Doi amici, Ni\u021b\u0103 \u0219i Ghi\u021b\u0103, \u0219ed la o mas\u0103 \u00een ber\u0103rie \u0219i vorbesc \u00eencet despre cine \u0219tie ce. U\u0219a stabilimentului se deschide cu zgomot, \u0219i intr\u0103 foarte vesel un mu\u0219teriu nou, un om mai mult t\u00e2n\u0103r ca b\u0103tr\u00e2n. Dup\u0103 toate aparen\u021bele, sose\u0219te dintr-un alt stabiliment similar, unde trebuie s\u0103 fi st\u0103ruit mult. Noul-sosit se uit\u0103 la mesele ocupate, pare c-ar c\u0103uta o cuno\u0219tin\u021b\u0103, \u0219i-\u0219i opre\u0219te \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it privirile asupra celor doi amici. Cu pas mai mult hot\u0103r\u00e2t dec\u00e2t sigur, vine drept la masa lor.<\/p>\n
Mu\u0219teriul cel nou \u00eeng\u0103leaz\u0103 silabele, pe unele prea slabe neglij\u00e2ndu-le chiar de tot.<\/p>\n
Mu\u0219teriul:<\/i>\u00a0Salutare, neic\u0103.<\/p>\n
Ni\u021b\u0103 \u0219i Ghi\u021b\u0103:<\/i>\u00a0Salutare.<\/p>\n
M.:<\/i>\u00a0\u00cemi da\u021bi voie?<\/p>\n
N.:<\/i>\u00a0…Poftim.<\/p>\n
M.:<\/i>\u00a0Nu v\u0103 deranjez, ca’va s’zic\u0103.<\/p>\n
G.:<\/i>\u00a0…Nu.<\/p>\n
M.:<\/i>\u00a0Vorbea\u021bi ceva secret?<\/p>\n
G.:<\/i>\u00a0…A\u0219!<\/p>\n
(T\u0103cere.)<\/i><\/p>\n
M.:<\/i>\u00a0Frate… o fi t\u00e2rziu?… c\u0103 pe-al meu l-am dat s\u0103-l dreag\u0103…<\/p>\n
N.:<\/i>\u00a0Unu f\u0103r\u0103 un sfert.<\/p>\n
M.:<\/i>\u00a0Umbli regulat?<\/p>\n
N.:<\/i>\u00a0Dup\u0103 gar\u0103.<\/p>\n
M.:<\/i>\u00a0…Mi\u021ba acu trebuie s\u0103 fie… C\u00e2t ai zis c\u0103 e?<\/p>\n
G.:<\/i>\u00a0Unu f\u0103r\u0103 un sfert.<\/p>\n
M.:<\/i>\u00a0…\u00eentre Ghergani \u0219i Con\u021be\u0219ti… Am l\u0103sat-o s\u0103 plece cu \u0219eful…\u00a0(Bate tare-n mas\u0103.)<\/i>\u00a0Bine, frate, eu nu beau nimic, ca’va s’zic\u0103?… D\u0103-mi o halb\u0103…<\/p>\n
(Ni\u021b\u0103 \u0219i Ghi\u021b\u0103\u00a0<\/span>se uit\u0103 unul la altul, \u00eentreb\u00e2ndu-se reciproc din ochi cine este amicul.)<\/i><\/p>\n Amicul (ciocne\u0219te halba cu paharele amicilor \u0219i bea):<\/i>\u00a0Pardon… un moment.\u00a0(Pleac\u0103.)<\/i><\/p>\n G.:<\/i>\u00a0Cine e amicul? \u00cel cuno\u0219ti?<\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0Nu.<\/p>\n G.:<\/i>\u00a0E cam trecut…<\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0Ce cam! e bine de tot.<\/p>\n Amicul (se-ntoarce la loc):<\/i>\u00a0Frate, e t\u00e2rziu? C\u00e2te s\u0103 fie?<\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0Unu \u0219i zece.<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0Acuma sunt \u00een gar\u0103 la Titu: m\u0103n\u00e2nc\u0103 gogo\u0219i la madam Mari ca’va s’zic\u0103.<\/p>\n G.:<\/i>\u00a0Cine, nene?<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0Mi\u021ba, nu \u021bi-am spus?… B\u0103iete, o halb\u0103.<\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0Frate, cine e Mi\u021ba asta? f\u0103-m\u0103 s\u0103-n\u021beleg.<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0Cum? nu \u0219tii?<\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0Nu.<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0Nevast\u0103-mea, frate.<\/p>\n G.:<\/i>\u00a0Bine, nene, nu \u021bi-e fric\u0103 s-o la\u0219i singur\u0103 noaptea pe drum?<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0P\u0103i nu \u021bi-am spus c\u0103 nu e singur\u0103?… e cu \u0219eful…<\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0Bine-bine, \u00een\u021belegem noi, dar… \u00een sf\u00e2r\u0219it, tocmai d-aia… parc\u0103 … de… o femeie singur\u0103…<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0N-ai grije! Cupeu separat… Intri, \u00eenchizi lumina, tragi perdelu\u021bele \u0219i te-ncui pe din\u0103untru: cupeu de servici, ca’va s’zic\u0103 sepa’at!