ivan turgenevi

mumu

moskovis erT ganapira quCaze, TeTrsvetebian, antresolian rux sax-

lSi, aivani rom gverdze hqonda gadabrecili, odesRac daqvrivebuli
qalbatoni cxovrobda didZali SinaymiT. qalebi daTxovebuli hyavdnen,
vaJiSvilebi peterburgSi msaxurobdnen. saxlidan iSviaTad gadioda.
martoobaSi atarebda Tavisi mwiri, uRimRamo siberis ukanasknel
wlebs. ukve didi xnis gasuli iyo misi usixarulo da avdriani cxov-
rebis SuadRe, magram mwuxric bnelze dasdgomoda bedSavs.
qvrivis mojalabeTagan gansakuTrebiT gamoirCeoda meezove gerasi-
me, TormetverSokiani goliaTuri aRnagobis vaJkaci, dabadebiT yru-mun-
ji. qalbatonma gerasime soflidan Camoiyvana, sadac igi, Zmebs gamoyo-
fili, marto cxovrobda patara qoxSi da TiTqmis yvelaze SeZlebul
yma glexad iTvleboda. araCveulebrivi Zal-Ronis mqone gerasime oTxi
kacis saqmes audioda; madliani muSaoba icoda, veeba xelebiT kavs Ca-
Widebuli rom xvnas Seudgeboda, erT ramed misi yureba Rirda, gegone-
bodaT, cxeni arc exmareba, TviTon, sakuTari ZaliT upobs miwas afue-
bul mkerdso; sapetrepavlod samkalSi ise iqnevda cels, rom lamis
gvarianad wamozrdil arynalsac ki gakafavda; samarSinian sacexv kets
rom Taviseburad marjved da SeuCereblad scemda xolme, mxrebis mog-
rZo da mkvrivi kunTebi berketiviT daudioda. mudmivi dumili raRac
sazeimo didebulebas matebda mis mouRlel Sromas. Rirseuli glexka-
ci iyo, da misi ubedureba rom ara, romelic gnebavT gogo sixaruliT
gahyveboda colad... magram ai Camoiyvanes gerasime moskovSi, uyides Ceq-
mebi, Seukeres sazafxulod xifTani, sazamTrod tyapuWi, misces xelSi
cocxi, aqandazi da gaamweses meezoved.
pirvel xanebSi Zalian ar moewona gerasimes axali cxovreba, is
xom bavSvobidanve miwaze Sromas, soflis yofas iyo miCveuli, Tavisi
ubedurebis gamo adamianTa urTierTobas mowyvetili munji goliaTi
ise gaizarda, rogorc xe izrdeba baraqian miwaze... qalaqad gadasaxle-
buls ver gaego, ra xdeboda mis Tavs, _ xaliswarTmeuli da gaognebu-
li iyo, rogorc jan-RoniT savse mozveri, ucbad rom mowyvites mde-
los, lorTqo, welamde mosul balaxs, Seagdes rkinigzis vagonSi da
gaaqanes; kvamli evleba da naperwklebi acviva mis Cakirul sxeuls,
orTqli talRebad zed efineba, mas ki miaqaneben xmauriT, wiviliT,
RmerTma uwyis, saiT! mZime glexuri Sromis Semdeg gerasimes Tavisi
axali saqme TamaSad miaCnda: naxevar saaTSi ukve yvelaferi mzad hqon-
da xolme. mere an Sua ezoSi dadgeboda da gamvlel-gamomvlels aCer-
deboda pirdaRebuli, TiTqos maTgan moeloda Tavisi ucnauri mdgoma-
reobis axsnas, an ucbad sadme miefareboda, cocxsa da aqandazs Sors
moisvrida, pirqve daemxoboda miwaze da saaTobiT uZravad iwva galia-
Si gamoketili nadiriviT. magram adamiani yvelafers eCveva da gerasi-
mec mieCvia qalaqur cxovrebas. saqme cota hqonda: ezo unda sufTad
hqonoda, dReSi orjer kasriT wyali unda moetana, saxlisa da samza-
reulosaTvis SeSa unda moezida da daepo, kidev _ ucxo aravin unda
SemoeSva da Ram-RamobiT edaraja. unda iTqvas, rom Tavis movaleobas
gerasime gulmodgined asrulebda: ezoSi rame nafotsac ki ver ipovi-
diT dagdebuls. Tu wvimebis dros sadme jaglag cxeniani wylis sazi-
dari Cauvardeboda, erTi mxris Setokeba sakmarisi iyo, rom Tavis cxe-
nianad amoetana; axla Tu SeSis Cexvas daiwyebda, najaxi broliviT
wkrialebda mis xelSi da SeSis napob-namsxvrevebi irgvliv cvioda. mis
darajobaze raRa giTxraT! mas Semdeg, rac erTxel ori qurdi daiWira
da erTmaneTs ise Seataka SubliT, rom policiaSi wayvana aRarc das-
WirvebiaT, mTels ubanSi pativsacemi kaci Seiqna. vinme avazaki ki ara,
ubralod, ucnobi gamvlelebic ki frTxebodnen mrisxane meezovis da-
naxvaze. xelis qneviT da yviriliT auwyebdnen, rom samtrod ar iyvnen
mosuli. SinaurebTan megobruli urTierToba hqondao, amas ver vit-
yviT, _ yvelas eSinoda munjis, _ ubralod, igi maT Tavisianebad Tvli-
da. nacnobebi xeliT an saxis gamometyvelebiT aniSnebdnen xolme saT-
qmels. gerasime xvdeboda da zustad asrulebda yvela brZanebas. mag-
ram Tavisi uflebebic kargad icoda da sufrasTan misi adgilis daka-
vebas veravin gabedavda. saerTod, gerasime seriozuli da mkacri kaci
iyo, yvelaferSi wesrigis moyvare; mamlebic ki misi TandaswrebiT
Cxubs ver bedavdnen. mtrisas! waavlebda fexebSi xels, daatrialebda
erTi aTjer haerSi bzrialasaviT da isroda sxvadasxva mxares. ezoSi
qalbatons batebic daudioda; mogexsenebaT, bati mediduri da darbai-
seli frinvelia; gerasimes isini pativisvemis grZnobas aRuZravdnen, uv-
lida, apurebda; Tavadac dinj bats waagavda. gerasimes samzareulos
Tavze patara oTaxi misces: Tavad moiwyo Sig yvelaferi Tavisi gemov-
nebis mixedviT. muxis ficrebisgan sawoli Sekra da oTx jirkze dadga,
namdvili goliaTis sawoli iyo, as fuTs gauZlebda. loginqveS zandu-
ki hqonda; kuTxeSi aseTive uZravi magida edga, magidasTan ki samfexa
skami, iseTi myari da saimedo, rom Tavad gerasime aswevda xolme, gaag-
debda xelidan da Caicinebda. oTaxs kalaCis moyvanilobis Sav boq-
loms adebda, gasaRebs ki mudam Tan atarebda qamarze Camokidebuls.
ar uyvarda daukiTxavad momsvlelni.
wlisTavze gerasimes erTi patara ambavi SeemTxva.
moxuci qalbatoni, visTanac gerasime meezoved iyo, yvelaferSi
Zvel adaT-wesebs misdevda da amitom Sinamosamsaxureebic blomad hyav-
da: mrecxavebio, mkeravebio, durglebio, TerZebio, ase gasinjeT, erTi
meuzangec ki hyavda, TviTonve iTvleboda beiTlad da Sinaymebis mkur-
nalad, garda amisa, Sinauri eqimi hyavda TavisTvis, dabolos, erTi me-
waRec, saxelad kapiton klimovi, loTze loTi kaci. klimovs Tavi dam-
cirebul da Rirsebisdagvarad daufasebel arsebad, ganaTlebul, sa-
taxto qalaqis Sesafer adamianad miaCnda. me aq, moskovSi, sadRac gada-
kargulSi ar unda vijde usaqmod, Tu vsvam, swored dardis gasaqarveb-
lad vsvamo, ambobda sevdamoreuli da mkerdze mjiRs icemda. ai, er-
Txel am mewaReze Camovarda saubari qalbatonsa da mis mTavar sax-
lTuxuces gavrilas Soris. am gavrilas jer marto yviTel Tvalebze
da ixvis niskartiviT cxvirze SeatyobdiT, rom gangebisgan imTaviTve
ufrosoba ewera. qalbatoni kapitonis zneobas uCioda. is-is iyo, sad-
Rac quCaSi epovaT galeSili.
_ rogor fiqrob, gavrila, _ Tqva uceb qalbatonma, _ coli xom ar
SegverTo? iqneb daWkviandes.
_ ratomac ara, qalbatono! SeiZleba, _ upasuxa gavrilam, _ Zalia-
nac kargi iqneba.
_ ki, magram vin wahyveba?
_ ra Tqma unda, qalbatono. Tumca, rogorc inebebT. rac unda iyos,
rom ityvian, raRacaSi mainc gamodgeba: mTlad gadasagdebi ar aris.
_ mgoni tatiana moswons.
gavrilas raRac undoda eTqva, magram enas kbili daaWira.
_ ho... daniSnos tatiana. _ gadawyvita qalbatonma da siamovnebiT
iynosa burnuTi. _ gesmis?
