I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
Aku
I.ToSherlockHolmessheis
selalu
alwaysthewoman.Ihave
jarang
seldomheardhimmentionherunderanylain
othername.Inhiseyessheeclipses
dan
andpredominatesthewholeofhersex.Itwasnotthathefeltany
emosi
emotionakintoloveforIreneAdler.Semua
Allemotions,andthatoneparticularly,wereabhorrenttohisdingin
cold,precisebutadmirablybalancedmind.Hewas,Itakeit,the
paling
mostperfectreasoningandobservingmesin
machinethattheworldhasseen,tetapi
butasaloverheakan
wouldhaveplacedhimselfinasalah
falseposition.Heneverspokeof
yang
thesofterpassions,savewithagibedan
andasneer.Theywere
mengagumkan
admirablethingsfortheobserver—excellentformenarik
drawingtheveilfrommen’smotivesdan
andactions.Butforthetrainedreasonerto
mengakui
admitsuchintrusionsintohissendiri
owndelicateandfinelyadjustedtemperamentwastomemperkenalkan
introduceadistractingfactorwhichmightthrowakeraguan
doubtuponallhismentalresults.Grit
Gritinasensitiveinstrument,atau
oracrackinoneofhissendiri
ownhigh-powerlenses,wouldnotbelebih
moredisturbingthanastrongemosi
emotioninanaturesuchasnya
his.Andyettherewasbut
satu
onewomantohim,andthatwanita
womanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofmeragukan
dubiousandquestionablememory.Ihad
melihat
seenlittleofHolmeslately.My
pernikahan
marriagehaddriftedusawayfromeachlain
other.Myowncompletehappiness,
dan
andthehome-centredinterestswhichriseupsekitar
aroundthemanwhofirstmenemukan
findshimselfmasterofhissendiri
ownestablishment,weresufficienttomenyerap
absorballmyattention,whileHolmes,wholoathedsetiap
everyformofsocietywithhisseluruh
wholeBohemiansoul,remainedinourlodgingsinBaker
BakerStreet,buriedamonghistua
oldbooks,andalternatingfromminggu
weektoweekbetweencocainedan
andambition,thedrowsinessoftheobat
drug,andthefierceenergyofhissendiri
ownkeennature.Hewas
masih
still,asever,deeplyattractedbythestudi
studyofcrime,andoccupiedhisimmensefacultiesdan
andextraordinarypowersofobservationinmengikuti
followingoutthoseclues,andclearingupthosemysterieswhichhadbeenabandonedashopelessbytheresmi
officialpolice.Fromtimeto
waktu
timeIheardsomevagueaccountofhisdoings:ofhissummonstoOdessainthe
kasus
caseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupofthetunggal
singulartragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,dan
andfinallyofthemissionwhichhehadcapai
accomplishedsodelicatelyandsuccessfullyforthereigningkeluarga
familyofHolland.Beyondthesesignsofhisactivity,
namun
however,whichImerelyshareddengan
withallthereadersoftheharian
dailypress,Iknewlittleofmymantan
formerfriendandcompanion.Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethof
Maret
March,1888—Iwasreturningfromseorang
ajourneytoapatient(forIhadsekarang
nowreturnedtocivilpractice),ketika
whenmywayledmemelalui
throughBakerStreet.AsI
melewati
passedthewell-remembereddoor,whichharus
mustalwaysbeassociatedinmypikiran
mindwithmywooing,anddengan
withthedarkincidentsoftheStudi
StudyinScarlet,Iwasseizeddengan
withakeendesiretomelihat
seeHolmesagain,andtotahu
knowhowhewasemployinghisluar biasa
extraordinarypowers.Hisroomswerebrilliantlylit,
dan
and,evenasIlookedup,Imelihat
sawhistall,sparefiguremelewati
passtwiceinadarksilhouetteterhadap
againsttheblind.Hewaspacingtheroom
cepat
swiftly,eagerly,withhisheadtenggelam
sunkuponhischestandhishandsclaspedbehindhim.To
saya
me,whoknewhiseverysuasana hati
moodandhabit,hisattitudedan
andmannertoldtheirownkisah
story.Hewasatwork
lagi
again.Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreams
dan
andwashotuponthearoma
scentofsomenewproblem.Irangthe
bel
bellandwasshownuptothechamberwhichhadsebelumnya
formerlybeeninpartmysendiri
own.Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
It
jarang
seldomwas;buthewas
senang
glad,Ithink,toseeme.Dengan
Withhardlyawordspoken,tetapi
butwithakindlyeye,hewavedmetoankursi
armchair,threwacrosshiscaseofcigars,dan
andindicatedaspiritcasedan
andagasogeneinthesudut
corner.Thenhestoodbefore
yang
thefireandlookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivefashion.“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“I
pikir
think,Watson,thatyouhaveputontujuh
sevenandahalfpoundssejak
sinceIsawyou.”“Seven!”
