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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Progressive Translation Books for Croatian A1-B2 Learners

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Progressive Translation Books for Croatian A1-B2 Learners

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I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
I.
ToSherlockHolmessheis
uvijek
alwaysthewoman.
Ihave
rijetko
seldomheardhimmentionher
pod
underanyothername.
Inhiseyessheeclipses
i
andpredominatesthewholeofhersex.
Itwasnotthathefelt
bilo
anyemotionakintoloveforIreneAdler.
Sve
Allemotions,andthatone
posebno
particularly,wereabhorrenttohiscold,precise
ali
butadmirablybalancedmind.
Hewas,Itakeit,themostperfectreasoning
i
andobservingmachinethattheworldhasseen,
ali
butasaloverhewouldhaveplacedhimselfin
je
afalseposition.
Heneverspokeofthesofterpassions,save
s
withagibeandasneer.
Theywere
zadivljujuće
admirablethingsfortheobserver—excellentfordrawingtheveilfrommen’smotives
i
andactions.
Butforthetrainedreasonertoadmit
takvo
suchintrusionsintohisowndelicate
i
andfinelyadjustedtemperamentwastointroduceadistracting
faktor
factorwhichmightthrowadoubtupon
sve
allhismentalresults.
Gritin
je
asensitiveinstrument,oracrackinoneofhisownhigh-powerlenses,wouldnotbe
više
moredisturbingthanastrongemotionin
je
anaturesuchashis.
And
ipak
yettherewasbutone
žena
womantohim,andthat
žena
womanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofdubiousandquestionablememory.
Ihadseen
malo
littleofHolmeslately.
My
brak
marriagehaddriftedusawayfromeach
drugog
other.
Myowncompletehappiness,
i
andthehome-centredinterestswhichriseup
oko
aroundthemanwhofirstfindshimself
gospodar
masterofhisownestablishment,weresufficienttoabsorballmy
pažnju
attention,whileHolmes,wholoathed
svaki
everyformofsocietywithhiswholeBohemian
dušom
soul,remainedinourlodgingsin
Baker
BakerStreet,buriedamonghisoldbooks,
i
andalternatingfromweekto
tjedna
weekbetweencocaineandambition,thedrowsinessofthe
droge
drug,andthefierceenergyofhisownkeen
prirode
nature.
Hewasstill,asever,
duboko
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,
međutim
however,whichImerelyshared
sa
withallthereadersofthedaily
tiska
press,Iknewlittleofmyformerfriend
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,andtoknowhowhewasemployinghis
izvanredne
extraordinarypowers.
Hisroomswerebrilliantlylit,and,
čak
evenasIlookedup,Isawhistall,
rezervni
sparefigurepasstwiceinadarksilhouette
protiv
againsttheblind.
Hewaspacing
na
theroomswiftly,eagerly,withhisheadsunkuponhis
prsima
chestandhishandsclasped
iza
behindhim.
Tome,whoknewhisevery
raspoloženje
moodandhabit,hisattitude
i
andmannertoldtheirownstory.
Hewasatwork
opet
again.
Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreams
i
andwashotuponthe
miris
scentofsomenewproblem.
Irangthe
zvono
bellandwasshownuptothechamber
koja
whichhadformerlybeeninpartmy
vlastiti
own.
Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
It
rijetko
seldomwas;
buthewasglad,Ithink,to
vidi
seeme.
Withhardlyawordspoken,
ali
butwithakindlyeye,hewavedmetoanarmchair,threw
preko
acrosshiscaseofcigars,
i
andindicatedaspiritcase
i
andagasogeneinthe
uglu
corner.
Thenhestoodbeforethefire
i
andlookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivefashion.
“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“Ithink,Watson,
da
thatyouhaveputon
sedam
sevenandahalfpounds
otkad
sinceIsawyou.”
“Seven!”
Ianswered.
“Indeed,Ishouldhavethoughta
malo
littlemore.
Justatrifle
više
more,Ifancy,Watson.
Andin
praksi
practiceagain,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
truethatIhadacountrywalkon
Četvrtak
Thursdayandcamehomeinadreadfulmess,
ali
butasIhavechangedmy
odjeću
clothesIcan’timaginehowyoudeduceit.
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,the
koža
leatherisscoredbysix
gotovo
almostparallelcuts.
Obviouslytheyhavebeencausedby
netko
someonewhohasverycarelesslyscrapedroundtheedgesofthesoleinordertoremovecrusted
blato
mudfromit.
Hence,yousee,mydoublededuction
da
thatyouhadbeenoutinvileweather,
i
andthatyouhada
posebno
particularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenoftheLondonslavey.
Astoyourpractice,
ako
ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,
s
withablackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhis
desnom
rightforefinger,andabulgeonthe
desnom
rightsideofhistop-hattoshow
gdje
wherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,Imustbe
dosadan
dull,indeed,ifIdonotpronouncehimtobeanactivememberofthe
medicinske
medicalprofession.”
