{"id":5356,"date":"2010-09-18T10:16:41","date_gmt":"2010-09-18T08:16:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/egophobia.ro\/?p=5356"},"modified":"2010-09-22T15:52:55","modified_gmt":"2010-09-22T13:52:55","slug":"capitolul-20-umbrele-adevarului-partea-a-ii-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/egophobia.ro\/?p=5356","title":{"rendered":"Capitolul 20: Umbrele adev\u0103rului [partea a II-a]"},"content":{"rendered":"

[fragment din romanul …\u015ei la sf\u00e2r\u015fit a mai r\u0103mas co\u015fmarul<\/em>, Editura Vremea, 2010]<\/strong><\/p>\n

de Oliviu Cr\u00e2znic<\/p>\n

\n\tVincennes avusese dreptate. Von Walter ne vizit\u0103 \u00een cursul serii. I-am turnat un pahar cu vin ro\u015fu, dar refuz\u0103 s\u0103 se a\u015feze.
\n\t\u2013 Nu pot sta mult, ne l\u0103muri el. M\u0103 a\u015fteapt\u0103 inchizitorul.
\n\t\u2013 De ce?… \u00eentreb\u0103 Vincennes, suspicios. Ce se petrece?…
\n\tVon Walter d\u0103du din umeri.
\n\t\u2013 Ne-a convocat pe mai mul\u0163i, pe r\u00e2nd. Presupun c\u0103 vrea s\u0103 vad\u0103 exact ce \u015ftie fiecare.
\n\tAm schimbat o privire cu vicontele. Pe noi nu ne convocase nimeni.
\n\t\u2013 Poate m\u00e2ine, ne spuse neam\u0163ul, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 par\u0103 interesat. Dar \u00een seara asta trebuia neap\u0103rat s\u0103 vorbesc cu voi. Sunt nevoit s\u0103 v\u0103 pun c\u00e2teva \u00eentreb\u0103ri, \u015fi, dac\u0103 \u00eemi permite\u0163i, am s\u0103 v\u0103 dau \u015fi c\u00e2teva sfaturi.
\n\t\u2013 Chiar te rug\u0103m, spuse Vincennes sec. Avem nevoie.
\n\t\u2013 \u015etiu c\u0103 m\u0103 a\u015ftepta\u0163i, \u015fi \u015ftiu c\u0103 v\u0103 datorez c\u00e2teva l\u0103muriri. Crede\u0163i-m\u0103, o s\u0103 discut\u0103m, dar ast\u0103zi e imposibil. Nu ne-o permite timpul, \u015fi nu ne-o permit \u00eemprejur\u0103rile. Dac\u0103 \u00eens\u0103 lucrurile merg cum cred eu, poim\u00e2ine diminea\u0163\u0103 putem pune la cale \u00eempreun\u0103 un plan de b\u0103taie.
\n\t\u2013 De ce nu scapi acum c\u00e2teva explica\u0163ii?… Ne-am cam s\u0103turat de cimilituri.
\n\t\u2013 P\u0103i deja am vorbit mai mult dec\u00e2t era cazul, mai ales la banchet. Am atras aten\u0163ia asupra mea \u015fi m-am pus \u00een pericol. Nu vreau s\u0103 v\u0103 pun \u015fi pe voi, p\u00e2n\u0103 nu aflu m\u0103car cu cine lupt\u0103m. Am fost \u00eens\u0103 nevoit s\u0103 ac\u0163ionez astfel. Trebuia \u00eentr-un fel s\u0103 evaluez situa\u0163ia, s\u0103 v\u0103d cine sunt posibilii alia\u0163i \u015fi s\u0103-l avertizez pe du\u015fmanul nostru \u2013 \u00een caz c\u0103, a\u015fa cum credeam, se afla la mas\u0103 \u2013 c\u0103 nu suntem cu totul nepreg\u0103ti\u0163i. Speram ca asta s\u0103-l fac\u0103 s\u0103 \u015fov\u0103ie \u015fi s\u0103 mai c\u00e2\u015ftig\u0103m timp. Din nefericire, contesa Sellini a p\u0103rut a fi singura \u00een tem\u0103, poate mai \u00een tem\u0103 chiar dec\u00e2t mine. De voi doi \u015ftiam dinainte c\u0103 b\u0103nui\u0163i c\u00e2te ceva, dar mai \u015ftiam \u015fi c\u0103 sunte\u0163i total pe l\u00e2ng\u0103. Nu eram sigur de pozi\u0163ia inchizitorului. M-am tot \u00eentrebat dac\u0103 e un noroc sau un ghinion c\u0103 se afl\u0103 aici. Cred c\u0103 nu e \u00eens\u0103 nici una nici alta. Cred c\u0103 e ceva programat.
