波洛圣诞探案记09

III,Hilda said: “So there you are, David. I’ve been looking for you everywhere. Don’t let’s stay in thisroom, it’s so frightfully cold.”,David did not answer for a minute. He was standing ¹ looking at a chair, a low chair with fadedsatin upholstery. He said abruptly ²:,“That’s her chair .?.?. the chair she always sat in .?.?. just the same—it’s just the same. Onlyfaded, of course. ”,A little frown creased ³ Hilda’s forehead. She said:,“I see. Do let’s come out of here, David. It’s frightfully cold.
”,“She sat in here mostly. I remember sitting on that stool there while she read to me. Jack ⁴ theGiant Killer ⁵—that was it—Jack the Giant Killer. I must have been six years old then.”,Hilda put a firm hand through his arm.,“Come back to the drawing room, dear. There’s no heating in this room. ”,He turned obediently, but she felt a little shiver go through him.,“Just the same,
” he murmured. “Just the same. As though time had stood still.”,They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。,He gestured abruptly for Virginia to get in the car.他粗鲁地示意弗吉尼亚上车 。