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Chapter 33 新的见解(A New Theory)
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Chapter 33 A NEW THEORY
"Monsieur Poirot wants to see you, sir."
"Damn the fellow!" said Van Aldin.
Knighton remained sympathetically silent. Van Aldin got up from his chair and paced up and down.
"I suppose you have seen the cursed newspapers this morning?"
"I have glanced at them, sir."
"Still at it hammer and tongs1?"
"I am afraid so, sir."
The millionaire sat down again and pressed his hand to his forehead.
"If I had had an idea of this," he groaned2. "I wish to God I had never got that little Belgian to ferret out the truth. Find Ruth's murderer - that was all I thought about."
"You wouldn't have liked your son-in-law to go scot free?"
Van Aldin sighed.
"I would have preferred to take the law into my own hands."
"I don't think that would have been a very wise proceeding3, sir."
"All the same - are you sure the fellow wants to see me?"
"Yes, Mr Van Aldin. He is very urgent about it."
"Then I suppose he will have to. He can come along this morning if he likes."
It was a very fresh and debonair4 Poirot who was ushered5 in. He did not seem to see any lack of cordiality in the millionaire's manner, and chatted pleasantly about various trifles. He was in London, he explained, to see his doctor. He mentioned the name of an eminent6 surgeon.
"No, no, pas la guerre - a memory of my days in the police force, a bullet of a rascally7 Apache."
He touched his left shoulder and winced8 realistically.
"I always consider you a lucky man, Monsieur Van Aldin, you are not like our popular idea of American millionaires,
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v.呻吟( groan的过去式和过去分词 );发牢骚;抱怨;受苦 | |
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adj.显赫的,杰出的,有名的,优良的 | |
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adj. 无赖的,恶棍的 adv. 无赖地,卑鄙地 | |
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