{"id":64459,"date":"2026-07-14T22:26:17","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:26:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=64459"},"modified":"2026-07-14T22:26:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T20:26:17","slug":"wilkie-collins-zluta-maska-49","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=64459","title":{"rendered":"Wilkie Collins &#8211; \u017dlut\u00e1 Maska"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kapitola 9. &#8211; \u00daNOS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ve\u010der 1.dubna z\u016fstala pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e1 sama doma, jen se slu\u017eebnictvem. Pan Bowmore a Percy ode\u0161li spole\u010dn\u011b do Hampdenu na zvl\u00e1\u0161tn\u00ed sch\u016fzi v klubu. Kr\u00e1tce potom opustila vilu tak\u00e9 Charlotta, a to za velmi podivn\u00fdch okolnost\u00ed.<br \/>Sotva p\u011bt minut po odchodu otce a Percyho dostala dopis, kter\u00fd ji z\u0159ejm\u011b siln\u011b rozru\u0161il. \u0158ekla pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e9: \u201eMus\u00edm mluvit n\u011bkolik minut soukrom\u011b s kapit\u00e1nem Berviem, mami. Jde o velmi d\u016fle\u017eitou v\u011bc pro n\u00e1s v\u0161echny. \u010cek\u00e1 dole u domovn\u00edch dve\u0159\u00ed a p\u016fjde d\u00e1l, jestli\u017ee se uk\u00e1\u017eu na prahu haly.\u201c Pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e1 \u017e\u00e1dala o vysv\u011btlen\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNa vysv\u011btlov\u00e1n\u00ed te\u010f nen\u00ed \u010das,\u201c byla jedin\u00e1 odpov\u011b\u010f, kter\u00e9 se do\u010dkala. \u201eP\u0159\u00e1la bych si, abys m\u011b nechala s kapit\u00e1nem p\u011bt minut o samot\u011b.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e1 p\u0159irozen\u011b dosud v\u00e1hala. Charlotta popadla sv\u016fj zahradn\u00ed klobouk a pravila ned\u016ftkliv\u011b, \u017ee tedy p\u016fjde za kapit\u00e1nem ven, kdy\u017e matka nedovol\u00ed, aby \u0161el dovnit\u0159. Po tomto prohl\u00e1\u0161en\u00ed pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e1 ustoupila a ode\u0161la z pokoje.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Za minutu st\u00e1l v hale kapit\u00e1n Bervie. Pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e1 sice vyhov\u011bla dce\u0159in\u011b p\u0159\u00e1n\u00ed, ale rozhodla se, \u017ee ji nenech\u00e1 tak docela bez dozoru s mu\u017eem, kter\u00e9ho samotn\u00e1 Charlotta ozna\u010dila za nactiutrha\u010de a fale\u0161n\u00e9ho p\u0159\u00edtele. Skryla se na otev\u0159en\u00e9 verand\u011b vedle haly v bezpe\u010dn\u00e9 vzd\u00e1lenosti od jednoho z oken vnit\u0159n\u00ed m\u00edstnosti zpola otev\u0159en\u00e9ho, aby j\u00edm mohl proudit \u010derstv\u00fd vzduch. Tam \u010dekala a poslouchala.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>N\u011bjakou chv\u00edli byl rozhovor veden \u0161eptem. Ale oba dva se \u010d\u00edm d\u00e1l t\u00edm v\u00edc rozoh\u0148ovali a bezd\u011bky zvy\u0161ovali hlas. \u201eMohu to odp\u0159is\u00e1hnout p\u0159i sv\u00e9 k\u0159es\u0165ansk\u00e9 v\u00ed\u0159e,\u201c zaslechla kapit\u00e1nova slova, \u201ea prohla\u0161uji p\u0159ed Bohem, kter\u00fd m\u011b sly\u0161\u00ed, \u017ee mluv\u00edm \u010distou pravdu!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Charlotta odpov\u011bd\u011bla s pl\u00e1\u010dem: \u201eNemohu tomu v\u011b\u0159it! Neodva\u017euji se tomu v\u011b\u0159it! Ach, jak m\u016f\u017eete n\u011bco takov\u00e9ho ode m\u011b cht\u00edt? Nechte m\u011b, nechte m\u011b!