivos, aramed imitomac, rom isini gamravldnen. Zalian sawyenia, rom uSvilo aRmoCndiT~. - is rom am laparakSi iyo, me SiSisagan, vaiTu aRar amiyvanos-meTqi, saxe damigrZelda, mister holms. mere cota xans iyuCa da miTxra: - sxva SemTxvevaSi gamonakliss ar davuSvebdiT da Tqveni bedic obieqturi mizezebis gamo gadawyvetili iqneboda, magram Tqvennairi Tmis patronisaTvis Rirs Tavis gamodeba. rodis SegeZlebaT axali movaleobis Sesrulebas SeudgeT?
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`cota uxerxulobas is miqmnis, rom sxvaganac var dakavebuli~, - vuTxari me. `oh, magnairi dabrkoleba ra saxsenebelia, mister uilson, - miTxra maSinve spauldingma. - Tqvens samuSaos iq me Sevasruleb~. `romel saaTebSi viqnebi dakavebuli?~ - vkiTxe me. `aTidan oramde~, - mipasuxa rosma. ramdenadac savaxSo salaroSi muSaoba, ZiriTadad, dRis meore naxevarSia da gansakuTrebuli gacxoveleba SeiniSneba oTxSabaTobiTa da paraskevobiT, gadavwyvite, Zvirfaso holms, dilis saaTebSi axal adgilze memuSavna. miT umetes, rom Cems TanaSemwes Tavisuflad SeeZlo Sevecvale da sando kacic aris. `CemTvis swored zedgamoWrili droa, - vuTxari me. - xelfasi ra momecema? `kviraSi oTxi funti sterlingi~. `samuSao rogori iqneba?~ `wminda nominaluri~. `ras eZaxiT wminda nominalur samuSaos?~ `imas, rom Tqven aTidan oramde samuSaodan fexi ar unda moicvaloT. Tu erTxelac aris, samuSao saaTebSi sadme gaxvalT, samuSaos samudamod gamoeTxovebiT. anderZnamagis damtovebelma am ambavs gansakuTrebiT gausva xazi. Tu sadme gaxvediT, es imas niSnavs, rom anderZis moTxovnas ar asrulebT da myisve dagiTxovT~. `Tu marto oTxi saaTi unda vijde, maSin adgilidan fexsac ar movicvli~. `arafers ar miviRebT mxedvelobaSi, arc xvewna-mudaras, arc samsaxuris momizezebas, arc avadmyofobas. an kontoraSi iqnebiT daniSnul oTx saaTs, anda samuSaos daemSvidobebiT~. `ra saxis samuSaoa?~ - erTxel kidev SevekiTxe ross. `Tqven gadaswerT britaneTis enciklopedias. ai, am karadaSi devs pirveli tomi. melani, qaRaldi, saSrobi da sxva misTanani TviTon unda iSovoT. Cven gTavazobT magidasa da skams. SegiZliaT xvalve SeudgeT saqmes?~ `raRa Tqma unda~, - vupasuxe me. `aba, kargad iyaviT, mister uilson, da neba momeciT gamoTxovebisas erTxel kidev mogilocoT is warmateba, rasac am samuSaos SovniT miaRwieT~. mister rosma oTaxidan gamosvlisas Tavi damikra da Cemi TanaSemwis Sinisaken gamovemarTe. momxdari ambiT ise nasiamovnebi viyavi, rom aRar vicodi, ra meTqva. mTeli dRe am ambavze vfiqrobdi da saRamos uqeifodac ki Seviqeni, vinaidan TavSi gamielva, yovelive es TvalTmaqcoba da muxTali saqme unda iyos-meTqi, Tumca verasgziT ver mivmxvdariyavi, sad iyo damarxuli ZaRlis Tavi. daujereblad meCveneboda, rom aseTi anderZi arsebobda da iyvnen iseTi adamianebic, romlebic britaneTis enciklopediis gadaweraSi ase did Tanxas ixdidnen, vinsente spauldingi yovelnairad cdilobda waveqezebine, magram dawolisas mainc mtkiced gadavwyvite, uari meTqva axal samuSaoze. meore diliT, avdeqi Tu ara, vifiqre, sainteresoa flitstritze ise mainc gaviaro-meTqi. asecmoviqeci. gzaze melani, kalami da sawerad saWiro sxva sagnebic SeviZine, da axal samuSaoze ise gamovcxaddi. adgilze misuls, yvelaferi wesierad damixvda, ramac Zalian gamaxara. magida moemzadebinaT da mister rosi Cems misvlas eloda. man miTxra, rom wera anbanis sawyisi asodan damewyo da TviTon sadRac wavida, Tumca drodadro Semoivlida xolme da damxedavda, vmuSaobdi, Tu ara. or saaTze damemSvidoba, Semaqo da kontoris kari gamoketa. ase midioda saqme. SabaTs mister rosma oTxi sterlingi CamiTvala. ase gavida meore da mesame kvirac. yovel cismare dRe aT saaTze gamocxadebuli, Sin orze vbrundebodi. dunkan rosi axla mxolod dilaobiT modioda, mere dilaobiT siarulic Sewyvita. me mainc ver vbedavdi oTaxidan gamosvlas, rom aseTi sarfiani samuSao ar damekarga.

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ase daZabul SromaSi gavida rva kvira. amasobaSi movamTavre `a~ asoze yoveli sityvis gadawera da `b~-ze gadasvlas vapirebdi, rom saqme sruliad moulodnelad Sewyda. - Sewyda? - diax, ser, Sewyda. me, Cveulebriv, aTi saaTisaTvis filstritisaken gavemarTe, magram kibeze rom avedi, kari daketili damixvda, karze mikrul muyaos naWerze ki ai, es warwera miemagrebinaT. uilsonma muyaos patara naWeri gamogviwoda, romelzec Semdegi ram amovikiTxeT: `JRalTmianTa kavSiri 1890 wlis 9 oqtobridan aRar arsebobs~. me da Serlok holmsi karga xans vaTvalierebdiT muyaos naWersa da jabez uilsonis daZmarebul saxes, magram bolos Tavi veRar SevikaveT da sicili wagvskda. - me aq sasacilos verafers vxedav, - wamoiyvira Cvenma klientma da Tavisi TmasaviT wamowiTlda, - Tu Tqven Cemi dacinvis meti araferi SegiZliaT, maSin daxmarebisaTvis sxvas mivmarTav! - ara, ara! - xmamaRla uTxra holmsma, da uilsoni savarZelSi Casva, - am saqmes arafris gulisaTvis ar moveSvebi. Zalian ucnauri ambavia. albaT, mapatiebT aseT gamoTqmas, da cotaTi sasacilocaa. axla is miTxariT, ra moimoqmedeT mas mere, roca karze mikrul muyaoze es warwera waikiTxeT? - retdasxmuliviT Seviqeni, ser, da ar vicodi, ra meqna. mere mezobeli kontorebi Semoviarek, magram maT am saqmis asaval-dasavalic ar icodnen. dabolos, saxlis patronTan mivedi, romelic dabla sarTulSi cxovrobda. da vkiTxe, ra moxda `JRalTmianTa kavSirSi~ rom kari gamouketavT-meTqi. man ki miTxra, arc vicodi, aseTi organizacia Tu arsebobdao. mere isRa damrCenoda mekiTxa, sad iyo dunkan rosi, magram, Cemda gasaocrad, saxlis patronma mipasuxa, rom es gvaric pirvelad Cemgan esmoda. `me im jentlmenze gekiTxebiT, romelic #4 oTaxSi cxovrobda~. `aa, JRalTmianze?~ `diax~. `is xom uiliam morisia da ara dunkan rosi. igi iuristia da, vidre mis kontoras SeakeTebdnen, Cemgan droebiT iqirava oTaxi. guSin gadavida~. `sada vnaxav?~ `Tavis kontoraSi, mefe edvardis quCaze # 17-Si, sadac wmida pavles taZaria~. - mec aRniSnul misamarTze gavwie, mister holms, magram iq xelovnuri wvivisa da muxlis kveris saxelosno damixvda. mister dunkan rosi da uiliam morisi rom vikiTxe, miTxres, aseTi gvari da saxeli pirvelad gvesmiso. - mere ra moimoqmedeT? - CaekiTxa holmsi. - mere Sin davbrundi da Cems TanaSemwes daveTaTbire, magram amaod. man mxolod is miTxra, albaT fostiT Segatyobineben, rac moxdao, magram es xels ar maZevs, mister holms, aseT sarfian adgils ubrZolvelad aravis davuTmob. xSirad gamigonia, rom daCagruli da gaubedurebuli xaloxis damxmare brZandebiT da TqvenTan swored amitom movedi. - da Zalian Wkvianuradac moiqceviT, rom CemTan moxvediT, - uTxra holmsma. - is, rac Tqven SegemTxvaT, yuradsaRebi ambavia. bednieri var, rom misi Zieba me momixdeba. Tqveni naambobi ufro seriozuli saqmea, vidre erTi SexedviT Cans. - meti seriozuli raRa unda iyos, kviraSi oTxi girvanqa gamomwires. - Tqven piradad JRalTmianTa kavSirze samduravi ar geTqmiT. piriqiT, im kavSirma Tqven erTi ocdaaTi girvanqa SegZinaT, Tu aRar vityviT im codnaze, rac am rva kviraSi gadaweriT miiReT. ase rom, Tqven, Tu SeiZineT, Torem araferi dagikargavT. - marTali brZandebiT, ser. magram me mainc minda is xalxi vnaxo. gavigo, vin arian da es TamaSa ras niSnavs, Tu namdvilad TamaSaa da meti araferi. Tu es
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xumrobaa, maSin igi sakmaod Zviri daujdaT. ocdaTormeti funti sterlingi arc ise ubralo Tanxaa. - Cven SevecdebiT mag saqmes naTeli movfinoT, mister uilson. mxolod neba momeciT winaswar ramdenime kiTxviT mogmarToT. didi xania, rac Tqveni TanaSemwe, vinc gancxadeba giCvenaT, TqvenTan muSaobs? - vidre gancxadebas moitanda, manamde CemTan erTi Tve imuSava. - saidan moiyvaneT, an visi rekomendaciiT miiReT? - igi movida im gancxadebis safuZvelze, romelic gazeTSi gamovaqveyne. - gamoqveynebul gancxadebas mxolod is gamoexmaura? - ara, erTi Tormeti kaci gamomecxada. - raRa maincdamainc is amoirCieT? - jer erTi, marjvea da, meorec, naxevar xelfasze dameTanxma. - da Tqvenc amitom aiyvaneT? - diax. - rogori kacia Tqveni vinsente spauldingi? - dabali tanisaa, Cafskvnili, jmuxi, Zalian cocxali, qosaa da ase, ocdaaTi wlisa iqneba. Subli mJavisagan aqvs damwvari. aRelvebuli holmsi sanaxevrod wamoiwia savarZlidan. - asec vivaraude, - CaurTo man, - Tu SeamCnieT, yuris bibiloebi daxvretili xom ara aqvs? - SevniSne, ser, magram ase miTxra, viRac boSam gamixvrita pataraobisaso. - hm! - warmoTva holmsma, da fiqrebSi wasuli savarZelSi gadawva. - es spauldingi isev TqvenTanaa? - diax, ser. vidre TqvenTan wamovidodi vesaubre kidec. - rac Tqven adgilze aRar iyaviT, rogor SeatyveT, kargad umuSavia? - samduravs ver vityvi, ser, vinaidan dilaobiT savaxSo salaro TiTqmis ar muSaobs. - kargi, mister uilson, or-sam dReSi Cems mosazrebas SegatyobinebT. dRes SabaTi dRea da vfiqrob, orSabaTamde yvelaferSi gaverkveviT. - aba, ras fiqrobT, uotson, am ambavze? - mkiTxa holsma, roca Cveni stumari wavida. - imdenad saidumloebiT mocul ambad meCveneba, rom veraferSi gavrkveulvar, vupasuxe me. - rogorc wesi, - Tqva holmsma, - rac ufro ucnaur saqmesTgan gvaqvs saqme, miT ufro naklebi saidumloebiTaa moculi yovelive. Cveulebriv, gacveTili, usaxo danaSauli ufro sagonebelSi agdebs kacs da ufro met Tavsatexs uCens, vidre ucnauri SemTxveva. Tqven TviTonve gansajeT: brboSi Cveulebrivi, usaxo kaci ufro Zneli mosaZebni araa? asevea aqac, magram am saqmes ki bolo male unda movadevno. - ras apirebT? - vkiTxe me. - gabolebas, - mipasuxa holmsma. - am amocanis gadawyvetas imdeni dro sWirdeba, ramdenic Cibuxis sam gabolebas da amitom, gTxovT, erTi aTi wuTi nu damelaparakebiT. igi ise moikeca savarZelSi, rom gamxdari muxlisTavebi Sevardnisebr kauWa cxvirTan miitana, Tvalebi milula da pirSi CibuxgaWrili marTlac romeliRac mtacebel frinvels miagavda. vifiqre, CaeZina-meTqi da TviTonac Tavis kanturi daviwye, rom Cemi megobari uceb ise wamoiWra adgilidan, TiTqos mtkice gadawyvetileba miiRo da axla mis Sesrulebas unda Sesdgomoda. - am saRamos sent jeims holSi sarasate ukravs, -Tqva holmsma, - rogor fiqrobT, uotson, Tqveni avadmyofebi gaZleben uTqvenod ramdenime saaTs, Tu vera? - arc ise didi praqtika maqvs da dRes Tavisufali var, - vupasuxe me.
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- maS, qudi daixureT da gzas gavudgeT. pirvel yovlisa, sitiSi unda mivideT da gzad sadme wavixemsoT. afiSis wakiTxvisas SevniSne, rom sarasates programaSi italiursa da frangul musikas germanuli sWarbobs, rac Cemi azriT, ufro mniSvnelobvani ambavia da koncertis Rirebulebasac fass matebs. mas mere, rac sakuTari TvaliT vnaxavT da davukvirdebiT, yovelive wvrilmani sakuTari WkuiT unda avwon-davwonoT da gavaanalizoT. aba, axla ki gavwioT! Cven metroTi oldersgeits mivaRwieT damere seqs-koburgskveramde fexiT gavuyeviT. aq momxdariyo yovelive, rac uilsonma gviambo. es iyo viwro, patara, Rataki adgili, sadac oTxrigad CaemwkrivebinaT orsarTuliani, aguriT nagebi WuWymodebuli saxlebi. am gamWvartluli saxlebis fanjrebi gadascqerodnen patara baRs, romelSic sarevela balaxs samkvdro-sasicocxlo brZolaSi ramdenime dafnis buCqiRa gadarCenoda. kuTxis saxlze oqroTi movarayebuli sami burTi da yavisfer abraze TeTrad warwerili `jabez uilsoni~ iuwyeboda, rom aq iyo Cveni klientis savaxSo salaro. Serlok holmsi saxlis win SeCerda. Tavi gverdze gadaewia, sanaxevrod moWutuli Tvalebi ubrwyinavda da saxls ise aTvalierebda. mere quCas auyva, isev ukan gamobrunda da Tan saxlebs ukvirdeboda. savaxSo salaros win SeCerda, xeljoxi samjer Zlierad dahkra qvafenils da mere salaros karze daakakuna. kari imwamsve sufTad gaparsulma axalgazrdam gamoaRo da Sin SegvipatiJa. - gmadlobT, - uTxra holmsma, - me mxolod is mainteresebs, aqedan strendSi ra gziT gavalT. - mesame Sesaxvevi marjvnidan, xolo marcxniv waxvalT, meoTxe SesaxvevSi SebrundebiT. - Tqva es da kari maSinve daxura. - Zalian marjve ymawvili Cans! - Tqva holmsma. - vfiqrob, simarjviT igi mTel londonSi meoTxe adgilze unda iyos, xolo gabedulebaSi mesame adgils aravis dauTmobs. mis Sesaxeb raRac-raRac cnobebi maqvs. - cxadia, - wamoviwye me, - mister uilsonis TanaSemwe am saidumloebiT mocul JRalTmianTa ambavSi gareuli unda iyos. albaT, swored imitom gamoixmeT, rom misi naxva gainteresebdaT. - piradad misi saxisa ara da misi Sarvlis muxlisTavebis SeTvaliereba ki mindoda. - mere ra gamoarkvieT? - rasac movelodi, swored is SevniSne. - qvafenilze raRas urtyamdiT Tqvens xeljoxs? - Cemo Zvirfaso uotson, axla adgilis daTvaliereba movamTavroT da mere vimaslaaToT. Cven amJamad mtris teritoriaze moqmedi mzveravebi varT da seqskoburgskverSi cota ram viynoseT. axla am saxlebs gadaRma mdebare quCebi unda davzveroT. rogorc ki seqs-koburgskveris mosaxvevs gavcdiT, Cvens Tvalwin iseTi kontrastuli suraTi gadaiSala, rogorc Zfirfas mxatvrul namuSevars da mis ukana mxares Soris arsebobs. seqs-koburgskveris mosaxvevidan pirdapir qalaqis mTavar quCaze gavediT, romelic sitis qalaqis Crdilo da dasavleT mxareebTan aerTebda. mTavari quCa savse iyo orive mxares or-or wyebad mavali etlebiT. trotuarze ki uamravi xalxi mimodioda. Zneli warmosadgeni iyo, rom am mSvenieri maRaziebisa da brwyinvale kontorebis ukan usicocxlod Camkvdari, miyruebuli skveri iyo. - minda Zalian kargad davaTvalieroT am rigSi mdgari saxlebi, rom davimaxsovro romeli Senoba romels mosdevs. kargad mogexsenebaT, Cemi sayvareli saqme londonis yovelmxrivi Seswavlaa. jer mort-meris Tambaqos savaWro saxlia, mere gazeTebiT savaWro, mas mosdevs qalaqisa da gareubnis bankis koburgis ganyofileba, mere vegetarianelTa restoranelTa restorani, is ki markferlenis etlebis saxelosno saxlia, amis mere ki sxva kvartali iwyeba. Cveni samuSao ukve
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damTavrebulia, uotson, da SegviZlia cota gaverToT. axla sandviCi da yava Zalian mogvixdeba. mere ki CavefloT violinos tkbil, naz, harmoniul hangebSi, iq, sadac ver mogwvdebian JRalTmiani klientebi da veRar Segvawuxebs maTi Tavsatexi amocanebi. Serlok holmss Zalze uyvarda musika. igi ara marto kargi Semsrulebeli, aramed kargi kompozitoric gaxldaT. mTel saRamos xmaamouReblivijda xolme savarZelSi da Tavis grZel TiTebs musikis taqtze amoZravebda. misi Rimilgadafenili saxisa da siamovnebis buranSi CaZirul TvalTa isris danaxvaze sruliad gadagaviwydebodaT, rom igi maZebari Serlok holmsi gaxldaT, is gamWriaxi Serlok holmsi, romelic damnaSaveTa samyaros SiSis zars scemda. mis xasiaTSi dualisturad monacvleobdnen sakvirveli gamWriaxoba da sagnebis da movlenebis poeturi Wvreta. mis xasiaTSi erTmaneTs ecileboda ukidresi daqanculoba da yovlisSTanTqavi uzarmazari energia. rogorc Semoqmeds, saRamoobiT, Tavdaviwyebamde swvavda sakuTari improvizaciebi da notebi. magram masSi uecradve ifeTqebda monadiris avxorculi vneba da misi brwyinvale intuicia da SesaniSnavi gonebrivi Zala axla am asparezze Seisxamda xorcs. vinc ar icnobda holmssa da mis meTods, swored amitom Tvlida mas uCveulo arsebad da, rogorc arabunebrivi niWiT dajildoebul adamians, eWviT ucqeroda. im saRamos sent jeims holSi musikis hangebSi Caflul holmss rom vucqerdi, vgrZnobdi, rom, vinc mis klanWebSi moeqceoda, kargi dRe ar daadgeboda. - albaT saxlSi wasvlas apirebT ara, uotson? - mkiTxa man, roca koncertis dasasruls gareT gamovediT. - diax, ra Tqma unda. - me ki koburgskverze unda davbrunde da erTi saqme movamTavro, romelsac orisami saaTi dasWirdeba. Zalian seriozuli saqmea. - seriozuli? - iq mzaddeba Zalian mniSvnelovani danaSauli. Cemi azriT, jer kidev SeiZleba misi Tavidan acileba. magram saqmes is arTulebs, rom dRes SabaTi dRea. Tqveni daxmareba damWirdeba, uotson. - romel saaTze? - aTze. - aT saaTze beikerstirtze gavCndebi. - Zalian kargi. mxolod gaiTvaliswineT, rom saxifaTo saqme mogvelis da jibeSi revolveris Cadeba ar dagaviwydeT. - xeli damiqnia, quslebze Semobrunda da xalxSi gauCinarda. me mjera, rom gonebrivad sxvebze dabla ar vdgavar, magram holmsis siaxloves sakuTari Tavis rwmena mekargeba. yvelaferi, rac man moismina, mec movismine, yovelive, rac man naxa, mec sakuTari TvaliT vixile, magram Tu raime danaSauli mzaddeboda, Cemi goneba amas ver Caswvda. aqedan daskvna, holmsma ara marto is icis, rac moxda, aramed isic, rac unda moxdes. me ki jerjerobiT yvelaferi miuRwevel amocanad mesaxeboda. kensingtonisaken rom mivemgzavrebodi, yovelive wvrilad gavixsene: uilsonis ucnauri monaTxrobi JRalTmianTa kavSirsa da britaneTis enciklopediis gadaweraze da seqs-koburgskverSi Cveni viziti, gavixsene holmsis sityvebic, amaRam saxifaTo saqme mogveliso. bevri vifiqre imazec, ratom unda SeviaraRebuliyavi da ras niSnavda Cveni saRamos eqspedicia? saiT unda gavmgzavrebulyiaviT da ra unda mogvemoqmeda? gavixsene isic, holmsma rom miTxra, uilsonis qosa TanaSemwe didi gaiZveraa da misgan Zalian mZime danaSaulia mosalodneli. yvelaferze bevri vifiqre, Tavi vimtvrie, magram Sedegs rom ver mivaRwie, gadavwyvite, holmsTan saRamos Sexvedramde aRaraferze mefiqra. 9-dan TxuTmeti wuTi iyo gadasuli, rom Sinidan gamovedi, haidparki gadavWeri, oqsfordstritze gavedi da beikerstritze gavCndi. saxlTan ori kebi SevniSne. holSi Sesuls oTaxidan sxvadasxva xm aSemomesma. oTaxSi Sevedi Tu ara, davinaxe,
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holmsi or kacs esaubreboda. erTi maTgani skotlendiardeli maZebari, piter jounzi, imwamsve vicani. meore ki viRac maRal-maRali, gamxdari, uJmurad gamometyveli, mbrwyinav cilindriani da SesaniSnav frakSi gamowyobili kaci iyo da cxovel monawileobas iRebda maT saubarSi. - yvelani aqa varT, - warmoTqva Cems danaxvaze holmsma, mokle qurTukis Rilebi Seibnia da xeli monadiris rkinistarian maTraxs wamoavlo. - uotson, Tqven piter jounzs icnobT, ara? maSin neba momeciT gagacnoT mister meriuoTeric, visTan erTadac mogvixdeba amaRamindeli eqspediciis Catareba. - rogorc xedavT, eqimo, holmsTan erTad vnadirobT, - wamoiwyo jounzma. - Cveni megobari didi fasdaudebeli monadirea, magram nadiris gamosagdebad gamocdili beberi ZaRli sWirdeba. - me mgonia nadiris nacvlad nadirobis dasasruls xelT bati SegvrCeba, uJmurad Cailaparaka meriuoTerma. - holmsi iseTi Citi araa, ase advilad Secdes, - gamoepasuxa jounzi, - mas Tavisi sakuTari, Teoriuli da, marTalia, cota fantastikuri meTodebi gaaCnia, magram sakvirvel Sedegebs aRwevs. gadaWarbebuli ar iqneba, Tu vityviT, rom bevrjer Cven SevmcdarvarT xolme da eg ki marTali gamomdgara. magaliTad, Soltos mkvlelobis saqme, agras ganZis saqme da sxv. - Tu Tqven am azrisa xarT, mister jounz, maSin yvelaferi kargad yofila, ukve sxvagvari simRera wamoiwyo ucnobma. - mainc Zalian vwuxvar, rom SabaTi dRea da robers movcdebi. am ocdaSvid weliwadSi es pirveli SabaTi iqneba, roca karts ver viTamaSeb. - amaRamindeli TamaSi ufro did Tanxazea, vidre mTeli ocdaSvidi wlis manZilze CasulxarT, mister meriuoTer, Tanac TamaSi ufro warmtaci da madis aRmZvreli gvelis. TqvenTvis am TamaSs raRac ocdaaTi aTasi girvanqa sterlingis fasi eqneba, xolo TqvenTvis, mister jounz, im adamianis fasi, romlis Sepyrobac ager amdeni xania gulSi gidevT. - jon klei mkvleli, qurdi, moZalade da yalbismqmnelia. marTalia, mister meriuoTer, igi axalgazrdaa, magram Tavis profesiaSi daxelovnebulia. mTel londonSi iseTi mondomebiT aravis Sevuborkavdi xelebs, rogorc kleis. axalgazrda jon klei mTlad gansacvifrebeli kacia. misi papa hercogi gaxldaT, TviTon itonisa da oqsfordis universitetebSi swavlobda. Wkua iseve moqnili aqvs, rogorc TiTebi da miuxedavad imisa, rom misi namoqmedaris kvals xSirad vawydebiT, TviTon versad movixelTeT. erT danaSauls rom SotlandiaSi Caidens, meore danaSaulze ukve konuelSi vxvdebiT. ager ukve meramdene welia kvaldakval davdev da TvaliT arc ki minaxavs. - imedi maqvs dRes saRamos gagacnobT. erT-or saqmeSi mister jon kleis mec Sevxvedrivar da geTanxmebiT, rom mTel inglisSi Znelad moiZebneba aseTi daxelovnebuli qurdi da gaiZvera. axla ki, me mgonia, droa gzas gavudgeT. Tu Tqven orni pirvel etlSi moTavsdebiT, meoreSi me da uotsoni CavjdebiT da ukan gamogyvebiT. Serlok holmss mTeli gza xma ar amouRia da koncertze mosmenil melodiebs stvenda. gaziT ganaTebuli quCebis labirinTebSi aRma-daRma siaruls morCiT da, rogorc iqna, faringdonstrits mivaRwieT. - axla ki axlosa varT, - SeniSna Cemma megobarma. - es ymawvili meriuorTi bankis direqtoria da am saqmiT sisxlxorceuladaa dainteresebuli. jounzi cudi ymawvili araa, marTalia, Tavisi saqmisa ara gaegeba ra, magram buldogiviT mamacia da kiborCxalasaviT moeWideba rames, Tuki klanWi gamosdo. ai, Cvenc movediT, isini ki ukve gvelian. Cven isev im xalxmraval quCaze amovyaviT Tavi, sadac diliT videqiT. meetleebi gavistumreT da meriuoTers mivyeviT. romeliRac Zalian viwro derefani gaviareT da mere gverdiT karSi SevediT, aqedan Tavi mokle talanSi amovyaviT, mis
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boloSi ki rkinis masiuri kari dagvixvda. kari gamovaReT, xveul kibes dabla CavyeviT da kidev erT kars mivadeqiT. mister meriuoTeri SeCerda, raTa sinaTle aenTo da mere bnel talanSi wagviZRva. cxvirs miwis suni miRizianebda, kidev erTi kari movitoveT ukan da Tavi uzarmazar sardafsa Tu akldamaSi amovyaviT. igi mZime yuTebiTa da kalaTebiT iyo savse. holmsma farani maRla aswia, Weri daaTvaliera da mere warmoTqva, - zevidan arc iseTi advili misadgomia. - arc qvevidanaa advili SemosaZromi, - gamoepasuxa meriuoTeri da xeljoxi hkra filaqans, romelic, etyoboda, iatakad iyo dagebuli. - daswyevlis RmerTi, iseTi xma aqvs, TiTqos gamofuRruliao! - gakvirvebiT warmoTqva man. - dabejiTebiT gTxovT, xmamaRla nu laparakobT, - mkacrad uTxra holmsma. Tqveni saqcieliT krialosaniviT awyobili saqme CagvefuSeba. imdeni sikeTe gviyaviT, romelime yuTze CamojeqiT da xels nu SegviSliT. zviadi meriuoTeri holmsis xmaSi aJRerebulma foladma mainc daimorCila da ganawyenebuli kacis ieriT yuTze Camojda. holmsi muxlebze daemxo da maSuqiTa da gamadidebeli linziT filebs Soris napralebis Zebnas Seudga. ramdenime wamis gafacicebuli kvlevisa da Ziebis Semdeg igi wamodga, linza jibeSi Caido da saxeze iseTi ieri gamoexata, etyoboda, Tavisi kvlevis SedegebiT kmayofili unda yofiliyo. - Cven erTi saaTi dro mainc gvaqvs, radgan isini saqmes manamde ar Seudgebian, sanam uilsoni Rrma Zils ar miecema. mere ki wuTsac ar dakargaven, radgan saqmes moamTavreben Tu ara, gauCinarebisaTvis ufro meti dro moitovon. Tqven albaT ukve mixvdiT, uotson, rom Cven axla vimyofebiT londonis erT-erTi umdidresi bankis sardafSi. mister meriuorTi am bankis direqtori gaxlavT da agixsniT, ra sjidaT inglisis damnaSaveTa samyaros gabedul warmomadgenlebs, rom TavianTi yuradReba am sardafze gadmoetanaT. - amisi mizezi is franguli oqroa, romelsac bankSi vinaxavT, - CurCuliT Tqva meriuorTma. - Cven ramdenjerme gagvafrTxiles, oqros gatacebas Seecdebiano. - saidana gaqvT franguli oqro? - am ramdenime xnis winaT Sina resursebis Sesavsebad ocdaaTi aTasi napoleondori safrangeTis banks davesesxeT. rogorc gamoirkva, Turme araviTari Sevseba ar gvesaWiroeboda da es fuli rogorc miviReT, isev ise awyvia. am yuTSi, romelzedac me vzivar, tyviis furclebSi Cawyobili ori aTasi oqroa. Cveulebriv, oqros amden marags arc erTi bankis ganyofileba ar inaxavs da Cemi SeSfoTebis mizezic esaa. - SeSfoTebisa da xifaTis molodinis mizezi namdvilad aqvT, - CaurTo holmsma. - axla ki, Cemi azriT, droa movemzadoT. Cemi varaudiT, am erT saaTSi yovelive unda damTavrdes. eg maSuqic unda CavaqroT, mister meriuoTer. - da bnelSi davrCeT? - meti gza araa. me Tan wamoviRe karti, rom Tqven dRevandeli SabaTi ar dagekargaT da roberi geTamaSaT. magram, vatyob, mteri ise momzadebula, rom sinaTlis datoveba saxifaToa. pirvel yovlisa, adgilebi SevicvaploT, isini Zalian gambedavi da Tavze xelaRebuli xalxia. marTalia, Tavs moulodnelad davesxmebiT, magram Tu frTxilad ar moviqeciT, SeuZliaT didi ziani mogvayenon. me am yuTis ukan davimalebi, Tqven ki ai, im yuTs amoefareT. rogorc ki Suqs mivanaTeb, maSinve eciT da xelebi SeuborkeT. Tu srolas daiwyeben, uotson, Tqvenc uyoymanod amoiReT mizanSi. fexSemarTuli revolveri yuTze davde da TviTon yuTs amovefare. holmsma faranas raRac gadaafara da srur ukuneT sibneleSi dagvtova. gacxelebuli liTonis sunma mimaxvedra, rom Suqi Cambrali ar iyo da saWiroebis SemTxvevaSi sinaTlis sxivi erTbaSad ielvebda. am ukuneTSi daZabuli molodinisa da miwis sinotivisagan raRac eniT uTqmel depresias ganvicdidi da TiTqos suli damimZimda.
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- maT erTi gasaqcevi gza rCebaT, esaa ukan gabruneba, - waiCurCula holmsma. albaT SeasruleT, rac gTxoveT, ara jounz? - seqs-koburskverze, uilsonis saxlis karTan maT inspeqtori da ori oficeri elodebaT. - mas mere, rac yvela xvreli davgmaneT, isRac dagvrCenia, nadirTa gamoCenas ganabulni velodoT. oh, rogor miizlazneboda dro. sinamdvileSi erTi saaTi ar iyo gasuli da me ki isev meCveneboda, rom Rame gaicrica da albaT aRmosavleTi ukve ciskarma cexlisfrad SeReba-meTqi. gaunZrevlad Cayunculsa da daZabulad momlodines fexebi damibuJda da ZarRvebSi sisxli gameyina, magram mainc ar vinZreodi. Cemamde aRwevda Cems TanamosangreTa sunTqva, magram imdenad moTenTili viyavi, rom zorzoxi jounzis qSena aylayuda meriuoTeris fSvinisagan ver gamerCia. iseTi pozicia meWira, rom pirdapir filaqans Sevcqerodi. uecrad sinaTlis sxivis ciali SevniSne. pirvelad filaqanidan sinaTlis patara sxivi gamokrTa. cotac da is sxivi ukve did sinaTled gadaiqca. mere mTlad uxmaurod filaqani viRacis uxilavma xelma ahyara da male TeTri, qaluri xelic vixile. iatakidan amoSverili is xeli TiTqos TiTebiT raRacas daeZebda bnelSi. amoSverili TeTri xeli iseve uceb gauCinarda, rogorc gamoCnda, da yvelaferi isev ukunma moicva. Camtvreuli filaqnidan, saidanac cota xnis winaT TeTri xeli gamoCnda, axla odnav mbJutavi sinaTle gamokrToda. uecrad erTma ganierma filam iseTi xma gamosca, TiTqos gaapeso, Tu gaglijeso, da mis adgilze karga mozridili xvreli gaCnda. iqidan farnis Suqma ielva. im xvrelis Tavze sufTad gaparsul, biWur saxes movkari Tvali. an irgvliv guldasmiT SeaTvaliera yvelaferi, mer exvrelis orive mxares xelebs daeyrdno da maRla amoZvra. amovida Tu ara, axla viRacas uxmo da amoZromaSi daexmara. isic Cia tanisa Canda, fermkrTali da JRalTmiani. - yvelaferi kargadaa, - CurCuliT Tqva man, - saWreTeli da tomrebi xom Sena gaqvs?.. ukanve Caxti, arCi, ukanve da amaT me movuvli. roca Serlok holmsi mZarcvels kiserSi swvda, meore mZarcveli xvrelSi CaZvra da gauCinarda. jounzs undoda daeWira, magram, etyoba, ver moaxerxa. tansacmlis fxrewa-glejis xma moswvda Cems smenas. es albaT maSin moxda, roca mZarcveli jounzs xelidan gausxlta. sinaTleze revolveris lulam ielva, magram holmsma mZarcvels maTraxis rkinis tari dahkra xelSi da revolverma filaqanze moiRo zriali. - wnaaRmdegobas azri ara aqvs, jon klei, - mSvidad uTxra holmsma. - vxedav, rom Cavvardi, - upasuxa mZarcvelma gulgrilad. - magram Cemma megobarma moaswro gaqceva da mis magier xelSi falasfulasi SegrCaT. - iq mas gamosasvlel karSi sami kaci elodeba. - Zalian ki gimuSaviaT, namdvilad qebis Rirsad mimaCnixarT. - mec igive unda giTxraT, Tqveni gamogneba JRalTmianTa kavSiris Taobaze axali iyo da Zalian efeqturic. - axlave naxavT Tqvens megobars, - CaurTo jounzma, - is Cemze ukeT daZvreba xvrelebSi, magram cudubralod gaisarja da axlave gaqaCaven. Tqven ki xelebze borkilebi unda dagadoT. - Tavidan momaSoreT Tqveni binZuri xelebi, - warmoTqva dapatimrebulma, rogorc ki xelborkili daado jonzma. - iqneb ar iciT, rom Cems ZarRvebSi mefuri sisxli Cqefs? keTili inebeT da momarTvisas miwodeT `ser~ da `inebeT~. - Zalian kargi, - daeTanxma jounzi; Tan Tvalebi daaWyita da CaixiTxiTa. keTili inebeT, ser, maRla abrZandiT, iq kebs daviWerT, Sig CagabrZanebT da Tqvens brwyinvalebas policiaSi miviyvanT.

