{"id":64449,"date":"2026-07-14T21:19:21","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T19:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=64449"},"modified":"2026-07-14T21:19:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T19:19:22","slug":"wilkie-collins-zluta-maska-46","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=64449","title":{"rendered":"Wilkie Collins &#8211; \u017dlut\u00e1 Maska"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kapitola 6. &#8211; L\u00c1SKA A POLITIKA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Byl \u010dtvrt\u00fd den po plesu. P\u0159esto\u017ee byl \u00fanor, na obloze sv\u00edtilo z\u00e1\u0159iv\u00e9 slunce a vzduch byl vlah\u00fd jako na ja\u0159e. Percy a Charlotta se proch\u00e1zeli v mal\u00e9 zahrad\u011b za vilou pana Bowmora na okraji m\u011bsta Dartforu v Kentsk\u00e9m hrabstv\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePane Linwoode,\u201c \u0159ekla Charlotta, \u201esl\u00edbil jste n\u00e1m n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bvu hned den po plese. Pro\u010d jste n\u00e1s nechal \u010dekat? Byl jste tolik zanepr\u00e1zdn\u011bn, \u017ee jste zapomn\u011bl na nov\u00e9 p\u0159\u00e1tele?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePo\u010d\u00edtal jsem hodiny od chv\u00edle, kdy jsme se rozlou\u010dili, sle\u010dno Charlotto. Kdyby m\u011b nezdr\u017eela pr\u00e1ce\u2026\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eRozum\u00edm. Po t\u0159i dny jste byl otrokem pr\u00e1ce. \u010ctvrt\u00fd den jste zp\u0159etrhal okovy a rozjel jste se k n\u00e1m.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eVystihla jste to naprosto spr\u00e1vn\u011b, sle\u010dno Charlotto.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJenom\u017ee z toho nev\u011b\u0159\u00edm ani slovu, pane Percy.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Na tak rezolutn\u00ed prohl\u00e1\u0161en\u00ed nenalezl Percy odpov\u011b\u010f. S provinil\u00fdm v\u011bdom\u00edm, \u017ee Charlotta pr\u00e1vem odm\u00edt\u00e1 ot\u0159epanou v\u00fdmluvu, sna\u017eil se zm\u011bnit p\u0159edm\u011bt hovoru. Octli se v t\u00e9 chv\u00edli pobl\u00ed\u017e mal\u00e9ho sklen\u00edku na konci zahrady. Sklen\u011bn\u00e9 dve\u0159e byly zav\u0159en\u00e9, kv\u011btiny a ke\u0159\u00edky uvnit\u0159 vypadaly zanedban\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201eCopak nikdo nechod\u00ed sem do toho ztracen\u00e9ho kouta?\u201c zeptal se Percy rozmarn\u011b. \u201eNebo se tu kv\u011btiny p\u011bstuj\u00ed podle n\u011bjak\u00e9ho nov\u00e9ho vyn\u00e1lezu, kter\u00fd mus\u00ed z\u016fstat utajen p\u0159ed ciz\u00edmi n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bvn\u00edky?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eM\u016f\u017eete se docela snadno p\u0159esv\u011bd\u010dit s\u00e1m, pane Linwoode,\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bla d\u00edvka stejn\u00fdm t\u00f3nem. \u201eOtev\u0159te dve\u0159e a p\u016fjdu za v\u00e1mi. Mysl\u00edm, \u017ee tam dosud stoj\u00ed lavi\u010dka. P\u011bt minut odpo\u010dinku mi stejn\u011b p\u0159ijde vhod.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Percy poslechl. Kdy\u017e proch\u00e1zel dve\u0159mi, p\u0159ek\u00e1\u017eelo mu n\u011bkolik voln\u011b vis\u00edc\u00edch v\u011btvi\u010dek jak\u00e9si pop\u00ednav\u00e9 rostliny, kter\u00e1 se patrn\u011b u\u017e d\u00e1vno vysmekla ze skoby na st\u0159e\u0161n\u00edm tr\u00e1mu. Odhrnul v\u011btve, aby mohla Charlotta snadn\u011bji vej\u00edt dovnit\u0159, a nev\u0161iml si, \u017ee mu rozko\u0161at\u011bl\u00e9 v\u011btvi\u010dky posunuly do strany pe\u010dliv\u011b uv\u00e1zan\u00fd uzel sn\u011bhob\u00edl\u00e9ho