\u201c <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e1 neoby\u010dejn\u011b zneklidn\u011bn\u00e1 t\u011bmito slovy se p\u0159ibl\u00ed\u017eila k oknu a nahl\u00e9dla dovnit\u0159. Bervie vzal Charlottu v podpa\u017e\u00ed a sna\u017eil se ji p\u0159im\u011bt, aby spolu s n\u00edm opustila halu. D\u00edvka se zdr\u00e1hala a \u017eadonila, aby ji pustil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e1 se ji\u017e chystala vej\u00edt do m\u00edstnosti a zakro\u010dit, kdy\u017e Bervie n\u00e1hle pustil Charlottinu pa\u017ei a n\u011bco j\u00ed za\u0161eptal do ucha. D\u00edvka prudce zvedla hlavu, zad\u00edvala se mu pronikav\u011b do o\u010d\u00ed a okam\u017eit\u011b zm\u011bnila rozhodnut\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201e\u0158eknu jen matce, kam jdu,\u201c pravila, \u201ea vyhov\u00edm v\u00e1m.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201eBudi\u017e,\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bl kapit\u00e1n a chvatn\u011b ji vedl ke dve\u0159\u00edm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e1 opustila verandu, aby se vr\u00e1tila do haly, a setkala se s nimi na chodb\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201eAle nezapom\u00ednejte,\u201c pravil Bervie, ne\u017e mohla d\u00edvka otev\u0159\u00edt \u00fasta, \u201eka\u017ed\u00e1 minuta je drah\u00e1. Sna\u017ete se b\u00fdt co nejstru\u010dn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>A Charlotta byla opravdu stru\u010dn\u00e1. \u201eMus\u00edm okam\u017eit\u011b k soudci Berviemu, maminko! V\u00edm, co d\u011bl\u00e1m, a v\u00edm tak\u00e9, \u017ee jedn\u00e1m spr\u00e1vn\u011b.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eK soudci Berviemu!\u201c zvolala pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e1 ohromena na nejvy\u0161\u0161\u00ed m\u00edru. \u201eCo \u0159ekne otec, co si pomysl\u00ed Percy, a\u017e p\u0159ijdou z klubu?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNedaleko vily \u010dek\u00e1 ko\u010d\u00e1r m\u00e9 sestry,\u201c pravil kapit\u00e1n. \u201eJe zcela k slu\u017eb\u00e1m sle\u010dn\u011b Charlott\u011b. P\u0159eje-li si, aby se o jej\u00ed n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bv\u011b nikdo nedozv\u011bd\u011bl, m\u016f\u017ee se klidn\u011b vr\u00e1tit je\u0161t\u011b d\u0159\u00edv ne\u017e pan Bowmore a pan Linwood.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Za \u0159e\u010di zam\u00ed\u0159il ke dve\u0159\u00edm. Charlotta n\u011b\u017en\u011b pol\u00edbila matku a \u0161la za n\u00edm. Pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e1 na n\u011b zavolala, aby po\u010dkali. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eNetrouf\u00e1m si t\u011b pustit bez otcova svolen\u00ed,\u201c \u0159ekla dce\u0159i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Ale zd\u00e1lo se, \u017ee Charlotta nesly\u0161\u00ed. A zd\u00e1lo se, \u017ee ani kapit\u00e1n Bervie. Prob\u011bhli zahr\u00e1dkou p\u0159ed vilou a m\u0159\u00ed\u017eov\u00fdmi vraty a v minut\u011b byli z dohledu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Uplynuly v\u00edce ne\u017e dv\u011b hodiny. Slunce kleslo za obzor, ale Charlotta se nevracela.