{"id":64403,"date":"2026-07-14T20:58:42","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T18:58:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=64403"},"modified":"2026-07-14T20:58:43","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T18:58:43","slug":"wilkie-collins-zluta-maska-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=64403","title":{"rendered":"Wilkie Collins &#8211; \u017dlut\u00e1 Maska"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul start=\"2\" class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8541c03cdc735c94a8a5ef001b69724a\"><strong>2<\/strong>.<strong>\u010c\u00c1ST: P\u0158EDPOV\u011a\u010e SE SPL\u0147UJE<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kapitola 5. &#8211; PLES<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zat\u00edmco byla seance v pracovn\u011b dr. Lagarda dosud v \u010derstv\u00e9 pam\u011bti z\u00fa\u010dastn\u011bn\u00fdch sv\u011bdk\u016f, si Osud nalezl vhodn\u00fd n\u00e1stroj v osob\u011b majora na odpo\u010dinku jm\u00e9nem Much.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Major byl bystr\u00fd mu\u017e drobn\u00e9 postavy, kter\u00fd se r\u00e1d choval jako mlad\u00edk, aby zast\u0159el skute\u010dnost, \u017ee bude m\u00edt co nevid\u011bt p\u011bt k\u0159\u00ed\u017ek\u016f na krku. M\u011bl za sebou mnoho let sv\u011bdomit\u00e9 slu\u017eby v r\u016fzn\u00fdch \u010d\u00e1stech sv\u011bta, a kdy\u017e pozd\u011bji zd\u011bdil v\u00fdnosn\u00e9 panstv\u00ed v jednom z ji\u017en\u00edch hrabstv\u00ed, mohl \u017e\u00edt jako nez\u00e1visl\u00fd \u010dlov\u011bk. Byl to star\u00fd ml\u00e1denec, dovedl se p\u0159izp\u016fsobit ka\u017ed\u00e9 spole\u010dnosti a u \u017een se t\u011b\u0161il zna\u010dn\u00e9 oblib\u011b. Zejm\u00e9na v tane\u010dn\u00edch s\u00edn\u00edch b\u00fdval v\u00edtan\u00fdm spole\u010dn\u00edkem. N\u011bmeck\u00fd tanec val\u010d\u00edk pronikl do Anglie necel\u00e9 t\u0159i roky p\u0159edt\u00edm a pok\u0159ik, kter\u00fd spustili proti tomuto tanci puncovan\u00ed mravok\u00e1rci, hledaj\u00edc\u00ed ve v\u0161em chlup, m\u011bl v ur\u010dit\u00fdch kruz\u00edch nezaslou\u017een\u00fd ohlas. Mu\u017e\u016f, kte\u0159\u00ed um\u011bli val\u010d\u00edk, nebylo mnoho. Major Much se pustil \u00fasp\u011b\u0161n\u011b do k\u0159\u00ed\u017eku s nesnadn\u00fdm \u00fakolem zvl\u00e1dnout ve zral\u00e9m v\u011bku nov\u00fd tanec, a mlad\u00e9 d\u00e1my, aby odm\u011bnily jeho snahu, velkomysln\u011b p\u0159ehl\u00ed\u017eely skute\u010dnost, \u017ee se jejich p\u0159i\u010dinliv\u00fd kaval\u00edr, kter\u00fd tolik tou\u017e\u00ed, aby vypadal mlad\u011b, nezadr\u017eiteln\u011b bl\u00ed\u017e\u00ed k pades\u00e1tce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Major Much znal kdekoho, byl v\u0161ude v\u00edt\u00e1n, hr\u00e1l znamenit\u011b whist, m\u011bl nevy\u010derpatelnou fantazii, \u0161lo-li o to, uspo\u0159\u00e1dat p\u0159\u00edle\u017eitostnou hostinu, a byl p\u0159irozen\u011b \u010dlenem v\u0161ech proslul\u00fdch klub\u016f sv\u00e9 