E o zi posomor\u00e2t\u0103 de prim\u0103var\u0103; dar e zi de s\u0103rb\u0103toare, mare repaus duminical.. . Ai observat \u0219i dumneata, cititorule, c\u00e2te progrese o f\u0103cut opinia noastr\u0103 public\u0103 de c\u00e2nd avem legea repausului duminical?.. E zi de s\u0103rb\u0103toare. Pe stradele principale este o mi\u0219care febril\u0103 neobi\u0219nuit\u0103. Mul\u021bimea circul\u0103 cu mare greutate; grupuri se aglomereaz\u0103 la r\u0103sp\u00e2ntii, unde discut\u0103 ferbinte; toat\u0103 lumea e cuprins\u0103 de nervozitate… Miroase \u00een aer, nu, dup\u0103 expresia clasic\u0103, a iarb\u0103 de pu\u0219c\u0103, \u2014 din norocire, moravurile poporului nostru sunt mai bl\u00e2nde dec\u00e2t ale altor popoare, mai civilizate chiar, \u2014 miroase a… ghiontuial\u0103. Dar ce e? De ce fierbe lumea? Se face o manifesta\u021bie popular\u0103 monstr\u0103 \u00een contra guvernului, care vrea s\u0103 treac\u0103 prin camer\u0103\u00a0\u00e0 la vapeur<\/i>\u00a0legea pentru \u00eenfiin\u021barea\u00a0Monopolului b\u0103uturilor spirtoase!<\/i>\u00a0De c\u00e2nd ne bucur\u0103m de binefacerile regimului parlamentar, n-a trecut aceast\u0103 \u021bar\u0103 printr-o agita\u021bie mai grozav\u0103.<\/p>\n
Drept s\u0103 spun: s\u0103 merg la manifesta\u021bie, n-am curaj, fiindc\u0103 am aflat c\u0103 guvernul este hot\u0103r\u00eet s\u0103 reprime cu toat\u0103 energia mi\u0219carea popular\u0103, \u0219i n-am poft\u0103 s\u0103-mi stric vreun os pentru o simpl\u0103 curiozitate de gur\u0103-casc\u0103. Pe strad\u0103 s\u0103 m\u0103 plimb, e foarte frig; \u0219i afar\u0103 de asta, te pomene\u0219ti c\u0103 m\u0103 \u00eencurc \u00een vreo discu\u021bie \u0219i-mi cap\u0103t beleaua… Cine \u0219tie dac\u0103 nemeresc s\u0103 m\u0103 adresez \u00een mul\u021bime cuiva de aceia\u0219i p\u0103rere cu mine; \u0219i-n astfel de \u00eemprejur\u0103ri, un om ca mine, care nu \u00een\u021belege m\u00e2ndria eroismului civic, trebue ori s\u0103 discute cu oameni de aceia\u0219i p\u0103rere, ori \u0219i mai bine, s\u0103 n-aib\u0103 nici o p\u0103rere. Dar dac\u0103 n-ai nici o p\u0103rere, \u00een astfel de \u00eemprejur\u0103ri, c\u00e2nd mai toat\u0103 lumea are o p\u0103rere, e\u0219ti\u00a0\u00een primejdie s\u0103 superi pe oricine are una. E mai bine a\u0219adar s\u0103 m\u0103 retrag discret \u00eentr-un col\u021b \u0219i s\u0103 tac. Intru \u00eentr-o ber\u0103rie \u0219i a\u0219tept s\u0103 pice din moment \u00een moment edi\u021bia de sear\u0103 a ziarelor politice. . . Sunt tare ner\u0103bd\u0103tor s\u0103 aflu ce a fost la manifesta\u021bie.<\/p>\n
E lume destul\u0103 \u0219i-n ber\u0103rie. Un cunoscut mi se a\u0219eaz\u0103 al\u0103turi.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ei! ce zic?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce s\u0103 zic? r\u0103spund eu… Bine!<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cum bine! Asta e bine?<\/p>\n
