Автор: Адамс Л.
Теги: язык языкознание лингвистика литература художественная литература детская литература
ISBN: 985-437-315-0
Год: 1997
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- XOtIY. A OHa OtIeHh 60JIhllIaH? -
u u
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lIpaB,n;a, TbI 6bI CMOr 06JIeTeTb ee 3HatIH-
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KO tITO JIeTeJI. OtIeHb 6hICTpO!
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rrpH3HaJICH CHM6a.
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p030BbIH MOThIJIeK. - H me caM BH,n;eJI,
KaK TbI JIeTeJI.
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2. /1K38 AtJ;J.MC.
17
FJIABA TPETbH
P030BAH CTPEK03A
CTOJIbKO BeTOB KOpOJIIO-JIbBY eru;e He
npHxo,n;HJIOCh BH,n;eTb HHKor,n;a B mHaHH.
OH IIIeJI, OCTopomHO cTynaH, 60HCb HaCTY-
nHTh Ha KaKoH-HH6y,n;b BeTOK.
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JIeTaTh ropa3,n;o y o6Hee, qeM XO,n;HTb. He
Ha,n;o Bce BpeMH CMOTpeTb no,n; HorH.
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He Bce JIeTaIOT.
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CH CHM6a.
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BYT TOJIbKO JIeTaIOru;He
18
c06aKH, - 06'bHCHHJI pOaOBhIH MOThI-
JIeK.
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pOJIb-JIeB.
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BOH CTpaHe. KCTaTH, MhI yme rrpOJIeTeJIH
H rrpOIliJIH rrOJICTpaHhI.
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u
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19
TaKHMH aJIbIMH rJIaaaMH, tITO, KaaaJIOCb,
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20
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22
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23
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pOJIb-JIeB.
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TbI npHJIeTeJI CIO,n;a? - eXH,n;HO CnpOCHJIa
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24
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ce6e.
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6y,n;TO Y MeH$I paCTYT KpbIJIbH,
a rrOTOM Ha caMOM .n;eJIe
BaJIeTeJI.
25
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6e rrpHIlIJIOCh 6hI HX rrOKaaaTh, a TaK -
He aHaro, H HHKaKHX rrp06JIeM. A MO-
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CrrpOCHJIa OHa.
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JIO... - CKaaaJI CHM6a.
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8TO 6bIJIO yme CJIHIlIKOM.
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meHHO rrpOHaHec KOpOJIh-JIeB H rrOllIeJI
rrpOtIh.
8H, rro om H! - 6pOCHJIa eMY
BCJIe poaOBaH CTpeKoaa.
CHM6a OCTaHOBHJICH.
- ECJIH ThI He YMeellIb JIe-
TaTb, KaK JKe ThI YMaellIh
BoaBparu;aTbCH OMOH?
26
KOpOJIb-JIeB ceJI Ha aa HHe JIanbI H aa-
u
YMtIHBO YCTaBHJICSI B pOaOBbIH rreCOK.
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tITO OH He BH,n;eJI, KaK K HeMY no,n;JIeTeJIH
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onHTb paC BeJIO poaOBoe BeTOtIHOe rro-
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me rrepeCTaJIa OTHOCHTbCH K CHM6e C He-
,n;oBepHeM.
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OHa, - MomeT, Y Te6H nOJIY'IHTCH
BaJIeTeTb.
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JIaTb, - paCTepHHHO rrpOHa-
Hec KOpOJIb-JIeB.
lIorrpo6YH no,n;-
27
u
rrphIrHYTh, - rrOCOBeTOBaJI pOaOBhIH MO-
ThIJIeK. - Paa Te6e .He'tleM MaxaTh, ,n;Pyro-
ro cIIoco6a BaJIeTeTh y Te6H HeTY.
KOpOJIh-JIeB npHrHYJICH, CJIOBHO aaMe-
THJI Bnepe,n;H CBOIO mepTBY, H c,n;eJIaJI
CHJIhHhIH rrphImOK. Ho, YBhI, tIepea MrHO-
BeHHe OH yme orrHTh CTOflJI Ha p030BOM
rreCKe.
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STOMY Te6e TPy,n;HO BaJIeTaTh, - aa,n;YMqH-
BO rrpOH3HeCJIa AOJIHH.
- Tor,n;a nOJIyqaeTCH, qTO Ha CBoeH
rrJIaHeTe H 6hIJI JIerqe, - 3aMeTHJI CHM6a.
- Bee MomeT 6hITh, - CKaaaJIa poao-
BaH CTpeK03a.
CTpaHHo, - np060pMoTair KOpOJIh-
JIeB.
HHqerO B STOM CTpaHHoro HeT, -
B03pa3HJIa AOJIHH. - lIpoCTO Ha BaIIIeH
rrJIaHeTe rrpHTHmeHHe MomeT 6bITh CJIa-
6ee, qeM Ha HaIIIeH.
HH npo KaKoe rrpHTHjKeHHe
CMM6a, Bo06ru;e, HMKor,n;a HMtJe-
ro He CJI hI III aJI , nOSTOMY He
CTaR CIIOpMTb C p030BOH
CTpeK030H. K TOMY me,
28
TYT B HX paarOBOp BMellIaJICH CKOHH.
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JIIO-JIhBY. - OJIHH CaMaH YMHaH CTpeKoaa
B HaIIIeH CTpaHe. II eCJIH OHa rOBopHT, qTO
Ha CBoeH nJIaHeTe ThI 6hIJI JIertIe, qeM Ha Ha-
u
meH, aHaqHT, CKopee Bcero, TaK OHO H eCTh.
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peqeHHO CnpOCHJI KOpOJIh-JIeB.
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CH, - HeMHoro no,n;YMaB, npe,n;JIOmHJIa
OJIHH.
CHM6a TaK H c,n;eJIaJI. OH 6emaJI, CJIOB-
HO BeTep, H B 3TO BpeMH ero rpHBa 6hIJIa
noxoma Ha paaBeBaIOru;HHcH cpJIar. Ho Y
Hero Bce paBHO HHqerO He nOJIy.qHJIOCh.
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JIOCh BaJIeTeTh HeMHoro BhIIIIe, HO TOJIRY
OT 3Toro 6bIJIO MaJIO.
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KOHlIHTh cppaay, KaK ero nepe6HJI CKOHH.
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MOThIJIeK. - Cro,n;a JIeTHT My JITa!
- A KTO 3TO MYJITa? - y,n;HB-
JIeHHO CnpOCHJI KOpOJIh-JIeB.
- XoaHHKa 3Toro Be-
TOqHOrO nOJIH! - OTBe-
30
THJI CKOHH H 6pOCHJICH B O
HY CTOPOHY,
a poaOBaH CTpeKoaa - B
Pyryro.
BH
Y MOTbIJIbKa H CTpeKoabI 6bIJI Ta-
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aa CKOHH.
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rH6JIH.
KOpOJIb-JIeB Ha 6ery OrJIHHYJICH - KO-
ro me TaK HcrryraJICH CKOHH? - H YBH-
eJI 60JIbllIYIO poaOBYIO BOPOHY.
31
rJIABA lJETBEPTAH
II BOPOHbI TOmE BbIBAIOT
P030BbIMII
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Ha, rro,n;JIeTaH K CHM6e. - lIOrraJICH, He-
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CHM6a, - H He XOTeJI STO ,n;e-
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32
:me! MomeT, Te6H KTO-HH6y,n;b aaCTaBH31
TonTaThCH no HHM?!
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KOp031h-JIeB. - lIpocTo H... 51 XOTeJI
BaJIeTeTh. . .
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KOp031h-JIeB yme HatIa31 60HThCH, KaK 6hI
OHa He JIOnHY31a OT Hero.
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Ha ro,n; Bnepe,n;.
3. JlL-138 A.c.aMC.
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u u
rrpOH3HeC p030BbIH MOTbIJIeK, KOTOpbIH
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K CKOHH poaOBaH BopOHa,
e31, KaK OH JIeTaJI?
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- OH MHe caM CKaaaJI.
- Xa, caM CKaaaJI! A eCJIH 51 Te6e CKa-
my, tITO YMelO rrpbIraTb Ha rOJIOBe, TbI MHe
Tome rrOBepHllIb?
HeT.
- lIotIeMY me ThI eMY rrOBepHJI?
- Ho Be b KaK-TO OH OJImeH 6bIJI 110-
u
rraCTb clO,n;a C ,n;pyroH IIJIaHeTbI.
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u
I1JIaHeTbI, a He I1pHIIIeJI Ha KaKOH-
HM6y,n;b coce,n;HeH cTpaHbI, OH Te-
6e Tome caM CKaaaJI?
Hy ,n;a.
lIOCJIYllIaHTe,
06pa THJIaCb
tITO TbI BH-
34
BMemaJICH KOpOJIh-JIeB. - Ho aatIeM MHe
BaM Bpa Th ?
- Hy... aaTeM, HaBepHoe, qT06bI Ha6e-
maTb HaKaaaHHH... - HeYBepeHHO npOHa-
HeCJIa poaOBaH BopOHa.
- 3a tITO?
- KaK, aa qTO? 3a TO, qTO ThI HCTon-
TaJI MOH BeTbI!
- Ho Be,n;b 51 me He HapOqHO!
- Xa, KamAbIH MomeT CKaaaTb, 'tlTO OH
He HapOqHO!
- Xopomo, - HeomHAaHHO COrJIaCHJI-
CH CHM6a, - B JIro60M CJIytIae H BHHOBaT.
CKamHTe, KaKoe HaKaaaHHe 51 AOJIjKeH
nOHeCTH?
8TO 6bIJIO TaK HeomHAaHHO, qTO poao-
BaH BopOHa HeCKOJIbKO MHHYT CMOTpeJIa
Ha KOpOJIH-JIbBa C paCKpbITbIM pTOM.
- TbI AOJImeH 6y,n;ellIb nOJIHTb Moe no-
JIe. BHAHllIb, BeTbI HatIHHalOT BHHYTb OT
mapbI.
- Bce nOJIe? - He BbIAepmaJI pO-
aOBbIH MOTbIJIeK. - Ho BeAb
a,n;eCb me pa60TbI Ha HeCKOJIh-
KO AHeH!
- Hy, nOqeMY Ha He-
35
CKOJIhKO, - npOBOptIaJIa MYJITa. - B Pyr
u
CerO HH HOtIhIO HJIH aaBTpa YTPOM nOH eT
,n;Om h? Tor a H He Ha o 6y eT 60JIhIIIe
nOJIHBa Th.
- A eCJIH He IIOH eT? - CnpOCHJI
CKOHH.
- lIOH,n;eT-He nOH,n;eT! - PHBKHYJIa pO-
aOBaH BopOHa. - Te6H 51, tITO JIH, aaCTaB-
JIHIO nOJIHBaTh Moe nOJIe?! XOTH, eCJIH XO-
tIe III h , MomeIIIh nOMOtII:> eMY, 51 He rrpOTHB.
- Ho r e me 51 BoahMY BO Y? - paCTe-
pHHHO CnpOCHJI KOpOJIh-JIeB, OrJIH,n;hIBa-
HCh no CTopOHaM.
- KaK r e? BOH neCOtIHaH petIKa.
- 3HatIHT, MHe Ha o 6y eT nOChInaTb...
rrOJIHBaTh BeThI necKoM?
PetIHhIM neCKOM, YTOtIHHJIa
MYJITa.
- BhI CtIHTaeTe, 'tITO STO nOMOjKeT Be-
TaM?
- KOHetJHO, IIoMomeT, - YBepeHHO
CKaaaJIa poaoBaH BopoHa. - PyrHx
peK Y Hac HeTY.
- A om h... - OCTopomHO
CnpOCHJI KOpOJIh-JIeB.
OH Y Bac Tome...
36
- Tome neCOtIHbIH, - He ,n;omH,n;aHCb
KOH
a Bonpoca, OTBeTHJIa MYJITa. -
a-
BaHTe nOTOpanJIHBaHTeCb. Be
pa BbI HaH-
,n;eTe Ha 6epery peKH, - H C 3THMH CJIO-
BaMH OHa y JIeTeJIa.
-
a, BJIHnJIH, - B3,n;OXHYJI p030BbIH
MOTbIJIeK. - C MYJITOH IlIYTKH IIJIOXH.
OHa ymac KaK 6epemeT CBoe
BeTOtIHOe
nOJIe. lIpaB
a, CH,n;eTb Ha ee
BeTKax
MomHO CKOJIbKO yro
Ho, HO eCJIH KTO-TO
CTaHeT HX pBaTb HJIH TonTaTb, Tor,n;a 6e-
perHCb.
KOpOJIb-JIeB no,n;YMaJI, tITO eMY HHtIerO
He CTOHJIO 6bI cnpaBHTbCH C 3TOH p030BOH
u
BOpOHOH, HO, CTpaHHoe ,n;eJIO, OH tIYBCTBO-
BaJI, tITO nOtIeMY-TO HHKor
a He CMomeT
no,n;H5ITb Ha Hee JIany.
- TbI MomellIb JIeTeTb no CBOHM ,n;e-
JIaM, - 06paTHJICH CHM6a K CKOHH. - H
H O,n;HH CnpaBJIIOCb. Bee paBHO MHe TOpO-
nHTbCH HeKy,n;a. KaK BepHYTbC5I ,n;o-
MOH, 51 He 3HaIO. MomeT, 3a pa60-
TOH tITO-HH6y,n;b npH
YMaIO.
- HeT, $I Te6H He OCTaB-
JIIO, - pellIHTeJIbHO CKa-
aaJI CKOHH. - Be,n;h ec-
37
JIH 6bI He H H He OJIHH, TbI 6bI caM He
CTaJI TOIITaTb STO BeTO'tIHOe IIOJIe, BepHO?
KOpOJIb-JIeB HH'tIerO He OTBeTHJI.
- BepHO, - B3,n;OXHYJI poaOBbIH MOTbI-
JIeK. - 3Ha'tIHT, MbI Tom,e BHHOBaTbI. K
u
TOMY me, TbI BrrepBbIe B HaIIIeH cTpaHe H
MomellIb JIerKO rrorraCTb B KaKYIO-HH6Y b
HerrpHHTHoCTb. TaK tITO aBaH rrOHru;eM
3TH Be pa.
PoaOBbIH MOTbIJIeK BaJIeTeJI C BeTKa H
u
HarrpaBHJICH B CTOPOHY rreCOtIHOH petIKH.
KOpOJIIO-JIbBY He OCTaBaJIOCb HHQerO ,n;PY-
rQro, KaK rrOCJIe,n;OBaTb aa HMM.
38
rJIABA IIHTAH
u
TIECOQHbIH OjK b
Be,n;pa 6bIJIH TaKHe MaJIeHbKHe, -qTO
CHM6a BaHJI HX cpaay llIeCTb IlITYK. OH
u
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rrOJIHHJI HM Bce Be,n;pa. K ero y,n;HBJIeHHIO,
rreCOtIHhIH rreCOK 6bIJI aHatIHTeJIbHO JIer-qe
06bItIHOrO - He THmeJIee BO,n;bI.
CKOHH B@6paJI Be,n;epKO rrOMeHhllIe H
Harr031HHJI ero rreCKOM TOJIhKO ,n;o rrOJIO-
BHHhI.
lIepe,n; TeM, KaK BoaBparu;aTbCH Ha Be-
TOtIHOe rrOJIe, KOpOJIh-JIeB rrOCMOTpeJI Ha
rreCOtIHYIO peKY. 3,n;eCb, ,n;eHCTBHTeJIbHO,
6hIJIO Ha -qTO CMOTpeTb H 6bIJIO tIeMY
y,n;HBJIHThCH. PaaBe He y,n;HBHTeJIbHO
BH,n;eTh, KaK rrJIbIBeT rreCOK, KaK
u
rrpH MaJIeHllIeM ,n;YHOBeHHH
BeTpa rro,n;HHMaIOTCH Ma-
31eHhKHe rreCOtIHbIe BOJI-
39
HbI? KOHeqHO, eCJIH r,n;e-HH6y,n;b P$I,n;OM C
BaIIIHM ,n;OMOM eCTb TaKaH rreCOqHaH petI-
Ka, Bac Bee STO BPH,n; JIH y,n;HBHT, HO Ko-
pOJIb-JIeB BH,n;eJI rro,n;06H'oe qy,n;o BnepBbIe
B mHaHH.
O,n;HaKO, eru;e 60JIbIIIe y,n;HBHJICH CHM6a,
Kor,n;a HatIa31 BbICbIrraTb (MJIH BhIJIHBaTb,
KaK BaM. 60JIbIIIe nOHpaBHTCH) rreCOK Ha
BeTOqHOe nOJIe, H OH He OCTaJICH JIemaTb
Ha TpaBe, a 6bICTpO HCqea-paCTBOpHJICH,
CJIOBHO B aeM31e, KaK B peIIIeTe, 6bIJIO MHO-
ro rJIy60KHX
bIp01IeK-HM01IeK. BrrpOqeM,
MomeT, OHO TaK H 6bIJIO Ha caMOM ,n;eJIe.
CHM6a H CKOHH Bee HOCHJIH H HOCHJIH
neCOK C peqKH Ha nOJIe, H KaaaJIOCh, 1ITO
3TOMY He 6y,n;eT KOH
a-KpaH, KaK B,n;pyr
poaOBbIH MOTbIJIeK 6pOCHJI CBoe Be,n;epKO H
BOCKJIHKHY JI:
- Y pat
- TbI tIero? - He,n;oYMeHHO nOCMOTpeJI
Ha Hero KOpOJIb-JIeB.
