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~~~~~~~~~~~Vosem{p1} Snov~P{p1}esa v Chetyrekh De\u{i}stviyakh\\
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Mikhail Bulgakov\\
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Bessmert{p1}e---tikhi\u{i}, svetly\u{i} breg;\\
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Nash put{p1}---k nemu stremlen{p1}e.\\
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Poko\u{i}sya, kto svo\u{i} konchil beg! ...\\
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~~~~~~~~~~De\u{i}stvuyushchie Litsa\\
~~~Serafima Vladimirovna Korzukhina---molodaya peterburgskaya dama.\\
~~~Serge\u{i} Pavlovich Golubkov---Syn professora-idealista iz Peterburga.\\
~~~Afrikan---arkhiepiskop simferopol{p1}ski\u{i} i karasubazarski\u{i},
arkhipastyr{p1} imenitogo voinstva, on zhe khimik Makhrov.\\
~~~Paisi\u{i}---monakh.\\
~~~Dryakhly\u{i} igumen.\\
~~~Baev---komandir polka v Konarmii Budennogo.\\
~~~Budenovets.\\
~~~Grigori\u{i} Luk{p1}yanovich Charnota---zaporozhets
po proiskhozhdeniyu, kavalerist, general-ma\u{i}or
v armii belykh.\\
~~~Barabanchikova---dama, sushchest{p1}uyushchaya isklyuchitel{p1}no
v voobrazhenii generala Charnoty.\\
~~~Lyus{p1}ka---pokhodnaya zhena generala Charnoty.\\
~~~Krapilin---vestovo\u{i} Charnoty, chelovek, pogibshi\u{i}
iz-za svoego krasnorechiya.\\
~~~De Brizar---komandir gusarskogo polka u belykh.\\
~~~Roman Valer{p1}yanovich Kludov.\\
~~~Golovan---esaul, ad{p2}yutant Khludova.\\
~~~Komendant stantsii.\\
~~~Nachal{p1}nik stantsii.\\
~~~Nikolaevna---zhena nachal{p1}nika stantsii.\\
~~~Ol{p1}ka---doch{p1} nachal{p1}nika stantsii, 4-kh let.\\
~~~Paramon Il{p1}ich Korzukhin---muzh Serafimy.\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}---nachal{p1}nik kontrrazvedki.\\
~~~Skunski\u{i}, Gurin---sluzhashchie v kontrrazvedke.\\
~~~Bely\u{i} glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i}.\\
~~~Lichiko v kasse.\\
~~~Artur Arturovich---tarakani\u{i} tsar{p1}.\\
~~~Figura v kotelke i v intendant$\!\,$skikh pogonakh.\\
~~~Turchanka, lyubyashchaya mat{p1}.\\
~~~Prostitutka-krasavitsa.\\
~~~Grek-donzhuan.\\
~~~Antuan Grishchenko---lake\u{i} Korzukhina.\\
~~~Monakhi, belye shtabnye ofitsery, konvo\u{i}nye
kazaki Belogo glavnokomanduyushchego, kontrrazvedchiki, kazaki
v burkakh, angli\u{i}skie, frantsuzskie i
ital{p1}yanskie moryaki, turetskie i
ital{p1}yanskie politse\u{i}skie, mal{p1}chishki
turki i greki, armyanskie i grecheskie golovy v oknakh,
tolpa v Konstantinopole.\\
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~~~Son pervy\u{i} proiskhodit v Severno\u{i} Tavrii v oktyabre
1920 goda. Sny vtoro\u{i} i chetverty\u{i}---v nachale
noyabrya 1920 goda v Krymu.\\
~~~Pyaty\u{i} i shesto\u{i}---v Konstantinopole letom 1921 goda.\\
~~~Sed{p1}mo\u{i}---v Parizhe osen{p1}yu 1921 goda.\\
~~~Vos{p1}mo\u{i}---osen{p1}yu 1921 goda v Konstantinopole.\\
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~De\u{i}stvie Pervoe\\
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Son Pervy\u{i}\\
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~... Mne snilsya monastyr{p1} ...\\
(Slyshno, kak khor monakhov v podzemel{p1}e poet glukho: "Svyatitelyu otche
Nikolae, moli boga o nas ...")\\
(T{p1}ma, a potom poyavlyaet$\!\,$sya skupo osveshchennaya svechechkami,
prileplennymi u ikon, vnutrennost{p1} monastyrsko\u{i} tserkvi. Nevernoe plamya
vydiraet iz t{p1}my kontorku, v koe\u{i} prodayut svechi, shirokuyu skame\u{i}ku
vozle nee, okno, zabrannoe reshetko\u{i}, shokoladny\u{i} lik svyatogo, polinyavshie
kryl{p1}ya serafimov, zolotye ventsy. Za oknom vezotradny\u{i}
oktyabr{p1}ski\u{i} vecher s dozhdem i snegom. Na skame\u{i}ke, ukrytaya s
golovo\u{i} popono\u{i}, lezhit Barabanchikova. Khimik Makhrov, v baran{p1}em
tulupe, primostilsya u okna i vse silit$\!\,$sya v nem chto-to razglyadet{p1} ...
B vysokom igumenskom kresle sidit Serafima, v cherno\u{i} shube.)\\
(Sudya po litsu, Serafime nezdorovit$\!\,$sya. U nog Serafimy na skameechke,
ryadom s chemodanom, ---Golubkov, peterburgskogo vida molodo\u{i} chelovek
v chernom pal{p1}to i v perchatkakh.)\\
~~~Golubkov (prislushivayas{p1} k peniyu). Vy slyshite,
Serafima Vladimirovna? Ya ponyal, u nikh vnizu podzemel{p1}e ...
V sushchnosti, kak stranno vse {e1}to! Vy znaete, vremenami mne
nachinaet kazat{p1}sya, chto ya vizhu son, chestnoe slovo! Vot uzhe
mesyats, kak my bezhim s vami, Serafima Vladimorovna, po
vesyam i gorodam, i chem dal{p1}she, tem neponyatnee stanovit$\!\,$sya
krugom ... Vidite, vot uzh i v tserkov{p1} my s vami popali!
I znaete li, kogda segodnya sluchilas{p1} vsya {e1}ta kuter{p1}ma,
ya zaskuchal po Peterburgu, e\u{i}-bogu! Vdrug tak otchetlivo
vspomnilas{p1} mne zelenaya lampa v kabinete ...\\
~~~Serafima. {E1}ti nastroeniya opasny, Serge\u{i} Pavlovich.
Beregites{p1} zatoskovat{p1} vo vremya skitani\u{i}. Ne luchshe
li vylo by vam ostat{p1}sya?\\
~~~Golubkov. O net, net, {e1}to bespovorotno, i pust{p1} budet
chto budet! I potom, ved{p1} vy uzhe znaete, cht\'o skrashivaet
mo\u{i} tyazhely\u{i} put{p1} ... S tekh por kak my slucha\u{i}no
vstretilis{p1} v teplushke pod tem fonarem, pomnite ... proshlo ved{p1},
v sushchnosti, nemnogo vremeni, a mezhdu tem mne kazhet$\!\,$sya, chto
ya znayu vas uzhe davno-davno! Mysl{p1} o vas oblegchaet {e1}tot
polet v osenne\u{i} mgle, i ya budu gord i schastliv, kogda donesu
vas v Krym i sdam vashemu muzhu. I khotya mne budet skuchno
bez vas, ya budu radovat{p1}sya vashe\u{i} radost{p1}yu.\\
(Serafima molcha kaldet ruku na plecho Golubkovu.)\\
(Pogladiv ee ruku.) Pozvol{p1}te, da u vas zhar?\\
~~~Serafima. Net, pustyaki.\\
~~~Golubkov. To est{p1} kak pustyaki? Zhar, e\u{i}-bogu, zhar!\\
~~~Serafima. Vzor, Serge\u{i} Pavlovich, pro\u{i}det ...\\
(Myagki\u{i} pushechny\u{i} udar. Barabanchikova shevel{p1}nulas{p1} i
prostonala.)\\
Poslusha\u{i}te}, madam, {\cyr vam nel{p1}zya ostavat{p1}sya bez pomoshchi.
Kto-nibud{p1} iz nas proberet$\!\,$sya v poselok, tam, neverno,
est{p1} akusherka.\\
~~~Golubkov. Ya sbegayu.\\
(Barabanchikova molcha skhvatyvaet ego za polu pal{p1}to.)\\
~~~Serafima. Pochemu zhe vy ne khotite, golubushka?\\
~~~Barabanchikova (kaprizno). Ne nado.\\
~~~Makhrov (tikho, Golubkovu). Zagadochnaya i ves{p1}ma zagadochnaya
osoba!\\
~~~Golubkov (shepotom). Vy dumaete, chto ...\\
~~~Makhrov. Ya nechego ne dumayu, a tak ... likholet{p1}e, sudar{p1},
malo li kogo ne vstretish{p1} na svoem puti! Lezhit kakaya-to
strannaya v tserkvi ...\\
(Penie pod zemle\u{i} smolkaet.)\\
~~~Paisi\u{i} (poyavlyaet$\!\,$sya besshumno, cheren, ispugan). Dokumentiki,
dokumentiki prigotov{p1}te, gospoda chestnye! (Zaduvaet
vse svechi, krome odno\u{i}.)\\
(Serafima, Golubkov i Makhrov dostayut dokumenty. Barabanchikova
vysovyvaet ruku i vykladyvaet na poponu pasport.)\\
~~~Baev (vkhodit, v korotkom polushubke, zabryzgan gryaz{p1}yu,
vozbuzhden. Za Baevym---Budenovets s fonarem). A chtob
ikh chert zadavil, {e1}tikh monakhov! U, gnezdo! Ty, svyato\u{i} papasha,
gde vintovaya lestnitsa na kolokol{p1}nyu?\\
~~~Paisi\u{i}. Zdes{p1}, zdes{p1}, zdes{p1} ...\\
~~~Baev (Budenovtsu). Posmotri.\\
(Budenovets s fonarem ischezaet v zhelezno\u{i} dveri.)\\
(Paisiyu.) Byl ogon{p1} na kolokol{p1}ne?\\
~~~Paisi\u{i}. Chto vy, chto vy! Kako\u{i} ogon{p1}?\\
~~~Baev. Ogon{p1} mertsal! Nu, ezheli ya chto-nibud{p1} na kolokol{p1}ne
obnaruzhu, ya vas vsekh do edinogo i s vashim sedym
sha\u{i}tanom k stenke postavlyu! Vy fonaryami belym makhali!\\
~~~Paisi\u{i}. Gospodi! Chto vy?\\
~~~Baev. A {e1}ti kto takie? Ty zhe govoril, chto v monastyre ni odno\u{i}
dushi postoronne\u{i} netu!\\
~~~Paisi\u{i}. Bezhentsy oni, be ...\\
~~~Serafima. Tovarishch, nas vsekh zastig obstrel v poselke,
my i brosilis{p1} v monastyr{p1}. (Ukazyvaet na Barabanchikovu.)
Vot zhenshchina, u nee rody nachinayut$\!\,$sya.\\
~~~Baev (podkhodit k Barabanchikovo\u{i}, beret pasport,
chitaet). Barabanchikova, zamuzhnyaya ...\\
~~~Paisi\u{i} (sataneya ot uzhasa, shepchet). Gospodi, gospodi,
tol{p1}ko {e1}to pronesi! (Gotov ubezhat{p1}.) Svyaty\u{i} slavny\u{i}
velikomuchenik Dimitri\u{i} ...\\
~~~Baev. Gde muzh?\\
(Barabanchikova prostonala.)\\
~~~Baev. Nashla vremya, mesto rozhat{p1}! (Makhrovu.) Dokument!\\
~~~Makhrov. Vot dokumentik! Ya---khimik iz Mariupolya.\\
~~~Baev. Mnogo vas tut khimikov vo frontovo\u{i} polose!\\
~~~Makhrov. Ya produkty ezdil pokupat{p1}, ogurchiki ...\\
~~~Baev. Ogurchiki!\\
~~~Budenovets (poyavlyaet$\!\,$sya vnezapno). Tovarishch Baev!
Na kolokol{p1}ne nichego ne obnaruzhil, a vot chto ... (Shepchet
na ukho Baevu.)\\
~~~Baev. Da chto ty! Otkuda?\\
~~~Budenovets. Verno govoryu. Glavnoe, temno, tovarishch
komandir.\\
~~~Baev. Nu ladno, ladno, poshli. (Golubkovu, kotory\u{i}
protyagivaet svo\u{i} dokument.) Nekogda, nekogda, posle.
(Paisiyu.) Monakhi, stalo byt{p1}, ne vmeshivayut$\!\,$sya v grazhdanskuyu
vo\u{i}nu?\\
~~~Paisi\u{i}. Net, net, net ...\\
~~~Baev. Tol{p1}ko molites{p1}? A vot za kogo vy molites{p1},
interesno bylo by znat{p1}? Za chernogo barona ili za Sovet$\!\,$skuyu
vlast{p1}? Nu ladno, do skorogo svidaniya, zavtra razberemsya!
