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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Gradually Hardening Portuguese A1-B2 Books

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Gradually Hardening Portuguese A1-B2 Books

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I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
Eu
I.
ToSherlockHolmessheis
sempre
alwaysthewoman.
Ihave
raramente
seldomheardhimmentionher
sob
underanyothername.
Inhiseyesshe
eclipsa
eclipsesandpredominatesthewholeofher
sexo
sex.
Itwasnotthathe
sentisse
feltanyemotionakinto
amor
loveforIreneAdler.
Allemotions,
e
andthatoneparticularly,wereabhorrenttohis
fria
cold,precisebutadmirablybalanced
mente
mind.
Hewas,Itakeit,the
mais
mostperfectreasoningandobserving
máquina
machinethattheworldhas
viu
seen,butasaloverhewould
teria
haveplacedhimselfinafalse
posição
position.
Heneverspokeofthesofterpassions,save
com
withagibeandasneer.
Theywereadmirablethingsfor
o
theobserver—excellentfordrawingthe
véu
veilfrommen’smotivesandactions.
Mas
Butforthetrainedreasonerto
admitir
admitsuchintrusionsintohis
próprio
owndelicateandfinelyadjustedtemperamentwasto
introduzir
introduceadistractingfactorwhich
poderia
mightthrowadoubtupon
todos
allhismentalresults.
Gritina
sensível
sensitiveinstrument,oracrackinoneofhisownhigh-powerlenses,wouldnotbe
mais
moredisturbingthanastrongemotionina
natureza
naturesuchashis.
And
no entanto
yettherewasbutone
mulher
womantohim,andthat
mulher
womanwasthelateIreneAdler,of
duvidosa
dubiousandquestionablememory.
I
tinha
hadseenlittleofHolmes
ultimamente
lately.
Mymarriagehaddriftedusawayfromeach
outro
other.
Myowncompletehappiness,
e
andthehome-centredinterestswhichriseup
em torno
aroundthemanwhofirst
encontra
findshimselfmasterofhis
próprio
ownestablishment,weresufficientto
absorver
absorballmyattention,whileHolmes,who
detestava
loathedeveryformofsociety
com
withhiswholeBohemiansoul,
permaneceu
remainedinourlodgingsin
Baker
BakerStreet,buriedamonghisoldbooks,
e
andalternatingfromweekto
semana
weekbetweencocaineandambition,thedrowsinessofthe
droga
drug,andthefierceenergyofhis
próprio
ownkeennature.
Hewas
ainda
still,asever,deeplyattractedbythe
estudo
studyofcrime,andoccupiedhisimmensefaculties
e
andextraordinarypowersofobservationin
seguir
followingoutthoseclues,andclearingupthosemysteries
que
whichhadbeenabandonedas
sem esperança
hopelessbytheofficialpolice.
From
vez
timetotimeIheard
algum
somevagueaccountofhisdoings:
ofhissummonstoOdessainthe
caso
caseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupofthesingular
tragédia
tragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,
e
andfinallyofthemission
que
whichhehadaccomplishedsodelicately
e
andsuccessfullyforthereigning
família
familyofHolland.
Beyondthesesignsofhis
atividade
activity,however,whichImerely
compartilhei
sharedwithallthereadersof
os
thedailypress,Iknew
pouco
littleofmyformerfriend
e
andcompanion.
Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethof
Março
March,1888—Iwasreturningfroma
viagem
journeytoapatient(forI
tinha
hadnowreturnedtocivil
prática
practice),whenmywayledme
através
throughBakerStreet.
AsI
passei
passedthewell-remembereddoor,which
deve
mustalwaysbeassociatedinmy
mente
mindwithmywooing,and
com
withthedarkincidentsofthe
Estudo
StudyinScarlet,Iwas
agarrado
seizedwithakeendesireto
ver
seeHolmesagain,andto
saber
knowhowhewasemployinghisextraordinarypowers.
