I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
Tôi
I.ToSherlockHolmessheisalwaysthe
phụ nữ
woman.Ihaveseldomheardhimmentionher
dưới
underanyothername.Inhiseyessheeclipses
và
andpredominatesthewholeofhergiới
sex.Itwasnotthathefelt
bất kỳ
anyemotionakintoloveforIreneAdler.Tất cả
Allemotions,andthatoneparticularly,wereabhorrenttohislạnh
cold,precisebutadmirablybalancedmind.Hewas,Itakeit,the
nhất
mostperfectreasoningandobservingmachinethattheworldhasseen,nhưng
butasaloverhewouldhaveplacedhimselfinmột
afalseposition.Heneverspokeof
những
thesofterpassions,savewithmột
agibeandasneer.Theywereadmirablethingsfor
những
theobserver—excellentfordrawingtheveilfrommen’smotivesvà
andactions.Butforthetrainedreasonertoadmitsuchintrusionsintohis
riêng
owndelicateandfinelyadjustedtemperamentwastointroducemột
adistractingfactorwhichmightthrowmột
adoubtuponallhismentalresults.Gritinasensitiveinstrument,
hoặc
oracrackinoneofhisriêng
ownhigh-powerlenses,wouldnotbemoredisturbingthanastrongemotioninanaturesuchasmình
his.Andyettherewasbut
một
onewomantohim,andthatphụ nữ
womanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofdubiousvà
andquestionablememory.Ihadseen
ít
littleofHolmeslately.Mymarriagehaddriftedus
xa
awayfromeachother.My
sở hữu
owncompletehappiness,andthehome-centredinterestswhichriseupquanh
aroundthemanwhofirstfindshimselfchủ
masterofhisownestablishment,weresufficienttoabsorbtất cả
allmyattention,whileHolmes,người
wholoathedeveryformofsocietyvới
withhiswholeBohemiansoul,remainedinourlodgingsinBakerStreet
Street,buriedamonghisoldbooks,và
andalternatingfromweektotuần
weekbetweencocaineandambition,những
thedrowsinessofthedrug,và
andthefierceenergyofhissở hữu
ownkeennature.Hewas
vẫn
still,asever,deeplyattractedbythestudyofcrime,và
andoccupiedhisimmensefacultiesvà
andextraordinarypowersofobservationinfollowingra
outthoseclues,andclearingupthosemysterieswhichhadbeenabandonedashopelessbytheofficialcảnh sát
police.FromtimetotimeIheard
một
somevagueaccountofhisdoings:ofhissummonstoOdessainthecaseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupofthesingulartragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,
và
andfinallyofthemissionwhichhehadaccomplishedsodelicatelyvà
andsuccessfullyforthereigninggia đình
familyofHolland.Beyondthesesignsofhisactivity,however,
mà
whichImerelysharedwithtất cả
allthereadersofthedailypress,Iknewít
littleofmyformerfriendvà
andcompanion.Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethofMarch,1888—Iwasreturningfromajourneytoapatient(forIhad
bây giờ
nowreturnedtocivilpractice),khi
whenmywayledmequa
throughBakerStreet.AsIpassed
những
thewell-remembereddoor,whichmustalwaysbeassociatedinmymindvới
withmywooing,andwithnhững
thedarkincidentsoftheStudyinScarlet,Iwasseizedvới
withakeendesiretothấy
seeHolmesagain,andtobiết
knowhowhewasemployinghisextraordinarypowers.Hisroomswerebrilliantlylit,
và
and,evenasIlookedlên
up,Isawhistall,sparefigurepasstwiceinmột
adarksilhouetteagainsttheblind.Hewaspacingthe
phòng
roomswiftly,eagerly,withhisđầu
headsunkuponhischestvà
andhishandsclaspedbehindhim.To
tôi
me,whoknewhiseverymoodvà
andhabit,hisattitudeandmannertoldtheirriêng
ownstory.Hewasatwork
lại
again.Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreams
và
andwashotuponthescentofmột
somenewproblem.Irangthebell
và
andwasshownuptothechambermà
whichhadformerlybeeninphần
partmyown.Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
Itseldomwas;
nhưng
buthewasglad,Ithink,toseeme.Với
Withhardlyawordspoken,nhưng
butwithakindlyeye,hewavedmetoanarmchair,threwacrosshistrường hợp
caseofcigars,andindicatedaspirittrường hợp
caseandagasogeneinthecorner.Thenhestood
trước
beforethefireandlookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivefashion.“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“Ithink,Watson,
rằng
thatyouhaveputonsevenandahalfpoundstừ
sinceIsawyou.”“Seven!”
Ianswered.
“Indeed,I
nên
shouldhavethoughtalittlemore.Just
một
atriflemore,Ifancy,Watson.Và
Andinpracticeagain,Iobserve.Youdidnot
nói
tellmethatyouintendedtođi
gointoharness.”“Then,howdoyouknow?”
