I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
Ben
I.ToSherlockHolmessheis
her zaman
alwaysthewoman.Ihaveseldom
duydum
heardhimmentionherunderanybaşka
othername.Inhiseyessheeclipses
ve
andpredominatesthewholeofhersex.ItwasnotthathefeltanyemotionakintoloveforIreneAdler.
Tüm
Allemotions,andthatoneparticularly,wereabhorrenttohissoğuk
cold,precisebutadmirablybalancedzihni
mind.Hewas,Itakeit,the
en
mostperfectreasoningandobservingmachinethattheworldhasseen,ama
butasaloverhewouldhaveplacedhimselfinbir
afalseposition.Henever
konuştu
spokeofthesofterpassions,savewithagibeve
andasneer.Theywereadmirablethingsfortheobserver—excellentfordrawingtheveilfrommen’smotives
ve
andactions.Butforthetrainedreasonertoadmit
böyle
suchintrusionsintohisowndelicateve
andfinelyadjustedtemperamentwastointroducebir
adistractingfactorwhichmightthrowbir
adoubtuponallhismentalresults.Gritinasensitiveinstrument,
ya da
oracrackinoneofhiskendi
ownhigh-powerlenses,wouldnotbemoredisturbingthanastrongemotioninanaturesuchasonun
his.Andyettherewasbut
bir
onewomantohim,andbu
thatwomanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofdubiousve
andquestionablememory.Ihad
görmüştüm
seenlittleofHolmeslately.Mymarriagehaddriftedusawayfromeachother.
My
kendi
owncompletehappiness,andthehome-centredinterestswhichriseupetrafında
aroundthemanwhofirstfindshimselfmasterofhiskendi
ownestablishment,weresufficienttoabsorballmyattention,ederken
whileHolmes,wholoathedeveryformofsocietywithhiswholeBohemiansoul,remainedinourlodgingsinBakerStreet,buriedamonghiseski
oldbooks,andalternatingfromweektoweekbetweencocaineve
andambition,thedrowsinessofthedrug,ve
andthefierceenergyofhiskendi
ownkeennature.Hewasstill,asever,deeplyattractedbythestudyofcrime,
ve
andoccupiedhisimmensefacultiesve
andextraordinarypowersofobservationinfollowingoutbu
thoseclues,andclearingupbu
thosemysterieswhichhadbeenabandonedashopelessbytheofficialpolis
police.FromtimetotimeI
duydum
heardsomevagueaccountofhisdoings:ofhissummonstoOdessainthecaseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupofthesingulartragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,
ve
andfinallyofthemissionwhichhehadaccomplishedsodelicatelyve
andsuccessfullyforthereigningfamilyofHolland.Beyond
bu
thesesignsofhisactivity,however,whichImerelysharedwithtüm
allthereadersofthedailypress,Ibiliyordum
knewlittleofmyformerfriendve
andcompanion.Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethofMarch,1888—Iwas
dönüyordum
returningfromajourneytoapatient(forIhadşimdi
nowreturnedtocivilpractice),whenmywayledmethroughBakerStreet.AsIpassedthewell-remembereddoor,
ki
whichmustalwaysbeassociatedinmymindile
withmywooing,andwiththedarkincidentsoftheStudyinScarlet,Iwasseizedile
withakeendesiretogörmek
seeHolmesagain,andtoknownasıl
howhewasemployinghisextraordinarypowers.Hisroomswerebrilliantlylit,
ve
and,evenasIlookedyukarı
up,Isawhistall,sparefigurepasstwiceinbir
adarksilhouetteagainsttheblind.Hewaspacingtheroomswiftly,eagerly,withhis
başı
headsunkuponhischestve
andhishandsclaspedbehindhim.Tome,whoknewhis
her
everymoodandhabit,hisattitudeve
andmannertoldtheirownstory.Hewasatwork
yine
again.Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreams
ve
andwashotuponthescentofsomeyeni
newproblem.Irangthebell
ve
andwasshownuptothechamberolan
whichhadformerlybeeninpartmyown.Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
Itseldomwas;
ama
buthewasglad,Isanırım
think,toseeme.Withhardlya
kelime
wordspoken,butwithakindlyeye,hewavedmetoanarmchair,threwacrosshiscaseofcigars,ve
andindicatedaspiritcaseve
andagasogeneinthecorner.Thenhe
durdu
stoodbeforethefireandbaktı
lookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivefashion.“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“I
sanırım
think,Watson,thatyouhaveputonsevenandabuçuk
halfpoundssinceIsawyou.”“Seven!”
Ianswered.
“Indeed,Ishouldhavethoughtalittlemore.
