{"id":65479,"date":"2026-10-25T09:24:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-25T08:24:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=65479"},"modified":"2026-10-25T09:24:59","modified_gmt":"2026-10-25T08:24:59","slug":"edgar-wallace-the-black-31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=65479","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 XXXII. &#8211; Kapit\u00e1n Welling ch\u00e1pe<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sn\u00ed, \u0159ekl si mechanicky. To nem\u016f\u017ee b\u00fdt pravda; bylo to p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 absurdn\u00ed, ne\u017e aby o tom uva\u017eoval. \u0160okovala ho stejn\u011b, jako \u0161okovala Lydii Hamonovou. Samoz\u0159ejm\u011b, \u017ee to nen\u00ed pravda. Jak by to mohlo b\u00fdt? V\u017edy\u0165 je to jen d\u00edt\u011b&#8230;<br \/>Zastavil kon\u011b p\u0159ed chalupou v Cornfordu. Mohl tam vej\u00edt a zjistit pravdu \u2013 mohl ji z toho opilce vyt\u00e1hnout. Pak uvid\u011bl l\u00e9ka\u0159e, jak vych\u00e1z\u00ed, a sta\u0159\u00edk na n\u011bj vesele k\u00fdvl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJak se m\u00e1 v\u00e1\u0161 pacient?\u201c na\u0161el Jim hlas, aby se zeptal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eDocela \u0161patn\u011b. Mysl\u00edm, \u017ee m\u00e1 revmatickou hore\u010dku. Je m\u00e1lo odoln\u00fd, tak\u017ee co s n\u00edm bude, v\u00ed jen B\u016fh. Vypad\u00e1\u0161 trochu pod psa, Morlake. Nevid\u011bl jsem t\u011b od t\u00e9 doby, co jsi p\u0159i\u0161el ze sv\u00e9ho&#8230;\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eOd t\u00e9 doby, co jsem p\u0159i\u0161el z v\u011bzen\u00ed v Brixtonu,\u201c usm\u00e1l se Jim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eNe, nemysl\u00edm, \u017ee jsme se potkali. O m\u011b se nemus\u00edte b\u00e1t, doktore. Jsem fit jako favorit derby.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eZ m\u00e9 zku\u0161enosti v\u00edm, \u017ee obvykle nejsou v kondici,\u201c zavr\u010del doktor, \u201ei kdy\u017e to zjist\u00edte a\u017e pot\u00e9, co je z\u00e1vod vyhran\u00fd a vy jste p\u0159i\u0161li o pen\u00edze.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Kr\u00e1\u010del po Jimov\u011b boku do vesnice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eZvl\u00e1\u0161tn\u00ed pt\u00e1k, ten Farringdon,\u201c \u0159ekl a prolomil ticho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201eAsi vysoko\u0161kol\u00e1k, ale zvl\u00e1\u0161tn\u00ed pt\u00e1k. Dnes je docela v deliriu a to, co \u0159\u00edk\u00e1, by v\u00e1m naje\u017eilo vlasy. Na\u0161t\u011bst\u00ed,\u201c \u0159ekl po chvilce zamy\u0161len\u00ed, \u201ejsem ple\u0161at\u00fd. Sly\u0161el jste n\u011bkdy o P\u016flno\u010dn\u00edch mni\u0161\u00edch?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eCo\u017ee?\u201c \u0159ekl Jim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eP\u016flno\u010dn\u00ed mni\u0161i. Zaj\u00edmalo by m\u011b, jestli jste o nich ve sv\u00e9 \u0161ir\u0161\u00ed znalosti sv\u011bta n\u00e1hodou nesly\u0161el. Mysl\u00edm, \u017ee je to n\u011bjak\u00fd tajn\u00fd spolek.