{"id":63178,"date":"2026-03-24T17:53:46","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T16:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=63178"},"modified":"2026-03-24T18:00:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-24T17:00:53","slug":"wilkie-collins-zluta-maska","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=63178","title":{"rendered":"Wilkie Collins &#8211; \u017dlut\u00e1 maska"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4c95e3022eb0c215eaa677de5cadfe74\"><strong>POV\u00cdDKA<br \/>\u017dLUT\u00c1 MASKA<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1.Kapitola<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Asi p\u0159ed sto lety \u017eila ve starobyl\u00e9m italsk\u00e9m m\u011bst\u011b Pise proslul\u00e1 majitelka m\u00f3dn\u00edho sal\u00f3nu, kter\u00e1 si \u0159\u00edkala demoiselle Grifoni, aby ji\u017e t\u00edmto pofrancouz\u0161t\u011bl\u00fdm jm\u00e9nem nazna\u010dila, \u017ee se dob\u0159e vyzn\u00e1 v pa\u0159\u00ed\u017esk\u00e9 m\u00f3d\u011b. Byla to scvrkl\u00e1, drobn\u00e1 \u017eena s \u0161ibalskou tv\u00e1\u0159\u00ed a hbit\u00fdm jazykem, pohybliv\u00e1 jako rtu\u0165, m\u011bla talent pro obchod a pru\u017enou povahu. Lid\u00e9 o n\u00ed tvrdili, \u017ee je nesm\u00edrn\u011b bohat\u00e1, a ti zlomysln\u011bj\u0161\u00ed dod\u00e1vali, \u017ee je pro pen\u00edze ochotna ud\u011blat v\u0161echno na sv\u011bt\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Nepopirateln\u011b dobrou vlastnost\u00ed, kterou sle\u010dna Grifoniov\u00e1 vynikala nad ostatn\u00ed sokyn\u011b v obchodn\u00edm sv\u011bt\u011b, byla jej\u00ed neochabuj\u00edc\u00ed hou\u017eevnatost. Nikdy se nestalo, \u017ee by ustoupila t\u0159eba jen o p\u00ed\u010f pod tlakem nep\u0159\u00edzniv\u00fdch okolnost\u00ed. A tak osudn\u00e1 p\u0159\u00edhoda v jej\u00edm \u017eivot\u011b, kdy j\u00ed hrozila zk\u00e1za, j\u00ed naopak poskytla p\u0159\u00edle\u017eitost osv\u011bd\u010dit l\u00e9pe ne\u017e kdykoliv p\u0159edt\u00edm \u017eivotn\u00ed energii a rozhodnost. Pr\u00e1v\u011b ve chv\u00edli, kdy sle\u010dnin z\u00e1vod nejskv\u011bleji prosp\u00edval, jej\u00ed nejlep\u0161\u00ed \u0161vadlena a st\u0159iha\u010dka se za jej\u00edmi z\u00e1dy provdala a otev\u0159ela si konkuren\u010dn\u00ed podnik. Jinou podnikatelku by byla takov\u00e1 pohroma zlomila. Ale nep\u0159ekonateln\u00e1 demoiselle Grifoni tak\u0159ka bez n\u00e1mahy p\u0159ekonala v\u0161echny obt\u00ed\u017ee a dok\u00e1zala nad slunce jasn\u011bji, \u017ee se nep\u0159\u00edzni osudu nikdy nepoda\u0159\u00ed srazit ji na kolena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Zat\u00edmco \u017e\u00e1rliv\u00e9 a m\u00e9n\u011b \u00fasp\u011b\u0161n\u00e9 konkurentky prorokovaly, \u017ee ur\u010dit\u011b zav\u0159e sal\u00f3n, klidn\u011b si dopisovala s pa\u0159\u00ed\u017esk\u00fdm zprost\u0159edkovatelem. Nikdo nev\u011bd\u011bl, co v t\u011bch dopisech st\u00e1lo, ale uplynulo n\u011bkolik t\u00fddn\u016f a v\u0161echny vzne\u0161en\u00e9 d\u00e1my v Pise dostaly reklamn\u00ed ob\u011b\u017en\u00edk oznamuj\u00edc\u00ed, \u017ee sle\u010dna Grifoniov\u00e1 z\u00edskala jako d\u00edlovedouc\u00ed pro sv\u016fj renomovan\u00fd z\u00e1vod nejlep\u0161\u00ed francouzskou \u0161vadlenu, jakou bylo v\u016fbec mo\u017eno za pen\u00edze sehnat. Tento husarsk\u00fd kousek rozhodl o jej\u00edm v\u00edt\u011bzstv\u00ed. V\u0161echny d\u00e1msk\u00e9 z\u00e1kaznice vy\u010dk\u00e1valy s objedn\u00e1vkami a\u017e do doby, kdy \u0161vadlena z Pa\u0159\u00ed\u017ee p\u0159edvede pis\u00e1nsk\u00e9 ve\u0159ejnosti posledn\u00ed novinky z metropole sv\u011btov\u00e9 m\u00f3dy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Francouzka p\u0159ijela dochviln\u011b