{"id":394,"date":"2020-03-03T11:13:09","date_gmt":"2020-03-03T09:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/?p=394"},"modified":"2023-10-24T14:31:01","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T12:31:01","slug":"la-pasti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/la-pasti.html","title":{"rendered":"La Pa\u0219ti"},"content":{"rendered":"
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10 ceasuri \u0219i jum\u0103tate seara, \u00een s\u00e2mb\u0103ta Pa\u0219telui…<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201eMarele Magazin de Coloniale, Delicatese, Comestibile et Colori \u0219i mare Depou de Vinuri et B\u0103uturi Jndigene et Streine”, cu firma \u201eLa trei struguri tricolori”, \u0219i-a l\u0103sat obloanele \u0219i \u00eenchis gazometrul.<\/p>\n

T\u00e2n\u0103rul Lache, func\u021bionar comercial \u00een acest mare magazin, \u00ee\u0219i pune costumul cel nou \u0219i cravata cea nou\u0103, \u00ee\u0219i \u00eencal\u021b\u0103 ghetele cele nou\u0103 cu bize\u021buri, \u00ee\u0219i ia p\u0103l\u0103ria cea nou\u0103 \u0219i porne\u0219te.<\/p>\n

Dou\u0103zeci \u0219i patru de ore de absolut\u0103 libertate…<\/p>\n

S\u0103-l urm\u0103rim ceas cu ceas \u0219i pas cu pas.<\/p>\n

11 \u0219i jum\u0103tate, s\u00e2mb\u0103t\u0103 noaptea.<\/i><\/p>\n

Clopotul de la mitropolie…<\/p>\n

Un tun…<\/p>\n

Lache trece podul de la Palatul Justi\u021biei \u00een direc\u021bia sud.<\/p>\n

Al doilea tun…<\/p>\n

Lache a intrat \u00een curte la Doamna B\u0103la\u0219a.<\/p>\n

\u00cen biseric\u0103 nu mai e loc.<\/p>\n

Lache st\u0103 afar\u0103… Se \u00eenchin\u0103… Cuprins de o ad\u00e2nc\u0103 evlavie, \u00ee\u0219i aduce aminte cu dor de p\u0103rin\u021bii lui de la Otopeni.<\/p>\n

\u00cencet-\u00eencet, tot v\u00e2r\u00e2ndu-se, reu\u0219e\u0219te s\u0103 suie treptele de la intrarea templului.<\/p>\n

Aude corul… dar nu poate vedea dec\u00e2t marele policandru, \u00eenv\u0103luit \u00eentr-o cea\u021b\u0103 groas\u0103.<\/p>\n

Se ridic\u0103 \u00een v\u00e2rful picioarelor, rezem\u00e2ndu-se cu m\u00e2nile \u00eent\u00e2i pe umerii unei cocoane, care-l face obraznic \u0219i m\u0103gar, pe urm\u0103 pe una dintre coloanele de marmor\u0103 imita\u021bie.<\/p>\n

St\u0103 c\u00e2teva minute cu capu \u00eentins \u0219i \u00een v\u00e2rful picioarelor.<\/span><\/p>\n

Parc\u0103 ar vedea mai bine a\u0219a, \u00eens\u0103 o gheat\u0103, a din dreapta, \u00eel sup\u0103r\u0103 c\u00e2nd st\u0103 \u00een v\u00e2rful picioarelor.<\/p>\n

Lache rabd\u0103 c\u00e2t rabd\u0103, apoi se hot\u0103r\u0103\u0219te s\u0103 se mai lase \u0219i pe c\u0103lc\u00e2ie.<\/p>\n

Lum\u00e2n\u0103rile se aprind.<\/p>\n

Lache scoate din buzunar o portocal\u0103[lxix] , \u00eei trage coada afar\u0103 \u0219i ia, de la cucoana care l-a f\u0103cut m\u0103gar \u0219i obraznic, lumin\u0103.<\/p>\n

12 \u0219i un sfert…<\/i><\/p>\n

Lache suie la mitropolie cu portocala aprins\u0103.<\/p>\n

Suind, g\u00e2nde\u0219te… La ce? La un lucru foarte ciudat: de ce totdeauna gheata din dreapta sup\u0103r\u0103 mai tare dec\u00e2t cea din st\u00e2nga? \u0218i apoi: de ce la sui\u0219 sup\u0103r\u0103 gheata din dreapta mai tare dec\u00e2t pe drum drept?<\/p>\n

