Mumu – Qissai Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev

Dar yake az kuchahoi hoshiyai Maskav dar binoi khokistarie, ki sutunhoi safed, bolokhona va peshayvone dosht, ayyome ashrofzani beva dar halqai khidmatguzoroni ziyodash zindagi mekard. Bachahoyash dar Peterburg vazifai rasmi doshtandu dukhtarhoyash ba shavhar baromada budand. Ashrofzan goh-gohe ba safar mebaromad va davroni okhiri zindagii u dar gurbat, judoi va notavonii khastayu afgorkunanda megu- zasht. Ruzhoi okhiri umrash bo nokhushi sipari shuda, shabho niz baroyash dilgiru tira metoft……..

Az miyoni kormandonash darbon Gerasim odami maruftar hisob meshud. Vay mardi qomatbalandu pahlavonjussa, vale gungi modar- zod bud. Ashrofzan uro az deha ovarda bud, on jo vay dar kulbae dur az barodaronash tanho mezist va insoni halolkoru mehnatdust bud. Nerui favqulodaash imkon medod, ki ba tanhoi kori chahor nafarro anjom dihad. Dastoni korkuftae dosht. CHi qadar khush bud didani vay, hangome ki shudgor mekard. Guyo ki bo dastoni pahnu nerumandash bar mushtai sipor fishor ovarda, be yorii aspakash qalbi sakhti zaminro chok mekunad va yo dar ruzi Petrov chunon bunyodbarandoz dos mekashid, ki megufti agar az pesh jangalaki tushoi javon baroyad ham, onro az bekhu bun pok medaravad yo bo zanjiri seorshini on son payvasta va beist mekuft, ki dar on lahzaho mushakhoi barjastai bozuvoni fa- rokhash misli fishang boloyu poyon meshudand. Sukuti hameshagiash ba zahmati haloli vay shodii farahafzoe zam mekard. U insoni shoistae bud va agar hamin qismati talkhash namebud, har dukhtare bo shodmoni ba u ba shavhar mebaromad.

Vale inak, Gerasimro ba Maskav ovardand, muzaash kharidand va baroyash sarulibosi tobistonayu zimistona dukhtand. Bad ba dastash jorubu bel doda, khizmatgorash tayin kardand. Ammo yaku yakbora she- vai navi zindagi ba u pisand nayomad. Zero vay az khurdi dilbokhtai kori sahro va zindagii dehoti bud. U, ki bar asari badbakhtii khesh az muoshirat bo odamon mahrum shuda bud, misli nihole dar marzi ho- silkhez lol, vale tavono ba kamol rasid. CHun uro ba shahr kuchondand, namefahmid, ki bo u chi mekunand, diltang meshudu pakar, on guna ki buqqai javonu solimero az margzore, ki giyohoni shodobi on to zeri shikamash merasidand, yakbora bigirandu ba vagon bor kunand va bo surat bibarand, bo gulgulavu faryod bibarand va Hudo donad, ki kujo!

Hidmathoero, ki bar uhdai Gerasim guzoshta budand, nisbat ba korhoi peshini vaznini dehqoni dar nazarash misli bozi menamudand. Dar nim soat u hamai korhoyashro anjom medodu boz bo dahoni yala miyoni havli rost monda, ba har ki az peshi nazarash meguzasht, nigoh mekard va guyo mekhost az onho rohi halli muammoi vazi asroromezi khudro bidonad, gohe ham ba gushae meraft va belu jorubro dur partofta, khudro paru bar zamin meandokht va chun vahshii giriftorshuda soathoi daroz hamin tavr mekhobid.

Ammo odam ba hama chiz odat mekunad. Gerasim niz nochor ba zinda- gii shahr uns girift. Vazifaash vaznin nabud, shuglash hamagi toza nigoh doshtani ruyi havli, harruza du marotiba bo satil ob ovardan, baroi oshkhonayu khonaho hezum omoda kardan va shabona shakhsoni shubhanokro ba havli nazdik namonda, posboni kardan bud. Vay in uhdadorihoi khudro az tahti dil ijro mekard. Dar ruyi havli khasu khasrubae namena- mud va agar arobai farsudai obkashoniyash ba gil darmonad, bo kitfash tela medod, on goh na tanho aroba, hatto asp niz az joyash mekhest.

Hangome ki hezum meshikast, tabarash misli shisha sado doda, taro- shaho ba har jonib posh mekhurdand, dar mavridi barkhurdash bo bego- naho haminro biguem bas, ki shabe du duzdro dastgir karda, chunon bo yakdigar sar ba sar zad, ki digar hojati ba pulis burdanashon nabud. Pas az in hodisa digar uro hurmatu izzat mekardand. Hatto ruzona rohguzaron, na qallobon, balki odamoni odii noshinos ham bo didani havliboni qavipaykar imovu ishoraho karda uro faryod mekardand, guyo vay ovozashonro meshunida boshad. Bo digar khidmatguzoroni havli, ki az u haros doshtand, Gerasim munosibati dusti nadoshta boshad ham, onhoro odamoni nazdiki khud meshumurd. Hidmatguzoron maqsadu fikri khudro bo imoyu ishorat ba u mefahmondand. Vay ham fikri onhoro zud sarfahm meraft va amru farmonashonro sari vaqt ijro mekard, ammo huquqashro nagz medonist, hatto dar oshkhona kase jurati ba joyi u nishastanro nadosht. Hulosa, Gerasim raftori qati va jiddi dosht va tartibu intizomro meparastid, hatto khurusho dar huzuri vay jurati jangidanro nadoshtand, vagarna chi baloe ba sarashon meomad! Agar bo in hol duchor oyad, az poyashon doshta dar havo dah bor charkh za- nonda, sipas ba har su raho mekard. Dar havlii ashrofzan qozho ham budand, lekin qozho az jumlai murgoni donoyu zirakand. Gerasim ba onho ehtirom dosht va qozhoro boni mekard, obu don medod, shabehi qozboni kasbi bud.

Baroi vay dar boloi oshkhona khonachae judo kardand, Gerasim kulba- yakro tabi dili khud ba tartib darovard va az chubi bulut kate sokht, ki chor poyai gafs dosht. In kati pahlavonie bud, ki boloyash sad pud bor guzorand ham, kham nameshud. Dar zeri kat quttii mustahkame joygir bud. Dar kanori digari khona hamin guna mizi ustuvor nasb shuda bud. Pahlui miz kursii sepoyai garone meistod, ki bazan khudi Gerasim onro bardoshta meaftond va tabassumi manidore mekard. Dari kul- bacha bo qufle buzurg, ki ba kulchai panir shabohat dosht, vale siyoh bud, mahkam karda meshud. Kalidashro Gerasim dar kamarash basta me- gasht, zero ba khonachaash daromadani odamonro namepisandid. Hamin tavr, yak sol sipari shud va akhiran dar hayoti Gerasim voqeai kutohe ba amal omad. Ashrofzani pir, ki Gerasim dar havlii u khizmatgori dosht, poybandi urfu odathoi kuhna bud va dar mulkash khidmatgoroni bisyorro nigoh medosht. Miyoni onho na tanho zanoni libosshuy, tab- bohon, chevaron, duredgaron budand, balki yak tan nalgar ham bud, ki u ham tabibi hayvonot va ham dukhturi odamon mahsub meshud, baroi ashrofzan niz tabibi khonagi bud va akhiran yak nafar kafshduz niz kor mekard, ki Kapiton Klimov nom dosht va maykhorai khirae bud. U khudro odami tahqirshuda va qadrnodida, shakhsi sohibmalumoti poytakht meshumurd, ki boyad na dar Maskav, balki dar bustonsaroe zindagi doshta boshad. SHarobnushii u, tavre ki khudash bo takid bar sinaash zada meguft, az dardu gam bud.

Ruze miyoni ashrofzan va khojagidor Gavrila, mardi bo chashmoni

olusi gusfandi va binii misli nuli murgobi, ki tanho az ruyi ha- min nishonahoyash hukm kardan metavon, ki khudi taqdir ba u chehrai yak sardorro dodaast, guftugu doir shud.

Ashrofzan az vazi nosolimi odobi Kapiton, ki uro bo in vaz chande qabl dar kadom kuchae mushohida karda budand, izhori afsusu nadomat karda, yakbora afzud: – CHi meshud, agar uro khonador mekar- dem-ha? Tu ba in chi meguyi, shoyad ki ba tartib oyad?- CHaro khonador nakunem? Mumkin, – posukh dod Gavrila. – Kori bisyor khub meshavad.

– Lekin ki ba zani u shudan rozi meshavad?

– Albatta. Zimnan har tavre ki shumo khohed. SHoyad az uhdaash baroyad, okhir uro az halqai mo berun barovarda partofta nameshavad-ku.

– Ba khayolam ba u Tatyana pisand ast.

Gavrila khost norizoi kunad, lekin khuddori namud.

– Biguzor Tatyanaro ba nikohash darorad, – qaror dod ashrofzan va bo qanoatmandi tamokuro buy kashida afzud, – meshunavi?

