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ا ْﻟ َﻐ ِﺮﻳ َﻤﺎ ِن
أَ ْﻃ َﻠ َﻖ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ِﺿ ْﺤ َﻜ ًﺔ أَ ْﻋ َﲆ ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ َرأَى ِﻣ ْﻘ َﺪا َر ا ْﻟ ِﻌﻨْ ِﺪ ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي ﻳَﺘَ َﻤﺘﱠ ُﻊ ِﺑ ِﻪ ﺑﺎكَ ،وﻧَﺎ َدى َﻋ َﲆ
ﺑيرو َو ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳُ ِﺸيرُ إِ َﱃ ﺑﺎك ا ﱠﻟ ِﺬي ﺗَ َﺠ ﱠﻤ َﺪ ِﰲ َﻣ َﻜﺎ ِﻧ ِﻪ َو َﻛﺄَﻧﱠ ُﻪ ﺗَ ْﻤﺜَﺎ ٌل» :ﻳَﺎ ﺑيروَ ،ﻣﺎ َﻫ َﺬا ا ْﻟ َﻜ ْﻠ ُﺐ؟«
َﻗﺎ َل ﺑيروَ » :ﻛ ْﻠ ٌﺐ َﺟﻴﱢ ٌﺪ«.
َﻗﺎ َل ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮاَ » :ﺣ َﺴﻨًﺎ ،أَ ْﺧ ِﱪْ ُه أَﻧْ َﺖ أَ ْن ﻳَﺘَﻨَ ﱠﺤﻰ إِذَ ْن ،أَ ُﻇ ﱡﻦ أَﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻌ ْﺪ ﻳُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ ا ِﻻ ْﺳ ِﺘ َﻤﺎ َع
إِ َﱄﱠ«.
َﻗﺎ َل ﺑيرو َو ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَ ْﻀ َﺤ ُﻚَ » :و َﻻ أَﻧَﺎ أَﻳْ ًﻀﺎ«.
َو ِﰲ اﻟﻨﱢ َﻬﺎﻳَ ِﺔ ،ﺗَ ِﻌ َﺐ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ِﻣ َﻦ ا ِﻻﻧْ ِﺘ َﻈﺎ ِرَ ،ﻓﺄَ ْﻣ َﺴ َﻚ ﺑﺎك ِﻣ ْﻦ ُﻣ َﺆ ﱢﺧ َﺮ ِة ُﻋﻨُ ِﻘ ِﻪ — َو ُر ْﻏ َﻢ
ﺗَﺬَ ﱡﻣ ِﺮ ِه — أَ َزا َﺣ ُﻪ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا إِ َﱃ ا ْﻟ َﺠﺎ ِﻧ ِﺐ َو َو َﺿ َﻊ ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ ِﰲ َﻣ َﻜﺎ ِن ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋ ِﺪَ .ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُ ِﺤ ﱠﺐ ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ
ا ْﻷَ ْﻣ َﺮ َوأَ ْﻇ َﻬ َﺮ أَﻧﱠ ُﻪ ﻳَ َﺨﺎ ُف ِﻣ ْﻦ ﺑﺎك.
َﻛﺎ َن ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا َﻗ ِﺪ اﺗﱠ َﺨﺬَ َﻗ َﺮا َر ُهَ ،و َﻟ ِﻜ ْﻦ ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ أَ َدا َر َﻇ ْﻬ َﺮ ُهَ ،ﻃ َﺮ َد ﺑﺎك ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ ُﻣ َﺠ ﱠﺪ ًدا
ِﻣ ْﻦ َﻣ َﻜﺎ ِن ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋ ِﺪَ ،و َﻛﺎ َن ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ ُﻣﺘَ َﻠ ﱢﻬ ًﻔﺎ ِﻟﻠﺘﱠ َﺨ ﱢﲇ َﻋ ْﻦ َﻫﺬَا ا ْﻟ َﻤ َﻜﺎ ِنَ ،ﻓﺎ ْﺳﺘَ َﺸﺎ َط ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا
َﻏ َﻀﺒًﺎ.
