Characters

Characters
(Other identities assumed by characters in the course of the novel aregiven [in square brackets]).
Inhabitants of "Chimneys" and guests at the house party? Clement¹ Edward Alistair Brent, 9th Marquis of Caterham, Lord Cater-ham
? Lady Eileen "Bundle" Brent, eldest² daughter of Lord Caterham? Virginia Revel³, cousin of George Lomax, daughter of a peer, societybeauty and young widow of Timothy Revel, former British envoy⁴ toHerzoslovakia; she is 27 years old.
? Hiram P Fish, collector of first editions, invited to the house party byLord Caterham [an American agent on the trail of King Victor]
? Herman Isaacstein, financier of a British oil syndicate? Tredwell, the butler
? Miss Genevieve Brun, French governess for Lady Eileen's two youngersisters Dulcie and Daisy [former Queen Varaga of Herzoslovakia]
Friends in South Africa
? Anthony Cade, British-educated adventurer, down on his luck when thenovel opens; 32 years old, and 14 years since he was last in England.
? James McGrath, Canadian man always seeking gold, asked to deliver apackage to London
British Government
? The Honourable⁵ George Lomax, of the Foreign Office? Bill Eversleigh, works for George Lomax and is one of the house partyHerzoslovakians
? Prince Michael Obolovitch of Herzoslovakia [Mr Holmes from Balder-son and Hodgkins, publishers] [Count Stanislaus], second murder vic-tim
? Captain Andrassy, his equerry
? Boris Anchoukoff, his valet
? Baron⁶ Lolopretjzyl, London representative of the Loyalist Party ofHerzoslovakia
? Prince Nicholas Obolovitch of Herzoslovakia [Anthony Cade, adven-turer] [James McGrath], raised and educated in England? Dutch Pedro, an agent of the "Comrades of the Red Hand"Police and criminal investigators⁷
? Inspector⁸ Badgworthy, local police.
? Dr Cartwright, pathologist
? Constable⁹ Johnson, newest addition to the local police, related to thestation master at the train, thus aware of all arrivals and departuresby train.
? Superintendent¹⁰ Battle?of Scotland Yard, always on the spot.
? Monsieur Lemoine of the S?reté, French detective also in pursuit ofKing Victor.
? Professor Wynwood, decoder.
Others
? Giuseppe Manuelli, Italian waiter at the Blitz Hotel, thief and black-mailer, first murder victim
? King Victor, international jewel thief recently released from prison inFrance [Monsieur Chelles, guest at local inn, The Cricketers] [Mon-sieur Lemoine of the S?reté] [Captain O'Neill] [Prince NicholasObolovitch of Herzoslovakia in America], a man quite proud of hisskills in thievery and disguise, voiced in his role as M Lemoine;wanted by three nations
? Angèle Mory, former dancer at the Folies Bergère, jewel thief with KingVictor's gang, later Queen Varaga of Herzoslovakia [Miss Brun,French governess to the Brent girls]. She murdered Prince Michael,and was killed by her own gun in the struggle with Boris.

1 clement   

adj.仁慈的；温和的

参考例句：

• A clement judge reduced his sentence.一位仁慈的法官为他减了刑。
• The planet's history contains many less stable and clement eras than the holocene.地球的历史包含着许多不如全新世稳定与温和的地质时期。

2 eldest   

adj.最年长的，最年老的

参考例句：

• The King's eldest son is the heir to the throne.国王的长子是王位的继承人。
• The castle and the land are entailed on the eldest son.城堡和土地限定由长子继承。

3 revel   

vi.狂欢作乐，陶醉；n.作乐，狂欢

参考例句：

• She seems to revel in annoying her parents.她似乎以惹父母生气为乐。
• The children revel in country life.孩子们特别喜欢乡村生活。

4 envoy   

n.使节，使者，代表，公使

参考例句：

• Their envoy showed no sign of responding to our proposals.他们的代表对我方的提议毫无回应的迹象。
• The government has not yet appointed an envoy to the area.政府尚未向这一地区派过外交官。

5 honourable   

adj.可敬的；荣誉的，光荣的

参考例句：

• I don't think I am worthy of such an honourable title.这样的光荣称号，我可担当不起。
• I hope to find an honourable way of settling difficulties.我希望设法找到一个体面的办法以摆脱困境。

6 baron   

n.男爵；(商业界等)巨头，大王

参考例句：

• Henry Ford was an automobile baron.亨利·福特是一位汽车业巨头。
• The baron lived in a strong castle.男爵住在一座坚固的城堡中。

7 investigators   

n.调查者，审查者( investigator的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• This memo could be the smoking gun that investigators have been looking for. 这份备忘录可能是调查人员一直在寻找的证据。
• The team consisted of six investigators and two secretaries. 这个团队由六个调查人员和两个秘书组成。 来自《简明英汉词典》

8 inspector   

n.检查员，监察员，视察员

参考例句：

• The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
• The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。

9 constable   

n.(英国)警察，警官

参考例句：

• The constable conducted the suspect to the police station.警官把嫌疑犯带到派出所。
• The constable kept his temper,and would not be provoked.那警察压制着自己的怒气，不肯冒起火来。

10 superintendent   

n.监督人，主管，总监；(英国)警务长

参考例句：

• He was soon promoted to the post of superintendent of Foreign Trade.他很快就被擢升为对外贸易总监。
• He decided to call the superintendent of the building.他决定给楼房管理员打电话。