{"id":65167,"date":"2026-09-29T15:46:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T13:46:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=65167"},"modified":"2026-09-29T15:46:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-29T13:46:07","slug":"edgar-wallace-the-black-28","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=65167","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 XXIX. &#8211; Milostn\u00fd telefon\u00e1t<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eJe to v\u00e1hav\u00fd star\u00fd bl\u00e1zen,\u201c \u0159ekl Marborne rozzloben\u011b, \u201ea j\u00e1 tu nem\u016f\u017eu st\u00e1t celou noc a diskutovat o Wellingovi. Se\u017ee\u0148te mi taxi, vr\u00e1tn\u00fd.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNed\u011blejte si o Wellingovi \u017e\u00e1dn\u00e9 iluze,\u201c \u0159ekl Slone, velmi znepokojen\u00fd mu\u017e. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eTen mu\u017e to v\u00ed! Jestli \u0159ekne \u201aodejdi\u2018, poslechn\u011bte mou radu a odejd\u011bte.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201e Va\u0161i radu ani nechci. Uvid\u00edme se r\u00e1no,\u201c \u0159ekl Marborne a nasedl do tax\u00edku.<br \/>Byl st\u0159\u00edzliv\u011bj\u0161\u00ed, ne\u017e kdy od za\u010d\u00e1tku ve\u010de\u0159e, a jeho prvn\u00edm impulzem bylo j\u00edt dom\u016f. Vlastn\u011b dal i pokyny v tomto smyslu, ale pak je zm\u011bnil a vyklonil se z ok\u00e9nka a na\u0159\u00eddil \u0159idi\u010di, aby ho zavezl na Grosvenor Place.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>V sal\u00f3nu sv\u00edtilo sv\u011btlo a on se usm\u00e1l, kdy\u017e stoupal po schodech.<br \/>Lydia usly\u0161ela jeho hlas v hale a t\u00e9m\u011b\u0159 je\u0161t\u011b d\u0159\u00edv, ne\u017e lokaj sta\u010dil ozn\u00e1mit jeho jm\u00e9no, \u0159ekla ti\u0161e: \u201eNejsem doma.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Byla to u\u017e t\u0159et\u00ed ve\u010dern\u00ed n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bva, kterou Marborne za ten t\u00fdden absolvoval, a s ka\u017edou z nich byl o n\u011bco sm\u011blej\u0161\u00ed. Ne\u017e se sluha sta\u010dil dostat z m\u00edstnosti, dve\u0159e se otev\u0159ely a objevil se b\u00fdval\u00fd inspektor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAhoj, Lydie! \u0158\u00edkal jsem si, \u017ee se zastav\u00edm a pod\u00edv\u00e1m se, jak se v\u00e1m da\u0159\u00ed.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Bylo to poprv\u00e9, co ji oslovil k\u0159estn\u00edm jm\u00e9nem, a na vte\u0159inu se j\u00ed v o\u010d\u00edch zablesklo n\u011bco, co pro dobrodru\u017en\u00e9ho mu\u017ee nev\u011b\u0161tilo nic dobr\u00e9ho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eRalph je pry\u010d, p\u0159edpokl\u00e1d\u00e1m?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJak dlouho je pro v\u00e1s \u201aRalph\u2018, pane Marborne?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAch, u\u017e dlouho,\u201c \u0159ekl Marborne le\u017e\u00e9rn\u011b. \u201eNejsem jeden z t\u011bch, kdo se striktn\u011b dr\u017e\u00ed etikety. Pokud se mu\u017e jmenuje Ralph, m\u011blo by se mu \u0159\u00edkat Ralph.