理查德·贝克遇到了两大难题:第一是缺少钱,第二是不知道哪里哪笔钱他能取用。他没有富裕的叔叔可以继承遗产,只有一个婶婶。不久前她从圣莫里茨给他寄来了一张明信片。虽说她已经表明理查德是她唯一的财产继承人,但若期望她快点儿去世那可是痴心妄想。老太太尽管已是六十七岁的高龄,可她的身子骨却硬朗得很。要想马上用她的钱,除非是在她走向终点的人生旅途中助她一臂之力,这种事情只有小说中才有。作为侦探小说的狂热爱好者,他知道这种事儿的结果往往是搬起石头砸自己的脚。 Richard Baker encountered two major problems: the first is the lack of money, the second is not sure where the money he can access. He did not wealthy uncle can inherit the heritage, only an aunt. Not long ago she sent him a postcard from St. Moritz. Although she has already shown that Richard is her only heir to property, it would be delusional to expect her to die sooner. Although the old lady is already a sixty-seven-year-old, her bones are tough. To use her money right away, unless it helps her in her journey to the end of her life, this is the only thing in fiction. As a fan of detective novels, he knows that the result of such a thing is often rock-smashing his own feet.