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1、THREEACTTRAGEDYAgathaChristie1Mr.Satterthwaitesatontheterraceof“Crow’sNest”andwatchedhishost,SirCharlesCartwright,climbingupthepathfromthesea.Crow’sNestwasamodernbungalowofthebettertype.Ithadnohalftimbering,nogables,noexcrescencesdeartoathird-classbuilder’shea
2、rt.Itwasaplainwhitesolidbuilding-deceptiveastosize,sinceitwasagooddealbiggerthanitlooked.Itoweditsnametoitsposition,highup,overlookingtheharbourofLoomouth.Indeedfromonecorneroftheterrace,protectedbyastrongbalustrade,therewasasheerdroptotheseabelow.ByroadCrow’s
3、Nestwasamilefromthetown.Theroadraninlandandthenzigzaggedhighupabovethesea.Onfootitwasaccessibleinsevenminutesbythesteepfisherman’spaththatSirCharlesCartwrightwasascendingatthisminute.SirCharleswasawell-built,sunburntmanofmiddleage.Heworeoldgreyflanneltrousersa
4、ndawhitesweater.Hehadaslightrollinggait,andcarriedhishandshalfclosedashewalked.Ninepeopleoutoftenwouldsay,“RetiredNavalman-can’tmistakethetype.”Thetenth,andmorediscerning,wouldhavehesitated,puzzledbysomethingindefinablethatdidnotringtrue.Andthenperhapsapicture
5、wouldrise,unsought,thedeckofaship-butnotarealship-ashipcurtailedbyhangingcurtainsofthickrichmaterial-aman,CharlesCartwright,standingonthatdeck,lightthatwasnotsunlightstreamingdownonhim,thehandshalfclenched,theeasygaitandavoice-theeasypleasantvoiceofanEnglishsa
6、ilorandgentleman,agreatdealmagnifiedintone.“No,sir,”CharlesCartwrightwassaying,“I’mafraidIcan’tgiveyouanyanswertothatquestion.”Andswishfelltheheavycurtains,upsprangthelights,anorchestraplungedintothelatestsyncopatedmeasure,girlswithexaggeratedbowsintheirhairsa
7、id,Chocolates?Lemonade?ThefirstactofTheCalloftheSea,withCharlesCartwrightasCommanderVanstone,wasover.Fromhispostofvantage,lookingdown,Mr.Satterthwaitesmiled.Adried-uplittlepipkinofaman,Mr.Satterthwaite,apatronofartandthedrama,adeterminedbutpleasantsnob,alwaysi
8、ncludedinthemoreimportanthouse-partiesandsocialfunctions(theword“andMr.Satterthwaite”appearedinvariablyatthetailofalistofguests.)Withalamanofconsiderableintelligenceandaveryshrewdo
