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Fata s-a apropiat de el cu pa\u0219i m\u0103sura\u021bi, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se gr\u0103beasc\u0103, dar \u0219i f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 dea vreun semn c\u0103 ar fi speriat\u0103. Locotenent-colonelul a \u00eenro\u0219it la fa\u021b\u0103, sim\u021bind cum privirile tuturor erau a\u021bintite asupra lui.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Cum \u00ee\u021bi permi\u021bi?! \u2014 a izbucnit el, ridic\u00e2nd vocea p\u00e2n\u0103 la cer. \u2014 \u00cen fa\u021ba mea, chiar \u0219i aerul trebuie s\u0103 se opreasc\u0103!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ea s-a oprit la un pas de el \u0219i, cu un calm aproape dureros, a spus:\u2014 \u00cen fa\u021ba dumneavoastr\u0103, domnule, se opre\u0219te doar cine nu \u0219tie ce \u00eenseamn\u0103 onoarea adev\u0103rat\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Un murmur s-a ridicat printre solda\u021bi. Nimeni nu \u00eendr\u0103znea s\u0103 respire. Fata \u00ee\u0219i scoase din buzunar un carnet mic, verde, cu coper\u021bi uzate de vreme. \u00cel deschise \u0219i i-l \u00eentinse b\u0103rbatului.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Citi\u021bi, dac\u0103 tot vre\u021bi s\u0103 \u0219ti\u021bi cine sunt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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El apuc\u0103 carnetul cu o mi\u0219care brusc\u0103 \u0219i, c\u00e2nd ochii i-au c\u0103zut pe nume, fa\u021ba i s-a schimbat brusc. Era fiica generalului Petrescu \u2014 comandantul suprem al regimentului \u0219i omul care \u00eel pusese pe el \u00een func\u021bia actual\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Pentru o clip\u0103, timpul parc\u0103 s-a oprit. Solda\u021bii \u00ee\u0219i \u021bineau respira\u021bia, iar locotenent-colonelul nu mai \u0219tia dac\u0103 s\u0103 \u021bipe sau s\u0103 se ascund\u0103 sub p\u0103m\u00e2nt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Domni\u0219oar\u0103\u2026 eu\u2026 eu nu \u0219tiam\u2026 \u2014 bolborosi el, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-\u0219i adune cuvintele.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2014 Evident, n-a\u021bi \u0219tiut, \u2014 r\u0103spunse ea rece. \u2014 Dac\u0103 a\u021bi fi \u0219tiut, probabil a\u021bi fi t\u0103cut. Dar vede\u021bi, domnule, respectul nu se d\u0103 pe func\u021bie. Se c\u00e2\u0219tig\u0103 prin comportament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Vorbele ei i-au c\u0103zut ca o lovitur\u0103. Fata \u00ee\u0219i lu\u0103 carnetul \u00eenapoi \u0219i, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 mai adauge nimic, s-a \u00eentors cu spatele \u0219i a \u00eenceput s\u0103 mearg\u0103 spre cl\u0103dire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Atunci, din instinct sau din orgoliu, b\u0103rbatul strig\u0103 dup\u0103 ea:\u2014 Hei! Chiar crezi c\u0103 numele tat\u0103lui t\u0103u te face mai presus dec\u00e2t restul?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Ea s-a oprit \u0219i s-a \u00eentors \u00eencet, privindu-l direct \u00een ochi.\u2014 Nu, domnule. Numele tat\u0103lui meu m-a \u00eenv\u0103\u021bat doar s\u0103 nu-mi plec capul \u00een fa\u021ba nedrept\u0103\u021bii.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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O lini\u0219te grea s-a a\u0219ternut peste curte. Unii solda\u021bi au cobor\u00e2t privirea, ru\u0219ina\u021bi. Al\u021bii, pentru prima dat\u0103, au sim\u021bit un lic\u0103r de speran\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Locotenent-colonelul a r\u0103mas acolo, nemi\u0219cat, cu privirea pierdut\u0103. A \u00een\u021beles, poate pentru prima oar\u0103, c\u00e2t de ad\u00e2nc se scufundase \u00een arogan\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Dup\u0103 c\u00e2teva clipe, s-a \u00eentors spre oameni \u0219i a rostit, cu o voce schimbat\u0103:\u2014 Liberi. To\u021bi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Solda\u021bii s-au retras \u00een lini\u0219te, dar ecoul acelei scene a r\u0103mas mult timp \u00een mintea lor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u00cen zilele care au urmat, lucrurile s-au schimbat \u00een unitate. Ofi\u021berul nu mai urla la toat\u0103 lumea, nu mai c\u0103uta motive de ceart\u0103. Unii spuneau c\u0103 \u00eei era fric\u0103 de repercusiuni, al\u021bii c\u0103, poate, fusese atins de o con\u0219tiin\u021b\u0103 t\u00e2rzie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Dar cei care o cuno\u0219teau pe t\u00e2n\u0103ra din acea zi \u0219tiau adev\u0103rul. Fata, pe nume Ana Petrescu, nu venise acolo s\u0103 se dea mare cu cine e tat\u0103l ei. Venise s\u0103 fac\u0103 practic\u0103 \u00eenainte de a deveni ofi\u021ber la r\u00e2ndul ei.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u0218i, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 vrea, dovedise ceva ce niciun regulament militar nu putea scrie: c\u0103 demnitatea \u0219i curajul nu poart\u0103 grade pe uniform\u0103.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
C\u00e2teva luni mai t\u00e2rziu, locotenent-colonelul \u0219i-a dat demisia. Nimeni nu l-a \u00eentrebat de ce. Iar c\u00e2nd Ana a fost numit\u0103 \u00een fruntea aceleia\u0219i unit\u0103\u021bi, solda\u021bii au aplaudat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Pentru prima dat\u0103 dup\u0103 mult timp, curtea r\u0103suna de r\u00e2sete, nu de \u021bipete. Aerul mirosea a libertate, iar zidurile p\u0103reau mai pu\u021bin reci.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ana trecea printre ei z\u00e2mbind, salutat\u0103 cu respect sincer, nu din fric\u0103. Iar cei care au fost martori \u00een acea zi \u00ee\u0219i vor aminti mereu cum o simpl\u0103 fat\u0103 a reu\u0219it s\u0103 schimbe un om \u0219i o \u00eentreag\u0103 unitate \u2014 doar prin curajul de a privi adev\u0103rul \u00een fa\u021b\u0103.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Fata s-a apropiat de el cu pa\u0219i m\u0103sura\u021bi, f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 se gr\u0103beasc\u0103, dar \u0219i f\u0103r\u0103 s\u0103 dea vreun semn c\u0103 ar fi speriat\u0103. Locotenent-colonelul a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":44950,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45271"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=45271"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45271\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45272,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45271\/revisions\/45272"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/44950"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=45271"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=45271"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/calatorinromania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=45271"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}