I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
Já
I.ToSherlockHolmessheis
vždy
alwaysthewoman.Ihaveseldomheardhim
zmínit
mentionherunderanyothername.Inhiseyessheeclipses
a
andpredominatesthewholeofherpohlaví
sex.Itwasnotthathefeltanyemotionakinto
lásce
loveforIreneAdler.Allemotions,
a
andthatoneparticularly,wereabhorrenttohiscold,preciseale
butadmirablybalancedmind.Hewas,Itakeit,themostperfectreasoning
a
andobservingmachinethatthesvět
worldhasseen,butasaloverhewouldhaveplacedhimselfinafalešné
falseposition.Heneverspokeofthesofterpassions,savewithagibe
a
andasneer.Theywereadmirablethingsfortheobserver—excellentfordrawingtheveilfrommen’smotives
a
andactions.Butforthetrainedreasonerto
přiznat
admitsuchintrusionsintohisowndelicatea
andfinelyadjustedtemperamentwastozavést
introduceadistractingfactorwhichmightthrowadoubtuponvšechny
allhismentalresults.Gritinasensitiveinstrument,
nebo
oracrackinoneofhisownhigh-powerlenses,wouldnotbevíce
moredisturbingthanastrongemoce
emotioninanaturesuchasjeho
his.Andyettherewasbut
jedna
onewomantohim,andthatžena
womanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofdubiousa
andquestionablememory.Ihadseen
málo
littleofHolmeslately.My
manželství
marriagehaddriftedusawayfromeachother.My
vlastní
owncompletehappiness,andthehome-centredinterestswhichriseupkolem
aroundthemanwhofirstfindshimselfmasterofhisvlastní
ownestablishment,weresufficienttoabsorballmypozornost
attention,whileHolmes,wholoathedkaždou
everyformofsocietywithhiscelou
wholeBohemiansoul,remainedinourlodgingsinBaker
BakerStreet,buriedamonghisoldbooks,a
andalternatingfromweektoweekbetweencocainea
andambition,thedrowsinessofthedrug,a
andthefierceenergyofhisvlastní
ownkeennature.Hewas
stále
still,asever,deeplyattractedbythestudyofcrime,a
andoccupiedhisimmensefacultiesa
andextraordinarypowersofobservationinfollowingoutthoseclues,a
andclearingupthosemysterieskteré
whichhadbeenabandonedasbeznadějné
hopelessbytheofficialpolice.FromtimetotimeIheardsomevagueaccountofhisdoings:
ofhissummonstoOdessainthe
případě
caseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupofthesingulartragédie
tragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,a
andfinallyofthemissionwhichhehadaccomplishedsodelicatelya
andsuccessfullyforthereigningfamilyofHolland.Beyond
těchto
thesesignsofhisactivity,však
however,whichImerelysharedwithallthereadersofthedailypress,Iknewmálo
littleofmyformerfrienda
andcompanion.Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethof
Března
March,1888—Iwasreturningfromajourneytoapatient(forIhadnyní
nowreturnedtocivilpractice),když
whenmywayledmepřes
throughBakerStreet.AsIpassedthewell-remembered
dveří
door,whichmustalwaysbeassociatedinmymysli
mindwithmywooing,ands
withthedarkincidentsoftheStudie
StudyinScarlet,Iwasseizeds
withakeendesiretovidět
seeHolmesagain,andtovědět
knowhowhewasemployinghismimořádné
extraordinarypowers.Hisroomswerebrilliantly
osvětlené
lit,and,evenasIlookednahoru
up,Isawhistall,sparefigureprojít
passtwiceinadarksilhouetteproti
againsttheblind.Hewaspacing
na
theroomswiftly,eagerly,withhisheadsunkuponhishrudi
chestandhishandsclaspedza
behindhim.Tome,whoknewhis
každou
everymoodandhabit,hispostoj
attitudeandmannertoldtheirvlastní
ownstory.Hewasat
práci
workagain.Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreams
a
andwashotuponthevůni
scentofsomenewproblem.Irangthe
zvonek
bellandwasshownuptothekomnaty
chamberwhichhadformerlybeeninpartmyvlastní
own.Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
Itseldomwas;
ale
buthewasglad,Ithink,toseemě
me.Withhardlyawordspoken,
ale
butwithakindlyeye,hewavedmetoankřeslo
armchair,threwacrosshiscaseofcigars,a
andindicatedaspiritcasea
andagasogeneintherohu
corner.Thenhestoodbefore
na
thefireandlookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivemódě
fashion.“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“Ithink,Watson,
že
thatyouhaveputonsedm
sevenandahalfpoundssinceIsawyou.”“Seven!”
Ianswered.
“Indeed,Ishouldhavethoughtalittle
víc
more.Justatriflemore,Ifancy,Watson.
