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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Progressively Translated Portuguese A1 Books

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Progressively Translated Portuguese A1 Books

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I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
Eu
I.
ToSherlockHolmessheis
sempre
alwaysthewoman.
Ihaveseldom
ouvi
heardhimmentionherunder
qualquer
anyothername.
Inhiseyessheeclipses
e
andpredominatesthewholeofher
sexo
sex.
Itwasnotthathe
sentisse
feltanyemotionakinto
amor
loveforIreneAdler.
Allemotions,
e
andthatoneparticularly,wereabhorrenttohis
fria
cold,precisebutadmirablybalanced
mente
mind.
Hewas,Itakeit,the
mais
mostperfectreasoningandobservingmachinethatthe
mundo
worldhasseen,butas
uma
aloverhewouldhave
colocado
placedhimselfinafalseposition.
He
nunca
neverspokeofthesofterpassions,save
com
withagibeandasneer.
Theywereadmirablethingsfor
o
theobserver—excellentfordrawingtheveilfrommen’smotives
e
andactions.
Butforthetrainedreasonertoadmit
tais
suchintrusionsintohisowndelicate
e
andfinelyadjustedtemperamentwastointroduceadistractingfactor
que
whichmightthrowadoubtupon
todos
allhismentalresults.
Gritinasensitiveinstrument,
ou
oracrackinoneofhisownhigh-powerlenses,wouldnotbe
mais
moredisturbingthanastrongemotioninanaturesuchashis.
E
Andyettherewasbut
uma
onewomantohim,andthat
mulher
womanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofdubious
e
andquestionablememory.
Ihadseen
pouco
littleofHolmeslately.
Mymarriagehaddriftedusawayfromeach
outro
other.
Myowncompletehappiness,
e
andthehome-centredinterestswhichriseup
em torno
aroundthemanwhofirst
encontra
findshimselfmasterofhis
próprio
ownestablishment,weresufficienttoabsorballmyattention,
enquanto
whileHolmes,wholoathedeveryformofsociety
com
withhiswholeBohemiansoul,remainedinourlodgingsinBakerStreet,buriedamonghisoldbooks,
e
andalternatingfromweekto
semana
weekbetweencocaineandambition,thedrowsinessofthedrug,
e
andthefierceenergyofhis
próprio
ownkeennature.
Hewas
ainda
still,asever,deeplyattractedbythestudyofcrime,
e
andoccupiedhisimmensefaculties
e
andextraordinarypowersofobservationin
seguir
followingoutthoseclues,andclearingupthosemysteries
que
whichhadbeenabandonedashopelessbytheofficial
polícia
police.
FromtimetotimeI
ouvia
heardsomevagueaccountofhisdoings:
ofhissummonstoOdessainthe
caso
caseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupofthesingulartragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,
e
andfinallyofthemission
que
whichhehadaccomplishedsodelicately
e
andsuccessfullyforthereigning
família
familyofHolland.
Beyondthesesignsofhisactivity,however,
que
whichImerelysharedwith
todos
allthereadersofthedailypress,I
sabia
knewlittleofmyformer
amigo
friendandcompanion.
Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethofMarch,1888—Iwasreturningfromajourneytoapatient(forI
tinha
hadnowreturnedtocivilpractice),
quando
whenmywayledme
através
throughBakerStreet.
AsIpassedthewell-remembered
porta
door,whichmustalwaysbeassociatedinmy
mente
mindwithmywooing,and
com
withthedarkincidentsoftheStudyinScarlet,Iwasseized
com
withakeendesireto
ver
seeHolmesagain,andto
saber
knowhowhewasemployinghisextraordinarypowers.
Hisroomswerebrilliantlylit,
e
and,evenasIlooked
cima
up,Isawhistall,sparefigurepasstwicein
uma
adarksilhouetteagainsttheblind.
Hewaspacingthe
sala
roomswiftly,eagerly,withhis
cabeça
headsunkuponhischest
e
andhishandsclaspedbehindhim.
