bayt alkhimiayiy
fi makan ma fi muntasaf tariq dayie yujad manzil kabirun.
almusafirun aladhin yamuruwn eabr hdha altariq almafqud yataearadun lihadith sayr wayadturun lidukhul hdha alqasr.
yanfatih albab aldhy yasdur sryrana min tilqa' nafsih wayasheur alrukkab alkhmst fi alsayarat almaksurat biriah jalidiat wayazhir rijfatan 'asfal eumudihim alfaqrii 'ana alqasr yuhafiz ealaa al'asrar almuzlima
yudkhil alkhmst wayuslihun al'athath almutarab fi ghurfat almueishat.
- mundh mataa lm yunzfuu hadha? tus'al raylia balaghiatan mushiratan 'iilaa al'arikat.
- la 'aerif , rubama lm yunzifuu abdana. yujib alssayiq 'uwtafiu wahu yumrir 'iisbaeuh ealaa tawilat alqahwat.
faj'at airtafaeat almudfa'at min tilqa' nafsiha.
bada wajah fi alnaar mdhhlaan fi alkhamisat wyaqul:
- mrhbana bikum fi Casarao Woodlost.
- min 'anata? sual (anasitasia) almareab eind zuhur alnaar.
- 'ana alnaar alati la tantafi abdana , alty tunir wala tatawaqaf ean alsutue , tudfi qulub wa'ajsad al'ahya' fi albard alqaris walati tahtariq aydana. yaktamil 'iisheal alniyran ealaa 'asabie kunradu aldhy hawal 'iikhfa' wajhah birasih.
- hal yujad ahd huna? yas'al arathar bishajaeat 'akthar.
- la , 'ana wa'ant faqut. 'ajab ean aleunsur alghamid.
- hal yumkinuna qada' laylat huna? sual kunradu biqalaq yamal 'ana al'iijabat hi naem.
- bialtabe naema. yastajib ealaa alfawr li'iirda' fadawl aljamie.
- kunt wahidaan jiddaan hataa wasalt. yastamir aleunsur.
- hal yati ahd ghayrana 'iilaa almanzila? yas'al arithr.
- nem , 'ashab alhitab min alqasr , lkn eindama yakunun huna fa'ana last kadhalik.
- 'ayn 'ant eindama yakun wawadalawsut bialjawara? yas'al arithar maratan 'ukhraa.
- dif' alqulub al'ukhraa. 'ajubu ean aleunsir.
- sanaqum bialtadfiat fi 'usrat alghuraf kama tujad mdafy fi alghurf. yaqul 'uwtafiu.
- adhhab wanam jayda. yaqul aleunsur.
tadaqu alssaeat muntasaf allayl wayastafid 'artur eindama yakun aljamie nayimayn liukhrijuu min saririh wayunzilun aldarj wayantahi bihim al'amr fi almaktabati. eind dukhulih almuktabat , taethur ealaa ahd al'arfuf wasaqat kitab kabir ealaa al'ard.
yarfae arathar daw' althurya , wayaltaqit alkitab wayadaeuh ealaa maktab mughbir , wayunfikh ghabar alkitab wayaftahuh ealaa alsafhat hayth yujad rusim l Casarao Woodlost yuqalib alsafahat hataa yajid kitabat taqul:
hnak ruh niran eunsuriat fi qasr Woodlost taearad aleiqar lilkhatar 'iidha zila taht alsaytarat , fsykwn kulu shay' ealaa ma yaram , walakun 'iidha fqd alsaytarat , fasawf yuearid aljamie lilkhatr.
faj'at tartafie almudafa'at wayuzhir alwajh maratan 'ukhraa wayaqul:
- fi nihayat almamari fi alttabiq alththani tujad ghurfatan nawm , 'iidha kunt shjaeana , anzur 'iilaa almaktab bhthana ean miftah waiftah bab ghurfat alnuwm.
yajid arathar almuftah fi aldaraj alththani ealaa alyasar , wayasead aldarj wayaftah bab ghurfat alnawm fi nihayat alqaeat fi alttabiq althaani.
bab alshurfat almaftuh mae aldaw' mada'an , wakitab maftuh ealaa maktab lm yakun mtrbana qad lahaz arathar wakursiin mutaharik fargh. arathar yulahiz rjlaan mmddana ealaa alsarir yaseal wmndyl fi yadayh , yaqul hdha alrjl:
- wasal 'akhirana.
