ABC谋杀案 17

Sixteen,NOT FROM CAPTAIN HASTINGS’ PERSONAL NARRATIVEMr. Alexander Bonaparte Cust came out with the rest of the audience from the TorquayPalladium, where he had been seeing and hearing that highly emotional film, Not a Sparrow….,He blinked a little as he came out into the afternoon sunshine and peered round him in that lost-dog fashion that was characteristic of him.,He murmured to himself: “It’s an idea….”,Newsboys passed along crying out:,“Latest…Homicidal Maniac at Churston…. ”,CHURSTON MURDER. LATEST.,Mr. Cust fumbled in his pocket, found a coin, and bought a paper. He did not open it at once.,Entering the Princess Gardens, he slowly made his way to a shelter facing Torquay harbour. Hesat down and opened the paper.,There were big headlines:,SIR CARMICHAEL CLARKE MURDERED.,