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

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

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I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
Jeg
I.
ToSherlockHolmessheis
altid
alwaysthewoman.
Ihave
sjældent
seldomheardhimmentionher
under
underanyothername.
Inhiseyessheeclipses
og
andpredominatesthewholeofher
køn
sex.
Itwasnotthathe
følte
feltanyemotionakinto
kærlighed
loveforIreneAdler.
Allemotions,
og
andthatoneparticularly,wereabhorrenttohis
kolde
cold,precisebutadmirablybalanced
sind
mind.
Hewas,Itakeit,the
mest
mostperfectreasoningandobserving
maskine
machinethattheworldhasseen,
men
butasaloverhe
ville
wouldhaveplacedhimselfin
en
afalseposition.
Henever
talte
spokeofthesofterpassions,save
med
withagibeandasneer.
Theywereadmirablethingsfortheobserver—excellentfor
trække
drawingtheveilfrommen’smotives
og
andactions.
Butforthe
uddannede
trainedreasonertoadmitsuchintrusionsintohis
eget
owndelicateandfinelyadjustedtemperamentwasto
indføre
introduceadistractingfactorwhich
kunne
mightthrowadoubtupon
alle
allhismentalresults.
Gritinasensitive
instrument
instrument,oracrackinoneofhis
egne
ownhigh-powerlenses,wouldnotbe
mere
moredisturbingthanastrongemotionina
natur
naturesuchashis.
And
alligevel
yettherewasbutone
kvinde
womantohim,andthat
kvinde
womanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofdubious
og
andquestionablememory.
Ihadseen
lidt
littleofHolmeslately.
My
ægteskab
marriagehaddriftedusawayfromeachother.
My
egen
owncompletehappiness,andthehome-centred
interesser
interestswhichriseuparoundthe
manden
manwhofirstfindshimselfmasterofhis
egen
ownestablishment,weresufficientto
absorbere
absorballmyattention,whileHolmes,wholoathedevery
form
formofsocietywithhis
hele
wholeBohemiansoul,remainedinourlodgingsin
Baker
BakerStreet,buriedamonghis
gamle
oldbooks,andalternatingfrom
uge
weektoweekbetweencocaine
og
andambition,thedrowsinessofthe
stoffet
drug,andthefierceenergyofhis
egen
ownkeennature.
Hewas
stadig
still,asever,deeplyattractedby
den
thestudyofcrime,and
besatte
occupiedhisimmensefacultiesand
ekstraordinære
extraordinarypowersofobservationin
følge
followingoutthoseclues,andclearingupthosemysterieswhichhadbeen
opgivet
abandonedashopelessbythe
officielle
officialpolice.
Fromtimeto
tid
timeIheardsomevagueaccountofhisdoings:
ofhissummonstoOdessain
den
thecaseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupof
den
thesingulartragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,
og
andfinallyofthemission
som
whichhehadaccomplishedsodelicately
og
andsuccessfullyforthereigning
familie
familyofHolland.
Beyondthesesignsofhis
aktivitet
activity,however,whichImerely
delte
sharedwithallthereadersof
den
thedailypress,Iknew
lidt
littleofmyformerfriend
og
andcompanion.
Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethof
Marts
March,1888—Iwasreturningfroma
rejse
journeytoapatient(forIhad
nu
nowreturnedtocivilpractice),
da
whenmywayledme
gennem
throughBakerStreet.
AsI
passerede
passedthewell-remembereddoor,which
må
mustalwaysbeassociatedinmy
sind
mindwithmywooing,and
med
withthedarkincidentsoftheStudyin
Scarlet
Scarlet,Iwasseizedwith
et
akeendesiretoseeHolmes
igen
again,andtoknowhowhewasemployinghis
ekstraordinære
extraordinarypowers.
Hisroomswerebrilliantly
oplyst
lit,and,evenasIlooked
op
up,Isawhistall,spare
figur
figurepasstwiceina
mørk
darksilhouetteagainsttheblind.
Hewaspacingtheroom
hurtigt
swiftly,eagerly,withhishead
sunket
sunkuponhischestandhishandsclasped
bag
behindhim.
