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TojibKO bot He cJibiinaTb 6m 3thx něpTOBbix kolu ex! Yace KaKoří Benep noÄpsí^ c ynHiibi pa3flaiOTca hx 6paMHbie 3aBbiBaHHa. Onbra HBaHOBHa BbicyHeTCH H3 OKHa:
- Thxo Bbi, Mep3aBu;bi! Hh cHa, hh oxzjbixa c Baivtii! 3aKpnHHT OHa Kyaa-To b TeMHOTy, Tyzia, nie, KaK eíí Ka>KeTca, npoHCxoaHT 3ra Komanba B03HJI. He y^epacaBLUHCb, OHa BbicyneTCíí H3 OKHa cnjibHee, eniě nyTb-
HyTb. BOT TaK BOT AOJDKeH 6bIJI CBeCHTbCfl HS OKHa IleTpOBHH, TTOÖbl
Mor BbinacTb... OHa ctoht Ha caMbix HbinoHKax, ejiBa ÄOTparHBaacb nojia KOHMHKaMH TanoK. 4to oh TaM BbiCMaTpHBan, CTapbiH aypaK. Oubra IlsaHOBHa B3rna^0M nbiraeTCS oiirynaTb xěMHbie TeHH, npocTynaioiHHe non eě 0KH3MH, KaK b^pyr 3a#po>KHT BceM TenoM.
TaM! OHa BHfleJia ero y KycTOB HiHnoBHHKa. TaK oho h 6bmo. Bee to ace, HTO h BHepa: hto-to eě 6yziHT, OHa BCTaéT h 3aKpbiBaeT okho... CTapwK IleTpOBHH Tyna hto-to TanjHJi! Tenepb OHa coBepLueHHO oTHěTJiHBo BcnoMHHaeT, KaK ona BHaejia ero b KycTax. B tot momcht OHa He npH^ajia ero xieíícTBHíiM HHKaKoro 3HaneHHH. C nero 6m? 3tot HeHopManbHHH cxapHK nacTo hochu Tyna coprapoBaTb cboh HOBbie Tpoi^en: BbrrauieHHoe H3 MycopoK öapaxjio, khüm 6yMar h 6or 3HaeT, hto eme. Eh Ha^o cpoHHO HflTH rým nocMOTpeTb!
OHa ToponjiHBo HmeT 4>OHapHK: oh Ha tom caMOM MecTe, rae OHa BH^ejia ero BHepa bo chc jKejie3Han flBepKa HiiíHKa jieroHbKo cKpHnHeT, KaKoe-To BpeMJi OHa c Heií 6opeTCH, noTOM cpaöoTaeT MarHHT h pa3 - ziBepKa 3aKpbiTa. Oubra HßaHOBHa ÖbicTpo nposepHT, paÖOTaex jih (jjoHapHK: CBeTHT cjiaôoBaTo, ho Bpo^e flocTaTOHHO. Bcnenyio HaTsroraaeT Ha ce6a naiibTo b Mbicjisx OHa yace bo .írsope. Ona nbiTaeTca npe^cTaBHTb ce6e 3TOT HeôojibLuoií XMypbiö ynacTOK: aaBHO 3a6biTaH necoHHHiia, MauiHHa cKpoMHaa rpflflKa c jiyKOM b npaBOM 3a,ziHHM yray, BJieBO cjiHBa, Ha KOTopofi bot yace HecKOJTbKo JieT pacTyr JTHuib cMopmeHHbie ypoflirw.
