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A Study in Scarlet | Gradually Hardening Danish A1

A Study in Scarlet | Gradually Hardening Danish A1

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CHAPTERI.MR.SHERLOCKHOLMES.
In
det
theyear1878ItookmydegreeofDoctorofMedicineof
det
theUniversityofLondon,andproceededtoNetleyto
gå
gothroughthecourseprescribedforsurgeonsin
det
thearmy.
Havingcompletedmystudies
der
there,Iwasdulyattachedto
den
theFifthNorthumberlandFusiliersasAssistantSurgeon.
TheregimentwasstationedinIndiaatthe
tidspunkt
time,andbeforeIcouldjoinit,the
anden
secondAfghanwarhadbrokenout.
OnlandingatBombay,Ilearned
at
thatmycorpshadadvanced
gennem
throughthepasses,andwas
allerede
alreadydeepintheenemy’s
land
country.
Ifollowed,however,with
mange
manyotherofficerswhowereinthe
samme
samesituationasmyself,andsucceededinreachingCandaharinsafety,
hvor
whereIfoundmyregiment,
og
andatonceentereduponmy
nye
newduties.
Thecampaignbroughthonours
og
andpromotiontomany,butformeit
havde
hadnothingbutmisfortuneanddisaster.
Iwasremovedfrommybrigade
og
andattachedtotheBerkshires,
med
withwhomIservedat
det
thefatalbattleofMaiwand.
ThereIwasstruckon
den
theshoulderbyaJezailbullet,whichshattered
den
theboneandgrazedthesubclavianartery.
I
skulle
shouldhavefallenintothehandsofthemurderousGhazishaditnotbeenforthedevotion
og
andcourageshownbyMurray,myorderly,
der
whothrewmeacrossapack-horse,
og
andsucceededinbringingmesafelytotheBritishlines.
Worn
med
withpain,andweakfrom
de
theprolongedhardshipswhichI
havde
hadundergone,Iwasremoved,
med
withagreattrainofwoundedsufferers,to
de
thebasehospitalatPeshawar.
Her
HereIrallied,andhad
allerede
alreadyimprovedsofarastobe
stand
abletowalkaboutthewards,
og
andeventobaska
lidt
littleupontheverandah,whenIwasstruck
ned
downbyentericfever,thatcurseofourIndianpossessions.
Formonthsmy
liv
lifewasdespairedof,and
da
whenatlastIcametomyself
og
andbecameconvalescent,Iwassoweak
og
andemaciatedthatamedicalboarddeterminedthatnota
dag
dayshouldbelostin
sende
sendingmebacktoEngland.
Iwasdispatched,accordingly,inthetroopship“Orontes,”
og
andlandedamonthlateronPortsmouthjetty,
med
withmyhealthirretrievablyruined,
men
butwithpermissionfromapaternalgovernmenttospendthe
næste
nextninemonthsinattemptingtoimproveit.
I
havde
hadneitherkithnorkininEngland,
og
andwasthereforeasfreeasair—oras
fri
freeasanincomeofelevenshillings
og
andsixpenceadaywillpermita
mand
mantobe.
Undersuchcircumstances,InaturallygravitatedtoLondon,that
store
greatcesspoolintowhichall
den
theloungersandidlersof
den
theEmpireareirresistiblydrained.
Der
ThereIstayedforsome
tid
timeataprivatehotelin
de
theStrand,leadingacomfortless,meaninglessexistence,
og
andspendingsuchmoneyasI
havde
had,considerablymorefreelythanIought.
Soalarmingdidthestateofmyfinances
blev
become,thatIsoonrealized
at
thatImusteitherleavethemetropolis
og
andrusticatesomewhereinthecountry,
eller
orthatImustmakeacompletealterationinmystyleofliving.
Choosing
det
thelatteralternative,Ibeganbymakingupmymindto
forlade
leavethehotel,andtotakeupmyquartersinsomelesspretentious
og
andlessexpensivedomicile.
On
den
theverydaythatI
havde
hadcometothisconclusion,Iwas
stod
standingattheCriterionBar,
da
whensomeonetappedmeon
den
theshoulder,andturningroundIrecognized
unge
youngStamford,whohadbeenadresser
under
undermeatBarts.
