I.ASCANDALINBOHEMIA
Tôi
I.ToSherlockHolmessheisalwaysthe
phụ nữ
woman.Ihaveseldomheardhimmentionher
dưới
underanyothername.Inhiseyessheeclipses
và
andpredominatesthewholeofhergiới
sex.Itwasnotthathefelt
bất kỳ
anyemotionakintoloveforIreneAdler.Tất cả
Allemotions,andthatoneđặc biệt
particularly,wereabhorrenttohislạnh
cold,precisebutadmirablybalancedmind.Hewas,Itakeit,the
nhất
mostperfectreasoningandobservingmachinethattheworldhasseen,nhưng
butasaloverhewouldhaveplacedhimselfinmột
afalseposition.Heneverspokeof
những
thesofterpassions,savewithmột
agibeandasneer.Theywereadmirablethingsfor
những
theobserver—excellentfordrawingtheche
veilfrommen’smotivesandactions.Nhưng
Butforthetrainedreasonertoadmitsuchintrusionsintohisriêng
owndelicateandfinelyadjustedtemperamentwastogiới thiệu
introduceadistractingfactorwhichmightném
throwadoubtuponallhistinh thần
mentalresults.Gritina
nhạy cảm
sensitiveinstrument,oracrackinoneofhisriêng
ownhigh-powerlenses,wouldnotbemoredisturbingthanastrongcảm xúc
emotioninanaturesuchasmình
his.Andyettherewasbut
một
onewomantohim,andthatphụ nữ
womanwasthelateIreneAdler,ofđáng ngờ
dubiousandquestionablememory.Ihadseen
ít
littleofHolmeslately.Mymarriagehaddriftedus
xa
awayfromeachother.My
sở hữu
owncompletehappiness,andthehome-centredinterestswhichriseupquanh
aroundthemanwhofirstfindshimselfchủ
masterofhisownestablishment,weređủ
sufficienttoabsorballmyattention,khi
whileHolmes,wholoathedeveryhình thức
formofsocietywithhiswholeBohemian
Bohemiansoul,remainedinourlodgingsinBaker
BakerStreet,buriedamonghiscũ
oldbooks,andalternatingfromtuần
weektoweekbetweencocainevà
andambition,thedrowsinessofnhững
thedrug,andthefiercenăng lượng
energyofhisownkeennature.Hewas
vẫn
still,asever,deeplyattractedbythestudyoftội phạm
crime,andoccupiedhisimmensefacultiesvà
andextraordinarypowersofobservationinfollowingra
outthoseclues,andclearingupthosemysterieswhichhadbeenabandonedashopelessbythechính thức
officialpolice.FromtimetotimeIheard
một
somevagueaccountofhisdoings:ofhissummonstoOdessainthecaseoftheTrepoffmurder,ofhisclearingupofthesingulartragedyoftheAtkinsonbrothersatTrincomalee,
và
andfinallyofthemissionwhichhehadaccomplishedsodelicatelyvà
andsuccessfullyforthereigninggia đình
familyofHolland.Beyondthesesignsofhis
hoạt động
activity,however,whichImerelysharedvới
withallthereadersofthedailybáo chí
press,Iknewlittleofmycũ
formerfriendandcompanion.Onenight—itwasonthetwentiethofMarch,1888—Iwasreturningfroma
chuyến đi
journeytoapatient(forIhadbây giờ
nowreturnedtocivilpractice),khi
whenmywayledmequa
throughBakerStreet.AsIpassed
những
thewell-remembereddoor,whichmustalwaysbeassociatedinmymindvới
withmywooing,andwithnhững
thedarkincidentsoftheStudyinScarlet
Scarlet,Iwasseizedwithmột
akeendesiretoseeHolmesnữa
again,andtoknowhowhewasemployinghisextraordinarypowers.Hisroomswere
rực rỡ
brilliantlylit,and,evenasIlookedlên
up,Isawhistall,sparehình
figurepasstwiceinadarksilhouettechống lại
againsttheblind.Hewaspacingthe
phòng
roomswiftly,eagerly,withhisđầu
headsunkuponhischestvà
andhishandsclaspedbehindhim.To
tôi
me,whoknewhiseverytâm trạng
moodandhabit,hisattitudevà
andmannertoldtheirownstory.Hewasatwork
lại
again.Hehadrisenoutofhisdrug-createddreams
và
andwashotuponthemùi
scentofsomenewproblem.Irangthe
chuông
bellandwasshownuptothechambermà
whichhadformerlybeeninphần
partmyown.Hismannerwasnoteffusive.
