I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
Ben
I.ToSherlockHolmessheis
her zaman
alwaysthewoman.Ihave
nadiren
seldomheardhimmentionherunderanybaşka
othername.Inhiseyessheeclipses
ve
andpredominatesthewholeofhersex.Itwasnotthathefeltany
duygu
emotionakintoloveforIreneAdler.Tüm
Allemotions,andthatoneözellikle
particularly,wereabhorrenttohissoğuk
cold,precisebutadmirablybalancedzihni
mind.Hewas,Itakeit,the
en
mostperfectreasoningandobservingmachinethattheworldhasseen,ama
butasaloverhewouldhaveplacedhimselfinbir
afalseposition.Henever
konuştu
spokeofthesofterpassions,savewithagibeve
andasneer.Theywere
hayranlık
admirablethingsfortheobserver—excellentfordrawingtheveilfrommen’smotivesve
andactions.Butforthetrainedreasonerto
kabul
admitsuchintrusionsintohiskendi
owndelicateandfinelyadjustedtemperamentwastointroducebir
adistractingfactorwhichmightthrowbir
adoubtuponallhiszihinsel
mentalresults.Gritina
hassas
sensitiveinstrument,oracrackinoneofhiskendi
ownhigh-powerlenses,wouldnotbemoredisturbingthanagüçlü
strongemotioninanaturesuchasonun
his.Andyettherewasbut
bir
onewomantohim,andbu
thatwomanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofdubiousve
andquestionablememory.Ihad
görmüştüm
seenlittleofHolmeslately.Mymarriagehaddriftedusawayfromeachother.
My
kendi
owncompletehappiness,andthehome-centredinterestswhichriseupetrafında
aroundthemanwhofirstfindshimselfmasterofhiskendi
ownestablishment,weresufficienttoabsorballmyattention,ederken
whileHolmes,wholoathedeveryformofsocietywithhiswholeBohemiansoul,kaldı
remainedinourlodgingsinBakerStreet,buriedamonghiseski
oldbooks,andalternatingfromweektoweekbetweencocaineve
andambition,thedrowsinessofthedrug,ve
andthefierceenergyofhiskendi
ownkeennature.Hewasstill,asever,deeplyattractedbythestudyof
suç
crime,andoccupiedhisimmensefacultiesve
andextraordinarypowersofobservationinfollowingoutbu
thoseclues,andclearingupbu
thosemysterieswhichhadbeenabandonedasumutsuz
hopelessbytheofficialpolice.From
zaman
timetotimeIheardsomebelirsiz
vagueaccountofhisdoings:ofhissummonstoOdessainthecaseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupofthe
tekil
singulartragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,ve
andfinallyofthemissionwhichhehadaccomplishedsodelicatelyve
andsuccessfullyforthereigningfamilyofHolland.Ötesinde
Beyondthesesignsofhisfaaliyet
activity,however,whichImerelysharedwithtüm
allthereadersofthegünlük
dailypress,Iknewlittleofmyeski
formerfriendandcompanion.Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethof
Mart
March,1888—Iwasreturningfromajourneytoapatient(forIhadşimdi
nowreturnedtocivilpractice),whenmywayledmethroughBakerStreet.AsIpassedthewell-remembereddoor,
ki
whichmustalwaysbeassociatedinmymindile
withmywooing,andwiththekaranlık
darkincidentsoftheStudyinScarlet,Iwasseizedile
withakeendesiretogörmek
seeHolmesagain,andtoknownasıl
howhewasemployinghisolağanüstü
extraordinarypowers.Hisroomswerebrilliantlylit,
ve
and,evenasIlookedyukarı
up,Isawhistall,yedek
sparefigurepasstwiceinbir
adarksilhouetteagainsttheblind.Hewaspacingtheroomswiftly,eagerly,withhis
başı
headsunkuponhischestve
andhishandsclaspedbehindhim.Tome,whoknewhis
her
everymoodandhabit,histavrı
attitudeandmannertoldtheirownstory.Hewasatwork
yine
again.Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreams
ve
andwashotuponthescentofsomeyeni
newproblem.Irangthebell
ve
andwasshownuptothechamberolan
whichhadformerlybeeninpartmyown.Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
It
nadiren
seldomwas;buthewasglad,I
sanırım
think,toseeme.Withhardlya
kelime
wordspoken,butwithanazik
kindlyeye,hewavedmetoanarmchair,fırlattı
threwacrosshiscaseofcigars,ve