<br \/>Po\u0159\u00e1d o nich bl\u00e1bol\u00ed, i kdy\u017e nen\u00ed mou v\u011bc\u00ed prozrazovat tajemstv\u00ed m\u00fdch pacient\u016f. Jedinou satisfakc\u00ed, kterou z m\u00e9ho neprofesion\u00e1ln\u00edho chov\u00e1n\u00ed m\u016f\u017eete m\u00edt, je to, \u017ee pravd\u011bpodobn\u011b prozrad\u00edm i to va\u0161e. Hm! P\u016flno\u010dn\u00ed mni\u0161i a Joan,\u201c zamyslel se. <br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eZaj\u00edmalo by m\u011b, o jakou Joan jde?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Jim neodpov\u011bd\u011bl a on d\u00e1l bloumal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJe to dost b\u011b\u017en\u00e9 jm\u00e9no. V\u0161iml jste si n\u011bkdy, jak se jm\u00e9na opakuj\u00ed v cyklech? V\u0161echny Marjorie pat\u0159\u00ed do roku 1896; jsou sou\u010dasnicemi Dor a Dorothy. A v\u0161echny Joan jsou asi dvan\u00e1ctilet\u00e9. Pr\u00e1v\u011b te\u010f je epidemie Margaret. Je to zvl\u00e1\u0161tn\u00ed sv\u011bt,\u201c dodal nesouvisle, zat\u00edmco m\u00e1vnut\u00edm ruky zmizel ve sv\u00e9 ordinaci.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Jim ho nesly\u0161el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>To mus\u00ed b\u00fdt vysv\u011btlen\u00ed. \u0160okovala ho sv\u00fdm rozpustil\u00fdm zp\u016fsobem. \u0158\u00edkal si to s takovou rozhodnost\u00ed, \u017ee se sna\u017eil zamaskovat sv\u00e9 sebeklamn\u00e9 chov\u00e1n\u00ed.<br \/>Zah\u00fdbal k Wold House, kdy\u017e kolem n\u011bj prosvi\u0161t\u011blo velk\u00e9 italsk\u00e9 auto. Zahl\u00e9dl tv\u00e1\u0159 a oto\u010dil kon\u011b, aby sledoval, jak auto miz\u00ed z dohledu. Hamonova p\u0159\u00edtomnost nikomu nep\u0159inese \u0161t\u011bst\u00ed, uva\u017eoval. Jemu rozhodn\u011b \u017e\u00e1dn\u00e9 nep\u0159inesla.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eByli tu str\u00e1\u017eci z\u00e1kona,\u201c sykl Binger melodramaticky a vy\u0161el mu naproti do poloviny p\u0159\u00edjezdov\u00e9 cesty.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eKte\u0159\u00ed konkr\u00e9tn\u00ed str\u00e1\u017eci? A mimochodem, budu si muset d\u00e1vat pozor, nebo budu mluvit jako ty.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eV dob\u00e1ch, kdy jsem slou\u017eil v arm\u00e1d\u011b, jsem byl v\u017edy pova\u017eov\u00e1n za velmi kultivovan\u00e9ho \u0159e\u010dn\u00edka,\u201c \u0159ekl Binger samolib\u011b. \u201eVzpom\u00edn\u00e1m si, jak mi jednou m\u016fj plukovn\u00edk \u0159ekl\u2014\u2014\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eP\u0159esta\u0148 mluvit o sv\u00e9m plukovn\u00edkovi. Poj\u010fme k oby\u010dejn\u00fdm pracovit\u00fdm lidem. Mysl\u00ed\u0161 Spoonera nebo Finnigana?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eV\u0161echny,\u201c \u0159ekl Binger. \u201eVid\u011bl Williama \u2013 je to legra\u010dn\u00ed, \u017ee se jmenuje William a j\u00e1 taky William\u2026\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTo je tak legra\u010dn\u00ed, \u017ee se sm\u00edchy popad\u00e1m za b\u0159icho,\u201c \u0159ekl Jim netrp\u011bliv\u011b. \u201eCo \u0159\u00edkal Williamovi?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eCht\u011bl v\u011bd\u011bt, jestli jsi byl v\u010dera ve\u010der venku. Tu ot\u00e1zku polo\u017eil ten druh\u00fd chlap. A William \u0159ekl, \u017ee pokud v\u00ed, byl jsi doma.<br \/>A j\u00e1 samoz\u0159ejm\u011b v\u011bd\u011bl, \u017ee jsi byl doma, tak jsem tak\u0159\u00edkaj\u00edc z vlastn\u00ed iniciativy poskytl sv\u00e9 sv\u011bdectv\u00ed.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eKdy ode\u0161li?