The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes — Page 7
"What do you imagine that it means?"
"¿Qué imagina usted que significa?"
"I have no data yet. It is a capital mistake to theorise before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts. But the note itself. What do you deduce from it?"
"Todavía no tengo datos. Es un error capital teorizar antes de tener datos. Insensiblemente uno empieza a torcer los hechos para que se ajusten a las teorías, en lugar de ajustar las teorías a los hechos. Pero la nota en sí. ¿Qué deduce usted de ella?"
I carefully examined the writing, and the paper upon which it was written.
Examiné cuidadosamente la escritura y el papel sobre el que estaba escrita.
"The man who wrote it was presumably well to do," I remarked, endeavouring to imitate my companion's processes. "Such paper could not be bought under half a crown a packet. It is peculiarly strong and stiff."
«El hombre que la escribió era presumiblemente acomodado», observé, esforzándome por imitar los procesos de mi compañero. «Tal papel no podría comprarse por menos de media corona el paquete. Es particularmente resistente y rígido.»
"Peculiar—that is the very word," said Holmes. "It is not an English paper at all. Hold it up to the light."
«Peculiar, esa es exactamente la palabra», dijo Holmes. «No es en absoluto un papel inglés. Sosténgalo a la luz.»
I did so, and saw a large "E" with a small "g," a "P," and a large "G" with a small "t" woven into the texture of the paper.
Así lo hice, y vi una «E» mayúscula con una «g» minúscula, una «P», y una «G» mayúscula con una «t» minúscula entretejidas en la textura del papel.
"What do you make of that?" asked Holmes.
«¿Qué deduce usted de eso?», preguntó Holmes.
"The name of the maker, no doubt; or his monogram, rather."
«El nombre del fabricante, sin duda; o más bien su monograma.»
"Not at all. The 'G' with the small 't' stands for 'Gesellschaft,' which is the German for 'Company.' It is a customary contraction like our 'Co.' 'P,' of course, stands for 'Papier.' Now for the 'Eg.' Let us glance at our Continental Gazetteer."
«En absoluto. La 'G' con la 't' minúscula significa 'Gesellschaft', que es la palabra alemana para 'Compañía'. Es una contracción habitual como nuestra 'Cía.' La 'P', por supuesto, significa 'Papier'. Ahora veamos la 'Eg'. Consultemos nuestro Diccionario Geográfico Continental.»
He took down a heavy brown volume from his shelves. "Eglow, Eglonitz—here we are, Egria. It is in a German-speaking country—in Bohemia, not far from Carlsbad.
Bajó un pesado volumen de color marrón de sus estantes. «Eglow, Eglonitz... aquí está: Egria. Se encuentra en un país de habla alemana, en Bohemia, no lejos de Carlsbad.
Vocabulary
- Qué
- What; which (interrogative pronoun)
- imagina
- Imagines; picture in one's mind
- usted
- You (formal singular pronoun)
- que
- That; which (relative pronoun)
- significa
- Means; signifies or has meaning
- Todavía
- Still; yet; nonetheless
- no
- No; not (negation)
- tengo
- I have; possess
- datos
- Data; facts or information
- Es
- Is; third person singular of ser
- un
- A; an (masculine indefinite article)
- error
- Error; mistake or fault
- capital
- Capital; major or important
- teorizar
- Theorize; form or present theory
- antes
- Before; prior to something
- de
- Of; from (preposition)
- tener
- Have; possess or hold
- uno
- One; the number one
- empieza
- Begins; starts or commences
- torcer
- Twist; bend or distort
- los
- The (masculine plural article)
- hechos
- Facts; events or occurrences
- para
- For; in order to (preposition)
- se
- Reflexive pronoun; oneself
- ajusten
- Adjust; fit or conform to
- las
- The (feminine plural article)
- teorías
- Theories; systems of ideas or beliefs
- en
- In; on (preposition)
- lugar
- Place; location or position
- ajustar
- Adjust; fit or make conform
- Pero
- But; however (conjunction)
- la
- The (feminine singular article)
- nota
- Note; written message or mark
- sí
- Yes; affirmative response
- deduce
- Deduces; infers from evidence
- ella
- She; her (feminine pronoun)
- Examiné
- Examined; inspected carefully or closely
- cuidadosamente
- Carefully; with careful attention or caution
- escritura
- Writing; handwriting or written text
- el
- The (masculine singular article)
- papel
- Paper; sheets for writing on
- sobre
- On; upon; over (preposition)
- estaba
- Was; past tense of estar
- escrita
- Written; past participle of escribir
- El
- The (masculine singular article)
- hombre
- Man; male person or human
- escribió
- Wrote; past tense of escribir
- era
- Was; past tense of ser
- observé
- Observed; noticed or watched carefully
- esforzándose
- Striving; making efforts or attempting
- por
- By; through; for (preposition)
- imitar
- Imitate; copy or mimic behavior
- procesos
- Processes; series of actions or steps
- mi
- My; possessive adjective first person
- compañero
- Companion; colleague or associate
- Tal
- Such; of that kind or type
- podría
- Could; might or would be able
- comprarse
- Buy oneself; purchase for oneself
- menos
- Less; fewer or smaller amount
- media
- Half; one of two equal parts
- corona
- Crown; currency unit or headpiece
- paquete
- Package; parcel or bundle
- particularmente
- Particularly; especially or distinctly
- resistente
- Resistant; strong or durable
- rígido
- Rigid; stiff or inflexible
- Peculiar
- Peculiar; strange or distinctive
- esa
- That (feminine demonstrative pronoun)
- es
- Is; third person singular of ser
- exactamente
- Exactly; precisely or just right
- palabra
- Word; unit of language or speech
- dijo
- Said; past tense of decir
- No
- No; negative response or refusal
- absoluto
- Absolute; complete or total
- inglés
- English; of England or its language
- Sosténgalo
- Hold it; maintain or support
- luz
- Light; illumination or brightness
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