1 \u0219i trei sferturi…<\/i><\/p>\n

Lache coboar\u0103 dealul mitropoliei, \u021bin\u00e2nd str\u00e2ns portocala aprins\u0103…<\/p>\n

Ciudat lucru! la cobor\u00e2\u0219, gheata din dreapta parc\u0103 sup\u0103r\u0103 \u0219i mai mult ca la sui\u0219…<\/p>\n

Cu c\u00e2t \u00eel str\u00e2nge gheata, cu at\u00e2t Lache str\u00e2nge portocala… O str\u00e2nge p\u00e2n\u0103 o sparge.<\/p>\n

Sufl\u0103, o stinge \u0219i o pune \u00een buzunar.<\/p>\n

5 \u0219i jum\u0103tate diminea\u021ba…<\/i><\/p>\n

Lache umbl\u0103 pe strad\u0103 f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 \u0219tie exact unde vrea s\u0103 mearg\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 fi hot\u0103r\u00e2t cum s\u0103-nceap\u0103 petrecerea de Pa\u0219ti.<\/p>\n

Ciudat lucru \u00eens\u0103!<\/p>\n

\u0218i pe loc drept, gheata din dreapta sup\u0103r\u0103 tot a\u0219a de tare ca \u0219i la sui\u0219 ori cobor\u00e2\u0219.<\/p>\n

7 ceasuri diminea\u021ba…<\/i><\/p>\n

Lache se-nt\u00e2lne\u0219te cu un amic, alt func\u021bionar comercial, tot comestibile et colori.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Cristos a-nviat!<\/p>\n

\u2014 Adev\u0103rat a-nviat!<\/p>\n

Oric\u00e2t s\u0103 zici, teribil\u0103 potriveal\u0103! Ghete la fel! Da, dar pe amicul nu-l sup\u0103r\u0103 gheata din dreapta \u2014 \u00eel sup\u0103r\u0103 a din st\u00e2nga.<\/span><\/p>\n

A! care va s\u0103 zic\u0103, atunci \u2014 ce e de f\u0103cut?<\/p>\n

E lucru simplu. Lache ia la bra\u021b \u00een st\u00e2nga pe amicul s\u0103u, care prime\u0219te bucuros, \u0219i a\u0219a pornesc \u00eenainte, rezem\u00e2ndu-se unul de altul \u00een partea piciorului la care nu-i sup\u0103r\u0103 gheata.<\/p>\n

8 ceasuri diminea\u021ba.<\/i><\/p>\n

Sunt pe bulevard…<\/p>\n

Lache are o idee: s\u0103 \u0219az\u0103 pe o banc\u0103.<\/p>\n

Amicul aprob\u0103 ideea lui Lache…<\/p>\n

\u0218ed, \u0219i unul \u00eentinde piciorul din dreapta, adic\u0103 Lache, iar cel\u0103lalt \u00eentinde piciorul din st\u00e2nga, amicul, care va s\u0103 zic\u0103…<\/p>\n

\u0218i \u0219ed a\u0219a foarte melancolici, privind cum trec fel de fel de trec\u0103tori \u0219i de trec\u0103toare, unii mai \u00eencet, al\u021bii mai iute, ba unii chiar alearg\u0103, parc\u0103 ar fi cu picioarele goale.<\/p>\n

9 ceasuri.<\/i>\u00a0Lache zice:<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ai s\u0103 mai umbl\u0103m… mai r\u0103u e c\u00e2nd \u0219ezi! \u0218i amicul zice:<\/p>\n

\u2014 \u0218i mie mi se pare…<\/p>\n

Se ridic\u0103 \u0219i, mu\u0219c\u00e2ndu-\u0219i fiecare buza de jos, iar se iau la bra\u021b.<\/p>\n

Spre Ci\u0219megiu..<\/i>.<\/p>\n

Cobor\u00e2nd, v\u0103d cadre at\u00e2rnate pe grilajul gr\u0103dinii…<\/p>\n

Am\u00e2ndoi, amatori de bele-arte, au deodat\u0103 acelasi g\u00e2nd: s\u0103 stea pu\u021bin, s\u0103 se uite la cadre.<\/p>\n

Se opresc, rezem\u00e2ndu-se bine unul \u00eentr-altul \u0219i ridic\u00e2nd picioarele de afar\u0103: Lache pe cel din dreapta, cum \u021bine pe amic de bra\u021b \u00een st\u00e2nga; iar amicul, pe cel\u0103lalt.<\/p>\n

Dar o galerie de pictur\u0103 este cea mai obositoare distrac\u021bie intelectual\u0103.<\/p>\n

Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva momente de admira\u021biune, Lache zice:<\/p>\n

\u2014 Ai s\u0103 umbl\u0103m… e r\u0103u c\u00e2nd stai! \u0218i amicul zice:<\/p>\n

\u2014 \u0218i mie mi se pare.<\/p>\n

Atunci, pornesc ca doi fra\u021bi din Siam \u0219i \u00eencet-\u00eencet trec la maidanul Duca.<\/span><\/p>\n

10 ceasuri.<\/i><\/p>\n

Lache \u0219i amicul se dau \u00een leag\u0103n, fiecare \u00eentinz\u00e2nd piciorul din partea unde s-au \u021binut la bra\u021b…<\/p>\n

Pare\u0103 v\u00e2ntul face bine, la \u00eenceput…<\/p>\n

Dar peste c\u00e2teva momente, cei doi amici se satur\u0103 de leag\u0103n \u0219i pornesc dup\u0103 metoda lor.<\/p>\n

1 \u0219i jum\u0103tate dup\u0103-amiazi.<\/i><\/p>\n

Lache s-a desf\u0103cut pentru un moment de bra\u021bul amicului, care st\u0103 rezemat de un perete al vestibulului Teatrului Na\u021bional.<\/p>\n

Lache cump\u0103r\u0103 de la cas\u0103 dou\u0103 staluri III la Sinzeana \u0219i Pepelea. E \u00eembulzeal\u0103 la cas\u0103. Un glas sf\u00e2\u0219ietor:<\/p>\n

\u2014 Nu mai m\u0103 c\u0103lca \u0219i d-ta, domnule!<\/p>\n

4 \u0219i jum\u0103tate d.a. S-a ispr\u0103vit spectacolul…<\/i><\/p>\n

Lache coboar\u0103, cu amicul s\u0103u la bra\u021b, cele trei trepte ale vestibulului.<\/p>\n

Se opresc \u00een fa\u021ba b\u0103ncii, pe trotuar. O inspira\u021bie trece prin mintea lui Lache:<\/p>\n

\u2014 Hai s\u0103 \u0219edem! \u0218ed, \u0219i Lache zice:<\/p>\n

\u2014 Eu o scot.<\/p>\n

\u2014 \u0218i eu o scot, zice amicul.<\/p>\n

Atunci fiecare \u00ee\u0219i scoate gheata de la piciorul din partea unde nu se \u021binuser\u0103 la bra\u021b, adic\u0103 Lache pe a din dreapta, \u0219i amicul pe a din st\u00e2nga.<\/p>\n

O, sf\u00e2nt\u0103 libertate!<\/p>\n

Am putea pentru ca s\u0103 zicem c\u0103 nu e ceva mai sf\u00e2nt pe lume! \u0219i putem pentru ca s\u0103 afirm\u0103m c\u0103 n-au fost vreodat\u0103 dou\u0103 picioare mai fericite dec\u00e2t acuma piciorul drept al lui Lache \u0219i piciorul st\u00e2ng al amicului s\u0103u.<\/p>\n

De fericire, ele nu mai \u0219tiu ce s\u0103 fac\u0103 cu degetele lor \u2014 parc\u0103 ar c\u00e2nta la clavir.<\/p>\n

\u0218i teribil\u0103 potriveal\u0103, domnule! am\u00e2ndou\u0103 poart\u0103 ciorapi crem \u0219i cam largi, care vin de fac cute \u0219i fire\u0219te c\u0103, dac\u0103 face cute ciorapul, e mai r\u0103u c\u00e2nd e gheata str\u00e2mt\u0103.<\/span><\/p>\n

Foarte frumos pe Pia\u021ba Teatrului! stai, m\u0103-n\u021belegi, la umbr\u0103 \u0219i te ui\u021bi… \u0219i vorbe\u0219ti \u0219i r\u00e2zi, \u0219i se mai zbicesc \u0219i ghetele de lacrimile picioarelor…<\/p>\n

5 ceasuri d.a.<\/i><\/p>\n

Lache zice:<\/p>\n

\u2014 Hai s\u0103 mergem! Amicul zice:<\/p>\n

\u2014 Hai!<\/p>\n

\u0218i am\u00e2ndoi \u00ee\u0219i potrivesc ciorapul crem, tr\u0103g\u00e2ndu-l bine \u0219i f\u0103c\u00e2nd o cut\u0103 sistematic\u0103 sub c\u0103lc\u00e2i… Apoi, fiecare-\u0219i ia gheata \u0219i v\u00e2r\u0103 piciorul \u00een ea…<\/p>\n

