{"id":64647,"date":"2026-08-07T17:53:04","date_gmt":"2026-08-07T15:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=64647"},"modified":"2026-08-07T17:53:06","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T15:53:06","slug":"edgar-wallace-the-black-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=64647","title":{"rendered":"Edgar Wallace &#8211; The Black"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-vivid-red-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Kapitola X. &#8211; Fale\u0161n\u00e9 obvin\u011bn\u00ed<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Divizn\u00ed inspektor Marborne vy\u0161el z kancel\u00e1\u0159e sv\u00e9ho \u0161\u00e9fa, jemn\u011b za sebou zav\u0159el dve\u0159e a p\u00edskal si, zat\u00edmco sch\u00e1zel po kamenn\u00fdch schodech policejn\u00edho velitelstv\u00ed. Dokonce i jeho p\u0159\u00edtel a spolupracovn\u00edk, detektivn\u00ed ser\u017eant s dlouholetou prax\u00ed, byl oklam\u00e1n.<br \/>N\u00e1sledoval sv\u00e9ho nad\u0159\u00edzen\u00e9ho na ulici a v relativn\u00edm tichu n\u00e1b\u0159e\u017e\u00ed Tem\u017ee se dychtiv\u011b zeptal:<br \/>\u201eBylo to v po\u0159\u00e1dku?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNebylo to v po\u0159\u00e1dku,\u201c \u0159ekl ten druh\u00fd opatrn\u011b. \u201eBylo to tak bl\u00edzko k tomu, aby to bylo v po\u0159\u00e1dku, \u017ee to ani nehraje roli. Ve skute\u010dnosti, Barney, hnut\u00ed \u010cist\u00e9 policie se roz\u0161\u00ed\u0159ilo tak d\u016fkladn\u011b, \u017ee jsem byl tak bl\u00edzko k tomu, aby m\u011b po\u017e\u00e1dali o odevzd\u00e1n\u00ed uniformy, jako nikdy p\u0159edt\u00edm. Ten sta\u0159\u00edk \u0159ekl, \u017ee m\u00e1 d\u016fkaz, \u017ee jsem bral \u201autlumova\u010de\u2018 z Bolsonovy herny v Upper Gloucester Place, a dal mi \u010d\u00edsla bankovek, kter\u00e9 mi Big Bennett zaplatil za to, \u017ee jsem jeho bratrovi prozradil, \u017ee ho \u201azat\u00e1hnou\u2018. Jsem na odchodu do d\u016fchodu a ty taky \u2013 ten sta\u0159\u00edk \u0159ekl, \u017ee v\u011bd\u011bl, \u017ee v tom jede\u0161.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ser\u017eant Barney Slone sebou trhl, nebo\u0165 m\u011bl takov\u00e9 chut\u011b, \u017ee \u017eivot z penze by pro n\u011bj byl utrpen\u00edm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJe tu jedna \u0161ance, a to jedin\u00e1, a j\u00e1 ji vyu\u017eiju,\u201c \u0159ekl inspektor. \u201eNesn\u00e1\u0161\u00edm, kdy\u017e mus\u00edm spol\u00e9hat na lidi jako Lieber a Colley, ale jsou to na\u0161e trumfy. P\u0159ive\u010f je dnes ve\u010der ke mn\u011b na ve\u010de\u0159i.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eCo hodl\u00e1te ud\u011blat?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eChyst\u00e1m se dostat \u010cern\u00e9ho,\u201c \u0159ekl inspektor Marborne a jeho pod\u0159\u00edzen\u00fd se zastavil a z\u00edral na n\u011bj.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eDostat ho \u2013 jak?\u201c zeptal se nev\u011b\u0159\u00edcn\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Ale inspektor nebyl p\u0159ipraven to vysv\u011btlovat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eZn\u00e1m ho \u2013 alespo\u0148 si to mysl\u00edm \u2013 a pokud ne, zn\u00e1 ho m\u016fj p\u0159\u00edtel. Bude to nejv\u011bt\u0161\u00ed v\u011bc, jakou jsem kdy ud\u011blal, Barney.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>V\u00edce ne\u017e p\u011bt let byl \u010cern\u00fd, tak naz\u00fdvan\u00fd proto, \u017ee nosil oble\u010den\u00ed poh\u0159ebn\u00edch barev, postrachem Lond\u00fdna. \u017d\u00e1dn\u00fd trezor nebyl nedobytn\u00fd pro tohoto zru\u010dn\u00e9ho zlod\u011bje, kter\u00fd p\u016fsobil zcela s\u00e1m. Jeho pozornost se soust\u0159edila v\u00fdhradn\u011b na banky a bezpe\u010dnostn\u00ed schr\u00e1nky \u2013 co\u017e policii zna\u010dn\u011b zt\u011b\u017eovalo pr\u00e1ci.