"Holmes," I said, "you have drawn a net round this man from which he cannot escape, and you have saved an innocent human life as truly as if you had cut the cord which was hanging him.
––Holmes ––dije––, ha tendido usted una red en torno a ese hombre, de la que no podrá escapar, y ha salvado usted una vida inocente, tan seguro como si hubiera cortado la cuerda que le ahorcaba.