Thesightofafriendly
ansigt
faceinthegreatwildernessofLondonisapleasant
ting
thingindeedtoalonely
mand
man.
InolddaysStamford
havde
hadneverbeenaparticularcronyof
min
mine,butnowIhailedhim
med
withenthusiasm,andhe,inhisturn,appearedtobedelightedto
se
seeme.
Intheexuberanceofmyjoy,I
bad
askedhimtolunchwithmeattheHolborn,
og
andwestartedofftogetherin
en
ahansom.
“Whateverhaveyoubeen
gjort
doingwithyourself,Watson?”
he
spurgte
askedinundisguisedwonder,aswerattled
gennem
throughthecrowdedLondonstreets.
“Youareasthinas
en
alathandasbrownas
en
anut.”
Igavehim
en
ashortsketchofmyadventures,
og
andhadhardlyconcludeditbythe
tidspunkt
timethatwereachedourdestination.
“Poordevil!”
he
sagde
said,commiseratingly,afterhehadlistenedtomymisfortunes.
“Whatareyouuptonow?”
“Lookingforlodgings,”I
svarede
answered.
“Tryingtosolvetheproblemastowhetheritis
muligt
possibletogetcomfortableroomsat
en
areasonableprice.”
“That’sastrangething,”remarkedmycompanion;
“youarethe
anden
secondmanto-daythathas
brugt
usedthatexpressiontome.”
“And
hvem
whowasthefirst?”
I
spurgte
asked.
“Afellowwhois
arbejder
workingatthechemicallaboratory
oppe
upatthehospital.
Hewasbemoaninghimselfthismorning
fordi
becausehecouldnotget
nogen
someonetogohalveswithhimin
nogle
someniceroomswhichhehadfound,
og
andwhichweretoomuchforhispurse.”
“ByJove!”
Icried,“ifhe
virkelig
reallywantssomeonetoshare
den
theroomsandtheexpense,Iam
den
theverymanforhim.
Ishouldprefer
have
havingapartnertobeingalone.”
Unge
YoungStamfordlookedratherstrangelyatme
over
overhiswine-glass.
“Youdon’t
kender
knowSherlockHolmesyet,”he
sagde
said;
“perhapsyouwouldnotcareforhimas
en
aconstantcompanion.”
“Why,whatis
der
thereagainsthim?”
“Oh,Ididn’t
sagde
saytherewasanythingagainst
ham
him.
Heisalittlequeerinhisideas—anenthusiastin
nogle
somebranchesofscience.
As
vidt
farasIknowheis
en
adecentfellowenough.”
“Amedicalstudent,Isuppose?”
sagde
saidI.
“No—Ihavenoideawhatheintendstogoinfor.
I
tror
believeheiswellupinanatomy,
og
andheisafirst-classchemist;
men
but,asfarasI
ved
know,hehasnevertakenout
nogen
anysystematicmedicalclasses.
Hisstudiesareverydesultory
og
andeccentric,buthehasamassed
en
alotofout-of-thewayknowledge
som
whichwouldastonishhisprofessors.”
“Didyou
aldrig
neveraskhimwhathewasgoinginfor?”
I
spurgte
asked.
“No;
heisnot
en
amanthatitis
let
easytodrawout,thoughhe
kan
canbecommunicativeenoughwhenthefancyseizeshim.”
“Ishould
gerne
liketomeethim,”I
sagde
said.
“IfIamtolodge
med
withanyone,Ishouldprefer
en
amanofstudiousand
stille
quiethabits.
Iamnotstrong
nok
enoughyettostandmuchnoise
eller
orexcitement.
Ihadenoughof
begge
bothinAfghanistantolastmefortheremainderofmynaturalexistence.
Hvordan
HowcouldImeetthis
ven
friendofyours?”
“Heis
helt sikkert
suretobeatthelaboratory,”returnedmycompanion.
“He
enten
eitheravoidstheplaceforweeks,
eller
orelseheworkstherefrom
morgen
morningtonight.
