{"id":64400,"date":"2026-07-12T10:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-07-12T08:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=64400"},"modified":"2026-07-12T10:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-07-12T08:14:13","slug":"wilkie-collins-zluta-maska-44","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=64400","title":{"rendered":"Wilkie Collins &#8211; \u017dlut\u00e1 Maska"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kapitola 4. &#8211; HLEDAN\u00dd MU\u017d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eOstatn\u00ed t\u0159i p\u00e1ni ode\u0161li, madam,\u201c vysv\u011btloval sluha pan\u00ed Lagardov\u00e9. \u201eNecht\u011bli u\u017e \u010dekat. Tohoto gentlemana jsem zastihl v hlubok\u00e9m sp\u00e1nku. Asi se na m\u011b zlob\u00ed, \u017ee jsem si dovolil ho probudit.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eOby\u010dejn\u00fd sp\u00e1nek se patrn\u011b v tomhle byt\u011b netrp\u00ed,\u201c prohodil gentleman ode dve\u0159\u00ed. \u201eNen\u00ed to douf\u00e1m moje vina, \u017ee nedovedu sp\u00e1t magneticky.&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Mu\u017e ve\u0161el do m\u00edstnosti. Byl to p\u016fvodn\u00ed dr\u017eitel cedulky s \u010d\u00edslem \u010dtrn\u00e1ct. V jasn\u00e9m sv\u011btle lampy v pracovn\u011b bylo mo\u017eno si ho l\u00e9pe prohl\u00e9dnout. Byl vysok\u00e9 postavy, p\u0159\u00edjemn\u00e9, kvetouc\u00ed tv\u00e1\u0159e, v nejlep\u0161\u00edch letech, se zlatohn\u011bd\u00fdmi vlasy a jiskrn\u00fdma modr\u00fdma o\u010dima. Kdy\u017e zahl\u00e9dl pan\u00ed Lagardovou, okam\u017eit\u011b zm\u011bnil ironick\u00fd t\u00f3n sv\u00fdch pozn\u00e1mek s pohotovost\u00ed sv\u011bd\u010d\u00edc\u00ed o dobr\u00e9m vychov\u00e1n\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePros\u00edm za prominut\u00ed,\u201c \u0159ekl. \u201eM\u00e1m spoustu zlozvyk\u016f a jedn\u00edm z nich je, \u017ee si r\u00e1d d\u011bl\u00e1m ze v\u0161eho \u0161vandu. Mluvil sluha pravdu, kdy\u017e tvrdil, \u017ee jste vyslovila p\u0159\u00e1n\u00ed, abych se dostavil do t\u00e9to m\u00edstnosti?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pan\u00ed Lagardov\u00e1 mu stru\u010dn\u011b vysv\u011btlila, o\u010d jde. Kvetouc\u00ed gentleman \u2014 i kdy\u017e patrn\u011b i nad\u00e1le pova\u017eoval v\u0161echno za \u201ehumbuk\u201c \u2014 odpov\u011bd\u011bl, \u017ee ho jen t\u011b\u0161\u00ed, m\u016f\u017ee-li b\u00fdt v n\u011b\u010dem u\u017eite\u010dn\u00fd. \u201eBlahop\u0159eji v\u00e1m,\u201c prohodil sv\u00fdm rozmarn\u00fdm zp\u016fsobem, kdy\u017e \u0161el kolem n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bvn\u00edka, kter\u00fd dostal jeho cedulku. \u201eVe va\u0161ich rukou je \u010dtrn\u00e1ctka nepochybn\u011b \u0161\u0165astn\u011bj\u0161\u00edm \u010d\u00edslem ne\u017e v m\u00fdch.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Za \u0159e\u010di uchopil volnou ruku dr. Lagarda. P\u0159i jeho dotyku se jasnovidec vzru\u0161en\u011b pohnul. Jeho hlas zes\u00edlil, tv\u00e1\u0159e se zbarvily do \u010dervena. \u201eVy jste ten hledan\u00fd mu\u017e!