尼罗河的惨案32

Nineteen,There was a tap on the door.,“Come in, ” Race called.,A steward ¹ entered.,“Excuse me, sir,
” he said to Poirot, “but Mr. Doyle is asking for you.”,“I will come. ”,Simon, his face flushed and feverish ³, was propped ⁴ up with pillows. He looked embarrassed.,“ Awfully ⁵ good of you to come along, Monsieur Poirot. Look here, there’s something I want toask you.
”,“Yes?”,Simon got still redder in the face.,“It’s—it’s about Jackie. I want to see her. Do you think—would you mind—would she mind,d’you think, if you asked her to come along here? You know I’ve been lying here thinking…Thatwretched kid—she is only a kid after all—and I treated her damn’ badly—and— ” He stammeredto silence.,He went around the world as a ship's steward.他当客船服务员 ，到过世界各地 。,People came out in smarter clothes to promenade along the front.人们穿上更加时髦漂亮的衣服
，沿着海滨散步
。