Ifyoulike,weshall
køre
driveroundtogetherafterluncheon.”
“Certainly,”I
svarede
answered,andtheconversationdriftedawayinto
andre
otherchannels.
Aswemadeour
vej
waytothehospitalafter
forladt
leavingtheHolborn,Stamfordgaveme
et
afewmoreparticularsabout
den
thegentlemanwhomIproposedto
tage
takeasafellow-lodger.
“Youmustn’tblameme
hvis
ifyoudon’tgeton
med
withhim,”hesaid;
“I
ved
knownothingmoreofhim
end
thanIhavelearnedfrom
møde
meetinghimoccasionallyinthelaboratory.
Youproposed
denne
thisarrangement,soyoumustnot
holde
holdmeresponsible.”
“Ifwedon’t
kommer
getonitwillbe
let
easytopartcompany,”I
svarede
answered.
“Itseemstome,Stamford,”Iadded,
ser
lookinghardatmycompanion,“thatyou
har
havesomereasonforwashingyourhandsofthe
sagen
matter.
Isthisfellow’stempersoformidable,
eller
orwhatisit?
Don’tbemealy-mouthed
om
aboutit.”
“Itisnot
let
easytoexpresstheinexpressible,”he
svarede
answeredwithalaugh.
“Holmesisa
lidt
littletooscientificformytastes—itapproachestocold-bloodedness.
I
kunne
couldimaginehisgivinga
ven
friendalittlepinchof
det
thelatestvegetablealkaloid,notoutofmalevolence,you
forstår
understand,butsimplyoutofaspiritofinquiryinorderto
få
haveanaccurateideaof
det
theeffects.
Todohimjustice,I
tror
thinkthathewouldtakeithimself
med
withthesamereadiness.
Heappearsto
have
haveapassionfordefinite
og
andexactknowledge.”
“Veryrighttoo.”
“Yes,
men
butitmaybepushedtoexcess.
Når
Whenitcomestobeatingthesubjectsinthedissecting-rooms
med
withastick,itiscertainly
tager
takingratherabizarreshape.”
“Beatingthesubjects!”
“Yes,toverify
hvor
howfarbruisesmaybeproduced
efter
afterdeath.
Isawhimatit
med
withmyowneyes.”
“And
alligevel
yetyousayheisnotamedicalstudent?”
“No.
Heaven
ved
knowswhattheobjectsofhisstudiesare.
Men
Buthereweare,andyou
må
mustformyourownimpressionsabouthim.”
Ashe
talte
spoke,weturneddownanarrowlane
og
andpassedthroughasmallside-door,which
åbnede
openedintoawingofthe
store
greathospital.
Itwasfamiliargroundto
mig
me,andIneedednoguidingasweascendedthebleakstonestaircase
og
andmadeourwaydownthelongcorridor
med
withitsvistaofwhitewashedwall
og
anddun-coloureddoors.
Nearthefurther
ende
endalowarchedpassagebranched
væk
awayfromitandledtothechemicallaboratory.
Dette
Thiswasaloftychamber,lined
og
andlitteredwithcountlessbottles.
Broad,lowtableswerescattered
omkring
about,whichbristledwithretorts,test-tubes,
og
andlittleBunsenlamps,withtheirblueflickeringflames.
Therewas
kun
onlyonestudentintheroom,whowasbending
over
overadistanttableabsorbedinhis
arbejde
work.
Atthesoundofourstepsheglancedround
og
andsprangtohisfeet
med
withacryofpleasure.
“I’vefound
den
it!
I’vefoundit,”heshoutedtomycompanion,
løb
runningtowardsuswithatest-tubeinhis
hånden
hand.
“Ihavefoundare-agent
der
whichisprecipitatedbyhæmoglobin,
og
andbynothingelse.”
Hadhediscovered
en
agoldmine,greaterdelight
kunne
couldnothaveshoneuponhisfeatures.
“Dr.
Watson,Mr.SherlockHolmes,”
sagde
saidStamford,introducingus.
“Howareyou?”
he
sagde
saidcordially,grippingmyhand
med
withastrengthforwhichI
skulle
shouldhardlyhavegivenhimcredit.
