{"id":64397,"date":"2026-07-12T08:17:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T06:17:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=64397"},"modified":"2026-07-12T08:17:48","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T06:17:48","slug":"wilkie-collins-zluta-maska-42","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=64397","title":{"rendered":"Wilkie Collins – \u017dlut\u00e1 Maska"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Kapitola 2. – \u010c\u00cdSLA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jednoho dne ke konci ledna 1817 \u2014 byl nevl\u00eddn\u00fd ve\u010der a na ulic\u00edch le\u017eel sn\u00edh. Po Strandu kr\u00e1\u010del mlad\u00fd mu\u017e. Zabo\u010dil do ulice, kde bydlil dr. Lagarde, a zaklepal na dve\u0159e Mesmerova \u017e\u00e1ka. Byl urostl\u00fd, hezk\u00fd a p\u0159\u00edm\u00e9 dr\u017een\u00ed t\u011bla prozrazovalo, \u017ee je p\u0159\u00edslu\u0161n\u00edkem vojensk\u00e9ho stavu. Byl oble\u010den velmi vkusn\u011b, bez nejmen\u0161\u00ed stopy po k\u0159iklav\u00e9 v\u00fdst\u0159ednosti p\u0159evl\u00e1daj\u00edc\u00ed tou dobou v p\u00e1nsk\u00e9 m\u00f3d\u011b. Jedn\u00edm slovem, cel\u00fd jeho zevn\u011bj\u0161ek neomyln\u011b sv\u011bd\u010dil o dobr\u00e9m vychov\u00e1n\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Star\u00fd sluha ho uvedl do \u010dek\u00e1rny v prvn\u00edm pat\u0159e. Sv\u011btlo mal\u00e9 lampy s tmavozelen\u00fdm st\u00ednidlem stoj\u00edc\u00ed na konzole zapu\u0161t\u011bn\u00e9 ve zdi bylo do t\u00e9 m\u00edry ztlumeno, \u017ee i kdy\u017e se tu n\u00e1hodou setkali dva zn\u00e1m\u00ed, bylo t\u00e9m\u011b\u0159 vylou\u010deno, aby se navz\u00e1jem poznali. Jen nez\u0159eteln\u011b bylo vid\u011bt kovovou pokladni\u010dku p\u0159ipevn\u011bnou ke stolu. V blikav\u00e9 z\u00e1\u0159i n\u00edzk\u00e9ho krbu p\u0159\u00edchoz\u00ed zahl\u00e9dl obrysy t\u0159\u00ed mu\u017e\u016f sed\u00edc\u00edch ml\u010dky a daleko od sebe v k\u0159eslech. Krom\u011b nich v m\u00edstnosti nebyl nikdo. Sychrav\u00e9 po\u010das\u00ed nepochybn\u011b zp\u016fsobilo, \u017ee l\u00e9ka\u0159ova d\u00e1msk\u00e1 klientela z\u016fstala tentokr\u00e1t doma. Na jednotliv\u00fdch p\u0159edm\u011btech v p\u0159ij\u00edmac\u00edm pokoji nebylo nic pozoruhodn\u00e9ho. N\u00e1bytek byl jednoduch\u00fd a \u010dist\u00fd, nic v\u00edc. Star\u00fd slou\u017e\u00edc\u00ed podal p\u0159\u00edchoz\u00edmu cedulku s \u010d\u00edslem, dodal \u0161eptem \u201eVyvol\u00e1m va\u0161e \u010d\u00edslo, pane, a\u017e na v\u00e1s p\u0159ijde \u0159ada,\u201c a zmizel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


N\u011bkolik minut hlubok\u00e9 ticho ru\u0161il jen slab\u00fd tikot hodin. Po chv\u00edli bylo z vnit\u0159n\u00edho pokoje sly\u0161et zvonek, dve\u0159e se otev\u0159ely a objevil se mu\u017e, jeho\u017e n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bva u dr. Lagarda pr\u00e1v\u011b skon\u010dila. Sv\u016fj n\u00e1zor na seanci tlumo\u010dil zcela nepokryt\u011b jedin\u00fdm slovem \u201eHumbuk!\u201c \u0160el kolem pokladni\u010dky, ale nevhodil do n\u00ed \u017e\u00e1dn\u00fd p\u0159\u00edsp\u011bvek.
