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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Progressively Translated Czech A1-B2 Books

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Progressively Translated Czech A1-B2 Books

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I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
Já
I.
ToSherlockHolmessheis
vždy
alwaysthewoman.
Ihaveseldomheardhim
zmínit
mentionherunderanyothername.
Inhiseyessheeclipses
a
andpredominatesthewholeofher
pohlaví
sex.
Itwasnotthathefeltanyemotionakinto
lásce
loveforIreneAdler.
Allemotions,
a
andthatoneparticularly,wereabhorrenttohiscold,precise
ale
butadmirablybalancedmind.
Hewas,Itakeit,themostperfectreasoning
a
andobservingmachinethatthe
svět
worldhasseen,butasaloverhewouldhaveplacedhimselfina
falešné
falseposition.
Heneverspokeofthesofterpassions,savewithagibe
a
andasneer.
Theywereadmirablethingsfortheobserver—excellentfordrawingtheveilfrommen’smotives
a
andactions.
Butforthetrainedreasonerto
přiznat
admitsuchintrusionsintohisowndelicate
a
andfinelyadjustedtemperamentwasto
zavést
introduceadistractingfactorwhichmightthrowadoubtupon
všechny
allhismentalresults.
Gritinasensitiveinstrument,
nebo
oracrackinoneofhisownhigh-powerlenses,wouldnotbe
více
moredisturbingthanastrong
emoce
emotioninanaturesuchas
jeho
his.
Andyettherewasbut
jedna
onewomantohim,andthat
žena
womanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofdubious
a
andquestionablememory.
Ihadseen
málo
littleofHolmeslately.
My
manželství
marriagehaddriftedusawayfromeachother.
My
vlastní
owncompletehappiness,andthehome-centredinterestswhichriseup
kolem
aroundthemanwhofirstfindshimselfmasterofhis
vlastní
ownestablishment,weresufficienttoabsorballmy
pozornost
attention,whileHolmes,wholoathed
každou
everyformofsocietywithhis
celou
wholeBohemiansoul,remainedinourlodgingsin
Baker
BakerStreet,buriedamonghisoldbooks,
a
andalternatingfromweektoweekbetweencocaine
a
andambition,thedrowsinessofthedrug,
a
andthefierceenergyofhis
vlastní
ownkeennature.
Hewas
stále
still,asever,deeplyattractedbythestudyofcrime,
a
andoccupiedhisimmensefaculties
a
andextraordinarypowersofobservationinfollowingoutthoseclues,
a
andclearingupthosemysteries
které
whichhadbeenabandonedas
beznadějné
hopelessbytheofficialpolice.
FromtimetotimeIheardsomevagueaccountofhisdoings:
ofhissummonstoOdessainthe
případě
caseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupofthesingular
tragédie
tragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,
a
andfinallyofthemissionwhichhehadaccomplishedsodelicately
a
andsuccessfullyforthereigningfamilyofHolland.
Beyond
těchto
thesesignsofhisactivity,
však
however,whichImerelysharedwithallthereadersofthedailypress,Iknew
málo
littleofmyformerfriend
a
andcompanion.
Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethof
Března
March,1888—Iwasreturningfromajourneytoapatient(forIhad
nyní
nowreturnedtocivilpractice),
když
whenmywayledme
přes
throughBakerStreet.
AsIpassedthewell-remembered
dveří
door,whichmustalwaysbeassociatedinmy
mysli
mindwithmywooing,and
s
withthedarkincidentsofthe
Studie
StudyinScarlet,Iwasseized
s
withakeendesireto
vidět
seeHolmesagain,andto
vědět
knowhowhewasemployinghis
mimořádné
extraordinarypowers.
Hisroomswerebrilliantly
osvětlené
lit,and,evenasIlooked
nahoru
up,Isawhistall,sparefigure
projít
passtwiceinadarksilhouette
proti
againsttheblind.
Hewaspacing
na
theroomswiftly,eagerly,withhisheadsunkuponhis
hrudi
chestandhishandsclasped
za
behindhim.
Tome,whoknewhis
každou
everymoodandhabit,his
postoj
attitudeandmannertoldtheir
vlastní
ownstory.
Hewasat
práci
workagain.
Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreams
a
andwashotuponthe
vůni
scentofsomenewproblem.
Irangthe
zvonek
bellandwasshownuptothe
komnaty
chamberwhichhadformerlybeeninpartmy
vlastní
own.
Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
Itseldomwas;
ale
buthewasglad,Ithink,tosee
mě
me.
Withhardlyawordspoken,
ale
butwithakindlyeye,hewavedmetoan
křeslo
armchair,threwacrosshiscaseofcigars,
a
andindicatedaspiritcase
a
andagasogeneinthe
rohu
corner.
Thenhestoodbefore
na
thefireandlookedmeoverinhissingularintrospective
módě
fashion.
“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“Ithink,Watson,
že
thatyouhaveputon
sedm
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
knowthatyouhavebeengettingyourself
velmi
verywetlately,andthatyouhaveamostclumsy
a
andcarelessservantgirl?”
“My
drahý
dearHolmes,”saidI,“thisis
příliš
toomuch.
Youwouldcertainlyhavebeenburned,hadyouliveda
před několika
fewcenturiesago.
Itis
pravda
truethatIhadacountrywalkon
Čtvrtek
Thursdayandcamehomeinadreadfulmess,
ale
butasIhavechangedmy
oblečení
clothesIcan’timaginehowyoudeduce
to
it.
AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,
a
andmywifehasgivenhernotice,
ale
butthere,again,Ifailtoseehowyouworkitout.”
Hechuckledtohimself
a
andrubbedhislong,nervoushands
dohromady
together.
“Itissimplicityitself,”saidhe;
“myeyestellme
že
thatontheinsideofyourleft
boty
shoe,justwherethefirelightstrikesit,the
kůže
leatherisscoredbysix
téměř
almostparallelcuts.
Obviouslytheyhavebeencausedby
někdo
someonewhohasverycarelesslyscrapedroundtheedgesofthesoleinordertoremovecrusted
bahna
mudfromit.
Hence,yousee,mydoublededuction
že
thatyouhadbeenoutinvile
počasí
weather,andthatyouhadaparticularlymalignantboot-slitting
exemplář
specimenoftheLondonslavey.
Astoyour
praxe
practice,ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,
s
withablackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhis
pravé
rightforefinger,andabulgeonthe
pravé
rightsideofhistop-hattoshow
kam
wherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,Imustbe
nudný
dull,indeed,ifIdonotpronouncehimtobeanactivememberofthe
lékařské
medicalprofession.”
Icouldnothelplaughingattheeasewithwhichheexplainedhis
proces
processofdeduction.
“WhenIhearyougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“thething
vždy
alwaysappearstometobesoridiculouslysimple
že
thatIcouldeasilydoitmyself,
ačkoli
thoughateachsuccessiveinstanceofyour
uvažování
reasoningIambaffleduntilyouexplainyour
proces
process.
AndyetIbelieve
že
thatmyeyesareas
dobré
goodasyours.”
“Quiteso,”heanswered,lightingacigarette,
a
andthrowinghimselfdownintoanarmchair.
“Yousee,
ale
butyoudonotobserve.
The
rozdíl
distinctionisclear.
Forexample,youhave
často
frequentlyseenthestepswhich
vedou
leadupfromthehallto
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.”
The
poznámka
notewasundated,andwithouteithersignatureoraddress.
“Therewillcalluponyou
večer
to-night,ataquartertoeighto’clock,”itsaid,“agentleman
který
whodesirestoconsultyouuponamatteroftheverydeepestmoment.
Your
nedávné
recentservicestooneoftheroyalhousesofEuropehaveshownthatyouare
jedné
onewhomaysafelybetrustedwithmatterswhichareofan
důležité
importancewhichcanhardlybeexaggerated.
Tuto
Thisaccountofyouwehavefromallquartersreceived.
Beinyourchamberthenatthat
hodinu
hour,anddonottakeitamiss
pokud
ifyourvisitorwearamask.”
“Thisis
opravdu
indeedamystery,”Iremarked.
“Whatdoyouimagine
že
thatitmeans?”
“Ihave
žádná
nodatayet.
Itisacapital
chybou
mistaketotheorisebeforeonehasdata.
