日期：2025-07-01 Eleven IAndrew Restarick was writing a chequehe made a slight grimace as hedid so. His office was large and handsomely furnished in typical conventionaltycoon fashionthe furnishing and fittings had been Simon Restaricksand Andrew Restarick had accep... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Nineteen Claudia Reece-Holland was not in the office today. Instead, a middle-agedwoman received Poirot. She said that Mr. Restarick was waiting for himand ushered him into Restaricks room. Well? Restarick hardly waited until he had come through the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Eighteen Poirot paused at the doorway of the Wedderburn Gallery to inspect a pic-ture which depicted three aggressive-looking cows with vastly elongatedbodies overshadowed by a colossal and complicated design of windmills. The two seemed to have not... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Seventeen Chief Inspector Neele was sitting behind his desk looking very official andformal. He greeted Poirot politely and motioned him to a chair. As soon asthe young man who had introduced Poirot to the presence had left, ChiefInspector Neeles ma... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Fourteen Chre Madame, Poirot bowed and presented Mrs. Oliver with a bouquet,very stylised, a posy in the Victorian manner. M. Poirot! Well, really, that is very nice of you, and its very like yousomehow. All my flowers are always so untidy. She look... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Fifteen At Hercule Poirots elbow was a tisane prepared for him by George. Hesipped at it and thought. He thought in a certain way peculiar to himself. It was the technique of a man who selected thoughts as one might selectpieces of a jigsaw puzzle.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Sixteen Today I have much to do, Hercule Poirot announced as he rose from thebreakfast table next morning and joined Miss Lemon. Inquiries to make. You have made the necessary researches for me, the appointments, the ne-cessary contacts? Certainly,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Thirteen Poirot seldom used the key to his flat. Instead, in an old-fashioned man-ner, he pressed the bell and waited for that admirable factotum, George, toopen the door. On this occasion, however, after his visit to the hospital, thedoor was opene... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Ten IA voice said: Drink this. Norma was shivering. Her eyes had a dazed look. She shrank back alittle in the chair. The command was repeated. Drink this. This time shedrank obediently, then choked a little. Itsits very strong, she gasped. Itll put... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 II Later that evening Dr. Stillingfleet made a telephone call. Quite a good operation kidnap, he said. Shes down at Kenway Court. Came like a lamb. Cant tell you much yet. The girls full of drugs. Id sayshed been taking purple hearts, and dream bomb... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Nine Mrs. Oliver was seated in a bus. She was slightly out of breath though fullof the zest of the chase. What she called in her own mind the Peacock, hadled a somewhat brisk pace. Mrs. Oliver was not a rapid walker. Goingalong the Embankment she fo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 II Miss Lemon, always efficient, had preceded him to the street, and waswaiting by a taxi. She asked no questions and displayed no curiosity. Shedid not tell Poirot how she would occupy her time whilst he was away. Shedid not need to tell him. She a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Eight IHercule Poirot was dictating to his secretary, Miss Lemon. And while I much appreciate the honour you have done me, I must regret-fully inform you that The telephone rang. Miss Lemon stretched out a hand for it. Yes? Whodid you say? She put h... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Seven Mrs. Oliver woke up dissatisfied. She saw stretching before her a day withnothing to do. Having packed off her completed manuscript with a highlyvirtuous feeling, work was over. She had now only, as many times before,to relax, to enjoy herself... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 II Im worried, said Claudia Reece-Holland. She refilled her cup from the coffee percolator. Frances Cary gave anenormous yawn. Both girls were breakfasting in the small kitchen of theflat. Claudia was dressed and ready to start for her days work. Fr... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Six IMr. Goby sat in a chair. He was a small shrunken little man, so nondes-cript as to be practically nonexistent. He looked attentively at the claw foot of an antique table and addressedhis remarks to it. He never addressed anybody direct. Glad yo... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 II Mrs. Oliver prowled round her sitting room. She was very restless. Anhour ago she had parcelled up a typescript that she had just finished cor-recting. She was about to send it off to her publisher who was anxiouslyawaiting it and constantly prod... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Five IHercule Poirot stood upon the landing for a moment. His head was a littleon one side with a listening air. He could hear nothing from downstairs. He crossed to the landing window and looked out. Mary Restarick was be-low on the terrace, resumi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 III At 4:15 that afternoon Poirot sat in Mrs. Olivers drawing room sippingappreciatively at a large cup of chocolate topped with foaming whippedcream which his hostess had just placed on a small table beside him. Sheadded a small plate full of langu... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Four Hercule Poirot walked along the main street of Long Basing. That is, if youcan describe as a main street a street that is to all intents and purposes theonly street, which was the case in Long Basing. It was one of those villagesthat exhibit a... 阅读全文>>