AlavishweekendpartyseesMissMarpleaccompanyLadyVirginiaReveltoherfamilyhomeofChimneys-ahousewhichwasonceprizedforitsdiplomaticgatheringsuntilararediamondwasstolenfromthepremisesovertwentyyearsago.Thetenaciouscareerpolitician,GeorgeLomax,haspersuadedVirginia'sfather,LordCaterham,tohostaneveningforanimportantAustrianCount,LudwigVonStainach.Virginia,thedaughterofMissMarple'slatecousin,mustdecidebytheendoftheweekendwhethertoacceptamarriageproposalfromGeorgeLomaxortofollowherheartandthecourtshipofanothermoreadventuroussuitor,AnthonyCade.Dismayedbytheoddarrayofguests,includingsocialistspinsterMissBlenkinsopp,Caterham'sformidableeldestdaughterBundleandthequietlyinscrutablemaidservantTreadwell,LomaxcastigateshisaffableassistantBillEversleigh,whoalsohasasoftspotforVirginia.ItbecomesapparentthatCountLudwighastakenapersonalinterestinChimneys.
2024-01-29 20:55:37,最后更新于3月前