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Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Engineer's Thumb
Capítulo 9, Página 15
"We
went
upstairs
together,
the
colonel
first
with
the
lamp,
and
the
manager
and
I
behind
him.
The
house
was
old,
with
many
corridors
and
narrow
stairs.
There
were
no
carpets
or
furniture,
and
the
plaster
was
peeling
from
the
walls.
I
tried
to
look
calm,
but
I
remembered
the
woman's
warning.
I
watched
my
companions
closely.
Ferguson
was
quiet,
but
I
knew
from
his
words
that
he
was
from
my
country."
"Colonel
Lysander
Stark
stopped
at
a
low
door
and
unlocked
it.
Inside
was
a
small
room,
too
small
for
all
three
of
us.
Ferguson
stayed
outside,
and
the
colonel
led
me
in."
"We
are
inside
the
hydraulic
press,"
he
said.
"It
would
be
bad
if
someone
turned
it
on.
The
ceiling
is
the
piston,
and
it
comes
down
with
great
force.
Water
columns
outside
take
the
force
and
multiply
it.
The
machine
works,
but
it
is
a
bit
stiff
and
has
lost
some
power.
Please
look
at
it
and
tell
us
how
to
fix
it."
"I
took
the
lamp
and
examined
the
machine.
It
was
huge
and
strong.
When
I
pressed
the
levers
outside,
I
heard
a
whishing
sound.
There
was
a
leak
in
one
side
cylinder.
An
india-rubber
band
had
shrunk
and
did
not
fit
well.
This
was
why
the
machine
lost
power.
I
showed
my
companions,
and
they
asked
questions
about
fixing
it.
After
explaining,
I
looked
at
the
machine
again.
It
was
clear
that
the
fuller’s-earth
story
was
false.
Such
a
strong
machine
could
not
be
for
that.
The
walls
were
wood,
but
the
floor
was
iron.
When
I
examined
it,
I
saw
a
metallic
crust.
I
was
scraping
it
when
I
heard
a
German
exclamation
and
saw
the
colonel's
face."
"What
are
you
doing
there?"
he
asked.
I
felt
angry
about
being
tricked.
"I
was
admiring
your
fuller’s-earth,"
I
said.
"I
think
I
can
help
more
if
I
know
what
the
machine
is
really
for."
"As
soon
as
I
said
it,
I
regretted
it.
His
face
became
hard,
and
his
eyes
looked
dangerous."
"Very
well,"
he
said,
"you
will
know
about
the
machine."
He
stepped
back,
slammed
the
door,
and
locked
it.
I
rushed
to
the
door
and
pulled
the
handle,
but
it
was
secure.
"Hullo!"
I
yelled.
"Hullo!
Colonel!
Let
me
out!"
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