(Ukhodit vmeste s Budenovtsem.)\\
(Za oknami poslyshalas{p1} glukhaya komanda, i vse stikhlo, kak by nichego
i ne bylo.)\\
(Paisi\u{i} zhadno i chasto krestit$\!\,$sya, zazhigaet svechi i ischezaet.)\\
~~~Makhrov. Rastochilis{p1} ... Nedarom skazano: i dast im
nachertanie na rukakh ili na chelakh ikh ... Zvezdy-to pyatnikonechnye,
obratili vnimanie?\\
~~~Golubkov (whepotom, Cerafime). Ya sovershenno
teryayus{p1}, ved{p1} {e1}ta mestnost{p1} v rukakh u belykh, otkuda zhe
krasnye vzyalis{p1}? Vnezapny\u{i} bo\u{i}? ... Otchego vse {e1}to proizoshlo?\\
~~~Barabanchikova. {E1}to ottogo porizoshlo, chto general
Krapchikov zadnitsa, a ne general! (Serafime.) Pardon, madam.\\
~~~Golubkov (mashinal{p1}no.) Nu?\\
~~~Barabanchikova. Nu chto---nu? Emu prislali
depeshu, chto konnitsa krasnaya v tylu, a on, yazvi ego dushu,
rasshifrovku otlozhil do utra i v vint sel igrat{p1}.\\
~~~Golubkov. Nu?\\
~~~Barabanchikova. Maly\u{i} v chervakh ob{p2}yavil.\\
~~~Makhrov (tikho). Ogo-go, do chego interesnaya osoba!\\
~~~Golubkov. Prostite, vy, po-vidimomu, v kurse
dela: u menya byli svedeniya, chto zdes{p1}, v Kurchulane, dolzhen byl
byt{p1} shtab gererala Charnoty ...\\
~~~Barabanchikov. Vot kakie u vas podrobnye
svedeniya! Nu, byl shtab, kak ne byt{p1}. Tol{p1}ko on ves{p1} vyshel.\\
~~~Golubkov. A kuda zhe on udalilsya?\\
~~~Barabanchikova. Sovershenno opredelenno---v boloto.\\
~~~Makhrov. A otkuda vam vse {e1}to izvestno, madam?\\
~~~Barabanchikova. Ochen{p1} uzh ty, arkhipastyr{p1},
lyubopyten!\\
~~~Makhrov. Pozvol{p1}te, pochemu vy imenuete menya arkhipastyrem?\\
~~~Barabanchikova. Nu ladno, ladno, {e1}to skuchny\u{i}
razgovor, oto\u{i}dite ot menya.\\
(Paisiu{i} vbegaet, opyat{p1} tushit svechi vse, krome odno\u{i}, smotrit v
okno.)\\
~~~Gokubkov. Chto eshche?\\
~~~Paisi\u{i}. Okh, sudar{p1}, i sami ne znaem, kogo nam eshche
gospod{p1} poslal i budem li my zhivy k nochi! (Ischezaet tak,
chto kazhet$\!\,$sya, budto on provalivaet$\!\,$sya skvoz{p1} zemlyu.)\\
(Paslyshalsya mnogokopytny\u{i} topot, v okne zatantsevali otbleski
plameni.)\\
Serafima. Pozhar?\\
~~Golubkov. Net, {e1}to fakely. Nichego ne ponimayu,
Serafima Vladimirovna! Belye vo\u{i} ska, klyanus{p1}, belye!\\
Svershilos{p1}! Serafima Vladimirovna, slava bogu, my
opyat{p1} v rukakh belykh! Ofitsery v pogonakh!\\
~~~Barabanchikova (sadit$\!\,$sya, kutayas{p1} v poponu).
Ty, intelligent proklyaty\u{i}! zatknis{p1} mgnovenno! "Pogony",
"pogony"! Zdes{p1} ne Peterburg, a Tavriya, kovarnaya strana!
Esli na tebya pogony natsepit{p1}, {e1}to eshche ne znachit, chto ty
stal bely\u{i}! A esli otryad pereodety\u{i}? Togda chto?\\
(Vdrug myagko udaril kolokol.)\\
Nu, zazvonili! Zasypalis{p1} monakhi-idioty! (Golubkovu.)
Kakie shtany na nikh?\\
~~~Golubkov. Krasnye! ... A von eshche v{p2}ekhali, u tekh
sinie s krasnymi bokami ...\\
~~~Barabanchikova. "V{p2}ekhali s bokami"! ... Chert tebya
voz{p1}mi! S lampasami?\\
(Poslyshalas{p1} glukhaya komanda de Brizara: "Pervy\u{i} {e1}skadron,
sleza\u{i}!")\\
Chto takoe! Ne mozhet byt{p1}? Ego golos! (Golubkovu.) Nu,
teper{p1} krichi, teper{p1} smelo krichi, razreshayu! (Sbrasyvaet
s sebya poponu i tryap{p1}e i vyskakivaet v vide generala Charnoty.
On v cherkeske so smyatymi serebryanymi pogonami. Revol{p1}ver,
kotory\u{i} u nego byl v rukakh, zasovyvaet v karman;
podbegaet k oknu, raspakhivaet ego, krichit.) Zdravstvu\u{i}te,
gusary! Zdravstvu\u{i}te, dontsy! Polkovnik Brizar, ko mne!\\
(Dver{p1} otkryvaet$\!\,$sya, i pervo\u{i} vbegaet Lyus{p1}ka v kosynke sestry
miloserdiya, v kozhano\u{i} kurtke i v vysokikh sapogakh so shporami.
Za ne\u{i}---obrosshi\u{i} borodo\u{i} Brizar i vestovo\u{i} Krapilin
s fakelom.)\\
~~~Lyus{p1}ka. Grisha! Gri-Gri-! (Brasaet$\!\,$sya na sheyu Charnoty.)
Ne veryu glazam! Zhivo\u{i}? Spassya? (Krichit v okno.)
Gusary, slusha\u{i}te, generala Charnotu otbili u krasnykh!\\
(Za oknom shum i kriki.)\\
~~~Lyus{p1}ka. Ved{p1} my po tebe panikhidu sobiralis{p1} sluzhit{p1}!\\
~~~Charnota. Smert{p1} videl vot tak blizko, kak tvoyu
kosynku. Ya kak poekhal v shtab k Krapchikovu, a on menya,
sukin kot, v vint posadil igrat{p1} ... maly\u{i} v chervakh ... i n\'a
tebe---pulemety! Budenny\u{i}---n\'a tebe, s nebes! Nachisto
shtab perebili! Ya ot$\!\,$strelyalsya, v okno i ogorodami v
poselok k uchitelyu Barabanchikovu, dava\u{i}, govoryu, dokumenty!
A on, v panike, vzyal, da ne te dokumenty mne i sunul! Pripolzayu
syuda, v monastyr{p1}, glyad{p1}, dokumenty-to bab{p1}i,
zheniny---madam Barabanchikova, i udostoverenie---beremennaya!
Krugom krasnye, nu, govoryu, kladite menya, kak
ya est{p1}, v tserkvi! Lezhu, rozhayu, slyshu, shporami---shlep,
shlep! ...\\
~~~Lyus{p1}ka. Kto?\\
~~~Charnota. Komandir-budenovets.\\
~~~Lyus{p1}ka. Akh!\\
~~~Charnota. Dumayu, kuda zhe ty, budenovets, shlepaesh{p1}?
Ved{p1} tvoya smert{p1} lezhit pod popono\u{i}! Nu pripodyma\u{i},
pripodyma\u{i} ee skore\u{i}! Budut tebya khoronit{p1} s muzyko\u{i}! I
pasport on vzyal, a poponu ne podnyal!\\
(Lyus{p1}ka vizzhit.)\\
(Vybegaet, v dveryakh krichit.) Zdravstvu\u{i}, plemya kazach{p1}e!
Zdorovo, stanichniki!\\
(Poslyshalis{p1} kriki. Lyus{p1}ka vybegaet vsled za Charnoto\u{i}.)\\
~~~De Brizar. Nu, ya-to poponu pripodymu! Ne bud{p1} ya
krapovy\u{i} chert, esli ya na radostyakh v monastyre kogo-nibud{p1} ne
poveshu! {E1}tikh, vidno, krasnye vtoropyakh zabyli!
(Makhrovu.) Nu, u tebya i dokument sprashivat{p1} ne nado.
Po volosam vidno, chto za ptitsa! Krapilin, sveti syuda!\\
~~~Paisi\u{i} (vletaet). Chto vy, chto vy? {E1}to ego vysokopreosvyashchenstvo!
{E1}to vysokopreosvyashchenne\u{i}shi\u{i} Afrikan!\\
~~~De Brizar. Chto ty, satana chernokhvostaya, nesesh{p1}?\\
(Makhrov sbrasyvaet shapku i tulup.)\\
(Vsmatrivaet$\!\,$sya v litso Makhrova.) Chto takoe? Vashe vysokopreosvyashchenstvo,
da {e1}to de\u{i}stvitel{p1}no vy?! Kak zhe vy
syuda popali?\\
~~~Afrikan. V Kurchulan priekhal blagoslovit{p1} donsko\u{i}
korpus, a menya plenili krasnye vo vremya nabega. Spasibo,
monakhi snabdili dokumentami.\\
~~~De Brizar. Chert znaet chto takoe! (Serafime.)
Zhenshchina, dokument!\\
~~~Serafima. Ya zhena tovarishcha ministra torgovli.
Ya zastryada v Peterburge, a mo\u{i} muzh uzhe v Krymu. Ya begu
k nemu. Vot fal{p1}shivye dokumenty, a vot nastoyashchi\u{i} pasport.
Moya familiya Korzukhina.\\
~~~De Brizar.} Mille excuses, madame! {\cyr A vy, gusenitsa
v shtat$\!\,$skom, uzh ne ober li vy prokuror?\\
~~~Golubkov. Ya ne gusenitsa, prostite, i otnyud{p1} ne
ober-prokuror! Ya syn znamenitogo professora-idealista
Golubkova i sam privat-dotsent, begu iz Peterburga k vam,
k belym, potomu chto v Peterburge rabotat{p1} nevozmozhno.\\
~~~De Brizar. Ochen{p1} priyatno. Neov kovcheg!\\
(Kovany\u{i} lyuk v polu otkryvaet$\!\,$sya, iz nego podymaet$\!\,$sya dryakhly\u{i}
Igumen, a za nim---khor monakhov so svechami.)\\
~~~Igumen (Afrikanu). Vashe vysokopreosvyashchenstvo!
(Monakham.) Bratie! Spodobilis{p1} my vladyku ot ruk nechestivykh
sotsialov spasti i sokhranit{p1}!\\
(Monakhi oblekayut vzvolnovannogo Afrikana v mantiyu, podayut emu zhezl.)\\
Vladyko. Primi vnov{p1} zhezl se\u{i}, im zhe utverzhda\u{i} pastvu ...\\
~~~Afrikan. Vozzri s nebes, bozhe, i vizhd{p1} i poseti
vinograd se\u{i}, ego zhe nasadi desnitsa tvoya!\\
~~~Monakhi (vnezapno zapeli). }$$E \iota \varsigma~\pi o \lambda \lambda
\alpha \varepsilon \tau \eta~\delta \epsilon \varsigma \pi o \tau \alpha! ...$$\\
{\cyr (V dveryakh vyrastaet Charnota, s nim---Lyus{p1}ka.\\
~~~Charnota. Chto vy, ottsy svyatye, beleny ob{p2}elis{p1},
chto li? Ne ko vremeni {e1}tu tseremoniyu zateyali! Nu-ka, khor! ...
(Pokazyvaet zhestom---"chkhodite".)\\
~~~Afrikan. Bratie! Vy\u{i}dite!\\
(Igumen i monakhi ukhodyat v zemlyu.)\\
~~~Charnota (Afrikanu). Vashe vysokopreosvyashchenstvo,
chto zhe {e1}to vy tut bogosluzhenie ustroili? Drapat{p1} nado!
Korpus idet za nami po pyatam, lovyat nas! Nas Budenny\u{i}
k moryu pridushit! Vsya armiya ukhodit! V Krym idem! K Romanu
Khludovu pod krylo!\\
~~Afrikan. Vseblagi\u{i} gospodi, chto zhe {e1}to? (Skhvatyvaet
svo\u{i} tulup.) Dvukolki s vami-to est{p1}? (Ischezaet.)\\
~~Charnota. Kartu mne! Sveti, Krapilin! (Smotrit
na kartu.) Vse zaperto! Grob!\\
~~~Lyus{p1}ka. Akh ty, Krapchikov, Krapchikov! ...\\
~~~Charnota. Sto\u{i}! Shchel{p1} nashel! (De Brizaru.)
Voz{p1}mesh{p1} svo\u{i} polk, po\u{i}desh{p1} na Almana\u{i}ku.
Prityanesh{p1} ikh nemnozhko na sebya, togda na Babi\u{i} Ga\u{i} i
perepravlya\u{i}sya khot{p1} po gl\'otku! Ya posle tebya podamsya k molokanam
na khutora, s dontsami, i khot{p1} pozzhe tebya, a vy\u{i}du na Arabat$\!\,$skuyu
strelu, tam soedinimsya. Cherez pyat{p1} minut vykhodi!\\
~~~De Brizar. Slushayu, vashe prevoskhoditel{p1}stvo.\\
~~~Charnota. F-fu! ... Da\u{i} khlebnut{p1}, polkovnik.\\
~~~Golubkov. Serafima Vladimirovna, vy slyshite?