<br \/>Zvl\u00e1\u0161tn\u00ed je, \u017ee rozsah Blackov\u00fdch loupe\u017e\u00ed nebyl nikdy zn\u00e1m. Jeho kon\u00ed\u010dkem bylo prohled\u00e1vat soukrom\u00e9 schr\u00e1nky a trezory, kde si slu\u0161n\u00ed mu\u017ei schov\u00e1vali v\u011bci, kter\u00e9 by v\u00e1\u017en\u011b ohrozily jejich slu\u0161nost, kdyby vy\u0161ly na sv\u011btlo. N\u011bkte\u0159\u00ed mu\u017ei tak schov\u00e1vali pen\u00edze a vzd\u00e1vali se \u00farok\u016f, kter\u00e9 by mohly nar\u016fstat, jen aby m\u011bli po ruce finan\u010dn\u00ed rezervu pro p\u0159\u00edpad, \u017ee by se jejich nejhor\u0161\u00ed obavy naplnily. P\u0159irozen\u011b byli tito mu\u017ei ohledn\u011b sv\u00fdch ztr\u00e1t mlhav\u00ed a \u010dasto pop\u00edrali, \u017ee by p\u0159i\u0161li o n\u011bco cenn\u00e9ho. \u010cern\u00fd byl zjevn\u011b znalcem lidsk\u00e9 povahy a kradl dob\u0159e, a bylo faktem, \u017ee v pr\u016fb\u011bhu p\u011bti let, a\u010dkoli mu bylo p\u0159i\u010d\u00edt\u00e1no dvacet t\u0159i vloup\u00e1n\u00ed, neexistovalo \u017e\u00e1dn\u00e9 konkr\u00e9tn\u00ed obvin\u011bn\u00ed z kr\u00e1de\u017ee konkr\u00e9tn\u00ed \u010d\u00e1stky, kter\u00e9<br \/>by obst\u00e1lo p\u0159ed velkou porotou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>V p\u011bt hodin toho odpoledne zavolal pan Marborne na adresu 307 Grosvenor Place, kde m\u011bl Ralph Hamon sv\u00e9 lond\u00fdnsk\u00e9 s\u00eddlo. Marborne byl typem policisty, jak\u00e9ho lze naj\u00edt v ka\u017ed\u00e9m m\u011bst\u011b civilizovan\u00e9ho sv\u011bta. \u00daplatk\u00e1\u0159stv\u00ed nen\u00ed rakovinou \u017e\u00e1dn\u00e9 konkr\u00e9tn\u00ed policejn\u00ed sily: je to nemoc, kter\u00e1 se objevuje a bude se objevovat v\u0161ude tam, kde se n\u00edzkop\u0159\u00edjmov\u00ed a bezohledn\u00ed mu\u017ei dostanou do pozic s autoritou. Kdekoli jsou k dispozici snadn\u00e9 pen\u00edze, najdou se mu\u017ei p\u0159ipraven\u00ed a ochotn\u00ed p\u0159ijmout l\u00e1kav\u00e9 odm\u011bny ne\u010destnosti, ani\u017e by p\u0159em\u00fd\u0161leli o sv\u00e9 odpov\u011bdnosti nebo zrad\u011b v\u016f\u010di z\u00e1le\u017eitostem, kter\u00e9 zastupuj\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Hamon psal dopisy, kdy\u017e detektiva uvedli do sal\u00f3nu. Vstal a n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bvn\u00edka srde\u010dn\u011b p\u0159iv\u00edtal.<br \/>\u201ePoj\u010fte d\u00e1l, Marborne. R\u00e1d v\u00e1s vid\u00edm. Dostal jste m\u016fj dopis?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAno, dostal jsem ho dnes r\u00e1no,\u201c \u0159ekl Marborne, odlo\u017eil klobouk na podlahu a opatrn\u011b se posadil. <br \/>\u201eP\u0159i\u0161el jste o t\u0159i tis\u00edce liber, co? P\u0159edpokl\u00e1d\u00e1m, \u017ee m\u00e1te \u010d\u00edsla bankovek?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAno, \u010d\u00edsla m\u00e1m, ale to ho nebude tr\u00e1pit. V\u00edte, jak snadn\u00e9 je utratit ukraden\u00e9 pen\u00edze; a kdy\u017e m\u00e1te co do \u010din\u011bn\u00ed s odborn\u00edkem, jako je \u010cern\u00fd, nemysl\u00edm si, \u017ee m\u00e1 smysl vkl\u00e1dat nad\u011bje do toho, \u017ee ho chyt\u00edme d\u00edky bankovk\u00e1m.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Dal\u0161\u00ed rozhovor p\u0159eru\u0161il p\u0159\u00edchod sluhu s velk\u00fdm st\u0159\u00edbrn\u00fdm podnosem a ob\u010derstven\u00edm, kter\u00e9 bylo nezbytn\u00e9 pro Marbornovo pohodl\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJste si jist\u00fd, \u017ee to byl \u010cern\u00fd?\u201c zeptal se detektiv, kdy\u017e jeho hostitel pe\u010dliv\u011b zav\u0159el a zamkl dve\u0159e za sluhou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJist\u00fd.