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A Study in Scarlet | Progressive Translation Books for French A1 Students

A Study in Scarlet | Progressive Translation Books for French A1 Students

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CHAPTERI.MR.SHERLOCKHOLMES.
In
le
theyear1878Itookmydegreeof
Docteur
DoctorofMedicineoftheUniversityofLondon,
et
andproceededtoNetleytogothrough
le
thecourseprescribedforsurgeonsin
le
thearmy.
Havingcompletedmystudies
là-bas
there,IwasdulyattachedtotheFifthNorthumberlandFusiliersasAssistantSurgeon.
TheregimentwasstationedinIndiaatthetime,
et
andbeforeIcouldjoinit,the
deuxième
secondAfghanwarhadbrokenout.
OnlandingatBombay,I
appris
learnedthatmycorpshadadvanced
travers
throughthepasses,andwas
déjà
alreadydeepintheenemy’s
pays
country.
Ifollowed,however,with
beaucoup
manyotherofficerswhowerein
la
thesamesituationasmyself,
et
andsucceededinreachingCandaharinsafety,
où
whereIfoundmyregiment,
et
andatonceentereduponmynewduties.
La
Thecampaignbroughthonoursandpromotionto
beaucoup
many,butformeithadnothing
mais
butmisfortuneanddisaster.
Iwasremovedfrommybrigade
et
andattachedtotheBerkshires,
avec
withwhomIservedat
la
thefatalbattleofMaiwand.
ThereIwasstruckontheshoulderby
une
aJezailbullet,whichshatteredthebone
et
andgrazedthesubclavianartery.
Ishould
eu
havefallenintothehandsofthemurderousGhazis
eu
haditnotbeenforthedevotion
et
andcourageshownbyMurray,myorderly,
qui
whothrewmeacrossapack-horse,
et
andsucceededinbringingmesafelytotheBritishlines.
Worn
avec
withpain,andweakfromtheprolongedhardshipswhichIhadundergone,Iwasremoved,
avec
withagreattrainofwoundedsufferers,tothebasehospitalatPeshawar.
Ici
HereIrallied,andhad
déjà
alreadyimprovedsofarastobe
mesure
abletowalkaboutthewards,
et
andeventobaska
peu
littleupontheverandah,whenIwasstruckdownbyentericfever,thatcurseofourIndianpossessions.
Formonthsmy
vie
lifewasdespairedof,and
quand
whenatlastIcametomyself
et
andbecameconvalescent,Iwassoweak
et
andemaciatedthatamedicalboarddeterminedthatnot
un
adayshouldbelostinsendingmebacktoEngland.
Iwasdispatched,accordingly,inthetroopship“Orontes,”
et
andlandedamonthlateronPortsmouthjetty,
avec
withmyhealthirretrievablyruined,
mais
butwithpermissionfromapaternalgovernmenttospendthenextninemonthsinattemptingtoimproveit.
IhadneitherkithnorkininEngland,
et
andwasthereforeasfreeasair—oras
libre
freeasanincomeofelevenshillings
et
andsixpenceadaywillpermita
homme
mantobe.
Undersuchcircumstances,InaturallygravitatedtoLondon,that
grand
greatcesspoolintowhichall
les
theloungersandidlersof
les
theEmpireareirresistiblydrained.
ThereIstayedforsome
temps
timeataprivatehotelin
le
theStrand,leadingacomfortless,meaninglessexistence,
et
andspendingsuchmoneyasI
devrais
had,considerablymorefreelythanIought.
Soalarmingdid
la
thestateofmyfinances
devint
become,thatIsoonrealized
que
thatImusteitherleave
la
themetropolisandrusticatesomewherein
la
thecountry,orthatI
devais
mustmakeacompletealterationinmystyleofliving.
Choosingthelatteralternative,Ibeganbymakingupmymindto
quitter
leavethehotel,andtotakeupmyquartersinsomelesspretentious
et
andlessexpensivedomicile.
On
le
theverydaythatIhadcometo
cette
thisconclusion,Iwasstandingat
le
theCriterionBar,whensomeonetappedmeon
le
theshoulder,andturningroundIrecognized
jeune
youngStamford,whohadbeenadresser
sous
undermeatBarts.