v stanoven\u00fd den, \u2014 \u0161t\u00edhl\u00e1, mr\u0161tn\u00e1 postavi\u010dka s mond\u00e9nn\u00edm \u00fasm\u011bvem a sebev\u011bdomou tv\u00e1\u0159\u00ed. Jmenovala se mademoiselle Virginie a jej\u00ed rodi\u010de ji pr\u00fd nechali bezcitn\u011b na holi\u010dk\u00e1ch. Pustila se do pr\u00e1ce, jakmile p\u0159ekro\u010dila pr\u00e1h sal\u00f3nu Grifoni. Majitelka z\u00e1vodu pro ni vyhradila zvl\u00e1\u0161tn\u00ed m\u00edstnost a z\u00e1sobila ji sametem, hedv\u00e1b\u00edm a atlasem prvot\u0159\u00eddn\u00ed jakosti s nezbytn\u00fdm mu\u0161el\u00ednem, krajkami a stuhami. P\u0159ik\u00e1zala j\u00ed, aby ne\u0161et\u0159ila na v\u00fddaj\u00edch a zhotovila pokud mo\u017eno v nejkrat\u0161\u00ed dob\u011b nejmodern\u011bj\u0161\u00ed uk\u00e1zkov\u00e9 r\u00f3by, kter\u00e9 m\u011bly b\u00fdt vystaveny ve v\u00fdloze. Sle\u010dna Virginie sl\u00edbila, \u017ee spln\u00ed v\u0161echno, co se od n\u00ed \u017e\u00e1d\u00e1, a pochlubila se kolekc\u00ed vzork\u016f a se\u0161item s kolorovan\u00fdmi n\u00e1vrhy. Po\u017e\u00e1dala o pomocnici, kter\u00e1 by dostate\u010dn\u011b ovl\u00e1dala francouzsk\u00fd jazyk, aby mohla tlumo\u010dit p\u0159\u00edkazy \u0161vedlen\u00e1m v d\u00edln\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eM\u00e1m pro v\u00e1s pr\u00e1v\u011b takovou d\u00edvku, jakou m\u00e1te na mysli,\u201c zvolala demoiselle Grifoni. \u201e\u0158\u00edk\u00e1me j\u00ed Brigida. Je to sice nejl\u00edn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed holka v cel\u00e9 Pise, ale chytr\u00e1 jako \u010dert. Byla kdysi ve Francii a mluv\u00ed francouzsky jako rodil\u00e1 Pa\u0159\u00ed\u017eanka. Okam\u017eit\u011b v\u00e1m ji po\u0161lu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Sle\u010dna Virginie nez\u016fstala dlouho sama se sv\u00fdmi n\u00e1vrhy a \u0161to\u010dky hedv\u00e1b\u00ed. Vysok\u00e1 \u017eena sve\u0159ep\u00fdch \u010dern\u00fdch o\u010d\u00ed, nedbal\u00fdch pohyb\u016f a mu\u017esky r\u00e1zn\u00e9ho kroku vstoupila do pokoje s hrd\u011b vzty\u010denou hlavou jako kr\u00e1lovna v tragick\u00e9 divadeln\u00ed h\u0159e. Jakmile jej\u00ed zrak spo\u010dinul na francouzsk\u00e9 \u0161vadlen\u011b, z\u016fstala st\u00e1t, zvedla v \u00fadivu pa\u017ee a zvolala:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eFinetto!\u201c<br \/>\u201eTer\u00e9zo!\u201c vyk\u0159ikla Francouzka, odhodila n\u016f\u017eky na st\u016fl a \u0161la o n\u011bkolik krok\u016f kup\u0159edu.<br \/>\u201eTi\u0161e! \u0158\u00edkej mi Brigida.\u201c<br \/>\u201ePsst! \u0158\u00edkej mi Virginie.\u201c<br \/>Ob\u011b v\u00fdzvy byly proneseny t\u00e9m\u011b\u0159 sou\u010dasn\u011b, na\u010de\u017e se \u017eeny chv\u00edli d\u00edvaly ml\u010dky na sebe navz\u00e1jem. Sn\u011bd\u00e9 l\u00edce Italky je\u0161t\u011b v\u00edce potemn\u011bly a hlas Francouzky se trochu chv\u011bl, kdy\u017e op\u011bt promluvila.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJak jsi proboha mohla ve sv\u011bt\u011b klesnout tak hluboko?\u201c zeptala se. \u201eDomn\u00edvala jsem se, \u017ee jsi na tom znamenit\u011b\u2026\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eSta\u010d\u00ed!\u201c p\u0159eru\u0161ila ji Brigida. \u201eSama vid\u00ed\u0161, \u017ee to nebylo nijak znamenit\u00e9. M\u011bla jsem sm\u016flu. Ale ty jsi ta posledn\u00ed, kter\u00e1 by mi mohla n\u011bco vy\u010d\u00edtat.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eA mysl\u00ed\u0161, \u017ee j\u00e1 nem\u011bla sm\u016flu potom, co jsme se roze\u0161ly?\u201c (P\u0159i t\u011bch slovech se na Brigidin\u011b tv\u00e1\u0159i objevil zlomysln\u00fd \u00fasm\u011bv.