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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Progressive Translation Books for Croatian A1 Students

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Progressive Translation Books for Croatian A1 Students

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I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
I.
ToSherlockHolmessheis
uvijek
alwaysthewoman.
Ihaveseldomheardhimmentionher
pod
underanyothername.
Inhiseyessheeclipses
i
andpredominatesthewholeofhersex.
Itwasnotthathefelt
bilo
anyemotionakintoloveforIreneAdler.
Sve
Allemotions,andthatoneparticularly,wereabhorrenttohiscold,precise
ali
butadmirablybalancedmind.
Hewas,Itakeit,themostperfectreasoning
i
andobservingmachinethattheworldhasseen,
ali
butasaloverhewouldhaveplacedhimselfin
je
afalseposition.
Heneverspokeofthesofterpassions,save
s
withagibeandasneer.
Theywereadmirablethingsfortheobserver—excellentfordrawingtheveilfrommen’smotives
i
andactions.
Butforthetrainedreasonertoadmit
takvo
suchintrusionsintohisowndelicate
i
andfinelyadjustedtemperamentwastointroduceadistractingfactorwhichmightthrowadoubtupon
sve
allhismentalresults.
Gritin
je
asensitiveinstrument,oracrackinoneofhisownhigh-powerlenses,wouldnotbe
više
moredisturbingthanastrongemotionin
je
anaturesuchashis.
And
ipak
yettherewasbutone
žena
womantohim,andthat
žena
womanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofdubiousandquestionablememory.
Ihadseen
malo
littleofHolmeslately.
Mymarriagehaddriftedusawayfromeach
drugog
other.
Myowncompletehappiness,
i
andthehome-centredinterestswhichriseup
oko
aroundthemanwhofirstfindshimself
gospodar
masterofhisownestablishment,weresufficienttoabsorballmyattention,
dok
whileHolmes,wholoathedeveryformofsocietywithhiswholeBohemiansoul,remainedinourlodgingsinBaker
Streetu
Street,buriedamonghisoldbooks,
i
andalternatingfromweekto
tjedna
weekbetweencocaineandambition,thedrowsinessofthedrug,
i
andthefierceenergyofhisownkeennature.
Hewasstill,asever,deeplyattractedbythestudyofcrime,
i
andoccupiedhisimmensefaculties
i
andextraordinarypowersofobservationinfollowingout
tih
thoseclues,andclearingup
tih
thosemysterieswhichhadbeenabandonedashopelessbytheofficial
policija
police.
FromtimetotimeIheard
neke
somevagueaccountofhisdoings:
ofhissummonstoOdessainthe
slučaju
caseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupofthesingulartragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,
i
andfinallyofthemissionwhichhehadaccomplishedsodelicately
i
andsuccessfullyforthereigning
obitelj
familyofHolland.
Beyondthesesignsofhisactivity,however,
koje
whichImerelysharedwith
svim
allthereadersofthedailypress,Iknew
malo
littleofmyformerfriend
i
andcompanion.
Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethofMarch,1888—Iwasreturningfrom
je
ajourneytoapatient(forIhad
sada
nowreturnedtocivilpractice),
kada
whenmywayledme
kroz
throughBakerStreet.
AsIpassedthewell-remembered
vrata
door,whichmustalwaysbeassociatedinmymind
s
withmywooing,andwiththedarkincidentsoftheStudyinScarlet,Iwasseized
s
withakeendesiretoseeHolmes
opet
again,andtoknowhowhewasemployinghisextraordinarypowers.
Hisroomswerebrilliantlylit,and,
čak
evenasIlookedup,Isawhistall,sparefigurepasstwiceinadarksilhouette
protiv
againsttheblind.
Hewaspacing
na
theroomswiftly,eagerly,withhisheadsunkuponhischest
i
andhishandsclaspedbehind
njega
him.
Tome,whoknewhiseverymood
i
andhabit,hisattitudeandmannertoldtheirownstory.
Hewasatwork
opet
again.
Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreams
i
andwashotuponthescentofsomenewproblem.
Irangthebell
i
andwasshownuptothechamber
koja
whichhadformerlybeeninpartmy
vlastiti
own.
Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
Itseldomwas;
ali
buthewasglad,Ithink,to
vidi
seeme.
Withhardlyawordspoken,
ali
butwithakindlyeye,hewavedmetoanarmchair,threwacrosshiscaseofcigars,
i
andindicatedaspiritcase
i
andagasogeneinthecorner.
Thenhestoodbeforethefire
i
andlookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivefashion.
“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“Ithink,Watson,
da
thatyouhaveputonseven
i
andahalfpoundssinceIsawyou.”
“Seven!”
Ianswered.
“Indeed,Ishouldhavethoughta
malo
littlemore.
