{"id":64519,"date":"2026-07-19T18:38:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-19T16:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=64519"},"modified":"2026-07-19T18:38:35","modified_gmt":"2026-07-19T16:38:35","slug":"edgar-wallace-the-black-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=64519","title":{"rendered":"Edgar Wallace &#8211; The Black"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2b4bc0ce91f2b0298e2afcc54cdfb625 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kapitola III. &#8211; Hlava rodu Creith\u016f<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ferdinand Carston, dev\u00e1t\u00fd hrab\u011b z Creithu, byl huben\u00fd, nevrl\u00fd mu\u017e, jeho\u017e dominantn\u00ed touhou byla touha negativn\u00ed. Necht\u011bl, aby ho n\u011bkdo obt\u011b\u017eoval. Str\u00e1vil sv\u016fj \u017eivot vyh\u00fdb\u00e1n\u00edm se pot\u00ed\u017e\u00edm, a jeho odbo\u010dky ho zavedly na podivn\u00e1 m\u00edsta. Jeho \u201epap\u00edry\u201c dr\u017eelo asi deset lichv\u00e1\u0159\u016f, jeho hypot\u00e9ky byly vedeny v knih\u00e1ch stejn\u011b mnoha bank. Necht\u011bl, aby ho obt\u011b\u017eovali spr\u00e1vci statk\u016f nebo n\u00e1jemci. Nemohl se tr\u00e1pit v\u00fdb\u011brem sv\u00fdch z\u00e1stupc\u016f a v\u011bt\u0161ina z nich se neobt\u011b\u017eovala p\u0159edkl\u00e1dat mu p\u0159esn\u00e9 \u00fa\u010dty. \u010cas od \u010dasu se pokou\u0161el splatit sv\u00e9 obrovsk\u00e9 dluhy odv\u00e1\u017en\u00fdmi spekulacemi, a proto\u017ee se nemohl obt\u011b\u017eovat s prov\u011b\u0159ov\u00e1n\u00edm jejich spolehlivosti, obvykle se vr\u00e1til na vy\u0161lapanou cestu, kter\u00e1<br \/>vedla do kancel\u00e1\u0159\u00ed mal\u00fdch lichv\u00e1\u0159\u016f, jimi\u017e jsou zamo\u0159eny ulice Sackville a Jermyn.<br \/>A pak se do jeho sf\u00e9ry vlivu dostal velmi ochotn\u00fd finan\u010dn\u00edk, kter\u00fd velkoryse p\u0159ijal \u00fakol vypo\u0159\u00e1dat se s obt\u00ed\u017en\u00fdmi bankami a k\u0159i\u010d\u00edc\u00edmi lichv\u00e1\u0159i.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Lord Creith byl vd\u011b\u010dn\u00fd. Sakra vd\u011b\u010dn\u00fd. Prodal pr\u00e1va na zp\u011btn\u00fd odkup na Creithov\u00fdch panstv\u00edch a nejen\u017ee najednou splatil v\u0161echny sv\u00e9 dluhy, ale tak\u00e9 se dostal k po\u0159\u00e1dn\u00fdm pen\u011bz\u016fm.<br \/>Byl ve sv\u00e9 knihovn\u011b a se z\u00e1jmem studoval Tattersall\u016fv auk\u010dn\u00ed katalog, kdy\u017e jeho host ve\u0161el bez ohl\u00e1\u0161en\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAhoj, Hamone!\u201c \u0159ekl bez v\u011bt\u0161\u00ed srde\u010dnosti. \u201eSn\u00eddal jsi?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJoan sn\u00eddala venku,\u201c \u0159ekl Hamon stroze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eV\u00e1\u017en\u011b?\u201c zeptal se Creith, pohledem p\u0159es br\u00fdle na n\u011bj up\u0159en\u00fdm a nev\u011bda, jak pokra\u010dovat, av\u0161ak c\u00edtil, \u017ee se od n\u011bj n\u011bco o\u010dek\u00e1v\u00e1, a tak dodal: \u201eV\u00e1\u017en\u011b?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Hamon p\u0159it\u00e1hl \u017eidli a posadil se na prot\u011bj\u0161\u00ed stranu psac\u00edho stolu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eP\u0159em\u00fd\u0161lel jsi n\u011bkdy o tom, co se stane, a\u017e zem\u0159e\u0161?\u201c zeptal se.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Lord Creith rychle zamrkal.