The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Progressively Translated Dutch A1 Books

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I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
Ik
I
.
ToSherlockHolmessheis
altijd
always
thewoman.
Ihaveseldom
horen
heard
himmentionherunder
een
any
othername.
Inhiseyessheeclipses
en
and
predominatesthewholeofher
geslacht
sex
.
Itwasnotthathe
voelde
felt
anyemotionakinto
liefde
love
forIreneAdler.
Allemotions,
en
and
thatoneparticularly,wereabhorrenttohis
koude
cold
,precisebutadmirablybalanced
geest
mind
.
Hewas,Itakeit,
de
the
mostperfectreasoningandobservingmachine
die
that
theworldhasseen,
maar
but
asaloverhe
zou
would
haveplacedhimselfin
een
a
falseposition.
Henever
sprak
spoke
ofthesofterpassions,save
met
with
agibeandasneer.
Theywereadmirablethingsfor
de
the
observer—excellentfordrawingtheveilfrommen’smotives
en
and
actions.
Butforthetrainedreasonertoadmit
zulke
such
intrusionsintohisowndelicate
en
and
finelyadjustedtemperamentwastointroduce
een
a
distractingfactorwhichmightthrow
een
a
doubtuponallhismentalresults.
Gritinasensitiveinstrument,
of
or
acrackinoneofhis
eigen
own
high-powerlenses,wouldnotbe
meer
more
disturbingthanastrongemotioninanaturesuchas
zijn
his
.
Andyettherewasbutone
vrouw
woman
tohim,andthat
vrouw
woman
wasthelateIreneAdler,ofdubious
en
and
questionablememory.
Ihad
gezien
seen
littleofHolmeslately.
Mymarriage
had
had
driftedusawayfromeachother.
My
eigen
own
completehappiness,andthehome-centredinterestswhichriseup
rond
around
themanwhofirst
vindt
finds
himselfmasterofhis
eigen
own
establishment,weresufficienttoabsorb
al
all
myattention,whileHolmes,wholoathed
elke
every
formofsocietywithhis
hele
whole
Bohemiansoul,remainedinourlodgingsinBaker
Street
Street
,buriedamonghisold
boeken
books
,andalternatingfromweekto
week
week
betweencocaineandambition,
de
the
drowsinessofthedrug,
en
and
thefierceenergyofhis
eigen
own
keennature.
Hewas
nog steeds
still
,asever,deeplyattractedbythestudyofcrime,
en
and
occupiedhisimmensefaculties
en
and
extraordinarypowersofobservationin
volgen
following
outthoseclues,andclearingupthosemysterieswhichhadbeenabandonedashopelessbytheofficial
politie
police
.
FromtimetotimeI
hoorde
heard
somevagueaccountofhisdoings:
ofhissummonstoOdessainthe
geval
case
oftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupofthesingulartragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,
en
and
finallyofthemission
die
which
hehadaccomplishedsodelicately
en
and
successfullyforthereigning
familie
family
ofHolland.
Beyondthesesignsofhisactivity,however,
die
which
Imerelysharedwith
alle
all
thereadersofthedailypress,I
wist
knew
littleofmyformer
vriend
friend
andcompanion.
Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethofMarch,1888—Iwasreturningfromajourneytoapatient(forIhad
nu
now
returnedtocivilpractice),
toen
when
mywayledme
door
through
BakerStreet.
AsIpassed
de
the
well-remembereddoor,whichmust
altijd
always
beassociatedinmy
gedachten
mind
withmywooing,and
met
with
thedarkincidentsof
de
the
StudyinScarlet,Iwasseized
met
with
akeendesireto
zien
see
Holmesagain,andto
weten
know
howhewasemployinghisextraordinarypowers.
Hisroomswerebrilliantlylit,
en
and
,evenasIlooked
omhoog
up
,Isawhistall,sparefigurepasstwicein
een
a
darksilhouetteagainsttheblind.
Hewaspacing
de
the
roomswiftly,eagerly,withhis
hoofd
head
sunkuponhischest
en
and
hishandsclaspedbehind
hem
him
.