\u2014 D\u00e8! zic; \u0219tiu \u0219i eu\u00a0?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cum, \u0219tiu \u0219i eu? Dac\u0103 dumneata, cet\u0103\u021bean care te pretinzi…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ba, zic, m\u0103 iart\u0103, nu m\u0103 pretinz de loc.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu e vorba c\u0103 te pretinzi, dar e\u0219ti; e\u0219ti un om, care va s\u0103 zic\u0103, mai instruit, \u0219i ai datoria, m\u0103-n\u021belegi; fiindc\u0103, dac\u0103 unul ca dumneata st\u0103 indiferent \u0219i nu se intereseaz\u0103, atunci s\u0103-mi dai voie s\u0103-\u021bi spun…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nene, zic eu…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce, nene?.. Aoleu! vai de biata \u021bara asta! O s\u0103 ajung\u0103 r\u0103u, domnule! o s-ajung\u0103 r\u0103u! fiindc\u0103 nu mai este patriotism \u0219i totul se vinde, \u0219i sunt oameni, m\u0103-n\u021belegi, care ar merita…<\/p>\n
\u0218i omul meu ridic\u0103 tonul a\u0219a de tare, \u00eenc\u00e2t toat\u0103 lumea dimprejur \u00ee\u0219i \u00eentoarce privirile c\u0103tre masa noastr\u0103… Eu aplec ochii \u0219i cu tonul foarte blajin;<\/p>\n
\u2014 S\u0103 m\u0103 crezi c\u0103 \u0219i pe mine.. .<\/p>\n
El, ridic\u00e2nd tonul \u0219i mai sus:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce, \u0219i pe dumneata?.. C\u00e2nd vine, m\u0103-n\u021belegi, un guvern ca bandi\u021bii, fiindc\u0103 n-are cine s\u0103-l opreasc\u0103 de a lovi \u00een tot ce e mai scump, pentru care nu mai exist\u0103 nici o ap\u0103rare, fiindc\u0103 t\u0103cem to\u021bi, \u0219i eu \u0219i dumneata \u0219i dumnealor (arat\u0103 pe cei dela mesele apropiate) ca ni\u0219te la\u0219i, f\u0103r\u0103 nimica sacru, m\u0103-n\u021belegi! fire\u0219te c\u0103 are s\u0103-\u0219i bat\u0103 joc de poporul \u00eentreg… A! dar nu mai merge! Po\u021bi dumneatale, m\u0103-n\u021belegi, s\u0103 z\u00e2mbe\u0219ti \u0219i s\u0103 ridici din umeri parc-ai fi str\u0103in, nu…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Da nu ridic din umeri, domnule! nu z\u00e2mbesc, domnule! m\u0103 iart\u0103!<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u021aal! strig\u0103 omul foarte sup\u0103rat…<\/p>\n
Chelnerul n-aude.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u021aal!!<\/p>\n
\u2014 Las\u0103, zic, pl\u0103tesc eu…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Mersi! Las-c\u0103 avem \u0219i noi cu ce pl\u0103ti at\u00e2ta lucru!.. Nu ne-a jupuit p\u00e2n\u0103 acum de tot, guvernul bandi\u021bilor d-v.!<\/p>\n
\u2014 Al meu? guvernul meu?..<\/p>\n
\u2014 Las-c\u0103 \u0219tim noi… \u021aal! surdule!<\/p>\n
Pl\u0103te\u0219te \u0219i pleac\u0103 foarte nec\u0103jit.<\/p>\n
Nu mai vin gazetele… N-apuc s\u0103-mi aduc aminte de gazete, \u0219i iat\u0103 o alt\u0103 cuno\u0219tin\u021b\u0103 se apropie \u0219i-mi cere s\u0103-i permit a sta l\u00e2ng\u0103 mine.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ei?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ei? repet eu.<\/p>\n
