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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Gradually Hardening Portuguese B2 Books

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Gradually Hardening Portuguese B2 Books

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I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
I.
ToSherlockHolmessheisalwaysthewoman.
Ihave
raramente
seldomheardhimmentionherunderanyothername.
Inhiseyesshe
eclipsa
eclipsesandpredominatesthewholeofhersex.
Itwasnotthathefeltany
emoção
emotionakintoloveforIreneAdler.
Allemotions,andthatoneparticularly,wereabhorrenttohiscold,precisebutadmirablybalancedmind.
Hewas,Itakeit,themostperfectreasoningandobservingmachinethattheworldhasseen,butasaloverhewouldhaveplacedhimselfinafalseposition.
Heneverspokeofthesofterpassions,savewithagibeandasneer.
Theywereadmirablethingsfortheobserver—excellentfordrawingthe
véu
veilfrommen’smotivesandactions.
Butforthetrainedreasonertoadmitsuchintrusionsintohisown
delicado
delicateandfinelyadjustedtemperamentwastointroduceadistracting
fator
factorwhichmightthrowadoubtuponallhismentalresults.
Gritinasensitive
instrumento
instrument,oracrackinoneofhisownhigh-powerlenses,wouldnotbemoredisturbingthanastrong
emoção
emotioninanaturesuchashis.
Andyettherewasbutonewomantohim,andthatwomanwasthelateIreneAdler,of
duvidosa
dubiousandquestionablememory.
IhadseenlittleofHolmeslately.
Mymarriagehaddriftedusawayfromeachother.
Myowncompletehappiness,andthehome-centredinterestswhichriseuparoundthemanwhofirstfindshimselfmasterofhisown
estabelecimento
establishment,weresufficienttoabsorballmyattention,whileHolmes,who
detestava
loathedeveryformofsocietywithhiswholeBohemiansoul,remainedinourlodgingsin
Baker
BakerStreet,buriedamonghisoldbooks,and
alternando
alternatingfromweektoweekbetweencocaineand
ambição
ambition,thedrowsinessofthedrug,andthe
feroz
fierceenergyofhisownkeennature.
Hewasstill,asever,deeply
atraído
attractedbythestudyofcrime,and
ocupou
occupiedhisimmensefacultiesandextraordinarypowersof
observação
observationinfollowingoutthoseclues,andclearingupthosemysterieswhichhadbeenabandonedas
sem esperança
hopelessbytheofficialpolice.
FromtimetotimeIheardsome
vago
vagueaccountofhisdoings:
ofhissummonstoOdessainthecaseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupofthesingular
tragédia
tragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,andfinallyofthemissionwhichhehadaccomplishedsodelicatelyand
sucesso
successfullyforthereigningfamilyofHolland.
Beyondthesesignsofhis
atividade
activity,however,whichImerelysharedwithallthereadersofthedailypress,Iknewlittleofmyformerfriendand
companheiro
companion.
Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethofMarch,1888—Iwasreturningfromajourneytoapatient(forIhadnowreturnedtocivilpractice),whenmywayledmethrough
Baker
BakerStreet.
AsIpassedthewell-remembereddoor,whichmustalwaysbeassociatedinmymindwithmywooing,andwiththedarkincidentsoftheStudyin
Escarlate
Scarlet,IwasseizedwithakeendesiretoseeHolmesagain,andtoknowhowhewas
empregando
employinghisextraordinarypowers.
Hisroomswerebrilliantlylit,and,evenasIlookedup,Isawhistall,sparefigurepasstwiceinadarksilhouetteagainsttheblind.
Hewaspacingtheroom
rapidamente
swiftly,eagerly,withhisheadsunkuponhischestandhishandsclaspedbehindhim.
Tome,whoknewhiseverymoodandhabit,hisattitudeand
maneira
mannertoldtheirownstory.
Hewasatworkagain.
Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreamsandwashotuponthe
cheiro
scentofsomenewproblem.
Irangthebellandwasshownuptothe
câmara
chamberwhichhadformerlybeeninpartmyown.
His
maneira
mannerwasnoteffusive.
It
raramente
seldomwas;
buthewasglad,Ithink,toseeme.
Withhardlyawordspoken,butwithakindlyeye,hewavedmetoanarmchair,threwacrosshiscaseofcigars,and
indicou
indicatedaspiritcaseandagasogeneinthecorner.
Thenhestoodbeforethefireandlookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivefashion.
“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“Ithink,Watson,thatyouhaveputonsevenandahalfpoundssinceIsawyou.”