batistov\u00e9ho \u0161\u00e1tku, jak\u00fd v t\u00e9 dob\u011b nosili mlad\u00ed \u0161vih\u00e1ci kolem krku. Charlotta usedla na lavici a s trpk\u00fdm \u00fasm\u011bvem uk\u00e1zala na zanedban\u00e9 z\u00e1honky sklen\u00edku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTajemstv\u00ed, kter\u00e9 podle va\u0161\u00ed bujn\u00e9 fantazie obklopuje toto m\u00edsto, spo\u010d\u00edv\u00e1 v tom, \u017ee jsme p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 chud\u00ed, ne\u017e abychom zam\u011bstn\u00e1vali zahradn\u00edka. Smi\u0159te se s t\u00edmto zklam\u00e1n\u00edm, jak nejl\u00e9pe dovedete, a posa\u010fte se vedle m\u011b. Nemohou n\u00e1s tady sly\u0161et ani vid\u011bt ostatn\u00ed mat\u010dini host\u00e9. Nem\u00e1te proto \u017e\u00e1dnou v\u00fdmluvu, pro\u010d byste nemohl uspokojit mou zv\u011bdavost a vysv\u011btlit mi, co v\u00e1s tak dlouho zdr\u017eovalo ve m\u011bst\u011b.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>P\u0159i t\u011bch slovech mu pohl\u00e9dla do tv\u00e1\u0159e. Ne\u017eli si mohl vymyslet novou v\u00fdmluvu, sklouzl jej\u00ed p\u00e1trav\u00fd pohled k uvoln\u011bn\u00e9mu batistov\u00e9mu \u0161\u00e1tku, nad n\u00edm\u017e bylo vid\u011bt na nah\u00e9 \u0161\u00edji horn\u00ed okraj \u010dern\u00e9 n\u00e1plasti!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJste poran\u011bn na krku!\u201c zvolala. \u201eProto jste k n\u00e1m cel\u00e9 ty t\u0159i dny nep\u0159ijel.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePouh\u00e1 mali\u010dkost,\u201c \u0159ekl Percy o\u010dividn\u011b zmaten. \u201eToho si, pros\u00edm, nev\u0161\u00edmejte.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Ale d\u00edvka ho neposlouchala. Dosud se d\u00edvala na n\u011bj, ale v o\u010d\u00edch se j\u00ed zrcadlilo zneklid\u0148uj\u00edc\u00ed podez\u0159en\u00ed, kter\u00e9 si Percy nedovedl nijak vylo\u017eit. N\u00e1hle vstala, jako by j\u00ed cosi napadlo. \u201eZ\u016fsta\u0148te tady, dokud se nevr\u00e1t\u00edm,\u201c pravila zard\u00edvaj\u00edc se vzru\u0161en\u00edm. \u201eV\u00fdslovn\u011b si to p\u0159eji.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Ne\u017eli ji mohl Percy po\u017e\u00e1dat o vysv\u011btlen\u00ed, vyb\u011bhla ze sklen\u00edku. Za malou chvilku byla zp\u00e1tky a dr\u017eela v ruce noviny. \u201eP\u0159e\u010dt\u011bte si to,\u201c vyb\u00eddla ho a prstem uk\u00e1zala na kr\u00e1tk\u00fd odstavec or\u00e1movan\u00fd inkoustovou \u010darou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Byla to zpr\u00e1va o souboji, k n\u011bmu\u017e v minul\u00fdch dnech do\u0161lo v okol\u00ed Lond\u00fdna. Jm\u00e9na duelant\u016f nebyla uvedena. Nazna\u010dovalo se pouze, \u017ee jeden z nich byl d\u016fstojn\u00edk a druh\u00fd civilista. Poh\u00e1dali se u karet a utkali se s pistolemi. Civilista jen tak tak vyv\u00e1zl \u017eivotem. Protivn\u00edkova st\u0159ela ho zas\u00e1hla do krku, pronikla svalstvem a doslova o vlas minula \u017eivotn\u011b d\u016fle\u017eitou tepnu.<br \/>Charlotta se d\u00edvala pozorn\u011b na Percyho a spat\u0159ila, jak jeho tv\u00e1\u0159 n\u00e1hle zbledla, jakmile nahl\u00e9dl do novin. Byl to pro ni d\u016fkaz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201eV t\u00e9 zpr\u00e1v\u011b se mluv\u00ed o v\u00e1s. Jak\u00e1 hanba!\u201c zvolala. \u201eJak\u00e1 hanba riskovat \u017eivot pro nicotnou h\u00e1dku u karet!