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Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Five Orange Pips
Capítulo 5, Página 19
"Ah!"
he
said,
setting
down
his
cup.
"I
feared
that.
How
did
it
happen?"
He
spoke
calmly,
but
I
could
see
he
was
deeply
affected.
"I
saw
the
name
Openshaw
and
the
headline
'Tragedy
Near
Waterloo
Bridge.'
Here’s
the
report:"
"Between
nine
and
ten
last
night,
Police-Constable
Cook,
of
the
H
Division,
on
duty
near
Waterloo
Bridge,
heard
a
cry
for
help
and
a
splash
in
the
water.
The
night
was
very
dark
and
stormy,
so
despite
help
from
passers-by,
a
rescue
was
impossible.
An
alarm
was
raised,
and
with
the
water-police's
help,
the
body
was
eventually
recovered.
It
was
a
young
man
named
John
Openshaw,
as
identified
from
an
envelope
in
his
pocket,
residing
near
Horsham.
It’s
thought
he
was
rushing
to
catch
the
last
train
from
Waterloo
Station
and,
in
his
haste
and
the
dark,
missed
his
path
and
fell
off
one
of
the
riverboat
landing
places.
The
body
showed
no
signs
of
violence,
suggesting
it
was
an
unfortunate
accident,
which
should
alert
authorities
to
the
riverside
landing
stages'
condition."
We
sat
silently
for
several
minutes,
Holmes
more
upset
and
shaken
than
I'd
ever
seen
him.
"This
wounds
my
pride,
Watson,"
he
finally
said.
"It's
a
small
feeling,
but
it
hurts
my
pride.
It's
personal
now,
and
if
I
stay
healthy,
I'll
catch
this
gang.
That
he
came
to
me
for
help,
and
I
sent
him
to
his
death—!"
He
jumped
up
and
paced
the
room,
unable
to
control
his
agitation,
his
cheeks
flushed,
his
long
thin
hands
nervously
clenching
and
unclenching.
"They
must
be
clever
devils,"
he
exclaimed
at
last.
"How
did
they
lure
him
there?
The
Embankment
isn't
on
the
direct
path
to
the
station.
The
bridge
was
likely
too
crowded,
even
on
such
a
night,
for
their
plan.
Well,
Watson,
we’ll
see
who
wins
in
the
end.
I'm
going
out
now!"
"To
the
police?"
"No;
I'll
be
my
own
police.
Once
I've
spun
the
web,
they
can
catch
the
flies,
but
not
before."
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