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Chapter 3,Croydon,The steward ¹ and the doctor were no longer in charge of the situation. Their place was usurped ² bythe rather absurd-looking little man in the mufflers. He spoke ³ with an authority and a certainty ofbeing obeyed that no one thought of questioning.,He whispered to Mitchell, and the latter nodded, and, pushing his way through the passengers,he took up his stand in the doorway ⁴ leading past the toilets to the front car.,The plane was running along the ground now. When it finally came to a stop Mitchell raised hisvoice:,‘I must ask you, ladies and gentlemen, to keep your seats and remain here until somebody inauthority takes charge. I hope you will not be detained long.’,‘Nonsense,’ cried Lady Horbury angrily. ‘Don’t you know who I am? I insist on being allowedto leave at once.’,‘Very sorry, my lady. Can’t make exceptions.’,‘But it’s absurd, absolutely absurd,’ Cicely tapped her foot angrily. ‘I shall report you to thecompany. It’s outrageous ⁶ that we should be shut up here with a dead body.’,‘Really, my dear,’ Venetia Kerr spoke with her well-bred drawl, ‘too devastating ⁷, but I fancywe’ll have to put up with it.’ She herself sat down and drew out a cigarette-case. ‘Can I smokenow, steward?’,The harassed ⁸ Mitchell said, ‘I don’t suppose it matters now, Miss.’,He went around the world as a ship's steward.他当客船服务员 ，到过世界各地 。,That magazine usurped copyrighted material. 那杂志盗用了版权为他人所有的素材
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