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Das Reich der Lüge ist aufrecht, wie es noch niemals gewesen. Die Wahrheit selbst wagt sich, nur in gleissenden Fetzen vermummt, aus ihrem Winkel hervor...
• IlapcTBO öpexui naHy6, jiK.nje híkojib: äo Tenep. A npaßna BürBaKyeTbcsi bb> noB3aTii 3i cßoro Kyttea ne iHaKme, sik 3aKyTaHa b npnßaöJinBO - acKpaßi rau-
HipKH ..
IlaH EnaiiiHOHflac JIaB(|)jiep npo^KHß ÄOöpi naen. ByB
IL K..1) JIÍCOBHM pa^HHKOM, Maß BeJIHKe nOBaSKaHHH, BeJIHKHH
BnjiHB i BeJiHKi £oxoäh. A inp bíh Maß míjk íhiuhm, TaK „no-óíhho", Ty cjiaöy CTopoHy, mp jiioöhb OÄynießjiHTHCb rapn-HHMH HanHTKaMH, — n;e He Majio HiKoro oöxo^hth. lipo u;e ne Maß bíh HiKOMy s^aBaTH cnpaB03^aiiHH. Xiöaö coöi ca-MOMy. A TOMy, mp 6yB 3 coóoio y 3ro,a;i, TOMy mp p03yMiß ceöe, he po3yMiß i cboí jiícobí cnpaBH, wm, i xo/jhb (hk Ka-jKyTL npocTeHbKi jho/hi) „roÄHHHHK 3obcím y nopn^Ky". Bía-TaK, KOJiH cjiaöa CTopoHa 3Morjiact Ta CTajia 3óaraHyBaTHCb 6ÍJibuiHMH HacJii^KaMH, kojih noRa3ajiocb, mp BeJIHKi npn-hhhh cnpoBa^myiOTb i bcjihkí noflii, to^í h HacTajio... Ta npo ne Bace onicjia...
IlaH JInB(|)Jiep 6yB íKonaTHii i Maß norapn äohbkh ii oji;-Horo CHHa. OcraHHboro jiioöhb bíh HecKasaHo, 6a HäBiTB 060-skrb. ,,He 6y^e rop^HHH moto skhtth, cbíthjio híjioí poßHHH, ne hojiobík óy^ynHHH!" — mobjihb bíh nacTO #o cbogi skíhkh ii ßoöpnx 3HaiioMHx. /Joöpa 3KÍHKa, KOTpa TaK caMO oöoiKajia o^HHana, BÍpHJia CMÍJioMy BimjBaHHio CBoro HOJioBÍKa. BoHa öaHHJia caMa He pa3 y cboíx Mpinx CHHa jiícobhm pa^HHKOM, óaHHJia, hk bíh 13ÄHB B eJieraHTHÍH kojihchí, rop^HMH
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kíhbmh, óíjih Hboro öaraia SKiHKa, iioro 3^opoBJiaTb HH3eHbKO Majii h BejiHKi, CTapi Ji MOJio^i, öaniuia noro TaKosK noBasK-
HHM JliKapeM-paÄHHKOM y TOBapHCTBi BHCOKHX  OCÍ6, BIO
3 HHM ^pyjKHLO öajiaKaiOTb. HacaMH 3Míhhb hojiobík óy/iy-hhhh CBOK) npo(f)eciio h BHÖHpaB craHOBHme Ha^BopHoro pa^HHKa. IIpoTH Toro ne MOSKHa 6yjio Bate ninoro 3aKHHyTH. A í3K hc 3Bynajio inyMHo! „BHCOKonoBajKaHHii: naH ľ e p-M a h - B b r e h - C h a o p JI n b (J) ji e p, il k, HaiBopHHH
pa^HHK!"    HaÄBOpHHH paflHHK!    Hi, Ha^BOpHHM pa^HHKOM
ôy/je, MycHTb öyTH. He mpa3 My^pinie, híjk jiiKapcbKHM paa-HHKOM a6o jiícobhm pa^HHKOM! Hy, mp ocraHHboro, TO BOHo iipiiuajio íi'r Jiiiine TaK en passant2j Ha JXyteKj, 6011 no-jiobík 3aííMaB npHna^KOBO ne CTaHOBHine. O^Hane bchkhh, xto Maß jiHure rjjHTHHKy3) ^apy ayMaTH, MyciB npnsHaTH, mp
JliCOBHH pa^HHK He Te, IHO Ha^BOpHHH pa/JHHK. A KOJIH e BHCe XTO pa3 HaßBOpHHM paflHHKOM, topí ii RO MÍHiCTpa
cy/íiBHHi^TBa He^aJieKO. Oii, BoJKeHbKy, mp to ne koitbch b ny/i;HÍM óiry nacy! Bona He ôyjia o^na 3 thx, rnp BipyíOTb y ny^a, b npoTeKiiiio, a6o inp TaKe. BopoHn, Börne: TaK HH3BK0 BOHa me He Bnajia, po TorosK i He #yMaB TaK híxto b äomí n Ta íl nojioBiKa. BoHa xoTiJia peni Jimne TaK ópara,
HK BOHH CaMi C0Ö0IO yHBJIHJIHCb. HanpHKJia^, XTO 6yB OT XOH
óh TaM i ľaMóeTTa (KOTporo BOHa óannjia He-jaBHo b naHO-nTHKyMi), nepni Him cTaB cJiaBHHií Ha niJiy <E>paHiiiio? Hkhíí 6yB KoJiyMÖ, neprn mm bí/tkphb ÁMepnity? neBHO, He TaKHH cjiaBHHH, HKHM yme CTaB onicjin. ByB i ine TaKHH o^hh, njo caraB HeMOB mp Heóeca. Ax, mp to ih Bce TaK i3 naMflTH bh-ÓHJiocb, i BOHa coôi hí iMeHH, hí poKy ne Morjia npnra^aTH' TojioBHe oflHane b tíh iioäíi ôyjio Te, iho xtocb TaM 3aMOJioiy 6yB nacTyxoM, a na CTapicTb CTaB MHTponojiiTOM. O^Hane — Ky,piJ-K BOHa 3arHajiacb? Am cmíx öepe. TepMaH-EBreH-CHßop He 6yB aHi ôíähhm xjionneM, inp BHHicyBäB BOBHy y CBoro ôaibKa (hk ne poôHB toxi öi/ipjiaxa, toíí Kojiiom6), a B5K0 HaĚMeHHie nacTyxoM. Bíh 6yB chhom u;, k. jiicoBoro pa^Hinta i Mir JieKrne, híjk koíkhhh íhhihh, aicTaTHCb Ha TaKy bhcotv.
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Ihiiihx nepenoH He Morjia floaa nocTaBHTH. IHp THKaeTbca napy thx iiikíjiľhhx pokíb, npo KOTpi jiioäh ctíjibkh 3aB0-
Rmh, TO BOHa HHMH MaJIO mypHJiaCH. A KOJIH G BSKe XTOCb
pa3 Ha yHiBepcHTeTi, to jiiTa MmiaroTb, Haaeó 'ix i He 6yjio. repMaH-EBreH-CEßop He BHKa3yBaB Tenep ocoöjihboi oxoth jio HayKH, ajie (Toroö Bona it pa#a öaaHTH, xtoö HayKy jiio-6hb) hh2k MOSKHa 6yjio iiOMy, TOMy SKHBOMy xjionneBi, po-oiiTH 3 Hboro 3äKH^? Brn me He HajiemaB #0 thx 6e3flyniHHX
HaTyp, KOTpi BMlIOTb TOßHHaMH HepyXOMO Ha TBep^HX HIKÍJIL-
HHx jiaBKax nepecH^JKyBaTH; HaBnaKH, 6yB o#hh i3 thx Be-jiHHaBO yjiosKeHHx xapaKTepiB, KOTpi BHMaraiOTb mnioro npo-Bo^y ii noBe/íiHKH, he HanpHKJia^;, 3BHaaiíHi chhh ypHßOBiiiB, aôo Ha/TTO — MyíKHKÍB!! O/nrane BHcynieni TBepe3i npo(f)e-copn (BOHa ix HeHaBH^iJia), nip 3 hoíkobkjihmh nroKaMH, Hane mvmíí. npoxoflmyBajiHca it mojioaocth, MaôyTb, 30bcím He po-
3yMÍJIH, BOHH He MOľJIH KOTO 3p03yMÍTH! HeMHJIHit HaCJli^OK
aboro 6yB TaKHii, mp söhjihch 3 npaßoro niaaxy, nip bshjih „nm"4) Ha Hboro, npo3HBajin iioro CHJibHy bojho ,,BnepTicTio
i 3-jiocjihbíctio", a iioro cmíjií, cboóíähí óeci^H it flOTeirai /iijia Ha3HBajiH BOHH nonpocTy OTpyTOio äjih nijro'i KJiacn, me it nepecjii/iyBajiH floro,   b noBHOMy 3HaaÍHHÍ caoBa, Ha
CMOpTb...
TOßi,   HK   CHH   HeBnHHHO   p03BHBaBCH, niÄpocTajra
ii äohbkh. IlpHpo/ia oÓÄapyBajia ix Í3 KomHoro noraa/ry me-ßpo; KpiM Toro, nocHJiajia ix naHi pa/jHHKOBa Ha HayKy (|)paHiiy3bKoi MOBH it My3HKH', óaTbKO saiiMaB rapHe CTaHO • BHiiie, tojk Ha ôa-nax, flOMamnix 3aóaBax Ta íhhiex BeaipKax pBajiHca 3a hhmh mojio/ů -tio^h... I TaK ycMixajiacb nam pa^-hhkobííí ôy^yHHHa acHa Ta nncTa, Hane Ta ßHHHa BecHHHa, i BOHa Ha3HBa-na ii b cboím cepai cbogio ,,/rpyroio óy/rya-híctto".
I fa3^ÍBCTB0 p03yMÍan bohh He aôn-HK! PosyMian itoro TaK, aK iioro b hhhíhihhx aacax He po3yMie KOTpa-Heóy/ib 5KÍHKä! lipo ne ÄÓaaa naHi pa^HHKOBa me 3a3^aaeri^b. Boria ho iiaaea?aaa #o thx jkíhok, iiio cnoKifiHHM okom raa^aTb
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Ha /íohbok, kojím bohh 6epyTb krrmkj ro pyn i b úyumo ^HHHy, ia HHianHiíM óe3Ó03KHHX jiiooobhhx j];ypHHi];b aóo h íhihhx nyciHX TBopiB Kpa^yTt nac Botobí. IIpaB^a, 30bcím 6e3 rpixy nip %o Hboro He oyjin 11 abí čepenými aohbkh (Haít-CTapma nepeóyBajia b o^hoí cbohheh, a HaiiMOJiOAnia óyjia me He3pijia toi oipyra), OjieHa h I p h h a. Hepes ne BOHa Majia He pa3 i ripKi xbhjihhh. Ocoójihbo OjieHa cnpnHH-HiOBajiacji rojiOBiio j\o Hboro. noBHHHHinopiOBajia, Bor 3Ha, 3bíh,kh tí „BapiHHTBa"5) na fleHb Boamři Ta íi npoKOBTyBajia íx y iijjiOMy 3HaHÍHHi toto cjiOBa! A hk yMijia npo He onicjiH po3Ka3yBaTH! IDpóoio OTonyBajin n hojiobíkh, h to me mo-jio^í, a BOHa roBopujia, po36Hpajia i cnepenajiacb, mp TijibKH — BosKe, 3MHJiyHcn! Beci/ni neKyni, HeMOB 3ajii30, Heóe3-new cjiOBa, hk: cohí.hjií3m, HaTypajiÍ3M, ^apBÍHÍ3M, nn-
TaHHfl SftiHOHe, HHTaHHH po6ÍTHHHbKe ÓpHHÍJIH, MOB Ď^ÍKOJIH,
óíjlh "TecHHX Byx naHi pa^HHKOBOi k jiHKajiH, Hané CTpa-niHJia, b óijiy ^hhhv 11 nočoaray ^ymy, ^eHepByBajin ii Ta cnpoBaftSKyBajiH óe3COHHi hohí... Majio-mp posyMijia BOHa 3 Toro; Bi^nyBajia ohnané (cnpaBAeniHG HHCTe cepue MaTe-pHHCbKe 3aBCÍr,z];H Ha npaBiii <];opo3Í), mp pysme jihxhě i He-6e3neHHHH ^eMOH saBOJio^ÍB flymeio #ohbkh, KOTpy naHi pa^HHKOBa TaK očepeJKHo CTeperjia, Ta h bhhíc 'íi b Kpamy cmíhijihbocth h 6e3yMCTBa! Hané icKpn BoraHHi cnnajincH cjiOBa 3 ycT íůbohhx i na^ajiH BajKKHMH y^apaMH Ha ďíjhv 5KÍHKy. Ax, mo BOHa Hboro íoskhth MyoiJia, mp n /{OHbKa
p03BHBaJia H65KÍHOHÍ, XOpOĎJIHBi, 6e3Ó05KHÍ norjiH^H Ta ro-
BopiíJia npo HKycb piBHonpaBHÍCTb uim hojiobíkom i míh-kok)U! B TaKHx xbhjihx 6ynaó BOHa Haitpa^Hime 3 copoMy Ta jiiotocth b seMjno 3anajiacb. II ^OHbKa! J^OHbKa íi,. k. jií-coBoro pajiHHKa BHCJiOBJíiOBajia ,nyMKy, mp6 smrncaM bíjibho
6yJIO XO^HTH #0 VHiBepCHTeTiB, TaM HapÍBHi 3 HOJIOBÍKaMH
načyBaTH ocBřry; b skhttio caMiíi yjepsKyBaTHCb, He neKara Jinine nozfpyJKSEH, KOTpe CTajio npocTHM npHTyjiKOM npoTH rojio/ty ít xojio^y!! He HKpa3 BHrJiH^ajio, Haneč ii Hinoro He BHHJiH. BOHa MyciJia noOoiOBaTHCH 3a cboio óyflyHHHy! Ma-
tíhko Borna: BOHa, TaKa nperapHa, noBaama, noTpiöyßajia moct no^ioHc me ü hbho BHrojioinyBam!..
IJe Bco BOHa TaKH Ha cboi Byxa nyjia. 111,0 o/mane npn íhhihx Haro^ax i nyöJiHHHo roBopnjia, #ohochjih lit floöpi, noßamm TOBapimiKH i 3HaßOMi:
— KOJIH BH lít IIHX ßypHHITB He BHÖGTe 3 TOJIOBH, TO
óy^eTe HacjiißKiß ripKo majiyBaTH; BOHa me MOJio^a, öynHa!
— ^iBHHHa ryóHTb -nerKo^yniHO cbok) óy^yHHHy fi bía-CTpaniye Biß ce6e h bí^; flpyrnx cecxep memixiB!
— Tie, pa#H Bora, HaccajiacB BOHa rp.ei OTpyra? — im-1
TaJia 3H0B ÍHHia 3 TOBapHTHOK.
—• 3aBBa5KHJIH BH Ty ^B03HaHHy yCMlUIKy B MOJIO-
ßoro K., kojih BOHa ocTamiiM pa30M po3BO^HJiacb npo skíhok-
JliKapOK, #OBO#HHH, IHO B0HH ÓyJIH ÓH npaB^HBHM flOÖpO^iti-
CTBÖM fljiH cycnijibHocTH? A mojioähh K., nem yoiM bí^omo, nepuia napTia b míctí!
— Xtosk óy#e #OMa ícth BapHTH, kojih 5KÍHKa cTaHe #o ypmiy xo^hth? X to 6y fle nopmiKyBaTH, npaTH, hihth? HeBJKem hojiobík? Xa-xa-xa! Hhk ne He nncTa ^ypHima po3BO/iHTH TaK Teopii? H noBasKaio h maHyio Bac bhcoko, jiacKaBa naHi pa^HHKOBa, o/orane bh cynpoTH Toro ÄiBHaTH He 3axoByeTe ßocTaTOHHo MaTepHHCLKoro aBTopHTeTy. Xan
ÓH MOH ^HTHHa BHCTynHJia 3 TaKHMH HÍCeHÍTHHH,HMH, H 'Íl
B5Ke cKopo npHBeJiaó j[o po3yMy! Aóo hh nyjra bh, nip npo Hei naHi O. roBOpHJia? A BOHa Tem, mpcb 3Hae!
— IIJo, PaÄH Bora, mp Ka3ajia nam C?
— Ka3ajia: iiijia "ii noße/iiHKa ue jinnie Bnma TaKTHKa KOKeTepil; h jKiHKa íi #obojií 3Haio Taítm xo/m jkíhoho'í
flyMKH.
Ha TaKi cjiOBa npaßßH He 3Hajia nam pa^HHKOßa mnoro bí/hiobícth. Cn/riJia, Hane 3j{epeBÍJia, no Tamix 6eci#ax.
— mom Mem äíhth, topora naHi flOKTopoßa? — nHTajia
BOHa 3-THXa,
— 111,0? no-npocTy khhskkh 3a6paTH ň 3aóopoHHTH pa3
Ha 3aB5K#H HHTaHHH XOpOÖJIHBHX aßTopiß!
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— Hboro a. He MOJKy bhhhhth Ojiem... He Momy. IU,o äo 3a6opOHH, to saóopoHiOK), i h k me; ajie khhskkh 3a6npaTiT... nboro h cnpaB^i He Moaey, nam ßOKTopoBaü
TyT BHpHHyjia nepe^; ii ßyineio BHcoKa CTaTb mojio#oi
JUB^HHH 3 CHÍ5KHO-6ÍJIHM OÓJIHH^HM Ta CnOKlHHHMH Jiari^-HHMH O^IHMa...
— I mom B0Ha TaKe>     BH cynpoTH Hei TaKi 6e3CHJii?
— IUo? „MaMo", Käme: „^osbojil, Hexan h Te6e noBa-maio Ta He npnnncjiioio #o thx, KOTpi HaBMHCHO He xonyTb 3HHTH nojiyjiH 3 oneií; mp, öonnncb npaB#n, HeMOB CBÍTJia coHHHHoro, 3aTonTyK)Tb cbogbíjibho jid^clkí npaBa"...
TaKi it THM noßiom XBHJiHHH nepemnBajia nam pa^HH-KOBa. Ha majiB, hh ßiB^HHa BMijia Bee II cnoKÜray Ayniy bh-bo^hth 3 piBHOBarH, xo1! BOHa Koamoro pasy no TäKHX óe-ci^ax (3 óojieM i jhotíctio 3apa30M) BncjiOBJíiOBajia in cboi ^yMKH. Ľ[e híkojih He noMarajio. Ha^ie tíhb, ni#inMajiacH 3a CTapinoK) cecTpoio n Ipmia, i TepnejinBa Ta Jiarýma, hkok) 3aBcirÄH öyßajia, BMiJia b TaKnx xbhjihx, hcmob npaBHHK, 3aroBopiOBaTH n 3acnoKOK)BäTH naHio pajranKOBy, i rapane ôopoHHTH nocTynKH n norjimpr cecTpn. ,Hecb-KOJiHCb npn-
G^HyBaBCH #0 HHX i OflHH MOJTO^HH nOJIOBÍK, Me#HK, CTe<J)aH
JIígbhh. IIoBepHyBniHCH 3-3a rpaHnnj Ha (f)epii, 3axo/nm bíh 30 £OMy naHa pa^HHKa Ta 3aTpoiOBaB skhtth naHi pa<raH-kobíh...
Horo B5Ke bíh He onoBi^aBĽ Borne, 3MHJiyncm A bohh npncjiyxajiHCb #o Hboro, HeHaneó anocTOJi npaBjqi BÍTäB Mim HHMH Ta po3Ka3yBaB npo Bce ÓJiameHCTBO HeÓecHo. OnoBi-#aB, HanpHKJiafl, npo skíhok, inp CTyfliroiOTb, Ta íhuihx, w no^iÓHHx; roBopHB, mo óaraTO 3 hhx 3#ae íchhth 3 HaítKpa-h^hm ycnixoM, a pa3 onoBÍ,a;aB (to ne BSKe 6pexaB, hk coöaKa), mp /íeKOTpi 3 npo(|)ecopÍB nomeHHJincb TaKH i3 cboímh CTy-^eHTKaMH! I ôaraTO, óaraTO ny^Horo po3Ka3yBaB ine...
— EMaHunnaiiin sKiHona b HiBannapii a6o i b i hi hhx nocTynoBHX Kpanx, u;e TonKa #aBHO BHôopeHa, ^oboshtbch
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copoMHTHCb, mo TyT 3KÍHKH ocTajiHCb me TäK nosály 3a ÍH-ihhmh Hapo^aMii; He to, mo He JKypnTbca caMi npo no, njo6
3fl06yTH COOi pÍBHOnpaBHÍCTb 3 HOJIOBÍKaMH, a-Jie BBäSKälOTb
Ii HKoiocb xiiMcpoio. 3aKonaBuiHCb mm cboi noTiipii ctíiih, ho 3aB;taioTb bohh cooi liabiTb iiacTiJibKH npanji5 mof> /ío-hio
nyTHG IipOHHTaTH, mo6 XOH THMHaCOM HÍGIO ^OpOrOIO OHH-
CTHTHCH 3 nepecTapijmx, ^ypHHX, npocTO, CMiuiHHx nepe-cy/UB. A npo HKycb ocHOBHy ocBiTy, npo posyMirnm npnpo-)t03HaBCTBa Ta MaTepifljil'^fMHül^iJio^ocfoii HeMa h ôeciÄH.
3á3HaÍÍ0M«TOHÍ nOBepXOBO 3 IIOO^HHOKHHM rajiy3HMH Hayii, 3 HOO^HHOKHMH cfmKTaMH BCeCBÍTHbOl ÍCTOpÍÍ, /IjMaiOTb, UTO BOHH CUpaBfli ^OBOJli 03ÓpOGHÍ npOTH BHMOr 3KHTTH. I BOHH
/iyMaiOTb 3 ropcTKOio Toro HayKOBoro KpaMy npH noBupa.v HOMy craHOBHiiii, HKe Tenep 3aHMaiOTb b cycnijibCTBi, booth 6opOTb6y 3a icHyBaimn! — TyT i poscmíhbch bíh. — Am po3nyKa 6epe — roBopHB bíh pas, kojih OjieHa 3 ôJii^aBirM jmueM i HiHpoKO po3njiiomeHHMH oHHMa npHCJiyxyBajiacb j\o iioro cjiiB, — kojih no/iyMaein, b HKOMy wiHÖOKOMy chí jih-maiOTbCH me hhhí íkíhkh, hk Majio mypHTbCH npo cboio ca-
MOCTÍHHÍCTb!..
— Bohh TOMy He bhhhí, JliGBHHy, — nepeóHBaJia to^í, öopoHHHH, OjieHa. — IJe jihhi Hacjii^KH HeniacHoro bhxo-BaHHH Ta BKopineHoro nepecBi/meHHH, mo jiyMaTH-sHaTii HajiesKHTb hojiobíkobí, a. jkíhhí MaG boho cjiyjKHTH 3a 03Äo6y!
— íle íííícho TaK, äíhgho, Hacjii^KH nepecy/rJB i tom-hoth; ozmane, kojih Ma mimca ni/ůiíMeTbCH i, iimpo 6epy-HHCb 3a Tiijio, cTapaGTbca 36y^HTH coHHy cecTpy, HOMy KII-^aiOTbCH Ha Hel, HeHaneó BOHa TopKajiacb ix BoriiHHHMii KJiimaMH? ^My, HanpHKJia^, raHHTb Bac, OjieHo, kojih bh im BHcnoB-nioGTO cboi npocBinem, 3i(opoBi norjimiH? r(e g bjtr-cíie to, noro h >KÍHKaM He Momj npocTiiTH. II|o ro pemTH, to bohh cnpaB/u HeBHHHi. RoKE. cyHacHHH ycTpiii cycnijib- ť V/ CTBa icHyBaTHMe, ^oth 3ajiHHiaTbCH bohh MajiojiiTHiMii; o^- \f/
ano, i HQii Jia/i He bíhhhh. Ey^ynima atiHona JiesKHTb b i'x pyuax.   Hexan 3öpoi'TbCH KO/ima no 3Mosi, bí^iiobí^ho j\of<(
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oöcTaBFH, a söpoa ix... ma nncTa, jma CHJibHa, hk Bapxo no Hei cnrHyTHÜ IJe — sHaHHH, OjieHo!
TaK roBopHB bíh nacio, a nacoM me öiJibuie. A naHi
pa^HHKOBa 3HaJia, inO BCi TÍ „nOHCHHJIbHÍ" p03M0BH BÍflHO-
CHJiHCb #o Hei, 60 BOHa noöopiOBajia Ty MO^Hy, öomeßiJibHy íi ^eMopajii3aTopcbKy xopoöy Ha KOJKHOMy KpoHJ. ToMy ii HeHaBH^ijia BOHa fioro 3 híjioí Äymi, BciMa HepBaMH 11 Be-jiHHe3Horo MaTepHHCbKoro cepna! Rna. TepMaHa-EBreHa-Cußopa He Maß bíh híkojih npHGMHoro norjumy, am ßoöporo cjiOBa, Bíh BaasHBca npHÖnpaTH no3HHiio h MaHopH MeHTopa. HeHaneô BOHa iioro npo ne Kojra-Heoyßb npocnjia aöo ii ^0-
JI0BÍK, pa^HHK, XOH OH OJĽEHM SBy^eHKOMĽ HeHeMHHít!.. Is
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BHCHa; a bíh (kojih iioMy B>Ke óyjio 3a6araTo) 6jií^, o/piane — M0BTiaB, noro BOHa híkojih 3po3yMÍTH He Morjia, i — 3HB-
JIHBCH 3H0By.