\n\t\u2013 Noi am prefera s\u0103 discut\u0103m chiar acum, spuse Vincennes, \u015fi \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103tor se a\u015fez\u0103 \u00eentre Von Walter \u015fi u\u015f\u0103. M-am ridicat de pe scaun.
\n\tNeam\u0163ul ne z\u00e2mbi cu bl\u00e2nde\u0163e.
\n\t\u2013 P\u00e2n\u0103 nu-mi cunosc exact adversarul, nu pot s\u0103 v\u0103 spun nimic. De fapt, din c\u00e2te \u015ftiu la momentul acesta, ar putea s\u0103 fie \u015fi unul din voi.
\n\t\u2013 De fapt, ai putea s\u0103 fii \u015fi tu, cu toate pove\u015ftile tale, spuse Vincennes, \u015fi vocea \u00eei suna pl\u0103cut, ca \u015fi cum \u00eei vorbea unui bun prieten.
\n\t\u2013 A\u015f putea fi \u015fi eu, admise baronul, sau a\u0163i putea s\u0103 crede\u0163i c\u0103 sunt eu, ceea ce ar fi totuna. De aceea vom vorbi dup\u0103 noaptea de m\u00e2ine.
\n\tDup\u0103 o scurt\u0103 \u015fov\u0103ial\u0103, Vincennes \u00eemi f\u0103cu semn din cap \u015fi se d\u0103du la o parte. M-am a\u015fezat.
\n\t\u2013 Ce vrei s\u0103 \u015ftii?… \u00eentreb\u0103 vicontele.
\n\t\u2013 S\u0103 nu m\u0103 \u00een\u0163elege\u0163i gre\u015fit, insist\u0103 baronul. \u00cen principiu, nu v\u0103 b\u0103nuiesc pe nici unul. Dar deocamdat\u0103 nu pot s\u0103 exclud nici o posibilitate. \u00cen plus, la felul \u00een care se prezint\u0103 acum situa\u0163ia, a\u0163i putea s\u0103 m\u0103 crede\u0163i nebun, sau a\u0163i putea sc\u0103pa un cuv\u00e2nt cui nu trebuie. Poim\u00e2ine \u00eens\u0103, lucrurile se vor schimba \u015fi, indiferent dac\u0103 teoria mea se va dovedi corect\u0103 sau nu, va trebui s\u0103 ac\u0163ion\u0103m \u00eentr-un fel sau altul.
\n\tF\u0103cu o pauz\u0103, sorbind din vin cu un aer absent.
\n\t\u2013 Foarte important ar fi, spuse el, s\u0103 \u015ftiu dac\u0103 \u00een seara banchetului, ave\u0163i cuno\u015ftin\u0163\u0103 ca cineva \u2013 fie el oaspete sau servitor \u2013 s\u0103 fi p\u0103r\u0103sit castelul, chiar \u015fi pentru scurt\u0103 vreme.
\n\t\u2013 Nu, spuse repede Vincennes, arunc\u00e2ndu-mi o privire scurt\u0103, \u015fi am mers pe m\u00e2na lui, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai men\u0163ionez absen\u0163a de la mas\u0103 a lui Huguet de Castlenove.
\n\tM-am tot \u00eentrebat mai t\u00e2rziu de ce, atunci c\u00e2nd oamenii sunt pu\u015fi s\u0103 aleag\u0103, aleg \u00eentotdeauana varianta care \u00eei convine diavolului. Dar atunci, decizia lui Vincennes mi se p\u0103ruse bun\u0103. N-aveam motive s\u0103 ne \u00eencredem \u00een baron, care ne spunea doar ce avea chef s\u0103 spun\u0103. \u00cen plus, \u015ftiam c\u0103 Huguet lipsise de la mas\u0103, dar asta nu \u00eensemna c\u0103 nu era \u00een castel. \u015ei totu\u015fi, chiar \u00een timp ce t\u0103ceam, \u00een\u0163elegeam eroarea alegerii noastre.
\n\t\u2013 Sunte\u0163i siguri?… ne \u00eentreb\u0103 Von Walter, ridic\u00e2nd o spr\u00e2ncean\u0103.
\n\t\u2013 Foarte, i-am confirmat eu. Am fi remarcat dac\u0103 pleca cineva. Nunta era aproape \u015fi s-ar fi vorbit despre asta. Ar fi fost f\u0103r\u0103 \u00eendoial\u0103 suspect.
\n\t\u2013 Atunci, oft\u0103 baronul, nu mai r\u0103m\u00e2ne alt\u0103 ipotez\u0103 dec\u00e2t c\u0103 era cineva din afar\u0103.
