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Las aventuras de Sherlock Holmes
The Red-Headed League
Capítulo 2, Página 23
“I
must
really
ask
you
to
be
a
little
more
quiet!”
said
Holmes
severely.
“You
have
already
imperilled
the
whole
success
of
our
expedition.
Might
I
beg
that
you
would
have
the
goodness
to
sit
down
upon
one
of
those
boxes,
and
not
to
interfere?”
The
solemn
Mr.
Merryweather
perched
himself
upon
a
crate,
with
a
very
injured
expression
upon
his
face,
while
Holmes
fell
upon
his
knees
upon
the
floor
and,
with
the
lantern
and
a
magnifying
lens,
began
to
examine
minutely
the
cracks
between
the
stones.
A
few
seconds
sufficed
to
satisfy
him,
for
he
sprang
to
his
feet
again
and
put
his
glass
in
his
pocket.
“We
have
at
least
an
hour
before
us,”
he
remarked,
“for
they
can
hardly
take
any
steps
until
the
good
pawnbroker
is
safely
in
bed.
Then
they
will
not
lose
a
minute,
for
the
sooner
they
do
their
work
the
longer
time
they
will
have
for
their
escape.
We
are
at
present,
Doctor—as
no
doubt
you
have
divined—in
the
cellar
of
the
City
branch
of
one
of
the
principal
London
banks.
Mr.
Merryweather
is
the
chairman
of
directors,
and
he
will
explain
to
you
that
there
are
reasons
why
the
more
daring
criminals
of
London
should
take
a
considerable
interest
in
this
cellar
at
present.”
“It
is
our
French
gold,”
whispered
the
director.
“We
have
had
several
warnings
that
an
attempt
might
be
made
upon
it.”
“Your
French
gold?”
“Yes.
We
had
occasion
some
months
ago
to
strengthen
our
resources
and
borrowed
for
that
purpose
30,
napoleons
from
the
Bank
of
France.
It
has
become
known
that
we
have
never
had
occasion
to
unpack
the
money,
and
that
it
is
still
lying
in
our
cellar.
The
crate
upon
which
I
sit
contains
2,
napoleons
packed
between
layers
of
lead
foil.
Our
reserve
of
bullion
is
much
larger
at
present
than
is
usually
kept
in
a
single
branch
office,
and
the
directors
have
had
misgivings
upon
the
subject.”
“Which
were
very
well
justified,”
observed
Holmes.
“And
now
it
is
time
that
we
arranged
our
little
plans.
I
expect
that
within
an
hour
matters
will
come
to
a
head.
In
the
meantime
Mr.
Merryweather,
we
must
put
the
screen
over
that
dark
lantern.”
“And
sit
in
the
dark?”
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