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNeode\u0161li. Jsou v pracovn\u011b,\u201c \u0159ekl pan Binger. \u201eA ten druh\u00fd p\u00e1n \u2013 byli tam t\u0159i \u2013 \u0159ekl, \u017ee se c\u00edt\u00ed slab\u00fd a r\u00e1d by si sedl n\u011bkam mimo slune\u010dn\u00ed paprsky.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eU\u017e m\u011bs\u00edc nesv\u00edt\u00ed slunce. Domn\u00edv\u00e1m se, \u017ee ten druh\u00fd p\u00e1n se jmenuje Welling. Zn\u00ed to docela jako on.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eSpr\u00e1vn\u011b, \u2013 pan Welling. Star\u00fd p\u00e1n, asi nen\u00ed \u00fapln\u011b p\u0159i smyslech \u2013 vlastn\u011b je d\u011btinsk\u00fd. M\u011bl ten gramofon na stole a ptal se, k \u010demu slou\u017e\u00ed ty mal\u00e9 d\u00edrky na boku. Je stra\u0161n\u00e9 vid\u011bt mu\u017ee v nejlep\u0161\u00edch letech, jak takhle mluv\u00ed.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eHrozn\u00e9,\u201c souhlasil Jim up\u0159\u00edmn\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Kdy\u017e ve\u0161el do pracovny, Welling s v\u00fdrazem tich\u00e9ho, odta\u017eit\u00e9ho obdivu prohl\u00ed\u017eel velkou leptanou grafiku, kter\u00e1 visela nad vy\u0159ez\u00e1van\u00fdm krbem.<br \/>Naklonil hlavu na stranu a pod\u00edval se p\u0159es br\u00fdle, kdy\u017e Jim ve\u0161el.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTak tady jste, Morlake,\u201c \u0159ekl. \u201eMysl\u00edm, \u017ee vypad\u00e1te pozoruhodn\u011b dob\u0159e.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eVesnick\u00fd l\u00e9ka\u0159 pr\u00e1v\u011b vyslovil n\u00e1zor, kter\u00fd je p\u0159\u00edmo opa\u010dn\u00fd, ale to asi v\u00edte,\u201c \u0159ekl Jim, kdy\u017e mu podal ruku.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201e\u0158ekl jsem si, \u017ee se za v\u00e1mi zastav\u00edm,\u201c \u0159ekl Welling. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">M\u011bl ve zvyku vystrkovat bradu do vzduchu a d\u00edvat se na sv\u016fj prot\u011bj\u0161ek shora. \u010c\u00edm byli vy\u0161\u0161\u00ed, t\u00edm v\u00fd\u0161e zvedal bradu. Tv\u00e1\u0159 m\u011bl t\u00e9m\u011b\u0159 oto\u010denou ke stropu, kdy\u017e se na Jima d\u00edval t\u00edm podivn\u00fdm bled\u00fdm pohledem, kter\u00fd zlomil tolik tvrdohlav\u00fdch a ml\u010denliv\u00fdch zlo\u010dinc\u016f.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTeprve v\u010dera ve\u010der jsem zjistil, \u017ee bez m\u00e9ho v\u011bdom\u00ed sem Yard poslal dva mu\u017ee, aby v\u00e1s sledovali. To nen\u00ed spr\u00e1vn\u00e9,\u201c \u0159ekl a zavrt\u011bl hlavou. <br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eTo nen\u00ed v\u016fbec spr\u00e1vn\u00e9. V okam\u017eiku, kdy jsem to zjistil, jsem se rozhodl, \u017ee sem p\u0159ijedu osobn\u011b a st\u00e1hnu tyhle str\u00e1\u017en\u00edky. Nem\u016f\u017eu dopustit, aby v\u00e1s obt\u011b\u017eovali; mus\u00edte dostat svou \u0161anci, Morlake.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Jim se nahlas zasm\u00e1l.