东方快车谋杀案 10

PART TWO,THE EVIDENCE,One,THE EVIDENCE OF THE WAGON ¹ LIT CONDUCTOR,In the restaurant car all was in readiness.,Poirot and M. Bouc sat together on one side of a table. The doctor sat across the aisle ².,The passports and tickets were in a pile at one side. There was writing paper, ink, pen andpencils.,“Excellent, ” said Poirot. “We can open our Court of Inquiry ³ without more ado. First, I think, weshould take the evidence of the Wagon Lit conductor. You probably know something about theman. What character has he? Is he a man in whose word you would place reliance?”,“I should say so most assuredly. Pierre Michel has been employed by the company for overfifteen years. He is a Frenchman—lives near Calais. Thoroughly ⁴ respectable and honest. Not,perhaps, remarkable ⁵ for brains.
”,Poirot nodded comprehendingly.,“Good,” he said. “Let us see him. ”,The muddy road bemired the wagon.马车陷入了泥泞的道路 。,The aisle was crammed with people.过道上挤满了人。