- Tyqa! H BHmy Tyqy! - aaKpH-
qaJI poaOBbIH MOTbIJIeK. - CeH-
u
tIac IIoH,n;eT ,n;om,n;b, H HaM He
Ha,n;o 6y,n;eT rrOJIHBaTb STO
nOJIe!
40
CHM6a rrOCMOTpeJI Ha He60. eHCTBH-
TeJIbHO, ,n;aJIeKO Ha rOpHaOHTe rrOKaaaJIaCh
60JIbllIaH OpaHmeBaH TytIa.
- MHHYT tIepea ,n;eCHTb OHa 6y,n;eT
3 eCb! - pa OCTHO CKaaaJI CKOHH.
- Tor,n;a HaM HymHo TOpOIIHTbCH, -
sacyeTHJICH KOpOJIb-JIeB, OrJIH bIBaHCb rro
CTopOHaM.
- '£I TO TbI HMeellIb B BH,n;y? - CrrpOCHJI
u
y Hero pOSOBbIH MOTbIJIeK.
- HaM HymHo r e-HH6y,n;b crrpHTaTbcH
OT ,n;om,n;H.
- PaaBe TbI He JII06HllIb ry JIHTb IIO,n;
om,n;eM? - y HBHJICH CKOHH.
- MomeT 6bITb, H JII06JIIO, - rrp06op-
MOTaJI KOpOJIb-JIeB, - HO Be b 3TO rreCOtI-
HbIH ,n;om,n;b!
- A KaKaH pa3HH a?
- Hy KaK me... MHe nOTOM rrpH eTCH
He,n;eJIIO oTMbIBaTbcH!
- OT ,n;om,n;.H? - 3aXOXOTaJI p030BbIH
MOTbIJIeK. - Hy TbI ,n;aellIb!
«JIa,n;Ho, - IIo,n;YMaJI CMM6a, -
6y,n;b tITO 6y,n;eT. B KOH e KOH-
U;OB, eCJIM 3TOT MOTbIJIeK He
60HTCH rreCOtIHOrO ,n;OjK-
42
u
,n;SI, TO CO MHOH H rro,n;aBHO He ,n;OJImHO HH-
-qero CJIyt:lHTbCSI».
II OH CTaJI m,n;aTh rrpH6JIHmeHHSI Ty-qH,
rJISI)J;SI, KaK pa,n;yeTcSI eM CKOHH.
HaKoHe , Ty-qa aaKphIJIa C060H rrOJIHe-
6a, H Ha aeMJIIO yrraJIH rrepBhIe rreCOtIHhIe
KarrJIH. lIpOIllJIO eru;e HeCKOJIhKO MrHOBe-
u u
HHH, H Ha-qaJICH HaCTOSlru;HH ,n;om)J;h.
lIpaB a, rreCOtIHhIH, HO 3TO He 6hIJIO no-
xome Ha TO, eCJIH 6hI KTO-HH6Y h cBepxy
HatIaJI ChIrraTh Ha Bac ropCTH neCKa.
OpaHmeBhIH neCOtIHhIH OJK h 6hIJI rrpo-
XJIa HhIM, KaK 06hIKHOBeHHhIH aeMHoH,
H, KaaaJIOCh, ,n;ame HeMHomKO BJIamHhIM.
lIeco-qHhIe om,n;HHKH 6hIJIH JIerKHMH-
JIerKHMH. OHH CKaTbIBaJIHCh rro TeJIY, rra-
u
aJIH B TpaBY H HCtIeaaJIH B HeH.
- Hy, KaK? - C OBOJIbHhIM BhIpame-
u
HHeM Ha JIH e CnpOCHJI poaOBbIH MOThI-
JIeK. - KaK Te6e HaIll ,n;om,n;b?
- O-qeHh ame HH-qero, - KHBHYJI
rOJIOBOH KOpOJIh-JIeB.
- Eru;e 6hI!
lIeco-qHhIH ,n;om,n;h IlleJI MH-
HYT ,n;eCSlTh, He 60JIhIIIe.
OpaHmeBaH TYtIa rro-
43
rrJIhIJIa ,n;aJIhllIe, Ha aarra,n;. Boa,n;yx CTaJI
tIHCTbIM H CBemHM.
OTKy,n;a-TO rrOHBHJIaCb pOaOBaH BOpOHa.
- lIoBeaJIo BaM, - CKaaaJIa OHa,
BrrpOtIeM, 6ea oc060ro COmaJIeHHH. OtIe-
BH,n;HO, TaKOH rrOBopOT C06bITHH ee ,n;ame
60JIbllIe YCTpaHBaJI. - BH,n;HO, BbI ,n;ajKe
H He rrpHcTyrraJIH K pa60Te? - crrpocH-
JIa OHa.
- HeT, rrOtIeMY jKe, - BOapaaHJI Ko-
pOJIb-JIeB, - MbI rrpHHeCJIH He MeHbllIe
CTa Be,n;ep rreCKa.
- He MeHbllIe cTa? - He,n;OBeptIHBO rre-
peCrrpOCHJIa MYJITa.
- Aa, - KHBHYJI rOJIOBOH CHM6a.
- XM, - CKaaaJIa poaOBaH BopOHa.
C O,n;HOH CTOpOHbI, STO, KOHe'tIHO, He TaK
ym H MaJIO. Ho, C ,n;pyroH CTOpOHbI, BallIa
pa60Ta 6bIJIa COBepllIeHHO 6eCrrOJIeaHoH.
- lIotIeMY? - BOCKJIHKHYJI CKOHH.
- Aa rrOTOMY, tITO Bce paBHO rrpOllIeJI
,n;om,n;b H rrOJIHJI Bce MOH BeTbI. lIo-
JIYtIaeTCH, tITO BbI, Bpop;e 6bI, H
rrOHeCJIH HaKaaaHHe, HO He B
MOIO rrOJIbay. Ha,n;o 6:bIJIO
BaM ,n;aTb KaKYIO-HH-
44
6y,n;b ,n;pyryIO pa60TY. MomeT, MHe CeHtIaC
3TO C eJIa Tb ?
- Tor,n;a nOJIYtIHTCH, tITO MbI aa O,n;HY
rrpOBHHHOCTb rrOHeCeM Ba HaKaaaHHH, -
u
CKaaaJI pOaOBbIH MOTbIJIeK.
- lIoJIytIaeTcH, - HeMHOrO IIO YMaB,
COrJIaCHJIaCb MYJITa. - JIa Ho, TOr a 6y-
eM CtIHTaTb, tITO H Bac rrpOCTHJIa.
KOpOJIb-JIeB H pOaOBbIH MOTbIJIeK 06-
JIerqeHHO Ba,n;OXHYJIH.
- CKamHTe, a aatIeM BaM CTOJIhKO Be-
TOB? - CrrpOCHJI y BOpOHbI CHM6a.
- KaK aatIeM? - y HBHJIaCb MYJITa. -
PaaBe MomeT 6hITb tITO-HH6Y b KpaCHBee
BeToB?
KOpOJIb-JIeB rromaJI IIJIetIaMH.
- He MomeT, - OTBeTHJIa aa Hero
MYJITa. - A paaBe KTO-HH6Y b eHHT
KpaCOTY 60JIbllIe Hac, BOpOH?
Ha JIH e JIbBa 6hIJIO OTtIeT JIHBO aaMeTHO
rrOHBHBllIeeCH COMHeHHe, H 3TO He YC-
KOJIhaHYJIO OT aopKHX rJIaa MYJIThI.
- H BHmy, TbI XOtIellIh rrOCIIO-
pHTb co MHOH? - 06paTHJIaCh
My JITa K KOpOJIIO-JIbBY He-
OBOJIbHbIM TOHOM.
45
- Aa HeT, tITO BhI, - aaMOTaJI rOJIOBOH
CHM6a. - IIpocTo 51 BCnOMHHJI HallIHX BO-
pOH.. .
- BallIHX BOpOH? B BallIeH CTpaHe TO-
me eCTh BOpOHhI?
- KOHetIHO, eCTh. TOJIhKO OHH tIepHhIe.
- '£IepHbIe? - y,n;HBJIeHHO nepecnpOCH-
JIa poaOBaH BopOHa. - 9TO tITO me Tor,n;a
IIOJIytIaeTCH: y Bac Bce tIepHOe - H Be-
ThI, H neCOK?
- HeT, IIOtIeMY. BeThI y Hac 6hIBaIOT
KaKHX yro,n;HO BeTOB, HO TOJIhKO He tIep-
HbIe. IIecoK y Hac Tome 6hIBaeT paaHoro
u u
BeTa: cephIH, meJITbIH...
- Y m He XOtIellIh JIH ThI CKaaaTh, tITO
y Bac TOJIbKO BOpOHhI tIepHOrO BeTa? -
He,n;OBOJIhHO CnpOCHJIa My JITa.
- Hy, He TOJIhKO... ECTh eru;e Koe-
KTO... - HatIaJI BCIIOMHHaTh CHM6a. -
HanpHMep. .. HanpHMep...
KaK Ha3JIO, OH HHKoro He Mor BcnOM-
HHTh.
- KaKOH y.mac! - BOCKJIMKHY-
JIa My JITa. - BOJIhllIe Bcero B
mM3HM .H TeprreTb He Mory
tIepHhIH BeT! Ho IIOtIe-
46
u
MY me OHH He rrepeKpaCHTCH B KaKOH-HH-
6Y b pyroH BeT?
- SToro 51 He 3HaIO, - tIeCTHO rrpH-
3HaJICH KOpOJIb-JIeB. - HaBepHoe, npH-
BbIKJIH.
- IIpHBbIKHYTb K tIepHOMY BeTY? He-
rrOCTHmHMO! - rrOKatIaJIa rOJIOBOH MYJI-
Ta. - A tIeM aaHHMaIOTCH BallIH tIepHbIe
BOpOHbI? - CrrpOCHJIa OHa. - OHH Tome
BbIparu;HBaIOT BeTbI?
- BeTbI? HeT, - He CMor c,n;epJKaTb
YJIbI6KY CHM6a. - OHH CH HT Ha ,n;epeBb-
HX H C YTpa O BetIepa 60JITaroT 0 tIeM-HH-
6Y b.
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pOHa. - Ho MOJKeT... MOJKeT, OHH pellIa-
lOT KaKHe-HH6Y b BamHbIe rrp06JIeMhI?
- KOHetIHO! - 3aCMeHJICH KOPOJIb-
JIeB. - HarrpHMep, Y Koro tITO 6bIJIO Ha
3aBTpaK, KoTO C KeM rropyraJICH...
Y C31bIllIaB TaKoe, p030BaH BopOHa
eru;e 60JIbllIe rrop030BeJIa H TYT me
rrepe6HJIa JIbBa:
- XBaTHT! STO HerrpaBHJIb-
HbIe BOpOHbI! He H3 HallIe-
ro ceMeHCTBa. HaBep-
47
Hoe, OHH npOCTO HeMHoro noxomH Ha Hac,
BOT HX H HaaBa31H BopOHaMH. '£IT06hI BO-
pOHbI 6hI31H 'tIepHOrO BeTa H He 31I06H31H
BhIparu;HBaTh BeThI - 3TO HeB03MomHO!
CHM6a He CTa31 cnopHTh C My 31TOH.
lIycTb CtIHTaeT, KaK eH XOtIeTCH, eMY-TO
KaKoe e31o!
- JIa Ho, 3a6031Ta31aCh 51 C BaMH, -
B,n;pyr CKaaa31a p030BaH BopOHa. - A no-
TOM 6y ellIh ,n;OMa paCCKaahIBaTh, tITO H
MhI, P030BhIe' BOpOHhI, 31I06HM n06031TaTh
a rrOCn31eTHHtIaTh.
II He ycrreJI CHM6a eru;e HHtIerO eH OT-
BeTHTh, KaK OHa yme Y31eTe31a npOtIh.
48
FJIABA illECTAH
B CTP AHE CAJIAMAH P
- Hy, 'tITO, - CnpOCMJI pOaOBbIH MOTbI-
JIeK y KOpOJIH-JIbBa, - OTnpaBJIHeMCH
,n;aJIbllIe?
- lIOIlIJIM, - CKaaaJI CMM6a. - A B
BallIeH CTpaHe eCTb eru;e 'tITO-HH6y,n;b, KpO-
Me BeTO'tIHbIX nOJIeH? Y m 60JIbHO He-
y,n;06HO no HMM M,n;TM.
- XO'tIellIb, 51 IIoKamy Te6e neCO'tIHbIH
Bo,n;ona,n;? - npe,n;JIOmMJI CKOHH.
- XO'tIY, - OTBeTHJI KOpOJIb-JIeB. - A
STO ,n;aJIeKo?
- He O'tIeHb. Y caMOH rpaHM bI HallIeH
CTpaHbI. H ,n;YMaIO, MHHYT aa ,n;eC51Tb MbI
,n;06epeMcH ,n;o Hero.
II CKOHH H CMM6a OTrrpaBMJIMCb B
nYTb.
Eru;e Ha,n;aJIH OHM YCJIbIllIaJIH
IlIYM na,n;aIOru;ero neCKa.
CJIbIIlIMllIb? - cnpo-
u
CMJI poaOBbIM MOTbI-
4. nL13a I¥J;1MC.
49
JIeR. - STO IlIYMHT HallI rreCO'tIHhIH BO O-
rra,n; .
OHH rrpOIlIJIH eru;e HeMHOrO, H TYT rrepe,n;
HIIMII OTKphIJIOCh Heo6hItIaHHO KpaCHBOe
apeJIllru;e. KOpOJIh-JIeB BH,n;eJI TaROe Brrep-
u
BhIe: rreCO'tIHaH peKa, BOaJIe KOTOpOH OHII
IlIJIH, HeOmH,n;aHHO ,n;eJIaJIa 60JIhllIOH Ha-
r1l6, rrOCJIe tIerO rra,n;aJIa C orpOMHoro, He
MeHee ,n;eCHTIi MeTpOB, 06phIBa CBepKaIO-
ru;HM opaHmeBopoaOBhIM H RaK 6hI Tperre-
ru;yru;HM rrOTOKoM.
- 3,n;OpOBO! - BOCKJIHKHY JI CHM6a.
EMY aaXOTeJIOCh rro,n;OHTH rr06JIHme K
rreCOtIHOMY Bo,n;orra,n;y.
- OCTopomHee, - CKaaaJI CKOHH. -
lIO,n;XO,n;IITh 6JIliaKO K Bo,n;orra,n;y orraCHO.
Ho KOpOJIh-JIeB 6hIJI TaK YBJIe'tIeH Heo-
6hItIaHHhIM apeJIHru;eM, tITO ,n;ame He YCJIhI-
llIaJI poaOBoro MOThIJIhKa.
II B,n;pyr OH rrOtIYBCTBOBaJI, KaK rreCOK
rro,n; ero JIarraMH rroexaJI Brrepe,n;, H CIIM-
6a ,n;ame He ycrreJI HHtIerO coo6pa-
aHTh, KaK ero caMoro rrOHeCJIO B
CTOPOHY o6phIBa. B CJIe,n;yIO-
ru;ee MrHOBeHlle KOpOJIh-
JIeB rrOtIYBCTBOBaJI, 'tITO
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IIa,n;aeT Ky,n;a-TO BHHa, H OT CTpaXa 3a-
KpbIJI rJIaaa.
3aTeM CHM6a y,n;apHJICH 0 t.ITO-TO MHr-
KOe, HerO IIOHeCJIO Bnepe,n;, nOTOM - 0
Bome! - OH CTaJI CHOBa na,n;aTb BHH3.
«KameTcH, H nonaJI B eru;e O,n;HH necot.I-
HbIH Bo,n;ona,n;», - no,n;YMaJI CHM6a, He
OTKpbIBaH rJIaa.
II OH OIIHTb y,n;apHJICH 0 tITO-TO MHrKoe.
Tot.IHee, He y,n;apHJICH, a nJIIOXHYJICH. 8TO-
TO H HaCTOpOmHJIO KOPOJIH-JIbBa. OH OT-
KpbIJI r JIa3a H t.IYTb He YMep OT CTpaxa.
BOKpyr, ,n;eHcTBHTeJIbHO, 6bIJIa Bo,n;a. Ho
OHa. .. ropeJIa! JKeJITbIe H3bIKH nJIaMeHH
THHYJIHCb K HeMY CO Bcex CTOpOH, H 6bI-
JIO HenOHHTHO, KaK KOpOJIb-JIeB eru;e He
aarOpeJICH.
«AeHCTBHTeJIbHO, CTpaHHO, - no,n;YMaJI
CHM6a. - MHe ,n;ame He mapKO » .
KOpOJIb-JIeB no,n;Hec JIany K nJIaMeHH H
IIOt.IYBCTBOBaJI CJIa6eHbKoe TeIIJIO, HC-
xo,n;Hru;ee OT meJITOrO HabIt.IKa.
«Hy H HY! - MbICJIeHHO BOC-
KJIHKHY JI CHM6a. - OrOHb,
KOTOpbIH He mmeT! »
- 8H! - B,n;pyr YCJIbI-
51
IIIaJI KOpOJIb-JIeB aa CBOeH CnMHOH. - TbI
tIero aa6paJICH B HallIe oaepo?
