东方快车谋杀案 2

II,“Voilà, Monsieur. ” The conductor displayed to Poirot with a dramatic gesture the beauty of hissleeping compartment ¹ and the neat arrangement of his luggage. “The little valise of Monsieur, Ihave placed it here.
”,His outstretched hand was suggestive. Hercule Poirot placed in it a folded note.,“Merci, Monsieur.” The conductor became brisk and businesslike. “I have the tickets ofMonsieur. I will also take the passport, please. Monsieur breaks his journey in Stamboul, Iunderstand? ”,M. Poirot assented ².,“There are not many people travelling, I imagine?” he said.,Monsieur demanded a small bottle of Perrier.,Five o’clock in the morning is an awkward time to board a train. There was still two hoursbefore dawn. Conscious of an inadequate ³ night’s sleep, and of a delicate mission successfullyaccomplished, M. Poirot curled up in a corner and fell asleep.,When he awoke it was half-past nine, and he sallied forth ⁴ to the restaurant car in search of hotcoffee.,There was only one occupant at the moment, obviously the young English lady referred to bythe conductor. She was tall, slim and dark—perhaps twenty-eight years of age. There was a kindof cool efficiency in the way she was eating her breakfast and in the way she called to theattendant to bring her more coffee, which bespoke ⁵ a knowledge of the world and of travelling. Shewore a dark-coloured travelling dress of some thin material eminently ⁷ suitable for the heatedatmosphere of the train.,M. Hercule Poirot, having nothing better to do, amused himself by studying her withoutappearing to do so.,The batteries are safely enclosed in a watertight compartment.电池被安全地置于一个防水的隔间里 。,The judge assented to allow the prisoner to speak. 法官同意允许犯人申辩
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