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Five,“Sit down, Snell,” said Major Riddle ¹ in a friendly tone. “I’ve a good many questions to ask you,and I expect this has been a shock to you. ”,“Oh, it has indeed, sir. Thank you, sir.
” Snell sat down with such a discreet ² air that it waspractically the same as though he had remained on his feet.,“Been here a good long time, haven’t you?”,“Sixteen years, sir, ever since Sir Gervase—er—settled down, so to speak. ”,“Ah, yes, of course, your master was a great traveller in his day.
”,“Now, Snell, can you tell me when you last saw your master this evening?”,“I was in the dining room, sir, seeing that the table arrangements were all complete. The doorinto the hall was open, and I saw Sir Gervase come down the stairs, cross the hall and go along thepassage to the study. ”,“That was at what time?
”,“Just before eight o’clock. It might have been as much as five minutes before eight.”,“And that was the last you saw of him? ”,Her disappearance is a complete riddle.她的失踪完全是一个谜。,He is very discreet in giving his opinions.发表意见他十分慎重 。