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Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Copper Beeches
Capítulo 12, Página 26
"She
was
never
happy
at
home,
Miss
Alice
wasn’t,
from
the
time
her
father
remarried.
She
was
ignored
and
had
no
say
in
anything,
but
it
didn’t
become
really
bad
until
she
met
Mr.
Fowler
at
a
friend’s
house.
As
far
as
I
could
tell,
Miss
Alice
had
rights
of
her
own
by
will,
but
she
was
so
quiet
and
patient
that
she
never
mentioned
them
and
just
left
everything
to
Mr.
Rucastle.
He
knew
she
wouldn’t
cause
trouble;
but
when
a
potential
husband
appeared,
who
would
claim
what
was
legally
hers,
her
father
decided
to
stop
it.
He
wanted
her
to
sign
a
paper
so
that,
married
or
not,
he
could
use
her
money.
When
she
refused,
he
kept
pressuring
her
until
she
got
brain
fever
and
was
near
death
for
six
weeks.
Then
she
recovered,
all
worn
and
with
her
beautiful
hair
cut
off,
but
that
didn’t
change
her
young
man’s
devotion,
and
he
stayed
as
true
as
any
man
could."
"Ah,"
said
Holmes,
"I
think
what
you’ve
told
us
makes
the
situation
quite
clear,
and
I
can
deduce
the
rest.
Mr.
Rucastle
then
resorted
to
imprisoning
her?"
"Yes,
sir."
"And
brought
Miss
Hunter
from
London
to
distract
Mr.
Fowler’s
unwanted
persistence?"
"That
was
it,
sir."
"But
Mr.
Fowler,
being
a
determined
man,
as
a
good
sailor
should
be,
surrounded
the
house,
and
after
meeting
you,
managed
to
convince
you,
with
certain
arguments,
metallic
or
otherwise,
that
your
interests
aligned
with
his."
"Mr.
Fowler
was
a
very
kind-spoken,
generous
gentleman,"
said
Mrs.
Toller
calmly.
"And
in
this
way,
he
ensured
your
husband
had
plenty
to
drink
and
that
a
ladder
was
ready
when
your
master
went
out."
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