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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...
• UapcTBO öpexui naHy6, jiK.nje híkojib: äo Tenep. A npaßna BürBaKyeTbcsi bh-noB3aTii 3i cBoro Kyttea ne iHaKme, sik 3aKyTaHa b npnßaöJinBO - acKpaßi rau-
HipKH ..
IlaH EnaiiiHOHflac JIaB(|)jiep npo^KHB ÄOöpi naen. ByB
IL K..1) JIÍCOBHM pa^HHKOM, Maß BeJIHKe nOBaSKaHHH, BeJIHKHH BIIJIHB i BeJIHKi £OXOÄH. A IHO BÍH Maß MÍJK ÍHIIIHM, TaK „IIO-
óíhho", Ty cjiaöy CTopoHy, inp jhoöhb OÄynießJiHTHCB rapn-HHMH HanHTKaMH, — n;e He Majio HiKoro oöxoähth. lipo u;e ne Maß BÍH HiKOMy s^aBaTH cnpaB03^aiiHH. Xiöaö coöi ca-MOMy. A TOMy, mp 6yB 3 coóok) y 3ro,a;i, TOMy m,o p03yMiß ceöe, hk po3yMiß i cboi jiícobí cnpaBH, wm, i xo/jhb (hk Ka-jKyTL npocTeHbKi jho/hi) „roÄHHHHK 3obcím y nopn^Ky". Bifl-TaK, kojih cjiaöa CTopoHa 3Morjiact Ta CTajia 3öaraHyBaTHCb oíjibihhmh HacJii^KaMH, kojih noEa3ajiocB, mp BejiHKi npn-HHHH cnpoBa^myiOTB i BejiHKi noflii, to^í h HacTajio... Ta npo ne Bace onicjiH...
LTaH JlHB(|)Jiep 6yB aeonaTHH i Maß norapn äohbkh h oji;-Horo CHHa. OcraHHboro jiioöhb bíh HecKasaHo, 6a HäBiTB oöo-skrb. ,,He 6y^e ropßHHH moto skhtth, cbíthjio híjioi poähhh, n,e hojiobík óy^yHHHn!" — mobjihb bíh nacTO #o cbogi skíhkh ii ßoöpnx 3HanoMHx. /Joöpa 3KiHKa, KOTpa TaK caMO oöoiKajia o^HHaKa, BÍpHJia CMÍJioMy BimjBaHHio CBoro HOJioßiKa. BoHa öaHHJia caMa He pa3 y cboix Mpinx CHHa jiícobhm pa^HHKOM,
ÓaHHJia,   HK  BÍH   13ÄHB   B   eJIGraHTHÍH   KOJIHCHÍ, TOp^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, UJO TyT 3KÍHKH OCTaJIHCB Il^e TRK n03a^y 3a ÍH-
IHIIMIÍ Hapo^aMii; He to, hjo He JKypnTbca caMi npo no, njo6
3fl06yTH COOi pÍBHOnpaBHÍCTb 3 HOJIOBÍKaMH, aJie BBäSKaiOTb 11 HKOIOCb XHMCpOIO. 3aKOnaBIHHCB mm CBOl HOTIipiI CT i HIT,
ho 3aR;taioTb bohh cooi naBÍTb HacriJiBKH npani, mon ;\c-mo
nyTHG IipOHHTaTH, IHOÔ XOH THMHaCOM HÍGIO flOporOK) OHH-
CTHTHCH 3 iiepecTapijmx, ^ypHHX, npocTO, CMiuiHHx nepe-cy/uĚ. A npo HKycB ocHOBHy ocBiTy, npo posyMirnm iipiipo-)t03HaBCTBa Ta MaTepiHJil'^fMHül^iJiocodbii HeMa h ôeciÄH.
3á3HaÍÍ0M«TOHÍ nOBepXOBO 3 IIOO^HHOKHHM rajiy3HMH Hayii, 3 HOOßHHOKHMH cfmKTaMH BCeCBÍTHbOl ÍCTOpil, flyMaKTB, UTO BOHH CUpaBfli ßOBOJli 03ÓpOGHÍ npOTH BHMOr 3KHTTH. I BOHH
/lyMaiOTb 3 ropcTKOio Toro HayKOBoro i-cpaMy npH noBÜpa.v
HOMy CTaHOBHIHÍ, HK6 Tenep 3aHMaiOTb B CyCIIÍ;ibCTP»Í. BeCTH
6opOTb6y 3a icHyBaiffln! — TyT i poscmíhbch bíh. — Ask po3nyKa 6epe — roBopnB bíh pas, kojih OjieHa 3 ôJii^aBirM jiHueM i HiHpoKO po3njiK)HT,eHHMH oHHMa npncjiyxyBajiacb ^o iioro CJIÍB, — kojih no/iyMaein, b HKOMy rjiHÓOKOMy chí jih-HiaiOTbCH me hhhí íkíhkh, hk Majio mypHTbca npo cboto ca-
MOCTÍHHÍCTb!..
— Bohh TOMy He bhhhí, JIÍGBHHy, — nepeöHBaJia toäí, öopoHHHH, OjieHa. — Up jihli Hacjii^KH HenjacHoro bhxo-BaHHH Ta BKopineHoro nepecBi/meHHH,   ni;o /tyMam-sHani
HaJieSKHTB HOJIOBÍKOBÍ, a, 5KÍHHÍ MaG BOHO CJiyJKHTH 3a 03Ä06y!
— lie riincHo TaK, ÄÍHCHO, Hacjii^KH nepecy/rJB i tom-hoth; ohnané, kojih HKa HtiHiea ni/ůnMeTBcn i, iHiípo 6epy-HHCb 3a flÍJio, CTapaGTbca 36y^HTH coHHy cecTpy, HOMy KII-^aiOTbCH Ha Hel, HeHaneó BOHa TopKajiacb ix BoriiHHHMii KJiÍHi,aMH? ^My, HanpHKJia^, raHHTb Bac, OjieHo, kojih bit
ÍM BHCJIOBJIIOGTe CBOl npOCBÍHeHÍ, 3flOpOBÍ nOTJIH^H? 1^0 G BJIä-OTIO TO, UOrO H JKÍHKaM He MOJKy npOCTHTH. ÍLIp flO peiHTH,
to bohh cnpaB/ú HeBHHHi.  JJpKH. cynacHHH ycTpia cycníjib- r\7 CTBa JCHyBaTHMe, ^oth 3ajiHHiaTbCH bohh MajiojiíTHÍMH; o^-:ane, i Hoii Jiafl He bíhhhh. Ey/iyninia atiHona jieacHTb b ix pyuax.   Hexaft 3öpoi'TbCH KO/Kiia no 3Mosi, bí^iiobí^ho j\of<(
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oöcTaBFH, a söpoa ix... ma HHCTa, jma CHJibHa, hk Bapxo no Hei cnrHyTHÜ IJe — sHaHHH, OjieHo!
TaK roBopHB bíh nacTO, a nacoM me öiJibuie. A naHi
pa^HHKOBa 3HaJia, inO BCi TÍ „nOHCHHJIbHÍ" p03M0BH BÍflHO-
CHJiHCb #o Hei, 60 BOHä noöopiOBajia Ty MO^Hy, öojKeßiJibHy íi ^eMopajii3aTopcbKy xopooy 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 MäHGpH MeHTopa. HeHaneô BOHa iioro npo ne KOJiH-Heoyßb npocnjia aöo ii ^0-
JI0BÍK, pa^HHK, XOH OH OJĽEHM SBy^eHKOMĽ HeHeMHHít!.. Is
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— Kojihö h Maß Bac y pyKax, bh HÍKHeMHHit, 3 tjih-óhhh íynii 3HeHaBH^meHHH xjionne, — cnnaß bíh, — Mome Ŕ y^ajiocb 6h MeHi Bac HK-Heôy^b me BHflOoyTH 3 Hboro 60-jiOTa, b KOTpe bh, xoH i me TaKHít MOJio^HH, 3ajii3JiH no Byxa; a TäK i^eTe HHMpa3 ^ajibme m 3ry6n! Tenep...
—■ Bh He MaGTe Mem HÍHoro npHEa3yßaTH, mnoro npn-nncyBaTH! — oopoHHBCH TepMaH-EBreH-CHÄop. — SpenrroK) i#y sapa3 j\o Ojkhih h po3KasKy Iii, hk neMHO bmíg tobophth
anOCTOJI 3KÍHOHHH.
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3peniTOio H^iTb! BoHa 6y#e TÍniHTHCb, kojih #0ßi,naGTbCH npo aBaHC CBoro 6paTa, KOTpnit Ha Hel h 6e3 Toro HaBOAHTb 6e3-
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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.
TaK 3ÍTxajia naHi pa^HEKosa Hepas 3 mhöhhh cepiin, 3raÄyiOHH 3ry6m XHMepn cboíx #ohbok. Morjia o^Hane tobo-pirra íí ^ynaTH, mp xoTÍJia; Morjia HeBTOMHO Hara^yBara flOHBKaM rpaHHiii hcíhowo CBiTorjia^y, — Bce óyjio <ra-peMHo. Bohh 30CTaBajiHca BnepTO npn cboíx (|)apcax i ho-chjih tojiobh ma-Kme, hk BHna^ajio flOHBKaM il k. pa^HHKa jiicoBoro...
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ByB HÍ3HHH flCHHH Be^ip i B3Ke nO BeJIHKOflHiX CBHTäX.
Majie MicTeHKo bthxjio i Bzpa3H0 6yjio nyTH niyM ripcwtoi piKH, mp npopÍ3yBajia mícto. Boho jieíKajio b aojihhí, a no o6ox 6oKax ni^iHMajincL BejmnaBO ropn — Kapnám, y Mpnnny CHHHBy cnoBirre BepxiBH, ocßineHe MariHHHM cbí-
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— 5Ikhh hhhí ny^oBHíi Benip, de^aHe — npoMOBHJia BOHa 3-THxa, noBajKHO. — HeHaneö #jih Te6e Bor Haica3aB cnoKin, inp6 th noro Miř no^HBJíflTH me B-ocTamie b híjiíh cnoKUfflin Kpaci!
— 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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Bin noxHJiHBCH Bnepes i sarjiaHVB ill b ohí. BoHa 33a-jiaca HOMy ÖJiiflOK).
— Th He Ka3Kem, OjieHo, Hiaoro"? — nirraB bíh 3-THxa.
— He MOSKy roBopHTH, Orezané!.. By#y toóí nncaTH.
— O^Haae a xotíb óh, moö th roBopiiJia. Xony nyra tbíh rojioc. Xony Koro nyTH w ocTamiboi xbhjihhh.
— MosKe toóí CKJiacTH npneary bíhho'í jiioóobh h Bip-HOCTH — nHTajia BOHa itoro 3 BHMymeHHM ycMixoM.
—■ Hi. B npHcarH He Bipro. Th He 3Haem. Bipio Jinnie
B CHJiy JIIOÓOBH. A THJK MeHe JIIOÓHHI... Tu! — CKa3aB BÍH
3 yiixoio, 3 TpeneTJiHBHM macTHM y rojioci. — CKaaoi! H xotíb öh Hie pa3 ne nonyTH!
— JIioójiio! — cKa3ajia BOHa, MaíiSKe cmíiohhcb.
— 3 neptuoi xbhjihhh? — nHTaB bíh y He^OBÍpjiHBÍM tohí, a ryHHHfí ycMix npoMaiiHyB no itoro oójihhhio.
— TaK, CTe(|)aHe, 3 nepmoi xbhjihhh, kojih tíjilkh a nepeKOHajiacb, mp th roBopHB npaBjny, a He TaK, hk óaraTO MyjKHHH, hk B3arajii TaK óaraTO jno^eft..., He óohbch híkojih íi HÍHoro...
—-A3 ÄpyrOl XBHJIHHH?
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ÓHBCa B IHMäTOHKH £JIH BCÍX í ÄJia HÍKOrO, He THyBCH, a npH-
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a JHOJÍHHH JIIOgaHOl...
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— A3 HeTBepToi? BoHa cMiajiaca THxeHbKo.
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Majiriy. BejiiiKHH Ta 3/ippoBHH, — JKapTyBajia BOHa, — ctohb míh „naH Ta Kopojib" míík ÔJiHCKyHHM, BHrjia/tfKeHHM rypTOM i He 3HaB nopn^HO TaHHiOBaTH Ka^pHJiH, a me MeHiue b bí#-noBÍ/iHÍH xbhjií npncKaKyBaTH £0 /iaM i3 njianjeM i pyKaBHH-KaMH. Hane cnpaB^iniHiíí mockobcbkhř Be^Mi^b!
06oe cmíhjihch.
— Hkóh to TaK Te6e tboh Mara nonyjia! — o6i3BaBcn
bíh.
BoHa 3HH3HJia njieHHMa.
— H MOBHy, öo MeHe He nHTaiOTb. Kojihö crorrajiH, CKasajiaó npaB^y.
— H sHaio, nip h TH He óo'íhich. ToMy é Bipio to6í, ro-jiyÖKo, o/iHane mchí ,zipca,ziHo, kojih 3ra#aio, mp tboh poníma MeHe He TepnHTb; im Mome 3a6arHyTHCb npncHJiyBaTH Te6e, mp6 TH BHííHiJia 3a Korocb apyroro, nip, Ha i'x fljtäRj, n%-híihhh #ohbkh pa^HHKa!
BOHa p03CMÍHJiaCb.
— ľlpucujiyeaTU, CTecfmHe? Xto MOSKe MeHe npHCHJiy-BaTH? MisepHa rop^oTa mo'íx po^hhíb? I/íhjk óo reTb: npnra-ppß. coói Kpamp, mp h to6í Ka3ajia, kojih mobhjm, mo CTaHy TBoero.
— IJe h /rpöpe naMHTaio, OjieHo. Ka3ajia, míjk íhihhm, i Te, mo He Morjiaö 6e3 jiioóobh #0 HiKoro HajremaTH, xißaö nepecTaJia nonyBaTH. A to/ií, Ka3ajia, jiKwn-ia... mp?
— BaHHHi, CTec|)aHe? — o6Í3Bajiacb BOHa thxo, —< npnpo/ia KajKe npaB#y, a npoTH Hei ííth, 3HaHHJioó Te caMe, mp 3BepTäTH 36poi) npoTH ceôe.
— Bohfi MOJKe ôjRjTb To6i mry parti briliant9) Haji-CTaBJíHTH, a He mpö th xoTiJia! O, OjieHo, ß 3ajii30 jiomhtbch!
— TaK th He Bipmu Mem, Orec|)aHe?
— Bipio.
— ^OMy xoHeni MeHe nepeKOHain, mp Morjiaö 3a flpy-
rOrO BHHTH?
— Bo th Teac JIIO^HHa...
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BoHa BH3B0JfflJia cboio pyKy 3 noro h rop;ro noBepHyjia rojio-By.
— Th ^yMaern, h Hajiemy Tem &o thx, mp ynepea cno-kíhho BamaTb CTaHOBHmp i bcí oócTaBHHH hkoicb jho,ihhh, Bce po3MÍpKyiOTb, a kojih Bce rapHo 3roflmyeTbCH, noHHHa-K>Tb jiioóhth? ^ynaein, mo MomHao" y MoííoMy cepni jiioóob niTyHHo BHiuieKaTH? CTe(|)aHe, — nonyjiocb Tpoxu 3ro#OM ^OKipjiHBO, — íyMaio, nio th noBHHeH Mara hhhí jym MeHe íhhií cjiOBa, a He MyHHTH ceče h MeHe cyMHÍBaMH.
— IIpocTH MeHi, OjieHo! — npocHB bíh npHCTpacHO. — Ohnané ra^Ka, mp th MorJiaó HajiemaTH #o #pyroro, a He w MeHe, aoboahtb MeHe j\o Kpaio, i h He 3Homy ií npocTo!
— SacnoKilíCH, jnoómncy! —> nponienoTiJia BOHa Jia-ri^no. — Bip y moio jiioóob. HoMy He Mynycb h, iho npoTH-tom flBox pokíb Morjiaó i to6í mma cnoflOóaTHCb? A#me h th jihih jiio^HHa! Teče Bnme Jimne jhoóob #o MeHe. Ihhihx 060-bh3kíb He Maeni cynpoTH MeHe; Haini sapy^HHH — Tainra.
— OjieHO, h! 3i mhok) pin iHHia. H naHyio Ha# o6cTa-BHHaMH h TOMy Momy CKa3aTH, nio bí^; MeHe 3aJiemHTb moh ^ojth. 2KiHKa o/mane, BOHa Tenep nojiHmeHa Ha bojiio #ojií...
— ^iítcHO, — CKa3ajia BOHa 3 BHMyineHHM ycMixoM. — A TaK 6yjin6 mh Bme 3 hhm totobí i MorjinS npo nipcb My-#piine roBopHTH. Bme He^ajieKO %o flOMy, — #o/i,ajia thxhm
TOJIOCOM.
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I OĎOG 3aMOBKJIH.
— Ajie th óy^eni nacTO nncaTH... — nepepsajia BOHa nepuia THHiy.
— Byny. By/ty npoBa^HTH #jih Teóe ^hcbhhk, a npn kíhhí KomHoro míchhh nocHJiaTH.
—■ Bohh, Mome, Tanu CKopo npoMHHyTb tí #Ba poKH, Ore(f)aHe?.. — II tojioc KpaHB fioro cepíne.
— I HOMym 6h hí, cep^eHbKO? 0#hh piK y B., a flpy-itiíí, kojih 6y#y acHCTeHTOM... He TypóyítcH, a čepemncb jih-
me. 3ocTaBaHCH (J)í3hhho cnjibHa, a to#í Bce jieKine nepeóy-BaeTbca.
— H 6y^y óeperTHCb, — BÍ#Ka3ajia BOHa jiari^HO i cjiyx-hhho. — ii Tenep cMiiocb mo#í b Jinue. Ajie th, de^aiie, óepeJKHCb i th... ax!
—■ HIp, JHoSko?
Bohh CTaHyjiH ít norjiHHyjiH o#He na ochoto. Oóoe 6yjiH ÓJii/ii.
— MH BSRe ROMŮ.
— HaBÍTb i He 3aBBa3KHB, — Bi^noBiB bíh npH/niBJíe-
HHM TOJIOCOM.
— I Mem He 3^;aBajiocH, mp TaK 6jih3bko...
3 íi nodiJiiJioro jihhh ropijin CTpÍBOSKeHi oni. IIpncTy-nnjia 6jih3BKO #0 Hboro.
— ByBan 3^opoB, CTefy&ml — i, bxohhbhih noro 3a pyKy, CHJibHO CTHCHyjia. — naMHTaíi npo MeHe... —■ nienTajia b HecKa3aH0My 3BopynieHHio. — Hyení? IlaMHTafl!
— OjieHo!
Bíh npHCTpacHO npnTHC ii £0 cepiin. Onicjin iiÍJiyBaB Majio mp He koíkhhh na-nenb. Jle^Be noMÍTHB, hk yxonnjia noro 3a pyKy ě Tem nijiyBajia. Bíh 3JiHKaBcn, a BOHa 3aKpn-najia 3 čojiio. O^HonacHo cxnjiHJia rojiOBy Ha ítoro rpy#H h 3anjiaKajia.
— Chjih... /jopora /úbhhho! — npocHB bíh 6e33ByHHHM roJiocoM, a b ropjii HeHane ziaBHB noro Kopn.
— Boiocb 3a Hame macTn! — npocTorHajia BOHa Jie/iBe
HyTHO.
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— JIioóhmo, CTe(f)aHe, jikóhmo...
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By/iyHHHa HacTajia. BoHa npHBOJiOKJiacb i 3HeneBH ycTaBHJiacb, #OBro h rapane flomn^aHa ii thchhhhí! pa3 npo-
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nonaBiiiH bia HaiiHHSKHHX KJiac, Tpeöa öyjio ^jih Tep-MaHa-EßreHa-CH^opa TpHMaTH jrpMaiHHBoro iHCTpyKTopa. I xoH naH pa/iHHK 3 npocf)ecopaMH skhb Ha HanjirnnriH CTOni. 60m aim noro 6yB ü.jih hhx KOJKHoro nacy Bi^HHHeHHH, Bcem TaKH TepMaH-EBreH-CH^op npHHOCHB, hio nißpiHHH, to ripiiie cbí^ohtbo. Ilpn TaKHX Haro^ax 3MÍhhjihcb jiioóob i ne-CTomi öaTBKa b CKasRemcTb. üobo^hbch Hane 6o5KeBÍJibHHf{ i 6yB oh po3^;ep CHHa, kojihö He cecTpn. BißOJianiHi MajiH Bme cxobok, #e ßepsKajiH xjioniiH äoth, #okh jiiotíctb öaTBKa ne MHHajia, i bíh 3HOB y cep#eHHHH, cnoKifiHHíí cnoció ne 3ann-TyBaB npo „^HTHny". To#i öpajia MaTH Ha ceöe THSKKe 3aB-ÄaHHH HacTpoDBaTH öaTbKa Ha ,,/i,o6pe", BCTynaiOHHCb 3a h hm rapane.
— B0H0 me TaKe MOJioße, jiHTHHHe, — MOBJiajia BOHa, — MycHTb BHÔyHTHCb; ^ac i oy^y^HHa HaBe^yTb íioro i 6e3 Toro #0 nyTTH, noBarn i posyMy. B thx nrKOJiax i CTapi 3He-TepnejiHBHJiHCb 6h, a He to... boho.
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—i Kynjiio iiOMy, — roBopHB bíh 3 eHTy3Ííi3M0M, — TaKy „óecTiio", mp 3a Heio bcí otJňHepn öy^yTB ryön rpH3TH...
MaTypy 3^aB repMaH-EBrem-CH/mp 3 TpiBoroio, Jie^Be iup cbí^omo. I BHóHJia 3a Hero ro/jHHa macTH, a 3apa30M i ro-. mraa HeBHMOBHoro cyMy #jih po/iHHH JlHB^JiepiB. TepMaH-EBreH-Cn^op Bi/iixaB flo B., nip6 Bi/jóyTH TaM oHiKyBaHHii piK cjiyjKÓH bíhcbkoboí, a pa^icTB 6aTBKÍB He TpiBajia ßOBro.
I He CTHMHJIHCB BOHH, HK CTaJIH HHM pa3, TO HaCTÍHie nOHB-JIHTHCB   BCHKOrO pOflV   BCKCeJIÍ Ha nOJIHHKaX JTHB(|)JiepÍB-
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ITpoTHroM t p b o x jiít, nonaBniH 3 Benopa, kojih OjieHa po3JiyHHJiacH 3 JlíGBHneM, 3pocjia Baee kojihihhh „cjiaöa CTopoHa" pa#HHKa b HenoraMOBamiH Hajiir...
I hhhí nepecHÄacyBaB nan pa^HHK i3 cboímh BHôpaHHMii TOBapnuiaMH npH „nrajiHHni" Ta HapÍKaB ripKHMH cjioBaMii Ha cBoe 6e3TajiaHHH.
—• Kojih Cn/rop 6y#e i #ajii TaKe 3aBo;iHTH, — aeajiiBCíi bíh, — kojih He nepecTaHe, to ÄOBe^e ro Tóro, mp ni^y 3 Top-6aMii!
— me noro He CTajio! Boho He 6y#e TaK 3Jie, jiioôhh ]);i;uiHKy! — noTÍmaB ojihh i3 TOBapnuiÍB,
Pä/^HHK P03CMÍHBCH TÍpKO.
— He 3-Jie? riiHTHKa, KapTHpCTBO Ví iHHie .iieJiapcTBO hc b MOJioJíoro Ji;BarTi;nHTHJj;BOx(iiiTHBoro xjioniia He 3Jie? Oií, npn-cjiy^íHBCH bíh mchí, mp ni/i,y 3 TopóaMH... 3 TopôaMH, Kamy, (Jo Brne Mení He CHJia ßajiBine uch Tnržíp /mnraTii!
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— Hk, fljia Bora, ítOMy He rpH3THCB? — KJíHKHyB apy-rHíi, jiiKap i npHHTejiB po^HHH JIaB(|)JiepÍB. — üo^yMaHTe jiHHi, Í3 jiacKH cbog'í: bíh MäG me äbí He3a6e3neHeHÍ -iohbkh flOMa, a toh 6e3COBÍCHHH JipaOHCBKO11) TaK i HaKJia^aG Tarapi Ha njieni po^HHH.
— JIapi-(|)api12), jiioôhh ÄOKTope! He3a6e3neHeHÍ! TIíb-HiicBKaMH He mypiocB 3obcím. no3aöe3neHyiOTBCH caMÍ!.. — BÍ,irKa3aB „no/raTKOBeiib".
—• 3peiHT0K> o^Ha, a caMe OjieHa, TaK hk6h B2Ke h 3apy-HOHa 3 mojioähm K.? HeBJKesK, EnaMÍHOH^ace?
— Hi, TOBapHHiy, He 3apyHeHa, He ocBÍ^HHBca nie...
— AjiesK 60 JiK>/m TaK roBopaTB;  a^mesK npocH^yo
HÍJIHMH #HHMH y Bac!
— BoHa ítoro He xone!
— He xone?
— KasKe, nip He jhoôhtb. TyT i HacTajia Hapa3 THHia.
— A IHO TH Ha Te, CTapHH?
PajíHHK 3HH3HB njieaHMa.
— IHpaK a MOJKy b^íhth? CnjiyBaTH ľi? BoHa He ^acTBca npHCHJiyBaTH!
O^hh CTapHH Maltop, m;o npncjiyxaBca cnoKíĚHo po3MOBi CBoix TOBapnmiB, Hapa3 3aperoTaBca.