“Seven!”
Ianswered.
“Indeed,Ishouldhavethoughtalittlemore.
Justatriflemore,Ifancy,Watson.
Andinpracticeagain,I
observo
observe.
Youdidnottellmethatyouintendedtogointoharness.”
“Then,howdoyouknow?”
“Iseeit,Ideduceit.
HowdoIknowthatyouhavebeengettingyourselfverywetlately,andthatyouhaveamostclumsyandcarelessservantgirl?”
“MydearHolmes,”saidI,“thisistoomuch.
Youwouldcertainlyhavebeenburned,hadyoulivedafewcenturiesago.
ItistruethatIhadacountrywalkonThursdayandcamehomeina
terrível
dreadfulmess,butasIhavechangedmyclothesIcan’timaginehowyoudeduceit.
AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,andmywifehasgivenhernotice,butthere,again,Ifailtoseehowyouworkitout.”
Hechuckledtohimselfand
esfregou
rubbedhislong,nervoushandstogether.
“Itissimplicityitself,”saidhe;
“myeyestellmethatontheinsideofyourleftshoe,justwherethefirelightstrikesit,the
couro
leatherisscoredbysixalmostparallelcuts.
Obviouslytheyhavebeencausedbysomeonewhohasverycarelessly
raspou
scrapedroundtheedgesofthe
sola
soleinordertoremovecrusted
lama
mudfromit.
Hence,yousee,mydoubledeductionthatyouhadbeenoutin
vil
vileweather,andthatyouhada
particularmente
particularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenoftheLondonslavey.
Astoyourpractice,ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,withablackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhisrightforefinger,andabulgeontherightsideofhistop-hattoshowwherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,Imustbe
aborrecido
dull,indeed,ifIdonotpronouncehimtobean
ativo
activememberofthemedicalprofession.”
Icouldnothelplaughingatthe
facilidade
easewithwhichheexplainedhisprocessofdeduction.
“WhenIhearyougiveyourreasons,”I
observei
remarked,“thethingalwaysappearstometobesoridiculouslysimplethatIcouldeasilydoitmyself,thoughateachsuccessive
instância
instanceofyourreasoningIambaffleduntilyouexplainyourprocess.
AndyetIbelievethatmyeyesareasgoodasyours.”
“Quiteso,”heanswered,
acendendo
lightingacigarette,andthrowinghimselfdownintoanarmchair.
“Yousee,butyoudonot
observas
observe.
Thedistinctionisclear.
Forexample,youhavefrequentlyseenthestepswhichleadupfromthehalltothisroom.”
“Frequently.”
“Howoften?”
“Well,somehundredsoftimes.”
“Thenhowmanyarethere?”
“Howmany?
Idon’tknow.”
“Quiteso!
Youhavenot
observou
observed.
Andyetyouhaveseen.
Thatisjustmypoint.
Now,Iknowthatthereareseventeensteps,becauseIhavebothseenand
observei
observed.
Bytheway,sinceyouareinterestedintheselittleproblems,andsinceyouaregoodenoughtochronicleoneortwoofmytriflingexperiences,youmaybeinterestedinthis.”
Hethrewovera
folha
sheetofthick,pink-tintednotepaperwhichhadbeenlyingopenuponthetable.
“Itcamebythelastpost,”saidhe.
“Readitaloud.”
Thenotewasundated,andwithouteither
assinatura
signatureoraddress.
“Therewillcalluponyouto-night,ataquartertoeighto’clock,”itsaid,“agentlemanwhodesirestoconsultyouuponamatteroftheverydeepestmoment.
YourrecentservicestooneoftheroyalhousesofEuropehaveshownthatyouareonewhomay
segurança
safelybetrustedwithmatterswhichareofan
importância
importancewhichcanhardlybeexaggerated.
Thisaccountofyouwehavefromallquartersreceived.
Beinyourchamberthenatthathour,anddonottakeitamissifyour
visitante
visitorwearamask.”
“Thisisindeedamystery,”I
observei
remarked.
“Whatdoyouimaginethatitmeans?”
“Ihavenodatayet.
Itisacapitalmistaketotheorisebeforeonehasdata.
Insensiblyonebeginsto
torcer
twistfactstosuittheories,insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.
Butthenoteitself.
Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
Icarefully
examinei
examinedthewriting,andthepaperuponwhichitwaswritten.
“Themanwhowroteitwas
presumivelmente
presumablywelltodo,”I
observei
remarked,endeavouringtoimitatemycompanion’sprocesses.
