I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
Aku
I.ToSherlockHolmessheis
selalu
alwaysthewoman.Ihaveseldomheardhimmentionherunderany
lain
othername.Inhiseyessheeclipses
dan
andpredominatesthewholeofhersex.Itwasnotthathefeltanyemotionakinto
cinta
loveforIreneAdler.Allemotions,
dan
andthatoneparticularly,wereabhorrenttohisdingin
cold,precisebutadmirablybalancedmind.Hewas,Itakeit,the
paling
mostperfectreasoningandobservingmachinethatthedunia
worldhasseen,butasaloverheakan
wouldhaveplacedhimselfinafalseposition.He
pernah
neverspokeofthesofterpassions,savedengan
withagibeandasneer.Theywereadmirablethingsfor
yang
theobserver—excellentfordrawingtheveilfrommen’smotivesdan
andactions.Butforthetrainedreasonertoadmit
seperti
suchintrusionsintohisowndelicatedan
andfinelyadjustedtemperamentwastointroduceadistractingfactorwhichmightthrowadoubtuponsemua
allhismentalresults.Gritinasensitiveinstrument,
atau
oracrackinoneofhissendiri
ownhigh-powerlenses,wouldnotbelebih
moredisturbingthanastrongemotioninanaturesuchasnya
his.Andyettherewasbut
satu
onewomantohim,andthatwanita
womanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofdubiousdan
andquestionablememory.Ihad
melihat
seenlittleofHolmeslately.Mymarriagehaddriftedusawayfromeach
lain
other.Myowncompletehappiness,
dan
andthehome-centredinterestswhichriseupsekitar
aroundthemanwhofirstmenemukan
findshimselfmasterofhissendiri
ownestablishment,weresufficienttoabsorbsemua
allmyattention,whileHolmes,wholoathedsetiap
everyformofsocietywithhisseluruh
wholeBohemiansoul,remainedinourlodgingsinBakerStreet
Street,buriedamonghisoldbooks,dan
andalternatingfromweektominggu
weekbetweencocaineandambition,thedrowsinessofthedrug,dan
andthefierceenergyofhissendiri
ownkeennature.Hewas
masih
still,asever,deeplyattractedbythestudyofcrime,dan
andoccupiedhisimmensefacultiesdan
andextraordinarypowersofobservationinmengikuti
followingoutthoseclues,andclearingupthosemysterieswhichhadbeenabandonedashopelessbytheofficialpolisi
police.FromtimetotimeI
mendengar
heardsomevagueaccountofhisdoings:ofhissummonstoOdessainthe
kasus
caseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupofthesingulartragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,dan
andfinallyofthemissionwhichhehadaccomplishedsodelicatelydan
andsuccessfullyforthereigningkeluarga
familyofHolland.Beyondthesesignsofhisactivity,however,whichImerelyshared
dengan
withallthereadersofthedailypress,Itahu
knewlittleofmyformerteman
friendandcompanion.Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethofMarch,1888—Iwas
kembali
returningfromajourneytoseorang
apatient(forIhadsekarang
nowreturnedtocivilpractice),ketika
whenmywayledmemelalui
throughBakerStreet.AsIpassedthewell-remembered
pintu
door,whichmustalwaysbeassociatedinmypikiran
mindwithmywooing,anddengan
withthedarkincidentsoftheStudyinScarlet,Iwasseizeddengan
withakeendesiretomelihat
seeHolmesagain,andtotahu
knowhowhewasemployinghisextraordinarypowers.Hisroomswerebrilliantlylit,
dan
and,evenasIlookedup,Imelihat
sawhistall,sparefigurepasstwiceinadarksilhouetteterhadap
againsttheblind.Hewaspacingtheroomswiftly,eagerly,
dengan
withhisheadsunkuponhischestdan
andhishandsclaspedbehindhim.To
saya
me,whoknewhiseverymooddan
andhabit,hisattitudeandmannermenceritakan
toldtheirownstory.Hewasat
bekerja
workagain.Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreams
dan
andwashotuponthescentofbeberapa
somenewproblem.Irangthebell
dan
andwasshownuptothechamberwhichhadformerlybeeninsebagian
partmyown.Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
Itseldomwas;
tapi
buthewasglad,Ithink,toseeme.Dengan
Withhardlyawordspoken,tetapi
butwithakindlyeye,hewavedmetoanarmchair,threwacrosshiskasus
caseofcigars,andindicatedaspiritkasus
caseandagasogeneinyang
thecorner.Thenhestoodbefore
yang
thefireandlookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivefashion.“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“I
pikir
think,Watson,thatyouhaveputonsevenandasetengah
halfpoundssinceIsawyou.”“Seven!”
Ianswered.
“Indeed,I
harus
shouldhavethoughtalittlelebih
more.Justatriflemore,Ifancy,Watson.
