Приключения Шерлока Холмса

The Five Orange Pips

           "GoodGod!"Icried."Whatcanitmean,thisrelentlesspersecution?" 

           "ThepaperswhichOpenshawcarriedareobviouslyofvitalimportancetothepersonorpersonsinthesailing-ship. Ithinkthatitisquiteclearthattheremustbemorethanoneofthem. Asinglemancouldnothavecarriedouttwodeathsinsuchawayastodeceiveacoroner’sjury. Theremusthavebeenseveralinit,andtheymusthavebeenmenofresourceanddetermination. Theirpaperstheymeantohave,betheholderofthemwhoitmay. InthiswayyouseeK.K.K.ceasestobetheinitialsofanindividualandbecomesthebadgeofasociety." 

           "Butofwhatsociety?" 

           "Haveyounever"saidSherlockHolmes,bendingforwardandsinkinghisvoice"haveyouneverheardoftheKuKluxKlan?" 

           "Ineverhave." 

           Holmesturnedovertheleavesofthebookuponhisknee. "Hereitis,"saidhepresently: 

           "KuKluxKlan.Anamederivedfromthefancifulresemblancetothesoundproducedbycockingarifle. Thisterriblesecretsocietywasformedbysomeex-ConfederatesoldiersintheSouthernstatesaftertheCivilWar,anditrapidlyformedlocalbranchesindifferentpartsofthecountry,notablyinTennessee,Louisiana,theCarolinas,Georgia,andFlorida. Itspowerwasusedforpoliticalpurposes,principallyfortheterrorizingofthenegrovotersandthemurderinganddrivingfromthecountryofthosewhowereopposedtoitsviews. Itsoutrageswereusuallyprecededbyawarningsenttothemarkedmaninsomefantasticbutgenerallyrecognizedshapeasprigofoak-leavesinsomeparts,melonseedsororangepipsinothers. 

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