— TyT i bf;hho, — Bifl03BaBca bíh, — XTo Bepx Be-re ZlOMa! BaôcbKe naHVBaHHa! Mae BOHa xotíth? Hh BOHa, mo-jio,na, Mao npaBo caMa pimaTH npo cbog macTH, cboio 6y#y-
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HHHy? Cra/jancn, cxapníi! y tboiíí mojio^octí npncniByBaB th maKine. A^me mojio^hh K. ne nnuma, ne cjiaBHa napTin! Doctor juris13), cynoBiiri a^ioHKT, riLoroÓ tooí tükh 3 pyK He BHnyCKaTH!
Pa^HHK noTynHB oni y HíKJiHHKy i 3hob 3hh3hb njie-
HHMä.
— IHp h Moacy b^íhth, TOBapnniy? ^lyern, He jiioöhtb floro!..
— He jidóhtl iioro! Haneó jiio^h He ópajmcb i He skhjih it 6e3 jiioôobh! /typronifl! XnMepa! Kojihcb BOHa insoro ripito noaeajiye, a BJiacTHBHM bhhobhhkom ôy/jeni th! ^íth bhxo-ByioTbCH maicme, naHe JlHB^)jiep! Hk ÄOBro th 3khb6hi, äoth th h naH; ajie b Teôe He 3HaTH, xto rojiOBa /roMy. Kojkhhh caM coôi naH. Koíkhhh i^e, Ky,HH AoMy Äorijn-io, xoh 6h i äo HopTa. 3 Toro Tenep noKa3yiOTbCH i HacJii^KH; ot Tenep i Maeín ,,jiioôob"!
— Bama npaB^a, Maflop, cjiobo necTH, mo Bania! —
BMimaBCH HaHOBO KOHTpOJILOp.
— A6cojik>th3m y po^HHi ne pin HaÄMy-ipiina. /IjMa-GTe, Hio b MeHe iHaicme? Moa bojih, ne bojih bcíx; a nio m tohkh jiioôobh, noKaiKy npHKJia^H. lIh SKeHHBcn n 3 jiioôobh? ÍKeHHJiHCB BH, MOíKe? Mem Hapa/jJKeHo „moio", i n ninioB pa3 y j\m, #ajii ^pyrníí, TpeTifl, npH/UTBJíHBCH BCbOMy OTBepTHMH OHHMa, npHCJiyxaBcn HacTopneHHMH ByxaMH, po3nHTyBaBca, po3yMÍGTLcn, #ejiÍKaTHo npo ne, npo Te, 3bhk #o He'i, ocbí/i.-hhbch... i KmeHL. MeHÍ 3/raGTbCH, naHe pa^HHKy, m;o Bama OjieHa reTB-reTL nepepocjia Bac Kojihô ne poónjiH xjionni, neô MeHÍ ôyjio nie caK-TaK ro biioäoôh, ajie ^ÍBnaTa — hí-kojih! IIpHCJiyxaBCH n Ifl pa3, hk Bona BeJia HKycb posMOBy, ajie KasKy BaM miipo, uip kojihô ôyjia Mennie rapHa, to He npomeHOÖ Iii híkojih thx ^ypnHHb, KOTpi, HeMOB KBÍTaMH, noBÓHpa-jia rapHHMH cjiOBaMH. HanHTajiaca He3/i;opoBHx tbq-
pÍB, i TO G KOHeHHÍ HaCJIÍ^KH. BaM 6yJIO 1H nOBO/IH Hajio-
JKHTH, a íi Tenep me He nÍ3HO. CnpoôyfiTe jihih i nepeKOHa-GTecb, ru;o 3ÍrHeTbcn.
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— H ne TaKom 3aBcirAii Kassy, — o6Í3BaBCH 3hob CTa-piíĚ Maíiop. V—^Hcr^HnjiiHy Tpeôa äobo/ihth ocTamiix KOHceKBeHrj|ÍH ), ocoojthboík y skíhok, TKíhku, ne mojio/íhh kíhb. IIoHye cnjibHy, 3aJiÍ3Hy pyKy, TaK i noJiacTbCH i b-jiíbo i B-npaBO. íl He Kaaty noBOßn HararaTH, ajie h He Ha#TO no-nycKaTH. HKpa3 nocepe^HHi, torí H#e rapHO KpoKOM. Ihkojih HBHľHyTH 6aTÍJEKOM. nepeß HBajioM TpoxH ocTporiB, nepea óapepoio y^ap i ocTporn, noBO/iH cbo6í#ho, to^í JieTHTB! Ha/rro E^MynyBaTH He BapTO, ocoôjihbo 3 nonaTKv; wai müh Teo£ia.JlHB$jiep 6yB 3aBCÍr/Hí jihxhm i3#ireM, tomvjk "iTóro h koskhhh kíhb ckh^g 3 cifljia. TaK, TaK, — Tto^aB TpOXH 3ro^oM, 3aflyMaBHiHCB, — ßHciiHnjiiHy Tpeóa nepeBO/íHTH, Tpeöa...
•— /^aíí-HO MeHi pa3 3 OjieHoio po3mobhthcb, EnaMÍHOH-#ace! — ro-BopHB #OKTop, kojih oön^Ba BepTajmcH ojihod h Toio caMoio ßoporoio ßo^OMv.
— ToBopn. GKasKH in i Te, TOBapHHiy. Te, thsk 3HaGin... mp í'í óaTbKO He3aóaBKH nepecTaHe thm 6yTH, hhm 6yb aocí, ireó-TO jiícobhm pa^HHKOM...
— BoHa Äoôpa, HiJiHxoTHa, — BißKa3aB, noTiniaioHH iip-KTop. — By^e 3 ycix chji cTapaTHCb, mp6 i'i po^iraa He Tep-nijia 6í#h; kojihô jihhi toľo MorJia 3a6yTH...
— Koro JiioÔHHKy?
— CTe(|)aHa JlioBHHa...
— üoMepnioro? —■ Erem...
— BosKeHbKy, a BOHa... mp 3 hhm?
— He 3Haem ninoro, CTapHH? Ajime HepBOBÍCTb... Ha! O, He TpanjiHGTbCH nacTO-rycTo, mp 6aTbKH ocTäHHi, KOTpnx
y TaKÍ CnpaBH BTaGMHHHyGTbCH...
— JIioÓHJia noro?
— A B5Ke3K! O/me o^moro. Bíh BÍ^ixaB, hk i ue to6í bí-jiomo, Ha ,HBa poKH 3 30My, Hip6 CTy,Tii noKÍHHHTH, 11106 Bep-
HyTHCH 30BCÍM „TOTOBHM"; TO^Í H MaJIH CBOl. 3apyHiiHii ono-
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bícthth, a TaM i noöparacb, Ta, Ha HemacTH, HaópancH #ecb y ranHTa,Ti TH<|)y ii noMep, ói/ianncbKO, TaKH y B. A/jme ne MaöyTL 3Haeni?
Pa/ffiHK He 3Haxo^HB cjiíb, iho6 bhcjiobhth cbos 3any-
/lOBaHHH,    aJK nO HKlHCb XBHJIHHÍ CKa3aB CyMHHM, ripKHM
tohom:
— Ah npo ne Hinoro He 3Haß! upásla, bíh öyßaB na-CTO b MoiioMy äomí, BeuiTaBCH HHMajio óíjih Hei, o/mane hí-kojih He npnxoßHJio Mem mocL no/jiöHe Ha ßyMKy. A BOHa... ii Hem noßHKa 3a moio jiioöob? — KJiHKHyB oripneHHii. — 3a Mo'i 6aTbKÍBCLKi CTapaHHH? Ox, HK He óojiHTb, óojiHTb! To6i, nymoMy, 3BÍpHJiacb, a nepea; cboím óaTbKOM, nepe/i. pi/imiM öaTbKOM, Morjia mpcb TaKe 3aTaiTHĽ
— 3acnoKiiiCH jinm, nojiOBine, — yTHXOMnpiOBaB ao-KTop. — JJp MeHe Tern He npHxo^HJia, mpö cbog cepíne HKpa3 nepejop mhoio bhjihth; npniimjia, mo6 nonpocTy nopa^HTHCH 3i mhoio, hk 3 JiiKapeM. MyHHJia ii 6e3COHHicTb i rapnHKa no KpaiiHOCTH ni/iTHHajia ii chjih. BoHa hcbhmobho óaraTO Tep-nijia, i to noTaiiKH; a ire, CTapnii, BHMarae miMajio chjih.
,,He MOrJIHÖ BH, JJHTHHKO, MeHÍ CKa3aTH", — nHTaBCH H, —
,,mo ôiJibme-MeHHic MorJiaô iibOMy 6yTH 3a npnnnHa? Bnm
ÖyBaJIH 3BHHafiH0 HaR3Ä0p0BÍUIÍ 3 IIÍJIOÍ pOÄHHH"!
— „lIh ne MycHTb 6yTH, naHe ^OKTope?" — ciiHTajia
BOHa.
— „A Bmem, ^hthhko; i^e 3aJj;jiH Bac caMHx".
Ha Te ii po3noBÍJia /jpomannMH ycTäMH, po3noBÍJia mchí Hijiy icTopiio. H JieJiBe 3aTaiB cbos 3BopymeHHH. ÜKa inKo/j;a, mo ßOJiH o6ox TaK po3Jj(aBHJia! Byjiaö i3 hhx BHiimjia npe-rapHa napa, a ix noTOMKH, CTapnii... ix noTOMKH... ex! — TyT i 3aMOBK Hapa3.
— I mom JHiJii, ^oKTope? — miTaB pa/iHHK npHraiHe-
HHM rOJIOCOM.
— Hinoro. üpocHJia Jinm, mo6 h npo Te HiKOMy mnoro He 3rajjyBaB, a 3 Hero caMoro Tern npo ne öijibine He roBopHB.
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KOJIH H CIIHTäB, HOMy lipo Te 3 CB01MH He rOBOpHTb, BÜHIO-
BiJia: „Ha mo?"
— „A TaK cooi, Ojieno. Geteilter Schmerz ist halber Schmerz"15).
Bc-Ha noxHTajia rojiOBoro.
— „Ei, naHe ^OKTope; nepme Tpeöa Mem caMiii nepe-MorTH rope; hk #oßro boho b rpy^nx jiroxye, HixTO Meni He noMoace".
— BoHa, BnaMiHOHAace, onm 3 thx, KOTpi eaMH 3 co-
60J0 CnpaBJIHIOTbCH.
Pa^HHK JIHHI 31TXHyB.
— Hk6h BOHa öyjia xjionneM, — nonaß 3HOBy aiKap, — j 6yjiHÖ 3 He'i i BHHHiJiH jnoflz. A TäK aÜHKa... nip noHHe miHKa
3 Ha^BHHiKoio po3yMy npn ropniKax ia MHcni?
— Ox, ÄOJienbKo moh! — 3acTorHaB pa^HHK; — hk me th MeHe ripKo HaßicTZJia, MeHe Ii moix 6e3BHHHnx ßiTez! Te-nep SKe a po3yMiio, HOMy BOHa bhhth He Mome 3a K.
— Hy, iiip flo Hboro nzraHHa, to cnpoöyeMo mß, —
Bl^nOBlB flOKTOp. — npOTH OTpyTH BJKHBaGTbCH TeSK OTpyTa.
Hk Bi^acTbCH, TaK i 3aTpeTbCH Bce rope, bch rpnsoTa. Ta-khx BKna^KiB MaGMO ÄOBOJii. BoHa oy/je npoTHBHTHCb, 6y#e oÖypioBaTHCb, 6y#e cjii3bMH 3ajiHBaTHCb... Mome, HaßiTb CHJibHO 3ajiHßaTHCb; jiroöHJia noro, oan, HHMajio, HeMa TyT Horo fi cyMHiBaTHCb, o/mane nnae äjih Toro MaG Bme nijie
2KHTTH TOpiOBaTH Ta 3a HHM nOÖHBaTHCb? LlH He meHHTbCH
BSKe b CBiTi y-^pyre Hi B#iBiii, m b^obhiiI?
— Ax, p03yMiGTbCH, HIp SKeHHTbCZ!
— A^me JiD^HHa —■ jihhi juo^HHa! — ^0Ka3yBaß Jii-Kap. — I HHM BJiacTHßo öuibme? HiHHM 6iJibHie, Hi MeHine
HK... 3BipHHOK), 1 TO TOßapHCbKOIO, p03yMHOK) 3BipHHOK). CnO-
ci6 ßi^5KHBJiK)BaTHCH, öopoTböa 3a icHyBaHHH, cnociö po3-MHomyßaTHCH... Bce Te BOHa Mao TaKe caMe, hk 3BipHHa. Hboro ro^i 3anepeHHTH, kojih He xoneTbcn hth HKpa3 npoTH BCHKoro po3yMy. A mo uzte 3a npaß/ipio, Te ii 3a posyMOM. OT5Ke 6y^eMO hoth arrejiioBaTH 40 i"i po3VMy,   jjokz BOHa
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KBÍHT-ecemíľi ne 3po3yMie. A kojih 3po3yMÍ6 ä Bi/^acTbca, to nepeMora no HainiM 6011i. TyT i bthxomhphtbch bchkhh óíjib, npnoy^e pooraná... o/nre, ßpyre... ÄOMamm KJionoTH i t. íh., i ôy/je m,e MeHi fi to6í B/iHHHa. A äjm Bac, CTapnx. fljín Bac 6yjio6 ne tc caMe, inp Haupttreffer!16).
— ToBopn 3 Hero! — ÔJiaraB pa#HHK. — ToBopn, o^n-hokhíí míé noTÍmuTejiio! Mem He CHJia. O, Bome! 3a ni,o Ka-paem th MeHe TaK thskko?
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I ziOKTop jiíhcho roBopHB 3 Heio. Ymíb TaK yjia^HTH, mp 3acraB ii caMy /rpMa. Jleacajia b (|)OTeJii He^ôajio OÄHraeHa h KypiiJia. Bíh aoBro ii He oVthb, i BHpa3 ii jihiih 3/iHByBaB iioro. Bce 3^aBajiocb y tím jihhí chokíhhhm. Hi cjii/iy híh-Koro ropn. MosKHaö CKa3äTH, Bce skhtth b híh 3aBMepjio, jihhí Mim öpoBaMH 3axoBajiocb Hipcb... nipcb, noro bíh He po3yMÍB, mp o/mane 3^;aBajiocb itOMy 3HanoMHM. „Boaee-b/íjijih" — MaHHyjio itOMy b /iyMHÍ. I 3 nnjibHOio HÍKaBÍCTio 3BepHyB 3HOBy Ha Hei norjimi, Ta Ha ii Ha npHny# rapHÍ, Te-nep cnoKÍHHi oni.
— Horo ^HBHTecb Ha MeHe TaK ny^Ho, naHe flOKTope? — nHTajia BOHa, npHBÍTaBHiHCb.
— Bh... bh... KypHTe, OjieHO? — cnnraB 3ÓeHTe3KeHHii,
He ^aiOHH HÍHKOl BÍflnOBÍflH Ha ii 3anHTaHHH.
— A/race canine...
— AjiesK 60 äocí bh He Morjín 3HecTH nanipocKH b jkí-hohhx ycTax!
— TaK. O/mane MOJKHa nojiioöHTH h Te, mp neprne He-aBHÄÍJiocb. HanpHKJia/i;, nanipocKy b jkíhohhx ycTax. —
3HOB 3aM0BKJia.
Bíh nonaB 6yB roBopHTH npo HepBOBÍCTb, i mp BOHa My-ciiTb óeperTHCb. ToBopHB npo o6obh3Kh cynporn ceóe Vl cy-npoTH Äpyrnx; ocoöjihbo cynpoTH po/m^iß. 3äBBa3KHB, mí?k
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Ihiiimm, hio Jiio^HHa — 3BipHHa 3bhhkh i mo e jno-rH, b ko-Tpnx "qyTJiHBicTB — j^JEepejio BCHKoro 6e3Ta<naHHH...
BoHa JiHiH j^ecB-KOJiHCb Bi^noBi^ajia, ä to ßi/mexouy, öaHJjyamo. HapeniTi BiH noaaß roBopHTH i npo ixHi j^oManiHi oöcTaBHHH, nopymHB noBe/ümcy 6paTa, BH^aTKH öaTBKa, iioro TypöoTH, rpH30Ty, iioro 3JiaMaHHH flyrneBHHfi HacTpin...
— He MOSKHa iHaKHie 3ÖnpaTH, hk ciajrocB... — saRii-nyjia Bona oaH/jyjKHO. — BaTBKH caMH bhhhI, ino bih npo-na/rae. A npona^ae BiH 6e3 paTymcy. 0... a Bipio i b cna/j;-
IIIHHHiCTB HOMHJIOK.
— KpHTHHHHH y Bac po3yM, OjieHO, — rOBOpiIB BiH 3 BajKKoio MiHoio, — jryx aHajiisH, po3Bara. BaM a mojkv ihocb BajKHe Bi/mpHTH. npaB^a, n;e, iho cKaaty, Heßinpa/me. ..Des Lebens ungemischte Freude ward keinem Irdischen zu Teil"17), — HHTyBaB BiH naTeTiinno. Ojinaae bii 3yMi6T-e ne nepeHecTH, 6a, i ßpyrnx HäßHHTH 3Hochth TaKi npHro/jn...
BoHa Hinoro He Bi/moBi#ajia n He nnTajia mnoro. Jlj-Majia jiHTH, mo CHJiBHHM #yxaM cy^aeeHO h 6araro nepenecTH. A BiH nonaB roBopHTH. CnonaTKy MamBHHMH Ta oöopoT-aMH, a Tpoxn 3ro,noM laKH npaMo, 6e3 klhkhx 3acTepe5KeHB. npo-TaroM OÄHo'i ro^HHH TOi^ajiacB, mo Bei bohh 3HHureHi; mo ii öaTBKa nepe3 aKycB-TO cyMy, KOTpy Maß y ceöe Ha cxo-BaHiii ii KOTpoi He^ocTaßajio, Bi^ajiaTB 3i cjiyaeön.
BoHa He BopyiHHJiacB. üoßijiijia Jinm, hcmob crma. —■ Ha Te ßy.Jia a /raßHo npnroTOßaHa, naHe ^OKTope, — jiejTBe npomenoTijia. — ^aßHo; o/mane, mo MOSKHa npora
Toro B/IIHTH?
— npoTH Toro... Hiaoro! HajjiflMOCB, mo, MOJKe, iiOMy, xoh 3 JiacKH, Jtpyra aöo ii TpeTH nacTHHa nencii /ncraHeTBca. Bh o/mane MoateTe nnMajio B^iaTn!
— T^jia Koro?
—JIjih Bamnx öaTBKiß, jjjia Bamoi cecTpn, a HaiiöiJiBHie jijih ceöe.
— CnpaB/n' He 3Haro...
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— 3HaGTe, Ojicho, npiiĚMÍTL K...ro. Bíh HesaöaBKH npo-CHTHMe Bainoi pyKH...
CTaJIO THXO.
—i He MOJKy.
— A noMy?
— Bo,  hk BH h caMH CKa3ajin,  b MeHe ,nyx aHajii3H
H p03BarH, KpHTHHHHH p03yM...
— He po3yMio Bac sobcím; roBopiTb nemine!
—■ Bany, nip He po3yMÍGTe MeHe. OľJKe oy/iy hcho ro-BopHTH. He JiioöJiio iíoro, íí Hauii norjm/iii Ha jkhtth po3xo-TlHTbCH ^aJieKo. MeHi He cnjia Koro it ce6e oööpixyBaTH.
— Bh iiboro h He poÓHTe. Bíh Bac xone, a bh ro^HTecb Ha ire.
— He Tepnjiio iioro ři cyMHÍBaiocb, hh 3M0SKy me Roro-Hcôy^b y 5KHTTIO noJiioóHTH. He BaM bí^omo, naHe jipKTope. Á noßpysKJKH 6e3 jiioóobh ne, Ha moio /iyMKy, ôpy^HÍ bí^ho-chhh. A h He xony b híhkí Tara bxo/ihth.
— Hle nepe^; xbhjihhoio KaBajín bh, Ojieno, inp mojkhcI íi nojiioÔHTH Te, nip HeHaBH/ÚJiocb.
— Tan, ajíc nanipocKa ne^He JiioiHHa^
— O, 0,iieHO, OjieHO, — KTiiKHyB bíh, — y mp bh bjkh-
JIHCH? Ky^H SarOHIOGTeCH BH y CBOÍH XOpOÓJIHBÍH, bhôvhjiíh
yaBÍ?
BoHa Hane ra/inna Ta 3BHHyjiacb, BHnpocTyBajiacb, Ta Ii TaK HaTyBajia Ha Soro cjiOBa.
— no,nyMaHTe, pa^H Bora, i npo cboio ôy^yHHHy. 3rjiHHbTecH Ha HeinacHHx, ropeM npnÖHTHx óaTbKÍB. He 3a-jiHHiaíiTe ix Hepe3 HKycb (|)aHTa3Íio Öe3 cbog'í ni^nopn. I bh MOJKeTe 6yTH kojihcb MaTápio!
— ^ajii, naHe /ipKTope, ^ajii...
— 51 íi xony ,a;ajii roBopHTH. Ky/in, nHTaiocn Bac, Ky^H žUHyTbcn Bami óaTbKH, KOJiH He npnfi^yTB 3BHnaHHÍ míchhhí rpomi? J\o HancTapnioi cecTpn? BoHa Mac caMa Brne #íth; i HK HaM o6om bí^omo, xopoÓJiHBO cKyna. JJp IpeHH? ^oxo/Ih BHHTe.JiH My3HKH, xoH i 3^iÔHoro íl ^yme ÍHTejiireHTHoro, xy-
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fle-HBKi. KpiM Toro, bíh xopoBHTHH, a mp HOMy 3 nacoM Moase TpariHTHCb, bíäomo Mení aas Ha^TO Äoôpe, a ií BaM He Mome ne JiHinaTHCL TaftHoro. II^o CTaHeTbcn 3 BäMH, 3 HaííMOJioA-nioio cecTpoK)? A óaTbKOBí fi Maiepi mpó He 6yjio Ha CTa-picTb i rojiOBy ckjiohhth?!
— Hhsk h Tony BHHHa, naHe /jpKTope?
—• Hboro h He nasKy; o/mane bh He CMiere saóyBaiH, in;o bíh Bani ÖaTbKO!
— Bíh míh 6aTbKO, a h íioro #OHbKa...
daporo HOJiOBÍKa oóxonnjia CHJibHa HeiepnjiHHKa.
— Pa/rn Bora! — cKpHimyB. — A/ime /úth MaiOTb HKicb 0Ö0BH3KH cynpoTH ôaTbKÍB! Hp BaM 6h cjií/j; 3HaTn! A kojih BCboro iHHioro He xoneTe BH3HaBaTH, to Mycnre npH3HaTH, hto bíh Bac roflyBaß!
Ii OHÍ 3aMHrOTÍJIH.
—i Ty t i /tíííihjih mh j\o MeTH... — CKa3ajia BOHa 3 3hm-hhm ycMixoM, a 3 ii jiHHH HeHaneó 3HHKJia h ocTaHHH Kpa-nejibKa KpoBH. —• To/iyBaB MeHe. Hboro h He Momy 3a6vTH íl híkojih ne 3aóy^;y, nane flOKTope, híkojih!  — CKa3ajia
BpOHHCTO. — BÍvjnOBÍ£HO flO MO'ÍX CHJI, BÍ/jnOBÍ/mO J\0 MO'lX
I' 3ÄiöH0CTefi, a BJiacTHBO eidnoeidm do Moeo suanuR, norpuM Mene míu öcltwo i Tenepiumiu ycrpiu cycnijimuu eueiny-eajiu18), xony coôi caMa 3apo6jiHTH Ha uiMäTOK xjiióa, a 3a-poóJieHHM iiiHpo ^ijíHTHCb 3 6aTbKaMH... Ohnané 3a/j;jiH oóo-
BH3Ky npOTH BOJli CKOByBaTHCb Í3 MyíKHHHOK), 3 060BH3Ky
iioro íí ceôe oôôpixyBaTH... B hím Mem TyT ^oóanaTH cbhtíctb oöoBH3Ky, kojih caMHíí ijeft OÔ0BH3OK craHe ópexHero? 3a-KHHbTe Bauiy ujmkj, naHe /jpKTope! — CKa3ajia tjihooko Bi^ÄHxyionH i cjiaóo ycMixaionncb. — H He BepHycb ôijibine 3 oôpaHoro pas mjinxy. BannTe? — /j;o/j;aJia BOHa. — H flift-
CHO OflHa 3 THX ,,p03Ba3KHHX, KpHTHHHHX yMÍB", KOTpí aHÍ
ceóe, aHÍ /myrnx He Hia^HTb. H Bce aHajiÍ3yio ft He Maro mh-Jiocepzm Hi Ha/j, coôoro...
—I Hi Hafl BaiHHM ÓaTbKOM?
— TaK, naHe ßORTope.
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— 3 sKajieM nepeKOHyiocL, OjieHO, mp 3 Bac roBopnrb
HeJIIO^CBKHft er013M, ÜKaCb ÓOJKeBÍJIbHÍCTb. Hi, — rOBOpHB
bíh 3rip^JiHBO, — bh, cnpaB/u, He 3/riöm äo caMonoJKepiBO-
BaHHH!
— Ha3HBaiiTe ne b MeHe ero'Í3MOM, o/mane He 3a6y-BaiiTe, inp ne, mp CHJiye MeHe bhxo^hth 3aMy3E 3a K...ro,
3 60Ky MOiX... TaK05K CaMOJIIOÖCTBO...
— Bh co(|)icTKa!
— A bh jiHXHH oßopoHenb npaB^H, naHe #OKTope...
