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A Study in Scarlet | Progressive Norwegian A1 Translation Books

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CHAPTERI.MR.SHERLOCKHOLMES.
Inthe
år
year1878Itookmydegreeof
Doktor
DoctorofMedicineoftheUniversityofLondon,
og
andproceededtoNetleyto
gå
gothroughthecourseprescribedforsurgeonsinthearmy.
Ha
Havingcompletedmystudiesthere,IwasdulyattachedtotheFifthNorthumberlandFusiliersasAssistantSurgeon.
TheregimentwasstationedinIndiaatthe
tiden
time,andbeforeIcouldjoinit,the
andre
secondAfghanwarhadbroken
ut
out.
OnlandingatBombay,I
vite
learnedthatmycorpshadadvanced
gjennom
throughthepasses,andwas
allerede
alreadydeepintheenemy’s
land
country.
Ifollowed,however,with
mange
manyotherofficerswhowereinthe
samme
samesituationasmyself,andsucceededinreachingCandaharinsafety,
hvor
whereIfoundmyregiment,
og
andatonceentereduponmy
nye
newduties.
Thecampaignbroughthonours
og
andpromotiontomany,butformeit
hadde
hadnothingbutmisfortuneanddisaster.
Iwasremovedfrommybrigade
og
andattachedtotheBerkshires,
med
withwhomIservedatthefatalbattleofMaiwand.
ThereIwasstruckontheshoulderby
en
aJezailbullet,whichshatteredthebone
og
andgrazedthesubclavianartery.
I
skulle
shouldhavefallenintothehandsof
de
themurderousGhazishaditnotbeenfor
de
thedevotionandcourageshownbyMurray,myorderly,
som
whothrewmeacrossapack-horse,
og
andsucceededinbringingmesafelyto
de
theBritishlines.
Wornwithpain,
og
andweakfromtheprolongedhardships
som
whichIhadundergone,Iwasremoved,
med
withagreattrainofwoundedsufferers,to
de
thebasehospitalatPeshawar.
Her
HereIrallied,andhad
allerede
alreadyimprovedsofarastobe
stand
abletowalkaboutthewards,
og
andeventobaskalittleupontheverandah,
da
whenIwasstruckdownbyentericfever,thatcurseofourIndianpossessions.
Formonthsmy
livet
lifewasdespairedof,and
da
whenatlastIcametomyself
og
andbecameconvalescent,Iwassoweak
og
andemaciatedthatamedicalboarddetermined
at
thatnotadayshouldbe
tapt
lostinsendingmebacktoEngland.
Iwasdispatched,accordingly,inthetroopship“Orontes,”
og
andlandedamonthlateronPortsmouthjetty,
med
withmyhealthirretrievablyruined,
men
butwithpermissionfromapaternalgovernmenttospendthe
neste
nextninemonthsinattemptingtoimproveit.
I
hadde
hadneitherkithnorkininEngland,
og
andwasthereforeasfreeasair—oras
fri
freeasanincomeofelevenshillings
og
andsixpenceadaywillpermita
mann
mantobe.
Undersuchcircumstances,InaturallygravitatedtoLondon,that
store
greatcesspoolintowhichall
den
theloungersandidlersof
den
theEmpireareirresistiblydrained.
Der
ThereIstayedforsome
tid
timeataprivatehotelintheStrand,leadingacomfortless,meaninglessexistence,
og
andspendingsuchmoneyasI
hadde
had,considerablymorefreelythanIought.
Soalarming
gjøre
didthestateofmyfinances
ble
become,thatIsoonrealized
at
thatImusteitherleavethemetropolis
og
andrusticatesomewhereinthecountry,
eller
orthatImustmakeacompletealterationinmystyleofliving.
Choosingthelatteralternative,Ibeganby
gjøre
makingupmymindto
forlate
leavethehotel,andto
ta
takeupmyquartersin
noen
somelesspretentiousandlessexpensivedomicile.
Onthevery
dag
daythatIhadcometo
denne
thisconclusion,IwasstandingattheCriterionBar,
da
whensomeonetappedmeontheshoulder,
og
andturningroundIrecognized
unge
youngStamford,whohadbeenadresser
under
undermeatBarts.
