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His
mother,
on the other I
hand, was astrong, proud woman who came from a d is i stingu
ished
family.
She filled
with
ideas
chivalry
mi li ttaary Arthur
of honour
and
two ideas that are
prese resen nt in al alii h iiss wri riti tin ngs and and actions. In
Sir Sir
rthu rthurr Cona Conan n Do Doyl ylee
Natio Nationa nall Po Port rtra rait it Gall Galler ery, y, Lond London on..
The Man who reated
Sher Sh erlo lock ck Ho Holm lmes es
876 Arthur
S
rthur Conan Doyle
ham erlou ck Hdolbmest ets lo avneed dd D rarac Jacte ohters nrs W soInof alite tw ore..ofButht eA m ousrt amo s an and es lov ch char inatalI al liretera ratu ture rrth thu
his
University.
Because
he had
very
money,
Arthur
\ittle
worked
for a doctor
Joseph
Bell.
amazed
3
because
Sir
began
medi medica call st stud udie iess at Ed Edin inbu burg rgh h
Joseph his
called
Conan Doyle s
students
Th hee Ri Ricc ha ha rd rd
mother in 1891.
L aanc ncee lyn lyn G re re een n Co Coll llee ccti tion on..
he could guess the
jobs and l iiffestyle 4 of his patients by simply observing them c aarrefuUy. Joseph Bel l was Arthur s pri n nccipal model for Sherlock Holmes. In
1880 Arthur
accepted
Co Cona nan n Do Doyl yle, e, th thei eirr cr crea eato tor, r, was was ju just st as fasc fascin inat atin ing g as hi hiss crea creati tion ons. s.
whaler.
Arthur
many exci ttiing adventures:
Conan Doyle was born on 22 May 1859 in Edinburgh,
Mary Mary Doyl Doylee
Bell
5
a job as ship s
During the seven-month
doctor
on an arctic
voyage of this ship Arthur had
he s aw aw the killing of Greenia nd nd
Scotland. His father was a ti m miid a n nd d impractic al al civil servant land when Arthur was still a young man his father had to go to live in a men enta tall h o osp spit ital al becau ecause se he was an alco alcoh holic lic and and ep epil ilep epti tic. c.
1 . ci v vii l s er er va va nt nt : s om om eeb bo od d y wh o w or or k kss f or or t he he g ov ove rn rn m meen t.t.
1. pl O u ud: d: di dign gnif ifie ied d an nd d se self lf respecting. 2.
chivalry: polite, kind and uns unself elfish ish beh behavi aviour our..
3.
am maa zzee d d::
gre gre aatl tly y su surr pr pr ise ised. d.
4.
l if if es es ty ty llee:
ho w a p eerr so son l iv iv eess .
5.
whaler:
a ship that looks and
.
hu hunt ntss for for wh whal ales es.. 1 se als : -
seals
6
5
4
an and d wh whal ales es After
1
an nd d h e hims imself alm lmo os t d rro ow wn ne d
this Arthur
finished
his medical
in icy icy
3
studies
practice in
2
4
1882,
and started
a
in Sout Souths hsea ea,, En Engl glan and d but
success.
arc arc tic wa wate ters rs..
it was
Very
carne, so Arthur
few
not
mother about his plans to eliminate
wrot e to him, You won t You can t You mustn t But in 1893 Ar Arth thur ur wr wrot otee a stor story y call called ed The The Fina Finall Prob Proble lem m in whic which h Holm Holmes es dies dies..
a
The reaction
patients
immediate.
had time to
write.
One of the books
wrote
was a novel
20,000
he
called
was lost
readers,
and people
wrote thousands
A
of letters
I
Holmes
to life.
firs firstt Sher Sherlo lock ck Holm Holmes es stor story. y. To make money, Arthur sent a
p eo eo ple ple e ve ve n ins insu lte lted d h im. im. O ne ne woman wrote these eloquent
short story about Holmes to a
w ord ordss to Arth Arthu ur: Y ou ou B ru ru te te.
popular
Finall y, y, i n 1901 Art hu hur wr ot ote
monthly
magazine
back
call called ed th thee Strand. Ho Holm lmes es so soon on
a se rria iali liss ed ed
became
novel
a big success. immediately
The asked
Sherlock Hol m mees, but from the beginning he had a strange relationship creation:
with his famous
a new Sherlock Holmes story.
the Strand s
incr increa ease sed d by thir thirty ty
Strand until 1927, just three
Co oll llee ccti tion on..
y ea ea rrss b eefo fore re Arth Arthu ur s But Arthur s
wan ted to write serious historic
active
life was not just
in public
affairs.
Arthur
Holm Holmee s
thousand copies. From then on Holmes appeared in the
The magazi magazine ne Strand (1927) (1927) featur featuring ing Th Thee S ta ta n nle ley y Ma Macc K Kee n nzz iiee
Many
called The Hound of
circ circul ulat atio ion n
he did not thi nk n k his
novels. So, from the beginning,
2
him to bring
S he he rrlo locck
the Bask Baskervi ervilles lles;;
sto tori riees a b bo ou utt S h hee rrlo locck Ho Holm lmees w ere ere s eri erio ou s an d a rti rtisstic tic e no no ug ugh . He
Sherlock spoke
Holmes. in favour
d ea ea th th.
