幽巷谋杀案07

Five,Japp was just engaging his third chauffeur’s wife in conversation when Poirot, walking noiselesslyas a cat, suddenly appeared at his elbow.,“Whew, you made me jump,” said Japp. “Got anything? ”,“Not what I was looking for.
”,Japp turned back to Mrs.?James Hogg.,“And you say you’ve seen this gentleman before?”,“Now look here, Mrs.?Hogg, you’re a shrewd woman, I can see. I’ve no doubt that you knowall about everyone in the mews. And you’re a woman of judgment ¹—unusually good judgment, Ican tell that— ” Unblushingly he repeated this remark for the third time. Mrs.?Hogg bridledslightly and assumed an expression of superhuman intelligence. “Give me a line on those twoyoung women—Mrs.?Allen and Miss?Plenderleith. What were they like? Gay? Lots of parties?,That sort of thing?
”,“Oh, no sir, nothing of the kind. They went out a good bit—Mrs.?Allen especially—butthey’re class, if you know what I mean. Not like some as I could name down the other end. I’msure the way that Mrs.?Stevens goes on—if she is a Mrs.?at all which I doubt—well I shouldn’tlike to tell you what goes on there—I. . . .”,“Quite so, ” said Japp, dexterously ² stopping the flow. “Now that’s very important what you’vetold me. Mrs.?Allen and Miss?Plenderleith were well liked, then?
”,“Oh yes, sir, very nice ladies, both of them—especially Mrs.?Allen. Always spoke ³ a niceword to the children, she did. Lost her own little girl, I believe, poor dear. Ah well, I’ve buriedthree myself. And what I say is . . .”,He's a man of excellent judgment.他眼力过人。,He operates the machine dexterously. 他操纵机器动作非常轻巧 。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》