日期：2025-09-16 Two I It was an idea that was being at that moment discussed by ColonelMelchett and Colonel Bantry. The Chief Constable, after viewing the body and seeing his subordinatesset to work on their routine tasks, had adjourned with the master of thehouse... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-09-16 VII In the dining room Mrs. Bantry and Miss Marple, in their turn, were par-taking of breakfast. After waiting on her guest, Mrs. Bantry said urgently: Well, Jane? Miss Marple looked up at her, slightly bewildered. Mrs. Bantry said hopefully: Doesnt... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-09-16 VI Hastily downing the last fragments of toast and marmalade with a drinkof coffee, Colonel Bantry hurried out into the hall and was relieved to seeColonel Melchett, the Chief Constable of the county, descending from a carwith Inspector Slack in att... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-09-16 VA little breathless, Miss Marple alighted from the Bantrys car, the door ofwhich was held open for her by the chauffeur. Colonel Bantry came out on the steps, and looked a little surprised. Miss Marple?ervery pleased to see you. Your wife telephone... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-09-16 III Hallo, allo, allo. Police station here. Yes, whos speaking? Police-Constable Palk was buttoning up his tunic with one hand whilethe other held the receiver. Yes, yes, Gossington Hall. Yes? Oh, good morning, sir. Police-ConstablePalks tone underw... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-09-16 IV Miss Marples telephone rang when she was dressing. The sound of it flur-ried her a little. It was an unusual hour for her telephone to ring. So wellordered was her prim spinsters life that unforeseen telephone calls werea source of vivid conjectu... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-09-16 II Mrs. Bantry sat up in bed. Either her dream had taken a very odd turn or elseor else Mary hadreally rushed into the room and had said (incredible! fantastic!) that therewas a body in the library. Impossible, said Mrs. Bantry to herself. I must ha... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-09-16 One IMrs. Bantry was dreaming. Her sweet peas had just taken a First at theflower show. The vicar, dressed in cassock and surplice, was giving out theprizes in church. His wife wandered past, dressed in a bathing suit, but asis the blessed habit of... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-09-16 Characters Miss Marple: Resident of village of Saint Mary Mead who has much ex- perience in resolving murders. Dolly Bantry: Wife of the Colonel, she is friends with her village neigh- bour Miss Marple. Colonel Arthur Bantry: Retired army man, husba... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-09-16 Foreword There are certain clichs belonging to certain types of fiction. The bold bad baronet for melodrama, the body in the library for the detective story. For several years I treasured up the possibility of a suitable Vari- ation on a well-known... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Thirty-two There is little more to be told. Miss Marples plan succeeded. LawrenceRedding was not an innocent man, and the hint of a witness of the changeof capsule did indeed cause him to do something foolish. Such is thepower of an evil conscience.... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Thirty-one Colonel Melchett and I both stared at her. A trap? What kind of a trap? Miss Marple was a little diffident, but it was clear that she had a planfully outlined. Supposing Mr. Redding were to be rung up on the telephone andwarned. Colonel M... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Thirty We stared at her. I really think that for a moment or two we really be-lieved she was out of her mind. The accusation seemed so utterly prepos-terous. Colonel Melchett was the first to speak. He spoke kindly and with a kindof pitying toleranc... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Twenty-nine I dont know how long I sat thereonly a few minutes in reality, I sup-pose. Yet it seemed as though an eternity had passed when I heard thedoor open and, turning my head, looked up to see Melchett entering theroom. He stared at Hawes asle... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Twenty-eight I hurried down the village street. It was eleven oclock, and at elevenoclock on a Sunday night the whole village of St. Mary Mead might bedead. I saw, however, a light in a first floor window as I passed, and, real-izing that Hawes was... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Twenty-seven Griselda and Dennis had not yet returned. I realized that the most naturalthing would have been for me to go up to the house with Miss Marple andfetch them home. Both she and I had been so entirely taken up with ourpreoccupation over th... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Twenty-six I was in a strange mood when I mounted the pulpit that night. The church was unusually full. I cannot believe that it was the prospectof Hawes preaching which had attracted so many. Hawess sermons aredull and dogmatic. And if the news had... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Twenty-five I found it hard to shake off the impression left by the anonymous letter. Pitch soils. However, I gathered up the other three letters, glanced at my watch, andstarted out. I wondered very much what this might be that had come to the know... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Twenty-four I returned to the Vicarage to find Hawes waiting for me in my study. Hewas pacing up and down nervously, and when I entered the room he star-ted as though he had been shot. You must excuse me, he said, wiping his forehead. My nerves are... 阅读全文>>

日期：2025-07-01 Twenty-three On the way back, I proposed to Griselda that we should make a detour andgo round by the barrow. I was anxious to see if the police were at workand if so, what they had found. Griselda, however, had things to do athome, so I was left to... 阅读全文>>