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePro\u010d jste to nenahl\u00e1sil m\u00edstn\u00ed policii?\u201c zeptal se Marborne zv\u011bdav\u011b. \u201eZ\u00edskat povolen\u00ed k domovn\u00ed prohl\u00eddce by byla hra\u010dka \u2013 bydlel jste u lorda Creitha a ten je p\u0159edsedou \u010dtvrtletn\u00edho soudu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Hamon zavrt\u011bl hlavou.<br \/>\u201eTak to nejde. Nem\u011bl jsem \u017e\u00e1dn\u00e9 d\u016fkazy, jen sv\u00e9 podez\u0159en\u00ed. Snad si nemysl\u00edte, \u017ee bychom ty v\u011bci v Morlakeov\u011b dom\u011b na\u0161li, \u017ee ne?<br \/>Ne, ten postup navrhl s\u00e1m lord Creith, ale j\u00e1 jsem ho neprovedl, proto\u017ee\u201c \u2013 naklonil se dop\u0159edu a zti\u0161il hlas \u2013 \u201eto by zma\u0159ilo pl\u00e1n, o kter\u00e9m jsem v\u00e1m p\u0159ed m\u011bs\u00edcem vypr\u00e1v\u011bl.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Detektiv pochybova\u010dn\u011b na\u0161pulil rty.<br \/>\u201eBude to dost t\u011b\u017ek\u00fd \u00fakol, vymyslet obvin\u011bn\u00ed, a bude v\u00e1s to st\u00e1t trochu pen\u011bz, pane Hamone. P\u0159em\u00fd\u0161lel jsem o tom a a\u010dkoli zn\u00e1m p\u0159esn\u011b ty spr\u00e1vn\u00e9 lidi na tu pr\u00e1ci, bude to znamenat utr\u00e1cet pen\u00edze bez omezen\u00ed.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eUtra\u0165te, kolik bude t\u0159eba,\u201c \u0159ekl Hamon prudce, \u201eale dosta\u0148te ho! Je v Lond\u00fdn\u011b \u2013 p\u0159edpokl\u00e1d\u00e1m, \u017ee to v\u00edte?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Detektiv p\u0159ik\u00fdvl.<br \/>\u201eAno, sledoval jsem ho, jak jen to \u0161lo. Nasadil jsem na to sv\u00e9ho p\u0159\u00edtele, ser\u017eanta Slonea, ale nebylo to snadn\u00e9. N\u00e1\u0161 \u0159\u00e1d nedovoluje sledovat \u010dlov\u011bka, pokud proti n\u011bmu nebylo pod\u00e1no ofici\u00e1ln\u00ed ozn\u00e1men\u00ed na policii, a musel jsem Slonea po\u017e\u00e1dat, aby pracoval ve sv\u00e9m voln\u00e9m \u010dase.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eZa jakoukoli pr\u00e1ci, kterou pro m\u011b ud\u011bl\u00e1te, zaplat\u00edm,\u201c \u0159ekl Hamon trochu netrp\u011bliv\u011b. \u201eM\u00e1te u\u017e vymy\u0161len\u00fd pl\u00e1n?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Inspektor p\u0159ik\u00fdvl.<br \/>\u201eV Blackheathu je d\u016fm,\u201c \u0159ekl, \u201ekter\u00fd pat\u0159\u00ed d\u016fstojn\u00edkovi v d\u016fchodu z koloni\u00e1ln\u00ed slu\u017eby. Je to bohat\u00fd mu\u017e a m\u00e1 \u00fa\u017easnou sb\u00edrku staro\u017eitn\u00fdch \u0161perk\u016f.<br \/>V dom\u011b jsou jen jeho \u017eena, dcera a t\u0159i slu\u017eebn\u00edci, a m\u00e1m \u010dlov\u011bka, kter\u00fd by se tam dostal asi za p\u011bt minut. Z\u00edskat ty \u0161perky nebude tak snadn\u00e9, proto\u017ee jsou ulo\u017een\u00e9 v trezoru, ale s t\u00edm, \u017ee se jich dotknete, si nemus\u00edte d\u011blat starosti. Jde o to dostat ho do toho domu a zanechat tam dost d\u016fkaz\u016f, abyste toho chlapa dostali. Skute\u010dnou obt\u00ed\u017e bude vyvr\u00e1tit jak\u00e9koli alibi, kter\u00e9 by mohl m\u00edt. Je zbyte\u010dn\u00e9 zat\u00fdkat ho za vloup\u00e1n\u00ed v Blackheathu, pokud dok\u00e1\u017ee, \u017ee v t\u00e9 dob\u011b byl ve sv\u00e9m klubu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eM\u016f\u017eete ho n\u011bjak\u00fdm zp\u016fsobem p\u0159iv\u00e9st do Blackheathu?\u201c zeptal se zaujat\u00fd pan Hamon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Detektiv p\u0159ik\u00fdvl.