云中命案 10

Chapter 10,The Little Black Book,Fournier stared hard at her for a moment or two, then, satisfied that she was speaking the truth, heturned away with a gesture of discouragement.,‘It is a pity,’ he said. ‘You acted honourably ¹, Mademoiselle, but it is a pity.’,‘I cannot help, Monsieur. I am sorry.’,Fournier sat down and drew a notebook from his pocket.,‘Let me explain, Monsieur. Madame never mentioned a name. She never discussed herbusiness. But all the same one is human, is one not? There are ejaculations—comments. Madamespoke to me sometimes as she would to herself.’,Poirot leaned forward.,‘If you would give us an instance, Mademoiselle—’ he said.,‘Let me see—ah, yes—say a letter comes. Madame opens it. She laughs a short, dry laugh. Shesays, “You whine ⁴ and you snivel, my fine lady. All the same, you must pay.” Or she would say tome, “What fools! What fools! To think I would lend large sums without proper security.,Knowledge is security, Elise. Knowledge is power. ” Something like that she would say.’,The dispute was settled honourably. 争议体面地得到解决。 来自《简明英汉词典》,That's the way with you whining, puny, pitiful players. 你们这种又爱哭、又软弱 、又可怜的赌棍就是这样 。