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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Progressive Russian A1 Translation Books

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Progressive Russian A1 Translation Books

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I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
Я
I.
ToSherlockHolmessheis
всегда
alwaysthewoman.
Ihaveseldomheardhimmentionher
под
underanyothername.
Inhiseyessheeclipses
и
andpredominatesthewholeofhersex.
Itwasnot
что
thathefeltanyemotionakinto
любовь
loveforIreneAdler.
Allemotions,
и
andthatoneparticularly,wereabhorrenttohiscold,precise
но
butadmirablybalancedmind.
Hewas,Itakeit,themostperfectreasoning
и
andobservingmachinethatthe
мир
worldhasseen,butasaloverhewouldhaveplacedhimselfinafalseposition.
Heneverspokeofthesofterpassions,savewithagibe
и
andasneer.
Theywereadmirablethingsfortheobserver—excellentfordrawingtheveilfrommen’smotives
и
andactions.
Butforthetrainedreasonertoadmitsuchintrusionsintohis
собственный
owndelicateandfinelyadjustedtemperamentwastointroduceadistractingfactor
который
whichmightthrowadoubtupon
все
allhismentalresults.
Gritinasensitiveinstrument,
или
oracrackinoneofhisownhigh-powerlenses,wouldnotbe
более
moredisturbingthanastrongemotioninanature
такой
suchashis.
Andyettherewasbutone
женщина
womantohim,andthat
женщина
womanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofdubious
и
andquestionablememory.
Ihadseen
мало
littleofHolmeslately.
Mymarriagehaddriftedusawayfrom
друг
eachother.
Myowncompletehappiness,
и
andthehome-centredinterestswhichriseup
вокруг
aroundthemanwhofirstfindshimselfmasterofhisownestablishment,weresufficienttoabsorballmyattention,whileHolmes,wholoathedeveryformofsocietywithhis
всей
wholeBohemiansoul,remainedinourlodgingsinBaker
Стрит
Street,buriedamonghisoldbooks,
и
andalternatingfromweektoweek
между
betweencocaineandambition,thedrowsinessofthedrug,
и
andthefierceenergyofhisownkeennature.
Hewas
прежнему
still,asever,deeplyattractedbythestudyofcrime,
и
andoccupiedhisimmensefaculties
и
andextraordinarypowersofobservationinfollowingout
те
thoseclues,andclearingup
те
thosemysterieswhichhadbeenabandonedashopelessbytheofficial
полиции
police.
FromtimetotimeIheardsomevagueaccountofhisdoings:
ofhissummonstoOdessainthecaseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupofthesingulartragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,
и
andfinallyofthemission
что
whichhehadaccomplishedsodelicately
и
andsuccessfullyforthereigning
семьи
familyofHolland.
Beyondthesesignsofhisactivity,however,whichImerelyshared
со
withallthereadersofthedailypress,Iknew
мало
littleofmyformerfriend
и
andcompanion.
Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethofMarch,1888—Iwasreturningfromajourneytoapatient(forIhad
теперь
nowreturnedtocivilpractice),
когда
whenmywayledme
через
throughBakerStreet.
AsIpassedthewell-remembereddoor,whichmust
всегда
alwaysbeassociatedinmymind
с
withmywooing,andwiththedarkincidentsoftheStudyinScarlet,Iwasseized
с
withakeendesireto
увидеть
seeHolmesagain,andto
знать
knowhowhewasemployinghisextraordinarypowers.
Hisroomswerebrilliantlylit,
и
and,evenasIlooked
вверх
up,Isawhistall,sparefigurepasstwiceinadarksilhouette
против
againsttheblind.
Hewaspacingtheroomswiftly,eagerly,
с
withhisheadsunkuponhischest
и
andhishandsclaspedbehindhim.
To
меня
me,whoknewhiseverymood
и
andhabit,hisattitudeandmannertoldtheirownstory.
Hewasatwork
опять
again.
Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreams
и
andwashotuponthescentofsomenewproblem.
Irangthebell
и
andwasshownuptothechamberwhichhadformerlybeeninpartmyown.
Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
Itseldomwas;
но
buthewasglad,I
думаю
think,toseeme.
Withhardlyawordspoken,
но
butwithakindlyeye,hewavedmetoanarmchair,threwacrosshiscaseofcigars,
и
andindicatedaspiritcase
и
andagasogeneinthecorner.
Thenhestood
перед
beforethefireandlookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivefashion.
“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“I
думаю
think,Watson,thatyouhaveputonsevenandahalfpounds
с
sinceIsawyou.”
“Seven!”
Ianswered.