<br \/>\u201eNa tom pr\u00e1v\u011b pracuji,\u201c \u0159ekl, \u201eale bude to vy\u017eadovat spoustu man\u00e9vrov\u00e1n\u00ed. <br \/>Morlake bydl\u00ed v jak\u00e9msi orient\u00e1ln\u00edm byt\u011b na Bond Street a m\u00e1 dva sluhy \u2013 Maura jm\u00e9nem Mahmet \u2013 ten hodn\u011b cestuje po Maroku \u2013 a komorn\u00edka jm\u00e9nem Binger, kter\u00fd je penzista 14. husarsk\u00e9ho pluku. Binger nebydl\u00ed v dom\u011b: \u017eije se svou \u017eenou a rodinou na Blackheath Road \u2013 proto jsem si vybral Blackheath. Obvykle, kdy\u017e je Morlake ve m\u011bst\u011b, Binger p\u0159ij\u00ed\u017ed\u00ed do Blackheathu jedn\u00edm z no\u010dn\u00edch autobus\u016f, kter\u00e9 jezd\u00ed po ji\u017en\u00ed trase. Ser\u017eant Slone se sp\u0159\u00e1telil s Bingerem, kter\u00fd samoz\u0159ejm\u011b nev\u00ed, \u017ee Slone je policista. Ka\u017ed\u00fd jeho pokus p\u0159im\u011bt Bingera, aby mluvil o sv\u00e9m \u0161\u00e9fovi, byl zat\u00edm marn\u00fd. Jsem si naprosto jist\u00fd, \u017ee v\u00ed o Morlakeovi mnohem v\u00edc, ne\u017e \u0159\u00edk\u00e1. Ale jakmile se rozhovor sto\u010d\u00ed k Jamesovi Morlakeovi, je n\u011bm\u00fd jako hrob.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJak v\u00e1m to pom\u016f\u017ee?\u201c zeptal se Hamon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePom\u016f\u017ee mi to hodn\u011b,\u201c \u0159ekl inspektor pomalu. \u201eMorlake m\u00e1 toho mu\u017ee r\u00e1d a kdy\u017e byl p\u0159ed asi dv\u011bma lety nemocn\u00fd, jezdil ka\u017ed\u00fd den autem na Blackheath Road a nosil mu ovoce a knihy a nechal ho o\u0161et\u0159ovat sv\u00fdm vlastn\u00edm l\u00e9ka\u0159em. N\u011bkdy se Binger vrac\u00ed dom\u016f d\u0159\u00edv, a hned dal\u0161\u00ed noc, co se to stane, spust\u00edme tu l\u00e9\u010dku. M\u016f\u017ee\u0161 sehnat n\u011bco Morlakeovo \u2013 kapesn\u00edk, z\u00e1pisn\u00edk\u2014\u2014?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Hamon zavrt\u011bl hlavou.<br \/>\u201eNe,\u201c \u0159ekl stroze. \u201eNikdy jsem nebyl v jeho dom\u011b.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTo je sm\u016fla, ale nen\u00ed to nezbytn\u011b nutn\u00e9. Nech\u00e1m vygrav\u00edrovat jeho inici\u00e1ly na kapesn\u00ed n\u016f\u017e \u2013 je snaz\u0161\u00ed dok\u00e1zat, \u017ee danou v\u011bc vlastn\u00edte, ne\u017e dok\u00e1zat, \u017ee jste ji nikdy nevlastnil! Bude to n\u011bco st\u00e1t \u2013 jak \u0159\u00edk\u00e1m, bude to n\u00e1kladn\u00e1 z\u00e1le\u017eitost.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pan Hamon vyt\u00e1hl pen\u011b\u017eenku a podal p\u0159es st\u016fl \u010d\u00e1stku, kter\u00e1 zna\u010dn\u011b p\u0159evy\u0161ovala Marbornovy nejodv\u00e1\u017en\u011bj\u0161\u00ed p\u0159edstavy.<br \/>S t\u011bmito pen\u011bzi v kapse a odpov\u00eddaj\u00edc\u00edm pocitem radosti v du\u0161i vy\u0161el detektiv ven, aby se p\u0159ipojil k \u010dekaj\u00edc\u00edmu Sloneovi. M\u011bl d\u016fvod k uspokojen\u00ed, proto\u017ee pl\u00e1n, pokud by byl \u00fasp\u011b\u0161n\u00fd, by z n\u011bj nejen ud\u011blal relativn\u011b bohat\u00e9ho mu\u017ee (za p\u0159edpokladu, \u017ee Hamon dodr\u017e\u00ed sv\u016fj slib), ale vymazal by tak\u00e9 vzpom\u00ednku na \u0159adu velmi o\u0161kliv\u00fdch incident\u016f, kter\u00e9 znetvo\u0159ily jeho \u00fa\u0159edn\u00ed kari\u00e9ru, a nevyhnuteln\u011b by ho kvalifikoval k pov\u00fd\u0161en\u00ed, pokud by byl The Black odsouzen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Slone na n\u011bj \u010dekal na rohu ulice.<br \/>\u201eDal ti prachy?\u201c zeptal se a inspektor Marborne se zamra\u010dil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eK\u00e9\u017e bys se zbavil toho vulg\u00e1rn\u00edho zp\u016fsobu mluvy, Slone,\u201c \u0159ekl p\u0159\u00edsn\u011b. \u201eM\u016fj p\u0159\u00edtel mi dal trochu pen\u011bz na v\u00fddaje, ale nechci, abys si myslel, \u017ee je to Bank of England. M\u00e1m pro tebe na \u00fa\u010dtu sto, kter\u00e9 ti d\u00e1m, a\u017e doraz\u00edme do m\u00e9ho bytu. \u0158ekl jsi Colleymu, aby tam byl?