I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
Én
I.ToSherlockHolmessheis
mindig
alwaysthewoman.Ihave
ritkán
seldomheardhimmentionherunderanymás
othername.Inhiseyessheeclipses
és
andpredominatesthewholeofhersex.Itwasnotthathefelt
bármilyen
anyemotionakintoloveforIreneAdler.Minden
Allemotions,andthatonekülönösen
particularly,wereabhorrenttohishideg
cold,precisebutadmirablybalancedelme
mind.Hewas,Itakeit,themostperfectreasoning
és
andobservingmachinethatthevilág
worldhasseen,butasaloverhewouldvolna
haveplacedhimselfinahamis
falseposition.Heneverspokeofthesofterpassions,
mentse
savewithagibeandegy
asneer.Theywereadmirablethingsfortheobserver—excellentfordrawingthe
fátyol
veilfrommen’smotivesandactions.De
Butforthetrainedreasonertoadmitilyen
suchintrusionsintohisownfinom
delicateandfinelyadjustedtemperamentwastointroduceegy
adistractingfactorwhichmightthrowegy
adoubtuponallhismentális
mentalresults.Gritina
érzékeny
sensitiveinstrument,oracrackinoneofhissaját
ownhigh-powerlenses,wouldnotbemoredisturbingthanaerős
strongemotioninanatureilyen
suchashis.Andyettherewasbut
egy
onewomantohim,andthatnő
womanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofdubiousés
andquestionablememory.Ihad
láttam
seenlittleofHolmeslately.Mymarriagehaddriftedusawayfromeachother.
My
saját
owncompletehappiness,andthehome-centredinterestsamely
whichriseuparoundtheember
manwhofirstfindshimselfmasterofhissaját
ownestablishment,weresufficienttoelnyelje
absorballmyattention,whileHolmes,aki
wholoathedeveryformoftársadalom
societywithhiswholeBohemiansoul,maradt
remainedinourlodgingsinBaker
BakerStreet,buriedamonghisrégi
oldbooks,andalternatingfromweektoweekbetweencocaineés
andambition,thedrowsinessofthekábítószer
drug,andthefierceenergyofhissaját
ownkeennature.Hewasstill,asever,
mélyen
deeplyattractedbythestudyofbűnözés
crime,andoccupiedhisimmensefacultiesés
andextraordinarypowersofobservationinkövesse
followingoutthoseclues,andclearingupthosemysterieswhichhadbeenabandonedashopelessbythehivatalos
officialpolice.FromtimetotimeIheard
valamilyen
somevagueaccountofhisdoings:ofhissummonstoOdessainthecaseoftheTrepoff
gyilkosság
murder,ofhisclearingupofthesingulartragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,és
andfinallyofthemissionwhichhehadaccomplishedsodelicatelyés
andsuccessfullyforthereigningfamilyofHolland.Beyondthesesignsofhisactivity,
azonban
however,whichImerelysharedwithösszes
allthereadersofthenapi
dailypress,Iknewlittleofmyegykori
formerfriendandcompanion.Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethof
Március
March,1888—Iwasreturningfromajourneytoapatient(forIvolt
hadnowreturnedtocivilpractice),amikor
whenmywayledmethroughBaker
BakerStreet.AsIpassedthewell-remembered
ajtón
door,whichmustalwaysbeassociatedinmymindwithmywooing,és
andwiththedarkincidentsoftheStudyinScarlet,Iwasseizedwithegy
akeendesiretoseeHolmesújra
again,andtoknowhowhewasemployinghisrendkívüli
extraordinarypowers.Hisroomswerebrilliantly
megvilágított
lit,and,evenasIlookedfel
up,Isawhistall,tartalék
sparefigurepasstwiceinegy
adarksilhouetteagainstthevak
blind.Hewaspacingtheroom
gyorsan
swiftly,eagerly,withhisheadsunkuponhischestés
andhishandsclaspedbehindhim.Tome,
aki
whoknewhiseverymoodés
andhabit,hisattitudeandmannertoldtheirsaját
ownstory.Hewasat
dolgozott
workagain.Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreams
és
andwashotuponthescentofsomeúj
newproblem.Irangthebell
és
andwasshownuptothechamberamely
whichhadformerlybeeninrészben
partmyown.Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
It
ritkán
seldomwas;buthewasglad,I
hiszem
think,toseeme.Withhardlya
szót
wordspoken,butwithakedves
kindlyeye,hewavedmetoanarmchair,threwacrosshiscaseofcigars,és
andindicatedaspiritcaseés
andagasogeneinthecorner.Thenhestood
előtt
beforethefireandlookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivemódon
fashion.“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“I
hiszem
think,Watson,thatyouhaveputonhét
sevenandahalfpoundssinceIsawyou.”“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
haveamostclumsyandgondatlan
carelessservantgirl?”“MydearHolmes,”
mondtam
saidI,“thisistoosok