<br \/>Pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e1 ztr\u00e1cela klid. Vstala z k\u0159esla ve sv\u00e9m pokoji, aby zazvonila na sluhu. Cht\u011bla ho poslat do Manor Housu a usp\u00ed\u0161it tak dce\u0159in n\u00e1vrat. Kdy\u017e \u0161la okolo krbu, zaslechla v p\u0159eds\u00edni \u010d\u00edsi kradm\u00e9 kroky a vz\u00e1p\u011bt\u00ed hlu\u010dn\u00fd \u00fader, jako by n\u011bjak\u00fd t\u011b\u017ek\u00fd p\u0159edm\u011bt spadl na podlahu. Prudce zazvonila a sp\u011bchala ke dve\u0159\u00edm haly. Kdy\u017e je otev\u0159ela, mihl se kolem n\u00ed v nejv\u011bt\u0161\u00edm sp\u011bchu komorn\u00edk z\u0159ejm\u011b pron\u00e1sleduj\u00edc\u00ed n\u011bkoho ven z vily. B\u011b\u017eela za n\u00edm, jak nejrychleji dovedla, na zahr\u00e1dku p\u0159ed domem a m\u0159\u00ed\u017eov\u00fdmi vraty na silnici. Spat\u0159ila ho, jak vysko\u010dil na bednu pro zavazadla um\u00edst\u011bnou vzadu na mal\u00e9m po\u0161tovn\u00edm voze, kter\u00fd podle v\u0161eho pr\u00e1v\u011b projel m\u011bstem a zastavil o n\u011bco d\u00e1le za vilou. Petr se uvelebil na bedn\u011b ve chv\u00edli, kdy postili\u00f3n pob\u00eddl kon\u011b a rozjel se sm\u011brem k Lond\u00fdnu. Zahl\u00e9dl pan\u00ed Bowmorovou, jak se za n\u00edm d\u00edv\u00e1, kdy\u017e je\u0161t\u011b v\u016fz nebyl daleko od vily. Petr drze pohodil hlavou a uk\u00e1zal nejd\u0159\u00edve na vnit\u0159ek vozu a pak na silnici. Nazna\u010doval tak, \u017ee chce sledovat n\u011bkoho, kdo sed\u00ed ve voze, a\u017e na konec cesty.<br \/>Pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e1 se obr\u00e1tila, aby se vr\u00e1tila do vily. Spat\u0159ila za sebou slu\u017eku a kucha\u0159ku, kter\u00e9 za n\u00ed vyb\u011bhly ven, a v\u0161imla si, \u017ee jsou stejn\u011b vyd\u011b\u0161eny jako ona sama.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eKoho to Petr pron\u00e1sleduje, milostpan\u00ed?\u201c zeptala se kucha\u0159ka. \u201eNebo aby tak n\u011bco ukrad!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Slu\u017eka uk\u00e1zala za sp\u0159e\u017een\u00edm, kter\u00e9 bylo v d\u00e1lce je\u0161t\u011b vid\u011bt. \u201eTy husi\u010dko!\u201c \u0159ekla. \u201eCopak zlod\u011bji cestujou takhle? U\u017e aby tu byl milostp\u00e1n,\u201c pokra\u010dovala sp\u00ed\u0161e sama k sob\u011b. \u201eBoj\u00edm se, \u017ee tady nen\u00ed n\u011bco v po\u0159\u00e1dku.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e1 proch\u00e1zej\u00edc\u00ed zahradn\u00edmi vraty se okam\u017eit\u011b zastavila a pod\u00edvala se na slu\u017eku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePro\u010d mluv\u00edte zrovna o p\u00e1novi, Amelie, kdy\u017e se v\u00e1m tady nezd\u00e1 n\u011bco v po\u0159\u00e1dku?\u201c zeptala se.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Amelie se za\u010dervenala a sklopila v rozpac\u00edch zrak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNerada bych v\u00e1s p\u0159ipravila o klid, milostpan\u00ed,\u201c \u0159ekla. \u201eOpravdu nev\u00edm, co m\u00e1m d\u011blat.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pan\u00ed Bowmorovou p\u0159epadl strach, nejhor\u0161\u00ed ze v\u0161ech \u2014 strach z \u010dehosi nezn\u00e1m\u00e9ho. \u201eNenap\u00ednejte m\u011b,\u201c vyk\u0159ikla \u00fazkostliv\u011b. \u201eMus\u00edte mi to \u0159\u00edct, a\u0165 je to cokoliv.