- hal tawaqaetni?
- nem , biqalaq , kama 'akhbaratk mundh zaman baeid , kunt whydana fi hadha almanzil alqadimi.
- hu 'ant , wajhik fi alnnar! mirsad aljabar
arithir.
- nem hdha anaa.
- hal yumkinuk 'an tufasir laa؟
- 'ana alkhaymiayiyu alqadim aldhy yaetani bhdha alqasr , wamae murur alwaqt wataelam alkimia' tamakanat min altahakum fi eunsur alnnar fi alqasr wakadhalik aistikhdam salahiaatih.
- lm 'uwmin bialkimya'. lkn alan mae hadhih al'ahdath.
- 'ant min alnawe aldhy yjb 'an yaraa hataa yumin bishakl sahyh?an yas'al alkhimiayiyu alqadim
- huq. yujib arithr.
- 'abaq hdha alshshabu sra? 'as'alak ghalya?
- nem sidi.
wasa'al:
- ma hu asmk?
- 'anjilu funbir. walan, eud 'iilaa alnuwma? qadam tlbana akhar baed 'an kashf akhyrana ean aismih , wabialmunasibat , ean laqab alkhaymiayiyi alsaabiq.
ela alrghm min fudulih wadiq sadrah bsbb alhalat allaa'iinsaniat alty turk fiha li'ajhizatih alkhasat , 'anjilu fawnbir , alkimiayiyu alqadim.
ead arathar lilnuwmi.
baed allayl alghazir almumtir , kan min alshaayie alsaytarat ealaa alruwh al'awaliat lilnaar.
fi alsabah albakir , kan yuhawil 'iislah 'uwtafiu fi murab alqasr baynama alsayarat min nafidhat ghurfat alnuwm fi alttabiq alththani , ra'aa arathir alnahr almujawir lilghabat yakhudh bed al'ashjar dhat judhue hishat , ela alrghm min aitijah majraa alnahr nahw alwijhat alnihayiyat lilrihlat alty bada'awha bialtaakid sayaratihim tahatamat wadafaet 'iilaa almanzil alkabir.
waqt al'iiftaru: yahsul almusafirun alkhmst ealaa bed altaeam min alsayarat wayunazifun almutabikh waghurfat altaeam bishakl satahiin wayajealun kl dhlk almawqif algharib ybdw seydana wmmteana bayn al'ahadith walduhk.
faj'at sumie dawda' qadimat min alttabiq alealawii , waljamie yandafieun lilfudul liruyatih wakad 'an yatraq waydus ealaa arithir , aldhy 'awqaf alrukkab alarbet alakharin ('uwatafiu , walusiliaa , wakunradu wa'anastasya) min almutaqalb alqadr 'an yuseid.
saeid arathar 'amam aldaraj baed samae sawt kasr shay' ma waqal:
- min almazeaj balfel ruyatan wajah fi alnaar walan sawt tahatum alkayin , ela alrghm mn 'ana aleunsar ybdw wdwdana , ealayna alkhuruj min hdha almanzil fi 'asrae waqt mumkinin. hal yatafiq aljamie? ealaa shakl 'iindharin.
waruduu bialtadhamur walshakwaa , likanahum aftaraduu 'ana alshay' alsahih balnsbt lahum hu 'an yaeud aljamie 'iilaa almanzil ealaa alfawr.
walimadha la turiduna 'an nasaed aldurja? sa'ala 'uwtafiu arathar fi nizae ealaa alqiadati.
- 'iinah sir. 'ajab 'artur bisawt khashan , la syma li'uwtafiu.
- 'akhbarana 'atuasal 'iilayka? tusil 'iilaa arithir kunradu.