Star\u00fd sluha vyvolal dal\u0161\u00ed \u010d\u00edslo (bylo to \u010d\u00edslo patn\u00e1ct) \u2014 a tehdy se stala prvn\u00ed podivn\u00e1 v\u011bc z mnoha dal\u0161\u00edch, kter\u00e9 se pozd\u011bji odehr\u00e1ly v l\u00e9ka\u0159ov\u011b byt\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


V\u0161ichni t\u0159i mu\u017ei \u010dekaj\u00edc\u00ed v k\u0159eslech vstali jeden po druh\u00e9m, prohl\u00e9dli si ve sv\u011btle lampy sv\u00e1 \u010d\u00edsla a pak se op\u011bt s \u00fadivem a zklam\u00e1n\u00edm posadili. Sluha p\u0159isp\u011bchal, aby zjistil co se d\u011bje. Uk\u00e1zalo se, \u017ee m\u00edsto \u010d\u00edsel patn\u00e1ct, \u0161estn\u00e1ct a sedmn\u00e1ct st\u00e1la na cedulk\u00e1ch t\u0159\u00ed n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bvn\u00edk\u016f \u010d\u00edsla \u0161estn\u00e1ct, sedmn\u00e1ct, a osmn\u00e1ct! Sluha se obr\u00e1til k mlad\u00e9mu mu\u017ei, kter\u00fd p\u0159i\u0161el posledn\u00ed, a \u0159ekl:
\u201ePatrn\u011b jsem se zm\u00fdlil, pane. Nem\u00e1m u\u017e tak dobr\u00fd zrak jako d\u0159\u00edv. Ob\u00e1v\u00e1m se, \u017ee jsem v t\u00e9 tm\u011b omylem zam\u011bnil cedulky. Nedal jsem v\u00e1m \u010d\u00edslo patn\u00e1ct m\u00edsto osmn\u00e1ct?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Mlad\u00fd gentleman uk\u00e1zal svou cedulku. Sluha se skute\u010dn\u011b zm\u00fdlil, ale ne tak, jak p\u0159edpokl\u00e1dal. Zjistilo se, \u017ee cedulka, kterou dr\u017eel v ruce posledn\u00ed p\u0159\u00edchoz\u00ed, m\u011bla \u010d\u00edslo, pat\u0159\u00edc\u00ed nespokojen\u00e9mu klientovi, kter\u00fd pr\u00e1v\u011b ode\u0161el \u2014 \u010d\u00edslo \u010dtrn\u00e1ct! Pokud jde o cedulku \u010d\u00edslo patn\u00e1ct, nalezla se teprve druh\u00fd den r\u00e1no pohozen\u00e1 v kout\u011b na podlaze!<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Sluhu v prvn\u00ed chv\u00edli nenapadlo nic lep\u0161\u00edho, ne\u017e vyb\u011bhnout z \u010dek\u00e1rny a zavolat p\u016fvodn\u00edho dr\u017eitele \u010d\u00edsla \u010dtrn\u00e1ct, aby se vr\u00e1til a pomohl objasnit z\u00e1hadu. Nespokojen\u00e9mu gentlemanovi n\u00e1hodou dve\u0159e do ulice otev\u00edrala bytn\u00e1, velmi hezk\u00e1 \u017eena, a p\u00e1n se s n\u00ed dal do hovoru. Dal si \u0159\u00edci, zejm\u00e9na d\u00edky p\u0159\u00edmluv\u011b hezk\u00e9 bytn\u00e9, aby se vr\u00e1til do prvn\u00edho patra. P\u0159i vstupu do p\u0159ij\u00edmac\u00ed m\u00edstnosti oslovil shrom\u00e1\u017ed\u011bn\u00e9 hosty ot\u00e1zkou p\u0159\u00edzna\u010dnou pro jeho du\u0161evn\u00ed rozpolo\u017een\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201eDal\u0161\u00ed humbuk?\u201c zvolal milovn\u00edk rozpr\u00e1vek s hezk\u00fdmi \u017eenami.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Sluha dokonale zmaten vlastn\u00ed nepozornost\u00ed se pokou\u0161el omluvit nedopat\u0159en\u00ed.
