{"id":64453,"date":"2026-07-14T21:38:32","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T19:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=64453"},"modified":"2026-07-14T21:38:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T19:38:33","slug":"wilkie-collins-zluta-maska-47","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=64453","title":{"rendered":"Wilkie Collins &#8211; \u017dlut\u00e1 Maska"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kapitola 7. &#8211; V\u00ddSTRAHA<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eDouf\u00e1m, \u017ee se v\u00e1m otec zamlouv\u00e1,\u201c pravila Charlotta, kdy\u017e se spolu s Percym vracela k vile. \u201eJe tak obratn\u00fd politik, tolik ho m\u00e1me r\u00e1di a jsme na n\u011bj tak py\u0161n\u00ed! V\u0161ichni na\u0161i zn\u00e1m\u00ed soud\u00ed, \u017ee by m\u011bl b\u00fdt v parlamentu. Dvakr\u00e1t se o to pokou\u0161el. V\u00fdlohy byly stra\u0161liv\u00e9. A poka\u017ed\u00e9 nad n\u00edm zv\u00edt\u011bzil jin\u00fd kandid\u00e1t. Jednatel klubu tvrd\u00ed, \u017ee by ho ur\u010dit\u011b zvolili, kdyby to zkusil pot\u0159et\u00ed. Ale na to nen\u00ed pomy\u0161len\u00ed, proto\u017ee u\u017e nem\u00e1me pen\u00edze.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>M\u00e9n\u011b bezelstn\u00fd \u010dlov\u011bk, ne\u017e byl pan Percy Linwood, by nepochybn\u011b z t\u011bchto nel\u00ed\u010den\u00fdch slov uhodl tajemstv\u00ed, pro\u010d m\u00e1 pan Bowmore tak velk\u00fd z\u00e1jem, aby n\u00e1roky jeho mlad\u00e9ho p\u0159\u00edtele v\u016f\u010di vl\u00e1d\u011b m\u011bly \u00fasp\u011bch. Britsk\u00fd ob\u010dan vlastn\u00edc\u00ed slu\u0161nou \u010d\u00e1stku na hotovosti, m\u016f\u017ee b\u00fdt neoceniteln\u011b prosp\u011b\u0161n\u00fd jin\u00e9mu britsk\u00e9mu ob\u010danovi \u2014 bez hotov\u00fdch pen\u011bz \u2014, kter\u00e9mu se nesed\u00ed pohodln\u011b, dokud nesed\u00ed ve sn\u011bmovn\u011b! Ale poctiv\u00fd Percy byl a\u017e p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 bezelstn\u00fd. Jen souhlasn\u011b p\u0159ikyvoval, kdy\u017e Charlotta velebila sv\u00e9ho otce. Odm\u011bnila ho za to n\u011bkolika \u00fasm\u011bvy a pohledy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Kdy\u017e u\u017e byli bl\u00edzko u dve\u0159\u00ed, vy\u0161el jim vst\u0159\u00edc sluha v obno\u0161en\u00e9 livreji se zcela neo\u010dek\u00e1van\u00fdm vzkazem pro n\u011b oba. \u201ePan kapit\u00e1n Bervie se p\u0159i\u0161el rozlou\u010dit, sle\u010dno, a milostiv\u00e1 pan\u00ed si p\u0159eje, abyste se dostavila do haly.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Sluha vy\u0159\u00eddil pe\u010dliv\u011b nau\u010den\u00fd vzkaz, \u00fakosem vrhl zv\u011bdav\u00fd pohled na Percyho a vr\u00e1til se do vily. Charlotta se s rozho\u0159\u010den\u00fdm pohledem obr\u00e1tila k milenci a zrudl\u00e1 v tv\u00e1\u0159i p\u0159i pouh\u00e9m pomy\u0161len\u00ed, \u017ee by se m\u011bla je\u0161t\u011b jednou setkat s kapit\u00e1nem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eB\u00edd\u00e1k!\u201c zvolala. \u201eDomn\u00edv\u00e1 se, \u017ee mohu d\u00fdchat stejn\u00fd vzduch s n\u011bk\u00fdm, kdo se v\u00e1s pokou\u0161el p\u0159ipravit o \u017eivot?