anton Cexovi

kaStanka

Tavi pirveli

cudi yofaqceva

patara, wiTuri ZaRli _ taqsasa da nagazis jiSnarevi, _ quCaSi win

da ukan darboda da Tvalebs mousvenrad acecebda. cxvir-piri melas
miugavda. drodadro Sedgeboda, awkmutundeboda, xan erT gaToSil
TaTs aswevda, xan _ meores. verafriT mimxvdariyo, gza ram aubnia.
cxadad axsovda, rogor gaatara dRe da bolos, rogor aRmoCnda am
ucnob quCaSi.
dilaadrian misma patronma, durgalma luka aleqsandriCma qudi
daixura, wiTel xelsaxocSi gamoxveuli xis raRac sagani amoiiRlia-
va da daiZaxa:
_ kaStanka, wavediT!
Tavisi saxelis gagonebaze ZaRli dazgis qvemodan gamoZvra, iq
burbuSelaze eZina, erTi gemrielad gaizmora da patrons gaedevna.
luka aleqsandriCis muStrebi Zalze Sors cxovrobdnen. ase rom, sa-
nam TiToeul mTgans moinaxulebda, durgals Roneze mosasvlelad sa-
miktnoSi ramdenjerme unda Seevlo. kaStankas axsovda, rom gzaSi me-
tismetad cudad iqceoda, aqaoda, saseirnod wamomiyvaneso, gaxarebuli
xtoda, konkis vagonebs uyefda, ezoebSi Serboda da ZaRlebs dasdevda.
rogorc ki Tvals miefareboda, durgali Cerdeboda da gabrazebuli
Seuyvirebda xolme. erTxelac gacecxlebulma patronma ZaRls melasa-
viT acqvetil yurSi xeli staca da kbilebSi gamoscra:
_ Seni ji...Si ki ga...wyda, Se eSmakis kerZo!
raki muStrebi daiara, luka aleqsandriCma wamiT dasTan Seirbina,
sadac dalia da waixemsa, Semdeg nacnob amkinZavs estumra. mere isev
samikitnoSi amohyo Tavi, samikitnodan naTlimamas miadga da a. S.
erTi sityviT, roca kaStanka ucnob quCaSi aRmoCnda, ukve saRamov-
deboda da gvarianad gamobruJuli durgali xelebs iqnevda, mZimed
xvneSoda da dudRunebda:
_ eh, codvis Svilebi varT! codvis Svilebi! ager quCaSi mivabi-
jebT da farnebs SevcqeriT, movkvdebiT da _ jojoxeTis alSi davix-
rukebiT...
xan molbeboda, kaStankas miixmobda da tkbilad etyoda:
_ Sen, kaStanka, mweri xar da meti araferi: adamianisagan iseve gan-
sxvavdebi, rogorc durgali xurosagan.
am saubarSi rom iyvnen, anazdad musikam daiquxa. kaStankam miixeda
da dainaxa, quCaSi, pirdapir misken jariskacTa polki moabijebda. mu-
sika mudam nervebs uSlida, axlac erT adgilze awrialda da aymuv-
lda. Zalian ki gaukvirda, roca durgali imis magivrad, rom dam-
frTxaliyo da Seeyefa, gaibadra, welSi gasworda da jariskacebs
mxedrulad miesalma. kaStanka rakiRa darwmunda, patroni ukmayofile-
bas ar gamoTqvamda, ufro xmamaRla aymuvlda, Tavgzaabneulma quCa ga-
dairbina da mopirdapire trotuarze aRmoCnda.
roca gamoerkva, musika aRarsad ismoda da aRarc jariskacebi Can-
dnen, isev gadairbina quCa, im adgils miaSura, sadac patrons dascil-
da... durgali iq aRar daxvda. axla win gavarda, mere isev ukan gamoiq-
ca. erTxl kidev gadairbina quCa, magram durgali TiTqos miwas Caey-
lapa... kaStankam filaqani daynosa, iqneb geSi aviRoo, magram ufro ad-
re viRac salaxanas rezinis axali kaloSebiT gaevlo da yvela surne-
li kauCukis myralsa da mZafr sunSi areuliyo. ase rom, veraferi ga-
moarCia.
kaStanka win da ukan darboda, patrons ki vera da ver poulobda.
amasobaSi kidec dabindda. quCis orsave mxares farnebi ainTo. fan-
jrebSi Suqi akiafda. didroni, fafuki fantelebi cvioda da qvafe-
nils, cxenebis zurgebsa da meetleTa qudebs TeTrad rTavda. rac uf-
ro binddeboda, miT ufro gamorCeviT qaTqaTebda sagnebi, quCaSi ar
ileodnen ucnobi muStrebi, kaStankas TvalSi eCxirebodnen, zogi fex-
sac wahkravda xolme (kaStanka kacobriobas or Zalze araTanabar jgu-
fad, patronebad da muStrebad yofda. amaT Soris arsebiTi gansxvaveba
is iyo, rom pirvelT misi cemis ufleba hqondaT, meoreni ki Tavad un-
da moridebodnen). muStrebi sadRac miiCqarodnen da kaStankas araf-
rad agdebdnen.
roca sul mTlad Camobnelda, kaStanka sasowarkveTam da SiSma ai-
tana. romeliRac sadarbazos SeeyuJa da mwared atirda. luka aleqsan-
driCTan mgzavrobam daRala, yurebi da TaTebi gaeToSa. SimSilmac gva-
rianad Seawuxa. im dRes mxolod orjer mouwia Wama: amkinZavTan co-
todeni bubko miirTva da erT-erTi samikitnos daxlTan Zexvis kans
waawyda. es iyo da es. adamiani rom yofiliyo, uTuod gaifiqrebda:
`ara, ase cxovreba SeuZlebelia, Tavi unda movikla!~

