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~~Dvoe pogonshchikov. Ochen{p1} prosto, gospodin Lancelot.
{E1}to---ugol vysoty, na nem vytkano solnce. {E1}to---ugol
glubiny, na nem vytkana zemlya. {E1}to---ugol uzornykh poletov,
na nem vytkany lastochki. A {e1}to---drakonov ugol.
Podymesh{p1} ego---i letish{p1} kruto vniz, pryamo vragu na bashku.
Zdes{p1} vytkan kubok s vinom i chudesnaya zakuska.
Pobezhda\u{i} i piru\u{i}. Net, net. Ne govori nam spasibo.
Nashi pradedy vse poglyadyvali na dorogu, zhdali tebya.
Nashi dedy zhdali. A my---dozhdalis{p1}. (Ukhodyat bystro,
i totchas zhe k Lancelotu podbegaet treti\u{i} pogonshchik s
kartonnym futlyarom v rukakh.)\\
~~3-\u{i} pogonshchik. Zdravstvu\u{i}te, sudar{p1}! Prostite. Povernite
golovu tak. A teper{p1} {e1}tak. Otlichno. Sudar{p1},
ya shapochnykh i shlyapochnykh del master. Ya delayu luchshie shlyapy
i shapki v mire. Ya ochen{p1} znamenit v {e1}tom gorode. Menya
tut kazhdaya sobaka znaet.\\
~~Kot. I koshka tozhe.\\
~~3-\u{i} pogonshchik. Vot vidite! Bez vsyako\u{i} primerki,
brosiv odin vzglyad na zakazchika, ya delayu veshchi, kotorye
udivitel{p1}no ukrashayut lyude\u{i}, i v {e1}tom moya radost{p1}. Odnu
damu, naprimer, muzh lyubit, tol{p1}ko poka ona v shlyape moe\u{i}
raboty. Ona dazhe spit v shlyape i priznaet$\!\,$sya vsyudu, chto
ona mne obyazana schast{p1}em vse\u{i} svoe\u{i} zhizni. Segodnya ya
vsyu noch{p1} rabotal na vas, sudar{p1}, plakal, kak rebenok,
s gorya.\\
~~Lancelot. Pochemu?\\
~~3-\u{i} pogonshchik. {E1}to tako\u{i} tragicheski\u{i}, osobenny\u{i} fason.
{E1}to shapka-nevidimka.\\
~~Lancelot. Prelestno!\\
~~3-\u{i} pogonshchik. Kak tol{p1}ko vy ee nadenete, tak i ischeznete,
i bedny\u{i} master voveki ne uznaet, idet ona vam
ili net. Berite, tol{p1}ko ne primerya\u{i}te pri mne. Ya {e1}togo
ne perenesu! Net, ne perenesu! (Ubegaet. Totchas zhe
k Lancelotu podkhodit chetverty\u{i} pogonshchik---borodaty\u{i},
ugryumy\u{i} chelovek so svertkom na pleche. Razvertyvaet
svertok. Tam mech i kop{p1}e.)\\
~~4-\u{i} pogonshchik. Na. Vsyu noch{p1} kovali. Ni pukha tebe,
ni pera. (Ukhodit. K Lancelotu podbegaet pyaty\u{i} pogonshchik---malen{p1}ki\u{i}
sedo\u{i} chelovechek so strunnym muzykal{p1}nym
instrumentom v rukakh.)\\
~~5-\u{i} pogonshchik. Ya---muzykal{p1}nykh del master, gospodin
Lancelot. Eshche mo\u{i} praprapraded nachal stroit{p1} {e1}tot malen{p1}ki\u{i}
instrument. Iz pokoleniya v pokolenie rabotali my
nad nim, i v chelovecheskikh rukakh on stal sovsem chelovekom.
On budet vashim vernym sputnikom v boyu. Ruki vashi budut
zanyaty kop{p1}em i mechom, no on sam pozabotit$\!\,$sya o sebe.
On sam dast lya---i nastroit$\!\,$sya. Sam peremenit lopnuvshuyu
strunu, sam zaigraet. Kogda sleduet, on budet bisirovat{p1},
a kogda nuzhno, ---molchat{p1}. Verno ya govoryu? (Muzykal{p1}ny\u{i}
instrument otvechaet muzykal{p1}no\u{i} frazo\u{i}.) Vidite? My
slyshali, my vse slyshali, kak vy, odinoki\u{i}, vrodili po
gorodu, i speshili, speshili vooruzhit{p1} vas s golovy do
nog. My zhdali, sotni let zhdali, drakon sdelal nas tikhimi,
i my zhdali tikho-tikho. I vot dozhdalis{p1}. Ube\u{i}te ego i
otpustite nas na svobodu. Verno ya govoryu? (Muzykal{p1}ny\u{i}
instrument otvechaet muzykal{p1}no\u{i} frazo\u{i}. Pyaty\u{i} pogonshchik
ukhodit s poklonami.)\\
~~Kot. Kogda nachnet$\!\,$sya bo\u{i}, my---ya i oslik---ukroemsya
v ambare pozadi dvorca, chtoby plamya slucha\u{i}no ne opalilo
moyu shkurku. Esli ponadobit$\!\,$sya, klikni nas. Zdes{p1} v poklazhe
na spine oslika ukreplyayushchie napitki, pirozhki s
vishnyami, tochilo dlya mecha, zapasnye nakonechniki dlya kop{p1}ya,
igolki i nitki.\\
~~Lancelot. Spasibo. (Stanovit$\!\,$sya na kover. Beret oruzhie,
kladet u nog muzykal{p1}ny\u{i} instrument. Dostaet
shapku-nevidimku, nadevaet ee i ischezaet.)\\
~~Kot. Akkuratnaya rabota. Prekarsnye mastera. Ty
eshche tut, dorogo\u{i} Lancelot?\\
~~Golos Lancelota. Net. Ya podymayus{p1} potikhon{p1}ku.
Do svidan{p1}ya, druz{p1}ya.\\
~~Kot. Do svidan{p1}ya, dorogo\u{i} mo\u{i}. Akh, skol{p1}ko trevolneni\u{i},
skol{p1}ko zabot. Net, byt{p1} v otchayanii---{e1}to gorazdo
priyatnee. Dremlesh{p1} i nichego ne zhdesh{p1}. Verno ya govoryu,
oslik? (Osel shevelit ushami.) Ushami ya razgovarivat{p1} ne
umeyu. Dava\u{i} pogovorim, oslik, slovami. My znakomy
malo, no raz uzh rabotaem vmeste, to mozhno i pomyaukat{p1} druzheski.
Muchenie---zhdat{p1} molcha. Pomyaukaem.\\
~~Osel. Myaukat{p1} ne soglasen.\\
~~Kot. Nu togda khot{p1} pogovorim. Drakon dumaet, chto
Lancelot zdes{p1}, a ego i sled prostyl. Smeshno, verno?\\
~~Osel (mrachno). Potekha!\\
~~Kot. Otchego zhe ty ne smeesh{p1}sya?\\
~~Osel. Pob{p1}yut. Kak tol{p1}ko ya zasmeyus{p1} gromko, lyudi
govoryat: opyat{p1} {e1}tot proklyaty\u{i} osel krichit. I derut$\!\,$sya.\\
~~Kot. Akh vot kak! {E1}to, znachit, u tebya smekh tako\u{i}
pronzitel{p1}ny\u{i}?\\
~~Osel. Aga.\\
~~Kot. A nad chem ty smeesh{p1}sya?\\
~~Osel. Kak kogda ... Dumayu, dumayu, da i vspomyu
smeshnoe. Loshadi menya smeshat.\\
~~Kot. Chem?\\
~~Osel. Tak ... Dury.\\
~~Kot. Prosti, pozhalu\u{i}sta, za neskromnost{p1}. Ya tebya
davno vot o chem khotel sprosit{p1} ...\\
~~Osel. Nu?\\
~~Kot. Kak mozhesh{p1} ty est{p1} kolyuchki?\\
~~Osel. A chto?\\
~~Kot. V trave popadayut$\!\,$sya, pravda, s{p2}edovnye stebel{p1}ki.
A kolyuchki ... sukhie takie!\\
~~Osel. Nichego. Lyublyu ostroe.\\
~~Kot. A myaso?\\
~~Osel. Chto myaso?\\
~~Kot. Ne proboval est{p1}?\\
~~Osel. Myaso---{e1}to ne eda. Myaso---{e1}to poklazha.
Ego v telezhku kladut, durachok.\\
~~Kot. A moloko?\\
~~Osel. Vot {e1}to v det$\!\,$stve ya pil.\\
~~Kot. Nu, slava vogu, mozhno budet poboltat{p1} o priyatnykh,
uteshitel{p1}nykh predmetakh.\\
~~Osel. Verno. {E1}to priyatno vspomnit{p1}. Uteshitel{p1}no.
Mat{p1} dobraya. Moloko teploe. Sosesh{p1}, sosesh{p1}. Ra\u{i}!
Vkusno.\\
~~Kot. Moloko i lakat{p1} priyatno.\\
~~Osel. Lakat{p1} ne soglasen.\\
~~Kot (vskakivaet). Slyshish{p1}?\\
~~Osel. Stuchit kopytami, gad. (Tro\u{i}no\u{i} vopl{p1} Drakona.)\\
~~Drakon. Lancelot! (Pauza.) Lancelot!\\
~~Osel. Ku-ku! (Razrazhaet$\!\,$sya oslinym khokhotom.) I-a!
I-a! I-a! (Dvorcovye dveri raspakhivayut$\!\,$sya. V dymu i
plameni smutno vidneyut$\!\,$sya to tri gigant$\!\,$skie bashki, to
ogromnye lapy, to sverkayushchie glaza.)\\
~~Drakon. Lancelot! Polyubu\u{i}sya na menya pered boem.
Gde zhe ty? (Genrikh vybegaet na ploshchad{p1}. Mechet$\!\,$sya, ishchet
Lancelota, zaglyadyvaet v kolodec.) Gde zhe on?\\
~~Genrikh. On spryatalsya, vashe prevoskhoditel{p1}stvo.\\
~~Drakon. {E1}\u{i}, Lancelot! Gde ty? (Zvon mecha.) Kto
posmel udarit{p1} menya?\\
~~Goloz lancelota. Ya, Lancelot! (Polnaya t{p1}ma. Ugrozhayushchi\u{i}
rev. Vspykhivaet svet. Genrikh mchit$\!\,$sya v ratushu.
Shum boya.)\\
~~Kot. Bezhim v ukrytie.\\
~~Osel. Pora. (Ubegayut. Ploshchad{p1} napolnyaet$\!\,$sya narodom.
Narod neobycha\u{i}no tikh. Vse peresheptyvayut$\!\,$sya, glyada na
nebo.)\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Kak muchitel{p1}no zatyagivaet$\!\,$sya bo\u{i}.\\
~~2-\u{i} gorozhanin. Da! Uzhe dve minuty---i nikakikh
rezul{p1}tatov.\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Ya nadeyus{p1}, chto srazu vse budet koncheno.\\
~~2-\u{i} gorazhanin. Akh, my zhili tak spoko\u{i}no ... A se\u{i}chas
vremya zavtrakat{p1}---i ne khochet$\!\,$sya est{p1}. Uzhas! Zdravstvu\u{i}te,
gospodin sadovnik. Pochemu vy tak grustny?\\
~~Sadovnik. U menya segodnya raspustilis{p1} cha\u{i}nye rozy,
khlebnye rozy i vinnye rozy. Posmotrish{p1} na nikh---i ty
syt i p{p1}yan. Gospodin drakon obeshchal za\u{i}ti vzglyanut{p1} i
dat{p1} deneg na dal{p1}ne\u{i}shie opyty. A teper{p1} on voyuet.
Iz-za {e1}togo uzhasa mogut pogibnut{p1} plody monogoletnikh
trudov.\\
~~Raznoschik (bo\u{i}kim shepotom). A vot komu zakopchennye
stekla? Posmotrish{p1}---i uvidish{p1} gospodina drakona kopchenym.