Insensiblyonebeginstotwistfactsto
vyhovovaly
suittheories,insteadoftheoriesto
vyhovovaly
suitfacts.
Butthenoteitself.
Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
I
pečlivě
carefullyexaminedthewriting,and
na
thepaperuponwhichitwaswritten.
“Theman
který
whowroteitwaspresumablywelltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringto
napodobit
imitatemycompanion’sprocesses.
“Such
papír
papercouldnotbeboughtunder
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”wovenintothe
textury
textureofthepaper.
“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
askedHolmes.
“The
jméno
nameofthemaker,nodoubt;
nebo
orhismonogram,rather.”
“Notatall.
The‘G’
s
withthesmall‘t’standsfor‘Gesellschaft,’
což
whichistheGermanfor‘Company.’Itisacustomary
kontrakce
contractionlikeour‘Co.’‘P,’of
samozřejmě
course,standsfor‘Papier.’Nowforthe‘Eg.’LetusglanceatourContinentalGazetteer.”
Hetookdowna
těžký
heavybrownvolumefromhisshelves.
“Eglow,Eglonitz—hereweare,Egria.
ItisinaGerman-speakingcountry—inBohemia,notfarfromCarlsbad.
‘Remarkableasbeingthesceneofthe
smrti
deathofWallenstein,andforits
četné
numerousglass-factoriesandpaper-mills.’Ha,ha,myboy,whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
Hiseyessparkled,
a
andhesentupagreat
modrý
bluetriumphantcloudfromhis
cigarety
cigarette.
“ThepaperwasmadeinBohemia,”Isaid.
“Precisely.
A
AndthemanwhowrotethenoteisaGerman.
Doyounotethe
zvláštní
peculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘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
andgratingwheelsagainstthe
obrubníku
curb,followedbyasharppullatthe
zvonek
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,whichhadbeenheardupon
na
thestairsandinthepassage,paused
okamžitě
immediatelyoutsidethedoor.
Thentherewasaloud
a
andauthoritativetap.
“Comein!”
saidHolmes.
A
muž
manenteredwhocouldhardlyhavebeen
menší
lessthansixfeetsixinchesin
výšce
height,withthechestandlimbsofaHercules.
His
šaty
dresswasrichwitharichness
které
whichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakintobadtaste.
Těžké
Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacrossthesleeves
a
andfrontsofhisdouble-breastedcoat,
zatímco
whilethedeepbluecloakwhichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslinedwithflame-colouredsilk
a
andsecuredattheneckwithabroochwhichconsistedofasingleflamingberyl.
Bootswhichextended
napůl
halfwayuphiscalves,andwhichweretrimmedatthetops
s
withrichbrownfur,completedthe
dojem
impressionofbarbaricopulencewhichwassuggestedbyhis
celý
wholeappearance.
Hecarriedabroad-brimmed
klobouk
hatinhishand,whilehewore
přes
acrosstheupperpartofhisface,extending
dolů
downpastthecheekbones,a
černou
blackvizardmask,whichhehad
zřejmě
apparentlyadjustedthatverymoment,forhishandwas
stále
stillraisedtoitasheentered.
Fromthe
dolní
lowerpartofthefaceheappearedtobea
muž
manofstrongcharacter,withathick,hanging
rty
lip,andalong,straight
brada
chinsuggestiveofresolutionpushedtothelengthofobstinacy.
“Youhadmynote?”
heaskedwithadeepharshvoice
a
andastronglymarkedGermanaccent.
“Itoldyou
že
thatIwouldcall.”
Helookedfrom
jednoho
onetotheotherof
nás
us,asifuncertainwhichtoaddress.
“Praytakeaseat,”saidHolmes.
“Thisismy
přítel
friendandcolleague,Dr.Watson,
který
whoisoccasionallygoodenoughtohelpmeinmycases.
WhomhaveIthehonourtoaddress?”
“Youmayaddressmeasthe
Hrabě
CountVonKramm,aBohemian
šlechtic
nobleman.
Iunderstandthatthis
pán
gentleman,yourfriend,isa
muž
manofhonouranddiscretion,whomImaytrustwitha
záležitost
matterofthemostextremeimportance.
Pokud
Ifnot,Ishouldmuch
raději
prefertocommunicatewithyoualone.”