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eRiskoval bych ho znovu,\u201c prohodil Percy, \u201eu\u017e jen proto, \u017ee vy mu p\u0159ipisujete ur\u010ditou cenu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Beze slova se od n\u011bho odvr\u00e1tila. Zd\u00e1lo se, \u017ee znovu o n\u011b\u010dem usilovn\u011b p\u0159em\u00fd\u0161l\u00ed. Rozhovo\u0159\u00ed se je\u0161t\u011b jednou o souboji? Nebo se spokoj\u00ed s t\u00edm, co objevila v novin\u00e1ch? S podobn\u00fdmi ot\u00e1zkami si v t\u00e9 chv\u00edli Percy nel\u00e1mal hlavu. Okouzlen jej\u00edm p\u016fvabem a povzbuzen slovy, jimi\u017e dala mimod\u011bk najevo, jak j\u00ed z\u00e1le\u017e\u00ed na jeho \u017eivot\u011b, otev\u0159el j\u00ed cel\u00e9 sv\u00e9 srdce tak up\u0159\u00edmn\u011b, jako by se znali od d\u011btstv\u00ed. Omlouvalo ho jen to, \u017ee Charlotta byla jeho prvn\u00ed skute\u010dn\u00e1 l\u00e1ska.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAni nev\u00edte, jak hluboce jste zas\u00e1hla do m\u00e9ho \u017eivota hned v prvn\u00ed chv\u00edli, kdy jsme se setkali na plese,\u201c pokra\u010doval. \u201eM\u011bl jsem dojem, \u017ee ten jedin\u00fd tanec d\u00edky n\u011bjak\u00e9 magick\u00e9 s\u00edle, kterou si nedovedu vysv\u011btlit, n\u00e1s v n\u011bkolika minut\u00e1ch spoutal tak pevn\u011b, jako bychom se znali u\u017e mnoho let. M\u00e1 drah\u00e1! Zpov\u00edd\u00e1m se v\u00e1m ze sv\u00fdch cit\u016f, jenom se ob\u00e1v\u00e1m, abych v\u00e1s n\u00e1hl\u00fdm dozn\u00e1n\u00edm p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 neurazil. Je tak hrozn\u011b obt\u00ed\u017en\u00e9 vyznat se v \u017een\u00e1ch. Jak m\u00e1 mu\u017e poznat, kdy mu ohleduplnost k\u00e1\u017ee utajit skute\u010dn\u00e9 city, a kdy naopak ohled k \u017een\u011b vel\u00ed, aby sv\u00e9 nejtajn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed city odhalil? V tomto ohledu by m\u011bl platit spole\u010densk\u00fd p\u0159edpis. Drah\u00e1 sle\u010dno Charlotto, jestli\u017ee si v\u00e1s n\u011bjak\u00fd ubo\u017e\u00e1k hned na prvn\u00ed pohled zamiluje tak, jak nikdy nemiloval \u017e\u00e1dnou jinou \u017eenu, a jestli\u017ee ho mu\u010d\u00ed obava, abyste nedala p\u0159ednost jin\u00e9mu n\u00e1padn\u00edkovi, dok\u00e1\u017eete mu odpustit, \u017ee doznal p\u0159ed\u010dasn\u011b pravdu?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c P\u0159i t\u00e9to up\u0159\u00edmn\u011b m\u00edn\u011bn\u00e9 ot\u00e1zce se ji odv\u00e1\u017eil vz\u00edt za ruku. \u201eNen\u00ed to opravdu moje chyba,\u201c pokra\u010doval prost\u011b. \u201ePodmanila jste si m\u00e9 srdce tak, \u017ee nedovedu mluvit o ni\u010dem jin\u00e9m.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>K jeho p\u0159ekvapen\u00ed nebyla d\u00edvka nikterak dot\u010dena nesm\u011bl\u00fdm stiskem jeho ruky a n\u00e1hle jej sama op\u011btovala. Znovu se na n\u011bj pod\u00edvala a \u0159ekla odhodlan\u011b:<br \/>\u201eProminu v\u00e1m, pane Linwoode, va\u0161e po\u0161etil\u00e1 slova. A dokonce v\u00e1m dovol\u00edm, abyste k n\u00e1m znovu p\u0159ijel na n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bvu, ale s jednou podm\u00ednkou: \u017ee mi o tom souboji pov\u00edte celou pravdu. Zaml\u010d\u00edte-li jedinou podrobnost, bude konec na\u0161emu p\u0159\u00e1telstv\u00ed.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eCo\u017epak jsem se u\u017e nep\u0159iznal ke v\u0161emu?\u201c \u0159ekl Percy velmi zmaten. \u201ePop\u0159el jsem snad va\u0161i domn\u011bnku, \u017ee se zpr\u00e1va v novin\u00e1ch t\u00fdk\u00e1 m\u011b?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eMohl jste to pop\u0159\u00edt s tou n\u00e1plast\u00ed na krku?