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Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
Capítulo 11, Página 28
"And
who
could
be
her
partner
in
crime?
Obviously
a
lover,
as
only
someone
like
that
could
outweigh
the
love
and
gratitude
she
owed
you.
I
knew
you
didn't
socialize
much
and
had
a
small
circle
of
friends.
Among
them
was
Sir
George
Burnwell.
I
had
heard
about
him
before
as
a
man
with
a
bad
reputation
with
women.
It
had
to
be
him
who
wore
those
boots
and
kept
the
missing
gems.
Even
though
Arthur
had
caught
him,
he
might
have
thought
he
was
safe,
knowing
the
boy
couldn't
speak
without
implicating
his
own
family."
"Your
own
good
judgment
will
suggest
what
I
did
next.
I
disguised
myself
as
a
loafer
and
went
to
Sir
George's
house.
I
made
friends
with
his
valet
and
learned
that
his
master
had
a
cut
on
his
head
from
the
night
before.
Finally,
for
six
shillings,
I
bought
a
pair
of
his
old
shoes,
which
matched
the
tracks
perfectly
when
I
checked
them
in
Streatham."
"I
saw
a
poorly
dressed
man
in
the
lane
last
evening,"
said
Mr.
Holder.
"Exactly.
That
was
me.
Once
I
was
sure
of
my
man,
I
returned
home
and
changed
my
clothes.
It
was
a
tricky
situation
because
I
knew
we
had
to
avoid
a
prosecution
to
prevent
scandal.
I
went
to
see
him.
At
first,
he
denied
everything,
but
when
I
detailed
all
that
had
happened,
he
tried
to
intimidate
me
and
grabbed
a
weapon
from
the
wall.
I
knew
him
well,
though,
and
I
pointed
a
pistol
at
him
before
he
could
act.
He
became
more
reasonable
then.
I
told
him
we
would
pay
him
for
the
stones
he
had—£1000
each.
That
made
him
show
the
first
signs
of
regret.
'Why,
I've
already
sold
them
for
six
hundred
for
the
three!'
he
exclaimed.
I
got
the
address
of
the
person
who
had
them
by
promising
no
prosecution.
I
went
to
that
person
and,
after
some
negotiation,
bought
our
stones
for
£1000
each.
Then
I
visited
your
son,
told
him
everything
was
fine,
and
finally
got
to
bed
by
two
o'clock
after
what
I
can
call
a
very
demanding
day."
"A
day
that
has
saved
England
from
a
major
public
scandal,"
said
the
banker,
standing
up.
"Sir,
I
can't
express
my
gratitude
enough,
but
you
will
not
find
me
ungrateful
for
what
you
have
done.
Your
skill
has
surpassed
all
I've
heard
about
it.
Now,
I
must
rush
to
my
dear
boy
to
apologize
for
the
wrong
I
did
him.
As
for
what
you
told
me
about
poor
Mary,
it
breaks
my
heart.
Not
even
your
skill
can
tell
me
where
she
is
now."
"I
think
we
can
safely
say,"
replied
Holmes,
"that
she
is
wherever
Sir
George
Burnwell
is.
It's
also
certain
that
whatever
her
wrongdoings
are,
she
will
soon
face
more
than
enough
punishment."
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