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1、PartI-THEFACTSChapter1ANIMPORTANTPASSENGERONTHETAURUSEXPRESSItwasfiveo'clockonawinter'smorninginSyria.AlongsidetheplatformatAleppostoodthetraingrandlydesignatedinrailwayguidesastheTaurusExpress.Itconsistedofakitchenanddining-car,asleeping-carandtwolocalcoaches.Bythestepleadingupintothesleeping-ca
2、rstoodayoungFrenchlieutenant,resplendentinuniform,conversingwithasmallmanmuffleduptotheearsofwhomnothingwasvisiblebutapink-tippednoseandthetwopointsofanupward-curledmoustache.Itwasfreezinglycold,andthisjobofseeingoffadistinguishedstrangerwasnotonetobeenvied,butLieutenantDuboscperformedhispartmanf
3、ully.GracefulphrasesfellfromhislipsinpolishedFrench.Notthatheknewwhatitwasallabout.Therehadbeenrumours,ofcourse,astherealwayswereinsuchcases.TheGeneral's-hisGeneral's-temperhadgrownworseandworse.AndthentherehadcomethisBelgianstranger-allthewayfromEngland,itseemed.Therehadbeenaweek-aweekofcurioust
4、ensity.Andthencertainthingshadhappened.Averydistinguishedofficerhadcommittedsuicide,anotherhadsuddenlyresigned,anxiousfaceshadsuddenlylosttheiranxiety,certainmilitaryprecautionswererelaxed.AndtheGeneral,LieutenantDubosc'sownparticularGeneral,hadsuddenlylookedtenyearsyounger.Duboschadoverheardpart
5、ofaconversationbetweenhimandthestranger."Youhavesavedus,moncher,"saidtheGeneralemotionally,hisgreatwhitemoustachetremblingashespoke."YouhavesavedthehonouroftheFrenchArmy-youhaveavertedmuchbloodshed!HowcanIthankyouforaccedingtomyrequest?Tohavecomesofar-"Towhichthestranger(bynameM.HerculePoirot)had
6、madeafittingreplyincludingthephrase-"Butindeed,doInotrememberthatonceyousavedmylife?"AndthentheGeneralhadmadeanotherfittingreplytothat,disclaiminganymeritforthatpastservice;andwithmorementionofFrance,ofBelgium,ofglory,ofhonourandofsuchkindredthingstheyhadembracedeachotherheartilyandtheconversatio
7、nhadended.Astowhatithadallbeenabout,LieutenantDuboscwasstillinthedark,buttohimhadbeendelegatedthedutyofseeingoffM.PoirotbytheTaurusExpress,andhewascarryingitoutwithallthezealandardourbefittingayoungofficerwithapromisin