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ByB HÍ3HHH flCHHH Be^ip i B3Ke nO BeJIHKOflHiX CBHTäX.
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— 3 toöoto, OjieHo. Ufa bíh Mem 6e3 Te6e? Hkhíí h ma-cjihbhít, mp nepeóyB 3 toöoio ocraHHiH Benip. A Bcem TaKH, — AORBB bíh tpoxh 3ro/jOM, — MiniaGTBCíi 3 hhm nonyrMM BaacKHH cyM, kojih noayMaio, mp B3Ke 3aBTpa Myrny bí/usk-#5KaTH Biß Teóe, i to Ha jma pokh!
II npoňHHJio JierKe tpgmtíhhh ií BOHa 3 HepBOBHM no-cnixoM cxoBajia 30Jiotí koch rjiHÖnie mu xycTKy i, npnrop-HyBuiHcn ojíněné flo Htoro, MOBnajia...
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— Th He Ka3Kem, OjieHo, Hiaoro"? — nirraB bíh 3-THxa.
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— MosKe toóí CKJiacTH npneary bíhho'í jiioóobh h Bip-HOCTH — nHTajia BOHa itoro 3 BHMymeHHM ycMixoM.
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— JIioójiio! — cKa3ajia BOHa, MaíiSKe cmíiohhcb.
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Majiriy. Bcjihkhh Ta s^opoBHii, — JKapTyBajia BOHa, — ctohb mííí „naH Ta Kopojib" míík ÔJiHCKyHHM, BHrjiaÄJKeHHM rypTOM i He 3Haß nopH^HO TaHHiOBara Ka^pnim, a me MeHiue b bí#-noBi/raiii XBHJii npHCKaKyßaTH £0 ^aM i3 njiameM i pyKaBHH-KaMH. Hane cnpaß^iniHiii mockobcbkhh ße^Mi^b!
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— Hkóh to TaK Te6e tboh Mara nonyjia! — o6i3BaBcn
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BoHa 3HH3HJia njieHHMa.
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BOHa p03CMÍHJiaCb.
— ľlpucujiyeaTU, CTecfmHe? Xto MOSKe MeHe npHCHJiy-BaTH? MisepHa rop^oTa mo'íx po^hhíb? I/jhjk 60 reTb: npnra-^aíi coói Kpanie, iho h to6í Ka3ajia, kojih mobhjm, hio CTaHy TBoeio.
— IJe h /Krópe naMHTaio, OjieHo. Ka3ajia, míjk íhihhm, i Te, hio He Morjiaô 6e3 jhoóobh #0 HiKoro HajiemaTH, xißaö nepecTaJia nonyßaTH. A to#í, Ka3ajia, jiio^Hiia... hio?
— BaHHHi, CTec|)aHe? — o6Í3Bajiacb BOHa thxo, —< npnpoßa KajKe npaB#y, a npoTH Hei ííth, 3HaHHJioó Te caMe, mo 3ßepTäTH 36poi) npoTH ceôe.
— Bohh MOJKe ôjRjTb To6i mzy parti briliant9) Ha;n-CTaßjiHTH, a He mpö th xoTiJia! O, OjieHo, h 3ajii30 jiomhtbgh!
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roro BHÍÍTH?
— Bo th Teac JHOflHHa...
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BoHa BH3B0JfflJia cboio pyKy 3 noro h ropao noBepHyjia ro-JiOBy.
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KÍHHO BamaTb CTaHOBHIIie Í BCÍ OÓCTaBHHH HKOlCb JIIO/ÍHHH,
Bce po3MÍpKyiOTb, a kojih Bce rapHo 3roaařyeTbca, noanHa-K>Tb aroóirra? ^ynaern, aro Moama6 y MOííOMy cepni jiioóob niTyHHo BHiuieKaTH? Cie^ůne, — nonyaocb Tpoxn 3roaoM aoKipjiHBO, — ayMaio, mo th noBHHeH MaTH hhhí aaa MeHe íhhií cjiona, a He MyaHTH ceče z MeHe cyMHÍBaMH.
— IIpocTH MeHi, OjieHo! — npocHB bíh npHCTpacHO. — Oanaae raaKa, mo th Moraaó HaaeaeaTH ao apyroro, a He ao MeHe, aoBoazTb MeHe ao Kpaio, i h He 3Homy ii npocTo!
— SacnoKiHCH, jnoónzKy! —> nponienoTiJia BOHa aa-riano. — Bip y moio jiioóob. ^IoMy He Mynycb h, mo npoTH-tom £Box pokíb Morjiaó i to6í mrna cnoaoóaTzcb? A%me ři th jihih aroazHa! Teče Bame JiHrne jidóob ao MeHe. Ihhihx 060-bh3kíb He Maeni cynpoTH MeHe; Harni 3apyaHHH — TaiiHa.
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— ,Híhcho, — CKa3aaa BOHa 3 BHMyineHHM ycMixoM. — A TaK óyanó mh Baíe 3 aHM totobí i MorazS npo nipcb iiy-apiaie roBopHTH. Baee He/raaeKO ao aoMy, — aoaaaa thxhm roaocoM.
— Hi.
I o6oe 3aMOBKan.
— Aae th óyaem aacTO nzcaTz... — nepepBaaa BOHa nepuia THHiy.
— Byay. Byay npoBaanTH aaa Teóe aaeBHHK, a npn KiHai KoaeHoro míchhh aocnaaTH.
—■ Bohh, Moaee, Tanu CKopo npoMHHyTb tí aaa poKz, CTe(f>aHe?.. — li roaoc KpaaB fioro cepae.
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Bohh CTaHyjin ít norjiHHyjiH o#He na o^Horo. Oóoe 6yjra ójiUí.
— MH BSRe ROMŮ.
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3 íi no6ÍJiÍJioro jthhh ropijin CTpiBOSKeHi oni. IIpncTy-
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— OjieHo!
Bíh npHCTpacHO npnTHC ii £0 cepun. Onicjm HÍJiyBaB Majro mp He koíkhhh na-nenb. Jle^Be noMÍTHB, hk yxonnjia ítoro 3a pyKy ě TesK uijiyBajia. Bíh 3JiHKaBCH, a BOHa 3aKpn-najia 3 čojiio. O^HonacHo cxnjiHJia rojiOBy Ha noro rpy#H h 3anjiaKajia.
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Pä/^HHK P03CMÍHBCH TÍpKO.
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O^hh CTapHH Maltop, nip npncjiyxaBCH cnoKiĚHo po3MOBi CBoix TOBapnmiB, Hapa3 3aperoTaBca.
- TyT i BFßHO, — BÍfl03BäBCH BÍH, — XTO BepX Be-lp
ZlOMa! BaôcbKe naHVBaHHH! Mae BOHa xotíth? Hh BOHa: mo-jio,a;a, Mae npaBo caMa pimaTH npo CBoe macTa, cboio 6yj[y-
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army? CTHaaiica, cxapníi! y tboííí MoaoaocTi npncniByBaB th marenie. Aaaee mojio^hh K. ae nnuma, ne cjiaBHa napria! Doctor juris13), cyaoBiiit aaioHKT, iiLoroô" tooí tükh 3 pyK He BHnyCKaTH!
Pa^HHK noTynHB oni y HíKJiHHKy i 3hob 3hh3hb nae-
HHMa.
— Ujo Moacy b^íhth, TOBapnniy? ^lyem, He jiioöhtb floro!..
— He jiDÓHTL noro! Haaeó jho^h He ópaancB i He aenaa it 6e3 jiioôobh! /typHima! XnMepa! KoancB BOHa aBoro ripKO noaeaaye, a BaacTHBHM bhhobhhkom oyaeru th! ,711th bhxo-ByiOTBca maKme, naHe JlaB^aep! Hk aoBro th stHBeni, aoTH th it naH; aae b Te6e He 3HaTH, xto roaoBa aoMy. Koskhhü caM co6i naH. Koaoniii iae, Kyan itOMy aoriano, xoa 6n i ap aopTa. 3 Toro Tenep noKa3yiOTBca i Hacaiarai; ot Tenep i MaeiH ,,aio6oB"!
— Bama npaßaa, Maitop, caoBo aecTH, mp Bama! —
BMiUiaBCa HaHOBO KOHTpoaBop.
— A6coaiOTH3M y poaHHi ae pia naitMyapinia. /lyMa-GTe, mo b MeHe maicme? Moa Boaa, ae Boaa bcíx; a iao ao TOHKH aioôoBH, noKaacy npnKaaan. lIh aceHHBca a 3 aioöOBH? /KeHHancB bh, Moace? MeHi HapaaaceHo „moio", i a ninioB pa3 y j\m, aaai apyrnii, TpeTiit, npnaHBaaBca BCBOMy OTBepTHMH oaHMa, npncayxaBca HacTopaeHHMH ByxaMH, po3nnTyBaBca, po3yMÍGTBca, aeaiKamo npo ae, npo Te, 3bhk ao aei, ocBia-hhbch... i KiHeaB. MeHi 3aaeTBca, naHe paaHHKy, mp Baraa OaeHa reTB-reTB nepepocaa Bac. Koanö ae poónan xaomji, aeó MeHi 6yao me caK-TaK ao BnoaoöH, aae aißaaTa — hí-Koan! IIpHcayxaBca a iit pa3, hk Bona Beaa aKycb posMOBy, aae Kaaey BaM niiipo, mp Koanô öyaa Menme rapHa, to He
npOHTCHOÖ lit HÍKOaH TUX aypnnaB, KOTpi, HeMOB KBÍTaMH,
noBÓHpaaa rapHHMH caoBaMH. HaanTaaaca He3aopoBHx tbq-piB, i to e KOHeHHi HacaiaKH. BaM 6yao iit noBoan Haao-JKHTH, a it Tenep me He nÍ3HO. CnpoöyfiTe aiirn i nepeKOHa-GTecB, rao 3irHeTBca.
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— H ue TaKOflK 3aBCirAH Kamy, — o6Í3BaBCH 3hob cra-piTĚ Maíiop. V—~JlHciiHnjiÍHy Tpeôa aoboähte ocTamiix KOHceKBeHiiiřr4), ocoôjihbosk y skíhok, TKíhku, ne mojio^hh kíhb. ilonye cnjiLHy, 3aJiÍ3Hy pyKy, TaK i no^acTBca i b-jiíbo i B-npaBO. íl He Kamy noBO^H HararaTH, ajie h He Ha#TO no-nycKaTH. HKpa3 nocepeßirai, tojjí H#e rapHO KpoKOM. Ihkojih iiBHrayTH 6aTÍJEKOM. Ilepefl HBajioM Tpoxn ocTporiB, nepea óapepoio y^ap i ocTporH, iioboah cbo6í#ho, to^í JieraTb! Ha/ľTO E^MynyBaTH He BapTO, ocoôjihbo 3 nonaray; nem Mug Teopia. |lflBcf)jiep 6yB 3aBCÍr/Oí jihxhm i3#ireM, tomvjk "iTóro
H KOJKHHH KÍHB CKH^aG 3 CÍflJia. TaK, TaK, — ÄO^aB TpOXH
3ro^oM, 3aflyMaBfflHCB, — ^HcipniJiiHy Tpeóa nepeBOiHTH, Tpeôa...
•— /^aíí-HO MeHi pa3 3 OjieHoio po3mobhthcb, EnaMÍHOH-#ace! — roBopHB #OKTop, kojih oön^Ba BepTajmcH ojthod h Toio caMoio ßoporoio ßo^OMv.
— ToBopn. GKasKH in i Te, TOBäpHHiy. Te, thsk 3Haem... mp í'í óaTBKO He3aóaBKH nepecTaHe thm 6yTH, ^ihm 6yb aocí, ireó-TO jiícobhm pa^HHKOM...
— BoHa Äoöpa, HiJiHxoTHa, — BißKa3aB, noTirnaionH #0-KTop. — By^e 3 ycix chji cTapaTHCB, mp6 i'i po^iraa He Tep-nijia ótzrn; kojihô jihie toľo MorJia 3a6yTH...
— Koro JiioÔHHKy?
— CTe(|)aHa JlieBHna...
— üoMepnioro? —■ Erem...
— BomeHLKy, a BOHa... mp 3 hhm?
— He 3HaeiH ninoro, CTapHH? Ajime HepBOBicTL... Ha! O, ne TpanjiHGTBCH nacro-rycTo, mp ôaTBKH ocTaHHi, KOTpnx
y TaKÍ CnpaBH BTaeMHHHyGTbCH...
— JIioÓHJia noro?
— A Brnem! O/me o^Horo. B1h Bi^ixaB, hk i ne to6í bí-äomo, Ha /rea poKH 3 30My, inp6 CTy^ii noKmniiTH, ino6 Bep-
HyTHCH 30BCÍM „TOTOBHM"; TOIÍ H MaJIH CBOl. 3apyniIHII ono-
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bícthth, a TaM i noöparacL, Ta, Ha HeinacTH, HaÓpaBca ^ecb y ninjrrajii TH(J)y ii noMep, ói^anncbKO, TaKH y B. Aj[m,e ne MaöyTL 3Haern?
Pa/iHHK He 3Haxo^HB cjiíb, inp6 bhcjiobhth CBoe 3any-
/lOBaHHH,    aJK nO HKÜiCb XBHJIHHÍ CKa3aB CyMHHM, ripKHM
tohom:
— An npo ne Hinoro He 3Haß! upásla, bíh 6yBaB na-CTO b MOHOMy äomí, Beimaßen HHMajio óíjih ne!, o/mane HÍ-KOJiH He npnxoßHJio Mem mocL no^iöHe Ha ßyMKy. A BOHa... ii Hem noßHKa 3a mok) jiioöob? — KJiHKHyB oripneHHii. — 3a Mo'i óaTbKJBCBKi CTapaHHH? Ox, HK n;e óojiHTb, óojihtb! To6i, nyjKOMy, 3BÍpHJiacB, a nepea; cboím óaTBKOM, nepes pi/nniM öaTBKOM, Morjia nwcb TaKe 3aTami!..
— 3acnoKiiícn jihih, nojiOBine, — yTHXOMnpiOBaB #o-KTop. — JJp MeHe Tern He npHxo^HJia, inp6 cbog cepíne HKpa3 nepe^o mhoio bhjihth; npniimjia, mo6 nonpocTy noparTHTHcn 3i mhoio, hk 3 jiiKapeM. MyHHJia ii 6e3COHHicTb i rapanna w KpaíiHOCTH ni/íTHHajia ii chjih. BoHa hcbhmobho óaraTO Tep-nijia, i to noTaiiKH; a n;e, cTapnii, BHMarae miMajio ghjih.
,,He MOrJIHÖ BH, ßHTHHKO, MeHÍ CKa3aTH", — nHTaBCH H, —
,,mp 6iJibme-MeHme MorJiaô HbOMy 6yTH 3a npnnHHa? Bhsk čynajiH 3BHnafiH0 HaH3#opoBÍini 3 ii;íjioi po/ninn"!
— „Hh n,e MycHTb 6yTH, naHe ^OKTope?" — ciiHTajia
BOHa.
— „A BíícesK, ^hthhko; ne s&rjir Bac caMHx".
Ha Te ii po3noBÍJia ^pomanHMH ycTäMH, po3noBÍJia mchí Hijiy icTopiio. H Jie^Be 3aTaiÍB CBoe 3BopymeHHH. Jto niKo^a, mo ÄOJIH 060X TáK po3^aBHJia! Byjiaó i3 hhx BHiimjia npe-rapHa napa, a ix noTOMKH, CTapnii... ix noTOMKH... ex! — TyT i 3aMOBK Hapa3.
— I mosK ^ajii, ^oKTope? — nnraB pa/nnm npHrmne-
HHM rOJIOCOM.
— Hinoro. IlpocHJia Jinm, mo6 h npo Te HiKOMy mnoro He 3ra^yBaB, a 3 Heio caMOio Tem npo n;e oljibine He roBopnB.
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KOJIH H CIIHTäB, HOMy lipo Te 3 CBOIMH He TOBOpHTB, BÜHIO-
BiJia: „Ha nrp?"
— „A TaK cooi, Ojieno. Geteilter Schmerz ist halber Schmerz"15).
Bo-Ha noxHTajia rojiOBoro.
— „Ei, naHe ^OKTope; nepme Tpeöa Mem caMiii nepe-MorTH rope; hk £OBro boho b rpyimx jiroxye, HixTO Meni He noMoace".
— BoHa, BnaMiHOH/üace, o^Ha 3 thx, Korpi caMH 3 co-
60J0 CnpaBJIHIOTbCH.
Pa/mmc Jinm 3iTXHyB.
— Hk6h BOHa öyjia xjionneM, — nonaß 3HOBy Jimap, — j 6yjiHÖ 3 He'i i bhhhijih jho^h. A TäK miHKa... 1110 noHHe miHKa
3 Ha^BHmKoio po3yMy npn ropmKax ra MHcni?
— Ox, #ojieHBKo moh! — 3acTorHaB pa^mm; — hk me th MeHe ripKo HaßicTHJia, MeHe Ii moix 6e3BHHHHx -iiTen! Te-nep SKe h po3yMiio, HOMy BOHa bhhth He Mome 3a K.
— Hy, mo ÄO imoro nnraHHa, to cnpoöyeMO me, —
Bi/mOBlB ÄOKTOp. — npOTH OTpyTH BJKHBaGTBCH TeSK OTpyTa.
Hk BiJj^acTBCH, TaK i 3aTpeTBCH Bce rope, bch rpnsoTa. Ta-khx BKna^KiB MaGMO ÄOBOJii. BoHa 6yße npoTHBHTHCb, 6y#e
OÖypIOBaTHCB,  6y^e  CJli3BMH 3aJIHBaTHCB...    mojkc, HaßiTb
chjibho 3ajiHBaTHCB; jiroöHJia Horo, oan, HHMajio, HeMa TyT Horo h cyMHiBaTHCB, o/mane hh^k tkih roro MaG BJKe nijie
2KHTTH TOpiOBaTH Ta 3a HHM nOÖHBaTHCB? LlH He 5KeHflTBCH
BSKe b CBiTi y-flpyre Hi B/iiBiii, ni bjbdbhhI?
— Ax, p03yMlGTBCH, IHO 5KCHHTBCH!
— A^jKe JiB/^HHa —■ jiHHi jiKDÄHHa! — aoKa3yBaB Jii-Kap. — I HHM BJiacTHßo öLn&me? HiHHM öiJiBme, Hi MeHine
HK... 3BipHHOK), i TO TOBapHCBKOIO, p03yMHOK) 3ßipHHOK). CnO-
ci6 Bi^HBJiiOBaTHCH, öopoTböa 3a icHyBaHHH, cnociö po3-MH05KVBaTHCH... Bce Te BOHa Mao TaKe caMe, hk 3ßipHHa. Hßoro rojri 3anepeHHTH, kojih He xoneTBCH hth HKpa3 npoTH BCHKoro po3yMy. A mo Hue 3a npaßjj;oio, Te ir 3a posyMOM. Ome öy^eMO hoth anejiiOBaTH 40 11 po3VMy.   j\oim BOHa
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KBiHT-ecemiri He 3po3yMie. A kojih 3p03yMÍ6 H BißßaCTbCH, to nepeMora no HaniiM öoiii. TyT i bthxomhphtbch bchkhh 6ÍJIB, npHöy^e po/iiraa... o;me, #pyre... ÄOMaimn KJionoTH i t. íh., i ôy/je me Mem h to6í B/jHHHa. A äjih Bac, CTapnx. fljín Bac 6yjio6 ne Te caMe, inp Haupttreffer!16).
— ToBopH 3 Hero! — ÔJiaraB pa/iHHK. — ToBopn, o^h-hokhíí míh noTifflHTejiio! Mem He CHJia. O, Borne! 3a mo Ka-paem th MeHe TaK thskko?
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I jj;oKTop jjíhcho roBopHB 3 Heio. Ymíb TaK yjia^HTH, iho 3acTaB n caMy ßOMa. JlesKajia b (|)OTeJii He^öajio o/jflraeHa h KypiiJia. Bíh AOBro Ii He ôVthb, i BHpa3 ľi jihhh 3/THByBaB íioro. Bce 3/{aBajiocb y tím jihiií chokíhhhm. Hi cjii/ry híh-Koro ropn. MosKHaö CKa3äTH, Bce skhtth b híh 3aBMepjio, jinm Mim ôpoBaMH 3axoBajiocB ihocb... nipcb, noro bíh hc po3yMÍB, mp o/mane 3Ji;aBajiocb ílOMy 3HanoMHM. ,,Bo5Ke-
B/ÍJLTH" -       MaHHyJIO ÍIOMy B JíyMIli. I 3 nHJIBHOIO HÍKaBÍCTK)
3BepHyB 3HOBy Ha He'i norjín^ Ta Ha ií Ha npnny/1 rapm, Te-nep cnoKíliHi oni.
— Horo ÄHBHTecb Ha MeHe TaK ny/mo, naHe flOKTope? — nHTajia BOHa, npHBÍTaBmHCB.
— Bh... bh... KypHTe, OjieHO? — cnnraB 3ÓeHTe3KeHHH, He j^aiOHH híhkoi Bi/moBi/jH Ha Ti 3anHTaHHH.
— A%ffi,e canine...
— AjiesK 6o #oci bh He Morjín 3HecTH nanipocKH b mi-Honnx ycTax!
— TaK. O/mane MOJKHa nojiioöHTH h Te, mo nepme He-aBHÄiJiocB. HanpHKJiaij;, nanipocKy b jkíhohhx ycTax. —
3HOB 3aMOBKJia.
Bíh nonaB 6yB roBopnTH npo HepBOBÍCTb, i mo BOHa My-ciiTB óeperTHCB. ToBopHB npo 0Ö0BH3KH cynpoTH ceóe h cy-npoTH JipyrHx; ocoöjihbo cynpoTH po/ihhíb. 3aBBa3KHB, mí?k
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ifflHHM, mO JHO/THHa — 3BipHHa 3BHHKH i 111,0 G JIK)<rH, B KO-
Tpnx "qyTJiHBicTL — ßJKepejio BCHKoro 6e3TajiaHHH...
BoHa JiHiH ^ecL-KOJiHCb Bi^noBi^ajia, ä to ßi/iHexouy, öaüßysKHO. HapeniTi BiH nonaß tobophth i npo ixHi ^oManim oöcTaBHHH, nopymHB noße^iHKy 6paTa, besteh öaTbKa, iioro TypöoTH, rpH30Ty, iioro 3JiaMäHHH flyrneBHHH HacTpin...
— He M05KHa iHaKffle 36npaTH, hk cisjiocb... — saRii-nyjia Bona öan/jyjKHO. — BaTbKH caMH bhhhI, mp b!h npo-na^ac. A npona^aG BiH 6e3 püTymcy. 0... h Bipio i b cna#-
IITHHHiCTb H0MHJI0K.
— KpHTHHHHü y Bac po3yM, OjieHO, — roBopiiB BiH 3 BajKKoio MiHoio, — #yx aHajiisH, po3Bani. BaM h mojkv mpcb BajKHe bi^kphth. IIpaBÄa, ue, mp cKajKy, Heßinpa^He. ..Des Lebens ungemischte Freude ward keinem Irdischen zu Teil"17), — uHTyßaß Bis naieTiiHHO. O^nane bh 3yMieTe ne nepeHecTH, 6a, i ßpyrnx HäBHHTH 3Hochth TaKi npHrojni...
BoHa Hiuoro He ßi^noBi^ajia ii He HHTajia mnoro. Jlj-Majia jiHHi, mp CHJibHHM #yxaM cy^sKeHO it öaraTo nepenecTH. A ßiH nouaß tobophth. CnonaTKy MamßiiHMH Ta oöopoTaMH, a TpoxH 3ro,noM TaKH npHMo, 6e3 klhkhx 3acTepesKeHb. IIpo-THroM o/moi ro^HHH ßOßißajiacb, mp Bei bohh 3HmH,eHi; mp ii öaTbKa nepe3 mtycb-TO cyMy, KOTpy Maß y ceöe Ha cxo-
ßaHIli H KOTpoi HeßOCTäBaJIO, BiÄÄaJIHTb 3i CJiyiKÖH.
BoHa He BopyniHJiacb. üoöijiijia jihhi, hcmob CTma. —■ Ha Te öyjia h #aßHo npnroTOßaHa, naHe ^OKTope, — jiejrße iiponienoTijia. — ^aßHo; ojmane, mp MOSKHa npora
TOTO BßiHTH?
— npoTH Toro... HiHoro! Ha^iiiMocb, mp, Mome, iiOMy, xoh 3 JiacKH, jroyra aöo h TpeTH nacTHna neHcii flicraHeTbCH. Bh oßHane MOJKeie HHMajio b/ühth!
— T^jih Koro?
—JIjih ßaninx 6aTbKiß, Bauioi cecipn, a Haüöijibnie RJift ceöe.
— Cnpaß^i He 3Haro...
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— 3HaGTe, Ojicho, npiiĚMÍTL K...ro. Bíh HesaöaBKH npo-CHTHMe Bainoi pyKH...
CTaJIO THXO.
—i He MOJKy.
— A HOMy?
— Bo,  hk bh h caMH CKa3ajiH,  b MeHe ^yx aHajii3H
H p03BarH, KpHTHHHHH p03yM...
