I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
Ja
I.ToSherlockHolmessheis
zawsze
alwaysthewoman.Ihaveseldom
słyszałem
heardhimmentionherunderanyothername.Inhiseyessheeclipses
i
andpredominatesthewholeofhersex.Itwasnot
że
thathefeltanyemotionakintoloveforIreneAdler.Wszystkie
Allemotions,andthatoneparticularly,wereabhorrenttohiscold,preciseale
butadmirablybalancedmind.Hewas,Itakeit,themostperfectreasoning
i
andobservingmachinethattheworldhaswidział
seen,butasaloverhewouldhaveumieściłby
placedhimselfinafalseposition.He
nigdy nie
neverspokeofthesofterpassions,savewithagibei
andasneer.Theywereadmirablethingsfortheobserver—excellentfordrawingtheveilfrommen’smotives
i
andactions.Butforthetrainedreasonertoadmitsuchintrusionsintohis
własny
owndelicateandfinelyadjustedtemperamentwastointroduceadistractingfactorktóry
whichmightthrowadoubtuponwszystkie
allhismentalresults.Gritinasensitiveinstrument,
lub
oracrackinoneofhisownhigh-powerlenses,wouldnotbebardziej
moredisturbingthanastrongemotioninanaturesuchasjego
his.Andyettherewasbutone
kobieta
womantohim,andthatkobieta
womanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofdubiousandquestionablememory.Ihad
widziałem
seenlittleofHolmeslately.Mymarriagehaddriftedusawayfromeachother.
Myowncompletehappiness,
i
andthehome-centredinterestswhichrisesię
uparoundthemanwhopo raz pierwszy
firstfindshimselfmasterofhisownestablishment,weresufficienttoabsorballmyattention,podczas
whileHolmes,wholoathedeveryformofsocietywithhiswholeBohemiansoul,remainedinourlodgingsinBakerStreet
Street,buriedamonghisoldbooks,i
andalternatingfromweektotydzień
weekbetweencocaineandambition,thedrowsinessofthedrug,i
andthefierceenergyofhisownkeennature.Hewas
nadal
still,asever,deeplyattractedbythestudyofcrime,i
andoccupiedhisimmensefacultiesi
andextraordinarypowersofobservationinfollowingouttych
thoseclues,andclearinguptych
thosemysterieswhichhadbeenabandonedashopelessbytheofficialpolice.From
czasu
timetotimeIheardjakieś
somevagueaccountofhisdoings:ofhissummonstoOdessainthecaseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupofthesingulartragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,
i
andfinallyofthemissionwhichhehadaccomplishedsodelicatelyi
andsuccessfullyforthereigningrodziny
familyofHolland.Beyondthesesignsofhisactivity,however,
które
whichImerelysharedwithallthereadersofthedailypress,Iwiedziałem
knewlittleofmyformerfriendi
andcompanion.Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethofMarch,1888—Iwasreturningfromajourneytoapatient(forIhad
teraz
nowreturnedtocivilpractice),kiedy
whenmywayledmeprzez
throughBakerStreet.AsIpassedthewell-remembered
drzwi
door,whichmustalwaysbeassociatedinmyumyśle
mindwithmywooing,andwiththedarkincidentsoftheStudyinScarlet,IwasseizedwithakeendesiretoseeHolmesponownie
again,andtoknowhowhewasemployinghisextraordinarypowers.Hisroomswerebrilliantlylit,
a
and,evenasIlookedgórę
up,Isawhistall,sparefigurepasstwiceinadarksilhouetteprzeciwko
againsttheblind.Hewaspacingtheroomswiftly,eagerly,
z
withhisheadsunkuponhischesti
andhishandsclaspedbehindnim
him.Tome,whoknewhis
każdy
everymoodandhabit,hisattitudei
andmannertoldtheirownstory.Hewasat
pracy
workagain.Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreams
i
andwashotuponthescentofsomenowego
newproblem.Irangthebell
i
andwasshownuptothechamberktóra
whichhadformerlybeeninpartmywłasny
own.Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
Itseldomwas;
ale
buthewasglad,Ithink,towidzi
seeme.Withhardlya
słowo
wordspoken,butwithakindlyeye,hewavedmetoanarmchair,threwacrosshiscaseofcigars,i
andindicatedaspiritcasei
andagasogeneinthecorner.Thenhe
stanął
stoodbeforethefireandspojrzał
lookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivefashion.“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“I
myślę
think,Watson,thatyouhaveputonseveni
andahalfpoundssinceIsawyou.”“Seven!”
