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Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
Capítulo 11, Página 4
“‘I
should
be
happy
to
advance
it
without
further
parley
from
my
own
private
purse,’
said
I,
‘were
it
not
that
the
strain
would
be
rather
more
than
it
could
bear.
If,
on
the
other
hand,
I
am
to
do
it
in
the
name
of
the
firm,
then
in
justice
to
my
partner
I
must
insist
that,
even
in
your
case,
every
businesslike
precaution
should
be
taken.’”
“‘I
should
much
prefer
to
have
it
so,’
said
he,
raising
up
a
square,
black
morocco
case
which
he
had
laid
beside
his
chair.
‘You
have
doubtless
heard
of
the
Beryl
Coronet?’”
“‘One
of
the
most
precious
public
possessions
of
the
empire,’
said
I.”
“‘Precisely.’
He
opened
the
case,
and
there,
imbedded
in
soft,
flesh-coloured
velvet,
lay
the
magnificent
piece
of
jewellery
which
he
had
named.
‘There
are
thirty-nine
enormous
beryls,’
said
he,
‘and
the
price
of
the
gold
chasing
is
incalculable.
The
lowest
estimate
would
put
the
worth
of
the
coronet
at
double
the
sum
which
I
have
asked.
I
am
prepared
to
leave
it
with
you
as
my
security.’”
“I
took
the
precious
case
into
my
hands
and
looked
in
some
perplexity
from
it
to
my
illustrious
client.”
“‘You
doubt
its
value?’
he
asked.”
“‘Not
at
all.
I
only
doubt—’”
“‘The
propriety
of
my
leaving
it.
You
may
set
your
mind
at
rest
about
that.
I
should
not
dream
of
doing
so
were
it
not
absolutely
certain
that
I
should
be
able
in
four
days
to
reclaim
it.
It
is
a
pure
matter
of
form.
Is
the
security
sufficient?’”
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