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CHAPTERI.MR.SHERLOCKHOLMES.
Intheyear1878ItookmydegreeofDoctorofMedicineoftheUniversityofLondon,
e
and
proceededtoNetleytogothroughthe
corso
course
prescribedforsurgeonsinthearmy.
Havingcompletedmystudiesthere,Iwasdulyattachedto
i
the
FifthNorthumberlandFusiliersasAssistantSurgeon.
TheregimentwasstationedinIndiaatthetime,
e
and
beforeIcouldjoinit,the
seconda
second
Afghanwarhadbrokenout.
OnlandingatBombay,Ilearned
che
that
mycorpshadadvanced
attraverso
through
thepasses,andwas
già
already
deepintheenemy’s
paese
country
.
Ifollowed,however,with
molti
many
otherofficerswhowereinthesamesituationasmyself,
e
and
succeededinreachingCandaharinsafety,
dove
where
Ifoundmyregiment,
e
and
atonceentereduponmynewduties.
Thecampaign
portato
brought
honoursandpromotionto
molti
many
,butformeithadnothing
ma
but
misfortuneanddisaster.
Iwasremovedfrommybrigade
e
and
attachedtotheBerkshires,withwhomIservedat
i
the
fatalbattleofMaiwand.
ThereIwasstruckontheshoulderby
un
a
Jezailbullet,whichshatteredthebone
e
and
grazedthesubclavianartery.
Ishould
ha
have
fallenintothehandsofthemurderousGhazis
ha
had
itnotbeenforthedevotion
e
and
courageshownbyMurray,myorderly,
che
who
threwmeacrossapack-horse,
e
and
succeededinbringingmesafelytotheBritishlines.
Wornwithpain,
e
and
weakfromtheprolongedhardships
che
which
Ihadundergone,Iwasremoved,with
un
a
greattrainofwoundedsufferers,tothebasehospitalatPeshawar.
Qui
Here
Irallied,andhad
già
already
improvedsofarastobeableto
camminare
walk
aboutthewards,andeventobask
un
a
littleupontheverandah,
quando
when
Iwasstruckdownbyentericfever,thatcurseofourIndianpossessions.
Formonthsmy
vita
life
wasdespairedof,and
quando
when
atlastIcametomyself
e
and
becameconvalescent,Iwassoweak
e
and
emaciatedthatamedicalboarddetermined
che
that
notadayshouldbe
perso
lost
insendingmebacktoEngland.
Iwasdispatched,accordingly,inthetroopship“Orontes,”
e
and
landedamonthlateronPortsmouthjetty,withmyhealthirretrievablyruined,
ma
but
withpermissionfromapaternalgovernmenttospendthenextninemonthsinattemptingtoimproveit.
I
avevo
had
neitherkithnorkininEngland,
e
and
wasthereforeasfreeasair—oras
libero
free
asanincomeofelevenshillings
e
and
sixpenceadaywillpermita
uomo
man
tobe.
Undersuchcircumstances,InaturallygravitatedtoLondon,that
grande
great
cesspoolintowhichall
i
the
loungersandidlersof
i
the
Empireareirresistiblydrained.
ThereIstayedfor
qualche
some
timeataprivatehotelin
i
the
Strand,leadingacomfortless,meaninglessexistence,
e
and
spendingsuchmoneyasI
avevo
had
,considerablymorefreelythanIought.
Soalarming
fare
did
thestateofmyfinancesbecome,
che
that
IsoonrealizedthatI
dovevo
must
eitherleavethemetropolis
e
and
rusticatesomewhereinthe
campagna
country
,orthatImustmake
un
a
completealterationinmystyleofliving.
Choosing
i
the
latteralternative,Ibeganbymakingupmymindto
lasciare
leave
thehotel,andto
prendere
take
upmyquartersin
qualche
some
lesspretentiousandlessexpensivedomicile.
On
il
the
verydaythatIhadcometo
questa
this
conclusion,Iwasstandingat
il
the
CriterionBar,whensomeonetappedmeon
il
the
shoulder,andturningroundIrecognized
giovane
young
Stamford,whohadbeenadresser
sotto
under
meatBarts.