(Vse tikho smetyut$\!\,$sya.)\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Kakoe bezobrazie. Kha-kha-kha!\\
~~2-\u{i} gorozhanin. Uvidish{p1} ego kopchenym, kak zhe! (Pokupayut
stekla.)\\
~~Mal{p1}chik. Mama, ot kogo drakon udiraet po vsemu nebu?\\
~~Vse. T$\!\,$sss!\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. On ne udiraet, mal{p1}chik, on manevriruet.\\
~~Mal{p1}chik. A pochemu on podzhal khvost?\\
~~Vse. T$\!\,$sss!\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Khvost podzhat po zaranee obdumannomu
planu, mal{p1}chik.\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanka. Podumat{p1} tol{p1}ko! Vo\u{i}na idet uzhe
celykh shest{p1} minut, a konca e\u{i} eshche ne vidno. Vse tak
vzvolnovany, dazhe prostye torgovki podnyali ceny na moloko
vtroe.\\
~~2-\u{i} gorozhanka. Akh, chto tam torgovki. Po doroge
syuda my uvideli zrelishche, ledenyashchee dushu. Sakhar i slivochnoe
maslo, blednye kak smert{p1}, neslis{p1} iz magazinov
na sklady. Uzhasno nervnye produkty. kak uslyshat shum
boya---tak i pryachut$\!\,$sya. (Kriki uzhasa. Tolpa sharakhaet$\!\,$sya
v storonu. Poyavlyaet$\!\,$sya Sharleman{p1}.)\\
~~Sharleman{p1}. Zdravstvu\u{i}te, gospoda! (Molchanie.) Vy
ne uznaete menya?\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Konechno, net. So vcherashnego vechera
vy stali sovershenno neuznavaemym.\\
~~Sharleman{p1}. Pochemu?\\
~~Sadonvnik. Uzhasnye lyudi. Prinimayut chuzhikh. Portyat
nastroenie drakonu. {E1}to khuzhe, chem po gazonu khodit{p1}.
Da eshche sprashivaet---pochemu.\\
~~2-\u{i} gorozhanin. Ya lichno sovershenno ne uznayu vas posle
togo, kak vash dom okruzhila strazha.\\
~~Sharleman{p1}. Da, {e1}to uzhasno. Ne pravda li? {E1}ta glupaya
strazha ne puskaet menya k rodno\u{i} moe\u{i} docheri. Govorit,
chto drakon nikogo ne velel puskat{p1} k {E1}l{p1}ze.\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Nu chto zh. So svoe\u{i} tochiki zreniya oni
sovershenno pravy.\\
~~Sharleman{p1}. {E1}l{p1}za tam odna. Pravda, ona ochen{p1} veselo
kivala mne v okno, no {e1}to, navernoe, tol{p1}ko dlya togo,
chtoby uspokoit{p1} menya. Akh, ya ne nakhozhu sebe mesta!\\
~~2-\u{i} gorozhanin. Kak, ne nakhodite mesta? Znachit, vas
uvolili s dolzhnosti arkhivariusa?\\
~~Sharleman{p1}. Net.\\
~~2-\u{i} gorozhanin. Togda o kakom meste vy govorite?\\
~~Sharleman{p1}. Neuzheli vy ne ponimaete menya?\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Net. Posle togo kak vy podruzhilis{p1} s
{e1}tim chuzhakom, my s vami govorim na raznykh yazykakh.\\
~~Mal{p1}chik (ukazyvaet na nebo). Mama, mama! On pereverunulsya
vverkh nogami. Kto-to b{p1}et ego tak, chto iskry
letyat!\\
~~Vse. T$\!\,$sss! (Gremyat truby. Vykhodyat Genrikh i burugomistr.)\\
~~Burgomistr. Slusha\u{i}te prikaz. Vo izbezhanie {e1}pidemii
glaznykh bolezne\u{i}, i tol{p1}ko po{e1}tomu, na nebo
smotret{p1} vospreshchaet$\!\,$sya. Chto proiskhodit na nebe, vy uznaete iz
kommyunike, kotoroe po mere nadobnosti budet vypuskat{p1} lichny\u{i}
sekretar{p1} gospodina drakona.\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Vot {e1}to pravil{p1}no.\\
~~2-\u{i} gorozhanin. Davno pora.\\
~~Mal{p1}chik. Mama, a pochemu vredno smotret{p1}, kak ego b{p1}yut?\\
~~Vse. T$\!\,$sss! (Poyavlyayut$\!\,$sya podrugi {E1}l{p1}zy.)\\
~~1-ya podruga. Desyat{p1} minut idet vo\u{i}na! Zachem {e1}tot
Lancelot ne sdaet$\!\,$sya?\\
~~2-ya podruga. Znaet ved{p1}, chto drakona pobedit{p1} nel{p1}zya.\\
~~3-ya podruga. On prost narochno muchaet nas.\\
~~1-ya podruga. Ya zabyla u {E1}l{p1}zy svoi perchatki. No mne
vse ravno teper{p1}. Ya tak ustala ot {e1}to\u{i} vo\u{i}ny, chto mne
nichego ne zhalko.\\
~~2-ya podruga. Ya tozhe stala sovershenno beschuvstvennaya.
{E1}l{p1}za khotela podarit{p1} mne na pamyat{p1} svoi novye tufli,
no ya i ne vspominayu o nikh.\\
~~3-ya podruga. Podumat{p1} tol{p1}ko! Esli by ne {e1}tot priezzhi\u{i},
drakon davno by uzhe uvel {E1}l{p1}zu k sebe. I my
sideli by spoko\u{i}no doma i plakali by.\\
~~Raznoschik (bo\u{i}ko, shepotom). A vot komu interesny\u{i}
nauchny\u{i} instrument, tak nazyvaemoe zerkal{p1}ce, ---smotrish{p1} vniz,
a vidish{p1} nebo? Kazhdy\u{i} za nedoroguyu cenu mozhet
uvidet{p1} drakona u svoikh nog. \\
(Vse tikho smeyut$\!\,$sya.)\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Kakoe bezobrazie! Kha-kha-kha!\\
~~2-\u{i} gorozhanin. Uvidish{p1} ego u svoikh nog! Dozhida\u{i}sya! \\
(Zerkala raskupayut. Vse smotryat v nikh, razbivshis{p1} na gruppy.
Shum boya vse ezhestochennee.)\\
~~1-ya gorozhanka. No {e1}to uzhasno!\\
~~2-ya gorozhanka. Bedny\u{i} drakon!\\
~~1-ya gorozhanka. On perestal vydykhat{p1} plamya.\\
~~2-ya gorozhanka. On tol{p1}ko dymit$\!\,$sya.\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Kakie slozhnye manevry.\\
~~2-\u{i} gorozhanin. Po-moemu ... Net, ya nichego ne skazhu.\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Nichego ne ponimayu.\\
~~Genrikh. Slusha\u{i}te kommyunike gorodskogo samaupravleniya.
Bo\u{i} blizit$\!\,$sya k koncu. Protivnik poteryal mech. Kop{p1}e ego
slomano. V kovre-samolete obnaruzhena mol{p1}, kotoraya s
nevidanno\u{i} bystroto\u{i} unichtozhaet letnye sily vraga. Otorvavshis{p1} ot
svoikh baz, protivnik ne mozhet dobyt{p1} naftalina i
lovit mol{p1}, khlopaya ladonyami, chto lishaet ego
neobkhodimo\u{i} manevrennosti. Gospodin drakon ne unichtozhaet
vraga tol{p1}ko iz lyubvi k vo\u{i}ne. On eshche ne nasytilsya
podvigami i ne nalyubovalsya chudesami sobstvenno\u{i} khrabrosti.\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Vot teper{p1} ya vse ponimayu.\\
~~Mal{p1}chik. Nu, mamochka, nu smotri, nu chestnoe slovo,
ego kto-to lupit po shee.\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. U nego tri shei, mal{p1}chik.\\
~~Mal{p1}chik. Nu vot, vidite, a teper{p1} ego gonyat v tri
shei.\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. {E1}to obman zreniya, mal{p1}chik!\\
~~Mal{p1}chik. Vot ya i govoryu, chto obman. Ya sam chasto
derus{p1} i ponimayu, kogo b{p1}yut. O\u{i}! Chto {e1}to?\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Uberite rebenka.\\
~~2-\u{i} gorozhanin. Ya ne veryu, ne veryu glazam svoim!
Vracha, glaznogo vracha mne!\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Ona padaet syuda. Ya {e1}togo ne perenesu!
Ne zaslonya\u{i}te! Da\u{i}te vzglyanut{p1}! ...\\
(Golova Drakona s grokhotom valit$\!\,$sya na ploshchad{p1}.)\\
~~Burgomistr. Kommyunike! Polzhizni za kommyunike!\\
~~Genrikh. Slusha\u{i}te kommyunike gorodskogo samoupravleniya.
Obessilenny\u{i} Lancelot poteryal vse i chastichno zakhvachen
v plen.\\
~~Mal{p1}chik. Kak chastichno?\\
~~Genrikh. A tak. {E1}to---voennaya ta\u{i}na. Ostal{p1}nye
ego chasti besporyadochno soprotivlyayut$\!\,$sya. Mezhdu prochim,
gospodin drakon osvobodil ot voenno\u{i} sluzhby po bolezni
odnu svoyu golovu, s zachisleniem ee v rezerv pervo\u{i} ocheredi.\\
~~Mal{p1}chik. A vse-taki ya ne ponimayu ...\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Nu chego tut ne ponimat{p1}? Zuby u
tebya padali?\\
~~Mal{p1}chik. Padali.\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Nu vot. A ty zhivesh{p1} sebe.\\
~~Ma{p1}chik. No golova u menya nikogda ne padala.\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Malo li chto!\\
~~Genrikh. Slusha\u{i}te obzor proiskhodyashchikh sobyti\u{i}. Zaglavie:
pochemu dva, v sushchnosti, bol{p1}she, chem tri? Dve
golovy sidyat na dvukh sheyakh. Poluchaet$\!\,$sya chetyre. Tak.
A krome togo, sidyat oni nesokrushimo.\\
(Vtoraya golova Drakona s grokhotom valit$\!\,$sya na ploshchad{p1}.)\\
Obzor otkladyvaet$\!\,$sya po tekhnichskim prichinam. Slusha\u{i}te
kommyunike. Boevye de\u{i}stviya razvivayut$\!\,$sya soglasno planam,
sostavlennym gospodinom drakonom.\\
~~Mal{p1}chik. I vse?\\
~~Genrikh. Poka vse.\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Ya poteryal uvazhenie k drakonu na dve
treti. Gospodin Sharleman{p1}! Dorogo\u{i} drug! Pochemu vy
tam stoite v odinochestve?\\
~~2-\u{i} gorozhanin. Idite k nam, k nam.\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Neuzheli strazha ne vpuskaet vas k
edinstvenno\u{i} docheri? Kakoe bezobrazie!\\
~~2-\u{i} gorozhanin. Pochemu vy molchite?\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Neuzheli vy obidelis{p1} na nas?\\
~~Sharleman{p1}. Net, no ya rasteryalsya. Snachala vy ne
uznavali menya bez vsyakogo pritvorstva. Ya znayu vas.
A teper{p1} tak zhe nepritvorno vy raduetes{p1} mne.\\
~~Sadovnik. Akh, gospodin Sharleman{p1}. Ne nado razmyshlyat{p1}.
{E1}to slishkom strashno. Strashno podumat{p1}, skol{p1}ko vremeni
ya poteryal, begaya lizat{p1} lapu {e1}tomu odno-golovomu chudovishchu.
Skol{p1}ko cvetov mog vyrastit{p1}!\\
~~Genrikh. Proslusha\u{i}te obzor sobyti\u{i}!\\
~~Sadonvnik. Ot$\!\,$stan{p1}te! Nadoeli!\\
~~Genrikh. Malo li chto! Vremya voennoe. Nado terpet{p1}.
Itak, ya nachinayu. Edin bog, edino solnce, edina luna,
edina golova na plechakh u nashego povelitelya. Imet{p1} vsego
odnu golovu---{e1}to chelovechno, {e1}to gumanno v vysshem smysle
{e1}togo slova. Krome togo, {e1}to kra\u{i}ne udobno i v chisto boennom
otnoshenii. {E1}to sil{p1}no sokrashchaet front.
Oboronyat{p1} odnu golovu vtroe legche, chem tri.\\
(Tret{p1}ya golova Drakona s grokhotom valit$\!\,$sya na ploshchad{p1}.
Vzryv krikov. Teper{p1} vse govoryat ochen{p1} gromko.)\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Dolo\u{i} drakona!\\
~~2-\u{i} gorozhanin. Nas obmanyvali s det$\!\,$stva!\\
~~1-ya gorozhanka. Kak khorosho! Nekogo slushat{p1}sya!\\
~~2-ya gorozhanka. Ya kak p{p1}yanaya! Chestnoe slovo.\\
~~Mal{p1}chik. Mama, teper{p1} navernoe, ne budet zanyati\u{i}
v shkole! Ura!\\
~~Raznoschik. A vot komu igrushka? Drakoshka-kartoshka!
Raz---i net golovy!\\
(Vse khokhochut vo vsyu glotku.)\\
~~Sadovnik. Ochen{p1} ostroumno. Kak? Drakon-korneplod?
