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A Study in Scarlet | Gradually Hardening Spanish A1 Translation Books

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CHAPTERI.MR.SHERLOCKHOLMES.
Inthe
año
year1878Itookmydegreeof
Doctor
DoctorofMedicineoftheUniversityofLondon,
y
andproceededtoNetleytogothroughthe
curso
courseprescribedforsurgeonsinthearmy.
Habiendo
Havingcompletedmystudiesthere,IwasdulyattachedtotheFifthNorthumberlandFusiliersasAssistantSurgeon.
TheregimentwasstationedinIndiaatthe
momento
time,andbeforeIcouldjoinit,the
segunda
secondAfghanwarhadbrokenout.
OnlandingatBombay,Ilearnedthatmycorps
había
hadadvancedthroughthepasses,
y
andwasalreadydeepintheenemy’s
país
country.
Ifollowed,however,with
muchos
manyotherofficerswhowerein
la
thesamesituationasmyself,
y
andsucceededinreachingCandaharinsafety,
donde
whereIfoundmyregiment,
y
andatonceentereduponmynewduties.
La
Thecampaignbroughthonoursandpromotionto
muchos
many,butformeit
tuvo
hadnothingbutmisfortuneanddisaster.
Iwasremovedfrommybrigade
y
andattachedtotheBerkshires,
con
withwhomIservedatthefatalbattleofMaiwand.
Allí
ThereIwasstruckontheshoulderby
una
aJezailbullet,whichshatteredthebone
y
andgrazedthesubclavianartery.
I
debería
shouldhavefallenintothehandsofthemurderousGhazis
haber
haditnotbeenforthedevotion
y
andcourageshownbyMurray,myorderly,whothrewmeacross
un
apack-horse,andsucceededinbringingmesafelytotheBritishlines.
Worn
con
withpain,andweakfromtheprolongedhardshipswhichI
había
hadundergone,Iwasremoved,
con
withagreattrainofwoundedsufferers,tothebase
hospital
hospitalatPeshawar.
HereIrallied,
y
andhadalreadyimprovedsofarastobe
capaz
abletowalkaboutthewards,
y
andeventobaska
poco
littleupontheverandah,whenIwasstruckdownbyentericfever,
esa
thatcurseofourIndianpossessions.
Formonthsmy
vida
lifewasdespairedof,and
cuando
whenatlastIcametomyself
y
andbecameconvalescent,Iwassoweak
y
andemaciatedthatamedicalboarddeterminedthatnota
día
dayshouldbelostinsendingme
vuelta
backtoEngland.
Iwasdispatched,accordingly,inthetroopship“Orontes,”
y
andlandedamonthlateronPortsmouthjetty,
con
withmyhealthirretrievablyruined,
pero
butwithpermissionfromapaternalgovernmenttospendthenextninemonthsinattemptingtoimproveit.
I
tenía
hadneitherkithnorkininEngland,
y
andwasthereforeasfreeasair—oras
libre
freeasanincomeofelevenshillings
y
andsixpenceadaywillpermita
hombre
mantobe.
Undersuchcircumstances,InaturallygravitatedtoLondon,
ese
thatgreatcesspoolintowhich
todos
alltheloungersandidlersoftheEmpireareirresistiblydrained.
Allí
ThereIstayedforsome
tiempo
timeataprivatehotelin
el
theStrand,leadingacomfortless,meaninglessexistence,
y
andspendingsuchmoneyasI
tenía
had,considerablymorefreelythanIought.
Soalarmingdidthestateofmyfinancesbecome,thatI
pronto
soonrealizedthatImusteither
dejar
leavethemetropolisandrusticatesomewhereinthe
campo
country,orthatImust
hacer
makeacompletealterationinmystyleof
vivir
living.
Choosingthelatteralternative,Ibeganbymakingupmymindto
dejar
leavethehotel,andto
tomar
takeupmyquartersinsomelesspretentious
y
andlessexpensivedomicile.
Onthe
mismo
verydaythatIhad
llegado
cometothisconclusion,IwasstandingattheCriterionBar,
cuando
whensomeonetappedmeontheshoulder,
y
andturningroundIrecognized
joven
youngStamford,whohadbeenadresser
bajo
undermeatBarts.
