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高英3版第3课Blackmail课文全文

Blackmail

ArthurHailey

⑦1Thechiefhouseofficer,Ogilvie,whohaddeclaredhewouldappearatthe

Croydonssuiteanhourafterhiscryptictelephonecallactuallytooktwicethattime.

AsaresultthenervesofboththeDukeandDuchesswereexcessivelyfrayedwhenthemutedbuzzeroftheouterdooreventuallysounded.

⑦2TheDuchesswenttothedoorherself.Earliershehaddispatchedhermaidonaninventederrandand,cruelly,instructedthemoon-facedmalesecretary-whowasterrifiedofdogs-toexercisetheBedlingtonterriers.Herowntensionwasnotlessenedbytheknowledgethatbothmightreturnatanymoment.

③AwaveofcigarsmokeaccompaniedOgilviein.Whenhehadfollowedhertothelivingroom,theDuchesslookedpointedlyatthehalf-burnedcigarinthefatmanmouth.“MyhusbandandIfindstrongsmokeoffensive.Wouldyoukindlyputthatout."

®Thehousedetective'spiggyeyessurveyedhersardonicallyfromhisgrossjowledface.Hisgazemovedontosweepthespacious,well-appointedroom,encompassingtheDukewhofacedthemuncertainly,hisbacktoawindow.

⑦5"Prettyneatset-upyoufolksgot.”Takinghistime,Ogilvieremovedtheoffendingcigar,knockedofftheashandflippedthebutttowardanornamentalfireplaceonhisright.Hemissed,andthebuttfelluponthecarpetwhereheignoredit.

⑥TheDuchess'slipstightened.Shesaidsharply,imagineyoudidnotcomeheretodiscussdcof".

⑦Theobesebodyshookinanappreciativechuckle."No,ma'am,can'tsayIdid.Ilikenicethings,though."Heloweredthelevelofhisincongruousfalsettovoice."

Likethatcarofyours.Theoneyoukeephereinthehotel.Jaguar,ain'tit?

"

©8"Aah!

"Itwasnotaspokenword,butanemissionofbreathfromtheDukeof

Croydon.Hiswifeshothimaswift,warningglance.

©9"Inwhatconceivablewaydoesourcarconcernyou?

©10AsifthequestionfromtheDuchesshadbeenasignal,thehousedetective's

mannerchanged.Heinquiredabruptly,"Whoelseisinthisplace?

"

©11ItwastheDukewhoanswered,"Noone.Wesentthemout."

©12"There'sthingsitpaystocheck."Movingwithsurprisingspeed,thefatman

walkedaroundthesuite,openingdoorsandinspectingthespacebehindthem.

Obviouslyheknewtheroomarrangementwell.Afterreopeningandclosingtheouter

door,hereturned,apparentlysatisfied,tothelivingroom.

TheDuchesshadseatedherselfinastraight-backedOgilvieremainedstanding.

©14

"Nowthen,"hesaid."Youtwowasinthehit-'n-run."

©15

Shemethiseyesdirectly."Whatareyoutalkingabout?

"

©16

"Don'tplaygames,lady.Thisisforreal."Hetookoutafreshcigarandbitoffthe

end,"Yousawthepapers.There'sbeenplentyonradio,too."

©17TwohighpointsofcolorappearedinthepalenessoftheDuchessofCroydon's

cheeks."Whatyouaresuggestingisthemostdisgusting,ridiculous..."

©18"Itoldyou-Cutitout!

”Thewordsspatforthwithsuddensavagery,all

pretenseofblandnessgone.IgnoringtheDuke,Ogilviewavedtheunlightedcigar

underhisadversary'sadversary'snose."Youlistentome,yourhigh-an'-mightiness.

Thiscity'sburnin'mad-cops,mayor,everybodyelse.Whentheyfindwhodonethat

lastnight,whokilledthatkidan'itsmother,thenhigh-tailedit,they'llthrowthebook,

andnevermindwhoithits,orwhethertheygotfancytitlesneither.NowIknowwhat

Iknow,andifIdowhatbyrightsIshould,there'llbeasquadofcopsinheresofast

you'llhardlysee'em.ButIcometoyoufirst,infairness,so'syoucouldtellyourside

ofittome."Thepiggyeyesblinked,thenhardened."'fyouwantittheotherway,just

sayso."

（19TheDuchessofCroydon-threecenturiesandahalfofinbredarroganeebehindher-didnotyieldeasily.Springingtoherfeet,herfacewrathful,gray-greeneyesblazing,shefacedthegrossnessofthehousedetectivesquarely.Hertonewouldhave

witheredanyonewhoknewherwell.

Youunspeakableblackguard!

Howdareyou!

920Eventheself-assuranceofOgilvieflickeredforaninstant.ButitwastheDukeofCroydonwhointerjected,"It'snogo,oldgirl.I'mafraid.Itwasagoodtry."Facing

Ogilvie,hesaid,"Whatyouaccuseusofistrue.Iamtoblame.Iwasdrivingthecarandkilledthelittlegirl."

（21"That'smorelikeit,"Ogilviesaid.Helitthefreshcigar."Nowwe'regettingsomewhere."

922Wearily,inagestureofsurrender,theDuchessofCroydonsankbackintoherchair.Claspingherhandstoconcealtheirtrembling,sheasked."Whatisityouknow?

"

（23"Wellnow,门Ispellitout."Thehousedetectivetookhistime,leisurelyputtingacloudofbluecigarsmoke,hiseyessardonicallyontheDuchessasifchallengingherobjection.Butbeyondwrinklinghernoseindistaste,shemadenocomment.

（24OgilviepointedtotheDuke."Lastnight,earlyon,youwenttoLindy'sPIacein

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