\u00a0(Face cu ochiul.)<\/i>\u00a0Po\u021bi s\u0103 dormi p\u00e2n\u0103 dincolo de Filia\u0219i… Trenul 163… \u0103l mai bun pentru noi \u0103sta e: trenul 163…\u00a0(Cei doi amici r\u00e2d.)<\/i>\u00a0C\u00e2te sunt acuma?<\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0Unu \u0219i jum\u0103tate trecute.<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0A plecat din Titu… A trecut \u0219i de M\u0103t\u0103saru. Mi\u021ba acu trebuie s\u0103-i trag\u0103 la soamne…<\/p>\n G.:<\/i>\u00a0Da’ \u0219eful?<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0\u0218i \u0219eful… Pardon… un moment.\u00a0(Pleac\u0103.)<\/i><\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0E dulce.<\/p>\n G.:<\/i>\u00a0B\u0103rbat de zah\u0103r.<\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0Stai, s\u0103 vedem ce fel de persoan\u0103 e Mi\u021ba.<\/p>\n A. (se-ntoarce la loc):<\/i>\u00a0Singur\u0103, n-a\u0219 l\u0103sa-o eu! \u0219tii! femeie t\u00e2n\u0103r\u0103, nu face s\u0103 umble singur\u0103… Sunt m\u0103gari cari n-au maner\u0103 \u0219i…<\/span><\/p>\n G.:<\/i>\u00a0… Dac\u0103 o fi \u0219i cur\u0103\u021bic\u0103.<\/p>\n A. (pufne\u0219te de r\u00e2s):<\/i>\u00a0Cur\u0103\u021bic\u0103!… Mi\u021ba, cur\u0103\u021bic\u0103!… Ce vorbe\u0219ti, dom’le? \u00cemi pare r\u0103u… Frumoas\u0103, dom’le! \u00eenghea\u021b\u0103 pu\u021bul… St\u0103i, s\u0103 vezi…\u00a0(Se caut\u0103 \u00een buzunar, scoate portofelul \u0219i din portofel o poz\u0103, pe care o trece amicilor. Amicii privesc lung poza cu ni\u0219te ochi plini de admira\u021bie.)<\/i>\u00a0Ei? a\u0219a e?<\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0Stra\u0219nic\u0103, domnule!<\/p>\n G.:<\/i>\u00a0Minune!<\/p>\n A. (m\u00e2ndru):<\/i>\u00a0A\u0219! poza e moft! s-o vezi \u00een natur\u0103, dom’le… e ceva, ca’ va s’ zic\u0103… M\u0103 rog, destul! s-o vezi \u00een natur\u0103!<\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0E nalt\u0103?<\/p>\n A. (cu siguran\u021b\u0103):<\/i>\u00a0Potrivit\u0103.<\/p>\n G.:<\/i>\u00a0Blond\u0103?<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0Aur, nu altceva. Uite p\u0103r! Crezi c\u0103-l face cu fierul? A\u0219! natur… S-o vezi diminea\u021ba, cum dr\u0103cuie\u0219te, c\u0103 nu \u0219i-l poate descurca… E lucru mare!<\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0De c\u00e2\u021bi ani e?<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0Cam de c\u00e2\u021bi zici d-ta, dup\u0103 poz\u0103?<\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0De vreo dou\u0103zeci \u0219i cinci.<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0Vezi?… \u0219i mai zici c\u0103-n poz\u0103 te flateaz\u0103… N-a-mplinit nici dou\u0103\u0219unu.<\/p>\n G.:<\/i>\u00a0Fie, nene, s\u0103 v\u0103 tr\u0103iasc\u0103! a\u021bi \u0219tiut ce-a\u021bi ales… \u0219i o iube\u0219ti?<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0Ei, bravos!… Cum s\u0103 n-o iube\u0219ti!… E lucru mare, domnule, c\u00e2nd \u00ee\u021bi spui. Apoi \u00een gar\u0103 la noi, e comedie! To\u021bi pasajerii, c\u00e2nd trece trenul ziua, toat\u0103 lumea, uite a\u0219a \u00eentoarce capul \u0219i se uit\u0103 la ea, la fereastr\u0103 – c\u0103 st\u0103m sus \u00een gar\u0103.<\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0Da’… \u0219eful unde \u0219ade?<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0Tot sus.<\/p>\n G.:<\/i>\u00a0\u0218eful e familist?