To
mim
me,whoknewhiseverymood
e
andhabit,hisattitudeandmanner
contavam
toldtheirownstory.
Hewasat
trabalhar
workagain.
Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreams
e
andwashotuponthescentof
algum
somenewproblem.
Irangthebell
e
andwasshownuptothechamber
que
whichhadformerlybeenin
parte
partmyown.
Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
Itseldomwas;
mas
buthewasglad,I
acho
think,toseeme.
Withhardlya
palavra
wordspoken,butwithakindlyeye,hewavedmetoanarmchair,threwacrosshiscaseofcigars,
e
andindicatedaspiritcase
e
andagasogeneinthecorner.
Thenhe
ficou
stoodbeforethefireand
olhou
lookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivefashion.
“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“Ithink,Watson,
que
thatyouhaveputonseven
e
andahalfpoundssinceIsawyou.”
“Seven!”
I
respondi
answered.
“Indeed,Ishouldhave
pensado
thoughtalittlemore.
Just
um
atriflemore,Ifancy,Watson.
E
Andinpracticeagain,Iobserve.
Youdidnot
disseste
tellmethatyouintendedtogointoharness.”
“Then,
como
howdoyouknow?”
“I
vejo
seeit,Ideduceit.
Como
HowdoIknowthatyou
tens
havebeengettingyourselfverywetlately,
e
andthatyouhaveamostclumsy
e
andcarelessservantgirl?”
“My
querido
dearHolmes,”saidI,“thisis
demais
toomuch.
Youwouldcertainlyhavebeenburned,hadyouliveda
alguns
fewcenturiesago.
Itis
verdade
truethatIhada
campo
countrywalkonThursdayandcame
casa
homeinadreadfulmess,
mas
butasIhavechangedmyclothesIcan’timaginehowyoudeduceit.
AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,
e
andmywifehasgivenhernotice,
mas
butthere,again,Ifailto
ver
seehowyouworkitout.”
Hechuckledtohimself
e
andrubbedhislong,nervoushandstogether.
“Itissimplicityitself,”
disse
saidhe;
“myeyestellmethatonthe
interior
insideofyourleftshoe,just
onde
wherethefirelightstrikesit,theleatherisscoredby
seis
sixalmostparallelcuts.
Obviouslytheyhavebeencausedby
alguém
someonewhohasverycarelesslyscrapedroundtheedgesofthesolein
fim
ordertoremovecrustedmudfromit.
Hence,you
vê
see,mydoubledeductionthatyou
tinha
hadbeenoutinvileweather,
e
andthatyouhadaparticularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenof
a
theLondonslavey.
Astoyourpractice,
se
ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,
com
withablackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhis
direito
rightforefinger,andabulgeonthe
direito
rightsideofhistop-hatto
mostrar
showwherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,I
devo
mustbedull,indeed,ifIdonotpronouncehimtobeanactivememberofthemedicalprofession.”
I
pude
couldnothelplaughingat
o
theeasewithwhichheexplainedhisprocessofdeduction.
“WhenI
ouço
hearyougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“the
coisa
thingalwaysappearstometobesoridiculouslysimplethatI
poderia
couldeasilydoitmyself,
embora
thoughateachsuccessiveinstanceofyourreasoningIambaffleduntilyouexplainyourprocess.
E
AndyetIbelievethatmyeyesareas
bons
goodasyours.”
“Quiteso,”he
respondeu
answered,lightingacigarette,andthrowinghimselfdownintoanarmchair.
“You
vês
see,butyoudonotobserve.
A
Thedistinctionisclear.
Forexample,you
tem
havefrequentlyseenthesteps
que
whichleadupfromthehallto
esta
thisroom.”
“Frequently.”
“Howoften?”
“Well,
algumas
somehundredsoftimes.”
“Thenhowmanyarethere?”
“Howmany?
Idon’tknow.”
“Quiteso!
