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THE MIRRORCRACKED FROM SIDE TO SIDE
A Miss Marple Mystery

Characters
• Miss Marple: an old lady in St Mary Mead1 who is recovering from an ill-
ness.
• Mrs Cherry Baker2: Miss Marple's house cleaner.
• Jim Baker: Cherry's husband, who does odd jobs for Miss Marple.
• Miss Knight3: Miss Marple's carer, sent by Marple's nephew Raymond
West, to help during her recuperation.
• Dolly Bantry: Miss Marple's friend, present at the fête at Gossington
Hall. She first appeared in the novel The Body in the Library.
• Dr Haydock: Miss Marple's physician in St Mary Mead. He first ap-
peared in Murder at the Vicarage.
• Marina Gregg: a middle-aged4 film star, who married many times and
recently settled in England with her husband to make a film to-
gether. Her mood swings from happy to upset, which her husband
thinks is tied to her acting5.
• Jason Rudd: Gregg's husband, a film director.
• Giuseppe: a butler at Gossington Hall.
• Dr Gilchrist: Gregg's physician, who lives at the Hall.
• Ella Zielinsky: Rudd's secretary.
• Gladys Dixon: a seamstress who works at the film studio's canteen.
• Heather Badcock: a volunteer for the St John Ambulance corps6.
• Arthur Badcock: Heather's husband, who works in real estate. He was
married to Gregg before she became a film star and later changed his
name.
• Margot Bence: a portrait photographer at the fête. She was adopted by
Gregg before Gregg became pregnant.
• Lola Brewster: an American actress who arrives unexpectedly at the
party. She was married to one of Gregg's ex-husbands.
• Ardwyck Fenn: an American man who was once wildly in love with
Marina Gregg.
• Dermot Craddock: Chief Inspector7 at Scotland Yard, sent to St Mary
Mead to solve the Badcock's murder. He is a godson of Sir Henry
Clithering, who is a close friend of Marple. Craddock often discusses
the case with her. He was introduced in A Murder Is Announced.
• William Tiddler: a sergeant8 assisting Craddock.
• Frank Cornish: a local police inspector.


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1 mead BotzAK     
n.蜂蜜酒
参考例句：
  • He gave me a cup of mead.他给我倒了杯蜂蜜酒。
  • He drank some mead at supper.晚饭时他喝了一些蜂蜜酒。
2 baker wyTz62     
n.面包师
参考例句：
  • The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。
  • The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。
3 knight W2Hxk     
n.骑士，武士；爵士
参考例句：
  • He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。
  • A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。
4 middle-aged UopzSS     
adj.中年的
参考例句：
  • I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。
  • The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。
5 acting czRzoc     
n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
参考例句：
  • Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。
  • During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。
6 corps pzzxv     
n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组
参考例句：
  • The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。
  • When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。
7 inspector q6kxH     
n.检查员，监察员，视察员
参考例句：
  • The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
  • The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。
8 sergeant REQzz     
n.警官，中士
参考例句：
  • His elder brother is a sergeant.他哥哥是个警官。
  • How many stripes are there on the sleeve of a sergeant?陆军中士的袖子上有多少条纹？

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