Tome,who
kendte
knewhiseverymoodandhabit,his
holdning
attitudeandmannertoldtheir
egen
ownstory.
Hewasat
arbejde
workagain.
Hehadrisen
ud
outofhisdrug-createddreams
og
andwashotuponthe
duften
scentofsomenewproblem.
I
ringede
rangthebellandwas
vist
shownuptothechamber
som
whichhadformerlybeeninpartmy
egen
own.
Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
It
sjældent
seldomwas;
buthewas
glad
glad,Ithink,toseeme.
Med
Withhardlyawordspoken,
men
butwithakindlyeye,he
vinkede
wavedmetoanarmchair,
kastede
threwacrosshiscaseofcigars,
og
andindicatedaspiritcase
og
andagasogeneinthecorner.
Thenhe
stod
stoodbeforethefireandlookedmeoverinhissingularintrospective
måde
fashion.
“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“I
tror
think,Watson,thatyouhaveputon
syv
sevenandahalfpounds
siden
sinceIsawyou.”
“Seven!”
I
svarede
answered.
“Indeed,Ishouldhave
tænkt
thoughtalittlemore.
Justatrifle
mere
more,Ifancy,Watson.
Andin
praksis
practiceagain,Iobserve.
Youdidnot
fortalte
tellmethatyouintendedto
gå
gointoharness.”
“Then,howdoyouknow?”
“I
ser
seeit,Ideduceit.
Hvordan
HowdoIknowthatyou
har
havebeengettingyourselfvery
våd
wetlately,andthatyou
har
haveamostclumsyandcarelessservantgirl?”
“My
kære
dearHolmes,”saidI,“thisis
for
toomuch.
Youwouldcertainly
havde
havebeenburned,hadyoulived
et
afewcenturiesago.
Itis
sandt
truethatIhadacountrywalkon
Torsdag
Thursdayandcamehomeinadreadful
rod
mess,butasIhavechangedmy
tøj
clothesIcan’timaginehowyoudeduce
det
it.
AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,
og
andmywifehasgivenhernotice,
men
butthere,again,Ifailto
se
seehowyouworkitout.”
Hechuckledtohimself
og
andrubbedhislong,nervoushands
sammen
together.
“Itissimplicityitself,”
sagde
saidhe;
“myeyestellme
at
thatontheinsideofyourleft
sko
shoe,justwherethefirelight
rammer
strikesit,theleatherisscoredby
seks
sixalmostparallelcuts.
Obviouslythey
har
havebeencausedbysomeone
der
whohasverycarelesslyscraped
rundt
roundtheedgesofthe
sålen
soleinordertoremovecrusted
mudder
mudfromit.
Hence,you
ser
see,mydoubledeductionthatyou
havde
hadbeenoutinvile
vejr
weather,andthatyouhad
en
aparticularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenoftheLondonslavey.
Astoyour
praksis
practice,ifagentlemanwalksintomyrooms
lugter
smellingofiodoform,witha
sort
blackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhis
højre
rightforefinger,andabulgeon
det
therightsideofhistop-hatto
vise
showwherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,I
må
mustbedull,indeed,ifIdonot
udtaler
pronouncehimtobeanactive
medlem
memberofthemedicalprofession.”
I
kunne
couldnothelplaughingat
den
theeasewithwhichhe
forklarede
explainedhisprocessofdeduction.
“WhenI
hører
hearyougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“thething
altid
alwaysappearstometobesoridiculouslysimplethatI
kunne
couldeasilydoitmyself,
selv
thoughateachsuccessiveinstanceofyour
ræsonnement
reasoningIambaffleduntilyou
forklarer
explainyourprocess.
AndyetI
tror
believethatmyeyesareas
gode
goodasyours.”
“Quiteso,”he
svarede
answered,lightingacigarette,and
kastede
throwinghimselfdownintoanarmchair.
“You
ser
see,butyoudonot
observerer
observe.
Thedistinctionisclear.
For
eksempel
example,youhavefrequentlyseenthesteps
der
whichleadupfromthehallto
dette
thisroom.”
“Frequently.”
“Howoften?”
“Well,
nogle
somehundredsoftimes.”
“Then
hvor
howmanyarethere?”
“Howmany?
