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'Are you sure about the whistle and the sound of falling
metal?' asked Holmes.

'I think so,' answered Helen. 'But it was a very wild, stormy
night. Perhaps I made a mistake.
The police couldn't understand why my sister died. Her
door was locked, and nobody could get into her room.
They didn't find any poison in her body. And what was "the
speckled band"? Gypsies wear something like that round
their necks. I think she died because she was so afraid,
but I don't know what she was afraid of. Perhaps it was the
gypsies. What do you think, Mr. Holmes?'
mistake (n.):
Holmes thought for a minute. 'Hmm,' error
he said. 'That is a difficult question. But poison (n.):
veneno
please go on.'
'That was two years ago,' Helen Stoner said. 'I have been
very lonely without my sister, but a month ago a dear friend
asked me to marry him. My stepfather has agreed, and so
we're going to marry soon. But two days ago, I had to move
to my sister's old bedroom, because some men are mending
my bedroom wall, and last night I heard that whistle again!
I ran out of the house immediately and came to London to
ask for your help. Please help me, Mr. Holmes! I don't want
to die like Julia!'
'We must move fast,' said Holmes. 'If we go to your house
today, can we look at these rooms? But your stepfather must
not know.'
'He's in London today, so he won't see you. Oh, thank you,
Mr. Holmes, I feel better already.'

mending
Glossary on
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