\u201c nam\u00edtla d\u00edvka pohotov\u011b. \u201eChci v\u011bd\u011bt v\u00edc, ne\u017e co stoj\u00ed v novin\u00e1ch. M\u016f\u017eete na svou \u010dest prohl\u00e1sit, \u017ee se soubojem nem\u011bl co d\u011blat kapit\u00e1n Bervie? M\u016f\u017eete se mi pod\u00edvat do o\u010d\u00ed a trvat na tom, \u017ee p\u0159\u00ed\u010dinou sporu bylo nedorozum\u011bn\u00ed p\u0159i kart\u00e1ch? Kdy\u017e jste se mnou mluvil na plese kr\u00e1tce p\u0159ed m\u00fdm odchodem a kdy\u017e v\u00e1s n\u011bjak\u00fd p\u00e1n po\u017e\u00e1dal, abyste si zahr\u00e1l partii whistu, co jste mu odpov\u011bd\u011bl? \u0158ekl jste, nehraji karty. Mysl\u00edte, \u017ee jsem na to zapomn\u011bla? Nel\u00edbejte mi ruku! Prozra\u010fte mi celou pravdu, nebo si d\u00e1me nav\u017edy sbohem.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201e\u0158ekn\u011bte mi, co si p\u0159ejete v\u011bd\u011bt, sle\u010dno Charlotto,\u201c pravil Percy pokorn\u011b. \u201ePtejte se a budu odpov\u00eddat, jak nejl\u00e9pe dovedu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Sle\u010dna Charlotta p\u0159istoupila na tuto podm\u00ednku a v\u00fdslech dopadl takto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eByl to kapit\u00e1n Bervie, kter\u00fd s v\u00e1mi vyvolal spor?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAno.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eKv\u016fli mn\u011b?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAno.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJak to od\u016fvodnil?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTvrdil, \u017ee ode m\u011b bylo neslu\u0161n\u00e9, vyzvat v\u00e1s k val\u010d\u00edku.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePro\u010d?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eProto\u017ee si pr\u00fd va\u0161i rodi\u010de nep\u0159ej\u00ed, abyste tan\u010dila val\u010d\u00edk na ve\u0159ejnosti.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTo nen\u00ed pravda. Co je\u0161t\u011b \u0159ekl?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201e\u017de jsem se pak dopustil je\u0161t\u011b desetkr\u00e1t hor\u0161\u00ed ur\u00e1\u017eky a tan\u010dil s v\u00e1mi val\u010d\u00edk takov\u00fdm zp\u016fsobem, \u017ee to vzbudilo pozornost v cel\u00e9m s\u00e1le.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eOch, dovolil jste mu tvrdit n\u011bco podobn\u00e9ho?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNe, okam\u017eit\u011b jsem protestoval. \u0158ekl jsem mu, ur\u00e1\u017e\u00edte pan\u00ed Bowmorovou, kdy\u017e p\u0159edpokl\u00e1d\u00e1te, \u017ee by strp\u011bla jakoukoli nep\u0159\u00edstojnost.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eVelmi spr\u00e1vn\u011b! Co v\u00e1m odpov\u011bd\u011bl?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eZtratil nad sebou vl\u00e1du. Rad\u011bji nebudu opakovat, co v\u0161echno v n\u00e1valu nesmysln\u00e9 \u017e\u00e1rlivosti \u0159ekl. Nemohl jsem se opravdu zachovat jinak, ne\u017e okolnosti vy\u017eadovaly.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNe\u017e vy\u017eadovaly okolnosti? To znamen\u00e1, \u017ee jste ho vyzval na souboj?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAno.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNecht\u011bli jste, aby se mluvilo o mn\u011b, a proto jste pou\u017eili jako z\u00e1minku h\u00e1dku u karet?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAno. Po\u010dkali jsme, a\u017e ostatn\u00ed host\u00e9 odejdou z herny na ve\u010de\u0159i. Z\u016fstal tam jen major Much a je\u0161t\u011b jeden p\u0159\u00edtel jako sv\u011bdkov\u00e9.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eKdy se konal souboj?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eP\u0159\u00ed\u0161t\u00ed r\u00e1no.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNa m\u011b jste podle v\u0161eho nemyslel?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePr\u00e1v\u011b naopak, myslel. Byl jsem \u0161\u0165asten, \u017ee nem\u00e1te ani tu\u0161en\u00ed o tom, co se mezi n\u00e1mi stalo.