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Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Man with the Twisted Lip
Capítulo 6, Página 9
"But
a
cripple!"
I
said.
"What
could
he
have
done
alone
against
a
healthy
man?"
"He
is
a
cripple
in
that
he
walks
with
a
limp,
but
otherwise,
he
seems
strong
and
well-built.
Surely,
Watson,
your
medical
experience
would
tell
you
that
weakness
in
one
limb
can
often
mean
extra
strength
in
the
others."
"Please
continue
your
story."
"Mrs.
St.
Clair
fainted
at
the
sight
of
the
blood
on
the
window,
and
the
police
took
her
home
in
a
cab,
as
her
presence
was
no
longer
useful
for
their
investigation.
Inspector
Barton,
in
charge
of
the
case,
thoroughly
examined
the
premises
but
found
nothing
to
clarify
the
situation.
A
mistake
was
made
by
not
arresting
Boone
immediately,
as
he
had
a
few
minutes
to
possibly
communicate
with
his
friend
the
Lascar,
but
this
was
soon
corrected.
He
was
seized
and
searched,
but
nothing
was
found
to
incriminate
him.
There
were
some
bloodstains
on
his
right
shirt-sleeve,
but
he
pointed
to
a
cut
on
his
ring-finger
and
explained
that
the
bleeding
came
from
there.
He
added
that
he
had
been
at
the
window
recently
and
that
the
stains
noticed
there
likely
came
from
the
same
source.
He
strongly
denied
ever
seeing
Mr.
Neville
St.
Clair
and
swore
that
the
presence
of
the
clothes
in
his
room
was
as
much
a
mystery
to
him
as
to
the
police.
Regarding
Mrs.
St.
Clair’s
claim
of
seeing
her
husband
at
the
window,
he
said
she
must
have
been
either
mad
or
dreaming.
He
was
taken
to
the
police
station,
loudly
protesting,
while
the
inspector
stayed
on
the
premises,
hoping
the
low
tide
might
reveal
some
new
clue."
"And
it
did,
though
they
didn't
find
what
they
feared
on
the
mud-bank.
It
was
Neville
St.
Clair’s
coat,
not
Neville
St.
Clair
himself,
that
lay
uncovered
as
the
tide
went
out.
And
what
do
you
think
they
found
in
the
pockets?"
"I
cannot
imagine."
"No,
I
doubt
you
could
guess.
Every
pocket
was
filled
with
pennies
and
half-pennies—270
half-pennies
in
total.
It's
no
surprise
it
wasn't
swept
away
by
the
tide.
But
a
human
body
is
different.
There's
a
strong
current
between
the
wharf
and
the
house.
It
seems
likely
the
weighted
coat
stayed
while
the
stripped
body
was
drawn
into
the
river."
"But
I
heard
all
the
other
clothes
were
found
in
the
room.
Would
the
body
wear
only
a
coat?"
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