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A Study in Scarlet | Progressively Translated Portuguese A1 Books

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CHAPTERI.MR.SHERLOCKHOLMES.
Inthe
ano
year1878Itookmydegreeof
Doutor
DoctorofMedicineoftheUniversityofLondon,
e
andproceededtoNetleyto
fui
gothroughthecourseprescribedforsurgeonsinthearmy.
Tendo
Havingcompletedmystudiesthere,IwasdulyattachedtotheFifthNorthumberlandFusiliersasAssistantSurgeon.
TheregimentwasstationedinIndiaatthetime,
e
andbeforeIcouldjoinit,thesecondAfghan
guerra
warhadbrokenout.
OnlandingatBombay,I
soube
learnedthatmycorpshadadvanced
através
throughthepasses,andwas
já
alreadydeepintheenemy’s
país
country.
Ifollowed,however,with
muitos
manyotherofficerswhowereinthe
mesma
samesituationasmyself,andsucceededinreachingCandaharinsafety,
onde
whereIfoundmyregiment,
e
andatonceentereduponmy
novos
newduties.
Thecampaignbroughthonours
e
andpromotiontomany,butformeithad
nada
nothingbutmisfortuneanddisaster.
Iwasremovedfrommybrigade
e
andattachedtotheBerkshires,
com
withwhomIservedatthefatalbattleofMaiwand.
Lá
ThereIwasstruckontheshoulderby
uma
aJezailbullet,whichshatteredthebone
e
andgrazedthesubclavianartery.
Ishould
teria
havefallenintothehandsof
as
themurderousGhazishaditnotbeenfor
as
thedevotionandcourageshownbyMurray,myorderly,whothrewmeacross
um
apack-horse,andsucceededin
trazer
bringingmesafelytotheBritishlines.
Worn
com
withpain,andweakfrom
o
theprolongedhardshipswhichI
tinha
hadundergone,Iwasremoved,
com
withagreattrainofwoundedsufferers,to
o
thebasehospitalatPeshawar.
Aqui
HereIrallied,andhad
já
alreadyimprovedsofarastobe
capaz
abletowalkaboutthewards,
e
andeventobaska
pouco
littleupontheverandah,whenIwasstruckdownbyentericfever,
que
thatcurseofourIndianpossessions.
Formonthsmy
vida
lifewasdespairedof,and
quando
whenatlastIcametomyself
e
andbecameconvalescent,Iwassoweak
e
andemaciatedthatamedicalboarddetermined
que
thatnotadayshouldbe
perdido
lostinsendingmebacktoEngland.
Iwasdispatched,accordingly,inthetroopship“Orontes,”
e
andlandedamonthlateronPortsmouthjetty,
com
withmyhealthirretrievablyruined,
mas
butwithpermissionfromapaternalgovernmenttospendthenextninemonthsinattemptingtoimproveit.
I
tinha
hadneitherkithnorkininEngland,
e
andwasthereforeasfreeasair—oras
livre
freeasanincomeofelevenshillings
e
andsixpenceadaywillpermita
homem
mantobe.
Undersuchcircumstances,InaturallygravitatedtoLondon,that
grande
greatcesspoolintowhichall
os
theloungersandidlersof
os
theEmpireareirresistiblydrained.
Lá
ThereIstayedforsome
tempo
timeataprivatehotelin
o
theStrand,leadingacomfortless,meaninglessexistence,
e
andspendingsuchmoneyasI
tinha
had,considerablymorefreelythanIought.
Soalarming
fazer
didthestateofmyfinances
tornou
become,thatIsoonrealized
que
thatImusteitherleavethemetropolis
e
andrusticatesomewhereinthe
campo
country,orthatImust
fazer
makeacompletealterationinmystyleof
morar
living.
Choosingthelatteralternative,Ibeganbymakingupmymindto
deixar
leavethehotel,andtotakeupmyquartersinsomelesspretentious
e
andlessexpensivedomicile.
Onthevery
dia
daythatIhadcometo
essa
thisconclusion,IwasstandingattheCriterionBar,
quando
whensomeonetappedmeontheshoulder,
e
andturningroundIrecognized
jovem
youngStamford,whohadbeenadresser
debaixo
undermeatBarts.
