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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Gradually Hardening Spanish A1-B2 Translation Books

The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes | Gradually Hardening Spanish A1-B2 Translation Books

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I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
Yo
I.
ToSherlockHolmessheis
siempre
alwaysthewoman.
Ihave
rara vez
seldomheardhimmentionher
bajo
underanyothername.
Inhiseyesshe
eclipsó
eclipsesandpredominatesthewholeofher
sexo
sex.
Itwasnotthathe
sintiera
feltanyemotionakinto
amor
loveforIreneAdler.
Allemotions,
y
andthatoneparticularly,wereabhorrenttohiscold,
precisa
precisebutadmirablybalancedmind.
Hewas,Itakeit,the
más
mostperfectreasoningandobserving
máquina
machinethattheworldhas
visto
seen,butasaloverhe
era
wouldhaveplacedhimselfin
una
afalseposition.
Henever
habló
spokeofthesofterpassions,save
con
withagibeandasneer.
Theywereadmirablethingsfortheobserver—excellentfor
dibujar
drawingtheveilfrommen’smotives
y
andactions.
Butforthe
entrenado
trainedreasonertoadmitsuchintrusionsintohis
propio
owndelicateandfinelyadjustedtemperamentwasto
introducir
introduceadistractingfactorwhich
podría
mightthrowadoubtupon
todos
allhismentalresults.
Gritina
sensible
sensitiveinstrument,oracrackinoneofhisownhigh-powerlenses,
sería
wouldnotbemoredisturbingthana
fuerte
strongemotioninanaturesuchas
sus
his.
Andyettherewasbut
una
onewomantohim,and
esa
thatwomanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofdubious
y
andquestionablememory.
Ihad
visto
seenlittleofHolmeslately.
My
matrimonio
marriagehaddriftedusawayfromeach
otro
other.
Myowncompletehappiness,
y
andthehome-centredinterestswhichriseuparoundthe
hombre
manwhofirstfindshimselfmasterofhis
propio
ownestablishment,weresufficientto
absorber
absorballmyattention,whileHolmes,who
detestaba
loathedeveryformofsociety
con
withhiswholeBohemiansoul,
permaneció
remainedinourlodgingsin
Baker
BakerStreet,buriedamonghisoldbooks,
y
andalternatingfromweekto
semana
weekbetweencocaineandambition,thedrowsinessofthe
droga
drug,andthefierceenergyofhis
propio
ownkeennature.
Hewas
todavía
still,asever,deeplyattractedbythe
estudio
studyofcrime,andoccupiedhisimmensefaculties
y
andextraordinarypowersofobservationin
seguir
followingoutthoseclues,andclearingup
esos
thosemysterieswhichhadbeenabandonedas
sin esperanza
hopelessbytheofficialpolice.
FromtimetotimeI
oía
heardsomevagueaccountofhisdoings:
ofhissummonstoOdessainthe
caso
caseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupofthesingular
tragedia
tragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,
y
andfinallyofthemissionwhichhe
había
hadaccomplishedsodelicatelyand
con éxito
successfullyforthereigningfamilyofHolland.
Beyond
estos
thesesignsofhisactivity,however,whichImerely
compartí
sharedwithallthereadersofthedaily
prensa
press,Iknewlittleofmy
antiguo
formerfriendandcompanion.
Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethof
Marzo
March,1888—Iwasreturningfroma
viaje
journeytoapatient(forI
había
hadnowreturnedtocivil
práctica
practice),whenmywayledme
a través de
throughBakerStreet.
AsI
pasaba
passedthewell-remembereddoor,which
debe
mustalwaysbeassociatedinmy
mente
mindwithmywooing,and
con
withthedarkincidentsofthe
Estudio
StudyinScarlet,Iwas
apoderó
seizedwithakeendesireto
ver
seeHolmesagain,andto
saber
knowhowhewasemployinghisextraordinarypowers.
Hisroomswerebrilliantlylit,
y
and,evenasIlooked
arriba
up,Isawhistall,spare
figura
figurepasstwiceinadarksilhouette
contra
againsttheblind.
Hewaspacingthe
habitación
roomswiftly,eagerly,withhis
cabeza
headsunkuponhischest
y
andhishandsclaspedbehindhim.
To
mí
me,whoknewhisevery
ánimo
moodandhabit,hisattitude
y
andmannertoldtheirown
historia
story.
Hewasatwork
de nuevo
again.
Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreams
y
andwashotuponthe
olor
scentofsomenewproblem.
Irang
la
thebellandwasshownupto
la
thechamberwhichhadformerlybeenin
parte
partmyown.
Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
It
rara vez
seldomwas;
buthewasglad,I
creo
think,toseeme.
Withhardlya
palabra
wordspoken,butwithakindly
ojo
eye,hewavedmetoanarmchair,
arrojó
threwacrosshiscaseofcigars,
y
andindicatedaspiritcase
y
andagasogeneinthe
esquina
corner.
Thenhestoodbeforethe
fuego
fireandlookedmeoverinhissingularintrospective
manera
fashion.
“Wedlocksuitsyou,”he
comentó
remarked.
“Ithink,Watson,thatyou
has
haveputonsevenandahalfpounds
desde
sinceIsawyou.”
“Seven!”
I
respondí
answered.
“Indeed,Ishouldhave
pensado
thoughtalittlemore.
Just
un
atriflemore,Ifancy,Watson.
Y
Andinpracticeagain,I
observo
observe.
Youdidnottellmethatyouintendedtogointoharness.”
“Then,
cómo
howdoyouknow?”
“I
veo
seeit,Ideduceit.
Cómo
HowdoIknowthatyouhavebeengettingyourself
muy
verywetlately,andthatyouhave
una
amostclumsyandcarelessservantgirl?”
“My
querido
dearHolmes,”saidI,“thisis
demasiado
toomuch.
Youwouldcertainlyhavebeen
quemado
burned,hadyoulivedafewcenturies
hace
ago.
ItistruethatIhad
un
acountrywalkonThursday
y
andcamehomeina
terrible
dreadfulmess,butasIhave
cambiado
changedmyclothesIcan’t
imaginar
imaginehowyoudeduceit.
AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,
y
andmywifehasgivenher
aviso
notice,butthere,again,Ifailto
ver
seehowyouworkitout.”
Hechuckledtohimself
y
andrubbedhislong,nervoushandstogether.
“Itis
simplicidad
simplicityitself,”saidhe;
“myeyes
dicen
tellmethatonthe
interior
insideofyourleftshoe,
justo
justwherethefirelightstrikesit,the
cuero
leatherisscoredbysix
casi
almostparallelcuts.
Obviouslytheyhavebeencausedby
alguien
someonewhohasverycarelessly
raspado
scrapedroundtheedgesofthe
suela
soleinordertoremovecrusted
barro
mudfromit.
Hence,you
ve
see,mydoubledeductionthatyouhadbeen
fuera
outinvileweather,andthatyouhad
un
aparticularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenoftheLondonslavey.
Astoyour
práctica
practice,ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,
con
withablackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhis
derecho
rightforefinger,andabulgeonthe
derecho
rightsideofhistop-hatto
mostrar
showwherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,I
debo
mustbedull,indeed,ifI
hecho
donotpronouncehimtobean
activo
activememberofthemedicalprofession.”
I
pude
couldnothelplaughingat
la
theeasewithwhichhe
explicó
explainedhisprocessofdeduction.
“WhenI
oigo
hearyougiveyourreasons,”I
comenté
remarked,“thethingalwaysappearstometobesoridiculously
simple
simplethatIcouldeasilydoitmyself,
aunque
thoughateachsuccessiveinstanceofyourreasoningIambaffled
hasta que
untilyouexplainyourprocess.
Y
AndyetIbelievethatmyeyesareasgoodasyours.”
“Quiteso,”he
respondió
answered,lightingacigarette,andthrowinghimselfdownintoanarmchair.
“You
ve
see,butyoudonot
observa
observe.
Thedistinctionisclear.
For
ejemplo
example,youhavefrequentlyseenthestepswhich
conducen
leadupfromthehallto
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,sinceyouare
interesado
interestedintheselittleproblems,
y
andsinceyouaregood
lo suficientemente
enoughtochronicleoneor
dos
twoofmytriflingexperiences,you
podrías
maybeinterestedinthis.”
He
arrojó
threwoverasheetof
grueso
thick,pink-tintednotepaperwhichhadbeenlying
abierto
openuponthetable.
“Itcameby
el
thelastpost,”saidhe.
“Readitaloud.”
La
Thenotewasundated,andwithouteither
firma
signatureoraddress.
“Therewill
llamar
calluponyouto-night,at
un
aquartertoeighto’clock,”it
dijo
said,“agentlemanwhodesiresto
consultar
consultyouuponamatterof
las
theverydeepestmoment.
Yourrecentservicestooneof
las
theroyalhousesofEurope
han
haveshownthatyouareonewhomaysafelybe
confiar
trustedwithmatterswhichareofan
importancia
importancewhichcanhardlybeexaggerated.
