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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Progressive Norwegian A1 Translation Books

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Progressive Norwegian A1 Translation Books

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I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
Jeg
I.
ToSherlockHolmessheis
alltid
alwaysthewoman.
Ihaveseldom
hørt
heardhimmentionherunderany
annet
othername.
Inhiseyessheeclipses
og
andpredominatesthewholeofher
kjønn
sex.
Itwasnotthathefelt
noen
anyemotionakintoloveforIreneAdler.
Alle
Allemotions,andthatoneparticularly,wereabhorrenttohiscold,precise
men
butadmirablybalancedmind.
Hewas,I
tar
takeit,themostperfectreasoning
og
andobservingmachinethatthe
verden
worldhasseen,butas
en
aloverhewouldhaveplacedhimselfin
en
afalseposition.
Henever
snakket
spokeofthesofterpassions,save
med
withagibeandasneer.
Theywereadmirablethingsfortheobserver—excellentfordrawingtheveilfrommen’smotives
og
andactions.
Butforthetrainedreasonertoadmit
slike
suchintrusionsintohisowndelicate
og
andfinelyadjustedtemperamentwastointroduce
en
adistractingfactorwhichmightthrow
en
adoubtuponallhismentalresults.
Gritinasensitiveinstrument,
eller
oracrackinoneofhis
egne
ownhigh-powerlenses,wouldnotbe
mer
moredisturbingthanastrongemotioninanaturesuchas
hans
his.
Andyettherewasbut
en
onewomantohim,andthat
kvinne
womanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofdubious
og
andquestionablememory.
Ihadseen
lite
littleofHolmeslately.
Mymarriage
hadde
haddriftedusawayfromeachother.
My
egen
owncompletehappiness,andthehome-centredinterestswhichrise
opp
uparoundthemanwho
først
firstfindshimselfmasterofhis
egen
ownestablishment,weresufficienttoabsorballmyattention,
mens
whileHolmes,wholoathedeveryformofsociety
med
withhiswholeBohemiansoul,remainedinourlodgingsinBaker
Street
Street,buriedamonghisoldbooks,
og
andalternatingfromweekto
uke
weekbetweencocaineandambition,
den
thedrowsinessofthedrug,
og
andthefierceenergyofhis
egen
ownkeennature.
Hewas
fortsatt
still,asever,deeplyattractedbythestudyofcrime,
og
andoccupiedhisimmensefaculties
og
andextraordinarypowersofobservationin
følge
followingoutthoseclues,andclearing
opp
upthosemysterieswhichhadbeenabandonedashopelessbytheofficial
politiet
police.
FromtimetotimeI
hørte
heardsomevagueaccountofhisdoings:
ofhissummonstoOdessain
den
thecaseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearing
opp
upofthesingulartragedyof
den
theAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,
og
andfinallyofthemission
som
whichhehadaccomplishedsodelicately
og
andsuccessfullyforthereigningfamilyofHolland.
Beyond
disse
thesesignsofhisactivity,however,
som
whichImerelysharedwith
alle
allthereadersofthedailypress,I
visste
knewlittleofmyformer
venn
friendandcompanion.
Onenight—itwason
den
thetwentiethofMarch,1888—Iwasreturningfromajourneytoapatient(forI
hadde
hadnowreturnedtocivilpractice),
da
whenmywayledme
gjennom
throughBakerStreet.
AsIpassedthewell-remembered
døren
door,whichmustalwaysbeassociatedinmy
sinn
mindwithmywooing,and
med
withthedarkincidentsoftheStudyinScarlet,Iwasseized
med
withakeendesireto
se
seeHolmesagain,andto
vite
knowhowhewasemployinghisextraordinarypowers.
Hisroomswerebrilliantlylit,
og
and,evenasIlooked
opp
up,Isawhistall,sparefigurepasstwicein
en
adarksilhouetteagainsttheblind.
Hewaspacingthe
rommet
roomswiftly,eagerly,withhis
hodet
headsunkuponhischest
og
andhishandsclaspedbehind
ham
him.
