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

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

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I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
Jag
I.
ToSherlockHolmessheis
alltid
alwaysthewoman.
Ihaveseldom
hört
heardhimmentionherunder
något
anyothername.
Inhiseyessheeclipses
och
andpredominatesthewholeofher
kön
sex.
Itwasnotthathe
kände
feltanyemotionakinto
kärlek
loveforIreneAdler.
Allemotions,
och
andthatoneparticularly,wereabhorrenttohiscold,precise
men
butadmirablybalancedmind.
Hewas,Itakeit,the
mest
mostperfectreasoningandobservingmachinethatthe
världen
worldhasseen,butas
en
aloverhewouldhave
placerat
placedhimselfinafalseposition.
He
aldrig
neverspokeofthesofterpassions,save
med
withagibeandasneer.
Theywereadmirablethingsfortheobserver—excellentfordrawingtheveilfrommen’smotives
och
andactions.
Butforthetrainedreasonertoadmitsuchintrusionsintohis
eget
owndelicateandfinelyadjustedtemperamentwastointroduceadistractingfactor
som
whichmightthrowadoubtupon
alla
allhismentalresults.
Gritinasensitiveinstrument,
eller
oracrackinoneofhis
egna
ownhigh-powerlenses,wouldnotbe
mer
moredisturbingthanastrongemotioninanaturesuchas
hans
his.
Andyettherewasbut
en
onewomantohim,andthat
kvinna
womanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofdubious
och
andquestionablememory.
Ihad
sett
seenlittleofHolmeslately.
Mymarriage
hade
haddriftedusawayfromeachother.
My
egen
owncompletehappiness,andthehome-centredinterestswhichrise
upp
uparoundthemanwho
först
firstfindshimselfmasterofhis
egen
ownestablishment,weresufficienttoabsorballmyattention,
medan
whileHolmes,wholoathedeveryformofsociety
med
withhiswholeBohemiansoul,remainedinourlodgingsinBaker
Street
Street,buriedamonghisoldbooks,
och
andalternatingfromweekto
vecka
weekbetweencocaineandambition,thedrowsinessofthedrug,
och
andthefierceenergyofhis
egen
ownkeennature.
Hewas
fortfarande
still,asever,deeplyattractedby
den
thestudyofcrime,andoccupiedhisimmensefaculties
och
andextraordinarypowersofobservationin
följa
followingoutthoseclues,and
rensa
clearingupthosemysterieswhich
hade
hadbeenabandonedashopelessby
den
theofficialpolice.
Fromtimeto
tid
timeIheardsomevagueaccountofhisdoings:
ofhissummonstoOdessainthecaseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupofthesingulartragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,
och
andfinallyofthemission
som
whichhehadaccomplishedsodelicately
och
andsuccessfullyforthereigningfamilyofHolland.
Beyond
dessa
thesesignsofhisactivity,however,
som
whichImerelysharedwith
alla
allthereadersofthedailypress,I
visste
knewlittleofmyformer
vän
friendandcompanion.
Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethofMarch,1888—Iwasreturningfromajourneytoapatient(forI
hade
hadnowreturnedtocivilpractice),
när
whenmywayledme
genom
throughBakerStreet.
AsIpassedthewell-remembered
dörren
door,whichmustalwaysbeassociatedinmy
sinne
mindwithmywooing,and
med
withthedarkincidentsoftheStudyinScarlet,Iwasseized
med
withakeendesireto
se
seeHolmesagain,andto
veta
knowhowhewasemployinghisextraordinarypowers.
Hisroomswerebrilliantlylit,
och
and,evenasIlooked
upp
up,Isawhistall,sparefigurepasstwicein
en
adarksilhouetteagainsttheblind.
Hewaspacingthe
rummet
roomswiftly,eagerly,withhisheadsunkuponhischest
och
andhishandsclaspedbehind
honom
him.
