THE DEVIL`S FOOT
This wonderful story had place when Sherlock Holmes was adviced about his health. So Watson and Holmes decided to take a holiday and in the spring of 1897 they moved to the western part of Cornwall and in this place they lived the strange adventure that I will relate you.
When Holmes and Watson were in their holiday, Mr. Mortimer Tregennis and Mr. Roundhay, visited Holmes to ask for help, because Tregennis’s two brothers had gone mad, his sister had died and he had not idea about the reasons. Last night, Tregennis had gone to visit them in their village (Tredannick) , he had been playing cards with them, and then he had left. When he came back that morning, he found them still sitting in their places at the table, the brothers, George and Owen, laughing and singing, and the sister, Brenda, dead.
Tregennis had had once a great problem with his siblings by the matter of dividing the proceeds from the sale of the family business, but he insisted that all had been forgiven, although he still lived apart from them. Indeed, everyone had seemed to be happy last night, so it was a mystery why Brenda had died with such a terrible look of horror on her face and there had not been signs of violence. For a while after arriving, the doctor who told that she had been dead for six hours, collapsed into a chair. In the morning the maid almost fell unconscious when she entered the sitting-room, but she felt better after the she opened the window. Holmes observed the remains of a fire in the fireplace but it was spring, so Tregennis explained that it had been a cold and wet night. Then, Dr. Leon Sterndale, came back from a travel because of news of this tragedy. The Tegennis`family were his cousins. Suddenly , Mortimer Tregennis died in the same way as his sister. So, Holmes and Mr. Roundhay along with Watson, rush to Mortimer’s room, and found it foul and stuffy. A lamp was burning on the table beside the dead man. Holmes discovered that the smoke from this powder was a potent potion called “Devil’s-foot root”.
Holmes had already deduced how the victims had died or went mad. It explained why people arriving later had felt unwell in each case. It also seemed clear to Holmes that Mortimer Tregennis killed his sister and maddened his brothers with this poison, but who had killed him? Dr. Leon Sterndale. He had left physical evidence at the Tregennis house. All that Holmes didn`t know is why Sterndale had done it. Sterndale explained that he had loved Brenda for years and killed Mortimer for what he had done. It also turned out that he knew about the poison long before Holmes. When Sterndale explained it, Holmes decided to let him to go back to travel.
This wonderful story had place when Sherlock Holmes was adviced about his health. So Watson and Holmes decided to take a holiday and in the spring of 1897 they moved to the western part of Cornwall and in this place they lived the strange adventure that I will relate you.
When Holmes and Watson were in their holiday, Mr. Mortimer Tregennis and Mr. Roundhay, visited Holmes to ask for help, because Tregennis’s two brothers had gone mad, his sister had died and he had not idea about the reasons. Last night, Tregennis had gone to visit them in their village (Tredannick) , he had been playing cards with them, and then he had left. When he came back that morning, he found them still sitting in their places at the table, the brothers, George and Owen, laughing and singing, and the sister, Brenda, dead.
Tregennis had had once a great problem with his siblings by the matter of dividing the proceeds from the sale of the family business, but he insisted that all had been forgiven, although he still lived apart from them. Indeed, everyone had seemed to be happy last night, so it was a mystery why Brenda had died with such a terrible look of horror on her face and there had not been signs of violence. For a while after arriving, the doctor who told that she had been dead for six hours, collapsed into a chair. In the morning the maid almost fell unconscious when she entered the sitting-room, but she felt better after the she opened the window. Holmes observed the remains of a fire in the fireplace but it was spring, so Tregennis explained that it had been a cold and wet night. Then, Dr. Leon Sterndale, came back from a travel because of news of this tragedy. The Tegennis`family were his cousins. Suddenly , Mortimer Tregennis died in the same way as his sister. So, Holmes and Mr. Roundhay along with Watson, rush to Mortimer’s room, and found it foul and stuffy. A lamp was burning on the table beside the dead man. Holmes discovered that the smoke from this powder was a potent potion called “Devil’s-foot root”.
Holmes had already deduced how the victims had died or went mad. It explained why people arriving later had felt unwell in each case. It also seemed clear to Holmes that Mortimer Tregennis killed his sister and maddened his brothers with this poison, but who had killed him? Dr. Leon Sterndale. He had left physical evidence at the Tregennis house. All that Holmes didn`t know is why Sterndale had done it. Sterndale explained that he had loved Brenda for years and killed Mortimer for what he had done. It also turned out that he knew about the poison long before Holmes. When Sterndale explained it, Holmes decided to let him to go back to travel.
This story made me think about what people can do for money, in case of Tregennis, i can`t stand why somebody can do all kind of horrible things to get wealth. Poor man, I guess that people like him never lives on peace... But, fortunately, we all are not like that. On the other side, we could see what people can do for love. In case of Dr. Sterndale, I know it was a bad reaction, but i think about his pain and I would have done the same that Holmes. From my point of view, it was a wonderful end. I would never have imagined that.
When I read this story, I changed my mind about having a favorite one. I really love all Sherlock Holmes Stories I have read.. Now, I don't have any particular favorites. Sherlock Holmes is so great. I wish I could deduce and observe like him!
When I read this story, I changed my mind about having a favorite one. I really love all Sherlock Holmes Stories I have read.. Now, I don't have any particular favorites. Sherlock Holmes is so great. I wish I could deduce and observe like him!
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Hola mujer, claro que Sherlock es la maravilla, es genial, léete una historia en que se enfrenta a una chica brillante y esta lo acaba! jaja, está aleccionante.
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