 _ mesmis, qalbatono, _ miugo gavrilam da daeTxova.
gavrila dabrunda fligelSi. moWedili zandukebiT savse Tavis
oTaxSi. jer coli gamoistumra gareT, mere fanjarasTan mijda da Ca-
fiqrda. qalbatonis moulodnelma gankargulebam igi, rogorc Canda,
sagonebelSi Caagdo. bolos wamodga da brZana kapitoni exmoT... magram
vidre maT saubars gadmogcemdeT, urigo ar iqneba, oriode sityviT gi-
amboT, vin iyo kapitonis sacoled SerCeuli es tatiana da ratom Seac-
buna saxlTuxucesi qalbatonis gankargulebam.
zemoTac mogaxseneT, rom tatiana mrecxavad msaxurobda, Tumca mas,
rogorc daxelovnebul da ganswavlul mrecxavs, mxolod faqizi TeT-
reuli ebara. igi ase ocdarva wlis tanmorCili, gamxdari qera qali
iyo. marcxena loyaze xalebi hqonda, rac ruseTSi uiRblo cxovrebis
momaswavebel av niSnad aris miCneuli. tatianas cxovrebac ar iyo sa-
xarbielo, ymawvilqalobidanve Cagravdnen sabralos; ori qalisas saq-
mes akeTebda, magram alersiani sityva aravisgan axsovda; uxeirod ac-
mevdnen da jamagirsac yvelaze cotas iRebda; SeiZleba iTqvas, rom na-
Tesavebi ar hyavda: uxeirobis mizeziT sofelSi datovebuli erTi me-
kuWnave biZad moxvdeboda, sxva biZebi miwis muSa ymebi iyvnen _ es iyo
da es. odesRac lamazi qalis saxeli hqonda, magram silamaze male Ca-
moerecxa. Zalze mSvidi, ukeT rom vTqvaT, moSiSi, sakuTari Tavis mi-
marT savsebiT gulgrili qali gaxldaT, yvelasi eSinoda. misi sazru-
navi mxolod is iyo, rogorme samuSao droze moemTavrebina. xmas ara-
vis scemda da qalbatonis saxelis gagonebazec ki SiSiT kankalebda.
qalbatons ki igi TiTqmis TvaliTac ar enaxa. gerasime rom soflidan
Camoiyvanes, am goliaTis danaxvaze qals SiSisagan kinaRam guli wauvi-
da. cdilobda, rogorme ar Sexvedroda, Tvalsac ki daxuWavda xolme
zogjer, roca samrecxaoSi mimavali Caurbenda. gerasime pirvel xaneb-
Si arc aqcevda mas gansakuTrebul yuradRebas, mere Caucinebda xolme,
roca Sexvdeboda, da, bolos, Tvals aRar aSorebda. Seuyvarda qali
gerasimes. misma mSvidma saxem moxibla Tu mokrZalebulma mixra-moxram
_ RmerTma icis! erTxel tatiana ezoSi gamovida. gaSlil TiTebze
qalbatonis gaxamebuli kofTa gadaefina da frTxilad mihqonda... uceb
viRacam magrad Caavlo idayvSi xeli; moixeda da Sehkivla: ukan gerasi-
me idga. briyviviT icinoda, alersianad zmuoda da Tafliskveris
frTebmooqrul mamals uwvdida qals. tatianas jer uaris Tqma undo-
da, magram gerasimem Zalad CasCara xelSi, Tavi gaiqnia, gaecala, mere
moixeda da isev daizmuvla raRac Zalze saalerso. amis Semdeg igi
qals aRar asvenebda: sadac ar undoda wasuliyo, gerasime mis win gaC-
ndeboda xolme, uRimoda, zmuoda, xelebs iqnevda, xan raRac bafTas
amoiRebda ubidan da xelSi Caudebda, xan cocxiT mis win mtvers moh-
gvida. sawyalma gogom aRar icoda, rogor moqceuliyo, ra eqna. male
mTelma saxlma Seityo munji meezovis ambebi. dauwyes tatianas dacinva,
gaqilikeba, gaSaireba. gerasimes ki vaglaxad verafers hkadrebdnen,
xumroba ar uyvarda. misi TandaswrebiT qalsac verafers ubedavdnen.
moswonda Tu ar moswonda es ambavi, es ki iyo, rom gogo munjis mfar-
velobaSi moxvda. rogorc yvela yru-munji, gerasimec Zalze gumaniani
kaci iyo da mSvenivrad xvdeboda, roca mas an tatianas dascinodnen.
erTxel sadilze tatianas ufrosma, meTeTreulem, gogos, rom ityvian,
suli amoarTva gadakruli sityvebiT. sawyalma aRar icoda, ra eqna,
lamis iyo, simwrisagan itira. gerasime ucbad wamodga, SemarTa Tavisi
veeba tori, mekuWnaves Tavze daado da gaafTrebulma iseTi TvalebiT
Sexeda, rom qali pirdapir zed gaekra magidas. yvela gaCumda. gerasi-
mem isev aiRo kovzi da SCis xvrepa ganagrZo. `Sexede erTi am yru eS-
maks, qajs!~ _ abutbutda yvela. meTeTreule adga da saqaleboSi gavi-
da. sxva dros gerasimem SeamCnia, kapitoni, swored is kapitoni weRan
rom mogaxsenebdiT, raRac Tavazianad emaslaaTeboda tatianas, TiTiT
moixmo, saetle fardulSi Seiyvana, iqve kuTxeSi miyudebul xelnas bo-
loSi xeli waavlo da wynarad, magram mravlismetyvelad daemuqra.
amis Semdeg tatianas xmas veRaravin scemda. munjs yvelaferi gaudio-
da. marTalia, meTeTreule maSin, rogorc miirbina saqaleboSi, imwamsve
gadaesvena da saerTod ise imarjva, rom gerasimes uxeSi saqcielis am-
bavma qalbatonis yuramde imave dRes miaRwia; magram Tavneba dedaberma
gaicina mxolod, Tan amiT Seuracxyofil meTeTreules ramdenjerme
moayola, rogor daadebina munjma Tavisi mZime toriT Tavi sufraze,
meore dRes ki gerasimes maneTiani gaugzavna saCuqrad, rogorc er-
Tgulsa da Zlier darajs. gerasimes qalbatonis gvarianad eSinoda.
magram misi wyalobis imedi hqonda da ukve apirebda eTxova, tatianas
SerTvis nebas xom ar damrTavTo. mxolod saxlTuxucesis Sepirebul
axal xifTans elodeboda, rom wesierad xleboda qalbatons. swored
am dros qalbatons azrad mouvida tatiana kapitonisTvis mieTxovebina.
mkiTxveli axla advilad mixvdeba, ra sagonebelSi Cavarda sax-
lTuxucesi gavrila qalbatonTan saubris Semdeg. `qalbatoni, ra Tqma
unda, wyalobs gerasimes (gavrilam es kargad icoda, amitomac yvela-
fers uaminebda), _ fiqrobda igi fanjarasTan mimjdari, _ magram mainc
xom ueno arsebaa: xom ver vetyvi qalbatons, ase da asea saqme, gerasi-
mes moswons tatiana-meTqi, bolosdabolos ra qmari eg iqneba? meore
mxriv, erTi rom gaigos, RmerTo, nu miwyen, mag tartarozma, tatianas
kapitons ataneno, xom dalewa mTeli saxli. gana rames Seagnebineb mag
qajs, RmerTo Segcode, me codvilma, vera saSualebiT ver daiyolieb...
namdvilad!..~
kapitonis gamoCenam fiqri Seawyvetina gavrilas. qarafSuta mewaRe
Semovida, xelebi ukan dailaga, arxeinad mieyrdno karTan kedlis kuT-
xes, marjvena fexi marcxenis win gadaajvaredina da yeli moiRera, vi-
Tom, aq gaxlavarT, ra gnebavTo.
gavrilam kapitons Sexeda da TiTebi fanjris rafaze aaTamaSa. ka-
pitonma mxolod odnav moWuta Tavisi kalisferi Tvalebi, Zirs arc
dauxria, Caicina kidec da gamoxunebul gaCeCil Tmebze xeli gadaisva:
ho, me varo, me, ras miyurebo.
_ kargi rama xar, _ Cailapara gavrilam da gaCumda. _ kargi xar, ve-
rafers vityvi!
kapitonma mxolod mxrebi SeaTamaSa. `erTi Sena xar ukeTesi!~ _ gai-
fiqra gunebaSi.
_ Tavze daixede, Tavze, _ usayvedurebda gavrila, _ ras gavxar?
kapitonma wynarad daixeda gacveTil, daglejil serTukze, dakere-
bul Sarvalze, gansakuTrebuli yuradRebiT daaTvaliera Zirgavardni-
li Ceqmebi, nametnavad is, marjvena fexs ase dardimandulad rom ay-
rdnobda zed da isev miaCerda saxlTuxucess.
_ ra moxda?
_ ra moxda? _ gaimeore gavrilam. _ ra moxda? Sen kidev kiTxulob,
rao? eSmaksa gavxar, RmerTo,Segcode, me codvilma. namdvilad eSmaks
gavxar.
kapitonma Tvalebi TaRliTiviT aaparpala.
`iyvire da ilanZRe, gavrila andreiC~, _ gaifiqra man gunebaSi.
_ isev iloTe, ara, _ daiwyo gavrilam, _ isev xom? a? mipasuxe.
_ susti janmrTelobis gamo marTlac miviRe spirtiani sasmelebi,
_ Tavi imarTla kapitonma.
 _ susti janmrTeloba!.. ar mogxvedria sakmarisad da is aris; pi-
terSi ki iyavi Segirdad... bevri ramec Seiswavle. muqTada Wam purs.