Thesightofafriendly
rostro
faceinthegreatwildernessofLondonisapleasantthingindeedtoalonely
hombre
man.
InolddaysStamford
había
hadneverbeenaparticularcronyof
mío
mine,butnowIhailedhim
con
withenthusiasm,andhe,inhisturn,appearedtobedelightedtoseeme.
Intheexuberanceofmyjoy,I
pedí
askedhimtolunchwithmeattheHolborn,
y
andwestartedofftogetherin
un
ahansom.
“Whateverhaveyoubeen
haciendo
doingwithyourself,Watson?”
he
preguntó
askedinundisguisedwonder,aswerattledthrough
las
thecrowdedLondonstreets.
“Youareasthinas
una
alathandasbrownas
una
anut.”
Igavehim
un
ashortsketchofmyadventures,
y
andhadhardlyconcludeditbythetimethatwereachedourdestination.
“Poordevil!”
he
dijo
said,commiseratingly,afterhehad
escuchado
listenedtomymisfortunes.
“Whatareyouuptonow?”
“Lookingforlodgings,”I
respondí
answered.
“Tryingtosolvethe
problema
problemastowhetheritis
posible
possibletogetcomfortableroomsat
un
areasonableprice.”
“That’sastrangething,”remarkedmycompanion;
“youare
el
thesecondmanto-daythat
ha
hasusedthatexpressiontome.”
“And
quién
whowasthefirst?”
I
pregunté
asked.
“Afellowwhois
trabaja
workingatthechemicallaboratoryupat
el
thehospital.
Hewasbemoaninghimself
esta
thismorningbecausehecouldnot
conseguir
getsomeonetogohalves
con
withhiminsomeniceroomswhichhe
había
hadfound,andwhichwere
demasiado
toomuchforhispurse.”
“ByJove!”
Icried,“ifhe
realmente
reallywantssomeonetosharetherooms
y
andtheexpense,Iamthevery
hombre
manforhim.
Ishouldprefer
tener
havingapartnertobeingalone.”
Joven
YoungStamfordlookedratherstrangelyatmeoverhiswine-glass.
“Youdon’t
conoces
knowSherlockHolmesyet,”he
dijo
said;
“perhapsyouwouldnot
importaría
careforhimasaconstantcompanion.”
“Why,whatis
hay
thereagainsthim?”
“Oh,Ididn’t
dije
saytherewasanythingagainsthim.
Heis
un
alittlequeerinhisideas—anenthusiastin
algunas
somebranchesofscience.
AsfarasI
sé
knowheisadecentfellowenough.”
“Amedicalstudent,Isuppose?”
dije
saidI.
“No—Ihaveno
idea
ideawhatheintendstogoinfor.
I
creo
believeheiswellupinanatomy,
y
andheisafirst-classchemist;
pero
but,asfarasI
sé
know,hehasnevertakenoutanysystematicmedicalclasses.
Hisstudiesare
muy
verydesultoryandeccentric,buthe
ha
hasamassedalotofout-of-thewayknowledgewhichwouldastonishhisprofessors.”
“Didyou
nunca
neveraskhimwhathewas
iba
goinginfor?”
Iasked.
“No;
heisnot
un
amanthatitis
fácil
easytodrawout,thoughhe
puede
canbecommunicativeenoughwhen
la
thefancyseizeshim.”
“Ishould
gustaría
liketomeethim,”I
dije
said.
“IfIamtolodge
con
withanyone,Ishouldprefer
un
amanofstudiousandquiethabits.
Iamnotstrong
lo suficientemente
enoughyettostandmuchnoise
o
orexcitement.
Ihadenoughof
ambos
bothinAfghanistantolastmefor
el
theremainderofmynaturalexistence.
Cómo
HowcouldImeetthis
amigo
friendofyours?”
“Heis
seguro
suretobeatthelaboratory,”returnedmycompanion.
“Heeitheravoidsthe
lugar
placeforweeks,orelsehe
trabaja
workstherefrommorningto
noche
night.
