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Phoebe Reads a Mystery

The Secret Adversary: Prologue and Chapter 1

Phoebe Reads a Mystery

Vox Media Podcast Network

Drama, Fiction

4.86K Ratings

🗓️ 9 November 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Phoebe reads a chapter a day of Agatha Christie’s The Secret Adversary. Read along. Our other shows are Criminal and This is Love. Donate to Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:23.0

The Secret Adversary by Agatha Christie

0:28.0

To all those who lead monotonous lives in the hope that they may experience

0:32.0

at second hand the delights and dangers of adventure.

0:38.0

Prologue

0:40.0

It was 2 p.m. on the afternoon of May 7, 1915.

0:45.0

The Lucitania had been struck by two torpedoes in succession and was sinking rapidly,

0:50.0

while the boats were being launched with all possible speed.

0:55.0

The women and children were being lined up awaiting their turn.

0:58.0

Some still clung desperately to husbands and fathers.

1:02.0

Others clutched their children closely to their breasts.

1:06.0

One girl stood alone, slightly apart from the rest.

1:10.0

She was quite young, not more than 18.

1:13.0

She did not seem afraid, and her grave, steadfast eyes, looked straight ahead.

1:20.0

I beg your pardon.

1:22.0

A man's voice beside her made her start and turn.

1:25.0

She had noticed the speaker more than once amongst the first-class passengers.

1:29.0

There had been a hint of mystery about him which had appealed to her imagination.

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