“Indeed,I
должен
shouldhavethoughtalittle
больше
more.
Justatriflemore,Ifancy,Watson.
И
Andinpracticeagain,Iobserve.
Youdidnottellme
что
thatyouintendedtogointoharness.”
“Then,howdoyouknow?”
“I
вижу
seeit,Ideduceit.
HowdoI
знать
knowthatyouhavebeengettingyourself
очень
verywetlately,andthatyou
у
haveamostclumsyandcarelessservantgirl?”
“My
дорогой
dearHolmes,”saidI,“thisis
слишком
toomuch.
Youwouldcertainlyhavebeenburned,hadyouliveda
несколько
fewcenturiesago.
ItistruethatIhadacountry
прогулка
walkonThursdayandcame
домой
homeinadreadfulmess,
но
butasIhavechangedmyclothesIcan’timaginehowyoudeduceit.
AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,
и
andmywifehasgivenhernotice,
но
butthere,again,Ifailtoseehowyouworkitout.”
Hechuckledtohimself
и
andrubbedhislong,nervoushandstogether.
“Itissimplicityitself,”saidhe;
“myeyestellme
что
thatontheinsideofyourleftshoe,just
где
wherethefirelightstrikesit,theleatherisscoredbysix
почти
almostparallelcuts.
Obviouslytheyhavebeencausedby
кем
someonewhohasverycarelesslyscrapedroundtheedgesofthesoleinordertoremovecrustedmudfromit.
Hence,yousee,mydoublededuction
что
thatyouhadbeenoutinvileweather,
и
andthatyouhadaparticularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenoftheLondonslavey.
Astoyourpractice,
если
ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,
с
withablackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhis
правой
rightforefinger,andabulgeonthe
правой
rightsideofhistop-hatto
показать
showwherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,I
должен
mustbedull,indeed,ifIdonotpronouncehimtobeanactivememberofthemedicalprofession.”
Icouldnothelplaughingattheease
с
withwhichheexplainedhisprocessofdeduction.
“WhenIhearyougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“thething
всегда
alwaysappearstometobesoridiculouslysimplethatIcouldeasily
сделать
doitmyself,thoughateachsuccessiveinstanceofyourreasoningIambaffleduntilyouexplainyourprocess.
И
AndyetIbelievethatmyeyesareasgoodasyours.”
“Quiteso,”heanswered,lightingacigarette,
и
andthrowinghimselfdownintoanarmchair.
“Yousee,
но
butyoudonotobserve.
Thedistinctionisclear.
Forexample,youhavefrequentlyseenthestepswhichleadupfromthehallto
эту
thisroom.”
“Frequently.”
“Howoften?”
“Well,
несколько
somehundredsoftimes.”
“Thenhowmanyarethere?”
“Howmany?
Idon’tknow.”
“Quiteso!
Youhavenotobserved.
И
Andyetyouhaveseen.
Это
Thatisjustmypoint.
Теперь
Now,Iknowthatthereareseventeensteps,
потому что
becauseIhavebothseen
и
andobserved.
Bytheway,sinceyouareinterestedintheselittleproblems,
и
andsinceyouaregood
достаточно
enoughtochronicleoneor
два
twoofmytriflingexperiences,youmaybeinterestedinthis.”
Hethrewoverasheetofthick,pink-tintednotepaperwhichhadbeenlyingopenuponthetable.
“Itcamebythelastpost,”saidhe.
“Readitaloud.”
Thenotewasundated,
и
andwithouteithersignatureoraddress.
“Therewillcalluponyou
вечером
to-night,ataquartertoeighto’clock,”itsaid,“agentleman
который
whodesirestoconsultyouuponamatteroftheverydeepestmoment.
YourrecentservicestooneoftheroyalhousesofEuropehaveshownthatyouareonewhomaysafelybetrustedwithmatterswhichareofanimportancewhichcanhardlybeexaggerated.
Это
Thisaccountofyouwehavefromallquartersreceived.
Beinyourchamberthenatthat
час
hour,anddonottakeitamiss
если
ifyourvisitorwearamask.”
“Thisisindeedamystery,”Iremarked.
“Whatdoyouimaginethatitmeans?”
“I
у
havenodatayet.
Itisacapitalmistaketotheorise
прежде чем
beforeonehasdata.
Insensiblyonebeginstotwistfactstosuittheories,insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.
Но
Butthenoteitself.
Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
Icarefullyexaminedthewriting,
и
andthepaperuponwhichitwaswritten.
“Theman
который
whowroteitwaspresumably
хорошо
welltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringtoimitatemycompanion’sprocesses.