doby, Percy Linwood se s n\u00edm velmi \u010dasto setk\u00e1val v kule\u010dn\u00edkov\u00e9 s\u00edni nebo u ve\u010de\u0159e. Major dob\u0159e vych\u00e1zel s t\u00edmto vesel\u00fdm, hezk\u00fdm a roztomil\u00fdm mlad\u00fdm mu\u017eem. \u201eNejkr\u00e1sn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed v\u011bk m\u00e1m za sebou,\u201c \u0159\u00edk\u00e1val o sob\u011b skromn\u011b, \u201ea p\u0159i pohledu na Percyho ve mn\u011b o\u017e\u00edvaj\u00ed vzpom\u00ednky na vlastn\u00ed ml\u00e1d\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> M\u00e1m Percyho r\u00e1d.\u201c Asi t\u0159i ned\u011ble po pam\u011btihodn\u00e9m ve\u010deru u dr. Lagarda se oba p\u0159\u00e1tel\u00e9 setkali na klubov\u00e9m schodi\u0161ti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJste zad\u00e1n na dne\u0161n\u00ed ve\u010der?\u201c zeptal se major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePokud v\u00edm, nejsem,\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bl Percy. \u201eLeda bych \u0161el do divadla.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eDivadlo po\u010dk\u00e1, chlap\u010de. M\u016fj pluk po\u0159\u00e1d\u00e1 dnes ve\u010der ples ve Woolwichi. M\u00e1m jednu volnou vstupenku. Zn\u00e1m n\u011bkolik p\u016fvabn\u00fdch d\u011bv\u010dat, kter\u00e1 tam ur\u010dit\u011b budou. N\u011bkter\u00e9 z nich dovedou val\u010d\u00edk, Percy! Trhejte r\u016f\u017eov\u00e1 poupata, dokud m\u016f\u017eete. Poj\u010fte se mnou.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pozv\u00e1n\u00ed bylo p\u0159ijato stejn\u011b srde\u010dn\u011b, jako bylo vysloveno. Major obstaral ko\u010d\u00e1r a Percy zaplatil za po\u0161tovn\u00ed kon\u011b. Ve\u0161li do tane\u010dn\u00ed dvorany jako jedni z prv\u00fdch. A hned u dve\u0159\u00ed se setkali \u2014 s kapit\u00e1nem Berviem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Percy se uklonil trochu rozpa\u010dit\u011b. \u201eNejsem si tak docela jist, jestli jsme byli \u0159\u00e1dn\u011b p\u0159edstaveni nebo ne.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJak\u017ee, nebyli jste \u0159\u00e1dn\u011b p\u0159edstaveni?\u201c zvolal major Much. \u201eOkam\u017eit\u011b to naprav\u00edm. M\u016fj drah\u00fd p\u0159\u00edtel Percy Linwood \u2014 m\u016fj nem\u00e9n\u011b drah\u00fd p\u0159\u00edtel Arthur Bervie. Te\u010f se zn\u00e1te a va\u017ete si jeden druh\u00e9ho!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Kapit\u00e1n se p\u0159i p\u0159edstavov\u00e1n\u00ed jen chladn\u011b uklonil. Percy povolil okam\u017eit\u00e9mu n\u00e1padu a za\u010dal bezstarostn\u011b mluvit o seanci u jasnovidce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eProp\u00e1sl jste pozoruhodn\u00e9 informace, kdy\u017e jste tehdy ve\u010der ode\u0161el od l\u00e9ka\u0159e,\u201c pravil. \u201ePokra\u010dovali jsme v pokusu a mezi osobami doktorova dramatu jste se znovu vyno\u0159il vy, a to ve zbrusu nov\u00e9 \u00faloze. P\u0159edstavte si, \u017ee stoj\u00edte v hale venkovsk\u00e9 vily\u2026\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePromi\u0148te, \u017ee p\u0159eru\u0161uji,\u201c \u0159ekl kapit\u00e1n Bervie. \u201eJsem \u010dlenem v\u00fdboru, kter\u00fd po\u0159\u00e1d\u00e1 ples, a mus\u00edm se opravdu v\u011bnovat sv\u00fdm povinnostem.