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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Progressive Translation Books for Slovenian A1 Learners

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Progressive Translation Books for Slovenian A1 Learners

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I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
I.
ToSherlockHolmessheis
vedno
alwaysthewoman.
Ihaveseldomheardhimmentionher
pod
underanyothername.
Inhiseyessheeclipses
in
andpredominatesthewholeofhersex.
ItwasnotthathefeltanyemotionakintoloveforIreneAdler.
Allemotions,
in
andthatoneparticularly,wereabhorrenttohiscold,precise
vendar
butadmirablybalancedmind.
Hewas,Itakeit,the
najbolj
mostperfectreasoningandobservingmachine
da
thattheworldhasseen,
vendar
butasaloverhewouldhaveplacedhimselfinafalseposition.
He
nikoli
neverspokeofthesofterpassions,save
z
withagibeandasneer.
Theywereadmirablethingsfortheobserver—excellentfordrawingtheveilfrommen’smotives
in
andactions.
Butforthetrainedreasonertoadmitsuchintrusionsintohisowndelicate
in
andfinelyadjustedtemperamentwastointroduceadistractingfactor
ki
whichmightthrowadoubtupon
vse
allhismentalresults.
Gritin
je
asensitiveinstrument,oracrackinoneofhisownhigh-powerlenses,wouldnotbe
bolj
moredisturbingthanastrongemotionin
je
anaturesuchashis.
In
Andyettherewasbut
eno
onewomantohim,andthat
ženska
womanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofdubious
in
andquestionablememory.
Ihadseen
malo
littleofHolmeslately.
Mymarriagehaddriftedusawayfromeachother.
Myowncompletehappiness,
in
andthehome-centredinterestswhichriseup
okrog
aroundthemanwhofirstfindshimselfmasterofhisownestablishment,weresufficienttoabsorballmyattention,
medtem ko
whileHolmes,wholoathedeveryformofsociety
z
withhiswholeBohemiansoul,remainedinourlodgingsinBakerStreet,buriedamonghisoldbooks,
in
andalternatingfromweekto
tedna
weekbetweencocaineandambition,
je
thedrowsinessofthedrug,
in
andthefierceenergyofhisownkeennature.
Hewasstill,asever,deeplyattractedbythestudyofcrime,
in
andoccupiedhisimmensefaculties
in
andextraordinarypowersofobservationinfollowingout
teh
thoseclues,andclearingup
teh
thosemysterieswhichhadbeenabandonedashopelessbytheofficial
policija
police.
FromtimetotimeIheardsomevagueaccountofhisdoings:
ofhissummonstoOdessainthe
primeru
caseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupofthesingulartragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,
in
andfinallyofthemission
ki
whichhehadaccomplishedsodelicately
in
andsuccessfullyforthereigning
družino
familyofHolland.
Beyondthesesignsofhisactivity,however,
ki
whichImerelysharedwithallthereadersofthedailypress,Iknew
malo
littleofmyformerfriend
in
andcompanion.
Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethofMarch,1888—Iwasreturningfromajourneytoapatient(forIhad
zdaj
nowreturnedtocivilpractice),
ko
whenmywayledme
skozi
throughBakerStreet.
AsIpassedthewell-remembered
vrat
door,whichmustalwaysbeassociatedinmy
mislih
mindwithmywooing,and
s
withthedarkincidentsoftheStudyinScarlet,Iwasseized
s
withakeendesiretoseeHolmes
še enkrat
again,andtoknowhowhewasemployinghisextraordinarypowers.
Hisroomswerebrilliantlylit,
in
and,evenasIlooked
navzgor
up,Isawhistall,sparefigurepasstwiceinadarksilhouette
proti
againsttheblind.
Hewaspacingthe
sobi
roomswiftly,eagerly,withhis
glavo
headsunkuponhischest
in
andhishandsclaspedbehind
njim
him.
Tome,whoknewhis
vsako
everymoodandhabit,hisattitude
in
andmannertoldtheirownstory.
Hewasatwork
spet
again.
Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreams
in
andwashotuponthescentofsome
nove
newproblem.
Irangthebell
in
andwasshownupto
je
thechamberwhichhadformerlybeeninpartmyown.
Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
Itseldomwas;
buthewasglad,I
mislim
think,toseeme.
Withhardlyawordspoken,
vendar
butwithakindlyeye,hewavedmetoanarmchair,threwacrosshiscaseofcigars,
in
andindicatedaspiritcase
in
andagasogeneinthecorner.
Thenhestood
pred
beforethefireandlookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivefashion.
“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“I
mislim
think,Watson,thatyouhaveputonseven
in
andahalfpoundssinceIsawyou.”
“Seven!”
Ianswered.
“Indeed,Ishouldhavethoughta
malo
littlemore.