much.Youwouldcertainlyhavebeenburned,
volna
hadyoulivedafewcenturiesezelőtt
ago.ItistruethatIhadacountrywalkonThursday
és
andcamehomeinaszörnyű
dreadfulmess,butasIhavechangedmyclothesIcan’telképzelni
imaginehowyoudeduceit.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
verycarelesslyscrapedroundtheedgesofthetalp
soleinordertoremovecrustedmudfromit.Ezért
Hence,yousee,mydoubledeductionhogy
thatyouhadbeenoutingonosz
vileweather,andthatyouvolt
hadaparticularlymalignantboot-slittingpéldány
specimenoftheLondonslavey.Astoyourpractice,
ha
ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,withafekete
blackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhisjobb
rightforefinger,andabulgeonthejobb
rightsideofhistop-hattoshowwherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,Ikell
mustbedull,indeed,ifIdonotpronouncehimtobeanaktív
activememberofthemedicalprofession.”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,youhave
gyakran
frequentlyseenthestepswhichvezetnek
leadupfromthehalltothisroom.”“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.Insensiblyonebeginstotwistfactsto
megfeleljenek
suittheories,insteadoftheoriestomegfeleljenek
suitfacts.Butthenoteitself.
Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
I
alaposan
carefullyexaminedthewriting,andthepaperuponwhichitwasírták
written.“Themanwhowroteitwaspresumably
jól
welltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringtoutánozni
imitatemycompanion’sprocesses.“Suchpaper
lehetett
couldnotbeboughtunderhalfegy
acrownapacket.Itispeculiarly
erős
strongandstiff.”“Peculiar—thatis
a
theveryword,”saidHolmes.“ItisnotanEnglishpaperatall.
Holdit
fel
uptothelight.”Ididso,
és
andsawalarge“E”withegy
asmall“g,”a“P,”és
andalarge“G”withegy
asmall“t”wovenintothetextureofthepapír
paper.“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
kérdezte
askedHolmes.“Thenameofthe
készítő
maker,nodoubt;orhismonogram,rather.”
“Notatall.
The‘G’withthe
kis
small‘t’standsfor‘Gesellschaft,’ami
whichistheGermanfor‘Company.’Itisegy
acustomarycontractionlikeour‘Co.’‘P,’ofcourse,standsfor‘Papier.’Most
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
writesuponBohemianpaperandinkább
preferswearingamasktoshowinghisarcát
face.Andherehecomes,
ha
ifIamnotmistaken,toresolveösszes
allourdoubts.”Ashespoke
ott
therewasthesharpsoundofhorses’hoofsés
andgratingwheelsagainstthecurb,followedbyegy
asharppullattheharang
bell.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
Andthispromisestobeérdekes
interesting.Itwouldbea
kár
pitytomissit.”“Butyourclient—”.
“Nevermind
vele
him.Imaywantyourhelp,
és
andsomayhe.Herehe
jön
comes.Sitdowninthatarmchair,
Doktor
Doctor,andgiveusyourlegjobb
bestattention.”Aslowand
nehéz
heavystep,whichhadbeenhearduponthelépcsőn
stairsandinthepassage,pausedazonnal
immediatelyoutsidethedoor.Thentherewas
egy
aloudandauthoritativetap.“Comein!”
mondta
saidHolmes.Amanentered
aki
whocouldhardlyhavebeenkevesebb
lessthansixfeetsixinchesinheight,withthechestés
andlimbsofaHercules.Hisdresswas
gazdag
richwitharichnesswhichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakintorossz
badtaste.Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacrossthesleeves
és
andfrontsofhisdouble-breastedcoat,míg
whilethedeepbluecloakamely
whichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslinedwithflame-colouredselyem
silkandsecuredattheneckwithegy
abroochwhichconsistedofegy
asingleflamingberyl.Boots
amely
whichextendedhalfwayuphiscalves,és
andwhichweretrimmedatthetopswithgazdag
richbrownfur,completedthebenyomást
impressionofbarbaricopulencewhichwassuggestedbyhiswholemegjelenése
appearance.Hecarriedabroad-brimmedhatinhishand,
miközben
whileheworeacrosstheupperpartofhisarcát
face,extendingdownpastthecheekbones,egy
ablackvizardmask,whichhehadnyilvánvalóan
apparentlyadjustedthatverymoment,forhishandwasstillraisedtoitashebelépett
entered.Fromthelowerpartofthe
arc
faceheappearedtobeegy
amanofstrongcharacter,withegy
athick,hanginglip,andegy
along,straightchinsuggestiveofhatározat
resolutionpushedtothelengthofobstinacy.“Youhadmynote?”
he
kérdezte
askedwithadeepharshhangon
voiceandastronglymarkedGermanakcentussal
accent.“ItoldyouthatIwouldcall.”
