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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Gradually Hardening Dutch B2 Translation Books

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Gradually Hardening Dutch B2 Translation Books

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I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
I.
ToSherlockHolmessheisalwaysthewoman.
Ihave
zelden
seldomheardhimmentionherunderanyothername.
Inhiseyessheeclipsesandpredominatesthewholeofhersex.
Itwasnotthathefeltany
emotie
emotionakintoloveforIreneAdler.
Allemotions,andthatone
bijzonder
particularly,wereabhorrenttohiscold,precisebutadmirablybalancedmind.
Hewas,Itakeit,themostperfectreasoningandobservingmachinethattheworldhasseen,butasaloverhewouldhaveplacedhimselfinafalseposition.
Heneverspokeofthesofterpassions,savewithagibeandasneer.
Theywere
bewonderenswaardige
admirablethingsfortheobserver—excellentfordrawingthe
sluier
veilfrommen’smotivesandactions.
Butforthetrainedreasonertoadmitsuchintrusionsintohisown
delicate
delicateandfinelyadjustedtemperamentwastointroduceadistracting
factor
factorwhichmightthrowadoubtuponallhismentalresults.
Gritinasensitive
instrument
instrument,oracrackinoneofhisownhigh-powerlenses,wouldnotbemoredisturbingthanastrong
emotie
emotioninanaturesuchashis.
Andyettherewasbutonewomantohim,andthatwomanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofdubiousand
twijfelachtig
questionablememory.
IhadseenlittleofHolmeslately.
Mymarriagehaddriftedusawayfromeachother.
Myowncompletehappiness,andthehome-centredinterestswhichriseuparoundthemanwhofirstfindshimselfmasterofhisown
vestiging
establishment,weresufficienttoabsorballmyattention,whileHolmes,wholoathedeveryformofsocietywithhiswhole
Boheemse
Bohemiansoul,remainedinourlodgingsin
Baker
BakerStreet,buriedamonghisoldbooks,andalternatingfromweektoweekbetweencocaineand
ambitie
ambition,thedrowsinessofthedrug,andthe
felle
fierceenergyofhisownkeennature.
Hewasstill,asever,deeply
aangetrokken
attractedbythestudyofcrime,and
bezet
occupiedhisimmensefacultiesandextraordinarypowersof
observatie
observationinfollowingoutthoseclues,andclearingupthosemysterieswhichhadbeen
verlaten
abandonedashopelessbytheofficialpolice.
FromtimetotimeIheardsome
vaag
vagueaccountofhisdoings:
ofhissummonstoOdessainthecaseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupofthesingular
tragedie
tragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,andfinallyofthemissionwhichhehad
volbracht
accomplishedsodelicatelyandsuccessfullyforthereigningfamilyofHolland.
Beyondthesesignsofhis
activiteit
activity,however,whichImerelysharedwithallthereadersofthedailypress,Iknewlittleofmyformerfriendand
metgezel
companion.
Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethofMarch,1888—Iwasreturningfromajourneytoapatient(forIhadnowreturnedtocivilpractice),whenmywayledmethrough
Baker
BakerStreet.
AsIpassedthewell-remembereddoor,whichmustalwaysbeassociatedinmymindwithmywooing,andwiththedarkincidentsoftheStudyinScarlet,IwasseizedwithakeendesiretoseeHolmesagain,andtoknowhowhewasemployinghisextraordinarypowers.
Hisroomswerebrilliantly
verlicht
lit,and,evenasIlookedup,Isawhistall,sparefigurepasstwiceinadarksilhouetteagainsttheblind.
Hewaspacingtheroom
snel
swiftly,eagerly,withhisheadsunkuponhischestandhishandsclaspedbehindhim.
Tome,whoknewhiseverymoodandhabit,hisattitudeand
manier
mannertoldtheirownstory.
Hewasatworkagain.
Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreamsandwashotuponthe
geur
scentofsomenewproblem.
Irangthebellandwasshownuptothe
kamer
chamberwhichhadformerlybeeninpartmyown.
Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
It
zelden
seldomwas;
buthewasglad,Ithink,toseeme.
Withhardlyawordspoken,butwithakindlyeye,hewavedmetoanarmchair,threwacrosshiscaseofcigars,and
wees
indicatedaspiritcaseandagasogeneinthecorner.
Thenhestoodbeforethefireandlookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivefashion.
“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“Ithink,Watson,thatyouhaveputonsevenandahalfpoundssinceIsawyou.”
“Seven!”
Ianswered.