Belye uezzhayut. Nam nado bezhat{p1} s nimi, inache my opyat{p1} popadem
v ruki k krasnym. Serafima Vladimirovna, pochemu
vy ne otzyvaetes{p1}, chto s vami?\\
~~~Lyus{p1}ka. Da\u{i} i mne.\\
(De brizar podaet flyazhku Lyus{p1}ke.)\\
~~~Golubkov (Charnote). Gospodin general, umolyayu
vas, voz{p1}mite nas s sobo\u{i}! Serafima Vladimirovna zabolela ...
My v Krym bezhim ... S vami est{p1} lazaret?\\
~~~Charnota. Vy v universitet uchilis{p1}?\\
~~~Golubkov. Konechno, da ...\\
~~~Charnota. Proizvodite vpechatlenie sovershenno neobrazovannogo
cheloveka. Nu, a esli vam pulya popadet v
golovu na Bab{p1}em Gae, lazaret vam ochen{p1} pomozhet, da?
Vy by eshche sprosili, est{p1} li u nas rentgenovski\u{i} kabinet.
Intelligentsiya! ... Da\u{i}-ka eshche kon{p1}yaku!\\
~~~Lyus{p1}ka. Nado vzyat{p1}. Krasivaya zhenshchina, krasnym
dostanet$\!\,$sya.\\
~~~Golubkov. Serafima Vladimirovna, podyma\u{i}tes{p1}!
Nado ekhat{p1}!\\
~~~Serafima (glukho). Znaete chto, Serge\u{i} Pavlovich,
mne, kazhet$\!\,$sya, de\u{i}stvitel{p1}no nezdorovit$\!\,$sya ... Vy poezzha\u{i}te
odin, a ya zdes{p1} v monastyre prilyagu ... mne chto-to zharko ...\\
~~~Golubkov. Bozhe mo\u{i}! Serafima Vladimirovna, {e1}to
nemyslimo! Serafima Vladimirovna, podyma\u{i}tes{p1}!\\
~~~Serafima. Ya khochu pit{p1} ... i v Peterburg ...\\
~~~Golubkov. Chto zhe {e1}to takoe?\\
~~~Lyus{p1}ka (pobedonosno). {E1}to tif, vot chto {e1}to takoe.\\
~~~De Brizar. Sudarynya, vam bezhat{p1} nado, vam khudo
u krasnykh pridet$\!\,$sya. Vprochem ya govorit{p1} ne master. Krapilin,
ty krasnorechiv, ugovori damu!\\
~~~Krapilin. Tak tochno, ekhat{p1} nado.\\
~~~Golubkov. Serafima Vladimirovna, nado ekhat{p1} ... \\
~~~De Brizar (glyanul na braslet-chasy.) Pora! (Vybegaet.)\\
(Poslyshalas{p1} ego komanda: "Sadis{p1}!"---potom topot.)\\
~~~Lyus{p1}ka. Krpilin! Podyma\u{i} ee, beri silo\u{i}!\\
~~~Krapilin. Slushayus{p1}! (Vmeste s Golubkovym podymayut
Serafimu, vedut pod ruki.)\\
~~~Lyus{p1}ka. V dvukolku ee!\\
(Ukhodyat.)\\
~~~Charnota (odin, dopivaet kon{p1}yak, smotrit na chasy). Pora.\\
~~~Igumen (vyrastatet iz lyuka). Bely\u{i} general! Kuda
zhe ty? Neuzhto ty ne ot$\!\,$stoish{p1} monastyr{p1}, davshi\u{i} tebe
priyut i spasenie?!\\
~~~Charnota. Chto ty, papasha, menya rasstraivaesh{p1}?
Kolokolam yazyki podvyazhi, sadis{p1} v podzemel{p1}e! Proshcha\u{i}!
(Ischezaet.)\\
(Poslyshalsya ego krik: "Sadis{p1}! Sadis{p1}!"---potom strashny\u{i} topot,
i vse smorlkaet. Paisi\u{i} poyavlyaet$\!\,$sya iz lyuka.)\\
~~~Paisi\u{i}. Otche igumen! A otets igumen! Chto zh nam delat{p1}?
Ved{p1} krasnye priskachut se\u{i}chas! A my belym zvonili!
Chto zhe nam, muchenicheski\u{i} venets prinimat{p1}?\\
~~~Igumen. A gde zh vladyko?\\
~~~Paisi\u{i}. Uskakal, uskakal v dvukolke!\\
~~~Igumen. Pastyr{p1}, pastyr{p1} nedosto\u{i}ny\u{i} ... Pokinuvshi\u{i}
ovtsy svoya! (Krichit glukho v podzemel{p1}e.) Vratie!
Molites{p1}!\\
(Iz-pod zemli glukho poslyshalos{p1}: "Svyatitelyu otche Nikolae, moli boga
o nas ... ")\\
(T{p1}ma s{p2}edaet monastyr{p1}. Son pervy\u{i} konchaet$\!\,$sya.)\\
\\
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Son Vtoro\u{i}\\
\\
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~... Sny moi stanovyat$\!\,$sya vse tyazhelee ...\\
\\
(Voznikaet zal na neizvestno\u{i} i bol{p1}sho\u{i} stantsii gde-to v severno\u{i}
chasti Kryma. Na zadnem plane zala neobychnykh razmerov okna, za nimi
chuvstvuet$\!\,$sya chernaya noch{p1} s golubymi {e1}lektricheskimi lunami.)\\
(Sluchilsya zverski\u{i}, neponyatny\u{i} v nachale noyabrya v Krymu moroz. Skoval
Sivash, Chongar, Perekop i {e1}tu stantsiyu. Okna oledeneli, i po
ledyanym zerkalam vremya ot vremeni tekut zmeinye ognennye otbleski
ot prokhodyashchikh poezdov. Goryat perenosnye zheleznye chernye pechki
i kerosinovye lampy na stolakh. V glubine, nad vykhodom na glavny\u{i}
perron, nadpis{p1} po staro\u{i} orfografii: "Otd{p2}lenie operativnoe".
Steklyannaya peregorodka, v ne\u{i} zelenaya lampa kazennogo tipa i dva
zelenykh, pokhozhikh na glaza chudovishch, ognya konduktorskikh fonare\u{i}.
Ryadom na temnom obluplennom fone, bely\u{i} yunosha na kone kop{p1}em
porazhaet cheshu\u{i}chatogo drakona. Yunosha {e1}tot---Georgi\u{i} Pobedonosets,
i pered nim gorit granenaya raznotsvetnaya lampada. Zal zanyat
belymi shtabnymi ofitserami. Bol{p1}shinstvo iz nikh
v bashlykakh i naushnikakh. Beschislennye polevye telefony, shtabnye
karty s flazhkami, pishushchie mashinki v glubine. Na telefonakh to
i delo vspykhivayut raznotsvetnye signaly, telefony poyut nezhnymi
golosami.)\\
(Shtab fronta stoit tret{p1}i sutki na {e1}to\u{i} stantsii i tret{p1}i sutki ne spit,
no rabotaet, kak mashina. I lish{p1} opytny\u{i} i nablyudatel{p1}ny\u{i} glaz
mog by uvidet{p1} bespoko\u{i}ny\u{i} nalet v glazakh u vsekh {e1}tikh lyude\u{i}.
I eshche odno---strakh i nadezhdu mozhno razobrat{p1} v {e1}tikh glazakh, kogda oni
obrashchayut$\!\,$sya tuda, gde nekogda byl bufet pervogo klassa.)\\
(Tam, otdelenny\u{i} ot vsekh vysokim bufetnym shkafom, za kontorko\u{i},
s{p2}ezhivshis{p1} na vysokom taburete, sidit Roman Valer{p1}yanovich
Khludov. Chelovek {e1}tot litsom bel, kak kost{p1}, volosy u nego
chernye, prichesany na vechny\u{i} nerazrushimy\u{i} ofitserski\u{i} probor.
Khludov kurnos, kak Pavel, brit, kak akter, kazhet$\!\,$sya molozhe vsekh
okruzhayushchikh, no glaza u nego starye. Na nem soldat$\!\,$skaya shinel{p1},
podpoyasan on remnem po ne\u{i} ne to po-vab{p1}i, ne to kak pomeshchiki
podpoyasyvali shlafrok. Pogony sukonnye, i na nikh nebrezhno nashit cherny\u{i}
general{p1}ski\u{i} zigazag. Furazhka zashchitnaya, gryaznaya, s tusklo\u{i}
kokardo\u{i}, na rukakh varezhki.)\\
(Na Khludove net nikakogo oruzhiya.
On bolen chem-to, {e1}tot chelovek, ves{p1} bolen, s nog do golovy. On morshchit$\!\,$sya,
dergaet$\!\,$sya, lyubit menyat{p1} intonatsii. Zadaet samomu sebe voprosy
i lyubit sam zhe na nikh otvechat{p1}. Kogda khochet izobrazit{p1} ulybku,
skalit$\!\,$sya.)\\
(On vozbuzhdaet strakh. On bolen---Roman Valer{p1}yanovich.
Vozle Khludova, pered stolom na kotorom neskol{p1}ko telefonov, sidit
i pishet ispolnitel{p1}ny\u{i} i vlyublenny\u{i} v Khludova esaul Golovan.)\\
~~~Khludov (diktuet Golovnu). "... Zapyataya. No Frunze
oboznachennogo protivnika na manevrakh izobrazhat{p1} ne
pozhelal. Tochka. {E1}to ne shakhmaty i ne Tsarskoe nezabvennoe
Selo. Tochka. Podpis{p1}---Khludov. Tochka".\\
~~~Golovan (peredaet napisannoe komu-to). Zashifrovat{p1},
poslat{p1} glavnokomanduyushchemu.\\
~~~Pervy\u{i} shtabno\u{i} (osvetivshis{p1} signalom s telefona,
stonet v telefon). Da, slushayu ... slushayu ... Budenny\u{i}? ...
Budenny\u{i}? ...\\
~~~Vtoro\u{i} shtabno\u{i} (stonet v telefon). Net, na
Karpovu balku ...\\
~~~Golovan (osvetivshis{p1} signalom, podaet Khludovu
trubku). Vashe prevoskhoditel{p1}stvo ...\\
~~~Khludov (v trubku). Da. Da. Da. Net. Da. (Vozvrashchaet
trubku Golovanu.) Mne komendanta.\\
~~~Golovan. Komendanta!\\
(Golosa-{e1}kho pobezhali: "Komendanta, komendanta!" Komendant,
bledny\u{i}, kosyashchi\u{i} glazami, rasteryanny\u{i} ofitser v krasno\u{i}
furazhke, probegaet mezhdu stolami, predstaet pered Khludovym.\\
~~~Khludov. Chas zhdu bronepoezd "Ofitser" na Taganash.
V chem delo? V chem delo? V chem delo?\\
~~~Komendant (mertvym golosom). Nachal{p1}nik stantsii,
vashe prevoskhoditel{p1}stvo, dokazal mne, chto "Ofitser"
pro\u{i}ti ne mozhet.\\
~~~Khludov. Da\u{i}te mne nachal{p1}nika stantsii.\\
~~~Komendant (bezhit, na khodu govorit komu-to
vskhlipyvayushchim golosom). Chto zh ya-to podelayu?\\
~~~Khludov. U nas tragedii nachinayut$\!\,$sya. Bronepoezd
paralichom razbilo. S palko\u{i} khodit bronepoezd, a pro\u{i}ti ne
mozhet. (Zvonit.)\\
(Na stene vspykhivaet nadpis{p1}: "Otd{p2}lenie kontrrazv{p2}dyvatel{p1}noe."
Na zvonok iz steny vykhodit Tikhi\u{i}, ostanavlivaet$\!\,$sya okolo
Khludova, tikh i vnimatelen.)\\
~~~Khludov (obrashchaet$\!\,$sya k nemu). Nikto nas ne lyubit,
nikto. I iz-za {e1}togo tragedii, kak v teatre vse ravno.\\
(Tikhi\u{i} tikh.)\\
~~~Khludov (yarostno). Pechka s ugarom, chto li?\\
~~~Golovan. Nikak net, ugaru net.\\
(Pered Khludovym predstaet Komendant, a za nim Nachal{p1}nik
stantsii.)\\
~~~Khludov (Nachal{p1}niku stantsii). Vy dokazali, chto
bronepoezd pro\u{i}ti ne mozhet?\\
~~~Nachal{p1}nik stantsii (govorit i dvizhet$\!\,$sya,
no uzhe sutki chelovek mertvy\u{i}). Tak tochno, vashe prevoskhditel{p1}stvo.
Fizichesko\u{i} sily-vozmozhnosti netu! Vruchnuyu
sortirovali i zabili nachisto, probka!\\
~~~Khludov. Vtoraya, znachit, s ugarom?\\
~~~Golovan. Siyu minutu! (Komu-to v storonu.) Zalit{p1} pechku!\\
~~~Nachal{p1}nik stantsii. Ugar, ugar.\\
~~~Khludov (Nachal{p1}nikuk stantsii). Mne pochemu-to
kazhet$\!\,$sya, chto vy khorosho otnosites{p1} k bol{p1}shevikam. Vy ne
bo\u{i}tes{p1}, pogovorite so mno\u{i} otkrovenno. U kazhdogo cheloveka
est{p1} svoi ubezhdeniya, i skryvat{p1} ikh on ne dolzhen.