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e1 \u0161la k hale, slu\u017eka \u0161la za n\u00ed a kucha\u0159ka, aby nez\u016fstala sama, \u0161la za slu\u017ekou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eDnes odpoledne jsem n\u011bco zaslechla,\u201c za\u010dala Amelie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eKucha\u0159ka pr\u00e1v\u011b kvedlala va\u0159e\u010dkou\u2026\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Kucha\u0159ka j\u00ed nedala domluvit. \u201eTo nen\u00ed pravda, Amelie.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Neodpustila dosud slu\u017ece, \u017ee ji nazvala \u201ehusi\u010dkou.&#8220; \u201eKdy\u017e u\u017e m\u011b mus\u00ed\u0161 do toho zatahovat \u2014 nic jsem nekvedlala. P\u0159em\u00fd\u0161lela jsem, co m\u00e1m d\u00e1t do pol\u00e9vky.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eCo na tom z\u00e1le\u017e\u00ed, jestli jsi p\u0159em\u00fd\u0161lela nebo ne,\u201c odbyla ji slu\u017eka. \u201eA\u0165 u\u017e to bylo tak nebo tak, byla jsem to j\u00e1 a ne ty, kdo \u0161el do kuchy\u0148sk\u00e9 zahr\u00e1dky pro zeleninu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePro Krista P\u00e1na, ale j\u00e1 t\u011b tam p\u0159ece neposlala,\u201c vedla kucha\u0159ka svou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJd\u011bte do kuchyn\u011b!\u201c poru\u010dila j\u00ed pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e1. I jej\u00ed trp\u011blivost m\u011bla sv\u00e9 meze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Kucha\u0159ka se zatv\u00e1\u0159ila, jako by nev\u011b\u0159ila vlastn\u00edmu sluchu. Pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e1 uk\u00e1zala na dve\u0159e. Kucha\u0159ka zakoktala: \u201eJ\u00e1\u2026\u201c \u2014 a zn\u011blo to sp\u00ed\u0161 jako ot\u00e1zka. Ale prst pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e9 m\u00ed\u0159il st\u00e1le ke dve\u0159\u00edm. Nezb\u00fdvalo, ne\u017e se pod\u0159\u00eddit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kucha\u0159ka opustila ml\u010dky a vzne\u0161en\u011b halu a p\u0159ibouchla za sebou dve\u0159e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTrhala jsem zeleninu, milostpan\u00ed,\u201c vysv\u011btlovala slu\u017eka, \u201ea vtom sly\u0161\u00edm za ohradou n\u011bjak\u00e9 hlasy. D\u0159evo je u\u017e star\u00e9 a skrz mezery je docela dob\u0159e vid\u011bt. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spat\u0159ila jsem na\u0161eho p\u00e1na, pana Linwooda a kapit\u00e1na Bervieho. Pan kapit\u00e1n patrn\u011b zastavil oba p\u00e1ny na t\u00e9 p\u011b\u0161in\u011b, co vede do pol\u00ed, proto\u017ee st\u00e1l mezi nimi a zadn\u00ed cestou k vile. Mluvil s nimi, ale jak ost\u0159e! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pt\u00e1m se v\u00e1s naposledy, pane Bowmore, pov\u00edd\u00e1. V\u011b\u0159\u00edte u\u017e, \u017ee v\u00e1m hroz\u00ed nebezpe\u010d\u00ed a \u017ee tak\u00e9 panu Linwoodovi hroz\u00ed nebezpe\u010d\u00ed, jestli odtud oba dva je\u0161t\u011b dnes ve\u010der nezmiz\u00edte? Ale n\u00e1\u0161 p\u00e1n tomu z\u0159ejm\u011b nev\u011b\u0159il.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Pt\u00e1m se v\u00e1s naposledy, pov\u00edd\u00e1, chcete n\u00e1m p\u0159edlo\u017eit p\u0159\u00edslu\u0161n\u00fd d\u016fkaz a nechat na n\u00e1s, abychom si ud\u011blali sv\u016fj \u00fasudek? \u2014 U\u017e jednou jsem v\u00e1m to \u0159\u00edkal, pov\u00edd\u00e1 kapit\u00e1n. M\u00e1m z\u00e1vazky k jist\u00e9 osob\u011b a nesm\u00edm prozradit, co v\u00edm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spr\u00e1vn\u011b, pov\u00edd\u00e1 milostp\u00e1n. J\u00e1 zas m\u00e1m z\u00e1vazky ke sv\u00e9 vlasti. A \u0159eknu v\u00e1m je\u0161t\u011b n\u011bco, spustil hezky zvysoka, jak to dovede. Ani vl\u00e1da ani vl\u00e1dn\u00ed \u0161pioni se mi neodv\u00e1\u017e\u00ed zk\u0159ivit jedin\u00fd vlas na hlav\u011b. V\u011bd\u00ed, pane, \u017ee je to hlava, kterou miluje lid.