尼罗河的惨案33

Twenty,People crept into the dining saloon by ones and twos in a very subdued ¹ manner. There seemed ageneral feeling that to sit down eagerly to food displayed an unfortunate heartlessness. It was withan almost apologetic air that one passenger after another came and sat down at their tables.,Tim Allerton arrived some few minutes after his mother had taken her seat. He was looking in athoroughly bad temper.,“I wish we’d never come on this blasted trip, ” he growled ².,Mrs. Allerton shook her head sadly.,“Oh, my dear, so do I. That beautiful girl! It all seems such a waste. To think that anyone couldshoot her in cold blood. It seems awful to me that anyone could do such a thing. And that otherpoor child.
”,“Yes; my heart aches for her. She looks so dreadfully unhappy.”,“Teach her not to go round loosing off toy firearms, ” said Tim unfeelingly as he helped himselfto butter.,“I expect she was badly brought up.
”,“Oh, for God’s sake, Mother, don’t go all maternal ³ about it.”,“You’re in a shocking bad temper, Tim. ”,I felt strangely subdued when it was all over. 一切都结束的时候，我却有一种奇怪的压抑感。,\"They ought to be birched, \" growled the old man. 老人咆哮道：“他们应受到鞭打 。
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