– Hub shudaast, – nido kard Gavrila va baromada raft. U ba khonaash bargasht, ki on dar pahlui binoi asosi budu pur az quttihoi ohanin. Gavrila avval hamsarashro az khona berun kard, sipas nazdi tireza omada, ba andesha guta zad. Qarordodi gayrichashmdoshti ashrofzan uro hayron karda bud.

Nochor u az joyash khesta amr kard, ki Kapitonro nazdash bikhonand. Kapiton omad. Lekin pesh az naqli suhbati onho zarur ast, ba khonanda- gon dar borai ki budani Tatyana, ki boyad bo Kapiton khonador shavad va charo amri ashrofzan khojagidorro ba shigift vodosht, kame malumot dihem.

Tavre gufta shud, Tatyana vazifai libosshuyiro bar uhda dosht, ba u chun rakhtshuyi mohir tanho shustani liboshoi nafis amr meshud. U yak zani bistuhashtsolai safedpust bud, bar rukhsorai chapash khol dosht, ki onro rusho nishonai siyohbakhti meshumorand.

Tatyana niz az taqdiri khud on qadar rozi nabud. Hanuz az khurdi ranju dard mekashid, kori du nafarro mekard, vale hargiz mehru navozishro nadida bud, ba u libosi durust ham namedodand, ba izofai in hama muzdash nochiz bud, ammo kheshi nazdik nadosht, tanho yak amaki piri anbordor dosht, ki dar deha mezist. Heshoni digarash peshai dehqoni doshtand. Ayyome vay ba husnu jamol shuhrat dosht, vale obi husnash ba zudi parid.

Vay sirishtan oromtabiatu farmonbardor, nisbat ba khud beparvo boshad ham, az digaron sakht metarsid, faqat gami harchi teztar ba itmom rasondani korro mekhurdu hargiz bo nafare hamsuhbat nameshud va az shunidani nomi ashrofzan, ki vay hatto Tatyanaro bo chashmi khud nadida bud, ba badanash murgak medamid. Vaqte Gerasimro az deha ba in jo ovardand, Tatyana jussai pahlavononai uro mushohida karda, az vahm qarib behush meshud, mekhost hargiz bo vay ru ba ru nashavad. Hangomi az nazdi Gerasim ba dahlezi jomashuyi raftan, nigohashro gurezonda dartoz meguzasht. Gerasim avval ba u on qadar diqqat namedod, vale badtar hangome ki Tatyana ba vay duchor meomad, u mekhandid, bad ba vay tavajjuh mekardagi shud va akhiran az khonum nigohashro namekand. YO baroi doshtani chehrai khoksorona yo raftori loubolonaash, balki Hudo medonad az chi, Tatyana ba u pisand aftoda bud. Hatto bore u kur- tai oharii ashrofzanro ehtiyotkorona miyoni panjahoyash girifta, ba havli baromada bud, ki gayrichashmdosht kase az orinjash sakht dosht. Tatyana yakbora ba qafo nigoh karda dod zad, dar pahluyash Gerasim me- istod. Vay sodalavhona mekhandidu qandinai khurusshakli bolu parash zarnigorro peshkash mekard. Tatyana shiriniro giriftan namekhost, ammo Gerasim qandinaro majbur ba dastash doda, sipas az u dur shud va bori digar jonibash bo mehr nigoh kard. Az hamon ruz shuru karda, digar Gerasim uro orom nameguzosht. Kujoe ki Tatyana ravad, vay ham dar on jo hozir meshud va ba istiqbolash shitofta tabassum mekard, sadoi gayriodi baland karda, dastu poy meafshond, banogoh az kisaash ruymolcha barovarda majbur ba vay medod, gardu khoki sari rohashro meruft. Dukhtari bechora namedonist minbad chi guna raftor kunad.

Sipas, tamomi sokinoni havli az amalhoi darboni gung ogoh shudandu ba sari Tatyana hazlu istehzo va sukhanhoi tahdor furu rekht. Lekin ba mazoh kardani Gerasim zuri har kas namerasid, vay hazlu shukhiro na- medonist, dar huzuri u ba khonum niz kordor nameshudand, aknun noayon Tatyana ham ba tahti himoyai u daromad. Albatta misli digar karu gungho Gerasim niz khele ramuzfahm bud va maskhara kardani khud yo dukhtarro zud pay meburd. Bore hangomi nahor kadbonui sardori Tatyana dukhtarakro sakht kohish karda mazammat kardan girift, ki bechora namedonist ba kujo nigoh kunad va qarib bud, ki az zurii dardu alam ashk rezad. Ge- rasim gayrichashmdosht az joyash barkhosta, dastoni bahoduronai kheshro bolo namuda, ba ruyash bo qahr nazar afkand. Hama ba sukut raftand. Gerasim boz chumcharo bardoshta khurdani shurboro davom dod. «Gungi padarlanat, guli biyobon» zeri lab gur-gur doshtand onho. Kadbonu boshad yakbora az joyash khesta ba khonai dukhtaron guzasht. Dafai digar Gerasim mushohida kard, ki Kapiton, hamon odame, ki dar borai vay sukhan meraft, bo Tatyana muhabbatomez suhbat dorad. Gerasim uro bo angusht jonibi khud davat kardu ba anbori foytunho burd va murvate- ro, ki dar gushae mekhobid, giriftu bo on ohista, ammo tahdor tahdid kard. Az hamon vaqt digar kase bo Tatyana harfe namezad.

Durust ast, ki kadbonu ba utoqi dukhtaron tokhta omadan zamon az hush raft, vale boz makkorona amal karda, munosibati dagalonai Gerasimro hamon ruz ba khotiri ashrofzan rasond. Ammo kampiri ramuzfahm tanho tabassum mekardu khalos va kadbonuro siyosat namuda, majbur kard, ki voqei baroyash dilkharoshi chi tavr Gerasim bo bozui bahoduronai khud kham namudani kallaashro bori digar naql kunad.

Ruzi digar ashrofzan ba Gerasim pul firistod. U zahmati vayro hamchun darboni sofdilu nerumand qadr kard. Gerasim az ashrofzan haros dosht, lekin bo vujudi in az shafqati vay umedvor bud va ande- sha mekard, ki nazdi ashrofzan rafta iltijo kunad, to baroi khonador shudanash ba Tatyana rozi shavad. U tanho libosi navro intizori dosht, ki baroyash mudiri khidmatgoron vada doda bud, to ba huzuri ashro- fzan bo libosi munosib daroyad. Ammo lahzae ki Gerasim dar hamin bora fikr mekard, khudi ashrofzan dar sarash khayoli ba Kapiton dodani Tatyanaro meparvarid.

Aknun khonanda khud ba osoni pay mebarad, ki badi suhbat bo ashro- fzan khafavu malul shudani Gavrila behuda nest. U dar nazdi tireza nishasta fikr mekard, ki ashrofzan, albatta, ba Gerasim rahmu shafqat dorad, ki in ba Gavrila ravshan ast, az in ru khudi vay ba in khohishi Gerasimro jonibdori mekard. Vale har chi boshad vay gung ast. U hargiz ba ashrofzan nakhohad guft, ki Gerasim Tatyanaro dust doshtaast. Okhir, az ruyi insof guem ham, vay chi khel shavhar… Az jonibi digar Hudo nigoh dorad, zero raftu ba Kapiton dodani Tatyanaro fahmad, tamomi havliro zeru ru karda hamaro kharob mekunad. Ba in makhluq chizero fahmondan dushvor, hatto muhol ast, mani bandai purgunoh chi kor kunam?!…

Paydo shudani Kapiton rishtai andeshahoi Gavrilaro kand. CHoruqduz ba khona daromad va dastonashro qafo kashida, ba kunji devori pahlu- dari beparvo takya kard, poyi rostashro ruyi poyi chapash guzoshta boviqor kalla junbond, mazmun – banda dar huzuri shumo, chi khidmat?

Gavrila ba Kapiton nigoh karda, bo angushtash ba pahluchubi tireza tiq-tiq zad. Kapiton, chashmoni surbiyash nimpush, rost ba u nigoh kar- da, bo labkhand muyhoi mallai har suy pareshonashro bo kafi dastash jam kard. – «Ore, in manam, man. CHi mepesoni?».

– Hub, – guft Gavrila va khomush mond. Nagz, digar hojati gap ham nest!

Kapiton tanho kitf darham kashidu bas. – «Oyo tu behtari?».

– Bore ba khudat nigoh kun, ha, khubtar nigar, – afzud Gavrila bonafrat, – biguy, ba ki monand shudai?!

Kapiton bo nigohi hazin kamzuli chirkinu darbehdor va shimi kuhnaashro noayon az nazar guzarond. Ba muzai daridaash, ki az nugi on angushtoni poyash metoftand, khub nigoh karda, sipas ba khojagidor zehn monda guft:

– Hayr, chi shudaast?

– CHi shudaast? – takror kard Gavrila – CHi, boz chi shudaast meguyi? Ba Iblis monandi, mefahmi, ana, ba ki monand shudai?!

