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CHAPTERI.MR.SHERLOCKHOLMES.
Intheyear1878ItookmydegreeofDoctorofMedicineoftheUniversityofLondon,andproceededtoNetleytogothroughthecourseprescribedforsurgeonsinthearmy.
Having
voltooid
completed
mystudiesthere,IwasdulyattachedtotheFifthNorthumberlandFusiliersasAssistantSurgeon.
TheregimentwasstationedinIndiaatthetime,andbeforeIcouldjoinit,thesecondAfghanwarhadbrokenout.
On
land
landing
atBombay,Ilearnedthatmycorpshadadvancedthroughthepasses,andwasalready
diep
deep
intheenemy’scountry.
Ifollowed,
echter
however
,withmanyotherofficerswhowereinthesame
situatie
situation
asmyself,andsucceededin
bereiken
reaching
Candaharinsafety,whereIfoundmyregiment,andatonceentereduponmynewduties.
Thecampaignbroughthonoursandpromotiontomany,butformeithadnothingbutmisfortuneanddisaster.
IwasremovedfrommybrigadeandattachedtotheBerkshires,withwhomIservedatthefatalbattleofMaiwand.
ThereIwasstruckontheshoulderbyaJezailbullet,whichshatteredtheboneandgrazedthesubclavianartery.
IshouldhavefallenintothehandsofthemurderousGhazishaditnotbeenforthedevotionandcourageshownbyMurray,myorderly,who
gegooid
threw
meacrossapack-horse,andsucceededinbringingmesafelytotheBritishlines.
Wornwith
pijn
pain
,andweakfromtheprolongedhardshipswhichIhadundergone,Iwasremoved,withagreat
trein
train
ofwoundedsufferers,tothebasehospitalatPeshawar.
HereIrallied,andhadalreadyimprovedsofarastobeabletowalkaboutthewards,andeventobaskalittleupontheverandah,whenIwasstruckdownbyentericfever,thatcurseofourIndianpossessions.
Formonthsmylifewasdespairedof,andwhenatlastIcametomyselfandbecameconvalescent,IwassoweakandemaciatedthatamedicalboarddeterminedthatnotadayshouldbelostinsendingmebacktoEngland.
Iwasdispatched,accordingly,inthetroopship“Orontes,”and
landde
landed
amonthlateronPortsmouthjetty,withmyhealthirretrievablyruined,butwithpermissionfromapaternal
regering
government
tospendthenext
negen
nine
monthsinattemptingtoimproveit.
Ihad
geen
neither
kithnorkininEngland,andwasthereforeasfreeasair—orasfreeasanincomeofelevenshillingsandsixpenceadaywillpermitamantobe.
Undersuchcircumstances,InaturallygravitatedtoLondon,thatgreatcesspoolintowhichalltheloungersandidlersoftheEmpireareirresistiblydrained.
ThereIstayedforsometimeata
privé
private
hotelintheStrand,
leidde
leading
acomfortless,meaninglessexistence,and
besteedde
spending
suchmoneyasIhad,considerablymorefreelythanIought.
Soalarmingdidthe
toestand
state
ofmyfinancesbecome,thatIsoon
besefte
realized
thatImusteitherleavethemetropolisandrusticatesomewhereinthecountry,orthatImustmakeacompletealterationinmystyleofliving.
Kiezen
Choosing
thelatteralternative,I
begon
began
bymakingupmymindtoleavethe
hotel
hotel
,andtotakeupmyquartersinsome
minder
less
pretentiousandlessexpensivedomicile.
OntheverydaythatIhadcometothisconclusion,IwasstandingattheCriterion
Bar
Bar
,whensomeonetappedmeontheshoulder,andturningroundIrecognizedyoungStamford,whohadbeenadresserundermeatBarts.
ThesightofafriendlyfaceinthegreatwildernessofLondonisapleasantthingindeedtoalonelyman.
InolddaysStamfordhadneverbeenaparticularcronyofmine,butnowIhailedhimwithenthusiasm,andhe,inhisturn,appearedtobedelightedtoseeme.
Intheexuberanceofmyjoy,IaskedhimtolunchwithmeattheHolborn,andwestartedofftogetherinahansom.
“Whateverhaveyoubeendoingwithyourself,Watson?”
heaskedinundisguised
verwondering
wonder
,aswerattledthroughthecrowdedLondonstreets.
“Youareasthinasalathandasbrownasanut.”
Igavehima
korte
short
sketchofmyadventures,andhadhardlyconcludeditbythetimethatwe
bereikten
reached
ourdestination.
“Poordevil!”
hesaid,commiseratingly,afterhehadlistenedtomymisfortunes.