Sadece
Justatriflemore,Ifancy,Watson.Ve
Andinpracticeagain,Iobserve.Youdidnot
söylemedin
tellmethatyouintendedtogointoharness.”“Then,
nasıl
howdoyouknow?”“I
görüyorum
seeit,Ideduceit.HowdoI
bileyim
knowthatyouhavebeengettingyourselfçok
verywetlately,andthatyouhavebir
amostclumsyandcarelessservantgirl?”“MydearHolmes,”
dedim
saidI,“thisistoomuch.You
olsaydın
wouldcertainlyhavebeenburned,hadyoulivedabirkaç
fewcenturiesago.ItistruethatIhad
bir
acountrywalkonThursdayve
andcamehomeinadreadfulmess,ama
butasIhavechangedmyclothesIcan’timaginenasıl
howyoudeduceit.AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,
ve
andmywifehasgivenhernotice,ama
butthere,again,Ifailtoseenasıl
howyouworkitout.”Hechuckledtohimself
ve
andrubbedhislong,nervoushandstogether.“Itissimplicityitself,”
dedi
saidhe;“myeyestellmethatontheinsideofyourleftshoe,justwherethefirelightstrikesit,theleatherisscoredby
altı
sixalmostparallelcuts.Obviouslytheyhavebeencausedbysomeonewhohas
çok
verycarelesslyscrapedroundtheedgesofthesoleinordertoremovecrustedmudfromit.Hence,yousee,mydoubledeductionthatyouhadbeenoutinvileweather,
ve
andthatyouhadaparticularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenoftheLondonslavey.Astoyourpractice,
eğer
ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,withasiyah
blackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhissağ
rightforefinger,andabulgeonthesağ
rightsideofhistop-hattoshownereye
wherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,Imustbedull,indeed,eğer
ifIdonotpronouncehimtobeanactivememberofthemedicalprofession.”Icouldnothelplaughingattheeasewithwhichheexplainedhisprocessofdeduction.
“WhenIhearyougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“thething
her zaman
alwaysappearstometobesoridiculouslysimpleo
thatIcouldeasilydoitmyself,thoughather
eachsuccessiveinstanceofyourreasoningIambaffledkadar
untilyouexplainyourprocess.AndyetI
inanıyorum
believethatmyeyesareasiyi
goodasyours.”“Quiteso,”he
yanıtladı
answered,lightingacigarette,andthrowinghimselfdownintoanarmchair.“You
görüyorsun
see,butyoudonotobserve.Thedistinctionisclear.
Forexample,youhavefrequentlyseenthestepswhichleadupfromthehallto
bu
thisroom.”“Frequently.”
“Howoften?”
“Well,somehundredsoftimes.”
“Thenhowmanyarethere?”
“Howmany?
Idon’tknow.”
“Quiteso!
Youhavenotobserved.
Ve
Andyetyouhaveseen.Bu
Thatisjustmypoint.Şimdi
Now,Iknowthatthereareseventeensteps,çünkü
becauseIhavebothseenandobserved.Bytheway,sinceyouareinterestedinthese
küçük
littleproblems,andsinceyouareiyi
goodenoughtochronicleoneya da
ortwoofmytriflingexperiences,youmaybeinterestedinthis.”Hethrew
üzerinde
overasheetofthick,pink-tintednotepaperwhichhadbeenlyingaçık
openuponthetable.“Itcamebythelastpost,”
dedi
saidhe.“Readitaloud.”
Thenotewasundated,andwithouteithersignatureoraddress.
“Therewillcalluponyou
gece
to-night,ataquartertoeighto’clock,”itdedi
said,“agentlemanwhodesirestoconsultyouuponbir
amatteroftheverydeepestmoment.YourrecentservicestooneoftheroyalhousesofEuropehaveshownthatyouareonewhomaysafelybetrustedwithmatters
olan
whichareofanimportanceolan
whichcanhardlybeexaggerated.Bu
Thisaccountofyouwehavefromallquartersreceived.Beinyourchamberthenat
o
thathour,anddonottakeitamissifyourvisitorwearamask.”“Thisisindeed
bir
amystery,”Iremarked.“Whatdoyouimaginethatitmeans?”
“Ihavenodata
henüz
yet.Itisacapitalmistaketotheorisebeforeonehasdata.
