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CHAPTERI.MR.SHERLOCKHOLMES.
In
den
the
year1878ItookmydegreeofDoctorofMedicineof
den
the
UniversityofLondon,andproceededtoNetleytogothrough
den
the
courseprescribedforsurgeonsin
den
the
army.
Havingcompletedmystudies
där
there
,IwasdulyattachedtotheFifthNorthumberlandFusiliersasAssistantSurgeon.
TheregimentwasstationedinIndiaatthe
tiden
time
,andbeforeIcouldjoinit,the
andra
second
Afghanwarhadbroken
ut
out
.
OnlandingatBombay,Ilearned
att
that
mycorpshadadvanced
genom
through
thepasses,andwas
redan
already
deepintheenemy’s
land
country
.
Ifollowed,however,with
många
many
otherofficerswhowereinthe
samma
same
situationasmyself,andsucceededinreachingCandaharinsafety,
där
where
Ifoundmyregiment,
och
and
atonceentereduponmy
nya
new
duties.
Thecampaignbroughthonours
och
and
promotiontomany,butformeithad
inget
nothing
butmisfortuneanddisaster.
Iwasremovedfrommybrigade
och
and
attachedtotheBerkshires,
med
with
whomIservedat
det
the
fatalbattleofMaiwand.
ThereIwasstruckontheshoulderby
en
a
Jezailbullet,whichshatteredthebone
och
and
grazedthesubclavianartery.
Ishould
ha
have
fallenintothehandsofthemurderousGhazishaditnotbeenforthedevotion
och
and
courageshownbyMurray,myorderly,
som
who
threwmeacrossapack-horse,
och
and
succeededinbringingmesafelytotheBritishlines.
Worn
med
with
pain,andweakfrom
de
the
prolongedhardshipswhichI
hade
had
undergone,Iwasremoved,
med
with
agreattrainofwoundedsufferers,to
de
the
basehospitalatPeshawar.
Här
Here
Irallied,andhad
redan
already
improvedsofarastobe
kunde
able
towalkaboutthewards,
och
and
eventobaska
lite
little
upontheverandah,whenIwasstruckdownbyentericfever,thatcurseofourIndianpossessions.
Formonthsmy
liv
life
wasdespairedof,and
när
when
atlastIcametomyself
och
and
becameconvalescent,Iwassoweak
och
and
emaciatedthatamedicalboarddeterminedthatnot
en
a
dayshouldbelostin
skicka
sending
mebacktoEngland.
Iwasdispatched,accordingly,inthetroopship“Orontes,”
och
and
landedamonthlateronPortsmouthjetty,
med
with
myhealthirretrievablyruined,
men
but
withpermissionfromapaternalgovernmenttospendthe
kommande
next
ninemonthsinattemptingtoimproveit.
I
hade
had
neitherkithnorkininEngland,
och
and
wasthereforeasfreeasair—oras
fri
free
asanincomeofelevenshillings
och
and
sixpenceadaywillpermita
man
man
tobe.
Undersuchcircumstances,InaturallygravitatedtoLondon,that
stora
great
cesspoolintowhichall
den
the
loungersandidlersof
den
the
Empireareirresistiblydrained.
Där
There
Istayedforsome
tid
time
ataprivatehotelin
de
the
Strand,leadingacomfortless,meaninglessexistence,
och
and
spendingsuchmoneyasI
hade
had
,considerablymorefreelythanIought.
Soalarming
göra
did
thestateofmyfinances
blev
become
,thatIsoonrealized
att
that
Imusteitherleavethemetropolis
och
and
rusticatesomewhereinthecountry,
eller
or
thatImustmake
en
a
completealterationinmystyleofliving.
Choosing
det
the
latteralternative,Ibeganbymakingupmymindto
lämna
leave
thehotel,andtotakeupmyquartersinsomelesspretentious
och
and
lessexpensivedomicile.
On
den
the
verydaythatI
hade
had
cometothisconclusion,Iwas
stod
standing
attheCriterionBar,
när
when
someonetappedmeon
den
the
shoulder,andturningroundIrecognized
unge
young
Stamford,whohadbeenadresser
under
under
meatBarts.