Tavi meore
idumali ucnobi

magram kaStanka araferze fiqrobda, mxolod sawyaloblad tiro-

da. roca rbilma, fafukma Tovlma Tavi da zurgi daufifqa, qancgaw-
yvetils Zilma Tavi waarTva. uceb sadarbazos karma gaiCxakuna, gaiw-
ripina da ferdSi gahkra. kaStanka zeze wamovarda. karidan viRac iseT-
ma gamoalaja, muStrebis jgufs rom ekuTvnoda, kaStankam daiwkmutuna
da ucnobs fexebSi gaeblanda. amitom SeuZlebeli iyo, mas ar SeeniSna
ZaRli. ucnobi daixara da hkiTxa:
_ cugri, aq saidan gaCndi? getkina? oi, sabralo, sabralo... kargi,
nu miwyrebi... damnaSave var.
kaStankam ucnobs fifqdafenili wamwamebidan amoxeda da dainaxa,
rom mis win idga tandabali da msuqani, gaparsuli, funCula pirisa-
xis patroni kaci, romelsac cilindri exura da mkerdze qurqi gaRe-
Roda.
_ ra gawkmutunebs? _ ganagrZo ucnobma, Tan zurgidan Tovli Camo-
uferTxa. _ Seni patroni sadRaa? albaT daekarge, ara? eh, sabralo cu-
go! axla ra vqnaT?
rakiRa ucnobis saubarSi keTilganwyoba igrZno, kaStankam xeli
auloka da ufro sawyaloblad awkmutunda.
_ Turme kargi, sasacilo ZaRli yofilxar! uTxra ucnobma. _ zed-
gamoWrili mela xar! ra vqna. ra giyo, meti ra gza maqvs. wamodi Cem-
Tan! iqneba rameSi gamogadge... aba, wamo!
 Tanac dauwrupuna da xelic ise dauqnia, rac uTuod erTs niSnav-
da: wamodio. kaStanka gahyva.
naxevari saaTis Semdeg igi ukve didi, naTeli oTaxis iatakze ijda,
Tavi gverdze gadaexara da grZnobamoreuli, cnobiswadiliT aRsavse
mzeras ar acilebda ucnobs, magidas rom ujda da sadilobda. kaci
Wamda da ZaRlsac unawilebda... jer ucnobma puris da yvelis mwvane
qerqi daugdo, mere xorcis naWeri, naxevari Rvezeli da qaTmis Zvle-
bic daumata. damSeulma kaStankam yvelaferi ise uceb Sesansla, rom
saWmels gemo verc gaugo. gaafTrebiT ylapavda mTel-mTel lukmebs.
rac ufro mets Wamda, miT ufro awuxebda SimSili.
_ etyoba, Seni patroni rigianad ver gaWmevs, _ ambobda ucnobi, _
suli Zlivs gidgas, carieli Zvali da tyavi xar...
kaStankam bevri Wama, magram ver gaZRa, saWmelma mxolod Tavbru da-
axvia. sadilis Semdeg Sua oTaxSi gawva, tani saamod moeTenTa da kudi
aaqicina.
sanam savarZelSi gaSxlarTuli axali patroni sigaras eweoda,
kaStanka kuds aqicinebda da erTi kiTxva awvalebda: visTan jobda _
ucnobTan Tu durgalTan? ucnobis oTaxi Raribulad da ulazaTod
gamoiyureboda; savarZlebis, taxtis, lampisa da noxebis garda sxva
araferi moepoveboda, oTaxic carieli Canda. durglis oTaxSi ki teva
ar iyo: magidac hqonda, dazgac, burbuSelac, SalaSinebic, xvewebic,
xerxebic, Tanac galiaSi WivWavi hyavda. ho, gobic hqonda... ucnobis bi-
naSi arafris suni ar trialebda, durgalTan ki yovelTvis buRia da
webos, laqisa da burbuSelas saucxoo surneli dgas. samagierod uc-
nobs erTi metad mniSvnelovani upiratesoba aqvs _ saWmels ar iSu-
rebs, Tanac kacma simarTle unda Tqvas, roca kaStanka magidis win ij-
da da gulaCvilebuli axal patrons TvalebSi Sescicinebda, misTvis
arc wixli uTavazebia da arc daucacxanebia: daikarge aqedanao.
sigara rom moswia, axali patroni oTaxidan gavida da imwamsve Se-
mobrunda, xelSi patara leibi eWira:
_ hei, cugo, aq mo! _ dauZaxa da leibi kuTxeSi, taxtTan misdo, _
aq dawe, daiZine!
Semdeg lampa Caaqro da gavida. kaStanka leibze gawva da Tvalebi
daxuWa; quCidan yefa moisma da masac mounda gapasuxeba. magram, anaz-
dad sevda Semoawva. luka aleqsandriCi da misi Svili fediuSka gaax-
senda, gaaxsenda dazgis qveS misTvis miCenili myudro adgili... zam-
Tris grZeli saRamoebi, roca durgali ficrebs aSalaSinebda, an ga-
zeTs kiTxulobda xmamaRla. fediuSka, Cveulebisamebr, masTan TamaSob-
da.... ukana TaTebSi xels Caavlebda, dazgis qvemodan gamoaTrevda da
iseT oinebs uwyobda xolme, rom kaStankas TvalT ubneldeboda da
yvela saxsari stexda. biWi aiZulebda, ukana TaTebze evlo, xan ki ge-
goneba zariao, magrad moqaCavda kudze, gamwarebuls awkmutunebda da
ayefebda. xanac burnuTs daaynosvinebda... gansakuTrebiT erTi oini
iyo mtanjveli: fediuSka kanafze xorcis naWrebs gamoabamda da kaS-
tankas daugdebda, mere ki, roca ZaRli gadaylapavda, biWi sicil-xar-
xariT ukanve amoaclida xorcis naWers. rac ufro cxadi iyo mogone-
ba, miT ufro xmamaRla da naRvlianad wkmutunebda kaStanka.
magram male daRlilobam da siTbom dajabna moZalebuli sevda...
kaStankas CaeZina. ZaRlebi ezmana; sxvaTa Soris, dRes quCaSi nanaxi
banjgvliani, Tvalze librgadakruli beberi pudelic, romelsac
cxvirTan bRuja-bRuja ekida balani. fediuSka satexiT gamoudga pu-
dels, mere uceb masac gamoesxa balani, mxiarulad ayefda da kaStankas
mxarSi amoudga. kaStankam da fediam dandobilad dauynoses cxvirebi
erTmaneTs da quCaSi gaiqcnen...

