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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Progressive Translation Books for French A1 Students

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Progressive Translation Books for French A1 Students

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I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
Je
I.
ToSherlockHolmessheis
toujours
alwaysthewoman.
Ihaveseldom
entendu
heardhimmentionherunderany
autre
othername.
Inhiseyessheeclipses
et
andpredominatesthewholeofher
sexe
sex.
Itwasnotthathe
ressentait
feltanyemotionakintoloveforIreneAdler.
Toutes
Allemotions,andthatoneparticularly,wereabhorrenttohis
froid
cold,precisebutadmirablybalanced
esprit
mind.
Hewas,Itakeit,the
plus
mostperfectreasoningandobservingmachinethatthe
monde
worldhasseen,butas
une
aloverhewouldhave
placé
placedhimselfinafalseposition.
He
jamais
neverspokeofthesofterpassions,save
avec
withagibeandasneer.
Theywereadmirablethingsfor
les
theobserver—excellentfordrawingtheveilfrommen’smotives
et
andactions.
Butforthetrainedreasonertoadmitsuchintrusionsintohis
propre
owndelicateandfinelyadjustedtemperamentwastointroduce
un
adistractingfactorwhichmightthrow
un
adoubtuponallhismentalresults.
Gritinasensitiveinstrument,
ou
oracrackinoneofhisownhigh-powerlenses,wouldnotbe
plus
moredisturbingthanastrongemotioninanaturesuchas
ses
his.
Andyettherewasbutone
femme
womantohim,andthat
femme
womanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofdubious
et
andquestionablememory.
Ihad
vu
seenlittleofHolmeslately.
Mymarriagehaddriftedusawayfromeach
autres
other.
Myowncompletehappiness,
et
andthehome-centredinterestswhichriseuparoundthemanwhofirst
trouve
findshimselfmasterofhis
propre
ownestablishment,weresufficienttoabsorballmyattention,
tandis que
whileHolmes,wholoathedeveryformofsociety
avec
withhiswholeBohemiansoul,remainedinourlodgingsinBakerStreet,buriedamonghis
vieux
oldbooks,andalternatingfrom
semaine
weektoweekbetweencocaine
et
andambition,thedrowsinessofthedrug,
et
andthefierceenergyofhis
propre
ownkeennature.
Hewas
toujours
still,asever,deeplyattractedby
la
thestudyofcrime,andoccupiedhisimmensefaculties
et
andextraordinarypowersofobservationin
suivre
followingoutthoseclues,andclearingup
ces
thosemysterieswhichhadbeenabandonedashopelessby
la
theofficialpolice.
Fromtimeto
temps
timeIheardsomevagueaccountofhisdoings:
ofhissummonstoOdessain
la
thecaseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupof
la
thesingulartragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,
et
andfinallyofthemissionwhichhehadaccomplishedsodelicately
et
andsuccessfullyforthereigning
famille
familyofHolland.
Beyondthesesignsofhisactivity,however,whichImerelyshared
avec
withallthereadersofthedailypress,I
savais
knewlittleofmyformer
ami
friendandcompanion.
Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethofMarch,1888—Iwas
revenais
returningfromajourneytoapatient(forIhad
maintenant
nowreturnedtocivilpractice),
quand
whenmywayledme
travers
throughBakerStreet.
AsIpassed
la
thewell-remembereddoor,whichmust
toujours
alwaysbeassociatedinmy
esprit
mindwithmywooing,andwith
la
thedarkincidentsoftheStudyinScarlet,IwasseizedwithakeendesiretoseeHolmesagain,
et
andtoknowhowhewasemployinghisextraordinarypowers.
Hisroomswerebrilliantlylit,
et
and,evenasIlookedup,I
vu
sawhistall,sparefigurepasstwicein
une
adarksilhouetteagainsttheblind.
Hewaspacingtheroomswiftly,eagerly,
avec
withhisheadsunkuponhischest
et
andhishandsclaspedbehind
lui
him.