Thesightofafriendly
ansikte
face
inthegreatwildernessofLondonisapleasant
sak
thing
indeedtoalonely
man
man
.
InolddaysStamford
hade
had
neverbeenaparticularcronyof
min
mine
,butnowIhailedhim
med
with
enthusiasm,andhe,inhis
sin tur
turn
,appearedtobedelightedto
se
see
me.
Intheexuberanceofmyjoy,I
bad
asked
himtolunchwithmeattheHolborn,
och
and
westartedofftogetherin
en
a
hansom.
“Whateverhaveyoubeen
gjort
doing
withyourself,Watson?”
he
frågade
asked
inundisguisedwonder,aswerattled
genom
through
thecrowdedLondonstreets.
“Youareasthinas
en
a
lathandasbrownas
en
a
nut.”
Igavehim
en
a
shortsketchofmyadventures,
och
and
hadhardlyconcludeditbythetimethatwereachedourdestination.
“Poordevil!”
he
sa
said
,commiseratingly,afterhehad
lyssnat
listened
tomymisfortunes.
“Whatareyouuptonow?”
“Lookingforlodgings,”I
svarade
answered
.
“Tryingtosolvetheproblemastowhetheritis
möjligt
possible
togetcomfortableroomsat
ett
a
reasonableprice.”
“That’sastrangething,”remarkedmycompanion;
“youarethe
andra
second
manto-daythathasused
som
that
expressiontome.”
“And
vem
who
wasthefirst?”
I
frågade
asked
.
“Afellowwhoisworkingat
det
the
chemicallaboratoryupat
det
the
hospital.
Hewasbemoaninghimselfthis
morse
morning
becausehecouldnot
get
someonetogohalves
med
with
himinsomenicerooms
som
which
hehadfound,and
som
which
weretoomuchforhispurse.”
“ByJove!”
Icried,“ifhe
verkligen
really
wantssomeonetosharetherooms
och
and
theexpense,Iamthevery
mannen
man
forhim.
Ishouldprefer
ha
having
apartnertobeingalone.”
Unge
Young
Stamfordlookedratherstrangelyatme
över
over
hiswine-glass.
“Youdon’t
känner
know
SherlockHolmesyet,”he
sa
said
;
“perhapsyouwouldnotcareforhimas
en
a
constantcompanion.”
“Why,whatis
det
there
againsthim?”
“Oh,Ididn’t
sa
say
therewasanythingagainst
honom
him
.
Heisalittlequeerinhisideas—anenthusiastinsomebranchesofscience.
AsfarasI
vet
know
heisadecentfellowenough.”
“Amedicalstudent,Isuppose?”
sa
said
I.
“No—Ihaveno
aning om
idea
whatheintendstogoinfor.
I
tror
believe
heiswellupinanatomy,
och
and
heisafirst-classchemist;
men
but
,asfarasI
vet
know
,hehasnevertakenout
några
any
systematicmedicalclasses.
Hisstudiesareverydesultory
och
and
eccentric,buthehasamassed
en
a
lotofout-of-thewayknowledge
som
which
wouldastonishhisprofessors.”
“Didyou
aldrig
never
askhimwhathewas
åka
going
infor?”
Iasked.
“No;
heisnot
en
a
manthatitis
lätt
easy
todrawout,thoughhe
kan
can
becommunicativeenoughwhenthefancyseizeshim.”
“Ishouldliketo
träffa
meet
him,”Isaid.
“IfIamtolodge
med
with
anyone,Ishouldprefer
en
a
manofstudiousand
tysta
quiet
habits.
Iamnotstrong
nog
enough
yettostandmuchnoise
eller
or
excitement.
Ihadenoughof
båda
both
inAfghanistantolastmefortheremainderofmynaturalexistence.
Hur
How
couldImeetthis
vän
friend
ofyours?”
“Heis
säker
sure
tobeatthelaboratory,”
återvände
returned
mycompanion.
“Heeitheravoidstheplaceforweeks,
eller
or
elseheworkstherefrom
morgon
morning
tonight.
Ifyoulike,weshall
köra
drive
roundtogetherafterluncheon.”