Tavi mesame
axali, metad sasiamovno nacnoboba

roca kaStankas gaeRviZa, ukve gaTenebuliyo da quCidan xmauri Se-

modioda. ase mxolod dRisiT xmaurobs quCa, oTaxSi aravin iyo. kaS-
tanka gaizmora, daamTqnara, gabrazebulma da aRrenilma oTaxSi gaiar-
gamoiara. aveji da kuTxe-kunWulebi daynosa. winkarSi Seixeda da sain-
teresos veras waawyda. im karis garda, winkarSi rom gadioda, kidev
erTi kari iyo. kaStankam orive TaTiT mofxoWna is kari, gaaRo da meo-
re oTaxSi gavida: sawolze flanelis sabanSi gaxveul muStars eZina,
kaStankam guSindeli ucnobi Seicno.
_ Rrrr... _ daiRrina, magram maSinve guSindeli sadili gaaxsenda
da kudi aaqicina.
kaStankam ucnobis tansacmeli da Ceqmebi daynosa da daaskvna, rom
samosels cxenis suni asdioda. saZinebeli oTaxidan kidev erTi kari
gadioda sadRac. isic moxuruli iyo. kaStankam es karic mofxoWna,
mkerdiT miawva, gaaRo da maSinve uCveulo, Zalze saeWvo suni eca. ig-
rZno, arasasiamovno Sexvedra rom moeloda. RreniTa da Tvalis cece-
biT im oTaxSi Sevida, WuWyiani kedlebi rom hqonda, magram dafeTe-
bulma ukanve daixia. raRac moulodneli da sazareli dainaxa, misken
moemarTeboda nacara bati, Tavi dabla daexara da frTebgafarCxuli
sisinebda. kaStankasgan moSorebiT, patara leibze TeTri kata iwva. da-
inaxa Tu ara kaStanka, wamoxta, aifxora, kudi aprixa, balani aeburZgna
da daiqSutuna. xumroba iqiT iyos da ZaRli marTla SekrTa, magram
SiSis gamxela ar isurva, xmamaRla ayefda da katas eca... kata ufro
aifxora. daiqSutuna da kaStankas TavSi TaTi dahkra. kaStanka gverdze
gaxta, dacucqda, drunCi katisken gaaRira da yefa atexa: am dros bati
ukanidan miepara da zurgSi Cauniskarta. kaStanka wamovarda da axla
bats eca...
_ ra ambavia? _ moisma gabrazebuli xma da oTaxSi xalaTwamosxmu-
li ucnobi Semovida, kbilebSi sigara hqonda gaCrili, _ ra dReSi
xarT? aba, Tqven-Tqven adgilebze gaswiT.
patroni katasTan mivida, zurgSi wahkra da uTxra:
_ fiodor timofeiC, rogor iqcevi? es ra omi gagimarTavT! ai, Se
bebeo mudrego! dawe!
mere bats dauyvira:
_ ivan ivaniC, Seni adgili monaxe!
kata morCilad gawva Tavis leibze da Tvalebi daxuWa. ulvaSebze
etyoboda, TviTonac ukmayofilo iyo, ase uceb rom apilpilda da
CxubSi Caeba. ganawyenebuli kaStanka awkmutunda, batma kiseri waigrZe-
la da gamalebiT mohyva laparaks cxared, mkafiod laparakobda, Tumca
mainc Zalze gaugebari iyo misi naubari.
_ kargi, kargi! _ uTxra patronma da daamTqnara. _ siamtkbilobiT
unda icxovroT, _ kaStankas miefera da ganagrZo, _ Sen ki, wiTuro, nu
geSinia... aq aravin gerCis. moica, moica, Sen ra dagarqvaT? usaxelod
xom ar iqnebi, Zmobilo.
ucnobi Cafiqrda da daumata:
_ ai, ra... Sen Zaluas dagarqmevT... geyureba? Zaluas!
axalma patronma kidev ramdenjerme gaimeora sityva `Zalua~ da
oTaxidan gavida.
kaStankam iq myofni guldasmiT SeaTvaliera. kata leibze uZravad
ijda da Tavi ise eWira, viTom eZina. bats kiseri waegrZelebina, erT
adgilze itkepneboda da isev swrafad da mgznebared laparakobda.
albaT, metad Wkviani bati iyo; yoveli grZeli tiradis Semdeg gaoce-
buli ukan ixevda da aSkarad etyoboda, Tavissave naTqvams aRtacebaSi
mohyavda... kaStankam mousmina da pasuxad miugo: `Rrrr...~ mere kuTxe-
kunWulebi daynosa. erT-erT kuTxeSi patara varcls miagno, sadac dam-
bali muxudo da Wvavis puris qerqebi aRmoCnda. kaStankam muxudos ge-
mo gausinja, ar egemriela, axla puris qerqs daswvda, moewona da Wama
ganagrZo. bats srulebiTac ar swyenia, rom ucnobi ZaRli mis ulufas
Seeqceoda, piriqiT, ufro xmamaRla alaparakda, da ndoba rom gamoexa-
ta, TviTonac patara varclTan mivida da muxudos ramdenime marcvali
amokenka.

