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Two,Hercule Poirot sat in the corner of a first-class carriage speeding through the English countryside.,Meditatively ¹ he took from his pocket a neatly ² folded telegram, which he opened and reread:,Take four-thirty from St.?Pancras instruct guard have express stopped atWhimperley.,Chevenix-Gore.,He folded up the telegram again and put it back in his pocket.,Since then the guard had paid two visits to the carriage—the first in order to assure thetraveller that everything would be done to keep the carriage for himself, the second to announcethat the express was running ten minutes late.,The train was due to arrive at 7:50, but it was exactly two minutes past eight when HerculePoirot descended ⁵ on to the platform of the little country station and pressed the expected halfcrown into the attentive ⁶ guard’s hand.,There was a whistle from the engine, and the Northern Express began to move once more. Atall chauffeur ⁷ in dark green uniform stepped up to Poirot.,“Mr.?Poirot? For Hamborough Close? ”,He picked up the detective’s neat valise and led the way out of the station. A big Rolls waswaiting. The chauffeur held the door open for Poirot to get in, arranged a sumptuous ⁸ fur rug overhis knees, and they drove off.,"Well,'said the foreman, scratching his ear meditatively, "we do need a stitcher. “这--"工头沉思地搔了搔耳朵。 "我们确实需要一个缝纫工 。 来自英汉文学 - 嘉莉妹妹,Sailors know how to wind up a long rope neatly.水手们知道怎样把一条大绳利落地缠好
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