Kapiton mija mezadu bas.

«Sarzanish kuned, nah zadan gired, Gavrila Andreich», ande- sha mekard u.

– Okhir, tu boz mast shudai, – afzud Gavrila, – boz nushidi, ha, javob deh?!

Binobar bad shudani saloma- tiyam nushokii spirti istemol kardam – gurungid Kapiton.

Baroi vazi salomati! Ba tu kam jazo medihand, mefahmi. Boz dar Piter talim girif- taand. Dar tahsil bisyor chizro yod giriftai! Tanho noni muft mekhuri.

In tavr ki boshad Gavrila Andreich, homii man yakkavu yagona Hudoi taolost. Tanho Hudo medonad, ki man kistam, taqdiram chi guna ast, oyo durust ast, ki man noni muft mekhuram? Dar maykhoragi niz man gunahgor nestam, balki yak dustam aybdor ast, vay maro bo nayrang ba maykada burd…

– Tu, qoz boshi, dar kucha mondi. Eh, tu pakar.

– Lekin gap dar in ham ne, – sukhanashro idoma dod khojagidor, – medoni-chi? Ashrofzan, – vay khomush mond, – boyzan mekhohad, ki tu khonador shavi, meshunavi? Onho fikr mekunand, ki tu zandor shuda amon meyobi, mefahmi?

– CHaro nafahmam?

– Hamin tavr, ba fikram bandi turo sakhtakak kashidan lozim, khayr in kori onhost. CHi tavr, tu rozi yo.

– Dahoni Kapiton inj shud.

– Zangiri amali shoistai insonist, Gavrila Andreich va az jonibi khud man ham bisyor minnatpaziram.

– Laqidi-da, – norozigi kard Gavrila va az dil guzarond: «CHi joyi shubha, haqqi gapro guft».

– Lekin rostashro guyam, afzud u, – baroyat on qadar arusi khub na- yoftaand.

– Hayr, vay ki budaast, agar makhfi naboshad?…

– Tatyana.

– Tatyana?

CHashmoni Kapiton qarib az kosakhonai sarash baromadand va khudro kame ba qafo kashid.

– Magar talkhakaf shudi, yo vay maqulat nest?

– CHaro pisand nabudaast, Gavrila Andreich. Vay dukhtari bad nest. Korgaru khushakhloq ast. Vale khudi shumo ham, Gavrila Andreich, medoned, ki. vay guli biyobon, devsurat az pasi u kashol.

– Medonam, dodar, hamaashro medonam, – botaassuf sukhani uro bu- rid khojagidor.

– Rahm kuned, Gavrila Andreich. Okhir, vay maro mekushad. Medo- ned, dastoni u chi khel, khudaton yak bor bined, khudi dastoni Minin va Pojarskiy barin. Okhir u kar astu mekubad, lekin sadoi kuftanashro nameshunavad va khele sakht mekubad. Guyo ki dar khobash dast meafshonda boshad. Uro iloji bozdoshtan nest, zero, Gavrila Andreich, khud medoned, ki vay kar ast, boz misli tahkunda durusht ast. Umuman vay, Gavrila Andreich, odami noshud va az har ahmaqe badtar ast. CHaro man ranji uro bikasham. Okhir, baroyam digar chize farq nadorad, man yak fardi bekasu kuyam, saburam, misli kuzai ravgandida, lekin man ba har surat koloi bearzishe ne, balki insonam, na in ki khurmai bekorae.

– Medonam, medonam, guftan shart nest. –

– Hudovando! – Bo suzu hasrat meguft kafshduz, – in hama poyon do- rad, badbakhtam man, yak umr badbakhtam. Nasibam hamin budaast, dar javoni az khujaini olmoni shalloq mekhurdam, vaqte nav qomatamro rost mekardam, az barodari khudam ranju khori didam, aknun dar avji kamolot ba chunin balo mubtalo shudaam.

– Eh, tu zanmijoz, – afzud Gavrila, – charo in qadar nolish mekuni?

– CHi khel, Gavrila Andreich… Okhir, man az zarbi latu kub nametarsam. Agar khujain dar havlii khud jazo dihadu nazdi mardum ba salomam aleyk girad, gam namekhuram, zero man ham dar qatori odamonam, lekin holo peshi ki zabonkutoh shudaam?

– Maylash, khez, daf shav, – sukhani uro burid Gavrila.

Kapiton ruyashro gardondu ohista dur shud.

Dar soathoi mushkil ham vay hazlu mazohro tark namekard. Hoja- gidor dar sahni khona qadam mezad.

– Aknun Tatyanaro davat kuned, – bo nimovoz guft u.

Badi andake Tatyana khomush daromada dar ostona istod.

– CHi mefarmoed, Gavrila Andreich, – pursid vay ohista. Hojagidor bodiqqat ba u nigarist.

– Maylash, – guft vay, – Tanyajon, shavhar kardan mekhohed? Hujain baroyat domod paydo kardaast.

– Gush mekunam, Gavrila Andreich, khujain kiro domod intikhob kar- daand? – bejuratona pursid vay.

– Kafshduz Kapitonro.

– Roziyam.

– Beandesha budani kafshduz malum ast. Az in vajh khujain ba shumo bovar dorad.

– Roziyam.

– Lekin yak mushkili hast. Okhir, Gerasimi gung oshiqi shaydoyat ast. In khirsro chi guna mubtalo kardi? Oqibat in khirs turo mekushad.

– Mekushad, Gavrila Andreich, bemuhobot mekushad.

– Mekushad?… Inro mo mebinem, chi khel mekushtaast, magar u baroi turo kushtan haq dorad, yak fikr kun?

– Namedonam, Gavrila Andreich, haq dorad yo ne.

– Ajib, shoyad tu ba vay vada dodai?

– Mebakhshed, chi khel vada?

Hojagidor ba andesha furu raft.

– Dar himoyai khud in qadar nouhdabaroi, maylash tu birav, Tanyajon, boz gapzanon khohem kard, binem, ki tu dar haqiqat itoatkori?! Tatyana nomalum ba bolodari qafo bargasht.

Mumkin khujain pagoh nagmayu suri tuyro faromush kunad, – fikr kard khojagidor, man bosham behuda gam khurda gashtaam. In gardanshakhro boshad mebandem, zur oyad, ba dasti politsiya mesupo- rem…

– Ustiniya Fyodorovna, – bo ovozi baland zanashro jeg zad, – jonakam, yak choy moned.

Tatyana hamon ruz az kho- nai jomashuyi berun na- baromad. Avval u girist, bad ashkashro pok karda, chun odat az payi kor shud. Kapiton to bevaqtii shab dar ustokhona bo yak ra- fiqash, ki chehrai gamgin dosht, monda ba vay qissa mekard, ki dar Peterburg dar havlii yak ashrofzoda chi khel mezistu sohibash chi insoni sharife bud, ba tartibu nizom tavajjuh dosht, vale yak kambudii jiddi dosht, mast ki meshud, ba jinsi latif ragbatash ziyod megasht. Oshnoi ruhaftodaash tanho ofarinash meguft. Ammo vaqte Kapiton khabar dod, ki u pagoh bo yak sababe khudro qatl khohad kard, rafiqash pay burd, ki digar vaqti khob shudaast. Onho noiloj va khomush az yakdigar judo shudand.

Aslan takhmini khojagidor nodurust baromad. Masalai tuyi Kapito- nu dukhtarak tavajjuhi khujainro sakht ba khud kashid, ki hatto vay shabona bo yake az mahramoni khud, ashrofzani qashshoqshudae, ki dar havli ruz meguzarond, tanho dar hamin bora suhbat dosht. In hammaslakash dar khonadoni ashrofzan tanho ba khotiri guzarondani shabhoi bekhobi ni- goh doshta meshud va misli foytunchii shabkor ruzona dam megirift. Vaqte Gavrila badi nahori ba nazdi khujain baroi arz daromad, sa- voli nakhustini u chunin bud: tayyorihoi tuy chi tavr? U, albatta, javob dod, ki tayyoriho ba behtarin vajh ast va Kapiton imruz nazdaton ba arzi khidmat merasad. Vale salomatii khujain khub nabud; dergoh ba kor mashgul nashud. Hojagidor ba manzili khud bargashta, korgaronro baroi maslihat davat kard. In kor, dar haqiqat, omodagii makhsusro talab dosht. Tatyana, albatta, ziddiyat nishon namedod, lekin Kapiton ba hama elon kard, ki vay na du-se jon, balki tanho yak jon dorad.

Gerasim ba hoziron khashmginona nigoh mekard va az ostonai khonai dukhtaron dur nameshud. His karda bud, ki hodisai nokhushe ba amal me- oyad. Girdomadagon (dar miyoni onho bufetchii pire niz bud bo laqabi amaki Dum va az u hama maslihat mepursidandu ehtiromash mekardand, harchand ki az vay tanho yak javob meshunidand: ana chi tavr, ha, ha, ha) pesh az hama baroi ehtiyot Kapitonro dar khonachai dastgohi poloishi ob mahkam karda, bo jiddiyat dar fikri chora shudand.