Khitrets!\\
~~~Nachal{p1}nik stantsii (govorit vzdor). Vashe
vysokoprevoskhoditel{p1}stvo, za chto zhe takoe podozrenie? U
menya detishki ... eshche pri gosudare imperatore Nikolae
Aleksandroviche ... Olya i Pavlik, detki ... tridtsat{p1} chasov
ne spal, ---ver{p1}te bogu!---i lichno predsedatelyu Gosudarstvenno\u{i}
dumy Mikhailu Vladimirovichu Rodzyanko izvesten.
No ya emu, Rodzyanko, ne sochuvstvuyu ... U menya deti ...\\
~~~Khludov. Iskrenni\u{i} chelovek, a? Net? Nuzhna lyubov{p1},
a bez lyubvi nichego ne sdelaesh{p1} na vo\u{i}ne! (Ukoriznenno,
Tikhomu.) Menya ne lyubyat. (Sukho.) Dat{p1} saper. Tolkat{p1},
sortirovat{p1}. Pyatnadtsat{p1} minut vremeni, chtoby "Ofitser"
proshel za vykhodno\u{i} semafor! Esli v techenie {e1}togo vremeni
prikazanie ne budet ispolneno, komendanta arestovat{p1}!
A nachal{p1}nika stantsii povesit{p1} na semafore, osvetiv pod nim
podpis{p1} "Sabotazh".\\
(Vdali v {e1}to vremya poslyshalsya nezhny\u{i} medlenny\u{i} val{p1}s. Kogda-to
pod {e1}tot val{p1}s tantsevali na gimnazicheskikh balakh.)\\
~~~Nachal{p1}nik stantsii (vyalo). Vashe vysokoprevoskhoditel{p1}stvo,
moi deti eshche v shkolu ne khodili ...\\
(Tikhi\u{i} beret Nachal{p1}nika stantsii pod ruku i uvodit. Za nimi---Komendant.)\\
~~~Khludov. Val{p1}s?\\
~~~Golovan. Charnota podkhodit, vashe prevoskhoditel{p1}stvo.\\
~~~Nachal{p1}nik stantsii (za steklyanno\u{i} peregorodko\u{i}
ozhivaet, krichit v telefon). Khristofor Fedorovich!
Khristom-bogom zaklinayu: s chetvertogo i pyatogo puti vse
sostavy vsploshnuyu goni na Taganash! Sopery budut! Kak
khochesh{p1} tolka\u{i}! Gospodom zaklinayu!\\
~~~Nikolaevna (poyavilas{p1} vozle Nachal{p1}nika stantsii.)
Chto takoe, Vasya, chto?\\
~~~Nachal{p1}nik stantsii. Okh, beda, Nikolaevna!
Beda nad sem{p1}e\u{i}! Ol{p1}ku, Ol{p1}ku voloki syuda, v chem
est{p1} voloki!\\
~~~Nikolaevna. Ol{p1}ku? Ol{p1}ku? (Ischezaet.)\\
(Val{p1}s obryvaet$\!\,$sya. Dver{p1} s perrona otkryvaet$\!\,$sya, i vkhodit Charnota,
v burke i papakhe, prokhodit k Khludovu. Lyus{p1}ka, vbezhavshaya
vmeste s Charnoto\u{i}, ostaet$\!\,$sya v glubine u dvere\u{i}.)\\
~~~Charnota. S Chongarskogo defile, vashe prevoskhoditel{p1}stovo,
svodnaya kavaleri\u{i}skaya diviziya podoshla.\\
(Khludov molchit, smotrit na Charnotu.)\\
Vashe prevoskhoditel{p1}stvo! (Ukazyvaet kuda-to vdal{p1}.)
Chto zhe {e1}to vy delaete? (Vnezapno snimaet papakhu.) Roma!
Ty general{p1}nogo shtaba! Chto zhe ty delaesh{p1}? Roma,
prekarati!\\
~~~Khludov. Molchat{p1}!\\
(Charnota nadevaet papakhu.)\\
Oboz brosite zdes{p1}, po\u{i}dete na Karpovu balku, stanete tam.\\
~~~Charnota. Slushayu. (Otkhodit.)\\
~~~Lyus{p1}ka. Kuda?\\
~~~Charnota (tusklo). Na Karpovu balku.\\
~~~Lyus{p1}ka. Ya s tobo\u{i}. Brosayu ya {e1}tikh ranenykh i Serafimu
tifoznuyu.\\
~~~Charnota (tusklo). Mozhesh{p1} pogibnut{p1}.\\
~~~Lyus{p1}ka. Nu i slava bogu! (Ukhodit s Charnoto\u{i}.)\\
(Poslyshalos{p1} lyazgan{p1}e, stuk, potom stradal{p1}cheski\u{i} vo\u{i}
branepoezda. Nikolaevna vryvaet$\!\,$sya za peregorodku, tashchit Ol{p1}ku,
zakutannuyu v platok.)\\
~~~Nikolaevna. Vot ona, Ol{p1}ka, vot ona!\\
~~~Nachal{p1}nik stantsii (v telefon). Khristofor
Fedorovich, dotyanul?! Spasibo tebe, spasibo! (Skhvatyvaet
Ol{p1}ku na ruki, bezhit k Khludovu.)\\
(Za nim---Tikhi\u{i} i Komendant.)\\
~~~Khludov (Nachal{p1}niku stantsii). Nu chto, dorogo\u{i},
proshel? Proshel?\\
~~~Nachal{p1}nik stantsii. Proshel, vashe vysokoprevoskhoditel{p1}stvo,
proshel!\\
~~~Khludov. Zachem rebenok?\\
~~~Nachal{p1}nik stantsii. Olechka, rebenok ... sposobnaya devochka.
Sluzhu dvadtsat{p1} let i dvoe sutok ne spal.\\
~~~Khludov. Da, devochka ... Serso. V serso igraet? Da?
(Dostaet iz karmana karamel{p1}.) Devochka, na! Kurit{p1} doktora
zapreshchayut, nervy rastoroeny. Da ne pomogaet karamel{p1},
vse ravno kuryu i kuryu.\\
~~~Nachal{p1}nik stantsii. Beri, Olyushen{p1}ka,
beri ... General dobry\u{i}. Skazhi, Olyushen{p1}ka, "mersi" ...
(Podkhvatyvaet Ol{p1}ku na ruki, unosit za peregorodku, i
Nikalaevna ischezaet s Ol{p1}ko\u{i}.)\\
(Opyat{p1} poslyshalsya val{p1}s i stal udalyat{p1}sya. Iz dveri, ne to\u{i},
v kotoruyu vkhodil Charnota, a iz drugo\u{i}, vkhodit Paramon Il{p1}ich
Korzukhin. {E1}to neobyknovenno evrope\u{i}skogo vida chelovek v
ochkakh, v ochen{p1} dorogo\u{i} shube i s portfelem. Podkhodit k Golovanu, podaet
emu kartochku. Golovan peredaet kartochku Khludovu.)\\
~~~Khludov. Ya slushayu.\\
~~~Korzukhin (Khludovu). Chest{p1} imeyu predstavit{p1}sya.
Tovarishch ministra torgovli Korzukhin. Sovet ministrov
upolnomechil menya, vashe prevoskhoditel{p1}stvo, obratit{p1}sya
k vam s tremya zaprosami. Ya tol{p1}ko chto iz Sevastopolya. Pervoe:
mne poruchili uznat{p1} o sud{p1}be arestovannykh v Simferopole
pyati rabochikh, uvezennykh, soglasno vashego
rasporyazheniya, syuda v stavku.\\
~~~Khludov. Tak. Akh da, ved{p1} vy s drugogo perrona!
Esaul! Pred{p2}yavite arestovannykh gospodinu togvarishchu ministra.\\
~~~Golovan. Proshu za mno\u{i}. (Pri obshchem napryazhennom
vnimanii vedet Korzukhina k glavno\u{i} dveri na zadnem plane,
priotkryvaet ee i ukazyvaet kuda-to vvys{p1}.)\\
(Korzukhin vzdragivaet. Vozvrashchaet$\!\,$sya s Golovanom k Khludovu.)\\
~~~Khludov. Ischerpan pervy\u{i} vopros? Slushayu vtoro\u{i}.\\
~~~Kokrzukhin (volnuyas{p1}). Vtoro\u{i} kasaet$\!\,$sya neposredstvenno
moego ministerstva. Zdes{p1} na stantsii zastryali gruzy
osobo vazhnogo naznacheniya. Isprashivayu razresheniya i sode\u{i}stviya
vashego prevoskhoditel{p1}stva k tomu, chtoby ikh srochno
protolknut{p1} v Sevastopol{p1}.\\
~~~Khludov (myagko). A kako\u{i} imenno gruz?\\
~~~Korzukhin. {E1}ksportny\u{i} pushno\u{i} tovar, prednaznachenny\u{i}
za granitsu.\\
~~~Khludov (ulybnuvshis{p1}). Akh pushno\u{i} {e1}ksportny\u{i}! A v
kakikh sostavakh gruz?\\
~~~Korzukhin (podaet bumagu). Proshu vas.\\
~~~Khludov. Esaul Golovan! Sostavy, ukazannye zdes{p1},
vygnat{p1} v tupik, v kerosin i zazhech{p1}!\\
(Golovan, prinyav bumagu, ischez.)\\
(Myagko.) Pokoroche, treti\u{i} vopros?\\
~~~Korzukhin (ostolbenev). Polozhenie na fronte? ...\\
~~~Khludov (zevnuv). Nu kakoe mozhet byt{p1} polozhenie na
fronte! Bestoloch{p1}! Iz pushek strelyayut, komanduyushchemu
frontom pechku s ugarom pod nos podsunuli, kubantsev mne
prislal glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i} v podarok, a oni bosye. Ni
restorana, ni devochek! Zelenaya toska. Vot i sidim na taburetakh, kak
popugai. (Menyaya intonatsiyu, shipit.) Polozhenie?
Poezzha\u{i}te, gospodin Korzukhin, v Sevastopol{p1} i skazhite, chtoby
tylovye gnidy ukladyvali chemodany! Krasnye
zavtra budut zdes{p1}! I eshche skazhite, chto zagranichnym shlyukham
sobol{p1}ikh manzhet ne vidat{p1}! Pushno\u{i} tovar!\\
~~~Korzukhin. Neslykhanno! (Travleno oziraet$\!\,$sya.)
Ya budu imet{p1} chest{p1} \\
dolozhit{p1} ob {e1}tom glavnokomanduyushchemu.\\
~~~Khludov (vezhlivo). Pozhalu\u{i}sta.\\
~~~Korzukhin (pyatyas{p1}, ukhodit k bokovo\u{i} dveri, po doroge sprashivaet).
Kako\u{i} poezd budet na Sevastopol{p1} se\u{i}chas?\\
(Nikto emu ne otvechaet. Slyshno, kak podkhodit poezd.)\\
~~~Nachal{p1}nik stantsii (mertveya, predstaet
pered Khludovym). S Kermana Kemal{p1}chi osoboe naznachenie!\\
~~~Khludov. Smirno! Gospoda ofitsery!\\
(Vsya stavka vstaet. V tekh dveryakh, iz kotoroykh vykhodit Korzukhin,
poyavlyayut$\!\,$sya dvoe konvo\u{i}nykh kazakov v malinovykh bashlykakh,
vsled za nimi---Bely\u{i} glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i} v zalomlenno\u{i}
na zatylok papakhe, dlinne\u{i}shi\u{i} shineli, s kavkazsko\u{i} shashko\u{i},
a vsled za nim---vysokopreosvyashchenne\u{i}shi\u{i} Afrikan, kotory\u{i}
stavku blagoslovlyaet.)\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i}. Zdravstvu\u{i}te, gospoda!\\
~~~Shtabnye. Zdraviya zhelaem, vashe vysokoprevoskhoditel{p1}stvo!\\
~~~Khludov. Poproshu razresheniya raport predstavit{p1} vashemu
vysokoprevoskhoditel{p1}stvu konfidentsial{p1}no.\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i}. Da. Vsem ostavit{p1} pomeshchenie.
(Afrikanu.) Vladyko, u menya budet konfidentsial{p1}ny\u{i} razgovor
s komanduyushchim frontom.\\
~~~Afrikan. V dobry\u{i} chas! V dobry\u{i} chas!\\
(Vse vykhodyat, i Khludov ostaet$\!\,$sya naedine s Glavnokomanduyushchim.)\\
~~~Khludov. Tri chasa tomu nazad protivnik vzyal Yushun{p1}. Bol{p1}sheviki
v Krymu.\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i}. Konets?\\
~~~Khludov. Konets.\\
(Molchanie.)\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i} (v dver{p1}). Vladyko!\\
(Afrikan, vstrevozhenny\u{i}, poyavlyaet$\!\,$sya.)\\
Vladyko! Zapadnoevrope\u{i}skimi derzhavami pokinutye, kovarnymi
polyakami obmanutye, v {e1}tot strashny\u{i} chas tol{p1}ko
na miloserdie bozhie upovaem!\\
~~~Afrikan (ponyal, chto nastupila beda). A\u{i}-ya\u{i}-ya\u{i}!\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i}. Pomolites{p1}, vladyko
svyato\u{i}!\\
~~~Afrikan (perede Georgiem Povedonostsem). Vsemogushchi\u{i}
gospod{p1}! Za chto? Za chto novoe ispytanie posylaesh{p1} chadam
svoim, Khristovu imenitomu voinstnu? S nami
krestnaya sila, ona nizlagaet vraga blagoslovennym oruzhiem.\\
(V steklyanno\u{i} peregorodke pokazalos{p1} litso Nachal{p1}nika stantsii,
toskuyushchego ot strakha.)\\
~~~Khludov. Vashe bysokopreosvyashchenstvo, prostite, chto
ya vas perebivayu, no vy naprasno bespokoite gospoda boga.