OR OrJIHHYJICH H YBM,n;eJI Tpex orpoMHbIX
u
CaJIaMaH,n;p, KOTopble cM,n;eJIM B nhIJIaroru;eH
Bo,n;e, HacTopomeHHo rJIH,n;H Ha Hero.
- H a,n;eCh OKa3aJICH COBepllIeHHO CJIyqaH-
HO, - HatIaJI onpaB,n;hIBaTbCH CHM6a. -
lIoHHMaeTe, 51 XOTeJI nO OHTM II06JIHme K
neCOtIHOMY Bo,n;ona,n;y...
- A, TaK, aHatIMT, ThI Ha PoaOBOH
cTpaHbI! - BOCKJIHKHYJIa nepBaH caJIa-
MaH,n;pa. - lIOnaJICH!
- H He COBceM Ha PoaOBOH CTpaHbI, -
np060pMOTaJI KOpOJIh-JIeB. - H nonaJI
u
Ty,n;a Tome CJIYtIaHHO...
- He onpaB,n;hIBaHCH, - rrepe6HJIa ero
,n;pyraH CaJIaMaH,n;pa. - 8TO Te6e Bce paB-
HO He nOMomeT. MhI TpH,n; aTb JIeT m,n;a-
JIH, nOKa a,n;eCh KTO-HH6y,n;h nOHBHTCH Ma
PoaOBOH CTpaHhI, H Terrepb HH aa tITO He
YIIYCTMM MOMeHTa, tJT06bI cpa3MTbCH C
T060H.
- Cpa3MTbCH co MHOH? - y,n;M-
BHJICH CHM6a. - Ho aatIeM? H
HHtIerO He rroHHMaro.
- H tITO TYT Heno-
52
HHTHoro, - npOBOpqaJIa TpeTbH CaJIa-
MaH,n;pa. - TpH,n; aTb JIeT Haaa,n; Haqa-
u u u
JIaCb BOHHa Mem,n;y HalIIen CTpaHOH H
POaOBOH, H eru;e He 6bIJIO HH o,n;Horo cpa-
meHHH. He MomeT me STa BOHHa npo-
,n;OJImaTbCH BeqHo!
- A Ha-3a qero HatIaJIaCb STa BOHHa? -
CnpOCHJI KOpOJIb-JIeB.
- A Ha-aa HHqerO, - OTBeTHJIa nepBaH
CaJIaMaH,n;pa.
- KaK STO? - CnpOCHJI CHM6a.
06bIKHoBeHHo, cyxo CKaaa-
JIa BTopaH CaJIaMaH,n;pa. - MbI BoroeM
co BceMH CTpaHaMH no Oqepe,n;H. TpH,n;-
aTb JIeT Ha3a,n; npHlIIJIa Oqepe,n;b Boe-
BaTb C PoaOBOH cTpaHoH. Ho OHa Haxo-
,n;HTCH OtIeHb BbICOKO, H MbI HHKaK He
MomeM nonaCTb Ty,n;a. Tenepb MbI 6y-
,n;eM CqHTaTb, qTO TbI HarraJI Ha HalIIY
CTpaHY. MhI y6beM Te6H, H BOHHa aa-
KOHqHTCH.
- Ho nOqeMY BbI BoroeTe co Bce-
MH cTpaHaMH? - He,n;oYMeHHO
CIIpOCIiIJI KOpOJIh-JIeB.
IIoToMY qTO MhI
60JIhIIIe He YMeeM HH-
53
'tIero ,n;eJIaTb, - OTBeTHJIa TpeTbH CaJIa-
MaH,n;pa.
- Ho Be,n;b BbI MOrJIH 6bI, HarrpHMep,
BbIparu;HBaTb BeTbI, KaK 3TO ,n;eJIalOT jKH-
TeJIH POaOBOH CTpaHbI, - CKaaaJI KOpOJIb-
JIeB. - lIO-MOeMY, Hay'tlHTbcH 3TOMY He
TaK ym H CJIOmHO.
- BbIparu;HBaTb BeTbI! - XMbIKHYJIa
nepBaH CaJIaMaH,n;pa. - PaaBe MomeT
6bITb 'tITO-HH6y,n;b npOTHBHee 3Toro aa-
HHTHH?!
- BeTbI TaK ymacHo naXHYT! - ,n;06a-
BHJIa BTopaH CaJIaMaH,n;pa.
- OT HX aanaxa y Hac nOCTOHHHO 60-
JIeJIH rOJIOBbI, - Ba,n;OXHYJIa TpeTbH caJIa-
MaH,n;pa.
- lIoKa MbI HX Bee He YHH'tITOmHJIH B
u
CBoeH CTpaHe, - ,l];OBOJIbHO npOHaHeCJIa
nepBaH CaJIaMaH,n;pa.
- Ho, KpOMe BbIparu;HBaHHH BeTOB,
u
MomHO HaMTH eru;e Macey nOJIeaHhIX aa-
HHTHH, - CKaaaJI KOpOJIb-JIeB. -
HanpHMep, MomHO BbIparu;HBaTb
,n;epeBbH.
- AepeBbH? - BCKpn-
'tIaJIa BTopaH CaJIaMaH-
54
,lI;pa. - He HanoMHHaH HaM 0 HHxI
- Ho rrOtIeMY? - CrrpOCHJI CHM6a.
- MhI BhIKOpt.IeBaJIH B cBoeH CTpaHe
Bee ,lI;epeBhH! ---- CKaaaJIa rrepBaH caJIa-
MaH,lI;pa.
- OHM TaR ymacHo IIIYMeJIH, t.ITO MbI
He MOrJIH YCHYTh, - ,n;06aBHJIa TpeThH ca-
JIaMaH,lI;pa.
- IIOCJIYIIIaHTe, rrO-MoeMY OH HaM rrpo-
CTO aarOBapHBaeT ay6hI! - B,lI;pyr aaKpH-
t.IaJIa rrepBaH CaJIaMaH,lI;pa.
- BOT HMeHHo! - rro,ll;,lI;epmaJIa ee BTO-
paH CaJIaMaH,lI;pa. - 'IIIIIh ThI, Hat.IaJI pac-
CKaabIBaTh HaM rrpo BeThI, npo ,n;epeBbH!
By,n;eT eru;e yq:HTh Hac, t.IeM HaM aaHH-
MaThCH!
- MhI H caMH aHaeM, t.ITO HaM ,lI;e-
JIaTh! - aJI06HO PHBKHYJIa TpeThH caJIa-
MaH,n;pa.
- A HY-Ka, xBaTaHTe ero! - aaKpHt.Ia-
JIa rrepBaH CaJIaMaH,n;pa. Y6heM ero
H aaKOHt.IHM 3TY BOHHY!
- 8H, rrO,ll;Om,ll;HTe!
KJIHKHY JI KOpOJIh-JIeB.
BaM He KameTCH, tITO H
CHJIhHee Bac? XOTh Bac
55
BOC-
A
H Tpoe, HO H aHatIHTeJIhHO 60JIbllIe Bac!
- Tpoe?! - B O,n;HH rOJIOC aaXOXOTaJIH
Ca31aMaH,n;phI. - OH CKaaaJI, HaC Tpoe!
r JIyneIlJ
B,n;pyr nepBaH CaJIaMaH,n;pa npOHaH-
TeJIhHO CBHCTHY31a, H B TOT me MHr Ha
u
orHeHHOH BO,n;hI CTaJIH nOKaahIBaThCH
npOTHBHhIe rOJIOBhI COHHhIX CaJIaMaH,n;p.
He npOllI310 H MHHYThI, KaK yme Bce
nhI31aIOru;ee oaepo KHllIeJIO STHMH TBa-
pHMH.
- BOHHa C PoaOBOH cTpaHoH! - KPH-
tIaJIH CaJIaMaH,n;phI. - BOHHa C PoaoBoH
cTpaHoH! HaKoHe
-To, MhI
OjK,n;aJIHCh
sToro!
BH,n;H, tITO ,n;eJIO npHHHMaeT cepheaHhIH
060POT, KOp031h-JIeB rpoaHO aaphItIaJI. Ho
3TO TOJIhKO Ha MrHOBeHHe OCTaHOBHJIO Ha-
na,n;aBIlIHX, nOCJIe tIero Ca31aMaH,n;phI ,n;BH-
HYJIHCh Ha CHM6y eru;e pellIHTeJIhHee, HpO-
CTHO KpMtJa:
- OH npHHHJI HallI BhIaoB! Ypa!
PacTepaaeM ero Ha MeJIKHe KJIO-
tIhH!
II B,n;pyr oTKy,n;a-TO IIO-
u
HBHJICH poaOBhIH MOThI-
56
JIeK. OH aaKpymHJI Ha,n; rOJIOBOH KOpOJIH-
JIbBa, B ymace rrOBTOpHH:
- CKOpee! CKOpee! lIJIbIBH K 6epery!
Cro,n;a! 3a MHOH!
CHM6a He CTaJI ,n;OJIro paa,n;YMhIBaTb H
6pOCHJICH BCJIe,n; aa poaOBbIM MOTbIJIbKOM.
OrHeHHbIe 6phIarH JIeTeJIH Ha-rro ero JIarr
BO Bce CTOpOHhI. CaJIaMaH,n;pbI paa6era-
JIHCh rrepe,n; HHM B paaHhIe CTOpOHhI, HO
TYT me YCTpeMJIHJIHCh CJIe,n;OM.
OtIYTHBIlIHCb Ha 6epery, KOpOJIb-JIeB
OCTaHOBHJICH.
- HaM Ha,n;o rrocKopee y,n;HpaTb OTCro-
,n;a, nOKa He rrpOCHYJIHCb rreru;epHhIe caJIa-
MaH,n;pbI, - CKaaaJI eMY CKOHH, 6ecrrOKoH-
HO Kpymach Ha,n; KOpOJIeM-JIbBOM.
- '£ITO eru;e 3a rreru;epHbIe CaJIaMaH,n;-
pbI? - CrrpOCHJI CHM6a.
- Te, KOTopbIe mHBYT B rreru;epax. BH-
,n;HllIh, CKOJIbKO 3,n;ech neru;ep?
- Ho 3,n;ecb Be3,n;e IIeru;epbI, - pac-
TepHHHO rrpOM3Hec KOpOJIb-JIeB. -
I Ky,n;a me HaM ,n;eBaTbCH?
- MomeT, Hac crraceT BOT
:3Ta TpOIIMHKa? - CKa3aJI
u
p030BhIH MOTbIJIeK.
58
B STOT MOMeHT H3 03epa nOCJIbIllIaJICH
. u
or JIYIIIHTeJIhHhIH CBHCT.
- OHM 30BYT IIeru;epHbIX CaJIaMaH,n;p! -
BOCKJIHKHYJI CKOHH. - MbI npOnaJIH!
- Ca,n;HCb Ha MeHSlI - pellIHTeJIbHO
npOHaHec KOpOJIb-JIeB. - TaK 6y,n;eT 6bI-
cTpeeI
E,n;Ba poaOBbIH MOTbIJIeK onYCTHJICH Ha
cnHHY CHM6e, KaK KOpOJIb-JIeB co Bcex
Hor 6pOCHJICH no TponHHKe no,n;aJIbllIe OT
IIbIJIalOru;ero oaepa.
59
FJIABA CE/{bMAH
B 3AMKE KOPOJIH
CAJIAMAH,IJ:P
- Hy, KaK ThI? - CrrpOCHJI Ha XO,n;y Ko-
pOJIh-JIeB.
- HH... HH... HH... tIe... tIe... ro...
Hop... HOp... MaJIh... MaJIh... HO! - oTBe-
u
THJI poaOBhIH MOThIJIeK, rro,n;rrphIrHBaH Ha
crrHHe y CMM6hI.
- MomeT, yme XBaTHT 6emaTh?
- Ha... Ha... Be... BepHO!
KOpOJIh-JIeB OCTaHOBHJICH H OrJIHHYJICH.
CaJIaMaH,n;p HHr,n;e He 6hIJIO BH,n;HO. lIo 06e
CTOpOHhI TporrHHKH JIemaJIH HeBhICOKHe
ropbI.
- KameTCH, OHH OTCTaJIH, - CKaaaJI
OH.
- TOJIhKO He OtIeHh-TO Ha,n;eHCH,
tITO OHM OCTaBSlT Hac B rrOKoe, rro-
Ka MbI He y6epeMcSI Ma HX
CTpaHbI, - MpatIHO HapeK
u
p030BbIH MOThIJIeK.
60
- TbI TaK ,n;YMaellIb? - C COMHeHHeM
B r0310Ce CrrpOCHJI KOp031b-JIeB.
- KOHetIHO. Ym OHH He yrrYCTHT MO-
MeHTa, tIT06bI He rrOBoeBaTb C KeM-HH-
6y,n;b.
- 3HatIHT, HaM Ha,n;o YXO,n;HTb OTCIO-
,n;a, - CKaaa31 CHM6a.
- Ha,n;o, - COr31aCHJICH CKOHH, -
T031bKO Ky,n;a? B PoaOBYIO CTpaHY Te6e Te-
rrepb rrorraCTb 6y,n;eT Tpy,n;HO, Be,n;b TbI He
YMeellIb 31eTaTb. A tITo6bI rrorraCTb B Hee
u u
C ,n;pyroH CTOpOHbI, HymHo rrpOHTH He-
CK031bKO CTpaH.
- Hy, eC31H OHH TaKHe me MaJIeHbKHe,
KaK H TBOH CTpaHa... - HatIaJI 6bI310 CHM-
6a, HO CKOHH TYT me rrepe6H31 ero.
- HHtIerO OHa He MaJIeHbKaH, - C 06H-
,n;OH B rOJIoce rrpoHaHec OH. - ECTb cTpa-
HbI H rrOMeHbllIe.
B STOT MOMeHT Ha,n;aJIeKa rrOCJIbIllIa31CH
TorrOT.
- CaJIaMaH,n;pbI! - BOCK31HKHY JI
poaOBbIH MOTbIJIeK. - Ha,n;o r,n;e-
HH6y,n;b crrpHTaTbCH!
- Ho r,n;e? - paCTepHH-
HO CrrpOCH31 KOpOJIb-JIeB.
61
- 3a 3TOH CRaJIOH ,n;OJImeH HaXO,n;HTbCH
aaMOK KOpOJIH CaJIaMaH,n;p.
POaOBbIH MOTbIJIeK IIOCMOTpeJI Ha He6o.
- CeHtIaC IIOJI eHb. B 3TO BpeMH KO-
pOJIb 06bItIHO CIIHT, H HHKTO He HMeeT
rrpaBa rrOTpeBomHTb ero COH. MbI MomeM
u
nOIIbITaTbCH THXOHbKO BOHTH B KOpOJIeB-
u
CKHH aaMOK H IIepem,n;aTb TaM HeKOTopoe
BpeMH.
- A tITO, paaBe B KOpOJIeBCKOM aaMKe
HeT oxpaHbI?
- ECTb. Ho OHa JII06HT IIOCIIaTb He
MeHbllIe caMoro KOpOJIH. lIpaB,n;a, Te6e C
TBOHM pOCTOM Ha o 6y eT BeCTH ce6H oco-
6eHHo oCTopomHo H THXO, tITo6bI KOpOJIb
He IIPOCHYJICH. Ho, IIOjKaJIYH, 3TO JIYtIlIIe,
qeM HeCTHCb ,n;aJIblIIe, He 3HaH, qTO Te6H
m,n;eT BIIepe,n;H.
II CKOHH C CHM60H YCTpeMHJIHCb aa
6JIHmaHllIYIO CKaJIY.
BOH KOpOJIeBCKMH 3aMOK!
u
KPMKHYJI p030BbIM MOTbIJIeK M eru;e
t CHJIbHee aaMaXaJI KpbIJIb aMH.
- Ho Be b OH ropHTI - HC-
IIyraHHo BOCKJIMKHYJI Ko-
pOJIb-JIeB.
62
- OH BCer,n;a rOpHT, - CnOKOHHO CKa-
aaJI CKOHH. - OH TaK H HaabIBaeTCH -
u u
OrHeHHbIH KOpOJIeBCKHH aaMOK.
- Ho RaK B HerO BOHTH? - He,n;OYMeH-
HO CnpOCHJI CHM6a. - Be,n;b MOjKHO...
- CropeTb? - ,n;ora,n;aJICH poaOBbIH MO-
TbIJIeK. - HHKor,n;a B mHaHH. Be,n;b TbI
me He cropeJI B orHeHHOM oaepe. Hy, ,n;a-
BaH, CMe31ee!
II CKOHH nepBbIM 6pOCHJICH K KOpOJIeB-
CKOMY aaMRY. KOpOJIb-JIeB HeMHoro no,n;y-
MaJI H HanpaBHJICH BC31e,n; aa HHM.
PoaOBbIH MOTbIJIeK no,n;om,n;aJI ero y
Bxo,n;a B aaMOR H THXO HanOMHHJI:
- T031bKO He IlIYMH.
Bxo,n; B aaMOK 6bI31 MaJIeHbKHH H HH-
aeHbKHH, CHM6e ,n;ame npHIIIJIOCb npH-
rHYTb rOJIOBY, tIT06bI BOHTH BHYTPb. Aa H
caM aaMOK He OT JIHtIaJICH 60JIbIIIHMH paa-
MepaMH. BnpOtIeM, STO C TOtIKH apeHHH
KOPOJIH-JIbBa. CKOHH me OH, Ha060-
pOT, KaaaJICH npOCTO orpOMHhIM.