“Whatareyouuptonow?”
“Lookingforlodgings,”Ianswered.
“Tryingtosolvetheproblemasto
of
whether
itispossibletogetcomfortableroomsatareasonableprice.”
“That’sa
vreemd
strange
thing,”remarkedmycompanion;
“youarethesecondmanto-daythathasusedthatexpressiontome.”
“Andwhowasthefirst?”
Iasked.
“Afellowwhoisworkingatthechemicallaboratoryupatthehospital.
Hewasbemoaninghimselfthismorningbecausehecouldnotgetsomeonetogohalveswithhiminsomeniceroomswhichhehadfound,andwhichweretoomuchforhispurse.”
“ByJove!”
I
huilde
cried
,“ifhereallywantssomeoneto
delen
share
theroomsandtheexpense,Iamtheverymanforhim.
Ishouldpreferhavinga
partner
partner
tobeingalone.”
YoungStamfordlooked
nogal
rather
strangelyatmeoverhiswine-glass.
“Youdon’tknowSherlockHolmesyet,”hesaid;
“perhapsyouwouldnotcareforhimasaconstantcompanion.”
“Why,whatisthereagainsthim?”
“Oh,Ididn’tsaytherewasanythingagainsthim.
Heisalittlequeerinhisideas—anenthusiastinsomebranchesofscience.
AsfarasIknowheisadecentfellowenough.”
“Amedical
student
student
,Isuppose?”
saidI.
“No—Ihavenoideawhatheintendstogoinfor.
Ibelieveheiswellupinanatomy,andheisafirst-classchemist;
but,asfarasIknow,hehasnevertakenoutanysystematicmedicalclasses.
Hisstudiesareverydesultoryandeccentric,buthehasamassedalotofout-of-thewayknowledgewhichwouldastonishhisprofessors.”
“Didyouneveraskhimwhathewasgoinginfor?”
Iasked.
“No;
heisnotamanthatitiseasytodrawout,thoughhecanbecommunicativeenoughwhenthefancyseizeshim.”
“Ishouldliketomeethim,”Isaid.
“IfIamtolodgewithanyone,Ishouldpreferamanofstudiousandquiethabits.
Iamnot
sterk
strong
enoughyettostandmuchnoiseorexcitement.
IhadenoughofbothinAfghanistantolastmefortheremainderofmynaturalexistence.
HowcouldImeetthisfriendofyours?”
“Heissuretobeatthelaboratory,”returnedmycompanion.
“Heeitheravoidstheplaceforweeks,orelseheworkstherefrommorningtonight.
Ifyoulike,weshalldrive
rond
round
togetherafterluncheon.”
“Certainly,”Ianswered,andtheconversationdriftedawayintootherchannels.
AswemadeourwaytothehospitalafterleavingtheHolborn,StamfordgavemeafewmoreparticularsaboutthegentlemanwhomIproposedtotakeasafellow-lodger.
“Youmustn’tblamemeifyoudon’tgetonwithhim,”hesaid;
“IknownothingmoreofhimthanIhave
geleerd
learned
frommeetinghimoccasionallyinthelaboratory.
Youproposedthisarrangement,soyoumustnotholdmeresponsible.”
“Ifwedon’tgetonitwillbeeasytopartcompany,”Ianswered.
“It
lijkt
seems
tome,Stamford,”Iadded,lookinghardatmycompanion,“thatyouhavesomereasonfor
wassen
washing
yourhandsofthematter.
Isthisfellow’stempersoformidable,orwhatisit?
Don’tbemealy-mouthedaboutit.”
“Itisnoteasytoexpresstheinexpressible,”heansweredwitha
lach
laugh
.
“Holmesisalittletooscientificformytastes—itapproachestocold-bloodedness.
Icould
voorstellen
imagine
hisgivingafriendalittlepinchofthelatestvegetablealkaloid,notoutofmalevolence,youunderstand,but
gewoon
simply
outofaspiritofinquiryinordertohaveanaccurateideaoftheeffects.
Todohimjustice,Ithinkthathewouldtakeithimselfwiththesamereadiness.
Heappearstohaveapassionfordefiniteandexactknowledge.”
“Veryrighttoo.”
“Yes,butitmaybe
geduwd
pushed
toexcess.
Whenitcomestobeatingthesubjectsinthedissecting-roomswitha
stok
stick
,itiscertainlytaking
nogal
rather
abizarreshape.”
“Beatingthesubjects!”
“Yes,toverifyhowfarbruisesmaybeproducedafterdeath.
Isawhimatitwithmyowneyes.”
“Andyetyousayheisnotamedicalstudent?”