Thesightofafriendly
visage
faceinthegreatwildernessofLondonisapleasant
chose
thingindeedtoalonely
homme
man.
InolddaysStamfordhad
jamais
neverbeenaparticularcronyofmine,
mais
butnowIhailedhim
avec
withenthusiasm,andhe,inhis
tour
turn,appearedtobedelightedto
voir
seeme.
Intheexuberanceofmyjoy,I
demandé
askedhimtolunchwithmeattheHolborn,
et
andwestartedofftogetherin
un
ahansom.
“Whateverhaveyoubeen
fait
doingwithyourself,Watson?”
he
demandé
askedinundisguisedwonder,aswerattledthrough
les
thecrowdedLondonstreets.
“Youareasthinas
une
alathandasbrownas
une
anut.”
Igavehim
un
ashortsketchofmyadventures,
et
andhadhardlyconcludeditbythe
moment
timethatwereachedourdestination.
“Poordevil!”
he
dit
said,commiseratingly,afterhehadlistenedtomymisfortunes.
“Whatareyouuptonow?”
“Lookingforlodgings,”I
répondis
answered.
“Tryingtosolvethe
problème
problemastowhetheritis
possible
possibletogetcomfortableroomsat
un
areasonableprice.”
“That’sastrangething,”remarkedmycompanion;
“youare
le
thesecondmanto-daythathasusedthatexpressiontome.”
“And
qui
whowasthefirst?”
I
demandé
asked.
“Afellowwhois
travaille
workingatthechemicallaboratoryupatthehospital.
Hewasbemoaninghimself
ce
thismorningbecausehecouldnotget
quelqu'un
someonetogohalveswithhimin
quelques
someniceroomswhichhehad
trouver
found,andwhichweretoomuchforhispurse.”
“ByJove!”
Icried,“ifhe
vraiment
reallywantssomeonetoshare
les
theroomsandtheexpense,Iam
les
theverymanforhim.
Ishouldprefer
avoir
havingapartnertobeingalone.”
Jeune
YoungStamfordlookedratherstrangelyatmeoverhiswine-glass.
“Youdon’t
connaissez
knowSherlockHolmesyet,”he
dit
said;
“perhapsyouwouldnot
soucieriez
careforhimasaconstantcompanion.”
“Why,whatisthere
contre
againsthim?”
“Oh,Ididn’t
dit
saytherewasanythingagainst
lui
him.
Heisalittlequeerinhisideas—anenthusiastin
certaines
somebranchesofscience.
AsfarasI
sache
knowheisadecentfellowenough.”
“Amedicalstudent,Isuppose?”
dit
saidI.
“No—Ihaveno
idée
ideawhatheintendstogoinfor.
I
crois
believeheiswellupinanatomy,
et
andheisafirst-classchemist;
mais
but,asfarasI
sache
know,hehasnevertakenoutanysystematicmedicalclasses.
Hisstudiesare
très
verydesultoryandeccentric,buthehasamasseda
beaucoup
lotofout-of-thewayknowledge
qui
whichwouldastonishhisprofessors.”
“Didyou
jamais
neveraskhimwhathewasgoinginfor?”
I
demandé
asked.
“No;
heisnot
un
amanthatitis
facile
easytodrawout,thoughhe
puisse
canbecommunicativeenoughwhenthefancyseizeshim.”
“Ishouldliketomeethim,”I
dit
said.
“IfIamtolodge
avec
withanyone,Ishouldprefer
un
amanofstudiousandquiethabits.
Iamnotstrongenoughyetto
supporter
standmuchnoiseorexcitement.
IhadenoughofbothinAfghanistantolastmefor
le
theremainderofmynaturalexistence.
Comment
HowcouldImeetthis
ami
friendofyours?”
“Heis
sûr
suretobeatthelaboratory,”returnedmycompanion.
“Heeitheravoidstheplaceforweeks,
ou
orelseheworkstherefrom
matin
morningtonight.