Tavi meoTxe
ioli oinebi

mcire xnis Semdeg ucnobi Semobrunda, Tan raRac ucnauri sagani

Semoitana. Tavisi moyvanilobiT alayafis karsa da rusul aso G-s waa-
gavda. am xis, uSnod gamoCorknili sagnis kadonze zari da pistoleti
ekida. zaris enaze da pistoletis sasxletze Toki iyo gamobmuli. uc-
nobma G oTaxis SuagulSi dadga, erTxans raRacas kravda, xsnida, Sem-
deg bats gadaxeda da uTxra:
_ ivan ivaniC, mobrZandi!
bati mivida da brZanebis molodinSi Soriaxlos gaCerda.
_ aba, _ Tqva ucnobma, _ sul Tavidan daviwyoT. upirveles yovli-
sa, sazogadoebas miesalme! mardad!
ivan ivaniCma kiseri waigrZela, Tavi aqeT-iqiT daiqnia da fexic ga-
afratuna.
_ kargia, yoCaR... axla viTom mokvdi!
bati gagorda da fexebi maRla afSika. kidev ramdenime msgavsi io-
li oinis Sesrulebis mere ucnobma anazdad Tavze xelebi itaca, saxe-
ze Zrwola gamoexata da iyvira:
_ gviSveleT! xanZaria! viwviT!
ivan ivaniCma G-sTan miirbina, niskarti Toks Caavlo da zari Camo-
reka.
ucnobi Zalze kmayofili darCa, bats kiserze xeli gadausva da
uTxra:
_ yoCaR, ivan ivaniC! axla warmoidgine, rom iuveliri xar, oqroTi
da briliantiT vaWrob. hoda, erT mSvenier dRes sakuTar maRaziaSi
Sexvedi da iq qurdebs waaswari. aseT dros rogor moiqceodi?
batma axla meore Toks Cahkida niskarti, moswia da maSinve gamayru-
ebeli srolis xma gaisma. kaStankas Zalze moewona zaris wkaruni, xo-
lo gasrolam iseT aRtacebaSi moiyvana, rom G-s garSemo sirbilsa da
yefas mohyva.
_ Zalua, axlave Sens adgilze midi! _ dauyvira ucnobma. _ Cumad
iyavi!
ivan ivaniCis saqmianoba gasroliT ar damTavrebula. Semdeg ucno-
bi mTeli saaTi Tavis garSemo daarbeninebda. Tan Solts atylaSuneb-
da. bati Tarjze unda gadamxtariyo, rgolSic unda gamZvraliyo, yal-
yzeac damdgariyo, e. i. gafofril boloze dacucqdeboda da fexebs
aqnevda. kaStanka ivan ivaniCs Tvals ver acilebda, aRtacebuli wkav-
wkavebda, ramdenjer ukan gamoudga kidec yefiT, roca ucnobma bats
siqa gaacala da TviTonac araqaTi gamoelia, gaxviTquli Subli moiw-
minda da daiZaxa:
_ maria, erTi xavronia ivanovnas sTxove!
mcire xnis Semdeg Rrutuni moisma... kaStankam daiRrina. Seecada
Tavi mamacurad daeWira da yoveli SemTxvevisaTvis ucnobTan axlos
miiwia. kari gaiRo, oTaxSi viRac dedaberma Semoixeda, raRac Cailapa-
raka da Savi, Zalian uSno Rori SemouSva. Rorma kaStankas Rrenas yu-
radReba ar miaqcia. dingi aaRira da mxiarulad aRrutunda. etyoboda,
Zalze siamovnebda Tavisi patronis, katisa da ivan ivaniCis TavSeyri-
loba. igi jer katasTan mivida da dingi megobrulad amoscxo mucel-
Si, mere bats gadaulaparaka raRac. misi saqcieli, xma, metadre ki pa-
tara kudis qicini uzomo keTilganwyobas gamoxatavda, kaStanka maSin-
ve mixvda, rom aq Rrena da yefa sul ar iyo saWiro.
patronma G gaitana da daiZaxa:
_ fiodor timofeiC, gTxov!
kata wamodga, zantad gaizmora da uxalisod, TiTqos viRacas rames
amadliso, RorTan mivida.
_ aba, egvipturi piramidiT daviwyoT! _ gamoacxada patronma. igi
karga xans samives raRacas dawvrilebiT uxsnida. Semdeg ki brZana: _
`erTi... ori... sami!~ sityva `samze~ ivan ivaniCma frTebi aiqnia da Rors
zurgze Seaxta... roca wonasworoba daicva da gamagrda, fiodor timo-
feiCic uxalisod Seaskupda Rors, Tan iseTi ieri hqonda, TiTqosda
yovelive sZagda da Tavis ostatobas kapikadac ar agdebso. Semdeg uxa-
lisod, zoziniT bats ze moeqca da ukana TaTebze dadga. warmoadgines
is, rasac ucnobi egviptur piramidas uwodebda. kaStankam aRtacebisa-
gan Sehyefa. magram am dros beberma katam daamTqnara, wonasworoba da-
karga da Camovarda. ivan ivaniCic Seqanda. isic Camovarda. ucnobma Seh-
yvira, xelebis qnevasa da kvlav raRacis axsna-ganmartebas mohyva.
daucxromelma patronma piramida mTeli saaTi ajaxira, mere ivan
ivaniCs uCiCina, rogor unda amxedrebuliyo kataze, bolos ki katas
papirosis moweva Seaswavla.
mecadineoba imiT dasrulda, rom ucnobma Sublidan ofli moiw-
minda da oTaxidan gavida. fiodor timofeiCma daifrutuna, leibze
gawva da Tvalebi daxuWa. ivan ivaniCma patara varcls miaSura. Rori
ki dedaberma gaiyvana.
uamravi axali STabeWdilebis wyalobiT kaStankasaTvis dRe Seum-
Cnevlad miilia, saRamo Jams ki Tavis leibianad im oTaxSi daabinaves,