andindicatedaspiritcaseve
andagasogeneinthecorner.Thenhe
durdu
stoodbeforethefireandbaktı
lookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivefashion.“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“I
sanırım
think,Watson,thatyouhaveputonyedi
sevenandahalfpoundsberi
sinceIsawyou.”“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
andcamehomeinakorkunç
dreadfulmess,butasIhavechangedmyclothesIcan’thayal
imaginehowyoudeduceit.AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,
ve
andmywifehasgivenhernotice,ama
butthere,again,Ifailtoseenasıl
howyouworkitout.”Hechuckledtohimself
ve
andrubbedhislong,nervoushandstogether.“Itissimplicityitself,”
dedi
saidhe;“myeyestellmethatontheinsideofyourleftshoe,justwherethefirelightstrikesit,theleatherisscoredby
altı
sixalmostparallelcuts.Obviouslytheyhavebeencausedbysomeonewhohas
çok
verycarelesslyscrapedroundtheedgesofthesoleinordertoçıkarmak
removecrustedmudfromit.Dolayısıyla
Hence,yousee,mydoubledeductionthatyouhadbeenoutinvileweather,ve
andthatyouhadaözellikle
particularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenoftheLondonslavey.Astoyourpractice,
eğer
ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,withasiyah
blackmarkofnitrateofgümüş
silveruponhisrightforefinger,ve
andabulgeonthesağ
rightsideofhistop-hattoshownereye
wherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,Imustbesıkıcı
dull,indeed,ifIdonotpronouncehimtobeanaktif
activememberofthemedicalprofession.”Icouldnothelplaughingattheeasewithwhichheexplainedhisprocessofdeduction.
“WhenIhearyougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“thething
her zaman
alwaysappearstometobesoridiculouslybasit
simplethatIcouldeasilydoitmyself,thoughather
eachsuccessiveinstanceofyourreasoningIambaffledkadar
untilyouexplainyourprocess.AndyetI
inanıyorum
believethatmyeyesareasiyi
goodasyours.”“Quiteso,”he
yanıtladı
answered,lightingacigarette,andattı
throwinghimselfdownintoanarmchair.“You
görüyorsun
see,butyoudonotobserve.The
ayrım
distinctionisclear.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.”He
fırlattı
threwoverasheetofkalın
thick,pink-tintednotepaperwhichhadbeenlyingaçık
openuponthetable.“Itcamebythelastpost,”
dedi
saidhe.“Readitaloud.”
The
not
notewasundated,andwithouteithersignatureoraddress.“Therewillcalluponyou
gece
to-night,ataquartertoeighto’clock,”itdedi
said,“agentlemanwhodesirestodanışmak
consultyouuponamatteroftheçok
verydeepestmoment.Yourrecentservicestooneofthe
kraliyet
royalhousesofEuropehaveshownthatyouareonewhomaysafelybetrustedwithmattersolan
whichareofanimportanceolan
whichcanhardlybeexaggerated.Bu
Thisaccountofyouwehavefromallquartersaldık
received.Beinyourchamberthenat
o
thathour,anddonottakeitamissifyourvisitorwearamask.”“Thisis
gerçekten
indeedamystery,”Iremarked.“Whatdoyouimaginethatitmeans?”
“Ihavenodata
henüz
yet.Itisacapitalmistaketotheorisebeforeonehasdata.
Insensibly
bir
onebeginstotwistfactstosuittheories,yerine
insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.Ama
Butthenoteitself.Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
Icarefully
inceledim
examinedthewriting,andthekağıdı
paperuponwhichitwaswritten.“The
adam
manwhowroteitwasmuhtemelen
presumablywelltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringtotaklit
imitatemycompanion’sprocesses.“Suchpapercouldnotbeboughtunder
yarım
halfacrownapacket.Itispeculiarly
güçlü
strongandstiff.”“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,andforitsçok sayıda
numerousglass-factoriesandpaper-mills.’Ha,ha,myoğlum
boy,whatdoyoumakeofthat?”Hiseyessparkled,
ve
andhesentupabüyük
greatbluetriumphantcloudfromhiscigarette.“ThepaperwasmadeinBohemia,”I
dedim
said.“Precisely.
