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‫اﻟﻔﺼﻞ اﻟﺴﺎدس ﻋﴩ‬

‫َﺧ َﺴﺎ َر ُة اﻟ ﱢﺮ َﻫﺎ ِن!‬

‫َﻛﺎ َن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج َر ْﻫ َﻦ ا ِﻻ ْﻋ ِﺘ َﻘﺎ ِل ِﰲ َﻣ ْﺼ َﻠ َﺤ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﺠ َﻤﺎ ِر ِك ُﻣﻨْﺬُ أَ ْن أَ ْﻟ َﻘﻰ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒْ َﺾ َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ‬
‫َﻗﺒْ َﻞ ِﺑ ْﻀ ِﻊ َد َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻖ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎ َن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺰ َﻣ ِﻊ إِ ْر َﺳﺎﻟُ ُﻪ إِ َﱃ َﻟﻨْ َﺪ َن ِﰲ ُﻏ ُﻀﻮ ِن َد َﻗﺎ ِﺋ َﻖ‪.‬‬

‫َو ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ َرأَى ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻳُ ْﻠ ِﻘﻲ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺒْ َﺾ َﻋ َﲆ َﺳﻴﱢ ِﺪ ِه‪َ ،‬ﺣﺎ َو َل أَ ْن ﻳَ ْﻬ ُﺠ َﻢ َﻋ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺤ ﱢﻘ ِﻖ‬
‫ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ِﰲ ﻧَ ْﻮﺑَ ِﺔ َﻏ َﻀ ٍﺐ‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜ ْﻦ َﻛﺎ َن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِر َﺟﺎ ُل ُ ْﴍ َﻃ ٍﺔ ِﺑ َﺠﺎ ِﻧ ِﺐ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﻔﺘﱢ ِﺶ َﻓ َﻤﻨَ ُﻌﻮ ُه ِﻣ ْﻦ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚ‪.‬‬
‫َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا َﻣ ْﺼ ُﻌﻮ َﻗ ًﺔ ِﻣ ﱠﻤﺎ ﻳَ ْﺤ ُﺪ ُث‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ْﻔ َﻬ ْﻢ ِﻣﻨْ ُﻪ َﺷﻴْﺌًﺎ؛ َﻓ َ َﴩ َح َﻟ َﻬﺎ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ُﻛ ﱠﻞ َ ْﳾءٍ‪،‬‬
‫َﻓﺄَ ْﺧ َﱪَ َﻫﺎ أَ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ﻳَ ُﻈ ﱡﻦ أَ ﱠن ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ُﻫ َﻮ َﺳﺎ ِر ُق ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْ ِﴫ ِف‪َ ،‬وأَ ْو َﺿ َﺢ َﻟ َﻬﺎ َﻛﻴْ َﻒ ﺗَ َﻌ ﱠﻘﺒَ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ‬

‫َﺣ ْﻮ َل ا ْﻟ َﻌﺎ َﻟ ِﻢ‪.‬‬
‫ﺛُ ﱠﻢ َﻓ ﱠﻜ َﺮ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ‪َ » :‬ﻫ ْﻞ ُﻛ ﱡﻞ َﻫ َﺬا َﺧ َﻄ ِﺌﻲ؟ َﻣﺎذَا َﻟ ْﻮ ُﻛﻨْ ُﺖ أَ ْﺧ َ ْﱪ ُت َﺳﻴﱢ ِﺪي َﻋ ْﻦ ﻓﻴﻜﺲ ُﻣﻨْﺬُ‬
‫ا ْﻟ ِﺒ َﺪاﻳَ ِﺔ؟ َﻫ ْﻞ َﻛﺎ َن ِﻣ َﻦ ا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﻤ ِﻜ ِﻦ أَ ْن أَ ْﻣﻨَ َﻊ ا ْﻋ ِﺘ َﻘﺎ َﻟ ُﻪ؟ ُرﺑﱠ َﻤﺎ َﻛﺎ َن َﺳﻴﱢ ِﺪي َﺳﻴَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ ُﻊ إِ ْﻗﻨَﺎ َع ﻓﻴﻜﺲ‬