Justatrifle
više
more,Ifancy,Watson.
Andinpractice
opet
again,Iobserve.
Youdidnottellmethatyouintendedtogointoharness.”
“Then,
kako
howdoyouknow?”
“Isee
to
it,Ideduceit.
HowdoI
znam
knowthatyouhavebeengettingyourselfverywetlately,
i
andthatyouhaveamostclumsy
i
andcarelessservantgirl?”
“My
dragi
dearHolmes,”saidI,“thisis
previše
toomuch.
Youwouldcertainlyhavebeenburned,hadyouliveda
nekoliko
fewcenturiesago.
Itis
istina
truethatIhadacountrywalkonThursday
i
andcamehomeinadreadfulmess,
ali
butasIhavechangedmyclothesIcan’timagine
kako
howyoudeduceit.
AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,
a
andmywifehasgivenhernotice,
ali
butthere,again,Ifailto
vidjeti
seehowyouworkitout.”
Hechuckledtohimself
i
andrubbedhislong,nervoushands
zajedno
together.
“Itissimplicityitself,”said
on
he;
“myeyestellme
da
thatontheinsideofyourleftshoe,
upravo
justwherethefirelightstrikesit,theleatherisscoredby
šest
sixalmostparallelcuts.
Obviouslytheyhavebeencausedby
netko
someonewhohasverycarelesslyscrapedroundtheedgesofthesoleinordertoremovecrustedmudfromit.
Hence,yousee,mydoublededuction
da
thatyouhadbeenoutinvileweather,
i
andthatyouhadaparticularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenoftheLondonslavey.
Astoyourpractice,
ako
ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,
s
withablackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhis
desnom
rightforefinger,andabulgeonthe
desnom
rightsideofhistop-hattoshow
gdje
wherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,Imustbedull,indeed,
ako
ifIdonotpronouncehimtobeanactivememberofthemedicalprofession.”
Icouldnothelplaughingattheease
s
withwhichheexplainedhisprocessofdeduction.
“WhenI
čujem
hearyougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“thething
uvijek
alwaysappearstometobesoridiculouslysimplethatIcouldeasily
učiniti
doitmyself,thoughateachsuccessiveinstanceofyourreasoningIambaffled
dok
untilyouexplainyourprocess.
And
ipak
yetIbelievethatmyeyesareas
dobre
goodasyours.”
“Quiteso,”heanswered,lighting
je
acigarette,andthrowinghimselfdownintoanarmchair.
“Yousee,
ali
butyoudonotobserve.
Thedistinctionisclear.
Forexample,youhavefrequentlyseen
na
thestepswhichleadupfrom
na
thehalltothisroom.”
“Frequently.”
“Howoften?”
“Well,somehundredsoftimes.”
“Then
koliko
howmanyarethere?”
“Howmany?
Idon’tknow.”
“Quiteso!
Youhavenotobserved.
A
Andyetyouhaveseen.
To
Thatisjustmypoint.
Sada
Now,Iknowthatthereareseventeensteps,
jer
becauseIhavebothseen
i
andobserved.
Bytheway,
budući
sinceyouareinterestedin
ove
theselittleproblems,andsinceyouare
dobri
goodenoughtochronicleone
ili
ortwoofmytriflingexperiences,you
možda
maybeinterestedinthis.”
Hethrew
preko
overasheetofthick,pink-tintednotepaper
koji
whichhadbeenlyingopenupon
na
thetable.
“Itcamebythelastpost,”saidhe.
“Readitaloud.”
Thenotewasundated,
i
andwithouteithersignatureoraddress.
“There
će
willcalluponyouto-night,at
je
aquartertoeighto’clock,”itsaid,“agentleman
koji
whodesirestoconsultyouupon
je
amatteroftheverydeepestmoment.
YourrecentservicestooneoftheroyalhousesofEuropehaveshownthatyouareonewhomaysafelybetrusted
s
withmatterswhichareofanimportancewhichcanhardlybeexaggerated.
Ovaj
Thisaccountofyouwehavefrom
svih
allquartersreceived.
Beinyourchamberthenatthathour,
i
anddonottakeitamiss
ako
ifyourvisitorwearamask.”
“Thisisindeedamystery,”Iremarked.
“Whatdoyouimaginethatitmeans?”
“Ihavenodata
još
yet.
Itisacapitalmistaketotheorise
prije
beforeonehasdata.
Insensiblyonebeginstotwistfactstosuittheories,insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.
Ali
Butthenoteitself.
Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
Icarefullyexamined
na
thewriting,andthepaperupon
kojem
whichitwaswritten.
“Theman
koji
whowroteitwaspresumably
dobro
welltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringtoimitatemycompanion’sprocesses.
