日期：2024-08-05 Three THE ACCIDENT It was Tuesday afternoon. The side door to the garden was open. Miss Arundell stood on thethreshold and threw Bobs ball the length of the garden path. The terrier rushed after it. Just once more, Bob, said Emily Arundell. A good o... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Two THE RELATIONS Charles ran lightly up the stairs and tapped on his sisters door. Her answering Come in camepromptly and he entered. Theresa was sitting up in bed yawning. Charles took a seat on the bed. What a decorative female you are, Theresa,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Dumb Witness: A Hercule Poirot Mystery One THE MISTRESS OF LITTLEGREEN HOUSE Miss Arundell died on May 1st. Though her illness was short her death did not occasion muchsurprise in the little country town of Market Basing where she had lived since she... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Thirty-One It was early dawn when they came into Shellal. The rocks came down grimly to the waters edge. Poirot murmured: Quel pays sauvage! Race stood beside him. Well, he said, weve done our job. Ive arranged for Richetti to betaken ashore first.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Thirty It was very much later that evening that Hercule Poirot came and knocked on the door of a cabin. A voice said Come in and he entered. Jacqueline de Bellefort was sitting in a chair. In another chair, close against the wall, sat the bigsteward... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Twenty-Nine You and I, my friend, Poirot leaned towards Race, started our investigation with apreconceived idea. That idea was that the crime was committed on the spur of the moment,without any preliminary planning. Somebody wished to remove Linnet... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Twenty-Eight As the door closed behind Tim and Rosalie, Poirot looked somewhat apologetically at ColonelRace. The Colonel was looking rather grim. You will consent to my little arrangement, yes? Poirot pleaded. It is irregularI know it isirregular,... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Twenty-Six Race found him still sitting there. Well, Poirot, what about it? Penningtons due in ten minutes. Im leaving this in your hands. Poirot rose quickly to his feet. First, get hold of young Fanthorp. Fanthorp? Race looked surprised. Yes. Brin... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Twenty-Seven As the door closed behind him, Race gave a deep sigh. We got more than I thought we should. Admission of fraud. Admission of attempted murder. Further than that its impossible to go. A man will confess, more or less, to attempted murder... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Twenty-Four Miss Bowers came out of Dr. Bessners cabin, smoothing her cuffs over her wrists. Jacqueline left Cornelia abruptly and accosted the hospital nurse. How is he? she demanded. Poirot came up in time to hear the answer. Miss Bowers was looki... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Twenty-Five Mr. Pennington was shocked. Mr. Pennington could hardly believe it. Why, gentlemen, he said, this is a very serious matter. Very serious indeed. Extremely serious for you, Mr. Pennington. For me? Penningtons eyebrows rose in startled sur... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Twenty-Three The body of the dead woman, who in life had been Louise Bourget, lay on the floor of her cabin. The two men bent over it. Race straightened himself first. Been dead close on an hour, I should say. Well get Bessner on to it. Stabbed to t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Twenty-Two Colonel Race swore hastily. This damned case gets more and more involved. He picked up the pearls. I suppose youvenot made a mistake? They look all right to me. They are a very good imitationyes. Now where does that lead us? I suppose Lin... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Twenty-One If Miss Bowers had been the kind of woman who enjoyed creating a sensation, she would havebeen richly repaid by the result of her action. A look of utter astonishment passed over Colonel Races face as he picked up the pearls fromthe table... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Twenty People crept into the dining saloon by ones and twos in a very subdued manner. There seemed ageneral feeling that to sit down eagerly to food displayed an unfortunate heartlessness. It was withan almost apologetic air that one passenger after... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Nineteen There was a tap on the door. Come in, Race called. A steward entered. Excuse me, sir, he said to Poirot, but Mr. Doyle is asking for you. I will come. Poirot rose. He went out of the room and up the companion-way to the promenade deck andal... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Eighteen Andrew Pennington displayed all the conventional reactions of grief and shock. He was, as usual,carefully dressed. He had changed into a black tie. His long clean-shaven face bore a bewilderedexpression. Gentlemen, he said sadly, this busin... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Seventeen Colonel Race glanced curiously at his colleague. He respectedhe had reason to respectthebrain of Hercule Poirot. Yet for the moment he did not follow the others process of thought. Heasked no question, however. He seldom did ask questions.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Sixteen Race pored thoughtfully over a plan of the promenade deck of the Karnak. Fanthorp, young Allerton, Mrs. Allerton. Then an empty cabinSimon Doyles. Now whoson the other side of Mrs. Doyles? The old American dame. If anyone heard anything she... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-08-05 Fifteen Hercule Poirots observation had not been at fault. There were no pearls on the table by LinnetDoyles bed. Louise Bourget was bidden to make a search among Linnets belongings. According to her, allwas in order. Only the pearls had disappeared... 阅读全文>>