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Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
Capítulo 11, Página 28
“And
who
could
it
be
who
was
her
confederate?
A
lover
evidently,
for
who
else
could
outweigh
the
love
and
gratitude
which
she
must
feel
to
you?
I
knew
that
you
went
out
little,
and
that
your
circle
of
friends
was
a
very
limited
one.
But
among
them
was
Sir
George
Burnwell.
I
had
heard
of
him
before
as
being
a
man
of
evil
reputation
among
women.
It
must
have
been
he
who
wore
those
boots
and
retained
the
missing
gems.
Even
though
he
knew
that
Arthur
had
discovered
him,
he
might
still
flatter
himself
that
he
was
safe,
for
the
lad
could
not
say
a
word
without
compromising
his
own
family.”
“Well,
your
own
good
sense
will
suggest
what
measures
I
took
next.
I
went
in
the
shape
of
a
loafer
to
Sir
George’s
house,
managed
to
pick
up
an
acquaintance
with
his
valet,
learned
that
his
master
had
cut
his
head
the
night
before,
and,
finally,
at
the
expense
of
six
shillings,
made
all
sure
by
buying
a
pair
of
his
cast-off
shoes.
With
these
I
journeyed
down
to
Streatham
and
saw
that
they
exactly
fitted
the
tracks.”
“I
saw
an
ill-dressed
vagabond
in
the
lane
yesterday
evening,”
said
Mr.
Holder.
“Precisely.
It
was
I.
I
found
that
I
had
my
man,
so
I
came
home
and
changed
my
clothes.
It
was
a
delicate
part
which
I
had
to
play
then,
for
I
saw
that
a
prosecution
must
be
avoided
to
avert
scandal,
and
I
knew
that
so
astute
a
villain
would
see
that
our
hands
were
tied
in
the
matter.
I
went
and
saw
him.
At
first,
of
course,
he
denied
everything.
But
when
I
gave
him
every
particular
that
had
occurred,
he
tried
to
bluster
and
took
down
a
life-preserver
from
the
wall.
I
knew
my
man,
however,
and
I
clapped
a
pistol
to
his
head
before
he
could
strike.
Then
he
became
a
little
more
reasonable.
I
told
him
that
we
would
give
him
a
price
for
the
stones
he
held—£
1000
apiece.
That
brought
out
the
first
signs
of
grief
that
he
had
shown.
‘Why,
dash
it
all!’
said
he,
‘I’ve
let
them
go
at
six
hundred
for
the
three!’
I
soon
managed
to
get
the
address
of
the
receiver
who
had
them,
on
promising
him
that
there
would
be
no
prosecution.
Off
I
set
to
him,
and
after
much
chaffering
I
got
our
stones
at
£
1000
apiece.
Then
I
looked
in
upon
your
son,
told
him
that
all
was
right,
and
eventually
got
to
my
bed
about
two
o’clock,
after
what
I
may
call
a
really
hard
day’s
work.”
“A
day
which
has
saved
England
from
a
great
public
scandal,”
said
the
banker,
rising.
“Sir,
I
cannot
find
words
to
thank
you,
but
you
shall
not
find
me
ungrateful
for
what
you
have
done.
Your
skill
has
indeed
exceeded
all
that
I
have
heard
of
it.
And
now
I
must
fly
to
my
dear
boy
to
apologise
to
him
for
the
wrong
which
I
have
done
him.
As
to
what
you
tell
me
of
poor
Mary,
it
goes
to
my
very
heart.
Not
even
your
skill
can
inform
me
where
she
is
now.”
“I
think
that
we
may
safely
say,”
returned
Holmes,
“that
she
is
wherever
Sir
George
Burnwell
is.
It
is
equally
certain,
too,
that
whatever
her
sins
are,
they
will
soon
receive
a
more
than
sufficient
punishment.”
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