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THE MIRRORCRACKED FROM SIDE TO SIDE

A Miss Marple Mystery

Characters

• Miss Marple: an old lady in St Mary Mead¹ who is recovering from an ill-

ness.

• Mrs Cherry Baker²: Miss Marple's house cleaner.

• Jim Baker: Cherry's husband, who does odd jobs for Miss Marple.

• Miss Knight³: Miss Marple's carer, sent by Marple's nephew Raymond

West, to help during her recuperation.

• Dolly Bantry: Miss Marple's friend, present at the fête at Gossington

Hall. She first appeared in the novel The Body in the Library.

• Dr Haydock: Miss Marple's physician in St Mary Mead. He first ap-

peared in Murder at the Vicarage.

• Marina Gregg: a middle-aged⁴ film star, who married many times and

recently settled in England with her husband to make a film to-

gether. Her mood swings from happy to upset, which her husband

thinks is tied to her acting⁵.

• Jason Rudd: Gregg's husband, a film director.

• Giuseppe: a butler at Gossington Hall.

• Dr Gilchrist: Gregg's physician, who lives at the Hall.

• Ella Zielinsky: Rudd's secretary.

• Gladys Dixon: a seamstress who works at the film studio's canteen.

• Heather Badcock: a volunteer for the St John Ambulance corps⁶.

• Arthur Badcock: Heather's husband, who works in real estate. He was

married to Gregg before she became a film star and later changed his

name.

• Margot Bence: a portrait photographer at the fête. She was adopted by

Gregg before Gregg became pregnant.

• Lola Brewster: an American actress who arrives unexpectedly at the

party. She was married to one of Gregg's ex-husbands.

• Ardwyck Fenn: an American man who was once wildly in love with

Marina Gregg.

• Dermot Craddock: Chief Inspector⁷ at Scotland Yard, sent to St Mary

Mead to solve the Badcock's murder. He is a godson of Sir Henry

Clithering, who is a close friend of Marple. Craddock often discusses

the case with her. He was introduced in A Murder Is Announced.

• William Tiddler: a sergeant⁸ assisting Craddock.

• Frank Cornish: a local police inspector.

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1 mead
n.蜂蜜酒
参考例句：
He gave me a cup of mead.他给我倒了杯蜂蜜酒。 He drank some mead at supper.晚饭时他喝了一些蜂蜜酒。

2 baker
n.面包师
参考例句：
The baker bakes his bread in the bakery.面包师在面包房内烤面包。 The baker frosted the cake with a mixture of sugar and whites of eggs.面包师在蛋糕上撒了一层白糖和蛋清的混合料。

3 knight
n.骑士，武士；爵士
参考例句：
He was made an honourary knight.他被授予荣誉爵士称号。 A knight rode on his richly caparisoned steed.一个骑士骑在装饰华丽的马上。

4 middle-aged
adj.中年的
参考例句：
I noticed two middle-aged passengers.我注意到两个中年乘客。 The new skin balm was welcome by middle-aged women.这种新护肤香膏受到了中年妇女的欢迎。

5 acting
n.演戏，行为，假装；adj.代理的，临时的，演出用的
参考例句：
Ignore her,she's just acting.别理她，她只是假装的。 During the seventies,her acting career was in eclipse.在七十年代，她的表演生涯黯然失色。

6 corps
n.(通信等兵种的)部队；(同类作的)一组
参考例句：
The medical corps were cited for bravery in combat.医疗队由于在战场上的英勇表现而受嘉奖。 When the war broke out,he volunteered for the Marine Corps.战争爆发时，他自愿参加了海军陆战队。

7 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。

8 sergeant
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？

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