Sidet{p1} v parke! Vsyu zhizn{p1}! Bezvykhodno! Ura!\\
~~Vse. Ura! Dolo\u{i} ego! Drakoshka-kartoshka! Be\u{i} kogo
popalo!\\
~~Genrikh. Proslusha\u{i}te kommyunike!\\
~~Vse. Ne proslushaem! Kak khotim, tak i krichim! Kak
zhelaem, tak i laem! Kakoe schast{p1}e! Be\u{i}!\\
~~Burgomistr. {E1}\u{i}, strazha!\\
(Strazha vybegaet na ploshchad{p1}.)\\
(Genrikhu.) Govori. Nachni pomyagche, a potom stukni.
Smirno!\\
(Vse zatikhayut.)\\
~~Genrikh (ochen{p1} myagko.) Proslusha\u{i}te, pozhalu\u{i}sta, kommyunike.
Na frontakh nu bukval{p1}no, bukval{p1}no-taki nichego
interesnogo ne proizoshlo. Vse obstoit vpolne blagopoluchnen{p1}ko.
Ob{p2}yavlyaet$\!\,$sya osadnoe polozhen{p1}ice. Za rasprostranenie
slushkov (grozno) budem rubit{p1} golovy bez zameny
shtrafom. Ponyali? Vse po domam! Strazha, ochistit{p1} ploshchad{p1}!\\
(Ploshchad{p1} pusteet.)\\
Nu? Kak tebe ponravilos{p1} {e1}to zrelishche?\\
~~Burgomistr. Pomolchi, synok.\\
~~Genrikh. Pochemu ty ulybaesh{p1}sya?\\
~~Burgomistr. Pomolchi, synok.\\
(Glukho\u{i}, tyazhely\u{i} udar, ot kotorogo sodrogaet$\!\,$sya zemlya.)\\
{E1}to telo drakona rukhnulo na zemlyu za mel{p1}nice\u{i}.\\
~~1-ya golova Drakona. Mal{p1}chik!\\
~~Genrikh. Pochemu ty potiraesh{p1} ruki, papa?\\
~~Burgomistr. Akh, synok! V ruki mne sama soboyu svalilas{p1} vlast{p1}.\\
~~2-ya golova. Burgomistr, podo\u{i}di ko mne! Da\u{i} vody!
Burgomistr!\\
~~Burgomistr. Vse idet velikolepno, Genrikh. Poko\u{i}nik
vospital ikh tak, chto oni povezut lyubogo, kto voz{p1}met
vozhzhi.\\
~~Genrikh. Odnako se\u{i}chas na ploshchadi ...\\
~~Burgomistr. Akh, {e1}to pustyaki. Kazhdaya sobaka prygaet,
kak bezumnaya, kogda ee spustish{p1} s cepi, a potom sama
bezhit v konuru.\\
~~3-ya golova. Mal{p1}chik! Podo\u{i}di-ka ko mne! Ya umirayu.\\
~~Genrikh. A Lancelota ty ne boish{p1}sya, papa?\\
~~Burgomistr. Net, synok. Neuzheli ty dumaesh{p1}, chto
drakona bylo tak legko ubit{p1}? Vernee vsego, gospodin
Lancelot lezhit obessilenny\u{i} na kovre-samolete i veter
unosit ego proch{p1} ot nashego goroda.\\
~~Genrikh. A esli vdrug on spustit$\!\,$sya ...\\
~~Burgomistr. To my s nim legko spravimsya. On obessilen,
uveryayu tebya. Nash dorogo\u{i} poko\u{i}nik vse-taki umel drat{p1}sya.
Idem. Napishem pervye prikazy. Glavnoe---derzhat{p1}sya
kak ni v chem ne byvalo.\\
~~1-ya golova. Mal{p1}chik! Burgomistr!\\
~~Burgomistr. Idem, idem, nekogda!\\
(Ukhodyat.)\\
~~1-ya golova. Zachem, zachem ya udaril ego vtoro\u{i} devo\u{i}
lapo\u{i}? Vtoro\u{i} pravo\u{i} nado bylo.\\
~~2-ya golova. {E1}\u{i}, kto-nubud{p1}! Ty, Miller! Ty mne
khvost celoval pri vstreche. {E1}\u{i}, Fridrikhsen! Ty podaril
mne trubku s tremya mundshtukami i nadpis{p1}yu: "Tvo\u{i} naveki".
Gde ty, Anna-Mariya-Frederika Veber? Ty govorila, chto
vlyublena v menya, i nosila na grudi kusochki moego kogtya
v barkhatnom meshochke. My izdrevle nauchilis{p1} ponimat{p1} drug
druga. Gde zhe vy vse? Da\u{i}te vody. Ved{p1} vot on,
kolodec, ryadom. Glotok! Polglotka! Nu khot{p1} guby smochit{p1}.\\
~~1-ya golova. Da\u{i}te, da\u{i}te mne nachat{p1} snachala! Ya vas
vsekh peredavlyu!\\
~~2-ya golova. Odnu kapel{p1}ku, kto-nibud{p1}.\\
~~3-ya golova. Nado bylo skroit{p1} khot{p1} odnu vernuyu dushu.
Ne poddavalsya material.\\
~~2-ya golova. Tishe! Ya chuyu, ryadom kto-to zhivo\u{i}. Podo\u{i}di.
Da\u{i} vody.\\
~~Golos Lancelota. Ne mogu!\\
(I na ploshchadi poyavlyaet$\!\,$sya Lancelot. On stoit na kovre-samolete,
opirayas{p1} na pognuty\u{i} mech. V rukakh ego shapka-nevidimka.
U nog muzykal{p1}ny\u{i} instrument.)\\
~~1-ya golova. Ty pobedil slucha\u{i}no! Esli by ya udaril
vtoro\u{i} pravo\u{i} ...\\
~~2-ya golova. A vprochem, proshcha\u{i}!\\
~~3-ya golova. Menya uteshaet, chto ya ostavlyayu tebe prozhzhennye
dushi, dyryavye dushi, mertvye dushi ... a vprochem,
proshcha\u{i}!\\
~~2-ya golova. Odin chelovek vozle, tot, kto ubil menya!
Vot tak konchilas{p1} zhizn{p1}!\\
~~Vse tri golovy (khorom). Konchilas{p1} zhizn{p1}. Proshcha\u{i}!
(umirayut.)\\
~~Lancelot. Oni-to umerli, no i mne chto-to nekhorosho.
Ne slushayut$\!\,$sya ruki. Vizhu plokho. I slyshu vse vremya, kak
zovet menya kto-to po imeni: "Lancelot, Lancelot". Znakomy\u{i}
golos. Unyly\u{i} golos. Ne khochet$\!\,$sya idti. No, kazhet$\!\,$sya,
pridet$\!\,$sya na {e1}tot raz. Kak ty dumaesh{p1}---ya umirayu?\\
(Muzykal{p1}ny\u{i} instrument otvechaet.)\\
Da, kak tebya poslushaesh{p1}, {e1}to vykhodit i vozvyshenno, i
blagorodno. No mne uzhasno nezdorovit$\!\,$sya. Ya smertel{p1}no
ranen. Pogodi-ka, pogodi ... No drakon-to ubit, vot
i degche mne stalo dyshat{p1}. {E1}l{p1}za! Ya ego pobedil! Pravda,
nikogda bol{p1}she ne uvidet{p1} mne tebya, {E1}l{p1}za! Ne ulybnesh{p1}sya
ty mne, ne poceluesh{p1}, ne sprosish{p1}: "Lancelot, chto s tobo\u{i}?
Pochemu ty tako\u{i} nevesely\u{i}? Pochemu u tebya tak kruzhit$\!\,$sya
golova? Pochemu bolyat plechi? Kto zovet tebya tak upryamo---Lancelot,
Lancelot?" {E1}to smert{p1} menya zovet, {E1}l{p1}za. Ya
umirayu. {E1}to ochen{p1} grustno, verno?\\
(Muzykal{p1}ny\u{i} instrument otvechaet.)\\
{E1}to ochen{p1} obidno. Vse oni spryatalis{p1}. Kak budto pobeda
{e1}to neschast{p1}e kakoe-nibud{p1}. Da pogodi zhe ty, smert{p1}.
Ty menya znaesh{p1}. Ya ne raz smotrel tebe v glaza i nikogda ne pryatalsya.
Ne u\u{i}du! Slyshu. Da\u{i} mne podumat{p1} eshche
minutu. Vse oni spryatalis{p1}. Tak. No se\u{i}chas doma oni
potikhon{p1}ku-potikhon{p1}ku prikhodyat v sebya. Dushi u nikh
raspryamlyayut$\!\,$sya. Zachem shepchut oni, zachem kormili i kholili
my {e1}to chudovishche? Iz-za nas umiraet teper{p1} na ploshchadi
chelovek, odin-odineshenek. Nu, uzh teper{p1} my budem umnee!
Von kako\u{i} bo\u{i} razygralsya v nebe iz-za nas. Von kak bol{p1}no
dyshat{p1} bednomu Lancelotu. Net uzh, dovol{p1}no, dovol{p1}no!
Iz-za slabosti nashe\u{i} gibli samye sil{p1}nye, samye dobrye,
samye neterpelivye. Kamni i te poumneli by. A my vse-taki lyudi.
Vot chto shepchut se\u{i}chas v kazhdom dome, v kazhdo\u{i}
komnatke. Slyshish{p1}?\\
(Muzykal{p1}ny\u{i} instrument otvechaet.)\\
Da, da, imenno tak. Znachit, ya umirayu ne darom. Proshcha\u{i},
{E1}l{p1}za. Ya znal, chto budu lyubit{p1} tebya vsyu zhizn{p1} ...
Tol{p1}ko ne veril, chto konchit$\!\,$sya zhizn{p1} tak skoro. Proshcha\u{i},
gorod, proshcha\u{i}, utro, den{p1}, vecher. Vot i noch{p1} prishla!
{E1}\u{i}, vy! Smert{p1} zovet, toropit ... Mysli meshayut$\!\,$sya ...
Chto-to ... chto-to ya ne dogovoril ... {E1}\u{i}, vy! Ne
bo\u{i}tes{p1}. {E1}to mozhno---ne obizhat{p1} vdov i sirot. Zhalet{p1} drug
druga tozhe mozhno. Ne bo\u{i}tes{p1}! Zhale\u{i}te drug druga. Zhale\u{i}te
i vy budete schastlivy! Chestnoe slovo, {e1}to
pravda, chistaya pravda, samaya chistaya pravda, kakaya est{p1} na
zemle. Vot i vse. A ya ukhozhu. Proshcha\u{i}te.\\
(Muzykal{p1}ny\u{i} instrument otvechaet.)\\
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Zanaves)\\
\\
~~~~~~~~~~De\u{i}stvie Tret{p1}e\\
(Roskoshno obstavlenny\u{i} zal vo dvorce burgomistra. Na
zadnem plane, po obe storony dveri, polukruglye stoly,
nakrytye k uzhinu. Pered nimi, v centre, nebol{p1}sho\u{i} stol,
na kotorom lezhit tolstaya kniga v zolotom pereplete.
Pri podnyatii zanavesa gremit orkestr. Gruppa gorozhan
krichit, glyadya na dver{p1}.)\\
~~Gorozhane (tikho). Raz, dva, tri. (Gromko.) Da zdravstvuet
pobeditel{p1} drakona! (Tikho.) Raz, dva, tri.
(Gromko.) Da zdravstvuet nash povelitel{p1}! (Tikho)
Raz, dva, tri. (Gromko.) Do chego zhe my dovol{p1}ny---{e1}to
umu nepostizhimo! (Tikho.) Raz, dva, tri. (Gromko.)
My slyshim ego shagi!\\
(Vkhodit Genrikh.)\\
(Gromko, no sto\u{i}no.) Ura! Ura! Ura!\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. O slavny\u{i} nash osvoboditel{p1}! Rovno
god nazad okayanny\u{i}, antipatichny\u{i}, nechutki\u{i}, protivny\u{i}
sukin syn drakon byl unichtozhen vami.\\
~~Gorozhane. Ura, ura, ura!\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. S tekh por my zhivem ochen{p1} khorosho.
My ...\\
~~Gernrikh. Sto\u{i}te, sto\u{i}te, lyubeznye. Sdela\u{i}te udarenie
na "ochen{p1}".\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Slushayu-s. S tekh por my zhivem o-ochen{p1} khorosho.\\
~~Genrikh. Net, net, lyubezny\u{i}. Ne tak. Ne nado nazhimat{p1} na "o".
Poluchaet$\!\,$sya kako\u{i}-to dvusmyslenny\u{i} zavyv: "Ouchen{p1}".