Tome,whoknewhis
hvert
everymoodandhabit,hisattitude
og
andmannertoldtheirown
historie
story.
Hewasatwork
igjen
again.
Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreams
og
andwashotuponthescentof
noen
somenewproblem.
Irangthebell
og
andwasshownuptothechamber
som
whichhadformerlybeenin
delvis
partmyown.
Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
Itseldomwas;
men
buthewasglad,I
tror
think,toseeme.
Withhardlya
ord
wordspoken,butwithakindlyeye,hewavedmetoanarmchair,threwacrosshis
sak
caseofcigars,andindicatedaspirit
sak
caseandagasogeneinthecorner.
Thenhestoodbeforethefire
og
andlookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivefashion.
“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“I
tror
think,Watson,thatyouhaveputonseven
og
andahalfpoundssinceI
så
sawyou.”
“Seven!”
Ianswered.
“Indeed,I
skulle
shouldhavethoughtalittle
mer
more.
Justatriflemore,Ifancy,Watson.
Og
Andinpracticeagain,Iobserve.
Youdidnot
fortalte
tellmethatyouintendedto
gå
gointoharness.”
“Then,howdoyouknow?”
“I
ser
seeit,Ideduceit.
Hvordan
HowdoIknowthatyou
har
havebeengettingyourselfverywetlately,
og
andthatyouhavea
mest
mostclumsyandcarelessservantgirl?”
“My
kjære
dearHolmes,”saidI,“thisis
for
toomuch.
Youwouldcertainly
ha
havebeenburned,hadyou
levd
livedafewcenturiesago.
Itis
sant
truethatIhada
land
countrywalkonThursdayand
kom
camehomeinadreadfulmess,
men
butasIhavechangedmyclothesIcan’timagine
hvordan
howyoudeduceit.
AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,
og
andmywifehasgivenhernotice,
men
butthere,again,Ifailto
se
seehowyouworkitout.”
Hechuckledtohimself
og
andrubbedhislong,nervoushands
sammen
together.
“Itissimplicityitself,”
sa
saidhe;
“myeyestellmethatonthe
innsiden
insideofyourleftshoe,
akkurat
justwherethefirelightstrikesit,theleatherisscoredby
seks
sixalmostparallelcuts.
Obviouslythey
har
havebeencausedbysomeone
som
whohasverycarelesslyscrapedroundtheedgesofthesoleinordertoremovecrustedmudfromit.
Hence,you
ser
see,mydoubledeductionthatyou
hadde
hadbeenoutinvileweather,
og
andthatyouhadaparticularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenoftheLondonslavey.
Astoyourpractice,
hvis
ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,
med
withablackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhis
høyre
rightforefinger,andabulgeonthe
høyre
rightsideofhistop-hatto
vise
showwherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,I
må
mustbedull,indeed,ifIdonotpronouncehimtobeanactivememberofthemedicalprofession.”
I
kunne
couldnothelplaughingat
den
theeasewithwhichheexplainedhisprocessofdeduction.
“WhenI
hører
hearyougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“thething
alltid
alwaysappearstometobesoridiculouslysimplethatI
kunne
couldeasilydoitmyself,
om
thoughateachsuccessiveinstanceofyourreasoningIambaffleduntilyouexplainyourprocess.
Og
AndyetIbelievethatmyeyesareas
gode
goodasyours.”
“Quiteso,”he
svarte
answered,lightingacigarette,andthrowinghimself
ned
downintoanarmchair.
“You
ser
see,butyoudonotobserve.
Thedistinctionis
klar
clear.
Forexample,youhavefrequently
sett
seenthestepswhichlead
opp
upfromthehallto
dette
thisroom.”
“Frequently.”
“Howoften?”
“Well,
noen
somehundredsoftimes.”
“Then
hvor
howmanyarethere?”
“How
mange
many?
Idon’tknow.”
“Quiteso!
You
har
havenotobserved.
