The Midnight Visitor 深夜访客

The Midnight Visitor 深夜访客 The Midnight Visitor 深夜客访访 The Midnight Visitor Ausable did not fit the description of any secret agent Fowler had ever read about . Following him down the corridor of the gloomy French hotel where Ausable had a room , Fowler felt disappointed . It was a small room on the sixth floor ,and hardly a setting for a romantic figure . Ausablewas , for one thing , fat . Very fat . And then there was his accent . Though he spoke French and German passably , he had never altogether lost the New England accent he had brought to Paris from Boston twenty years ago . "You are disappointed ," Ausable said wheezily over his shoulder . "You were told that I was a secret agent , a spy , dealing in espionage and danger . You wished yo meet me because you are a writer , young and romantic . You thought you would have mysterious figures in the night , the crack of pistols , drugs in the wine ." "Instead , you have spent a dull evening in a French music hall with a sloppy fat man who , instead of having messages slipped into his hand by dark-eyed beauties , gets only an ordinary telephone call making an appointment in his room . You have been bored !" The fat man chuckled to himself as he unlocked the door of his room and stood aside to let his frustrated guest enter . "You are disillusioned," Ausable told him . "But take cheer , my young friend . Before long you will see a paper , a quite important paper for which several men and women have risked their lives , come to me in the next-to-last step of its journey into official hands . Some day soon that paper may well affect the course of history . There is drama in that thought , don't you think ?" As he spoke ,Ausable closed the door behind him. Then he switched on the light . And as the light came on ,Fowler had his first real thrill of the day . For halfway across the room , a small automatic pistol in his hand , stood a man . Ausable blinked a few times. "Max," he wheezed , " you gave me quite a start . I thought you were in Berlin . What are you doing in my room ?" Max was slender ,not tall , and with a face that suggested the look of a fox . Except for the gun , he did not look very dangerous . " The report ," he murmured . "The report that is being brought you tonight concerning some new missiles. I thought I would take it from you . It will be safer in my hands than in yours ."Ausable moved to an armchair and sat down heavily. "I'm going to raise the devil with the management this time ; I am angry ,"he said grimly. " This is the second time in a month that somebody has gotten into my room off that confounded balcony !" Fowler's eyes went to the single window of the room . It was an ordinary window ,against which now the night was pressing blackly. "Balcony?" Max asked curiously. " No , I had a passkey . I did not know about the balcony . It might have saved me some trouble had I known about it ." "It's not my balcony ," explained Ausable angrily . " It belongs to the next apartment ." He glanced explanatorily at Fowler ." You see," he said , "this room used to be part of a large unit , and the next room through that door there used to be the living room. It had the balcony , which extends under my window now . You can get onto it from the empty room next door , and somebody did , last month . The management promised to block it off . But they haven't." Max glanced at Fowler , who was standing stiffly a few feet from Ausable , and waved the gun with a commanding gesture . " Please sit down ," he said . "We have a wait of half an hour , I think ." " Thirty-one minutes ," Ausable said moodily . "The appointment was for twelve-thirty . I wish I knew how you learned about the report , Max ." The little spy smiled evilly ." And we wish we knew how your people got the report . But , no harm has been done . I will get it back tonight . What is that ? Who is at the door ?" Fowler jumped at the sudden knocking at the door .Ausable just smiled , " That will be the police ," he said . " I thought that such an important paper should have a little extra protection . I told them to check on me to make sure everything was all right ." Max bit his lip nervously . The knocking was repeated. " What will you do now , Max ?" Ausableasked ."If I do not answer the door , they will enter anyway . The door is unlocked . And they will not hesitate to shoot ."Max 's face was black with anger