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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Gradually Hardening Czech A1 Translation Books

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Gradually Hardening Czech A1 Translation Books

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I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
Já
I.
ToSherlockHolmessheis
vždy
alwaysthewoman.
Ihaveseldomheardhimmentionher
pod
underanyothername.
Inhiseyessheeclipses
a
andpredominatesthewholeofher
pohlaví
sex.
Itwasnotthathefeltanyemotionakinto
lásce
loveforIreneAdler.
Allemotions,
a
andthatoneparticularly,wereabhorrenttohiscold,precise
ale
butadmirablybalancedmind.
Hewas,Itakeit,themostperfectreasoning
a
andobservingmachinethatthe
svět
worldhasseen,butasaloverhewouldhaveplacedhimselfinafalseposition.
He
nikdy
neverspokeofthesofterpassions,savewithagibe
a
andasneer.
Theywereadmirablethingsfortheobserver—excellentfordrawingtheveilfrommen’smotives
a
andactions.
Butforthetrainedreasonertoadmit
takové
suchintrusionsintohisowndelicate
a
andfinelyadjustedtemperamentwastointroduceadistractingfactor
který
whichmightthrowadoubtupon
všechny
allhismentalresults.
Gritinasensitiveinstrument,
nebo
oracrackinoneofhisownhigh-powerlenses,wouldnotbe
více
moredisturbingthanastrongemotioninanaturesuchas
jeho
his.
Andyettherewasbut
jedna
onewomantohim,andthat
žena
womanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofdubious
a
andquestionablememory.
Ihadseen
málo
littleofHolmeslately.
Mymarriagehaddriftedusawayfromeachother.
My
vlastní
owncompletehappiness,andthehome-centredinterestswhichriseup
kolem
aroundthemanwhofirstfindshimselfmasterofhis
vlastní
ownestablishment,weresufficienttoabsorballmyattention,
zatímco
whileHolmes,wholoathedeveryformofsocietywithhis
celou
wholeBohemiansoul,remainedinourlodgingsinBaker
Street
Street,buriedamonghisoldbooks,
a
andalternatingfromweektoweekbetweencocaine
a
andambition,thedrowsinessofthedrug,
a
andthefierceenergyofhis
vlastní
ownkeennature.
Hewas
stále
still,asever,deeplyattractedbythestudyofcrime,
a
andoccupiedhisimmensefaculties
a
andextraordinarypowersofobservationinfollowingoutthoseclues,
a
andclearingupthosemysteries
které
whichhadbeenabandonedashopelessbytheofficial
policie
police.
FromtimetotimeIheardsomevagueaccountofhisdoings:
ofhissummonstoOdessainthe
případě
caseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupofthesingulartragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,
a
andfinallyofthemissionwhichhehadaccomplishedsodelicately
a
andsuccessfullyforthereigningfamilyofHolland.
Beyond
těchto
thesesignsofhisactivity,however,
které
whichImerelysharedwithallthereadersofthedailypress,Iknew
málo
littleofmyformerfriend
a
andcompanion.
Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethofMarch,1888—Iwasreturningfromajourneytoapatient(forIhad
nyní
nowreturnedtocivilpractice),
když
whenmywayledme
přes
throughBakerStreet.
AsIpassedthewell-remembered
dveří
door,whichmustalwaysbeassociatedinmy
mysli
mindwithmywooing,and
s
withthedarkincidentsoftheStudyinScarlet,Iwasseized
s
withakeendesireto
vidět
seeHolmesagain,andto
vědět
knowhowhewasemployinghisextraordinarypowers.
Hisroomswerebrilliantlylit,
a
and,evenasIlooked
nahoru
up,Isawhistall,sparefigurepasstwiceinadarksilhouette
proti
againsttheblind.
Hewaspacing
na
theroomswiftly,eagerly,withhisheadsunkuponhischest
a
andhishandsclaspedbehindhim.
To
mě
me,whoknewhiseverymood
a
andhabit,hisattitudeandmannertoldtheir
vlastní
ownstory.
Hewasat
práci
workagain.
Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreams
a
andwashotuponthescentofsome
nového
newproblem.
Irangthebell
a
andwasshownuptothechamber
která
whichhadformerlybeeninpartmy
vlastní
own.
Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
Itseldomwas;
ale
buthewasglad,Ithink,tosee
mě
me.
Withhardlyawordspoken,
ale
butwithakindlyeye,hewavedmetoanarmchair,threwacrosshiscaseofcigars,
a
andindicatedaspiritcase
a
andagasogeneinthecorner.
Thenhestood
před
beforethefireandlookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivefashion.
“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“Ithink,Watson,
že
thatyouhaveputonseven
a
andahalfpoundssinceIsawyou.”
