M\u00e2rcu e un han a\u0219ezat pe valea Negrei, cam la jum\u0103tate calea dintre \u0218arul Dornei \u0219i Bro\u0219teni.<\/p>\n
Eram la 18 iulie, cu dou\u0103 zile adic\u0103 \u00eenainte de iarmarocul de la F\u0103lticeni \u0219i, prin urmare, o mul\u021bime de care \u021b\u0103r\u0103ne\u0219ti, \u00eenc\u0103rcate cu de-ale v\u00e2nz\u0103rii, se opriser\u0103 aici din drumul lor spre iarmaroc. \u00cen mic, se putea vedea tot comer\u021bul \u0219i toat\u0103 industria muntelui: oale, str\u0103chini, mangal, doage, cofe, putini, piei de oaie, sumane, \u021bes\u0103turi groase de c\u00e2nep\u0103, p\u00e2nz\u0103 de bumbac, \u0219tergare de borangic, l\u0103vicere, \u021bes\u0103turi mai sub\u021biri de l\u00e2n\u0103 v\u0103rgat\u0103, opinci nelucrate de piele de porc,si pleca mai depoaerwww linguri grosolane, sc\u0103fi\u021bi, cove\u021bi, \u0219tiubeie de salcie, chersine \u0219i alte c\u00e2teva produse ale unei industrii cu totul primitive.<\/p>\n
A\u0219a, c\u0103lare, cum m\u0103 g\u0103seam, st\u0103tui un moment s\u0103 privesc cu de-am\u0103nuntul la toate acestea.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ei, \u0219i ce-ai r\u0103mas \u021bintuit \u00een drum? auzii deodat\u0103 pe tovar\u0103\u0219ul meu, strig\u00e2ndu-mi de la spate. Nu cumva ai de g\u00e2nd s\u0103 te faci negustor de opinci sau de doage?<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i de una, \u0219i de alta, scumpul meu spectru; de opinci spre a-\u021bi preg\u0103ti cataligele pentru c\u0103l\u0103toria pe lumea cealalt\u0103; de doage, pentru a meremetisi pe c\u00e2t cu putin\u021b\u0103, b\u0103rb\u00e2n\u021ba hodorogit\u0103 dintre umerele tale; cine \u0219tie, poate vei fi nevoit s\u0103 duci lui Pluto pu\u021bin lapte acru ca plocon, spre a-\u021bi face \u0219i \u021bie loc \u00een al optulea cerc al iadului, l\u00e2ng\u0103 Tha\u010fs, vechea ta amant\u0103, care \u2014 pe c\u00e2t am aflat \u2014 face de dou\u0103 mii de ani o baie care nu miroase tocmai a parfum de roze. A m e r e m e t i \u0219 i \u2014 a drege.<\/p>\n
\u2014 F\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 te m\u0103gulesc, trebuie s\u0103-\u021bi m\u0103rturisesc, zise tovar\u0103\u0219ul meu, c\u0103 \u2014 din c\u00e2\u021bi cunosc \u2014 dumneata e\u0219ti cel mai tare \u00een anacronisme; de ast\u0103 dat\u0103 \u00eens\u0103 o s\u0103-mi dai voe s\u0103 restabilesc pu\u021bin ordinea cronologic\u0103 a faptelor: despre Tha\u010fs, La\u010fs, Phrynea \u0219i alte Aspasii, vom sf\u0103tui\u00a0pleno ventre<\/i>\u00a0; nu bagi de seam\u0103, se vede, c\u0103 am devenit str\u0103veziu de foame?<\/p>\n
Desc\u0103lecar\u0103m la u\u0219a cr\u00e2\u0219mei; l\u0103sar\u0103m fr\u00e2iele cailor \u00een m\u00e2inile Axiniei \u0219i intrar\u0103m \u00eenl\u0103untru. Un miros de rachiu m\u0103 izbi \u00een nas. Cr\u00e2\u0219marul, un rom\u00e2n de ast\u0103 dat\u0103, r\u0103s\u0103rea, ca de obicei, pe jum\u0103tate de dup\u0103 tejghea \u0219i, c-o \u00eendem\u00e2nare vrednic\u0103 de cel mai des\u0103v\u00e2r\u0219it Avrum, m\u00e2nuia un \u00eentreg popor de pahare \u0219i de g\u0103r\u0103fi. Toate curcubeiele p\u0103reau c\u0103-\u0219i d\u0103duser\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2lnire \u0219i se v\u00e2r\u00e2ser\u0103, pe culori, \u00een sticlele cu rachiu ale cr\u00e2\u0219marului de la M\u00e2rcu. Cei c\u00e2\u021biva dulapi unsuro\u0219i, a\u0219eza\u021bi \u00een chip de mese, pe c\u00e2te patru picioare b\u0103tute \u00een p\u0103m\u00e2nt, erau cuprin\u0219i, pe toate p\u0103r\u021bile, de b\u0103rba\u021bi \u0219i de femei cu m\u0103suri \u0219i cu pahare de rachiu dinainte. \u00cen munte vinul nu are trecere; se pare \u00eens\u0103 c\u0103 s-a f\u0103cut un fel de \u00eenvoial\u0103 \u00eentre vin \u0219i rachiu: rachiul s\u0103 se bea, iar vinul