BHYTPH aaMKa Tome Bce nbIJIa-
JIO - nOJI, nOTOJIOK, CTeHbI.
- CMOTPH, - npOIIIen-
u
TaJI poaOBhIH MOTbIJIeK
63
JIbBY B CaMOe YXO, - BOH CIIHT KOpOJIeB-
CKHe CTpamHHKH.
CHM6a nOCMOTpeJI B TY CTOPOHY, Ky a
nOKaabIBaJI CKOHH, H, eHCTBHTeJIbHO,
YBH eJI Ha nOJIY B OrHe TpeX CaJIaMaH p.
KaaaJIOCb, tITO OHH He cnHT, a rOpHT, H
KOpOJIIO-JIbBY onHTb c eJIaJIOCb HeMHoro
He no ce6e.
- XOtIellIb, H IIOKajKY Te6e KOpOJIH ca-
JIaMaH p? - CnpOCHJI poaOBbIH MOTbIJIeK.
- He aHaIO, - paCTepHHHO OTBeTHJI
CHM6a.
- aBaH nOCMOTpHM. TeM 6oJIee, tITO H
H caM e o eru;e HHKor a He BH eJI.
PoaOBbIH MOTbIJIeK H KOpOJIb-JIeB Ha-
npaBHJIHCb BrJIy6b aaMKa.
- KajKeTCH, 3TH CTeHbI H nOTOJIOK CKO-
po PYXHYT, - THXO CKaaaJI CHM6a.
- He 60HCH, He PYXHYT, - ycnoKOHJI
ero CKOHH. - OHH YjKe MHoro JIeT BOT
TaK ropHT H He cropalOT.
HeMHoro OCBOHBIlIHCb B nbIJIaIO-
ru;eM KOpOJIeBCKOM aaMKe, CHM6a
aaXOTeJI nocMoTpeTb H ,n;pyrHe
KOMHaTbI.
- TbI aHaellIb, r e
64
u u
CeHt.IaC HaXO MTCH KOpOJIh 3TOM CTpa-
HbI? - CnpOCHJI OH y CKOHH.
- CKOpee BCerO, B TpOHHOM aaJIe,
u
OTBeTHJI p030BhIM MOThIJIeK.
- A .n;aBaH nOCMOTpHM Ha Hero,
IIpe.n;JIOmHJI KOpOJIh-JIeB.
- Ho 3TO onacHo, - npe.n;ynpe.n;HJI
CKOHH.
- ThI me rOBOpHJI, t.ITO OH cnHT.
- rOBOpHJI, - COrJIaCHJICH poaOBhIH
MOTbIJIeK. - Ho H me He rOBOpHJI, tITO OH
CIIHT eJIbIH ,n;eHh. OH MomeT npOCHYThCH
B JII06yIO MHHYTY.
- maJIKO, - Ba OXHYJI CHM6a, -
no6@BaTb B KOpOJIeBCKOM aaMKe H He
YBH,n;eTh KOpOJIH. Be.n;h H me Tome KO-
pOJIh, H MHe 6hIJIO 6bI OtIeHh HHTepeCHO
Y3HaTb, eCTb JIH Y Hac C HHM tITO-HH6y.n;h
06ru;ee.
- 3Ha'tIHT, TbI Tome mHBeIIIh B aaM-
Ke? - He CKpbIBaH CBoero BOCXHru;e-
u
HHH, CnpOCHJI poaOBhIH MOThIJIeK.
- HeT, - OTBeTHJI KOpOJIh-
JIeB, - H mHBY B mYHrJIHX,
a 3TO nOJIY'tIIIIe BCHKoro
3aMKa.
5. llH38 A/J;J.MC.
65
- A OHH 60JIb1lIHe, TBOH ,n;mYHrJIH? -
u
CIIpOCHJI poaOBbIH MOThIJIeK.
- BOJIbIlIHe, - Ba,n;OXHYJI CHM6a, otIe-
u
BH,lI;HO, BcrrOMHHB 0 CBoeH CTpaHe.
- BOJIhllIe 3Toro aaMKa? - CHOBa crrpo-
CHJI CKOHH.
- BOJIbllIe, - Y JIbI6HY JICH KOpOJIb-
JIeB. - 3HatIHTeJIbHO 60JIbllIe, - TYT me
,lI;06aBHJI OH.
- OHH, HaBepHoe, KaK ,lI;Ba TaKHX aaM-
Ka, ,lI;a? - C aaBHCTblO rrpOHaHec poaoBbIH
MOTbIJIeK.
- Eru;e 60JIbIIIe, - CKaaaJI CHM6a. -
OHH ,n;ame 60JIbllIe TBoeH CTpaHbI.
- BOJIbIIIe MoeH cTpaHhI? - He IIOBe-
pHJI poaOBbIH MOTbIJIeK. - A TbI He
BpellIb?
- 3atIeM MHe BpaTb? Kor,n;a-HH6Y,lI;h,
MomeT, IIpHJIeTHllIh KO MHe B rOCTH H caM
y6e,n;HllIbcH.
- JIa,n;Ho, - CKaaaJI CKOHH, - IIOH-
:M'! ,n;eM IIOKa.iKY Te6e KOpOJIH caJIa-
I MaH,n;p.
- A TbI, HaBepHoe, a,n;eCb
tIaCTO 6bIBaellIb? - aaMe-
THJI CHM6a, CJIe,n;YH aa
66
u
pOaOBhIM MOThIJIhKOM, KOTOphIH IIOpXaJI
u
Ha O,n;HOH KOMHaThI B ,n;pyryro.
- HeT, - OTBeTHJI CKOHH. - lIpocTo,
KOr,n;a 6hIBaeT CKYt.!HO, H JII06JIIO nYTeIIIe-
CTBOBaTh no paaHhIM CTpaHaM. Ho Haxo-
,n;HTbCH B CTpaHe CaJIaMaH,n;p OIIaCHO, Be,n;h
u
MhI Haxo,n;HMCH B COCTOHHHH BOHHhI C HH-
MH, nOSTOMY H cTaparoch 6hIBaTh a,n;eCh
KaK MomHO peme.
HaKOHe , CHM6a H CKOHH OKaaaJIHCh B
60JIbllIOM aaJIe, KOTOphIH ropeJI He meJI-
ThIM, a rOJIy6hIM orHeM. lIocpe,n;H aaJIa
u
CTOHJI rrhIJIaIOru;HH TpOH, a Ha HeM, THXO
IIoxpanhIBaH, JIemaJI KOpOJIh CaJIaMaH,n;p C
u u
aOJIOTOH KOpOHOH Ha rOJIOBe.
- CTpaHHO, - CKaaaJI CHM6a, XOpO-
eHhKO paCCMOTpeB KOpOJIH caJIa-
MaH,n;p, - Ha BH,n; OH TaKOM ,n;06PO,n;YIlI-
u
HbIH, tITO COBceM He IIoxom Ha KOpOJIH.
HeymeJIH OH MomeT YIIpaBJIHTh eJIOH
CTpaHOH TaKHX aJIbIX CaJIaMaH,n;p?
- OH H B caMOM ,n;eJIe ,n;06PO,n;YIII-
u u
HhIH, - IIpOMOJIBHJI poaOBhIH
MOThIJIeK. - A TOtIHee, He-
MHoro rJIYIIoBaThIH, aa6bIB-
u u
tIHBhIH H pacceHHHhIH.
67
- Ho rrOtIeMY me Tor
a... - HatIaJI 6bI-
JIO CHM6a H B
Pyr BOCKJIHKHYJI: - AH! H
06mercH!
- '£ITO? '£ITO TaKoe? - TYT me rrpOCHYJI-
CH KOpOJIb CaJIaMaH
p. - KTO a
eCh?
- MhI rrpOrraJIH! - rrpOIlIenTaJI poao-
u
BbIH MOTbIJIeK.
KOpOJIh CaJIaMaH
p YBH
eJI HeaBaHbIX
u
rOCTeH H aaKpHtIaJI:
- KTO BbI TaKHe? KaK BbI CIO,n;a rrOrraJIH?
KTO Bac BrrYCTHJI B KOpOJIeBCKHH aaMOK?
- BaIlIe BeJIHtIeCTBO, - HallIeJICH CKO-
HH, - paapellIHTe rrpe
CTaBHTb BaM BhI-
COKoro rOCTH, KOTOpbIH rrpH6bIJI B BaIllY
CTpaHY C
aJIeKOH rrJIaHeTbI... KaK HaahI-
BaeTCH TBOH rrJIaHeTa? ---- rrpOllIerrTaJI OH
Ha YXO KOpOJIIO-JIbBY.
- 3eMJIH, - TaK me THXO OTBeTHJI
CHM6a.
- C
aJIeKOH rrJIaHeTbI 3eMJIH, - rpOM-
KO rrOBTOpHJI CKOHH. - OH MHoro CJIbI-
llIaJI 0 BallIeH CTpaHe Ii:
aBHO XOTeJI
HaHeCTH BHaHT BaM.
- 8TO BepHo? - 06paTHJI-
CH KOpOJIh CaJIaMaH
p K
CHM6y.
68
- BepHo, - KHBHYJI rOJIOBOH KOpOJIb-
JIeB.
- C KeM HMeIO 'tJeCTb paarOBapHBaTb?
- C ROpOJIeM ,n;mYHr JIeH no HMeHH
CHM6a, - npe,n;CTaBHJICH KOpOJIb-JIeB.
- KOpOJIh CaJIaMaH,n;p ,IJ:pHnHHTOp
lIepBhIH, - rrpe,n;CTaBHJICH H xoaHHH
aaMKa. - MomeT 6hITh, BhI npHIlIJIH,
'tJTo6bI 06'bHBHTb MHe BOHHY?
- HeT, tITO BbI! - rrocnellIHO aaMOTaJI
rOJIOBOH CHM6a.
- JKaJIh, O'tJeHh maJIh, - Ba,n;OXHYJI
,IJ:pHnHHTOp lIepBhIH.
- BbI TaK JII06HTe BoeBaTh? - YtITHBO
CnpOCHJI CHM6a. - lIo BallIeMY BH,n;y He
CKamellIh 3Toro.
- STO Bee MOH npe,n;KH, - OTBeTHJI KO-
pOJIh CaJIaMaH,n;p. - lIpa6a6YIlIKH, npa,n;e-
,n;YIlIKH, npaTeTYIlIKH, npa,n;H,n;IOIlIKH paa-
HbIe. OHH 6hIJIH O'tJeHb meCTOKHMH H He
MOrJIM M ,n;HH IIpomHTb, tJT06bI KOMY-
HM6y,n;b He 06'bHBHTb BOHHY. IIx re-
,+ HhI nepe,n;aJIHCh MHe. XOTH, no
u
cpaBHeHHIO C HHMH, 51 TaROH
6e306M,n;HbIH, tJTO MHor,n;a
caMOMY ,n;ame nJIaKaTh
70
X01IeTCH, rJIH H Ha ce6H B 3epKaJIO. He
KOpOJIb, a... a... He 3HalO, KTO.
- THmeJIo BaM, HaBepHoe, - CKa3aJI
KOpOJIh-JIeB, II 6bIJIO HenOHHTHO, npOH3-
u u
Hec OH 3TH CJIOBa co CKpbITOH HaCMeIIlKOH
HJIH BnOJIHe cepbe3HO.
- Eru;e 6b1 He THmeJIO! - BOCKJIHKHYJI
pHnHHTOp lIepBbIH. - BOT BbI MeHH rro-
HHMaeTe! lIoToMY tITO BhI Tome KOpOJIh.
KOMY me JIYtIIIle rrOHHMaTb KOpOJIH, KaK
He ,n;PyrOMY KOpOJIIO! TpH,n; aTh JIeT npo-
IIlJIO C Tex nop, KaK 51 06r:bHBHJI BOHHY Po-
u
aOBOH CTpaHe, H aa STH TpH,n; aTb JIeT He
6:bIJIO eru;e HH o,n;Horo cpameHHH! Pa3Be
MOH rrpe,n;KH ,n;orrYCTHJIH 6h1 TaKOH noaop?
KOpOJIb-JIeB pellIHJI, tITO STOT Bonpoc
OTHOCHTCH He K HeMY, Ii npOMOJItIaJI.
- He ,n;onYCTHJIH 6b1! - B3,n;OXHY JI
pHnHHTop lIepBbIH. - A Bee nOtIeMY?
- lIotIeMY? - Ha BemJIHBOCTH cnpo-
CHJI CHM6a.
- A Bce H3-aa o,n;Horo Moero npa-
,n;H,n;IOIIlKH! - He,n;OBOJIhHO npo-
H3Hec KOpOJIb CaJIaMaH,n;p.
- KaK STO? - y,n;HBHJI-
CH CHM6a.
71
- OqeHh rrpOCTO, - B3,l];OXHYJI pHnHH-
TOp lIepBhIH. - OH 6hIJI e,l];HHCTBeHHhIM B
HaIIIeM PO,n;y, KTO TepneTh He Mor BoeBaTh.
OH OIIOaOpHJI BeCh HaIII po,n;. lIo3TOMY H
IIpo6hIJI KOpOJIeM Bcero TPH rO,l);a.
- A qTO 6hIJIO IIOTOM? - CrrpOCHJI
CHM6a.
- He aHam, - rromaJI IIJIetIaMH pH-
IIHHTOp lIepBhIH. - To JIH ero OTpaBHJIH,
TO JIH OH caM IIOBeCHJICH.
- lIeqaJIhHaH HCTOpHH, - CKaaaJI Ko-
pOJIh-JIeB.
- lIeqaJIhHaH, - COrJIaCHJICH KOpOJIh
CaJIaMaH,n;p. - Ho eru;e rretIaJIhHee TO, t.ITO
ero reHhI rrepe,l];aJIHCh MHe HaIIOJIOBHHY.
- KaK HaIIOJIOBHHY? - He IIOHHJI
CHM6a.
- 06hIKHOBeHHO. Bo MHe rrOJIOBHHa ero
reHoB, IIOJIOBHHa - Bcex OCTaJIhHhIX
npe,n;KOB, HOpMaJIhHhIX. Ho ero IIOJIOBHHa
IIotJeMY-To IIepeBemMBaeT ,n;pyryIO 110-
JIOBMHY, M .H HHtJero He Mory C 3THM
IIO,l];eJIaTh. lIo3TOMY SI H CIIJIIO
MHoro, qTo6hI He ,n;YMa Th 0
CBoeM II030pe.
Ho rrOtIeMY BhI
72
CQHTaeTe 3TO II030pOM? - Y HBHJICH Eo-
pOJIb-JIeB.
- A KaK me! - BOCKJIHKHYJI pHnHH-
TOp lIepBhIH. - TpH,n;n;aTh JIeT Haxo,n;HTh-
u u u
CH B COCTOSIHHH BOHHhI C O,n;HOH CTpaHOH
H He rr06e,l];HTh eel
- Ho Be,n;h P030BaH CTpaHa Haxo,n;HTCSI
BhICOKO, H BhI He MomeTe ,l];06paThCH ,n;o
Hee, - HarrOMHHJI CHM6a.
- 9TO e,l];HHCTBeHHaH rrpHt.IHHa, rrOt.IeMY
H eru;e He OTpaBHJICH, - B3,l];OXHYJI pH-
rrHHTOp lIepBhIH. - XOTH OHa MeHH H He
orrpaB,l];hIBaeT rrOJIHOCThlO.
- lIot.IeMY?
- lIoTOMY t.ITO H KOpOJIh H ,l];OJImeH 6hIJI
3a TpH,l];n;aTh JIeT rrpH,l];YMaTh t.ITO-HH6Y h.
HarrpHMep, $I ,n;OJImeH 6hIJI -qeM-HH6y,n;h
pa303JIHTh mHTeJIeH 3TOH P030BOH CTpa-
HhI, t.ITo6hI OHH caMH 3aXOTeJIH BoeBaTb co
MHOH. Ho pa3Be HX t.IeM-HH6Y h pa30-
3JIHIIIh? - yrraBllIHM rOJIOCOM CrrpOCHJI
KOpOJIh CaJIaMaH)J;p. - BOT pa3Be
Te6H pa303JIHllIh -qeM-HH6y,l];h? -
06paTHJICH OH K p030BOMY MO-
ThIJIhKY.
- He 3HalO, - paCTe-
73
pHHHO OTBeTHJI CKOHH. - H HHKor,n;a He
,n;YMaJI 06 3TOM.
- OH He ,n;YMaJI! - Mpa'tIHO nOBTOpHJI
pHnHHTOp lIepBhIH. - OHH HHKor,n;a HH
o tIeM He ,n;YMaIOT! OHH BhIparu;HBaIOT ce-
6e no BceH CTpaHe BeTOtIKH M 60JIhllIe HM
o tIeM He ,n;YMaIOT! KaK BaM 3TO HpaBHT-
CH? - CnpOCMJI OH Y KOPOJIH-JIhBa.
- Kam,n;aH CTpaHa mHBeT no CBOHM aa-
KOHaM, - CTapaHCh He 06H,n;eTh CBoero CO-
6ece,n;HMKa, OTBeTHJI CMM6a. - '£IecTHo ro-
BOpH, CeHtIaC B MHpe BOHHhI, Bo06ru;e, He
B Mo,n;e... - OCTopomHO CKaaaJI OH.