“Certainly,”I
svarade
answered
,andtheconversationdrifted
bort
away
intootherchannels.
Aswemadeour
väg
way
tothehospitalafter
lämnat
leaving
theHolborn,Stamfordgavemea
några
few
moreparticularsaboutthegentlemanwhomIproposedto
ta
take
asafellow-lodger.
“Youmustn’tblamemeifyoudon’t
får
get
onwithhim,”he
sa
said
;
“Iknownothingmoreofhim
än
than
Ihavelearnedfrom
träffa
meeting
himoccasionallyinthelaboratory.
Youproposed
här
this
arrangement,soyoumustnot
hålla
hold
meresponsible.”
“Ifwedon’tgetonitwillbe
lätt
easy
topartcompany,”I
svarade
answered
.
“Itseemstome,Stamford,”Iadded,
tittade
looking
hardatmycompanion,“thatyou
har
have
somereasonforwashingyourhandsofthematter.
Is
här
this
fellow’stempersoformidable,
eller
or
whatisit?
Don’tbemealy-mouthed
om
about
it.”
“Itisnot
lätt
easy
toexpresstheinexpressible,”he
svarade
answered
withalaugh.
“Holmesisa
lite
little
tooscientificformytastes—itapproachestocold-bloodedness.
I
kan
could
imaginehisgivinga
vän
friend
alittlepinchof
den
the
latestvegetablealkaloid,notoutofmalevolence,you
förstår
understand
,butsimplyoutofaspiritofinquiryinordertohaveanaccurateideaof
den
the
effects.
Todohimjustice,I
tror
think
thathewouldtakeithimself
med
with
thesamereadiness.
Heappearsto
ha
have
apassionfordefinite
och
and
exactknowledge.”
“Veryrighttoo.”
“Yes,
men
but
itmaybepushedtoexcess.
När
When
itcomestobeatingthesubjectsinthedissecting-rooms
med
with
astick,itiscertainly
tar
taking
ratherabizarreshape.”
“Beatingthesubjects!”
“Yes,toverifyhowfarbruises
kan
may
beproducedafterdeath.
I
såg
saw
himatitwithmy
egna
own
eyes.”
“Andyetyou
säger
say
heisnotamedicalstudent?”
“No.
Heaven
vet
knows
whattheobjectsofhisstudiesare.
Men
But
hereweare,andyou
måste
must
formyourownimpressionsabouthim.”
Ashe
talade
spoke
,weturneddownanarrowlane
och
and
passedthroughasmallside-door,whichopenedinto
en
a
wingofthegreathospital.
Itwasfamiliargroundto
mig
me
,andIneedednoguidingasweascendedthebleakstonestaircase
och
and
madeourwaydownthelongcorridor
med
with
itsvistaofwhitewashedwall
och
and
dun-coloureddoors.
Nearthefurther
änden
end
alowarchedpassagebranched
bort
away
fromitandledtothechemicallaboratory.
Detta
This
wasaloftychamber,lined
och
and
litteredwithcountlessbottles.
Broad,lowtableswerescattered
om
about
,whichbristledwithretorts,test-tubes,
och
and
littleBunsenlamps,withtheirblueflickeringflames.
Therewas
bara
only
onestudentinthe
rummet
room
,whowasbendingoveradistanttableabsorbedinhis
arbete
work
.
Atthesoundofourstepsheglancedround
och
and
sprangtohisfeet
med
with
acryofpleasure.
“I’ve
hittat
found
it!
I’vefoundit,”heshoutedtomycompanion,
sprang
running
towardsuswithatest-tubeinhis
handen
hand
.
“Ihavefoundare-agent
som
which
isprecipitatedbyhæmoglobin,
och
and
bynothingelse.”
Hadhediscovered
en
a
goldmine,greaterdelight
kunnat
could
nothaveshoneuponhisfeatures.
“Dr.
Watson,Mr.SherlockHolmes,”
sa
said
Stamford,introducingus.
“Howareyou?”
he
sa
said
cordially,grippingmyhand
med
with
astrengthforwhichIshouldhardly
ha
have
givenhimcredit.
“You
har
have
beeninAfghanistan,Iperceive.”
