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A Study in Scarlet | Progressive Translation Books for Italian A1 Learners

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CHAPTERI.MR.SHERLOCKHOLMES.
Intheyear1878ItookmydegreeofDoctorofMedicineoftheUniversityofLondon,
e
andproceededtoNetleytogothroughthe
corso
courseprescribedforsurgeonsinthearmy.
Havingcompletedmystudiesthere,Iwasdulyattachedto
i
theFifthNorthumberlandFusiliersasAssistantSurgeon.
TheregimentwasstationedinIndiaatthetime,
e
andbeforeIcouldjoinit,the
seconda
secondAfghanwarhadbrokenout.
OnlandingatBombay,Ilearned
che
thatmycorpshadadvanced
attraverso
throughthepasses,andwas
già
alreadydeepintheenemy’s
paese
country.
Ifollowed,however,with
molti
manyotherofficerswhowereinthesamesituationasmyself,
e
andsucceededinreachingCandaharinsafety,
dove
whereIfoundmyregiment,
e
andatonceentereduponmynewduties.
Thecampaign
portato
broughthonoursandpromotionto
molti
many,butformeithadnothing
ma
butmisfortuneanddisaster.
Iwasremovedfrommybrigade
e
andattachedtotheBerkshires,withwhomIservedat
i
thefatalbattleofMaiwand.
ThereIwasstruckontheshoulderby
un
aJezailbullet,whichshatteredthebone
e
andgrazedthesubclavianartery.
Ishould
ha
havefallenintothehandsofthemurderousGhazis
ha
haditnotbeenforthedevotion
e
andcourageshownbyMurray,myorderly,
che
whothrewmeacrossapack-horse,
e
andsucceededinbringingmesafelytotheBritishlines.
Wornwithpain,
e
andweakfromtheprolongedhardships
che
whichIhadundergone,Iwasremoved,with
un
agreattrainofwoundedsufferers,tothebasehospitalatPeshawar.
Qui
HereIrallied,andhad
già
alreadyimprovedsofarastobeableto
camminare
walkaboutthewards,andeventobask
un
alittleupontheverandah,
quando
whenIwasstruckdownbyentericfever,thatcurseofourIndianpossessions.
Formonthsmy
vita
lifewasdespairedof,and
quando
whenatlastIcametomyself
e
andbecameconvalescent,Iwassoweak
e
andemaciatedthatamedicalboarddetermined
che
thatnotadayshouldbe
perso
lostinsendingmebacktoEngland.
Iwasdispatched,accordingly,inthetroopship“Orontes,”
e
andlandedamonthlateronPortsmouthjetty,withmyhealthirretrievablyruined,
ma
butwithpermissionfromapaternalgovernmenttospendthenextninemonthsinattemptingtoimproveit.
I
avevo
hadneitherkithnorkininEngland,
e
andwasthereforeasfreeasair—oras
libero
freeasanincomeofelevenshillings
e
andsixpenceadaywillpermita
uomo
mantobe.
Undersuchcircumstances,InaturallygravitatedtoLondon,that
grande
greatcesspoolintowhichall
i
theloungersandidlersof
i
theEmpireareirresistiblydrained.
ThereIstayedfor
qualche
sometimeataprivatehotelin
i
theStrand,leadingacomfortless,meaninglessexistence,
e
andspendingsuchmoneyasI
avevo
had,considerablymorefreelythanIought.
Soalarming
fare
didthestateofmyfinancesbecome,
che
thatIsoonrealizedthatI
dovevo
musteitherleavethemetropolis
e
andrusticatesomewhereinthe
campagna
country,orthatImustmake
un
acompletealterationinmystyleofliving.
Choosing
i
thelatteralternative,Ibeganbymakingupmymindto
lasciare
leavethehotel,andto
prendere
takeupmyquartersin
qualche
somelesspretentiousandlessexpensivedomicile.
On
il
theverydaythatIhadcometo
questa
thisconclusion,Iwasstandingat
il
theCriterionBar,whensomeonetappedmeon
il
theshoulder,andturningroundIrecognized
giovane
youngStamford,whohadbeenadresser
sotto
undermeatBarts.