\u201c zvolal. \u201eVid\u00edm v\u00e1s docela z\u0159eteln\u011b.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eCo d\u011bl\u00e1m?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eStoj\u00edte naproti mlad\u00e9mu mu\u017ei, kter\u00fd m\u011b dr\u017e\u00ed za ruku. Zved\u00e1te pistoli a m\u00ed\u0159\u00edte na jeho hru\u010f.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Nev\u011b\u0159\u00edc\u00ed host vrhl rychl\u00fd pohled na sv\u00e9ho spole\u010dn\u00edka. Smysl pro humor v n\u011bm op\u011bt jednou nabyl vrchu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eVzhledem k tomu, \u017ee vy a j\u00e1 jsme zap\u0159is\u00e1hl\u00ed nep\u0159\u00e1tel\u00e9,\u201c pravil, \u201enemysl\u00edte, \u017ee by n\u00e1s m\u011bl dr. Lagarde navz\u00e1jem p\u0159edstavit, ne\u017eli bude pokra\u010dovat ve v\u011b\u0161tb\u011b? M\u00e1me se utkat v souboji a slu\u0161elo by se, aby ka\u017ed\u00fd z n\u00e1s v\u011bd\u011bl, na koho to vlastn\u011b st\u0159\u00edl\u00ed.\u201c Obr\u00e1til se k dr. Lagardovi. \u201eDramatick\u00e9 situace m\u011b bav\u00ed leda na divadle,\u201c pokra\u010doval. \u201eDovolte, abych v\u00e1s podrobil docela st\u0159\u00edzliv\u00e9 zkou\u0161ce. P\u0159\u00e1l bych si, abyste m\u011b p\u0159edstavil tomuto p\u00e1novi. \u0158ekl v\u00e1m sv\u00e9 jm\u00e9no?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNikoliv.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAle p\u0159esto je asi zn\u00e1te?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eZajist\u00e9. Sta\u010d\u00ed, abych ve stavu transu, kdy\u017e m\u011b dr\u017e\u00edte za ruce, nahl\u00e9dl do va\u0161eho v\u011bdom\u00ed a zn\u00e1m va\u0161e jm\u00e9na stejn\u011b dob\u0159e jako vy sami.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTak n\u00e1s tedy p\u0159edstavte,\u201c trval na sv\u00e9m \u017eertumilovn\u00fd gentleman. \u201eA za\u010dn\u011bte s m\u00fdm jm\u00e9nem.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePane Percy Linwoode,\u201c \u0159ekl l\u00e9ka\u0159, \u201edovolte, abych v\u00e1m p\u0159edstavil kapit\u00e1na Bervieho od d\u011blost\u0159electva.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Oba p\u00e1ni, jako by se dohodli, pustili ruku dr. Lagarda a dokonale zmateni pohl\u00e9dli jeden na druh\u00e9ho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eZ\u0159ejm\u011b si n\u011bkde zjistil na\u0161e jm\u00e9na,\u201c prohodil pan Percy Linwood a rozetnul tak gordick\u00fd uzel k sv\u00e9 naprost\u00e9 spokojenosti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Kapit\u00e1n Bervie v\u0161ak nezapomn\u011bl, co mu odpov\u011bd\u011bla pan\u00ed Lagardov\u00e1, kdy\u017e p\u0159ed chv\u00edl\u00ed vyslovil tak\u00e9 on podez\u0159en\u00ed, \u017ee jde o n\u011bjak\u00fd obratn\u00fd trik. S pochybn\u00fdm \u00fasp\u011bchem opakoval jej\u00ed slova panu Linwoodovi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eJe mo\u017en\u00e9, \u017ee v\u00e1s tyto d\u016fvody nep\u0159esv\u011bd\u010duj\u00ed tak, jako p\u0159esv\u011bd\u010dily m\u011b,\u201c dodal, \u201eale prok\u00e1zal byste mi laskavost, kdybyste nem\u011bl n\u00e1mitek proti tomu, abychom op\u011bt vzali doktora ka\u017ed\u00fd za jednu ruku a poslechli si, co n\u00e1m je\u0161t\u011b m\u016f\u017ee ve sv\u00e9m magnetick\u00e9m sp\u00e1nku vyjevit.