Gunnar ritstj\u00f3ri sat \u00fe\u00f6gull \u00e1 skrifstofu sinni. Klukkan var or\u00f0inn fj\u00f6gur og \u00fea\u00f0 var f\u00f6studagur. Undir \u00f6llum venjulegum kringumst\u00e6\u00f0um \u00e1tti hann a\u00f0 vera farinn heim til konu sinnar sem var v\u00f6n a\u00f0 elda upp\u00e1haldsr\u00e9ttin hans \u00e1 f\u00f6stud\u00f6gum, svikin h\u00e9ra me\u00f0 kart\u00f6flusalati og s\u00e9rlega s\u00e6tri kart\u00f6flum\u00fas. Ger\u00f0ur kona hans var a\u00f0 m\u00f6rgu leyti hin fullkomna h\u00fasm\u00f3\u00f0ir og var Gunnari alltaf til handar hvernig sem \u00e1 st\u00f3\u00f0. \u00deegar honum hef\u00f0i gengi\u00f0 illa a\u00f0 skrifa kom h\u00fan honum alltaf til hj\u00e1lpar og rifja\u00f0i upp m\u00f6ndruna um a\u00f0 flestir rith\u00f6fundar skrifu\u00f0u s\u00edn bestu verk eftir fertugt og t\u00f3k s\u00ed\u00f0an nafna hans Gunnarsson sem d\u00e6mi. Hann haf\u00f0i sj\u00e1lfur nota\u00f0 \u00feessa m\u00f6ndru \u00ed n\u00edtj\u00e1n \u00e1r e\u00f0a allt fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann \u00e1kva\u00f0 a\u00f0 gerast rith\u00f6fundur.<\/p>\n
Hann var einn \u00e1 skrifstofunni en Erna framkv\u00e6mdastj\u00f3ri haf\u00f0i fari\u00f0 um tv\u00f6leyti\u00f0 af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 henni var “illt \u00ed maganum”. Erna var margt en fyrst og fremst var h\u00fan sj\u00faklingur og haf\u00f0i \u00e1 \u00feeim fimmt\u00e1n \u00e1rum sem \u00feau h\u00f6f\u00f0u unni\u00f0 saman fengi\u00f0 flesta sj\u00fakd\u00f3ma sem heimilisl\u00e6knirinn kunni a\u00f0 greina. Fyrstu \u00e1rin haf\u00f0i Gunnar l\u00e1ti\u00f0 \u00feetta fara \u00ed taugarnar \u00e1 s\u00e9r, honum fannst \u00feetta vera heg\u00f0un sem s\u00e6mdi ekki landsbygg\u00f0arkonu, en svo sm\u00e1m saman h\u00e6tti hann a\u00f0 p\u00e6la \u00ed \u00feessu \u00fev\u00ed \u00feetta trufla\u00f0i einbeitinguna hans. <\/p>\n
Hann st\u00f3\u00f0 upp og f\u00f3r fram \u00ed eldh\u00fas og laga\u00f0i r\u00f3tsterkt kaffi og settist svo aftur vi\u00f0 t\u00f6lvuna s\u00edna og f\u00f3r \u00e1 neti\u00f0. Hann k\u00edkti inn \u00e1 Rithringinn til a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 hvort einhvern hef\u00f0i kommenta\u00f0 \u00e1 n\u00fdjustu sm\u00e1s\u00f6guna s\u00edna sem h\u00e9t Vindurinn og var \u00ed raun nokkurs konar vinjetta, \u00f3\u00f0ur til l\u00edfsins \u00fati \u00e1 landi eins og reyndar flestar s\u00f6gurnar hans.<\/p>\n