“Suchpapercouldnotbeboughtunderhalfa
coroa
crownapacket.
Itispeculiarlystrongandstiff.”
“Peculiar—thatistheveryword,”saidHolmes.
“ItisnotanEnglishpaperatall.
Holdituptothelight.”
Ididso,andsawalarge“E”withasmall“g,”a“P,”andalarge“G”withasmall“t”
tecido
wovenintothetextureofthepaper.
“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
askedHolmes.
“Thenameofthe
fabricante
maker,nodoubt;
orhismonogram,rather.”
“Notatall.
The‘G’withthesmall‘t’standsfor‘Gesellschaft,’whichistheGermanfor‘Company.’Itisacustomarycontractionlikeour‘Co.’‘P,’ofcourse,standsfor‘Papier.’Nowforthe‘Eg.’Letusglanceatour
Continental
ContinentalGazetteer.”
Hetookdownaheavybrown
volume
volumefromhisshelves.
“Eglow,Eglonitz—hereweare,Egria.
ItisinaGerman-speakingcountry—inBohemia,notfarfromCarlsbad.
‘RemarkableasbeingthesceneofthedeathofWallenstein,andforits
inúmeras
numerousglass-factoriesandpaper-mills.’Ha,ha,myboy,whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
Hiseyes
brilhavam
sparkled,andhesentupagreatblue
triunfante
triumphantcloudfromhiscigarette.
“ThepaperwasmadeinBohemia,”Isaid.
“Precisely.
AndthemanwhowrotethenoteisaGerman.
Doyounotethe
peculiar
peculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘Thisaccountofyouwehavefromallquartersreceived.’AFrenchmanorRussiancouldnothavewrittenthat.
ItistheGermanwhoissouncourteoustohisverbs.
Itonlyremains,therefore,to
descobrir
discoverwhatiswantedbythisGermanwhowritesupon
Boêmio
Bohemianpaperandpreferswearingamasktoshowinghisface.
Andherehecomes,ifIamnotmistaken,to
resolver
resolveallourdoubts.”
Ashespoketherewasthesharpsoundofhorses’hoofsandgratingwheelsagainstthecurb,followedbyasharppullatthebell.
Holmes
assobiou
whistled.
“Apair,bythesound,”saidhe.
“Yes,”hecontinued,glancingoutofthewindow.
“Anicelittlebroughamandapairofbeauties.
Ahundredandfiftyguineasapiece.
There’smoneyinthiscase,Watson,ifthereisnothingelse.”
“IthinkthatIhadbettergo,Holmes.”
“Notabit,Doctor.
Staywhereyouare.
IamlostwithoutmyBoswell.
Andthispromisestobeinteresting.
Itwouldbeapitytomissit.”
“Butyourclient—”.
“Nevermindhim.
Imaywantyourhelp,andsomayhe.
Herehecomes.
Sitdowninthatarmchair,Doctor,andgiveusyourbestattention.”
Aslowandheavystep,whichhadbeenhearduponthestairsandinthe
passagem
passage,pausedimmediatelyoutsidethedoor.
Thentherewasaloudandauthoritative
toque
tap.
“Comein!”
saidHolmes.
Amanenteredwhocouldhardlyhavebeenlessthansixfeetsixinchesin
altura
height,withthechestandlimbsofaHercules.
Hisdresswasrichwitharichnesswhichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakintobadtaste.
Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacrossthesleevesandfrontsofhisdouble-breastedcoat,whilethedeepblue
manto
cloakwhichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslinedwithflame-coloured
seda
silkandsecuredattheneckwithabroochwhichconsistedofasingleflamingberyl.
Bootswhich
estendiam
extendedhalfwayuphiscalves,andwhichweretrimmedatthetopswithrichbrownfur,completedthe
impressão
impressionofbarbaricopulencewhichwassuggestedbyhiswhole
aparência
appearance.
Hecarriedabroad-brimmedhatinhishand,whileheworeacrossthe
superior
upperpartofhisface,
estendendo
extendingdownpastthecheekbones,ablackvizardmask,whichhehadapparentlyadjustedthatverymoment,forhishandwasstillraisedtoitasheentered.
Fromthelowerpartofthefaceheappearedtobeamanofstrongcharacter,withathick,hanging
lábio
lip,andalong,straight
queixo
chinsuggestiveofresolutionpushedtothe
comprimento
lengthofobstinacy.
“Youhadmynote?”
heaskedwithadeepharshvoiceanda
fortemente
stronglymarkedGermanaccent.
