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- 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, - 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?

- 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 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.

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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. 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.

- 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 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 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 baskervil-holSi 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.

mortimeri CvenTan darCa, da sadilis Semdeg man da baronetma ekartes TamaSi wamoiwyes. laqiam yava biblioTekaSi mogvarTva da aq SemTxveva mqonda misTvis ramdenime kiTxva damesva.