Alee Simpson, RN, stepped from the platform at Newton Abbot into a first-class compartment1 ofthe Plymouth Express. A porter followed him with a heavy suitcase. He was about to swing it upto the rack, but the young sailor stopped him.
'No - leave it on the seat. I'll put it up later. Here you are.' 'Thank you, sir.' The porter, generouslytipped, withdrew.
Doors banged; a stentorian2 voice shouted: 'Plymouth only.
Change for Torquay. Plymouth next stop.' Then a whistle blew, and the train drew slowly out ofthe station.
Lieutenant3 Simpson had the carriage to himself. The December air was chilly4, and he pulled up thewindow. Then he sniffed5 vaguely6, and frowned. What a smell there wasl Reminded him of thattime in hospital, and the operation on his leg. Yes, chloroform; that was it!
He let the window down again, changing his seat to one with its back to the engine. He pulled apipe out of his pocket and lit it.
For a little time he sat inactive, looking out into the night and smoking.
At last he roused himself, and opening the suitcase, took out some papers and magazines, thenclosed the suitcase again and endeavoured to shove it under the opposite seat - without success.
Some hidden obstacle resisted it. He shoved harder with rising impatience7, but it still stuck outhalf-way into the carriage.
'Why the devil won't it go in?' he muttered, and hauling it out completely, he stooped down andpeered under the seat o o.
A moment later a cry rang out into the night, and the great train came to an unwilling8 halt inobedience to the imperative9 jerking of the communication cord.
'Mon ami,' said Poirot, 'you have, I know, been deeply inter106 ested in this mystery of thePlymouth Express. Read this.'
I picked up the note he flicked10 across the table to me. It was brief and to the point.
Dear Sir,
I shall be obliged if you will call upon me at your earliest convenience.
Yours faithfully,
EBENEZER HALLIDAY
The connection was not clear to my mind, and I looked in-quiringly at Poirot.
For answer he took up the newspaper and read alohd: '"A sensational11 discovery was made lastnight. A young naval12 officer returning to Plymouth found under the seat of his compartment thebody of a woman, stabbed through the heart. The officer at once pulled the communication cord,and the train was brought to a Standstill. The woman, who was about thirty years of age, andrichly dressed, has not yet been identified."'And later we have this: "The woman found dead in tl,e Plymouth Express has been identified asthe Honourable13 Mrs Rupert Carrington." You see now, my friend? Or if you do not, I will add this- Mrs Rupert Carrington was, before her marriage, Flossie Halliday, daughter of old man Halliday,the steel king of America.'
'And he has sent for you? Splendidl'
'I did him a little service in the past - an affair of bearer bonds.
And once, when I was in Paris for a royal visit, I had Mademoiselle Flossie pointed14 out to me.
Lajolie petite pensionnairel She had the joli dot too! It caused trouble. She nearly made a badaffair.' 'How was that?'
'A certain Count de la Rochefour. Un bien tnauvais sujet! A bad hat, as you would say. Anadventurer pure and simple, who knew how to appeal to a romantic young girl. Luckily her fathergot wind cfi it in time. He took her back to America in haste. I heard of her marriage some yearslater, but I know nothing of her husband.'
'H'm,' I said. 'The Honourable Rupert Carrington is no beauty, by all accounts. He'd pretty well runthrough his own money on the turf, and I should imagine old man Halliday's dollars came along inthe nick of time. I should say that for a good-looking, well-mannered, utterly15 unscrupulous youngscoundrel, it would be hard to find his match?
'Ah, the poor little lady! Elle n'est pas bien tombde!' 'I fancy he made it pretty obvious at once thatit was her money, snd not she, that had attracted him. I believe they drifted apart almost at once. Ihave heard turnouts lately that there was to be a definite legal separation.' 'Old man Halliday is nofool. He would tie up her money pretty tight.' 'I dare say. Anyway, I know as a fact that theHonourable Rupert is said to be extremely hard-up.' 'Aha! I wonder ' 'You wonder what?' 'Mygood friend, do not jump down my throat like that. You are interested, I see. Supposing youaccompany me to see Mr Halliday. There is a taxi-stand at the corner.'
A few minutes sufficed to whirl us to the superb house in Park Lane rented by the Americanmagnate. We were shown into the library, and almost immediately we were joined by a large,stout man, with piercing eyes and an aggressive chin.