Podnaprite-ka na "ch".\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. S tekh por my zhivem ochchchen{p1} khorosho.\\
~~Genrikh. Vo-vo! Utverzhdayu {e1}tot variant. Ved{p1} vy
znaete pobeditelya drakona. {E1}to prosto\u{i} do naivnosti
chelovek. On lyubit iskrennost{p1}, zadushevnost{p1}. Dal{p1}she.\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. My prosto ne znaem, kuda devat{p1}sya
ot schast{p1}ya.\\
~~Genrikh. Otlichno! Sto\u{i}te. Vstavim zdes{p1} chto-nibud{p1} {e1}takoe ...
gumannoe, dobrodetel{p1}noe ... Pobeditel{p1} drakona
{e1}to lyubit. (Shchelkaet pal{p1}cami.) Sto\u{i}te, sto\u{i}te,
sto\u{i}te! Se\u{i}chas, se\u{i}chas, se\u{i}chas! Vot! Nashel! Dazhe
ptashki chirikayut veselo. Zlo ushlo---dobro prishlo!
Chik-chirik! Chirik-ura! Povtorim.\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Dazhe ptashki chirikayut veselo. Zlo
ushlo---dobro prishlo, chik-chirik, chirik-ura!\\
~~Genrikh. Unylo chirikaete, lyubezny\u{i}! Smotrite, kak
by vam samomu ne bylo za {e1}to chirik-chirik.\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin (veselo). Chik-chirik! Chirik-ura!\\
~~Genrikh. Tak-to luchshe. Nu-s, khorosho. Ostal{p1}nye
kuski my repetirovali uzhe?\\
~~Gorozhane. Tak tochno, gospodin burgomistr.\\
~~Genrikh. Ladno. Se\u{i}chas pobeditel{p1} drakona, prezident
vol{p1}nogo goroda vy\u{i}det k vam. Zapomnite---govorit{p1} nado
stro\u{i}no i vmeste s tem zadushevno, gumanno, demokratichno.
{E1}to drakon razvodil ceremonii, a my ...\\
~~Chasovo\u{i} (iz sredne\u{i} dveri). Smi-irno! Ravnenie na
dveri! Ego prevoskhoditel{p1}stvo gospodin prezident vol{p1}nogo
goroda idut po koridoru. (Derevyanno. Basom.)
Akh ty dushechka! Akh ty blagodetel{p1}! Drakona ubil! Vy
poduma\u{i}te!\\
(Gremit muzyka. Vkhodit burgomistr.)\\
~~Genrikh. Vashe prevoskhoditel{p1}stvo gospodin prezident
vol{p1}nogo goroda! Za vremya moego dezhurstva nikakikh poisshestvi\u{i}
ne sluchilos{p1}! Nalico desyat{p1} chelovek. Iz nikh
bezumno schastlivy vse ... V okolotke ...\\
~~Burgomistr. Vol{p1}no, vol{p1}no, gospoda. Zdravstvu\u{i}te,
burgomistr. (Pozhimaet ruku Genrikhu.) O! A {e1}to kto?
A, burgomistr?\\
~~Genrikh. Sograzhdane nashi pomnyat, chto rovno god nazad
vy ubili drakona. Pribezhali pozdravit{p1}.\\
~~Burgomistr. Da chto vy? Vot priyatny\u{i} syurpriz! Nu-nu,
valya\u{i}te.\\
~~Gorozhane (tikho). Raz, dva, tri. (Gromko.) Da zdravstvuet
pobeditel{p1} drakona! (Tikho.) Raz, dva, tri.
(Gromoko.) Da zdravstvuet nash povelitel{p1} ...\\
(Vkhodit tyuremshchik.)\\
~~Burgomistr. Sto\u{i}te, sto\u{i}te! Zdravstvu\u{i}, tyuremshchik.\\
~~Tyuremshchik. Zdravstvu\u{i}te, vashe prevoskhoditel{p1}stvo.\\
~~Burgomistr (gorozhanam). Spasibo, gospoda. Ya i tak
znayu vse, chto vy khotite skazat{p1}. Chert, neproshenaya sleza.
(Smakhivaet slezu.) No tut, ponimaete, u nas v dome
svad{p1}ba, a u menya ostalis{p1} eshche koe-kakie delishki. Stupa\u{i}te,
a potom prikhodite na svad{p1}bu. Poveselimsya.
Koshmar okonchilsya, i my teper{p1} zhivem! Verno?\\
~~Gorozhane. Ura! Ura! Ura!\\
~~Burgomistr. Vo-vo, imenno. Rabstvo otoshlo v oblast{p1} predani\u{i},
i my pererodilis{p1}. Vspomnite, kem ya byl pri
proklyatom drakone? Bol{p1}nym, sumasshedshim. A teper{p1}?
Zdorov kak ogurchik. O vas ya uzh i ne govoryu. Vy u menya
vsegda vesely i schastlivy, kak ptashki. Nu i letite
sebe. Zhivo! Genrikh, provodi!\\
(Gorozhane ukhodyat.)\\
~~Burgomistr. Nu chto tam u tebya v tyur{p1}me?\\
~~Tyuremshchik. Sidyat.\\
~~Burgomistr. Nu a mo\u{i} byvshi\u{i} pomoshchnik kak?\\
~~Tyuremshchik. Muchaet$\!\,$sya.\\
~~Burgomistr. Kha-kha! Vresh{p1} nebos{p1}?\\
~~Tyuremshchik. E\u{i}-pravo, muchaet$\!\,$sya.\\
~~Burgomistr. Nu a kak vse-taki?\\
~~Tyuremshchik. Na stenu lezet.\\
~~Burgomistr. Kha-kha! Tak emu i nado! Otvratitel{p1}naya
lichnost{p1}. Byvalo, rasskazyvaesh{p1} anekdot, vse smeyut$\!\,$sya,
a on borodu pokazyvaet. {E1}to, mol, anekdot stary\u{i}, s
borodo\u{i}. Nu vot i sidi teper{p1}. Mo\u{i} portret emu pokazyval?\\
~~Tyuremshchik. A kak zhe!\\
~~Burgomistr. Kako\u{i}? Na kotorom ya radostno ulybayus{p1}?\\
~~Tyuremshchik. {E1}tot samy\u{i}.\\
~~Burgomistr. Nu i chto on?\\
~~Tyuremshchik. Plachet.\\
~~Burgomistr. Vresh{p1} nebos{p1}?\\
~~Tyuremshchik. E\u{i}-pravo, plachet.\\
~~Burgomistr. Kha-kha! Priyatno. Nu a tkachi, snabdivshie {e1}togo
... kovrom-samoletom?\\
~~Tyuremshchik. Nadoeli, proklyatye. Sidyat v raznykh {e1}tazhakh,
a derzhat$\!\,$sya kak odin. Chto odin skazhet, to i drugo\u{i}.\\
~~Burgomistr. No, odnako zhe, oni pokhudeli?\\
~~Tyuremshchik. U menya pokhudeesh{p1}!\\
~~Burgomistr. A kuznec?\\
~~Tyuremshchik. Opyat{p1} reshetku perepilil. Prishlos{p1} vstavit{p1} v
okno ego kamery almaznuyu.\\
~~Burgomistr. Khorosho, khorosho, ne zhale\u{i} raskhodov.
Nu i chto on?\\
~~Tyuremshchik. Ozadachen.\\
~~Burgomistr. Kha-kha! Priyatno!\\
~~Tyuremshchik. Shapochnik sshil takie shapochki mysham, chto
koty ikh ne trogayut.\\
~~Burgomistr. Nu da? Pochemu?\\
~~Tyuremshchik. Lyubuyut$\!\,$sya. A muzykant poet, tosku navodit.
Ya, kak zakhozhu k nemu, zatykayu ushi voskom.\\
~~Burgomistr. Ladno. Chto v gorode?\\
~~Tyuremshchik. Tikho. Odnako pishut.\\
~~Burgomistr. Chto?\\
~~Tyuremshcik. Bukvy "L" na stenakh. {E1}to znachit---Lancelot.\\
~~Burgomistr. Erunda. Bukva "L" oboznachaet---lyubim prezidenta.\\
~~Tyuremshchik. Aga. Znachit, ne sazhat{p1}, kotorye pishut?\\
~~Burgomistr. Net, otchego zhe. Sazha\u{i}. Eshche chego pishut?\\
~~Tyuremshchik. Stydno skazat{p1}. Prezident---skotina.
Ego syn---moshennik ... Prezident (khikhikaet basom) ... ne
smeyu povtorit{p1}, kak oni vyrazhayut$\!\,$sya. Odnako
bol{p1}she vsego pishut bukvu "L".\\
~~Burgomistr. Vot chudaki. Dalsya im {e1}tot Lancelot.
A o nem tak i net svedeni\u{i}?\\
~~Tyuremshchik. Propal.\\
~~Burgomistr. Ptic doprashival?\\
~~Tyuremshchik. Aga.\\
~~Burgomistr. Vsekh?\\
~~Tyuremshchik. Aga. Vot orel mne kakuyu otmetinu postavil.
Klyunul v ukho.\\
~~Burgomistr. Nu i chto oni govoryat?\\
~~Tyuremshchik. Govoryat, ne vidali Lancelota. Odin
popuga\u{i} soglashaet$\!\,$sya. Ty emu: vidal? I on tebe:
vidal. Ty emu: Lancelota? I on tebe: Lancelota. Nu
popuga\u{i} izvestno chto za ptica.\\
~~Burgomistr. A zmei?\\
~~Tyuremshchik. {E1}ti sami by pripolzli, esli by chto
uznali. {E1}to svoi. Da eshche rodstvenniki poko\u{i}niku.
Odnako ne polzut.\\
~~Burgomistr. A ryby?\\
~~Tyuremshchik. Molchat.\\
~~Burgomistr. Mozhet, znayut chto-nibud{p1}?\\
~~Tyuremshchik. Net. Uchenye rybovody smotreli im v
glaza---podtverzhdayut: nichego, mol, im ne izvestno.
Odnim slovom, Lancelot, on zhe Georgi\u{i}, on zhe Perse\u{i}-prokhodimec,
v kazhdo\u{i} strane imenuemy\u{i} po-svoemu, do
sikh por ne obnaruzhen.\\
~~Burgomistr. Nu i shut s nim.\\
(Vkhodit Genrikh.)\\
~~Genrikh. Prishel otec schastlivo\u{i} nevesty, gospodin
arkhivarius Sharleman{p1}.\\
~~Burgomistr. Aga! Aga! Ego-to mne i nado. Prosi.
(Vkhodit Sharleman{p1}.)\\
Nu, stupa\u{i}te, tyuremshchik. Prodolzha\u{i}te rabotat{p1}. Ya
vami dovolen.\\
~~Tyuremshchik. My staraemsya.\\
~~Burgomistr. Stara\u{i}tes{p1}. Sharleman{p1}, vy znakomy
s tyuremshchikom?\\
~~Sharleman{p1}. Ochen{p1} malo, gospodin prezident.\\
~~Burgomistr. Nu-nu. Nichego. Mozhet byt{p1}, eshche
poznakomites{p1} poblizhe.\\
~~Tyuremshchik. Vzyat{p1}?\\
~~Burgomistr. Nu vot, uzhe srazu i vzyat{p1}. Idi, idi
poka. Do svidan{p1}ya.\\
(Tyuremshchik ukhodit.)\\
Nu-s, Sharleman{p1}, vy dogadyvaetes{p1}, konechno, zachem my
vas pozvali? Vsyakie gosudarstvennye zaboty, khlopoty,
to-se pomeshali mne zabezhat{p1} k vam lichno. No vy i
{E1}l{p1}za znaete iz prikazov, raskleennykh po gorodu, chto
segodnya ee svad{p1}ba.\\
~~Sharleman{p1}. Da, my {e1}to znaem, gospodin prezident.\\
~~Burgomistr. Nam, gosudarstvennym lyudyam, nekogda
delat{p1} predlozheniya s cvetami, vzdokhami i tak dalee.
My ne predlagaem, a prikazyvaem kak ni v chem ne byvalo.
Kha-kha! {E1}to kra\u{i}ne udobno. {E1}l{p1}za schastliva?\\
~~Sharleman{p1}. Net.\\
~~Burgomistr. Nu vot eshche ... Konechno, schastliva.
