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正文 第16節 文 / [英]阿加莎•克里斯蒂

    台灣小說網  www.192.tw小說站  www.xsz.tw栗子小說    m.lizi.twhehadalreadyspokenofthettertothepoliade,heuldhushthetterup.”

    loneljohnsonsaid:”andifthesuspectdidntrespond”

    ”inthatcase,heanttoplacetheiigationinourhands.”

    loneljohnsonfrooustache.hederred.

    ”takethatursebeforecallingyouin”

    ”no,no,sir.”thesuperinteshookhishead.”dontyousee,ifhehaddohat,itghthavebeenbluff.itightsaytohielf,theoldnatteransaystohiivealreadyspokentothepolisthat.hesays,yes,thesuperinteanansbusinessanditsuptohioughupthestones.”

    ”hyes,iseethat,”saidloneljohnson.”anyidea,sugdehefalyghtbe”

    ”no,sir.”

    ”noindicationsoever”

    ”none.”

    johnsonshookhishead.thenhesaid:”sgetonhit.”

    superintesugdenresudhisoffiner.

    ”iretuedtothehouse,sir,ateeiseveraltisandalsousedthekhingntoushadorleesroonastateofselfofthefirehhisthroatapoolofblood.”

    theself”

    sugdenshookhishead.

    ”iossible,sir.forohing,thereents,ahereehadbeentted.”

    thesn”

    ”stofthefalyhere,sir.juststandinground.”

    loneljohnsonsaidsharply:”anyideas,sugden”

    thesuperintesaidsloeasthoughoheusthavedo.idontseehooutsideuldhavedoandgotae.”

    ”aboutthelosedoropen”

    ”therearet,sir.oitoreover,ivetrieditanditsstuckfasthasntbeenopenedforyears,ishouldsay.alsotheoothandunbrokennoivyorcreepers.idohatway.”

    ”hoanydoorsintheroo

    ”justoheroosattheendofapassage.thatdooransdyingscreaandrushedupstairs,theyhadtobreakdohedetin.”

    johnsonsaidsharply:”and”

    superintesugdenrepliedgravely:”nobody,sir,exahaespreviously.”

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    loneljohnsonstaredatsugdenforsonutesbeforehespluttered:”doyouantotell,superintehatthisisohosedaedbysoapparentlysupeaturalagency”

    averyfaiatedthesuperintesustacheasherepliedgravely:”idonotthinkitsquiteasbadasthat,sir.”

    loneljohnsonsaid:”suicide.itstbesuicide”

    ”hedo.”

    ”thenhourdererescapebythewindow”

    sugdenshookhishead.

    ”illtakeoathhedidntdothat.”

    ”butthedoorheinside.”

    thesuperintenodded.hedrehispocketandlaiditoable.

    ”nofingerprints,”heannounced.”butjustlookatthatkey,sir.takealookatitagnifyingglassthere.”

    poirotbentforihekeytogether.thechiefnstableutteredanexclation.

    ”byjove,igetyou.thosefaints,poirot”

    ”butyes,isee.thatans,doesitnot,thatthekeyoutsidethedoortuedbyansofaspecialilentthatthroughthekeyholeandgrippedthebarrelpossiblyanordinarypairofpliers.”

    thesuperintenodded.

    ”itbedoneallright.”

    poirotsaid:”theideabeing,then,thatthedeath”

    ”thatrpoirot,notadoubtofit,ishouldsay.”

    poirotshookhisheaddoubtfully.

    ”butthedisorderintheroosyousay,thatbyitselfurdererthts.”

    superintesugdensaid:”buthehadntti,poirot.thatsthee.letssayheuntedonanunaeoff.thereuh;and,ore,theoldgentlenerushingup.therderersonlygottitonipoutoftheroondtuthekeyfroheoutside.”

    ”thatistrue,”poirotadtted.”yourrderer,heyhavedethebuostgrave.”

    superintesugdensaidstolidly:”alsusuallykestakes.thatsourexperience.”

    pavealightsigh.herred:”butallthesa,inspiteofhisstakes,hehasescaped,thisal.”

    ”idontthinkhehasexactlyescaped.”

    ”youanheisinthehousestill”

    ”idontseewasaninsidejob.”

    ”but,toutde,”poirotpoigently,”hehasescapedtothisextent:youdonotknohoheis.”

    superintesugdensaidgentlybutfiry:”iratherfancythatdoneaioningofthehouseholdyet.”

    loneljohheoutsidesthavehadsoknoinalexperienanage.”

    ”youanitrofessionaljob,sir”

    ”thatsean.”

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