WuWyiani kedlebi rom hqonda, da Rame fiodor timofeiCsa da batTan
erTad gaaTia.
 Tavi mexuTe
talantia! talanti!

gavida erTi Tve.

kaStanka ukve mieCvia imas, rom yovel saRamos gemrieli sadiliT
umaspinZldebodnen da Zaluas eZaxdnen, mieCvia ucnobsac da Tavis
axal saxleulsac. cxovreba aewyo.
yoveli dRe erTnairad iwyeboda. Cveulebriv, yvelaze adre ivan
ivaniCi gaiRviZebda da maSinve ZaluasTan mividoda an katasTan, kisers
waigrZelebda da raRacaze cxared da damajereblad mohyveboda lapa-
raks, magram kvlav gaugebari iyo misi naTqvami. zogjer Tavs aaRerebda
da grZel monologebs warmoTqvamda. nacnobobis pirvel dReebSi kaS-
tanka fiqrobda, albaT imitom laparakobs, rom Zalze Wkvianiao. mag-
ram gamoxda xani da kaStankam misadmi ridi da pativiscema dakarga:
roca ivan ivaniCi Tavisi grZeli moxsenebebis wasakiTxad miuaxlovde-
boda, kaStanka kuds ki aRar aqicinebda, piriqiT, abuCad igdebda am
Tavmomabezrebel molaybes, Zils rom aravis acdida da mourideblad
SeuRrenda xolme.
fiodor timofeiCi ki sul sxva yaidis batoni brZandeboda. gaiR-
viZebda Tu ara, gaisuseboda. ijda uZravad, Tvalebsac ki ar gaaxelda.
misi neba rom yofiliyo, sul ar gamoiRviZebda, radgan cxovrebaze
gulayrili Canda. araferi ainteresebda. yvelafers zantad da ugu-
lod ekideboda, yvelaferi sZagda. Tavisi wili gemrieli sadilis me-
rec ki gulamrezili frutunebda.
gaiRviZebda Tu ara, kaStanka oTaxebSi siarulsa da kuTxe-kunWu-
lebis ynosvas mohyveboda. marto kaStankasa da katas hqondaT ase Tavi-
suflad siarulis ufleba; bats sadgomis zRurblze gadmobijeba ek-
rZaleboda. xavronia ivanovna sadRac ezoSi, fardulSi cxovrobda da
mxolod mecadineobis dros gamoCndeboda xolme. patroni gvian dge-
boda, Cais dalevda da maSinve Tavis oinebs iwyebda. oTaxSi Semohqon-
daT G, Solti, rgolebi da yovel cismire dRe TiTqmis erTi da igive
meordeboda, mecadineoba sami-oTxi saaTi grZeldeboda, ase rom, zog-
jer daRlilobisagan fiodor timofeiCi mTvraliviT bancalebda,
ivan ivaniCi niskarts daaRebda da Rrmad sunTqavda, wamoWarxlebul
patrons ki vera da ver moewminda gaxviTquli Sublidan ofli.
mecadineoba da sadili dReebs uxalisebdaT, saRamoebi ki erTob
mosawyeni iyo. Cveulebriv, saRamoobiT patroni sadRac midioda, Tan
bati da kata mihyavda. marto darCenili kaStanka leibze iwva da guli
eleoda... sevda rogorRac SeumCnevlad wamoepareboda da TandaTan ise
ipyrobda, viT bindi oTaxs. ZaRls jer yefis, Wamis, oTaxebSi sirbi-
lisa da ubralod, cqeris survilic ki ekargeboda, mere mis warmosax-
vas ori bundovani arseba ewveoda. Tumca ver gaerCia, ZaRlebi iyvnen
Tu adamianebi, sandomiani, Zvirfasi saxeebi warmoudgeboda, magram ve-
Rar Seecno; imaT gamoCenas Zalua kudis qiciniT xvdeboda, eCveneboda,
rom isini odesRac, sadRac unaxavs da hyvarebia... CaZinebis Jams ki mu-
dam grZnobda, rom imaT laqis, burbuSelisa da webos suni asdiodaT.
roca kaStanka TiTqmis Seegua axal cxovrebas da gaZvaltyavebuli
qofaki maZRar, movlil-napativeb ZaRlad iqca, erTxelac, mecadineo-
bis dawyebis win, patroni miefera da uTxra:
_ Zalua, droa saqmes vewioT, geyofa uqmad yofna. msaxiobi unda
gamogiyvano... ginda?
 da oinebis swavleba dauwyo. pirvel gakveTilze kaStanka ukana Ta-
Tebze dgomasa da siaruls swavlobda, rac Zalian moswonda, meore
gakveTilze ukana TaTebze mdgari unda amxtariyo da Saqars miswvdo-
moda, mis Tavs zemoT rom eWira maswavlebels. Semdeg gakveTilebze
ukve cekvavda, ymuils ayolebda musikas, zars rekavda da pistolets
isroda. erTi Tvis mere ki SeeZlo `egviptur piramidaSi~ warmatebiT
Seecvala fiodor timofeiCi. xalisiT swavlobda da Tavisi warmatebe-
biT kmayofili iyo; enagadmogdebuli sirbili kordiT, rgolSi gaZ-
rom-gamoZroma da beberi fiodor timofeiCis gaWeneba udides siamov-
nebas hgvrida Zaluas. yovel marjved Sesrulebul oins xmamaRali,
aRfrTovanebuli yefiT xvdeboda. maswavlebelsac ukvirda da aRtace-
buli xelebs ifSvnetda:
_ talantia! talanti! _ gaiZaxoda patroni, _ ueWveli talantia!
didi warmateba gelis, wyali ar gauva!
Zaluac ise mieCvia `talants~, rom yovelTvis, roca patroni am
sityvas warmoTqvamda, zeze wamovardeboda da aqeT-iqiT icqireboda,
TiTqos `talanti~ rqmeodes.