Ifyoulike,weshalldriveround
ensemble
togetherafterluncheon.”
“Certainly,”I
répondu
answered,andtheconversationdriftedawayintootherchannels.
Aswemadeourwayto
le
thehospitalafterleavingtheHolborn,Stamford
donné
gavemeafewmoreparticulars
sur
aboutthegentlemanwhomIproposedto
prendre
takeasafellow-lodger.
“Youmustn’tblameme
si
ifyoudon’tgeton
avec
withhim,”hesaid;
“I
sais
knownothingmoreofhimthanIhavelearnedfrom
rencontrant
meetinghimoccasionallyinthelaboratory.
Youproposed
cet
thisarrangement,soyoumustnot
tenir
holdmeresponsible.”
“Ifwedon’tgetonit
sera
willbeeasytopartcompany,”I
répondu
answered.
“Itseemstome,Stamford,”Iadded,
regardant
lookinghardatmycompanion,“thatyouhavesomereasonforwashingyourhandsof
les
thematter.
Isthisfellow’stempersoformidable,
ou
orwhatisit?
Don’tbemealy-mouthedaboutit.”
“Itisnot
facile
easytoexpresstheinexpressible,”he
répondu
answeredwithalaugh.
“Holmesis
un
alittletooscientificformytastes—itapproachestocold-bloodedness.
I
pourrais
couldimaginehisgivinga
ami
friendalittlepinchofthelatestvegetablealkaloid,notoutofmalevolence,you
comprenez
understand,butsimplyoutofaspiritofinquiryinordertohaveanaccurate
idée
ideaoftheeffects.
Todohimjustice,I
pense
thinkthathewouldtakeithimself
avec
withthesamereadiness.
Heappearsto
avoir
haveapassionfordefinite
et
andexactknowledge.”
“Veryrighttoo.”
“Yes,
mais
butitmaybepushedtoexcess.
Quand
Whenitcomestobeating
les
thesubjectsinthedissecting-rooms
avec
withastick,itiscertainly
prend
takingratherabizarreshape.”
“Beating
les
thesubjects!”
“Yes,toverifyhowfarbruises
peuvent
maybeproducedafterdeath.
I
vu
sawhimatitwithmyowneyes.”
“And
pourtant
yetyousayheisnotamedicalstudent?”
“No.
Heaven
sait
knowswhattheobjectsofhisstudies
sont
are.
Buthereweare,
et
andyoumustformyourownimpressions
sur
abouthim.”
Ashespoke,we
tournâmes
turneddownanarrowlane
et
andpassedthroughasmallside-door,
qui
whichopenedintoawingofthe
grand
greathospital.
Itwasfamiliargroundto
moi
me,andIneedednoguidingasweascendedthebleakstonestaircase
et
andmadeourwaydownthe
long
longcorridorwithitsvistaofwhitewashedwall
et
anddun-coloureddoors.
Nearthefurther
extrémité
endalowarchedpassagebranchedawayfromit
et
andledtothechemicallaboratory.
Thiswas
une
aloftychamber,linedandlitteredwithcountlessbottles.
Broad,lowtableswerescatteredabout,
qui
whichbristledwithretorts,test-tubes,
et
andlittleBunsenlamps,withtheirblueflickeringflames.
Il
Therewasonlyonestudentin
la
theroom,whowasbending
sur
overadistanttableabsorbedinhis
travail
work.
Atthesoundofourstepsheglancedround
et
andsprangtohisfeet
avec
withacryofpleasure.
“I’ve
trouvé
foundit!
I’vefoundit,”heshoutedtomycompanion,
courant
runningtowardsuswithatest-tubeinhis
main
hand.
“Ihavefoundare-agent
qui
whichisprecipitatedbyhæmoglobin,
et
andbynothingelse.”
Hadhediscovered
une
agoldmine,greaterdelight
pu
couldnothaveshoneuponhisfeatures.
“Dr.
Watson,Mr.SherlockHolmes,”saidStamford,introducing
nous
us.
“Howareyou?”
he
dit
saidcordially,grippingmyhand
avec
withastrengthforwhichI
dû
shouldhardlyhavegivenhimcredit.
