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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Gradually Hardening Spanish A1 Translation Books

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Gradually Hardening Spanish A1 Translation Books

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I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
Yo
I.
ToSherlockHolmessheis
siempre
alwaysthewoman.
Ihaveseldom
oído
heardhimmentionherunder
cualquier
anyothername.
Inhiseyessheeclipses
y
andpredominatesthewholeofher
sexo
sex.
Itwasnotthathe
sintiera
feltanyemotionakinto
amor
loveforIreneAdler.
Allemotions,
y
andthatoneparticularly,wereabhorrenttohiscold,precise
pero
butadmirablybalancedmind.
Hewas,Itakeit,the
más
mostperfectreasoningandobservingmachinethatthe
mundo
worldhasseen,butas
una
aloverhewouldhave
colocado
placedhimselfinafalseposition.
He
nunca
neverspokeofthesofterpassions,save
con
withagibeandasneer.
Theywereadmirablethingsfortheobserver—excellentfordrawingtheveilfrommen’smotives
y
andactions.
Butforthetrainedreasonertoadmitsuchintrusionsintohis
propio
owndelicateandfinelyadjustedtemperamentwastointroduceadistractingfactorwhich
podría
mightthrowadoubtupon
todos
allhismentalresults.
Gritinasensitiveinstrument,
o
oracrackinoneofhisownhigh-powerlenses,
sería
wouldnotbemoredisturbingthanastrongemotioninanaturesuchas
sus
his.
Andyettherewasbut
una
onewomantohim,and
esa
thatwomanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofdubious
y
andquestionablememory.
Ihad
visto
seenlittleofHolmeslately.
Mymarriage
había
haddriftedusawayfromeach
otro
other.
Myowncompletehappiness,
y
andthehome-centredinterestswhichriseuparoundthe
hombre
manwhofirstfindshimselfmasterofhis
propio
ownestablishment,weresufficienttoabsorb
toda
allmyattention,whileHolmes,wholoathedeveryformofsociety
con
withhiswholeBohemiansoul,remainedinourlodgingsinBakerStreet,buriedamonghisoldbooks,
y
andalternatingfromweekto
semana
weekbetweencocaineandambition,thedrowsinessofthedrug,
y
andthefierceenergyofhis
propio
ownkeennature.
Hewas
todavía
still,asever,deeplyattractedbythestudyofcrime,
y
andoccupiedhisimmensefaculties
y
andextraordinarypowersofobservationin
seguir
followingoutthoseclues,andclearingup
esos
thosemysterieswhichhadbeenabandonedashopelessbytheofficial
policía
police.
FromtimetotimeI
oía
heardsomevagueaccountofhisdoings:
ofhissummonstoOdessainthe
caso
caseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupofthesingulartragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,
y
andfinallyofthemissionwhichhe
había
hadaccomplishedsodelicatelyandsuccessfullyforthereigning
familia
familyofHolland.
Beyondthesesignsofhisactivity,however,whichImerelyshared
con
withallthereadersofthedailypress,I
sabía
knewlittleofmyformer
amigo
friendandcompanion.
Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethofMarch,1888—Iwasreturningfromajourneytoapatient(forI
había
hadnowreturnedtocivilpractice),
cuando
whenmywayledme
a través de
throughBakerStreet.
AsIpassedthewell-remembered
puerta
door,whichmustalwaysbeassociatedinmy
mente
mindwithmywooing,and
con
withthedarkincidentsoftheStudyinScarlet,Iwasseized
con
withakeendesireto
ver
seeHolmesagain,andto
saber
knowhowhewasemployinghisextraordinarypowers.
Hisroomswerebrilliantlylit,
y
and,evenasIlooked
arriba
up,Isawhistall,sparefigurepasstwicein
una
adarksilhouetteagainsttheblind.
Hewaspacingthe
habitación
roomswiftly,eagerly,withhis
cabeza
headsunkuponhischest
y
andhishandsclaspedbehindhim.