Tome,whoknewhiseverymood
och
andhabit,hisattitudeandmanner
berättade
toldtheirownstory.
Hewasatwork
igen
again.
Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreams
och
andwashotuponthescentofsome
nytt
newproblem.
Irangthebell
och
andwasshownuptothechamber
som
whichhadformerlybeeninpartmy
egen
own.
Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
Itseldomwas;
men
buthewasglad,I
tror
think,toseeme.
Withhardlya
ord
wordspoken,butwithakindlyeye,hewavedmetoanarmchair,threwacrosshiscaseofcigars,
och
andindicatedaspiritcase
och
andagasogeneinthecorner.
Thenhe
stod
stoodbeforethefireand
tittade
lookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivefashion.
“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“I
tror
think,Watson,thatyouhaveputonseven
och
andahalfpoundssinceI
såg
sawyou.”
“Seven!”
Ianswered.
“Indeed,I
borde
shouldhavethoughtalittle
mer
more.
Justatriflemore,Ifancy,Watson.
Och
Andinpracticeagain,Iobserve.
Youdidnot
berättade
tellmethatyouintendedto
gå
gointoharness.”
“Then,howdoyouknow?”
“I
ser
seeit,Ideduceit.
Hur
HowdoIknowthatyou
har
havebeengettingyourselfverywetlately,
och
andthatyouhaveamostclumsy
och
andcarelessservantgirl?”
“My
käre
dearHolmes,”saidI,“thisis
för
toomuch.
Youwouldcertainly
ha
havebeenburned,hadyou
levt
livedafewcenturiesago.
Itis
sant
truethatIhadacountrywalkonThursday
och
andcamehomeinadreadfulmess,
men
butasIhavechangedmyclothesIcan’timagine
hur
howyoudeduceit.
AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,
och
andmywifehasgivenhernotice,
men
butthere,again,Ifailto
se
seehowyouworkitout.”
Hechuckledtohimself
och
andrubbedhislong,nervoushands
tillsammans
together.
“Itissimplicityitself,”
sa
saidhe;
“myeyestellme
att
thatontheinsideofyourleftshoe,
precis
justwherethefirelightstrikesit,theleatherisscoredby
sex
sixalmostparallelcuts.
Obviouslythey
har
havebeencausedbysomeone
som
whohasverycarelesslyscrapedroundtheedgesofthesoleinordertoremovecrustedmudfromit.
Hence,you
ser
see,mydoubledeductionthatyou
hade
hadbeenoutinvileweather,
och
andthatyouhadaparticularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenoftheLondonslavey.
Astoyourpractice,ifagentleman
går
walksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,
med
withablackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhisrightforefinger,
och
andabulgeontheright
sida
sideofhistop-hatto
visa
showwherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,I
måste
mustbedull,indeed,ifIdonotpronouncehimtobeanactivememberof
det
themedicalprofession.”
Icouldnothelplaughingat
den
theeasewithwhichheexplainedhisprocessofdeduction.
“WhenI
hör
hearyougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“the
saken
thingalwaysappearstometobesoridiculouslysimplethatI
kunna
couldeasilydoitmyself,thoughat
varje
eachsuccessiveinstanceofyourreasoningIambaffled
tills
untilyouexplainyourprocess.
Och
AndyetIbelievethatmyeyesareas
bra
goodasyours.”
“Quiteso,”he
svarade
answered,lightingacigarette,andthrowinghimself
ner
downintoanarmchair.
“You
ser
see,butyoudonotobserve.
Thedistinctionis
tydlig
clear.
Forexample,youhavefrequently
sett
seenthestepswhichlead
upp
upfromthehallto
här
thisroom.”
“Frequently.”
“Howoften?”
“Well,
några
somehundredsoftimes.”
“Then
hur
howmanyarethere?”
“How
många
many?
Idon’tknow.”
“Quiteso!
You
har
havenotobserved.
Andyetyou
har
haveseen.
