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Ithinkthatlastinterviewpreparedmeinaastoe.Idid，ofcourse，butened，Irised.BearyBartonstruckmeallalongasatiouswoman—notaweaksiawomanwiths，whotothem，andwhowouldasloillbelievedinthem.Ifaiversationwehadshewasbeginningtodoubtherowns.Iknestedtomethatshewasfeelifaintbeginningsofthatterriblesoul-searcher-remorse.

&hinghappenedinwall，inasmalllace，ratherdesertedatthatseasomusthavebeeeMarch.Ireadaboutitinthepapers.Aladyhadbeenstayingatasmallhotelthere—aMissBarton.Shehadbeenveryoddandpehermahadbeennoticedbyall.Atnightsheanddownherrotoherself，andnotallowingthepeopleohersideofhertosleep.Shehadtheviedayandhadtoldhimthatshehadauniofthegravestimportaomaketohim.Shehad，shesaid，itteda，instead，shehadstoodupabruptlyandsaidshewouldotherday.Thevicarputherdownasbeingslightlymental，anddidnottakeherself-aseriously.

Theverymshewasfoundtobemissingfromherroom.Aaddressedtotheer.Itranasfollows:

Itriedtospeaktothevicaryesterday，tofessall，butwasnotallowed.Shewouldme.Imakeamendsonlyoneway—alifeforalife;agothesamewayashersdid.I，too，mustdrowninthedeepsea.IbelievedIwasjustified.Iseenowthatthatwasnotso.IfIdesireAmy’sfivegotoher.Letnoonebeblamedformydeath.

—MaryBarton

&heswerefoundlyingonthebeaasecludedearby，anditseemedclearthatshehaduhereaelyouttoseawherethetwasknowntobedangerous，sweepihecoast.

Thebodywasafteratimeleavewasgiveh.Shewasariaebeiahuhousandpounds.Siestateitallweofkin—afamilyofAustralia.ThepapersmadediscreetreferehetragedyinthearyIslands，puttingforwardthetheorythatthedeathofMissDurranthadunhingedherfriend’sbraitheusualverdictofSuicidewhilsttemporarilyiurned.

AainfallsedyofAmyDurrantandMaryBarton.”

ThereauseandthenJaneHeliergaveagreatgasp.

“Oh，butyoumustn’tstopthere—justatthempartGoon.”

“Butyousee，MissHelier，thisisory.Thisisreallife;andreallifestopsjustwhereitchooses.”

“ButIdon’twantitto，”

saidJatoknow.”

“Thisiswhereweuseourbrains，MissHelier，”

explainedSirHenry.“WhydidMaryBartonkillherpanion?That’stheproblemDrLloydhassetus.”

1.Ahefollowiions.

1）Whataretheformayleofthetext?

2）Whatkindofuhenarratorwitness?

3）Whodiedintheso-calledat?

4）Whydoesthenarratorfeelsuspiciousofthe“at”

?

5）Whoisthemurderer?Whatmightbethemotivebehindthemurder?

2.AgathaChristie:Plotdevices.

TherearemanylayersinAgathaChristie’smysteries—somaies，dredherrings.AgathaChristierarelyfailstostuhthefinalsolution.Whyisthat，andlotdevicesdoessheusetokeepthereaderguessing?

&devicesChristieofteedbelow.PleaseidentifytheonesemployedinThepahemihrefereoryi.

Clues＆RedHerrings

&LikelySuspect

TheDisguise

TheLo

TheDiscreditedWitness

&s＆Domestics

Intuition

TheBigReveal

3.Oralwork:Deviseanendiory.

uetotellthismysterystinativelyaruthbehieriousdeathiomakeyourstorysandgiveagmotiveforthecrime.