— He po3yMio Bac sobcím; roBopiTb acmiiie!
—■ Bány, mp He po3yMÍGTe MeHe. Ovme öyjiy hcho ro-BopHTH. He jik)6jiío íioro, h Hauii nOľJIH/IH Ha 2KHTTH po3xo-j[HThGíí ^aJieKo. MeHi He CHJia Koro it ce6e oööpixyBaTH.
— Bh iiboro h He poÓHTe. Bíh Bac xone, a bh roßmrecb Ha ire.
— He TepnjiK) iioro h cyMHÍBaiocL, hh 3M05Ky me Koro-Hcôy^B y 5KHTTIO noJiioôHTH. He BaM bí/tomo, naHe ÄOKTOpe. Á noÄpysioKH 6c3 jiioóobh ne, Ha moio ayMity, öpy/mi bí^ho-chhh. A h He xony b híhkí Tara bxo^hth.
— Hie nepe^; xbhjihhoio KaBajin bh, Ojieno, irjo Mosma Ii nojiioÔHTH Te, inp HeHaBH/iijiocb.
— Tan, ajie nanipocKa ^ejie Jiio^HHa^
— 0, 0,iieHO, OjieHO, — KJiHKHyB bíh, — y mp bh bjkh-
JIHCH? Ky#H sarOHIOGTeCH bh y CBOÍH XOpOÓJIHBÍH, BHÔVHJIÍH
yHBÍ?
BoHa Hane ra/inna Ta 3BHHyjiacb, BHnpocTyBajiacb, Ta h TaK HaTyBajia Ha Soro cjiOBa.
— no,nyMaftTe, pa^H Bora, i npo cboio ôy^yHHHy. 3rjiHHbTecH Ha HentacHHx, ropeM npnÖHTHx óaTbKÍB. He 3a-jiHmaíiTe ix Hepe3 HKycb (|)aHTa3ÍK) Öe3 cbog'í ni^nopn. I bh MOJKeTe 6yTH kojihcb MaTápio!
— ^ajii, naHe /rpKTope, #ajii...
— Ü íi xony .zrajii roBopHTH. Ky/rm nHTaiocH Bac, Ky^H
ŽUHyTbCfl Bamí ÓaTbKH, KOJIH He npnfi^yTb 3BHHaHHÍ MÍCHHHÍ
rpomi? J\o HancTapiHO'i cecTpn? BoHa Mae caMa Brne #íth; i HK HaM o6om b'í^omo, xopoÓJiHBO cKyna. ,Hp IpeHH? ^OXO/JH b^htcjih My3HKH, xoH i 3^iÔHoro íl ^yme ÍHTejiireHTHoro, xy-
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zemici. KpiM Toro, bíh xopoBHTHH, a u;o HOMy 3 nacoM Moase TpanHTHCb, bí/tomo Meni aas Ha^TO /roópe, a ií BaM He Mome
lie JIHÜiaTHCB TaftHOK). IHo CTaHeTBCH 3 BäMH, 3 HaíÍMOJIOÄ-
nioio cecTpoK)? A oaTbKOBi h Maiepi mp6 He 6yjio Ha CTa-picTb i rojiOBy ckjiohhth?!
— Hhsk h Tony BHHHa, naHe ÄOKTope?
—• Hboto h He KasKy; o/mane bh He CMieTe saóyBaiH, in;o bíh Bani 6aTBKo!
— Bíh míh 6aTbKO, a h íioro /roHbKa...
daporo HOJiOBÍKa oóxonnjia CHJibHa HeiepnjiHHKa.
— Pa/rn Bora! — ckphkhjb. — A/rme /títh MaiOTb hkícb
0Ö0BH3KH CynpOTH ÔaTbKÍB! Hp BaM ÓH CJli,H 3HaTH! A KOJIH
BCboro iHHioro He xoneTe BH3HaBaTH, to Mycnre npH3HaTH, mo bíh Bac ro/ryBaB!
Il OHÍ 3aMHrOTÍJIH.
—< Ty t i /rinrnjiH MH /jp MeTH... — CKa3ajia BOHa 3 3hm-hhm ycMixoM, a 3 ii jihhh HeHaneó 3HHKJia h ocTaHHH Kpa-nejibKa KpoBH. —• To-ryBaB MeHe. Hboro h He Momy 3a6vTH íl híkojih He 3aóy,zry, nane /roKTope, híkojih!  — CKa3ajia
BpOHHCTO. — Bi/TnOBýTHO ÄO MOiX CHJI, BÍ^nOBiflHO flO MOiX
I 3ÄÍÓH0CTeH, a BJiacTHBO eidnoeidm do Moeo suanuR, norpuM Mene míu öcltwo i Tenepiumiu ycrpiu cycnijimuu eueiny-eajiu18), xony coôi caMa 3apo6jiHTH Ha mMaTOK xjiióa, a 3a-poóJieHHM npipo ^ijíHTHCb 3 6aTbKaMH... Ohnané 3aÄJiH oóo-
BH3Ky npOTH BOJIÍ CKOByBaTHCb Í3 MyíKHHHOK), 3 060BH3Ky
iioro ií ceôe oôôpixyBaTH... B hím Mem TyT /roóanaTH cbhtíctb oóoBH3Ky, KOJiH caMHH ireii OÔOBH30K CTaHe ópexHero? 3a-KHHbTe Bamy /ryMKy, naHe jroKTope! — CKa3ajia tjihooko Bi/r/THxyiOHH i cjiaóo ycMixaioHHCb. — H He BepHycB ôijibnie 3 oôpaHoro pas niJinxy. Banrnre? — /ro/raJia BOHa. — H /riii-
CHO OflHa 3 THX ,,p03BaSKHHX, KpHTHHHHX yMÍB", KOTpí aHÍ
ceóe, aHÍ /rpyrnx He inaÄHTb. H Bce aHajiÍ3yio ft He Maro mh-Jiocepzrn hí HajT coôoro...
—i Hi Haß BaniHM óaTBKOM?
— TaK, naHe /roRTope.
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— 3 5KajieM nepeKOHyiocL, OjieHO, mp 3 Bac roBopnrb
HeJIIOßCbKHH er013M, ÜKaCb ÓOJKeBÍJIbHÍCTb. Hi, — rOBOpHB
bíh 3rip^JiHBO, — bh, cnpan/u, He 3/Ú6HÍ äo caMonoJKepiBO-
BaHHH!
— Ha3HBaiiTe ne b MeHe ero'Í3MOM, o/mane He 3a6y-BaiiTe, mp up, mp CHJiye MeHe bhxo^hth 3aMy3E 3a K...ro,
3 60Ky MOIX... TaK05K CaMOJIIOÖCTBO...
— Bh co(|)icTKa!
— A bh jiHXHii oßopoHeub npaB,HH, naHe #OKTope...
— TipKo óy^eTe kojihcb nboro majiyBaTH! — kjihk-HyB bíh. — Bh ine He 3HaeTe jkhtth, o^Hane boho caMO 6y#e Bac 6aT03KHTH ii si^pe nojiy^y 3 Bauinx 3acjiinjieHHX oneii! dpaniHa 6y#e #jih Bac Ta XBHJiHHa, kojih KanTTH é cyM-
JIÍHHH 06Í3ByTbCH B BaHIÍM Čepici!
— ff npoTH imoro 03ÖpoeHa! — roBopnjia BOHa thm ca-
MHM CJiaÓHM yCMiXOM, a 11 OHÍ CTaJIH MHMO BOJIÍ BOľKÍ.
— He npoTH BCboro, OjieHo; hdoth 6e3MHJiocep^Hoi npo3H JKHTTH —■ hí. A npoTe, Brne h cHJibHimi xapaKTepH,
HK BH, 3JiaMaJIHCH.
— Hk bh np po3yMÍeie?
— BUa jioMHTb i 3ajii30, a bh jihih Moduua... Bo-Ha 3^pnrHyjiacH i rjiífflyjia Ha Hboro HecaMOBHTHM
norjiH^OM.
— Híkojih, naHe flOKTope, —• BÍ,n;noBÍJia onicjin 3i cno-kíííhok) rop/ticTD. — BjiacHe TOMy, inp n jiwduua.
no iioro oöJiHHHi npoMaüHVB HKHiicb 3ara,a;K0BHii ycMix. Bíh ni^BÍBcn i cxonHB Kane-Jiiox.
— 3hocítb Í3 ri^HicTio Maň6yTHÍH y/rap! —■ CKa-3aB i no-#aB in pyKy Ha npoinaHHH.
— /fyrayio BaM 3a Baiue cniBnyTTH, naHe /ipKTope! — Bi^noBiJia XOJIOÄHO.
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HJocb /ma TH2KHÍ nicjiH n;ei po3MOBH BepHyBcn pa^HHK CHJibHO niAnHTHii flo^OMy. ^OKTop cnoBicTHB iiOMy pesyjib-
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TaT CBOe'i pOSMOBH 3 OjieHOK), a B HaCJlilOK iiboro i B HaCTi-
Pok BHnoposKHeHHx oaraTbox hjihihok óyB bíh y jihxím Ha-
CTpOK).
Bíh 3MaraBca 3 skíhkoio, KOTpa poÓHJia iiOMy ripKi 10-Kopn 3 npHHHHH řioro HeiiiacHoro Hajiory ii HacjiiiKÍB, smi Tenep bíh Ha hhx cnpoBaiHB. Bíh BijryKyBaBCH ifi rpyÖHMH CJIOBaMH, SaHBJIHIOHH, HIO He MaG 3obcím HaMÍpy TaK nOBO-pmmh, HK ne aypHHM óaóaM xoneTbcn. Bíh 6yB ysKe robotí äobto Tepnějihbhh! Tenep ohnané He cTae Brne i íioMy toí
CH JIH...
— He Močeni Taní ÄypHHiii nJiecTH, noJiOBine? — 60-poHHJiacb paaHHEOBa. — Xto ocTaBaBcn 3aBCir^H naHOM CBOe'i BOJii íí po3nopn^aKyBaBca rpinniH? XioasK h? Cjiina a 6yjia ít HeiocBÍineHa, nip He HaKjiajia Ha Te6e 3apa3 3 nep-moro pasy noBonÍB; He ôyjiaó n hhhí b TaEÍM CTaHOBHUii, inp
POBOpRTb MeHe PO pOSnyKH. To6í MaiO 3aBJHHHTH, HIO HHHÍ
jiío/ih noEa3yiOTb Ha MeHe najibiiHMH; Ha moi cTapi jíiTa úypy 5Ke6paTH HiMaTEa xjiióa b aiTeii a6o b 3apo3yMÍJinx cbohkíb! Omane n Kpaine BMpy, hísk Majioó n,e cnpaBiHTHca!
— Xa-xa-xa! — po3Cmíhbch hojiobík 3aMicTb ycHKoí
BÍinOBÍ^H.
Pa^HHEOBa CTpÍBOJKeHo noBepHyjia po Hboro cbog jihiic. 111,0 b ocTaHHÍM naci chjibho cxya,Jio.
— IH,e ii cmíguich! — nHTajia BOHa ripKO-3ripji,jiHBO.
— Th Ha MeHe xoTÍJiao noBoin HaEJiacTH? — peroTaBCH
BÍH 3JI0CJIHB0. — TH, HBO He MaGUI HaBÍTb HaCTÍJIbKH CHJIH,
11106 cynpoTH cbog'í iohbeh noKa3aTH cbííí MaTepHHCbKiiii aBTopHTeT? 3hochsk Tenep HacjiiiEH TBoro jiióepajibHoro bh-
XOBaHHH H JIIOÖyHCH lyMKOIO, HIO OjieHa 30CTaHeTbCH CTa-
poio XHMepHoio naHHOio. BoHa He xone ii nyTH npo K...ro.
PaflHHKOBa TaK i 3ipirHyjiacb npn íioro cjioBax; 6yjio no HbOMy BHiHO, mo BOHa BrHHajiacb nip Ix TnrapoM.
— Hh ue iíhcho npaBia, EnaMÍHOHiace? — niiTajia BOHa HecMÍJiiiBO íí HepBOBo ipoaeanoK) pyKoio Bi^cyHyjia Ha ctojií JiHMny HaöiK, 11106 Jíníme íioMy 3arjiHHyTH b oÓJinnna.
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He He Morjia 6yiH npaßaa. Aaaee ae no/royaoKa MyciJio CTa-
THCL pHTyHKOBHM 3aC060M npOTH BCflKOl HyJKaH RUR Hei i #JIH 'U Öi^HeHLKOl HaĚMOJIO^HIOi ^HTKHH.
— I h xotíb 6h, nipó ne He 6y aa npaBaa... — BÍ/moBÍB pa^HHK HacMÍuiJiHBO. — Tenep Moateín íth #o He'i i ifi no#a-
KyBaTH. A KOJIH Hi, TO HaKJM/IH Ha Hei nOBO^H... HoMyac m?
TÍpaRTH 6a6cbKe! — npoóypMOTiB nia. híc i 3aaaB HepBOBO xo^HTH no xaň.
>KÍHKa ciJia Ta jihui 3aKpH.jia jihito pyKaMH...
— 3 HaiiMoaoaaiHX jiít Majia BOHa 3aBciraH cbííí po-3ym! — JiiOTyBaB bíh aajii. — PoÔHJia míh aiM iiocmíxobh-cbkom Ta MeTOK) BCHKHX aoTeniß. A Tenep me xoaeTBca iií aonoBHHTH MipKy 6e3TaaaHHH ? Te ßaee ih He BaacTBca. Uje aíHBy n; a kojih ro i^Boro nacy 3 ôaTBKÍBCBKoio BOJieio me He no3HaHOMHtiiacB, to no3HaiiOMHTBca 3 Heio Tenep. Bohu MyCHTB 3a HBoro bhhth!
— IlBoro BOHa ne bhhhhtb, EnaMÍHOHaace! — npocTor-Hajia pa^HHEOBä. — O, kojihó h 6yaa Toai nepeaayßaaa, mp TOft 6y%e npHHHHOio i'i hhhíhjhboí noBeßiHKn! Hkoio HeHa-BHCHOio, HKoio He3HOCHOio öyjia aaa MeHe iíoro npHcyTHácTB!
— 3a TBoeio ciihhoio ni#aepacyBaaa BOHa jiioóobhí 3H0-chhh, KopecnoH/tyBajia, a th ôyjia cjiina K rjiyxa! — roßo-pHB pa^HHK aaai. — Tenep 3ÖHpaä, nip nociaaa! Hlo ao Mene, to Kaaey me pa3, wp h noKaacy ih, xto rojiOBa po/mmi. He 6yay TepniTH, m,o6 BOHa npoTHBHJiacB moíh bojií 3a/iaH HKorocB 6o3KeBÍJiBHoro cfmpcy. Byay... — i bíh 3aM0BK Harjio. B noKonx noayaiica aemi KpoKH, a Tpoxn 3roapM cTajia Ha nopo3i OaeHa. Byjia oaarHeHa b tcmhhh njiani, rojiOBy 3a-BHHyjia b nopHy xycTKy, a nia naxoio aepataaa rpyóHH 3bíh hot. 3aaßajiocB, hio bxo/thtb ayace Heoxone; oaßaae no6a-hhbhih pa^HHKa i 3JiaMaHy MaTip, b o/my mhtb yce 3po3y-Mina i npHCTynHJia öanaene.
— lay ,io MapťapeTH, Ma-Mo, — CKa3aaa, Baraionncb. — i He óy;iy .iomm Ha Beaepi. Karon Bia Moro tiokoio saönpai)
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3 coôoro, öo, npaB^onofliöHO, 3a6aprocH #OBHie, a, noBepnvB-ihhcb, He xoTiJiaö h HiEoro óynHTH.
Pa^HHKOBa KHBHyjia jihui rojioBOK», o^Hane pa/jHHK cTaB BH3HBäioHe nepcn; Hero.
— #Ke AiJio Maein Tenep y bhutcjibkh My3HKH? Ha-
^BOpi JIJIG 3.0HI, HeMOB 13 KOHOBRH, í H TyMaiO, HIO B TaKHH HaC HÍXTO He BHXO^HTL, HK He MyCHTb.
— CnpaB^i TaK, TaTy; a h Myniy.
— Horo?
—' Maro TaM ai.no, — BÍ/inoBÍJia Heoxone.
— TUp TH 3a aiJio Mortem yßenopi y cTapo'i BHHTejiBKH Maxu? Moasé 3Hob AKyTaiiHy? íliee rendez-vous19)? Bepe-íkhcl! Bce Mae cbqi Meari, i h nepecTaB 6yTH yßajEJiHBHM i TepnejiHBHM!
Mojioaa ^iBHHHa npncTynnjia CKopo #o cTOJia ii noKJiaJia
3BHT0K HOT. Ii 6ÍJie 3MapHÍJie JIHITp Bi^ÓHBaJIO CHJIBHO BIJI HOpHOl XyCTKH, a B TÍH XBHJIHHÍ CXHJIHJia HOrO TJIHÖOKO BHH3... ÖyJIO lít, OHeBHIHHKH, THJKKO BHHBHTH He, flO HOTO 3a-
öiipajiacH...
—- He HOTH, KOTpi h BinnHcajia 3a rponii; Myrny ix bíä-HecTH, — roBopnjia nocniniHo. — BiJiBHie b MeHe, TaTy, HeMa
HÍHK01 TaÜHH...
Pa^HHKOBa npoKHHyjiacb Ha cotj)i, a pa#HHK CTaB y nep-Hliit XBHJIHHÍ MOBHKH, HaHe BKOnaHHH | OßHaHe JIHIH Ha XBH-
jiHHKy. B HaHÖJiHJKHifi jme xbhjihhí npHCTynHB bíh kíjib-KOMa KpoKaMH no Hei, a Koro oni 3aicKpHJincB.
— HJo? 3a rponii HaMasajia th ne apaHTH OTTyT? Ome TH HaBamyeiHCH MeHi me i b tím HenecTB poóhth? CxaMe-
HHCB, 605KeBÍJIBHa! — KpHHaB BÍH ^pOSEaHHM Í3 JIíOTOCTH
rojiocoM. — Hk #OBro rnp b MeHe CTaHe TepnejinBOCTn?
— HIp xoneie THM CKa3äTH, TaTy? — cnHTajia BOHa
CHOKÍHHO, 3BHBai)HH Ha3a# p03CHnaHÍ HOTH.
— XOHy THM CKa3aTH, 111,0 He 3M03Ky nOpHflHHM JIIO-#HM y JIHHe nO^HBHTHCB, KOJIH 3ra#aK>, IHO MOH JOHbKa cboí'm
aypHHM nocTynoBaHHHM ^ae npHHiray flo bchkhx noroBopiß;
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iho Bi/rKHßae noBasKHoro HOJiOßiKa, ii 3aMicTL Toro, Hane 6i-ÄOJianiHHH nncap, Marne hoth 3a rporni; mp 6e3HecTHTb mos imh, uijiy M010 po^imy; uj,o xone ä tout prix20) ßinprpaBaTH HKycb poJiio. 5i 3a Teoe CTH^aiocb, — KpHHäB, — cTH/jaiocb, Kamy T06Ü!..
BoHa jihhi noÖJiiJiJia, h oni 11 3/jaBajiHCb öiJibiHHMH; o/i-Hane ocTajiacb, hk i nepine, cnoKiiiHa.
—1 Tom Mem BaM noMorra, TaTy, — BuuiOBijia BOHa. — A mp ocBi/TCHH noßajRHoro HOJiOßiKa He MO^y hphhhhth, a ne xony, iho6 moh ocooa öyjia THrapeM #jih ßac, to öy/iy Ha ceöe caMa 3apo6jiHTH. £Tk BaM i #pyTHM hh cnpaBa BH^a-GTbCH, He MOJKy h, po3yMiGTbcn, 3HaTH\ oßHane iHaKuie no-CTyna™ tcsk He MosKy.
— Th o/mane MycHHi, kojih h Kassy! — KJiHKHyB ro-jiocHO, rpyöo. — B ocTaHHin xbhjihhi ni3Ha6.ni th ine, inp 6aTbKO rojioßa poßHHH, uip lioro bojih, bojih ßcix!
— HoMy caMe b iibOMy BHna/my? — nHTajia OjieHa, ii ii BejiHKi om nonajiH MHroTiTH.
—< Bo th... ^ypna, a a Toro öasKaio!
BoHa 3HH3ajia nJieHHMa ii JierKo ycMixHyjiacn.
—i HixTO He ynpaßH6HHH MaTH öasKamm, mp b jkhttio ßpyroro MajiHÖ Bi/iorpaßaTH Hicycb pirnaie-ny pojiio; a iue MeHbHie Ha Te HacTaBaTH, 11106 oyjin 3peajii30Bam. H ix He Momy BHBHaßaTH. H caMa, TaTy! CaMa, hk nTHiin, hk ßepe-BHHa b Jiici. 51 Maro caMa npaBO hth 3a coöoio aöo npoTH ceöe. ToMy Kamy pa3 Ha 3aBoir/iH, inp He nißy 3a K...ro, 11 inp Hi-KOJiH, HiKOJiH ne 6yay skhth ßpex-Hero...
— n03aßTpa ßiH TOÖi OCBißHHTbCH, H TH HOTO HpHH-
Mem! — roßopHB BiH öijin Hei 3acanaHHM rojiocoM.
—- Ü03aBTpa ^Oßi^aGTbCH, inp He CTaHy iioro atiHKOio... —! OjieHO,   3MHJiyncH Haß tbogk) HeniacHoio- Maripio, Haöepn po3yMy, — noöHBajiacb pa/iHHKOBa.
— MaGTe bh, Moaee, Ha#i mhoio MHJiocepßn? — nHTajia BOHa 3 HecKa3aHHM oripnemiHM. — Bepe, MOJKe, xto moio jjyMKy ii nonyTTH Ha yßary?  Hane aicycb nrryHHy Mexa-
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HiHHy npyffiHHy HaTHrajinö bh MeHe i npHCTOCOByBajm ro oócTaBPra! 51 o^Hane He aaMCH ao iiboro- bíkhth! HiHKa CHJia Ha cbítí He CTonne b MeHi jiiothhh 3i caMOCTiüHHMH ayM-KaMH, a KOJiHó BäM Te TaKH Bnajiocfl, toií 3acnoKOHTecb... To^i... h... He H...
— ÜKa no^HKa 3a mo-'í 6e3COHHi mm, 3a Moro MyKy, moiö jiioöob MaTepHHCLKy! — cToraajia panHHKOBa. — IHp skhbc b TBOiioMy 6e3TajiaHHOMy cepuji!
— HpaBaa, MaMO, h Te, mo BHnjieKajiocb.
—- IIpoKJiHTTH Ha Teóe, HeB^HHHa ra^ioKo! — 3acHHaB
pa^HHK.
BoHa 36Hpajiacb bíäxoihth, o^Hane Ha tí iioro cjiOBa cnHHHJiacH. 3ßepHyBHJH JierKO roJiOBy, rjiHHyjia Ha Hboro is
CniBHyTTHM.
— Baini cjiOBa, TaTy, MeHe ne öojihtb... — roBopnjia. — BaM i ne CJTÍA ÍHaKHie tobophth, a tíjikkh TaK, hk BaM i Be-
JIHTb TOBOpHTH HJX, Wfl BaC flOTenep npOBa^HB, BaMH BOJIOIÍB.
Ha MeHe He Mae bäh hí BnjiHBy híhkoito, Hi chjih. BBamaro lioro JiHHie 3a He3#opoBy, öpy/ray CHJiy, KOTpa ne Mae rjiy3#y äjih HHCToro HiJiHxeTHoro noHyTTH; tíh CHJii b óojiotí — ra-pa3#, BOHa pa^aô yce iií npoTHBHe sarapôaTH y cbííí Kpy-iroBopoT i npHrojioMHiHTH. lay! — Ka3aJia BOHa lajii. — He MaeMo HÍHoro óijibuie CKasaTH o^He ojHOMy. A TaK, hk cnpaBH cTOHTb, He öy^eMO MaTH i b ManöyTHbOMy mnoro co6i cKasaTH, aHÍ po3yMÍTH He óyjeMo ceöe.
—i H toóí Maro Jinnie CKasaTH, — KpnnaB pajniHK, — mo no3aBTpa npnuMaro ocBiineHHH K...ro. Th me HenoBHo-jiÍTHH, a Tenep... inn!
BoHa 3H0B CTajia, nane npnKOBaHa, a ii oni sacBÍTHJiH ny/mo.
— TaK? — cKa3ajia npoTHsrao. XoTijia me mpcb cKa-saTH, oiHaHe, noayMaBimi Tpoxn, 3aM0BHajia. Tee ,,mocb". Hj,o ^OKTop nopíBHHB is 003KeBÍJiJiHM, saôJiHCJio Hapas y Hei b onax. He ni^BO^Hja noßiK óiJibine. He CKasajia hí cto-BeHKa, 3a6paBHiH hoth 3i CTOJia, BHHUiJia,
Mim CTapHMH ypBajiacb posMOBa...
Es lebt in mir die Liebe zur Freiheit, der feste Entschluss, mich nicht knechten lassen zu wollen, es sei von wem es sei; nimmer mein Haupt zu beugen, wo meine Seele es nicht kann; mein Leben zu leben, wie ich es verstehe ; den Weg zu gehen, den ich mir vorgezeichnet, und mich durch nichts von diesem Wege abbringen zu lassen; durch keine Schmeichelei, durch keine Drohung, mag er denn führen, wohin er will...