It
hiếm khi
seldomwas;buthewas
vui
glad,Ithink,toseeme.Với
Withhardlyawordspoken,nhưng
butwithakindlyeye,hewavedmetoanghế
armchair,threwacrosshiscaseofcigars,và
andindicatedaspiritcasevà
andagasogeneinthegóc
corner.Thenhestoodbeforethefire
và
andlookedmeoverinhissingularintrospectivefashion.“Wedlocksuitsyou,”heremarked.
“Ithink,Watson,
rằng
thatyouhaveputonbảy
sevenandahalfpoundstừ
sinceIsawyou.”“Seven!”
Ianswered.
“Indeed,I
nên
shouldhavethoughtalittlemore.Just
một
atriflemore,Ifancy,Watson.Và
Andinpracticeagain,Iquan sát
observe.Youdidnottellme
rằng
thatyouintendedtogointoharness.”“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
butasIhavechangedmyquần áo
clothesIcan’timaginehowyoudeduceit.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,theda
leatherisscoredbysixgần
almostparallelcuts.Obviouslythey
đã
havebeencausedbysomeonewhohasrất
verycarelesslyscrapedroundtheedgesofcác
thesoleinordertoloại bỏ
removecrustedmudfromit.Do đó
Hence,yousee,mydoubledeductionthatyouhadbeenra
outinvileweather,andthatyouhadmột
aparticularlymalignantboot-slittingspecimenoftheLondonslavey.Astoyourpractice,
nếu
ifagentlemanwalksintomyroomssmellingofiodoform,với
withablackmarkofnitrateofbạc
silveruponhisrightforefinger,và
andabulgeontherightsideofhistop-hattoshownơi
wherehehassecretedhisstethoscope,Imustbedull,thực sự
indeed,ifIdonotpronouncehimtobeanhoạt động
activememberofthemedicalprofession.”Icouldnothelplaughingattheeasewith
mà
whichheexplainedhisprocessofdeduction.“WhenI
nghe
hearyougiveyourreasons,”Iremarked,“theđiều
thingalwaysappearstometobesoridiculouslyđơn giản
simplethatIcouldeasilylàm
doitmyself,thoughatmỗi
eachsuccessiveinstanceofyourlý do
reasoningIambaffleduntilyougiải thích
explainyourprocess.AndyetI
tin
believethatmyeyesareastốt
goodasyours.”“Quiteso,”heanswered,lightingacigarette,
và
andthrowinghimselfdownintoanghế
armchair.“Yousee,butyoudonot
quan sát
observe.Thedistinctionisclear.
For
ví dụ
example,youhavefrequentlyseennhững
thestepswhichleadupfromnhững
thehalltothisroom.”“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.”
The
ghi chú
notewasundated,andwithouteithersignaturehay
oraddress.“Therewillcalluponyouto-night,at
một
aquartertoeighto’clock,”itsaid,“agentlemanwhodesirestotham khảo
consultyouuponamatteroftherất
verydeepestmoment.Yourrecentservicestooneofthe
hoàng gia
royalhousesofEuropehaveshownthatyouareonengười
whomaysafelybetrustedvới
withmatterswhichareofanimportancewhichcanhardlybeexaggerated.Này
Thisaccountofyouweđã
havefromallquartersreceived.Beinyourchamberthenatthat
giờ
hour,anddonottakeitamissnếu
ifyourvisitorwearamask.”“Thisis
thực sự
indeedamystery,”Iremarked.“Whatdoyou
tưởng tượng
imaginethatitmeans?”“I
có
havenodatayet.Itisacapital
sai lầm
mistaketotheorisebeforeonehasdata.Insensiblyonebeginstotwistfactsto
phù hợp với
suittheories,insteadoftheoriestophù hợp với
suitfacts.Butthenoteitself.