\n\t\u2013 La ce te referi? f\u0103cu Vincennes cu r\u0103ceal\u0103.
\n\t\u2013 De fapt, putea foarte bine s\u0103 fi fost c\u0103pitanul g\u0103rzilor, g\u00e2ndi cu glas tare Von Walter, ignor\u00e2nd \u00eentrebarea amicului meu. La urma urmei, nu a sosit dec\u00e2t la nunt\u0103.
\n\t\u2013 Dac\u0103 ne iei a\u015fa, nu \u00ee\u0163i mai spunem nimic, am zis iritat. Despre ce naiba vorbe\u015fti acolo?…
\n\tBaronul arunc\u0103 o privire ner\u0103bd\u0103toare spre pendula de pe perete. Capul de mort \u00een care era fixat\u0103 lucea alb \u00een reflexia focului.
\n\t\u2013 \u00cen seara aceea am v\u0103zut ceva de pe ziduri, spuse gr\u0103bit. Habar n-am dac\u0103 are leg\u0103tur\u0103 cu ce se petrece aici. Ar putea s\u0103 aib\u0103. \u00cens\u0103 pariez c\u0103 are leg\u0103tur\u0103 cu mormintele profanate.
\n\t\u2013 Drace, spuse Vincennes \u00een \u015foapt\u0103. Baroane, ce ai v\u0103zut?…
\n\tVon Walter vorbea repede, cu o nelini\u015fte evident\u0103.
\n\t\u2013 Era chiar la liziera p\u0103durii. Ceva ca un animal mare. St\u0103tea chircit \u00een locul \u00een care se terminau copacii, adulmec\u00e2nd spre castel. Apoi a \u00eenceput s\u0103 se deplaseze. Acum nu mai eram deloc sigur c\u0103 era un animal.
\n\t\u2013 Ce vrei s\u0103 spui?… am \u00eentrebat \u00eengrozit, de\u015fi \u00een\u0163elegeam perfect ce vroia s\u0103 spun\u0103.
\n\t\u2013 Mergea ca un om<\/em>. S-a apropiat \u00een grab\u0103 de \u015fan\u0163uri. Apoi mi-a sc\u0103pat. Am stat mult\u0103 vreme pe zid, dar nu am mai putut da de el. Presupun, \u015fopti el, … presupun c\u0103 a intrat \u00een\u0103untru<\/em>.
\n\t\u00cen spatele meu, Vincennes \u00eenjur\u0103.
\n\t\u2013 \u015ei crezi c\u0103 era unul din oaspe\u0163i?…
\n\t\u2013 A\u015f vrea s\u0103 cred. Nu ne mai permitem \u015fi un du\u015fman din afar\u0103. Legat de ce v-am spus… o alt\u0103 \u00eentrebare, v\u0103 rog. V\u0103 rog s\u0103 v\u0103 g\u00e2ndi\u0163i bine. A\u0163i v\u0103zut vreodat\u0103 semnul \u0103sta?…
\n\t\u015ei Von Walter se aplec\u0103 peste mas\u0103, m\u00e2zg\u0103lind iute pe o coal\u0103 cu pana aurit\u0103 a lui Vincennes.
\n\tNe-am uitat am\u00e2ndoi la desen, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u00een\u0163elegem. Era o stea \u00eentoars\u0103, \u00eentr-un cerc.
\n\t\u2013 Nu. Unde ar fi trebuit s\u0103 o vedem?… \u015ei ce-i asta, o pictogram\u0103?…
\n\t\u2013 E un \u00eensemn, spuse Von Walter mohor\u00e2t. E bine c\u0103 nu a ap\u0103rut \u00eenc\u0103. C\u00e2nd o s\u0103-l vede\u0163i, face\u0163i orice s\u0103 v\u0103 feri\u0163i de el, ca \u015fi de cel care \u00eel poart\u0103.
\n\tMi-am trecut m\u00e2na peste frunte. \u00cemi era cald. Vincennes avea buzele str\u00e2nse \u015fi fa\u0163a crispat\u0103, \u015fi cu groaz\u0103 am \u00een\u0163eles c\u0103 era speriat.
\n\t\u2013 Acum trebuie s\u0103 plec, zise neam\u0163ul, \u015fi din vocea dep\u0103rtat\u0103 am \u00een\u0163eles c\u0103 nu aflase ce \u00eel interesa. Dou\u0103 lucruri v\u0103 mai pot spune: cheia se afl\u0103 la cele dou\u0103 bolnave<\/em>. \u015ei, orice ar fi \u015fi oricine ar fi, nu deschide\u0163i nim\u0103nui u\u015fa \u00een timpul nop\u0163ii<\/em>.<\/p>\n

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