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Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
Capítulo 11, Página 5
"'More
than
enough.'"
"'You
understand,
Mr.
Holder,
that
I'm
giving
you
a
strong
proof
of
my
trust
in
you,
based
on
everything
I've
heard
about
you.
I
rely
on
you
not
only
to
be
discreet
and
avoid
any
gossip
about
this
matter
but,
most
importantly,
to
protect
this
coronet
with
every
possible
precaution.
I
don't
need
to
say
that
a
great
public
scandal
would
arise
if
anything
happened
to
it.
Any
damage
to
it
would
be
almost
as
serious
as
losing
it
entirely,
as
there
are
no
beryls
like
these
anywhere
in
the
world,
and
replacing
them
would
be
impossible.
However,
I
leave
it
with
you
confidently,
and
I'll
collect
it
personally
on
Monday
morning.'"
"Seeing
my
client
was
eager
to
leave,
I
said
nothing
more
but
called
my
cashier
and
instructed
him
to
hand
over
fifty
£1000
notes.
Once
I
was
alone
again,
with
the
precious
case
lying
on
the
table
in
front
of
me,
I
couldn't
help
but
feel
some
anxiety
about
the
immense
responsibility
it
brought.
There
was
no
doubt
that,
being
a
national
possession,
a
terrible
scandal
would
ensue
if
anything
unfortunate
happened
to
it.
I
already
regretted
agreeing
to
take
charge
of
it.
But
it
was
too
late
to
change
my
mind
now,
so
I
locked
it
in
my
private
safe
and
returned
to
my
work."
"When
evening
came,
I
felt
it
would
be
unwise
to
leave
such
a
valuable
item
in
the
office.
Bankers'
safes
had
been
broken
into
before,
and
why
shouldn't
mine
be?
If
that
happened,
I
would
be
in
a
terrible
situation!
I
decided
that
for
the
next
few
days,
I
would
carry
the
case
with
me
everywhere,
so
it
would
never
be
out
of
my
reach.
With
this
plan
in
mind,
I
called
a
cab
and
went
to
my
house
in
Streatham,
carrying
the
jewel
with
me.
I
didn't
breathe
easily
until
I
had
taken
it
upstairs
and
locked
it
in
the
bureau
in
my
dressing
room."
"And
now
a
word
about
my
household,
Mr.
Holmes,
because
I
want
you
to
fully
understand
the
situation.
My
groom
and
page
sleep
outside
the
house
and
can
be
disregarded.
I
have
three
maid-servants
who
have
been
with
me
for
many
years
and
whose
reliability
is
beyond
question.
Another,
Lucy
Parr,
the
second
maid,
has
only
been
with
me
a
few
months.
She
came
with
a
great
reference
and
has
always
satisfied
me.
She
is
a
very
pretty
girl
and
has
attracted
admirers
who
sometimes
linger
around
the
place.
That's
the
only
downside
we've
found
with
her,
but
we
believe
she
is
a
thoroughly
good
girl
in
every
way."
"So
much
for
the
servants.
My
family
is
so
small
that
it
won't
take
long
to
describe.
I
am
a
widower
and
have
only
one
son,
Arthur.
He
has
been
a
disappointment
to
me,
Mr.
Holmes—a
great
disappointment.
I
have
no
doubt
that
I
am
to
blame.
People
say
I
have
spoiled
him.
Very
likely
I
have.
When
my
dear
wife
died,
I
felt
he
was
all
I
had
left
to
love.
I
couldn't
bear
to
see
the
smile
leave
his
face
even
for
a
moment.
I've
never
denied
him
anything.
Perhaps
it
would
have
been
better
for
both
of
us
if
I
had
been
stricter,
but
I
meant
well."
"Naturally,
I
intended
for
him
to
take
over
my
business,
but
he
wasn't
inclined
that
way.
He
was
wild
and
unpredictable,
and,
to
be
honest,
I
couldn't
trust
him
with
large
sums
of
money.
When
he
was
younger,
he
joined
an
aristocratic
club,
and
with
his
charming
manners,
he
soon
became
close
to
several
men
with
deep
pockets
and
expensive
habits.
He
learned
to
gamble
heavily
at
cards
and
waste
money
on
horse
racing
until
he
had
to
come
to
me
repeatedly,
begging
for
an
advance
on
his
allowance
to
settle
his
debts
of
honor.
He
tried
more
than
once
to
break
away
from
the
bad
company
he
was
keeping,
but
each
time,
the
influence
of
his
friend,
Sir
George
Burnwell,
was
enough
to
pull
him
back."
"And
indeed,
I
couldn't
be
surprised
that
a
man
like
Sir
George
Burnwell
would
have
such
an
influence
on
him,
as
he
often
brought
him
to
my
house,
and
I
found
myself
nearly
unable
to
resist
his
charm.
He
is
older
than
Arthur,
a
worldly
man
to
his
fingertips,
one
who
has
been
everywhere,
seen
everything,
a
brilliant
talker,
and
a
man
of
great
personal
beauty.
Yet
when
I
think
of
him
calmly,
far
from
his
presence,
I
am
convinced
from
his
cynical
words
and
the
look
I've
caught
in
his
eyes
that
he
is
someone
who
should
be
deeply
distrusted.
That's
what
I
think,
and
so
does
my
little
Mary,
who
has
a
woman's
quick
insight
into
character."
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