The novel opens in Mr Verloc's home, situated behind and above the shop. He lives with his
wife Winnie, her elderly mother, and brother Stevie, who has learning difficulties. Leaving
Stevie in charge of the shop he departs to the foreign embassy, where he has been called for a
meeting. Accustomed to delivering reports on the ineffectual activities of his friends, Verloc
is alarmed to learn that he has a new contact at the embassy, Mr. Vladimir, First Secretary,
who informs Verloc that his work to date is unsatisfactory, and that to redeem himself, he
must organise a terrorist attack, suggested to be the destruction of Greenwich Observatory by
a bomb explosion.
The narrative moves from Verloc to his friends, some time later. Comrade Ossipon meets the
professor at a pub, where he tells him of a recent bomb blast at Greenwich Park, a seemingly
accidental explosion killing the man who carried the device. The professor is shaken and
alarmed, and leaves. On his way home he meets a policeman, none other than Chief Inspector
Heat, a man known to investigate the group.
After a brief but tense conversation, we follow the Chief Inspector to a meeting with his
superior, the Assistant Commissioner, where he reports on his investigation into the bomb
blast. Heat shows him a scrap of cloth found at the scene, a label torn from the coat of the
dead man with the address ‘32 Brett Street’ clearly legible. Though he assures him that he is
in control of the investigation, the Assistant Commissioner is unconvinced, and after speaking
to his superior, Sir Ethelred, decides to investigate the case personally.
The novel moves back in time to before the explosion. Mr. Verloc leaves for a business trip to
the continent. When he returns, his wife implores her husband to spend more time with
Stevie. Reticent at first, Verloc eventually agrees, and their walks become a habit. After a
while, Verloc then tells his wife that he has taken Stevie to go and visit his friend Michaelis in
the cottage where he is writing his book, and that Stevie would stay with him for a few days.
He hands her an envelope containing their savings.
The next evening, Verloc arrives home soaking wet and shivering. As she positions him by
the fire, the bell of the shop clangs: it is the Assistant Commissioner. Verloc leaves with him.
Whiles the two are gone, Heat arrives at the shop. He tells Mrs. Verloc of the bomb blast, and
shows her the address on the scrap of coat. Mrs. Verloc confirms that it was Stevie's overcoat,
and that she had written the address. Verloc returns, and, seeing his wife in visible shock,
realises that she knows about the bomb. He tries to reason with her, blaming the embassy,
and, in the face of her continued silence lies on the couch. Imploring his wife to come to him,
she rises, and grasping a carving knife from the kitchen table, stabs him once in the chest,
killing him outright.
Following the stabbing, Winnie flees the shop with the intention of throwing herself in the
river, but is overcome and faints in the street. Comrade Ossipon meets her on his way to the
shop, and promises to help her escape. They board a train to Southampton, but at the last
moment Ossipon jumps clear, taking with him the savings. The novel concludes as Ossipon
meets the professor in a pub. He has a recent newspaper cutting, citing the mysterious
disappearance of a female passenger on board a cross channel ferry.
นิยายเปิดนาย Verloc บ้าน ตั้งอยู่ด้านหลัง และ ข้างร้าน เขาอยู่กับเขาภรรยาวินนี่ แม่ของเธอผู้สูงอายุ และ เพียง พี่ชายที่มีปัญหาการเรียนรู้ ออกจากสตีวี่ชอบร้านเขาออกกับสถานทูตต่างประเทศ ที่เขาถูกเรียกสำหรับการประชุม ชินส่งรายงานเกี่ยวกับกิจกรรม ineffectual ของเพื่อนของเขา Verlocไม่ตื่นตระหนกเพื่อเรียนรู้ว่า เขามีที่ติดต่อใหม่ที่สถานเอกอัครราชทูต นาย Vladimir เลขานุการซึ่งจะแจ้งให้ทราบ Verloc ว่างานของเขากับวันใช้ และที่จะแลกตัวเอง เขาต้องจัดการโจมตีก่อการร้าย แนะนำให้ ทำลายหอดูดาวกรีนิชโดยการกระจายระเบิดเล่าเรื่องไปจาก Verloc เพื่อนของเขา บางครั้งในภายหลัง Comrade Ossipon ตรงศาสตราจารย์ที่ผับ ซึ่งเขาบอกของการระเบิดระเบิดล่าสุดสวนกรีนิช ดูเหมือนว่ากระจายโดยไม่ได้ตั้งใจฆ่าคนทำอุปกรณ์ อาจารย์เป็นผลสะเทือน และรับความตกใจเกี่ยวกับ และใบ บนเขาที่บ้าน เขาได้พบตำรวจ ไม่ใช่ประธานตรวจสอบอื่นความร้อน เป็นคนที่รู้จักการตรวจสอบได้หลังจากสนทนาสั้น ๆ แต่ตึง เราติดตามตรวจสอบหัวหน้าไปประชุมกับเขาห้องซูพีเรีย หลวงผู้ช่วย ที่เขารายงานการสอบสวนของเขาเป็นระเบิดระเบิด ความร้อนแสดงเศษผ้าในฉาก ป้ายขาดจากเสื้อของเขาคนตาย มีอยู่ '32 Brett Street' ชัดเจนสามารถเข้าใจ แม้ว่า เขามั่นใจว่าเขาว่า เขาเป็นin control of the investigation, the Assistant Commissioner is unconvinced, and after speakingto his superior, Sir Ethelred, decides to investigate the case personally.The novel moves back in time to before the explosion. Mr. Verloc leaves for a business trip tothe continent. When he returns, his wife implores her husband to spend more time with Stevie. Reticent at first, Verloc eventually agrees, and their walks become a habit. After awhile, Verloc then tells his wife that he has taken Stevie to go and visit his friend Michaelis inthe cottage where he is writing his book, and that Stevie would stay with him for a few days.He hands her an envelope containing their savings.The next evening, Verloc arrives home soaking wet and shivering. As she positions him bythe fire, the bell of the shop clangs: it is the Assistant Commissioner. Verloc leaves with him.Whiles the two are gone, Heat arrives at the shop. He tells Mrs. Verloc of the bomb blast, andshows her the address on the scrap of coat. Mrs. Verloc confirms that it was Stevie's overcoat,and that she had written the address. Verloc returns, and, seeing his wife in visible shock,realises that she knows about the bomb. He tries to reason with her, blaming the embassy,and, in the face of her continued silence lies on the couch. Imploring his wife to come to him,she rises, and grasping a carving knife from the kitchen table, stabs him once in the chest,killing him outright.Following the stabbing, Winnie flees the shop with the intention of throwing herself in theriver, but is overcome and faints in the street. Comrade Ossipon meets her on his way to theshop, and promises to help her escape. They board a train to Southampton, but at the lastmoment Ossipon jumps clear, taking with him the savings. The novel concludes as Ossiponmeets the professor in a pub. He has a recent newspaper cutting, citing the mysteriousdisappearance of a female passenger on board a cross channel ferry.
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