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A POCKET FULL OF RYE
A Miss Marple Mystery

Characters
• Miss Marple: She trained Gladys in the duties of service in a home or at
a restaurant, and feels responsible when she reads of the murders
where Gladys works.
• Miss Griffith: Head typist at the offices of Rex Fortescue. She calls his
doctor.
• Miss Irene Grosvenor: Competent, beautiful blonde secretary in the of-
fices of Rex Fortescue, his personal secretary.
• Miss Somers: Newest secretary in the office of Rex Fortescue, never able
to know when water is boiling for tea.
• Inspector1 Neele: Detective inspector of the CID (Criminal Investigation2
Division) who handles the death of Rex Fortescue and the following
two deaths at the Fortescue home. He is quick-thinking, making sure
of the cause of death rapidly, so it is known to be murder.
• Professor Bernsdorff: Pathologist at St Jude's hospital who discerns the
cause of death for Rex.
• Sergeant3 Hay: Assists Inspector Neele. He finds the discarded jar of
marmalade in the yard.
• Rex Fortescue: Wealthy, unscrupulous businessman in London who
dies at his office. He is over 60 years old, and suspected by his sons of
a serious disease which impairs4 his functions in the business, Consol-
idated Investments.
• Percival Fortescue: Eldest5 son of Rex, working with him in the business.
He is more conservative in his investments than his father is. He is
called either Percy or Val and is about 30 years old. He seems to get
what he wants, and has the most to gain from the deaths of his father
and stepmother, but could not have killed the latter.
• Jennifer Fortescue: Wife of Percival for the last three years. They met
when she nursed him back to health from pneumonia6. She is bored
in her life as a wife, without the focus of professional nursing. She
was Ruby7 MacKenzie before she married.
• Lancelot Fortescue: Second son of Rex, nickname Lance. The two ar-
gued eleven years earlier, causing a breach8, but he retains a role in
Consolidated9 Investments as a junior partner. He lives in Kenya,
coming home apparently10 to reconcile with his father because he is
very happy with Pat, and wants to settle down. He is handsome, at-
tractive, clever and completely unscrupulous.
• Pat Fortescue: Recently married wife of Lance. They met in Kenya,
where she went to start life afresh after losing two husbands, first
one to the war, second one to suicide (Lord Frederick Anstice). She
loves Lance and he loves her. She is unaware11 of Lance's crimes, be-
lieving the stories he tells of his father sending for him. Miss Marple
advises her to return to her childhood home, if troubles should find
her in her life again.
• Elaine Fortescue: Daughter of Rex, and youngest child, in her twenties.
She is in love and wants to marry, but her father forbids the mar-
riage. Once he dies, she tells her brother she will marry in a month,
and start a school with her husband. She is the only person to shed a
tear for her father's death.
• Gerald Wright: A schoolmaster whom Elaine loves. He comes to the
area when Elaine calls him after her father dies.
• Miss Ramsbottom: Aunt Effie, older sister of Rex's first wife Elvira, the
mother of their children. She is stern regarding moral behaviour, yet
does not call out Lance's lie as to the time he was with her on the day
of his arrival. She spends time with visiting missionaries12, and is over
70 years old.
• Adele Fortescue: Second wife of Rex, about thirty years younger than
he is, about the age of his sons. They have been married two years.
She is a beautiful woman who loves expensive things, described by
Mary Dove as "a sexy piece".
• Vivien Edward Dubois: Golf and tennis partner, and lover of Mrs For-
tescue. He is the sole heir in her will.
• Mary Dove: Housekeeper13 for Yewtree Lodge14. She is competent and calm
in the face of murder.
• Mrs Crump: Cook for the Fortescue household, who takes umbrage15 at
the Inspector's suggestion that food she prepared would poison any-
one.
• Mr Crump: Serves as butler, not very well, but he is a package deal with
Mrs Crump.
• Gladys Martin: Parlour maid at Yewtree Lodge, the family mansion16 of
the Fortescue family, for about two months.
• Albert Evans: The boyfriend of Gladys, who she discusses with Mrs
Crump. He is a false identity used by Lance Fortescue.
• Ellen Curtis: Housemaid at Yewtree Lodge for several years.
• Mrs MacKenzie: Widow of Mr MacKenzie, who found a potential gold
mining field in East Africa and sought capital from Rex, twenty years
before the story opens. Rex left him there to die. Rex still owns the
land, and claimed that it was worthless, as to gold. She is living in
Pinewood private sanatorium. She no longer speaks with her daugh-
ter as she only argues with her daughter.
• Donald and Ruby MacKenzie: The two children of the MacKenzies, ages
9 and 7 when their father died. Their mother raised them to avenge17
their father's death. Donald was killed early in the Second World
War.