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNem\u00e1m sebemen\u0161\u00ed pochybnost, Wellingu, \u017ee jste to byl vy, kdo poslal tyhle \u0161pehy, aby m\u011b sledovali,\u201c \u0159ekl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eA j\u00e1 m\u00e1m je\u0161t\u011b men\u0161\u00ed pochybnosti,\u201c \u0159ekl Welling up\u0159\u00edmn\u011b, \u201e\u017ee jsem je poslal! <br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To je to nejhor\u0161\u00ed na na\u0161\u00ed pr\u00e1ci,\u201c zavrt\u011bl smutn\u011b hlavou. \u201eMus\u00edme lh\u00e1t!<br \/>Takov\u00e9 zbyte\u010dn\u00e9 l\u017ei. N\u011bkdy se zachv\u011bju, kdy\u017e si vzpomenu na p\u0159\u00edb\u011bhy, kter\u00e9 mus\u00edm b\u011bhem dne vypr\u00e1v\u011bt. To je p\u011bkn\u00fd mal\u00fd gramofon, co m\u00e1te.<br \/>M\u00e1te n\u011bjak\u00e9 desky?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eSpoustu,\u201c \u0159ekl Jim pohotov\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAch! Pr\u00e1v\u011b jsem ho zapnul.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Zat\u00edmco mluvil, oto\u010dil vyp\u00edna\u010dem a tal\u00ed\u0159 se pomalu rozto\u010dil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eVelmi pomalu, co? Napadlo m\u011b, \u017ee kdybyste m\u011bl na vrchu toho tal\u00ed\u0159e lampu a vy\u0159ezanou postavu ve tvaru \u010dlov\u011bka, um\u00edst\u011bnou tak, aby poka\u017ed\u00e9, kdy\u017e se tal\u00ed\u0159 oto\u010d\u00ed, padl st\u00edn p\u0159es tu roletu \u2013 co \u0159\u00edk\u00e1te na ten n\u00e1pad? A\u017e nap\u00ed\u0161u svou malou p\u0159\u00edru\u010dku pro zlod\u011bje, ten n\u00e1pad tam bude zcela prominentn\u011b uveden \u2013 s ilustracemi.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Jim oto\u010dil knofl\u00edkem a disk se rozto\u010dil rychle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTo jen ukazuje, jak i chytr\u00fd pl\u00e1n m\u016f\u017ee selhat kv\u016fli nedostatku z\u00e1kladn\u00ed opatrnosti,\u201c \u0159ekl. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eM\u011bl bych to vr\u00e1tit na plnou rychlost, kdybych byl zlo\u010dinec a sna\u017eil se oklamat dobrou, laskavou policii. Nesm\u00ed\u0161 zapomenout ty pokyny uv\u00e9st ve sv\u00e9 p\u0159\u00edru\u010dce, Wellingu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNe, nesm\u00edm,\u201c souhlasil v\u0159ele. \u201eMoc ti d\u011bkuji.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Ohl\u00e9dl se na Spoonera a sv\u00e9ho nad\u0159\u00edzen\u00e9ho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eDob\u0159e, ser\u017eante, mysl\u00edm, \u017ee nemus\u00edte \u010dekat. M\u016f\u017eete vz\u00edt Spoonera s sebou do m\u011bsta p\u0159\u00ed\u0161t\u00edm vlakem. P\u0159ipoj\u00edm se k v\u00e1m na n\u00e1dra\u017e\u00ed. Mezit\u00edm si chci jen trochu popov\u00eddat s panem Morlakem \u2013 \u0159ekn\u011bme, \u017ee si jen trochu zavzpom\u00edn\u00e1me,\u201c usm\u00e1l se.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Do\u0161el k oknu a sledoval, jak oba policist\u00e9 miz\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eJsou to velmi dob\u0159\u00ed chlapi,\u201c \u0159ekl a oto\u010dil se, \u201eale nemaj\u00ed mozek. Krom\u011b toho jsou to dokonal\u00ed policist\u00e9. Vlastn\u011b jsou ide\u00e1lem na\u0161eho sboru.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Kde jste byl v\u010dera v noci, Morlake?\u201c Zeptal se stroze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eKde si mysl\u00edte, \u017ee jsem byl?\u201c \u0159ekl Jim, sundal d\u00fdmku z police nad krbem a naplnil ji.