\u201ePros\u00edm, p\u00e1nov\u00e9, promi\u0148te mi,\u201c \u0159ekl. \u201eBoj\u00edm se, \u017ee jsem si spletl rozd\u00e1van\u00e9 cedulky s t\u011bmi, kter\u00e9 jsem dostal zp\u00e1tky. M\u00e1m rozkaz, odstranit v\u0161echna p\u0159\u00edpadn\u00e1 nedorozum\u011bn\u00ed p\u0159\u00edmo na m\u00edst\u011b. Ale v tomto p\u0159\u00edpad\u011b bude mysl\u00edm lep\u0161\u00ed, poradit se s p\u00e1nem.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Zmizel ve vnit\u0159n\u00ed m\u00edstnosti. Po jeho odchodu si p\u00e1ni vym\u011b\u0148ovali \u017eertovn\u00e9 pozn\u00e1mky o situaci, v n\u00ed\u017e se octli. P\u016fvodn\u00ed majitel \u010d\u00edsla \u010dtrn\u00e1ct vyl\u00ed\u010dil svou zku\u0161enost s jasnovidcem op\u011bt zcela jadrn\u011b: \u201eCht\u011bl jsem na n\u011bm, aby mi h\u00e1dal budoucnost. Samoz\u0159ejm\u011b nap\u0159ed musel usnout, a pak z n\u011bho vylezlo, \u017ee mi nem\u016f\u017ee \u0159\u00edct nic. Ptal jsem se pro\u010d. Nev\u00edm, pov\u00edd\u00e1. Ale j\u00e1 to v\u00edm, \u0159ekl jsem mu. Proto\u017ee to je humbuk. P\u00e1nov\u00e9, vsad\u00edm se s v\u00e1mi jedna ku deseti, \u017ee i vy v tom budete vid\u011bt humbuk.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Ne\u017e mohla b\u00fdt s\u00e1zka p\u0159ijata nebo odm\u00edtnuta, otev\u0159ely se znovu dve\u0159e do vnit\u0159n\u00ed m\u00edstnosti. Na prahu se objevila postava vysok\u00e9ho, huben\u00e9ho mu\u017ee, temn\u011b se r\u00fdsuj\u00edc\u00ed proti sv\u011btlu v pracovn\u011b. Nezvykle klidn\u00fdm a v\u00e1\u017en\u00fdm hlasem oslovil p\u0159\u00edtomn\u00e9 p\u00e1ny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201ePros\u00edm v\u00e1s, p\u00e1nov\u00e9, bu\u010fte shov\u00edvav\u00ed. O\u010dividn\u00e1 n\u00e1hoda, \u017ee posledn\u00ed n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bvn\u00edk dostal \u010d\u00edslo pat\u0159\u00edc\u00ed p\u016fvodn\u011b p\u00e1novi, jeho\u017e n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bva u m\u011b byla bezv\u00fdsledn\u00e1, m\u016f\u017ee m\u00edt ur\u010dit\u00fd v\u00fdznam, ale v tom p\u0159\u00edpad\u011b nem\u016f\u017ee nikdo z n\u00e1s p\u0159edv\u00eddat jak\u00fd. Zd\u016fraz\u0148uji: netvrd\u00edm nic ur\u010dit\u00e9ho, \u0159\u00edk\u00e1m jen, m\u016f\u017ee m\u00edt. Jestli\u017ee mi tito t\u0159i gentlemani, kte\u0159\u00ed jsou tak laskav\u00ed a \u010dekaj\u00ed, a\u017e pro n\u011b budu m\u00edt \u010das, dovol\u00ed p\u0159ijmout nyn\u011bj\u0161\u00edho dr\u017eitele \u010d\u00edsla \u010dtrn\u00e1ct mimo po\u0159ad\u00ed a jestli\u017ee p\u00e1n, kter\u00fd nebyl spokojen s mou odpov\u011bd\u00ed, bude tak laskav a po\u010dk\u00e1 zde je\u0161t\u011b chvilku \u2014 slibuji, \u017ee nestane-li se p\u0159i seanci b\u011bhem prvn\u00edch deseti minut nic zvl\u00e1\u0161tn\u00edho, p\u0159ijmu ostatn\u00ed n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bvn\u00edky, kte\u0159\u00ed jsou na \u0159ad\u011b, a nebudu d\u00e9le zdr\u017eovat p\u00e1na, kter\u00fd u\u017e u m\u011b byl. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jestli naopak vyjde najevo n\u011bco zaj\u00edmav\u00e9ho, je pravd\u011bpodobn\u00e9, \u017ee se to bude t\u00fdkat n\u011bkter\u00e9ho z v\u00e1s, nejsp\u00ed\u0161 p\u016fvodn\u00edho majitele \u010d\u00edsla \u010dtrn\u00e1ct. Zd\u00e1 se v\u00e1m za t\u011bchto okolnost\u00ed deset minut trp\u011blivosti p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 mnoho?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n


T\u0159i n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bvn\u00edci, \u010dekaj\u00edc\u00ed u\u017e del\u0161\u00ed dobu, se mezi sebou poradili a rozhodli se, jeliko\u017e nem\u011bli nic lep\u0161\u00edho na pr\u00e1ci, p\u0159ijmout doktorovu v\u00fdzvu. Gentleman pova\u017euj\u00edc\u00ed celou v\u011bc za humbuk vyndal s bohorovn\u00fdm klidem z kapsy zlatou minci, vyhodil ji do vzduchu, chytil ji do ruky a ani\u017e se na ni pod\u00edval, p\u0159istoupil k zast\u00edn\u011bn\u00e9 lamp\u011b na konzoli. \u201eHlava znamen\u00e1 ano, orel znamen\u00e1 ne.\u201c Otev\u0159el dla\u0148 a pod\u00edval se na pen\u00edz. \u201eHlava! V\u00fdborn\u011b! M\u016f\u017eete za\u010d\u00edt sv\u016fj hokus pokus, pane. Po\u010dk\u00e1m.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n


\u201eV\u011b\u0159\u00edte na n\u00e1hodu?\u201c zeptal se doktor a klidn\u011b mu pohl\u00e9dl do o\u010d\u00ed. \u201eM\u00e9 \u017eivotn\u00ed zku\u0161enosti m\u011b tomu odnau\u010dily.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n


Pustil mlad\u00e9ho mu\u017ee s \u010d\u00edslem \u010dtrn\u00e1ct do zadn\u00ed m\u00edstnosti, pak tam vstoupil s\u00e1m a zav\u0159el za sebou dve\u0159e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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p\u0159eklad a \u00faprava: Nikola Valerov\u00e1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Kapitola 2. – \u010c\u00cdSLA Jednoho dne ke konci ledna 1817 \u2014 byl nevl\u00eddn\u00fd ve\u010der a na ulic\u00edch le\u017eel sn\u00edh. Po Strandu kr\u00e1\u010del mlad\u00fd mu\u017e. Zabo\u010dil […]<\/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-64397","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\/64397","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=64397"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64397\/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=64397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=64397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=64397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}