日期：2024-08-05 Ten IPoirot stepped back, his head a little on one side as he surveyed the arrangement of the room. Achair hereanother chair there. Yes, that was very nice. And now a ring at the bellthat wouldbe Japp. The Scotland Yard man came in alertly. Quite ri... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Nine Pretty the way he went all to pieces, said Japp with professional appreciation, later that day. He and Poirot were driving in a car along the Brompton Road. He knew the game was up, said Poirot absently. Weve got plenty on him, said Japp. Two o... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Eight Major Eustace received the two men with the easy assurance of a man of the world. His flat was small, a mere pied terre, as he explained. He offered the two men a drink andwhen that was refused he took out his cigarette case. Both Japp and Poi... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Seven IIt was the following day when Japp walked into Poirots flat, flung his hat on the table in deepdisgust and dropped into a chair. Well, he growled. Shes out of it! Who is out of it? Plenderleith. Was playing bridge up to midnight. Host, hostes... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 II At half past eleven, Charles Laverton-West was ushered into Chief Inspector Japps room. Japprose and shook hands. The M.P. was a man of medium height with a very definite personality. He was clean-shaven,with the mobile mouth of an actor, and the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Six On reentering the sitting room of No. 14, Japp wasted no time in beating about the bush. He camestraight to the point. Now look here, Miss?Plenderleith, dont you think its better to spill the beans here and now. Its going to come to that in the... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Five Japp was just engaging his third chauffeurs wife in conversation when Poirot, walking noiselesslyas a cat, suddenly appeared at his elbow. Whew, you made me jump, said Japp. Got anything? Not what I was looking for. Japp turned back to Mrs.?Jam... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Four That young womans too cocky by half, Japp complained. The two men were once more in Mrs.?Allens bedroom. The body had been photographedand removed and the fingerprint man had done his work and departed. It would be unadvisable to treat her as a... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Three For a few minutes there was silence. Jane Plenderleith shot a swift appraising glance at the little man, but after that she stared infront of her and did not speak. Yet a consciousness of his presence showed itself in a certainnervous tension.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 III Poirot arrived at No. 14 Bardsley Gardens Mews almost at the same moment as a car drew upcontaining Japp and three other men. No. 14 was clearly marked out as the centre of interest. A big circle of people, chauffeurs,their wives, errand boys, l... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Two At the foot of the narrow flight of stairs a door gave admission to a large-sized living roomactually the converted stable. In this room, the walls of which were finished in a roughened plastereffect and on which hung etchings and woodcuts, two... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 II At half past eleven the following morning, Hercule Poirots telephone rang. Allo? Allo? Hallo, that you, Poirot? Oui, cest moi. Japp speaking here. Remember we came home last night through Bardsley Gardens Mews? Yes? And that we talked about how e... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Murder in the Mews: Four Cases of Hercule Poirot MURDER IN THE MEWS One IPenny for the guy, sir? A small boy with a grimy face grinned ingratiatingly. Certainly not! said Chief Inspector Japp. And, look here, my lad A short homily followed. The disma... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Thirty THE LAST WORD There is very little more to tell. Theresa married her doctor shortly afterwards. I know them fairly well now and I have learnt toappreciate Donaldsonhis clarity of vision and the deep, underlying force and humanity of theman. H... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Twenty-eight ANOTHER VICTIM That is a clever man, said Poirot thoughtfully. Its rather difficult to know what he is driving at. Yes. He is a little inhuman. But extremely perceptive. That telephone call was from Mrs. Tanios. So I gathered. I repeate... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Twenty-nine INQUEST AT LITTLEGREEN HOUSE It was eleven oclock the following morning. Seven people were assembled at Littlegreen House. Hercule Poirot stood by the mantelpiece. Charles and Theresa were on the sofa, Charles on thearm of it with his ha... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Twenty-seven VISIT OF DR. DONALDSON Donaldson arrived punctually at two oclock. He was as calm and precise as ever. The personality of Donaldson had begun to intrigue me. I had started by regarding him as arather nondescript young man. I had wondere... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Twenty-six MRS. TANIOS REFUSES TO SPEAK When I came round after breakfast the following morning I found Poirot busy at the writing table. He raised a hand in salutation, then proceeded with his task. Presently he gathered up the sheets,enclosed them... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Twenty-five I LIE BACK AND REFLECT No, I thought, as I hurried after Poirot, there was no doubt about it now. Miss Arundell had beenmurdered and Theresa knew it. But was she herself the criminal or was there another explanation? She was afraidyes. B... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Twenty-four THERESAS DENIAL We found Theresa Arundell just preparing to go out. She was looking extraordinarily attractive. A small hat of the most outrageous fashiondescended rakishly over one eye. I recognized with momentary amusement that Bella T... 阅读全文>>