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Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Blue Carbuncle
Capítulo 7, Página 8
"A
thousand
pounds!
Good
Lord!"
The
commissionaire
sat
down
heavily,
staring
at
us.
"That's
the
reward,
and
I
know
there
are
personal
reasons
that
would
make
the
Countess
give
half
her
fortune
to
get
the
gem
back."
"It
was
lost,
if
I
remember
correctly,
at
the
Hotel
Cosmopolitan,"
I
said.
"Exactly,
on
December
22nd,
just
five
days
ago.
John
Horner,
a
plumber,
was
accused
of
taking
it
from
the
lady's
jewel-case.
The
evidence
against
him
was
strong,
so
the
case
went
to
the
Assizes.
I
have
some
details
here,
I
think."
He
searched
through
his
newspapers,
checking
the
dates
until
he
found
one,
folded
it,
and
read
the
following
paragraph:
"Hotel
Cosmopolitan
Jewel
Robbery.
John
Horner,
26,
plumber,
was
charged
with
taking
the
valuable
gem
known
as
the
blue
carbuncle
from
the
jewel-case
of
the
Countess
of
Morcar
on
the
22nd.
James
Ryder,
a
hotel
attendant,
testified
that
he
showed
Horner
to
the
Countess's
dressing-room
to
fix
a
loose
grate
bar.
Ryder
stayed
with
Horner
for
a
while
but
was
called
away.
When
he
returned,
Horner
was
gone,
the
bureau
was
forced
open,
and
the
small
morocco
casket,
where
the
Countess
kept
her
jewel,
was
empty
on
the
dressing-table.
Ryder
raised
the
alarm,
and
Horner
was
arrested
that
evening,
but
the
stone
wasn't
found
on
him
or
in
his
rooms.
Catherine
Cusack,
the
Countess's
maid,
said
she
heard
Ryder's
cry
and
rushed
in,
finding
things
as
he
described.
Inspector
Bradstreet,
B
division,
gave
evidence
about
Horner's
arrest,
who
protested
his
innocence
strongly.
Evidence
of
a
previous
robbery
conviction
was
given,
so
the
magistrate
sent
the
case
to
the
Assizes.
Horner,
showing
great
emotion
during
the
trial,
fainted
at
the
end
and
was
carried
out
of
court."
"Hmm!
So
much
for
the
police
court,"
said
Holmes
thoughtfully,
tossing
the
paper
aside.
"Now
we
need
to
solve
the
sequence
of
events
from
a
stolen
jewel-case
to
a
goose's
crop
in
Tottenham
Court
Road.
You
see,
Watson,
our
deductions
have
become
much
more
important
and
less
innocent.
Here's
the
stone;
it
came
from
the
goose,
and
the
goose
came
from
Mr.
Henry
Baker,
the
man
with
the
bad
hat
and
other
traits
I
mentioned.
We
must
find
this
gentleman
and
discover
his
role
in
this
mystery.
To
do
this,
we'll
start
with
an
advertisement
in
all
the
evening
papers.
If
that
fails,
I'll
try
other
methods."
"What
will
you
say?"
"Give
me
a
pencil
and
that
slip
of
paper.
Now
then:
'Found
at
the
corner
of
Goodge
Street,
a
goose
and
a
black
felt
hat.
Mr.
Henry
Baker
can
claim
them
by
coming
at
6:00
this
evening
to
221B,
Baker
Street.'
That's
clear
and
concise."
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