To
mí
me,whoknewhiseverymood
y
andhabit,hisattitudeandmanner
contaban
toldtheirownstory.
Hewasat
trabajando
workagain.
Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreams
y
andwashotuponthescentofsome
nuevo
newproblem.
Irangthebell
y
andwasshownupto
la
thechamberwhichhadformerlybeenin
parte
partmyown.
Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
Itseldomwas;
pero
buthewasglad,I
creo
think,toseeme.
Withhardlya
palabra
wordspoken,butwithakindlyeye,hewavedmetoanarmchair,threwacrosshiscaseofcigars,
y
andindicatedaspiritcase
y
andagasogeneinthecorner.
Thenhestoodbeforethe
fuego
fireandlookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivefashion.
“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“Ithink,Watson,thatyou
has
haveputonsevenandahalfpounds
desde
sinceIsawyou.”
“Seven!”
I
respondí
answered.
“Indeed,Ishouldhave
pensado
thoughtalittlemore.
Just
un
atriflemore,Ifancy,Watson.
Y
Andinpracticeagain,Iobserve.
Youdidnot
dijiste
tellmethatyouintendedtogointoharness.”
“Then,
cómo
howdoyouknow?”
“I
veo
seeit,Ideduceit.
Cómo
HowdoIknowthatyouhavebeengettingyourself
muy
verywetlately,andthatyouhave
una
amostclumsyandcarelessservantgirl?”
“My
querido
dearHolmes,”saidI,“thisis
demasiado
toomuch.
Youwouldcertainlyhavebeenburned,hadyou
vivido
livedafewcenturiesago.
Itis
cierto
truethatIhada
campo
countrywalkonThursdayandcame
casa
homeinadreadfulmess,
pero
butasIhavechangedmyclothesIcan’timagine
cómo
howyoudeduceit.
AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,
y
andmywifehasgivenhernotice,
pero
butthere,again,Ifailto
ver
seehowyouworkitout.”
Hechuckledtohimself
y
andrubbedhislong,nervoushandstogether.
“Itissimplicityitself,”
dijo
saidhe;
“myeyestellmethatonthe
interior
insideofyourleftshoe,
justo
justwherethefirelightstrikesit,theleatherisscoredby
seis
sixalmostparallelcuts.
Obviouslytheyhavebeencausedby
alguien
someonewhohasverycarelesslyscrapedroundtheedgesofthesolein
fin
ordertoremovecrustedmudfromit.
Hence,you
ve
see,mydoubledeductionthatyouhadbeen
fuera
outinvileweather,andthatyouhad
un
aparticularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenoftheLondonslavey.
Astoyourpractice,
si
ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,
con
withablackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhis
derecho
rightforefinger,andabulgeonthe
derecho
rightsideofhistop-hatto
mostrar
showwherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,I
debo
mustbedull,indeed,ifI
hecho
donotpronouncehimtobeanactivememberofthemedicalprofession.”
I
pude
couldnothelplaughingat
la
theeasewithwhichheexplainedhisprocessofdeduction.
“WhenI
oigo
hearyougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“thething
siempre
alwaysappearstometobesoridiculouslysimplethatI
podría
couldeasilydoitmyself,
aunque
thoughateachsuccessiveinstanceofyourreasoningIambaffled
hasta que
untilyouexplainyourprocess.
Y
AndyetIbelievethatmyeyesareasgoodasyours.”
“Quiteso,”he
respondió
answered,lightingacigarette,andthrowinghimselfdownintoanarmchair.
“You
ve
see,butyoudonotobserve.
La
Thedistinctionisclear.
Forexample,you
ha
havefrequentlyseenthestepswhichleadupfromthehallto
esta
thisroom.”
“Frequently.”
“Howoften?”
“Well,
algunas
somehundredsoftimes.”
“Thenhowmanyarethere?”
“Howmany?
Idon’tknow.”
“Quiteso!
You
ha
havenotobserved.
