# # Agatha Christie, "The Mysterious Affair at Styles"
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@ 78
a The
a Mysterious
a Affair
a at
a Styles
# 
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@ 82
a Agatha
a Christie
p ,
s 1920
# 
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# @section 2 {c1}
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# 
@ 88
a Chapter
a I
# 
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# 
@ 92
a I
a GO
a TO
a STYLES
# 
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# 
@ 96
a The
a intense
a interest
a aroused
a in
a the
a public
a by
a what
a was
a known
a at
a the
@ 97
a time
a as
p «
a The
a Styles
a Case
p »
a has
a now
a somewhat
a subsided
p .
a Nevertheless
p ,
a in
@ 98
a view
a of
a the
a world~wide
a notoriety
a which
a attended
a it
p ,
a I
a have
a been
a asked
p ,
@ 99
a both
a by
a my
a friend
a Poirot
a and
a the
a family
a themselves
p ,
a to
a write
a an
a account
@ 100
a of
a the
a whole
a story
p .
a This
p ,
a we
a trust
p ,
a will
a effectually
a silence
a the
@ 101
a sensational
a rumours
a which
a still
a persist
p .
p =
# 
@ 103
a I
a will
a therefore
a briefly
a set
a down
a the
a circumstances
a which
a led
a to
a my
@ 104
a being
a connected
a with
a the
a affair
p .
p =
# 
@ 106
a I
a had
a been
a invalided
a home
a from
a the
a Front
p ;
a and
p ,
a after
a spending
a some
@ 107
a months
a in
a a
a rather
a depressing
a Convalescent
a Home
p ,
a was
a given
a a
a month's
@ 108
a sick
a leave
p .
a Having
a no
a near
a relations
a or
a friends
p ,
a I
a was
a trying
a to
a make
a up
@ 109
a my
a mind
a what
a to
a do
p ,
a when
a I
a ran
a across
a John
a Cavendish
p .
a I
a had
a seen
a very
@ 110
a little
a of
a him
a for
a some
a years
p .
a Indeed
p ,
a I
a had
a never
a known
a him
a particularly
@ 111
a well
p .
a He
a was
a a
a good
a fifteen
a years
a my
a senior
p ,
a for
a one
a thing
p ,
a though
a he
@ 112
a hardly
a looked
a his
a forty~five
a years
p .
a As
a a
a boy
p ,
a though
p ,
a I
a had
a often
a stayed
@ 113
a at
a Styles
p ,
a his
a mother's
a place
a in
a Essex
p .
p =
# 
@ 115
a We
a had
a a
a good
a yarn
a about
a old
a times
p ,
a and
a it
a ended
a in
a his
a inviting
a me
@ 116
a down
a to
a Styles
a to
a spend
a my
a leave
a there
p .
p =
# 
@ 118
p «
a The
a mater
a will
a be
a delighted
a to
a see
a you
a again
p ---
a after
a all
a those
@ 119
a years
p ,
p »
a he
a added
p .
p =
# 
@ 121
p «
a Your
a mother
a keeps
a well
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
p .
p =
# 
@ 123
p «
a Oh
p ,
a yes
p .
a I
a suppose
a you
a know
a that
a she
a has
a married
a again
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 125
a I
a am
a afraid
a I
a showed
a my
a surprise
a rather
a plainly
p .
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
p ,
a who
@ 126
a had
a married
a John's
a father
a when
a he
a was
a a
a widower
a with
a two
a sons
p ,
a had
a been
@ 127
a a
a handsome
a woman
a of
a middle~age
a as
a I
a remembered
a her
p .
a She
a certainly
a could
@ 128
a not
a be
a a
a day
a less
a than
a seventy
a now
p .
a I
a recalled
a her
a as
a an
a energetic
p ,
@ 129
a autocratic
a personality
p ,
a somewhat
a inclined
a to
a charitable
a and
a social
@ 130
a notoriety
p ,
a with
a a
a fondness
a for
a opening
a bazaars
a and
a playing
a the
a Lady
@ 131
a Bountiful
p .