_ am SemTxvevaSi, gavrila andreiC, TviT ufali RmerTia Cemi msaju-
li _ meti aravin. mxolod man icis, ra kacica var ama qveyanasa zeda
da marTla muqTad vWam purs Tu ara. rac Seexeba loTobis Sesaxeb
azrs, am SemTxvevaSic me ara var damnaSave, aramed ufro erTi amxanagi;
jer macduna da mere gaipara. me ki...
_ Sen ki quCaSi darCi gana, xviTo! eh, Se xelidan wasulo, Sena! mag-
ram amaze ar damiZaxixar, _ ganagrZo saxlTuxucesma, _ ai, ra. qalba-
tons... _ aq igi gaCumda, _ qalbatons surs, rom coli SeirTo. gesmis?
miaCnia, rom Wkuas moegebi, Tu daqorwindebi. gasagebia?
_ ra Tqma unda.
_ maS, Cemi azriT, jobia erTi magrad mogkidon xeli. Tumca es
qalbatonma ukeT icis. ras ityvi? Tanaxma xar?
kapitoni gaikriWa.
_ colis SerTva kargi saqmea adamianisTvis, gavrila andreiC, da
mec, Cemi mxriv, didisagan didi siamovnebiT.
_ maS, eg aris, _ SeeWvda gavrila da gaifiqra: `verafers ityvi, da-
lagebulad laparakobs kaci~, _ oRond es aris, _ ganagrZo man xmamaR-
la, _ rom sacole gamoginaxes saSaro.
_ vin aris, Tu SeiZleba gavigoT?..
_ tatiana.
_ tatiana?
kapitonma Tvalebi daWyita da kedels moSorda.
_ ras Sefucxundi?.. ar mogwons?
_ rogor ar momwons, gavrila andreiC! gogos araferi eTqmis, muSa,
wynari gogoa... magram Tqvenc xom iciT, gavrila andreiC, is qaji, tyis
kaci, is xom im qals...
_ vici, Cemo Zmao, yvelaferi vici, _ gabezrebulad Seawyvetina sax-
lTuxucesma, _ magram...
_ ki magram, gavrila andreiC! xom momklavs, RmerTmani momklavs,
erTi buziviT gamsress; imas xom iseTi xeli aqvs, Tqven TviTon gansa-
jeT, rogori xeli aqvs; namdvili mininisa da poJarskis xeli aqvs. is
xom yrua, urtyams da arc esmis, rogor urtyams! TiTqos sizmarSi iq-
nevdes Tavis urosaviT muStebs. verafriT gaaCereb; ratom? imitom, rom
Tqven TviTon iciT, gavrila andreiC, yru aris da Tanac briyvi, ai, am
qusliviT. eg xom raRac nadiria, kerpi, Seusmeneli, gavrila andreiC, _
kerpze uaresi... xea uZravi: ratom unda vawamebino Tavi? ra Tqma unda,
CemTvis axla yvelaferi sulerTia, gavRatakdi, CamoviZonZe kaci, gavi-
zintle kolomnuri qoTaniviT, magram mainc xom adamiani var, marTla
uxeiro qoTani ki ara var.
_ vici, vici, nu gaabi...
_ RmerTo Cemo! _ grZnobiT gaiZaxoda mewaRe, _ rodis dadgeba aR-
sasruli? rodis, RmerTo! ubeduri var me, ubeduri, ar aris Cemi saSve-
li! ra bedi maqvs, ra bedi, rom davfiqrdebi! siymawvilis wlebSi viqen
Cemi germaneli ufrosisagan viyavi, nacemi Cemi cxovrebis ukeTes monak-
veTSi sakuTari Zmis xeliT viqen nacemi, da am mowifulobis wlebSi ra
davimsaxure...
_ ai, Se laCaro, Sena. _ SemouZaxa gavrilam. _ ra enad gaikrife,
marTla da marTla!
_ rogor Tu gavikrife, gavrila andreiC! cemis ki ar meSinia, gavri-
la andreiC. batono Cemo, saxlSi damsaje da xalxSi salami miboZe, ma-
inc adamianebSi vewerebi, aq ki visgan unda...
 _ wadi, moSordi aqedan. _ mouTmenlad Seawyvetina gavrilam. kapi-
toni Setrialda da waCanCalda.
_ vTqvaT, is ar yofiliyo, _ miaZaxa saxlTuxucesma, _ Sen TviTon
Tanaxma xar?
_ vacxadeb, _ miugo kapitonma da wavida.
mWevrmetyveleba ukidures gansacdelSic ki ar Ralatobda mewaRes.
saxlTuxucesma ramdenjeme gaiar-gamoiara oTaxSi.
_ aba, axla tatianas dauZaxeT, _ warmoTqva man bolos.
ramdenime wamis Semdeg tatiana uxmod Semovida da zRurblze Se-
Cerda.
_ ras mibrZanebT, gavrila andreiC? _ ikiTxa man wynarad.
saxlTuxucesi daJinebiT miacqerda mas.
_ aba, _ Tqva man, _ taniuSa. gaTxoveba ginda? qalbatonma sasiZo
giSova.
_ gismenT, gavrila andreiC. vin daminiSna qalbatonma sasiZod? _
dasZina man gaubedavad.
_ kapitoni, mewaRe.
_ keTili, batono.
_ rac marTalia, marTalia. qarafSuta adamiania, magram am saqmeSi
qalbatons Seni imedi aqvs.
_ keTili, batono.
_ erTi ubedurebaa... es yru, geraska, is xom Sen gearSiyeba. neta ri-
Ti moajadove eg daTvi? albaT kidec mogklavs. eg daTvi, ega...
_ momklavs, gavrila andreiC, aucileblad momklavs.
_ mogklavs... magram amas kidev vnaxavT. amas rogor ambob, momklav-
so! gana aqvs rame ufleba, rom mogklas? Tavad gansaje.
_ ar vici, gavrila andreiC, aqvs Tu ara aqvs.
_ amas uyureT! Sen magisTvis xom rame piroba ar migicia...
_ ras brZanebT?
saxlTuxucesi gaCumda.
_ `ex, Se uwyinaro adamiano~, _ gaifiqra gavrilam.
_ kargi, _ dasZina man, _ Cven kidev vilaparakebT amaze, axla ki wa-
di. taniuSa, rogorc vxedav, Sen kraviviTa xar.
tatiana Semobrunda, odnav mieyrdno karis wirTxls da gavida.
`iqneb xval qalbatons kidec daaviwydes am qorwinebis ambavi, _ ga-
ifiqra saxlTuxucesma. _ me raRam amaforiaqa? im giJs ki movuvliT
rogorme; Tu gaWirda, policias SevatyobinebT...~ _ ustinia fiodorov-
na! _ dauZaxa xmamaRla Tavis cols, _ samovari daadgiT, Cemo pativce-
mulo...
tatiana TiTqmis mTeli is dRe ar gamosula samrecxaodan. jer wai-
tira, mere cremli moiwminda da muSaobas Seudga. kapitoni gvian Ramem-
de ijda duqanSi viRac moRuSul ZmakacTan erTad da dawvrilebiT uy-
veboda mas, rogor cxovrobda piterSi erT batonTan, romelic yvelaf-
ramde kargi iyo. wesrigSic win veravin daudgeboda, magram erTi pata-
ra raRac eSleboda xolme: zomaze mets svamda, qalTa sqess rac Seexe-
ba, zed iyo gadagebuli... is pirquSi amxanagi kvers ukravda mxolod;
magram roca bolos kapitonma ganacxada, rom erTi SemTxvevis gamo
xvalve unda Tavi moviklao, pirquSma amxanagma SeniSna, Zilis droao,
da isinic daSordnen erTmaneTs tlanqad da uxmod.
saxlTuxucesis molodini ki ar gamarTlda. qalbatoni ise gaetaca
kapitonis daqorwinebis azrs, rom Rame mxolod amaze laparakobda Ta-
vis erT-erT mxlebelTan, romelic sagangebod uZilobis SemTxvevisaT-
vis hyavda da romelsac Ramis meetlesaviT dRe eZina. Cais Semdeg gav-
rila rom eaxla qalbatons, pirveli kiTxva iyo, rogor midis Cveni
qorwilis saqmeo. saxlTuxucesma, ra Tqma unda, upasuxa, meti rom ar
SeiZleba, ise kargado da kapitoni dResve geaxlebaT saajodo. qalba-
toni SeuZlod iyo: saqmeebi male moiTava. saxlTuxucesi Tavis oTaxSi
dabrunda da saTaTbirod xalxi Sekriba. saqme sagangebo bWobas moiT-
xovda. tatiana, ra Tqma unda, xmas ar iRebda: kapitoni ki sajarod ac-
xadebda, rom mas erTi Tavi aqvs da ara ori an sami... gerasime pirqu-
Sad da swrafad avlebda yvelas Tvals, saqalebos karebs ar Sordebo-
da, TiTqos xvdeboda, rom raRac ubedurebas umzadebdnen. moTaTbireTa
Soris iyo beberi mebufete, metsaxelad Zia kudi, romelsac yvela mo-
ridebiT sTxovda xolme rCevas, miuxedavad imisa, rom misgan marto es
esmodaT: ai asea es, diax, diax, diax. pirvel yovlisa, uSiSrad rom yo-
filiyvnen, yoveli SemTxvevisTvis kapitoni wylis sawmendi manqanis
oTaxSi Caketes, mere magar safiqrals miecnen. ra Tqma unda, Zalis ga-
moyeneba advili iyo, magram, RmerTma daifaros, atydeboda xmauri, qal-
batoni Sewuxdeboda _ mtrisas! ra eqnaT? ifiqres, ifiqres da bolos
moifiqres. yvelas SemCneuli hqonda, rom gerasime ver itanda mTvra-
lebs... zogjer ijda WiSkarTan, dainaxavda qudmoRrecil, barbaciT mo-
maval naylap vinmes da imwamsve aRSfoTebuli Seaqcevda zurgs. gadaw-
yvites, eswavlebinaT tatianasTvis Tavi moemTvralebina da gerasimes
win barbaciT Caevlo. sabralo gogo didxans mtkice uarze iyo, magram
bolos daiTanxmes, misTvisac cxadi iyo, rom sxvagvarad Tavs ver daix-
snida motrfialisagan. tatiana wavida. kapitoni gamouSves samanqano-
dan: rac ar unda yofiliyo, saqme mas exeboda. gerasime ijda WiSkar-
Tan jirkze da niCbiT miwas CiCqnida.... yoveli kuTxidan fardebs amofa-
rebulni uTvalTvalebdnen meezoves mojalabeni.
