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Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Adventure of the Beryl Coronet
Capítulo 11, Página 5
“‘Ample.’”
“‘You
understand,
Mr.
Holder,
that
I
am
giving
you
a
strong
proof
of
the
confidence
which
I
have
in
you,
founded
upon
all
that
I
have
heard
of
you.
I
rely
upon
you
not
only
to
be
discreet
and
to
refrain
from
all
gossip
upon
the
matter
but,
above
all,
to
preserve
this
coronet
with
every
possible
precaution
because
I
need
not
say
that
a
great
public
scandal
would
be
caused
if
any
harm
were
to
befall
it.
Any
injury
to
it
would
be
almost
as
serious
as
its
complete
loss,
for
there
are
no
beryls
in
the
world
to
match
these,
and
it
would
be
impossible
to
replace
them.
I
leave
it
with
you,
however,
with
every
confidence,
and
I
shall
call
for
it
in
person
on
Monday
morning.’”
“Seeing
that
my
client
was
anxious
to
leave,
I
said
no
more
but,
calling
for
my
cashier,
I
ordered
him
to
pay
over
fifty
£
1000
notes.
When
I
was
alone
once
more,
however,
with
the
precious
case
lying
upon
the
table
in
front
of
me,
I
could
not
but
think
with
some
misgivings
of
the
immense
responsibility
which
it
entailed
upon
me.
There
could
be
no
doubt
that,
as
it
was
a
national
possession,
a
horrible
scandal
would
ensue
if
any
misfortune
should
occur
to
it.
I
already
regretted
having
ever
consented
to
take
charge
of
it.
However,
it
was
too
late
to
alter
the
matter
now,
so
I
locked
it
up
in
my
private
safe
and
turned
once
more
to
my
work.”
“When
evening
came
I
felt
that
it
would
be
an
imprudence
to
leave
so
precious
a
thing
in
the
office
behind
me.
Bankers’
safes
had
been
forced
before
now,
and
why
should
not
mine
be?
If
so,
how
terrible
would
be
the
position
in
which
I
should
find
myself!
I
determined,
therefore,
that
for
the
next
few
days
I
would
always
carry
the
case
backward
and
forward
with
me,
so
that
it
might
never
be
really
out
of
my
reach.
With
this
intention,
I
called
a
cab
and
drove
out
to
my
house
at
Streatham,
carrying
the
jewel
with
me.
I
did
not
breathe
freely
until
I
had
taken
it
upstairs
and
locked
it
in
the
bureau
of
my
dressing-room.”
“And
now
a
word
as
to
my
household,
Mr.
Holmes,
for
I
wish
you
to
thoroughly
understand
the
situation.
My
groom
and
my
page
sleep
out
of
the
house,
and
may
be
set
aside
altogether.
I
have
three
maid-servants
who
have
been
with
me
a
number
of
years
and
whose
absolute
reliability
is
quite
above
suspicion.
Another,
Lucy
Parr,
the
second
waiting-maid,
has
only
been
in
my
service
a
few
months.
She
came
with
an
excellent
character,
however,
and
has
always
given
me
satisfaction.
She
is
a
very
pretty
girl
and
has
attracted
admirers
who
have
occasionally
hung
about
the
place.
That
is
the
only
drawback
which
we
have
found
to
her,
but
we
believe
her
to
be
a
thoroughly
good
girl
in
every
way.”
“So
much
for
the
servants.
My
family
itself
is
so
small
that
it
will
not
take
me
long
to
describe
it.
I
am
a
widower
and
have
an
only
son,
Arthur.
He
has
been
a
disappointment
to
me,
Mr.
Holmes—a
grievous
disappointment.
I
have
no
doubt
that
I
am
myself
to
blame.
People
tell
me
that
I
have
spoiled
him.
Very
likely
I
have.
When
my
dear
wife
died
I
felt
that
he
was
all
I
had
to
love.
I
could
not
bear
to
see
the
smile
fade
even
for
a
moment
from
his
face.
I
have
never
denied
him
a
wish.
Perhaps
it
would
have
been
better
for
both
of
us
had
I
been
sterner,
but
I
meant
it
for
the
best.”
“It
was
naturally
my
intention
that
he
should
succeed
me
in
my
business,
but
he
was
not
of
a
business
turn.
He
was
wild,
wayward,
and,
to
speak
the
truth,
I
could
not
trust
him
in
the
handling
of
large
sums
of
money.
When
he
was
young
he
became
a
member
of
an
aristocratic
club,
and
there,
having
charming
manners,
he
was
soon
the
intimate
of
a
number
of
men
with
long
purses
and
expensive
habits.
He
learned
to
play
heavily
at
cards
and
to
squander
money
on
the
turf,
until
he
had
again
and
again
to
come
to
me
and
implore
me
to
give
him
an
advance
upon
his
allowance,
that
he
might
settle
his
debts
of
honour.
He
tried
more
than
once
to
break
away
from
the
dangerous
company
which
he
was
keeping,
but
each
time
the
influence
of
his
friend,
Sir
George
Burnwell,
was
enough
to
draw
him
back
again.”
“And,
indeed,
I
could
not
wonder
that
such
a
man
as
Sir
George
Burnwell
should
gain
an
influence
over
him,
for
he
has
frequently
brought
him
to
my
house,
and
I
have
found
myself
that
I
could
hardly
resist
the
fascination
of
his
manner.
He
is
older
than
Arthur,
a
man
of
the
world
to
his
finger-tips,
one
who
had
been
everywhere,
seen
everything,
a
brilliant
talker,
and
a
man
of
great
personal
beauty.
Yet
when
I
think
of
him
in
cold
blood,
far
away
from
the
glamour
of
his
presence,
I
am
convinced
from
his
cynical
speech
and
the
look
which
I
have
caught
in
his
eyes
that
he
is
one
who
should
be
deeply
distrusted.
So
I
think,
and
so,
too,
thinks
my
little
Mary,
who
has
a
woman’s
quick
insight
into
character.”
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