I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
Én
I.ToSherlockHolmessheis
mindig
alwaysthewoman.Ihaveseldomheardhimmentionherunderany
más
othername.Inhiseyessheeclipses
és
andpredominatesthewholeofhersex.Itwasnotthathefelt
bármilyen
anyemotionakintoloveforIreneAdler.Minden
Allemotions,andthatoneparticularly,wereabhorrenttohishideg
cold,precisebutadmirablybalancedelme
mind.Hewas,Itakeit,themostperfectreasoning
és
andobservingmachinethatthevilág
worldhasseen,butasaloverhewouldvolna
haveplacedhimselfinafalseposition.Heneverspokeofthesofterpassions,
mentse
savewithagibeandegy
asneer.Theywereadmirablethingsfortheobserver—excellentfordrawingtheveilfrommen’smotives
és
andactions.Butforthetrainedreasonertoadmit
ilyen
suchintrusionsintohisowndelicateés
andfinelyadjustedtemperamentwastointroduceegy
adistractingfactorwhichmightthrowegy
adoubtuponallhismentalresults.Gritinasensitiveinstrument,
vagy
oracrackinoneofhissaját
ownhigh-powerlenses,wouldnotbemoredisturbingthanastrongemotioninanatureilyen
suchashis.Andyettherewasbut
egy
onewomantohim,andthatnő
womanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofdubiousés
andquestionablememory.Ihad
láttam
seenlittleofHolmeslately.Mymarriagehaddriftedusawayfromeachother.
My
saját
owncompletehappiness,andthehome-centredinterestsamely
whichriseuparoundtheember
manwhofirstfindshimselfmasterofhissaját
ownestablishment,weresufficienttoabsorballmyattention,míg
whileHolmes,wholoathedeveryformofsocietywithhiswholeBohemiansoul,remainedinourlodgingsinBakerStreet
Street,buriedamonghisoldbooks,és
andalternatingfromweektoweekbetweencocaineés
andambition,thedrowsinessofthedrug,és
andthefierceenergyofhissaját
ownkeennature.Hewasstill,asever,deeplyattractedbythestudyofcrime,
és
andoccupiedhisimmensefacultiesés
andextraordinarypowersofobservationinkövesse
followingoutthoseclues,andclearingupazokat
thosemysterieswhichhadbeenabandonedashopelessbytheofficialrendőrség
police.FromtimetotimeIheard
valamilyen
somevagueaccountofhisdoings:ofhissummonstoOdessainthecaseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupofthesingulartragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,
és
andfinallyofthemissionwhichhehadaccomplishedsodelicatelyés
andsuccessfullyforthereigningfamilyofHolland.Beyondthesesignsofhisactivity,however,whichImerelysharedwith
összes
allthereadersofthedailypress,Itudtam
knewlittleofmyformerfriendés
andcompanion.Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethofMarch,1888—Iwasreturningfromajourneytoapatient(forI
volt
hadnowreturnedtocivilpractice),amikor
whenmywayledmethroughBakerStreet.AsIpassedthewell-remembered
ajtón
door,whichmustalwaysbeassociatedinmymindwithmywooing,és
andwiththedarkincidentsoftheStudyinScarlet,Iwasseizedwithegy
akeendesiretoseeHolmesújra
again,andtoknowhowhewasemployinghisextraordinarypowers.Hisroomswerebrilliantlylit,
és
and,evenasIlookedfel
up,Isawhistall,sparefigurepasstwiceinegy
adarksilhouetteagainsttheblind.Hewaspacingtheroomswiftly,eagerly,withhis
fejét
headsunkuponhischestés
andhishandsclaspedbehindhim.To
nekem
me,whoknewhiseverymoodés
andhabit,hisattitudeandmannertoldtheirsaját
ownstory.Hewasat
dolgozott
workagain.Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreams
és
andwashotuponthescentofsomeúj
newproblem.Irangthebell
és
andwasshownuptothechamberamely
whichhadformerlybeeninrészben
partmyown.Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
Itseldomwas;
de
buthewasglad,Ihiszem
think,toseeme.Withhardlya
szót
wordspoken,butwithakindlyeye,hewavedmetoanarmchair,threwacrosshiscaseofcigars,és
andindicatedaspiritcaseés
andagasogeneinthecorner.Thenhestood
előtt
beforethefireandlookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivefashion.“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“I
hiszem
think,Watson,thatyouhaveputonsevenés
andahalfpoundssinceIsawyou.”“Seven!”
Ianswered.
“Indeed,Ishould
volna
havethoughtalittlemore.Csak
Justatriflemore,Ifancy,Watson.És
Andinpracticeagain,Iobserve.Youdidnot
mondtad
tellmethatyouintendedtomenni
gointoharness.”“Then,howdoyouknow?”
