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1、FaceToFaceElleryQueenPart1PROFILEThereisineveryhumancountenanceeitherahistoryoraprophecy.S.T.COLERIDGEChapterONEOnthepenultimatelapofhisround-the-planettour,pumpingpolicechiefsinoddcitiesforusablestories,ElleryhadplannedanovernightstopinLondon.Butonflyingi
2、nfromOrlyheranintoanInterpolmaninCommissionerVail’sofficeatNewScotlandYard.TheInterpolmanwasmuysimpatico,onegoodyarnledtoanotherinaprocessionofpubs,andbeforeheknewitseveraldaysandnightshadblinkedby,puttingtheNewYearjustaroundthecorner.Thenextmorning,spurre
3、dbyconscienceandahead,Ellerystoppedinattheairlineofficetopickuphisticket.AndthatwashowandwhenhemetHarryBurke.BurkewasnegotiatingpassageonthesamejettoNewYork.TheInterpolmanintroducedBurkeasaprivateinquiryagent—”oneofthebest,Queen,whichofcoursemeanshedoesn’t
4、padhisexpenseaccountbymorethantenpercent.”Burkelaughed;hewasashortsandy-hairedmanwiththeneckofawrestlerwholookedlikeagoodcompanionforafight.Hehadverylight,almosttransparent,eyesandtheyhadatrickofdisappearing,asiftheywerenotthereatall.HelookedlikeaTeuton,th
5、e“Burke”saidheshouldhavetalkedwithabrogue,buthisspeechcameoutontheburryside,andbeforeleavingthemtogetherInterpolcheer-fullyidentifiedhimasarenegadeScot.Overapintandamuchsucked-onpipeinthenearestpub,Burkesaid:“Soyou’reQueentheYounger.Thisisfantastic.”“Itis?
6、”Ellerysaid.“Meetingyouthisway,Imean.Iwaswithyourfathernotfifteenhoursago.”“Myfather?”“InspectorRichardQueenoftheNewYorkpolicedepartment,”Burkesaidsolemnly.“You’vejustflownin?”TheScotnodded.“ButIsawyoubuyaplaneticketbacktoNewYorkafewminutesago.”“Ifoundacab
7、lefromInspectorQueenwaitingformewhenIgotofftheplane.Seemsthere’sbeenadevelopmentinthecasethatoriginallytookmetotheStates.Hewantsmetoturnrightaroundandflyback.”“That’smydaddy,”saidEllery.“Doeshementionwhy?”“No,butthecablecontainsthatsaltyword,‘pronto.’““Itm
8、ustbeimportant.”Elleryfondlyacceptedanotheralefromthebarmaid,wholookedasifshecouldhavefetchedtheentirekegononepalm.“Thiscase,Burke.CoulditbethesortofthingIhavenostrengthtoresist?”“Idon’tknowyourcapacityforpun