Thesightofafriendly
viso
face
inthegreatwildernessofLondonisapleasant
cosa
thing
indeedtoalonely
uomo
man
.
InolddaysStamfordhadneverbeen
un
a
particularcronyofmine,
ma
but
nowIhailedhimwithenthusiasm,
e
and
he,inhisturn,appearedtobedelightedtoseeme.
Intheexuberanceofmyjoy,I
chiesto
asked
himtolunchwithmeattheHolborn,
e
and
westartedofftogetherin
un
a
hansom.
“Whateverhaveyoubeen
fatto
doing
withyourself,Watson?”
he
chiese
asked
inundisguisedwonder,aswerattledthrough
le
the
crowdedLondonstreets.
“Youareasthinas
una
a
lathandasbrownas
una
a
nut.”
Igavehim
un
a
shortsketchofmyadventures,
e
and
hadhardlyconcludeditbythetimethatwereachedourdestination.
“Poordevil!”
he
disse
said
,commiseratingly,afterhehad
ascoltato
listened
tomymisfortunes.
“Whatareyouuptonow?”
“Lookingforlodgings,”I
risposi
answered
.
“Tryingtosolvethe
problema
problem
astowhetheritis
possibile
possible
togetcomfortableroomsat
un
a
reasonableprice.”
“That’sastrangething,”remarkedmycompanion;
“youare
il
the
secondmanto-daythathas
usato
used
thatexpressiontome.”
“And
chi
who
wasthefirst?”
I
chiesto
asked
.
“Afellowwhois
lavora
working
atthechemicallaboratoryupatthehospital.
Hewasbemoaninghimself
questa
this
morningbecausehecouldnotget
qualcuno
someone
togohalveswithhiminsomenicerooms
che
which
hehadfound,and
che
which
weretoomuchforhispurse.”
“ByJove!”
Icried,“ifhe
davvero
really
wantssomeonetoshare
le
the
roomsandtheexpense,Iam
le
the
verymanforhim.
Ishouldprefer
avere
having
apartnertobeingalone.”
Giovane
Young
Stamfordlookedratherstrangelyatme
sopra
over
hiswine-glass.
“Youdon’tknowSherlockHolmesyet,”he
disse
said
;
“perhapsyouwouldnotcareforhimasaconstantcompanion.”
“Why,whatisthere
contro
against
him?”
“Oh,Ididn’t
detto
say
therewasanythingagainst
lui
him
.
Heisalittlequeerinhisideas—anenthusiastin
alcuni
some
branchesofscience.
AsfarasI
so
know
heisadecentfellowenough.”
“Amedicalstudent,Isuppose?”
detto
said
I.
“No—Ihaveno
idea
idea
whatheintendstogoinfor.
I
credo
believe
heiswellupinanatomy,
e
and
heisafirst-classchemist;
ma
but
,asfarasI
so
know
,hehasnevertakenoutanysystematicmedicalclasses.
Hisstudiesareverydesultoryandeccentric,
ma
but
hehasamassedalotofout-of-thewayknowledge
che
which
wouldastonishhisprofessors.”
“Didyounever
chiesto
ask
himwhathewas
andando
going
infor?”
Iasked.
“No;
heisnot
un
a
manthatitis
facile
easy
todrawout,thoughhecanbecommunicative
abbastanza
enough
whenthefancyseizeshim.”
“Ishouldliketomeethim,”I
dissi
said
.
“IfIamtolodgewith
qualcuno
anyone
,Ishouldprefera
uomo
man
ofstudiousandquiethabits.
Iamnotstrong
abbastanza
enough
yettostandmuchnoise
o
or
excitement.
Ihadenoughof
entrambi
both
inAfghanistantolastmefor
il
the
remainderofmynaturalexistence.
Come
How
couldImeetthis
amico
friend
ofyours?”
“Heis
sicuro
sure
tobeatthelaboratory,”returnedmycompanion.
“Heeitheravoids
il
the
placeforweeks,orelsehe
lavora
works
therefrommorningtonight.
