Continue reading chapter five of Agatha's The Body In The Library.
We already know that Ruby Keene Ruby Keane has a cousin named Josephine Turner Joseph Finner who is preparing to go to the scene of the crime with Colonel Meltchett Colonel Melchett.
By the first half of chapter five, word of the dead blonde in Colonel Bantry's library had spread throughout the countryside, and unfounded speculations and rumors were rife. When Colonel Merchett finally appeared at Colonel Bantry's house with Miss Turner, the young lady seemed less sad than sad about her cousin's death, but more angry. What does it seem like to be hiding when another hotel guest, Mr. Jefferson, is mentioned?
The second half of chapter five devotes a great deal of space to the encounter of Mr. Jefferson Jefferson, the first person to call the police after Ruby Keene's disappearance, and a disabled man who lost his wife and children in an air crash, and only he survived but had his legs amputated.
It feels like Mr. Jefferson should play an important role later in the plot, and Ruby Keane's cousin seems to have some connection with him. Let's take a look at the memorized knowledge that appears in chapter 5!
keep an eye on
When the young woman's body was found in Colonel Bantry's library, some old women in the village thought it must be Colonel Bantry's lover and sympathized with Mrs. Bantry. One of the ladies even thought that Mrs. Bantry did not take good care of her husband, so she said:
“You've got to keep an eye on a man all the time, all the time.”
You have to keep a tight eye on your man, at all times.
Here appears the phrase keep an eye on, which means "to take care; to pay attention; to keep watching."
poke one's nose into something
The townspeople learned that Miss Marple had already left for Colonel Bantry's house to investigate the case, and they thought Miss Marple was nosy.
“We all know Jane likes to poke her nose into things.”
We all know that Jane always likes to inquire about other people's affairs.
Here comes the phrase poke her nose into things, which means "to interfere or to ask questions about things that have nothing to do with oneself" in order to interfere or to get to the bottom of the matter. Poke has the meaning of "stretch, probe", the literal meaning is "put the nose into something", just like a puppy sticking out its nose to smell the west, very vividly expressing the meaning of nosy.
send for sb
When it was confirmed that Miss Marple was not nosy, but had been invited by Mrs. Bantry to Colonel Bantry's mansion.
“Oh, but Mrs Bantry sent for her.”
Oh, but Mrs. Bantry sent someone to ask her to go.
sent for her, or send for sb, means to summon and send someone to call; sent for something is to send someone to get it. We usually say get a doctor, get the police, or send for the doctor or send for the police, and so on.
That will do
This sentence may be seen frequently. When the news of the discovery of the body reached Mrs. Price Ridley's ear, and her little maid Clara painted a colorful description of the scene of the discovery of the female body, Mrs. Price Ridley said:
“That will do, Clara. It is not necessary to go into details.”
Enough, Clara. There is no need to go into so much detail.
That will do, which appears here, is often used to discourage others from acting or speaking, meaning "that's good, enough."
I don't mean to do sth
Mrs. Bantry was worried that Colonel Bantry had been mistaken for a suspect, and she was a little worried, and even though Miss Marple comforted her, she could not control her worries.
“No, I don't mean to. But all the same I do, a little. ”
I don't want to worry, but there's always going to be a little bit.
Mrs. Bantry said I don't mean to mean, meaning I didn't mean it...; I don't want that either.... I'm sorry, I don't mean to be offensive when we accidentally say the wrong thing.
The above is all the knowledge points to be said after reading the fifth chapter this time, and see you in the next chapter.