Ianswered.
“Indeed,I
harus
shouldhavethoughtalittlelebih
more.Justatriflemore,Ifancy,Watson.
Dan
Andinpracticeagain,Imengamati
observe.Youdidnottellme
bahwa
thatyouintendedtogointoharness.”“Then,
bagaimana
howdoyouknow?”“Isee
itu
it,Ideduceit.HowdoI
tahu
knowthatyouhavebeenmendapatkan
gettingyourselfverywetlately,dan
andthatyouhaveapaling
mostclumsyandcarelessservantgirl?”“MydearHolmes,”saidI,“thisis
terlalu
toomuch.Youwouldcertainlyhavebeenburned,hadyouliveda
beberapa
fewcenturiesago.Itis
benar
truethatIhadanegara
countrywalkonThursdayandcamehomeinamengerikan
dreadfulmess,butasImemiliki
havechangedmyclothesIcan’timaginebagaimana
howyoudeduceit.AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,
dan
andmywifehasgivenhermelihat
notice,butthere,again,Igagal
failtoseehowyoubekerja
workitout.”Hechuckledtohimself
dan
andrubbedhislong,nervoushandstogether.“Itis
kesederhanaan
simplicityitself,”saidhe;“myeyes
memberitahu
tellmethatonthedalam
insideofyourleftshoe,justmana
wherethefirelightstrikesit,theleatherisscoredbyenam
sixalmostparallelcuts.Obviouslythey
telah
havebeencausedbysomeonewhohassangat
verycarelesslyscrapedroundtheedgesofthesoleinordertomenghapus
removecrustedmudfromit.Hence,you
melihat
see,mydoubledeductionthatyoumemiliki
hadbeenoutinvilecuaca
weather,andthatyouhadakhususnya
particularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenoftheLondonslavey.Astoyourpractice,
jika
ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomsberbau
smellingofiodoform,withahitam
blackmarkofnitrateofperak
silveruponhisrightforefinger,dan
andabulgeonthekanan
rightsideofhistop-hattomenunjukkan
showwherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,Iharus
mustbedull,indeed,ifIdonotmengucapkan
pronouncehimtobeanaktif
activememberofthemedicalprofession.”I
bisa
couldnothelplaughingatthekemudahan
easewithwhichheexplainedhisproses
processofdeduction.“WhenI
mendengar
hearyougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“thehal
thingalwaysappearstometobesoridiculouslysederhana
simplethatIcouldeasilydoitmyself,meskipun
thoughateachsuccessiveinstanceofyourpenalaran
reasoningIambaffleduntilyoumenjelaskan
explainyourprocess.AndyetI
percaya
believethatmyeyesareasgoodasyours.”“Quiteso,”heanswered,lightinga
rokok
cigarette,andthrowinghimselfdownintoankursi
armchair.“Yousee,butyoudonot
mengamati
observe.Thedistinctionisclear.
Forexample,youhave
sering
frequentlyseenthestepswhichmengarah
leadupfromthehalltoini
thisroom.”“Frequently.”