Tome,whoknewhiseverymood
et
andhabit,hisattitudeandmanner
racontaient
toldtheirownstory.
Hewasat
travail
workagain.
Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreams
et
andwashotuponthescentofsome
nouveau
newproblem.
Irangthebell
et
andwasshownuptothechamber
qui
whichhadformerlybeenin
partie
partmyown.
Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
Itseldomwas;
mais
buthewasglad,I
pense
think,toseeme.
Withhardlya
mot
wordspoken,butwithakindlyeye,hewavedmetoanarmchair,threwacrosshis
cas
caseofcigars,andindicatedaspirit
cas
caseandagasogenein
le
thecorner.
Thenhestood
devant
beforethefireandlookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivefashion.
“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“I
pense
think,Watson,thatyouhaveputonseven
et
andahalfpoundssinceIsawyou.”
“Seven!”
I
répondu
answered.
“Indeed,Ishouldhave
réfléchir
thoughtalittlemore.
Just
un
atriflemore,Ifancy,Watson.
Et
Andinpracticeagain,Iobserve.
Youdidnot
dit
tellmethatyouintendedtogointoharness.”
“Then,
comment
howdoyouknow?”
“I
vois
seeit,Ideduceit.
Comment
HowdoIknowthatyouhavebeengettingyourself
très
verywetlately,andthatyouhave
une
amostclumsyandcarelessservantgirl?”
“My
cher
dearHolmes,”saidI,“thisis
trop
toomuch.
Youwouldcertainlyhavebeenburned,hadyou
vécu
livedafewcenturiesago.
Itis
vrai
truethatIhada
campagne
countrywalkonThursdayandcamehomeinadreadfulmess,
mais
butasIhavechangedmyclothesIcan’timagine
comment
howyoudeduceit.
AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,
et
andmywifehasgivenhernotice,
mais
butthere,again,Ifailto
vois
seehowyouworkitout.”
Hechuckledtohimself
et
andrubbedhislong,nervoushands
ensemble
together.
“Itissimplicityitself,”
dit
saidhe;
“myeyestellme
que
thatontheinsideofyourleftshoe,
juste
justwherethefirelightstrikesit,theleatherisscoredby
six
sixalmostparallelcuts.
Obviouslythey
ont
havebeencausedbysomeone
qui
whohasverycarelesslyscrapedround
la
theedgesofthesoleinordertoremovecrustedmudfromit.
Hence,you
voyez
see,mydoubledeductionthatyouhadbeen
dehors
outinvileweather,and
que
thatyouhadaparticularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenoftheLondonslavey.
Astoyourpractice,
si
ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,
avec
withablackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhis
droit
rightforefinger,andabulgeonthe
droit
rightsideofhistop-hatto
montrer
showwherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,I
dois
mustbedull,indeed,ifI
ne
donotpronouncehimtobeanactivememberofthemedicalprofession.”
I
pu
couldnothelplaughingat
la
theeasewithwhichheexplainedhisprocessofdeduction.
“WhenI
entends
hearyougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“the
chose
thingalwaysappearstometobesoridiculouslysimple
que
thatIcouldeasilydoitmyself,
si
thoughateachsuccessiveinstanceofyourreasoningIambaffled
jusqu'à
untilyouexplainyourprocess.
Et
AndyetIbelievethatmyeyesareasgoodasyours.”
“Quiteso,”he
répondit
answered,lightingacigarette,andthrowinghimselfdownintoanarmchair.
“You
voyez
see,butyoudonotobserve.
La
Thedistinctionisclear.
Forexample,youhavefrequently
vu
seenthestepswhichleadupfromthehallto
cette
thisroom.”
“Frequently.”
“Howoften?”
“Well,somehundredsoftimes.”
“Then
combien
howmanyarethere?”
“Howmany?
Idon’tknow.”
“Quiteso!
Youhavenotobserved.
Et
Andyetyouhaveseen.
