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Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Noble Bachelor
Capítulo 10, Página 4
“Terse
and
to
the
point,”
remarked
Holmes,
stretching
his
long,
thin
legs
toward
the
fire.
“There
was
a
paragraph
expanding
on
this
in
one
of
the
society
papers
from
the
same
week.
Ah,
here
it
is:
‘There
will
soon
be
a
call
for
protection
in
the
marriage
market,
for
the
current
free-trade
principle
seems
to
work
against
our
home
product.
One
by
one,
the
management
of
the
noble
houses
of
Great
Britain
is
passing
into
the
hands
of
our
fair
cousins
from
across
the
Atlantic.
An
important
addition
has
been
made
during
the
last
week
to
the
list
of
prizes
that
have
been
taken
by
these
charming
invaders.
Lord
St.
Simon,
who
has
shown
himself
resistant
to
Cupid’s
arrows
for
over
twenty
years,
has
now
officially
announced
his
upcoming
marriage
to
Miss
Hatty
Doran,
the
captivating
daughter
of
a
California
millionaire.
Miss
Doran,
whose
graceful
figure
and
striking
face
drew
much
attention
at
the
Westbury
House
festivities,
is
an
only
child,
and
it
is
widely
reported
that
her
dowry
will
exceed
six
figures,
with
future
expectations.
As
it
is
well-known
that
the
Duke
of
Balmoral
has
had
to
sell
his
paintings
in
recent
years,
and
as
Lord
St.
Simon
has
no
property
of
his
own
except
the
small
estate
of
Birchmoor,
it
is
clear
that
the
Californian
heiress
is
not
the
only
one
benefiting
from
an
alliance
that
will
allow
her
to
make
the
easy
and
common
transition
from
a
Republican
lady
to
a
British
peeress.’”
“Anything
else?”
asked
Holmes,
yawning.
“Oh,
yes;
plenty.
Then
there
is
another
note
in
the
Morning
Post
saying
that
the
marriage
would
be
very
quiet,
that
it
would
be
at
St.
George’s,
Hanover
Square,
that
only
half
a
dozen
close
friends
would
be
invited,
and
that
the
party
would
return
to
the
furnished
house
at
Lancaster
Gate
taken
by
Mr.
Aloysius
Doran.
Two
days
later—that
is,
last
Wednesday—there
is
a
brief
announcement
that
the
wedding
had
taken
place,
and
that
the
honeymoon
would
be
spent
at
Lord
Backwater’s
estate
near
Petersfield.
Those
are
all
the
notices
that
appeared
before
the
bride’s
disappearance.”
“Before
the
what?”
asked
Holmes
with
a
start.
“The
vanishing
of
the
lady.”
"When
did
she
disappear,
then?"
"At
the
wedding
breakfast."
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