a She
a was
a a
a most
a generous
a woman
p ,
a and
a possessed
a a
a considerable
@ 132
a fortune
a of
a her
a own
p .
p =
# 
@ 134
a Their
a country~place
p ,
a Styles
a Court
p ,
a had
a been
a purchased
a by
a Mr°
a Cavendish
@ 135
a early
a in
a their
a married
a life
p .
a He
a had
a been
a completely
a under
a his
a wife's
@ 136
a ascendancy
p ,
a so
a much
a so
a that
p ,
a on
a dying
p ,
a he
a left
a the
a place
a to
a her
a for
a her
@ 137
a lifetime
p ,
a as
a well
a as
a the
a larger
a part
a of
a his
a income
p ;
a an
a arrangement
a that
@ 138
a was
a distinctly
a unfair
a to
a his
a two
a sons
p .
a Their
a step~mother
p ,
a however
p ,
a had
@ 139
a always
a been
a most
a generous
a to
a them
p ;
a indeed
p ,
a they
a were
a so
a young
a at
a the
@ 140
a time
a of
a their
a father's
a remarriage
a that
a they
a always
a thought
a of
a her
a as
@ 141
a their
a own
a mother
p .
p =
# 
@ 143
a Lawrence
p ,
a the
a younger
p ,
a had
a been
a a
a delicate
a youth
p .
a He
a had
a qualified
a as
a a
@ 144
a doctor
a but
a early
a relinquished
a the
a profession
a of
a medicine
p ,
a and
a lived
a at
@ 145
a home
a while
a pursuing
a literary
a ambitions
p ;
a though
a his
a verses
a never
a had
a any
@ 146
a marked
a success
p .
p =
# 
@ 148
a John
a practised
a for
a some
a time
a as
a a
a barrister
p ,
a but
a had
a finally
a settled
@ 149
a down
a to
a the
a more
a congenial
a life
a of
a a
a country
a squire
p .
a He
a had
a married
a two
@ 150
a years
a ago
p ,
a and
a had
a taken
a his
a wife
a to
a live
a at
a Styles
p ,
a though
a I
@ 151
a entertained
a a
a shrewd
a suspicion
a that
a he
a would
a have
a preferred
a his
a mother
@ 152
a to
a increase
a his
a allowance
p ,
a which
a would
a have
a enabled
a him
a to
a have
a a
a home
@ 153
a of
a his
a own
p .
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
p ,
a however
p ,
a was
a a
a lady
a who
a liked
a to
a make
a her
@ 154
a own
a plans
p ,
a and
a expected
a other
a people
a to
a fall
a in
a with
a them
p ,
a and
a in
a this
@ 155
a case
a she
a certainly
a had
a the
a whip
a hand
p ,
a namely
p :
a the
a purse
a strings
p .
p =
# 
@ 157
a John
a noticed
a my
a surprise
a at
a the
a news
a of
a his
a mother's
a remarriage
a and
@ 158
a smiled
a rather
a ruefully
p .
p =
# 
@ 160
p «
a Rotten
a little
a bounder
a too
p !
p »
a he
a said
a savagely
p .
p «
a I
a can
a tell
a you
p ,
@ 161
a Hastings
p ,
a it's
a making
a life
a jolly
a difficult
a for
a us
p .
a As
a for
a Evie
p ---
a you
@ 162
a remember
a Evie
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 164
p «
a No
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 166
p «
a Oh
p ,
a I
a suppose
a she
a was
a after
a your
a time
p .
a She's
a the
a mater's
a factotum
p ,
@ 167
a companion
p ,
a Jack
a of
a all
a trades
p !
a A
a great
a sport
p ---
a old
a Evie
p !
a Not
a precisely
@ 168
a young
a and
a beautiful
p ,
a but
a as
a game
a as
a they
a make
a them
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 170
p «
a You
a were
a going
a to
a say
p ---
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 172
p «
a Oh
p ,
a this
a fellow
p !