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eMysl\u00edm, \u017ee jste byl v \u010d\u00edsle 302 na Cambridge Circus a otev\u00edral trezor m\u00e9ho p\u0159\u00edtele, pana Marborna. Kdy\u017e \u0159\u00edk\u00e1m \u201amysl\u00edm\u2018, mysl\u00edm t\u00edm, \u017ee to v\u00edm. Takhle to nefunguje, Morlake,\u201c zavrt\u011bl hlavou vy\u010d\u00edtav\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"> \u201ePes nepo\u017e\u00edr\u00e1 psa, ani zlod\u011bj neokr\u00e1d\u00e1 zlod\u011bje. A ten Marborne byl nejv\u011bt\u0161\u00ed zlod\u011bj, jak\u00fd kdy nosil uniformu, to v\u00ed nebe i komisa\u0159. Ud\u011blal jste bal\u00edk, ale dostal jste, co jste cht\u011bl?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNedostal jsem, co jsem cht\u011bl,\u201c \u0159ekl Jim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTak pro\u010d jste si vzal ty pen\u00edze?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJak\u00e9 pen\u00edze?\u201c zeptal se Jim nevinn\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eCh\u00e1pu.\u201c Kapit\u00e1n Welling se usadil na pohovku a vyhrnul si nohavice, \u010d\u00edm\u017e dal najevo, \u017ee se chyst\u00e1 z\u016fstat d\u00e9le.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eVid\u00edm, \u017ee se budeme muset chv\u00edli h\u00e1dat, Morlake.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNe,\u201c prosil Jim. \u201eBeru pen\u00edze jen tehdy, kdy\u017e ty pen\u00edze, kter\u00e9 chci, pat\u0159\u00ed \u010dlov\u011bku, po kter\u00e9m jdu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Welling p\u0159ik\u00fdvl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTo jsem tu\u0161il. Ale tohle byly Marbornovy vlastn\u00ed pen\u00edze \u2013 ne\u010destn\u011b vyd\u011blan\u00e9, a proto mu pr\u00e1vem n\u00e1le\u017eely. Jak\u00fd vliv m\u00e1 Marborne na Hamona?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eVyd\u00edr\u00e1n\u00ed, \u0159ekl bych \u2013 vlastn\u011b jsem si t\u00edm docela jist\u00fd. Z\u00edskal dokument, kter\u00fd Hamona velmi usv\u011bd\u010duje, a toho p\u00e1na t\u00edm t\u011b\u017ece \u017ed\u00edm\u00e1; to je m\u016fj n\u00e1zor.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Welling znovu p\u0159ik\u00fdvl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTe\u010f se dost\u00e1v\u00e1me k jedin\u00e9 z\u00e1had\u011b, kter\u00e1 m\u011b zaj\u00edm\u00e1,\u201c \u0159ekl. \u201eExistuje dokument, kter\u00fd chcete z\u00edskat, a o kter\u00e9m \u0159\u00edk\u00e1te, \u017ee ho m\u00e1 Marborne. Je to dokument, jeho\u017e zve\u0159ejn\u011bn\u00ed, nebo pokud by se dostal do rukou org\u00e1n\u016f \u010dinn\u00fdch v trestn\u00edm \u0159\u00edzen\u00ed, by m\u011blo pro Hamona velmi katastrof\u00e1ln\u00ed n\u00e1sledky. Vyj\u00e1d\u0159il jsem to spr\u00e1vn\u011b?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTak\u0159ka p\u0159esn\u011b,\u201c \u0159ekl Jim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eDob\u0159e tedy.\u201c Welling si odpo\u010d\u00edt\u00e1val body na prstech. \u201eZa prv\u00e9, m\u00e1me dokument, dopis, prohl\u00e1\u0161en\u00ed, cokoli chcete, jeho\u017e zve\u0159ejn\u011bn\u00ed by, \u0159ekn\u011bme, dostalo Hamona do velmi nep\u0159\u00edjemn\u00e9 situace. Te\u010f mi \u0159ekn\u011bte: je v tom dokumentu n\u011bco, co je naprosto nezbytn\u00e9, aby si Hamon ponechal?