Hisroomswerebrilliantlylit,
e
and,evenasIlooked
cima
up,Isawhistall,spare
figura
figurepasstwiceinadarksilhouette
contra
againsttheblind.
Hewaspacingthe
sala
roomswiftly,eagerly,withhis
cabeça
headsunkuponhischest
e
andhishandsclaspedbehindhim.
To
mim
me,whoknewhiseverymood
e
andhabit,hisattitudeand
maneira
mannertoldtheirownstory.
Hewasat
trabalhar
workagain.
Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreams
e
andwashotuponthe
cheiro
scentofsomenewproblem.
Irangthe
campainha
bellandwasshownuptothe
câmara
chamberwhichhadformerlybeenin
parte
partmyown.
Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
It
raramente
seldomwas;
buthewas
feliz
glad,Ithink,tosee
me
me.
Withhardlyawordspoken,
mas
butwithakindlyeye,he
acenou
wavedmetoanarmchair,
atirou
threwacrosshiscaseofcigars,
e
andindicatedaspiritcase
e
andagasogeneinthe
canto
corner.
Thenhestoodbeforethefire
e
andlookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivefashion.
“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“Ithink,Watson,
que
thatyouhaveputon
sete
sevenandahalfpounds
desde
sinceIsawyou.”
“Seven!”
I
respondi
answered.
“Indeed,Ishouldhave
pensado
thoughtalittlemore.
Just
um
atriflemore,Ifancy,Watson.
E
Andinpracticeagain,I
observo
observe.
Youdidnottellme
que
thatyouintendedtogointoharness.”
“Then,
como
howdoyouknow?”
“I
vejo
seeit,Ideduceit.
Como
HowdoIknowthatyou
tens
havebeengettingyourselfvery
molhar
wetlately,andthatyou
tens
haveamostclumsyandcarelessservantgirl?”
“My
querido
dearHolmes,”saidI,“thisis
demais
toomuch.
Youwouldcertainlyhavebeen
queimado
burned,hadyouliveda
alguns
fewcenturiesago.
ItistruethatI
tive
hadacountrywalkon
Quinta
Thursdayandcamehomeina
terrível
dreadfulmess,butasI
tive
havechangedmyclothesIcan’t
imaginar
imaginehowyoudeduceit.
AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,
e
andmywifehasgivenher
aviso
notice,butthere,again,Ifailto
ver
seehowyouworkitout.”
Hechuckledtohimself
e
andrubbedhislong,nervoushandstogether.
“Itissimplicityitself,”
disse
saidhe;
“myeyestellmethatonthe
interior
insideofyourleftshoe,just
onde
wherethefirelightstrikesit,the
couro
leatherisscoredbysix
quase
almostparallelcuts.
Obviouslytheyhavebeencausedby
alguém
someonewhohasverycarelessly
raspou
scrapedroundtheedgesofthe
sola
soleinordertoremovecrusted
lama
mudfromit.
Hence,you
vê
see,mydoubledeductionthatyou
tinha
hadbeenoutinvile
tempo
weather,andthatyouhad
um
aparticularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenof
a
theLondonslavey.
Astoyour
prática
practice,ifagentlemanwalksintomyrooms
cheirando
smellingofiodoform,witha
preta
blackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhis
direito
rightforefinger,andabulgeonthe
direito
rightsideofhistop-hatto
mostrar
showwherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,I
devo
mustbedull,indeed,ifIdonotpronouncehimtobean
ativo
activememberofthemedicalprofession.”
I
pude
couldnothelplaughingat
o
theeasewithwhichhe
explicou
explainedhisprocessofdeduction.
“WhenI
ouço
hearyougiveyourreasons,”I
observei
remarked,“thethingalwaysappearstometobesoridiculously
simples
simplethatIcouldeasily
fazê
doitmyself,thoughat
cada
eachsuccessiveinstanceofyourreasoningIambaffleduntilyou
explique
explainyourprocess.
AndyetI
acredito
believethatmyeyesareas
bons
goodasyours.”