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Zadr\u017eela odpov\u011b\u010f, kter\u00e1 j\u00ed le\u017eela na rtech, kdy\u017e zjistila, \u017ee nejlep\u0161\u00ed zp\u016fsob, jak unavit sv\u00e9ho n\u00e1v\u0161t\u011bvn\u00edka, je nechat ho v\u00e9st cel\u00fd rozhovor, proto\u017ee Marborne nem\u011bl zrovna velk\u00fd z\u00e1sobn\u00edk konverza\u010dn\u00edch t\u00e9mat. Dnes ve\u010der v\u0161ak nem\u011bla trp\u011blivost pokra\u010dovat ve sv\u00e9m ml\u010den\u00ed a brzy ji to roz\u010d\u00edlilo natolik, \u017ee se zeptala:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eCo se v posledn\u00ed dob\u011b stalo, pane Marborne, \u017ee jste se stal tak d\u016fv\u011brn\u00fdm, jak s m\u00fdm bratrem, tak se mnou? Nejsem snobka a trouf\u00e1m si \u0159\u00edct, \u017ee jste stejn\u011b dobr\u00fd jako kdokoli jin\u00fd, ale up\u0159\u00edmn\u011b v\u00e1m \u0159\u00edk\u00e1m, \u017ee se mi nel\u00edb\u00ed, kdy\u017e mi \u0159\u00edk\u00e1te \u201aLydie\u2018, a po\u017e\u00e1d\u00e1m v\u00e1s, abyste mi tak u\u017e ne\u0159\u00edkal.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201ePro\u010d ne?\u201c zeptal se s tolerantn\u00edm \u00fasm\u011bvem. \u201eJmenujete se Lydie. \u0158\u00edkali v\u00e1m Lydie v t\u011bch star\u00fdch dobr\u00fdch \u010dasech, kdy jste m\u00edchala koktejly pro \u017e\u00edzniv\u00e9 chlapce!\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Byla bled\u00e1 vztekem, ale ovl\u00e1dla se.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNo tak, Lydie, k \u010demu je dobr\u00e9 si hr\u00e1t na n\u011bco, \u010d\u00edm nejste? Jsem stejn\u00fd mu\u017e, jako ostatn\u00ed mu\u017ei, kter\u00e9 potk\u00e1v\u00e1\u0161. Pro\u010d nem\u016f\u017eeme b\u00fdt dob\u0159\u00ed p\u0159\u00e1tel\u00e9? Poj\u010fte z\u00edtra se mnou na ob\u011bd a pak m\u016f\u017eeme j\u00edt na matin\u00e9.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJsem nad\u0161en\u00e1,\u201c \u0159ekla chladn\u011b. \u201eBohu\u017eel m\u00e1m domluven\u00fd ob\u011bd.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eOdlo\u017ete to,\u201c \u0159ekl Marborne a obdivn\u011b ji hltal pohledem. \u201eLydie, pro\u010d nem\u016f\u017eeme b\u00fdt dob\u0159\u00ed p\u0159\u00e1tel\u00e9?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eProto\u017ee v\u00e1s nem\u00e1m r\u00e1da,\u201c \u0159ekla. \u201eKoneckonc\u016f, barmanky si za spole\u010dn\u00edky nevyb\u00edraj\u00ed barmany; r\u00e1dy si najdou n\u011bkoho, kdo je trochu nad nimi, spole\u010densky i intelektu\u00e1ln\u011b. Jak\u00fd jste intelektu\u00e1ln\u011b, jsem nikdy nem\u011bla p\u0159\u00edle\u017eitost zjistit; ale rad\u011bji bych \u0161la na ob\u011bd s jedn\u00edm z bratrov\u00fdch lokaj\u016f. Je v\u00e1m to jasn\u00e9?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Podle jeho rud\u00e9 tv\u00e1\u0159e a nesouvisl\u00fdch zvuk\u016f, kter\u00e9 mu unikaly z \u00fast, usoudila, \u017ee je to dost jasn\u00e9. Na\u0161t\u011bst\u00ed v tu chv\u00edli ve\u0161el jej\u00ed bratr a poskytl j\u00ed z\u00e1minku k opu\u0161t\u011bn\u00ed m\u00edstnosti.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eCo je s tebou?