Thesightofafriendly
rosto
faceinthegreatwildernessofLondonisapleasant
coisa
thingindeedtoalonely
homem
man.
InolddaysStamford
tinha
hadneverbeenaparticularcronyof
meu
mine,butnowIhailedhim
com
withenthusiasm,andhe,inhisturn,appearedtobedelightedto
ver
seeme.
Intheexuberanceofmyjoy,I
pedi
askedhimtolunchwithmeattheHolborn,
e
andwestartedofftogetherin
um
ahansom.
“Whateverhaveyoubeen
fazer
doingwithyourself,Watson?”
he
perguntou
askedinundisguisedwonder,aswerattledthrough
as
thecrowdedLondonstreets.
“Youareasthinas
uma
alathandasbrownas
uma
anut.”
Igavehim
um
ashortsketchofmyadventures,
e
andhadhardlyconcludeditby
o
thetimethatwereachedourdestination.
“Poordevil!”
he
disse
said,commiseratingly,afterhehad
ouvido
listenedtomymisfortunes.
“Whatareyouuptonow?”
“Lookingforlodgings,”I
respondi
answered.
“Tryingtosolvethe
problema
problemastowhetheritis
possível
possibletogetcomfortableroomsat
um
areasonableprice.”
“That’sastrangething,”remarkedmycompanion;
“youare
o
thesecondmanto-daythathas
usou
usedthatexpressiontome.”
“And
quem
whowasthefirst?”
I
perguntei
asked.
“Afellowwhois
trabalhar
workingatthechemicallaboratoryupatthe
hospital
hospital.
Hewasbemoaninghimself
esta
thismorningbecausehecouldnot
conseguir
getsomeonetogohalves
com
withhiminsomenicerooms
que
whichhehadfound,and
que
whichweretoomuchforhispurse.”
“ByJove!”
Icried,“ifhe
realmente
reallywantssomeonetosharetherooms
e
andtheexpense,Iamthevery
homem
manforhim.
Ishouldprefer
ter
havingapartnertobeingalone.”
Jovem
YoungStamfordlookedratherstrangelyatme
sobre
overhiswine-glass.
“Youdon’t
conhece
knowSherlockHolmesyet,”he
disse
said;
“perhapsyouwouldnot
importasses
careforhimasaconstantcompanion.”
“Why,whatisthere
contra
againsthim?”
“Oh,Ididn’t
disse
saytherewasanythingagainst
ele
him.
Heisalittlequeerinhisideas—anenthusiastin
alguns
somebranchesofscience.
AsfarasI
sei
knowheisadecentfellowenough.”
“Amedicalstudent,Isuppose?”
disse
saidI.
“No—Ihavenoideawhatheintendstogoinfor.
I
acredito
believeheiswellupinanatomy,
e
andheisafirst-classchemist;
mas
but,asfarasI
sei
know,hehasnevertakenoutanysystematicmedicalclasses.
Hisstudiesareverydesultory
e
andeccentric,buthehasamassed
um
alotofout-of-thewayknowledge
que
whichwouldastonishhisprofessors.”
“Didyou
nunca
neveraskhimwhathewas
ia
goinginfor?”
Iasked.
“No;
heisnot
um
amanthatitis
fácil
easytodrawout,thoughhe
possa
canbecommunicativeenoughwhenthefancyseizeshim.”
“Ishouldliketomeethim,”I
disse
said.
“IfIamtolodge
com
withanyone,Ishouldprefer
um
amanofstudiousandquiethabits.
Iamnotstrong
suficiente
enoughyettostandmuchnoise
ou
orexcitement.
Ihadenoughof
ambos
bothinAfghanistantolastmefor
o
theremainderofmynaturalexistence.
Como
HowcouldImeetthis
amigo
friendofyours?”
“Heis
certeza
suretobeatthelaboratory,”returnedmycompanion.
“Heeitheravoids
o
theplaceforweeks,orelsehe
trabalha
workstherefrommorningtonight.
Se
Ifyoulike,weshalldriveround
juntos
togetherafterluncheon.”