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TaíÍHa öenoro naBnuHa
EcjiH TaM rieTpoBHH HTo-to cnpsľraji, to jiojiaceH 6biJi 3TO c/jejiaTb oneHb TiuaTejibHO. H .nonary ana stoto b3hji! Hy aa, Bee cxo^HTca! Onbra HßaHOBHa 3axjionHeT flBepb h noJiWKHT kjhohh b KapMaH najibro. Oh hto-to TaM 3aKanbiBan, a TaK KaK b 3eMJie nojiHo KaMHeň h pa3Horo Mycopa, to nonHJiBiiiHHCH myM eě h pa36yAHJi. Ho 3aneM oh sto TaK npjrrajr? /Ja eme oühh! Beflb /joroBapHBajiMCb >Ke c MnxanbiHeM-To. XoTeji sto cnpaTaTb, HTOöbi TOJibKO eisty ÄOCTajiCH? 3tot caMbiö TaHHCTBeHHbiň «naßjiHH» (oHa yxMbiJibHeTCH caMa npo ceöa)? A Mnxajibiny sto He noHpaBHJiocb! TTpHuiěJi k HeMy, bot ohh h pyrajiHCb... OHa yace BHH3y, OTKpbiBaeT BxoaHyio ßBepb, KaK B^pyr ot bojihéhhh kjhohh BbicKajib3biBatOT h3 pyK. Ho b OTJiHHHe ot cTpaHHoro CHa b KopHAope cBerao, h Onbra HßaHOBHa >khbo noAHHMaeT CBJi3Ky c nojia. Bce-TaKH chbi - sto nwuib CHbi.
nopbiB xojio/iHoro HOHHoro BeTpa B03BpamaeT eě k peajibHocTH. OHa KaK BKonaHHaji ctoht y no,iľbe3,fla, npHoiyniHBaacb k tcmhotc *Tepe3 apKy bh^ho yjiHuy, nycTbiHHyio b sto homhoc BpeMS. Jlnuib thxo ryn,«T yjiHHHbie (})OHapH. BoKpyr hh ayniH, OHa oKHMaeT b KapMaHe (pOHapHK h ocTopo)KHO HflěT b^oJib CTeHbi n,OMa k ero 3a^HeMy Kpbiny. Bot nepe/i Heft OTKpbiBaeTca .nßopnK, OHa y3HaěT onepTaHHíi ^o 6ojih 3HaKOMbix íiepeBbeB. <£oHapnK jieHHBO JKMypnTcs cbohm acěJiTbiM raa30M, nyrb Äpoaca ocBemaa 3eMjno noÄ HoraMH. JlncTBy, coöpaHHyio b onparabie KyMKH, flaBHO pa3ÖpocaJi BeTep, h OHa uiypiiiHT c KaacAbiM maroM OjibrH
HßaHOBHbl.
OHa Ha MecTe. Ifle-To 3#ecb oh Könau, rae-TO 3/iecb HpHHa HHKOJiaeBHa flOJi>KHa 6bma Hanra HcnopHeHHyro jionaTy. MeTajuiojioM rana. Bcě-TO OHa npeyßejiHHHBaeT. J\a OHa 3aecb He Moma npojieacarb öojibiiie...
TaíÍHa ôenoro nae/inHa
BHC3anHO b Fcycxax y cxeHbi hto-to meßejTHxcii. Ojibra HßaHOBHa Ha MľHOBeHHe ycMexHěTCJi: «Umh, napuiHBen ycaxbiň, MeH» Ha Hcnyr xaic npocTO He B03LMČHIL!» 3axe\i BeTBH pa3flBHHyTC3, h OT Hcnyra y Ojibra HBaHOBHbi noTeMHeeT b ma3ax. CBexímrHHCíi Konyc ocxaHOBHxca Ha Bopnce MHxafíjioBHHe. OxKyzja hh B03bMHCb oh ctoht nepe,n Heň, a 3xo ycxpamaioiHee Bbipa^ceHHe Jinua! OoHapHK na^aex h3 eě pyK h yaíe He cbötht. npeacfle hčm ona ycneeT 3aKpHHaxb, xěMHas pyKa 3aTamHT eě b
KyCTbL
3xo KOHeq! Oh xamnx eě 3a coôoh, /ja oh en nieio CBepHěT!
Oh jryuiHX eě CBoeň Jianoíí, 3aTbiKaex eíí pox xaK, hto OHa ne Moacex Abimaxb. Hora Ojibra HßaHOBHbi 6e3BOJibHO xainaxcíi no 3eMJie Kyn;a-xo b rjiyÖHHbi HinnoBHHKa. OcxaHyTCíi nocne Heě Jiniub 3xh ^Be 6opo3£kh Ha 3eMJie! Hhkxo HHKOma eě 3aecb He Hařiaěx!