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eM\u00e1\u0161 zadostiu\u010din\u011bn\u00ed,\u201c pokra\u010dovala sle\u010dna Virginie chladn\u011b, vr\u00e1tila se ke stolu a vzala op\u011bt do rukou n\u016f\u017eky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Brigida \u0161la za n\u00ed, polo\u017eila j\u00ed drsn\u011b ruku na rameno a pol\u00edbila ji na tv\u00e1\u0159.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201eBu\u010fme zase p\u0159\u00edtelkyn\u011b,\u201c dodala. Francouzka se jenom zasm\u00e1la.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201e\u0158ekni mi, cos t\u00edm myslela, jak\u00e9 zadostiu\u010din\u011bn\u00ed?\u201c pokra\u010dovala Brigida a sev\u0159ela j\u00ed je\u0161t\u011b pevn\u011bji rameno. <br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mademoiselle Virginie nazna\u010dila p\u0159\u00edtelkyni, aby se k n\u00ed je\u0161t\u011b bl\u00ed\u017ee naklonila, a rychle j\u00ed n\u011bco po\u0161eptala do ucha. Italka dychtiv\u011b naslouchala s podez\u00edrav\u011b up\u0159en\u00fdm pohledem na dve\u0159e. Pak uvolnila stisk a s pocitem \u00falevy si shrnula hust\u00e9 \u010dern\u00e9 vlasy z \u010dela. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eTe\u010f jsme op\u011bt kamar\u00e1dky,\u201c \u0159ekla a usedla ledabyle na \u017eidli vedle pracovn\u00edho stolu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eKamar\u00e1dky!\u201c opakovala sle\u010dna Virginie a znovu se zasm\u00e1la.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201eA te\u010f k obchodn\u00edm z\u00e1le\u017eitostem,\u201c pokra\u010dovala a vzala do zub\u016f n\u011bkolik \u0161pendl\u00edk\u016f, chystaj\u00edc se k pr\u00e1ci.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201eJsem tady mysl\u00edm proto, abych zni\u010dila b\u00fdvalou d\u00edlovedouc\u00ed, kter\u00e1 je na\u0161e konkurentka. Dobr\u00e1. A j\u00e1 ji namoudu\u0161i zni\u010d\u00edm. Rozlo\u017e ten \u017elut\u00fd brok\u00e1t a sp\u00edchni vzorek na sv\u00e9 stran\u011b, j\u00e1 ho sp\u00edchnu na m\u00e9. Co vlastn\u011b chce\u0161 d\u011blat Brigido? Nezapome\u0148, \u017ee Finetta je mrtv\u00e1 a z jej\u00edho popelu povstala Virginie. Jist\u011b tu nechce\u0161 tr\u010det cel\u00fd \u017eivot? Nech \u00fazk\u00fd pruh pap\u00edru kolem dokola. M\u00e1\u0161 ur\u010dit\u011b n\u011bjak\u00e9 pl\u00e1ny. Jak\u00e9?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePod\u00edvej se na mou postavu,\u201c \u0159ekla Brigida a zaujala p\u00f3zu uprost\u0159ed m\u00edstnosti. \u201eU\u017e to nen\u00ed, co to b\u00fdvalo.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePot\u0159ebovala bys dietu, pohyb a \u0161ikovn\u00e9ho francouzsk\u00e9ho v\u00fdrobce \u0161n\u011brova\u010dek,\u201c drmolila Virginie p\u0159es \u0161pendl\u00edkov\u00e9 udidlo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eCopak bohyn\u011b Minerva cvi\u010dila a nosila francouzsk\u00e9 \u0161n\u011brova\u010dky? M\u00e1m zato, \u017ee se vzn\u00e1\u0161ela v oblac\u00edch a \u017eila v dob\u011b, kdy je\u0161t\u011b nebyly vynalezeny \u0161n\u011brovac\u00ed pasy.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eCo t\u00edm chce\u0161 \u0159\u00edct?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJen to, \u017ee mo\u017en\u00e1 ud\u011bl\u00e1m \u0161t\u011bst\u00ed, a\u017e budu sed\u011bt jako model pro bohyni Minervu v ateli\u00e9ru nejzn\u00e1m\u011bj\u0161\u00edho pis\u00e1nsk\u00e9ho socha\u0159e.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eKdo je to? Rozvi\u0148 mi asi metr nebo dva t\u00e9 \u010dern\u00e9 krajky.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eMistr Luk\u00e1\u0161 Lomi, \u2014 starobyl\u00e1 a kdysi vzne\u0161en\u00e1 rodina, ale dneska u\u017e bez lesku. Mistr mus\u00ed vyr\u00e1b\u011bt sochy, aby vyd\u011blal na \u017eivobyt\u00ed pro dceru a pro sebe.