(„Allzeit voran" vom, Fr. Spielhagen). y  M6HÍ  JKHBe  JliOÖOB   ÄO CBOÖOflH,
B MeHi TBepfla nocTaHOBa He flara ceöe
nOHOBOJIHTH, KHM ÖH Mfi H6 ÓjMIO; HÍ-
KOJiH He XHJIHTH cBOGi TOJiOBH, ne n,i>oro He Moace Mos Äyma; jkhth cboi'm jkht-
THM  TaK,   HK  H  CaM  U6  p03yMÍH), ÍTH
mjiHXOM, w,o a caM hsmíthb, KyflHÖ bíh He bíb, i He flaTH 3B6Cth ceße 3 n,boro mjiaxy HiícoMy hí niAJiemyBaHHHM, hí norp03aMH. 4>p. IIlnijibaaeeH.
J\0 TOI CaMOl He3HaHH0l XaTHHH 3aTÍHeH0'Í CTapHHHHMH
CMepeKaMH, 3 KOTpoi OjieHa BHxo/iHJia 3 JliGBHHeM nepe/t MaĚSKe TpBOMa poKaMH, npflMyßajia it nboro Benopa. TeM-HicbKa TLvi yKJia#ajiac& a ßom, jihb HeycrasHo. Bifl Hacy no nacy 3/iiHMaBCfl cHJibHHH BiTep i óhb 11 /ipmeM y jraue TaK, in;o BOJioccH Ha hojií nepeMOKJio, a pyKa, mp niÄHiMajia #OBry cyKHK), 3aAepeBemjia 3 CTyjieHH... I]e ÓyB o^hh i3 thx He-npHGMHHX BenopiB ocíhhíx, KOTpi 3araHHK)Tb ÄOflOMy yce, mp jihih MaG HKUH-Heoy/jb npHTyjioK...
yTOMJieHa BBiHHiJia OjieHa #0 xaur. TyT Menncajia ii CTapa BHHTejibKa MapfapeTa C. yHHTejibKoio, npaB^a, ne-pecTajia BOHa óyTH 3/raBHa, o/mane CTajia äjih Hei rnnpoio no-pa/jmnieio ít noflpyroio.
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Hkhh jiari^HHít cnoKiíi, mnít Mnp npHBiTajra ii b tííí thxíh KiMHaTi^i! Byjia jihei HaniB ocBÍTJieHa. B cyMejKHifi MajieHbKia BiTaJiBHi, inp ii /reepi ctohjih ninpoKo Bi/rariHeHi, cn/ÚJia cTapeHBKa flaMa npn $opTenírai, i híjikom noTOHyjia b Hlonem. Bíh öys ľi yjiioÓJieHHeM, i BOHa BHKOHyBajia noro TBOpH MaíicTepHO. Be3 meJiecTy po3ropHyjiacb jÚBHHHa b njiama Ta xycTKH, thjkkí koch TaK i po3nycTHJia no njie-nax. 3a BHCKaMH tobkjihcb y He'i íkhbhhkh, a rojioBa chjibho p036oJiÍJia Í3 3BopynieHHíi.
HU bíkhom ctohb cTapoMo^Hiit (|)OTeJiB cTapoi žiaMH, a nepea; hhm ctojihk äo poóoth. TyT i onycTHJiacb BOHa. ih,o6 cnoHHTH, hk ne nacTo poóHJia. lie He nepniHHa, nip ii roHHJiH Ta BHCJiii^yBajiH, Hane my He6e3nenHy ^HKy 3bí-piOKy...
Hane xbhjií npHnjiHBajiH ^o Hel 3ByKH (f)opTemiHy. Pas jiioóobhí, npHCTpacHi, to 3Hob 3anaÄajiH bohh tjihôoko b #y-my; hí6h oaBJinnncb hhmh, nepennuia MapťapeTa Heno-mítho Ha iHHiy TeMy. IJonajia IüoneHa „Impromptu phantasip".
TnxeceHbKO po3njiHBaJiHCb 3ByKH, to 3JiHBajiHCb, bh-pHHajiH hobí, nopHBHi, Hapo^iinri, Hane onaHOByronn ceöe, HeMOB Ta CKOBana npncTpacTb, kojih hojiobík Í3 óojito 3a#po-jKHTb, 3acTorHe, a #ajri bmobjihg b cede: „chokoio, cnoKoio, cnoKOK»!"...
Hk nacTO npncjiyxyBajiacb OjieHa tíh niTyni, Bee 03-Haue, iho Bi/myBajia npn tím i^yMajia, óyjio o/maKOBe. Ta caMa rapHuo-3HMHa /toosk oöropTajia ľi, npHKOByBaji? Ta 3a-ra/TKOBa cHJia My3HKH, iho Hac nopHBae, ^o^ae chji, ßOTHKae Hac #o HaňrjiHÔiHoi rJiHÖHHH #yim... Hhhí Osmane b tíh xbh-jihhí npoKHHyjiacb BOHa TaK dtbh^ko, Haneö ii ^OTopKHyBCb HKHH jiHXHH ^moh; npoKHHyjiacb i cxoBajia po3nynjiHBHM pyxoM Jíníce b ^ojiohí. HpjK 6yB uozo yjiioöjieHHH TBip. 3 Toro o/maue nacy He xoTiJia noro 6iJibme Hyra. IIpaB^a, cTapa BHHxejibKa He Morjia 3HaTH, lup BOHa TyT cmujia hcmob Ha BHrHaHHio, a TaK i Myoijia npncjiyxyBaTHCb; a xbhjií 3ByKÍB
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He MajiH MHJiocepan. 3 ix tjihóhhh BHpHHyjia 3ra,a;Ka i cTajia
3KHBOJ0 KapTHHOK). O^HOTO pa3y, KOJIH OÔHflBOG 3aHHIJIH ÄO
MapťapeTH na wy3HKy, a BOHa BiaorpaBaaa „Impromptu"
nO-MHCTeUBKH,    TO/IÍ H BHHBHB BÍH *ÍH KÍJILKOMa CJIOBaMH
CBöK» JIT060B. CMepKajiocB, HK HHHÍ. Bíh chuíb ynepea hoxh-JieHHH, cnepmn rojiOBy Ha pyKH, i npHCJiyxaBca. Henoaa-JieKy bí# Hboro CHadaa BOHa. Cepea rpn BCTaB napa3 i npn-CTynHB.ao Hei. ífea G#HHa HesaóyTHH XBHjnma! B hkím He-onHcaHiM 3BopymeHHio HaxoaHBca bíh to/ú — 3BHHaSH0 cnoKÍHHHľi, ropanä! npH3HaHHH iioro to^huhg oyao jihhi
BÍ^rOMOHOM TOi My3HKH — CKOBaHä npHCTpacTb. A BOHa?
HaimisEHÍmi HepBH apomajiH, TpeMTÍJiH b bíh. Aarne 060G HOCHJiH b cepiiro jhoôob, oanaae h 060G Cyan ropai, BpajKJiHBi,
H O^He He XOTÍJIO apyrOMy HpH3HaTHCb, aSK TaKH BÍH nepiHHH HOHaB...
He óyao ue HKecb ynoGHHH, iup ix oôhhjio. He ôyjia CHJia TJiHÓOKa, MoryTHH, cHJia nrp niaHOCHTb, iríp He 3Hae hí-hkhx nepenoH, maoro He JKaxaeTbca, m,o, npoJiOMjiioioHH aopory, nopHBae see 3a coóokh aacTO pyírayG Te, nip 3aKOHH, i 3BHHai, i aac 3 TpyaoM BÖyayBajiH...
npaB^a, nip My3HKa niacHHyG h óíjib y JuoacbKÍH rpyan asK no 6o3KeBÍJibHOCTH. MyBHKa nipBajia Tenep i Moaoay aÍB-HHHy y cbo'í oóííímh. BoHa nonajia HepBOBo peroTaTHCb, THxo, THXO, ra TaK cepaemro, nip uijia 11 THyaKa cTaTb TpeM-TÍJia. Okjihk BHpHBaBCH in 3 ycT, o/maae BOHa npHTHCJia pyKH nie CHJibHime ao amia, 3aiiinHaa 3y6n, xoTÍJia öyra cnoKiiiHOio... O, Boace, cnoKÍimoioĽ Aame He Ha ae npnóyaa BOHa croan, He ae rHaao 11 b ôypjiHBy híh, He Hboro BOHa 6a-acaaa, óaacaaa!.. Top/re, HenoraMOBaHe noayTTa!,! Xto Jíoro He BHaGĽ
TpoxH 3roaoM aea&aaa Brne ľi 3MyaeHa roaoBa Hepy-xoMO Ha cnHHHi KpicJia, i JiHine pyKa 3aKpHBajia oni...
HÍ3HÍme, KOJiH Bate CTapa aaMa nepecTaaa rpara i bbíě-niaa 3 cbítjiom ao KÍMHaTH, HaHniaa Moaoay TOBaprnnKy He-3BHHaitH0 BTOMaeHOK). He 3a,HByBajiacb BOHa 11 irpHcyTHicTio;
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to öyjio B3Ke 11 3BHaaeM npnxoAHTH HenoMiTHO h Hecno^i-BäHO, i nacTO Bme no jikíěcb xbhjihhí Ha3afl BepTara. Biß nacy CMepTH JlieBiraa cTajia BOHa Taua HenocHflKyqa...
— HJe H^e ßoni, Ha ßßopi, MapťapeTO, — mobhjki OjieHa
MÍ5K ÍHHIHM Í npHTHCJia HOJIO #0 HIHÓKH. IIpH TÍM B/IHBJIHJiaCb
y HiHHy TeMpHBy, Haneö xoTÍJia TaM KOHHe hiocb noßanirra. 3aMicTb Toro 6hb äohi, tojiocho b bíkho, a no3a poroM xaTH
CBHCTÍB Ta BHB BÍTep, HeMOB XOTÍB CHJIOMÍIIb 3ÍpBaTH CTapy
xaTHHy. JImne CTapi CMepeKH HiyMÍJiH nepe# neio 3acnoKiii-jihbo h ropHyjiHCb oxo^e 3a bítpom.
—■ HeBSKejK th 3hob xoTÍJiao bujxoähth? — nHTajra B/ipBHiia 3 TpÍBoroio, a 3apa30M jrroöo... — I to b TaKy Herody? Bhöhä coöi JiHm Te 3 tojiobh, a Teóe He nymy.
— Hi, MapťapeTO, a nie 30CTaHyca. H npHHecjia BaM hoth, aK coöi Ix Ha hhhí öasKajra; a ^ajii xorijia me /re-mp onoBicTH, Äe-mp HanncaTH...
— JIhct?
— JIhct.
TyT i po3noBÍJia BOHa cxapiH skíhhí Bce, mp nepeasHJia
B OCTäHHflM HaCÍ, BÍfl CHpHH 3 flOKTOpOM, a2K flO 6ypJIHB01 p03-MOBH 3 ÖaTbKOM.
— I mpsK 3a#yMy&ni hhhhth, Ojicho? B He/ÜJiK) 3H-BHTbCH HaneBHO. J^oaiH^aB, hk MeHi 3/raGTbca, jihhi npHÍ3,ny CBOGi MaTepn, KOTpy xone Tenep y3ara #o ceóe.
' — Xony HOMy npaß^y CKasaTH. CKamy, 111,0 3Haio npo Ěoro HaMip mp rq MeHe; 3aKH o^Ha^e pinryne npncTynHTb w jüjisl, MycHTb o/mé 4Í3HaTHCb; a BJiacHe, Hip jÜB^HHa, ko-Tpy 3a^yMyG Ha njjre skhtth b3hth 3a miHKy i no KOTpiíi 3 neBHicTio Ha^iGTbca, inp 6y#e CTaHOBHTH „#ymy" Horo ^OMy, He jiDÖHJia noro híkojih. TUp kojihó a xorijia 3a Hboro
BHĚTH, TO BHHinJiaÖ JIHUi 3 T01 npiTHHHH, mp6 ÓaTbKaM, 0#HÍH
HeBaóesne^eHiíi cecTpi ít coöi npH^oaTH aKecb npncTaHo-BHme. He g np híhkoio yMOBOD, ni,n KOTpoio Bona TaKH piniH-Jiacb bhhth 3a Hboro. BoHa xone Jiame ĚOMy thm omaflHTH HenpHGMHOl, a no^eKy^H h noHHJKaiOHoi xbhjihhh, a 3apa30M
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xone il ohhcththcb BÍJJ 3aKH#y, ôyiiiM 6h to Bona cjiaöye Ha ropjjjicTb i xHMepn. 3a Hboro He BHH#e. He Morjiaô nboro m-kojih bhhhhth; no-npocTy BOHa He MosKe 3o6oBH3yBaTHCB AO ÄOCMepTHo'i ópexHÍ...
— He b Teóe, OjieHO, äíhcho He...
— jKapT? Hi, MapťapeTO, npasßa.
BßOBHIIH MOBHaJia XBHJIHHKy.
—i Kojkhhh Mae cboI norjiH^H Ha TaKi peni, — o6Í3Ba-Jiacb onicjia; — oJinane, hk to KaacyTb: „i My^poMy hojio-bíkobí He copoM nocjiyxaTH nopain..."
— JJjih MCHe HeMa nopain, MaprapeTO, — BÍJjnoBÍJia THxo OjieHa. —- „Ha MHjiyBaHHH HeMa CHJiyBaHHH", TaK caMO h Ha noBasKaHHH; a BnpoÖJiem norjinjiH Ha skhtth, ko- /
Tpi TÍCHO 3BH3aHÍ 3 HaiHOTO COBÍCTIO, TaK03K He flaiOTbCH CKH- '
HyTH, Hane Ta ojiíjk.
— Hboro h h He xony ocasam H xorijia ôyjia jihhi cnHTaTH, mp BJiacTHBo jjyMaem 3Po6hth 3 C06010, kojih He xoneni BiMaTHCb?
— 3a^yMyio skhth no oboíh HaTypi i no npaB/4.
—' no npaB/ii! — ycMixHyjiacb cyMHo CTapeHbKa atiHKa.
— He 3Haio, mp co6i BJiacTHBo nijj thm /jyMaTH. O/mane, B3HBHIH Bee Ha po3Bary, to hio th Maern npoTH ocoóh K...ro? Hlp Tenep ňoro He MosKeni jihdöhth, po3yMÍio jiyme j^oôpe. Hlo, ockí,iibkh Te6e 3Haio, Mome B3arajii He dymení noro jhoqhth, 3Haio am Hajj[TO aoôpe. ^yMaro o/mane, mp Jiio/iCBKa HaTypa AObojií 3HaHa, inp6 noKJia^aTHCb na Hei d Ha óy/iyHHHy: Ha-npHKJiaJj, hio 3BHKHem /jp Hboro. Bíh #oöpHH hojiobík, iie kojkhhh 3Hae. Bíh äocí ninpo flonoMaraB MaTepi, a Tenep HaBÍTb 6epe ľi äo ceóe. IJboro ho b^íg hhhí kojkhhh.
— ^íhcho! — nepeóHJia Ti OjieHa, rápKO ycMixaionncb.
— PiflKa BeJíHKOJ^yniHícTb! KomnoMy bí#omo, iho jiokh bíh yHHBCH, BOHa, bäobhhh, ripKO poôoTaMH 3apoóJiajia rpo-HíHKH, hioó noro y^epsKyBaTH b yHÍBepcHTeTÍ. Hlp ii Tenep, kojih BJKe nepecTajia 6ym npo^yKTHBHOio chjioio, He BHra-hhg Hajmip, ne Bace ÍMnoHye cbítobí!
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— Ox, OjieHKo! OripuemiH hhhhtb Te6e HecnpaBejiJiH-Boio. Bíh He rpae, HanpHKJia^, y KapTH; He ne, a Te, 6an,
HHMaJIO 3HaHHTB.
— Hi; 3a Te BÍH HOJIOBÍK XOJIO/IHHH, 3 BHpaXOBäHHHM; KOTpHH JIHHI XOHe BSKHBaTH; KOTporO „H" CTaHOBHTB flJIH HBOrO OflHHOKHH CBÍT. „YSKHBaTH, 6o JIHHI pa3 SKHBeTbC5l" —
lie ftoro 3aca#a, KOTpoi bíh i nnjiBHo jiepmHTbCH. „O/mane npn TOMy i íhhihm jiaTH skhth" — lie He iio-ro- 3aca#a, Map-ťapem Ha Te noKJia#iTbCH. Uje eroicT i hojiobík ropjjHH, ko-Tporo, HK BHXBajiHBCH pa3 nepe/i OTe(|)aHOM, híiiio Ha cbítí He ÄHBye, KOTpnii ycboro BiKHBaB, ycboro CKoniTyBaB; ko-Tporo híhkíh skíhhí He CHJia äobhihíí nac npnjiepmaTH, 60, MOBJiHB, 3Hae Hanepes npo Koamy, inp noTpioyBaB 6h Jinuie najieiib Hä/iCTaBHTH, a Maß öh ix aecnTb Hapas. Koro Hanpn-KJia/r, Bamni cohíhjibhí nmraHHa jkhtth mnoro He oôxo^HTb, 60 Ha Te, MOBJiüB, e /iobojií CTyjieHTÍB, (f>ÍJiicTpÍB i íhihhx 60-meBiJiBHHX. /Jjih Hboro Koro (|)ax — ne jihhi flutea KopoBa; a npo MeHe roBopne pa3 ÜTe(|)aHOBi: „Hh /lyMaeTe, mp na xoh KpnxiTKy Jiinnia Biß ßpyrax? y Hei, hk i y bcíx skíhok, ocTäHHH (f)iJioco(f)iíi: Bi^aTHca. 5i ix 3Haio. Kojihó Mem ľi äíhcho cxotíjioch i ôyjiaó jme mogio, to/ií h nojmniHJiaó yci cbo'í iaei, npH noMOHH KOTpnx poöHTBCH Tenep TaKa iHTepecHa b poÄHHHOMy thí3^í. Spemroio, i He CMÍjia6 Meni Ix y míh hím BaBO/IHTH. A #0 ÄeJiiKaTHoi KyXHi, HKy H JHOÔJIK), BOHa it He nacysajiaô". LHp Mem 3 TaKoro nojiOBÍKa, MapťapeTO, 6e3 J11060BH? I HHM óyjiaó n /ijih HBoro? Híhhm öijibine, hí Mem me, HK KJiioHHimeio řioro jiomv... a TaM... — ryr i ypBajia.
3 jíHKOM ni/mejia CTapeHbKa oni Ha MOJio/iy ÄÍBHHHy. TaKoi 6ecÍÄH BOHa me bíä aei He nyjia; TaK cyBopo, 6e30-rjiamro BOHa híkojih He roBopnjia. B hkí Mpii 3araHHJiacb BOHa npn cbo'íx 3ai6H0CTHx! A 3Hajia cboí ßyMKH TaK y/iarao npnöHpaTH b cjioBa, nip M03KHa6 CKa3aTH /ieKOJín, mo boho žliiicHo TaK, a He maKine. Ojmane BOHa JiioÖHJia jsp ßiBHHHy, HeMOB cbok) pizmy ÄHTHHy, h /ryMajia, mo BOHa hí 3a mo
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b cbítí He noBHHHa /(ani CTynara tok) TepHHCTOK) it Reúesne^-hod appororo.
— IIpHCJiyxaroHHCB tboíh oeciai, OjieHO, — o6i3Bajiaca
nOBaSKHO, — MOSKHaÓ yTpaTHTH Bipy B flOÖpi npHKMeTH UJ5R-
HHH. OnHane h b Teôe nnTaro, h Maro ap Hboro npaBO. Hh 6yB i C'Te(|)aH 6e3 xhô?
—' CTe(|)aH? Hi, — BianoBijia Tpoxn 3roapM OjieHa, h ií
BeJIHKi OHÍ TJIHÔOKO 3aCHJIH. — BÍH MaB TaK03K CBOÍ XHÖH.
ByB HyaHHii neaaHT, 6yB 3a3#picHHR, 6yB rapHHKa i MaB me XHÓy oai/íHHeHHH21), npo Korpy aoBÍÄaBiHHCb, h 3 majiro Ta po3nyKH Majio mp He 36o5KeBOJiiJia. Hp ôyjia TaHHa. Koro óaTBKo 3óo»eeBOJiiB 3 nHTTH i noMep 3 Toro, a bíh, MapťapeTO, xoH i He nHB HajioroBo, o/raane nHB paap. Bh po3yMÍeie, mp ne BHaHHJio äjih MeBe Mara TaKoro HOJioBÍKa (a a sMajiKy opnaHJiacb yciMa HanHTKaMH), y Ko-Tporo Ta 3ryôHa npn-CTpacTb Morjia BHôyxHyTH KosKHoro nacy? OflHane mh jiio-óhjih oaHe ojHoro, i, BipyíOHH b Hamy jhoóob, mh ayMajiH ne jiHxo nepeMorTH. „Jlnme npn tboíh noMOHi", — roBopHB bíh ÔyBajio, — „3MÍr 6h h Ty HeiuacHy xopoóy 3aaaBHTH, a 3 apy-roro mÍHKoro... híkojih". I h Bipnjia, iho Mem BjacTBcn noro BHpHTyBaTH, npn hím i HaTepnijiacB 6h Mome HHMäJio, 01-Hane mp óyjio ne Bce #jih MeHe? Hsk noro TaK jiroóHJia, MapťapeTO! A Ty t? Hlp 3a pairiH bhxoähth 3a Hboro wroBÍKa? Mh BejiHÔ HeycTaHHy óopoTbóy mísk coôoro, KOTpa ocTäTOHHO Mycijiaö BHpoaHTHCb y HeHaBHCTb. TaK, hk h Řoro 3Haro, to bíh He 3BepHyB óh híkojih 3 HiJiHxy, pa3 oôpaHoro: a h, MapťapeTO, h He e HaTypa, mp Morjiaô 3hochth Ha cboim KapKy naHyBaHHH apyroro.
— TaKi ayMKH, aiBHHHO, — BÍanoBÍJia CTapa #aMa, xh-TaroHH aeajiicHO tojioboio, — He ipBeayTb #p Hinoro. Kojih, óan, yce po3óepein, ycroan 3arjiHHem, TaK i CTpiHeín ycro/m KjiDHKy. A BcesK TäKH bíh y3ärajm Bi/moBi/ma „napTÍfl" äjih Teôe, h th BBHKHem ap iiboro. 3ßHKae hojiobík, BosKeHbKy,
HH flO O^HOro! TÉM CKOpÍHie #0 Jiro^HHH: 3 IHHHH Ha ÍHHHy, 3 MÍCHHH Ha MÍCHHb, a TaM... O, TH He 3HaSHI, HK rapHO MOJKe
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rn;e TBOG jkhtth yaaanTHCb; hkí XBHJIHHH öepeate me boho aan xeôe! Hh xoaem, Moace, caMa, Ha caMoxi atHTH, ot, xoh óh TaK, hk i h? — i ripKHH ycMix npoMaHHyB no i'i CTapeaiM 3aeypeHÍM aroii. — ^h po3yMieni th xoh Tpoxn, mo to 3Ha-WTb 6yTH 3afiBHM? A6o hh po3yMÍGHi th HanpaBay, mo TO TaKe öiaa? HeaocTaTOK ôojihtl, atypóa Myanrb, npnrHoöaioe,
pOÓHTb BOBKyBaTHM, yÓHBaG! A HK CTapiCTb HaCTaHe, CHJIH
ycTynjiHTb, OaeHO? <DaxoBoi ocbíth He Maeni. Hh xoaem cyKHi naHHM hihth? Hoth aiae acHTTH nepenncyBaTH? Xo-neni, OaeHO?
MoJioaa aiBHHHa MOBaaaa. II rojiOBa cnoHHBaaa Ha 3ropneHHX Ha ctojií pyKax; aeaße mo bh#ho óyao i"i 6aiae jiHHe i3 cnymeHHMH bíhmh.
— Xoneui Hboro, OaeHO? — o6i3Bajiacb ime pa3 Í3 npHTHCKOM. — Hi, roai T06Í ne xotíth! Th /uhcho He Moacem Main me npaBiHBoro po3yMÍHHH npo HyacaeHHe BereTy-BaHHH22), a to Myciaaö th Horo HOBiTaTH, hk cboto aHreaa-cnacHTejin!
—i Híkojih, MaprapeTo; Kpame BMepm! — noayaoca
3-THXa.
— YMepTH? — rjiHHyjia noHaa OKyaapn Ha aiBHHHy cxapa MapťapeTa.