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNic,\u201c \u0159ekl Jim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTak pro\u010d to sakra nezni\u010d\u00ed?\u201c zeptal se Welling udiven\u011b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Na Jimov\u011b tv\u00e1\u0159i se pomalu objevil \u00fasm\u011bv.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eProto\u017ee je to opice,\u201c \u0159ekl. \u201eStr\u010dil ruku do tykve a uchopil ovoce; nem\u016f\u017ee ruku vyt\u00e1hnout, ani\u017e by pustil svou ko\u0159ist.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eAle \u0159\u00edk\u00e1\u0161, \u017ee v textu toho pap\u00edru nen\u00ed nic, co by mu mohlo n\u011bjak prosp\u011bt, a p\u0159esto ho nezni\u010d\u00ed! To je neuv\u011b\u0159iteln\u00e9. Sly\u0161el jsem, \u017ee je lakomec, n\u011bkdo mi \u0159\u00edkal, \u017ee m\u00e1 t\u0159icet p\u00e1r\u016f bot, kter\u00e9 hromad\u00ed u\u017e od d\u011btstv\u00ed. Ale pro\u010d proboha hromad\u00ed n\u011bco, co m\u016f\u017ee\u2014\u2014\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eDostat ho do opr\u00e1tky,\u201c navrhl Jim a Welling\u016fv v\u00fdraz zv\u00e1\u017en\u011bl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eA\u017e tak zl\u00e9?\u201c zeptal se ti\u0161e. \u201eM\u011bl jsem tu\u0161en\u00ed, \u017ee by to tak mohlo b\u00fdt. Ten mu\u017e je \u0161\u00edlen\u00fd \u2013 naprosto, zjevn\u011b, zu\u0159iv\u011b \u0161\u00edlen\u00fd. Dr\u017eet se d\u016fkazu, kter\u00fd ho m\u016f\u017ee usv\u011bd\u010dit \u2013 no, v historii jurisprudence pro to neexistuje \u017e\u00e1dn\u00fd precedens. \u010clov\u011bk si m\u016f\u017ee dokument nechat z pouh\u00e9 nedbalosti nebo zapomn\u011btlivosti, ale z\u00e1m\u011brn\u011b ho hromadit! Je to n\u011bco, co napsal on s\u00e1m?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Jim zavrt\u011bl hlavou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJe to n\u011bco, co napsal n\u011bkdo jin\u00fd, a obvi\u0148uje ho to ze spiknut\u00ed za \u00fa\u010delem podvodu a pokusu o vra\u017edu.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Kapit\u00e1n Welling byl mu\u017e, kter\u00e9ho jen tak n\u011bco nep\u0159ekvapilo, ale te\u010f sed\u011bl ohromen a nemohl promluvit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eVzd\u00e1v\u00e1m to,\u201c \u0159ekl. \u201eHamona to ka\u017edop\u00e1dn\u011b ub\u00edj\u00ed. V\u010dera jsem ho vid\u011bl a vypadal jako \u010dlov\u011bk na pokraji nervov\u00e9ho zhroucen\u00ed.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNerad bych vid\u011bl Hamona zem\u0159\u00edt \u2013 p\u0159irozenou smrt\u00ed,\u201c \u0159ekl Jim. \u201eMimochodem, je tady dole.\u201c<br \/>Welling p\u0159ik\u00fdvl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eAno, dnes r\u00e1no poslal telegram lordu Creithovi s dotazem, zda by ho mohl ubytovat. Poslal svou sestru pry\u010d do Pa\u0159\u00ed\u017ee.\u201c Po\u0161kr\u00e1bal se na brad\u011b. <br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eR\u00e1d bych tomu p\u0159i\u0161el na kloub,\u201c \u0159ekl. \u201eM\u00e1m pocit, \u017ee bychom m\u011bli zjistit o n\u011bco v\u00edc, ne\u017e v\u00edte nebo tu\u0161\u00edte.