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eS nejv\u011bt\u0161\u00ed radost\u00ed,\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bl pan Linwood bod\u0159e. \u201eN\u00e1\u0161 p\u0159\u00edtel m\u011b za\u010d\u00edn\u00e1 bavit. Jsem stejn\u011b zv\u011bdav jako vy, co v\u0161echno je\u0161t\u011b uvid\u00ed.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Dal\u0161\u00ed ot\u00e1zku polo\u017eil kapit\u00e1n Bervie.<br \/>\u201eVid\u011bl jste n\u00e1\u0161 souboj. M\u016f\u017eete n\u00e1m prozradit, jak dopadl?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNemohu v\u00e1m \u0159\u00edci nic jin\u00e9ho, ne\u017eli co jsem v\u00e1m u\u017e \u0159ekl. Postavy obou duelant\u016f se rozplynuly stejn\u011b jako ty, kter\u00e9 jsem vid\u011bl p\u0159edt\u00edm. Co te\u010f vid\u00edm, vypad\u00e1 jako z\u00e1krut zahradn\u00ed cesty posypan\u00e9 \u0161t\u011brkem. Sm\u011brem ke mn\u011b p\u0159ich\u00e1zej\u00ed mu\u017e a \u017eena. Mu\u017e se zastavuje, navl\u00e9k\u00e1 \u017een\u011b na ruku prsten a l\u00edb\u00e1 ji.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Kapit\u00e1n Bervie se zachmu\u0159il a umlkl. Zato pan Linwood se zeptal trochu u\u0161t\u011bpa\u010dn\u011b:<br \/>\u201eKdo je ten \u0161\u0165astn\u00fd mu\u017e?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTen \u0161\u0165astn\u00fd mu\u017e jste vy,\u201c zn\u011bla pohotov\u00e1 odpov\u011b\u010f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eA kdo je ta \u017eena?\u201c zvolal kapit\u00e1n Bervie, ne\u017eli mohl pan Linwood pokra\u010dovat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJe to t\u00e1\u017e \u017eena, kterou jsem vid\u011bl d\u0159\u00edv. M\u00e1 na sob\u011b stejn\u00fd bled\u011bmodr\u00fd oblek.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>S t\u00edm se v\u0161ak kapit\u00e1n nespokojil. P\u0159\u00e1l si v\u011bd\u011bt v\u00edc. \u201eAle jak vypad\u00e1?\u201c zeptal se ost\u0159e. \u201eMus\u00edte p\u0159ece vid\u011bt alespo\u0148 n\u011bco!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eM\u00e1 dlouh\u00e9 tmav\u011b ka\u0161tanov\u00e9 vlasy spl\u00fdvaj\u00edc\u00ed a\u017e k pasu. M\u00e1 vl\u00eddn\u00e9 tmavohn\u011bd\u00e9 o\u010di. Jej\u00ed ple\u0165 m\u00e1 jemn\u00fd nazl\u00e1tl\u00fd odst\u00edn. P\u016fsob\u00ed dojmem citliv\u00e9, nerv\u00f3zn\u00ed \u017eeny. Je dosud zcela mlad\u00e1. V\u00edc nevid\u00edm.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJe v zahrad\u011b n\u011bjak\u00fd jin\u00fd mu\u017e?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNevid\u00edm \u017e\u00e1dn\u00e9ho jin\u00e9ho mu\u017ee.