— TipKo óyiipTe kojihcb iiboro majiyBaTH! — kjihk-HyB bíh. — Bh me He 3HaeTe jkhtth, o^Hane boho caMO 6y#e Bac 6aT03KHTH h 3i#pe nojiy/ry 3 Bauinx 3acjiinjieHHX onen! dpaniHa óy^e #jih Bac Ta XBHJiHHa, kojih KäHTTH é cyM-jiíhhh o6Í3ByTbCH b BauiÍM cepn;i!
— ff npoTH irboro 03ÓpoeHa! — roBopnjia BOHa thm ca-
MHM CJiaÓHM yCMÍXOM, a 11 OHÍ CTaJIH MHMO BOJIÍ BOľKÍ.
— He npoTH BCboro, OjieHo; npoTH 6e3MHJiocep^Hoi npo3H JKHTTH —■ hí. A npoTe, Brne h cHJibHinii xapaKTepH,
HK BH, 3JiaMaJIHCH.
— Hk bh ue po3yMÍeTe?
— BUa jioMHTb i 3ajii30, a bh jihhi Moôuua... BoHa 3^pnrHyjiacH i rjiífflyjia Ha Hboro HecaMOBHTHM
norjiH^OM.
— Híkojih, naHe flOKTope, —• BÍ,a;noBÍJia onicjín 3i cno-kíííhok) rop/ticTD. — BjiacHe TOMy, rnp n jiwduua.
no iioro oojihhhí npoMaHHVB hkhhcb 3ara,a;KOBHH ycMix. Bíh ni^BÍBcn i cxonHB Kane-Jiiox.
— 3hocítb Í3 ri,a;HÍCTio Maň6yTHÍH y Aap! —■ CKaBaB i no-#aB in pyKy Ha npoinaHHH.
— /fyrayio BaM 3a Barne cniBnyTTH, naHe flOKTope! — Bi^noBiJia xojiOÄHo.
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IHpCb ABa TH2KHÍ niCJIH TJfil p03MOBH BepHyBCH pa^HHK
CHJibHO niÄnHTHii flo^OMy. ^OKTop cnoBicTHB iiOMy pesyjib-
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TaT CBoe'i posMOBH 3 OjieHOK), a B HaCJli^OK iiboro i B HaCTi-flOK BHnoposKHeHHx ôaraTbox nJiamoE óyB bíh y jihxím Ha-
CTpOK).
Bíh 3MaraBca 3 skíhkoio, KOTpa poÔHJia iiOMy ripKi dokope 3 npHHKHH iioro HemacHoro Hajiory Vl HacjiiÄEiB, smi Tenep bíh Ha hhx cnpoBa^HB. Bíh BÍ,nryEyBaBCíi 'in rpyÔHMii cjioBaMH, saHBJiHio^H, mp He Mae 3obcím HaMÍpy TaK nOBO-^HTHCb, HK ne aypHHM 6a6aM xohctbch. Bíh 6yb yjKe robotí äobto TepnejiHBHH! Tenep ohnané He cTae BSKe i iioMy toí ch jih...
— He Momeín TaEi aypHHni nJiecTH, HOJiOBine? — 6o-poHHJiacb pa/fflHEOBa. — Xto ocTaBaBcn 3aBCir^H naHOM CBoe'i bojií h po3nopn^aKyBaBCH rpiniMH? XiôasK h? Cjiina n 6yjia íi He^ocBWieHa, mp He HaEjiajia Ha Te6e 3apa3 3 nep-nioro pasy noBO^iß; He 6yjia6 n hhhí b TaEÍM CTaHOBHini, mp ^OBO^HTb MeHe #o posnyKH. To6i Maro 3aB#HHHTH, inp hhhí jiio/tfi noEa3yK)Tb Ha MeHe najibiiHMH; Ha mo'í cTapi jiiTa ôyjy 5Ke6paTH uiMaTEa xjiiöa b /riTeü a6o b 3apo3yMÍJinx cbohkíb! Osmane n Epaine BMpy, hísk Majioó ne cnpaB/raTHcn!
— Xa-xa-xa! — po3Cmíhbch hojiobíe 3aMicTb ycHKo'í BÍ#noBÍ/rH.
Pa^HHEOBa CTpÍBomeHo noBepHyjia äo Hboro CBoe jiimc. in,o b ocTaHHÍM naci chjibho cxy^Jio.
— IU|e h cmíghich! — nHTajia BOHa ripEO-3ripji;jiHBO.
— Th Ha MeHe xoTÍJiao noBo^H HaEJiacTH? — peroTaBCH
BÍH 3JI0CJIHB0. — TH, HIO He MaeUI HaBÍTb HaCTÍJIbEH CHJIH,
inp6 cynpoTH cbog'í /iohbeh noKa3aTH cbííí MaTepHHCbKiin aBTopHTeT? 3hochsk Tenep Hacjii^EH TBoro jiiôepajibHoro bh-xoBaHHH h jiioôyHCH ^yMKOio, nip OjieHa 30CTaHeTBcn CTa-poio XHMepHoio naHHOio. BoHa He xone ii nyTH npo K...ro.
Pa^HHEOBa TaE i 3^pirHyjiacb npn iioro cjioBax; 6yjio no HbOMy bb.rro, mo BOHa BrHHajiacb ni^ íx TnrapoM.
— Hh hc ^iiiCHo npaB^a, EnaMiHOH^ace? — niiTajia BOHa HecMÍJiiiBO ií HepBOBo ^poaea^oK) pyEoio Bi^cyHyjia Ha ctojií JiHMny HaôiE, nip6 Jiinine HOMy 3arjiHHyTH b oOJinnnn.
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lie He MCTJia 6yth npaB^a. Apmo ne noipymmn MyciJio CTa-
THCL pHTyHKOBHM 3aC060M npOTH BCflKO'í Hy5K<IH flJIH He'l i PJIÍÍ 'Íl Ôi^HeHBKOl HaĚMOJIO^HIOl ^HTHHH.
— I h xotíb 6h, nip6 ne He öyjia npaB/ia... — Bi/inoBÍB pa^HHK HacMiuiJiHBO. — Tenep Momeín íth po He'í i íít no#n-
KyBaTH. A KOJIH HÍ, TO HaKJia/TH Ha Hei' nOBO^H... HoMym HÍ?
TÍpaRTH 6a6cBKe! — npoóypMOTiB nip híc i 3anaB HepBOBO xo^HTH no xaň.
>KÍHKa ciJia Ta jihui 3aKpH.jia jihiio pyKaMH...
— 3 HaHMOjro/tniHX jiít Majia BOHa 3aBcir^H cbííi po-3vm! — JiiOTyBaB bíh #a«ni. — PoöHJia míh pm nocMixoBH-CBKOM Ta MeToro bchkhx /ipTeniB. A Tenep mp xoneTBcn iií ^onoBHHTH MipKy 6e3TajiaHHH ? Te Brne in He B/iacTBcn. IIIp jKHBy n; a kojih po iiBoro nacy 3 ôaTBKÍBCBKOio BOJieio nie He n03HaH0MHtiiacB, to no3HaöOMHTBcn 3 Heio Tenep. Bohu MyCHTB 3a HBoro bhiíth!
— Hboro BOHa ne bhhhhtb, EnaMÍHOHZiace! — npocTor-Hajia pa^HHKOBä. — O, kojihó h ôyjia wpi nepe#HyBajia, nip TOft 6ype npHHHHOio ľi hhhíuihbo'í noBe/úmcn! Hkoio HeHa-BHCHOio, HKoio HC3HOCHOIO öyjia pjia. MeHe iioro npHcyTHácTb!
— 3a TBoeio chhhoio ni/^epmyBajia BOHa jiiooobhí 3H0-chhh, KopecnoH/tyBajia, a th 6yjia cjiina K rjiyxa! — roBo-pHB pa^HHK /iajii. — Tenep 3ÖHpan, mp nocinjia! Elp po Mene, to Kaaey mp pa3, mp h noKamy í'h, xto rojiOBa po/mnii. He öy/ry TepniTH, mp6 BOHa npoTHBHJiacb moíä bojií 3a^JiH HKorocB 6o3KeBÍJibHoro (fmpcy. By/ry... — i bíh 3aM0BK Harjio. B noKonx nonyjiHCH Jiemi KpoKH, a Tpoxn 3ro/ipM CTajia Ha nopo3i OjreHa. Byjia o^nrHeHa b TeMHHH njiaiiL rojiOBy 3a-BHHyjia b nopHy xycTKy, a ni^ naxoio #epmajia rpyónfi 3bíh hot. 3^;aBajiocB, nip bxo/ihtb /ryme Heoxone; O/nrane no6a-hhbhih paiHHKa i 3JiaMaHy MaTip, b opny mhtb yce 3po3y-MÍJia i npHCTyrffljia ÖJinrnne.
— Ipy po MapťapeTH, MaMo, — CKa3ajia, Baraionncb. — i h e óy;iy .tomm Ha Benepi. Ivrroq mp Moro tiokoio saönpai)
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3 coôoro, öo, npaB^onofliöHO, 3a6aprocH ßOBHie, a, noBepnvB-iraicb, He xo-TiJiaö h HiKoro oyßHTH.
Pa^HHKOBa KHBHyjia jihih rojiOBOK», o^Hane pa/iHHE cTaB BH3HBäK)He nepen; Hero.
— ffEe MJio Maeui Tenep y BHHreJibEH My3HKH? Ha-
^BOpi JIJIG #OHI, HeMOB 13 EOHOBEH, Í H ^yMaiO, HIO B TaKHH HaC HÍXTO He BHXOßHTb, HE He MyCHTb.
— CnpaB^i TaE, TaTy; a h Mymy.
— Horo?
—' Maro TaM jrijro, — Bi/inosijia Heoxone.
— Hlo TH 3a äíjio Mortem yßenopi y cTapoi BHHTejibEH Mam? Monte 3Hob HKyTaiíHy? ffr:e rendez-vous19)? Bepe-iKHCb! Bce Mae cbqi MesKi, i h nepecTaß 6yTH yBajRJiHBHM i Tepne,JiHBHM!
Mojio^a jiiBHHHa npncTynHJia CKopo #o cTOJia h noEJiaJia
3BHT0E HOT. íl 6ÍJie 3MapHÍJie JIHI^e BÍ^ÓHBaJIO CHJIbHO bíí HOpHOi XyCTEH, a B TÍH XBHJIHHÍ CXHJIHJia HOrO TJIHÖOEO BHH3... ÖyJIO lít, OHeBH^HHEH, THJKEO BHHBHTH Uß, /JO HOrO 3a-
ónpajiacH...
—- He HOTH, EOTpi h Biflnncajia 3a rpoHii; Myrny ix bí/i-HecTH, — roBopnjia nocniuiHo. — BiJibHie b MeHe, TaTy, HeMa
HÍHE0Í TaÜHH...
Pa^HHEOBa npoEHHyjiacb Ha co^i, a pa#HHE CTaB y nep-
Hliit XBHJIHHÍ MOBHEH, HaHe BEOnaHHH | OßHaHe JIHHI Ha XBH-
jiHHEy. B HaHÔJiHJKHiit ysKe xbhjihhí npncTynHB bíh eíjib-EOMa EpoEaMH ío Hei, a noro oni 3aicEpHJincb.
— Hlp? 3a rpoHii HaMasajia th ne #paHTH OTTyT? Ořme TH HaBasKyGHicH MeHi me i b tím HenecTb poóhth? CxaMe-
HHCb, 605KeBÍJIbHa! — EpHHaB BÍH #pOSEaHHM Í3 JII0T0CTH
rojiocoM. — He /roBro me b MeHe CTaHe Tepnějihbocth?
— Iljo xoneTe thm CKa3äTH, TaTy? — cnHTajia BOHa
CnOEÍHHO, 3BHBai)HH Ha3a# p03CHnaHÍ HOTH.
— Xony THM CEa3aTH, mp He 3Momy nOpHflHHM JIIO-
#hm y Jinire no^HBHTHCb, EOJiH 3ra£aro, mp moh /rpHbEa cboím #ypHHM nocTynoBaHHHM #aG npHHHHy flo bchehx noroBopiß;
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mp Bi/rKHßae noßajKHoro HOJiOBiKa, ii 3aMicTb Toro, Hane 6i-ÄOJiaiHHHH nncap, Marne hoth 3a rponii; mp 6e3HecTHTb mos imh, iiijiy moio po^imy; mp xone ä tout prix20) BinorpaßaTii HKycB poJiio. 5{ 3a Teße CTH/raiocb, — KpHHäß, — cTH/jaiocb, Karny T06Ü!..
BoHa jihih noÖJii^Jia, h oni ii 3/jaBajiHCb öiJibiHHMH; ofl-Hane ocTajiacb, hk i nepine, cnoKiiiHa.
—1 To^i MeHi BaM noMorra, TaTy, — BizrnoBijia BOHa. — A mp ocBi/PTHH noBajKHoro HOJiOBiKa He Momy hphhhhth, a ne xony, 11106 moh ocooa öyjia TflrapeM #jih Bac, to 6yay Ha ceöe caMa 3apo6jiHTH. £Tk BaM i #pyTHM hh cnpaBa BH^a-GTbCH, He MOJKy h, po3yMiGTbcn, 3HaTH\ o/JHane iHaKuie no-CTynaTH tcsk He Momy.
— Th o/anane Mycnni, kojih h Kamy! — KJiHKHyß ro-jiocHO, rpyöo. — B ocTaHHiü xbhjihhi ni3Haeni th me, iho 6aTbKO rojiOBa poßHHH, mp iioro bojih, bojih Bcix!
— HoMy caMe b iibOMy BHna/my? — nHTajia OjieHa, ii "ii BejiHKi ond nonajiH MHroTiTH.
—< Bo th... ^ypna, a a Toro öamaio!
BoHa 3HH3ajia nJieHHMa h JierKo ycMixHyjia&fl.
—i HixTO He ynpaBHeHHH MaTH öaacaHHH, mp b jkhttio ßpyroro MajiHÖ ßi^orpaBaTH Hicycb piniaiony pojiio; a iue MeHbHie Ha Te HacTaBaTH, 11106 6yjiH 3peajii30ßaHi. H ix He M03Ky BHBHaßaTH. H caMa, TaTy! CaMa, hk hthiih, hk #epe-BHHa ß Jiici. 51 Maro caMa npaßo hth 3a coöoio aöo npoTH ceöe. ToMy Kamy pa3 Ha 3aBoirßH, mp He nißy 3a K...ro, fi iho m-kojih, HiKOJiH ne 6y#y jKhth ßpex-Hero...
— Il03aBTpa BiH TOÖi OCßiflHHTbCH, H TH HOrO TipHH-
Meni! — roßopHB ßiH öiJin Hei 3acanaHHM tojiocom.
—- Ü03aBTpa ^OBi^aGTbCH, iiip He CTaHy iioro atiHKoro... —! OjieHO,   3MHJiyHCH Haß tbogk) HeniaCHOio Maripio, Haöepn po3yMy, — noÖHßajiacb pa/iHHKOßa.
— Maeie bh, Moaee, Ha#i mhoio MHJiocep^H? — nHTajia BOHa 3 HecKa3aHHM oripnemiHM. — Bepe, Mome, xto moio ^yMKy ii nonyTTH Ha yßary?  Hane HKycb nrryHHy Mexa-
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HiHHy npyamny HaTarajinô bh MeHe i npHCTOCOByBajin #o oocTaBHii! 51 oJTHane He #aMca flo iiboto bskhth! HiaKa CHJia Ha cbítí He CTonae b Mem jiiojihhh 3i caMOCTÍHHHMH ayM-KaMH, a KOJiHó BaM Te TaKH B^ajioca, tojií 3acnoKOHTecb... Tom... a... He a...
— Hiia noflima 3a moi 6e3COHHi Hoai, 3a mok» MyKy, mok) JHOÓOB MaTepHHCBKv! — cToraajia pa/rnHKOBa. — II^o 3Khbc b TBOiioMy 6e3TajiaHHOMy cepni!
— ITpaB^a, MaMO, ft Te, mp BHnjieKajiocB.
—- IIpoKJiaTTa Ha Teóe, HeBJiaaHa ra/^ioKo! — 3acHaaB pa^HHK.
BoHa 36HpajiacB bí#xoähth, ojnaaae Ha tí ftoro caoBa cnHHHJiaca. 3BepHyBHiH Jieriío roJiOBy, rjiaHyjia Ha hbcto is
CniBHyTTHM.
— Baini cjiOBa, TaTy, MeHe ne óojihtb... — roBopnaa. — BaM i ne cjtía ÍHaKuie tobophth, a tíjibkh TaK, hk BaM i Be-jíHTB tobophth Jiyx, nip Bac #OTenep npoBa^HB, BaMH BOJTOIÍB. Ha MeHe He Mae biíh hí BnjiHBy HiaKoro, hí chjih. BBaataio ftoro JiHHie 3a He3/iopoBy, öpy/my CHJiy, KOTpa ne Mae rjiy3/iy Ma HHCToro rnaaxeTHoro noHyrra; tíh chjií b óojiotí — ra-pa3Ji, BOHa pa#a6 yce ift npoTHBHe sarapôaTH y cbíh Kpy-TOBopoT i npHrojioMHíHTH. ÍJjy! — Ka3aJia BOHa jrajri. — He MaeMo Hiaoro óijiBine CKasaTH oiHe ojHOMy. A TaK, hk cnpaBH ctohtb, He 6yjj;eMO MaTH i b MaftöyTHBOMy maoro coôi cKasa-TH, aHÍ po3yMÍTH He óyzjeMo ce6e.
—i H toóí Maio JiHine CKasaTH, — KpnaaB pa/jHHK, — nip no3aBTpa npnnMaio ocBÍJjaeHHH K...ro. Th me HenoBHo-jiíthh, a Tenep... í^h!
BoHa 3HOB CTajia, naae npHKOBaHa, a ii oai sacBÍTHjra ay/mo.
— TaK? — cKa3ajia npoTaacHO. XoTÍJia me ihocb cKa-3aTH, o/Hrane, no,a;yMaBniH TpoxH, 3aM0Baajia. Tee „moct". hj;o ÄOKTop nopÍBHaB Í3 6o3KeBÍJiJiflM, saôjincjio Hapa3 y nei b oaax. He ni^BO^Haa noBÍK óiabine. He CKasaaa hí cjio-Beaiía, 3a6paBHiH hoth 3i CTOJia, BHftuiJia,
Mim CTapHMH ypBaaacB 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 KOTpo'i OjieHa BHxo/rHJia 3 JÜGBiraeM nepe/t MaĚSKe TpBOMa poKaMH, npflMyßajia it nboro Benopa. TeM-HicbKa TLvi yKna^ajiact a porn, Jihb HeycranHo. Bifl Hacy po nacy 3AÍHMaBCfl chjibhhh siTep i óhb 11 /ipnjeM y jinue TaK, inp BOJioccH Ha ^ojií nepeMOKJio, a pyKa, mp ni,znriMajia #OBry cyKHK), 3aAepeBemjia 3 CTyjieHH... I]e Óye opím i3 thx He-npHGMHHX Be^opiB ocíhhíx, KOTpi 3araHHK)Tb popowy yce, mp jihih Mac flKHH-Heöy/ib npHTyjioK...
YTOMJieHa BBÍHHiJia OjieHa po xam TyT Menncajia ii CTapa B^HTejibKa MapfapeTa C. y^HTejibKoio, npaB^a, ne-pecTajia BOHa óyTH 3/iaBHa, opmine cTajia pjin Hei rnnpoio no-pa^HHiíero ít noflpyroio.
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Hkhh jiari^HHíi cnoKín, hkhíí Mnp npHBÍTajra ii b tííí thxíě KÍMHaTni! Byjia jihei HaniB ocBÍTJieHa. B cyMejKHifl MajieHBKia BiTaJiBHi, rnp ii /mepi ctohjih mnpoKo Bi^HHHeHi, cH^iJia cTapeHBKa flaMa npn $opTenHHÍ, i híjikom noTOHyjia b Hlonem. Bíh öys ii yjiioÓJieHiieM, 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 Hel íkhbhhkh, a rojioBa chjibho p036oJiÍJia Í3 3BopynieHHH.
ni^; bíkhom ctohb cTapoMo^Hiii (|)OTeJiB cTapoi ,naMH, a nepefl hhm ctojihk poóoTH. TyT i onycTHJiacb BOHa. 111,06 cnoHHTH, HK ne nacTO poÓHJia. lie He nepniHHa, nip ii roHHJiH Ta BHCJiii^yBajiH, Hane my He6e3nenHy ^HKy 3bí-piOKy...
Hane xbhjií npHnjiHBajiH jio Hel 3ByKH (f)opTenHHy. Pas jiioóobhí, npHCTpacHi, to 3Hob 3anaÄajiH bohh tjihôoko b #y-my; hí6h óaBJíHHHCb hhmh, nepennuia MapťapeTa Heno-mítho Ha iHiny TeMy. IJonajia IüoneHa „Impromptu phantaslp".
TnxeCeHBKO p03nJIHBaJIHCb 3ByKH, TO 3JIHBaJIHCb, BH-
pHHajiH hobí, nopHBHi, napo^iínri, Hane onaHOByronn ceöe, HeMOB Ta CKOBana npncTpacTb, kojih hojiobík Í3 óojito 3a#po-jKHTb, 3acTorHe, a #ajň bmobjihg b cede: „cnoKoio, cnoKo», cnoKOK)!"...
£lk nacTO npncjiyxyBajiacb OjieHa tíh iHTyni, Bce 03-Hane, mo Bi/myBajia npn tím i,#yMajia, óyjio o/maKOBe. Ta caMa rapHHO-3HMHa /toosk oöropTajia ii, npHKOByBaji? Ta 3a-ra/TKOBa číma My3HKH, mo nac nopHBae, ßo/iae chji, ßOTHKae Hac #o HaíirjiHÔmoi rJiHÖHHH #yiHÍ... Hhhí ojnrane b tíh xbh-jihhí npoKHHyjiacb BOHa TaK hibhziko, Haneó ii jtoTopKHyBCb HKHH jiHXHH jreMOH; npoKHHyjiacb i cxoBajia poBnynjiHBHM pyxoM Jíníce b ^ojiohí. I^eac 6yB uozo yjiioöjieHHH TBip. 3 Tóro o^Hane nacy He xoTÍJia noro öijibme Hyra. IIpaB/ra, cTapa BHHTejibKa He Morjia 3HaTH, mo BOHa TyT CHuijia HeMOB Ha BHrHaHHio, a TaK i Myoijia npncjiyxyBaTHCb; a xbhjií 3ByKÍB
m
He MajiH MHJiocepÄH. 3 ix tjihóhhh BHpHHyjia 3ra,a;Ka i cTajia
3KHBOJ0 KapTHHOK). O^BOrO pa3y, KOJIH OÖHflBOG 3aíÍHIJIH Pfi
MapťapeTH na wy3HKy, a BOHa BinorpaBa-na „Impromptu"
nO-MHCTeiĺBKH,    TO/Ú H BHHBHB BÍH *ÍÉ KÍJIBKOMa CJIOBaMH
CBöio JIT060B. CMepKajiocB, HK HHHÍ. BÍH ch/ub ynepe/r, hoxh-JieHHH, cnepmn rojiOBy mt pyKH, i npHCJiyxaBCH. Heno^a-JieKy bi# Hboro CH/ijijia BOHa. Cepe^ rpn BCTaB napa3 i npn-CTynHB. #0 He'i. ifea e^ima HesaöyTHH xBHjnma! B hkím He-
OnHCaHiM 3BOpymeHHIO HaXOßHBCH BÍH TO/Ů - 3BHHaíÍH0
CnOKiíiHHH, rOp^HH! IIpH3HaHHH noro to^íihhg 6yjio JIHHI BÍ^rOMOHOM TOI My3HKH — CKOBaHä npHCTpaCTB. A BOHä? HäHHÍ3KHÍIHÍ HepBH /TOOJKaJIH, TpeMTlJIH B Hltí. A#5Ke 06OG
hochjih b cepiiro jik>6ob, ohnané íi oóog 6yjra rop#i, BpajKJiHBi, Ě o#He He xotíjio /royroMy npH3HaTHCB, aae TaKH bíh nepímíít
HOHaB...
He öyjio isß HKecb ynoGHHH, mo íx oöhhjio. I|e 6yjia CHJia TJiHÓOKa, MoryTHH, cHJia iho híähochtb, mo He 3Hae hí-hkhx nepenoH, mnoro He aeaxaeTBCH, mo, npoJiOMjiioioHH topory, nopHBaG Bce 3a coóoiOj nacTO pylmyG Te, mo 3aKOHH, i 3BHHa'i, i nac 3 Tpy#OM BÖy^yBajiH...
IIpaB^a, mo My3HKa ni#CHHyG it óíjib y jik>äcbkíh rpy#H ajK no 6o3KeBÍJibHOCTH. MyBHKa nipBajia Tenep i MOJioßy äíb-HHHy y cboí oóíhmh.   BoHa nonajia HepBOBo peroTäTHCB,
THXO, THXO, Ta TaK COp^eHHO, mO IíÍJia 11 THyHKa CTaTB TpeM-
TÍJia. Okjihk BHpHBaBCH lít 3 ycT, o/mane BOHa npHTHCJia pyKH mo CHJibHime #0 jihhh, 3aninHJia 3y6n, xoTÍJia 6yra cnoKiiiHOio... O, Boace, cnoKiítHoio!.. A#me He Ha ne npnôyjia BOHa ck)£h, ne ne rHajio 11 b öypjiHBy híh, He HBoro BOHa 6a-acajia, öaacajia!.. Top^e, HenoraMOBaHe noHyTTfl!.! Xto Ěoro He BHacĽ
TpoxH 3ro^oM Jiea&ajia Bace 11 3MyneHa roJiOBa Hepy-xoMO Ha cromiii KpicJia, i Jimne pyKa 3aKpHBajia oni...