eSmakobam didebulad gaWra. tatiana rom dainaxa, jer Cveulebisa-
mebr alersiani zmuiliT dauqnia Tavi, mere daakvirda, niCabi xelidan
gauvarda, wamoxta, miuaxlovda, saxeSi Caxeda... gogo SiSisagan uaresad
dabarbacda da Tvalebi daxuWa... gerasimem xeli xelSi Caavlo, mTeli
ezo gaarbenina, Seiyvana im oTaxSi, sadac moTaTbireni isxdnen da zed
miugdo kapitons. tatianas sunTqva Seekra... gerasime Sedga, erTi Sexeda
gogos, mere xeli Caiqnia, Caicina da mZime nabijiT gaswia Tavisi sena-
kisaken... mTeli dRe ar gamosula gareT. foreitori antipka yveboda me-
re, WuWrutanaSi davinaxe, rogor ijda gerasime sawolze loyaze xel-
midebuli da xmadabla, gabmulad mRerodao, Tan drodadro daizmuv-
lebda, irweoda, Tvalebs xuWavda da uceb Tavs gaiqnevda xolme ise,
meetleebma an burlakebma rom iciano Tavisi gulsaklavi simReris
dros. SeZrwunebuli antipka moSorda WuWrutanas. meore dRes senaki-
dan gamosul gerasimes araferi cvlileba ar etyoboda. es iyo, rom
TiTqos kidev ufro pirquSi gaxda, tatianas da kapitons ki araviTar
yuradRebas aRar aqcevda. imave saRamos iRliaSi TiTo batamoCrili
daniSnulebi qalbatons eaxlnen da erTi kviris Semdeg kidec daqor-
windnen. qorwilis dResac ki araferSi dastyobia gerasimes cvlileba;
mxolod is iyo, rom mdinaridan uwylod dabrunda: gzaze raRacnairad
kasri gautyda; Rame ki sajiniboSi ise gulmodgined wmendda da var-
cxnida Tavis cxens, rom pirutyvi misi rkinis torebs qveS balaxis Re-
rosaviT qanaobda da wamdauwum fexs icvlida.
es yvelaferi gazafxulze moxda. gavida kidev erTi weli. amasoba-
Si kapitoni sabolood galoTda da rogorc yovlad uvargisi adamia-
ni, Tavis colTan erTad aRals gaayoles Soreul sofelSi. wasvlis
dRes jer TiTqos nirs ar icvlida da yvelas arwmunebda, sadac ar
unda gamagzavnon, Tundac iq, sadac qalebi perangebs recxaven da ta-
bucs caze Semodeben, mainc ar daviRupebio; magram Semdeg vaJkacobam
uRalata, wuwuni daiwyo, gaunaTlebel xalxTan magzavniano, da bolos
ise moeSva, rom sakuTari qudic ki veRar daixura Tavze; viRac gul-
mowyalem Sublze Camouwia, winafra gauswora da zemodanac xeli dah-
kra. roca yvelaferi mzad iyo, glexebs ukve xelT epyraT aRvirebi da
imasRa elodnen, rom eTqvaT, gza mSvidobisao, gerasime gamovida Tavisi
senakidan, miuaxlovda tatianas da saxsovrad erTi wlis win misTvis
nayidi bambis wiTeli Tavsafari gadasca. tatianas, aqamde udidesi
gulgrilobiT rom itanda Tavisi cxovrebis yvela gansacdels, axla
ki umtyuna simtkicem, cremli moeria da foranze dajdomis win qristi-
anulad samjer gadakocna gerasime. munjs undoda qalaqis bolomde
gaecilebina tatiana da erTxans gverdiT misdevda mis forans, magram
yirimis fonTan ucbad SeCerda, xeli Caiqnia da mdinaris napirs gahyva.
saRamovdeboda. gerasime nela modioda, Tan wyals ucqeroda. uceb
moeCvena, rom zed napirTan lamSi raRac farTxalebda. daixara da pa-
tara lekvi dainaxa, TeTri, Sav-Savi xalebiT... lekvi verafriT ver amo-
suliyo wylidan, wvalobda, napirs exleboda, mere dacurdeboda, pawia
sveli da gamxdari sxeuli uTrToda. gerasimem daxeda sabralos, cali
xeliT aitaca, Caisva ubeSi da didi nabijebiT gaswia saxlisken. Tavis
senakSi rom mivida, gadarCenili lekvi sawolze daawvina da Tavisi
mZime armiaki waafara, mere sajiniboSi Seirbina bzisTvis, samzareulo-
dan ki erTi finjani rZe moitana. armiaki gadaswia, bze gadaSala da
rZe loginze dadga. sawyali lekvi jer samiode kvirisa iyo: Tvalebi
axalgaxelili hqonda; cali Tvali meoreze cotaTi didi mouCanda;
finjnidan daleva jer ar icoda, Tvalebs Wutavda da caxcaxebda mxo-
lod. gerasimem ori TiTi daado Tavze da drunCi rZeze daadebina.
lekvma uceb xarbad daiwyo svlepa, frutuniT, caxcaxiT, sulmouTqme-
lad. uyura, uyura gerasimem da autyda sicili... mTeli Rame Tavs das-
trialebda, awvenda, amSralebda, bolos mis gverdiT daeZina raRac
bednieri, mSvidi ZiliT.
arc erTi deda ar uvlis ise pirmSos, rogorc gerasime uvlida
Tavis pawias. lekvi Zukna gamoda. pirvel xanebSi Zalze susti, gawripu-
li da ulamazo Canda, magram TandaTan momjobinda, gakeTda da erTi
rva Tvis Semdeg, Tavisi mxsnelis dauzareli zrunvis wyalobiT espa-
nuri jiSis mSvenieri ZaRli dadga, grZeli yurebi hqonda, aprexili
fumfula kudi, gamometyveli didi Tvalebi. mTeli arsebiT Seiyvara
gerasime, nabijze ar scildeboda. yvelgan Tan dasdevda kudis qiciniT.
saxelic ki mounaxa gerasimem _ munjebma ician, rom maTi zmuili sxve-
bis yuradRebas iqcevs da mumu daarqva. mTel saxls Seuyvarda, mumuni-
as eZaxdnen. Zalze Wkviani ZaRli iyo, yvelas eTamaSeboda. magram siyva-
ruliT mxolod gerasime uyvarda. gerasimesac TavdaviwyebiT uyvarda...
is ki ar siamovnebda, sxvebi rom eferebodnen: eSinoda, arafers mowio-
no, eWvianobda Tu rogor iyo, RmerTma uwyis! diliT mumu kalTaze
moswevda da ise aRviZebda xolme Tavis patrons, mere aRviriT moiyvan-
da wylis mzidav beber cxens, romlis didi megobaric iyo, da darbais-
luri gamometyvelebiT mihyveboda xolme gerasimes mdinareze. igi
fxizlad darajobda munjis cocxebs, niCbebs, mis senaks aravis akareb-
da. gerasimem sagangebod mumusTvis karSi saZromi gamoWra; ZaRli TiT-
qos grZnobda, rom mxolod gerasimes senakSi iyo igi sruluflebiani
baton-patroni da SesvlisTanave kmayofili gamometyvelebiT Sexteboda
xolme sawolze. Rame saerTod ar eZina, magram uTavbolod ki ar yef-
da zogierTi suleli ezos ZaRliviT, ukana fexebze dayunculi, drun-
Caweuli da TvaldaxuWuli rom Sehyefs varskvlavebs, ise, gasarTobad
da aucileblad samjer zedized _ ara! mumus wkriala xmas verasdros
gaigonebdiT tyuil-ubralod: an vinme ucxo miuaxlovdeboda Robes, an
sadme saeWvo xmauri, an faCuni atydeboda... erTi sityviT, Cinebuli gu-
Sagi iyo. ezoSi mis garda kidev iyo erTi legawinwklebiani yviTeli
beberi qofaki, saxelad volCoki, magram is dRe da Rame jaWviT iyo
dabmuli da siberisagan dauZlurebuls aRarc edardeboda Tavisufle-
ba _ iwva mokalaTebuli Tavis jixurSi da xandaxan Tu wamoiyefebda
TiTqmis uxmod, xaviliT da maSinve dadumdeboda, TiTqos grZnobda,
rom amas araferi sargeblobis motana ar SeeZlo. batonis saxlSi mumu
ar Sedioda. gerasimes SeSa Sehqonda oTaxebSi, ZaRli yurebdacqvetili
elodeboda gareT, karTan, da xan marjvniv moatrialebda Tavs da xan
uceb _ marcxniv, Tu rame gaifaCunebda kars ukan...
