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Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
Capítulo 8, Página 3
"You
are
right,"
she
said.
"I
left
home
before
six,
reached
Leatherhead
at
twenty
past,
and
took
the
first
train
to
Waterloo.
I
can't
take
this
stress
anymore.
I
will
go
mad
if
it
continues.
I
have
no
one
to
help
me,
except
one
person
who
can't
do
much.
I
heard
about
you,
Mr.
Holmes,
from
Mrs.
Farintosh.
She
gave
me
your
address.
Can
you
help
me?
I
can't
pay
you
now,
but
I
will
be
married
soon
and
can
pay
you
then."
Holmes
went
to
his
desk
and
took
out
a
small
book.
"Farintosh,"
he
said.
"Yes,
I
remember.
It
was
about
an
opal
tiara.
Watson,
it
was
before
you
joined
me.
Madam,
I
will
help
you
like
I
helped
your
friend.
I
don't
need
a
reward,
but
you
can
pay
for
any
expenses
later.
Now,
please
tell
us
everything
that
can
help
us
understand
your
problem."
"Oh!"
she
said.
"My
fears
are
not
clear.
My
worries
are
small
things
that
others
might
not
notice.
The
person
I
should
trust
thinks
I
am
just
nervous.
He
doesn't
say
it,
but
I
can
tell.
But
I
heard
you
can
see
the
truth
in
people's
hearts,
Mr.
Holmes.
Please
guide
me
through
my
troubles."
"I
am
listening,
madam,"
Holmes
said.
"My
name
is
Helen
Stoner.
I
live
with
my
stepfather,
the
last
of
the
Roylotts
of
Stoke
Moran,
an
old
Saxon
family
in
Surrey."
Holmes
nodded.
"I
know
the
name,"
he
said.
"The
family
was
once
very
rich
in
England.
Their
land
spread
into
Berkshire
and
Hampshire.
But
in
the
last
century,
four
heirs
wasted
money.
A
gambler
finally
ruined
the
family
during
the
Regency.
Only
a
few
acres
and
a
two-hundred-year-old
house
remained.
The
house
had
a
heavy
mortgage.
The
last
squire
lived
there
like
a
poor
noble.
His
only
son,
my
stepfather,
saw
he
needed
to
change.
He
got
money
from
a
relative
to
study
medicine.
He
went
to
Calcutta
and
built
a
big
practice
with
his
skills.
But
he
got
angry
and
killed
his
butler
after
some
robberies.
He
almost
got
a
death
sentence
but
went
to
jail
for
a
long
time.
He
came
back
to
England
as
a
sad
and
angry
man."
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