Enginn haf\u00f0i gert athugasemd vi\u00f0 s\u00f6guna \u00fe\u00f3 h\u00fan hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u00fear fimm vikur fyrir utan einhvern Viktor sem hr\u00f3sa\u00f0i honum fyrir g\u00f3\u00f0a stafsetningu. \u00dea\u00f0 lifna\u00f0i a\u00f0eins yfir honum en \u00feetta var sossum ekki \u00ed fyrsta skipti sem honum var hr\u00f3sa\u00f0 fyrir g\u00f3\u00f0a stafsetningu. \u00cd grunnsk\u00f3la haf\u00f0i hann aldrei fengi\u00f0 minna en n\u00edu \u00ed \u00edslensku og f\u00e9kk vi\u00f0 \u00fatskrift \u00ed menntask\u00f3la s\u00e9rstaka vi\u00f0urkenningu fyrir g\u00f3\u00f0an n\u00e1ms\u00e1rangur \u00ed \u00edslensku, gott ef \u00fea\u00f0 var ekki or\u00f0a\u00f0 svo a\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri “einstaklega n\u00e6mur \u00e1 hrynjanda og vald hinnar \u00edslensku tungu” og kennarinn hans haf\u00f0i sagt vi\u00f0 hann \u00ed lokah\u00f3finu a\u00f0 hann v\u00e6ri “meirih\u00e1ttar st\u00edlisti”. Vi\u00f0urkenningin h\u00e9kk \u00e1 veggnum fyrir framan hann \u00e1samt \u00f6\u00f0ru sem honum \u00fe\u00b4tto meira a\u00f0 segja enn v\u00e6nna um en \u00fea\u00f0 var vi\u00f0urkenningarskjal fr\u00e1 sveitarf\u00e9laginu. Hann, sem ritstj\u00f3ri og \u00e1byrg\u00f0arma\u00f0ur Lundans, h\u00e9ra\u00f0sfr\u00e9ttabla\u00f0s Lundav\u00edkur, haf\u00f0i \u00ed sumar, n\u00e1nar tilteki\u00f0 \u00e1 sj\u00f3mannadaginn, fengi\u00f0 samf\u00e9lagsver\u00f0laun fr\u00e1 sveitarf\u00e9laginu fyrir “j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0an fr\u00e9ttaflutning af landsbygg\u00f0inni \u00e1 erfi\u00f0um t\u00edmum” eins og st\u00f3\u00f0 \u00e1 pl\u00f6ggunum. <\/p>\n
\u00cd r\u00e6\u00f0unni sem b\u00e6jarstj\u00f3rinn h\u00e9lt sag\u00f0i hann um Gunnar a\u00f0 hvert sveitarf\u00e9lag hef\u00f0i \u00fe\u00f6rf fyrir menn eins og hann sem bentu \u00e1 hi\u00f0 fallega \u00ed umhverfinu \u00feegar \u00e6sifr\u00e9ttabl\u00f6\u00f0in fyrir sunnan veltu s\u00e9r upp f\u00f3lksf\u00e6kkun og upps\u00f6gunum \u00ed frystih\u00fasum. Gunnar hef\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u00f3\u00fereytandi me\u00f0 j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0um og uppbyggilegum fr\u00e9ttaflutningi \u00ed \u00feau fimmt\u00e1n \u00e1r sem hann hef\u00f0i gegnnt starfi ritstj\u00f3rans. Gunnar t\u00f3k au\u00f0vita\u00f0 \u00edslensk m\u00e1l h\u00e1alvarlega og \u00ed eina skipti\u00f0 sem hann t\u00f3k s\u00e9r veikindafr\u00ed hj\u00e1 Lundanum \u00ed eina viku var \u00feegar hann skrifa\u00f0i s\u00f6gnina a\u00f0 t\u00edna, s.b. a\u00f0 t\u00edna ber, me\u00f0 ufsiloni \u00fe.e. a\u00f0 t\u00fdna. Bla\u00f0i\u00f0 kom \u00fat vikulega \u00e1 hverjum fimmtudagsmorgni og um h\u00e1degi\u00f0 \u00feegar Gunnar var a\u00f0 fara \u00ed mat hringdi kona \u00far frystih\u00fasinu og benti honum \u00e1 \u00feetta. Gunnar m\u00f3tm\u00e6lti \u00feessu vitanlega og benti konunni vinsamlegast \u00e1 a\u00f0 hann hef\u00f0i n\u00fa fengi\u00f0 vi\u00f0urkenningu \u00ed menntask\u00f3la fyrir \u00edslensku \u00feannig a\u00f0 hann vissi n\u00fa l\u00edklega betur um \u00feessi m\u00e1l. Konan ba\u00f0st afs\u00f6kunar en um lei\u00f0 og Gunnar haf\u00f0i lagt \u00e1 fletti hann upp \u00ed or\u00f0ab\u00f3k menningarsj\u00f3\u00f0s og s\u00e1 a\u00f0 h\u00fan hef\u00f0i haft r\u00e9tt fyrir s\u00e9r. Sem fyrr segir var Gunnar fr\u00e1 \u00ed viku en \u00feegar hann kom aftur t\u00f3kst honum a\u00f0 sannf\u00e6ra framkv\u00e6mdastj\u00f3rann um a\u00f0 r\u00e1\u00f0a pr\u00f3farkalesara, ekki einn heldur tvo. <\/p>\n
“\u00c9g treysti m\u00e9r au\u00f0vita\u00f0 fullkomlega til a\u00f0 gera \u00feetta sj\u00e1lfur en stundum getur stressi\u00f0 rugla\u00f0 mann \u00ed r\u00edminu,” sag\u00f0i hann vi\u00f0 Ernu \u00e1 s\u00ednum t\u00edma sem sam\u00feykkti allt. Og s\u00ed\u00f0an haf\u00f0i ekki s\u00e9st ein villa \u00ed bla\u00f0inu, hvorki m\u00e1lfars n\u00e9 stafsetningar. <\/p>\n
En v\u00edman yfir hr\u00f3sinu \u00e1 Rithringnum var flj\u00f3t a\u00f0 renna af honum og hann sl\u00f6kkti \u00e1 t\u00f6lvunni. Hann setti lappir upp \u00e1 bor\u00f0 og drakk kaffi\u00f0 \u00ed r\u00f3legheitunum. Hann vissi au\u00f0vita\u00f0 hva\u00f0 var a\u00f0 trufla hann. \u00dea\u00f0 l\u00e1 alveg lj\u00f3st fyrir.<\/p>\n
Alveg fr\u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hann fr\u00e9tti a\u00f0 J\u00f3hann Helgason v\u00e6ri kominn me\u00f0 konu, og \u00fea\u00f0 meira segja af erlendu bergi brotnu, haf\u00f0i sk\u00e1ldsagan hans sm\u00e1m saman a\u00f0 ko\u00f0na\u00f0 ni\u00f0ur. Hann haf\u00f0i ekki skrifa\u00f0 neitt \u00ed sex m\u00e1nu\u00f0i. Hann \u00feoldi ekki tilhugsunina um a\u00f0 J\u00f3hann, fyrirmynd a\u00f0als\u00f6guhetjunnar, var ekki lengur s\u00e1 sem hann var. J\u00f3hann var ekki lengur Herbert, einb\u00fai og trillukarl austur \u00e1 fj\u00f6r\u00f0um sem bar\u00f0ist vi\u00f0 h\u00f6fu\u00f0skepnurnar upp \u00e1 l\u00edf og dau\u00f0a \u00e1 hverjum degi. Hann var eitthva\u00f0 anna\u00f0. Eitthva\u00f0 sem Herbert \u00e1tti ekki a\u00f0 vera. Herbert \u00e1t so\u00f0ningu \u00e1 hverjum degi me\u00f0 hamsat\u00f3lgi og l\u00fdsi en ekki einhverja su\u00f0urevr\u00f3pska “r\u00e9tti”. \u00de\u00f3 Gunnar \u00e6ti su\u00f0urevr\u00f3pska r\u00e9tti \u00e1 hverjum fimmtudegi (Ger\u00f0a haf\u00f0i s\u00e9rstaka dagskr\u00e1 yfir m\u00e1lt\u00ed\u00f0ir vikunnar t.d. svikin h\u00e9ra \u00e1 f\u00f6stud\u00f6gum og gr\u00edskt salat \u00e1 fimmtud\u00f6gum) \u00fe\u00e1 var \u00fea\u00f0 allt anna\u00f0. Hann m\u00e1tti bor\u00f0a su\u00f0urevr\u00f3pska r\u00e9tti enda varheimsborgari \u00fe\u00f3 hann hef\u00f0i reyndar ekki fari\u00f0 til \u00fatlanda s\u00ed\u00f0an hann f\u00f3r \u00ed k\u00f3rfer\u00f0ina til Skotlands fyrir \u00feremur \u00e1rum s\u00ed\u00f0an. En Gunnar \u00e1leit heimsborgarann vera hugar\u00e1stand sem hef\u00f0i ekkert me\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 a\u00f0 gera hversu oft og lengi menn hef\u00f0u veri\u00f0 \u00ed \u00fatl\u00f6ndum. <\/p>\n