He was very of a Channel
A rth rthu ur plan lann eed d the the d ea eath o f Sh erl erlo o ck ck Ho Holm lmees . Whe Whe n A rth rthu ur told told his
1 . w ha ha le le s: s:
to
Doyl Doylee begg beggin ing g
Arthur for more stories about
Th Thee Ri Rich char ard d La Lanc ncel elyn yn Gree Green n Co Colle llect ction ion..
of readers The Strand
Stud Studyy in Scar Scar/e /et. t. This was the
Strand
Beeton s Christ Christmas mas Ann AnnuaI uaI (18 (1887) 87) containing A St Stud udyy in Sc Scar arIe Iet. t.
Sherlock Holmes forever she
3 . i cy cy : f rree ez ez iin n g co ld ld .
begging ing:: im implo plori ring ng,, as aski king ng fe ferv rven ently tly.. 1. begg 2.
serialis eed d
... novel: thes e were novels that appeared a chapter or a few
.
drowned;
practic tice; e; 4. prac
died in the water.
works.
(h (her ere) e) plac placee wher wheree a docto doctorr
ch aap p te te rrss at a t im im e i n m ag ag aazz iin n eess . I n V iicc tto o ri ri aan n t im im es es m an an y n o ov v el el s we rree fi rrss t publ publis ishe hed d this this w aay. y.
6
Tunnel,
steel helmets Ifor
Arthur
soldiers
and inflatable
one of the most famous and be s t loved men of his day.
jackets
life
skills
crimes people
Th hee p ho ho to to gr gr ap ap h
o f F ra ra n ncce s G ri ri ffff iitt h hss
and the fai rriies
1917), which C on on an
Do yl yl e b el el iieev eed d w aass r ea ea l.l. Th Thee R ic ic ha ha rrd d
La Lan n ccee lly yn
G rree en en C ol ol llee ct ct io io n n..
and
to sol ve to
of cri mes
Arthur
Defends
the
important
an
advocate
world, Sherlock but Arthur
Holmes,
of the most logical
was greatly ridiculed
did not seem to care. As always,
The dates below
say when these
4
and he
man in the
A S tu tu d dyy i n S cca a rrll eett
5
his
2.
inf la la llaa b blle life jackels :
3. Ho oll m mee si si an an :
S he he rrll o occ k H o oll m mee s i s s o f aam m au au s t ha ha t he h as as hi s ow n a dj dj ec ec ttii v vee
were first
18 1890) This is the first Ho Holm lmes es nove novell and and it appe appear ared ed
The Sign of the Four
1 189 890) 0) a no nove vell
Th Thee Adve Advent ntur ures es of
18 1892 92)) Bo Both th Th Thee Blue Blue
She Sherlo rlock ck Holmes Holmes
Carbuncle Identity
and A Case of appeared
in this
collection Th Thee Me Memo moir irss of Sher Sherlo lock ck Ho Holm lmes es
18 1894)
The
Yellow
Face
appe appear ared ed in th this is volu volume me.. T he he R et et um um o f S h hee rrll oc ock Ho lm lm es es
sleel helmels :
stories
Christ Christmas mas Annual Annual
beliefs with honour and with pleasant good humour.
1.
in the Strand
in a maga magazi zine ne call called ed Be Beet eton on s
for these beliefs, he stuck to
ooks
a s b oo oo ks ks .
with the spirits of
of a little girl with fairies were real.
the creator
on 7 July 1930,
Holmes stories were first published
of
He even wrote a book in 1922 called The Com ing of the Fairies. Arthur,
magazine.
olmes
Sp Spir irit itua uali lism sm
the dead. Arthur also believed in the existence of fairies,
Of course,
The Sherlock
p ub ub llii sh sh ed ed
became
sp spir irit itua uali lism sm..
said that some photographs
see,
Un nd d er er do do g p ag ag e 1 06 06) . also
The Sherlock
defend
accused
is the belief that it is possible to communicate
England
3
who were unjustly
Arthur
Sussex,
for sailors. He also
used his real Holmesian analytic
died in Crowborough,
19 1905 05)) a coll collec ecti tion on of stor storie iess
Th Thee Ho Houn und d of the the Bask Basker ervi vill lles es
1 9 02 02 ) a n ov ove l
Th Thee Vall Valley ey of Fear Fear
191 1915) 5) a nove novell
H is is L as as t B ow ow
19 1917 17)) a coll collec ecti tion on of stor storie iess
19 1927 27)) a coll collec ecti tion on of stor storie iess
Th Thee Ca Case se-B -Boo ookk of Sher Sherlo lock ck Ho Holm lmes es 4. 5.
fairies : ~~ sluck la : d id id not change.
9
RE r
Decid e.1 )ifA;eaicf hit sies nitnen cocerrecti,s cotircrekct .1o)rB.incorrect.
If it is correct,
D tick
A
Conan Doyle s two most famaus creations Sherlock Holmes and Dr John Watson.
2
Conan
3
Conan Doyle s father Sher Sherlo lock ck Holm Holmes es..
was the model
4
Conan
to ki11 Sherlock
because serious
Doyle s
father
Doyle wanted
was a banker.
he did not think and artistic
are
Holmes were
enough.