Insensibly
bir
onebeginstotwistfactstosuittheories,insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.Ama
Butthenoteitself.Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
Icarefullyexaminedthewriting,
ve
andthepaperuponwhichitwaswritten.“The
adam
manwhowroteitwaspresumablywelltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringtoimitatemycompanion’sprocesses.“Suchpapercouldnotbeboughtunder
yarım
halfacrownapacket.Itispeculiarlystrong
ve
andstiff.”“Peculiar—thatistheveryword,”
dedi
saidHolmes.“Itisnot
bir
anEnglishpaperatall.Tut
Holdituptothelight.”Ididso,
ve
andsawalarge“E”ile
withasmall“g,”a“P,”ve
andalarge“G”withbir
asmall“t”wovenintothetextureofthepaper.“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
sordu
askedHolmes.“Thenameofthemaker,nodoubt;
ya da
orhismonogram,rather.”“Notatall.
The‘G’
ile
withthesmall‘t’standsfor‘Gesellschaft,’ki
whichistheGermanfor‘Company.’Itisbir
acustomarycontractionlikeour‘Co.’‘P,’ofcourse,standsfor‘Papier.’Nowforthe‘Eg.’LetusglanceatourContinentalGazetteer.”Hetookdown
bir
aheavybrownvolumefromhisshelves.“Eglow,Eglonitz—hereweare,Egria.
Itisin
bir
aGerman-speakingcountry—inBohemia,notuzak
farfromCarlsbad.‘Remarkableasbeingthesceneofthe
ölüm
deathofWallenstein,andforitsnumerousglass-factoriesve
andpaper-mills.’Ha,ha,myoğlum
boy,whatdoyoumakeofthat?”Hiseyessparkled,
ve
andhesentupabüyük
greatbluetriumphantcloudfromhiscigarette.“ThepaperwasmadeinBohemia,”I
dedim
said.“Precisely.
Andthemanwhowrotethenoteis
bir
aGerman.Doyounotethepeculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘Thisaccountofyouwehavefromallquartersreceived.’
Bir
AFrenchmanorRussiancouldnothavewrittenbu
that.ItistheGermanwhoissouncourteoustohisverbs.
Itonlyremains,therefore,todiscoverwhatiswantedbythisGermanwhowritesuponBohemianpaper
ve
andpreferswearingamasktoshowinghisyüzünü
face.Andherehecomes,
eğer
ifIamnotmistaken,toresolvetüm
allourdoubts.”Ashespoketherewasthesharp
sesi
soundofhorses’hoofsandgratingwheelsagainstthecurb,followedbybir
asharppullatthebell.Holmeswhistled.
“Apair,bythesound,”
dedi
saidhe.“Yes,”hecontinued,glancing
dışarı
outofthewindow.“A
güzel
nicelittlebroughamandapairofbeauties.Ahundredandfiftyguineasapiece.
There’s
para
moneyinthiscase,Watson,eğer
ifthereisnothingelse.”“I
sanırım
thinkthatIhadbettergitmeliyim
go,Holmes.”“Notabit,
Doktor
Doctor.Staywhereyouare.
Iamlost
olmadan
withoutmyBoswell.Andthispromisestobeinteresting.
It
olur
wouldbeapitytomissit.”“Butyourclient—”.
“Nevermind
onu
him.Imaywantyourhelp,andsomay
o
he.Herehecomes.
Sitdownin
o
thatarmchair,Doctor,andgiveusyourbestattention.”Bir
Aslowandheavystep,whichhadbeenhearduponthestairsve
andinthepassage,pausedimmediatelydışında
outsidethedoor.Thentherewas
bir
aloudandauthoritativetap.“Comein!”
dedi
saidHolmes.Amanenteredwhocouldhardlyhavebeenless
daha
thansixfeetsixinchesinheight,withthechestve
andlimbsofaHercules.Hisdresswasrichwith
bir
arichnesswhichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakintokötü
badtaste.Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacrossthesleeves
ve
andfrontsofhisdouble-breastedcoat,whilethedeepbluecloakwhichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslinedwithflame-colouredsilkve
andsecuredattheneckwithbir
abroochwhichconsistedofbir
asingleflamingberyl.Bootswhichextendedhalfway
kadar
uphiscalves,andwhichweretrimmedatthetopswithrichbrownfur,completedtheimpressionofbarbaricopulencewhichwassuggestedbyhistüm
wholeappearance.Hecarriedabroad-brimmedhatinhishand,whileheworeacrosstheupperpartofhisface,extendingdownpastthecheekbones,
bir
ablackvizardmask,whichhehadapparentlyadjustedthatveryanda
moment,forhishandwashala
stillraisedtoitasheentered.Fromthelowerpartofthefaceheappearedtobe
bir
amanofstrongcharacter,ile
withathick,hanginglip,ve
andalong,straightchinsuggestiveofresolutionpushedtothelengthofobstinacy.“Youhadmynote?”
he
sordu
askedwithadeepharshvoiceve
andastronglymarkedGermanaccent.“ItoldyouthatIwouldcall.”