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJe\u0161t\u011b v\u00edc t\u00e9 krajky. P\u0159istehuj ji ve dvou \u0159ad\u00e1ch dole na \u0161atech. A co je v tom za \u0161t\u011bst\u00ed, sed\u011bt jako modelka n\u011bjak\u00e9mu \u0161est\u00e1kov\u00e9mu socha\u0159i?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePo\u010dkej. V ateli\u00e9ru jsou vedle n\u011bho je\u0161t\u011b dal\u0161\u00ed socha\u0159i. Chod\u00ed tam za prv\u00e9 jeho bratr, kn\u011bz Otec Rocco, kter\u00fd tr\u00e1v\u00ed v d\u00edln\u011b v\u0161echen voln\u00fd \u010das. Je to sv\u00fdm zp\u016fsobem dobr\u00fd socha\u0159, odlil spoustu and\u011bl\u00ed\u010dk\u016f a vyrobil k\u0159titelnici pro sv\u016fj kostel. Takov\u00fd svat\u00fd Ut\u0159inos, v\u0161echno, co v ateli\u00e9ru d\u011bl\u00e1, souvis\u00ed n\u011bjak s dobro\u010dinnost\u00ed.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTak hele\u010f, ve Francii by byl takov\u00fd kn\u011bz jen pro sm\u00edch. Podej mi je\u0161t\u011b n\u011bkolik \u0161pendl\u00edk\u016f. Jist\u011b ne\u010dek\u00e1\u0161, \u017ee ti ten velebn\u00ed\u010dek bude strkat pen\u00edze do kapsy?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201e\u0158\u00edk\u00e1m ti, po\u010dkej. Je tam je\u0161t\u011b t\u0159et\u00ed socha\u0159, \u2014 u\u010din\u011bn\u00e1 noblesa. Jmenuje se Fabio d&#8217;Ascoli. Bohat\u00fd, mlad\u00fd, hezk\u00fd, jedin\u00e1\u010dek a tak trochu trhl\u00fd. Smol\u00ed horliv\u011b sochy, jako by si t\u00edm cht\u011bl vyd\u011bl\u00e1vat na chleba, a vid\u00ed v tom z\u00e1bavu! P\u0159edstav si, potomek jedn\u00e9 z nejurozen\u011bj\u0161\u00edch pis\u00e1nsk\u00fdch rodin, a je to takov\u00fd bl\u00e1zen, \u017ee si chce ud\u011blat jm\u00e9no jako um\u011blec! Po\u010dkej, po\u010dkej, to nejlep\u0161\u00ed teprve p\u0159ijde. Otec i matka jsou na pravd\u011b bo\u017e\u00ed, nem\u00e1 ve sv\u011bt\u011b jedin\u00e9ho bl\u00edzk\u00e9ho p\u0159\u00edbuzn\u00e9ho, kter\u00fd by ho komandoval, je svobodn\u00fd ml\u00e1denec a m\u016f\u017ee si se sv\u00fdm majetkem d\u011blat, co chce. K\u0159i\u010d\u00ed to, holka, \u00fapln\u011b to k\u0159i\u010d\u00ed po n\u011bjak\u00e9 chytr\u00e9 \u017eensk\u00e9, kter\u00e1 by jen nat\u00e1hla ruku, \u2014 a pen\u00edze by byly jej\u00ed.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTak jo, te\u010f u\u017e tomu rozum\u00edm. Bohyn\u011b Minerva je chytr\u00e1 \u017eensk\u00e1, nat\u00e1hne ruku a shr\u00e1bne jako nic v\u0161echny jeho prachy.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAle nap\u0159ed si ho mus\u00ed osedlat, aby j\u00ed je nab\u00eddl. J\u00e1 vlastn\u011b nebudu sed\u011bt pro n\u011bj, ale pro jeho u\u010ditele Luk\u00e1\u0161e Lomiho, kter\u00fd d\u011bl\u00e1 sochu Minervy. Obli\u010dej modeluje podle sv\u00e9 dcery a te\u010f sh\u00e1n\u00ed n\u011bkoho kv\u016fli poprs\u00ed a pa\u017e\u00edm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Lomiho Magdal\u00e9na a j\u00e1 m\u00e1me stejnou v\u00fd\u0161ku, jak mi \u0159ekli, jenom je mezi n\u00e1mi ten rozd\u00edl, \u017ee j\u00e1 m\u00e1m p\u011bknou figuru, kde\u017eto ona ne. Vzk\u00e1zala jsem po jedn\u00e9 kamar\u00e1dce, kter\u00e1 chod\u00ed do ateli\u00e9ru, \u017ee bych mu sed\u011bla. Jestli mistr bude souhlasit, ur\u010dit\u011b m\u011b p\u0159edstav\u00ed na\u0161emu zazoban\u00e9mu mlad\u00e9mu gentlemanovi. O to ostatn\u00ed u\u017e se mus\u00ed postarat m\u016fj kuku\u010d, r\u016fzn\u00e1 chytr\u00e1 kouzla a hbit\u00fd jazyk.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePo\u010dkej, rozmyslela jsem si to, nechci ty krajky dvojit\u011b. Jen jednou \u0159adou a p\u011bkn\u011b v z\u00e1krutech kolem cel\u00fdch \u0161at\u016f. A co je to za kamar\u00e1dku, co chod\u00ed do toho ateli\u00e9ru? Taky socha\u0159ka?