Tavi meeqvse
SfoTiani Rame

Zaluas uJmuri sizmari ezmana, viTom meezove mosdevda cocxiT da

SeSinebuls gamoeRviZa.
oTaxSi sibnele da siCume idga. sunTqva Wirda, umowyalod ikbine-
bodnen rwyilebi, adre Zaluas arasodes Sinebia sibnelis, magram ax-
la ratomRac Zrwolam aitana da dayefeba mounda. mezobel oTaxSi
xmamaRla amoixvneSa patronma, cota xnis Semdeg ki Tavis fardulSi
Rorma daiRrutuna da kvlav siCumem daisadgura. saWmelze fiqri am-
Svidebda xolme da Zaluamac gaixsena, rogor mopara dRes qaTmis fexi
fiodor timofeiCs da sastumro oTaxSi karadis ukan gadamala. iqau-
robas ablabuda da mtveri mosZaleboda. axla urigo ar iqneboda, ena-
xa: ra bedi ewia qaTmis fexs? savsebiT SesaZlebeli iyo patrons epova
da SeeWama, magram dilamde oTaxidan gasvla ar SeiZleboda. male rom
CasZineboda, Zaluam Tvali daxuWa. gamocdilebiT icoda, rac male da-
iZinebda, miT ufro Cqara gaTendeboda. anazdad, Soriaxlo ucnauri
yvirili gaisma, ramac SeakrTo da aiZula fexze damdgariyo. ivan iva-
niCi yviroda da es aRar hgavda molaybe, Tavdajerebuli batis winan-
debur yiyins. raRac veluri, gamkivani da uCveulo, WiSkris Wriali-
viT gaisma sibneleSi. wyvdiadSi Zaluam vera gaarCia da verc veraferi
iazra, maSin ufro moeZala SiSi da daiRrina:
_ Rrrr...
gavida mcire xani, imdeni, ramdenic gvariani Zvlis daxvras sWir-
deboda: yvirili ar ganmeorebula. Zalua TandaTan damSvidda da CaT-
vlima. ori didi, Savi ZaRli daesizmra, barZayebsa da ferdebze bRu-
ja-bRuja rom SerCenodaT SarSandeli balani. ZaRlebi didi gobidan
xarbad Tqvlefdnen narcxs, iqidan TeTri orTqli da Zalze tkbili
surneli modioda. drodadro ZaRlebi moxedavdnen Zaluas, kbilebs
ukreWdnen da iRrinebodnen _ Sen arafers dagiTmobTo. am dros sax-
lidan glexi gamovarda: maTraxiT gayara isini, magram rogorc ki
glexi kars miefara, orive ZaRli RrialiT mouvarda Zaluas. anazdad,
kvlav gamkivani yvirili gaisma.
_ yi-yi! yi-yi! _ daiyvira ivan ivaniCma.
Zaluas gamoeRviZa, wamoxta da leibidan arc gadmosula, yefa ate-
xa. Zaluas ukve eCveneboda, rom ivan ivaniCi ki ara, viRac sxva, ucxo
yviroda. gareT fardulSi ratomRac kvlav daiRrutuna Rorma.
am dros fexsacmlis fratuni moisma da oTaxSi xalaTwamosxmuli
patroni Semovida, xelSi sanTeli eWira. mkrTali Suqi WuWyian ked-
lebsa da Werze aliclicda, sibnele gandevna. Zalua darwmunda, rom
oTaxSi ucxo aravin iyo. ivan ivaniCi iatakze ijda, ar eZina, frTebi
gaefarCxa, niskarti daefCina da, saerTod, iseTi ieri hqonda, TiTqos
gadaqanculiyo da swyuroda. arc beber fiodor timofeiCs eZina, uTu-
od isic yvirilma gamoaRviZa.
_ ivan ivaniC, ra dagemarTa? _ hkiTxa patronma bats. _ ra gayvi-
rebs? avad xom ara xar?
bati dumda. patronma kiserze moavlo xeli, mere zurgze gadausva
da uTxra:
_ didi ucnauri vinme xar. arc TviTon gZinavs da arc sxvas aZineb.
roca patroni wavida da sinaTle Tan gaiyola, isev sibnele Camow-
va. Zalua SiSma aitana. bati aRar yviroda, magram kaStankas kvlav eCve-
neboda, rom sibneleSi viRac ucxo idga. yvelaze Semzaravi ki is gax-
ldaT, rom am ucxos ver ukbenda. radgan uCinari da usxeulo iyo. Za-
lua ratomRac fiqrobda, am Rames ucilod raRac Zalze cudi ambavi
unda moxdeso. fiodor timofeiCic ver isvenebda. Zaluas esmoda, kata
leibze wrialebda, amTqnarebda da Tavs ibertyavda.
sadRac, quCaSi, karze daakakunes da fardulSi Rorma daiRrutuna.
Zaluam daiwkmutuna, wina TaTebi gamoSala da Tavi zed Camodo. karze
kakunma, Roris Rrutunma, Camomdgarma sibnelem da siCumem Zaluas ra-
Rac sevdiani da Semzaravi winaTgrZnoba ganuaxla. swored imgvari,
ivan ivaniCis yvirilma rom ganacdevina. irgvliv SfoTi da wuxili ga-
mefebuliyo, magram ris gamo? vin iyo is ucxo, is uCinari? Zaluas
cxvirwin wamiT ori mqrqali mwvane naperwkali ainTo. mTeli nacnobo-
bis manZilze es pirvelad iyo, rom fiodor timofeiCi kaStankasTan
mivida. neta ra undoda? Zaluam katas TaTi auloka, arc ukiTxavs, ris-
Tvis moxvedio, ise mohyva uTavbolo wkavwkavs.
_ yi-yi! _ daiyvira ivan ivaniCma. _ yi-yi-yi!
kari kvlav gaiRo da patroni Semovida, xelSi sanTeli eWira. bati
winandeburad niskartdabCenili da frTebgadafarCxuli ijda, Tvale-
bi daexuWa.
_ ivan ivaniC! _ dauZaxa patronma.
bati ar ganZreula, patroni iatakze dajda, erTxans uxmod Sehyu-
rebda bats.
_ ivan ivaniC! ra dagemarTa? kvdebi? vai, axla gamaxsenda, gamaxsen-
da! _ wamoiyvira da Tavze xelebi itaca, _ vici, rac aris Sens Tavs!
dRes xom cxenma dagadga fexi!.. RmerTo, RmerTo!
Zaluas ar esmoda, ras ambobda patroni, magram saxeze atyobda, ra-
Rac saSinelis molodins Seepyro. kaStankam drunCi Cabnelebuli fan-
jrisaken gaaRira, romelsac TiTqos viRac ucxo mosdgomoda, da ay-
muvlebda.
_ Cveni ivan ivaniCi kvdeba, Zalua! _ patronma xelebi gaasavsava. _
ho, ho, kvdeba! Tqven sadgoms sikvdili ewvia! raRa vqnaT axla?
 fernacvalma, aRelvebulma patronma uimedod gadaaqnia Tavi da
viSviSiT Tavis saZinebelSi gavida. Zaluas sibneleSi darCenis SeeSin-
da da ukan gaedevna, patroni sawolze Camojda da ramdenjerme gaimeo-
ra:
_ RmerTo Cemo, raRa vqna?
Zalua patronis siaxloves daborialebda da ver mimxvdariyo, ra
naRvels daeTrguna igi, ra aSfoTebda. cdilobda, mizezi amoecno da
patrons Tvals ar acilebda.
patronis saZinebel oTaxSi fiodor timofeiCic Semovida, rome-
lic, saerTod, iSviaTad Tu Seeleoda Tavis leibs. kata Tavs iber-
tyavda, TiTqos mZime fiqrebis gafantva surda, Tan sawolqveS iWvneu-
lad icqireboda.
patronma pirsabanidan wyali Camoasxa da isev batTan gavida.
_ dalie, ivan ivaniC! _ uTxra alersianad da lambaqi win daudga.
_ dalie, Cemo kargo!
magram ivan ivaniCi ar ganZreula da arc Tvali gauxelia. patronma
Tavi dauwia da niskarti wyalSi Caayofina, magram batma arc wyali da-
lia, kidev ufro gafarCxa frTebi, Tavi ki iseve darCa, lambaqze Camo-
debuli.
_ ara, aRaraferi eSveleba! _ amoioxra patronma, _ yvelaferi ga-
Tavda, wasulia ivan ivaniCis saqme.
amis Tqma iyo da patrons Rawvebze mbrwyinavi wveTebi Camougorda,
swored iseTi, wvimis dros rom mogoravs xolme fanjris minebze. Za-
lua da fiodor timofeiCi ver mimxvdariyvnen, ra xdeboda, patrons
ekvrodnen da zardacemulni Sescqerodnen bats.
_ sabralo ivan ivaniCi! _ imeorebda patroni, Tan mwuxared xvne-
Soda, _ me ki vocnebobdi, gazafxulze agarakze waviyvan da iq mwvaneze
erTad viseirnebT-meTqi. ivan ivaniC, Cemo keTili megobaro, Sen aRar
xar! raRa vqna uSenod?
Zaluas eCveneboda, rom masac igive bedi ewera, anu isic ivan ivani-
Cis msgavsad, gaurkveveli mizezis gamo, daxuWavda Tvalebs, fexebs
gafSekda, kbilebs dakreWda da yvelani SeZrwunebul mzeras miapyrob-
dnen. etyoboda, fiodor timofeiCsac igive fiqrebi utrialebda, adre
arasodes yofila beberi kata ase daRvremili da kuSti.
Tendeboda. aRarsad iyo ucxo Cveneba, ase rom afrTxobda Zaluas.
kargad gaTenda, meezove movida, bats fexebSi Caavlo xeli da sadRac
waiRo. cota xnis mere bebruxana Semovida da patara varcli gaitana.
Zalua sastumro oTaxSi gavida da karadis ukan Seixeda: qaTmis fe-
xisTvis xeli aravis exlo, iqve ido, mtversa da ablabudaSi. magram
kaStankas mowyeniloba da sevda daufleboda, arc ki daynosa qaTmis
fexi, divanqveS SeZvra da sawyaloblad awkavwkavda.