s\u0103-i \u00eemprumute paharele; \u0219i dup\u0103 modul cum rom\u00e2nul din munte m\u0103soar\u0103 din cap p\u00e2n\u0103-n picioare litrul de rachiu ce i se pune dinainte, s-ar p\u0103rea c\u0103 o singur\u0103 p\u0103rere de r\u0103u i-a mai r\u0103mas \u2014 aceea, adic\u0103, de a se fi \u00eenlocuit patriarhala oc\u0103 a lui Cuza printr-o blestem\u0103\u021bie nem\u021beasc\u0103 pe care \u0219i el, de ciud\u0103 \u0219i pentru a mai m\u0103ri cuprinsul m\u0103car \u00een g\u00e2nd, a botezat-o cu numele de “chil\u0103”; \u0219i iat\u0103-l deci pe rom\u00e2nul nostru din munte b\u00e2nd rachiul, nici cu stamboala , nici cu mer\u021ba, ci numai cu chila. \u0218i se face la noi, \u00een toate zilele \u0219i pe toate drumurile, un foarte hazliu patriotism; se strig\u0103 \u0219i se scrie c\u0103 cr\u00e2\u0219marul jidan otr\u0103ve\u0219te popula\u021bia noastr\u0103 rural\u0103; \u0219i, pe tema aceasta, se tun\u0103 at\u00e2ta \u00eenc\u00e2t ai crede c\u0103 ultimul cuv\u00e2nt al regener\u0103rii noastre na\u021bionale trebuie c\u0103utat \u00een fundul \u0219ipului cu rachiu al lui I\u021bic sau<\/p>\n
Cu stomacul plin\u00a0(lat.)<\/i>\u00a0Stamboal\u0103<\/i>\u00a0\u2014 bani\u021b\u0103. \u0218loim. E o gre\u0219eal\u0103. Badea Ion, cr\u00e2\u0219marul nostru na\u021bional, are tot at\u00e2ta de pu\u021bini dumnezei, dac\u0103 nu chiar mai pu\u021bini, dec\u00e2t cel mai perciunat Avrum: p\u0103pu\u0219oiul, g\u0103ina, oul, l\u0103vicerul, n\u0103frama, cojocul, sumanul nimeresc tot a\u0219a de bine drumul spre badea Ion, ca \u0219i spre jup\u00e2nul I\u021bic; singura deosebire ar fi poate aceea c\u0103 otr\u0103vitoarele dresuri ale rachiurilor, \u00een loc de a fi jidove\u0219ti, ar fi \u00een cazul cel\u0103lalt curat rom\u00e2ne\u0219ti; \u0219i, de\u0219i lucrul acesta ar fi, \u00een adev\u0103r, un mare pas f\u0103cut pe calea regener\u0103rii, ar trebui totu\u0219i s\u0103 se considere c\u0103 rom\u00e2nul, sceptic cum e, d\u0103 foarte pu\u021bin\u0103 \u00eensemn\u0103tate faptului c\u0103 otrava de care moare e jidoveasc\u0103 sau curat rom\u00e2neasc\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u0218i de\u0219i, spre cea mai mare glorie a neamului rom\u00e2nesc, \u021b\u0103ranul nostru se pare \u00eenzestrat cu un stomac de tinichea, aceasta nu \u00eempiedic\u0103 totu\u0219i ca b\u0103rba\u021bii de munte s\u0103 aib\u0103 fa\u021ba ars\u0103 \u0219i \u00eemb\u0103tr\u00e2nit\u0103, iar femeile s\u0103 par\u0103 ca ni\u0219te capre cu picioarele etice \u0219i cu s\u00e2nuri lungi, ascu\u021bite \u0219i s\u0103lbatice. Mi s-a \u00eent\u00e2mplat s\u0103 \u00eent\u00e2lnesc, de multe ori, babe purt\u00e2nd \u00een bra\u021be copii mici. “Al cui e copilul, m\u0103tu\u0219\u0103?” o \u00eentrebam eu, dorindu-i cale bun\u0103. “A cui s\u0103 hie? ia, a neu”, r\u0103spundea ea cu glas sub\u021bire \u0219i \u00een\u021bepat, l\u0103s\u00e2nd s\u0103 se \u00eentrevad\u0103 o raghil\u0103 ruginit\u0103 de din\u021bi, \u00een dosul a dou\u0103 buze albe cu pete ro\u0219ii-vinete. “Prea cu putin\u021b\u0103, ziceam eu \u00een g\u00e2nd, c\u0103ci \u0219i copilul \u00eensu\u0219i e b\u0103tr\u00e2n…”<\/p>\n
\u2014 Noroc bun, zisei, intr\u00e2nd \u00een cr\u00e2\u0219m\u0103, urmat de tovar\u0103\u0219ul meu, \u0219i adres\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 cr\u00e2\u0219marului.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Foarte mul\u021bumim, r\u0103spunse el mecanice\u0219te, \u0219i urm\u00e2nd a de\u0219erta g\u0103r\u0103fi \u0219i a umplea pahare \u0219i m\u0103suri de rachiu pentru numero\u0219ii s\u0103i mu\u0219terii.<\/p>\n