Thesightofafriendly
ansikt
faceinthegreatwildernessofLondonisapleasant
ting
thingindeedtoalonely
mann
man.
InolddaysStamford
hadde
hadneverbeenaparticularcronyofmine,
men
butnowIhailedhim
med
withenthusiasm,andhe,inhis
sin tur
turn,appearedtobedelightedto
se
seeme.
Intheexuberanceofmyjoy,Iaskedhimtolunch
med
withmeattheHolborn,
og
andwestartedofftogetherin
en
ahansom.
“Whateverhaveyoubeen
gjort
doingwithyourself,Watson?”
he
spurte
askedinundisguisedwonder,aswerattled
gjennom
throughthecrowdedLondonstreets.
“Youareasthinas
en
alathandasbrownas
en
anut.”
Igavehim
en
ashortsketchofmyadventures,
og
andhadhardlyconcludeditbythetimethatwereachedourdestination.
“Poordevil!”
he
sa
said,commiseratingly,afterhehadlistenedtomymisfortunes.
“Whatareyou
opp
uptonow?”
“Lookingforlodgings,”I
svarte
answered.
“Tryingtosolvetheproblemastowhetheritis
mulig
possibletogetcomfortableroomsat
en
areasonableprice.”
“That’sastrangething,”remarkedmycompanion;
“youare
den
thesecondmanto-daythat
har
hasusedthatexpressiontome.”
“And
hvem
whowasthefirst?”
I
spurte
asked.
“Afellowwhois
jobber
workingatthechemicallaboratoryupatthe
sykehuset
hospital.
Hewasbemoaninghimselfthismorning
fordi
becausehecouldnotgetsomeoneto
gå
gohalveswithhiminsome
fine
niceroomswhichhehadfound,
og
andwhichweretoomuchforhispurse.”
“ByJove!”
Icried,“ifhe
virkelig
reallywantssomeonetoshare
den
theroomsandtheexpense,Iam
den
theverymanforhim.
Ishouldprefer
ha
havingapartnertobeingalone.”
Unge
YoungStamfordlookedratherstrangelyatme
over
overhiswine-glass.
“Youdon’t
kjenner
knowSherlockHolmesyet,”he
sa
said;
“perhapsyouwouldnotcareforhimas
en
aconstantcompanion.”
“Why,whatis
det
thereagainsthim?”
“Oh,Ididn’t
sa
saytherewasanythingagainst
ham
him.
Heisalittlequeerinhisideas—anenthusiastinsomebranchesofscience.
AsfarasI
vet
knowheisadecentfellowenough.”
“Amedicalstudent,Isuppose?”
sa
saidI.
“No—Ihavenoideawhatheintendsto
gå
goinfor.
Ibelieveheis
godt
wellupinanatomy,andheis
en
afirst-classchemist;
but,asfarasI
vet
know,hehasnevertaken
ut
outanysystematicmedicalclasses.
Hisstudiesare
veldig
verydesultoryandeccentric,buthe
har
hasamassedalotofout-of-the
veien
wayknowledgewhichwouldastonishhisprofessors.”
“Didyou
aldri
neveraskhimwhathewas
gikk
goinginfor?”
Iasked.
“No;
heisnot
en
amanthatitis
lett
easytodrawout,thoughhe
kan
canbecommunicativeenoughwhenthefancyseizeshim.”
“Ishouldliketo
møte
meethim,”Isaid.
“IfIamtolodge
med
withanyone,Ishouldprefer
en
amanofstudiousand
stille
quiethabits.
Iamnotstrong
nok
enoughyettostandmuchnoise
eller
orexcitement.
Ihadenoughof
begge
bothinAfghanistantolastmefortheremainderofmynaturalexistence.
Hvordan
HowcouldImeetthis
vennen
friendofyours?”
“Heis
sikker
suretobeatthelaboratory,”returnedmycompanion.
“He
enten
eitheravoidstheplaceforweeks,
eller
orelseheworkstherefrom
morgen
morningtonight.