“No.
Hemel
Heaven
knowswhattheobjectsofhisstudiesare.
Buthereweare,andyoumust
vormen
form
yourownimpressionsabouthim.”
Ashespoke,weturneddownanarrowlaneandpassedthroughasmallside-door,whichopenedintoawingofthegreathospital.
Itwasfamiliargroundtome,andIneedednoguidingasweascendedthebleakstonestaircaseandmadeourwaydownthelongcorridorwithitsvistaofwhitewashedwallanddun-coloureddoors.
Buurt
Near
thefurtherenda
lage
low
archedpassagebranchedawayfromitand
leidde
led
tothechemicallaboratory.
Thiswasaloftychamber,linedandlitteredwithcountlessbottles.
Broad,
lage
low
tableswerescatteredabout,whichbristledwithretorts,test-tubes,andlittleBunsenlamps,withtheir
blauwe
blue
flickeringflames.
Therewasonlyone
student
student
intheroom,whowasbendingoveradistant
tafel
table
absorbedinhiswork.
Atthesoundofourstepsheglancedroundandsprangtohis
voeten
feet
withacryof
plezier
pleasure
.
“I’vefoundit!
I’vefoundit,”heshoutedtomycompanion,runningtowardsuswithatest-tubeinhishand.
“Ihavefoundare-agentwhichisprecipitatedbyhæmoglobin,andbynothingelse.”
Hadhediscoveredagoldmine,greaterdelightcouldnothaveshoneuponhisfeatures.
“Dr.
Watson,Mr.SherlockHolmes,”saidStamford,introducingus.
“Howareyou?”
hesaidcordially,grippingmyhandwithastrengthforwhichIshouldhardlyhavegivenhimcredit.
“YouhavebeeninAfghanistan,Iperceive.”
“Howonearthdidyouknowthat?”
Iaskedinastonishment.
“Nevermind,”saidhe,chucklingtohimself.
“Thequestionnowisabouthæmoglobin.
Nodoubtyouseethesignificanceofthisdiscoveryofmine?”
“Itis
interessant
interesting
,chemically,nodoubt,”Ianswered,“butpractically——”.
“Why,man,itisthemostpracticalmedico-legaldiscoveryforyears.
Don’tyouseethatitgivesusaninfallible
test
test
forbloodstains.
Comeoverherenow!”
Heseizedmebythecoat-sleeveinhiseagerness,anddrewmeovertothe
tafel
table
atwhichhehadbeenworking.
“Letushavesome
vers
fresh
blood,”hesaid,diggingalongbodkinintohisfinger,anddrawingofftheresulting
druppel
drop
ofbloodinachemicalpipette.
“Now,Iaddthissmallquantityofbloodtoalitreofwater.
Youperceivethattheresultingmixturehastheappearanceofpurewater.
Theproportionofbloodcannotbemorethanoneinamillion.
Ihaveno
twijfel
doubt
,however,thatweshallbeabletoobtainthecharacteristicreaction.”
Ashespoke,he
gooide
threw
intothevesselafewwhitecrystals,andthenaddedsomedropsofatransparentfluid.
Inaninstantthecontentsassumedadullmahoganycolour,andabrownishdustwasprecipitatedtothebottomofthe
glazen
glass
jar.
“Ha!
ha!”
he
huilde
cried
,clappinghishands,andlookingasdelightedasachildwithanewtoy.
“Whatdoyouthinkofthat?”
“It
lijkt
seems
tobeaverydelicatetest,”Iremarked.
“Beautiful!
beautiful!
TheoldGuiacum
test
test
wasveryclumsyanduncertain.
Soisthemicroscopicexaminationforbloodcorpuscles.
Thelatterisvaluelessifthestainsareafewhoursold.
Now,thisappearstoactaswellwhetherthebloodisoldornew.
Hadthis
test
test
beeninvented,therearehundredsofmennowwalkingtheearthwhowouldlongagohavepaidthepenaltyoftheircrimes.”
“Indeed!”
Imurmured.
“Criminalcasesarecontinuallyhinginguponthatonepoint.
Amanissuspectedofa
misdaad
crime
monthsperhapsafterithasbeencommitted.
Hislinenor
kleren
clothes
areexamined,andbrownishstainsdiscovereduponthem.
Aretheybloodstains,ormudstains,orruststains,orfruitstains,orwhatarethey?
Thatisaquestionwhichhaspuzzledmanyanexpert,andwhy?
Becausetherewasnoreliable
test
test
.
NowwehavetheSherlockHolmes’
test
test
,andtherewillnolongerbeanydifficulty.”
