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1、Chapter1Inthecornerofafirst-classsmokingcarriage,Mr.JusticeWargrave,latelyretiredfromthebench,puffedatacigarandrananinterestedeyethroughthepoliticalnewsintheTimes.Helaidthepaperdownandglancedoutofthewindow.TheywererunningnowthroughSomerset.Heglancedathiswatch-anothertwohourstogo.Hewentoverinhis

2、mindallthathadappearedinthepapersaboutIndianIsland.TherehadbeenitsoriginalpurchasebyanAmericanmillionairewhowascrazyaboutyachting-andanaccountoftheluxuriousmodernhousehehadbuiltonthislittleislandofftheDevoncoast.TheunfortunatefactthatthenewthirdwifeoftheAmericanmillionairewasabadsailorhadledtot

3、hesubsequentputtingupofthehouseandislandforsale.Variousglowingadvertisementsofithadappearedinthepapers.Thencamethefirstbaldstatementthatithadbeenbought-byaMr.Owen.Afterthattherumoursofthegossipwritershadstarted.IndianIslandhadreallybeenboughtbyMissGabrielleTurl,theHollywoodfilmstar!Shewantedtos

4、pendsomemonthstherefreefromallpublicity!BusyBeehadhinteddelicatelythatitwastobeanabodeforRoyalty??!Mr.Merryweatherhadhaditwhisperedtohimthatithadbeenboughtforahoneymoon-YoungLordL...hadsurrenderedtoCupidatlast!JonesknewforafactthatithadbeenpurchasedbytheAdmiraltywithaviewtocarryingoutsomeveryhu

5、shhushexperiments!Definitely,IndianIslandwasnews!FromhispocketMr.JusticeWargravedrewoutaletter.Thehandwritingwaspracticallyillegiblebutwordshereandtherestoodoutwithunexpectedclarity.DearestLawrence...suchyearssinceIheardanythingofyou...mustcometoIndianIsland...themostenchantingplace...somuchtot

6、alkover...olddays...communionwithNature...baskinsunshine...12:40fromPaddington...meetyouatOakbridge...andhiscorrespondentsignedherselfwithaflourishhiseverConstanceCulmington.Mr.JusticeWargravecastbackinhismindtorememberwhenexactlyhehadlastseenLadyConstanceCulmington.Itmustbeseven-no,eightyearsa

7、go.ShehadthenbeengoingtoItalytobaskinthesunandbeatonewithNatureandthecontadini.Later,hehadheard,shehadproceededtoSyriawheresheproposedtobaskinyetstrongersunandliveatonewithNatureandthebedouin.ConstanceCulmington,hereflectedtohimse