SHERLOCK

HOLMES

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 CONTENTS

1 - A Scandal In Bohemia - Chapter 1.........................................4

Activities.....................................................................................12

Chapter2 15

Activities 22
Chapter3 >5
Activities.....................................................................................31

2 - The Speckled Band - Chapter1

33
Activities
. 41
Chapter2
. 44

Activities.....................................................................................51

3 - The Five Orange Pips

Activities.....................................................................................68

Glassary 72

About the Author . 76

 A SCANDAL IN BOHEMIA
Chapter 1

ne evening in late March, 1888, I was going home after a

visit to one of my patients. My journey took me along Baker
Street.
Before I got married, I shared a flat with SherloEk Holmes on this
street. He was a famous detective. He investigated di1fiElJlt crimes
when the police couldn't solve them. As I was passing by his door, I
stopped and looked up at his windows. The light in the sitting room
was on. He was probably working on a difficult case again. I had a
sudden wish to see him.

I rang the bell, and the landlady took me to his flat. I felt happy
to be in my old flat again. Holmes was pleased to see me and
made me sit down in an armchair by the fireplaEe. He gave me a
Eigar and stood before the fireplace, smoking his pipe.

‘We haven't seen each other for a long time,’ he said. ‘You
look good. You have put on some weight, I think.’

‘Yes, I have. But only three kilos,’ I said.

‘Really? I think it's a little more than that,’ he said with a laugh. ‘I
am glad you came, Watson. I need your opinion on something.’

Then he walked to the table and picked up a thick sheet of

pink- Eoloured note. He gave it to me and said, ‘This came in the
last post today. Read it aloud.’
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I looked at the note. There was no date, no signature and no address

on it. It said, You will nave a secrel visitor tonight, at a quarter to eight.
A gentleman needs your help wilh a very important matter. We know
you nave nelped royal families in Europe severa/ limes. So, we
artist you with secret mallets. Please be iii your flal at tnat hour, aiid
please ao not we offended if the visitor is wearing a mask.’

‘How mysterious!’ I said. ‘Do you understand what it means?'

‘At the moment, I don't know any facts,’ Holmes said. 'What do
you think about the paper?’

‘The paper? Hmm. let me see,’ I said. I examined the paper

and said, ‘This is expensive paper. So, the letter is from a rich person.
I think the paper was made in a foreign country.

‘Yes, I looked at it in the light. The paper was made in Bohemia

Holmes said.

At that moment, we heard the sound of a horse carriage outside

‘Qty visitor has arrived,’ said Holrnes and looked out of the window.
He whistled and said 'Oh, an expensive carriage with a pair of
beautiful horses! There is money in this case, Watson!'

‘Well, your visitor is here, Holmes. I should leave now,’ I said.

‘Oh, no! I want you to stay. I may need your help,’ said Holmes.

Then there was a knock at the door, and Holmes opened the
door. The visitor was a tall, heavily-built gentleman with a thick
moustache He was wearing very expensive, but ugly clothes. His
shiny boots were

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up to his knees. His coat had gold buttons, and there were fur
bands on its sleeves. And he had a silk EIOak over his shoulders.
There was a black mask over his faEe.

‘You reEeived the note, I believe,’ he said in a heavy German

acoent. He was looking at both Holmes and me as he said this. He
didn't know whiEh one of us was the detective. Holmes asked him
to sit down and then said, ‘This is my friend, Doctor Watson. He
helps me with some cases.’

‘Oh, so I can trust you both,’ the gentleman said. ‘You can call
me Count Von Kramm. I am from Bohemia. I need your help with a
very delicate matter. But you must both agree to keep it a secret.’

Holmes and I said, des, I do,’at the same time. Then the
gentleman went on, ‘An important man has sent me here to talk to
you. I am wearing a mask because he dœsn't want you to see my
faœ. You can prevent a big scandal in Europe ifyou help him.
Without your help, one ofthe royal families in Europe will be in big
trouble. The matier is about the famous House of Ormstein, Kings
of Bohemia.’