Tavi meSvide
uiRblo debiuti

erT mSvenier saRamos patroni eaxlaT da xelebis fSvnetiT Tqva:

_ aba-a...
kidev raRacis Tqma surda, magram uTqmelad gatrialda. Zalua, ro-
melmac gakveTilebis dros Cinebulad Seiswavla patronis saxis gamo-
metyveleba da laparakis kilo, mixvda, rom igi aRelvebuli, Sewuxebu-
li da mgoni gulmosulic iyo.
mcire xnis Semdeg patroni Semobrunda:
_ dRes Tan waviyvan Zaluas da fiodor timofeiCs. Zalua, egvip-
tur piramidaSi dRes Sen Secvli gansvenebul ivan ivaniCs. eSmakma da-
laxvros! araferi gvaqvs momzadebuli, Seswavlili, repeticiebic co-
ta gvqonda, Tavi mogveWreba, CavflavdebiT.
Semdeg isev gavida da sul male qurqsa da cilindrSi gamowyobi-
li dabrunda. katasTan mivida, wina TaTebSi xeli Caavlo, aiyvana da
qurqqveS Seisva. fiodor timofeiCi yvelafrisadmi Zalze gulgrili
Canda. Tvalis gaxelac ki ar ucdia. misTis TiTqos sul erTi iyo: iw-
veboda, Tu ukana TaTebiT ze aswevdnen, leibze inebivrebda Tu qur-
qqveS, patronis ubes SeeyuJeboda...
_ Zalua, wavideT! _ uTxra patronma.
Zaluas ver gaego, ra xdeboda, da patrons kudis qiciniT mihyva. ma-
le kaStanka marxilSi patronis ferxTiT ijda da yurs ugdebda sici-
visa da mRelvarebisagan mobuzuli kacis butbuts:
_ Tavi mogveWreba! CavflavdebiT!
marxili erT iseT veeberTela, ucnaur saxlTan gaCerda, gadmopir-
qvavebul sawvnes rom waagavda. saxlis grZeli, samkariani sadarbazo
erTi duJini farnebiT gaekaSkaSebinaT. kari xmauriT iReboda da sa-
darbazos win moriale xalxs nTqavda. xalxi blomad iyo, sadarbazos-
Tan xSirad cxenebic moirbendnen xolme, ZaRlebi ki arsad Candnen.
patronma Zalua aiyvana da qurqqveS ubeSi Caisva, fiodor timofei-
Ci ukve iq iyo. qurqqveS bneloda da sunTqva Wirda. samagierod Tbi-
loda, uceb orma mqrqalma naperwkalma gakvesa _ mezoblis civi da xe-
SeSi TaTebis mikarebam Tu Seawuxa kata, _ Tvali gaaxila. Zaluam ka-
tas yuri auloka, Seecada, rac SeiZleboda, ukeT mokalaTebuliyo da
mousvenrad awrialda. kata civi TaTebiT miWeWka da qurqidan unebli-
eT Tavi gamoyo, magram daiRrina da ukanve SeZvra, moeCvena, uzarmaza-
ri, mkrTalad ganaTebuli oTaxi urCxulebiT gateniliyo, tixrebidan
da orive mxares gayolebuli xarixebidan saSineli saxeebi dainaxa:
cxenebis, rqosanTa, didyuraTa da erTic veeba saxe, cxviris adgilas
kudi rom eba da piridan ori grZeli Semoxruli Zvali gamosCroda.
Zaluas TaTqveS mokuntulma katam xrinwianad daiknavla, swored
am dros patronma qurqi Seixsna. `hop~ daiZaxa da fiodor timofeiCi
da Zalua iatakze Camoxtnen. isini patara, ficrul oTaxSi aRmoCndnen.
aq patara sarkiani magidis, taburetisa da kuTxeebSi gakiduli Cvrebis
garda sxva araviTari aveji am moiZeveboda: kedlis gaswvriv faranis
Tu sanTlis magier Casobili milaki kaSkaSa maraosebr Suqs afrqvev-
da.
fiodor timofeiCma bewvi gailoka, Zaluam rom mouTela, mere ta-
buretqveS SeZvra da gawva. patroni jer isev Relavda da xelebs if-
Svnetda, Tan tansacmels ixdida... gaixada, rogorc saerTod ixdida
xolme Zilis win, sanam flanelis sabanqveS Segordeboda. erTi sit-
yviT, sacvlebis amara darCa. Semdeg taburetze Camojda, sarkeSi iyure-
boda da saswaulmoqmedebda. uwinares yovlisa, Tavze pariki Camoicva,
Suaze gadayofili da wyvil rqasaviT aRerebuli. mere saxeze sqlad
waisva TeTri saRebavi da zed kidev warbebi, ulvaSebi da RaJRaJa lo-
yebi daixata. misi gnazraxi amiT ar damTavrebula. pirisaxe da kiseri
rom gaiTxupna, mere raRacnair uCveulo kostiumSi gamoewyo, romlis
msgavsi Zaluas arasodes enaxa, arc saxlebsa da arc quCaSi. warmoid-
gineT, didroni yvavilebiT moxatuli, CiTis farfaSa Sarvali, zustad
im CiTisa, meSCanebi safarded da avejis gadasakravad rom iyenebdnen.
Sarvali TiTqmis iRliebTan ikvreboda: cali toti yavisferi CiTisa
iyo, meore _ Ria yviTeli ferisa. am tansacmelSi Caflulma patronma
kidev sxvadasxva feris yeliani windebi, mwvane fexsacmeli da CiTis
qurTuki Caicva: qurTuks didi, dakbiluli sayelo honda da zurgze
oqros varskvlavi exata...
Zaluas Tvali auWrelda, am TeTrpirisaxian, CanCura kacs patronis
suni udioda, xmac nacnobi hqonda, magram zogjer Zaluas eWvi awva-
lebda da maSin mzad iyo, am zizil-pipila arsebas gaqceoda da yefa
aetexa. axali garemo, maraosebri Suqi, patronis saxecvaleba _ yove-
live es gaurkvevel SiSsa da iseT winaTgrZnobas uRviZebda, rom usa-
Tuod raRac saSinelebas gadaeyreboda, swored iseTs, msuqan saxeze
cxviris adgilas kudi rom eba. amas isic emateboda, rom sadRac Sors,
kedlis miRma saZulveli musika ukravda da drodadro gaugebari Rri-
anceli moismoda. mxolod fiodor timofeiCis uSfoTveloba awyna-
rebda Zaluas. igi mSvidad Tvlemda taburetqveS da Tvalebs maSinac
ki ar axelda, roca tabureti gadaadgilebisas gabraxundeboda xolme.
oTaxSi fraksa da TeTr JiletSi gamowyobilma kacma Semoixeda da
Tqva:
_ axla mis arabeli gamodis. Semdeg ki Tqveni rigia.
patronma araferi upasuxa. magidis qvemodan veeba Cemodani gamoaT-
ria, Camojda da daeloda. tuCebsa da xelebze etyoboda, Relavda, Za-
luas esmoda misi araTanabari sunTqva.
_ mister JorJ, gTxovT! _ daiyvira viRacam kars miRma.
