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1、DEATHINTHECLOUDSAgathaChristieChapter1TheSeptembersunbeatdownhotlyonLeBourgetaerodromeasthepassengerscrossedthegroundandclimbedintotheairliner"Prometheus,"duetodepartforCroydoninafewminutes'time.JaneGreywasamongthelasttoenterandtakeherseat,No.16.Someofthepassenger
2、shadalreadypassedonthroughthecenterdoorpastthetinypantrykitchenandthetwowashroomstothefrontcar.Mostpeoplewerealreadyseated.Ontheoppositesideofthegangwaytherewasagooddealofchatter-arathershrill,high-pitchedwoman'svoicedominatingit.Jane'slipstwistedslightly.Sheknewt
3、hatparticulartypeofvoicesowell."Mydear,it'sextraordinary-noidea...Wheredoyousay?...JuanlesPins?...Oh,yes...No,LePinet...Yes,justthesameoldcrowd...Butofcourselet'ssittogether...Oh,can'twe?...Who?...Oh,Isee."Andthenaman'svoice,foreign,polite:"Withthegreatestofpleasu
4、re,madame."Janestoleaglanceoutofthecornerofhereye.Alittleelderlymanwithlargemustachesandanegg-shapedheadwaspolitelymovinghimselfandhisbelongingsfromtheseatcorrespondingtoJane'sontheoppositesideofthegangway.Janeturnedherheadslightlyandgotaviewofthetwowomenwhoseunex
5、pectedmeetinghadoccasionedthispoliteactiononthestranger'spart.ThementionofLePinethadstimulatedhercuriosity,forJane,also,hadbeenatLePinet.Sherememberedoneofthewomenperfectly-rememberedhowshehadseenherlast,atthebaccarattable,herlittlehandsclenchingandunclenchingthem
6、selves;herdelicatelymade-up,Dresden-chinafaceflushingandpalingalternately.Withalittleeffort,Janethought,shecouldhaverememberedhername.Afriendhadmentionedit;hadsaid,"She'sapeeress,sheis.Butnotoneoftheproperones;shewasonlysomechorusgirlorother."Deepscorninthefriend'
7、svoice.ThathadbeenMaisie,whohadafirst-classjobasamasseuse,takingoffflesh.Theotherwoman,Janethoughtinpassing,wastherealthing."Thehorseycountytype,"thoughtJane,andforthwithforgotthetwowomenandinterestedherselfintheviewobtainablethroughthewindowofLeBourgetaerodrome.V
8、ariousothermachineswerestandingabout.Oneofthemlookedlikeabigmetalliccentipede.Theoneplaceshewasobstinatelydeterminednottolookwasstraightinfrontofher,whe