“ItoldyouthatIwouldcall.”
Helookedfromonetotheotherofus,asifuncertainwhichtoaddress.
“Praytakeaseat,”saidHolmes.
“Thisismyfriendand
colega
colleague,Dr.Watson,whois
ocasionalmente
occasionallygoodenoughtohelpmeinmycases.
WhomhaveIthehonourtoaddress?”
“YoumayaddressmeastheCountVonKramm,aBohemian
nobre
nobleman.
Iunderstandthatthisgentleman,yourfriend,isamanofhonourand
discrição
discretion,whomImaytrustwithamatterofthemost
extrema
extremeimportance.
Ifnot,Ishouldmuchpreferto
comunicar
communicatewithyoualone.”
Irosetogo,butHolmescaughtmebythe
pulso
wristandpushedmebackintomychair.
“Itisboth,ornone,”saidhe.
“Youmaysaybeforethisgentlemananythingwhichyoumaysaytome.”
TheCountshruggedhisbroadshoulders.
“ThenImustbegin,”saidhe,“by
ligando
bindingyoubothtoabsolute
segredo
secrecyfortwoyears;
attheendofthattimethematterwillbeofnoimportance.
Atpresentitisnottoomuchtosaythatitisofsuchweightitmayhavean
influência
influenceuponEuropeanhistory.”
“Ipromise,”saidHolmes.
“AndI.”
“Youwillexcusethismask,”continuedourstrange
visitante
visitor.
“Theaugustpersonwhoemploysmewisheshisagenttobeunknowntoyou,andImay
confessar
confessatoncethatthetitlebywhichIhavejustcalledmyselfisnotexactlymyown.”
“Iwasawareofit,”saidHolmesdryly.
“Thecircumstancesareofgreat
delicadeza
delicacy,andeveryprecautionhastobetakentoquenchwhatmightgrowtobean
imenso
immensescandalandseriouslycompromiseoneofthereigningfamiliesofEurope.
Tospeak
claramente
plainly,thematterimplicatesthegreatHouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”
“Iwasalsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimselfdowninhisarmchairandclosinghiseyes.
Our
visitante
visitorglancedwithsomeapparentsurpriseatthelanguid,loungingfigureofthemanwhohadbeennodoubtdepictedtohimasthemostincisivereasonerandmost
enérgico
energeticagentinEurope.
Holmesslowlyreopenedhiseyesandlookedimpatientlyathisgiganticclient.
“IfyourMajestywouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbebetterabletoadviseyou.”
Themansprangfromhischairandpacedupanddowntheroominuncontrollableagitation.
Then,witha
gesto
gestureofdesperation,hetorethemaskfromhisfaceandhurleditupontheground.
“Youareright,”hecried;
“IamtheKing.
WhyshouldIattempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“YourMajestyhadnotspokenbeforeIwasawarethatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,Grand
Duque
DukeofCassel-Felstein,andhereditaryKingofBohemia.”
“Butyoucanunderstand,”saidourstrange
visitante
visitor,sittingdownoncemoreandpassinghishandoverhishighwhite
testa
forehead,“youcanunderstandthatIamnotaccustomedtodoingsuchbusinessinmyownperson.
Yetthematterwasso
delicado
delicatethatIcouldnotconfideittoanagentwithoutputtingmyselfinhispower.
IhavecomeincognitofromPragueforthepurposeofconsultingyou.”
“Then,prayconsult,”saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyesoncemore.
“Thefactsare
brevemente
brieflythese:
Somefiveyearsago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,Imadetheacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.
Thenameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”
“Kindlylookherupinmy
índice
index,Doctor,”murmuredHolmeswithoutopeninghiseyes.
Formanyyearshehadadoptedasystemofdocketingallparagraphsconcerningmenandthings,sothatitwasdifficulttonameasubjectorapersononwhichhecouldnotatoncefurnishinformation.
InthiscaseIfoundher
biografia
biographysandwichedinbetweenthatofaHebrewrabbiandthatofastaff-commanderwhohadwrittenamonographuponthedeep-seafishes.
“Letmesee!”
saidHolmes.
“Hum!
BorninNewJerseyintheyear1858.
Contralto—hum!
LaScala,hum!
Primadonna
Imperial
ImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
LivinginLondon—quiteso!
YourMajesty,asIunderstand,becameentangledwiththisyoungperson,wrotehersomecompromisingletters,andisnowdesirousofgettingthoselettersback.”
“Preciselyso.
Buthow—”.