云中命案 27

Chapter 25,‘I Am Afraid’,This sudden revelation had an almost stunning ¹ effect on the three people sitting round theluncheon table. It opened up an entirely ² new aspect of the case.,Instead of being a person wholly remote from the tragedy, Anne Morisot was now shown tohave been actually present on the scene of the crime. It took a minute or two for everyone toreadjust their ideas.,Poirot made a frantic ³ gesture with his hands—his eyes closed—his face contorted in agony.,‘A little minute—a little minute,’ he implored ⁴ them. ‘I have got to think, to see, to realize howthis affects my ideas of the case. I must go back in my mind. I must remember…A thousandmaledictions on my unfortunate stomach. I was preoccupied ⁵ only with my internal sensations!’,‘I remember,’ said Jane. ‘A tall, dark girl.’ Her eyes half closed in an effort of memory.,‘Madeleine, Lady Horbury called her.’,‘That is it, Madeleine,’ said Poirot.,‘Lady Horbury sent her along to the end of the plane to fetch a case—a scarlet ⁶ dressing-case.’,‘You mean,’ said Fournier, ‘that this girl went right past the seat where her mother was sitting?’,The finished effect was absolutely stunning.完工后的效果非常美。,The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的 。