“Howoften?”
“Well,
beberapa
somehundredsoftimes.”“Then
berapa
howmanyarethere?”“How
banyak
many?Idon’tknow.”
“Quiteso!
Youhavenot
mengamati
observed.Andyetyouhaveseen.
Itu
Thatisjustmypoint.Sekarang
Now,Iknowthatthereareseventeensteps,karena
becauseIhavebothseendan
andobserved.Bytheway,
karena
sinceyouareinterestedinthesekecil
littleproblems,andsinceyouarebaik
goodenoughtochronicleoneatau
ortwoofmytriflingexperiences,youmungkin
maybeinterestedinthis.”He
melemparkan
threwoverasheetoftebal
thick,pink-tintednotepaperwhichhadbeenlyingterbuka
openuponthetable.“It
datang
camebythelastpost,”saidhe.“Readitaloud.”
The
catatan
notewasundated,andwithouteithertanda tangan
signatureoraddress.“Therewill
memanggil
calluponyouto-night,ataseperempat
quartertoeighto’clock,”itsaid,“apria
gentlemanwhodesirestoconsultyouuponamasalah
matteroftheverydeepestsaat
moment.Yourrecentservicestooneofthe
kerajaan
royalhousesofEuropehaveshownthatyouareonewhomayaman
safelybetrustedwithmatterswhichareofanpenting
importancewhichcanhardlybeexaggerated.Ini
Thisaccountofyouwehavefromsemua
allquartersreceived.Beinyourchamberthenatthat
jam
hour,anddonottakeitamissjika
ifyourvisitorwearamask.”“Thisis
memang
indeedamystery,”Iremarked.“Whatdoyouimaginethatitmeans?”
“I
punya
havenodatayet.Itisacapital
kesalahan
mistaketotheorisebeforeonememiliki
hasdata.Insensiblyonebeginsto
memutar
twistfactstosuittheories,bukan
insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.Tapi
Butthenoteitself.Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
Icarefully
memeriksa
examinedthewriting,andthekertas
paperuponwhichitwaswritten.“Themanwho
menulis
wroteitwaspresumablywelltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringtomeniru
imitatemycompanion’sprocesses.“Such
kertas
papercouldnotbeboughtundersetengah
halfacrownapacket.Itispeculiarly
kuat
strongandstiff.”“Peculiar—thatis
yang
theveryword,”saidHolmes.“ItisnotanEnglish
kertas
paperatall.Holdituptothelight.”
Ididso,
dan
andsawalarge“E”dengan
withasmall“g,”a“P,”dan
andalarge“G”withakecil
small“t”wovenintothetekstur
textureofthepaper.“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
askedHolmes.
“The
nama
nameofthemaker,nodiragukan lagi
doubt;orhismonogram,rather.”
“Notatall.
The‘G’
dengan
withthesmall‘t’standsfor‘Gesellschaft,’whichistheGermanfor‘Company.’Itisacustomarycontractionseperti
likeour‘Co.’‘P,’ofsaja
course,standsfor‘Papier.’Nowforthe‘Eg.’Mari
LetusglanceatourKontinental
ContinentalGazetteer.”Hetookdowna
berat
heavybrownvolumefromhisshelves.“Eglow,Eglonitz—hereweare,Egria.
ItisinaGerman-speakingcountry—inBohemia,not
jauh
farfromCarlsbad.‘Remarkableasbeingthe
adegan
sceneofthedeathofWallenstein,dan
andforitsnumerousglass-factoriesdan
andpaper-mills.’Ha,ha,myboy,whatdoyoubuat
makeofthat?”Hiseyessparkled,
dan
andhesentupabesar
greatbluetriumphantcloudfromhiscigarette.“ThepaperwasmadeinBohemia,”Isaid.
“Precisely.