Andyetyou
har
haveseen.
Thatisjustmypoint.
Nå
Now,Iknowthatthereareseventeensteps,
fordi
becauseIhavebothseen
og
andobserved.
Bytheway,
siden
sinceyouareinterestedinthese
små
littleproblems,andsinceyouare
god
goodenoughtochronicleone
eller
ortwoofmytriflingexperiences,you
kan
maybeinterestedinthis.”
Hethrew
over
overasheetofthick,pink-tintednotepaper
som
whichhadbeenlyingopenuponthetable.
“It
kom
camebythelastpost,”
sa
saidhe.
“Readitaloud.”
Thenotewasundated,
og
andwithouteithersignatureoraddress.
“There
vil
willcalluponyouto-night,at
en
aquartertoeighto’clock,”it
sa
said,“agentlemanwhodesirestoconsultyouupon
en
amatteroftheverydeepest
øyeblikket
moment.
Yourrecentservicestooneof
de
theroyalhousesofEurope
har
haveshownthatyouareonewhomaysafelybetrusted
med
withmatterswhichareofanimportancewhichcanhardlybeexaggerated.
Denne
Thisaccountofyouwe
har
havefromallquartersreceived.
Beinyourchamberthenatthathour,
og
anddonottakeitamiss
hvis
ifyourvisitorwearamask.”
“Thisisindeed
et
amystery,”Iremarked.
“Whatdoyouimaginethatitmeans?”
“I
har
havenodatayet.
Itisacapitalmistaketotheorise
før
beforeonehasdata.
Insensibly
man
onebeginstotwistfactstosuittheories,insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.
Men
Butthenoteitself.
Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
Icarefullyexaminedthe
skrevet
writing,andthepaperupon
som
whichitwaswritten.
“Theman
som
whowroteitwaspresumably
godt
welltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringtoimitatemycompanion’sprocesses.
“Suchpaper
kunne
couldnotbeboughtunder
halv
halfacrownapacket.
Itispeculiarlystrong
og
andstiff.”
“Peculiar—thatistheveryword,”
sa
saidHolmes.
“Itisnot
en
anEnglishpaperatall.
Hold
Holdituptothelight.”
I
gjorde
didso,andsawalarge“E”
med
withasmall“g,”a“P,”
og
andalarge“G”with
en
asmall“t”wovenintothetextureofthepaper.
“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
spurte
askedHolmes.
“Thenameofthemaker,nodoubt;
eller
orhismonogram,rather.”
“Notatall.
The‘G’
med
withthesmall‘t’standsfor‘Gesellschaft,’whichistheGermanfor‘Company.’Itis
en
acustomarycontractionlikeour‘Co.’‘P,’of
selvfølgelig
course,standsfor‘Papier.’Nowforthe‘Eg.’
La
LetusglanceatourContinentalGazetteer.”
He
tok
tookdownaheavybrownvolumefromhisshelves.
“Eglow,Eglonitz—herewe
er
are,Egria.
Itisin
et
aGerman-speakingcountry—inBohemia,not
langt
farfromCarlsbad.
‘Remarkableasbeingthesceneofthe
døden
deathofWallenstein,andforitsnumerousglass-factories
og
andpaper-mills.’Ha,ha,my
gutt
boy,whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
Hiseyessparkled,
og
andhesentupa
stor
greatbluetriumphantcloudfromhiscigarette.
“Thepaperwas
laget
madeinBohemia,”Isaid.
“Precisely.
Og
Andthemanwhowrotethenoteis
en
aGerman.
Doyounote
den
thepeculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘Thisaccountofyouwehavefrom
alle
allquartersreceived.’AFrenchman
eller
orRussiancouldnothave
skrevet
writtenthat.
ItistheGerman
som
whoissouncourteoustohisverbs.
It
bare
onlyremains,therefore,todiscoverwhatis
ønsket
wantedbythisGermanwho
skriver
writesuponBohemianpaperandpreferswearing
en
amasktoshowinghis
ansiktet
face.