'M. Poirot?' said Mr Halliday. 'I guess I don't need to tell you what I want you for. You've read thepapers, and I'm never one to let the grass grow under my feet. I happened to hear you were inLondon, and I remembered the good work you did over those bonds. Never forget a name. I've gotthe pick of Scotland Yard, but I'll have my own man as well. Money no object. All the dollarswere made for my little girl - and now she's gone, I'll spend my last cent to catch the damnedscoundrel that did it! See? So it's up to you to deliver the goods.' Poirot bowed.
'I accept, monsieur, all the more willingly that I saw your daughter in Paris several times. Andnow I will ask you to tell me the circumstances of her journey to Plymouth and any other detaihthat seem to you to bear upon the case.'
'Well, to begin with,' responded Halliday, 'she wasn't going to Plymouth. She was going to join ahouse-party at Avonmead Court, the Duchess of Swansea's place. She left London by the twelve-fourteen from Paddington, arriving at Bristol (where she had to change) at two-fifty. The principalPlymouth expresses, of course, run via Westbury, and do not go near Bristol at all. The twelve-fourteen does a non- stop run to Bristol, afterwards stopping at Weston, Taunton, Exeter andNewton Abbot. My daughter travelled alone in her carriage, which was reserved as far as Bristol,her maid being in a third-class carriage in the next coach.' Poirot nodded, and Mr Halliday wenton: 'The party at Avon- mead16 Court was to be a very gay one, with several balls, and inconsequence my daughter had with her nearly all her jewels amounting in value, perhaps, to abouta hundred thousand dollars.' 'Un moment,' interrupted Poirot. 'Who had charge of the jewels?
Your daughter, or the maid?' 'My daughter always took charge of them herself, carrying them in asmall blue morocco case.' 'Continue, monsieur.' 'At Bristol the maid, Jane Mason, collected hermistress's dressing- bag and wraps, which were with her, and came to the door of Flossie'scompartment. To her intense surprise, my daughter told her that she was not getting out at Bristol,but wa going on farther. She directed Mason to get out the luggage and put it in the cloakroom.
She could have tea in the refreshment-room, but she was to wait at the station for her mistress,who would return to Bristol by an up-train in the course of the afternoon.
The maid, although very much astonished, did as she wa told. She put the luggage in thecloakroom and had some tea.
But up-train after up-train came in, and her mistress did not appear. After the arrival of the lasttrain, she left the luggage where it was, and went to a hotel near the station for the night. Thimorning she read of the tragedy, and returned to town by the first available train.' 'Is there nothingto account for your daughter's sudden change of plan?' 'Well, there is this: According to JaneMason, at Bristol, Flosie
was no longer alone in her carriage. There was a man in it who stood looking out of the fartherwindow so that she could not see his face.' 'The train was a corridor one, of course?' 'Yes.' 'Whichside was the corridor?' 'On the platform side. My daughter was standing18 in the corridor as shetalked to Mason.' 'And there is no doubt in your mind - excuse me!' He got up, and carefullystraightened the inkstand which was a little askew19. 'e vous demande pardon,' he continued, re-seating himself. 'It affects my nerves to see anything crooked20. Strange, is it not? I was saying,monsieur, that there is no doubt in your mind as to this probably unexpected meeting being thecause of your daughter's sudden change of plan?' 'It seems the only reasonable supposition.' 'Youhave no idea as to who the gentleman in question might be?' The millionaire hesitated for amoment, and then replied: 'No - I do not know at all.' 'Now - as to the discovery of the body?' 'Itwas discovered by a young naval officer who at once gave the alarm. There was a doctor on thetrain. He examined the body.
She had been first chloroformed, and then stabbed. He gave it as his opinion that she had beendead about four hours, so it must have been done not long after leaving Bristol - probably betweenthere and Weston, possibly between Weston and Taunton.' 'And the jewel-case?' 'The jewel-case,M. Poirot, was missing.' 'One thing more, monsieur. Your daughter's fortune - to whom does itpass at her death?' 'Flossie made a will soon after her m! lrriage, leaving everything to herhusband.' He hesitated for a minute, and then went on: 'I may as well tell you, Monsieur Poirot,that I regard my son-in-law as an unprincipled scoundrel, and that, by my advice, my daughter wason the eve of freeing herself from him by legal means - no difficult matter. I settled her moneyupon her in such a way that
he could not touch it during her lifetime, but although they have lived entirely22 apart for someyears, she had frequently acceded23 to his demands for money, rather than face an open scandal.