Que
Thatisjustmypoint.
Maintenant
Now,Iknowthatthereareseventeensteps,
parce que
becauseIhavebothseen
et
andobserved.
Bytheway,
puisque
sinceyouareinterestedin
ces
theselittleproblems,andsinceyouare
bon
goodenoughtochronicleone
ou
ortwoofmytriflingexperiences,you
pourriez
maybeinterestedinthis.”
Hethrew
sur
overasheetofthick,pink-tintednotepaper
qui
whichhadbeenlyingopenupon
la
thetable.
“Itcameby
le
thelastpost,”saidhe.
“Readitaloud.”
La
Thenotewasundated,and
sans
withouteithersignatureoraddress.
“Therewill
appellera
calluponyouto-night,at
une
aquartertoeighto’clock,”it
dit
said,“agentlemanwhodesirestoconsultyouupon
une
amatteroftheverydeepestmoment.
YourrecentservicestooneoftheroyalhousesofEurope
ont
haveshownthatyouareonewhomaysafelybetrustedwithmatterswhichareofanimportancewhichcanhardlybeexaggerated.
Ce
Thisaccountofyouwehavefrom
tous
allquartersreceived.
Beinyourchamberthenatthathour,
et
anddonottakeitamiss
si
ifyourvisitorwearamask.”
“Thisisindeed
un
amystery,”Iremarked.
“Whatdoyouimagine
que
thatitmeans?”
“Ihave
pas
nodatayet.
Itisacapitalmistaketotheorise
avant
beforeonehasdata.
Insensiblyonebeginstotwistfactstosuittheories,insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.
Mais
Butthenoteitself.
Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
Icarefullyexamined
le
thewriting,andthepaperuponwhichitwas
écrit
written.
“Themanwhowroteitwaspresumably
bien
welltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringtoimitatemycompanion’sprocesses.
“Suchpaper
pouvait
couldnotbeboughtunder
demi
halfacrownapacket.
Itispeculiarlystrong
et
andstiff.”
“Peculiar—thatistheveryword,”
dit
saidHolmes.
“Itisnot
un
anEnglishpaperatall.
Tenez
Holdituptothelight.”
I
fait
didso,andsawalarge“E”
avec
withasmall“g,”a“P,”
et
andalarge“G”with
un
asmall“t”woveninto
la
thetextureofthepaper.
“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
demandé
askedHolmes.
“Thenameof
le
themaker,nodoubt;
orhismonogram,rather.”
“Notat
tout
all.
The‘G’withthe
petit
small‘t’standsfor‘Gesellschaft,’
qui
whichistheGermanfor‘Company.’Itis
une
acustomarycontractionlikeour‘Co.’‘P,’of
sûr
course,standsfor‘Papier.’Nowfor
le
the‘Eg.’LetusglanceatourContinentalGazetteer.”
Hetookdown
un
aheavybrownvolumefromhisshelves.
“Eglow,Eglonitz—hereweare,Egria.
Itisin
un
aGerman-speakingcountry—inBohemia,not
loin
farfromCarlsbad.
‘Remarkableasbeing
la
thesceneofthedeathofWallenstein,
et
andforitsnumerousglass-factories
et
andpaper-mills.’Ha,ha,my
garçon
boy,whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
Hiseyessparkled,
et
andhesentupa
grand
greatbluetriumphantcloudfromhiscigarette.
“Thepaperwas
fait
madeinBohemia,”Isaid.
“Precisely.
Et
Andthemanwhowrote
la
thenoteisaGerman.
Doyounotethepeculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘Thisaccountofyouwehavefrom
tous
allquartersreceived.’AFrenchman
ou
orRussiancouldnothave
écrire
writtenthat.
ItistheGerman
qui
whoissouncourteoustohisverbs.
Itonlyremains,therefore,todiscoverwhatis
veut
wantedbythisGermanwho
écrit
writesuponBohemianpaperandpreferswearing
un
amasktoshowinghis
visage
face.
