{"id":65047,"date":"2026-09-17T20:26:53","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T18:26:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=65047"},"modified":"2026-09-17T20:26:54","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T18:26:54","slug":"edgar-wallace-the-black-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=65047","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 XXIII. &#8211; Nov\u00e1 hospodyn\u011b<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Poslu\u0161n\u011b odnesl do kuchyn\u011b lihov\u00fd va\u0159i\u010d, \u0161\u00e1lky a pod\u0161\u00e1lky a prasklou konvici a s \u00factou st\u00e1l a sledoval ji, jak rozd\u011bl\u00e1v\u00e1 ohe\u0148 ve velk\u00fdch kuchy\u0148sk\u00fdch kamnech.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNech to na mn\u011b,\u201c \u0159ekl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eM\u011bl ses nab\u00eddnout u\u017e p\u0159ed hodinami,\u201c vy\u010d\u00edtala mu, \u201eale kdybys to ud\u011blal, nedovolila bych ti to. Jen bys tu ud\u011blal spoustu kou\u0159e\u2014\u2014\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eRozd\u011bl\u00e1v\u00e1n\u00ed ohn\u011b je um\u011bn\u00ed: a\u017e dote\u010f jsem si to neuv\u011bdomil. V\u00ed tvoje matka, \u017ee jsi tady?\u201c zeptal se n\u00e1hle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eDouf\u00e1m, \u017ee ano,\u201c \u0159ekla. \u201eMatka je v nebi.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eA tv\u016fj otec?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eOtec je v Lond\u00fdn\u011b, co\u017e je \u00fapln\u011b jin\u00e9 m\u00edsto. Pod\u00edvej se do sp\u00ed\u017ee, jestli tam nenajde\u0161 n\u011bjak\u00e9 s\u00e1dlo.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTo se mi zd\u00e1 jako spr\u00e1vn\u00e9 m\u00edsto,\u201c \u0159ekl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eM\u00e1\u0161 n\u011bjak\u00e9 ml\u00e9ko?\u201c zeptala se, kdy\u017e se vr\u00e1til s velkou b\u00edlou a vypouklou n\u00e1dobou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eMl\u00e9ko nem\u00e1me, ale m\u00e1me spoustu kondenzovan\u00e9ho ml\u00e9ka.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNem\u00e1\u0161 kr\u00e1vu?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Zavrt\u011bl hlavou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNejsem si jist\u00fd, jestli m\u00e1m, nebo nem\u00e1m. Nikdy jsem se opravdu nezaj\u00edmal o podrobnosti sv\u00e9ho majetku, ale m\u00e1m dojem, \u017ee nem\u00e1m v\u016fbec \u017e\u00e1dnou kr\u00e1vu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePro\u010d tu z\u016fst\u00e1v\u00e1\u0161?\u201c Sed\u011bla na pat\u00e1ch p\u0159ed praskaj\u00edc\u00edm ohn\u011bm a zv\u011bdav\u011b na n\u011bj vzhl\u00ed\u017eela. \u201ePro\u010d ses nevr\u00e1til do Lond\u00fdna? M\u00e1\u0161 tam byt, ne?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eRad\u011bji z\u016fstanu tady,\u201c \u0159ekl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJak vzne\u0161en\u00e9! Rad\u011bji z\u016fstanu tady.\u201c Napodobila ho. \u201eTady um\u0159e\u0161 hlady, m\u016fj mil\u00fd, a taky umrzne\u0161. M\u011bl bys v\u011bd\u011bt, \u017ee obyvatel\u00e9 Creithu by nikdy nesouhlasili s t\u00edm, aby si poskvrnili sv\u00e9 \u010dist\u00e9 du\u0161e stykem s gentlemanem s tak pochybnou minulost\u00ed, jako m\u00e1\u0161 ty! Se\u017ee\u0148 si n\u011bjak\u00e9 slu\u017eebn\u00edky z Lond\u00fdna: ti jsou m\u00e9n\u011b vyb\u00edrav\u00ed. V Lond\u00fdn\u011b maj\u00ed kina, kter\u00e1 je vzd\u011bl\u00e1vaj\u00ed v jemn\u011bj\u0161\u00edch nuanc\u00edch kriminality. Pro\u010d sem nep\u0159ivede\u0161 sv\u00e9ho mu\u017ee \u2013 Bingera?