Este
Thisaccountofyouwe
hemos
havefromallquartersreceived.
Beinyourchamberthenat
esa
thathour,anddonottakeitamiss
si
ifyourvisitorwearamask.”
“Thisis
hecho
indeedamystery,”Iremarked.
“Whatdoyouimaginethatitmeans?”
“I
tengo
havenodatayet.
Itisa
capital
capitalmistaketotheorisebeforeone
tener
hasdata.
Insensiblyonebeginsto
torcer
twistfactstosuittheories,insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.
Pero
Butthenoteitself.
Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
I
cuidadosamente
carefullyexaminedthewriting,andthe
papel
paperuponwhichitwas
escrito
written.
“Themanwhowroteitwas
presumiblemente
presumablywelltodo,”I
comenté
remarked,endeavouringtoimitatemycompanion’sprocesses.
“Such
papel
papercouldnotbeboughtunderhalfa
corona
crownapacket.
Itispeculiarly
fuerte
strongandstiff.”
“Peculiar—thatis
la
theveryword,”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.’Letus
vistazo
glanceatourContinentalGazetteer.”
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?”
Hiseyes
brillaron
sparkled,andhesentup
una
agreatbluetriumphantcloudfromhis
cigarrillo
cigarette.
“ThepaperwasmadeinBohemia,”I
dije
said.
“Precisely.
Andthemanwho
escribió
wrotethenoteisaGerman.
Doyounote
la
thepeculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘This
relato
accountofyouwehavefrom
todos
allquartersreceived.’AFrenchman
o
orRussiancouldnothave
escrito
writtenthat.
ItistheGermanwhoissouncourteoustohisverbs.
It
sólo
onlyremains,therefore,todiscoverwhatis
quiere
wantedbythisGermanwho
escribe
writesuponBohemianpaperand
prefiere
preferswearingamaskto
mostrar
showinghisface.
Andherehe
viene
comes,ifIamnotmistaken,to
resolver
resolveallourdoubts.”
Ashe
hablaba
spoketherewasthesharp
sonido
soundofhorses’hoofsandgratingwheels
contra
againstthecurb,followedby
un
asharppullatthe
campana
bell.
Holmeswhistled.
“Apair,by
el
thesound,”saidhe.
“Yes,”he
continuó
continued,glancingoutofthe
ventana
window.
“Anicelittlebrougham
y
andapairofbeauties.
A
cien
hundredandfiftyguineasapiece.
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.”
Aslowand
pesado
heavystep,whichhadbeen
oído
hearduponthestairsandinthepassage,paused
inmediatamente
immediatelyoutsidethedoor.
Thentherewas
un
aloudandauthoritativetap.
“Comein!”
dijo
saidHolmes.
Amanenteredwho
podría
couldhardlyhavebeenlessthan
seis
sixfeetsixinchesinheight,
con
withthechestandlimbsof
un
aHercules.
Hisdresswas
rico
richwitharichnesswhichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakinto
mal
badtaste.
Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacrossthesleeves
y
andfrontsofhisdouble-breasted
abrigo
coat,whilethedeepblue
manto
cloakwhichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslined
con
withflame-colouredsilkandsecuredatthe
cuello
neckwithabroochwhichconsistedof
un
asingleflamingberyl.
Bootswhich
extendían
extendedhalfwayuphiscalves,
y
andwhichweretrimmedatthetops
con
withrichbrownfur,completedthe
impresión
impressionofbarbaricopulencewhichwas
sugería
suggestedbyhiswholeappearance.
He
llevaba
carriedabroad-brimmedhatinhis
mano
hand,whileheworeacrossthe
superior
upperpartofhisface,
extendiéndose
extendingdownpastthecheekbones,ablackvizard
máscara
mask,whichhehadapparently
ajustado
adjustedthatverymoment,forhis
mano
handwasstillraisedtoitashe
entró
entered.
Fromthelowerpartof
la
thefaceheappearedtobe
un
amanofstrongcharacter,
con
withathick,hanginglip,
y
andalong,straightchinsuggestiveof
resolución
resolutionpushedtothelengthofobstinacy.
“You
tienes
hadmynote?”
heasked
con
withadeepharshvoice
y
andastronglymarkedGerman
acento
accent.
“ItoldyouthatIwouldcall.”
He
miró
lookedfromonetothe
otro
otherofus,asifuncertainwhichtoaddress.
“Praytakeaseat,”
dijo
saidHolmes.
