{"id":64222,"date":"2026-07-09T18:16:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T16:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=64222"},"modified":"2026-07-09T18:16:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T16:16:17","slug":"wilkie-collins-zluta-maska-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=64222","title":{"rendered":"Wilkie Collins &#8211; \u017dlut\u00e1 Maska"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>7.Kapitola<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Den pokro\u010dil. Odsouzen\u00ed v\u011bzni \u2014 po jednom, po dvou \u010di po t\u0159ech \u2014 p\u0159ich\u00e1zeli ze soudn\u00ed s\u00edn\u011b a shrom\u00e1\u017edili se v \u010dek\u00e1rn\u011b. Ve dv\u011b hodiny skon\u010dilo zased\u00e1n\u00ed a soudn\u00ed \u00fa\u0159edn\u00edk p\u0159e\u010detl seznam odsouzen\u00fdch k smrti. Pak dozorce odvedl v\u011bzn\u011b zp\u00e1tky do St. Lazare.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Ve\u010der p\u0159inesli v\u011bz\u0148\u016fm j\u00eddlo, u m\u0159\u00ed\u017ee ve\u0159ejn\u011b p\u0159e\u010detli duplik\u00e1t listiny, zamkli dve\u0159e jednotliv\u00fdch cel. Ode dne zat\u010den\u00ed byla R\u00f3ze a jej\u00edmu bratrovi vyhrazena spole\u010dn\u00e1 kobka d\u00edky drobn\u00e9mu \u00faplatku a Lomaquov\u011b p\u0159\u00edmluv\u011b. Spole\u010dn\u011b te\u010f \u010dekali, a\u017e se p\u0159ibl\u00ed\u017e\u00ed d\u011bsiv\u00fd z\u00edt\u0159ek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pro R\u00f3zu znamenal smrt \u2014 s tou my\u0161lenkou se ostatn\u011b u\u017e sm\u00ed\u0159ila. Pro Trudaina byl zast\u0159en s\u017e\u00edravou nejistotou, hrozn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed ne\u017e sama smrt, pl\u00ed\u017eiv\u00fdm, neodbytn\u00fdm strachem, o kter\u00fd se nem\u011bl s k\u00fdm rozd\u011blit, mu\u010divou hr\u016fzou zvolna stravuj\u00edc\u00ed srdce. Dlouh\u00e1, zoufal\u00e1 noc mu p\u0159inesla jedinou \u00falevu \u2014 to kdy\u017e R\u00f3ziny t\u011blesn\u00e9 s\u00edly za\u010daly ochabovat, kdy\u017e hovor o star\u00fdch \u0161\u0165astn\u00fdch dob\u00e1ch pohas\u00ednal, kdy\u017e mu polo\u017eila hlavu na rameno, kdy\u017e se nad n\u00ed smiloval and\u011bl sp\u00e1nku, t\u0159eba\u017ee u\u017e na ni padal st\u00edn and\u011bla smrti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>P\u0159i\u0161lo r\u00e1no a s n\u00edm hork\u00fd letn\u00ed den. M\u011bsto zkru\u0161en\u00e9 terorem se probouzelo do sv\u011btla dne, ale no\u010dn\u00ed chmury nezmizely. Bl\u00ed\u017eila se hodina, kdy m\u011bly k\u00e1ry p\u0159ijet do v\u011bzen\u00ed pro odsouzence. Trudaine byl vzh\u016fru a neu\u0161el mu ani nejti\u0161\u0161\u00ed lomoz na chodb\u011b p\u0159ede dve\u0159mi cely. P\u0159ilo\u017eil ucho ke kl\u00ed\u010dov\u00e9 d\u00edrce a zaslechl hlasy dvou h\u00e1daj\u00edc\u00edch se mu\u017e\u016f. N\u00e1hle kdosi uvolnil z\u00e1voru, odemkl dve\u0159e, a na prahu se objevil hrbat\u00fd dozorce a jeden z pod\u0159\u00edzen\u00fdch zam\u011bstnanc\u016f, kter\u00fd se proti \u010demusi ohrazoval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTak se pod\u00edvejte, jsou tady, oba \u017eiv\u00ed a zdrav\u00ed, jak jsem v\u00e1m to pov\u00eddal. A \u0159\u00edk\u00e1m v\u00e1m znova, \u017ee nebyli v seznamu. Pro\u010d m\u011b teda sek\u00fdrujete, \u017ee jsem v\u010dera neozna\u010dil jejich celu k\u0159\u00eddou? Jen na m\u011b je\u0161t\u011b jednou p\u0159ij\u010fte, a\u017e budete m\u00edt pod \u010depic\u00ed, abych ud\u011blal va\u0161i pr\u00e1ci za v\u00e1s!