<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0A\u0219! Nu vrea s\u0103 se-nsoare; zice c\u0103 nu \u021bine la femei. Ce mai r\u00e2de Mi\u021ba de el, e lucru mare! Mereu \u00eel tachineaz\u0103, \u0219i s\u0103 vezi ce e frumos, c\u0103 el se sup\u0103r\u0103! Odat\u0103, nu \u0219tiu cum l-a tachinat, c\u0103 s-a certat\u0103r\u0103 stra\u0219nic – n-a vorbit\u0103r\u0103… o zi-ntreag\u0103…<\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0\u0218i pe urm\u0103?<\/span><\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0Pe urm\u0103 s-a-mp\u0103cat\u0103r\u0103; trebuia s\u0103 se-mpece, n-avea-ncotro! dac\u0103 m\u00e2nc\u0103m \u00eempreun\u0103, ca’va s’zic\u0103! \u0219tii, vine de st\u0103 cineva vizavi la mas\u0103… nu se poate! A stat ei serio\u0219i c\u00e2t a stat, \u0219i m\u0103 f\u0103ceam \u0219i eu serios, \u0219i zice \u0219eful: “Pardon, ma\u0219er, v-am c\u0103lcat!” \u0219i pe urm\u0103 ne-a pufnit pe to\u021bi r\u00e2sul…<\/p>\n G.:<\/i>\u00a0Da’ \u0219eful ce fel de om e?<\/p>\n A.:\u00a0<\/i>Foarte bun b\u0103iat…<\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0Nu adic\u0103 de bun; dar ce fel de om e? \u00een v\u00e2rst\u0103?<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0Ei a\u0219?… nici de treizeci de ani… S\u0103 vezi, dom’le, frumuse\u021be de b\u0103iat! St\u0103i, c\u0103 am uitat s\u0103 vi-l ar\u0103t.\u00a0(Scoate iar portofelul \u0219i din portofel o alt\u0103 poz\u0103.)<\/i>\u00a0Uite.\u00a0(Amicii iau poza \u0219i o privesc cu oarecare gelozie.)<\/i>\u00a0A\u0219a e?<\/p>\n G.:<\/i>\u00a0Voinic b\u0103rbat!<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0A\u0219! s\u0103-l vezi \u00een natur\u0103. Mai nalt ca d-ta \u0219i \u00eenc\u0103 \u00een poz\u0103 nu iese ro\u0219u!… S\u0103-1 vezi c\u00e2nd \u00ee\u0219i pune \u0219apca ro\u0219ie, a\u0219a cam la o parte… Stra\u0219nic, dom’le! must\u0103\u021bile alea negre ca abanosul \u0219i ni\u0219te spr\u00e2ncene! C\u00e2nd trece trenul, toate cocoanele cu ochii la el, s\u0103-l soarb\u0103 \u0219i mai multe nu! Dac\u0103 n-ar avea \u0219apca ro\u0219ie, l-ar deochea diavoli\u021bele!<\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0Da’, scuz\u0103-m\u0103, c\u0103 te-ntreb, copii ave\u021bi?<\/p>\n A. (r\u00e2z\u00e2nd foarte tare):<\/i>\u00a0Ce vorbe\u0219ti, nene?… sunt \u00eensurat numa de cinci luni…<\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0A\u0219a?… apoi atunci nu e vremea pierdut\u0103; o s\u0103 ave\u021bi…<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0A\u0219a n\u0103d\u0103jduim \u0219i noi… C\u00e2te ceasuri sunt?… ia vezi.<\/p>\n G.:<\/i>\u00a0Dou\u0103 \u0219-un sfert.<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0Acuma intr\u0103 \u00een Leordeni.<\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0M\u0103 rog, da’ dumneata ce e\u0219ti acolo la gar\u0103?<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0Eu?… magazioner… Mai lu\u0103m un r\u00e2nd?<\/p>\n G.:<\/i>\u00a0E cam t\u00e2rziu; m\u00e2ine am can\u021bilerie de diminea\u021b\u0103…<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0Numa un r\u00e2nd… B\u0103iete! trei…<\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0\u0218i acuma e\u0219ti \u00een congediu?<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0Ce conged!… Ce s\u0103 mai cer conged! M\u0103-nvoie\u0219te \u0219eful c\u00e2nd vreau s\u0103 plec. Pot s\u0103 lipsesc \u0219i c\u00e2te trei zile; mai ales acuma, cu criza asta, nu prea e at\u00e2ta de lucru!<\/p>\n G.:<\/i>\u00a0Nene, d\u0103-mi voie s\u0103-nchin \u00een s\u0103n\u0103tatea so\u021biei dumitale… S\u0103 v\u0103 tr\u0103iasc\u0103!