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Ten,On the Monday morning various expressions of delight and appreciation ¹ were heard on the deckof the Karnak. The steamer was moored ² to the bank and a few hundred yards away, the morningsun just striking it, was a great temple carved out of the face of the rock. Four colossal ³ figures,hewn out of the cliff, look out eternally over the Nile and face the rising sun.,Cornelia Robson said incoherently: “Oh, Monsieur Poirot, isn’t it wonderful? I mean they’re sobig and peaceful—and looking at them makes one feel that one’s so small—and rather like aninsect—and that nothing matters very much really, does it? ”,Mr. Fanthorp, who was standing ⁴ near by, murmured, “Very—er—impressive.
”,“Grand, isn’t it?” said Simon Doyle, strolling up.,He went on confidentially ⁵ to Poirot: “You know, I’m not much of a fellow for temples andsightseeing and all that, but a place like this sort of gets you, if you know what I mean. Those oldPharaohs must have been wonderful fellows. ”,“I’m no end glad we came on this trip. It’s—well, it’s cleared things up. Amazing why it should—but there it is. Linnet’s got her nerve back. She say’s it’s because shes actually faced thebusiness at last.
”,“I think that is very probable,” said Poirot.,“She says that when she actually saw Jackie on the boat she felt terrible—and then, suddenly, itdidn’t matter anymore. We’re both agreed that we won’t try to dodge ⁶ her anymore. We’ll justmeet her on her own ground and show her that this ridiculous stunt ⁷ of hers doesn’t worry us a bit.,It’s just damned bad form—that’s all. She thought she’d got us badly rattled ⁸, but now, well, wejust aren’t rattled anymore. That ought to show her. ”,“Yes,” said Poirot thoughtfully.,I'll be sending them a donation in appreciation of their help.我将送给他们一笔捐款以感谢他们的帮助 。,The ship is now permanently moored on the Thames in London. 该船现在永久地停泊在伦敦泰晤士河边
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