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1 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。
2 investigation MRKzq     
n.调查，调查研究
参考例句：
  • In an investigation,a new fact became known, which told against him.在调查中新发现了一件对他不利的事实。
  • He drew the conclusion by building on his own investigation.他根据自己的调查研究作出结论。
3 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？
4 impairs 866bc0da43dd90e04b6073750ff1e87c     
v.损害，削弱( impair的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • Smoking impairs our health. 吸烟会损害我们的健康。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • Almost anything that impairs liver function can cause hepatitis. 任何有损于肝功能的因素，几乎都会引起肝炎。 来自辞典例句
5 eldest bqkx6     
adj.最年长的，最年老的
参考例句：
  • The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
  • The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。
6 pneumonia s2HzQ     
n.肺炎
参考例句：
  • Cage was struck with pneumonia in her youth.凯奇年轻时得过肺炎。
  • Pneumonia carried him off last week.肺炎上星期夺去了他的生命。
7 ruby iXixS     
n.红宝石，红宝石色
参考例句：
  • She is wearing a small ruby earring.她戴着一枚红宝石小耳环。
  • On the handle of his sword sat the biggest ruby in the world.他的剑柄上镶有一颗世上最大的红宝石。
8 breach 2sgzw     
n.违反，不履行；破裂；vt.冲破，攻破
参考例句：
  • We won't have any breach of discipline.我们不允许任何破坏纪律的现象。
  • He was sued for breach of contract.他因不履行合同而被起诉。
9 consolidated dv3zqt     
a.联合的
参考例句：
  • With this new movie he has consolidated his position as the country's leading director. 他新执导的影片巩固了他作为全国最佳导演的地位。
  • Those two banks have consolidated and formed a single large bank. 那两家银行已合并成一家大银行。
10 apparently tMmyQ     
adv.显然地；表面上，似乎
参考例句：
  • An apparently blind alley leads suddenly into an open space.山穷水尽，豁然开朗。
  • He was apparently much surprised at the news.他对那个消息显然感到十分惊异。
11 unaware Pl6w0     
a.不知道的，未意识到的
参考例句：
  • They were unaware that war was near. 他们不知道战争即将爆发。
  • I was unaware of the man's presence. 我没有察觉到那人在场。
12 missionaries 478afcff2b692239c9647b106f4631ba     
n.传教士( missionary的名词复数 )
参考例句：
  • Some missionaries came from England in the Qing Dynasty. 清朝时，从英国来了一些传教士。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • The missionaries rebuked the natives for worshipping images. 传教士指责当地人崇拜偶像。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
13 housekeeper 6q2zxl     
n.管理家务的主妇，女管家
参考例句：
  • A spotless stove told us that his mother is a diligent housekeeper.炉子清洁无瑕就表明他母亲是个勤劳的主妇。
  • She is an economical housekeeper and feeds her family cheaply.她节约持家，一家人吃得很省。
14 lodge q8nzj     
v.临时住宿，寄宿，寄存，容纳；n.传达室，小旅馆
参考例句：
  • Is there anywhere that I can lodge in the village tonight?村里有我今晚过夜的地方吗？
  • I shall lodge at the inn for two nights.我要在这家小店住两个晚上。
15 umbrage rg7yD     
n.不快；树荫
参考例句：
  • Everything gives umbrage to a tyrantny.所有事情都使专制君主生气。
  • She took umbrage at my remarks about her hair.我对她头发的评论使她很不高兴。
16 mansion 8BYxn     
n.大厦，大楼；宅第
参考例句：
  • The old mansion was built in 1850.这座古宅建于1850年。
  • The mansion has extensive grounds.这大厦四周的庭园广阔。
17 avenge Zutzl     
v.为...复仇，为...报仇
参考例句：
  • He swore to avenge himself on the mafia.他发誓说要向黑手党报仇。
  • He will avenge the people on their oppressor.他将为人民向压迫者报仇。

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