<br \/>\u201eNikdy jsem o tom nep\u0159em\u00fd\u0161lel, Hamone, nikdy. Byl jsem dobr\u00fd c\u00edrkevn\u00ed hodnost\u00e1\u0159, i kdy\u017e des\u00e1tky jsou pekeln\u00e1 otrava \u2013 p\u0159edpokl\u00e1d\u00e1m, \u017ee p\u016fjdu do nebe s t\u011bmi nejlep\u0161\u00edmi z nich.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNemysl\u00edm na va\u0161i duchovn\u00ed budoucnost,\u201c \u0159ekl pan Hamon. \u201eMysl\u00edm na Creitha.\u201c<br \/>\u201eTitul p\u0159ipadne Joan \u2013 v na\u0161\u00ed rodin\u011b se d\u011bd\u00ed t\u00edmto zp\u016fsobem,\u201c \u0159eklo Jeho Lordstvo a kouslo do druh\u00e9ho konce pera. \u201eAle pro\u010d m\u011b obt\u011b\u017eujete s t\u011bmito detaily, m\u016fj drah\u00fd p\u0159\u00edteli? Pokud Joan chce zachovat panstv\u00ed, vezme si v\u00e1s, a j\u00e1 proti tomu nic nem\u00e1m. V na\u0161\u00ed rodin\u011b jsme u\u017e m\u011bli p\u00e1r \u010f\u00e1belsky podivn\u00fdch lid\u00ed<br \/>a trouf\u00e1m si \u0159\u00edct, \u017ee je budeme m\u00edt i nad\u00e1le. Moje praprababi\u010dka m\u011bla d\u0159ev\u011bnou nohu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pan Ralph Hamon tu nelichotivou pozn\u00e1mku p\u0159ehl\u00e9dl a nebyl ochoten se pou\u0161t\u011bt do debaty o nedostatc\u00edch lordov\u00fdch p\u0159edk\u016f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eA co kdy\u017e si m\u011b Joan nechce vz\u00edt?\u201c zeptal se. \u201eM\u00e1te snad n\u011bjak\u00fd vliv?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Lord Creith si pomalu sundal br\u00fdle.<br \/>\u201eNa Joan? Proboha, ona si v\u016fbec nev\u0161\u00edm\u00e1 ni\u010deho, co \u0159\u00edk\u00e1m! A d\u011bl\u00e1 dob\u0159e. Jsem asi ten nejhor\u0161\u00ed r\u00e1dce, jak\u00e9ho si \u010dlov\u011bk m\u016f\u017ee p\u0159edstavit. Ud\u011bl\u00e1 si, co se j\u00ed zl\u00edb\u00ed. Jej\u00ed drah\u00e1 a po\u017eehnan\u00e1 matka byla stejn\u00e1. Te\u010f m\u011b neobt\u011b\u017euj, m\u016fj drah\u00fd p\u0159\u00edteli.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAle co kdy\u017e m\u011b Joan rovnou odm\u00edtne?\u201c nal\u00e9hal Hamon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Lord Creith se \u0161iroce a nev\u00fdrazn\u011b usm\u00e1l.<br \/>\u201ePak, m\u016fj drah\u00fd chlap\u010de, jsi vy\u0159\u00edzen\u00fd!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eMus\u00ed\u0161 m\u00edt n\u011bjak\u00fd vliv, Creithe,\u201c \u0159ekl tvrdohlav\u011b. \u201ePromluv s n\u00ed.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Star\u0161\u00ed mu\u017e se op\u0159el v k\u0159esle, zjevn\u011b znud\u011bn\u00fd a zjevn\u011b sm\u00ed\u0159en\u00fd s tou nudou.<br \/>\u201ePromluv\u00edm s n\u00ed,\u201c \u0159ekl. \u201eAch, mimochodem, tu farmu, kterou jsi cht\u011bl, m\u00edt nem\u016f\u017ee\u0161. Zjistil jsem, \u017ee hypot\u00e9ku p\u0159ed m\u011bs\u00edcem zabavila Midlandsk\u00e1 Banka<br \/>a nemovitost byla prod\u00e1na tomu podiv\u00ednovi, Jamesovi Lexingtonu Morlakeovi. A\u010dkoli pro\u010d ji sakra chce\u2014\u2014\u201c \u201eMorlake!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Creith p\u0159ekvapen\u011b vzhl\u00e9dl. Bled\u00e1 tv\u00e1\u0159 pana Ralpha Hamona se zk\u0159ivila, jeho \u00fazk\u00e1 \u00fasta se pootev\u0159ela \u00fadivem a hn\u011bvem.<br \/>\u201eBydl\u00ed n\u011bkde pobl\u00ed\u017e? Je to ten mu\u017e, o kter\u00e9m jste mluvil p\u0159ed p\u00e1r dny \u2013 \u0159\u00edkal jste, \u017ee je to Ameri\u010dan\u2026\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Vyp\u00e1lil ot\u00e1zky v rychl\u00e9m sledu a lord Creith unaven\u011b zav\u0159el o\u010di.<br \/>\u201eNev\u00edm, kdo to je\u2026 Jakmile jsem zm\u00ednil jeho jm\u00e9no \u2013 co se to s v\u00e1mi d\u011bje, Hamone?