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Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
Capítulo 12, Página 26
"Miss
Alice
was
never
happy
at
home
after
her
father
remarried.
She
was
ignored
and
had
no
say
in
anything,
but
it
got
worse
after
she
met
Mr.
Fowler
at
a
friend's
house.
As
far
as
I
know,
Miss
Alice
had
rights
to
some
money
by
will,
but
she
was
so
quiet
and
patient
that
she
never
mentioned
them
and
left
everything
to
Mr.
Rucastle.
He
knew
she
wouldn't
challenge
him,
but
when
a
potential
husband
appeared
who
would
ask
for
her
legal
rights,
her
father
decided
to
stop
it.
He
wanted
her
to
sign
a
paper
so
he
could
use
her
money
whether
she
married
or
not.
When
she
refused,
he
kept
pressuring
her
until
she
became
very
ill
and
almost
died.
She
recovered,
but
she
was
weak
and
had
lost
her
beautiful
hair.
That
didn't
change
Mr.
Fowler's
devotion,
and
he
remained
loyal
to
her."
"Ah,"
said
Holmes,
"I
think
what
you've
told
us
clarifies
the
situation,
and
I
can
deduce
the
rest.
Mr.
Rucastle,
then,
started
imprisoning
her?"
"Yes,
sir."
"And
he
brought
Miss
Hunter
from
London
to
get
rid
of
Mr.
Fowler's
persistence."
"That
was
it,
sir."
"But
Mr.
Fowler,
being
determined
like
a
good
sailor,
surrounded
the
house
and
convinced
you,
with
some
persuasion,
that
your
interests
were
the
same
as
his."
"Mr.
Fowler
was
a
very
kind
and
generous
gentleman,"
said
Mrs.
Toller
calmly.
"And
in
this
way,
he
ensured
your
husband
had
enough
to
drink,
and
a
ladder
was
ready
when
your
master
left."
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