Irosetogo,
ale
butHolmescaughtmebythe
zápěstí
wristandpushedmebackintomychair.
“Itis
obojí
both,ornone,”saidhe.
“Youmay
říct
saybeforethisgentlemananythingwhichyoumay
říct
saytome.”
TheCountshruggedhisbroadshoulders.
“ThenImustbegin,”saidhe,“bybindingyou
oba
bothtoabsolutesecrecyfor
dvou
twoyears;
attheendofthattimethematter
bude
willbeofnoimportance.
At
současné
presentitisnottoomuchto
říci
saythatitisofsuch
váhu
weightitmayhavean
vliv
influenceuponEuropeanhistory.”
“Ipromise,”saidHolmes.
“AndI.”
“Youwillexcusethismask,”continuedourstrange
návštěvník
visitor.
“Theaugustpersonwhoemploysmewisheshis
agent
agenttobeunknowntoyou,
a
andImayconfessatoncethatthe
titul
titlebywhichIhave
právě
justcalledmyselfisnot
přesně
exactlymyown.”
“Iwasawareofit,”saidHolmesdryly.
“Thecircumstancesareofgreatdelicacy,
a
andeveryprecautionhastobetakentoquenchwhatmightgrowtobeanimmensescandal
a
andseriouslycompromiseoneofthereigningfamiliesofEurope.
Tospeak
jasně
plainly,thematterimplicatesthegreat
Dům
HouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”
“Iwas
také
alsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimselfdowninhisarmchair
a
andclosinghiseyes.
Our
návštěvník
visitorglancedwithsomeapparentsurpriseatthelanguid,loungingfigureofthe
muže
manwhohadbeennodoubtdepictedtohimasthemostincisivereasoner
a
andmostenergeticagentinEurope.
Holmes
pomalu
slowlyreopenedhiseyesandlookedimpatientlyathisgigantic
klienta
client.
“IfyourMajestywouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbe
lépe
betterabletoadviseyou.”
The
muž
mansprangfromhischair
a
andpacedupanddownthe
místnosti
roominuncontrollableagitation.
Then,
s
withagestureofdesperation,hetore
na
themaskfromhisface
a
andhurledituponthe
zem
ground.
“Youareright,”hecried;
“Iamthe
Král
King.
WhyshouldIattempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“Your
Veličenstvo
MajestyhadnotspokenbeforeIwasaware
že
thatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,
a
andhereditaryKingofBohemia.”
“Butyoucanunderstand,”saidourstrange
návštěvník
visitor,sittingdownoncemore
a
andpassinghishandoverhis
vysoké
highwhiteforehead,“youcan
pochopit
understandthatIamnotaccustomedtodoing
takové
suchbusinessinmyown
osobě
person.
Yetthematterwasso
delikátní
delicatethatIcouldnot
svěřit
confideittoanagentwithoutputtingmyselfinhis
moci
power.
IhavecomeincognitofromPragueforthepurposeofconsultingyou.”
“Then,prayconsult,”saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyesoncemore.
“Thefactsare
stručně
brieflythese:
Somefiveyears
lety
ago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,Imadetheacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.
The
jméno
nameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”
“Kindly
podívejte
lookherupinmyindex,Doctor,”murmuredHolmes
aniž by
withoutopeninghiseyes.
For
mnoho
manyyearshehadadoptedasystemofdocketing
všechny
allparagraphsconcerningmenandthings,sothatitwas
obtížné
difficulttonameasubject
nebo
orapersononwhichhecouldnotatoncefurnish
informace
information.
InthiscaseIfoundher
biografie
biographysandwichedinbetweenthatofaHebrewrabbi
a
andthatofastaff-commanderwhohadwrittenamonographuponthedeep-seafishes.
“Letmesee!”
saidHolmes.
“Hum!
Narodil
BorninNewJerseyinthe
roce
year1858.
Contralto—hum!
LaScala,hum!
Primadonna
Císařské
ImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
LivinginLondon—quiteso!
Your
Veličenstvo
Majesty,asIunderstand,becameentangled
s
withthisyoungperson,wrotehersomecompromisingletters,
a
andisnowdesirousofgettingthoselettersback.”
“Preciselyso.
Ale
Buthow—”.