Ba har hol Gerasimro bo zuri orom namudan kori oson bud, ammo Hudo nakarda, janjole barkhezadu khujain norohat shavad, on goh in fojia ast. CHi boyad kard? Hele fikr karda, oqibat ba yak qaror omadand.

Borho mushohida shuda bud, ki Gerasim maykhorahoro chashmi didan nadorad. Agar u dar pasi darvozai qadi kucha yagon masti kalavandai lapari kulohash ba banogush aftodaro binad, ruyashro megardond. Ba Tatyana farmudand, ki khudro ba masti zada, az nazdi Gerasim kalavi- da-kalavida guzarad. Dukhtaraki bechora avval ba in peshnihod rozi nashud, lekin uro majbur kardand, besh az in khudash ham ehsos kard, ki az parastandaash biduni in kor raho nameshavad. U raft. Kapiton- ro az khonacha berun kardand, ba har hol hama mojaro ba u dakhl dosht. Gerasim dar kursii tagi darvoza nishasta belro ba zamin mekhalond. Az har kunju kanor, az pasi pardahoi tireza uro mushohida doshtand.

In hila natijai alo dod. U Tatyanaro dida, chun hamesha, az ruyi odatash ovozi purmehri gungona barovard va kallaashro junbond. Bad khub nigoh kardu belro az dastash aftonda az joy khestu nazdi vay omad, ruyashro ba ruyi u khele nazdik burd. Dukhtarak az tars beshtar kalavid va chashmonashro pushid.

Gerasim dasti uro qapida girdogirdi havli davondu hamrohi Tatyana ba khonae dokhil shud, ki on jo mashvarat mekardand. Dukhtarro rost suyi Kapiton tela dod, Tatyana shakh shud. Gerasim kame istodu ba dukhtar nigoh kard, bad dast afshondu bo zahrkhand baromada bo qadamhoi sangin ba kulbaash vorid shud. YAk shabonaruzi tamom az on jo berun nashud. Sipas, foytunchi Antipka hikoyat kard, ki u az surokhii dar chi guna ruyi kat dastashro ba manahash guzoshta khomush nishastani Gerasimro didaast. U goho bo sadoi oromu gungona surud mekhond, boiztirob chashmonashro pushida kallaashro mejunbond, misli burlakhovu[1] foytunchiho ta- ronai gamangezashro kash doda mesaroid. Antipka ba vahm aftoda az nazdi dar dur shudaast. Ruzi digar hangome ki Gerasim az khonachai khud baromad, guyo dar simoi vay digargunie his nameshud. U tanho kame ziyodtar turshruy metoft. Ba Tatyanavu Kapiton, umuman, etibor name- dod. On begohi onho yakjoya, qozho tagi kash, nazdi ashrofzan raftand va badi yak hafta zanu shavhar shudand. Ruzi tuy Gerasim raftorashro digar nakard, tanho az daryo beob bozgasht va dar roh bushkaro shikast. SHabona dar saiskhona u bo iztirob aspashro shusta qashav (qarchagun) mekardu asp az zuri bozui ohanini vay misli bed, ki az shamol khamu rost meshavad, kalavida az yak poy ba poyi digarash bor meandokht.

Tamomi in havodis dar fasli bahor rukh dod. Boz yak sol sipari shudu dar miyon Kapiton tamoman raddi maraka shud va uro ba haysi odami kornoshoyam hamrohi zanash bo korvoni arobaho ba dehai dure firistodand. Dar ruzi vido u khudro sipoh girifta, takid mekard, ki uro ba kadom tarafe ravon nakunand, behuda nakhohad bud, ammo yakbora havsalaash giriftu ba tanqid shuru kard, ki uro peshi oda- moni besavod mefiristand va dar nihoyat chunon az khud raft, ki digar tavoni pushidani kulohashro az dast dod. Mardi khayrkhohe kulohashro pushonda, laparashro rost kard va az boloyash bo mehr bo dastash zad. Hangome ki vasoili safar omoda shud, arobakash ham lajomi aspro ba dast girift. Aknun hama muntaziri shunidani duoi «dar panohi Hudo» budand, ki Gerasim az khonachaash baromada rost nazdi Tatyana omad va ruymoli chiti surkhro, ki yak sol peshtar baroi vay kharida bud, chun yodgor tuhfa kard. Tatyana, ki to in lahza ba gardishhoi hayotash bo sabr raftor mekard, tahammulro az dast doda, girya kard va hangomi ba aroba nishastan bo Gerasim az ruyi rasmu oyini nasroni se marotiba busobus kardand.

Gerasim vayro to darvozai shahr guselondan khosta, avval az kanori arobai vay qadam zad, bad nazdi guzargohi Qrim nokhost bozistoda dast afshondu az kanori daryo jonibi havli ravon shud.

Begohi bud va Gerasim ohista-ohista qadam memondu az obi nahr chashm namekand. Nokhost mushohida kard, ki chize dar toriki, dar ka- nori daryo mejunbad. U kham shuda sagchai aloero did, ki har qadar ta- losh kunad ham az ob baromada nametavonist, paykari logaru tarash melarzid. Gerasim ba sagchai bechora khub nigoh kardu bad onro bo yak dast bardoshta ba bagal andokht va bardam-bardam qadam zada jonibi khonachaash raft. Ba khona daromada, darhol sagchai najotyoftaro ruyi kat khobonda, boloyashro bo jomai sangini khud pushond. Sipas, avval baroi koh ba saiskhona raft, bad az oshkhona dar tabaqcha shir ovard. Ohista jomaro yak taraf namuda, kohro pahn kardu shirro boloi kat mond. Sagchai badbakht hamagi seruza bud va rakhi chashmonash toza boz meshud, hatto yake az digarash kame kalontar metoft, vay hanuz az tabaq- cha shir khurda nametavonist va larzon chashmonashro zud-zud kushoda boz mepushid. Gerasim bo du angushtash az gardanash doshta, fukashro ba tabaqcha rasond. Sagcha nokhost larzonu nafasgardon va haroson ba shirkhuri shuru kard. Gerasim khele zehn mondu yakbora chunon khandid, ki… Vay tamomi shab bo sagcha band shud, goh mekhobond, goh navozish mekard va nihoyat dar pahluyash oromu osuda khobash burd. Hech modare farzandashro misle ki Gerasim parvardaashro parastori mekard, nigohubin karda nametavonist. Sagcha modina bud. Ruzhoi avval be- madoru nahif va bezeb bud, lekin tadrijan gusht megirift va badi hasht moh bar asari nigohubini najotbakhshi khud ba yak sagchai zeboi isponii gushdaroz va meshchashmi zebo tabdil shud. Vay ba Gerasim sakht dil bast va aknun lahzae az barash dur nameraft, balki mudom az pasi u dum junbonda megasht. Gerasim ba sagcha nom guzosht. Gungho medonand, ki sadohoi gungonai onho tavajjuhi digaronro ba khud mekashad, az in ru vayro Mumu nomid. Tamomi sokinoni havli sagcharo Mumu nom burda, dust doshtand. Sagcha galati va boaql bud. Ba hama uns girifta, bozi mekard, ammo tanho Gerasimro dust medosht. Hudi Gerasim niz sagcharo bisyor dust medosht, vaqte onro digaron navozish mekardand, bezobita meshud, metarsid yo rashk dosht, Hudo medonad.

Sag sahariho az shalvori Gerasim kashida, az khob bedorash mekard va aspi piri obkashiro, ki bo vay khele dustona mezist, az lajomash gazida peshi sohibash meovard va bo gurur baroi ob ovardan hamrohi vay ba labi daryo meraft, jorubu belashro posboni mekard, nafarero ba khonachai sohibash nazdik omadan namemond. Gerasim baroi sagcha az dari khud surokhe boz kard va sagcha ham guyo medonist, ki tanho vay dar kulbai Gerasim sohibkhona ast va hamin ki ba kulbacha vorid shud, khushholona boloi kat jasta mebaromad. SHabona vay tamoman name- khobid, lekin misli saghoi ahmaqi bezoti khonabon, ki ruyi du poy ba qafo nishasta, chashmonro pushidavu fukro ba osmon bardoshta goho behuda az ziqi mejakand va goho ba suyi sitoraho va har bor payi ham se marotiba nabud! Sadoi nozuki Mumu hech goh behuda baland nameshud, agar odami begonae ba havli nazdik oyad yo az yagon jo shuru magal yo digar sadoe baroyad, ovoz mebarovard.

Ore, ba gayr az Mumu dar havli sagi piri mallae niz bud, ki kholhoi siyoh dosht va nomash Gurgak bud. Uro hatto shabho az zanjir raho na- mekardand va khudash ham guyo fahmida dar piri ba ozodi baromadanro namekhost, dar lonai khud halqa zada mekhobid va goh-gohe ovozi khirrii past mebarovard va behuda budani ovozashro khudash his karda, hamon lahza khomush meshud. Mumu hech goh ba khonai khujain namedaromad, vaq- te ki Gerasim ba on jo hezum meburd, doim dar tagi dar meistod va gushhoyashro sikh karda kallai khudro ba rost va bo sadoi andake yakbora ba chap tofta, muntaziri bargashtani sohibash meshud.

