花園血案之謎 The Secret Garden (第6/33頁)
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ithoutsomuchreliefasawatch-chainoraring.HishairwaswhiteandwellbrushedbacklikeaGermans;hisfacewasred,ferceandcherubic,withonedarktuftunderthelowerlithatthrewuthatotherwiseinfantilevisagewithaneffecttheatricalandevenMehistohelean.Notlong,however,didthatsalonmerelystareatthecelebratedAmerican;hislatenesshadalreadybecomeadomesticroblem,andhewassentwithallseedintothedining-roomwithLadyGallowayonhisarm.
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