Dan
Andinpracticeagain,Iobserve.Youdidnot
memberitahu
tellmethatyouintendedtopergi
gointoharness.”“Then,howdoyouknow?”
“Isee
itu
it,Ideduceit.HowdoI
tahu
knowthatyouhavebeenmendapatkan
gettingyourselfverywetlately,dan
andthatyouhaveapaling
mostclumsyandcarelessservantgirl?”“MydearHolmes,”saidI,“thisis
terlalu
toomuch.Youwouldcertainlyhavebeenburned,hadyouliveda
beberapa
fewcenturiesago.Itis
benar
truethatIhadanegara
countrywalkonThursdayandcamehomeinadreadfulmess,tapi
butasIhavechangedmyclothesIcan’timaginebagaimana
howyoudeduceit.AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,
dan
andmywifehasgivenhernotice,tapi
butthere,again,Ifailtoseebagaimana
howyouworkitout.”Hechuckledtohimself
dan
andrubbedhislong,nervoushandstogether.“Itissimplicityitself,”saidhe;
“myeyes
memberitahu
tellmethatonthedalam
insideofyourleftshoe,justmana
wherethefirelightstrikesit,theleatherisscoredbyenam
sixalmostparallelcuts.Obviouslythey
telah
havebeencausedbysomeonewhohassangat
verycarelesslyscrapedroundtheedgesofthesoleinordertoremovecrustedmudfromitu
it.Hence,yousee,mydoubledeductionthatyou
memiliki
hadbeenoutinvileweather,dan
andthatyouhadaparticularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenoftheLondonslavey.Astoyourpractice,
jika
ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,dengan
withablackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhiskanan
rightforefinger,andabulgeonthekanan
rightsideofhistop-hattomenunjukkan
showwherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,Iharus
mustbedull,indeed,ifIdonotpronouncehimtobeanactivememberofthemedicalprofession.”I
bisa
couldnothelplaughingattheeasedengan
withwhichheexplainedhisprocessofdeduction.“WhenI
mendengar
hearyougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“thehal
thingalwaysappearstometobesoridiculouslysimplethatIdapat
couldeasilydoitmyself,meskipun
thoughateachsuccessiveinstanceofyourreasoningIambaffledsampai
untilyouexplainyourprocess.And
namun
yetIbelievethatmyeyesareasgoodasyours.”“Quiteso,”heanswered,lightingacigarette,
dan
andthrowinghimselfdownintoanarmchair.“You
melihat
see,butyoudonotobserve.Thedistinctionis
jelas
clear.Forexample,youhavefrequently
melihat
seenthestepswhichleadupfromthehalltoini
thisroom.”“Frequently.”
“Howoften?”
“Well,
beberapa
somehundredsoftimes.”“Then
berapa
howmanyarethere?”“How
banyak
many?Idon’tknow.”
“Quiteso!
Youhavenotobserved.
And
namun
yetyouhaveseen.Thatis
hanya
justmypoint.Now,I
tahu
knowthatthereareseventeensteps,karena
becauseIhavebothseendan
andobserved.Bytheway,
karena
sinceyouareinterestedinthesekecil
littleproblems,andsinceyouarebaik
goodenoughtochronicleoneatau
ortwoofmytriflingexperiences,youmungkin
maybeinterestedinthis.”Hethrew
atas
overasheetofthick,pink-tintednotepaperwhichhadbeenlyingterbuka
openuponthetable.“It
datang
camebythelastpost,”saidhe.“Readitaloud.”
Thenotewasundated,
dan
andwithouteithersignatureoraddress.“There
akan
willcalluponyouto-night,ataquartertoeighto’clock,”itsaid,“agentlemanwhodesirestoconsultyouuponamasalah
matteroftheverydeepestsaat
moment.YourrecentservicestooneoftheroyalhousesofEurope
telah
haveshownthatyouareonewhomaysafelybetrusteddengan
withmatterswhichareofanimportancewhichcanhardlybeexaggerated.Ini
Thisaccountofyouwehavefromsemua
allquartersreceived.Beinyourchamberthenatthat
jam
hour,anddonottakeitamissjika
ifyourvisitorwearamask.”“Thisisindeed
sebuah
amystery,”Iremarked.“Whatdoyouimaginethatitmeans?”
“I
punya
havenodatayet.Itisacapitalmistaketotheorise
sebelum
beforeonehasdata.Insensiblyonebeginstotwistfactstosuittheories,insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.
Tapi
Butthenoteitself.Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
Icarefullyexaminedthewriting,
dan
andthepaperuponwhichitwaswritten.“Themanwho
menulis
wroteitwaspresumablywelltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringtoimitatemycompanion’sprocesses.“Suchpaper
bisa
couldnotbeboughtundersetengah
halfacrownapacket.Itispeculiarlystrong
dan
andstiff.”“Peculiar—thatistheveryword,”saidHolmes.