‫ِﺑ َﱪَا َء ِﺗ ِﻪ!«‬
‫َو َﻟ ِﻜ ْﻦ َﻛﺎ َن ا ْﻷَ َوا ُن َﻗ ْﺪ َﻓﺎ َت َﻋ َﲆ ا ْﻟ ِﻘﻴَﺎ ِم ِﺑﺄَ ﱢي َ ْﳾءٍ‪َ ،‬ﺟ َﻠ َﺲ ﺑﺎﺳﺒﺎرﺗﻮ ِﰲ َﻣ ْﺼ َﻠ َﺤ ِﺔ ا ْﻟ َﺠ َﻤﺎ ِر ِك‬

‫ﻳَﺒْ ِﻜﻲ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ ﻋﻮدا أَﻳْ ًﻀﺎ ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك؛ َﻓ َﻠ ْﻢ ﻳَ َﺸﺄْ أَ ﱞي ِﻣﻨْ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ أَ ْن ﻳُ َﻐﺎ ِد َر َﺣﺘﱠﻰ ﻳَ َﺮﻳَﺎ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس‪.‬‬
‫َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻌ ْﺪ َﻟ َﺪى ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج أَ ﱡي ُﻓ َﺮ ٍص أُ ْﺧ َﺮى؛ َﻓ َﻜﺎ َن َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ ُﻮ ُﺟﻮ ُد ِﰲ ﻧَﺎ ِدي »رﻳﻔﻮرم‬
‫ﻛﻠﻮب« ﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ ِﺗ ْﺴ ِﻊ َﺳﺎ َﻋﺎ ٍت ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﻀﺒْ ِﻂ‪َ ،‬و َﻛﺎﻧَ ِﺖ اﻟ ﱢﺮ ْﺣ َﻠ ُﺔ ِﻣ ْﻦ ﻟﻴﻔﺮﺑﻮل إِ َﱃ َﻟﻨْ َﺪ َن ﺗَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﻐ ِﺮ ُق ِﺳ ﱠﺖ‬
‫َﺳﺎ َﻋﺎ ٍت‪َ ،‬و َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ُﻪ ا ْﻵ َن َر ْﻫ ُﻦ ا ِﻻ ْﻋ ِﺘ َﻘﺎ ِل‪َ ،‬ﻓ َﻼ ﻳُﻮ َﺟ ُﺪ أَ ﱡي َﺿ َﻤﺎ ٍن ِﺑﺄَﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﺳﻴَ ِﺼ ُﻞ إِ َﱃ َﻟﻨْ َﺪ َن ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻮ ْﻗ ِﺖ‬
‫ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨَﺎ ِﺳ ِﺐ ِﻟﺘَ ْ ِﱪﺋَ ِﺔ َﺳﺎ َﺣ ِﺘ ِﻪ‪ ،‬ﻧَﺎ ِﻫﻴ َﻚ َﻋ ِﻦ اﻟﺬﱠ َﻫﺎ ِب إِ َﱃ ﻧَﺎ ِدي »رﻳﻔﻮرم ﻛﻠﻮب« ِﰲ ا ْﻟ َﻮ ْﻗ ِﺖ ا ْﻟ ُﻤﻨَﺎ ِﺳ ِﺐ‪.‬‬
‫َﺟ َﻠ َﺲ ﻓﻴﻠﻴﺎس ﻓﻮج ِﰲ ِزﻧْ َﺰاﻧَ ِﺘ ِﻪ َﻻ ﻳُ َﺤ ﱢﺮ ُك َﺳﺎ ِﻛﻨًﺎ‪َ ،‬و ِﺑﺎﻟ ﱠﺮ ْﻏ ِﻢ ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻗ ْﺴ َﻮ ِة ا ْﻟ َﻤ ْﻘ َﻌ ِﺪ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي‬
‫ﻳَ ْﺠ ِﻠ ُﺲ َﻋ َﻠﻴْ ِﻪ َوا ْﻟ ُﻤ ْﺴﺘَ ْﻘﺒَ ِﻞ ا ْﻟ َﻐﺎ ِﻣ ِﺾ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي ﻳَﻨْﺘَ ِﻈ ُﺮ ُه‪َ ،‬ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَﺒْ ُﺪ َﻋ َﲆ َﻣ َﻼ ِﻣ ِﺤ ِﻪ أَ ﱡي َﻣ َﺸﺎ ِﻋ َﺮ‪َ ،‬ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻇ ﱠﻞ‬