Tome,whoknewhiseverymood
en
and
habit,hisattitudeandmanner
vertelden
told
theirownstory.
Hewasat
werk
work
again.
Hehadrisen
uit
out
ofhisdrug-createddreams
en
and
washotuponthescentofsome
nieuw
new
problem.
Irangthebell
en
and
wasshownupto
de
the
chamberwhichhadformerlybeenin
deel
part
myown.
Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
Itseldomwas;
maar
but
hewasglad,I
denk
think
,toseeme.
Withhardlya
woord
word
spoken,butwithakindlyeye,hewavedmetoanarmchair,threwacrosshis
geval
case
ofcigars,andindicatedaspirit
geval
case
andagasogenein
de
the
corner.
Thenhestoodbefore
het
the
fireandlookedme
over
over
inhissingularintrospectivefashion.
“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“I
denk
think
,Watson,thatyouhaveputonseven
en
and
ahalfpoundssinceIsawyou.”
“Seven!”
Ianswered.
“Indeed,I
moeten
should
havethoughtalittle
meer
more
.
Justatriflemore,Ifancy,Watson.
En
And
inpracticeagain,Iobserve.
Youdidnot
verteld
tell
methatyouintendedto
gaan
go
intoharness.”
“Then,howdoyouknow?”
“I
zie
see
it,Ideduceit.
Hoe
How
doIknowthatyou
hebt
have
beengettingyourselfverywetlately,
en
and
thatyouhaveamostclumsy
en
and
carelessservantgirl?”
“My
beste
dear
Holmes,”saidI,“thisis
te
too
much.
Youwouldcertainly
had
have
beenburned,hadyou
geleefd
lived
afewcenturiesago.
Itis
waar
true
thatIhadacountry
wandeling
walk
onThursdayandcame
huis
home
inadreadfulmess,
maar
but
asIhavechangedmyclothesIcan’timagine
hoe
how
youdeduceit.
AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,
en
and
mywifehasgivenhernotice,
maar
but
there,again,Ifailto
zie
see
howyouworkitout.”
Hechuckledtohimself
en
and
rubbedhislong,nervoushands
elkaar
together
.
“Itissimplicityitself,”
zei
said
he;
“myeyestellme
dat
that
ontheinsideofyourleftshoe,
net
just
wherethefirelightstrikesit,theleatherisscoredby
zes
six
almostparallelcuts.
Obviouslythey
heeft
have
beencausedbysomeone
die
who
hasverycarelesslyscrapedroundtheedgesofthesoleinordertoremovecrustedmudfromit.
Hence,you
zie
see
,mydoubledeductionthatyou
had
had
beenoutinvileweather,
en
and
thatyouhadaparticularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenof
de
the
Londonslavey.
Astoyourpractice,ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,
met
with
ablackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhisrightforefinger,
en
and
abulgeontherightsideofhistop-hatto
laten zien
show
wherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,I
moet
must
bedull,indeed,ifIdonotpronouncehimtobeanactivememberofthemedicalprofession.”
I
kon
could
nothelplaughingat
het
the
easewithwhichheexplainedhisprocessofdeduction.
“WhenI
hoor
hear
yougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“the
zaak
thing
alwaysappearstometobesoridiculouslysimple
dat
that
Icouldeasilydoitmyself,thoughat
elk
each
successiveinstanceofyourreasoningIambaffled
totdat
until
youexplainyourprocess.
En
And
yetIbelievethatmyeyesareas
goed
good
asyours.”
“Quiteso,”heanswered,lightingacigarette,
en
and
throwinghimselfdownintoanarmchair.
“You
ziet
see
,butyoudonotobserve.
Het
The
distinctionisclear.
Forexample,you
hebt
have
frequentlyseenthesteps
die
which
leadupfromthehallto
deze
this
room.”
“Frequently.”
“Howoften?”
“Well,somehundredsoftimes.”
“Thenhowmanyarethere?”
“Howmany?
Idon’tknow.”
“Quiteso!
You
hebt
have
notobserved.