Andherehecomes,
si
ifIamnotmistaken,toresolve
tous
allourdoubts.”
Ashe
parlait
spoketherewasthesharp
bruit
soundofhorses’hoofsandgratingwheels
contre
againstthecurb,followedbyasharppullatthebell.
Holmeswhistled.
“Apair,by
le
thesound,”saidhe.
“Yes,”hecontinued,glancingoutof
la
thewindow.
“Anicelittlebrougham
et
andapairofbeauties.
Une
Ahundredandfiftyguineasapiece.
There’smoneyinthis
affaire
case,Watson,ifthereis
rien
nothingelse.”
“IthinkthatIhad
mieux
bettergo,Holmes.”
“Notabit,
Docteur
Doctor.
Staywhereyouare.
Iam
perdu
lostwithoutmyBoswell.
And
cela
thispromisestobeinteresting.
Itwouldbeapityto
rater
missit.”
“Butyourclient—”.
“Nevermind
lui
him.
Imaywantyour
aide
help,andsomayhe.
Herehe
arrive
comes.
Sitdowninthatarmchair,
Docteur
Doctor,andgiveusyourbestattention.”
Un
Aslowandheavystep,
qui
whichhadbeenhearduponthestairs
et
andinthepassage,pausedimmediatelyoutsidethe
porte
door.
Thentherewasaloud
et
andauthoritativetap.
“Comein!”
saidHolmes.
Un
Amanenteredwhocouldhardlyhavebeenlessthan
six
sixfeetsixinchesinheight,
avec
withthechestandlimbsof
un
aHercules.
Hisdresswasrichwitharichness
qui
whichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakinto
mauvais
badtaste.
Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacrossthesleeves
et
andfrontsofhisdouble-breastedcoat,
tandis que
whilethedeepbluecloak
qui
whichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslined
avec
withflame-colouredsilkandsecuredattheneck
avec
withabroochwhichconsistedof
une
asingleflamingberyl.
Boots
qui
whichextendedhalfwayuphiscalves,
et
andwhichweretrimmedat
la
thetopswithrichbrownfur,completed
la
theimpressionofbarbaricopulence
qui
whichwassuggestedbyhis
toute
wholeappearance.
Hecarriedabroad-brimmedhatinhis
main
hand,whileheworeacross
la
theupperpartofhis
visage
face,extendingdownpastthecheekbones,
un
ablackvizardmask,whichhehadapparentlyadjustedthatverymoment,forhis
main
handwasstillraisedtoitasheentered.
From
la
thelowerpartofthe
visage
faceheappearedtobea
homme
manofstrongcharacter,withathick,hanginglip,
et
andalong,straightchinsuggestiveofresolutionpushedto
la
thelengthofobstinacy.
“Youhadmynote?”
he
demandé
askedwithadeepharshvoice
et
andastronglymarkedGermanaccent.
“I
dit
toldyouthatIwouldcall.”
He
regarda
lookedfromonetotheotherof
nous
us,asifuncertainwhichtoaddress.
“Praytakeaseat,”
dit
saidHolmes.
“Thisismy
ami
friendandcolleague,Dr.Watson,
qui
whoisoccasionallygoodenoughtohelpmeinmycases.
WhomhaveIthehonourtoaddress?”
“You
pouvez
mayaddressmeastheCountVonKramm,
un
aBohemiannobleman.
Iunderstandthat
ce
thisgentleman,yourfriend,isa
homme
manofhonouranddiscretion,whomI
peux
maytrustwithamatterof
la
themostextremeimportance.
Ifnot,Ishouldmuchprefertocommunicate
avec
withyoualone.”
Iroseto
aller
go,butHolmescaughtmeby
le
thewristandpushedmebackintomychair.
“Itis
deux
both,ornone,”saidhe.
“You
pouvez
maysaybeforethisgentleman
tout
anythingwhichyoumaysaytome.”