A vy?\\
~~Sharleman{p1}. Ya v otchayanii, gospodin prezident ...\\
~~Burgomistr. Kakaya neblagodarnost{p1}! Ya ubil drakona ...\\
~~Sharleman{p1}. Prostite menya, gospodin prezident,
no ya ne mogu v {e1}to poverit{p1}.\\
~~Burgomistr. Mozhete!\\
~~Sharleman{p1}. Chestnoe slovo, ne mogu.\\
~~Burgomistr. Mozhete, mozhete. Esli dazhe ya veryu v
{e1}to, to vy i podavno mozhete.\\
~~Sharleman{p1}. Net.\\
~~Genrikh. On prosto ne khochet.\\
~~Burgomistr. No pochemu?\\
~~Genrikh. Nabivaet cenu.\\
~~Burgomistr. Ladno. Predlagayu vam dolzhnost{p1} pervogo
moego pomoshchnika.\\
~~Sharleman{p1}. Ya ne khochu.\\
~~Burgomistr. Gluposti. Khotite.\\
~~Sharleman{p1}. Net.\\
~~Burgomistr. Ne torgu\u{i}tes{p1}, nam nekogda. Kazennaya
kvartira vozle parka, nedaleko ot rynka, v sto pyat{p1}desyat
tri komnaty, prichem vse okna vykhodyat na yug.
Skazochnoe zhalovan{p1}e. I krome togo, kazhdy\u{i} raz, kak
vy idete na sluzhbu, vam vydayut$\!\,$sya pod{p2}emnye, a kogda
idete domo\u{i}, ---otpusknye. Soberetes{p1} v gosti---vam
dayut$\!\,$sya komandirovochnye, a sidite doma---vam platyat$\!\,$sya
kvartirnye. Vy budete pochti tak zhe bogaty,
kak ya. Vse. Vy soglasny.\\
~~Sharleman{p1}. Net.\\
~~Burgomistr. Chego zhe vy khotite?\\
~~Sharleman{p1}. My odnogo khotim---ne troga\u{i}te nas,
gospodin prezident.\\
~~Burgomistr. Vot slavno---ne troga\u{i}te! A raz mne
khochet$\!\,$sya? I krome togo, s gosudarstvenno\u{i} tochki zreniya---{e1}to
ochen{p1} solidno. Pobeditel{p1} drakona zhenit$\!\,$sya na
spasenno\u{i} im devushke. {E1}to tak ubeditel{p1}no. Kak vy
ne khotite ponyat{p1}?\\
~~Sharleman{p1}. Zachem vy muchaete nas? Ya nauchilsya
dumat{p1}, gospodin prezident, {e1}to samo po sebe muchitel{p1}no,
a tut eshche {e1}ta svad{p1}ba. Tak ved{p1} mozhno i s uma so\u{i}ti.\\
~~Burgomistr. Nel{p1}zya, nel{p1}zya! Vse {e1}ti psikhicheskie
zabolevaniya---erunda. Vydumki.\\
~~Sharleman{p1}. Akh, bozhe mo\u{i}! Kak my bespomoshchny!
To, chto gorod nash sovsem-sovsem tako\u{i} zhe tikhi\u{i} i poslushny\u{i},
kak prezhde, ---{e1}to tak strashno.\\
~~Burgomistr. Chto za bred? Pochemu {e1}to strashno?
Vy chto---reshili buntovat{p1} so svoe\u{i} dochko\u{i}?\\
~~Sharleman{p1}. Net. My gulyali s ne\u{i} segodnya v lesu
i obo vsem tak khorosho, tak podrobno peregovorili.
Zavtra, kak tol{p1}ko ee ne stanet, ya tozhe umru.\\
~~Burgomistr. Kak {e1}to ne stanet? Chto za gluposti!\\
~~Sharleman{p1}. Neuzheli vy dumaete, chto ona perezhivet
{e1}tu svad{p1}bu?\\
~~Burgomistr. Konechno. {E1}to budet slavny\u{i}, vesely\u{i}
prazdnik. Drugo\u{i} by radovalsya, chto vydaet dochku za
bogatogo.\\
~~Genrikh. Da i on tozhe raduet$\!\,$sya.\\
~~Sharleman{p1}. Net. Ya pozhilo\u{i}, vezhlivy\u{i} chelovek,
mne trudno skazat{p1} vam {e1}to pryamo v glaza. No ya vse-taki
skazhu. {E1}ta svad{p1}ba---bol{p1}shoe neschast{p1}e dlya nas.\\
~~Genrikh. Kako\u{i} utomitel{p1}ny\u{i} sposob torgovat{p1}sya.\\
~~Burgomistr. Slusha\u{i}te vy, lyubezny\u{i}! Bol{p1}she,
chem predlozheno, ne poluchite! Vy, ochevidno, khotite
pa\u{i} v nashikh predpriyatiyakh? Ne vy\u{i}det! To, chto naglo
zabiral drakon, teper{p1} v rukakh luchshikh lyude\u{i} goroda.
Proshche govorya, v moikh, i otchasti---Genrikha. {E1}to sovershenno
zakonno. Ne dam iz {e1}tikh deneg ni grosha!\\
~~Sharleman{p1}. Razreshite mne u\u{i}ti, gospodin prezident.\\
~~Burgomistr. Mozhete. Zapomnite tol{p1}ko sleduyushchee.
Pervoe: na svad{p1}be izvol{p1}te byt{p1} vesely, zhizneradostny
i ostroumny. Vtoroe: nikakikh smerte\u{i}!
Potrudites{p1} zhit{p1} stol{p1}ko, skol{p1}ko mne budet ugodno.
Pereda\u{i}te {e1}to vashe\u{i} docheri. Tret{p1}e: v dal{p1}ne\u{i}shem
nazyva\u{i}te menya "vashe prevoskhditel{p1}stvo". Vidite
{e1}tot spisok? Tut pyat{p1}desyat famili\u{i}. Vse vashi luchshie
druz{p1}ya. Esli vy budete buntovat{p1}, vse pyat{p1}desyat
zalozhnikov propadut bez vesti. Stupa\u{i}te. Sto\u{i}te.
Se\u{i}chas za vami budet poslan {e1}kipazh. Vy privezete
dochiku---i chtoby ni-ni! Ponyali? Idite!\\
(Sharleman{p1} ukhodit.)\\
Nu, vse idet kak po maslu.\\
~~Genrikh. Chto dokladyval tyuremshchik?\\
~~Burgomistr. Na nebe ni oblachka.\\
~~Genrikh. A bukva "L"?\\
~~Burgomistr. Akh, malo li bukv pisali oni na stenkakh pri drakone?
Pust{p1} pishut. {E1}to im vse-taki uteshitel{p1}no,
a nam ne vredit. Posmotri-ka, svobodno {e1}to
kreslo?\\
~~Genrikh. Akh, papa! (Oshchupyvaet kreslo.) Nikogo
tut net. Sadis{p1}.\\
~~Burgomistr. Pozhalu\u{i}sta, ne ulyba\u{i}sya. V svoe\u{i}
shapke-nevidimke on mozhet probrat{p1}sya vsyudu.\\
~~Genrikh. Papa, ty ne znaesh{p1} {e1}togo cheloveka. On
do samogo temeni nabit predrassudkami. Iz rycarsko\u{i}
vezhlivosti, pered tem kak vo\u{i}ti v dom, on snimaet svoyu
shapku---i strazha skhvatit ego.\\
~~Burgomistr. Za god kharakter u nego mog isportit{p1}sya.
(Sadit$\!\,$sya.) Nu, synochek, nu, mo\u{i} kroshechny\u{i}, a teper{p1} pogovorim
o nashikh delishkakh. Za tobo\u{i} dolzhok, moe
solnyshko!\\
~~Genrikh. Kako\u{i}, papochka?\\
~~Burgomistr. Ty podkupil trekh moikh lakeev, chtoby
oni sledili za mno\u{i}, chitali moi bumagi i tak dalee.
Verno?\\
~~Genrikh. Nu chto ty, papochka!\\
~~Burgomistr. Pogodi, synok, ne perebiva\u{i}. Ya
pribavil im pyat{p1}sot talerov iz lichnykh svoikh sredstv,
chtoby oni peredavali tebe tol{p1}ko to, chto ya razreshu.
Sledovatel{p1}no, ty dolzhen mne pyat{p1}sot talerov, mal{p1}chugashka.\\
~~Genrikh. Net, papa. Uznav ob {e1}tom, ya pribavil
im shest{p1}sot.\\
~~Burgomistr. A ya, dogadavshis{p1}, tysyachu, porosenochek!
Sledovatel{p1}no, sal{p1}do poluchaet$\!\,$sya v moyu pol{p1}zu. I ne
pribavlya\u{i} im, golubchik, bol{p1}she. Oni na takikh okladakh
raz{p2}elis{p1}, razvratilis{p1}, odichali. Togo i glyadi, nachnut
na svoikh brosat{p1}sya. Dal{p1}she. Neobkhodimo budet rasputat{p1} lichnogo
moego sekretarya. Bednyagu prishlos{p1} otpravit{p1} v
psikhiatricheskuyu lechebnicu.\\
~~Genrikh. Neuzheli? Pochemu?\\
~~Burgomistr. Da my s tobo\u{i} podkupali i perekupali
ego stol{p1}ko raz v den{p1}, chto on teper{p1} nikak ne mozhet
soobrazit{p1}, komu sluzhit. Donosit mne na menya zhe.
Instriguet sam protiv sebya, chtoby zakhvatit{p1} sobstvennoe
svoe mesto. Paren{p1} chestny\u{i}, staratel{p1}ny\u{i}, zhalko smotret{p1},
kak on muchaet$\!\,$sya. Za\u{i}dem k nemu zavtra v lechebnucu, i
ustanovim, na kogo on rabotaet, v konce koncov.
Akh ty mo\u{i} synochek! Akh ty mo\u{i} slavnen{p1}ki\u{i}! Na papino
mesto emu zakhotelos{p1}.\\
~~Genrikh. Nu chto ty, papa!\\
~~Burgomistr. Nichego, mo\u{i} malyusen{p1}ki\u{i}! Nichego.
Delo zhite\u{i}skoe. Znaesh{p1}, chto ya khochu tebe predlozhit{p1}?
Dava\u{i} sledit{p1} drug za drugom poprostu, po-rodstvennomu,
kak otec s synom, bezo vsyakikh tam postoronnikh. Deneg
sberezhem skol{p1}ko!\\
~~Genrikh. Akh, papa, nu chto takoe den{p1}gi!\\
~~Burgomistr. I v samom dele. Umresh{p1}, s sobo\u{i} ne
voz{p1}mesh{p1} ...\\
(Stuk kopyt i zvon kolokol{p1}chikov.)\\
(Brosaet$\!\,$sya k oknu.) Priekhala! Priekhala nasha krasavica!
Kareta kakaya! Chudo! Ukrashena drakonovo\u{i} cheshue\u{i}!
A sama {E1}l{p1}za! Chudo iz chudes. Vsya v barkhate. Net,
vse-taki vlast{p1}---veshch{p1} nichego sebe ... (Shepotom.)\\
Doprosi ee!\\
~~Genrikh. Kogo?\\
~~Burgomistr. {E1}l{p1}zu. Ona tak molchaliva v poslednie
dni. Ne znaet li ona, gde {e1}tot ... (oglyadyvaet$\!\,$sya) Lancelot.
Doprosi ostorozhno. A ya poslushayu tut za
port{p1}ero\u{i}. (Skryvaet$\!\,$sya.)\\
(Vkhodyat {E1}l{p1}za i Sharleman{p1}.)\\
~~Genrikh. {E1}l{p1}za, privet$\!\,$stvuyu tebya. Ty khorosheesh{p1} s
kazhdom dnem, ---{e1}to ochen{p1} milo s tvoe\u{i} storony. Prezident
pereodevaet$\!\,$sya. On poprosil prinesti svoi izvineniya.
Sadis{p1} v {e1}to kreslo, {E1}l{p1}za. (Usazhivaet ee
spino\u{i} k port{p1}ere, za kotoro\u{i} skryvaet$\!\,$sya burgomistr.)
A vy podozhdite v prikhozhe\u{i}, Sharleman{p1}.\\
(Sharleman{p1} ukhodit s poklonom.)\\
{E1}l{p1}za, ya rad, chto prezident natyagivaet na sebya svoi
paradnye ukrasheniya. Mne davno khochet$\!\,$sya pogovorit{p1} s
toboyu naedine, po-druzheski, s otkryto\u{i} dusho\u{i}. Pochemu
ty vse molchish{p1}? A? Ty ne khochesh{p1} otvechat{p1}? Ya
ved{p1} po-svoemu privyazan k tebe. Pogovori so mno\u{i}.\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. O chem?\\
~~Genrikh. O chem khochesh{p1}.\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Ya ne znayu ... Ya nichego ne khochu.\\
~~Genrikh. Ne mozhet byt{p1}. Ved{p1} segodnya tvoya svad{p1}ba ...