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Kapit\u00e1n se p\u0159estal ovl\u00e1dat. Nesmysl, pod va\u0161\u00ed vlastn\u00ed st\u0159echou je v t\u00e9hle chv\u00edli vl\u00e1dn\u00ed \u0161pi\u00f3n p\u0159estrojen\u00fd za komorn\u00edka. P\u00e1n se pod\u00edval na pana Linwooda a dal se do sm\u00edchu. Petr \u017ee je \u0161pi\u00f3n! Uboh\u00fd Petr! To mi, kapit\u00e1ne, nenamluv\u00edte, kdybyste to opakoval do soudn\u00e9ho dne. Obr\u00e1til se bez jedin\u00e9ho slova a \u0161el dom\u016f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Kdy\u017e byli sami dva, chytil kapit\u00e1n pana Linwooda za ruku. Pro l\u00e1sku Bo\u017e\u00ed, nebu\u010fte stejn\u00fd bl\u00e1zen jako on! Jestli si v\u00e1\u017e\u00edte svobody, jestli si chcete vz\u00edt Charlottu, myslete na svou bezpe\u010dnost. Obstar\u00e1m v\u00e1m pas. Ute\u010dte do Francie a po\u010dkejte tam, a\u017e bude tahle mrzutost za v\u00e1mi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Pan Linwood nebyl ve sv\u00e9 m\u00ed\u0159e \u2014 pan Linwood se mu vy\u0161kubl. Charlottin otec bude brzy m\u00fdm otcem. Mysl\u00edte si, \u017ee ho opust\u00edm? P\u0159\u00e1tel\u00e9 v klubu vzali mou z\u00e1le\u017eitost za svou. Mysl\u00edte si, \u017ee je na z\u00edt\u0159ej\u0161\u00edm shrom\u00e1\u017ed\u011bn\u00ed nech\u00e1m na holi\u010dk\u00e1ch? Chcete ode m\u011b, abych zklamal d\u016fv\u011bru Charlotty a d\u016fv\u011bru sv\u00fdch p\u0159\u00e1tel? Budete-li d\u00e1l nal\u00e9hat, uraz\u00edte m\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Oto\u010dil se na pat\u00e1ch a \u0161el za p\u00e1nem. Pan kapit\u00e1n zvedl ruce k obloze \u2014 ale jak p\u0159itom vypadal! \u0158eknu v\u00e1m, milostpan\u00ed, \u017ee mi stydla v \u017eil\u00e1ch krev. Jestli se d\u00e1 v\u016fbec v\u011b\u0159it n\u011bkomu ze smrteln\u00edk\u016f, vzala bych jed na to, \u017ee\u2026\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Ale nikdo se u\u017e nedov\u011bd\u011bl, na co cht\u011bla slu\u017eka vz\u00edt jed. Ne\u017e mohla domluvit, ozval se zd\u011b\u0161en\u00fd v\u00fdk\u0159ik z p\u0159eds\u00edn\u011b. Kucha\u0159ka tak je\u0161t\u011b jednou \u201esko\u010dila do \u0159e\u010di\u201c sv\u00e9 kamar\u00e1dce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pan\u00ed i slu\u017eka, vystra\u0161en\u00e9 novou nezn\u00e1mou z\u00e1hadou, sp\u011bchaly na m\u00edsto. Kucha\u0159ka st\u00e1la jako soln\u00fd sloup naproti v\u011b\u0161\u00e1ku vyhrazen\u00e9mu p\u00e1nsk\u00fdm pl\u00e1\u0161\u0165\u016fm a klobouk\u016fm. \u201eKam se pod\u011bl p\u00e1n\u016fv cestovn\u00ed p\u0159evle\u010dn\u00edk?\u201c vyk\u0159ikla a up\u00edrala divoce o\u010di na pr\u00e1zdn\u00fd h\u00e1k. \u201eA kde je jeho \u010depice? Pro p\u00e1na kr\u00e1le, odjel v dostavn\u00edku! A Petr se mu pov\u011bsil na paty!