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Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
Capítulo 7, Página 5
"I
admit
I'm
very
confused,
but
I
can't
follow
you.
For
instance,
how
did
you
know
he
was
intellectual?"
Holmes
put
the
hat
on
his
head.
It
came
down
over
his
forehead
and
rested
on
his
nose.
"It's
about
size,"
he
said.
"A
man
with
such
a
large
brain
must
have
something
in
it."
"And
his
decline
in
fortune?"
"This
hat
is
three
years
old.
These
flat
brims
with
curled
edges
were
popular
then.
It's
a
hat
of
very
high
quality.
Look
at
the
band
of
ribbed
silk
and
the
excellent
lining.
If
this
man
could
afford
such
an
expensive
hat
three
years
ago
and
hasn't
bought
one
since,
he
must
have
fallen
on
hard
times."
"Well,
that's
clear
enough.
But
what
about
the
foresight
and
moral
decline?"
Sherlock
Holmes
laughed.
"Here's
the
foresight,"
he
said,
pointing
to
the
little
disc
and
loop
of
the
hat-securer.
"These
are
never
sold
with
hats.
If
he
ordered
one,
it
shows
some
foresight,
as
he
took
extra
care
against
the
wind.
But
since
the
elastic
is
broken
and
he
hasn't
replaced
it,
it
shows
he
has
less
foresight
now,
which
suggests
a
weakening
nature.
However,
he
tried
to
hide
stains
on
the
felt
with
ink,
which
means
he
hasn't
completely
lost
his
self-respect."
"Your
reasoning
is
certainly
convincing."
"The
other
points,
that
he
is
middle-aged,
his
hair
is
grizzled,
recently
cut,
and
he
uses
lime-cream,
are
all
found
from
closely
examining
the
lining.
The
lens
shows
many
hair-ends,
cleanly
cut
by
a
barber.
They
all
seem
sticky,
and
there's
a
clear
smell
of
lime-cream.
This
dust
isn't
the
gritty,
grey
dust
of
the
street
but
the
fluffy
brown
dust
from
a
house,
showing
it's
mostly
been
hung
indoors.
The
moisture
marks
inside
prove
he
sweats
a
lot,
which
means
he's
not
in
the
best
shape."
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