I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
Minä
I.ToSherlockHolmessheis
aina
alwaysthewoman.Ihaveseldom
kuullut
heardhimmentionherunderanyothername.Inhiseyessheeclipsesandpredominatesthewholeofhersex.
Itwasnot
että
thathefeltanyemotionakintoloveforIreneAdler.Kaikki
Allemotions,andthatoneparticularly,wereabhorrenttohiskylmä
cold,precisebutadmirablybalancedmind.Hewas,Itakeit,themostperfectreasoning
ja
andobservingmachinethatthemaailman
worldhasseen,butasaloverhewouldhaveplacedhimselfinafalseposition.He
koskaan
neverspokeofthesofterpassions,paitsi
savewithagibeandasneer.Theywereadmirablethingsfortheobserver—excellentfordrawingtheveilfrommen’smotives
ja
andactions.Butforthetrainedreasonertoadmitsuchintrusionsintohisowndelicate
ja
andfinelyadjustedtemperamentwastointroduceadistractingfactorjoka
whichmightthrowadoubtuponallhismentalresults.Gritinasensitiveinstrument,
tai
oracrackinoneofhisownhigh-powerlenses,wouldnotbemoredisturbingthanastrongemotioninanaturesuchashänen
his.Andyettherewasbut
yksi
onewomantohim,andthatnainen
womanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofdubiousandquestionablememory.I
olin
hadseenlittleofHolmeslately.Mymarriage
oli
haddriftedusawayfromeachother.Myowncompletehappiness,andthehome-centredinterestswhichriseuparoundthe
miehen
manwhofirstfindshimselfmasterofhisownestablishment,weresufficienttoabsorbkaikki
allmyattention,whileHolmes,wholoathedeveryformofsocietywithhiswholeBohemiansoul,remainedinourlodgingsinBakerStreet,buriedamonghisoldbooks,andalternatingfromweektoweekbetweencocaineandambition,thedrowsinessofthedrug,andthefierceenergyofhisownkeennature.Hewas
yhä
still,asever,deeplyattractedbythestudyofcrime,andoccupiedhisimmensefacultiesandextraordinarypowersofobservationinfollowingoutthoseclues,andclearingupthosemysteriesjotka
whichhadbeenabandonedashopelessbytheofficialpoliisi
police.FromtimetotimeI
kuulin
heardsomevagueaccountofhisdoings:ofhissummonstoOdessainthecaseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupofthesingulartragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,andfinallyofthemissionwhichhehadaccomplishedsodelicatelyandsuccessfullyforthereigningfamilyofHolland.
Beyond
näiden
thesesignsofhisactivity,however,whichImerelysharedwithallthereadersofthedailypress,Itiennyt
knewlittleofmyformerfriendandcompanion.Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethofMarch,1888—Iwasreturningfromajourneytoapatient(forIhad
nyt
nowreturnedtocivilpractice),kun
whenmywayledmeläpi
throughBakerStreet.AsIpassedthewell-remembered
oven
door,whichmustalwaysbeassociatedinmymindwithmywooing,andwiththedarkincidentsoftheStudyinScarlet,Iwasseizedwithakeendesiretonähdä
seeHolmesagain,andtotietää
knowhowhewasemployinghisextraordinarypowers.Hisroomswerebrilliantlylit,
ja
and,evenasIlookedylös
up,Isawhistall,sparefigurepasstwiceinadarksilhouetteagainsttheblind.Hewaspacingthe
huoneessa
roomswiftly,eagerly,withhispäänsä
headsunkuponhischestja
andhishandsclaspedbehindhim.To
minulle
me,whoknewhiseverymoodja
andhabit,hisattitudeandmannerkertoivat
toldtheirownstory.Hewasatwork
taas
again.Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreamsandwashotuponthescentofsomenewproblem.
Irangthebell
ja
andwasshownuptothechamberjoka
whichhadformerlybeeninpartmyown.Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
Itseldomwas;
mutta
buthewasglad,Ithink,toseeminut
me.Withhardlyawordspoken,
mutta
butwithakindlyeye,hewavedmetoanarmchair,threwacrosshiscaseofcigars,andindicatedaspiritcaseandagasogeneinthecorner.Thenhe
seisoi
stoodbeforethefireandkatsoi
lookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivefashion.“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“Ithink,Watson,
että
thatyouhaveputonsevenja
andahalfpoundssinceInäin
sawyou.”“Seven!”
Ianswered.
“Indeed,I
olisi
shouldhavethoughtalittleenemmän
more.Justatriflemore,Ifancy,Watson.
Ja
Andinpracticeagain,Iobserve.Youdidnot
kertonut
tellmethatyouintendedtomennä
gointoharness.”“Then,howdoyouknow?”