5 When Conan Doyle published
Spiritualism any any cr crim ime. e.
is the belief
EI Arthur
Conan Doyle was a doctor. Arthur Holmes as a scientific detective .
Sherlock
methods
are
detecting
The HOLlnd
that you can salve
B el ell .
Below
is an example
Sherlock
originaI
a. Dr Bell -
T
Holmes is one of the world s mos t famous detectives .
People ali over the world go to London to visit his museum at 221 b Baker Street. We can vis i t i t too without having to go to London Ask your teacher to help you find it on the Internet and you can even have have a virt virtua uall tour tour of Sher Sher/o /ock ck Holm Holmes es stud study. y. Write a short report about your visit to the museum including the fol follow lowing ing things things:: ~ How the bui/ding became
a museum.
to the
-
various
parts
-
c. Dr Bell (A Scottish mountainous Scotland.) Patient
-
d. Dr Bell Patient
-
of northern
His
of a doctor.
The
ssy ymptoms of a disease. In Holmes was a doctor called
Holmes
Aye, sir. ( Aye
of a doctor.
work
of a conversation
Sherlock
himself described Sherlock Holmes
methods
diagnosing
between
means
Yes
in the army. in Scotland
-
and
England.)
And you have left the army recently? Yes, sir. And you belol1ged regiment region
-
to a Highland
th the Highlands
of northern
regiment?
are the
and western
Aye, sir. And you were an officer? Aye, sir.
e. Dr Bell - And you wer~ statiol1ed at Barbados? easternmost island of the West Indies.) Patient
Dr Joseph
- and one of his patients.
Well, my man you ve served
Patient
b. Dr Bell -
PROJ
similar
is like the
Jo oss ep ep h
Patient
INT RN T
very
work
Bell -the
ot the ask askervi ervilles lles the Strand s circulation increased by tifty thousand copies. 6
The originaI Sherlock Holmes
clues of the crime are like the fact, Arthur s model for Sherlock
for
that his stories
B
Aye, sir.
(The
Dh es esacr ctr ib ibise onHto/ oh/eme messecosntu tu dya: nd t he hethfiru ur u yl ee,, co llo ou rs rs a n nd d ob jjee ct ct s. s. ~~ W d dy drn fititlur oroer,s. s tty
1 1
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Now match the explanations
given by Bell himself as to how
he was able to guess So m an any things about this man by simply ob obse serv rvin ing g hi him m cl clos osel ely. y.
2.
[II O
3.
O
1.
4. 5.
O O
He had an ai airr of auth autho ori rity ty.. Hi Hiss di dise seas asee wa wass el elep epha hant ntia iasi siss a di dise seas asee wh whic ich h oc occu curs rs only in tr tro o pic pical al cou countr trie iess an and d w hic hich h is al also so ca call lled ed Ba Barb rbad ados os Leg Leg . The man was ry re resp spec ectf tful ul bu butt he di did d no nott re remo move ve his hat. In the anny men do not remave their hat as a si sig g n of re resp spec ect; t; th they ey sa salu lute te.. He had a Sc ot ottish ac c een nt. The man had not been a civilian long enough to have the habil of removing hi s hat as a sign of r eesspec tt..
T \ LU\
Dr Jos Josep eph h T he he S ta ta n nle ley y Mac Mac K Kee n nzz ie ie
ell ell Coll Collee ccti tion on..
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ef efore you read ead
The characters of the first part of the story present the the ms el elve vess belo below w Match atch thei theirr pr pres esen enta tati tion onss with with the the pi pict ctur uree of ea each ch one one
a.
O
My na me me is Sherl rlo ock Holme lmes. I am a s cie cien ntifi tificc de te tectiv tive . I solve crimes by l og ogical reasoning and with t he he help of sc scie ient ntif ific ic inst instru rume ment ntss li like ke forc forcep epss and and magn magnif ifyi ying ng glasses. When I am at home I like to relax and be comfortable. At home I oft een n wear my purple dressing-gown smo smoke ke apipe apipe..
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O
c.
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and
My name is Dr John Watson. I am a doctor. My wife takes good care of me, and always brushes my hat. I am a good observer , but, as my friend Holmes says, I do not reason with what I see. My name is Peterson. I am a commi ss ssionaire. For my job I wear a grand uni ffo orm that looks like a military unif or orm. I work at a hotel where I open the door for clients and take messages. I found the hat and the goose, and to ok ok the them to my fr frie ien nd Sherl rlo ock Holme lmes.
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My name is Henry Baker. This is not a good time for me, I of te ten drink, and my wife doesn t love me anymore. You can see this because my clothes are always dirty and my hat is never brushed, I have lost my hat and my
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Listen to this Li List sten en to th thee fi firs rstt se sect ctio ion n ofPart ofPart ~ lJ be belo low w in th thee ri righ ghtt or orde der. r.
I an and d then then nu numb mber er the the se sent nten ence cess
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b.
D
sat down in an armchair and warmed my f ro ront of the f~re b eecc au ause it was ve ry ry cold outsi d dee .