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Ode\u0161el od nich, ani\u017e vy\u010dkal odpov\u011bdi. Percy pohl\u00e9dl u\u017easle na majora Mucha. \u201ePodivn\u00e9!\u201c prohodil. \u201eKapit\u00e1n Bervie je mi docela sympatick\u00fd. Kde\u017eto on o m\u011b stoj\u00ed, jak se zd\u00e1, tak m\u00e1lo, \u017ee v hovoru se mnou nedodr\u017euje ani z\u00e1kladn\u00ed pravidla zdvo\u0159ilosti. \u010c\u00edm to asi je?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eVysv\u011btl\u00edm v\u00e1m to,\u201c podotkl d\u016fv\u011brn\u011b major. \u201eArthur Bervie je bl\u00e1zniv\u011b zamilov\u00e1n do jist\u00e9 sle\u010dny Bowmorov\u00e9. Kde\u017eto ta mlad\u00e1 d\u00e1ma, mezi n\u00e1mi, neop\u011btuje jeho city se stejn\u00fdm z\u00e1palem. Sladk\u00e9 d\u011bv\u010de! \u010casto jsem ji choval na kl\u00edn\u011b, kdy\u017e byla je\u0161t\u011b mal\u00e1 hol\u010di\u010dka. Jej\u00edho otce a matku zn\u00e1m velmi dlouho. P\u0159ijde dnes na ples. To je skute\u010dn\u00fd d\u016fvod, pro\u010d od n\u00e1s Arthur ode\u0161el. Pod\u00edvejte se na n\u011bj \u2014 \u010dek\u00e1 u\u017e zase u dve\u0159\u00ed, aby byl prvn\u00ed, kdo ji oslov\u00ed. Kdyby m\u011blo b\u00fdt po jeho, nedovolil by nikomu jin\u00e9mu, aby se k n\u00ed za cel\u00fd ve\u010der p\u0159ibl\u00ed\u017eil. Doslova ji pron\u00e1sleduje. P\u0159edstav\u00edm v\u00e1s, Percy, a uvid\u00edte, jak se bude tv\u00e1\u0159it p\u0159i pomy\u0161len\u00ed, \u017ee se j\u00ed chceme dvo\u0159it. Je to velk\u00e1 \u0161koda. Nikdy se za n\u011bj neprovd\u00e1. Arthur Bervie je hrd\u00fd, poctiv\u00fd chlap\u00edk, jak\u00fdch je m\u00e1lo. Ale je-li \u0161patn\u011b nalo\u017een, chov\u00e1 se doslova hrub\u011b. Ale co je s v\u00e1mi? Zd\u00e1 se, \u017ee m\u011b neposlouch\u00e1te?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>P\u0159ipom\u00ednka byla zcela na m\u00edst\u011b. Zat\u00edmco major Much hovo\u0159il o kapit\u00e1nov\u00fdch milostn\u00fdch citech, jeho mlad\u00fd p\u0159\u00edtel myslel na d\u00e1mu v modr\u00e9m obleku, kterou dr. Lagarde n\u011bkolikr\u00e1t spat\u0159il ve sv\u00fdch mesmerick\u00fdch vidin\u00e1ch. \u201e\u0158ekn\u011bte mi,\u201c pravil Percy, \u201ejak vypad\u00e1 sle\u010dna Bowmorov\u00e1? Je v jej\u00edm osobn\u00edm zjevu n\u011bco n\u00e1padn\u00e9ho? M\u00e1m d\u016fvod pro svou ot\u00e1zku.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>P\u0159i jeho slovech mezi hosty bylo sly\u0161et v s\u00e1le, kter\u00fd se rychle zalid\u0148oval, tlumen\u00fd \u0161epot p\u0159ekvapen\u00ed a obdivu. Major polo\u017eil Percymu ruku na rameno a druhou rukou uk\u00e1zal ke dve\u0159\u00edm.<br \/>\u201eJak vypad\u00e1 sle\u010dna Bowmorov\u00e1?