Idon’tknow.”
“Quiteso!
You
har
havenotobserved.
Andyetyou
har
haveseen.
Thatisjustmypoint.
Nu
Now,Iknowthatthereareseventeensteps,
fordi
becauseIhavebothseen
og
andobserved.
Bytheway,
da
sinceyouareinterestedinthese
små
littleproblems,andsinceyouare
god
goodenoughtochronicleone
eller
ortwoofmytriflingexperiences,you
kan
maybeinterestedinthis.”
He
kastede
threwoverasheetof
tyk
thick,pink-tintednotepaperwhichhadbeenlying
åbent
openuponthetable.
“It
kom
camebythelastpost,”
sagde
saidhe.
“Readitaloud.”
Thenotewasundated,
og
andwithouteithersignatureor
adresse
address.
“Therewillcalluponyouto-night,at
et
aquartertoeighto’clock,”itsaid,“a
gentleman
gentlemanwhodesirestoconsultyouupon
et
amatteroftheverydeepest
øjeblik
moment.
Yourrecentservicestooneof
de
theroyalhousesofEurope
har
haveshownthatyouareonewhomay
sikkert
safelybetrustedwithmatterswhichareofan
betydning
importancewhichcanhardlybeexaggerated.
Denne
Thisaccountofyouwe
har
havefromallquartersreceived.
Beinyourchamberthenatthathour,
og
anddonottakeitamiss
hvis
ifyourvisitorwearamask.”
“Thisis
sandhed
indeedamystery,”Iremarked.
“Whatdoyouimaginethatitmeans?”
“I
har
havenodatayet.
Itisacapital
fejl
mistaketotheorisebeforeone
har
hasdata.
Insensiblyonebeginstotwistfactstosuittheories,insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.
Men
Butthenoteitself.
Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
I
omhyggeligt
carefullyexaminedthewriting,andthepaperuponwhichitwas
skrevet
written.
“Themanwhowroteitwaspresumably
godt
welltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringto
efterligne
imitatemycompanion’sprocesses.
“Suchpaper
kunne
couldnotbeboughtunder
halv
halfacrownapacket.
Itispeculiarly
stærk
strongandstiff.”
“Peculiar—thatis
det
theveryword,”saidHolmes.
“Itisnot
en
anEnglishpaperatall.
Hold
Holdituptothelight.”
I
gjorde
didso,andsawa
stor
large“E”withasmall“g,”
en
a“P,”andalarge“G”
med
withasmall“t”woveninto
det
thetextureofthepaper.
“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
spurgte
askedHolmes.
“Thenameofthemaker,no
tvivl
doubt;
orhismonogram,rather.”
“Notatall.
The‘G’
med
withthesmall‘t’standsfor‘Gesellschaft,’whichistheGermanfor‘Company.’Itis
en
acustomarycontractionlikeour‘Co.’‘P,’of
selvfølgelig
course,standsfor‘Papier.’Nowforthe‘Eg.’
Lad
LetusglanceatourContinentalGazetteer.”
He
tog
tookdownaheavybrown
bind
volumefromhisshelves.
“Eglow,Eglonitz—hereweare,Egria.
Itisin
et
aGerman-speakingcountry—inBohemia,notfarfromCarlsbad.
‘Remarkableasbeing
det
thesceneofthedeathofWallenstein,
og
andforitsnumerousglass-factories
og
andpaper-mills.’Ha,ha,my
dreng
boy,whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
Hiseyessparkled,
og
andhesentupa
stor
greatbluetriumphantcloudfromhis
cigaret
cigarette.
“ThepaperwasmadeinBohemia,”I
sagde
said.
“Precisely.
Andtheman
der
whowrotethenoteisaGerman.
Doyounotethepeculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘This
beretning
accountofyouwehavefrom
alle
allquartersreceived.’AFrenchman
eller
orRussiancouldnothave
skrevet
writtenthat.
ItistheGerman
der
whoissouncourteoustohisverbs.
Itonlyremains,
derfor
therefore,todiscoverwhatis
ønsket
wantedbythisGermanwho
skriver
writesuponBohemianpaperand
foretrækker
preferswearingamaskto
vise
showinghisface.
