UChristie Agatha, okungenakuphikwa u-reina i-del imfihlakalo futhi we inoveli yabaseshi, isekhona kakhulu kubo bonke abalandeli bohlobo. Futhi namuhla usuku lokuzalwa kwakhe. Uphule wonke amarekhodi okuthengisa osukwini lwakhe cishe Izincwadi eziyizigidi ezingama-4.000 zithengisiwe bese uqhubeka endaweni yesikhulumi. Ngaphezu kwalokho, impilo yakhe yayingeyona imfihlakalo ngalezo zinsuku eziyishumi nanye ukuthi wayelahlekile engazi kahle ukuthi wenzani. Futhi, njengoba namuhla usuku lwakhe lokuzalwa, sizomkhumbula kanye ngokulifunda nalokhu Ukukhethwa kwemishwana nezingcezu Ngemisebenzi yakhe.
UChristie Agatha. Ukukhethwa kwemishwana nezingcezu
Ukudalelwa kwesinye isikhathi kubonakala sengathi kuhlekisa ngabantu ngokuthokozela ukuthola lokho abangathanda ukukugcina kuyimfihlo.
Imfihlakalo yesitimela esiluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka
Kwesinye isikhathi ngiyaqiniseka ukuthi uhlanya njengomzondi bese kuthi lapho esehlanya kakhulu kube sengathi kimi kukhona indlela yokuhlanya kwakhe.
Icala eliyindida lezitayela
"Izizathu zokubulala kwesinye isikhathi zincane kakhulu, nkosikazi."
"Yiziphi izisusa ezivame kakhulu, Mnu. Poirot?"
"Okuvame kakhulu yimali." Lokho wukuthi, ukunqoba ekuhlungeni kabusha okuhlukahlukene. Bese kuba khona ukuziphindiselela nothando, nokwesaba okumsulwa nenzondo, kanye nokuzuza.
"Mnu. Poirot!"
"Hawu yebo nkosikazi." Ngikuzwile; bathi A, ukukhishwa nguB kuphela ukuze kuzuze uC. Ukubulawa kwabantu kwezepolitiki kuvame ukufika emdlalweni ofanayo. Othile uthathwa njengoyingozi kwimpucuko futhi uyasuselwa lokho. Abantu abanjalo bakhohlwa ukuthi impilo nokufa kuyibhizinisi leNkosi enhle.
Ukufa eNayile
Abesifazane ngokunganakile bagcina imininingwane eyinkulungwane encane, ngaphandle kokwazi ukuthi bayakwenza. Ingqondo yakho enganakile iqoqa zonke lezi zinto ezincane ndawonye bese ibiza umuzwa womphumela.
Ukubulawa kukaRoger Ackroyd
Wonke umuntu uhlala azi okuthile, "kusho u-Adam," noma ngabe kuyinto abazi ukuthi bayayazi.
Ikati ku-dovecote
Akukho lutho olwesabekayo njengokuhlala endaweni yokusola, ukubona amehlo akubhekile nokuthi uthando luguquka kanjani kubo ngokwesaba, akukho lutho olwesabekayo njengokusola umuntu osondelene naye futhi omthandayo. Inobuthi, i-miasm.
Imfihlakalo yomhlahlandlela wesitimela
Uqamba amanga nini umuntu wesifazane? Ngezinye izikhathi eyedwa. Imvamisa kungenxa yendoda ayithandayo. Njalo ezinganeni zabo.
Ukubulala enkundleni yegalufu
Abakudingayo ukungaziphathi kahle ezimpilweni zabo. Lapho-ke bebengeke babe matasa kangako ngokumfuna kwabanye abantu.
Ukufa egcekeni
Amadoda ayishumi amancane amnyama aya esidlweni sakusihlwa. Oyedwa waminza basala: Abayisishiyagalolunye.
Abamnyama abancane abayisishiyagalolunye bahlala kuze kube sebusuku. Oyedwa akavukanga bahlala: Eyisishiyagalombili.
Abamnyama abayisishiyagalombili badlula eDevon. Kuphunyuke oyedwa basala: Abayisikhombisa.
Abafana abayisikhombisa abansundu abancane bagawula izinkuni ngembazo. Oyedwa wasikwa kabili basala: abayisithupha.
Abafana abancane abayisithupha abamnyama badlala ngesidleke sezinyosi. Omunye wabo walunywa yinyosi base besala: Abahlanu.
Amadoda amahlanu amnyama amancane afundela ezomthetho. Omunye wabo uthole iziqu zobudokotela bahlala: Zine.
Amadoda amane amnyama amancane aya olwandle. I-herring ebomvu yagwinya eyodwa futhi basala: Abathathu.
Abathathu abamnyama abancane badabula e-zoo. Ibhere labahlasela futhi basala: Babili.
Ababili abamnyama abancane babehleli elangeni. Omunye wabo washa wasala: One.
Umuntu omncane omnyama wayeyedwa. Wazilengisa, kwangasala muntu!
Abamnyama abancane abayishumi
Ungalokothi usho yonke into oyaziyo, ngisho nomuntu omazi kangcono.
UMnu Brown ongaqondakali
Ukukhathalela ngentshisekelo esinye isidalwa esingumuntu kuletha njalo ubuhlungu obedlula injabulo; kepha ngasikhathi sinye, u-Elinor, umuntu ubengeke abe ngaphandle kwalolo lwazi. Noma ngubani ongakaze athande akakaze aphile.
Umcypress odabukisayo
Izindlovu ziyakhumbula, kodwa singabantu futhi ngenhlanhla abantu bangakhohlwa.
Izindlovu ziyakhumbula
Iqiniso ukuthi iningi labantu, ngaphandle kwamaphoyisa, lithembele ngokweqile kuleli zwe elibi. Kholwa ngokweqile kulokho abatshelwa khona. Angikwenzi. Uxolo, kepha njalo ngifuna ukuzibonela mathupha izinto.
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