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eProhl\u00e9dn\u011bte si znovu mu\u017ee, kter\u00fd navl\u00e9k\u00e1 d\u00edvce na ruku prsten. Jste si jist, \u017ee je to pan Percy Linwood?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJsem si naprosto jist.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Kapit\u00e1n Bervie vstal z k\u0159esla.<br \/>\u201eD\u011bkuji v\u00e1m, dr. Lagarde, sly\u0161el jsem dost.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u0160el ke dve\u0159\u00edm. Pan Percy Linwood pustil l\u00e9ka\u0159ovu ruku, pohl\u00e9dl s \u00fa\u017easem na odch\u00e1zej\u00edc\u00edho kapit\u00e1na a zvolal:<br \/>\u201eVy tomu opravdu v\u011b\u0159\u00edte?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201e\u0158ekl jsem jen, \u017ee jsem sly\u0161el dost,\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bl kapit\u00e1n Bervie podr\u00e1\u017ed\u011bn\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pan Linwood jasn\u011b nahl\u00e9dl, \u017ee ka\u017ed\u00fd dal\u0161\u00ed pokus obr\u00e1tit celou v\u011bc v \u017eert by mohl m\u00edt ne\u017e\u00e1douc\u00ed n\u00e1sledky. \u201eNelze p\u0159ece br\u00e1t v\u00e1\u017en\u011b seanci tohoto druhu,\u201c prohodil klidn\u011b. \u201eDomn\u00edv\u00e1m se, \u017ee mohu mluvit o hol\u00fdch faktech, ani\u017e bych si p\u0159\u00e1l kohokoliv urazit. Mohu se v\u0161\u00ed ur\u010ditost\u00ed prohl\u00e1sit, \u017ee popis t\u00e9 d\u00e1my se nehod\u00ed na \u017e\u00e1dnou z \u017een, kter\u00e9 osobn\u011b zn\u00e1m.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Kapit\u00e1n Bervie se odm\u011b\u0159en\u011b ohl\u00e9dl od dve\u0159\u00ed. Bylo z\u0159ejm\u00e9, \u017ee jeho trp\u011blivost byla podrobena t\u011b\u017ek\u00e9 zkou\u0161ce. Ale zd\u00e1lo se, \u017ee nevzru\u0161en\u00e1 tv\u00e1\u0159 pana Linwooda a p\u0159\u00edtomnost pan\u00ed Lagardov\u00e9 mu p\u0159ipomn\u011bly povinnosti slu\u0161n\u011b vychovan\u00e9ho mu\u017ee. Potla\u010dil prudk\u00e1 slova, kter\u00e1 se chystal pron\u00e9st. \u201eNen\u00ed vylou\u010deno, \u017ee pozn\u00e1te je\u0161t\u011b jin\u00e9 \u017eeny,\u201c bylo v\u0161e, co \u0159ekl. \u201eM\u00e1te p\u0159ece budoucnost p\u0159ed sebou.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>S t\u011bmi slovy ode\u0161el. Percy Linwood chv\u00edli uva\u017eoval, pro\u010d se asi kapit\u00e1n takto chov\u00e1. Hodil se snad popis d\u00e1my, jak ji vyl\u00ed\u010dil dr. Lagarde, na n\u011bjakou d\u00edvku, kterou znal? Nebo dokonce, kterou m\u011bl r\u00e1d? A jasnovidec mu bezd\u011b\u010dn\u011b p\u0159ipomn\u011bl, \u017ee jeho l\u00e1ska nen\u00ed op\u011btov\u00e1na? Zd\u00e1lo se to pravd\u011bpodobn\u00e9. Ale v tom p\u0159\u00edpad\u011b snad tak\u00e9 v\u011b\u0159il, \u017ee opravdu dojde k souboji, kter\u00fd dr. Lagarde ve sp\u00e1nku vid\u011bl? Podle l\u00e9ka\u0159ov\u00fdch slov nebyl p\u0159\u00edtomen v zahrad\u011b p\u0159i milostn\u00e9 sc\u00e9n\u011b. Vyvozoval snad z