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Chapter 5,Lady Westholme entered the room with the assurance of a transatlantic liner coming into dock.,Miss Amabel Pierce, an indeterminate craft, followed in the liner’s wake and sat down in aninferior make of chair slightly in the background.,‘Certainly, M. Poirot,’ boomed Lady Westholme. ‘I shall be delighted to assist you by anymeans in my power. I have always considered that in matters of this kind one has a public duty toperform—’,When Lady Westholme’s public duty had held the stage for some minutes, Poirot was adroitenough to get in a question.,‘I have a perfect recollection of the afternoon in question,’ replied Lady Westholme. ‘MissPierce and I will do all we can to assist you.’,‘If you will tell me exactly what occurred on the afternoon in question?’,‘Certainly,’ said Lady Westholme. ‘After we had finished lunch I decided ³ to take a brief siesta ⁴.,The morning excursion had been somewhat fatiguing ⁵. Not that I was really tired—I seldom am. Ido not really know what fatigue ⁶ is. One has so often, on public occasions, no matter what onereally feels—’,Again an adroit ¹ murmur ⁷ from Poirot.,‘As I say, I was in favour of a siesta. Miss Pierce agreed with me.’,His adroit replies to hecklers won him many followers.他对质问者的机敏应答使他赢得了很多追随者 。,The effect of the pollution on the beaches is absolutely tragic.污染海滩后果可悲
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