I
odpowiedziałem
answered.“Indeed,Ishouldhavethoughta
trochę
littlemore.Justatrifle
więcej
more,Ifancy,Watson.Andinpractice
ponownie
again,Iobserve.Youdidnot
powiedziałeś
tellmethatyouintendedtogointoharness.”“Then,howdoyouknow?”
“I
widzę
seeit,Ideduceit.HowdoI
wiedzieć
knowthatyouhavebeengettingyourselfbardzo
verywetlately,andthatyouhaveanajbardziej
mostclumsyandcarelessservantgirl?”“My
drogi
dearHolmes,”saidI,“thisisza
toomuch.Youwouldcertainlyhavebeenburned,hadyou
żył
livedafewcenturiesago.Itis
prawda
truethatIhadacountrywalkonThursdayi
andcamehomeinadreadfulmess,ale
butasIhavechangedmyclothesIcan’timaginehowyoudeduceit.AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,
a
andmywifehasgivenhernotice,ale
butthere,again,Ifailtoseehowyouworkitout.”Hechuckledtohimself
i
andrubbedhislong,nervoushandstogether.“Itissimplicityitself,”
powiedział
saidhe;“myeyestellme
że
thatontheinsideofyourleftshoe,justgdzie
wherethefirelightstrikesit,theleatherisscoredbysixprawie
almostparallelcuts.Obviouslytheyhavebeen
spowodował
causedbysomeonewhohasbardzo
verycarelesslyscrapedroundtheedgesofthesoleinordertoremovecrustedmudfromit.Hence,you
widzisz
see,mydoubledeductionthatyoumiałeś
hadbeenoutinvileweather,i
andthatyouhadaparticularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenoftheLondonslavey.Astoyourpractice,
jeśli
ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,withablackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhisprawej
rightforefinger,andabulgeontheprawej
rightsideofhistop-hattoshowgdzie
wherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,Imustbedull,indeed,jeśli
ifIdonotpronouncehimtobeto
anactivememberofthemedicalprofession.”Icouldnothelplaughingattheeasewithwhichheexplainedhisprocessofdeduction.
“WhenI
słyszę
hearyougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“thethingzawsze
alwaysappearstometobesoridiculouslysimpleże
thatIcouldeasilydoitmyself,chociaż
thoughateachsuccessiveinstanceofyourreasoningIambaffleddopóki
untilyouexplainyourprocess.A
AndyetIbelievethatmyeyesareasdobre
goodasyours.”“Quiteso,”he
odpowiedział
answered,lightingacigarette,andthrowinghimselfdownintoanarmchair.“You
widzisz
see,butyoudonotobserve.Thedistinctionisclear.
Forexample,youhavefrequently
widziałeś
seenthestepswhichleadupfromthehalltotego
thisroom.”“Frequently.”
“Howoften?”
“Well,somehundredsoftimes.”
“Thenhowmanyarethere?”
“Howmany?
Idon’tknow.”
“Quiteso!
Youhavenotobserved.
A
Andyetyouhaveseen.Thatisjustmypoint.
Now,I
wiem
knowthatthereareseventeensteps,bo
becauseIhavebothseeni
andobserved.Bytheway,sinceyouareinterestedin
te
theselittleproblems,andsinceyouaredobry
goodenoughtochronicleonelub
ortwoofmytriflingexperiences,youmoże
maybeinterestedinthis.”Hethrewoverasheetofthick,pink-tintednotepaper
który
whichhadbeenlyingopenuponthetable.“Itcamebythelastpost,”
powiedział
saidhe.“Readitaloud.”
Thenotewasundated,andwithouteithersignatureoraddress.
“Therewillcalluponyouto-night,ataquartertoeighto’clock,”it
powiedział
said,“agentlemanwhodesirestoconsultyouuponamatterofthebardzo
verydeepestmoment.Yourrecentservicesto
jednego
oneoftheroyalhousesofEuropemają
haveshownthatyouarejednego
onewhomaysafelybetrustedwithmatterswhichareofanimportancewhichmożna
canhardlybeexaggerated.Thisaccountofyouwehavefromallquartersreceived.
Beinyourchamberthenatthathour,
i
anddonottakeitamissjeśli
ifyourvisitorwearamask.”“Thisisindeedamystery,”Iremarked.
“Whatdoyouimagine
że
thatitmeans?”“Ihave
nie
nodatayet.Itisacapitalmistaketotheorise
zanim
beforeonehasdata.Insensiblyonebeginstotwistfactstosuittheories,insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.
Ale
Butthenoteitself.Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
Icarefullyexaminedthewriting,
i
andthepaperuponwhichitwaswritten.“Theman
który
whowroteitwaspresumablydobrze
welltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringtoimitatemycompanion’sprocesses.“Suchpapercouldnotbeboughtunder
pół
halfacrownapacket.Itispeculiarlystrong
i
andstiff.”“Peculiar—thatistheveryword,”
powiedział
saidHolmes.“ItisnotanEnglishpaperatall.