12
in
my fr ie iend Sher lo lock Hol m mee s on the se co cond
morni n ng g of Chris tm tmas . Whe n 1 a rr rri v vee d he was si tttting i n fr fro on t of th thee fi fire re weari earin ng h iiss pu rrp p llee dress ressin ing g --g go w wn n. c.
D
3
to the sofa was a wooden chair
and on the
chair was a dirty old hat. A magnifying glass and a forc ep eps were on the c ha ha ir ir sso o th hee 4 was prob probab ably ly part part of one one of Ho Holm lmes es in inve vest stig igat ati~ i~ns ns..
d.
D
N o n no o . N o crim crimee sa said id S h her erlo lock ck H olm olmes es lau lau g gh h iin ng g.. It is only one of those strange things that happen~ when four milli illio on h u um m an an bein eing s 5 wit h hiin t h hee sma U a re re a
D
visited
~
second arrived
of a ci ty ty. Wi th th so ma n ny y peopl e e v vee ry ry imaginable combinat io ion
hat. A magnifying
of events is
6
a nd nd some ti time s you
Y ou ou are are b u usy sy 1 8 Per Perh h aap p s 1 in inte terr rru up ptt y o ou u. Not at a U h hee re pH pHe d a nd nd indic at at ed ed t h hee hat . The
You are busy Not
at aU
and indicated
Sherlock
morning
of Christmas. sitting
his purple chair
glass
th hee ha t was pr ob obably
my friend he was
we ar ar iin ng the sofa was a wooden
can find a problem that is striking and strange but not crim crimin inal al.. D o y o ou u 7 • ••• •• •• Peterson the commissionaire? e.
PART
in front
dre ss ss iin ng-gown.
3
Perhaps
he he replied the hat.
The
When
1
of the fire 1 Next
were on the chair
part of one of Holmes
1 s ai aid.
on the
to
and on the chair was a dirty old
and a f or or ce ceps
2
Holmes
1 i nt nterrupt
i nv nve st sti g gaa ttiions . you.
so so
proble m i s ve ry ry 9 ma mayb ybee even even in instr struc ucti tive ve.. f.
D
1 i m maa gi gi n nee terrible 10
1 s aaiid
but it is still interesting
probl eem m
and
it
tha t this hat i s c on onne ct ct ed ed
is
is ve ry ry simple
stiU
interesting
but and
mayb maybee even in inst stru ruct ctiv ive. e.
wit h a
.
6
HOLMES
I sat down in an armchair
INVESTIGATES
and warmed
the fire because
my hands
I said,
connected
with a t eerrrible
No,
No crime,
Holmes,
laughing.
that
this
hat
IS
crime. said
Sherlock
It is only one of those
strange
things
happens
of a city. people, possible, can find a problem s tra tran ng e but n ot ot crim rimin inaal.
human With
so
area
many
events
IS
sometimes
that is striking
thee co mmi th mmisssion ionaire ire?
beings
imaginable of
and
fOllr
1 the small
every
combination
that
when
million li live ve wi with thin in
Do you kn ow ow Pete ters rsaan , Yes.
in front of
it was very cold outside.
I imagine, no.
d rree ss ss in in g g-- g go ow wn n:
a k in in d o f c om om fo fo rrtt ab ab llee j ac ac ke ke t w or or n i n t h hee h o ou u ssee.
2.
mag n niifyi n ng g gl as ass :.~
3.
forceps:
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7
S HERLOCK
1.
3
YOll 2
and E.\ lO
This This tr trop ophy hy It is his hat?
1.
within:
4
belo lon ngs to h im im.
inside the confines or limits of.
2. str str iki iking ng:: pa parr tic ticul ulaa rly rly in inte terr est estin ing. g. 3 . co mm mmi ssss iio o na nai re re: a me mb mb er er o f t h hee Co rp rps o f C o om mmi ss ss io io na na iirre s; s; a n a ssso socc iiaa ttio ion n of pe n nsi sion onee d sold soldie ierr s, s, gr graa n ndl dly y unif unifor orm m ed, ed, who who wor wor ke ke d a s me mess ssen enge gers rs and and port porter ers. s. 4.
tr trop ophy hy::
he herr e us usee d ir iron onic icaa lly lly)) pr priz izee yo you u r eecc eeiv ivee f or or winni winning ng a spor sporti ting ng e v vee n nt. t.
SHERLOCK
HOLMES
INVEST/GATES
THE
I
IlII ) N o, no, He found carefully,
it. Its owner
and not as a dirty
problem.
It arrived
1
is unknown. morning
good fat goose. 2 That goose is probably house at this very moment. These
are the
facts.
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About
Look at it
four
together
cooking
with a
at Peterson s
on Christmas
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saw some tall
man.
attackers off,
men
3
One knocked
so the man
walking
stick
4
he
saw
man carrying goose.
attack
the
of
the
his
hat
lifted
his
to d eefe fen nd
mistake.
Peterson
Peterson
with his commissionaire
a policeman, Peterson owner,
morning Peterson was returning from a party along Tottenham Court Road. In front of him
a talI a white
Then
he
N o,
ran to help the man, but when the man saw
and
Peterson
the
away
and
he thought
so did
the
he was
attackers.
then
returned
the
goose
to its
Isaid. replied
Holmes,
is
and
that
are written
the hat. But there
For
w waas written
card attached
goose,
that
It is true that
Mrs Henry Baker a small
he ran
uniform,
was there all alone with the hat and the goose.
the problem.
