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Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Five Orange Pips
Capítulo 5, Página 5
The
young
man
moved
his
chair
closer
to
the
fire
and
stretched
his
wet
feet.
He
said,
"My
name
is
John
Openshaw.
My
own
affairs
are
not
important.
This
is
a
family
matter.
I
must
start
from
the
beginning."
He
said,
"My
grandfather
had
two
sons—my
uncle
Elias
and
my
father
Joseph.
My
father
had
a
small
factory
in
Coventry.
It
grew
when
bicycles
became
popular.
He
made
the
Openshaw
unbreakable
tire.
His
business
was
good.
He
sold
it
and
retired
with
money."
He
said,
"My
uncle
Elias
went
to
America
when
he
was
young.
He
became
a
planter
in
Florida.
He
did
well.
He
fought
in
the
war
with
Jackson's
army
and
then
with
Hood.
He
became
a
colonel.
After
the
war,
he
returned
to
his
plantation.
In
1869
or
1870,
he
came
back
to
Europe.
He
bought
a
small
estate
in
Sussex,
near
Horsham.
He
made
a
lot
of
money
in
America.
He
left
because
he
did
not
like
the
changes
there.
He
was
a
strange
man,
quick-tempered,
and
used
bad
words
when
angry.
He
stayed
alone.
He
did
not
visit
the
town.
He
had
a
garden
and
fields.
He
walked
there
but
often
stayed
in
his
room
for
weeks.
He
drank
a
lot
and
smoked,
but
he
did
not
want
friends,
not
even
his
brother."
"He
liked
me.
I
was
a
boy,
twelve
years
old.
This
was
in
1878.
He
was
in
England
for
many
years.
He
asked
my
father
to
let
me
live
with
him.
He
was
kind
to
me.
When
he
was
not
drinking,
he
played
games
with
me.
I
helped
him
with
the
servants.
I
helped
with
the
shops.
By
sixteen,
I
was
in
charge
of
the
house.
I
had
all
the
keys.
I
could
go
where
I
wanted.
But
one
room
was
always
locked.
It
was
in
the
attic.
He
never
let
me
or
anyone
go
in.
I
tried
to
look
through
the
keyhole.
I
only
saw
old
trunks
and
bundles."
"One
day
in
March
1883,
a
letter
came.
It
was
from
another
country.
The
colonel
saw
it.
'From
India!'
he
said.
'Pondicherry
postmark!
What
is
this?'
He
opened
it
fast.
Five
little
orange
pips
fell
out.
I
laughed,
but
then
stopped.
His
face
was
white.
He
looked
scared.
'K.
K.
K.!'
he
shouted.
'My
God,
my
sins
have
caught
me!'"
"'What
is
it,
uncle?'
I
asked."
"'Death,'
he
said.
He
left
the
table
and
went
to
his
room.
I
was
scared.
I
took
the
envelope.
Inside,
I
saw
'K
K
K'
in
red
ink.
There
were
only
five
pips.
Why
was
he
so
scared?
I
left
the
table.
I
saw
him
with
an
old
key
and
a
small
box."
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