Oh eě 3aiconaex!
Pa3pe3Kex Ha KycKa!
MnxajibiH xpwnHx ox ycHJiHH, hmxxhx eň npHMO b yxo.
yoběx!
H3HacHJiyex!
Cjiě3bi pynběM xeKyx h3 rjia3 Ojibra HßaHOBHbi, OHa boühx, yxKHyBiiiHCb b rpj[3Hbie jiazioHH MHxajiwna xaK, hxo eě ry6u pa30ApaHbi - KaKHe »ce rpyôbie y Hero pyKxi! Ax, KaK ôonbHo!
IToxom xBaxKa ocjiaÔHex. Ontra HßaHOBHa yna^ěx Ha 3eMnio, Heo^íHAaHHbiň ya;ap Ha MrHOBeHHe eě oinejiOMHx. OHa 6e3B0HbH0 jiokhx, HyBCXByH nHuib y^apbi coôcxBeHHoro cepaua. TyK-xyK-iyK-xyK. Ha ryôax OHa Bcě emě omymaex oxnenaxoK ero rpínHoří nanbi. HeMHCxbiň HaKjioHHxcH Hafl Hefl, ohm npaKXHHecKH floxparHBaroxca jniuaMH. Bflpyr eň b hoc yaapHx ero xouiHoxBopHoe flbixamie:
- Tcccc, xhxo xbi! Ü xe6e HHnero He cflejiato, Ona, xoJibKo xhxo!
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TaíiHa ôejioro naßjiHHa
BjiH30CTb ero HaroHaromero yacac JiHna coBepiueHHo napajiH3yeT Qjibry HßaHOBHy, OHa jieacHT He ABHraacb, jihiiib H03flpH pa3AyBaK)Tca k3k y öeroBoro CKaKyHa. IlpHceB, MwxajibiH hto-to HacTopoaceHHO
BblCMaTpHBaeT ckb03b TOHKHe BeTBH.
C roja kto-to haSt! Ojibra HßaHOBHa 3aKpwBaeT rjia3a h HanHHaeT MOJíHTbca. Tocno^h, nycTb hačt cro^a! Caejiaž TaK, hto6bi Hac 3Aecb HauiJiH paHbine! 5{ He xony yMHpaTb! OHa h30 Bcex chji HanparaeT CJiyx, 3a/iepÄHBaeT AbixaHHe h tohho! KaKOÍí-TO inopox! THxne iuarn no jihctbc!
MHxajibm Heoco3HaHHO eine CHJibHee npHraěTca, cocpeAOToneHHO cjieaya to, HTO npoHcxonHT nepeA KycTapHHKOM. TěMHaa (fwrypa KpyacHT BOKpyr HHx, Tyaa h oöparao, h onaTb Týna. .Hßa pa3a Ojibra HßaHOBHa cJibiiHHT npHOJTHHiajouiHecfl uiarn, Asa pa3a b Hen 3aropaeTca HCKpa HaaejKflbi. fla BeAb AomfceH ace 6biTb bhach (J)OHapHK Ha seMJie! LUara Ha MraoBeHHe npeKpamaKyrca. Bee Tpoe cjtobho 3aMepjiH. CKopneHHaa Ha 3eMJie Ojibra HßaHOBHa, cběacHBíHHňca b HeBHAHMbiň KjryöoK Mnxajrbm h He3H3K0Meu. Oh AOJiaceH CTOflTb coBceM ÖJIH3K0 k hhm! napa cercyHA... h no iuopoxy jimctbm Ojibra HßaHOBHa noHHMaeT, hto oh yxoAHT.
MnxanbiH emě KaKoe-TO BpeMa He ocna6jiaeT cbohx ootaraíi, CAaBJMBaa pOT OjibrH HßaHOBHbT cBoeří KJieiuHeii. KaK ToubKO 3y6bi nejibi ocTa/mcb! Ho Bflpyr ero XßaTKa cnaöeeT, coBceM HeMHoro, ho yace molího nyrb nouießenHTb hh^íhch nejnocTbio. Oh HamiOHHTca k eě yxy.
