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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Gradually Hardening German A1-B2 Translation Books

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Gradually Hardening German A1-B2 Translation Books

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I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
Ich
I.
ToSherlockHolmessheisalways
die
thewoman.
Ihaveseldomheardhim
erwähnen
mentionherunderanyothername.
Inhiseyessheeclipses
und
andpredominatesthewholeofher
geschlecht
sex.
Itwasnotthathefelt
irgendwelche
anyemotionakintoloveforIreneAdler.
Alle
Allemotions,andthatone
besonders
particularly,wereabhorrenttohiscold,precise
aber
butadmirablybalancedmind.
Hewas,Itake
es
it,themostperfectreasoning
und
andobservingmachinethatthe
welt
worldhasseen,butas
eine
aloverhewouldhaveplacedhimselfin
eine
afalseposition.
Heneverspokeof
den
thesofterpassions,savewithagibe
und
andasneer.
Theywereadmirablethingsfortheobserver—excellentfordrawingthe
schleier
veilfrommen’smotivesandactions.
Aber
Butforthetrainedreasonertoadmit
solche
suchintrusionsintohisowndelicate
und
andfinelyadjustedtemperamentwastointroduceadistracting
faktor
factorwhichmightthrowa
zweifel
doubtuponallhismentalresults.
Gritinasensitive
instrument
instrument,oracrackinoneofhisownhigh-powerlenses,
würde
wouldnotbemoredisturbingthanastrong
emotion
emotioninanaturesuchas
seiner
his.
Andyettherewasbut
eine
onewomantohim,andthat
frau
womanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofdubious
und
andquestionablememory.
Ihad
gesehen
seenlittleofHolmeslately.
My
ehe
marriagehaddriftedusawayfromeachother.
Myowncompletehappiness,
und
andthehome-centredinterestswhichriseuparoundthe
mann
manwhofirstfindshimself
meister
masterofhisownestablishment,were
ausreichend
sufficienttoabsorballmy
aufmerksamkeit
attention,whileHolmes,wholoathedevery
form
formofsocietywithhis
ganze
wholeBohemiansoul,remainedinourlodgingsinBaker
Street
Street,buriedamonghisoldbooks,
und
andalternatingfromweekto
woche
weekbetweencocaineandambition,thedrowsinessofthe
droge
drug,andthefierceenergyofhisownkeen
natur
nature.
Hewasstill,asever,
tief
deeplyattractedbythestudyofcrime,
und
andoccupiedhisimmensefaculties
und
andextraordinarypowersofobservationinfollowingoutthoseclues,
und
andclearingupthosemysterieswhichhadbeenabandonedas
hoffnungslos
hopelessbytheofficialpolice.
From
zeit
timetotimeIheard
einige
somevagueaccountofhisdoings:
ofhissummonstoOdessainthe
fall
caseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupofthesingular
tragödie
tragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,
und
andfinallyofthemissionwhichhehad
erfüllt
accomplishedsodelicatelyandsuccessfullyforthereigning
familie
familyofHolland.
Beyondthesesignsofhis
tätigkeit
activity,however,whichImerely
teilte
sharedwithallthereadersofthedailypress,Iknew
wenig
littleofmyformerfriend
und
andcompanion.
Onenight—itwason
die
thetwentiethofMarch,1888—Iwasreturningfroma
reise
journeytoapatient(forIhad
jetzt
nowreturnedtocivilpractice),
als
whenmywayledme
durch
throughBakerStreet.
AsIpassedthewell-remembereddoor,whichmustalwaysbeassociatedinmy
verstand
mindwithmywooing,andwiththedarkincidentsoftheStudyin
Scharlach
Scarlet,Iwasseizedwith
ein
akeendesiretoseeHolmesagain,
und
andtoknowhowhewasemployinghisextraordinarypowers.
Hisroomswerebrilliantly
beleuchtet
lit,and,evenasIlookedup,I
sah
sawhistall,sparefigurepass
zweimal
twiceinadarksilhouette
gegen
againsttheblind.
Hewaspacingthe
raum
roomswiftly,eagerly,withhis
kopf
headsunkuponhischest
und
andhishandsclaspedbehindhim.