Youhavenotobserved.
E
Andyetyouhaveseen.
Thatis
só
justmypoint.
Now,I
sei
knowthatthereareseventeensteps,
porque
becauseIhavebothseen
e
andobserved.
Bytheway,sinceyouareinterestedintheselittleproblems,
e
andsinceyouaregood
suficiente
enoughtochronicleoneor
duas
twoofmytriflingexperiences,you
pode
maybeinterestedinthis.”
Hethrew
sobre
overasheetofthick,pink-tintednotepaper
que
whichhadbeenlyingopenupon
a
thetable.
“Itcamebythe
último
lastpost,”saidhe.
“Readitaloud.”
O
Thenotewasundated,andwithouteithersignatureoraddress.
“Therewillcalluponyou
esta noite
to-night,ataquartertoeighto’clock,”it
disse
said,“agentlemanwhodesirestoconsultyouupona
assunto
matteroftheverydeepest
momento
moment.
YourrecentservicestooneoftheroyalhousesofEuropehaveshownthatyouareonewhomaysafelybe
confiar
trustedwithmatterswhichareofanimportancewhichcanhardlybeexaggerated.
Este
Thisaccountofyouwe
temos
havefromallquartersreceived.
Beinyourchamberthenatthat
hora
hour,anddonottakeitamiss
se
ifyourvisitorwearamask.”
“Thisisindeed
um
amystery,”Iremarked.
“Whatdoyouimaginethatitmeans?”
“I
tenho
havenodatayet.
Itisacapitalmistaketotheorise
antes
beforeonehasdata.
Insensiblyonebeginstotwistfactstosuittheories,insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.
Mas
Butthenoteitself.
Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
Icarefullyexaminedthewriting,
e
andthepaperuponwhichitwaswritten.
“The
homem
manwhowroteitwaspresumably
bem
welltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringtoimitatemycompanion’sprocesses.
“Suchpaper
podia
couldnotbeboughtunder
meia
halfacrownapacket.
Itispeculiarlystrong
e
andstiff.”
“Peculiar—thatistheveryword,”
disse
saidHolmes.
“Itisnot
um
anEnglishpaperatall.
Segure
Holdituptothelight.”
I
fiz
didso,andsawalarge“E”
com
withasmall“g,”a“P,”
e
andalarge“G”with
um
asmall“t”wovenintothetextureofthepaper.
“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
perguntou
askedHolmes.
“Thenameof
o
themaker,nodoubt;
orhismonogram,rather.”
“Notatall.
O
The‘G’withthesmall‘t’standsfor‘Gesellschaft,’whichis
o
theGermanfor‘Company.’Itis
uma
acustomarycontractionlikeour‘Co.’‘P,’ofcourse,standsfor‘Papier.’
Agora
Nowforthe‘Eg.’LetusglanceatourContinentalGazetteer.”
He
tirou
tookdownaheavybrownvolumefromhisshelves.
“Eglow,Eglonitz—herewe
estamos
are,Egria.
ItisinaGerman-speakingcountry—inBohemia,notfarfromCarlsbad.
‘Remarkableasbeingthesceneofthe
morte
deathofWallenstein,andforitsnumerousglass-factories
e
andpaper-mills.’Ha,ha,my
menino
boy,whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
Hiseyessparkled,
e
andhesentupa
grande
greatbluetriumphantcloudfromhiscigarette.
“Thepaperwas
feito
madeinBohemia,”Isaid.
“Precisely.
E
Andthemanwhowrote
o
thenoteisaGerman.
Doyounote
os
thepeculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘Thisaccountofyouwe
ter
havefromallquartersreceived.’
Um
AFrenchmanorRussiancouldnot
ter
havewrittenthat.
ItistheGermanwhoissouncourteoustohisverbs.
It
só
onlyremains,therefore,todiscoverwhatiswantedby
esse
thisGermanwhowritesuponBohemianpaper
e
andpreferswearingamaskto
mostrar
showinghisface.