Thesightofafriendly
viso
faceinthegreatwildernessofLondonisapleasant
cosa
thingindeedtoalonely
uomo
man.
InolddaysStamfordhadneverbeen
un
aparticularcronyofmine,
ma
butnowIhailedhimwithenthusiasm,
e
andhe,inhisturn,appearedtobedelightedtoseeme.
Intheexuberanceofmyjoy,I
chiesto
askedhimtolunchwithmeattheHolborn,
e
andwestartedofftogetherin
un
ahansom.
“Whateverhaveyoubeen
fatto
doingwithyourself,Watson?”
he
chiese
askedinundisguisedwonder,aswerattledthrough
le
thecrowdedLondonstreets.
“Youareasthinas
una
alathandasbrownas
una
anut.”
Igavehim
un
ashortsketchofmyadventures,
e
andhadhardlyconcludeditbythetimethatwereachedourdestination.
“Poordevil!”
he
disse
said,commiseratingly,afterhehad
ascoltato
listenedtomymisfortunes.
“Whatareyouuptonow?”
“Lookingforlodgings,”I
risposi
answered.
“Tryingtosolvethe
problema
problemastowhetheritis
possibile
possibletogetcomfortableroomsat
un
areasonableprice.”
“That’sastrangething,”remarkedmycompanion;
“youare
il
thesecondmanto-daythathas
usato
usedthatexpressiontome.”
“And
chi
whowasthefirst?”
I
chiesto
asked.
“Afellowwhois
lavora
workingatthechemicallaboratoryupatthehospital.
Hewasbemoaninghimself
questa
thismorningbecausehecouldnotget
qualcuno
someonetogohalveswithhiminsomenicerooms
che
whichhehadfound,and
che
whichweretoomuchforhispurse.”
“ByJove!”
Icried,“ifhe
davvero
reallywantssomeonetoshare
le
theroomsandtheexpense,Iam
le
theverymanforhim.
Ishouldprefer
avere
havingapartnertobeingalone.”
Giovane
YoungStamfordlookedratherstrangelyatme
sopra
overhiswine-glass.
“Youdon’tknowSherlockHolmesyet,”he
disse
said;
“perhapsyouwouldnotcareforhimasaconstantcompanion.”
“Why,whatisthere
contro
againsthim?”
“Oh,Ididn’t
detto
saytherewasanythingagainst
lui
him.
Heisalittlequeerinhisideas—anenthusiastin
alcuni
somebranchesofscience.
AsfarasI
so
knowheisadecentfellowenough.”
“Amedicalstudent,Isuppose?”
detto
saidI.
“No—Ihaveno
idea
ideawhatheintendstogoinfor.
I
credo
believeheiswellupinanatomy,
e
andheisafirst-classchemist;
ma
but,asfarasI
so
know,hehasnevertakenoutanysystematicmedicalclasses.
Hisstudiesareverydesultoryandeccentric,
ma
buthehasamassedalotofout-of-thewayknowledge
che
whichwouldastonishhisprofessors.”
“Didyounever
chiesto
askhimwhathewas
andando
goinginfor?”
Iasked.
“No;
heisnot
un
amanthatitis
facile
easytodrawout,thoughhecanbecommunicative
abbastanza
enoughwhenthefancyseizeshim.”
“Ishouldliketomeethim,”I
dissi
said.
“IfIamtolodgewith
qualcuno
anyone,Ishouldprefera
uomo
manofstudiousandquiethabits.
Iamnotstrong
abbastanza
enoughyettostandmuchnoise
o
orexcitement.
Ihadenoughof
entrambi
bothinAfghanistantolastmefor
il
theremainderofmynaturalexistence.
Come
HowcouldImeetthis
amico
friendofyours?”
“Heis
sicuro
suretobeatthelaboratory,”returnedmycompanion.
“Heeitheravoids
il
theplaceforweeks,orelsehe
lavora
workstherefrommorningtonight.