\u00cemi era, \u00een adev\u0103r, foame; dar nu m\u0103 ispiteau deloc cei c\u00e2\u021biva c\u00e2rna\u021bi lungi, colb\u0103i\u021bi, sub\u021biri \u0219i cu p\u00e2ntecele lipit de spate, ce at\u00e2rnau pe cuie deasupra tejghelei; ai fi zis c\u0103 lor \u00een\u0219i\u0219i le era foame, at\u00e2ta erau de costelivi!… Oricum, tovar\u0103\u0219ul meu \u00eei m\u0103sura\u00a0Raghil\u0103<\/i>\u00a0\u2014 darac, instrument cu din\u021bi de fier pentru piept\u0103nat fuioarele de c\u00e2nep\u0103.<\/p>\n
cu ochii sc\u00e2nteietori \u0219i lacomi, \u0219i era c\u00e2t pe ce s\u0103 \u00eentind\u0103 m\u00e2na \u0219i s\u0103 \u00eenha\u021be unul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pu\u021bin\u0103 r\u0103bdare, zisei eu, d\u00e2ndu-i m\u00e2na la o parte, h\u0103mesitule antropofag; ia seama c\u0103 ceea ce vezi \u00eenaintea ochilor t\u0103i nu sunt dec\u00e2t toate rudele tale \u00een\u0219irate pe a\u021b\u0103 \u0219i sp\u00e2nzurate pe cuie \u00een cr\u00e2\u0219ma de la M\u00e2rcu.<\/p>\n
Tovar\u0103\u0219ul meu m\u00e2r\u00e2i ceva printre din\u021bi, dar se st\u0103p\u00e2ni.
\n\u2014 Jup\u00e2neas\u0103, jup\u00e2neas\u0103, zisei eu, strig\u00e2nd pe femeia cr\u00e2\u0219marului, care umbla de colo p\u00e2n\u0103 colo, slujind pe mu\u0219terii; jup\u00e2neas\u0103, ia poftim oleac\u0103-ncoace.<\/p>\n
\u0218i femeia se apropie de mine. Cr\u00e2\u0219marul se p\u0103rea c\u0103-\u0219i caut\u0103 de treab\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 M\u0103 rog, zisei eu, c\u00e2nd femeia fu l\u00e2ng\u0103 mine, am voi s\u0103 m\u00e2nc\u0103m ceva; venim de departe \u0219i suntem osteni\u021bi \u0219i fl\u0103m\u00e2nzi; n-ai vreo odaie mai deoparte?<\/p>\n
Cr\u00e2\u0219marul \u00eens\u0103, care auzise \u00eentrebarea mea \u0219i care cu o repegiune de maestru c\u00e2nt\u0103rise c\u00e2\u0219tigul ce i se \u00eenf\u0103\u021bi\u0219a, zise femeii lui:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Du pe dumnealor \u00een odaie, Zamfir\u0103, \u0219i vezi ce poftesc. Ne scular\u0103m \u0219i urmar\u0103m pe cr\u00e2\u0219m\u0103reas\u0103. Sunt dator s\u0103 \u00eensemn \u00een treac\u0103t c\u0103 Zamfira lui Ilie Filipoiu, cr\u00e2\u0219marul de la M\u00e2rcu, se deosebea mult de Sura lui Avrum din \u0218e\u0219tin\u0103: statur\u0103 mijlocie, spr\u00e2ncene negre \u00eembinate, p\u0103r castaniu, ochi c\u0103prii, nasul drept, gura mic\u0103, fa\u021ba oval\u0103, c\u00e2te o gropi\u021b\u0103 \u00een fiecare obraz c\u00e2nd r\u00e2de, v\u00e2rsta \u2014 25 de ani… \u0218i dac\u0103 mai adaugi c\u0103 via\u021ba sedentar\u0103 \u0219i bunul trai \u00eei p\u0103strase toat\u0103 plenitudinea, rotunjimea \u0219i fr\u0103gezimea formelor femeie\u0219ti, dac\u0103 mai adaugi tonurile trandafirii care r\u0103s\u0103reau de sub pielea alb\u0103 \u0219i curat\u0103 a fe\u021bei \u0219i a bra\u021belor ei, apoi cu drept cuv\u00e2nt te-ar fi prins mirarea \u0219i n-ai fi putut s\u0103-\u021bi dai socoteal\u0103 cum de se r\u0103t\u0103cise aceast\u0103 mielu\u021b\u0103 \u021bigaie printre at\u00e2tea capre f\u0103r\u0103 barb\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Jup\u00e2neas\u0103 Zamfir\u0103, zisei intr\u00e2nd \u00een odaie \u0219i adres\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 cr\u00e2\u0219m\u0103resei, nu c\u0103uta c\u0103 suntem a\u0219a pr\u0103p\u0103di\u021bi; ia p\u00e2rdalnica as’ de ploaie ne-a apucat pe \u0218e\u0219tin\u0103 \u0219i ne-a murat ca pe ni\u0219te \u0219oareci; dumnealui, \u00eel vezi? \u0219i ar\u0103tai la tovar\u0103\u0219ul meu, e c\u0103prar \u00een armata lui Vod\u0103, \u0219i eu sunt revizor de drumuri; c\u0103l\u0103torim pe socoteala st\u0103p\u00e2nirii \u0219i, fiindc\u0103 norocul ne-a adus \u00een cas\u0103 la dumneata, apoi d\u0103-ne ceva s\u0103 m\u00e2nc\u0103m; pl\u0103tim oric\u00e2t, numai s\u0103 fim mul\u021bumi\u021bi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Da ce-\u021bi pofti dumneavoastr\u0103? ne \u00eentreb\u0103 ea.