ByB n;e aeayBaTO-HacMimaHBHii, a 3apa30M MHaocepa-hhh noraaa, mo na HiH chhhhbch. Onican 3aperoTaaacb BOHa i, óepyancb HaHOBO 3a naHHOxy, noaaaa oimoMaHiTHHM ro-jiocoM aaabine:
— KojiH CTe(|)aH yMep, th Ka3ajia, mo TaKosK Mycnin yMepTH; a oraee asroein. He BMnpaeTbca boho TaK jierKo, OjieHo; Bip Mem. Pa3 — ae óyao, hk i Miß hojiobík noMep (mocb y piK, hk mh noöpajiHCb); — a ayMaaa to/u TesK, hk i th, npo CMepTb. He 3Haio, aoMy He BMepaa h, hk i He 3Haio, noro atHBy? Bei BaoBHHá i cTapi naHHH, OaeHO, bohh Himo. OcTaHHi HaaeataTb i me ao thx 6e3TaaaHHHX, hio me ao Toro H cmíhthí. CaMOTHi óayKaioTb y íkhttk), 6e3 npniOTy, 6e3 CTaHOBHma, h cKa3aaa6... ôe3 raysay, aT! — SKHByTb, ihoó"
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He BMepTH. HanpHKJiaÄ hk a: CMepra codi He öamaio, hk b mojio^hx npHCTpacHHX ähhx. 3HaK), mp Kmem> caM npHH^e, a 6yne ne cyMHHH, rjiyxnft Kmeub... Hh xoneiu i th Beera TaKe jkhtth? Hh Mome xoneni rjííi „i#ei" skhth? HanpHKJia^, nncaTH? Up Tenep... HeHane xopoóa b jkíhok. IIpoTe, pa ißei JKHBeTbCH Rom, #okh He Tpe6a 3a HiMaTKOM xjiióa no-öHBäTHCb. Bnöe o^Hane im roßima, TaK i#e'i nepecTaioTb 6yTH MeTOK) srhtth. BpeiHTi, Hexaií coói h TaK. XtyMaem o^mane, mo npaiin jujia. i#ei 3acTynHTb to6í He mroe macTH, mp iioro po3yMÍHHH MycHTb imp íkhth b tboíx rpyjmx, 6om th Jiro-ôHJia h öyjia jiDôJieHOio? Horom, nHTaro me pa3, norom xo-nein, OjieHo?
HeMOB 3MyneHa, niJiHHJia OjieHa rojiOBy i 3 Bi/nsepHeHHM jihhpm onepjiacb mobhkh Ha nopymm Kpicjia, me li oni 3a-KpHJia pyKOK). Borne! Hiůcm, norom Bona me xoTÍJia? nip ocTajiocb iii me xotíth? ÜHcaTH? J{o toto He Majia BOHa Ta-jiaHTy, a BCHKe ßHJiGTaHCTBO 6yjio iii HeHaBHCHe. Ome, mom iii nonaTH? JIjMaTH? Tobophth? Maüme Ha He bhxojihjio. A KOJiH Ha ne bhhihjio, CTajio CMimHHM...
CTapa rslmsl 3aBBa?KHJia MyKH Monopol jiíbhhhh i, He 3MÍHHDHH hí no3H, hí TOHy, roBopHjia ßajii:
-h /Jíhcho, OjieHO, 3 Hboro norjiHiHy He Momy noxBa-jíHTH TBoro pimeHHH. Te, nm th 3a/jyMy6iH hhhhth, boho, iií-6ory, He^oópe!
O^Hane eom nyjia, inp ÄOÓpe. Hyjia, mo kojih He 6y^e TpHMaTHCH upi #yMKH, to npona^e, hk thchhí nepe# i 3a Heio. A Toro BOHa He xoTiJia.
— IIIp MyHHTb Te6e, moh ähthho? — o6Í3Bajiacb 3hob, öauymi, mo OjieHa cmÚJia 6e3MOBHO Ta HepyxoMO. — He-Bmem To6i majib tboíx norjiH/ŮB Ha jkhtth, KOTpi th, Mome, 3MÍHHTH MyciJiaö? I#hjk 6o, h^h! ífea th co6i TaM i nocTy-noBa, a b tím HanpflMÍ ocTajiacb th Bce-TaKH i/rpajiicTKa. OrjiHHbCH JiHm y íkhttk) i CKamn caMa, hh no/npymmH, KOTpi jiyHHJiHCb 6e3 jhoóobh, b thchhhhx Buna/max He macjiHBÍmi Biß TaKHx, mo cnpaBßi He pa3 jihih jito6ob MajiH 3a nißCTasy?
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JJjimm öyjio, mo th HKpa3 cKopime BCTynnm y TäK 3BaHe „posyMHe no^pysKmn", a th BaMdciib TOro, jiioóyeincH b po-MaHTHHHHX 3aca#ax i He xonem y Te bíphth, mo HaM He CHjia KepMyBaTH cbogd ^ojieio; mo Ha Te e Birma CHJia. IIpaB^y cKa3aBmn, cbít bhcmíg Teoe, ^OBi^aBmHCB, mo ne-pes Te BißMOBHJia K..., öo íioro He jnoóHJia!.. * .*     — Cbít, MapŕapeTO? — Bi#Ka3ajia rop^o OjieHa i 3ripA-\ Vjihbhh ycMix npoMatoyB no n jihiií. — Ta Maca HauiHX 3Ha-w ííomhx? Ahí ix XBajiBÔa, aHi ix floraHa híkojih He Majín chjih H BCTaHOBHTH #jih MeHe HKecB npaBHJio! MeHÍ npocTO HeMOJK-
I JIHBO p03JiyHHTHCB Í3 flyMKOH), mO TaK, HK BOHQ G, G He#0-
lôpe; mo HacTjynHTB ojHane XBHJiHna, kojih npaB^a cmíjio 3aiiaH'ye; cnpaBe^JiHBÍCTB nepecTaHe 6yra hkhmocb /iapoM jiacKH, ii: HacTaHe nac, kojih atiHKa ne oy^o npiiMyiiiCHa 3KepTByBäTH OBOio ßyrny (J)í3hhhhm noTpeóaM...
—i Ot i Maeni, OjieHo! TboI norjiH#H Ha npaB#y cTaHOB-jtíitb BJiacHe npHHHHy TBoro TepnÍHHH. Ite rojioBHO bohh TBopHTB po3jra#, 6c3TajraHHy ÄH3rapM0HÍK> b tbo'íh Äyrni. 3a-BepiiHCB, jiroöa #íbhhho! — Ka3ajia BOHa cepři03H0. — 3a-BepHHCB, noKH me MOJio/ia, noKH me mojkjihbhh pHTynoK, noKH He 6y/rein 3MymeHa co6i CKa3aTH, mo cepe^ Jiio^efi ocTajiacb th ojma-o/micBKa!
— ľo/ú MeHe B3Ke BpnTyBaTH,  — Bi^noBijia MOJio^a
JíiBHHHa, CyMHO yCMÍXaiOHHCB.      — He B TOMy p03yMÍHHÍ,
b HKOMy, óyjio, 3a^yMajiH. OflHane, o^HOMy Mymy 3anepe-HHTH. Mol norjiH^H He-TaKÍ i#eajiicTHHHi, HK BH ÄyMaGTe. Kojihô ôyjia, hk ßOKTop A. KasaB, MeHfli po3Ba5KHHM kphthh-hhm y mom, He óyjiaó n aHi b nacTi TaKoro 6e3TajiaHHoio cepe/í HHHimHBoro Jia/íy cycnijibHoro;  He ôyjiaô" n TaKoio caMOT-
HBOD, HKOTO H G flÍHCHO.
— Tboh ynBa Ha/rTO po3^pajKHeHa!
—• To ßaüTe noatHBy moIě ^ymi; jraíiTe Mem cepno3Hy, TpiBäJiy npanio. O^Hane híkojih He ctohjio BHpaBHiine nepe# MOGB3 Äyineio, mo h g „mmo", mo h e mtecb He/jOKÍHHeHe, HenoBHe cotbopíhhh, KOTpe, 30CTaBiHHCb TaKHM, caMe He 3^0-
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Jiae OTianyBaTH äojiü IHp Mem 3 caMo'i bojií? Hip 30-CTaeTbCH Meni? Hnoro, MaprapeTo, hhofo, KpiM hpokjihtth, HacMi-moK i mhjiocthhĺ
TpoxH sroAOM, He mob 6h co6i mo npnra^yBajia, ßoßajia piinyne, ôijibine híóh fljiH ceóe:
— Hexan BpeniTi Bee 6e Ha MeHe; h xony 30 ocTamiboi XBHJiHHH 30CTaBaTHCb npaBe/nioio; a XTO Mae CHJiy hhhhth öijibme, Hexaíí poóHTb...
— A npo noTpeÓH jkhtth 3a6yjia, cepíne? — cnHTajia 3H0By b/wbhhh, HOCHJiaiOHH noxMypnii, Maiime rocTpHíí no-rjiaß 3-no3a OKyjinpiB.
— MopajibHa HyjK^a, i aôcojiiOTHa öi/micTb — He o/me ö Te caMe. HacjiißKH ix oflHaKOßi. By^bTe jiacKaßi, — #o/jajia onicjiH cniuiHO, —• ßara MeHi apKyin nanepy. Xony HanncaTH #0 Hboro.
BoHa BCTajia, nepeiiHiJia 3BÍJibHa KiMHaxy i CTajia BpeniTi nepe/j CTapoio íkíhkoio. Híkojih He BH^anajiaob BOHa "in TaKOio iiOBamHoio, ajie híkojih h TaKOio nymoTO.
— H^e TBOH HeBÍÄMÍHHa nocTaHOBa?
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IHpcb ro/tHHy nd3Hime noKHHyjia OjieHa CTapy TOBa-pHHiKy. Ha^Bopi CTajio nie TeMHÍine. Jle/iBe mp #e-He-fle ójih-MajiH aopi, a no míchhí TaKH MnajiHcn xMapn. Jlnine BHXop ry^ÍB Ta cbhctíb 6e3HacTaHH0, Ta rHaB thxhmh ByjinnnMH...
npoinafmn 060X skíhok öyjio xojio^He h HÍMe. IHpcb CTajio míjk HHMH, nip Ix pose/maJio;  BOHH oömmi ne 3po-
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noflyB BÍTpy 3aracHB cbítjio b pyícax BflOBHni, a ^Bepi 3a
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Hama ropenn, HKy flOBejiocn bhhhth pohrnu JlHB(f)Jie-piB, He óyjia me noBHa. Hobí, 30bcím He3HaHÍ Hy/iHi 3ByKH HanoBHHJiH cojio/ikoio rapMOHÍGK) cepíne repMaHa-EBreHa-Cn^opa. Hané ojihhm 3aMaxoM 3po3yMÍB bíh noe3ÍK), b kotpíh 3JiHBajiocB MicHHHe cbítjio h cojioBeHKOBe HieóeTaHHH. 3po-3yMÍB acypnaHHH hhcthx xbhjib, 3po3yMÍB 30JiOTy Ix nicHio, Ka3K0By. 3po3yMÍB noMepKy BeHipHBoro Hapo/iiHHy cnjiy. Bíh noTOHyB y HaHHÍJKHiinHX noHyTTHx... bíh, TepnaH-EB-reH-CHJj;op... jiioóhb. Osmane Itoro jiiočKa 30CTaBajiacH rjiy-xok) #jih thx noro Hy^HHX, cep/ipHHHX 3ByKÍB. Koro npocBĎy, m,o6 CTajia Ěoro ;i.py3KHH0K), BÍJiKHHyjia BOHa piHiyne h xo-jiojiho. ííoro ropa h po3nyKH HeMaG chjih onircaTH mníce
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aHJiocb Tenep Ojiem ro Hel i Ii HOJiOBiica Bi^CHJiaTH JincTa, KOTpnii Maß xapaKTep npocböH. Toil II mBaťep Maß /jajieito bíä MicTa KijibKaHaÄiiHTb $ajieu24) hojih 3 oóícthm; i Tee xo-Tijia Tenep nam pajraHROBa 3a nopaßOD OjieHH b3hth b openzry, 60 He 3HajiH iuinoro BHXojry 3 jihxhx oôcTaBHH. HacTHHa neHcii, KOTpy 3 JiacKH nojinnieHO pajramtOBi, öyjia TaKa Majia, mo JieflBe BHCTannjiao Ha íkhtth o^HOMy. KpiM Toro, ôyjiH b hhx me h öoprn i, noKii ix He cnJianeHo, He Moaraa öyjio rponien oöepTaTH Ha íhuií noTpeôH. JJoBro Tpeôa ôyjio ae/jara Ha Bißnoßi/us, /tyace flOBro, — asie i npnňniJia HapeniTi. 3htb, xoh i Heoxone, npncTaB Ha npono3HHÍío CBoel CBeKpyxH i 3aRJiiouHB TBep^y, HeRopncHy ^jih hhx yro^y, KOTpy o/raane i OjieHa MyciJia ni^nncaTH.
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jiocb im xoH i HKy TaM Majiy cyMy rpomeHAT bí/jjiojkhth. BHHaírMJieHi nojiH npHHocHJiH Majio floxom, a npo nacximy npo^am HKHx-Heoy#b npo/jyRTiB pd^Ko kojih MomHa öyjio ^yMara. 3Khtth, HRe bohh Tenep BejiH, öyjio raxe Ta cyMHe, npHnpaBJieB*e öypxjiHBHMH BHöyxaMH niairTBa JIflB(})Jiepa. Bíh npocH^acyBaB híjihmh /thhmh b HeoxaHHHX cíjibcbkhx KopniMax, nro^H Ta cnepeuaiouHCb i3 MyjKHRaMH. TyT i bh-poóJiioBaB im pi3HÍ npoxaHHH Ta cynjiiKH28) ia nojiaroßJKyBaß i íhuií cnpaBH, a 3a Te nJiaranH itoMy MyaiHRH ropijiKoio aöo
H rpiniMH, KOTpi BÍflTaK npOnHBaB 3H0B Í3 HHMH. HiXTO He
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penui BnaflaB y 3JiicTb, noBOflHBca Hané óomeBÍJibHHH. Ofl-Horo pa3y BepHyBCH bíh OiJibine, hk 3BHnaiiH0, Ha ni^nHTKy flOflOMy. Ha hcto bh/t, Bnajia pa^HHKOBa b TaKe po3^pa3K-HeHH-a, mp He Morjia cnomiiHO 3axoByBaracb. BoHa Jiaa^na, npoKjiHHajia h Ka3ajia iiOMy Ha3a« BepTaTHCH Ty#H, #e npo-
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Kapa Boma! Bi/rnenHCH, kojth He xonein nonyra oiiboro mo-jiOTKa, m;o6 pa3 Ha 3aB5K,a;H 3acnoKo'iJiacb!
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SKeHO Bce popowy, h. lajieno Ta umpoKo bh/iko 6yjio rojmii npocTip, —. aajieKo, poku oko 3acnrHe! CyMHHii, TyjKJiHBHt 6yB ue BHfl. Mhmobojií 3BepTajiocB oko po TeMHoro ayóoBoro jiica, KOTpHíi, npHnHpaiOHH po saxiflHBo'i cTopoHii Gejia, CTa-hobhb pm ceóe hkhhcb OKpeMHii cbít. Bjihsbko óíjih HBoro liinjia oiJibCBKa topora i He o/ihh yTOMJieHHií ManapiBHHK, He oflHH poôiTHiiK 3BepTaB mp cTapi pyô-n, inpó b ix tíhí bíi-nonHTH. Ocíhhg HepBOHO-JKOBTe 6epe30Be jihcth apomajio 6e3HacTaHH0 na JiariaHOMy BÍTpi ii Haónpajio upn 3axi#HÍM cohdí piuiyne KpiBaBo'i a)ap6n. Ocoójihbojk BpajKajia oa,Ha rpyna 6epe3 oni bcíx npoxoiKHX. Bohh pocjín Ha y3ripio, HH3LK0 po 3eMJii cxhjihiohh cboí cnjieTeHi BÍTH fí HÍÓH BMHCHe BHcyHyjiHCB Í3 JiicoBoi rymi, ÓJiHJKne po topora. B hchí mí-chhhí hohí BHrjifl/i,ajiH í'xhí ôíjií noBHrHHaHi nHi Í3 cpiÓHHM jihcthm, Hane rpi3Hi Mapn. Tenep, npaBia, BHrJiHiajiH bohh mhpho, npHBÍTHO, Tffi 3aBBa3KHJia, MaóyTB, i OjieHa, mp bhh-niJia oiie i3 tjihóhhh Jiica Ta orjiHHyjiacb 3a MicneM po cno-HHHKy. OrjiHHyjia HacaMnepe/i; äohhtjihbhm 3opoM óHTy topory, ii He ôanyHH Ha híh HÍKoro, ciJia no-Tpoxn 3Heoxo-neHa...
Mh dyjia BOHa ine rapna? lIh He noJiHHiHJio nnTb pokíb ľJiHÔOKHx cjiíiíb na ii* jihiií? TaK — i hí. BoHa HajieJKajia po
THX HiaCJIHBHX, IHO He CTapilOTbCH CKOpO, IHO Ha ÍX JIHIIÍ BÍI-
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Morjia HOJiOBiKa bäobojihth. He/r5ajiHM, #o ayMaHHH jiíhh-bhm, Ii BHCTanae; B/roBOJibHae BOHa H MeniKaHHiB MicTa, nip KH^aioTb rajiacjiHBe TOBapHCTBO, rnpö Ha CBÍJKOMy noBÍTpi CKpinHTH 3BHJie tíjio; o/raane, híkojih He BHCTanae i'i a jih äíhjibhhx Jiro/reii, mo ayMaiOTb. 3 #hhhh Ha /ranný, 3 mí-chhh Ha MicHHb noMinajia OjieHa Ha codi Hacjii^KH Toro Ty-noro 6e3ayniHoro skhtth. I BOHa óyjia rocTpoyMHa H Ha#TO Äoópe po3yMÍJia juo/icbKy HaTypy, nip6 He 3HaTH, mo 3 nacoM nepeHie HenoMÍTHo #p thx jib/tpe, kotphm po3Xo/iHTbCH26) jiHDie npo (|)í3HhhhH /ipópoóyT.
3M0BHy npo tí xbhjihhh, kojih nepeaKHBajia BOHa HecKa-3aHi MyKH; kojih ii MOJioaa /zyma, nip oaaeajia /uhjibhocth, cHJiKyBajiacb nepejiOMHTH By3bKi rpaHHHi, hkhmh oTony-Bajio i'i Tenepiurae skhtth. Hk too: cniiiMaHHH opeji, noón-Bajiacb BOHa y bh3hhhí, ayMaJia HeycTaHHO npo bhxíä Í3 rjiyxoi o/raoMaHÍTHOCTH; i hk yce HaHOBO Mycijia nepeKOHy-BaTHcn, nip TenepiuiHB skhtth jipsKHaajio ľi i b ôy/rynHHi. B TaKi xbhjií cyM CTpaniHHH HajinraB Ha u ayniy, i b TaKi xBHJii óyjra Bona cynpoTH CBoro OToneHHH 6e3orJiH/rao-ro-cTpa, óa, 6e3MHJiocep;raa! HenoMÍTHO na/jajia BOHa ni/i Baroro hímhx MyK. ITpaB/ia, nj MyKH MOSKHa ôyjio 3aBBa2KHTH Ha ľi jihhí, o/raane híxto He mypHBcn Hero. B rocnoaapcTBÍ, KOTpe ôyjio na H roJiOBi, hhijio Bce 3BHnaHHHM jiaapM, i Jinnie cny-mem BÍKa27) H HKacb yTOMa cbí/ihhjih npo ľi ncHXÍHHi Tep-
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Bnepe^.
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noHajiH öeciflyBara. Bíh tíihhbch, nip cxpiHyjiHCB, a BOHa Bi^noBi^ajia bbíhjihbo i CKopo. Bíh roBopHB óaram Miae íhhihm, onoßißaB (mo Bate h BOHa 3Hajia), mo bíh jih-maeTBCH y óapoHa b cyci/THBOMy cejii h ^ajii Ha cjiyatöi, a MOJKe h Ha 3aBcir/iH. Ufa Ka3aB iioMy, OejiBCOBÍ, hhhí b mí-ctí, mo 3aKynHB nie o/iHe cejio; flajii, hio íl 3aMÍHHB coói hhhí KOHfl, oh Toro CHBoro rynyjra...
OjieHa noÄHBJíHJia rapHoro kohh. Bíh íihob flyace rop^o h Maß rycTy rpnBy, KOTpa Maüase 30bcím 3aKpHBajia rojioBy. Biß nacy jro nacy ni^rKH^yBaB óyTHO28) tojiíbkoio Bropy; 6yB, OHeBH^HO, me mojio/jhh, i Majio noro me 3anpnrajiH.
— IlOBOÄHTH KÍHBMH, He OCOOJIKBHia npHGMHÍCTB, —
GKa3ajia BOHa. — MeHe t&k i CBepÓJiHTB najiBiii, kojih óany, mo ÍHmi noraHHiOTB.
— Taac ne MoaeeTe ii bh bhhhhth, — BÍ/inoBÍB, ycMÍ-
XaiOHHCB. A TOM yCMÍX 6yB HIHpOKHH i 6e3 3HaHÍHHH.
— Ajie bh MycijiHó MeHe imoro HaBHHTH.
— HoMyac hí? TaKa ynemniH 3poôHTb MeHe rop/mM! MoaeeMO Bpenm 3apa3 3aHmraTH.
Tyi i nepeJj;aB iií noBojiH ii HaBHaB, hk ix /j;epacaTH, kojih h HK CTHraTH a6o nonycKaTH. BoHa npncjiyxyBajiacB no-cjiymHO, a pa3 3arJiHHyjia iiOMy tjihöoko it yBaacHO b oni. Bíh Maß BeJíHKÍ, rojiyói, Tpoxn 6e3BHpa3Hi oni ii BHMHßaB CBiazo it Äyaee mojio/io.
BoHa noBO^HJia TaK, hk bíh Ka3aB, a itoro norjiajj chh-
HHBCH Ha li TOHKHX pyKaX.
— Ajie ^epaeaTH Tpeôa He-aôn-m! — 3aBBaaíHJia, no-BepHyBfflH rojiOBy jierKO /m HBoro. — Hh bh He btomjihgtccb
HÍKOJIH?
— O, h? — bíh cmíhbch. — I^Boro b MeHe He 6yBae!
— U,ijie tíjio HeHane b HanpyacenHÍ... íioro norjiH^ TaK i npoMafiHyB no híh i chhhhbch Ha ľi
MHKÍM npO(f)ÍJIK). Ii HIOKH 3äpyMHHHJIHCB TpOXH, it BOHa BH-
rjiH^ajia Äyaee rapHO.
— Ham ^yace macm, ajie mh, hojiobíkh, bcí chjibhí.
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— 3a Te mh, huhkh, BHTpeBajiinii. He noßipHTe, uome, mp a MOJKy pa3-no-pa3 BHTaraTH #p inicTL Bi#ep Boia...
BiH niapoKO Bi^KpHB oai.
— T^iÜCHO?
—■ MosKeTe MeHi BipaTH, a Bce Kaacy npaßay. B ftoro oaax noKa3ajiocb mpcb HiöH — noanB, a 3apasoM i cniBayTTa. Bona öyjia TaKa rapHa...
— 0, naHi, Ba He noBHHHi aorocb TaKoro poöhth!
— I aoMy Hi? Hk HiKoro HeMa, a Tpeöa xy#o6y Hanoi™, To Tpeöa poÖHTH. A KOJiH 3 Bac ^oöpHH rocnoiap, TO npn-3HacTe He caMi.
A BiH cnpaB^i 6yB ^oöpnä rocnoiap i 3H&B, mp boho He hhijio maKHie. O^Haae, mp6 BOHa mpc& Taue poöHJia, me h roBopnjia npo ne TaK cBOÖi^Ho! BoHa, mp 30BciM He no-,zi;i6Ha Ha thx, mp 3anMaioTBca TaKoio npaneio!
— naai, bh lyace rocno/rapm.
—' H He nepeÖHparo b npaiii. npOTe 3naeTe? H 3aBcirjH Kamy: hhm xto e, thm Tpeöa iiltikom öyra. A to He jiifiaeMO
H1K0JIH 30 MeTH!
— 0, neBHO, — Bi,3Ka3aB noBaamo. — /Johbkh Hanioro CBHineHHKa Teae ayate rocnoiapm. HanpHKjiaa, cTaprna. naHHa ÜMeaia, BOHa ayaee ocßiaeHa naHHOHKa. Tpae Ha (J)op-Tenaai, Biß Hei h JiicTaio a 3aBci/ni pi3Hi aaconHCH #o hh-TaaHa.
—' T-a-K? — 3aBBaaeHJia npoTaamo OjieHa, i b hjh XBHai noTHrHyaa cnabHinie noBOÄH w ceöe. — Bh, neBHO. öyBaeTe TaM aacTime?..
— He Ha^TO aacTO. naHaa OMejiia Jiyme nprmiTHa, npo-chtb aacrime 3axoÄHTH, oanaae moh cayacoa He jrp3B0Jiae imoro, xoa i aK 6h ßaaeajioca. A bh, naHi, 3HaeTe naHHy OMeaiD?
— 3Haro, — cKa3aaa BOHa öanjiyacHO. — Hh BOHa BaM iMnoHye? — cnHTaaa Tpoxn 3ro/rpM i oöepHyaacb oncTpo
Hboro. XojioßHa, HacMinuiHBa ycMinma npoMaHHyaa Jie-iBe noMiTHo no li o6jihhhk>. BiH Bi^ayB EL
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— 0, Mem!  —  KJiiiKiiyB, 3apyMHHHBimicb, Tem Ha-
CMÍHIJIHBO.
—■ H TaK ayMajia, — i 3hob ycMixHyjiacb.
— HoMyô Majia Mem ÍMnoHyBaTH?
— 3HaTH Te, ne Bama pin.
— TaK n nBCTo He 3Haio, — BÍanoBÍB bíh CBOóiaHO. 1 bíh aiftcHO He 3HaB Toro. He jiioöhb bíh y3arajii ayMaTH, a 6yB oíjibhi Jiroannoro nonyTTH. He 3po3yMÍJia BOHa 3 nep-
HIOl XBHJIHHH, KOJIH 3 HHM n03HaHOMHJiaCB.
