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1、ExcerptsfromDeadandGoneDigbydidn’tlookaveryprepossessingcharacter,Thanetthoughtastheydrewnearer.Thegardenercontinuedtoleanagainstthewall,armsfolded,watchingthemwithasardonicexpression.Hehadalonglugubriousfacewithdroopingjowlsandsoftpouchesbeneaththeeyes.Foronewhoworkedoutofdoorshisskinwas
2、surprisinglypasty,thecolourofmoistputty,andhiswispyhairhadbeencarefullycombedacrosshisscalpinanattempttodisguisethefactthattherewaslittleofit.Thanetlongedtobark,sergeant-majorfashion,‘Standupstraightwhenwe’retalkingtoyou!’Insteadhesaidmildly,‘telluswhathappenedthismorning.’‘I’vetoldhimonc
3、ealready,’saidDigby,jerkinghisheadatLineham.Themanmanagedtomaketheword‘him’soundlikeaninsult.Welleducated,Thanetthought,withjustatraceofKentishaccent.‘I’dliketohearitformyself.Indetail,please.’Digbysighedandshrugged.‘Suityourself.IwascrossingthecourtyardwhenInoticedthatwateringcanstanding
4、besidethewell.Itstruckmeasodd.Mrs.Mintarwasalwaysveryfussyaboutnotleavingtoolsandstufflyingaround.Fanatical,youmightsay.’Heglancedaround.‘Thiscourtyardwasherprideandjoyandshelikedtokeepitshipshape.’Thanetlookedaswell.Hehadnoticedlastnightthatagreatdealofhardworkandlovingcarehadbeenexpende
5、donthecourtyard.Mrs.Mintarhadobviouslybeenveryfondofflowers.Climbingrosesandclematisintermingledonthehousewalls;therewerehangingbasketsoverflowingwithcolourfulannualsandanabundanceofterracottapotsandtubs.‘Shelookedafterallofthisherself?’Digbynodded.‘Exceptforwateringthecamellias,yes.’Hepo
6、intedoutthefourbigshrubsplantedoneithersideofthekitchendoor.‘Idothem,duringtheweek,anyway.Mrs.Mintardidthematweekends.’‘Whydidn’tshealwaysdothose?’‘It’saheavierjob.Weusewaterfromthewellforthem.’‘Ah.’Thanetwasbeginningtoseewherethiswasleading.‘Why?’asked7用心愛(ài)心專(zhuān)心Lineham.‘Lovelysoftwater,isn’
7、tit.Tapwateraroundhereisveryhardandcamelliasdon’tlikeit.’‘Goon,’Thanetsaid.‘Well,whenIpickedupthecanIrealizeditwashalffull.Nowthatwasevenmorepeculiar.Imeantosay,who’dleaveacanhalffullofwater,inaheatwave?ButthenIthought,perhapsthey’dhadpeoplearoundlastnight,andshehad
