The Secret Adversary AGATHA CHRISTIE CHAPTER 10 Đây là một tác phẩm anh ngữ nổi tiếng với những từ vựng nâng cao chuyên ngành văn chương. Nhằm giúp các bạn yêu thich tiếng anh luyện tập và củng cố thêm kỹ năng đọc tiếng anh . | The Secret Adversary AGATHA CHRISTIE CHAPTER 10 Enter Sir James Peel Edgerton Tuppence betrayed no awkwardness in her new duties. The daughters of the archdeacon were well grounded in household tasks. They were also experts in training a raw girl the inevitable result being that the raw girl once trained departed elsewhere where her newly acquired knowledge commanded a more substantial remuneration than the archdeacon s meagre purse allowed. Tuppence had therefore very little fear of proving inefficient. Mrs. Vandemeyer s cook puzzled her. She evidently went in deadly terror of her mistress. The girl thought it probable that the other woman had some hold over her. For the rest she cooked like a chef as Tuppence had an opportunity of judging that evening. Mrs. Vandemeyer was expecting a guest to dinner and Tuppence accordingly laid the beautifully polished table for two. She was a little exercised in her own mind as to this visitor. It was highly possible that it might prove to be Whittington. Although she felt fairly confident that he would not recognize her yet she would have been better pleased had the guest proved to be a total stranger. However there was nothing for it but to hope for the best. At a few minutes past eight the front door bell rang and Tuppence went to answer it with some inward trepidation. She was relieved to see that the visitor was the second of the two men whom Tommy had taken upon himself to follow. He gave his name as Count Stepanov. Tuppence announced him and Mrs. Vandemeyer rose from her seat on a low divan with a quick murmur of pleasure. It is delightful to see you Boris Ivanovitch she said. And you madame He bowed low over her hand. Tuppence returned to the kitchen. Count Stepanov or some such she remarked and affecting a frank and unvarnished curiosity Who s he A Russian gentleman I believe. Come here much Once in a while. What d you want to know for Fancied he might be sweet on the missus that s all explained the girl adding with an