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Ta dobr\u00e1 \u017eena nem\u011bla st\u00e1n\u00ed a za\u010dala prohled\u00e1vat d\u016fm a objevila vskutku pov\u00e1\u017elivou v\u011bc. Pl\u00e1\u0161\u0165 i \u010depice \u2014 v\u00fdrobky \u0161it\u00e9 podle cizokrajn\u00e9 m\u00f3dy, jejich\u017e tvar i barva tolik lahod\u00ed anglick\u00e9mu oku, \u2014 byly beze sporu pry\u010d. A stejn\u011b nebylo sporu o tom, \u017ee je Petr znal a dob\u0159e v\u011bd\u011bl, \u017ee si je p\u00e1n obl\u00e9k\u00e1, kdy\u017e jede na cestu. Uznal kone\u010dn\u011b milostp\u00e1n, \u017ee mu opravdu hroz\u00ed nebezpe\u010d\u00ed? Nezbyl mu \u010das p\u0159i p\u0159ekotn\u00e9m \u00fat\u011bku na v\u00edc, ne\u017e aby popadl v p\u0159eds\u00edni \u010depici a pl\u00e1\u0161\u0165? Zahl\u00e9dl ho Petr, jak sp\u011bch\u00e1 k po\u0161tovn\u00edmu vozu?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Kucha\u0159ka si to alespo\u0148 takhle vykl\u00e1dala. Jestli m\u011bl kapit\u00e1n opr\u00e1vn\u011bn\u00fd d\u016fvod ke sv\u00e9 v\u00fdstraze, pak nebylo tentokr\u00e1t mo\u017eno br\u00e1t kucha\u0159\u010din n\u00e1zor na lehkou v\u00e1hu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>P\u0159i tom posledn\u00edm omra\u010duj\u00edc\u00edm objevu vypov\u011bd\u011bly pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e9 slu\u017ebu posledn\u00ed slab\u00e9 zbytky sil. Zakol\u00edsala a byla bl\u00edzko mdlob\u00e1m. Amelie ji usadila v k\u0159esle a pob\u00eddla kucha\u0159ku, aby otev\u0159ela okno a vpustila do m\u00edstnosti \u010derstv\u00fd vzduch. Kucha\u0159ka poslechla \u2014 a vz\u00e1p\u011bt\u00ed znovu vyk\u0159ikla zd\u011b\u0161en\u00edm. Tentokr\u00e1t proto, \u017ee spat\u0159ila \u2014 div divouc\u00ed \u2014 samotn\u00e9ho pana Bowmora, jak se \u017eiv a zdr\u00e1v vrac\u00ed z klubu v doprovodu pana Percyho!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>N\u00e1sledovalo nevyhnuteln\u00e9 dotazov\u00e1n\u00ed a vysv\u011btlov\u00e1n\u00ed. Pan Bowmore, sk\u00e1lopevn\u011b p\u0159esv\u011bd\u010den \u2014 jak dokazoval kapit\u00e1novi \u2014 o nedotknutelnosti sv\u00e9 osoby v politick\u00e9m ohledu, viditeln\u011b zbledl, kdy\u017e se zad\u00edval k pr\u00e1zdn\u00e9mu m\u00edstu na v\u011b\u0161\u00e1ku. Vyd\u00e1v\u00e1 se kdosi nezn\u00e1m\u00fd za n\u011bj? Najal schv\u00e1ln\u011b po\u0161tovn\u00ed v\u016fz, aby svedl pron\u00e1sledovatele na fale\u0161nou stopu? Kdo byl ten p\u0159\u00edtel, kter\u00fd mu prok\u00e1zal tuto slu\u017ebu? Pokud jde o chov\u00e1n\u00ed komorn\u00edka Petra, mohl si je vykl\u00e1dat pouze jedin\u00fdm zp\u016fsobem. Potvrdila se docela nepochybn\u011b domn\u011bnka kapit\u00e1na Bervieho, \u017ee komorn\u00edk je zv\u011bd. P\u0159em\u00fd\u0161lel o dal\u0161\u00edch kapit\u00e1nov\u00fdch slovech, jimi\u017e ho nal\u00e9hav\u011b vyz\u00fdval k \u00fat\u011bku. Ml\u010dky a b\u00e1zliv\u011b pohl\u00e9dl na Percyho a zbledl je\u0161t\u011b v\u00edc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Percy, kter\u00fd pod dojmem p\u0159ekvapuj\u00edc\u00edch novinek na chv\u00edli zapomn\u011bl na d\u00e1mu sv\u00e9ho srdce, znovu se k n\u00ed v my\u0161lenk\u00e1ch v\u011brn\u011b vr\u00e1til. \u201eJsem zv\u011bdav, co o tom soud\u00ed Charlotta,\u201c \u0159ekl. \u201eKde je?