Icouldnothelplaughingattheease
s
withwhichheexplainedhis
proces
processofdeduction.
“WhenI
čujem
hearyougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“thething
uvijek
alwaysappearstometobesoridiculouslysimplethatIcould
lako
easilydoitmyself,thoughateachsuccessiveinstanceofyour
razmišljanja
reasoningIambaffleduntilyouexplainyour
proces
process.
AndyetIbelieve
da
thatmyeyesareas
dobre
goodasyours.”
“Quiteso,”heanswered,lighting
je
acigarette,andthrowinghimselfdownintoanarmchair.
“Yousee,
ali
butyoudonotobserve.
The
razlika
distinctionisclear.
Forexample,youhave
često
frequentlyseenthestepswhichleadupfrom
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.
Your
nedavne
recentservicestooneoftheroyalhousesofEuropehaveshownthatyouareonewhomay
sigurno
safelybetrustedwithmatterswhichareofan
važnosti
importancewhichcanhardlybeexaggerated.
Ovaj
Thisaccountofyouwehavefrom
svih
allquartersreceived.
Beinyourchamberthenatthathour,
i
anddonottakeitamiss
ako
ifyourvisitorwearamask.”
“Thisis
zaista
indeedamystery,”Iremarked.
“Whatdoyouimaginethatitmeans?”
“Ihavenodata
još
yet.
Itisacapital
greška
mistaketotheorisebeforeonehasdata.
Insensiblyonebeginstotwistfactstosuittheories,insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.
Ali
Butthenoteitself.
Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
I
pažljivo
carefullyexaminedthewriting,and
na
thepaperuponwhichitwaswritten.
“Theman
koji
whowroteitwaspresumably
dobro
welltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringto
oponašati
imitatemycompanion’sprocesses.
“Such
papir
papercouldnotbeboughtunder
pola
halfacrownapacket.
Itispeculiarlystrong
i
andstiff.”
“Peculiar—thatistheveryword,”saidHolmes.
“ItisnotanEnglish
novine
paperatall.
Holdituptothelight.”
Ididso,andsawa
veliki
large“E”withasmall“g,”a“P,”anda
veliki
large“G”withasmall“t”wovenintothetextureofthepaper.
“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
askedHolmes.
“The
ime
nameofthemaker,no
sumnje
doubt;
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.”
Ashespoketherewasthe
oštar
sharpsoundofhorses’hoofs
i
andgratingwheelsagainstthecurb,followedby
je
asharppullatthe
zvono
bell.
Holmeswhistled.
“Apair,bythesound,”saidhe.
“Yes,”hecontinued,glancingoutofthe
prozor
window.
“Anicelittlebrougham
i
andapairofbeauties.
A
sto
hundredandfiftyguineasapiece.
There’s
novca
moneyinthiscase,Watson,
ako
ifthereisnothingelse.”
“Ithink
da
thatIhadbettergo,Holmes.”
“Notabit,Doctor.
Stay
gdje
whereyouare.
Iamlost
bez
withoutmyBoswell.
Andthispromisestobeinteresting.
Itwouldbea
šteta
pitytomissit.”
“Butyourclient—”.
“Nevermind
njega
him.
Imaywantyour
pomoć
help,andsomayhe.
Evo
Herehecomes.
Sitdowninthatarmchair,Doctor,
i
andgiveusyourbestattention.”
Je
Aslowandheavystep,
koji
whichhadbeenheardupon
na
thestairsandinthepassage,paused
odmah
immediatelyoutsidethedoor.
Thentherewas
je
aloudandauthoritativetap.
“Comein!”
saidHolmes.
Je
Amanenteredwhocould
jedva
hardlyhavebeenlessthan
šest
sixfeetsixinchesinheight,
s
withthechestandlimbsof
je
aHercules.
Hisdresswasrichwith
je
arichnesswhichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakintobadtaste.
Teške
Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacrossthesleeves
i
andfrontsofhisdouble-breastedcoat,
dok
whilethedeepbluecloakwhichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslinedwithflame-colouredsilk
i
andsecuredattheneckwith
je
abroochwhichconsistedof
je
asingleflamingberyl.
Bootswhichextended
pola
halfwayuphiscalves,andwhichweretrimmedatthetopswithrichbrownfur,completedthe
dojam
impressionofbarbaricopulencewhichwassuggestedbyhis
cijeli
wholeappearance.
Hecarriedabroad-brimmed
šešir
hatinhishand,whilehewore
preko
acrosstheupperpartofhisface,extending
niz
downpastthecheekbones,ablackvizard
masku
mask,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,asif
nesiguran
uncertainwhichtoaddress.
