日期：2025-07-01 Nine Mrs. Oliver was seated in a bus. She was slightly out of breath though fullof the zest of the chase. What she called in her own mind the Peacock, hadled a somewhat brisk pace. Mrs. Oliver was not a rapid walker. Goingalong the Embankment she fo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 II Miss Lemon, always efficient, had preceded him to the street, and waswaiting by a taxi. She asked no questions and displayed no curiosity. Shedid not tell Poirot how she would occupy her time whilst he was away. Shedid not need to tell him. She a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Eight IHercule Poirot was dictating to his secretary, Miss Lemon. And while I much appreciate the honour you have done me, I must regret-fully inform you that The telephone rang. Miss Lemon stretched out a hand for it. Yes? Whodid you say? She put h... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Seven Mrs. Oliver woke up dissatisfied. She saw stretching before her a day withnothing to do. Having packed off her completed manuscript with a highlyvirtuous feeling, work was over. She had now only, as many times before,to relax, to enjoy herself... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 II Im worried, said Claudia Reece-Holland. She refilled her cup from the coffee percolator. Frances Cary gave anenormous yawn. Both girls were breakfasting in the small kitchen of theflat. Claudia was dressed and ready to start for her days work. Fr... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Six IMr. Goby sat in a chair. He was a small shrunken little man, so nondes-cript as to be practically nonexistent. He looked attentively at the claw foot of an antique table and addressedhis remarks to it. He never addressed anybody direct. Glad yo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 II Mrs. Oliver prowled round her sitting room. She was very restless. Anhour ago she had parcelled up a typescript that she had just finished cor-recting. She was about to send it off to her publisher who was anxiouslyawaiting it and constantly prod... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Five IHercule Poirot stood upon the landing for a moment. His head was a littleon one side with a listening air. He could hear nothing from downstairs. He crossed to the landing window and looked out. Mary Restarick was be-low on the terrace, resumi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 III At 4:15 that afternoon Poirot sat in Mrs. Olivers drawing room sippingappreciatively at a large cup of chocolate topped with foaming whippedcream which his hostess had just placed on a small table beside him. Sheadded a small plate full of langu... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Four Hercule Poirot walked along the main street of Long Basing. That is, if youcan describe as a main street a street that is to all intents and purposes theonly street, which was the case in Long Basing. It was one of those villagesthat exhibit a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Three Mrs. Oliver drove into the inner court of Borodene Mansions. There weresix cars filling the parking space. As Mrs. Oliver hesitated, one of the carsreversed out and drove away. Mrs. Oliver hurried neatly into the vacantspace. She descended, ba... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 II Poirot considered for a moment. Then he dialled a number. Presently hesaid: Mr. Goby? Hercule Poirot here. Are you very fully occupied at thismoment? Middling, said the voice of Mr. Goby. Middling to fair. But to obligeyou, Monsieur Poirot, if yo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Two IThe telephone rang. Hercule Poirot did not even seem aware of the fact. It rang with shrill and insistent persistence. George entered the room and stepped towards it, turning a questioningglance towards Poirot. Poirot gestured with his hand. Le... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 THIRD GIRL A Hercule Poirot Mystery One Hercule Poirot was sitting at the breakfast table. At his right hand was asteaming cup of chocolate. He had always had a sweet tooth. To accom-pany the chocolate was a brioche. It went agreeably with chocolate... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Twenty-nine Once more I was in Wilbraham Crescent, proceeding in a westerly direc-tion. I stopped before the gate of No. 19. No one came screaming out of thehouse this time. It was neat and peaceful. I went up to the front door and rang the bell. Mi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 II Hardcastle had arrived. We had had the introduction and the greetings. We were now settled down in a companionable fashion, with Dick occa-sionally glancing surreptitiously at Poirot with the air of a man at the Zoostudying a new and surprising a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Twenty-eight COLIN LAMBS NARRATIVE II arrived at Crowdean at eleven oclock at night, five days later. I went tothe Clarendon Hotel, got a room, and went to bed. Id been tired the nightbefore and I overslept. I woke up at a quarter to ten. I sent for... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 II I rang Hardcastle. Yes, he said in answer to my questions. Its just as they say. His voice sounded hard and bitter. I went to see her night before last. I told her her story about the scarjust wouldnt jell. That the scar tissue was comparatively... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-06-30 Twenty-seven COLIN LAMBS NARRATIVE IYou dont seem to have got much out of that Ramsay woman? com-plained Colonel Beck. There wasnt much to get. Sure of that? Yes. Shes not an active party? No. Beck gave me a searching glance. Satisfied? he asked. No... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-06-30 Twenty-six Mrs. Rival pushed open the door of the Peacocks Arms and made aslightly unsteady progress towards the bar. She was murmuring underher breath. She was no stranger to this particular hostelry and wasgreeted quite affectionately by the barma... 阅读全文>>