Ifyoulike,weshall
kjøre
driveroundtogetherafterluncheon.”
“Certainly,”I
svarte
answered,andtheconversationdrifted
bort
awayintootherchannels.
Aswe
gjorde
madeourwaytothe
sykehuset
hospitalafterleavingtheHolborn,Stamfordgaveme
en
afewmoreparticularsaboutthegentlemanwhomIproposedto
ta
takeasafellow-lodger.
“Youmustn’tblameme
hvis
ifyoudon’tgeton
med
withhim,”hesaid;
“I
vet
knownothingmoreofhim
enn
thanIhavelearnedfrom
møte
meetinghimoccasionallyinthelaboratory.
Youproposed
denne
thisarrangement,soyoumustnot
holde
holdmeresponsible.”
“Ifwedon’t
kommer
getonitwillbe
lett
easytopartcompany,”I
svarte
answered.
“Itseemstome,Stamford,”Iadded,
ser
lookinghardatmycompanion,“thatyou
har
havesomereasonforwashingyourhandsofthe
saken
matter.
Isthisfellow’stempersoformidable,
eller
orwhatisit?
Don’tbemealy-mouthed
om
aboutit.”
“Itisnot
lett
easytoexpresstheinexpressible,”he
svarte
answeredwithalaugh.
“Holmesisalittletooscientificformytastes—itapproachestocold-bloodedness.
I
kunne
couldimaginehisgivinga
venn
friendalittlepinchof
den
thelatestvegetablealkaloid,not
ut
outofmalevolence,youunderstand,
men
butsimplyoutofaspiritofinquiryinorderto
ha
haveanaccurateideaof
den
theeffects.
Todohimjustice,I
tror
thinkthathewouldtakeithimself
med
withthesamereadiness.
Heappearsto
ha
haveapassionfordefinite
og
andexactknowledge.”
“Veryrighttoo.”
“Yes,
men
butitmaybepushedtoexcess.
Når
Whenitcomestobeatingthesubjectsinthedissecting-rooms
med
withastick,itiscertainly
ta
takingratherabizarreshape.”
“Beatingthesubjects!”
“Yes,toverify
hvor
howfarbruisesmaybeproduced
etter
afterdeath.
Isawhimatit
med
withmyowneyes.”
“And
likevel
yetyousayheisnot
en
amedicalstudent?”
“No.
Heaven
vet
knowswhattheobjectsofhisstudies
er
are.
Buthereweare,
og
andyoumustformyour
egne
ownimpressionsabouthim.”
Ashe
snakket
spoke,weturneddownanarrowlane
og
andpassedthroughasmallside-door,which
åpnet
openedintoawingof
de
thegreathospital.
Itwasfamiliargroundto
meg
me,andIneedednoguidingasweascendedthebleakstonestaircase
og
andmadeourwaydownthelongcorridor
med
withitsvistaofwhitewashedwall
og
anddun-coloureddoors.
Nearthefurther
enden
endalowarchedpassagebranched
bort
awayfromitandledtothechemicallaboratory.
Dette
Thiswasaloftychamber,lined
og
andlitteredwithcountlessbottles.
Broad,lowtableswerescattered
om
about,whichbristledwithretorts,test-tubes,
og
andlittleBunsenlamps,withtheirblueflickeringflames.
Det
Therewasonlyonestudentinthe
rommet
room,whowasbendingoveradistanttableabsorbedinhis
arbeid
work.
Atthesoundofourstepsheglancedround
og
andsprangtohisfeet
med
withacryofpleasure.
“I’vefound
det
it!
I’vefoundit,”heshoutedtomycompanion,
løper
runningtowardsuswithatest-tubeinhis
hånden
hand.
“Ihavefoundare-agent
som
whichisprecipitatedbyhæmoglobin,
og
andbynothingelse.”
Hadhediscovered
en
agoldmine,greaterdelight
kunne
couldnothaveshoneuponhisfeatures.
“Dr.
Watson,Mr.SherlockHolmes,”
sa
saidStamford,introducingus.
“Howareyou?”
he
sa
saidcordially,grippingmyhand
med
withastrengthforwhichI
skulle
shouldhardlyhavegivenhimcredit.