On uzhe yavno i davno ot nas ot$\!\,$stupilsya. Ved{p1} {e1}to chto zh takoe?
Nikogda ne byvalo, a teper{p1} vodu iz Sivasha ugnalo, i
bol{p1}sheviki, kak po parketu, proshli. Georgi\u{i}-to Pobedonosets
smeet$\!\,$sya!\\
~~~Afirkan. Chot vy, doblestny\u{i} general?!\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i}. Ya kategoricheski protiv
takogo tona. Vy yavno nezdorovy, general, i ya zhaleyu, chto
by letom ne uekhali za granitsu lechit{p1}sya, kak ya sovetoval.\\
~~~Khludov. Akh vot kak! A u kogo by, vashe vysokoprevoskhoditel{p1}stvo,
vashi soldaty na Perekope val uderzhivali?
U kogo by Charnota v {e1}tu noch{p1} s muzyko\u{i} s Chongara na
Karpovu balku poshel? Kto by veshal? Veshal by kto, vashe
vysokoprevoskhoditel{p1}stvo?\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i} (temneya). Chto {e1}to
takoe?\\
~~~Afrikan. Gospodi, vozzri na nikh, prosveti i
ukrepi! Ashche tsarstvo razdelit$\!\,$sya, vskore razzor\'it$\!\,$sya! ...\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i}. Vprochem, se\u{i}chas ne
vremya ...\\
~~~Khludov. Da, ne vremya. Vam nuzhno nemedlenno vozvrashchat{p1}sya
v Sevastopol{p1}.\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i}. Da. (Vynimaet konvert,
podaet ego Khludovu.) Proshu nemedlenno vskryt{p1}.\\
~~~Khludov. A, uzhe gotovo! Vy predvideli? {E1}to khorosho.
Nyne otpushchaeshi raba tvoego, vladyko ... Slushayu. (Krichit.)
Poezd glavnokomanduyushchemu! Konvo\u{i}! Stavka!\\
~~~Nachal{p1}nik stantsii (za peregorodko\u{i} brosaet$\!\,$sya
k telefonu). Kerman Kemal{p1}chi! Da\u{i} zhezl! Da\u{i} zhezl!\\
(Poyavlyayut$\!\,$sya kongo\u{i}nye kazaki i vse shtabnye.)\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i}. Komanduyushchi\u{i} frontom ...\\
(Stavka beret pod kozyrek.)\\
... ob{p2}yavit vam mo\u{i} prikaz. Da nisposhlet nam vsem gospod{p1} sily
i razum perezhit{p1} russkoe likholetie! Vsekh i kazhdogo
chestno preduprezhdayu, chto ino\u{i} zemli, krome Kryma, u nas net.\\
(Vnezapno dver{p1} raspakhivaet$\!\,$sya, i poyavlyaet$\!\,$sya de Brizar s
zavyazanno\u{i} marle\u{i} golovo\u{i}, stanovit$\!\,$sya vo front
Glavnokomanduyushchemu.)\\
~~~De Brizar. Zdraviya zhelayu, vashe imperatorskoe
velichestvo! (Stavke, tainstvenno.) "Grafinya, tseno\u{i} odnogo
randevu, khotite, pozhalu\u{i}, ya vam nazovu ..."\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchiu{i}. Chto {e1}to?\\
~~~Golovan. Komandir gusarskogo polka graf de Brizar
kontuzhen v golovu.\\
~~~Khludov (kak vo sne). Chongar ... Congar ...\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i}. V mo\u{i} poezd so mno\u{i},
v Sevastopol{p1}! (Bystro vykhodit v soprovozhdenii konvo\u{i}nykh
kazakov.)\\
~~~Afrikan. Gospodi! Gospodi! (Blagoslovlyaet stavku,
bystro vykhodit.)\\
~~~De Brizar (uvlekaemy\u{i} shtavnymi). Vinovat! ...
"Grafinya, tseno\u{i} odnogo randevu" ...\\
~~~Shtabnye. V Sevastopol{p1}, graf, v Sevastopol{p1} ... \\
~~~De Brizar. Vinovat! ... Vinovat! ... (Ischezaet.)\\
~~~Khludov (vskryvaet konvert. Prochital, oskalilsya.
Golovanu). Letchika na Karpovu balku k generalu Barbovichu.
Prikaz---ot nepriyatelya otorvat{p1}sya, rys{p1}yu v Yaltu
i gruzit{p1}sya na suda!\\
(Po stavke pronosit$\!\,$sya shelest: "Amin{p1}, amin{p1} ... " Potom
mogil{p1}naya tishina.)\\
Drugogo---k generalu Kutepovu: otorvat{p1}sya, v Sevastopol{p1} i
gruzit{p1}sya na suda. Fostikovu---s kubantsami v Feodosiyu.
Kalininu---s dontsami v Kerch{p1}. Charnote---v Sevastopol{p1}!
Vsem na suda! Stavku svernut{p1} mgnovenno, v Sevastopol{p1}!
Krym sdan!\\
~~~Golovan (pospeshno vykhodya). Letchikov! Letchikov!\\
(Gruppy shtabnykh nachinayut tayat{p1}. Svorachivayut$\!\,$sya karty, nachinayut
ischezat{p1} telefony.)\\
(Poslyshalos{p1}, kak vzrevel poezd i ushel. Sueta, poryadka uzhe net.
Tut raspakhivaet$\!\,$sya dver{p1}, iz kotorou\u{i} vykhodil Charnota, i
poyavlyaet$\!\,$sya
Serafima, v burke. Za ne\u{i}---Goluvkov i Krapilin,
pytayushchiesya ee uderzhat{p1}.)\\
~~~Golubkov. Serafima Vladimirovna, opomnites{p1},
syuda nel{p1}zya! (Udivlennym shtabnym.) Tifoznaya zhenshchina! ...\\
~~~Krapilin. Tak tochno, tifoznaya.\\
~~~Serafima (zvonko). Kto zdes{p1} Roman Khludov?\\
(Pri {e1}tom nelepom voprose voznikaet tishina.)\\
~~~Khludov. Nichego, propustite ko mne. Khludov---{e1}to ya.\\
~~~Golubkov. Ne slusha\u{i}te ee, ona bol{p1}na!\\
~~~Serafima. Iz Peterburga bezhim, vse bezhim da
bezhim ... Kuda? K Romanu Khludovu pod krylo! Vse Khludov,
Khludov, Khludov ... Dazhe snit$\!\,$sya Khludov! (Ulybaet$\!\,$sya.) Vot
i udostoilas{p1} litsezret{p1}: sidit na taburetke, a krugom
visyat meshki. Meshki da meshki! ... Zveryuga! Shakal!\\
~~~Golubkov (otchayanno). U nee tif! Ona bredit! ...
My iz {e1}shelona!\\
(Khludov zvonit, i iz steny vykhodyat Tikhi\u{i} i Gurin.)\\
~~~Serafima. Nu chto zhe! Oni idut i vsekh vas prikonchat!\\
(V gruppe shtabnykh shorokh: "A-a ... kommunistka!")\\
~~~Golubkov. Chto vy! Chto vy! Ona zhena tovarishcha
ministra Korzukhina! Ona ne otdaet sebe otcheta v tom, chto
govorit!\\
~~~Khludov. {E1}to khorosho, potomu chto, kogda u nas, otdavaya
otchet, govorit, ni slova pravdy ne dob{p1}esh{p1}sya.\\
~~~Golubkov. Ona---Korzukhina!\\
~~~Khludov. Stop, stop, stop! Korzuhina? {E1}to---pushno\u{i}
tovar? Tak u {e1}togo negodyaya eshche i zhena kommunistka?
U, blagoslovenny\u{i} slucha\u{i}! Nu, ya s nim se\u{i}chas poschitayus{p1}!
Esli tol{p1}ko on ne uspel uekhat{p1}, dat{p1} mne ego syuda!\\
(Tikhi\u{i} daet znak Gurinu, i tot ischezaet.)\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i} (myagko, Serafime). Kak vashe imya-otchestvo?\\
~~~Golubkov. Serafima Vladimirovna ... Serafima ... \\
(Gurin vvodit Korzukhina. Tot smertel{p1}no bleden, chuet bedu.)\\
Vy---Paramon Il{p1}ich Korzukhin?\\
~~~Korzukhin. Da, {e1}to ya.\\
~~~Golubkov. Slava bogu, vy vyekhali nam navstrechu!
Nakonets-to!\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i} (laskovo, Korzukhinu). Vasha supruga, Serafima
Vladimirovna, priekhala k vam iz Peterburga.\\
~~~Korzukhin (posmotrel v glaza Tikhomu i Khludovu,
uchuyal kakuyu-to lovushku). Nikako\u{i} Serafimy Vladimoroviny
ne znayu, {e1}tu zhenshchinu vizhu vpervye v zhizni, nikogo
iz Peterburga ne zhdu, {e1}to obman.\\
~~~Serafima (poglyadev na Korzukhina, mutno). A-a,
otreksya! U, gadina!\\
~~~Korzukhin. {E1}to shantazh!\\
~~~Golubkov (otchayanno). Paramon Il{p1}ich, chto vy
delaete?! {E1}togo ne mozhet byt{p1}!\\
~~~Khludov. Iskrenni\u{i} chelovek, a? Nu, vashe schast{p1}e,
gospodin Korzukhin! Pushno\u{i} tovar! Von!\\
(Korzukhin ischezaet.)\\
~~~Golubkov. Umolyayu vas doprosit{p1} nas! Ya dokazhu,
chto ona ego zhena!\\
~~~Khludov (Tikhomu). Vzyat{p1} oboikh, doprosit{p1}!\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i} (Gurinu). Zabira\u{i} v Sevastopol{p1}.\\
(Gurin beret Serafimu pod ruku.)\\
~~~Golubkov. Vy zhe intelligentnye lyudi! ... Ya dokazhu! ...\\
~~~Serafima. Vot odin tol{p1}ko chelovek i nashelsya v
doroge ... Akh, Krapilin, krasnorechivy\u{i} chelovek, chto zhe ty
ne zastupish{p1}sya?\\
(Serafimu i Golublova uvodyat.)\\
~~~Krapilin (stav pered Khludovym). Tochno tak. Kak
v knigakh napisano: shakal! Tol{p1}ko odnimi udavkami vo\u{i}ny
ne vyigraesh{p1}! Za chto ty, mirovo\u{i} zver{p1}, porezal soldat na
Perekope? Popalsya tebe, vprochem, odin chelovek, zhenshchina.
Pozhalela udavlennykh, tol{p1}ko i vsego. No mimo tebya ne
proskochish{p1}, ne proskochish{p1}! Se\u{i}chas ty cheloveka---tsap i v
meshok! Stervyatino\u{i} pitaesh{p1}sya.\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. Pozvol{p1}te ubrat{p1} ego, vashe prevoskhoditel{p1}stvo?\\
~~~Khludov. Net. V ego rechi proskal{p1}zayvayut zdravye
mysli naschet vo\u{i}ny. Pogovori, soldat, pogovori.\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i} (manit kogo-to pal{p1}tsem, i iz dveri kontrrazvedyvatel{p1}nogo
otdeleniya vykhodyat dva kontrrazvedchika. Shepotom.) Dosku.\\
(Poyavlyaet$\!\,$sya Treti\u{i} kontrrazvedchik s kuskom fanery.)\\
~~~Khludov. Kak tvoya familiya, soldat?\\
~~~Krapilin (zanosyas{p1} v gibel{p1}nye vysi). Da chto familie?
Familie u menya neizvestnoe---Krapilin-vestovo\u{i}!
A ty propadesh{p1}, shakal, propadesh{p1}, ogoltely\u{i} zver{p1}, v
kanave! Vot tol{p1}ko podozhdi zdes{p1} na svoe\u{i} taburetke!
(Ulybayas{p1}.) Da net, ubezhish{p1}, ubezhish{p1} v Konstantinopol{p1}!
Khraber ty tol{p1}ko zhenshchin veshat{p1} da slesare\u{i}!\\
~~~Khludov. Ty oshibaesh{p1}sya, soldat, ya na Chongarskuyu
Gat{p1} khodil s muzyko\u{i}| i na Gati dva raza ranen.\\
~~~Krapilin. Vse gubernii plyuyut na tvoyu muzyku!
(Vdrug ochnulsya, vzdrognul, opustilsya na koleni, govorit
zhalovno.) Vashe vysokoprevoskhoditel{p1}stovo, smilu\u{i}tes{p1} nad
Krapilinym! Ya byl v zabyt{p1}i!\\
~~~Khludov. Net! Plokho\u{i} soldat! Ty khorosho nachal, a
konchil skverno. Valyaesh{p1}sya v nogakh? Povesit{p1} ego! Ya ne
mogu na nego smotret{p1}!\\
(Kontrrazvedchiki mgnovenno nakidyvayut na Krapilina cherny\u{i} meshok
i uvlekayut ego von.)\\
~~~Golovan (poyavlyayas{p1}). Prikazanie vashego prevoskhoditel{p1}stva
ispolneno. Letchki vyleteli.\\
~~~Khludov. Vsem v poezd, gospoda. Gotov{p1}, esaul, mne
konvo\u{i} i vagon!\\
(Vse ischezayut.)\\
(Odin, beret telefonnuyu trubku, govorit v nee.) Komanduyushchi\u{i}
frontom govorit. Na bronepoezd "Ofitser" peredat{p1},
chtoby proshel, skol{p1}ko mozhet, po linii, i ogon{p1}, ogon{p1}!