Hamin tavr, az miyon yak sol guzasht. Gerasim vazifai darbonii khudro davom doda, az taqdiri khud rozi bud.

Ammo yake hodisai gayrichashmdoshte rukh dod. Dar yak ruzi khushi to- biston ashrofzan bo mahramonash sayrugasht mekard. Vay khursand budu hazlu shukhi dosht, mahramonash ham dunboli dimogchoqii vay budand, ammo onho hech sababi shodii khujainro namefahmidand. Dar in hav- li khursandii boyzanro khush nadoshtand, zero vay, pesh az hama taqozo mekard, ki digaron chun vay khursand boshand, agar nogoh dar simoi nafare anduhro binad, dar gazab meshudu khushholiyash yakbora qat va chehraash turshu manfur megardid. Hamon ruz vay ba chi dalele az khob khushhol bedor shud, dar qartai u chor valet baromad, ki in guyo tajassumi orzuhoyash bud. U har pagohi fol medid. CHoy niz ba mazoqash rasid, ki ba ivazash khidmatgorro tarif kardu dah tin mukofot dod. Dar laboni parsingbastaash tabassum paydo bud, u az mehmonkhona rahravon nazdi tireza omad. Dar pasi tireza bogcha joygir budu dar miyonai gulho, zeri buttai surkh Mumu khobi- da, bashavq ustukhonero mekhoid. YAke nigohi ashrofzan ba sag aftod.

– Hudoyo, – yakbora faryod kashid vay, – in chi sagest?

YAke az khidmatgoro- nash, ki khujain uro pursid, besaranjom shuda, ba tahluka aftod. Hidmatgoron maqsadi khujaini khudro dark nakarda, ba chunin vaz aftodaand.

– N..n..a namedo- nam,- gur-gur kard vay, – shoyad sagi Gerasim boshad.

– Hudoyo, – gapi khi- dmatgorashro burid ashrofzan, okhir, vay sagi bisyor ajoib. Kay ovardaast in sagro? CHi tavr man uro to imruz nadidaam? Farmoed, biyorand.

Hidmatgor hamon dam az payi farmon shud:

– Hoy, ki hast? Mumuro darrav in jo biyored, vay dar bogcha.

– Nomi sag Mumu? – pursid ashrofzan, – nomi bisyor galati.

– Bale, durust, – tasdiq kard khidmatgor, – zudtar biyor Stepan. Stepan mardi qoqina, ki khidmatgor bud, baroi dastgir karda ovardani Mumu jonibi bogcha david. Lekin Mumu hushyori karda az zeri dasti u khalos yoftu dumashro likonda bo tamomi quvvatash ba tarafi Gerasim gurekht. In dam Gerasim dar oshkhona bushkaro metakond, ki dar panjai u misli naqorachai kudakon gird megasht. Stepan az qafoi sag davida, khost uro az zeri poyi sohibash dorad, ammo sagi donoro dastgir kardan ba odami noshinos mushkil bud. Sag mejastu firor mekard. Gerasim ba in hangoma bo iztehzo nigoh mekard. Nochor Stepan bo alam qomatashro rost karda shitobkorona bo imovu ishorat ba Gerasim fahmond, ki ashrofzan sagatro didan mekhohad. Gerasim chande mutahayir monda, Mumuro nido kard, sipas onro az zamin bardoshta ba dasti Stepan supurd. Stepan sagro ba mehmonkhona ovarda boloi farshi narm mond. Ashrofzan sagro bo mehr jonibi khud imo kard. Mumu, ki to hol bore ham chunin joyi bodabdabaro nadida bud, tarsida ba tarafi dar gu- rekht, ammo Stepani omodai khidmat sagro qafo gardond. Sag vahmida ba devor chaspid.

– Mumu, Mumu, biyo peshi man, nazdi khujain biyo, – meguft ashrofzan, – biyo sodayak, natars.

– Birav, birav, Mumu, nazdi khujain birav, – sukhani boyzanro quvvat dodand hamrohonash.

Ammo Mumu gamginona ba atrof nigoh mekardu az joyash namejunbid.

– Baroi u khurok biyored, afzud ashrofzan, chi khel sagi nodon, peshi khujain nameoyad, az chi metarsida boshad?

– Vay holo odat nakardaast, – bo sadoi ramida va narmu mahin guft yake az hamrohonash. Stepan kosachai shir ovarda nazdi Mumu mond, ammo sag shirro hatto nabuid va nigohi harosonashro az atrof na- mekand.

– Eh, tu chi khel nodoni, – gufta ashrofzan ba sag nazdik shudu uro navozish kardan khost, ammo Mumu nokhost kallaashro gardonda, dan- donhoyashro giz kard. Ashrofzan yakbora dastashro pas kashid. YAk dam khomushi ruy dod. Mumu guyo bo shikoyatu uzr ming-mingi zaife kard. Ashrofzan durtar rafta qoshu qavoq andokht. Raftori gayrichashmdoshti sag uro tarsond.

– Oh, nido sar dodand hama yakbora, khayriyat, ki shumoro nagazid, Hudo nigoh dorad, (Mumu dar umrash kasero nagazida bud), khayriyate, khayriyat.

– Sagro az in jo daf kuned, – khashmginona farmon dod boyzan. – Sagi badzot, chi guna badkhashm budaast.

– Ashrofzan ruyashro gardonda ohista jonibi utoqi kor raft. Nazdi- konash ba hamdigar nigoh karda, gayriikhtiyor az pasi u ravon shudand. Ammo khujain boz istodu jonibi onho sard nigarista gur-gur kard: – CHaro az qafoi man meoed? Okhir shumoro davat nakardaam, – va raft.

– Nazdikonash bo hasrat jonibi Stepan dast afshondand, u Mumuro giriftu rost jonibi dar rafta, peshi poyi Gerasim partoft. Pas az nim soat dar khona khomushii havlangez rukh dod va boyzani fartut bo- loi rohatkursi bo chehrai tiratar az abri tufoni menishast. Ajabo, bazan chizhoi tamoman bearzish dimogi kasro mesuzonad!

Ashrofzan to begoh tabi khira doshtu bo kase hamgap nashud, qartabo- zi niz nakard va shabro dilgir guzarond. Gumon kard, ki na on atrero, ki mamulan baroyash medodand, in bor ovardaand va az bolishtash buyi sobun meoyad.

Vay khizmatgorro majbur kard, ki hamai jildi bolishthoro yaksara bibuyad, zero bisyor ba tashvishu tahluka aftoda bud. Pagohii digar amr kard, ki Gavrilaro yak soat pesh az vaqti harruza davat kunand.

– Marhamat karda bigu, – ba sukhan ogoz kard ashrofzan, vaqte ki Gav- rila dar ostonai dar bo harosu bim paydo shud, – imshab dar havlii mo kadom sag in qadar nula kashid? Maro khob kardan namond!

– Sag… chi guna… shoyad sagi gung boshad, – bo nobovari izhor kard u.

– Namedonam, az gung ast yo kasi digar, ki khobi maro harom kard. Man hayronam, ki in khel sagi daydu ba ki lozim! Gap zan. Okhir, mo sagi darbon dorem-ku?

– Ore hast, Gurgak.

– Hayr, sagi digar chi lozim? Ba juz betartibi foidai digar nest. In havli sohib nadorad, ana gap dar kujost. Ba gung sag chi lozim? Ki ba u ijozat dod, ki dar havlii man sag nigoh dorad? Diruz man nazdi tireza rafta binam, sag kadom yak iflosiro ba bogcha kashida ovarda- astu khoida istodaast, man on jo sadbarg shinondaam…

Ashrofzan kame khomush mond.

• Az hamin ruz etiboran digar in jo naboshad… meshunavi?
• Hub shudaast.
• Hudi hamin ruz. Aknun birav, baroi guzorish bad davat mekunam.

Gavrila berun shud. Vay dar mehmonkhona ba khotiri tartibot joyi zangularo ivaz karda noayon binii murgobimonandashro afshonda ba peshayvon baromad. Dar peshayvon ruyi nimkat Stepan monandi sarbozi kushtashudai tasviri manzarai nabard poyhoi uryonashro az zeri jomae, ki ba joyi kurpa istifoda meshud, barovarda mekhobid.