Dan
Andthemanwhowrotethenoteisseorang
aGerman.Doyounotethe
aneh
peculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘Thisaccountofyouwehavefromsemua
allquartersreceived.’AFrenchmanatau
orRussiancouldnothavemenulis
writtenthat.ItistheGermanwhoissouncourteoustohisverbs.
It
hanya
onlyremains,therefore,todiscoverwhatiswantedbyini
thisGermanwhowritesuponBohemian
Bohemianpaperandpreferswearingatopeng
masktoshowinghisface.Dan
Andherehecomes,ifIamnotsalah
mistaken,toresolveallourdoubts.”Ashe
berbicara
spoketherewasthesharpsuara
soundofhorses’hoofsandgratingwheelsterhadap
againstthecurb,followedbyatajam
sharppullatthebell.Holmeswhistled.
“Apair,bythesound,”saidhe.
“Yes,”hecontinued,glancing
keluar
outofthewindow.“A
bagus
nicelittlebroughamandasepasang
pairofbeauties.Ahundredandfiftyguineasapiece.
There’s
uang
moneyinthiscase,Watson,jika
ifthereisnothingelse.”“I
pikir
thinkthatIhadbetterpergi
go,Holmes.”“Notabit,
Dokter
Doctor.Staywhereyouare.
Iam
tersesat
lostwithoutmyBoswell.And
ini
thispromisestobeinteresting.Itwouldbea
disayangkan
pitytomissit.”“Butyourclient—”.
“Nevermind
dia
him.Imaywantyour
bantuan
help,andsomayhe.Herehe
datang
comes.Sitdowninthat
kursi
armchair,Doctor,andgiveusyourbestattention.”Sebuah
Aslowandheavystep,whichhadbeenhearduponthetangga
stairsandinthepassage,pausedsegera
immediatelyoutsidethedoor.Then
ada
therewasaloudandauthoritativetap.“Comein!”
saidHolmes.
Seorang
Amanenteredwhocouldhardlyhavebeenkurang
lessthansixfeetsixinchesintinggi
height,withthechestandlimbsofseorang
aHercules.Hisdresswas
kaya
richwitharichnesswhichakan
would,inEngland,belookeduponasakintoburuk
badtaste.Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacrossthesleeves
dan
andfrontsofhisdouble-breastedmantel
coat,whilethedeepbluejubah
cloakwhichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslineddengan
withflame-colouredsilkandsecuredattheleher
neckwithabroochwhichconsistedofasatu
singleflamingberyl.Bootswhichextended
setengah
halfwayuphiscalves,andwhichweretrimmedatthetopswithkaya
richbrownfur,completedthekesan
impressionofbarbaricopulencewhichwassuggestedbyhisseluruh
wholeappearance.Hecarriedabroad-brimmed
topi
hatinhishand,whilehemengenakan
woreacrosstheupperpartofhisface,extendingbawah
downpastthecheekbones,ahitam
blackvizardmask,whichhehadtampaknya
apparentlyadjustedthatverymoment,forhishandwasmasih
stillraisedtoitasheentered.From
yang
thelowerpartofthefacehetampak
appearedtobeamanofkuat
strongcharacter,withathick,menggantung
hanginglip,andalong,lurus
straightchinsuggestiveofresolutionpushedtoyang
thelengthofobstinacy.“You
punya
hadmynote?”heasked
dengan
withadeepharshvoicedan
andastronglymarkedGermanaksen
accent.“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,Ishouldmuch
suka
prefertocommunicatewithyoualone.”I
bangkit
rosetogo,butHolmesmenangkap
caughtmebythewristdan
andpushedmebackintomykursi
chair.“Itisboth,ornone,”saidhe.
“You
dapat
maysaybeforethisgentlemananythingyang
whichyoumaysaytome.”TheCountshruggedhisbroadshoulders.
“ThenI
harus
mustbegin,”saidhe,“bybindingyouberdua
bothtoabsolutesecrecyfordua
twoyears;attheendof
itu
thattimethematterwillbeoftidak
noimportance.Atpresentitisnot
terlalu
toomuchtosaythatitisofseperti
suchweightitmayhaveanpengaruh
influenceuponEuropeanhistory.”“Ipromise,”saidHolmes.
