波洛圣诞探案记37

VAlfred Lee said: “Then you accept, M. Poirot? ”,His hand, as it went to his mouth, shook slightly. His mild brown eyes were alight with a newand feverish ¹ expression. He stammered ² slightly in his speech. Lydia, standing ³ silently by, lookedat him with some anxiety.,Alfred said:,“You don’t know—you c-c-can’t imagine—what it m-m-means to me .?.?. My father’smurderer must be f-f-found.
”,Poirot said:,“Since you have assured me that you have reflected long and carefully—yes, I accept. Butyou comprehend, Mr. Lee, there can be no drawing back. I am not the dog one sets on to hunt andthen recalls because you do not like the game he puts up!”,Poirot said gravely: “It will not be long. ”,“Eh? What’s that?
”,“I said it will not be long. There is in this crime such a restricted circle that it cannot possiblytake long to arrive at the truth. Already, I think, the end draws near.”,Alfred stared at him, “Impossible! ” he said.,“Not at all. The facts all point more or less clearly in one direction. There is just someirrelevant matter to be cleared out of the way. When this is done the truth will appear.”,They worked with feverish haste to finish the job.为了完成此事他们以狂热的速度工作着 。,He stammered most when he was nervous. 他一紧张往往口吃
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