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Thirteen MISS WAYNFLETE TALKS
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Thirteen MISS WAYNFLETE TALKS
On the following morning Luke came to a decision. He had, he felt, pro-ceeded as far as he could with indirect inquiries1. It was inevitable2 thatsooner or later he would be forced into the open. He felt that the time hadcome to drop the book-writing camouflage3 and reveal that he had come toWychwood with a definite aim in view.
In pursuance of this plan of campaign he decided4 to call upon HonoriaWaynflete. Not only had he been favourably5 impressed by that middle-aged6 spinster’s air of discretion7 and a certain shrewdness of outlook—buthe fancied that she might have information that would help him. He be-lieved that she had told him what she knew. He wanted to induce her totell him what she might have guessed. He had a shrewd idea that MissWaynflete’s guesses might be fairly near the truth.
He called immediately after church.
Miss Waynflete received him in a matter-of-fact manner, showing nosurprise at his call. As she sat down near him, her prim8 hands folded andher intelligent eyes—so like an amiable9 goat’s—fixed on his face, he foundlittle difficulty in coming to the object of his visit.
He said: “I dare say you have guessed, Miss Waynflete, that the reason ofmy coming here is not merely to write a book on local customs?”
Miss Waynflete inclined her head and continued to listen.
Luke was not minded as yet to go into the full story. Miss Waynfletemight be discreet—she certainly gave him the impression of being so—butwhere an elderly spinster was concerned Luke felt he could hardly rely onher resisting the temptation to
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n.调查( inquiry的名词复数 );疑问;探究;打听 | |
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camouflage
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favourably
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middle-aged
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confide
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investigator
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admiration
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blackmail
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astonishment
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accusation
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