日期：2024-04-11 9 Jahnss walking stick made a conspicuous ring as it impacted each metal step. It soon became ametronome for their descent, timing the music of the stairwell, which was crowded and vibratingwith the energy of a recent cleaning. All the traffic seeme... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-04-11 Part 2 Proper Gauge 8 Her knitting needles rested in a leather pouch in pairs, two matching sticks of wood, side by side likethe delicate bones of the wrist wrapped in dried and ancient flesh. Wood and leather. Artifacts likeclues handed down from g... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-04-11 7 Holston was a dozen paces up the hill, still marveling at the bright grass at his feet and the brilliantsky above, when the first pang lurched in his stomach. It was a writhing cramp, something likeintense hunger. At first, he worried he was going... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-04-11 6 Present Time The first year without her, Holston had waited, buying into her insanity, distrusting the sight of her onthat hill, hoping shed come back. Hed spent the first anniversary of her death scrubbing the holdingcell clean, washing the yello... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-04-11 5 Three Years Earlier I want to go out. I want to go out. Iwanttogoout. Holston arrived at the cafeteria in a sprint. His radio was still squawking, Deputy Marnes yellingsomething about Allison. Holston hadnt even taken the time to respond, had just... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-04-11 4 Present Time Holston sat on the lone steel bench in the airlock, his brain numb from lack of sleep and the surety ofwhat lay before him. Nelson, the head of the cleaning lab, knelt in front of him and worked a leg ofthe white hazard suit over Hols... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-04-11 3 Three years earlier Youve gotta be kidding me, Allison said. Honey, listen to this. You wont believe this. Did youknow there was more than one uprising? Holston looked up from the folder spread across his lap. Around him, scattered piles of paperc... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-04-11 2 The view from the holding cell wasnt as blurry as it had been in the cafeteria, and Holston spent hisfinal day in the silo puzzling over this. Could it be that the camera on that side was shielded againstthe toxic wind? Did each cleaner, condemned... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-04-11 Part 1 Holston 1 The children were playing while Holston climbed to his death; he could hear them squealing as onlyhappy children do. While they thundered about frantically above, Holston took his time, each stepmethodical and ponderous, as he wound... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-02-23 VII Blore recovered himself first. He said: SorryerRogers. Heard someone moving about in here, and thoughtwell He stopped. Rogers said: Im sorry, gentlemen. I was just moving my things. I take it there will be no objection if I take one of the vacan... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-02-23 VI The house was easily searched. They went through the few out-buildings first and then turned their attention to the building itself. Mrs. Rogers yard measure discovered in the kitchen dresser assisted them. But there were no hidden spaces left un... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-02-23 V When Blore returned from the house with a rope coiled over his arm, he found Armstrong where he had left him staring down into the depths. Blore said breathlessly: Wheres Mr. Lombard? Armstrong said carelessly: Gone to test some theory or other. H... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-02-23 IV Vera had been restless all the morning. She had avoided Emily Brent with a kind of shuddering aversion. Miss Brent herself had taken a chair just round the corner of the house so as to be out of the wind. She sat there knitting. Every time Vera t... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-02-23 III The search of the island was practically completed. The three men stood on the highest point looking over towards the mainland. There were no boats out. The wind was freshening. Lombard said: No fishing boats out. Theres a storm coming. Damned n... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-02-23 II The three men started on their tour of the island. It proved unexpectedly simple. On the northwest side, towards the coast, the cliffs fell sheer to the sea below, their surface unbroken. On the rest of the island there were no trees and very lit... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-02-23 Eight I B lore was easily roped in. He expressed immediate agreement with their arguments. What youve said about those china figures, sir, makes all the difference. Thats crazy, that is! Theres only one thing. You dont think this Owens idea might be... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-02-23 III Dr. Armstrong drew a deep breath. And Mrs. Rogers? Lombard said slowly: I could believe in Anthonys suicide (with difficulty) if it werent for Mrs. Rogers. I could believe in Mrs. Rogers suicide (easily) if it werent for Anthony Marston. I can b... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-02-23 II Dr. Armstrong came out of the dining room and once more came out on the terrace. The judge was sitting in a chair now, gazing placidly out to sea. Lombard and Blore were over to the left, smoking but not talking. As before, the doctor hesitated f... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-02-23 Seven I A fter breakfast, Emily Brent had suggested to Vera Claythorne that they should walk to the summit again and watch for the boat. Vera had acquiesced. The wind had freshened. Small white crests were appearing on the sea. There were no fishing... 阅读全文>>

日期：2024-02-23 IV Dr. Armstrong came out on to the terrace. He stood there hesitating. To his left were Blore and Lombard. To his right was Wargrave, slowly pacing up and down, his head bent down. Armstrong, after a moment of indecision, turned towards the latter.... 阅读全文>>