Andherehe
kommer
comes,ifIamnot
fejl
mistaken,toresolveallourdoubts.”
Ashe
talte
spoketherewasthesharp
lyd
soundofhorses’hoofsandgratingwheels
mod
againstthecurb,followedby
et
asharppullatthebell.
Holmes
fløjtede
whistled.
“Apair,bythesound,”
sagde
saidhe.
“Yes,”hecontinued,glancing
ud
outofthewindow.
“A
dejlig
nicelittlebroughamanda
par
pairofbeauties.
Ahundred
og
andfiftyguineasapiece.
There’s
penge
moneyinthiscase,Watson,
hvis
ifthereisnothingelse.”
“I
tror
thinkthatIhadbetter
gå
go,Holmes.”
“Notabit,
Doktor
Doctor.
Staywhereyouare.
Iamlost
uden
withoutmyBoswell.
Andthis
lover
promisestobeinteresting.
It
ville
wouldbeapityto
gå glip af
missit.”
“Butyourclient—”.
“Nevermind
ham
him.
Imaywantyour
hjælp
help,andsomayhe.
Her
Herehecomes.
Sitdowninthatarmchair,
Doktor
Doctor,andgiveusyour
bedste
bestattention.”
Aslowand
tungt
heavystep,whichhadbeen
hørt
hearduponthestairsandinthepassage,paused
straks
immediatelyoutsidethedoor.
Then
der
therewasaloudandauthoritative
tryk
tap.
“Comein!”
saidHolmes.
En
Amanenteredwhocould
næppe
hardlyhavebeenlessthan
seks
sixfeetsixinchesin
højde
height,withthechestandlimbsof
en
aHercules.
Hisdresswas
rig
richwitharichnesswhich
ville
would,inEngland,belookeduponasakinto
dårlig
badtaste.
Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacross
den
thesleevesandfrontsofhisdouble-breasted
frakke
coat,whilethedeepblue
kappe
cloakwhichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslined
med
withflame-colouredsilkandsecuredat
den
theneckwithabrooch
der
whichconsistedofasingleflamingberyl.
Bootswhichextended
halvvejs
halfwayuphiscalves,andwhichwere
trimmet
trimmedatthetopswith
rig
richbrownfur,completedtheimpressionofbarbaricopulencewhichwas
foreslået
suggestedbyhiswholeappearance.
He
bar
carriedabroad-brimmedhatinhishand,
mens
whileheworeacrossthe
øverste
upperpartofhisface,extending
ned
downpastthecheekbones,a
sort
blackvizardmask,whichhe
havde
hadapparentlyadjustedthatvery
øjeblik
moment,forhishandwas
stadig
stillraisedtoitasheentered.
From
den
thelowerpartofthefaceheappearedtobe
en
amanofstrongcharacter,
med
withathick,hanginglip,
og
andalong,straightchinsuggestiveof
beslutning
resolutionpushedtothelengthofobstinacy.
“You
havde
hadmynote?”
heasked
med
withadeepharshvoice
og
andastronglymarkedGerman
accent
accent.
“ItoldyouthatI
ville
wouldcall.”
Helookedfrom
ene
onetotheotherof
os
us,asifuncertainwhichtoaddress.
“Pray
tage
takeaseat,”saidHolmes.
“Thisismy
ven
friendandcolleague,Dr.Watson,
som
whoisoccasionallygoodenoughto
hjælpe
helpmeinmycases.
Whom
har
haveIthehonourtoaddress?”
“You
kan
mayaddressmeastheCountVonKramm,
en
aBohemiannobleman.
Iunderstand
at
thatthisgentleman,yourfriend,is
en
amanofhonourand
diskretion
discretion,whomImaytrust
med
withamatterofthe
mest
mostextremeimportance.
Ifnot,Ishould
meget
muchprefertocommunicatewithyoualone.”
Iroseto
gå
go,butHolmescaughtmebythewrist
og
andpushedmebackintomy
stol
chair.
“Itisboth,ornone,”
sagde
saidhe.
“Youmaysaybefore
denne
thisgentlemananythingwhichyou
kan
maysaytome.”
The
Greven
Countshruggedhisbroadshoulders.