“I
látom
seeit,Ideduceit.HowdoI
tudjam
knowthatyouhavebeengettingyourselfnagyon
verywetlately,andthatyouvan
haveamostclumsyandcarelessservantgirl?”“MydearHolmes,”
mondtam
saidI,“thisistoosok
much.Youwouldcertainlyhavebeenburned,
volna
hadyoulivedafewcenturiesezelőtt
ago.ItistruethatIhadacountrywalkonThursday
és
andcamehomeinadreadfulmess,de
butasIhavechangedmyclothesIcan’timaginehowyoudeduceit.AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,
és
andmywifehasgivenhernotice,de
butthere,again,Ifailtoseehogyan
howyouworkitout.”Hechuckledtohimself
és
andrubbedhislong,nervoushandstogether.“Itissimplicityitself,”
mondta
saidhe;“myeyestellme
hogy
thatontheinsideofyourleftshoe,justahol
wherethefirelightstrikesit,theleatherisscoredbyhat
sixalmostparallelcuts.Obviouslytheyhavebeen
okozta
causedbysomeonewhohasnagyon
verycarelesslyscrapedroundtheedgesofthesoleinordertoremovecrustedmudfromit.Hence,you
látja
see,mydoubledeductionthatyouvolt
hadbeenoutinvileweather,és
andthatyouhadaparticularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenoftheLondonslavey.Astoyourpractice,
ha
ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,withafekete
blackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhisjobb
rightforefinger,andabulgeonthejobb
rightsideofhistop-hattoshowwherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,Ikell
mustbedull,indeed,ifIdonotpronouncehimtobeanactivememberofthemedicalprofession.”I
tudtam
couldnothelplaughingattheeasewithwhichheexplainedhisprocessofdeduction.“WhenIhearyougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“the
dolog
thingalwaysappearstometobesoridiculouslysimplethatIcouldeasilydoitmyself,bár
thoughateachsuccessiveinstanceofyourreasoningIambaffledamíg
untilyouexplainyourprocess.És
AndyetIbelievethatmyeyesareasjó
goodasyours.”“Quiteso,”heanswered,lightingacigarette,
és
andthrowinghimselfdownintoanarmchair.“You
látod
see,butyoudonotobserve.A
Thedistinctionisclear.Forexample,youhavefrequently
láttad
seenthestepswhichleadupfromthehalltothisroom.”“Frequently.”
“Howoften?”
“Well,somehundredsoftimes.”
“Thenhowmanyarethere?”
“Howmany?
Idon’tknow.”
“Quiteso!
Youhavenotobserved.
És
Andyetyouhaveseen.Thatis
csak
justmypoint.Now,I
tudom
knowthatthereareseventeensteps,mert
becauseIhavebothseenés
andobserved.Bytheway,
mivel
sinceyouareinterestedinezek
theselittleproblems,andsinceyouarejó
goodenoughtochronicleonevagy
ortwoofmytriflingexperiences,youmaybeinterestedinthis.”Hethrew
át
overasheetofthick,pink-tintednotepaperamely
whichhadbeenlyingopenuponaz
thetable.“Itcamebythe
utolsó
lastpost,”saidhe.“Readitaloud.”
A
Thenotewasundated,andwithoutsem
eithersignatureoraddress.“There
fog
willcalluponyouto-night,ataquartertoeighto’clock,”itmondta
said,“agentlemanwhodesirestoconsultyouuponamatteroftheverydeepestpillanatban
moment.Yourrecentservicesto
egyik
oneoftheroyalhousesofEuropehaveshownthatyouareegyik
onewhomaysafelybetrustedwithmatterswhichareofanimportancewhichlehet
canhardlybeexaggerated.Thisaccountofyouwehavefromallquartersreceived.
Beinyourchamberthenatthathour,
és
anddonottakeitamissha
ifyourvisitorwearamask.”“Thisisindeed
egy
amystery,”Iremarked.“Whatdoyouimaginethatitmeans?”
“Ihavenodata
még
yet.Itisacapitalmistaketotheorise
mielőtt
beforeonehasdata.Insensiblyonebeginstotwistfactstosuittheories,insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.
De
Butthenoteitself.Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
Icarefullyexaminedthe
írták
writing,andthepaperuponwhichitwasírták
written.“Themanwhowroteitwaspresumably
jól
welltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringtoimitatemycompanion’sprocesses.“Suchpaper
lehetett
couldnotbeboughtunderfél
halfacrownapacket.Itispeculiarlystrong
és
andstiff.”“Peculiar—thatistheveryword,”
mondta
saidHolmes.“ItisnotanEnglishpaperatall.
