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Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Man with the Twisted Lip
Capítulo 6, Página 27
"It
was
hard
to
work
for
£2
a
week
when
I
could
make
that
in
a
day
by
painting
my
face
and
sitting
still.
It
was
a
fight
between
pride
and
money,
but
money
won.
I
stopped
reporting
and
begged
every
day,
making
people
feel
sorry
for
my
awful
face
and
filling
my
pockets.
Only
one
man
knew
my
secret.
He
ran
a
cheap
place
in
Swandam
Lane
where
I
stayed.
I
could
leave
each
morning
as
a
beggar
and
return
as
a
well-dressed
man.
This
man,
a
Lascar,
was
paid
well
by
me,
so
I
knew
my
secret
was
safe."
"Soon,
I
saved
a
lot
of
money.
Not
every
beggar
in
London
could
make
£700
a
year,
but
I
had
special
skills
and
charm
that
made
me
famous
in
the
City.
Pennies
and
silver
coins
came
to
me
all
day,
and
it
was
a
bad
day
if
I
didn’t
make
£2."
"As
I
got
richer,
I
wanted
more.
I
bought
a
house
in
the
country
and
got
married.
My
wife
knew
I
had
business
in
the
City.
She
didn’t
know
what
it
really
was."
"Last
Monday,
I
finished
work
and
was
changing
clothes
in
my
room
above
the
opium
den.
I
looked
out
the
window
and
saw
my
wife
in
the
street.
She
was
looking
right
at
me.
I
was
shocked
and
surprised.
I
covered
my
face
with
my
arms
and
ran
to
my
friend,
the
Lascar.
I
asked
him
to
stop
anyone
from
coming
up
to
me.
I
heard
her
voice
downstairs,
but
she
could
not
come
up.
Quickly,
I
changed
into
the
clothes
of
a
beggar.
I
also
put
on
makeup
and
a
wig.
Even
my
wife
could
not
recognize
me
in
this
disguise.
Then
I
worried
they
might
search
my
room
and
find
my
clothes.
I
opened
the
window
and
reopened
a
small
cut
on
my
hand.
I
grabbed
my
coat,
heavy
with
coins,
and
threw
it
into
the
Thames.
I
was
about
to
throw
more
clothes
when
police
officers
rushed
upstairs.
A
few
minutes
later,
I
was
relieved
to
be
arrested
as
the
murderer
of
Mr.
Neville
St.
Clair,
instead
of
being
recognized
as
him."
"I
think
I
have
explained
everything.
I
wanted
to
keep
my
disguise
as
long
as
I
could,
so
I
made
my
face
dirty.
My
wife
would
be
very
worried,
so
I
took
off
my
ring
and
gave
it
to
the
Lascar
when
no
police
were
watching.
I
also
gave
him
a
note,
telling
her
not
to
worry."
"She
got
that
note
only
yesterday,"
said
Holmes.
"Oh
my
God!
What
a
terrible
week
she
must
have
had!"
"The
police
watched
this
Lascar,"
said
Inspector
Bradstreet.
"I
understand
why
it
was
hard
for
him
to
send
a
letter.
He
probably
gave
it
to
a
sailor,
who
forgot
about
it
for
a
few
days."
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