Whatdoyoudeducefromit?”
I
cẩn thận
carefullyexaminedthewriting,andcác
thepaperuponwhichitwaswritten.“Themanwhowroteitwas
có lẽ
presumablywelltodo,”Iremarked,endeavouringtobắt chước
imitatemycompanion’sprocesses.“Such
giấy
papercouldnotbeboughtdưới
underhalfacrownagói
packet.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”wovenintothecấu
textureofthepaper.“Whatdoyoumakeofthat?”
askedHolmes.
“Thenameofthe
nhà sản xuất
maker,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—‘This
tài khoản
accountofyouwehavefromallquartersreceived.’Một
AFrenchmanorRussiancouldnothavewrittenđó
that.ItistheGerman
người
whoissouncourteoustohisverbs.It
chỉ
onlyremains,therefore,todiscoverwhatiswantedbynày
thisGermanwhowritesuponBohemian
Bohemianpaperandpreferswearingmột
amasktoshowinghisface.Và
Andherehecomes,ifIamnotnhầm
mistaken,toresolveallourdoubts.”Ashespoke
có
therewasthesharpsoundofhorses’hoofsvà
andgratingwheelsagainstthecurb,followedbymột
asharppullatthechuông
bell.Holmeswhistled.
“Apair,bythesound,”said
anh ta
he.“Yes,”hecontinued,glancing
ra
outofthewindow.“A
đẹp
nicelittlebroughamandacặp
pairofbeauties.Ahundredandfiftyguineasapiece.
There’s
tiền
moneyinthiscase,Watson,nếu
ifthereisnothingelse.”“IthinkthatIhadbetter
đi
go,Holmes.”“Notabit,
Bác sĩ
Doctor.Staywhereyouare.
Iamlost
không
withoutmyBoswell.Andthispromisestobe
thú vị
interesting.Itwouldbea
tiếc
pitytomissit.”“Butyourclient—”.
“Never
tâm
mindhim.Imaywantyourhelp,
và
andsomayhe.Herehecomes.
Ngồi
Sitdowninthatarmchair,Bác sĩ
Doctor,andgiveusyourbestattention.”Một
Aslowandheavystep,mà
whichhadbeenhearduponthecầu thang
stairsandinthepassage,pausedngay
immediatelyoutsidethedoor.Then
có
therewasaloudandauthoritativetap.“Comein!”
saidHolmes.
Một
Amanenteredwhocouldhardlyđã
havebeenlessthansixfeet
feetsixinchesinheight,với
withthechestandlimbsofmột
aHercules.Hisdresswas
giàu
richwitharichnesswhichwould,inEngland,belookeduponasakintoxấu
badtaste.Heavybandsofastrakhanwereslashedacross
những
thesleevesandfrontsofhisdouble-breastedáo
coat,whilethedeepblueáo choàng
cloakwhichwasthrownoverhisshoulderswaslinedwithflame-colouredlụa
silkandsecuredatthecổ
neckwithabroochwhichconsistedofmột
asingleflamingberyl.Boots
mà
whichextendedhalfwayuphiscalves,và
andwhichweretrimmedatthetopsvới
withrichbrownfur,completedtheấn tượng
impressionofbarbaricopulencewhichwassuggestedbyhiswholexuất hiện
appearance.Hecarriedabroad-brimmed
mũ
hatinhishand,whileheworeacrosstheupperphần
partofhisface,extendingxuống
downpastthecheekbones,ađen
blackvizardmask,whichhehadrõ ràng
apparentlyadjustedthatverymoment,forhishandwasvẫn
stillraisedtoitasheentered.Fromthelower
phần
partofthefaceheappearedtobemột
amanofstrongcharacter,với
withathick,hanginglip,và
andalong,straightchinsuggestiveofresolutionpushedtothelengthofobstinacy.“Youhadmynote?”
heasked
với
withadeepharshvoicevà
andastronglymarkedGermanaccent.“ItoldyouthatIwouldcall.”
