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优秀精品课件文档资料 Waiting for the Police Structure The story can be divided into three parts. The first part is an idle discussion about where Mr. Wainwright has gone and serves to introduce the characters who live in the boardinghouse. The second part begins when Mr. Penbury walks into the room and announces that Mr. Wainwright is dead. The sudden death of Mr. Wainwright shocks everyone except Miss Wicks. What follows is the most important part, in which Mr. Penbury directs a general rehearsal of their alibis while they are waiting for the police to arrive. The story ends when they hear footsteps entering and hear Mr. Wainwright’s cough. Characters in the story Mrs. Mayton, the landlady, who is always trying to keep everyone talking; Miss Wicks, the oldest who has been knitting for seventy years and promises to go on knitting for another seventy; Miss Bella, the young lovely, who does not seem to be particularly smart; Mr. Calthrop, the middle-aged man, who is said to walk in his sleep and is dozing off all the time. Mr. Penbury is, of course, the most intelligent of them, who can be described as the director of this little melodrama. The story has all the basic qualities of a little mystery story and keeps us readers guessing who has killed Mr. Wainwright until we come to the surprise ending, when we suddenly realize that we also have been fooled Basics of Mystery story Easier - A mystery is something that is difficult to explain or understand. Mysteries are also stories where a problem, crime, or puzzle must be solved. Harder - Mysteries often contain secrets or hidden qualities that must be solved. There may be information that is unknown and must be explained. Professional detectives and sleuths seek out clues to solve mysteries. To solve a mystery, people must use their skills at deductive reasoning. Mysteries are a popular genre of fiction. Many people enjoy reading series of books by the same author. For example, Sherlock Holmes is a classic ficti