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《阿加莎《无人生还》英文版And Then There Were None.pdf》由会员上传分享,免费在线阅读,更多相关内容在学术论文-天天文库。
1、AndThenThereWereNonebyAGATHACHRISTIECHAPTER1INTHECORNERofafirst-classsmokingcarriage,Mr.JusticeWargrave,latelyretiredfromthebench,puffedatacigarandrananinterestedeyethroughthepoliticalnewsintheTimes.Helaidthepaperdownandglancedoutofthewindow.TheywererunningnowthroughSomers
2、et.Heglancedathiswatch-anothertwohourstogo.HewentoverinhismindallthathadappearedinthepapersaboutIndianIsland.TherehadbeenitsoriginalpurchasebyanAmericanmillionairewhowascrazyaboutyachting-andanaccountoftheluxuriousmodernhousehehadbuiltonthislittleislandofftheDevoncoast.The
3、unfortunatefactthatthenewthirdwifeoftheAmericanmillionairewasabadsailorhadledtothesubsequentputtingupofthehouseandislandforsale.Variousglowingadvertisementsofithadappearedinthepapers.Thencamethefirstbaldstatementthatithadbeenbought-byaMr.Owen.Afterthattherurnoursofthegossi
4、pwritershadstarted.IndianIslandhadreallybeenboughtbyMissGabrielleTurl,theHollywoodfilmstar!Shewantedtospendsomemonthstherefreefromallpublicity!BusyBeehadhinteddelicatelythatitwastobeanabodeforRoyalty??!Mr.Merryweatherhadhaditwhisperedtohimthatithadbeenboughtforahoneymoon-Y
5、oungLordL--hadsurrenderedtoCupidatlast!JonasknewforafactthatithadbeenpurchasedbytheAdmiraltywithaviewtocarryingoutsomeveryhushhushexperiments!Definitely,IndianIslandwasnews!FromhispocketMr.JusticeWargravedrewoutaletter.Thehandwritingwaspracticallyillegiblebutwordshereandth
6、erestoodoutwithunexpectedclarity.DearestLawrence...suchyearssinceIheardanythingofyou...mustcometoIndianIsland...themostenchantingplace...somuchtotalkover...olddays...communionwithNature...baskinsunshine...12.40fromPaddington...meetyouatOakbridge...andhiscorrespondentsigned
7、herselfwithaflourishhiseverConstanceCulmington.Mr.JusticeWargravecastbackinhismindtorememberwhenexactlyhehadlastseenLadyConstanceCulmington.Itmustbeseven-no,eightyearsago.ShehadthenbeengoingtoItalytobaskinthesunandbeatonewithNatureandthecontaditd.Later,hehadheard,shehadpro
8、ceededtoSyriawheresheproposedtobaskinyetstrongersunandliveatonewithNatureandthebedouin.Co
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