- Ona, a Te6e He xony HHnero CAcnaTb. no-ApyroMy Hejib3a 6biJio, tm 6bi MeHa Bbiaajia. noKa coBceM He ycnoKOHiubca, a Teöe pox eine nonpHfleacy A noKa a Teöe Koe-hto paccKaacy, - oh 3aMOHHHT Ha MHHyTy. -Bot yBHAHuib, Koraa a Te6e Bee paccKaacy, caMa He saxo^euib KpunaTb. Tbi MHe khbhh, HT06 a noHaji, hto Tbi corjiacHa.
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TaŇHa 6e/ioro naBJinHa
Oubra HßaHOBHa eppa HaKJioHHT rojiOBy, ho eMy uaK 3HaKa corjiacM
JIOCTaTOHHO H 3TOrO.
- H 3Aecb, htoÔm 3aKOHHHTb to, hto öe^HHra Ahtoh yace He ycneji. MHe npHiujiocb jiojiro CKpbiBaTbcs, noJiHĽuia HaBepHoe flyMaeT, hto h k ero CMepTH pyKy npnnoacHji...
Ojibra HßaHOBHa TapamHTCfl b TeMHOTy. TaK Bce-xaKH! Hojmhhíi tojko no/i,o3peBaeT, kto yÖHHua! H noneMy OHa y^e /laBHo He 3auiJia k TOMy ycaTOMy cjieaoBaTenro?! 3to bcč' eě no^03pHTejibHOCTb!
- ...a 3t0 Be^b nojiHeňuiaíi epynaa. Hto 6h ä c 3toto noHMejr? Hto c Hero B3aTb-t0? 3to Bejtb üpyr mom ömji. A ceíÍHac... a Beab aaace Ha noxopOHbi k HeMy He mot!
3to hto, Bpo^e coacajieHHe?
- Hy a ceifaac k TOMy, 3aneM a coöctbchho 3flecb. 5i Teôíi b KycTax He noflHCHAan, tm He ayMafí. Ä BooGme He 3Haji, hto tm cio^a npH^euib. Bhahmo, o HéM-To y^ce íioraabiBaembcsr, no3TOMy h pbicKaeujb TyT TaÜKOM c (|)OHapHKOM. He 3HaEO, hto Tbr TäM oÔHapy>KHna, MOJiceT, Mbi c T060ÍÍ 3aecb 06a no to h >Ke caMOÍí npHHHHe. J\& Aaace ecJiH TaK, to bcč paBHo a Te6e jiynuie Bee no nopa^Ky paccKaacy. FIotom, numniiib, h ycnoKOHUibca... Th MeHH npocTH.. He xoTeji a Te6a HanyraTb... - Mnxajibiny abho He no ceôe.
THIHHHa, M TOJIbKO B rpyflH y OjIbľH HßaHOBHbl TyK-TyK-TyK-TyK.
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TdMHa 6ejioro nae/inHa
- KaK-to pa3 TaK yae BenepoM mu c Ahtohom öpo^KJiH no TOMy 6oraroMy paftoHy, TOMy, hto 3a müchoh JiaBKoií Hjibh. Tti Be^b ero 3Haenib? 51 b Tex-To MecTax ôbiBaji yiKe He pa3, TaM mosího Ha 3HaTHbie Bemn HaTOJiKHyTbca. EoraTbie BMKHZtbiBaiOT npxM nacToamHe coKpOBnma.... - oh Ha MHHyTKy 3a/iyMaeTCii. - Hy bot h B/jpyr - Kaicaa-to Malawi bmxquht h3 MauiHHbi. 