Se
If
youlike,weshalldriveround
insieme
together
afterluncheon.”
“Certainly,”I
risposi
answered
,andtheconversationdriftedawayinto
altri
other
channels.
Aswemadeourwaytothehospital
dopo
after
leavingtheHolborn,Stamford
diede
gave
meafewmoreparticularsaboutthegentlemanwhomIproposedto
prendere
take
asafellow-lodger.
“Youmustn’tblameme
se
if
youdon’tgetonwithhim,”he
disse
said
;
“IknownothingmoreofhimthanI
ho
have
learnedfrommeetinghimoccasionallyinthelaboratory.
Youproposed
questo
this
arrangement,soyoumustnotholdmeresponsible.”
“Ifwedon’tgetonit
sarà
will
beeasytopartcompany,”I
risposi
answered
.
“Itseemstome,Stamford,”Iadded,
guardando
looking
hardatmycompanion,“thatyou
abbia
have
somereasonforwashingyourhandsofthematter.
Is
questo
this
fellow’stempersoformidable,
o
or
whatisit?
Don’tbemealy-mouthedaboutit.”
“Itisnot
facile
easy
toexpresstheinexpressible,”he
rispose
answered
withalaugh.
“Holmesis
un
a
littletooscientificformytastes—itapproachestocold-bloodedness.
Icouldimaginehis
dia
giving
afriendalittlepinchofthelatestvegetablealkaloid,notoutofmalevolence,you
capite
understand
,butsimplyoutofaspiritofinquiryinorderto
avere
have
anaccurateideaoftheeffects.
Todohimjustice,I
penso
think
thathewouldtakeithimselfwiththesamereadiness.
Heappearsto
avere
have
apassionfordefiniteandexactknowledge.”
“Veryrighttoo.”
“Yes,
ma
but
itmaybepushedtoexcess.
Quando
When
itcomestobeating
i
the
subjectsinthedissecting-roomswithastick,itiscertainlytakingratherabizarreshape.”
“Beating
i
the
subjects!”
“Yes,toverifyhowfarbruisesmaybeproduced
dopo
after
death.
Isawhimatitwithmyowneyes.”
“Andyetyou
dici
say
heisnotamedicalstudent?”
“No.
Heaven
sa
knows
whattheobjectsofhisstudies
sono
are
.
Buthereweare,
e
and
youmustformyourownimpressions
su
about
him.”
Ashespoke,we
girammo
turned
downanarrowlane
e
and
passedthroughasmallside-door,
che
which
openedintoawingofthe
grande
great
hospital.
Itwasfamiliargroundto
me
me
,andIneedednoguidingasweascendedthebleakstonestaircase
e
and
madeourwaydownthe
lungo
long
corridorwithitsvistaofwhitewashedwall
e
and
dun-coloureddoors.
Nearthefurtherend
un
a
lowarchedpassagebranchedawayfromit
e
and
ledtothechemicallaboratory.
Questa
This
wasaloftychamber,lined
e
and
litteredwithcountlessbottles.
Broad,lowtableswerescatteredabout,
che
which
bristledwithretorts,test-tubes,
e
and
littleBunsenlamps,withtheirblueflickeringflames.
Therewas
solo
only
onestudentintheroom,
che
who
wasbendingoveradistanttableabsorbedinhis
lavoro
work
.
Atthesoundofourstepsheglancedround
e
and
sprangtohisfeetwith
un
a
cryofpleasure.
“I’vefoundit!
I’vefoundit,”heshoutedtomycompanion,runningtowardsuswith
una
a
test-tubeinhishand.
“I
ho
have
foundare-agentwhichisprecipitatedbyhæmoglobin,
e
and
bynothingelse.”
Hadhediscoveredagold
miniera
mine
,greaterdelightcouldnothaveshoneuponhisfeatures.
“Dr.
Watson,Mr.SherlockHolmes,”
detto
said
Stamford,introducingus.
“Howareyou?”
he
disse
said
cordially,grippingmyhandwith
una
a
strengthforwhichI
dovuto
should
hardlyhavegivenhimcredit.
“YouhavebeeninAfghanistan,Iperceive.”