ase gaiara kidev erTma weliwadma. gerasime ganagrZobda meezovis
saqmianobas da Zalian kmayofilic iyo Tavisi bediT, rom erTi mou-
lodneli ambavi ar momxdariyo. erT mSvenier zafxulis dRes qalbato-
ni Tavis SimunvarebTan erTad sastumro oTaxSi daseirnobda. karg gu-
nebaze iyo, icinoda da xumrobda; Simunvarebic icinodnen da xumrob-
dnen, magram raime gansakuTrebul sixaruls isini ver grZnobdnen: sax-
lSi maincdamainc ar uyvardaT, roca qalbatoni mxiarul gunebaze iyo,
jer erTi imitom, rom yvelasgan dauyovnebliv da srul TanagrZnobas
moiTxovda da brazobda, Tu vinmes siamovnebisagan saxe ar ubrwyinavda,
meore kidev is iyo, rom es uecari xalisi, male uqreboda da Cveuleb-
riv moJamuli, mJave ganwyobilebiT Seecvleboda xolme. im dRes raRac
bednier fexze adga; qaRaldSi oTxi valeti amouvida: survilebis Ses-
ruleba (yovel diliT mkiTxaobda). Caic gansakuTrebiT gemrieli eCve-
na, risTvisac pirisfareSma sityvieri qeba da fulad ori Sauri daim-
saxura. dapranWul tuCebze tkbili RimiliT sastumro oTaxSi moseir-
ne qalbatoni fanjarasTan mivida. fanjris win yvavilnari iyo da swo-
red Sua klumbze vardis buCqis qveS mumu SemZvraliyo da gulmodgi-
ned RrRnida Zvals. qalbatonma dainaxa ZaRli.
_ RmerTo Cemo! _ wamoiZaxa ucbad man. _ es ra ZaRlia?
sawyali Simunvari, romelsac qalbatoni SeekiTxa, aforiaqda im Se-
maRonebeli foriaqiT, romelic sxvisi xelis Semyure adamians daeuf-
leba xolme, roca jer kidev kargad ver garkveula, ras moaswavebs
patronis SeniSvna.
_ a... ar vici, qalbatono, _ Caibutbuta man, _ mgoni munjisaa.
_ RmerTo Cemo! _ Seawyvetina qalbatonma, _ es xom mSvenieri ZaR-
lia! ubrZaneT moiyvanon. didi xania hyavs? rogor moxda, rom aqamde
ver davinaxe?... ubrZaneT Semoiyvanon.
Simunvari maSinve derefanSi gavarda.
_ biWo, biWo! _ daiZaxa man, _ saCqarod moiyvaneT mumu! yvavilebSia.
_ mumu rqmevia, _ Tqva qalbatonma, _ Zalian kargi saxelia.
_ ax, Zalian, _ kveri daukra Simunvarma, _ Cqara, stefane!
stefane, zorba biWi, laqiis Tanamdeboba rom ekava, kisristexiT ga-
varda yvavilnarisken da mumus daWera moindoma, magram ZaRli marjved
dausxlta xelidan da kudabzekilma mokurcxla gerasimesken, romelic
am dros samzareulosTan kasrs wmendda, fxekda da sabavSvo doliviT
aTamaSebda xelSi. stefane fexdafex mihyva ZaRls da patronis fexeb-
Tan daapira misi daWera, magram mardi ZaRli ucxos ar nebdeboda,
xtoda da sxmartalebda. gerasime gaRimebuli uyurebda am ZiZgilaobas;
bolos stefane imdegadawyvetili wamodga da saCqarod auxsna gerasi-
mes niSnebiT, qalbatoni Sens ZaRls TavisTan iTxovso. gerasimes cota
ar iyos, gaukvirda, magram mumu moixmo, xelSi aiyvana da stefanes ga-
dasca. stefanem igi sastumroSi miiyvana da parketze daayena. qalba-
tonma ZaRli alersiani xmiT moixmo. mumus Tavis dReSi ar enaxa aseTi
didebuli oTaxebi, Zalian SeSinda da karisken gaiqca, magram erTgul-
ma msaxurma stefanem xeli hkra da acaxcaxebuli ZaRli kedels miekra.
_ mumu, mumu, modi CemTan, modi qalbatonTan, _ uyvavebda qalbato-
ni, _ modi, Se sulelo... nu geSinia...
_ midi, midi, mumu, qalbatonTan, - iZaxodnen Simunvarebi, _ midi.
magram mumu gulSeRonebuli iyureboda irgvliv da adgilidan ar
iZroda.
_ moutaneT rame saWmeli, _ Tqva qalbatonma. _ ra sulelia, qalba-
tonTan ar midis, risi eSinia?
_ jer ar aris miCveuli, _ warmoTqva gaubedavi, daSaqruli xmiT
erT-erTma Simunvarma.
stefanem lambaqiT rZe moitana da mumus win daudga. magram mumum
arc ki dasuna, isev ise TrToda da Tvalebs acecebda.
_ ax, ranairi xar! _ Tqva qalbatonma, miuaxlovda da xelis gadas-
ma moundoma, magram SeSinebulma mumum Tavi moabruna da kbilebi dak-
riWa. qalbatonma mardad gaswia xeli.
wuTiT yvela dadumda. mumum odnav daiwkmuvla, TiTqos Tavs imar-
Tlebda, bodiSobda... qalbatoni gverdze gadga da moiRuSa. ZaRlis mo-
ulodnelma moZraobam SeaSina igi.
_ ox! _ erTxmad Sehyvires Simunvarebma, _ xom ar gikbinaT, RmerTo
dagvifare! (mumus Tavis cxovrebaSi aravisTvis ukbenia) ox, ox!
_ gaiyvaneT gareT, _ Secvlili xmiT brZana muxucma, _ saZageli
ZaRli! rogori avia!
mere nela Semobrunda da Tavisi kabinetisken gaemarTa. Simunvareb-
ma krZalviT gadaxedes erTmaneTs da gayola daapires, magram moxuci
SeCerda, civad Seavlo Tvali maT da uTxra: `viTom raTao? me xom ar
miTxovia?~ _ da gavida.
gamwarebulma Simunvarebma stefanes aniSnes da imanac saswrafod
staca xeli mumus da gareT gasva, pirdapir gerasimes miugdo fexebSi.
naxevari saaTis Semdeg saxlSi Rrma siCume sufevda da moxuci qalba-
toni setyvis Rrubelze ufro moRuSuli ijda Tavis divanze.
warmoidgineT, zogjer ra umniSvnelo rame wauxdens xolme adami-
ans gunebas!
qalbatoni saRamomde ugunebod iyo, xmas aravis scemda, karts ar
TamaSobda da Ramec cudad gaatara. moeCvena, rom sul sxva odekoloni
miarTves, rom baliSs sapnis suni asdioda, meTeTreules mTeli TeTre-
uli daasunina _ erTi sityviT, SfoTavda da Wirveulobda. meore di-
liT brZana gavrila erTi saaTiT adre gamoeZaxaT.
_ miTxari, geTayva, _ daiwyo man, rogorc ki SeSfoTebisagan mobut-
bute saxlTuxucesma fexi Semodga kabinetSi. _ es ra ZaRli yefda mTe-
li Rame Cvens ezoSi? ar damaZina!
_ ZaRli, qalbatono... romeli... iqneb, munjis ZaRli iyo, qalbatono,
_ warmoTqva gavrilam arcTu ise mtkiced.
_ ar vici, munjis iyo Tu ara, ar damaZina kia da. me mikvirs, ra sa-
Wiroa amdeni ZaRli. mibrZaneT erTi, xom gvyavs ezos ZaRli?
_ ra Tqma unda, qalbatono, gvyavs, volCoki.
_ maS, raRa ambavia, sxva ZaRli raRad gvinda? wesrigis moSla Se-
giZliaT mxolod. ufrosi aRar aris saxlSi da es aris. an munjs ra-
Rad unda ZaRli? vin misca Cems ezoSi ZaRlebis yolis ufleba? guSin
mivedi fanjarasTan da vxedav, ZaRli wamowolila yvavilnarSi, raRac
sazizRroba mouTrevia da RrRnis _ me ki iq vardebi midgas...
 qalbatoni gaCumda.
_ dResve aq aRar davinaxo... gesmis?
_ mesmis, qalbatono.