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Po t\u00e9to ot\u00e1zce nastalo dal\u0161\u00ed dotazov\u00e1n\u00ed. Pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e1 zd\u011b\u0161en\u00e1 dojmem, kter\u00fdm jej\u00ed odpov\u011b\u010f zap\u016fsobila na Percyho, a zoufale neschopn\u00e1 vysv\u011btlit Charlottinu nep\u0159\u00edtomnost, nedok\u00e1zala ne\u017e prol\u00e9vat slzy a dovol\u00e1vat se Bo\u017e\u00ed proz\u0159etelnosti. Jej\u00ed man\u017eel vzal i tuto neblahou zv\u011bst za politick\u00fd konec. Usedl a polo\u017eil si divadeln\u00edm gestem dla\u0148 na \u010delo. \u201eA\u017e dosud,\u201c prohodil vlastenec, \u201ebyly jedinou zbran\u00ed m\u00fdch politick\u00fdch odp\u016frc\u016f polemiky v novin\u00e1ch. Te\u010f obr\u00e1tili svou zbra\u0148 proti m\u00e9mu d\u00edt\u011bti!\u201c Percy ml\u010del. V o\u010d\u00edch m\u011bl v\u00fdraz, kter\u00fd nev\u011bstil pro kapit\u00e1na nic dobr\u00e9ho v p\u0159\u00edpad\u011b, \u017ee se setkaj\u00ed. \u201ePojedu za n\u00ed tak rychle, jak m\u011b ponese k\u016f\u0148,\u201c bylo v\u0161e, co \u0159ekl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Najal si kon\u011b v hostinci v m\u011bst\u011b a rozjel se cvalem k Manor Housu.<br \/>V Percyho nep\u0159\u00edtomnosti zajistil pan Bowmore vlastnoru\u010dn\u011b p\u0159edn\u00ed i zadn\u00ed vchod do vily. Po tomto prvn\u00edm bezpe\u010dnostn\u00edm opat\u0159en\u00ed \u0161el nahoru do sv\u00e9ho pokoje a sbalil si zavazadlo. \u201eTyhle v\u011bci mi p\u0159ijdou ve v\u011bzen\u00ed vhod,\u201c poznamenal. \u201eKrvav\u00ed vl\u00e1dn\u00ed psi jsou mi v pat\u00e1ch:\u201c <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e1 se odv\u00e1\u017eila k ot\u00e1zce: \u201eJdou tak\u00e9 po Percym?\u201c <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pan Bowmore se jen u\u0161kl\u00edbl. \u201ePh\u2026!\u201c zvolal p\u0159ez\u00edrav\u011b, jako by Percy nep\u0159ich\u00e1zel v \u00favahu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> Pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e1 v\u0161ak byla jin\u00e9ho n\u00e1zoru. Ta dobr\u00e1 pan\u00ed p\u0159ipravila zavazadlo tak\u00e9 pro Percyho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Hodinu, a d\u00e9le ne\u017e hodinu, se nestalo nic. Pan Bowmore chodil v zamy\u0161len\u00ed sem a tam po hale. Chv\u00edlemi ho siln\u011b l\u00e1kala my\u0161lenka na \u00fat\u011bk. Pak si op\u011bt vzpomn\u011bl na \u0159e\u010d, kterou si p\u0159ichystal pro z\u00edt\u0159ej\u0161\u00ed t\u00e1bor lidu. \u201eJestli ute\u010du dnes v noci, co bude s mou \u0159e\u010d\u00ed?\u201c podotkl moud\u0159e. \u201eNe, neute\u010du dnes v noci! A\u0165 si m\u011b t\u0159eba zav\u0159ou do v\u011bzen\u00ed \u2014 n\u00e1rod usly\u0161\u00ed m\u00e1 slova!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Usedl a hrd\u011b zk\u0159\u00ed\u017eil ruce na prsou. Pohl\u00e9dl na man\u017eelku, jak\u00fd dojem u n\u00ed vyvolal jeho postoj, ale vtom se ozval od zahradn\u00edch vrat sk\u0159\u00edpot t\u011b\u017ek\u00fdch ko\u010d\u00e1rov\u00fdch kol a dusot ko\u0148sk\u00fdch kopyt. Pan Bowmore vysko\u010dil na nohy a bylo z\u0159ejm\u00e9, \u017ee r\u00e1zem zm\u011bnil rozhodnut\u00ed, pokud jde o p\u0159\u00edpadn\u00fd \u00fat\u011bk. Pr\u00e1v\u011b kdy\u017e dorazil do p\u0159eds\u00edn\u011b, zaslechl za dve\u0159mi Percyho hlas. \u201ePus\u0165te m\u011b okam\u017eit\u011b dovnit\u0159! Okam\u017eit\u011b!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e1 odsunula z\u00e1voru, ne\u017eli j\u00ed mohla slu\u017eka p\u0159ij\u00edt na pomoc. \u201eKde je Charlotta?\u201c vyk\u0159ikla, kdy\u017e si v\u0161imla, \u017ee Percy stoj\u00ed p\u0159ede dve\u0159mi s\u00e1m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eZmizela!