H.B.
F\ow F\ower er .. r Shop
o
,1)
Of course,
o clock
CARBUNCLE
~
:e
old hat, but as an intellectual
here on Christmas
BLUE
on
to the leg of the
L1~e L1 ~e / . /;/
~
initials
on the lining are thousands
1 of of Bakers
and hundreds
of
Hen Henry Bak Bak ers ers in L on ond on on . What, then, did Peterson He brought
do?
both the goose and the hat to me on Christmas
himself.
But when
he Iif te t ed
the stick
he broke
a
shop
window
by
?
'Stanleyville
, (W ;t.o'(lCjO\1>
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lived there, but for King Leopold these people did not have any 5
.:'
?-
lived there. Of course, there were many Africans who
imp imp o ort rtan ance ce.. T h hee on lly y th thin ing g o f imp impo rrta tan nce w as as ru rub bb ber er,,
....
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et c. c.
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(British)
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6. Ru Rubb bbee r . .... ti time me:: Be Beff or or e W o orr lld d W aarr I I, I, a llii r ubb ubbee r c aarr ne ne f rrom om the the juic juicee of r u ubb bbee r tre tre ees, s, e sspe pecc iiaa llly ly tre tre eess c u ult ltiv ivaa ttee d in Ma Mala lays ysia ia a n nd d lndo lndone nesi siaa . D ur ur ing ing the the w ar ar sy synt nthe heti ticc ru rubb bber er was was deve develop loped ed,, and and to toda day y most most ofthe ru rubb bber er used used is synt synthe heti tic. c.
106
107
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Later ater,, afte afterr Worl World d War War On ee,, in 19 1 18 8 , Ro g ger er Cas asem emen entt w as as co con nv vic icte ted d
Arthur began to investigate
the anonymous
letters and the horse
of treaso treason n I becau ecause se of h iiss fi fig gh htt fo forr Ir Iris ish h Ind Indep epen end d een n cce. e. E v ven en th tho ou g gh h
m aaim imin ing g. H e dis isco cov v eere red d th that at Georg eorgee w as as a v eery ry h aard rd-w -wo o rrk k iin ng , calm calm
Co n nan an D oy oy le le w as as n o ott fo forr Ir Iris ish h in ind d eep p een nd den ence ce,, he fou foug h htt for for C ase asem m een nt
young man, who ne ve ve r drank
no t to be han ang g ed ed . C ase asem m een nt w as as h aan ng ged ed an any yw ay ay .
di disc scov over ered ed th that at Ge Geor orge ge had had very very bad bad ey eyes esig ight ht..
I
and who was never cruel. 3
2
He als o
In fact fact,, G eo eo rrg g e cou cou lld d
not see anything that was more than six metres away. This was an
Another of Conan Doyle s fa famo mous us batt battIe Iess for for th thee unde underd rdog og
import aan nt fa ct ct be ccaa u usse the horse -m -ma iim ming
involved
and the c ri riminal ha d to cr os os s many ra iill wa wa y l iin nes and go ar ou ound many
2
a YOll YOllng ng so soli lici cito torr
call called ed Geo eorg rgee E d dal alji ji.. Geo eorg rgee s
ob ssta tacl cles es in th thee d aark rk.. T h his is was al alm mo ost st im imp po oss ssib ible le for for G eo eo rrg g ee..
father
Afte r le ar ar ni ni n ng g thes e thi n ng gs, Art h hu u r wr o otte ma n ny y newspaper
was
Indian
and
mother wa s Engl iissh. father
his
Ge o orrge s
was a vicar in a small
English town, and he began to re rece ceiv ivee an anon onym ymou ouss th thre reat aten enin ing g letters. 3 At the same time, a lot of horses Ge Geor orge ge
were attacked
physic aall ly ly
da da~j ~jii
Th Thee Richa Richard rd La Lanc ncel elyn yn Gree Green n Colle Collect ction ion..
wa s committ eed d at ni g gh ht,
accused
injure d. d. George
and
The polic e of both
the
an anon onym ymou ouss lett letter erss and and th thee hors horse e
defending
George.
Finally,
the Government
looked
situation again. They decided that he was not guilty of mai ming, but that he was still guilty of writing
art iiccl eess
at George s 4
th thee hors horse e
the anonymous
l eett tteer s. s. So, aft eerr t h hrr ee ee yea rs rs, George l eeff t pri sso on, but he re ccee iiv ved no mone ttaa ry ry c o om mpensa ttiion
for his time in pri sso on be ccaa u uss e of t h hee l et ett eerr
writing. Arthur then f ou ound the pe rs rs o on n who ha d done the hors ee-ma iim ming a nd nd writt een n the le tttte rs rs . The cr iim minal ha d t o olld some o on ne that he had done some horse-maiming,
that he was an expert butcher and that he had
5
w rit ritte ten n an ano on ny ym mo ou s le lett tter ers. s. In ad add d iiti tio on , th thee crim crimin inal al s
in a
wa s the sa m mee a s t h hee handwri ttiing of the let ttee rs rs which George s f at at h hee r
magaz in ine. Ar th thur r ea ea d this a rt rti cl cl e and beli ev eved what George wrot e. e.
had re ccee iiv ved. Final lly y, the hor se se -m -mai m mii n ng g c on ontinue d whe n George was in prison, but it stopped when the criminal himself was away
maiming.