“Suchpapercouldnotbeboughtunder
pola
halfacrownapacket.
Itispeculiarlystrong
i
andstiff.”
“Peculiar—thatistheveryword,”saidHolmes.
“ItisnotanEnglishpaperatall.
Holdituptothelight.”
Ididso,andsawalarge“E”
s
withasmall“g,”a“P,”andalarge“G”
s
withasmall“t”wovenintothetextureofthepaper.
“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
askedHolmes.
“The
ime
nameofthemaker,nodoubt;
ili
orhismonogram,rather.”
“Notatall.
The‘G’
s
withthesmall‘t’standsfor‘Gesellschaft,’
što
whichistheGermanfor‘Company.’Itisacustomarycontraction
kao
likeour‘Co.’‘P,’of
naravno
course,standsfor‘Papier.’Nowforthe‘Eg.’LetusglanceatourContinentalGazetteer.”
Hetookdown
je
aheavybrownvolumefromhisshelves.
“Eglow,Eglonitz—hereweare,Egria.
ItisinaGerman-speakingcountry—inBohemia,notfarfromCarlsbad.
‘Remarkableasbeingthesceneofthe
smrti
deathofWallenstein,andforitsnumerousglass-factories
i
andpaper-mills.’Ha,ha,myboy,whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
Hiseyessparkled,
a
andhesentupa
veliki
greatbluetriumphantcloudfromhiscigarette.
“ThepaperwasmadeinBohemia,”Isaid.
“Precisely.
A
AndthemanwhowrotethenoteisaGerman.
Doyounotethepeculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘Thisaccountofyouwehavefrom
svih
allquartersreceived.’AFrenchman
ili
orRussiancouldnothavewritten
to
that.
ItistheGerman
koji
whoissouncourteoustohisverbs.
It
samo
onlyremains,therefore,todiscoverwhatiswantedbythisGerman
koji
whowritesuponBohemianpaper
i
andpreferswearingamasktoshowinghis
lice
face.
Andherehecomes,
ako
ifIamnotmistaken,toresolve
sve
allourdoubts.”
Ashespoketherewasthesharp
zvuk
soundofhorses’hoofsandgratingwheels
protiv
againstthecurb,followedby
je
asharppullatthebell.
Holmeswhistled.
“Apair,bythesound,”saidhe.
“Yes,”hecontinued,glancingoutofthewindow.
“Anice
mala
littlebroughamandapairofbeauties.
Ahundredandfiftyguineasapiece.
There’s
novca
moneyinthiscase,Watson,
ako
ifthereisnothingelse.”
“Ithink
da
thatIhadbettergo,Holmes.”
“Notabit,Doctor.
Stay
gdje
whereyouare.
Iamlost
bez
withoutmyBoswell.
Andthispromisestobeinteresting.
Itwouldbeapitytomissit.”
“Butyourclient—”.
“Nevermind
njega
him.
Imaywantyour
pomoć
help,andsomayhe.
Evo
Herehecomes.
Sitdowninthatarmchair,Doctor,
i
andgiveusyourbestattention.”
Je
Aslowandheavystep,
koji
whichhadbeenheardupon
na
thestairsandinthepassage,pausedimmediately
izvan
outsidethedoor.
Thentherewas
je
aloudandauthoritativetap.
“Comein!”
saidHolmes.
Je
Amanenteredwhocouldhardlyhavebeenlessthan
šest
sixfeetsixinchesinheight,
s
withthechestandlimbsof
je
aHercules.
Hisdresswasrichwith
je
arichnesswhichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakintobadtaste.
Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacrossthesleeves
i
andfrontsofhisdouble-breastedcoat,
dok
whilethedeepbluecloakwhichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslinedwithflame-colouredsilk
i
andsecuredattheneckwith
je
abroochwhichconsistedof
je
asingleflamingberyl.
Bootswhichextendedhalfwayuphiscalves,
i
andwhichweretrimmedatthetopswithrichbrownfur,completedtheimpressionofbarbaricopulencewhichwassuggestedbyhis
cijeli
wholeappearance.
Hecarriedabroad-brimmedhatinhishand,
dok
whileheworeacrosstheupper
dijela
partofhisface,extending
niz
downpastthecheekbones,ablackvizardmask,whichhehadapparentlyadjustedthatverymoment,forhishandwasstillraisedtoitasheentered.
Fromthelower
dijela
partofthefaceheappearedtobe
je
amanofstrongcharacter,
s
withathick,hanginglip,
i
andalong,straightchinsuggestiveofresolutionpushedtothelengthofobstinacy.
“Youhadmynote?”
heaskedwith
je
adeepharshvoiceand
je
astronglymarkedGermanaccent.