Og J\u00f3hann var enginn andskotans heimsborgari \u00fe\u00f3 hann h\u00e9ldi \u00fea\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfur n\u00fana. J\u00f3hann var \u00ed e\u00f0li s\u00ednu Herbert. Ma\u00f0ur n\u00e1tt\u00farunnar. Ma\u00f0ur sem myndi frekar bor\u00f0a afbeitu en \u00f3l\u00edvu. J\u00f3hann var ma\u00f0ur sem \u00fer\u00e1tt fyrir a\u00f0 r\u00f3a \u00ed hva\u00f0a ve\u00f0ri sem er, og s\u00fdna \u00fear me\u00f0 a\u00f0d\u00e1unarvert hugrekki, myndi aldrei l\u00e1ta sj\u00e1 sig me\u00f0 konu. Allra s\u00edst fallegri, d\u00f6kkh\u00e6r\u00f0ri og br\u00faneyg\u00f0ri konu sem h\u00e9t \u00fatlensku nafni! J\u00f3hann var s\u00f6nn austfirsk hetja og umfram allt s\u00f6guhetjan Herbert \u00ed st\u00f3rbrotnum ep\u00edskum \u00fer\u00edleik sem Gunnar var h\u00e1lfna\u00f0ur me\u00f0 og meira segja komin me\u00f0 nafn \u00e1! <\/p>\n
Gunnar vissi vel a\u00f0 \u00e1hyggjur hans st\u00f6fu\u00f0u ekki einungis af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 l\u00edf J\u00f3hanns hef\u00f0i teki\u00f0 n\u00fdja stefnu. Hann haf\u00f0i l\u00edka \u00e1hyggjur af \u00feeim hugmyndum sem h\u00f6f\u00f0u veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 gerjast \u00ed kollinum \u00e1 honum og mi\u00f0u\u00f0u a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 koma J\u00f3hanni aftur \u00e1 “beinu brautina”. \u00cd a\u00f0ra r\u00f6ndina fannst honum vi\u00f0urstyggilegt a\u00f0 hann, Gunnar J\u00f3nsson, v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 velta \u00fev\u00ed fyrir s\u00e9r a\u00f0 ey\u00f0ileggja hj\u00f3naband manns sem vafal\u00edti\u00f0 haf\u00f0i l\u00e1ti\u00f0 sig dreyma um konu og fj\u00f6lskyldul\u00edf \u00ed m\u00f6rg \u00e1r – eins og s\u00f6guhetjan Herbert. <\/p>\n
Hann f\u00f3r \u00ed svarta frakkann sinn og yfirgaf skrifstofuna. Efinn var a\u00f0 gera hann a\u00f0 kv\u00ed\u00f0asj\u00faklingi.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Gunnar ritstj\u00f3ri sat \u00fe\u00f6gull \u00e1 skrifstofu sinni. Klukkan var or\u00f0inn fj\u00f6gur og \u00fea\u00f0 var f\u00f6studagur. Undir \u00f6llum venjulegum kringumst\u00e6\u00f0um \u00e1tti hann a\u00f0 vera farinn heim til konu sinnar sem var v\u00f6n a\u00f0 elda upp\u00e1haldsr\u00e9ttin hans \u00e1 f\u00f6stud\u00f6gum, svikin h\u00e9ra me\u00f0 kart\u00f6flusalati og s\u00e9rlega s\u00e6tri kart\u00f6flum\u00fas. Ger\u00f0ur kona hans var a\u00f0 m\u00f6rgu leyti hin fullkomna h\u00fasm\u00f3\u00f0ir …