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>>

日期：2024-11-06 III They stood at last in the room where Mary Gerrard had died. The house had a strange atmosphere in it: it seemed alive with memories and forebodings. Peter Lord flung up one of the windows. He said with a slight shiver: This place feels like a to... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 II Poirot lunched with the doctor in a pleasant square room with a window open on to the garden. Lord said: Did you get what you wanted out of old Slattery? Poirot nodded. Yes. What did you want with her? Gossip! Talk about old days. Some crimes hav... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 Twelve Dr. Lord met the train at the station as requested. Hercule Poirot alighted from it. He looked very Londonified and was wearing pointed patentleather shoes. Peter Lord scrutinized his face anxiously, but Hercule Poirot was giving nothing away... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 Ten Nurse OBrien tossed her red head and smiled widely across the tea table at the little man oppositeher. She thought to herself: Its the funny little fellow he isand his eyes green like any cats, and with all that Dr. Lordsaying hes the clever one... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 Nine Peter Lord said: Well? Hercule Poirot said: No, it is not very well. Peter Lord said heavily: You havent got hold of anything? Poirot said slowly: Elinor Carlisle killed Mary Gerrard out of jealousy Elinor Carlisle killed her aunt so as toinher... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 Eight Chief Inspector Marsden was affable. Well, M. Poirot, he said. Come to set me right about one of my cases? Poirot murmured deprecatingly: No, no. A little curiosity on my part, that is all. Only too happy to satisfy it. Which case is it? Elino... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 Seven In the offices of Messrs Seddon, Blatherwick Seddon, Hercule Poirot was received withextreme caution, not to say distrust. Mr. Seddon, a forefinger stroking his closely shaven chin, was noncommittal and his shrewdgrey eyes appraised the detect... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 Six Poirot looked with interest at the long, sensitive face of Roderick Welman. Roddys nerves were in a pitiable condition. His hands twitched, his eyes were bloodshot, hisvoice was husky and irritable. He said, looking down at the card: Of course,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 II There was suddenly a poignant sense of loss, of something exquisite destroyed. In his mind phrase after phrase succeeded each other. Peter Lords She was a nice kid. NurseHopkins She could have gone on the films any time. Mrs. Bishops venomous No... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-11-06 Five Since it was a Sunday, Hercule Poirot found Ted Bigland at his fathers farm. There was little difficulty in getting Ted Bigland to talk. He seemed to welcome the opportunityas though it was a relief. He said thoughtfully: So youre trying to fin... 阅读全文>>