_ dResve. axla wadi. mosaxseneblad mere gamogiZaxeb.
gavrila gamovida.
sastumroSi gzadagza wesrigisaTvis xelis zari erTi magididan me-
oreze gadado, darbazSi malulad moixoca Tavisi ixvis niskartiviT
cxviri da derefanSi gamovida. derefanSi taxtze stefanes eZina, bata-
lur suraTebze rom moklul mebrZols xatavdnen, im pozaSi, SiSveli
fexi sabnis magivrad gadafarebuli serTukis qveSidan gaewvarTa. sax-
lTuxucesma gaaRviZa laqia da dabal xmaze raRac brZaneba gadasca,
stefane naxevrad amTqnarebda, naxevrad icinoda. ise pasuxobda. sax-
lTuxucesi wavida, stefane ki wamoxta. gadaicva xifTani, CeqmebSi fexi
Cayo, gareT gamovida da karTan gaCerda. xuTi wuTi ar gasula, rom ge-
rasime gamoCnda, zurgze SeSis uzarmazari gudura moegdo, ganuyreli
mumuc Tan axlda (qalbatonis gankargulebiT sawol oTaxs da sastum-
ros zafxulSic aTbobdnen). gerasime gverdulad dadga karis win, mxa-
ri hkra da Tavis tvirTianad saxlSi Sevida. mumu Cveulebisamebr ga-
reT daeloda patrons. stefanem SearCia wami da moulodnelad, ro-
gorc qori wiwilas, ise daacxra ZaRls, mkerdiT miwas miakra. xeli
moxvia da kartuzic ki ar dauxuravs, ise gaarbenina ezodan. Cajda pir-
velive etlSi da oxotni riadisken gaeSura. iq male iSova muStari. aT
Saurad dauTmo im pirobiT, rom erT kviras mainc hyoloda dabmuli,
da maSinve gamobrunda, magram saxlamde ar misula. etlidan Camovida,
ezos ukana Sesaxvevidan Semouara da Robeze gadaxta: WiSkarSi Ses-
vlis SeeSinda, gerasimes ar SevefeToo.
Tumca tyuilad wuxda: gerasime ukve Sin aRar iyo. saxlidan gamo-
vida Tu ara, maSinve mumus dauwyo Zebna. ar yofila SemTxveva ZaRli
ar dalodebodes mis gamosvlas, yvelgan moirbina. eZebda, eZaxda Tavi-
seburad... Sevarda Tavis senakSi, sabZelSi, quCaSi gamovida _ aqeT eca
_ iqiT eca, magram, amaod... daikarga! xalxs aCerebda, ganwirulis gamo-
metyvelebiT aniSnebda, ekiTxeboda ZaRlis Sesaxeb, miwidan naxevar ar-
Sinze uTiTebda, Tan xelebiT xatavda... zogma marTlac ar icoda, ra
iqna mumu da mxolod Tavs uqnevdnen. sxvebma icodnen da pasuxad pirSi
ucinodnen, saxlTuxucesma ki gansakuTrebiT seriozuli gamometyvele-
ba miiRo da meetles dauwyo yvirili. maSin gerasime qalaqSi gavarda.
ukve binddeboda, gerasime rom dabrunda. iseTi daqanculi saxe
hqonda, ise laslasiT modioda da tansacmelic ise dafarvoda mtvriT,
rom etyoboda, naxevari moskovis Semorbena moeswro. batonebis fanjre-
bis pirdapir SeCerda, Tvali Seavlo Sesasvlelis win TavSeyril Svi-
diode Sinaymas, Sebrunda da kidev erTxel daizmuvla: `mumu!~ magram
mumu arsad Canda. gerasime gaecala iqaurobas. yvelam Tvali gaayola,
magram aravis gaRimebia, arc araferi uTqvamT... cnobismoyvare forei-
tori antipka ki meore dilas samzaruloSi yveboda, munji mTeli Rame
oxravdao.
meore dRes gerasime ar gamoCenila. ase rom, mis magivrad wyalze
meetle potapi unda wasuliyo, amiT potapi ukmayofilo darCa. qalba-
tonma hkiTxa gavrilas, Sesrulebulia Tu ara Cemi brZanebao. gavrilam
upasuxa, Sesrulebuliao. meore diliT gerasime Tavisi senakidan samu-
Saod gamovida. sadilad dajda, SeWama da isev wavida. aravis misalme-
bia: yvela yru-munjis kvalobaze isedac usicocxlo misi saxe TiTqos
gaqvavebuliyo. nasadilevs isev gavida ezodan. magram cota xniT. dab-
runda da maSinve sabZels miaSura. daRamda, mTvariani, mowmendili Rame
iyo. gerasime iwva, mZimed oxravda da ganuwyvetliv trialebda. uceb
igrZno, TiTqos kalTaze moswia viRacam; lamis guli amouvarda sagu-
ledan. magram Tavi ar auwevia, Tvalebic ki daxuWa: ai, axla kidev uf-
ro magrad moswia; gerasime wamoxta... mis win yelze sablis nawyvetiani
mumu daxtoda. sixarulis grZelma yvirilma amoxeTqa munjis dadumebu-
li mkerdidan; mumu xelSi aitaca da gulSi magrad Caixuta; ZaRlma
erT wamSi dauloka patrons cxviri, Tvalebi, wver-ulvaSi... gerasime
cota xans idga dafiqrebuli, mere frTxilad Camovida saTivedan, mii-
xed-moixeda da roca darwmunda, rom aravin dainaxavda, mSvidobiT Se-
vida Tavis oTaxSi. gerasime adreve mixvda, rom ZaRli TavisiT ar da-
kargula, rom albaT qalbatonis brZanebiT waiyvanes sadme. Sinaymebma
auxsnes niSnebiT, rogor dauRrina misma mumum qalbatons. munjma ga-
dawyvita, zomebi mieRo. mumus puri aWama, miualersa, daawvina da fiq-
rebs mieca, mTeli Rame fiqrobda, rogor daemala igi rac SeiZleba sa-
imedod. bolos gadawyvita, mTeli dRe senakSi hqoloda, mxolod xan-
daxan daexeda da Rame gaeseirnebina. saZromi karSi Tavisi Zveli armia-
kiT magrad dagmana da iriJraJa Tu ara, ukve karSi iyo, viTom aqac
araferiao, saxeze isev is uxalisobac ki SeinarCuna (gulubryvilo eS-
makoba!). sawyal yrus azradac ar mosvlia, rom mumu wkmutuniT gascem-
da Tavis Tavs: marTlac, male mTelma saxlma icoda, rom munjis ZaR-
li dabrunda da CaketilSi uzis gerasimes, magram ZaRli ecodebodaT
Tu misi patroni, nawilobriv albaT gerasimes SiSiTac, ar umxeldnen,
rom icodnen misi saidumlo. marto saxlTuxucesma moiqeqa Tavi, magram
bolos imanac xeli Caiqnia. `jandabas magis Tavi! iqneb qalbatonma
verc Seityos!~ samagierod arasodes munjs ise guliT ar umuSavia, ro-
gorc im dRes: ezo gamogava da gamowminda, mTeli balaxi saTiTaod
daTxara, sakuTari xeliT amoaZro yvavilnaris Robis sarebi, Seamowma,
magrebi Tuao da Semdeg TviTonve Caaso. erTi sityviT, ise cdilobda,
ise trialebda, rom qalbatonmac ki miaqcia yuradReba mis gulmodgi-
nebas. dRis ganmavlobaSi gerasimem erTi-orjer malulad miakiTxa Ta-
vis tyves; roca daRamda, masTan erTad dawva senakSi da ara saTiveSi
da Ramis ori saaTi rom daiwyo, ZaRlTan erTad saseirnod gamovida
sufTa haerze. didxans iseirnes ezoSi da ukve Sin dabrunebas apireb-
dnen, rom Robis gadaRma, Sesaxvevis mxridan raRac faCuni gaisma. mumum
yurebi cqvita, daiRrina, RobesTan mivida, dasuna da mWaxe xmiT xmamaR-
la yefa gaaba. iq viRac mTvrali mokalaTebuliyo da eZina. swored am
dros qalbatoni is-is iyo iZinebda xangrZlivi `nerviuli Relvis~ Sem-
deg: es Relva mas yovelTvis Zalze nayieri vaxSmis Semdeg emarTeboda.
moulodnelma yefam gaaRviZa qalbatoni; guli auZgerda da wamiT gau-
Cerda. `gogoebo, gogoebo! _ daikvnesa man. _ gogoebo!~ dafeTebuli go-
goebi sawol oTaxSi Secvivdnen. `ox, ox, vkvdebi! _ Tqva man da usaso-
od gaSala xelebi. _ isev, isev is ZaRli!.. ox, eqims gamouZaxeT, magaT
Cemi mokvla undaT... ZaRli, isev ZaRli! ox!~ _ da Tavi gadaagdo, rac
gulis wasvlas gamoxatavda. gavardnen eqimis, ese igi Sinauri mkurna-
lis, xaritonis dasaZaxeblad. am mkurnalis mTeli xelovneba is iyo,
rom rbil lanCian Ceqmebs atarebda, delikaturad icoda pulsis gasin-
jva da eZina dRe-RameSi ToTxmeti saaTi, danarCen dros ganuwyvetliv
oxravda da wamdauwum wyavis wveTebs awvdida qalbatons. mkurnali ma-
Sinve movida da bumbulis natusali daakmia. qalbatonma Tvali rom ga-
axila, dauyovnebliv miarTva vercxlis langarze dadgmuli sanetaro
wveTebiani sirCa. qalbatonma dalia. magram maSinve cremlnarevi xmiT
isev daiwyo Civili ZaRlze, gavrilaze, Tavis xvedrze, imaze, rom, yve-
lam moiZula sawyali moxuci qali, rom aravis ecodeba, rom yvela mis
sikvdils natrobs. mumu ki yefda da yefda. gerasime amaod cdilobda
moeSorebina RobisTvis. `ai... ai... isev...~ _ daikvnesa qalbatonma da
isev gadaatriala Tvalebi. mkurnalma gogos raRac wasCurCula, gogo
derefanSi gavarda da stefane gaaRviZa, stefane gavrilas gasaRviZeb-
lad gaiqca. gavrilam ki cxel gulze mTeli saxli fexze daayena.