Helookedfromonetothe
khác
otherofus,asifchắc chắn
uncertainwhichtoaddress.“Pray
hãy
takeaseat,”saidHolmes.“Thisismyfriend
và
andcolleague,Dr.Watson,whoisthỉnh thoảng
occasionallygoodenoughtohelpmeinmycases.Whom
có
haveIthehonourtoaddress?”“You
có thể
mayaddressmeastheBá tước
CountVonKramm,aBohemiannobleman.I
hiểu
understandthatthisgentleman,yourfriend,ismột
amanofhonouranddiscretion,whomIcó thể
maytrustwithamatterofthemostextremetrọng
importance.Ifnot,Ishouldmuch
thích
prefertocommunicatewithyoualone.”Iroseto
đi
go,butHolmescaughtmebythewristvà
andpushedmebackintomyghế
chair.“Itisboth,ornone,”said
ông
he.“Youmaysaybefore
này
thisgentlemananythingwhichyoucó thể
maysaytome.”The
Bá tước
Countshruggedhisbroadshoulders.“ThenI
phải
mustbegin,”saidhe,“bybindingyoucả
bothtoabsolutesecrecyforhai
twoyears;attheendof
đó
thattimethematterwillbeofkhông
noimportance.Atpresentitisnot
quá
toomuchtosaythatitisofsuchtrọng lượng
weightitmayhaveaninfluenceuponEuropeanhistory.”“Ipromise,”saidHolmes.
“AndI.”
“You
sẽ
willexcusethismask,”continuedourstrangevisitor.“Theaugustpersonwhoemploysmewisheshis
đại lý
agenttobeunknowntoyou,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,lounginghình
figureofthemanwhohadbeenkhông
nodoubtdepictedtohimasthenhất
mostincisivereasonerandmostnăng
energeticagentinEurope.Holmesslowlyreopenedhiseyes
và
andlookedimpatientlyathisgiganticclient.“IfyourMajestywouldcondescendtostateyourcase,”heremarked,“Ishouldbe
tốt
betterabletoadviseyou.”The
người đàn ông
mansprangfromhischairvà
andpacedupanddownthephòng
roominuncontrollableagitation.Then,
với
withagestureofdesperation,hetorethemaskfromhisfacevà
andhurleditupontheđất
ground.“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
canunderstandthatIamnotquen
accustomedtodoingsuchbusinessinmyownngười
person.Yetthematterwasso
nhạy cảm
delicatethatIcouldnotconfideittomột
anagentwithoutputtingmyselfinhisquyền lực
power.IhavecomeincognitofromPragueforthe
mục đích
purposeofconsultingyou.”“Then,prayconsult,”saidHolmes,shuttinghiseyes
lần
oncemore.“Thefactsare
ngắn gọn
brieflythese:Somefiveyears
trước
ago,duringalengthyvisittoWarsaw,Imadetheacquaintanceofthewell-knownadventuress,IreneAdler.The
tên
nameisnodoubtfamiliartoyou.”“Kindlylookherupinmyindex,Doctor,”murmuredHolmes
không
withoutopeninghiseyes.For
nhiều
manyyearshehadadoptedmột
asystemofdocketingallparagraphsliên quan đến
concerningmenandthings,sothatitwasdifficulttotên
nameasubjectorangười
persononwhichhecouldnotatoncefurnishthông tin
information.InthiscaseIfoundherbiographysandwichedin
giữa
betweenthatofaHebrewrabbivà
andthatofastaff-commanderwhohadwrittenmột
amonographuponthedeep-seafishes.“Letmesee!”
saidHolmes.
“Hum!
Sinh
BorninNewJerseyinthenăm
year1858.Contralto—hum!
LaScala,hum!
Primadonna
Hoàng
ImperialOperaofWarsaw—yes!Retiredfromoperaticstage—ha!
Sống
LivinginLondon—quiteso!YourMajesty,asI
hiểu
understand,becameentangledwiththistrẻ
youngperson,wrotehersomecompromisingletters,và
andisnowdesirousofgettingnhững
thoselettersback.”“Preciselyso.
Nhưng
Buthow—”.