Akh, {E1}l{p1}za ... Opyat{p1} mne prikhodit$\!\,$sya ustupat{p1} tebya.
No pobeditel{p1} drakona est{p1} pobeditel{p1}. Ya cinik, ya
nasmeshnik, no pered nim i ya preklonyayus{p1}. Ty ne slushaesh{p1} menya?\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Net.\\
~~Genrikh. Akh, {E1}l{p1}za ... Neuzheli ya stal sovsem
chuzhim tebe? A ved{p1} my tak druzhili v det$\!\,$stve. Pomnish{p1},
kak ty bolela kor{p1}yu, a ya begal k tebe pod okna, poka
ne zobolel sam. I ty naveshchala menya i plakala, chto
ya tako\u{i} tikhi\u{i} i krotki\u{i}. Pomnish{p1}?\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Da.\\
~~Genrikh. Neuzheli deti, kotorye tak druzhili, vdrug
umerli? Neuzheli v tebe i vo mne nichego ot nikh ne
ostalos{p1}? Dava\u{i} pogovorim, kak v bylye vremena, kak
brat s sestro\u{i}.\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Nu khorosho, dava\u{i} pogovorim.\\
(Burgomistr vygladyvaet iz-za port{p1}ery i besshumno
aplodiruet Genrikhu.)\\
Ty khochesh{p1} znat{p1}, pochemu ya vse vremya molchu?\\
(Burgomistr kivaet golovo\u{i}.)\\
Potomu chto ya boyus{p1}.\\
~~Genrikh. Kogo?\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Lyude\u{i}.\\
~~Genrikh. Vot kak? Ukazhi, kakikh imenno lyude\u{i} ty
boish{p1}sya. My ikh zatochim v temnicu, i tebe srazu stanet
legche.\\
(Burgomistr dostaet zapisnuyu knizhku.)\\
Nu, nazyva\u{i} imena.\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Net, Genrikh, {e1}to ne pomozhet.\\
~~Genrikh. Pomozhet, uveryayu tebya. Ya {e1}to ispytal na
opyte. I son delaet$\!\,$sya luchshe, i appetit, i nastroenie.\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Vidish{p1} li ... Ya ne znayu, kak tebe ob{p2}yasnit{p1} ...
Ya boyus{p1} vsekh lyude\u{i}.\\
~~Genrikh. Akh, vot chto ... Ponimayu. Ochen{p1} khorosho
ponimayu. Vse lyudi, i ya v tom chisle, kazhut$\!\,$sya tebe
zhestokimi. Verno? Ty, mozhet byt{p1}, ne poverish{p1} mne,
no ... no ya sam ikh boyus{p1}. Ya boyus{p1} otca.\\
(Burgomistr nedoumevayushche razvodit rukami.)\\
Boyus{p1} vernykh nashikh slug. I ya pritvoryayus{p1} zhestokim,
chtoby oni boyalis{p1} menya. Akh, vse my zaputalis{p1} v svoe\u{i}
sobstvenno\u{i} pautine. Govori, govori eshche, ya slushayu.\\
(Burgomistr ponimayushche kivaet.)\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Nu chto zhe ya eshche mogu skazat{p1} tebe ...
Snachala ya serdilas{p1}, potom gorevala, potom vse mne
stalo bezrazlichno. Ya teper{p1} tak poslushna, kak nikogda
ne byla. So mnoyu mozhno delat{p1} vse chto ugodno.\\
(Burgomistr khikhikaet gromko. Ispuganno pryachet$\!\,$sya za
port{p1}eru. {E1}l{p1}za oglyadyvaet$\!\,$sya.)\\
Kto {e1}to?\\
~~Genrikh. Ne obrashcha\u{i} vnimaniya. Tam gotovyat$\!\,$sya k
svadebnomu pirshestvu. Bednaya moya, dorogaya sestrenka.
Kak zhalko, chto ischez, bessledno ischez Lancelot. Ya
tol{p1}ko teper{p1} ponyal ego. {E1}to udivitel{p1}ny\u{i} chelovek.
My vse vinovaty pered nim. Neuzheli net nadezhdy, chto
on vernet$\!\,$sya?\\
(Burgomistr opyat{p1} vylez iz-za port{p1}ery. On---ves{p1} vnimanie.)\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. On ... On ne vernet$\!\,$sya.\\
~~Genrikh. Ne nado tak dumat{p1}. Mne pochemu-to kazhet$\!\,$sya,
chto my eshche uvidim ego.\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Net.\\
~~Genrikh. Pover{p1} mne!\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Mne priyatno, kogda ty govorish{p1} {e1}to, no ...
Nas nikto ne slysht?\\
(Burgomistr prisedaet za spinko\u{i} kresla.)\\
~~Genrikh. Konechno, nikto, dorogaya. Segodnya prazdnik. Vse
shpiony otdykhayut.\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Vidish{p1} li, ... Ya znayu, chto s Lancelotom.\\
~~Genrikh. Ne nado, ne govori, esli tebe {e1}to muchitel{p1}no.\\
(Burgomistr grozit emu kulakom.)\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Net, ya tak dolgo molchala, chto se\u{i}chas mne
khochet$\!\,$sya rasskazat{p1} tebe vse. Mne kazalos{p1}, chto nikto,
krome menya, ne po\u{i}met, kak {e1}to grusno, ---uzh v takom
gorode ya rodilas{p1}. No ty tak vnimatel{p1}no slushaesh{p1} menya
segodnya ... Slovom ... Rovno god nazad, kogda
konchalsya bo\u{i}, kot pobezhal na dvorcovuyu ploshchad{p1}.
I on uvidel: bely\u{i}-bely\u{i} kak smert{p1} Lancelot stoit
vozle mertvykh golov drakona. On opiralsya na mech i
ulybalsya, chtoby ne ogorchit{p1} kota. Kot brosilsya ko
mne pozvat{p1} menya na pomoshch{p1}. No strazha tak staratel{p1}no
okhranyala menya, chto mukha ne mogla proletet{p1} v dom.
Oni prognali kota.\\
~~Genrikh. Grubye soldaty!\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Togda on pozval znakomogo svoego osla.
Ulozhiv ranenogo emu na spinu, on vyvel osla glukhimi
zakoulkami proch{p1} iz nashego goroda.\\
~~Genrikh. No pochemu?\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Akh, Lancelot byl tak slab, chto lyudi mogli
by ubit{p1} ego. I vot oni otpravilis{p1} po tropinke v
gory. Kot sidel vozle ranenogo i slushal, b{p1}et$\!\,$sya li
ego serdce.\\
~~Genrikh. Ono bilos{p1}, nadeyus{p1}?\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Da, no tol{p1}ko vse glushe i glushe. I vot
kot kriknul: "Sto\u{i}!" I osel ostanovilsya. Uzhe nastupila noch{p1}.
Oni vzobralis{p1} vysoko-vysoko v gory, i
vokrug bylo tak tikho, tak kholodno. "Povorachiva\u{i} domo\u{i}! ---skazal
kot. ---Teper{p1} lyudi uzhe ne obidyat ego. Pust{p1} {E1}l{p1}za
prostit$\!\,$sya s nim, a potom my ego pokhoronim".\\
~~Genrikh. On umer, bedny\u{i}!\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Umer, Genrikh. Upryamy\u{i} oslik skazal:
povorachivat{p1} ne soglasen. I poshel dal{p1}she. A kot
vernulsya---ved{p1} on tak privyazan k domu. On vernulsya,
rasskazal mne vse, i teper{p1} ya nikogo ne zhdu. Vse
koncheno.\\
~~Burgomistr. Ura! Vse koncheno! (Plyashet, nosit$\!\,$sya
po komnate.) Vse koncheno! Ya---polny\u{i} vladyka nad
vsemi! Teper{p1} uzh sovsem nekogo boyat{p1}sya. Spasibo,
{E1}l{p1}za! Vot {e1}to prazdnik! Kto osmelit$\!\,$sya skazat{p1} teper{p1},
chto {e1}to ne ya ubil drakona? Nu, kto?\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. On podslushival?\\
~~Genrikh. Konechno.\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. I ty znal {e1}to?\\
~~Genrikh. Akh, {E1}l{p1}za, ne izobrazha\u{i} naivnuyu devochku.
Ty segodnya, slava bogu, zamuzh vykhodish{p1}!\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Papa! Papa!\\
(Vbegaet Sharleman{p1}.)\\
~~Sharleman{p1}. Chto s toboyu, moya malen{p1}kaya? (Khochet
obnyat{p1} ee.)\\
~~Burgomistr. Ruki po shvam! Sto\u{i}te navytyazhku pered
moe\u{i} nevesto\u{i}!\\
~~Sharleman{p1} (vytyanuvshis{p1}). Ne nado, uspoko\u{i}sya.
Ne plach{p1}. Chto zh podelaesh{p1}? Tut uzh nichego ne podelaesh{p1}.
Chto zh tut podelaesh{p1}?\\
(Gremit muzyka.)\\
~~Burgomistr (podbegaet k oknu). Kak slavno! Kak
uyutno! Gosti priekhali na svad{p1}bu. Loshadi v lentakh!
Na oglovlyakh fonariki! Kak prekrasno zhit{p1} na svete i
znat{p1}, chto nikako\u{i} durak ne mozhet pomeshat{p1} {e1}tomu.
Ulyba\u{i}sya zhe, {E1}l{p1}za. Sekunda v sekundu, v naznachenny\u{i}
srok, sam prezident vol{p1}nogo goroda zaklyuchit tebya v
svoi ob{p2}tiya.\\
(Dveri shiroko raspakhivayut$\!\,$sya.)\\
Dobro pozhalovat{p1}, dobro pozhalovat{p1}, dorogie gosti.\\
(Vkhodyat gosti. Prokhodyat parami mimo {E1}l{p1}zy i burgomistra.
Govoryat chinno, pochti shepotom.)\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Pozdravlyaem zhenikha i nevestu.
Vse tak raduyut$\!\,$sya.\\
~~2-\u{i} gorozhanin. Doma ukrasheny fonarikami.\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Na ulice svetlo kak dnem!\\
~~2-\u{i} gorozhanin. Vse vinnye pogreba polny narodu.\\
~~Mal{p1}chik. Vse derut$\!\,$sya i rugayut$\!\,$sya.\\
~~Gosti. T$\!\,$sss!\\
~~Sadovnik. Pozvol{p1}te podnesti vam kolokol{p1}chiki.
Pravda, oni zvenyat nemnogo pechal{p1}no, no {e1}to nichego.
Utrom oni zavyanut i uspokoyat$\!\,$sya.\\
~~1-ya podruga {E1}l{p1}zy. {E1}l{p1}za, milaya, postara\u{i}sya
byt{p1} veselo\u{i}. A to ya zaplachu i isporchu resnicy, kotorye
tak udalis{p1} mne segodnya.\\
~~2-ya podruga. Ved{p1} on vse-taki luchshe, chem drakon ...
U nego est{p1} ruki, nogi, a cheshui netu. Ved{p1} vse-taki
on khot{p1} i prezident, a chelovek. Zavtra ty nam vse
rasskazhesh{p1}. {E1}to budet tak interesno!\\
~~3-ya podruga. Ty smozhesh{p1} delat{p1} lyudyam tak mnogo
dobra! Vot, naprimer, ty mozhesh{p1} poprosit{p1} zhenikha,
chtoby on uvolil nachal{p1}nika moego papy. Togda papa
za\u{i}met ego mesto, budet poluchat{p1} vdvoe bol{p1}she zhalovan{p1}ya,
i my budem tak schastlivy.\\
~~Burgomistr (schitaet vpolgolosa goste\u{i}). Raz, dva, tri, chetyre.
(Potom pribory.) Raz, dva, tri ... Tak ...
Odin gost{p1} kak budto lishni\u{i} ... Akh, da
{e1}to mal{p1}chik ... Nu-nu, ne revi. Ty bedesh{p1} est{p1} iz
odno\u{i} tarelki s mamo\u{i}. Vse v sbore. Gospoda, proshu
za stol. My bystro i skromno sovershim obryad brako-sochetaniya,
a potom pristupim k svadebnomu piru. Ya
dostal rybu, kotoraya sozdana dlya togo, chtoby ee eli.
Ona smeet$\!\,$sya ot radosti, kogda ee varyat, i sama soobshchaet
povaru, kogda gotova. A vot indyushka, nachinennaya sobstvennymi
indyushatami. {E1}to tak uyutno, tak seme\u{i}stvenno.