“Howonearthdidyou
saputo
know
that?”
Iaskedinastonishment.
“Nevermind,”
disse
said
he,chucklingtohimself.
“The
domanda
question
nowisabouthæmoglobin.
Nodoubtyousee
il
the
significanceofthisdiscoveryofmine?”
“Itisinteresting,chemically,nodoubt,”I
risposi
answered
,“butpractically——”.
“Why,man,itisthemostpracticalmedico-legaldiscoveryforyears.
Don’tyousee
che
that
itgivesusaninfallibletestfor
sangue
blood
stains.
Comeoverherenow!”
Heseizedmebythecoat-sleeveinhiseagerness,
e
and
drewmeovertothetableat
cui
which
hehadbeenworking.
“Letushavesomefreshblood,”he
disse
said
,diggingalongbodkinintohisfinger,
e
and
drawingofftheresultingdropof
sangue
blood
inachemicalpipette.
“Now,Iadd
questa
this
smallquantityofbloodto
un
a
litreofwater.
Youperceive
che
that
theresultingmixturehas
la
the
appearanceofpurewater.
La
The
proportionofbloodcannotbemorethanoneina
milione
million
.
Ihavenodoubt,however,
che
that
weshallbeabletoobtain
la
the
characteristicreaction.”
Ashe
parlava
spoke
,hethrewintothevessel
un
a
fewwhitecrystals,andthenaddedsomedropsof
un
a
transparentfluid.
Inaninstant
il
the
contentsassumedadullmahoganycolour,
e
and
abrownishdustwasprecipitatedto
il
the
bottomoftheglassjar.
“Ha!
ha!”
hecried,clappinghishands,
e
and
lookingasdelightedas
un
a
childwithanewtoy.
“Whatdoyouthinkofthat?”
“Itseemstobe
un
a
verydelicatetest,”Iremarked.
“Beautiful!
beautiful!
Il
The
oldGuiacumtestwasveryclumsy
e
and
uncertain.
Soisthemicroscopicexaminationforbloodcorpuscles.
Le
The
latterisvaluelessif
le
the
stainsareafewhoursold.
Ora
Now
,thisappearstoactas
bene
well
whetherthebloodis
vecchio
old
ornew.
Hadthistestbeeninvented,
ci
there
arehundredsofmen
ora
now
walkingtheearthwhowouldlongago
avrebbero
have
paidthepenaltyoftheircrimes.”
“Indeed!”
Imurmured.
“Criminalcasesarecontinuallyhinginguponthatone
punto
point
.
Amanissuspectedof
un
a
crimemonthsperhapsafterithasbeencommitted.
Hislinen
o
or
clothesareexamined,andbrownishstainsdiscoveredupon
loro
them
.
Aretheybloodstains,
o
or
mudstains,orruststains,
o
or
fruitstains,orwhatarethey?
Thatisa
domanda
question
whichhaspuzzledmanyanexpert,
e
and
why?
Becausetherewas
non
no
reliabletest.
Nowwe
abbiamo
have
theSherlockHolmes’test,
e
and
therewillnolongerbeanydifficulty.”
Hiseyesfairlyglitteredashe
parlava
spoke
,andheputhis
mano
hand
overhisheartandbowedas
se
if
tosomeapplaudingcrowdconjuredupbyhisimagination.
“Youaretobecongratulated,”Iremarked,considerablysurprisedathisenthusiasm.
“Therewas
il
the
caseofVonBischoffatFrankfort
scorso
last
year.
Hewouldcertainlyhavebeenhunghad
questo
this
testbeeninexistence.
ThentherewasMasonofBradford,
e
and
thenotoriousMuller,andLefevreofMontpellier,
e
and
SamsonofNewOrleans.
Icouldname
una
a
scoreofcasesin
cui
which
itwouldhavebeendecisive.”
“Youseemtobe
un
a
walkingcalendarofcrime,”
disse
said
Stamfordwithalaugh.
“You
potresti
might
startapaperonthoselines.
Callitthe‘PoliceNewsofthePast.’”.