“Seven!”
Ianswered.
“Indeed,Ishouldhavethoughtalittle
víc
more.
Justatriflemore,Ifancy,Watson.
A
Andinpracticeagain,Iobserve.
Youdidnottellme
že
thatyouintendedtogointoharness.”
“Then,
jak
howdoyouknow?”
“Isee
to
it,Ideduceit.
HowdoI
vědět
knowthatyouhavebeengettingyourself
velmi
verywetlately,andthatyouhaveamostclumsy
a
andcarelessservantgirl?”
“My
drahý
dearHolmes,”saidI,“thisis
příliš
toomuch.
Youwouldcertainlyhavebeenburned,hadyouliveda
před několika
fewcenturiesago.
Itis
pravda
truethatIhadacountrywalkonThursday
a
andcamehomeinadreadfulmess,
ale
butasIhavechangedmyclothesIcan’timaginehowyoudeduce
to
it.
AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,
a
andmywifehasgivenhernotice,
ale
butthere,again,Ifailtoseehowyouworkitout.”
Hechuckledtohimself
a
andrubbedhislong,nervoushands
dohromady
together.
“Itissimplicityitself,”saidhe;
“myeyestellme
že
thatontheinsideofyourleftshoe,
právě
justwherethefirelightstrikesit,theleatherisscoredby
šesti
sixalmostparallelcuts.
Obviouslytheyhavebeencausedby
někdo
someonewhohasverycarelesslyscrapedroundtheedgesofthesoleinordertoremovecrustedmudfromit.
Hence,yousee,mydoublededuction
že
thatyouhadbeenoutinvileweather,
a
andthatyouhadaparticularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenoftheLondonslavey.
Astoyourpractice,
pokud
ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,
s
withablackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhis
pravé
rightforefinger,andabulgeonthe
pravé
rightsideofhistop-hattoshow
kam
wherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,Imustbedull,indeed,
pokud
ifIdonotpronouncehimtobeanactivememberofthemedicalprofession.”
Icouldnothelplaughingattheeasewithwhichheexplainedhisprocessofdeduction.
“WhenIhearyougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“thething
vždy
alwaysappearstometobesoridiculouslysimple
že
thatIcouldeasilydoitmyself,
ačkoli
thoughateachsuccessiveinstanceofyourreasoningIambaffled
dokud
untilyouexplainyourprocess.
A
AndyetIbelievethatmyeyesareas
dobré
goodasyours.”
“Quiteso,”heanswered,lightingacigarette,
a
andthrowinghimselfdownintoanarmchair.
“Yousee,
ale
butyoudonotobserve.
Thedistinctionis
jasný
clear.
Forexample,youhavefrequentlyseenthesteps
které
whichleadupfromthehallto
této
thisroom.”
“Frequently.”
“Howoften?”
“Well,somehundredsoftimes.”
“Thenhowmanyarethere?”
“Howmany?
Idon’tknow.”
“Quiteso!
Youhavenotobserved.
A
Andyetyouhaveseen.
Thatis
jen
justmypoint.
Now,I
vím
knowthatthereareseventeensteps,
protože
becauseIhavebothseen
a
andobserved.
Bytheway,
protože
sinceyouareinterestedinthese
malé
littleproblems,andsinceyouaregood
dostatečně
enoughtochronicleoneor
dvě
twoofmytriflingexperiences,youmaybeinterestedinthis.”
Hethrew
přes
overasheetofthick,pink-tintednotepaper
který
whichhadbeenlyingopenupon
na
thetable.
“Itcamebythe
poslední
lastpost,”saidhe.
“Readitaloud.”
Thenotewasundated,and
bez
withouteithersignatureoraddress.
“Therewillcalluponyou
večer
to-night,ataquartertoeighto’clock,”itsaid,“agentleman
který
whodesirestoconsultyouuponamatteroftheverydeepestmoment.
Yourrecentservicesto
jedné
oneoftheroyalhousesofEuropehaveshownthatyouare
jedné
onewhomaysafelybetrustedwithmatterswhichareofanimportancewhich
lze
canhardlybeexaggerated.
Thisaccountofyouwehavefromallquartersreceived.
Beinyourchamberthenatthat
hodinu
hour,anddonottakeitamiss
pokud
ifyourvisitorwearamask.”
“Thisisindeedamystery,”Iremarked.
“Whatdoyouimagine
že
thatitmeans?”
“Ihave
žádná
nodatayet.
Itisacapitalmistaketotheorise
než
beforeonehasdata.
Insensiblyonebeginstotwistfactstosuittheories,insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.
Ale
Butthenoteitself.
Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
Icarefullyexamined
na
thewriting,andthepaperuponwhichitwaswritten.