Justatriflemore,Ifancy,Watson.
In
Andinpracticeagain,Iobserve.
Youdidnot
povedal
tellmethatyouintendedto
iti
gointoharness.”
“Then,howdoyouknow?”
“Iseeit,Ideduceit.
Kako
HowdoIknowthatyouhavebeengettingyourself
zelo
verywetlately,andthatyouhavea
najbolj
mostclumsyandcarelessservantgirl?”
“My
dragi
dearHolmes,”saidI,“thisis
preveč
toomuch.
Youwouldcertainlyhavebeenburned,hadyouliveda
nekaj
fewcenturiesago.
Itis
res
truethatIhadacountrywalkonThursday
in
andcamehomeinadreadfulmess,
toda
butasIhavechangedmyclothesIcan’timagine
kako
howyoudeduceit.
AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,
in
andmywifehasgivenhernotice,
vendar
butthere,again,Ifailtosee
kako
howyouworkitout.”
Hechuckledtohimself
in
andrubbedhislong,nervoushands
skupaj
together.
“Itissimplicityitself,”saidhe;
“myeyestellme
da
thatontheinsideofyourleftshoe,just
kjer
wherethefirelightstrikesit,theleatherisscoredbysix
skoraj
almostparallelcuts.
Obviouslytheyhavebeencausedby
nekdo
someonewhohasverycarelesslyscrapedround
je
theedgesofthesoleinordertoremovecrustedmudfromit.
Hence,you
vidite
see,mydoubledeductionthatyouhadbeenoutinvileweather,
in
andthatyouhadaparticularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenoftheLondonslavey.
Astoyourpractice,
če
ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,witha
črno
blackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhis
desni
rightforefinger,andabulgeonthe
desni
rightsideofhistop-hattoshow
kje
wherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,Imustbedull,indeed,
če
ifIdonotpronouncehimtobeanactivememberofthemedicalprofession.”
Icouldnothelplaughingattheease
s
withwhichheexplainedhisprocessofdeduction.
“WhenIhearyougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“the
stvar
thingalwaysappearstometobesoridiculouslysimplethatIcouldeasily
naredil
doitmyself,thoughateachsuccessiveinstanceofyourreasoningIambaffled
dokler
untilyouexplainyourprocess.
In
AndyetIbelievethatmyeyesareas
dobre
goodasyours.”
“Quiteso,”heanswered,lightingacigarette,
in
andthrowinghimselfdownintoanarmchair.
“Yousee,butyoudonotobserve.
Thedistinctionis
jasna
clear.
Forexample,youhavefrequentlyseenthesteps
ki
whichleadupfromthehallto
to
thisroom.”
“Frequently.”
“Howoften?”
“Well,
nekaj
somehundredsoftimes.”
“Thenhowmanyarethere?”
“Howmany?
Idon’tknow.”
“Quiteso!
Youhavenotobserved.
In
Andyetyouhaveseen.
To
Thatisjustmypoint.
Zdaj
Now,Iknowthatthereareseventeensteps,
ker
becauseIhavebothseen
in
andobserved.
Bytheway,
ker
sinceyouareinterestedin
ti
theselittleproblems,andsinceyouaregood
dovolj
enoughtochronicleoneor
dve
twoofmytriflingexperiences,you
lahko
maybeinterestedinthis.”
Hethrewoverasheetofthick,pink-tintednotepaper
ki
whichhadbeenlyingopenuponthetable.
“Itcamebythelastpost,”saidhe.
“Readitaloud.”
Je
Thenotewasundated,and
brez
withouteithersignatureoraddress.
“There
bo
willcalluponyouto-night,ataquartertoeighto’clock,”itsaid,“agentleman
ki
whodesirestoconsultyouuponamatteroftheverydeepestmoment.
Yourrecentservicesto
eno
oneoftheroyalhousesofEuropehaveshownthatyouare
eno
onewhomaysafelybetrustedwithmatterswhichareofanimportancewhichcanhardlybeexaggerated.
To
Thisaccountofyouwehavefrom
vseh
allquartersreceived.
Beinyourchamberthenatthathour,
in
anddonottakeitamiss
če
ifyourvisitorwearamask.”
“Thisisindeedamystery,”Iremarked.
“Whatdoyouimagine
da
thatitmeans?”
“Ihavenodata
še
yet.
Itisacapitalmistaketotheorise
preden
beforeonehasdata.
Insensiblyonebeginstotwistfactstosuittheories,insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.
Ampak
Butthenoteitself.
Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
Icarefullyexamined
je
thewriting,andthepaperuponwhichitwaswritten.
“Theman
ki
whowroteitwaspresumably
dobro
welltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringtoimitatemycompanion’sprocesses.
