"案发时，我正在乘坐8点钟的火车去伦敦，"那个人说。
'At the time the murder was committed, I was travelling on the 8 o'clock train to London,' said the man.
"你总是赶这么早的火车吗？"督察问道。
'Do you always catch such an early train?' asked the inspector.
"当然，"那个人回答说。
'Of course I do,' answered the man.
"我必须在10点钟上班。
'I must be at work at 10 o'clock.
我的雇主会证实我准时到了那里。"
My employer will confirm that I was there on time.'
"一班晚一点的火车能让你准时上班吗？"督察问道。
'Would a later train get you to work on time?' asked the inspector.
"我想是的，但我从不赶晚一点的火车。"
'I suppose it would, but I never catch a later train.'
"你是什么时间到达车站的？"
'At what time did you arrive at the station?'
"差10分8点（即7点50分）。我买了份报纸，然后等火车。"
'At ten to eight. I bought a paper and waited for the train.'
"你没有注意到任何不寻常的事吗？"
'And you didn't notice anything unusual?'
"当然没有。"
'Of course not.'
"我认为，"督察说，"你没有说实话。
'I suggest,' said the inspector, 'that you are not telling the truth.
我认为你没有赶上8点钟的火车，而是赶上了8点25分的那班，那班车仍然能让你准时上班。
I suggest that you did not catch the 8 o'clock train, but that you caught the 8.25 which would still get you to work on time.
你知道，在案发当天早上，8点钟的那班火车根本就没有开。
You see, on the morning of the murder, the 8 o'clock train did not run at all.
它在芬格林站抛锚了，被撤出了运行线路。"
It broke down at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line.'