— JIrooHTe HHTaTH? — cnHTajia ftoro onicJiH.
— JIroÖJiro.
— Momy BaM TaKom khhskok ho3hhhth, Maro ix ay&íe ôaram
— A BH, naHi, He HHTäGTe?
— Tenep hí. He Momy.
Bíh aHBHBCH Ha He'i niKannM norjinjoM; oneBHaHO, He posyMÍB iii.
— TaK Mem Kpani;e, — BÍaÍ3Bajiacb 3-raxa,
—• To JiHHi nac 3a6zp8te, — o6Í3BaBCH, — a HaaTO mim KaM npn rocnoaapcTBÍ. Brne hojiobík, to npHMym^HHH ^h-
TaTH...
BoHa Bi^BepHyjia roJiOBy Bia Hboro, it ľi norjina nojra-HyB aecb aaaeKo. CoHne cxoBajiocb yme 3a TeMHHil Jiic i ro-
CTpO, BHpaSHO BHpÍ3yBa,THCb HOľO Jimi'i Ha BOrHHHO-HepBO-
HOMy Heöi.
IH CTaJIO XOJIOaHO, H BOHa CTHCHyJia OÄHOIO pyKoro Kop-
aHKOBy29) xycTKy nia óopoaoro Ta npooyBaaa ľi Ticmnie 3bh-3aTH. Hh kohí nonyjiH Jieray HeneBHy pyKy, mo hhmh noBO-anaa, HH, Mome, jiíbhh noôanHB inp-Heôyab Kpaíi jiica, 60 CKOHHB yóiK TaK, mo JierKHli BÍ30K Majio-mo hg BHBep-HVBCH, a OaeHa noxHJiHJiacb ynepea. BjiHCKaBKoro oóHHjia ii itoro pyKa h 3apa30M y3HJia noBoam BoHa ôyjia Ha xbh-jihhv HeHane 3aMKHeHa b fioro oôiiiMax. 3«nHKaHa bh3bojih-Jiacb, a bíh CTäB jiiothh Ta yaapHB kohí, mo pBaancb ynepea, HeMOB CKamem.
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—' BecTiü, — MypKOTÍB Kpi'3b 3yÖH.
— H TOMy BHHHa, — npOMOBKJia.
— Hi, — Bi^noBiB HeTepneJiHBO. — Hp TpanjiHGTbCH
HHHÍ B3KG TpeTÍH pa3. OßHaHe, H HOrO Biß ITBOrO BÍ#3BHHaíO.
Bh nepeJiíiKajiHCb? —í ßo^as onicjin mhtkhm tojiocom. — A h BcesK He ßonycTHB, iho6 bh Bnajin! BoHa He BißnoBißajia Hinoro.
— H CTajia 6oH3Ka, — Ka3ajia BOHa thxo 3 cyMHHM
yCMiXOM.
— £[k? — i bíh HäXHJiHBCH TpoxH Bnepeß.
— BoH3Ka CTajia. Ajie ue, neBHo, TOMy, iho BHiJKßJKaio pißKo, a Harni kohí cTapi h cnoKiiiHi.
— A HOMy pißKO BHi3Kß3i?aeTe? — cnHTaB bíh.
— Kohí Bee b poôoTÍ, ro#i ix BißpHBaTH, a ßpyrnx npo-chth He xony!
— Hboro BaM i He Tpeöa ^hhhth, — cKa3aB Í3 bíjttíh-KOM ropßOCTH i bbíhjihbocth. — Thx ßpaöiß OCb TyT Myniy iho-,zihh npo'i5KJj;avaTH, mp6 cTajín cjiyxHHHi. MomeTe íx yen k pa3 ßicTaTH, KOJiH jiHHie 3axoneTe.
— Jlsmym, oßHane 6es Bac h He no'ißy, — cKasajia BOHa
MHrKHM rOJIOCOM.
Hy^HO-npHGMHe no^vTTH TaK i oöropnyjio itoro. Bíh
3HOBy HaXHJIHBCH KpHXÍTKy,    H 1XHÍ nOrJIHßH CTpÍHyJIHCb.
B ľi o^ax 3aTJiiJio mpcb Hane BorHHK, i bíh rjiHßiß xbhjihhv b íl rapHe JiHne 3 ohcbhähoio npHGMHicTio. OnicjiH ni^BÍB ropßo rojiOBy i cKa3aB pimy^e:
— 51 h He ßonycTHB 6h, mp6 bh caMi IxajiH. A He Maro HiKoro, Ha Koroö Mir kohí cnoKiňHO jihhthth. 3a hothph hhí Myniy 3hob íxaTH m Miera. Kojihö bh, nam, MajiH oxotv. to MH MorjiHÓ cniJibHO BißoyTH Majiy no#opo5K.
BoHa He BißnoBißajia ßOBro. CTajia Jimne Jiejree noMÍTHO ÖJiißima; a TpoxH 3roßOM CKa3ajia:
— X ony...
^ajibma i"3#a BißöyjiacH cnoKÍHHO i „jiíbhh" íihob cjiyx-HHHO, HeHane AHTHHa. OjieHa roBopnjia ôaraTO, nHTajia Majio,
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a itoro oni cnHHHJiHcn 3 iioähbom Ha rapHHX jiíhíhx 11 06-jiHHHH, Ha Ti ycTax. TaKoro bíh 11 nie He ôVraB i He nyB, iiioö BOHa KOJiH TaK öeci^yBajia.  LTpaB/ia, 6yBaB 3 napy pasiB
i b äo-mí Ti 6aTBKÍB, xoH JiHHie 3a opy^KaMH, oflHane BOHa 6y-Bajia toaí saBcir^H THxa, 3aHHTa. ^eKOJín BH^aBajiacb HOMy rop/ioro, HenpncTynHOK), a Tenep íxajia 3 hhm, CH/rjjia 6íjih Hboro. Bíh Bi/rnyBäB i'í äothkh. Hhhí 6yjia BOHa 30bcím iHuia. A Te, nio roBopHJia h hk roBopnjia, ôyjio híjikom inaKiue, hk He 6yBae y Jjpyrnx jiiBnaT. Heno#ajiÍK II noMeniKaHHH npo-CHJia cTaTH. KojiH HacToiOBaB Ha tím, mp6 11 3aBecTH am nepe/r #ím, BÍ/rnoBÍJia íkhbo30).
— Mymy nie Ha xBHJiHHKy 3aüTH #0 bhhtcjibkh, —
ii no/iajia ftOMy pyKy Ha npomaHHH, yHHKHyBnin iioro no-rjin/iy. — ^ajii, h xoTÍJiao Bac npo mpcB npocHTH, a BJia-CTHBO Bac ocTeperTH, — #oflajia MHrKHM inenoTOM, — ropo bh ne Í3JIHJIH TaK Hanpacno31) kíhbmh, He /lOBipnjiH Ryme BJia-
CHÍH CHJIÍ. BH Ha/ľTO BÍJTBa5KHÍ...
Bíh cxhjihbch h nonjjiyBaB pyKy, mp cnoHHBajia nie b íioro pyu;i.
— ,E(o6pe! Cmíio oßHane 3a hothph ähí #0 Bac nocTy-
HHTH?
BoHa noTaKHyjia mobhkh tojioboio, a nic jih Toro bíh 3a-BepHyB BÍ30K i Biß'ixaB. me pa3 orjiHHyBCH 3a Hero it no3#o-
POBHB íl. BOHa CTOHJia, BHnpocTyBaBniHCH, 3 XOJIO^HHM yCMÍ-
xoM Ha ycTax, hcmob Ha naTax, i #HBHjiacn 3a hhm. OnicjiH 3HBHJI0CB Tee HenpHH3He „hiocl" y Hei míík oHHMa, i 3/ia-jiocB, mp i'i rop/ia nocTaTB 3anaaaeTbCH b ceóe...
3 noxHJieHoro rojiOBoro i 3 nocojiOBÍJiHM norjin/ioM Bep-Tajia BOHa ,zio/ioMy. Jle/iBe-mp noMÍnajia no3jiopoBJieHHH /ie-
flKHX 3HaÄ0MHX ÍSL3RÍB...
Hothph ähí nÍ3HÍnie, HKpa3 y Ty caMy nopy, 3aTpn-
MäBCH 3HOB BÍ30K naHa JliCHHHOrO 6ÍJIH noMemKaHHH OjieHH.
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BiH BHCKOHFIB CKOpO Í 3HJ3B 11. BOHa He CynpOTHBJIHJiaCB
HBOMy. Bnrjimiajia flyace BTOMJieHa, BifliiOBi^ajia o/mane npn-bítho ř Jiari^HHM tojiocom. Ilpn npomamno bíh noiiiJiyBaB ľi 3HOB y pyKy a BOHa npocHJia ftoro npnxoÄHTH.
— P03yMÍGTBCH, — KpHKHyB BÍH pa/IÍCHO, — i TO TaK HäCTO, HK HaCTO flOSBOJIHTe...
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3 Toro nacy CTajia OjieHa #0Ma cyMna, M0BHa3Ha. BoHa 6yjia ^pajEJiHBima, hk /laBHiiHe, 6a, He pa3 am pÍ3Ka. HacTO TpanJiHJiocb, iiio, KOJiH IpHHa Hecno^iBaHo BHMOBJíHJia ttoro ímh, OjieHa yHHKajia ii norjiHzry. Mojio^a öaHHJia, mo
3 OjieHOK) ^ieTBCH HiocB HOMÍTHe, ozmane He nHTajia. 3Hajia ÄOBOJii, Hio 3aroBopHTB BOHa JiHHi to^í, kojih caMa 3axone...
O/moro £hh cnHTajia li paaiiHKOBa, kojih 6y/ie Bme pa332) nncaTH ro HOBoro BJiacHHKa b cnpaßi opeH/rm
— IIoac^iMo nie, MaMo, — Bi-rnoBÍJia 3HexoTH i hcmob 3a^HBHjiacB 3a hhmcb y bíkho.
— Uje SK^ara? Tam th roBopnjia Mem npo ne me nepe/i
flBOMa TH5KHHMH; H He BÍpiO, III06 ÄOmHTiaHHH npHHecjio HaM HKHH HeÓyZm pHTyHOK.
— Mome, MaMo. Mome Vl npmiece. H 6epy ne Ha ee6e. PajiHHKOBa 3aÄ0B0JiBHHJiacB. BoHa 3Hajia, mo na ziíb-
HHHa He roBopHJia híkojih Ha Bľiep. Ipmia, mo mcpas y Tilt xbhjihhí yBiiimjia    KÍMHaTH, nonyjia ocTaHHi cjiOBa.
— ujo th 3H0B öepeiH Ha ee6e, OjieHKo? — cmíTajia mypjiHBO. Mome, 3hob tí yTHmjiHBi ra(f)TH? Jihihh ix; 3a-njiaTa 3a hhx Ha/iTO Bme MÍ3epHa!
— Bac 6epy Ha ce6e! — BizinoBiJia b tohí, hí6h mapTO-bjihbím.
IpHHa npHCTynHJia Ji co6i j\o BiKHa a li nor-Jinij; cnn-hhbch Ha cecTpHHOMy jihiií. BnrJiH/iajia 3MyneHa, nonizr OHHMa BHCTynajiH nepcTem. BoHa 3Hajia, mo cecTpa Tepnijia
Ha 6e3COHHH.
Ú i
—• ,H,yace cyMHHft OTaKHíi ocíhhíh KpaeBHß Ha píbhhhí, — BÍÄÍ3BajiacB OjieHa, 11106 noBepHyra po3MOBy Ha hiocb iHHie.
I ftitCHO. HaiBopi ôyjio ^ysKe cyMHo. B caai bh/tho ôyjio caÄOBHHy, HopHy, cyMHy, 6c3 jihcth, a BÍTep TaK i saÍHMaB cyxe JiHCTH Bropy Ř yHOCHB yce aaai.
^píÔOHBKHH   30HIHK   CÍHB HeyCTaHHO   B3Ke BIR CaMOľO
paHKy. Ha tojihx noaax BHraajrajio nycTO i rjiyxo. I BopoH He óyjio bhztko, hk 3BHHaHHo; apcB TaKOJK no3HHKajiH, Mome 6yTH, nojieTÍJiH b jiíc...
— Maio to6í nepeiaTH no3appoBJieHHH, OjieHO, — 3aro-Bopnjia IpHHa no hkíhcb xbhjihhí, kojih ochabí mobhkh 3a-,u;hbhjihcb óyjiH Ha KpaoBH^. OjieHa cnajremjra it nepeaa-KajiacB.
— Bi3 <í>ejiBca. 51 óyaa b yanrejiiB i no3Hóajia TaM äoro.
—■ TaK? — o6i3BajiacB OjieHa, o/mane oóepHyjiacB y híě xbhjihhí 30 CTOJíHKa h norocB HiyKajia. PiBHoaacHO
BHÍÍniJia 3 KÍMHaTH pa^HHKOBä, KOTpy BHKJIHKaJia HaíiMO-JIOJHia /lOHBKa.
— Hlpat BÍH TaM pOÔHTB?
— He 3Haio. JIhhihtbch TaM, npaBionoíiôao, asK 30 Benopa. ^ojKH^ae BHHTejia, aip noixaB 30 MicTa Ha apMapoK, i Mae íioMy ihocb npHBe3TH. MeHi bhuhtbch, Oaeao, — 30-aaaa no xbhjií, — rap BľH ÍHTepecyeTBca toóoio.
— TaK? —i GKa3aaa BOHa 3BopymeHHM tohom. — I mpac, IpHHKO?
IpHHKa 3HH3Haa naeaHMa.
— Bíh ^oöpHH hojiobík, aae ßyace oöMeaeenHä...
— Hy, TaK, aae Bceac TaKH bíh Mae 30x0311; a rojioBHa pia: ein doöpuü hojiobík!..
TpÍBora i 33HB0BaHHa 3arpaan napa3 Ha jihhí mojioioí biobhhí. BoHa He po3yMÍaa cecTpn, oanaae, He Morjia He 3po-
3VMÍTH TOHy, B KOTpOMy BOHa ue CKaBaaa.
— 33aeTBca MeHi,   mo bíh jiioohtb nepecnaacyBaTH
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B mÍHOHOMy TOBapiICTBl, OCOÖJIHBO B MOJIOßOMy... — Ka3ajia
BOHä ßajii 3BÍJiLHa, He 3BOßHHH onen Í3 cecTpHHoro oöjihhhh. —i ByB TaM me xto? — cnniajia HecnoKiňHO.
— Hi, ajie nor Jinn, kotphm MeHe 3MipHB, ynaB Mem b oni. npoTe, mo bíh Hac oöxoßHTb?
HyßHa 3MÍHa 3aümjia b Ojiohhhím jnmi. Ii ohí saicKpn-
JIHCB, i BOHa CKa3aJia HIBHßKHM i pÍ3LKHM TOJIOCOM!
— I HOMyô He Maß bíh Hac oöxoßHTH?
MoJioßa aciHKa 3äMOBKJia Ta b HarjiOMy nepecTpaci cny-CTHJia oni. B Tiít caMilí xbhjihhí npncTynnjia OjieHa ßo neí, Bxonnjia iii sa pyKy h nonijiyBajia.
„Hjk noro He jiioôjik)", — xotíjih bhmobhth ľi noÔLnijii ycTa, oßHane, He bhmobhjih. ľpy/m ľi 3ßiHMajiHCb Biß chjib-Horo 3BopymeHHH.
— He ßyMaft norano npo MeHe! — npocTorHajia BOHa
TpeMTHHHMH yCTaMH.
— He 3HaK) Hinoro, — BTHxoMHpioßaJia IpnHa, rjiHóoKo 3BopymeHa.
— MeHi ßieTBCH TaK, HeMOB tíh coóam, mo noKipHo 3H0CHTB, HK Ii KonaiOTb, — cKa3ajia OjieHa. OnicjiH BißTpy-THJia cecTpHHy pyKy Biß ceöe i CKopo BHHinjia 3 KiMHaTH.
Ipmia 30CTajiacn caMa, H ľi oni BBepHyjiHCb, hk i nepme, Ha KpaeBHß. D^hm paBOM yme He öaHHJia mnoro. TaK jiHme ÖJiyKajiH ii oni 6e3HÍJibH0, HecnoKiiteo, a HecKa3aH0 BasKKe, cyMHe nonyTTH oôropHyjio ii ßyniy...
Hlo CTajiocn 3 ßiBHHHOK»? Hh JiioÓHJia OjieHa? IJbOMy He Morjia BOHa bíphth. Brnem TaKa, HKa BOHa 6yjia, He MorJia K/W80 noJiDÔHTH. A ROJiHÓ y3Ke TaK CTajiocb, to, Bome mh-jihíí, HKasK ôyjia nn jiíoóob?..
BoHa TaK i 3aTonHJiacb y BamKy 3aßyMy, oßHane, Heóa-bom BißBepHyjiacn snoBy Biß Bimia. BncoKa, crpym-ta CTaTb MHrHyjia noniß BiKna... Hane ÔJiHCKaBKa ÖJiHCHyjia oßHa ßyMKa b rojiOBi MOJioßoi íkíhkh... BoHa cTajia HeMOB vKonaHa Ha míchí i cTejKHJia TpiBOJKHHMH oHHMa 3a cecTporo. Ax,
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BOHa Brne 3Hae, KyßH hh npHMye. BoHa TyßH äße! I ßiiiCHO. OjieHa äße TyßH, mp6 noôanHTHCb Í3 OejibcoM...
BoHa iiniJia 3BÍJiBHa, m,o6 3acnoKo'iTHCb. Iii cnpaBßi óyjio, HeMOB coôani, noKapamii 3a HKycb npoBHHy. BoHa na-jieHiJia, 3ra^aBniH norjinß cecTpn, toí cecTpn, KOTpa ßoci b Hei Bipnjia. BoHa BißnyBajia, mp 3 piineHHHM CTara iioro 5KÍHKOK), yTpaTHJia Te mpcb, mp 11 oôepirajio ßoci Biß ycHKoi ópexHi, Biß ycHKo'i HenpaBßH. BoHa 3Hajia, mp onicjín 3a-
SKime JIHHI (|)Í3HHHHM 2KHTTHM. OßHaHe, BOHa He M03Ke coôi
iHaKHie nopaßHTH. IIIp npo Hei Tenep ßyMae Ipraa? — ra-ßajia BOHa ßajii. — „Hh h iioro jiioójik)?", — i BOHa ycMix-HyjiacH cjiaôo: „xaii coôi u;e ßyMae". Jlnnie ßo npaBßHBoi' npiiHHHH He CMijia IpHHa ßiiiTH, HÍ3amp b cbítí He CMijia... JIioójihhh OjieHy, BOHa MorJiaô oßHHM 3aMaxoM yce P03óhth...
uotím nonajia ßyMaTH npo Htoro. BoHa ynBHJia co6i Ěoro nocTaTL. BoHa MycHTL y HBOMy BißHaHTH mpcb TaKe, inp6 ii ßo HLoro npnTHrajio. BoHa 3Hae ßOKjiaßno, mp bíh oyße roBopHTH, hk ynepme 3aroBopHTb. 3Hae toé ycMix, ko-TpHit 3paßmye, mp bíh oÓMememm, i KOTporo iií CTHßHO... Jlnnie no-no Mae bíh ôiJie, rapHo 3(|)opMOBaHe, KOTpe Haßae BHpa3 HÍJIÍH CTaTÍ, H CHJIBHO 36yßOBaHy nocTaTb pißKoi KpacH. „Ilpm ßiiicHo mpcb rapHe — TaKa cHJibHa i 3ßopoßa jiioßHHa", — ßyMae BOHa. <Hkhíí bíh chjibhhh!.. Toßi, Ha-npiiKJiaß, 3HHB ii 3 BÍ3Ka TaK jiereceHbKo, Haneó BOHa ôyjia jierKa, mob nepo i (3raßaBnin ne, najieme me Tenep), 3ßiüMa-10HH, npHTHCHyB ii Ha xBHJiHHKy ßo cepim...
— Bome MHJiHii, mp h ßiE>? — nponienrajia Hapas i CTajia, mob yKonaHa... — Ith? Éth! — BißnoßiJia onicjia Hane HecBoi'M tojiocom.
I ii ycTa ycMixHy^HCb y HecKa3aHÍM oripneHHro. TaK, BOHa Bce ßo norocb npnßaTHa...
I 3H0B ßyMajia npo Hboro. /lyMajia ii Bipnjia b Te, mp fioro jiioóob He 30CTaHeTbCH Ha He'i 6e3 BnJiHBy.
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JIioóob Mae Te b cooi, mp kojih noxoaHTB biji cHMna.THH-hhx oci6, BHKJiHKae i b Hac HaCTpiH, nOfliČHHH j\o jiioGobh...
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HacTO CTpmajiacL BOHa 3 hhm i 3a kojkhhm pa30M yMijia TaK 3apH3HTH33), mp 3 ii poaHHH He 6yjio HiKoro; a kojih TpanjiHJiocb, 111,0 <I>ejiBC hohbjihbch íhožú 30Ma b ii 6aTBKÍB, to CTaBajia M0Bna3H0K> íí inyKajia 3aHHTTH b neKapHi. 3aH-BOBaHHii, CTejKHB toií 3a Heio. líoro oni cjii/TKyBajiH ney-CTaHHo 3a koskhhm ii pyxoM, o/mane, Tyx óyjia IpnHKa Ta mini; 6yjia h „HaHMOJioama", mp ii paaHHKOBa nocjiiapBHO npHflepjKyBajia b KiMHari, i bíh óaBHBcn nepeBamHO 3 hhmh.
JlHHie npH iíOrO Bl/IXO/Ú 3HBJIHJiaCH TOHHO H 303B0JIH,Tra, 11106
bíh njjiyBaB ii pyKH npH bcíx...
Kojih BnajiH CHÍrn h HacTajia caHHa, npHÍ33HB bíh inp-HeaiJii ít 3aónpaB ycix Ha nporyjiBKy. Toai ciiflijia IpiiHKa 3 HaHMOJioamoio cecTpoio pasoM, a BOHa óíjih HBoro Hanepeai. Aóo 3hob TpanJiHJiocH, mp bíh npHisaHB JiHHie no Hel caMy h bíibo3hb i'i 30 cyciaHBoro cejia 30 SK1HKH TaMOHIHBOrO Haa-jiicHHHoro. Toii nianac 'íbjím nHTaB 11 ihp-xbhjihhh, hk ch-
3HTB í HH III He 3HMHO.
B ocTaimÍM naci cTpaTHB óaraTO 3i cbogí SBHHaiiHoi cmíjihbocth cynpoTH He'i. 3aTe BOHa óyBajia po3MOBHa, Be-cejia ii onaHyBajia noro 30bcím. Kojih bíh, óyBajro, po3óajra-KaeTBCH npo HKy pln, He nepeaHyBaioHH, mo tobophtb caMe npoTH ii norjiHaÍB, Toai cnHHHBcn Ha HBOMy ropjHii, xojioa-hhh norjina OjieHH ii bíh óeHTesKHBCH.
—■ Horo roBopHTe npo pěni, KOTpnx aoópe He po3yMÍGTe? HejK BaM He jihhhtb! ByaBTe Tamní, hkhh bh e, ii He j\y-MaiiTe ííth íhhihm nia Jiaaj
— TnpaHKa 3 Bac, naHHO OjieHo!
— Horo MeHe cjiyxaeTe? He poóiTB iiBoro, kojih BaM
HenpHGMHO.
— HoMy bh 30 MeHe TaKi rocTpi? — nHTaB Í3 BHMyine-
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hhm ycMixoM. — 3aBcir/j;H Maeie ihocb Ha Mení KpHTHKyBaTH, a MeHe ne oojihtb.
— 51 He xony, 11106 Ha# BaMH xto rjiyMHBCH, — Bi^no-
BÍJia BOHa MHrKHM, BHÖaHJIHBHM TOJIOCOM. — JIlOJIHM He CJIÍ/I
Hajj coöoio HacMixaTHCB, a Jinrne cede flonoBHiOBaTH. A TOMy, mo h Bac jj;o6pe 3Haio, 3Haio mo bh Jiinmi bí/j /ipyrnx, to h npejj;cTaBJiHiocB TaKoio, HKa h BJiacHe e.
Tofli BÍH 3HOB HlJiyBaB 11 pyKH.
— Bh míh aHreji-xopoHHTejiB! — roBopHB bíh po3Hi-3KeHHM rojiocoM i 6yB oh CTepniB, xohöh BOHa itOMy H Hory Ha KapK nocTaBHJia. BoHa ire Bi/myBajia, it ii oöropTajia HKacB 3JiocjiHBa Bi/rpa3a, iít 6yjio6 npneMHime, kojihó bíh Iii npoTHBHBCH; a TaK mjiMBca. oxone ii cíthm...