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNe\u017eva\u0148, a uka\u017e mi rad\u0161i je\u0161t\u011b jednou listinu,\u201c odbyl ho hrb\u00e1\u010d, obr\u00e1til se do chodby a vzal od sv\u00e9ho pr\u016fvodce svitek pap\u00edru. Prohl\u00e9dl si jej a pak se podrbal na hlav\u011b. \u201eK \u010dertu, tohle mi teda opravdu nejde na rozum,\u201c zvolal. \u201eP\u0159\u00edsahal bych, \u017ee jsem s\u00e1m \u010detl v\u010dera odpoledne jejich jm\u00e9na u m\u0159\u00ed\u017ee. A te\u010f je tu ne a ne naj\u00edt, kdybych se rozkr\u00e1jel. Sp\u00edm nebo jsem vzh\u016fru. \u0160t\u00edpni m\u011b, kamar\u00e1de. Jsem opil\u00fd nebo st\u0159\u00edzliv\u00fd?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eDouf\u00e1m, \u017ee st\u0159\u00edzliv\u00fd,\u201c ozval se klidn\u00fd hlas vedle n\u011bho. \u201eP\u0159i\u0161el jsem se pod\u00edvat, jak je v\u00e1m po v\u010derej\u0161ku.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJak mi je, ob\u010dane Lomaque? Jsem jako u vid\u011bn\u00ed. P\u0159ece jste vy s\u00e1m v\u010dera dopoledne hl\u00eddal m\u00edsto m\u011b tohohle mu\u017ee a \u017eenu. Dal bych na to krk, \u017ee jsem odpoledne \u010detl jejich jm\u00e9na. A dnes r\u00e1no je nevid\u00edm v listin\u011b. Co tomu \u0159\u00edk\u00e1te?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eA co \u0159\u00edk\u00e1te tomu,\u201c p\u0159isolil si pohan\u011bn\u00fd zam\u011bstnanec, \u201e\u017ee m\u011b tady sek\u00fdruje, \u017ee pr\u00fd jsem zapomn\u011bl ozna\u010dit k\u0159\u00eddou jejich dve\u0159e, kdy\u017e s\u00e1m byl tak nachmelen\u00fd, \u017ee to nedok\u00e1zal ud\u011blat. Z\u0159\u00eddil se pod obraz bo\u017e\u00ed. Kdybych nebyl takov\u00fd dobr\u00e1k od kosti, jako jsem, \u017ealoval bych na n\u011bj vrchn\u00edmu \u017eal\u00e1\u0159n\u00edkovi.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eM\u00e1\u0161 pravdu, \u017ee jsi k n\u011bmu shov\u00edvav\u00fd, kde\u017eto on nem\u00e1 pravdu, \u017ee t\u011b zbyte\u010dn\u011b sek\u00fdruje,\u201c \u0159ekl Lomaque d\u016frazn\u011b. \u201eJestli v\u00e1m sm\u00edm radit,\u201c pokra\u010doval d\u016fv\u011brn\u011b k hrb\u00e1\u010dovi, \u201etak se po t\u00e9 v\u010derej\u0161\u00ed opi\u010dce moc nespol\u00e9hejte na pam\u011b\u0165. Jejich jm\u00e9na nejsou v listin\u011b, tak jste je nemohl \u010d\u00edst. A pokud jde o tu \u010dek\u00e1rnu, mohl bych v\u00e1m leccos prozradit \u2014 vrchn\u00ed agenti v\u011bd\u00ed v\u00edc, ne\u017e si mysl\u00edte. P\u0159edseda soudu odsuzuje nebo osvobozuje lidi p\u0159ed ve\u0159ejnost\u00ed. Ale je tu je\u0161t\u011b n\u011bkdo jin\u00fd, mocn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed ne\u017e tis\u00edc p\u0159edsed\u016f, a ten tu a tam odsuzuje nebo osvobozuje pod pokli\u010dkou. Jist\u011b se dovt\u00edp\u00edte, o kom je \u0159e\u010d. V\u00edc v\u00e1m nepov\u00edm, leda to, abyste si zbyte\u010dn\u011b nel\u00e1mal hlavu a v\u011b\u0159il listin\u011b, kterou dr\u017e\u00edte v rukou. \u0158i\u010fte se t\u00edm, co v n\u00ed stoj\u00ed, a nikdo v\u00e1m nem\u016f\u017ee nic vytknout. Jestli ale budete strkat prsty, do \u010deho v\u00e1m nic