Po Taganashu ogon{p1}, ogon{p1}! Pust{p1} v zemlyu vtopchet na proshchan{p1}e!
Potom pust{p1} rvet za sobo\u{i} put{p1} i ukhodit v Sevastopol{p1}!
(Kladet trubku, sidit odin, skorchivshis{p1} na taburetke.)\\
(Proletel daleki\u{i} vo\u{i} bronepoezda.)\\
Chem ya bolen? Bolen li ya?\\
(Razdaet$\!\,$sya zalp s bronepoezda. On nastol{p1}ko tyazhel, {e1}tot zalp, chto
zvuka pochti ne slyshno, no {e1}lektrichestvo mgnovenno gasnet v zale
stantsii, i obledenelye okna obrushivayut$\!\,$sya.
Teper{p1} obnazhaet$\!\,$sya perron.
Vidny golubovatye {e1}lektricheskie luny. Pod pervo\u{i} iz nikh, na
zheleznom stolbe, visit dlinny\u{i} cherny\u{i} meshok, pod nim fanera s
nadpis{p1}yu uglem: "Vestovo\u{i} Krapilin---bol{p1}shevik".)\\
(Pod sleduyushche\u{i} machto\u{i} drugo\u{i} meshok, dal{p1}she
nichego ne vidno.)\\
(Odin v polut{p1}me smotrit na poveshennogo Krapilina.)\\
Ya bolen, ya bolen. Tol{p1}ko ne znayu chem.\\
(Ol{p1}ka poyavilas{p1} v polut{p1}me, vypushchennaya v
panike. Tashchit$\!\,$sya
v valenkakh po polu.)\\
~~~Nachal{p1}nik stantsii (v polut{p1}me ishchet i
sonno bormochet). Dura, dura Nikolaevna ... Ol{p1}ka. Ol{p1}ka-to
gde? Olechka, Olya, kuda zhe ty, durochka, kuda ty? (Skhvatyvaet Ol{p1}ku
na ruki.) Idi na ruki, na ruki k ottsu ... A tuda
ne smotri ... (Schastliv, chto ne zamechen, provalivaet$\!\,$sya v
t{p1}mu, i son vtoro\u{i} konchaet$\!\,$sya.)\\
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Konets pervogo de\u{i}stviya)\\
\\
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~De\u{i}stvie Vtoroe\\
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Son Treti\u{i}\\
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~... Igla svetit vo sne ...\\
(Kakoe-to grustnoe osveshchenie. Osennie sumerki. Kabinet v kontrrazvedke
v Sevastopole. Odno okno, pis{p1}menny\u{i} stol, divan. V uglu na
stolike mnozhestvo gazet. Shkaf. Port{p1}ery. Tikhi\u{i} sidit za pis{p1}mennym
stolom v shtat$\!\,$skom plat{p1}e. Dver{p1} otkryvaet$\!\,$sya, i Gurin
vpuskaet Golubkova.)\\
~~~Gurin. Syuda ... (Skryvaet$\!\,$sya.)\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. Sadites{p1}, pozhalu\u{i}sta.\\
~~~Gokubkov (on v pal{p1}to, v rukakh shlyapa). Blagodaryu
vas. (Sadit$\!\,$sya.)\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. Vy, po-vidimomu, intelligentny\u{i} chelovek?\\
(Golubkov robko kashlyanul.)\\
I ya uveren, vy ponimaete, naskol{p1}ko nam, a sledovatel{p1}no,
i komandovaniyu vazhno znat{p1} pravdu. O kontrrazvedke krasnye
rasprostranyayut gadkie slukhi. Na samom zhe dele {e1}to
uchrezhdenie ispolnyaet trudne\u{i}shuyu i sovershenno chistuyu
rabotu po okhrane gosudarstva ot bol{p1}shevikov. Soglasny
li vy s {e1}tim?\\
~~~Gokubkov. Ya, vidite li ...\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. Vy menya boites{p1}?\\
~~~Golubkov. Da.\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. No pochemu zhe? Razve vam prichinili kakoe-nibud{p1} zlo,
poka vezli syuda, v Sevastopol{p1}?\\
~~~Golubkov. O net, net, {e1}togo ya ne mogu skazat{p1}!\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. Kurite, pozhalu\u{i}sta. (Predlagaet papirosy.)\\
~~~Golubkov. Ya ne kuryu, blagodaryu vas. Umolyayu vas,
skazhite, chto s ne\u{i}?\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. Kto vas interesuet?\\
~~~Golubkov. Ona ... Serafima Vladimirovna, arestovannaya
vmeste so mno\u{i}. Klyanus{p1}, chto {e1}to prosto nelepaya
istoriya! U nee pripadok byl, ona tyazhelo bol{p1}na!\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. Vy volnuetes{p1}, uspoko\u{i}tes{p1}. O ne\u{i} ya vam
skazhu neskol{p1}ko pozzhe.\\
(Molchanie.)\\
Nu, dovol{p1}no razygryvat{p1} iz sebya privat-dotsenta! Mne
nadoela {e1}ta komediya! Merzavets! Pered kem sidish{p1}? Vestat{p1} smirno!
Ruki po shvam!\\
~~~Golubkov (podymayas{p1}). Bozhe mo\u{i}!\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. Slusha\u{i}, kak tvoya nastoyashchaya familiya?\\
~~~Golubkov. Ya porazhen ... moya nastoyashchaya familiya
Golubkov!\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i} (vynimaet revol{p1}r, tselit$\!\,$sya v Golubkova.
Tom zakryvaet litso rukami). Ty ponimaesh{p1} li, chto ty v
moikh rukakh? Nikto ne pridet k tebe na pomoshch{p1}! Ty ponyal?\\
~~~Golubkov. Ponyal.\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. Itak, uslovimsya: ty budesh{p1} govorit{p1} chistuyu
pravdu. Smotri syuda. Esli ty nachnesh{p1} lgat{p1}, ya vklyuchu {e1}tu
iglu (vklyuchaet iglu, kotoraya, nagrevayas{p1} ot {e1}lektrichestva,
nachinaet svetit{p1}) i kosnus{p1} eyu tenya. (Tushit iglu.)\\
~~~Golubkov. Klyanus{p1}, chto ya de\u{i}stvitel{p1}no ...\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. Molchat{p1}! Otvechat{p1} tol{p1}ko na voprosy.
(Pryachet revol{p1}ver, beret pero, govorit skuchayushchim golosom.)
Sadites{p1}, pozhalu\u{i}sta. Vashe imya, otchestvo i familiya?\\
~~~Golubkov. Serge\u{i} Pavlovich Golubkov.\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i} (pishet, skuchno). Gde prozhivaete postoyanno?\\
~~~Golubkov. V Petrograde.\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. Zachem vy privyli v raspolozhenie belykh iz
Sovet$\!\,$sko\u{i} Rossii?\\
~~~Golubkov. Ya davno uzhe stremilsya v Krym, potomu
chto v Petrograde takie usloviya zhizni, pri kotorykh ya rabotat{p1} ne
mogu. I v poezde poznakomilsya s Serafimo\u{i} Vladimirovno\u{i},
kotoraya tozhe bezhala syuda, i poekhal s ne\u{i} k
belym.\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. Zachem zhe priekhala k belym imenuyushchaya sebya
Serafimo\u{i} Korzukhino\u{i}?\\
~~~Golubkov. Ya tverdo ... Ya znayu, chto ona de\u{i}stvitel{p1}no
Serafima Korzukhina!\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. Korzukhin pri vas na stantsii skazal, chto
{e1}to lozh{p1}.\\
~~~Golubkov. Klyanus{p1}, chto on solgal!\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. Zachem zhe emu lgat{p1}?\\
~~~Golubkov. On ispugalsya, on ponyal, chto emu ugrozhaet
kakaya-to opasnost{p1}.\\
(Tikhi\u{i} kladet pero, pododvigaet ruku k igle.)\\
Chto vy delaete? Ya govoryu pravdu!\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. U vas rasstroeny nervy, gospodin Goluvkov.
Ya zapisyvayu vashi pokazaniya, kak vy vidite, i nichego bol{p1}she
ne delayu. Davno ona sostoit v kommunistichesko\u{i} partii?\\
~~~Golubkov. {E1}togo ne mozhet byt{p1}!\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. Tak. (Pododvigaet Golubkov list bumagi,
daet emu pero.) Pishite vse, chto se\u{i}chas pokazali, ya budu
vam diktovat{p1}, tak vam budet legche. Preduprezhdayu vas, chto
esli vy ostanovites{p1}, ya kosnus{p1} vam iglo\u{i}. Esli ne budete
ostanavlivat{p1}sya, nichego ne bo\u{i}tes{p1}, vam nichego ne ugrozhaet.
(Zazhigaet iglu, kotoraya osveshchaet bumagu, diktuet.)
"Ya, nezhepodpisavshi\u{i}sya ...\\
(Golubkov nachinaet pisat{p1} pod diktovku.)\\
... Golubkov Serge\u{i} Pavlovich, na doprose v kontrrazvedyvatel{p1}nom
otdelenii stavki komfrontom 31 okryabrya 1920
goda pokazal dvoetochie Serafima Vladimirovna Korsukhina,
zhena Paramona Il{p1}icha Korzukhina ..."---ne
ostanavliva\u{i}tes{p1}!---" ... sostoyashchaya v kommunistichesko\u{i}
partii, priekhala iz goroda Petrograda v ra\u{i}on, zanyaty\u{i} vooruzhennymi
silami Yuga Rossii, dlya kommunistichesko\u{i} propagandy i
ustanovleniya svyazi s podpol{p1}em v gorode Sevastopole
tochka. Privat-dotsent... podpis{p1}." (Beret list u Golubkova,
tushit iglu.) Blagodaryu vas za chistoserdechnoe pokazanie,
gospodin Golubkov. V vashe\u{i} nevinovnosti ya sovershenno
ubezhden. Izvinite, esli ya s vami byl vremenami neskol{p1}ko
rezok. Vy svobodny. (Zvonit.)\\
~~~Gurin (vkhodit). Ya!\\
~~~Gikhi\u{i}. Vyvedi {e1}togo arestovannogo na ulitsu i
otpusti, on svoboden.\\
~~~Gurin (Golubkovu). Idi.\\
(Golubkov vykhodit vmeste s Gurinym, zabyv svoyu shlyapu.)\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. Poruchik Skunski\u{i}!\\
(Skunski\u{i} vkhodit. Ochen{p1} mrachen.)\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i} (zazhigaya na stole lampu). Otsenite dokument!
Skol{p1}ko dast Korzukhin, chtoby otkupit{p1}sya?\\
~~~Skunski\u{i}. Zdes{p1} u trapa? Desyat{p1} tysyach dollarov.
V Konstrantinopole men{p1}she. Sovetuyu u Korzukhino\u{i}
poluchit{p1} priznanie.\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. Da. Zaderzhite pod kakim-nibud{p1} predlogom
posadku Korzukhina na polchasika.\\
~~~Skunski\u{i}. Moya dolya?\\
(Tikhi\u{i} pal{p1}tsami pokazyvaet---dve.)\\
Se\u{i}chas poshlyu agenturu. S Korzukhino\u{i} poskore\u{i}. Pozdno,
se\u{i}chas konnitsa uzhe idet gruzit{p1}sya. (Ukhodit.)\\
(Tikhi\u{i} zvonit. Gurin vkhodit.)\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. Arestovannuyu Korzukhinu. Ona v pamyati?\\
~~~Gurin. Se\u{i}chas kak budto polegche.\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. Dava\u{i}.\\
(Gurin vykhodit, potom cherez neskol{p1}ko vremeni vvodit Serafimu.
Ta v zharu. Gurin vykhodit.)\\
Vy bol{p1}ny? Ya ne stanu vas zaderzhivat{p1}, sadites{p1} na divan,
tuda, tuda.\\
(Serafima sadit$\!\,$sya na divan.)\\
Sozna\u{i}tes{p1}, chto vy priekhali dlya propagandy, i ya vas otpishchu.\\
~~~Serafima. Chto? ... A? ... Kakaya propaganda? Vozhe
mo\u{i}, zachem ya syuda poekhala?\\
(Poslyshalsya val{p1}s, stal priblizhat{p1}sya, a s nim---strekot kopyt za
oknom.)\\
Pochemu bal{p1}s igrayut u vas?\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. Konnitsa Charnoty idet na pristan{p1}, ne otvleka\u{i}tes{p1}.
Vash soobshchnik Golubkov pokazal, chto vy priekhali syuda
dlya propagandy.\\
~~~Serafima (lozhit$\!\,$sya na divan, tyazhelo otduvaet$\!\,$sya).
U\u{i}dite vse iz komnaty, ne mesha\u{i}te mne spat{p1} ...\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. Net. Ochinites{p1}, prochtite. (Pokazyvaet napisannoe
Golubkovym Serafime.)\\
~~~Serafima (shchurit$\!\,$sya, chitaet). Peterburg ... lampa ...
on s uma soshel ... (Vdrug skhvatyvaet dokument, komkaet,
podbegaet k oknu, loktem vybivaet steklo, krichit.)\\
Pomogite! Pomogite! Zdes{p1} prestuplenie! Charnota! Syuda,
na pomoshch{p1}!\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. Gurin!\\
(Gurin vbegaet, skhvatyvaet Serafimu.)\\
Otnimi dokument! A, chert tebya voz{p1}mi!\\
(Val{p1}s obryvaet$\!\,$sya. V okne mel{p1}knulo litso pod papakho\u{i}.