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eO Hamonovi nen\u00ed nic \u0161patn\u00e9ho, co bych nemohl odhadnout,\u201c \u0159ekl Jim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>M\u011bl Wellinga r\u00e1d a za jin\u00fdch okolnost\u00ed by s n\u00edm r\u00e1d str\u00e1vil den; ale te\u010f nem\u011bl n\u00e1ladu na spole\u010dnost a ulevilo se mu, kdy\u017e star\u00fd mu\u017e ode\u0161el. Jim m\u011bl zlomen\u00e9 srdce, c\u00edtil se neuv\u011b\u0159iteln\u011b mizern\u011b. \u0160ok z Joanina prohl\u00e1\u0161en\u00ed ho omr\u00e1\u010dil. <br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Necht\u011bla si s n\u00edm hr\u00e1t; musela mluvit pravdu. To odpoledne se dvakr\u00e1t ocitl na cest\u011b k chalup\u011b pan\u00ed Cornfordov\u00e9 a jednou se zastavil. a zeptal se na pacienta, p\u0159i\u010dem\u017e jeho dotaz nebyl zcela nezi\u0161tn\u00fd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJe velmi nemocn\u00fd, ale doktor to vid\u00ed optimisti\u010dt\u011bji,\u201c \u0159ekla pan\u00ed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201eLady Joan byla tak laskav\u00e1 a p\u0159inesla mu n\u011bjak\u00e9 v\u00edno.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Jim Morlake poc\u00edtil v srdci malou bodavou bolest, ale vz\u00e1p\u011bt\u00ed se za to styd\u011bl.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eTo je samoz\u0159ejm\u00e9,\u201c \u0159ekl a pan\u00ed Cornfordov\u00e1 se na n\u011bj usm\u00e1la.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJste jej\u00ed p\u0159\u00edtel \u2013 dnes o v\u00e1s mluvila.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eV\u00ed\u0161 o panu Farringdonovi v\u016fbec n\u011bco?\u201c zeptal se j\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eNic, krom\u011b toho, \u017ee nem\u00e1 \u017e\u00e1dn\u00e9 p\u0159\u00e1tele. Dost\u00e1v\u00e1 penzi od jedn\u00e9 advok\u00e1tn\u00ed kancel\u00e1\u0159e ve m\u011bst\u011b. K\u00e9\u017e bych v\u011bd\u011bl, kde naj\u00edt jeho p\u0159\u00edbuzn\u00e9, m\u011bli by to v\u011bd\u011bt. Ale on nemluv\u00ed o nikom krom\u011b t\u011bch \u201ap\u016flno\u010dn\u00edch mnich\u016f\u2018 a jedin\u00e9 jm\u00e9no, kter\u00e9 krom\u011b jm\u00e9na t\u00e9 d\u00edvky zmi\u0148uje, je jm\u00e9no, kter\u00e9 mi p\u0159ipad\u00e1 velmi zn\u00e1m\u00e9 \u2013 Bannockwaite. M\u00e1 to pro m\u011b n\u011bjak\u00fd v\u00fdznam, ale nedok\u00e1\u017eu \u0159\u00edct jak\u00fd.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Jim to jm\u00e9no u\u017e n\u011bkdy sly\u0161el a v jeho mysli se mu spojovalo s n\u011b\u010d\u00edm nechutn\u00fdm. Napadla ho my\u0161lenka. Potkal Wellinga na vesnick\u00e9 ulici a star\u00fd mu\u017e mu \u0159ekl, \u017ee tu z\u016fstane je\u0161t\u011b den nebo dva, a Jim ho pozval na ve\u010de\u0159i. Vr\u00e1til se do Red Lion, kde detektiv bydlel, a na\u0161el ho v baru, kde si ho nikdo z pravideln\u00fdch host\u016f nev\u0161\u00edmal, a on pil pivo z leskl\u00e9ho korbele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eZn\u00e1te n\u011bkoho jm\u00e9nem Bannockwaite?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eZnal jsem mu\u017ee jm\u00e9nem Bannockwaite,\u201c \u0159ekl Welling okam\u017eit\u011b, \u201ea byl to dareb\u00e1k! Pamatujete si ten p\u0159\u00edpad? Mlad\u00fd far\u00e1\u0159, kter\u00fd se dostal do pot\u00ed\u017e\u00ed a byl vyhozen z kostela. Nebylo na n\u011bm nic \u0161patn\u00e9ho, krom\u011b p\u0159irozen\u00e9 zlomyslnosti a v\u011bt\u0161\u00ed chyby, ne\u017e je volba duchovn\u00ed dr\u00e1hy, si nedok\u00e1\u017eu p\u0159edstavit.