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201e\u010cekal tam cel\u00e9 odpoledne,\u201c \u0159ekl Slone. \u201eLieber se neuk\u00e1zal \u2013 ale je pomal\u00fd, je to Holan\u010fan. O co jde?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTo se dozv\u00ed\u0161,\u201c \u0159ekl inspektor Marborne tajemn\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Colley se uk\u00e1zal b\u00fdt podm\u011bre\u010dn\u00fdm, svra\u0161t\u011bl\u00fdm mu\u017eem, jeho\u017e tv\u00e1\u0159 nebyla zdaleka jeho nejmen\u0161\u00edm ne\u0161t\u011bst\u00edm. K d\u016fkaz\u016fm, kter\u00e9 proti n\u011bmu byly \u010das od \u010dasu p\u0159edkl\u00e1d\u00e1ny u r\u016fzn\u00fdch soud\u016f, se toti\u017e p\u0159idalo nelichotiv\u00e9 sv\u011bdectv\u00ed tv\u00e1\u0159e, na n\u00ed\u017e bylo tak nezam\u011bniteln\u011b naps\u00e1no \u201ezlo\u010dinec\u201c, \u017ee i ta nejcitliv\u011bj\u0161\u00ed porotkyn\u011b byla p\u0159ipravena ho odsoudit je\u0161t\u011b p\u0159edt\u00edm, ne\u017e byly p\u0159edlo\u017eeny v\u0161echny d\u016fkazy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u010cekal na chodn\u00edku naproti detektivov\u011b ubytov\u00e1n\u00ed a n\u00e1sledoval oba mu\u017ee dovnit\u0159. V \u00fatuln\u00e9m ob\u00fdvac\u00edm pokoji pana Marbornea p\u0159ijal doutn\u00edk, kter\u00fd mu byl nab\u00eddnut, s lichotiv\u00fdm \u00fasm\u011bvem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eSer\u017eant \u0159\u00edkal, \u017ee m\u011b chcete vid\u011bt, pane Marborne,\u201c \u0159ekl. \u201eZpo\u010d\u00e1tku jsem se trochu lekl, proto\u017ee jsem si myslel, \u017ee m\u011b chcete kv\u016fli t\u00e9 v\u011bci v Mill Hill.<br \/>Jestli se z t\u00e9hle m\u00edstnosti nikdy \u017eiv\u00fd nedostanu, jsem tak nevinn\u00fd jako\u2026\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eP\u0159esta\u0148te mluvit o t\u00e9 v\u011bci v Mill Hill. V\u00edm, kdo to ud\u011blal,\u201c \u0159ekl Marborne. <br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eM\u00e1m pro v\u00e1s n\u011bjakou pr\u00e1ci, Colley.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Zlod\u011bj se zatv\u00e1\u0159il zklaman\u011b.<br \/>\u201eNemysl\u00edm t\u00edm poctivou pr\u00e1ci,\u201c \u0159ekl detektiv, \u201etak\u017ee se nelekejte! Te\u010f poslouchejte, a to velmi pozorn\u011b. M\u00e1m jednoho p\u0159\u00edtele, kter\u00fd si chce z n\u011bkoho trochu vyst\u0159elit. Nemus\u00edte se b\u00e1t, \u017ee to dopadne na v\u00e1s, proto\u017ee to tak nebude.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pe\u010dliv\u011b a podrobn\u011b mu vysv\u011btlil, co p\u0159esn\u011b se od Colleyho o\u010dek\u00e1v\u00e1, a mu\u017e, kter\u00fd byl zpo\u010d\u00e1tku vyd\u011b\u0161en\u00fd, za\u010dal ch\u00e1pat, o co jde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eChcete, abych tam vklouzl a zase rychle vyklouzl: je to tak?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNe tak rychle,\u201c opravil ho Marborne. \u201eChci, abyste ud\u011blal trochu rozruch. A\u0165 v\u00e1s vid\u00ed, rozum\u00edte?\u201c<br \/>Colley se za\u0161klebil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eJestli je ten chlap z koloni\u00ed, mo\u017en\u00e1 m\u00e1 zbra\u0148, a jestli m\u011b uvid\u00ed d\u0159\u00edv, ne\u017e j\u00e1 uvid\u00edm jeho, bude to jednostrann\u00e1 p\u0159est\u0159elka. Je to skv\u011bl\u00fd vtip, pane Marborne,<br \/>ale nebav\u00ed m\u011b to ani z poloviny tak jako dobr\u00fd Chaplin\u016fv film.