Stuttering Parrot Scène 1 - L'imposteur (Chapitre 1)
La première scène illustrée marquante de The Mystery of the Stuttering Parrot / Le Perroquet qui bégayait est leur rencontre avec un homme à lunettes corpulent et armé dans le jardin de la maison de Malcolm Fentriss, l'ami d'Alfred Hitchcock qui est à l'origine de l'enquête: Jacques Poirier, 1967. "[...] Fear robs the individual of the ability to make proper decisions. It destroys - destroys - Ulp!" Looking at Jupiter, Pete had the impression that his partner was displaying all the symptoms of the fear he had just been talking about. He had suddenly turned pale. His eyes bulged. His jaw dropped. He seemed to be looking at something just behind Pete's back. "You're a good actor, Jupe," Pete said. 'That's the best imitation of fright I've ever seen. But now what do you say we - we - " He turned and he saw what Jupiter was looking at. And the words stuck in his throat. Jupiter was not acting. Th