“Suchpapercouldnotbeboughtunder
pol
halfacrownapacket.
Itispeculiarlystrong
in
andstiff.”
“Peculiar—thatistheveryword,”saidHolmes.
“ItisnotanEnglishpaperatall.
Holdituptothelight.”
Ididso,
in
andsawalarge“E”
z
withasmall“g,”a“P,”
in
andalarge“G”withasmall“t”wovenintothetextureofthepaper.
“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
askedHolmes.
“The
ime
nameofthemaker,nodoubt;
ali
orhismonogram,rather.”
“Notatall.
The‘G’
z
withthesmall‘t’standsfor‘Gesellschaft,’
kar
whichistheGermanfor‘Company.’Itisacustomarycontraction
kot
likeour‘Co.’‘P,’of
seveda
course,standsfor‘Papier.’Nowforthe‘Eg.’LetusglanceatourContinentalGazetteer.”
Hetook
dol
downaheavybrownvolumefromhisshelves.
“Eglow,Eglonitz—hereweare,Egria.
ItisinaGerman-speakingcountry—inBohemia,notfarfromCarlsbad.
‘Remarkableasbeing
je
thesceneofthedeathofWallenstein,
in
andforitsnumerousglass-factories
in
andpaper-mills.’Ha,ha,my
fant
boy,whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
Hiseyessparkled,
in
andhesentupagreatbluetriumphantcloudfromhiscigarette.
“ThepaperwasmadeinBohemia,”Isaid.
“Precisely.
In
AndthemanwhowrotethenoteisaGerman.
Doyounotethepeculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘Thisaccountofyouwehavefrom
vseh
allquartersreceived.’AFrenchmanorRussiancouldnothavewritten
to
that.
ItistheGerman
ki
whoissouncourteoustohisverbs.
It
samo
onlyremains,therefore,todiscoverwhatiswantedby
ta
thisGermanwhowritesuponBohemianpaper
in
andpreferswearingamasktoshowinghis
obraz
face.
Andherehecomes,
če
ifIamnotmistaken,toresolve
vse
allourdoubts.”
Ashespoketherewasthesharp
zvok
soundofhorses’hoofsandgratingwheels
proti
againstthecurb,followedbyasharppullatthebell.
Holmeswhistled.
“Apair,bythesound,”saidhe.
“Yes,”hecontinued,glancingoutofthewindow.
“Anice
mali
littlebroughamandapairofbeauties.
Ahundredandfiftyguineasapiece.
There’s
denar
moneyinthiscase,Watson,
če
ifthereisnothingelse.”
“I
mislim
thinkthatIhadbettergo,Holmes.”
“Notabit,
Doktor
Doctor.
Staywhereyouare.
Iamlost
brez
withoutmyBoswell.
Andthispromisestobeinteresting.
Itwouldbeapitytomissit.”
“Butyourclient—”.
“Nevermind
ga
him.
Imaywantyour
pomoč
help,andsomayhe.
Tukaj
Herehecomes.
Sitdowninthatarmchair,
Doktor
Doctor,andgiveusyourbestattention.”
Aslow
in
andheavystep,whichhadbeenhearduponthestairs
in
andinthepassage,pausedimmediately
zunaj
outsidethedoor.
Thentherewas
je
aloudandauthoritativetap.
“Comein!”
saidHolmes.
A
moški
manenteredwhocouldhardlyhavebeenless
kot
thansixfeetsixinchesinheight,
s
withthechestandlimbsofaHercules.
Hisdresswasrich
z
witharichnesswhichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakintobadtaste.
Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacrossthesleeves
in
andfrontsofhisdouble-breastedcoat,
medtem ko
whilethedeepbluecloak
ki
whichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslinedwithflame-colouredsilk
in
andsecuredattheneckwithabrooch
ki
whichconsistedofasingleflamingberyl.
Boots
ki
whichextendedhalfwayuphiscalves,
in
andwhichweretrimmedat
je
thetopswithrichbrownfur,completed
je
theimpressionofbarbaricopulence
ki
whichwassuggestedbyhiswholeappearance.
Hecarriedabroad-brimmedhatinhis
roki
hand,whileheworeacrosstheupper
delu
partofhisface,extending
navzdol
downpastthecheekbones,a
črno
blackvizardmask,whichhehadapparentlyadjustedthatverymoment,forhis
roki
handwasstillraisedtoitasheentered.
Fromthelower
dela
partofthefaceheappearedtobea
človek
manofstrongcharacter,withathick,hanginglip,
in
andalong,straightchinsuggestiveofresolutionpushedtothelengthofobstinacy.
“Youhadmynote?”
heasked
z
withadeepharshvoice
in
andastronglymarkedGermanaccent.
“Itoldyou
da
thatIwouldcall.”