Andherehecomes,
hvis
ifIamnotmistaken,toresolve
alle
allourdoubts.”
Ashe
snakket
spoketherewasthesharp
lyden
soundofhorses’hoofsandgratingwheels
mot
againstthecurb,followedby
en
asharppullatthebell.
Holmeswhistled.
“Apair,bythesound,”
sa
saidhe.
“Yes,”hecontinued,glancing
ut
outofthewindow.
“A
fin
nicelittlebroughamandapairofbeauties.
Et
Ahundredandfiftyguineasapiece.
There’s
penger
moneyinthiscase,Watson,
hvis
ifthereisnothingelse.”
“I
tror
thinkthatIhadbetter
gå
go,Holmes.”
“Notabit,
Doktor
Doctor.
Staywhereyouare.
Iam
tapt
lostwithoutmyBoswell.
And
dette
thispromisestobeinteresting.
It
ville
wouldbeapityto
glipp
missit.”
“Butyourclient—”.
“Nevermind
ham
him.
Imaywantyour
hjelp
help,andsomayhe.
Her
Herehecomes.
Sitdowninthatarmchair,
Doktor
Doctor,andgiveusyour
beste
bestattention.”
Aslowandheavystep,
som
whichhadbeenhearduponthestairs
og
andinthepassage,pausedimmediately
utenfor
outsidethedoor.
Thentherewas
en
aloudandauthoritativetap.
“Comein!”
sa
saidHolmes.
Amanentered
som
whocouldhardlyhavebeenless
enn
thansixfeetsixinchesinheight,
med
withthechestandlimbsof
en
aHercules.
Hisdresswasrich
med
witharichnesswhichwould,inEngland,be
sett
lookeduponasakinto
dårlig
badtaste.
Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacross
den
thesleevesandfrontsofhisdouble-breastedcoat,
mens
whilethedeepbluecloak
som
whichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslined
med
withflame-colouredsilkandsecuredat
den
theneckwithabrooch
som
whichconsistedofasingleflamingberyl.
Boots
som
whichextendedhalfwayuphiscalves,
og
andwhichweretrimmedatthetops
med
withrichbrownfur,completedtheimpressionofbarbaricopulence
som
whichwassuggestedbyhis
hele
wholeappearance.
Hecarriedabroad-brimmedhatinhis
hånden
hand,whileheworeacrosstheupper
delen
partofhisface,extending
ned
downpastthecheekbones,a
svart
blackvizardmask,whichhehadapparentlyadjustedthatvery
øyeblikket
moment,forhishandwas
fortsatt
stillraisedtoitasheentered.
From
den
thelowerpartofthe
ansiktet
faceheappearedtobe
en
amanofstrongcharacter,
med
withathick,hanginglip,
og
andalong,straightchinsuggestiveofresolutionpushedto
den
thelengthofobstinacy.
“Youhadmynote?”
he
spurte
askedwithadeepharshvoice
og
andastronglymarkedGermanaccent.
“I
sa
toldyouthatIwouldcall.”
He
så
lookedfromonetothe
andre
otherofus,asifuncertainwhichtoaddress.
“Pray
ta
takeaseat,”saidHolmes.
“Thisismy
venn
friendandcolleague,Dr.Watson,
som
whoisoccasionallygoodenoughto
hjelpe
helpmeinmycases.
Whom
har
haveIthehonourtoaddress?”
“You
kan
mayaddressmeastheCountVonKramm,
en
aBohemiannobleman.
Iunderstandthat
denne
thisgentleman,yourfriend,is
en
amanofhonouranddiscretion,whomI
kan
maytrustwithamatterof
den
themostextremeimportance.
Ifnot,Ishouldmuchprefertocommunicate
med
withyoualone.”
Iroseto
gå
go,butHolmescaughtmebythewrist
og
andpushedmebackintomychair.
“Itis
begge
both,ornone,”saidhe.
