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>>

日期：2025-07-01 Chapter 14 IThe inquest took place two days later. It was the second time I had atten-ded an inquest in this part of the world. The coroner was an able middle-aged man with a shrewd glance and adry manner of speech. The medical evidence was taken fi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 IV Mrs Franklin was certainly a creature of moods, I thought, as we troopedupstairs after dinner. Having made everyones life unbearable all day, shewas now sweetness itself to everybody. She was dressed in a negligee of pale eau-de-Nil and was lying... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 III If we were all nervy and aimless in the morning, the afternoon was unex-pectedly pleasant. The sun came out, the temperature was cool and fresh. Mrs Luttrell was brought down and sat on the veranda. She was in excel-lent form exercising her char... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 II I knew as well as Poirot that the danger was very close. I had more reasonto know it than he had, because of what I had actually overheard the pre-vious night. Nevertheless I pondered on that phrase of Poirots as I went down tobreakfast. I would... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Chapter 13 IThere is something about writing down an anti-climax in cold blood that issomewhat shattering to ones self-esteem. For the truth of the matter is, you see, that I sat there waiting for Aller-ton and that I fell asleep! Not so surprising... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 VI paused for a moment in the corridor. It was quite quiet. There was noone about. The beds had been all turned down ready for the night. Norton,who had a room on this side, I had left downstairs. Elizabeth Cole wasplaying bridge. Curtiss, I knew, w... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 IV Presently I roused myself. I washed and shaved and changed. I went downto dinner. I behaved, I fancy, in quite a normal manner. Nobody seemedto notice anything amiss. Once or twice I saw Judith flash a curious glance at me. She must havebeen puzz... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 III Mrs Franklin and Boyd Carrington came in shortly after we got back to thehouse. He had taken her in his car to Tadcaster because she wanted to dosome shopping. She had done it, I gather, pretty thoroughly. Lots of parcels came out ofthe car and... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 II I was still there, dazed and helpless, unable to think out my next course ofaction, some quarter of an hour later. I was there when Elizabeth Cole and Norton found me. They were, I realized later, very kind to me. They saw, they must haveseen, th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Chapter 12 IIs anything worrying you, mon ami? asked Poirot that afternoon. I did not answer him, merely shook my head. I felt that I had no right toburden Poirot with this, my purely personal problem. It was not as thoughhe could help in any way. J... 阅读全文>>