Se
Ifyoulike,weshalldriveround
insieme
togetherafterluncheon.”
“Certainly,”I
risposi
answered,andtheconversationdriftedawayinto
altri
otherchannels.
Aswemadeourwaytothehospital
dopo
afterleavingtheHolborn,Stamford
diede
gavemeafewmoreparticularsaboutthegentlemanwhomIproposedto
prendere
takeasafellow-lodger.
“Youmustn’tblameme
se
ifyoudon’tgetonwithhim,”he
disse
said;
“IknownothingmoreofhimthanI
ho
havelearnedfrommeetinghimoccasionallyinthelaboratory.
Youproposed
questo
thisarrangement,soyoumustnotholdmeresponsible.”
“Ifwedon’tgetonit
sarà
willbeeasytopartcompany,”I
risposi
answered.
“Itseemstome,Stamford,”Iadded,
guardando
lookinghardatmycompanion,“thatyou
abbia
havesomereasonforwashingyourhandsofthematter.
Is
questo
thisfellow’stempersoformidable,
o
orwhatisit?
Don’tbemealy-mouthedaboutit.”
“Itisnot
facile
easytoexpresstheinexpressible,”he
rispose
answeredwithalaugh.
“Holmesis
un
alittletooscientificformytastes—itapproachestocold-bloodedness.
Icouldimaginehis
dia
givingafriendalittlepinchofthelatestvegetablealkaloid,notoutofmalevolence,you
capite
understand,butsimplyoutofaspiritofinquiryinorderto
avere
haveanaccurateideaoftheeffects.
Todohimjustice,I
penso
thinkthathewouldtakeithimselfwiththesamereadiness.
Heappearsto
avere
haveapassionfordefiniteandexactknowledge.”
“Veryrighttoo.”
“Yes,
ma
butitmaybepushedtoexcess.
Quando
Whenitcomestobeating
i
thesubjectsinthedissecting-roomswithastick,itiscertainlytakingratherabizarreshape.”
“Beating
i
thesubjects!”
“Yes,toverifyhowfarbruisesmaybeproduced
dopo
afterdeath.
Isawhimatitwithmyowneyes.”
“Andyetyou
dici
sayheisnotamedicalstudent?”
“No.
Heaven
sa
knowswhattheobjectsofhisstudies
sono
are.
Buthereweare,
e
andyoumustformyourownimpressions
su
abouthim.”
Ashespoke,we
girammo
turneddownanarrowlane
e
andpassedthroughasmallside-door,
che
whichopenedintoawingofthe
grande
greathospital.
Itwasfamiliargroundto
me
me,andIneedednoguidingasweascendedthebleakstonestaircase
e
andmadeourwaydownthe
lungo
longcorridorwithitsvistaofwhitewashedwall
e
anddun-coloureddoors.
Nearthefurtherend
un
alowarchedpassagebranchedawayfromit
e
andledtothechemicallaboratory.
Questa
Thiswasaloftychamber,lined
e
andlitteredwithcountlessbottles.
Broad,lowtableswerescatteredabout,
che
whichbristledwithretorts,test-tubes,
e
andlittleBunsenlamps,withtheirblueflickeringflames.
Therewas
solo
onlyonestudentintheroom,
che
whowasbendingoveradistanttableabsorbedinhis
lavoro
work.
Atthesoundofourstepsheglancedround
e
andsprangtohisfeetwith
un
acryofpleasure.
“I’vefoundit!
I’vefoundit,”heshoutedtomycompanion,runningtowardsuswith
una
atest-tubeinhishand.
“I
ho
havefoundare-agentwhichisprecipitatedbyhæmoglobin,
e
andbynothingelse.”
Hadhediscoveredagold
miniera
mine,greaterdelightcouldnothaveshoneuponhisfeatures.
“Dr.
Watson,Mr.SherlockHolmes,”
detto
saidStamford,introducingus.
“Howareyou?”
he
disse
saidcordially,grippingmyhandwith
una
astrengthforwhichI
dovuto
shouldhardlyhavegivenhimcredit.