“ItisnotanEnglishpaperatall.
Pegang
Holdituptothelight.”Ididso,
dan
andsawalarge“E”dengan
withasmall“g,”a“P,”dan
andalarge“G”withakecil
small“t”wovenintothetextureofthepaper.“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
askedHolmes.
“The
nama
nameofthemaker,nodoubt;atau
orhismonogram,rather.”“Notatall.
The‘G’
dengan
withthesmall‘t’standsfor‘Gesellschaft,’whichistheGermanfor‘Company.’Itisacustomarycontractionseperti
likeour‘Co.’‘P,’ofsaja
course,standsfor‘Papier.’Nowforthe‘Eg.’Mari
LetusglanceatourContinentalGazetteer.”He
mengambil
tookdownaheavybrownvolumefromhisshelves.“Eglow,Eglonitz—hereweare,Egria.
ItisinaGerman-speakingcountry—inBohemia,not
jauh
farfromCarlsbad.‘Remarkableasbeingthesceneofthe
kematian
deathofWallenstein,andforitsnumerousglass-factoriesdan
andpaper-mills.’Ha,ha,myboy,whatdoyoubuat
makeofthat?”Hiseyessparkled,
dan
andhesentupabesar
greatbluetriumphantcloudfromhiscigarette.“ThepaperwasmadeinBohemia,”Isaid.
“Precisely.
Dan
Andthemanwhowrotethenoteisseorang
aGerman.Doyounotethepeculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘Thisaccountofyouwehavefrom
semua
allquartersreceived.’AFrenchmanatau
orRussiancouldnothavemenulis
writtenthat.ItistheGermanwhoissouncourteoustohisverbs.
It
hanya
onlyremains,therefore,todiscoverwhatiswantedbyini
thisGermanwhowritesuponBohemianpaperdan
andpreferswearingamasktomenunjukkan
showinghisface.Andherehe
datang
comes,ifIamnotmistaken,toresolvesemua
allourdoubts.”Ashe
berbicara
spoketherewasthesharpsuara
soundofhorses’hoofsandgratingwheelsterhadap
againstthecurb,followedbyasharppullatthebell.Holmeswhistled.
“Apair,bythesound,”saidhe.
“Yes,”hecontinued,glancing
keluar
outofthewindow.“A
bagus
nicelittlebroughamandapairofbeauties.Ahundredandfiftyguineasapiece.
There’s
uang
moneyinthiscase,Watson,jika
ifthereisnothingelse.”“I
pikir
thinkthatIhadbetterpergi
go,Holmes.”“Notabit,
Dokter
Doctor.Staywhereyouare.
Iam
tersesat
lostwithoutmyBoswell.And
ini
thispromisestobeinteresting.Itwouldbeapitytomissit.”
“Butyourclient—”.
“Nevermind
dia
him.Imaywantyour
bantuan
help,andsomayhe.Herehe
datang
comes.Sitdowninthatarmchair,
Dokter
Doctor,andgiveusyourbestattention.”Sebuah
Aslowandheavystep,whichhadbeenhearduponthestairsdan
andinthepassage,pausedimmediatelyluar
outsidethedoor.Thentherewasaloud
dan
andauthoritativetap.“Comein!”
saidHolmes.
Seorang
Amanenteredwhocouldhardlyhavebeenlessthanenam
sixfeetsixinchesinheight,dengan
withthechestandlimbsofseorang
aHercules.Hisdresswasrich
dengan
witharichnesswhichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakintoburuk
badtaste.Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacrossthesleeves
dan
andfrontsofhisdouble-breastedcoat,sementara
whilethedeepbluecloakwhichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslineddengan
withflame-colouredsilkandsecuredattheneckdengan
withabroochwhichconsistedofasingleflamingberyl.Bootswhichextendedhalfwayuphiscalves,
dan
andwhichweretrimmedatthetopswithrichbrownfur,completedtheimpressionofbarbaricopulencewhichwassuggestedbyhisseluruh
wholeappearance.Hecarriedabroad-brimmedhatinhishand,whileheworeacrosstheupper
bagian
partofhisface,extendingbawah
downpastthecheekbones,ahitam
blackvizardmask,whichhehadapparentlyadjustedthatverymoment,forhishandwasmasih
stillraisedtoitasheentered.From
yang
thelowerpartofthefaceheappearedtobeseorang
amanofstrongcharacter,dengan
withathick,hanginglip,dan
andalong,straightchinsuggestiveofresolutionpushedtoyang
thelengthofobstinacy.“You
punya
hadmynote?”heasked
dengan
withadeepharshvoicedan
andastronglymarkedGermanaccent.“ItoldyouthatI
akan
wouldcall.”Helookedfrom
satu
onetotheotherofkami
us,asifuncertainwhichtoaddress.“Praytakeaseat,”saidHolmes.
