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Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Five Orange Pips
Capítulo 5, Página 17
"But
what
society?"
"Have
you
never,"
said
Sherlock
Holmes,
leaning
forward
and
lowering
his
voice,
"heard
of
the
Ku
Klux
Klan?"
"I
never
have."
Holmes
turned
the
pages
of
the
book
on
his
knee.
"Here
it
is,"
he
said
after
a
moment:
"'Ku
Klux
Klan.
A
name
derived
from
the
sound
produced
by
cocking
a
rifle.
This
secret
society
was
formed
by
ex-Confederate
soldiers
in
the
Southern
states
after
the
Civil
War,
quickly
creating
branches
in
various
regions,
notably
Tennessee,
Louisiana,
the
Carolinas,
Georgia,
and
Florida.
Its
power
was
used
for
political
purposes,
mainly
terrorizing
black
voters
and
driving
away
those
against
its
views.
Its
attacks
were
usually
preceded
by
a
warning
sent
in
a
strange
but
recognizable
form—a
sprig
of
oak
leaves
in
some
areas,
melon
seeds
or
orange
pips
in
others.
On
receiving
this,
the
victim
could
either
renounce
his
former
ways
openly
or
flee.
If
he
stood
firm,
death
would
inevitably
come,
often
in
a
strange
and
unexpected
manner.
The
society's
organization
was
so
perfect,
and
its
methods
so
systematic,
that
there
is
hardly
a
recorded
case
where
anyone
survived
defying
it
or
where
its
attacks
were
traced
back
to
the
perpetrators.
For
years,
the
organization
thrived
despite
efforts
from
the
U.S.
government
and
the
better
classes
in
the
South.
Eventually,
in
1869,
the
movement
suddenly
collapsed,
though
there
have
been
occasional
outbreaks
since
then.'"
"Notice,"
said
Holmes,
putting
down
the
book,
"how
the
society's
sudden
end
happened
when
Openshaw
left
America
with
their
documents.
This
might
be
cause
and
effect.
It's
no
surprise
that
he
and
his
family
are
being
pursued
by
some
relentless
people.
You
can
see
how
this
register
and
diary
might
incriminate
some
prominent
men
in
the
South,
and
many
won’t
rest
easy
until
they
get
it
back."
"Then
the
page
we
saw—"
"Is
just
what
we
expected.
It
said,
if
I
remember,
'sent
the
pips
to
A,
B,
and
C'—meaning
the
society’s
warning
was
sent
to
them.
Then
it
notes
that
A
and
B
left
the
country,
and
finally
that
C
was
visited,
which
probably
ended
badly
for
C.
Well,
Doctor,
I
think
we
can
shed
some
light
on
this
mystery,
and
I
believe
young
Openshaw's
only
hope
is
to
do
as
I
advised.
There's
nothing
more
to
say
or
do
tonight,
so
hand
me
my
violin,
and
let’s
try
to
forget
the
gloomy
weather
and
even
gloomier
human
behavior
for
half
an
hour."
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