Pa3 He öaraTO BSKe ópaicyBajio, mo6 lit ocbí^hhbch, o/i-Hane BOHa 3ÓHJia itoro 3 naHTejiHKy TaKHMH pí3bkhmh cjio-BäMH, mo oni itoro 3aümjiH CJIÍ3BMH, i bíh, yxonHBfflH Kane-jnox, 3a6paBCH. B tíh xbhjihhí, iipaB/ra, BOHa He 3a/i.yMajiacfl Ha# THM, mo caMa, cHCTeMaTHnno npHBO^HJia itoro äo TaKoro HacTpoio. B tíh xbhjihhí óaHHJia BOHa nepe/j coöoio nonpocTy MyjKHHHy, KOTpnií He 6yB íě hí 3 mcoro 6oKy nifl napy, ko-Tporo He Morjia hí hojiioohth, hí noBaacaTH, KOTporo oóMe-menicTB ii /ipaTyBajia. Ome ôyjia äo hboto HeMHJiocep/ma it noBO^HJiacn cynpoTH Hboro b cnoció, mo itoro HecnpaBe-.Hjihbíctb noMínajia JiHine onicjin.
Ilpn Haitöjinrnniit 3ycTpini BÍTajia BOHa itoro 3aTe iipn-bítho ii nHTajia JKypjiHBO, hh bíh He rmBaeTBCH Ha Hei; npo-CHJia cep^enHO He hhhhth n&oro: a/xme Bona BSKe Tana „(|)a-TajiBHa", a BJiacTHBO — ^yace HeinacJiHBa. Tobophhh Taice, BOHa Ka3ajia npaB/ry...
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HacTaB BeJíHKJjeHB.
OjieHa nepma óyjia Ha Horax. 3arjiHHyBmn bciojih no rocno^apcTBi, #e ôyjio Tpeôa, noBHCHJiajia napyóKiB Ta aíb-*iaT j\o iiepKBH, a caMa niniJia Ha ropo#. CoHiie ^aBHo bhh-
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HiJio 3-3a Jiica, a pamia 3arpaBa noojiiaaa. ByB n,e npaBfln-
BHH BeCHHHHH nopaHOK, 3Í CBOIM 3aopOBHM CBÍ5KHM nOßi-
TpüM, 3i CBOiMH thxhmh napaMH, inp JiioacbKy rpyaß HanoB-HK)K)Tb HOBOK) Haaieio! ÍIooiithokí 3ByKH i3BOHa CTapo'í nep-KBH aojíiTajiH ao Hei; hômob inpcB CBHTe Ta 3BopyniJiHBe 3a-aarao y cnoKiHHiíi, THxiít npnpoai...
„BejiHKaeHb!" Ilpn iiBOMy cjiobí 3aTpeMTÍJio ii cepíne, HeMOB Ěoro XTO KpaaB, a 6poBH cTarHyjiHCB HeHane b $i-
3HHHOMy ÖOJIK).
Bona He Morjia 6yTH BeceJia. I hhm iíí tíhihthcb? Tenep 3KHJia xi6a Ha Te, inp6 He BMepTH. HaBiTB BiamHBaio-Ha npn-poaa He po3irHajia ii ôanaysKHocTH. Bee 3aaBajioca aaa Heí MepTBHM. Bcrna npHTHCJia cTOMJieHi pyKH, HeHane b rjiyxin po3nyni, ao noaa, 3raaajia MHHyjie, noayMaaa npo oyaynmiy i nia BaroTOio ayMOK HeMOB yrHHajiacB...
ITonpH caa iinaa CTapa JieneTyxa KaTpa, MaTH cíjib-CBKoro asipHHKa34), i} #k moai mapTOM ii npo3HBajiH „CTapa niTa(|3eTa".
— XpHCToe BOCKpece! — KJiHKHyjia.
— BoicTHHy! — BianoBijia OjieHa. CTapa 3aTpHMäJiacH.
— He üaeTe ao nepKBH, namiyHino?
— niay TpoxH 3roaoM.
—i IaiTB, iaiTB! Ot óyaa h BHopa b nasi (|)eniTepKH"35), TaM 6yjia h nam npo^ecopna, Ta it 3aBaajia Mem BaM cKa-3aTH, mp6 BH npHHHijiH hhhí ao hppkbh. MaioTB mocb ayme BamHe BaM cKaBaTH. A HaneKJiH TaM 3hob!.. BomeHbKy, Ha niß-MHai ^lyTH toh 3anax! Aaeac 60 TaM 3hob i rocTeii!
— Xtojk npHóyB?
— CecTpa anacB noMepmo'i (|)emTepKH, toi nepmoi, 6a-HHTe, ii Mara; aoHBKa (J)eiHTepoBoro 6paTa mimen; MOJioaníí naH (^enrrep 3 rapHHMH kíhbmh Ta chbhm KaneaioxoM, inp to MHHyaoi Heaiai 6yB y Bac. Bee saöyßaio, aKe iíoro ímh. Moa rojioBa CTapa. flKecB ayace naHCTBO 3 MicTa, nip to ii naH Bia
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mopeü noaaTKH 3óiipae Ta h ßOKynn KJiaap; hkhíícb uicap-cbkhě naH, óannie, inaóJiro HOCHTb. Ajie Tenep iay. Xorijia jiHine ne CKa3aTH. Xony TaKom nim po n,epKBH, ajie Myuiy Bnepe/i, Iii nncaHOHKH 3aHecTH moím yHynaTaM. HaTe Jí BaM oflHy; na JKOBTa, KpacHa, MeHe floporo KoniTyBajia. Ořme, ítfliTb, nanHyHiiro, po uepKBH Ta noMOJíiTbcn cb. MHKOJiaeBi, hi,o6h psíb, a6n bh yme Bia. cboroiHH 3a piK CBaneHe He caMi íjih, a 3 hojtobíkom Ta aítbmh. He roiHTbca flißyBaTH y-BiK. Bor Ta cbhtí xait p&pyih MOMy36) IßäHOBi Heoo... Bíh 6yB /ipópnii hojiobík i ťa3fla... A jik>6hb MeHe, jiioóhbL Bo-meHbKy! Baee hk, öyjio, MeHe nacTO 6e. Jlnme hk noöpa-jiHCb, to raaaaa, ot Tenep tboh roaHHa, KaTpe! Bce, 6anTe, nepe3 Te, mp 6e3 ítoro flCBBOJiy Ha TaHeiib 3a6irajia...
— 3acjiyjKHJiH-cbTe, kojih TaK...
— I noMy hí? Hk6h 6yB mhoio ne acypHBca, to h He 6hb 6h. He flypHo íí KaaeyTb: „miHKa He ÖHTa, a Koca He KJienaHa — oano h Te caMe!"   OiHoro pa3y to nojieaeaaa
H TpH TH3EHÍ. A 3 MOrO BOJIOCCH JIHHIHJiaCH MaĚJKe nOJIOBHHa
b ítoro pyni, ajie 60 n h bojiocch Majia!
— IfliTb, KaTpe, íífliTb; bh 3hob nepecaamyeTe!
— TaK? nepeca^myio? J\slř, Borne, ctíjibkh macTH moím iíthm Ta íí yHyKaM, ckíjimch 6pexHÍ a HaroBopnjia! 3 míciih Haň He pyuiyca, kojih ne HenpaBia! Ajie hojiobíkobí MOJKHa raKe počam, Ha Te bíh i hojiobík... 3eMaa Haíí My ne-poM CTaHe! IHp po MeHe, — apaajia Hapa3 tojiochhm meno-tom, ÓJIH3BK0 npHCTynaiOHH po OjieHH, — to a BaM óaaeaio 3a Te, njo HHTaan jihcth bíh mogí aohbkh, inpÓH cTaan naHeio MOJiopom naHa (J)eniTepa. Hyio, KynHB 3Hob bíp naHa 6apoHa 3 n. hjiobhhio. J\bsl pokh MHHyjio ííí Ha BecHÍ. HepBOHa 3 6i-jiHMH jiaTKaMH... 3a BÍcÍM^ecHTnaTb pHHCbKHx. TaKoi me Haine cejio, MaóyTb, i He óannao! Hy, ajie 3a Te Bace Bona íí b\p oapoHa... Tenep 6imy aaai.
BoHa nocTynHJia napy kpokíb ynepefl, ajie cTajia 3hob, Hane BKonana.
— Hy, i óyjiaó 3a6yjia BaM CKa3aTH, mp naHnn naHa
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npo(f)ecopa ft nam npo(|)ecopKH Te2K npn'ixajiH. He toh moji oamnft, Toft CTapinHft, toh, inp /ühbhtlch 3H30m37). Borne, npocTH Mem rpixn moi (BOHa tojiocho no ycTax yaapnjiacb), He bíh, MaôyTb, Bia HayKH oöipßaß. TaK, TaK, ne neBHO, nip TaK... ITJoöH, 6yjioř He 3aypiß... Chh Hamoro a#Ka onoßiaaB oaHoro pa3y, mo hkhucb TaK óaraTO bhhbch, mo am 3aypiß. Toii CTapímm, 3HaoTe, toh ayaee KpyTHTbcn koto hophhboi naHHH Hamoro naH-OTira. To tgsr aoôpe naHCTBO. 3aBciran aae Mem MOJioim, he moh KopoBa nepecTae aorrncb. JJaft in, Borne, nanyBaHHH! MaftTecn rapa3a!  —  I nonjieHTajiacb
BOHa CKOpeHBKO, HK Ha CTapi HOTH.
OjieHa anBHJiacL aoBro óauayacHO 3a Hero, ,Hajii BepHy-Jiacn 3BÍJibHa ao xaTH... TpoxH 3roaoM nimjia nma poanHa ao nepKBH...
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Toro caMoro ann no oôiai süiihjihch rocTi, 3anpomeni OjieHoro ft Ii öaTbKaMH: CTapi BHHTeJii 3 cHHaMH, HaaJiicHH-HHft, CBHmeHHK Í3 poaHHoro ft MOJioanft Oejibc. 3a6aBa po3-nonajiacb, hk ne 3BHnaftH0 öyßae Ha BejimcaeHb, 'ia^eHHHM „CBHneHoro". CTapi óamaJiH co6i npHTiM oaHe oaHOMy bch-Koro aoöpa, 3aopOBH, norixn 3 aiTeft Ta BHyKÍB. 3raayßajiH cyMHO aaBHi ao6pi nacH i npnnenaTyBajiH aoßri ôamaHHH ToaooHHMH noH,ijiyHKajMH. OnicjiH CKJiaaajiH öaacamiH CTapi MOJioaHM; a KOJiH B3Ke MOJioai coöi CKJiaaajiH öamaHHH, Toai
B CTapHX BHCTyiTHJIH Ha OHaX CJIb03H. BOHH cnorJiHHyjin Ha ceôe TJiHÔOKHM 3po3yMÍJiHM norjiaaoM i 3ajiHnmjiH „Jiro6y MOJioaisK" caMy.
HiXTO H6 Mir rOpaHTHCb TOrO aHH TäKHM ryMOpOM, HK
OaeHa. HixTO He HcapTyßaß ctíjibkh, nip BOHa. Híxto He Mir MipHTHCH 3 Hero aoTenaMH. Oni Oejibcoßi TaK i bhhjihch b 11 THynKy CTaTb, b 'ii rapne JiHiie 3 He3BHnaftHHM chěbom oneft. Koch cnycTHJia BOHa Ha njieni i 3aaßajiacb öaraTO MOJioa-moro. Koro Bia3Hanyßajia Bona noMiTHo: Jieaße, mo ßiacry-
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íiajia Bia HBCTO. Rjia Komnóro 3 noro aoTeniß MaJia npHBiiny ycMiniKy h bh3hbhhh norjina; a npHcyiHi 3HaJin 3 „neBHi-CTK)", mp 3 hhx BHĚae „napa", i napa piBHoi Kpacn. Oóoe bhcokí, rapHi. A bíh — o, bíh 3HäB, mp He HajiemaB ao „nep-mHx-JiinniHx". Ilam HaaJiicHHna He noTpióyBajia íioMy Toro ii Ka3aTH. He 6yB bíh hí cjihihh, hí rjiyxHH...
— 3HaeTe, naHHo OjieHO, — onoßiaaB iíl, Mim iHmHM, Í3 HiacjiHBHM ycMixoM, — inp h npnaóaB coói yme ao bícím-
COT pHHCBKHX?
— JlyMaeTe, nip MeHi He BiaoMo, nip bh 3HaMeHHTHfi rocnoaap?
— 3 Toro Kynjiio coói yjiaameHHH ao Moro noMeniKaHHH. —i BoHO, óyae óe3 cyMHÍBy,   xoh He KomTOBHe, Ta,
neBHO, rapHe.
— O, naHHo OjieHo!
Bíh rjinaiB Ha Hei onima, inp chjih, i BiaropHyB 3 nojia CBoe rapHe, rycTe bojiocch. ByB 3BopynieHHĚ. BoHa CMiajiacB HaniB CBaBiJiBHo, HaniB HacMimjiHBO — caMa Tem Hecno-
KÍHHa...
IpHHa BHrjinaajia ayaee BTOMJieHa. HeycTaHHO cjiiaKy-Bajia 3a cecTpoio. li TaňHy BHKpnjia BOHa aaBHO, ě ii ne 60-jiíjio HecKa3aHO. Cnepiny xoTijia BOHa iiíjihh nJiHH noTaMH PO'3óhth; nÍ3HÍme roBopnjia npnMO 3 OjieHoio. Ajie BOHa npo-CHJia ii KopoTKo ii ayme pimyne, nipó in He nepemKaamaJia.
— H He Maro Brne mnoro ao CTpaneHHH, — Ka3ajia Hep-BOBHM roJiocoM, — a BaM yciM Tpeóa npHCTaHOBHina...
—i H He Momy hphhhhth tbogí mepTBH, — BianoBÍJia IpHHä y rjiyxiií po3nyni i nJiaKajia.
— He He 3aaJiH Teóe, cepaemmo, a TaK, 3aaJin óäTBKiB... — noTimajia ii OjieHa, yHHKaronH ii norjinay. B aiäCHOcTi óyjia IpHHa tojiobhoio npHHHHoro níjioi npHTHHHHH. OjieHa jiroÓHJia npncTpacHO nro raxy, HimHy miHKy, me ii xopoBHTy, mp óyjiaó i nponajia óe3 Hei.
TpiBomno cjiianjia 3 Toro nacy Ipmia 3a thmh, hk OjieHa
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Ka3ajia, „JioßaMH". A hhhí... hhhí 6yjia OjieHa Hané nopHBHa. I hhhí Mycijio Bce pimHTHCb.
IpHHa cijia #p (|)opTenHHy H 3arpajia MexaHÍHHO hkhhcb TaHeHL. Bíh npHdynHB öjramne i, cnepnincb Ha (|)opTenHH,
flHBHBCH Ha Hel.
— Ajie bh TaKH ayme no/iióm /ip naHHH OjieHn! — o6i3BaBCH Hapa3.
— Ta^aeTe, — 3aMÍTHJia BOHa npHBÍTHO.
— TaK. 0, namra OjieHa — nyaoBa ocoóa!.. Hhh ne (J)OpTenHH? — CnHTäB Tpoxn 3roapM.
— OjieHHH...
IIo noro jihhí npoMaííHyjia HeMOB ÖJiHCKaBKa, h bíh 3H0By 3BepHyBCH #p OjieHH.
HeTepnJiHHe #pjKH#ajia MOJioaa SKÍHKa ßi/Ü3ay rocieH, ocoójihboík Oejibca. „Kojihó Jinine He ocbí/ihhbch", — ay-Majia HeycTaHHO. KpiM Toro, óyjia HepBOBa H Hboro Benopa ayate CTOMJieHa. CTapninH chh yHHTejiiB BHaoßyßaB nepea
HeK) BCe CBOG 3HaHHH. MaflHHB38) npO pÍ3HÍ CHCT6MH BHXO-
BaHHH. 3aaBHB 3 npíiTHCKOM, mo HHTaB i IlecTaJioiii „Wie Gertrud ihre Kinder lehrt39) i nie xone nie Jiňme J. J. Rousseau „Emile"40) neperjiHHyTH. Ěoro Mam, xyzia KOCTHCTa ocoöa, CTpiJiHJia 3a hhm jiiothmh onHMa. Biobhhh öyjia rapHa, — bíh caMHfl nje mojioahh. Ajie bäobhhh He BHecjia nie híkojih apyroMy hojiobíkobí niacTH b /tím... U^e 3Hajia BOHa m;e bíji oBoe'i HeöiacKH öaöym...
Byjio B2Ke ni3HÍM ßenepoM, hk toctí nonponiajincb. OjieHa myKajia #ecb y TpeTÍM noKo'i 3a HKoiocb xycTKOio, Hip6 npoBecTH Tpoxn HaaJiicHHHHx, KOJiH ne napa3 HenyT-
HHMH KpOKaMH <3>eJIbC nOHBHBCH TeSK y nOKOK» H 6ÍJIH He'i.
BoHa nepexoaHJia caMe kojio BÍKHa h 3arjiHHyjia Kpi3b Hboro.
— ilica 3H0B hhhí nyaoBa Hin, — 3aßßa3KHJia 3THxa Ha-niß #p ceöe, Haniß #p Hboro.
— Tm?.. njo?..
— HacTajia 3Hob nyfloßa Hin, — noBiopHJia 3H0B niß-rojiocoM.
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— HoMy? ToMy, nip míchhb i 3opi TaK hcho CBÍTHTb?
— Moace it TOMy. Kpacy it Beana y npnpoai Moama Jiinnie BiaayTH, aK onacaTH. He BiaayBaeTe xi6a bh Toro, naHe Oeabc?
— He 3aaio. B Tiít XBHanm a BijrayBaro arc- iaaie. Toaoc roto 3Byaaa mhitko. Boaa noraaHyaa aa Hboro
it nepeaaKajiacb. Boro anue Öyao ÖJiije reib aac ap rycioro BOJiocca, aaaeó yea KpoB i3 Hboro 3HHKaa. ľoayôi41), 3bh-aaiiHO 6e3Bapa3Hi oai naaaaa rapaaaM BorHeM. II xo-JioaoM oonaao. noayaa Hapa3, Hip cTaaoca Te, 30 aoro Bona CTpe-Miaa, i nepea hhm Tenep caMa 3aapoaeaaa, — npncTpacTB. XoTiaa nocTynHTHca aaai, aae anecb ae3po3yMiae noayTTa, HeMOB CTpyMiHb ejieKTpHHHHit, nepeitmao Bia HBoro Ha Hei, H BOHa cnHHHJiacb.
— OjreHö!
— Híoať?
— íl He 3Haio. H...
— I a He 3Haio... — BOHa ycMixHyaacb HacHJiy.
— OaeHoaKo!.. — noBTopHB bíh.
— BaacaeTe aoro?
— TaK. Hp, 6aaTe... bh...
Bíh li óOHBca, Tim y3aaa KoaHiHHH #HKa HeTepnaaaKa it BOHa 3a#poacajia Ha niaiM Tiai.
— Iäíot! — BHpHBaaoca 3 n ycT, aae Bona 3aMOBaaaa.
— Bh 3HaeTe, mo bh xaKi rapm-rapni...
Bíh GTaB Hapa3 6aH3BK0 nepea Hero, It BOHa 3aayaa Bia. HBoro bhho; aae b tíě me TaKH xBHaHHi, noKH BOHa 3Moraa me He 3aBBaa£HTH, nipBaB il naaKO 30 ce6e. BoHa cKpHKHyaa it Bi^HiTOBXHyaa itoro aaaeKo Ha3aa.. li ooaaaa cnaBHa, He-CKa3aH0 randoKa (})Í3HaHa Biapa3a.
— Thxo! — KaHKHyB bíh y cnaBHOMy 3BopynieHHio. — H Bac aroôaro, OaeHo; He 3aßaaßaiiTe Mem öoaro!...
BpoBH noro CTarHyanca rpÍ3H0; 3aKycHBHiH aoainmro ryöy, raaaiß na He'i 3aicKpeHHMH oaaMa.
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— HoMy niTOBXHyjiH bh MeHe? H Bac jhoôjiio, OjieHO, oyßbie Moeio skíhkoio! — cKa3aB bíh npncTpacHO.
BoHa cToaJia nepeß hhm, onepia 06 CTÍHy, ÖJiißa, 3 ihh-
POKO BißKpHTHMH OHHMa, 3 ßp02KaHHMH HÍ3#pHMH, y Ba3KKÍH
óopoTbÓi. Chjibho tobkjiocb y rpy/mx ií cepue. Horn TpeM-tíjih niß Heío, i BOHa He 3Morjia yci BißTyjiHTH.
— OjieHO ßopora, BißnoBißmTe Mem! BoHa MOBHajia.
— Bh BTpäTHJiH MOBy? O, CKasKÍTb Jimue OßHe CJIÍBHe. BoHa JießBe rjiHHyjia Ha Hboro, onicjín 3aicpHJia po3nyn-
JiHBHM pyxoM jiHne h 3acTorHaJia. Bíh 3icyHyB Jiarijmo 3 Jíním ľi pyKH Ta HiyKaB fi onen. BoHa ßißßepHyjia rojiOBy Biß Hboro.
— Bh He jiíooHTe MeHe? — npomenoTÍB, tjihooko 3bo-pymeHHň. — He xoneTe 6yth mogio jkíhkoio? He xo-neTe?
MHHyjia Majia XBHJiHHa, kojih nyra 6yjio jniuie ľi b&m-
KHH BißßHX.
— Kojih TaK, TO npOCTÍTb!
— H xony, Oejibc! O, Bome, h xony, xony... — BHpBa-JIOCH 3 ľi ycT.
A bíh, noHyBHiH ue, Brne nipBaB ii b cboí ooííímh, ho-KpHBaB CMepTeJibHO OJiiße i'i jmne rapHHHMH noHÍJiyHKaMH, HienTaB npHCTpacHi jhoôobhí cjiOBa, cmíhbch...
BoHa MOBHKH 3HOCHJia tí jiio6oihí, h JiHme rojioßa ii onaßajia mo pa3 to rjiHÖnie Ha iioro paMH...
Brne ôyjio nÍ3H0 no niBHonn. Míchhb cbíthb hcho b kím-HaTy o6ox cecTep, a Kpi3b BißHHHeHe bíkho ßOJitiaB Í3 caßy cniB cojiobíh. A hk bíh cnißaB, BHcniByBaß! TiajieKO-ßajieKo jiyHaB hískhhíí me6eT cepeß thxoí hohh! 3ßaßajioeb, HeMOB CTapHii Jiic ßy6oBHi4, i THxe cejio, i Bee, cnoBHTe b chhhbo-cpiÓHe CBÍTJio míchhh, npHHai'jio ßyx ia npncJiyxyBajiocb nicui... JImne CTapHH roßHHHHK ídtob co6i cboim chokíhhhm
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xoßOM, oßHOMamTHo; a noro oßHOMamTHe THKaHHH nepeÓHBaB xióa nacoM ripKHH HepBOBHü njian...
— He njian, Iphhko!
— H He njiany...
— njianem...
— njianeni!.. O, 3MHJiyHCfl, nepecTaHb, a to h 3/rypÍK>!
— MeHi cepíne po3pHBaeTLCH,jj h6 Moaty...
I 3H0B THXO, i 3H0B nJiaH, JIHHie THXHIHH, TaKHH, HK)
cepíne po3ßHpae...
— IpHHKO!..
— 3aBepHHCb, OjieHo!..
— nomp? Iíe He Majioô iíítth...
— O, Borne, Borne, Borne!
—* I mom 3 Toro, Iphhko? — ripoHienoTÍJia cKopo OjieHa. — I a, h TH, bcí ßicTaHeMo npncTaHOBHme...
BoHa 3aperoTajiacb niBroJiocoM, HeHaue ôoateBijibHa, h cijia npocTO Ha jiíjkko. ľopijia hcmob y rapaniii, a 3a bh-
CKaMH TOBKJIHCb y Hei 5KHBHHKH, HeMOB MOJIOTKH.
— Hh JIHHie h 3Öpexajia? Hh Jimne h o/nra? Xto nn-Tae npo npaB/ry aóo npo jik»6ob? A btím h ôyjia míjk BaMH HaňcHJibHima, to xpecT HecTH npimajio MeHi.
— B nbOMy HeMa äjih MeHe HÍHoro noTiniHoro...
— IHpac xonem? H cnoBHHJia CBoe ,,3aBßaHHH". Hhík ni??
— ,HÍHCHO!
—■ Hhík Maio Tenep njiaKara? IpHHa He BißnoBißajia.
— He ôyjioó Tenep 3aftBe. He Myn MeHe öijibuie, Iphhko! — ßOßajia rjiyxHM tojiocom, kojih MOJio/ja sKimca Bce me ne BTHxajia. — He 6yah b Meni KOJiHuiHboi jikwihh! Morjio6 ime Bee po3nacTHCb, a neac 6yjia6 Bejimca flypHHna!...
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— 3acnoKiňcfl, aypHa! Th He 3Haein jnoacbKoi HaTypn? He 3Haem, hio to „aioanHa"? Xa-xa-xa!..