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- ai, ase jobia, - mSvidad warmoTqva jon kleim. man medidurad dagvikra Tavi da maZebars uSfoTvelad gahyva. - mister holms, wamoiwyo meriuoTerma, sardafidan rom gamogviyvana, - ar vici, Cvenma bankma riT unda gadagixadoT madloba, rom Tavidan aacileT aseTi ubedureba. Cemi azriT, es i qneboda udidesi Zarcva, rac ki odesme gamigonia. - me jon kleisTan sakuTari angariSic mqonda, - uTxra holmsma. - fuli am saqmeze bevri ar damixarjavs, ase rom imedia, Tqveni banki aminazRaurebs, Tumca ukve dajildoebuli var imiT, rom `JRalTmianTa kavSirze~ aseTi SesaniSnavi ambavi Sevityve. - xedavT, uotson, - wamoiwyo meore diliT holmsma, roca beikerstritze sodian viskis SeveqceodiT, - CemTvis Tavidanve naTeli iyo, rom JRalTmianTa kavSirze fantastikuri gancxadeba da britaneTis enciklopediis gadawera mxolod imisTvis moigones, rom is Wkuiskolofi uilsoni saxlidan ramdenime saaTiT gamoetyuebinaT xolme. marTalia, amis misaRwevad Zalian kuriozuli gza airCies, magram amocana brwyinvaled gadawyvites. mTeli es gamogoneba, kleis gamWriax gonebas albaT misi Tanamzraxvelis JRalma Tmam Caagona. kviraSi oTxi girvanqa sterlingi maT uilsonis sacTuneblad gadayares. magram, aba, raa oTxi girvanqa im aTasebTan SedarebiT, rasac gamoelodnen. maT gancxadeba gamoaqveynes gazeTSi. erTma kontora daiqirava, meorem Tavisi ufrosi acTuna, gansazRvrul saaTebSi uilsoni Tavidan moiSora da oriveni Tavisuflad Seudgnen ganzraxulis sisruleSi moyvanas. rawams gavigone, uilsonis TanaSemwe naxevar xelfasze muSaobso, maSinve eWvi aRmeZra, rom mas sul sxva, xelfasze ufro Zlieri motivi amoZravebda. - magram rogor miuxvdiT ganzraxuls? - uilsonis saxlSi rom qali yofiliyo, eWvs aseT SemTxvevaSi sasiyvarulo ambavze mivitandi da vifiqrebdi, qmris gamotyueba ramdenime saaTiT imis gamo surT, rom colTan dro gaataron-meTqi. magram es ambavi gamoricxuli iyo, xolo Cveni JRalTmiani klientis savaxSo salaro ki imdenad patara dawesebulebaa, rom aravisTvis araviTar interess ar warmoadgenda. maSasadame, mizezi unda saxlis gareT meZia. ra unda yofiliyo es? momagonda uilsonis naambobi, rom Cemi TanaSemwe fotosaqmeze Wkuas kargavs, sul aparats aCxakunebs da mere sardafSi imis gamomJRavnebas undebao. sardafi, ai, sad unda yofiliyo damarxuli ZaRlis Tavi. mere uilsons wvrilad gamovkiTxe Tavisi TanaSemwis ambavi da davadgine, rom igi londonis damnaSaveTa samyaros erT-erTi yvelaze gabeduli da guladi warmomadgenelTagania. igi ori Tve yoveldRiurad Cadioda sardafSi da iq saaTobiT rCeboda. ra unda ekeTebina sardafSi, Tu ara romelime Senobis misadgomi saidumlo gvirabi? maSin gadavwyvite dameTvalierebina misi moRvaweobis adgili. gaxsovT, qvafenils orm xeljoxi davkari? mindoda gamego, gvirabi saxlis win gamodioda Tu saxls ukan miimarTeboda. rogorc davadgine, igi win ar gamodioda. maSasadame, uilsonis TanaSemwes gvirabi saxls ukan romelime Senobisaken gahyavda. zari davreke da rgorc movelodi, kari TvanaSemwem gamiRo. Cven winaTac SevxvdrivarT saqmeSi erTmaneTs, magram kleis saxiT ar vicnobdi. saxeze arc axla Semixedavs. me mxolod misi muxlisTavebis naxva mewada. Tqven TviTonve naxeT, muxlisTavebs rogori WuWyiani, daWmuWnili da gacveTili Sarvali ufaravda. swored Sarvlis totebi iyo gvirabSi gatarebuli mravali saaTis utyvi mowme. axla imis dadgena iyo saWiro, romeli Senobisaken miimarTeboda gvirabi. roca skveridan SevuxvieT da sitiSi uilsonis saxlis gadaRma bankis Senoba davlande, imwamsve mivxvdi, rom mZarcvelebi swored am Senobis qveS Txridnen gvirabs. koncertis damTavrebis Semdeg Tqven rom Sin waxvediT, me skotlendiardSi Sevirae, jounzs moveTaTbire, droc davuTqvi da mere bankis direqtoric vnaxe. danarCeni ambavi ki Tqven Tvalwin moxda. - is rogorRa daadgineT, rom mZarcvelebi swored wuxel apirebdnen bankSi gvirabiT Sesvlas?
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- maT rom JRalTmianTa kavSiri daxures, amiT aSkarad mivxvdi, rom muSaoba daamTavres, gvirabi gaamzades da uilsonis saxlidan gatyuebas maTTvis ukve azri aRara hqonda. raki gvirabi mzad iyo, isini ecdebodnen, rac SeiZleba male gamoeyenebinaT igi da ZiriTadi miznisaTvis mieRwiaT. jer erTi, imitom, rom gvirabis arseboba ar gamJRavnebuliyo da, meorec, xom SeiZleboda, oqros sxva adgilze gadaetanaT. SabaTi dRe ki maTi saqmisaTvis pirdapir zedgamoWrili ram iyo, vinaidan Tavis gadasarCenad maT gankargulebaSi ori dRe iqneboda. yvela am mizezebis gamo vvaraudobdi, rom Zarcva wuxel RamiT moxdeboda. - Tqveni msjeloba adamians aRtacebas hgvris, - gulwrfelad wamoviZaxe me, ramsigrZe jaWvia da yoveli rgoli ra mtkice marjveniTaa naWedi. - maS, saqmem karga xniT mixsna mowyenilobisagan, - mTqnarebiT Tqva holmsma. magram axla vgrZnob, rom Wmunva kvlav meZaleba da albaT damjabnis kidec! mTeli Cemi cxovreba - esaa yoveldRiur erTferovnebasTan ganuwyveteli Widili da am erTferovnebiT gamowveul sevda-naRvelTan brZola. aseTi patar-patara Tavsatexi ambebi miqarveben sevdas da gulidan gadamiyrian xolme SemoCveul dards. - Tqven is qvelmoqmedi xarT, romlis mowyale gulic kacobriobisaTvis aris saWiro. holmsma mxrebi aiCeCa. TiTqosda Cemi saqmianobiT marTlac sargebloba momaqvs adamianebisaTvis, dasZina man. `dZrwqqub sZuTe kSut - dZwugmkub sZuTe ewge~ - `adamiani araraa - saqmea yvelaferi~, rogorc Tavis baraTSi swerda gulstav floberi JorJ sands.

gaTeTrebuli mebrZoli erTi megobrobis ambavi, moTxrobili TviTon Serlok holmsis mier rogorc me meCveneboda, Cemi megobris uotsonis Sexedulebani erTgvari SezRudulobiTa scodaven. samagierod, raime gadawyvetilebas rom miiRebs, Tavs ar daizogavs da didis daJinebiT Seecdeba xolme mis ganxorcielebas. ase, didxans CamCiCinebda, romelime Seni profesionaluri SemTxveva mainc aRwereo. SesaZlebelia, me TviTon miveci saamiso sababi, sul rom vsayvedurobdi, xalxis gemovnebas nu ki misdev kudSi, mSral faqtebs daeyrdeni-meTqi. - Tqveni aRwera najaxirevia, - veubnebodi xSirad. - TviTon scadeT, holms, mohkideT saqmes xeli, - aseT pasuxs maZlevda yovelTvis uotsoni. ai, mec vcade, mis rCevas mivyevi. unda vaRiaro, rom axla ukve mesmis Cemi megobris gasaWiri, aseve yvela danarCenisa, vinc kalams xelsa hkidebs. sainteresod wera arc ise ioli saqme yofila, rogorc pirvelad mqonda warmodgenili, xolo is SemTxveva, romlis moyolasac vapireb, am moTxovnilebas unda akmayofilebdes. amas garda, es ambavi Cems cxovrebaSi yvelaze ufro ucnaur SemTxvevaTa ricxvSi Sedis, Tumca uotsoni Tavis CanawerebSi mas ratomRac ar axsenebs. Cems ubis wignakSi aRniSnulia, rom is movlenebi, romelTa gadmocemiTac unda daviwyo Cemi moTxroba, moxda 1903 wlis ianvarSi, inglis-burebis omis damTavrebidan cota xnis Semdeg. im dros ukve marto vcxovrobdi. Cemma erTgulma uotsonma coli SeirTo da Cveni saerTo bina, beikerstritze rom gvqonda daqiravebuli, samudamod miatova. unda giTxraT, rom Cveni megobrobis mravali wlis manZilze, es qorwineba, misi mxriv, egoizmis erTaderT gamovlinebas warmoadgenda.
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hoda, im dRes mister jeims k. m. dodi mestumra, maRali, farTo mxarbeWiani, mziT garujuli ingliseli. me Cveulebriv, fanjrisgan zurgSeqceviT vjdebi xolme, klients ki Cems pirdapir vsvam ise, rom Suqi saxeze scemdes. axlac ase gavakeTe. mister dods, etyoboda, uWirda. ver gadaewyvita, saidan daewyo Txroba. arc me davxmarebivar, radgan mogebuli dro saSualebas maZlevda mis garegnobas davkvirvebodi. mcire dumilis Semdeg gadavwyvite, Cemi daskvnebiT gameocebina igi. gamocdilebiT vicodi, es uaRresad sasargeblo iyo, radgan klientebis gulaxdilobasa da ndobas iwvevda mudam. - vgoneb, axlaxan unda iyoT dabrunebuli samxreT afrikidan, ara? - vkiTxe ucnob stumars. - diax, ser, - mipasuxa gakvirvebulma. - getyobaT, cxenosanTa nawilSi msaxurobdiT. - savsebiT sworia, mister holms, Tqven jadoqari yofilxarT! - dabneulad warmoTqva mosulma. gaviRime. - yvelaferi ubralo ambavia. gana cxadi ar aris, rom aseTi vaJkacuri, warmosadegi, mxedruli ieris kaci, isic mzedakruli, londoneli ar unda iyos da es aris Camosula brZolis velidan, ese igi samxreT afrikidan? Tanac, wveri dagiyenebiaT, maSasadame, kadris mosamsaxure ara xarT. mixra-moxra ki iseTi gaqvT, uTuod kavaleristi iqnebiT da ase Semdeg. - sakvirvelia, mister holms! Tqven yvelafers xedavT, TviT umniSvnelo wvrilmanebsac ki. - wamoiZaxa dodma. - me Tqvenze mets verafers vamCnev, magram Tqvenze ukeT vaanalizeb imas, rasac vxedav, - vupasuxe me da ganvagrZe: - magram ara mgonia, mxolod imisaTvis mosuliyaviT, rom Cems dakvirvebis unarSi darwmunebuliyaviT. ra moxda Zveli taqsbergis parkSi? - o, mister holms! - Caibutbuta dodma. - Cemo Zvirfaso ser, araferia zebunebrivia imaSi, rac me giTxariT. Tqveni werilis konvertze ai, es beWedia dasmuli. saswrafod mimiReTo, mTxovT. maSasadame, moxla raRac mniSvnelovani ambavi. - diax, marTali brZandebiT. magram mas Semdeg ambebma kidev ufro cudi saxe miiRo. polkovnikma emsuordma pirdapir gamomagdo... - ese igi, rogor gamogagdoT? - swored ase. arc acia, arc acxela da maiZula, rom guda-nabadi amekra. erTi gaCvenaT, ra kacia es polkovniki emsuordi! godfri rom ara, mis siaxloves erT wamsac ar gavCerdebodi. auCqareblad movukide Cibuxs da skamis zurgs gadaveyrdeni. - iqneb amixsnaT rogorme, ra moxda, mister dod? Cemma stumarma Tvali eSmakurad moWuta. - me ki megona, Cemze ukve yvelaferi icodiT, - miTxra man. - magram vilaparakoT seriozulad: me gadmogiSliT yvela faqts, Tqven ki amixseniT, ras unda niSnavdes es. wuxel Tvali ar momixuWavs, Tavs vitexdi, iqneb rames mivxvdemeTqi. magram rac metsa vfiqrob, miT ufro warmoudgenlad da daujerebelad meCveneba momxdari ambavi. amgvarad, armiaSi movxvdi 1901 wlis ianvarSi, zustad am ori wlis winaT. Cvens eskadronSi msaxurobda vinme godfri emsuordi, axalgazrda moxalise. mis ZarRvebSi winapar TaobaTa meomruli sisxli Cqefda. mTel polkSi erTic ar moiZebneboda imaze ukeTesi ymawvili. Cven Zlier davmegobrdiT, iseve, rogorc ician megobroba adamianebma, romelTac erTi sasicocxlo mizani aerTianebT. mTeli erTi weli mxardamxar vibrZodiT, erTad vitandiT laSqruli cxovrebis yvela siZneleebs. Semdeg ki godfri daiWra da hospitalSi gagzavnes. hospitali keiptaunSi iyo. iqidan miviRe erTi werili, erTic inglisidan, sauthemptonidan.
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Semdeg ki arc erTi sityva, gesmiT, mister holms, arc erTi sityva.. Cemi uaxloesi megobrisagan. roca omi dasrulda da Sin davbrundi, maSinve mivwere godfris, Svilis ambavi vkiTxe. pasuxi ar mimiRia. xelaxla mivwere amjerad mokle da civi pasuxi miviRe. godfris mama ityobineboda, Cemi Svili samogzaurod wavida da erT welze adre misi dabruneba mosalodneli ar ariso. am pasuxma ver damakmayofila. mTeli es ambavi raRac jojoxeTurad ucnauri meCveneboda. ver damejerebina, rom iseTma ymawvilma, rogoric godfri iyo, uaxloesi megobari ase mokle xanSi daiviwya. erTi sxva garemoebac mikargavda mosvenebas. godfri didi qonebis erTaderTi memkvidre iyo. misi gadmocemiT vicodi, rom mamas ver ewyoboda. berikacs saZageli xasiaTi hqonda, godfri ki srulebiT ver egueboda mis sificxes. ara, saSinlad ar momwonda mTeli es ambavi da gadavwyvite, radac ar unda damjdomoda, WeSmaritebisaTvis mimekvlia. erT xans piradi saqmeebis mogvarebas movundi. magram axla ganzraxuli maqvs, mTeli dro da Zala Cemi megobris bedis garkvevas Sevwiro. Tqva es da Cemi stumris TvalebSi cecxlma ielva, Tanac kuTxovani yba gverdze moeqca. interesiT Sevavle Tvali Cems Tanamosaubres. mister jeims dodi iseTi kacis STabeWdilebas tovebda, romlis xilvac usazRvrod ufro sasiamovnoa megobrebs Soris, vidre mtrebs Soris. - Semdeg raRa gaakeTeT? - vkiTxe me. - vifiqre, yvelafers emjobineba, taqsbergis parki movinaxulo bedfordSi, sadac emsuordebis mamuli da kar-midamoa-meTqi. am mizniT godfris dedas mivwere. simarTle rom mogaxsenoT, davrwmundi, rom mamamisTan saqmis daWera Zneli saqme iyo. qals mivwere, godfri Cemi uaxloesi megobaria da erTad vibrZodiT samxreT afrikaSi; Tu sawinaaRmdego araferi geqnebaT, Tqvens SvilTan laparaki minda. mokle xanSi bedfordis maxloblad momiwevs Camosvla da cota xniT taqsbergSi Semovivli-meTqi. pasuxad Tavaziani miwveva miviRe emsuordebis mamulSi. Cavjeqi matarebelSi da gavemgzavre. vidre sadguridan mamulSi CavaRwevdi, daRamda kidec. emsuordebis sagvareulo cixe-simagre erTi didi mTliani nageboba gaxldaT, romlis xuroTmoZRvrebaSic aRreuli iyo yvela epobis damaxasiaTebeli stili. Senobis Sua nawili elisabedis drois stilze aegoT, magram garSemo viqtorias droindel yaidaze SemoeSenebinaT ucnauri nagebobani. cixe-koSkis garSemo mSvenieri farTo parki iyo gadaSlili. SigniT saxlis kedlebi wiTeli xiT moepirkeTebinaT. TviT kedeli ki mZime CarCoebSi Casmuli suraTebiT iyo dafaruli. mTel saxlSi siZvelisa da idumalebis suls daesadgurebina. win msaxurni Semomegebnen: mouravi ralfi, TviT am saxlis kedlebiviT xnieri moxuci da misi coli, romelic masze daCaCanakebuli Canda. momagonda, odesRac es qali godfris ZiZa iyo. Cemi megobari xSirad meubneboda, dedis Semdeg ise aravin myvarebia, rogorc Cemi moxuci ZiZao. godfris dedam, patara, sustma qalma, maSinve moinadira Cemi guli. samagierod mama ar momewona. misvlisTanave mimiwvia polkovnikma Tavis kabinetSi. gamogitydebiT, masTan saubris momlodines guneba Semecvala. erTi wamiT gavifiqre, uars vityvi-meTqi aseT oinze. magram megobris gaxsenebam sulmokleoba damaZlevina. polkovnikis pirquS, avejiT damZimebul kabinetSi ufro guldasmiT movaxerxe misi SeTvaliereba. godfris mama maRali, farTo mxarbeWiani moxuci gaxldaT, win wamowvdili nikapiTa da grZeli, WaRara wveriT. didi cxviri sisxlZarRvebiT daservoda, xolo misi wvrili, mkacri Tvalebi WaRara, banjgvliani warbebis qvemodan ibRvirebodnen. `amgvarad, - ser, - mommarTa Wriala xmiT, - Tu sawinaaRmdego ar geqnebaT, minda gavigo Tqveni stumrobis mizezebi~.
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me Tavazianad vupasuxe, rom misi meuRlisadmi miweril baraTSi weria mizezebi, romelTac maiZules momenaxulebina Cemi megobris mSoblebi-meTqi. `sxvaTa Soris, - ganagrZo moxucma, - garda Tqveni sityvieri gancxadebisa, me ar gamaCnia sxva sabuTi imisa, rom Cems Svils namdvilad axlos icnobdiT~. `me maqvs godfris werilebi~, - vupasuxe da Sevecade, SemenarCunebina gulgrili gamometyveleba. `xom ver miCvenebT, ser?~ `ra Tqma unda~. mister emsuordma swrafad gadaavlo Tvali werilebs da damibruna. `ho, kidev ras gvetyviT?~ - mkiTxa moxucma. `gamigeT, ser, - vupasuxe aRelvebulma, - Tqveni Svilis guliTadi megobari var da ratom gikvirT, rom vcdilob Cemi uaxloesi megobris kvals mivagno?~ `magram me maxsovs, ser, rom Cems werilSi ukve gipasuxeT yvela kiTxvaze. SemiZlia gagimeoroT: afrikaSi samsaxuris Semdeg godfris janmrTeloba sagrZnoblad Seirya. mas esaWiroeboda sruli simSvide, dasveneba da haeris gamocvla. amitom Cven, me da dedamisma, gadavwyviteT samogzaurod gagveSva. gTxovT, gadasceT yvelaferi es Cemi Svilis yvela megobars, visac masze guli Sestkiva~. `ra Tqma unda, am Txovnas SegisrulebT, ser, - mSvidad vupasuxe me, - magram Cemis mxriv gTxovT, gamoiCinoT Tavazianoba da miTxraT, rodis da romeli xomaldiT gaemgzavra Tqveni Svili. minda werili mivwero~. rogorc Sevatyve, Cemma sityvebma sagonebelSi Caagdo da Tanac gaabraza polkovniki. pasuxi maSinve ar gaucia. kuSti Tvalebi Rrmad Camala banjgvlian warbebSi da marjvena xelis saCvenebeli TiTi nerviulad aakakuna magidaze. bolos im moTamaSesaviT Semomxeda, romelic mopirdapires eSmakur svlas miuxvda. `Cems adgilze, mister dod, - warmoTqva auCqareblad, - sxvas moTminebas daakargvinebdiT Tqveni uadgilo daJinebiT, romelic Tavxedobas edreba~. `unda gamigoT kadnierebis mizezebi, ser, - avReldi mec, - erTaderTi Cemi ganzraxva gaxlavT...~ `vici, vici, - Semawyvetina emsuordma, - mxolod amitoma var ase momTmeni, mister dod. iZulebuli vxdebi, kategoriulad gTxovoT, SewyvitoT Semdgomi Careva Cems pirad cxovrebaSi. ojaxis saqme mekiTxeba mxolod me da sxvas aravis. gareSe kaci, rarig keTilmosurnec ar unda iyos, sworad ver Seafasebs ama Tu im movlenas, rac sxvis ojaxSi xdeba. es daimaxsovreT. suliT da guliT girCevT, SewyviteT es usargeblo Zieba da saqme monaxeT. axla ki, - ganagrZo mister emsuordma da wamodga, - Cems cols eaxlebiT. siamovnebiT moismens yvelafers, rasac gaixsenebT da mouTxrobT godfrize~. sul es iyo, mister holms. godfris mamis sastiki sikerpe TiTqmis yovelgvar imeds mikargavda. magram gulSi iqve davifice, ar movisveneb, vidre srul simarTles ar mivakvlev-meTqi. uzarmazar, pirquS ssadilo oTaxSi gamarTulma sadilobam uRimRamod Caiara. sufraze mxolod samni viyaviT. godfris deda xarbad mekiTxeboda yovel wvrilmans, rac ki mis Svilze vicodi. mama ki kuStad dumda. iseT daZmarebul gunebaze viyavi, rom pirvelsave xelsayrel SemTxvevaSi madloba gadavuxade diasaxliss da CemTvis gankuTvnil oTaxSi Sevedi. es iyo didi, Zunwad morTuli oTaxi, romelic iseTsave mZime STabeWdilebas tovebda, rogorsac mTeli Senoba. magram Tqven gamigebT, mister holms, laSqruli cxovrebis Semdeg. arc ise daxarbebuli viyavi morTulobas. fanjaraSi gavixede. naTeli, mTvariani Rame idga. SemaJrJola. fanjara mivxure. mere fardebi CamovuSvi, wigni gadavSale da mogizgize buxars mivujeqi.
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magram marto yofna didxans ar momixda. karze frTxili kakuni gaisma. oTaxSi moxuci msaxuri Semovida, SeSa Semoitana. `mapatieT, ser, - mommarTa krZalviT, - vaiTu buxars SeSa ar eyos-meTqi, gavifiqre. am oTaxebSi metismeti sineste icis~. karTan rom mivida, moxuci SeCerda. `iciT, ser, - warmoTqva moridebiT, TiTqos patiebas iTxovso, - SemTxveviT gavige, rac giTqvamT sadilobisas godfrize. saqme is gaxlavT, rom Cemi coli ZiZa iyo im ymawvilisa. orives Zalian gviyvars Cveni batoni, axalgazrda misteri. Tqven, mgoni, isic giTqvamT, mister godfrim omSi Tavi gamoiCinao~. `mTels polkSi veravin Seedreboda simamaciTa da keTilSobilebiT, vupasuxe xalisiT, - is rom ara, me axla aq jdoma da TqvenTan saubari aRar mewera~. moxucma kmayofilebiT moifSvnita danaoWebuli xelebi. `swored ase gaxlavT, ser. aseTi iyo mudam. mTels parkSi erTi xec araa, rom Cveni ymawvili kenweroze ar moqceoda. veraferi SeaSinebda. diax, - daumata cremlmoreulma moxucma, - araCveulebrivi ymawvili iyo da... araCveulebrivi adamianic~. am sityvebis gagonebisTanave adgilidan wamoviWeri. `gamigoneT, ralf, Tqven TqviT, iyoo, TiTqos godfri ukve aRar aris cocxali! es ras niSnavs? axlave mipasuxeT~. moxucs xelebi mxrebSi Cavavle. Tavis daRwevas lamobda, magram ver axerxebda. `ar vici, ras gulisxmobT, ser, - Caiburtyuna man. - me ufleba ara maqvs, Caverio sxvis saqmeSi. jobs, ojaxis ufross hkiTxoT~. `erT kiTxvaze mainc mipasuxeT, ralf, Torem ise am oTaxidan ver gaxvalT. cocxalia godfri, Tu mkvdari?~ saxeSi Cavacqerdi. berikacs saxe moRrecili hqonda, TiTqos Zlieri tkivilisagan itanjebao. Tvalebi cremliT avseboda, mWidrod mokumuli bage ver gaexsna. bolos waiCurCula: `jobda momkvdariyo~. moulodnelobam damabnia, mxarze xeli SevuSvi. amiT isargebla da oTaxidan gaqra. SegiZliaT warmoidginoT, mister holms, rogor amaforiaqa ralfis sityvebma. `ra unda Caedina godfris iseTi, rom moxuci msaxuri sikvdils amjobinebs mis sicocxles? - vfiqrobdi gulanTebuli. - nuTu danaSaulSi CaiTries, imdenad seriozulSi, rom ojaxis ufrosma umjobesad CaTvala misi gadakargva, raTa qveynad veravis enaxa igi da samarcxvino ambavi ar gaxmianebuliyo? godfri mudam Tavze xelaRebuli ymawvil-kaci iyo. amave dros iolad eqceoda gareSeTa zegavlenis qveS. albaT romelime aramzadis xelSi Cavarda, ymawvilis ndobiTa da didsulovnebiT isargebles, aseT SemTxvevaSi Cemi movaleobaa, misTvis mZime wuTebSi godfris gverdiT viyo~. am fiqrSi viyavi, roca Tavi avwie da... rogora fiqrobT, mister holms, vin davinaxe baRSi, Cemi fanjris win? swored is, godfri emsuordi! am adgilas Cemi stumari ise aRelda, rom erT xans Txrobis gagrZeleba veRar SeZlo. - me didi yuradRebiT gismenT, mister dod, - vuTxari bolos. - Tqveni ambavi TandaTan ufro saintereso xdeba. - godfris saxe fanjris minaze moedo, - ganagrZo dodma, - farda mWidrod ar Camomifarebia da garkveviT davinaxe godfris saxe. igi mkvdariviT gafiTrebuli iyo. aseTi siTeTre cocxali adamianisa jer ar menaxa. albaT ase gamoiyurebian moCvenebani. unda vTqva, rom godfrim Cemze sazareli STabeWdileba moaxdina, marto uCveulo TeTri saxiT ki ara, moCvenebasaviT rom anaTebda Ramis sibneleSi. raRac erTi wamiT Cveni Tvalebi erTmaneTs Sexvdnen. misma sacodavma, damnaSavis magvarma mzeram SemaZrwuna. es imdenad ganirCeoda Cemi megobris vaJkacuri da

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udardeli gamometyvelebisagan, rom Tavzari dameca. rogorc ki SeniSna, rom fanjaraSi mas vucqerdi, maSinve ganze gadaxta da sibneleSi gauCinarda. magram me tyuilad rodi gamivlia jariskacuri cxovrebis skola. iq adamiani swavlobs elvisebur moqmedebas da sulieri simSvidis SenarCunebas. godfrim jer kidev ver moaswro gauCinareba, rom fanjarasTan mivirbine da baRSi gadaxtoma vcade. magram anjamebi daJanguli yofiliyo da fanjara erTbaSad ver gamovaRe. erTi wuTis Semdeg mec im bilikze gavrbodi, romliTac Cemi varaudiT godfrim airCia wasvla. biliki mTvaris mkrTal naTels gaeSuqebina da momeCvena, rom Cem win raRac landi iyo atuzuli. godfris davuZaxe, magram pasuxi ver miviRe. gzajvaredinamde mivedi, gaubedavad Sevdeqi da uceb garkveviT gavigone, rogor miixura kari. mivxvdi, rom godfri damemala. raRa unda meqna? Sewuxebuli gavbrundi ukan. Ramis darCenil drois ganmavlobaSi tanjviT vcdilobdi, rogorme amomexsna ucnauri faqtebi, romelTac am dReebSi wavawydi. sauzmeze saxlis patroni nakleb sastiki meCvena. misis emsuordma SeniSna, rom mamulis mezoblad aris ramdenime RirsSesaniSnavi adgili, romelTa naxvac Rirso. dauyovnebliv visargeble am SemTxveviT da vkiTxe, xom ar SeiZleba am mizniT erTi dRe-Rame kidev davrCe Tqvensa-meTqi. Cems gegmas maspinZlis aRtaceba ar gamouwvevia, magram nebarTva mainc miviRe. gadavwyvite, mTeli dRe Semewira im saidumlo karis ZebnisaTvis, romlis miRmac damekarga megobari. Tu godfri moisurvebda, iolad damemaleboda TviT saxlSi. aq mTeli polki Tavisuflad moTavsdeboda. magram darwmunebuli viyavi, godfri parkSi imaleboda. oRond ra adgilas da ratom - es CemTvis amocanad rCeboda. nasauzmevs Cemma maspinZlebma, rogorc Cans, TavianT saqmeebs mixedes da yuradRebas aRar maqcevdnen. amiT visargeble da Sevecade parki gulmodgined gamomekvlia. Cemi yuradReba miiqcia ganmartoebulma fanCaturma, gverdiTi xeivnis ganapiras rom iyo gaSenebuli. iqidan xom ar momesma karis jaxuni? fanCaturs udardeli stveniT mivuaxlovdi, Tanac iseTi saxe miviRe, viTom umiznoJ davexetebodi parkSi. am dros fanCaturidan saSualo tanis, farTo wveriani mamakaci gamovida. Cemda gasaocrad, kari didis gulmodginebiT Caketa da me rom daminaxa, adgilze daeso. `vina xarT, stumari?~ - mkiTxa ise, rom salami ar moucia. avuxseni, Cemi guliTadi megobris godfris mSoblebis sanaxavad Camovedi-meTqi. `ra samwuxaroa, rom Cemi megobari gamgzavrebula, - davZine wyeniT, - Zalian gaexardeboda Cemi naxva~. `ho, Zalian sawyenia. imedi maqvs, sxva dros gagiRimebT bedi~. - am sityvebze Tanamosaubrem civad damikra Tavi da saxlisaken wavida. mec, sxva ra gza mqonda, mis magaliTs unda mivyolodi. ramdenime nabiji rom gadavdgi, movixede da davinaxe, rom wverosani kaci idga da Tvals madevnebda. vidre gamovbrundebodi, fanCaturis daTvaliereba mainc kargad movaswari. fanjrebze mZime fardebi iyo Camofarebuli, mTeli nageboba ukacrieli meCvena. CemTvis cxadi iyo, frTxilad yofna mmarTebda. mcireodeni daudevroba da Cavvardebodi. maSin ubralod mibrZanebdnen, gavclodi iqaurobas da verafers gavxdebodi. amitom gadavwyvite, Ramemde damecada. roca yvelaferi miyuCda, Cumad gamovZveri fanjridan da saidumloebiT mocul pavilionisaken gavemarTe. fardebis garda fanjrebs darabebic faravda. erT-erTi darabidan sinaTle gamodioda. swored am adgilze fardac odnav gadaweuli iyo. ase rom, didi gaWirvebiT, magram mainc gaarCevda kaci oTaxis morTulobas. oTaxi myudro da kargad mowyobili Canda. magidas am diliT gacnobili kaci ujda, Cibuxs eweoda da raRacas kiTxulobda. - mainc ras? - Sevawyvetine dods. Cemma kiTxvam sagonebelSi Caagdo.
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- nuTu amasac aqvs raime mniSvneloba? - uaRresad didi mniSvneloba. me ki ar mimiqcevia yuradReba. - iqneb is mainc SeniSneT, ra eWira xelSi - wigni, gazeTi Tu Jurnali? - mgoni, raRac Jurnals ufro hgavda, - mipasuxa dodma fiqris Semdeg, - magram maSin aseTi wvrilmanis Tavi aRara mqonda. oTaxSi kidev erTi kaci imyofeboda. misi saxe ar daminaxavs. da mainc darwmunebuli viyavi: es iyo godfri. mecnaura misi tanis moyvaniloba: mxrebi, kiseri. igi ijda Rrma mwuxarebiT daCagruli adamianiviT buxrisagan pirSeqceuli. fanjarasTan gavqvavdi. uecrad viRacam mxarze mZime xeli damado: Cem gverdiT idga polkovniki emsuordi. `ai, Turme rogor giWiravT Tavi stumrobaSi, ser, - avbediTad warmoTqva Cemma maspinZelma, - inebeT, momyeviT~. am sityvebze Sebrunda da saxlis mimarTulebiT wavida. cxvirpirCamoSvebuli gavyevi. polkovniks dumili ar daurRvevia, sanam CemTvis gankuTvnil oTaxSi ar aRmovCndiT. iq cudad dafaruli RvarZliT Semomxeda da Tvalebis brialiT miTxra: `xval diliT pirveli matarebliT gaemgzavrebiT. etli rvis naxevarze dagelodebaT. Cemi survilia aRarasodes vixilo Tqveni sifaTi~. pasuxis gasacemad ena ver movibrune, raRac wavibutbute gaurkvevlad, viTom movubodiSe da kvlav gavixsene Cemi mxurvale survili, megobris povna mindameTqi... `gveyofa amaze msjeloba, - mkvaxed mipasuxa emsuordma, - Tqven yovlad umsgavsad geWiraT Tavi, ser. gaugonari Tavxedoba gamoiCineT, TqvenTvis naklebad cnobil adamianTa cxovrebaSi rom SemoiWeriT. Cemi Svilis bedisaTvis Tqveni metiCruli TavgamodebiT bevri usiamovneba mogvayeneT me da Cems meuRles. garda amisa, Tqven, stumari, ise iqceodiT Cems saxlSi, rogorc jaSuSi. meti raRa gindaT?~ aq nervebma mimtyuna, mister holms, da mec mkacri kiloTi vupasuxe: `mister emsuord, me vnaxe aq godfri, am parkSi. metic, me vici, rom is kaci Zaladobis msxverplia. me ar vici, risTvis umalavT xalxis Tvals Tqvens Svils, magram icodeT: vidre ar davrwmundebi, rom godfris safrTxe ar emuqreba, mTeli Cemi Zal-RoniT Sevecdebi amovxsna is saidumloeba, romliTac aris garemosili Cemi megobari, rac ar unda miTxraT Tqven da rac ar unda gaakeToT~. moxucma SemomiRrina da muqariT gamoiwia. erTi Tvalis daxamxamebac da damartyams kidec-meTqi, gavifiqre. polkovniki namdvili bumberazi iyo, gamxdari, ZarRvmagari, da me uneburad gavifiqre, rom am kacTan gamklaveba advili saqme ar iqneboda. erT xans Tavisi wvrili foladisebri TvalebiT Semomcqeroda da gajavrebuli mibRverda, mere quslebze mowyvetiT Setrialda da oTaxidan gavida. raRa Tqma unda, taqsbergis parkidan imave diliT momixda wasvla, da ager Tqven wina var, mister holms, im imediT, rom damexmarebiT im saqmeSi, rac amajamad qveynad yvelaze metad maRelvebs. aseTi iyo faqtebi, jeims dodma rom gadmomiSala. gamWriaxi mkiTxveli albaT ukve mixvdeboda, rom im problemis gadawyveta did siZneles ar Seadgenda, radgan logikuri gadawyvetilebis variantebis ricxvi metad SezRuduli iyo. amis miuxedavad es, erTi SexedviT, elementaruli amocana Seicavda arcTu ise umniSvnelo momentebsa da moulodnel xrikebs, romelTac maiZules misi aRwera. gadavwyvite gamomeyenebina Cemi Cveulebrivi nacadi meTodi logikuri analizisa da uwinares yovlisa mimeca stumrisaTvis ramdenime kiTxva. - ramdeni msaxuria saxlSi? - ramdenadac gavige, mxolod ori: ralfi da misi coli. emsuordebis ojaxi metad xelmokled cxovrobs.
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- maSasadame, fanCaturs aravin emsaxureba? - Cans, aravin, Tu wverosans ar CavTvliT. Tumca, is msaxurs ara hgavs. - xom ar SeginiSnavT, ra gziT miaqvT sakvebi mis samyofelSi, an vis miaqvs? - erTxel davinaxe, ralfi midioda parkSi, kalaTi mihqonda, magram maSin amisaTvis araviTari yuradReba ar mimiqcevia. - gareubnebSi xom ar gicdiaT raime cnobebis Segroveba? - ki, rogor ara. vesaubre sadguris ufrossa da soflis sastumros patrons. orive erTxmad mimtkicebda, axalgazrda emsuordi Sin cota xans darCa, Semdeg ki samogzaurod wavidao. es versia, etyoba, araviTar eWvs ar iwvevs gareubnis mcxovrebTa Soris. - aravisTvis araferi giTqvamT Tqvens eWvebze? - ra Tqma unda, ara. - da sworadac moqceulxarT. ho, maS ase, mister dod, Tqveni ambavi Rirs imad, rom kacma seriozulad mohkidos xeli. im dros swored or sxva saqmes vamTavrebdi. erTi maTgani aRwerili aqvs Cems megobars uotsons saxelwodebiT `sasuliero skola~. meore dakavSirebulia TurqeTis sulTanis davalebasTan. es iyo metad saswrafo da sakirkito saqme, radgan dagvianebas SeiZleboda arasasiamovno Sedegebi mohyoloda. amitom mxolod momdevno kviras movaxerxe xeli momekida godfri emsuordis saidumlod gaqrobis saqmisaTvis. Cven samni wavediT bedfordSi: mister dodi, Tqven morCili mona da kidev erTi sityvaZunwi, mkacri ieris jentlmeni, romlis Sesaxebac Cems klients Semdegi vuTxari: - es Cemi Zveli nacnobia. SeiZleba dagvWirdes misi daxmareba, SeiZleba - ara. yvelaferi adgilze gairkveva. uotsonis angariSebma mkiTxveli albaT miaCvies zogierT Taviseburebas. me ar miyvars zedmeti sityvebi, kidev ufro naklebad miyvars Cemi azrebis gadaSla, vide ama Tu im daxlarTul saqmeze vfiqrob xolme. dodi gakvirvebuli iyo, magram dumda. da Cven samni gavemgzavreT. matarebelSi Cems klients ramdenime kiTxva miveci, maTi pasuxi gaTvaliswinebuli mqonda Cveni sityvaZviri TanamgzavrisaTvis. - Tqven sruliad darwmunebuli xarT, im Rames Tqveni megobris saxe dainaxeT fanjridan? - amaSi araviTari eWvi ar mepareba. - magram Tqven xom TqviT, godfri Zlier gamocvlilao? - gamocvlili hqonda mxolod saxis feri: uCveulod ferwasuli iyo, mkvdris feri edo, TiTqos TeTri saRebavi waecxoT. - xom ar gaxsovT, mTeli saxe hqonda dafaruli am ucnauri TeTri feriT, Tu mxolod misi nawili? - mgoni, saxis calkeuli nawilebi ufro gamoirCeodnen siTeTriT. me yuradReba mivaqcie Subls, fanjris minaze rom hqonda midebuli: TiTqos zolebi aCnda zed. - gamoexmaureT Tqvens megobars? - metismetad aRelvebuli viyavi. rogorc mogexsenebaT, davedevne gancvifrebuli, magram ver vipove. SemTxveva CemTvis TiTqmis ukve naTeli iyo. rCeboda erTi detali, rac adgilze unda garkveuliyo. bolos mivaRwieT ucnaur Senobas, romelic Cemma klientma amiwera. Cveni sityvaZviri Tanamgzavri etlSi darCa. me da dodma sadarbazo SesasvlelSi davrekeT. kari moxucma ralfma gagviRo. mas livrei ecva. vTxoveT Seetyobinebina maspinZlisaTvis Cveni mosvla. TvalSi meca is ambavi, rom moxuc msaxurs xelebze mZime tyavis xelTaTmani ecva. rogorc ki dagvinaxa, gaixada da aCqarebiT dado patara magidaze, holSi.
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loginidan cota moSorebiT adamianTa jgufi idga da cnobismoyvareobiT Semomcqerodnen. maT danaxvaze guli SiSisagan gameyina. eseni iyvnen Sesabralisi, damaxinjebuli, gasiebuli arsebani, romelTac daWmulgadagvarebuli kidurebi hqondaT, saxeebi ki wylulebiT dafaruli. yvelani yayanebdnen, xiTxiTebdnen, Semomcqerodnen da ise xalisianad icinodnen, rom muceli xeliT eWiraT. maTi jojoxeTuri xarxari axlac Camesmis yurSi. sastikma jujam, albaT loginis patronma, Tavisi sazareli sacecebi Camavlo mxrebSi. Cvens Soris brZola gaimarTa. Cemi Wrilobidan sisxlma iTqriala. magram Cemi mtanjveli aman ver SeaCera. ZalTa upiratesoba aSkarad mis mxareze iyo. uceb reti damesxa da grZnoba davkarge. gons meore oTaxSi movedi. Cems gverdiT veRarc juja davinaxe, veRarc is safrTxobelebi. fanjarasTan idga xnieri, CemTvis ucnobi adamiani. roca dainaxa, rom gons movedi, momibrunda: `Tavs rogora grZnobT? axlave SegixvevT Wrilobas~. `sada var, eqimo?~ - susti xmiT vkiTxe me. eqims saxe moeRrubla. `jobs, ar ikiTxoT, axalgazrdav. Tqvens Wrilobebs ganvkurnavT, magram aq bevrad ufro didi safrTxe gemuqrebaT, vidre brZolis velze. Tqven keTrovanTa TavSesafarSi moxvdiT. bedSavni, romlebic dilas naxeT, keTrovnebi arian~. eldanakravma davikvnese. `maS es Rame keTrovnis loginSi gavatare?~ - CurCuliT vTqvi SeZrwunebulma. `diax, uaRresad sarisko saqcielia, - damidastura eqimma. - me keTrisagan Seuvalad vTvli Tavs, magram aseT nabijs verc me gadavdgamdi~. yvelaferi gaTavebuli iyo, jimi. ganwiruli viyavi sasicocxlod, romelsac sikvdili jobda. da mainc, mas Semdeg, rac pretoriis hospitalSi mimiyvanes, sul saswaulis imedi mqonda: iqneb gadavurCe sens-meTqi? - meaTased vekiTxebodi Tavs. hospitlidan rom gamovewere, Sin wamovedi. aq ki vnaxe, rom sazareli sneulebis niSnebma Cems saxeze ukve iCines Tavi. mSoblebs yvelaferi vuambe. erTaderTi gamosavali iyo xmebis dayra, viTom xangrZliv mogzaurobaSi viyavi wasuli, TviTon ki aqve davsaxldi, saxlis maxloblad, eqimis meTvalyureobis qveS, im imediT, rom ar gascemda Cems saidumloebas. sxva SemTxvevaSi me Tavs mikravdnen leprozoriumSi, sadac sicocxlis dasasrulamde unda dameyo Cemebr ubedur adamianTa Soris. kaciSvilisaTvis ar SeiZleboda am saidumlos gandoba. arc SenTvis, jimi, Cemo megobaro. vicodi; Cemi daSoreba SenTvis mZime iqneboda, magram ra unda meqna? ai, mTeli Cemi Tavgadasavali. godfri dadumda. me davinaxe, raoden SeaZrwuna dodi megobris monaTxrobma. ijda welSi moxrili da Tavi xelebSi Caergo. - Cemi brali ar aris, rom am adamianebma Cvens saidumloebas miakvlies, ametyvelda godfris mama. - ai, es kaci, - da Cemze mouTiTa, - yvelafers mixvda. maSin gadavwyvite, misTvis yvelaferi gamendo. - swored moiqeciT, polkovniko, - vupasuxe me. - SeiZleba Cemi Careva sasargeblo gamodges. miTxariT, - mivubrundi me kents, - Tqven xom aseT daavadebaTa specialisti xarT? - me am dargSi imdenive codna maqvs, ramdenic yovel ganaTlebul eqims, - civad mipasuxa mkurnalma. - eWvi ar mepareba Tqvens kompetenturobaSi, eqimo, - ar davayovne pasuxi. magram aseT SemTxvevaSi aucilebelia kidev erTi specialistis konsultacia. vfiqrob, mister godfri arc erT sxva eqimisTvis ar giCvenebiaT, radgan geSinodaT saidumlos gacemisa. mister emsuordma Tanxmobis niSnad Tavi daaqnia.