UÍ3HÍme, KOJiH Bate CTapa ,a;aMa nepecTajia rpara i bbíě-mjia 3 cbítjiom /m KÍMHäTH, Haltmjia MOJio#y TOBapHinKy He-3BHHaítH0 BTOMJieHOK). He 3flHByBajiacb BOHa 11 npncythíctb) ;
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to öyjio smě II 3BHHa6M npnxoßHTH HenoMiTHO h Hecnoßi-BäHO, i nacTO Bme no hkíhcb xbhjihhí Ha3aß BepTara. Biß nacy CMepTH JlieBHHa cTajia BOHa Taua HenocHßiOHa...
— HJe Hße ßom, Ha ßBopi, MapťapeTO, — mobhjki OjieHa
MÍ5K ÍHHIHM Í npHTHCJia HOJIO ßO HIHÖKH. IIpH TÍM BßHBJIHJtaCb
y HiHHy TeMpHBy, Haneö xoTiJia TaM kohhö hiocb noßanirra. 3aMicTb Tóro 6hb ßorn, tojiocho b bíkho, a no3a poroM xaTH cbhctíb Ta bhb BÍTep, HeMOB xotíb cHJiOMinb sápBaTH cTapy xaTHHy, JImne CTapi CMepeKH HiyMijiH nepeß Heio 3acnoKiii-jihbo ií ropHyjiHCb oxo^e 3a bítpom.
—■ HeBSKejK th 3hob xoTijiaö BißxoßHTH? — nHTajia BßOBHiiH 3 TpißoroD, a 3apa30M jiioöo... — I to b TaKy Herody? Bhöhh coöi JiHm Te 3 tojiobh, h Teöe He nymy.
— Hi, MapťapeTO, h me 30CTaHycn. H npHHecjia BaM hoth, hk coöi ix Ha hhhí öasKajra; a ßajii xoTiJia me ße-nip onoBicTH, ße-nip HanncaTH...
— JIhct?
— JIhct.
TyT i po3noBÍJia BOHa cTapift íkíhiií Bce, hi,o nepeasHJia
B OCTäHHflM Haci, Biß CHeHH 3 ßOKTOpOM, a2K ßO ÖypJIHBOl p03-MOBH 3 ÖaTbKOM.
— I mpsK 3aßyMy©m hhhhth, Ojicho?  B HeßiJiro 3H-
BHTbCH HaneBHO. ,2(03KHßaB, HK MeHi 3ßaeTbCH, jihhi npH"i3ßy
CBoe'i MaTepn, KOTpy xone Tenep y3HTH ßo ceóe.
' — Xony HOMy npaßßy CKasaTH. CKamy, m,o 3Haio npo Ěoro HaMip hkj ßo MeHe; 3aKH oßHane pinryne npncTynHTb ßo ßijia, MycHTb oßHe ßiBHaTHCb; a BJiacHe, hjo ßiBHHHa, ko-Tpy 3aßyMye Ha riijie skhtth b3hth 3a miHKy i no KOTpiii 3 neBHicTio HaßiGTbCH, m,o 6yße CTaHOBHTH „ßymy" floro ßOMy, He jiDÖHJia noro híkojih. UJfi kojihó a xoTiJia 3a Hboro
BHĚTH, TO BEHTTUiaÖ JIHUI 3 TOI HpHHHHH, BßOÖ OaTbKaM, OßHlH
He3a6e3neHemit cecTpi h coöi npHßoarH HKecb npncTaHo-BHm;e. He g n;e híhkod yMOBOD, niß KOTpoio Bona TaKH piniH-Jiacb bhhth 3a Hboro. BoHa xone Jiňme ĚOMy thm omaßHTH HenpHGMHOi, a noßeKyßH h nomuKaiOHoi xbhjihhh, a 3apa30M
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xoue ii ohhcththcb bí# 3aKH#y, ôyiiiM 6h to Bona cjiaöye Ha rop^jicTb i xHMepn. 3a Hboro He BHft#e. He Morjiaô nboro m-kojih bhhhhth; no-npocTy BOHa He MosKe 30Ô0BH3yBaTHCb Ä0 ^ocMepTHo'i ópexHÍ...
— He b Teóe, OjieHO, äíécho He...
— jKapT? Hi, MapťapeTO, npaB^a.
BßOBHIIH MOBHaJia XBHJIHHKy.
—i Kojkhhh Mae cboI norjiH^H Ha TaKi pe^i, — o6Í3Ba-Jiacb onicjia; — ojmane, hk to KaacyTb: „i My^poMy hojio-bíkobí He copoM nocjiyxaTH nopain..."
— JJjih MeHe HeMa nopain, MaprapeTO, — BÍjmoBÍJia THxo OjieHa. —- „Ha MHjiyBaHHH HeMa CHjryBaHH.H", TaK caMO h Ha noBasKaHHH; a BnpoÖJiem norjiHßH Ha skhtth, ko- /
Tpi TÍCHO 3BH3aHÍ 3 HaiHOTO COBÍCTIO, TaK03K He flaiOTbCH CKH- '
HyTH, Hane Ta oäíjk.
— Hboro h h He xo^y cKasam H xorijia ôyjia jihih cnHTaTH, mp BJiacTHBo ^yMaeni 3Po6hth 3 C06010, kojih He
XOHCHI BÍMaTHCb?
— 3a^yMyio skhth no cbo'íh HaTypi i no npaB/ö.
—' no npaB^i! — ycMixHyjiacb cyMHo CTapeHbKa atiHKa.
— He 3Haio, m,o co6i BJiacTHBo nifl thm ^yMara. O/raane, B3HBHIH Bee Ha po3Bary, to hio th Maeni npoTH ocoóh K...ro? IHp Tenep ňoro He MosKeni jiioöhth, po3yMÍio jiyme .uoópe. Hlo, ocKijibKH Te6e 3Haio, MosKe B3arajii He 6y/rem noro jhoöhth, 3Haio am Ha^TO floöpe. ^yMaro o^Ha^e, m,o Jiio/icbKa Haxypa äobojií 3HaHa, 11106 noKJia^aTHCb na Hei d Ha óynyHHHy: Ha-npHKJia,n, nip 3BHKHeni äo Hboro. Bíh ^oópnií hojiobík, ue kojkhhh 3Hae. Bíh äocí iiiHpo flonoMaraB MaTepi, a Tenep HaBÍTb 6epe ľi äo ceôe. IJboro He b^íg hhhí kojkhhh.
— ^íhcho! — nepeóHJia Ti OjieHa, rápKO ycMixaionncb.
— PiflKa BeJíHKO^yniHÍCTb! KosKHOMy bí#omo, 111,0 žjokh bíh yHHBCH, BOHa, bäobhhh, ripKo poôoTaMH 3apo6jiajia rpo-hihkh, 111,06 noro y^epařyBara b yHÍBepcHTeTÍ. IHp ii Tenep, kojih B5Ke nepecTajia 6ym npo^yKTHBHOio chjioio, He BHra-hhg Hajmip, ne Brne ÍMnoHye cbítobí!
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— Ox, OjieHKo! OripnemiH hhhhtb Teôe HecnpaBejiJiH-BOK>. Bíh He rpae, HanpHKJia^, y KapTH; He ne, a Te, 6an,
HHMaJIO 3HaHHTL.
— Hi; 3a Te BÍH HOJIOBÍK XOJIO/IHHH, 3 BHpaXOBäHHHM; KOTpHH JIHHI XOHe BSKHBaTH; KOTporO „H" CTaHOBHTb flJIH HBOrO 0/4HHOKHH CBÍT. „YSKHBaTH, 6o JIHHI pa3 SKHBeTbCH" —
ne noro 3aca/ia, KOTpoi bíh i nnjibHo /jepmHTbcn. „O/mane npn TOMy i íhhihm /jara skhth" — up He iioro 3aca/j(a, Map-ťapem Ha Te noKJia/iiTbCH. H^e eroicT i hojiobík rop/inlí, ko-Tporo, he BHXBajiHBCH pa3 nepe/i. OTe(|)aHOM, híiiio Ha cbítí He /nmye, kotphh ycboro BiKHBaB, ycboro CKoniTyBaB; ko-Tporo híhkííí mmni He CHJia jjobhihh nac npH^epmaTH, 60, mobjihb, 3Hae Hanepes npo Komny, mo noTpioyBaB 6h Jinnie najieim HäjjCTaBHTH, a Maß öh ix #ecHTb Hapas. Koro Hanpn-KJia#, Bamni coniajibm nHTaHHH jkhtth mnoro He o6xo/jHTb,
60 Ha Te, MOBJIHB, G /{OBOJIÍ CTy^eHTÍB, (f>ÍJIÍCTpÍB i íhihhx 60-
meBiJibHHx. /Jjih Hboro Koro (f)ax — ne jihhi /jilma KopoBa; a npo MeHe roBopHß pa3 ÜTe(|)aHOBi: „Hh /jyMaeTe, mo hh xoh KpnxíTKy Jiinma Biß /myrax? y Hel, hk i y bcíx skíhok, ocTaHHH (|)íjioco(][)íh: BÍJjjjaTHCH. JI ix 3Haio. Kojihó Mem 11 ^ířcho cxotíjioch i 6yjiaó jme mogio, to/ú h nojiniuHJiao yci CBoi i#ei, npH noMOHH KOTpnx poöHTbCH Tenep TaKa ÍHTepecHa b poÄHHHOMy rHÍ3Jji. Spemroio, i He CMÍjiaó Mení ix y míh hím
SaBOAHTH. A #0 ÄeJIÍKaTHOi KyXHÍ, HKy H JHOÔJIK), BOHa li He
HacyBajiaö". IHp Mem 3 TaKoro nojiOBÍKa, MapťapeTO, 6e3 J11060BH? I HHM óyjiaó h /jjiH Hboro? HiHHM öijibine, hí Mem nie, h k KJiioHHimeio íioro jiomv... a TaM... — ryr i ypBajia.
3 jíHKOM ni/mejia CTapeHbKa oni Ha MOJio/iy jjÍBHHHy. TaKoi óecijm BOHa me bíä nei He nyjia; TaK cyBopo, 6e30-rjiH/i,HO BOHa HÍKOJiH He roBopnjia. B hkí Mpii 3aramuiacb BOHa npn cboíx 3/j;í6hocthx! A 3Hajia cboí ßyMKH TaK yjjarao npnôHpaTH b cjioBa, mo M03KHa6 CKa3aTH #eKOJiH, mo boho žIííícho TaK, a He manině. O/mane BOHa JiioÖHJia ne /jíBHHHy, HeMOB CBOK) pizmy ^HTHHy, íí /jyMajia, mo BOHa hí 3a mo
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b cbítí He noBHHHa /(ani CTynara tok) TepHHCTOK) it Heöesneq-HOio #oporoio.
— IIpHCJiyxaroHHCB tboíh öeci/ii, OjieHO, — o6i3Bajiaca noBasKHO, — MOSKHaó yTpaTHTH Bipy B poôpi npHKMeTH MyJK-HHH. OßHane a b Te6e nnTaio, a Maio po HBoro npaBO. Hh 6yB i C'Te(|)aH 6e3 xh6?
—' CTe(|)aH? Hi, — Bi^noBijia Tpoxn 3ro^oM OjieHa, it it
BeJIHKi OHÍ TJIHÔOKO 3aCHJIH. — BÍH MaB TaK03K CBOÍ XHÖH.
ByB HyflHHíi ne^aHT, 6yB 3a3/i,picHHŘ, 6yB rapHHKa i Maß me XHÓy o^i^HHeHHii21), npo Korpy ^oBiAaBHiHCb, h 3 majiio Ta po3nyKH Majio mp He 36ojKeBOJiiJia. He öyjia Tanna. Koro óaTBKo 3Ó05KeBOJiÍB 3 nHTTH i noMep 3 Toro, a bíh, MapťapeTO, xoH i He nHB HajicroBo, o/mane nHB pa/ip. Bh po3yMÍeie, mp He BHaHHJio pjia Meäe Mara TaKoro HOJioBiKa (a a sMajiKy ópn/iHJiacB yciMa HanHTKaMH), y KOTporo Ta 3ryóHa npn-crpacTb Morjia BHÔyxHyTH KosKHoro nacy? OflHane mh jiio-óhjih opse ojihcto, i, BipyíOHH b Hamy jiioóob, mh ^yMajiH ne jiHxo nepeMorTH. „Jlnnie npn tboí'h noMoni", — roBopHB bíh ÔyBajio, — „3MÍr 6h h Ty HemacHy xopo-óy 3a^aBHTH, a 3 ppj-
rOK) 3KÍHKOK)... HÍKOJIH". I H BipHJia, HIO MeHÍ B/iaCTBCH HOľO
BHpHTyBaTH, npn hím i HaTepnijiacB 6h Mome HHMajio, oä-Hane mp óyjio n;e Bce pjia. MeHe? Hsk iioro TaK jiioónjia, Map-ŕapeTo! A Ty t? H]p 3a paiiia bhxo^hth 3a hboip HOJiOBiKa? Mh BejiHÔ HeycTaHHy óopoTBÓy Misie cc-6010, KOTpa ocTäTOHHO Mycijiaö BHpcvSHTHCb y HeHaBHCTB. TaK, hr a Řoro 3HaK>, to bíh He 3BepHyB óh híkojih 3 HiJiHxy, pa3 oôpaHoro: a h, MapťapeTO, h He e HaTypa, nio Morjiaó 3hochth Ha cboim KapKy naHyBaHHH apyroro.
— TaKi /ijmkh, äíbhhho, — BÍa;noBÍJia CTapa ji,aMa, xh-TaioHH majiicHO rojiOBoro, — He poBepynh po Hinoro. Kojih, óan, yce po36epeui, ycro/jH 3arjiHHeni, TaK i CTpiHeín ycK>/iH KjiioHKy. A BcesK TaKH bíh y3ärajiii BÍ/inoBÍ,ziHa „napTifl" pjín
Te6e, H TH 3BHKHeiH po HBOrO. 3BHKaG HOJIOBÍK, BosKeHBKy,
HH po ojiHoro! Thm cKopinie po jiio/ihhh: 3 ähhhh Ha flHHHy, 3 míchiih Ha Micaiib, a TaM... o, th He 3Haeni, hk rapHO Mome
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me TBOG jkhtth yjia/iHTHCb; akí xbhjihhh öepeate me boho Run. xeoe! Hh xoneni, mojkc, caMa, Ha caMoxi jkhth, ot, xoh óh TaK, íík i h? — i ripKHH ycMix npoMaHHyB no i'i CTapeniM 3aeypeHiM jihhjl. — po3yMieni th xoh Tpoxn, mo to 3Ha-WTb 6yTH 3äHBHM? A6o HH po3yMÍGHi th HanpaB/ry, Hip to TaKe öi/ja? He^ocTaTOK ôojihtb, atypóa Myjinrb, npnrHoôJiioe,
pOÓHTb BOBKyBaTHM, yOHBac! A HK CTapiCTb HaCTaHe, CHJIH
ycTynjiHTb, OjieHO? <DaxoBo'i ocbíth He Macni. Hh xoneni cyKHi naHHM hihth? Hoth iiijie skhtth nepenncyBaTH? Xo-neni, OjieHO?
MoJiOJ^a ^iBHHHa MOBHajia. II rojiOBa cnoHHBajia Ha 3ropneHHX Ha ctojií pyKax; jie/iBe mo BH/mo ôyjio i"i ÔJii^e jiHue i3 cnymeHHMH bíhmh.
— XoneiH iiboro, OjieHO? — o6i3Bajiacb imp pa3 Í3 npHTHCKOM. — Hi, ro/n toôi ne xotíth! Th /ůhcho He Modern Main me npaBiHBoro po3yMÍHHH npo HyacjjeHHe BereTy-BaHHH22), a to Mycijiaó th íioro HOBiTaTH, hk cboto aHreJia-cnacHTejin!
—i HiKOJiH, MapťapeTo; Rpanip BMepm! — nonyjioca
3-THXa.
— YMepTH? — rjiHHyjia noHa/i OKyjiapn Ha jhbhhhv CTapa MapťapeTa.
ByB ne Jie^yBaTO-HacMimjiHBHH, a 3apa30M MHJiocep/i-hhh norjia^;, mp Ha híh chhhhbch. Onicjra 3aperoTajiacb BOHa i, oepynncb HaHOBO 3a naHHOxy, noaajia o/moMaHÍTHHM ro-jiocoM flajibine:
— KojiH CTe(|)aH yMep, th Ka3ajia, mo TaKosK MycHin yMepTH; a OTaee SKHBein. He BMnpaeTbca boho TaK jierKo, OjieHo; Bip Mem. Pa3 — He ôyjio, hk i míh hojiobík noMep (mocb y piK, hk mh noöpajiHCb); — a #yMajia To/ň TesK, hk i th, npo CMepTb. He 3Haio, aoMy He BMepjia h, hk i He 3Haio, noro JKimy? Bei bäobhhjí i CTapi naHHH, OjieHO, bohh Himo. OcTaHHi HajieataTb i me &o thx 6e3TajiaHHHX, iho me no Toro h cmíhthí. CaMOTHi ójiyKaioTb y íkhttk), 6e3 npHiOTy, 6e3 CTaHOBHma, h CKa3ajia6... óe3 rjiysfly, aT! — SKHByTb, Hipö
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He BMepTH. HanpHKJiaß hk a: CMepra codi He öamaio, hk b MOJioßHX npHCTpacHHX ^hhx. 3Haio, nip Kmenb caM npHH^e, a 6yße up cyMHHft, rjiyxnň Kmenb... Hh xonern i th BecTH TaKe jkhtth? Hh Mome xoneni ßjia „iße'i" skhth? HanpHKJiaß, nncaTH? Il,e Tenep... HeHane xopoóa b 3kíhok. IIpoTe, ßjia ißei jKHBeTbCH ßOTH, ßOKH He Tpeöa 3a HiMaTKOM xjiióa no-öHBäTHCB. Bhög oßHane hh roßima, TaK iße'i nepecTaiOTb 6yTH MeTOK) srhtth. BpeiHTi, Hexan coói h TaK. XtyMaem o/mane, mp npaiin ßjin ißei 3acTynHTb to6í ne 5KHBe macTH, inp iioro
p03yMÍHHH MyCHTb ÍIHe 3KHTH B TBOÍX rpyJJHX, DOJE TH JIK>-
ôHJia h 6yjia jiDÓJieHOio? Horoae, nHTaro me pa3, hotojk xo-nem, OjieHo?
HeMOB 3MyneHa, nißHHJia OjieHa rojiOBy i 3 BißBepHeHHM jinneM onepjiacb mobhkh Ha nopynnn Kpicjia, me h oni 3a-KpHJia pyKOK). Bome! ^íhcho, norom Bona me xoTijia? Hlo ocTajiocb lit ine xotíth? ÜHcaTH? J{o toto He Majia BOHa Ta-jiaHTy, a BCHKe ßHJiGTaHCTBO óyjio Iii HeHaBHCHe. Ome, iiipJK Iii nonara? JljMaTH? Tobophth? Maiime Ha ne bhxojihjio. A KOJiH Ha Uß bhhuijio, crajio cmíhihhm...
CTapa ßaMa 3aBBa?KHJia MyKH MOJioßoi äíbhhhh i, He
3MÍHHDHH HÍ n03H, HÍ TOHy, TOBOpHJia ßaJIK
-h /Jíhcho, OjieHO, 3 Hboro norjiHßy He Momy noxBa-jíHTH TBoro pinieHHH. Te, mp TH 3aßyMy6in hhhhth, boho, íH-6ory, Heßoöpe!
OßHane eom nyjia, mp ßoope. Hyjia, nip kojih He oyße TpHMaTHCH np'i ßyMKH, to nponaße, hk thchhí nepeß i 3a Heio. A Toro BOHa He xoTiJia.
— IHp MyHHTb Teóe, moh ähthho? — o6Í3Bajiacb 3hob, óanynn, nip OjieHa CHßiJia öe3MOBHO Ta HepyxoMO. — He-BJKem to6í jKajib TBOix norjiH/ÚB Ha jkhtth, KOTpi th, Mome, 3MÍHHTH MyciJiaö? I#hjk 6o, h^h! ifea th coôi TaM i nocry-noBa, a b tím HanpaMi ocTajiacb th Bce-TaKH ißeajiicTKa. OrjiHHbCH JiHHi y acHTTK) i CKasKH caMa, hh no/rpyíOKH, KOTpi
JiyHHJIHCb 6e3 JIíOÔOBH, B THCHHHHX BHHäßKaX He inaCJIHBÍIHÍ
Biß TaKHx, nip cnpaBßi He pa3 jihhi jitoóob MajiH 3a nißcrasy?
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JJjimm 6y.jio, mo th HKpa3 cKopime BCTynnin y TäK 3BaHe „posyMHe no^pysKatn", a th BaMdcHb TOro, jnoóy einen b po-MaHTHHHHX 3aca#ax i He xonem y Te bíphth, mo HaM He CHjia KepMyBaTH cbogd ^ojieio; mo Ha Te e BHiiia CHJia. LTpaB^y cKa3aBmn, cbít bhcmíg Te6e, ßOBi^aBiHHCB, mo ne-pes Te Bi/iMOBHJia K..., öo íioro He jnoóHJiaĽ * .*     — Cbít, MapŕapeTO? — BÍ#Ka3ajia rop^o OjieHa i 3ripÄ-\ Vjihbhh ycMix npoMatoyB no n jihhí. — Ta Maca Haninx 3Ha-w ííomhx? Ahí ix XBajibôa, aHi ix floraHa híkojih He Majín chjih
H BCTaHOBHTH #JIH MeHe HKCCB npaBHJIo! MeHÍ npOCTO HeMOJK-I JIHBO p03JiyHHTHCb Í3 flyMKOIO, mO TaK, HK BOHQ G, G He#0-
iôpe; iho HacTjynHTb ojmane XBHJiHna, kojih npaB^a cmíjio 3aiianye; cnpaBe^JiHBÍCTb nepecTaHe 6yra hkhmocb ^apoM jiacKH, ii: nacTaHO nac, kojih atiHKa ne oy;io npiiMyiiiCHa 3KepTByBäTH OBOio nyiny (J)í3hhhhm noTpeóaM...
—i Ot i Maeni, OjieHo! Tboi norjmßH Ha npaB#y cTaHOB-JTHTb BJiacHe npHHHHy TBoro TepnÍHHH. H|e tojiobho bohh TBopHTb po3Jia#, 6c3TajiaHHy ÄH3rapM0HÍK> b tboí'h aymi. 3a-BepHHCb, jiK>6a ttíbhhho! — Ka3ajia BOHa cepno3HO. — 3a-BepHHCb, noKH ine MOJio^a, noKH ine mojkjihbhh pnTynoK, noKH He 6y#eni 3MymeHa coói CKa3aTH, mo cepe/r, jiiotxph ocTajiacb th o^Ha-o^HicbKa!
— ľo/ú MeHe B3Ke BpnTyBaTH,  — Bi^noBijia MOJioia
JHBHHHa, CyMHO yCMÍXaiOHHCB.      — He B TOMy p03yMÍHHÍ,
b HKOMy, óyjio, 3a^yMajiH. O/mane, o^HOMy Mymy 3anepe-HHTH. Mol norjin/pi He-TaKÍ i#eajiicTHHHi, HK BH nyMaGTe. Kojihô ôyjia, hk jioktop A. KasaB, MeHiH po3Ba5KHHM kphthh-hhm y mom, He óyjiaó n aHi b načri TaKoro 6e3TajiaHHoio cepe/í HHHimHBoro Jia/íy cycnijiBHoro;  He 6yjia6 n TaKOK) caMOT-
HbOD, HKOTO H G flÍHCHO.
— Tboh ynBa Ha^TO po3^pajKHeHa!
—• To ßaHTe noíKHBy moííí aymi; ^aňTe MeHi cepno3Hy, TpiBäJiy npanio. O/mane híkojih He ctohjio BHpaBHime nepe# MOGB3 nymeio, mo h g „Himo", mo h e HKecb He^OKrnneHe, HenoBHe cotbopíhhh, KOTpe, 30CTaBHiHCb TaKHM, caMe He 3/k>
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Jiae onaHyBaTH /kwiü HJo Mem 3 caMo'i bojií? IHp 30-CTaeTbCH Meni? Hnoro, MapfapeTo, hhofo, KpiM hpokjihtth, HacMi-moK i mhjiocthhĺ
TpoxH sroAOM, HeMOB 6h co6i mo npnra^yBajia, ßoßajia piinyne, ôijibine híóh äjiíi ceóe:
— Hexali BpeniTi Bee 6g Ha MeHe; h xony 30 ocTaHHboi xbhjihhh 30CTaBaTHCb npaBeAHOio; a xto Mae CHJiy hhhhth ôijibme, Hexaíí poóHTb...
— A npo noTpeÓH jkhtth 3a6yjia, cepíne? — cnHTajia 3H0By b^obhiih, HOCHJiaiOHH noxMypHH, Maiime rocTpHfi no-rjiaß 3-no3a OKyjiapiB.
— MopajibHa HyjK^a, i aöcojiiOTHa 6i/micTb — i^e o^He fi Te caMe. Hacjii;iKH ix oflHaKOBi. By^bTe jiacKaBi, — #o/iajia onicjiH cniuiHO, —• /jara MeHi apKym nanepy. Xony HanncaTH #0 Hboro.
BoHa BCTajia, nepeíiiHJia 3BÍJibHa KiMHaxy i CTajia BpernTi nepe# CTapoio íkíhkoio. Híkojih He BH^aBajiacb BOHa ift TaKOio iiOBamHoio, ajie híkojih h TaKOio nymoTO.
— Il^e TBOH HeBi^MiHHa nocTaHOBa?
— HeBÍ/i.MÍHHa.
— I HH TH Toro CBi/ipMa, nip sanponamyeiH caMa cboio ôy^ynHHy?
— Ta k, h Toro CBUoMä, mo He ôpeniy...