“Suchpapercouldnotbeboughtunderhalfacrownapacket.
Itispeculiarlystrong
и
andstiff.”
“Peculiar—thatistheveryword,”saidHolmes.
“ItisnotanEnglishpaperatall.
Holdituptothelight.”
Ididso,
и
andsawalarge“E”
с
withasmall“g,”a“P,”
и
andalarge“G”withasmall“t”wovenintothetextureofthepaper.
“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
askedHolmes.
“Thenameofthemaker,nodoubt;
или
orhismonogram,rather.”
“Notatall.
The‘G’
с
withthesmall‘t’standsfor‘Gesellschaft,’
что
whichistheGermanfor‘Company.’Itisacustomarycontraction
как
likeour‘Co.’‘P,’of
конечно
course,standsfor‘Papier.’Nowforthe‘Eg.’LetusglanceatourContinentalGazetteer.”
Hetookdownaheavybrownvolumefromhisshelves.
“Eglow,Eglonitz—hereweare,Egria.
ItisinaGerman-speakingcountry—inBohemia,notfarfromCarlsbad.
‘Remarkableasbeingthesceneofthe
смерти
deathofWallenstein,andforitsnumerousglass-factories
и
andpaper-mills.’Ha,ha,my
мальчик
boy,whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
Hiseyessparkled,
и
andhesentupagreatbluetriumphantcloudfromhiscigarette.
“ThepaperwasmadeinBohemia,”Isaid.
“Precisely.
И
AndthemanwhowrotethenoteisaGerman.
Doyounotethepeculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘Thisaccountofyouwehavefromallquartersreceived.’AFrenchman
или
orRussiancouldnothavewritten
это
that.
ItistheGerman
который
whoissouncourteoustohisverbs.
It
только
onlyremains,therefore,todiscoverwhatiswantedby
этот
thisGermanwhowritesuponBohemianpaper
и
andpreferswearingamasktoshowinghisface.
И
Andherehecomes,ifIamnotmistaken,toresolve
все
allourdoubts.”
Ashespoketherewasthesharp
звук
soundofhorses’hoofsandgratingwheels
против
againstthecurb,followedbyasharppullatthebell.
Holmeswhistled.
“Apair,bythesound,”said
он
he.
“Yes,”hecontinued,glancingoutof
в
thewindow.
“Anicelittlebrougham
и
andapairofbeauties.
Ahundredandfiftyguineasapiece.
There’s
деньги
moneyinthiscase,Watson,
если
ifthereisnothingelse.”
“I
думаю
thinkthatIhadbettergo,Holmes.”
“Notabit,
Доктор
Doctor.
Staywhereyouare.
IamlostwithoutmyBoswell.
И
Andthispromisestobeinteresting.
Itwouldbeapitytomissit.”
“Butyourclient—”.
“Nevermind
него
him.
Imaywantyourhelp,
и
andsomayhe.
Herehecomes.
Sitdowninthatarmchair,
Доктор
Doctor,andgiveusyourbestattention.”
Aslow
и
andheavystep,whichhadbeenhearduponthestairs
и
andinthepassage,pausedimmediatelyoutsidethedoor.
Thentherewasaloud
и
andauthoritativetap.
“Comein!”
saidHolmes.
Amanentered
который
whocouldhardlyhavebeenlessthan
шесть
sixfeetsixinchesinheight,
с
withthechestandlimbsofaHercules.
Hisdresswasrichwitharichnesswhichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakinto
плохой
badtaste.
Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacrossthesleeves
и
andfrontsofhisdouble-breastedcoat,whilethedeepbluecloak
который
whichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslinedwithflame-colouredsilk
и
andsecuredattheneckwithabrooch
который
whichconsistedofasingleflamingberyl.
Bootswhichextendedhalfway
вверх
uphiscalves,andwhichweretrimmedatthetops
с
withrichbrownfur,completedtheimpressionofbarbaricopulencewhichwassuggestedbyhis
всей
wholeappearance.
Hecarriedabroad-brimmedhatinhis
рука
hand,whileheworeacrosstheupperpartofhisface,extending
вниз
downpastthecheekbones,ablackvizardmask,whichhehadapparentlyadjustedthatverymoment,forhis
рука
handwasstillraisedtoitasheentered.
Fromthelowerpartofthefaceheappearedtobeamanofstrongcharacter,withathick,hanginglip,
и
andalong,straightchinsuggestiveofresolutionpushedtothelengthofobstinacy.
“Youhadmynote?”
heaskedwithadeepharshvoice
и
andastronglymarkedGermanaccent.
“Itoldyou
что
thatIwouldcall.”