Holdit
fel
uptothelight.”Ididso,
és
andsawalarge“E”withegy
asmall“g,”a“P,”és
andalarge“G”withegy
asmall“t”wovenintothetextureofthepaper.“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
kérdezte
askedHolmes.“Thenameofthemaker,nodoubt;
vagy
orhismonogram,rather.”“Notatall.
The‘G’withthe
kis
small‘t’standsfor‘Gesellschaft,’ami
whichistheGermanfor‘Company.’Itisegy
acustomarycontractionlikeour‘Co.’‘P,’ofpersze
course,standsfor‘Papier.’Nowforthe‘Eg.’LetusglanceatourContinentalGazetteer.”Hetookdown
egy
aheavybrownvolumefromhisshelves.“Eglow,Eglonitz—herewe
vagyunk
are,Egria.Itisin
egy
aGerman-speakingcountry—inBohemia,notmessze
farfromCarlsbad.‘RemarkableasbeingthesceneofthedeathofWallenstein,
és
andforitsnumerousglass-factoriesés
andpaper-mills.’Ha,ha,myboy,whatdoyoumakeofthat?”Hiseyessparkled,
és
andhesentupanagy
greatbluetriumphantcloudfromhiscigarette.“ThepaperwasmadeinBohemia,”I
mondtam
said.“Precisely.
Andtheman
aki
whowrotethenoteisaGerman.Doyounotethepeculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘Thisaccountofyouwe
volna
havefromallquartersreceived.’Egy
AFrenchmanorRussiancouldnotvolna
havewrittenthat.ItistheGerman
aki
whoissouncourteoustohisverbs.It
csak
onlyremains,therefore,todiscoverwhatisakar
wantedbythisGermanwhoír
writesuponBohemianpaperandpreferswearingamasktoshowinghisarcát
face.Andherehecomes,
ha
ifIamnotmistaken,toresolveösszes
allourdoubts.”Ashespoke
ott
therewasthesharpsoundofhorses’hoofsés
andgratingwheelsagainstthecurb,followedbyegy
asharppullatthebell.Holmeswhistled.
“Apair,by
a
thesound,”saidhe.“Yes,”hecontinued,glancingoutof
az
thewindow.“Anicelittlebrougham
és
andapairofbeauties.Ahundredandfiftyguineasapiece.
There’s
pénz
moneyinthiscase,Watson,ha
ifthereisnothingelse.”“I
hiszem
thinkthatIhadbettergo,Holmes.”“Not
egy
abit,Doctor.Staywhereyou
vagy
are.IamlostwithoutmyBoswell.
És
Andthispromisestobeinteresting.It
lenne
wouldbeapitytokihagyni
missit.”“Butyourclient—”.
“Nevermind
vele
him.Imaywantyourhelp,
és
andsomayhe.Herehe
jön
comes.Sitdowninthatarmchair,
Doktor
Doctor,andgiveusyourlegjobb
bestattention.”Aslowandheavystep,
amely
whichhadbeenhearduponthestairsés
andinthepassage,pausedimmediatelyoutsidetheajtó
door.Thentherewasaloud
és
andauthoritativetap.“Comein!”
mondta
saidHolmes.Amanentered
aki
whocouldhardlyhavebeenlessmint
thansixfeetsixinchesinheight,withthechestés
andlimbsofaHercules.Hisdresswasrichwith
egy
arichnesswhichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakintorossz
badtaste.Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacrossthesleeves
és
andfrontsofhisdouble-breastedcoat,míg
whilethedeepbluecloakamely
whichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslinedwithflame-colouredsilkés
andsecuredattheneckwithegy
abroochwhichconsistedofegy
asingleflamingberyl.Boots
amely
whichextendedhalfwayuphiscalves,és
andwhichweretrimmedatthetopswithrichbrownfur,completedtheimpressionofbarbaricopulenceamely
whichwassuggestedbyhisegész
wholeappearance.Hecarriedabroad-brimmedhatinhishand,
miközben
whileheworeacrosstheupperpartofhisarcát
face,extendingdownpastthecheekbones,egy
ablackvizardmask,whichhehadapparentlyadjustedamit
thatverymoment,forhishandwasstillraisedtoitasheentered.Fromthelowerpartofthe
arc
faceheappearedtobeegy
amanofstrongcharacter,withegy
athick,hanginglip,andegy
along,straightchinsuggestiveofresolutionpushedtothelengthofobstinacy.“Youhadmynote?”
he
kérdezte
askedwithadeepharshvoiceés
andastronglymarkedGermanaccent.“I
mondtam
toldyouthatIwouldcall.”Helookedfromonetotheotherofus,asifuncertainwhichtoaddress.