To
mich
me,whoknewhiseverymood
und
andhabit,hisattitudeand
weise
mannertoldtheirownstory.
Hewasat
arbeit
workagain.
Hehadrisen
aus
outofhisdrug-createddreams
und
andwashotuponthescentofsomenewproblem.
I
klingelte
rangthebellandwasshownupto
die
thechamberwhichhadformerlybeeninpartmyown.
His
weise
mannerwasnoteffusive.
It
selten
seldomwas;
buthewasglad,I
glaube
think,toseeme.
With
kaum
hardlyawordspoken,butwithakindly
auge
eye,hewavedmetoanarmchair,
warf
threwacrosshiscaseofcigars,
und
andindicatedaspiritcase
und
andagasogeneinthe
ecke
corner.
Thenhestoodbeforethe
feuer
fireandlookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivefashion.
“Wedlock
passt
suitsyou,”heremarked.
“I
glaube
think,Watson,thatyouhaveputonsevenandahalfpounds
seit
sinceIsawyou.”
“Seven!”
Ianswered.
“Indeed,I
sollen
shouldhavethoughtalittle
mehr
more.
Justatriflemore,Ifancy,Watson.
Und
Andinpracticeagain,Iobserve.
Youdidnot
gesagt
tellmethatyouintendedto
gehen
gointoharness.”
“Then,howdoyouknow?”
“I
sehe
seeit,Ideduceit.
How
gemacht
doIknowthatyouhavebeengettingyourself
sehr
verywetlately,andthatyouhave
ein
amostclumsyandcarelessservantgirl?”
“MydearHolmes,”said
Ich
I,“thisistoomuch.
Youwould
sicher
certainlyhavebeenburned,hadyou
gelebt
livedafewcenturiesago.
Itis
wahr
truethatIhadacountrywalkon
Donnerstag
Thursdayandcamehomeinadreadful
durcheinander
mess,butasIhavechangedmy
kleidung
clothesIcan’timaginehowyoudeduce
es
it.
AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,
und
andmywifehasgivenhernotice,
aber
butthere,again,Ifailtoseehowyouworkitout.”
Hechuckledtohimself
und
andrubbedhislong,nervoushands
zusammen
together.
“Itissimplicityitself,”saidhe;
“myeyes
sagen
tellmethatontheinsideofyourleftshoe,just
wo
wherethefirelightstrikesit,the
leder
leatherisscoredbysix
fast
almostparallelcuts.
Obviouslytheyhavebeen
verursacht
causedbysomeonewhohas
sehr
verycarelesslyscrapedroundtheedgesofthe
sohle
soleinordertoremovecrusted
schlamm
mudfromit.
Hence,you
sehen
see,mydoubledeductionthatyouhadbeenoutinvile
wetter
weather,andthatyouhad
eine
aparticularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenoftheLondonslavey.
Astoyour
praxis
practice,ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,withablackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhisrightforefinger,
und
andabulgeontheright
seite
sideofhistop-hatto
zeigen
showwherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,I
muss
mustbedull,indeed,ifI
tat
donotpronouncehimtobeanactive
mitglied
memberofthemedicalprofession.”
I
konnte
couldnothelplaughingatthe
leichtigkeit
easewithwhichheexplainedhisprocessofdeduction.
“WhenIhearyougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“thethingalwaysappearstometobesoridiculously
einfach
simplethatIcouldeasily
machen
doitmyself,thoughateachsuccessive
beispiel
instanceofyourreasoningIambaffleduntilyou
erklären
explainyourprocess.
AndyetI
glaube
believethatmyeyesareas
gut
goodasyours.”
“Quiteso,”heanswered,lightinga
zigarette
cigarette,andthrowinghimselfdownintoanarmchair.
“You
siehst
see,butyoudonotobserve.
Der
Thedistinctionisclear.
For
beispiel
example,youhavefrequentlyseenthestepswhich
führen
leadupfromthehalltothisroom.”
“Frequently.”
“Howoften?”
“Well,
einige
somehundredsoftimes.”
“Thenhow
viele
manyarethere?”
“Howmany?