4
H e w as as co con nd eem m ned ned to se sev v een n years ears o f p een n aall se serv rvit itu ud de. e.
Once in prison,
George wrote an article
defending
himself
han and dw wri riti tin ng
1. tre tre aaso son: n: th thee c rim rimee of be ttrr ayi aying ng your your c o oun untr try. y. 2.
iIlv iIlvol olve ved: d: c o onc ncee rne rned, d, r ega egarr de de d d..
3.
threatening
so some meth thin ing g bad bad to G eeor orge ge s f ath athee r. r. ( Exa Examp mple le:: D ea ea r V iicc ar ar , w e a rree goin going g to kill kill
I
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..
I
lett er ers : letters in whi ch ch the person sai d he was going to do
4.
hynoo ou ruasera-ur u nm rdal aliy mco ou iuo omm nmmun g r :wunit if aeity. if tt)y. acking and physically hurting horses - a t er errible crime
5.
penal servitu d dee
: w or ork in pris on on.
Government
1
Arthur
was sure that the
would say that George was not guilty of writing the
an o on n ymo ymou us le lett tteers Bu Bu t the the Gov Gov ern ernme men nt d id id no th th in in g ev eve n with with the the b e st st ev id id een n ccee p o oss ssib ible le
c ru ru eell : a cr u uee l p eerrs on on l ik ik eess h u urrt in in g o tth h eerr p eeo op pll e o r a ni ni ma ma ls ls , o r m ak ak in in g t h heem suffer.
3.
eyesight : the abili ty ty t o see.
4.
was not guilty of: did not do (to be guilty of = to be r esp espon onsi sibl blee
109
With t hi his evidence
2.
so some meth thin ing g ba bad) d)..
108
f ro rom the ar ea ea
neverr dra dra n nk k : neve neverr dra dra n nk k ( alc alcoh ohol olic ic drin drinks ks)) . If yo you u sa say y so some meon onee drin drinks ks 1. neve to oo o much , you mean that he drinks t o m uc uch whi sk sky, gin, beer, wine, et c. c.
So So Ge o org rgee re recce iv ive d no mon mone y for for h is is time time
f or or do doin ing g
T
sp en en t in p ri risso n as a n inn inno ce ce n ntt man man S h hee rlo rlocc k Holm Holmee s wo u uld ld n ot ot ha ve ve b ee ee n ve rry y h aap pp py y in the the re reaa l worl world d
II
Answer t he hese questi on ons a Wha What im imp po ort rtaan t
\
~LLO J
about the t ex ext
su bs bs ttaan ce ce carn rnee fro from the the C o on n go go ?
b
Wh Why y was was this this su subs bsta tanc ncee im impo port rtan ant? t?
c
What did the Belgians do to the Africans if they did not coll collec ectt enou enough gh ru rubb bber er??
d Who was was Ro Roge gerr Ca Case seme ment nt?? e
Wh Whaa t was was Geo Georg rgee E da da lji lji ac ccu u se se d of?
f
Wh Whaa t kind ind of p ers erso on was was Geo Geo rg rg ee??
g What evidence did Arthur have t ha hat George did not wr it ite the the anon anonym ymou ouss le lett tter ers? s?
1
ev vid idee n ncc ee:: the the inf inf or or ma ma tio tion n something etc
wh whic ich h you you ll llse se to m aake ke a dec dec isi ision on
j
i
to pr prov ovee
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s
Befo Be fore re yo you u read read ~ D
Try to fill in the blanks with the 'words given below. Then listen to the tape and check yonr answers.
was new
park
room
lost
walk
explained costs mu ch physical return homs
She rrllock Hol m mees did not li k kee ai m mlles s 1. one spring day 1 p peersuaded him to go for a in the park. We walked for two 3 five when we re tu tur ne ne d to Baker Stre et et.
2
,
exer exerci cise se,, but but wi t h me and it was a lm lma st st
'1 b eeg g yom pardon, sir,' said am page-bay, as we entered, 'there a man waiting for you. He was a very restless ge n ntt le le ma ma n n,, He wa lk lked all ar ou ound the 5 say sayin ing, g, lsn't lsn't Mr Holme s going t o 6 ? F in inally ally h e left left.. ' 'You see,' Holmes said to m'e, '1 n ee eeded a case, and now 1 h haave 7 ..............•.. this one because we went for a wa llk k in the 4 .........•...... .........•........
Hull a Tha t't's not yom pipe on t he he t ab able. We ll ll, that u{an must have a very big problem because he left his pipe. It is obvious t ha ha t he likes t h hiis par ti tic ul ul ar ar pi p pee ver y 9 .' 'How do you know that he likes it very much?' 1 as asked. 'Well,' 10 Bolme s, s, '1 t h hiink thi s pipe 11 . a ro round se ve ve n n-- an and- si sixpe nc nc ee,, Now, l o oo ok i t has be en en me n nd ded twic e 8
PART ART 1
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1/
herlock
Holmes
physical persuaded park.