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- es gaviTvaliswine, - ganvagrZe me. - etlSi imyofeba Cemi Zveli nacnobi ser jeims sondersi, amgvar daavadebaTa cnobili specialisti. vfiqrob, ser jeimssac vTxovoT, gasinjos es avadmyofi da gviTxras Tavisi azri. - vis ar smenia saxelovani profesoris sondersis saxeli! - SesZaxa gawiTlebulma doqtorma kentma. - siamovnebiT gavecnobodi aseT SesaniSnav eqims. - maSin vTxovoT ser jeimss, mobrZandes, - ganvagrZe me, - da... magram polkovnikma Semawyvetina. - Cven ki gadavideT Cems kabinetSi, sadac, imedi maqvs, mister Zolmsi agvixsnis, ranairad axada farda Cvens saidumloebas. aq ki mivxvdi, rogor maklda TvalSi erTguli uotsoni. magram samwuxarod Cemi megobari CemTan aRar iyo. amitom TviTon momixda sityviT gamosvla patara auditoriaSi, romelsac godfris dedac Semoemata. - me Cveulebriv iqidan viwyeb, rom gamovricxav xolme yvelafers, rac SeuZlebelia, - daviwye isev. - is, rac rCeba, simarTle unda iyos, rarig SeuZlebelic ar unda Candes. amasTan yoveli darCenili varianti frTxilad unda gavarCioT da SevamowmoT. igive principi gamoviyene am samwuxaro ambavSiac. SesaZleblad miviCnie samgvari axsna am ucnauri SemTxvevisa, rac misterma dodma miambo. risTvis unda hyolodaT axalgazrda kaci karCaketili da mTeli gare samyarosagan mowyvetili? upirveles yovlisa, raRac danaSaulSi unda yofiliyo CaTreuli. meore SesaZlebloba iyo is, rom saqme SeSlilTan gvqonoda da mSoblebs ar surdaT misi moTavseba sagiJeTSi. dabolos, mesame. axalgazrda kaci Sepyrobilia seniT, rac srul izolacias moiTxovs. samive SesaZlebloba erTnairad mosalodneli iyo da yvela moiTxovda gulmodgined Semowmebas. danaSaulis varianti seriozul kritikas ver uZlebda. jer erTi, araviTari danaSaulis ambavi ara msmenia, am aremareze rom vinmes Caedinos. meorec, aseT SemTxvevaSi godfris mSoblebi Seecdebodnen sadme Sors gaegzavnaT Svili da ara aqve yurisZirSi hyolodaT. sigiJis varianti ufro damajerebeli Canda. amaze metyvelebda is garemoeba, rom axalgazrda kaci viRacis meTvalyureobis qveS imyofeboda, albaT eqimisa. gasxovT, mister dod, me rom gkiTxeT, ras kiTxulobda-meTqi Tqvens megobarTan myofi kaci? imedi mqonda, rom mis xelSi samedicino Jurnals naxavdiT. magram am variantis winaaRmdeg laparakobdnen Semdegi faqtebi. axalgazrda emsuordi rom giJi yofiliyo, Znelad Tu eqneboda aseTi Tavisufleba, rom parkSi evlo, Tundac RamiT. amas garda, ratom iyo yvelaferi mis garSemo aseTi saidumloebiT moculi? bolos da bolos, araferi kanonis sawinaaRmdego ar aris imaSi, rom suliT avadmyofi kargi eqimis meTvalyureobis qveS imyofebodes pavilionSi. ara, arc sigiJis Teoria vargoda. amrigad, rCeboda mesame varianti, marTalia, yvelaze ufro daujerebeli, magram faqtebiT yvelaze ukeT dadasturebuli. axalgazrda kaci samxreT afrikaSi ibrZoda. keTri im adgilebSi xSiri daavadeba gaxlavT. rogor moiqceodnen moyvaruli mSoblebi, Tu maTi Svili am saSineli seniT daavaddeboda? uwinares yovlisa, saWiro iqneboda, sastiki saidumloebiT dacva sneulis adgilsamyofelisa. kanonis Tanaxmad keTrovani dauyovnebliv unda gaigzavnos leprozoriumSi. amitom axalgazrda emsuordi mSoblebma sakmaod dafarul adgilze moaTavses, rom gareT samyarosTan kavSiri ar hqonoda. bolos, mas miuCines saimedo kaci, albaT eqimi... aseT SemTxvevaSi gasagebia saxis saocari gaTeTrebac - saSineli senis Cveulebrivi Sedegi, agreTve sneulis seirnoba RamiT da bevri sxva faqti.

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gadavwyvite ise memoqmeda, TiTqos es mesame Teoria savsebiT dadasturebuli yofiliyo. mamulSi rom CamovediT, me SevniSne kidev erTi detali, ramac yvela eWvi gamifanta. ralfi, romelic pavilionSi saWmels ezideba, tyavis xelTaTmanebs icvams. kari rom gagviRo, es xelTaTmani ecva. Cemi maxvili ynosviT mivxvdi, rom xelTaTmanebi sadezinfeqcio nivTierebiT iyo gaJRenTili. am adgilas Cemi Txroba ser jeimsis mosvlam Sewyvita. saxelovani doqtoris Cveulebisamebr pirquS saxes msubuqi Rimili dasTamaSebda. swrafad miuaxlovda misis emsuords da xeli magrad CamoarTva. - ufro xSirad mudam ubedurebis mauwyebeli viyavi xolme, - mogvibrunda yvelas ser jeimsi. - magram dRes SemiZlia gagaxaroT, batonebo. eWvic ar SegeparoT... godfri emsuords araviTari keTri ara sWirs. o, vxedav, dedamisi gancvifrebulia aseTi sasiamovno axali ambiT. eqimo kenti, mixedeT, geTayva, misis emsuords. maS ase, - ganagrZo ser jeimsma. - kanis gaTeTreba marTlac xSiri Sedegia keTrisa. magram am SemTxvevaSi saqme gvaqvs daavadebasTan, rac kanis araswor pigmentacias iwvevs da rasac fsevdokeTri ewodeba. es Seupovari da Znelad gansakurnavi sneulebaa, magram sulac araa infeqciuri, da araferi aqvs saerTo keTrTan. sainteresoa, rom am daavadebaTa simptomebi saocrad hgvanan erTmaneTs, xolo daavadebis mizezebi ucnobia. ar aris gamoricxuli, rom aq did rols TamaSobs fsiqologiuri faqtorebi, romelTac jer kidev naklebad vicnobT. SesaZlebelia, fsiqiurma travmam, usazRvro daZabulobam da SiSma, rac ganicada axalgazrda kacma xangrZlivi drois ganmavlobaSi im momentidan, rac keTrovanTa Soris moxvda, bolos da bolos gamoiwvia sxeulis cvlileba, msgavsi imisa, risic avadmyofs eSinoda. magram me vxedav, - dasZina ser jeimsma, - rom misis emsuordi ukve gons modis. ra kargia, rom bednierebisagan adamianebi ara kvdebian!

eqvsi napoleoni skotlendiardeli maZebari, mister lestreidi, saRamoobiT Cveni xSiri stumari iyo. Serlok holmss siamovnebda xolme misi mosvla. igi CvenTvis iqca policiaSi momxdari yovelnairi ambebis macned, rasac holmsi didad umadlida. Cemi megobari gulisyuriTa da siamovnebiT ismenda lestreidis moTxrobebs im saqmeebze, romlebic davalebuli hqonda maZebars da Tan TiTqos uneburad aZlevda rCevadarigebebs, Tavisi gamocdilebisa da farTo codnis saganZuridan. erT saRamos lestreidi mxolod amindsa da sagazeTo cnobebze laparakobda. mere uecrad gaCumda da Cafiqrebulma sigara daferfla. holmsi daJinebiT daacqerda: - CemTvis raime saintereso saqme xom ara gaqvT? - ara, mister holms, saintereso araferi momxdara. - mainc momiyeviT. lestreidma gaicina: - Tqven xom kaci verafers dagimalavT, mister holms. marTlac, maqvs SeniSnuli erTi SemTxveva, magram ise umniSvnelo, rom Tqveni Sewuxeba ar mindoda, Tumca erTi SexedviT ubralo da umniSvnelo ambavia, magram sakmaod ucnauri kia da me vici, ucnauri da uCveulo yvelaferi gizidavT. simarTle rom iTqvas, am saqmem ufro doqtori uotsoni unda daainteresos, vidre me da Tqven. - avadmyofobaa? - vkiTxe me.

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- sigiJe. Tanac sakmaod ucnauri sigiJe. Zneli warmosadgenia, rom adamians, romelic Cvens saukuneSi cxovrobs, imdenad sZuldes imperatori napoleon pirveli, rom anadgurebdes mis yvela gamosaxulebas, rac ki xelT moxvdeba. holmsi savaoZlis sazurges miehrdno: - es Cemi saqme ar aris. - ai, aki geubnebodiT. magram is adamiani ar erideba qurdobas, saxlebs texs da anadgurebs napoleonis im gamosaxulebaT, romlebic ekuTvnian ara mas, aramed sxvebs. holmsi welSi gaimarTa: - saxlebs texs da Zarcvavs? es Zalian saintereso ambavia. barem am saqmis yovelive wvrilmani kunWulebic gamacaniT. lestreidma samsaxuris saqmeTaTvis gankuTvnili ubis wignaki gadafurcla, raTa mexsierebaSi yoveli wvrilmani aRedgina. - pirvel SemTxvevaze am oTxi dRis win Segvatyobines, - Tqva man, - es ambavi moxda morz hadsonis duqanSi. hadsoni suraTebiTa da qandakebebiT vaWrobs keningtonroudSi. noqari erTi wuTiT gavida maRaziidan da uecrad raRac Waxani Semoesma. ukan Sebrunda Tu ara, naxa, rom xelovnebis sxva nawarmoebebTan erTad daxlze mdgari napoleonis TabaSiris biusti namsxvrevebad qceuli eyara iatakze. nobari quCaSi gaiWra, da, Tumca gamvlelebi amtkicebdnen, am wuTSi duqnidan viRac kaci gamovardao, ucnobi cam Caylapa Tu miwam, misi asaval-dasavali veRar gaigo. etyoba, esec erTi iseTi uazro xulignobaa, romlis msgavsic drodadro xdeba xolme... asec moaxsenes adgilze misul konstebls. napoleonis TabaSiris biusti sul ramdenime Silingi fasobs, da mTeli saqme ise wvrilmani Canda, rom Ziebis warmoebad ara Rirda. axali SemTxveva ki ufro seriozulia da Tan ara nakeb ucnauri. es wuxel RamiT moxda. keningtonroudSi, morz hadsonis duqnidan sul ramdensame aseul nabijze, cxovrobs cnobili eqimi, doqtori barnikoti, romelsac Temzis samxreT napirze karga gvariani praqtika aqvs. doqtori barnikoti napoleonis mxurvale Tayvanismcemelia. mTeli saxli safrangeTis imperatoris wignebiT, suraTebiTa da reliqviebiT aqvs gamoWedili. amas winaT morz hadsonTan SeuZenia frangi moqandake devinis mier TabaSirisagan Camosxmuli napoleonis Tavis ori erTnairi asli. erTi Tavis binaSi daudgams, keningionroudze, meore ki lauerbriqstonroudze mdebare qirurgiul kabinetSi buxris Tavze. dRes diliT Sin dabrunebul doqtor barnikots unaxavs, rom RamiT misi saxli gauZarcvavT, oRond araferi ar wauRiaT garda TabaSiris biustisa, SesasvlelSi rom edga. mZarcvels gautacnia biusti da baRis meserze daumsxvrevia. diliT Robis Ziras namsxvrevTa zvini upoviaT. holmsma xelebi moifSvnita. - SemTxveva marTlac araCveulebrivia! - Tqva man. - darwmunebuli viyavi, rom es SemTxveva dagainteresebdaT. magram jer ar damisrulebia. doqtori barnikoti Tormet saaTze misula qirurgiul ganyofilebaSi, da warmoidgineT misi gaoceba, roca qirurgiuli kabinetis fanjara Riad daxvedria da mTeli iataki napoleonis meore biutis namsxvrevebiT mofenili unaxavs. qandakeba viRacis msaxvral xels sul nacartutad uqcevia. orive SemTxveva guldasmiT gamovikvlieT, magram damnaSavis vinaoba ver davadgineT... giJi Tu, aseT saqmeebs rogor sCadis. mister holms, yovelive wvrilmani am saqmis garSemo, rac giambeT, esaa. - originaluri da Tan uCveulo faqtebia, - Tqva holmsma. - sainteresoa, daadgineT Tu ara, ra msgavsebaa doqtor barnikotsa da qirurgiul ganyofilebaSi damsxvreul biustebsa da morz hadsonis duqanSi gatexil nepoleonis biusts Soris. - isini erT yalibSia Camosxmuli.
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- maSasadame, uazrobaa imis mtkiceba, TiTqos kacs, romelmac es biustebi daamsxvria, napoleonis siZulvili amoqmedebdes. Tu mxedvelobaSi miviRebT im garemoebas, rom londonSi didi imperatoris gamomsaxveli ramdenime aTasi biustia, Zneli warmosadgenia, rom ucnob fanatikoss SemTxveviT daewyo es ucnauri TamaSi da sami sruliad erTnairi biusti gaenadgurebina. - es mec vifiqre, - Tqva lestreidma. - Tqven ras fiqrobT, doqtor uotson? - sulieri aSliloba usazRvrod nairsaxovania, - vupasuxe maZebars. - arsebobs movlenebi, romelTac Tanamedrove fsiqologebi uwodeben `akviatebul ideebs~. es idea SeiZleba iyos sruliad umniSvnelo, da amiT Sepyrobili adamiani yvela sxva urTierTobaSi sruliad normaluri gaxldeT. davuSvaT, rom maniakma adamianma metismetad bevri ram waikiTxa napoleonze, an Seityo raime wyenis ambavi, mis winaprebs rom napoleonis omebis dros miayenes. ase Seiqmneba `akviatebuli idea~, da misi zegavleniT gamomuSavdeba unari uaRresad fantastikuri oinebis Casadenad. - Tqveni Teoria CvenTvis gamousadegaria, Cemo sayvarelo uotson, - miTxra Tavis qneviT holmsma, - radgan veraviTari `akviatebuli idea~ ver ukarnaxebda im ucnaur maniaks, romelzec lestreidma mogviTxro, Tu sad da vis binebSi unda eZebna napoleonis biustebi. - TviTon rogorRa xsniT am ambavs? - me arca vcdilob kvanZis winaswar gamoxsnas. me mxolod vxedav, rom am jentlmenis ucnaur saqcielSi aris raRac sistema. Semdgom movlenebi ufro swrafad warimarTa da ufro tragikuladac dasrulda, vidre vvaraudobdiT. meore diliT, roca Cems sawol oTaxSi vicvamdi, holmsma karze damikakuna da Semovida. mas xelSi depeSa eWira, romelic xmamaRla waikiTxa: `saswrafod CamodiT kensingtonSi, pitstritis 131. lestreidi~. - es ras niSnavs? - vkiTxe megobars. - ar vici. rac gnebavT, yvelaferi mosalodnelia, magram me mgonia, esaa biustebis istoriis gagrZeleba. Tu ar vcdebi, aqedan Cans, rom Cvenma megobarma maniakma Tavisi saqmianoba qalaqis meore nawilSi gadaitana... yava magidazea, uotson, da kebi karTan gvelodeba. naxevari saaTis Semdeg ukve pitstritze viyaviT - viwro mosaxvevSi, londonis erTi yvelaze ufro mRelvare magistralis paralelurad rom miemarTeba. saxli #131 aRmoCnda erTi ulazaTo nageboba, romelSiac romantikuli veraferi SevniSne. roca saxls mivaRwieT, misi baRis RobesTan usaqmurebis jgufi Semogvxvda, holmsma daustvina: - eSmakma dalaxvros, aq, me vfiqrob, mkvleloba unda iyos! lestreidi Semogvegeba da cxvirCamoSvebulma gagviyvana sastumro oTaxSi, sadac araCveulebrivad gaCeCili, TivTikisxalaTiani xnieri kaci adgils ver poulobda da iqeT-aqeT awydeboda. gagvacnes. ojaxis ufrosi aRmoCnda, mister hores harkeri, beWdviTi sityvis centraluri sindikatis gazeTis muSaki. - napoleonis biustebis istoria grZeldeba, - Tqva lestreidma. - guSin saRamos Tqven am ambiT dainteresdiT, mister holms, da vifiqre, rom gesiamovnebodaT am saqmis ZiebaSi monawileoba, metadre axla, roca mas aseTi savalalo Sedegi mohyva. - ra moxda? - mkvleloba. mister harke, geTayva, uambeT am jentlmens yvelaferi, rac moxda. xalaTianma, xnierma jentlmenma Tavisi dabneuli saxe mogvapyro. - ucnauri ambavia, - Tqva man. - mTeli sicocxlis ganmavlobaSi gazeTebSi im ambebwe vwerdi, rac Tavs sxvebs gadaxdeniaT, xolo roca bolos me TviTon gadamxda Tavs ucnauri ambavi, ise davibeni, ori sityvis dawerac ar SemiZlia. magram Tqveni saxeli CemTvis cnobilia, mister Serlok holms, da Tu SeZlebT, amoxsnaT es saidumloebiT moculi saqme, amiT aminazRaurebT am ambis xelaxla moyolis arasasiamovno aucileblobas. holmsi dajda da smenad iqca.
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- es mkvleloba dakavSirebulia napoleonis biustTan, romelic oTxi Tvis win, haistritis vogzlis axlos, Zmebi hardingebis maRaziaSi iaffasad SeviZine. sagazeTo werilebs Cveulebriv RamiT vwer da zogjer sawer magidasTan vaTeneb xolme. ase moxda wuxel RamiTac. Cems soroSi vijeqi, roca daaxloebiT sam saaTze qvemodan raRac xmauri Semomesma. yuri mivugde, magram xmauri aRar ganmeorebula, da mec xeli Caviqnie, albaT quCidan Tu momeyura-meTqi. magram xuTi wuTis Semdeg sazareli godeba gavigone - jer kidev arasodes ar msmenia, mister holms, aseTi saSineli xma. es godeba albaT sikvdilamde ar moasvenebs Cems yurTasmenas. erTi Tu ori wuTi SiSisagan garindebuli uZravad vijeqi, Semdeg gela aviRe da dabla daveSvi. am oTaxSi rom Semovedi, vnaxe, rom fanjara Riaa da buxarze mdgari biusti sadRac gamqraliyo. verafriT ver gavige, risTvis unda daxarbeboda mZarcveli im biusts. Cveulebrivi nivTi gaxldaT da mosaparad ara Rirda. rogorc TviTon kargad xedavT, vinc am fanjridan gadaxteba, moxvdeba sadarbazo Semosasvlelis kibis safexurebze. raki mZarcvels swored es gza erCia, wina oTaxi gaviare da gareT gavedi. bnelSi rom mivabijebdi, raRacas fexi wavkari da kinaRam micvalebulze davvardi. ukan davbrundi da sanaTi waviRe. mokluls yelze Rrmad aCnda naWrilobevi. yvela zeda safexuri sisxliT iyo mosvrili. zurgze iwva, muxlebi aewia da piri daeRo. saSineli sanaxaoba vixile, albaT, yovelRame damesizmreba. Cemi policiuri sastveni davustvine da maSinve grZnoba davkarge. meti aRaraferi maxsovs. gons rom movedi, SevamCnie, wina oTaxSi viyavi da gverdiT policieli medga. - vinaa mokluli? - hkiTxa holmsma. - es ver davadgineT, - Tqva lestreidma. - SegiZliaT gvami TviTonve daaTvalieroT lazareTis micvalebulTa ojaxSi gadaitanes. Cven ukve yvelaferi vcadeT, vikvlieT, magram veraferi SevityveT. tanadi, mziT damwvari, Zalian Ronieri mamakaca, ocdaaTi wlisac ar iqneba. Raribulad acvia, magram muSas ara hgavs. mis gverdiT, sisxlis gubeSi, is dasakeci Zvlistariani dana egdo. ar vici, mkvdars ekuTvnoda Tu mkvlels. micvalebulis samoselze ar iyo araviTari niSani, riTac SesaZlebeli gaxdeboda misi saxelis gamocnoba, gaCxrekisas jibeSi upoves vaSli, Toki, londonis ruka da fotosuraTi. ai, es suraTic. es iyo, patara aparatiT, naucbaTevad gadaRebuli suraTi. fotoze gamosaxuli iyo gamokveTilnakvTebiani, xSirwarbeba, pavianiviT win wamoSverili ybebis patroni axalgazrda mamakaci. saerTod masSi iyo raRac maimuniseburi. - ra mouvida biusts? - ikiTxa holmsma, romelic yuradRebiT akvirdeboda fotosuraTs. - biustis aRmoCena mxolod Tqveni mosvlis win moxerxda. kempdenhauroudze, ukacuri saxlis win, baRSi damsxvreuli ipoves. swored iqiT mivdivar, minda Cemi TvaliT vnaxo iqauroba. gnebavT wamosvla? adgili, sadac biustis namsxvrevebi ipoves, sul ramdenime iardiT iyo daSorebuli saxlidan. pirvelad vnaxe iseTi SemTxveva, roca didi imperatoris gamosaxulebam aseTi giJuri siZulvili gamoiwvia viRac ucnobis gulSi. biusti balaxSi egdo, daqucmacebuli. holmsma ramdenime namsxvrevi aiRo da yuradRebiT gasinja. mis daZabul saxeze amovikiTxe, rom kvals miagno. - ras ityviT? - hkiTxa lestreidma. holmsma mxrebi aiCeCa. - kidev bevri jaxiri mogvixdeba am saqmesTan dakavSirebiT, - Tqva holmsma. - da mainc... zogierTi ram... gvaqvs kvleva-Ziebis dasawyisasaTvis. es ramdenimegroSiani biusti im axirebuli damnaSavis TvalSi adamianis sicocxleze Zvirad fasobs. ai, pirveli faqti, rac Cven davadgineT. aris meore faqtic, ara nakleb ucnauri. Tu damnaSavis erTaderTi mizani iyo biustis damsxvreva, ratom ar daamsxvria saxlSi an sadme saxlis maxloblad.