Andthemanwhowrotethe
notu
noteisaGerman.Doyounotethe
tuhaf
peculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘Thisaccountofyouwehavefromallquartersreceived.’Bir
AFrenchmanorRussiancouldnothavewrittenbu
that.ItistheGermanwhoissouncourteoustohisverbs.
Itonly
kalıyor
remains,therefore,todiscoverwhatiswantedbythisGermanwhowritesuponBohemianpaperve
andpreferswearingamasktoshowinghisyüzünü
face.Andherehecomes,
eğer
ifIamnotmistaken,toçözmek
resolveallourdoubts.”Ashespoketherewasthe
keskin
sharpsoundofhorses’hoofsve
andgratingwheelsagainstthecurb,followedbybir
asharppullatthebell.Holmeswhistled.
“A
çift
pair,bythesound,”saidhe.“Yes,”hecontinued,glancing
dışarı
outofthewindow.“A
güzel
nicelittlebroughamandaçift
pairofbeauties.Ahundredandfiftyguineasapiece.
There’s
para
moneyinthiscase,Watson,eğer
ifthereisnothingelse.”“I
sanırım
thinkthatIhadbettergitmeliyim
go,Holmes.”“Notabit,
Doktor
Doctor.Staywhereyouare.
Iamlost
olmadan
withoutmyBoswell.Andthispromisestobe
ilginç
interesting.Itwouldbea
yazık
pitytomissit.”“Butyourclient—”.
“Nevermind
onu
him.Imaywantyourhelp,andsomay
o
he.Herehecomes.
Sitdownin
o
thatarmchair,Doctor,andgiveusyourbestattention.”Bir
Aslowandheavystep,whichhadbeenhearduponthestairsve
andinthepassage,pausedhemen
immediatelyoutsidethedoor.Thentherewas
bir
aloudandauthoritativetap.“Comein!”
dedi
saidHolmes.Amanenteredwhocouldhardlyhavebeenless
daha
thansixfeetsixinchesinheight,withthechestve
andlimbsofaHercules.Hisdresswasrichwith
bir
arichnesswhichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakintokötü
badtaste.Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacrossthesleeves
ve
andfrontsofhisdouble-breastedcoat,whilethedeepmavi
bluecloakwhichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslinedwithflame-colouredsilkve
andsecuredattheneckwithbir
abroochwhichconsistedofbir
asingleflamingberyl.Bootswhichextendedhalfway
kadar
uphiscalves,andwhichweretrimmedatthetopswithzengin
richbrownfur,completedtheimpressionofbarbaricopulencewhichwassuggestedbyhistüm
wholeappearance.Hecarriedabroad-brimmed
şapka
hatinhishand,whileheworeacrosstheüst
upperpartofhisface,extendingdownpastthecheekbones,bir
ablackvizardmask,whichhehadgörünüşe göre
apparentlyadjustedthatverymoment,forhishandwashala
stillraisedtoitasheentered.Fromthe
alt
lowerpartofthefacehegörünüyordu
appearedtobeamanofgüçlü
strongcharacter,withathick,hangingdudak
lip,andalong,straightçene
chinsuggestiveofresolutionpushedtothelengthofobstinacy.“Youhadmynote?”
he
sordu
askedwithadeepharshvoiceve
andastronglymarkedGermanaccent.“ItoldyouthatIwouldcall.”
He
baktı
lookedfromonetotheotherofus,asifuncertainwhichtoaddress.“Praytakeaseat,”
dedi
saidHolmes.“Thisismyfriend
ve
andcolleague,Dr.Watson,whoisoccasionallygoodenoughtoyardım
helpmeinmycases.WhomhaveIthehonourtoaddress?”