toho, \u017ee je mu touto v\u011b\u0161tbou souzeno padnout v souboji? Jen bl\u00e1zen by mohl j\u00edt v \u00favah\u00e1ch tak daleko. Kapit\u00e1novo chov\u00e1n\u00ed bylo prost\u011b nepochopiteln\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Percy opravdu nev\u011bd\u011bl, co si o tom m\u00e1 myslet. Rozhodl se, \u017ee se vr\u00e1t\u00ed na sv\u00e9 m\u00edsto naproti l\u00e9ka\u0159ov\u011b leno\u0161ce. \u201eJedno aspo\u0148 v\u00edm zcela ur\u010dit\u011b,\u201c pomyslel si. \u201eMus\u00edm st\u016fj co st\u016fj p\u0159ij\u00edt na kloub cel\u00e9mu podvodu, ne\u017eli opust\u00edm tenhle d\u016fm!\u201c<br \/>Vzal op\u011bt dr. Lagarda za ruku. \u201eNu\u017ee, jak\u00fd objev p\u0159ijde nyn\u00ed?\u201c ot\u00e1zal se \u00fase\u010dn\u011b. \u201eDal\u0161\u00ed podrobnosti o d\u00e1m\u011b a p\u00e1novi v zahrad\u011b?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Jasnovidec odpov\u00eddal nyn\u00ed tich\u00fdm, mal\u00e1tn\u00fdm hlasem. Bylo z\u0159ejm\u00e9, \u017ee za\u010d\u00edn\u00e1 poci\u0165ovat \u00fanavu.<br \/>\u201eNevid\u00edm u\u017e zahradu,\u201c \u0159ekl, \u201eani osoby, kter\u00e9 tam byly. Vid\u00edm nyn\u00ed sv\u011btnici, vypad\u00e1 jako hala venkovsk\u00e9 vily. Je tam \u017eena, kterou jsem spat\u0159il p\u0159edt\u00edm, ale tentokr\u00e1te nen\u00ed v jej\u00ed spole\u010dnosti pan Percy Linwood, ale kapit\u00e1n Bervie.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Percy se u\u0161kl\u00edbl. \u201eDobr\u00e9 zpr\u00e1vy pro kapit\u00e1na,\u201c \u0159ekl. \u201eV\u011b\u010dn\u00e1 \u0161koda, \u017ee ode\u0161el. Kdyby po\u010dkal, mohl se dov\u011bd\u011bt leccos zaj\u00edmav\u00e9ho. Sm\u00edm se zeptat, dr. Lagarde, co kapit\u00e1n a jeho d\u00e1ma ve sv\u011btnici d\u011blaj\u00ed?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Nebylo z\u0159ejm\u011b snadn\u00e9 odpov\u011bd\u011bt na tuto ot\u00e1zku.<br \/>\u201eVid\u00edm jen,\u201c \u0159ekl sp\u00edc\u00ed mu\u017e, \u201e\u017ee je \u017eena neoby\u010dejn\u011b rozru\u0161ena t\u00edm, co j\u00ed kapit\u00e1n Bervie \u0159\u00edk\u00e1. Bere ji v podpa\u017e\u00ed, sna\u017e\u00ed se ji podle v\u0161eho p\u0159emluvit, aby spolu s n\u00edm opustila pokoj. \u017dena v\u00e1h\u00e1, se slzami v o\u010d\u00edch ho \u017e\u00e1d\u00e1, aby ji pustil. Te\u010f j\u00ed n\u011bco \u0161ept\u00e1 do ucha\u2026 zd\u00e1 se, \u017ee ji p\u0159esv\u011bd\u010dil. D\u00edvka p\u0159em\u00fd\u0161l\u00ed, tak\u00e9 ona pron\u00e1\u0161\u00ed n\u011bkolik slov. Vyhovuje jeho p\u0159\u00e1n\u00ed. Mu\u017e ji odv\u00e1d\u00ed z m\u00edstnosti. Za n\u00edm se prost\u00edr\u00e1 tma. Nam\u00e1h\u00e1m zrak, ale nevid\u00edm nic v\u00edc.