gerasimem moixeda, dainaxa sinaTle da Crdilebi fanjrebSi da
gulma avad dauwyo Zgera; mumus xeli waavlo, amoido iRliaSi, Sevar-
da senakSi da Caiketa. wuTic da xuTi kaci miejajgura mis kars, magram
mixvdnen, rom urduliT iyo Caketili da SeCerdnen. gavrilam saSinlad
aRelvebulma moirbina, brZana yvelani aq darCeniliyvnen dilamde da
edarajaT, mere TviTon saqaleboSi Sevarda da ufros mxlebels liu-
bov liubimovnas, erTad rom iparavdnen da angariSobdnen Cais, Saqars
da sxva sabaylo saqonels, daavala moexsenebina qalbatonisTvis, rom,
samwuxarod, ZaRli isev mobrunda saidanRac, magram xval ukve cocxa-
li aRar iqneba; qalbatonma moiRos mowyaleba, nu ganrisxdeba da dam-
Sviddes. qalbatoni albaT ase iolad ar dawynardeboda, magram mkur-
nalma im siCqareSi Tormeti wveTis nacvlad bare ormoci dausxa: wyav-
ma imoqmeda da TxuTmeti wuTis Semdeg moxuci mSvidad ganisvenebda;
gerasime ki iwva gadafiTrebuli Tavis loginze da magrad Caevlo xe-
li drunCSi mumusTvis.
meore dilas qalbatonma sakmaod gvian gaiRviZa. gavrila elodebo-
da mis gaRviZebas, rom gerasimes TavSesafarze gadamwyveti ieriSis
brZaneba gaeca, Tavad ki Weqa-quxilis Sesaxvedrad emzadeboda. magram
Weqa-quxili ar amtydara. loginSi mwolma qalbatonma brZana ufrosi
mxlebeli gamoeZaxaT.
_ liubov liubimovna, _ daiwyo man wynari da susti xmiT; qalba-
tons xandaxan uyvarda ilajwarTmeuli da miusafari tanjulis gaTa-
maSeba; raRa Tqma unda, am dros saxlSi aravin iyo molxenili. _ liu-
bov liubimovna, Tqven xedavT, rogor mdgomareobaSic var: wadiT, ge-
Tayva, gavrila andreiCTan, moelaparakeT: nuTu misTvis romeliRac
ZaRli qalbatonis simSvideze, TviT mis sicocxlezec ki ufro Zvirfa-
sia? ar minda es davijero, _ dasZina man Rrma grZnobis gamometyvele-
biT, _ wadiT, geTayva, qeniT sikeTe, midiT gavrila andreiCTan.
liubov liubimovna gavrilas oTaxisken gaeSura. ar viciT, raze
laparakobdnen isini, magram cota xnis Semdeg xalxi jgrod miemarTe-
boda ezos gavliT gerasimes senakisken. win gavrila miuZRoda, kartuz-
ze xeli edo, Tumca qari ar iyo; mis gverdiT iyvnen laqiebi da mzare-
ulebi; fanjridan Zia kudi iyureboda da gankargulebebs iZleoda. ese
igi xelebs iqnevda mxolod; boloSi baRlebi xtodnen da imanWebodnen;
naxevari sxva ezoebidan iyo. senakisken mimaval viwro kibeze daraji
ijda; kidev ori karTan idga, joxiT xelSi. kibes ayvnen da mTel sig-
rZeze Camwkrivdnen. gavrila karTan mivida, muSti dascxo da daiZaxa:
_ gaaRe.
gaisma CaxSuli yefa, magram pasuxi aravis gaucia.
_ gaaRe geubnebian! _ gaumeora man.
_ gavrila andreiC, _ SeniSna qvevidan stefanem, _ eg xom yrua, ar
esmis.
yvelas gaecina.
_ maS, ra vqnaT? _ ikiTxa gavrilam.
_ magas karSi naxvreti aqvs, _ upasuxa stefanem. _ aiReT da joxi
SeuCuCxureT.
gavrila daixara.
_ raRac armiakiT daugmania is naxvreti.
 _ armiaki SigniT SeagdeT.
aq isev gaisma yru yefa.
_ Sexe, Sexe, TviTonve amxels Tavs. _ SeniSnes brboSi da isev gai-
cines.
gavrilam yuris Ziri moiqeqa.
_ ara, Zmao, Sen TviTon Setene armiaki, Tu ginda.
_ ratomac ara, inebeT!
stefane aZvra zeviT, aiRo joxi, Seagdo senakSi armiaki da joxi
naxvretSi SeuCuCxura, Tan iZaxda: `gamodi, gamodi!~ _ is jer kidev
joxs aTamaSebda, rom senakis kari ucbad gaiRo. mTeli gundi Tavdayi-
ra gadmoeSva kibidan. yvelaze win gavrila. Zia kudma fanjara miixura.
_ aba, aba, aba, _ yviroda gavrila ezodan, _ damacade, ra giyo!
gerasime uZravad idga zRurblze. brbom kibis TavSi moiyara Tavi.
gerasime zemodan gadmohyurebda germanul xifTanebSi gamowyobil am
kacunebs. orive xeliT doinji Semoedga; Tavis wiTel glexur perangSi
maT Soris goliaTiviT Canda. gavrilam nabiji gadmodga win.
_ Sen, Cemo Zmao, Wkvianad iyavi, _ uTxra man gerasimes da niSnebiT
dauwyo axsna, qalbatoni dabejiTebiT moiTxovs Sens ZaRlso; axlave
momgvare, axlave moiyvane, Torem cudad iqneba Seni saqmeo.
gerasimem gavrilas Sexeda, mere ZaRlze aniSna, yelze xeli moiv-
lo. TiTqos zed maryuJs iskvnida, da SekiTxvis gamomxatveli Tvalebi
Seavlo saxlTuxucess.
_ ho, ho, _ daudastura gavrilam Tavis daqneviT, _ ho, aucileb-
lad.
gerasimem Tvalebi daxara, mere uceb gamoerkva. isev aCvena mumuze,
ganuSoreblad rom idga mis gverdiT, gulubryvilod aqicinebda kuds
da interesiT acqvetda yurebs, gaimeora daxrCobis niSani Tavis yelze
da magrad Cairtya mkerdSi mjiRi, rogorc Cans acxadebda, rom me Tvi-
Ton vkisrulob mumus mokvlaso.
_ momatyueb, _ eca gavrila.
gerasimem Sexeda, amyad gaiRima, isev daikra mkerdze mjiRi da kari
miiketa.
yvelam uxmod gadaxeda erTmaneTs.
_ es raRas niSavs? _ daiwyo gavrilam. _ Caiketa?
_ gaanebeT Tavi, gavrila andreiC, _ Tqva stefanem, _ raxan Segpir-
daT, Seasrulebs. egeTia... Tu Segpirda, naRdia. am saqmeSi CvenisTanebs
ki ara hgavs. rac marTalia, marTalia. ho.
_ ho, _ daudastura yvelam Tavis qneviT. _ agrea, agre.
Zia kudmac gamoaRo fanjara da Tqva: `ho~.
_ agre iyos, vnaxoT, _ Tqva gavrilam, _ magram yarauls mainc nu
moxsniT. ei, Sen, eroSka! _ mimarTa man naSuris kazakurian fermkrTal
kacs, romelic mebaRed iTvleboda, _ meti ra saqme gaqvs, daikave joxi
da ijeqi aq, Tu rame iseTi iqna, maSinve CemTan gamoiqeci!
eroSkam joxi aiRo da Cacucqda kibis boloSi. TiTo-orola cno-
bismoyvarisa da balRebis garda, yvela wavid-wamovida. gavrilac dab-
runda Sin da brZana, liubov liubimovnas piriT moexsenebinaT qalba-
tonisTvis, yvelaferi Sesrulebuliao. yoveli SemTxvevisaTvis forei-
tori mainc gaagzavna CafarTan. qalbatonma cxvirsaxoci gamonaskva,
zed odekoloni daasxa, uynosa, safeTqlebi daizila, Cai miirTva da,
raki isev wyavis wveTebis gavlenis qveS iyo, isev daiZina.
am ambebis Semdeg erTi saaTi iqneboda gasuli, rom senakis kari ga-
iRo da gerasime gamoCnda. sagareo xifTani ecva; sabliT mumu mohyavda.
eroSkam Caiwia da gza misca. gerasime WiSkrisken gaemarTa. balRebma da
yvelam, vinc ezoSi iyo, uxmod gaayoles Tvali. arc ki mouxedavs; qudi
mxolod quCaSi daixura. gavrilam isev is eroSka gaayola ukan, saT-
valTvalod.
eroSkam Soridan dainaxa, rogor Sevida munji ZaRlTan erTad sa-
mikitnoSi da daeloda mis gamosvlas.
samikitnoSi gerasimes icnobdnen da mis niSnebsac xvdebodnen. xor-
ciani SCi moiTxova. dajda da xelebiT magidas daeyrdno. mumu mis
skamTan idga da mSvidad ucqeroda patrons Tavisi Wkviani TvalebiT,
bewvze mze gadasdioda: etyoboda, rom axaldavarcxnili iyo. SCi moi-
tanes. gerasimem Sig puri Cafxvna, xorci wvrilad daWra da TefSi ia-
takze dadga. mumu Cveuli mokrZalebiT Seudga Wamas, tuCiT odnav exe-
boda saWmels, gerasime didxans ucqeroda ZaRls. uceb ori mZime kur-
cxali gadmougorda Tvalidan: erTi ZaRls daeca daqanebul Sublze,
meore SCiSi Cavarda. munjma xeli aifara saxeze. mumum naxevari TefSi
SeWama da tuCis lokviT gverdze gadga. gerasime adga, SCis safasuri
gadaixada da gamovida. cota ar iyos gakvirvebulma msaxurma Tvali
gamoayola. eroSkam dainaxa gerasime, kuTxes moefara, munji win gauSva
da isev gahyva kvaldakval.