Helookedfromonetotheotherofus,asif
bizonytalan
uncertainwhichtoaddress.“Praytakeaseat,”
mondta
saidHolmes.“Thisismy
barátom
friendandcolleague,Dr.Watson,aki
whoisoccasionallygoodenoughtosegítsen
helpmeinmycases.Whom
van
haveIthehonourtoaddress?”“YoumayaddressmeastheCountVonKramm,
egy
aBohemiannobleman.Iunderstand
hogy
thatthisgentleman,yourfriend,isegy
amanofhonouranddiscretion,whomImaytrustwithegy
amatterofthemostextremefontos
importance.Ifnot,Ishouldmuch
inkább
prefertocommunicatewithyoualone.”Irosetogo,
de
butHolmescaughtmebya
thewristandpushedmebackintomychair.“Itisboth,
vagy
ornone,”saidhe.“Youmaysaybeforethisgentlemananythingwhichyoumaysaytome.”
A
TheCountshruggedhisbroadshoulders.“ThenI
kell
mustbegin,”saidhe,“bybindingyoubothtoabsolutesecrecyforkét
twoyears;attheendofthat
idő
timethematterwillbeofnem
noimportance.Atpresentitisnot
túl
toomuchtosaythatitisofolyan
suchweightitmayhaveaninfluenceuponEurópai
Europeanhistory.”“Ipromise,”saidHolmes.
“AndI.”
“Youwillexcusethismask,”continuedour
furcsa
strangevisitor.“Theaugustperson
aki
whoemploysmewisheshisagenttobeismeretlen
unknowntoyou,andImayconfessatoncethatthecím
titlebywhichIhavejustcalledmyselfisnotéppen
exactlymyown.”“Iwasawareofit,”
mondta
saidHolmesdryly.“Thecircumstancesareofgreatdelicacy,
és
andeveryprecautionhastobetakentoquenchwhatmightgrowtobeanóriási
immensescandalandseriouslycompromiseegyik
oneofthereigningfamiliesofEurópa
Europe.Tospeakplainly,thematterimplicates
az
thegreatHouseofOrmstein,örökletes
hereditarykingsofBohemia.”“Iwas
is
alsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimselfdowninhisarmchairés
andclosinghiseyes.Ourvisitorglancedwith
némi
someapparentsurpriseatthelanguid,loungingfigureofthemanwhohadbeennodoubtdepictedtohimasthemostincisivereasonerés
andmostenergeticagentinEurope.Holmes
lassan
slowlyreopenedhiseyesandlookedimpatientlyathisgiganticclient.“IfyourMajesty
lenne
wouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbebetterabletotanácsot
adviseyou.”Themansprangfromhischair
és
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
Yetthematterwassofinom
delicatethatIcouldnotconfideittoegy
anagentwithoutputtingmyselfinhispower.Ihave
jöttem
comeincognitofromPragueforthepurposeofconsultingyou.”“Then,prayconsult,”
mondta
saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyesegyszer
oncemore.“Thefactsare
röviden
brieflythese:Somefiveyears
ezelőtt
ago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,Imadetheacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.A
Thenameisnodoubtismerős
familiartoyou.”“Kindlylookherupinmyindex,Doctor,”murmuredHolmeswithoutopeninghiseyes.
For
sok
manyyearshehadadoptedasystemofdocketingösszes
allparagraphsconcerningmenandthings,sothatitwasnehéz
difficulttonameasubjectvagy
orapersononwhichhetudott
couldnotatoncefurnishinformation.Inthis
esetben
caseIfoundherbiographysandwichedinbetweenthatofegy
aHebrewrabbiandthatofegy
astaff-commanderwhohadwrittenegy
amonographuponthedeep-seafishes.“Letmesee!”
mondta
saidHolmes.“Hum!
BorninNewJerseyintheyear1858.
Contralto—hum!
LaScala,
hum
hum!PrimadonnaImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Visszavonult
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!LivinginLondon—quiteso!
YourMajesty,asI
értem
understand,becameentangledwiththisyoungperson,írt
wrotehersomecompromisingletters,és
andisnowdesirousofgettingthoselettersback.”“Preciselyso.
De
Buthow—”.