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eBingera?\u201c \u0159ekl p\u0159ekvapen\u011b. \u201eZn\u00e1\u0161 ho?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eMluvila jsem s n\u00edm,\u201c \u0159ekla. \u201eKdy\u017e jsi byl ve v\u011bzen\u00ed, nav\u0161t\u00edvila jsem ho, abych zjistila, jestli mohu n\u011bco ud\u011blat. Vy\u017eadovalo to velkou d\u00e1vku taktu, proto\u017ee jsem nem\u011bla v\u011bd\u011bt, \u017ee jsi byl zat\u010den. Zeptala jsem se ho, kde jsi, a on \u0159ekl, \u017ee jste \u201ahout\u2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eM\u00edsto toho jsem byl \u201ahin\u2018!\u201c zasm\u00e1l se Jim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eHout nebo hin, byl \u00fa\u017easn\u011b diplomatick\u00fd. A vid\u011bla jsem tv\u00e9ho Maura a tv\u016fj kr\u00e1sn\u00fd pokoj. \u017dil jsi v Maroku?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eKr\u00e1tkou dobu,\u201c \u0159ekl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Chv\u00edli byla zanepr\u00e1zdn\u011bn\u00e1 vejci a on vid\u011bl, \u017ee hluboce p\u0159em\u00fd\u0161l\u00ed.<br \/>\u201eSamoz\u0159ejm\u011b v\u00ed\u0161, pro\u010d se ve vesnici proti tob\u011b zvedla ta nevra\u017eivost? Nen\u00ed to zcela spont\u00e1nn\u00ed, ani to nen\u00ed kv\u016fli \u010distot\u011b Creithov\u00fdch mrav\u016f.<br \/>P\u0159ed t\u00fddnem p\u0159ijel pan Hamon a pohovo\u0159il s v\u011bt\u0161inou p\u0159edn\u00edch obchodn\u00edk\u016f a domn\u00edv\u00e1m se, \u017ee se setkal i s tv\u00fdm komorn\u00edkem. V\u00edm to, proto\u017ee moje slu\u017eebn\u00e1, kter\u00e1 \u017eije ve vesnici\u2014\u2014\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTvoje co?\u201c zeptal se ost\u0159e.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eSlu\u017eebn\u00e1 \u2013 je to zkratka pro svobodnou tetu,\u201c \u0159ekla, ani\u017e by mrkla okem. \u201eMoje svobodn\u00e1 teta, kter\u00e1 \u017eije ve vesnici a je tak trochu drbna, mi to \u0159ekla.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTak\u017ee jsi tu byla?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNe, v t\u00e9 dob\u011b jsem byla v Lond\u00fdn\u011b. \u0158ekla mi to, kdy\u017e jsem se vr\u00e1tila. Tady jsou tvoje vejce.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eT\u0159i bych nemohl sn\u00edst,\u201c protestoval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTo ani nem\u00e1\u0161: jedno je pro m\u011b,\u201c odpov\u011bd\u011bla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u0160la do p\u0159eds\u00edn\u011b, p\u0159inesla ta\u0161ku a vyt\u00e1hla nov\u00fd bochn\u00edk chleba a mal\u00fd podlouhl\u00fd kousek m\u00e1sla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eBudeme j\u00edst v kuchyni, proto\u017ee tam se c\u00edt\u00edm v\u00edc jako doma,\u201c \u0159ekla. \u201eA po sn\u00eddani se p\u016fjdu pod\u00edvat, co je t\u0159eba ud\u011blat. M\u016f\u017eu tu z\u016fstat jen p\u00e1r hodin denn\u011b.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eP\u0159ijde\u0161 z\u00edtra?