— ro;U, Bor 3 toóoio, 6e3TaJiaHHa!..;
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IHpcb roÄHHy nä3Hime noKHHyjia OjieHa CTapy TOBa-pnmKy. Ha^Bopi CTajio me TeMHÍme. Jle/ine mo fle'-He-fle ójih-MajiH 3opi, a no míchhí TaKH MHajiHca xMapm Jlnme BHXop ryjjÍB Ta cbhctíb 6e3HacTaHH0, Ta rHaB thxhmh ByjmiiHMH... npomaHHH 060X skíhok öyjio xojiozme h HÍMe. HJocb
CTa-JIO MÍ3K HHMH, mO IX pOSG^HaJIO; BOHH 06h^BÍ He 3pO-3yMÍJIH...
Cmíjihbo KHHyjiacb OjieHa b HiHHy TeMpaBy. Chjibhhh
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noflyB BiTpy 3aracHB cbítjio b pyícax b^obhiií, a ^Bepi 3a
MOJIO/JOK) JJÍBHHHOK) JiyCHyJIH CHJIbHO H 3aMKHyJIHCB.
— Horo, BJiacTHBO, Boria xone? — npoóypMOTÍJia CTapa HeTepneJiHBO h BepTajia 3BÍJibHa HanoManbKH #0 cbogí cbí-tjihdií. — Hh npn p03yMÍ BOHa?
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Hama ropemi, HKy flOBejioca bhhhth popími JIaBc|)Jie-piB, He óyjia nie noBHa. Hobí, 30bcím He3Ham ny/rm 3ByKH HanoBHHJiH cojiojikoio rapMOHiGK) cepíne repMaHa-EBreHa-Cn^opa. Hané ojihhm 3aMaxoM 3po3yMÍB bíh noe3Íio, b Koipiá 3JiHBajiocb MicHHHe cbítjio h cojioBefiKOBe rn;e6eTaHHH. 3po-3yMÍB SKypnaHHH hhcthx xbhjib, 3po3yMÍB 30JioTy Ix nicHio, Ka3K0By. 3po3yMÍB noMepicy BeHipHboro HapofliiíHy CHJiy. Bíh noTOHyB y HaHHisKHirrmx noHyTTHx... bíh, TepnaH-EB-reH-Cn^op... jiioóhb. O^Hane itoro jiiočKa 30CTaBajiacH rjiy-xok) #jih thx noro Hy^HHX, cep/ieHHHX 3ByKÍB. Jíoro npocbóy, m,oó CTajia noro .npysKHHOK), BinKHHyjia BOHa piniyne h xo-jio/iho. ííoro ropa h po3nyKH HeMaG chjih onncaTH mníce
CJIOBO JIIO^CbKe; i BÍH nOCTaHOBHB 3HHKHyTH Í3 CHeHH nOAÍH. CTaJIOCb BOHO THM 1HH0M, IH.0 BÍH BHCTpÍJIHB COÓÍ B JIOÓ...
He^OBro noTÍM ycyHeHO pa^HHKa 3 cjiyflcón; í rapm, 30JI0TÍ nacH, npo KOTpi bmíb onoBÍ/iaTH bíh, noro TOBapHHli Ta jipópi 3HaílOMÍ — cTaJiH tempi passati23).
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3 HOTnpbox /tOHbOK 6yjia jihhi HaíicTapiHa Ta IpHHa 3a-MyjKHH. nepuia BHSniJia 3a CTaporo Ta óaraToro KaBajiepa i npoatHBajia 6e33KypHO ^ajieKO bí# oaTbKÍB. JleflBe mp pa3 aóo RB& b piK nFrajia jihctobho, hk jkhbctbch pojmm. To/ú 3BHHaHH0 OjieHa Bi^nncyBajia ih tohho h kopotko. Ochabí cecTpn híkojih He ro^HJiHCH mďk coóoio, a bí# nacy, hk Hafi> ciapnia Bi^ajiacb, Bí^HysKHJiHCb iiiie óijibine. Thjkko npnxo-
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aHJiocb Tenep Ojiem no Hei i l'i HOJiOBiKa Bi/jCHJiaTH jmcTa, KOTpnii Maß xapaKTep npocböH. Toil II mBaťep Maß /jajieKo bíä MicTa KijibKaHa/mHTb $ajieH24) hojih 3 oóícthm; i Tee xo-Tijia Tenep nam pajjHHKOBa 3a nopaßOD OjieHH b3hth b openzry, 60 He 3HajiH inuioro BHXo/ry 3 jihxhx oôcTaBHH. HacTHHa neHcii, KOTpy 3 JiacKH nojiHHieHO pa/iHHKOBi, öyjia TaKa Majia, mp JieflBe BHCTannjiao Ha hchtth o/JHOMy. KpiM toto, ôyjiH b hhx me H 6oprn i, noKH ix He cnJianeHo, He Moaraa öyjio rpouien oöepTaTH Ha íhhií noTpeôH. JJoBro Tpeôa ôyjio ae/jara Ha Bi/jnoßi/jb, Äyace flOBro, — aas i npHimuia HapeuiTi. 3htb, xoh i Heoxone, npncTaB Ha npono3HHÍro CBoei CBeKpyxH i 3aKJiioHHB Tßep^y, HeKopncHy äjih hhx yro/iy, KOTpy o/raane i OjieHa MyciJia ni/mncaTH.
HeöaßOM ßi^TaK nepecejiHJiacH flajieKO-nrapoKo 3HaHa h noßaacaHa po/raHa (3a bhImkom HaHMOJio/mioi /johbkh, ko-Tpy HaHcTapuia ßaopajia no ceöe: ,,noKH 3aKJiÍMaTH3y6Tecb" — nncajia) b Hyac/jeHHe nycTe cejio h nonajia HOBe skhtth.
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MHHaB yace nHTHŘ piK, bí/pcojih npoacHBajiH Ha cejii, Bi^JiyneHi Bin íHTejiiťeHTHoro cßiTa, Bin ycHKHx TOBapncbKHX 3H0CHH. KoatHHii bh'í3^ no MÍCTa 6ys CnOJiyHeHHH 3 BH^aT-KaMH, í TOM y BOHH piflKO KOJIH BH13^HJIH. ThSKKO npHXOflH-
jiocb Im xoh i HKy TaM Majiy cyMy rpomeHHT BiflJioamTH. BHHaírMJieHi nojiH npHHocHJiH Majio floxo/jy, a npo nacTirny npo/jaac HKHX-Heöy^b npo^yKTiB pi^Ko kojih Moaraa öyjio flyMara. 3Khtth, HKe bohh Tenep BejiH, 6yjio raxe Ta cyMHe, npHnpaBJienfe öypxjiHBHMH BHöyxaMH niaiTTBa JIaB(})Jiepa. Bíh npocH/iacyBaB híjihmh /íhhmh b HeoxaííHHX cíjibcbkhx KopniMax, nioHH Ta cnepenaiOHHCb i3 MyacmtaMH. Ty t i bh-poóJiioBaB im pi3HÍ npoxaHHH Ta cynjiiKH28) ía nojiaro#acyBaB i íhhií cnpaBH, a 3a Te nJiaTHJiH ítoMy MyaraKH ropijiKoio aóo h rpiniMH, KOTpi Bi/rraK nponrnsaB 3hob Í3 hhmh. Híxto He 3/tepatyBaB noro óijibine Bin TaKoro atHrra. Kojih npn cyne-
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peaiii Biia/iaB y 3JiicTb, noBoanBca Haae óoaceBiabHHH. Oa-Horo pa3y BepHyBca bíh Oiabine, hk 3BHaaiiH0, Ha ni^nHTKy apaoMy. Ha hcto Bna. Bnaaa paaHHKOBa b TaKe po3#paac-HeHHH, mp He Morjia cnoKiiiHO 3axoByBaracb. BoHa aaaaa, npoKjiHHajia it Kaaaaa iiOMy na3aa BepTaTHca Tyan, ae npo-bíb híjihh aeHb. Ha CToai 6iaa Hboro aeataB BejiHKHH 3aaÍ3-hhh mojiotok; po3jnoaeHHH i'i caoBaMH, HinypnyB hhm y admcy. BaH3eceHbKO óijih ii BHCKa npoaera bíh. i ynaB Ojieai nepea Horn. Haae pcBjnoaeHa BOBanaa, KmryaacB BOHa Ha Hboro íí noipacaa iioro cnabHHMH pynaMH.
— BaaiOKo! — KpnaaB bíh HecaMOBHTHM tojiocom. — Kapa Boaea! Biaaennca, Koan He xoaem noayTH oaboro mo-aoTKa, hio6 pa3 Ha 3aBacan 3acnoicoiaacb!
/Jaai MaxHyB 3a Hero pyKoro, mp6 ii yaapnra, o^Haae BTpanHB yate b noBÍTpa. BoHa 3BepHyaa roJioBy ao Hboro
i CTpaiHHHH 3HMHHH yCMlX BHKpHBHB lit yCTa.
— 3hoch Tarap, 6aTbRy, noKH mp Mara muBe. He 3a-oyBaii o^Haae, mp oaraKH bhhhí, Koan aira g aaa hhx Tara-peM, — i BHHinaa.
BoHa ynpaBaaaa aiaHM rocnoaapcTBOM i Ha naeaax ii cnoHHBaB rapa3a Hjiao'i po#hhh. Bia #box poKiB npoaamaaa h IpHHa npn CaTbEax, xa Bace BaoBHnero. A h HaiiMoao/HHy temo BHeKcneaioBaHo Ha3aa aoaoMy, — ...„11106 npHBHKaa ao BianosiaHHx oocTaBHH Ta Maaa d6pa3 cbogi CyayaHmi", — hk nncaaa HancTapma. —„3a ypa^oBaa He BHňae, 60 ím
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SKeHO Bce j^OAOMy, h. JiajieKo Ta niHpoKo bhjjko 6yjio tojihíí npocTip, —. j^ajieKo, äokh oko 3acHrne! GyMHHH, TyjKJiHBHt 6yB ue bhtj. Mhmobojií 3BepTajiocB oko äo TeMHoro JiyóoBoro jiica, KOTpnii, npHnHpaiOHH /ip saxi/iHBoi ctopohh Gejia, da-hobhb ceóe hkhíícb OKpeMHii cbít. Bjihsbko óíjih HBoro Hinjia oiJibCBKa topora i He o/fhh yTOMJieHHii MaíiapiBHHK, He ojihh poôiTHHK 3BepTaB ni/i CTapi Ryô-n, irro-ó b ix tíhí bíji-noaHTH. Ocíhhg aepBOHO-JKOBTe 6epe30Be jihcth apomajio 6e3HacTaHH0 na Jiari^HOMy BÍTpi ŕi HaóHpajio npn 3axi/iHÍM cohhí piniyne KpiBaBo'i 4)ap6n. Ocoójihboík BpajKajia o/nra rpyna 6epe3 oni bcíx npoxoaKHX.   Bohh pocjiH Ha y3ripio,
HH3LKO £0 3eMJIÍ CXHJIHKDHH CBO'Í CnJieTeHÍ BÍTH ÍÍ HÍÓH BMHCHe
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Mh dyjia BOHa ine rapna? lIh He noJiHHiHJio nHTb pokíb ľJiHÔOKHx cjiíaíb na ľi jihhj? TaK — i hí. BoHa HajieJKajia äo
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ÔHBajrocH, o/iHane, /tyxoBe jkhtth. IloTeMHiJio Ta oóropijio kojihuihg jiejiiGBO-óiJie jiHire. Bíjih ycT yKJiajiacB 3MopuiKa, KOTpoi paHBuie He óyjio íi KOTpa Ha/iaBajia Tenep iiijioMy jihi^k) BHpa3 rjiHÔOKoro cyMy ii yTOMH. JIhhi oni chbí ihbh-jihcb o^HaKOBO Jiari^Ho. A mp nie óijibme bhhhhb 13 Heio toh nac? Toii, xto He npojKHBaB y 6e3Jiio^HOMy míchí, Bi/upBa-
HHií b1r yCHKHX TOBapHCbKHX 3H0CHH,    TH5KK0 npaiIIOIOHH
b HeycTaHHiií o/iHOMaHÍTHÍH óopoTbôi. 3 mypóoio, toh i He MOJKe ohíhhth Hacjii^KÍB TaKoro jkhtth na HyTJiHBy jryíny. HeMa thjkhoí Kapn jjjih MOJio/ipro íKHBoro /xyxa, /íjih ôhctpo-yMHHx, eHepriiíHHX, a Hajjxo i/j;eajibHO cKJia^eHHX HaTyp — hk TaKe 3KHTTH. IIIyMHa up ^>pa3a, Haneó to npnpo^a caMa
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Morjia HOJiOBiKa b/iobojihth. He/ióajiHM, no /lyMaHHH jiíhh-bhm, ii BHCTanae; bäobojibhhg BOHa ii MemKaHmB MicTa, mo KH^aioTb rajiacjiHBe TOBapHCTBO, mod Ha CBÍJKOMy noBÍTpi
CKpilIHTH 3BHJie TÍJIO| O/JHaHe, HÍKOJIH He BHCTaHaO H flJIfl ÄÍHJIBHHX JHO^eít, mO JtyMaiOTB. 3 ßHHHH Ha ÄHHHy, 3 MÍ-
chhh Ha MicHHb noMinajia OjieHa Ha codi Hacjii^KH Toro Ty-noro 6e3^yniHoro skhtth. I BOHa óyjia rocTpoyMHa H naflTO Äoópe po3yMÍJia juoflCbKy HaTypy, iho6 He 3HaTH, mo 3 nacoM nepeít/^e HenoMÍTHo no thx Jiiomeň, kotphm po3Xo<mrbCH26)
JIHffle npO (f)Í3HHHHH ÄOôpoôyr.
3MOBHy npo tí xbhjihhh, kojih nepeaoiBajia BOHa HecKa-3aHÍ MyKH; kojih ii MOJio^a Jiyina, mo oaaeajia jj,íhjh>hocth, cHJiKyBajiacb nepejiOMHTH By3bKi rpaHHni, hkhmh oTony-Bajio ii TenepimHe skhtth. Ak toh cníHMamiH opeji, noón-Bajiacb BOHa y bh3hhhí, #yMaJia HeycTaHHO npo bhxí# Í3 wiyxoi o/j;HOMaHÍTHOCTH; i hk yce HaHOBO Mycijia nepeKOHy-BaTHCH, mo TenepimHe 3khtth flosKH^ajio ľi i b 6y/iyHHHÍ. B TaKi XBHJii cyM CTpaiHHHH HajinraB Ha ii Jiyniy, i b TaKi xbhjií óyjia Bona cynpoTH CBoro OToneHHH 6e3orJiH#HO-ro-cTpa, óa, ôesMHJiocepvUHa! HenoMÍTHo najjajia BOHa ni/j, Baroro hímhx MyK. IIpaB/j;a, m MyKH Moama ôyjio 3aBBa2KHTH Ha ii jihhí, o/mane híxto He mypHBCH Heio. B rocnoflapcTBÍ, KOTpe ôyjio na ii tojiobí, hhijio Bce 3BHHaŔHHM Jia/JOM, i Jinnie cny-inem BÍKa27) ii HKacb yTOMa cbí/jhhjih npo ii ncHXÍHHi Tep-
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XycTKa 3cyHyjiacH ill 3 tojiobh, o/mane BOHa toio He 3aBBamHJia. Ii HÍJia yBara óyjia 3BepHeHa Ha Mypanmi), mo ni^HÍMajiacb MajieHbKHM ropôKOM óíjih Hei. BoHa ^yMajia npo no/iiJi npaiij y thx KOMax, a Hapa3 i npHra^ajiacb iH ho-Mycb cTäTTH IlicapeBa „B^kojih".
Býjio Brne flaBHO, kojih ue nnrajia. B HKe rapnmcoBe po3^pa5KHeHHH nonajia Toni no npoHHTaHHD Toro TBopy! Hk ôaraTO rapHHHX ÄyMOK ni^HOCHJiocb loni b ii /rynii npoTH „TpyTHÍB"... — Tenep HHTajia BOHa flyase piflKo.
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Haneö 3a6yjia i ceóe i Bee HaBKpyrn, TaK 3a^HBHJiaci> Ha KOMax. Hk bohh BopyniHJiHCb, öirajin, Bce oßHaKOBo, 6e3 nepecTaHKy, 6e3 yTOMH. TyT naHyBaB CTpornŘ jia# i KosKHa KOManiKa Majia cbok) poöoiy. Hh skhtth, HKe KHniJio b TOMy cbítí apiöHHX coTBopiHB, 3Óy/rH<Jio b Ii flynii HKy ÄyMKy, HKHfi cnoMHH? BoHa cnrHyjia Harjio #0 Keinem, BHTHrjia no-MHTHH JiHCT 1 npoHHTajia. Hhhhjkí ue Mome b cothhíí pa3. n,e 6yB JiHCT, nHcaHHPi ro Hei rue nepea /iBOMa míchhhmh Iii HaiiCTapmoK) cecTpoio. ÜHcajia, mp MycHTb npo^aTH oôIcth ii noJiH, nymem b opemiy; mp pa/THTb OjieHi 3a3,najieri,zi;b no-posyMiTHCb Í3 HOBHM BJiacHHKOM iiio-flo /rajibinoro BHHaHMy rpyHTiß, öo b npoTHBHÍM pa3i MorjiHÖ yjKe 3a pÍK 30CTaTHCb 6e3 npHCTaHOBHHi,a. in He moíkjihbo maKine 3Po6hth; oöcTa-BHHH npHHeBOJiHJiH Ix ßo Hboro; CHHH h äohkh noni/roocTajiH, a Hayna HHMajio KoniTye i t. /l.. Bei 3HajiH npo Te i bcí cyM-HißajiHCb, hh 30CTaHyTbCH jiajii Ha rocno^apcTBi. 3^aBajiocb, mp SKHßyTb Tenep jinme, /jojKH/iaioHH norocb hobgto. Pa^HH-KOBa, Ta KOJiHHTHH rapHa ii rop^a admea, 3JiOMHJiacb. JleßBe MOJKHa 6yjio ii nÍ3HaTH. Jlnuie BOJioKJiacb nifl ßaroio iirpÄeH-
HOi TH3KK0Í ÍKypÔH. A KOJIH OjieHa p03nOBÍJia ifi 3MÍCT JIHCTa,
Bona cnjiaKHyjia, 3aMiciiib nip-Heöy/ib y Bi^nc-Bi/Tb cKa3aTH. IpHHa, 3BHHaííH0 xopoßHTa, jKHJia Jinme cecTpoio, npo KOTpy nacTo roBopHJia, mp BOHa — ii „cnjia", inp BOHa e toio toh-kok), inp Barne ii 3 3KHTTHM. HaHMOJiojrma cecTpa, /iaBHO flO-pocjia, rapyßajia, noöHBajiacb, HeHane MyacnHHa, #0Ma h no no-Jinx. O/me CTaBajio /ipyroMy äo noMonn, ojmane, nißCTaBa iiijioi öy^iBJii cTajia nopoxHHBa ii 3axHTajiacb...
ffle MOBnajia OjieHa. Hie He Majia Bi/roara noßiJiHTHCb i3 CTapoK) HeHbKoio Ta oöoMa cecTpaMH HaftHOBinioio bíctkoio, neo-To toio, KOTpy o/repsKajia Brne Biß HOBoro BJiacHHKa ix-Hboro npHCTäHOBHina. Ha ii sanHTaHHH inpflP flajibnioi opemm Bi^noBÍB bíh KopoTKO, npHBÍTHO, nip no pom Bi/rönpae nojiH ě noHHe caM ťa3^yBaTH...
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TfflHa. jQjMajia, hk 6h oöeperra poßiray bIä 3arpo3JiHBoi' a6coJiE)THOi öi/fflocTH, Hyalin; mp6 im npH onoßinieHHio eyM-hoi sßicTKH no^aTH 3apa30M i HOBy cnaceHHy paay. OßHane He BH^yMajia Hinoro. He BH^yMajia? A#3Ke xto 11 #o6pe 3HäB,
TOH 3HaB TÄK03K, HJO 3 HeK) KOMOCfl mpCb BIR HaHHOBlHIOrO
nacy. I Ä'ificHo. HiKOJiH He BHxo#HJia BOHa 3 ^OMy TaK nacTO h He öapnjiacB TaK ^OBro no nporyjiBKax. Ocoöjihbojk cyci^HG cejio i'i HeMOB npHHapyBajio.
Mobhkh BcyHyjia BOHa Tenep jihct KemeHi, a 11 110-mhä nojiHHyB 3hob ÄOJiHHOD no ,nopo3i. CoHHe JiarO^HJIOCb 3axo^HTH, h Ha 3axo#i 3anajiajio Heöo pojKeBHM öjihckom. Hapa3 ÄOJieTiß äo Heii TypKiT B03a ft TyniT kihcbkhx kohht. BoHa 3aBopynrHJiacb i BnajiHJia oni b Toit 61k. noKa3aßCH
MaJIHH JierKHH B130H0K, THrHeHHH ^BOMa naJIKHMH KiHbMH.
B HbOMy ch/ub O/THH-oßHicbKHH MysKHHHa h noraHHB caM
KOHL
Jlnne 11 cnajiaxHyjio KpoBK), a cepne 3aTOBKJiocb CHJibHo. BiBOK HaßjiHJKäBCH mp pa3 to CKopnie. 3-ni# tohkhx npya-
KHX KiHCbKHX HJT BHJliTaJIH iCKOpKH, a BOHa, 3aTHBIHH 3yÖH,
no^ajia BBijibHa cnycKaTHCb i3 ropÖKa. B onax ii ropiß #hb-
HHH BOrOHb, Hi3^pi flpOJKaJffl...
MyjEHHHa noöaHHBHiH ii, 3^epmaB o^hhm pyxoM koh: i npHBiTaBCH. ByB np rapHHft, chjibhhh hojiobIk, jiit Mome 29. 3 aoro o^esKi MosKHa öyjio Bi^pa3y Bißra/jaTH, mp BiH 6vb
JliCHHHHH. BlH CMiHBCH, nOKa3yK)HH 3-ni# Byc pHÄ ryCTHX, ÖijIHX 3y6iB.
—i H Bac ni3Hajia, naHe <3>ejibce! MosKeTe MeHe 3apa3 3 coöok) 3a6paTn!  — cKa3ajia BOHa 3 npnTaeHHM 3Bopy-
HieHHHM.
— By#e MeHi mhjio, flyaee mhjio! — BiflnoBiß bih pa#o. OnicjiH 3po6HB Ih Miene 6i.ua ceöe no JiiBOMy 6on,i, noMir
ydCTHCH, 3aTHB KOH1, mp 8bSR ni^CKOHHJIH, i BiflTaK nOMHaßCH
BirepeX
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ITonajiH öecißyBara. Bíh tíihhbch, ni,o CTpÍHyjincb, a BOHa BißnoBißajia bbíhjihbo i CKopo. Bíh roBopHB ôaram Miae íhhihm, onoßißaß (m,o Brne h BOHa 3Hajia), mp bíh jih-HiaGTBCH y óapoHa b cycißHbOMy cejii h ßajii Ha cjiymöi, a Mome h Ha 3aßcirßH. Iljo Ka3aß ňoMy, Oejibcoßi, hhhí b mí-ctí, mp 3aKynHB me oßHe cejio; ßajii, mp it 3aMÍHHB coói hhhí KOHfl, oh Toro CHBoro rynyjra...
OjieHa noßHBJiHJia rapHoro kohh. Bíh íhiob ßyace ropßo h Maß rycTy rpHBy, KOTpa Maíiaee 30bcím 3aKpHBajia rojioBy. Biß nacy ßo nacy nißKHßyBaß öyTHO28) tojiíbkoio ßropy; 6yB, OHeßHßHO, me MOJioßHE, i Majio iioro me 3anpnrajiH.
— LTOBOßHTH KÍHBMH,  HP  OCOÖJIHBHia npHGMHÍCTb, —
cKa3ajia BOHa. — MeHe t&k i CßepOJiHTb najibiii, kojih óany, nip iHmi noraHHiOTB.
— Tarn He MoaeeTe ii bh bhhhhth, — ßißnoßiß, ycMi-
XaiOHHCB. A TOU yCMix 6yß HIHpOKHH í 6e3 3HaHÍHHH.
— Ajie bh MycijiHö MeHe Hboro HaßHHTH.
— Houjm ni? TaKa yneHnnn 3poôHTb MeHe ropßHM! MomeMO ßpeuiTi 3apa3 3aHHHaTH.
Tyi i nepeßaß Iii noßOßH ii HaBHaB, hk Ix ßepmaTH, kojih ií HK CTHraTH aöo nonycKaTH. BoHa npHCJiyxyßajiacß no-cjiyniHO, a pa3 3arJiHHyjia iiOMy tjihöoko ii yßaacHO b ohí. Bíh Maß ßeJiHKi, rojiyöi, Tpoxn 6e3ßHpa3Hi oni ii BHMHßaß
CBÍ3KO h ßySKe MOJIOßO.
BoHa noBOßHJia TaK, hk bíh Ka3aB, a iioro norjiHß ciih-
hhbch Ha 11 TOHKHX pyKaX.
— Ajie ßepaKaTH Tpeöa He-aon-m! — 3aBBaacHJia, no-BepHyBHiH rojiOBy jierKO ßo Hboro. — Hh bh He btomjihgtccb híkojih?
— O, h? — bíh cmíhbch. — ]\hOľo b MeHe He óyBae!
— Hjjre tíjio HeHane b HanpymenHÍ... íioro norjiHß TaK i npoMafiHyB no mit i cnHHHBca Ha ľi
MHKÍM npOCpÍJIK). II HIOKH 3äpyMHHHJIHCb TpOXH, it BOHa bh-
rjiHßajia ßyaee rapHO.