“Praytake
je
aseat,”saidHolmes.
“Thisismy
prijatelj
friendandcolleague,Dr.Watson,
koji
whoisoccasionallygoodenoughto
pomogne
helpmeinmycases.
Whom
imam
haveIthehonourtoaddress?”
“Youmayaddressmeasthe
Grof
CountVonKramm,aBohemian
plemić
nobleman.
Iunderstandthatthis
gospodin
gentleman,yourfriend,isa
čovjek
manofhonouranddiscretion,whomImaytrustwitha
stvar
matterofthemostextreme
važnosti
importance.
Ifnot,Ishouldmuch
radije
prefertocommunicatewithyoualone.”
Irosetogo,
ali
butHolmescaughtmebythe
zglob
wristandpushedmebackintomychair.
“Itis
oboje
both,ornone,”saidhe.
“Youmay
reći
saybeforethisgentlemananything
što
whichyoumaysaytome.”
The
Grof
Countshruggedhisbroadshoulders.
“ThenImustbegin,”saidhe,“bybindingyou
oboje
bothtoabsolutesecrecyfor
dvije
twoyears;
attheendofthat
vremena
timethematterwillbeofnoimportance.
Atpresentitisnottoomuchto
reći
saythatitisof
takve
suchweightitmayhavean
utjecaj
influenceuponEuropeanhistory.”
“Ipromise,”saidHolmes.
“AndI.”
“Youwillexcuse
ovu
thismask,”continuedourstrange
posjetitelj
visitor.
“Theaugustpersonwhoemploysmewisheshis
agent
agenttobeunknowntoyou,
i
andImayconfessatoncethatthetitlebywhichIhavejustcalledmyselfisnotexactlymyown.”
“Iwasawareofit,”saidHolmesdryly.
“Thecircumstancesareofgreatdelicacy,
i
andeveryprecautionhastobetakentoquenchwhatmightgrowtobeanimmense
skandal
scandalandseriouslycompromiseoneofthereigningfamiliesofEurope.
Tospeakplainly,the
stvar
matterimplicatesthegreatHouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”
“Iwasalsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimselfdowninhisarmchair
i
andclosinghiseyes.
Our
posjetitelj
visitorglancedwithsomeapparentsurpriseatthelanguid,loungingfigureoftheman
koji
whohadbeennodoubtdepictedtohimasthemostincisivereasoner
i
andmostenergeticagentinEurope.
Holmes
polako
slowlyreopenedhiseyesandlookedimpatientlyathisgiganticclient.
“Ifyour
Veličanstvo
Majestywouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbebetterabletoadviseyou.”
The
čovjek
mansprangfromhischair
i
andpacedupanddownthe
sobi
roominuncontrollableagitation.
Then,with
je
agestureofdesperation,hetore
na
themaskfromhisface
i
andhurledituponthe
zemlju
ground.
“Youareright,”hecried;
“Iamthe
Kralj
King.
WhyshouldIattempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“Your
Veličanstvo
MajestyhadnotspokenbeforeIwasaware
da
thatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,
i
andhereditaryKingofBohemia.”
“Butyou
možete
canunderstand,”saidourstrange
posjetitelj
visitor,sittingdownoncemore
i
andpassinghishandoverhishighwhite
čela
forehead,“youcanunderstandthatIamnotaccustomedtodoing
takve
suchbusinessinmyown
osobi
person.
YetthematterwassodelicatethatIcouldnot
povjeriti
confideittoanagent
bez
withoutputtingmyselfinhis
moć
power.
IhavecomeincognitofromPragueforthe
svrhu
purposeofconsultingyou.”
“Then,prayconsult,”saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyes
jednom
oncemore.
“Thefactsare
ukratko
brieflythese:
Somefiveyears
prije
ago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,Imadetheacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.
The
ime
nameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”
“Kindlylookherupinmyindex,Doctor,”murmuredHolmes
bez
withoutopeninghiseyes.
Formanyyearshehadadopted
je
asystemofdocketingallparagraphsconcerningmen
i
andthings,sothatitwas
teško
difficulttonameasubject
ili
orapersononwhichhecouldnotatoncefurnish
informacije
information.
InthiscaseIfoundherbiographysandwichedin
između
betweenthatofaHebrewrabbi
i
andthatofastaff-commanderwhohadwritten
je
amonographuponthedeep-seafishes.
“Letmesee!”
saidHolmes.
“Hum!
Rođen
BorninNewJerseyinthe
godine
year1858.
Contralto—hum!
LaScala,hum!
Primadonna
Carske
ImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
LivinginLondon—quiteso!
Your
Veličanstvo
Majesty,asIunderstand,becameentangled
s
withthisyoungperson,wrotehersomecompromisingletters,
i
andisnowdesirousofgettingthoselettersback.”
“Preciselyso.
Ali
Buthow—”.