Idon’tknow.”
“Quiteso!
You
haben
havenotobserved.
Andyetyouhave
gesehen
seen.
Thatisjustmy
punkt
point.
Now,Iknowthatthereareseventeensteps,
weil
becauseIhavebothseen
und
andobserved.
Bytheway,sinceyouare
interessiert
interestedintheselittleproblems,
und
andsinceyouaregood
genug
enoughtochronicleoneor
zwei
twoofmytriflingexperiences,youmaybe
interessiert
interestedinthis.”
Hethrew
über
overasheetofthick,pink-tintednotepaperwhichhadbeen
lag
lyingopenuponthetable.
“It
kam
camebythelastpost,”saidhe.
“Readitaloud.”
Die
Thenotewasundated,and
ohne
withouteithersignatureoraddress.
“There
wird
willcalluponyouto-night,at
eine
aquartertoeighto’clock,”itsaid,“agentlemanwhodesiresto
beraten
consultyouuponamatterof
der
theverydeepestmoment.
Yourrecentservicestooneofthe
königlichen
royalhousesofEuropehave
gezeigt
shownthatyouareonewho
kann
maysafelybetrustedwithmatterswhichareofan
bedeutung
importancewhichcanhardlybe
übertrieben
exaggerated.
Thisaccountofyouwe
haben
havefromallquartersreceived.
Beinyour
kammer
chamberthenatthathour,
und
anddonottakeitamiss
wenn
ifyourvisitorwearamask.”
“Thisis
tat
indeedamystery,”Iremarked.
“Whatdoyouimaginethatitmeans?”
“Ihaveno
daten
datayet.
Itisacapital
fehler
mistaketotheorisebeforeonehas
daten
data.
Insensiblyonebeginsto
verdrehen
twistfactstosuittheories,insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.
Aber
Butthenoteitself.
Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
Icarefully
untersuchte
examinedthewriting,andthe
papier
paperuponwhichitwaswritten.
“The
mann
manwhowroteitwas
vermutlich
presumablywelltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringtoimitatemycompanion’sprocesses.
“Such
papier
papercouldnotbebought
unter
underhalfacrowna
paket
packet.
Itispeculiarlystrong
und
andstiff.”
“Peculiar—thatistheveryword,”saidHolmes.
“ItisnotanEnglishpaperatall.
Halten
Holdituptothelight.”
I
tat
didso,andsawalarge“E”with
ein
asmall“g,”a“P,”
und
andalarge“G”with
ein
asmall“t”woveninto
die
thetextureofthepaper.
“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
fragte
askedHolmes.
“Thenameof
der
themaker,nodoubt;
orhismonogram,rather.”
“Notatall.
Das
The‘G’withthesmall‘t’standsfor‘Gesellschaft,’
was
whichistheGermanfor‘Company.’Itis
eine
acustomarycontractionlikeour‘Co.’‘P,’ofcourse,standsfor‘Papier.’Nowfor
das
the‘Eg.’LetusglanceatourContinentalGazetteer.”
Hetookdownaheavybrown
band
volumefromhisshelves.
“Eglow,Eglonitz—hereweare,Egria.
ItisinaGerman-speakingcountry—inBohemia,notfarfromCarlsbad.
‘RemarkableasbeingthesceneofthedeathofWallenstein,
und
andforitsnumerousglass-factories
und
andpaper-mills.’Ha,ha,my
junge
boy,whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
Hiseyes
funkelten
sparkled,andhesentup
eine
agreatbluetriumphantcloudfromhis
zigarette
cigarette.
“ThepaperwasmadeinBohemia,”Isaid.
“Precisely.
Und
Andthemanwhowrotethe
notiz
noteisaGerman.
Doyou
beachten
notethepeculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘Thisaccountofyouwe
haben
havefromallquartersreceived.’
Ein
AFrenchmanorRussiancouldnot
haben
havewrittenthat.
Itis
der
theGermanwhoissouncourteoustohisverbs.
It
nur
onlyremains,therefore,todiscoverwhatiswantedby
dieser
thisGermanwhowritesuponBohemian
papier
paperandpreferswearinga
maske
masktoshowinghisface.
