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1、CurtainONEWhoistherewhohasnotfeltasuddenstartledpangatrelivinganoldexperienceorfeelinganoldemotion?"Ihavedonethisbefore..."Whydothosewordsalwaysmoveonesoprofoundly?ThatwasthequestionIaskedmyselfasIsatinthetrainwatchingtheflatEssexlandscapeoutside.Howlonga
2、gowasitthatIhadtakenthisselfsamejourney?Hadfelt(ridiculously)thatthebestoflifewasoverforme!Woundedinthatwarthatformewouldalwaysbethewar-thewarthatwaswipedoutnowbyasecondandamoredesperatewar.Ithadseemedin1916toyoungArthurHastingsthathewasalreadyoldandmatur
3、e.HowlittlehadIrealizedthat,forme,lifewasonlythenbeginning.Ihadbeenjourneying,thoughIdidnotknowit,tomeetthemanwhoseinfluenceovermewastoshapeandmouldmylife.ActuallyIhadbeengoingtostaywithmyoldfriendJohnCavendish,whosemother,recentlyremarried,hadacountryhou
4、senamed"Styles."Apleasantrenewingofoldacquaintanceships,thatwasallIhadthoughtit,notforeseeingthatIwasshortlytoplungeintoallthedarkembroilmentsofamysteriousmurder.ItwasatStylesthatIhadmetagainthatstrangelittleman,HerculePoirot,whomIhadfirstcomeacrossinBelg
5、ium.HowwellIrememberedmyamazementwhenIhadseenthelimpingfigurewiththelargemoustachecomingupthevillagestreet.HerculePoirot!Sincethosedayshehadbeenmydearestfriend;hisinfluencehadmouldedmylife.Incompanywithhim,inthehuntingdownofyetanothermurderer,Ihadmetmywif
6、e,thetruestandsweetestcompanionanymancouldhavehad.ShelaynowinArgentinesoil,dyingasshewouldhavewished,withnolong-drawn-outsufferingorfeeblenessofoldage.Butshehadleftaverylonelyandunhappymanbehindher.Ah!IfIcouldgoback-livelifealloveragain.Ifthiscouldhavebee
7、nthatdayin1916whenIfirsttravelledtoStyles...Whatchangeshadtakenplacesincethen!Whatgapsamongthefamiliarfaces.StylesitselfhadbeensoldbytheCavendishes.JohnCavendishwasdead,thoughhiswifeMary(thatfascinating,enigmaticalcreature)wasstillalive,livinginDevonshire
8、.LawrencewaslivingwithhiswifeandchildreninSouthAfrica.Changes-changeseverywhere.Butonething,strangelyenough,wasthesame.IwasgoingtoStylestomeetHerculePoirot.HowstupefiedIhadbeentoreceivehisletter,withitsheadingStyles