“Quiteso,”he
respondeu
answered,lightingacigarette,and
jogando
throwinghimselfdownintoanarmchair.
“You
vês
see,butyoudonot
observas
observe.
Thedistinctionisclear.
For
exemplo
example,youhavefrequentlyseen
os
thestepswhichleadupfrom
os
thehalltothisroom.”
“Frequently.”
“Howoften?”
“Well,
algumas
somehundredsoftimes.”
“Thenhowmanyarethere?”
“Howmany?
Idon’tknow.”
“Quiteso!
Youhavenot
observou
observed.
Andyetyouhave
viu
seen.
Thatisjustmypoint.
Agora
Now,Iknowthatthereareseventeensteps,
porque
becauseIhavebothseen
e
andobserved.
Bytheway,sinceyouare
interessado
interestedintheselittleproblems,
e
andsinceyouaregood
suficiente
enoughtochronicleoneor
duas
twoofmytriflingexperiences,you
pode
maybeinterestedinthis.”
He
jogou
threwoverasheetofthick,pink-tintednotepaper
que
whichhadbeenlyingopenupon
a
thetable.
“Itcamebythe
último
lastpost,”saidhe.
“Readitaloud.”
O
Thenotewasundated,andwithouteither
assinatura
signatureoraddress.
“Therewillcalluponyou
esta noite
to-night,ataquarterto
oito
eighto’clock,”itsaid,“a
cavalheiro
gentlemanwhodesirestoconsultyouupona
assunto
matteroftheverydeepest
momento
moment.
Yourrecentservicestooneoftheroyalhousesof
Europa
Europehaveshownthatyouareonewhomay
segurança
safelybetrustedwithmatterswhichareofan
importância
importancewhichcanhardlybeexaggerated.
Este
Thisaccountofyouwe
temos
havefromallquartersreceived.
Beinyourchamberthenatthat
hora
hour,anddonottakeitamiss
se
ifyourvisitorwearamask.”
“Thisisindeed
um
amystery,”Iremarked.
“Whatdoyouimaginethatitmeans?”
“I
tenho
havenodatayet.
Itisa
capital
capitalmistaketotheorisebeforeone
ter
hasdata.
Insensiblyonebeginsto
torcer
twistfactstosuittheories,
em vez
insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.
Mas
Butthenoteitself.
Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
I
cuidadosamente
carefullyexaminedthewriting,andthe
papel
paperuponwhichitwaswritten.
“The
homem
manwhowroteitwas
presumivelmente
presumablywelltodo,”I
observei
remarked,endeavouringtoimitatemycompanion’sprocesses.
“Such
papel
papercouldnotbeboughtunder
meia
halfacrownapacket.
Itispeculiarly
forte
strongandstiff.”
“Peculiar—thatis
a
theveryword,”saidHolmes.
“Itisnot
um
anEnglishpaperatall.
Segure
Holdituptothelight.”
I
fiz
didso,andsawa
grande
large“E”withasmall“g,”
um
a“P,”andalarge“G”
com
withasmall“t”wovenintothe
textura
textureofthepaper.
“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.’Letusglanceatour
Continental
ContinentalGazetteer.”
Hetookdown
um
aheavybrownvolumefromhisshelves.
“Eglow,Eglonitz—herewe
estamos
are,Egria.
ItisinaGerman-speakingcountry—inBohemia,not
longe
farfromCarlsbad.
‘Remarkableasbeingthe
cena
sceneofthedeathofWallenstein,
e
andforitsnumerousglass-factories
e
andpaper-mills.’Ha,ha,my
menino
boy,whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
Hiseyes
brilhavam
sparkled,andhesentup
uma
agreatbluetriumphantcloudfromhis
cigarro
cigarette.
“ThepaperwasmadeinBohemia,”I
disse
said.
“Precisely.
Andtheman
que
whowrotethenoteisaGerman.
Doyounote
os
thepeculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘This
relato
accountofyouwehavefrom
todos
allquartersreceived.’AFrenchman
ou
orRussiancouldnothave
escrito
writtenthat.