— Ham ßyme hííkhí, ajie mh, hojiobíkh, bcí chjibhí.
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— 3a Te mh, huhkh, BHTpeBajiinii. He noßipnTe, uome, mp a Momy pa3-no-pa3 BHTaraTH ßo niicTb ßißep BOßn...
BiH niHpOKO BißKpHB OHL
—■ MosKeTe MeHi BipnTH, a Bce Kamy npaBßy, B ftoro oaax noKa3ajiocb mpcb HiÖH — noßHB, a 3apasoM i cniBayTTa. Bona öyjia TaKa rapHa...
— 0, naHi, bh He noBHHHi aorocb TaKoro po6nrn!
— I aoMy Hi? 51k HiKoro HeMa, a Tpeöa xyßoöy Hanoi™, To Tpeöa poÖHTH. A KOJiH 3 ßac ßoöpnü rocnoßap, to npn-3HacTe He caMi.
A BiH cnpaBßi 6yB ßoöpHft rocnoßap i 3H&B, mp boho He öhijio maKHie. OßHaae, iiipö BOHa mpcb Taue poßnjia, ine h roBopnjia npo ne TaK cBOÖißHo! BoHa, mp 30bcim He no-ßiÖHa Ha thx, mp 3aiiMaioTbca TaKoio npaneio!
— nam, bh ßyace rocnoßapm.
—' 51 He nepeÖHparo b npani. npOTe 3naeTe? 51 3aßcirßH Kamy: hhm xto g, thm Tpeöa iiltikom öyra. A to He ßitßeMO
HiKOJIH ßO MeTH!
— 0, neBHO, — ßißKa3aß noßaamo. — .ZJohbkh Hanioro cßaineHHKa Teae ßyate rocnoßapm. HanpHKjiaß, cTapnia. naHHa ÜMeaia, BOHa ßyace ocßiaeHa namioHKa. Tpac Ha (J)op-TenaHi, Biß Hei n ßicTa» a 3aßcißH pi3Hi aaconHCH ßo hh-
TaHHH.
—' T-a-K? — 3aßßaaeHJia npoTaaeHO OjieHa, i b iiiii XBHai noTarnyaa cnabHiine noßOßH ßo ceöe. — Bh, neßHo, öyBaGTe TaM aacTime?..
— He HaßTO aacTO. naHHa OMejiia ßyaee npnßiTHa, npo-CHTb aacTime 3axoßHTH, oßHaae moh cayacoa He ß03Boaae iiboro, xoa i aK 6h ßaaeaaoca. A bh, naHi, 3HaeTe naHHy OMeaiD?
— 3Haro, — cKa3aaa BOHa öaftßyajHO. — Hh BOHa BaM lMHOHyG? — cnHTaaa Tpoxn 3roßOM i oöepHyaacb 6ncTpo ßo Hboro. XojioßHa, HacMinuiHßa ycMinrKa npoMaüHyaa Jie-ßße noMiTHo no i'i oöjraaai). BiH BißayB Ii.
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— 0, Mem!  —  KJiiiKiiyB, 3apyMHHHBimicB, Tem Ha-
CMÍHIJIHBO.
—■ 51" TaK jiyMajia, — i 3hob ycMixHyjiacb.
— HoMyö Majia MeHi ÍMnoHyBaTH?
— 3HaTH Te, ne Bama pin.
— TaK a iiBoro He 3Haio, — bí^iiobíb bíh cboóíziho. 1 bíh #íhcho He 3HaB Toro. He jiioöhb bíh y3arajii ^yMara, a 6yB óíjibhi jiio/ihhoio ncmyTTH. Hp 3po3yMÍJia BOHa 3 nep-
HIOl xbhjihhh, kojih 3 hhm n03HaHOMHJiaCB.
— JTioÖHTe HHTaTH? — cnHTajia ftoro onicjia.
— JIlOÖJIIO.
— Momy BaM TaKom khhskok ho3hhhth, Maro ix ^yme óaŕam
— A BH, naHi, He HHTaeTe?
— Tenep hí. He Momy.
Bíh ^hbhbch Ha He'i niKaBUM noMHßOM; oneBHUHO, He p03yMÍB i'i.
— TaK Mem Kpame, — BÍ/iÍ3BajiacB 3-raxa,
—• To JiHHi nac 3a6zpáG, — o6Í3BaBca, — a Ha,a;TO skíh-KäM npH rocno^apcTBÍ. Bace hojiobík, to npHMym^hhh qn-
TaTH...
BoHa Bi^BepHyjia roJiOBy bíä Hboro, ít ií ilotjirr nojra-HyB jiecB ^ajieKo. CoHne cxoBajiocB yme 3a TeMHHH jiíc i ro-
CTpO, BHpaSHO BHpÍ3yBa,THCB HOľO JIÍHÍi Ha BOrHHHO-HepBO-
HOMy He6i.
IH CTaJIO XOJIO^ho, ií BOHa CTHCHyJia oähoio pyKoio Kop-
^HKOBy29) xycTKy nifl óopo^oio Ta npoóyBajia ľi Ticmme 3bh-3aTH. Hh kohí nonyjiH Jieray HeneBHy pyKy, Hip hhmh noBO-jmm, HH, Mome, jiíbhh noôaHHB iHp-Heôy/iB Kpaíi jiica, 60 ckohhb y6ÍK TaK, mo JierKHH BÍ30K Majio-mo hc BHBep-HVBCH, a OjieHa noxHJiHJiacB ynepei. BjiHCKaBKOio oóHHjia ľi itoro pyKa h 3apa30M y3HJia noBO/im BoHa 6yjia Ha xbh-jihhv HeHane 3aMKHeHa b fioro oöiiiMax. 3«naKaHa bh3bojih-jiacB, a bíh CTäB jtiothh Ta y^apHB kohí, mo pBajiHCB ynepex HeMOB CKamem.
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—' BecTia, — MypKOTÍB KpÍ3b 3yÖH.
— H TOMy BHHHa, — npOMOBKJia.
— Hi, — Bi^noBiB HeTepneJiHBO. — Ľ[e TpanjiHGTbCH hhhí B3KG TpeTiä pa3. O^Hane, h ňoro bí# iibgto BbiSBHHaro. Bh nepeJiíiKajiHCb? —í ßo^aB onicjiH mhtkhm tojiocom. — A h BcesK He flonycTHB, iho6 bh Bnajín!
BoHa He Bi^noBi^ajia HÍHoro.
— H CTajia 6oH3Ka, — Ka3ajia BOHa thxo 3 cyMHHM
yCMiXOM.
— Hk? — i bíh HäXHJiHBCH TpoxH Bnepe/i.
— BoH3Ka CTajia. Ajie ne, neBHo, TOMy, nip BHim^maio pi/TKO, a Hanii kohí cTapi h cnoKinm.
— A HOMy pi^KO BH'i3Kji;3i?aeTe? — cnHTaB bíh.
— Kohí Bce b poôoTÍ, ro/ji ix Bi/ipHBaTH, a ^pyrHx npo-CHTH He xony!
— Hboro BaM i He Tpeóa hhhhth, — cKa3aB Í3 bí^tíh-kom rop^ocTH i bbíhjihbocth. — Thx /ípaoiB ocb TyT Myiny mp-/rHH npoi5KÄ^aTii, iiipö cTajín cjiyxHHHi. MomeTe Ix yen k pa3 flicTaTH, KOJiH jiHHie 3axoneTe.
— Jlsmym, o^Hane 6es Bac h He noiay, — cKasajia BOHa
MHrKHM rOJIOCOM.
Hy^HO-npHGMHe noHVTTH TaK i oöropnyjio noro. Bíh
3HOBy HaXHJIHBCH KpHXÍTKy,    H IXHÍ nOMHJIH CTpÍHyJIHCb.
B ľi onax 3aTJiiJio ihocb Hane BoranK, i bíh tjixríb xbhjihhv b ľi rapHe JiHiie 3 ohcbhähoio npHGMHÍCTK). OnicjiH ni^BÍB rop^o roJiOBy i cKa3an piniyne:
— 51 h He flonycTHB 6h, inp6 bh caMi ixajin. A He Maro HÍKoro, Ha Koroö Miř kohí cnoKÍHHO jihhthth. 3a norapn hhí Myniy 3hob ixaTH m Miera. Kojihô" bh, nam, MajiH oxotv. to MH MorjiHÓ cniJibHO BÍ#6yTH Majiy nojippoJK.
BoHa He BijmoBi^ajia äobto. CTajia Jimne JiejrBe noMÍTHO ÖJii^iina; a Tpoxn 3ro#OM CKa3ajia:
— X ony...
^ajibma Í3m Bi#öyjiacH cnoKÍHHO i „jiíbhh" íihob cjiyx-HHHO, HeHane AHTHHa. OjieHa roBopnjia ôaraTO, nHTajia Majio,
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a itoro oni cnHHHJiHcn 3 tioähbom Ha rapHHX jiíhíhx ii 06-jihhhh, Ha ii ycTax. TaKoro bíh 11 me He óanHB i He nyB, mp6 BOHa KOJiH TaK öeci^yBajia. IIpaB^a, 6yBaB 3 napy pasiß i b äomí ii öaTBKiß, xoH JiHHie 3a opy^KaMH, oflnane BOHa 6y-Bajia toaí saBcir^H THxa, 3aHHTa. ,HeKOJiH BH^aBajiacb noMy rop/tóro, HenpHCTynHOK), a Tenep ixajia 3 hhm, CH/ÚJia 6íjih Hboro. Bíh Bi/tnyBaB ii /jothkh. Hhhí 6yjia BOHa 30bcím ÍHHia. A Te, mp roBopHJia H hk roBopHJia, 6yjio híjikom inaKiue, hk ue óyBae y ßpyrnx /ÚBnaT. HenoflajiiK ii noMeniKamiH npo-CHJia cTaTH. KojiH HacToiOBaB Ha tím, mp6 ii 3aBecTH asK nepe/t #ím, Bi/moBÍJia jkhbo30).
— Myniy mp na xBHJiHHKy 3aHTH #0 bhhtcjibkh, — H no^ajia itOMy pyKy Ha npoinaHHH, yHHKHyBHin Horo no-rJiH^y. — ^ajii, h xoTÍJiao Bac npo nipck npocHTH, a BJia-CTHBO Bac ocTeperTH, — ^o^ajia mhitchm inenoTOM, — mp6 bh ne Í3ÄHJIH TaK Hanpacno31) kíhbmh, He ßOBipnjiH xyme BJia-chíh cHJii. Bh Ha^TO BÍjnmíKHi...
Bíh cxhjihbch Ví noniJiyßaB pyKy, inp cnoHHBajra inp b ííoro pyu;i.
— /Joöpe! Cmíio o/mane 3a noTHpn /mi #0 Bac nocTy-
nHTH?
BoHa noTaKHyjia mobhkh tojioboio, a nic jih Toro bíh 3a-BepHyB BÍ30K i BÍ^ixaB. Ele pa3 orjiHHyBcn 3a Hero it no3#o-
POBHB U. BOHa CTOHJia, BHnpOCTyBaBniHCH, 3 XOJIO/HTHM ycMÍ-
xoM Ha ycTax, hcmob Ha naTax, i /iHBHjiacH 3a hhm. OnicjiH 3HBHJI0CB Tee HenpHH3He „nipcB" y Hei míík oHHMa, i 3^a-jiocB, mp ii rop/ra nocTaTB 3ana/r,aeTBCH b ceóe...
3 noxHjieHoro tojiobok) i 3 nocojiOBÍJiHM norjiH/ipM Bep-Tajia BOHa #o/ipMy. Jle/me-iHO noMÍnajia no3jrppoBJieHHH Re-HKHX 3HaítOMHX ťa3/i;ÍB...
JC.
HoTHpn #hí nÍ3HÍme, HKpa3 y Ty caMy nopy, 3aTpn-
MäBCH 3HOB BÍ30K naHa JliCHHHOrO 6ÍJIH noMemKaHHH OjieHH.
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BiH BHCKOHHB CKOpO Í 3HHB li. BoHa He CynpOTHBJIHJiaCL
HtOMy. BnuiH^ajia ßyme BTOMJieHa, BifliiOBi^ajia o^Hane npn-bítho ř Jiari^hhm tojiocom. üpn npomaHHio bíh noHÍJiyBaB ľi 3HOB y pyKy a BOHa npocHJia ftoro npnxonHTH.
— P03yMÍGTBCH, — KpHKHyB BÍH pa#ÍCHO, — i to TaK HäCTO, HK HaCTO flOSBOJIHTe...
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3 Toro nacy CTajia OjieHa #0Ma cyMna, M0BHa3Ha. BoHa 6yjia Jj;pajEJiHBÍHia, hk flaBHime, 6a, He pa3 am pÍ3Ka. HacTO TpanJiHJiocb, iim, kojih IpHHa HecnomBaHo BHMOBJíHJia íioro ímh, OjieHa yHHKajia ii norjimiy. Mojio^a öaHHJia, mo
3 OjieHOK) /jieTBcn moct noMÍTHe, o/mane He nHTajia. 3Hajia ÄOBOJii, mo 3aroBopHTB BOHa Jinrn t03í, kojih caMa 3axone...
O/moro mm cnHTajia Ii pammKOBa, kojih öy/je Brne pa332) nncaTH ro HOBoro BJiacHHKa b cnpaßi opeH/iH.
— IIoac7j;iMo me, MaMo, — Bi/inoBÍJia 3HexoTH i hcmob 3aJj;HBHjiacB 3a hhmcb y bíkho.
— HJe m/iaTH? Tam th roBopnjia Mem npo ne me nepeij;
flBOMa TH5KHHMH; H He Bipio, iho6 ÄOSKHflaHHfl npHHecjio HaM HKHH HeÓyJm pHTyHOK.
— Mome, MaMo. Mome Vl npmiece. H 6epy ne Ha ce6e. Pa/THHKOBa 3aÄ0B0JibHHJiacB. BoHa 3Hajia, mo na /jíb-
HHHa He roBopHJia híkojih Ha Birep. Ipmia, mo mcpas y Tilt xbhjihhí yBilimjia no KÍMHaTH, nonyjia ocTaHHi cjiOBa.
— U\o th 3H0B öepeiH Ha ce6e, OjieHKo? — cmíTajia mypjiHBO. Mome, 3hob tí yTHmjiHBi ra$th? Jihihh ix; 3a-njiaTa 3a hhx Ha/jTO Bme MÍ3epHa!
— Bac 6epy Ha ce6e! — bí/moBÍJia b tohí, hí6h mapTO-
BJIHBÍM.
IpHHa npHCTynHJia li co6i j\o BiKHa a ii norjiH/i, cnn-hhbch Ha cecTpHHOMy jihhí. BnrjiH/iajia 3MyneHa, noni/r OHHMa BHCTynajiH neperem. BoHa 3Hajia, mo cecTpa Tepnijia
Ha Óe3C0HHH.
ú i
—• .Ujace cyMHHH OTaKHíi ocíhhíh KpaeBHß Ha píbhhhí, — BÍÄÍ3BajiacB OjieHa, nip6 noBepHyxH po3MOBy Ha hiocb iHHie.
I aJHCHO. Ha/iBopi 6yjio ÄysKe cyMHo. B cafli bh/tho ôyjio caÄOBHHy, HopHy, cyMHy, 6c3 jihcth, a BÍTep TaK i 3#ÍHMaB cyxe JiHCTH Bropy Ř yHOCHB yce /rajii.
^piôoHBKHH #ohihk cíhb HeycTaHHO BJKe BiR caMoro paHKy. Ha tojihx nojiax BHrjiairajio nycTO i rjiyxo. I BopoH He óyjio bhztko, HK 3BHHaHHo; ^ecB TaKOJK no3HHKajiH, Mome 6yTH, nojieTijiH b jiíc...
— Maio to6í nepe^aTH no3,a;opoBJieHHH, OjieHO, — 3aro-Bopnjia IpHHa no hkíhcb xbhjihhí, kojih oôh^bí mobhkh 3a-ähbhjihcb 6yjiH Ha KpaGBH^. OjieHa cnajieHÍJia it nepejin-KajiacB.
— Biß <í>ejiBca. 51 óyjia b ynHTejiÍB i no^Hóajia TaM íioro.
—■ TaK? — o6i3BajiacB OjieHa, o/raane oóepHyjiacB y híě xbhjihhí #0 CTOJíHKa h norocB niyKajia. PÍBHonacHO
BHÍiHIJia 3 KÍMHaTH pa^HHKOBa, KOTpy BHKJIHKaJia HaHMO-
jiorTffla /lOHBKa.
— HIojk BÍH TaM pOÔHTB?
— He 3Haio. JIhhihtbch TaM, npaB#onojriÓHO, asK ro Benopa. ^ojKH^ae Bwrejia, mp noixaB ro MicTa Ha apMapoK, i Mae íioMy ihocb npHBe3TH. MeHi bh/thtbch, OjieHO, — #0-jjajia no xbhjií, — uip bíh ÍHTepecyeTBca toóoio.
— TaK? —i  GKa3ajia BOHa 3BopymeHHM tohom. —
I HI05K, IpHHKO?
IpHHKa 3HH3HJia njienHMa.
— Bíh #o6pHH hojiobík, ajie /ryme oóMeaeeHHit...
— Hy, TaK, ajie BcesK TaKH bíh Mae /toxoäh; a rojioBHa pin: ein doöpuü nojioem!..
TpÍBora i 3^HB0BaHHH 3arpajiH napa3 Ha Jinní mojioäoí BßOBHni. BoHa He po3yMÍJia cecTpn, o/prane, He Morjia He 3po-3VMÍTH TOHy, b KOTpoMy BOHa ne CKasajia.
— 3^aeTBcn MeHi,   mp bíh jtioohtb nepecn^sKyBaTH
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b adHOHOMy TOBapncTBi, ocoöjihbo b MOJio/jpMy... — Ka3ajia BOHä jj;ajii 3BÍJiBHa, He 3B0HHHH onen Í3 cecTpHHoro oöjihhhh. —i ByB TaM me xto? — cnniajia HecnoKitoo.
— Hi, ajie norjia/i;, kotphm MeHe 3MipaB, ynaB Mem
B OHÍ. npOTe, mO bíh HaC OÖXOJJHTB?
Hy/ma 3MÍHa 3aümjia b OjieHHHÍM jihiií. Ii ohí saicKpn-jiHCB, i BOHa GKa3ajia hibh/ikhm i pí3bkhm tojiocom:
— I HOMyô He Maß bíh Hac o6xo/ihth?
MoJio/ia aciHKa 3äM0BKJia Ta b HarjiOMy nepecTpaci eny-CTHJia oai. B Tiít caMilí xbhjihhí npHCTynHJia OjieHa ro neí, Bxonnjia iii sa pyKy h nonijiyßajra.
„Hjk noro He jnoôjno", — xotíjih bhmobhth Ii noöijiijii ycTa, o/mane, He bhmobhjih. TpyjjH ľi 3iiiHMaJiHCB bí/i chjib-hgto 3BopymeHHH.
— He TjyMaft norano npo MeHe! — npocTorHajia BOHa
TpeMTHHHMH yCTaMH.
— He 3HaK) HÍHOrO, — BTHXOMHpiOBaJia IpHHa, TJIHÔOKO
3BopymeHa.
— MeHi jjígtbch TaK, HeMOB tíh coóani, nip noKipHo 3H0CHTB, hk ii Konaio-Tb, — CKa3ajia OjieHa. Onicjia Bi/rrpy-THJia cecTpHHy pyKy bí/j ce6e i CKopo BHimuia 3 KiMHaTH.
Ipmia 30CTajiacH caMa, h ľi oni ßßepHyjiHCB, hk i nepme, Ha KpasBH/i. L[hm paaoM yme He öaHHJia maoro. TaK jiHme ÖJiyKajiH ľi oni 6e3n;ijiBHO, HecnoKiiiHo, a HecKa3aH0 BasKKe, cyMHe noayTTH oôropHyjio Ti nywy...
Hip CTaJIOCH 3 flÍBHHHOK)? Hh JIíOÓHJia OjieHa? HbOMV
He Morjia BOHa bíphth. BacejK TaKa, HKa BOHa 6yjia, He MorJia k/w80 noJiDÔHTH. A KOJiHÓ yace TaK CTajiocb, to, Bome mh-jihíí, HKasK ôyjia iih jddôob?..
BoHa TaK i 3aT0nHJiacB y ßaatKy 3a/j;yMy, o/mane, Heóa-bom Bi/íBepHyjiacH snoßy bía Bimra. BncoKa, CTpyHKa CTaTb MHrHyjia noni/j; BiKna... Hane ÖJiHCKaßKa ÖJiHCHyjia OJjHa JiyMKa b rojiOBi mojio^oi 3kíhkh... BoHa cTajia HeMOB vKonaHa Ha Mieni i cTejKHJia tpíbojkhhmh oHHMa 3a cecTporo. Ax,
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BOHa Bace 3Hae, Ky^n iia npaMye. BoHa TyjjH a^e! I /iíhcho. OjieHa ft^e Ty/rn, mp6 noôanHTHCB í3 OejiBCOM...
BoHa iiniJia 3BÍJiBHa, 111,06 3acnoKo'iTHCB. Iii cnpaB/4 óyjio, HeMOB coöani, noKapamii 3a HKycB npoBHHy. BoHa na-jieHiJia, 3ra^aBriiH norjiaji cecTpn, toi cecTpn, KOTpa apci b He'i Bipnjia. BoHa Bi/jrnyBajia, mp 3 pimeHHHM CTara iioro 5kíhkok), yTpaTHJia Te ihocb, mp Ii oöepirajio floci bíä ycHKo'i ópexHi, Biß ycHKo'i HenpaB/j;H. BoHa 3Hajia, mp onicjin 3a-smme JiHin (|)í3hhhhm skhtthm. O/naane, BOHa He Moace co6i maKHie nopa/THTH. IHp npo He'i Tenep syMae Ipraa? — ra-lajia BOHa aajii. — „Hh h iioro Jiioôjno?", — i BOHa ycMix-HyjiacH cjiaöo: „xaii co6i ne ayMae". Jlnrne #o npaB/jHBoi npiiHHHH He CMijia IpHHa äíííth, HÍ3amp b cbítí He CMijia... JIioóJiHHH OjieHy, BOHa MorJiaö oähhm 3aMaxoM yce po3ÖHTH...
ITotím nonajia ayMaTH npo HBoro. BoHa ynBHJia co6i Ěoro nocTaTB. BoHa MycHTB y HBOMy Bi/maiiTH hiocb TaKe, inp6 Ti ao HBoro npHTnrajio. BoHa 3Hae ßOKJia/nro, mp bíh 6y#e roBopHTH, hk ynepme 3aroBopHTB. 3Hae toé ycMix, ko-Tpnii 3pa#5Kye, mp bíh oÓMemeHHĚ, i KOTporo lü cth/tho... Jiňme no-no Mae bíh 6ÍJie, rapHo 3(|)opMOBaHe, KOTpe Ha^ae BHpa3 híjiíh cTaTi, ii CHJiBHO 36y,zipBaHy nocTaTB pi/jKoI KpacH. „Ilpac fliiicHo iiiocb rapHe — TaKa CHJiBHa i 3^opoBa jiioJjHHa", — flyMae BOHa. <Hkhíí bíh chjibhhě!.. To/li, Ha-npiiKJiajj;, 3hhb Ti 3 BÍ3Ka TaK jiereceHBKo, Haneó BOHa 6yjia jierKa, mob nepo i (sraßaBinn ne, najieme me Tenep), 3/riHMa-lOHH, npHTHCHyB n Ha xBHJiHHKy jo cepiin...
— Boaee MHJiHii, mp h jjíe>? — npomenrajia Hapas i CTajia, mob yKonaHa... — Ith? Éth! — BianoBi.ua onicjia Hane HecBoi'M tojiocom.
I i"i ycTa ycMixHyancB y HecKa3aHÍM oripneHHio. TaK, BOHa Bce #0 norocB npH^araa...
I 3H0B /lyMajia npo HBoro. /lyMajia ii BipHJia b Te, mp iioro jiioóoB He 30CTaHeTBcn Ha Hel 6e3 BnJiHBy.
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JIioóob Mae Te b cooi, mp kojih noxo^aiB biji cHMnaiHH-HHX OCÍ6, BHKJIHKaS i b Hac HacTpiit, nO^ÍÓHHH po jiioGobh...
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HacTO CTpmajiacB BOHa 3 hhm i 3a kojkhhm pa30M yMijia TaK 3apH#HTii33), mp 3 ii po^hhh He 6yjio HÍKoro; a kojih TpanjiHJiocb, nip <i>ejiBC noaBJíHBca mopi ^OMa b ii óaTBKÍB, to CTaBajia M0Bna3H0io íí inyiíajia 3aHHTTa b neKapHi. 3pn-BOBaHHH, ctgjkhb TOiů 3a Heio. líoro oni cjii/iKyBajiH ney-CTaHHo 3a K05KHHM ii pyxoM, o/inane, TyT óyjia IpHHKa Ta íhhií; 6yjia h „HaiiMOJio/mra", mp ii pa^HHKOBa nocjii^oBHO npHflepjKyBajia b KÍMHari, i bíh óaBHBca nepeBamHO 3 hhmh. JlHHie npn iíoro b^xo/ú 3HBJiajiaca tohho ii ,np3B0JiHJia, moS bíh iiiJiyBaB ii pyKH npH bcíx...
Kojih BnajiH CHirn h HacTajia caHHa, npHÍ3?iHB bíh mp-hphíjií ě 3aónpaB ycix Ha nporyjiBKy. To^i cn/iijia IpiiHKa 3 HaiiMOJiojnnoio cecTpoio pasoM, a BOHa óíjih HBoro Hanepefli. Aóo 3hob TpanJiajiocH, m;o bíh npnis^HB JiHHie no Hei caMy ii bí^;bo3hb ii po cyci#HBoro cejia po skíhkh TaMoniHBoro Haji-jiicHHHoro. To^i ni/mac 'izjm nnTaB ii ihp-xbhjihhh, hk ch-
#HTB Í HH iíi He 3HMHO.
