日期：2023-08-07 George Lomax returned straightway to Whitehall. As he entered the sumptuous apartment in which he transacted affairs of State, there was a scuffling sound. Mr. Bill Eversleigh was assiduously filing letters, but a large arm-chair near the window was... 阅读全文>>

日期：2023-08-07 There is often a flaw in the best-laid plans. George Lomax had made one mistakethere was a weak spot in his preparations. The weak spot was Bill. Bill Eversleigh was an extremely nice lad. He was a good cricketer and a scratch golfer, he had pleasan... 阅读全文>>

日期：2023-08-07 It was exactly five minutes to four when Virginia Revel, rendered punctual by a healthy curiosity, returned to the house in Pont Street. She opened the door with her latchkey, and stepped into the hall to be immediately confronted by the impassive C... 阅读全文>>

日期：2023-08-07 The letters were gone! Having once made up his mind to the fact of their disappearance, there was nothing to do but accept it. Anthony realized very well that he could not pursue Giuseppe through the corridors of the Blitz Hotel. To do so was to cou... 阅读全文>>

日期：2023-08-07 On that same Thursday afternoon Virginia Revel had been playing tennis at Ranelagh. All the way back to Pont Street, as she lay back in the long, luxurious limousine, a little smile played upon her lips, as she rehearsed her part in the forthcoming... 阅读全文>>

日期：2023-08-07 Anthony followed Virginia out of the room, smiling a little to himself. Events had taken quite an unexpected turn. But as he bent over the figure in the chair he grew grave again. Hes still warm, he said sharply. He was killed less than half an hour... 阅读全文>>

日期：2023-08-07 Inspector Badgworthy in his office. Time, 8.30 a.m. A tall portly man, Inspector Badgworthy, with a heavy regulation tread. Inclined to breathe hard in moments of professional strain. In attendance Constable Johnson, very new to the Force, with a do... 阅读全文>>

日期：2023-08-07 So apprehensive was Lord Caterham of being consulted by George that he spent the whole morning making a tour of his estate. Only the pangs of hunger drew him homeward. He also reflected that by now the worst would surely be over. He sneaked into the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2023-08-07 Mr. Anthony Cade, announced Tredwell. Enter suspicious stranger from village inn, said Anthony. He made his way toward Lord Caterham with a kind of instinct rare in strangers. At the same time he summed up the other three men in his own mind thus: 1... 阅读全文>>

日期：2023-08-07 Superintendent Battle replaced the sheet with the slightly crest-fallen air of a man whose best point has fallen flat. Anthony stood with his hands in his pockets lost in thought. So thats what old Lollipop meant when he talked about other means, he... 阅读全文>>

日期：2023-08-07 Except for that involuntary twitch of the eyelids, Superintendent Battles impassivity was unimpaired. If he had been surprised at Virginias recognition of Anthony, he did not show it. He and Lord Caterham stood together and watched those two go out... 阅读全文>>

日期：2023-08-07 Except for that involuntary twitch of the eyelids, Superintendent Battles impassivity was unimpaired. If he had been surprised at Virginias recognition of Anthony, he did not show it. He and Lord Caterham stood together and watched those two go out... 阅读全文>>

日期：2023-08-07 Anthony regained the terrace with the feeling uppermost in his mind that the only safe place for private conversations was the middle of the lake. The resonant boom of a gong sounded from the house, and Tredwell appeared in a stately fashion from a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2023-08-07 The inquest took place on the following morning. It was extraordinarily unlike the inquests as pictured in sensational fiction. It satisfied even George Lomax in its rigid suppression of all interesting details. Superintendent Battle and the Coroner... 阅读全文>>

日期：2023-08-07 The first person that Anthony saw as he alighted from his train on the following afternoon was Superintendent Battle. His face broke into a smile. Ive returned according to contract, he remarked. Did you come down here to assure yourself of the fact... 阅读全文>>

日期：2023-08-07 They all stared at the French detective, who smiled back at them. But yes, he said, it is true. There was a pause for a general readjusting of ideas. Then Virginia turned to Battle. Do you know what I think, Superintendent Battle? What do you think,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2023-08-07 At ten oclock that morning, Lord Caterham and his daughter were breakfasting. Bundle was looking very thoughtful. Father, she said at last. Lord Caterham, absorbed in The Times, did not reply. Father, said Bundle again, more sharply. Lord Caterham,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2023-08-07 At ten oclock that morning, Lord Caterham and his daughter were breakfasting. Bundle was looking very thoughtful. Father, she said at last. Lord Caterham, absorbed in The Times, did not reply. Father, said Bundle again, more sharply. Lord Caterham,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2023-08-07 Superintendent Battle was standing in the library at Wyvvern Abbey. George Lomax, seated before a desk overflowing with papers, was frowning portentously. Superintendent Battle had opened proceedings by making a brief and business-like report. Since... 阅读全文>>

日期：2023-08-07 At 2.30 a little party met together in the Council Chamber: Bundle, Virginia, Superintendent Battle, M. Lemoine and Anthony Cade. No good waiting until we can get hold of Mr. Lomax, said Battle. This is the kind of business one wants to get on with... 阅读全文>>