日期：2024-11-06 Four Closing speech for the Defence. Gentlemen of the jury, the responsibility now rests with you. It is for you to say if ElinorCarlisle is to go forth free from the court. If, after the evidence you have heard, you are satisfiedthat Elinor Carlisl... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 IX Hercule Poirot. Hercule Poirot entered the box, took the oath, twirled his moustache and waited, with his head alittle on one side. He gave his name and address and calling. M. Poirot, do you recognize this document? Certainly. How did it origina... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 VIII Edward John Marshall, you lived for some years in Auckland, New Zealand, and now reside at14 Wren Street, Deptford? Thats right. Do you know Mary Draper? Ive known her for years in New Zealand. Have you seen her today in court? I have. She call... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 VII You are Amelia Mary Sedley and you reside ordinarily at 17 Charles Street, Boonamba,Auckland? Yes. Do you know a Mrs. Draper? Yes. I have known her for over twenty years. Do you know her maiden name? Yes. I was at her marriage. Her name was Mary... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 VI You are James Arthur Littledale. You are a qualified chemist and employed by the wholesalechemists, Jenkins Hale? I am. Will you tell me what this scrap of paper is? The exhibit was handed to him. It is a fragment of one of our labels. What kind... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 VAlfred James Wargrave. You are a rose grower and live at Emsworth, Berks? Yes. Did you on October 20th go to Maidensford and examine a rose tree growing at the Lodge atHunterbury Hall? I did. Will you describe this tree? It was a climbing roseZephy... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 IV Roddy. Roddy standing there, blinking a little, hating it all. Roddylooking somehownot quitereal. But nothings real any more. Everything is whirling round in a devilish way. Blacks white, andtop is bottom and east is west And Im not Elinor Carlis... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 III Sir Samuel Attenbury. A sick beating at ones heart. Nownow she was at the mercy of anenemy! No more gentleness, no more questions to which she knew the answers! But he began quite mildly. You were engaged to be married, you have told us, to Mr.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 II She had taken the oath. She was answering Sir Edwins questions in a low voice. The judge leanedforward. He told her to speak louder. Sir Edwin was talking gently and encouraginglyall the questions to which she had rehearsedthe answers. You were f... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 Three Opening speech for the Defence: Gentlemen of the Jury, I might, if I like, submit to you that there is no case against the accused. The onus of proof is on the Prosecution, and so far, in my opinionand, I have no doubt, yoursthey have proved e... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 III Mr. Abbott, the grocer, in the box. Flusteredunsure of himself (slightly thrilled, though, at hisimportance). His evidence was short. The purchase of two pots of fish paste. The accused had said,Theres a lot of food poisoning with fish paste. Sh... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 II Nurse OBrien was in the box. On the morning of June 29th did Nurse Hopkins make a statement to you? Yes. She said she had a tube of morphine hydrochloride missing from her case. What did you do? I helped her to hunt for it. But you could not find... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 Two It was another day. Sir Edwin Bulmer was on his feet cross-examining. He was not at all bland now. He saidsharply: This attach case weve heard so much about. On June 28th it was left in the main hall ofHunterbury all night? Nurse Hopkins agreed:... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 VNurse Hopkins in the box, her face red and self-righteous. All the same, Elinor thought, Nurse Hopkins was not so frightening as Inspector Brill. It was theinhumanity of Inspector Brill that was so paralysing. He was so definitely part of a great m... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 IV Inspector Brill had taken the oath with mechanical fluency. He stood there, soldierly and stolid,reeling off his evidence with practised ease. Summoned to the house The accused said, It must have been bad fish paste.search of thepremisesone jar o... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 III The court had adjourned and sat again. There had been some hours of expert medical testimony. Dr. Alan Garcia, the distinguished analyst, full of learned terms, spoke with gusto of thestomach contents: Bread, fish paste, tea, presence of morphia... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 II Dr. Lord was giving evidence. Was this Peter Lordthat freckled, cheery young doctor who hadbeen so kind and so friendly at Hunterbury? He was very stiff now. Sternly professional. Hisanswers came monotonously: He had been summoned by telephone to... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 PART III One Was it very hot in the court? Or very cold? Elinor Carlisle could not be quite sure. Sometimes shefelt burning, as though with fever, and immediately after she shivered. She had not heard the end of the Prosecuting Counsels speech. She... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 Thirteen Poirot knocked at the door of Nurse Hopkins cottage. She opened it to him with her mouth full ofBath bun. She said sharply: Well, Mr. Poirot, what do you want now? I may enter? Somewhat grudgingly Nurse Hopkins drew back and Poirot was perm... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 Eleven Elinor Carlisle. Across the width of the table that separated them Poirot looked at her searchingly. They were alone together. Through a glass wall a warder watched them. Poirot noted the sensitive intelligent face with the square, white fore... 阅读全文>>