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Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
Capítulo 10, Página 28
"Then
I
trust
you
will
at
least
honor
me
with
your
company,"
said
Sherlock
Holmes.
"Meeting
an
American
is
always
a
pleasure,
Mr.
Moulton.
I
believe
that,
despite
the
mistakes
of
a
king
and
a
minister
long
ago,
our
children
will
someday
be
citizens
of
a
united
world,
under
a
flag
that
combines
the
Union
Jack
with
the
Stars
and
Stripes."
"The
case
has
been
intriguing,"
Holmes
remarked
after
our
visitors
left.
"It
shows
clearly
how
simple
the
explanation
can
be
for
something
that
initially
seems
almost
impossible
to
understand.
The
sequence
of
events,
as
the
lady
narrated,
was
perfectly
natural,
yet
the
outcome
seemed
strange,
especially
to
Mr.
Lestrade
of
Scotland
Yard."
"You
made
no
mistakes
yourself,
then?"
"From
the
start,
two
facts
were
clear
to
me.
First,
the
lady
willingly
went
through
the
wedding
ceremony.
Second,
she
regretted
it
within
minutes
of
returning
home.
Clearly,
something
happened
in
the
morning
to
change
her
mind.
What
could
it
be?
She
couldn't
have
spoken
to
anyone
while
out,
as
she
was
with
the
bridegroom.
Did
she
see
someone?
If
so,
it
must
have
been
an
American,
since
she
hadn't
been
here
long
enough
for
anyone
else
to
influence
her
so
deeply.
By
excluding
other
possibilities,
I
concluded
she
might
have
seen
an
American.
Who
could
this
American
be,
and
why
did
he
have
such
influence?
He
might
be
a
lover
or
a
husband.
Her
youth
was
spent
in
rough
situations
and
odd
conditions.
I
reached
this
point
before
hearing
Lord
St.
Simon's
story.
When
he
mentioned
a
man
in
a
pew,
the
bride's
change
in
behavior,
the
bouquet
trick
to
get
a
note,
her
talk
with
her
maid,
and
her
reference
to
claim-jumping—which
means
taking
something
someone
else
has
a
right
to—the
situation
was
clear.
She
left
with
a
man,
who
was
likely
a
previous
husband."
"And
how
on
earth
did
you
find
them?"
"It
might
have
been
hard,
but
Lestrade
had
information
he
didn't
realize
was
valuable.
The
initials
were
key,
but
knowing
he
settled
his
bill
at
an
exclusive
London
hotel
within
a
week
was
even
more
important."
"How
did
you
figure
out
it
was
exclusive?"
"By
the
high
prices.
Eight
shillings
for
a
bed
and
eightpence
for
a
glass
of
sherry
indicate
a
costly
hotel.
Not
many
in
London
charge
that
much.
At
the
second
hotel
I
visited
on
Northumberland
Avenue,
I
checked
the
register
and
found
that
Francis
H.
Moulton,
an
American,
had
left
the
day
before.
The
entries
matched
the
bill
I
had
seen.
His
letters
were
to
be
forwarded
to
226
Gordon
Square,
so
I
went
there.
I
was
lucky
to
find
the
couple
at
home,
so
I
gave
them
some
advice,
suggesting
they
clarify
their
situation
to
the
public
and
Lord
St.
Simon.
I
invited
them
here,
and
as
you
see,
I
made
him
come."
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