空幻之屋20

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“You recognize this, Sir Henry?”
Inspector1 Grange laid the revolver on the desk in front of Sir Henry and looked at him
expectantly.
“I can handle it?” Sir Henry’s hand hesitated over the revolver as he asked the question.
Grange nodded. “It’s been in the pool. Destroyed whatever fingerprints2 there were on it. A pity,
if I may say so, that Miss Savernake let it slip out of her hand.”
“Yes, yes—but of course it was a very tense moment for all of us. Women are apt to get
flustered3 and—er—drop things.”
Again Inspector Grange nodded. He said:
“Miss Savernake seems a cool, capable young lady on the whole.”
The words were devoid4 of emphasis, yet something in them made Sir Henry look up sharply.
Grange went on:
“Now, do you recognize it, sir?”
Sir Henry picked up the revolver and examined it. He noted5 the number and compared it with a
list in a small leather-bound book. Then, closing the book with a sigh, he said:
“Yes, Inspector, this comes from my collection here.”
“When did you see it last?”
“Yesterday afternoon. We were doing some shooting in the garden with a target, and this was
one of the firearms we were using.”
“Who actually fired this revolver on that occasion?”
“I think everybody had at least one shot with it.”
“Including Mrs. Christow?”
“Including Mrs. Christow.”
“And after you had finished shooting?”
“I put the revolver away in its usual place. Here.”
He pulled out the drawer of a big bureau. It was half-full of guns.
“You’ve got a big collection of firearms, Sir Henry.”
“It’s been a hobby of mine for many years.”
Inspector Grange’s eyes rested thoughtfully on the ex-Governor of the Hollowene Islands. A
good- looking, distinguished6 man, the kind of man he would be quite pleased to serve under
himself—in fact, a man he would much prefer to his own present Chief Constable7. Inspector
Grange did not think much of the Chief Constable of Wealdshire—a fussy8 despot and a tuft-
hunter. He brought his mind back to the job in hand.
“The revolver was not, of course, loaded when you put it away, Sir Henry?”
“Certainly not.”
“And you keep your ammunition—where?”
“Here.” Sir Henry took a key from a pigeonhole9 and unlocked one of the lower drawers of the
desk.
“Simple enough,” thought Grange. The Christow woman had seen where it was kept. She’d
only got to come along and help herself. Jealousy10, he thought, plays the dickens with women.
He’d lay ten to one it was jealousy. The thing would come clear enough when he’d finished the
routine here and got on to the Harley Street end. But you’d got to do things in their proper order.
He got up and said:
“Well, thank you, Sir Henry. I’ll let you know about the inquest.”

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1 inspector q6kxH     
n.检查员，监察员，视察员
参考例句：
  • The inspector was interested in everything pertaining to the school.视察员对有关学校的一切都感兴趣。
  • The inspector was shining a flashlight onto the tickets.查票员打着手电筒查看车票。
2 fingerprints 9b456c81cc868e5bdf3958245615450b     
n.指纹( fingerprint的名词复数 )v.指纹( fingerprint的第三人称单数 )
参考例句：
  • Everyone's fingerprints are unique. 每个人的指纹都是独一无二的。
  • They wore gloves so as not to leave any fingerprints behind (them). 他们戴着手套，以免留下指纹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 flustered b7071533c424b7fbe8eb745856b8c537     
adj.慌张的；激动不安的v.使慌乱，使不安( fluster的过去式和过去分词)
参考例句：
  • The honking of horns flustered the boy. 汽车喇叭的叫声使男孩感到慌乱。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • She was so flustered that she forgot her reply. 她太紧张了，都忘记了该如何作答。 来自辞典例句
4 devoid dZzzx     
adj.全无的，缺乏的
参考例句：
  • He is completely devoid of humour.他十分缺乏幽默。
  • The house is totally devoid of furniture.这所房子里什么家具都没有。
5 noted 5n4zXc     
adj.著名的，知名的
参考例句：
  • The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
  • Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
6 distinguished wu9z3v     
adj.卓越的，杰出的，著名的
参考例句：
  • Elephants are distinguished from other animals by their long noses.大象以其长长的鼻子显示出与其他动物的不同。
  • A banquet was given in honor of the distinguished guests.宴会是为了向贵宾们致敬而举行的。
7 constable wppzG     
n.(英国)警察，警官
参考例句：
  • The constable conducted the suspect to the police station.警官把嫌疑犯带到派出所。
  • The constable kept his temper,and would not be provoked.那警察压制着自己的怒气，不肯冒起火来。
8 fussy Ff5z3     
adj.为琐事担忧的，过分装饰的，爱挑剔的
参考例句：
  • He is fussy about the way his food's cooked.他过分计较食物的烹调。
  • The little girl dislikes her fussy parents.小女孩讨厌她那过分操心的父母。
9 pigeonhole tlczdr     
n.鸽舍出入口；v.把...归类
参考例句：
  • The pigeonhole principle is an important principle in combinatorics.鸽巢原理是组合学中一个非常重要的原理。
  • I don't want to be pigeonholed as a kids' presenter.我不想被归类为儿童节目主持人。
10 jealousy WaRz6     
n.妒忌，嫉妒，猜忌
参考例句：
  • Some women have a disposition to jealousy.有些女人生性爱妒忌。
  • I can't support your jealousy any longer.我再也无法忍受你的嫉妒了。

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