{"id":64644,"date":"2026-07-30T22:22:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T20:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=64644"},"modified":"2026-07-30T22:22:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T20:22:01","slug":"edgar-wallace-the-black-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=64644","title":{"rendered":"Edgar Wallace &#8211; The Black"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-fbc252f9f2e2b1dbb10d467a0a8736f4 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kapitola IX. &#8211; Pan Hamon p\u0159ich\u00e1z\u00ed o pen\u00edze<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Joan se\u0161la dol\u016f brzy, s \u00famyslem posn\u00eddat, ne\u017e se pan Hamon vzbud\u00ed.           T\u00e9m\u011b\u0159 dokon\u010dila svou zdravou sn\u00eddani, kdy\u017e do m\u00edstnosti vtrhl Hamon, a<br \/>nebyl to hezk\u00fd pohled. M\u011bl na sob\u011b pono\u017eky, kalhoty, z nich\u017e visely \u0161le, a py\u017eamov\u00fd \u017eupan s v\u00fdrazn\u00fdmi pruhy. Jeho neoholen\u00e1 tv\u00e1\u0159 byla ztmavl\u00e1 hn\u011bvem, kdy\u017e se rozhl\u00ed\u017eel kolem sebe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eKde je Stephens?\u201c za\u0159val a pak, kdy\u017e si uv\u011bdomil, \u017ee ani jeho t\u00f3n, ani vzhled nejsou v souladu s po\u017eadavky dobr\u00e9ho vychov\u00e1n\u00ed, \u0159ekl ti\u0161\u0161\u00edm hlasem: \u201ePromi\u0148te, lady Joan, ale byl jsem okraden.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Vstala a d\u00edvala se na n\u011bj s vyvalen\u00fdma o\u010dima.<br \/>\u201eUkradl v\u00e1m n\u011bkdo boty a kab\u00e1t?\u201c zeptala se a on zrudl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePr\u00e1v\u011b jsem na to p\u0159i\u0161el \u2013 na tu loupe\u017e, mysl\u00edm. N\u011bkdo se mi v\u010dera v noci vloupal do pokoje a odnesl pen\u011b\u017eenku s t\u0159emi tis\u00edci librami! Byl to ten pes Morlake. J\u00e1 mu to spo\u010d\u00edt\u00e1m! Dal jsem t\u00fd svini \u0161anci\u2014\u2014\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJe \u0161koda, \u017ee v\u00e1m zlod\u011bj neukradl i slovn\u00ed z\u00e1sobu, pane Hamone,\u201c \u0159ekla d\u00edvka chladn\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Byla daleko od lhostejnosti, kterou p\u0159edv\u00e1d\u011bla. Tak se Morlake nakonec p\u0159ece jen vr\u00e1til! C\u00edtila k n\u011bmu z\u00e1\u0161\u0165 \u2013 oklamal ji. Pot\u00e9, co se koktav\u00fd Hamon ztratil v hled\u00e1n\u00ed soucitn\u011bj\u0161\u00edho publika, prozkoumala sv\u00e9 my\u0161lenky, aby na\u0161la n\u011bjak\u00fd rozumn\u00fd d\u016fvod pro svou z\u00e1\u0161\u0165. Rozhodla se, \u017ee podvod spo\u010d\u00edval ve sv\u011btle, kter\u00e9 sv\u00edtilo v okn\u011b Wold House, i kdy\u017e James Morlake za jeho v\u00fdskyt mo\u017en\u00e1 nebyl zodpov\u011bdn\u00fd. Z matouc\u00edch d\u016fkaz\u016f, kter\u00e9 poskytla ob\u011b\u0165, Peters a kter\u00e9 zopakoval lord Creith, vypl\u00fdvalo, \u017ee n\u011bkdy v \u010dasn\u00fdch rann\u00edch hodin\u00e1ch se nezn\u00e1m\u00e1 osoba vloupala jedn\u00edm z oken po stran\u00e1ch vchodov\u00fdch dve\u0159\u00ed; \u017ee vstoupila alespo\u0148 do dvou pokoj\u016f (Joan zalapala po dechu, kdy\u017e j\u00ed hlavou bleskla mo\u017enost, \u017ee jedn\u00edm z nich mohl b\u00fdt ten jej\u00ed, a nepochopiteln\u011b ji rozzlobilo, kdy\u017e se dozv\u011bd\u011bla, \u017ee druh\u00fdm pokojem byl pr\u00e1zdn\u00fd pokoj vedle pokoje pana Hamona); \u017ee vzal zpod pol\u0161t\u00e1\u0159e, na kter\u00e9m le\u017eela bezvl\u00e1dn\u00e1 hlava Ralpha Hamona, ko\u017eenou pen\u011b\u017eenku obsahuj\u00edc\u00ed mezi 3 000 a 4 000 liber v bankovk\u00e1ch a p\u0159idal k tomu je\u0161t\u011b potupu vypr\u00e1zdn\u011bn\u00edm revolveru, kter\u00fd le\u017eel na stolku vedle postele pana Hamona; n\u00e1boje byly nalezeny na pozemku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eM\u016fj drah\u00fd dobr\u00fd mu\u017ei,\u201c \u0159ekl lord Creith, viditeln\u011b znud\u011bn\u00fd \u010dtvrt\u00fdm opakov\u00e1n\u00edm p\u0159\u00edb\u011bhu o ztr\u00e1t\u011b Ralpha Hamona, \u201eje snadn\u00e9 sd\u011blit t\u00e9 hov\u011bz\u00ed policii, kter\u00e1 v tuto chv\u00edli \u0161lape po m\u00fdch kv\u011btinov\u00fdch z\u00e1honech, \u017ee podez\u0159\u00edv\u00e1te tohoto Morlakea. Jako soudce r\u00e1d vyd\u00e1m zatyka\u010d na jeho zat\u010den\u00ed, nebo, co je d\u016fle\u017eit\u011bj\u0161\u00ed, na prohl\u00eddku jeho domu. Pokud ukradl va\u0161e pen\u00edze, budou u n\u011bj nalezeny.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTo nechci,\u201c \u0159ekl Hamon kysele. \u201eNem\u00e1m \u017e\u00e1dn\u00fd d\u016fkaz krom\u011b sv\u00e9ho slova.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAle myslela jsem, \u017ee jste \u0159\u00edkal, \u017ee ho policie sleduje?\u201c odv\u00e1\u017eila se \u0159\u00edct Joan, a\u010dkoli p\u0159i my\u0161lence, \u017ee pom\u00e1h\u00e1 p\u0159i zat\u010den\u00ed sv\u00e9ho zlod\u011bje, ji st\u0159\u00eddav\u011b zal\u00e9valo horko a chlad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNe p\u0159\u00edmo sleduje,\u201c p\u0159iznal Hamon, \u201eale jsou mu\u017ei, kte\u0159\u00ed o n\u011bm v\u011bd\u00ed \u2013 mysl\u00edm mu\u017ei na velitelstv\u00ed. M\u016fj p\u0159\u00edtel, inspektor Marborne, ho sleduje u\u017e roky. Ne, ten p\u0159\u00edpad p\u0159ed\u00e1m m\u00edstn\u00ed policii \u2013 jen by to zpackali. Nav\u00edc je \u010dlov\u011bk Morlakeova charakteru p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 chytr\u00fd na to, aby m\u011bl ty v\u011bci doma. P\u016fjdu za n\u00edm a promluv\u00edm si s n\u00edm.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Zlostn\u011b se pod\u00edval na d\u00edvku, kdy\u017e k n\u011bmu dolehl jej\u00ed tich\u00fd sm\u00edch.<br \/>\u201eMoc se omlouv\u00e1m,\u201c \u0159ekla omluvn\u011b, \u201eale zn\u00ed to hloup\u011b, \u017ee ano, kdy\u017e se okraden\u00fd h\u00e1d\u00e1 s lupi\u010dem? V\u00edm, \u017ee se takov\u00e9 v\u011bci d\u011bj\u00ed v knih\u00e1ch, ale snad nemysl\u00edte v\u00e1\u017en\u011b, \u017ee za n\u00edm p\u016fjdete a \u0159eknete mu, \u017ee ho podez\u0159\u00edv\u00e1te?