CjieAOBaTejib AjieKcefi üopTHOB TOJIbKO hto Bbinycraji Eopnca MHxaHJTOBMHa H3 KÜ3. flepiKaTB ero noa 3aMKOM 6bino BepHee, My>KHK 3TOT yac 6ojibHo HeyěMHbiň: ot Hero yiuepôa ôojibine, *ícm noMOiuH. A bot 3a HHťjJopMauiiío, KOTOpyK) ot Hero nojiyHHJiH, bot 3a 3-to eMy cnacHÖo. nopTHOB TOJibKO hhihhhh pa3 y6e,nHjicji b tom, 1TO o neHCHH eMy noKa eme jiyMarb paHO. npeacfle yvmi Ha 3acJiyaceHHbiH OTflbix, Hazio 6bi BoenHTaTb CBoero npeeMHHKa TaK, htoÖm noTOM He 6biJio 3a Hero MyHHTejibHo cthaho. Hy B3íiTb, k npHMepy, SToro Mjibro. Ycep/jHbiří -/j;a, 3Toro He OTHHMeiiib. 3a JiioGoe Aeno ÔepeTca c nojiHoři caMOOT^aneň,
TOJIbKO BOT rOJIOBy npH 3T0M BKUÍOHHTb, BOT 06 3T0M 3a6bIBaeT.
KaK   TOJIbKO    3aKOHHHJICJI   OCMOTp    KBapTHpbl    nOKOHHOrO ÄHTOHa
rieTpoBHMa, Mjibe 6bmo Bcě acHO-noHJiTHO. C TaKHMH bot CKopocnenbíMH BbiBojjaMH eMy nopa 3aKaHHHBaTb. He ßejio TaK ôyjrymeMy cneziOBaTejno paccy^aTb! OcMOTpeTb xopoiueHbKO Ka^bifi caHTHMeTp, Bce KaK cjie^yer omynaTb, ^onpocHTb BO3M0)KHbix cBM^eTeneH! Be^b jikwh zma hhx - caMbiň ueHHbiH hctohhhk hh^opMauHH! Hro yjiHKH? Ohh Bcema 6yayT Ha BTopoM MecTe. ,fl,a Te >Ke OTnenaTKH nanbHeB - Hy ksk TOJibKo no
HHM MO)KHO paCKpbITb yÔHHCTBO?
ITopTHOB Bcema 6bm Ha mař no3a,HH 3a Ojibroň HßaHOBHofi. Be3 Becra nponaBHiHH npHínejib hhhc Toro hh c cero qepecnyp aicraBHbiH cwh. Kto
H3 HHX? Oh nOHHMaJI, HTO Ha^O nOCnpaiHHBaTb, BOCCTaHOBHTb Te HHTH, KOTOpbIMH 3TH flBa npHBÍI3aHbI k a&ny. A ÄBOpHHHHXa HpHHa HHKOJiaeBHa!
J\a 6e3 Heě 6bi hm CKOpee Bcero HHKoma He pacKpbiTb MOTHBa yönftcTBa. CjiaBa 6ory, mto ecTb TaKHe jiro^H. >KHTb c hhmh HaBepHoe HeB03MO>KHO, HO BCě-TaKH ueHbi hm hct!
Koma ohh OTnpaBHJiHCb k MecTy 3anjiaHHpOBaHHoň nepenanH, 6biJi KaK Ha HronKax: He no3,nHO nu y*e. npojiHBHoň AOMCflb He aaBaji exaTb öbiCTpee, napHH Bce b HeTepneHHH, npHuuiocb hx cn;ep>KHBaTb. ľlo hhm 6bi.no BHflHO, KaK hm He TepnHTCfl HanaTb oxoTy...
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TaŕÍHa öenoronaBJWHa
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- Hy, TaK ero noíÍMajiH? - Mama npHcrajibHO CMOTpHT Ha Ojibry MßaHOBHy.
06e >KeHinHHbi ch^ht b Kac})e, Ojibra HßaHOBHa ceöe ycTpoHna npa3,aHHK b KanecTBe B03HarpaameHHa. Pa^ui 3Toro OHa flasce HapaflHJiact: b bhxouhoíí K)ÖKe h 6ny3Ke KaK Bpoae h He OHa 3to coBceM, a KaKaa-To H63HaKOMaH .naivia. OHa rpycTHO nwKMěT njienaMH:
- Ybm. He 3Haio, KaK zjojiro nojiHUHa He npHe3>KajTa, a sejib b OTKniOHKe öbijia, ho HTo6bi yöe^caTb, BpeisieHH y Hero 6biJio flocraTOHHO. CoMHeBarocb, HTo oh emě b ropo^e.
