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1、BlackmailArthurHaileyThechiefhouseofficer,Ogilvie,whohaddeclaredhewouldappearattheCroydonssuiteanhourafterhiscryptictelephonecallactuallytooktwicethattime.AsaresultthenervesofboththeDukeandDuchesswereexcessivelyfrayedwhenthemutedbuzzeroftheouterdooreventuallysounded.T
2、heDuchesswenttothedoorherself.Earliershehaddispatchedhermaidonaninventederrandand,cruelly,instructedthemoon-facedmalesecretary–whowasterrifiedofdogs–toexercisetheBedlingtonterriers.Herowntensionwasnotlessenedbytheknowledgethatbothmightreturnatanymoment.Awaveofcigarsmo
3、keaccompaniedOgilviein.Whenhehadfollowedhertothelivingroom,theDuchesslookedpointedlyatthehalf-burnedcigarinthefatman’smouth.“MyhusbandandIfindstrongsmokeoffensive.Wouldyoukindlyputthatout."Thehousedetective'spiggyeyessurveyedhersardonicallyfromhisgrossjowledface.Hisga
4、zemovedontosweepthespacious,well-appointedroom,encompassingtheDukewhofacedthemuncertainly,hisbacktoawindow."Prettyneatset-upyoufolksgot.”Takinghistime,Ogilvieremovedtheoffendingcigar,knockedofftheashandflippedthebutttowardanornamentalfireplaceonhisright.Hemissed,andth
5、ebuttfelluponthecarpetwhereheignoredit.TheDuchess'slipstightened.Shesaidsharply,imagineyoudidnotcomeheretodiscussdécor".Theobesebodyshookinanappreciativechuckle."No,ma'am,can'tsayIdid.Ilikenicethings,though."Heloweredthelevelofhisincongruousfalsettovoice."Likethatcaro
6、fyours.Theoneyoukeephereinthehotel.Jaguar,ain'tit?""Aah!"Itwasnotaspokenword,butanemissionofbreathfromtheDukeof10Croydon.Hiswifeshothimaswift,warningglance."Inwhatconceivablewaydoesourcarconcernyou?”AsifthequestionfromtheDuchesshadbeenasignal,thehousedetective'smanner
7、changed.Heinquiredabruptly,"Whoelseisinthisplace?"ItwastheDukewhoanswered,"Noone.Wesentthemout.""There'sthingsitpaystocheck."Movingwithsurprisingspeed,thefatmanwalkedaroundthesuite,openingdoorsandinspectingthespacebehindthem.Obviouslyheknewtheroomarrangementwell.After
8、reopeningandclosingtheouterdoor,hereturned,apparentlysatisfied,tothelivingroom.TheDuchesshadseatedherselfinastraight-backedO