Hojagidor vayro kashola karda nimshunavo kadom yak farmonero ba u takid kard, ki Stepan bo khamyozavu labkhand javob dod. Badi raftani Gavrila, Stepan az joyash jasta, liboshoyashro pushidu berun baromad va dar daromad- goh istod. Panj daqiqa ham naguzashta bud, ki Ge- rasim bo pushtorai hezum hamrohi sagi vafodorash Mumu paydo shud. Ashrof- zan joyi khobu utoqashro dar tobiston niz garm mekard. Gerasim nazdi dar istoda, bo kitfash onro kushod va borashro ba khona darovard. Mumu az ruyi savqi tabii dar berun sohibashro munta- zir shud. Stepan vaqtro ganimat shumorida, no- khost ba misli boshae, ki ba chuja darmeaftad, khu- dro boloi sag partofta tagi bagalash kard va hat- to kulohashro napushida rost jonibi kucha tokhtu ba nakhustin foytuni peshomada nishasta ba sagbozor raft. On jo u darrav kharidor yofta, sagro ba nim sum furukht va shart mond, ki vay sagro kamash yak hafta basta monad, bad zud ba rohash bargasht. Lekin andak durtar az khona az foytun faromad va havliro davrzanon az devori khamgashti qafo jahida, dokhili havli shud, chun bim dosht, ki az darvoza daromada nokhost bo Gerasim duchor meshavad.

Ammo tashvishi u behuda bud, Gerasim holo dar havli nabud. Vay kayho az khona berun shuda, Mumuro mejust. Gerasim to imruz aslo dar khotir nadosht, ki bore Mumu uro muntazir nashuda boshad. Ba har jonib tokhta sagashro mejust, ba tavri khud faryod kashida, uro mekhond. Bad ba kulbaash daromad, kohdonro did, ba kucha david va chor tarafro justuju kard. Mumu gum shuda bud. Gerasim az rohguzarho bo imovu ishorahoi garibona dastashro az zamin kame bolo bardoshta, surobi Mumuro mekashidu surog mekard. Bazeho namedonistand, ki Mumu kujo gum shudaast va kallajunbon afsus mekhurdand. Nafaroni digar ogohi doshtand va ba pursishi u bo istehzo mekhandidand, khojagidor ham simoyashro jiddi girifta ba khidmatgoron amr medod. Noiloj Gerasim az havli dur shud.

Hangomi ba havli bargashtani vay, atrof torik bud. Az nigohi khijilu qadamhoi noustuvor, libosi chirkinash malum meshud, ki vay nisfi Maskavro koftaast. U nazdi tirezai ashrofzan istoda, ba peshayvon, ki on jo besh az haft nafar khizmatgoron gird omada budand, nigoh kardu qafo gashta boz, – Mumu – gufta faryod kashid.

Lekin az Mumu darak nabud. Vay baromada raft. Hama az qafoi u nigoh mekardand, ammo kase nakhandid, gap ham nazad. Vale Antipkai hamadoni foytunchi, ruzi digar dar oshkhona hikoyat kard, ki gung ta- momi shab ohi badard kashid.

Ruzi digar Gerasim tamoman namudor nashud. Az in ru sais Potap majbur shud, ki ba joyi vay ob kashonad va az in vaz khele norozi bud. Ashrofzan az Gavrila pursid, ki oyo amri vay ijro shud. Gavrila javob dod, ki ijro shud. Sahari digar Gerasim az khonachaash baromada mashguli kor shud va tanho nisfiruzi baroi khurokkhuri omad, bad bo nafare salomu aleyk nakarda baromada raft. Simoi u, ki misli hamai gungho karakhtu betafovut ast, aknun tamoman beruh menamud.

Badi nahori u boz az havli berun shud, lekin darrav bargasht va ba mahalli garami koh raft.

SHabi mohtobi bud. Gerasim nafasgir shuda, az pahlu ba pahlui digar megasht, nokhost pay burd, ki guyo kase az domanash mekashad, badanash larzida boshad ham, kallaashro nabardosht va chashmonashro pushid, vale boz uro az domanash sakhttar kashidand va Gerasim az joyash jasta khest. Nazdi u dar gardan resmoni kanda hamoil Mumu beqarori dosht. Az qalbi khomushi Gerasim nidoi farahangeze berun shud. U Mumuro bomehr ba ogush kashid, sag biniyu chashmu rishu muylabi sohibashro melesid.

Gerasim andeshamandona az miyonai koh khesta, ba atrof chashm dukht, bovar hosil kard, ki kase uro namebinad, nomalum ba khonachaash da- romad. U kayho ehsos karda bud, ki sag khud ba khud gum nashudaast. YAqin vayro bo farmoni ashrofzan ba yagon joy burda partoftaand.

Okhir, odamon bo imoyu ishorat ogohonda budand, ki sag chi guna ba khujain tahdid kard va u oqibat ilojashro yoft. Gerasim avval sagro non doda khub ser kardu bad bomehr khobond. Sipas, shabi daroz an- desha kard, ki sagro chi guna khubtar pinhon kunad. Okhir azm kard, ki Mumuro ruzona dar khona nigoh doshta, har vaqt omada khabar girad va tanho shabona ba berun barorad. Surokhi darro, ki sag az on bemalol meguzasht, bo jomai kuhnaash mahkam kard. Bad, subh nadamida, ruyi havli paydo shud va guyo hej hodisae rukh nadoda boshad, hatto misli peshtar giriftagii chehraashro hifz kard (CHi hilai sodalavhonae!).

Gungi soda hatto ba gushai khotir nameovard, ki sag bo nula khudro fosh mekunad. Andak pas sokinoni havli khabardor shudand, ki sagi Gerasim bargashtaastu dar kulbaash pinhon ast. Guruhe rahmi sag va sohibashro khurdand, guruhi digar az bimi Gerasim sir boy namedodand, ki az asrori vay ogohand. Tanho khojagidor pasi gardanashro khori- da, dast afshond, – khayr, panohash ba Hudo,- shoyad ki khabar to khujain narasad. Ammo gung sertaraddud shud va hamon ruz az hama ziyodtar zahmat kashid. Tamomi ruyi havliro toza rubuchin karda, alafhoyashro kanda partoft, dar bogcha alafhoi begonaro kanda, sutunhoi devorro yak-yak bo dast sanjid va panjarahoi alohidaro mekhkub kard. Umuman khele bohavsala kor kard, ki hatto ashrofzan mutavajjehash shud. Tuli ruz Gerasim du marotiba «asir»-i khudro khabar girift va shabongah bo sagash na dar miyonai koh yakjo, balki boloi kat khob kard va tanho soathoi dui shab berun, ba sayrugasht baromad. Dar ruyi havli khele gashtuguzor karda, aknun bozgashtani budand, ki nokhost az pasi devori kucha sadoi khishir-khishir baland shud. Mumu gushhoyashro chur karda gurros zad, jonibi devor tokhta bu kashid va yakbora baland akkos zad. Kadom maste shabona joyi khob mejustaast. Dar hamin soat, ashrof- zanro badi hayajoni sakhti dilu asab aknun khob meburd. Aslan vay har dafa badi khuroki vaznini shom ba chunin hol giriftor meshud. Ovozi bemahali sag vayro bedor kardu dilash ba tapidan daromad va jonsarak, «dukhtarho», «dukhtarho», – gufta faryod kashid.

– Dukhtarho!

Dukhtarho haroson shuda, yakbora jonibi khonai khobi ashrofzan tokh- tand.

– Oh, memuram, oh memuram, – dastonashro pahn karda afzud vay. Boz hamon sag. – Voy, dukhtur davat kuned. Onho maro kushtaniand? Sag, boz hamon sag! Oh!

Vay gardanashro qafo andokht, ki guyo behush shuda boshad. Az payi jeg zadani tabibi khonavoda Hariton shitoftand. Hama hunari in tabib az on iborat bud, ki kafshi narmposhna pushida, khele bonazokat na- bzro mesanjid. Vay chordah soat khobida boqii ruz ohi sabuk kashida ashrofzanro payvasta bo qatrahoi sharbati darakhti goru olucha ta- min mekard. Dukhtur ba zudi pari murgro dud dodu ashrofzan chashmi khudro kushod.

Tabib hamono dar lalichai nuqragi qadahi dorui dilkhohashro ovard. Vay doruro nushidu bo ashki chashm dar borai sag, Gavrila va qismati talkhi khud bo shikoyat guft, ki hama kampiri bechoraro ba holi khud guzoshta, rahmashro namekhurandu tanho margashro mekhohand. In dam Mumui badbakht ba jakidan davom medodu Gerasim nametavonist sagashro az nazdi devor ba suyi khud bikhonad.

– Ana, Ana,.. boz – nolish kard ashrofzan va ruyashro ba digar taraf gardond. Dukhtur ba dukhtarak imo kardu vay jonibi dahlez shitofta, Stepanro bedor kard. Stepan baroi bedor kardani Gavrila david. Gavrila yakbora asabi shuda, hamai boshandagoni havliro ba shur ovard. Gerasim ba qafo nazar afkanda, lapishi charogho va dar pasi tireza surobi odamonro pay burda, peshomadi badero his kardu Mumuro zeri

bagal karda ba khonachaash raftu darro az dokhil bast.