Holdituptothelight.”
I
zrobiłem
didso,andsawalarge“E”withasmall“g,”a“P,”i
andalarge“G”withasmall“t”wovenintothetextureofthepaper.“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
zapytał
askedHolmes.“Thenameofthemaker,
bez
nodoubt;orhismonogram,rather.”
“Notatall.
The‘G’withthesmall‘t’standsfor‘Gesellschaft,’
co
whichistheGermanfor‘Company.’Itisacustomarycontractionjak
likeour‘Co.’‘P,’ofoczywiście
course,standsfor‘Papier.’Nowforthe‘Eg.’LetusglanceatourContinentalGazetteer.”Hetookdownaheavybrownvolumefromhisshelves.
“Eglow,Eglonitz—hereweare,Egria.
ItisinaGerman-speakingcountry—inBohemia,notfarfromCarlsbad.
‘Remarkableasbeingthesceneofthe
śmierci
deathofWallenstein,andforitsnumerousglass-factoriesi
andpaper-mills.’Ha,ha,myboy,whatdoyoumakeofthat?”Hiseyessparkled,
a
andhesentupagreatbluetriumphantcloudfromhiscigarette.“ThepaperwasmadeinBohemia,”I
powiedziałem
said.“Precisely.
Andtheman
który
whowrotethenoteisaGerman.Doyounotethepeculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘Thisaccountofyouwehavefromallquartersreceived.’AFrenchman
lub
orRussiancouldnothavewrittenthat.ItistheGermanwhoissouncourteoustohisverbs.
It
tylko
onlyremains,therefore,todiscoverwhatiswantedbyten
thisGermanwhowritesuponBohemianpaperi
andpreferswearingamasktoshowinghisface.A
Andherehecomes,ifIamnotmistaken,toresolvewszystkie
allourdoubts.”Ashe
mówił
spoketherewasthesharpsoundofhorses’hoofsandgratingwheelsagainstthecurb,followedbyasharppullatthebell.Holmeswhistled.
“Apair,bythesound,”
powiedział
saidhe.“Yes,”hecontinued,glancingoutofthewindow.
“A
miły
nicelittlebroughamandapairofbeauties.Ahundredandfiftyguineasapiece.
There’s
pieniądze
moneyinthiscase,Watson,jeśli
ifthereisnothingelse.”“I
myślę
thinkthatIhadbetterpójdę
go,Holmes.”“Notabit,Doctor.
Stay
gdzie
whereyouare.Iamlost
bez
withoutmyBoswell.Andthispromisestobeinteresting.
Itwouldbeapitytomissit.”
“Butyourclient—”.
“Nevermind
nim
him.Imaywantyourhelp,
a
andsomayhe.Herehecomes.
Usiądź
Sitdowninthatarmchair,Doctor,i
andgiveusyourbestattention.”Aslow
i
andheavystep,whichhadbeenhearduponthestairsi
andinthepassage,pausedimmediatelyoutsidethedoor.Thentherewasaloudandauthoritativetap.
“Comein!”
powiedział
saidHolmes.Amanentered
który
whocouldhardlyhavebeenlessniż
thansixfeetsixinchesinheight,withthechesti
andlimbsofaHercules.Hisdresswasrichwitharichness
które
whichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakintobadtaste.Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacrossthesleevesandfrontsofhisdouble-breastedcoat,whilethedeepbluecloakwhichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslinedwithflame-colouredsilkandsecuredattheneckwithabroochwhichconsistedofasingleflamingberyl.
Boots
które
whichextendedhalfwayuphiscalves,a
andwhichweretrimmedatthetopswithrichbrownfur,completedtheimpressionofbarbaricopulencektóre
whichwassuggestedbyhiscały
wholeappearance.Hecarriedabroad-brimmedhatinhis
ręka
hand,whileheworeacrosstheupperczęści
partofhisface,extendingdół
downpastthecheekbones,ablackvizardmask,whichhehadapparentlyadjustedthatbardzo
verymoment,forhishandwasnadal
stillraisedtoitasheentered.Fromthelower
części
partofthefaceheappearedtobeamanofstrongcharacter,withathick,hanginglip,i
andalong,straightchinsuggestiveofresolutionpushedtothelengthofobstinacy.“You
miałeś
hadmynote?”heaskedwithadeepharshvoice
i
andastronglymarkedGermanaccent.“Itoldyou
że
thatIwouldcall.”He
spojrzał
lookedfromonetotheotherofnas
us,asifuncertainwhichtoaddress.“Praytakeaseat,”
powiedział
saidHolmes.“Thisismyfriend
i
andcolleague,Dr.Watson,whoisoccasionallydobry
goodenoughtohelpmeinmycases.Whom
mam
haveIthehonourtoaddress?”“YoumayaddressmeastheCountVonKramm,aBohemiannobleman.