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Thxo CTajio mísk cecTpaMH. IpHHKa ii He BopyniHJiacb oiJibnie. OjieHa aemajia HeMOB y nojiyMi ii ayMaaa HeycTaHHO npo Hboro. HeycTaHHO, ajie — hího42) ncHe, hího, hio6 Kynn aepmajiocH. BapBHi ayMKH, nyam oópa3H XBHJiiOBajiH Ta rHajiH, HeHane CKamem, oaHa 3a oaHOK). Am no aoBriM naci BOHa 3aapiMajia. Ih 3aaBajiocb, HeHaneó Beannesm, niyMJiHBi, MopcbKi xbhjií mp-pa3 ójnimne Ta ÓJiHSKine ni/ixoíHJiH 20 Heí i 36HBajiHCb Haa ii roJioBoio. BypHijiH, niyMijiH rpÍ3HO, a npo-
M13K hhx HiyMOM aOJliTaB rOJIOCHHH,    MOryTHHH, raBKlTHHH
rojioc, mp am 3eMJin apomajia, h nyaHi TpeMTiHHH npo6irajin no "ii tíjíl.. Ii oni nojiHHyjin nonaa xbhjií, ocBiTJiem nepsoHO-
30jiothm 6JIHCKOM. Bce 6jIH5KHe flOXOAHB ^0 Hel TOJIOC, aíR RO
mhóhhh aynii ii. Cepne b Hei óhjiocb, Majio He Tpicjio. Xo-TiJia KpHKHyTH, o6i3BaTHCb, oaHane Mope... boho CTaJio napas cnoKiHHe i rjiaaKe, a no iíoro njioniHHi 30JiOTaBHŘ cxynaB
HOJI0BÍK — bhcokhh, BÍflBa3KHHH, 3 ochhhhm hojiom; npHMO
niaiňniOB ao Hei h... ycMixHyBCH.
I He iHByBajiHCb bohh, nip TaK aoBro ne čanHjiHCb. JIk>-óyBajiHCb o^He ojhhm i cnepenajiHeb, a thm nacoM niyMiJio Mope npo cTapy, BiaoMy nicmo, — nicmo npo jiiooob. A eoHne ropijio Ha 3axoai nepBOHHM chhbom...
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IHocb Micniib onicjin, iHxoro, HCHoro Benopa hihob aa-aeKoio npocTopoio tojiokoio MOJioanň nacTyx 3a Majioio ne-peaoio ii BHcniByBaB HKycb TymjiHBy, cyMHy ayMKy. ^aaeKo jiyHaB noro mojio^hě tojioc i TpeMTiB y noBiTpi. HaójmjKHB-nrncb ao noMeniKaHHH JlnB^jiepiB, cniBaK 3aM0BK. Ha ao-p03i nepea 3íjibhhkom, hio po3KJiaBCH HKpa3 nepea $pohto-
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bok) ctíhok) noMeniKaHHíi, Ha noßßipio CTOHJia 3i6paHa Be-JiHKa iopôa cLnbCbKHX jiioßeH. CTapa KaTpn xo/thtl míjk HHMH 3 nOBäSKHHM JIHHeM Ta nJIHHIKOK) ropiJiKH ií nacTye ra3ßiß Ta ťa3^HHb. Hlp-pa3y, kojih noßae KOMy noBHy napKy, ßoßae 3 noBaroK): „3a 3ßopoBH MOJioßnx!"
3a'i3Ha 6paMa CTonjia innpoKo ßißHHHGHa, h bí3 sa bosom 3a'i5K#SKaB Ha noßßipn. I3^e — Becijitm toctí. Ha BecijiJiH OjieHii 3anponieHo ycix 3HaĚ0MHX i3 okojihhí. Oejibc HacTo-K)BaB Ha TOMy, r\o6 BeciJiJiH ßißöyjiocb rynHO, a BOHa He npo-THBHJiacb HbOMy aHi oßHHM cJiOBeHKOM. I OT noHBHJiHCb yci 3anpomeHÍ. ľpaTyjiiODTb43) y-ßpyre 6aTbKaM, mp cniOTb Í3
yTiXH. 3aHMaK)Tb ypOHHCTO BKa3aHÍ MÍCHH y CBflTOHHO npH-
ópaHHX noKOHx. 3 tojiobok), ropßo nißHeceHOK), npoxoßSKy-GTbCfl naHi paßHHKOBa homíjk cbo'ímh ricTbMH. HyßHo: Ii oöropHyjio Hiocb, HeHaneó ßyx kojihhthíx ßoßpnx ^aciß... /JaBHH 3apo3yMiJiicTb, Hio öyjia moböh ßaBHO 3aBMepjia, Biß-JKHJia Tenep HaHOBO b tíh npHÖHTin atiHiii. BoHa noßajia Jia-CKaBO HaßJiicHHHHM pyKy, a bhhtcjiíb npHBÍTajia JiHuie rop-ßHM noKJioHOM. 3ßaßajiocb, HeMOB 6h BOHa h He skhjm 3 hhmh
HÍKOJIH y ÔJIH3KHHX TOBapHCbKHX ßißHOCHHaX.    BOHH HÍÔH
Bnepnie, i to 3 JiacKH, 3HaHHiJiHCH b II ßOMi... npaBßa, ne BißßaBajiacH II ßOHbKa... Ii ßOHbKy BHÖpaB HaHrapHiiHHH to-
JIOBÍK Í3 HJJIOl OKOJIHIIÍ 3a JKÍHKy... A OH TaM, niß ß3epKaJI0M,
Ha yöpaHOMy KßiTaMH ctojií jiesKajiH ßapyHKH, KOTpi noßi-CTaBajia MOJiOßa Biß pííkhhx ßaBHix i hobhx 3HanoMHx. Oß-Haue, He ix BHß HanoßHHB cepne naHi paßHHKOßoi ropßo-maMH, MäTepHHCbKHM 3äßOBOJieHHHM... Hi, II norjiflß cnn-HHBCH Jiňme Ha oßHOMy míchí CTOJia, Ha cepeßHHi... TaM nn-raajiacb npeKpacna khthhh TponHß, a 6íjih Hel Jieacajia Be-jiHKa KaceTKa44) 3 cpiöjioM Ha ßBanaßiiHTb oci6. He ßicTajia OjieHa Biß OejiBCOBoro 6apOHa. Bíh nÍ3HaB II Brne, i BOHa, hk ßOßißa.Tiacb naHi paßHHKOBa, Majia iiOMy ßyaee cnoßoöaTHCb. Ha BeciJiJiH He npnöyB, npocHB ßyaee npHBirao BHöanemiii, oßHane oöinnß He saoyBara npo MOJioßnx, kojih BJKe öyßyTb
Ha HOBÍM fa3ßiBCTBi.
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Byjia TyT i CTapa MapŕapeTa. BoHa npnóyjia nip JiHin hhhí BpaHn,i. ITocTapiJiacB ayme i cTajia me xMapmma. B cTapoMO^Hifí cyKHi, 3 OKyjiapaMH Ha hocí, xoaiuia mobhkh 3 03H01 KÍMHaTH 30 3pyroí, aóo, onepinncB Ha pyKy pa^HH-koboí, cjiyxajia mobhkh n 6ajiäKäHHH npo <DejiBca. Hkhh bíh macjiHBHĚ, HK 6e3MesKHO jiroóHTB OjieHy, 3 hkok> oco-
ÓJIHBOK) JIÍOÓOBÍO H nOBaJKaHHflM nOB03HTBCH BÍH 3 íl ÓaTB-
KaMH, HK, aoBÍaaBHiHCB, mo BOHH MycHTB noKHHyTH 30Tene-
pÍHIHG MeniKäHHH, BÍ33aB IM CBOK) MaJieHBKy XaTHHHy B Ml-
GTeHKy K. 30 noBHoro BJKHTKy.
— 3a 6e3iiiH, 3opora MapťapeTO, 3a híiho! — 3aneB-HHJiH pa3HHK0Ba. — „BaM 3 ľeHeio He CJ1Í3 noôHBaTHCB Ha cejii", roBopHB bíh. „y míctí jkhtth jierme, MoacHa coôi cKopinie nopa3HTH". IpHHKa 'i3e, po3yMÍGTBCH, 3 OjieHoio; BOHH o6h3bí Brne Hepo33yHHÍ. Bíh 3 30ópoi po3HHH, — ro-Bopnjia 3aai 3 npHTHCKOM i noMÍTHMH TOJiocoM, KOJiH Map-ťapeia Ha Bce BÍ3noBÍ3ajia MOBHäHHHM. — ítoro óaTBKO 6yB noniTapeM y C.  Ha 2KajiB, yTpaTHB 6aTBKÍB me 3hthhok>,
a 3 CBOHKÍB 3aJIHHIHBCH HOMy JIHHie 03HH CTapHH ByÄKO, Jlí-CHHHHH, KOTpHÍÍ HOrO H BHXOBaB | TOMy H BÍH nOCBHTHBCfl
nBOMy (J)axoBi. Ajie mp ne Mae 30 penn, MaprapeTO? Bíh 3o6pHö, niHpHH xjioneiiB, necHHü, peTejiBHHÉ hojiobík, i OjieHa 6y3e 3 hhm macJiHBa!
— JI&Ví, Borne! JJaü, Bome! — npoHienoiiJia CTapa 3aMa. — H öajKaro Iii ycBoro Hatopampro. Bom BOHa ií 3a-cjiysKHJia Ha Jiinmy 30JI10. Ajie h He Momy Iii 3apyBaTH, nip BÍ3M0BH3a T03Í K...y, TaK cKa3aTHÓ „jierK03yMHo"! Bíh coói Tenep cya3H, BC103H iioro noBaacaiOTB; Mae KpacHi 30X03H, asHBe 6e3acypH0, i to me hk srame!!
— Bíh omeHHBCH, 33aeTbCH MeHÍ, 3 30HBK010 HKorocB 6araToro ópoBapHHKa?
— MaóyTB TaK. Ax, hkóh óyjia OjieHa 3aiiHHjia He Micire!
— HeMa HÍHoro 3Jioro, hio6 Ha 30Ópe He bhühijio, Jiioöa MapťapeTO, — BÍ3noBÍ3aJia pa3HHK0Ba 3ropn. — Bce 3ajie-
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JKHTb Bia npH3HaaoHřia. Xto suae, an K... 6yB 6h HaM TaKHií npHXHabHHü. mo npaßaa, MaTepiaabHO 6yaa6 coôi ainine CToaaa. aK TyT, oaHaae BOHa itmaa Jiňme 3a BaacHoio Boaeio. Mh i"i híkojih hí ao aoro He cnayBaan. A Koan aaaeKo He TaK cKaaaocb, hk Morao 6yao6 CKaacTHCb, BHHyBaTHii aume toe 6e3TaaaHHHH JlieBHa. Bia nepmoi XBHaHHH, hk bíh yBÜiuioB aHHie b Haiuy xaTy, BimyBaao Bate mog cepae He-macTH. 3 toI XBHaHHH i npHKyBaaoca boho ao Hac. Aae BOHa npo see Te óyae macaHBa: i noBaaeaHa 6yae TaKoat, hk admca OeabCOBa.
üpn thx caOBax npoMaaHyB 3hob Ii noraaa no nnuiHOMy 6yKeTi Ta no cpiôHOMy aapynKy, it BOHa 6yaa ayace 3aao-BoaeHa...
MapťapeTa He BianoBiaaaa Hiaoro. Bona, Maoyab, He-ycTaHHO ayMaaa npo OaeHy, KOTpo'i hhhí Maao mo He 3aa-Kaaacb...
HyaHo! npHBÍTaBHincb, oöHaßi 36eHTemHancb, a onicaa OaeHa CKasaaa 3 BHMynieHHM ycMixoM:
— BaaHTe, MapťapeTO, a TaKH Biaaaiocb!
A MapťapeTa cracHyaa anuie mobhkh i'i pyKy.
3aaiKaBaeHi cnaaTb rocTi, nepenrinryiOTbCH Miac coôoio BpoancTO Ta oaiKyioTb Moaoao'i Ta Moaoaoro. Moaoanit Mae HeöaBOM noaBHTHCb, — a Bona?
IpHHa, KOTpa hhhí TaK HacTpoGHä, HeHaae 6yaa6 Ha no-xopoHax, KOTpa 3 caMoro 3BopymenHa Maitaee a3BOHHTb 3y-6aMH, KOTpa BCioan 3HBaaGTbca, a ne cnHHHGTbca Hiae... Kaace, nip Moaoaa noaBHTbca 3apa3, mp BHiiniaa annie na napy XBHaHH Haropy ao aiTHboi KiMHamn...
— BoHa npomaeTbca 3 cbogio aiBoaoD KiMHaTOio, — menHyaa oaHa rpyöa eKOHOMKa ao BHHTeabKH.
A Ta, KHBHyBHiH roaoBoio, ycMixHyaacb aB03HaaHO.
OaeHa cnpaBai 3axoßaaacb Ha XBHanny b oaniioKiM th-xím KyTKy, HKHit me lit aHHIHBCa.
B óiaiíí aoBriií cyKHi, b aoßriM cepnaHKy, uro cnaHßaß Iii aac ao 3eMai, cToaaa TyT, 3aHHTa anßHoio poöoTOio. Bnit-
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Majia 3 Majioi KaceTKH ojjhh jihct 3a #pyrHM i, He neperjin-
HyBHIH IX HaBÍTL, p03flHpaJia IX CKOpHMH HepBOBO-ßpoiKa-
HHMH najiBHHMH. Tenep y3HJia zio pyK ocTaHHin. Heft Jier-niHii, HK íhhií, i 3ÄaGTLCH, KopoTKoro 3MÍGTy. BoHa 3aBara-.jiacB. JIhctok 3azipojKaB b ii pyKax. 3y6n 3aTfl.ua, a Jinne ii hoojiíäjio.
„JlHHie pas, ocTaHHiii pas!" — noayMajia ii po3ropHyjia
JIHCT.
TyT   CTOflJIH   BBJIHKHMH   JIÍTepaMH   OJIÍBIieM HaiIHCaHÍ
CJiOBa; „LIJo TB1H bcjimí/ib moskc KOJin-Heoy/ib 3acjiaÖHyTH, a HaBiTB i b jiisKKy jiemaTH, th6, neBHo, it He /ryMajia, cep-jj;eHBKo! Tenep AKpaB nopa, kojih nocnjiaio to6í cboí 3ann-CKH, OjieHKo; a nio MeHe BacHJib, 3 kotphm Tenep pa30M jKHBy, cHjioio 3anaKyBaB jio JiiSEa, a caM #ecb nojiem no HKorocB JiiKapn, a caMOTa TaKa CTpanma, to ft xony no 3M03i no Te6e rOBopHTH. Xotíb 6h h, moh phóhhho, nio6 th 6yjia TyT, TpHMäJiä pyKy Ha nojii... TBOK» jiereHBKy Majiy pyKy... To^i ii He öojiijiaö Bona Tax chjibho. H co6i yflBJinio, mo th TyT 6ÍJIH Mene, ch^hhi Ha jiimcy... óannm, OjieHKo? JIioôob TaKH HaĚKpania 3 ycBoro, mp skhtta Jinnie Mae!.. Tenep, HanpHKJiajj;, kojih MeHe rojiOBa TaK majieHO öojihtb, th6 neBHo BCBoro cnpoóyBajia, mpó jrame mííí oíjib yTHniHTH. H nepeKOHaHHH: th6 ne maKuie poóHJia, hk mh, jiiKapi, a bo-ho6 neBHo CKopinie nepenmjio. Ax, ckíjibkh Mas 6n h to6í CKasaTH! Maeni imp Tpn Mienili nepe^ coóoio — a noTÍM Be-jiHK^eHB. ff Bee Bi/iKJiaJiaio Ha BejiHRzieHB... itynia TaKa noBHa... th MeHe 3Haeni... TaK, ajie jieaeann, nncaTH yTO-mhbcb"...
lie öyjiH ocTäHHi CJiOBa CTe(|)aHa, nncaHi j\o nei. BacHJib Ift nicjiaB Ix.
BoHa nopyniHJia Tenep ycTaMH, HeHaneó niocb bhmob-Jifljia, onicjin BHKpHBHJia ix b HKycb ripKy ycMiiimy. Ilpn-CTpacHo npHTHCJia jiHCTa #o ycT i noßepjia ftoro Ha ÄpiöHi iHMaTOHKH. Ti TíaBHJio b rpyßflx. BoHa ni/iCTynnjia ,no bí/ihh-Henoro BiKHa i, cnepnincb, 3aTyjiHJia Jimie pyKaMH...
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He'i Bropy ^oxo^hjih ynoDioni naxomi JiejiiH, a TaM HKpa3 nepe^ Heio TnrHeTBcn jiíc CTapnii Ta inyMJiHTB ojj;ho-
CTaíÍHO Hy/JHÍ THXÍ CJIOBa...
BoHa ix He cjiyxae. Ctoítb HepyxoMO. Tpoxn 3ro#OM nyG, hk hkhíícb BÍ30K 3aiawKae, HeMOB noro xto roHHTb, Ha no#BÍpn. BoHa 3Hao Hajxro floópe, xto hhm upnixan. HyG noro KopoTKHři, rojiocHHH cmíx... Horo BOHa GJiaÓHe? Horo ^possaTB Horn ni/i Heio? Hhm pa3 ÓJinsKne nye BOHa CKopi kpokh; nye, hk bíh nepecKaKye /ibog-tpog cxí#híb CTapnx cxo^íb, nocniniae jip ii noKOio...
li oni cnHHHiOTBcn TpiB05KHO Ha ABepnx... bíh 3apas yBÍH^e...
Icyce XpHCTe!! In ópeHHTB ihocb y Byxax, a b ropjii /raBJíHTb ii Kopni. Bci HepBH HanpymeHL HiiecB HC3Hane ^oci, BnepTe, /(HKe nonyTTH oóropTae ii — oane Jiňme nonyTTH. Bona nemeuduTK. HeHaBH/niTB 13 hjjioí rjraOHHH cbogí lymi! B6HBajia6, npoKJiHHajiaó, TonTajiaó, hk Ty ra,znoKy... Hh — noro?
A/race BOHa caMa BHHHa!! OaMa, caMicBKa BOHa...
I HHM BOHa BHnpaB/jaGTBCH? IHp BOHa JIIO^HHa?..
Bona 3aHHijiacn HecaMOBHTO cmíxom. ...npHKjiHKHyBHiH #o 3eMJii, Bona pn/rajia HepBOBO-cy-floposKHHM nJianeM; a kojih bbíhiiiob bíh, nijjHHJia pyKH, He-mob 6h npocHJia nopHTyHKy.
Bíh ni/iBÍB ii i npnTHC ao rpy/j;eH. — Xa-xa-xa! Th njianeni, OjieHO? Hy, SBHnaitHO, yci JiiBHaTa nepefl hijik>6om!!..
1887—1891.
CeJio ^HMKa, Ha Bykobhhí .
nOHCHEHHH.
J) II. K. — IjicapCBKO-KOpOJiiBCBKHi'r.
2) en passant, <|p. — mix, hhhihm. 3j i^aTHHKa — TponiKH, KpanjiHHKa.
*) B3HJ1H „niK" — B3HJIH „Ha 0K0", 3aB35UIHCflf.
5) Bapiai^TBa — oo^eBijira.
6) $ipMaH, HiM.  — BJ3HHK.
7) o<jf>in.HBH, JiaT. — 6hma 3aÄHa ^läCTHHa flOMy.
8) napnoH, $p. — BHÖanaft, .napyft.
9) parti billant — OJincKyaa napiin (nonpymjKH).
10) par excellence, $p. — HajrTo rapHO, nocKOHajio. n) ÄpaöHCBKO — Jie^ap, 6ochk.
12) Jiflpi-<f>api — nycre roBopeHHH, HypHHHi.
13) Doctor iuris, jiaT. — aoktop npaB.
n) KOHceKBem^ia — nocjiinoBHicTB, HacjiinKH.
15) Geteilter Schmerz ist halber Schmerz, HiM. — nonlJieHHH öiJiB ne noJioBHHa 60:110.
16) Haupttreffer, HiM. — BeJiHKa BnrpaHa,
17) „Des Lebens ungemischte Freude ward keinem Irdischen zu
Teil", HIM. — HiXTO i3 CMepTHHX He 6yB HIJIKOM UiaCJIHBHÄ. (HIijIJI6p.)
1S) BHBiHyBaTH — aara hk Brno (nocar). 19j rendez-vous, $p. — noßaneHHa. --
20) ä tout prix, $p. — 3a Bcany nrny.
21) OfliflHHeHHfl — nepejiaHHH y cnaflmHHi.
22) BereTyßaHHH — pocjiHHHe jkhtth, jkhbotIhhh.
23) tempi passati, ftaa. — MHHyjiHH nac.
24) <|)ajieHa — necaTHHa (ByKOBHHa).
25) cynjiiica — CKaprn, npoxaHHH.
26) ,p03X0ÄHTHCB (npO IUQ) — XOAHTB (npO IIKOCb), niKäBHTb.
-7) BiKa — noBhca.
28) ÖyTHHH — ÖyftHHH, 3aB3HTHH.
29) KopAHKOBa xycTKa — TOHKa, HeHane 3 nioBKy, xycTKa.
30) JKHBO — JKBaBO, CKOpO.
31) HanpacHo — cKopo, niBHHKO, panroBO.
32) pa3 — HapemTi.
33) 3apaÄHTH — Bnopa^KyBaTH, ycTporrn, 3po6nTH. 24) ÄßipHHK — CTapocTa, HaiaJiBHHK rpoMa^H.
35) Förster, HiM. — jiIchh^hh.
36) MOMy, MOrO — MOHOMy, Mofioro.
37) 3H30M   - CKOCa.
38) MaHHHTH —   HK B rOpHHUl TOBOpHTH.
39) „hk feTpyAa bhhtb cboix fliTeH".
40) 3K. JK. Pycco „BMiJiB".
41) rOJiyÖHH — ÖJiaKHTHHÖ.
42) H1HO — Himp, HlHOrO.
43) fpaiyjiK)BaTH — cKJiaji,aTH noöajKäHHH.
44) Kacema — CKpnHBKa.
Äoci b h Ö tli /i h :
1, Jôcä yitpaluKa: y nymi, apaMa b 3 aiax, — y pe-ÄaKm'í, 3 nepeajviosoK) ň noacHeHHHMH A h t o h a K p y ui e ji b-
h H u, b K o r o, CTOpiH I —IX, 1—94,   .......   UiHa 2 30ji.
2, Bopuc, rpinteiiKo: Onoßi^aHHa (ujicTb onoBüxaHb), — y pejiaKuii, 3 nepeaMOSOK) m noacHeHHHMH A h t oh a KpyuiejibHHUbKoro, CTOpiH I—X. 1-78 . uiHa 2 30JI.
3, 3 a. IeauHeuyü-JleQui^bKiiä: ltao;ia Äwepn, 3 nepe^-MOBOK) m nOflCHeHHflMM A h t o h a KpyuiejibHHUbKoro, CTOpiH I—XVI, 1 — 136,...........uiHa 3 30JI.
4, Grenau PyflancbKuü: Bn6ip Í3 TBopiB — y pe^aKun, 3 nepea.wo30K) Ta noacneHHHMH Apa IsaHa BpHKa, ct. I —XVI, 1—80...............uiwa 2 30JI.
5, 5 a. MuKOJia ľozojib: Pesi30p, KOMeaja Ha 5 niň* — y penaKuiľ, 3 nepejwioßoio Ta noHCHeiiHHMM Apa I b a h a BpHK2; ct. 1—112,...... .....m'Ha 250 3.
6, 6 a. lean Henijü-Äe8ui^bnuü: Ha tom CTaB, noßicTb, 3 nepejiMOBOK) Ta noacHeHUHMU Apa I b a n a BpHKa, ct. 1—160.................uiHa 3 30JI.
7, 7 a. MuKOJia KocTOMapie: KyAeap, IcTopnqna noaicTb, y pen.aKuií, 3 nepeuMOBOto Ta nöHCHeHHHvw Apa IßaHa BpHKa, ct. 1—26í,............UiHa 5 30Ji.
8, 8 a. Eopuc ľpiwmmo: íIía tmxmmm BepôaMH, noßicTb, v peaaKuii, 3 nepejuwoBOK) a nojicHeHHíiMH A h to na Kpy-uiejibHHUbKoro, CTopin I—XVI, 1—256, . . uiHa 480 3.
9, 9 a. Mapu TeeUu: ílpnroAH Towia Coepa, y peflaKun, 3 nepeuMOBOK) Ta noacHeHHHMH Apa IßaHa BpHKa, ct. 1—216...................UiHa 4-20 3.
10, IOMíih OnijibCbKuü: l^y Ha Bac, icTopimne ohobí-ÄaHHH 3 HaciB CßiiTOCjiaBa (960—972 pp.), II. BHnaHHH, CTOpiH 1—191,...............uiHa 3'60 3.
11, Tapac Uleeneuico: KoÔ3ap, noBHe BHnaHHH 3 noac-HeHHHMH, 3aa^HB MHKOJia CadaT, tom I. PoMaHTHHna ,0.06a TBopnocTH Tapaca LUeßneHKa (a,o kíhuh 1842 p.), MacTHHa I., ct. 1—72,.............UiHa 2 3.
12 — 13. Muxaüjio i AwflMUJia CTapuiýbni: tlepe.A 6yp6K>, icropHMHHÍS poA/iaH 3 HaciB XiwejibHHHHHHH, tom I—II. ľlepeKJiaB MHKOJia 3a.ni3HHK, noacHenna Apa IßaHa BpHKa, CTOpiH 1—400, 1—400 ........... 2 tomh uiHa 12 — 3.
14. Tapac IUeaueuKo: KoÖ3ap, noBHe BHnaHHH 3 noac-K6HHJJMH, 3Jia^MB MHKOJia Ca 6 a t, TOM I. HaCTHHa II„ ct. 1—122.................UiHa 2'40 3.
15. ľp. KeiTKa-OcHoeawHKo: il8peKOTMno^e, 3 noacHen-
HflMH, TTOpÍH 1—35............UiHa 1 30JI.
16. Ojibza KoöujiHHCbKa: yiw^HHa, ct. 1—76, uiHa 2 30Ji.
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