Thatisjustmypoint.
Nu
Now,Iknowthatthereareseventeensteps,becauseIhave
både
bothseenandobserved.
Bytheway,
eftersom
sinceyouareinterestedinthese
små
littleproblems,andsinceyouare
bra
goodenoughtochronicleone
eller
ortwoofmytriflingexperiences,you
kan
maybeinterestedinthis.”
Hethrew
över
overasheetofthick,pink-tintednotepaper
som
whichhadbeenlyingopenuponthetable.
“It
kom
camebythelastpost,”
sa
saidhe.
“Readitaloud.”
Thenotewasundated,
och
andwithouteithersignatureoraddress.
“There
kommer
willcalluponyouto-night,at
en
aquartertoeighto’clock,”it
sa
said,“agentlemanwhodesirestoconsultyouupon
en
amatteroftheverydeepestmoment.
YourrecentservicestooneoftheroyalhousesofEuropehaveshownthatyouareonewhomaysafelybetrusted
med
withmatterswhichareofanimportancewhichcanhardlybeexaggerated.
Här
Thisaccountofyouwe
har
havefromallquartersreceived.
Beinyourchamberthenatthathour,
och
anddonottakeitamiss
om
ifyourvisitorwearamask.”
“Thisisindeed
ett
amystery,”Iremarked.
“Whatdoyouimagine
att
thatitmeans?”
“Ihave
inga
nodatayet.
Itisacapitalmistaketotheorise
innan
beforeonehasdata.
Insensibly
man
onebeginstotwistfactstosuittheories,insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.
Men
Butthenoteitself.
Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
Icarefullyexaminedthewriting,
och
andthepaperuponwhichitwaswritten.
“Theman
som
whowroteitwaspresumably
bra
welltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringtoimitatemycompanion’sprocesses.
“Suchpaper
kunde
couldnotbeboughtunder
halv
halfacrownapacket.
Itispeculiarlystrong
och
andstiff.”
“Peculiar—thatistheveryword,”
sa
saidHolmes.
“Itisnot
en
anEnglishpaperatall.
Håll
Holdituptothelight.”
I
gjorde
didso,andsawalarge“E”
med
withasmall“g,”a“P,”
och
andalarge“G”with
ett
asmall“t”woveninto
det
thetextureofthepaper.
“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
frågade
askedHolmes.
“Thenameofthemaker,nodoubt;
eller
orhismonogram,rather.”
“Notatall.
The‘G’
med
withthesmall‘t’standsfor‘Gesellschaft,’whichistheGermanfor‘Company.’Itis
en
acustomarycontractionlikeour‘Co.’‘P,’ofcourse,
står
standsfor‘Papier.’Nowforthe‘Eg.’
Låt
LetusglanceatourContinentalGazetteer.”
He
tog
tookdownaheavybrownvolumefromhisshelves.
“Eglow,Eglonitz—herewe
är
are,Egria.
Itisin
ett
aGerman-speakingcountry—inBohemia,not
långt
farfromCarlsbad.
‘Remarkableasbeing
det
thesceneofthedeathofWallenstein,
och
andforitsnumerousglass-factories
och
andpaper-mills.’Ha,ha,my
pojke
boy,whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
Hiseyessparkled,
och
andhesentupagreatbluetriumphantcloudfromhiscigarette.
“ThepaperwasmadeinBohemia,”I
sa
said.
“Precisely.
Andtheman
som
whowrotethenoteisaGerman.
Doyounotethepeculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘Thisaccountofyouwehavefrom
alla
allquartersreceived.’AFrenchman
eller
orRussiancouldnothave
skrivit
writtenthat.
ItistheGerman
som
whoissouncourteoustohisverbs.
It
bara
onlyremains,therefore,todiscoverwhatis
vill
wantedbythisGermanwho
skriver
writesuponBohemianpaperandpreferswearing
en
amasktoshowinghis
ansikte
face.