Andyetyou
heb
have
seen.
Thatisjustmy
punt
point
.
Now,Iknowthat
er
there
areseventeensteps,becauseI
heb
have
bothseenandobserved.
Bytheway,
aangezien
since
youareinterestedinthese
kleine
little
problems,andsinceyouare
goed
good
enoughtochronicleone
of
or
twoofmytriflingexperiences,youmaybeinterestedinthis.”
Hethrew
over
over
asheetofthick,pink-tintednotepaper
die
which
hadbeenlyingopenupon
de
the
table.
“Itcameby
de
the
lastpost,”saidhe.
“Readitaloud.”
De
The
notewasundated,and
zonder
without
eithersignatureoraddress.
“There
zal
will
calluponyouto-night,at
een
a
quartertoeighto’clock,”it
zei
said
,“agentlemanwhodesirestoconsultyouupon
een
a
matteroftheverydeepest
moment
moment
.
Yourrecentservicestooneof
de
the
royalhousesofEurope
hebben
have
shownthatyouareonewhomaysafelybe
vertrouwd
trusted
withmatterswhichareofanimportancewhichcanhardlybeexaggerated.
Dit
This
accountofyouwe
hebben
have
fromallquartersreceived.
Beinyourchamberthenat
dat
that
hour,anddonot
neem
take
itamissifyourvisitorwear
een
a
mask.”
“Thisisindeed
een
a
mystery,”Iremarked.
“Whatdoyouimagine
dat
that
itmeans?”
“Ihave
geen
no
datayet.
Itisacapitalmistaketotheorise
voordat
before
onehasdata.
Insensibly
men
one
beginstotwistfactstosuittheories,insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.
Maar
But
thenoteitself.
Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
Icarefullyexaminedthe
geschreven
writing
,andthepaperuponwhichitwas
geschreven
written
.
“Themanwhowroteitwaspresumably
goed
well
todo,”Iremarked,endeavouringtoimitatemycompanion’sprocesses.
“Suchpaper
konden
could
notbeboughtunder
halve
half
acrownapacket.
Itispeculiarlystrong
en
and
stiff.”
“Peculiar—thatistheveryword,”
zei
said
Holmes.
“ItisnotanEnglishpaperatall.
Houd
Hold
ituptothelight.”
I
deed
did
so,andsawalarge“E”
met
with
asmall“g,”a“P,”
en
and
alarge“G”with
een
a
small“t”wovenintothetextureofthepaper.
“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
vroeg
asked
Holmes.
“Thenameof
de
the
maker,nodoubt;
orhismonogram,rather.”
“Notatall.
The‘G’
met
with
thesmall‘t’standsfor‘Gesellschaft,’whichistheGermanfor‘Company.’Itis
een
a
customarycontractionlikeour‘Co.’‘P,’of
natuurlijk
course
,standsfor‘Papier.’Nowforthe‘Eg.’LetusglanceatourContinentalGazetteer.”
He
nam
took
downaheavybrownvolumefromhisshelves.
“Eglow,Eglonitz—herewe
zijn
are
,Egria.
Itisin
een
a
German-speakingcountry—inBohemia,not
ver
far
fromCarlsbad.
‘Remarkableasbeingthesceneofthe
dood
death
ofWallenstein,andforitsnumerousglass-factories
en
and
paper-mills.’Ha,ha,my
jongen
boy
,whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
Hiseyessparkled,
en
and
hesentupa
grote
great
bluetriumphantcloudfromhiscigarette.
“Thepaperwas
gemaakt
made
inBohemia,”Isaid.
“Precisely.
En
And
themanwhowrotethenoteis
een
a
German.
Doyounote
de
the
peculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘Thisaccountofyouwe
hebben
have
fromallquartersreceived.’
Een
A
FrenchmanorRussiancouldnot
hebben
have
writtenthat.
ItistheGerman
die
who
issouncourteoustohisverbs.
It
alleen
only
remains,therefore,todiscoverwhatis
wil
wanted
bythisGermanwho
schrijft
writes
uponBohemianpaperandpreferswearing
een
a
masktoshowinghis
gezicht
face
.