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- albaT Tavgzaabneuli iyo im kacTan SexvedriT, romelic Semoakvda da TviTonac ar esmoda, ras akeTebda. - eg naTqvami simarTles hgavs. magram minda Tqveni yuradReba mivaqcio im saxls, baRSi rom dgas, iq, sadac biusti daamsxvria. lestreidma irgvliv mimoixeda. - es saxli ukacrielia, - Tqva man, - da damnaSavem icoda, rom aq xels aravin SeuSlida. - diax, - gamoepasuxa holmsi, - magram am quCaze aris meore ukacrieli saxli, da imis win unda Caevlo, rom aqamde moeRwia. ratom ar daamsxvria biusti pirvel ukacriel saxlTan? xom icoda, erTi zedmeti nabiji da SeiZleboda vinmes gadahyroda! - amas ki ver mivaqcie yuradReba, - Tqva lestreidma. holmsma TiTiT aniSna quCis faranze, Tavze rom dagvnaToda, da Tqva: - aq im kacs SeeZlo daenaxa, Tu ras akeTebs, iq ki ar SeeZlo. ai, ram moiyvana swored am adgilze. - Tqven marTali xarT, dalaxvros eSmakma! - Tqva maZebarma. - axla momagonda, rom doqtor barnikotis kuTvnili biusti misi wiTeli lampis axlos gatexa. magram ra vuyoT axla am faqts, mister holms? - davimaxsovroT. SemdegSi SeiZleba iseT ambebs wavawydeT, rac gvaiZulebs am faqts ukanve davubrundeT. ra zomebis miRebas apirebT axla, lestreid? - Cemi azriT, axla yvelaze ufro saWiro is gaxlavT, rom moklulis vinaoba davadginoT. es saqme arc ise Znelia. roca gvecodineba, vin aris da vin hyavs amxanagebi, imasac gavigebT, ras akeTebda pitstritze, vis Sexvda da vin mokla mister hores harkeris kibeze. ar meTanxmebiT? - geTanxmebiT. magram me am amocanas sul sxva mxridan mivudgebodi. - ra mxridan? - me ar minda Tqvenze zegavlena movaxdino. Tqven Tqveneburad warmarTeT Zieba, mec Cemeburad vimoqmedeb. Semdeg Cveni Ziebis Sedegebs SevaerTebT da ase davexmarebiT erTmaneTs. - Cinebulia! - Tqva lestreidma. - Tqven axla dabrundebiT pitstritze da, ra Tqma unda, mister hores harkers SexvdebiT. gadaeciT mas, rom Cemi azriT, wuxel misi saxli inaxula napoleonis mZulvarebis maniiT Sepyrobilma sisxlismsmelma giJma. es gamoadgeba mas sagazeTo statiisaTvis. lestreidma gaocebiT Sexeda holmss. - nuTu namdvilad ase fiqrobT? holmsma gaiRima: - iqneb sruliad sawinaaRmdego azri maqvs, magram aseTi versia Zalian sainteresod moeCvenebaT mister hores harkers da beWdviTi sityvis centraluri sindikatis xelismomwerlebs... aba, uotson, dRes davidarabiani dRe mogvelis. bednieri viqnebi, lestreid, Tu saRamos eqvsi saaTisaTvis, beikerstritze SemogvivliT. manamde ki fotosuraTs CemTan davitoveb. me da Serlok holmsi fexiT wavediT haistritze da SevediT Zmebi hardingebis duqanSi, sadac biusti iyides. axalgazrda noqarma gviTxra, mister hardingi mxolod dRis bolos iqneba, me ki araferi cnobis micema ar SemiZlia, radgan Zalian cota xania, rac aq vmuSaobo. holmsis saxeze imedgacueba da ukmayofileba gamoixata. - ras izamT, uotson, xom ar SeiZleba adamians mudam warmateba hqondes, - Tqva Cemma megobarma. - kidev mogvixdeba aq Semovla, raki mister hardingi saRamomde ar iqneba. cxadia, mimixvdiT, am biustebis Camosxmis istoria minda Seviswavlo. unda dadgindes, iyo Tu ara maTi Seqmnisas raime ucnauri garemoeba, ramac imperatoris biustebis sakvirveli bedi ganapiroba. jer ki keningtonroudze
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vewvioT mister morz hadsons da vnaxoT, misi dakiTxva xom ar mohfens cotaoden Suqs am Tavsatexs. suraTebiT movaWris duqnamde gzas mTeli saaTi movundiT. hadsoni Cia tanis, sqeli, ucxvirpiro, wiTuri kaci aRmoCnda. - diax, ser, Cems daxlze daamsxvries, - Tqva man. - risTvis vixdiT gadasaxadebs, Tu yoveli aramzada SemoiWreba Cvens duqanSi da saqonels gaafuWebs! diax, ser, doqtor barnikots orive biusti me mivyide. sircxvili da Tavis moWra, ser! anarqistuli SeTqmulebaa, Tu ra? Cemi azriT, mxolod Tavze xelaRebul anarqists SeuZlia daamsxvrios qandakeba. saidan viSove es biustebi? ar mesmis, ra saerTo SeiZleba hqondes amas saqmesTan. ra gaewyoba, raki gainteresebT, mogaxsenebT. CerCstritze, stepniSi heldesa da kompaniisagan SeviZine; kargad cnobili firmaa, ukve oci welia arsebobs. ramdeni cali viyide? sami. ori mivyide doqtor barnikots, erTic dRisiT-mzisiT daamsxvries Cems sakuTar daxlze. xom ar vicnob am fotosuraTze gamoxatul adamians? ara, ar vicnob. Tumca, vicnob. esaa bepo, italieli xelosani. zogjer Cems duqanSi patar-patara samuSaoebs asrulebs. SeuZlia xeze figurebis amokveTa, CarCoebis movarayeba, cot-cota yvelaferi exerxeba. erTi kviris win wavida Cemgan da mas Semdeg misi asaval-dasavali aRar vici. arc is vici, saidan movida. sad imyofeba axla? arc eg vici. mis winaaRmdeg arafris Tqma ar SemiZlia. cudad ar muSaobda. ori dRiT adre demaTxova, vidre biusts damimsxvrevdnen... - ra gveTqmis, morz hadsonma imaze meti cnobebi mogvca, vidre velodiT, - Tqva holmsma, roca duqnidan gamovediT. - amrigad, italieli xelosani bepo monawileobas iRebda im movlenebSi, romlebic keningtonSi moxda. aseTi faqtis dadgenisaTvis aTi milis gavlas arc inaneb. axla ki, uotson, stepnisaken gavwioT da biustebis samSoblos, heldersa da kompanias vestumroT. eWvi ar mepareba, iq bevrs rasme sagulisxmos SevityobT. swrafad gadavsereT feSenebeluri sastumroebis, Teatraluri, literaturuli, komerciuli da sazRvao londoni, da bolos SevediT sanapiro raionSi, romelic Semosavliani saxlebiT aris dafaruli. aq buziviT ireva evropis oTxive kuTxidan gadmosrolili Raribi xalxi. aq, farTo quCaze, vipoveT is qandakebaTa saxelosno, romelsac veZebdiT. saxelosno sasaflaos ZeglebiT gaWedil farTo ezoSi iyo moTavsebuli. igi Sedgeboda erTi didi oTaxisagan, romelSiac amokveTasa da dayalibebaze dasaqmebuli ormocdaaTamde xelosani muSaobda. tanmaRalma qera maspinZelma Tavazianad migviRo da holmsis yvela kiTxvaze, naTeli, amomwuravi pasuxebi mogvca. misi Canawerebis wigni mowmobda, rom devinis namuSevari - napoleonis Tavis mravali asli iqna dayalibebuli, magram is sami biusti, romlebic daaxloebiT erTi wlis win gadaugzavnes morz hadsons, Seadgenda eqvscaliani calke partiis naxevars. am partiis danarCeni sami cali kensingtoneli Zmebi hardingebisaTvis mieyidnaT. ara, is eqvsi cali biusti arafriT ar ganirCeoda yvela danarCenisagan. man ar icis, ra mizeziT SeiZleba TavSi mouvides vinmes biustebis ganadgureba, msgavsi azri mas ubralod sasacilod miaCnda. biTumi fasi am biustebisa - eqvsi Silingia, magram saTiTaod SeiZleba TiToSi Tormetis da metis aRebac. es biustebi ase mzaddeba. Camoasxamen TabaSiris or tvifars saxis ori naxevrisagan da Semdeg orsave profils erTad SeakavSireben. mTel am samuSaos Cveulebriv asruleben italielebi ai, am oTaxSi, roca biusti mzadaa, mas derefanSi dgamen magidaze, rom gamoSres, Semdeg ki sawyobSi gzavnian. meti mosaTxrobi araferi maqvso, Tqva. magram, roca holmsma maspinZels fotosuraTi uCvena, am ambavma SemaZrwunebeli STabeWdileba moaxdina. misi saxe brazisagan aenTo, cisferma Tvalebma cecxli daakveses. - ah, aramzada! - SesZaxa man. - diax, amas kargad vicnob. Cveni saxelosno sayovelTao pativiscemiT sargeblobs, mTeli misi arsebobis manZilze aq mxolod
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erTxel iyo policia... ai, am vigindaris mizeziT! es erT welze meti xnis winaT moxda. Turme, viRac Tavis Tanamemamules dana Casca, policia daedevna da is ki Cems saxelosnoSi Semovarda. aq daiWires. bepo hqvia. gvari ar vici. samarTlianad davisaje imisaTvis, rom samuSaoze aviyvane kaci, romelsac aseTi saxe hqonda. Tumca kargi muSa ki iyo, saukeTesoc. - ra miusajes. - daWrili gadarCa da amitom mxolod erTi wlis patimroba akmares. eWvi ar mepareba, ukve Tavisufalic iqneba, magram aq cxviris Semoyofas ver gabedavs. CemTan misi biZaSvili muSaobs. me mgonia, misgan SeiZleba gaigoT, sadaa bepo. - ara, ara, - SesZaxa holmsma, - mis biZaSvils arc erTi sityva ar unda vuTxraT... arc erTi sityva! es saqme Zlier seriozulia. rac ufro Rrmad Cavukirkimaldi, miT ufro seriozuli meCveneba. Tqvens savaWro wignSi aRniSnulia, rom es biustebi SarSan sam ivniss gayideT. xom ver metyviT, romel ricxvSi daapatimres bepo? - es SemiZlia sagadasaxado uwyisis saSualebiT davadgino, - miugo maspinZelma. diax, - dasZina Tavis qaRaldebSi Cargulma, - ukanaskneli gasamrjelo oc maiss miuRia. - madlobeli var, - uTxra holmsma. - met dros aRar wagarTmevT da Tqveni moTminebiT borotad ar visargebleb. gamomSvidobebisas vTxoveT Cveni saubris Taobaze aravisTvis araferi eambna, Semdeg saxelosnodan gavediT da dasavleTisaken gavuxvieT. SuadRe didi xnis gadasuli iyo, roca sauzmoba movaxerxeT. restoranSi SesasvlelTan gazeTebs yiddnen. ukanasknel ambebSi msxvili SriftiT ewera: `danaSauli kensingtonSi. SeSlili mkvleli~. gazeTSi rom CavixedeT, davrwmundiT, rom mister hores harkers mainc moexerxebina Tavisi statiis dawera. ori sveti eTmoboda im sensaciuri ambis aRweras, rac hores harkeris saxlSi moxda. holmsma gazeTi magidaze gaSala da kiTxva ise daiwyo, rom Wama ar Seuwyvetia. erTi-orjer nela-nela Caicina kidec. - yvelaferi rigzea, uotson, - Tqva man. - sasiamovnoa imis Segneba, rom ar SeiZleba am movlenaze ori azri arsebobdes, radgan policiis erTi yvelaze gamocdili maZebari mister lestreidi da saqveynod cnobili konsultanti da eqsperti mister Serlok holmsi imaze SeTanxmdnen, rom ase tragikulad damTavrebuli ucnauri movlenebis jaWvi mowmobs sigiJes da ara danaSauls. Cven mier moTxrobili faqtebi, Tu ara SeSlilobiT, sxvanairad ver aixsneba. beWdviTi sityva ZiebaSi namdvili saganZuria, uotson, Tu adamiani mas unarianad gamoiyenebs. axla ki, Tu ukve isauzmeT, kensingtonSi davbrundeT da movisminoT, ras gvetyvis `Zmebi hardingebis~ patroni. am didi savaWro saxlis damaarsebeli aRmoCnda mkvircxli, mousvenari, mosazrebuli da ybedi kaci. - diax, ser, saRamos gazeTebidan ukve yvelaferi vici. mister hores harkeri Cveni mudmivi muStaria. safrangeTis imperatoris biusti mas ramdenime Tvis win mivyideT. sami biusti heldersa da kompaniisagan miviReT stepniSi. ukve gavyideT. vin da vin iyida? erTi Cavixedo Cems savaWro wignSi da maSin gipasuxebT. ager, yvelaferi weria. erTi biusti - mister hores harkerisaTvis migviyidnia, meore mister jozaie braunisaTvis, CizikSi rom saxlobs, mesame ki - redingSi, lauergrovroudze mcxovreb mister sendfordisaTvis. vidre mister hardingi laparakobda, holmsi raRacas iwerda. metismetad kmayofili saxe hqonda. magram axsniT ki araferi uaxsnia CemTvis da mxolod miTxra, unda viCqaroT, radgan lestreidi gvicdiso. marTlac, roca beikerstritze mivediT, maZebari mouTmenlad scemda bolTas oTaxSi. mis saqmian gamometyvelebaze SevniSne, rom imdRevandeli dRe unayofod ar daekarga. - rogoraa saqme, mister holms? - hkiTxa Cems megobars.
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- daZabuli muSaoba mogvixda da dro fuWad arc Cven dagvikargavs, - miugo holmsma. - orive meduqne da saxelosnos patroni movinaxuleT. yoveli biustis bedi Tavidan bolomde gavige. - yoveli biustis bedi? - SesZaxa lestreidma. - kargi, kargi, mister holms, yvelas Tavisi meTodi aqvs, da TqvenTan davas ar vapireb, magram meCveneba, rom am saqmis ZiebaSi Tqvenze mets mivaRwie. me davadgine moklulis vinaoba. - rasa brZanebT! - da gavarkvie danaSaulis mizezi. - Cinebulia! - erTi inspeqtori gvyavs, londonis italiur ubnebs Tavisi xuTi TiTiviT icnobs. mokluls yelze kaTolikuri jvari aRmoaCnda. amas garda, misi kanis Camuqebulma ferma uneburad gvafiqrebina, rom samxreTeli unda yofiliyo. inspeqtorma hilma mokluls daxeda Tu ara, imwamsve icno. igi aRmoCnda pietro venuCi, warmoSobiT neapoleli, londonis erTi yvelaze ufro Tavze xelaRebuli avazaki. rogorc xedavT, yvelafers Suqi efineba. albaT mkvlelic italieli iqneba. pietro mkvlels gadarajebia, roca is saxlSi Sesula, Tan ki misi fotosuraTi hqonia, rom mis magier sxva vinme ar Semokvdomoda. diax, pietro venuCim Tavisi mtris kvals miagno, dainaxa saxlSi Sesuli, gareT daeloda, Tavs daesxa da Setakebis dros sasikvdilod daWra... ras fiqrobT amaze, mister Serlok holms? holmsma aRelvebiT CamoarTva xeli. - Cinebulia, lestreid, Cinebuli! - SesZaxa man, - magram naTlad ver gavige, biustebis gatacebas, damtvrevas da ganadgurebas rogorRa axsniT. - isev biustebi! verafriT ver gamogigdiaT Tavidan es biustebi. bolos da bolos maTi istoria ra sayuradRebo ambavia. eg xom wvrilmani qurdbacacobaa, risTvisac damnaSaves, sul didi, eqvsi Tvis patimrobas miusjian. ai, mkvlelobis saqme ki Rirs xelis mokidebad, da rogorc xedavT, saqmis gaxsnas bevri araferi miklia. - ras apirebT, ra unda moimoqmedoT? - Zalian ubralo gegma maqvs. hils gavyvebi italiur ubanSi, vipoviT suraTze gamosaxul kacs, davapatimrebT da mkvleli xelSi gveyoleba, Tan xom ar wamomyvebiT? - ra mogaxsenoT. mgoni, ver gamogyvebiT. me mgonia, Cven ufro iolad mivaRwevT warmatebas. dabejiTebiT Tqma ar SemiZlia, radganac es damokidebulia... erTi sityviT, es damokidebulia erT garemoebaze, rac Cvens xelT ar aris. Cemi azriT, mkvleli amaRam maxeSi Tavisi fexiT unda gaebas. Tu Tqven gamomyvebiT, amaRamve SevipyrobT. - italiur kvartalSi? - ara. Cemi azriT, igi CizikSi unda veZioT. Tu dRes RamiT CizikSi gamyvebiT, lestreid, xval italiur kvartalSi me geaxlebiT. damerwmuneT, italiur kvartaSi dRevandeli wausvleloba araviTar zians ar moitans. axla ki cota waviZinoT, radganac TerTmet saaTze adre gasvlas azri ara aqvs, xolo dabruneba ki albaT, diliT mogviwevs. isadileT CvenTan erTad, lestreid, da am divanze daweqiT. Tqven ki, uotson, darekeT da Sikriki ixmeT. werilis gagzavna aucilebelia da dauyovnebliv unda gavagzavnoT. holmsi mTeli saRamo iqeqeboda Zvel gazeTebSi, riTac savse gvqonda erT-erTi sakuWnao. roca sakuWnaodan gamovida, Tvalebi sazeimod ubrwyinavda, magram Tavisi Ziebis Sedegebze sityva ar dascdenia. Cemi megobris meTodebs ise kargad viyavi dauflebuli, rom ukve vxvdebodi, ra gziT fiqrobda damnaSavis Sepyrobas, Tumca im wuTas mis axal Canafiqrs ver Cavwvdi. es axirebuli damnaSave axla albaT Seecdeboda danarCeni ori biusti moespo, romelTaganac erTi, rogorc davimaxsovre, amJamad CizikSi idga. ueWvelia, Cveni Ramis laSqrobis mizani is iyo, rom borotmoqmedi adgilze Segvepyro. Cemi megobris eSmakobiT aRtacebuli viyavi. man xom ganzrax gamoaqveyna saRamos gazeTSi sruliad Semcdari varaudi, raTa
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damnaSave daerwmunebina, yovelgvari riskis gareSe SegiZlia moqmedebao. TviTon ki Tavis sayvarel iaraRs - monadiris argans wamoavlo xeli, romlis tarSi tyvia iyo Casxmuli. TerTmet saaTze Cvens karTan etli gaCerda, romelmac hamersmiTis xidiT Temzis meore napirze gagviyvana. meetles iq davacdevineT, Cven ki fexiT ganvagrZeT gza da male koxta saxlebiT garemocul udabur gzaze aRmovCndiT. patar-patara saxlebi mzrunvel xels walkotSi Caesva. quCis farnis Suqze erTi maTganis WiSkarze aseTi warwera amovikiTxeT: `vila laburnumi~. saxlis patronebs albaT ukve eZinaT, radgan mTeli saxli wyvdiads moecva. mxolod Sesavali karis Tavze mrgvali patara fanjridan bJutavda Suqi da baRis bilikze efineboda. WiSkarSi SevediT da baRsa da gzas Soris meseris xSir Crdils amovefareT. Cveni molodini xangrZlivi ar aRmoCnda da sruliad moulodnelad da ucnaurad damTavrda. anazdad, yovelgvari sifrTxilis gareSe, baRis kari gaiRo da maimuniviT moqnili, Savi sxeuli biliks sirbiliT gahyva. yvelam davinaxeT, rogor gaielva im sxeulma fanjridan gamomaval Suqze da Sav CrdilSi gaqra. xangrZlivi dumili Camowva. yvelani sunTqvaSekrulni videqiT. bolos Cvenamde sarkmlis anjamebis sustma Wrialis xmam moaRwia. amas isev dumili mohyva. damnaSave ukve saxlSi daZvreboda. uecrad davinaxeT, rogor gaanaTa oTaxSi misi jibis farnis Suqma. rasac eZebda, etyoboda, iq ar aRmoCnda, radgan wuTis Semdeg Suqma meore oTaxSi gadainacvla. - fanjarasTan mivideT da roca gadmoxteba, maSinve SevipyrobT, - CurCuliT Tqva lestreidma. magram damnaSave fanjridan ufro adre gadmoxta, vidre adgilidan daviZrodiT. igi sinaTlis Suqze SeCerda. iRliis qveS raRac TeTri sagani amoeCara. garemo qurdulad SeaTvaliera, magram udaburi quCis dumilma simSvide mohgvara. zurgi Semogvaqcia, tvirTi miwaze dauSva, da erTi wamis Semdeg Cvens smenas jer Zlieri dartymis xma moswvda, mere ki kakunisa da msxvrevis xmac gavigoneT. igi Tavisi saqmianobiT imdenad iyo gatacebuli, rom Cveni mimparavi nabijis xmac ar gaugonia. holmsi vefxviviT daaxta zurgze, me da lestreidma ki xelebi gavukariT da zed xelborkilebi CamovacviT. roca Semotrialda, gonji, ferwasuli, daRrejilsaxiani adamiani warmogvidga. me imwamsve davrwmundi, rom es iyo swored fotosuraTze gamosaxuli mamakaci. magram holmsma Sepyrobil mZarcvels Tavi anea da uaRresad guldasmiT gamoikvlia is, rac Cvenma tyvem saxlidan gamoitana. es iyo napoleonis damsxvreuli biusti, tyupis cali imisa, rac im diliT vnaxeT. holmss rigrigobiT mihqonda Suqze yoveli namusrevi, erTic ar dautovebia uyuradRebod, magram isini arafriT ar ganirCeodnen TabaSiris sxva natexebisagan. Cemma megobarma Tavisi kvlevis damTavreba Zlivs moaswro, rom kari gaiRo da Cven win warmodga saxlis patroni - perangiTa da SarvliT Semosili gulkeTili msuqani mamakaci. - mister jozaia brauni, Tu ar vcdebi? - Tqva holmsma. - diax, ser. Tqven k, ueWvelad, mister Serlok holmsi unda iyoT? Sikrikma momitana Tqveni werili, da ise moviqeci, rogorc mirCieT. yvela kari davketeT da velodiT, ra moxdeboda. moxaruli va, rom aramzada ver gageqcaT. gTxovT, mewvioT, jentlmenebo, vidre gzas gaudgebiT, cota gadavkraT. magram lestreids droze undoda patimris miyvana saimedo adgilze, da ramdenime wuTis Semdeg kebi oTxives londonisaken migvaqrolebda. Sepyrobils sityvac ar dauZravs, Tumca avi TvaliT ki Semogvcqeroda. sapolicio ubanSi gulmodgined gaCxrikes, magram ramdenime Silingisa da grZeli xanjlis garda, romlis tarzec sisxlis laqebi aRmoCnda, veraferi upoves. - yvelaferi rigzea, - Tqva lestriedma, roca gvemSvidobeboda, - hili icnobs am xalxs da ar gauWirdeba misi vinaobis dadgena. ai, naxavT, Tu Cemi varaudi mTlianad ar dadasturdeba. magram me didi madlobeli var Tqveni, mister holms,
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rom damnaSaves ase moxerxebulad daugeT maxe. me axlac ver mivmxdarvar, rogor mogividaT es TavSi. - vgoneb, Zalian gvianaa da axla ara Rirs axsna-ganmartebis mocema, - - Tqva holmsma. - amas garda, zogierTi wvrilmani jerac ar aris dadgenili. amasTan es saqme iseTia, rom bolomde unda miviyvanoT. Tu xval eqvsi saaTisaTvis beikerstritze SemoixedavT, dagimtkicebT, rom es Taviseburi saqme CvenTvis jer kidev bneliTaa moculi. momdevno saRamos rom gvinaxula, lestreidma Segvatyobina, dapatimrebulis vinaoba davadgineT. gvari ucnobia, saxelad bepo hqviao. Turme italiuri koloniis aramzadebSi TavzexelaRebulobiT gamoirCevao. odesRac daxelovnebuli moqandake yofila, magram Semdeg gzas acdenia da cixeSi orjer moxvedrila: erTxel bacacobisaTvis daupatimrebiaT, meored - Tavisi Tanamemamule dauWria. inglisurad Cinebulad laparakobs. dResac gaurkvevelia, risTvis amsxvrevda biustebs. Seupovrad dums da imis Taobaze laparakis gagonebac ar unda. magram policiam SeZlo imis dadgena, rom TviTon SeuZlia biustebis keTeba da ukeTebia kidec, roca helderisa da kompaniis saxelosnoSi umuSavnia. lestreidis monaTxrobi ambebidan umravlesoba CvenTvis ukve cnobili iyo, Tumca holmsma didi TavazianobiT mousmina, magram me kargad vicnobdi Cems megobars da iolad SevniSne, rom raRacas eloda, cmukavda da mousvenrobda. bolos Tvalebgabrwyinebuli, skamidan wamovarda. swored am dros Cemamde zaris xmam moaRwia. wuTsac ar gauvlia, rom nabijis xma Semogvesma da oTaxSi xnieri, wiTurqilvaSiani kaci Semovida, romelsac marjvena xelSi Zveleburi patara Cemodani eWira. mosulma Cemodani magidaze dadga da xmadabla ikiTxa: - SeiZleba Serlok holmsis naxva? Cemma megobarma Tavi daukra da saxeze Rimilma gadaurbina. - Tu ar vcdebi, redingeli mister sendfordi unda brZandebodeT, ara? - hkiTxa stumars. - diax, ser. mgoni, cota Semagvianda, magram matereblebis ganrigeba ise mouxerxebladaa Sedgenili... Tqven napoleonis biustze mwerdiT xom? - marTali brZandebiT. - Tqveni werili Tan wamoviRe. Tqven mwerT: `msurs SeviZino devinis namuSevari napoleonis biustis tvifari da mzad var gadavixado aTi sterlingi im aslisaTvis, romelic Tqven gaqvT~. asea? - diax, ase gaxlavT. - Tqvenma werilma pirdapir ganmacvifra. veranairad ver mivxvdi, saidan gaigeT, rom es biusti mqonda. - savaWro saxlis `Zmebi hardingebis~ patronma mister hardingma miTxra, rom am biustis ukanaskneli cali Tqven mogyidaT da Tqveni misamarTic momca. - mesmis. is Tu giTxraT, ramdeni gadavuxade am biustSi? - ara, ar uTqvams. - me patiosani kaci va, Tumca arcTu iseTi mdidari gaxlavarT. am biustSi mxolod xuTmeti Silingi miveci, da es minda gauwyoT umal, vidre Tqvengan aT girvanqas miviReb. - aseTi keTilsindisiereba pativsa gdebT, mister sendford, magram TviTonve aRgiTqviT es fasi da sityvas ar gadaval. - es, Tqveni mxriv, metismetad keTilSobiluri saqcielia, mister holms. ai, biustic, igi Tan wamoviRe. - mister sendfordma Cemodani gaaRo. bolos da bolos gveRirsa da damsxvreuli biustisa da misi natexebis nacvlad, sruliad mTeli biusti vixileT. holmsma jibidan qaRaldis nagleji da aTgirvanqiani sakredito bileTi amoiRo. - keTil inebeT, mister sendford da mowmeTa TandaswrebiT xeli moawereT am qaRalds. aq naTqvamia, rom miTmobT am biustis mflobelobis, sargeblobisa da
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gankargulebis, erTi sityviT, yvela uflebas. rogorc xedavT, windaxeduli kaci var. SeuZlebelia windawin imis codna, Tu ra moxdeba SemdegSi, rogor icvlebian garemoebani... gmadlobT, mister sendford. inebeT Tqveni fuli. gisurvebT yovelive kargs. roca Cveni stumari gagvecala, Serlok holmsma xelaxla gagvakvirva. ganjinidan gaqaTqaTebuli sufra gadmoiRo da magidas gadaafara. Semdeg axlad nayidi biusti zed Sua sufraze dadga. mere aswia Tavisi sanadiro argani da mZime tari napoleons Sig kefaSi Cahkra. biusti namsxvrevebad iqca da holmsma mTeli gulmodginebiT gasinja misi yoveli natexi. bolos sazeimo SeZaxiliT gamogviwoda erTi natexi, romelSiac pudingSi Careuli qiSmiSis marcvlis msgavsi raRac muqi mrgvali sagani aRmoCnda. - jentlmenebo! - SesZaxa man, - neba miboZeT warmogidginoT borjiebis saxelganTqmuli margaliti. me da lestreidi gaocebuli vdumdiT. Semdeg, uecrad aRgzneba dagveufla da taSis cemas movyeviT ise, rogorc es TeatrebSi dramis kargad gaxsnili kvanZis pativsacemad xdeba xolme. holmss fermkrTali loyebi auvardisferda da Tavi ise dagvikra, rogorc dramaturgma, romelsac taSis quxiliT kvlav scenaze iwveven. - diax, jentlmenebo, - Tqva man, - es dedamiwis zurgze yvelaze ufro saxelganTqmuli margalitia da sabednierod, Cemi meTodis wyalobiT movaxerxe misi bedis kvaldakval miyola Tavad kolonas sawoli oTaxidan sastumro `dakrSi~, sadac daikarga, vidre napoleonis im meeqvse biustamde, romelic helderisa da kompaniis saxelosnoSi damzadda, da Tqvenma monamorCilma, Tqvens Tvalwin davamsxvrie. Tqven, ra Tqma unda, gaxsovT, lestreid, am Zvirfasi qvis dakargvis sensaciuri ambavi da londonis policiis amao cda epovaT igi. - maSin daxmarebisaTvis mec mommarTes, magram mec uZluri aRmovCndi. eWvi Tavadis qalis pirisfareSze hqondaT, romelic CamomavlobiT italieli iyo. mas londonSi hyavda RviZli Zma, magram, imxanaJ, maT Soris naTesauri kavSiri ver daadgines. im mosamsaxure gogos erqva lukrecia, gvarad venuCi da eWvi ar mepareba, rom pietro venuCi, romelic am ori dRis win mokles, misi Zma iyo. Zveli gazeTebi gadavsinje da aRmoCnda, rom margaliti bepos dapatimrebamde ori dRiT adre gaqra. bepo ki helderisa da kompaniis saxelosnoSi swored im dros daapatimres, roca es biustebi mzaddeboda. axla TqvenTvis naTelia ambavTa Tanmimdevroba. margaliti bepos hqonda. SeiZleba pietros mohpara. SeiZleba pietro bepos Tanamonawilec iyo. an pietsrosa da mis das Suamavlobda. arsebiTad, CvenTvis ar aris mTavari, romeli am varaudTagania swori. CvenTvis mTavaria, rom margaliti Tan hqonda swored maSin, roca policia misdevda. bepom Tavi Seafara saxelosnos, sadac muSaobda. man mSvenivrad icoda, rom sadacaa gaCxrekdnen da Tu Zvirfasi nadavlis gadamalvas ver moaswrebda, udavod upovidnen. am dros saxelosnoSi napoleonis TabaSiris eqvsi biusti Sreboda. erTi maTgani jer kidev sruliad rbili iyo. daxelovnebulma ostatma bepom elvis siswrafiT Cado jer kidev svel TabaSirSi Savi margaliti da biusts karga xnis Camosxmulis saxe misca. es iyo SesaniSnavi sacavi da margalits iq veravin ipovnida. magram bepos erTi wlis cixe miusajes, amasobaSi ki eqvsive biusti gayides. bepom ar icoda, romel maTganSi iyo misi margaliti. amitom ganizraxe yvela maTganis damtvreva da ganZis aRmoCena. bepo Zebnas Seudga STagonebiT da Tanmimdevrulad. helderTan momuSave biZaSvilis daxmarebiT gaigo, romel firmebs mihyides biustebi. morz hadsonTan moewyo da moaxerxa gaego sami biustis bedi. am samSi margaliti ar aRmoCnda. naTesavTanamemamuleTa daxmarebiT daadgina, vis mihyides danarCeni sami biusti. pirveli maTgani harkerTan iyo. swored aq bepos kvals miagno misma Tanamoziarem, romelic

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migvagnebebina Tavi Cveni yoveldRiuri saqmianobisaTvis da Tavis Tavze Cagvafiqra. saRamos ufro meti siZlieriT daqrola qarma da buxris TavebSi axla bavSviviT tirili gaaba. Serlok holmsi mowyenili misjdomoda buxars da danaSaulobaTa memuaruli Canawerebi mohyavda wesrigSi. me mis pirdapir vijeqi da klark raselis mSvenier sazRvao moTxrobebs vkiTxulobdi. kiTxvam ise gamitaca da wakiTxul ambebSi ise Rrmad SeviWeri, rom megona qariSxali wignis furclebidan stvenda, xolo fanjrebze moxeTqebuli wvimis wveTebis xmauri wignSi amokiTxul zRvis Relvis xmad miviCnie. coli deidasTan iyo stumrad da me ramdenime dRiT Zvel sacxovrebel adgilas beikerstritze davide bina. - viRac rekavs, - vuTxari holmss da misken gavixede. - vin unda iyos am SuaRamisas. albaT vinme Tqveni megobari iqneba? - Tqvens garda me megobari ara myavs, - mipasuxa holmsma, - da CemTan stumrebic ar daiarebian. - aba, klienti yofila da isaa. - vTqvi me. - Tu asea, maSin saqme Zalian seriozuli iqneba. aba, Tu rame didi ubedureba ar sWirs, aseT amindSi da am dros kacs ra moiyvanda. magram iqneb mosamsaxure qalis vinme Zveli megobaria. amjerad Serlok holmsi Secda, radgan kakuni zed Cvens karze gaisma. holmsma Tavisi grZeli xeli gaiwoda da lampa imgvarad dadga, rom stumris Camosajdomad gamiznuli skami gaenaTebina. - SemobrZandiT, - gasZaxa man. axalgazrda, romelic oTaxSi Semovida, ase ocdaori wlisa iqneboda, kargad Cacmul-daxuruli iyo da daxvewili mixra-moxra hqonda. xelSi jer kidev gaSlili qolga eWira, romlidanac wyali wurwuriT Camodioda. tanze ki wyalgaumtari labada ecva. mosulma oTaxSi sinotivisa da sicivis surneli Semoitana. igi aRelvebuli Canda da damfrTxali adamianiviT acecebda Tvalebs. lampis Suqze SevniSne, rom saxe baiasaviT yviTeli hqonda da mis TvalebSi SiSs daesadgurebina. - bodiSi unda mogixadoT, - Tqva man da Tvalebze oqros pensne gaikeTa. imedia, Cems am SemoWras abezrobad ar CamomarTmevT. mapatieT, rom Tqvens wynar binaSi qariwxlisa da wvimis kvali Semovitane. - momeciT Tqveni labada da qolga, - uTxra holmsma. - ai, a Camovkideb orives da ufro malec gaSreba. Tqven samxreT-dasavleTidan moxvediT, ara? - diax, horSemidan geaxeliT. - Tixisa da carcis narevi, rasac Tqveni fexsacmlis cxvirze vxedav, swored inglisis samxreT-dasavleTisaTvis aris damaxasiTebeli. - me TqvenTan rCevis misaRebad movedi. - advili samsaxuria. - unda damexmaroT kidec. - es yovelTvis ioli saqme rodia. - Tqvenze, mister holms, maior prendergastma yvelaferi miambo. miTxra, rogor ixseniT ciliswamebisagan. - h, mas cudubralod daswames kartis TamaSis dros TaRliToba. - manve miTxra, rom Tqven SegiZliaT yvelaferSi gaerkveT. - metismeti uTqvams. - man miTxra, rom Tqveni damjabneli kaci qveyanaze ar daiareba. - aki oTxjer damjabnes kidec. samjer mamakacebma da erTxel qalma. - magram es raa Tqvens warmatebebTan SedarebiT? - marTalia, Cveulebriv, Cems saqmianobaSi warmatebebs vaRwev xolme. - aseve iqneba Cems saqmeSic. - am laparaks is ajobebs, skami buxris win moaCoCoT da saqmis yoveli wvrilmani miamboT. - raRac araCveulebrivi ambavia.
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- CmTan yvela amnairi saqme iyris Tavs. me umaRlesi sakasacio instancia var. - miuxedavad Tqveni gamocdilebisa, ser, mainc meeWveba, rom iseTi idumalebiT moculi, gonebisaTvis miuwvdomeli da daujerebeli ambavi gagegonoT, rogoric Cvens ojaxSi datrialda. - Tqven Zalian damaintereseT, - uTxra holmsma. - gamacaniT saqmis ZiriTadi Sinaarsi da romel wvrilman ambebze SeCerebasac saWirod miviCnev, TviTon SegekiTxebiT. axalgazrda kacma Tavisi savarZeli mogizgize buxarTan miaCoCa, sveli fexsacmeli cecxls miuficxa da daiwyo: - me, jon openSou gaxlavarT. Cemi piradi saqmeebi naklebad aris dakavSirebuli am saSinelebiT mocul ambavTan, es ufro memkvidreobiT gadmocemuli saqmea da amitom Tavs nebas mivcem, Cemi mama-papaTa istoriac gagacnoT. Cems papas ori vaJiSvili hyolia. Cemi biZa - eliasi da mamaCemi - jozefi. mamaCems koventrSi hqonda patara fabrika, romelic man velosipedebis warmoebis dawyebiT gaafarTova. mamam gamoigona ucveTi salteebi, warmoebis saqme mSvenivrad waiyvana da roca igi gahyida, karga didi Tanxis patroni Seiqmna. biZaCemi eliasi axalgazrdobaSi amerikaSi wavida da floridas StatSi mdidari plantatori gaxda. samoqalaqo omis dros igi jeksonis armiaSi ibrZoda da mere hudis sardlobis dros polkovnikobas ewia. roca lim iaraRi dahyara, biZaCemi, isev Tavis plantacias daubrunda, sadac sami Tu oTxi weli gaatara. 1869 Tu 1870 wels igi samSobloSi dabrunda da horSemis siaxloves saseqsSi iyida patara mamuli. amerikaSi mas saqmeebi kargad miudioda da didi qonebac SeiZina, magram miatova is qveyana da samSobloSi dabrunda, radgan zangebi ar uyvarda da maTi ganTavisuflebisaTvis respublikuri mTavrobis umaduri gaxldaT. igi mkacri da ficxi kaci iyo. gajavrebulma dauzogavi lanZRva-gineba icoda. horSemSi, Cemi azriT, ise icxovra, rom qalaqSi fexi ar gaudgams. mas hqonda baRi, saxls garSemo ori Tu sami mindori ekra, sadac seirnobda xolme, Tumc mis cxovrebaSi iyo iseTi dReebi, roca oTaxidan ori-sami kvira ar gamodioda. bevrs svamda da eweoda, magram sazogadoebas gaurboda, megobrebi ara hyavda, da sakuTar Zmasac ki erideboda. me SemeCvia da Zalianac Sevuyvardi, Tumca, roca pirvelad mnaxa, Tormeti wlisa viyavi, es moxda 1878 wels, maSin amerikidan rva Tu cxra wlis Camosuli gaxlda. igi mamaCems Seexvewa, rom masTan mecxovra. mamam neba damrTo da biZasTan gadavsaxldi. biZaCemi Tavisi simkacris miuxedavad, kargad meqceoda. roca fxizeli iyo, TviTon meTamaSeboda xolme. meve momando mosamsaxureebisa da vaWrebTan urTierTobis saqmec, ase rom Teqvsmeti wlisa mi saxlSi yvelafris baton-patroni viyavi. me mebara yvela gasaRebi, SemeZlo sadac msurda wasvlamosvla, mxolod erTis pirobiT: xeli ar unda SemeSala biZis simartovisaTvis. erTaderTi gamonaklisi is iyo, rom sxvenze mas erTi patara oTaxi hqonda, romelic mudam daketili iyo da Sig Sesvla mis garda yvelas ekrZaleboda. bavSvuri cnobismoyvareobis gamo, gasaRebis naxvretidan bevrjer SemiWvretia oTaxSi, magram skivrebisa da raRac Sekruli sagnebis meti araferi daminaxavs. erT dRes, es iyo 1883 w. martis TveSi - biZaCemma werili miiRo, romelsac sazRvargareTuli safosto niSani ekra. igi saerTod werilebs arasode|s Rebulobda, radgan megobrebi ara hyavda da vaWrebs ki fuls naRdad uxdida. `indoeTidanaa, - Tqva man, roca werils daxeda. - pondiSeris marka! ras unda niSnavdes?~ - man saswrafod gaxsna werili da iqidan forToxlis xuTi marcvali gadmocvivda da mis TefSze daiyara. me sicili amivarda, magram biZaCemis gafiTrebul saxes rom Sevxede, imwamsve davdumdi. tuCi dabla Camovardnoda, Tvalebi daeWyita da saxeze mkvdrisferi dasdeboda. acaxcaxebul xelSi kvlav konverti eWira da zed dahyurebda.

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`k.k.k.! - waiCurCula man da mere daumata,- oh, RmerTo! ai, sad miwia Cemma codvebma~. `ra iyo, Ziav?~ - vkiTxe me. `sikvdili~, - mipasuxa man, mere wamodga da Tavis oTaxisken gaemarTa. me SeSinebuli adgilze gavqvavdi, ar vicodi, ra meRona da visTvis mimemarTa. konverti aviRe da davxede Tu ara, maSinve TvalSi meca wiTeli melniT konvertis Sida mxares warwerili `k.k.k.~. konvertSi marto forToxlis xuTi marcvali aRmoCnda. maS, raRam SeaZrwuna biZaCemi? magida mivatove da kibes zeda sarTulisaken Sevuyevi. kibeze zevidan Camomaval biZaCems gadaveyare. erT xelSi Zveli daJangebuli gasaRebi eWira, albaT Tavisi oTaxisa, xolo meoreSi TiTbris patara yuTi. `rac undaT, isa hqnan! me mainc mtkiced vadgavar Cems azrs~ - Tqva man da lanZRvac miayola. mere me momibrunda da miTxra: - `meris Cems oTaxSi cecxli daanTebine da horSemSi kaci gagzavne, raTa iqauri notariusi fordhemi moiyvanos~. me yovelive ise gavakeTe, rogorc biZaCemma mibrZana, roca notariusi movida, zeviT biZis oTaxSi mixmes. buxarSi cecxli gizgizebda da cxaurze CaSavebuli ferfli eyara, albaT biZaCemma qaRaldebi Tu daswva... magidaze idga saxuravaxdili carieli yuTi, romlis SigniTa mxares sami iseTive `k~ amovikiTxe, rogorc diliT miRebul konvertze ewera. `jon, me minda, rom mowmed daeswro Cemi anderZis Sedgenas. mTel Cems qonebas vutoveb Cems Zmas, romlis xelidan igi albaT Sen gadmogecema. Tu yovelive amas mSvidobiT moixmar, Zalian keTili da patiosani. xolo, Tu naxo, rom am qonebas Tan raime xifaTi sdevs, maSin mihyevi Cems rCevas da igi Sens yvelaze uborotes mters uanderZe. Zalian vwuxvar, rom amnairi memkvidreoba gxvda wilad, magram iqneb saqme sul sxvagvarad datrialdes. axla ki xeli moawere anderZs im adgilas, sadac fordhemi migiTiTebs~. me xeli miniSnebul adgilze movawere da qaRaldi notariusma Tan waiRo. am saocarma incindentma Cemze waruSleli STabeWdileba moaxdina. Tavs vimtvrevdi, gonebis TvaliT aTasjer vuyrundebodi erTsa da imave kiTxvas, ras niSnavda es yovelive. magram momxdar ambavs veraviTari axsna ver gamovuZebne. am SemTxvevam Cems sulSi raRac Seucnobeli SiSis grZnoba datova, romelic JamTa svlasTan TandaTanobiT mineldeboda, raki Cveulebrivi cxovrebis mdinareba arafers daurRvevia, im dRis mere cvlileba mxolod biZaCems Seexo. man smas kidev ufro umata da kidev ufro ganmartovda. drois udides nawils igi axla oTaxSi atarebda, karsac ki Signidan hketavda xolme. xandaxan mTvrali, revolveriT xelSi baRSi gamovardeboda da xmamaRla gaiZaxoda, rom aravisi eSinia da ac kacsa da arc eSmaks imis saSualebas ar miscems, rom cxvariviT daklan. magram es gacecxleba gadauvlida Tu ara, maSinve Tavis oTaxs miaSurebda da kvlav Signidan im adamianiviT iketeboda, romelsac mxolod ukiduresi aRgznebis Jams SeuZlia SiSsa da panikas gaubedos SebrZoleba. aseTi aRgznebis dros misi saxisaTvis rom Semixedavs, civ amindSiac ki iseT ofls asxamda, TiTqos es-es aris abanodan gamovidao. bevri rom ar gavagrZelo da Tqveni moTminebiT borotad ar visargeblo, getyviT, rom erT mSvenier Rames, roca axirebam kvlav wamouara da mTvrali, revolveriT xelSi gareT gamoxta, ukan aRar dabrunebula. igi guburaSi pirqve Camxobili vipoveT. is patara gubura baRis boloSi gaxldaT. sxeulze Zaladobis araviTari niSanwyali ar aCnda, magram wylis siRrmec guburaSi or futs ar aRemateboda. nafic msajulTa sasamarTlom, mxedvelobaSi miiRo ra biZaCemis eqscentrikuli xasiaTi, daadgina, saqme TviTmkvlelobasTan gvaqvso. magram me, romelmac kargad vicodi, rogor TrToda da kankalebda biZaCemi sikvdilis ubralo xsenebazec ki, verafriT ver davijere, rom man Tavi moikla. ase iyo, Tu ise, biZaCemi mokvda da