Andyetyou
has
haveseen.
Thatisjustmy
punto
point.
Now,Iknowthat
hay
thereareseventeensteps,becauseIhaveboth
visto
seenandobserved.
Bytheway,sinceyouareinterestedin
estos
theselittleproblems,andsinceyouare
bueno
goodenoughtochronicleone
o
ortwoofmytriflingexperiences,you
podrías
maybeinterestedinthis.”
Hethrew
sobre
overasheetofthick,pink-tintednotepaperwhich
había
hadbeenlyingopenupon
la
thetable.
“Itcameby
el
thelastpost,”saidhe.
“Readitaloud.”
La
Thenotewasundated,andwithouteithersignatureoraddress.
“Therewill
llamar
calluponyouto-night,at
un
aquartertoeighto’clock,”it
dijo
said,“agentlemanwhodesirestoconsultyouupon
un
amatteroftheverydeepestmoment.
Yourrecentservicestooneof
las
theroyalhousesofEurope
han
haveshownthatyouareonewhomaysafelybe
confiar
trustedwithmatterswhichareofanimportancewhichcanhardlybeexaggerated.
Este
Thisaccountofyouwe
hemos
havefromallquartersreceived.
Beinyourchamberthenat
esa
thathour,anddonottakeitamiss
si
ifyourvisitorwearamask.”
“Thisisindeed
un
amystery,”Iremarked.
“Whatdoyouimaginethatitmeans?”
“I
tengo
havenodatayet.
Itisacapitalmistaketotheorisebeforeone
tener
hasdata.
Insensiblyonebeginstotwistfactstosuittheories,insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.
Pero
Butthenoteitself.
Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
Icarefullyexaminedthe
escrito
writing,andthepaperuponwhichitwas
escrito
written.
“Themanwhowroteitwaspresumably
bien
welltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringtoimitatemycompanion’sprocesses.
“Suchpaper
podía
couldnotbeboughtunderhalfacrownapacket.
Itispeculiarlystrong
y
andstiff.”
“Peculiar—thatistheveryword,”
dijo
saidHolmes.
“Itisnot
un
anEnglishpaperatall.
Holditupto
la
thelight.”
Ididso,
y
andsawalarge“E”
con
withasmall“g,”a“P,”
y
andalarge“G”with
una
asmall“t”woveninto
la
thetextureofthepaper.
“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
preguntó
askedHolmes.
“Thenameof
el
themaker,nodoubt;
orhismonogram,rather.”
“Notatall.
The‘G’
con
withthesmall‘t’standsfor‘Gesellschaft,’whichistheGermanfor‘Company.’Itisacustomarycontraction
como
likeour‘Co.’‘P,’of
supuesto
course,standsfor‘Papier.’Nowforthe‘Eg.’LetusglanceatourContinentalGazetteer.”
Hetookdown
un
aheavybrownvolumefromhisshelves.
“Eglow,Eglonitz—herewe
estamos
are,Egria.
Itisin
un
aGerman-speakingcountry—inBohemia,not
lejos
farfromCarlsbad.
‘Remarkableasbeing
la
thesceneofthedeathofWallenstein,
y
andforitsnumerousglass-factories
y
andpaper-mills.’Ha,ha,my
muchacho
boy,whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
Hiseyessparkled,
y
andhesentupa
gran
greatbluetriumphantcloudfromhiscigarette.
“Thepaperwas
hecho
madeinBohemia,”Isaid.
“Precisely.
Y
AndthemanwhowrotethenoteisaGerman.
Doyounote
la
thepeculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘Thisaccountofyouwe
haber
havefromallquartersreceived.’
Un
AFrenchmanorRussiancouldnot
haber
havewrittenthat.
Itis
el
theGermanwhoissouncourteoustohisverbs.
It
sólo
onlyremains,therefore,todiscoverwhatis
quiere
wantedbythisGermanwho
escribe
writesuponBohemianpaperandpreferswearing
una
amasktoshowinghis
rostro
face.
