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黑麦奇案28

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Chapter Seventeen

Inspector¹ Neele found Mr. Ansell the type of solicitor² who was more easily

intimidated³ than intimidating⁴. A member of a small and not very prosper-

ous firm, he was anxious not to stand upon his rights but instead to assist

the police in every way possible.

Yes, he said, he had made a will for the late Mrs. Adele Fortescue. She

had called at his office about five weeks previously⁵. It had seemed to him

rather a peculiar⁶ business but naturally he had not said anything. Peculiar

things did happen in a solicitor’s business, and of course the inspector

would understand that discretion⁷, etc., etc. The inspector nodded to show

he understood. He had already discovered Mr. Ansell had not transacted⁸

any legal business previously for Mrs. Fortescue or for any of the Fortes-

cue family.

“Naturally,” said Mr. Ansell, “she didn’t want to go to her husband’s firm

of lawyers about this.”

Shorn of verbiage⁹, the facts were simple. Adele Fortescue had made a

will leaving everything of which she died possessed¹⁰ to Vivian Dubois.

“But I gathered,” said Mr. Ansell, looking at Neele in an interrogating¹¹

manner, “that she hadn’t actually much to leave.”

Inspector Neele nodded. At the time Adele Fortescue made her will that

was true enough. But since then Rex Fortescue had died, and Adele Fortes-

cue had inherited £100,000 and presumably that £100,000 (less death du-

ties) now belonged to Vivian Edward Dubois.

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1 inspector
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 solicitor
n.初级律师，事务律师
参考例句：
The solicitor's advice gave me food for thought.律师的指点值得我深思。 The solicitor moved for an adjournment of the case.律师请求将这个案件的诉讼延期。

3 intimidated
v.恐吓；威胁adj.害怕的；受到威胁的
参考例句：
We try to make sure children don't feel intimidated on their first day at school. 我们努力确保孩子们在上学的第一天不胆怯。 The thief intimidated the boy into not telling the police. 这个贼恫吓那男孩使他不敢向警察报告。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 intimidating
vt.恐吓，威胁( intimidate的现在分词)
参考例句：
They were accused of intimidating people into voting for them. 他们被控胁迫选民投他们的票。 This kind of questioning can be very intimidating to children. 这种问话的方式可能让孩子们非常害怕。

5 previously
adv.以前，先前（地）
参考例句：
The bicycle tyre blew out at a previously damaged point.自行车胎在以前损坏过的地方又爆开了。 Let me digress for a moment and explain what had happened previously.让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。

6 peculiar
adj.古怪的，异常的；特殊的，特有的
参考例句：
He walks in a peculiar fashion.他走路的样子很奇特。 He looked at me with a very peculiar expression.他用一种很奇怪的表情看着我。

7 discretion
n.谨慎；随意处理
参考例句：
You must show discretion in choosing your friend.你择友时必须慎重。 Please use your best discretion to handle the matter.请慎重处理此事。

8 transacted
v.办理（业务等）( transact的过去式和过去分词 )；交易，谈判
参考例句：
We transacted business with the firm. 我们和这家公司交易。来自《简明英汉词典》 Major Pendennis transacted his benevolence by deputy and by post. 潘登尼斯少校依靠代理人和邮局，实施着他的仁爱之心。来自辞典例句

9 verbiage
n.冗词；冗长
参考例句：
Stripped of their pretentious verbiage,his statements come dangerously close to inviting racial hatred.抛开那些夸大其词的冗词赘语不论，他的言论有挑起种族仇恨的危险。 Even in little 140-character bites,that's a lot of verbiage.即使限制在一条140个字也有很大一部分是废话。

10 possessed
adj.疯狂的；拥有的，占有的
参考例句：
He flew out of the room like a man possessed.他像着了魔似地猛然冲出房门。 He behaved like someone possessed.他行为举止像是魔怔了。

11 interrogating
n.询问技术v.询问( interrogate的现在分词 )；审问；（在计算机或其他机器上）查询
参考例句：
She was no longer interrogating but lecturing. 她已经不是在审问而是在教训人了。来自辞典例句 His face remained blank, interrogating, slightly helpless. 他的面部仍然没有表情，只带有询问的意思，还有点无可奈何。来自辞典例句