“AndI.”
“You
akan
willexcusethismask,”continuedouraneh
strangevisitor.“Theaugustpersonwhoemploysme
ingin
wisheshisagenttobediketahui
unknowntoyou,andIdapat
mayconfessatoncethatthegelar
titlebywhichIhavejustsebut
calledmyselfisnotexactlymyown.”“Iwas
menyadari
awareofit,”saidHolmesdryly.“Thecircumstancesareofgreatdelicacy,
dan
andeveryprecautionhastobetakentoquenchwhatmighttumbuh
growtobeanimmenseskandal
scandalandseriouslycompromiseoneofthereigningfamiliesofEurope.To
berbicara
speakplainly,thematterimplicatesthebesar
greatHouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”“Iwas
juga
alsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimselfdowninhiskursi
armchairandclosinghiseyes.Our
pengunjung
visitorglancedwithsomeapparentkejutan
surpriseatthelanguid,loungingsosok
figureofthemanwhohadbeentidak
nodoubtdepictedtohimasthepaling
mostincisivereasonerandmostenergik
energeticagentinEurope.Holmes
perlahan
slowlyreopenedhiseyesandlookedimpatientlyathisgiganticklien
client.“IfyourMajestywouldcondescendto
menyatakan
stateyourcase,”heremarked,“Iharus
shouldbebetterabletomenasihati
adviseyou.”Themansprangfromhischair
dan
andpacedupanddownyang
theroominuncontrollableagitation.Then,
dengan
withagestureofdesperation,hemerobek
torethemaskfromhisfacedan
andhurledituponthetanah
ground.“Youareright,”hecried;
“Iamthe
Raja
King.WhyshouldIattempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“Your
Mulia
MajestyhadnotspokenbeforeIwasmenyadari
awarethatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,Grand
GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,andketurunan
hereditaryKingofBohemia.”“Butyou
dapat
canunderstand,”saidourstrangepengunjung
visitor,sittingdownoncemoredan
andpassinghishandoverhistinggi
highwhiteforehead,“youcanmemahami
understandthatIamnotaccustomedtomelakukan
doingsuchbusinessinmysendiri
ownperson.Yetthematterwasso
halus
delicatethatIcouldnotconfideittoanagen
agentwithoutputtingmyselfinhispower.Ihave
datang
comeincognitofromPragueforthetujuan
purposeofconsultingyou.”“Then,prayconsult,”saidHolmes,
menutup
shuttinghiseyesoncemore.“Thefactsarebrieflythese:
Some
lima
fiveyearsago,duringalengthykunjungan
visittoWarsaw,Imadeyang
theacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.The
nama
nameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”“Kindly
lihat
lookherupinmyindeks
index,Doctor,”murmuredHolmeswithoutmembuka
openinghiseyes.Formanyyearshehad
mengadopsi
adoptedasystemofdocketingsemua
allparagraphsconcerningmenandthings,sothatitwassulit
difficulttonameasubjectatau
orapersononwhichhebisa
couldnotatoncefurnishinformasi
information.InthiscaseI
menemukan
foundherbiographysandwichedinantara
betweenthatofaHebrewrabbidan
andthatofastaff-commanderwhohadmenulis
writtenamonographuponthedeep-seafishes.“Letmesee!”
saidHolmes.
“Hum!
Lahir
BorninNewJerseyinthetahun
year1858.Contralto—hum!
LaScala,
hum
hum!PrimadonnaImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Pensiun
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!LivinginLondon—quiteso!
Your
Mulia
Majesty,asIunderstand,becameentangleddengan
withthisyoungperson,wroteherbeberapa
somecompromisingletters,andissekarang
nowdesirousofgettingthoselettersback.”“Preciselyso.
Tapi
Buthow—”.