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Percy se sna\u017eil zm\u00edrnit jej\u00ed hn\u011bv. Vzal ji za ruku a v\u00e1\u017en\u011b se j\u00ed zad\u00edval do o\u010d\u00ed.<br \/>\u201eVelice se m\u00fdl\u00edte,\u201c \u0159ekl, \u201ea jsem r\u00e1d, \u017ee m\u00e1m p\u0159\u00edle\u017eitost v\u00e1s na to upozornit. Kapit\u00e1n Bervie se p\u0159i souboji vystavoval stejn\u00e9mu nebezpe\u010d\u00ed jako j\u00e1. Kdy\u017e jsem vyst\u0159elil z pistole do vzduchu, byl prvn\u00ed, kdo ke mn\u011b p\u0159isp\u011bchal a vypt\u00e1val se, je-li m\u00e9 zran\u011bn\u00ed v\u00e1\u017en\u00e9. Ujistili ho, \u017ee r\u00e1na nen\u00ed nebezpe\u010dn\u00e1. Klesl na kolena a d\u011bkoval Bohu, \u017ee mi zachr\u00e1nil \u017eivot p\u0159ed jeho provinilou a zlovolnou rukou. Na vlastn\u00ed o\u010di jsem vid\u011bl tekouc\u00ed slzy po jeho l\u00edc\u00edch. \u0158ekl mi: Uk\u00e1zal jste mi mou b\u00eddnou povahu v prav\u00e9m sv\u011btle, v jak\u00e9m jsem ji dosud nevid\u011bl. Ale ponau\u010dil jsem se \u2014 dobrovoln\u011b odejdu a nevr\u00e1t\u00edm se, dokud se moje du\u0161e zcela neo\u010dist\u00ed od pocitu nen\u00e1visti a \u017e\u00e1rlivosti v\u016f\u010di mu\u017ei, kter\u00fd mi odpustil a u\u0161et\u0159il m\u016fj \u017eivot. Nespokojil se jen t\u00edmto slibem a nab\u00eddl mi ruku. Nejsem u\u017e v\u00e1\u0161 sok, kter\u00fd v\u00e1s nen\u00e1vid\u00ed, dodal. Pop\u0159ejte mi kr\u00e1tk\u00fd \u010das a budu bratrem jak v\u00e1m tak i j\u00ed. Zasluhuji si, abyste mi stiskl ruku?\u201c Pot\u0159\u00e1sli jsme si rukama \u2014 uzav\u0159eli jsme p\u0159\u00e1telstv\u00ed. A\u0165 u\u017e jsou jeho chyby jak\u00e9koliv, Charlotto, kapit\u00e1n Bervie m\u00e1 \u0161lechetn\u00e9 srdce. Jd\u011bte do haly, sna\u017en\u011b v\u00e1s o to pros\u00edm, a chovejte se k n\u011bmu p\u0159\u00e1telsky jako j\u00e1.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Charlotta naslouchala se sklopen\u00fdm zrakem a zr\u016f\u017eov\u011blou tv\u00e1\u0159\u00ed.<br \/>\u201eV\u011b\u0159\u00edte mu?\u201c zeptala se tich\u00fdm, rozechv\u011bl\u00fdm hlasem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eV\u011b\u0159\u00edm mu stejn\u011b jako v\u011b\u0159\u00edm v\u00e1m,\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bl Percy. Srovn\u00e1n\u00ed d\u00edvku p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 nepot\u011b\u0161ilo. Nen\u00e1vid\u011bla kapit\u00e1na tak jako d\u0159\u00edv. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eP\u016fjdu se s n\u00edm rozlou\u010dit, p\u0159ejete-li si to,\u201c \u0159ekla smutn\u011b a odevzdan\u011b. \u201eAle ne sama. Chci, abyste \u0161el se mnou.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePro\u010d?\u201c ot\u00e1zal se Percy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eChci vid\u011bt, jak se bude tv\u00e1\u0159it, a\u017e se vy dva setk\u00e1te.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201eSt\u00e1le je\u0161t\u011b o n\u011bm pochybujete, Charlotto?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>N\u00e1hle k n\u011bmu vzhl\u00e9dla s touto podivnou odpov\u011bd\u00ed:<br \/>\u201eVy ho v duchu vid\u00edte, jak kle\u010d\u00ed vedle v\u00e1s a projevuje l\u00edtost. J\u00e1 ho vid\u00edm, jak m\u00ed\u0159\u00ed pistol\u00ed a chce v\u00e1s zab\u00edt.