Helookedfrom
enega
onetotheotherof
nas
us,asifuncertainwhichtoaddress.
“Praytake
je
aseat,”saidHolmes.
“Thisismy
prijatelj
friendandcolleague,Dr.Watson,
ki
whoisoccasionallygoodenoughto
pomaga
helpmeinmycases.
WhomhaveIthehonourtoaddress?”
“You
lahko
mayaddressmeastheCountVonKramm,aBohemiannobleman.
Iunderstandthat
ta
thisgentleman,yourfriend,isa
človek
manofhonouranddiscretion,whomI
lahko
maytrustwithamatterofthemostextremeimportance.
Če
Ifnot,Ishouldmuchprefertocommunicate
s
withyoualone.”
Irosetogo,
vendar
butHolmescaughtmeby
je
thewristandpushedme
nazaj
backintomychair.
“Itisboth,
ali
ornone,”saidhe.
“You
lahko
maysaybeforethisgentleman
karkoli
anythingwhichyoumaysaytome.”
Je
TheCountshruggedhisbroadshoulders.
“ThenImustbegin,”said
je
he,“bybindingyoubothtoabsolutesecrecyfor
dve
twoyears;
attheendofthat
časa
timethematterwillbeof
ne
noimportance.
Atpresentitisnottoomuchto
reči
saythatitisofsuchweightit
lahko
mayhaveaninfluenceuponEuropeanhistory.”
“Ipromise,”saidHolmes.
“AndI.”
“Youwillexcuse
tej
thismask,”continuedourstrangevisitor.
“Theaugust
oseba
personwhoemploysmewisheshisagenttobeunknowntoyou,
in
andImayconfessatoncethatthetitlebywhichIhave
pravkar
justcalledmyselfisnot
ravno
exactlymyown.”
“Iwasawareofit,”saidHolmesdryly.
“Thecircumstancesareofgreatdelicacy,
in
andeveryprecautionhastobetakentoquenchwhatmightgrowtobeanimmensescandal
in
andseriouslycompromiseoneofthereigningfamiliesofEurope.
Tospeakplainly,thematterimplicatesthe
veliko
greatHouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”
“Iwasalsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimselfdowninhisarmchair
in
andclosinghiseyes.
Ourvisitorglanced
z
withsomeapparentsurpriseat
je
thelanguid,loungingfigureof
je
themanwhohadbeen
brez
nodoubtdepictedtohimas
je
themostincisivereasonerand
najbolj
mostenergeticagentinEurope.
Holmesslowlyreopenedhiseyes
in
andlookedimpatientlyathisgiganticclient.
“IfyourMajestywouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbebetter
sposoben
abletoadviseyou.”
The
moški
mansprangfromhischair
in
andpacedupanddown
je
theroominuncontrollableagitation.
Then,withagestureofdesperation,hetorethemaskfromhisface
in
andhurleditupontheground.
“Youareright,”hecried;
“Iamthe
Kralj
King.
WhyshouldIattempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“YourMajestyhadnotspokenbeforeIwasaware
da
thatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,
in
andhereditaryKingofBohemia.”
“Butyou
lahko
canunderstand,”saidourstrangevisitor,sittingdownoncemore
in
andpassinghishandoverhis
visoko
highwhiteforehead,“youcanunderstandthatIamnotaccustomedtodoingsuchbusinessinmyownperson.
Vendar
YetthematterwassodelicatethatIcouldnotconfideittoanagentwithoutputtingmyselfinhis
moč
power.
IhavecomeincognitofromPragueforthepurposeofconsultingyou.”
“Then,prayconsult,”saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyes
enkrat
oncemore.
“Thefactsarebrieflythese:
Somefiveyearsago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,Imadetheacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.
The
ime
nameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”
“Kindlylookherupinmyindex,Doctor,”murmuredHolmeswithoutopeninghiseyes.
Formanyyearshehadadoptedasystemofdocketing
vseh
allparagraphsconcerningmenandthings,sothatitwasdifficulttonameasubject
ali
orapersononwhichhecouldnotatoncefurnishinformation.
In
tem
thiscaseIfoundherbiographysandwichedin
med
betweenthatofaHebrewrabbi
in
andthatofastaff-commanderwhohadwrittenamonographuponthedeep-seafishes.
“Letmesee!”
saidHolmes.
“Hum!
BorninNewJerseyin
je
theyear1858.
Contralto—hum!
LaScala,hum!
PrimadonnaImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
LivinginLondon—quiteso!
YourMajesty,asIunderstand,becameentangled
s
withthisyoungperson,wroteher
nekaj
somecompromisingletters,andis
zdaj
nowdesirousofgettingthoselettersback.”
“Preciselyso.
Ampak
Buthow—”.