沉睡的谋杀案13

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（单词翻译:单击）

Seven

DR. KENNEDY

A few days later Gwenda, walking along the Esplanade in a sharp wind,

stopped suddenly beside one of the glass shelters which a thoughtful Cor-

poration had provided for the use of its visitors.

“Miss Marple?” she exclaimed in lively surprise.

For indeed Miss Marple it was, nicely wrapped up in a thick fleecy coat

and well wound round with scarves.

“Quite a surprise to you, I’m sure, to find me here,” said Miss Marple

briskly. “But my doctor ordered me away to the seaside for a little change,

and your description of Dillmouth sounded so attractive that I decided to

come here—especially as the cook and butler of a friend of mine take in

boarders.”

“But why didn’t you come and see us?” demanded Gwenda.

“Old people can be rather a nuisance, my dear. Newly married young

couples should be left to themselves.” She smiled at Gwenda’s protest. “I’m

sure you’d have made me very welcome. And how are you both? And are

you progressing with your mystery?”

“We’re hot on the trail,” Gwenda said, sitting beside her.

She detailed their various investigations up to date.

“And now,” she ended, “we’ve put an advertisement in lots of papers—

local ones and The Times and the other big dailies. We’ve just said will

anyone with any knowledge of Helen Spenlove Halliday, née Kennedy,

communicate etc. I should think, don’t you, that we’re bound to get some

answers.”

“I should think so, my dear—yes, I should think so.”

Miss Marple’s tone was placid as ever, but her eyes looked troubled.

They flashed a quick appraising glance at the girl sitting beside her. That

tone of determined heartiness did not ring quite true. Gwenda, Miss

Marple thought, looked worried. What Dr. Haydock had called “the implic-

ations” were, perhaps, beginning to occur to her. Yes, but now it was too

late to go back….

Miss Marple said gently and apologetically, “I have really become most

interested in all this. My life, you know, has so few excitements. I hope you

won’t think me very inquisitive if I ask you to let me know how you pro-

gress?”

“Of course we’ll let you know,” said Gwenda warmly. “You shall be in on

everything. Why, but for you, I should be urging doctors to shut me up in a

loony bin. Tell me your address here, and then you must come and have a

drink—I mean, have tea with us, and see the house. You’ve got to see the

scene of the crime, haven’t you?”

She laughed, but there was a slightly nervy edge to her laugh.

When she had gone on her way Miss Marple shook her head very gently

and frowned.

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