B ocTaimÍM naci cTpaTHB óaraTO 3Í cbogí 3BHHanHOi cmíjihbocth cynpoTH Hei. 3aTe BOHa óyBajia po3MOBHa, Be-cejia ii onaHyBajia noro 30bcím. Kojih bíh, óyBajio, po3óajia-KaeTBca npo HKy pln, He nepe/inyBaioHH, inp tobophtb caMe npoTH ii norjia/iiB, topí cnHHHBca Ha HBOMy rop^Hii, xojioa-hhh norjiH/i; OjienH ii bíh óeHTes-KHBca.
—■ Horo roBopHTe npo pěni, KOTpnx poóoe He po3yMÍere? Heae BaM He jihhhtb! By^BTe TaKHii, hkhií bh e, ii He py-MaiiTe hth íhhihm mp Jiaa;!
— TnpaHKa 3 Bac, naHHO OjieHo!
— Horo MeHe cjiyxaeTe? He poóÍTB iiporo, kojih BaM
HenpHGMHO.
— HoMy bh #0 MeHe TaKi rocTpi? — nnTaB Í3 BHMynie-
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hem ycMixoM. — 3aBcir/iH MaeTe hiocb Ha mchí KpHTHKyBaTH, a MeHe ne oojihtb.
— 51 He xony, 11106 Haa. BaMH xto rjiyMHBCH, — Bi^no-
BLJia BOHa MHľKHM, BHÖaHJIHBHM TOJIOCOM. — JliOJIHM He CJliß
Haß coöoio HacMixaTHCL, a Jinrne cede flonoBHiOBaTH. A TOMy, mo h Bac ,np6pe 3Haio, 3Haio mo bh Jiinnii bíä ßpyrnx, to ii npencTaBJiHiocb TaKoio, ma h BJiacHe e.
To^i BÍH 3HOB HlJiyBaB 11 pyKH.
— Bh míA aHreji-xopoHHTejiB! — roBopHB bíh po3Hi-jKeHHM rojiocoM i 6yB öh CTepniB, xohöh BOHa AoMy A Hory Ha KapK nocTaBHJia. BoHa ue Bi^nyBajia, A Ii oöropTajia HKacB 3JiocjiHBa Bi^pa3a, IA 6yjio6 npneMHiHie, kojihó bíh Iii npoTHBHBCH; a TaK mjiMBca. oxone n cíthm...
Pa3 He öaraTO b ace öpaicyBajio, inp6 íé ocbwihbch, ofl-Hane BOHa 3ÓHJia Aoro 3 naHTejiHKy TaKHMH pí3bkhmh cjio-BaMH, mo oni Aoro 3aHHiJiH cjii3bMH, i bíh, yxonHBHiH Kane-jiiox, 3a6paBCH. B tíh xbhjihhí, iipaB/ia, BOHa He 3a/i.yMajiacfl Ha# THM, mo caMa, cHCTeMaTHHHO npHBO^HJia Aoro äo TaKoro HacTpoio. B tíh xbhjihhí óaHHJia BOHa nepea; coöoio nonpocTy MyjKHHHy, KOTpHíí He 6yB ífi hí 3 HKoro 6oKy nifl napy, ko-Tporo He Morjia hí hojiioohth, hí noBaacaTH, KOTporo oóMe-menicTB ii /npaTyBajia. Ome 6yjia hboto HeMHJiocep/ma A noBO^HJiacn cynpoTH Hboro b cnoció, mo Horo HecnpaBe-ßjiHBicTb noMínajia JiHine onicjin.
Ilpn HanôJiHrnnÍH 3ycTpiHi BÍTajia BOHa floro 3aTe iipn-bítho ii nHTajia JKypjiHBO, HH bíh He rHÍBaeTBCH Ha Hei; npo-CHJia cep^enHO He hhhhth n&oro: a/r^e Bona BSKe Tana „(|)a-TajibHa", a BJiacTHBO — ßyace HemacJiHBa. Tobophhh Tane, BOHa Ka3ajia npaB^y...
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HacTaB BeJíHKjíeHb.
OjieHa nepnia 6yjia Ha Horax. 3arjiHHyBnm bcio^h no rocno^apcTBÍ, #e ôyjio Tpeôa, noBHCHJiajia napyóKiB Ta /úb-*iaT j\o iiepKBH, a caMa niniJia Ha ropo#. CoHHe /iaBHo bhh-
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HiJio 3-3a Jiica, a pamin 3arpaBa noöJiinJia. ByB jj,e npaBfln-
BHH BeCHHHHH nopaHOK, 3Í CBOIM 3^0pOBHM CBÍ5KHM nOBÍ-
TpüM, 3i CBOiMH thxhmh napaMH, iho JiioßCBKy rpynb HanoB-HK)K)Tb HOBOK) Hanieio! noonmioKi 3ByKH n3BOHa cTapo'i nep-kbh noJíiTajiH no Hei; hômob ihocb cbotö Ta 3BopyniJiHBe 3a-jihmo y cnoKiiiHiH, THxiit npHponi...
„BejiHK^eHB!" Ilpn HBOMy cjiobí 3aTpeMTÍJio "ii cepue, HeMOB Ěoro xto KpaíiB, a 6poBH crnrHyjiHCB HeHane b $i-
3HHHOMy ÖOJIK).
Bona He Morjia 6yTH BeceJia. I hhm lit tíhihthcb? Tenep 3KHJia xi6a Ha Te, in,o6 m BMepTH. HaBiTB Bin^KHBaioHa npn-pona He po3irHajia ii oan^ymHOCTH. Bce 3naBajiocn rjih. Heí MepTBHM. Bcrna npHTHCJia cTOMJieHi pyKH, HeHane b rjiyxiň po3nyiii, no HOJia, 3ranajia MHHyjie, nonyMajia npo 6ynynHny i nin BaroTOio nyMOK HeMOB yrHHajiacB...
ITonpH can inuia CTapa JieneTyxa KaTpn, MaTH cíjib-CLKoro #BÍpHHKa34), i} moni aeapTOM i"i npo3HBajiH „CTapa niTa(|3eTa".
— XpncTOC BOCKpece! — KJiHKHyjia.
— BoicTHHy! — BinnoBijia OjieHa. CTapa 3aTpHMäJiacH.
— He iíneTe no irepKBH, namiyHino?
— niny TpOXH 3rC\HOM.
—i I^ítb, í^ítb! Ot 6yjia h Bnopa b nasi ^euiTepKu"35), TaM 6yjia h nam npo^ecopKa, Ta it 3aBnajia Mem BaM cKa-3aTH, mp6 bh npHitmjiH hhhí no i^epKBH. MaiOTB mocB jrysice BaíKHe BaM cKaaaTH. A HaneKJiH TaM 3hob!.. BoaeeHBKy, Ha niB-MHJii nyTH toH 3anax! Ajieae 60 TaM 3hob i rocTeit!
— Xtojk npnóyB?
— CecTpa HKacB noMepmoi (|)emTepKH, toi nepinoi, 6a-HHTe, íl Mara; noHBKa (J)eiHTepoBoro 6paTa kíhkh; MOJionnit naH $emTep 3 rapHHMH kíhbmh Ta chbhm KanejiioxoM, mo to MHHyjioi HeniJii 6yB y Bac. Bce saöyßaio, HKe Horo ímh. Moh rojiOBa CTapa. flKecb nyace naHCTBO 3 Miera, mo to Ti naH Bin
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Jiio^eü no#aTKH 3óHpae Ta h ßOKynH Kjia/je; hkhěcb uicap-cbkhh naH, óannTe, niaóJiro HOCHTb. Ajie Tenep i#y. XoTijia jiHine ire cKa3aTH. Xony TaKoae niTii #o iiepKBH, ajie Myniy BnepeÄ iij nncaHOHKH 3aHeciH moím yHynaTaM. HaTe h BaM ojmy; na JKOBTä, KpacHa, MeHe /roporo KouiTyBajia. Orae, h/útb, naHHyHiíK), äo nepKBH Ta noMOJiiTbca cb. MnKOJiaeBi, hioöh jj&b, a6n bh yaee bijí, cboro^Ha 3a piK CBaneHe He caMi
"iJIH, a 3 HOJIOBÍKOM Ta #ÍTBMH. He TO^HTbCH ^ÍByBaTH y-BÍK.
Bor Ta cbjití xaíí ^yTb MOMy36) IßäHOBi Heoo... Bíh 6yß ^oópHt hojiobík i ťa3/ía... A jiioöhb MeHe, jiioóhbL Bo-SKeHbKy! Baee hk, öyjio, MeHe nacTO 6e. Jiňme hk noöpa-jiHCb, to ra^ajia, ot Tenep tboh ro^nna, KaTpe! Bce, 6anTe, nepe3 Te, mp 6e3 ítoro ,ap3BOJiy Ha TaHenb 3a6irajia...
— 3acjiyjKHJiH-cbTe, kojih TaK...
— I noMy hí? Hk6h 6yB mhoio ne acypHßca, to h He 6hb 6h. He flypHo ít KaaeyTb: „aÜHKa He ÖHTa, a Koca He KJienaHa — o^ho h Te caMe!"   O^Horo pa3y to nojieaeajia
a TpH THaCHL A 3 MOrO BOJIOCCH JIHHIHJiaCH MaĚSKe nOJIOBHHa
b ítoro pyni, ajie 6o a h bojiocch Majia!
— I^ítb, KaTpe, ií/ŮTb; bh 3hob nepecaflSKyeTe!
— TaK? nepeca^^cyio? ,HaH, Boace, ctíjibkh niacTH moím ^.íthm Ta h yHyKaM, ckíjimch 6pexHÍ a HaroBopnjia! 3 míciih Haň He pymyca, kojih ne HenpaB^a! Ajie hojiobíkobí Moaraa TaKe počam, Ha Te bíh i hojiobík... 3eMJia Hati My ne-poM CTaHe! IHp #o MeHe, — #o,najia napa3 tojiochhm ineno-tom, ÓJIH3BK0 npHCTynaroaH #o OjieHH, — to a BaM óaaeaio
3a Te, IHp HHTaJIH JIHCTH Bifl M0G1 flOHbKH, IHOÖH CTaJIH naHeK)
mojio^ok) naHa <j)enrrepa. Hyio, KynHB 3Hob bia naHa 6apoHa 3 n. hjiobhhio. J\b& pOKH MHHyJIO "iií Ha BeCHÍ. HepBOHa 3 6i-
J1HMH JiaTKaMH... 3a BÍCÍM#eCHTnHTb pHHCbKHX.    TaKOl USß
Hauie cejio, MaóyTb, i He óannjio! Hy, ajie 3a Te Bace Bona h bía oapoHa... Tenep óimy flajii.
BoHa nocTynHJia napy kpokíb ynepe^, ajie cTajia 3hob, Hané BKonana.
— Hy, i óyjiaó 3a6yjia BaM CKa3aTH, mp naHHH naHa
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npo(f)ecopa ft nam npo(|)ecopKH Teas npnixaaH. He toh mo-aoaimift, Toft CTapfflHft, toh, inp /ihbhtlch 3H30m37). Boace, npocTH Mem rpixH moi (BOHa roaocHO no ycTax yaapnaacb), ne bíh, MaôyTb, Bia HayKH oöipßaß. TaK, TaK, ae neBHO, nip TaK... HioöH, 6yao, He 3aypiß... Chh Hamoro aana onoßiaaB oaHoro pa3y, mo hkhücb TaK óaraTO BHHBca, mo am 3aypiß. Toft cTapmnft, 3HaoTe, toh ayaee KpyTHTBca koto aopHHBoi naHHH Hamoro naH-OTaa. To Teae aoôpe naHCTBO. 3aBcir#H aae MeHi Moaoim, hk moh KopoBa nepecTae äoíthcl. J^aft in, Boace, riaHyBaHHa! MaftTeca rapa3a! — I nonaeHTaaacb BOHa CKopeHBKo, HK Ha CTapi Horn.
OaeHa ßHBHaacb robto óaftayacHO 3a Hero, ,Haai BepHy-aaca 3BiabHa ao xaTH... Tpoxn 3roaoM niniaa niaa po-iHHa
ao aepKBH...
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Toro caMoro ähh no oôiai siumanca rocTi, 3anpoinem OaeHoro ft ii öaTbKaMH: CTapi BHHTeai 3 cnnaMH, Ha/iaicHH-HHft, CBameHHK Í3 poaHHOD ft Moaoanft Oeabc. 3a6aBa po3-noaaaacb, hk ae 3BHaaftH0 ôyBae Ha BeamcaeHb, iaaceHHHM „CBHaeHoro". CTapi oaataan co6i npHTiM oaHe oaHOMy bch-Koro aoöpa, 3aopOBH, norixn 3 aiTeft Ta BHyKÍB. 3ra,nyBaaH cyMHO aaBHi ao6pi aacn i npnneaaTyBaaH ßOBri ßamaHHa ToaooHHMH non,iayHKaMH. Onicaa CKaaaaan öaacamia CTapi MoaoaHM; a Koan Bace Moaoai co6i CKaaaaan óamaHHH, Toai b CTapnx BHCTynnaH Ha oaax cab03H. Bohh cnoraaHyan Ha ceôe raHÔOKHM 3po3yMiaHM noraaaoM i 3aaHimaaH „aro6y Moao/iiať' caMy.
HixTO He Mir rop^HTHCb Toro aHH TäKHM ryMopoM, HK OaeHa. Híxto He acapTyBaB cTiabKH, mo BOHa. Híxto He Mir MipHTHca 3 Hero aoTenaMH. Oai OeabcoBi TaK i BnnaHca b ii THyaKy caaTb, b ii rapne anue 3 He3BHaaftHHM chěbom oaeft. Koch cnycTnaa BOHa Ha naeai i 3aaßaaacb ôaraTO Moaoa-moro. ííoro Bia3HaayBaaa Bona noMiTHo: aeaße, mo BiacTy-
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íiajia bia HBoro. Rjia Koacnoro 3 ítoro ^OTeniB MaJia npHBiray ycMiniKy ň bh3hbhhh norjiaa; a npncyiHi 3HaJin 3 „neBHi-CTK)", mp 3 hhx bhě^e „napa", i napa piBHo'i Kpacn. Oóog bhcokí, rapHi. A bíh — o, bíh 3HäB, nip He HajiesKaB #0 „nep-HiHx-JiinHiHx". Ilam Ha^JiicHHna He noTpióyBajia HOMy tgto h Ka3aTH. He 6yB bíh hí cjihihh, hí rjiyxHH...
— 3HaeTe, naHHo OjieHO, — onoßi^aB Ift, mm, íhihhm, Í3 inacjiHBHM ycMixoM, — mp h npn^óaB coói yme äo bícím-
COT pHHCbKHX?
— JíyMaeTe, mo MeHi He bíäomo, mo bh 3HaMeHHTHfi rocno^ap?
— 3 Toro KynjíK) coói yjiaflSKeHHH #0 Moro noMeniKaHHH. —i BoHO, óyjje óe3 cyMHÍBy,   xoh He KomTOBHe, Ta,
neBHO, rapHe.
— O, naHHo OjieHo!
Bíh rjianiB Ha He'i onima, mo chjih, i BWopHyB 3 nojia CBoe rapHe, rycTe bojiocch. ByB 3BopymeHHĚ. BoHa CMiflJiacB HaniB CBaBiJiBHo, HaniB HacMimjiHBO — caMa Teae Hecno-
KÍHHa...
IpHHa BHrjiHjiajia Ryme BTOMJieHa. HeycTaHno cjii/iKy-Bajia 3a cecTpoio. li TaííHy BHKpnjia BOHa ^aBHO, h 11 ue 60-jiíjio HecKa3aH0. Cnepmy xoTijia BOHa iiíjihh nJiHH noTaMn P03ÖHTH; nÍ3HÍme roBopnjia npHMO 3 OjieHoio. Ajie BOHa npo-CHJia 11 KopoTKo fl jiysRe pimyne, rnp6 íh He nepeniKajimaJia.
— H He Maro Brne mnoro flo CTpaneHHH, — Ka3ajia Hep-BOBHM roJiocoM, — a BaM yciM Tpeóa npHCTaHOBmna...
—i H He MOJKy IipHilHHTH TBOG1 3KepTBH, — bí^nOBÍJia
IpHHä y rjiyxin po3nyiii i nJiaKajia.
— He He 3a^;jiH Teóe, cep^eHBKo, a TaK, 3a^jin óäTBKÍB... — noTimajia Ti OjieHa, yHHKäioHH 11 norjiH/jy. B ^ířchoctí óyjia IpHHa tojiobhoio npHHHHoro híjio'í npHTHHHHH. OjieHa jiroÓHJia npHCTpacHO nro raxy, HÍamy atimcy, me h xopoBHTy, mo óyjiaó i nponajia 6e3 He'í.
TpiBOSKHo cTi^Hjia 3 Toro nacy IpHHa 3a thmh, hk OjieHa
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Ka3ajia, „JioBaMH". A hhhí... hhhí 6yjia OjieHa Hané nopHBHa. I hhhí Mycijio Bce píhihthcb.
IpHHa cijia #o (|)opTenHHy n 3arpajia MexaHÍHHO hkhěcb TaHenB. Bíh npncTynHB öjramne i, cnepnincb Ha (f)opTenaH,
ßHBHBCH Ha Hel.
— Ajie bh TaKH ayme no^iom #o naHHH OjieHn! — o6i3BaBCH Hapa3.
— Ta^aeTe, — 3aMÍTHJia BOHa npHBÍTHO.
— TaK. O, namia OjieHa — ny^OBa ocoöa!.. Hnít ne
(J)OpTenHH? — CnHTäB TpOXH 3r0ß0M.
— OjieHHH...
IIo noro jihiií npoMaííHyjia HeMOB ÓJincicaBKa,   h bíh
3HOBy 3BepHyBCH #0 OjieHH.
HeTepnJiHHe apjKH#ajia MOJioja SKÍHKa Bi/ü3#y rocien, ocoójihboík Oejibca. „Kojihó Jimne He ocbíahhbch", — /iy-Majia HeycTaHHO. KpiM Toro, óyjia HepBOBa íi iiboro Benopa ayate CTOMJieHa. CTapniHH chh yHHTejiiß BHßoöyßaB nepeß
HeK) BCe cboo 3HaHHfl. MaflHHB38) npO pÍ3HÍ chct6mh bhxo-b3hhh. 3aflBHB 3 npilTHCKOM, Ul.0 HHTaB í IleCTaJIOIli „Wie
Gertrud ihre Kinder lehrt39) i mp xone nie Jiňme J. J. Rousseau „Emile"40) neperjiHHyTH. Ěoro Mam, xyna KOCTiicTa ocoöa, CTpiJiHJia 3a hhm jiiothmh onHMa. Bäobheh öyjia rapHa, — bíh caMHií me mojioähh. Ajie bjjobhiih He BHecjia me híkojih ^pyroMy hojiobíkobí rnacTH b aiM... U^e 3Hajia BOHa me Biß obosí HeöimKH öaöyni...
Byjio Bme ni3HÍM BenepoM, hk toctí nonponiajincb. OjieHa niyKajia 3ecB y TpeTÍM noKo'i 3a hkojocb xycTKOio, nmö npoBecTH Tpoxn Ha^jiicHHHHx, KOJiH n,e napa3 HenyT-
hhmh KpOKaMH í>eJIBC nOHBHBCH TeSK y nOKOK) h 6ÍJIH He'i.
BoHa nepexoíHJia caMe kojio BÍKHa n 3arjiHHyjia Kpi3B Hboro.
— SlKSL 3h0b hhhí Hy^OBa híh, — 3aBBa3KHJia 3THXa Ha-
niB #o ceöe, Haniß ip HBoro.
— Tm?.. Iljo?..
— HacTajia 3h0b nyapBa híh, — noBiopHJia 3H0B nÍB-rojiocoM.
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— HoMy? ToMy, inp míchhb i 3opi TaK hcho cbíthtb?
— Moace h TOMy. Kpacy ŕ bcjihh y npnponi Moama Jiinme BinnyTH, hk onncaTH. He BinnyBaeTe xi6a bh Toro, naHe OejiBC?
— He 3iiaio. B Tin xbhjihhí h BinnyBaro rap mine. Tojioc iioro 3BynaB mhitko. BoHa norJiHHyjia Ha Hboro
h nepejiHKajiacB. Boro JiHue Óyjio ÖJiine reTB aac no rycioro bojiocch, Haneó yen KpoB i3 HBoro 3HHKJia. ľojiyôi41), 3bh-HaiiHo 6e3BHpa3Hi oni najiajiH rapnnHM BorHeM. II xojionoM oohhjio. nonyjia Hapa3, mo CTajioca Te, no noro Bona CTpe-Mijia, i nepen hhm Tenep caMa 3anpoaeajia, — npncTpacTb. XoTiJia nocTynHTHCH najii, ajie HKecB He3po3yMÍJie nonyTTH, HeMOB CTpyMÍHB ejieKTpHHHHH, nepeitniJio Bin Hboro Ha Hei,
h BOHa CnHHHJiaCB.
— OjieHö!
— Iljoať?
— He 3Haio. H...
— I h He 3Haio... — BOHa ycMÍXHyjiacb HacHJiy.
- OjieHOHKO!.. — nOBTOpHB bíh.
— BaaeaeTe noro?
— TaK. IJe, óaHTe... bh...
Bíh li 60hbch, Tim y3HJia kojihihhh nHKa HeTepnjiHHKa h BOHa 3anpoacajia Ha híjiím tíjií.
— InioT! — BHpHBajiocH 3 n y CT, ajie Bona 3aMOBHajia.
— Bh 3HaeTe, mo bh TaKi rapm-rapni...
Bíh cTaB Hapa3 6jih3bko nepen Hero, h BOHa 3anyjia Bin HBoro bhho; ajie b tíě me TaKH xbhjihhí, noKH BOHa 3Morjia me He 3aBBaacHTH, nipBaB il najiKO no ceóe. BoHa cKpHKHyjia it BiniHTOBXHyjia iíoro naaeKo Ha3an- li oohhjm CHJiBHa, He-CKa3aH0 rjiHÖOKa (J)Í3HHHa Binpa3a.
— ThXO! -KJIHKHyB bíh y CHJIBHOMy 3BopymeHHK). —
H Bac Jiroöjiro, OjieHo; He 3aBnaßaiiTe Mem ôojiro!...
BpoBH noro CTHrHyjiHCH rpi3H0; 3aKycHBmn noJiimHio ryôy, rjinniß na He'i 3aicKpeHHMH oHHMa.
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— HoMy niTOBXHyjiH bh MeHe? H Bac jiioôjiio, OjieHO, óy^Bie Moeio jkíhkoio! — cKa3aB bíh npncTpacHO.
BoHa cToaJia nepe/i. hhm, onepia 06 CTÍHy, ÓJii^a, 3 ihh-
POKO Bi^KpHTHMH OHHMa, 3 ßpOJKaHHMH HÍ3JipHMH, y BaJKKÍÍÍ
óopoTBÓi. Chjibho tobkjiocb y rpy/iax ií cepiie. Horn TpeM-tíjiii niÄ Heio, i BOHa He 3Moraa yci BurTyjiHTH.
— OjieHo topora, BÍ/inoBiuJKTe Mem! BoHa MOBHajia.
— Bh BTpaTHJiH MOBy? O, CKasKiTB Jimne ojme cjiiBiie. BoHa Jie^Be rjiHHyjia Ha Htoro, onicjiH 3aKpnjia po3nyn-
JiHBHM pyxoM jmne ii 3acTorHaJia. Bíh 3icyHyB JiarijiHO 3 jihhh ľi pyKH Ta HiyKaB ii onen. BoHa Bi^BepHyjia rojiOBy Biß Htoro.
— Bh He jiíooHTe MeHe? — npomenoTiB, tjihôoko 3bo-pymeHHH. — He xoneTe 6yth mogio skíhkod? He xoneTe?
MHHyjia Majia XBHJiHHa, kojih qyra óyjio jumie ii Bam-
KHH Bl/WHX.
— KOJIH TaK, TO npOCTÍTb!
— H xony, OejiBc! O, Bome, a. xony, xony... — BHpBa-jioch 3 ľi ycT.
A bíh, noHyBHiH ne, bskg nipBaB ii b cboí oôíhmh, ho-KpHBaB CMepTeJibHO ÓJiifle ii JiHire rapn^hmh noiiiJiymcaMH, menTaB npHCTpacHÍ jiioóobhí cjiOBa, cmíhbch...
BoHa mobhkh 3HOCHJia tí jiioôoihí, ä Jinme roJiOBa ii ona/iajia mo pa3 to rjiHÔnie Ha ítoro paMa...
Brne óyjio nÍ3HO no niBHOHH. Micniib cbíthb hcho b kím-HaTy o6ox cecTep, a KpÍ3b BiflHHHeHe bíkho rojivtblb Í3 cajiy cnÍB cojiobíh. A hk bíh cnißaB, BHcniByBaß! #ajieKO-#ajreKo jiyHaB HÍ3KHHH ineöeT cepe^ thxoí Hora! 3/iaBajiocb, HeMOB CTapHít Jiic ^yöoBHH, i THxe cejio, i Bce, cnoBHie b chhhbo-cpiÓHe cbítjio míchhh, npHHai'jio ayx Ta npncJiyxyBajiocb nicui... JImne CTapnu toahhhhk imoB co6i cboím chokíhhhm
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XOÄOM, o/jHOMaHÍTHo; a noro OÄHOMamTHe THKaHHH nepeÓHBaB xióa nacoM ripKHH HepBOBHH njian...