\n\u2014 Asta-i asta, jup\u00e2neas\u0103 Zamfir\u0103; doar \u0219tiu c\u0103 n-o s\u0103 ne dai bor\u0219 de ochi c\u0103prii \u0219i friptur\u0103 de obraji trandafirii; ia d\u0103-ne \u0219i dumneata vreun scrob, vreun bor\u0219 de pui, ni\u0219te br\u00e2nz\u0103 cu sm\u00e2nt\u00e2n\u0103, d\u0103-ne ceva, c\u0103 suntem a\u0219a de fl\u0103m\u00e2nzi, \u00eenc\u00e2t, de mai stai mult cu noi, te m\u00e2nc\u0103m c\u00e2t ai clipi.<\/p>\n
\u0218i o str\u00e2nsei u\u0219or de obraz cu dosul a dou\u0103 degete.
\n\u2014 Da-\u021bi a\u0219tepta o \u021b\u00e2r\u0103? m\u0103-ntreb\u0103 ea z\u00e2mbind \u0219i d\u00e2ndu-mi jos m\u00e2na cu o lovitur\u0103 u\u0219oar\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Da om a\u0219tepta \u0219i dou\u0103, numai c\u00e2t mai degrab\u0103, c\u0103 tovar\u0103\u0219ul ista al meu are obicei de moare cum apune soarele \u0219i n-a\u0219 vrea s\u0103 moar\u0103 fl\u0103m\u00e2nd, s\u0103rmanul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u00cendat\u0103, \u00eencheie Zamfira noastr\u0103, ie\u0219ind iute \u0219i tr\u0103g\u00e2nd u\u0219a dup\u0103 d\u00e2nsa.<\/p>\n
Peste pu\u021bin, Axinia intr\u0103 \u00een odaie.
\n\u2014 Da ‘neavoastr\u0103, m\u0103 \u00eentreb\u0103 ea, \u00ee\u021bi r\u0103m\u00e2nea aici ori merge\u021bi mai departe?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Da tu, Axinio, unde crezi c\u0103 e mai bine de mas? Prin p\u00e2rloage ori la jup\u00e2neasa Zamfira din valea Negrei Bro\u0219tenilor?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cum \u00ee\u021bi vrea ‘neavoastr\u0103.
\n\u2014 Foarte bine, m\u00e2nem aici. Du-te \u0219i cere s\u0103-\u021bi deie s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nci; cere s\u0103-\u021bi deie \u0219i vin, dac\u0103 bei; pune-te bine la cale \u0219i, dac\u0103 nu-i avea unde dormi, vino aici \u00een odaie.<\/p>\n
Axinia p\u0103ru c\u0103 vrea s\u0103 zic\u0103 ceva, dar se r\u0103zg\u00e2ndi, ie\u0219i \u0219i se duse.<\/p>\n
Tovar\u0103\u0219ul meu se lungise cu fa\u021ba-n sus pe unul din cele dou\u0103 paturi ce se aflau \u00een odaie \u0219i st\u0103tea nemi\u0219cat, cu ochii \u00een podele\u00a0Podele\u00a0<\/i>\u2014 tavan.<\/p>\n
\u0219i cu ceafa rezemat\u0103 \u00eentre degetele \u00eencle\u0219tate ale am\u00e2nduror m\u00e2inilor sale, \u00een loc de pern\u0103. M\u0103 l\u0103sai \u0219i eu \u00eentr-un cot pe celalt pat; m\u0103 sim\u021beam obosit. Peste pu\u021bin, u\u0219a se deschise \u0219i jup\u00e2neasa Zamfira intr\u0103 cu ceea ce s-ar putea numi tac\u00e2muri. Trase masa de l\u00e2ng\u0103 fereastr\u0103 \u00een mijlocul casei, a\u0219ternu pe ea ceva care sem\u0103na a o fa\u021b\u0103 de mas\u0103 \u0219i puse dou\u0103 tac\u00e2muri alc\u0103tuite fiecare din c\u00e2te dou\u0103 talgere, unul \u00eentins \u0219i altul ad\u00e2nc, care se \u00eenrudeau cu farfuriile prin form\u0103, iar cu str\u0103chinile prin florile lor de smal\u021b albastru \u0219i gros; furculi\u021bele \u0219i cu\u021bitele, de\u0219i cam ruginite, erau totu\u0219i cu\u021bite \u0219i furculi\u021be; lingurile de tis\u0103, cu coada \u00een form\u0103 de \u0219arpe s\u0103pat \u00een lemn, dovedeau munca st\u0103ruitoare a vreunui c\u0103lug\u0103r; iar deasupra tuturor, domnea c\u00e2te un gros \u0219i mare \u0219ervet de c\u00e2nep\u0103 str\u00e2ns \u00een patru.