‘If your Majesty tells me about the matier, I will gladly help
you, Holmes said.

The man was surprised. He stood up from hif3 Ehair and took
the mask oP. He threw it down and said, ‘Yes, I am the King. I
should not lie to you I am Wilhelm von Ormstein, King of Bohemia
I came from Prague to talk to you myself. I couldn't ask anyone
else to talk to you about my secret problem.’

‘Then, please tell me your story. I'm listening,’ said Holmes calmly.

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’You cen call me Count Von Kramm. I am from Bohemia,”the

gentlemen said.
 The King began to tell his story. 'Five years ago, during my visrt
to Warsaw, I met a very beautiful yoting woman. Her name is Irene
Adler.'

'Irene Adler! The famous, beautiful American opera singeri,'

Holmes cried out in surprise. 'She lives in London now, I hear. So,
your Majesty, I think I understand the problem. You were in love
with this yoting woman, but you left her. You sent her some letters
before you left her and now you want to get them back.'

'Exactly!' sat the King. “But how do yoti know all this?’

'It isn't so hard to guess,' replied Holmes and asked, ’Did you marry

'Stie was expecting me to many her, but, I dz1n't,' replied the King.

'Why do you worry then? If she threatens you with those letters
or if she uses them1dr any other purpose, she cannot prove that you
wrote them,' Hc›lmes said.

'But the handwriting is mine,' said the King sadly."And I wrote

them on my personal notepaper. I used my own seal, too.’

'Well, you can say sorriecine stole your notepaper, copied your
handwriting and your seal,' Holmes explained.

'Oh, but she also has a photograph, of her and me together.'

'Oh, that is very bad, Your Majesty!' said Holmes.

'I was very young at that time, and I was very reckless. I was just

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‘You must get that photograph back,’ said Holmes. ‘You can buy it
frorri her.

‘I offered her a lot of money for it, but she won't sell it the King
said.

‘What about stealing it* You can send a thief to her house.’

‘Oh, I have tried that, too. Qty men broke in her house and tried
to steal it. They tried five different times, but they couldn't find it.’

‘So. she is hiding it in a very safe pIace,’said Holmes. ‘She

probably has a bad plan. What does she want to do with it? Do you
know?’

‘Yes, she wants to ruin me,’ answered the King. ‘I am going to

marry the Scandinavian King's younger daughter, Clotilde Lothman
von Saxe-\Jeningen. We will have our wedding soon We both belong
to the biggest royal families in Europe, you know. But Clotilde will
not marry me if she hears about Irene Adler.

‘I know. Royal families have strict principles.’

‘And Irene Adler threatens to send the picture to Clotilde's

family. I am sure she will do that,’ explained the King. ‘This will be
a scandal in Europe. Irene is a very beautiful woman, but she can
be very mean She hates me, and she is very angry at me because I
left her. She can do anything to prevent this marriage.’

‘She has not sent the photograph to them yet, has she?’ asked
Holmes.
‘No, she hasn't. I am sure

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‘Why are you so sure?’ asked Holmes.

‘Because she will send it next Monday. She has told me so herself.
Clotilde and I are getting engaged on hlondayi that is why.’

‘That means we have three days. We must be very quick,’ said

Holmes and asked, 'Will your Majes stay in London in the next
three days?'

‘Certainly You can find me at the Langham Hotel. I are using the
name Count Von Kramm.’

‘I will send you a note when something happens,’ said Holmes

and added, ’and now about the money ..

Before Holrnes finished his sentence, the King said, ‘The

money is not a problem for me. I will pay you as much money as
you want Just make sure that you get the photograph Then he took
out a heavy leather bag from under his cloak and put it on the table

‘In this bag, you will find three hundred pounds in gold and
seven hundred pounds in banknotes You can use it for the
expenses in this business,' he told Holmes. ‘When you give me the
photograph I will pay you whatever you ask for.’

