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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Gradually Hardening Italian A1-B2 Translation Books

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Gradually Hardening Italian A1-B2 Translation Books

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I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
I.
ToSherlockHolmessheis
sempre
alwaysthewoman.
Ihave
raramente
seldomheardhimmentionherunderany
altro
othername.
Inhiseyessheeclipses
e
andpredominatesthewholeofher
sesso
sex.
Itwasnotthathe
sentisse
feltanyemotionakintoloveforIreneAdler.
Tutte
Allemotions,andthatone
in particolare
particularly,wereabhorrenttohiscold,precise
ma
butadmirablybalancedmind.
Hewas,Itakeit,the
più
mostperfectreasoningandobserving
macchina
machinethattheworldhas
visto
seen,butasaloverhewould
abbia
haveplacedhimselfinafalse
posizione
position.
Heneverspokeofthesofterpassions,savewith
una
agibeandasneer.
Theywereadmirablethingsfor
il
theobserver—excellentfordrawingthe
velo
veilfrommen’smotivesandactions.
Ma
Butforthetrainedreasonerto
ammettere
admitsuchintrusionsintohisown
delicato
delicateandfinelyadjustedtemperamentwasto
introdurre
introduceadistractingfactorwhich
potrebbe
mightthrowadoubtupon
tutti
allhismentalresults.
Gritina
sensibile
sensitiveinstrument,oracrackinoneofhisownhigh-powerlenses,
sarebbero
wouldnotbemoredisturbingthana
forte
strongemotioninanaturesuchashis.
E
Andyettherewasbut
una
onewomantohim,andthat
donna
womanwasthelateIreneAdler,of
dubbia
dubiousandquestionablememory.
I
avevo
hadseenlittleofHolmes
ultimamente
lately.
Mymarriagehaddriftedusawayfromeachother.
My
proprio
owncompletehappiness,andthehome-centredinterestswhichriseup
attorno
aroundthemanwhofirstfindshimself
padrone
masterofhisownestablishment,weresufficientto
assorbire
absorballmyattention,whileHolmes,who
detestava
loathedeveryformofsocietywithhiswholeBohemian
anima
soul,remainedinourlodgingsinBakerStreet,buriedamonghisoldbooks,
e
andalternatingfromweekto
settimana
weekbetweencocaineandambition,thedrowsinessofthe
droga
drug,andthefierceenergyofhis
proprio
ownkeennature.
Hewas
ancora
still,asever,deeplyattractedby
le
thestudyofcrime,and
occupava
occupiedhisimmensefacultiesandextraordinarypowersof
osservazione
observationinfollowingoutthoseclues,
e
andclearingupthosemysteries
che
whichhadbeenabandonedas
senza speranza
hopelessbytheofficialpolice.
FromtimetotimeI
sentivo
heardsomevagueaccountofhisdoings:
ofhissummonstoOdessain
la
thecaseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupof
la
thesingulartragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,
e
andfinallyofthemission
che
whichhehadaccomplishedsodelicately
e
andsuccessfullyforthereigning
famiglia
familyofHolland.
Beyondthesesignsofhis
attività
activity,however,whichImerely
condiviso
sharedwithallthereadersof
i
thedailypress,Iknew
poco
littleofmyformerfriend
e
andcompanion.
Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethof
Marzo
March,1888—Iwasreturningfroma
viaggio
journeytoapatient(forIhad
ora
nowreturnedtocivilpractice),
quando
whenmywayledme
attraverso
throughBakerStreet.
AsI
passavo
passedthewell-remembereddoor,which
deve
mustalwaysbeassociatedinmy
mente
mindwithmywooing,andwiththedarkincidentsofthe
Studio
StudyinScarlet,Iwasseizedwith
un
akeendesiretoseeHolmes
di nuovo
again,andtoknowhowhewas
impiegando
employinghisextraordinarypowers.
Hisroomswerebrilliantly
illuminate
lit,and,evenasIlookedup,I
visto
sawhistall,sparefigure
passare
passtwiceinadarksilhouette
contro
againsttheblind.