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eBude snad l\u00e9pe ud\u011blat krat\u0161\u00ed p\u0159est\u00e1vku a pak obnovit pokus,\u201c navrhl Percy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Dr. Lagarde vzdychl a op\u0159el se z\u00e1dy o leno\u0161ku. \u201eM\u00e1m t\u011b\u017ekou hlavu,\u201c \u0159ekl, \u201em\u00e9 smysly jsou otupeny. Ale pokus\u00edm se v\u00e1m vyhov\u011bt. Nesm\u00edte mi ov\u0161em m\u00edt za zl\u00e9, jestli\u017ee sel\u017eu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Po mal\u00e9 chv\u00edli polo\u017eil Percy dal\u0161\u00ed ot\u00e1zku. Sp\u00edc\u00ed mu\u017e odpov\u00eddal mdl\u00fdm hlasem.<br \/>\u201eTe\u010f vid\u00edm vnit\u0159ek ko\u010d\u00e1ru,\u201c pravil. \u201eSed\u00ed v n\u011bm na\u0161e d\u00e1ma. Vedle n\u00ed je mu\u017e\u2026 mu\u017e\u2026\u201c Ustal a po\u010dal t\u011b\u017ece d\u00fdchat. Jeho ruka byla te\u010f zcela bez vl\u00e1dy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJsem j\u00e1 ten mu\u017e?\u201c zeptal se Percy. \u201eNebo je to op\u011bt kapit\u00e1n Bervie?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Dr. Lagarde byl u konce se silami. \u201eNemohu \u0159\u00edci,\u201c za\u0161eptal sotva sly\u0161iteln\u011b. \u201eBol\u00ed m\u011b o\u010di. V\u0161echno je ve tm\u011b\u2026 Nam\u00e1hal jsem se pro v\u00e1s dost. Pus\u0165te mou ruku a nechte m\u011b odpo\u010dinout.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pan\u00ed Lagardov\u00e1 zaslechla synova slova a p\u0159istoupila k leno\u0161ce.<br \/>\u201eNem\u011blo by smysl, pane Linwoode,- kl\u00e1st mu dnes ve\u010der dal\u0161\u00ed ot\u00e1zky,\u201c pravila. \u201eByl cel\u00fd den ochabl\u00fd a nerv\u00f3zn\u00ed, a \u00fasil\u00ed, kter\u00e9 pr\u00e1v\u011b vynalo\u017eil, ho vy\u010derpalo. Nebudete se zlobit, po\u017e\u00e1d\u00e1m-li v\u00e1s, abyste na okam\u017eik odstoupil stranou. Pot\u0159ebuje klid. V\u00edm, co mu prosp\u011bje.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Polo\u017eila pravou ruku zlehka na synovo \u010delo a chv\u00edli ji tam podr\u017eela. \u201eC\u00edt\u00ed\u0161 nyn\u00ed \u00falevu?\u201c zeptala se.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAno, c\u00edt\u00edm,\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bl slab\u00fdm, ospal\u00fdm hlasem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pan\u00ed Lagardov\u00e1 se vr\u00e1tila k Percymu. \u201eP\u0159ejete-li si sly\u0161et v\u00edc,\u201c \u0159ekla, \u201ebude v\u00e1m syn z\u00edtra ve\u010der k slu\u017eb\u00e1m.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eD\u011bkuji, milostiv\u00e1 pan\u00ed. Zb\u00fdv\u00e1 posledn\u00ed ot\u00e1zka, a tu mi patrn\u011b m\u016f\u017eete zodpov\u011bd\u011bt vy. A\u017e se v\u00e1\u0161 syn probud\u00ed, upamatuje se na to, co \u0159ekl kapit\u00e1novi Berviemu a mn\u011b?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eO tom, co ve sp\u00e1nku vid\u011bl a co v\u00e1m vypr\u00e1v\u011bl, bude v\u011bd\u011bt pr\u00e1v\u011b tak m\u00e1lo, jako by byl v t\u00e9to chv\u00edli na druh\u00e9m konci sv\u011bta.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Bylo jasn\u00e9, \u017ee se Percy Linwood s velk\u00fdm \u00fasil\u00edm p\u0159em\u00e1h\u00e1, aby neutrousil op\u011bt n\u011bjakou neuctivou pozn\u00e1mku. \u0158ekl jen: \u201eD\u011bkuji v\u00e1m, madam. P\u0159eji v\u00e1m dobrou noc.