El Diamante Azul

CAPITULO 4
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H0Imes and I put on our coats and hats and went
out into the cold winter street. The sky was dark over
our heads. We walked east. and in a quarter of an hour we
stood in front of The Alpha. Holmes opened the door and
we went in.
In the pub the owner, Mr Windigate, gave us some beer.
'Is this beer good?' Holmes asked him. 'I ask because I
know your geese are verygood. Mr Henry Baker told us all
about your goose club.'
:Ah, yes. But those geese weren't our geese. They came
from a man with a little shop in Covent Garden.
Breckinridge is his name.'
'Thank you, my good man.' said Holmes. We paid for our
beer and drank it. Then we walked out of the warm pub
and into the cold night again.
'Now for Covent Garden.' said Holmes, and we walked
down the streetpast the British Museum. 'Remember,
Watson, it all began with a goose, but it finishes with
seven years in prison for young Mr Homer. Perhaps we
can learn more about this interesting case in Mr
Breckinridge's shop:
We walked south and soon came to Mr Breckinridge's
shop. Breckinridge and a boy were at the door. It was
nearly time to close for the night.
'Good evening. It's a cold night,'said Holmes.
'How can I help you?' asked Breckinridge.
Holmes looked at the empty shop window. 'No geese, I
see,' he said.
'There are some in that other shop - there behind you:
l\h, but I came to you because I hear your geese are very
good. "Breckinridge's birds are the best," he said:
H0Imes y yo nos pusimos nuestros abrigos y sombreros y se fue
salir a la calle fría de invierno. Elcielo estaba oscuro sobre
nuestras cabezas. Caminamos hacia el este. y en un cuarto de hora que
se paró frente a la alfa. Holmes abrió la puerta y
nos fuimos pulg
En el bar del dueño, el señor Windigate, nos dio un poco de cerveza.
"¿Es esta una buena cerveza? Holmes le preguntó. 'Lo pregunto porque yo
conocer sus gansos son muy buenos. Mr Henry Baker nos dijo todo
acerca de su club de ganso.: Ah, sí. Pero esas no eran nuestros gansos gansos. llegaron
de un hombre con una pequeña tienda en Covent Garden.
Breckinridge es su nombre. "
-Gracias, mi buen hombre. dijo Holmes. Pagamos por nuestra
cerveza y bebió. Luego salió del pub cálido
y en la noche fría de nuevo.
"Ahora, para el Covent Garden. dijo Holmes, y caminábamos
por la calle más allá del Museo Británico. "Recuerda,Watson, todo comenzó con un ganso, pero termina con
siete años de cárcel para el joven Sr. Homero. tal vez
Puede obtener más información acerca de este interesante caso en el Sr.
Tienda de Breckinridge:
Caminamos sur y pronto llegó el señor Breckinridge
ir de compras. Breckinridge y un niño estaban en la puerta. era
casi la hora de cerrar durante la noche.
-Buenas noches. Es una noche fría ",dijo Holmes.
"¿Cómo puedo ayudarte?" preguntó Breckinridge.
Holmes miró el escaparate vacío. "No hay gansos, me
ver ", dijo.
"Hay algunos en que otra tienda - hay detrás de ti:
l \ h, pero he venido a ti porque oigo sus gansos son muy
bueno. "Las aves Breckinridge son los mejores", dijo:
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Who said that?'
'The owner of The Alpha.'
:Ah, yes. He had twenty-four of my geese two daysbefore
Christmas.'
'They were very good birds too. Where did you get
them?'
'I'm not going to tell you!' said Breckinridge angrily.
:Again and again people come and talk to me about those
geese and I don't like it. I paid good money for them, I
took them to The Alpha and then I forgot all about them.
And then all the questions began. "Where are the
geese?" "How much do you want forthem?" "Who did
you sell them to?" Why are people interested in them? I
don't know. They aren't the only geese in London, you
know.'
'I know,' said Holmes. 'But who asked you all those
questions before? Not me. I had nothing to do with that,
you know. But now I need your help. We ate a goose at
The Alpha, and I say it was a country goose, but my good
friend, Dr Watson here, says it was a...