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Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Speckled Band
Capítulo 8, Página 3
"You're
right,"
she
said.
"I
left
home
before
six,
reached
Leatherhead
at
twenty
past,
and
took
the
first
train
to
Waterloo.
I
can't
stand
this
stress
any
longer;
I'll
go
mad
if
it
continues.
I
have
no
one
to
help
me
except
one
person
who
cares,
but
he
can't
do
much.
I've
heard
of
you,
Mr.
Holmes,
from
Mrs.
Farintosh,
who
you
helped.
She
gave
me
your
address.
Can
you
help
me
too
and
shine
some
light
on
my
dark
situation?
I
can't
pay
you
now,
but
I'll
be
married
in
a
month
or
six
weeks
and
can
then
reward
you."
Holmes
turned
to
his
desk,
unlocked
it,
and
took
out
a
small
case-book.
"Farintosh,"
he
said.
"Yes,
I
remember
the
case;
it
was
about
an
opal
tiara.
I
think
it
was
before
your
time,
Watson.
Madam,
I'll
give
your
case
the
same
care
as
your
friend's.
As
for
payment,
my
work
is
its
own
reward,
but
you
can
cover
any
expenses
when
it
suits
you.
Now,
please
tell
us
everything
that
might
help
us
understand
your
situation."
"Alas!"
she
replied,
"The
horror
is
that
my
fears
are
vague,
and
my
suspicions
rely
on
small
things
that
might
seem
trivial
to
others.
Even
the
person
I
should
rely
on
for
help
thinks
I'm
just
a
nervous
woman.
He
doesn't
say
it,
but
I
can
tell
from
his
calming
words
and
averted
eyes.
But
I've
heard,
Mr.
Holmes,
that
you
understand
the
wickedness
of
the
human
heart.
You
might
advise
me
on
how
to
handle
the
dangers
around
me."
"I'm
listening,
madam."
"My
name
is
Helen
Stoner,
and
I
live
with
my
stepfather,
the
last
of
the
old
Saxon
family,
the
Roylotts
of
Stoke
Moran,
on
Surrey's
western
border."
Holmes
nodded.
"The
name
is
familiar
to
me,"
he
said.
"The
family
was
once
among
the
richest
in
England.
Their
estates
spread
into
Berkshire
and
Hampshire.
But
in
the
last
century,
four
heirs
were
wasteful
and
ruined
the
family.
A
gambler
finished
the
job
during
the
Regency
era.
All
that
was
left
were
a
few
acres
and
the
two-hundred-year-old
house,
heavily
mortgaged.
The
last
squire
lived
poorly
there,
like
a
nobleman
without
money.
His
only
son,
my
stepfather,
realized
he
had
to
change.
He
borrowed
money
from
a
relative
to
study
medicine.
He
went
to
Calcutta
and
built
a
large
practice
with
his
skills
and
strong
character.
However,
he
killed
his
butler
in
anger
after
some
robberies
at
home.
He
almost
got
a
death
sentence
but
instead
served
a
long
prison
term.
He
returned
to
England
a
bitter
and
disappointed
man."
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