A
Andinpracticeagain,Iobserve.Youdidnottellme
že
thatyouintendedtogointoharness.”“Then,
jak
howdoyouknow?”“Isee
to
it,Ideduceit.HowdoI
vědět
knowthatyouhavebeengettingyourselfvelmi
verywetlately,andthatyouhaveamostclumsya
andcarelessservantgirl?”“My
drahý
dearHolmes,”saidI,“thisispříliš
toomuch.Youwouldcertainlyhavebeenburned,hadyouliveda
před několika
fewcenturiesago.Itis
pravda
truethatIhadacountrywalkonČtvrtek
Thursdayandcamehomeinadreadfulmess,ale
butasIhavechangedmyoblečení
clothesIcan’timaginehowyoudeduceto
it.AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,
a
andmywifehasgivenhernotice,ale
butthere,again,Ifailtoseehowyouworkitout.”Hechuckledtohimself
a
andrubbedhislong,nervoushandsdohromady
together.“Itissimplicityitself,”saidhe;
“myeyestellme
že
thatontheinsideofyourleftboty
shoe,justwherethefirelightstrikesit,thekůže
leatherisscoredbysixtéměř
almostparallelcuts.Obviouslytheyhavebeencausedby
někdo
someonewhohasverycarelesslyscrapedroundtheedgesofthesoleinordertoremovecrustedbahna
mudfromit.Hence,yousee,mydoublededuction
že
thatyouhadbeenoutinvilepočasí
weather,andthatyouhadaparticularlymalignantboot-slittingexemplář
specimenoftheLondonslavey.Astoyour
praxe
practice,ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,s
withablackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhispravé
rightforefinger,andabulgeonthepravé
rightsideofhistop-hattoshowkam
wherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,Imustbenudný
dull,indeed,ifIdonotpronouncehimtobeanactivememberofthelékařské
medicalprofession.”Icouldnothelplaughingattheeasewithwhichheexplainedhis
proces
processofdeduction.“WhenIhearyougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“thething
vždy
alwaysappearstometobesoridiculouslysimpleže
thatIcouldeasilydoitmyself,ačkoli
thoughateachsuccessiveinstanceofyouruvažování
reasoningIambaffleduntilyouexplainyourproces
process.AndyetIbelieve
že
thatmyeyesareasdobré
goodasyours.”“Quiteso,”heanswered,lightingacigarette,
a
andthrowinghimselfdownintoanarmchair.“Yousee,
ale
butyoudonotobserve.The
rozdíl
distinctionisclear.Forexample,youhave
často
frequentlyseenthestepswhichvedou
leadupfromthehalltotéto
thisroom.”“Frequently.”
“Howoften?”
“Well,somehundredsoftimes.”
“Thenhowmanyarethere?”
“Howmany?
Idon’tknow.”
“Quiteso!
Youhavenotobserved.
A
Andyetyouhaveseen.Thatis
jen
justmypoint.Now,I
vím
knowthatthereareseventeensteps,protože
becauseIhavebothseena
andobserved.Bytheway,
protože
sinceyouareinterestedinthesemalé
littleproblems,andsinceyouaregooddostatečně
enoughtochronicleoneordvě
twoofmytriflingexperiences,youmaybeinterestedinthis.”Hethrew
přes
overasheetofthick,pink-tintednotepaperkterý
whichhadbeenlyingopenuponna
thetable.“Itcamebythe
poslední
lastpost,”saidhe.“Readitaloud.”
The
poznámka
notewasundated,andwithouteithersignatureoraddress.“Therewillcalluponyou
večer
to-night,ataquartertoeighto’clock,”itsaid,“agentlemankterý
whodesirestoconsultyouuponamatteroftheverydeepestmoment.Your
nedávné
recentservicestooneoftheroyalhousesofEuropehaveshownthatyouarejedné
onewhomaysafelybetrustedwithmatterswhichareofandůležité
importancewhichcanhardlybeexaggerated.Tuto
Thisaccountofyouwehavefromallquartersreceived.Beinyourchamberthenatthat
hodinu
hour,anddonottakeitamisspokud
ifyourvisitorwearamask.”“Thisis
opravdu
indeedamystery,”Iremarked.“Whatdoyouimagine
že
thatitmeans?”“Ihave
žádná
nodatayet.Itisacapital
chybou
mistaketotheorisebeforeonehasdata.Insensiblyonebeginstotwistfactsto
vyhovovaly
suittheories,insteadoftheoriestovyhovovaly
suitfacts.Butthenoteitself.
Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
I
pečlivě
carefullyexaminedthewriting,andna
thepaperuponwhichitwaswritten.“Theman
který
whowroteitwaspresumablywelltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringtonapodobit
imitatemycompanion’sprocesses.“Such
papír
papercouldnotbeboughtunderpůl
halfacrownapacket.Itispeculiarlystrong
a
andstiff.”“Peculiar—thatistheveryword,”saidHolmes.