َﺻﺎ َح ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮاَ » :ﺳﺄَ ُﻗﻮ ُم ِﺑﺘَﺄْ ِدﻳ ِﺒ َﻚ« َواﺗﱠ َﺠ َﻪ ﻧَ ْﺤ َﻮ ﺑﺎك ُﻣ ْﻤ ِﺴ ًﻜﺎ ِﺑ َﺤﺒْ ٍﻞ ِﰲ ﻳَ ِﺪ ِه.
ﺗَ َﺬ ﱠﻛ َﺮ ﺑﺎك اﻟ ﱠﺮ ُﺟ َﻞ ذَا اﻟ ﱡﺴ ْﱰَ ِة ا ْﻟ َﺤ ْﻤ َﺮاءِ َوﺗَ َﺮا َﺟ َﻊ ِﺑﺒُ ْﻂءٍَ .ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُ َﺤﺎ ِو ْل إِ ْﻗ َﺤﺎ َم ﻧَ ْﻔ ِﺴ ِﻪ ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ
َو َﺿ َﻊ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ﺳﻮﻟﻴﻜﺲ ِﰲ َﻣ ْﻮ ِﻗ ِﻊ ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋ ِﺪَ .دا َر ﺑﺎك ِﻟﻴَ ُﻜﻮ َن ﺑَ ِﻌﻴ ًﺪا َﻋ ْﻦ ُﻣﺘَﻨَﺎ َو ِل ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا َوأَ َﺧ َﺬ
ﻳُ َﺰ ْﻣ ِﺠ ُﺮَ ،و َﻛﺎﻧَ ْﺖ َﻋﻴْﻨَﺎ ُه ﺗُ َﺮا ِﻗﺒَﺎ ِن ا ْﻟ َﺤﺒْ َﻞ َو ُﻫ َﻮ ﻳَﺘَ َﺤ ﱠﺮ ُك َﺣ َﺮ َﻛ ًﺔ َدا ِﺋ ِﺮﻳﱠ ًﺔ َﺣﺘﱠﻰ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻄﻴ َﻊ ﺗَ َﻔﺎ ِدﻳ ُﻪ
إِذَا ا ْﺳﺘَ ْﺨ َﺪ َﻣ ُﻪ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا؛ َﻓ َﻠ َﻘ ْﺪ أَ ْﺻﺒَ َﺢ ﺑﺎك َﺣ ِﻜﻴ ًﻤﺎ ِﻓﻴ َﻤﺎ ﻳَﺘَ َﻌ ﱠﻠ ُﻖ ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﺤﺒَﺎ ِل .ﺗَﺎﺑَ َﻊ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا َﻋ َﻤ َﻠ ُﻪ
َوﻧَﺎ َدى َﻋ َﲆ ﺑﺎك ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ َﻛﺎ َن ُﻣ ْﺴﺘَ ِﻌ ٍّﺪا ِﻟ َﻮ ْﺿ ِﻌ ِﻪ ِﰲ َﻣ َﻜﺎ ِﻧ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺪﻳ ِﻢ أَ َﻣﺎ َم دﻳﻒ .ﺗَ َﺮا َﺟ َﻊ ﺑﺎك