“Itoldyou
da
thatIwouldcall.”
Helookedfromonetothe
drugog
otherofus,asifuncertain
koji
whichtoaddress.
“Praytake
je
aseat,”saidHolmes.
“Thisismy
prijatelj
friendandcolleague,Dr.Watson,
koji
whoisoccasionallygoodenoughto
pomogne
helpmeinmycases.
Whom
imam
haveIthehonourtoaddress?”
“YoumayaddressmeastheCountVonKramm,aBohemiannobleman.
Iunderstand
da
thatthisgentleman,yourfriend,isa
čovjek
manofhonouranddiscretion,whomImaytrustwitha
stvar
matterofthemostextremeimportance.
Ako
Ifnot,Ishouldmuchprefertocommunicate
s
withyoualone.”
Irosetogo,
ali
butHolmescaughtmebythewrist
i
andpushedmebackintomychair.
“Itis
oboje
both,ornone,”saidhe.
“Youmay
reći
saybeforethisgentlemananything
što
whichyoumaysaytome.”
TheCountshruggedhisbroadshoulders.
“ThenImustbegin,”saidhe,“bybindingyou
oboje
bothtoabsolutesecrecyfor
dvije
twoyears;
attheendofthat
vremena
timethematterwillbeofnoimportance.
Atpresentitisnottoomuchto
reći
saythatitisof
takve
suchweightitmayhaveaninfluenceuponEuropeanhistory.”
“Ipromise,”saidHolmes.
“AndI.”
“Youwillexcuse
ovu
thismask,”continuedourstrangevisitor.
“Theaugust
osoba
personwhoemploysmewisheshisagenttobeunknowntoyou,
i
andImayconfessatoncethatthetitlebywhichIhavejustcalledmyselfisnotexactlymyown.”
“Iwasawareofit,”saidHolmesdryly.
“Thecircumstancesareofgreatdelicacy,
i
andeveryprecautionhastobetakentoquenchwhatmightgrowtobeanimmensescandal
i
andseriouslycompromiseoneofthereigningfamiliesofEurope.
Tospeakplainly,the
stvar
matterimplicatesthegreatHouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”
“Iwasalsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimselfdowninhisarmchair
i
andclosinghiseyes.
Ourvisitorglanced
s
withsomeapparentsurpriseatthelanguid,loungingfigureoftheman
koji
whohadbeennodoubtdepictedtohimasthemostincisivereasoner
i
andmostenergeticagentinEurope.
Holmesslowlyreopenedhiseyes
i
andlookedimpatientlyathisgiganticclient.
“IfyourMajestywouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbebetterabletoadviseyou.”
The
čovjek
mansprangfromhischair
i
andpacedupanddownthe
sobi
roominuncontrollableagitation.
Then,with
je
agestureofdesperation,hetore
na
themaskfromhisface
i
andhurleditupontheground.
“Youareright,”hecried;
“Iamthe
Kralj
King.
WhyshouldIattempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“YourMajestyhadnotspoken
prije
beforeIwasawarethatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,
i
andhereditaryKingofBohemia.”
“Butyou
možete
canunderstand,”saidourstrangevisitor,sittingdown
jednom
oncemoreandpassinghis
ruku
handoverhishighwhiteforehead,“you
možete
canunderstandthatIamnotaccustomedtodoing
takve
suchbusinessinmyown
osobi
person.
YetthematterwassodelicatethatIcouldnotconfideittoanagent
bez
withoutputtingmyselfinhis
moć
power.
IhavecomeincognitofromPragueforthepurposeofconsultingyou.”
“Then,prayconsult,”saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyes
jednom
oncemore.
“Thefactsarebrieflythese:
Some
pet
fiveyearsago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,Imadetheacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.
The
ime
nameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”
“Kindlylookherupinmyindex,Doctor,”murmuredHolmes
bez
withoutopeninghiseyes.
Formanyyearshehadadopted
je
asystemofdocketingallparagraphsconcerningmen
i
andthings,sothatitwasdifficulttoname
je
asubjectorapersononwhichhecouldnotatoncefurnishinformation.
In
ovom
thiscaseIfoundherbiographysandwichedin
između
betweenthatofaHebrewrabbi
i
andthatofastaff-commanderwhohadwritten
je
amonographuponthedeep-seafishes.
“Letmesee!”
saidHolmes.
“Hum!
BorninNewJerseyinthe
godine
year1858.
Contralto—hum!
LaScala,hum!
PrimadonnaImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
LivinginLondon—quiteso!
YourMajesty,asIunderstand,becameentangled
s
withthisyoungperson,wrotehersomecompromisingletters,
i
andisnowdesirousofgettingthoselettersback.”
“Preciselyso.
Ali
Buthow—”.