\u201c zeptal se Ralph Hamon a zamra\u010dil se na toho mu\u017ee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eCo je se mnou?\u201c vybuchl Marborne. \u201e\u0158eknu ti, co je se mnou, Hamone. Ta tvoje sestra se mi mus\u00ed omluvit&#8230; kdy\u017e mi vmetla do tv\u00e1\u0159e moje chov\u00e1n\u00ed&#8230; a \u0159ekla mi, \u017ee nejsem o nic lep\u0161\u00ed ne\u017e lokaj&#8230;\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eMysl\u00edm, \u017ee m\u00e1 pravdu,\u201c \u0159ekl Hamon a pohrdav\u011b se u\u0161kl\u00edbl nad mu\u017eovou zran\u011bnou je\u0161itnost\u00ed a sebel\u00edtost\u00ed. \u201eSnad t\u011b n\u00e1hodou nenazvala vyd\u011bra\u010dem, \u017ee ne?<br \/>Proto\u017ee kdyby ano, m\u011bla by zase pravdu. \u201eTe\u010f poslouchej,\u201c jeho hlas zn\u011bl jako sk\u0159\u00edp\u00e1n\u00ed. \u201ePlat\u00edm ti pen\u00edze, proto\u017ee jsi mi n\u011bco ukradl, a ty vyu\u017e\u00edv\u00e1\u0161 hrozbu odhalen\u00ed, abys je dostal. Budu ti platit, dokud budu muset kupovat tv\u00e9 ml\u010den\u00ed. Ale v\u0161echny sv\u00e9 obchodn\u00ed transakce omez\u00ed\u0161 na m\u011b. Nebude\u0161 m\u00edt v\u016fbec nic spole\u010dn\u00e9ho s \u017e\u00e1dn\u00fdm \u010dlenem m\u00e9 rodiny, \u010d\u00edm\u017e mysl\u00edm svou sestru. Rozum\u00ed\u0161 tomu?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eBudu si d\u011blat, co se mi zl\u00edb\u00ed!\u201c rozzu\u0159il se Marborne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJsi opil\u00fd,\u201c \u0159ekl Hamon klidn\u011b. \u201eKdybys nebyl opil\u00fd, neud\u011blal bys ze sebe bl\u00e1zna. P\u0159ij\u010f za mnou z\u00edtra r\u00e1no.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eChci, aby se mi Lydia omluvila,\u201c \u0159ekl Marborne a Hamon se kysele zasm\u00e1l.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eP\u0159ij\u010f z\u00edtra a mo\u017en\u00e1 se omluv\u00ed,\u201c \u0159ekl. \u201eChci j\u00edt sp\u00e1t. Vid\u011bl jsi Wellinga?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eWellinga? Ano. Pro\u010d se na to pt\u00e1\u0161?\u201c zeptal se Marborne p\u0159ekvapen\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eSt\u00e1l p\u0159ed domem, kdy\u017e jsem vch\u00e1zel, to je v\u0161e.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Marborne do\u0161el k oknu, odhrnul roletu a vykoukl ven. Na prot\u011bj\u0161\u00ed stran\u011b silnice uvid\u011bl mu\u017ee stoj\u00edc\u00edho na okraji chodn\u00edku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTo je Welling,\u201c p\u0159itakal. \u201eCo chce?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eSleduje m\u011b,\u201c zavr\u010del Marborne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTo jsem r\u00e1d. M\u011bl jsem strach, kdy\u017e m\u011b chv\u00edli sledoval. D\u00e1\u0161 si drink?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Marborne se usm\u00e1l a zavrt\u011bl hlavou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNe, d\u00edky \u2013 jestli m\u011b maj\u00ed otr\u00e1vit, tak si to rad\u011bji nech\u00e1m na doma.