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Ve\u0161li spole\u010dn\u011b do vily. Charlotta se pozorn\u011b d\u00edvala do kapit\u00e1novy tv\u00e1\u0159e a v\u0161imla si, jak smrteln\u011b zbledl, kdy\u017e za n\u00ed Percy vstoupil do haly. Oba mu\u017ei se srde\u010dn\u011b pozdravili. Charlotta usedla vedle matky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eSly\u0161ela jsem, \u017ee jste se s n\u00e1mi p\u0159i\u0161el rozlou\u010dit. Budete dlouho pry\u010d?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eDostal jsem dvoum\u011bs\u00ed\u010dn\u00ed dovolenou,\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bl Bervie, ani\u017e na ni za \u0159e\u010di pohl\u00e9dl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eOdjedete do ciziny?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eMysl\u00edm, \u017ee ano.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Po jeho odpov\u011bdi bylo chv\u00edli ticho. Pak za\u010dal s kapit\u00e1nem hovo\u0159it Percy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Charlotta vyu\u017eila t\u00e9 p\u0159\u00edle\u017eitosti a za\u0161eptala matce: \u201eZa\u0159i\u010f to n\u011bjak, aby tu kapit\u00e1n Bervie nez\u016fstal dlouho. Je mi protivn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed, ne\u017e kdy jindy.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e1, kter\u00e1 se narodila a vyr\u016fstala v ovzdu\u0161\u00ed shov\u00edvav\u00e9 zdvo\u0159ilosti, pat\u0159\u00edc\u00ed oded\u00e1vna k dobr\u00e9 spole\u010densk\u00e9 v\u00fdchov\u011b, byla zna\u010dn\u011b udivena dce\u0159inou m\u00e1lo pohostinnou v\u00fdzvou. V okam\u017eit\u00e9m zmatku ta dobr\u00e1 d\u00e1ma opravdu p\u0159eru\u0161ila rozhovor mezi ob\u011bma mlad\u00fdmi mu\u017ei a zeptala se kapit\u00e1na, nep\u0159eje-li si \u0161\u00e1lek \u010daje. Vstal a pod\u011bkoval j\u00ed s konven\u010dn\u00ed omluvou, \u017ee nem\u00edn\u00ed d\u00e9le obt\u011b\u017eovat. K Charlottin\u011b p\u0159ekvapen\u00ed se zvedl k odchodu tak\u00e9 Percy. Vysv\u011btlil, \u017ee na n\u011bj venku \u010dek\u00e1 ko\u010d\u00e1r, a nab\u00eddl pr\u00fd kapit\u00e1novi, \u017ee ho sveze zp\u00e1tky do Lond\u00fdna. Jeho slova vzbudila okam\u017eit\u011b d\u00edv\u010dino podez\u0159en\u00ed, \u017ee jsou oba mu\u017ei domluveni a \u017ee si cht\u011bj\u00ed d\u016fv\u011brn\u011b pohovo\u0159it. Jej\u00ed zatvrzel\u00e1 ned\u016fv\u011bra ke kapit\u00e1novi je\u0161t\u011b desetkr\u00e1t vzrostla. V\u00e1hav\u011b mu podala ruku, kdy\u017e se s n\u00ed lou\u010dil u dve\u0159\u00ed haly. L\u00edce se j\u00ed zard\u011bly \u00fasil\u00edm, s n\u00edm\u017e se sna\u017eila zast\u0159\u00edt skute\u010dn\u00e9 city v\u016f\u010di n\u011bmu, co\u017e jen zv\u00fd\u0161ilo jej\u00ed kr\u00e1su. <br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bervie na ni pohl\u00e9dl s neskonal\u00fdm z\u00e1rmutkem v o\u010d\u00edch. \u201eA\u017e se op\u011bt sejdeme,\u201c \u0159ekl, \u201ep\u0159esv\u011bd\u010d\u00edte se, \u017ee jsem jin\u00fd, ne\u017e jsem b\u00fdval.\u201c Ani\u017e \u010dekal na odpov\u011b\u010f, sp\u011bchal ven z vily, jako by se b\u00e1l, \u017ee se v jej\u00ed p\u0159\u00edtomnosti u\u017e nebude um\u011bt d\u00e9le ovl\u00e1dat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Tak\u00e9 Percy se rozlou\u010dil. Charlotta ho vyprovodila do chodby. \u201eBudu zde op\u011bt z\u00edtra, drahou\u0161ku!