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Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
A Scandal in Bohemia
Capítulo 1, Página 18
"This
was
too
good
to
miss,
Watson.
I
was
deciding
whether
to
run
after
them
or
jump
onto
her
landau
when
a
cab
came
down
the
street.
The
driver
hesitated
at
my
appearance,
but
I
got
in
before
he
could
refuse.
'To
the
Church
of
St.
Monica,'
I
said,
'and
half
a
sovereign
if
you
get
there
in
twenty
minutes.'
It
was
twenty-five
minutes
to
twelve,
and
it
was
obvious
what
was
happening."
"My
cabbie
drove
fast.
I
don’t
think
I’ve
ever
traveled
faster,
but
the
others
arrived
before
us.
The
cab
and
the
landau,
with
their
steaming
horses,
were
outside
the
door
when
I
got
there.
I
paid
the
driver
and
hurried
into
the
church.
There
was
no
one
there
except
the
two
I
had
followed
and
a
clergyman
in
a
surplice,
who
seemed
to
be
arguing
with
them.
They
all
stood
together
in
front
of
the
altar.
I
casually
walked
up
the
side
aisle
like
any
other
idle
visitor.
Suddenly,
to
my
surprise,
the
three
at
the
altar
turned
to
me,
and
Godfrey
Norton
ran
towards
me
as
fast
as
he
could."
"'Thank
God,'
he
exclaimed.
'You’ll
do.
Come!
Come!'"
"'What’s
happening?'
I
asked."
"'Come
on,
man,
only
three
minutes,
or
it
won’t
be
legal.'"
"I
was
half-dragged
to
the
altar,
and
before
I
realized
it,
I
was
repeating
responses
whispered
in
my
ear,
agreeing
to
things
I
didn’t
understand,
and
generally
helping
to
marry
Irene
Adler,
a
spinster,
to
Godfrey
Norton,
a
bachelor.
It
was
over
in
a
flash,
and
the
gentleman
thanked
me
on
one
side,
the
lady
on
the
other,
while
the
clergyman
smiled
at
me.
It
was
the
most
ridiculous
situation
I’ve
ever
been
in,
and
thinking
about
it
made
me
laugh
earlier.
It
seems
there
had
been
some
issue
with
their
license,
and
the
clergyman
refused
to
marry
them
without
a
witness.
My
timely
arrival
saved
the
groom
from
having
to
find
a
best
man
on
the
street.
The
bride
gave
me
a
sovereign,
which
I
plan
to
wear
on
my
watch
chain
as
a
memento."
"This
is
a
very
unexpected
turn
of
events,"
I
said.
"And
what
happened
next?"
"Well,
my
plans
were
seriously
threatened.
It
seemed
they
might
leave
immediately,
requiring
quick
and
decisive
action
on
my
part.
However,
they
separated
at
the
church
door,
with
him
returning
to
the
Temple
and
her
going
back
home.
'I’ll
drive
in
the
park
at
five
as
usual,'
she
said
as
she
left
him.
I
heard
nothing
more.
They
drove
off
in
different
directions,
and
I
went
to
make
my
own
arrangements."
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