Andherehecomes,
als
if
Iamnotmistaken,toresolve
al
all
ourdoubts.”
Ashe
sprak
spoke
therewasthesharp
geluid
sound
ofhorses’hoofsandgratingwheels
tegen
against
thecurb,followedby
een
a
sharppullatthebell.
Holmeswhistled.
“Apair,by
het
the
sound,”saidhe.
“Yes,”hecontinued,glancing
uit
out
ofthewindow.
“Anice
kleine
little
broughamandapairofbeauties.
Ahundredandfiftyguineasapiece.
There’s
geld
money
inthiscase,Watson,
als
if
thereisnothingelse.”
“I
denk
think
thatIhadbetter
gaan
go
,Holmes.”
“Notabit,
Dokter
Doctor
.
Staywhereyouare.
Iam
verloren
lost
withoutmyBoswell.
And
dit
this
promisestobeinteresting.
It
zou
would
beapityto
missen
miss
it.”
“Butyourclient—”.
“Nevermind
hem
him
.
Imaywantyour
hulp
help
,andsomayhe.
Hier
Here
hecomes.
Sitdownin
die
that
armchair,Doctor,andgiveusyour
beste
best
attention.”
Aslowandheavystep,
die
which
hadbeenheardupon
de
the
stairsandinthepassage,pausedimmediately
buiten
outside
thedoor.
Thentherewas
een
a
loudandauthoritativetap.
“Comein!”
zei
said
Holmes.
Amanentered
die
who
couldhardlyhavebeenless
dan
than
sixfeetsixinchesinheight,
met
with
thechestandlimbsof
een
a
Hercules.
Hisdresswasrich
met
with
arichnesswhichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakinto
slechte
bad
taste.
Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacross
de
the
sleevesandfrontsofhisdouble-breastedcoat,
terwijl
while
thedeepbluecloak
die
which
wasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslined
met
with
flame-colouredsilkandsecuredat
de
the
neckwithabrooch
die
which
consistedofasingleflamingberyl.
Boots
die
which
extendedhalfwayuphiscalves,
en
and
whichweretrimmedat
de
the
topswithrichbrownfur,completed
de
the
impressionofbarbaricopulence
die
which
wassuggestedbyhis
hele
whole
appearance.
Hecarriedabroad-brimmedhatinhis
hand
hand
,whileheworeacrosstheupper
deel
part
ofhisface,extendingdownpastthecheekbones,
een
a
blackvizardmask,whichhe
had
had
apparentlyadjustedthatvery
moment
moment
,forhishandwas
nog steeds
still
raisedtoitasheentered.
Fromthelower
deel
part
ofthefaceheappearedtobe
een
a
manofstrongcharacter,
met
with
athick,hanginglip,
en
and
along,straightchinsuggestiveofresolutionpushedtothelengthofobstinacy.
“You
heb
had
mynote?”
heasked
met
with
adeepharshvoice
en
and
astronglymarkedGermanaccent.
“I
zei
told
youthatIwouldcall.”
He
keek
looked
fromonetothe
andere
other
ofus,asifuncertainwhichtoaddress.
“Praytakeaseat,”
zei
said
Holmes.
“Thisismy
vriend
friend
andcolleague,Dr.Watson,
die
who
isoccasionallygoodenoughto
helpen
help
meinmycases.
Whom
heb
have
Ithehonourtoaddress?”
“You
mag
may
addressmeastheCountVonKramm,
een
a
Bohemiannobleman.
Iunderstandthat
deze
this
gentleman,yourfriend,is
een
a
manofhonouranddiscretion,whomI
kan
may
trustwithamatterof
het
the
mostextremeimportance.
Ifnot,Ishouldmuchprefertocommunicate
met
with
youalone.”
Iroseto
gaan
go
,butHolmescaughtmeby
de
the
wristandpushedme
terug
back
intomychair.
“Itisboth,
of
or
none,”saidhe.
“You
mag
may
saybeforethisgentleman
alles
anything
whichyoumaysaytome.”
