阿加莎《无人生还》英文版And Then There Were None.pdf

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1、AndThenThereWereNonebyAGATHACHRISTIECHAPTER1INTHECORNERofafirst-classsmokingcarriage,Mr.JusticeWargrave,latelyretiredfromthebench,puffedatacigarandrananinterestedeyethroughthepoliticalnewsintheTimes.Helaidthepaperdownandglancedoutofthewindow.TheywererunningnowthroughSomers

2、et.Heglancedathiswatch-anothertwohourstogo.HewentoverinhismindallthathadappearedinthepapersaboutIndianIsland.TherehadbeenitsoriginalpurchasebyanAmericanmillionairewhowascrazyaboutyachting-andanaccountoftheluxuriousmodernhousehehadbuiltonthislittleislandofftheDevoncoast.The

3、unfortunatefactthatthenewthirdwifeoftheAmericanmillionairewasabadsailorhadledtothesubsequentputtingupofthehouseandislandforsale.Variousglowingadvertisementsofithadappearedinthepapers.Thencamethefirstbaldstatementthatithadbeenbought-byaMr.Owen.Afterthattherurnoursofthegossi

4、pwritershadstarted.IndianIslandhadreallybeenboughtbyMissGabrielleTurl,theHollywoodfilmstar!Shewantedtospendsomemonthstherefreefromallpublicity!BusyBeehadhinteddelicatelythatitwastobeanabodeforRoyalty??!Mr.Merryweatherhadhaditwhisperedtohimthatithadbeenboughtforahoneymoon-Y

5、oungLordL--hadsurrenderedtoCupidatlast!JonasknewforafactthatithadbeenpurchasedbytheAdmiraltywithaviewtocarryingoutsomeveryhushhushexperiments!Definitely,IndianIslandwasnews!FromhispocketMr.JusticeWargravedrewoutaletter.Thehandwritingwaspracticallyillegiblebutwordshereandth

6、erestoodoutwithunexpectedclarity.DearestLawrence...suchyearssinceIheardanythingofyou...mustcometoIndianIsland...themostenchantingplace...somuchtotalkover...olddays...communionwithNature...baskinsunshine...12.40fromPaddington...meetyouatOakbridge...andhiscorrespondentsigned

7、herselfwithaflourishhiseverConstanceCulmington.Mr.JusticeWargravecastbackinhismindtorememberwhenexactlyhehadlastseenLadyConstanceCulmington.Itmustbeseven-no,eightyearsago.ShehadthenbeengoingtoItalytobaskinthesunandbeatonewithNatureandthecontaditd.Later,hehadheard,shehadpro

8、ceededtoSyriawheresheproposedtobaskinyetstrongersunandliveatonewithNatureandthebedouin.Co