Andherehecomes,
si
ifIamnotmistaken,toresolve
todas
allourdoubts.”
Ashe
hablaba
spoketherewasthesharp
sonido
soundofhorses’hoofsandgratingwheels
contra
againstthecurb,followedby
un
asharppullatthebell.
Holmeswhistled.
“Apair,by
el
thesound,”saidhe.
“Yes,”hecontinued,glancingoutof
la
thewindow.
“Anicelittlebrougham
y
andapairofbeauties.
Ahundred
y
andfiftyguineasapiece.
There’s
dinero
moneyinthiscase,Watson,
si
ifthereisnothingelse.”
“I
creo
thinkthatIhadbetter
vaya
go,Holmes.”
“Notabit,
Doctor
Doctor.
Staywhereyouare.
Iam
perdido
lostwithoutmyBoswell.
And
esto
thispromisestobeinteresting.
It
sería
wouldbeapityto
perderse
missit.”
“Butyourclient—”.
“Nevermind
él
him.
Imaywantyour
ayuda
help,andsomayhe.
Herehe
viene
comes.
Sitdowninthatarmchair,
Doctor
Doctor,andgiveusyour
mejor
bestattention.”
Aslowandheavystep,which
había
hadbeenhearduponthestairs
y
andinthepassage,pausedimmediatelyoutsidethe
puerta
door.
Thentherewasaloud
y
andauthoritativetap.
“Comein!”
dijo
saidHolmes.
Amanenteredwho
podría
couldhardlyhavebeenlessthan
seis
sixfeetsixinchesinheight,
con
withthechestandlimbsof
un
aHercules.
Hisdresswasrich
con
witharichnesswhichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakinto
mal
badtaste.
Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacrossthesleeves
y
andfrontsofhisdouble-breastedcoat,whilethedeepbluecloakwhichwasthrown
sobre
overhisshoulderswaslined
con
withflame-colouredsilkandsecuredattheneck
con
withabroochwhichconsistedof
un
asingleflamingberyl.
Bootswhichextendedhalfwayuphiscalves,
y
andwhichweretrimmedatthetops
con
withrichbrownfur,completedtheimpressionofbarbaricopulencewhichwassuggestedbyhiswholeappearance.
Hecarriedabroad-brimmedhatinhis
mano
hand,whileheworeacrosstheupper
parte
partofhisface,extendingdown
más allá
pastthecheekbones,ablackvizardmask,whichhe
había
hadapparentlyadjustedthatverymoment,forhis
mano
handwasstillraisedtoitasheentered.
From
la
thelowerpartofthe
cara
faceheappearedtobe
un
amanofstrongcharacter,
con
withathick,hanginglip,
y
andalong,straightchinsuggestiveofresolutionpushedto
la
thelengthofobstinacy.
“You
tienes
hadmynote?”
heasked
con
withadeepharshvoice
y
andastronglymarkedGermanaccent.
“I
dije
toldyouthatIwouldcall.”
He
miró
lookedfromonetothe
otro
otherofus,asifuncertainwhichtoaddress.
“Praytakeaseat,”
dijo
saidHolmes.
“Thisismy
amigo
friendandcolleague,Dr.Watson,whoisoccasionally
bueno
goodenoughtohelpmeinmycases.
Whom
tengo
haveIthehonourtoaddress?”
“You
puede
mayaddressmeastheCountVonKramm,
un
aBohemiannobleman.
Iunderstandthat
este
thisgentleman,yourfriend,is
un
amanofhonouranddiscretion,whomI
puedo
maytrustwithamatterof
la
themostextremeimportance.
Ifnot,Ishouldmuchprefertocommunicatewithyoualone.”
Irosetogo,
pero
butHolmescaughtmeby
la
thewristandpushedmebackintomychair.
“Itisboth,
o
ornone,”saidhe.
“Youmay
decir
saybeforethisgentlemananythingwhichyoumay
decir
saytome.”