- IToBe3Jio uKe napa3HTy! - Mama cryKHeT KyjiaKOM no CTOJiy TaK, hto Ko4)e b naiHKax yrpo^caiome 3aTpenemeT. OHa b apocra.
- H Bce-TaKH KaK-TO MHe He Bepnrca, hto oh coGcTBeHHoro OTua yÖHJi. M3-3a aener.
- A tm Mnxajibina BcnoMHH. H3 toto, hto tw MHe paccKa3ajia, H3-3a 3TOH 6poiuH oh TOíKe ronoBy norepaji. npaTaTbca h TaK pHCKOBaTb h3-3a B03Harpaac^eHHa! A Bejih TO>Ke c acH3HbK) Mor pacnpomarbca! Ecjih obi TOJibKo Cepreío b pyKH nonanca... h no/ryMaTb CTpaiHHo. Cmhok-to, nozw, CHHTaji, hto HMeeT npaBO Ha fleHbrH 3a Bee Te roAbi, hto Ha Hero po^Hoň OTeu anHMeHTbi He njiaTHJi. To/ibKo c nero 6w? J\a Ta 6a6a eivry JKH3Hb nonoMana, TOJibKO BbinHBKa eiwy h ocTanacb. JXame CbiHa BHnerb He Mor. A tot Bapyr oöbaBHTCa TyT KaK npHBH^eHHe!
- H BCě ace OTHacra 3to 6biji HecnacTHbiü cjiynan... -Ona!
- npocTO h ne flyMaK), hto Cepreŕi ero HaMepeHHO BbiTOJiKHyji. 3acTaBHJi OTua, HTo6bi oh eMy to MecTO H3 OKHa noKa3aji, 3-to m. Hy a noTOM KaK pyrajiHCb...
TaňHa öenoro naBnuHa
- Jip. nepecTaHb Tbl! 3aneM Tbl ero onpaßnbißaenib? Mano Te6e Toro, mto Tbl Büaeiia? Jlp. CTapHK üeTpOBHH Toro ero 6ohjicji, hto hohbio nonieji bo flBop BbiKonaTb TaÜHHK! Y Cepreji H3-3a 3toh 6pomn paccyaoK coBceM noMyTHJiCH. - Mania 3aM0JTHHT h ttocmotpht b okho Ha o>khbjičhnyk) yjiHuy. - Eyaro 6bi OHa ot HenncToro obrna.
- Maina, tm 3TO cepbě3HO? - Ojibra HßaHOBHa pa^H inyTKH nonpyTHT najibiieM y Bucica. - R-to Bejib Toace eě b pyi<ax ^ep>Kajia. h mto, co mhoh
HTO-TO npOH30UIJ10?
- Bot bh^Hfflb, h tm He yuepÄajiacb, noaaajiacb co6jia3Hy!
- noitnajiacb. A 3Haenib, noneiviy? - B03pa3HT Ojibra MßaHOBHa. -Htoöw MeHs 3a cyMaciueamyio He npHHSJiH. ,fl,ep>KaTb TaKyio ßeinb ^OMa h flaace He B3msHyTb Ha nee?
- /Ja, Tbl npaßa.
Ohh pacnjiaTíiTCíi h BbiH^yT HS Kafye. Ha yjiHue 3si6ko, c Heöa naaatOT ôejibie xjionbH CHera, 3acTbiBaiomHe Ha najibTo. Cjiobho nocwnaHHbie caxapHOH nyapoH mhmo Hjiyr npoxoacne.
- A bot MHe HHTepecHO, KaK TaM 3Ta ÖH3HecMeHOBa >KěHyuiKa noKHBaeT, -npoöopMOHeT Maiua, BbinycTHB H30 pTa oöjiaico napa. - EpaTb TaKyio üparoneHHOCTb na TaÜHoe CBHflaHHe...
- 9i 6bi eň 3TO npocTHJia. YßepeHa, hto Tenepb OHa öyaeT naHHbKOH. Ohh neperiumyTCH.
- A ecJiH HeT, to noTMxoHbKy MoaceT 3aBK3biBaTb ^py^côy c MnxajibineM.
BH3HeCMeHbI-TO HaUIH CHHCXOZIHTejlbHOCTblO HBHO He OTJIHHaiOTCH, - C
XHTpoß yjibiÖKoft ^oöaBHT Onbra HßaHOBHa h nocHJibHee 3a«yTaeTca b CBoě Těnjioe nanbro.
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ByÄHHß ^eHb, 23 Honöpa. 3aBTpa y CauiH ,neHh poMcaeHH». Ojibra HßaHOBHa yace peuiHJia: nouiJiěT eň" noaapoK no nonre. Kaiiyio-HMÖynb KpacHByio Gpouib. Ho TOJibKo önacyTepHio!
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