日期：2025-03-03 Chapter Three Hurrying a little as she went up the steps, Mrs. Hubbard inserted her latch key into the door of 26 Hickory Road. Just as the door opened, a big young man with fiery red hair ran up the steps behind her. Hallo, Ma, he said, for in such... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-03-03 Chapter Seven Miss Lemon was seldom, if ever, unpunctual. Fog, storm, epidemic of flu, transport breakdowns none of these things seemed to affect that remarkable woman. But this morning Miss Lemon arrived, breathless, at five minutes past ten instea... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-03-03 Chapter Two Miss Lemons sister, whose name was Mrs. Hubbard, had a definite resemblance to her sister. She was a good deal yellower of skin, she was plumper, her hair was more frivolously done, and she was less brisk in manner, but the eyes that loo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-03-03 Hickory Dickory Dock Epigraph Hickory dickory dock The mouse ran up the clock The clock struck one The mouse ran down Hickory dickory dock. Traditional, 1744... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-03-03 Twenty-four I The telegram came about six oclock that evening. As specially requested it was delivered by hand, not telephoned, and Hercule Poirot, who had been hovering for some time in the neighbourhood of the front door, was at hand to receive it... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-03-03 Twenty-five But I dont understand about the wax flowers, said Rosamund. She fixed Poirot with large reproachful blue eyes. They were at Helens flat in London. Helen herself was resting on the sofa and Rosamund and Poirot were having tea with her. I... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-03-03 Chapter One Hercule Poirot frowned. Miss Lemon, he said. Yes, M. Poirot? There are three mistakes in this letter. His voice held incredulity. For Miss Lemon, that hideous and efficient woman, never made mistakes. She was never ill, never tired, neve... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-03-03 Nineteen The family had all been polite to M. Pontarlier, the representative of U.N.A.R.C.O. And how right he had been to have chosen to designate himself by initials. Everyone had accepted U.N.A.R.C.O. as a matter of coursehad even pretended to kno... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-03-03 Twenty I There was a moment of extraordinary tenseness. Poirot felt it, though he himself did not remove his eyes from Rosamunds lovely placid face. He said with a little bow, You have great perspicacity, Madame. Not really, said Rosamund. You were... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-03-03 Twenty-two I At eleven oclock, Hercule Poirot called an informal meeting in the library. Everyone was there and Poirot looked thoughtfully round the semicircle of faces. Last night, he said, Mrs. Shane announced to you that I was a private detective... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-03-03 Twenty-three I I heard you were here, M. Poirot, said Inspector Morton. The two men were pacing the terrace together. I came over with Superintendent Parwell from Matchfield. Dr. Larraby rang him up about Mrs. Leo Abernethie and hes come over here t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-03-03 Twenty-one I It was not until nearly an hour later that Mr. Entwhistle, after a great deal of conversation with supervisors and others, found himself at last speaking to Hercule Poirot. Thank heaven! said Mr. Entwhistle with pardonable exasperation.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-03-03 Fifteen I That linoleum does look nice, Mrs. Jones. What a hand you have with lino. The teapots on the kitchen table, so go and help yourself. Ill be there as soon as Ive taken up Mr. Abernethies elevenses. Miss Gilchrist trotted up the staircase, c... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-03-03 Eighteen From his seat by the fireplace in the library, Hercule Poirot looked at the assembled company. His eyes passed thoughtfully over Susan, sitting upright, looking vivid and animated, over her husband, sitting near her, his expression rather v... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-03-03 Seventeen Michael tossed the letter across the table to Rosamund. What about it? Oh, well go. Dont you think so? Michael said slowly: It might be as well. There might be some jewellery Of course all the things in the house are quite hideous stuffed... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-03-03 Sixteen George Crossfield paused irresolutely for a moment as he watched a particular feminine back disappear through a doorway. Then he nodded to himself and went in pursuit. The doorway in question was that of a double-fronted shopa shop that had... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-03-03 Fourteen Hercule Poirot said to a grim-faced Janet: Thank you very much. You have been most kind. Janet, her lips still fixed in a sour line, left the room. These foreigners! The questions they asked. Their impertinence! All very well to say that he... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-03-03 Thirteen When the card of Inspector Morton of the Berkshire County Police was brought to Hercule Poirot, his eyebrows went up. Show him in, Georges, show him in. And bringwhat is it that the police prefer? I would suggest beer, sir. How horrible! Bu... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-03-03 Twelve Two elderly men sat together in a room whose furnishings were of the most modern kind. There were no curves in the room. Everything was square. Almost the only exception was Hercule Poirot himself who was full of curves. His stomach was pleas... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-03-03 Eleven I Susan lay in bed and waited for sleep to come. It had been a long day and she was tired. She had been quite sure that she would go to sleep at once. She never had any difficulty in going to sleep. And yet here she lay, hour after hour, wide... 阅读全文>>