日期：2025-07-01 Chapter 18 Interlude Hercule Poirot passed through the gate of the churchyard. He walked upone of the paths, and presently, against a moss-grown wall he stopped,looking down on a grave. He stood there for some minutes looking first atthe grave, then... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Chapter 17 Poirot Announces Departure Miss Livingstone showed in a guest. Mr Hercules Porrett. As soon as Miss Livingstone had left the room, Poirot shut the door afterher and sat down by his friend, Mrs Ariadne Oliver. He said, lowering his voice s... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Chapter 12 Celia Meets Hercule Poirot Well, madame, said Poirot, and how did you fare with Sir Hugo Foster? To begin with his name wasnt Foster - it was Fothergill. Trust Julia toget a name wrong. Shes always doing it. So elephants are not always re... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Chapter 13 Mrs Burton-Cox Well, said Mrs Oliver as she returned into the room after seeing Celia tothe door. What do you think of her? She is a personality, said Poirot, an interesting girl. Definitely, if I mayput it so, she is somebody, not anybod... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Chapter 16 Mr Goby Reports Mr Goby came into the room and sat, as indicated by Poirot, in his usualchair. He glanced around him before choosing what particular piece offurniture or part of the room he was about to address. He settled, as oftenbefore... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Chapter 15 Eugene and Rosentelle, Hair Stylists and BeauticiansMrs Oliver looked at Cheltenham with approval. As it happened, she hadnever been to Cheltenham before. How nice, said Mrs Oliver to herself, tosee some houses that are really like houses... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Book 2 Long Shadows Chapter 11 Superintendent Garroway and Poirot Compare NotesSuperintendent Garroway looked across the table at Poirot. His eyestwinkled. At his side George delivered a whisky and soda. Passing on toPoirot, he put down a glass fill... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Chapter 10 Desmond Two days later, as Hercule Poirot drank his morning chocolate, he read atthe same time a letter that had been among his correspondence thatmorning. He was reading it now for the second time. The handwriting wasa moderately good on... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Chapter 9 Results of Elephantine Research A telephone call for you, said Hercule Poirots man- servant, George. From Mrs Oliver. Ah yes, George. And what had she to say? She wondered if she could come and see you this evening, sir, after din-ner. Tha... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Chapter 8 Mrs Oliver at Work Mrs Oliver entered the premises of Williams Barnet, a well-appointedchemists shop also dealing with various cosmetics. She paused by a kindof dumb waiter containing various types of corn remedies, hesitated by amountain... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Chapter 7 Back to the Nursery Mrs Oliver looked rather doubtfully at the three steps and the front doorof a small, rather dilapidated-looking cottage in the side street. Below thewindows some bulbs were growing, mainly tulips. Mrs Oliver paused, ope... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Chapter 6 An Old Friend Remembers When Mrs Oliver returned to the house the following morning, she foundMiss Livingstone waiting for her. There have been two telephone calls, Mrs Oliver. Yes? said Mrs Oliver. The first one was from Crichton and Smit... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Chapter 5 Old Sins Have Long Shadows Hercule Poirot let the revolving door wind him round. Arresting the swingof it with one hand, he stepped forward into the small restaurant. Therewere not many people there. It was an unfashionable time of day, bu... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 ELEPHANTS CAN REMEMBER A Hercule Poirot Mystery To Molly Myers in return for many kindnesses Chapter 1 A Literary Luncheon Mrs Oliver looked at herself in the glass. She gave a brief, sideways looktowards the clock on the mantel- piece, which she ha... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Chapter 4 Celia A tall girl was standing on the mat outside. Just for a moment Mrs Oliverwas startled looking at her. So this was Celia. The impression of vitalityand of life was really very strong. Mrs Oliver had the feeling which onedoes not often... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Book 1 Elephants Chapter 3 Great Aunt Alices Guide to Knowledge Can you find my address book for me, Miss Livingstone? Its on your desk, Mrs Oliver. In the left-hand corner. I dont mean that one, said Mrs Oliver. Thats the one Im using now. Imean my... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Chapter 2 First Mention of Elephants Having failed to find her friend Hercule Poirot at home, Mrs Oliver had toresort to a telephone enquiry. Are you by any chance going to be at home this evening? asked MrsOliver. She sat by her telephone, her fing... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Twenty-seven Now Ive got you here at last, said Mrs. Oliver, I want to know all abouteverything. She looked at Poirot with determination and asked severely: Why havent you come sooner? My excuses, Madame, I have been much occupied assisting the poli... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Twenty-six Once again four men sat looking at Poirot. Timothy Raglan, Superintend-ent Spence and the Chief Constable had the pleased expectant look of a catwho is counting on a saucer of cream to materialize at any moment. Thefourth man still had th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Twenty-five Its beautiful, said Miranda, looking round her. Kilterbury Ring was a local beauty spot though its remains were not par-ticularly famous. They had been dismantled many hundreds of years ago. Yet here and there a tall megalithic stone sti... 阅读全文>>