Und
Andherehecomes,ifIamnot
irre
mistaken,toresolveallourdoubts.”
Ashespoketherewasthesharpsoundofhorses’hoofs
und
andgratingwheelsagainstthecurb,
gefolgt
followedbyasharppullatthe
glocke
bell.
Holmeswhistled.
“Apair,bythesound,”saidhe.
“Yes,”hecontinued,glancing
aus
outofthewindow.
“Anicelittlebrougham
und
andapairofbeauties.
Ahundredandfiftyguineasapiece.
There’s
geld
moneyinthiscase,Watson,
wenn
ifthereisnothingelse.”
“I
denke
thinkthatIhadbetter
gehen
go,Holmes.”
“Notabit,
Doktor
Doctor.
Staywhereyouare.
Iam
verloren
lostwithoutmyBoswell.
Andthis
verspricht
promisestobeinteresting.
Itwouldbe
eine
apitytomissit.”
“Butyourclient—”.
“Nevermind
ihn
him.
Imaywantyour
hilfe
help,andsomayhe.
Hier
Herehecomes.
Sitdowninthatarmchair,
Doktor
Doctor,andgiveusyour
beste
bestattention.”
Aslowandheavy
schritt
step,whichhadbeenhearduponthestairs
und
andinthepassage,paused
sofort
immediatelyoutsidethedoor.
Thentherewas
ein
aloudandauthoritativetap.
“Comein!”
saidHolmes.
Ein
Amanenteredwhocould
kaum
hardlyhavebeenlessthan
sechs
sixfeetsixinchesinheight,withthe
brust
chestandlimbsofaHercules.
His
kleid
dresswasrichwitharichness
der
whichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakintobad
geschmack
taste.
Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacrossthesleeves
und
andfrontsofhisdouble-breastedcoat,
während
whilethedeepbluecloakwhichwas
geworfen
thrownoverhisshoulderswaslinedwithflame-coloured
seide
silkandsecuredatthe
hals
neckwithabroochwhichconsistedofa
einer
singleflamingberyl.
Bootswhichextendedhalfwayuphiscalves,
und
andwhichweretrimmedatthetopswithrichbrownfur,completedthe
eindruck
impressionofbarbaricopulencewhichwas
vorgeschlagen
suggestedbyhiswholeappearance.
Hecarried
eine
abroad-brimmedhatinhis
hand
hand,whileheworeacrosstheupper
teil
partofhisface,extendingdownpastthecheekbones,
eine
ablackvizardmask,whichhehad
anscheinend
apparentlyadjustedthatverymoment,forhis
hand
handwasstillraisedtoitasheentered.
From
der
thelowerpartofthefaceheappearedtobe
ein
amanofstrongcharacter,with
ein
athick,hanginglip,and
ein
along,straightchinsuggestiveofresolutionpushedto
der
thelengthofobstinacy.
“Youhadmynote?”
he
fragte
askedwithadeepharsh
stimme
voiceandastronglymarkedGerman
akzent
accent.
“ItoldyouthatI
würde
wouldcall.”
Helookedfrom
einem
onetotheotherofus,as
ob
ifuncertainwhichtoaddress.
“Pray
nehmen
takeaseat,”saidHolmes.
“Thisismy
freund
friendandcolleague,Dr.Watson,whois
gelegentlich
occasionallygoodenoughtohelpmeinmycases.
WhomhaveI
die
thehonourtoaddress?”
“You
können
mayaddressmeasthe
Graf
CountVonKramm,aBohemiannobleman.
Iunderstand
dass
thatthisgentleman,yourfriend,isa
mann
manofhonouranddiscretion,whomI
kann
maytrustwithamatterofthemostextreme
bedeutung
importance.
Ifnot,Ishouldmuch
vorziehen
prefertocommunicatewithyoualone.”
Iroseto
gehen
go,butHolmescaughtmebythe
handgelenk
wristandpushedmebackintomy
stuhl
chair.
“Itisboth,ornone,”saidhe.
“You
können
maysaybeforethisgentleman
alles
anythingwhichyoumaysaytome.”