<\/span><\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0Mersi!<\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0\u0218i eu \u00eenchin \u00een s\u0103n\u0103tatea \u0219efului d-tale… S\u0103 v\u0103 tr\u0103iasc\u0103!<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0Mersi!<\/p>\n G. (d\u0103 s\u0103 bea, \u00eei r\u0103sare \u0219i pufne\u0219te):<\/i>\u00a0Nene!\u00a0(Cu mult\u0103 c\u0103ldur\u0103):<\/i>\u00a0Nene! Las\u0103-m\u0103 s\u0103 te pup!\u00a0(Se pup\u0103 cu magazionerul.)<\/i>\u00a0E\u0219ti mai dulce ca mierea!\u00a0(R\u00e2d to\u021bi.)<\/i>\u00a0Mult a\u0219 vrea s\u0103 cunosc pe \u0219eful \u0219i pe so\u021bia d-tale!\u00a0(Cu duio\u0219ie):<\/i>\u00a0Ce-or fi f\u0103c\u00e2nd ei acuma?<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0Dorm tun… C\u00e2te ceasuri ai?<\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0Trei fix.<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0A intrat \u00een Pite\u0219ti… La Pite\u0219ti st\u0103 trei\u0219trei de minute…<\/p>\n (Cei doi amici \u00eel \u00eembr\u0103\u021bi\u0219eaz\u0103 pe r\u00e2nd \u0219i-l pup\u0103 cu mult\u0103 c\u0103ldur\u0103.)<\/i><\/p>\n G.:<\/i>\u00a0Nene! e\u0219ti un om fericit!… s\u0103 tr\u0103ie\u0219ti!<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0Asta, ce-i drept, a\u0219a e… sunt fericit, slav\u0103 domnului! Nevast\u0103 frumoas\u0103 am, s\u0103-mi tr\u0103iasc\u0103! slujbu\u0219oar\u0103 bunicic\u0103 am – de! ori\u0219ic\u00e2t s\u0103 zici, magazioner… dac\u0103 nu curge, pic\u0103! de \u0219ef \u00eencai, ce s\u0103 mai zicem! \u021bi-este ca \u0219i un frate, odat\u0103 ce \u021bi-e cumnat, ca’va s’zic\u0103!<\/p>\n (Am\u00e2ndoi amicii, dup\u0103 ce au r\u00e2s tare, r\u0103m\u00e2n foarte nedomiri\u021bi.)<\/i><\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0Cum, cumnat?<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0Dac\u0103-i fratele Mi\u021bii!… Da’ ce credeai?<\/p>\n G.:<\/i>\u00a0Atunci, n-am f\u0103cut nimic…<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0Cum, n-am f\u0103cut nimic?<\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0Noi g\u00e2ndeam…<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0Cum, nene? Ap\u0103i daca nu-i era frate bun, se putea? Cum, adic\u0103? Era s\u0103 las a\u0219a m\u00e2ndre\u021be de femeie… noaptea… cu a\u0219a frumuse\u021be de b\u0103rbat?.. \u00een cupeu de servici!…\u00a0(face cu ochiul)<\/i>\u00a0sepa’at, ca’va s’zic\u0103!…\u00a0(r\u00e2de cu mult\u0103 poft\u0103)<\/i>\u00a0\u0219tii c\u0103-mi place!… C\u00e2te ceasuri ai?<\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0Ce-\u021bi pas\u0103?<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0Vorba e, vreau s\u0103 \u0219tiu unde e Mi\u021ba acuma.<\/p>\n N. (plictisit):<\/i>\u00a0Trei \u0219i jum\u0103tate trecute.<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0A plecat din Pite\u0219ti… Ai s\u0103 mergem undeva, s\u0103 bem c\u00e2te un jvar\u021b.<\/p>\n G.:<\/i>\u00a0Nu mai mergem.<\/p>\n A.:<\/i>\u00a0De ce?<\/p>\n N.:<\/i>\u00a0Nu mai ai nici un haz\u00a0!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Doi amici, Ni\u021b\u0103 \u0219i Ghi\u021b\u0103, \u0219ed la o mas\u0103 \u00een ber\u0103rie \u0219i vorbesc \u00eencet despre cine \u0219tie ce. U\u0219a stabilimentului se deschide cu zgomot, \u0219i intr\u0103 foarte vesel un mu\u0219teriu nou, un om mai mult t\u00e2n\u0103r ca b\u0103tr\u00e2n. Dup\u0103 toate aparen\u021bele, sose\u0219te dintr-un alt stabiliment similar, unde trebuie s\u0103 fi st\u0103ruit mult. 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