古墓之谜 16

Fifteen,POIROT MAKES A SUGGESTION,Dr.?Reilly had risen from his seat. When everyone had gone out he carefully closed the door.,Then, with an inquiring glance at Poirot, he proceeded to shut the window giving on the courtyard.,The others were already shut. Then he, too, resumed his seat at the table.,“Bien! ” said Poirot. “We are now private and undisturbed. We can speak freely. We haveheard what the members of the expedition have to tell us and—But yes, ma soeur, what is it thatyou think?
”,“Oh, it’s nothing—” I said hesitating.,“Come on, nurse, ” said Dr.?Reilly. “Don’t keep the specialist waiting.
”,“It’s nothing really,” I said hurriedly. “It only just passed through my mind, so to speak, thatperhaps even if anyone did know or suspect something it wouldn’t be easy to bring it out in frontof everybody else—or even, perhaps, in front of Dr.?Leidner. ”,Rather to my astonishment ¹, M.?Poirot nodded his head in vigorous agreement.,“ Precisely ². Precisely. It is very just what you say there. But I will explain. That little reunionwe have just had—it served a purpose. In England before the races you have a parade of thehorses, do you not? They go in front of the grandstand so that everyone may have an opportunityof seeing and judging them. That is the purpose of my little assembly. In the sporting phrase, I runmy eye over the possible starters.
”,I was filled with astonishment at her strange action.我对她的奇怪举动不胜惊异 。,It's precisely that sort of slick sales-talk that I mistrust.我不相信的正是那种油腔滑调的推销宣传
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