“ItisnotanEnglishpaperatall.
Držte
Holdituptothelight.”Ididso,
a
andsawalarge“E”s
withasmall“g,”a“P,”a
andalarge“G”withasmall“t”wovenintothetextury
textureofthepaper.“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
askedHolmes.
“The
jméno
nameofthemaker,nodoubt;nebo
orhismonogram,rather.”“Notatall.
The‘G’
s
withthesmall‘t’standsfor‘Gesellschaft,’což
whichistheGermanfor‘Company.’Itisacustomarykontrakce
contractionlikeour‘Co.’‘P,’ofsamozřejmě
course,standsfor‘Papier.’Nowforthe‘Eg.’LetusglanceatourContinentalGazetteer.”Hetookdowna
těžký
heavybrownvolumefromhisshelves.“Eglow,Eglonitz—hereweare,Egria.
ItisinaGerman-speakingcountry—inBohemia,notfarfromCarlsbad.
‘Remarkableasbeingthesceneofthe
smrti
deathofWallenstein,andforitsčetné
numerousglass-factoriesandpaper-mills.’Ha,ha,myboy,whatdoyoumakeofthat?”Hiseyessparkled,
a
andhesentupagreatmodrý
bluetriumphantcloudfromhiscigarety
cigarette.“ThepaperwasmadeinBohemia,”Isaid.
“Precisely.
A
AndthemanwhowrotethenoteisaGerman.Doyounotethe
zvláštní
peculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘Thisaccountofyouwehavefromallquartersreceived.’AFrenchmannebo
orRussiancouldnothavewrittenthat.ItistheGerman
kdo
whoissouncourteoustohisverbs.It
jen
onlyremains,therefore,todiscoverwhatiswantedbytento
thisGermanwhowritesuponBohemianpapera
andpreferswearingamasktoshowinghistvář
face.Andherehecomes,
pokud
ifIamnotmistaken,toresolvevšechny
allourdoubts.”Ashespoke
tam
therewasthesharpsoundofhorses’hoofsa
andgratingwheelsagainsttheobrubníku
curb,followedbyasharppullatthezvonek
bell.Holmeswhistled.
“Apair,bythesound,”saidhe.
“Yes,”hecontinued,glancingoutofthe
okna
window.“Anicelittlebrougham
a
andapairofbeauties.A
sto
hundredandfiftyguineasapiece.There’s
peníze
moneyinthiscase,Watson,pokud
ifthereisnothingelse.”“Ithink
že
thatIhadbettergo,Holmes.”“Notabit,Doctor.
Stay
kde
whereyouare.Iamlost
bez
withoutmyBoswell.Andthispromisestobe
zajímavé
interesting.Itwouldbea
škoda
pitytomissit.”“Butyourclient—”.
“Nevermind
mu
him.Imaywantyour
pomoc
help,andsomayhe.Tady
Herehecomes.Sitdowninthatarmchair,Doctor,
a
andgiveusyourbestattention.”Aslow
a
andheavystep,whichhadbeenhearduponna
thestairsandinthepassage,pausedokamžitě
immediatelyoutsidethedoor.Thentherewasaloud
a
andauthoritativetap.“Comein!”
saidHolmes.
A
muž
manenteredwhocouldhardlyhavebeenmenší
lessthansixfeetsixinchesinvýšce
height,withthechestandlimbsofaHercules.His
šaty
dresswasrichwitharichnesskteré
whichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakintobadtaste.Těžké
Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacrossthesleevesa
andfrontsofhisdouble-breastedcoat,zatímco
whilethedeepbluecloakwhichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslinedwithflame-colouredsilka
andsecuredattheneckwithabroochwhichconsistedofasingleflamingberyl.Bootswhichextended
napůl
halfwayuphiscalves,andwhichweretrimmedatthetopss
withrichbrownfur,completedthedojem
impressionofbarbaricopulencewhichwassuggestedbyhiscelý
wholeappearance.Hecarriedabroad-brimmed
klobouk
hatinhishand,whileheworepřes
acrosstheupperpartofhisface,extendingdolů
downpastthecheekbones,ačernou
blackvizardmask,whichhehadzřejmě
apparentlyadjustedthatverymoment,forhishandwasstále
stillraisedtoitasheentered.Fromthe
dolní
lowerpartofthefaceheappearedtobeamuž
manofstrongcharacter,withathick,hangingrty
lip,andalong,straightbrada
chinsuggestiveofresolutionpushedtothelengthofobstinacy.“Youhadmynote?”
heaskedwithadeepharshvoice
a
andastronglymarkedGermanaccent.“Itoldyou
že
thatIwouldcall.”Helookedfrom
jednoho
onetotheotherofnás
us,asifuncertainwhichtoaddress.“Praytakeaseat,”saidHolmes.