4to-to öpsKHeT 06 acíJiajibT, a aac ronoBy BMcyHyn h3 MycopKH. Hy 3to hto-to MeTanjiH^ecKoe, BHflaTb, obrno, TaK 3arpoMbixajio. Ma^aM eme no--6biCTpoMy c uJO(j)ěpoM nouejiOBajiacb b tot momcht h eě h y3naji -noTOM MauiHHa yexajia, TaKoe aBTo uiHKapHoe, Hy h onaTb hhkoto Ha yjiHHe. Mm c Ahtohom cjimuihm, k3k 6a6ěHica jniepb oTKpbmaeT, noTOM XfBepb 3axjionHyjiacb. iTohhtho, hto OHa TaM atHBěT - TaKoň KpacHbiň ocoOhjík c ÖaiiieHKOH, ecjiH 3Haenib. Hy cyija no BceMy HacTaBJiajia pora MyaceH&Ky, sto aceHa oflHoro ÔH3HecMeHa. A a H^y nocMOTpeTb, hto 3a BeiuHua y Heě ynajia. Ona, tm h npe^craBHTb ce6e He mo>Keuib! fla TaKoe h bo cHe He npHCHHTca! — oh nocMOTpHT Ha Heě, h b ero rjia3ax bh^hm HCKpb] socxHmeHHa. - ,3,0 nero KpacHßaa Bemnna, Ha jiauKaHe hochtcíi. Epoiiib, C nepBoro mrmjxa. bm^ho, hto aHTHKBapHaT! Hy mm c Ahtohom eě B3JU1H, peniHJiH, hto cnepßa eě cíiokohho paccMOTpnM npn CBeTe h nonpoöyeM BbiacHHTt neHy. Othccjih mbi eě k amnKBapy o^HOMy, a oh HaM h roBopHT, hto 3a flßecTH Tbican eě y Hac KynnT. TojibKO HaM-to 6hjio acHO, hto mw h öojibuie 3a Heě MoaceM nojiyHHTb. /Ja y sToro acyjiHKa aac pyKH BcrroTejiH, Koraa oh eě paccMaTpnBaji. noTOM mu Ha KBapnipe y AHTOHa cH^ejín h KyMeKann, hto ^ajTbuie. Hy h stoh Ma^aMe nncbMo HanncajiH. Hto THna ôponib y Hac n hto 3a Tpucra Tbican OHa eě nojiynHT Ha3aA- A cboh otbct nycTb ocTaBHT b boíioctohhoh Tpy6e y míichoh
JiaBKH. nOHÍTTHO, hto BCě 3t0 ÔblJTO äHOHHMHO, HT06 OHa Ha HaC nOJTHLUHO
He Bbi3Bajia. A OHa bo3bmh h corjiacHCb! Osia, Ta Těnca HaM Hanncajia, hto Gponib 3Ta eíí no3ape3 HyacHa, hto HHane eS KOHeu. Hojihhhio Bbi3biBaTb He Öy^eT, BCě rana ^ojijkho 6biTb nofl crpoacaftuiHM ceKpeTOM. JXeHhm HaM AacT, r^,e BCTperaMca... - Mnxajibin Bbi^oxHeT, htoö HaGpaTb b03,zryx /yia npofloJiaíeHHJi: - Ojih, nojinnna CHHTaeT, hto sto spo^e a AHTOHa yÖHJi. Ho a-to lyT aöconrorao hh npn höm!
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TaíÍHd öenoro naBJiuHa
THUiHHa. Bflpyr no ero JiHuy npoöeacHT TčHb yjiwÖKH.
- A BCě-TaKH jiOBKO oh 3TO c^enan, Aaace a c Tpy^oM sto MecTo Haiuěji. A cefínac a 3Aecb... hto6í>i 3to 3aKOHHHTb. H 3a Hero. Pyíca Mnxajibiia Ha JiHHe Ojitra MBaHOBHu HeoacHflaHHO ocjiaöeeT h onycrarcji.
OjiLra HßaHOBHa aca^HO rnoTaeT sto qyBCTBo cbooozjm, npoBepaeT Ha ourynb HejTfocTL h ocTopoacHO npoöyeT otkpmtl poT. CaMa He 3HaeT„ ôyzjeT jih b cHJiax HTo-HHÔyzjb CKa3aTb. Ho emě npeaíae, hqm OHa ycneeT BbijíaBHTb h3 ce6a xoth 6bi cjiobo, MnxajTbiH y^ce BbiÖHpaeTca h3 KycTOB, oTMepaeT uiaraMH paccTOSHHe, KOTopoe eiwy flOJraceH 6hji cooôiuHTb
ITeTpOBHM, 3aTeM Ca^htcä H CnpSTaHHOH ro 3T0r0 B KapMaHe j105kk0h
HaHHHaeT KOBbipaTbca b 3eMJie. KaK Ha aBTOMäre oh OTceKaeT KycKH 3eMJiH TaK, HTO ohh jieraT bo Bce CTopoHbi. BpeMa He >KaěT.