“Veryinterestingreadingitmightbemade,too,”remarkedSherlockHolmes,stickinga
piccolo
small
pieceofplasterovertheprickonhisfinger.
“Ihavetobecareful,”hecontinued,turningtomewith
un
a
smile,“forIdabblewithpoisons
un
a
gooddeal.”
Heheldouthis
mano
hand
ashespoke,andInoticed
che
that
itwasallmottledoverwithsimilarpiecesofplaster,
e
and
discolouredwithstrongacids.
“We
venuti
came
hereonbusiness,”saidStamford,
seduto
sitting
downonahighthree-leggedstool,
e
and
pushinganotheroneinmydirectionwithhisfoot.
“My
amico
friend
herewantstotakediggings,
e
and
asyouwerecomplaining
che
that
youcouldgetnoonetogohalveswithyou,I
pensato
thought
thatIhadbetter
portassi
bring
youtogether.”
SherlockHolmesseemeddelightedat
la
the
ideaofsharinghisroomswith
me
me
.
“Ihavemyeyeon
una
a
suiteinBakerStreet,”he
detto
said
,“whichwouldsuitusdowntotheground.
Youdon’tmindthesmellofstrongtobacco,Ihope?”
“I
sempre
always
smoke‘ship’s’myself,”I
risposi
answered
.
“That’sgoodenough.
Igenerally
ho
have
chemicalsabout,andoccasionally
faccio
do
experiments.
Wouldthatannoyyou?”
“By
non
no
means.”
“Letmesee—whataremyothershortcomings.
Igetin
la
the
dumpsattimes,anddon’t
apro
open
mymouthfordaysonend.
You
dovete
must
notthinkIamsulky
quando
when
Idothat.
Justletmealone,
e
and
I’llsoonberight.
What
hai
have
youtoconfessnow?
It’sjustas
bene
well
fortwofellowstoknow
il
the
worstofoneanotherbeforetheybeginto
vivere
live
together.”
Ilaughedat
questo
this
cross-examination.
“Ikeepabullpup,”I
dissi
said
,“andIobjecttorows
perché
because
mynervesareshaken,
e
and
Igetupatallsortsofungodlyhours,
e
and
Iamextremelylazy.
I
ho
have
anothersetofvices
quando
when
I’mwell,butthoseare
i
the
principalonesatpresent.”
“Doyouincludeviolin-playinginyourcategoryofrows?”
he
chiese
asked
,anxiously.
“Itdependsontheplayer,”I
risposi
answered
.
“Awell-playedviolinisatreatforthegods—abadly-playedone——”.
“Oh,that’s
tutto
all
right,”hecried,with
una
a
merrylaugh.
“Ithinkwemayconsiderthe
cosa
thing
assettled—thatis,iftheroomsareagreeabletoyou.”
“Whenshallwe
vedremo
see
them?”
“Callforme
qui
here
atnoonto-morrow,andwe’ll
andremo
go
togetherandsettleeverything,”he
rispose
answered
.
“Allright—noonexactly,”saidI,shakinghis
mano
hand
.
Welefthimworkingamonghischemicals,
e
and
wewalkedtogethertowardsmyhotel.
“Bytheway,”I
chiesi
asked
suddenly,stoppingandturninguponStamford,“howthedeuce
faceva
did
heknowthatIhad
venuto
come
fromAfghanistan?”
Mycompanionsmiled
un
an
enigmaticalsmile.
“That’sjusthislittlepeculiarity,”he
disse
said
.
“Agoodmanypeople
hanno
have
wantedtoknowhowhefindsthingsout.”
“Oh!
un
a
mysteryisit?”
Icried,rubbingmyhands.
“Thisisverypiquant.
Iammuchobligedtoyouforbringingustogether.
‘Theproperstudyofmankindisman,’youknow.”
“Youmuststudyhim,then,”Stamford
disse
said
,ashebademegood-bye.
“You’ll
troverai
find
himaknottyproblem,though.
I’llwagerhelearnsmoreaboutyouthanyouabouthim.
Good-bye.”
CHAPTERII.
La
THE
SCIENCEOFDEDUCTION.