\u2014 \u00ce\u021bi place ce fac mizerabilii?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Care mizerabili?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ei, care mizerabili! derbedeii! bandi\u021bii, care socotesc, c\u0103, dac\u0103 se str\u00e2ng dou\u0103 trei sute, be\u021bi, gata pe scandal… Oameni despera\u021bi, domnule, cari pentru un pisoi omoar\u0103 pe tat-s\u0103u… Dar ast\u0103dat\u0103 li s-a-nfundat… Auzi dumneata!.. \u00cen carne vie are s\u0103 trag\u0103, \u00een carne vie!<\/p>\n
\u2014 De, nene! zic eu…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dar adic\u0103tele, ce pofti\u021bi, dv.? adic\u0103tele, cum o ie\u0219i o ceat\u0103 de dalcauci, de haimanale de-ale dv. \u00een uli\u021b\u0103 cu reteveiul, guvernul…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Iart\u0103-m\u0103, zic; \u00een\u021beleg s\u0103 comba\u021bi pe haimanale, dar s\u0103 sus\u021bii c\u0103 sunt ale mele…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce s\u0103 te iert!.. Dv., oameni inteligen\u021bi, sunte\u021bi de vin\u0103, fiindc\u0103 sta\u021bi indiferen\u021bi. Ia s\u0103 fi mers dumneata cu mine \u0219i cu dumnealor to\u021bi (arat\u0103 pe cei de la celelalte mese dimprejur) s\u0103 fi mers, ca ni\u0219te cet\u0103\u021beni convin\u0219i, s\u0103 facem \u0219i noi o manifesta\u021bie… Dar nu! Noi st\u0103m ca blegii \u00een cafenele, \u0219i-n ber\u0103rii, \u0219i-n cluburi, \u0219i l\u0103s\u0103m pe to\u021bi apelpisi\u021bii, care ard s\u0103 puie iar m\u00e2na pe slujbu\u0219oare, ca s\u0103-\u0219i fac\u0103 de cap \u0219i s\u0103 r\u0103stoarne sub felurite pretexte…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nene, zic, te-i sup\u0103ra, nu te-i sup\u0103ra, eu \u00een politic\u0103, nu m-amestec, pentru c\u0103…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pentru c\u0103?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pentru c\u0103… mi-e fric\u0103…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Fric\u0103?.. bravo!<\/p>\n
\u0218i omul meu \u00eencepe s\u0103 r\u00e2z\u0103:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Atunci, d\u0103-mi voie s\u0103-\u021bi spun, adic\u0103tele, c\u0103 e\u0219ti o mangafa…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Sunt func\u021bionar, domnule…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Tocmai de-aia, trebuie s\u0103 aperi guvernul…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Da ce? zic eu, cam plictisit… guvernul n-are alt\u0103 ap\u0103rare dec\u00e2t pe un con\u021bopist ca mine?…<\/p>\n
Omul meu \u00eemi d\u0103 cu tifla, se scoal\u0103 \u0219i pleac\u0103 gr\u0103bit, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i pl\u0103teasc\u0103 halbele, pe cari le-a b\u0103ut una dup\u0103 alta… Las’ c\u0103 i le pl\u0103tesc eu! \u0219i nu-mi pare r\u0103u; mai pu\u021bin cost\u0103 dou\u0103 halbe dec\u00e2t crudele-i lec\u021biuni de civism…<\/p>\n