Hewaspacingtheroom
velocemente
swiftly,eagerly,withhisheadsunkuponhis
petto
chestandhishandsclasped
dietro
behindhim.
Tome,whoknewhis
ogni
everymoodandhabit,his
atteggiamento
attitudeandmannertoldtheirown
storia
story.
Hewasatwork
di nuovo
again.
Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreamsandwas
caldo
hotuponthescentofsome
nuovo
newproblem.
Irangthe
campana
bellandwasshownupto
la
thechamberwhichhadformerlybeenin
parte
partmyown.
Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
It
raramente
seldomwas;
buthewas
felice
glad,Ithink,toseeme.
Withhardlya
parola
wordspoken,butwithakindly
occhio
eye,hewavedmetoanarmchair,
gettato
threwacrosshiscaseofcigars,
e
andindicatedaspiritcase
e
andagasogeneinthecorner.
Thenhestoodbeforethe
fuoco
fireandlookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivefashion.
“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“Ithink,Watson,
che
thatyouhaveputon
sette
sevenandahalfpoundssinceIsawyou.”
“Seven!”
I
risposto
answered.
“Indeed,Ishouldhavethought
un
alittlemore.
Justatriflemore,Ifancy,Watson.
E
Andinpracticeagain,I
osservo
observe.
Youdidnottellme
che
thatyouintendedtogointoharness.”
“Then,
come
howdoyouknow?”
“I
visto
seeit,Ideduceit.
Come
HowdoIknowthatyou
hai
havebeengettingyourselfvery
bagnato
wetlately,andthatyou
hai
haveamostclumsyandcarelessservantgirl?”
“My
caro
dearHolmes,”saidI,“thisistoomuch.
Youwould
sicuramente
certainlyhavebeenburned,hadyou
vissuto
livedafewcenturiesago.
Itis
vero
truethatIhada
campagna
countrywalkonThursdayandcame
casa
homeinadreadfulmess,
ma
butasIhavechangedmy
vestiti
clothesIcan’timaginehowyoudeduceit.
AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,
e
andmywifehasgivenher
preavviso
notice,butthere,again,Ifailto
vedere
seehowyouworkitout.”
Hechuckledtohimself
e
andrubbedhislong,nervoushands
insieme
together.
“Itissimplicityitself,”
disse
saidhe;
“myeyestellme
che
thatontheinsideofyourleft
scarpa
shoe,justwherethefirelight
colpisce
strikesit,theleatherisscoredby
sei
sixalmostparallelcuts.
Obviouslythey
ha
havebeencausedbysomeone
che
whohasverycarelesslyscrapedroundtheedgesofthe
suola
soleinordertoremovecrusted
fango
mudfromit.
Hence,you
vedi
see,mydoubledeductionthatyou
avessi
hadbeenoutinvile
tempo
weather,andthatyouhad
un
aparticularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenof
la
theLondonslavey.
Astoyour
pratica
practice,ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,witha
nero
blackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhis
destro
rightforefinger,andabulgeonthe
destro
rightsideofhistop-hatto
mostrare
showwherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,I
devo
mustbedull,indeed,ifIdonotpronouncehimtobean
attivo
activememberofthemedicalprofession.”
Icouldnothelp
ridere
laughingattheeasewith
cui
whichheexplainedhisprocessofdeduction.
“WhenI
sento
hearyougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“the
cosa
thingalwaysappearstometobesoridiculously
semplice
simplethatIcouldeasilydoitmyself,
anche se
thoughateachsuccessiveinstanceofyourreasoningIambaffleduntilyou
spieghi
explainyourprocess.
AndyetI
credo
believethatmyeyesareasgoodasyours.”
“Quiteso,”he
rispose
answered,lightingacigarette,andthrowinghimself
giù
downintoanarmchair.
“You
vedi
see,butyoudonot
osservi
observe.
Thedistinctionisclear.
For
esempio
example,youhavefrequentlyseen
i
thestepswhichleadupfrom
i
thehalltothisroom.”
“Frequently.”
“Howoften?”
“Well,somehundredsoftimes.”
“Thenhowmanyarethere?”
“Howmany?
Idon’tknow.”
“Quiteso!
Youhavenot
osservato
observed.