a He
a turned
a up
a from
a nowhere
p ,
a on
a the
a pretext
a of
a being
a a
@ 173
a second
a cousin
a or
a something
a of
a Evie's
p ,
a though
a she
a didn't
a seem
@ 174
a particularly
a keen
a to
a acknowledge
a the
a relationship
p .
a The
a fellow
a is
a an
@ 175
a absolute
a outsider
p ,
a anyone
a can
a see
a that
p .
a He's
a got
a a
a great
a black
a beard
p ,
@ 176
a and
a wears
a patent
a leather
a boots
a in
a all
a weathers
p !
a But
a the
a mater
a cottoned
@ 177
a to
a him
a at
a once
p ,
a took
a him
a on
a as
a secretary
p ---
a you
a know
a how
a she's
a always
@ 178
a running
a a
a hundred
a societies
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 180
a I
a nodded
p .
p =
# 
@ 182
p «
a Well
p ,
a of
a course
a the
a war
a has
a turned
a the
a hundreds
a into
a thousands
p .
a No
@ 183
a doubt
a the
a fellow
a was
a very
a useful
a to
a her
p .
a But
a you
a could
a have
a knocked
a us
@ 184
a all
a down
a with
a a
a feather
a when
p ,
a three
a months
a ago
p ,
a she
a suddenly
a announced
@ 185
a that
a she
a and
a Alfred
a were
a engaged
p !
a The
a fellow
a must
a be
a at
a least
a twenty
@ 186
a years
a younger
a than
a she
a is
p !
a It's
a simply
a bare~faced
a fortune
a hunting
p ;
a but
@ 187
a there
a you
a are
p ---
a she
a is
a her
a own
a mistress
p ,
a and
a she's
a married
a him
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 189
p «
a It
a must
a be
a a
a difficult
a situation
a for
a you
a all
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 191
p «
a Difficult
p !
a It's
a damnable
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 193
a Thus
a it
a came
a about
a that
p ,
a three
a days
a later
p ,
a I
a descended
a from
a the
a train
@ 194
a at
a Styles
a St°
a Mary
p ,
a an
a absurd
a little
a station
p ,
a with
a no
a apparent
a reason
@ 195
a for
a existence
p ,
a perched
a up
a in
a the
a midst
a of
a green
a fields
a and
a country
@ 196
a lanes
p .
a John
a Cavendish
a was
a waiting
a on
a the
a platform
p ,
a and
a piloted
a me
a out
a to
@ 197
a the
a car
p .
p =
# 
@ 199
p «
a Got
a a
a drop
a or
a two
a of
a petrol
a still
p ,
a you
a see
p ,
p »
a he
a remarked
p .
p «
a Mainly
@ 200
a owing
a to
a the
a mater's
a activities
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 202
a The
a village
a of
a Styles
a St°
a Mary
a was
a situated
a about
a two
a miles
a from
a the
@ 203
a little
a station
p ,
a and
a Styles
a Court
a lay
a a
a mile
a the
a other
a side
a of
a it
p .
a It
a was
@ 204
a a
a still
p ,
a warm
a day
a in
a early
a July
p .
a As
a one
a looked
a out
a over
a the
a flat
a Essex
@ 205
a country
p ,
a lying
a so
a green
a and
a peaceful
a under
a the
a afternoon
a sun
p ,
a it
a seemed
@ 206
a almost
a impossible
a to
a believe
a that
p ,
a not
a so
a very
a far
a away
p ,
a a
a great
a war
a was
@ 207
a running
a its
a appointed
a course
p .
a I
a felt
a I
a had
a suddenly
a strayed
a into
a another
@ 208
a world
p .
a As
a we
a turned
a in
a at
a the
a lodge
a gates
p ,
a John
a said
p :
p =
# 
@ 210
p «
a I'm
a afraid
a you'll
a find
a it
a very
a quiet
a down
a here
p ,
a Hastings
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 212
p «
a My
a dear
a fellow
p ,
a that's
a just
a what
a I
a want
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 214
p «
a Oh
p ,
a it's
a pleasant
a enough
a if
a you
a want
a to
a lead
a the
a idle
a life
p .