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Trvalo hodinu intenzivn\u00edho p\u0159esv\u011bd\u010dov\u00e1n\u00ed, ne\u017e se Colley nechal p\u0159esv\u011bd\u010dit, \u017ee nebezpe\u010d\u00ed je zanedbateln\u00e9 a odm\u011bna tak \u0161t\u011bdr\u00e1, \u017ee u\u017e rok nebude muset pracovat.<br \/>Nakonec se nechal p\u0159esv\u011bd\u010dit a domluvili se, \u017ee bude p\u0159\u00ed\u0161t\u00ed t\u00fdden k dispozici. Kdy\u017e rozhovor skon\u010dil, pan Marborne vyrazil k tomu, o \u010dem v\u011bd\u011bl, \u017ee bude jeho nejt\u011b\u017e\u0161\u00edm \u00fakolem, a s n\u00edm \u0161el pan Lieber, kter\u00fd se na sc\u00e9nu dostavil se zpo\u017ed\u011bn\u00edm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eMo\u017en\u00e1 v\u00e1s nebudu pot\u0159ebovat, Liebere, ale m\u016f\u017eete tu po\u010dkat, kdyby ano. Zn\u00e1te Morlakea?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pan Lieber, kter\u00fd byl korpulentn\u00ed, zavrt\u011bl hlavou, nebo\u0165 pot\u0159eboval v\u0161echen dech, aby udr\u017eel krok s dlouh\u00fdmi kroky detektiva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNem\u016f\u017eete si ho spl\u00e9st, a stejn\u011b budu s v\u00e1mi, abych v\u00e1m ho uk\u00e1zal.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJe to podvodn\u00edk?\u201c vydechl Lieber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJe to podvodn\u00edk a j\u00e1 chci identifikaci \u2013 stejnou, jakou jste mi zajistil v p\u0159\u00edpadu Crewe. Kapesn\u00edk, z\u00e1pisn\u00edk, pap\u00edry \u2013 cokoliv. Jsme tady \u2013 po\u010dkejte na rohu a n\u00e1sledujte m\u011b, a\u017e vyjdu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Binger otev\u0159el dve\u0159e n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bvn\u00edkovi a podez\u00edrav\u011b si ho prohl\u00e9dl, nebo\u0165 a\u010dkoli Marborne byl komorn\u00edkovi nezn\u00e1m\u00fd, v jeho chov\u00e1n\u00ed bylo n\u011bco \u201e\u00fa\u0159edn\u00edho\u201c, co star\u00fd voj\u00e1k okam\u017eit\u011b poznal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNev\u00edm, jestli je pan Morlake doma, nebo ne,\u201c \u0159ekl. \u201eJestli chv\u00edli po\u010dk\u00e1te, pod\u00edv\u00e1m se.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Zav\u0159el dve\u0159e n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bvn\u00edkovi p\u0159ed nosem a \u0161el do velk\u00e9 orient\u00e1ln\u00ed m\u00edstnosti, kde \u010detl James Morlake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201e\u0158\u00edk\u00e1, \u017ee se jmenuje Kelly, pane, a mo\u017en\u00e1 je to pravda, a mo\u017en\u00e1 ne.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eCo \u0159\u00edkal, \u017ee tu chce?\u201c zeptal se Morlake a zav\u0159el knihu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201e\u0158\u00edkal, \u017ee se s v\u00e1mi p\u0159ed n\u011bkolika lety setkal v Maroku a \u017ee va\u0161i adresu na\u0161el teprve ned\u00e1vno.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eUve\u010fte ho, pros\u00edm,\u201c \u0159ekl James Morlake po chvilce zamy\u0161len\u00ed a pan Marborne, kdy\u017e ve\u0161el do velk\u00e9 m\u00edstnosti, si obdivn\u00fdm pohledem prohl\u00e9dl jej\u00ed kr\u00e1su.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePosa\u010fte se, pane Kelly. Nem\u00e1m \u017eidle, proto\u017ee nem\u00e1m n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bvy \u2013 mo\u017en\u00e1 si sednete na pohovku.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Marborne se posadil s lehk\u00fdm \u00fasm\u011bvem.<br \/>\u201eJe to u\u017e dlouho, co jsem v\u00e1s potkal, pane Morlake. P\u0159edpokl\u00e1d\u00e1m, \u017ee si nepamatujete, jak jsem p\u0159ed deseti lety ve\u010de\u0159el u va\u0161eho stolu v hotelu Cecil v Tangeru?