The
Graf
Countshruggedhisbroadshoulders.
“ThenI
muss
mustbegin,”saidhe,“bybindingyou
beide
bothtoabsolutesecrecyfor
zwei
twoyears;
attheendofthat
zeit
timethematterwillbeofno
bedeutung
importance.
Atpresentitisnottoomuchto
sagen
saythatitisofsuch
gewicht
weightitmayhavean
einfluss
influenceuponEuropeanhistory.”
“Ipromise,”saidHolmes.
“AndI.”
“You
werden
willexcusethismask,”continuedourstrange
besucher
visitor.
“Theaugustpersonwhoemploysmewisheshis
agent
agenttobeunknowntoyou,
und
andImayconfessatonce
dass
thatthetitlebywhichI
sein
havejustcalledmyselfisnot
genau
exactlymyown.”
“Iwas
bewusst
awareofit,”saidHolmesdryly.
“Thecircumstancesareofgreatdelicacy,
und
andeveryprecautionhastobetakentoquenchwhat
könnte
mightgrowtobeanimmense
skandal
scandalandseriouslycompromiseoneofthereigningfamiliesofEurope.
Tospeakplainly,
das
thematterimplicatesthegreat
Haus
HouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”
“Iwas
auch
alsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimselfdowninhisarmchair
und
andclosinghiseyes.
Our
besucher
visitorglancedwithsomeapparent
überraschung
surpriseatthelanguid,lounging
figur
figureofthemanwhohadbeenno
zweifel
doubtdepictedtohimasthemostincisivereasoner
und
andmostenergeticagentinEurope.
Holmes
langsam
slowlyreopenedhiseyesandlookedimpatientlyathisgiganticclient.
“Ifyour
Majestät
Majestywouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbe
besser
betterabletoadviseyou.”
Der
Themansprangfromhis
stuhl
chairandpacedupanddown
der
theroominuncontrollableagitation.
Then,witha
geste
gestureofdesperation,hetorethe
maske
maskfromhisfaceandhurledituponthe
boden
ground.
“Youareright,”hecried;
“Iam
der
theKing.
WhyshouldI
versuchen
attempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“Your
Majestät
MajestyhadnotspokenbeforeIwas
bewusst
awarethatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,
und
andhereditaryKingofBohemia.”
“Butyou
können
canunderstand,”saidourstrange
besucher
visitor,sittingdownoncemore
und
andpassinghishandoverhishighwhite
stirn
forehead,“youcanunderstandthatIamnotaccustomedto
machen
doingsuchbusinessinmyown
person
person.
Yetthematterwasso
heikel
delicatethatIcouldnot
anvertrauen
confideittoanagent
ohne
withoutputtingmyselfinhispower.
IhavecomeincognitofromPragueforthepurposeofconsultingyou.”
“Then,prayconsult,”saidHolmes,
schloss
shuttinghiseyesoncemore.
“Thefactsare
kurz
brieflythese:
Somefiveyears
vor
ago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,Imade
die
theacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.
Der
Thenameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”
“Kindlylookher
auf
upinmyindex,Doctor,”murmuredHolmes
ohne
withoutopeninghiseyes.
For
viele
manyyearshehadadopteda
system
systemofdocketingallparagraphsconcerningmen
und
andthings,sothatitwasdifficulttonamea
thema
subjectorapersononwhichhe
konnte
couldnotatoncefurnish
informationen
information.
InthiscaseIfoundher
biographie
biographysandwichedinbetweenthatof
eine
aHebrewrabbiandthatof
eine
astaff-commanderwhohadwritten
eine
amonographuponthedeep-seafishes.
“Letmesee!”
saidHolmes.
“Hum!
Geboren
BorninNewJerseyinthe
jahr
year1858.
Contralto—hum!
LaScala,hum!
PrimadonnaImperial
Oper
OperaofWarsaw—yes!
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
Leben
LivinginLondon—quiteso!
Your
Majestät
Majesty,asIunderstand,becameentangledwiththisyoung
person
person,wrotehersomecompromisingletters,
und
andisnowdesirousofgettingthoselettersback.”
“Preciselyso.
Aber
Buthow—”.