“YouhavebeeninAfghanistan,Iperceive.”
“Howonearthdidyou
saputo
knowthat?”
Iaskedinastonishment.
“Nevermind,”
disse
saidhe,chucklingtohimself.
“The
domanda
questionnowisabouthæmoglobin.
Nodoubtyousee
il
thesignificanceofthisdiscoveryofmine?”
“Itisinteresting,chemically,nodoubt,”I
risposi
answered,“butpractically——”.
“Why,man,itisthemostpracticalmedico-legaldiscoveryforyears.
Don’tyousee
che
thatitgivesusaninfallibletestfor
sangue
bloodstains.
Comeoverherenow!”
Heseizedmebythecoat-sleeveinhiseagerness,
e
anddrewmeovertothetableat
cui
whichhehadbeenworking.
“Letushavesomefreshblood,”he
disse
said,diggingalongbodkinintohisfinger,
e
anddrawingofftheresultingdropof
sangue
bloodinachemicalpipette.
“Now,Iadd
questa
thissmallquantityofbloodto
un
alitreofwater.
Youperceive
che
thattheresultingmixturehas
la
theappearanceofpurewater.
La
Theproportionofbloodcannotbemorethanoneina
milione
million.
Ihavenodoubt,however,
che
thatweshallbeabletoobtain
la
thecharacteristicreaction.”
Ashe
parlava
spoke,hethrewintothevessel
un
afewwhitecrystals,andthenaddedsomedropsof
un
atransparentfluid.
Inaninstant
il
thecontentsassumedadullmahoganycolour,
e
andabrownishdustwasprecipitatedto
il
thebottomoftheglassjar.
“Ha!
ha!”
hecried,clappinghishands,
e
andlookingasdelightedas
un
achildwithanewtoy.
“Whatdoyouthinkofthat?”
“Itseemstobe
un
averydelicatetest,”Iremarked.
“Beautiful!
beautiful!
Il
TheoldGuiacumtestwasveryclumsy
e
anduncertain.
Soisthemicroscopicexaminationforbloodcorpuscles.
Le
Thelatterisvaluelessif
le
thestainsareafewhoursold.
Ora
Now,thisappearstoactas
bene
wellwhetherthebloodis
vecchio
oldornew.
Hadthistestbeeninvented,
ci
therearehundredsofmen
ora
nowwalkingtheearthwhowouldlongago
avrebbero
havepaidthepenaltyoftheircrimes.”
“Indeed!”
Imurmured.
“Criminalcasesarecontinuallyhinginguponthatone
punto
point.
Amanissuspectedof
un
acrimemonthsperhapsafterithasbeencommitted.
Hislinen
o
orclothesareexamined,andbrownishstainsdiscoveredupon
loro
them.
Aretheybloodstains,
o
ormudstains,orruststains,
o
orfruitstains,orwhatarethey?
Thatisa
domanda
questionwhichhaspuzzledmanyanexpert,
e
andwhy?
Becausetherewas
non
noreliabletest.
Nowwe
abbiamo
havetheSherlockHolmes’test,
e
andtherewillnolongerbeanydifficulty.”
Hiseyesfairlyglitteredashe
parlava
spoke,andheputhis
mano
handoverhisheartandbowedas
se
iftosomeapplaudingcrowdconjuredupbyhisimagination.
“Youaretobecongratulated,”Iremarked,considerablysurprisedathisenthusiasm.
“Therewas
il
thecaseofVonBischoffatFrankfort
scorso
lastyear.
Hewouldcertainlyhavebeenhunghad
questo
thistestbeeninexistence.
ThentherewasMasonofBradford,
e
andthenotoriousMuller,andLefevreofMontpellier,
e
andSamsonofNewOrleans.
Icouldname
una
ascoreofcasesin
cui
whichitwouldhavebeendecisive.”
“Youseemtobe
un
awalkingcalendarofcrime,”
disse
saidStamfordwithalaugh.
“You
potresti
mightstartapaperonthoselines.
Callitthe‘PoliceNewsofthePast.’”.