I
rozumiem
understandthatthisgentleman,yourprzyjaciel
friend,isamanofhonouri
anddiscretion,whomImayzaufać
trustwithamatterofthemostextremeimportance.Jeśli
Ifnot,Ishouldmuchprefertocommunicatez
withyoualone.”Iroseto
iść
go,butHolmescaughtmebythewristi
andpushedmebackintomychair.“Itisboth,
albo
ornone,”saidhe.“Youmay
powiedzieć
saybeforethisgentlemananythingco
whichyoumaysaytome.”TheCountshruggedhisbroadshoulders.
“ThenImustbegin,”
powiedział
saidhe,“bybindingyoubothtoabsolutesecrecyfordwa
twoyears;attheendofthat
czasu
timethematterwillbeofnie
noimportance.Atpresentitisnottoomuchto
powiedzieć
saythatitisofsuchweightitmoże
mayhaveaninfluenceuponEuropeanhistory.”“Ipromise,”
powiedział
saidHolmes.“AndI.”
“Youwillexcuse
tę
thismask,”continuedourstrangevisitor.“Theaugust
osoba
personwhoemploysmewisheshisagenttobeunknowntoyou,i
andImayconfessatoncethatthetitlebywhichIhavejustcalledmyselfisnotdokładnie
exactlymyown.”“Iwasawareofit,”
powiedział
saidHolmesdryly.“Thecircumstancesareofgreatdelicacy,
i
andeveryprecautionhastobetakentoquenchwhatmightgrowtobeto
animmensescandalandseriouslycompromisejedną
oneofthereigningfamiliesofEurope.Tospeakplainly,the
sprawa
matterimplicatesthegreatHouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”“Iwas
również
alsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimselfdowninhisarmchairi
andclosinghiseyes.Ourvisitorglancedwithsomeapparentsurpriseatthelanguid,loungingfigureoftheman
który
whohadbeennodoubtdepictedtohimasthenajbardziej
mostincisivereasonerandmostenergeticagentinEurope.Holmesslowlyreopenedhiseyes
i
andlookedimpatientlyathisgiganticclient.“IfyourMajestywouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbe
lepiej
betterabletoadviseyou.”The
mężczyzna
mansprangfromhischairi
andpacedupanddowntheroominuncontrollableagitation.Then,withagestureofdesperation,hetorethemaskfromhis
twarzy
faceandhurleditupontheground.“Youareright,”hecried;
“IamtheKing.
Dlaczego
WhyshouldIattempttoconcealit?”“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“YourMajestyhadnotspoken
zanim
beforeIwasawarethatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,i
andhereditaryKingofBohemia.”“Butyoucanunderstand,”
powiedział
saidourstrangevisitor,sittingdownraz
oncemoreandpassinghishandoverhishighbiały
whiteforehead,“youcanunderstandże
thatIamnotaccustomedtodoingsuchbusinessinmyownosobie
person.Yetthematterwassodelicate
że
thatIcouldnotconfideittoanagentwithoutputtingmyselfinhiswładzy
power.IhavecomeincognitofromPragueforthepurposeofconsultingyou.”
“Then,prayconsult,”
powiedział
saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyesraz
oncemore.“Thefactsarebrieflythese:
Jakieś
Somefiveyearsago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,Imadetheacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.Thenameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”
“Kindlylookherupinmyindex,Doctor,”murmuredHolmeswithoutopeninghiseyes.
For
wiele
manyyearshehadadoptedasystemofdocketingwszystkie
allparagraphsconcerningmenandthings,soże
thatitwasdifficulttonameasubjectlub
orapersononwhichhecouldnotatoncefurnishinformation.In
tym
thiscaseIfoundherbiographysandwichedinpomiędzy
betweenthatofaHebrewrabbia
andthatofastaff-commanderwhohadwrittenamonographuponthedeep-seafishes.“Letmesee!”
powiedział
saidHolmes.“Hum!
BorninNewJerseyinthe
roku
year1858.Contralto—hum!
LaScala,hum!
PrimadonnaImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
LivinginLondon—quiteso!
YourMajesty,asI
rozumiem
understand,becameentangledwiththisyoungosobę
person,wrotehersomecompromisingletters,a
andisnowdesirousofgettingte
thoselettersback.”“Preciselyso.
Ale
Buthow—”.