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bravo, jup\u00e2neas\u0103 Zamfir\u0103! zisei eu, privind pe cr\u00e2\u0219m\u0103reas\u0103 cum punea masa, \u0219i f\u0103r\u0103 a m\u0103 urni de pe cotul pe care st\u0103team rezemat, bravo! pe c\u00e2t v\u0103d, dumneata ai de g\u00e2nd s\u0103 ne osp\u0103tezi ca pe ni\u0219te feciori de domn. Vezi dumneata pe tovar\u0103\u0219ul ista al meu, care st\u0103 lungit ca o t\u00e2njal\u0103? S\u0103 \u0219tii c\u0103, p\u00e2n\u0103 acuma, el a \u0219i suflat cu g\u00e2ndul o m\u0103m\u0103lig\u0103 \u00eentreag\u0103 \u0219i-o oal\u0103 cu bor\u0219; pentru el, prin urmare, \u0219i fiindc\u0103 suntem, cum s-ar zice, la Sf. Ilie, s\u0103 n-aduci la mas\u0103 dec\u00e2t dou\u0103 mere, da \u0219tii d-ta, de cele s\u00e2ntilie\u0219ti, pe-o parte g\u0103lbii \u0219i pe alta trandafirii \u0219i, dac\u0103 fragii nu s-au trecut, n-ai face r\u0103u s\u0103-i aduci vreo doi, c\u0103-i plac stra\u0219nic.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ei, dumitale nu \u021bi-e foame, zise ea ro\u0219indu-se u\u0219or \u0219i sf\u00e2r\u0219ind de pus masa.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cam ai dreptate, jup\u00e2neas\u0103 Zamfir\u0103, eu sunt de cei care se satur\u0103 cu lumina luceferilor de sear\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ai s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nci tr\u00e2nteal\u0103 de la badea Ilie, zise tovar\u0103\u0219ul meu, \u00eentorc\u00e2ndu-se pe o parte \u0219i cu fa\u021ba-n cas\u0103.<\/p>\n
Cr\u00e2\u0219m\u0103ri\u021ba ie\u0219i \u0219i, dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva minute, intr\u0103 cu o femeie dup\u0103 ea, am\u00e2ndou\u0103 \u00eenc\u0103rcate cu de-ale m\u00e2nc\u0103rii. Ni se puse pe mas\u0103 o co\u0219cogea m\u0103m\u0103lig\u0103 pe un fund de lemn, un scrob, la care se p\u0103reau c\u0103 luase parte g\u0103inile unui sat \u00eentreg, o mare strachin\u0103 cu ca\u0219 fr\u0103m\u00e2ntat chiar atunci \u0219i o strachin\u0103, \u0219i mai mare \u00eenc\u0103, plin\u0103 cu un ocean de bor\u0219. Tovar\u0103\u0219ul meu se scul\u0103 iute, se puse la mas\u0103 \u0219i \u00eencepu s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce cu o l\u0103comie \u0219i o furie vrednic\u0103 de un s\u0103lbatic.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bine, jup\u00e2neas\u0103 Zamfir\u0103, zisei a\u0219ez\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 \u0219i eu la mas\u0103, pe c\u00e2t v\u0103d, d-ta \u00ee\u021bi ba\u021bi joc de noi; am uitat, ce-i drept, s\u0103-\u021bi spun c\u0103 d-lui e Fl\u0103m\u00e2nzil\u0103 din poveste, care, numai pe-o m\u0103sea, pune nou\u0103 cuptoare de p\u00e2ine \u0219i nou\u0103 ialovi\u021bi fripte; \u0219i d-ta ne-ncurci c-o lingur\u0103 de bor\u0219 \u0219i c-un strop de br\u00e2nz\u0103? Ia stai numai oleac\u0103 \u0219-ai s\u0103 vezi cum o s\u0103 sufle \u00eentr-o clip\u0103 \u0219i scrob, \u0219i br\u00e2nz\u0103, \u0219i bor\u0219, \u0219i m\u0103m\u0103lig\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u0218i d-ta, ce nu-i dai pace? dac\u0103 i-i foame, cum n-are s\u0103 m\u0103n\u00e2nce?<\/p>\n
\u2014 A! Vas\u0103zic\u0103 pe d-ta, jup\u00e2neas\u0103 Zamfir\u0103, te-a p\u0103lit mila de d-lui! bine, am s\u0103 te a\u0219ez la badea Ilie.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ei! Parc\u0103 badea Ilie alt\u0103 grij\u0103 n-are. \u0218i r\u0103spunsul acesta at\u00e2t de simplu m\u0103 l\u0103s\u0103 pe g\u00e2nduri… “Hm! cugetam eu, pi\u0219c\u00e2nd din m\u0103m\u0103lig\u0103 \u0219i sorbind sub\u021bire bor\u0219ul de pe v\u00e2rful lingurii; mi se pare c\u0103 jup\u00e2neasa Zamfira are ochi destul de c\u0103prii \u0219i, dac\u0103 cerurile s-ar hot\u0103r\u00ee s\u0103-\u0219i amestece cu m\u0103rile culoarea \u0219i ad\u00e2ncimea lor, ar trebui s\u0103 se ieie pu\u021bin dup\u0103 ochii sprintenei jum\u0103t\u0103\u021bi a lui badea Ilie de pe valea Negrei Bro\u0219tenilor; nu \u0219tiu, \u00eens\u0103, \u00een cazul acesta, cu ce lumini tainice \u0219i cu ce via\u021b\u0103 arz\u0103toare ar \u00eensufle\u021bi ele moarta lor ad\u00e2ncime… \u0218i \u00een ochii jup\u00e2nesei Zamfira e at\u00e2ta tain\u0103 \u0219i at\u00e2ta via\u021b\u0103 arz\u0103toare!