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1、TheLastWomaninHisLifeElleryQueenChapter1.TheFirstLifeAndsoEllerystoodthere,watchingtheBOACjettaketheScotaway.Hewasstillstandingaloneonhisislandwhenahandtouchedhis.Heturnedaroundanditwas,ofallpeople,InspectorQueen.“El,”hisfathersaid,squeezinghisarm.“Comeon,
2、I’llbuyyouacupofcoffee.”Theoldboyalwayscomesthrough,Ellerythoughtoverhissecondcupintheairportrestaurant.“Son,youcan’tmonkeyaroundinthisbusinesswithoutonceinawhilerunningintothebackofyourownhand,”theInspectorsaid.“Itdidn’thavetohappenthisway.Youletyourselfg
3、etinvolvedwiththeguy.IfIallowedmyselfthatkindoffoolishnessI’dhavehadtotossmyshieldinyearsago.Humanfleshcan’tstandit.”ElleryraisedhishandasiftheotherwereontheBible.“SohelpmeHannah,I’llnevermakethatmistakeagain.”Havingsaidthis,hefoundhisglancecomingtorestonB
4、enedictandMarsh,inman-to-manconversationattheothersideofthediningroom.Allmen,Shawsaid,meanwell.NotexcludingEllery.WhatwasthisbutthefamiliarChanceEncounter?Timelinesconvergingforthemoment,abriefnostalgia,theneveryoneonhiswayandnoharmdone?Hadhebutknown.Itbeg
5、an,assuchapparentlymeaninglessreunionsdo,withgrips,grins,andmanlywarmth.ThepairimmediatelyacceptedEllery’sinvita-tiontomoveovertotheQueentable.Theyhadnotlaideyesonhim,andviceversa,sinceHarvard.ToInspectorQueen,MarshwasjustacitizennamedMarsh.Buthehadcertain
6、lyheardofBenedict—Johnny-Btotheworldofjet,achartermemberofRaffles,fixedstaroftheladycolumnists,cronyofnobility,habitueofMonaco,Kitzbiihel,andtheyachtingislesofGreece.JanuarymightfindBenedictatthewinterfestivalinMalaga;FebruaryinGarmis-ch-Partenkirchen;Marc
7、hinBloemfonteinforthenationalgames;AprilattheSongkranFestivalinChiangmai;MayinCopenhagenfortheroyalballet;JuneatEpsomDownsfortheEnglishOaksandatNewportandCorkforthetransatlanticyachtraces;JulyatHenleyandBayreuth;AugustatMysticfortheOutdoorArtFestival;Septe
8、mberinLuxembourgforthewine;OctoberinTurinfortheautoshow;NovemberatMadisonSquareGardenforthehorseshow;andDecemberatMakahaBeachforthesurfingchampionships.Thesewereonlytypical;Johnny-Bhadahundredotherentertainme