“I
näen
seeit,Ideduceit.HowdoI
tiedän
knowthatyouhavebeengettingyourselfhyvin
verywetlately,andthatyouon
haveamostclumsyandcarelessservantgirl?”“MydearHolmes,”
sanoin
saidI,“thisistoomuch.Youwouldcertainly
olisit
havebeenburned,hadyoulivedafewcenturiessitten
ago.ItistruethatIhadacountry
kävelin
walkonThursdayandcamekotiin
homeinadreadfulmess,mutta
butasIhavechangedmyclothesIcan’timaginemiten
howyoudeduceit.AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,
ja
andmywifehasgivenhernotice,mutta
butthere,again,Ifailtoseemiten
howyouworkitout.”Hechuckledtohimself
ja
andrubbedhislong,nervoushandsyhteen
together.“Itissimplicityitself,”
sanoi
saidhe;“myeyestellme
että
thatontheinsideofyourleftshoe,juuri
justwherethefirelightstrikesit,theleatherisscoredbykuusi
sixalmostparallelcuts.Obviouslythey
on
havebeencausedbysomeonejoka
whohasverycarelesslyscrapedroundtheedgesofthesoleinordertoremovecrustedmudfromit.Hence,yousee,mydoublededuction
että
thatyouhadbeenoutinvileweather,andettä
thatyouhadaparticularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenoftheLondonslavey.Astoyourpractice,
jos
ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,withamusta
blackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhisrightforefinger,andabulgeontherightpuolella
sideofhistop-hattoosoittaa
showwherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,Imustbedull,indeed,jos
ifIdonotpronouncehimtobeanactivememberofthemedicalprofession.”I
voinut
couldnothelplaughingattheeasewithwhichheexplainedhisprocessofdeduction.“WhenI
kuulen
hearyougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“theasia
thingalwaysappearstometobesoridiculouslysimpleettä
thatIcouldeasilydoitmyself,thoughateachsuccessiveinstanceofyourreasoningIambaffledkunnes
untilyouexplainyourprocess.Ja
AndyetIbelievethatmyeyesareashyviä
goodasyours.”“Quiteso,”he
vastasi
answered,lightingacigarette,andthrowinghimselfalas
downintoanarmchair.“You
näet
see,butyoudonotobserve.Thedistinctionisclear.
Forexample,you
olette
havefrequentlyseenthestepsjotka
whichleadupfromthehalltothisroom.”“Frequently.”
“Howoften?”
“Well,somehundredsoftimes.”
“Thenhow
monta
manyarethere?”“Howmany?
Idon’tknow.”
“Quiteso!
You
ole
havenotobserved.Andyetyou
olet
haveseen.Thatisjustmypoint.
Nyt
Now,Iknowthatthereareseventeensteps,koska
becauseIhavebothseenandobserved.Bytheway,
koska
sinceyouareinterestedinnäistä
theselittleproblems,andsinceyouarehyvä
goodenoughtochronicleonetai
ortwoofmytriflingexperiences,yousaatat
maybeinterestedinthis.”Hethrewoverasheetofthick,pink-tintednotepaper
joka
whichhadbeenlyingopenuponthetable.“It
tuli
camebythelastpost,”sanoi
saidhe.“Readitaloud.”
Thenotewasundated,and
ilman
withouteithersignatureoraddress.“Therewillcalluponyouto-night,ataquartertoeighto’clock,”it
sanoi
said,“agentlemanwhodesirestoconsultyouuponamatterofthehyvin
verydeepestmoment.YourrecentservicestooneoftheroyalhousesofEuropehaveshown
että
thatyouareonewhomaysafelybeluottaa
trustedwithmatterswhichareofanimportancewhichcanhardlybeexaggerated.Tämän
Thisaccountofyouweolemme
havefromallquartersreceived.Beinyourchamberthenatthathour,anddonottakeitamiss
jos
ifyourvisitorwearamask.”“Thisisindeedamystery,”Iremarked.
“Whatdoyouimaginethatitmeans?”
“I
ole
havenodatayet.Itisacapitalmistaketotheorisebeforeone
on
hasdata.Insensiblyonebeginstotwistfactstosuittheories,insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.
Mutta
Butthenoteitself.Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
Icarefullyexaminedthe
kirjoitettu
writing,andthepaperuponwhichitwaskirjoitettu
written.“Themanwhowroteitwaspresumablywelltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringtoimitatemycompanion’sprocesses.
“Suchpapercouldnotbe
ostaa
boughtunderhalfacrownapacket.Itispeculiarlystrong
ja
andstiff.”“Peculiar—thatistheveryword,”
sanoi
saidHolmes.“ItisnotanEnglishpaperatall.
