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1、TinkerTailorSoldierSpyJohnleCarréPARTONECHAPTERONEThetruthis,ifoldMajorDoverhadn’tdroppeddeadatTauntonracesJimwouldneverhavecometoThursgood’satall.Hecameinmid-termwithoutaninterview,lateMayitwasthoughnoonewouldhavethoughtitfromtheweather,employedthroughoneoftheshif
2、tieragenciesspecialisinginsupplyteachersforprepschools,toholddownoldDover’steachingtillsomeonesuitablecouldbefound.‘Alinguist,’Thursgoodtoldthecommonroom,‘atemporarymeasure,’andbrushedawayhisforelockinself-defence.Priddo.’HegavethespellingP-R-I-D’—FrenchwasnotThurs
3、good’ssubjectsoheconsultedtheslipofpaper—‘E-A-U-X,firstnameJames.Ithinkhe’lldousverywelltillJuly.’Thestaffhadnodifficultyinreadingthesignals.JimPrideauxwasapoorwhiteoftheteachingcommunity.HebelongedtothesamesadbunchasthelateMrsLovedaywhohadaPersianlambcoatandstoodi
4、nforjuniordivinityuntilherchequesbounced,orthelateMrMaltby,thepianistwhohadbeencalledfromchoirpracticetohelpthepolicewiththeirenquiries,andforallanyoneknewwashelpingthemtothisday,forMaltby’strunkstilllayinthecellarawaitinginstructions.Severalofthestaff,butchieflyMa
5、rjoribanks,wereinfavourofopeningthattrunk.Theysaiditcontainednotoriousmissingtreasures:Aprahamian’ssilver-framedpictureofhisLebanesemother,forinstance;Best-Ingram’sSwissarmypenknifeandMatron’swatch.ButThursgoodsethiscreaselessfaceresolutelyagainsttheirentreaties.On
6、lyfiveyearshadpassedsincehehadinheritedtheschoolfromhisfather,buttheyhadtaughthimalreadythatsomethingsarebestlockedaway.JimPrideauxarrivedonaFridayinarainstorm.Therainrolledlikegun-smokedownthebrowncombesoftheQuantocks,thenracedacrosstheemptycricketfieldsintothesan
7、dstoneofthecrumblingfacades.Hearrivedjustafterlunch,drivinganoldredAlvisandtowingasecond-handcaravanthathadoncebeenblue.EarlyafternoonsatThursgood’sareatranquiltime,abrieftruceintherunningfightofeachschoolday.Theboysaresenttorestintheirdormitories,thestaffsitinthec
8、ommonroomovercoffeereadingnewspapersorcorrectingboys’work.Thursgoodreadsanoveltohismother.OfthewholeschoolthereforeonlylittleBillRoachactuallysaw