“You
har
havebeeninAfghanistan,Iperceive.”
“Howon
alverden
earthdidyouknowthat?”
I
spurgte
askedinastonishment.
“Nevermind,”said
han
he,chucklingtohimself.
“Thequestion
nu
nowisabouthæmoglobin.
Nodoubtyouseethesignificanceofthisdiscoveryofmine?”
“Itisinteresting,chemically,nodoubt,”I
svarede
answered,“butpractically——”.
“Why,man,itisthe
mest
mostpracticalmedico-legaldiscoveryforyears.
Don’tyou
se
seethatitgivesus
en
aninfallibletestforbloodstains.
Kom
Comeoverherenow!”
Heseizedmebythecoat-sleeveinhiseagerness,
og
anddrewmeovertothetableat
hvor
whichhehadbeenworking.
“Letus
få
havesomefreshblood,”he
sagde
said,diggingalongbodkinintohisfinger,
og
anddrawingofftheresultingdropofbloodin
en
achemicalpipette.
“Now,Iadd
denne
thissmallquantityofbloodto
en
alitreofwater.
Youperceive
at
thattheresultingmixturehas
den
theappearanceofpurewater.
Theproportionof
blod
bloodcannotbemorethanoneina
million
million.
Ihavenodoubt,however,thatweshallbe
stand
abletoobtainthecharacteristicreaction.”
Ashe
talte
spoke,hethrewintothevessela
par
fewwhitecrystals,andthenadded
nogle
somedropsofatransparentfluid.
Inaninstantthecontentsassumedadullmahoganycolour,
og
andabrownishdustwasprecipitatedtothebottomoftheglassjar.
“Ha!
ha!”
hecried,clappinghishands,
og
andlookingasdelightedas
et
achildwithanewtoy.
“Whatdoyou
synes
thinkofthat?”
“Itseemstobe
en
averydelicatetest,”Iremarked.
“Beautiful!
smukt
beautiful!
TheoldGuiacumtestwas
meget
veryclumsyanduncertain.
Soisthemicroscopicexaminationforbloodcorpuscles.
Thelatterisvalueless
hvis
ifthestainsarea
par
fewhoursold.
Now,thisappearstoactas
godt
wellwhetherthebloodisold
eller
ornew.
Hadthistestbeeninvented,therearehundredsofmen
nu
nowwalkingtheearthwho
ville
wouldlongagohavepaidthepenaltyoftheircrimes.”
“Indeed!”
Imurmured.
“Criminalcasesarecontinuallyhinginguponthat
ene
onepoint.
Amanissuspectedof
en
acrimemonthsperhapsafterithasbeencommitted.
Hislinen
eller
orclothesareexamined,andbrownishstainsdiscoveredupon
dem
them.
Aretheybloodstains,
eller
ormudstains,orruststains,
eller
orfruitstains,orwhatarethey?
Thatisa
spørgsmål
questionwhichhaspuzzledmanyanexpert,
og
andwhy?
Becausetherewas
ikke
noreliabletest.
Nowwe
har
havetheSherlockHolmes’test,
og
andtherewillnolongerbe
nogen
anydifficulty.”
Hiseyesfairlyglitteredashespoke,
og
andheputhishand
over
overhisheartandbowedasifto
nogle
someapplaudingcrowdconjuredupbyhisimagination.
“Youaretobecongratulated,”Iremarked,considerablysurprisedathisenthusiasm.
“Therewasthe
sagen
caseofVonBischoffatFrankfort
sidste
lastyear.
Hewouldcertainly
havde
havebeenhunghadthistestbeeninexistence.
Then
der
therewasMasonofBradford,
og
andthenotoriousMuller,andLefevreofMontpellier,
og
andSamsonofNewOrleans.
I
kunne
couldnameascoreofcasesin
hvor
whichitwouldhavebeendecisive.”
“Youseemtobeawalkingcalendarofcrime,”
sagde
saidStamfordwithalaugh.
“You
kunne
mightstartapaperon
de
thoselines.
Callitthe‘Police
Nyheder
NewsofthePast.’”.