We walked
'there
2
He walked
like
aimless
1
for two hours,
and
it was
to Baker Street.
sir ,,'' sai d our pa ge ge -b -bay,
was a man waiting
gentleman.
not
exercise, but one spring day 1 him to go for a walk with me in the
alma st five when we returned ' 1 b eg yo u urr pard ard o on n,
did
for you.
all around
3
as w e ente entere red d,
He was a very restless
the room saying,
lsn't
4
Mr
wi t h silver bands that probably cost more than the pipe itself. So,
Holme s goi n ng g t o r et eturn?
Finall y he l eefft ..''
this man must like his pipe very much if he prefers to mend it instead of buying a 12 one wi th th the sa m mee money.'
'You see,' Holmes said to me, '1 needed a case, and now 1 have 10 st this one because we went for a walk in the park.
1
a im im le le ss ss :
2,
1 b eeg g your pardon : (here) excuse m e, e,
3.
page-boy:
4,
r es es tl tl es es s: s:
w itit h ho ou utt an a im im o r p u urrp o oss e, e, f o orr n o p aarr titi cu cu llaa r p u urr p po o ssee , o r r ea ea so so n n,, boy who works as a servant. a gi gi ta ta te te d, d, n eerr v vo ou uss .
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112
11
SHERLOCK
HOLMES
INVEST/GATES
Hullo 1 That s not your pipe on the table. WeIl, that man must
smiling, then you should not write your name on the inside of
have a very big problem because he left his pipe. It is obvious
your hat, or else you should turn the inside of your hat away
that h e likes this p ar articu llaar pipe v er ery mu ch ch. How do yo u k no now th at at h e likes it v er er y much? 1 a sk sked.
fr from om th thee pe pers rson on whom whom yo you u ar aree addr addres esssin ing. g. 1 Anyway, my friend and 1 h aav ve heard many
Well,
explained Holmes, 1 think this pipe costs arou nd nd seven- an and-sixpen ce ce. Now, look it has be been en me mend nded ed that probably
2
twic twicee wit with silve ilverr
3
strange secrets in this room, and we have had the fortune
bands
Please tell us th e facts of y ou our case. The The fa fact ctss are th thes ese, e, Mr Holm Holmes es,, h hee sai aid. d.
co st st more than the pipe
1 have been married for three years, and my
itself. So, this man must like his pipe very much if he prefers to mend it instead Just then,
of buy iin ng a new o ne ne wi t h th e sam e money . as Holmes was talking, we heard someone
walking up the stairs, and then a man walked into the room wi with thout out knock knockin ing. g. 1 beg yo ur ur p ar ardon ,
said the man, 1 sh ou ould h av ave k no nock ed ed ,
but but 1am ve very ry up upsset et,, 4 and and 1need 1need help help.. The man then took off his hat, and sat down on a chair. My de dear ar Mr Gran Grantt Munr Munro o ... ... be bega gan n Holm Holmes es.. Our visitor jumped from his chair. kn know ow my na name me?? If you want to preserve 1.
Hullo :
What
your incognito,
he cried. You ssaaid Holmes
(here) Look at this
3 . s iill v veer : a p rreec iiaa us us w h hii te te , s h hii n ny y m eett aall u sseed t o m ak ak e j ew ew el el le le rry y , co in in s, s, k ni ni ve ves , forks, forks, etc etc.. upse upset: t: a g git itaa ttee d d,, w o orr rie ried, d, dist distur urbe bed. d.
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HOLMES
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untillast
Monday.
Suddenly a barrier appeared between us, and she has become li like ke as astr tran ange gerr 2 to me. 1 w waant to know why. But, Mr Holmes, 1 am sure that my wife loves me. Please let me have the f aaccts, Mr Mun ro ro, said Holmes, wi t h somee imp som impati atienc ence. e. Ef ffiie, m y wife was a you ng ng_ ~ 3 only only tw twen enty ty-f -fiv ivee year yearss old, when 1 m et et her. Her name then was Mrs Hebron. She went Atlanta, 4 where she married a man called Hebron who was a wyer. They had one child, but there was a yellow fever 5 la-----1.
address in ing
2.
s tr tranger
: a perso n that you don t know is astranger.
: (here) talkin g to.
3.
widow:
awo om man whose husband is dead is a widow.
4.
Atlanta:
cit y i n t h hee state of Georgia in t he he sout he hern United States.
5 . y eell lo lo w fe ve ve r : a n o ft ft en en f at at al al d is is ea eas e ca us us ed ed b y a V iT iT US US ra ra ns ns m mii tt tt ed ed b y mosquitoes.
1 j 5
SHERLOCK
wife and 1 were very happy
to America when she was very young and lived in the town of
2 . m een nd deed : re pa pai re re d. d.
4.
to help many people.
