幽巷谋杀案05

Three,For a few minutes there was silence.,Jane Plenderleith shot a swift appraising ¹ glance at the little man, but after that she stared infront of her and did not speak. Yet a consciousness of his presence showed itself in a certainnervous tension. Her body was still but not relaxed. When at last Poirot did break the silence themere sound of his voice seemed to give her a certain relief. In an agreeable everyday voice heasked a question.,“When did you light the fire, mademoiselle?”,“The fire? ” Her voice sounded vague and rather absentminded. “Oh, as soon as I arrived thismorning.
”,“Before you went upstairs or afterwards?”,“I see. Yes, naturally . . . And it was already laid—or did you have to lay it? ”,“It was laid. I only had to put a match to it.
”,There was a slight impatience ² in her voice. Clearly she suspected him of makingconversation. Possibly that was what he was doing. At any rate he went on in quiet conversationaltones.,“But your friend—in her room I noticed there was a gas fire only?”,Jane Plenderleith answered mechanically.,The teacher is appraising the students' work. 老师正在评定学生的作业 。 来自辞典例句,He expressed impatience at the slow rate of progress.进展缓慢 ，他显得不耐烦
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