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTo je v\u0161e?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNe. M\u011bl jsem u sebe v\u00e1\u0161 kv\u011bt, ten, co jste mi v\u011bnovala ze sv\u00e9 kytice.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eCo d\u00e1l?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAch, nic. To nestoj\u00ed za zm\u00ednku.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eChci to v\u011bd\u011bt. Co jste ud\u011blal s t\u00edm kv\u011btem?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePotaj\u00ed jsem jej pol\u00edbil, kdy\u017e vym\u011b\u0159ovali vzd\u00e1lenost, a ukryl na srdci, aby mi p\u0159inesl \u0161t\u011bst\u00ed.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eBylo to t\u011bsn\u011b p\u0159edt\u00edm, ne\u017e na v\u00e1s vyst\u0159elil?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAno.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJak na v\u00e1s st\u0159elil?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePostoupil o deset krok\u016f, tak jak to dohodli sv\u011bdci, pak se zastavil a zvedl pistoli\u2026\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNe\u0159\u00edkejte nic v\u00edc! Kdy\u017e si pomysl\u00edm, \u017ee j\u00e1 jsem byla neblahou p\u0159\u00ed\u010dinou takov\u00e9 hr\u016fzy! Nikdy v \u017eivot\u011b u\u017e nebudu tan\u010dit. Domn\u00edval jste se, \u017ee zem\u0159ete, kdy\u017e v\u00e1s st\u0159ela zas\u00e1hla?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNe. V prvn\u00ed chv\u00edli jsem skoro nic nec\u00edtil.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eSkoro nic! M\u016fj Bo\u017ee! A kdy\u017e ten b\u00edd\u00e1k u\u010dinil v\u0161echno, aby v\u00e1s zabil, a kdy\u017e byla \u0159ada na v\u00e1s, co jste ud\u011blal?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNic.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJak\u017ee? Ne\u0161el jste tak\u00e9 deset krok\u016f kup\u0159edu a\u2026\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNe.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eV\u016fbec jste na n\u011bj ani nenam\u00ed\u0159il?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNe. Nic jsem proti tomu ubo\u017e\u00e1kovi nem\u011bl. Z\u016fstal jsem st\u00e1t na m\u00edst\u011b a vyst\u0159elil jsem do vzduchu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Dal\u0161\u00ed slova mu zem\u0159ela na rtech. Charlotta se zmocnila jeho ruky a ne\u017e j\u00ed v tom mohl zabr\u00e1nit, pol\u00edbila ji v \u017eiveln\u00e9m n\u00e1valu v\u0159elosti, z n\u00ed\u017e se mu zato\u010dila hlava.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePro\u010d bych nemohla pol\u00edbit ruku hrdiny!\u201c zvolala a v o\u010d\u00edch se j\u00ed zaleskly slzy nad\u0161en\u00e9ho obdivu. \u201eJen skute\u010dn\u00fd hrdina mu mohl darovat \u017eivot. Jen skute\u010dn\u00fd hrdina mu mohl odpustit ve chv\u00edli, kdy se mu z r\u00e1ny \u0159inula krev. Ct\u00edm a obdivuji v\u00e1s. Och, nepova\u017eujte to za dot\u011brnost!\u201c zvolala n\u00e1hle a zast\u0159ela si dlan\u011bmi tv\u00e1\u0159. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eNedovedu se ovl\u00e1dat, kdy\u017e sly\u0161\u00edm o dobr\u00e9m a u\u0161lechtil\u00e9m \u010dinu. Prominete mi, \u017ee jsem tak zvl\u00e1\u0161tn\u00ed d\u011bv\u010de? Pochop\u00edte m\u011b l\u00e9pe, a\u017e z n\u00e1s budou dob\u0159\u00ed p\u0159\u00e1tel\u00e9.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Mluvila tich\u00fdm, prosebn\u00fdm hlasem. Percy j\u00ed polo\u017eil zlehka pa\u017ei kolem pasu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNebude mezi n\u00e1mi nikdy v\u0159elej\u0161\u00ed vztah ne\u017e mezi dobr\u00fdmi p\u0159\u00e1teli?