\u201c opakoval. \u201eTady p\u0159ich\u00e1z\u00ed, chlap\u010de. M\u00e1 odpov\u011b\u010f je zbyte\u010dn\u00e1.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Percy pohl\u00e9dl na prot\u011bj\u0161\u00ed stranu s\u00e1lu. Do dve\u0159\u00ed vstupovala mlad\u00e1 d\u00e1ma v toalet\u011b z hladk\u00e9ho hedv\u00e1b\u00ed. Jeho barva byla bled\u011bmodr\u00e1! A\u017e na b\u00edlou r\u016f\u017ei na prsou nebyl oblek ni\u010d\u00edm ozdoben. Dokonale prost\u00fd \u0161at a vysok\u00e1, pru\u017en\u00e1, impozantn\u00ed postava ji okam\u017eit\u011b pov\u00fd\u0161ily na nejpozoruhodn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed \u017eenu v cel\u00e9 dvoran\u011b. Mlad\u00fd Linwood prov\u00e1zen\u00fd ochotn\u00fdm majorem se protla\u010dil z\u00e1stupem host\u016f bl\u00ed\u017e k d\u00edvce a mohl si dob\u0159e prohl\u00e9dnout jej\u00ed vlasy, ple\u0165 i barvu o\u010d\u00ed. Byla v ka\u017ed\u00e9m ohledu \u017eiv\u00fdm obrazem \u017eeny, jak ji vyl\u00ed\u010dil dr. Lagarde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Zat\u00edmco Percy p\u0159em\u00fd\u0161lel o t\u00e9 zvl\u00e1\u0161tn\u00ed n\u00e1hod\u011b, p\u0159ibl\u00ed\u017eil se major na doslech k mlad\u00e9 d\u00e1m\u011b a jej\u00ed matce rozmlouvaj\u00edc\u00ed s kapit\u00e1nem Berviem. \u201eDrah\u00e1 pan\u00ed Browmorov\u00e1, vypad\u00e1te znamenit\u011b! Mil\u00e1 sle\u010dno Charlotto, vzbudila jste opravdov\u00fd rozruch!\u201c zvolal srde\u010dn\u011b mal\u00fd mu\u017e. \u201eVzne\u0161en\u00e1 prostota va\u0161\u00ed r\u00f3by, sm\u00edm-li se tak vyj\u00e1d\u0159it, je prost\u011b\u2026 je opravdu\u2026 bo\u017ee, jak bych to \u0159ekl? My\u0161lenek m\u00e1m plnou hlavu, ale chyb\u00ed mi slova.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Major Much zvedl ruku a rozt\u00e1hl prsty, jako by se hledan\u00e1 slova vzn\u00e1\u0161ela ve vzduchu kolem n\u011bho a jako by je cht\u011bl v letu zachytit. Sle\u010dna Charlotta se zvoniv\u011b zasm\u00e1la. Pohled jej\u00edch n\u00e1dhern\u00fdch hn\u011bd\u00fdch o\u010d\u00ed sklouzl od majorovy tv\u00e1\u0159e k Percymu a spo\u010dinul na mlad\u00e9m mu\u017ei se zdr\u017eenliv\u00fdm chvilkov\u00fdm z\u00e1jmem, co\u017e neu\u0161lo ostra\u017eit\u00e9mu a \u017e\u00e1rliv\u00e9mu kapit\u00e1novi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eLid\u00e9 se u\u017e \u0159ad\u00ed k tanci, sle\u010dno Bowmorov\u00e1,\u201c prohodil netrp\u011bliv\u011b. \u201eJestli nezaujmeme ihned sv\u00e9 m\u00edsto, p\u0159ijdeme pozd\u011b.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePo\u010dkejte,\u201c zvolal major, \u201ev\u0161echno m\u00e1 sv\u016fj \u010das. Mus\u00edm nejprve p\u0159edstavit sv\u00e9ho drah\u00e9ho p\u0159\u00edtele pana Percyho Linwooda. Je jako j\u00e1, sle\u010dno Bowmorov\u00e1 \u2014 byl tak\u00e9 osln\u011bn va\u0161\u00ed vzne\u0161enou prostotou a stejn\u011b se mu nedost\u00e1v\u00e1 slov.