Badi chand lahza panj nafar darashro kuftand, ammo zanjiri mahkami dar mone shudu bozistodand. Gavrila bo khashmu gazab dar- rasidu farmon dod, ki onho to pagohi hamin jo posboni kunand. Hud ba nazdi dukhtaron omada az sharikash Lyubov Lyubimovna, ki dar duz- dii choyu shakar va shiravorihoi digar hamrohi dosht, khohish kard ba ashrofzan birasonad, ki az kujoe sag boz paydo shudaast, ammo hat- man pagoh nest khohad shud. Biguzor khujain khotirjam boshad. Lekin ashrofzan hech oromu osuda shuda nametavonist, tanho larzishi dasti dukhturi sarosema sabab shud, ki ba joyi 12 qatra 40 qatra sharbati taskinbakhsh ba qadahi ashrofzan chakondu uro orom kard. Badi chand soat boyzanro khobi sakht burd. Vale Gerasim hamono behisu ozurda mekhobid va har zamon dahoni Mumuro sakht medosht. Pagohi ashrofzan dertar bedor shud.

Gavrila muntaziri az khob khestani ashrofzan bud, to farmoni hujumi qati ba khonachai Gerasimro bidihad va khudash niz baroi tahammuli seli tanayu mazammat omoda bud. Ammo janjol nashud. Ashrofzan az joygahash istoda, rohbari mahramonashro davat kard.

– Lyubov Lyubimovna, – bo sadoi pastu ohista sado kard u. Ba boyzan bisyor vaqt khudro haqiru bechora vonamud kardan pisand bud. Hojati guftan ham nest, chehrai malomatzadai ashrofzan baroi odamoni havli niz norohatkunanda bud.

– Lyubov Lyubimovna, bined, man ba chi hol aftodaam, azizam, nazdi Gavrila Andreich rafta ba vay fahmoned; nakhod ki iloji yak sagcharo nayoband, okhir osoishi man chi meshavad? Oyo rohi digar nest, bovaram nameoyad, – bo hayajoni botini afzud vay, – dustam, teztar nazdi Gav- rila Andreich birav.

Lyubov Lyubimovna ba khonai Gavrila raft va onho dar kadom mavzu suhbat doshtand, malum nashud, lekin badi andake guruhi odamoni ziyod jonibi khonachai Gerasim rahsipor shudand. Peshgom Gavrila bud, shamol naboshad ham, kulohashro ba dast zer karda tez qadam mezad, az pasi vay khidmatgoronu oshpazho qadam memondand, amaki Dum az tireza nigarista amr medod va har guna ishoraho mekard. Okhiron kudakon, ki nisfashon bachahoi noshinos budand, bo hazlu shukhi davu par doshtand. Dar pogundai nimae, ki ba khonachai Gerasim merasid, posbon meistod, nazdi dari kulba niz du posboni kaltakdori digar meistodand. Onho dar yak tarafi zinapoya joygir shudandu Gavrila ba dar nazdik omada onro sakht kubidu dod zad: Darro kusho!

Dar javob akkosi khastai sag shunida shudu khalos.

– Kusho meguyam! – takror kard u.

– Gavrila Andreich, – afzud az poyon Stepan, – okhir vay kar ast, na- meshunavad. Hama khandidand.

– CHi boyad kard? – pursid az bolo Gavrila.

– Dari u surokh dorad, – guft Stepan, – shumo az on jo chubro daro- varda junboned. Gavrila kham shuda nigoh kard.

– Aknun jomaro ba darun tela dihed.

In dam boz ovozi giriftai sag baromad.

– Didi, didi, khudash ba gap daromad, – tuda nido karda khandidand. Gavrila pushti gush khorid.

– Ne, dodar, – noiloj guft u, – agar khohi, jomaro khudat darun tela deh. – Hech gap ne, marhamat.

Stepan darrav bolo baromadu chubro ba dast girifta, jomai kuhna- ro ba darun tela doda, «baro, baro» meguft. U boz chubro mekhalond, ki nokhost dari khona yakbora kushoda shudu hamai odamon besaranjom shuda az pogundaho khudro ba poyon andokhtand. Pesh az hama Gavrila. Amaki Dum tirezaro pushid.

-Hayr, khayr mebinem, – dod zad Gavrila az havli, – hushyor bosh, ki… Gerasimi tahamtan dar ostona meistod. Izdihom dar poyon gird omada bud. Gerasim dastashro sabuk ba miyonash monda, az bolo ba on odamakhoi libosi olmonipush nigoh mekard. U dar libosi surkhi dehqo- niash dar nazdi onho ba surati pahlavoni azimjussa menamud. Gavrila qadame pesh guzosht.

• Nigoh kun, barodar, – nido kard vay, – bo man hazl nakun. Va u bo imoyu ishora ba Gerasim fahmond, ki khujain qatiyan sagro talab dorad, – iltijo doram, khudi holo onro bideh, naboshad ruzat siyoh meshavad.

Gerasim ba u nigoh karda, sagro nishon dodu bad bo dastash guluyashro doshta imoe kard, ki guyo halqai resmonro mekashida boshad va savo- lomez jonibi khojagidor nazar kard.

• Ore, ore, bo kallajunboni tasdiq kard Gavrila. Gerasim ba zamin chashm dukhta, bad yakbora ba hayajon omadu boz ba Mumu ishora kard, ki vay hanuz ham peshi poyi u noumedona dum junbonda gushhoyashro chur mekard. Gerasim boz gardanashro doshta, tahdor ba sanduqi dilash kuft, guyo fahmond, ki khudash Mumuro nest khohad kard.
• Ne, tu durug meguyi, – dast afshond Gavrila.

Gerasim ba vay bo istehzo nazar karda, khandid va boz ba kundai sinaash kufta darro pushid.

Hoziron khomush ba yakdigar nigoh kardand.

• In chi nagma ast, – guft Gavrila, – u boz darro pushida raft.
• Uro ba holi khudash moned, – Gavrila Andreich, – pich-pich kard Ste- pan, – vay ki vada dod, hatman ijro mekunad. U hamin khel odam. Vada dod-ku. Vay dar ahdu paymon misli mo nest, in haqiqat ast.
• Durust, – sar junbonda tasdiq kardand hoziron, – gapi haq. Amaki Dum ham tirezaro kushoda, – hamin khel, – guft.
• Maylash, mebinem, – rozi shud Gavrila, – vale ba har hol nozir istad.
• Hoy, Eroshka, – ba yake az khidmatgoroni logar, ki vazifai bogbo- niro niz ba zimma girifta budu kamzuli zard dar tan dosht, murojiat kard. – Tu chi kor dori, kaltakro giru hamin jo shin, mabodo yagon voqea

rukh dihad, darrav davida peshi man biyo.

Eroshka bo chubdastaash dar poyai okhiri poygunda nishast. Anbuhi odamon ba gayr az bachahoi shukh parokanda shudand. Gavrila badi ba khonaash bargashtan az Lyubov Lyubimovna khohish kard, ki ba khujain khabari ijroi amrashro rasonad, sipas az ruyi ehtiyot foytunchiro baroi pulis ravon kard.

Ashrofzan gushai ruymolchaashro gireh basta, ba atr tar karda, buy kashida, ba chakahoyash molid, sipas choy nushid va chun hanuz zeri ta- siri doru bud, boz khobash burd.

Bad az yak soati iztirobu tashvish nogoh dari khonachai Gerasim ku- shoda shudu khudash namudor gardid. Vay kamzuli idona dar tan doshtu sari gardanbandi Mumuro ba dast girifta bud. Eroshka nimkhez shuda ba onho roh dod. Gerasim jonibi darvoza qadam zad. Kudakonu digar sokinoni havli uro bo nigohi khomush gusel kardand. Vay hatto bore ba qafo nigoh nakard va kulohashro niz dar kucha pushid. Gavrila boz ham Eroshkaro ba haysi nazoratchi az qafoi vay ravon kard. Eroshka az dur mushohida kard, ki Gerasim hamrohi sagash ba oshkhonae daro- madand va muntaziri baromadani onho shud. Dar oshkhona Gerasimro meshinokhtand va imovu ishoratashro mefahmidand. Vay shurbo farmuda bad ba orinjho ruyi miz takyakunon orom nishast. Mumu dar pahluyash oromona ba sohibash nigoh dosht. Muyi badanash medurakhshid, malum, ki ba nazdiki shona zadaand.

Baroi Gerasim shurbo ovardand. Vay nonu gushtro reza karda, ta- baqcharo ruyi farsh mond. Mumu bo raftori boodobonai doimiyash ba khurokkhuri shuru kard, fukash sahle ba tabaqcha merasid. Gerasim mayusona ba sag nigoh kardu du qatrai vaznini ashk az didaash chakid, qatrae ba peshonii sagu digare ba daruni shurbo. U ruyashro bo dasto- nash panah kard. Mumu nisfi shurboi tabaqcharo khurd va labonashro lesida durtar rafta nishast. Gerasim az joyash khesta puli shurboro dod. Peshkhizmat bo nigohi hayratu taajjub uro guselond. Eroshka Gerasimro dida, khudro pinhon kard va ba mahzi guzashtani onho paygiriashro davom dod.