“Veryinterestingreadingitmightbemade,too,”remarkedSherlockHolmes,stickinga
piccolo
smallpieceofplasterovertheprickonhisfinger.
“Ihavetobecareful,”hecontinued,turningtomewith
un
asmile,“forIdabblewithpoisons
un
agooddeal.”
Heheldouthis
mano
handashespoke,andInoticed
che
thatitwasallmottledoverwithsimilarpiecesofplaster,
e
anddiscolouredwithstrongacids.
“We
venuti
camehereonbusiness,”saidStamford,
seduto
sittingdownonahighthree-leggedstool,
e
andpushinganotheroneinmydirectionwithhisfoot.
“My
amico
friendherewantstotakediggings,
e
andasyouwerecomplaining
che
thatyoucouldgetnoonetogohalveswithyou,I
pensato
thoughtthatIhadbetter
portassi
bringyoutogether.”
SherlockHolmesseemeddelightedat
la
theideaofsharinghisroomswith
me
me.
“Ihavemyeyeon
una
asuiteinBakerStreet,”he
detto
said,“whichwouldsuitusdowntotheground.
Youdon’tmindthesmellofstrongtobacco,Ihope?”
“I
sempre
alwayssmoke‘ship’s’myself,”I
risposi
answered.
“That’sgoodenough.
Igenerally
ho
havechemicalsabout,andoccasionally
faccio
doexperiments.
Wouldthatannoyyou?”
“By
non
nomeans.”
“Letmesee—whataremyothershortcomings.
Igetin
la
thedumpsattimes,anddon’t
apro
openmymouthfordaysonend.
You
dovete
mustnotthinkIamsulky
quando
whenIdothat.
Justletmealone,
e
andI’llsoonberight.
What
hai
haveyoutoconfessnow?
It’sjustas
bene
wellfortwofellowstoknow
il
theworstofoneanotherbeforetheybeginto
vivere
livetogether.”
Ilaughedat
questo
thiscross-examination.
“Ikeepabullpup,”I
dissi
said,“andIobjecttorows
perché
becausemynervesareshaken,
e
andIgetupatallsortsofungodlyhours,
e
andIamextremelylazy.
I
ho
haveanothersetofvices
quando
whenI’mwell,butthoseare
i
theprincipalonesatpresent.”
“Doyouincludeviolin-playinginyourcategoryofrows?”
he
chiese
asked,anxiously.
“Itdependsontheplayer,”I
risposi
answered.
“Awell-playedviolinisatreatforthegods—abadly-playedone——”.
“Oh,that’s
tutto
allright,”hecried,with
una
amerrylaugh.
“Ithinkwemayconsiderthe
cosa
thingassettled—thatis,iftheroomsareagreeabletoyou.”
“Whenshallwe
vedremo
seethem?”
“Callforme
qui
hereatnoonto-morrow,andwe’ll
andremo
gotogetherandsettleeverything,”he
rispose
answered.
“Allright—noonexactly,”saidI,shakinghis
mano
hand.
Welefthimworkingamonghischemicals,
e
andwewalkedtogethertowardsmyhotel.
“Bytheway,”I
chiesi
askedsuddenly,stoppingandturninguponStamford,“howthedeuce
faceva
didheknowthatIhad
venuto
comefromAfghanistan?”
Mycompanionsmiled
un
anenigmaticalsmile.
“That’sjusthislittlepeculiarity,”he
disse
said.
“Agoodmanypeople
hanno
havewantedtoknowhowhefindsthingsout.”
“Oh!
un
amysteryisit?”
Icried,rubbingmyhands.
“Thisisverypiquant.
Iammuchobligedtoyouforbringingustogether.
‘Theproperstudyofmankindisman,’youknow.”
“Youmuststudyhim,then,”Stamford
disse
said,ashebademegood-bye.
“You’ll
troverai
findhimaknottyproblem,though.
I’llwagerhelearnsmoreaboutyouthanyouabouthim.
Good-bye.”
CHAPTERII.
La
THESCIENCEOFDEDUCTION.