De
The
Countshruggedhisbroadshoulders.
“ThenI
moet
must
begin,”saidhe,“bybindingyoubothtoabsolutesecrecyfor
twee
two
years;
attheendof
die
that
timethematterwillbeof
geen
no
importance.
Atpresentitisnottoo
veel
much
tosaythatitisofsuchweightit
kan
may
haveaninfluenceuponEuropeanhistory.”
“Ipromise,”
zei
said
Holmes.
“AndI.”
“You
zult
will
excusethismask,”continuedourstrangevisitor.
“Theaugust
persoon
person
whoemploysmewisheshisagenttobeunknowntoyou,
en
and
Imayconfessatoncethat
de
the
titlebywhichI
heb
have
justcalledmyselfisnot
precies
exactly
myown.”
“Iwasawareofit,”
zei
said
Holmesdryly.
“Thecircumstancesareofgreatdelicacy,
en
and
everyprecautionhastobe
genomen
taken
toquenchwhatmightgrowtobeanimmensescandal
en
and
seriouslycompromiseoneof
de
the
reigningfamiliesofEurope.
Tospeakplainly,the
zaak
matter
implicatesthegreatHouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”
“Iwas
ook
also
awareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimself
neer
down
inhisarmchairand
sloot
closing
hiseyes.
Ourvisitorglanced
met
with
someapparentsurpriseat
de
the
languid,loungingfigureof
de
the
manwhohadbeennodoubtdepictedtohimas
de
the
mostincisivereasonerand
meest
most
energeticagentinEurope.
Holmesslowlyreopenedhiseyes
en
and
lookedimpatientlyathisgiganticclient.
“IfyourMajesty
zou
would
condescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbe
beter
better
abletoadviseyou.”
De
The
mansprangfromhischair
en
and
pacedupanddown
de
the
roominuncontrollableagitation.
Then,
met
with
agestureofdesperation,hetorethemaskfromhis
gezicht
face
andhurleditupontheground.
“Youareright,”hecried;
“Iam
de
the
King.
WhyshouldIattempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“YourMajesty
had
had
notspokenbeforeIwasaware
dat
that
IwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,
en
and
hereditaryKingofBohemia.”
“Butyou
kunt
can
understand,”saidourstrangevisitor,
zitten
sitting
downoncemoreandpassinghis
hand
hand
overhishighwhiteforehead,“you
kunt
can
understandthatIamnotaccustomedto
doen
doing
suchbusinessinmy
eigen
own
person.
Yetthematterwassodelicate
dat
that
Icouldnotconfideitto
een
an
agentwithoutputtingmyselfinhis
macht
power
.
IhavecomeincognitofromPragueforthepurposeofconsultingyou.”
“Then,prayconsult,”
zei
said
Holmes,shuttinghiseyesoncemore.
“Thefactsarebrieflythese:
Some
vijf
five
yearsago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,I
maakte
made
theacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.
De
The
nameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”
“Kindlylookherupinmyindex,Doctor,”murmuredHolmes
zonder
without
openinghiseyes.
For
vele
many
yearshehadadopted
een
a
systemofdocketingallparagraphsconcerningmen
en
and
things,sothatitwasdifficultto
noemen
name
asubjectora
persoon
person
onwhichhecouldnotatoncefurnishinformation.
In
dit
this
caseIfoundherbiographysandwichedin
tussen
between
thatofaHebrewrabbi
en
and
thatofastaff-commanderwho
had
had
writtenamonographupon
de
the
deep-seafishes.
“Letmesee!”
zei
said
Holmes.
“Hum!
BorninNewJerseyin
het
the
year1858.
Contralto—hum!
LaScala,hum!
PrimadonnaImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
Wonen
Living
inLondon—quiteso!
YourMajesty,asI
begrijp
understand
,becameentangledwiththis
jonge
young
person,wrotehersomecompromisingletters,
en
and
isnowdesirousof
krijgen
getting
thoselettersback.”
“Preciselyso.
Maar
But
how—”.