\u201c ot\u00e1zal se \u0161eptem. \u201eNejsem hrdina. Va\u0161e dobrotivost m\u011b zahanbuje, drah\u00e1 sle\u010dno Charlotto. Jedinou moj\u00ed cti\u017e\u00e1dost\u00ed je b\u00fdt \u0161\u0165astlivcem, kter\u00fd je hoden z\u00edskat va\u0161i n\u00e1klonnost. Ov\u0161em a\u017e to sama uzn\u00e1te za vhodn\u00e9. Nechci v\u00e1s ranit, nechci v\u00e1s p\u0159iv\u00e1d\u011bt do rozpak\u016f, za nic na sv\u011bt\u011b nehodl\u00e1m zneu\u017e\u00edt projevu uzn\u00e1n\u00ed, kter\u00e9ho se mi od v\u00e1s dostalo. Je-li v\u00e1m to proti mysli, ani se v\u00e1s nezept\u00e1m, sm\u00edm-li doufat ve va\u0161i p\u0159\u00edze\u0148.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>P\u0159i jeho posledn\u00edch slovech si d\u00edvka povzdechla, trochu se zachv\u011bla a pak mu pohl\u00e9dla do tv\u00e1\u0159e. Percy mohl \u010d\u00edst odpov\u011b\u010f v jej\u00edch o\u010d\u00edch. Oba bezd\u011b\u010dn\u011b sklonili hlavy bl\u00ed\u017e k sob\u011b. Jejich tv\u00e1\u0159e \u2014 a pak jejich rty se setkaly. Pot\u00e9 se d\u00edvka vyvinula z jeho objet\u00ed, vstala a chystala se opustit sklen\u00edk. V t\u00e9\u017ee chv\u00edli bylo sly\u0161et na p\u00eds\u010dit\u00e9 zahradn\u00ed stezce zvolna se p\u0159ibli\u017euj\u00edc\u00ed kroky. Charlotta sp\u011bchala ke dve\u0159\u00edm. \u201eTo je otec,\u201c \u0159ekla a obr\u00e1tila se k Percymu. \u201ePoj\u010fte, p\u0159edstav\u00edm v\u00e1s.\u201c<br \/>Percy vy\u0161el za n\u00ed do zahrady.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Charlotta zd\u011bdila v\u0161echny pozoruhodn\u00e9 rysy sv\u00e9ho zevn\u011bj\u0161ku po matce. Pokud jde o vzr\u016fst, nebyl jej\u00ed otec v\u011bt\u0161\u00ed ne\u017e major Much. Pan Bowmore vyhl\u00ed\u017eel na prvn\u00ed pohled jako mu\u017e, kter\u00fd p\u0159ed\u010dasn\u011b zest\u00e1rl a vy\u010derpal sv\u00e9 s\u00edly v\u00e1\u017en\u00fdmi starostmi o \u017eivobyt\u00ed. Jen v jeho o\u010d\u00edch se projevovala podoba s dcerou. Tvarem ani barvou se neli\u0161ily od Charlottin\u00fdch, ale jejich v\u00fdraz byl jin\u00fd. Otc\u016fv pohled byl obvykle neklidn\u00fd, pronikav\u00fd a ned\u016fv\u011b\u0159iv\u00fd. Nebylo v n\u011bm ani stopy po d\u016fv\u011b\u0159ivosti a laskavosti, kter\u00e9 prop\u016fj\u010dovaly tolik kouzla o\u010d\u00edm jeho dcery. Na prvn\u00ed pohled budil dojem mu\u017ee, jeho\u017e srdce se po trpk\u00fdch \u017eivotn\u00edch zku\u0161enostech zatvrdilo a ztratilo d\u016fv\u011bru v lidi. M\u011bl-li n\u011bjak\u00e9 dobr\u00e9 vlastnosti, byly ukryty hluboko v jeho du\u0161i a mohli je ocenit jen ti, je\u017e se s n\u00edm velmi d\u016fv\u011brn\u011b st\u00fdkali v ka\u017edodenn\u00edm \u017eivot\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Uv\u00edtal Percyho zdvo\u0159ile, ale s ustaran\u00fdm v\u00fdrazem. Jeho nepokojn\u00fd zrak zabloudil co chv\u00edli od n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bvn\u00edkovy tv\u00e1\u0159e k otev\u0159en\u00e9mu dopisu, kter\u00fd dr\u017eel v ruce. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Charlotta to zpozorovala a uk\u00e1zala na dopis. \u201eDostal jsi \u0161patn\u00e9 zpr\u00e1vy, tat\u00ednku?\u201c zeptala se.