Andyetyouhave
visto
seen.
Thatisjustmy
punto
point.
Now,Iknowthat
ci
thereareseventeensteps,becauseI
ho
havebothseenandobserved.
Bytheway,sinceyouare
interessato
interestedintheselittleproblems,
e
andsinceyouaregood
abbastanza
enoughtochronicleoneor
due
twoofmytriflingexperiences,youmaybe
interessato
interestedinthis.”
Hethrew
su
overasheetofthick,pink-tintednotepaper
che
whichhadbeenlyingopenuponthe
tavolo
table.
“Itcamebythelastpost,”
detto
saidhe.
“Readitaloud.”
Il
Thenotewasundated,and
senza
withouteithersignatureoraddress.
“Therewill
chiamerà
calluponyouto-night,ataquarterto
otto
eighto’clock,”itsaid,“a
gentiluomo
gentlemanwhodesirestoconsultyouupona
questione
matteroftheverydeepest
momento
moment.
Yourrecentservicestooneof
i
theroyalhousesofEurope
hanno
haveshownthatyouareonewhomaysafelybe
fidare
trustedwithmatterswhichareofanimportancewhichcanhardlybeexaggerated.
Questo
Thisaccountofyouwehavefrom
tutte
allquartersreceived.
Beinyour
camera
chamberthenatthathour,
e
anddonottakeitamiss
se
ifyourvisitorwearamask.”
“Thisisindeed
un
amystery,”Iremarked.
“Whatdoyouimagine
che
thatitmeans?”
“Ihave
non
nodatayet.
Itisa
capitale
capitalmistaketotheorisebeforeone
avere
hasdata.
Insensiblyonebeginstotwistfactstosuittheories,
invece
insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.
Ma
Butthenoteitself.
Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
I
attentamente
carefullyexaminedthewriting,andthe
carta
paperuponwhichitwas
scritto
written.
“Themanwhowroteitwas
presumibilmente
presumablywelltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringto
imitare
imitatemycompanion’sprocesses.
“Such
carta
papercouldnotbeboughtunderhalfa
corona
crownapacket.
Itispeculiarly
forte
strongandstiff.”
“Peculiar—thatis
la
theveryword,”saidHolmes.
“Itisnot
un
anEnglishpaperatall.
Holdituptothelight.”
I
fatto
didso,andsawa
grande
large“E”withasmall“g,”
una
a“P,”andalarge“G”with
una
asmall“t”wovenintothetextureofthe
carta
paper.
“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
chiesto
askedHolmes.
“Thenameof
il
themaker,nodoubt;
orhismonogram,rather.”
“Notatall.
The‘G’withthesmall‘t’
sta
standsfor‘Gesellschaft,’whichistheGermanfor‘Company.’Itisacustomarycontraction
come
likeour‘Co.’‘P,’ofcourse,
sta
standsfor‘Papier.’Nowforthe‘Eg.’LetusglanceatourContinentalGazetteer.”
Hetook
giù
downaheavybrownvolumefromhisshelves.
“Eglow,Eglonitz—hereweare,Egria.
Itisin
un
aGerman-speakingcountry—inBohemia,not
lontano
farfromCarlsbad.
‘Remarkableasbeingthe
scena
sceneofthedeathofWallenstein,
e
andforitsnumerousglass-factories
e
andpaper-mills.’Ha,ha,my
ragazzo
boy,whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
Hiseyes
scintillavano
sparkled,andhesentup
una
agreatbluetriumphantcloudfromhis
sigaretta
cigarette.
“ThepaperwasmadeinBohemia,”I
dissi
said.
“Precisely.
Andtheman
che
whowrotethenoteis
un
aGerman.
Doyounotethe
peculiare
peculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘Thisaccountofyouwe
avrebbero
havefromallquartersreceived.’
Un
AFrenchmanorRussiancouldnot
avrebbero
havewrittenthat.
ItistheGerman
che
whoissouncourteoustohisverbs.
It
solo
onlyremains,therefore,todiscoverwhatiswantedby
questo
thisGermanwhowritesuponBohemian
carta
paperandpreferswearinga
maschera
masktoshowinghisface.