“YouhavebeeninAfghanistan,Iperceive.”
“Howonearthdidyou
sais
knowthat?”
Iaskedinastonishment.
“Nevermind,”
dit
saidhe,chucklingtohimself.
“The
question
questionnowisabouthæmoglobin.
Aucun
Nodoubtyouseethesignificanceofthisdiscoveryofmine?”
“Itisinteresting,chemically,
aucun
nodoubt,”Ianswered,“butpractically——”.
“Why,man,itis
la
themostpracticalmedico-legaldiscoveryforyears.
Don’tyou
voyez
seethatitgivesus
un
aninfallibletestforbloodstains.
Viens
Comeoverherenow!”
Heseizedmeby
la
thecoat-sleeveinhiseagerness,
et
anddrewmeoverto
la
thetableatwhichhehadbeen
travaillé
working.
“Letushavesomefreshblood,”he
dit
said,diggingalongbodkinintohisfinger,
et
anddrawingofftheresultingdropof
sang
bloodinachemicalpipette.
“Now,Iadd
cette
thissmallquantityofbloodto
un
alitreofwater.
Youperceivethat
le
theresultingmixturehastheappearanceofpurewater.
La
Theproportionofbloodcannotbemorethanoneina
million
million.
Ihavenodoubt,however,
que
thatweshallbeabletoobtain
la
thecharacteristicreaction.”
Ashe
parlait
spoke,hethrewintothevesselafewwhitecrystals,andthenaddedsomedropsofatransparentfluid.
Inaninstant
le
thecontentsassumedadullmahoganycolour,
et
andabrownishdustwasprecipitatedto
le
thebottomoftheglassjar.
“Ha!
ha!”
hecried,clappinghishands,
et
andlookingasdelightedas
un
achildwithanewtoy.
“Whatdoyou
pensez
thinkofthat?”
“Itseemstobe
un
averydelicatetest,”Iremarked.
“Beautiful!
magnifique
beautiful!
TheoldGuiacumtestwas
très
veryclumsyanduncertain.
Soisthemicroscopicexaminationforbloodcorpuscles.
Les
Thelatterisvaluelessif
les
thestainsareafewhoursold.
Maintenant
Now,thisappearstoactas
bien
wellwhetherthebloodis
vieux
oldornew.
Hadthistestbeeninvented,therearehundredsofmennowwalking
la
theearthwhowouldlongagohave
payé
paidthepenaltyoftheircrimes.”
“Indeed!”
Imurmured.
“Criminalcasesarecontinuallyhinginguponthatone
point
point.
Amanissuspectedof
un
acrimemonthsperhapsafterithasbeencommitted.
Hislinen
ou
orclothesareexamined,andbrownishstainsdiscoveredupon
eux
them.
Aretheybloodstains,
ou
ormudstains,orruststains,
ou
orfruitstains,orwhatarethey?
Thatisa
question
questionwhichhaspuzzledmanyanexpert,
et
andwhy?
Becausetherewas
pas
noreliabletest.
Nowwehave
le
theSherlockHolmes’test,and
il
therewillnolongerbeanydifficulty.”
Hiseyesfairlyglitteredashe
parlait
spoke,andheputhis
main
handoverhisheartandbowedas
si
iftosomeapplaudingcrowdconjuredupbyhisimagination.
“Youaretobecongratulated,”Iremarked,considerablysurprisedathisenthusiasm.
“Therewas
le
thecaseofVonBischoffatFrankfort
dernière
lastyear.
Hewouldcertainlyhavebeen
pendu
hunghadthistestbeeninexistence.
ThentherewasMasonofBradford,
et
andthenotoriousMuller,andLefevreofMontpellier,
et
andSamsonofNewOrleans.
I
pourrais
couldnameascoreofcasesinwhichit
été
wouldhavebeendecisive.”
“Youseemtobeawalkingcalendarofcrime,”
dit
saidStamfordwithalaugh.
“You
pourriez
mightstartapaperon
ces
thoselines.
Callitthe‘PoliceNewsofthePast.’”.