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Kdy\u017e Marborne opustil d\u016fm, sledovatel zmizel. Do\u0161el na roh, aby si zavolal taxi, a a\u010dkoli se n\u011bkolikr\u00e1t ohl\u00e9dl, nevid\u011bl po st\u00ednu ani stopy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Pro\u0161el bo\u010dn\u00edmi dve\u0159mi obchodu, kter\u00e9 slou\u017eily jako vchod do jeho bytu, a chv\u00edli \u010dekal v temn\u00e9 chodb\u011b, ne\u017e otev\u0159el dve\u0159e a vy\u0161el ven. Po Wellingovi st\u00e1le nebylo ani stopy. Mo\u017en\u00e1 se Hamon spletl, nebo byla Wellingova p\u0159\u00edtomnost \u010dist\u011b n\u00e1hodn\u00e1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Jeho byt zab\u00edral cel\u00e9 patro nad obchodem a byl vybaven majitelem t\u011bmi masivn\u00edmi a nepou\u017eiteln\u00fdmi p\u0159edm\u011bty, kter\u00e9 se od nepam\u011bti naz\u00fdvaj\u00ed \u201en\u00e1bytek\u201c. Bufet, kter\u00fd nepou\u017e\u00edval, hodiny, kter\u00e9 ne\u0161ly, st\u016fl, u kter\u00e9ho nebylo mo\u017en\u00e9 ps\u00e1t, a t\u0159\u00edramenn\u00fd lustr, z n\u011bho\u017e fungovala jen jedna \u017e\u00e1rovka. Na bufetu v\u0161ak st\u00e1la karafa a on si nalil plnou sklenici whisky a vypil ji na ex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Kam t\u00edm Welling m\u00ed\u0159il, p\u0159em\u00fd\u0161lel. A jak\u00fd v\u00fdznam m\u011bla jeho zm\u00ednka o trezoru? Bylo naprostou pravdou, \u017ee Marborne si pen\u00edze nech\u00e1val v byt\u011b; a d\u011blal to proto, \u017ee m\u011bl dost rozumu na to, aby v\u011bd\u011bl, \u017ee m\u016f\u017ee p\u0159ij\u00edt okam\u017eik, kdy jeho ob\u011b\u0165 zp\u016fsob\u00ed, \u017ee bude nutn\u00e9 rychle odjet. A pro Marborna nebyly pen\u00edze skute\u010dn\u00fdmi pen\u011bzi, pokud nebyly na o\u010d\u00edch. Z\u016fstatek v bance pro n\u011bj neznamenal nic jin\u00e9ho ne\u017e \u010d\u00edsla, kter\u00e1 mu nep\u0159in\u00e1\u0161ela \u017e\u00e1dn\u00e9 uspokojen\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Rozp\u00e1lil ohe\u0148 v krbu, svl\u00e9kl si sako a \u0161el do lo\u017enice. Rozsv\u00edtil sv\u011btlo, zastavil se ve dve\u0159\u00edch a prvn\u00ed v\u011bc, na kterou padl jeho pohled, byl trezor. St\u00e1l v rohu m\u00edstnosti, op\u0159en\u00fd o pevn\u00fd d\u0159ev\u011bn\u00fd podstavec.<br \/>D\u00edval se na n\u011bj otup\u011ble, nech\u00e1pav\u011b, a pak s v\u00fdk\u0159ikem vzteku vsko\u010dil do pokoje a za\u010dal divok\u00fdm pohybem ohmat\u00e1vat jeho temn\u00e9 vnit\u0159nosti. Dv\u00ed\u0159ka se toti\u017e houpala a trezor byl pr\u00e1zdn\u00fd!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Kdy\u017e se vzpamatoval ze sv\u00e9ho vzteku, provedl rychlou prohl\u00eddku bytu. Zp\u016fsob vniknut\u00ed byl jasn\u00fd. Zlod\u011bj vylezl po po\u017e\u00e1rn\u00edm schodi\u0161ti, prolomil okno lo\u017enice a pracoval v klidu.<br \/>Vyb\u011bhl dol\u016f na ulici a otev\u0159el dve\u0159e doko\u0159\u00e1n. Kapit\u00e1n Welling, s rukama za z\u00e1dy a hlavou naklon\u011bnou na jednu stranu, st\u00e1l na chodn\u00edku a up\u0159en\u011b hled\u011bl na osv\u011btlen\u00e1 okna bytu.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eKapit\u00e1ne Wellingu, pot\u0159ebuji v\u00e1s!\u201c<br \/>Marborn\u016fv hlas prozrazoval jeho rozru\u0161en\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eStalo se n\u011bco?