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eCo t\u011b vede. Takov\u00e9 zvl\u00e1\u0161tn\u00ed, p\u0159ihloupl\u00e9 stvo\u0159en\u00ed\u010dko\u2026\u201c<br \/>V t\u00e9 chv\u00edli n\u011bkdo nesm\u011ble zaklepal na dve\u0159e.<br \/>Brigida p\u0159ilo\u017eila prst na \u00fasta a vyk\u0159ikla netrp\u011bliv\u011b: \u201eD\u00e1le!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Dve\u0159e se zlehka otev\u0159ely a do pokoje ve\u0161la mlad\u00e1 d\u00edvka, chud\u011b, ale velmi \u00fapravn\u011b oble\u010den\u00e1. Byla sp\u00ed\u0161 huben\u00e1 a podpr\u016fm\u011brn\u00e9 v\u00fd\u0161ky. Ale hlava i postava byly dokonale v souladu. Jej\u00ed vlasy m\u011bly oslniv\u011b rudohn\u011bd\u00fd odst\u00edn a o\u010di tmav\u011b fialovou barvu, kter\u00e9 proslavily Giorgionovy a Tizianovy portr\u00e9ty jako vzor ben\u00e1tsk\u00e9 kr\u00e1sy. Jej\u00ed rysy byly soum\u011brn\u00e9 a pravideln\u00e9, \u201espr\u00e1vn\u011b modelovan\u00e9\u201c (abychom u\u017eili um\u011bleck\u00e9ho v\u00fdrazu), co\u017e pat\u0159\u00ed k nejvz\u00e1cn\u011bj\u0161\u00edm \u017eensk\u00fdm p\u016fvab\u016fm stejn\u011b v It\u00e1lii jako kdekoliv jinde. Jedinou v\u00e1\u017enou chybou v jej\u00edch l\u00edc\u00edch byla bledost. Nechyb\u011blo jim nic co do tvaru, ale v\u0161echno co do barvy. Zdrav\u00e9 vzez\u0159en\u00ed, je\u017e tak v\u00fdrazn\u011b dotvrzuje kr\u00e1su, bylo to jedin\u00e9, co jej\u00ed tv\u00e1\u0159 postr\u00e1dala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Ve\u0161la do pokoje s posmutn\u011bl\u00fdm, znaven\u00fdm v\u00fdrazem v o\u010d\u00edch, kter\u00fd se v\u0161ak, jakmile si v\u0161imla skv\u011ble oble\u010den\u00e9 Francouzky, okam\u017eit\u011b zm\u011bnil v pohled pln\u00fd \u00fa\u017easu a t\u00e9m\u011b\u0159 b\u00e1zn\u011b. Byla n\u00e1hle plach\u00e1 a rozpa\u010dit\u00e1, chv\u00edli v\u00e1hala a pak se ml\u010dky obr\u00e1tila ke dve\u0159\u00edm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNeodch\u00e1zej, Nanino,\u201c \u0159ekla j\u00ed Brigida italsky. \u201eNed\u00edvej se do zem\u011b a \u0159ekni n\u00e1m, co si p\u0159eje\u0161. M\u011blas ned\u00e1vno \u0161estn\u00e1ct\u00e9 narozeniny, ale chov\u00e1\u0161 se po\u0159\u00e1d jako dvoulet\u00e9 d\u00edt\u011b.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eP\u0159i\u0161la jsem se jenom zeptat, jestli je tu dnes pro m\u011b n\u011bjak\u00e1 pr\u00e1ce,\u201c \u0159ekla d\u00edvka tenk\u00fdm hlasem, kter\u00fd se trochu zachv\u00edval, kdy\u017e se pokou\u0161ela pohl\u00e9dnout do o\u010d\u00ed elegantn\u00ed francouzsk\u00e9 \u0161vadlen\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNic, d\u011b\u0165\u00e1tko, na co bys sta\u010dila,\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bla Brigida. \u201eP\u016fjde\u0161 dnes do ateli\u00e9ru?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Trochu barvy, tolik postr\u00e1dan\u00e9, se vkradlo do Naninin\u00fdch tv\u00e1\u0159\u00ed, kdy\u017e odpov\u011bd\u011bla: \u201eAno, p\u016fjdu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNezapome\u0148 na m\u016fj vzkaz, drahou\u0161ku. A kdyby se mistr Luk\u00e1\u0161 Lomi vypt\u00e1val, kde bydl\u00edm, \u0159ekni mu, \u017ee m\u016f\u017ee\u0161 doru\u010dit jeho dopis, ale \u017ee m\u00e1\u0161 prozat\u00edm zak\u00e1z\u00e1no sd\u011blovat bli\u017e\u0161\u00ed podrobnosti, co jsem za\u010d nebo kde \u017eiju.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePro\u010d to m\u00e1m zak\u00e1z\u00e1no?