“Theman
který
whowroteitwaspresumablywelltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringtoimitatemycompanion’sprocesses.
“Suchpapercouldnotbeboughtunder
půl
halfacrownapacket.
Itispeculiarlystrong
a
andstiff.”
“Peculiar—thatistheveryword,”saidHolmes.
“ItisnotanEnglishpaperatall.
Držte
Holdituptothelight.”
Ididso,
a
andsawalarge“E”
s
withasmall“g,”a“P,”
a
andalarge“G”withasmall“t”wovenintothetextureofthepaper.
“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
askedHolmes.
“The
jméno
nameofthemaker,nodoubt;
nebo
orhismonogram,rather.”
“Notatall.
The‘G’
s
withthesmall‘t’standsfor‘Gesellschaft,’
což
whichistheGermanfor‘Company.’Itisacustomarycontraction
jako
likeour‘Co.’‘P,’of
samozřejmě
course,standsfor‘Papier.’Nowforthe‘Eg.’LetusglanceatourContinentalGazetteer.”
Hetookdownaheavybrownvolumefromhisshelves.
“Eglow,Eglonitz—hereweare,Egria.
ItisinaGerman-speakingcountry—inBohemia,notfarfromCarlsbad.
‘Remarkableasbeingthesceneofthe
smrti
deathofWallenstein,andforitsnumerousglass-factories
a
andpaper-mills.’Ha,ha,myboy,whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
Hiseyessparkled,
a
andhesentupagreatbluetriumphantcloudfromhiscigarette.
“ThepaperwasmadeinBohemia,”Isaid.
“Precisely.
A
AndthemanwhowrotethenoteisaGerman.
Doyounotethepeculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘Thisaccountofyouwehavefromallquartersreceived.’AFrenchman
nebo
orRussiancouldnothavewrittenthat.
ItistheGerman
kdo
whoissouncourteoustohisverbs.
It
jen
onlyremains,therefore,todiscoverwhatiswantedby
tento
thisGermanwhowritesuponBohemianpaper
a
andpreferswearingamasktoshowinghis
tvář
face.
Andherehecomes,
pokud
ifIamnotmistaken,toresolve
všechny
allourdoubts.”
Ashespoke
tam
therewasthesharpsoundofhorses’hoofs
a
andgratingwheelsagainstthecurb,followedbyasharppullatthebell.
Holmeswhistled.
“Apair,bythesound,”saidhe.
“Yes,”hecontinued,glancingoutofthewindow.
“A
pěkný
nicelittlebroughamandapairofbeauties.
Ahundredandfiftyguineasapiece.
There’s
peníze
moneyinthiscase,Watson,
pokud
ifthereisnothingelse.”
“Ithink
že
thatIhadbettergo,Holmes.”
“Notabit,Doctor.
Stay
kde
whereyouare.
Iamlost
bez
withoutmyBoswell.
Andthispromisestobeinteresting.
Itwouldbeapitytomissit.”
“Butyourclient—”.
“Nevermind
mu
him.
Imaywantyour
pomoc
help,andsomayhe.
Tady
Herehecomes.
Sitdowninthatarmchair,Doctor,
a
andgiveusyourbestattention.”
Aslow
a
andheavystep,whichhadbeenheardupon
na
thestairsandinthepassage,pausedimmediatelyoutside
na
thedoor.
Thentherewasaloud
a
andauthoritativetap.
“Comein!”
saidHolmes.
A
muž
manenteredwhocouldhardlyhavebeenless
než
thansixfeetsixinchesinheight,
s
withthechestandlimbsofaHercules.
Hisdresswasrichwitharichness
které
whichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakintobadtaste.
Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacrossthesleeves
a
andfrontsofhisdouble-breastedcoat,
zatímco
whilethedeepbluecloakwhichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslinedwithflame-colouredsilk
a
andsecuredattheneckwithabroochwhichconsistedofasingleflamingberyl.
Bootswhichextendedhalfway
až
uphiscalves,andwhichweretrimmedatthetops
s
withrichbrownfur,completedtheimpressionofbarbaricopulencewhichwassuggestedbyhis
celý
wholeappearance.
Hecarriedabroad-brimmedhatinhishand,
zatímco
whileheworeacrosstheupper
část
partofhisface,extending
dolů
downpastthecheekbones,a
černou
blackvizardmask,whichhehadapparentlyadjustedthatvery
chvíli
moment,forhishandwas
stále
stillraisedtoitasheentered.
Fromthelower
části
partofthefaceheappearedtobea
muž
manofstrongcharacter,withathick,hanginglip,
a
andalong,straightchinsuggestiveofresolutionpushedtothelengthofobstinacy.
“Youhadmynote?”
heaskedwithadeepharshvoice
a
andastronglymarkedGermanaccent.
