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1、PartI-THEFACTSChapter1ANIMPORTANTPASSENGERONTHETAURUSEXPRESSItwasfiveo'clockonawinter'smorninginSyria.AlongsidetheplatformatAleppostoodthetraingrandlydesignatedinrailwayguidesastheTaurusExpress.Itconsistedofakitchenanddining-car,asleeping-carandtwolocalcoaches.Bythestepleadingupintotheslee
2、ping-carstoodayoungFrenchlieutenant,resplendentinuniform,conversingwithasmallmanmuffleduptotheearsofwhomnothingwasvisiblebutapink-tippednoseandthetwopointsofanupward-curledmoustache.Itwasfreezinglycold,andthisjobofseeingoffadistinguishedstrangerwasnotonetobeenvied,butLieutenantDuboscperfor
3、medhispartmanfully.GracefulphrasesfellfromhislipsinpolishedFrench.Notthatheknewwhatitwasallabout.Therehadbeenrumours,ofcourse,astherealwayswereinsuchcases.TheGeneral's-hisGeneral's-temperhadgrownworseandworse.Andthenthere423hadcomethisBelgianstranger-allthewayfromEngland,itseemed.Therehadb
4、eenaweek-aweekofcurioustensity.Andthencertainthingshadhappened.Averydistinguishedofficerhadcommittedsuicide,anotherhadsuddenlyresigned,anxiousfaceshadsuddenlylosttheiranxiety,certainmilitaryprecautionswererelaxed.AndtheGeneral,LieutenantDubosc'sownparticularGeneral,hadsuddenlylookedtenyear
5、syounger.Duboschadoverheardpartofaconversationbetweenhimandthestranger."Youhavesavedus,moncher,"saidtheGeneralemotionally,hisgreatwhitemoustachetremblingashespoke."YouhavesavedthehonouroftheFrenchArmy-youhaveavertedmuchbloodshed!HowcanIthankyouforaccedingtomyrequest?Tohavecomesofar-"Towhic
6、hthestranger(bynameM.HerculePoirot)hadmadeafittingreplyincludingthephrase-"Butindeed,doInotrememberthatonceyousavedmylife?"AndthentheGeneralhadmadeanotherfittingreplytothat,disclaiminganymeritforthatpastservice;andwithmorementionofFrance,ofBelgium,ofglory,ofhonourandofsuchkindredthingsthey
7、hadembracedeachotherheartilyandtheconversationhadended.423Astowhatithadallbeenabout,LieutenantDuboscwasstillinthedark,buttohimhadbeendelegatedthedutyofseeingoffM.PoirotbytheTaurusExpress,andhewascarryingitoutwithallthezealandardourbefittingayoungofficerwithapr