Dar iat\u0103 sose\u0219te un b\u0103iat cu gazetele. Lumea i le smulge. Iau \u0219i eu dou\u0103: una guvernamental\u0103 \u0219i una opozant\u0103. Sunt om care iubesc adev\u0103rul \u0219i fiindc\u0103-l iubesc, \u0219tiu s\u0103-l caut. De mult mi-am f\u0103cut re\u021beta cu care, \u00een materie politic\u0103, \u00eel po\u021bi ob\u021bine aproape exact. De exemplu. Gazeta opozi\u021biei zice: \u201e …la aceast\u0103 \u00eentrunire a noastr\u0103, alergaser\u0103 peste 6000 de cet\u0103\u021beni, tot ce are Capitala mai distins ca profesiuni libere, comercian\u021bi, proprietari, \u0219cl… \u201d. Gazeta guvernului zice: \u201e …la aceast\u0103 \u00eentrunire a lor, d-abia se putuser\u0103 aduna \u00een sil\u0103 vreo 300 de destr\u0103b\u0103la\u021bi, derbedei, haimanale… \u201d Atunci, zic eu, au fost la acea \u00eentrunire 3000 \u0219i ceva de oameni, fel de fel, \u0219i mai a\u0219a \u0219i mai a\u0219a.<\/p>\n
Pe c\u00e2nd deschid gazeta guvernamental\u0103, s\u0103 m\u0103 uit la ultimele informa\u021biuni asupra scandalului, iat\u0103 c\u0103, intr\u00e2nd pe u\u0219a din dos, vine la masa mea un domn ca de vreo treizeci-\u0219i-cinci de ani \u0219i mai bine, cu o barb\u0103 neagr\u0103 foarte bogat\u0103, \u00eenso\u021bit de un tinerel ca de vreo paisprezece ani \u2014 probabil fiu-s\u0103u. Am\u00e2ndoi, tat\u0103l \u0219i fiul, se a\u0219az\u0103\u00a0sans fa\u00e7on<\/i>\u00a0la masa mea, \u0219i tat\u0103l foarte r\u0103gu\u0219it, \u00eemi zice cu ton de aspr\u0103 imputare:<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce cete\u0219ti porc\u0103ria aia, domnule?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Pardon, zic eu…<\/p>\n
Dar p\u00e2n\u0103 s\u0103-i mai zic ceva tat\u0103lui, fiul \u00eemi smulge gazeta, o rupe \u0219i o asv\u00e2rle sub picioare…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Domnilor! vreau s\u0103 zic eu…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce, domnilor? \u021bip\u0103 b\u0103iatul… Crede\u021bi c\u0103 n-ave\u021bi s\u0103 pl\u0103ti\u021bi infamia?..<\/p>\n
\u2014 Ce infamie, domnule?<\/p>\n
\u2014 O s\u0103 v\u0103 ar\u0103t\u0103m noi dv. tuturor, care v\u0103 solidariza\u021bi cu regimul banditesc…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cu regimul monopolurilor! ad\u0103og\u0103 tat\u0103l.<\/p>\n
\u00cen\u021beleg\u00e2nd c\u0103 un tat\u0103 a\u0219a de r\u0103gu\u0219it n-ar putea fi niciodat\u0103 pentru monopolul b\u0103uturilor spirtoase, zic:<\/p>\n
\u2014 M\u0103 ierta\u021bi, domnilor, dar… cu cine am, m\u0103 rog, onoarea?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Cu studen\u021bi! strig\u0103 b\u0103iatul.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Bine, dumneata, se vede… dar tata dumnitale…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Care tat\u0103?<\/p>\n
\u2014 Dumnealui!<\/p>\n
\u0218i ar\u0103t pe omul cu barb\u0103.<\/p>\n
\u2014 Nu-i sunt tat\u0103, domnule, strig\u0103 omul r\u0103gu\u0219it…<\/p>\n
\u2014\u00a0!?<\/p>\n
\u2014 … Suntem camarazi…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Camarazi!! strig eu. Camarazi? \u0219i \u00eencep s\u0103 r\u00e2d…<\/p>\n
\u2014 Domnule! strig\u0103 b\u0103rbosul, nu-\u021bi permit s\u0103 insul\u021bi tinerimea universitar\u0103!<\/p>\n
Eu chem de grab\u0103 chelnerul, pl\u0103tesc iute \u0219i plec, dup\u0103 ce salut frumos pe cei doi tineri camarazi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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