A vot porosyata, kotorye ne tol{p1}ko otkarmlivalis{p1}, no
i vospityvalis{p1} special{p1}no dlya nashego stola. Oni
umeyut sluzhit{p1} i podavat{p1} lapku, nesmotrya na to chto
oni zazhareny. Ne vizzhi, mal{p1}chik, {e1}to sovsem ne strashno,
a poteshno. A vot vina, takie starye, chto vpali v
det$\!\,$stvo i prygayut, kak malen{p1}kie, v svoikh butylkakh.
A vot vodka, ochishchennaya do togo, chto grafin kazhet$\!\,$sya
pustym. Pozvol{p1}te, da on i v samom dele pusto\u{i}.
{E1}to podlecy lakei ochistili ego. No {e1}to nichego,
v bufete eshche mnogo grafinov. kak priyatno byt{p1} bogatym,
gospoda! Vse uselis{p1}? Otlichno. Posto\u{i}te-posto\u{i}te,
ne nado est{p1}, se\u{i}chas my obvenchaemsya. Odnu minutku!
{E1}l{p1}za! Da\u{i} lapku!\\
({E1}l{p1}za protyagivaet ruku burgomistru.)\\
Plutovka! Shalun{p1}ya! Kakaya teplaya lapka! Mordochku
vyshe! Ulyba\u{i}sya! Vse gotovo, Genrikh?\\
~~Genrikh. Tak tochno, gospodin prezident.\\
~~Burgomistr. Dela\u{i}.\\
~~Genrikh. Ya plokho\u{i} orator, gospoda, i boyus{p1}, chto
budu govorit{p1} neskol{p1}ko sumburno. God nazad samouverenny\u{i}
prokhodimec vyzval na bo\u{i} proklyatogo drakona.
Special{p1}naya komissiya, sozdannaya gorodskim samoupravleniem,
ustanovila sleduyushchee: poko\u{i}ny\u{i} naglec tol{p1}ko
razdraznil poko\u{i}noe chudovishche, neopasno raniv ego.
Togda byvshi\u{i} nash burgomistr, a nyne prezident vol{p1}nogo
goroda, geroicheski brosilsya na drakona i ubil ego,
uzhe okonchatel{p1}no, sovershiv razlichnye chudesa khrabrosti. \\
(Aplodismenty.)\\
Chertopolokh gnusnogo ravstva byl s kornem vyrvan iz
pochvy nashe\u{i} obshchestvenno\u{i} nivy.\\
(Aplodismenty.)\\
Blagodarny\u{i} gorod postanovil sleduyushchee: esli my proklyatomu
chudovishchu otdavali luchshikh nashikh devushek, to
neuzheli my otkazhem v {e1}tom prostom i estestvennom prave
nashemu dorogomu izbavitelyu!\\
(Aplodismenty.)\\
Itak, chtoby podcherknut{p1} velichie prezidenta, s odno\u{i}
storony, i poslushanie i predannost{p1} goroda, s
drugo\u{i} storony, ya, kak burgomistr, sovershu se\u{i}chas
obryad brakosochetaniya. Organ, svadebny\u{i} gimn!\\
(Gremit organ.)\\
Piscy! Otkro\u{i}te knigu zapise\u{i} schastlivykh sobyti\u{i}.\\
(Vkhodyat piscy s ogromnymi avtomaticheskimi per{p1}yami v
rukakh.)\\
Chetyresta let v {e1}tu knigu zapisyvali imena bednykh
devushek, obrechennykh drakonu. Chetyresta stranic zapolneny.
I vpervye na chetyresta pervo\u{i} my vpishem imya
schastlivicy, kotoruyu voz{p1}met v zheny khrabrec, unichtozhivshi\u{i}
chudovishche.\\
(Ap｢lodismenty.)\\
Zhenikh, otvecha\u{i} mne po chisto\u{i} sovesti. Soglasen li
ty vzyat{p1} v zheny {e1}tu devushku?\\
~~Burgomistr. Dlya blaga rodnogo goroda ya sposoben
na vse.\\
(Aplodismenty.)\\
~~Genrikh. Zapisyva\u{i}te, piscy! Ostrozhnee!
Postavish{p1} klyaksu---zastavlyu slizat{p1} yazykom! Tak! Nu vot
i vse. Akh, vinovat! Ostalas{p1} eshche odna pustaya formal{p1}nost{p1}.
Nevesta! Ty, konechno, soglasna stat{p1} zhenoyu
gospodina prezidenta vol{p1}nogo goroda?\\
(Pauza)\\
Nu, otvecha\u{i}-ka, devushka, soglasna li ty ...\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Net.\\
~~Genrikh. Nu vot i khorosho. Pishite, piscy, ---ona
soglasna.\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Ne sme\u{i}te pisat{p1}!\\
(Piscy ot$\!\,$shatyvayut$\!\,$sya.)\\
~~Genrikh. {E1}l{p1}za, ne mesha\u{i} nam rabotat{p1}.\\
~~Burgomistr. No, dorogo\u{i} mo\u{i}, ona vovse i ne meshaet.
Esli devushka govorit "net", {e1}to znachit "da". Pishite,
piscy!\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Net! Ya vyrvu {e1}tot list iz knigi i rastopchu
ego!\\
~~Burgomistr. Prelestnye devich{p1}i kolebaniya, slezy,
grezy, to-se. Kazhdaya devushka plachet na svo\u{i} lad
pered svad{p1}bo\u{i}, a potom byvaet vpolne udovletvorena.
My se\u{i}chas poderzhim ee za ruchki i sdelaem vse, chto nado.
Piscy ...\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Da\u{i}te mne skazat{p1} khot{p1} odno slovo!
Pozhalu\u{i}sta!\\
~~Genrikh. {E1}l{p1}za!\\
~~Burgomistr. Ne krichi, synok. Vse idet kak polagaet$\!\,$sya. Nevesta
prosit slova. Dadim e\u{i} slovo i na
{e1}tom zakonchim oficial{p1}nuyu chast{p1}. Nichego, nichego,
pust{p1}---zdes{p1} vse svoi.\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Druz{p1}ya moi, druz{p1}ya! Zachem vy ubivaete menya?
{E1}to strashno, kak vo sne. Kogda razbo\u{i}nik zanes nad
toboyu nozh, ty eshche mozhesh{p1} spastis{p1}. Razbo\u{i}nika ub{p1}yut,
ili ty uskol{p1}znesh{p1} ot nego ... Nu a esli nozh razbo\u{i}nika
vdrug sam brosit$\!\,$sya na tebya? I verevka ego popolzet
k tebe, kak zmeya, chtoby svyazat{p1} po rukam i po nogam? Esli
dazhe zanaveska s okna ego tikhaya zanavesochka,
vdrug tozhe brosit$\!\,$sya na tebya, chtoby zatknut{p1} tebe
rot? Chto vy vse skazhete togda? Ya dumala, chto vse
vy tol{p1}ko poslushny drakonu, kak nozh poslushen razbo\u{i}niku.
A vy, druz{p1}ya moi, tozhe, okazyvaet$\!\,$sya, razbo\u{i}niki!
Ya ne vinyu vas, vy sami {e1}togo ne zamechaete,
no ya umolyayu vas---opomnites{p1}! Neuzheli drakon ne umer,
a, kak {e1}to byvalo s nim chasto, obratilsya v cheloveka?
Togda prevratilsya on na {e1}tot raz vo mnozhestvo lyude\u{i},
i vot oni ubivayut menya. Ne ubiva\u{i}te menya! Ochnites{p1}!
Bozhe mo\u{i}, kakaya toska ... Razorvite pautinu, v
kotoro\u{i} vy vse zaputalis{p1}. Neuzheli nikto ne vstupit$\!\,$sya
za menya?\\
~~Mal{p1}chik. Ya by vstupilsya, no mama derzhit menya za
ruki.\\
~~Burgomistr. Nu vot i vse. Nevesta zakonchila svoe
vystuplenie. Zhizn{p1} idet po-prezhnemu, kak ni v chem
ne byvalo.\\
~~Mal{p1}chik. Mama!\\
~~Burgomistr. Molchi, mo\u{i} malen{p1}ki\u{i}. Budem veselit{p1}sya
kak ni v chem ne byvalo. Dovol{p1}no {e1}to\u{i} kancelyarshchiny, Genrikh.
Napishite tam: "Brak schitaet$\!\,$sya sovershivshimsya"---i dava\u{i}te kushat{p1}.
Uzhasno kushat{p1} khochet$\!\,$sya.\\
~~Genrikh. Pishite, piscy: brak schitaet$\!\,$sya sovershivshimsya.
Nu, zhivee! Zadumalis{p1}?\\
(Piscy berut$\!\,$sya za per{p1}ya. Gromki\u{i} stuk v dver{p1}.
Piscy ot$\!\,$shatyvayut$\!\,$sya.)\\
~~Burgomistr. Kto tam?\\
(Molchanie.)\\
{E1}\u{i}, vy tam! Kto by vy ni byli, zavtra, zavtra, v
priemnye chasy, cherez sekretarya. Mne nekogda! Ya tut
zhenyus{p1}!\\
(Snova stuk.)\\
Ne otkryvat{p1} dvere\u{i}! Pishite, piscy!\\
(Dver{p1} raspakhivaet$\!\,$sya sama sobo\u{i}. Za dver{p1}yu---nikogo.)\\
Genrikh, ko mne! Chto {e1}to znachit?\\
~~Genrikh. Akh, papa, obychnaya istoriya. Nevinnye zhaloby
nashe\u{i} devicy rastrevozhili vsekh {e1}tikh naivnykh obitatele\u{i}
rek, lesov, ozer. Domovo\u{i} pribezhal s cherdaka,
vodyano\u{i} vylez iz kolodca ... Nu i pust{p1} sebe ...
Chto oni nam mogut sdelat{p1}. Oni tak zhe nevidimy i
bessil{p1}ny, kak tak nazyvaemaya sovest{p1} i tomu podobnoe.
Nu prisnit$\!\,$sya nam dva-tri strashnykh sna---i vse tut.\\
~~Burgomistr. Net, {e1}to on!\\
~~Genrikh. Kto?\\
~~Burgomistr. Lancelot. On v shapke-nevidimke. On
stoit vozle. On slushaet, chto my govorim. I ego mech
visit nad moe\u{i} golovo\u{i}.\\
~~Genrikh. Dorogo\u{i} papasha! Esli vy ne pridete v
sebya, to ya voz{p1}mu vlast{p1} v svoi ruki.\\
~~Burgomistr. Muzyka! Igara\u{i}! Dorogie gosti!
Prostite {e1}tu nevol{p1}nuyu zaminku, no ya tak boyus{p1} skvoznyakov.
Skvoznyak otkryl dveri---i vse tut. {E1}l{p1}za,
uspoko\u{i}sya, kroshka! Ya ob{p2}yavlyayu brak sostoyavshimsya s
posleduyushchim utverzhdeniem. Chto {e1}to? Kto tam bezhit?\\
(Vbegaet perepuganny\u{i} lake\u{i}.)\\
~~Lake\u{i}. Berite obratno! Berite obratno!\\
~~Burgomistr. Chto brat{p1} obratno?\\
~~Lake\u{i}. Berite obratno vashi proklyatye den{p1}gi!
Ya bol{p1}she ne sluzhu u vas!\\
~~Burgomistr. Pochemu?\\
~~Lake\u{i}. On ub{p1}et menya za vse moi podlosti. (Ubegaet.)\\
~~Burgomistr. Kto ub{p1}et ego? A? Genrikh?\\
(Vbegaet vtoro\u{i} lake\u{i}.)\\
~~2-\u{i} lake\u{i}. On uzhe idet po koridoru! Ya poklonilsya
emu v poyas, a on mne ne otvetil! On teper{p1} i ne glyadit
na lyude\u{i}. Okh, budet nam za vse! Okh, budet! (Ubegaet.)\\
~~Burgomistr. Genrikh!\\
~~Genrikh. Derzhites{p1} kak ni v chem ne byvalo. Chto
by ni sluchilos{p1}. {E1}to spaset nas.\\
(Poyavlyaet$\!\,$sya treti\u{i} lake\u{i}, pyatyas{p1} zadom. Krichit v
prostranstvo.)\\
~~3-\u{i} lake\u{i}. Ya dokazhu! Moya zhena mozhet podtverdit{p1}!
Ya vsegda osuzhdal ikhnee povedenie! Ya bral s nikh den{p1}gi
tol{p1}ko na nervno\u{i} pochve. Ya svidetel{p1}stvo prinesu!\\
(Ischezaet.)\\
~~Burgomistr. Smotri!\\
~~Genrikh. Kak ni v chem ne byvalo! Radi boga, kak
ni v chem ne byvalo!\\
(Vkhodit Lancelot.)\\
~~Burgomistr. A, zdravstvu\u{i}te, vot kogo ne zhdali.