“Certainly,”I
respondi
answered,andtheconversationdriftedawayinto
outros
otherchannels.
Aswemadeourwaytothe
hospital
hospitalafterleavingtheHolborn,Stamford
deu
gavemeafewmoreparticulars
sobre
aboutthegentlemanwhomIproposedto
tomar
takeasafellow-lodger.
“Youmustn’tblameme
se
ifyoudon’tgeton
com
withhim,”hesaid;
“I
sei
knownothingmoreofhimthanIhavelearnedfrommeetinghimoccasionallyin
o
thelaboratory.
Youproposedthisarrangement,soyou
deve
mustnotholdmeresponsible.”
“Ifwedon’tgetonitwillbe
fácil
easytopartcompany,”I
respondi
answered.
“Itseemstome,Stamford,”Iadded,
olhando
lookinghardatmycompanion,“thatyou
tem
havesomereasonforwashingyourhandsofthe
assunto
matter.
Isthisfellow’stempersoformidable,
ou
orwhatisit?
Don’tbemealy-mouthed
sobre
aboutit.”
“Itisnot
fácil
easytoexpresstheinexpressible,”he
respondeu
answeredwithalaugh.
“Holmesis
um
alittletooscientificformytastes—itapproachestocold-bloodedness.
I
podia
couldimaginehisgivinga
amigo
friendalittlepinchofthelatestvegetablealkaloid,notoutofmalevolence,you
entende
understand,butsimplyoutofaspiritofinquiryin
fim
ordertohaveanaccurateideaoftheeffects.
To
fazer
dohimjustice,Ithinkthathewould
tomaria
takeithimselfwiththe
mesma
samereadiness.
Heappearsto
ter
haveapassionfordefinite
e
andexactknowledge.”
“Veryrighttoo.”
“Yes,
mas
butitmaybepushedtoexcess.
Quando
Whenitcomestobeatingthesubjectsinthedissecting-rooms
com
withastick,itiscertainly
tomar
takingratherabizarreshape.”
“Beatingthesubjects!”
“Yes,toverifyhowfarbruises
podem
maybeproducedafterdeath.
I
vi
sawhimatitwithmyowneyes.”
“And
ainda
yetyousayheisnot
um
amedicalstudent?”
“No.
Heaven
sabe
knowswhattheobjectsofhisstudies
são
are.
Buthereweare,
e
andyoumustformyourownimpressions
sobre
abouthim.”
Ashespoke,weturneddownanarrowlane
e
andpassedthroughasmallside-door,
que
whichopenedintoawingof
os
thegreathospital.
Itwasfamiliargroundto
mim
me,andIneedednoguidingasweascendedthebleakstonestaircase
e
andmadeourwaydownthe
longo
longcorridorwithitsvistaofwhitewashedwall
e
anddun-coloureddoors.
Nearthefurther
extremidade
endalowarchedpassagebranchedawayfromit
e
andledtothechemicallaboratory.
Esta
Thiswasaloftychamber,lined
e
andlitteredwithcountlessbottles.
Broad,lowtableswerescatteredabout,
que
whichbristledwithretorts,test-tubes,
e
andlittleBunsenlamps,withtheirblueflickeringflames.
Therewas
apenas
onlyonestudentinthe
sala
room,whowasbendingoveradistanttableabsorbedinhis
trabalho
work.
Atthesoundofourstepsheglancedround
e
andsprangtohisfeet
com
withacryofpleasure.
“I’ve
encontrei
foundit!
I’vefoundit,”heshoutedtomycompanion,
correndo
runningtowardsuswithatest-tubeinhis
mão
hand.
“Ihavefoundare-agent
que
whichisprecipitatedbyhæmoglobin,
e
andbynothingelse.”
Hadhediscovered
uma
agoldmine,greaterdelight
poderia
couldnothaveshoneuponhisfeatures.
“Dr.
Watson,Mr.SherlockHolmes,”
disse
saidStamford,introducingus.
“Howareyou?”
he
disse
saidcordially,grippingmyhand
com
withastrengthforwhichIshouldhardly
teria
havegivenhimcredit.