TheCountshruggedhisbroadshoulders.
“ThenI
debo
mustbegin,”saidhe,“bybindingyou
ambos
bothtoabsolutesecrecyfor
dos
twoyears;
attheendof
ese
thattimethematterwillbeof
no
noimportance.
Atpresentitisnottoomuchto
decir
saythatitisof
tal
suchweightitmayhave
una
aninfluenceuponEuropeanhistory.”
“Ipromise,”
dijo
saidHolmes.
“AndI.”
“Youwillexcuse
esta
thismask,”continuedourstrangevisitor.
“Theaugust
persona
personwhoemploysmewisheshisagenttobeunknowntoyou,
y
andImayconfessat
inmediato
oncethatthetitlebywhichIhavejust
llamar
calledmyselfisnotexactlymyown.”
“Iwasawareofit,”
dijo
saidHolmesdryly.
“Thecircumstancesareof
gran
greatdelicacy,andeveryprecautionhastobe
tomar
takentoquenchwhatmightgrowtobeanimmensescandal
y
andseriouslycompromiseoneof
las
thereigningfamiliesofEurope.
To
hablar
speakplainly,thematterimplicatesthe
gran
greatHouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”
“Iwasalsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimselfdowninhisarmchair
y
andclosinghiseyes.
Ourvisitorglanced
con
withsomeapparentsurpriseatthelanguid,loungingfigureofthe
hombre
manwhohadbeennodoubtdepictedtohimasthe
más
mostincisivereasonerandmostenergeticagentinEurope.
Holmesslowlyreopenedhiseyes
y
andlookedimpatientlyathisgiganticclient.
“IfyourMajesty
sería
wouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbebetter
capaz
abletoadviseyou.”
The
hombre
mansprangfromhischair
y
andpacedupanddownthe
habitación
roominuncontrollableagitation.
Then,
con
withagestureofdesperation,hetore
la
themaskfromhisface
y
andhurleditupontheground.
“Youareright,”hecried;
“Iam
el
theKing.
WhyshouldIattempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“YourMajesty
había
hadnotspokenbeforeIwasawarethatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,
y
andhereditaryKingofBohemia.”
“Butyou
puedes
canunderstand,”saidourstrangevisitor,
sentándose
sittingdownoncemoreandpassinghis
mano
handoverhishighwhiteforehead,“you
puedes
canunderstandthatIamnotaccustomedto
hacer
doingsuchbusinessinmyown
persona
person.
YetthematterwassodelicatethatIcouldnotconfideitto
un
anagentwithoutputtingmyselfinhis
poder
power.
IhavecomeincognitofromPraguefor
el
thepurposeofconsultingyou.”
“Then,prayconsult,”
dijo
saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyes
una vez
oncemore.
“Thefactsarebrieflythese:
Some
cinco
fiveyearsago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,I
hace
madetheacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.
El
Thenameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”
“Kindlylookherupinmyindex,Doctor,”murmuredHolmes
sin
withoutopeninghiseyes.
For
muchos
manyyearshehadadoptedasystemofdocketing
todos
allparagraphsconcerningmenandthings,sothatitwasdifficultto
nombrar
nameasubjectora
persona
persononwhichhecouldnotat
inmediato
oncefurnishinformation.
Inthis
caso
caseIfoundherbiographysandwichedin
entre
betweenthatofaHebrewrabbi
y
andthatofastaff-commanderwho
había
hadwrittenamonographuponthedeep-seafishes.
“Letmesee!”
dijo
saidHolmes.
“Hum!
BorninNewJerseyin
el
theyear1858.
Contralto—hum!
LaScala,hum!
PrimadonnaImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
Vivir
LivinginLondon—quiteso!
YourMajesty,asI
entiendo
understand,becameentangledwiththis
joven
youngperson,wrotehersomecompromisingletters,
y
andisnowdesirousofgettingthoselettersback.”
“Preciselyso.
Pero
Buthow—”.