罗兹岛三角02

Two,M. Hercule Poirot was disappointed with Rhodes. He had come to Rhodes for a rest and for aholiday. A holiday, especially, from crime. In late October, so he had been told, Rhodes would benearly empty. A peaceful, secluded ¹ spot.,That, in itself, was true enough. The Chantrys, the Golds, Pamela and Sarah, the General andhimself and two Italian couples were the only guests. But within that restricted circle theintelligent brain of M. Poirot perceived the inevitable ² shaping of events to come.,“It is that I am criminal-minded, ” he told himself reproachfully. “I have the indigestion! Iimagine things.”,But still he worried.,One morning he came down to find Mrs.?Gold sitting on the terrace doing needlework.,Mrs.?Gold’s eyes were dry, but they were suspiciously bright. Her manner, too, struck him asbeing a shade too cheerful. The brightness of it was a shade overdone ⁴.,She said:,“Good morning, M. Poirot,
” with such enthusiasm as to arouse his doubts.,He felt that she could not possibly be quite as pleased to see him as she appeared to be. Forshe did not, after all, know him very well. And though Hercule Poirot was a conceited ⁵ little manwhere his profession was concerned, he was quite modest in his estimate of his personalattractions.,“Good morning, madame,” he responded. “Another beautiful?day. ”,This charming cottage dates back to the 15th century and is as pretty as a picture, with its thatched roof and secluded garden. 这所美丽的村舍是15世纪时的建筑 ，有茅草房顶和宁静的花园，漂亮极了
，简直和画上一样 。 来自《简明英汉词典》,Mary was wearing her inevitable large hat.玛丽戴着她总是戴的那顶大帽子。