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eM\u00e1m na to matnou vzpom\u00ednku,\u201c \u0159ekl Morlake a lhostejn\u011b si prohl\u00ed\u017eel sv\u00e9ho n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bvn\u00edka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eCestoval jsem pro firmu s \u017eelez\u00e1\u0159sk\u00fdm zbo\u017e\u00edm,\u201c \u0159ekl Marborne suver\u00e9nn\u011b a po celou dobu, co mluvil, rozhl\u00ed\u017eel se kolem sebe a sna\u017eil se naj\u00edt n\u011bjakou drobnost,<br \/>podle kter\u00e9 by mohl sv\u00e9ho mu\u017ee identifikovat p\u0159i n\u011bjak\u00e9 budouc\u00ed a z\u00e1sadn\u00ed p\u0159\u00edle\u017eitosti. \u201eNev\u00edm, zda si d\u00e1v\u00e1te pr\u00e1ci pamatovat si n\u00e1hodn\u00e9 zn\u00e1m\u00e9,<br \/>ale j\u00e1 na na\u0161e setk\u00e1n\u00ed vzpom\u00edn\u00e1m velmi p\u0159\u00edjemn\u011b.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTe\u010f si na v\u00e1s vzpom\u00edn\u00e1m,\u201c \u0159ekl Jim Morlake, \u201ei kdy\u017e jste se od na\u0161eho posledn\u00edho setk\u00e1n\u00ed trochu zm\u011bnil.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pan Marborne vzhl\u00e9dl k vy\u0159ez\u00e1van\u00e9mu stropu.<br \/>\u201eKr\u00e1sn\u00e1 pr\u00e1ce; to by nedok\u00e1zali ani v t\u00e9to zemi, ani v \u017e\u00e1dn\u00e9 jin\u00e9,\u201c \u0159ekl. \u201eM\u00e1te tu kr\u00e1sn\u00e9 m\u00edsto. Nikdo by si p\u0159i proch\u00e1zce po Bond Street nep\u0159edstavil, \u017ee jen p\u00e1r krok\u016f odtud je skute\u010dn\u00e1 maursk\u00e1 m\u00edstnost.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Na\u0161el, co pot\u0159eboval: le\u017eelo to ve st\u00ednu vzadu za stojanem s pap\u00edrensk\u00fdm zbo\u017e\u00edm \u2013 mal\u00e1 ko\u017een\u00e1 slo\u017eka, na kter\u00e9 i z t\u00e9 vzd\u00e1lenosti rozeznal t\u0159i inici\u00e1ly. Byla p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 mal\u00e1 na z\u00e1pisn\u00edk, a tak se domn\u00edval, \u017ee jde o pouzdro na zn\u00e1mky, dokud zbl\u00edzka nezjistil, \u017ee v n\u00ed je sponka s ploch\u00fdmi z\u00e1palkami.<br \/>Vstal z pohovky a pro\u0161el m\u00edstnost\u00ed, a\u017e se ocitl naproti bd\u011bl\u00e9mu mu\u017ei, kter\u00fd m\u011bl ruce op\u0159en\u00e9 o st\u016fl. Za chv\u00edli \u0159ekl:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNem\u00e1m v\u016fbec \u017e\u00e1dn\u00fd d\u016fvod ru\u0161it tak zanepr\u00e1zdn\u011bn\u00e9ho \u010dlov\u011bka, jako jste vy,\u201c \u0159ekl, \u201eale napadlo m\u011b, \u017ee kdy\u017e jsem na jeden den v Lond\u00fdn\u011b, zastav\u00edm se u v\u00e1s. \u201eDouf\u00e1m, \u017ee v\u00e1m to nevadilo?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Prsty se dotkl krabi\u010dky se z\u00e1palkami a sev\u0159el ji. Nebylo t\u0159eba, aby si tu malou ko\u017eenou krabi\u010dku str\u010dil do kapsy: byla tak mal\u00e1, \u017ee ji mohl<br \/>schovat do dlan\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eV\u017edycky m\u011b pot\u011b\u0161\u00ed, kdy\u017e vid\u00edm sv\u00e9 star\u00e9 marock\u00e9 p\u0159\u00e1tele,\u201c \u0159ekl Jim. \u201eNed\u00e1te si n\u011bco k pit\u00ed, pane Kelly?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNe, d\u011bkuji,\u201c \u0159ekl Kelly. \u201eNechci v\u00e1s u\u017e d\u00e9le zdr\u017eovat. Sly\u0161el jsem, \u017ee ne\u017eijete ve m\u011bst\u011b \u2013 \u017ee m\u00e1te d\u016fm n\u011bkde v Sussexu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAno, m\u00e1m d\u016fm v Sussexu,\u201c \u0159ekl Jim ti\u0161e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>V tu chv\u00edli u\u017e byla krabi\u010dka z\u00e1palek v kapse detektiva.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eKdybyste n\u011bkdy byl v Liverpoolu, zastavte se u m\u011b \u2013 John L. Kelly,\u201c \u0159ekl Marborne a podal mu ruku. \u201eNajdete m\u011b v telefonn\u00edm seznamu \u2013 943 Lime Street. Opravdu jsem velmi r\u00e1d, \u017ee jsem v\u00e1s znovu potkal, pane Morlake.