日期：2024-11-06 II Christine Redfern was standing in Lindas room when the girl returned. Oh, there you are, Christine exclaimed. I thought you couldnt be really up yet. Linda said: No, Ive been bathing. Noticing the parcel in her hand, Christine said with surprise:... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 Four The morning of the 25th of August dawned bright and cloudless. It was a morning to tempt evenan inveterate sluggard to rise early. Several people rose early that morning at the Jolly Roger. It was eight oclock when Linda, sitting at her dressin... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 VHercule Poirot paused in the hall on his way from the dining room. The doors were openabreath of soft night air came in. The rain had stopped and the mist had dispersed. It was a fine night again. Hercule Poirot found Mrs. Redfern in her favourite... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 IV Mr. Blatt said: So youre the famous sleuth, eh? They were in the cocktail bar, a favourite haunt of Mr. Blatts. Hercule Poirot acknowledged the remark with his usual lack of modesty. Mr. Blatt went on. And what are you doing down hereon a job? No... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 III Linda Marshall was in the small shop which catered for the wants of visitors to LeathercombeBay. One side of it was devoted to shelves on which were books which could be borrowed for thesum of twopence. The newest of them was ten years old, some... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 II Mr. Horace Blatt, returning to Leathercombe Bay down a narrow twisting lane, nearly ran downMrs. Redfern at a corner. As she flattened herself into the hedge, Mr. Blatt brought his Sunbeam to a halt by applying thebrakes vigorously. Hullo-ullo-ul... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 Three Rosamund Darnley and Kenneth Marshall sat on the short springy turf of the cliff overlookingGull Cove. This was on the east side of the island. People came here in the morning sometimes tobathe when they wanted to be peaceful. Rosamund said: I... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 IV When you came out of the hotel on the south side the terraces and the bathing beach wereimmediately below you. There was also a path that led off round the cliff on the southwest side ofthe island. A little way along it, a few steps led down to a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 III Kenneth Marshall tapped on his wifes door. When her voice answered, he opened the door andwent in. Arlena was just putting the finishing touches to her toilet. She was dressed in glittering greenand looked a little like a mermaid. She was standi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 II Linda Marshall was examining her face dispassionately in her bedroom mirror. She disliked herface very much. At this minute it seemed to her to be mostly bones and freckles. She noted withdistaste her heavy bush of soft brown hair (mouse, she cal... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 Two When Rosamund Darnley came and sat down by him, Hercule Poirot made no attempt to disguisehis pleasure. As he has since admitted, he admired Rosamund Darnley as much as any woman he had evermet. He liked her distinction, the graceful lines of he... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 VThere was an uncomfortable little silence after she had left. Then Emily Brewster said: Its rather too bad. Shes a nice little thing. Theyve only been married a year or two. Gal I was speaking of, said Major Barry, the one in Simla. She upset a cou... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 IV There was a pause. Stephen Lane cleared his throat and said with a trace of self-consciousness. I was interested, M. Poirot, in something you said just now. You said that there was evil doneeverywhere under the sun. It was almost a quotation from... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 III Mrs. Gardeners place was taken by the Reverend Stephen Lane. Mr. Lane was a tall vigorous clergyman of fifty odd. His face was tanned and his dark greyflannel trousers were holidayfied and disreputable. He said with enthusiasm: Marvellous countr... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 II There was one very important person (in his own estimation at least) staying at the Jolly Roger. Hercule Poirot, resplendent in a white duck suit, with a panama hat tilted over his eyes, hismoustaches magnificently befurled, lay back in an improv... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 One When Captain Roger Angmering built himself a house in the year 1782 on the island offLeathercombe Bay, it was thought the height of eccentricity on his part. A man of good familysuch as he was should have had a decorous mansion set in wide meado... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 Six Hercule Poirot said: So you see, my friend, the lies people tell are just as useful as the truth? Peter Lord said: Did everyone tell you lies? Hercule Poirot nodded. Oh, yes! For one reason or another, you comprehend. The one person to whom trut... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 Five They had brought her out by a side door. She had been aware of faces welcoming her Roddy the detective with the bigmoustaches. But it was to Peter Lord that she turned. I want to get away. She was with him now in the smooth Daimler, driving rap... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 III Elinor was brought back into the court. The jury filed in. Gentlemen of the jury, are you agreed upon your verdict? Yes. Look upon the prisoner at the bar, and say whether she is guilty or not guilty. Not guilty.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 II From Mr. Justice Beddingfields summing-up: You must be perfectly satisfied that this woman did, in fact, administer a dangerous dose ofmorphia to Mary Gerrard on July 27th. If you are not satisfied, you must acquit the prisoner. The Prosecution h... 阅读全文>>