V\u00e2rful merge… c\u0103lc\u00e2iul nu vrea \u0219i sc\u00e2r\u021b\u00e2ie, \u0219i picioarele, cari au gustat odat\u0103 libertatea \u0219i lumina, \u00eencep s\u0103 palpite \u0219i s\u0103 zv\u00e2cneasc\u0103 nebune\u0219te la ideea c\u0103 o nou\u0103 er\u0103 de sclavie \u0219i de-ntuneric trebuie s\u0103-nceap\u0103: o adev\u0103rat\u0103 revolt\u0103, care n-ar putea fi n\u0103bu\u0219it\u0103 dec\u00e2t cu praf de federvais; dar praful lipse\u0219te, \u0219i revolta triumf\u0103.<\/p>\n

Lache zice:<\/p>\n

\u2014 Nu merge!<\/p>\n

\u2014 Nu merge! zice \u0219i amicul.<\/p>\n

\u0218i am\u00e2ndoi las\u0103 ghetele jos, fiecare \u00een partea lui, \u0219i am\u00e2ndou\u0103 picioarele \u00eencep iar s\u0103 joace din degete ca ni\u0219te m\u00e2ni de harfonist\u0103.<\/p>\n

8 ceasuri d.a.<\/i><\/p>\n

Lache \u0219i amicul beau bere la Gambrinus, unde e lume destul\u0103.<\/p>\n

Am\u00e2ndoi sunt cu piciorul respectiv liber \u0219i cu c\u00e2te o gheata al\u0103turi.<\/p>\n

Pl\u0103tesc \u0219i vor s\u0103 plece.<\/p>\n

Se apleac\u0103 s\u0103-\u0219i ia fiecare gheata.<\/p>\n

Caut\u0103 \u00een zadar: ghetele lipsesc am\u00e2ndou\u0103.<\/p>\n

Un mare hohot de r\u00e2s porne\u0219te dintr-un col\u021b al ber\u0103riei.<\/p>\n

Toata lumea se uit\u0103-ntr-acolo.<\/p>\n

Ce e?… Un c\u00e2ne englezesc al unui ofi\u021ber, c\u00e2ne dresat la circ s\u0103 serveasc\u0103 pe st\u0103p\u00e2n ca fecior \u00een casa, face sluj \u021bin\u00e2nd dou\u0103 ghete-n gur\u0103.<\/span><\/p>\n

8 ore seara.<\/i><\/p>\n

Lache \u0219i amicul stau \u00een tr\u0103sur\u0103 picior peste picior, cel de dasupra numai \u00een ciorap crem. Lache zice:<\/p>\n

\u2014 Hai s\u0103 le schimb\u0103m! S\u0103 vedem.<\/p>\n

\u2014 Haide… Opre\u0219te, birjar!<\/p>\n

Genial\u0103 inspira\u021bie a avut Lache!<\/p>\n

Ghetele schimbate merg minunat. Dau drumul birjarului \u0219i se-n-torc \u00een t\u00e2rg cu tramvaiul, la Mitic\u0103 Georgescu.<\/p>\n

Dar, vai! fatalitate, ca s\u0103 zicem a\u0219a!<\/p>\n

La Mitic\u0103, am\u00e2ndoi sunt for\u021ba\u021bi s\u0103 scoa\u021b\u0103 iar c\u00e2te una, \u00eens\u0103 acuma viceversa: Lache p-a din st\u00e2nga \u0219i amicul p-a din dreapta… \u0219i cu mai mult\u0103 precau\u021biune dec\u00e2t la Gambrinus \u2014 fiecare \u0219i-o \u021bine dinainte pe mas\u0103…<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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10 ceasuri \u0219i jum\u0103tate seara, \u00een s\u00e2mb\u0103ta Pa\u0219telui… \u201eMarele Magazin de Coloniale, Delicatese, Comestibile et Colori \u0219i mare Depou de Vinuri et B\u0103uturi Jndigene et Streine”, cu firma \u201eLa trei struguri tricolori”, \u0219i-a l\u0103sat obloanele \u0219i \u00eenchis gazometrul. T\u00e2n\u0103rul Lache, func\u021bionar comercial \u00een acest mare magazin, \u00ee\u0219i pune costumul cel nou \u0219i cravata cea nou\u0103, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[15],"class_list":["post-394","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-ion-luca-caragiale-nuvele","tag-ion-luca-caragiale"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=394"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":395,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/394\/revisions\/395"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=394"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=394"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dragos-serban.ro\/carti\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=394"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}