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eHrozn\u00e9 zpr\u00e1vy,\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bl pan Bowmore. \u201eHrozn\u00e9 zpr\u00e1vy, d\u00edt\u011b, pro ka\u017ed\u00e9ho Angli\u010dana v\u00e1\u017e\u00edc\u00edho si svobod, kter\u00e9 si vydobyli na\u0161i p\u0159edkov\u00e9. P\u00ed\u0161e mi zn\u00e1m\u00fd, kter\u00fd se d\u016fv\u011brn\u011b st\u00fdk\u00e1 s ministry,\u201c pokra\u010doval obraceje se k Percymu. \u201eCo mysl\u00edte, pane Linwoode, lze prost\u0159edek, kter\u00fdm se vl\u00e1da chyst\u00e1 \u010delit v\u0161eobecn\u00e9 nespokojenosti mezi obyvatelstvem, omluvit poukazem na d\u016fsledky t\u00e9 hanebn\u00e9 a zbyte\u010dn\u00e9 v\u00e1lky? M\u00e1me dnes 17. \u00fanora. Do t\u00fddne, jak mi sd\u011bluje m\u016fj zn\u00e1m\u00fd, p\u0159edlo\u017e\u00ed vl\u00e1da n\u00e1vrh z\u00e1kona, kter\u00fdm se ru\u0161\u00ed z\u00e1sada Habeas corpus!\u201c Ude\u0159il otev\u0159enou dlan\u00ed na ob\u00e1lku. V o\u010d\u00edch se mu zaleskla zloba, kdy\u017e znovu pohl\u00e9dl na Percyho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201eNev\u00edm, pane Linwoode, jak\u00e9 je va\u0161e politick\u00e9 p\u0159esv\u011bd\u010den\u00ed. Ale jako anglick\u00e9mu ob\u010danu v\u00e1m nem\u016f\u017ee b\u00fdt lhostejn\u00e9, chyst\u00e1-li se anglick\u00fd parlament nahradit svobodnou vl\u00e1du t\u00e9to zem\u011b naprost\u00fdm absolutismem, a to bez nejmen\u0161\u00ed zn\u00e1mky studu nebo pohor\u0161en\u00ed!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Ne\u017eli mohl Percy odpov\u011bd\u011bt, polo\u017eila Charlotta otci ot\u00e1zku, kter\u00e1 ho z\u0159ejm\u011b udivila a popudila.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eCo je to Habeas corpus?\u201c ot\u00e1zala se.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eDobr\u00fd Bo\u017ee,\u201c zvolal pan Bowmore, \u201eje mo\u017en\u00e9, \u017ee m\u00e1 vlastn\u00ed dcera, dnes u\u017e dosp\u011bl\u00e1 \u017eena, nezn\u00e1 toto paladium anglick\u00e9 svobody? Ach, Charlotto, Charlotto!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eVelice lituji, tati. Ale kdy\u017e mi to \u0159ekne\u0161, do smrti to nezapomenu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pan Bowmore uctiv\u011b smekl klobouk, vzal s otcovskou v\u00e1\u017enost\u00ed dceru za ruku a hlas se mu zachv\u00edval vzru\u0161en\u00edm, kdy\u017e ji slavnostn\u011b pou\u010doval:<br \/>\u201eZ\u00e1kon Habeas corpus, d\u00edt\u011b, nedovoluje uv\u011bznit anglick\u00e9ho poddan\u00e9ho, dokud to soud neuzn\u00e1 za opr\u00e1vn\u011bn\u00e9. Ani rozkaz vl\u00e1dnouc\u00edho panovn\u00edka ani autorita nejvy\u0161\u0161\u00edch hodnost\u00e1\u0159\u016f v zemi n\u00e1m nem\u016f\u017ee up\u0159\u00edt pr\u00e1vo obr\u00e1tit se k soudu a \u017e\u00e1dat o jeho v\u00fdrok, zda je uv\u011bzn\u011bn\u00ed leg\u00e1ln\u00ed nebo ne.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Dal si op\u011bt klobouk na hlavu. \u201eNikdy nezapome\u0148, Charlotto, co jsem ti pr\u00e1v\u011b \u0159ekl. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nesmekl bych, pane Linwoode,\u201c pokra\u010doval, \u201eani v p\u0159\u00edtomnosti nejpy\u0161n\u011bj\u0161\u00edho samovl\u00e1dce, jak\u00fd kdy dosedl na tr\u016fn. Ale smek\u00e1m na po\u010dest slavn\u00e9ho z\u00e1kona, kter\u00fd je posv\u00e1tnou z\u00e1rukou lidsk\u00e9 svobody. Jste patrn\u011b p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 mlad\u00fd, abyste si mohl na z\u00e1klad\u011b vlastn\u00edch zku\u0161enost\u00ed uv\u011bdomit, co by to znamenalo, kdyby parlament schv\u00e1lil ten nestoudn\u00fd n\u00e1vrh. Ale j\u00e1 bych v\u00e1m mohl vypr\u00e1v\u011bt, co se odehr\u00e1valo v Anglii, kdy\u017e byl Habeas corpus zru\u0161en na konci minul\u00e9ho stolet\u00ed. P\u0159\u00e1tel\u00e9 svobody byli trest\u00e1ni \u017eal\u00e1\u0159em a \u010dasto i smrt\u00ed na popravi\u0161ti na pouh\u00e9 na\u0159\u010den\u00ed ze strany placen\u00fdch vl\u00e1dn\u00edch \u0161pi\u00f3n\u016f a dona\u0161e\u010d\u016f nebo na z\u00e1klad\u011b v\u00fdrok\u016f soudc\u016f, poslu\u0161n\u00fdch lokaj\u016f tehdej\u0161\u00edho ob\u00e1van\u00e9ho kabinetu. Stejn\u00e9 hr\u016fzy se budou opakovat za n\u011bkolik ned\u011bl, nepoda\u0159\u00ed-li se n\u00e1rodu donutit parlament, aby h\u00e1jil jeho svobody. P\u0159ekvapuje v\u00e1s m\u00e9 rozho\u0159\u010den\u00ed, pane Linwoode? Ponech\u00e1vaj\u00ed v\u00e1s dne\u0161n\u00ed nesnesiteln\u00e9 pom\u011bry tak vla\u017en\u00fdm, \u017ee nem\u00e1te z\u00e1jem na nastolen\u00ed opravdu liber\u00e1ln\u00ed vl\u00e1dy?