— He njian, Iphhko!
— H He njiany...
— UJianeni...
— njianeni!.. O, 3MHJiyHCfl, nepecTaHb, a to h 3/rypiio!
— MeHi cepíne po3pHBaeTBCH,jj h6 Moaty...
I 3H0B thxo, i 3HOB nJiaH, JIHHie thxhihh, TaKHH, hk)
cepíne po3JiHpae...
— IpHHKO!..
— 3aBepHHCb, OjieHo!..
— noiiip? I^e He Majioô iiíjth...
— O, Borne, Borne, Borne!
—* I mom 3 Toro, Iphhko? — npoinenoTiJia cKopo OjieHa. — I a, h th, bcí ^icTaHeMo npncTaHOBHme...
BoHa 3aperoTajiacb niBroJiocoM, HeHane 6o3KeBÍJibHa, h cijia npocTO Ha jiíjkko. ľopijia hcmob y rapaniii, a 3a bh-
CKaMH TOBKJIHCb y Hei 5KHBHHKH, HeMOB MOJIOTKH.
— Hh JIHHie h 3Öpexajia? Hh Jinnie h o/nia? Xto nn-Tae npo npaB/ry aóo npo jik»6ob? A btím h ôyjia míjk BaMH HaňcHJibHima, to xpecT HecTH npímajio MeHi.
— B nbOMy HeMa äjih MeHe Hinoro noTiniHoro...
— IHpjK xonem? H cnoBHHJia CBoe „3aB/raHHH". Hhík hí??
— ,Z{íhcho!
—■ Hhík Maio Tenep njiaKaTH? IpHHa He BißnoBinajia.
— Hp oyjioó Tenep 3aHBe. He Myn MeHe öijibuie, Iphhko! — ÄO/tajia rjiyxHM tojiocom, kojih MOJio/ia sKimca Bce me ne BTHxajia. — He 6y^H b Meni KOJiHniHboi' jikwihh! Morjio6 ini,e Bce po3nacTHCb, a nesK 6yjia6 Bejinna /rypHHiia!...
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— 3acnoKiňcH, flypria! Th He 3Haeni jhotj[clkoi HaTypn? He 3Haem, uip to „jnwjiraa"? Xa-xa-xa!..
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Thxo CTajio mísk cecTpaMH. IpnHKa a He BopyniHJiacb 6ijibnie. OjieHa Jieacajia HeMOB y nojiyMi h ^yMajia HeycTaHHO npo Hboro. HeycTaHHO, ajie — hího42) ncHe, hího, mp6 Kynn jrepmajiocn. BapBHi #yMKH, ny/jm oópasn XBHJuoBajm Ta raajiH, HeHane cKajKem, o/ma 3a o#hok). Am no #OBrÍM naci BOHa 3a^piMajia. In 3#aBajiocb, HeHaneó Bejnraesm, niyMJiHBi, MopcbKi xbhjií mp-pa3 ÓjnoKHe Ta ÓJiHSKine ni^xo^njin 30 Heí i 36nBajincb Ha# II tojioboio. BypmjiH, niyMijin rpÍ3HO, a npo-mďk hhx inyMOM /lOJíiTaB rojiocHHii, MoryTHHH, raBKiTHHií tojioc, nip aac 3eMJin npojsajia, h ny/iai tpcmtíhhh npoĎirajin no II tíjií... li oni nojiHHyjin nona# xbhjií, ocBiTJiem nepBOHO-
30jiothm ójihckom. Bce 6jIH5KHe flOXOAHB #0 Hel tojioc, aíR #0
mhóhhh ,a;yHri 'Ti. Cepne b Hel óhjiocb, Majio He Tpicjio. Xo-TiJia KpHKHyTH, o6i3BaTHCb, o/inane Mope... boho CTaJio napas cnoKiHHe i rjia^Ke, a no ííoro njioniHHi 30JiOTaBHň ciynaB
h0jiqbík — BHCOKHH, BÍflBaSKHHH, 3 ochhhhm hojiom; npHMO
niflinnioB #o Hel h... ycMixHyBCH.
I He ^HByBajincb bohh, mp TaK ^obto ne čanHjiHCb. Jlro-óyBajiHCb o^He o#hhm i cnepenajiHCb, a thm nacoM niyMiJio Mope npo cTapy, Bi^oMy nicHio, — nicHio npo jiiooob. A eoHne ropijio Ha 3axo#i nepBOHHM chhbom...
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IHocb Micniib onicjin, THXoro, HCHoro Benopa hhiob m-jieKoio npocTopoio tojiokoio mojiojihh nacTyx 3a Majioio ne-pefloio h BHcniByBaB HKycb TyauiHBy, cyMHy #yMKy. ^ajieno jiyHaB noro mojio/ihh tojioc i TpeMTiB y noBiTpi. HaójmjKHB-nnicb #o noMeniKaHHH JlnB^jiepiB, cniBaK 3aM0BK. Ha mo-p03i nepe^ 3ÍJibHHK0M, mp po3KJiaBca HKpa3 nepe^ ^ponro-
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bok) ctíhok) noMeiHKaHHn, Ha no/mipio CTOHJia 3i6paHa se-JiHKa iopôa ciJibCbKHX jiro^eK. CTapa KaTpn xo/thtl míjk hhmh 3 noBamHHM jiHHeM Ta njiHHiKoro ropiJiKH & nacTye ťa3J4ÍB Ta ťa3^HHB. H]p-pa3y, kojih no/jae KOMy noBHy napKy, florae 3 noBaroK): „3a 3flopoBH MOJio/mx!"
3a'i3Ha 6paMa CTonjia innpoKo BiflHHHeHa, ü bí3 sa bosom 3ai5KflSKaB Ha no^Bipn. Hp — Becijnmi toctí. Ha BecijiJiH OjieHH 3anponieHo ycix 3HanoMHX i3 okojihhí. Oejibc HacTo-k)BaB Ha TOMy, moo" BeciJiJiH Bißoyjiocb rymio, a BOHa He npo-THBHJiacb HbOMy aHi o^hhm cJiOBeHKOM. i 0T noHBHJiHCb yci 3anpomeHÍ. ľpaTyjiiODTb43) y-/j;pyre 6aTbKaM, mp cniOTb Í3 yTixH. 3aHMaK)Tb ypoHHCTO BKa3aHÍ míchh y cbhtohho npn-opaHHX noKOHx. 3 tojiobok), rop/jp ni/rHeceHOK), npoxo/rmy-6Tbch nam pa/jHHKOBa iiomíjk cboImh ricTbMH. Hy/mo: II oöropHyjio mocb, HeHaneó /ryx KOJinmHix /jpópnx naciB... /JaBHH 3apo3yMÍJiicTb, um 6yjia mob6h /jaBHO 3aBMepjia, bí#-JKHJia Tenep HaHOBO b tíh npHóHTiii mmuj. BoHa no/jajia Jia-CKaBO Ha/j;jiicHHHHM pyKy, a bhhtcjiíb npHBÍTajia Jinnie rop-íhm noKJioHOM. 3^aBa,nocb, hcmob 6h BOHa ě He sKHJia 3 hhmh
HÍKOJIH y ÖJIH3KHHX TOBapHCbKHX Bl^HOCHHaX.    BOHH hí6h
Bnepme, i to 3 JiacKH, 3HaHiHJiHCH b n #omí... npaB/j;a, ne BizwaBajiacH II ^OHbKa... Ji /(OHbKy BHôpaB HaHrapmiHHH ho-jiobík i3 iiíjioí okojihhí 3a mimty... A oh TaM, híä /raepKajioM, Ha yópaHOMy KBÍTaMH ctojií Jiemajm ßapyHKH, KOTpi no/ji-CTaBajia MOJio^a bíjj; piamnx /jaBHix i hobhx 3HanoMHx. 0,n-Hane, He ix bh/i; HanoBHHB cepne nam pa/mHKOBoi rop/rp-
HiaMH, MäTepHHCbKHM 3ä,UPB0 JieHHHM... Hi, li nOľJlHfl CnH-
HHBCH jiňme Ha o/moMy míchí CTOJia, Ha cepe/mm... TaM nn-majiacb npeKpacna khthhh tpohh^;, a 6íjih Hel Jiemajia Be-jiHKa KaceTKa44) 3 cpiöjioM Ha #BaHa/i,iiHTb oció\ Hp /ricTajia OjieHa bíä OeJibcOBoro ôapOHa. Bíh nÍ3HaB Ti Bme, i BOHa, hk /tOBi^a.Tiacb naHi pa/jHHKOBa, Majia iiOMy /jyme cno/ipôaTHCb. Ha BeciJiJiH He npnóyB, npocHB /ryme npHBirao BHôanemiH, o/mane oóíhhb He saoyBara npo mojio/ihx, kojih Bace oyflyTB Ha hobím ťa3/i;ÍBCTBÍ.
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Byjia TyT i CTapa MapŕapeTa. BoHa npHóyjia nip jihie hhhí BpaHni. ITocTapiJiacB ayace i CTajia me xMapmma. B cTapoMOflHiö cyKHi, 3 OKyjiapaMH Ha hocí, xoanaa mobhkh 3 ojmoi KiMHaTH ap apyro'i, a6o, onepniHCB Ha pyKy paann-koboI, cayxaaa mobhkh Ii 6aaaKaHHH npo <DeaBca. Hkhh bíh iHacjIHBH#> 6e3MeacHO aroöHTB OaeHy, 3 hkok> oco-óaHBOio jik»6obk) h noBaacaHHHM noBoaHTßca bíh 3 Ii 6aiB-KaMH, HK, apBiaaBiHHCB, mp BOHH MycHTB noKHHyTH aoTene-piniHG MeniKäHHH, Biaaaß im cbok) MaaeHBKy xaTHHHy b mí-cTeHKy K. ao noBHoro BJKHTKy.
— 3a 6e3iiiH, aopora MaprapeTO, 3a híiho! — 3aneB-HHaa paaHHKOBa. — „BaM 3 ľeHeio He caia noôHBaTHCB Ha ceai", roBopHB bíh. „y míctí acHTTH jierme, Moaoia coôi cKopinie nopaaHTH". Ipmnca 'iae, po3yMÍGTBCH, 3 OaeHoio; BOHH očhäbí Brne Hepo3ayHHÍ. Bíh 3 jipöpoi poaHHH, — ro-Bopnjia aaai 3 npHTHCKOM i homíthmh roaocoM, Koan Map-ťapeia Ha Bce BÍanoBÍaaaa MOBHäHHHM. — ítoro óaTBKO 6yB noniTapeM y C. Ha acajiB, yTpaTHB oaTBKÍB nie ähthhoio, a 3 cbohkíb 3aaHHIHBCH HOMy anme oähh CTapnií ByMo, Jii-
CHHHHH, KOTpHÍÍ HOrO ít BHXOBaB | TOMy H BÍH nOCBHTHBCH
HBOMy (J)axoBi. Aae nip ne Mae ao pean, MaprapeTO? Bíh aoöpHö, ni,apHH xaoneaB, aecHHít, peTeaBHHÉ aoaoBÍK, i OaeHa 6yae 3 hhm inacaHBa!
— J$a&, Borne! J\&% Borne! — nponienoTiaa CTapa aaMa. — H öaacaio lú ycBoro Hatopanipro. Bom BOHa h aa-cayaenaa Ha ainmy aoaio. Aae a He Momy lit aapyBara, mo BiaMOBHaa Tojii K...y, TaK cKasaraö „aerKO^yMHo"! Bíh coói Tenep cyaaa, Bcroan noro noBaaeaiOTB; Mae KpacHi aoxojm, asHBe 6e3acypH0, i to me hk acHBe!!
— Bíh omeHHBca, 3aaeTBca MeHÍ, 3 aoHBKoio HKorocB 6araToro 6poBapHHKa?
— Ma6yTB TaK. Ax, hk6h 6yaa OaeHa 3altHaaa ae Micue!
— HeMa Hiaoro 3aoro, mo6 Ha aoópe He BHitmao, aioôa MaprapeTO, — Bi/moBiaaaa paaHHKOBa 3ropn. — Bce 3aae-
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JKHTb Bia npH3HaaoHřia. Xto suae, an K... 6yB 6h HaM TaKHii npHXHabHHü. mo npaBaa, MaTepiaabHO ôyaaô coôi ainine CToaaa. hk TyT, oaHaae BOHa iimaa aarne 3a BaacHoio Boaeio. Mh i"i HiKoaa hí ao aoro He cnayBaan. A Koan aaaeKo He TaK cKaaaocb, hk Morao 6yao6 CKaacTHCb, BHHyBaTHii aume toe 6e3TaaaHHHH JlieBHa. Bia nepuioi XBHaHHH, hk bíh yBÍHHiOB aHHie b Haiuy xaTy, Bimyßaao Brne mos cepae He-macTH. 3 To'i XBHaHHH i npHKyBaaoca boho ao Hac. Aae BOHa npo see Te óyae macaHBa: i noBaaeaHa 6yae TaKom, hk mimca OeabCOBa.
üpn thx caOBax npoManHyß 3hob ii noraaa no nnuiHOMy 6yKeTi Ta no cpionoMy aapynKy, it BOHa 6yaa ayace 3aao-BoaeHa...
MapťapeTa He BianoBiaaaa Hiaoro. Bona, Maoyab, He-ycTaHHO ayMaaa npo OaeHy, KOTpoi hhhí Maao mo He 3aa-Kaaacb...
HyaHo! üpHBiTaBHiHCb, oöHaßi 36eHTemHaHCb, a onicaa OaeHa CKasaaa 3 BHMynieHHM ycMixoM:
— BaaHTe, MapťapeTO, a TaKH ßi/iaaiocb!
A MapťapeTa cracHyaa anuie mobhkh Ii pyKy.
3aa;iKaBaeHÍ cnaaTb rocTi, nepeminTyiOTbca Miac coôoio BpoHHCTO Ta oaiKyioTb Moaoaol Ta Moaonoro. Moaoann Mae HeóaBOM noHBHTHCb, — a BOHa?
IpHHa, KOTpa hhhí TaK HacTpoGHä, HeHaae 6yaa6 Ha no-xopoHax, KOTpa 3 caMoro 3BopymenHa Matíme a3BOHHTb 3y-6aMH, KOTpa BCioan 3HBaaeTbca, a ne cnHHaeTbca Hiae... Kaace, mp Moaoaa noaBHTbca 3apa3, mp BHümaa annie na napy XBHaHH Haropy ao aiTHboi KÍMHaTKH...
— BoHa npoinaeTbca 3 cbogio aiBOHOD KÍMHaTOio, — nienHyaa o/ma rpyoa eKOHOMKa ao BHHTeabKH.
A Ta, KHBHyBHiH roaoBoio, ycMÍXHyaacb aB03HaaHO.
OaeHa cnpaBai 3axoßaaacb Ha XBHanny b oaniioKiM th-xím KyTKy, HKHH iire "ü* anniHBCH.
B óiaiň aoBriii cyKHi, b aoBriM cepnaHKy, mp cnaHBaß 1Ä am ao 3eMai, cToaaa TyT, 3aHHTa anBHoio poôoTOio. Bhh-
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Majia 3 Majio'i KaceiKH o^hh jihct 3a apyrHM i, He neperjia-
HyBHIH IX HaBÍTL, p03/THpaJia IX CKOpHMH HepBOBO-ßpoiKa-
HHMH najiBHHMH. Tenep y3HJia #o pyK ocTaHHift. I^eit Jier-niHii, HK íhhií, i 3^aGTBCH, KopoTKoro 3MicTy. BoHa 3asara-.JiacB. JIhctok 3a^poJKaB b Ii pyKax. 3y6n 3aTHJia, a Jinne íl noöjiwio.
„JlHHie pas, ocTaHHiii pas!" — no^yMajia a po3ropHyjia
JTHCT.
TyT  CTOHJIH  bbjihkhmh   JIÍTepaMH   OJIÍBIíeM HanHcam
cjiOBa: „IIIp TB1H Be^Mi^B MOSKe KOJiH-Heöy^B 3acjia6nyTH, a HaBÍTB i b jiisKKy jiemaTH, th6, neBHo, a He /ryMajia, cep-ÄeHBKo! Tenep HKpa3 nopa, kojih nocnjiaio to6í cboí 3ann-CKH, OjieHKo; a mo- MeHe BacHJiB, 3 kotphm Tenep pa30M 5KHBy, CHjioio 3anaKyBaB £0 JiisKKa, a caM jiech noJieňB no HKorocB JiiKapn, a caMOTa TaKa CTpanma, to h xony no 3M03i no Te6e rOBopHTH. Xotíb oh h, moh phóhhho, iho6 th 6yjia TyT, TpHMäJiä pyKy Ha hojil., tbok) jiereHBKy Majiy pyKy... To^i ii He öojiijiaö Bona TaK chjibho. h co6i yHBJiaio, mo th TyT 6íjih Mene, ch^hhi Ha JiiacKy... óannm, OjieHKO? JIioqob TaKH HaĚKpaina 3 ycBoro, mo jkhtth Jinrne Mae!.. Tenep, HanpHKJia/i;, kojih MeHe rojiOBa TaK majieHO öojihtb, th6 neBHo BCBoro cnpoóyBajia, mo6 Jinme mííí oíjib yTHniHTH. h nepeKOHaHHH: th6 ne maKine poôHJia, hk mh, jiiKapi, a bo-ho6 neBHO CKopinie nepeAnuio. Ax, ckíjibkh Mas 6n si to6í CKasaTH! Maeni ime Tpn míchhí nepe# coooio — a noTÍM Be-jiHK^eHB. h Bee Bi^KJia^aio Ha BejiHK^eHB... /rynia TaKa noBHa... th MeHe 3Haem... TaK, ajie Jieaeann, nneaTH yTO-mhbcb"...
lie öyjiH ocTäHHi cJiOBa CTe(|)aHa, nncam j\o nei'. BacHJiB la nicjiaB Ix.
BoHa nopyniHJia Tenep ycTaMH, HeHaneó mocB bhmob-jiHjia, onicjiH BHKpHBHJia ix b HKycb ripKy ycMiiiiKy. LTpH-CTpacHo npHTHCJia jiHCTa #o ycT i no/repjia floro Ha #pi6Hi iHMaTOHKH. Ii' /raBHJio b rpy^Hx. BoHa ni^cTynnjia #o bí/thh-Henoro BiKHa i, cnepniHCB, 3aTyjiHJia jihhp pyKaMH...
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He'i Bropy noxonnjiH ynoioiOHi naxomi Jiejiifi, a TaM HKpa3 nepen Heio THnieTBCH jiíc CTapnii Ta inyMJiHTB orrq-CTaíteo nynm thxí cjiOBa...
BoHa íx He anyxae. Ctoítb HepyxoMO. Tpoxn 3ronoM nye, hk hkhhcb BÍ30K 3aiawKae, HeMOB Horo xto tohhtb, Ha no#BÍpH. BoHa 3Hae HanTO noĎpe, xto hhm iipnixan. Hye íioro KopoTKHH, rojiocHHH cmíx... Horo BOHa GJiaÓHe? Horo npossaTB Horn nin Heio? Hhm pa3 ójihskhc nye BOHa CKopi kpokh; nye, hk bíh nepecKaKye nBoe-Tpoe cxinniB CTapnx cxoniB, nocniniae no ii noKOio...
Il OHÍ CnHHHIOTBCH TpÍBOJKHO Ha nBepHX...    BÍH 3apa3
yBiHne...
Icyce XpHCTe!! Ih ópeHHTB rrrocB y Byxax, a b ropjii naBjíHTb Ti Kopni. Bci HepBH HanpymeHi. HiiecB HC3Hane noci, BnepTe, nnice nonyTTH oóropTae Ti — onHe Jinnie nonyiTH. Bona nemeuduTK. HeHaBHnHTB i3 hjjioí rjraOHHH cbogí nynii! B6HBajia6, npoKJiHHajiaó, TonTajiaó, hk Ty ranroKy... Hh — noro?
Ann-ee BOHa caMa BHHHa!! OaMa, caMicBKa BOHa... I hhm BOHa BHnpaBnaGTBCH? lHo BOHa jiionHHa?.. Bona 3aHmjiacH HecaMOBHTO cmíxom. ...IIpHKjiHKHyBHiH no 3eMJii, Bona pHnajia HepBOBO-cy-nopomHHM nJianeM; a kojih bbíhihob bíh, ninHHJia pyKH, He-mob óh npocHJia nopHTyHKy.
Bíh ninBÍB ii i npHTHC no rpynen. — Xa-xa-xa! Th nJianeHi, OjieHO? Hy, SBHHaítHO, yci niBHaTa nepen 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" — B35MH „Ha 0K0", 3aB35UIHCflf.
5) Bapiai^TBa — ooaceBijuia.
6) $ipMaH, HiM.  — BJ3HHK.
7) o<jf>in.HBH, JiaT. — 6hma 3aÄHa ^läCTHHa flOMy.
8) nap^OH, $p. — BHÖa^aö, jiapyft.
9) parti billant — OJincKyaa napTia (noapyjKJKa).
10) par excellence, $p. — HajrTo rapHO, nocKOHajio. n) ÄpaöHCBKO — Jie^ap, 6ocaK.
12) Jiapi-<f>api — nycre roBopeHHH, ffypHHE[i.
13) Doctor iuris, aar. — aoktop npaB.
n) KOHceKBem^ia — nocjiinoBHicTB, HacjiiÄKH.
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 HJJIKOM UiaCJIHBHÄ. (HIijIJI6p.)
1S) BHBiHyBaTH — ßara HK Brno (nocar). 19j rendez-vous, $p. — noßaneHHa. --
20) ä tout prix, $p. — 3a Benny nrny.
21) OfliflHHeHnn — 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 — BnopflflKyBaTH, ycTpo'rra, 3po6nTH. 24) ÄßipHHK — CTapocTa, HaiaJiBHHK rpoMa^H.
35) Förster, HiM. — jiIchh^hh.
36) MOMy, MOrO — MOHOMy, Mofioro.
37) 3H30M   - CKOCa.
38) MaHHHTH —   «kb rOpHHUl TOBOpHTH.
39) „HK feipyAa bhhtb cboix j^hePi".
40) 3K. JK. Pycco „EmLib".
41) rOJiyÖHH — ÖJiaKHTHHÖ.
42) H1HO — Hiinp, Hinoro.
*3) fpaiyjiK)BaTH — cKJiaji,aTH noöajKäHHS. 44) Kacema — cicpHHBKa.
Äoci b h Ö tli /i h :
1, Jôcä yitpaluKa: y nymi, apaMa b 3 aiax, — y pe-ÄaKm'í, 3 nepenjviosoK) ň noacHeHHHMH A h t o h a Kpyuiejib-
H H U, b K O r O, CTOpiH I —IX, 1—94,   .......   UiHa 2 30JI.
2, Bopuc, rpinteiiKo: OnoBiflaHHfl (ujicTb onoBüxaHb), — y pejiaKuii, 3 nepejuwosoK) m noacHeHHHMH A h t oh a KpyuiejibHHUbKoro, CTOpiH I—X. 1-78 . uiHa 2 30J1.
3, 3 a. IeauHeuyü-JleQui^bKiiä: MHHO^a ^wepn, 3 nepe^-mobok) íi nojicHeHHaiviH A h t o h a KpyuiejibHHUbKoro, CTOpiH I—XVI, 1 — 136,...........uibia 3 30ji.
4, Grenau PyflancbKuü: Bwöip Í3 TBopiB — y pe^aKun, 3 nepe/iMOBOK) Ta noacneHHHMH Apa IßaHa BpHKa, ct. I —XVI, 1—80...............uiwa 2 30JI.
5, 5 a. MuKOJia ľozojib: Pesi30p, KOMaajH Ha 5 niii — y penaKuiľ, 3 nepejiMOBOio 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 daß, noßicTb, 3 nepejiMOBOK) Ta noacHeHUHMU Apa  I b a n a BpHKa,
CT. 1—160.................LUHa 3 30JI.
7, 7 a. MuKOJia KocTOMapie: KyAeap, IcTopjm.Ha noaicTb, y pe^aKuu, 3 nepeuMOBOto Ta nöHCHeHHHvw Apa IßaHa BpHKa, ct. 1—26í,............UiHa 5 30Ji.
8, 8 a. Eopuc ľpiwmmo: íIía tmxmmm BepôaMH, noßicTb, v peaaicuiľ, 3 nepeAMOBOK) h nojicHeHHíiMH A h to na Kpy-ujejibHHUbKoro, CTopin I—XVI, 1—256, . . urna 480 3.
9, 9 a. Mapu TeeUu: ílpnroAH Towia Coepa, y peflaKufií, 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 Haciß CßiiTOCjiaBa (960—972 pp.), II. BHuaHHH, CTOpiH 1—191,...............m'Ha 3'60 3.
11, Tapac Uleeneuico: KoÔ3ap, noBHe BHnanHH 3 noac-HeHHHMH, 3JiaAHß M h kojí a CadaT, tom I. PoMaHTHHua aoôa TBopnocTH Tapaca LUeBHeHKa (.ao kíhuh 1842 p.), MacTHHa I., ct. 1—72,.............urna 2 3.
12 — 13. Muxaüjio i AwflMUJia CTapuiýbni: Ilepe.A 6yp6K), icropHMHHÍS poMaH 3 Haciß 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 BHuaHHH 3 noac-K6HHJJMH, 3JI3AHB M n kojí a Ca 6 a t, TOM I. HaCTHHa II„ ct. 1—122.................UiHa 2'40 3.
15. ľp. KeiTKa-OcHoeawHKo: ílapeKOTHno^e, 3 noacHeH-
HHMH, TTOpÍH 1—35............UiHa 1 30JI.
16. Ojibza KoöujiHHCbKa: yiw^HHa, ct. 1—76, uiHa 2 30Ji.
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