… Sunt at\u00e2t de mici gropi\u021bele din obrajii ei c\u00e2nd r\u00e2de!… Am v\u0103zut \u00een via\u021ba mea at\u00e2tea spr\u00e2ncene \u00eembinate \u0219i totu\u0219i nici unele din ele n-au avut darul de a-mi str\u00e2nge fiin\u021ba at\u00e2t de puternic \u00een arcul lor fermecat, dup\u0103 cum g\u0103sir\u0103 cu cale s-o fac\u0103, \u00eentr-o clip\u0103, spr\u00e2ncenele jup\u00e2nesei Zamfira. To\u021bi trandafirii p\u0103m\u00e2ntului s-ar vesteji de ciud\u0103 dac\u0103 s-ar uita la gura mic\u0103 \u0219i \u00eenflorit\u0103 a cr\u00e2\u0219m\u0103resei…”\u00a0Ialovi\u021b\u0103<\/i>\u00a0\u2014 vac\u0103 mare \u0219i gras\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u0218i nu b\u0103gam de seam\u0103 c\u0103 duceam la gur\u0103 lingura de\u0219art\u0103 \u0219i c\u0103, \u00een mod incon\u0219tient, luam de dou\u0103 ori din m\u0103m\u0103lig\u0103 \u0219i niciodat\u0103 din bor\u0219. \u0218i poate c\u0103 aveam dreptate; c\u0103ci, mai la urm\u0103, cine pusese pe jup\u00e2neasa Zamfira s\u0103 stea \u00eenfipt\u0103 \u00een fa\u021ba mea \u0219i, mai ales, cine poftise pe sf\u00e2ntul soare, care apunea, s\u0103 se strecoare prin fereastr\u0103 \u0219i s\u0103 amestece nuan\u021bele de aur antic ale razelor sale cu tonurile albe \u0219i trandafirii, care r\u0103s\u0103reau de sub pielea fin\u0103 a femeii acesteia?<\/p>\n
\u2014 M\u0103 rog, jup\u00e2neas\u0103 Zamfir\u0103, zisei eu l\u0103s\u00e2nd lingura, pun\u00e2nd m\u00e2inile \u00een buzun\u0103ri \u0219i r\u0103sturn\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 \u00een cump\u0103n\u0103 pe speteaza scaunului, m\u0103 rog, nu crezi d-ta c\u0103 soarele, acest F\u0103t-Frumos din poveste, a pierdut urma Ilenei Cos\u00e2nzene, \u0219i c\u0103 s-a v\u00e2r\u00e2t pe fereastr\u0103 la d-ta, ca s-o caute? Eu te sf\u0103tuiesc s\u0103 tragi perdeaua, c\u0103 tare m\u0103 tem s\u0103 nu te v\u0103d zbur\u00e2nd pe fereastr\u0103 c\u0103lare pe-o raz\u0103 de lumin\u0103…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ei!… zise ea c-un fel de cochet\u0103rie proprie oric\u0103rei femei, ia las\u0103-m\u0103-n pace! \u0218i un fel de m\u00e2nie pref\u0103cut\u0103 se citea \u00een ochii ei. Str\u00e2nse iute de pe mas\u0103 \u0219i ie\u0219i.<\/p>\n
Peste pu\u021bin u\u0219a se deschise \u0219i Axinia intr\u0103.
\n\u2014 Da…
\n\u2014 Da bine, sf\u00e2rleaza dracului, zisei eu lu\u00e2ndu-i vorba din gur\u0103, alt drum nu era de mers la \u0218ar?<\/p>\n
Axinia se uit\u0103 lung la mine, ne\u00een\u021beleg\u00e2nd de ce-o luam a\u0219a repede.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cat\u0103-\u021bi treaba, Axinio, zise tovar\u0103\u0219ul meu b\u0103t\u00e2nd-o u\u0219or pe um\u0103r; nu te speria; ia jup\u00e2neasa Zamfira nu-\u0219’ ce-o f\u0103cut, nu-\u0219’ ce-o dres cu ochii d-sale cei \u00een floarea fuiorului de c\u00e2nep\u0103, c\u0103 l-a s\u0103getat prin inim\u0103. Nu cumva \u0219tii tu s\u0103 desc\u00e2n\u021bi de s\u0103get\u0103tur\u0103?<\/p>\n
\u2014 D-apoi s\u0103-i desc\u00e2nte cine l-o s\u0103getat, zise ea jum\u0103tate glumind, jum\u0103tate mu\u0219cat\u0103 de un fel de gelozie \u00eenn\u0103scut\u0103 oric\u0103rei femei.<\/p>\n
\u2014 M\u0103 rog, zisei eu, pe un ton de o seriozitate silit\u0103; n-o s\u0103 sf\u00e2r\u0219e\u0219ti cu fleacurile? Du-te, Axinio, \u0219i zi cuiva s\u0103 ne a\u0219tearn\u0103 ceva pe paturi s\u0103 ne culc\u0103m, c\u0103 eu cad de somn. Tu unde te culci?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Da m-oi culca \u0219i eu undeva.
