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《THE MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR AT STYLES(斯代爾斯的怪事) 》由會(huì)員上傳分享，免費(fèi)在線閱讀，更多相關(guān)內(nèi)容在學(xué)術(shù)論文-天天文庫(kù)。
1、THEMYSTERIOUSAFFAIRATSTYLESTHEMYSTERIOUSAFFAIRATSTYLESAGATHACHRISTIE1THEMYSTERIOUSAFFAIRATSTYLESCHAPTERI.IGOTOSTYLESTheintenseinterestarousedinthepublicbywhatwasknownatthetimeas"TheStylesCase"hasnowsomewhatsubsided.Nevertheless,inviewoftheworld-widenotorietywhichattendedit,Ihavebeenasked,b
2、othbymyfriendPoirotandthefamilythemselves,towriteanaccountofthewholestory.This,wetrust,willeffectuallysilencethesensationalrumourswhichstillpersist.Iwillthereforebrieflysetdownthecircumstanceswhichledtomybeingconnectedwiththeaffair.IhadbeeninvalidedhomefromtheFront;and,afterspendingsomemon
3、thsinaratherdepressingConvalescentHome,wasgivenamonth'ssickleave.Havingnonearrelationsorfriends,Iwastryingtomakeupmymindwhattodo,whenIranacrossJohnCavendish.Ihadseenverylittleofhimforsomeyears.Indeed,Ihadneverknownhimparticularlywell.Hewasagoodfifteenyearsmysenior,foronething,thoughhehardl
4、ylookedhisforty-fiveyears.Asaboy,though,IhadoftenstayedatStyles,hismother'splaceinEssex.Wehadagoodyarnaboutoldtimes,anditendedinhisinvitingmedowntoStylestospendmyleavethere."Thematerwillbedelightedtoseeyouagain--afterallthoseyears,"headded."Yourmotherkeepswell?"Iasked."Oh,yes.Isupposeyoukn
5、owthatshehasmarriedagain?"IamafraidIshowedmysurpriseratherplainly.Mrs.Cavendish,whohadmarriedJohn'sfatherwhenhewasawidowerwithtwosons,hadbeenahandsomewomanofmiddle-ageasIrememberedher.Shecertainlycouldnotbeadaylessthanseventynow.Irecalledherasanenergetic,autocraticpersonality,somewhatincli
6、nedtocharitableandsocialnotoriety,withafondnessforopeningbazaarsandplayingtheLadyBountiful.Shewasamostgenerouswoman,andpossessedaconsiderablefortuneofherown.2THEMYSTERIOUSAFFAIRATSTYLESTheircountry-place,StylesCourt,hadbeenpurchasedbyMr.Cavendishearlyintheirmarriedlife.Hehadbeencompletelyu
7、nderhiswife'sascendancy,somuchsothat,ondying,helefttheplacetoherforherlifetime,aswellasthelargerpartofhisincome;anarrangementthatwasdistinctlyunfairtohistwosons.Theirstep-mother,however,hadalwaysbeenmostgeneroustothem;indeed,theyweresoyoungatthetimeoftheirfath
