ABC谋杀案 30

Twenty-seven,THE DONCASTER MURDER,Coming in hard on Poirot’s heels, I just caught the fag end of Inspector Crome’s remark.,Both he and the Chief Constable were looking worried and depressed.,Colonel Anderson greeted us with a nod of the head.,“Glad you’ve come, M. Poirot,” he said politely. I think he guessed that Crome’s remark mighthave reached our ears. “We’ve got it in the neck again, you see. ”,“Yes. Damned audacious bit of work. Man leaned over and stabbed the fellow in the back.
”,“Stabbed this time?”,“Yes, varies his methods a bit, doesn’t he? Biff on the head, strangled, now a knife. Versatiledevil—what? Here are the medical details if you care to see ’em. ”,He shoved a paper towards Poirot. “A B C down on the floor between the dead man’s feet,
” headded.,“Has the dead man been identified?” asked Poirot.,