“Indeed,Ishouldhavethoughtalittlemore.
Justatriflemore,Ifancy,Watson.
Andinpracticeagain,I
observeer
observe.
Youdidnottellmethatyouintendedtogointoharness.”
“Then,howdoyouknow?”
“Iseeit,Ideduceit.
HowdoIknowthatyouhavebeengettingyourselfverywetlately,andthatyouhaveamostclumsyand
onzorgvuldig
carelessservantgirl?”
“MydearHolmes,”saidI,“thisistoomuch.
Youwouldcertainlyhavebeenburned,hadyoulivedafewcenturiesago.
ItistruethatIhadacountrywalkonThursdayandcamehomeina
vreselijke
dreadfulmess,butasIhavechangedmyclothesIcan’timaginehowyoudeduceit.
AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,andmywifehasgivenhernotice,butthere,again,Ifailtoseehowyouworkitout.”
Hechuckledtohimselfand
wreef
rubbedhislong,nervoushandstogether.
“Itis
eenvoud
simplicityitself,”saidhe;
“myeyestellmethatontheinsideofyourleftshoe,justwherethefirelightstrikesit,the
leer
leatherisscoredbysixalmost
parallelle
parallelcuts.
Obviouslytheyhavebeencausedbysomeonewhohasverycarelessly
geschraapt
scrapedroundtheedgesofthe
zool
soleinordertoremovecrusted
modder
mudfromit.
Hence,yousee,mydoubledeductionthatyouhadbeenoutinvileweather,andthatyouhada
bijzonder
particularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenoftheLondonslavey.
Astoyourpractice,ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,withablackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhisrightforefinger,andabulgeontherightsideofhistop-hattoshowwherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,Imustbe
saai
dull,indeed,ifIdonotpronouncehimtobean
actief
activememberofthemedicalprofession.”
Icouldnothelplaughingatthe
gemak
easewithwhichheexplainedhisprocessofdeduction.
“WhenIhearyougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“thethingalwaysappearstometobesoridiculouslysimplethatIcouldeasilydoitmyself,thoughateachsuccessiveinstanceofyour
redenering
reasoningIambaffleduntilyouexplainyourprocess.
AndyetIbelievethatmyeyesareasgoodasyours.”
“Quiteso,”heanswered,lightingacigarette,andthrowinghimselfdownintoanarmchair.
“Yousee,butyoudonot
observeert
observe.
Thedistinctionisclear.
Forexample,youhave
vaak
frequentlyseenthestepswhichleadupfromthehalltothisroom.”
“Frequently.”
“Howoften?”
“Well,somehundredsoftimes.”
“Thenhowmanyarethere?”
“Howmany?
Idon’tknow.”
“Quiteso!
Youhavenotobserved.
Andyetyouhaveseen.
Thatisjustmypoint.
Now,Iknowthatthereareseventeensteps,becauseIhavebothseenand
waargenomen
observed.
Bytheway,sinceyouareinterestedintheselittleproblems,andsinceyouaregoodenoughtochronicleoneortwoofmytriflingexperiences,youmaybeinterestedinthis.”
Hethrewovera
vel
sheetofthick,pink-tintednotepaperwhichhadbeenlyingopenuponthetable.
“Itcamebythelastpost,”saidhe.
“Readitaloud.”
Thenotewasundated,andwithouteither
handtekening
signatureoraddress.
“Therewillcalluponyouto-night,ataquartertoeighto’clock,”itsaid,“agentlemanwhodesiresto
raadplegen
consultyouuponamatteroftheverydeepestmoment.
Your
recente
recentservicestooneoftheroyalhousesofEuropehaveshownthatyouareonewhomaysafelybetrustedwithmatterswhichareofan
belang
importancewhichcanhardlybeexaggerated.
Thisaccountofyouwehavefromallquartersreceived.
Beinyour
kamer
chamberthenatthathour,anddonottakeitamissifyour
bezoeker
visitorwearamask.”
“Thisisindeedamystery,”Iremarked.
“Whatdoyouimaginethatitmeans?”
“Ihavenodatayet.
Itisacapitalmistaketotheorisebeforeonehasdata.
Insensiblyonebeginstotwistfactstosuittheories,insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.
Butthenoteitself.
Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
Icarefully
onderzocht
examinedthewriting,andthepaperuponwhichitwaswritten.
“Themanwhowroteitwas
vermoedelijk
presumablywelltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringto
imiteren
imitatemycompanion’sprocesses.