“Youmayaddressmeasthe
Kont
CountVonKramm,aBohemiannobleman.Iunderstandthatthis
beyefendi
gentleman,yourfriend,isamanofhonourve
anddiscretion,whomImaytrustwithbir
amatterofthemostextremeimportance.Ifnot,Ishouldmuch
tercih
prefertocommunicatewithyoualone.”Iroseto
gitmek
go,butHolmescaughtmebythewristve
andpushedmebackintomychair.“Itisboth,
ya da
ornone,”saidhe.“Youmaysaybefore
bu
thisgentlemananythingwhichyoumaysaytome.”The
Kont
Countshruggedhisbroadshoulders.“ThenImustbegin,”saidhe,“bybindingyoubothto
mutlak
absolutesecrecyfortwoyears;atthe
sonunda
endofthattimethematterolmayacak
willbeofnoimportance.Atpresentitisnottoomuchtosaythatitisofsuchweightitmayhave
bir
aninfluenceuponEuropeanhistory.”“Ipromise,”
dedi
saidHolmes.“AndI.”
“You
etti
willexcusethismask,”continuedourgarip
strangevisitor.“Theaugustpersonwhoemploysme
istiyor
wisheshisagenttobeunknowntoyou,ve
andImayconfessatoncethatthetitlebywhichIhavejustcalledmyselfisnottam
exactlymyown.”“Iwasawareofit,”
dedi
saidHolmesdryly.“Thecircumstancesareofgreatdelicacy,
ve
andeveryprecautionhastobetakentoquenchwhatolabilecek
mightgrowtobeanimmenseskandal
scandalandseriouslycompromiseoneofthereigningfamiliesofEurope.Tospeak
açıkça
plainly,thematterimplicatesthebüyük
greatHouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”“Iwas
da
alsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimselfdowninhisarmchairve
andclosinghiseyes.Ourvisitorglancedwithsomeapparentsurpriseatthelanguid,loungingfigureofthemanwhohadbeennodoubtdepictedtohimasthe
en
mostincisivereasonerandmostenerjik
energeticagentinEurope.Holmesslowlyreopenedhiseyes
ve
andlookedimpatientlyathisgiganticclient.“Ifyour
Majesteleri
Majestywouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbebetterabletoadviseyou.”The
adam
mansprangfromhischairve
andpacedupanddowntheodada
roominuncontrollableagitation.Then,
ile
withagestureofdesperation,hetorethemaskfromhisfaceve
andhurleditupontheyere
ground.“Youareright,”hecried;
“Iamthe
Kral
King.WhyshouldIattempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“Your
Majesteleri
MajestyhadnotspokenbeforeIwasawarethatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,Büyük
GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,andkalıtsal
hereditaryKingofBohemia.”“Butyoucanunderstand,”
dedi
saidourstrangevisitor,sittingdownkez
oncemoreandpassinghishandoverhisyüksek
highwhiteforehead,“youcanunderstandthatIamnotalışık
accustomedtodoingsuchbusinessinmykendi
ownperson.Yetthematterwasso
hassas
delicatethatIcouldnotconfideittobir
anagentwithoutputtingmyselfinhispower.Ihave
geldim
comeincognitofromPragueforthepurposeofconsultingyou.”“Then,prayconsult,”
dedi
saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyeskez
oncemore.“Thefactsare
kısaca
brieflythese:Somefiveyears
önce
ago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,Imadetheacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.Thenameisnodoubt
tanıdık
familiartoyou.”“Kindlylookherupinmyindex,Doctor,”murmuredHolmeswithoutopeninghiseyes.
Formanyyearshehad
benimsemişti
adoptedasystemofdocketingtüm
allparagraphsconcerningmenandthings,sothatitwaszordu
difficulttonameasubjectya da
orapersononwhichhecouldnotatoncefurnishbilgi
information.InthiscaseI
buldum
foundherbiographysandwichedinarasında
betweenthatofaHebrewrabbive
andthatofastaff-commanderwhohadwrittenbir
amonographuponthedeep-seafishes.“Letmesee!”
dedi
saidHolmes.“Hum!
BorninNewJerseyintheyear1858.
Contralto—hum!
LaScala,hum!
PrimadonnaImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
LivinginLondon—quiteso!
Your
Majesteleri
Majesty,asIunderstand,becameentangledwiththisgenç
youngperson,wrotehersomeuzlaşmalı
compromisingletters,andisnowdesirousofgettingthoselettersback.”“Preciselyso.
Ama
Buthow—”.