TheCountshruggedhisbroadshoulders.
“ThenI
dois
mustbegin,”saidhe,“bybindingyoubothtoabsolutesecrecyfortwoyears;
at
la
theendofthattime
la
thematterwillbeofnoimportance.
Atpresentitisnottoomuchto
dire
saythatitisof
tel
suchweightitmayhave
une
aninfluenceuponEuropeanhistory.”
“Ipromise,”
dit
saidHolmes.
“AndI.”
“Youwill
excuserez
excusethismask,”continuedourstrangevisitor.
“Theaugust
personne
personwhoemploysmewisheshisagenttobeunknowntoyou,
et
andImayconfessat
fois
oncethatthetitlebywhichIhave
viens
justcalledmyselfisnot
exactement
exactlymyown.”
“Iwasawareofit,”
dit
saidHolmesdryly.
“Thecircumstancesareofgreatdelicacy,
et
andeveryprecautionhastobetakentoquenchwhat
pourrait
mightgrowtobeanimmensescandal
et
andseriouslycompromiseoneof
les
thereigningfamiliesofEurope.
To
parler
speakplainly,thematterimplicates
la
thegreatHouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”
“Iwas
aussi
alsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimselfdowninhisarmchair
et
andclosinghiseyes.
Ourvisitorglanced
avec
withsomeapparentsurpriseatthelanguid,loungingfigureoftheman
qui
whohadbeennodoubtdepictedtohimasthe
plus
mostincisivereasonerandmostenergeticagentinEurope.
Holmesslowlyreopenedhiseyes
et
andlookedimpatientlyathisgiganticclient.
“IfyourMajestywouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbe
mieux
betterabletoadviseyou.”
La
Themansprangfromhischair
et
andpacedupanddown
la
theroominuncontrollableagitation.
Then,
avec
withagestureofdesperation,hetore
le
themaskfromhisface
et
andhurleditupontheground.
“Youareright,”hecried;
“Iam
le
theKing.
WhyshouldIattempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“YourMajestyhadnot
parlé
spokenbeforeIwasaware
que
thatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,
et
andhereditaryKingofBohemia.”
“Butyou
pouvez
canunderstand,”saidourstrangevisitor,sittingdownonce
plus
moreandpassinghishand
sur
overhishighwhiteforehead,“you
pouvez
canunderstandthatIamnotaccustomedto
faire
doingsuchbusinessinmy
propre
ownperson.
Yetthematterwassodelicate
que
thatIcouldnotconfideitto
un
anagentwithoutputtingmyselfinhis
pouvoir
power.
IhavecomeincognitofromPraguefor
le
thepurposeofconsultingyou.”
“Then,prayconsult,”saidHolmes,
fermant
shuttinghiseyesoncemore.
“Thefactsarebrieflythese:
Some
cinq
fiveyearsago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,I
fait
madetheacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.
Le
Thenameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”
“Kindly
cherchez
lookherupinmyindex,Doctor,”murmuredHolmes
sans
withoutopeninghiseyes.
Formanyyearshehadadoptedasystemofdocketing
tous
allparagraphsconcerningmenandthings,sothatitwasdifficultto
nommer
nameasubjectora
personne
persononwhichhecouldnotatoncefurnishinformation.
In
ce
thiscaseIfoundherbiographysandwichedin
entre
betweenthatofaHebrewrabbi
et
andthatofastaff-commanderwhohad
écrit
writtenamonographuponthedeep-seafishes.
“Letmesee!”
saidHolmes.
“Hum!
BorninNewJerseyin
le
theyear1858.
Contralto—hum!
LaScala,hum!
PrimadonnaImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
Vivre
LivinginLondon—quiteso!
YourMajesty,asI
comprends
understand,becameentangledwiththis
jeune
youngperson,wrotehersomecompromisingletters,
et
andisnowdesirousofgetting
ces
thoselettersback.”
“Preciselyso.
Mais
Buthow—”.