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Chapter Nine
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Nine
II went and found Megan before leaving the house. She was in the garden and seemed almost back to her usual self.
She greeted me quite cheerfully.
I suggested that she should come back to us again for a while, but after a momentary1 hesitation2 she shook her head.
“It’s nice of you—but I think I’ll stay here. After all, it is—well, I suppose, it’s my home. And I dare say I can helpwith the boys a bit.”
“Well,” I said, “it’s as you like.”
“Then I think I’ll stay. I could— I could—”
“Yes?” I prompted.
“If—if anything awful happened, I could ring you up, couldn’t I, and you’d come.”
I was touched. “Of course. But what awful thing do you think might happen?”
“Oh, I don’t know.” She looked vague. “Things seem rather like that just now, don’t they?”
“For God’s sake,” I said. “Don’t go nosing out anymore bodies! It’s not good for you.”
She gave me a brief flash of a smile.
“No, it isn’t. It made me feel awfully3 sick.”
I didn’t much like leaving her there, but after all, as she had said, it was her home. And I fancied that now ElsieHolland would feel more responsible for her.
Nash and I went up together to Little Furze. Whilst I gave Joanna an account of the morning’s doings, Nash tackledPartridge. He rejoined us looking discouraged.
“Not much help there. According to this woman, the girl only said she was worried about something and didn’tknow what to do and that she’d like Miss Partridge’s advice.”
“Did Partridge mention the fact to anyone?” asked Joanna.
Nash nodded, looking grim.
“Yes, she told Mrs. Emory—your daily woman—on the lines, as far as I can gather, that there were some youngwomen who were willing to take advice from their elders and didn’t think they could settle everything for themselvesoffhand! Agnes mightn’t be very bright, but she was a nice respectful girl and knew her manners.”
“Partridge preening4 herself, in fact,” murmured Joanna. “And Mrs. Emory could have passed it round the town?”
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adj.片刻的,瞬息的;短暂的 | |
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recipients
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amazement
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eyelid
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眉毛( eyebrow的名词复数 ) | |
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v.发动机旋转,加快速度 | |
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v.哀号,号哭;n.哀鸣 | |
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veranda
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neatly
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conscientiously
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inspector
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