“Howonearthdidyou
visste
know
that?”
Iaskedinastonishment.
“Nevermind,”
sa
said
he,chucklingtohimself.
“Thequestion
nu
now
isabouthæmoglobin.
Nodoubtyouseethesignificanceofthisdiscoveryofmine?”
“Itisinteresting,chemically,nodoubt,”I
svarade
answered
,“butpractically——”.
“Why,man,itisthe
mest
most
practicalmedico-legaldiscoveryforyears.
Don’tyou
ser
see
thatitgivesus
ett
an
infallibletestforbloodstains.
Kom
Come
overherenow!”
Heseizedmebythecoat-sleeveinhiseagerness,
och
and
drewmeovertothetableat
där
which
hehadbeenworking.
“Letushave
lite
some
freshblood,”hesaid,digging
en
a
longbodkinintohisfinger,
och
and
drawingofftheresultingdropof
blod
blood
inachemicalpipette.
“Now,Iadd
här
this
smallquantityofbloodto
en
a
litreofwater.
Youperceive
att
that
theresultingmixturehas
den
the
appearanceofpurewater.
Theproportionof
blod
blood
cannotbemorethanoneina
miljon
million
.
Ihavenodoubt,however,thatweshallbeabletoobtain
den
the
characteristicreaction.”
Ashe
talade
spoke
,hethrewintothevessel
en
a
fewwhitecrystals,andthenaddedsomedropsof
en
a
transparentfluid.
Inaninstantthecontentsassumedadullmahoganycolour,
och
and
abrownishdustwasprecipitatedtothebottomoftheglassjar.
“Ha!
ha!”
hecried,clappinghishands,
och
and
lookingasdelightedasa
barn
child
withanewtoy.
“Whatdoyou
tycker
think
ofthat?”
“Itseemstobe
ett
a
verydelicatetest,”Iremarked.
“Beautiful!
beautiful!
Det
The
oldGuiacumtestwas
mycket
very
clumsyanduncertain.
Sois
den
the
microscopicexaminationforbloodcorpuscles.
Det
The
latterisvaluelessif
det
the
stainsareafewhours
gamla
old
.
Now,thisappearstoactas
bra
well
whetherthebloodisold
eller
or
new.
Hadthistestbeeninvented,therearehundredsofmen
nu
now
walkingtheearthwhowould
länge
long
agohavepaidthepenaltyoftheircrimes.”
“Indeed!”
Imurmured.
“Criminalcasesarecontinuallyhinginguponthatonepoint.
A
man
man
issuspectedofacrimemonths
kanske
perhaps
afterithasbeencommitted.
Hislinen
eller
or
clothesareexamined,andbrownishstainsdiscoveredupon
dem
them
.
Aretheybloodstains,
eller
or
mudstains,orruststains,
eller
or
fruitstains,orwhatarethey?
Thatisa
fråga
question
whichhaspuzzledmanyanexpert,
och
and
why?
Becausetherewas
inte
no
reliabletest.
Nowwe
har
have
theSherlockHolmes’test,
och
and
therewillnolongerbe
några
any
difficulty.”
Hiseyesfairlyglitteredashe
talade
spoke
,andheputhis
hand
hand
overhisheartandbowedas
om
if
tosomeapplaudingcrowdconjuredupbyhisimagination.
“Youaretobecongratulated,”Iremarked,considerablysurprisedathisenthusiasm.
“TherewasthecaseofVonBischoffatFrankfort
förra
last
year.
Hewouldcertainly
ha
have
beenhunghadthistestbeeninexistence.
ThentherewasMasonofBradford,
och
and
thenotoriousMuller,andLefevreofMontpellier,
och
and
SamsonofNewOrleans.
I
kunna
could
nameascoreofcasesin
där
which
itwouldhavebeendecisive.”
“Youseemtobeawalkingcalendarofcrime,”
sa
said
Stamfordwithalaugh.
“You
kan
might
startapaperon
dessa
those
lines.
Callitthe‘PoliceNewsofthePast.’”.
“Veryinterestingreadingit
kan
might
bemade,too,”remarkedSherlockHolmes,sticking
en
a
smallpieceofplaster
över
over
theprickonhisfinger.