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eMysl\u00edm, \u017ee v\u0161echny ty \u0159e\u010di o na\u0161em sousedovi jsou romantick\u00fd nesmysl,\u201c \u0159ekl lord Creith a sna\u017eil se v sob\u011b naj\u00edt z\u00e1jem o celou z\u00e1le\u017eitost. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eCel\u00e1 v\u011bc je tak jednoduch\u00e1: pokud je to zlod\u011bj a vy v\u00edte, \u017ee je to zlod\u011bj, nechte ho zatknout. Pokud n\u00e1hodou nen\u00ed zlod\u011bj, ale nevinn\u00fd venkovsk\u00fd gentleman,<br \/>jak se v\u0161ichni shodujeme, \u017ee se zd\u00e1 b\u00fdt, pak samoz\u0159ejm\u011b hroz\u00ed, \u017ee budete muset zaplatit velmi vysok\u00e9 od\u0161kodn\u00e9 v jak\u00e9mkoli soudn\u00edm sporu, kter\u00fd by mohl podat. Ka\u017edop\u00e1dn\u011b bylo po\u0161etil\u00e9 od v\u00e1s nosit s sebou tolik pen\u011bz, m\u016fj drah\u00fd! T\u0159i tis\u00edce liber! Proboha! K \u010demu jsou banky?\u201c pod\u00edval se na hodinky. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eZa p\u016fl hodiny jedu do m\u011bsta. Nebudu v\u00e1m nab\u00edzet odvoz, proto\u017ee moje auto pojme za b\u011b\u017en\u00fdch okolnost\u00ed pohodln\u011b jen dv\u011b osoby a jednu osobu, kdy\u017e cestuje Joan, a to nepohodln\u011b. <br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eM\u00e1 drah\u00e1, mohla bys se pokusit omezit sv\u00e9 zavazadlo na p\u016fl tuctu kufr\u016f a co nejm\u00e9n\u011b kloboukov\u00fdch krabic?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTy jede\u0161 do m\u011bsta?\u201c zeptala se ta druh\u00e1 zklaman\u011b. \u201eMyslela jsem, \u017ee tu z\u016fstane\u0161 po zbytek t\u00fddne.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eV pond\u011bl\u00ed jsem ti \u0159\u00edkal, \u017ee pojedu do m\u011bsta,\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011blo Jeho Lordstvo, a\u010dkoli nic takov\u00e9ho ne\u0159eklo. \u201eZ\u00edtra je u Tattersalla v\u00fdprodej, na kter\u00fd mus\u00edm j\u00edt; a Joan m\u00e1 sch\u016fzku u zuba\u0159e. M\u016f\u017ee\u0161 z\u016fstat, jestli chce\u0161; nenech m\u011b zasahovat do tv\u00fdch pl\u00e1n\u016f.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eKdy se vr\u00e1t\u00ed\u0161?\u201c zeptal se Hamon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAsi za m\u011bs\u00edc,\u201c \u0159ekl lord Creith.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Ralph Hamon se rozhodl, \u017ee tak\u00e9 pojede do metropole, a nazna\u010dil, \u017ee jeho vlastn\u00ed auto je dost velk\u00e9, aby pojalo celou skupinu. Nar\u00e1\u017eka nebyla ani zaznamen\u00e1na, ani vysly\u0161ena.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTo je za n\u00e1mi,\u201c \u0159ekl lord Creith s \u00falevn\u00fdm povzdechem, kdy\u017e auto vyj\u00ed\u017ed\u011blo z bran u str\u00e1\u017enice na po\u0161tovn\u00ed silnici. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eHamon je velmi obdivuhodn\u00fd \u010dlov\u011bk, ale m\u00e1 sklon l\u00e9zt \u010dlov\u011bku na nervy.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Nasadil si monokl na oko, kdy\u017e se bl\u00ed\u017eili k Wold House.<br \/>\u201eTo je d\u016fm na\u0161eho pomlouvan\u00e9ho souseda, \u017ee, Joan? Nikdy jsem toho chlapa nevid\u011bl: jak\u00fd je?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAch, jen oby\u010dejn\u00fd, ne\u0161kodn\u011b vypadaj\u00edc\u00ed mu\u017e,\u201c \u0159ekla Joan bez p\u0159esv\u011bd\u010den\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eOpravdu?\u201c \u0159eklo jeho lordstvo se z\u00e1jmem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201eTo je velmi podez\u0159el\u00e9. Nikdy jsem nem\u011bl r\u00e1d ne\u0161kodn\u011b vypadaj\u00edc\u00ed mu\u017ee.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>V tu chv\u00edli \u0159idi\u010d prudce zabrzdil. Z bran Wold House vyj\u00ed\u017ed\u011blo auto, dlouh\u00fd \u010dern\u00fd v\u016fz, jeho\u017e jedin\u00fdm pasa\u017e\u00e9rem byl pan James Morlake. Ohl\u00e9dl se p\u0159es rameno, uvid\u011bl nebezpe\u010d\u00ed a p\u0159ibl\u00ed\u017eil sv\u016fj v\u016fz nebezpe\u010dn\u011b bl\u00edzko k p\u0159\u00edkopu po sv\u00e9 levici, zat\u00edmco auto lorda Creitha projelo kolem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTo bylo o fous,\u201c \u0159eklo Jeho Lordstvo spokojen\u011b. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eTen n\u00e1\u0161 mu\u017e byl samoz\u0159ejm\u011b v nepr\u00e1vu: m\u011bl zatroubit. Tak to je pan Morlake, co?  Nesouhlas\u00edm s tv\u00fdm popisem, m\u00e1 drah\u00e1. Nikdy jsem nevid\u011bl \u010dlov\u011bka, kter\u00fd by vypadal drsn\u011bji. Podle toho zamra\u010den\u00e9ho v\u00fdrazu v obli\u010deji by to mohl b\u00fdt<br \/>vrah.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eMluvila jsem o n\u011bm jako o \u010dlov\u011bku,\u201c \u0159ekla Joan klidn\u011b, \u201ene jako o \u0159idi\u010di.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Divok\u00e9 houk\u00e1n\u00ed sir\u00e9ny zezadu p\u0159im\u011blo Creithovo auto zajet ke kraji silnice a hadovit\u00fd \u010dern\u00fd stroj kolem nich prosvi\u0161t\u011bl, p\u0159i\u010dem\u017e jeho \u0159idi\u010d se ned\u00edval ani vpravo, ani vlevo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Joan ten typ auta znala: byl to v\u00fdkonn\u00fd italsk\u00fd stroj, jeden z nejdra\u017e\u0161\u00edch v Evrop\u011b. Pan James Morlake zjevn\u011b ne\u0161et\u0159il v\u00fddaji p\u0159i vykon\u00e1v\u00e1n\u00ed sv\u00e9ho hanebn\u00e9ho povol\u00e1n\u00ed.<\/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\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Kapitola IX. &#8211; Pan Hamon p\u0159ich\u00e1z\u00ed o pen\u00edze Joan se\u0161la dol\u016f brzy, s \u00famyslem posn\u00eddat, ne\u017e se pan Hamon vzbud\u00ed. 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