Holmes wrote a receipt on a sheet from his notebook and

gave it to the King. Then he said, ’Can I please have Irene Adler's
address, your Majes ?

‘Yes, of course. It is Briony Lodge, Serpentine Avenue, St.

John's Wood. London,' answered the King, and Holmes wrote it
down.

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‘Good night. Your \1ajesty. I hope to give you good news very soon,
Holmes said as the King was leaving.

When the King left, Holmes turned to me 'Good night to you, too,
Norton Please be here at three o'clock tomorrow afternoon

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AC TIVITIES

A. Fill in the blank(s) under the pictures with the words/phrases in the
box.

banknote inVeS{igating roqa( de(ica£e

engaged r«ceiyf brooding in Crim«

1. getting
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4. a 5. a 6. S
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B. Merk the corset altamathre In eech aentance bela--

1. Sherlock Holmes’ friend Mr Norton was a dgtecthre / doctor.

1. Holmœ and Norton Iîyed in the same flat / etreat until the previous sum r.

9. At fit the secret visitor introduced himself as a noble-an / klng.

J. Irene Adler lived in New Jersey / London.

5. King Wilhelm von Ormstein planned to many en opgra amber/ a prlncesa.

6. The Klng'e mesgenger / King hlmself œme to talk to Sherlock Holmes.

7. Sherlock Holmes æfueed / agreed to help King Wilhelm von OriTistein.

8. The King prepaid Holmes one thousand / gevsn hundred pnunds in

total for the expenses.

C. Ckooag the corzoct word to -olace the underllned pBrt{g) In egch

sentence. Put the lettars ofthe worda ræxt to the esntencee.

o. prñlciplas b. tzzæted c. stf ict

1. Holmes reϔyed a note. lt was hard to nde tand and sba e.

2. The note said Mr Holmes must not be upset by the visiter's mask.

9. The King believed in Holmes.

J. The King thought Miss Adler was planning to this life.

5. When the King was a young man, he was not careful aLout his actions.

6. Royal families have firm rules about behaviour. ,

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1. Sherlock Holmes lived on Street in London.

2. Holmes' secret visitor was the King of

4. Miss Adler's first name was

J. Miss Adler's house was on Avenue.

5. The King was staying at Hotel in London.

6. The King's future wife's first name was

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Chapter I

ato•d (adv) if you soy or read something atom you say or read it So that other people
can hear you; piit loud
banknote (n) a piece of psper money
break in (phr. v) to enter a building illegally
case (n) a question or a problem
crime (n) an illegal act

delicute (adj) needing careful treatment to avoid problems

delicately (adv)
engaged (adj) agreed to tnarry
iovesfigate (v) tp try tp find piit the truth about a crime or accident
investigatipn (n)
•••• (adj) cruel; not kind
mysterious (adj) difficult to explain or tmderstand; strange
mystery (n)
offend (v) to make spmeorie angry pr upsel by seying snmething unkirid
offence (n)
present (v) to stop something from happening
preventíon (n), preventable (adj)
receipt (n) a piece of paper which shows that mpney or goods have been weived
reckless (adj) not caring about the possible dangerous or bad results pt your acÒons
recklessly (adv)
royal (adj) belonging to a king or queen
rnyalty (n)
strict (adj) expecting people to pbey ruJes or do as you say
stríctly (adv)
threaten (v) to teÍÍ someone that you will hurt them if they dp trot do what you want
threat (n), tlueatening (adj)
trust (v) to believe that spmeorie is honest and will not do anything bad
trust (n)

Chapter 2

baggy(adj) big and loose clothing

buHer (n) a mm who ppens the door, serves the meal, etc in a big house
clergyman (n) a man who is a member of the clergy
coachman (n) someone whp drives a carriage piilled by horses
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