\u201c zeptal se dychtiv\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>P\u0159ik\u00fdvla a on si \u00falevou vydechl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eZvl\u00e1\u0161tn\u00ed bylo, \u017ee jsem t\u011b v\u016fbec nevid\u011bl p\u0159ij\u00edt, i kdy\u017e jsem se d\u00edval z okna a m\u011bl jsem dobr\u00fd v\u00fdhled na p\u0159\u00edjezdovou cestu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNep\u0159i\u0161la jsem po silnici,\u201c \u0159ekla. \u201eObjevila jsem mal\u00fd most\u00edk p\u0159es \u0159eku, kter\u00fd spojuje Creith Park s tv\u00fdmi loukami. Samoz\u0159ejm\u011b si st\u00e1le uchov\u00e1v\u00e1m ur\u010ditou m\u00edru sebe\u00facty, tak jsem p\u0159i\u0161la potaj\u00ed.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>On se tomu zasm\u00e1l.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePokud se mi sna\u017e\u00ed\u0161 namluvit, \u017ee ti z\u00e1le\u017e\u00ed na tom, co si o tob\u011b vesnice mysl\u00ed, marn\u00ed\u0161 \u010das,\u201c \u0159ekl. \u201eCo m\u011b ale mate, je\u201c \u2013 zav\u00e1hal \u2013 \u201e\u017ee mo\u017en\u00e1 jsi vesni\u010danka: trouf\u00e1m si \u0159\u00edct, \u017ee jsi; vlastn\u011b mus\u00ed\u0161 b\u00fdt, jinak bys o lidech tolik nev\u011bd\u011bla. Ale \u017ee jsi \u010dlenkou utla\u010dovan\u00e9 d\u011blnick\u00e9 t\u0159\u00eddy, tomu nikdy neuv\u011b\u0159\u00edm.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJdi a najdi ten smet\u00e1k na koberce,\u201c p\u0159ik\u00e1zala, \u201ea j\u00e1 ti uk\u00e1\u017eu, \u017ee i kdy\u017e nejsem utla\u010dovan\u00e1, jsem rozhodn\u011b d\u011blnice.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zd\u00e1lo se mu, \u017ee tam nebyla ani deset minut, kdy\u017e p\u0159i\u0161la do pracovny, oble\u010den\u00e1 a p\u0159ipraven\u00e1 k odchodu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eSnad u\u017e neodch\u00e1z\u00ed\u0161!\u201c vydechl zd\u011b\u0161en\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAno, odch\u00e1z\u00edm,\u201c p\u0159ik\u00fdvla, \u201ea bude\u0161 tak laskav\u00fd a z\u016fstane\u0161, kde jsi, a nebude\u0161 se m\u011b sna\u017eit n\u00e1sledovat. A tak\u00e9 se spol\u00e9h\u00e1m, \u017ee se nebude\u0161 pt\u00e1t \u017e\u00e1dn\u00e9ho ze sv\u00fdch vesnick\u00fdch zn\u00e1m\u00fdch \u2013 kter\u00fdch, jak si p\u0159edstavuji, u\u017e je te\u010f velmi m\u00e1lo \u2013 kdo jsem nebo kdo jsou moji p\u0159\u00edbuzn\u00ed. Chci, aby jm\u00e9no Smith z\u016fstalo neposkvrn\u011bn\u00e9.<br \/>Je to docela dobr\u00e9 jm\u00e9no.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNezn\u00e1m \u017e\u00e1dn\u00e9 lep\u0161\u00ed,\u201c \u0159ekl nad\u0161en\u011b. \u201eDobrou noc, Jane.\u201c<br \/>Nat\u00e1hl ruku a byl nevysv\u011btliteln\u011b nad\u0161en\u00fd, kdy\u017e vid\u011bl, jak se j\u00ed tv\u00e1\u0159e zbarvily do slab\u00e9 r\u016f\u017eov\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJe tu jedna laskavost, o kterou t\u011b po\u017e\u00e1d\u00e1m na opl\u00e1tku za m\u00e9 slu\u017eby, a to, abys odvolal svou pomstu; jin\u00fdmi slovy, abys nechal chud\u00e1ka Coltera na pokoji. Jedn\u00e1 podle sv\u00e9ho nejlep\u0161\u00edho v\u011bdom\u00ed a jeho zni\u010den\u00ed ti nep\u0159inese \u017e\u00e1dnou velkou satisfakci.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eDnes jsem o tom p\u0159em\u00fd\u0161lel,\u201c \u0159ekl Jim trochu smutn\u011b, \u201ea p\u0159em\u00fd\u0161lel jsem, co p\u0159esn\u011b m\u016f\u017eu ud\u011blat. Nerad bych slo\u017eil zbran\u011b a nechal nep\u0159\u00edtele triumfovat.