However, I was determined24 to put an end to this. At last Flossie agreed, and my lawyers wereinstructed to take proceedings25.' 'And where is Monsieur Carrington?' 'In town. I believe he wasaway in the country yesterday, but he returned last night.' Poirot considered a little while. Then hesaid: 'I think that is all, monsieur.' 'You would like to see the maid, Jane Mason?' 'If you please.'
Halliday rang the bell, and gave a short order to the footman.
A few minutes later Jane Mason entered the room, a respectable, hard- featured woman, asemotionless in the face of tragedy as only a good servant can be.
'You will permit me to put a few questions? Your mistress, she was quite as usual before startingyesterday morning? Not excited or flurried?' 'Oh no, sir' 'But at Bristol she was quite different?'
'Yes, sir, regular upset - so nervous she didn't seem to know what she was saying.' 'What did shesay exactly?' 'Well, sir, as near as I can remember, she said: "Mason, I've got to alter my plans.
Something has happened - I mean, I'm not getting out here after all. I must go on. Get out theluggage and put it in the cloakroom; then have some tea, and wait for me in the station." ' "Waitfor you here, ma'am?" I asked.
'"Yes, yes. Don't leave the station. I shall return by a later train. I don't know when. It mayn't beuntil quite late.' ' "Very well, ma'am," I says. It wasn't my place to ask questions, but I thought itvery strange.' 'It was unlike your mistrcs, eh?' 'Very unlike her, sir.' 'What did you think?'
'Well, sir, I thought it was to do with the gentleman in the carriage. She didn't speak to him, butshe turned round once or twice as though to ask him if she was doing right.'
'But you didn't see the gentleman's face?'
'No, sir; he stood with his back to me all the time.'
'Can you describe him at all?'
'He had on a light fawn26 overcoat, and a travelling-cap. He was tall and slender, like, and the backof his head was dark.'
You didn't know him?'
'Oh no, I don't think so, sir.'
'It was not your master, Mr Carrington, by any chance?' Mason looked rather startled.
'Oh, I don't think so, sirl' 'But you are not sure?'
'It was about the master's build, sir - but I never thought of it being him. We so seldom saw him... Icouldn't say it va.m't himl'
Poirot picked up a pin from the carpet, and frowned at it severely27; then he continued: 'Would it bepossible for the man to have entered the train at Bristol before you reached the carriage?' Masonconsidered.
'Yes, sir, I think it would. My compartment was very crowded, and it was some minutes before Icould get out - and then there was a very large crowd on the platform, and that delayed me too.
But he'd only have had a minute or two to speak to the mistress, that way. I took it for granted thathe'd come along the corridor.' 'That is more probable, certainly?
He paused, still frowning.
'You know how the mistress was dressed, sir?'
'The papers give a few details, but I would like you to confirm them.'
'She was wearing a white fox fur toque, sir, with a white spotted28 veil, and a blue frieze29 coat andskirt - the shade of blue they call electric.'
'H'm, rather striking.'
'Yes,' remarked Mr Halliday. 'Inspector30 Japp is in hopes that that may help us to fix the spot wherethe crime took place.
Anyone who saw her would remember her.' 'Prdcisd,-nentl - Thank you, mademoiselle.' The maidleft the room.
'Wclll' Poirot got up briskly. 'That is all I can do here - except, monsieur, that I would ask you totell me everything - but everythingl' 'I have done so.' 'You are sure?' 'Absolutely.' 'Then there isnothing more to be aid. I must decline the case.' 'Why?' 'Because you have not been frank withme.' 'I assure you - ' 'No, you are keeping something back.' There was a moment'a pause, and thenHalliday drew a paper from his pocket and handed it to my friend.
'I guess that'a what you're after, Monsieur Poirot - though how you know about it fairly gets mygoatl' Poirot smiled, and unfolded the paper. It was a letter written in thin sloping handwriting.
Poirot read it aloud.
'ChOre Madame, It is with infinite pleasure that I look forward to the felicity of meeting youagain. After your so amiable31 reply to my letter, I can hardly restrain my impatience. I have neverforgotten thoe days in Paris. It is most cruel that you should be leaving London tomorrow.
However, before very long, and perhaps sooner than you think, I shall have the joy of beholdingonce more the lady whose image has ever reigned32 supreme33 in my heart.
Believe, chore madame, all the assurance of my most devoted34 and unaltered sentiment - Armandde la Rochefour.'
