End of Semester Test: Indiana English 10B
The Secret Adversary
by Agatha Christie
It was 2 p.m. on the afternoon of May 7, 1915. The Lusitania had been struck by two torpedoes in succession and was sinking rapidly, while the
boats were being launched with all possible speed. The women and children were being lined up awaiting their tum... One girl stood alone, slightly
apart from the rest. She was quite young, not more than eighteen. She did not seem afraid, and her grave, steadfast eyes looked straight ahead
"I beg your pardon."
A man's voice beside her made her start and turn. She had noticed the speaker more than once amongst the first-class passengers. There had
been a hint of mystery about him which had appealed to her imagination. He spoke to no one. If anyone spoke to him he was quick to rebuff the
She noticed now that he was greatly agitated.
overture.
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