Pidä
Holdituptothelight.”I
tein
didso,andsawalarge“E”jossa
withasmall“g,”a“P,”andalarge“G”jossa
withasmall“t”wovenintothetextureofthepaper.“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
kysyi
askedHolmes.“Thenameofthemaker,nodoubt;
tai
orhismonogram,rather.”“Notatall.
The‘G’withthesmall‘t’standsfor‘Gesellschaft,’
joka
whichistheGermanfor‘Company.’Itisacustomarycontractionkuten
likeour‘Co.’‘P,’ofcourse,standsfor‘Papier.’Nowforthe‘Eg.’On
LetusglanceatourContinentalGazetteer.”He
otti
tookdownaheavybrownvolumefromhisshelves.“Eglow,Eglonitz—herewe
olemme
are,Egria.ItisinaGerman-speakingcountry—inBohemia,notfarfromCarlsbad.
‘RemarkableasbeingthesceneofthedeathofWallenstein,andforitsnumerousglass-factoriesandpaper-mills.’Ha,ha,myboy,whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
Hiseyessparkled,
ja
andhesentupagreatbluetriumphantcloudfromhiscigarette.“ThepaperwasmadeinBohemia,”I
sanoin
said.“Precisely.
Andtheman
joka
whowrotethenoteisaGerman.Doyounote
sitä
thepeculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘Thisaccountofyouweon
havefromallquartersreceived.’AFrenchmantai
orRussiancouldnothavekirjoittaa
writtenthat.ItistheGerman
joka
whoissouncourteoustohisverbs.It
vain
onlyremains,therefore,todiscoverwhatiswantedbytämä
thisGermanwhowritesuponBohemianpaperja
andpreferswearingamasktonäyttää
showinghisface.Andherehe
tulee
comes,ifIamnotmistaken,toresolvekaikki
allourdoubts.”Ashe
puhui
spoketherewasthesharpääni
soundofhorses’hoofsandgratingwheelsagainstthecurb,followedbyasharppullatthebell.Holmeswhistled.
“Apair,bythesound,”
sanoi
saidhe.“Yes,”hecontinued,glancing
ulos
outofthewindow.“Anice
pieni
littlebroughamandapairofbeauties.Ahundredandfiftyguineasapiece.
There’s
rahaa
moneyinthiscase,Watson,jos
ifthereisnothingelse.”“Ithink
että
thatIhadbettergo,Holmes.”“Notabit,
Tohtori
Doctor.Staywhereyouare.
Iam
kadonnut
lostwithoutmyBoswell.And
tämä
thispromisestobeinteresting.Itwouldbeapitytomissit.”
“Butyourclient—”.
“Nevermind
hänestä
him.Imaywantyourhelp,
ja
andsomayhe.Herehecomes.
Istu
Sitdowninthatarmchair,Tohtori
Doctor,andgiveusyourbestattention.”Aslow
ja
andheavystep,whichhadbeenkuultu
hearduponthestairsandinthepassage,pausedimmediatelyulkopuolella
outsidethedoor.Thentherewasaloud
ja
andauthoritativetap.“Comein!”
sanoi
saidHolmes.Amanentered
joka
whocouldhardlyhavebeenlesskuin
thansixfeetsixinchesinheight,withthechestandlimbsofaHercules.Hisdresswasrichwitharichness
joka
whichwould,inEngland,bekatsotaan
lookeduponasakintohuono
badtaste.Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacrossthesleevesandfrontsofhisdouble-breastedcoat,whilethedeepbluecloak
joka
whichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslinedwithflame-colouredsilkandsecuredattheneckwithabroochjoka
whichconsistedofasingleflamingberyl.Bootswhichextendedhalfwayuphiscalves,andwhichweretrimmedatthetopswithrichbrownfur,completedtheimpressionofbarbaricopulencewhichwassuggestedbyhiswholeappearance.
Hecarriedabroad-brimmedhatinhishand,
kun
whileheworeacrosstheupperpartofhisface,extendingdownpastthecheekbones,amusta
blackvizardmask,whichheoli
hadapparentlyadjustedthatverymoment,forhishandwasyhä
stillraisedtoitasheentered.Fromthelowerpartofthefaceheappearedtobea
mies
manofstrongcharacter,withathick,hanginglip,andapitkä
long,straightchinsuggestiveofresolutionpushedtothelengthofobstinacy.“Youhadmynote?”
he
kysyi
askedwithadeepharshvoiceja
andastronglymarkedGermanaccent.“Itoldyou
että
thatIwouldcall.”He
katsoi
lookedfromonetotheotherofus,asifuncertainjoka
whichtoaddress.“Praytakeaseat,”
sanoi
saidHolmes.“Thisismyfriend
ja
andcolleague,Dr.Watson,whoisoccasionallyhyvä
goodenoughtohelpmeinmycases.Whom
on
haveIthehonourtoaddress?”“YoumayaddressmeastheCountVonKramm,aBohemiannobleman.