“Itoldyou
že
thatIwouldcall.”
Helookedfrom
jednoho
onetotheotherof
nás
us,asifuncertainwhichtoaddress.
“Praytakeaseat,”saidHolmes.
“Thisismy
přítel
friendandcolleague,Dr.Watson,
který
whoisoccasionallygoodenoughtohelpmeinmycases.
WhomhaveIthehonourtoaddress?”
“YoumayaddressmeastheCountVonKramm,aBohemiannobleman.
Iunderstand
že
thatthisgentleman,yourfriend,isa
muž
manofhonouranddiscretion,whomImaytrustwitha
záležitost
matterofthemostextremeimportance.
Pokud
Ifnot,Ishouldmuchprefertocommunicate
s
withyoualone.”
Irosetogo,
ale
butHolmescaughtmebythewrist
a
andpushedmebackintomychair.
“Itis
obojí
both,ornone,”saidhe.
“Youmay
říct
saybeforethisgentlemananythingwhichyoumay
říct
saytome.”
TheCountshruggedhisbroadshoulders.
“ThenImustbegin,”saidhe,“bybindingyou
oba
bothtoabsolutesecrecyfor
dvou
twoyears;
attheendofthattimethematter
bude
willbeofnoimportance.
Atpresentitisnottoomuchto
říci
saythatitisofsuchweightit
může
mayhaveaninfluenceuponEuropeanhistory.”
“Ipromise,”saidHolmes.
“AndI.”
“Youwillexcusethismask,”continuedourstrangevisitor.
“Theaugust
osoba
personwhoemploysmewisheshisagenttobeunknowntoyou,
a
andImayconfessatoncethatthetitlebywhichIhave
právě
justcalledmyselfisnot
přesně
exactlymyown.”
“Iwasawareofit,”saidHolmesdryly.
“Thecircumstancesareofgreatdelicacy,
a
andeveryprecautionhastobetakentoquenchwhatmightgrowtobeanimmensescandal
a
andseriouslycompromiseoneofthereigningfamiliesofEurope.
Tospeakplainly,the
záležitost
matterimplicatesthegreatHouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”
“Iwas
také
alsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimselfdowninhisarmchair
a
andclosinghiseyes.
Ourvisitorglanced
s
withsomeapparentsurpriseatthelanguid,loungingfigureofthe
muže
manwhohadbeennodoubtdepictedtohimasthemostincisivereasoner
a
andmostenergeticagentinEurope.
Holmesslowlyreopenedhiseyes
a
andlookedimpatientlyathisgiganticclient.
“IfyourMajestywouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbe
lépe
betterabletoadviseyou.”
The
muž
mansprangfromhischair
a
andpacedupanddownthe
místnosti
roominuncontrollableagitation.
Then,
s
withagestureofdesperation,hetore
na
themaskfromhisface
a
andhurleditupontheground.
“Youareright,”hecried;
“Iamthe
Král
King.
WhyshouldIattempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“YourMajestyhadnotspoken
než
beforeIwasawarethatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,
a
andhereditaryKingofBohemia.”
“Butyoucanunderstand,”saidourstrangevisitor,sittingdownoncemore
a
andpassinghishandoverhis
vysoké
highwhiteforehead,“youcan
pochopit
understandthatIamnotaccustomedtodoing
takové
suchbusinessinmyown
osobě
person.
Yetthematterwassodelicate
že
thatIcouldnotconfideittoanagentwithoutputtingmyselfinhis
moci
power.
IhavecomeincognitofromPragueforthepurposeofconsultingyou.”
“Then,prayconsult,”saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyesoncemore.
“Thefactsarebrieflythese:
Some
pěti
fiveyearsago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,Imadetheacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.
The
jméno
nameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”
“Kindly
podívejte
lookherupinmyindex,Doctor,”murmuredHolmes
aniž by
withoutopeninghiseyes.
For
mnoho
manyyearshehadadoptedasystemofdocketing
všechny
allparagraphsconcerningmenandthings,sothatitwasdifficulttonameasubject
nebo
orapersononwhichhecouldnotatoncefurnishinformation.
In
tomto
thiscaseIfoundherbiographysandwichedin
mezi
betweenthatofaHebrewrabbi
a
andthatofastaff-commanderwhohadwrittenamonographuponthedeep-seafishes.
“Letmesee!”
saidHolmes.
“Hum!
BorninNewJerseyinthe
roce
year1858.
Contralto—hum!
LaScala,hum!
PrimadonnaImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
LivinginLondon—quiteso!
YourMajesty,asIunderstand,becameentangled
s
withthisyoungperson,wrotehersomecompromisingletters,
a
andisnowdesirousofgettingthoselettersback.”
“Preciselyso.
Ale
Buthow—”.