Ifyoulike,weshall
conduciremos
driveroundtogetherafterluncheon.”
“Certainly,”I
respondí
answered,andtheconversationdriftedawayinto
otros
otherchannels.
Aswemadeourwayto
el
thehospitalafterleavingtheHolborn,Stamford
dio
gavemeafewmoreparticulars
sobre
aboutthegentlemanwhomIproposedto
tomar
takeasafellow-lodger.
“Youmustn’tblameme
si
ifyoudon’tgeton
con
withhim,”hesaid;
“I
sé
knownothingmoreofhimthanI
he
havelearnedfrommeetinghimoccasionallyin
el
thelaboratory.
Youproposedthisarrangement,soyou
debe
mustnotholdmeresponsible.”
“Ifwedon’tgetonit
será
willbeeasytopartcompany,”I
respondí
answered.
“Itseemstome,Stamford,”Iadded,
mirando
lookinghardatmycompanion,“thatyou
tienes
havesomereasonforwashingyourhandsof
las
thematter.
Isthisfellow’stempersoformidable,
o
orwhatisit?
Don’tbemealy-mouthedaboutit.”
“Itisnot
fácil
easytoexpresstheinexpressible,”he
respondió
answeredwithalaugh.
“Holmesis
un
alittletooscientificformytastes—itapproachestocold-bloodedness.
I
podría
couldimaginehisgivinga
amigo
friendalittlepinchof
los
thelatestvegetablealkaloid,notoutofmalevolence,you
comprendes
understand,butsimplyoutofaspiritofinquiryinorderto
tener
haveanaccurateideaof
los
theeffects.
Todohimjustice,I
creo
thinkthathewouldtakeithimself
con
withthesamereadiness.
Heappearsto
tener
haveapassionfordefinite
y
andexactknowledge.”
“Veryrighttoo.”
“Yes,
pero
butitmaybepushedtoexcess.
Cuando
Whenitcomestobeatingthesubjectsinthedissecting-rooms
con
withastick,itiscertainly
tomando
takingratherabizarreshape.”
“Beating
los
thesubjects!”
“Yes,toverifyhowfarbruises
pueden
maybeproducedafterdeath.
I
vi
sawhimatitwithmyowneyes.”
“Andyetyou
dices
sayheisnotamedicalstudent?”
“No.
Heaven
sabe
knowswhattheobjectsofhisstudies
son
are.
Buthereweare,
y
andyoumustformyourownimpressions
sobre
abouthim.”
Ashespoke,weturneddownanarrowlane
y
andpassedthroughasmallside-door,which
abría
openedintoawingofthe
gran
greathospital.
Itwasfamiliargroundto
mí
me,andIneedednoguidingasweascendedthebleakstonestaircase
y
andmadeourwaydownthe
largo
longcorridorwithitsvistaofwhitewashedwall
y
anddun-coloureddoors.
Nearthefurther
extremo
endalowarchedpassagebranched
lejos
awayfromitandledtothechemicallaboratory.
Esta
Thiswasaloftychamber,lined
y
andlitteredwithcountlessbottles.
Broad,lowtableswerescatteredabout,whichbristled
con
withretorts,test-tubes,andlittleBunsenlamps,
con
withtheirblueflickeringflames.
Therewas
sólo
onlyonestudentinthe
habitación
room,whowasbendingoveradistanttableabsorbedinhis
trabajo
work.
Atthesoundofourstepsheglancedround
y
andsprangtohisfeet
con
withacryofpleasure.
“I’ve
encontrado
foundit!
I’vefoundit,”heshoutedtomycompanion,
corriendo
runningtowardsuswithatest-tubeinhis
mano
hand.
“Ihavefoundare-agentwhichisprecipitatedbyhæmoglobin,
y
andbynothingelse.”
Hadhediscoveredagold
mina
mine,greaterdelightcouldnot
haber
haveshoneuponhisfeatures.
“Dr.
Watson,Mr.SherlockHolmes,”
dijo
saidStamford,introducingus.
“Howareyou?”
he
dijo
saidcordially,grippingmyhand
con
withastrengthforwhichIshouldhardly
habría
havegivenhimcredit.