“YouhavebeeninAfghanistan,Iperceive.”
“Howonearthdidyou
sabias
knowthat?”
Iaskedinastonishment.
“Nevermind,”
disse
saidhe,chucklingtohimself.
“The
questão
questionnowisabouthæmoglobin.
Sem
Nodoubtyouseethesignificanceofthisdiscoveryofmine?”
“Itisinteresting,chemically,
sem
nodoubt,”Ianswered,“butpractically——”.
“Why,man,itisthe
mais
mostpracticalmedico-legaldiscoveryforyears.
Don’tyou
vês
seethatitgivesus
um
aninfallibletestforbloodstains.
Venha
Comeoverherenow!”
Heseizedmebythecoat-sleeveinhiseagerness,
e
anddrewmeovertothetableat
que
whichhehadbeenworking.
“Letus
ter
havesomefreshblood,”he
disse
said,diggingalongbodkinintohisfinger,
e
anddrawingofftheresultingdropof
sangue
bloodinachemicalpipette.
“Now,Iadd
esta
thissmallquantityofbloodto
um
alitreofwater.
Youperceive
que
thattheresultingmixturehas
a
theappearanceofpurewater.
A
Theproportionofbloodcannotbemorethanoneina
milhão
million.
Ihavenodoubt,however,
que
thatweshallbeabletoobtainthecharacteristicreaction.”
Ashe
falava
spoke,hethrewintothevessel
um
afewwhitecrystals,andthenaddedsomedropsof
um
atransparentfluid.
Inaninstant
o
thecontentsassumedadullmahoganycolour,
e
andabrownishdustwasprecipitatedto
o
thebottomoftheglassjar.
“Ha!
ha!”
hecried,clappinghishands,
e
andlookingasdelightedasa
criança
childwithanewtoy.
“Whatdoyou
achas
thinkofthat?”
“Itseemstobe
um
averydelicatetest,”Iremarked.
“Beautiful!
beautiful!
O
TheoldGuiacumtestwas
muito
veryclumsyanduncertain.
Sois
o
themicroscopicexaminationforbloodcorpuscles.
As
Thelatterisvaluelessif
as
thestainsareafewhours
idade
old.
Now,thisappearstoactaswellwhether
o
thebloodisoldor
novo
new.
Hadthistestbeeninvented,therearehundredsofmen
agora
nowwalkingtheearthwhowouldlong
há
agohavepaidthepenaltyoftheircrimes.”
“Indeed!”
Imurmured.
“Criminalcasesarecontinuallyhinginguponthatone
ponto
point.
Amanissuspectedof
um
acrimemonthsperhapsafterit
ter
hasbeencommitted.
Hislinen
ou
orclothesareexamined,andbrownishstainsdiscovereduponthem.
Arethey
sangue
bloodstains,ormudstains,
ou
orruststains,orfruitstains,
ou
orwhatarethey?
Thatisa
pergunta
questionwhichhaspuzzledmanyanexpert,
e
andwhy?
Becausetherewas
não
noreliabletest.
Nowwe
temos
havetheSherlockHolmes’test,
e
andtherewillnolongerbeanydifficulty.”
Hiseyesfairlyglitteredashe
falava
spoke,andheputhis
mão
handoverhisheartandbowedas
se
iftosomeapplaudingcrowdconjuredupbyhisimagination.
“Youaretobecongratulated,”Iremarked,considerablysurprisedathisenthusiasm.
“Therewas
o
thecaseofVonBischoffatFrankfort
passado
lastyear.
Hewouldcertainlyhavebeen
enforcado
hunghadthistestbeeninexistence.
ThentherewasMasonofBradford,
e
andthenotoriousMuller,andLefevreofMontpellier,
e
andSamsonofNewOrleans.
I
podia
couldnameascoreofcasesinwhichitwould
teria
havebeendecisive.”
“Youseemtobeawalkingcalendarofcrime,”
disse
saidStamfordwithalaugh.
“You
poderia
mightstartapaperon
essas
thoselines.
Callitthe‘PoliceNewsofthePast.’”.