“Thisismy
amigo
friendandcolleague,Dr.Watson,whois
ocasionalmente
occasionallygoodenoughtohelpmeinmycases.
Whom
tengo
haveIthehonourtoaddress?”
“You
puede
mayaddressmeasthe
Conde
CountVonKramm,aBohemian
noble
nobleman.
Iunderstandthatthis
caballero
gentleman,yourfriend,isa
hombre
manofhonouranddiscretion,whomI
puedo
maytrustwithamatterof
la
themostextremeimportance.
Ifnot,Ishouldmuch
preferiría
prefertocommunicatewithyoualone.”
I
levanté
rosetogo,butHolmescaughtmeby
la
thewristandpushedmebackintomy
silla
chair.
“Itisboth,ornone,”
dijo
saidhe.
“Youmaysaybefore
este
thisgentlemananythingwhichyoumay
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,”continuedourstrange
visitante
visitor.
“Theaugustpersonwhoemploysme
desea
wisheshisagenttobe
desconocido
unknowntoyou,andI
puedo
mayconfessatoncethat
el
thetitlebywhichIhavejust
llamar
calledmyselfisnotexactlymyown.”
“Iwasawareofit,”
dijo
saidHolmesdryly.
“Thecircumstancesareof
gran
greatdelicacy,andeveryprecautionhastobe
tomar
takentoquenchwhatmightgrowtobeanimmense
escándalo
scandalandseriouslycompromiseoneof
las
thereigningfamiliesofEurope.
To
hablar
speakplainly,thematterimplicatesthe
gran
greatHouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”
“Iwasalso
consciente
awareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimselfdowninhisarmchair
y
andclosinghiseyes.
Our
visitante
visitorglancedwithsomeapparent
sorpresa
surpriseatthelanguid,lounging
figura
figureofthemanwho
había
hadbeennodoubtdepictedtohimasthe
más
mostincisivereasonerandmost
enérgico
energeticagentinEurope.
Holmes
lentamente
slowlyreopenedhiseyesand
miró
lookedimpatientlyathisgigantic
cliente
client.
“IfyourMajestywouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”he
comentó
remarked,“Ishouldbebetter
capaz
abletoadviseyou.”
The
hombre
mansprangfromhischair
y
andpacedupanddownthe
habitación
roominuncontrollableagitation.
Then,
con
withagestureofdesperation,hetore
la
themaskfromhisface
y
andhurledituponthe
suelo
ground.
“Youareright,”hecried;
“Iam
el
theKing.
WhyshouldI
intentar
attempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“Your
Majestad
MajestyhadnotspokenbeforeIwas
consciente
awarethatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,Grand
Duque
DukeofCassel-Felstein,andhereditary
Rey
KingofBohemia.”
“Butyou
puedes
canunderstand,”saidourstrange
visitante
visitor,sittingdownoncemore
y
andpassinghishandoverhis
alta
highwhiteforehead,“youcan
entender
understandthatIamnotaccustomedto
hacer
doingsuchbusinessinmyown
persona
person.
Yetthematterwasso
delicado
delicatethatIcouldnotconfideitto
un
anagentwithoutputtingmyselfinhis
poder
power.
IhavecomeincognitofromPraguefor
el
thepurposeofconsultingyou.”
“Then,prayconsult,”
dijo
saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyes
una vez
oncemore.
“Thefactsare
brevemente
brieflythese:
Somefiveyears
hace
ago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,I
hace
madetheacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.
El
Thenameisnodoubt
familiar
familiartoyou.”
“Kindlylookherupinmyindex,Doctor,”murmuredHolmes
sin
withoutopeninghiseyes.
For
muchos
manyyearshehadadopteda
sistema
systemofdocketingallparagraphsconcerningmen
y
andthings,sothatitwas
difícil
difficulttonameasubject
o
orapersononwhichhe
pudiera
couldnotatoncefurnish
información
information.
InthiscaseI
encontré
foundherbiographysandwichedin
entre
betweenthatofaHebrewrabbi
y
andthatofastaff-commanderwho
había
hadwrittenamonographuponthedeep-seafishes.
“Letmesee!”
dijo
saidHolmes.
“Hum!
BorninNewJerseyin
el
theyear1858.
Contralto—hum!
LaScala,
zumbido
hum!
PrimadonnaImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Retiró
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
LivinginLondon—quiteso!
Your
Majestad
Majesty,asIunderstand,becameentangled
con
withthisyoungperson,wroteher
algunas
somecompromisingletters,andis
ahora
nowdesirousofgettingthoselettersback.”
“Preciselyso.
Pero
Buthow—”.