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePromi\u0148te, pane Bowmore,\u201c poznamenal Percy, \u201eale m\u00e1m naopak velmi p\u00e1dn\u00e9 d\u016fvody podporovat liber\u00e1ln\u00ed vl\u00e1du.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJak\u00e9 d\u016fvody?\u201c zvolal pan Bowmore dychtiv\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eM\u016fj nebo\u017et\u00edk otec,\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bl Percy, \u201em\u011bl v\u016f\u010di vl\u00e1d\u011b pohled\u00e1vku z titulu pen\u011bz, kter\u00e9 vydal z vlastn\u00ed kapsy v zahrani\u010dn\u00ed slu\u017eb\u011b. Jako jeho jedin\u00fd syn jsem zd\u011bdil i tento n\u00e1rok, kter\u00fd ostatn\u011b form\u00e1ln\u011b uznal i dne\u0161n\u00ed kabinet. \u017d\u00e1dost o vy\u0159\u00edzen\u00ed t\u00e9to pohled\u00e1vky, u\u017e d\u00e1vno splatn\u00e9, p\u0159edlo\u017e\u00ed na p\u0159\u00ed\u0161t\u00edm zased\u00e1n\u00ed parlamentu n\u011bkolik m\u00fdch p\u0159\u00e1tel, kte\u0159\u00ed mohou h\u00e1jit m\u00e9 z\u00e1jmy p\u0159\u00edmo v Doln\u00ed sn\u011bmovn\u011b.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pan Bowmore uchopil Percyho za ruku a v\u0159ele ji stiskl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201e\u010c\u00edm v\u00edc budete m\u00edt p\u0159\u00e1tel ochotn\u00fdch podporovat va\u0161i z\u00e1le\u017eitost, t\u00edm l\u00e9pe pro v\u00e1s,\u201c \u0159ekl. \u201eJ\u00e1 s\u00e1m jako mimoparlamentn\u00ed p\u0159edstavitel ve\u0159ejn\u00e9ho m\u00edn\u011bn\u00ed m\u00e1m rovn\u011b\u017e ur\u010dit\u00fd vliv. Jsem v\u00e1m bez v\u00fdhrady k slu\u017eb\u00e1m. P\u0159ij\u010fte sem z\u00edtra a promluv\u00edme si podrobn\u011bji o va\u0161ich n\u00e1roc\u00edch u m\u00e9 skromn\u00e9 ve\u010dern\u00ed tabule. Dnes se mus\u00edm z\u00fa\u010dastnit sch\u016fze politick\u00e9ho klubu v Hampdenu, jeho\u017e jsem m\u00edstop\u0159edsedou a kde mus\u00edm ozn\u00e1mit popla\u0161nou novinku obsa\u017eenou v tomto dopise. Zde ve sv\u00e9 mal\u00e9 zahr\u00e1dce,\u201c pokra\u010doval pan Bowmore a uk\u00e1zal rukou na sv\u016fj nevelk\u00fd majetek, \u201ejsem zvykl\u00fd prom\u00fd\u0161let v dokonal\u00e9m \u00fastran\u00ed nejd\u016fle\u017eit\u011bj\u0161\u00ed body sv\u00fdch klubovn\u00edch projev\u016f. Proch\u00e1zky podn\u011bcuj\u00ed mou v\u00fdmluvnost. Proto m\u011b pro dne\u0161ek omluvte a poct\u011bte n\u00e1s svou spole\u010dnost\u00ed z\u00edtra.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Kdyby nebyl Percy zamilov\u00e1n, mo\u017en\u00e1 by se trochu divil, pro\u010d se pan Bowmore, t\u0159eba\u017ee ho znal sotva deset minut, tak horliv\u011b zast\u00e1v\u00e1 jeho z\u00e1jm\u016f. Ale navrhovan\u00e1 sch\u016fzka na p\u0159\u00ed\u0161t\u00ed den mu poskytovala mo\u017enost znovu spat\u0159it Charlottu. Jedin\u011b z toho d\u016fvodu p\u0159ijal okam\u017eit\u011b pozv\u00e1n\u00ed. Pan Bowmore ho poctil dal\u0161\u00edm stiskem sv\u00e9 vlasteneck\u00e9 pravice a vzd\u00e1lil se, aby podn\u00edtil svou v\u00fdmluvnost osam\u011blou zahradn\u00ed proch\u00e1zkou.<\/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 6. &#8211; L\u00c1SKA A POLITIKA Byl \u010dtvrt\u00fd den po plesu. 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