INVEST/GATES
e]2idenÜc there, and both her husband and child died of it. 1
One One hu hund ndre redd poun pounds ds,, 1 she she said said.. Wh What at fo for? r? 1as 1aske ked, d, ve very ry surp surpri rise sedd by th thee lar arge ge amou amount nt..
have have seen een his his deat deathh cert certif ific icat ate. e. Af Afte terr this this tra rage gedy dy,, she de deci cide dedd to leave eave Ameri merica ca,, and and come ome back back to En Engl glan andd to live live wi with th he herr aUQt aUQt.. should also Iilention that her husband left her a larg~ amount of money. This money was invested, and she can live very weIl with the income 1 from it. She met me after six months in England. We fell in love with each other, and we ma marr rrie iedd a few few week weekss afte afterw rwar ards ds.. a m a hop 2 merchant, and 1, t oooo, have a good income. We rented a nice house in the country near Norbury. There is an inn 3 and two houses near our house, and a single cottage, across the field in front of our house. Until this recent incident my wife and 1l 1liived ved ver very happily there. T here is one more thing 1 should teIl you. When we married, my wife put alI her money in my name. 1 did not think this was a good idea, but she insisted. WeIl, about six weeks ago she carne and asked ked me for some. Jack, she said, when you took my money you said that if 1ev 1eveer wanted some, 1s 1shhou oulld just ask yo youu. Certainly, 1 said, it s your money. How much do you want?
1. i nc ncome: the money you receive regularl y for yom work, or, as in this case. from from an inv invest estmen ment. t. 2. hop: aplant whose flowers are us ed ed to make beer. 3. inn: a small hotel t ha hat also serves food.
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Oh Oh,, she she said said play playfu full lly, y, 2 y yoou said that you were only my banker , and ba bank nker erss ne neve verr ask ask ques questi tion ons, s, you you know know.. 1 was not happy about this because this was the first time that there was a
secre ecrett be betw twee eenn us. us. 1ga 1gave ve he herr th thee ch cheq eque ue,, 3 an andd fo forg rgot ot ab abou outt th thee matter. It may have nothing to do with what happened af afte terw rwar ards ds,, but but 1t 1tho houg ught ht th that at 1sh 1shou ould ld ment mentio ionn it. it. Any nyw way, 1t 1toold you that there is a cot otttage near our hou ousse. We WeIl Il,, 1li 1like ke wa wallki king ng pa past st th that at co cott ttag age, e, an andd las last Monda dayy, as 1 walk walked ed pa past st the cottage 1 saw saw an empt emptyy van 4 going going away away 1. One hundred pounds : Holmes says i n th e story A C aass e o f Id eennt itity (p (pag agee 74) 74) tha tha t M iss iss Suthe utherr llaa nd nd could ould live live quit quitee com omffor orta tabl blyy for a n e nti ntirre yea year w ith ith one one hund hundre redd poun pounds ds.. 2. pla playf yful ully ly:: in a fr iiee ndl ndlyy a nd nd joke jokeyy ma nne nnerr . 3. cheque: an order to a b aannk to pay a stated sum. 4. van: van: a larg largee cove covere redd wagg waggon on (a (att the the time time ofthi ofthiss stor story) y) orlor orlorry ry (n (now ow)) fo forr tr tran ansp spor orti ting ng thing things. s.
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HOL OLM ME ES S
INVEST G TES
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from the cottage, and furniture in front 50 50me meon onee was fi fina nallly go goiing to li live ve th theere. re.
of the cottage.
II
1 was looking at the cottage, when suddenly I saw a face
II
watching me from an upper window. There was something strange about the face, Mr Holmes, that frightened me. I was not very near,
but there
was something
unnatural
II
and
inh uman about the face. It was yellow and rigid. I walked
IIIIII1
clo lose serr to th thee ho hous use, e, bu butt the fa face ce sudd suddeenly nly dis disappe appear areed. hen I went to the door and knocked.
A taU woman
answered the door. I told her that I was her neighbour, asked her if she needed any help. If If we need any help, we ll call you, door in my face.
and
she said and shut the
h haat night I did not tell my wife about the strange face and the rude 1 woman, but I did tell her that people were now li livi ving ng in th thee co cott ttag age. e. That same night
something
strange
happened:
In the
middIe of the night, when I was not completely asleep, I beca became me awar awaree 2 that my wife was dressed and was leaving the room. 5he looked very frightened and nervous. I waited for abou aboutt twen twenty ty minu minute tess, and and th theen she she re retu turn rned ed.. W he here have you been, Effie? I asked as she entered. 5he move moved d ba back ck qu quic ickl kly y wit with fr frig ight ht.. 1 . r ud ude : i mp mp o oll iitt ee.. n o ott co u urr te teo u uss . 2.
bec bec aame me a w waa re re :r e ali alise sed, d, per per ce ce iive ved. d.
118 ill.
SH SHER ERLO LOC CI<
HOL OLM ME ES S
INVEST/GATES
THE
YELLOW
FACE
'''Are you awake, Jack?
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she cried with a nervous laugh.
She told me that she had wanted some fresh air, but I did not believe h er er. What was my wife hiding from me? 'The next day I had to go to the City, but I was so worried about my wife that I returned early to Norbury at about one
caus causee gr greeat sadn sadneess ss.. push her off. 'Tru 'Trusst me me,, 2 Jack
in front of it to look for that strange
fa face ce.. As I st stoo ood d there here,, imag imagin inee my sur urpr pris ise, e, r Holmes, when the door suddenly o pe pen ed ed and my wife walked out
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'Oh, Jack
sh e said,
1 c aarrne here to
a'ee nythiifng.ou, Wn heyw.,eney igohnboluo