\u201c \u0159ekl Percy a cht\u011bl j\u00ed pol\u00edbit ruku. \u201eTu druhou,\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bla. \u201eT\u00e9hle se dotkl kapit\u00e1n Bervie.&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJe\u0161t\u011b st\u00e1le mu nev\u011b\u0159\u00edte?\u201c prohodil Percy pobaven jej\u00ed ne\u00fastupnost\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Objala ho pa\u017e\u00ed kolem ramen a jemn\u011b se dotkla prsty \u010dern\u00e9 n\u00e1plasti. \u201eV\u011b\u0159\u00edm jen tomu, \u017ee tohle je jeho d\u00edlo!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Percy ji opustil s \u00fasm\u011bvem. Byl v t\u00e9 chv\u00edli p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 \u0161\u0165asten, ne\u017e aby j\u00ed v\u00e1\u017en\u011b odporoval. P\u0159ed domem zastihl kapit\u00e1na, jak hovo\u0159\u00ed s t\u00fdm\u017e o\u0161um\u011ble oble\u010den\u00fdm sluhou, kter\u00fd Charlott\u011b ohl\u00e1sil kapit\u00e1novu n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bvu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eCo se stalo s b\u00fdval\u00fdm komorn\u00edkem?\u201c zeptal se Bervie. \u201eM\u00e1m na mysli toho star\u00e9ho mu\u017ee, co byl u pana Bowmora tolik let.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eDostal v\u00fdpov\u011b\u010f, pane kapit\u00e1ne.\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 \/>\u201ePokud jsem vyrozum\u011bl, dovolil si k p\u00e1novi neuctivou pozn\u00e1mku.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eA jak se pan Bowmore dov\u011bd\u011bl o v\u00e1s?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eDal jsem si inzer\u00e1t do novin a pan Bowmore mi na n\u011bj odpov\u011bd\u011bl.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Bervie se na n\u011bj chv\u00edli ost\u0159e zahled\u011bl, pak \u0161el za Percym ke ko\u010d\u00e1ru. Oba mu\u017ei se vydali na cestu do Lond\u00fdna.<br \/>\u201eV\u0161iml jste si nov\u00e9ho sluhy pana Bowmora?\u201c zeptal se kapit\u00e1n, kdy\u017e vila z\u016fstala za jejich z\u00e1dy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNev\u011bnoval jsem mu pozornost,\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bl Percy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Chv\u00edli bylo ticho. Kdy\u017e se hovor op\u011bt rozproudil, t\u00fdkal se jen zcela v\u0161edn\u00edch v\u011bc\u00ed. Kapit\u00e1n se d\u00edval st\u00edsn\u011bn\u011b z okna ko\u010d\u00e1ru. Percy se d\u00edval st\u00edsn\u011bn\u011b na kapit\u00e1na.<br \/>Asi dv\u011b m\u00edle za Dartfordem spat\u0159il Percy na n\u00e1vr\u0161\u00ed opod\u00e1l silnice \u00fahledn\u00fd d\u016fm s lomenicovou st\u0159echou, zast\u00edn\u011bn\u00fd n\u00e1dhern\u00fdm stromov\u00edm. Na \u0161t\u011brkovan\u00e9 cest\u011b p\u0159ed domem bylo vid\u011bt ko\u010d\u00e1ry a osedlan\u00e9 kon\u011b, na sto\u017e\u00e1ru uprost\u0159ed tr\u00e1vn\u00edku vl\u00e1l prapor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eZd\u00e1 se, \u017ee se tu cosi d\u011bje,\u201c poznamenal Percy. \u201eP\u011bkn\u00fd star\u00fd d\u016fm! Komu pat\u0159\u00ed?