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Text B The Companion（第3页）

“Mydearyounglady，whatcouldIdo?Therewashemajorityoftheeye-withesamestoryasMissBarton.IhadbuiltupmyownsuspisoutofafleetingexpressionwhichImightpossiblyhaveimagihingIddiddowastoseethatthewidestinquiriesweremadefortherelationsofAmyDurraimeIwasinEandsawthelandladyofherroom，withtheresultsIhavetoldyou.”

“Butyoufelttherewassomethingwrong，”

saidMissMarple.

Dr.Lloydnodded.

“HalfthetimeIwasashamedofmyselffso.WhowasItogosuspegthis-manneredEnglishladyofafoulande?IdidmybesttobeascordialaspossiblettheshorttimeshestayedontheislahtheSpanishauthorities.IdideverythingIcoulddoasanEnglishmantohelpapatriotiry;aIamcedthatsheknewIsuspeddislikedher.”

“Howlothere?”

askedMissMarple.

“Ithinkitwasabht.MissDurrantwasburiedthere，anditmusthavebeenabouttendayslaterwheookaboatbagland.Theshockhadupsethersomuchthatshefeltshe’tspehereasshehadpla’swhatshesaid.”

“Diditseemtohaveupsether?”

askedMissMarple.

&orhesitated.

“Well，Idon’tknowthatitaffectedherappearaall，”

hesaidcautiously.

&，forinstance，growfatter?”

askedMissMarple.

“Doyouknow—it’sacuriousthingythat.hinkback，Ibelieveyht.She—yes，shedidseem，ifanythii.”

“Howhorrible，”

saidJahashudder.“It’slike—it’slikefatteningonyourvictim’sblood.”

“A，inanotherway，ImaybedoingheranionDrLloyd.“Shelysaidsomethi，whitediirelydiffereheremaybe，Ithinkthereare，ceswhichworkveryslowly—whietoawakeyofthedeeditted.”

“Itwastheeveningbeforeherdeparturefromthearies.Shehadaskedmetogoandseeher，andhadthankedmeverywarmlyforallIhaddoohelpher.I，ofadelightofthematter，saidIhadowasnaturaluandsoon.Thereauseafterthat，andthenshesuddenlyaskedmeaquestion.

‘Doyouthink，’sheasked，‘thatoifiedintakioone’so>

&hatthatwasratheradifficultquestion，butthatonthewhole，Ithoughtnot.Thelawwasthelaw，aoabidebyit.’

&ispowerless?’

‘Idoand.’

‘It’sdifficulttoexplaidosomethingthatissidereddefinitelywrong–thatissideredacrime，even，foodandsuffitreason.’

Ireplieddrylythatpossiblyseveralalshadthoughtthatiime，andsheshrankback.

‘Butthat’shorrible，’shemurmured.‘Horrible.’

Ahageoftonesheaskedmetogivehersomethingtomakehersleep.Shehadosleepproperlysied—sierribleshock.

‘You’resureitisthat?Thereisnyou?Nothingonyourmind?’

‘Onmymind?Whatshouldbeonmymind?’

Shespokefierdsuspiciously.

‘Worryisacauseofsleeplessimes，’Isaidlightly.

&obroodforamoment.

‘Doyoumeanwoverthefuture，overthepast，whi’tbealtered?’

&her.’

‘Onlyitwouldn’tbeanygoverthepast.You’tbringback—Oh!What’stheuse!Othithink.’

Iprescribedheramildsleepingdraughtandmademyadieu.AsIoalittleoverthewordsshehadspoken.‘You’tbringback—’‘What?Orwho?’