EN + ES
Escuchar
119
Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Five Orange Pips
Capítulo 5, Página 15
"Then
what
are
they?
Who
is
this
K.
K.
K.,
and
why
are
they
after
this
poor
family?"
Sherlock
Holmes
closed
his
eyes
and
rested
his
elbows
on
the
chair
arms,
his
fingers
touching.
"The
perfect
reasoner,"
he
said,
"can
deduce
everything
from
a
single
fact.
Like
how
Cuvier
could
describe
an
animal
from
just
one
bone,
an
observer
who
understands
one
part
of
a
series
of
events
should
be
able
to
explain
all
the
others.
We
haven't
yet
understood
what
pure
reason
can
achieve.
Problems
can
be
solved
in
the
study
that
others
can't
solve
with
their
senses.
To
reach
the
highest
level,
the
reasoner
must
use
all
the
facts
he
knows.
This
requires
having
all
knowledge,
which
is
rare
even
today.
However,
a
man
can
know
everything
useful
for
his
work,
and
I
have
tried
to
do
this.
I
believe
you
once
described
my
limits
very
precisely."
"Yes,"
I
said,
laughing.
"It
was
a
strange
document.
Philosophy,
astronomy,
and
politics
were
marked
zero,
I
remember.
Botany
varied,
geology
detailed
about
mud-stains
within
fifty
miles
of
town,
chemistry
odd,
anatomy
not
systematic,
crime
records
and
sensational
literature
unique,
violin-player,
boxer,
swordsman,
lawyer,
and
user
of
cocaine
and
tobacco.
Those
were
the
main
points
of
my
analysis."
Holmes
smiled
at
the
last
part.
"Well,"
he
said,
"I
still
say
a
man
should
keep
his
mind
filled
with
useful
things
and
put
the
rest
away
in
his
library,
where
he
can
find
them
if
needed.
Now,
for
this
case
tonight,
we
need
all
our
resources.
Please
pass
me
the
letter
K
of
the
American
Encyclopædia
from
the
shelf
beside
you.
Thank
you.
Let's
consider
the
situation
and
see
what
we
can
deduce.
First,
we
may
assume
Colonel
Openshaw
had
a
strong
reason
to
leave
America.
Men
his
age
don't
change
their
habits
easily
or
leave
Florida's
climate
for
an
English
town
unless
they
fear
something
or
someone.
His
love
of
solitude
in
England
suggests
he
was
afraid,
so
we
can
guess
fear
drove
him
from
America.
We
can
only
figure
out
what
he
feared
by
looking
at
the
threatening
letters
he
and
his
family
received.
Did
you
notice
the
postmarks
on
those
letters?"
"The
first
was
from
Pondicherry,
the
second
from
Dundee,
and
the
third
from
London."
"From
East
London.
What
do
you
make
of
that?"
"They're
all
seaports.
The
writer
was
probably
on
a
ship."
"Excellent.
We
have
a
clue.
It's
very
likely
the
writer
was
on
a
ship.
Now,
let's
consider
another
point.
In
Pondicherry,
seven
weeks
passed
between
the
threat
and
its
action.
In
Dundee,
it
was
only
three
or
four
days.
What
does
that
suggest?"
||
||
Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes — B1 Inglés | Cuentana