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mamaCemma memkvidreobiT miiRo ToTxmeti aTasi funti sterlingi, romelic bankSi mis saxelze Zevs. - erTi momenti minda davazusto, - Caeria holmsi. - Tqveni ambavi ise sainteresoa, rom amdagvari ram Cems sicocxleSi marTlac ar momismenia. mxolod is miTxariT, rodis miiRo werili da ra dro gavida im dRemde, roca igi guburaSi Camxobili ipoveT. - werili 1883 wlis aT marts miviReT. TviTon ki viTomda es TviTmkvleloba Svidi kviris Tavze, or maiss Caidina. - gmadlobT, gTxovT ganagrZoT. - Seudga Tu ara mamaCemi samkvidros marTvas, maSinve daJinebiT movTxove, meore sarTuli, romelic mudam daketili iyo, kargad gavCxrikoT-meTqi. Cven iq TiTqris yuTi vipoveT, magram carieli dagvixvda. yuTs SigniTa mxares patara qaRaldi hqonda mikruli da zed igive inicialebi: `k.k.k.~ ewera. patara mikrul qaRalds qveviT kidev iyo erTi warwera: `werilebi, samaxsovro baraTebi, xelwerilebi da reestri~. Cveni azriT, polkovnikma openSoum swored es qaRaldebi daswva. garda amisa, zemoT sarTulSi sayuradRebo aRaraferi gvinaxavs. marTalia, iq miyrilmoyrili auarebeli Canaweri da qaRaldi eyara, magram isini, mxolod biZaCemis amerikaSi cxovrebis xanas Seexebodnen. bevri maTgani omis droindeli iyo da biZaCemis samxedro karieris amsaxvel cnobebs Seicavda. maTi gacnobis Sedegad SevityveT, rom polkovniki openSou samxedro davalebebs pirnaTlad asrulebda da umcros-ufrosebSi mamaci meomris saxeli hqonda moxveWili. danarCeni qaRaldebi samxreTi Statebis politikuri cxovrebis axleburad gardaqmnas Seexebodnen da imas adasturebdnen, rom polkovniki openSou samxreTis Statebis damarcxebis Semdegac CrdiloeTis politikur moRvaweT opoziciaSi edga da sicocxles umwarebda. ase da amrigad, 1884 wlis dasawyisSi gaxldaT, mama rom harSemSi Camovida da samkvidro miiRo. 1885 wlis 4 ianvaramde yvelaferi kargad midioda. am dRes sasauzmed rom davsxediT, mamaCemma uceb wamoiyvira. mas erT xelSi konverti eWira, meoreSi xelisgulze ki forToxlis xuTi marcvali eyara. igi mudam dacinviT igonebda polkovnikis garSemo arsebul Worebs, magram imnairi amanaTi rom TviTonac miiRo, SeeSinda. `ras unda niSnavdes es yovelive, jon?~ - mkiTxa me. konvertis danaxvaze guli gameyina. `isev is wyeuli `k.k.k.~ aris~, - vuTxari me. mamam konvertis SigniT Caixeda, - diax, konvertis SigniTac igive asoebia gamoyvanili, magram maT qveS raRa warweraa? mamas Tavze davadeqi da minaweri wavikiTxe: `qaRaldebi mzis saaTis qveS daawyveT~. `ra qaRaldebi, an sad mzis saaTis qveS unda davawyo? - warmoTqva gakvirvebulma.~ `mzis saaTi ki baRSi gvaqvs, magram qaRaldebi rom ganadgurebulia?~ - vuTxari me. `fuh! - guladad warmoTqva mamam, - Cven civilizebul qveyanaSi vcxovrobT da aseTi sisulelis ar unda gveSinodes. saidanaa gamogzavnili werili~. `dandidan~, - vupasuxe me, roca safosto markas davxede. `viRacis ukbilo xumroba iqneba, - Tqva man, - ra saqme maqvs mzis saaTsa da raRac qaRaldebTan. amnair sisuleles kacma yuri ar unda aTxovos~. `me Tqvens adgilze policias Sevatyobinebdi~, - gavafrTxile mSobeli. `rom masxrad amigdon, eSiniao, ara? amnair rames me ar vizam~. `maSin me Sevatyobineb~, - SevTavaze mamas Cemi daxmareba. `araviTar SemTxvevaSi! aseT sisuleleze xmauris atexva ar Rirs~. igi jiuti adamiani gaxldaT da masTan kamaTi ara Rirda. me ki guli av saqmes miwinaswarmetyvelebda da sevda momeria.
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werilis miRebidan mesame dRes mama erTi Tavisi kargi megobris maiori friibodis sanaxavad gaemgzavra. friibodi portsdaun hilSi erT-erTi fostis ufrosad msaxurobs. me Zalian gamexarda, mama rom saxlidan wavida, Cemi mokle WkuiT agre megona, safrTxe marto Sin myofs moeloda. vaglax, rom Sevcdi! mamis gamgzavrebis meore dRes maioris xeliT gamogzavnili depeSa miviRe, mTxovda, male Camodio. mama carcis erT-erT maRaziaSi vnaxe TavgaCexili. carcis aseTi maRaroebiT xom savsea Cveni mxare. igi ugrZnoblad iwva da gons movla aRarc ewera. etyoba, farhemidan saRamoTi gamoemgzavra, radgan iqaurobas ar icnobda, xolo carcis maRaroebi SemouRobavia. nafic msajulTa sasamarTlos ar gasWirvebia mieRo dadgenileba: `ubeduri SemTxvevis Sedegad gardacvlili~. mis sikvdilTan dakavSirebuli yvela faqti didi sifrTxiliTa da gulmodginebiT Seviswavle, magram iseTs verafers wavawydi, rom mokles-meTqi, mefiqra. Zaladobis niSnebi ara Canda, kvalis arsad iyo, gaZarculi ar gaxldaT da gzazec ucxo aravin yofila. magram mainc saWirod mimaCnia giTxraT, Cems gonebas ar Sordeboda is azri, rom mamaCems xafangi dauges da mokles. aseTi avismomaswavebeli ambebi uZRoda win naanderZevi qonebis miRebas. Tqven albaT mkiTxavT, ratom ara vTqvi uari memkvidreobaze. gipasuxebT, Cemi azriT, momxdari ambebi dakavSirebuli iyo raRac incidentTan biZaCemis cxovrebaSi da safrTxe, romel saxlSiac ar unda mecxovra, mainc ganuyrelad Tan mdevda. Cemi sawyali mama 1885 wlis ianvarSi gardaicvala da mas mere ori weli da rva Tve gavida. am xnis manZilze harSemSi Tavs bednierad vgrZnobdi da vimedovnebdi, rom is wyevla, romelmac Cveni ojaxis ufrosi Taoba adrianad Caiyvana saflavSi, me aRar mdevnida. magram Turme Tavs tyuilad vinugeSebdi. guSin diliT mec imave mdgomareobaSi aRmovCndi, rogorSiac am ori wlisa da rva Tvis winaT mamaCemi iyo. axalgazrda kacma jibidan daWmuWvnili konverti amoiRo, magidisaken Sebrunda da sufraze forTxolis xuTi cali gamxmari kurka dahyara. - ai, konverti, - ganagrZobda igi, - safosto marka londonisa aqvs, aRmosavleTi mxare. SigniT igive sityvebi sweria, rac mamaCemis mier miRebul werilSi ewera. - ra moimoqmedeT, - hkiTxa holmsma. - araferi. - araferi? - marTali rom giTxraT, - Tqva esa da Cvenma stumarma saxe TeTr, gamxdar xelebSi Camala, - ise vifiqre, rom saSveli arsiT iyo da gvelis danaxvaze adgilze gaognebuli kurdReliviT damemarTa. SeiZleba winaaRmdegobis gaweva uazrobaa, me cudubralod vebRauWebi imeds da ulmobelsa da dauZlevel Zalas vfiqrob win aRvudge. iqneb marTlac araa saSveli da Cemi dacva aRaravis ZaluZs. - sisulelea aseTi laparaki, - wamoiZaxa holmsma. - Tqven an aqtiurad imoqmedebT, an daiRupebiT. mxolod energiul moqmedebas SeuZlia Tqveni xsna gansacdelisagan. axla sasowarkveTis dro araa. - me viyavi policiaSi. - ho, mere?.. - maT Cemi monaTxrobi rom moismines, sicilad ar eyoT. me darwmunebuli var, rom policiis inspeqtors es werilebi xumrobad miaCnia, xolo Cemianebis sikvdili SemTxveviTobad, romelic ubralod daemTxva am werilebis mosvlis TariRs. holmsis muStma haeri gaapo. - daujerebeli gonebasustobaa, - wamoiyvira man. - maT mainc gamomayoles polismeni, romelic saxlSi CemTan erTad iqneba. - aqac Tan mogyvaT? - ara, nabrZanebi aqvs Cems saxlSi iyaraulos. holmsma isev gaaqnia muStebi haerSi.

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- ratom moxvediT CemTan? - Tqva man. - rac mTavaria, ratom maSinve ar moxvediT, roca es ambavi SegemTxvaT? - ar vicodi Tqveni arseboba. dRes maior prendergasts SevCivle Cemi uimedo mdgomareoba da man TqvenTan mosvla mirCia. - Tqven werili ori dRis winaT miiReT. moqmedebac adre unda dagewyoT. garda imisa, rac Cven gviTxariT, me vfiqrob, Tqven sxva monacemebi ar unda gqondeT. iqneb raime iseTi wvrilmani gaqvT, rac saqmeSi mogvexmareba? - aris erTi sagani, - gviTxra jon openSoum. - man miiCxrik-moiCxrika paltos jibeebi, iqidan lurji, gamoxunebuli qaRaldis nagleji amoaTria, da magidaze dasdo. - rogorc maxsovs, - daiwyo openSoum, - roca biZaCemma qaRaldebi cecxlSi Sehyara, is patara kidis nawilebi, rac cecxls gadaurCa, swored am ferisa gaxldaT. es erTi furceli SemTxveviT gadarCenoda dawvas da misi oTaxis iatakze egdo. aq garda forToxlis marcvlebisa sxva araferia naxsenebi da meeWveba, rom qaRaldi rameSi dagvexmaros. Cemi azriT, es qaRaldi romeliRac dRiuridan amovardnili furceli unda iyos. xelwera biZaCemisaa. holmsma lampa Semoabruna da Cven oriveni qaRaldisaken davixareT, rom wagvekiTxa. qaRaldis cali mxare ise uswormasworo gaxldaT, rom cxadi iyo marTlac romeliRac dRiuridan unda yofiliyo amovardnili. maRla ewera: `marti, 1869 w.~ dabla ki gaugebari minawerebi mosdevda: 4-Si. hadsoni movida. isev Zveli platforma. 7-Si. marcvlebi gaegzavna mak-koulis, paramors da sent avgustinel jon sveins. 9-Si mak-kouli gaecala. 10-Si jon sveini gaecala. 12-Si. estumrnen paramors. yvelaferi rigzea. - gmadlobT! - Tqva holmsma, - qaRaldi dakeca da patrons daubruna. - axla dro aRar unda davkargoT. imis droc araa, rom is gavarkvioT, rac Tqven miambeT. Tqven unda saxlSi dabrundeT da imoqmedoT. - ra unda gavakeTo? - axla marto erTi ramaa gasakeTebeli da isic dauyovnebliv. Tven is qaRaldi, romelic Cven gviCveneT, TiTbris yuTSi unda CadoT da werilSi miTiTebul adgilze moaTavsoT. yuTSive unda CadoT werili, romelSiac mkiTxvels auwyebT, rom Tqvenma biZam yvela sxva qaRaldi cecxls misca da mxolod erTaderTi gadaurCa dauwvavi. Tqven es teqsti iseTi sityvebiT unda SeadginoT, rom maT daijeron. rogorc ki yovelives morCebiT, TiTqris yuTi mzis saaTs qveS dadgiT. xom gasagebia, rac giTxariT? - gasagebia. - axla SurisZiebisa da sxva grZnobebis ayolis dro araa. Cemi azriT, Cven SegviZlia amas kanonis saxeliT mivaRwioT. maT uve mzada aqvT qseli, Cven ki axla unda daviwyoT maxis dageba. amjerad, umjobesia is safrTxe aviciloT, romelic Tqven geliT. mere ki SeiZleba am saidumloebiT moculi ambis gaxsna da damnaSaveTa dasja. - gmadlobT, - uTxra holmss axalgazrda kacma, Tan wamodga da labadis Cacma daiwyo. - Tqven me sicocxle damibruneT da guls imedic STaminergeT. yvelafers ise gavakeTeb, rogorc mirCieT. - dro ar dakargoT da rac mTavaria, Tavs gaufrTxildiT, vinaidan Tqven marTlac realuri da garduvali safrTxe gemuqrebaT. ukan ra gziT unda dabrundeT? - vaterloodan matarebliT waval. - jer cxra saaTic araa. quCaSi bevri xalxi iqneba, ase rom darwmunebuli var, Sin mSvidobiT mixvalT. Tqven Tavs Zalian unda gaufrTxildeT. - iaraRic maqvs. - eg kargia. xvalidanve Sevudgebi Tqvens saqmes.
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- maS, horSemSi gnaxavT, ara? - ara, Tqveni saqmis saidumlo gasaRebi londonSia da mec aq unda veZebo. - maSin erT an or dReSi TviTon moginaxulebT da TiTberis yuTisa da qaRaldebis ambavs mogaxsenebT. axla ki waval da rac rCeva momeciT, yvelafers swored ise Sevasruleb. - igi dagvemSvidoba da xeli magrad CamogvarTva. gareT isev ise umowyalod stvenda da zuzunebda qari, wvimac isev ise saSineli ZaliT exeTqeboda fanjrebs. es ucnauri da veluri ambavi TiTqos qariSxalma Semogvigdo oTaxSi da axla imave qariSxalma STanTqa. iseve, rogorc Relvis dros zRvam icis xolme wyalmcenareTa napirze gamoriyva da mere isev ukan waReba. holmsi ramdenime xans gayursuli ijda da cecxlis enebs Sehyurebda. mere Cixubi gaabola, savarZelSi gadawva da Tambaqos wreebad daxveul bols akvirdeboda, romlebic erTmaneTs WerTan eweodnen. - me mgonia, uotson, - wamoiwyo holmsma, - rom aseTi fantasturi saqme jerac ara gvqonia. - Tu oTxTa niSans ar CavTvliT, maSin marTlac agrea. - ara, me mainc mgonia, rom jon openSou ufro met gansacdelSia Cavardnili da ufro didi safrTxe emuqreba, vidre Soltos emuqreboda. - magram gaqvT ki Tqveni mosazreba imaze, openSous ra safrTxe emuqreba? - eg raRa sakiTxavia, roca ori magaliTi TviTonve openSoum daasaxela? - maS, amixseniT, raSia saqme? vinaa es `k.k.k.~ da ra dauSava am ubedurma ojaxma? Serlok holmsma Tvalebi milula, idayvebi savarZels daayrdno da TiTebis boloebi erTmaneTs miaWylita. - idealuri moazrovne, - wamoiwyo man Cems sapasuxod, - erTi romelime faqtidan, romelic man naxa, ara marto im jaWvis Semadgenel rgolebs dasZebnis, romelmac am faqtamde migviyvana, aramed im Sedegebsac iwanaswarmetyvelebs, romlebic am faqtidan gamomdinareoben. rogorc kiuves SeeZlo cxovelis erTi napovni Zvlidan mTeli ConCxi aRedgina, ise moazrovnem unda SesZlos incindentTa seriidan, erTi romelime Seswavlili rgolis safuZvelze, zustad daadginos yvela danarCeni rgoli, rogorc incindentis winaT momxdari, iseve misgan momdinare Cven jerjerobiT ara gvaqvs xelmosakidebeli Sedegi, da, misi miRweva marto gonebiT SeiZleba. problea SeiZleba gadawyvetil iqnas mxolod saqmis gulmodgine SeswavliTa da kvleva-ZiebiT, da maSin igi CixSi moaqcevs yvelas, vinc saqmis gaxsnas da problemis gadaWras mxolod gonebis SemweobiT lamobs. Tu azrovnebis xelovnebis ayvana umaRles doneze gvinda, maSin moazrovnes unda SeeZlos ara marto yvela faqtis gamoyeneba, romelic TviTon icis da mis gankargulebaSia, aramed imisic, rac kacobriobis codnis salaroSia da sxvebs moupovebiaT. aq SeuZlebeli araferia, radgan adamians SesaZlebloba aqvs ara marto Tavisi, aramed sxvisi codniT mopovebuli Sromis nayofi Tavis saqmeSi warmatebiT gamoiyenos. am SemTxvevaSi me TviTon ase moviqeci. Tu sworad maxsovs, erTxel, Cveni megobrobis adreul dReebSi Tqven sxvadasxva disciplinebSi Cemi codna SeafaseT. - diax, - vupasuxe me siciliT, - is iyo araCveulebrivi dokumenti. filosofiaSi, astronomiasa da politikaSi, rogorc maxsovs, noli dagiwereT, botanikis codna cvalebadi gqondaT, geologia Rrmad icodiT, radgan qalaqis garSemo ormocdaaTi milis manZilze talaxisa da miwis yvela nairsaxeobaSi safuZvlianad erkveodiT, qimiaSi Tqveni codna eqscentrikulad Sevafase, anatomiaSi - arasistematurad, sisxlis samarTlisa ki - unikalurad. garda amisa vwerdi, rom iyaviT: mevioline, mokrive, mofarikave, samarTlis mcodne da Tavis mteri, vinaidan sakuTar organizms kokainiTa da TambaqoTi iwamlavdiT. aseTi iyo, rogorc maxsovs, Cemi analizis ZiriTadi punqtebi. bolo punqtis xsenebaze holmss Caecina.

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- me vambobdi da vambob, - daiwyo man, - rom adamianma Tavisi gonebrivi salaro im codniT unda Seavsos, risi gamoyenebac SeuZlia, danarCeni ki Tavisi biblioTekis Taroebze unda ganalagos da saWiroebis SemTxvevaSi gamoiyenos. iseTi saqmis kvleva-ZiebisaTvis, rogorsac am RamiT gadavawydiT, saWiroa Cveni yoveli resursis racionalurad gamoyeneba. aba, erTi Tarodan amerikuli enciklopediis is tomi gadmoiReT, romelic aso `k~-zea. gmadlobT. axla avwon-davwonoT Seqmnili situacia da vnaxoT, ra daskvnebis gakeTeba SegveZleba. pirvelyovlisa unda vivaraudoT, rom polkovnik openSous hqonda Zalian didi sababi imisaTvis, rom amerika daetovebina. mis asakSi myofi xalxi agre advilad ar aRalatobs Tavis wes-Cveulebebs. arc isa mjera, rom mas umizezod, erTi axuSturebiT SeeZlo floridis SesaniSnavi klimatis nacvlad inglisis provinciuli qalaqis cxovrebaze gacvla. inglisSi yofnis dros mis Zlier miswrafebas ganmartoebisaken im azramde mivyavarT, rom mas riRacis an viRacis eSinoda. amrigad, Cvens samuSao hipoTezad unda miviRoT, rom amerika polkovnikma openSoum viRacis an riRacis SiSiT miatova. imaze, Tu ram gamoiwvia aseTi Zlieri SiSi, Cven SegviZlia vimsjeloT mxolod im avismomaswavebeli werilebis mixedviT, romlebic miiRes TviTon polkovnikma da misma memkvidreebma. Tqven naxeT im werilebze dakruli safosto markebi? - pirveli pondiSeridan iyo gamogzavnili, meore - dandidan, mesame ki londonidan. - aRmosavleT londonidan. - CaurTo man. - ra daskvna SegiZliaT gaakeToT aqedan? - yvela eg dasaxelebuli adgili saokeano gemebis sadgomi navsadgurebia. albaT werilebis gamomgzavni marTlac gembanze yofiliyo. axla am saqmes sxva kuTxidan SevxedoT. pondiSeridan gamogzavnili muqaris werilis miRebisa da muqaris sisruleSi moyvanamde Svidma kviram ganvlo, dandidan - ki mxolod oTxma Tu samma dRem. gulisxmaSi gagdebT Tu ara, uotson, es ambebi? - pirvel SemTxvevaSi ufro metma drom ganvlo muqaris sisruleSi moyvanamde. - magram werilsac xom unda didi gza ganevlo, vidre adresats miaRwevda. - maSin ar mesmis, raSia saqme. - savaraudebelia, rom gemi, romelzec werilis gamomgzavni imyofeboda, ialqniani iyo. Cans, isini, vidre Tavisi misiis sisruleSi moyvanas daiwyeben, TavianT msxverpls winaswar afrTxileben, xom naxeT, dandidan miRebul muqaras saqmec ra male moadevnes. isini rom pondiSeridan orTqliT maval gems gamohyolodnen, maSin inglisSi werili da werilis gamomgzavnebi erTdroulad Camovidodnen. magram werilis miRebidan maT gamoCenamde Svidma kviram ganvlo. es Svidi kvira ki, Cemi azriT, drois is monakveTia, ra droiTac pondiSeridan orTqliT mavalma gemma ialqnian gems gamouswro. - SesaZlebelia. - me namdvilad agre mgonia. axla Tqven kargad xedavT, Tu ramdenad saxifaTo saqmesaa gadayrili Cveni openSou da ratom gavafrTxile ramdenjerme, Tavs mouareT-meTqi. werilis avtorebs muqara sisruleSi mohyavdaT mxolod im drois ukanasknel momentSi, rac werilis gamogzavnis adgilidan, daniSnulebis adgilamde ialqniani gemis mgzavrobisaTvis iyo saWiro. jon openSous saxelze miRebuli werili ki londonidanve aris gamogzavnili da amdenad Cven ver gaviTvaliswinebT, ramden xans acdian werilis avtorebi adresats davalebis sisruleSi moyvanas. - RmerTo Cemo, - wamoviZaxe me, - ras unda niSnavdes es ulmobeli devna? - cxadia, im dokumentebiT, romlebic openSoum daswva, sasicocxlod arian dainteresebulni isini, vinc ialqnian gemze imyofebian. iq erTi kaci ar unda moqmedebdes. erT kacs ar SeuZlia ori mkvleloba ise Caidinos, rom winaswari gamoZieba da sasamarTlo daabnios da yvelas gza-kvali aurios. am saqmeSi
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ramdenime kacis xeli urevia da Tanac miznad daisaxes, xelSi Caigdon dokumentebi, radac unda daujdeT da vis xelSiac unda iyos isini. ase da amrigad, Tqven kargad xedavT, rom `k.k.k.~ erTi kacis ki ara, mTeli organizaciis inicialebia. - magram romelia es sazogadoeba? - Tqven arasodes ar gagigoniaT ku kluqs klanze? - daixara da CurCuliT mkiTxa holmsma. - arasodes. holmsma muxlebze dadebuli amerikuli enciklopediis tomi saTanado adgilze gadaSala da xmadabla waikiTxa: `saxelwodeba ku kluqs klani warmosdgeba SaSxanis Caxmaxis daketvis dros warmoqmnili xmauridan. es saSiSi saidumlo sazogadoeba Camoayalibes samxreTis armiis jariskacebma samoqalaqo omis damTavrebis Semdeg. organizaciam umalve Seqmna Tavisi adgilobrivi ganyofilebebi sxvadasxva StatebSi, upiratesad ki: texasSi, luizianaSi, orTave karolinas StatebSi, jorjiasa da floridaSi. organizaciam Tavisi Zalis gamoyeneba politikuri miznebisaTvis daiwyo. igi principulad ibrZvis zangebisaTvis saarCevno xmis uflebis micemis winaaRmdeg. organizacia sdevnis an sikvdiliT gzidan iSorebs yvelas, vinc mis Sexedulebebs ewinaaRmdegeba. maTi mxridan kanonis sastik darRvevasa da sikvdilis misjas mudam win uswrebda gafrTxileba, romlebsac isini TavianT msxverpls ugzavnidnen. es gafrTxileba sruldeboda raRac fantastikuri, magram iseTi gziT, rom yvelas gaego organizaciis xelwera. magaliTad, zogierT StatSi msxverpls muxis Stosa da foTlebs ugzavnidnen, zogan nesvis Tesls, xolo zogierT adgilebSi forToxlis gamomxmar kurkebs. miiRebda Tu ara aseT gafrTxilebas samsxverplo, an sajarod unda gamosuliyo da eTqva, rom hgmobda Tavis adrindel Sexedulebebs, anda qveynidan gadaxvewiliyo, xolo Tu gafrTxilebisda miuxedavad ar moiqceoda, sikvdili ar ascdeboda, Tanac iseT formebSi, viTom misi daRupva brma SemTxvevasa da gauTvaliswinebel ambavTan iyo dakavSirebuli. saqme iseT maRal doneze iyo dayenebuli, brZolis meTodebi iseT sistemad iyo Camoyalibebuli, rom organizacias Tavisi arc erTi msxverpli xelidan ar gasxltomia da borotebis Camdennic araodes aravis umxelia. miuxedavad imisa, rom maerikis SeerTebuli Statebis mTavrobam da samxreTis mosaxleobis ukeTesma nawilma organizacia dahgmes da brZola gamoucxades, misi saqmianoba ramdenime weliwads mainc hyvaoda. 1869 wlidan organizaciis saqmianoba moulodnelad Sewyda, Tumca amdagvari calkeuli SemTxvevebi dRemde kvlav grZeldeba~. - ai, xom xedavT, - Tqva holmsma da enciklopediis tomi gverdze gadado, organizaciis saqmianobis Seneleba openSous samSobloSi uecar gamomgzavrebasTan raRac kavSirSi unda iyos. jon openSoum xom Tqva, biZaCemma qaRaldebi mTlianad daswvao. aqedan cxadia, rom polkovniks organizaciis dokumentacia Tan wamouRia. advili SesaZlebelia openSouTa devnis sababi swored es iyos da, albaT swored amitom ase umowyalod anadgureben maT sgvarsa da jilags. xom gesmiT, samxreTis ramden gamoCenil moRvawes ar SeuZlia mSvidad iZinos manam, vidre dRiuri da is dokumentebi, rac polkovnikma openSoum gamoitaca, xelT ar eqnebaT? - maSasadame, furceli, romelic Cveni TvaliT vnaxeT... - sSored iseTi iyo, rogoris molodinic unda gvqonoda. Tu sworad maxsovs, iq ewera: kurkebi gaegzavnaT a, b, g-so. ese igi, am adamianebs daegzavnaT gafrTxilebani. mere ewera: `a~ da `b~ gaecalneno (igulisxmeba amerikidan wasvla), xolo g-s estumrneno. cxadia, `g~ mokles. me mgonia, uotson, Cven erTgvar naTels movfenT am saqmes, xolo openSous gadarCena damokidebuli iqneba imaze, ramdenad male Seasrulebs Cems darigebas. amaRam Cven mets veRarafers viRonebT. amitom gTxovT, Cemi violino momawodoT da amindisa da adamianebis ukeTurobaze fiqri Cveni mexsierebidan musikis saamo hangebiT gavaqroT.

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diliT qariSxali Cadga da mzis sxivebi uzarmazar qalaqs Tvs dawolil nislSi aqa-iq criatebda. dabla Camosuls Serlok holmsi ukve sasadilo magidasTan damixvda. - mapatieT, rom sauzmes uTqvenod Seveqcevi, - moibodiSa man. - winaswar vWvret, rom openSous dasaxmareblad bevri zrunva damWirdeba. - ra zomebis miRebas apirebT? - vkiTxe me. - es damokidebulia imaze, ras momcems saqmis pirveli mokvleva. iqneb, horSemSi ar miemgzavrebiT? - ara, sitidan unda daviwyo. zari darekeT da mosamsaxure yavas Semogvitans. yavis molodinSi dilis gazeTis gadaTvaliereba daviwye. uceb iseT saTaurs movkari Tvali, rom ZarRvebSi sisxli gameyina. - holms, - wamoviyvire me, - Tqven ukve daagvianeT. - ras ambobT! - ikiTxa man da finjani xelidan gaagdo, - meSinoda da velodi, rom es ubedureba moxdeboda. mainc rogor mouklavT? - is axla ukve mSvidad laparakobda, magram vatyobdi, rom erTianad amRvreuli iyo. gazeTis daTvalierebisas TvalSi gvari openSou da saTauri `vaterloos xidze momxdari tragedia~, - meca. ai, rogor iyo moTxrobili momxdari tragedia: daaxloebiT aTis naxevarze, policiis konsteblma kukma, romelic vaterloos xidTan morigeobda, gaigona viRacis yvirili - miSveleTo da wyalSi Cavardnilis tylaSunsac mohkra yuri. magram Rame Zalian bneli iyo, qariSxali mZvinvarebda da, miuxedavad ramdenime gamvlelis Tavgamodebuli cdisa, ganwiruli ver gadaarCines. sagangaSo niSanze mTeli samdinaro policia fexze dadga da gvami ipoves. damxrCvals jibeSi unaxes konverti, romlis mixedviTac dadginda, rom igi horSemeli jon openSoua. varaudoben, rom igi vaterloodan gamaval bolo matarebelze iCqaroda, sibneleSi gza dakarga da samdinaro transportisaTvis gankuTvnil bilikze moxvda. sxeulze Zaladobis niSani ar aRmoCnda da ueWvelia, rom mTlad axalgazrda kaci ubeduri SemTxvevis msxverpli Seiqmna. es ubeduri SemTxveva qalaqis municipalitetma unda gaiTvaliswinos da navmisadgomebs mixedos. ramdenime wuTs Cumad visxediT. holmsi ase dabeCavebuli da motexili araodes minaxavs. - es ambavi Tavmoyvareobas milaxavs, uotson, - warmoTqva man bolos. marTalia, Tavmoyvareoba patara grZnobaa, magram am ambavma Cems Tavmoyvareobas gamanadgurebeli laxvari Casca. openSous saqme axla Cems pirad saqmed iqca da Tu Semoqmedma janmrTeloba ar wamarTva, mTel bandas gamoviWer. igi CemTan saSvelad movida, me ki sasikvdilod gavgzavne!.. - holmsi fexze wamoiWra da oTaxSi aRelvebuli mimodioda. fermkrTali saxe wamoswiTleboda da nerviulobisagan TiTebs igrexda. - satanasaviT gaqnili avazakebi ki yofilan, - wamoiZaxa man bolos. - rogor Seacdines da dabla rogor Caiyvanes? navmisadgomi sadgurisaken mimaval gzaze rodia. xidze aseT amindSiac ki bevri xalxi iqneboda. raki agrea, vnaxoT, bolos vin darCeba gamarjvebuli. uotson, axla ki me waval! - policiaSi? - ara, me TviTon viqnebi magaTTvis policia. iseT bades movqsov, rom veRarsad gamifrindnen da policiis xelSi TviTonve Cacvivdnen. mTeli dRe Cemi saqme mqonda da beikerstritze gvian RamiT davbrundi. Serlok holmsi jer kidev ar mosuliyo. Ramis aTi iqneboda, roca daRlil-daqanculi oTaxSi Semovida. igi karadasTan mivida, puri moitexa, Wama dauwyo da Tan wyals ayolebda. - mSieri xarT? - vkiTxe me. - mgeliviT. sul gadamaviwyda, rom saWmeli meWama. dilidan lukma ar Camidevs pirSi. - dilidan?
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- ho, magisi dro ara mqonda. - saqme, saqme rogorRaa? - kargad. - ipoveT gasaRebi? - diax, da axalgazrda openSou male SurnaZiebi iqneba. am avazakebs maTive iaraRiT unda vebrZoloT da maTive satanuri daRi unda davasva. cudi azria? - ras gulisxmobT? ver mivxvdi. man karadidan forToxali gamoiRo, daWra da Teslis kurkebi gamoacala. mere xuTi gadaTvala da konvertSi Cayara. konvertis SigniT S. h. waawera, xolo konvertze - `kapitan jeims kolhauns, ialqniani orCxomeli `martoxela varskvlavi~, savana, jorjia~. - es werili kolhauns navsadgurSi dauxvdeba da amaRam aRarc daiZinebs, CaixiTxiTa holmsma. - igi am werils, raRa Tqma unda, Tavisi bedisweris aRsasrulad miiCnevs. - vinaa kapitani kolhauni? - esaa meTauri im bandisa, romelmac openSouTa jilagi amoswyvita. me sxvebsac movuvli, magram kolhauni pirveli iqneba. - rogor miageniT? holmsma jibidan qaRaldi amoiRo, romelzedac saxelebisa da TariRebis meti araferi ewera. - mTeli dRe loidis registraciis Jurnalis Cxrekasa da Zveli qaRaldebis qeqvas movundi. ra gemic ki pondiSeridan 1883 wlis ianvar-TebervalSi londonSi Semosula, yvelas asaval-dasavali Sevityve. sul ocdaTeqvsmeti gemi yofila iseTi wyalwevisa, romelic me mainteresebda. maT Soris erT-erTma - `martoxela varskvlavma~ uceb miipyro Cemi yuradReba, radgan pondiSeridan mas kursi pirdapir londonisaken auRia. amasTanave am gemis saxeli amerikis erT-erTi Statis zedmeti saxelia. - mgoni, texasisa, ara? - kargad ar vicodi da arc axla vici, romlisa, magram eWviT vgrZnobdi, rom ase iyo. magram is ki vicodi, rom gemi amerikuli warmoSobisa unda yofiliyo. - mere? - mere 1885 wlis ianvarSi dandis navsadgurSi gavsinje gemebis misvla-mosvla da davadgine, rom ialqniani gemi `martoxela varskvlavi~ 1885 wlis ianvarSi dandSi Semovida. Cemi eWvebi TandaTan rwmenad iqca. amis mere amJamad londonSi myofi gemebis sia gadavsinje. - da mere? - da aRmovaCine, rom `martoxela varskvlavi~ londonis navsadgurSi warsul kviras Semovida. imwamsve elbertis dokebisaken daveSvi, magram adgilze misuls miTxres, dRes diliT `martoxela varskvlavma~ afra auSva, mdinaris dinebas gahyva da gezi savanisaken aiRoo. imwamsve depeSa gavugzavne grevezends, magram iqac ver mivuswari da, vinaidan aRmosavleTis qari uberavs, albaT `martoxela varskvlavi~ axla kunZul uaitTan iqneba misuli. - axla ra unda hqnaT? - mTel gemze mxolod kolhauni da oric sxva mezRvauri arian amerikelebi. axla isini TagvebiviT myavs gamoWerili, vici, rom wuxandeli Rame gemze arc erTs ar gautarebia. es gemis mtvirTavma muSam miTxra. vidre `martoxela varskvlavi~ savanas miaRwevdes, iq umal safosto gemiT Cemi werili miva, xolo policia telegrafis saSualebiT Seityobs, rom gemze myof sam jentlmens brali edebaT adamianis ganzrax mkvlelobaSi. magram, kaci bWobda da RmerTi icinodao, namdvilad isea. jon openSous mkvlelebma veRar ixiles holmsisgan gagzavnili forToxlis gamxmari kurkebi, romelic maT SiSis zafras dascemdaT da gaagebinebda, rom maTze ufro sazriani da gambedavi
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adamiani CaudgaT kvalSi. im weliwads buniobis qariSxali Zalian xangrZlivi da Zlieri gamodga. `martoxela varskvlavze~ savanidan ambis gagebas bevri velodeT, magram amao iyo Cveni lodini. dabolos, SevityveT, rom `martoxela varskvlavi~ qariSxalsa da Relvas samudamod daetovebina atlantikis okeaneSi.

baskombis velis saidumloeba coli da me dilis sauzmes SeveqceodiT, roca mosamsaxurem holmsis gamogzavnili depeSa Semomitana. davxede da ai, ra amovikiTxe: `SegiZliaT Tu ara ori dRiT ganTavisufldeT? gamomiZaxes baskombis velze momxdari tragediis gamo qveynis dasavleT nawilSi. Zalian moxaruli viqnebi, Tu CemTan erTad wamosvlas isurvebT. haeri da peizaJi uCveuloa. Tu wamoxvalT, padingtonidan 11,15 wuTze gamoemgzavreT~. - ras ityvi, Zvirfaso, waxval? - alersianad mkiTxa colma. - ar vici, swored axla imdeni avadmyofi myavs, ver gadamiwyvetia, rogor moviqce. - imaT Seni kolega anstruTeri mouvlis. am bolo dros feri dakarge da moRlili adamianis gamometyveleba gaqvs. me mgonia, haerze hofna mogixdeba. esec ar iyos, holmsis yoveli saqme xom Zalian gainteresebs xolme! - didi umaduri vinme viqnebodi, rom ar damenaxa, rac mogeba da mosaxveWeli vnaxe holmsTan megobrobiT da mis saqmeebSi monawileobiT. magram Tu wasvlas gadavwyvet, amwuTsave unda wavide, vinaidan naxevari saaTiRa damrCa. avRaneTSi miRebulma sabanako cxovrebis Cvevam saTanadod gamomawrTo da cqvit da yovelTvis mzadmyof mogzaurad maqcia. aseT dros Tan mudam saxeldaxelo da Zalian cota ram damqonda xolme. amjeradac uceb movemzade da padingtonisaken imaze adre gavemgzavre, vidre vvaraudobdi. Serlok holmsi baqanze gamosuliyo da bolTas scemda. maRali da gamxdari holmsi ruxi feris kostiumSi gamowyobiliyo da imaze ufro maRali da gamxdari Canda, vidre sinamdvileSi iyo. - ra kargi hqeniT, rom moxvediT, uotson, - miTxra holmsma. - axla sando adamiani haeriviT mWirdeboda. aseT dros adgilobrivi policia, an mcdar gzas adgas xolme, an srul umoqmedobas iCens. Tu matarebelSi kuTxis adgilebs daiWerT, me bileTebis asaRebad gaveSurebi. matarebelSi CavsxediT Tu ara, holmsma Tan wamoRebul gazeTebs dauwyo kirkiti, etyoboda, raRacas daeZebda, xandaxan kiTxvas wyvetda, bloknotSi raRacas iniSnavda da mere fiqrs eZleoda. ase CavediT relingamde. uceb holmsma mTeli gazeTebi erTad daaxvia da nivTebis dasawyob badeze daagdo. - gaigoneT rame, uotson, am saqmeze? - mkiTxa man. - ara, gazeTebi ramdenime dRea TvaliTac ar minaxavs. - londonis presas am saqmis Taobaze dawvrilebiTi angariSi Tavis furclebze ar mouTavsebia. swored axla gadavaTvaliere yvela gazeTi im mizniT, rom wvrilmanebSi gavrkveuliyavi. ra cnobebic gamaCnia, imis mixedviT Tu vimsjeleb, es mTlad ubralo SemTxvevaa, magram gamosakvlevad yvelaze Zneli iqneba. - Tqveni msjeloba pirdapir paradoqsaluria. - magram namdvilad WeSmariti kia. gamorCeul, araCveulebriv saqmes gasaRebic Tan axlavs, Cveulebrivi danaSauli ki Zalian Zneli gamosaZiebelia. es mkvleloba, romlis gamosakvlevadac Cven mivemgzavrebiT, Zalian awewil-dawewili saqmea Svils mamis mkvlelobas abraleben. - maS, mkvlelobis saqmis saZieblad mivdivarT?
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- ase varaudoben. me ki vidre piradad ar davadgen faqtebs, winaswar verafers mogaxsenebT. Tu gsurT, mxolod ramdenime sityviT getyviT am saqmeze Cems azrs. - baskombis veli herdforSirSi sofel adgilzea da rosidan odnavaa daSorebuli. qveynis am nawilSi yvelaze didi memamule mister jon terneria. man fuli avstraliaSi iSova da sul cota xania, rac inglisSi dabrunda. haTerleiSi mdebare erT-erTi Tavisi ferma man arendiT misca avstraliidanve Camosul mister Carlz makarTis. isini erTmaneTs koloniaSi gaecvnen da savsebiT bunebrivi gaxlavT, rom samSobloSi dabrunebisTanave mezoblad dasaxldnen. marTalia, terneri gamdidrda da makarTi misi arendatori Seiqna, magram am urTierTobas maT megobrobaze gavlena ar mouxdenia. makarTis erTi Tvrameti wlis vaJiSvili hyavda, xolo terners amave asakis mxolodSobili qaliSvili, colebi ki orives daexocaT. TiTqos ingliselTa ojaxebTan urTierTobas gaurbiano, makarTebs misvla-mosvla aravisTan hqondaT, Tumca sporti orTave mamaSvils uyvarda da doRze sistematurad dadiodnen. maT ojaxSi ori msaxuri trialebda - erTi kaci da erTic qali. terners daaxloebiT eqvsiode msaxuri hyavs. ai, yvela is cnoba, risi Sevsebac am saqmis garSemo SeviZeli. ivnisis sam ricxvSi, warsul orSabaTs, makarTi daaxloebiT sam saaTze saxlidan baskombis tboris mimarTulebiT wasula. es tbori baskombis velzea da iq Camdinari nakadulebisagan aris damdgari. im diliT, saxlidan gamosvlis win, msaxurisaTvis uTqvams, Zalian unda viCqaro, radgan sam saaTze saqmiani Sexvedra maqvs daniSnuli da manamde unda movaswro rosSi Casvla da mobrunebao. am Sexvedris Semdeg ki cocxali aRar unaxavT. haTerleis fermidan baskombis tboramde milis meoTxedi manZilia da vidre am gzas gaivlida, igi orma adamianma naxa. erTma moxucma qalma, romlis saxeli gazeTebSi gamoqveynebul cnobebSi moxseniebuli araa, da mister terneris metyeve uiliam krauderma. orive mowmem Ziebas uCvena, mister makarTi gzaze marto midiodao. metyevem isic ganacxada, rom makarTisTan Sexvedris Semdeg cota xanSi gzaze mis vaJs jeims makarTis gadayria, romelic, misi azriT, albaT mamas mihyveboda. jeims makarTis mxarze Tofi hqonia Camokidebuli. am Sexvedraze aRarc mifiqria, magram saRamos rom momxdari tragediis ambavi gavige, maSin gamaxsendao, uTqvams metyeves. mama-Svili mas merec unaxavT erTad, rac isini uiliam krauderma dakarga mxedvelobidan. baskombis tboris garSemo xSiri, daburuli tyea, xolo tboris napiri lerwmiTaa dafaruli. meveles qaliSvils, Tormeti wlis peiSenz morans, romelic im dros tyeSi yvavilebis sakrefad yofila, Tavisi TvaliT unaxavs tboris napirze myofi mama-Svili. man Ziebas uCvena, isini saSinlad Cxubobdneno. gogonas Tavisi yuriT gaugonia, ra uSveri sityvebiT lanZRavda Turme ufrosi makarTi sakuTar vaJs da daunaxavs, rogor aRmarTa Svilma xeli sakuTar mSobelze. bavSvs ise SeSinebia, rom Sin gaqceula da maTi Cxubis ambavi dedisaTvis uambnia. peiSenz morans dasrulebuli ara hqonia saTqmeli, rom meveles saxlSi jeims makarTi Sevardnila da uTqvams, mamaCemi tyeSi viRacas mouklavso. igi Zalian aRelvebuli yofila, uTofod da uqudod SeWrila meveles qoxSi da xelze ki SeumSrali sisxlis laqebi hqonia. mevele gahyolia da ufrosi makarTis gvami tboris napiras gaSxlarTuli unaxavs. mokluls Tavis qala raRac blanti da mZime iaraRiT hqonia CaCeCqvili. aseTi ram SeiZleboda mis Svils Tofis kondaxis CartymiT Caedina. TviTon Tofi iqve, gvamidan ramdenime iardis daSorebiT gdebula. am mamxilebeli faqtebis erTobliobis Zieba im azrze dauyenebia, rom momxdari iyo ganzrax mkvleloba, raSic braleulad jeims makarTi ucniaT. oTxSabaT dRes braldebuli rosis momrigebel mosamarTles winaSe warmdgara, mas ki saqme nafic mosamarTleTaTvis gadaucia. aseTia am saqmeze arsebuli mTavari faqtebi, rac policiisa da ZiebisaTvis aris cnobili.