“Suchpapercouldnotbeboughtunderhalfa
kroon
crownapacket.
Itispeculiarlystrongandstiff.”
“Peculiar—thatistheveryword,”saidHolmes.
“ItisnotanEnglishpaperatall.
Holdituptothelight.”
Ididso,andsawalarge“E”withasmall“g,”a“P,”andalarge“G”withasmall“t”
geweven
wovenintothetextureofthepaper.
“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
askedHolmes.
“Thenameofthe
maker
maker,nodoubt;
orhismonogram,rather.”
“Notatall.
The‘G’withthesmall‘t’standsfor‘Gesellschaft,’whichistheGermanfor‘Company.’Itisacustomarycontractionlikeour‘Co.’‘P,’ofcourse,standsfor‘Papier.’Nowforthe‘Eg.’LetusglanceatourContinentalGazetteer.”
Hetookdownaheavybrownvolumefromhisshelves.
“Eglow,Eglonitz—hereweare,Egria.
ItisinaGerman-speakingcountry—inBohemia,notfarfromCarlsbad.
‘RemarkableasbeingthesceneofthedeathofWallenstein,andforits
talrijke
numerousglass-factoriesandpaper-mills.’Ha,ha,myboy,whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
Hiseyessparkled,andhesentupagreatblue
triomfantelijke
triumphantcloudfromhiscigarette.
“ThepaperwasmadeinBohemia,”Isaid.
“Precisely.
AndthemanwhowrotethenoteisaGerman.
Doyounotethe
eigenaardige
peculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘Thisaccountofyouwehavefromallquartersreceived.’AFrenchmanorRussiancouldnothavewrittenthat.
ItistheGermanwhoissouncourteoustohisverbs.
Itonlyremains,therefore,to
ontdekken
discoverwhatiswantedbythisGermanwhowritesuponBohemianpaperandpreferswearingamasktoshowinghisface.
Andherehecomes,ifIamnot
vergis
mistaken,toresolveallourdoubts.”
Ashespoketherewasthesharpsoundofhorses’hoofsandgratingwheelsagainstthecurb,followedbyasharppullatthebell.
Holmeswhistled.
“Apair,bythesound,”saidhe.
“Yes,”hecontinued,glancingoutofthewindow.
“Anicelittlebroughamandapairofbeauties.
Ahundredandfiftyguineasapiece.
There’smoneyinthiscase,Watson,ifthereisnothingelse.”
“IthinkthatIhadbettergo,Holmes.”
“Notabit,Doctor.
Staywhereyouare.
IamlostwithoutmyBoswell.
Andthispromisestobeinteresting.
Itwouldbeapitytomissit.”
“Butyourclient—”.
“Nevermindhim.
Imaywantyourhelp,andsomayhe.
Herehecomes.
Sitdowninthatarmchair,Doctor,andgiveusyourbestattention.”
Aslowandheavystep,whichhadbeenhearduponthestairsandinthepassage,
pauzeerde
pausedimmediatelyoutsidethedoor.
Thentherewasaloudandauthoritativetap.
“Comein!”
saidHolmes.
Amanenteredwhocouldhardlyhavebeenlessthansixfeetsixinchesinheight,withthechestandlimbsofaHercules.
Hisdresswasrichwitharichnesswhichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakintobadtaste.
Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacrossthesleevesandfrontsofhisdouble-breastedcoat,whilethedeepblue
mantel
cloakwhichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslinedwithflame-coloured
zijde
silkandsecuredattheneckwithabroochwhichconsistedofasingleflamingberyl.
Bootswhichextended
halverwege
halfwayuphiscalves,andwhichweretrimmedatthetopswithrichbrown
bont
fur,completedtheimpressionofbarbaricopulencewhichwassuggestedbyhiswholeappearance.
Hecarriedabroad-brimmedhatinhishand,whileheworeacrossthe
bovenste
upperpartofhisface,extendingdownpastthecheekbones,ablackvizardmask,whichhehadapparently
aangepast
adjustedthatverymoment,forhishandwasstillraisedtoitasheentered.
Fromthelowerpartofthefaceheappearedtobeamanofstrongcharacter,withathick,hanging
lip
lip,andalong,straight
kin
chinsuggestiveofresolutionpushedtothe
lengte
lengthofobstinacy.
“Youhadmynote?”
heaskedwithadeep
harde
harshvoiceandastronglymarkedGerman
accent
accent.
“ItoldyouthatIwouldcall.”
Helookedfromonetotheotherofus,asif
onzeker
uncertainwhichtoaddress.
