【正文】 eman gave him the same answer . The day af ter , Crawl ey went t o the house once m or e and asked exact ly t he sam e que sti on. This tim e, t he pol iceman l ost his t emper .39。 I t ol d you yest er day and the day bef ore yester day,39。Mr Lane was def eat ed in t he elect ions. He has reti red f rom poli tical li fe and gone to li ve abr oad !39。 I know, 39。 but I l ove to hear you say i t !39。f r ee r i des39。 t im e. Even so, people are goi ng to fi nd it dif fi cul t to get to work. But so far, t he publ ic has expr esed it s grat itude t o the st udents i n let ters t o t he Press. Onl y one or t wo people have obj ect ed that the student s wi l dri ve too f ast ! Lesson85 Never t oo old to l earn 活到老學(xué)到老 I have just recei ved a let ter fr om m y old school i nfor ming m e that my f orm er head m aster , Mr Regmald Page, wil l be reti ri ng next week. Pupi ls of the school , ol d and new, wil l be sending him a pr esent t o m ar k t he occasi on. Al l those who have contr ibut ed t owards t he gi ft wi l sign their names in a large al bum which wi l l be sent t o t he headmast er39。At t he ti me t he m urder was mit ted, I was tr avel ing on the o39。 said t he man. 39。 asked t he inspect or . 39。 answer ed t he man.39。clock. My empl oyer wi l conf ir m that I was there on t im e. 39。 Woul d a l ater tr ai n get you to wor k on t ime ?39。 I suppose i t woul d, but I never catch a l at er tr ai n.39。At what ti me did you ar r i ve at the stat ion ?39。At t en to eight . I bought a paper and wai ted f or the t rain. 39。t noti ce anythi ng unusual ?39。 Of cour se not .39。I suggest,39。that you ar e not tel ing t he tr uth. I suggest t hat you did not catch t he 8. 0 o39。cl ock tr ai n did not r un at al l. I t br oke down at Fer ngr een st at ion and was t aken of f the l ine.39。Thi s i s the Poo and Ee Seed Bir d Company. Good ladies, eveni ng and gent lemen ! 39。 I don39。 I l ooked down and near ly fel of f the l adder when I saw a policeman. I immedi at ely r egr et ed answeri ng in the way I di d, but I sai d, 39。 So do I, 39。Excuse my i nter upting you. I hat e t o int er rupt a man when he39。 39。d pr ef er to stay her e, 39。You see, I 39。 39。 he cal ed. 39。 I shouted.39。What has happened ?39。How di d your cl othes get i nt o such a mess ?39。A fi re ext inguisher , my dear, 39。Uni versit y student s set t he Em bassy on f ir e thi s morni ng. 39。 exclaim ed hi s wi fe. 39。 I was in my off ice as usual ,39。The f ir e broke out in t he basement. I went down immedi ately. of cour se, and that fool, Hor st , ai med a f i r e ext inguisher at me. He t hought I was on fi r e. I must def ini tely get that fel low posted.39。s wif e went on asking quest ions, when she suddenly not iced a big hol e in her husband39。And how can you explai n that ?39。Oh, that, 39。Som eone f ir ed a shot t hr ough my of fi ce window. Accur ate, don39。t weari ng it at the t im e. I f I had been, I woul d not have been abl e to get home f or lunch. 39。 I tol d you yester day and t he day bef ore yest er day,39。Mr Lane was def eat ed i n t he el ect i ons. He has r eti red f r om pol it i cal li fe and gone t o li ve abr oad !39。 I know,39。 but I l ove t o hear you say i t !39。f r ee ri des39。 tim e. Even so, peopl e ar e goi ng t o f ind i t di f i cult t o get to wor k. But so f ar, t he publi c has expr esed it s grati t ude t o t he st udents i n l et ter s to t he Pr ess. Onl y one or t wo peopl e have objected t hat t he st udent s wil l dr i ve t oo f ast! Lesson85 Never t oo ol d t o l earn 活到老學(xué)到老 I have just recei ved a let er fr om m y old school i nform i ng m e t hat my f orm er head m ast er , Mr Regmal d Page, wil l be r et ir ing next week. Pupi l s of t he school, ol d and new, wi l be sendi ng him a pr esent t o mar k t he occasi on. Al l t hose who have contr i but ed t owar ds t he gi ft wil si gn their nam es i n a lar ge al bum whi ch wil l be sent t o the headm ast er39。At t he ti me t he mur der was mi t ed, I was t ravel li ng on t he 8. 0 o39。 sai d t he m an. 39。 asked t he i nspect or . 39。 answered t he man.39。cl ock. My em pl oyer wi l conf ir m that I was there on t im e. 39。 Would a l ater tr ain get you t o work on t im e ?39。 I suppose i t would, but I never cat ch a lat er t rai n.39。At what t ime di d you ar ri ve at he stati on ?39。At ten t o ei ght. I bought a paper and wait ed f or t he tr ain.39。And you di dn39。 Of course not.39。I suggest ,39。t hat you ar e not t el ing t he tr ut h. I suggest t hat you did not cat ch t he 8. 0 o39。cl ock tr ai n di d not r un at al l. I t br oke down at Fer ngr een st ati on and was t aken of f t he l i ne.39。Thi s i s the Poo and Ee Seed Bir d Com pany. Good ladies, eveni ng and gent lem en ! 39。 I don39。 I l ooked down and nearl y f el l off t he ladder when I saw a pol icem an. I im mediat el y r egr et ted answer i ng i n t he way I did, but I sai d, 39。 39。 answered t he pol iceman i n t he sam e t one. 39。s busy worki ng, but woul d you mi nd ing wi t h m e t o t he st ati on ?39。Wel , I39。 I sai d. 39。ve f or got t en m y key. 39。 he cal led. 39。 I shout ed. 39。What has happened ?39。How did your clot hes get i nt o such a m ess ?39。A f ire exti ngui sher, m y dear, 39。Uni ver si ty st udents set he Em bassy on fi re t hi s m or ning.39。Good heavens!39。And where wer e you at the ti m e ?39。I was i n m y of fi ce as usual,39。The fi r e broke out i n t he basem ent . I went down i mm edi at ely. of cour se, and t hat f ool, Hor st , aimed a f i r e ext inguisher at me. He t hought I was on fi r e. I must def ini tely get that fel low posted.39。s wif e went on asking quest ions, when she suddenly not iced a big hol e in her husband39。And how can you explai n that ?39。Oh, that, 39。Som eone f ir ed a shot t hr ough my of fi ce window. Accur ate, don39。t weari ng it at the t im e. I f I had been, I woul d not have been abl e to get home f or lunch.