\n\u2014 Foarte bine, numai s\u0103 nu te culci cu nasul la stele, s\u0103 te g\u0103sesc m\u00e2ine diminea\u021b\u0103 cu fluier de argint \u00eentre din\u021bi; nu de alta, da n-a\u0219 vrea s\u0103-\u021bi v\u0103d iepele \u0219i pe cucona\u0219ul ist t\u00e2n\u0103r bocindu-te.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Las\u0103, nu purta ‘neata grij\u0103 de asta, zise ea ro\u0219indu-se u\u0219or \u0219i ie\u0219ind din odaie.<\/p>\n
Peste pu\u021bin, jup\u00e2neasa Zamfira \u0219i cu Axinia intrar\u0103 cu de-ale a\u0219ternutului. Puser\u0103 pe fiecare pat \u0219i la c\u0103p\u0103t\u00e2i c\u00e2te o pern\u0103 mare \u0219i v\u00e2rtoas\u0103, iar \u00een lung c\u00e2te dou\u0103 pocl\u0103zi una peste alta, una ca prostire \u0219i alta ca ogheal. Ni se puse pe mas\u0103 un sfe\u0219nic de lut cu o lum\u00e2nare de seu \u0219i c\u00e2teva chibrituri.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Iaca a\u0219a, jup\u00e2neas\u0103 Zamfir\u0103, zisei eu uit\u00e2ndu-m\u0103 la paturi, nici \u00eemp\u0103ratul turcesc nu cred c-o s\u0103 doarm\u0103 noaptea asta mai bine dec\u00e2t noi. Un lucru numai: cu poclada asta \u2014 \u0219i ar\u0103tai pe cea cu care era s\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eenvelesc \u2014 s-a mai \u00eenvelit cineva?<\/p>\n
\u2014 D-apoi ne-am \u00eenvelit noi, r\u0103spunse ea, uit\u00e2ndu-se lung la mine \u0219i ne\u00een\u021beleg\u00e2ndu-mi rostul \u00eentreb\u0103rii.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu glume\u0219ti?… Chiar d-ta singur\u0103, jup\u00e2neas\u0103 Zamfir\u0103?
\n\u2014 Ei, zise ea ca \u00een\u021bepat\u0103 de \u00eentrebarea mea, d-tale \u021bi-i de glumit, nu \u021bi-i de dormit.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ba deloc, jup\u00e2neas\u0103 Zamfir\u0103; eu n-am glumit de c\u00e2nd sunt.
\n\u2014 Ba, jup\u00e2neas\u0103 Zamfir\u0103, \u00eentrerupse tovar\u0103\u0219ul meu, ia s\u0103-\u021bi spun eu una \u0219i bun\u0103: vrei s\u0103 n-auzi la noapte tr\u0103snind pe acoper\u0103m\u00e2nt \u0219i hodorogind prin pod? unge ferestrele cu usturoi \u0219i pune cruce de cear\u0103 galben\u0103 pe borta cheii; altmintrele, toate bufni\u021bele \u0219i toate cucuveicile, de pe unde-or fi, toate-or s\u0103 se str\u00e2ng\u0103 \u00een preajma casei d-tale; \u0219-ai s\u0103 vezi sclipind toat\u0103 nopticica lumini albastre pe la fere\u0219ti… Trebuie s\u0103 \u0219tii c\u0103 d-lui \u00eei lunatic \u0219i noaptea st\u0103 la sfat cu strigoii, cu bufni\u021bele \u0219i cu liliecii.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Da poate c\u0103 n-a mai hi tocmai a\u0219a cum spui d-ta, zise ea cam \u00een b\u0103taie de joc.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Vas\u0103zic\u0103…<\/p>\n
\u0218i tovar\u0103\u0219ul meu \u00ee\u0219i puse m\u00e2inile la spate \u0219i privi pe cr\u00e2\u0219m\u0103reas\u0103 drept \u00een ochi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Vas\u0103zic\u0103, zisei eu apuc\u00e2ndu-l de v\u00e2rful urechii \u0219i f\u0103c\u00e2ndu-i v\u00e2nt, vas\u0103zic\u0103, st\u00e2nga-mpree… jur! \u0219i la culcare… mar\u0219!<\/p>\n
Am\u00e2ndou\u0103 femeile ie\u0219ir\u0103 din odaie r\u00e2z\u00e2nd cu hohot. C\u00e2nd ne scular\u0103m diminea\u021ba, soarele \u00eenc\u0103 nu r\u0103s\u0103rise; caii erau dinaintea cr\u00e2\u0219mei \u0219i Axinia-i \u00een\u0219euase. Badea Ilie \u0219i jup\u00e2neasa Zamfira erau scula\u021bi \u0219i treb\u0103luiau prin cr\u00e2\u0219m\u0103.<\/p>\n
Pl\u0103tir\u0103m \u0219i ie\u0219ir\u0103m s\u0103 plec\u0103m.
