"I suppose," I remarked, "that, homely as it looks, this thing has some deadly story linked on to it--that it is the clue which will guide you in the solution of some mystery and the punishment of some crime."
––Supongo ––comenté–– que, a pesar de su aspecto inocente, ese objeto tendrá una historia terrible... o tal vez es la pista que le guiará a la solución de algún misterio y al castigo de algún delito. ––No, qué va.