“I
thấy
seeit,Ideduceit.How
làm
doIknowthatyouhavebeengettingyourselfrất
verywetlately,andthatyouhavemột
amostclumsyandcarelessservantgirl?”“My
thân
dearHolmes,”saidI,“thisisquá
toomuch.Youwouldcertainly
đã
havebeenburned,hadyoulivedavài
fewcenturiesago.ItistruethatIhad
một
acountrywalkonThursdayvà
andcamehomeinadreadfulmess,nhưng
butasIhavechangedmyclothesIcan’timaginelàm thế nào
howyoudeduceit.AstoMaryJane,sheisincorrigible,
và
andmywifehasgivenhernotice,nhưng
butthere,again,Ifailtoseelàm thế nào
howyouworkitout.”Hechuckledtohimself
và
andrubbedhislong,nervoushandsnhau
together.“Itissimplicityitself,”said
ông
he;“myeyestellme
rằng
thatontheinsideofyourleftshoe,justnơi
wherethefirelightstrikesit,theleatherisscoredbysáu
sixalmostparallelcuts.Obviouslythey
đã
havebeencausedbysomeonewhohasrất
verycarelesslyscrapedroundtheedgesofcác
thesoleinordertoremovecrustedmudfromit.Hence,you
thấy
see,mydoubledeductionthatyouhadbeenra
outinvileweather,andthatyouhadmột
aparticularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenoftheLondonslavey.Astoyourpractice,
nếu
ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,với
withablackmarkofnitrateofsilveruponhisrightforefinger,và
andabulgeontherightsideofhistop-hattoshownơi
wherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,Imustbedull,indeed,nếu
ifIdonotpronouncehimtobeanactivememberofthemedicalprofession.”Icouldnothelplaughingattheeasewith
mà
whichheexplainedhisprocessofdeduction.“WhenI
nghe
hearyougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“theđiều
thingalwaysappearstometobesoridiculouslysimplethatIcouldeasilylàm
doitmyself,thoughatmỗi
eachsuccessiveinstanceofyourreasoningIambaffleduntilyouexplainyourprocess.Và
AndyetIbelievethatmyeyesareastốt
goodasyours.”“Quiteso,”heanswered,lightingacigarette,
và
andthrowinghimselfdownintoanarmchair.“Yousee,
nhưng
butyoudonotobserve.Thedistinctionisclear.
Forexample,you
đã
havefrequentlyseenthestepswhichleadlên
upfromthehalltonày
thisroom.”“Frequently.”
“Howoften?”
“Well,
một
somehundredsoftimes.”“Thenhowmanyarethere?”
“Howmany?
Idon’tknow.”
“Quiteso!
You
đã
havenotobserved.Andyetyou
đã
haveseen.Thatisjustmy
điểm
point.Now,Iknowthatthereareseventeensteps,becauseIhave
cả
bothseenandobserved.Bytheway,
vì
sinceyouareinterestedinthesenhỏ
littleproblems,andsinceyouaretốt
goodenoughtochronicleonehoặc
ortwoofmytriflingexperiences,youcó thể
maybeinterestedinthis.”Hethrew
qua
overasheetofthick,pink-tintednotepaperwhichhadbeenlyingmở
openuponthetable.“Itcamebythe
cuối
lastpost,”saidhe.“Readitaloud.”
Thenotewasundated,
và
andwithouteithersignatureoraddress.“Therewillcalluponyouto-night,at
một
aquartertoeighto’clock,”itsaid,“agentlemanwhodesirestoconsultyouuponmột
amatteroftheverydeepestmoment.YourrecentservicestooneoftheroyalhousesofEuropehaveshownthatyouareone
người
whomaysafelybetrustedvới
withmatterswhichareofanimportancewhichcanhardlybeexaggerated.Này
Thisaccountofyouweđã
havefromallquartersreceived.Beinyourchamberthenatthat
giờ
hour,anddonottakeitamissnếu
ifyourvisitorwearamask.”“Thisisindeed
một
amystery,”Iremarked.“Whatdoyouimaginethatitmeans?”
“I
có
havenodatayet.Itisacapitalmistaketotheorise
trước
beforeonehasdata.Insensiblyonebeginstotwistfactstosuittheories,insteadoftheoriestosuitfacts.
Nhưng
Butthenoteitself.Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
Icarefullyexamined
các
thewriting,andthepaperuponwhichitwaswritten.“Themanwhowroteitwaspresumably
tốt
welltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringtoimitatemycompanion’sprocesses.“Suchpapercouldnotbebought
dưới
underhalfacrownapacket.Itispeculiarlystrong
và
andstiff.”“Peculiar—thatistheveryword,”saidHolmes.