“Thisismy
teman
friendandcolleague,Dr.Watson,yang
whoisoccasionallygoodenoughtomembantu
helpmeinmycases.WhomhaveI
yang
thehonourtoaddress?”“You
dapat
mayaddressmeastheCountVonKramm,seorang
aBohemiannobleman.Iunderstandthat
ini
thisgentleman,yourfriend,isamanofhonourdan
anddiscretion,whomImaymempercayai
trustwithamatterofthepaling
mostextremeimportance.Ifnot,Ishouldmuchprefertocommunicate
dengan
withyoualone.”Iroseto
pergi
go,butHolmescaughtmebythewristdan
andpushedmebackintomychair.“Itisboth,
atau
ornone,”saidhe.“You
dapat
maysaybeforethisgentlemananythingyang
whichyoumaysaytome.”TheCountshruggedhisbroadshoulders.
“ThenI
harus
mustbegin,”saidhe,“bybindingyouberdua
bothtoabsolutesecrecyfordua
twoyears;attheendof
itu
thattimethematterwillbeoftidak
noimportance.Atpresentitisnot
terlalu
toomuchtosaythatitisofseperti
suchweightitmayhaveaninfluenceuponEuropeanhistory.”“Ipromise,”saidHolmes.
“AndI.”
“You
akan
willexcusethismask,”continuedourstrangevisitor.“Theaugustpersonwhoemploysme
ingin
wisheshisagenttobeunknowntoyou,dan
andImayconfessatoncethatthetitlebywhichIhavejustsebut
calledmyselfisnotexactlymyown.”“Iwasawareofit,”saidHolmesdryly.
“Thecircumstancesareofgreatdelicacy,
dan
andeveryprecautionhastobetakentoquenchwhatmightgrowtobeanimmensescandaldan
andseriouslycompromiseoneofthereigningfamiliesofEurope.To
berbicara
speakplainly,thematterimplicatesthebesar
greatHouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”“Iwas
juga
alsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimselfdowninhisarmchairdan
andclosinghiseyes.Ourvisitorglanced
dengan
withsomeapparentsurpriseatthelanguid,loungingfigureofthepria
manwhohadbeennodoubtdepictedtohimasthepaling
mostincisivereasonerandmostenergeticagentinEurope.Holmesslowlyreopenedhiseyes
dan
andlookedimpatientlyathisgiganticclient.“IfyourMajesty
akan
wouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Iharus
shouldbebetterabletoadviseyou.”Yang
Themansprangfromhischairdan
andpacedupanddownyang
theroominuncontrollableagitation.Then,
dengan
withagestureofdesperation,hetorethemaskfromhisfacedan
andhurleditupontheground.“Youareright,”hecried;
“Iamthe
Raja
King.WhyshouldIattempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“YourMajestyhadnot
berbicara
spokenbeforeIwasawarebahwa
thatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,dan
andhereditaryKingofBohemia.”“Butyou
dapat
canunderstand,”saidourstrangevisitor,duduk
sittingdownoncemoreandpassinghishandoverhistinggi
highwhiteforehead,“youcanmemahami
understandthatIamnotaccustomedtomelakukan
doingsuchbusinessinmysendiri
ownperson.YetthematterwassodelicatethatI
bisa
couldnotconfideittoanagenttanpa
withoutputtingmyselfinhispower.Ihave
datang
comeincognitofromPragueforthepurposeofconsultingyou.”“Then,prayconsult,”saidHolmes,
menutup
shuttinghiseyesoncemore.“Thefactsarebrieflythese:
Some
lima
fiveyearsago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,Imadeyang
theacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.The
nama
nameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”“Kindly
lihat
lookherupinmyindex,Doctor,”murmuredHolmestanpa
withoutopeninghiseyes.Formanyyearshehadadoptedasystemofdocketing
semua
allparagraphsconcerningmenandthings,sothatitwasdifficulttonameasubjectatau
orapersononwhichhebisa
couldnotatoncefurnishinformation.In
ini
thiscaseIfoundherbiographysandwichedinantara
betweenthatofaHebrewrabbidan
andthatofastaff-commanderwhohadmenulis
writtenamonographuponthedeep-seafishes.“Letmesee!”
saidHolmes.
“Hum!
BorninNewJerseyinthe
tahun
year1858.Contralto—hum!
LaScala,hum!
PrimadonnaImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
LivinginLondon—quiteso!
YourMajesty,asI
mengerti
understand,becameentangledwiththismuda
youngperson,wrotehersomecompromisingletters,dan
andisnowdesirousofmendapatkan
gettingthoselettersback.”“Preciselyso.
Tapi
Buthow—”.