I
ymmärrän
understandthatthisgentleman,yourfriend,isamies
manofhonouranddiscretion,whomIvoin
maytrustwithamatterofthemostextremeimportance.Jos
Ifnot,Ishouldmuchprefertocommunicatewithyoualone.”Irosetogo,
mutta
butHolmescaughtmebythewristja
andpushedmebackintomychair.“Itisboth,
tai
ornone,”saidhe.“You
voitte
maysaybeforethisgentlemananythingwhichyouvoitte
maysaytome.”TheCountshruggedhisbroadshoulders.
“ThenI
täytyy
mustbegin,”saidhe,“bybindingyoumolemmat
bothtoabsolutesecrecyfortwoyears;attheendofthat
ajan
timethematterwillbeofnoimportance.Atpresentitisnottoomuchto
sanoa
saythatitisofsuchweightitvoi
mayhaveaninfluenceuponEuropeanhistory.”“Ipromise,”
sanoi
saidHolmes.“AndI.”
“Youwillexcuse
tämä
thismask,”continuedourstrangevisitor.“Theaugustpersonwhoemploysmewisheshisagenttobeunknowntoyou,
ja
andImayconfessatonceettä
thatthetitlebywhichIhavejuuri
justcalledmyselfisnotexactlymyown.”“Iwasawareofit,”
sanoi
saidHolmesdryly.“Thecircumstancesareofgreatdelicacy,andeveryprecautionhastobe
otettava
takentoquenchwhatmightgrowtobeanimmensescandalandseriouslycompromiseyhden
oneofthereigningfamiliesofEurope.Tospeakplainly,the
asia
matterimplicatesthegreatHouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”“Iwas
myös
alsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimselfalas
downinhisarmchairandsulkee
closinghiseyes.Ourvisitorglancedwithsomeapparentsurpriseatthelanguid,loungingfigureoftheman
joka
whohadbeennodoubtdepictedtohimasthekaikkein
mostincisivereasonerandmostenergeticagentinEurope.Holmesslowlyreopenedhiseyes
ja
andlookedimpatientlyathisgiganticclient.“IfyourMajestywouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“I
pitäisi
shouldbebetterabletoadviseyou.”The
mies
mansprangfromhischairja
andpacedupanddownthehuoneessa
roominuncontrollableagitation.Then,withagestureofdesperation,hetorethemaskfromhisfaceandhurleditupontheground.
“Youareright,”hecried;
“Iamthe
Kuningas
King.WhyshouldIattempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“YourMajesty
ollut
hadnotspokenbeforeIwasawareettä
thatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,andhereditaryKingofBohemia.”“Butyoucanunderstand,”
sanoi
saidourstrangevisitor,sittingdownkerran
oncemoreandpassinghishandoverhishighwhiteforehead,“youcanymmärrä
understandthatIamnotaccustomedtotekemään
doingsuchbusinessinmyownperson.Mutta
Yetthematterwassodelicateettä
thatIcouldnotconfideittoanagentilman
withoutputtingmyselfinhispower.I
olen
havecomeincognitofromPragueforthepurposeofconsultingyou.”“Then,prayconsult,”
sanoi
saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyeskerran
oncemore.“Thefactsarebrieflythese:
Some
viisi
fiveyearsago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,Imadetheacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.The
nimi
nameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”“Kindlylookherupinmyindex,Doctor,”murmuredHolmeswithout
avaamatta
openinghiseyes.Formanyyearshehadadoptedasystemofdocketing
kaikki
allparagraphsconcerningmenandthings,soettä
thatitwasdifficulttonameasubjecttai
orapersononwhichhecouldnotatoncefurnishinformation.InthiscaseI
löysin
foundherbiographysandwichedinbetweenthatofaHebrewrabbiandthatofastaff-commanderjoka
whohadwrittenamonographuponthedeep-seafishes.“Letmesee!”
sanoi
saidHolmes.“Hum!
BorninNewJerseyinthe
vuonna
year1858.Contralto—hum!
LaScala,hum!
PrimadonnaImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
Elämä
LivinginLondon—quiteso!YourMajesty,asI
ymmärrän
understand,becameentangledwiththisyoungperson,kirjoitti
wrotehersomecompromisingletters,andisnyt
nowdesirousofgettingthoselettersback.”“Preciselyso.
Mutta
Buthow—”.