- HeymeJIM? - y,n;HBHJICH pHnMHTOp
IIepBhIH. - '£I TO BhI TaKoe rOBopHTe?
9Toro He MomeT 6:bITh!
- KJIHHYCh BaM! H 6hIBaJI BO MHorHX
CTpaHax, M, cKamy BaM OTKpOBeHHO, He
u u
BM,n;eJI HH O,n;HOH BOMHhI.
- M-,n;a, - npOTHHYJI pHnHHTOp lIep-
BhIH. - '£ITO me MHe Terreph ,n;eJIaTh?
- H ,n;YMaIO, ,n;JIH HatIaJIa BaM
MomHO 6hIJIO 6:bI rrorrp060BaTh aa-
KJIIOtIMTh rrepeMHpHe C Poao-
BOH CTpaHOH. 9TO MomHO
6hIJIO 6hI c,n;eJIa Th rrpHMO
74
u
CeHtIaC, Be,l);h 3,l);eCh HaXO,l);HTcsr ee npe,l);-
CTaBHTeJIh.
II KOpOJIh-JIeB KHBHYJI Ha p030BOrO MO-
ThIJIbKa.
- STO HepeaJIhHO, - MpatIHO npOHaHeC
KOpOJIb CaJIaMaH,n;p.
- IIotIeMY? - Y,l);HBHJICsr CHM6a.
- reHhI. IIpa,n;e,n;YIlleK, npa6a6YIlleK,
npa,n;H,n;IOIlleK, npaTeTYIlleK... OHH Be,n;h
Tpe6YIOT, tIT06bI H BOeBaJI C KeM-HH6y,n;b.
IIoCTOHHHO C KeM-HH6y,n;b BOeBaJI!
- A BbI He np060BaJIH nHTb HaCTOHKY
Ha rrOJIhIHH? - CrrpOCHJI KOpOJIh-JIeB.
- HaCTOHKY H3 nOJIhIHH? - Y,l);HBHJICsr
pHnHHTOp IIepBhIH. - 3atIeM?
- rOBopsrT, OHa OtIeHh ycnoKaHBaeT H,
KpOMe Toro, y6HBaeT Bpe,n;HhIe reHhI.
- HeymeJIH? - rrOKatIaJI rOJIOBOH KO-
pOJIh CaJIaMaH,n;p. - BbI B STOM YBepeHhI?
- A6COJIIOTHO, - OTBeTHJI CHM6a.
HeCKOJIbKO MHHYT pHnHHTOp lIep-
u
BhIM JIemaJI Ha TpoHe, norpymeH-
u
HhIH B THmeJIhIe paa,n;YMhsr, H,
HaKOHe , npOH3Hec:
- Bce paBHo HHtIerO He
n OJIYtIHTCsr .
75
- ITO'tleMY? - CnpOCHJI KOpOJIh-JIeB.
- ITOTOMY tITO MOH BOHHhI, CaJIaMaH)J;-
phI, HHKor,n;a He IIOH,n;YT Ha TO, tITo6hI IIpe-
KpaTHTh Bee BOHHhI. Be,n;h OHH BOIOIOT YjKe
He O,n;HH ,n;eCHTOK JIeT H 60JIhIIIe HHtIerO He
YMeIOT ,n;eJIaTh, TOJIbKO BoeBaTh. 3a 3TO
BpeMH OHH CTaJIH TaKHMH aJIbIMH H arpec-
CHBHbIMH, tITO eCJIH OHH IIepeCTaHYT Boe-
BaTh C
PyrHMH CTpaHaMH, TO HatIHYT BO-
eBaTh caMH C C060H. A 3TO eru;e xYjKe.
- Ho Be,n;h OHH Tome MorYT IIpHHHMaTh
HaCTOHKY IIOJIhIHH, - CKaaaJI KOpOJIh-
JIeB. - KaK 51 aaMeTHJI, 3Toro paCTeHHH Y
Bac Bea,n;e IIpe,n;OCTaTOQHO.
- AeHCTBHTeJIhHO, - aa,n;YMtIHBO IIpO-
H3Hec ApHIIHHTOp ITepBhIH, - OHH Tome
MorYT IIpHHHMaTb HaCTOHKY IIOJIhIHH. '£ITO
m, IIOjKaJIYH, MomHO IIOIIpo6oBaTh TO, QTO
BhI IIpe,n;JIaraeTe. XOTH, tIeCTHO rOBopH, 51
He aHam, 'ITO 6bI .H OTBeTHJI BaM, HaIIpH-
Mep, tJepe3 tJac MJIM ,n;Ba. lIpocTO ceH-
tJac BO MHe rOBopHT reHbI 3Toro IIPO
,
KJIHTOrO IIpa,n;H,n;IOIIIKH, KOTOphIH
u
TepIIeTh He Mor BCHKHe BOH-
HbI. A tJepe3 tJac MJIM ,n;Ba
BO MHe MorYT. aarOBO-
76
pHTh reHhI OCTaJIhHhIX MOHX rrpe,n;KOB, H
TOr,n;a... TOr,n;a...
- TaK aatIeM me HaM jK,n;aTh STH tIac
HJIH ,n;Ba? - rrOTOpOrrHJI KOpOJIH caJIa-
MaH,n;p CHM6a. - lIoKa BhI He rrepe,n;YMa-
u
JIH, rrpHMHTe HaCTOHKY rrOJIhIHH rrpHMO
u
CeHtIac.
- BhI TaR CtIHTaeTe? - B rOJIOce
pHrrHHTopa IIepBoro tIYBCTBOBaJIOCh
COMHeHHe.
- KOHetIHO! K CtIaCThIO, BOaJIe BallIero
u u
aaMKa rrpOTeKaeT ropHru;HH PYtIeH, MOjK-
HO Ha6pa Th B HeM ropHru;eH BO,n;hI H OtIeHh
6hICTpO rrpHrOTOBHTh HaCTOHRY. lIpaB-
,n;a. .. - aaMHJICH CHM6a.
- BhI XOTeJIH eru;e tITO-TO CKaaaTh? -
CrrpOCHJI KOpOJIb CaJIaMaH,n;p.
- H He aHalO, MomHO JIH rrHTh ropH-
ru;YIO BO,n;y.
- KOHetIHO, MOjKHO! aaCMeHJICH
pHrrHHTOp IIepBhIH. - rOpHru;aH BO-
,n;a - caMaH BKYCHaH Bo,n;a B MHpe.
MomeTe rrorrp060BaTh H y6e,n;HTh-
CH caMH.
- HeT, HeT, crracH60, -
TOpOrrJIHBO OTBeTHJI Ko-
78
pOJIb-JIeB. - H 60JIblIIe npHBbIK K 06bIK-
u
HOBeHHOH.
- KaK aHaeTe, - YJIbI6HYJICH BJIa e-
JIe IIOJIbIxaroru;ero aaMKa.
- K COmaJIeHHIO, HaM Ha,n;o H,n;TH, -
CKaaaJI CHM6a II Ba,n;OXHY JI TaK, CJIOBHO
eMY Ha caMOM ,n;eJIe ymac KaK He XOTeJIOCb
paCCTaBaTbCH co CBOHM HOBhIM aHaKO-
MbIM. - Ho, MomeT 6bITb, BbI 06 HBHTe
o rrpeKparu;eHHH BOHHhI C PoaOBOH CTpa-
HOH rrpSlMO CeHtIac? - OCTpomHO CnpOCHJI
OH y KOpOJIH CaJIaMaH,n;p. - '£Iero THHYTh
BpeMH? a H rrpe,n;CTaBHTeJIh PoaOBOH
CTpaHhI a,n;eCh. OH 6hI...
- HeT, HeT, - rrepe6HJI CHM6y pH-
rrHHTOp lIepBhIH. - H eru;e He rOTOB K
3TOMY. H tIYBCTBYIO, KaK BO MHe eru;e cpa-
malOTCH MejK y C060H reHhI MOHX rrpe,n;-
KOB. K TOMY me, CaJIaMaH,n;phI, MOH BOH-
HhI, He IIOHMYT MeHH. MHe HymHo BpeMH
u
H... H HaCTOHKa Ha IIOJIhIHH.
- H YBepeH, tITO OHa BaM rrOMO-
meT, - CKa3aJI KOpOJIh-JIeB H Ha-
rrpaBHJICH K BhIXO,n;y Ha TpOHHO-
ro aarra. PoaOBhIH MOThIJIeK
rrOJIeTeJI BCJIe,n; aa HHM.
79
- BbI B03Bparu;aeTeCh ,n;OMOH? - crrpo-
CHJI y KOpOJlH-JIhBa pHrrHHTOp lIepBhIH.
- HeT... - KaK-TO HeYBepeHHO OTBe-
THJI CHM6a. - MbI BMeCTe C rrpHHTeJleM
peIIIHJlH HeMHOrO rrorrYTellIeCTBOBaTh no
MHPY.
- Y Bac 60JlhllIaH oxpaHa?
- HeT, - rrorrp060BaJI Y JlhI6HYThCH Ko-
pOJlh-JIeB.
- 3HatIHT, Y Bac He60JIhllIaH oxpaHa?
- H XOTeJl CKaaaTh, tITO Y Hac ee Bo06-
ru;e HeT, - 06rnHCHHJI CHM6a.
- KaK? - BOCKJIHKHY JI pHrrHHTOp
lIepBhIH. - Y Bac HeT oxpaHbI?
- H H MOH rrpHHTeJlh He c06HpaeMCH
rrpHtlHHHTh HHKOMY aJIa H Ha,n;eeMCH, t1TO
HaM Tome HHKTO He c,n;eJlaeT HHtIerO rrJlo-
xoro.
- OqeHb HarrpaCHO Ha,n;eeTeCh, - IIOKa-
t1aJI rOJIOBOH KOpOJlh CaJlaMaH,n;p. - Bo
BCHKOM CJIy ae, MOM BOMHbI He CTaHYT
y Bac CilpamMBaTb, C KaKMMM HaMe-
t peHHHMH BhI 3aHBHJIHCh clO,n;a.
- H 3TO yme 3aMeTHJI, -
IIp060pMOTaJI CMM6a.
- BOT t1TO, - pellIH-
80
TeJIhHO CKaaaJI pHnHHTOp lIepBhIH, -
,n;o rpaHH hI Bac npOBO,n;HT O,n;HH Ha MOHX
JIyqllIHX OXpaHHHKOB. Ym C HHM-TO BhI
Ce6H MomeTe qYBCTBOBaTh B COBepllIeHHOH
6eaonaCHOCTH. lIoH,n;eMTe.
II pHrrHHTop lIepBhIH BMeCTe C Kopo-
JIeM-JIl?BOM H poaOBhIM MOThIJIhKOM Ha-
rrpaBHJICH K BhIXO,n;y.
Kor,n;a OHH OKaaaJIHCh Y BhIxo,n;a Ha nhI-
JIaIOru;ero aaMKa, KOpOJIh CaJIaMaH,n;p
B,n;pyr OCTaHOBHJICH H BCKpHqaJI:
- KaK BhI rrOCMeJIH?! H CeHqaC me
npHKamy paamaJIOBaTh Bac B COJI,n;aThI!
BHatIaJIe CHM6a H CKOHH HHqerO He no-
HHJIM, HO Kor,n;a YBH,n;eJIH, Ky,n;a YCTpeM-
JIeH BarJIH,n; pHrrHHTopa lIepBoro, HM
cpaay me Bce CTaJIO HCHO. KOpOJIh caJIa-
MaH,n;p o6paru;aJICH K CBOHM oxpaHHHKaM,
TeM caMhIM, KOTOphIX npHHTeJIH YBH,n;eJIH
crrHru;HMH, e,n;Ba rrepecTynHJIH nopor 3TO-
ro aaMKa. BH,n;HMO, HeTpy,n;HO ,n;ora-
,n;aThCH, tITO oxpaHHHKH Bce eru;e
CrraJIH.
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177
- XBaTaH! fOHH! - Ha,n;pbIBaH mHBO-
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pOJIb ,n;mYHrJIeH? Ky,n;a ThI CrrpHTaJICH?
MomeT, TbI OT CTpaxa YTOHY JI B oaepe?
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11 CHOBa B paa60HHHKOB rrOJIeTeJIH rraJI-
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178
FJIABA lfETbIPHA/{I{ATAH
B 3AMKE BJIACTEJIHHA
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HeHaBeCTHO, CKOJIbKO BpeMeHH OH eru;e JIe-
TeJI 6bI TaK, e,n;Ba KacaHCb aeMJIH JIanaMH.
PeaKO OCTaHOBHBIlIHCb Y peKH, CHM6a
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TOJIbKO Tenepb CHM6a BCnOMHHJI 0 HeM.
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CH KOpOJIb-JIeB.
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179
Te6e, - OTBeTHJI pOaOBhIH MOThIJIeK.
paaBe 6hI 51 aa T060H yrHaJICH?!
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u
CeHtIac.
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ro HHKaKOH npHqHHhI. ECJIH Ha-sa MeHH...
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jKYHrJIeH, a y HpaJI, KaK nOCJIe HHH
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180
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STY peKY.
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,n;epeBO?
KOpOJIh-JIeB nOCMOTpeJI Ty,n;a, Ky,n;a IIO-
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B nHTHCTax OT HHX Ha 6epery peKH pOC-
JIO BhICOKoe epeBO.
- BHmy.
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PoaoBhIH MOThIJIeK H KOpOJIh-JIeB Ha-
npaBHJIHCb K ,n;epeBY . OH H O Hero,
CHM6a npH6JIHaHJICH K peKe H OCTopom-
HO cTynHJI B BO,n;y.
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u
poaOBhIH MOThIJIeK.
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TOphIM CMeHJIHCb 6hI Bce mHTeJIH mYH-
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181
3aMOK BJIaCTeJIHHa rrJIaHeThI 6hIJI BH,n;eH
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u u
BepHYJICH C ,n;pyroH nJIaHeTbI H OH, eHCT-
BHTeJIbHO, CMomeT BepHYTh ero Ha 3eMJIIO?
lIO,n;HHBIlIHCb no O,n;HOH H3 ,n;opor K aaM-
KY , nYTeIlIeCTBeHHHKH OCTaHOBHJIHCh Y
BbICOKHX BOpOT.
- CTpaHHO, - rrpOMOJIBHJI CHM6a, -
HHKoro HeTY. Pa3Be 3TOT 3aMOK He oxpa-
HHeTCH?
- HeT, - OTBeTHJI CKOHH. - Y lIera-
JIa, Bo06ru;e, HeT oxpaHbI. K HeMY MomeT
aaxo,n;HTb JIro60H, KTO rrOmeJIaeT. lIpaB a,
ero He tIaCTO MomHO 3aCTaTh B 3TOM aaM-
Ke, Ii, MHe KameTCH, CeHtIaC ero Tome
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182
OTBOpHHCb, THJKeJIO CKpHnHYJIH BOpO-
Ta. CHM6a H CKOHH OKaaaJIHCb Ha Kpyr-
u u
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u
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HaXO,n;HJICH cpOHTaH. Bo,n;a TaK OCJIenH-
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JIIO-JIbBY, rJIH,n;H Ha Hee, ymacHo aaxo-
TeJIOCb nHTb.
- KaK TbI CtIHTaeIIIb, 3TO HH'tIerO, ec-
JIH $I nOnbIO BO,ll;bI Ha 3TOrO cpOHTaHa, He
cnpOCHB paapeIIIeHHH y BaIIIero BJIaCTe-
JIHHa? - CnpOCHJI OH y CKOHH.
- KOHetIHO, HHtIerO, - OTBeTHJI poao-
BbIH MOTbIJIeK. - MeHH Tome ,n;aBHO MY-
tIHT mam,n;a.
Bo,n;a OKaaaJIaCb Ha y,n;HBJIeHHe BKYC-
HOH. KOpOJIb-JIeB Bce nHJI H nHJI H He Mor
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u
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HOH BO,ll;bI!
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OH tIeH-TO rOJIOc. - STO
pO,n;HHKoBaH Bo,n;a, KOTO-
183
pa$I rrO,n;HI1MaeTC$I l1a r JIy611HhI 60JIee 'tIeM
B MI1JIro.
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Ha 60JIhIIIOM KaMHe.
- MomeT 6bITb, BhI aHaeTe, - BemJII1-
BO 06paTI1JICH K KOMapy KOpOJIh-JIeB, -
u
He BepHYJICH JII1 B aaMOK BJIaCTeJII1H STOI1
rrJIaHeThI?
- A tITO rrpl1BeJIO Bac K HeMY? - BO-
rrpOCOM Ha Borrpoc OTBeTI1JI KOMap.
- BI1,n;I1Te JII1, $I norraJI cro,n;a C ,n;pyroH
IIJIaHeThI, 11 ceHtIac He Mory BepHYTbCH 06-
paTHO. MomeT, JIeTYtIl1H KOHh lIeraJI IIO-
MomeT MHe B 3TOM?
- A KaK me BbI norraJII1 cIO,n;a? -
crrpOCI1JI KOMap. - PaaBe JIbBhI YMeIOT JIe-
TaTb?
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HH 3TO nOJIYtIl1JIOCb KaK-TO caMO co60H.
A 60JIbIlle He rrOJIytIaeTc$I.