B Horax Ojibra HßaHOBHa ^yBCTByeT TaKyro cjiaóocTb, hto ne mo>KeT BCTaTb h na KOJieHflx non3ěT h3 yKpbiTHíi 3a MnxajibineM. Bes b uapanHHax
ot KyCTOB, HO OHa npOCTO £OJDKHa 3t0 BHXieTb.
Ohhh yaap b pa3BOpoqeHHyK) 3eMjno, h Mnxajibiq üocTaeT CTeKjiflHHyio 6aHKy. Omhctht eě h noBepHěx KpwuiKy. BHyrpH hto-to jiokht; KycoK TKaHH, nepeBff3aHHbiři BepeBKofi.
- Bopa! Te6e Ha^o b nojiHHHio! Bcě hm paccKa3aib, KaK MHe ceíWac, -3aHKancb, nporoBapHBaeT Oubra HßaHOBHa. MnxajibiH He pearnpyeT, ero rjia3a npHKOBaHbi k TaHHCTßeHHOMy cBöpxKy. - Bopa! PaHbine, ^eM ohh TeOíí caMH noHiviaíOT h Ha^Hyx flonpaniHBaxb, - HacTamaeT OHa.
5i 3Haio, hto MHe Haao flejiaTb! 3aBTpa a eü sto nepeflaM, Bcě yace aoroBopeHO, O jih.
- A HTo ecJiH neTpoBHHa H3-3a 3Toro h yÖHJiH? Ohh h Teöa yöbKxr! HeojKHXiaHHO oh nocMOTpHT Ha Onbry HßaHOBHy:
- H TOHHO... - Ha MraoBeHbe 3aayMaeTCH, noxoM öpocHT Ha Heě HeyMOJiHMbrä mrmjy. - Tor/ja tw sto B03bMěuib k ceöe.
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TaÜHa ôe/ioro naBJiwHa
-Hero?!
51 b nonHeTBěpToro k Te6e 3a sthm npHjjy. B neTbipe 3Ta 6a6a 6yneT TKjiajh y BopoT Ha crapyro 4)a6pHKy, npo ceöa paccHHTbiBaeT oh. - Bpo^e ZtojDKen ycneTt.
- Eopa, a 3TO k ce6e He xony! - Ojibra HßaHOBHa oTCTpaHaeT ot ceôa ero npOTHHyryK) pyKy co CBépTKOM.
- Epynaa! Tbl aoiDKHa sto y ceôa cnpsTaTb. KTo-HHÖyab 3HaeT, hto th cio^a noiujia? Teöfl KTO-HHÖyn,b BHaeji?
- HeT, b £OMe THxo obrno... 51 hhkoto He BCTpeTHna.
- Hy bot BHüHiiib. Bo3bMH sto k ce6e, a b nojiMeTBěpToro % 3a hhm npH/ry, h tm CHOBa B3jtoxHénib cboöoaho, oöemaio.
CßepTOK nepeKOMěBbiBaeT b ee pyKH.
- Ho ecjiH He npHflěuib... - OHa eujě nbiTaeTca B03pa»caTb.
- jj,a c Hero a He npHfly-to, 6a6a Be^b ac^éT. H hcm paHbiiie sto 6yneT cnenaHo, TeM BceM 6ya,eT Ha ayuie cnoKOHHeö. Hy, aoroBopHJiHCb. noHAěM, a re6íL ro ^Bepefi npoBO>Ky. Mne Haao ncne3HyTb, noKa onaTb TyT kto-HHÔyAb BbiHioxHBaTb Hero He Hanau.
JIbc Té'MHbie (j)Hrypbi yxoflflT, OjTbra HßaHOBHa c jjparoijeHHbiM CBépTKOM b KapMaHe.
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