“You
ha
havebeeninAfghanistan,Iperceive.”
“Howonearthdidyou
sabías
knowthat?”
Iaskedinastonishment.
“Nevermind,”
dijo
saidhe,chucklingtohimself.
“The
pregunta
questionnowisabouthæmoglobin.
No
Nodoubtyouseethesignificanceof
este
thisdiscoveryofmine?”
“Itisinteresting,chemically,nodoubt,”I
respondí
answered,“butpractically——”.
“Why,man,itis
el
themostpracticalmedico-legaldiscoveryforyears.
Don’tyou
ves
seethatitgivesus
una
aninfallibletestforbloodstains.
Ven
Comeoverherenow!”
Heseizedmeby
la
thecoat-sleeveinhiseagerness,
y
anddrewmeoverto
la
thetableatwhichhe
había
hadbeenworking.
“Letushavesomefreshblood,”he
dijo
said,diggingalongbodkinintohisfinger,
y
anddrawingofftheresultingdropof
sangre
bloodinachemicalpipette.
“Now,Iadd
esta
thissmallquantityofbloodto
un
alitreofwater.
Youperceivethat
la
theresultingmixturehastheappearanceofpurewater.
La
Theproportionofbloodcannotbe
más
morethanoneina
millón
million.
Ihavenodoubt,however,thatweshallbeabletoobtain
la
thecharacteristicreaction.”
Ashe
hablaba
spoke,hethrewintothevessel
un
afewwhitecrystals,andthenaddedsomedropsof
un
atransparentfluid.
Inaninstant
el
thecontentsassumedadullmahoganycolour,
y
andabrownishdustwasprecipitatedto
el
thebottomoftheglassjar.
“Ha!
ha!”
hecried,clappinghishands,
y
andlookingasdelightedas
un
achildwithanewtoy.
“Whatdoyou
parece
thinkofthat?”
“Itseemstobe
una
averydelicatetest,”Iremarked.
“Beautiful!
hermoso
beautiful!
TheoldGuiacumtestwas
muy
veryclumsyanduncertain.
Soisthemicroscopicexaminationforbloodcorpuscles.
Las
Thelatterisvaluelessif
las
thestainsareafewhoursold.
Ahora
Now,thisappearstoactas
bien
wellwhetherthebloodisold
o
ornew.
Hadthistestbeeninvented,
hay
therearehundredsofmennow
caminando
walkingtheearthwhowould
tiempo
longagohavepaidthepenaltyoftheircrimes.”
“Indeed!”
Imurmured.
“Criminalcasesarecontinuallyhingingupon
ese
thatonepoint.
Amanissuspectedof
un
acrimemonthsperhapsafterit
haya
hasbeencommitted.
Hislinen
o
orclothesareexamined,andbrownishstainsdiscoveredupon
ellos
them.
Aretheybloodstains,
o
ormudstains,orruststains,
o
orfruitstains,orwhatarethey?
Esa
Thatisaquestionwhich
ha
haspuzzledmanyanexpert,
y
andwhy?
Becausetherewas
no
noreliabletest.
Nowwehave
la
theSherlockHolmes’test,andtherewill
no
nolongerbeanydifficulty.”
Hiseyesfairlyglitteredashe
hablaba
spoke,andheputhis
mano
handoverhisheartandbowedas
si
iftosomeapplaudingcrowdconjuredupbyhisimagination.
“Youaretobecongratulated,”Iremarked,considerablysurprisedathisenthusiasm.
“Therewas
el
thecaseofVonBischoffatFrankfortlast
año
year.
Hewouldcertainlyhavebeen
ahorcado
hunghadthistestbeeninexistence.
ThentherewasMasonofBradford,
y
andthenotoriousMuller,andLefevreofMontpellier,
y
andSamsonofNewOrleans.
I
podría
couldnameascoreofcasesinwhichit
sido
wouldhavebeendecisive.”
“Youseemtobeawalkingcalendarofcrime,”
dijo
saidStamfordwithalaugh.
“You
podrías
mightstartapaperonthoselines.
Callit
las
the‘PoliceNewsofthePast.’”.