“Itisnot
một
anEnglishpaperatall.Giữ
Holdituptothelight.”Ididso,
và
andsawalarge“E”với
withasmall“g,”a“P,”và
andalarge“G”withmột
asmall“t”wovenintothetextureofthepaper.“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
askedHolmes.
“Thenameofthemaker,
không
nodoubt;orhismonogram,rather.”
“Notatall.
The‘G’
với
withthesmall‘t’standsfor‘Gesellschaft,’whichistheGermanfor‘Company.’Itismột
acustomarycontractionlikeour‘Co.’‘P,’ofcourse,standsfor‘Papier.’Bây giờ
Nowforthe‘Eg.’LetusglanceatourContinentalGazetteer.”Hetook
xuống
downaheavybrownvolumefromhisshelves.“Eglow,Eglonitz—hereweare,Egria.
Itisin
một
aGerman-speakingcountry—inBohemia,notxa
farfromCarlsbad.‘RemarkableasbeingthesceneofthedeathofWallenstein,
và
andforitsnumerousglass-factoriesvà
andpaper-mills.’Ha,ha,mycậu bé
boy,whatdoyoumakeofthat?”Hiseyessparkled,
và
andhesentupalớn
greatbluetriumphantcloudfromhiscigarette.“ThepaperwasmadeinBohemia,”Isaid.
“Precisely.
Và
Andthemanwhowrotethenoteismột
aGerman.Doyounotethepeculiarconstructionofthesentence—‘Thisaccountofyouwehavefromallquartersreceived.’
Một
AFrenchmanorRussiancouldnothavewrittenđó
that.ItistheGerman
người
whoissouncourteoustohisverbs.It
chỉ
onlyremains,therefore,todiscoverwhatiswantedbynày
thisGermanwhowritesuponBohemianpapervà
andpreferswearingamasktoshowinghisface.Và
Andherehecomes,ifIamnotmistaken,toresolvetất cả
allourdoubts.”Ashespoke
có
therewasthesharpsoundofhorses’hoofsvà
andgratingwheelsagainstthecurb,followedbymột
asharppullatthebell.Holmeswhistled.
“Apair,bythesound,”said
anh ta
he.“Yes,”hecontinued,glancing
ra
outofthewindow.“A
đẹp
nicelittlebroughamandapairofbeauties.Một
Ahundredandfiftyguineasapiece.There’s
tiền
moneyinthiscase,Watson,nếu
ifthereisnothingelse.”“IthinkthatIhadbetter
đi
go,Holmes.”“Notabit,
Bác sĩ
Doctor.Staywhereyouare.
Iamlost
không
withoutmyBoswell.Andthispromisestobeinteresting.
Itwouldbeapitytomissit.”
“Butyourclient—”.
“Never
tâm
mindhim.Imaywantyourhelp,
và
andsomayhe.Herehecomes.
Ngồi
Sitdowninthatarmchair,Bác sĩ
Doctor,andgiveusyourbestattention.”Một
Aslowandheavystep,mà
whichhadbeenhearduponthestairsvà
andinthepassage,pausedimmediatelyoutsidethecửa
door.Thentherewasaloud
và
andauthoritativetap.“Comein!”
saidHolmes.
Một
Amanenteredwhocouldhardlyđã
havebeenlessthansixfeetsáu
sixinchesinheight,withthechestvà
andlimbsofaHercules.Hisdresswasrich
với
witharichnesswhichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakintoxấu
badtaste.Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacross
những
thesleevesandfrontsofhisdouble-breastedcoat,khi
whilethedeepbluecloakwhichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslinedwithflame-colouredsilkvà
andsecuredattheneckwithmột
abroochwhichconsistedofmột
asingleflamingberyl.Boots
mà
whichextendedhalfwayuphiscalves,và
andwhichweretrimmedatthetopsvới
withrichbrownfur,completedtheimpressionofbarbaricopulencemà
whichwassuggestedbyhiswholeappearance.Hecarried
một
abroad-brimmedhatinhishand,khi
whileheworeacrosstheupperphần
partofhisface,extendingxuống
downpastthecheekbones,ađen
blackvizardmask,whichhehadapparentlyadjustedthatverymoment,forhishandwasvẫn
stillraisedtoitasheentered.Fromthelower
phần
partofthefaceheappearedtobemột
amanofstrongcharacter,với
withathick,hanginglip,và
andalong,straightchinsuggestiveofresolutionpushedtothelengthofobstinacy.“Youhadmynote?”
heasked
với
withadeepharshvoicevà
andastronglymarkedGermanaccent.“ItoldyouthatIwouldcall.”
Helookedfromonetothe
khác
otherofus,asifuncertainmà
whichtoaddress.“Praytakeaseat,”saidHolmes.
