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1、PartI-THEFACTSChapter1ANIMPORTANTPASSENGERONTHETAURUSEXPRESSItwasfiveo'clockonawinter'smorninginSyria.AlongsidetheplatformatAleppostoodthetraingrandlydesignatedinrailwayguidesastheTaurusExpress.Itconsistedofakitchenanddining-car,asleeping-carandtwolocalcoaches.
2、Bythestepleadingupintothesleeping-carstoodayoungFrenchlieutenant,resplendentinuniform,conversingwithasmallmanmuffleduptotheearsofwhomnothingwasvisiblebutapink-tippednoseandthetwopointsofanupward-curledmoustache.Itwasfreezinglycold,andthisjobofseeingoffadistingu
3、ishedstrangerwasnotonetobeenvied,butLieutenantDuboscperformedhispartmanfully.GracefulphrasesfellfromhislipsinpolishedFrench.Notthatheknewwhatitwasallabout.Therehadbeenrumours,ofcourse,astherealwayswereinsuchcases.TheGeneral's-hisGeneral's-temperhadgrownworseand
4、worse.Andthenthere423hadcomethisBelgianstranger-allthewayfromEngland,itseemed.Therehadbeenaweek-aweekofcurioustensity.Andthencertainthingshadhappened.Averydistinguishedofficerhadcommittedsuicide,anotherhadsuddenlyresigned,anxiousfaceshadsuddenlylosttheiranxiety
5、,certainmilitaryprecautionswererelaxed.AndtheGeneral,LieutenantDubosc'sownparticularGeneral,hadsuddenlylookedtenyearsyounger.Duboschadoverheardpartofaconversationbetweenhimandthestranger."Youhavesavedus,moncher,"saidtheGeneralemotionally,hisgreatwhitemoustachet
6、remblingashespoke."YouhavesavedthehonouroftheFrenchArmy-youhaveavertedmuchbloodshed!HowcanIthankyouforaccedingtomyrequest?Tohavecomesofar-"Towhichthestranger(bynameM.HerculePoirot)hadmadeafittingreplyincludingthephrase-"Butindeed,doInotrememberthatonceyousavedm
7、ylife?"AndthentheGeneralhadmadeanotherfittingreplytothat,disclaiminganymeritforthatpastservice;andwithmorementionofFrance,ofBelgium,ofglory,ofhonourandofsuchkindredthingstheyhadembracedeachotherheartilyandtheconversationhadended.423Astowhatithadallbeenabout,Lie
8、utenantDuboscwasstillinthedark,buttohimhadbeendelegatedthedutyofseeingoffM.PoirotbytheTaurusExpress,andhewascarryingitoutwithallthezealandardourbefittingayoungofficerwithapr