- BaM, HaBepHO, He IIOHpaBH-
JIaCb Harna rrJIaHeTa, eCJII1 BhI
XOTHTe TaR 6bICTpO IIOKI1HYTb
ee, - aaMeTHJI KOMap.
184
- HeT, tITO BbI, lIJIaHeTa aaMetIaTeJIb-
HaSI, TOJIbKO... MHe Ka.iKeTCSI, tITO 51 Y.iKe
eJIYro BetIHOCTb He 6bIJI ,n;OMa. A BbI .iKH-
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BeTHJI KOMap.
- 3HatIHT, BhI 3HaeTe, Kor,n;a JIeTYtIHH
KOHb 6bIBaeT B 3aMKe?
- a, 3Haro, - B rOJIoce KOMapa lIO-
HBHJIOCb eru;e 60JIbllIe HeYBepeHHOCTH.
- A Terreph ero a,n;eCb HeT?
- HeT, - KaK 3XO lIOBTOpHJI KOMap.
- JKaJIKO, - Ba,n;OXHYJI KOpOJIb-JIeB. -
MomeT, MHe ero no om aTb?
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JIeHHO OTBeTHJI KOMap. - A MomeT, H
HeT. KaK XOTHTe.
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- KTO?
- Hy, BJIaCTeJIHH 3TOH lIJIaHeTbI.
- 06bIKHoBeHHbIH.
- COBceM 06bIKHoBeHHbIH? II ec-
JIH 6bI 51 ero BCTpeTHJI r e-HH6Y b
lIO opore, TO He OTJIHtIHJI 6hI
OT PyroH JIOllIa H?
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186
OTBeTHJI KOMap. - BnpOtIeM, OTJIHtIHJIH
6hI, KOHetIHO, - OH CJIOBHO OtIHYJIC5I. -
lIo KphIJIh5lM. Be h Y Hero eCTb KphIJIh5l.
- Ho eCJIH 6hI ThI ero BCTpeTHJI no ,n;o-
pore, TO Bp5l,n; JIH 6hI yaHaJI, - BCTynHJI
B paarOBOp CKOHH, KOTOphIH ,n;o 3Toro
MOJItIa CJIYlIIaJI 6ece,n;y KOpOJIH-JIhBa H KO-
Mapa.
- lIotIeMY? - y,n;HBHJICH CHM6a.
- lIoToMY tITO aa rrpe,n;eJIaMH 3Toro
aaMKa JIeTytIerO KOHH pe,n;KO MOJKHO YBH-
,n;eTh B CBoeM HaCTOHru;eM 06JIHKe. '£Iaru;e
Bcero OH 06paru;aeTcH B KaKyro-HH6y,n;h
rrTH y HJIH mHBOTHoe.
- A BhI, KameTCH, npH6hIJIH cro,n;a Ha
PoaoBoH cTpaHhI? - 06paTHJIC5I K CKOHH
KOMap.
- a, - OTBeTHJI poaoBhIH MOThIJIeK.
- A tITO Bac npHBeJIO K BJIaCTeJIHHY
rrJIaHeThI? BbI Tome XOTHTe Ky,n;a-HH6y,n;h
YJIeTeTh?
- H rrOKaabIBaJI CHM6e ,n;opory, -
06r:bHCHHJI CKOHH. - Be,n;h OH
u
BrrepBhIe Ha HalIIeH rrJIaHeTe.
XOTH, eCJIH tIeCTHO, CHM6a
TaK YBJIeKaTeJIhHO pac-
187
CKa3bIBaJI MHe 0 CBOeH rrJIaHeTe, 'tITO H 6bI
C 60JIbllIHM y,n;OBOJIbCTBHeM CJIeTaJI 6bI TY-
,n;a BMeCTe C HHM, eCJIH 6bI STO 6bIJIO BOa-
MOmHO.
- HHKor,n;a He 6bIJI Ha 3eMJIe, - rrpo-
MOJIBHJI KOMap TaKHM TOHOM, CJIOBHO pe'tIb
u u u
IlIJIa, no KpaHHeH Mepe, 0 cocep;HeH CTpa-
He. - TaM TaK me MHoro cTpaH, KaK H Y
Hac?
- HaBepHoe, p;a, - HeYBepeHHO CKaaaJI
CHM6a.
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PaaBe Y Bac eCTb COMHeHHH Ha STOT
C'tIeT? - YP;HBHJICH KOMap.
- AeJIo B TOM, 'tITO 60JIbIIIYro 'tIaCTb CBO-
u
eH mHaHH 51 rrpOBeJI B p;jKYHr JIHX, - OT-
BeTHJI KOpOJIb-JIeB.
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KOMap.
- Aa.
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JIecy?
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JIH aHa'tIHTeJIbHO 60JIbIIIe, 'tIeM
BallIH CTpaHbI, a CTpaHa, B
u
KOTOpOH H mHBY, Ka-
188
jKeTCH, He MeHhllIe, tIeM BCH BaIIIa rrJIa-
HeTa.
- Tor a, HaBepHoe, Ha BaIIIeM IIJIaHe-
u u
Te YHMa :>KHTeJIeH, - aa YMqHBO rrpOHa-
Hec KOMap.
- a, :>KHTeJIeH Y Hac XBaTaeT, - CO-
rJIaCHJICH CHM6a.
- He YMaro, qTO 3TO OqeHh XOpOIIIO, -
rrpO OJI:>KHJI KOMap.
- lIoqeMY? - Y HBHJICH CHM6a.
- Be,n;h qeM 60JIhIIIe jKHTeJIeH, TeM
TpY Hee YIIpaBJIHTh CTpaHaMH HJIH rrJIa-
u
HeTOH.
- B03MomHo, - CKaaaJI CHM6a. - Xo-
u
TH HHor a HeCKOJIhKO :>KHTeJIeH OCTaBJIH-
roT 60JIhIIIe XJIOIIOT, qeM KaKaH-HH6Y h
eJIaH CTaH.
- Hy, 3TO BpH JIH, - He COrJIaCHJICH
KOMap. - Y Bac rrpOCTO rrJIOXoe rrpe,n;-
CTaBJIeHHe 0 TOM, qTO aHaqHT yrrpaBJIHTh
u u u
CTpaHOH HJIH eJIOH IIJIaHeTOH.
- BbI OIIIH6aeTeCh, - 3aCTY-
IIBJICH aa CHM6y poaOBhIH MO-
ThIJIeK. - MOH pyr Ha 3eM-
JIe 6hIJI KOpOJIeM :>KYHr-
u
JIeB.
189
- 0, rrpOCTHTe! - BOCKJIHKHY JI KO-
Map. - JKaJIKO, tITO a eCh HeTY JIeTYtIerO
KOHH IIeraJIa, eMY, HeCOMHeHHO, 6hIJIO 6hI
HHTepeCHO BCTpeTHThCH C BaMH. Ho Y He-
ro CTOJIhKO BCHKHX eJI, tITO HeHaBeCTHO,
u
Kor a OH BepHeTCH B CBOH aaMOK.
- OtIeHh maJIh, - Ba OXHYJI KOpOJIh-
JIeB.
HeomH aHHo tIepea OTKphIThIe BopoTa B
aaMOK B6emaJIH tIeThIpe rHeHhI. OHH OCTa-
HOBHJIHCh, HacTopomeHHo nOCMOTpeJIH no
cTopoHaM H, YBH,n;eB CHM6y (poaoBoro MO-
ThIJIhKa H KOMapa OHH He MOrJIH cpaay aa-
MeTHTh, nOTOMY tITO 6hIJIH Ha OBOJIhHO
60JIhllIOM paCCTOHHHH OT HHX), oru;epH-
JIHCh. KOpOJIh-JIeB HHKaK He OTpearHpo-
BaJI Ha 3TO. OH CMOTpeJI Ha HHX He,n;o-
u
YMeHHbIMH rJIaaaMH, cnOKOHHO rrOMaXH-
BaH XBOCTOM.
Tor a rHeHhI CTaJIH Me JIeHHO npH6JIH-
maThCH K CHM6e, HO BCKope onHTh OC-
TaHOBHJIHCh.
- ThI KTO? - rpoaHO CnpOCHJIa
Y KOpOJIH-JIhBa nepBaH rHeHa.
JIeB, OTBeTHJI
CHM6a.
190
- JIeB, - C YXMbIJIKOH rrOBTOpHJIa
BTOpaH rHeHa. - A oTKy,n;a TbI a,n;eCb
BaHJICH?
- H npHJIeTeJI cro,n;a C ,n;pyroH nJIaHe-
TbI, - npOCTo,n;YIIIHO OTBeTHJI CHM6a.
- He OtIeHb y,n;atIHaH IIIYTKa, - CKaaa-
JIa TpeTbH rHeHa. - Te6e, HaBepHoe,
KpbIJIbH aaMeHHJI XBOCT, ,n;a?
rHeHbI aaCMeHJIHCb.
KOpOJIb-JIeB HHKaK He OTpearHpOBaJI Ha
HX CMex.
- lIo-MoeMY, STOT tIYJKeCTpaHe pe-
IIIHJI paHbIIIe Hac np06paTbCH B aaMOK,
nOKa a,n;eCb HeT xoaHHHa, H KaK CJIe,n;yeT
nOKorraTbCH B HeM, - npe,n;nOJIOJKHJIa
tIeTBepTaH rHeHa.
- MomeT, OH Tome CJIbIllIaJI npo aOJIO-
Toe KOJIb O JIeTytIerO KOHH, Ha eB KOTO-
poe, MomHO CTaTb caMbIM CHJIbHbIM Ha
nJIaHeTe?
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OCTaJIbHbIe rHeHbI. - HHKTO He
,n;OJImeH aHa Tb oG STOH TaHHe!
TeM GOJIee, STOT tIymecTpa-
He !
A tIero ero GOHTb-
191
CH? --- rrpOBOptIana tIeTBepTaH rHeHa. ---
Hac tIeThIpe, a OH O,n;MH. A HY-Ka rrpOBa-
nMBaH oTcro,n;a, rrOKa en! - KpHKHyna
OHa Koponro-JIhBY.
CMM6a He C,n;BMHYJICH C MeCTa.
- KameTCH, BhI He OtIeHh BejKnMBhI K
rOCTHM HaIIIeH rrnaHeTbI! - He BhI,n;epjKan
CKOHM.
- KTO STO TaM rrporrMru;an? --- HaCMe-
IIInMBO crrpOCMna rrepBaH rMeHa. - Poao-
BhIH MOThIneK! CMOTpMTe, KaKOH repoH! H
CeHtIaC YMPY OT cTpaxa!
rMeHhI aaXOXOTanM.
- JIa,n;Ho, rrpoBanMBaHTe oTcro,n;a, M rro-
6hIcTpee, --- CKaaana BTopaH rMeHa, Kor,n;a
CMex rrOYTMX.
- KOHetIHO, H Ha STOH rrJIaHeTe Bcero
nMIIIh rocTh, --- HeMHoro rro,n;YMaB, rrpo-
MonBMn Koponb-JIeB, - H Bce jKe, MHe
KameTcH, H ,n;onmeH CKaaaTh BaM, tITO pbI-
CKaTb 110 3aMKY BJIaCTeJIMHa, tJT06bI
tITO-HM6y,n;h B HeM YKpaCTh, OqeHh
60nbIIIoe rrpecTyrrJIeHMe.
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BonHyeT, He,n;OBOJIhHO
rrpOBOptIana TpeTbH rJtIe-
192
Ha. - TbI a eCb rOCTb, TaK H Be H Ce6H
TaK, KaK rro 06aeT rOCTIO.
- To eCTb rrOMaJIKHBaH H He CYHCH
He B CBOH eJIa, - 06aBHJIa qeTBepTaH
rHeHa.
- JIytIllIe rrpOBaJIHBaHTe caMH OTCIO-
a! - Ha6paBllIHCb CMeJIOCTH, KPHKHY JI
poaOBbIH MOTbIJIeK. - BoaBparu;aHTeCb B
u
CBOIO CTpaHY, rrOKa JIeTYtIHH KOHb He
CMeJI ee C JIH a rrJIaHeTbI.
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pOllIero! - Ha eBaTeJIbCKHM TOHOM CKa-
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13. Jl 3a AD,aMC.
193
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,n;eT B 06MOpOK!
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OHa He ycrreJIa ,n;orOBopHTh.
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06eru;aJI CHM6a.
OH IIIeJI TBep,n;oH IIOCTYIIhro, H, Kaaa-
JIOCh, He OCTaHOBHJICH 6bI, ,n;a.iKe eCJIH 6hI
CeHtIaC rrepe,n; HHM 6hIJIO XOTh CTO rHeH.
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A KOpOJIh-JIeB llIeJI Bce 6hICT-
pee H 6hIcTpee.
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JIOCh Bcero JIHllih He-
194
CKOJIbKO llIarOB, OHH B,n;pyr rrOBepHY-
v
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- MOJIo,n;e ! - CKaaaJI poaOBbIH MO-
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TaHY. - 8TH rHeHbI caMbIe rrpOTHBHhIe
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me rrpHapaKOB.
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MOJIqaJIH, rrorpYSHBIlIHCb Kam-
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195
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CHM6a nOCMOTpeJI Ha He60.
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ro a, - npOMOJIBHJI OH H B3 OXHY JI. - A
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CnpOCHJI KOMap.
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ero rpHBY. O,n;HH Ha nopbIBOB BeTpa 6bIJI
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196
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aeMJIH.
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197
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TbI 3 eCb?
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THJI p030BbIH MOTbIJIeK. - 3,n;ecb. XOTH
rrOHHTHH He HMero, Ky a MbI C T060H rro-
rraJIH!
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cTpaHe? .
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HeH, - rrpH3HaJICH CKOHH. - HaBepHoe,
u
B HeH HHKTO He mHBeT.
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CHM6a.
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- lIomaJIYH, 'tITO, HeT.
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3 eCb mHTh!
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TOJIhKO H He YBepeH, 'tITO 06epycb
o Hee. H yme CBOHX KpbIJIheB
He 'tIYBCTBYro, a 'tITO 6y eT
,n;aJIbllIe?
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198
rJIy6me B MOIO rpHBY, - rrOCOBeTOBaJI Ko-
pOJIL-JIeB.
- lIpH,n;eTcH, - COrJIaCHJICH pOaOBbIH
MOTbIJIeK, - XOTH H He YBepeH, 'tJ:TO MHe
3TO rrOMomeT, rrOTOMY 'tJ:TO TbI yme, Ka-
meTCH, rrpOMep3 HaCKB03b.
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KOpOJIb-JIeB, OrJIH,n;eBIlIHCb rro CTOpO-
HaM.
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He rrOMomeT, HJIH B TOM, 'tJ:TO TbI rrpOMep3
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TO, a 'tJ:TO-TO.
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- epeBbH.
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KO, rrO-MoeMY, 3TO eru;e He rOBO-
pMT 0 TOM, 'tJ:TO 3,n;eCb KTO-TO
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199
rOBopHT, - BOapaaHJI CHM6a. - Be,n;h ec-
JIH ,n;epeBhH npHBMKJIH K TaKOMY XOJIO,n;y
H paCTYT B aTOM XOJIO)J;HOM 6eJIOM neCKe,
TO nO'tIeMY JIIO,l];H HJIH aBepH H nTH
hI He
MorYT K HeMY rrpHBhIKHYTh?
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eCTh, - HeMHoro no,n;YMaB, OTBeTHJI poao-
BhIH MOThIJIeK. - A B aToH cTpaHe, noxo-
me, pacTYT O,l];HH ,n;epeBbH, )J;a 1'1 TO 6ea JIH-
CTheB. TbI ,n;o cero,n;HHIIIHero BH,n;eJI ,l];epe-
BhH 6ea JIHCTbeB?
HeT, - aaMOTaJI rOJIOBOM KOpOJIh-
JIeB.
TO-TO me. 3Ha'tIHT, eCJIH a,l];eCb pac-
TYT KaKHe-HH6y,n;h paCTeHHH, TO OHH TOJKe
6ea JIHCTheB. A KaK MOJKHO eCTh paCTeHHe
6ea JIHCTbeB?
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CHJICH CHM6a.
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- lIoToMY qTO, eCJIH 6hI a,n;eCh
HHKTO He mHJI, TO KTO 6bI c,n;e-
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eKe?
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eHCTBHTeJIhHO,
paCTepHHHO rrpOHaHec
200
CKOHH, - 06 STOM H KaK-TO He IIO,n;y-
MaJI.
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THCb no HeH. MomeT 6bITb, MbI KorO-HH-
6y,n;b BCTpeTHM, H Tor,n;a XOTH 6bI Y3HaeM,
B KaKYro CTpaHY MbI nOrraJIH.
- '£ITO m, nOeXaJIH, - COrJIaCHJICH
CKOHH, 3apbIBaHCb IIorJIy6me B rpHBY
JIbBa.
202
rJIABA BTOPAH
B rOCT HX
II,n;TH npHIlIJIOCb He ,n;OJIro. lIo O,n;HY
CTOPOHY TponHHKH CTOHJI JIec, no ,n;PY-
ryro - 6eJIeJIo nOJIe. BCKope Ha onYIlIKe
JIeca CHM6a YBH,n;eJI 60JIbllIOH aaropo,n;HbIH
,n;OM, O,n;HH Ha Tex aaropo,n;HbIX ,n;OMOB, KO-
TopbIe MomHO YBH,n;eTb B JIro60H CTpaHe,
r,n;e mHBYT JIro,n;H.