\u201c zeptal se Welling, kdy\u017e k n\u011bmu p\u0159istoupil. \u201eJe zvl\u00e1\u0161tn\u00ed, \u017ee jsem zrovna tady.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eVyloupili m\u011b \u2013 vyloupili!\u201c zvolal Marborne. \u201eN\u011bkdo mi vyrazil trezor\u2026\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Vedl ho nahoru po schodech a nesouvisle bl\u00e1bolil. Welling si p\u0159ed vyplen\u011bn\u00fdm trezorem klekl a provedl kr\u00e1tkou prohl\u00eddku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eUr\u010dit\u011b odvedl d\u016fkladnou pr\u00e1ci,\u201c \u0159ekl. \u201eAle trezory odoln\u00e9 proti vloup\u00e1n\u00ed jsou pro dobr\u00e9ho zlod\u011bje snadn\u00e9. Rad\u011bji se ho a\u017e do r\u00e1na nedot\u00fdkejte a nech\u00e1me ho vyfotografovat kv\u016fli otisk\u016fm prst\u016f.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Vylezl oknem na po\u017e\u00e1rn\u00ed schodi\u0161t\u011b.<br \/>\u201eHal\u00f3! Co je to?\u201c \u0159ekl a zvedl n\u011bco z podesty u sv\u00fdch nohou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJedna bavln\u011bn\u00e1 rukavice. Tu druhou asi najdeme na dn\u011b. Nemysl\u00edm, \u017ee je nutn\u00e9 se obt\u011b\u017eovat s hled\u00e1n\u00edm otisk\u016f prst\u016f.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Prohl\u00e9dl si rukavici pod sv\u011btlem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eA ty byste nedok\u00e1zal vystopovat, ani kdybyste str\u00e1vil t\u00fdden ned\u011bl\u00ed. Ob\u00e1v\u00e1m se, \u017ee se mu poda\u0159ilo dob\u0159e zmizet. O kolik pen\u011bz jste p\u0159i\u0161el?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eMysl\u00edm, \u017ee mezi dv\u011bma a t\u0159emi tis\u00edci librami,\u201c zak\u0148oural Marborne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJe\u0161t\u011b n\u011bco?\u201c<br \/>B\u00fdval\u00fd inspektor se na n\u011bj ost\u0159e pod\u00edval.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eCo jin\u00e9ho tam bylo k ukraden\u00ed?\u201c zeptal se nevrle. \u201eNesta\u010d\u00ed, \u017ee jsme p\u0159i\u0161li o dva tis\u00edce?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eM\u011bl jste n\u011bjak\u00e9 knihy, n\u011bjak\u00e9 dokumenty?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNe, v trezoru ne,\u201c \u0159ekl Marborne a rychle dodal: \u201eani nikde jinde, kdy\u017e na to p\u0159ijde.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201e Mn\u011b to p\u0159ipad\u00e1 jako pr\u00e1ce \u010cern\u00e9ho,\u201c zamyslel se Welling a vr\u00e1til se k trezoru. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eOpravdu to vypad\u00e1 jako pr\u00e1ce \u010cern\u00e9ho. A nech\u00e1pu, jak je to mo\u017en\u00e9. M\u00e1te tu telefon?