Poirot handed the letter back to Halliday with a bow.
'I fancy, monsieur, that you did not know that your daughter intended renewing her acquaintancewith the Count de la Rochefour?'
'It came as a thunderbolt to me! I found this letter in my daughter's handbag. As you probablyknow, Monsieur Poirot, this so-called count is an adventurer of the worst type.'
Poirot nodded.
'But I want to know how you knew of the existence of thi letter?'
My friend smiled. 'Monsieur, I did not. But to track footmarlm and recognize cigarette-ash is notsufficient for a detective. He must also be a good psychologist! I knew that you disliked andmistrusted your son-in-law. He benefits by your daughter's death; the maid's description of themysterious man bears a sufficient resemblance to him. Yet you are not keen on his trackl Why?
Surely because your suspicions lie in another direction. Therefore you were keeping somethingback.'
'You're right, Monsieur Poirot. I was sure of Rupert's guilt35 until I found this letter. It unsettled mehorribly.'
'Yes. The Count says: "Before very long, and perhaps sooner than you think." Obviously he wouldnot want to wait until you should get wind of his reappearance. Was it he who travelled downfrom London by the twelve- fourteen, and came along the corridor to your daughter'scompartment? The Count de la
Rochefour is also, if I remember rightly, tall and dark?
The millionaire nodded.
'Well, monsieur, I will wish you good day. Scotland Yard has, I presume, a list of the jewels?'
'Yes. I believe Inspector Japp is here now if you would like to see him.'
Japp was an old friend of ours, and greeted Poirot with a sort of affectionate contempt.
'And how are you, monsieur? No bad feeling between us, though we have got our different waysof looking at things. How are the "little grey cells", eh? Going strong?'
Poirot beamed upon him. 'They function, my good Japp; assuredly they do!'
'Then that's all right. Think it was the Honourable Rupert, or a crook21? We're keeping an eye on allthe regular places, of course.
We shall know if the shiners are disposed of, and of course whoever did it isn't going to keep themto admire their sparkle. Not likelyl I'm trying to find out where Rupert Carrington was yesterday.
Seems a bit of a mystery about it. I've got a man watching him.' 'A great precaution, but perhaps aday late,' suggested Poirot gently.
'You always will have your joke, Monsieur Poirot. Well, I'm off to Paddington. Bristol, Weston,Taunton, that's my beat. So long.' 'You will come round and see me this evening, and tell me theresult?' 'Sure thing, if I'm back.' 'That good inspector believes in matter in motion,' murmuredPoirot as our friend departed. 'He travels; he measures footprints; he collects mud and cigarette-ashl He is extremely busyl He is zealous36 beyond words! And if I mentioned psychology37 to him, doyou know what he would do, my friend? He would smilel He would say to himself: "Poor oldPoirotl He agesl He grows senile!" Japp is the "younger generation knocking on the door". Andma 'ofI They are so busy knocking that they do not notice that the door is openl' 'And what are yougoing to do?' 'As we have carte blanche, I shall expend38 threepence in ringing up the Ritz - whereyou may have noticed our Count is staying.
After that, as my feet are a little damp, and I have sneezed twice, I shall return to my rooms andmake myself a tisane over the spirit lampl'
I did not see Poirot again until the following morning. I found him placidly39 finishing his breakfast.
'Well?' I inquired eagerly. 'What has happened?' 'Nothing.' 'But Japp?' 'I have not seen him.' 'TheCount?' 'He left the Ritz the day before yesterday.' 'The day of the murder?' 'Yes.'
'Then that settles it[ Rupert Carrington is cleared.' 'Because the Count de h Rochefour has left theRitz? You go too fast, my friend.' 'Anyway, he must be followed, a 'restedl But what could be hismotive?' 'One hundred thousand dollars' worth of jewellery is a very good motive40 for anyone. No,the question to my mind is: why kill her? Why not simply steal the jewels? She would notprosecute.' 'Why not?' 'Because she is a woman, mon ami. She once loved this man.
Therefore she would suffer her loss in silence. And the Count, who is an extremely goodpsychologist where women are concerned - hence his successes - would know that perfectly41 well!
On the other hand, if Rupert Carrington killed her, why take the jewels, which would incriminatehim fatally?' 'As a blind.' 'Perhaps you are right, my friend. Ah, here is lapp[ I recognize hisknock.' The inspector was beaming good-humouredly.
