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Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Five Orange Pips
Capítulo 5, Página 15
"Then
what
are
they?
Who
is
this
K.
K.
K.,
and
why
is
he
after
this
unfortunate
family?"
Sherlock
Holmes
closed
his
eyes,
resting
his
elbows
on
the
chair's
arms,
fingertips
together.
"The
perfect
reasoner,"
he
began,
"would,
once
shown
a
single
fact
in
all
its
aspects,
deduce
not
only
the
chain
of
events
leading
up
to
it
but
also
all
the
consequences.
Like
Cuvier
could
describe
an
entire
animal
from
a
single
bone,
an
observer
who
understands
one
link
in
a
series
should
be
able
to
accurately
state
all
others,
both
before
and
after.
We
have
yet
to
grasp
the
full
potential
of
reasoning.
Problems
can
be
solved
in
the
study
that
have
puzzled
those
relying
on
their
senses.
To
reach
the
highest
level,
the
reasoner
must
use
all
the
facts
he
knows;
this
implies
having
all
knowledge,
which
is
rare
even
today.
However,
it's
not
impossible
for
someone
to
have
all
the
knowledge
useful
for
his
work,
and
I've
tried
to
do
that
myself.
If
I
remember,
you
once
defined
my
limits
quite
precisely."
"Yes,"
I
replied,
laughing.
"It
was
quite
a
document.
Philosophy,
astronomy,
and
politics
were
rated
at
zero,
I
recall.
Botany
variable,
geology
deep
concerning
mud-stains
from
any
area
within
fifty
miles
of
town,
chemistry
eccentric,
anatomy
unsystematic,
sensational
literature
and
crime
records
unique,
violin-player,
boxer,
swordsman,
lawyer,
and
self-poisoner
by
cocaine
and
tobacco.
Those
were
the
main
points
of
my
analysis."
Holmes
smiled
at
the
last
point.
"Well,"
he
said,
"I
still
believe,
as
I
did
then,
that
a
man
should
keep
his
mind
stocked
with
what
he
might
use,
and
the
rest
can
be
stored
in
his
library's
lumber-room,
where
he
can
access
it
if
needed.
For
cases
like
the
one
presented
to
us
tonight,
we
need
to
gather
all
our
resources.
Please
hand
me
the
letter
K
from
the
American
Encyclopædia
on
the
shelf
beside
you.
Thank
you.
Now,
let's
consider
the
situation
and
see
what
we
can
deduce.
First,
we
can
assume
that
Colonel
Openshaw
had
a
strong
reason
for
leaving
America.
Men
of
his
age
don't
usually
change
their
habits
and
leave
the
pleasant
Florida
climate
for
a
lonely
life
in
an
English
town.
His
love
of
solitude
in
England
suggests
he
feared
something
or
someone,
so
we
can
assume
it
was
fear
that
drove
him
from
America.
To
understand
what
he
feared,
we
must
consider
the
threatening
letters
he
and
his
family
received.
Did
you
notice
the
postmarks
on
those
letters?"
"The
first
was
from
Pondicherry,
the
second
from
Dundee,
and
the
third
from
London."
"From
East
London.
What
do
you
deduce
from
that?"
"They
are
all
seaports.
The
writer
must
have
been
on
a
ship."
"Excellent.
We
have
a
clue.
It's
highly
probable
the
writer
was
aboard
a
ship.
Now,
consider
this:
in
Pondicherry,
seven
weeks
passed
between
the
threat
and
its
fulfillment,
but
in
Dundee,
only
three
or
four
days.
Does
that
suggest
anything?"
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