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNic,\u201c \u0159ekl ost\u0159e, \u201ejenom\u2026\u201c Zm\u011bnil t\u00e9ma. \u201ePromluv\u00edte si s Joan?\u201c zeptal se stroze a vy\u0161el z knihovny.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Joan byla ve sv\u00e9m pokoji, kdy\u017e pro ni p\u0159i\u0161la slu\u017eebn\u00e1, a i kdy\u017e uplynula jen kr\u00e1tk\u00e1 doba ne\u017e za n\u00edm p\u0159i\u0161la, lord Creith byl op\u011bt pohlcen sv\u00fdm katalogem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAch, Joan\u2026 Cht\u011bl jsem s tebou o n\u011b\u010dem mluvit. Bu\u010f k Hamonovi co nejzdvo\u0159ilej\u0161\u00ed, m\u00e1 drah\u00e1.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eSt\u011b\u017eoval si?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eProboha, ne!\u201c \u0159ekl lord Creith. \u201eJen m\u00e1 p\u0159edstavu, \u017ee by si t\u011b r\u00e1d vzal. Nev\u00edm, jak se k tomu stav\u00ed\u0161?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eChcete, abych v\u00e1m to \u0159ekla?\u201c zeptala se a jeho lordstvo energicky zavrt\u011blo hlavou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNe, pokud by mi to m\u011blo vadit. Samoz\u0159ejm\u011b v\u00ed\u0161, \u017ee jsem prodal v\u0161echno\u2026 d\u016fm, pozemky a ten byt v Lond\u00fdn\u011b?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePanu Hamonovi?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>P\u0159ik\u00fdvl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eV\u0161echno,\u201c \u0159ekl. \u201ePokud si ho nevezme\u0161, zbude mi jen trocha pen\u011bz, kter\u00e9 budu m\u00edt, a\u017e\u2026 ehm\u2026 odejdu, pokud mi odpust\u00ed\u0161 tu vulg\u00e1rnost.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTo jsem pochopila,\u201c \u0159ekla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eSamoz\u0159ejm\u011b, pen\u00edze tv\u00e9 babi\u010dky ti p\u0159ipadnou, a\u017e ti bude dvacet \u010dty\u0159i. Na\u0161t\u011bst\u00ed se mi je nepoda\u0159ilo rozh\u00e1zet, i kdy\u017e jsem se o to velmi sna\u017eil!<br \/>Ale ti pr\u00e1vn\u00edci jsou \u0161ikovn\u00ed chl\u00e1pci, zatracen\u011b \u0161ikovn\u00ed! Tak co si vz\u00edt toho Hamona?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Usm\u00e1la se.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eMyslel jsem si, \u017ee to neud\u011bl\u00e1\u0161,\u201c \u0159ekl jej\u00ed otec s uspokojen\u00edm. \u201eTo je v\u0161echno, co jsem od tebe cht\u011bl\u2026 ach ano, zn\u00e1\u0161 toho Morlakea?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Kdyby se na ni d\u00edval, p\u0159ekvapil by ho r\u016f\u017eov\u00fd rum\u011bnec, kter\u00fd se j\u00ed objevil na tv\u00e1\u0159i. Ale jeho o\u010di u\u017e byly up\u0159eny na katalog.<\/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 \/>\u201eZm\u00ednil jsem jeho jm\u00e9no p\u0159ed Hamonem \u2013 nikdy jsem nevid\u011bl mu\u017ee, kter\u00fd by byl v\u00edc rozlad\u011bn\u00fd. Kdo je Morlake?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eMu\u017e,\u201c \u0159ekla lakonicky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJak zaj\u00edmav\u00e9!\u201c \u0159eklo Jeho Lordstvo a vr\u00e1tilo se ke sv\u00e9mu auk\u010dn\u00edmu seznamu.<\/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 III. &#8211; Hlava rodu Creith\u016f Ferdinand Carston, dev\u00e1t\u00fd hrab\u011b z Creithu, byl huben\u00fd, nevrl\u00fd mu\u017e, jeho\u017e dominantn\u00ed touhou byla touha negativn\u00ed. 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