TAILIEUCHUNG - The Mysterious Affair At Styles

The intense interest aroused in the public by what was known at the time as "The Styles Case" has now somewhat subsided. Nevertheless, in view of the world-wide notoriety which attended it, I have been asked, both by my friend Poirot and the family themselves, to write an account of the whole story. This, we trust, will effectually silence the sensational rumours which still persist. I will therefore briefly set down the circumstances which led to my being connected with the affair. | The Mysterious Affair At Styles. 1920 By Agatha Christie Table of Contents I go to The 16th and 17th of The night of the It isn t strychnine is it .29 Poirot pays his Fresh Dr. The The case for the The last Poirot i The Mysterious Affair at Styles Agatha Christie Chapter I I go to Styles The intense interest aroused in the public by what was known at the time as The Styles Case has now somewhat subsided. Nevertheless in view of the world-wide notoriety which attended it I have been asked both by my friend Poirot and the family themselves to write an account of the whole story. This we trust will effectually silence the sensational rumours which still persist. I will therefore briefly set down the circumstances which led to my being connected with the affair. I had been invalided home from the Front and after spending some months in a rather depressing Convalescent Home was given a month s sick leave. Having no near relations or friends I was trying to make up my mind what to do when I ran across John Cavendish. I had seen very little of him for some years. Indeed I had never known him particularly well. He was a good fifteen years my senior for one thing though he hardly looked his forty-five years. As a boy though I had often stayed at Styles his mother s place in Essex. We had a good yarn about old times and it ended in his inviting me down to Styles to spend my leave there. The mater will be delighted to see you again--after all those years he added. Your mother keeps well I asked. Oh yes. I suppose you know that she has married again I am afraid I showed my surprise rather plainly. Mrs. Cavendish who had married John s father when he was a widower with two sons had been a handsome woman of middle-age as I remembered her. She certainly could not be - 1

• Truyện ngắn
• Mysterious Affair
• Poirot explains
• The arrest
• Agatha Christie
• expressive grimace
• luyện tiếng anh
• thực hành kỹ năng đọc tiếng anh
• tiếng anh nâng cao
• củng cố từ vựng
• tác phẩm văn học nước ngoài
• truyện anh ngữ