Читаем Перекресток: путешествие среди армян полностью

Мы просидели там четыре или пять часов. По временам доносился грохот стрельбы, но уже издалека. Незадолго до полуночи из-за деревьев появился отряд в полдюжины человек. Гамлет приготовился стрелять, но оказалось, что это армяне. Ненадолго к нам присоединился посыльный одной из двух групп. Он пытался выяснить, что происходит. Он уселся спиной к стене домика и закурил сигарету. Спичка на мгновение осветила его лицо, прежде чем он потушил ее. Гамлет передал ему бутылку, и он рассказал какой-то анекдот об азербайджанцах, которого я не понял. Затем он исчез в ночи.

Все это время штормовой фонарь, раскачиваясь взад-вперед, посылал свой молочный свет через двор к двери амбара. И, глядя на медленное, призрачное мерцание, оставляемое им на ветру, я думал о том, как много вмещает в себя каждый армянский вечер: этих людей, эту деревню и этот унаследованный от предков страх потерять свою землю.

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