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Bervie se usm\u00e1l. \u201ePat\u0159\u00ed m\u00e9mu otci,\u201c \u0159ekl prost\u011b. \u201eJe p\u0159edsedou m\u00edstn\u00edho spolku soudn\u00edch \u00fa\u0159edn\u00edk\u016f. Po\u0159\u00e1d\u00e1 dnes pro kolegy hostinu na oslavu za\u010d\u00e1tku nov\u00e9ho soudn\u00edho obdob\u00ed.\u201c Ustal a zahled\u011bl se na Percyho s ur\u010dit\u00fdmi rozpaky. \u201eOb\u00e1v\u00e1m se, \u017ee jsem v\u00e1s p\u0159ekvapil a zklamal,\u201c dodal a n\u00e1hle zm\u011bnil p\u0159edm\u011bt rozhovoru. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eKdy\u017e jsme se setkali u Bowmor\u016f, nazna\u010dil jsem, \u017ee v\u00e1m chci sd\u011blit n\u011bco d\u016fle\u017eit\u00e9ho. A dosud jsem v\u00e1m ne\u0159ekl nic. M\u00e1m-li mluvit otev\u0159en\u011b, nejsem si tak docela jist, zda se zn\u00e1me dost dlouho, abych v\u00e1m sm\u011bl radit.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eChov\u00e1te se ke mn\u011b p\u0159\u00e1telsky,\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bl Percy s obvyklou srde\u010dnost\u00ed, \u201ea v\u011b\u0159te mi, \u017ee stejn\u011b p\u0159\u00e1telsky vyslechnu jakoukoli va\u0161i radu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Po tomto uji\u0161t\u011bn\u00ed se kapit\u00e1n rozhovo\u0159il.<br \/>\u201e\u0158ekl jste mi, \u017ee jste byl dnes p\u0159edstaven panu Bowmorovi,\u201c za\u010dal, \u201ea dodal jste, \u017ee projevil zna\u010dn\u00fd z\u00e1jem o to, zda vl\u00e1da spln\u00ed va\u0161e po\u017eadavky. Budete patrn\u011b \u010dasto nav\u0161t\u011bvovat vilu v Dartfordu a str\u00e1v\u00edte hodn\u011b \u010dasu ve spole\u010dnosti pana Bowmora. Zn\u00e1m ho u\u017e \u0159adu let. Na z\u00e1klad\u011b sv\u00fdch zku\u0161enost\u00ed s n\u00edm v\u00e1s v\u00e1\u017en\u011b varuji p\u0159ed t\u00edmto velmi nesv\u011bdomit\u00fdm a velmi nebezpe\u010dn\u00fdm mu\u017eem. Nemluv\u00edm o jeho politick\u00fdch n\u00e1zorech, ale mohu v\u00e1s ujistit, \u017ee za v\u0161\u00edm, co \u0159\u00edk\u00e1 a d\u011bl\u00e1, nutno spat\u0159ovat jen a jen cti\u017e\u00e1dostivost \u2014 nez\u0159\u00edzenou a po\u0161etilou cti\u017e\u00e1dostivost. T\u00e9to v\u00e1\u0161ni je ochoten ob\u011btovat bez v\u00e1h\u00e1n\u00ed a bez v\u00fd\u010ditky stejn\u011b m\u011b jako v\u00e1s, stejn\u011b man\u017eelku jako dceru. Jeho jedinou touhou je k\u0159eslo v parlament\u011b. Jste z\u00e1mo\u017en\u00fd, a mohl byste mu pomoci. Bude se v\u0161emi prost\u0159edky sna\u017eit v\u00e1s k tomu donutit. Zaplete-li v\u00e1s p\u0159itom do politick\u00fdch nesn\u00e1z\u00ed, ponech\u00e1 v\u00e1s klidn\u011b va\u0161emu osudu. Vid\u00edm, \u017ee v\u00e1s moje slova p\u0159ekvapuj\u00ed a snad i pohor\u0161uj\u00ed. Domn\u00edv\u00e1te-li se, \u017ee jsem v\u016f\u010di n\u011bmu p\u0159edpojat\u00fd, napi\u0161te m\u00e9mu otci. Jako vysok\u00fd \u00fa\u0159edn\u00edk zn\u00e1 velmi dob\u0159e choulostiv\u00e9 postaven\u00ed, ve kter\u00e9m se tento p\u00e1n nach\u00e1z\u00ed. Odevzd\u00e1m mu v\u00e1\u0161 dopis a zaru\u010d\u00edm se, \u017ee jste gentleman a \u017ee si p\u0159\u00edpadn\u00e9 soukrom\u00e9 informace ponech\u00e1te pro sebe. Otec jist\u011b potvrd\u00ed, co v\u00e1m \u0159\u00edk\u00e1m, \u017ee toti\u017e pan Bowmore je \u010dlenem