“Thisismy
přítel
friendandcolleague,Dr.Watson,který
whoisoccasionallygoodenoughtohelpmeinmycases.WhomhaveIthehonourtoaddress?”
“Youmayaddressmeasthe
Hrabě
CountVonKramm,aBohemianšlechtic
nobleman.Iunderstandthatthis
pán
gentleman,yourfriend,isamuž
manofhonouranddiscretion,whomImaytrustwithazáležitost
matterofthemostextremeimportance.Pokud
Ifnot,Ishouldmuchraději
prefertocommunicatewithyoualone.”Irosetogo,
ale
butHolmescaughtmebythezápěstí
wristandpushedmebackintomychair.“Itis
obojí
both,ornone,”saidhe.“Youmay
říct
saybeforethisgentlemananythingwhichyoumayříct
saytome.”TheCountshruggedhisbroadshoulders.
“ThenImustbegin,”saidhe,“bybindingyou
oba
bothtoabsolutesecrecyfordvou
twoyears;attheendofthattimethematter
bude
willbeofnoimportance.At
současné
presentitisnottoomuchtoříci
saythatitisofsuchváhu
weightitmayhaveanvliv
influenceuponEuropeanhistory.”“Ipromise,”saidHolmes.
“AndI.”
“Youwillexcusethismask,”continuedourstrange
návštěvník
visitor.“Theaugustpersonwhoemploysmewisheshis
agent
agenttobeunknowntoyou,a
andImayconfessatoncethatthetitul
titlebywhichIhaveprávě
justcalledmyselfisnotpřesně
exactlymyown.”“Iwasawareofit,”saidHolmesdryly.
“Thecircumstancesareofgreatdelicacy,
a
andeveryprecautionhastobetakentoquenchwhatmightgrowtobeanimmensescandala
andseriouslycompromiseoneofthereigningfamiliesofEurope.Tospeak
jasně
plainly,thematterimplicatesthegreatDům
HouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”“Iwas
také
alsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimselfdowninhisarmchaira
andclosinghiseyes.Our
návštěvník
visitorglancedwithsomeapparentsurpriseatthelanguid,loungingfigureofthemuže
manwhohadbeennodoubtdepictedtohimasthemostincisivereasonera
andmostenergeticagentinEurope.Holmes
pomalu
slowlyreopenedhiseyesandlookedimpatientlyathisgiganticklienta
client.“IfyourMajestywouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbe
lépe
betterabletoadviseyou.”The
muž
mansprangfromhischaira
andpacedupanddownthemístnosti
roominuncontrollableagitation.Then,
s
withagestureofdesperation,hetorena
themaskfromhisfacea
andhurledituponthezem
ground.“Youareright,”hecried;
“Iamthe
Král
King.WhyshouldIattempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“Your
Veličenstvo
MajestyhadnotspokenbeforeIwasawareže
thatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,a
andhereditaryKingofBohemia.”“Butyoucanunderstand,”saidourstrange
návštěvník
visitor,sittingdownoncemorea
andpassinghishandoverhisvysoké
highwhiteforehead,“youcanpochopit
understandthatIamnotaccustomedtodoingtakové
suchbusinessinmyownosobě
person.Yetthematterwasso
delikátní
delicatethatIcouldnotsvěřit
confideittoanagentwithoutputtingmyselfinhismoci
power.IhavecomeincognitofromPragueforthepurposeofconsultingyou.”
“Then,prayconsult,”saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyesoncemore.
“Thefactsare
stručně
brieflythese:Somefiveyears
lety
ago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,Imadetheacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.The
jméno
nameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”“Kindly
podívejte
lookherupinmyindex,Doctor,”murmuredHolmesaniž by
withoutopeninghiseyes.For
mnoho
manyyearshehadadoptedasystemofdocketingvšechny
allparagraphsconcerningmenandthings,sothatitwasobtížné
difficulttonameasubjectnebo
orapersononwhichhecouldnotatoncefurnishinformace
information.InthiscaseIfoundher
biografie
biographysandwichedinbetweenthatofaHebrewrabbia
andthatofastaff-commanderwhohadwrittenamonographuponthedeep-seafishes.“Letmesee!”
saidHolmes.
“Hum!
Narodil
BorninNewJerseyintheroce
year1858.Contralto—hum!
LaScala,hum!
Primadonna
Císařské
ImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
LivinginLondon—quiteso!
Your
Veličenstvo
Majesty,asIunderstand,becameentangleds
withthisyoungperson,wrotehersomecompromisingletters,a
andisnowdesirousofgettingthoselettersback.”“Preciselyso.
Ale
Buthow—”.