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> V\u0161iml si zlostn\u00e9ho v\u00fdrazu kapit\u00e1nova obli\u010deje a okam\u017eit\u011b u\u010dinil nar\u00e1\u017eku na jeho \u0161patnou n\u00e1ladu. \u201ePosly\u0161te, Arthure! My v\u0161ichni se zde dnes chceme dob\u0159e pobavit. Co se to stalo s va\u0161\u00edm obo\u010d\u00edm? Vra\u0161t\u00ed se a\u017e hr\u016fza. V\u016fbec v\u00e1m to neslu\u0161\u00ed. Po\u0161lete pro obratn\u00e9ho kade\u0159n\u00edka a dejte si je uhladit kart\u00e1\u010dkem, nebo rad\u0161i nadobro oholit.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eSm\u00edm se zeptat, sle\u010dno Bowmorov\u00e1, jste-li zad\u00e1na na p\u0159\u00ed\u0161t\u00ed tanec?\u201c vyzv\u00eddal Percy, jakmile mu hovorn\u00fd major dal mo\u017enost otev\u0159\u00edt \u00fasta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eSle\u010dna Bowmorov\u00e1 je zad\u00e1na se mnou i na p\u0159\u00ed\u0161t\u00ed tanec,\u201c \u0159ekl pohn\u011bvan\u011b kapit\u00e1n, ne\u017e mohla mlad\u00e1 d\u00e1ma odpov\u011bd\u011bt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTedy na t\u0159et\u00ed tanec?\u201c nal\u00e9hal Percy co nejklidn\u011bj\u0161\u00edm hlasem a s nejnevinn\u011bj\u0161\u00edm \u00fasm\u011bvem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eS radost\u00ed, pane Linwoode,\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bla sle\u010dna Bowmorov\u00e1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nebyla by ani \u017eena, kdyby nepost\u0159ehla n\u00e1zornou uk\u00e1zku Arthurovy \u017e\u00e1rlivosti. Jako by si na ni d\u011blal n\u00e1rok, k n\u011bmu\u017e ho zhola nic neoprav\u0148ovalo! Kdy\u017e ji kapit\u00e1n odv\u00e1d\u011bl k tanci, je\u0161t\u011b jednou se pod\u00edvala na Percyho. Nemohla opravdu krut\u011bji potrestat mu\u017ee, kter\u00fd ji tak horoucn\u011b miloval.<br \/>T\u0159et\u00edm \u010d\u00edslem tane\u010dn\u00edho po\u0159adu byl val\u010d\u00edk. Kapit\u00e1n Bervie \u017e\u00e1rl\u00edc\u00ed na Percyho vzal kapeln\u00edka stranou a jako \u010dlen po\u0159adatelsk\u00e9ho v\u00fdboru ho po\u017e\u00e1dal, aby za\u0159adil jin\u00fd tanec. Ale sotva se oto\u010dil z\u00e1dy k orchestru, ke kapeln\u00edkovi p\u0159istoupila plukovn\u00edkova man\u017eelka, kter\u00e1 zaslechla kapit\u00e1nova slova a nal\u00e9hala, aby dodr\u017eel p\u016fvodn\u00ed program. \u201eA kdyby m\u011bl kapit\u00e1n Bervie n\u011bjak\u00e9 n\u00e1mitky,\u201c \u0159ekla d\u00e1ma, \u201eodvolejte se na plukovn\u00edkovu autoritu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Zat\u00edm kapit\u00e1na vracej\u00edc\u00edho se k Charlott\u011b zastavil jeden z jeho koleg\u016f d\u016fstojn\u00edk\u016f a ozn\u00e1mil mu, \u017ee po\u0159adatelsk\u00fd v\u00fdbor pr\u00e1v\u011b \u0159e\u0161\u00ed ot\u00e1zku uspo\u0159\u00e1d\u00e1n\u00ed bufetov\u00e9ho stolu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eMohou se p\u0159ece obej\u00edt beze mne,\u201c poznamenal Arthur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePr\u00e1v\u011b, \u017ee ne,\u201c pravil d\u016fstojn\u00edk. \u201ePlukovn\u00edk si p\u0159eje, aby byli p\u0159\u00edtomni v\u0161ichni \u010dlenov\u00e9 v\u00fdboru pro p\u0159\u00edpad, \u017ee by se vyskytly neshody v n\u00e1zorech.