n\u011bkolika nejrevolu\u010dn\u011bj\u0161\u00edch klub\u016f v Anglii a \u017ee jeho jm\u00e9no je zaps\u00e1no v \u010dern\u00e9 knize ministerstva vnitra. Je-li pravdiv\u00e1 pov\u011bst, \u017ee se kabinet chyst\u00e1 z obavy p\u0159ed podvratn\u00fdmi v\u00fdtr\u017enostmi zru\u0161it z\u00e1kon Habeas corpus, hroz\u00ed panu Bowmorovi v\u00e1\u017en\u00e9 nebezpe\u010d\u00ed. A m\u016fj otec bude povinen d\u00e1t souhlas, aby na n\u011bj byla vystavena zat\u00fdkac\u00ed listina. Ve vlastn\u00edm z\u00e1jmu rozhodn\u011b odm\u00edtn\u011bte pou\u0161t\u011bt se s n\u00edm do politick\u00fdch debat, a nep\u0159ij\u00edmejte ani jeho podporu pro svou petici v parlament\u011b. A p\u0159edev\u0161\u00edm ho odka\u017ete do pat\u0159i\u010dn\u00fdch mez\u00ed, pokus\u00ed-li se vet\u0159\u00edt do va\u0161\u00ed d\u016fv\u011bry. Nemus\u00edm v\u00e1m jist\u011b p\u0159ipom\u00ednat, abyste proti n\u011bmu ne\u0159\u00edkal nic p\u0159ed jeho \u017eenou a dcerou. Pro n\u011b je vzorem dokonalosti. Odjak\u017eiva je klame nabub\u0159el\u00fdmi fr\u00e1zemi. Nedopus\u0165te, aby oklamal i v\u00e1s! Nemohl bych v\u00e1m d\u00e1t lep\u0161\u00ed a prosp\u011b\u0161n\u011bj\u0161\u00ed radu, ani kdybych byl va\u0161\u00edm bratrem. P\u0159em\u00fd\u0161lejte o tom, co jsem v\u00e1m sv\u011b\u0159il, a\u017e budete m\u00edt kdy. Ale mluvme rad\u011bji o zaj\u00edmav\u011bj\u0161\u00edch v\u011bcech. Vzpomn\u011bl jste si je\u0161t\u011b n\u011bkdy na ten ve\u010der v pracovn\u011b dr. Lagarda?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAni nev\u00edm,\u201c \u0159ekl Percy dosud pod dojmem omra\u010duj\u00edc\u00ed v\u00fdstrahy, kter\u00e9 se mu dostalo. \u201eDal jste mi l\u00e1tku k \u00favah\u00e1m o d\u016fle\u017eit\u011bj\u0161\u00edch v\u011bcech, ne\u017eli je mesmerismus.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eDovolte, abych osv\u011b\u017eil va\u0161i pam\u011b\u0165,\u201c poznamenal jeho spole\u010dn\u00edk. \u201ePokra\u010doval jste s\u00e1m v seanci, kdy\u017e jsem opustil l\u00e9ka\u0159\u016fv byt. Prok\u00e1zal byste mi opravdu laskavost, kdybyste se rozpomn\u011bl, co vid\u011bl dr. Lagarde ve sp\u00e1nku za m\u00e9 nep\u0159\u00edtomnosti.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Po t\u00e9to nal\u00e9hav\u00e9 \u017e\u00e1dosti se Percy vzchopil. Nepoda\u0159ilo se mu sice vyl\u00ed\u010dit sv\u00e9 dojmy p\u00edsemn\u011b, ale m\u011bl je dosud v dostate\u010dn\u011b dobr\u00e9 pam\u011bti, aby si je mohl kdykoliv o\u017eivit. Opakoval v podstat\u011b doktor\u016fv popis prvn\u00edho z obou v\u00fdjev\u016f, kter\u00e9 spat\u0159il v transu po kapit\u00e1nov\u011b odchodu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Bervie se zarazil \u201eHala ve vile?\u201c zvolal. \u201ePr\u00e1v\u011b jsme opustili halu ve vile! Mu\u017e vyhl\u00ed\u017eej\u00edc\u00ed jako j\u00e1 se sna\u017eil p\u0159emluvit d\u00edvku vyhl\u00ed\u017eej\u00edc\u00ed jako\u2026\u201c p\u0159eru\u0161il se, v\u00e1haje vyslovit Charlottino jm\u00e9no. \u201ePokou\u0161el se p\u0159im\u011bt d\u00edvku, aby ode\u0161la spole\u010dn\u011b s n\u00edm,\u201c pokra\u010doval. \u201eA nakonec ji p\u0159esv\u011bd\u010dil bez ohledu na jej\u00ed slzy? Pokra\u010dujte, pros\u00edm. Co vid\u011bl Lagarde d\u00e1l?