Helookedfromonetotheotherof
нас
us,asifuncertainwhichtoaddress.
“Praytakeaseat,”saidHolmes.
“Thisismy
друг
friendandcolleague,Dr.Watson,
который
whoisoccasionallygoodenoughtohelpmeinmycases.
WhomhaveIthehonourtoaddress?”
“YoumayaddressmeastheCountVonKramm,aBohemiannobleman.
Iunderstand
что
thatthisgentleman,yourfriend,isamanofhonour
и
anddiscretion,whomImaytrustwitha
дело
matterofthemostextremeimportance.
Если
Ifnot,Ishouldmuchprefertocommunicate
с
withyoualone.”
Irosetogo,
но
butHolmescaughtmebythewrist
и
andpushedmebackintomychair.
“Itisboth,
или
ornone,”saidhe.
“Youmay
сказать
saybeforethisgentlemananything
что
whichyoumaysaytome.”
TheCountshruggedhisbroadshoulders.
“ThenI
должен
mustbegin,”saidhe,“bybindingyou
обоих
bothtoabsolutesecrecyfor
двух
twoyears;
attheendof
это
thattimethematterwillbeof
не
noimportance.
Atpresentitisnottoomuchto
сказать
saythatitisof
такой
suchweightitmayhaveaninfluenceuponEuropeanhistory.”
“Ipromise,”saidHolmes.
“AndI.”
“Youwillexcuse
эту
thismask,”continuedourstrangevisitor.
“Theaugustpersonwhoemploysmewisheshisagenttobeunknowntoyou,
и
andImayconfessatoncethatthetitlebywhichIhave
только
justcalledmyselfisnot
совсем
exactlymyown.”
“Iwasawareofit,”saidHolmesdryly.
“Thecircumstancesareofgreatdelicacy,
и
andeveryprecautionhastobetakentoquenchwhatmightgrowtobeanimmensescandal
и
andseriouslycompromiseoneofthereigningfamiliesofEurope.
Tospeakplainly,the
дело
matterimplicatesthegreatHouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”
“Iwas
также
alsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimselfdowninhisarmchair
и
andclosinghiseyes.
Ourvisitorglanced
с
withsomeapparentsurpriseatthelanguid,loungingfigureoftheman
который
whohadbeennodoubtdepictedtohimasthemostincisivereasoner
и
andmostenergeticagentinEurope.
Holmesslowlyreopenedhiseyes
и
andlookedimpatientlyathisgiganticclient.
“IfyourMajestywouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbe
лучше
betterabletoadviseyou.”
The
мужчина
mansprangfromhischair
и
andpacedupanddowntheroominuncontrollableagitation.
Then,withagestureofdesperation,hetorethemaskfromhisface
и
andhurleditupontheground.
“Youareright,”hecried;
“Iamthe
Король
King.
WhyshouldIattempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“YourMajestyhadnotspokenbeforeIwasaware
что
thatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,
и
andhereditaryKingofBohemia.”
“Butyoucanunderstand,”saidourstrangevisitor,sittingdown
раз
oncemoreandpassinghis
руку
handoverhishighwhiteforehead,“youcan
понять
understandthatIamnotaccustomedtodoing
такие
suchbusinessinmyownperson.
Yetthe
дело
matterwassodelicatethatIcouldnotconfideittoanagentwithoutputtingmyselfinhis
власть
power.
IhavecomeincognitofromPragueforthepurposeofconsultingyou.”
“Then,prayconsult,”saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyes
раз
oncemore.
“Thefactsarebrieflythese:
Some
пять
fiveyearsago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,Imadetheacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.
The
имя
nameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”
“Kindly
посмотрите
lookherupinmyindex,Doctor,”murmuredHolmeswithoutopeninghiseyes.
Formanyyearshehadadoptedasystemofdocketingallparagraphsconcerningmen
и
andthings,sothatitwasdifficulttonameasubject
или
orapersononwhichhecouldnotatoncefurnishinformation.
Inthis
случае
caseIfoundherbiographysandwichedin
между
betweenthatofaHebrewrabbi
и
andthatofastaff-commander
который
whohadwrittenamonographuponthedeep-seafishes.
“Letmesee!”
saidHolmes.
“Hum!
Bornin
Нью
NewJerseyintheyear1858.
Contralto—hum!
LaScala,hum!
PrimadonnaImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
LivinginLondon—quiteso!
YourMajesty,asIunderstand,becameentangled
с
withthisyoungperson,wroteher
несколько
somecompromisingletters,andis
теперь
nowdesirousofgettingthoselettersback.”
“Preciselyso.
Но
Buthow—”.