“Veryinterestingreadingit
poderia
mightbemade,too,”remarkedSherlockHolmes,sticking
um
asmallpieceofplasterover
a
theprickonhisfinger.
“I
ter
havetobecareful,”hecontinued,turningtome
com
withasmile,“forIdabble
com
withpoisonsagooddeal.”
Heheldouthis
mão
handashespoke,andInoticedthatitwas
tudo
allmottledoverwithsimilarpiecesofplaster,
e
anddiscolouredwithstrongacids.
“Wecame
aqui
hereonbusiness,”saidStamford,
sentando
sittingdownonahighthree-leggedstool,
e
andpushinganotheroneinmydirection
com
withhisfoot.
“Myfriend
aqui
herewantstotakediggings,
e
andasyouwerecomplaining
que
thatyoucouldgetnooneto
ir
gohalveswithyou,I
pensei
thoughtthatIhadbetter
trazer
bringyoutogether.”
SherlockHolmesseemeddelightedattheideaofsharinghisrooms
com
withme.
“IhavemyeyeonasuiteinBakerStreet,”he
disse
said,“whichwouldsuitus
até
downtotheground.
Youdon’t
importas
mindthesmellofstrongtobacco,Ihope?”
“I
sempre
alwayssmoke‘ship’s’myself,”I
respondi
answered.
“That’sgoodenough.
Igenerally
tenho
havechemicalsabout,andoccasionally
faço
doexperiments.
Wouldthatannoyyou?”
“Bynomeans.”
“Letmesee—whataremy
outras
othershortcomings.
Igetinthedumpsattimes,
e
anddon’topenmymouthfordaysonend.
You
deves
mustnotthinkIamsulky
quando
whenIdothat.
Just
deixe
letmealone,andI’llsoonbe
certo
right.
Whathaveyoutoconfess
agora
now?
It’sjustaswellfor
dois
twofellowstoknowtheworstof
um
oneanotherbeforetheybeginto
viver
livetogether.”
Ilaughedatthiscross-examination.
“Ikeep
um
abullpup,”Isaid,“andIobjecttorows
porque
becausemynervesareshaken,
e
andIgetupat
todos
allsortsofungodlyhours,
e
andIamextremelylazy.
I
tenho
haveanothersetofvices
quando
whenI’mwell,butthoseare
os
theprincipalonesatpresent.”
“Doyouincludeviolin-playinginyourcategoryofrows?”
he
perguntou
asked,anxiously.
“Itdependsontheplayer,”I
respondi
answered.
“Awell-playedviolinisatreatfor
os
thegods—abadly-playedone——”.
“Oh,that’sallright,”hecried,
com
withamerrylaugh.
“I
acho
thinkwemayconsiderthe
coisa
thingassettled—thatis,iftheroomsareagreeabletoyou.”
“Whenshallwe
veremos
seethem?”
“Callforme
aqui
hereatnoonto-morrow,andwe’ll
iremos
gotogetherandsettleeverything,”he
respondeu
answered.
“Allright—noonexactly,”said
Eu
I,shakinghishand.
Welefthim
trabalhar
workingamonghischemicals,andwe
caminhamos
walkedtogethertowardsmyhotel.
“By
o
theway,”Iaskedsuddenly,
parando
stoppingandturninguponStamford,“how
o
thedeucedidheknow
que
thatIhadcomefromAfghanistan?”
Mycompanionsmiled
um
anenigmaticalsmile.
“That’sjusthislittlepeculiarity,”he
disse
said.
“Agoodmanypeoplehave
queriam
wantedtoknowhowhefindsthingsout.”
“Oh!
um
amysteryisit?”
Icried,rubbingmyhands.
“Thisis
muito
verypiquant.
Iammuchobligedtoyouforbringingustogether.
‘Theproperstudyofmankindisman,’youknow.”
“You
deve
muststudyhim,then,”Stamford
disse
said,ashebademegood-bye.
“You’ll
achar
findhimaknottyproblem,though.
I’llwagerhe
aprende
learnsmoreaboutyouthanyou
sobre
abouthim.
Good-bye.”
CHAPTERII.
A
THESCIENCEOFDEDUCTION.