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eV\u016fbec nevypad\u00e1 triumf\u00e1ln\u011b: ten chud\u00e1k je k smrti vyd\u011b\u0161en\u00fd. Mohla bych ti vypr\u00e1v\u011bt cel\u00fd jeho skryt\u00fd p\u0159\u00edb\u011bh. Spekuloval s akciemi ropn\u00fdch spole\u010dnost\u00ed na radu pana Hamona (p\u0159edpokl\u00e1d\u00e1m, \u017ee pan Hamon m\u00e1 v t\u00e9 spole\u010dnosti pod\u00edl) a ten chud\u00e1k je na pokraji bankrotu. Sta\u010d\u00ed, abys otev\u0159el sv\u016fj obchod a provozoval ho jen t\u00fdden, a sraz\u00ed\u0161 ho do propasti \u2013 bum! To je vulg\u00e1rn\u00ed,\u201c dodala kaj\u00edcn\u011b, \u201eale zv\u00e1\u017e\u00ed\u0161 to? Nev\u00edm, jestli si m\u016f\u017ee\u0161 dovolit odstoupit, ale mysl\u00edm, \u017ee ano.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Hodinu pot\u00e9, co d\u00edvka ode\u0161la, \u0161el Jim dol\u016f do vesnice a ve\u0161el do Colterova obchodu. Velmi pokorn\u00fd pan Colter sp\u011bchal zjistit, co pot\u0159ebuje.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eChci chleba, m\u00e1slo a vejce,\u201c \u0159ekl Jim pevn\u011b. \u201eChci, aby mi to bylo doru\u010deno ka\u017ed\u00e9 r\u00e1no, spolu s litrem ml\u00e9ka a dal\u0161\u00edmi v\u011bcmi, kter\u00e9 budu pot\u0159ebovat.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAno, pane,\u201c \u0159ekl pokorn\u00fd Colter. \u201eTen v\u00e1\u0161 obchod, pane Morlake, m\u011b p\u0159ivede na mizinu \u2013 dnes tu byli t\u0159i farm\u00e1\u0159i; maj\u00ed to b\u00fdt prav\u00ed gentlemani a moji p\u0159\u00e1tel\u00e9, ale odkl\u00e1daj\u00ed sv\u00e9 zimn\u00ed n\u00e1kupy, dokud se neotev\u0159e v\u00e1\u0161 obchod. \u0158\u00edkaj\u00ed, \u017ee to nen\u00ed ten d\u016fvod, ale j\u00e1 je zn\u00e1m!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eObchod se nikdy neotev\u0159e, dokud budu m\u00edt vejce, m\u00e1slo, chl\u00e9b a ml\u00e9ko,\u201c \u0159ekl Jim trp\u011bliv\u011b. \u201eJe to jasn\u00e9?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAno, pane,\u201c \u0159ekl horliv\u00fd obchodn\u00edk a vyprovodil ho ke dve\u0159\u00edm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>T\u00e9 noci byl mlad\u00fd nad\u0161enec posl\u00e1n zp\u011bt do Lond\u00fdna pot\u00e9, co prodal sv\u00e9 z\u00e1soby Colterovi pod cenou; a kdy\u017e Jim r\u00e1no p\u0159i\u0161el dol\u016f a otev\u0159el p\u0159edn\u00ed dve\u0159e, na\u0161el na schodech sed\u011bt Colterova chlapce.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Jane Smithov\u00e1 p\u0159i\u0161la toho r\u00e1na pozd\u011b a n\u011bco na jej\u00edm vzhledu upoutalo jeho pozornost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTy jsi plakala,\u201c \u0159ekl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNe, neplakala. Jen jsem moc nespala, to je v\u0161e.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTy jsi plakala,\u201c zopakoval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJestli to \u0159ekne\u0161 je\u0161t\u011b jednou, nez\u016fstanu. Jsi opravdu otravn\u00fd a nikdy bych ne\u0159ekla, \u017ee takov\u00fd bude\u0161.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>To ho uml\u010delo, ale m\u011bl obavy. Dostala se kv\u016fli t\u00e9hle sv\u00e9 eskap\u00e1d\u011b do n\u011bjak\u00fdch pot\u00ed\u017e\u00ed? Nikdy se neobt\u011b\u017eoval uv\u011b\u0159it, \u017ee je slu\u017eka. Pravd\u011bpodobn\u011b byla n\u011bjakou chudou p\u0159\u00edbuznou jedn\u00e9 z velk\u00fdch rodin v okol\u00ed. Po venkov\u011b bylo rozeseto mnoho mal\u00fdch vil a drobn\u00fdch pozemk\u016f o rozloze p\u016fl akru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Spole\u010dn\u011b jedli pon\u011bkud mizern\u00fd ob\u011bd, kdy\u017e se j\u00ed p\u0159\u00edmo zeptal:<br \/>\u201eKde bydl\u00ed\u0161?