gerasime auCqareblad midioda, mumu sabliT mihyavda. quCis kuTxem-
de rom mivida, gaCerda, TiTqos raRacaze dafiqrda da uceb swrafi na-
bijiT gaswia pirdapir yirimis fonisaken. gzadagza erT ezoSi Sevida,
aq fligels uSenebdnen saxls; gerasimem ori aguri aiRo, iRliis qveS
amoido da gareT gamovida. yirimis fonidan napir-napir dauyva. erT ad-
gilas mivida, aq ori niCbiani navi iyo paloze gamobmuli (adreve hqon-
da SeniSnuli). gerasime erT-erT maTganSi Caxta mumusTan erTad. bos-
tnis kuTxeSi mdgari karvidan koWli berikaci gamovida da raRac da-
uyvira, magram gerasimem mxolod Tavi dauqnia da ise gamalebiT daiw-
yo niCbis mosma mdinaris aRma, rom raRac wamebSi erT as saJenze gavi-
da. berikaci erTxans idga. mere moiqeqa zurgi jer marcxena, Semdeg
marjvena xeliT da koWlobiT isev Sebrunda karavSi.
gerasime ki gamalebiT usvamda niCbebs. ai ukve moskovic ukan darCa.
napirebze gadaiSala mdeloebi, bostnebi, vel-mindvrebi, Walebi, qoxebi.
soflis suni eca. gerasimem dayara niCbebi, TaviT mumus daemxo da gai-
rinda, mZlavri xelebi ZaRlis zurgze elaga jvaredinad. navi wyals
isev qalaqisken mihqonda. bolos gerasime gaimarTa, saxeze raRac avad-
myofuri gaboroteba gamoexata. aCqarebiT daaxvia agurebs Toki, gas-
kvna maryuJi da mumus kiserze Camoacva, mere xelSi aiyvana da ukanas-
knelad Sexeda... ZaRli ndobiT Sehyurebda, odnav aqicinebda kuds. ge-
rasime Sebrunda, Tvalebi daxuWa da xelebi gaSala... araferi gaugonia,
arc xanmokle Sewkmuvleba, arc wylis mZime dgafuni; yvelaze xmauria-
ni dRec ki mdumare iyo misTvis, arc erTi wynarze wynari Rame ar SeiZ-
leba gveCvenos Cven ase mdumared. roca kvlav gaaxila Tvali, mdinaris
patar-patara talRebi isev ise miiswrafodnen, TiTqos misdevdnen er-
TmaneTs. isev ise etylaSunebodnen navis gverdebs, da mxolod Sors
ukan napirisaken miiwevdnen raRac farTo rkalebi.
rogorc ki gerasime Tvals moefara, eroSka Sin dabrunda da rac
naxa, yvelaferi moyva.
_ ki, SeniSna stefanem. _ daaxrCobs. SegiZliaT arxeinad iyoT. Tu
Tqva...
mTeli dRe aravis unaxavs gerasime. saxlSi ar usadilia. mosaRa-
movda, vaxSmad dajda yvela, is ki arsad Canda.
_ ra ucnauria es gerasime! _ daiwripina sqelma mrecxavma qalma, _
ZaRlis gulisTvis SeiZleba ase ewamo!.. ra moxda!
 _ gerasime aq iyo, _ wamoiZaxa ucbad stefanem da fafaSi kovzi Ca-
yo.
_ rogor? rodis?
_ ai am ori saaTis win. rogor ara, WiSkarTan Semxvda: isev gadio-
da ezodan. mindoda ZaRlis ambavi mekiTxa, etyoba, ar iyo gunebaze da
xeli mkra; albaT Cemi gzidan CamoSoreba undoda: viTom, Camomexseno,
magram iseTi didebuli qoTaqi momdo xerxemlis ZarRvSi, ise baraqia-
nad, rom Seni mowonebuli! _ stefane uneblie RimiliT moikunta da ki-
serze xeli moisva. _ ho, _ dasZina man, _ ra xeli aqvs, pirdapir nakur-
Txi xeli, verafers ityvi!
stefanes sityvebze yvelas gaecina. navaxSmevs dasaZineblad wavid-
wamovidnen.
amasobaSi t-is gzaze tomaramogdebuli da grZeli joxiT xelSi
gulmodgined, Seusveneblad miabijebda viRac goliaTi, es iyo gerasi-
me, ukanmouxedavad miiCqaroda Sinisken, Tavis soflisken, samSoblosa-
ken. sabralo mumu rom daaxrCo, Tavis senakSi Sevarda, xeldaxel ga-
mokra Zvel CuloSi, rac gaaCnda. zurgze moigdo da ezodan gaiWra.
moskovSi rom mihyavdaT, gza jer kidev maSin daimaxsovra kargad. sofe-
li, saidanac igi qalbatonma waiyvana, Saragzidan ocdaxuTiod versze
iyo. raRacnairi TavganwirviT moabijebda, kldesaviT uryevi da frTa-
Sesxmuli; guli gaeReRa, xarbad iyureboda win. miiCqaroda, TiTqos mo-
xuci deda elodeboda mSobliur kerasTan, uxmobda ucxo mxareSi, uc-
xo xalxSi xangrZlivi xetialis Semdeg mobrunebuls... is-is iyo dae-
sadgura zafxulis Tbil da wynar Rames. im mxareze, sadac mze Caesve-
na, TeTr ciskidurs jer kidev SemorCenoda mileuli dRis Suqi da od-
nav vardisfrad cimcimebda, iq, saidanac Rame moiwevda, ukve Camowoli-
liyo movercxlisfro lurji bindi. aTasobiT mwyeri Weqda irgvliv,
RalRebis gadaZaxils bolo ar hqonda... gerasimes ar SeeZlo gaegona
maTi xma, aseve ar SeeZlo moesmina im xeebis Rameuli CurCuli, romel-
Ta siaxloves munjma Tavisi Zlieri fexebiT Caiara, magram igi grZnob-
da, rogor modioda bneli mindvrebidan simwifeSi Sesuli Wvavis nac-
nobi suni, grZnobda, rogor scemda alersiT saxeSi samSoblodan mo-
naqroli qari, rogor ufrialebda Tmas, wvers; xedavda Tvalwin TeT-
rad moelvare gzas _ Sinisken mimaval, isariviT swor gzas, xedavda
caSi auarebel varskvlavs, gzas rom unaTebdnen euls, da miabijebda
lomiviT mZlavrad da xalisianad, ise rom, roca mzem Tavisi danaSau-
li wiTeli sxivi styorcna moZraobis eSxSi Sesul vaJkacs, igi ukve
moskovidan ocdaTxuTmet versze iyo...
ori dRis Semdeg gerasime ukve Tavis qoxs miadga. iq Casaxlebuli
jariskacis cols Zalian gaukvirda misi gamoCena. gerasimem xatebze
iloca da maSinve gaemarTa mamasaxlisTan. mamasaxlisma jer gaioca,
magram swored Tibva iwyeboda da gerasimes, rogorc Cinebul muSas, ma-
Sinve celi misces xelSi. isic Zveleburad Seudga saqmes. glexebi mo-
jadoebulni ucqerodnen, rogor iqnevda cels da rogor baraqianad
awvenda balaxs...
moskovSi meore dResve moikiTxes gerasime. Sevidnen mis sakanSi,
gaCxrikes, moaxsenes yvelaferi gavrilas. gavrila movida, daxeda,
mxrebi aiCeCa da gadawyvita, munji an gaiqca, an Tavis sulel ZaRlTan
erTad daixrCoo. Seatyobines policias, moaxsenes qalbatonsac. qalba-
toni ganrisxda, atirda, brZana, radac unda dajdomodaT, moeZebnaT.
irwmuneboda, me arasdros mibrZanebia, ZaRli mokaliTo, da bolos ise
gajora gavrila, rom saxlTuxucesi mTeli dRe Tavs aqicinebda da
butbutebda: `maS!~ _ sanam Zia kudma ar daaSoSmina: `maaS!~ bolos sof-
lidan movida gerasimes iq Casvlis ambavi da qalbatonic cotaTi
dmSvidda: jer undoda brZaneba gaeca misi dauyovnebliv moskovSi dab-
runebis Sesaxeb. magram Semdeg ganacxada, aseTi umaduri adamiani su-
lac ar mWirdebao. am ambebis Semdeg male TviTonac mokvda; mis mem-
kvidreebs ki gerasimes dardi ar hqondaT: imaT qalbatonis sxva ymebic
gauSves begaraze.
gerasime aqamde berbiWad cxovrobs Tavis qoxSi; Zveleburad jan-
RoniT aris savse da Zveleburad oTxi kacis saqmes uTavdeba. isev ise-
Ti dinji da auCqarebelia, magram mezoblebma SeamCnies, rom moskovi-
dan dabrunebis Semdeg qalebs aRar ekareba, zedac aRar uyurebs da
arc ZaRls iCerebs. `bednieri kacia, _ amboben glexebi, _ qalebi ar
sWirdeba; ZaRli ki _ rad unda ZaRli? mis ezoSi qurds TokiT ver Se-
aTrev!~ aseTi xmebi dadis munjis goliaTur Zal-Roneze.