ُﺧ ْﻄ َﻮﺗَ ْي ِن أَ ْو ﺛَ َﻼﺛَ ًﺔَ ،ﻓﺘَ ِﺒ َﻌ ُﻪ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮاَ ،ﻓ َ َﱰا َﺟ َﻊ ﺑﺎك َﻣ ﱠﺮ ًة أُ ْﺧ َﺮىَ ،وﺑَ ْﻌ َﺪ ِﻋ ﱠﺪ ِة ُﻣ َﺤﺎ َو َﻻ ٍت ،أَ ْﻟ َﻘﻰ
ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ا ْﻟ َﺤﺒْ َﻞ َﺣﺘﱠﻰ ﻳُ َﱪْ ِﻫ َﻦ ِﻟﺒﺎك أَﻧﱠ ُﻪ َﻟ ْﻦ ﻳَ ْﺴﺘَ ْﺨ ِﺪ َﻣ ُﻪ َو َﻟ ِﻜ ﱠﻦ ﺑﺎك َﻟ ْﻢ ﻳَ ُﻜ ْﻦ ﻳَﻨْ ِﻮي ا ْﻟ َﻌ ْﻮ َد َة إِ َﱃ
َﻣ َﻜﺎ ِﻧ ِﻪ ا ْﻟ َﻘ ِﺪﻳ ِﻢَ .ﻟ َﻘ ْﺪ َﻛﺎ َن ﻳُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ أَ ْن ﻳَ ُﻜﻮ َن ا ْﻟ َﻘﺎ ِﺋ َﺪَ ،ﻓ َﻘ ِﺪ ا ْﺳﺘَ َﺤ ﱠﻖ ذَ ِﻟ َﻚَ ،و َﻟ ْﻢ ﺗَ ُﻜ ْﻦ أَ ﱡي َﻣ َﻜﺎﻧَ ٍﺔ أُ ْﺧ َﺮى
أَ َﻗ ﱡﻞ ِﻣ ْﻦ َذ ِﻟ َﻚ ﺗُ ْﺴ ِﻌ ُﺪ ُه.
اﻧْ َﻀ ﱠﻢ ﺑيرو ِﻟﻔﺮاﻧﺴﻮا ِﻟﻴُ َﺴﺎ ِﻋ َﺪ ُهَ ،و َﻇ ﱠﻞ ا ِﻻﺛْﻨَﺎ ِن ﻳَ ْﺮ ُﻛ َﻀﺎ ِن ُﻫﻨَﺎ َو ُﻫﻨَﺎ َك ِﻟ ُﻤ ﱠﺪ ِة َﺳﺎ َﻋ ٍﺔ ﺗَ ْﻘ ِﺮﻳﺒًﺎ،
َﻓ َﻜﺎﻧَﺎ ﻳُ ْﻠ ِﻘﻴَﺎ ِن ِﺑﺎ ْﻟ ِﺤﺒَﺎ ِل ﻧَ ْﺤ َﻮ ﺑﺎك َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ُﻪ ﻳُ َﺮا ِو ُﻏ َﻬﺎَ ،وﻳَ ْ ُﴫ َﺧﺎ ِن ِﰲ َو ْﺟ ِﻬ ِﻪَ ،ﻓﻴَﻨْﺒَ ُﺢ ِﰲ َو ْﺟ َﻬﻴْ ِﻬ َﻤﺎ
َوﻳَ ْﺤ ِﺮ ُص َﻋ َﲆ ا ْﻟﺒَ َﻘﺎ ِء ﺑَ ِﻌﻴ ًﺪا َﻋ ْﻦ أَﻳْ ِﺪﻳ ِﻬ َﻤﺎَ .ﻟ ْﻢ ﻳُ َﺤﺎ ِو ْل ﺑﺎك ا ْﻟ ُﻬ ُﺮو َب َو َﻟ ِﻜﻨﱠ ُﻪ َﻛﺎ َن ﻳَ َﱰَا َﺟ ُﻊ َوﻳَ ُﺪو ُر
ِﰲ أَ ْر َﺟﺎ ِء ا ْﻟ ُﻤ َﺨﻴﱠ ِﻢ ِﻟ ُي ِرﻳَ ُﻬ َﻤﺎ أَﻧﱠ ُﻪ ِﻋﻨْ َﺪ َﻣﺎ ﻳُ ْﻌ ِﻄﻴَﺎ ِﻧ ِﻪ َﻣﺎ ﻳُ ِﺮﻳ ُﺪ َﺳﻴَ ُﻌﻮ ُد َوﻳُ ْﺤ ِﺴ ُﻦ اﻟﺘﱠ َ ﱡﴫ َف.
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