日期：2025-07-01 Two Griselda is a very irritating woman. On leaving the luncheon table, I hadfelt myself to be in a good mood for preparing a really forceful address forthe Church of England Mens Society. Now I felt restless and disturbed. Just when I was really se... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 One It is difficult to know quite where to begin this story, but I have fixed mychoice on a certain Wednesday at luncheon at the Vicarage. The conversa-tion, though in the main irrelevant to the matter in hand, yet containedone or two suggestive inc... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 MURDER AT THE VICARAGE A Miss Marple Mystery To Rosalind Characters ? Miss Marple: Spinster living in?St Mary Mead, next to the vicar. She isobservant and knows human behavior, recognized in her village asastute and generally correct. ? Colonel Luci... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Postscript Note by Captain Arthur Hastings: The following manuscriptcame into my possession four months after the death of myfriend Hercule Poirot. I received a communication from afirm of lawyers asking me to call at their office. There in ac-corda... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Chapter 19 I am writing this in Eastbourne. I came to Eastbourne to see George, formerly Poirots valet. George had been with Poirot many years. He was a competent matter-of-fact man, with absolutely no imagination. He always stated things liter-ally... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 II Yes, I must put it down. It must be said. The funeral was over. I was sitting with Judith, trying to make a fewsketchy plans for the future. She said then: But you see, dear, I shant be here. Not here? I shant be in England. I stared at her. I ha... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Chapter 18 II dont want to write about it at all. I want, you see, to think about it as little as possible. Hercule Poirot wasdead and with him died a good part of Arthur Hastings. I will give you the bare facts without embroidery. It is all I can b... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 IV I went downstairs in a daze. The thing was so inexplicable I may be for-given, I hope, for not seeing the next inevitable step. I was dazed. My mindwas not working properly. And yet it was so logical. Norton had been killed why? To prevent, orso... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 III When it was apparent that there was going to be no answer we went andfound Colonel Luttrell. He listened to us with a vague alarm showing inhis faded blue eyes. He pulled uncertainly at his moustache. Mrs Luttrell, always the one for prompt deci... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 II I went in to Poirot before going down to breakfast. He was in bed and I was struck again by how ill he looked. Deep lines ofweariness and fatigue were on his face. How are you, old boy? He smiled patiently at me. I exist, my friend. I still exist... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Chapter 17 IDinner was a reasonably cheerful meal. Mrs Luttrell was down again andin her best vein of artificial Irish gaiety. Franklin was more animated andcheerful than I had yet seen him. Nurse Craven I saw for the first time inmufti instead of h... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 IV I think that here and now I should like to place on record that I had never,all through, considered for one moment that Poirot might fail. In the con-flict between Poirot and X I had never contemplated the possibility that Xmight come out victor.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 III Near the house I ran into Boyd Carrington. This is my last evening, he told me. I move out tomorrow. To Knatton? Yes. Thats very exciting for you. Is it? I suppose it is. He gave a sigh. Anyway,Hastings, I dont mind telling you, I shall be glad... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 II I went up again to the grassy knoll where we had been on that day. Someone else was there already. Elizabeth Cole. She turned her head as Icame up the slope. She said: You look very excited, Captain Hastings. Is anything the mat-ter? I tried to c... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Chapter 16 II gave Norton Poirots message. Ill go up and see him, certainly. Id like to. But you know, Hastings, Imrather sorry I mentioned the matter even to you. By the way, I said, you havent said anything to anyone else about it,have you? No at... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 IV I was astonished at Poirots instant reaction to my piece of information. What is that you say, Hastings? He dropped the piece of thin toast he had been raising to his lips. Hepoked his head forward. Tell me. Tell me quickly. I repeated the story.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 III I dont know when it was that I noticed that Stephen Norton had some-thing on his mind. He had been very silent after the inquest, and after thatand the funeral were over he still walked about, his eyes on the groundand his forehead puckered. He... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 II It was the following day that Poirot said to me: You suggested, Hastings,that I should see a doctor. Yes, I said eagerly. Id feel much happier if you would. Eh bien, I will consent. I will see Franklin. Franklin? I looked doubtful. Well, he is a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 II Half an hour later I was in Poirots room. He was looking very exhausted. Curtiss had put him to bed and was reviving him with a stimulant. I was dying to talk but I had to contain myself until the valet had fin-ished and left the room. Then I bur... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Chapter 15 IMy memory is a little vague about the events of the days immediately fol-lowing the inquest on Mrs Franklin. There was, of course, the funeral,which I may say was attended by a large number of the curious of StylesSt Mary. It was on that... 阅读全文>>