“Veryinterestingreadingit
podría
mightbemade,too,”remarkedSherlockHolmes,stickinga
pequeño
smallpieceofplasterover
el
theprickonhisfinger.
“I
tener
havetobecareful,”hecontinued,turningtome
con
withasmile,“forIdabble
con
withpoisonsagooddeal.”
Heheldouthis
mano
handashespoke,andInoticedthatitwas
todo
allmottledoverwithsimilarpiecesofplaster,
y
anddiscolouredwithstrongacids.
“Wecame
aquí
hereonbusiness,”saidStamford,
sentado
sittingdownonahighthree-leggedstool,
y
andpushinganotheroneinmydirection
con
withhisfoot.
“Myfriend
aquí
herewantstotakediggings,
y
andasyouwerecomplainingthatyou
podías
couldgetnooneto
ir
gohalveswithyou,I
pensé
thoughtthatIhadbetterbringyoutogether.”
SherlockHolmesseemeddelightedat
la
theideaofsharinghisrooms
con
withme.
“Ihavemyeyeon
una
asuiteinBakerStreet,”he
dijo
said,“whichwouldsuitusdownto
el
theground.
Youdon’tmind
el
thesmellofstrongtobacco,Ihope?”
“Ialwayssmoke‘ship’s’myself,”I
respondí
answered.
“That’sgoodenough.
Igenerally
tengo
havechemicalsabout,andoccasionally
hago
doexperiments.
Wouldthatannoyyou?”
“Bynomeans.”
“Letmesee—whataremyothershortcomings.
Igetin
la
thedumpsattimes,anddon’t
abrí
openmymouthfordaysonend.
You
debes
mustnotthinkIamsulky
cuando
whenIdothat.
Justletme
paz
alone,andI’llsoonbe
razón
right.
Whathaveyoutoconfess
ahora
now?
It’sjustaswellfor
dos
twofellowstoknowtheworstof
uno
oneanotherbeforetheybeginto
vivir
livetogether.”
Ilaughedat
este
thiscross-examination.
“Ikeepabullpup,”I
dije
said,“andIobjecttorows
porque
becausemynervesareshaken,
y
andIgetupat
todo
allsortsofungodlyhours,
y
andIamextremelylazy.
I
tengo
haveanothersetofvices
cuando
whenI’mwell,butthosearetheprincipalonesatpresent.”
“Doyouincludeviolin-playinginyourcategoryofrows?”
he
preguntó
asked,anxiously.
“Itdependsontheplayer,”I
respondí
answered.
“Awell-playedviolinisatreatfor
los
thegods—abadly-playedone——”.
“Oh,that’sallright,”hecried,
con
withamerrylaugh.
“I
creo
thinkwemayconsiderthethingassettled—that
es
is,iftheroomsareagreeabletoyou.”
“Whenshallwe
veremos
seethem?”
“Callforme
aquí
hereatnoonto-morrow,andwe’ll
iremos
gotogetherandsettleeverything,”he
respondió
answered.
“Allright—noonexactly,”saidI,shakinghis
mano
hand.
Welefthimworkingamonghischemicals,
y
andwewalkedtogethertowardsmyhotel.
“Bytheway,”I
pregunté
askedsuddenly,stoppingandturninguponStamford,“howthedeucedidhe
sabía
knowthatIhadcomefromAfghanistan?”
Mycompanionsmiled
una
anenigmaticalsmile.
“That’sjusthislittlepeculiarity,”he
dijo
said.
“Agoodmanypeople
ha
havewantedtoknowhowhefindsthingsout.”
“Oh!
un
amysteryisit?”
Icried,rubbingmyhands.
“Thisis
muy
verypiquant.
Iammuchobligedtoyouforbringingustogether.
‘Theproperstudyofmankindisman,’youknow.”
“Youmuststudyhim,then,”Stamford
dijo
said,ashebademegood-bye.
“You’ll
encontrarás
findhimaknottyproblem,though.
I’llwagerhelearns
más
moreaboutyouthanyouabouthim.
Good-bye.”
CHAPTERII.
La
THESCIENCEOFDEDUCTION.