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- amaze ufro saZageli da amazrzeni saqme arc gamigonia, - vTqvi, me. - Tu danaSaulis arapirdapiri mamtkicebeli sabuTebi odesme gamomdgara damnaSavis samxileblad, me mgonia, maT swored am SemTxvevaSi moiyares Tavi. - arapirdapiri mamtkicebeli sabuTebi xSirad Ziebas swor gzas aacdenen xolme, mipasuxa Cafiqrebulma holmsma. - isini xSirad erTi mimarTulebiT miuTiTeben da TiTqos udavod adastureben raimes, magram Tu Seqmnil mdgomareobaSi garkvevas SevZlebT, naTlad dainaxavT, rom aseT sabuTebs xSirad Zieba mcdari gziT mihyavT. amJamad yvela da yvelaferi TiTqos jeims makarTis winaaRmdeg SeiTqva, da ac isaa gamoricxuli, rom mkvleli swored is aRmoCndes, magram mezoblebSi iseTi adamianebic arian, da maT Soris memamule terneris qaliSvili - mis terneri, romelTac sjeraT am saqmeSi jeims makarTis ucodveloba. mis ternerma moiwvia Cveni saerTo nacnobi maZebari lestreidi, rom jeims makarTis interesebi daicvas. lestreidma ki naxa, rom saqme Tavsatexi da Zneli gadasawyveti iyo da me gadmomando. da ai axla Suaxnis jentlmeni, nacvlad imisa, rom Sin sauzmes Seeqceodes, saaTSi ormocdaaTi milis siswrafiT baskombis velze momxdari tragediis gamosaZieblad miiswrafvis. - saqme imdenad naTeli Cans, rom vSiSob, Cveni CasvliT braldebuls raime eSvelos, - vTqvi me. - yvelaze matyuara ram swored es naTeli faqtebi arian, - mipasuxa siciliT holmsma. - garda magisa, Ziebis procesSi Cven SeiZleba iseT naTel da cxad faqtebs gadaveyaroT, rac mister lestreidma ver SeniSna. Tqven Zalian kargad micnobT da Cems sityvebs kvexnaSi ar CamomarTmevT. Cveuleyriv, me, an vsargeblob xolme lestreidis Sekrebili mamxilebeli masalebiT, anda mTlianad uarvyof xolme maT. TviTon lestreids ara aqvs imisi Tavi, rom gamoiyenos Sekrebili faqtebi, an maTSi gaerkves. ai, Tundac erTi magaliTi, rac axla gamaxsenda. me sruliad darwmunebuli var, rom Tqvens sawol oTaxSi fanjara marjvena mxaresaa, imas ki ver getyviT, aseT cxad faqts lestreidi SeniSnavs Tu vera. - namdvilad magrea, magram, RvTis gulisaTvis, miTxariT, an Tqven rogor gamoicaniT, rom fanjara sawolidan rom avdgebi, marjvena mxaresaa? - Cemo Zvirfaso, me Tqven Zalian kargad gicnobT. vici, rom samxedro kacis sizuste da sifaqize gaxasiaTebT, amitom pirs yovel diliT iparsavT, xolo weliwadis am dros ki mzis amosvlis mere iparsebiT. amave dros vamCnev, rom saxis marcxena mxare marjvenaze cudad gaparsuli gaqvT da, Tu marcxena nawils aviRebT, igi sruliad uyuradRebod gaparsuli Cans. aqedan daskvna. parsvis dros es mxare ufro cudadaa ganaTebuli, vidre saxis marjvena mxare. Tqveni xasiaTi vici da ver warmomidgenia, rom saxeze erTnairad gecemodeT sinaTle da aseTi SedegiT dakmayofildeT. es ambavi savsebiT trivialuri magaliTia. Cemi warmatebis saidumloeba swored esaa xolme da iqneb am SemTxvevaSic bedma gagviRimos. am saqmeSi erTi-ori iseTi odnav saWoWmano sakiTxia, romlebic mxolod dakiTxvebis dros gaxda cnobili. Cemi azriT, Rirs maTze yuradRebis gamaxvileba. - siamovnebiT mogismenT. - rogorc gavarkvie, makarTi maSinve ki ara, roca haTerleis fermidan dabrunda, maSin daupatimrebiaT. inspeqtoris sityvebs, rom dapatimrebuli xaro, masze didi STabeWdileba ar mouxdenia. piriqiT, uTqvams, sasjels isedac vimsaxurebo. makarTis sityvebs, cxadia, bunebrivi efeqti mouxdenia da yvelas yovelgvari eWvi gahfantvia. - es xom aRiarebaa, - wamoviZaxe me. - ara, radgan mas mere makarTis ganucxadebia, Tavs damnaSaved ar vcnobo. - amdeni mamxilebeli sabuTis Semdeg aseT gancxadebas raRa fasi aqvs? - piriqiT, - wamoiwyo holmsma, - es erTaderTi sxivia, romelic Camuqebul RrublebSi moCans. rogori ucodvelic unda iyos, man xom icis, rogorma
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damamZimebelma faqtebmac moiyara Tavis mis garSemo. igi rom gajavrebuliyo, rad mapatimrebTo, anda aRSfoTebuliyo, es ufro saefvod momeCveneboda, vinaidan Seqmnil mdgomareobaSi gakvirveba da aRSfoTeba ufro arabunebrivad mimaCnia. am situaciaSi misi gulwrfeloba an imis sabuTia, rom igi ucodvelia, anda misi sulieri simtkicisa da gansacdelis Jams mxneobisa da TavdaWeris gamomxatveli. rac Seexeba dapatimrebisas mis mier naTqvam sityvebs, arc isini JRers arabunebrivad, vinaidan igi mamis jerac gauciebeli gvamis win idga da grZnobda, rom veRarasodes gamoisyidda im codvas, rac sityvieri da, gnebavT rogorc mevelis patara gogona amtkicebs, fizikuri Seuracxhofis miyenebis surviliT gamoxata. Tavisi saqcielis monanieba da kiTxva-dagmoba am SemTxvevaSi misi janmrTeli sulis gamomxatvel niSnad ufro mimaCnia, vidre danaSaulis aRiarebad. me Tavi gadavaqnie: - Zalian bevrisaTvis amdeni damamtkicebeli sabuTic ar wauyenebiaT, ise Camohkides saxrCobelaze. - marTalia, magram maT Soris SecdomiT dasjilic bevria. - TviTon eWvmitanili ras ambobs? - sakuTari damcvelebis gamamxnevebels maincdamainc bevrs verafers, Tumca mis CvenebaSi aris erTi-ori Camafiqrebeli da azris gamomwvevi punqti. SegiZliaT misi Cveneba am gazaTebSi waikiTxoT, - Tqva esa da gamomiwoda adgilobrivi gazeTi, romelSic aseTi ram amovikiTxe: `mister jeims makarTim, moklulis erTaderTma Svilma, dakiTxvisas aCvena Semdegi: maisis aqeT Sin ar vyofilvar, bristolidan, sadac sami dRe davyavi, swored orSabaTs, sam ricxvSi davbrundi. mama saxlSi ar damixvda da mosamsaxure gogom miTxra, mejinibe jon kobTan erTad rosSi gaemgzavrao. male momesma orTvalas borblebis xmauri da fanjridan movkari Tvali, rom igi ezodan swrafad gavida. Tofi aviRe da baskombis velze kurdRlebze sanadirod gavemarTe. gzaze uiliam krauderi Semomxvda. magram metyeve cdeba, raki imas ambobs, TiTqos mamas vedeqi kvalSi, warmodgenac ar mqonda, Tu igi Cem win midioda. roca tboramde asiode nabijiRa damrCa, uecrad gavigone: `guii!~ es iyo mamasa da Cems Soris daTqmuli niSani da ase veZaxdiT xolme erTmaneTs. win gavqandi da davinaxe, rom tboris win idga. Sevatyve, Cemma gamoCenam gaakvirva da mkvaxed mkiTxa, aq ras akeTebo. wavlaparakdiT da kinaRam xeliT SevexeT erTmaneTs, mama Zalian ficxi kaci iyo. roca Sevatyve, misi ganrisxeba agre advilad ar dacxreboda, gacla vamjobine da haTerleis fermis mimarTulebiT gavwie. albaT is ormocdaaTi iardic ar meqneboda gavlili, rom sazarelma yvirilma maiZula ukan davbrunebuliyavi. adgilze misulma mSobeli TavgaCeCqvili da miwaze gaSxlarTuli vixile. jer isev cocxali iyo, Tavi avuwie Tu ara, xelebSi Camakvda. ramdenime wams gvamis win daCoqili viyavi, mere avdeqi da mister terneris meveles saxlisaken gavwie. yvelaze axlos swored misi saxli idga. yvirilis xmaze, roca mamasTan mivirbine, iq aravin damxvedria da ar vici, vis unda moekla. igi xalxSi gamosuli kaci ar iyo da Tavisebur karCaketil cxovrebas eweoda. ramdenadac vici, iseTi aSkara mtrebi arca hyavda. amis mets am saqmeze verafers vityvi. gamomZiebeli: giTxraT Tu ara rame sikvdilis win mamaTqvenma? - mowme: raRac waibutbuta, magram mxolod erTi gavarCie, mgoni, Tagvio, miTxra. gamomZiebeli: ras unda niSnavdes mere eg Tagvi? - mowme: CemTvis arafers. me mgoni, ukve abodebda. gamomZiebeli: ra iyo Tqven Soris tborTan momxdari Cxubis mizezi? - mowme: amaze mirCevnia ar gipasuxoT. gamomZiebeli: me moviTxov mipasuxoT. mowme: namdvilad ar SemiZlia mag kiTxvaze pasuxis gacema. ise ki garwmunebT, Cvens Selaparakebas im samwuxaro ambavTan, rac moxda, araviTari kavSiri ara aqvs. gamomZiebeli: amas sasamarTlo gadawyvets. me mgoni, zedmetia imisi axsna, rom am kiTxvaze Tqveni siCume zians Tqvenve mogitanT.
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mowme: miuxedavad amisa, dumils varCev. gamomZiebeli: me mgoni, sitbva `guiis~ erTmaneTis dasaZaxeblad xmarobdiT ara? mowme: diax. gamomZiebeli: maS, rogor moxda, rom mamaTqvens ar daunaxixarT da daTqmuli niSniT ki geZaxdaT, an ufro uaresi - icoda, rom bristolSi iyaviT da geZaxdaT? mowme: (SeSfoTebuli) ar vici. nafici msajuli: roca mama TavgaCexili ixileT, araferi ginaxavT iseTi, rom eWvi aReZra? mowme: gansakuTrebuli araferi SemimCnevia. gamomZiebeli: ras gulisxmobT gansakuTrebulSi, mainc ra naxeT? mowme: roca tyidan gamovvardi, iseTi aRelvebuli viyavi, mamis garda araferze mifiqria. marTalia, yovelive Zalian bundovnad maxsovs, magram mamasTan rom mivirbine, Cemgan marcxniv miwaze raRac ido. maSin ise momeCvena, rom ruxi wamosasxami, pledi Tu raRac amdagvari iyo. roca fexze wamovdeqi, mindoda menaxa, ra egdo, magram ukve adgilze aRar damixvda. - Tqveni azriT, igi manamde gaqra, vidre mSvelelis mosaxmobad waxvidodiT? - diax, manamde. - mainc ar SegiZliaT garkveulad TqvaT, ra iyo? - ara, magram iseTi SegrZneba mqonda, rom iq raRac egdo. - gvamidan ra manZiliT iqneboda dacilebuli? - me mgonia, Tormeti iardiT, cota meti an naklebi. - tyidan? - aseTive manZiliT. - maSasadame, roca is nivTi Tu raRac sagani gaqra, Tqvengan Tormeti iardiT iyo dacilebuli, ara? - swored agrea, magram me misken zurgSeqceuli gaxldiT. amiT mTavrdeba mowmis dakiTxva~. - ukve vgrZnob, - vTqvi me, roca gazeTis kiTxva CavamTavre, - rom gamomZiebeli aseTi pasuxebis Semdeg makarTis Zalian mkacrad moeqceoda. mas yuradReba miuqcevia, da arcTu usafuZvlod, im garemoebisaTvis, rom mama Svils uxmobda jer kidev maSin, roca arc daunaxavs, Tanac, makarTis uari ganucxadebia mamasTan usiamovno walaparakebis mizezis dasaxelebaze, veraferi sagulisxmo axsna ver miucia ZiebisaTvis momakvdavi mamis ukanaskneli sityvebis Taobaze. yovelive es ki, rogorc TviTon gamomZiebels uTqvams braldebulisaTvis, Zalian damamZimeblad imoqmedebs misi gasamarTlebis dros. holmsi savarZelSi gasworda da siciliT Tqva: - Tqvenca da gamomZiebelsac erTi avadmyofoba gWirT: uaryoT yovelive, rac jeims makarTis mdgomareobas Seamsubuqebs da CaeWidoT yovelives, rac mis mdgomareobas daamZimebs. zogjer mas did moxerxebasa da gamWriaxobas miawerT, zogjer ki mTlad ususuri gonebis patronad migaCniaT. ususuris-meTqi, imitom vambob, rom Tu marTlac aseTi moxerxebuli da gamWriaxi gonebis patronia, rogorc Tqven fiqrobT, nuTu mamasTan Cxubis mizezad iseTs verafers moigonebda, rom Ziebisa da nafic msajulTa guli moenadirebina? rac Seexeba mis gamWriaxobasa da moxerxebas, nuTu imaze kargs verafers moigonebda, rac dakiTxvaze ganacxada: momakvdavma mamam Tagvi axsena da gvamTan dagdebuli wamosasxami Tu raRac pledi Cemda SeumCnevlad sadRac gaqrao? ara, ser, me mtkiced davadgebi im azrs, rom axalgazrda jeims makarTi srul simarTles ambobs da vnaxoT, sad migviyvans es hipoTeza. axla ki petrarkas patara wignis kiTxviT Seviqcev Tavs da, vidre adgilze ar mivalT, am saqmeze krints nuRar davZravT. sauzme suindonSi mivirTvaT. Cemi azriT, oc wuTSi iq gavCndebiT. daaxloebiT oTxi saaTi iqneboda, roca bolos da bolos straudis mSvenieri veli gadavlaxeT, sivernis ulamazesi adgilebic ukan movitoveT da patara, magram kopwia
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qalaq rosSi SevediT. gamxdari, qrcvins damsgavsebuli, cbieri da mzakvari Sesaxedaobis kaci baqanze gveloda. marTalia, WuWyis amtani mixakisferi wamosasxami da Ceqma ecva, romlebic, albaT, nestian adgilas macxovreblisaTvis zedgamoWrilad mieCnia, magram me maSinve vicani skotlendiardeli lestreidi. masTan erTad CavediT hirford armzSi, sadac CvenTvis oTaxebi moemzadebinaT. - vubrZane kebi moeyvanaT, - Tqva lestreidma, roca sauzmes SeveqceodiT, - vici Tqveni daudegari bunebis ambavi, mainc ver moisvenebT, vidre danaSaulis adgilze ar CaxvalT. - Zalian kargad moqceulxarT. - Tqva holmsma, - magram axla mTavaria, ras gviCvenebs barometri. lestreidis saxeze gaoceba amovikiTxe. - ver gavige, risi Tqma gsurdaT, - Tqva man. - ras aCvenebs barometri? ocdacxra graduss, rogorc vxedav, qari araa da caze Rrublebi ar moCans. esec ar iyos, mTeli yuTi sigareti maqvs mosawevi, da Tanac aqauri sawolebi soflisas bevrad ajobebs. ase rom, mgoni, im kebiT dRes ver visargebleb. lestreidma Semwynareblad gaiRima. - Tqven albaT gadaxedeT gazeTebs da ukve CamoayalibeT am saqmeze Tqveni Sexeduleba, - Tqva man. - yvelaferi dResaviT naTelia d rac ufro mets iZieb, miT ufro naTeli xdeba. raRa Tqma unda, qalwuls, romelmac am saqmis gamosarkvevad mogviwvia, uars ver etyvi kaci, miT ufro, rom aseTi lamazi qaliSvilia. mas gaugonia Tqveni saxeli da Zalian ainteresebs, ra azrisa iqnebiT, Tumca me ki vuTxari, imaze metis gakeTebas, rac gavakeTe, verc is SeiZlebs-meTqi. RmerTo, misi etli ukve karTan dgas! lestreids sityva damTavrebuli ara hqonda, rom oTaxSi iseTi lamazi gogona SemoiWra, visi msgavsic Cems sicocxleSi ar menaxa. sosanisferi Tvalebi ubrwyinavda, bage odnav gaepo da Rawvebze mewamuli feri gadahkravda. etyoboda, aRelvebam TavSekavebisa da moridebis zRvari gadaalaxvina. - oh, mister Serlok holms! - wamoiZaxa man da xan erTsa da xan meores Semogvyurebda, vidre qalurma intuiciam Seumcdarad ar ukarnaxa da piri Cemi megobrisaken ar abrunebina. - rogor mixaria, rom CamoxvediT. swored amis saTqmelad geaxeliT. mjera, rom jeimsi amas ar Caidenda. minda Zieba ise daiwyoT, rom yovelive uwyodeT, rac me vici. mTavaria, eWvadac ki ar gaivloT jeimsis damnaSaveoba. Cven bavSvobidanve vicnobT erTmaneTs, yvela misi onavruli saqcieli vici da Rrmada mwams, rom ucodvelia. braldeba, romelic mas wauyenes, aSkara absurdia maTTvis, vinc mas icnobs. - imedi maqvs, naTels movfenT am saqmes, mis terner, - Tqva Serlok holmsma. darwmunebuli iyaviT, Zalasa da Rones ar daviSureb. - magram Tqven xom waikiTxavdiT Cvenebebs da sakuTari azri geqnebaT? rogor fiqrobT, raime imedi unda viqonioT Tu ara? Tqven TviTon Tu gjeraT misi ucodveloba? - SeiZleba agrec iyos. - ai, xedavT! - wamoiyvira man da lestreids Sexeda. - gaigoneT, rac miTxra? man me imedi STaminerga. lestreidma mxrebi aiCeCa. - vfiqrob, rom Cemma kolegam Zalian naadrevi daskvna gaakeTa, - warmoTqva man. - magram is marTalia. oh! vici, rom marTals ambobs. jeimsi amas arasodes ar Caidenda. rac Seexeba mamasTan momxdar usiamovnebas, amaze imitom arCevs dumils, rom ambavi me Semexeba. - Tqven ra SuaSi xarT? - ikiTxa holmsma. - axla imis dro araa, rom raime davmalo. jeimss mamasTan Cem gamo Zalian didi usiamovneba hqonda. mister makarTis guliT undoda, rom Cven
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davqorwinebuliyaviT. jeimssa da me erTmaneTi da-ZmasaviT gviyvarda, magram igi Zalian axalgazrdaa, cxovrebaSi gamoucdeli da jer es saqme ver gadaewyvita. namdvilad mwams, rogorc winaT, axlac swored amitom mouvidodaT Cxubi. - mamaTqveni, mamaTqveni ra azrisa iyo Tqvens qorwinebaze? - isic winaaRmdegi gaxldaT. mister makarTis garda am qorwinebis momxre aravin ar iyo. - qalwuls qorfa Rawvebi Seufaklda, roca holmsma gamomcdeli mzera miapyro. - gmadlobT informaciisaTvis, - uTxra man mis terners. - SevZleb Tu ara mamaTqvenis naxvas, xval rom SemogiaroT? - mgonia, eqimi magis nebas ar dagrTavT. - eqimi? - ar gagigiaT? mama ukanasknel wlebSi Zalian motyda, am ambis gagonebaze ki loginad Cavarda. eqimi uilozi ambobs, mZime nervuli travma aqvs miRebulio. mister makarTi iyo is erTaderTi adamiani, vinc mamas jer kidev avstraliidan, viqtoriidan icnobda. - ha! viqtoriidano? ase TqviT, ara? es Zalian sayuradReboa! - diax, maRaroebidan. - es is oqros sabadoebia, sadac mister ternerma kapitali daagrova, - Tqva holmsma. - raRa Tqma unda. - gmadlobT, mis terner, Tqven Zalian damexmareT. - Tu raime axal ambavs gaigebT, xval SematyobineT. eWvi ar mepareba, rom sapatimroSi jeimss inaxulebT. oh, Tu naxavT, mister holms, gadaeciT, rom mjera misi udanaSauloba. - aucileblad gadavcem, mis terner. - axla ki Sin unda gavemgzavro, rom avadmyofi mama movinaxulo. igi uCemobas Zalian ganicdis. kargad brZandebodeT da RmerTi iyos Tqveni Semwe Ziebis saqmeSi! - qaliSvili oTaxidan iseve swrafad gauCinarda, rogorc SemoiWra. wamic da Cvenamde moaRwia adgilidan daZruli cxenebis floqvebis xmam. - Tqvens magier mwvavs sircxvili, holms, - amayad uTxra lestreidma, wamieri dumilis Semdeg. - ratom unergavT axalgazrda qals imeds, rom mere guli ufro Zalumad mouklaT? gulCvili adamiani ar gaxlavarT, magram mimaCnia, rom qals sastikad moeqeciT. - vfiqrob, rom jeims makarTis gadavarCen, - Tqva holmsma. - orderi gaqvT, rom cixeSi movinaxuloT? - ho, magram orderSi mxolod Tqveni da Cemi gvari weria. - maSin Cems gadawyvetilebas - dRes saxlidan gareT fexs ar gavadgam-meTqi, Sevcvli da patimari vnaxoT. - Zalian kargi. - Tu asea, axlave wavideT. uotson, Tqven marto albaT moiwyenT, magram or saaTSi ukanve davbrundebi. isini sadguramde mivacile, mere kopwia qalaq rosis quCebSi viseirne, bolos hotelSi davbrundi da wamowolilma bulvaruli romanis kiTxva daviwye, magram romanis siuJeturi qarga, im tragediasTan SedarebiT, romlis gamosakvlevadac rosSi CamovediT, imdenad gacveTili iyo, rom wigni ganze visrole da Tavi sinamdvileSi momxdar ambavze fiqrs miveci. Tu im ubeduri axalgazrda kacis Cveneba simarTles Seicavda, maSin ra RvTis wyroma da vaglaxi saqme unda momxdariyo im wamebSi, mamamiss rom dascilda, as ormocdaaTamde iardi gaiara da ukanve miirbina? raRac saSineli mkvleloba ki iyo, magram mainc ra unda momxdariyo? iqneb gvamis dazianebaTa Seswavlas eTqva CemTvis, eqimisaTvis, axali ram? zari daverke da ukanaskneli kviris adgilobrivi gazeTebi moviTxove, raTa momxdari ambis
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dawvrilebiT angariSebs gavcnobodi. qirurgis CvenebaSi naTqvami iyo, rom ukana mesame Zvali, marcxena Txemis Zvlebi da kefis marcxena mxare raRac blanti iaraRis dartymiT iyo CaCeCqvili. es adgili xelis mosmiT sakuTar Tavze movnaxe. kefis Zvlebis ase CaCeCqva mxolod ukanidan dartymiT SeiZleboda. es nawilobriv mainc xsnida braldebas eWvmitanils, vinaidan igi Cxubis dros mamasTan pirispir mdgari ixiles. Tumca isic SeiZleboda, rom moxuci makarTi Svilisaken zurgiT Sebrunebuliyo, magram am ambavze mainc unda mimeqcia holmsis yuradReba. mere momakvdavis ukanaskneli sityva `Tagvi~ gamaxsenda da axla amaze davfiqrdi. ras niSnavda igi? yovel SemTxvevaSi, bodva ar unda yofiliyo. adamiani, romelic uecari dartymis Sedegad kvdeba, arasodes ar bodavs. ara, albaT momakvdavs undoda SvilisaTvis aexsna, sad wamoewia muxTali bedi da rogor gausworda. magram raze miuTiTebda es `Tagvi~? didxans vcdilobdi, momakvdavis sityvisaTvis rame safuZvliani axsna-ganmarteba gamomeZebna. gavixsene ruxi wamosasxamis ambavic. Tu jeims makarTi marTals ambobda, maSasadame, mkvlels danaSaulis adgilze Tavisi wamosasxami davardnia da imdeni Tavxedoba gamouCenia, rom mamis uecari daRupviT SeRonebuli, muxlebze davardnili adamianis iq yofnis dros, misgan sul raRac Tormetiode nabijze dagdebuli Tavisi wamosasxamis asaRebad dabrunebula da mere gauCinarebula. ranairi idumalebiT moculi da daujerebeli ambebi iyo erTmaneTSi gadawnul-gadaxlarTuli. lestreidis Tvalsazrisi da daskvnebi ar mikvirda, magram holmsis Sinagani rwmena imeds minergavda, rom jeims makarTi marTlac ucodveli aRmoCndeboda. Cemi azriT, yoveli axali faqti holmsis mosazrebas amagrebda. Serlok holmsi rom dabrunda, ukve gviani iyo. igi marto Semovida hotelSi, lestreidi qalaqSi darCeniliyo. - barometri isev isea, - Tqva man, roca jdeboda. - netav jer ar gawvimdes da SemTxvevis adgilze misvla movaswroT. amnair saqmeSi adamianma mTeli Tavisi codna, energia, gamocdileba unda Caaqsovos da ar mindoda sanam kargad ar davisvenebdi, mis kvlevas Sevdgomodi. jeims makarTi ki vnaxe. - mere ra SeityveT? - araferi. - araferi axali ar uTqvams? - araferi. megona, icoda vinac mokla mamamisi da am ambavs malavda, magram axla darwmunebuli var, rom TviTonac sagonebelsaa micemuli da mkvlelobis garSemo araferic ar icis. igi swrafad moazrovne da moxerxebuli ymawvili ara Cans, magram Zalian kargi sanaxavi kia. ise momeCvena, rom wesieri axalgazrda unda iyos! - veraferiSvili gemovneba hqonia, - SevniSne me, - Tu marTalia, rom mSvenier mis ternerze daqorwineba ar surda. - swored am faqts ukan imaleba uCveulo ambavi. im ymawvils eg qali sigiJemde uyvars. magram ori wlis winaT, roca TviTon mTlad Rvlipi yofila da skolaSi gamwesebuli mis terneri ukve xuTi welia TvaliT ar enaxa, marTlac Steri, viRac bristolel mebufete qals Cavardnia xelSi da masze jvari dauweria. es aravis Seutyvia, magram warmoidgineT, ra sulieri tkivilebis amSleli iqneboda is garemoeba, rom jeims makarTis aqeT aZalebdnen im qalze daqorwinebas, romlis gulisTvisac sicocxlesac ar daiSurebda. man xom icoda, rom es yovlad SeuZlebeli iyo. ai, swored aseTi sulieri tkivilebis aSlam miiyvana igi siSmagemde, roca ukanaskneli Sexvedrisas mamam mosTxova mis terners xeli sTxoveo. mTavari kidev is iyo, vaJs arc sxva ram xelmosakidebeli mizezi gaaCnda, rom mamis survils win aRdgomoda. rogorc amboben, mister makarTi Zalian Tavneba da uxiagi kaci yofila. Tu am ambavs Seityobda, Svils samudamod gaagdebda saxlidan. dapatimrebamde ukanaskneli sami dRe jeims makarTis bristolSi Tavis jvardaweril colTan gautarebia. mamas ki ar scodnia, sad iyo misi vaJi.
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daimaxsovreT es ambavi, igi Zalian sagulisxmo da sainteresoa. Tqven xom iciT, rom boroti da keTili mudam erTmaneTze gadajaWvulia. rogorc ki bristolelma mebufete qalma gazeTebidan Seityo, jeims makarTi daapatimres da male CamoaxrCobeno, weriliT acnoba ymawvils Tavisi aRsareba da moswera, Cemi pirveli qmari cocxalia da bermudis dokebSi muSaobso. ase rom, jeims makarTisTan mas aRaraviTari kavSiri ara aqvs. me mgonia, bristoleli qalis aRsarebam jeims makarTi sulierad gaamxneva da yvela satanjveli gadaaviwya. - magram Tu jeims makarTi ucodvelia, mkvleli vinRaa? - vina? Tqvens yuradRebas or garemoebas mivaqvec. pirveli, moklul makarTis tboris napirze Sexvedra hqonda daniSnuli viRac kacTan da es viRac ar SeiZleba misi Svili yofiliyo, radgan makarTim isic ar icoda, sad iyo am dros es ymawvili; meore, mokluli makarTi `goiis~ manamde yviroda, vidre Svilis dabrunebas Seityobda. am or garemoebas gansakuTrebuli yuradReba unda mieqces, vinaidan danaSaulis Tavsa da boloSi sworad garkveva mxolod maTi gaTvaliswinebiT SeiZleba. axla ki Tu gsurT, jorj mereditze visaubroT da meorexarisxovani ambebi xvalisaTvis gadavdoT. rogorc holmsma ivarauda, wvima ar movida. mziani da uRrublo dRe dadga. srul cxra saaTze lestreidi etliT mogvadga. da samiveni baskombis velze, haTerleis fermisaken gavemgzavreT. - Zalian seriozuli ambebia, - wamoiwyo saubari lestreidma, - amboben, mister terneri ise avadaa, didxans ver gaatanso. - Zalian xandazmulia? - ikiTxa holmsma. - samocsaa miRweuli, magram koloniidan jangatexili dabrunda da xSirad avadmyofobs. am saqmem erTob seriozulad imoqmeda mis janmrTelobaze. igi makarTis didi megobari iyo da Wirsa da lxinSi uangarod exmareboda. rogorc davadgine, makarTi haTerleis fermis gadasaxadsac ar uxdida mas. - marTla! es ki Zalze sainteresoa, - CaurTo holmsma. - oh, diax! makarTis Turme aTasgvarad umarTavda xels. yvelas salaparakod aqvs gansvenebulisadmi misi sikeTe da uangaroba. - keTili, magram nuTu odnav mainc ar dagaeWvaT iman, rom esoden mcire sakuTrebis patroni, sxvis miwaze samadlod Sexiznuli makarTi mister terneris qaliSvilze apirebda Tavisi vaJiSvilis daqorwinebas? Tanac rogori ambiciiT! TiTqos sakmarisi iyo jeims makarTis mis terneris xeli eTxova da yvelaferi rigze iqneboda. es Zalian ucnauri ambavia, miT ufro, rom mister terners am qorwinebaze krintis daZvrac ar surda. es xom TviTon mis ternerma Tqva. Tu deduqciis meTods gamoiyenebT, aqedan sakmaod utyuari daskvnebi SeiZleba gakeTdes. - Cven deduqciis meTodic gamoviyeneT da bevri sxva ramec, - Tqva lestreidma da Tvali Camikra. - Tu faqtebs gverds avuvliT, maSin yovelgvar Teoriaze laparaki zedmetia da Cven fantaziis sferoSi gadavalT. - Tqven marTali TqviT, faqtebis gverdis avla ar SeiZleba, - ironiulad CaurTo holmsma. - rogorc ar unda iyos, erTi iseTi faqti mainc davadasture, romlis gverdis avla da uaryofa ar SeiZleba, - nawyeni kacis kiloTi warmoTqva lestreidma. - romeli faqti? - rom makarTi mamam sikvdili sakuTari Svilis xeliT hpova baskombis velze da rom yovelgvari Teoria, romelic am faqts ewinaaRmdegeba, litoni sityvebi, sisulele da miqarvaa. - Tu ara vcdebi, Cven marcxniv ukve heTerleis fermaa, - Tqva holmsma. - diax, swored isaa. es iyo kramitis saxuraviani farTod gaSlili orsarTuliani komfortabeluri Senoba, romelsac kedlebze didi yviTeli xavsis laqebi hqonda. daSvebuli fardebi da ukvamlo buxrisTavebi saxls pirquS Sesaxedaobas matebdnen, TiTqos is
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saSineli danaSauli mZime lodiviT daswoliao. karze davakakuneT da holmsma mosamsaxure gogos saxlis patronis is fexsacmeli mosTxova, romelic sikvdilis dros scmoda. mere jeims makarTis is fexsacmelic moiTxova, tborisaken mimavals rom Caecva. holmsma fexsacmelebi rva Tu cxra adgilas gazoma da mere baskombis velisaken mimaval biliks gavuyeviT. kvalSi Camdgari Serlok holmsi erTianad gardaiqmna. vinc mas dinj kacad icnobda, verafriT ver daijerebda, rom mis win axla igive adamiani imyofeboda. saxeze xan cecxli wamoenTeboda, xan siSave gadahkravda. farTo Subls qvemoT warbebi or Sav xazad gawoliliyvnen da maT qvemoT, TvalebSi foladis simtkice Casdgomoda. Tavi daxrili hqonda, mxrebSi moRunuliyo, tuCebi moekuma da ZarRvebi dabervoda. cxviris nestoebi nadiris sunnacemi ZaRliviT uTrToda. misi goneba ise STaenTqa kvalis Ziebas, rom kiTxvebze an sul ar gvpasuxobda, an calybad gadmogvigdebda erT-or sityvas. igi swrafad da mdumared misdevda im biliks, romelic tborsa da tyes Soris ipova. am miyruebul, datborebul adgilas aTasgvari nafexuri moCanda. holmsi xan aCqardeboda, da xan Zalian nela moqmedebda. erTi piroba SeCerda da mere tboris Semosasvlel gzas daadga. lestreidi da me ukan davyvebodiT. skotlandiardeli maZebari mis saqmianobas agdebulad da uyuradRebod ekideboda, me ki Cems megobars didis interesiT Sevyurebdi, radgan mwamda, rom misi yoveli nabiji saqmis naTel daboloebas aCqarebda. baskombis tbori siganiT ormocdaaTi iardi iqneboda, napirebi daWaobebuli hqonda da heTerleis fermasa da mdidar miwaTmflobel mister terneris parks Sua mdebareobda. tbori Tu siganiT ormocdaaT iardze meti ar iyo, sigrZiT Tvalsawieramde grZeldeboda da boloSi tyes ebjineboda. xSirfoTlovani tyis simwvanidan mister terneris wawvetebulkoSkebiani saxli moCanda. heTerleis mxridan tbors xSiri tye ekvroda. tyesa da tbors Sua iciode nabiji lerwmebis SqeriT iyo dafaruli. lestreidma zustad gviCvena is adgili, sadac gvami epovnaT. am adgilze niadagi iseTi sveli iyo, rom gvamis dacemis adgili mec kargad gavarCie. holmsisaTvis, rogorc mis sxivCamdgar da yuradRebiT gamomziral Tvalebze SevamCnie, bevri ram gaxda cnobili. igi geSaRebuli maZebari ZaRliviT mirbod-morboda, bolos lestreids miubrunda. da hkiTxa: - ra samZebro samuSao CaatareT tborTan? - dakbiluli lartyiT mTeli tbori gadavCxrikeT. vfiqrobdi, raime iaraRs an kvals wavawydebodi, magram rogorc Tqven... - oh, kmara, kmara! dro aRar iTmens! Tqven marcxena fexs raRacnairad atrialebT da mis kvals yvelgan tovebT. mas Txunelac ki mihyveboda, Tumca axla magisi dro araa, kvali lerwmebSi ikargeba. oh, ra ubralod vipovidiT yvelafers, im kameCebisaTvis rom aq mosvla dameswro. ai, aq mevelis sayaraulodan mosulni mdgaran da gvamidan Svidi futis manZilze, irgvliv yvelaferi gadauTqeravT. man linza amoiRo, wyalgaumtar wamosasxamze dawva, rom ufro axlos enaxa nakvalevebi da ise ganagrZo saubari, Tumca Tavis Tavs ufro elaparakeboda, vidre me da lestreids. - ai, axalgazrda makarTis nafexurebi orjer gavlili Cans... erTxel ise Cqara gaurbenia, rom terfis wina nawilis kvali miwas kargad damCnevia. quslebis kvali ki sul ar iZebneba. es mis monaTxrobs adasturebs. ise gaqceula, roca miwaze gaSxlarTuli mSobeli uxilavs. aqvea gardacvlilis nafexurebi, mas am adgilze win da ukan uvlia. es ki Tofis kondaxis kvalia. ho, jeims makarTi aq mdgara, roca mamis sayvedurebs ismenda. ha, ha! es raRa aRmovaCine? fexis wverebis kvali! ra ucnauri oTxkuTxa fexsacmeli scmia! mosula, wasula da isev dabrunebula. ho, albaT wamosasxamisaTvis dabrunda. magram saidan movida? holmsma isev win da ukan sirbili daiwyo. xan TiTqos kargavda kvals, xan isev poulobda, da manamde irbina, vidre tyis piras mdgari beberi wiflis xis qveS ar aRmovCndiT. holmsma aqac ipova mis mier mkvlelobaSi eWvmitanilis kvali, isev
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pirqve dawva da yuradRebiT CaaSterda. didxans daxoxavda mucelze dawolili, mere SeCerda, foTlebi da xmeli totebi Seagrova, mtveris sinjic aiRo, gamadidebeli miniT miwa gasinja da, ramdenic SeeZlo, xis qerqic wamokrifa. iqve xavsze erTi uswormasworo, dakbiluli qva egdo. holmsma aiRo da kargad gasinja. mere tyeSi mimaval biliks mihyva da gzamde gavida. iq ki kvali ikargeboda. - es Zalian sayuradRebo qvaa, - Tqva man seriozuli kiloTi. - Cemi azriT, marjvniv mevelis saxli unda idges. me morans movinaxuleb, patara baraTs davwer da wamogeweviT. aTi wuTis Semdeg etls ukve rosisaken mivyavdiT. holmss isev is qva eWira xelSi, romelic wiflis qveS ipova. - am qvam TqvenSi garkveuli interesi unda aRZras. lestreid, mkvleloba swored am iaraRiTaa Cadenili, - uTxra holmsma. - magram araviTari niSani qvas ar amCnevia. - diax, ar amCnevia. - aba, rogor SeatyveT, rom mkvleloba am qviT moxda? - qvisqveS balaxi iseve Tavisuflad iyo nazardi, rogorc TviTon mis SemogarenSi. verc is adgili vipove, saidanac qva aiRes, vinaidan mkvlelobis sxva iaraRi araa aRmoCenili, am qvas borotmoqmedebasTan pirdapiri kavSiri aqvs. - mkvleli vinRaa? - igi maRalia, cacia, marjvena fexiT koWlobs, monadiris Ceqmebs atarebs, ruxi wamosasxami axuravs, mundStukiT eweva indur sigarebs da jibeSi blagvi dana udevs. kidev sxva niSnebzec SemiZlia mivuTiTo, magram mis sapovnelad esec kmara. lestreidma Caicina. - me jer skeptikurad vuyureb Tqvens namoRvawars, - uTxra man holmss. - Zalian kargi Teoriaa, magram gaviwydebaT, rom Cven saqme uniWo inglisel nafic msajulebTan gveqneba. - vnaxoT, - mSvidad upasuxa holmsma. - Tqven muSaobis Tqveni meTodi gaqvT da me kidev Cemi. mgonia, saRamos matarebliT dRes londonSi davbrundebi. - da saqmes Sua gzaze miatovebT? - ara, davamTavreb. - saidumloeba rom amoxsnili araa? - amoxsnilia. - mkvleli vinaa? - is jentlmeni, romelic me agiwereT. - saxeldobr vin? - igi arc ise Zneli sapovnia. aq axlomaxlo bevri xalxi ar cxovrobs. lestreidma mxrebi aiCeCa. - me praqtikuli kaci var, - warmoTqva man. - da ar SemiZlia Zebna davuwyo kacs, romlis Sesaxebac marto is vici, rom caciaa da marjvena fexiT koWlobs. maSin xom mTeli skotlandiardis sasacilo Seviqnebi. - keTili, - swrafad gamoepasuxa holmsi, - me mkvlelobis saidumloebis gasaRebi xelT mogeciT, Tu saqmeSi Caxedva ar gindaT, Zalas ver dagatanT. ai, Tqveni sadgomic da kargad brZandebodeT. wasvlis win werils mogwerT. lestreidi Tavisi oTaxis win davtoveT da Cven hotelisaken gaveSureT. sauzme gawyobili dagvixvda. holmsi wynarad ilukmeboda da raRac fiqrSi iyo wasuli. etyoba, raRac mZime da mtanjveli azri aekviata, ise Camostiroda cxvirpiri. roca magida aalages, igi momibrunda da miTxra: - Zvirfaso uotson, rCeva minda gkiTxoT. ijeqiT mag savarZelSi da yuri migdeT. pirdapir ar vici, rogor moviqce. sigaras moukideT da yvelafers wvrilad mogiyvebiT. - didi siamovnebiT mogismenT.

