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1、DESTINATIONUNKOWNAgathaChristieChapter1Themanbehindthedeskmovedaheavyglasspaperweightfourinchestotheright.Hisfacewasnotsomuchthoughtfulorabstractedasexpressionless.Hehadthepalecomplexionthatcomesfromlivingmostofthedayinartificiallight.Thisman,youfelt,wasa
2、nindoorman.Amanofdesksandfiles.Thefactthattoreachhisofficeyouhadtowalkthroughlongtwistingundergroundcorridorswassomehowstrangelyappropriate.Itwouldhavebeendifficulttoguesshisage.Helookedneitheroldnoryoung.Hisfacewassmoothandunwrinkled,andinhiseyeswasagrea
3、ttiredness.Theothermanintheroomwasolder.Hewasdarkwithasmallmilitarymoustache.Therewasabouthimanalertnervousenergy.Evennow,unabletositstill,hewaspacingupanddown,fromtimetotimethrowingoffaremarkinajerkymanner."Reports!"hesaidexplosively."Reports,reportsandm
4、orereports,andnoneofthemanydamngood!"Themanatthedesklookeddownatthepapersinfrontofhim.Ontopwasanofficialcardheaded,"Betterton,ThomasCharles."Afterthenamewasaninterrogationmark.Themanatthedesknoddedthoughtfully.Hesaid,"You'vefollowedupthesereportsandnoneof
5、themanygood?"Theothershruggedhisshoulders."Howcanonetell?"heasked.Themanbehindthedesksighed."Yes,"hesaid,"thereisthat.Onecan'ttellreally."Theoldermanwentonwithakindofmachinegunvolleyabruptness."ReportsfromRome;reportsfromTouraine;seenontheRiviera;noticedi
6、nAntwerp;definitelyidentifiedinOslo;positivelyseeninBiarritz;observedbehavingsuspiciouslyinStrasburg;seenonthebeachatOstendwithaglamorousblonde;noticedwalkinginthestreetsinBrusselswithagreyhound!Hasn'tbeenseenyetintheZoowithhisarmroundazebra,butIdaresayth
7、atwillcome!""You'venoparticularfancyyourself,Wharton?PersonallyIhadhopesoftheAntwerpreport,butithasn'tledtoanything.Ofcoursebynow..."theyoungmanstoppedspeakingandseemedtogointoacoma.Presentlyhecameoutofitagainandsaidcryptically,"Yes,probably...andyet-Iwon
8、der?"ColonelWhartonsatdownabruptlyonthearmofachair."Butwe'vegottofindout,"hesaidinsistently."We'vegottobreakthebackofallthishowandwhyandwhere?Youcan'tloseatamescientisteverymonthorsoandhavenoideahowtheygoorwhytheygo
