标题: 《Murder on the Links 》作者:- Christie_ Agatha 【EPUB】 [打印本页] 作者: zaq 时间: 2013-8-12 11:19 标题: 《Murder on the Links 》作者:- Christie_ Agatha 【EPUB】 Murder on the Links Murder on the Links Murder on the Links Murder on the Links Chapter 1 A FELLOW-TRAVELLER I believe that a well-known anecdote exists to the effect that a young writer, determined to make the commencement of his story forcible and original enough to catch and rivet the attention of the most blasé of editors, penned the following sentence: '“Hell!” said the Duchess.' Strangely enough, this tale of mine opens in much the same fashion. Only the lady who gave utterance to the exclamation was not a duchess. It was a day in early June. I had been transacting some business in Paris and was returning by the morning service to London, where I was still sharing rooms with my old friend, the Belgian ex-detective, Hercule Poirot. The Calais express was singularly empty - in fact, my own compartment held only one other traveller. I had made a somewhat hurried departure from the hotel and was busy assuring myself that I had duly collected all my traps, when the train started. Up till then I had hardly noticed my companion, but I was now violently recalled to the fact of her existence. Jumping up from her seat, she let down the window and