- 'iinah sira sawf akhadhih 'iilaa alqubr mithl kl min 'akhbarni. aistijab 'artur bishakl 'akthar qaswatan lirifaqih almusafirin , wakhasat kunradu.
- ma aldhy tukhafiyh eanaa? kujuqat , sa'al lusiliana wa'anasatasia.
- lilmarat alththalithat wal'akhirat hdha sir. hadhih almarat 'ajab bshwlt 'akbar , li'anah tahadath 'iilaa alsaydtin.
faj'at wade 'anjilu nafsih ealaa almumshaa bialqurb min nihayat aldaraj , fi alttabiq alththani waqal:
- yungh arathar , medhrtan , lm taeud bihajat 'iilaa alhifaz ealaa sirin , aitmayin.
- min hadha? sa'al alarbet aladhin lam yaerifuu baed ean wujud alkhaymyayiy.
- aismah li 'an 'aqdam nifsi: 'ana 'anjilu fawnbir wasia hdha aleuqara. wamin 'ant?
- la takun wqhana 'iidha qadamat nafsak lilmadifi. sa'al arathr.
- 'ana 'anasitasia , 'ukht 'uwtafiu.
- 'ana kunradw , makhtubat li'anasitasia.
- 'ana luasilia , walidat arathr.
- 'ana 'uwtafiu , alsaayiq.
'aklu yahda lasna bihajat lilmatr baed alan.
wafaj'at hada almatar aydana.
- man hu aklw wakayf tawaquf almtr? hadhih almarat sa'al alkhmst mea.
- 'ana aydana khimiayiyun wa'atahakam fi Aclo , ruh alnaar aleunsuriat alty taskun hdha aleaqar aldhy tama binawuh ealaa mawqie muqadas qadim lilhunud aladhin yuskinun hadhih almintaqat.
- hdha yufasir alsuhr. qal kunradu.
- jidhbuk Aclo huna. 'arahun 'ana aleayb fi alsayarat hu aihtiraq albinzin fi almuhrik. daena nadhhab 'iilaa almarab liltahaquq.
eind wusulih 'iilaa almurab , kan almuharik yadkhun , waqal 'anjilu:
- yjb altahakum fi Aclo wa'illa falan taemal sayaaratak maratan 'ukhraa.
faj'at tughadir alruwh almuharak wataqul:
- laqad antahakat mkanana mqdsana , ghadar baynama la yazal hunak waqt.
kan aljamie yayisin warakduu , dun 'an yuearafuu , nahw alqabilat al'asliat alty kanat bijiwar qasr Woodlost , eabaruu alghabat wawasaluu akhyrana 'iilaa alqabilati.
kan alhnwd fuduliiyn , wabial'iidafat 'iilaa allughat al'asliat , tahadathuu aydana bilughat alharibin min alqasr.
'akhbar rayiys alqabilat 'anjilu 'anah mithl alkhmst alakharin kanuu muhatin bimuharibin min alqabilat bialramah:
- min 'anat?
- nahn haribun min alruwh alqadimat alty naebiduha eaklu. 'ajab 'anjilu.
- faqat alshaaman yumkinuh musaeadatuk , fahu fi alghabat , walbaqa' huna fi alqaryat 'iidha kunt msalmana , fa'iin alghabat khatiratun.
wabaquu fi alqabilat walam yuead alshaaman min alghabat hataa alsabah.
qal alshaamaan lilastat:
- 'ant bihajat 'iilaa aistidafat Aclo fi misbah , faqat hataa yakun hadyana.
thum ghadaruu alqaryat waeadawa 'iilaa Casarao Woodlost.
eind wusulihim 'iilaa alqasr , bahathuu fi kli makan hataa wajaduu msbahana qdymana wmghbrana fi aleiliati. qamuu bitanzif almisbah wawadieuu alnnar fi almudfa'at litahdiat eaklu.
eaduu 'iilaa almurab wakasaruu muhrik alsayarat aldhy eamal ealaa alfawr.
akhyrana , aistamarat alrihlat nahw albahr waistamara alkimiayiyi 'anjilu fawnbir fi mumarasat alkimia' hataa ead 'ashab alqusr.