“You
har
havebeeninAfghanistan,Iperceive.”
“Howonearth
visste
didyouknowthat?”
I
spurte
askedinastonishment.
“Nevermind,”
sa
saidhe,chucklingtohimself.
“Thequestion
nå
nowisabouthæmoglobin.
Nodoubtyou
ser
seethesignificanceofthisdiscoveryofmine?”
“Itisinteresting,chemically,nodoubt,”I
svarte
answered,“butpractically——”.
“Why,man,itisthe
mest
mostpracticalmedico-legaldiscoveryforyears.
Don’tyou
ser
seethatitgivesus
en
aninfallibletestforbloodstains.
Kom
Comeoverherenow!”
Heseizedmebythecoat-sleeveinhiseagerness,
og
anddrewmeovertothetableat
der
whichhehadbeenworking.
“Letushave
litt
somefreshblood,”hesaid,digging
en
alongbodkinintohisfinger,
og
anddrawingofftheresultingdropof
blod
bloodinachemicalpipette.
“Now,Iadd
denne
thissmallquantityofbloodto
en
alitreofwater.
Youperceive
at
thattheresultingmixturehas
den
theappearanceofpurewater.
Theproportionof
blod
bloodcannotbemorethanoneina
million
million.
Ihavenodoubt,however,
at
thatweshallbeabletoobtain
den
thecharacteristicreaction.”
Ashe
snakket
spoke,hethrewintothevessel
en
afewwhitecrystals,andthenaddedsomedropsof
en
atransparentfluid.
Inaninstantthecontentsassumedadullmahoganycolour,
og
andabrownishdustwasprecipitatedtothebottomoftheglassjar.
“Ha!
ha!”
hecried,clappinghishands,
og
andlookingasdelightedasa
barn
childwithanewtoy.
“Whatdoyouthinkofthat?”
“Itseemstobe
en
averydelicatetest,”Iremarked.
“Beautiful!
beautiful!
Den
TheoldGuiacumtestwas
veldig
veryclumsyanduncertain.
Soisthemicroscopicexaminationforbloodcorpuscles.
Thelatterisvalueless
hvis
ifthestainsareafewhours
gamle
old.
Now,thisappearstoactaswellwhetherthebloodisold
eller
ornew.
Hadthistestbeeninvented,
det
therearehundredsofmen
nå
nowwalkingtheearthwho
ville
wouldlongagohavepaidthepenaltyoftheircrimes.”
“Indeed!”
Imurmured.
“Criminalcasesarecontinuallyhingingupon
det
thatonepoint.
Amanissuspectedof
en
acrimemonthsperhapsafterit
har
hasbeencommitted.
Hislinen
eller
orclothesareexamined,andbrownishstainsdiscoveredupon
dem
them.
Aretheybloodstains,
eller
ormudstains,orruststains,
eller
orfruitstains,orwhatare
de
they?
Thatisaquestionwhich
har
haspuzzledmanyanexpert,
og
andwhy?
Becausetherewasnoreliabletest.
Nå
NowwehavetheSherlockHolmes’test,
og
andtherewillnolongerbe
noen
anydifficulty.”
Hiseyesfairlyglitteredashe
snakket
spoke,andheputhis
hånden
handoverhisheartandbowedas
om
iftosomeapplaudingcrowdconjuredupbyhisimagination.
“Youaretobecongratulated,”Iremarked,considerablysurprisedathisenthusiasm.
“Therewasthe
saken
caseofVonBischoffatFrankfortlastyear.
He
ville
wouldcertainlyhavebeenhunghad
denne
thistestbeeninexistence.
Then
det
therewasMasonofBradford,
og
andthenotoriousMuller,andLefevreofMontpellier,
og
andSamsonofNewOrleans.
I
kunne
couldnameascoreofcasesin
der
whichitwouldhavebeendecisive.”
“Youseemtobeawalkingcalendarofcrime,”
sa
saidStamfordwithalaugh.
“You
kan
mightstartapaperon
disse
thoselines.
Callitthe‘PoliceNewsofthePast.’”.