'Morning, Poirot. Only just got back. I've done some good workl And you?' The, I have arrangedmy ideas,' replied Poirot placidly.
Japp laughed heartily42.
'Old chap's getting on in years,' he observed beneath his breath to me. 'That won't do for us youngfolk,' he said aloud.
'Quel dommage?' Poirot inquired.
'Well, do you want to hear what I've done?' 'You permit me to make a guess? You have found theknife with which the crime was committed, by the side of the line between Weston and Taunton,and you have interviewed the paperboy who spoke43 to Mrs Carrington at Weston!' Japp's jaw44 fell.
'How on earth did you know? Don't tell me it was those almighty45 "little grey cells" of yoursI' 'I amglad you admit for once that they are all mightyl Tell me, did she give the paper-boy a shilling forhimself?' 'No, it was half a crownl' Japp had recovered his temper, and grinned. 'Prettyextravagant, these rich Americans!'
'And in consequence the boy did not forget her?'
'Not he. Half-crowns dgn't come his way every day. She haile him and bought two magazines.
One had a picture of a girl it blue on the cover. "That'll match me," she said. Oh, he remem. beredher perfectly. Well, that was enough for me. By the doctor' evidence, the crime must have beencommitted before Taunton I guessed they'd throw the knife away at once, and I walked dom theline looking for it; and sure enough, there it was. I mad inquiries46 at Taunton about our man, but ofcourse it's a bi! station, and it wasn't likely they'd notice him. He probably got back to London bya later train.'
Poirot nodded. 'Very likely.'
'But I found another bit of news when I got back. They're passing the jewels, all righfi That largeemerald was pawned47 last night - by one of the regular lot. Who do you think it was?' 'I don't know- except that he was a short man.' lapp stared. 'Well, you're right there. He's short enough. It wasRed Narky.'
'Who is Red Narky?' I asked.
'A particularly sharp jewel-thief, sir. And not one to stick at murder. Usually works with a woman- Gracie Kidd; but she doesn't seem to be in it this time - unless she's got off to Holland with therest of the swag.'
'You've arrested Narky?'
'Sure thing. But mind you, it's the other man we want - the man who went down with MrsCarrington in the train. He was the one who planned the job, right enough. But Narky won't squealon a pal17.'
I noticed that Poirot's eyes had become very green.
'I think,' he said gently, 'that I can find Narky's pal for you, all right.'
'One of your little ideas, eh?' lapp eyed Poirot sharply. 'Wonder-ul how you manage to deliver thegoods sometimes, at your ae and all. Devil's own luck, of course.'
'Perhaps, perhaps,' murmured my friend. 'Hastings, my hat.
And the brush. Sol My galoshes, if it still rainsl We must not undo48 the good work of that tisane./lurm/r, Jappl'
'Good luck to you, Poirot.'
Poirot hailed the first taxi we met, and directed the driver to Park Lane.
When we drew up before Halliday's house, he skipped out nimbly, paid the driver and rang thebell. To the footman who opened the door he made a request in a low voice, and we wereimmediately taken upstairs. We went up to the top of the house, and were shown into a small neatbedroom.
Poirot's eyes roved round the room and fastened themselves on a small black trunk. He knelt infront of it, scrutinized49 the labels on it, and took a small twist of wire from his pocket.
'Ask Mr Halliday if he will be so kind as to mount to me here,' he said over his shoulder to thefootman.
The man departed, and Poirot gently coaxed50 the lock of the trunk with a practised hand. In a fewminutes the lock gave, and he raised the lid of the trunk. Swiftly he began rummaging51 among theclothes it contained, flinging them out on the floor.
There was a heavy step on the stairs, and Halliday entered the room.
'What in hell are you doing here?' he demanded, staring.
'I was looking,. monsieur, for this.' Poirot withdrew from the trunk a coat and skirt of bright bluefrieze, and a small toque of white fox fur.
'What are you doing with my trunk?' I turned to see that the maid, Jane Mason, had entered theroom.
'If you will just shut the door, Hastings. Thank you. Yes, and stand with your back against it. Now,Mr Halliday, let me intro-duce you to Gracie Kidd, otherwise Jane Mason, who will shortly rejoinher accomplice52, Red Narky, under the kind escort of Inspector Japp.'
Poirot waved a deprecating hand. 'It was of the most simplel' He helped himself to more caviar.