He
baktı
lookedfromonetotheotherofus,asifuncertainwhichtoaddress.“Praytakeaseat,”
dedi
saidHolmes.“Thisismyfriend
ve
andcolleague,Dr.Watson,whoisoccasionallygoodenoughtoyardım
helpmeinmycases.WhomhaveIthehonourtoaddress?”
“YoumayaddressmeastheCountVonKramm,aBohemiannobleman.
Iunderstandthatthisgentleman,yourfriend,is
bir
amanofhonouranddiscretion,whomImaytrustwithbir
amatterofthemostextremeimportance.Ifnot,Ishouldmuchprefertocommunicatewithyoualone.”
Iroseto
gitmek
go,butHolmescaughtmebythewristve
andpushedmebackintomychair.“Itisboth,
ya da
ornone,”saidhe.“Youmaysaybefore
bu
thisgentlemananythingwhichyoumaysaytome.”TheCountshruggedhisbroadshoulders.
“ThenImustbegin,”saidhe,“bybindingyoubothtoabsolutesecrecyfortwoyears;
atthe
sonunda
endofthattimethematterolmayacak
willbeofnoimportance.Atpresentitisnottoomuchtosaythatitisofsuchweightitmayhave
bir
aninfluenceuponEuropeanhistory.”“Ipromise,”
dedi
saidHolmes.“AndI.”
“You
etti
willexcusethismask,”continuedourstrangevisitor.“Theaugust
kişi
personwhoemploysmewisheshisagenttobeunknowntoyou,ve
andImayconfessatoncethatthetitlebywhichIhavejustcalledmyselfisnottam
exactlymyown.”“Iwasawareofit,”
dedi
saidHolmesdryly.“Thecircumstancesareofgreatdelicacy,
ve
andeveryprecautionhastobetakentoquenchwhatolabilecek
mightgrowtobeanimmensescandalve
andseriouslycompromiseoneofthereigningfamiliesofEurope.Tospeakplainly,thematterimplicatesthe
büyük
greatHouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”“Iwas
da
alsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimselfdowninhisarmchairve
andclosinghiseyes.Ourvisitorglancedwithsomeapparentsurpriseatthelanguid,loungingfigureofthemanwhohadbeennodoubtdepictedtohimasthe
en
mostincisivereasonerandmostenergeticagentinEurope.Holmesslowlyreopenedhiseyes
ve
andlookedimpatientlyathisgiganticclient.“IfyourMajestywouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbebetterabletoadviseyou.”
The
adam
mansprangfromhischairve
andpacedupanddowntheodada
roominuncontrollableagitation.Then,
ile
withagestureofdesperation,hetorethemaskfromhisfaceve
andhurleditupontheground.“Youareright,”hecried;
“Iamthe
Kral
King.WhyshouldIattempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“YourMajestyhadnot
konuşmamıştı
spokenbeforeIwasawarethatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,ve
andhereditaryKingofBohemia.”“Butyoucanunderstand,”
dedi
saidourstrangevisitor,sittingdownkez
oncemoreandpassinghishandoverhisyüksek
highwhiteforehead,“youcanunderstandthatIamnotaccustomedtoyapmaya
doingsuchbusinessinmykendi
ownperson.Yetthematterwassodelicate
o
thatIcouldnotconfideittobir
anagentwithoutputtingmyselfinhispower.Ihave
geldim
comeincognitofromPragueforthepurposeofconsultingyou.”“Then,prayconsult,”
dedi
saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyeskez
oncemore.“Thefactsarebrieflythese:
Some
beş
fiveyearsago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,Imadetheacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.Thenameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”
“Kindlylookherupinmyindex,Doctor,”murmuredHolmeswithoutopeninghiseyes.
Formanyyearshehadadopted
bir
asystemofdocketingallparagraphsconcerningmenve
andthings,sothatitwasdifficulttoadını
nameasubjectorapersononwhichhecouldnotatoncefurnishinformation.Inthis
durumda
caseIfoundherbiographysandwichedinarasında
betweenthatofaHebrewrabbive
andthatofastaff-commanderwhohadwrittenbir
amonographuponthedeep-seafishes.“Letmesee!”
dedi
saidHolmes.“Hum!
BorninNewJerseyintheyear1858.
Contralto—hum!
LaScala,hum!
PrimadonnaImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
LivinginLondon—quiteso!
YourMajesty,asIunderstand,becameentangledwiththis
genç
youngperson,wrotehersomecompromisingletters,ve
andisnowdesirousofgettingthoselettersback.”“Preciselyso.
Ama
Buthow—”.