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAch, n\u011bkde tady v okol\u00ed,\u201c \u0159ekla neur\u010dit\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eMluv\u00ed\u0161 v\u016fbec n\u011bkdy pravdu, mlad\u00e1 d\u00e1mo?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eByla jsem nejup\u0159\u00edmn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed \u010dlov\u011bk na sv\u011bt\u011b, dokud jsem\u2014\u2014\u201c Najednou se zarazila.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eDokud jsem neza\u010dala lh\u00e1t. Je to velmi snadn\u00e9.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAch, mimochodem\u201c \u2013 najednou si vzpomn\u011bl \u2013 \u201edv\u011b slu\u017eky z tohoto domu za mnou dnes r\u00e1no p\u0159i\u0161ly a vypt\u00e1valy se m\u011b, zat\u00edmco jsi stlala postele.<br \/>Cht\u011bj\u00ed se vr\u00e1tit.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201e \u201eNep\u0159ij\u00edmej je,\u201c \u0159ekla sp\u011b\u0161n\u011b. \u201eJestli to ud\u011bl\u00e1\u0161, odejdu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>A s v\u00fd\u010ditkami sv\u011bdom\u00ed kv\u016fli sv\u00e9 sobeckosti rychle dodala:<br \/>\u201eAno, p\u0159ijmi je, pokud to p\u016fjde. Mysl\u00edm, \u017ee bys m\u011bl sv\u00e9 slu\u017eebnictvo p\u0159iv\u00e9st zp\u011bt, jakmile to bude mo\u017en\u00e9. Jen n\u00e1sleduj\u00ed p\u0159\u00edklad Cleavera a v\u011bt\u0161ina z nich se bude t\u011b\u0161it, a\u017e se vr\u00e1t\u00ed, proto\u017ee v kraji je spousta nezam\u011bstnan\u00fdch. Jenom\u017ee\u2026 byla bych r\u00e1da, kdybys mi dal v\u011bd\u011bt, ne\u017e p\u0159ijdou.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pomohl j\u00ed po ob\u011bd\u011b um\u00fdt n\u00e1dob\u00ed a pak \u0161el nahoru do sv\u00e9 pracovny napsat p\u00e1r dopis\u016f, zat\u00edmco ona mu p\u0159ipravila ve\u010de\u0159i, ne\u017e ode\u0161la. Schody z kuchyn\u011b<br \/>vedly do zadn\u00ed chodby a byl v\u00edce ne\u017e p\u0159ekvapen, kdy\u017e za rohem schod\u016f uvid\u011bl d\u00edvku stoj\u00edc\u00ed ve vstupn\u00ed hale. Nechal dve\u0159e doko\u0159\u00e1n a bu\u010f nesly\u0161el, jak zvon\u00ed, nebo se neobt\u011b\u017eovala zazvonit. Na prvn\u00ed pohled vid\u011bl, \u017ee je velmi hezk\u00e1<br \/>a m\u00f3dn\u011b oble\u010den\u00e1, a napadlo ho, jestli to nen\u00ed delegace \u017een ze Sussexu, kter\u00e9 po\u017eaduj\u00ed jeho okam\u017eit\u00e9 opu\u0161t\u011bn\u00ed zem\u011b.<br \/>S \u00fasm\u011bvem k n\u011bmu p\u0159istoupila.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eVy jste pan Morlake, j\u00e1 v\u00edm,\u201c \u0159ekla, kdy\u017e j\u00ed podal ruku. \u201eVid\u011bla jsem va\u0161i fotografii. Vy m\u011b nezn\u00e1te.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eOb\u00e1v\u00e1m se, \u017ee tu v\u00fdhodu nem\u00e1m,\u201c \u0159ekl Jim a uvedl ji do sal\u00f3nu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eProst\u011b jsem v\u00e1s musela nav\u0161t\u00edvit, pane Morlake. V\u00e1\u0161 hloup\u00fd sv\u00e1r s m\u00fdm bratrem u\u017e nesm\u00ed d\u00e1l pokra\u010dovat.