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- roca am saqmis gansjas SevudgebiT, Cven makarTis CvenebaSi or punqtze daviwyeT WoWmani. me, rogorc gaxsovT, is ori punqti mkvlelobaSi eWvmitanilis sasargeblod miviCnie, Tqven ki piriqiT. es punqti gaxldaT: erTi is, rom mamam `goii~, Svilis danaxvamde daiZaxa, xolo meore is, rom momakvdavis ukanaskneli sityvebidan jeims makarTim marto `eret~1 gaigona. Cveni kvleva-Ziebac am ori punqtidan unda daiwyos, Tanac winaswar unda davuSvaT, rom braldebulma Ziebas absoluturi simarTle uTxra. - maSin sakiTxavia, ras niSnavs `goii~? - faqtia, rom makarTi amiT Svils ar uxmobda, radgan igi bristolSi eguleboda. am Zaxilze axalgazrda makarTis gamocxadeba mamisaTvisac moulodneli iyo. `goiis~ Zaxili im adamianisadmi iyo mimarTuli, visTanac makarTis Sexvedra hqonda daniSnuli. `goiis~ avstraliuria da `modi, gelis~ niSnavs. ase rom, am SemTxvevaSi makarTis Zaxili ise unda gavigoT, rom igi avstraliel an avstraliaSi namyof da nacxovreb adamians eloda. - ras unda niSnavdes momakvdavis ukanaskneli sityva ~eret~. Serlok holmsma jibidan dakecili qaRaldi amoiRo da magidaze gaSala. - es kolonia viqtorias rukaa. me is bristolidan gamoviTxove. - man rukis erT nawils xeli daafara, mere me momibrunda da miTxra: - aba, ra waikiTxeT? `eret~ - wavikiTxe-meTqi, vuTxari. mere xeli aswia da kvlav waikiTxeo, miTxra. `baleret~, - wavikiTxe. - diax, swored waikiTxeT, - miTxra holmsma. - esaa is sityva, rac mkvlels hqvian da romlis mxolod bolo nawili gaigona jeims makarTim. momakvdavs undoda SvilisaTvis eTqva Tavisi mkvlelis saxeli. diax, mkvlels an balereti hqvia, anda baleretidanaa. - SesaniSnavad mignebuli ambavia, - wamoviZaxe me. - diax, es savsebiT naTeli ambavia. axla Tqven xedavT, rom borotmoqmedebis are TandaTan viwrovdeba. miT ufro, rom arsebobs mesame punqtic - ruxi wamosasxami. axla Cven mkvlelis Sesaxeb sami monacemi gagvaCnia: igi avstralielia, balereti hqvia an baleretidanaa da ruxi wamosasxami aqvs. - ufro garkveulad? - adgilobrivi mcxovrebia, radgan tbors, fermisa da mister terneris saxlis meti, garSemo araferi akravs da gadamTieli aq aravin daZrwis. - marTali brZandebiT. - mere dRevandeli Cveni eqspediciac erT ramed Rirda. miwaze kvalis aRmoCeniTa da sxva dakvirvebebiT, me SevZeli mkvlelis vinaobis dadgena, rac gamoTayvanebul lestreids ganvucxade kidec. - magram rogor daadgineT mkvlelis vinaoba? - Tqven icnobT Cems meTods. is xom umniSvnelo wvrilmani ambebis erTobliobas da maT urTierTdapirispirebas emyareba. - diax, albaT misi simaRle nabijis saSualebiT gamoiangariSeT, xolo fexsacmlis ambis garkvevaSi kvali dagexmaraT. - raRac gansakuTrebuli fexsacmeli ki scmia. - misi xeibroba saidanRa daadastureT? - mis marjvena fexs WenWyobSic ki ufro zerele nakvalevi daetovebina, vidre marcxenas. aqedan is daskvna gamomdinareobs, rom igi tanis mTeli simZimiT marjvena fexs ar awveboda, ese igi, koWli unda iyos. - caciaao, saidan moitaneT? - qirurgis CvenebaSi dazianebis aRweram Tqven TviTonve gagaocaT. uecari dartyma mokluls ukana mxridan hqonda miyenebuli da isic marcxena mxares. aba, raRa kiTxva unda, rom es cacias naxelavi unda yofiliyo. mama-Svilis walaparakebis dros igi xis qveS mdgara da sigarac gaubolebia. adgilze sigaris ferfli
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aRmovaCine da mivxvdi, rom mkvleli indur sigaras eweoda. rogorc iciT, papirosis ferflze me Sroma gamovaqveyne, romelSic as ormoci sxvadasxvagvari Tambaqos ferfli maqvs Seswavlili da gamokvleuli. ferfls rom wavawydi, sigaris namwvis Zebnas mivyavi xeli da isic vipovne. diax, is marTlac roterdamSi damzadebuli induri sigara gamodga. - mundStuki? - namwvs rom davakvirdi, zed nakbilarebi ar emCneoda. ese igi, mkvleli sigaras mundStukiT eweoda. namwvis bolo uswormasworod iyo moWrili da amitom vivaraude, mkvlels jibeSi blagvi dana unda hqondes-meTqi. - holms, - vuTxari me, - Tqven mkvlelis garSemo iseTi bade moqsoveT, romelsac igi ver dausxlteba, da amiT daumsaxurebeli sasjelisagan ixseniT ucodveli adamiani. Tqven jeims makarTi pirdapir saxrCobelidan CamoxseniT. me getyviT mkvlelis gvarsa da saxels... - mister jon terneri, - mogvaxsena hotelis msaxurma da oTaxSi jon terners SemouZRva. oTaxSi Semosuls ucnauri da didi STabeWdilebis momxdeni Sesaxedaoba hqonda. fexiT saxiCroba da dabla Camoyrili mxrebi mnaxvelis TvalSi jon terners moxucebul kacad aqcevdnen, xolo uzarmazari sxeuli da uxeSad gamokveTili saxis nakvTebi mis Zlier xasiaTsa da did fizikur Zalas metyvelebdnen. gawewili wveri, WaRara Tma da dafanCuli warbebi amayi da Zalauflebis moyvare kacis Sexedulebas aZlevdnen. saxeze moTeTro nacrisferi gadahkravda da cxviris nestoebis boloebsa da tuCebze silurje moreoda. rogorc ki Sevxede, myisve Sevatyve, misTvis raRac ukurnebel sens daeria xeli. - savarZelSi dabrZandiT, - uTxra zrdilobianad holmsma. - albaT Cemi werili miiReT? - diax, mevelem momitana. mwerdiT, rom TqvenTan movsuliyavi, raTa Tavidan amecilebina Sercxvena da aurzauri. - vfiqrob, rom xalxSi erTi miTqma-moTqma Seiqmneboda, Tu sasamarTloSi gamosvla damWirda. - raSi dagWirdaT? - ternerma iseTi sasowarkveTili TvalebiT gahxeda holmss, TiTqos dasmul kiTxvaze pasuxi ukve mieRos. - diax, - ufro terneris gamoxedvas upasuxa holmsma, vidre dasmul kiTxvas, makarTis mkvlelobis ambavi wvrilad vici. moxucma saxe veeba xelebSi Cargo. - RmerTo miSvele! - warmoTqva man. - magram ymawvili kacis daRupvas arc vapirebdi. patiosan sityvas gaZlevT, rom Tu saqme nafic msajulT gadaecemodaT gansaxilvelad, yovelives vaRiarebdi. - moxaruli var, rom magas ambobT, - mkacrad Tqva holmsma. - Tu Cemi patara gogona ara, yovelives axlac vityodi. magram simarTlis gageba mas guls gauxeTqavs. Cemi dapatimreba misTvis Zalian Zneli asatani iqneba. - SeiZleba arc dagapatimron? - warmoTqva holmsma. - rogor? - me xom policiis oficialuri TanamSromeli ara var. me swored Tqvenma qaliSvilma momiwvia aq da misi interesebi unda davicva: axalgazrda makarTi sapyrobiledan unda gamovides. - me momakvdavi var, - Tqva moxucma ternerma. - karga xania, rac Cems sxeuls diabeti xravs. eqimis aziT, albaT erT Tvesac ver gavatan, magram sapatimroSi sulis amoxdas, mainc Cems WerqveS sikvdili mirCevnia. holmsi wamodga, sawerkalami da qaRaldi moimarjva da magidasTan mivida. - aba, moyeviT hovelive da mokled Caviwer. Tqven xels moawerT, uotsoni ki daamowmebs. Tqvens Cvenebas sasamarTlos mxolod im SemTxvevaSi warvudgen, Tu
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axalgazrda makarTi ise ver gavaTavisuflebine. Tu mxolod es aucilebeli ukiduresoba ar maiZulebs, Tqveni saidumlo CemTan erTad daimarxeba. - keTili da patiosani, - Tqva moxucma da daiwyo: - me mgonia, nafic msajulTa sasamarTlos Sekrebamde verc gavatan da Cemi ambavi arc mawuxebs. mxolod alisas gadarCena mwadia. axla ki yovelives Tavidan giambobT. es ambavi didxans gaWianurda, magram moyoliT male mogiyvebiT. - Tqven ar icnobdiT gardacvlil makarTis. is kaci ki ara, namdvili satana gaxldaT. mis klanWebSi moxvedras mtersa da avs ar vusurvebdi. ukanaskneli oci weliwadi suli amomxada da sicocxle momiwamla. jer imas moiTxrobT, rogor aRmovCndi pirvelad mis xelSi. es ambavi am saukunis samocian wlebSi oqros sabadoebze moxda. maSin axalgazrda, jan-RoniT savse kaci viyavi, sisxli miduRda da yovelgvar sisaZagleze mivdiodi. cud wreSi movxvdi da xeli smas mivyavi. maRaros is nawili, romelsac me vamuSavebdi, mwiri aRmoCnda. TandaTan Sevijavre Sroma da cota xanSi Saragzis mZarcvelad viqeci. eqvsni viyaviT da Tavisufal aRviraxsnil cxovrebas veweodiT. xan rkinigzis sadgurs vecemodiT da vZarcvavdiT, xanac oqros sabadoebidan momaval furgonebs. swored maSin Semarqves balereteli Savi jeki da Cvens koloniaSi aqamed axsovT baleretis banda... erTxel baleretidan melburnisaken dacvis TanxlebiT oqro gaagzavnes. Cven CavusafrdiT gzad momavlebs da Tavs davesxiT. dacva eqvsi kacisagan Sedgeboda da Tavdamsxmelebic eqvsni viyaviT. pirveli gasroliT oTxi mcveli movkaliT. magram roca nadavls davepatroneT, Cvenc samniRa davrCiT. revolveris lula meetles zed Sublze mivabjine da adgilidan daZvra vubrZane. is meetle gaxldaT makarTi. RmerTo, netav maSinve momekla, magram davinde, Tumca SevniSne, iseTi avi TvalebiT Semomyurebda, Cemi saxis damaxsovreba eweda. ase davepatroneT oqros, gavmdidrdiT da samSobloSi gamovemgzavreT. Cems Zvel amfosnebTan yovelgvari kavSiri gavwyvite da wesier cxovrebas Sevudeqi. es mamuli swored maSin iyideboda da mec ar damiyovnebia misi SeZena. mindoda wesieri cxovrebiT da saqmianobiT nawilobriv mainc gamomesyida is danaSauli, rac oqros gatacebiT Cavidine. davqrwindi da, marTalia, coli axalgazrdobaSive gardamecvala, magram man patara alisa damitova. CemTvis misi namceca ususuri xelebi iyo is jaWvi, romelmac patiosan gzaze damaba da avsa da borot saqmes amacdina. misma gaCenam sabolood amaRebina xeli borotebaze da Cemsa da Cems warsul cxovrebas Soris ufskruli aRimarTa. erTi sityviT, yvelaferi kargad midioda, vidre makarTis Cavuvardebodi klanWebSi. fuladi saqmeebis mosagvareblad qalaqs gavemgzavre da rijentstritze Camoglejil da daqiaqebul tansacmelSi gamoxveul makarTis gadaveyare. - Cven aqa varT, jek, - miTxra man da xeli mklavze momkida, - Cven ara varT Sengan mosaZulebeli dasakargavi xalxi. me da Cemi biWi amieridan Sen unda Segvinaxo, Torem inglisi kanonebis moyvaruli mSvenieri qveyanaa da polismenebiTaa savse. ase Casaxlda makarTi qveynis dasavleT nawilSi, ase Caigdo Cemi mamulis saukeTeso nawili xelSi da yovelgvari gadasaxadisagan Tavisufali cxovrobda uzrunvelad, Tanac aqeTac memuqreboda. am dRis mere mosveneba aRar mqonda, sadac wavidodi, Tanamdevi suliviT win ametuzeboda, an erTTavad kudSi damdevda. alisa rom wamoizarda, makarTim axla sulSi damiwyo faTuri, SeniSna, rom policiaze ufro imas vufrTxildebodi, bavSvs ar gaego Cemi warsuli. rasac makarTi moisurvebda, - fuli iqneboda, saxli, Tu miwa, yvelafers vaZlevdi, vidre bolos is ar moisurva, risi micemac ar SemeZlo. gaTavxedebulma alisa momTxova Tavis SvilisaTvis. am droisaTvis misi biWic wamoizarda da, raki yvelam icoda, rom janze veRar viyavi, makarTim axla mTeli Cemi qonebis dapatroneba ganizraxa. magram aq ki gamoviCine sulis simtkice. ar mindoda, rom makarTis binZuri sisxli Cems sisxlSi aTqvefiliyo. ara imitom, rom misi vaJiSvili ar momwonda, biWis ZarRvebSi xom mamis sisxli Cqefda da mis SesaZuleblad CemTvis esec sakmao iyo.
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me magrad videqi. maSin makarTi damemuqra. Cven unda SevxvedrodiT erTmaneTs tborTan, Cveni saxlebidan Tanabar manZilze. roca daniSnul adgilze mivedi, davinaxe, rom Tavis vaJiSvils elaparakeboda. sigara gavabole da davelode rodis damartovdeboda. magram uneburad misi laparaki rom movismine, rac ki CemSi odesme cudi da boroti zne yofila, yvelaferma erTbaSad ifeTqa da xeli damria. makarTi Svils Cem qaliSvilze daqorwinebas aZalebda. biWi eurCeboda, xolo makarTi dahkioda da Zalas atanda, TiTqos imisi gageba, rogor Sexvdeboda Cemi qaliSvili am ambavs, sruliad ar iyo saWiro. iman, rom meca da Cemi qaliSvilic, romelic sicocxleze ufro Zvirfasia CemTvis, aseTi kacis xelSi unda CavvardniliyaviT, gamacofa. jobs exlave davglijo is marwuxebi, romliTac Seborkili vyavar-meTqi, vifiqre. me xom avadmyofi, sasikvdilod ganwiruli kaci var da ori dRis paraskevi damrCenia. marTalia, goneba saRi maqvs da jerjerobiT Zalac momdevs, magram bedisagan mainc sasikvdilod ganawiri gaxlavarT. magram Cemi xsovna da Cemi qaliSvilis momavali raRad unda wabilwuliyo? orive SeiZleboda gadamerCina, Tuki makarTis enas samudamod davadumebdi. me movkali igi da misi gacocxleba rom SeiZlebodes, kvlav movklavdi. marTalia, cisa da qveynis winaSe didi Semcode gaxlavarT, magram Cemi martviloba-mowameobiT sakuTari danaSauli nawilobriv mainc gamovisyide. xolo Cemi ucodveli alisa ki ra SuaSi iyo, rom imave gaiZveras maxeSi gabmuliyo, romelmac me damtanja da bolo momiRo? makarTi movkali da sindisi ar mqenjnis, movkali im sikvdiliT, rogorc Sxamian gvelsa da geslian mxecs ekadreboda, makarTis dayvirebam aremare SesZra da misi vaJiSvili ukanve daabruna, magram me tyeSi mivimale, Tumca mkvlelobis adgilze davardnili Cemi wamosasxamis wamosaRebad meoredac mivedi iq. es ambavi, jentlmenebo, namdvilad ase moxda da yovelive gulaxdilad mogaxseneT. - TqvenTvis msjavris gamotana Cems movaleobaSi ar Sedis, - Tqva holmsma, roca mister ternerma Cvenebas xeli moawera, - me mgonia, saqmis sasamarTloze gadacema arc dagvWirdeba. - maS, ra unda gaakeToT? - Tqveni janmrTelobis Semxedvarem, araferi. Tqven Zalian male warsdgebiT ufro maRali msajulis winaSe, vidre nafic msajulTa sasamarTloa. Tqvens aRiarebas saidumlod Sevinaxav, Tu jeims makarTis dasacavad ar maiZules simarTlis gamxela. Tu makarTis gadasarCenad ar damWirda, garwmunebT, Tqvens aRiarebas Ze-xorcielis Tvali ver ixilavs da Tqveni saidumlo, cocxali iqnebiT Tu mkvdari, mokvdavTaTvis samudamod daimarxeba. - aba, mSvidobiT brZandebodeT, - mozeime xmiT warmoTqva moxucma, - roca Tqveni aRsasrulis Jami dadgeba, ufro advilad da wynarad SexvdebiT sikvdils, radgan samudamo gansasvenebelSi wasvlis win simSvide da naTeli SeitaneT Cems sulSi. Tqva esa da acaxcaxebuli uzarmazari sxeuli barbaciT gaitana oTaxidan. - RmerTo, gviSvele! - Tqva holmsma karga xnis dumilis Semdeg. - netav ratom gvaTamaSebs Cven ubedurT da usaSvelod STenilT ase uwyalod bedi mdevari? nafic msajulTa sasamarTlom, holmsis mier wardgenili auracxeli gamamarTlebeli sabuTis safuZvelze, jeims makarTi gaaTavisufla. moxucma ternerma kidev Svidi Tve iara am codvil miwaze, - axla ki samudamo gansasvenebelSia davanebuli. albaT jeimsi da alisa ukve daqorwindnen da maT bednierebas Savi Rrublebi aRar emuqreba.

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holmsisaTvis is mudam WeSmariti qali iyo. ar maxsovs, igi sxva ram saxeliT exsenebinos. misi azriT, airen adleri mTel saqaleTSi yvelas Crdilavda da yvelaze maRla idga. uyvarda-meTqi, ver vityvi. yvela grZnoba da maT Soris siyvaruli, holmsis darbaislur, zust azrovnebasa da civ gonebas axlosac ar ekareboda. ar Sevcdebi, Tu vityvi, holmsi gaxldaT yvelaze yuradRebiani, dakvirvebuli da Wkuadamjdari manqana, romelic ki odesme amqveynad Seqmnila. Seyvarebuli holmsi me ver warmomidgenia. da albaT, am rolSi igi Zalian yalbi iqneboda. igi uzenaessa da saTuT grZnobebze mxolod dacinviTa da masxrobiT laparakobda. misi azriT, aseTi grZnobebi warmoadgenda mxolod Soridan damkvirvebelTa Seswavlis sagans, romelic adamianTa moqmedebis uCinar xlarTebs Camoacilebda idumal safarvels da naTels mohfenda am moqmedebaTa aRmZvrel motivebs. magram Tu gamocdili da Wkuadamjdari adamiani am grZnobebs sakuTar sulSi dabudebis saSualebas miscemda, amiT nebayoflobiT gauxsnida gzas damangrevel Zalebs Tavis aRuSfoTvel gonebriv samyaroSi. sxeulSi SeWrili aseTi grZnoba ufro damangreveli Zalisaa, vidre mgrZnobiare instrumentSi moxvedrili qviSa, an uzarmazar sarkeze gaCenili bzari. miuxedavad amisa, arsebobda erTaderTi qali da isic metad saeWvo yofaqcevisa - aw gardacvlili, airen adleri, romlisadmi SenamsWvalebic aRmoCnda Cemi keTili megobari. holmss bolos dros iSviaTad vxvdebodi xolme. Cemma qorwinebam erTmaneTs dagvaSora. piradma bednierebam, agreTve im interesebma, romelic kacis daojaxebisTanave iCens Tavs da misi baton-patroni Seiqmneba, erTbaSad STanqTa mTeli Cemi yuradReba. bohemur cxovrebas Cveuli yolmsi, sazogadoebrivi cxovrebis yoveli formis moZule gaxldaT da iseTadve darCa. Zvel wignebSi Cafluli Cemi megobari isev beikerstritze cxovrobda. kviridan kviramde kokainis cTunebas ayolili, pativmoyvareobis Semotevas narkotikuli saSualebebiT igeriebda da Tavis araadamianur, uxv energiasa da Zlier bunebas alkoholiT iClungebda. igi uwindeburad sagamomZieblo saqmeebiT iyo gatacebuli. Tavis udides Zalasa da araCveulebriv dakvirvebis unars isev im daxlarTuli, awewil-dawewili da bneliT moculi saqmeebis gaxsnas da saaSkaraoze gamotanas axmarda, oficialuri policiis mier uimedo `mkvdar saqmeebad~ rom iyo miCneuli. dro da dro Cemamde aRwevda monaWori Tu marTali ambebi mis saqmianobaze. miTxres, vinme trepovis mkvlelobis saqmeze holmsi odesaSi miiwvieso. manve mohfina Suqi trikomaleli Zmebis - atkinsonebis saqmes; dabolos, gavige holandiis samefo karze momxdari ambavi, romelic holmsma didis gulmodginebiTa da saqmis codniT gamoikvlia. garda yoveldRiur presaSi gamoqveynebuli cnobebisa, me Zalian cota ram vicodi Cemi yofili megobrisa da kompanionis cxovrebiseul wvrilmanebze. 1888 wels oc marts erTi avadmyofi movinaxule da ukan vbrundebodi. am dros uecrad SevniSne, rom gzad beikerstritze unda gamevlo. Tvali movkari Tu ara kargad nacnob kars, wamsve gamaxsenda Cemi daqorwinebisa da `alisferi kvalis~ Savbneli ambavi, Tanac dauZleveli survili dameufla, menaxa Cemi megobari da gamego, imJamad ra Tavsatexi amocanis gadawyvetaze muSaobda. misi gaCaxCaxebuli samuSao oTaxidan sinaTlis Suqi uxvad iRvreboda da me orjer movkari Tvali fanjaraSi Cemi megobris maRal. gamxdar siluets. mxrebSi TavCargul holmss xelebi ukan Semoewyo da gamalebuli bolTasa scemda. me, romelmac kargad vicodi misi Cvevebi da xasiaTis Taviseburebani, maSinve mivxvdi, rom igi, im wams, raRac daxlarTuli saqmis kvanZis gamoxsnaze fiqrobda. axalma amocanam, etyoba, aiZula gamabruebeli saSualebebisaTvis Tavi mienebebina da bunebiT fxizeli goneba vinmes sasikeTod aemuSavebina. zari davreke da SemiSves im oTaxSi, romelic odesRac, nawilobriv, Cemic gaxldaT. holmsi xmamaRali SeZaxilebiTa da sixarulis cremlTa frqveviT ar Semomgebebia. amdagvar rames igi Zalian iSviaTad sCadioda, magram me aSkarad SevniSne, rom Cemma danaxvam gaaxara. keTili mzeriT usityvod maniSna, savarZelSi moikalaTeo,
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sigarebis yuTi Cems siaxloves moaCoCa da Rvino SemomTavaza. mere cecxlis win dadga da Tavisi maxvili mxera momapyro. - colis SerTva mogxdeniaT, uotson. - miTxra holmsma, - mgoni, qorwinebis mere, erTi Svid-naxevari girvanqa mainc mtgimatebiaT wonaSi. - Svidi girvanqa da arc erTi misxali meti, - vupasuxe me. - marTla? magram me ratomRac mgonia, rom Svid girvanqaze meti unda gqondeT momatebuli, uotson. rogorc vxedav, praqtikisaTvisac kvlav mogikidniaT xeli. Tqven CemTvis ar giTqvamT, rom aseT daZabul SromaSi apirebdiT Cabmas. - saidan gaqvT aseTi informacia? - me rasac vxedav, daskvnebi iqidan gamomaqvs. aba, saidan unda vicode, rom Tqven amas winaT karga magrad dasveldiT, rom Zalian udardeli da WriWinobelasaviT uzrunveli msaxuri gogo gyavT? - es ki metismetia, Zvirfaso holms. Tqven rom am ramdenime saukunis winaT gecxovraT, albaT jadoqrobisaTvis, eretikosiviT dagwvavdnen koconze. marTlac, warsul xuTSabaTs qalaqgareT viyavi da magradac davsveldi, magram tansacmeli mTlianad gamovicvale da saidan ra SematyveT, veraferi gamigia. rac Seexeba meri jeins, igi marTlac zarmaci da uqnaraa. colma gaafrTxila kidec, gagagdebo. unda giTxraT, rom Tqvenma mixvedrilobam mainc Zalian gamaoca. holmsma Caicina da Tavisi grZeli, nervulad mocaxcaxe xelebi erTmaneTs magrad gadaaWdo. - aba, ra mixvedra unda, Zvirfaso uotson, Tu Cemi sakuTari TvaliTa vxedav, rom Tqveni marcxena fexsacmeli, swored iq, sadac sinaTlis sxivi ecema, SigniTa mxares eqvs alagasaa paralelurad gakawruli. cxadia, es ganakawrebi im adamianis daudevrobis bralia, vinc fexsacmels zedmimxmari talaxi moacila. aqedan me ormagi daskvna gamovitane. pirveli, rom Tqven wvimian amindSi iyaviT qalaqgareT da meore, - zarmaci da uqnara msaxuri gyavT. rac Seexeba Tqvens samedicino praqtikas, rodesac Cems oTaxSi iodiformis surneliT gaJRenTili mamakaci Semova, romelsac marjvena saCvenebel TiTze tutis Savi laqa etyoba, da steteskopisagan odnav gamoberili cilndri axuravs, Steri unda viyo, rom ver mivxvde, Cem win eqimia-meTqi. Tavi ver Sevikave da gulianad gamecina, am ubralo axsna-ganmartebasa da daskvnebze. - rldesac Tqvens daskvnebs gadmomcemT, yovelive ise ubralod meCveneba, rom vfiqrob, amas mec mivxvdebi-meTbi. magram yoveli axali SemTxvevis dros, winaswar verafers vxvdebi da Tqveni daskvnebi, TiTqos Tavzars mcems, Tumca amixsniT Tu ara, rogor mixvediT am daskvnamde, yvelaferi kvlav Zalze iolad meCveneba. pirdapir unda giTxraT, rom Tvali da mxedveloba Tqvenze naklebi rodi maqvs. - sruliad marTali brZandebiT, - mipasuxa holmsma, sigareti moqaCa da savarZlidan wamoiwia. - Tqven yovelives xedavT, magram ar akvirdebiT. mxolod es gangvasxvavebs erTmaneTisagan. magaliTad, Tqven albaT xSirad ginaxavT kibe, romelic am oTaxs amouyveba? - diax. - mainc ramdenjer. - albaT, aTasjer da metjerac. - aba, miTxariT, ramdeni safexuri aqvs am kibes? - ver getyviT. - ver metyviT, imitom rom ar dakvirvebixarT. miuxedavad imisa, rom ramdenjerme ginaxavT es kibe. swored aqaa ZaRlis Tavi damarxuli. me ki getyviT, rom Cvidmeti safexuria, radgan ara marto minaxavs, aramed davkvirvebivar kidec. Tumca, Tqvenc gainteresebT xolme iseTi patar-patara problemebi, romelTa aRweriTac Tavi SeiwuxeT da gamoaqveyneT kidec. amitom TqvenTvis interesmoklebuli ar iqneba es werili. - Tqva esa da holmsma magidaze dagdebuli, vardisferi, sqeli
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baraTi aiRo da gadmomigdo, - axlaxan miviRe, - miTxra da mTxova, werili xmamaRla wamekiTxa. werili uTariRo, uadresato da xelmouwereli iyo. `dRes saRamoTi rva saaTsa da TxuTmet wuTze, - iuwyeboda baraTi, - TqvenTan Zalian mniSvnelovan saqmeze sakonsultaciod mova erTi jentlmeni. is daxmareba da samsaxuri, rac Tqven am cota xnis winaT gauwieT evropis erT-erT mefuri warmoSobis ojaxs, srul safuZvels iZleva, rom mogandoT friad saidumlo da sayuradRebo saqme. sadac ki ar gavikiTx- gamovikiTxe, yvelam dadebiTad dagaxasiaTaT. daniSnuli droisaTvis Sin damxvdiT da cuds nurafers gaifiqreqT, Tu Tqveni stumari niRabafarebuli gamogecxadebaT~. - es marTlac saidumloebiT moculi ambavi unda iyos, - vTqvi me, - Tqven ras fiqrobT, holms? - jerjerobiT daskvnebisaTvis araviTari monacemebi ar gamaCnia. praqtikas mowyvetili Teoria mudam ganwiruli da Semcdaria. aseT dros adamiani iseT faqtebs daeZebs, romlebic mis Teorias ganamtkicebs, imis nacvlad, rom faqtebze aagos Tavisi naazrevi. Tumca, werili TavisTavad faqtia. ra daskvnebi SegiZliaT gaakeToT am baraTidan? - me Zalian guldasmiT davaTvaliere qaRaldica da TviTon baraTic. werilis damweri mdidari kaci unda iyos, - wamoviwye me, gamaxsenda ra Cemi megobris deduqciuri meTodi, - aseTi mkvrivi da mtkice qaRaldis furceli naxevari kroni mainca Rirs... - gansakuTrebuli da Taviseburia, - Semawyvetina holmsma, - es inglisuri qaRaldi araa. ai, miitaneT da sinaTlesTan gasinjeT. baraTi sinaTlesTan mivitane Tu ara, mTavruli asoebi `e~ da patara `j~ SevniSne, kargad rom davakvirdi, kidev aRmovaCine `p~, mTavruli `j~ da patara `t~. - ra daskvna SegiZliaT gamoitanoT? - mkiTxa holmsma. - albaT qaRaldis gamkeTebeli fabrikis mepatronis gvari an misi monograma iqneba, - vupasuxe me. - Tqven SecdiT, uotson! didi `j~ patara `t~-sTna germanuli sityva puTuddTsrfae-ia da kompanias niSnavs. es igivea, rogorc Cveni qaRaldis aRmniSvneli swy zyaxla unda amovxsnaT: `e~ da `j~. aba, Cvens sakontinentTaSoriso cnobars gadavxedoT. - es Tqva da holmsma Tarodan yavisfer lederingadakruli mZime tomi CamoiRo. `upukSf~ - bohemiaSi es is adgilia, sadac germanulad laparakoben, karlsbadTan axlos. valenStainis sikvdilis adgili ganTqmulia minisa da qaRaldis fabrika-qarxnebiT. aba, Cemo biWuni, ra daskvnebi SegiZoiaT gamoitanoT yovelive amokiTxulidan. - holmss Tvalebi ubrwyinavda da sigaretis boli gamarjvebuli, moxeime kacis ieriT gamouSva. - bohemiuri qaRaldia, - vTqvi me. - ra Tqma unda. baraTis damweri ki germaneli unda iyos. aba, yuradReba miaqcieT frazas `sadac ki ar gavikiTx-gamokiTxe, yvelam dadebiTad dagaxasiaTaT~. mxolod germanels SeeZlo aseTi frazis dawera. frangi da rusi mSobliur enasa da zmnas ase agdebulad ar moepyroboda. axla gamosarkvevi isaa, ra unda surdes Cvengan im germanels, romelic bohemiur qaRaldze wers da niRabafarebuli dadis. mgoni, erTxel quCaSi Tvali rom movkari, is unda iyos da albaT yvelafers dawvrilebiT gavigebT. quCidan cxenis floqvebis TqaraTquri da etlis zambaraTa Wriali Semogvesma. male viRacis Zlierma xelma zari gabmulad dareka. holmsma gaocebiT daustvina. - Tu floqvebis Tqarunis mixedviT ganvsjiT, - wamoiwyo holmsma, - wyvilcxeniani etli unda iyos. - diax, - daadastura man Tavisi varaudi, roca sarkmlidan gaixeda.