“Praytakeaseat,”
mondta
saidHolmes.“Thisismy
barátom
friendandcolleague,Dr.Watson,aki
whoisoccasionallygoodenoughtosegítsen
helpmeinmycases.Whom
van
haveIthehonourtoaddress?”“YoumayaddressmeastheCountVonKramm,
egy
aBohemiannobleman.Iunderstand
hogy
thatthisgentleman,yourfriend,isegy
amanofhonouranddiscretion,whomImaytrustwithegy
amatterofthemostextremeimportance.Ha
Ifnot,Ishouldmuchprefertocommunicatewithyoualone.”Irosetogo,
de
butHolmescaughtmebya
thewristandpushedmebackintomychair.“Itisboth,
vagy
ornone,”saidhe.“Youmaysaybeforethisgentlemananythingwhichyoumaysaytome.”
A
TheCountshruggedhisbroadshoulders.“ThenI
kell
mustbegin,”saidhe,“bybindingyoubothtoabsolutesecrecyforkét
twoyears;attheendofthat
idő
timethematterwillbeofnem
noimportance.Atpresentitisnot
túl
toomuchtosaythatitisofolyan
suchweightitmayhaveaninfluenceuponEuropeanhistory.”“Ipromise,”
mondta
saidHolmes.“AndI.”
“Youwillexcusethismask,”continuedourstrangevisitor.
“Theaugust
személy
personwhoemploysmewisheshisagenttobeunknowntoyou,és
andImayconfessatoncethatthetitlebywhichIlegyen
havejustcalledmyselfisnotéppen
exactlymyown.”“Iwasawareofit,”
mondta
saidHolmesdryly.“Thecircumstancesareofgreatdelicacy,
és
andeveryprecautionhastobetakentoquenchwhatmightgrowtobeanimmensescandalés
andseriouslycompromiseoneofthereigningfamiliesofEurope.Tospeakplainly,
az
thematterimplicatesthegreatHouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”“Iwas
is
alsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimselfdowninhisarmchairés
andclosinghiseyes.Ourvisitorglancedwith
némi
someapparentsurpriseatthelanguid,loungingfigureofthemanwhohadbeennodoubtdepictedtohimasthemostincisivereasonerés
andmostenergeticagentinEurope.Holmesslowlyreopenedhiseyes
és
andlookedimpatientlyathisgiganticclient.“IfyourMajesty
lenne
wouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbebetterabletoadviseyou.”The
férfi
mansprangfromhischairés
andpacedupanddowntheroominuncontrollableagitation.Then,with
egy
agestureofdesperation,hetorethemaskfromhisfaceés
andhurleditupontheground.“Youareright,”hecried;
“Iam
a
theKing.WhyshouldIattempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“YourMajesty
volna
hadnotspokenbeforeIwasawarehogy
thatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,és
andhereditaryKingofBohemia.”“Butyoucanunderstand,”
mondta
saidourstrangevisitor,sittingdownegyszer
oncemoreandpassinghiskezét
handoverhishighwhiteforehead,“youcanunderstandthatIamnotaccustomedtodoingilyen
suchbusinessinmyownperson.Mégis
YetthematterwassodelicatethatItudtam
couldnotconfideittoegy
anagentwithoutputtingmyselfinhispower.Ihave
jöttem
comeincognitofromPragueforthepurposeofconsultingyou.”“Then,prayconsult,”
mondta
saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyesegyszer
oncemore.“Thefactsarebrieflythese:
Some
öt
fiveyearsago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,Imadetheacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.A
Thenameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”“Kindlylookherupinmyindex,Doctor,”murmuredHolmeswithoutopeninghiseyes.
For
sok
manyyearshehadadoptedasystemofdocketingösszes
allparagraphsconcerningmenandthings,sothatitwasdifficulttonameasubjectvagy
orapersononwhichhetudott
couldnotatoncefurnishinformation.Inthis
esetben
caseIfoundherbiographysandwichedinbetweenthatofegy
aHebrewrabbiandthatofegy
astaff-commanderwhohadwrittenegy
amonographuponthedeep-seafishes.“Letmesee!”
mondta
saidHolmes.“Hum!
BorninNewJerseyintheyear1858.
Contralto—hum!
LaScala,hum!
PrimadonnaImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
Élni
LivinginLondon—quiteso!YourMajesty,asI
értem
understand,becameentangledwiththisyoungperson,írt
wrotehersomecompromisingletters,és
andisnowdesirousofgettingazokat
thoselettersback.”“Preciselyso.
De
Buthow—”.