“I
måste
have
tobecareful,”hecontinued,
vände
turning
tomewithasmile,“forIdabble
med
with
poisonsagooddeal.”
Heheld
ut
out
hishandashe
talade
spoke
,andInoticedthatitwas
allt
all
mottledoverwithsimilarpiecesofplaster,
och
and
discolouredwithstrongacids.
“We
kom
came
hereonbusiness,”saidStamford,
sitter
sitting
downonahighthree-leggedstool,
och
and
pushinganotheroneinmydirection
med
with
hisfoot.
“Myfriend
här
here
wantstotakediggings,
och
and
asyouwerecomplainingthatyou
kunde
could
getnooneto
go
halveswithyou,I
tänkte
thought
thatIhadbetterbringyoutogether.”
SherlockHolmesseemeddelightedatthe
tanken
idea
ofsharinghisrooms
med
with
me.
“Ihavemyeyeon
en
a
suiteinBakerStreet,”he
sa
said
,“whichwouldsuitus
ner
down
totheground.
Youdon’tmindthesmellofstrongtobacco,Ihope?”
“I
alltid
always
smoke‘ship’s’myself,”I
svarade
answered
.
“That’sgoodenough.
Igenerally
har
have
chemicalsabout,andoccasionally
gör
do
experiments.
Wouldthatannoyyou?”
“By
inte
no
means.”
“Letmesee—whataremy
andra
other
shortcomings.
Igetinthedumpsattimes,
och
and
don’topenmymouthfordaysonend.
Youmustnot
tro
think
IamsulkywhenI
gör
do
that.
Justletme
ifred
alone
,andI’llsoonbe
rätt
right
.
Whathaveyoutoconfess
nu
now
?
It’sjustaswellfor
två
two
fellowstoknowtheworstofoneanother
innan
before
theybegintolivetogether.”
Ilaughedat
detta
this
cross-examination.
“Ikeepabullpup,”I
sa
said
,“andIobjecttorows
eftersom
because
mynervesareshaken,
och
and
Igetupat
alla
all
sortsofungodlyhours,
och
and
Iamextremelylazy.
Ihaveanother
uppsättning
set
ofviceswhenI’m
bra
well
,butthosearetheprincipalonesatpresent.”
“Doyouincludeviolin-playinginyourcategoryofrows?”
he
frågade
asked
,anxiously.
“Itdependsontheplayer,”I
svarade
answered
.
“Awell-playedviolinisatreatforthegods—abadly-playedone——”.
“Oh,that’sallright,”hecried,
med
with
amerrylaugh.
“I
tror
think
wemayconsiderthe
saken
thing
assettled—thatis,if
det
the
roomsareagreeabletoyou.”
“Whenshallwe
se
see
them?”
“Callforme
hit
here
atnoonto-morrow,andwe’ll
går
go
togetherandsettleeverything,”he
svarade
answered
.
“Allright—noonexactly,”said
Jag
I
,shakinghishand.
We
lämnade
left
himworkingamonghischemicals,
och
and
wewalkedtogethertowardsmyhotel.
“Bytheway,”I
frågade
asked
suddenly,stoppingandturninguponStamford,“howthedeucedidhe
visste
know
thatIhadcomefromAfghanistan?”
Mycompanionsmiled
ett
an
enigmaticalsmile.
“That’sjusthis
lilla
little
peculiarity,”hesaid.
“Agood
många
many
peoplehavewantedto
veta
know
howhefindsthingsout.”
“Oh!
ett
a
mysteryisit?”
Icried,rubbingmyhands.
“Thisis
väldigt
very
piquant.
Iammuchobligedtoyouforbringingus
samman
together
.
‘Theproperstudyofmankindisman,’youknow.”
“You
måste
must
studyhim,then,”Stamford
sa
said
,ashebademegood-bye.
“You’ll
hitta
find
himaknottyproblem,
dock
though
.
I’llwagerhelearns
mer
more
aboutyouthanyou
om
about
him.
Good-bye.”
CHAPTERII.THESCIENCEOFDEDUCTION.