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- mSvenier etlSi iseTi wyvili bedauria Sebmuli, TiTo as ormocdaaTi ginea eRireba. araraobaa da meti araferi. ambavs Zalian saintereso piri uCans da dasanani iqneba, rom uTqvenod Caiaros... - Tqveni klienti... - ara uSavs ra. iqneb, masac da mec dagvWirdes Tqveni daxmareba. - ai, modis kidev. savarZelSi moikalaTeT da yuri ise maxvilad geWiroT, rom araferi gamogeparoT. neli, mZime nabijebi swored kars win Sewyda da mere xmamaRali kakunis xma gaisma. - SemobrZandiT,- gasZaxa holmsma. oTaxSi eqvsi futisa da eqvsi duimis simaRlis, herkulesiviT aRnagobis mamakaci Semovida. tanze Zalian mdidrulad emosa. Tumca inglisSi es cudi gemovnebis maCvenebelia. paltoze, saxeloebsa da sayeloze Zvirfasi kraveli hqonda movlebuli. mxrebze wamogdebul, lurji feris wamosasxams sayelosTan cecxlisferi abreSumi umSvenebda da berilis Zvirfasi qviT iyo Sebneuli, mokleyeliani, Zvirfasi bewvmovlebuli Ceqmebi kidev erTi damadasturebeli sabuTi gaxldaT, imisa, rom mTlianad mis morTulobasa da garegnul brwyinvalebas barbarosuli ieri axlda. xelT farTokideebiani qudi eWira da Tvalebze Savi niRabi efara. etyoboda, niRabi oTaxSi Semosvlis win gaekeTebina, radgan xelis daSveba jer kidev ver moeswro. Tu saxis daufaravi nakvTebis mixedviT ganvsjidiT, stumari Zlieri xasiaTis adamiani unda yofiliyo. sqeli, win wamoburculi tuCebi da grZeli, swori nikapi patronis mtkice, uryev da jiut xasiaTze metyvelebda. - miiReT Cemi baraTi? - ikiTxa man dabali, uxeSi xmiTa da mkafio germanuli aqcentiT. - me gacnobeT, rom movidodi. - igi xan me Semomcqeroda, xan holmss, radgan ar icoda, visTvis miemarTa. - dabrZandiT, geTayva, - SesTavaza savarZeli holmsma. - es Cemi megobari da kolega doqtori uotsonia. igi iseTi keTili adamiani gaxlavT, rom xSirad mexmareba xolme ZiebaSi. Tqven vin brZandebiT? - Tqven SegiZliaT miwodoT grafi fon krami. vimedovneb, Tqveni megobari pativsacemi da ndobiT aRWurvili pirovnebaa, romelsac SeiZleba gavando friad sayuradRebo ambavi. winaaRmdeg SemTxvevaSi mirCevnia martos mogelaparakoT. me wasasvlelad wamoviwie, magram holmsma xeliT kvlav savarZelSi Camsva: - an orives gviTxariT saTqmeli, anda sruliad nurafers gvetyviT. am jentlmenis TandaswrebiT iseve Tavisuflad SegiZliaT ilaparakoT, rogorc martod myofTan. grafma ganieri mxrebi aiCeCa. - maSin isRa damrCenia, gagafrTxiloT, rom ambavi, romelsac axla gagandobT, ori weli mainc unda SeinaxoT saidumlod. am xnis mere mis gamJRavnebas aRaraviTari azri aRar eqneba. axla ki yovelgvari gadaWarbebis gareSe unda giTxraT, rom am ambis gaxsmianebam SeiZleba evropis istoriaze Tavisi gavlena moaxdinos. - gaZlevT patiosan sityvas, - warmoTqva holmsma. - mec aseve, - davZine me. - mapatieT, rom niRabafarebuli gelaparakebiT, - gviTxra Cvenma ucnobma stumarma. - misma udidebulesobam, visi saxeliTac me vmoqmedeb, moisurva, rom misi rwmunebuli ucnobi darCes TqvenTvisac. amitom gulaxdilad minda giTxraT, rom is tituli, romliTac Tavi warmogidgineT, pirobiTia. - es CemTvis ukve cnobilia, - mSvidad miugo holmsma. - mdgomareoba Zalze rTulia da yovelmxriv sifrTxile gvmarTebs, rom am ambis garSemo aurzauri ar atydes da evropis erT-erTi qveynis samefo dinastias saxeli ar gautydes. erTi sityviT, saqme exeba bohemiis samefo ormsteinTa gvareulobas. - mec swored agre vfiqrobdi, - wamoiZaxa holmsma, savarZelSi ufro Rrmad Cajda da Tvalebi milula.

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Cvenma stumarma gaocebuli mzera miapyro savarZelSi gadawolil, Tvalebmilulul holmss. eWvi ar mepareboda, rom holmsi mas mTel evropaSi yvelaze dakvirvebul, alRoian da gamWriax gamomZieblad miaCnda. amasobaSi holmsma Tvalebi nela gaaxila da gliaTuri aRnagobis stumars mouTmenlad daacqerda. - Tu Tqveni udidebulesoba imden pativs damdebs, rom Tavis saidumlos gamandobs, rCevas ufro advilad mivcem, - warmoTqva holmsma. Cveni stumari adgilidan wamoiWra da aRelvebuli, bolTis cemas mohyva. mere xeli Caiqnia, mosaxdeni unda moxdeso, Tqva, Tvalebze afarebuli niRabi Camoiglija da iatakze daagdo. - Tqven marTali xarT, - xmamaRla warmoTqva man, - me mefe var da ra maqvs sakukumalo? - WeSmaritad marTals brZanebT, - warmoTqva holmsma, - Tqvens udidebulesobas laparaki arc ki hqonda dawyebuli. rom me ukve vicodi, Cem winaSe idga kasel felStainis udidesi hercogi da bohemiis memkvidre, mefe vilhelm gotsreis sigizmund fon ormsteini. - magram Tqven gamigebT, - wamoiwyo Cvenma ucnaurma stumarma. igi kvlav savarZelSi Cajda da maRal, TeTr Sublze xeli gadaisva, - diax, gamigebT, rom aseTi saqmeebis mowesrigeba piradad ar mCvevia. Tanac meCoTira, es saqme sxvebisaTvis mimendo da gadavwyvite, TviTon momekida xeli, rom sxvebis klanWebSi ar Cavvardniliyavi. praRidan inkognitod Camovedi, raTa TqvenTvis piradad momemarTa. - mzada var mogisminoT, - warmoTqva holmsma da Tvalebi kvlav milula. - faqtebi mokled amdagvaria: am xuTiode wlis winaT, karga xans vimyofebodi varSavaSi, sadac gavecani cnobil avantiurist qals airen adlers. es saxeli albaT TqvenTvis kargad cnobilia. - keTili inebeT, uotson da Cems cnobarSi monaxeT, - ise waiduduna holmsma, rom Tvalebi ar gauxelia. Cemma megobarma adamianebze, maTs saqmianobasa da Tavsgadaxdenil ambebze ramdenime wlis winaT daiwyo saZieblis Sedgena. ise rom, misTvis saWiro gvaris, saxelisa da sagnis moZebna Znel saqmes ar warmoadgenda. airen adleris biografias ebraelTa rabinisa da viRac Stabis ufrosis (romelsac zRvis siRrmeSi mobinadre TevzTa Sesaxeb daewera gamokvleva) biografiebs Sua wavawydi. - aba, miCveneT, - miTxra holmsma. - hm! dabadebula niujersSi 1858 wels. kontralto - hm! la skala, hm! varSavis saimperio operis primadona, es mesmis! miatova scena - ha? amJamad cxovrobs londonSi. swored asea! Tqveno umaRlesobav, rogorc etyoba, am qalis badeSi xarT moxvedrili. albaT baraTebi miswereT, romelTac SeuZliaT saxeli gagitexon da gindaT mamxilebeli sabuTebi ukanve daibrunoT. - namdvilad agrea, magram rogor davibruno, saqmec es aris. - airen adlerze saidumlod xom ar dagiweriaT jvari! - ara. - amis Taobaze xom ar gaaCnia mas raime sabuTi? - ara. - maS, ra gawuxebT, Tqveno umaRlesobav! Tu axalgazrda qali gamoZalvis mizniT Seecdeba Tqveni baraTebis gamoyenebas, riT dagimtkicebT, rom namdvilad Tqven miswereT? - magram Cemi xelwera? - mimsgavsebuli nayalbeviao, vityviT. - Cemi piradi safosto qaRaldi? - moparuliao, ganvacxadebT. - piradi beWdi? - yalbismqmnelTagan damzadebuliao, vityviT.
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- fotosuraTi? - Sesyiduliao, ganvacxadebT. - magram fotosuraTze rom oriveni varT gamosaxuli? - ai, es ki Zalian cudi ambavia! Tqveno umaRlesobav, namdvilad daudevari saqcieli CagideniaT. - ise miyvarda, rom xelad maqcia. - es namdvilad saxels gagitexT. - maSin axalgazrda ufliswuli viyavi, mxolod axlaxan Semisrulda ocdaaTi weli. - fotosuraTi unda davibrunoT. - bevrjer vcadeT, magram uSedegod. - maSin unda gamoisyidoT. - rom ar eleva? - maSin moviparoT. - xuTjer vcadeT, magram amaod. orjer daviqirave mZarcvelebi. mTeli saxli gadaaqoTes, magram uSedegod. erTxel, mogzaurobis dros, bargic gavuCxrikeT, magram mizans ver vewieT. orjer SevityueT, magram sawadeli mainc ver SevisruleT. - verafers gaxdiT? - vera. - srulebiT verafers? holmsma Caicina. - es saqme Zalian patara sasiamovno samuSao iqneba. - magram CemTvis igi Zalian seriouzli ambavia, - Seesityva mefe. - WeSmaritad agrea. magram ras upirebs Tqvens fotosuraTs? - albaT, Cems daqcevas lamobs. - magram rogor moaxarexebs? - me xom jvaris dasawerad vemzadebi. - mag ambavs yuri mec movkari. - jvars viwer skandinaviis mefis meore qaliSvilze, klotilda loTmen fon saqs-meningenze. iqneb Tqvenc gagigoniaT, Tu rogori mkacri principebia danergili maT ojaxSi. TviTon klotilda cidan movlenili angeloziviT ucodvelia. odnav eWvic rom aiRon Cems warsul cxovrebaze, saqme gaTavebulia. - da airen adlerma rao? - iqadneba, fotosuraTs klotildas mSoblebs gavugzavnio. da me vici, rom namdvilad gaugzavnis! Tqven mas ar icnobT, igi foladisaganaa gamokveTili. mis lamaz da naz, amomaval ciskariviT naTel garegnobaSi vaJkacuri simtkice da mrisxane suli imaleba. igi arafers daerideba, oRond me sxvaze ar viqorwino. - Tqven darwmunebuli xarT, rom airen adlers jer kidev ar gaugzavnia Tqveni sacolisaTvis fotosuraTi? - diax. - ratom? - man ganacxada, rom fotosuraTs swored maSin gaagzavnis, roca Cemi niSnoba oficialurad gamocxaddeba. es ki momaval orSabaTs unda moxdes. - aba, Cven jer kidev dagvrCenia sami dRe, - mTqnarebiT warmoTqva holmsma. diax, sabednierod-meTqi, vambob, radgan am xnis ganmavlobaSi erTi-ori, Zalian yuradsaRebi saqmis mogvarebasac movaswreb. Tqveno umaRlesobav, jerjerobiT albaT londonSi darCebiT, ara? - raRa Tqma unda. Tqven SegiZliaT momnaxoT sastumro `lenghemSi~, sadac grafi fon kramis saxeliTa var dabinavebuli. - diax, me baraTebs gamogigzavniT xolme da saqmis warmatebis Taobaze yovelives SegatyobinebT. - Zaliana gTxovT. ise vRelav, rogorc patara biWi.
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- fulis sakiTxi rogor movagvaroT? - Tqven geqnebaT sfkeu idftsru. 1 - absoluturi? - minda giTxraT, Cemi samefos romel provinciasac gindaT gaviReb jildod, oRondac is fotosuraTi momagdebna xelSi. - mimdinare xarjebisaTvis? mefem tyavis mZime qisa amoiRo da magidaze daagdo. - aq samasi paundia oqroTi da Svidasi - banknotebiT, - Tqva man. holmsma fulis miRebaze patara xelwerili dawera da mefes gadasca. - madmuazelis misamarTi rogoria? - ikiTxa Cemma megobarma. - braioni-loji, serpentainaveniu. sent-jonz-uedi. holmsma misamarTi Caiwera. - kidev erTi SekiTxva meqneba, - Tqva man, fotosuraTi ra zomisaa? - 9 12, - upasuxa mefem. - axla ki dagemSvidobebiT, Tqveno umaRlesobav, gisurvebT mSvidobis Rames da male kargi ambebis Setyobas. Rame mSvidobisa. uotson, - mommarTa me, roca mefis ekipaJi daiZra. - Tu xval sami saaTisaTvis SemomivliT, am saqmeze wavimusaifebT. || srul sam saaTze beikerstritze gavCndi, magram holmsi jer kidev ar dabrunebuliyo. mne qalma miTxra, dilidanve sadRac wavidao. buxarTan im ganzraxviT movkalaTdi, rom holmsisaTvis Tundac meore dilamde meloda. am saqmem, miuxedavad imisa, rom Cem mier aRweril ambebTan SedarebiT metad uferulad gamoiyureboda, mainc Zalian damainteresa. TviTon saqmis arsi da klientis gansakuTrebuli mdgomareoba am saqmes Cems TvalSi bunebriv momxibvlelobasa da mimzidvelobas aniWebda. rom araferi vTqvaT TviTon am saqmis gamoZiebis interesze (rac me uTuod mqonda), holmsi yovelTvis mtkice marjveniT warmarTavda Ziebas da iseT ostatobas, simarjves, xelovnebasa da alRos iCenda xolme, ise erkveoda daxlarTul, awewil-dawewil situaciebSi, rom me did siamovnebas mgvrida da matkbobda misi muSaobis cqera. misi deduqciuri meTodis, varaudebisa da rkiniseburi logikis winaSe xom yvela saidumloebiT soculi cxraklitulis kari imsxvreoda. holmsis warmatebebs ZiebaSi ise viyavi SeCveuli, rom arasodes azradac ar momsvlia, Tu igi odesme waiforxilebda. oTxi saaTi iqneboda, roca kari gaiRo da oTaxSi SezarxoSebuli gaCeCilTmiani, saxeze almodebuli, qilvaSebiani da uxeirod Cacmuli mejinibe Semovida. miuxedavad imisa, rom SeCveuli viyavi Cemi megobris mier saxeTa cvlas, samjer mainc magrad CavaSterdi, rom amomecno da meTqva, namdvilad holmsia-meTqi. Tavi odnav damikra Tu ara, Tavis sawolSi gauCinarda da iqidan xuTi wuTis Semdeg Cveulebrivad morTul-mokazmuli gamovida. xelebi jibeebSi Caiwyo, fexebi buxrisken mTel sigrZeze gasWima da ramdenime wams gulianad xarxarebda. - Zalian kargi, - wamoiyvira man, mere xveleba auvarda, romelsac isev guliani sicili mohyva da bolos qancmileuli da daosebuli holmsi savarZelSi gadaesvena. - ra moxda? - vikiTxe me. - namdvilad sasacilo ambavia. Tu Tvion ar giTxariT, albaT verasodes ver mixvdebiT, rogor gavatare dRevandeli dila da ra movimoqmede. - ver warmomidgenia, magram, albaT airen adleris saxls zveravdiT, ara? - marTali brZandebiT, magram Sedegi raRac araCveulebrivi gamodga. Tumca Tavidan mogiyvebiT. am diliT, cxra saaTi iqneboda, saxlidan rom umuSevari mejinibis samosiT gavedi. Tqven albaT iciT, rom cxenebis moyvarulni erTmaneTsac erTgvari simpaTiiT epyrobian. ai, Tu rodisme mejinibe gaxdebiT, yovelives gaigebT. braioniloji male vipove. igi Zalian patara, orsarTuliani vilaa, romelsac ukan patara
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baRi akravs. TviTon saxli quCis pirasa dgas. karze karga mozrdili boqlomi adevs. marjvena mxares kargad morTuli veeberTela sastumroa, romelsac didi, iatakidanve amoWrili fanjrebi aqvs. fanjrebis saketad mSeneblebs inglisuri, ubralo konstruqciis urdulebi gaukeTebiaT. maT gaRebas bavSvic ki SeiZlebs. Signidan saintereso araferi SeminiSnavs, garda imisa, rom derefanSi gamomaval fanjrebs etlis fardulis saxuravidan SeiZleba miudge. etlis dasayenebeli farduli kargad davzvere, yovelmxriv Semovuare, magram saintereso veraferi aRmovaCine. mere isev quCas davuyevi da sadac movelodi, swored iq, baRis gverdze miSenebuli sajinibo SevniSne. mejinibeebs cxenebis wmendaSi wavexmare, risTvisac gasamrjelod ori pensi, Wiqa arabi da Tambaqo miviRe. airen adlersa da mis mezoblebze ki ramdenic mindoda, imdeni cnobebi Sevkribe. marTalia, airen adleris mezoblebis biografiebi arafrad mepitnaveboda, magram meti Cara ar iyo, isinic movismine. - mereda ra SeityveT airen adlerze? - vikiTxe me. - oh, qalaqis am nawilSi mcxovrebi mamakacebi mTlad gadareulni arian. iseTi lamazia, rom mTel cisqveSeTSi badali ara hyavso, ase amboben serpantaineli mejinibeebi. wynar cxovrebas eweva. koncertebze mReris. yoveldRiurad xuT saaTze seirnobs da Svidze sadilisaTvis ukanve brundeba. dRisiT, sxva saaTebSi saxlidan iSviaTad gamodis, gamonaklisia, Tu mReris sadme. mamakacTagan masTan mxolod erTi vinme daiareba, magram Zalian xSirad. igi Savgvremania, lamazi da amave dros gabedulic. dReSi orjerac xSirad unaxavT airen adlerTan misuli. igi iner templeli mister godfri nortoni yofila. xedavT, ra warmatebis miRwevaa SesaZlebeli, Tu mejinibeebs dauaxlovdebi. maT mister nortoni erTi ocjer mainc miuyvan-mouyvaniaT da masze yvelafer wvrilmans yvebian. mejinibeTa nalaparakevi rom movismine, braioni-lojis win daviwye siaruli da Semdgomi moqmedebis gegmis Sedgenas Sevudeqi. am saqmis wamomwyebi iuristi godfri nortoni unda iyos. xolo is ambavi, rom igi iuristia, metad saxifaToa da Cvens klients kargs arafers uqadis. aba, davufiqrdeT, ra kavSiri unda hqondes mas airen adlerTan da ras unda niSnavdes misi xSiri mimosvla. gasarkvevia: nortoni qalis rwmunebulia, megobari, Tu satrfo? Tu nortoni adleris rwmunebulia, maSin fotosuraTi masTan unda veZioT. xolo, Tu sayvarelia, maSin fotosuraTs qalis mas ar gadascemda. am kiTxvis garkvevisTanave gadawydeba, sad unda ganvagrZo muSaoba, braioni-lojSi, Tu im jentlmenis saxlSi, templSi rom mdebareobs. es Zalian Tavsatexi sakiTxia da samoqmedo sarbielsac metismetad afarToebs. meSinia, rom amdeni wvrilmani ambebiT Tavi SegawyineT, magram Tu yovelive Cemi gasaWiri ar giambeT, uotson, Seqmnil mdgomareobaSi ver gaerkveviT. - mTeli gulisyuriT gismenT, - vupasuxe me. - me saqmis yovel wvrilmans gonebaSi vwonidi. am dros braioni-lojs SesaniSnavi ekipaJi moadga. etlidan mSvenieri garegnobis Savgvremani ulvaSebakokrili axalgazrda mamakaci gadmovida, romelsac arwiviseburi cxviri umSvenebda saxes. Cemi azriT, igi nortoni unda yofiliyo. etyoboda, Zalian Cqarobda, radgan etlidan swrafad gadmoxta, meetles miaZaxa, momicadeo da sadarbazo karSi, romelic mosamsaxure gogom gauRo, ise Tamamad Seabija, rogorc sakuTar binaSi. saxlSi albaT naxevari saaTi Tu dahyo. Cemi samalavidan vxedavdi, rogor scemda bolTas, aRgznebuli laparakobda, Tu amtkicebda raRacas da saubarSi xelebsac iSveliebda. qali ar daminaxavs. quCaSi gamosvlisas SevniSne, rom is kaci ufro aRelvebuli da aRgznebuli iyo. etlTan misulma, jibidan oqros saaTi amoiRo da daxeda Tu ara, meetles ubrZana: - cxenebi rac SegiZlia mardad gaaqrole, jer rijentstritze grossa da xenkesTan da mere edjvarroudisaken wmida monikas eklesiaSi. Tu oc wuTSi momiyvan, naxevar gineaze ar galaparakebo.

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dazaralebuls. airen adlerma uceb airbina kibis safexurebi, magram kibis Tavze Seyovnda da quCas gaxeda. misi kenari tani holidan gamomaval Suqze raRac zRaprulad ixreboda da ikvalTeboda. - sawyali jentlmeni, mZimed daiWra? - ikiTxa man. - mokles, - upasuxa ramdenime xmam. - ara, cocxalia! - daiyvira viRacam. - magram vidre saavadmyofoSi miiyvanen, mokvdeba. - ai, gabeduli kaci, - Tqva viRac qalma, - eg rom ara, ledis safulesa da saaTs wahglejdnen. eg mawanwalebi ki ara, namdvili mZarcvelebi iyvnen. ah, mgoni, mobrunda da sunTqva daiwyo. - daWrils quCaSi xom ar davtovebT, Tu nebas dagvrTavT, Tqvens saxlSi SemoviyvanT, qalbatono. - raRa Tqma unda. ai, sastumro oTaxSi savarZelze daawvineT. nela, rogorRac zar-zeimiT Seiyvanes holmsi braioni-lojSi da divanze daawvines. saxlSi Suqi aanTes, magram darabebi ar mouxuravT. Cemi saTvalTvalo adgilidan yovelives kargad vxedavdi. ar vici, ganicdida Tu ara holmsi sindisis qenjnas imis gamo, rom am, mis mierve mowyobil TamaSSi monawileobda. rac Semexeba me, imaze uxerxulad Cems cxovrebaSi ar migrZnia Tavi, roca Sevxede, is ulamazesi da uturfesi qali, romlis sawinaaRmdego SeTqmulebaSic me Camabes, ra gulmodginebiTa da mzrunvelobiT dahkankalebda Tavs Cems megobars. magram Tu holmsis miTiTebebs zustad ar Sevasrulebdi, esec megobris Ralati iqneboda da Cems cxovrebas mudam Sav laqad daaCndeboda. guldamZimebulma amoviRe jibidan raketa. bolos da bolos Cven xom mas zians ar vayenebdiT, mxolod xels vuSlidiT, rom TviTon sxvisTvis ara evno ra. holmsi divanze wamojda da ise daiklakna, TiTqos haeri ar yofniso. mosamsaxure fanjaras mivarda da gamoaRo. imave wams SevniSne, rom holmsma daTqmisamebr xeli aswia. raketa oTaxSi Sevagde da rac Zala da Rone mqonda viyvire, xanZaria, xanZari-meTqi. sityva damTavrebulic ara mqonda, rom mTeli brbo amyva. oTaxSi avardnili raketis bolo jer adgilze datrialda, mere ki Ria fanjridan gareT gamoiWra. me davinaxe, rogor darbodnen oTaxebSi SeZrwunebuli adamianebi. cota xnis mere holmsis xmac Semomesma, irwmuneboda, gangaSi cud-ubralod ataxes da araviTari xanZari ar momxdarao. xalxSi gavZveri da quCis bolosaken gavemarTe. aT wuTSi Cemi megobaric wamomewia, xelkavi gamikeTa da SfoTisa da aurzauris adgils swrafad gavSordiT. igi xmaamouRebliv da Zalze swrafad moabijebda, vidre Tavi ar amovyaviT im quCaze, romelic edjvar-roudze gadioda. - Tqven davaleba pirnaTlad SeasruleT, uotson, - miTxra holmsma. - fotosuraTi Tqvens xelTaa? - ara. magram vici, sadac inaxeba. - rogor SeityveT? - airenma TviTonve miCvena. xom giTxariT, TviTonve miCvenebs-meTqi. - CemTvis mainc yvelaferi gaurkvevelia. - maincdamainc didi saidumlo ambavi araa, - siciliT warmoTqva holmsma. piriqiT, yovelive Zalian ubralod moxda. Tqven albaT mixvdiT, rom quCaSi myofni me daviqirave da Cems miTiTebebs asrulebdnen. - diax, magas maSinve mivxvdi. - moCxubrebSi rom SeviWeri, xelSi Txevadi wiTeli saRebavi meWira, Zirs daveci, xeli saxeze movisvi da Tavgatexilisa da mZimed daWrilis scena gaviTamaSe - es xom ZvelisZveli xrikia. - amasac mivxvdi. - mere saxlSi Semiyvanes. airen adleri iZulebuli iyo, sastumro oTaxSi davewvine. es swored is oTaxi gaxldaT, romelzec eWvi mqonda. magram SeiZleboda fotosuraTi sawol oTaxSi hqonoda damaluli. Cemi amocana naTeli iyo, unda
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gamerkvia, sad inaxeboda igi. Cemma daqiravebulma xalxma savarZelze damasvena. mere saqme ise warmovadgine, TiTqos haeri ar myofnida. mosamsaxure gogom fanjara gamoaRo da TamaSSi Tqvenc CaebiT. - riT dagexmaraT sabolebeli raketa? - gadamwyveti roli swored raketam iTamaSa. roca qali fiqrobs, rom misi saxli cecxlis alSia gaxveuli, igi imis gadarCenas cdilobs, rac misTvis yvelaze Zvirfasia. es yvelaze mZlavri impulsia da misi gamoyenebiT mravali warmatebac momipovebia. darlingtonsa da arnsvorTis koSkSi momxdari ambebis Ziebis drosac es meTodi gamoviyene. gaWirvebaSi Cavardnili gaTxovili qali bavSvs gadaarCens, xolo gauTxovari - Zvirfaseulobas. axla CemTvis naTelia, rom am fotosuraTze uZvirfasesi ganZi airen adlerisaTvis araferi moiZebneba. gansacdelis Jams igi swored fotosuraTis gadarCenas cdilobda. man marTlac irwmuna Tqvens yvirilze, xanZari moxdao. misi rkiniseburi nervebic Sedrka da me Sevityve, rom fotosuraTi zaris dasarek adgilas, saidumlo samalavSi aqvs saguldagulod Senaxuli. igi Tvalis daxamxamebaSi gaCnda samalavTan. cdilobda gadaerCina fotosuraTi, magram swored im dros me daviyvire, araviTari xanZari ar momxdara da tyuilad gahkivian-meTqi. airenma fotosuraTi isev Tavis adgilas datova, raketas gadaxeda, oTaxidan gavarda da mere TvaliTac aRar minaxavs. wamovdeqi, bodiSi movixade da oTaxidan haiharad gamovedi. erT xans Sevyoymandi, vifiqre. samalavidan fotosuraTs dResve waviReb-meTqi, magram oTaxSi meetle Semovida da avi TvaliT damiwyo cqera. vaiTu aCqarebiT yvelaferi wavaxdino-meTqi, vifiqre da wamovedi. - mere ra unda iRonoT, - SevekiTxe me. - saZiebo samuSao praqtikulad davamTavreT. xval mefesa da TqvenTan erTad, Tu Tqven gindaT monawileoba miiRoT am saqmeSi, airen adlers Tavze davadgebiT. Cven dagvacdevineben sastumro oTaxSi. roca ledi stumrebis sanaxavad sastumro oTaxSi Semova, iq arc Cven da arc fotosuraTi aRar daxvdeba. iqneb misma udidebulesobam moindomos da sakuTari xeliT amjobinos fotosuraTis samalavidan amoReba. - rodis SeatyobinebT mefes? - dilis rva saaTze Cven braioni-lojSi viqnebiT. ledi jerkidev loginSi iqneba da Cven ueWvelad warmateba mogvelis. unda viCqaroT, Torem iqneb qorwinebam airen adlers xasiaTi da Cvevebi Seucvalos. mefes axlave unda gavugzavno depeSa. amasobaSi beikerstrits mivaRwieT da saxlis win gavCerdiT. holmsi jibeebSi gasaRebebs daeZebda, roca viRac gamvlelma Rame mSvidobisa usurva. qvafenilze ramdenime kaci ireoda, magram mSvidobis Rame, mgoni, viRac maRalma axalgazrdam usurva da ucbad gagvcilda. - es xma sadRac gamigonia. - Tqva holmsma da naxevrad ganaTebul quCas gaxeda, diax, gamigonia, magram veRar gamixsenebia, sad da rodis? ||| is Rame beikerstritze gavatare. Cven jer isev yavasa da Sebrawul purs SeveqceodiT, roca karebSi bohemiis mefe SemoiWra. - marTla waarTviT fotosuraTi? - mxiarulad wamoiZaxa man da holmss mxrebze xelebi mouTaTuna, Tanac saxegabrwyinebulma TvalebSi Caxeda. - jer ara. - magram imedi gaqvT, rom auicleblad xelSi CavigdebT, ara? - namdvilad. - maSin axlave wavideT, radgan moTmineba aRar myofnis. - Cven xom etli gvesaWiroeba. - Cemi etli gareTaa. - aba, gavwioT. Cven dabla CavediT da etlSi CavsxediT.
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- airen adleri gaTxovda, - Tqva holmsma. - gaTxovda? rodis? - guSin. - vis gahyva? - inglisel veqils. gvarad nortons. - magram usiyvarulod gahyolia. - me mgonia, uyvars. - ratom ggoniaT? - imitom, rom es siyvaruli Tqvens umacRlesobas daifaravs momavalSi yovelgvari usiamovnebisagan. Tu airen adlers Tavisi qmari uyvars, maSasadame, Tqveni umaRlesoba aRar uyvars da amitom arc gzaze gadageRobebaT. - marTalia, magram netav aireni mefuri Camomavlobisa yofiliyo! o, ra dedofali iqneboda! - mere iyuCa da vidre serpentain-aveniuze ar gavediT, xma aRar amouRia. braioni-lojis kari Ria dagvixvda da kibis Tavze viRac moxuci qali Semogvegeba. etlidan rom CamovdiodiT, is qali raRac damcinavi RimiliT Semogvcqeroda. - romelia TqvenSi mister Serlok holmsi? - ikiTxa moxucma. - me gaxlavarT, - upasuxa Cemma megobarma da saxeze gaoceba gamoexata. - diax, Cemma qalbatonma gamafrTxila, aucileblad Semoivliso. igi qmarTan erTad am diliT, xuT saaTsa da TxuTmet wuTze Caring-krosis vogzlidan kontinentisaken gaemgzavra. - rao, - wamoiZaxa Serlok holmsma da ukan daixia. igi gaocebuli da aRelvebisagan fergamkrTali meCvena. - Tqven gindaT TqvaT, rom airen adleri inglisidan gaemgzavra? - diax, da aRarc dabrundeba. - da qaRaldebi, yvelaferi daiRupa? - mTrTolare xmiT ikiTxa mefem. - vnaxoT, - Tqva holmsma, moxuc qals gverdi auara da oTaxSi Sevarda. Cvenc Tan SevyeviT. aveji miyril-moyrili dagvixvda, ujrebi Ria da carieli. etyoboda, ledis gaqcevis win mTeli saxli haiharad aeforiaqebina. holmsi samalvs eca da iqidan fotosuraTi da werili amoiRo. fotosuraTidan saRamur tansacmelSi gamokvalTuli airen adleri Semogvcqeroda. werili ki holmsis saxelze iyo datovebuli. Cemma megobarma uceb waaxia konverts Tavi da samivem werilis kiTxva daviwyeT. werili wina Ramis ricxviT gaxldaT daTariRebuli da ai, ra ewera Sig: `Cemo Zvirfaso mister Serlok holms. yvelaferi ise kargad gaiTamaSeT, rom eWvi araferSi Semparvia. magram xanZarze rom midga saqme, maSin ki daveWvdi. roca vnaxe, rogor daudevrad gaveci sakuTari Tavi, mere yovelives Cavufiqrdi. ramdenime xnis winaT gamafrTxiles, Tu mefe Seecdeba vinme maZebars miandos Tavisi saqme, is maZebari aucileblad werlok holmsi iqnebao. es vinc miTxra, Tqveni misamarTic manve gadmomca. Tqven mainc miaRwieT imas, rom Cems saidumlos farda axadeT. Cemi eWvis miuxedavad im Zvirfas, keTil da moxuc mRvdleze cudi mainc ar mindoda mefiqra. Tqven kargad iciT, me TviTon viyavi msaxiobi. mamakacis tansacmlis gadacma CemTvis axali xili araa. me Tqvens saTvalTvalod meetle joni gamovgzavne, TviTon ki zeviT avedi, mamakacis tansacmeli gadavicvi da ukan agedevneT. swored Tqvens saxlis karamde mogyeviT da davrwmundi, rom Cemi saqmiT TviTon brwyinvale Serlok holmsi iyo dainteresebuli. mere sakmaod daudevrad gisurveT Rame nebisa da qmarTan templSi gavemgzavre. Cven orTavem bevri vifiqreT. magram iseT mowinaaRmdegesTan Sebmas, rogoric Tqvena xarT, gaqceva vamjobineT. ase rom, Cvens binaSi mosuls, Cveni bude carieli dagxvdebaT. rac Seexeba fotosuraTs. Tqvens klients SeuZlia damSvidebuli brZandebodes. me igi aRar miyvars da masze ukeTes mamakacs
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vuyvarvar. mefes, rogorc moenebeba, ise moiqces. me misTvis vnebis miyenebas ar movindomeb. Tumca TviTon ki gamamwara. fotosuraTs mxolod Tavdacvis mizniT Sevinaxav. Sevinaxav, rogorc iaraRs, im SemTxvevisaTvis, Tu mefe Cem winaaRmdeg kvlav saqmes wamoiwyebs. me vtoveb aq Cems fotosuraTs da Tu mefe moindomebs, Tan waiRos. davrCebi Tqveni erTguli, airen adleri, nortonisa~. - oh, ra qalia, oh, ra qalia! - wamoiyvira bohemiis mefem, roca werili CavaTaveT. - aki geubnebodiT. Wkviani da Zalian moxerxebulia-meTqi! oh, ra saTayvanebeli da sagogmanebeli dedofali iqneboda? samwuxaro mxolod is aris, rom mefuri sisxlisa ar iyo. - mas mere, rac es qali Sevicani, mec im azrisa var, Tqveno umaRlesobam, rom igi Tqveni toli marTlac ar aris, - civad warmoTqva holmsma. - Zalian vwuxvar, Tqveno umaRlesobav, rom saqmis ufro ukeT daboloeba ver SevZeli. - piriqiT, Zvirfaso, ser, - wamoiZaxa mefem. - amaze ukeTesi daboloeba arc SeiZleboda. me vici, ra Seuvali sityvis patronia aireni. fotosuraTi axla iseve uvnebelia, viTom Cveni xeliT dagvewvas. - moxaruli var, rom Tqveni umaRlesobis piridan aseTi sityvebi mesmis, - uTxra holmsma. - me Tqvengan Zalian davalebuli var da minda riTime gadagixadoT, ai es beWedi... - Tqva es, xelidan zurmuxtisTvliani beWedi waiZro da holmss gauwoda. - Tqvens umaRlesobas ufro Zvirfasi ganZi gaaCnia, - uTxra holmsma. - damisaxeleT da mzada var. - ai, es fotosuraTi. mefem Cems megobars gaocebiT Sexeda. - airenis fotosuraTi? - wamoiZaxa man,- inebeT. Tu ase gindaT. - madlobT, Tqveno umaRlesobav. maSasadame, saqme amiT damTavrebulia. - pativi maqvs, mSvidobis dila gisurvoT, - holmsma Tavi daukra mefes da mis mier gamowvdili marjvena arc ki SeumCnevia, ise wamovida CemTan erTad beikerstritisaken. ai, ra mizeziT moxda aurzauri bohemiaSi da Cemi megobris SesaniSnavi gegma rogor iZlia qalis Wkuisa da moxerxebis wyalobiT. qalis Wkuaze rom sityva Camovardeboda, holmss es sasacilod ara yofnida xolme, magram bolo dros ratomRac am sakiTxze saubrisas dumils arCevs. - Tumca, roca airen adlers axsenebs an mis fotosuraTs daxedavs xolme, mxolod erTi epiTetiT amkobs mas: `ai, WeSmariti qali!~

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