ItistheGermanwhoissouncourteoustohisverbs.
It
só
onlyremains,therefore,todiscoverwhatiswantedbythisGermanwho
escreve
writesuponBohemianpaperand
prefere
preferswearingamaskto
mostrar
showinghisface.
Andherehe
vem
comes,ifIamnotmistaken,to
resolver
resolveallourdoubts.”
Ashe
falava
spoketherewasthesharp
som
soundofhorses’hoofsandgratingwheels
contra
againstthecurb,followedby
um
asharppullatthe
sino
bell.
Holmeswhistled.
“Apair,bythesound,”
disse
saidhe.
“Yes,”hecontinued,glancingoutofthe
janela
window.
“Anicelittlebrougham
e
andapairofbeauties.
A
cento
hundredandfiftyguineasapiece.
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.”
Aslowand
pesado
heavystep,whichhadbeen
ouvido
hearduponthestairsandinthepassage,paused
imediatamente
immediatelyoutsidethedoor.
Thentherewas
um
aloudandauthoritativetap.
“Comein!”
disse
saidHolmes.
Amanenteredwho
poderia
couldhardlyhavebeenlessthan
seis
sixfeetsixinchesin
altura
height,withthechestandlimbsof
um
aHercules.
Hisdresswas
rico
richwitharichnesswhichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakinto
mau
badtaste.
Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacross
o
thesleevesandfrontsofhisdouble-breasted
casaco
coat,whilethedeepblue
manto
cloakwhichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslined
com
withflame-colouredsilkandsecuredat
o
theneckwithabrooch
que
whichconsistedofasingleflamingberyl.
Boots
que
whichextendedhalfwayuphiscalves,
e
andwhichweretrimmedatthetops
com
withrichbrownfur,completedthe
impressão
impressionofbarbaricopulencewhichwassuggestedbyhiswhole
aparência
appearance.
Hecarriedabroad-brimmed
chapéu
hatinhishand,whilehe
usava
woreacrosstheupperpartofhis
rosto
face,extendingdownpastthecheekbones,a
preta
blackvizardmask,whichhe
tinha
hadapparentlyadjustedthatvery
momento
moment,forhishandwas
ainda
stillraisedtoitashe
entrou
entered.
Fromthelowerpartof
o
thefaceheappearedtobe
um
amanofstrongcharacter,
com
withathick,hanginglip,
e
andalong,straightchinsuggestiveof
resolução
resolutionpushedtothelengthofobstinacy.
“You
tinhas
hadmynote?”
heasked
com
withadeepharshvoice
e
andastronglymarkedGerman
sotaque
accent.
“ItoldyouthatI
ia
wouldcall.”
Helookedfrom
um
onetotheotherof
nós
us,asifuncertainwhichtoaddress.
“Praytakeaseat,”
disse
saidHolmes.
“Thisismy
amigo
friendandcolleague,Dr.Watson,
que
whoisoccasionallygoodenoughto
ajudar
helpmeinmycases.
Whom
tenho
haveIthehonourtoaddress?”
“You
pode
mayaddressmeasthe
Conde
CountVonKramm,aBohemian
nobre
nobleman.
Iunderstandthatthis
cavalheiro
gentleman,yourfriend,isa
homem
manofhonouranddiscretion,whomI
posso
maytrustwithamatterof
a
themostextremeimportance.
Ifnot,Ishouldmuch
prefiro
prefertocommunicatewithyoualone.”
Iroseto
ir
go,butHolmescaughtmebythe
pulso
wristandpushedmebackintomy
cadeira
chair.
“Itisboth,ornone,”
disse
saidhe.
“Youmaysaybefore
este
thisgentlemananythingwhichyou
pode
maysaytome.”
The
Conde
Countshruggedhisbroadshoulders.
“ThenI
devo
mustbegin,”saidhe,“by
ligando
bindingyoubothtoabsolute
segredo
secrecyfortwoyears;
at
o
theendofthattime
o
thematterwillbeof
não
noimportance.