\u201c zeptala se Nanina prostomysln\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNa nic se neptej, d\u011b\u0165\u00e1tko! Ud\u011blej, co jsem ti \u0159ekla. P\u0159ines mi z\u00edtra z ateli\u00e9ru p\u011bkn\u00e9 psan\u00ed\u010dko nebo vzkaz a j\u00e1 se p\u0159imluv\u00edm u t\u00e9hle d\u00e1my, aby ti sv\u011b\u0159ila n\u011bjakou pr\u00e1ci. Je to od tebe hloupost, \u017ee o to v\u016fbec stoj\u00ed\u0161. Mohla by sis vyd\u011blat v\u00edc, kdybys tady nebo ve Florencii sed\u011bla mal\u00ed\u0159\u016fm a socha\u0159\u016fm. A\u010dkoliv nikdy nepochop\u00edm, pro\u010d by pr\u00e1v\u011b tebe m\u011bli malovat nebo modelovat.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eRad\u0161i pracuju doma, ne\u017e abych chodila ven jako modelka,\u201c podotkla Nanina a vyhl\u00ed\u017eela neskonale rozpa\u010dit\u011b, kdy\u017e zaj\u00edkav\u011b pron\u00e1\u0161ela tuto odpov\u011b\u010f a kdy\u017e pak vyklouzla z m\u00edstnosti s pod\u011b\u0161en\u00fdm \u00faklonem, kter\u00fd byl divnou sm\u011bsic\u00ed b\u00e1zn\u011b, pokory a ob\u0159adnosti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTahle nemotorn\u00e1 su\u0161inka by mohla b\u00fdt docela hezk\u00e1,\u201c prohodila mademoiselle Virginie, kter\u00e1 u\u017e zna\u010dn\u011b pokro\u010dila ve st\u0159ihu r\u00f3by. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eJen kdyby se dovedla l\u00edp tv\u00e1\u0159it a nosila p\u011bkn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed \u0161aty. Kdo je to?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTa kamar\u00e1dka, co m\u011b m\u00e1 uv\u00e9st do ateli\u00e9ru mistra Luk\u00e1\u0161e Lomiho,\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bla Brigida se sm\u00edchem. \u201eVybrala jsem si poda\u0159enou p\u0159\u00edmluvkyni, \u017ee?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eKde jsi ji poznala?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTady, samoz\u0159ejm\u011b. Ustavi\u010dn\u011b se tu ochom\u00fdt\u00e1, aby sehnala n\u011bjakou jednodu\u0161\u0161\u00ed pr\u00e1ci. A bere si ji dom\u016f, do chud\u00e9 sv\u011btni\u010dky v ulici vedle h\u0159bitova Campo Santo. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jednou jsem \u0161la ze zv\u011bdavosti za n\u00ed a zaklepala jsem na dve\u0159e chv\u00edli potom, co zmizela v dom\u011b, jako bych \u0161la na n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bvu. Kdy\u017e mi otev\u0159ela, z\u016fstala, jako kdy\u017e do n\u00ed pra\u0161t\u00ed, cel\u00e1 vyjukan\u00e1, to si dovede\u0161 p\u0159edstavit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tv\u00e1\u0159ila jsem se sladce, hrozn\u011b jsem se zaj\u00edmala o to, jak \u017eije, a tak jsem se dostala dovnit\u0159. To ti je ale d\u00edra! V jednom rohu vis\u00ed z\u00e1clona a za n\u00ed m\u00e1 lo\u017enici. Jedna \u017eidle, jedna stoli\u010dka a jeden kastrol nad ohn\u011bm. P\u0159ed krbem le\u017eel nej\u0161eredn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed rozcuchan\u00fd pudl, jak\u00e9ho jsi kdy vid\u011bla. Na stoli\u010dce sed\u011bla hezounk\u00e1 hol\u010di\u010dka a pletla de\u010dky pod tal\u00ed\u0159e. To byla cel\u00e1 dom\u00e1cnost, s n\u00e1bytkem a se v\u0161\u00edm v\u0161udy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kde m\u00e1te tat\u00ednka? zeptala jsem se. U\u017e p\u0159ed n\u011bkolika l\u00e9ty utekl z m\u011bsta a nechal n\u00e1s tady, odpov\u011bd\u011bla tak prostodu\u0161e, a tv\u00e1\u0159ila se jako roz\u0161afnost sama. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A co matka? \u2014 Um\u0159ela. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Po t\u00e9 odpov\u011bdi \u0161la k hol\u010di\u010dce, co pletla ty de\u010dky, a za\u010dala ji hladit po dlouh\u00fdch ln\u011bn\u00fdch vl\u00e1sc\u00edch. To je asi sest\u0159i\u010dka, \u0159ekla jsem. Jak se jmenuje? \u2014 \u0158\u00edkaj\u00ed mi La Biondella, \u0159eklo d\u011bcko a zvedlo o\u010di od de\u010dky. (Biondella, v\u00ed\u0161, Virginie, znamen\u00e1 plavovl\u00e1ska.) A pro\u010d dovolujete tomu ohavn\u00e9mu chundelat\u00e9mu hafanovi v\u00e1let se u va\u0161eho krbu, zeptala jsem se.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Och, zvolala mal\u00e1 kutilka, to je n\u00e1\u0161 drahou\u0161ek, Scarammuccia. Hl\u00edd\u00e1 n\u00e1m byt, kdy\u017e Nanina odejde. Um\u00ed tancovat na zadn\u00edch noh\u00e1ch a sk\u00e1kat skrz obru\u010d. A kdy\u017e vyk\u0159iknu lehni, padne na zem a d\u011bl\u00e1 mrtv\u00e9ho. Scarammuccia se k n\u00e1m p\u0159ed n\u011bkolika l\u00e9ty p\u0159idal jednou ve\u010der na ulici a od t\u00e9 doby \u017eije s n\u00e1mi. Ka\u017ed\u00fd den se n\u011bkde toul\u00e1, ani nev\u00edme kde, a kdy\u017e se vr\u00e1t\u00ed, v\u011bt\u0161inou se olizuje. Tak m\u00e1me strach, \u017ee n\u011bkde krade j\u00eddlo. Ale nikdy ho nikdo nechyt\u00ed, proto\u017ee je to nejchyt\u0159ej\u0161\u00ed pes na sv\u011bt\u011b. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A \u017eabka by byla \u017evatlala d\u00e1l o tom nestv\u016frn\u00e9m zv\u00ed\u0159eti u krbu, a\u017e jsem ji musila zastavit. A ta dobra\u010dka Nanina st\u00e1la vedle n\u00e1s, usm\u00edvala se a m\u011bla radost, jak se d\u00edvenka rozpov\u00eddala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Zeptala jsem se je\u0161t\u011b na ledacos a poka\u017ed\u00e9 tak divn\u011b odpov\u011bd\u011bly. Vypad\u00e1 to, \u017ee nemaj\u00ed v \u0161ir\u00e9m sv\u011bt\u011b jedin\u00e9ho p\u0159\u00edbuzn\u00e9ho. Soused\u00e9, co bydl\u00ed v tom sam\u00e9m domku, jim pom\u00e1hali, kdy\u017e jim otec upl\u00e1chl, dokud nebyly dost star\u00e9, aby si pomohly samy. Patrn\u011b si v\u016fbec neuv\u011bdomuj\u00ed, v jak\u00e9 b\u00edd\u011b a nouzi \u017eij\u00ed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To posledn\u00ed, co jsem zaslechla, ne\u017eli jsem za sebou zav\u0159ela dve\u0159e, byla Biondella, jak vyk\u0159ikla: Lehni! A potom se ob\u011b rozesm\u00e1ly, jak pes za\u0161t\u011bkal a svalil se na zem. Neb\u00fdt toho psa, za\u0161la bych tam \u010dast\u011bji. Ale ta rozje\u017een\u00e1 potvora m\u011b nem\u016f\u017ee ani c\u00edtit a za\u010dne vr\u010det a cenit zuby, jen se k n\u00ed p\u0159ibl\u00ed\u017e\u00edm.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eKdy\u017e sem ta holka p\u0159i\u0161la, vypadala, jako by byla nemocn\u00e1. Je v\u017edycky takov\u00e1?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAni ne. Zm\u011bnila se za posledn\u00ed m\u011bs\u00edc. Tak si mysl\u00edm, \u017ee na ni ud\u011blal dojem n\u00e1\u0161 neodolateln\u00fd hezounek s modrou krv\u00ed. \u010c\u00edm \u010dast\u011bji mu v posledn\u00ed dob\u011b sed\u00ed modelem, t\u00edm je bled\u0161\u00ed a zak\u0159iknut\u011bj\u0161\u00ed.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eOch, sed\u011bla mu modelem?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eSed\u00ed mu te\u010f. D\u011bl\u00e1 bystu n\u011bjak\u00e9 pohansk\u00e9 nymfy nebo co j\u00e1 v\u00edm, a p\u0159emluvil Naninu, aby sm\u011bl modelovat hlavu a obli\u010dej podle n\u00ed. Ta bl\u00e1zniv\u00e1 holka byla jako oby\u010dejn\u011b ze za\u010d\u00e1tku \u00fapln\u011b vyd\u011b\u0161en\u00e1, a dalo mu hrozn\u011b pr\u00e1ce, ne\u017eli mu to dovolila.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eA te\u010f, kdy\u017e mu to dovolila, nemysl\u00ed\u0161 si, \u017ee by se z n\u00ed mohla vyklubat nebezpe\u010dn\u00e1 sokyn\u011b? Mu\u017ei jsou p\u0159ece hotov\u00ed bl\u00e1zni a dovedou si vz\u00edt do hlavy nejv\u011bt\u0161\u00ed nesmysly.