“ThenI
må
mustbegin,”saidhe,“by
binde
bindingyoubothtoabsolutesecrecyfor
to
twoyears;
attheendofthat
tid
timethematterwillbeof
ikke
noimportance.
Atpresentitisnot
for
toomuchtosaythatitisof
sådan
suchweightitmayhave
en
aninfluenceuponEuropeanhistory.”
“Ipromise,”
sagde
saidHolmes.
“AndI.”
“Youwill
undskylde
excusethismask,”continuedour
mærkelige
strangevisitor.
“Theaugustpersonwhoemploysme
ønsker
wisheshisagenttobe
ukendt
unknowntoyou,andImay
indrømme
confessatoncethatthe
titel
titlebywhichIhave
lige
justcalledmyselfisnot
ligefrem
exactlymyown.”
“Iwas
klar over
awareofit,”saidHolmesdryly.
“Thecircumstancesareof
stor
greatdelicacy,andeveryprecautionhastobetakentoquenchwhat
kan
mightgrowtobeanimmense
skandale
scandalandseriouslycompromiseoneof
de
thereigningfamiliesofEurope.
To
tale
speakplainly,thematterimplicates
det
thegreatHouseofOrmstein,
arvelige
hereditarykingsofBohemia.”
“Iwas
også
alsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimself
ned
downinhisarmchairand
lukke
closinghiseyes.
Ourvisitorglanced
med
withsomeapparentsurpriseat
den
thelanguid,loungingfigureof
den
themanwhohadbeenno
tvivl
doubtdepictedtohimas
den
themostincisivereasonerand
mest
mostenergeticagentinEurope.
Holmes
langsomt
slowlyreopenedhiseyesand
kiggede
lookedimpatientlyathisgigantic
klient
client.
“IfyourMajestywouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbe
bedre
betterabletoadviseyou.”
The
manden
mansprangfromhischair
og
andpacedupanddowntheroominuncontrollableagitation.
Then,
med
withagestureofdesperation,he
rev
torethemaskfromhis
ansigt
faceandhurleditupontheground.
“Youareright,”hecried;
“IamtheKing.
Hvorfor
WhyshouldIattempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“Your
Majestæt
MajestyhadnotspokenbeforeIwas
klar over
awarethatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,
og
andhereditaryKingofBohemia.”
“Butyou
kan
canunderstand,”saidourstrange
gæst
visitor,sittingdownoncemore
og
andpassinghishandoverhis
høje
highwhiteforehead,“youcan
forstå
understandthatIamnotaccustomedto
gøre
doingsuchbusinessinmy
egen
ownperson.
Yetthematterwasso
delikat
delicatethatIcouldnot
betro
confideittoanagent
uden
withoutputtingmyselfinhis
magt
power.
IhavecomeincognitofromPraguefor
det
thepurposeofconsultingyou.”
“Then,
bed
prayconsult,”saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyes
gang
oncemore.
“Thefactsarebrieflythese:
Some
fem
fiveyearsago,duringalengthy
besøg
visittoWarsaw,Imade
den
theacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.
The
navnet
nameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”
“Kindlylookherupinmy
indeks
index,Doctor,”murmuredHolmeswithout
åbne
openinghiseyes.
Formanyyearshe
havde
hadadoptedasystemofdocketing
alle
allparagraphsconcerningmenandthings,sothatitwas
vanskeligt
difficulttonameasubject
eller
orapersononwhichhe
kunne
couldnotatoncefurnish
oplysninger
information.
InthiscaseI
fandt
foundherbiographysandwichedin
mellem
betweenthatofaHebrewrabbi
og
andthatofastaff-commanderwhohadwritten
en
amonographuponthedeep-sea
fisk
fishes.
“Letmesee!”
saidHolmes.
“Hum!
Født
BorninNewJerseyinthe
året
year1858.
Contralto—hum!
LaScala,
hum
hum!
PrimadonnaImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
LivinginLondon—quiteso!
Your
Majestæt
Majesty,asIunderstand,becameentangled
med
withthisyoungperson,wroteher
nogle
somecompromisingletters,andis
nu
nowdesirousofgettingthoselettersback.”
“Preciselyso.
Men
Buthow—”.