“Veryinterestingreadingit
kan
mightbemade,too,”remarkedSherlockHolmes,sticking
et
asmallpieceofplaster
over
overtheprickonhisfinger.
“I
må
havetobecareful,”hecontinued,turningtome
med
withasmile,“forIdabble
med
withpoisonsagooddeal.”
Heheld
ut
outhishandashe
snakket
spoke,andInoticedthatitwas
alt
allmottledoverwithsimilarpiecesofplaster,
og
anddiscolouredwithstrongacids.
“We
kom
camehereonbusiness,”saidStamford,
sitter
sittingdownonahighthree-leggedstool,
og
andpushinganotheroneinmydirection
med
withhisfoot.
“Myfriend
her
herewantstotakediggings,
og
andasyouwerecomplainingthatyou
kunne
couldgetnooneto
gå
gohalveswithyou,I
tenkte
thoughtthatIhadbetterbringyoutogether.”
SherlockHolmesseemeddelightedatthe
ideen
ideaofsharinghisrooms
med
withme.
“Ihavemyeyeon
en
asuiteinBakerStreet,”he
sa
said,“whichwouldsuitus
ned
downtotheground.
Youdon’tmindthesmellofstrongtobacco,Ihope?”
“I
alltid
alwayssmoke‘ship’s’myself,”I
svarte
answered.
“That’sgoodenough.
Igenerally
har
havechemicalsabout,andoccasionally
gjøre
doexperiments.
Wouldthatannoyyou?”
“Bynomeans.”
“Letmesee—whataremy
andre
othershortcomings.
Igetinthedumpsattimes,
og
anddon’topenmymouthfordaysonend.
You
må
mustnotthinkIamsulky
når
whenIdothat.
Just
la
letmealone,andI’ll
snart
soonberight.
Whathaveyoutoconfess
nå
now?
It’sjustaswellfor
to
twofellowstoknowtheworstofoneanother
før
beforetheybegintolivetogether.”
Ilaughedat
denne
thiscross-examination.
“Ikeepabullpup,”I
sa
said,“andIobjecttorows
fordi
becausemynervesareshaken,
og
andIgetupat
alle
allsortsofungodlyhours,
og
andIamextremelylazy.
I
har
haveanothersetofvices
når
whenI’mwell,butthosearetheprincipalonesatpresent.”
“Doyouincludeviolin-playinginyourcategoryofrows?”
he
spurte
asked,anxiously.
“Itdependsontheplayer,”I
svarte
answered.
“Awell-playedviolinisatreatforthegods—abadly-playedone——”.
“Oh,that’sallright,”hecried,
med
withamerrylaugh.
“I
tror
thinkwemayconsiderthethingassettled—thatis,
hvis
iftheroomsareagreeabletoyou.”
“Whenshallwe
se
seethem?”
“Callforme
her
hereatnoonto-morrow,andwe’ll
gå
gotogetherandsettleeverything,”he
svarte
answered.
“Allright—noonexactly,”said
Jeg
I,shakinghishand.
We
forlot
lefthimworkingamonghischemicals,
og
andwewalkedtogethertowardsmyhotel.
“Bytheway,”I
spurte
askedsuddenly,stoppingandturninguponStamford,“howthedeuce
visste
didheknowthatI
hadde
hadcomefromAfghanistan?”
Mycompanionsmiled
et
anenigmaticalsmile.
“That’sjusthis
lille
littlepeculiarity,”hesaid.
“Agoodmany
mennesker
peoplehavewantedtoknow
hvordan
howhefindsthingsout.”
“Oh!
et
amysteryisit?”
Icried,rubbingmyhands.
“Thisis
veldig
verypiquant.
Iammuchobligedtoyoufor
bringe
bringingustogether.
‘Theproperstudyofmankindisman,’youknow.”
“You
må
muststudyhim,then,”Stamford
sa
said,ashebademegood-bye.
“You’ll
finne
findhimaknottyproblem,though.
I’llwagerhe
lærer
learnsmoreaboutyouthanyou
om
abouthim.
Good-bye.”
CHAPTERII.THESCIENCEOFDEDUCTION.