“Thisismyfriend
và
andcolleague,Dr.Watson,whoisoccasionallytốt
goodenoughtohelpmeinmycases.Whom
có
haveIthehonourtoaddress?”“You
có thể
mayaddressmeastheCountVonKramm,một
aBohemiannobleman.Iunderstandthat
này
thisgentleman,yourfriend,ismột
amanofhonouranddiscretion,whomIcó thể
maytrustwithamatterofthemostextremeimportance.Nếu
Ifnot,Ishouldmuchprefertocommunicatevới
withyoualone.”Iroseto
đi
go,butHolmescaughtmebythewristvà
andpushedmebackintomychair.“Itis
cả
both,ornone,”saidhe.“You
có thể
maysaybeforethisgentlemananythingwhichyoucó thể
maysaytome.”TheCountshruggedhisbroadshoulders.
“ThenI
phải
mustbegin,”saidhe,“bybindingyoucả
bothtoabsolutesecrecyforhai
twoyears;attheendof
đó
thattimethematterwillbeofkhông
noimportance.Atpresentitisnot
quá
toomuchtosaythatitisofsuchweightitcó thể
mayhaveaninfluenceuponEuropeanhistory.”“Ipromise,”saidHolmes.
“AndI.”
“You
sẽ
willexcusethismask,”continuedourstrangevisitor.“Theaugustpersonwhoemploysmewisheshisagenttobeunknowntoyou,
và
andImayconfessatoncethatthetitlebywhichIcó
havejustcalledmyselfisnotchính xác
exactlymyown.”“Iwasawareofit,”saidHolmesdryly.
“Thecircumstancesareofgreatdelicacy,
và
andeveryprecautionhastobetakentoquenchwhatmightgrowtobeanimmensescandalvà
andseriouslycompromiseoneofnhững
thereigningfamiliesofEurope.To
nói
speakplainly,thematterimplicatescác
thegreatHouseofOrmstein,hereditarykingsofBohemia.”“Iwas
cũng
alsoawareofthat,”murmuredHolmes,settlinghimselfxuống
downinhisarmchairandclosinghiseyes.Ourvisitorglanced
với
withsomeapparentsurpriseatthelanguid,loungingfigureofthengười đàn ông
manwhohadbeennodoubtdepictedtohimasthenhất
mostincisivereasonerandmostenergeticagentinEurope.Holmesslowlyreopenedhiseyes
và
andlookedimpatientlyathisgiganticclient.“IfyourMajestywouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbe
tốt
betterabletoadviseyou.”The
người đàn ông
mansprangfromhischairvà
andpacedupanddownthephòng
roominuncontrollableagitation.Then,
với
withagestureofdesperation,hetorethemaskfromhisfacevà
andhurleditupontheground.“Youareright,”hecried;
“Iamthe
Vua
King.WhyshouldIattempttoconcealit?”
“Why,indeed?”
murmuredHolmes.
“YourMajestyhadnotspoken
trước
beforeIwasawarethatIwasaddressingWilhelmGottsreichSigismondvonOrmstein,GrandDukeofCassel-Felstein,và
andhereditaryKingofBohemia.”“Butyou
có thể
canunderstand,”saidourstrangevisitor,sittingxuống
downoncemoreandpassinghishandqua
overhishighwhiteforehead,“youcó thể
canunderstandthatIamnotaccustomedtodoingsuchkinh doanh
businessinmyownperson.Tuy nhiên
Yetthematterwassodelicatemà
thatIcouldnotconfideittomột
anagentwithoutputtingmyselfinhisquyền lực
power.IhavecomeincognitofromPragueforthepurposeofconsultingyou.”
“Then,prayconsult,”saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyes
lần
oncemore.“Thefactsarebrieflythese:
Some
năm
fiveyearsago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,Imadetheacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.The
tên
nameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”“Kindlylookherupinmyindex,Doctor,”murmuredHolmes
không
withoutopeninghiseyes.For
nhiều
manyyearshehadadoptedmột
asystemofdocketingallparagraphsconcerningmenvà
andthings,sothatitwasdifficulttotên
nameasubjectorangười
persononwhichhecouldnotatoncefurnishinformation.In
này
thiscaseIfoundherbiographysandwichedingiữa
betweenthatofaHebrewrabbivà
andthatofastaff-commanderwhohadwrittenmột
amonographuponthedeep-seafishes.“Letmesee!”
saidHolmes.
“Hum!
BorninNewJerseyinthe
năm
year1858.Contralto—hum!
LaScala,hum!
PrimadonnaImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!
Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
Sống
LivinginLondon—quiteso!YourMajesty,asI
hiểu
understand,becameentangledwiththistrẻ
youngperson,wrotehersomecompromisingletters,và
andisnowdesirousofgettingnhững
thoselettersback.”“Preciselyso.
Nhưng
Buthow—”.