Andherehe
vem
comes,ifIamnotmistaken,toresolveallourdoubts.”
Ashe
falava
spoketherewasthesharp
som
soundofhorses’hoofsandgratingwheels
contra
againstthecurb,followedby
um
asharppullatthebell.
Holmeswhistled.
“Apair,bythesound,”
disse
saidhe.
“Yes,”hecontinued,glancingoutofthewindow.
“Anice
pequeno
littlebroughamandapairofbeauties.
Ahundred
e
andfiftyguineasapiece.
There’s
dinheiro
moneyinthiscase,Watson,
se
ifthereisnothingelse.”
“I
acho
thinkthatIhadbetter
ir
go,Holmes.”
“Notabit,
Doutor
Doctor.
Staywhereyouare.
Iam
perdido
lostwithoutmyBoswell.
And
isto
thispromisestobeinteresting.
Itwouldbe
uma
apitytomissit.”
“Butyourclient—”.
“Nevermind
ele
him.
Imaywantyour
ajuda
help,andsomayhe.
Aqui
Herehecomes.
Sitdowninthatarmchair,
Doutor
Doctor,andgiveusyour
melhor
bestattention.”
Aslowandheavystep,
que
whichhadbeenhearduponthestairs
e
andinthepassage,pausedimmediately
fora
outsidethedoor.
Thentherewas
um
aloudandauthoritativetap.
“Comein!”
disse
saidHolmes.
Amanenteredwho
poderia
couldhardlyhavebeenlessthan
seis
sixfeetsixinchesinheight,
com
withthechestandlimbsof
um
aHercules.
Hisdresswasrich
com
witharichnesswhichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakinto
mau
badtaste.
Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacross
o
thesleevesandfrontsofhisdouble-breastedcoat,
enquanto
whilethedeepbluecloak
que
whichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslined
com
withflame-colouredsilkandsecuredat
o
theneckwithabrooch
que
whichconsistedofasingleflamingberyl.
Boots
que
whichextendedhalfwayuphiscalves,
e
andwhichweretrimmedatthetops
com
withrichbrownfur,completedtheimpressionofbarbaricopulence
que
whichwassuggestedbyhis
toda
wholeappearance.
Hecarriedabroad-brimmedhatinhis
mão
hand,whileheworeacrosstheupper
parte
partofhisface,extending
até
downpastthecheekbones,a
preta
blackvizardmask,whichhe
tinha
hadapparentlyadjustedthatvery
momento
moment,forhishandwas
ainda
stillraisedtoitasheentered.
From
o
thelowerpartofthe
rosto
faceheappearedtobe
um
amanofstrongcharacter,
com
withathick,hanginglip,
e
andalong,straightchinsuggestiveofresolutionpushedto
o
thelengthofobstinacy.
“You
tinhas
hadmynote?”
heasked
com
withadeepharshvoice
e
andastronglymarkedGermanaccent.
“I
disse
toldyouthatIwouldcall.”
He
olhou
lookedfromonetothe
outro
otherofus,asifuncertain
qual
whichtoaddress.
“Praytakeaseat,”
disse
saidHolmes.
“Thisismy
amigo
friendandcolleague,Dr.Watson,
que
whoisoccasionallygoodenoughto
ajudar
helpmeinmycases.
Whom
tenho
haveIthehonourtoaddress?”
“You
pode
mayaddressmeastheCountVonKramm,
um
aBohemiannobleman.
Iunderstand
que
thatthisgentleman,yourfriend,is
um
amanofhonouranddiscretion,whomI
posso
maytrustwithamatterof
a
themostextremeimportance.
Ifnot,Ishouldmuchprefertocommunicatewithyoualone.”
Iroseto
ir
go,butHolmescaughtmebythewrist
e
andpushedmebackintomychair.
“Itis
ambos
both,ornone,”saidhe.
“You
pode
maysaybeforethisgentlemananything
que
whichyoumaysaytome.”