Golos: "Chto takoe u vas?" Poslyshalis{p1} golosa, stuk dvere\u{i}, shum.
Dver{p1} otkryvaet$\!\,$sya, poyavlyaet$\!\,$sya Charnota v burke, za nim eshche
dvoev burkakh. Vbegaet Skunski\u{i}. Gurin vypuskaet Serafimu.)\\
~~~Serafima. Charnota! {E1}to vy? Charnota! Zastupites{p1}!
Posmotrite, chto oni delayut so mno\u{i}! Posmotrite, chto
oni zastavili ego napisat{p1}!\\
(Charnota beret dokument.)\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. Poproshu nemedlenno ostavit{p1} pomeshchenie
kontrrazvedki!\\
~~~Charnota. Net, chto zhe---ostavit{p1}? Chto vy delaete
s zhenshchino\u{i}?\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. Poruchik Skunski\u{i}, zovite karaul!\\
~~~Charnota. Ya vam podazhu---karaul! (Vytaskivaet
revol{p1}ver.) Chto vy delaete s zhenshchino\u{i}?\\
~~~Tikhi\u{i}. Poruchik Skunski\u{i}, gasite svet!\\
(Svet gasnet.)\\
(V temnote.) Vam dorogo {e1}to obo\u{i}det$\!\,$sya, general Charnota!\\
(T{p1}ma. Son konchaet$\!\,$sya.)\\
\\
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Son Chetverty\u{i}\\
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~... I mnozhestvo raznoplemennykh\\
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Lyude\u{i} vyshli s nimi ...\\
(Sumeriki. Kabinet vo dvortse v Sevastopole. Kabinet v strannom vide:
odna port{p1}era na okne napolovinu oborvana, na stene belovatoe kvadratnoe
pyatno na tom meste, gde byla bol{p1}shaya voennaya karta. Na polu
derevyanny\u{i} yashchik, kazhet$\!\,$sya, s bumagami. Gorit kamin. U kamina sidit
nepodvizhno de Brizar s perevyazanno\u{i} golovo\u{i}. Vkhodit
Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i}.)\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i}. Nu kak vasha golova?\\
~~~De Brizar. Ne bolit, vashe vysokoprevoskhoditel{p1}stvo.
Piramidonu doktor dal.\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i}. Tak. Piramidon?
(Rasseyan.) Kak po-vashemu, ya pokhozh na Aleksandra Makedonskogo?\\
~~~De Brizar (ne udivlyayas{p1}). Ya, vashe prevoskhoditel{p1}stvo,
k sozhaleniyu, davno ne videl portretov ego velichestva.\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i}. Pro kogo govorite?\\
~~~De Brizar. Pro Aleksandra Makedonskogo, vashe vysokoprevoskhoditel{p1}stvo.\\
~~~Glovnokomanduyushchi\u{i}. Velichestva? ... Gm ...
Vot chto, polkovnik, vam nadlezhit otdokhnut{p1}. Ya byl ochen{p1} rad
priyutit{p1} vas vo dvortse, vy chestno ispolnili svo\u{i} dolg
pered otechestvom. A teper{p1} poezzha\u{i}te, pora.\\
~~~De Brizar. Kuda prikazhete ekhat{p1}, vashe vysokoprevoskhoditel{p1}stvo?\\
~~~Glovanokomanduyushchi\u{i}. Na korabl{p1}. Ya pozabochus{p1} o
vas za granitse\u{i}.\\
~~~De Brizar. Slushayus{p1}. Kogda budet oderzhana pobeda
nad krasnymi, ya budu schastliv pervy\u{i} stat{p1} vo front
vashemu velichestvu v Kremle!\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i}. Polkovnik, nel{p1}zya
tak ostro stavt{p1} voprosy. Vy slishkom kra\u{i}nikh vzglyadov.
Itak, blagodaryu vas, poezzha\u{i}te.\\
~~~De Brizar. Slushayu, vashe vysokoprevoskhoditel{p1}stvo.
(Idet k vykhodu, ostanavlivaet$\!\,$sya, tainstvenno
poet.) "Grafinya, tseno\u{i} odnogo randevu ... " (Skryvaet$\!\,$sya.)\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i} (vsled za nim govorit
v dver{p1}). Ostavshikhsya posetitele\u{i} vpuskat{p1} ko mne avtomaticheski,
cherez tri minuty odnogo posle drugogo. Primu,
skol{p1}ko uspeyu. Poshlite kazaka otkonvoirovat{p1} polkovnika
de Brizara ko mne na korabl{p1}! Napishe vrachu na
korabl{p1}, chto piramidon---ne lekarstvo! On zhe yavno nenormalen!
(Vozvrashchaet$\!\,$sya k kaminu, zadumyvaet$\!\,$sya.) Aleksandr Makedonski\u{i} ... Vot
negodyai!\\
(Vkhodit Korzukhin.)\\
Vam chto?\\
~~~Korzukhin. Tovarishch ministra Korzukhin.\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i}. A! Vovremya! Ya vyzvat{p1} vas
khotel, nevziraya na {e1}tu kuter{p1}mu. Gospodin Korzukhin,
ya pokhozh na Aleksandra Makedonskogo?\\
(Korzukhin porazhen.)\\
Ya vas ser{p1}ezno sprashivayu, pokhozh? (Skhvatyvaet s kamina
gazetny\u{i} list, tychet ego Korzukhinu.) Vy redaktor {e1}to\u{i}
gazety? Znachit, vy otvechaete za vse, chto v ne\u{i} napechatano?
Ved{p1} {e1}to vasha podpis{p1}---redaktor Korzukhin? (Chitaet.)
"Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i}, podobno Aleksandru Makedonskomu,
khodit po perronu ..." Chto oznachaet {e1}ta svinyach{p1}ya petrushka?
Vo vremena Aleksandra Makedonskogo byli perrony? I ya
pokhozh? Dal{p1}she-s! (Chitaet.) "Pri vzglyade na ego veseloe
litso vsyaki\u{i} chervyak somneniya dolzhen rasseyat{p1}sya ..."
Chervyak ne tucha i ne batal{p1}on, on ne mozhet rasseyat{p1}sya! A ya
vesel? Ya ochen{p1} vesel? Gde vy nabrali, gospodin Korzukhin,
{e1}tu bezgramotnuyu prodazhnuyu oravu? Kak vy smeli {e1}to pozorishche
pechatat{p1} za dva dnya do katastrofy? Pod sud otdam
v Konstantinopole! Piramidon prinimat{p1}, esli golova
bolit!\\
(Oglushitel{p1}no gryanul telefon v sosedne\u{i} komnate.
Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i} vykhodit, khlopnuv dver{p1}yu.)\\
~~~Korzukhin (otdyshavshis{p1}). Tak vam i nuzhno, Paramon Il{p1}ich!
Kakogo cherta, sprashivaet$\!\,$sya, menya poneslo
vo dvorets? Odnomu besnovatomu zhalovat{p1}sya na drugogo?
Nu skhvatili Serafimu \\
Vladimirovnu, nu chto zhe ya mogu
sdelat{p1}? Nu pogibnet, nu tsarstvo nebesnoe! Chto zhe mne iz-za
nee samomu lishat{p1}sya zhizni? Aleksandr Makedonski\u{i} grubiyan! ... Pod
sud? Prostite, Parizh ne Sevastopol{p1}! V Parizh!
I bud{p1}te vy vse proklyaty i nyne, i prisno, i vo veki vekov!
(Ustremlyaet$\!\,$sya k dveryam.)\\
~~~Afrikan (vkhodya). Amin{p1}. Gospodin Korzukhin, chto
delaet$\!\,$sya, a?\\
~~~Korzukhin. Da, da, da ... (Nezametno uskol{p1}zaet.)\\
~~~Afrikan (glyadya na yashchiki). A\u{i}-ya\u{i}-ya\u{i}! Gospodi,
gospodi! I otpravilis{p1} syny izrailevy iz Raamsesa v
Sokkhof do shestisot <tysyach> peshikh muzhchin, krome dete\u{i} ...
Akh, akh ... I monozhestvo raznoplemennykh lyude\u{i} vyshli s
nimi ...\\
(Bystro vkhodit Khludov.)\\
Vy, vashe prevoskhoditel{p1}stvo? A tut tol{p1}ko chto byl gospodin
Korzukhin, vot stranno ...\\
~~~Khludov. Vy mne prislali Bibliyu v stavku v podarok?\\
~~~Afrikan. Kak zhe, kak zhe ...\\
~~~Khludov. Pomnyu-s, chital ot skuki noch{p1}yu v kupe. "Ty
dunul dukhom tvoim, i pokrylo ikh more ... Oni pogruzilis{p1},
kak svinets, v velikikh vodakh ... " Pro kogo {e1}to skazano? A?
"Pogonyus{p1}, nastignu, razdelyu dobychu, nasytit$\!\,$sya imi dusha
moya, obnazhu mech mo\u{i}, istrebit ikh ruka moya ..." Chto, khorosha
pamyat{p1}? A on kleveshchet, budto ya nenormalen? A vy chego
zdes{p1} torchite?\\
~~~Afrikan. Torchite? Roman Valer{p1}yanovich! Ya
dozhidayus{p1} glavnokomanduyushchego ...\\
~~~Khludov. Kto dozhidaet$\!\,$sya, tot dozhdet$\!\,$sya. {E1}to v stile
vashe\u{i} Biblii. Znaete, chego vy zdes{p1} dozhdetes{p1}?\\
~~~Afrikan. Chego?\\
~~~Khludov. Krasnykh.\\
~~~Afrikan. Mozhet li byt{p1} tak skoro?\\
~~~Khludov. Vse mozhet byt{p1}, my vot tut s vami sidim,
Svyashchennoe pisanie vspominaem, a v {e1}to vremya, voobrazite,
rys{p1}yu s severa konnitsa k Sevastopolyu podkhodit ...
(Podvodit Afrikana k oknu.) Glyan{p1}te ...\\
~~~Afrikan. Zarevo! Gospodi!\\
~~~Khludov. Ono smaoe. Na korabl{p1} skore\u{i}, svyato\u{i} otets,
na korabl{p1}!\\
(Afrikan, oseniv sebya chastymi krestami, ukhodit.)\\
Provalilsya!\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i} (vkhodit). A, slava
bogu! S neterpeniem vas zhdal. Nu chto, vse ushli?\\
~~~Khludov. Konnitsu po doroge sil{p1}no trepali zelenye.
No, v obshchem, mozhno schitat{p1}, ushli. A ya sam uyutno
ekhal. Zabilsya v ugolok kupe, ni ya nikogo ne obizhayu, ni
menya nikto. V obshchem, sumerki, vashe vysokoprevoskhoditel{p1}stvo,
kak v kukhne.\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i}. Ya vas ne ponimayu, chto
vy govorite?\\
~~~Khludov. Da v det$\!\,$stve {e1}to bylo. V kukhnyu raz voshel
v sumerki---tarakany na plite. Ya zazheg spichku, chirk, a
oni i pobezhali. Spichka voz{p1}mi i pogasni. Slyshu, oni
lapkami shurshat---shur-shur, mur-mur ... I u nas tozhe---mgla
i shurshanie. Smotryu i dumayu: kuda begut? Kak tarakany,
v vedro. S kukhonnogo stola---bukh!\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i}. Blagodaryu vas, general,
za vse, chto vy, s vashim gromadnym strategicheskim
talantom, sdelali dlya Kryma, i bol{p1}she ne zaderzhivayu.
Ya i sam se\u{i}chas pereezzhayu v gostinitsu.\\
~~~Khludov. K vode poblizhe?\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i}. Esli vy ne perestanete
zabyvat{p1}sya, ya vas arestuyu.\\
~~~Khludov. Predvidel. V vestibyule mo\u{i} konvo\u{i}. Proizo\u{i}det
bol{p1}sho\u{i} skandal, ya populyaren.\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i}. Net, tut ne bolezn{p1}.
Vot uzh tsely\u{i} god vy omerzitel{p1}nym payasnichestvom prikryvaete
nenavist{p1} ko mne.\\
~~~Khludov. Ne skroyu, nenavizhu.\\
~~~Glovnokomanduyushchi\u{i}. Zavist{p1}? Toska po
vlasti?\\
~~~Khludov. O net, net. Nenavizhu za to, chto vy menya
vovlekli vo vse {e1}to. Gde obeshchannye soyuznye rati? Gde
Rossi\u{i}skaya imperiya? Kak mogli vy vstupit{p1} v bor{p1}bu s
nimi, kogda vy bessibl{p1}ny? Vy ponimaete, kak mozhet
nenavidet{p1} chelovek, kotory\u{i} znaet, chto nichego ne vy\u{i}det, i
kotory\u{i} dolzhen delat{p1}? Vy stali prichino\u{i} moe\u{i} bolezni!