\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bl Percy bez sebe zlost\u00ed. \u201eKapit\u00e1n Bervie ji unesl do Pa\u0159\u00ed\u017ee! <br \/>P\u0159e\u010dt\u011bte si jej\u00ed vlastn\u00ed dozn\u00e1n\u00ed. Kdy\u017e jsem ve\u0161el do soudcova domu, pr\u00e1v\u011b s n\u00edm cht\u011bl vypravit posla.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Podal pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e9 list pap\u00edru a \u0161el k jej\u00edmu man\u017eelovi, aby mu sd\u011blil podrobnosti o n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bv\u011b v Manor Housu. Charlotta psala matce stru\u010dn\u011b:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eDrah\u00e1 maminko! Opou\u0161t\u00edm domov na n\u011bkolik dn\u00ed.<br \/>Sna\u017en\u011b pros\u00edm, nem\u011bj o m\u011b strach a nemysli si nic \u0161patn\u00e9ho. V\u0161echno vysv\u011btl\u00edm, a\u017e se vr\u00e1t\u00edm. M\u00e1m velmi sv\u011bdomit\u00e9ho ochr\u00e1nce a spole\u010dnic\u00ed na cest\u011b je mi jist\u00e1 d\u00e1ma. Nap\u00ed\u0161u z Pa\u0159\u00ed\u017ee. Tv\u00e1 miluj\u00edc\u00ed dcera Charlotta.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Percy uchopil pana Bowmora za pa\u017ei a uk\u00e1zal na ko\u010d\u00e1r se \u010dty\u0159mi ko\u0148mi \u010dekaj\u00edc\u00ed na silnici p\u0159ed zahradn\u00edmi vraty. \u201ePojedete se mnou, abyste uplatnil otcovskou autoritu?\u201c ot\u00e1zal se kr\u00e1tce a v\u00e1\u017en\u011b. \u201eNebo m\u00e1m jet s\u00e1m?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pan Bowmore proslul mezi sv\u00fdmi obdivovateli \u201e\u0161\u0165astn\u00fdmi odpov\u011b\u010fmi\u201c. Te\u010f se vytasil jednou z nich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNejsem Brutus,\u201c zvolal, \u201ejsem pouze Bowmore. M\u00e1 dcera p\u0159edev\u0161\u00edm. P\u0159ineste mi m\u016fj cestovn\u00ed vak!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Zat\u00edmco ko\u010d\u00ed skl\u00e1dal zavazadla do truhly za ko\u010d\u00e1rovou korbou, dostal pan Bowmore n\u00e1pad. Vyt\u00e1hl z kapsy kab\u00e1tu svitek hust\u011b popsan\u00fdch arch\u016f. Na b\u00edlou p\u00e1sku, kterou byly ovinuty, napsal v\u00fdrazn\u00fdmi p\u00edsmeny: \u201eHrozn\u00e1 rodinn\u00e1 trag\u00e9die! M\u00edstop\u0159edseda Bowmore donucen k \u00fat\u011bku z vlasti! Jeho \u0159e\u010d p\u0159e\u010dte p\u0159edseda klubu Joskin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">(Soukrom\u011b Joskinovi: Dej tyto \u0159\u00e1dky vytisknout a roze\u0161li je na v\u0161echny strany. A proboha nezapome\u0148: Nepolykej konce v\u011bt!).<br \/>Zastr\u010dil pero a objal nep\u0159\u00edli\u0161 v\u0159ele man\u017eelku. Ani\u017e ji jedin\u00fdm slovem povzbudil nebo ut\u011b\u0161il, poru\u010dil neboh\u00e9 pan\u00ed, aby poslala text p\u0159edn\u00e1\u0161ky do klubu. Percy se s n\u00ed rozlou\u010dil n\u011bkolika vl\u00eddn\u00fdmi a d\u016fv\u011b\u0159iv\u00fdmi slovy a pol\u00edbil ji na tv\u00e1\u0159.<br \/>V p\u0159\u00ed\u0161t\u00edm okam\u017eiku se milenec a otec vydali na prvn\u00ed etapu sv\u00e9 cesty, z Dartfordu do Doveru.<\/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 9. &#8211; \u00daNOS Ve\u010der 1.dubna z\u016fstala pan\u00ed Bowmorov\u00e1 sama doma, jen se slu\u017eebnictvem. 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