日期：2025-06-30 Eleven Ramsay, said Colin, thoughtfully. What about him? I like the sound of him, thats all. He travels abroadat a moments no-tice. His wife says hes a construction engineer, but thats all she seems toknow about him. Shes a nice woman, said Hardcast... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-06-30 Ten At No. 62, Wilbraham Crescent, Mrs. Ramsay was saying to herself encour-agingly, Only two days now. Only two days. She pushed back some dank hair from her forehead. An almighty crashcame from the kitchen. Mrs. Ramsay felt very disinclined even t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-06-30 Nine They drove along Wilbraham Crescent, turned to the right up Albany Roadand then to the right again along the second instalment of WilbrahamCrescent. Simple really, said Hardcastle. Once you know, said Colin. 61 really backs on Mrs. Hemmings hou... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-06-30 Eight In addition to its number, 20, Wilbraham Crescent had a name. It wascalled Diana Lodge. The gates had obstacles against intruders by beingheavily wired on the inside. Rather melancholy speckled laurels, imper-fectly trimmed, also interfered wi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-06-30 Seven Mr. Waterhouse, hovering uncertainly on the steps of 18, Wilbraham Cres-cent, looked back nervously at his sister. Youre quite sure youll be all right? said Mr. Waterhouse. Miss Waterhouse snorted with some indignation. I really dont know what... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-06-30 II I arrived the next morning promptly at the agreed hour and found myfriend literally fuming with rage. When he had dismissed an unhappy subordinate, I inquired delicatelywhat had happened. For a moment Hardcastle seemed unable to speak. Then he sp... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-06-30 Six COLIN LAMBS NARRATIVE IWhen we had put ourselves outside two good underdone steaks, washeddown with draught beer, Dick Hardcastle gave a sigh of comfortable reple-tion, announced that he felt better and said: To hell with dead insurance agents,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-06-30 Five Mom! said Ernie Curtin, desisting for a moment from his occupation ofrunning a small metal model up and down the window pane, accompany-ing it with a semi-zooming, semi-moaning noise intended to reproduce arocket ship going through outer space... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-06-30 Four COLIN LAMBS NARRATIVE Where do we go? I asked Dick Hardcastle. He spoke to the driver. Cavendish Secretarial Bureau. Its on Palace Street, up towards theEsplanade on the right. Yes, sir. The car drew away. There was quite a little crowd by now,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-06-30 Three Hardcastle stared. Oh come, Miss Pebmarsh. What about that beautiful Dresden chinaclock on the mantelpiece? And a small French clockormolu. And a silvercarriage clock, andoh yes, the clock with Rosemary across the corner. It was Miss Pebmarshs... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-06-30 Two At 19, Wilbraham Crescent the machinery of the Law was in possession. There was a police surgeon, a police photographer, fingerprint men. Theymoved efficiently, each occupied with his own routine. Finally came Detective Inspector Hardcastle, a t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-06-30 II An unemotional voice said, Crowdean Police Station. Can I speak to Detective Inspector Hardcastle? The voice said cautiously: I dont know whether he is here. Who is speaking? Tell him its Colin Lamb. Just a moment, please. I waited. Then Dick Har... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-06-30 One COLIN LAMBS NARRATIVE ITo use police terms: at 2:59 p.m. on September 9th, I was proceeding alongWilbraham Crescent in a westerly direction. It was my first introductionto Wilbraham Crescent, and frankly Wilbraham Crescent had me baffled. I had... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-06-30 Prologue The afternoon of the 9th of September was exactly like any other after-noon. None of those who were to be concerned in the events of that daycould lay claim to having had a premonition of disaster. (With the excep-tion, that is, of Mrs. Pac... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-05-08 His return was more unostentatious. The faithful George, according to orders, admitted him by theside door. They are all in the Tower room? inquired Poirot. Yes, sir. There was a murmured interchange of a few words, and then Poirot mounted with the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-05-08 You have just come in, eh, Monsieur? Astwell nodded. Beastly day outside, he said, breathing hard, cold and blowy.Ah, said Poirot, I shall not promenade myself today - me, I am like a cat, I sit by the fire andkeep myself warm.?a marche, George, he... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-05-08 Well, said Cazalet, I think this explains things pretty clearly. No doubt when Sir Reuben wasdressing down the secretary, the latter grabbed tight hold on a paper-knife, and had to exercise agood deal of self-control to prevent himself answering bac... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-05-08 Turn off that other light, will you, M. Poirot? Just let yourself go to sleep, Lady Astwell.He shifted his position a little. Its getting late. You are sleepy - very sleepy. Your eyelids are heavy, they are closing - closing -closing. Soon you will... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-05-08 The sound is not repeated. He is convinced he has been mistaken in thinking he heard one. Nowall is silence, he creeps up to his room, and at once it occurs to him how much better it will be ifhe pretends never to have been near his uncle that night... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-05-08 And then? said Poirot, looking at her keenly. Lily Margrave nodded. Yes, M. Poirot, I know what you are thinking. Why didnt I give the alarm and raise the house? Ishould have done so, I know, but it came over me in a flash, as I knelt there, that my... 阅读全文>>