E
Andherehecomes,ifIamnotmistaken,to
risolvere
resolveallourdoubts.”
Ashe
parlava
spoketherewasthesharp
suono
soundofhorses’hoofsandgratingwheels
contro
againstthecurb,followedby
un
asharppullatthe
campana
bell.
Holmeswhistled.
“Apair,bythesound,”
disse
saidhe.
“Yes,”hecontinued,glancing
fuori
outofthewindow.
“Anice
piccolo
littlebroughamandapairofbeauties.
Ahundredandfiftyguineasapiece.
There’s
soldi
moneyinthiscase,Watson,
se
ifthereisnothingelse.”
“Ithink
che
thatIhadbettergo,Holmes.”
“Notabit,
Dottore
Doctor.
Staywhereyouare.
Iamlost
senza
withoutmyBoswell.
Andthis
promette
promisestobeinteresting.
It
sarebbe
wouldbeapitytomissit.”
“Butyourclient—”.
“Nevermind
lui
him.
Imaywantyour
aiuto
help,andsomayhe.
Herehecomes.
Sieda
Sitdowninthatarmchair,
Dottore
Doctor,andgiveusyour
migliore
bestattention.”
Aslowand
pesante
heavystep,whichhadbeen
sentito
hearduponthestairsandinthepassage,pausedimmediately
fuori
outsidethedoor.
Thentherewas
un
aloudandauthoritativetap.
“Comein!”
detto
saidHolmes.
Amanenteredwhocouldhardlyhavebeen
meno
lessthansixfeetsixinchesin
altezza
height,withthechestandlimbsof
un
aHercules.
Hisdresswas
ricco
richwitharichnesswhichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakinto
cattivo
badtaste.
Heavybandsofastrakhanwere
tagliate
slashedacrossthesleevesandfrontsofhisdouble-breasted
cappotto
coat,whilethedeepblue
mantello
cloakwhichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslinedwithflame-colouredsilk
e
andsecuredattheneckwithabrooch
che
whichconsistedofasingleflamingberyl.
Boots
che
whichextendedhalfwayuphiscalves,
e
andwhichweretrimmedat
il
thetopswithrichbrown
pelliccia
fur,completedtheimpressionofbarbaricopulence
che
whichwassuggestedbyhiswholeappearance.
He
portava
carriedabroad-brimmedhatinhis
mano
hand,whileheworeacrossthe
superiore
upperpartofhisface,
estendeva
extendingdownpastthecheekbones,a
nero
blackvizardmask,whichhe
aveva
hadapparentlyadjustedthatvery
momento
moment,forhishandwas
ancora
stillraisedtoitashe
entrò
entered.
Fromthelowerpartofthe
viso
faceheappearedtobe
un
amanofstrongcharacter,with
un
athick,hanginglip,and
un
along,straightchinsuggestiveof
risoluzione
resolutionpushedtothelengthofobstinacy.
“You
avevi
hadmynote?”
heaskedwithadeepharsh
voce
voiceandastronglymarkedGerman
accento
accent.
“ItoldyouthatIwouldcall.”
He
guardato
lookedfromonetotheotherofus,as
se
ifuncertainwhichtoaddress.
“Praytakeaseat,”
disse
saidHolmes.
“Thisismy
amico
friendandcolleague,Dr.Watson,
che
whoisoccasionallygoodenoughtohelpmeinmycases.
Whom
ho
haveIthehonourtoaddress?”
“Youmayaddressmeasthe
Conte
CountVonKramm,aBohemian
nobile
nobleman.
Iunderstandthatthis
signore
gentleman,yourfriend,isa
uomo
manofhonouranddiscretion,whomImaytrustwitha
questione
matterofthemostextremeimportance.
Ifnot,Ishouldmuch
preferirei
prefertocommunicatewithyoualone.”
Iroseto
andare
go,butHolmescaughtmeby
il
thewristandpushedmebackintomy
sedia
chair.
“Itisboth,ornone,”
disse
saidhe.
“Youmaysaybefore
questo
thisgentlemananythingwhichyoumay
dire
saytome.”