- CMOTPH, - CKaaaJI KOpOJIb-JIeB
poaOBOMY MOTbIJIbKY, - BOH BH,n;HeeTCH
KaKOH-TO ,n;OM! 3HatIHT, a,n;eCh mHBYT
JIro,n;HI
CKOHH BbInYTaJICH Ha rYCTOH rpHBbI
JIbBa H nOCMOTpeJI Ty,n;a, Ky,n;a CMOTpe
CHM6a.
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,n;06Horo, - CKaaaJI OH. - ThI YBe-
peH, tITO B TaKHX ,n;OMax mHBYT
JIro,n;H?
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MOB nOJIHO Ha 3eMJIe.
203
- Ha 3eMJIe, MOm,eT, H rrOJIHO, HO $I Ta-
KOH rrepBbIH paa BHm,y. HeymeJIH JIeTY-
u u
'tIHH KOHb OTKpbIJI Ha HallIeH rrJIaHeTe HO-
BYro CTpaHY? Ho aaqeM Tor,n;a B HeM CTOJIh-
KO 6eJIoro XOJIo,n;Horo rrecKa? II KaK B HeH
mHBYT JIro,n;H, eCJIH a,n;ecb pacTYT O,n;HH ,n;e-
peBbSI, ,n;a H TO 6ea JIHCTbeB?
- ECJIH MbI 6y,n;eM a,n;ecb CTOSITb H pac-
cym,n;aTh H HHqerO 60JIbllIe He ,n;eJIaTb, MbI
HHKor,n;a HHqerO He yaHaeM, --- aaMeTHJI
CHM6a.
- A 'tITO TbI rrpe,n;JIaraellIb? - CrrpOCHJI
CKOHH.
- H ,n;YMalO, 'tITO Ha,n;o yaHaTh, KTO :iKH-
BeT B 3TOM ,n;OMe, H Tor,n;a, MomeT 6bITb,
MbI yaHaeM, Ky,n;a MbI rrOrraJIH.
- A eCJIH B HeM mHBYT KaKHe-HH6y,n;b
paa60HHHKH?
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OCMOTpHTeJIbHhIM, - YJIhI6HYJICH KOpOJIb-
JIeB. - TbI Be,n;b TOJIbKO tJTO tJYTb He
IIo,n;paJICH C rHeHaMH.
- lIoHHMaellIb, y MeHH TaKoe
Brre'tIaTJIeHHe, qTO $I He y ce6H
,n;OMa.
- KOHetIHO, He y ce-
204
651 ,n;OMa. ThI Be,n;h mIfBeIIIh B Poao-
BOH CTpaHe, a 3TO RaRaH-TO BeJIaH
CTpaHa.
- ThI MeHH He COBceM npaBHJIbHO no-
HHJI. H XOTeJI CRaaaTh, 51 '1YBCTBYro ce-
651 TaR, CJIOBHO nonaJI Ha ,n;pyryro nJIa-
HeTY.
- TOJIhKO He Ha 3eMJIro, - aaHBIfJI Ko-
pOJIh-JIeB. - B 3TOM MOjKeIIIh He COMHe-
BaTbCH. Ha 3eMJIro Ha,n;o 6hIJIO 6hI eru;e JIe-
TeTb If JIeTeTh.
- MomeT 6bITb, - CKaaaJI poaOBbIH
MOThIJIeR, - Be,n;h 51 HIfRor,n;a He 6hIJI Ha
3eMJIe.
- Hy TaR tITO, - CnpOCIfJI CIfM6a,
nOCMOTpHM, RTO mHBeT B 3TOM ,n;OMe?
- aBaH, - Ba,n;OXHYB, COrJIaCIfJICH
CKOHIf If onHTb nOJIea nor JIy6jKe B rpIfBY
JIhBa.
E,n;Ba KOpOJIh-JIeB no,n;OIIIeJI R ,n;OMY,
KaK ,lJ;Bepb pacnaXHY JIaCb If Ha nopo-
re IIOHBHJIaCh meHru;IfHa JIeT nHTIf-
,n;eCHTH. lIOHBJIeHIfe JIbBa y ee
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He IfcnyraJIO, Ha060pOT,
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205
K HeMY, KaK K CBOeMY XOpOIIIeMY aHaKO-
MOMY.
- A r.n;e KpHcTocpep? - CnpOCHJIa
OHa.
CHM6a He aHaJI HHKaKoro KpHCTocpepa
H 'tJeCTHO B 3TOM npHaHaJICH.
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pOJIb-JIeB.
- Hy BOT, TaK Bcer.n;a, - nOKa'tJaJIa
rOJIOBOH meHru;HHa, - 6pocaeT 6e.n;Horo
mHBOTHoro o,n;Horo, a caM r.n;e-TO npona-
.n;aeT.
KOpOJIro-JIbBY nOKaaaJIOCh, 'tJTO « 6e.n;Hoe
mHBOTHoe» 3TO OH, tITO BeCbMa ero oaa,n;a-
'tJHJIO, nOCKOJIhKY ero, Bo06ru;e-TO, HHKTO
He 6pocaJI.
lIoKa CHM6a .n;YMaJI, CKaaaTb 06 3TOM
meHru;HHe HJIH HeT, OHa B,lJ;Pyr rrpe,n;JIO-
mHJIa:
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O'tJeHh XOJIO,n;HO.
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KOpOJIb-JIeB H He CTaJI rOBopHTh
meHru;HHe 0 TOM, 'tJTO ero HH-
KTO He 6pocaJI, a nOKopHO
u
nOIIIeJI aa HeM B .n;OM.
206
- lIpoxo,n;HTe B 60JIhllIYro KOMHaTY, -
CKaaaJIa meHru;HHa, KOr,n;a CHM6a OKaaaJI-
CH B rOCTHHOH, - a TO a,n;eCh ,n;JIH Bac He-
MHOrO MaJIOBaTO MeCTa.
KOpOJIh-JIeB BOIIIeJI B KOMHaTY, Ha KO-
TOpyro YKaaaJIa xoaHHKa. JKeHru;HHa BO-
IIIJIa CJIe,n;OM.
- lIpHcamHBaHTech, - npe,n;JIOmHJIa
OHa. - MomeTe B KpeCJIO, MomeTe npo-
CTO Ha nOJI, KaK BaM 6y,n;eT y,n;06Hee.
KOpOJIh-JIeB peIIIHJI, 'tJTO Ha nOJIY eMY
6y,n;eT y,n;06Hee.
- CTpaHHo, - CKaaaJIa meHru;HHa, -
KpHcTocpep ,n;OJImeH 6hIJI 6hITb ,n;OMa nOJI-
'tJaca Haaa,n;. II ,n;ame He nOaBOHHJI MHe,
'tJTO aa,n;epmHBaeTCH. BhI ,n;aBHO C HHM pac-
CTaJIHCh?
KOpOJIb-JIeB He aHaJI, KaK OTBeTHTb Ha
3TOT Bonpoc. lIoKa OH co06pamaJI, 'tJTO
u
eMY CKaaaTh, xoaHHKa no,n;OIIIJIa K OKHY H
npOMOJIBHJIa:
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a! - B,n;pyr BOCKJIHKHY JIa OHa. -
BbI, HaBepHoe, rOJIo,n;HhI?
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KOpOJIh-JIeB, nOTOMY
207
qTO Ha CaMOM ,n;eJIe 6hIJI OqeHh rOJIO,n;eH.
- CeHqaC 51 BaM rrpHHecy qerO-HH-
6y,n;h.
OHa rrOIIIJIa Ha KYXHIO H qepea MHHYTY
BepHY JIaCh C 60JIhIIIOH MHCKOH MHCa.
- lIomaJIYHcTa, yrOru;aHTeCb.
- CrracH60, - CKaaaJI CMM6a H rrpH-
HHJICH aa e,n;y.
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ru;MHa. - KpHcTocpep HHKoro 60JIhllIe He
BaHJI C C060H?
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u
HeHbKMH rOJIOCOK, H Ma rpHBhI JIhBa BhI-
6paJICH poaOBhIH MOThIJIeK.
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rrpe,n;CTaBMJI ero meHru;MHe CMM6a.
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xoaHHKa ,n;OMa. - H TaK JII06JIIO MO-
ThIJIhKOB! lIpaB,n;a, KpHCTocpep HMKor,n;a
He rOBOpHJI MHe, qTO Y Hero Terreph pa-
60TaeT P030BbIH MOTbIJIeK. Y Bac Ka-
KaH IIporpaMMa? - 06pa TMJIaCb
+ OHa K CKOHM.
PoaOBhIH MOThIJIeK rrOHHTHH
He MMeJI, KaKa51 Y Hero
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208
'tITO STO TaKOe. OH 6bI HH aa 'tITO He BbI-
JIeaaJI Ha CBoero YKPbITHH, HO CKOHH TaK
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'tITo6bI He aaHBHTb 0 ce6e.
K CtIaCTblO, eMY He npHIIIJIOCb AOJIrO
AYMaTb HaA TeM, 'tITO OTBeTHTb meHru;H-
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MaIIlHHbI.
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CTHO Co06ru;HJIa xoaHHKa AOMa H CKpbI-
JIaCb aa ABepblO.
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u
TepHHHO CnpOCHJI poaOBbIH MOTbIJIeK Y
JIbBa.
- HH'tIerO He nOHHMaro, - OTBeTHJI
CHM6a. - To'tIHee, e,n;HHCTBeHHoe, 'tITO $I
nOHHMaro - Hac npHHHMalOT COBceM 3a
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Hac cpaay paa06JIa'tIaT, - BaAOXHYJI
CKOHH.
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cor JIaCHJICH CHM6a. - PaaBe
MbI BHHOBaTbI B TOM, 'tITO
Hac npHHHMalOT aa KO-
14. nH3a AAaMC
209
rO-TO ,n;pyroro? Be,n;h oHa jKe HaM He ,n;aBa-
JIa ,n;ajKe CJIOBa IIpOMOJIBHTh.
- MomeT, IIOKa He noa,n;HO, nonp06yeM
y,n;paTh? - npe,n;JIOmHJI poaoBhIH MOThI-
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aTb KaKoH-HM6y,n;b IIpO-
t
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6ece,n;OBaTh CO apMTeJIHMH -
IIapy MMHYT, He 60llbIIIe. A
IIOCJIe SToro - yparaH
260
aIIJIo,n;HCMeHTOB! A IIOTOM BKYCH:bIM
ymHH. OtIeH:b BKYCH:bIM YjKMH. Hy KaK?
MomeT, He CTOHT BaM IIJI:bIT:b B 3TY Acp-
PHKY? IIopa60TaeTe HeMHoro Y MeHH H
YBH,n;HTe, KaK 3TO a,n;opoBO - 6:bIT:b apTH-
CTOM
HpKa!
- HeT, CIIaCH60, - OTBeTHJI 3a ce6H H
aa poaOBoro MOT:bIJI:bKa CMM6a. - Y Hac
HeMHoro ,n;PyrHe IIJIaH:bI.
- Hy , IIJIaH:bI Bcer,n;a MomHO HaMe-
u
HHT:b, - MaXHYJI PYKOH ,n;HpeKTOp
Hp-
Ka. - 3aTo IIOTOM ,n;o caMoH cTapocTH 6y-
,n;eT 0 tIeM BCIIOMHHaT:b. Hy KaK?
- HaM Ha,n;o IIo,n;YMaT:b, - He ,n;aB IIpO-
HaHeCTH CHM6e HH CJIOBa, OTBeTHJI CKOHH.
- BOT H aaMetIaTeJI:bHo! - 06pa,n;OBaJI-
CH KpHCTocpep X3JIJIHT. - H aHaJI, tITO
B:bI He CMomeTe YCTOHT:b IIepe,n; MOHM
IIpe,n;JIOmeHHeM, eCJIH 51 IIpaBHJI:bHO pac-
cKamy BaM 0 pa60Te B
MpKe. KCTaTH,
MomeT, BbI IIpOrOJIo,n;aJIMcb? H IIPM-
Kamy. . .
- HeT, cIIacM60, - IIepe6MJI
ero KOpOJI:b-JIeB.
- '£ITO m, Tor,n;a ry-
u
JIHHTe.
262
If, HaCBHCThIBaH ce6e no,n; HOC KaKYro-
TO BeCeJIYro MeJIO,ll;Hro, KpHCTOcpep X3JI-
JIHT y,n;aJIHJICH.
- 3a'tJ:eM ThI CKaaaJI eMY, t.ITO MhI no-
,n;YMaeM? ---- He,n;OBOJIhHO npOHaHeC CHM-
6a. - MomeT, ThI Ha CaMOM ,n;eJIe peIIIHJI
CTaTh apTHCTOM HpKa?
- Eru;e 'tJ:ero! - BOCKJIHKHY JI CKOHH. -
3aTO Teneph OH ycnoKoHTCH H He 6y,n;eT
CTpOHTh ,lI;pyrHe nJIaHhI, tITo6hI aaMaHHTh
u
Hac B CBOH HpK.
- KajKeTCH, TbI npaB, - COrJIaCHJICH
KOpOJIh-JIeB. - Teneph Ha,n;o nOCTapaThCH
KaK MomHO peme nonMaThCH Ha rJIaaa
KpHCTocpepy X3JIJIHTY ,n;o caMoro Bet.Iepa.
- JIyqIIIHH cnoco6 He BCTpeTHThCH C
TeM, C KeM ThI He XOt.IeIIIh BCTpeTHThCH, -
H,n;TH C HHM B npOTHBOnOJIOjKHhIe CTOpO-
HhI, - CKaaaJI CKOHH.
---- 3Hat.IHT, HaM HMO H,n;TH TY,n;a, - CHM-
6a KHBHYJI rOJIOBOH B CTOPOHY KOpMhI.
B,lI;pyr caa,n;H paa,n;aJICH KPHK ,n;H-
peKTopa HpKa.
- Cro,n;a! CKopee cro,n;a! -
KpHQaJI OH HeHaBeCTHO
KOMY.
263
IIepB:bIM Ha IlIYM rrpH6em,aJI KarrHTaH
Kopa6JIH.
- '£I TO TaKOe? '£I TO CJIYtIHJIOC:b? - C
u
TpeBOrOH B rOJIOCe CrrpOCHJI OH.
- KTO-TO OTKp:bIJI KJIeTKY C BOJIKOM! -
ym,e HeMHOrO ycrroKoHBIlIHCb, 061>$ICHHJI
KpHCTOcpep XSJIJIHT.
- SToro He Mom,eT 6:bIT:b, - CKaaaJI Ka-
IIHTaH. - H Be,n;b rro BallIeH rrpoc:b6e rrpH-
KaaaJI CBOHM MaTpocaM ,n;am,e 6JIHaKO He
rro,n;xo,n;HT:b K KJIeTKaM. TOJI:bKO B:bI Mome-
Te STO eJIaT:b.
- '£ITO? 3HatIHT, STO $I OTKp:bIJI KJIeT-
KY?! - BaBHarHYJI KpHCTocpep XSJIJIHT.
- A rrOtIeMY 6bI H HeT, - crrOKOHHO
rrpOHaHec KarrHTaH Kopa6JI$I. - B:bI, Ha-
BepHoe, KOpMHJIH CBOHX aBeprollIeK H aa-
6:bIJIH aaKp:bIT:b O,n;HY O,n;HY Ha KJIeTOK.
- BO-rrepB:bIX, - BOapaaHJI ,n;HpeKTOp
HpKa, - H HX a,n;eC:b, Ha Kopa6JIe, ce-
ro,n;HH eru;e He KOpMMJI. BO-BTOpbIX,
u
KaJK,n;bIM pa3 IIOCJIe KOpMJIeHMH .H
t Tru;aTeJI:bHeHIlIHM o6paaoM rrpo-
Bep$Iro, XOpOIlIO JIH aaKp:bIT:bI
KJIeTKH.
- A Ha STOT paa aa-
264
6:bIJIH, - HeBHHH9 YJI:bI6HYJICH KanHTaH.
- H He Mory SToro 3a6:bIT:b, nOTOMY tITO
MOH 3BepH O'tIeH:b ,n;oporo CTOHT! If eCJIH
6:bI, HanpHMep, STOT BOJIK y,n;paJI...
- IIepecTaH:bTe, MHCTep X3JIJIHT, -
npHMHpHTeJI:bHO npOMOJIBHJI KanHTaH. -
Hy, Ky,n;a eMY y,n;HpaT:b! IIocMoTpMTe BO-
Kpyr: M:bI me B Mope. B KOH e KOH OB,
eCJIH 6:bI BaIII BOJIK ,n;ame H B:bIpBaJICH H3
KJIeTKH, MOH BOJIKH 6:bICTpO 3aca,n;HJIH 6:bI
ero 06paTHO.
- A Be,n;:b STO me H 3a6:bIJI 3aKp:bITb
KJIeTKY, - THXO CKa3aJI KOpOJI:b-JIeB po-
30BOMY MOT:bIJI:bKY. - XOpOIIIO 'tITO KpH-
cTocpep XSJIJIHT He ,n;o,n;YMaJICH ,n;o SToro.
IIoH,n;eM CKopee OTCIO,n;a.
BpeMH, Ka3aJIOC:b, 3aCT:bIJIO Ha MeCTe.