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Kdy\u017e se vr\u00e1til do \u010dek\u00e1rny, zavadil pohledem o pokladni\u010dku p\u0159ipevn\u011bnou ke stolu. \u201eJsou to nepochybn\u011b chud\u00ed lid\u00e9,\u201c pomyslel si, \u201ea vd\u011b\u010d\u00edm jim za z\u00e1bavn\u00fd ve\u010der. A pak, mohu si dop\u0159\u00e1t trochu \u0161t\u011bdrosti, proto\u017ee se sem u\u017e nikdy nevr\u00e1t\u00edm.\u201c Vsunul do pokladni\u010dky p\u011btilibrovou bankovku a opustil d\u016fm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Cestou do klubu si musel p\u0159iznat, \u017ee vzpom\u00ednka na podivn\u00e9 \u0159e\u010di a chov\u00e1n\u00ed kapit\u00e1na Bervieho pon\u011bkud poru\u0161ila jeho p\u0159irozenou du\u0161evn\u00ed vyrovnanost. Proti sv\u00e9 v\u016fli si p\u0159ipom\u00ednal kapit\u00e1novy p\u0159\u00edkr\u00e9 odpov\u011bdi i to, co \u0159ekl, ne\u017e vy\u0161el ze dve\u0159\u00ed. Napadlo ho, \u017ee by se vyplatilo napsat na kus pap\u00edru to, co vid\u011bl dr. Lagarde v hale vily a v ko\u010d\u00e1\u0159e, pro p\u0159\u00edpad, \u017ee by se je\u0161t\u011b jednou setkal s kapit\u00e1nem. Bude-li Bervie i nad\u00e1le br\u00e1t celou v\u011bc v\u00e1\u017en\u011b, p\u0159ijdou mu pozn\u00e1mky vhod. V opa\u010dn\u00e9m p\u0159\u00edpad\u011b, bude-li se na jasnovidcovu p\u0159edpov\u011b\u010f d\u00edvat kone\u010dn\u011b s rozumem, z\u00e1pis ho jen utvrd\u00ed v tomto spr\u00e1vn\u00e9m n\u00e1zoru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Po p\u0159\u00edchodu do klubu usedl Percy odhodlan\u011b ke stolku ve studovn\u011b. Bohu\u017eel pat\u0159il k t\u00e9 velk\u00e9 skupin\u011b lid\u00ed, kte\u0159\u00ed maj\u00ed v hlav\u011b dokonale pr\u00e1zdno, jakmile vezmou do ruky pero. Nejprve se sna\u017eil zaznamenat v\u00fdpov\u011bdi dr. Lagarda v\u011brn\u011b slovo za slovem, ale brzy mu pam\u011b\u0165 selhala a nev\u011bd\u011bl, jak d\u00e1l. Pokusil se proto sestavit stru\u010dn\u00fd souhrn, ale sled my\u0161lenek se zadrhl hned p\u0159i druh\u00e9 v\u011bt\u011b. Vypl\u00fdtval n\u011bkolik arch\u016f pap\u00edru, vyzkou\u0161el kdejak\u00e9 nov\u00e9 pero a nakonec vzdal boj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNem\u00e1 to cenu,\u201c \u0159ekl si a vstal od psac\u00edho stolu. \u201eJsem p\u0159ece star\u00fd bl\u00e1zen \u2014 a t\u00edm pro m\u011b cel\u00e1 v\u011bc kon\u010d\u00ed.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Dosud nikdy v \u017eivot\u011b se tak d\u016fkladn\u011b nezm\u00fdlil. Cel\u00e1 v\u011bc pro n\u011bj neskon\u010dila je\u0161t\u011b hodn\u011b dlouho.<\/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>Kapitola 4. &#8211; HLEDAN\u00dd MU\u017d \u201eOstatn\u00ed t\u0159i p\u00e1ni ode\u0161li, madam,\u201c vysv\u011btloval sluha pan\u00ed Lagardov\u00e9. \u201eNecht\u011bli u\u017e \u010dekat. Tohoto gentlemana jsem zastihl v hlubok\u00e9m sp\u00e1nku. 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