PART SEVEN DECEMBER 28TH VI

PART SEVEN DECEMBER 28TH VI

Colonel Johnson said:

“God bless my soul!” Then he said:

“Upon my word!” And finally, once more: “God bless my soul!

He leaned back in his chair and stared at Poirot. He said plaintively¹:

“My best man! What’s the police coming to?”

Poirot said:

“Even policemen have private lives! Sugden was a very proud man.”

Colonel Johnson shook his head.

To relieve his feelings he kicked at the logs in the grate. He said jerkily:

“I always say—nothing like a wood fire.”

Hercule Poirot, conscious of the draughts² round his neck, thought to himself:

“Pour moi, every time the central heating. . . .”

1 plaintively   

adv.悲哀地，哀怨地

参考例句：

• The last note of the song rang out plaintively. 歌曲最后道出了离别的哀怨。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Birds cry plaintively before they die, men speak kindly in the presence of death. 鸟之将死，其鸣也哀；人之将死，其言也善。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2 draughts   

n. <英>国际跳棋

参考例句：

• Seal (up) the window to prevent draughts. 把窗户封起来以防风。
• I will play at draughts with him. 我跟他下一盘棋吧！