\n\u2014 Apoi mai r\u0103m\u00e2ne\u021bi s\u0103n\u0103to\u0219i, zisei \u00eenc\u0103lec\u00e2nd \u0219i c\u00e2rnind calul spre drum.<\/p>\n
\u2014 S\u0103 merge\u021bi s\u0103n\u0103to\u0219i \u0219i drum bun, ne dorir\u0103 \u00eentr-un glas badea Ilie \u0219i jup\u00e2neasa Zamfira, \u0219i mai pofti\u021bi c\u00e2nd v-\u00ee\u021bi intoarce, ad\u0103ug\u0103 aceasta din urm\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bucuro\u0219i, s\u0103 v\u0103 g\u0103sim s\u0103n\u0103to\u0219i! Plecar\u0103m. Pentru \u00eent\u00e2ia oar\u0103 poate \u00een zilele mele, mergeam pe un drum de munte \u00een o str\u0103lucit\u0103 diminea\u021b\u0103 de var\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-mi dau seama de frumuse\u021bea locurilor ce str\u0103b\u0103team… G\u00e2ndurile mele r\u0103m\u0103seser\u0103 departe de mine… \u0218i cine \u0219tie c\u00e2t a\u0219 fi mers astfel, dac\u0103 tovar\u0103\u0219ul meu nu s-ar fi \u00eens\u0103rcinat s\u0103 m\u0103 smulg\u0103 dintr-un soi de toropeal\u0103 sufleteasc\u0103…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ei! b\u0103tr\u00e2nule Isac Lachedem, \u00eel auzii deodat\u0103 strig\u00e2nd de la spatele mele, ei! legendarule jidov r\u0103t\u0103citor, ia prive\u0219te \u0219i-mi spune, te rog, dac\u0103, sub cerul ve\u0219nic de prim\u0103var\u0103, care plute\u0219te peste fericitele v\u0103i ale Ca\u0219mirului d-tale asiatic, unde \u00eenchipuirea a a\u0219ezat raiul p\u0103m\u00e2ntesc, ai v\u0103zut un r\u0103s\u0103rit de soare sau o priveli\u0219te mai m\u0103rea\u021b\u0103 dec\u00e2t pe valea Negrei Bro\u0219tenilor no\u0219tri? Oare Himalaiele \u0219i Hinducu\u0219ii misterioasei d-tale patrii \u00ee\u0219i \u00een\u0103l\u021bau mai m\u00e2ndri spre cerul limpede piscurile lor aeriene? \u0219i aurul idealizat al razelor de soare poleiesc acolo mai fermec\u0103tor dec\u00e2t aici cre\u0219tetele lor neguroase? Oare e acolo mai molatic \u0219i mai cu m\u0103iestrie \u021besut din cea\u021b\u0103 \u0219i lumin\u0103 v\u0103lul str\u0103veziu \u0219i imens aruncat de D-zeu peste ad\u00e2ncuri? Oare spiritul, care sufla peste ape \u00een zorile Crea\u021biunii, era mai dulce \u0219i mai lin dec\u00e2t adierile dep\u0103rtatului nostru apus? \u00cen ce p\u00e2r\u00e2u de rece \u0219i curg\u0103toare rou\u0103 a pus natura un suspin mai ad\u00e2nc de dureroas\u0103 dragoste dec\u00e2t \u00een glasul Negrei Bro\u0219tenilor no\u0219tri? \u0218i dac\u0103, fa\u021b\u0103 de toate acestea, r\u0103m\u00e2i \u00eenc\u0103 nep\u0103s\u0103tor, dac\u0103 idila biblic\u0103 a lui Boaz \u0219i Ruth nu-\u021bi \u00eenflore\u0219te \u00eenchipuirea, dac\u0103 din zarea veacurilor nu-\u021bi r\u0103sar \u00een suflet ochii negri ai indianei Tamar, dac\u0103 nu \u00eentrevezi sub alba stol\u0103 asirian\u0103 chipul fermec\u0103tor al chaldeianei Rachel, dac\u0103, \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, sufletul d-tale mai r\u0103m\u00e2ne, fa\u021b\u0103 de toate acestea, l\u0103n\u021buit \u00een s\u00e2nul cr\u00e2\u0219m\u0103resei cu ochi \u00een floarea fuiorului de c\u00e2nep\u0103…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dac\u0103 toate acestea se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103 sau nu se \u00eent\u00e2mpl\u0103, \u00eel \u00eentrerupsei eu, tu r\u0103m\u00e2i totu\u0219i cea mai mare sec\u0103tur\u0103 din univers…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tocmai c\u00e2nd…
\n\u2014 Tocmai c\u00e2nd \u0219i destul, ori te umflu de urechi.
\n\u2014 Foarte bine; iat\u0103 un argument \u00een fa\u021ba c\u0103ruia trebuie s\u0103-mi plec capul \u0219i…<\/p>\n
\u2014 S\u0103 taci…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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