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Jim mu ruku p\u0159ijal a sledoval sv\u00e9ho n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bvn\u00edka, jak se pomalu vyd\u00e1v\u00e1 sm\u011brem k chodb\u011b se z\u00e1v\u011bsem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAch, mimochodem,\u201c \u0159ekl, kdy\u017e mu\u017e do\u0161el k z\u00e1v\u011bsu, \u201emohl byste b\u00fdt tak laskav a nechat mi ty z\u00e1palky \u2013 mo\u017en\u00e1 je budu pot\u0159ebovat.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Marborne z\u00edral a zarazil se.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eVa\u0161e\u2026 va\u0161e z\u00e1palky?\u201c vykoktal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAno, jsou ve va\u0161\u00ed prav\u00e9 kapse u kalhot, inspektore,\u201c \u0159ekl Jim, ani\u017e by zvedl o\u010di od knihy, kterou m\u011bl otev\u0159enou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJ\u00e1 \u017e\u00e1dn\u00e9 z\u00e1palky nem\u00e1m,\u201c \u0159ekl Marborne hlasit\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTak\u017ee jste je pou\u017eil, a j\u00e1 ten p\u0159\u00edpad p\u0159evezmu,\u201c \u0159ekl Jim. \u201eA, inspektore, pokud mi budete d\u011blat pot\u00ed\u017ee, zavol\u00e1m na velitelstv\u00ed a \u0159eknu va\u0161emu \u0161\u00e9fovi n\u011bco o tom p\u00e1novi, kter\u00fd provozuje v\u00fdkupnu v Marylebone Lane. Sly\u0161el jsem, \u017ee z toho m\u00e1te desetiprocentn\u00ed provizi \u2013 jsem si jist\u00fd, \u017ee ten skv\u011bl\u00fd komisa\u0159 o tom nev\u00ed.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Marborne\u016fv obli\u010dej sebou trhl a zbledl. Otev\u0159el \u00fasta, aby n\u011bco \u0159ekl, ale rozmyslel si to, pak vyt\u00e1hl krabi\u010dku z kapsy a hodil ji na zem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eD\u011bkuji,\u201c \u0159ekl Jim jemn\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Mu\u017e\u016fv obli\u010dej ztmavl vztekem, kdy\u017e se, zasa\u017een chladn\u00fdm pohrd\u00e1n\u00edm toho druh\u00e9ho, oto\u010dil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJednou t\u011b dostanu, Morlake,\u201c zachv\u011bl se vztekem. \u201eTo ti nebude proch\u00e1zet po\u0159\u00e1d!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eA tob\u011b neprojdou moje z\u00e1palky,\u201c \u0159ekl Jim a k Bingerovi, kter\u00fd se objevil v meze\u0159e mezi z\u00e1v\u011bsy: \u201eVyprovo\u010f tohoto p\u00e1na ven a d\u00e1vej pozor, aby mi z v\u011b\u0161\u00e1ku v p\u0159eds\u00edni nevzal de\u0161tn\u00edk.\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\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Kapitola X. &#8211; Fale\u0161n\u00e9 obvin\u011bn\u00ed Divizn\u00ed inspektor Marborne vy\u0161el z kancel\u00e1\u0159e sv\u00e9ho \u0161\u00e9fa, jemn\u011b za sebou zav\u0159el dve\u0159e a p\u00edskal si, zat\u00edmco sch\u00e1zel po kamenn\u00fdch <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=64647\" title=\"Edgar Wallace &#8211; The Black\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":64500,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-64647","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\/64647","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=64647"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/64647\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/64500"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=64647"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=64647"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=64647"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}