TheCountshruggedhisbroadshoulders.
“ThenI
devo
mustbegin,”saidhe,“bybindingyou
entrambi
bothtoabsolutesecrecyfor
due
twoyears;
attheendofthattime
la
thematterwillbeof
non
noimportance.
Atpresentitisnottoomuchto
dire
saythatitisof
tale
suchweightitmayhave
un
aninfluenceuponEuropeanhistory.”
“Ipromise,”
disse
saidHolmes.
“AndI.”
“Youwillexcuse
questa
thismask,”continuedourstrange
visitatore
visitor.
“Theaugustpersonwhoemploysme
desidera
wisheshisagenttobe
sconosciuto
unknowntoyou,andImay
confessare
confessatoncethatthe
titolo
titlebywhichIhave
appena
justcalledmyselfisnot
esattamente
exactlymyown.”
“Iwasawareofit,”
disse
saidHolmesdryly.
“Thecircumstancesareof
grande
greatdelicacy,andeveryprecautionhastobetakentoquenchwhat
potrebbe
mightgrowtobeanimmense
scandalo
scandalandseriouslycompromiseoneof
le
thereigningfamiliesofEurope.
To
parlare
speakplainly,thematterimplicates
la
thegreatHouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”
“Iwasalsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimselfdowninhisarmchair
e
andclosinghiseyes.
Our
visitatore
visitorglancedwithsomeapparent
sorpresa
surpriseatthelanguid,lounging
figura
figureofthemanwhohadbeenno
dubbio
doubtdepictedtohimasthe
più
mostincisivereasonerandmost
energico
energeticagentinEurope.
Holmes
lentamente
slowlyreopenedhiseyesand
guardò
lookedimpatientlyathisgigantic
cliente
client.
“IfyourMajestywouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbe
meglio
betterabletoadviseyou.”
La
Themansprangfromhis
sedia
chairandpacedupand
giù
downtheroominuncontrollableagitation.
Then,with
un
agestureofdesperation,he
strappò
torethemaskfromhis
viso
faceandhurledituponthe
terra
ground.
“Youareright,”hecried;
“Iam
il
theKing.
WhyshouldIattempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“Your
Maestà
MajestyhadnotspokenbeforeIwas
consapevole
awarethatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,
Gran
GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,and
ereditario
hereditaryKingofBohemia.”
“Butyoucanunderstand,”
disse
saidourstrangevisitor,sittingdown
volta
oncemoreandpassinghis
mano
handoverhishighwhiteforehead,“youcan
capire
understandthatIamnotaccustomedto
fare
doingsuchbusinessinmyownperson.
Yetthe
questione
matterwassodelicatethatIcouldnotconfideitto
un
anagentwithoutputtingmyselfinhispower.
Ihave
venuto
comeincognitofromPragueforthe
scopo
purposeofconsultingyou.”
“Then,
prego
prayconsult,”saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyes
volta
oncemore.
“Thefactsare
brevemente
brieflythese:
Somefiveyears
fa
ago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,I
fa
madetheacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.
Il
Thenameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”
“Kindly
cerchi
lookherupinmy
indice
index,Doctor,”murmuredHolmeswithout
aprire
openinghiseyes.
Formanyyearshe
aveva
hadadoptedasystemofdocketing
tutti
allparagraphsconcerningmenandthings,sothatitwas
difficile
difficulttonameasubject
o
orapersononwhichhecouldnotatoncefurnish
informazioni
information.
InthiscaseI
trovato
foundherbiographysandwichedin
tra
betweenthatofaHebrewrabbi
e
andthatofastaff-commanderwhohad
scritto
writtenamonographuponthedeep-seafishes.
“Letmesee!”
detto
saidHolmes.
“Hum!
BorninNewJerseyintheyear1858.
Contralto—hum!
LaScala,hum!
Primadonna
Imperiale
ImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
Vivere
LivinginLondon—quiteso!
Your
Maestà
Majesty,asIunderstand,becameentangledwith
questa
thisyoungperson,wrotehersomecompromisingletters,
e
andisnowdesirousofgettingthoselettersback.”
“Preciselyso.
Ma
Buthow—”.