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Za t\u011bchto okolnost\u00ed Arthurovi nezb\u00fdvalo, ne\u017e n\u00e1sledovat kolegu do kancel\u00e1\u0159e v\u00fdboru. Hned potom zaujal kapeln\u00edk m\u00edsto za dirigentsk\u00fdm pultem a ozvaly se prvn\u00ed na\u0159\u00edkav\u00e9 takty p\u0159edehry k t\u0159et\u00edmu tanci.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePercy, chlap\u010de!\u201c zvolal major, kdy\u017e poznal, co hraj\u00ed. \u201eJste d\u00edtko \u0161t\u011bst\u011bny. Bude to val\u010d\u00edk!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Je\u0161t\u011b ani nedomluvil a lkav\u00e9 t\u00f3ny p\u0159edehry p\u0159e\u0161ly po kr\u00e1tk\u00e9m intermezzu jemn\u00fdch modulac\u00ed do kouzeln\u00e9 val\u010d\u00edkov\u00e9 melodie. Percy vzal d\u00edvku za ruku. Sle\u010dna Charlotta zav\u00e1hala a pohl\u00e9dla na matku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJist\u011b tan\u010d\u00edte val\u010d\u00edk?\u201c \u0159ekl Percy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eU\u010dila jsem se ho,\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bla d\u00edvka skromn\u011b. \u201eAle tady je p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 velk\u00fd s\u00e1l a p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 mnoho lid\u00ed.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTak tedy jedno kolo,\u201c zaprosil Percy. \u201eAlespo\u0148 jedin\u00e9 kolo.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Znovu se pod\u00edvala na matku. \u0160pi\u010dkou st\u0159ev\u00edce pod oblekem vyklep\u00e1vala takt spolu s hudbou. Srdce j\u00ed tlouklo p\u0159\u00edjemn\u00fdm vzru\u0161en\u00edm. Laskav\u00e1 pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e1 se usm\u00e1la a \u0159ekla: \u201eTak tedy jedno kolo, drahou\u0161ku, jak navrhuje pan Linwood.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>V p\u0159\u00ed\u0161t\u00edm okam\u017eiku polo\u017eil d\u00edvce ruku kolem pasu a vz\u00e1p\u011bt\u00ed se vzn\u00e1\u0161eli na k\u0159\u00eddlech val\u010d\u00edku. Lze vyj\u00e1d\u0159it slovy nebo postihnout my\u0161lenkou nev\u0161edn\u00ed pot\u011b\u0161en\u00ed z tohoto tance? Pot\u011b\u0161en\u00ed? Bylo to v\u00edc \u2014 byla to ud\u00e1lost v Charlottin\u011b \u017eivot\u011b \u2014 poprv\u00e9 tan\u010dila s mu\u017eem val\u010d\u00edk. Jak\u00fd rozd\u00edl to byl mezi tepl\u00fdm stiskem Percyho pa\u017ee a studen\u00fdm, ob\u0159adn\u00fdm dotekem u\u010ditelky tance! Jak z\u00e1\u0159iv\u011b na ni hled\u011bly jeho o\u010di pln\u00e9 n\u011b\u017en\u00e9ho a p\u0159itom zdr\u017eenliv\u00e9ho obdivu! Nebylo na tom jist\u011b nic \u0161patn\u00e9ho, \u017ee mu tu a tam vr\u00e1tila pohled. Krou\u017eili s\u00e1lem pono\u0159eni v hudbu a sami v sebe. Chv\u00edlemi se ho zlehka dotkla hrud\u00ed, tehdy, kdy\u017e pot\u0159ebovala oporu. Jindy op\u011bt jej\u00ed hlava m\u00e1lem spo\u010dinula na jeho rameni, kdy\u017e se p\u0159ed n\u00edm sna\u017eila utajit \u00fasm\u011bv, kter\u00fd j\u00ed p\u0159ipadal p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 sm\u011bl\u00fdm dozn\u00e1n\u00edm, jak j\u00ed lichot\u00ed jeho obdiv. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eJedno kolo,\u201c navrhl Percy. \u201eJedno kolo,\u201c souhlasila pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e1. Ale bylo to dvacet, t\u0159icet, \u010dty\u0159icet kol. Neodpo\u010dinuli si ani na chv\u00edli, stejn\u011b jako ostatn\u00ed tane\u010dn\u00edci. Ani\u017e si to uv\u011bdomili, byli st\u0159edem pozornosti cel\u00e9 s\u00edn\u011b \u2014 nevyj\u00edmaje kapit\u00e1na Bervieho. Jej\u00ed hebk\u00e1 sv\u011btl\u00e1 ple\u0165 se zbarvila dor\u016f\u017eova, pe\u010dliv\u011b upraven\u00fd \u00fa\u010des se j\u00ed p\u0159i tanci uvolnil, hru\u010f se j\u00ed zvedala a klesala st\u00e1le rychleji, jak se sna\u017eila vysta\u010dit s dechem, a\u017e ji kone\u010dn\u011b zmohla \u00fanava a horko \u2014 a nesm\u011ble upozornila partnera: \u201eJe mi velice l\u00edto, ale u\u017e d\u00e1l nemohu tan\u010dit.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Percy ji zavedl do chladn\u011bj\u0161\u00edho vzduchu m\u00edstnosti pro ob\u010derstven\u00ed a nab\u00eddl j\u00ed sklenici limon\u00e1dy. Byla do n\u011bj dosud zav\u011b\u0161ena, sta\u010dila mu sotva pod\u011bkovat za jeho pozornost, kdy\u017e do bufetu vstoupil kapit\u00e1n Bervie. Tv\u00e1\u0159il se nep\u0159irozen\u011b a zlov\u011bstn\u011b bled\u00fd potla\u010dovan\u00fdm hn\u011bvem. Ale kdy\u017e oslovil Percyho, dosud se ovl\u00e1dal a vyjad\u0159oval s vybranou zdvo\u0159ilost\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e1 si p\u0159eje, abych v\u00e1s dovedl zp\u00e1tky k n\u00ed,\u201c \u0159ekl Charlott\u011b. <br \/>Pak se obr\u00e1til k Percymu a dodal: \u201eBu\u010fte tak laskav a po\u010dkejte zde, ne\u017e odvedu sle\u010dnu Bowmorovou do s\u00e1lu. R\u00e1d bych si s v\u00e1mi promluvil. Vr\u00e1t\u00edm se okam\u017eit\u011b.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Po jejich odchodu se Percy posadil, aby se osv\u011b\u017eil a odpo\u010dinul si. M\u011bl dostatek zku\u0161enost\u00ed pokud jde o chov\u00e1n\u00ed mu\u017e\u016f a nep\u0159ekvapil ho k\u0159iklav\u00fd rozd\u00edl mezi upjat\u00fdm v\u00fdrazem kapit\u00e1novy tv\u00e1\u0159e a zdvo\u0159il\u00fdm t\u00f3nem jeho slov. <br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eVid\u011bl n\u00e1s tan\u010dit val\u010d\u00edk a chce se mnou vyvolat spor.\u201c Tak si spole\u010densky ost\u0159\u00edlen\u00fd pan Linwood vylo\u017eil dvoj\u00ed kapit\u00e1novo chov\u00e1n\u00ed. Za malou chv\u00edli se kapit\u00e1n Bervie vr\u00e1til do bufetu a uk\u00e1zalo se, \u017ee m\u011bl Percy pravdu.<\/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 5. &#8211; PLES Zat\u00edmco byla seance v pracovn\u011b dr. 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