CHM6a H CKOHH 6pO,n;HJIH no naJIy6e, He
3HaH, 'tIeM eru;e 3aHHT:bCH. IIo,n;xo,n;HT:b K
KJIeTKaM OHM He peIIIaJIHC:b, 'tIT06:bI He BbI-
u
3BaT:b no,n;03peHHH Y ,n;HpeKTopa HpKa
HJIH KanHTaHa Kopa6JIH. aJKe 06e,n;
He rrOKa3aJICH HM BKYCH:bIM, XO-
TH ,n;HpeKTOp HpKa OT,n;aJI HM
caMoe JIYtIIIIee H3 CBOHX
Cr:beCTH:bIX 3anaCOB.
265
- KaK ,n;oJIro THHeTCH BpeMH, - B3,n;OX-
HYJI CHM6a nOCJIe 06e,n;a.
- A H 3Haro, KaK ero y6HTh, - CKa3aJI
CKOHH.
- KaK?
HYJKHO npOCTO YCHYTh. Kor,n;a
cnHIIIh, BpeMH JIeTHT OqeHh 6hICTpO.
- Ho KaK me TYT YCHeIIIh Ha TaKoH
mape?
KOpOJIb-JIeB nOCMOTpeJI Ha He60. Ha
HeM He 6hIJIO HH e,n;HHoro 06JIatIKa.
- Ha,n;o npOCTO JIetIb H Bce BpeMH l1tY-
MaTh 0 tIeM-HH6y,n;h O,n;HOM. HanpHMep,
MomHO Bee BpeMH nOBTopHTh ce6e: «H xo-
tIY cnaTh, H XOtIY cnaTh». B KOH e KOH-
OB, Te6e Ha caMOM l1teJIe 3aXOtIeTCH cnaTb,
H ThI YCHeIIIh. H MHoro pa3 TaK ,n;eJIaJI.
- AaBaH nonp06yeM, - CKaaaJI CHM6a.
OH BhI6paJI MeCTO B TeHH H aaKphIJI
rJIaaa.
«H XOtJy CilaTb, ,H XOtJy CIIaTb», -
IIOBTOp,flJI OH IIpO ce6,H. II, ,n;eHCTBM-
TeJIhHO, BCKope YCHYJI.
266
r JIABA /(EBHT AH
Kor AA HACTYTIHJI BEqEP
CHM6a crraJI TaK KperrKO, 't.!TO pOaOBbIH
MOTbIJIeK C Tpy,n;OM ero paa6Y HJI.
- BCTaBaH, - rrOBTOpHJI OH, - YjKe
Be'tIep!
KOpOJIb-JIeB C TPy,n;OM paCKpbIJI rJIaaa.
- IIo't.!eMY TaK TeMHO? - rrpo60pMOTaJI
OH. - '£ITO, 6y eT rpoaa, ,n;a?
- KaKaH rpoaa! Yme Be't.!ep, H COJIH e
,n;aBHo CrrpHTaJIOCb aa ropHaOHT!
- TO-To H tIYBCTBYro, tITO rroxoJIo a-
JIO, - aeBHYJI KOpOJIb-JIeB.
- TbI, CJIY't.!aHHo, HHKy,n;a CeHtIaC He CO-
6HpaellIbCH H,n;TH?
- H? Ax ,n;a! - BCrrOMHHJI CHM6a. -
XOpOIlIO me $I crraJI, 't.!TO aa6bIJI 060
BceM Ha CBeTe.
OH or JIH,n;eJICH rro CTopOHaM H
CrrpOCHJI :
- KaK TbI ,lIyMaellIb, r,n;e
ceftqac KarrHTaH Kopa6J1$I?
267
- H TOJIbKO tITO ero BH,n;eJI, - OTBeTHJI
CKOHH. - OH BOIlIeJI BOH B TY ,n;Bep:b, -
KHBHYJI CKOHH.
- KaK ,n;YMaeIlIb, JIro,n;H Ha STOM Kopa6-
JIe yme crrHT?
- IIOtITH Bce, - OTBeTHJI poaOBbIH MO-
TbIJIeK. - H TOJIbKO tITO 06JIeTeJI BeC:b KO-
pa6JIb.
- A TbI apH BpeMeHH He TepHJI, - rro-
XBaJIHJI CKOHH KOpOJIb-JIeB.
- IIpoCTO MHe He CrraJIOCb. CKOJIbKO 51
He y6em,n;aJI ce6H, qTO XOtIy CrraT:b, y Me-
HH HHtIerO He rrOJIytIHJIOCb.
- CTpaHHO, - CKaaaJI CHM6a, - a y
MeHH rrOJIYQHJIOCb OtIeHb 6bICTpO. JIa,n;HO,
u
CHatIaJIa ,n;aBaH BbIrrYCTHM Ha KJIeTOK Ha-
u
I1IHX
HpKatIeH.
'£Iepea HeCKOJIbKO MHHYT Bce KJIeTKH
6bIJIH OTKpbITbI. 3BepH, CJIOBHO He BepH
TOMY, tITO OKaaaJIHCb Ha cB060,n;e, XO,n;HJIH
B3a,n; - BIIepe,n; 110 IIaJIy6e H IIpMHlOxMBa-
JIHCb KO BceMY, tJTO MM IIoIIa,n;aJIO
,
rro,n; HorH.
- Hy, tITO Terrepb 6y,n;eM ,n;e-
JIaTb? - 06paTMJICH K Ko-
pOJIro-JIbBY BOJIK.
268
- CeHtIaC 51 H... H JIeOIIap rrOH eM K
KarrHTaHY, ----I. OTBeTHJI CHM6a.
- A MbI? - CrrpOCHJIa JIHca.
- A BbI rrOKa CnpHtIeTeCb Ha IIaJIy6e.
IIoToM 6y eT BH HO, tITO KOMY eJIaTb.
KarrHTaH Kopa6JIH CH eJI B CBoeH KalOTe
aa He60JIbllIHM CTOJIHKOM H tITO-TO IIHCaJI.
KOpOJIb-JIeB OCTaBHJI JIeorrap a Y BepH,
Ha CJIYtIaH, eCJIH KTO-HH6Y b 6y eT H TH,
a caM BOllIeJI B KaIOTY.
- A, STO TbI? - rrOBepHYBIlIHCb K He-
MY, CKaaaJI KarrHTaH. - Hy, rrpOXO H,
rrpOXO H.
Ho CHM6a c eJIaJI HeCKOJIbKO llIarOB H
OCTaHOBHJICH.
- CKamHTe, - 06paTHJICH OH K KaIIH-
TaHY, - Ky a MbI IIJIbIBeM?
- KaK Ky a? - paCTepHJICH KarrH-
TaH. - A paaBe Te6e MHCTep XSJIJIHT HH-
tIero He rOBOpHJI?
- rOBOpMJI, - KMBHYJI rOJIOBOH Ko-
pOJIb-JIeB. - TOJIbKO HeIIpaB,n;y.
t+ - HeIIpaB Y? - KarrHTaH KO-
pa6JIH c eJIaJI BH , tITO OH
otJeHb y,n;MBJIeH TaKOMY OT-
BeTY. BrrpOtIeM, OH, ,n;eH-
..
270
CTBHTeJIbHO, 6bIJI y,n;HBJIeH. - PaaBe MO-
meT MHCTep X3JIJIHT rOBOpHT:b HerrpaB,n;y?
OH TaKOH COJIH,n;HbIH tIeJIOBeK...
- OH CKaaaJI, tITO MbI nJI:bIBeM B Acp-
PHKY, a, Ha caMOM ,n;eJIe, HH B KaKYro Acp-
PHKY MbI He nJIbIBeM.
- A Ky,n;a me, rrO-TBoeMY, M:bI rrJI:bI-
BeM? - paCTepHJICH KarrHTaH.
- B 3TY... - KOpOJIb-JIeB aa6bIJI HY)K-
Hoe CJIOBO. - B 06ru;elVi, BbI caMH aHae-
Te, 'tITO MbI IIJIbIBeM He Ty,n;a, Ky,n;a 06e-
ru; JI MHe KpHCTocpep XSJIJIHT.
- KTO Te6e 3TO CKaaaJI? - c,n;eJIaB He-
,n;oYMeHHoe BbIpameHHe JIH a, CnpOCHJI
KarrHTaH.
- KaKaS! pa3HH a? rJIaBHOe, TO 3TO
rrpaB,n;a.
- KaK Te6e CKaaaTb, - rrOCJIe He60JIb-
IIIOH IIayabI rrpOHaHec KarrHTaH. - C o,n;-
HOH CTOpOH:bI, TbI, KOHe HO, rrpaB. Ho C
u
,n;pyrOH.. .
- '£I TO 3TO eru;e aa ,n;pyraH CTOpO-
Ha? - rrpOBOptIaJI CHM6a.
MbI, ,n;eHCTBHTeJIbHO,
rrJIbIBeM B ACPpHKY, HO He
cpaay.
271
- KaK 3TO? - CnpOCHJI KOpOJIb-JIeB.
- MbI IIJIbIBeM B ACPpHKY, HO lIepea EB-
POIIY.
- IIolIeMY?
- IIoToMY... nOTOMY lITO TaK KOpOlIe! -
HaIIIeJICH lITO OTBeTHTb KaIIHTaH.
KOpOJI:b-JIeB 6JIecHYJI Ha KaIIHTaHa XO-
JIO,l];HbIH BarJIH,l]; H aJI06HO CKaaaJI:
- BbI BpeTe. BbI aaO,l];HO C KpHCTocpe-
pOM X3JIJIHTOM.
- 3alIeM MHe 6bIT:b aaO,l];HO C MHCTepOM
X3JIJIHTOM, - HeCKOJIbKO 06ecnOKoeHHbIH
TaKHM IIOBe,n;eHHeM CHM6bI, OCTOpOjKHO
IIpOHaHec KanHTaH. - OH caM no ce6e, a
H caM IIO ce6e.
- H XOlIY, lIT06bI MbI IIJIbIJIH B ACPpH-
KY, - rpoaHO CKaaaJI KOpOJIb-JIeB.
KaIIHTaH Kopa6JIH nO,l];HHJICH co CTYJIa.
- Ho 3TO HeBOaMOjKHO, - np060pMO-
TaJI OH. - MbI IIJIbIBeM B EBpony! Y Me-
HH rpacpMK!
- A H XOlIY, lIT06bI MbI IIJIbIJIH B
ACPPHKY! - PHBKHYJI KOpOJIb-JIeB.
KaIIHTaH Kopa6JIH IIOIIHTHJI-
CH Ha3a,n;.
- Y Te6H... Y Bac 6y-
272
AYT HerrpH$ITHOCTH, - HeYBepeHH:bIM TO-
HOM rrpHrp03HJI OH. - Te6H... Bac MHC-
Tep XSJIJIHT 3arrpeT B KJIeTKe!
- B03MOmHO, eMY. CaMOMY eru;e rrpH-
,n;eTC$I CH eT:b B KJIeTKe, - CKaSaJI CHM-
6a. - TeM 60JIee, tITO OHH Terrep:b BCe CBO-
60,n;HbI.
II, rrOBepHYB rOJIOBY B CTOPOHY BepH,
OH rpOMKO aap:bItIaJI.
B TOT me MHr ,n;Bep:b pacrraXHYJIaCb, H
B KaroTe rrO$IBHJIC$I JIeorrap .
- KTO ero BbIrrycTHJI?! - BOCKJIHKHYJI
KarrHTaH Kopa6JIH. - KaK OH 3 eC:b OKa-
SaJIC$I?
- TaK me, KaK H 51, - YCMexHY JICH
CHM6a, - BOllIeJI tIepes Bepb. Aa H B:bI
me caMH STO BH eJIH. A B:bIrrYCTHJI ero $I.
II Bcex OCTaJI:bHbIX Tome. XOTHTe rrOCMO-
TpeT:b Ha HHX?
- HeT, HeT, - SaMaXaJI PYKaMH KarrH-
TaH. - He Ha,n;o. STO KaK me Ha3:bIBa-
eTcH? 3BepHH:bIH 6YHT Ha Kopa6JIe?
YMY HerrocTHmHMo! H me rrpe,n;y-
rrpem aJI XSJIJIHTa, tITO JIbBa
Ha o sarrepeTb B KJIeTKe!
- TaK Kor,n;a MbI rro-
18. Jlio13a AiJpMC.
273
rrJI:bIBeM B ACPpHKY? - HarrOMHHJI eJI:b
CBOerO BHaHTa CHM6a.
- BH,n;HTe JIH... - HatIaJI 6:bIJIO KarrH-
u
TaH, HO ero OCTaHOBHJI rpOaH:bIH peB JIeo-
rrap,n;a.
- '£I TO eMY Ha,n;o? - HcrryraHHo crrpo-
CHJI y CHM6:bI KarrHTaH.
- OH rrpe,n;yrrpe,n;HJI, tITO eCJIH M:bI ceH-
tIac me He rrOrrJI:bIBeM B ACPpHKY, OH c eCT
Bac, - OTBeTHJI KOpOJI:b-JIeB.
- JIeorrap,n; TaK H CKaaaJI? - eru;e 60JI:b-
llIe HcrryraJICH KarrHTaH Kopa6JIH.
- A B:bI pa3Be He BH,n;HTe, KaKOH y He-
ro CTpaIlIH:bIH BH,n;? - CrrpOCHJI CHM6a.
- Aa-,n;a, - COrJIaCHJICH KarrHTaH, -
u
BH,n; y Hero TaKOH, CJIOBHO OH rOTOB C eCT:b
He TOJI:bKO MeHH, HO H BCIO MOIO KOMaH,n;y.
'£ITO m, rrOH,n;eMTe...
- TOJI:bKO He rro,n;HHMaHTe IllYM, - rrpe-
,n;yrrpe,n;HJI ero CHM6a, - He TO JIeorrap,n;
Tor,n;a, ,n;eHCTBHTeJI:bHO, Cr:beCT BCro Ba-
IlIY KOMaH,n;y.
- Aa-,n;a, - MCilyraHHo 3aKM-
u
BaJI rOJIOBOH KarrHTaH, - H
rrOHHMalO...
Kor,n;a OHH B:bIXO,n;HJIH
274
Ha KaroTbI, KOpOJIb-JIeB CKaaaJI JIeOIIap,l];Y:
- TbI H,l];H HeMHOrO Caa,l];H H, eCJIH KO-
rO-HH6Y,l];b YBH,n;HllIb, CIIpH'tIbC'H Ha BCH-
u u
KHH CJIYtIaH.
MaTpoc, KOTOpbIH CTOHJI aa IlITypBaJIOM
Kopa6JIH, BCTpeTHJI CHM6y pa,n;OCTHbIM
BOarJIaCOM:
- 0, KaKHe rOCTH! MomeT, MOH HOBbIH
IIOMOru;HHK?
- CpOtIHO HaMeHH KYpC Kopa6JIH, -
cYXO IIpHKaaaJI MaTpOCY KaIIHTaH. - MbI
IIJIbIBeM B ACPpHKY.
- KaK B ACPpHKY? - paCTepHJICH PY-
u
JIeBOH.
- 3TO meJIaHHe MHCTepa X3JIJIHTa, -
061>HCHHJI KarrHTaH. - OH rrJIa THT, OH H
KOMaH,n;yeT, KY,l];a IIJIbITb.
- CJIYllIarocb, KaIIHTaH, - IIOmaJI IIJIe-
tIaMH MaTpOC H HatIaJI KPYTHTb IlITypBaJI
Kopa6JIH. CY,l];HO CTaJIO Me,l];JIeHHO IIOBOpa-
tIHBaTbCH.
- II eru;e KpHCTOcpep X3JIJIHT XO-
TeJI, tIT06bI MbI IIJIbIJIH KaK MOm-
HO 6bICTpee, - CKaSaJI Ko-
pOJIb-JIeB MHrKHM TOHOM.
- MomHo H 6bICT-
275
pee, - OrrHTb rrOmaJI rrJIetIaMH MaTpOC. -
K YTPY 6y,n;eM B AcppHKe.
IIocJIe,n;HHe CJIOBa MaTpOCa OtIeHb 06pa-
,n;OBaJIH CHM6y. YTpOM OH 6y,n;eT ,n;OMa!
EMY KaaaJIOCb, tITO OH He 6bIJI TaM eJIYro
BetIHOCTb.
- '£ITO aJIbllIe? - CrrpOCHJI y KopOJI5I-
JIbBa KarrHTaH.
- aJIbllIe? - paCTepHJICH CHM6a. -
BbI me XOTeJIH rrOHTH rrpoBepHTb KJIeTKH.
- IIpoBepHTb KJIeTKH? - Terrepb yme
paCTepHJICH KarrHTaH. - Ax, a! eHcTBH-
TeJIbHO, MHe Ha,n;o rrpOBepHTb KJIeTKH, -
rrp060pMOTaJI OH.
BCKope KarrHTaH CMor y6e HTbcH, tITO
CHM6a eMY He BpaJI: KJIeTKH, Ha caMOM
,n;eJIe, 6bIJIH rrYCTbIMH. BrrpOtIeM...
- A Terrepb aaH,n;HTe B O,n;HY Ha 3THX
KJIeTOK, - rrpe JIOmHJI KarrHTaHY Ko-
pOJIb-JIeB.
- 3atJeM? - MCilyraJICH KailMTaH.
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