Gerasim khele orom qadam mezad va Mumuro az band raho namekard. Dar sargahi kucha yakbora bozistodu andeshamandona rohashro digar kard va jonibi guzargohi daryo qadam zad. Dar roh ba havlie daromad, ki on jo kori sokhtmon doshtand va du khishtro zeri bagal karda berun shud. Sipas az guzargohi daryo jonibi sohil faromada, ba joe omad, ki du zavraqro bo belhoyash basta mondaand (in zavraqhoro peshtar tagi chashm karda bud) va hamrohi Mumu ba yake az zavraqho nishast. Pira- marde langon-langon az pas berun shuda faryod kard, lekin Gerasim kalla junbonda zud-zud bel zadu agarchi khilofi majro meraft, dar yak dam besh az sad metr dur shud. Piramard kame istodu takhtapushtashro bo dasti chap va rostash khorida, boz langon-langon bargasht.

Gerasim hay bel mezadu bel mezad. Maskav niz pasi sar mond. Az sohil margzoronu zaminhoi kisht va sahrohoi bekanor, khonaho baralo metoftand. Buyi deha ba mashomash merasid. Vay belhoro yak su monda sarashro jonibi Mumu, ki dar peshash ruyi takhtai khushk menishast, kham kard. Tagi zavraq puri ob shuda bud. Dastoni purzurashro ba takhtapushti sag nihoda, karakhtu behis menishast. In dam mavjho zavraqro qafo tela medodand. Nihoyat Gerasim qomatashro rost kard, boshitob va chehrai tira az nave khashmi dardnok sarosema khishthoi ovardaashro ba re- smon basta, nugashro halqa kardu ba gardani sag andokht, onro baland bardoshta bori vopasin nigohash kard. Sag bo etimod, be bimu haros ba sohibash nigarista muloim dumashro junbond. Gerasim ruyashro bar- gardonda, chashmonashro sakht pushidu dastonashro boz kard… U digar hech chizro nameshunid, na nulai badardi Mumui ba daryo sarozer raftayu na mavji obro; baroi vay ruzi az hama purgavgo sokitu besado bud, on guna, ki khamushtarin shab baroi mo besado nest. Dame, ki Gerasim chashmonashro boz kard, misli peshtar mavjhoi tez guyo ba taqibi yakdigar ruyi daryo shitob doshtand va misli peshtar ba tanai zavraq sar mezadand va tanho dar durdasti nazdiki sohil amvoji buzurg bo halqahoi vase pahn meshudand.

Eroshka hamin ki Gerasimro az maddi nazarash gum kard, darrav ba havli bargashta on chiro ki dida bud, guft.

– Ho, bale – takid kard Stepan, – vay sagro garq mekunad. Aknun khotirjam gashtan mumkin ast. U vada dod-ku?

Tamomi ruz Gerasimro digar kase nadid. Vay dar khona khurok nakhurd. Dar khuroki shom niz joyash kholi mond.

– In Gerasim insoni ajibe budaast, – fish-fish kard tabaqshuyi gafs, – magar baroi sag odam hamin qadar sarson meshudaast!… Ba rosti!

– Gerasim hamin jo bud, – nokhost faryod kard Stepan, ki bo qoshuq ba suyi khud shavla mekashid.

– CHi tavr? Kay?

– Hamin du soat peshtar. Ana hamin khel. Manu vay nazdi darvoza ru ba ru shudem, u az havli baromada meraft. Man dar borai taqdiri sag pursidani shudam, vale dimogash sukhtavu gamgin bud. Vay hatto maro tela doda az rohash dur andokht, yane ba man kordor nashav.

– Padarsag, guli biyoboni chunon afshond, ki raghoi badanam bejo shudand, voh, voh. – Stepan gayrichashmdosht puzkhanda karda, pushti sarashro molid. – Ha, dastonash kiroi, joyi gap ne.

Hoziron ba holi Stepan khandidand va pas az anjomi khurokkhuri parokanda shudand.

In dam dar shohrohi T.mardi qavipaykare khalta dar pusht va asoi daroze dar musht boshastu shitob qadam mezad. Vay Gerasim bud. U ba qa- foyash nigoh nakarda, jonibi kulbaash, ba deha, ba zodgohash shitob dosht. Mumui bechoraro garq karda, ba khonachaash omadu zud baze chizhoyashro jam kard, bugcha bastu ba pushtash partofta raft. Rohro vay barvaqt, hangomi ba Maskav ovardanash, khub dar yodash girifta bud. Dehae, ki ashrofzan az on jo vayro ovardaast, az rohi kalon hamagi bistu panj chaqrim daruntar joygir meboshad. U az in roh bo shujoati beshikast, matonatu bovar va azmi qaviyu yak nav shodmoni qadam mezad.

U roh mepaymud; qafasi sinaash vase boz meshud va didagonash bo ishtiyoqu matonat ba pesh dukhta meshudand. Vay shitob dosht, guyo ki mo- dari pirash dar zodgoh rohi uro mepoyad va pas az sarsoniyu sayohati tuloni dar mulki begona az halqai odamoni noshinos uro ba suyi khud khondaast.

Toza shabi sokitu garmi tobiston faro rasida, az yak kanori ufuq, on jo ki Hurshed gurub karda, gushai osmon hanuz sapedi dosht va az okhirin durakhshi ruzi rafta arange arguvoni bud, – az kanori digar ham aknun rangi tira medamid. SHab az on jo meomad. Sadho bedona bong mezadand, murgoni digar bo onho jur meshudand… Gerasim ovozi hej kadomi onhoro nameshunid, hamchunin khish-khishi dilangezi shabonai darakhtonro, ki poyhoi nerumandash uro az kanorashon guzar medod, nameshunid, vale buyi shinosi javi rasidaro, ki bar dashthoi tira mavj mezad, ehsos mekard; bode, ki az diyorash ba istiqboli u ba parvoz meomad, dustona bar rukhsori u dast mekashid, bo rishu muyhoyash bozi mekard; dar peshi ruyi khud rohi sapedi barroqro – rohi khonaro, rohi chun tir rostro did; dar osmon sitoragoni beshumorro did, ki rohi uro rushan mekunand va chun sher nerumandu qavidil pesh meraft, on guna, ki chun oftobi tole bo anvori surkhi obdore, ki toza az paykari javonash medamidand, dunyoro rushan kard, bayni Maskav va Gerasim sivu panj chaqrim fosila aftoda bud.

Bad az du ruz vay digar dar khonai khudash bud, ki in tashrifi u ba- roi zani sarbozi dar kulbaash joygirifta sakht shigiftangez bud. Vay avval ba timsoli Isoi Maseh tazim namuda, bad nazdi kalontari deha raft. Kalontar nakhust mushavvashkhotir shud, ammo ba khotiri on ki mavsimi darav ogoz shuda bud, zud ba dasti Gerasim chun zahmatkashi namuna dos dodand va u raft ba darav, to chun peshin on guna bidara- vad, ki mardon az doskashi va tali balandi daravidahoi u hangu mang shavand.

Dar Maskav ruzi digar badi firori Gerasim dar justujuyi u shu- dand. Ba khonachaash daromada hama joro zeruru kardand va sipas ba Gavrila ittilo dodand. Hojagidor omada didu bo hayrat kitf darham kashid, andeshid, ki Gerasim yo firor kardaast yo hamrohi sagi noshu- dash khudro niz garq kardaast. Ba pulis va ashrofzan malumot dodand. Ashrofzan sakht khashmin shuda girya kard va farmon dod, ki bo har rohe boshad, Gerasimro paydo kunand. Vay izhor kard, ki hech farmoni nobu- dii sagro nadodaast va dar nihoyat Gavrilaro chunon sarzanish kard, ki vay tamomi ruz kallaashro junbonda, khayr, khayr meguft. To vaqte ki amaki Dum, «khayr»-guyon maskharaash nakard, orom nagirift. Az dehai Gerasim khabar rasid, ki vay on jo budaast. Ashrofzan andak orom shuda, avval farmon dod, ki hatman Gerasimro bargardonda ba Maskav firi- stand. Lekin pason fahmond, ki ba vay in guna shakhsi nosipos darkor nest. CHande bad khudi ashrofzan az dunyo guzasht. Vale vorisonash zud Gerasimro faromush kardand va khidmatgoroni boqimondaro niz ba bahonai andoz ozod kardand.

Gerasim aknun dar khonachai khudash tanho zindagi mekard va monandi peshtara baquvvatu bahodur buda, kori chahor nafarro ba anjom mera- sonadu hanuz tahamtanu sarbaland ast. Lekin hamsoyaho pay burdand, ki badi az Maskav bozgashtanash u digar ba zanho tamoman ahamiyat nadoda, hatto ba onho nigoh namekunad, sag ham namegirad. Biguzor – meguftand mardho, – in saodati vay ast, ki poybandi zanho nest. Sag ba u chi lozim? Okhir ba havlii u duzdro bo gardanband ham kashida burda nameshavad! Ana hamin guna ovozahost dar borai nerui pahlavoni lol.

[1] Burlak – mardikorone, ki dar bandar kishtikhoi purborro bo rasan ba sokhil mekashand.

Muallif: Navisandai Rus –Ivan Sergeevich Turgenev