as he backed swiftly toward the window with his hand behind him , he opened the window and put his leg out into the night. " Send them away !" he warned . " I will wait on the balcony . Send them away or I'll shoot and take my chances!" The knocking at the door became louder and a voice was raised ."Mr. Ausable !Mr.Ausable !" Keeping his body twisted so that his gun still covered the fat man and his guest , the man at the window swung his other leg up and over the window sill. The doorknob turned . Swiftly Max pushed with his left hand to free himself and drop to the balcony . And then as he dropped , he screamed once , shrilly. The door opened and a waiter stood there with a tray , a bottle and two glasses ."Here is the drink you ordered , sir ." He set the tray on the table , unlocked the bottle , and left the room. White -faced and shaking , Fowler stared after him. "But ...but...what about ...the police ?" he stammered. "There never were any police ."Ausablesighed . “Only Henry , whom I was expecting." "But what about the man on the balcony ?" Fowler began." No ," said Ausable ," he won't return." 访访深夜客 访“访访访访访访奥斯挪到一把扶手椅跟前,重重地坐下。我次一定要跟 物公司大一,我生气奥斯根本不像中访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访 访访访访访访访访访访访访访的任何特工。跟着他走在个法国小旅昏暗的走廊 上,方感到很失望。奥斯的房在六楼,很访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访 狭小,一个浪漫的角色不是的背景。首先,奥斯访访访访访访访访访访访访访访 访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访很肥,非常肥,有重的口音。他的法和德 访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访的去,但二十年前从波斯到巴黎的新 英格口音没舍得。访访访访访访访访访"你很失望吧,奥斯走气喘吁吁的。”访访访访访访访访访访“访有 人告你我是特工,,常身境。而你是作家,年,浪漫。你想访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访着今会掘出一个神秘的角色,感受刺激的午夜声和葡萄酒里的毒访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访”“访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访。可是,相反,你只是与一个行的胖子在法国音里度一个乏味的上,个胖子只是通普通的定了个会,而不是由一个大眼睛访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访的美女把条秘密到他手里。你感到了吧:访访访”访访访访访访访访访访胖子笑打房,然后 站到一把他沮的客人了去。访访访访“访”访访“你的幻想破了,奥斯道,但我 年的朋友,高起来吧。上你就会看到一份文件,一份非常重要的文访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访件,多人已此付出了生命,到我儿是最后一站了,然后就会交到访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访上手里。不久,那份文件也会改写史。想是不是很有性,访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访”访他 访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访走了来,上,打了灯。灯亮起的一刹那,方于第一次感受到了一天中真正的刺激。房的中站着一个人,手持一把小巧的自访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访手,正准他。奥斯眨了几下眼。访访访访“”访“访啊,麦克斯,他喘着粗气,你 真是了我一个惊喜。我以你在柏林呢。你在我房里做什,访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访”访访麦克 斯着一狐狸,个不高,看起来很瘦弱。除了那把,他看起来并不访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访十分危。那份告呢,访“访”访“访访访访访访访访访访访访访他低声道。那份有新型的告今将会 到你手中。我想我能从你里得到它。放在我儿安全多了。访访””访访了,他沉 着抱怨到。访“访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访”个月已是第二次有人从那死的阳台潜我的房了: 方的落在了房里唯一的窗上。是一个访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访 普通的窗,窗外夜色更了。访访访访访访访访访访"阳台,麦克斯惊地到。”访访“我不是从那儿来的,我有万能匙。我不知道那个阳台。如果知道的,会省去我访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访”“访访”访访“多麻。不是我房的阳台,奥斯生气地解。它属于另外一个房访”访访访“访访访访访访访访。他看着方,好象是在解什。你看,房以前是一套 房子的一,从个穿去是起居室。起居室访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访 有阳台,在阳台已延伸到我窗下面了。你访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访 可以从隔壁那访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访空房爬到阳台上,上个月就有人 访访访访访访访”访干麦克斯看了看方。物公司答把它堵上,但是他没施。 他正站在奥斯身后不的地方,身访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访僵直。麦克斯了拿的那只手, 命令他坐下。坐下来“”访“访访访访”“访访等吧,他,我想我大三概得十等半个小。一分,奥斯沉重地。”访访“访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访我好十二点半。我真想知道你是怎知道有告的访访”访访访“访访访那个消息的,麦克斯。精瘦的邪可是我想知地笑了。 道你的手下是怎访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访得到那份告的。幸,到目前止我没有任何亡。今我就把它访访访访访”访访访访访访访突弄到手。那然怎听了,在到敲敲,声,方吓得跳了起来。奥斯访访“访访访访访访访访访可能是松地笑了笑,警察吧,我想重要的文件加戒强访访访访”访访访访访麦克斯。我他来看一下,以确保万无一失。咬了嘴唇,神色有些慌访访访访访“访访访访”访访访访你在准。敲声在。怎,麦克斯,奥斯到。 “访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访如果我不的,他会来的。没。他一看到你,会毫不犹豫地的。访访”访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访麦克斯气得色青,他迅速退到窗旁,反手推窗,把一只腿伸出去。打他走:“访访”“访访访访访访他警告到。我在阳台上等。你上打他走,否访访访访”访访访访访访访访访访访访敲我就。我不会放任何声越机会:来越大,一个声音喊到:“访访”访访访访访访访访访访访访访访奥斯先生:奥斯先生:麦克斯的口一直准他,然后把另外一只腿伸出去。把了。麦克斯放手,访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访跳到了阳台上。当他跳下,访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访出了一声凄的惨叫。了,一个服生手托子,站在口,中放着一瓶酒,两个杯子。先生,是“访访”访访访访访访访访访他把子放在您要的料。桌上,打酒瓶,然后退了出去。方访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访访早已是色白,身抖,他看着服访访访访访访“访访可是生的背影,巴巴地到,...可是...警察在哪呢,没”“有警察。奥斯了一口气。”访访“”“访我只是在等亨利。但是阳台上的那人怎访”“”访访“”付,没必要了,奥斯道,他不会再回来了。