nen\u00ed, m\u016f\u017ee se v\u00e1m lehko st\u00e1t\u2026\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Lomaque nedokon\u010dil, zvedl ruku a hranou dlan\u011b p\u0159ejel hrb\u00e1\u010dovi po krku. Jeho slova i gesto vylekaly dozorce jaksepat\u0159\u00ed. Pod\u00edval se zara\u017een\u011b na Lomaqua, pak se drsn\u011b omluvil pod\u0159\u00edzen\u00e9mu. Kroutil hlavou, nerv\u00f3zn\u011b ma\u010dkal v ruce listinu a \u0161el si po sv\u00fdch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eR\u00e1d bych se na n\u011b pod\u00edval, jestli to jsou opravdu ti, co jsem je v\u010dera dopoledne hl\u00eddal v \u010dek\u00e1rn\u011b,\u201c \u0159ekl Lomaque a polo\u017eil ruku na dve\u0159e cely, kdy\u017e se je zam\u011bstnanec chystal zase zamknout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eRozhodn\u011b se na n\u011b pod\u00edvejte,\u201c \u0159ekl mu\u017e. \u201eVsad\u00edm se, \u017ee v\u00e1m ten kamar\u00e1d z mokr\u00e9 \u010dtvrti napov\u00eddal n\u011bjak\u00e9 \u017ev\u00e1sty.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Lomaque se nedal dvakr\u00e1t pob\u00edzet. Trudaine sed\u011bl vedle sestry v kout\u011b co nejd\u00e1l ode dve\u0159\u00ed, z\u0159ejm\u011b proto, aby nesly\u0161ela, co se mluv\u00ed za dve\u0159mi. P\u0159esto hled\u011bla d\u00edvka neklidn\u011b a tv\u00e1\u0159e j\u00ed lehce planuly. Patrn\u011b vytu\u0161ila, \u017ee se na chodb\u011b d\u011bje n\u011bco neoby\u010dejn\u00e9ho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Lomaque pokynul Trudainovi, aby \u0161el k n\u011bmu, a za\u0161eptal: \u201eV\u00e1\u0161 recept se osv\u011bd\u010dil. Pro dne\u0161ek jste zachr\u00e1n\u011bni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Sd\u011blte to sest\u0159e tak \u0161etrn\u011b, jak um\u00edte.&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Ustal a nap\u00ednal sluch, dokud ho vzd\u00e1len\u00e9 kroky nep\u0159esv\u011bd\u010dily, \u017ee n\u00e1hradn\u00ed dozorce zat\u00edm do\u0161el na druh\u00fd konec chodby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eDanville byl v\u010dera tady ve v\u011bzen\u00ed a sly\u0161el, jak \u010dtou va\u0161e jm\u00e9na, ale ve\u010der byl podle Robespierrova tajn\u00e9ho rozkazu zat\u010den a dopraven do Templu. Z \u010deho je obvin\u011bn a kdy bude souzen, nemohu prozat\u00edm \u0159\u00edct. V\u00edm jen, \u017ee byl zat\u010den. Ti\u0161e, te\u010f nemluvte, n\u00e1\u0161 p\u0159\u00edtel se vrac\u00ed. Bu\u010fte klidn\u00fd a doufejte, \u017ee se v\u011bci \u2014 hlavn\u011b politick\u00e9 \u2014 obr\u00e1t\u00ed k lep\u0161\u00edmu. Mus\u00ed v\u00e1m sta\u010dit \u00fat\u011bcha, \u017ee jste pro dne\u0161ek oba v bezpe\u010d\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eA z\u00edtra?\u201c zeptal se \u0161eptem Trudaine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eO z\u00edt\u0159ek se nestarejte,\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bl Lomaque. \u201eCo se m\u00e1 st\u00e1t, stane se.\u201c<br \/>A rychle se obr\u00e1til ke dve\u0159\u00edm.<\/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>7.Kapitola Den pokro\u010dil. Odsouzen\u00ed v\u011bzni \u2014 po jednom, po dvou \u010di po t\u0159ech \u2014 p\u0159ich\u00e1zeli ze soudn\u00ed s\u00edn\u011b a shrom\u00e1\u017edili se v \u010dek\u00e1rn\u011b. 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