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

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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。

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