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eVid\u011bl vnit\u0159ek ko\u010d\u00e1ru,\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bl Percy. \u201eSed\u011bla v n\u011bm ta d\u00e1ma. Byl s n\u00ed n\u011bjak\u00fd mu\u017e. A bylo tu je\u0161t\u011b n\u011bco, jenom\u017ee to doktor u\u017e nesta\u010dil zahl\u00e9dnout.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201e\u0158ekl v\u00e1m, kdo byl ten mu\u017e?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNe. St\u011b\u017eoval si, \u017ee je p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 vy\u010derp\u00e1n a \u017ee u\u017e nic nevid\u00ed.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201e\u0160el jste k n\u011bmu jist\u011b je\u0161t\u011b jednou na poradu?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNe. M\u011bl jsem toho dost.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eA\u017e budeme v Lond\u00fdn\u011b, pojedeme cestou k va\u0161emu bytu po Strandu. Vysad\u00edte m\u011b laskav\u011b na rohu uli\u010dky, kde bydl\u00ed dr. Lagarde?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Percy se na n\u011bj zahled\u011bl s \u00fa\u017easem. \u201eJe\u0161t\u011b st\u00e1le to berete v\u00e1\u017en\u011b?\u201c \u0159ekl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eA nen\u00ed to snad v\u00e1\u017en\u00e9?\u201c nam\u00edtl Bervie s d\u016frazem. \u201eCopak jsme si vy a j\u00e1 nepo\u010d\u00ednali p\u0159esn\u011b tak, jak to jasnovidec vyl\u00ed\u010dil? Neprol\u00e9val jsem ho\u0159k\u00e9 slzy zklam\u00e1n\u00ed? A nebyla toho p\u0159\u00ed\u010dinou \u017eena, kterou spat\u0159il po m\u00e9m boku? Neutkali jsme se ve dnech, kdy jsme byli soupe\u0159i, v souboji na pistole pr\u00e1v\u011b tak, jak to Lagarde vid\u011bl v transu? Nepoznal jste podle jeho popisu tu d\u00e1mu, kdy\u017e jste se s n\u00ed setkal na plese, stejn\u011b jako jsem ji poznal j\u00e1 je\u0161t\u011b d\u0159\u00edv ne\u017e vy?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePouh\u00e9 n\u00e1hody!\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bl Percy a opakoval jen, ov\u0161em ani\u017e to prozradil, co \u0159ekla Charlotta, kdy\u017e spolu hovo\u0159ili o dr. Lagardovi. \u201eTis\u00edce mu\u017e\u016f se do\u017eilo zklam\u00e1n\u00ed v l\u00e1sce. Tis\u00edce mu\u017e\u016f vybojovalo pro l\u00e1sku souboj. Tis\u00edce \u017een m\u00e1 v oblib\u011b modrou barvu a odpov\u00edd\u00e1 popisu d\u00e1my, kterou doktor podle vlastn\u00edho tvrzen\u00ed spat\u0159il.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eP\u0159ipus\u0165me, \u017ee je tomu tak,\u201c podotkl Bervie. \u201eAle ta v\u011bc je pozoruhodn\u00e1 i z va\u0161eho hlediska. A vyskytnou-li se dal\u0161\u00ed n\u00e1hody, bude v\u00fdsledek je\u0161t\u011b pozoruhodn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Prvn\u00ed z t\u011bchto n\u00e1hod, dojde-li k n\u00ed, m\u011blo b\u00fdt uskute\u010dn\u011bn\u00ed milostn\u00e9 sc\u00e9ny s prstenem, p\u0159em\u00fd\u0161lel Percy. Ale bylo by n\u011b\u010d\u00edm v\u00fdjime\u010dn\u00fdm \u2014 a bylo by v\u016fbec mo\u017eno v tom spat\u0159ovat shodu okolnost\u00ed \u2014 kdyby navl\u00e9kl prsten na ruku milovan\u00e9 d\u00edvky a kdyby ji potom pol\u00edbil?