TheCountshruggedhisbroadshoulders.
“ThenI
devo
mustbegin,”saidhe,“bybindingyoubothtoabsolutesecrecyfor
dois
twoyears;
attheendofthat
tempo
timethematterwillbeof
não
noimportance.
Atpresentitisnottoomuchto
dizer
saythatitisof
tal
suchweightitmayhave
uma
aninfluenceuponEuropeanhistory.”
“Ipromise,”
disse
saidHolmes.
“AndI.”
“You
vai
willexcusethismask,”continuedourstrangevisitor.
“Theaugust
pessoa
personwhoemploysmewisheshisagenttobeunknowntoyou,
e
andImayconfessatoncethat
o
thetitlebywhichIhavejust
chamar
calledmyselfisnotexactlymyown.”
“Iwasawareofit,”
disse
saidHolmesdryly.
“Thecircumstancesareof
grande
greatdelicacy,andeveryprecautionhastobetakentoquenchwhat
pode
mightgrowtobeanimmensescandal
e
andseriouslycompromiseoneofthereigningfamiliesofEurope.
To
falar
speakplainly,thematterimplicatesthe
grande
greatHouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”
“Iwas
também
alsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimselfdowninhisarmchair
e
andclosinghiseyes.
Ourvisitorglanced
com
withsomeapparentsurpriseatthelanguid,loungingfigureofthe
homem
manwhohadbeennodoubtdepictedtohimasthe
mais
mostincisivereasonerandmostenergeticagentinEurope.
Holmesslowlyreopenedhiseyes
e
andlookedimpatientlyathisgiganticclient.
“IfyourMajestywouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbebetter
capaz
abletoadviseyou.”
The
homem
mansprangfromhischair
e
andpacedupanddown
o
theroominuncontrollableagitation.
Then,
com
withagestureofdesperation,hetore
a
themaskfromhisface
e
andhurleditupontheground.
“Youareright,”hecried;
“Iam
o
theKing.
WhyshouldIattempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“YourMajesty
tinha
hadnotspokenbeforeIwasaware
que
thatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,
e
andhereditaryKingofBohemia.”
“Butyou
pode
canunderstand,”saidourstrangevisitor,
sentando
sittingdownoncemoreandpassinghis
mão
handoverhishighwhiteforehead,“you
pode
canunderstandthatIamnotaccustomedto
fazer
doingsuchbusinessinmyown
pessoa
person.
YetthematterwassodelicatethatIcouldnotconfideitto
um
anagentwithoutputtingmyselfinhis
poder
power.
IhavecomeincognitofromPraguefor
o
thepurposeofconsultingyou.”
“Then,prayconsult,”
disse
saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyesonce
mais
more.
“Thefactsarebrieflythese:
Some
cinco
fiveyearsago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,Imadetheacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.
O
Thenameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”
“Kindlylookherupinmyindex,Doctor,”murmuredHolmes
sem
withoutopeninghiseyes.
For
muitos
manyyearshehadadoptedasystemofdocketing
todos
allparagraphsconcerningmenandthings,sothatitwasdifficultto
nomear
nameasubjectora
pessoa
persononwhichhecouldnotatoncefurnishinformation.
Inthis
caso
caseIfoundherbiographysandwichedin
entre
betweenthatofaHebrewrabbi
e
andthatofastaff-commanderwhohad
escrito
writtenamonographuponthedeep-seafishes.
“Letmesee!”
disse
saidHolmes.
“Hum!
Bornin
Nova
NewJerseyintheyear1858.
Contralto—hum!
LaScala,hum!
PrimadonnaImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
Viver
LivinginLondon—quiteso!
YourMajesty,asI
entendo
understand,becameentangledwiththis
jovem
youngperson,wrotehersomecompromisingletters,
e
andisnowdesirousofgetting
essas
thoselettersback.”
“Preciselyso.
Mas
Buthow—”.