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Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
Capítulo 12, Página 13
"They
always
fill
me
with
a
certain
horror.
Based
on
my
experience,
Watson,
I
believe
the
worst
alleys
in
London
don't
have
a
more
dreadful
record
of
sin
than
the
smiling
and
beautiful
countryside."
"You
shock
me!"
"But
the
reason
is
clear.
Public
opinion
can
do
in
the
city
what
the
law
cannot.
There's
no
alley
so
vile
that
the
scream
of
a
tortured
child
or
the
thud
of
a
drunkard’s
blow
doesn't
provoke
sympathy
and
outrage
among
neighbors,
and
then
the
machinery
of
justice
is
so
close
that
a
word
of
complaint
can
set
it
in
motion,
and
there's
but
a
step
between
the
crime
and
the
courtroom.
But
look
at
these
lonely
houses,
each
in
its
own
fields,
mostly
filled
with
poor,
ignorant
people
who
know
little
of
the
law.
Think
of
the
terrible
cruelty
and
hidden
wickedness
that
could
go
on
for
years
in
such
places,
and
no
one
would
be
the
wiser.
Had
this
lady
gone
to
live
in
Winchester,
I
would
have
had
no
fear
for
her.
It's
the
five
miles
of
country
that
makes
it
dangerous.
Still,
it's
clear
she's
not
personally
threatened."
"No.
If
she
can
come
to
Winchester
to
meet
us,
she
can
get
away."
"Exactly.
She
has
her
freedom."
"What
could
be
the
problem,
then?
Can
you
suggest
an
explanation?"
"I've
come
up
with
seven
different
explanations,
each
fitting
the
facts
as
we
know
them.
But
which
one
is
correct
can
only
be
determined
by
the
new
information
we
will
surely
find
waiting
for
us.
Well,
there's
the
cathedral
tower,
and
we'll
soon
learn
all
Miss
Hunter
has
to
tell."
The
Black
Swan
is
a
well-known
inn
on
the
High
Street,
not
far
from
the
station,
and
there
we
found
the
young
lady
waiting
for
us.
She
had
reserved
a
sitting-room,
and
our
lunch
was
ready
on
the
table.
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