patroni wamodga da samgzis gadaiwera pirjvari, mere taburetis
qvemodan kata gamoiyvana da CemodanSi Casva.
_ Zalua, modi! _ uTxra patronma xmadabla.
Zaluas veraferi gaego, ra xdeboda, patronma ZaluasYTavze akoca
da fiodor timofeiCs gverdiT miusva, mere Camobnelda... Zalua katas
exeTqeboda, Cemodnis kedlebs fxoWnida da SiSisagan krinti ver daeZ-
ra. Cemodani ki, rogorc talRebze, ise qanaobda da ZagZagebda...
_ ai, mec aqa var! _ daiyvira patronma. _ ai, mec aqa var!
Zaluam igrZno, am yvirilis mere Cemodani raRac magars rom mox-
vda da gaCerda. aRar qanaobda, moisma Rriali: viRacas taSs ukravdnen.
da is viRaca, uTuod is urCxuli iyo, cxviris adgilas kudi rom eba.
ise xmamaRla Rrialebda da xarxarebda, rom Cemodnis saketebi aZig-
Zigda. pasuxad patronis xiTxiTi gaisma. ase Sin arasodes icinoda.
_ ha! _ daiyvira patronma da amiT Seecada Rriali daefara. _ pa-
tivcemulo sazogadoeba! me axla pirdapir vagzlidan movdivar! bebia
momikvda da memkvidreoba damitova! CemodanSi raRac Zalze mZime devs,
etyoba, oqroa... ha-a! erTic vnaxoT da milioni aRmoCndes! aba, gavxsnaT
da vnaxoT...
klitem gaiCxakuna. kaSkaSa Suqma Tvali mosWra Zaluas: Cemodnidan
amoxta da RrialiT gayruebuli, mTeli siswrafiT patronis garSemo
darboda da mxiarulad yefda.
_ ha! _ daiyvira patronma: _ Zia fiodor timofeiC! Zvirfaso Za-
lua! sanatrelo naTesavebo, eSmaksac wauRixarT!
patroni silaze gagorda, katas da Zaluas xeli staca da xvevna-
kocna dauwyo. Zaluam, sanam patrons mklavebSi hyavda CabRujuli, wa-
miT gadaavlo Tvali im samyaros, bedma rom arguna wilad da ganac-
vifra misma sidiadem. mere patrons mklavebidan dausxlta da STabeW-
dilebebiT gabruebuli, erT adgilze bzrialasaviT datrialda.
axali samyaro iyo uzarmazari da gakaSkaSebuli. saiTac ar unda
gagexeda, yvelgan, iatakidan Weramde, martooden saxeebi moCanda. saxee-
bi, saxeebi da sxva araferi.
_ Zalua, gTxovT, dabrZandeT! _ daiyvira patronma.
Zaluas axsovda, ras niSnavda es da skamze Sexta. patrons Tvali
aadevna. rogorc yovelTvis, mas axlac seriozuli da alersiani Tva-
lebi hqonda, magram pirisaxe civ Rimils daeRrija, igi xarxarebda,
xtoda, igrixeboda, ise iqcoda, TiTqosda aTasobiT xalxis xilva Za-
lianac axarebda.
Zaluam daujera patrons, irwmuna misi mxiaruleba. uceb mTeli ta-
niT igrZno, rom es aTasobiT saxe swored mas Semoscqeroda, melasebr
drunCi aaRira da yefa gaaba.
_ Zalua, Tqven jer moiTmineT, _ uTxra patronma, _ me da biZaCemi
ki kamarinskuls vicekvebT.
imis molodinSi, rodis aiZulebdnen yovelgvari sisuleleebis
Sesrulebas, fiodor timofeiCi idga da gulgrilad aqeT-iqiT iyure-
boda. cekviT ki daudevrad icekva. TiToeul moZraobaze, kudsa da ul-
vaSebze etyoboda, uzomod sZagda es brboc, kaSkaSa Suqic, patronica
da, ase gasinjeT, sakuTari Tavic... raki Tavisi wili icekva, daamTqnara
da dajda.
_ aba, Zalua, _ uTxra patronma, _ jer vimReroT, Semdeg ki vicek-
voT, kargi?
patronma jibidan salamuri amoiRo da daukra. Zalua, romelic
musikas ver itanda, skamze mousvenrad awrialda da aymuvlda. yoveli
mxridan Rriali da mquxare taSi moisma. patronma sazogadoebas Tavi
daukra da roca isev siCume Camodga, dakvra ganagrZo... erTi yvelaze
maRali notis Sesrulebisas, mayurebelTa Soris viRacam xmamaRla
Sehyvira:
_ mamilo! es xom kaStankaa!
_ swored rom kaStankaa! _ daudastura nabaxusevma, JRriala xmam. _
kaStankaa! fediuSka, RmerTo didebulo, kaStankaa! fui!
qandaraze viRacam daustvina da erTdroulad gaisma bavSvisa da
mamakacis Zaxili:
_ kaStanka! kaStanka!
Zalua SekrTa da iqiT miixeda, saidanac Zaxili moisma. TvalSi eca
ori saxe: erTi naRvinev, gauparsavi da uSnod gaRreWili, meore _
funCula, loyawiTeli da dafeTebuli. Tvali mosWra am saxeebma, ro-
gorc adre kaSkaSa sinaTlem... kaStankas yvelaferi gaaxsenda, skamidan
gadmovarda da silaze afarTxalda, mere wamoxta da mxiaruli wkmu-
tuniT maTken mokurcxla. gaisma gamayruebeli Rriali, stvena da bav-
Svis yvirili:
_ kaStanka! kaStanka!
Zalua moajirs gadaaxta, mere viRacis mxars gadaevlo da loJaSi
Caxta; iarusamde rom mieRwia, maRal kedelze unda gadamxtariyo; isku-
pa, magram ver uwia da kedelze dacurda. Semdeg ki xelidan xelSi ga-
dadioda, viRacas xelebi, viRacas pirisaxe auloka, sul maRla da
maRla miiwevda da bolos qandaraze amohyo Tavi...
 naxevari saaTis Semdeg kaStanka ukve im adamianebs mihyveboda, webo-
sa da laqis suni rom asdiodaT. luka aleqsandriCi barbacebda da
uneburad Txrilebs erideboda, gamocdilebam ase aswavla.
_ eh, codvis Svilebi varT... _ butbutebda durgali. _ Sen ki, kaS-
tanka _ saocari vinme xar, Tumca adamianisagan iseve gansxvavdebi, ro-
gorc durgali xurosagan.
fediuSkas mamis Cixaqudi daekosebina Tavze. kaStanka Sehyurebda
gverdi-gverd mimaval mama-Svils da eCveneboda, TiTqos didi xani iyo,
rac ase misdevda maT kudSi da uxaroda, rom wuTiTac ar Secvlila
misi cxovreba.
kaStankam gaixsena WuWyiankedlebiani oTaxi, gaixsena bati, fiodor ti-
mofeiCi, gemrieli sadilebi, mecadineoba, cirki, magram yovelive es
axla eCveneboda, rogorc erTi avi da uJmuri sizmari...