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eV druh\u00e9 m\u00edstnosti,\u201c \u0159ekl Marborne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Welling vyto\u010dil mezim\u011bstsk\u00e9 \u010d\u00edslo a vr\u00e1til se, aby se pustil do p\u00e1tr\u00e1n\u00ed po stop\u00e1ch, o kter\u00e9m v\u011bd\u011bl, \u017ee bude marn\u00e9 a beznad\u011bjn\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zlod\u011bj se zjevn\u011b nespokojil s pen\u011bzi, kter\u00e9 na\u0161el v trezoru. Ka\u017ed\u00e1 z\u00e1suvka byla prohled\u00e1na a jej\u00ed obsah vyhozen na zem; sk\u0159\u00ed\u0148 byla vyra\u017eena; truhla pod postel\u00ed byla vyp\u00e1\u010den\u00e1 a jej\u00ed obsah rozh\u00e1zen\u00fd po podlaze. Dokonce i postel byla rozebran\u00e1, deka po dece, prost\u011bradlo po prost\u011bradle, a matrace le\u017eela nap\u016fl na podlaze a nap\u016fl na posteli.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Welling se vr\u00e1til do j\u00eddelny. Nebyly tu \u017e\u00e1dn\u00e9 sk\u0159\u00ed\u0148ky ani z\u00e1suvky, krom\u011b t\u0159\u00ed v p\u0159\u00edborn\u00edku, kter\u00e9 byly pr\u00e1zdn\u00e9. Rozhl\u00e9dl se po st\u011bn\u00e1ch. Jeden z obraz\u016f visel nak\u0159ivo a on p\u0159ik\u00fdvl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eN\u011bco hledal, ten n\u00e1\u0161 p\u0159\u00edtel. Co to bylo?\u201c zeptal se.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJak to m\u00e1m sakra v\u011bd\u011bt?\u201c zeptal se Marborne zu\u0159iv\u011b. \u201eStejn\u011b to nena\u0161el.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNev\u00edm, jak to m\u016f\u017eete \u0159\u00edct, kdy\u017e nev\u00edte, co hledal,\u201c \u0159ekl Julius jemn\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Zazvonil telefon. Byl to hovor, kter\u00fd Welling p\u0159epojil na Creitha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTady kapit\u00e1n Welling. Jste to vy, Milligane?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAno, pane.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eKde je v\u00e1\u0161 mu\u017e?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJe ve sv\u00e9m dom\u011b \u2013 nebo tam byl p\u0159ed p\u011bti minutami.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJste si jist\u00fd?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNaprosto jist\u00fd. Nevid\u011bl jsem ho, ale vid\u011bl jsem jeho st\u00edn. Ur\u010dit\u011b je tady. Krom\u011b toho nem\u00e1 auto; dnes odjelo do Horshamu na opravu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAch, opravdu?\u201c \u0159ekl Welling ti\u0161e. \u201eDob\u0159e.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Polo\u017eil sluch\u00e1tko a vr\u00e1til se k Marbornovi, bezmocn\u011b si prohl\u00ed\u017eej\u00edc\u00ed trosky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eRad\u011bji zavolej na policejn\u00ed okrsek a po\u017e\u00e1dej je, a\u0165 sem po\u0161lou n\u011bkoho, Marborne,\u201c \u0159ekl star\u00fd \u0161\u00e9f. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eMysl\u00edm, \u017ee ti nebudou schopni pomoct \u2013 \u0161koda, \u017ee jsi p\u0159i\u0161el o v\u0161echny ty pen\u00edze. Banky jsou bezpe\u010dn\u011bj\u0161\u00ed.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Marborne nic ne\u0159ekl.<\/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 XXIX. &#8211; Milostn\u00fd telefon\u00e1t \u201eJe to v\u00e1hav\u00fd star\u00fd bl\u00e1zen,\u201c \u0159ekl Marborne rozzloben\u011b, \u201ea j\u00e1 tu nem\u016f\u017eu st\u00e1t celou noc a diskutovat o Wellingovi. 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