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eS va\u0161\u00edm bratrem?\u201c zeptal se udiven\u011b a ona se \u0161ibalsky zasm\u00e1la.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTe\u010f ned\u011blejte, \u017ee nem\u00e1te chud\u00e1ka Ralpha velmi intenzivn\u011b v nelibosti.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Za\u010dalo mu to doch\u00e1zet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTak vy jste sle\u010dna Hamonov\u00e1?\u201c zeptal se.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eSamoz\u0159ejm\u011b, \u017ee jsem sle\u010dna Hamonov\u00e1! P\u0159ijela jsem sem z Pa\u0159\u00ed\u017ee speci\u00e1ln\u011b proto, abych se s v\u00e1mi setkala. Ralph si d\u011bl\u00e1 stra\u0161n\u00e9 starosti kv\u016fli t\u00e9 hrozn\u00e9 h\u00e1dce, kterou spolu vedete.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTo asi ano,\u201c \u0159ekl Jim s nads\u00e1zkou. \u201eA vy jste p\u0159ijela a\u017e z Pa\u0159\u00ed\u017ee, abyste urovnala n\u00e1\u0161 spor, \u017ee? Samoz\u0159ejm\u011b, \u017ee jste Lydia Hamonov\u00e1. Jak jsem mohl b\u00fdt tak hloup\u00fd!<br \/>Vzpom\u00edn\u00e1m si na v\u00e1s z d\u00e1vn\u00fdch dob, je\u0161t\u011b p\u0159edt\u00edm, ne\u017e se va\u0161emu bratrovi za\u010dalo da\u0159it.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Lydia Hamonov\u00e1 nem\u011bla ani nejmen\u0161\u00ed chu\u0165, aby si ji n\u011bkdo pamatoval z d\u00e1vn\u00fdch dob, a tak odvedla jeho pozornost od tohoto nebezpe\u010dn\u00e9ho t\u00e9matu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTe\u010f mi \u0159ekn\u011bte, Morlake, nen\u00ed mo\u017en\u00e9, abyste se s Ralphem usm\u00ed\u0159ili, jak to vy, mil\u00ed Ameri\u010dan\u00e9, \u0159\u00edk\u00e1te, a\u2014\u2014\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Dve\u0159e se n\u00e1hle otev\u0159ely a ve\u0161la Jane Smithov\u00e1. Byla oble\u010den\u00e1 na cestu dom\u016f a navl\u00e9kala si rukavice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eMyslela jsem, \u017ee jsi ve sv\u00e9 pracovn\u011b,\u201c za\u010dala a pak jej\u00ed pohled padl na n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bvnici.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pokud ji zjeven\u00ed Lydie Hamonov\u00e9 p\u0159ekvapilo, \u00fa\u010dinek na Lydii byl ohromuj\u00edc\u00ed. Zvedla zbyte\u010dn\u00e9 lorgnety a prohl\u00e9dla si d\u00edvku s v\u00fdrazem hr\u016fzy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eSnad se nem\u00fdl\u00edm?\u201c \u0159ekla. \u201eTo je lady Joan Carstonov\u00e1!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eSakra!\u201c \u0159ekla Joan.<\/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 XXIII. &#8211; Nov\u00e1 hospodyn\u011b Poslu\u0161n\u011b odnesl do kuchyn\u011b lihov\u00fd va\u0159i\u010d, \u0161\u00e1lky a pod\u0161\u00e1lky a prasklou konvici a s \u00factou st\u00e1l a sledoval ji, jak <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=65047\" 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-65047","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\/65047","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=65047"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65047\/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=65047"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=65047"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=65047"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}