(Utikhaya.) Vprochem, teper{p1} voobshche ne vremya, my oba ukhodim
v nebytie.\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i}. Ya vam sovetuyu ostat{p1}sya
zdes{p1} vo dvortse, {e1}to luchshi\u{i} sposob dlya vas pere\u{i}ti
v nebytie.\\
~~~Khludov. {E1}to mysl{p1}. No ya ne produmal eshche {e1}togo
kak sleduet.\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i}. Ya ne derzhu vas, general.\\
~~~Khludov. Gonite vernogo slugu? "I az nizhe krov{p1} v
neprestannykh boyakh za tya aki vodu liyakh i liyakh ... "\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i} (stukonuv stulom). Kloun!\\
~~~Khludov. Aleksandr Makedonski\u{i} gero\u{i}, no zachem
zhe stul{p1}ya lomat{p1}?\\
~~~Glavnokomanduyushchi\u{i} (pri slovakh "Aleksandr
Makedonski\u{i}" prishel v yarost{p1}). Esli vy eshche odno
slovo! ... Esli vy ...\\
~~~Konvo\u{i}ny\u{i} (vyros iz-pod zemli). Vashe vysokoprevoskhoditel{p1}stvo,
kavaleri\u{i}skaya shkola iz Simferopolya
podoshla. Vse gotovo!\\
~~~Glovnokomanduyushchi\u{i}. Da? Edem! (Khludovu.)
My eshche uvidimsya! (vykhodit.)\\
~~~Khludov (odin, sadit$\!\,$sya k kaminu, spino\u{i} k dveri).
Pusto i ochen{p1} khorosho. (Vdrug bespoko\u{i}no vstaet, otkryvaet
dver{p1}, pokazyvaet$\!\,$sya anfilada temnykh i broshennykh komnat
s lyustrami v temnykh kise\u{i}nykh meshkakh.) {E1}\u{i}, kto tut est{p1}?
Net nikogo. (Sadit$\!\,$sya.) Itak, ostat{p1}sya? Net, {e1}to ne razreshaet
mo\u{i} vopros. (Sadit$\!\,$sya.) Itak, ostat{p1}sya? Net, {e1}to ne razreshaet
mo\u{i} vopros. (Oborachivaet$\!\,$sya, govorit komu-to.)
U\u{i}desh{p1} ty ili net? Ved{p1} {e1}to vzdor! Ya mogu pro\u{i}ti
skvoz{p1} tebya podobno tomu, kak vchera strelo\u{i} ya pronzil tuman.
(Prokhodit kak by skvoz{p1} chto-to.) Nu vot ya i razdavil tebya.
(Sadit$\!\,$sya, molchit.)\\
(Dver{p1} tikhoniko otkryvaet$\!\,$sya, i vkhodit Golubkov. On v pal{p1}to,
bez shlyapy.)\\
~~~Golubkov. Radi boga, pozvol{p1}te mne vo\u{i}ti na odnu
minutu!\\
~~~Khludov (ne oborachivayas{p1}). Pozhalu\u{i}sta, pozhalu\u{i}sta,
vo\u{i}dite.\\
~~~Golubkov. Ya znayu, chto {e1}to bezumnaya derzost{p1}, no
mne obeshchali, chto menya dopustyat imenno k vam. No vse
razoshlis{p1} kuda-to, i ya voshel.\\
~~~Khludov (ne oborachivayas{p1}). Chto vam nuzhno ot menya?\\
~~~Golubkov. Ya osmelilsya pribezhat{p1} syuda, vashe
vysokoprevoskhoditel{p1}stvo, chtoby soobshchit{p1} ob uzhasne\u{i}shikh
prestupleniyakh, sovershyushchikhsya v kontrrazvedke. Ya
pribezhal zhalovat{p1}sya na zverskoe prestuplenie, prichino\u{i} kotorovo
yavlyaet$\!\,$sya general Khludov.\\
(Khludov oborachivaet$\!\,$sya.)\\
(Uznav Khludova, pyatit$\!\,$sya.) A-a ...\\
~~~Khludov. {E1}to interesno. Pozvol{p1}te, no ved{p1} vy zhivo\u{i},
vy zhe ne povesheny, nadeyus{p1}? V chem vasha pretenziya?\\
(Molchanie.)\\
Priyatnoe vpechatlenie proizvodite. Ya vas gde-to videl. Tak
bud{p1}te lyubezny, v chem pretenziya? Da ne proyavlya\u{i}te, pozhalu\u{i}sta,
trusosti. Vy prishli govorit{p1}, nu i govorite.\\
~~~Golubkov. Khorosho. Pozavchera na stantsii vy veleli
arestovat{p1} zhenshchinu ... \\
~~~Khludov. Pomnyu, da. Pomnyu. Vspomnil. Ya vas uznal.
Pozvol{p1}te, komu zhe vy khoteli zdes{p1} zhalovat{p1}sya na
menya?\\
~~~Golubkov. Glavnokomanduyushchemu.\\
~~~Khludov. Pozdno. Netu ego. (Ukazyvaet v okno.)\\
(Vdali mertsayut ogon{p1}ki, i vidno maloe zarevo.)\\
Vedro s vodo\u{i}. On pogrusilsya v nebytie navsegda. Na generala
Khludova bolee nekomu pozhalovat{p1}sya. (Podkhodit
k stolu, beret odnu iz telefonnykh trubok, govorit v nee.)
Vestibyul{p1}? ... Esaula Golovana ... Slusha\u{i}, esaul, voz{p1}mi
s sobo\u{i} konvo\u{i} i v kontrrazvedku, tam za mno\u{i} zapisana
zhanshchina ... (Golubkovu.) Korzukhina?\\
~~~Golubkov. Da-da, Serafima Vladimirovna!\\
~~~Khludov (v telefon). Serafima Vladimirovna Krozukhina.
Esli ona ne rasstrelyana, siyu zhe minutu dostav{p1} mne
ee syuda vo dvorets. (Kladet trubku.) Podozhdem.\\
~~~Golubkov. Esli ne rasstrelyana---vy skazali?
Esli ne rasstrelyana? ... Ee rasstrelyali? Nu, esli vy {e1}to
sdelali ... (Plachet.)\\
~~~Khludov. Vedite sebya kak muzhchina.\\
~~~Golubkov. Akh, vy eshche izdevaetes{p1}! Khorosho, ya
povedu ... Esli tol{p1}ko ee net v zhvykh, ya vas ub{p1}yu!\\
~~~Khludov (vyalo.) Chto zhe, {e1}to, mozhet byt{p1}, luchshi\u{i}
iskhod. Da net, nikogo vy ne ub{p1}ete, k sozhaleniyu. Molchite.\\
(Golubkov sadit$\!\,$sya i umolkaet.)\\
(Otvernuvshis{p1} ot Golubkova, govorit komu-to.) Esli ty
stal moim sputnikom, soldat, to govori so mno\u{i}. Tvoe molchanie
davit menya, khotya i predstavlyaet$\!\,$sya mne, chto tvo\u{i} golos
dolzhen byt{p1} tyazhelym i mednym. Ili ostav{p1} menya. Ty
znaesh{p1}, chto ya chelovek bol{p1}sho\u{i} voli i ne poddamsya pervomu
videniyu, ot {e1}togo vysdoravlivayut. Po\u{i}mi, chto ty prosto
popal pod koleso, i ono tebya sterlo i kosti tvoi slomalo.
I bessmyslenno taskat{p1}sya za mno\u{i}. Ty slyshish{p1}, mo\u{i}
neizmenny\u{i} krasnorechivy\u{i} vestovo\u{i}?\\
~~~Golubkov. S kem vy govorite?\\
~~~Khludov. A? S kem? Se\u{i}chas uznaem. (Ruko\u{i} razrezaet
vozdukh.) Ni s kem, sam s sobo\u{i}. Da. Tak kto ona vam,
lyubovnitsa?\\
~~~Golubkov. Net-net! Ona slucha\u{i}no vstrechenny\u{i} chelovek,
no ya ee lyublyu. Akh, ya zhalki\u{i} bezumets! Zachem, zachem
togda v monastyre ya ee, bol{p1}nuyu, podnyal, ugovoril ekhat{p1} v
{e1}ti d{p1}yavol{p1}skie lapy ... Akh, ya zhalki\u{i} chelovek!\\
~~~Khludov. V samom dele, zachem vy podvernulis{p1} mne
pod nogi? Zachem vas prineslo syuda? A teper{p1}, kogda mashina
slomalas{p1}, vy yavilis{p1} trebovat{p1} u menya togo, chego ya vam
dat{p1} ne mogu. Net ee i ne budet. Ee rasstrelyali.\\
~~~Golubkov. Zlode\u{i}! Zlode\u{i}! Bessmyslenny\u{i} zlode\u{i}!\\
~~~Khludov. I vot s dvukh storon: zhivo\u{i}, govoryashchi\u{i}, nelepy\u{i},
a s drugo\u{i}---molchashchi\u{i} vestovo\u{i}. Chto so mno\u{i}? Dusha
moya razdvoilas{p1}, i slova ya slyushu mutno, kak skvoz{p1} vodu,
v kotoruyu pogruzhayus{p1}, kak svinets. Oba, proklyatye,
visyat na moikh nogakh i tyanut menya vo mglu, i mgla menya
prizyvaet.\\
~~~Golubkov. A, teper{p1} ya ponyal! Ty sumasshedshi\u{i}!
Teper{p1} vse ponimayu! I led na Chongare, i chernye meshki, i
moroz! Sud{p1}ba! Za chto ty gnetesh{p1} menya? Kak zhe ya ne sbereg
moyu Serafimu? Vot on, vot on, ee slepo\u{i} ubi\u{i}tsa! A chto s
nego vzyat{p1}, esli razum ego pomutilsya!\\
~~~Khludov. Vot chudak! (Brosaet Golubkovu revol{p1}ver.)
Sdela\u{i}te odolzhenie, strelya\u{i}te. (V prostranstvo.) Nu,
ostav{p1} menya. Mozhet byt{p1}, {e1}tot dogadaet$\!\,$sya vystrelit{p1}.\\
Golubkov. Net, ne mogu ya strelyat{p1} v tebya, ty mne
zhalok, strashen, omerzitelen!\\
~~~Khludov. Da chto {e1}to za komediya, v kontse kontsov?\\
(Poslyshalis{p1} vdali shagi.)\\
Sto\u{i}te, sto\u{i}te, idut! Mozhet byt{p1}, {e1}to on? Se\u{i}chas vse uznaem.\\
(Vkhodit Golovan.)\\
Rasstrelyana?\\
~~~Golovan. Nikak net.\\
~~~Golybkov. Zhiva? Zhiva? Gde ona, gde?\\
~~~Khludov. Tishe. (Golovanu.) Pochemu zhe ne dostavili
vy ee v takom sluchae?\\
(Golovan kosit$\!\,$sya na Golubkova.)\\
Govorite pri nem.\\
~~~Golovan. Slushayu. Segodnya v chetyre chasa dnya general-ma\u{i}or
Charnota vorvalsya v pomeshchenie kontrrazvedki,
arestovannuyu Korzukhinu, ugrozhaya vooruzhenno\u{i} silo\u{i},
otbil i uvez.\\
~~~Golubkov. Kuda? Kuda?\\
~~~Khludov. Tishe. (Golovanu.) Kuda?\\
~~~Golovan. Na parokhod "Vityaz{p1}". V pyat{p1} "Vityaz{p1}"
vyshel na re\u{i}d, a posle pyati v otkrytoe more.\\
~~~Khludov. Dovol{p1}no. Spasibo. Itak, vot, zhiva. Zhava
{e1}ta vasha zhenshchina Serafima.\\
~~~Golubkov. Da-da, zhiva, zhiva ...\\
~~~Khludov. Esaul, berite konvo\u{i}, znamya, gruzites{p1} na
"Svyatitelya", ya se\u{i}chas priedu.\\
~~~Golovan. Osmelyus{p1} dolozhit{p1} ...\\
~~~Khludov. Ya v zdravom ume, priedu, ne bo\u{i}tes{p1},
priedu.\\
~~~Golovan. Slushayu. (Ischez.)\\
~~~Khludov. Nu, stalo byt{p1}, ona plyvet tuda, v Konstantinopol{p1}.\\
~~~Golubkov (slepo). Da-da-da, v Konstantinopos{p1} ...
Ya vse ravno ot vas ne ot$\!\,$stanu. Vot ogni, {e1}to ogni v portu,
smotrite. Voz{p1}mite menya v Konstantinopol{p1}.\\
~~~Khludov. O, chert, chert, chert ...\\
~~~Golubkov. Khludov, edem skoree!\\
~~~Khludov. Zamolchi. (Bormochet.) Nu vot, odnogo ya
udovletvoril, teper{p1} na svobode mogu pogovorit{p1} s tobo\u{i}.
(V prostranstvo.) Chego ty khochesh{p1}? Chtoby ya ostalsya? Net,
ne otvechaet. Bledneet, otkhodit, pokrylsya t{p1}mo\u{i} i stal
vdali.\\
~~~Golubkov (toskuya). Khludov, ty bolen! Khludov,
{e1}to bred! Ostav{p1} ego! Nam nado speshit{p1}! Ved{p1} "Svyatitel{p1}"
u\u{i}det, my opozdaem!\\
~~~Khludov. Chert ... chert ... Kakaya-to Serafima ... V
Konstantinopol{p1} ... Nu, edem, edem! (Bystro vykhodit.)\\
(Golubkov vykhodit za nim. T{p1}ma. Son konchaet$\!\,$sya.)\\
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Konets vtorogo de\u{i}stviya)\\




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