<br \/>Pak se zapletl s gangem podvodn\u00edk\u016f s kartami ve West Endu a dostal se n\u00e1m do rukou, ale nem\u011bli jsme proti n\u011bmu \u017e\u00e1dn\u00fd p\u0159\u00edpad. Kdy\u017e vypukla v\u00e1lka, dostal d\u016fstojnickou hodnost \u2013 pod sv\u00fdm vlastn\u00edm jm\u00e9nem, co\u017e je pozoruhodn\u00e9. Vedl si skv\u011ble, vyslou\u017eil si Viktoriin k\u0159\u00ed\u017e a padl na Somm\u011b. Pravd\u011bpodobn\u011b si ho pamatujete v souvislosti s jednou z t\u011bch spole\u010dnost\u00ed, kter\u00e9 zalo\u017eil. V tomhle ohledu se n\u00e1m vlastn\u011b nikdy nedostal do rukou\u2014\u2014\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eCo mysl\u00edte t\u011bmi spolky?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eM\u011bl posedlost zakl\u00e1dat tajn\u00e9 spolky. Vlastn\u011b u\u017e na \u0161kole zalo\u017eil jeden, kter\u00fd rozvr\u00e1til nejen jeho vlastn\u00ed \u0161kolu, ale i tucet dal\u0161\u00edch v okol\u00ed. Mysl\u00edm, \u017ee byl tak trochu mystik, ale jeho silnou str\u00e1nkou byla zlomyslnost.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eJak\u00e1 to byla \u0161kola? To asi nev\u00edte, \u017ee?\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eZvl\u00e1\u0161tn\u00ed, ale v\u00edm. Byla to Hulston \u2013 velk\u00e1 \u0161kola v Berkshire.\u201c<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>Jim se vr\u00e1til a napsal \u0159editeli \u0161koly v Hulstonu, p\u0159i\u010dem\u017e up\u0159\u00edmn\u011b doufal, \u017ee ho \u0159editel nepozn\u00e1 jako hrdinu procesu u Old Bailey.<br \/>Pozd\u011b odpoledne zahl\u00e9dl Hamonovo auto, jak prosvi\u0161t\u011blo sm\u011brem k Lond\u00fdnu, a p\u0159em\u00fd\u0161lel, jak\u00e1 nal\u00e9hav\u00e1 z\u00e1le\u017eitost vede toho finan\u010dn\u00edka zp\u011bt do m\u011bsta. Dlouho<br \/>po p\u016flnoci usly\u0161el zvl\u00e1\u0161tn\u00ed \u0159ev italsk\u00e9ho motoru a kdy\u017e se pod\u00edval z okna, uvid\u011bl, jak se auto vrac\u00ed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br \/>\u201eV t\u011bchto dnech je to velmi zanepr\u00e1zdn\u011bn\u00fd \u010dlov\u011bk,\u201c pomyslel si Jim, a m\u011bl pravdu, proto\u017ee Ralph Hamon str\u00e1vil dv\u011b hodiny plodn\u00fdm rozhovorem<br \/>s nezn\u00e1m\u00fdm mu\u017eem, kter\u00fd p\u0159ijel do Lond\u00fdna, a rozhovor prob\u00edhal v\u00fdhradn\u011b v arab\u0161tin\u011b.<\/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 XXXII. &#8211; Kapit\u00e1n Welling ch\u00e1pe Sn\u00ed, \u0159ekl si mechanicky. To nem\u016f\u017ee b\u00fdt pravda; bylo to p\u0159\u00edli\u0161 absurdn\u00ed, ne\u017e aby o tom uva\u017eoval. \u0160okovala ho <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/?p=65479\" 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-65479","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\/65479","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=65479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/65479\/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=65479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=65479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.invarena.cz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=65479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}