“You
kan
maysaybeforethisgentleman
alt
anythingwhichyoumaysaytome.”
TheCountshruggedhisbroadshoulders.
“ThenI
må
mustbegin,”saidhe,“bybindingyou
begge
bothtoabsolutesecrecyfor
to
twoyears;
attheendofthat
tiden
timethematterwillbeofnoimportance.
Atpresentitisnot
for
toomuchtosaythatitisof
slik
suchweightitmayhave
en
aninfluenceuponEuropeanhistory.”
“Ipromise,”
sa
saidHolmes.
“AndI.”
“You
vil
willexcusethismask,”continuedourstrangevisitor.
“Theaugustpersonwhoemploysmewisheshisagenttobeunknowntoyou,
og
andImayconfessatoncethatthetitlebywhichI
har
havejustcalledmyselfisnotexactlymyown.”
“Iwasawareofit,”
sa
saidHolmesdryly.
“Thecircumstancesareof
stor
greatdelicacy,andeveryprecaution
må
hastobetakentoquenchwhat
kan
mightgrowtobeanimmensescandal
og
andseriouslycompromiseoneof
de
thereigningfamiliesofEurope.
To
snakke
speakplainly,thematterimplicates
den
thegreatHouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”
“Iwas
også
alsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimself
ned
downinhisarmchairand
lukke
closinghiseyes.
Ourvisitorglanced
med
withsomeapparentsurpriseat
den
thelanguid,loungingfigureof
den
themanwhohadbeennodoubtdepictedtohimas
den
themostincisivereasonerand
mest
mostenergeticagentinEurope.
Holmesslowlyreopenedhiseyes
og
andlookedimpatientlyathisgiganticclient.
“IfyourMajesty
vil
wouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbe
bedre
betterabletoadviseyou.”
The
mannen
mansprangfromhischair
og
andpacedupanddownthe
rommet
roominuncontrollableagitation.
Then,
med
withagestureofdesperation,hetorethemaskfromhis
ansiktet
faceandhurleditupontheground.
“Youareright,”hecried;
“Iamthe
Kongen
King.
WhyshouldIattempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“YourMajesty
hadde
hadnotspokenbeforeIwasaware
at
thatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,
og
andhereditaryKingofBohemia.”
“Butyou
kan
canunderstand,”saidourstrangevisitor,
sitter
sittingdownoncemoreandpassinghis
hånden
handoverhishighwhiteforehead,“you
kan
canunderstandthatIamnotaccustomedto
gjøre
doingsuchbusinessinmy
egen
ownperson.
YetthematterwassodelicatethatI
kunne
couldnotconfideitto
en
anagentwithoutputtingmyselfinhis
makt
power.
IhavecomeincognitofromPragueforthepurposeofconsultingyou.”
“Then,prayconsult,”
sa
saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyesoncemore.
“Thefactsarebrieflythese:
Some
fem
fiveyearsago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,Imade
den
theacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.
The
navnet
nameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”
“Kindly
se
lookherupinmyindex,Doctor,”murmuredHolmes
uten
withoutopeninghiseyes.
For
mange
manyyearshehadadoptedasystemofdocketing
alle
allparagraphsconcerningmenandthings,sothatitwasdifficulttonameasubject
eller
orapersononwhichhe
kunne
couldnotatoncefurnishinformation.
In
dette
thiscaseIfoundherbiographysandwichedin
mellom
betweenthatofaHebrewrabbi
og
andthatofastaff-commanderwhohadwritten
en
amonographuponthedeep-seafishes.
“Letmesee!”
sa
saidHolmes.
“Hum!
BorninNewJerseyinthe
året
year1858.
Contralto—hum!
LaScala,hum!
PrimadonnaImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
Bor
LivinginLondon—quiteso!
YourMajesty,asI
forstår
understand,becameentangledwiththis
unge
youngperson,wrotehersomecompromisingletters,
og
andisnowdesirousofgetting
disse
thoselettersback.”
“Preciselyso.
Men
Buthow—”.