'It was the maid's insistence53 on the clothes that her mistre was wearing that first struck me. Whywas she so anxious that our attention should be directed to them? I reflected that we had only themaid's word for the mysterious man in the carriage at Bristol.
As far as the doctor's evidence went, Mrs Carrington might easily have been murdered beforereaching Bristol. But if so, then the maid must be an accomplice. And if she were an accomplice,she would not vish this point to rest on her evidence alone. The clothes Mrs Carrington waswearing were of a striking nature. A maid usually has a good deal of choice as to what her mistressshall wear. Now if, after Bristol, anyone saw a lady in a bright blue coat and skirt, and a fur toque,he will be quite ready to swear he had seen Mrs Carrington.
'I began to reconstruct. The maid would provide herself with duplicate clothes. She and heraccomplice, chloroform and stab Mrs Carrington between London and Bristol, probably takingadvantage of a tunnel. Her body is rolled under the seat; and the maid takes her place. At Westonshe must make herself noticed.
How? In all probability, a nevspaper-boy will be selected. She will insure his remembering her bygiving him a large tip. She also drew his attention to the colour of her dress by a remark about oneof the magazines. After leaving Weston, she throws the knife out of the window to mark the placewhere the crime pre-sumably occurred, and changes her clothes, or buttons a long mackintoshover them. At Taunton she leaves the train and returns to Bristol as soon as possible, where heraccomplice has duly left the luggage in the cloakroom. He hands over the ticket and himselfreturns to London. She waits on the platform, carrying out her role, goes to a hotel for the nightand returns to town in the morning, exactly as she said.
'When Japp returned from this expedition, he confirmed all my deductions54. He also told me that awell-known crook was passing the jewels. I knew that whoever it was would be the exact oppositeof the man Jane Mason described. When I heard that it was Red Narky, who always worked withGraeie Kidd - well, I knew just where to find her.'
'And the Count?'
'The more I thought of it, the more I was convinced that he had nothing to do with it. Thatgentleman is much too careful of his own skin to risk murder. It would be out of keeping with hischaracter.'
'Well, Monsieur Poirot,' said Halliday, 'I owe you a big debt.
And the cheque I write after lunch won't go near to settling it.' Poirot smiled modestly, andmurmured to me: 'The good Japp, he shall get the official credit, all right, but though he has got hisGracie Kidd, I think that I, as the Americans say, have got his goat!'

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v.(正式)加入( accede的过去式和过去分词 );答应;(通过财产的添附而)增加;开始任职 | |
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n.进程,过程,议程;诉讼(程序);公报 | |
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n.未满周岁的小鹿;v.巴结,奉承 | |
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adv.严格地;严厉地;非常恶劣地 | |
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adj.有斑点的,斑纹的,弄污了的 | |
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n.检查员,监察员,视察员 | |
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adj.和蔼可亲的,友善的,亲切的 | |
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vi.当政,统治(reign的过去式形式) | |
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supreme
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adj.极度的,最重要的;至高的,最高的 | |
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adj.忠诚的,忠实的,热心的,献身于...的 | |
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guilt
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n.犯罪;内疚;过失,罪责 | |
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adj.狂热的,热心的 | |
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n.心理,心理学,心理状态 | |
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vt.花费,消费,消耗 | |
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adv.平稳地,平静地 | |
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perfectly
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adv.完美地,无可非议地,彻底地 | |
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heartily
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adv.衷心地,诚恳地,十分,很 | |
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n.(车轮的)辐条;轮辐;破坏某人的计划;阻挠某人的行动 v.讲,谈(speak的过去式);说;演说;从某种观点来说 | |
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n.颚,颌,说教,流言蜚语;v.喋喋不休,教训 | |
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almighty
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adj.全能的,万能的;很大的,很强的 | |
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inquiries
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n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听 | |
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pawned
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v.典当,抵押( pawn的过去式和过去分词 );以(某事物)担保 | |
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undo
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vt.解开,松开;取消,撤销 | |
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scrutinized
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v.仔细检查,详审( scrutinize的过去式和过去分词 ) | |
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coaxed
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v.哄,用好话劝说( coax的过去式和过去分词 );巧言骗取;哄劝,劝诱 | |
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rummaging
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翻找,搜寻( rummage的现在分词 ); 海关检查 | |
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accomplice
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n.从犯,帮凶,同谋 | |
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n.坚持;强调;坚决主张 | |
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扣除( deduction的名词复数 ); 结论; 扣除的量; 推演 | |
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