Atpresentitisnottoomuchto
dizer
saythatitisof
tal
suchweightitmayhave
uma
aninfluenceuponEuropeanhistory.”
“Ipromise,”
disse
saidHolmes.
“AndI.”
“You
vai
willexcusethismask,”continuedour
estranho
strangevisitor.
“Theaugustpersonwhoemploysme
deseja
wisheshisagenttobe
desconhecido
unknowntoyou,andI
posso
mayconfessatoncethat
o
thetitlebywhichIhavejust
chamar
calledmyselfisnotexactlymyown.”
“Iwas
ciente
awareofit,”saidHolmesdryly.
“Thecircumstancesareof
grande
greatdelicacy,andeveryprecautionhastobetakentoquenchwhat
pode
mightgrowtobean
imenso
immensescandalandseriouslycompromiseoneofthereigningfamiliesof
Europa
Europe.
Tospeakplainly,the
assunto
matterimplicatesthegreatHouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”
“Iwas
também
alsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimselfdowninhisarmchair
e
andclosinghiseyes.
Our
visitante
visitorglancedwithsomeapparent
surpresa
surpriseatthelanguid,lounging
figura
figureofthemanwhohadbeen
sem
nodoubtdepictedtohimasthe
mais
mostincisivereasonerandmost
enérgico
energeticagentinEurope.
Holmes
lentamente
slowlyreopenedhiseyesand
olhou
lookedimpatientlyathisgigantic
cliente
client.
“IfyourMajestywouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbebetter
capaz
abletoadviseyou.”
The
homem
mansprangfromhischair
e
andpacedupanddown
o
theroominuncontrollableagitation.
Then,
com
withagestureofdesperation,he
rasgou
torethemaskfromhis
rosto
faceandhurleditupon
a
theground.
“Youareright,”hecried;
“Iam
o
theKing.
WhyshouldI
tentar
attempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“Your
Majestade
MajestyhadnotspokenbeforeIwasaware
que
thatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,
Grão
GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,and
hereditário
hereditaryKingofBohemia.”
“Butyou
pode
canunderstand,”saidourstrange
visitante
visitor,sittingdownoncemore
e
andpassinghishandoverhis
alta
highwhiteforehead,“youcan
entender
understandthatIamnotaccustomedto
fazer
doingsuchbusinessinmyown
pessoa
person.
Yetthematterwasso
delicado
delicatethatIcouldnotconfideitto
um
anagentwithoutputtingmyselfinhis
poder
power.
IhavecomeincognitofromPraguefor
o
thepurposeofconsultingyou.”
“Then,prayconsult,”
disse
saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyesonce
mais
more.
“Thefactsarebrieflythese:
Some
cinco
fiveyearsago,duringalengthy
visita
visittoWarsaw,Imadetheacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.
O
Thenameisnodoubt
familiar
familiartoyou.”
“Kindlylookherupinmy
índice
index,Doctor,”murmuredHolmeswithout
abrir
openinghiseyes.
Formanyyearshehadadopteda
sistema
systemofdocketingallparagraphsconcerningmen
e
andthings,sothatitwas
difícil
difficulttonameasubject
ou
orapersononwhichhe
pudesse
couldnotatoncefurnish
informações
information.
InthiscaseI
encontrei
foundherbiographysandwichedin
entre
betweenthatofaHebrewrabbi
e
andthatofastaff-commanderwhohad
escrito
writtenamonographuponthedeep-seafishes.
“Letmesee!”
disse
saidHolmes.
“Hum!
Bornin
Nova
NewJerseyintheyear1858.
Contralto—hum!
LaScala,hum!
Primadonna
Imperial
ImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
Viver
LivinginLondon—quiteso!
Your
Majestade
Majesty,asIunderstand,becameentangled
com
withthisyoungperson,wroteher
algumas
somecompromisingletters,andis
agora
nowdesirousofgettingthoselettersback.”
“Preciselyso.
Mas
Buthow—”.