“Praytakeaseat,”saidHolmes.
“Thisismyfriendandcolleague,Dr.Watson,whois
af en toe
occasionallygoodenoughtohelpmeinmycases.
WhomhaveIthehonourtoaddress?”
“YoumayaddressmeastheCountVonKramm,a
Boheemse
Bohemiannobleman.
Iunderstandthatthisgentleman,yourfriend,isamanofhonourand
discretie
discretion,whomImaytrustwithamatterofthemost
uiterste
extremeimportance.
Ifnot,Ishouldmuchprefertocommunicatewithyoualone.”
Irosetogo,butHolmescaughtmebythe
pols
wristandpushedmebackintomychair.
“Itisboth,ornone,”saidhe.
“Youmaysaybeforethisgentlemananythingwhichyoumaysaytome.”
TheCountshruggedhis
brede
broadshoulders.
“ThenImustbegin,”saidhe,“by
binden
bindingyoubothtoabsolute
geheimhouding
secrecyfortwoyears;
attheendofthattimethematterwillbeofno
belang
importance.
Atpresentitisnottoomuchtosaythatitisofsuchweightitmayhaveaninfluenceupon
Europese
Europeanhistory.”
“Ipromise,”saidHolmes.
“AndI.”
“Youwillexcusethismask,”continuedourstrange
bezoeker
visitor.
“Theaugustpersonwhoemploysmewisheshisagenttobeunknowntoyou,andImay
bekennen
confessatoncethatthetitlebywhichIhavejustcalledmyselfisnotexactlymyown.”
“Iwasawareofit,”saidHolmesdryly.
“Thecircumstancesareofgreatdelicacy,andeveryprecautionhastobetakentoquenchwhatmightgrowtobeanimmense
schandaal
scandalandseriouslycompromiseoneofthereigningfamiliesofEurope.
Tospeak
duidelijk
plainly,thematterimplicatesthegreatHouseofOrmstein,
erfelijke
hereditarykingsofBohemia.”
“Iwasalsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimselfdowninhisarmchairandclosinghiseyes.
Our
bezoeker
visitorglancedwithsomeapparentsurpriseatthelanguid,loungingfigureofthemanwhohadbeennodoubtdepictedtohimasthemostincisivereasonerandmostenergeticagentinEurope.
Holmesslowlyreopenedhiseyesandlookedimpatientlyathisgiganticclient.
“IfyourMajestywouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbebetterabletoadviseyou.”
Themansprangfromhischairandpacedupanddowntheroominuncontrollableagitation.
Then,witha
gebaar
gestureofdesperation,hetorethemaskfromhisfaceandhurleditupontheground.
“Youareright,”hecried;
“IamtheKing.
WhyshouldIattempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“YourMajestyhadnotspokenbeforeIwasawarethatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,and
erfelijke
hereditaryKingofBohemia.”
“Butyoucanunderstand,”saidourstrange
bezoeker
visitor,sittingdownoncemoreandpassinghishandoverhishighwhite
voorhoofd
forehead,“youcanunderstandthatIamnot
gewend
accustomedtodoingsuchbusinessinmyownperson.
YetthematterwassodelicatethatIcouldnotconfideittoanagentwithoutputtingmyselfinhispower.
IhavecomeincognitofromPragueforthepurposeof
raadplegen
consultingyou.”
“Then,prayconsult,”saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyesoncemore.
“Thefactsare
kort
brieflythese:
Somefiveyearsago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,Imadethe
kennis
acquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.
Thenameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”
“Kindlylookherupinmy
index
index,Doctor,”murmuredHolmeswithoutopeninghiseyes.
Formanyyearshehadadoptedasystemofdocketingallparagraphs
met betrekking tot
concerningmenandthings,sothatitwasdifficulttonameasubjectorapersononwhichhecouldnotatoncefurnishinformation.
InthiscaseIfoundher
biografie
biographysandwichedinbetweenthatofaHebrewrabbiandthatofastaff-commanderwhohadwrittenamonographuponthedeep-seafishes.
“Letmesee!”
saidHolmes.
“Hum!
BorninNewJerseyintheyear1858.
Contralto—hum!
LaScala,
hum
hum!
PrimadonnaImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Pensioen
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
LivinginLondon—quiteso!
YourMajesty,asIunderstand,becameentangledwiththisyoungperson,wrotehersomecompromisingletters,andisnowdesirousofgettingthoselettersback.”
“Preciselyso.
Buthow—”.