Andherehecomes,
om
ifIamnotmistaken,toresolve
alla
allourdoubts.”
Ashe
talade
spoketherewasthesharpsoundofhorses’hoofs
och
andgratingwheelsagainstthecurb,
följt
followedbyasharppullatthebell.
Holmeswhistled.
“Apair,bythesound,”
sa
saidhe.
“Yes,”hecontinued,glancing
ut
outofthewindow.
“A
trevlig
nicelittlebroughamandapairofbeauties.
Ahundredandfiftyguineasapiece.
There’s
pengar
moneyinthiscase,Watson,
om
ifthereisnothingelse.”
“I
tror
thinkthatIhadbetter
gå
go,Holmes.”
“Notabit,Doctor.
Stanna
Staywhereyouare.
Iam
förlorad
lostwithoutmyBoswell.
And
här
thispromisestobeinteresting.
Itwouldbeapityto
missa
missit.”
“Butyourclient—”.
“Nevermind
honom
him.
Imaywantyour
hjälp
help,andsomayhe.
Här
Herehecomes.
Sitdowninthatarmchair,Doctor,
och
andgiveusyourbestattention.”
Ett
Aslowandheavystep,
som
whichhadbeenhearduponthestairs
och
andinthepassage,pausedimmediately
utanför
outsidethedoor.
Thentherewas
en
aloudandauthoritativetap.
“Comein!”
sa
saidHolmes.
Amanentered
som
whocouldhardlyhavebeenless
än
thansixfeetsixinchesinheight,
med
withthechestandlimbsof
en
aHercules.
Hisdresswasrich
med
witharichnesswhichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakinto
dålig
badtaste.
Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacross
den
thesleevesandfrontsofhisdouble-breastedcoat,
medan
whilethedeepbluecloak
som
whichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslined
med
withflame-colouredsilkandsecuredat
den
theneckwithabrooch
som
whichconsistedofasingleflamingberyl.
Boots
som
whichextendedhalfwayuphiscalves,
och
andwhichweretrimmedatthetops
med
withrichbrownfur,completedtheimpressionofbarbaricopulence
som
whichwassuggestedbyhis
hela
wholeappearance.
Hecarriedabroad-brimmedhatinhishand,
medan
whileheworeacrosstheupper
delen
partofhisface,extending
ner
downpastthecheekbones,a
svart
blackvizardmask,whichhe
hade
hadapparentlyadjustedthatverymoment,forhishandwas
fortfarande
stillraisedtoitasheentered.
From
den
thelowerpartofthefaceheappearedtobe
en
amanofstrongcharacter,
med
withathick,hanginglip,
och
andalong,straightchinsuggestiveofresolutionpushedto
den
thelengthofobstinacy.
“You
hade
hadmynote?”
heasked
med
withadeepharshvoice
och
andastronglymarkedGermanaccent.
“I
sa
toldyouthatIwouldcall.”
He
tittade
lookedfromonetothe
andra
otherofus,asifuncertainwhichtoaddress.
“Pray
ta
takeaseat,”saidHolmes.
“Thisismy
vän
friendandcolleague,Dr.Watson,
som
whoisoccasionallygoodenoughto
hjälpa
helpmeinmycases.
Whom
har
haveIthehonourtoaddress?”
“You
får
mayaddressmeastheCountVonKramm,
en
aBohemiannobleman.
Iunderstandthat
här
thisgentleman,yourfriend,is
en
amanofhonouranddiscretion,whomI
kan
maytrustwithamatterof
den
themostextremeimportance.
Ifnot,Ishouldmuchprefertocommunicate
med
withyoualone.”
Iroseto
gå
go,butHolmescaughtmebythewrist
och
andpushedmebackintomychair.
“Itis
båda
both,ornone,”saidhe.
“You
får
maysaybeforethisgentlemananythingwhichyou
får
maysaytome.”