“Veryinterestingreadingit
kunne
mightbemade,too,”remarkedSherlockHolmes,sticking
et
asmallpieceofplaster
over
overtheprickonhisfinger.
“Ihavetobecareful,”hecontinued,turningtome
med
withasmile,“forIdabble
med
withpoisonsagooddeal.”
Heheldouthis
hånd
handashespoke,andInoticed
at
thatitwasallmottled
over
overwithsimilarpiecesofplaster,
og
anddiscolouredwithstrongacids.
“We
kom
camehereonbusiness,”saidStamford,
sidder
sittingdownonahighthree-leggedstool,
og
andpushinganotheroneinmydirection
med
withhisfoot.
“Myfriend
her
herewantstotakediggings,
og
andasyouwerecomplainingthatyou
kunne
couldgetnooneto
gå
gohalveswithyou,I
tænkte
thoughtthatIhadbetter
bringe
bringyoutogether.”
SherlockHolmesseemeddelightedatthe
tanken
ideaofsharinghisrooms
med
withme.
“Ihavemyeyeon
en
asuiteinBakerStreet,”he
sagde
said,“whichwouldsuitus
ned
downtotheground.
Youdon’t
noget imod
mindthesmellofstrongtobacco,Ihope?”
“I
altid
alwayssmoke‘ship’s’myself,”I
svarede
answered.
“That’sgoodenough.
Igenerally
har
havechemicalsabout,andoccasionally
laver
doexperiments.
Wouldthatannoyyou?”
“By
ikke
nomeans.”
“Letmesee—whataremy
andre
othershortcomings.
Igetinthedumpsattimes,
og
anddon’topenmymouthfordaysonend.
You
må
mustnotthinkIamsulky
når
whenIdothat.
Just
lad
letmealone,andI’ll
snart
soonberight.
Whathaveyoutoconfess
nu
now?
It’sjustaswellfor
to
twofellowstoknowtheworstofoneanother
før
beforetheybegintolivetogether.”
Ilaughedat
denne
thiscross-examination.
“Ikeepabullpup,”I
sagde
said,“andIobjecttorows
fordi
becausemynervesareshaken,
og
andIgetupat
alle
allsortsofungodlyhours,
og
andIamextremelylazy.
I
har
haveanothersetofvices
når
whenI’mwell,butthosearetheprincipalonesatpresent.”
“Doyouincludeviolin-playinginyourcategoryofrows?”
he
spurgte
asked,anxiously.
“Itdependsontheplayer,”I
svarede
answered.
“Awell-playedviolinisatreatforthegods—abadly-playedone——”.
“Oh,that’sallright,”hecried,
med
withamerrylaugh.
“I
tror
thinkwemayconsiderthethingassettled—thatis,
hvis
iftheroomsareagreeabletoyou.”
“Whenshallwe
se
seethem?”
“Callforme
her
hereatnoonto-morrow,andwe’ll
gå
gotogetherandsettleeverything,”he
svarede
answered.
“Allright—noonexactly,”said
Jeg
I,shakinghishand.
We
efterlod
lefthimworkingamonghischemicals,
og
andwewalkedtogethertowardsmyhotel.
“Bytheway,”I
spurgte
askedsuddenly,stoppingandturninguponStamford,“howthedeucedidhe
vidste
knowthatIhadcomefromAfghanistan?”
Mycompanionsmiled
et
anenigmaticalsmile.
“That’sjusthis
lille
littlepeculiarity,”hesaid.
“Agoodmany
mennesker
peoplehavewantedtoknow
hvordan
howhefindsthingsout.”
“Oh!
et
amysteryisit?”
Icried,rubbingmyhands.
“Thisis
meget
verypiquant.
Iammuchobligedtoyoufor
bragt
bringingustogether.
‘Theproperstudyofmankindisman,’youknow.”
“You
må
muststudyhim,then,”Stamford
sagde
said,ashebademegood-bye.
“You’ll
finde
findhimaknottyproblem,though.
I’llwagerhe
lærer
learnsmoreaboutyouthanyou
om
abouthim.
Good-bye.”
CHAPTERII.THESCIENCEOFDEDUCTION.