24-02-23 V General Macarthur tossed from side to side. Sleep would not come to him. In the darkness he kept seeing Arthur Richmonds face. Hed liked Arthurhed been damned fond of Arthur. Hed been pleased that Leslie liked him too. Leslie was so capricious. Lo...

24-02-23 IV Downstairs in the dining room, Rogers stood puzzled. He was staring at the china figures in the centre of the table. He muttered to himself: Thats a rum go! I could have sworn there were ten of them. 4 罗杰斯一脸疑惑地站在楼下的餐厅里。 他瞪着桌...

24-02-23 III In his pleasant softly tinted room, Mr. Justice Wargrave removed his garments and prepared himself for bed. He was thinking about Edward Seton. He remembered Seton very well. His fair hair, his blue eyes, his habit of looking you straight in the...

24-02-23 II They had left it like that. What else was there to say? Together Armstrong and Lombard had carried the inert body of Anthony Marston to his bedroom and had laid him there covered over with a sheet. When they came downstairs again, the others were...

24-02-23 Five I I t was so sudden and so unexpected that it took every ones breath away. They remained stupidly staring at the crumpled figure on the ground. Then Dr. Armstrong jumped up and went over to him, kneeling beside him. When he raised his head his...

24-02-23 IV There was a silence in the room. Everybody was looking, covertly or openly, at Emily Brent. It was a minute or two before she became aware of the expectation. Her eyebrows rose on her narrow forehead. She said: Are you waiting for me to say somet...

24-02-23 III The manservant, Rogers, had been moistening his lips and twisting his hands. He said now in a low deferential voice: If I might just say a word, sir. Lombard said: Go ahead, Rogers. Rogers cleared his throat and passed his tongue once more over...

24-02-23 II Vera Claythorne spoke in a trembling voice. She said: Id like to tell you. About that childCyril Hamilton. I was nursery governess to him. He was forbidden to swim out far. One day, when my attention was distracted, he started off. I swam after h...

24-02-23 Four I T here was a moments silence. A silence of dismay and bewilderment. Then the judges small clear voice took up the thread once more. We will now proceed to the next stage of our inquiry. First however, I will just add my own credentials to the...

24-02-23 III General Macarthur broke out suddenly. He exclaimed: The whole thing is preposterouspreposterous! Slinging accusations about like this! Something must be done about it. This fellow Owen whoever he is Emily Brent interrupted. She said sharply: Tha...