<br \/>Ale tentokr\u00e1t sv\u00e9 my\u0161lenky ohledupln\u011b zatajil p\u0159ed kapit\u00e1nem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eMne p\u0159ekvapilo ze v\u0161ech l\u00e9ka\u0159ov\u00fdch odpov\u011bd\u00ed jedin\u011b to, jak si dovedl osvojit na\u0161e my\u0161lenky a uhodnout na\u0161e jm\u00e9na.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Kapit\u00e1n Bervie pot\u0159\u00e1sl hlavou. \u201eJe to prost\u011b v\u011bc nervov\u00e9ho spojen\u00ed a pohledu do ciz\u00ed du\u0161e,\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bl. \u201eS podobn\u00fdmi p\u0159\u00edpady se l\u00e9ka\u0159i setk\u00e1vaj\u00ed u kataleptick\u00fdch pacient\u016f. \u010cetl jsem o tom v l\u00e9ka\u0159sk\u00fdch knih\u00e1ch.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Percy se v\u0161ak nem\u00ednil rozhovo\u0159it s p\u0159\u00edtelem o z\u00e1had\u00e1ch l\u00e9ka\u0159sk\u00e9 literatury. Kdy\u017e jeli po Strandu, vysadil kapit\u00e1na na n\u00e1ro\u017e\u00ed pobl\u00ed\u017e doktorova bytu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNav\u0161tivte m\u011b nebo mi napi\u0161te, stane-li se n\u011bco mimo\u0159\u00e1dn\u00e9ho,\u201c \u0159ekl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eUr\u010dit\u011b je\u0161t\u011b o mn\u011b usly\u0161\u00edte,\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bl Bervie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Kapit\u00e1novo pero se postaralo o spln\u011bn\u00ed slibu je\u0161t\u011b t\u00fd\u017e ve\u010der n\u011bkolika stru\u010dn\u00fdmi a p\u0159ekvapiv\u00fdmi slovy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eSmutn\u00e9 zpr\u00e1vy! Pan\u00ed Lagardov\u00e1 je mrtva. O jej\u00edm synu je zn\u00e1mo jen to, \u017ee opustil Anglii. Jestli\u017ee si troufal zp\u00e1tky do Francie, nen\u00ed vylou\u010deno, \u017ee se o n\u011bm n\u011bco dozv\u00edm. M\u00e1m na britsk\u00e9m velvyslanectv\u00ed v Pa\u0159\u00ed\u017ei zn\u00e1m\u00e9, kte\u0159\u00ed mi pomohou v p\u00e1tr\u00e1n\u00ed. Odj\u00ed\u017ed\u00edm na pevninu z\u00edtra. Pi\u0161te mi v m\u00e9 nep\u0159\u00edtomnosti prost\u0159ednictv\u00edm m\u00e9ho otce na adresu Manor House u Dartfordu. Bude v\u011bd\u011bt, kde se zdr\u017euji, a po\u0161le mi va\u0161e dopisy. Ve vlastn\u00edm z\u00e1jmu nezapome\u0148te na mou dne\u0161n\u00ed odpoledn\u00ed v\u00fdstrahu.<br \/>V\u00e1\u0161 up\u0159\u00edmn\u00fd p\u0159\u00edtel A. B.\u201c<\/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 7. &#8211; V\u00ddSTRAHA \u201eDouf\u00e1m, \u017ee se v\u00e1m otec zamlouv\u00e1,\u201c pravila Charlotta, kdy\u017e se spolu s Percym vracela k vile. \u201eJe tak obratn\u00fd politik, tolik <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=64453\" title=\"Wilkie Collins &#8211; \u017dlut\u00e1 Maska\">[&#8230;]<\/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-64453","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\/64453","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=64453"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64453\/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=64453"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=64453"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=64453"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}