“Veryinteresting
lecture
readingitmightbemade,too,”remarkedSherlockHolmes,sticking
un
asmallpieceofplasterover
la
theprickonhisfinger.
“I
dois
havetobecareful,”hecontinued,
tournant
turningtomewithasmile,“forIdabble
avec
withpoisonsagooddeal.”
Heheldouthis
main
handashespoke,andInoticedthatitwas
tout
allmottledoverwithsimilarpiecesofplaster,
et
anddiscolouredwithstrongacids.
“We
venus
camehereonbusiness,”saidStamford,sittingdownona
haut
highthree-leggedstool,andpushing
autre
anotheroneinmydirection
avec
withhisfoot.
“Myfriend
ici
herewantstotakediggings,
et
andasyouwerecomplainingthatyou
pouviez
couldgetnooneto
aller
gohalveswithyou,I
pensé
thoughtthatIhadbetterbringyoutogether.”
SherlockHolmesseemeddelightedattheideaofsharinghisrooms
avec
withme.
“IhavemyeyeonasuiteinBakerStreet,”he
dit
said,“whichwouldsuitusdowntotheground.
Youdon’t
dérange
mindthesmellofstrongtobacco,Ihope?”
“I
toujours
alwayssmoke‘ship’s’myself,”I
répondu
answered.
“That’sgoodenough.
Igenerallyhavechemicalsabout,
et
andoccasionallydoexperiments.
Wouldthatannoyyou?”
“By
pas
nomeans.”
“Letmesee—whataremy
autres
othershortcomings.
Igetin
la
thedumpsattimes,anddon’topenmymouthfordaysonend.
You
devez
mustnotthinkIamsulky
quand
whenIdothat.
Justletme
tranquille
alone,andI’llsoonberight.
Whathaveyoutoconfess
maintenant
now?
It’sjustaswellfor
deux
twofellowstoknowtheworstofoneanother
avant
beforetheybegintolivetogether.”
Ilaughedat
ce
thiscross-examination.
“Ikeepabullpup,”I
dis
said,“andIobjecttorows
parce que
becausemynervesareshaken,
et
andIgetupat
toutes
allsortsofungodlyhours,
et
andIamextremelylazy.
Ihave
autre
anothersetofviceswhenI’m
bien
well,butthosearetheprincipalonesatpresent.”
“Doyouincludeviolin-playinginyourcategoryofrows?”
he
demandé
asked,anxiously.
“Itdependsontheplayer,”I
répondu
answered.
“Awell-playedviolinisatreatfor
les
thegods—abadly-playedone——”.
“Oh,that’sallright,”hecried,
avec
withamerrylaugh.
“I
pense
thinkwemayconsiderthe
chose
thingassettled—thatis,iftheroomsareagreeabletoyou.”
“Whenshallwe
verrons
seethem?”
“Callforme
ici
hereatnoonto-morrow,andwe’ll
irons
gotogetherandsettleeverything,”he
répondu
answered.
“Allright—noonexactly,”said
Je
I,shakinghishand.
We
laissé
lefthimworkingamonghischemicals,
et
andwewalkedtogethertowardsmyhotel.
“Bytheway,”I
demandé
askedsuddenly,stoppingandturninguponStamford,“howthedeucedidhe
savait
knowthatIhadcomefromAfghanistan?”
Mycompanionsmiledanenigmaticalsmile.
“That’s
juste
justhislittlepeculiarity,”he
dit
said.
“Agoodmanypeople
ont
havewantedtoknowhowhefindsthingsout.”
“Oh!
un
amysteryisit?”
Icried,rubbingmyhands.
“Thisis
très
verypiquant.
Iammuchobligedtoyouforbringingustogether.
‘Theproperstudyofmankindisman,’youknow.”
“You
devez
muststudyhim,then,”Stamfordsaid,ashebademegood-bye.
“You’ll
trouverez
findhimaknottyproblem,though.
I’llwagerhe
apprend
learnsmoreaboutyouthanyou
sur
abouthim.
Good-bye.”
CHAPTERII.
La
THESCIENCEOFDEDUCTION.