Hiseyesfairlyglitteredashespoke,andheputhishandoverhisheartandbowedasiftosomeapplaudingcrowdconjuredupbyhisimagination.
“Youaretobecongratulated,”Iremarked,considerably
verbaasd
surprised
athisenthusiasm.
“TherewasthecaseofVonBischoffatFrankfortlastyear.
Hewould
zeker
certainly
havebeenhunghadthis
test
test
beeninexistence.
ThentherewasMasonofBradford,andthenotoriousMuller,andLefevreofMontpellier,andSamsonofNewOrleans.
Icouldnameascoreofcasesinwhichitwouldhavebeendecisive.”
“You
lijkt
seem
tobeawalkingcalendarofcrime,”saidStamfordwitha
lach
laugh
.
“Youmightstartapaperonthoselines.
Callitthe‘PoliceNewsofthePast.’”.
“Very
interessant
interesting
readingitmightbemade,too,”remarkedSherlockHolmes,stickingasmall
stukje
piece
ofplasterovertheprickonhisfinger.
“Ihavetobecareful,”hecontinued,turningtomewitha
glimlach
smile
,“forIdabblewithpoisonsagooddeal.”
Heheldouthishandashespoke,andI
merkte
noticed
thatitwasallmottledoverwithsimilarpiecesofplaster,anddiscolouredwith
sterke
strong
acids.
“Wecamehereonbusiness,”saidStamford,sittingdownonahighthree-leggedstool,and
duwde
pushing
anotheroneinmydirectionwithhis
voet
foot
.
“Myfriendherewantstotakediggings,andasyouwerecomplainingthatyoucouldgetnoonetogohalveswithyou,IthoughtthatIhadbetterbringyoutogether.”
SherlockHolmes
leek
seemed
delightedattheideaof
delen
sharing
hisroomswithme.
“Ihavemy
oog
eye
onasuiteinBakerStreet,”hesaid,“whichwouldsuitusdowntotheground.
Youdon’tmindthe
geur
smell
ofstrongtobacco,Ihope?”
“Ialways
rook
smoke
‘ship’s’myself,”Ianswered.
“That’sgoodenough.
Igenerallyhavechemicalsabout,andoccasionallydoexperiments.
Wouldthatannoyyou?”
“Bynomeans.”
“Letmesee—whataremyothershortcomings.
Igetinthedumpsattimes,anddon’topenmy
mond
mouth
fordaysonend.
YoumustnotthinkIamsulkywhenIdothat.
Justletmealone,andI’llsoonberight.
Whathaveyoutoconfessnow?
It’sjustaswellfortwofellowstoknowthe
ergste
worst
ofoneanotherbeforethey
beginnen
begin
tolivetogether.”
I
lachte
laughed
atthiscross-examination.
“Ikeepabullpup,”Isaid,“andIobjecttorowsbecausemynervesareshaken,andIgetupatallsortsofungodlyhours,andIamextremelylazy.
IhaveanothersetofviceswhenI’mwell,butthosearetheprincipalonesatpresent.”
“Doyouincludeviolin-playinginyourcategoryofrows?”
heasked,anxiously.
“Itdependsontheplayer,”Ianswered.
“Awell-playedviolinisa
traktatie
treat
forthegods—abadly-playedone——”.
“Oh,that’sallright,”he
huilde
cried
,withamerrylaugh.
“Ithinkwemayconsiderthethingassettled—thatis,iftheroomsareagreeabletoyou.”
“Whenshallweseethem?”
“Callformehereatnoonto-morrow,andwe’llgotogetherandsettleeverything,”heanswered.
“Allright—noonexactly,”saidI,shakinghishand.
Welefthimworkingamonghischemicals,andwewalkedtogethertowardsmy
hotel
hotel
.
“Bytheway,”Iasked
plotseling
suddenly
,stoppingandturninguponStamford,“howthedeucedidheknowthatIhadcomefromAfghanistan?”
Mycompanionsmiledanenigmatical
glimlach
smile
.
“That’sjusthislittlepeculiarity,”hesaid.
“Agoodmanypeoplehavewantedtoknowhowhefindsthingsout.”
“Oh!
amysteryisit?”
I
huilde
cried
,rubbingmyhands.
“Thisisverypiquant.
Iammuchobligedtoyouforbringingustogether.
‘Theproper
studie
study
ofmankindisman,’youknow.”
“Youmuststudyhim,then,”Stamfordsaid,ashebademegood-bye.
“You’llfindhimaknottyproblem,though.
I’llwagerhe
leert
learns
moreaboutyouthanyouabouthim.
Good-bye.”
CHAPTERII.THESCIENCEOFDEDUCTION.