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eK sm\u00edchu! Takov\u00e1 p\u00e1p\u011brka, jako je tahle holka, kter\u00e1 nem\u00e1 zp\u016fsoby, nedovede ani kloudn\u011b promluvit a nem\u00e1 \u0161petku chytrosti! Pro kterou nemluv\u00ed nic, ne\u017e ta jej\u00ed rozpa\u010dit\u00e1 tv\u00e1\u0159i\u010dka nemluvn\u011bte!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Nebezpe\u010dn\u00e1 mn\u011b? Co t\u011b napad\u00e1. Jestli odn\u011bkud hroz\u00ed nebezpe\u010d\u00ed, pak je to sp\u00ed\u0161 od socha\u0159ovy dcery. \u0158eknu ti, \u017ee jsem hrozn\u011b zv\u011bdav\u00e1, jak ta Lomiho Magdal\u00e9na vypad\u00e1. Co se t\u00fd\u010de Naniny, je mi dobr\u00e1 pro moje z\u00e1m\u011bry. V\u0161echno, co a\u017e dosud v\u00edm o tom ateli\u00e9ru a um\u011blc\u00edch, co tam pracuj\u00ed, m\u00e1m od n\u00ed. Vy\u0159\u00edd\u00ed m\u016fj vzkaz a postar\u00e1 se, aby m\u011b tam uvedla. A a\u017e budeme tak daleko, daruju j\u00ed obno\u0161en\u00e9 \u0161aty a pot\u0159esu j\u00ed rukou. A pak sbohem, m\u00e9 nevi\u0148\u00e1tko!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNo dobr\u00e1, u\u017e kv\u016fli tob\u011b chci v\u011b\u0159it, \u017ee jsi v t\u00e9hle z\u00e1le\u017eitosti z n\u00e1s dvou chyt\u0159ej\u0161\u00ed. J\u00e1 pro svou osobu m\u00e1m k takov\u00fdm nevi\u0148\u00e1tk\u016fm odjak\u017eiva ned\u016fv\u011bru. Po\u010dkej je\u0161t\u011b chv\u00edli a budu m\u00edt t\u00edlko a ruk\u00e1vy t\u00e9hle r\u00f3by hotov\u00e9 pro \u0161i\u010dky. Jdi zazvonit a zavolej je nahoru. Mus\u00edm jim vysv\u011btlit, co a jak, a ty jim to mus\u00ed\u0161 p\u0159elo\u017eit.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Zat\u00edmco Brigida \u0161la pro zvonek, energick\u00e1 Francouzka u\u017e prom\u00fd\u0161lela linii sukn\u011b k nov\u00e9mu obleku. S \u00fasm\u011bvem za\u010dala metr za metrem odm\u011b\u0159ovat hedv\u00e1bnou l\u00e1tku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201e\u010demu se sm\u011bje\u0161?\u201c zeptala se Brigida, kdy\u017e otev\u00edrala dve\u0159e, aby zat\u0159epala ru\u010dn\u00edm zvoncem na chodb\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201eNemohu si pomoci, mil\u00e1\u010dku, ale ta tv\u00e1 p\u0159\u00edtelkyn\u011b s t\u00edm nevinn\u00fdm ksicht\u00ed\u010dkem a neobratn\u00fdmi zp\u016fsoby se jenom p\u0159etva\u0159uje.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eA j\u00e1 zas ur\u010dit\u011b v\u00edm, drahou\u0161ku, \u017ee je to prachoby\u010dejn\u00e9 nemehlo.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">p\u0159eklad a \u00faprava: Nikola Valerov\u00e1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>1.Kapitola Asi p\u0159ed sto lety \u017eila ve starobyl\u00e9m italsk\u00e9m m\u011bst\u011b Pise proslul\u00e1 majitelka m\u00f3dn\u00edho sal\u00f3nu, kter\u00e1 si \u0159\u00edkala demoiselle Grifoni, aby ji\u017e t\u00edmto pofrancouz\u0161t\u011bl\u00fdm jm\u00e9nem <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=63178\" title=\"Wilkie Collins &#8211; \u017dlut\u00e1 maska\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":63341,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-63178","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kultura"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63178","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=63178"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/63178\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/63341"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=63178"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=63178"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=63178"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}