No tem ne menee---dobro pozhalovat{p1}. Priborov ne
khvataet ... no nichego. Vy budete est{p1} iz gluboko\u{i}
tarelki, a ya iz melko\u{i}. Ya by prikazal prinesti, no
lakei, durachki, razbezhalis{p1} ... A my tut venchaemsya,
tak skazat{p1}, khe-khe-khe, delo, tak skazat{p1}, nashe lichnoe,
intimnoe. Tak uyutno ... Znakom{p1}tes{p1}, pozhalu\u{i}sta.
Gde zhe gosti? Akh, oni uronili chto-to i ishchut {e1}to pod
stolom. Vot syn mo\u{i}, Genrikh. Vy, kazhet$\!\,$sya, vstrechalis{p1}.
On tako\u{i} molodo\u{i}, a uzhe burgomistr. Sil{p1}no vydvinulsya
posle togo, kak ya posle togo, kak my ... Nu, slovom,
posle togo, kak drakon byl ubit. Chto zhe vy? Vkhodite,
pozhalu\u{i}sta.\\
~~Genrikh. Pochemu vy molchite?\\
~~Burgomistr. I v samom dele, chto zhe vy? Kak doekhali?
Chto slyshno? Ne khotite li otdokhnut{p1} s dorogi?
Strazha vas provodit.\\
~~Lancelot. Zdravstvu\u{i}, {E1}l{p1}za!\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Lancelot! (Podbegaet k nemu.) Syad{p1}, pozhalu\u{i}sta,
syad{p1}. {E1}to v samom dele ty?\\
~~Lancelot. Da, {E1}l{p1}za.\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. I ruki u tebya teply. I volosy chut{p1} podrosli,
poka my ne videlis{p1}. Ili mne {e1}to kazhet$\!\,$sya?
A plashch vse tot zhe. Lancelot! (Usazhivaet ego za malen{p1}ki\u{i}
stol, stoyashchi\u{i} v centre.) Vype\u{i} vina. Ili net,
nichego ne beri u nikh. Ty otdokhni, i my u\u{i}dem. Papa!
On prishel, papa! Sovsem kak v tot vecher. Kak raz
togda, kogda my s tobo\u{i} opyat{p1} dumali, chto nam tol{p1}ko
odno i ostalos{p1}---vzyat{p1} da umeret{p1} tikhon{p1}ko. Lancelot!\\
~~Lancelot. Znachit, ty menya lyubish{p1} po-prezhnemu?\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Papa, slyshish{p1}? My stol{p1}ko raz mechtali,
chto on vo\u{i}det i sprosit: {E1}l{p1}za, ty menya lyubish{p1} po-prezhnemu?
A ya otvechu: da, Lancelot! A potom sproshu:
gde ty byl tak dolgo?\\
~~Lancelot. Daleko-daleko, v Chernykh gorakh.\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Ty sil{p1}no bolel?\\
~~Lancelot. Da, {E1}l{p1}za. Ved{p1} byt{p1} smertel{p1}no ranennym---{e1}to
ochen{p1}, ochen{p1} opasno.\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Kto ukhazhival za tobo\u{i}?\\
~~Lancelot. Zhena odnogo drovoseka. Dobraya, milaya
zhenshchina. Tol{p1}ko ona obizhalas{p1}, chto ya v bredu vse
vremya nazyval ee---{E1}l{p1}za.\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Znachit, i ty bez menya toskoval?\\
~~Lancelot. Toskoval.\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. A ya kak ubivalas{p1}! Menya muchili tut.\\
~~Burgomistr. Kto? Ne mozhet byt{p1}! Pochemu zhe vy
ne pozhalovalis{p1} nam! My prinyali by mery!\\
~~Lancelot. Ya znayu vse, {E1}l{p1}za.\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Znaesh{p1}?\\
~~Lancelot. Da.\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Otkuda?\\
~~Lancelot. V chernykh gorakh, nedaleko ot khizhiny
drovoseka, est{p1} ogromnaya peshchera. I v peshchere {e1}to\u{i}
lezhit kniga, zhalobnaya kniga, ispisannaya pochti do
konca. K ne\u{i} nikto ne prikasaet$\!\,$sya, no stranica za
stranice\u{i} pribavlyaet$\!\,$sya k napisannym prezhnim, pribavlyaet$\!\,$sya
kazhdy\u{i} den{p1}. Kto pishet? Mir! Zapisany, zapisany
vse prestupleniya prestupnikov, vse neschast{p1}ya
stradayushchikh naprasno.\\
(Genrikh i burgomistr na cypochkakh napravlyayut$\!\,$sya k dveri.)\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. I ty prochel tam o nas?\\
~~Lancelot. Da, {E1}l{p1}za. {E1}\u{i}, vy tam! Ubi\u{i}cy! Ni
s mesta!\\
~~Burgomistr. Nu pochemu zhe tak rezko?\\
~~Lancelot. Potomu chto ya ne tot, chto god nazad.
Ya osvobodil vas, a vy chto sdelali?\\
~~Burgomistr. Akh, bozhe mo\u{i}! Esli mnoyu nedovol{p1}ny,
ya u\u{i}du v ot$\!\,$stavku.\\
~~Lancelot. Nikuda vy ne u\u{i}dete!\\
~~Genrikh. Sovershenno pravil{p1}no. Kak on tut bez vas
vel sebya---{e1}to umu nepostizhimo. Ya mogu vam predstavit{p1} polny\u{i}
spisok ego prestupleni\u{i}, kotorye eshche ne
popali v zhalobnuyu knigu, a tol{p1}ko namecheny k ispolneniyu.\\
~~Lancelot. Zamolchi!\\
~~Genrikh. No pozvol{p1}te! Esli gluboko rassmotret{p1},
to ya lichno ni v chem ne vinovat. Menya tak uchili.\\
~~Lancelot. Vsekh uchili. No zachem ty okazalsya pervym
uchenikom, skotina takaya?\\
~~Genrikh. U\u{i}dem, papa. On rugaet$\!\,$sya.\\
~~Lancelot. Net, ty ne u\u{i}desh{p1}. Ya uzhe mesyac kak vernulsya,
{E1}l{p1}za.\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. I ne zashel ko mne!\\
~~Lancelot. Zashel, no v shapke-nevidimke, rano utrom.
Ya tikho poceloval tebya, tak, chtoby ty ne prosnulas{p1}.
I poshel bradit{p1} po gorodu. Strashnuyu zhizn{p1} uvidel ya.
Chitat{p1} bylo tyazhelo, a svoimi glazami uvidet{p1}---eshche
khuzhe. {E1}\u{i} vy, Miller!\\
(Pervy\u{i} gorozhanin podnimaet$\!\,$sya iz-pod stola.)\\
Ya videl, kak vy plakali ot vostrga, kogda krichali
burgomistru: "Slava tebe, pobeditel{p1} drakona!"\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. {E1}to verno. Plakal. No ya ne pritvoryalsya,
gospodin Lancelot.\\
~~Lancelot. No ved{p1} vy znali, chto drakona ubil
ne on.\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. Doma znal ... a na parade ...
(Razvodit rukami.)\\
~~Lancelot. Sadovnik!\\
(Sadovnik podnimaet$\!\,$sya iz-pod stola.)\\
Vy uchili l{p1}viny\u{i} zev krichat{p1}: "Ura prezidentu!"?\\
~~Sadovnik. Uchil.\\
~~Lancelot. I nauchili?\\
~~Sadovnik. Da. Tol{p1}ko, pokrichav, l{p1}viny\u{i} zev
kazhdy\u{i} raz pokazyval mne yazyk. Ya dumal, chto dobudu
den{p1}gi na novye opyty ... no ...\\
~~Lancelot. Fridrikhsen!\\
(Vtoro\u{i} gorozhanin vylezaet iz-pod stola.)\\
Burgomistr, rasserdivshis{p1} na vas, posadil vashego
edinstvennogo syna podzemel{p1}e?\\
~~2-\u{i} gorozhani. Da. Mal{p1}chik i tak vse kashlyaet,
a v podzemel{p1}e syrost{p1}!\\
~~Lancelot. I vy podarili posle togo burgomistru
trubku s nadpis{p1}yu: "Tvo\u{i} naveki"?\\
~~2-\u{i} gorozhanin. A kak eshche ya mog smyagchit{p1} ego
serdce?\\
~~Lancelot. Chto mne delat{p1} s vami?\\
~~Burgomistr. My s Genrikhom prekrasno upravimsya s nimi. {E1}to
budet luchshee nakazanie dlya {e1}tikh lyudishek. Berite pod
ruku {E1}l{p1}zu i ostav{p1}te nas zhit{p1} po-svoemu. {E1}to budet
tak gumanno, tak demokratichno.\\
~~Lancelot. Ne mogu. Vo\u{i}dite, druz{p1}ya!\\
(Vkhodyat tkachi, kuznec, shlyapochnykh i shapochnykh del master,
muzykal{p1}nykh del master.)\\
I vy menya ochen{p1} ogorchili. Ya dumal, chto vy spravites{p1} s
nimi bez menya. Pochemu vy poslushalis{p1} i poshli v
tyur{p1}mu? Ved{p1} vas tak mnogo!\\
~~Tkachi. Oni ne dali nam opomnit{p1}sya.\\
~~Lancelot. Voz{p1}mite {e1}tikh lyude\u{i}. Burgomistra i
prezidenta.\\
~~Tkachi (berut burgomistra i prezidenta.) Idem!\\
~~Kuznec. Ya sam proveril reshetki. Krepkie. Idem!\\
~~Shapochnykh del master. Vot vam durackie kolpaki!
Ya delal prekrasnye shlyapy, no vy v tyur{p1}me ozhestochili menya.
Idem!\\
~~Muzykal{p1}nykh del master. Ya v svoe\u{i} kamere vylepil
skripku iz chernogo khleba i splel iz pautiny struny.
Neveselo igraet moya skripka i tikho, no vy sami v {e1}tom
vinovaty. Idite pod nashu muzyku tuda, otkuda net
vozvrata.\\
~~Genrikh. No {e1}to erunda, {e1}to nepravil{p1}no, tak ne
byvaet. Brodyaga, nishchi\u{i}, nepraktichny\u{i} chelovek---i
vdrug ...\\
~~Tkachi. Idem!\\
~~Brugomistr. Ya protestuyu, {e1}to negumanno!\\
~~Tkachi. Idem!\\
(Mrachnaya, prostaya, edva slyshnaya muzyka. Genrikha i
burgomistra uvodyat.)\\
~~Lancelot. {E1}l{p1}za, ya ne tot, chto byl prezhde. Vidish{p1}?\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Da. No ya lyublyu tebya eshche bol{p1}she.\\
~~Lancelot. Nam nel{p1}zya budet u\u{i}ti ...\\
~~{E1}l{p1}za. Nichego. Ved{p1} i doma byvaet ochen{p1} veselo.\\
~~Lancelot. Rabota predstoit melkaya. Khuzhe vyshivaniya.
V kazhdom iz nikh pridet$\!\,$sya ubit{p1} drakona.\\
~~Mal{p1}chik. A nam budet bol{p1}no?\\
~~Lancelot. Tebe net.\\
~~1-\u{i} gorozhanin. A nam?\\
~~Lancelot. S vami pridet$\!\,$sya povozit{p1}sya.\\
~~Sadonvnik. No bud{p1}te terpelivy, gospodin Lancelot.
Umolyayu vas---bud{p1}te terpelivy. Priviva\u{i}te. Razvodite
kostry---teplo pomogaet rostu. Sornuyu travu
udalya\u{i}te ostorozhno, chtoby ne povredit{p1} zdorovye korni.
Ved{p1} esli vdumat{p1}sya, to lyudi, v sushchnosti, tozhe, mozhet
byt{p1}, pozhalu\u{i}, so vsemi ogovorkami, zasluzhivayut t$\!\,$shchatel{p1}nogo
ukhoda.\\
~~1-ya podruga. I pust{p1} segodnya svad{p1}ba vse-taki
sostoit$\!\,$sya.\\
~~2-ya podruga. Potomu chto ot radosti lyudi tozhe khorosheyut.\\
~~Lancelot. Verno! {E1}\u{i}, muzyka!\\
(Gremit muzyka.)\\
{E1}l{p1}za, da\u{i} ruku. Ya lyublyu vsekh vas, durz{p1}ya moi.
Inache chego by radi ya stal vozit{p1}sya s vami. A esli
uzh lyublyu, to vse budet prelestno. I vse my posle
dolgikh zabot i mucheni\u{i} budem schastlivy, ochen{p1} schastlivy
nakonec!\\
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~(Zanaves)\\


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