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　　Superintendent¹ Battle looked round the bedroom. The bed had been made. Otherwise the room was unchanged. It had been neat when they first looked round it. It was neat now.
　　"That's it," said Superintendent Battle, pointing to the old-fashioned steel fender. "Do you see anything odd about that fender?""Must take some cleaning," said Jim Leach². "It's well kept. Nothing odd about it that I can see, except - yes, the left-hand knob is brighter than the right-hand one.""That's what put Hercule Poirot into my head," said Battle. "You know his fad³ about things not being quite symmetrical - gets him all worked up. I suppose I thought unconsciously, ‘That would worry old Poirot,' and then I began talking about him. Get your fingerprint⁴ kit⁵, Jones, we'll have a look at those two knobs."Jones reported presently. "There are prints on the right-hand knob, sir, none on the left.""It's the left one we want, then. Those other prints are the housemaid's when she last cleaned it. The left-hand one has been cleaned since.""There was a bit of screwed-up emery paper in this waste-paper basket," volunteered Jones. "I didn't think it meant anything.""Because you didn't know what you were looking for, then. Gently now, I'll bet anything you like that knob unscrews - yes, I thought so."Presently Jones held the knob up.
　　"It's a good weight," he said, weighing it in his hands.
　　Leach, bending over it, said: "There's something dark - on the screw.""Blood, as likely as not," said Battle. "Cleaned the knob itself and wiped it and that little stain on the screw wasn't noticed. I'll bet anything you like that's the weapon that caved the old lady's skull⁶ in. But there's more to find. It's up to you, Jones, to search the house again. This time, you'll know exactly what you're looking for."He gave a few swift detailed7

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1 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。

2 leach
v.分离，过滤掉；n.过滤；过滤器
参考例句：
Liquid water can leach soluble materials from the interface.液态水能够从界面溶解出可溶性物质。 They believe that the humic materials are leached from decaying plant materials.他们认为腐植物料是从腐烂的植物体浸沥而来。

3 fad
n.时尚；一时流行的狂热；一时的爱好
参考例句：
His interest in photography is only a passing fad.他对摄影的兴趣只是一时的爱好罢了。 A hot business opportunity is based on a long-term trend not a short-lived fad.一个热门的商机指的是长期的趋势而非一时的流行。

4 fingerprint
n.指纹；vt.取...的指纹
参考例句：
The fingerprint expert was asked to testify at the trial.指纹专家应邀出庭作证。 The court heard evidence from a fingerprint expert.法院听取了指纹专家的证词。

5 kit
n.用具包，成套工具；随身携带物
参考例句：
The kit consisted of about twenty cosmetic items.整套工具包括大约20种化妆用品。 The captain wants to inspect your kit.船长想检查你的行装。

6 skull
n.头骨；颅骨
参考例句：
The skull bones fuse between the ages of fifteen and twenty-five.头骨在15至25岁之间长合。 He fell out of the window and cracked his skull.他从窗子摔了出去，跌裂了颅骨。

7 detailed
adj.详细的，详尽的，极注意细节的，完全的
参考例句：
He had made a detailed study of the terrain.他对地形作了缜密的研究。 A detailed list of our publications is available on request.我们的出版物有一份详细的目录备索。

8 ivy
n.常青藤，常春藤
参考例句：
Her wedding bouquet consisted of roses and ivy.她的婚礼花篮包括玫瑰和长春藤。 The wall is covered all over with ivy.墙上爬满了常春藤。

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