云中命案 6

Chapter 6,Consultation ¹,Hercule Poirot rejoined his friend Inspector ² Japp. The latter had a grin on his face.,‘Hullo, old boy,’ he said. ‘You’ve had a pretty near squeak ³ of being locked up in a police cell.’,‘I fear,’ said Poirot gravely, ‘that such an occurrence might have damaged me professionally.’,‘Well,’ said Japp with a grin, ‘detectives do turn out to be criminals sometimes—in storybooks.’,‘This is Monsieur Fournier of the S?reté. He has come over to collaborate ⁵ with us about thisbusiness.’,‘I think I have had the pleasure of meeting you once some years ago, M. Poirot,’ said Fournier,bowing and shaking hands. ‘I have also heard of you from M. Giraud.’,A very faint smile seemed to hover ⁶ on his lips. And Poirot, who could well imagine the terms inwhich Giraud (whom he himself had been in the habit of referring to disparagingly ⁷ as the ‘humanfox-hound’) had spoken of him, permitted himself a small discreet ⁸ smile in reply.,‘I suggest,’ said Poirot, ‘that both you gentlemen should dine with me at my rooms. I havealready invited Ma?tre Thibault. That is, if you and my friend Japp do not object to mycollaboration.’,‘That’s all right, old cock,’ said Japp, slapping him heartily ⁹ on the back. ‘You’re in on this onthe ground floor.’,The scheme was developed in close consultation with the local community.该计划是在同当地社区密切磋商中逐渐形成的 。,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。