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'Now，Inspector Walsh began again．'Peter Hobbs is a very angry young man．Mrs Clarkson was not very nice to him．He got the sleeping tablets from the shop．But did he put the tablets in the hot milk？I think not．Tom Briggs wanted half the garden for his farm．He was in the kitchen that night．Did he put sleeping tablets in the hot milk？I think not．'
“現在，”沃爾什探長又開始說了。“彼特·霍布斯是個非常忿怒的年輕人，克拉克森太太對他不太好。他從商店里買到安眠藥，可他會把安眠藥放在熱牛奶里嗎？我認為不會。湯姆·布里格斯想要半個花園當他的農場。他那晚在廚房，是他放安眠藥在熱牛奶里了嗎？我認為沒有。”
Suddenly it began to rain．For a minute everyone watched it through the window．Jackie took a cigarette from her bag and began to smoke．
突然天開始下雨了。好一會兒大家都看著窗外的雨。杰基從包里拿了枝煙，開始抽。
'But someone wanted Peter Hobbs to come into the kitchen that night．She wanted everyone to see him，and listen to him，'Inspector Walsh said．
“可有人要彼特·霍布斯那晚會廚房。她想要大家都看見他，并聽他說話，”沃爾什探長說。
'She…？I don't understand，'Roger began，and stopped．
“她……？我不明白，”羅杰說著，然后又停住了。
Inspector walsh moved away from the window and sat down．'I'm going to tell you the true story now．Miss Clark-son，you wanted Peter Hobbs to come to the house that night．He was very angry with your mother because of that letter．He said：“I want to kill her．”And you wanted everyone to hear that． Why？'
沃爾什探長從窗邊走過來坐下。“現在我將告訴你們事件的真象。克拉克森小姐，你那晚要彼特·霍布斯來家里。他因為那封信很生你母親的氣。他說：'我要殺了她。'因而你想要大家都聽到這話。為什么？”
