藍色特快上的秘密-藍色列車之謎-藍色列車(英文版)

第6部分 (第5/7頁)

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〃Dr　Harrison。〃

The　big；　middle…aged　doctor　came　buzzing　in　with　the　energy　and　breeziness　that　had　been　fore…shadowed　by　his　onslaught　on　the　knocker。

〃Good　morning；　Miss　Grey。〃

〃Good　morning；　Dr　Harrison。〃

〃I　dropped　in　early；〃　began　the　doctor；　〃in　case　you　should　have　heard　from　one　of　those　Harfield　cousins。　Mrs　Samuel；　she　calls　herself　…　a　perfectly　poisonous　person。〃

Without　a　word；　Katherine　picked　up　Mrs　Harfield's　letter　from　the　table　and　gave　it　to　him。　With　a　good　deal　of　amusement　she　watched　his　perusal　of　it；　the　drawing　together　of　the　bushy　eyebrows；　the　snorts　and　grunts　of　violent　disapproval。　He　dashed　it　down　again　on　the　table。

〃Perfectly　monstrous；〃　he　fumed。　〃Don't　you　let　it　worry　you；　my　dear。　They're　talking　through　their　hat。　Mrs　Harfield's　intellect　was　as　good　as　yours　or　mine；　and　you　won't　get　anyone　to　say　the　contrary。　They　wouldn't　have　a　leg　to　stand　upon；　and　they　know　it。　All　that　talk　of　taking　it　into　court　is　pure　bluff。　Hence　this　attempt　to　get　round　you　in　a　hole…and…corner　way。　And　look　here；　my　dear；　don't　let　them　get　round　you　with　soft　soap　either。　Don't　get　fancying　it's　your　duty　to　hand　over　the　cash；　or　any　tomfoolery　of　conscientious　scruples。〃

〃I'm　afraid　it　hasn't　occurred　to　me　to　have　scruples；〃　said　Katherine。　〃All　these　people　are　distant　relatives　of　Mrs　Harfield's　husband；　and　they　never　came　near　her　or　took　any　notice　of　her　in　her　lifetime。〃

〃You're　a　sensible　woman；〃　said　the　doctor。　〃I　know；　none　better；　that　you've　had　a　hard　life　of　it　for　the　last　ten　years。　You're　fully　entitled　to　enjoy　the　old　lady's　savings；　such　as　they　were。〃

Katherine　smiled　thoughtfully。

〃Such　as　they　were；〃　she　repeated。　〃You've　no　idea　of　the　am