TheCountshruggedhisbroadshoulders.
“ThenI
måste
mustbegin,”saidhe,“bybindingyou
båda
bothtoabsolutesecrecyfor
två
twoyears;
attheendof
att
thattimethematterwillbeof
inte
noimportance.
Atpresentitisnot
för
toomuchtosaythatitisof
sådan
suchweightitmayhave
ett
aninfluenceuponEuropeanhistory.”
“Ipromise,”
sa
saidHolmes.
“AndI.”
“Youwillexcuse
här
thismask,”continuedourstrangevisitor.
“Theaugustpersonwhoemploysme
önskar
wisheshisagenttobeunknowntoyou,
och
andImayconfessatoncethatthetitlebywhichIhavejust
kallade
calledmyselfisnotexactlymyown.”
“Iwasawareofit,”
sa
saidHolmesdryly.
“Thecircumstancesareofgreatdelicacy,
och
andeveryprecautionhastobetakentoquenchwhat
kan
mightgrowtobeanimmensescandal
och
andseriouslycompromiseoneofthereigningfamiliesofEurope.
To
tala
speakplainly,thematterimplicates
det
thegreatHouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”
“Iwas
också
alsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimself
ner
downinhisarmchairand
stängde
closinghiseyes.
Ourvisitorglanced
med
withsomeapparentsurpriseat
den
thelanguid,loungingfigureof
den
themanwhohadbeennodoubtdepictedtohimas
den
themostincisivereasonerand
mest
mostenergeticagentinEurope.
Holmesslowlyreopenedhiseyes
och
andlookedimpatientlyathisgiganticclient.
“IfyourMajestywouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbe
bättre
betterabletoadviseyou.”
The
mannen
mansprangfromhischair
och
andpacedupanddownthe
rummet
roominuncontrollableagitation.
Then,
med
withagestureofdesperation,hetorethemaskfromhis
ansikte
faceandhurleditupontheground.
“Youareright,”hecried;
“Iamthe
Kungen
King.
WhyshouldIattempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“YourMajesty
hade
hadnotspokenbeforeIwasaware
att
thatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,
och
andhereditaryKingofBohemia.”
“Butyou
kan
canunderstand,”saidourstrangevisitor,
sitter
sittingdownoncemoreandpassinghis
hand
handoverhishighwhiteforehead,“you
kan
canunderstandthatIamnotaccustomedto
göra
doingsuchbusinessinmy
egen
ownperson.
YetthematterwassodelicatethatI
kunde
couldnotconfideitto
en
anagentwithoutputtingmyselfinhis
makt
power.
IhavecomeincognitofromPragueforthepurposeofconsultingyou.”
“Then,prayconsult,”
sa
saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyesoncemore.
“Thefactsarebrieflythese:
Some
fem
fiveyearsago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,Imade
den
theacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.
The
namnet
nameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”
“Kindlylookher
upp
upinmyindex,Doctor,”murmuredHolmes
utan
withoutopeninghiseyes.
For
många
manyyearshehadadoptedasystemofdocketing
alla
allparagraphsconcerningmenandthings,sothatitwasdifficulttonameasubject
eller
orapersononwhichhe
kunde
couldnotatoncefurnishinformation.
In
här
thiscaseIfoundherbiographysandwichedin
mellan
betweenthatofaHebrewrabbi
och
andthatofastaff-commanderwho
hade
hadwrittenamonographupon
det
thedeep-seafishes.
“Letmesee!”
sa
saidHolmes.
“Hum!
BorninNewJerseyinthe
år
year1858.
Contralto—hum!
LaScala,hum!
PrimadonnaImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
Bo
LivinginLondon—quiteso!
YourMajesty,asI
förstår
understand,becameentangledwiththis
unga
youngperson,wrotehersomecompromisingletters,
och
andisnowdesirousof
få
gettingthoselettersback.”
“Preciselyso.
Men
Buthow—”.