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1、TheyCametoBaghdadAgathaChristie1951ToallmyfriendsinBaghdad2Chapter1ICaptainCrosbiecameoutofthebankwiththepleasedairofonewhohascashedachequeandhasdiscoveredthatthereisjustalittlemoreinhisaccountthanhethoughttherewas.CaptainCrosbieoftenlookedpleasedwithhimself.Hewasthatkindofman.Inf
2、igurehewasshortandstocky,withratheraredfaceandabristlingmilitarymoustache.Hestruttedalittlewhenhewalked.Hisclotheswere,perhaps,justatrifleloud,andhewasfondofagoodstory.Hewaspopularamongothermen.Acheerfulman,commonplacebutkindly,unmarried.Nothingremarkableabouthim.ThereareheapsofCr
3、osbiesintheEast.ThestreetintowhichCaptainCrosbieemergedwascalledBankStreetfortheexcellentreasonthatmostofthebanksinthecityweresituatedinit.Insidethebankitwascoolanddarkandrathermusty.Thepredominantsoundwasoflargequantitiesoftypewritersclickinginthebackground.OutsideinBankStreetitw
4、assunnyandfullofswirlingdustandthenoiseswereterrificandvaried.Therewasthepersistenthonkingofmotorhorns,thecriesofvendorsofvariouswares.Therewerehotdisputesbetweensmallgroupsofpeoplewhoseemedreadytomurdereachotherbutwerereallyfastfriends;men,boysandchildrenweresellingeverytypeoftre
5、e,sweetmeats,orangesandbananas,bathtowels,combs,razorbladesandotherassortedmerchandisecarriedrapidlythroughthestreetsontrays.Therewasalsoaperpetualandeverrenewedsoundofthroatclearingandspitting,andaboveitthethinmelancholywailofmenconductingdonkeysandhorsesamongstthestreamofmotorsa
6、ndpedestriansshouting,‘Balek–Balek!’Itwaseleveno’clockinthemorninginthecityofBaghdad.CaptainCrosbiestoppedarapidlyrunningboywithanarmfulofnewspapersandboughtone.HeturnedthecornerofBankStreetandcameintoRashidStreetwhichisthemainstreetofBaghdad,runningthroughitforaboutfourmilesparal
7、lelwiththeriverTigris.CaptainCrosbieglancedattheheadlinesinthepaper,tuckeditunderhisarm,walkedforabouttwohundredyardsandthenturneddownasmallalleywayandintoalargekhanorcourt.Atthefarthersideofthishepushedopenadoorwithabrassplateandfoundhimselfinanoffice.AneatyoungIraqiclerklefthist
8、ypewriterandcameforwardsmilingawe