a I
a drill
@ 215
a with
a the
a volunteers
a twice
a a
a week
p ,
a and
a lend
a a
a hand
a at
a the
a farms
p .
a My
a wife
@ 216
a works
a regularly
p <
a on
a the
a land
p >
p .
a She
a is
a up
a at
a five
a every
a morning
a to
a milk
p ,
@ 217
a and
a keeps
a at
a it
a steadily
a until
a lunch~time
p .
a It's
a a
a jolly
a good
a life
a taking
@ 218
a it
a all
a round
p ---
a if
a it
a weren't
a for
a that
a fellow
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
p !
p »
a He
@ 219
a checked
a the
a car
a suddenly
p ,
a and
a glanced
a at
a his
a watch
p .
p «
a I
a wonder
a if
a we've
@ 220
a time
a to
a pick
a up
a Cynthia
p .
a No
p ,
a she'll
a have
a started
a from
a the
a hospital
a by
@ 221
a now
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 223
p «
a Cynthia
p !
a That's
a not
a your
a wife
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 225
p «
a No
p ,
a Cynthia
a is
a a
a protegee
a of
a my
a mother's
p ,
a the
a daughter
a of
a an
a old
@ 226
a schoolfellow
a of
a hers
p ,
a who
a married
a a
a rascally
a solicitor
p .
a He
a came
a a
@ 227
a cropper
p ,
a and
a the
a girl
a was
a left
a an
a orphan
a and
a penniless
p .
a My
a mother
a came
@ 228
a to
a the
a rescue
p ,
a and
a Cynthia
a has
a been
a with
a us
a nearly
a two
a years
a now
p .
a She
@ 229
a works
a in
a the
a Red
a Cross
a Hospital
a at
a Tadminster
p ,
a seven
a miles
a away
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 231
a As
a he
a spoke
a the
a last
a words
p ,
a we
a drew
a up
a in
a front
a of
a the
a fine
a old
a house
p .
@ 232
a A
a lady
a in
a a
a stout
a tweed
a skirt
p ,
a who
a was
a bending
a over
a a
a flower
a bed
p ,
@ 233
a straightened
a herself
a at
a our
a approach
p .
p =
# 
@ 235
p «
a Hullo
p ,
a Evie
p ,
a here's
a our
a wounded
a hero
p !
a Mr°
a Hastings
p ---
a Miss
a Howard
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 237
a Miss
a Howard
a shook
a hands
a with
a a
a hearty
p ,
a almost
a painful
p ,
a grip
p ,
a I
a had
a an
@ 238
a impression
a of
a very
a blue
a eyes
a in
a a
a sunburnt
a face
p .
a She
a was
a a
@ 239
a pleasant~looking
a woman
a of
a about
a forty
p ,
a with
a a
a deep
a voice
p ,
a almost
a manly
a in
a its
@ 240
a stentorian
a tones
p ,
a and
a had
a a
a large
a sensible
a square
a body
p ,
a with
a feet
a to
@ 241
a match
p ---
a these
a last
a encased
a in
a good
a thick
a boots
p .
a Her
a conversation
p ,
a I
@ 242
a soon
a found
p ,
a was
a couched
a in
a the
a telegraphic
a style
p .
p =
# 
@ 244
p «
a Weeds
a grow
a like
a house
a afire
p .
a Can't
a keep
a even
a with
a 'em
p .
a Shall
a press
a you
@ 245
a in
p .
a Better
a be
a careful
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 247
p «
a I'm
a sure
a I
a shall
a be
a only
a too
a delighted
a to
a make
a myself
a useful
p ,
p »
a I
@ 248
a responded
p .
p =
# 
@ 250
p «
a Don't
a say
a it
p .
a Never
a does
p .
a Wish
a you
a hadn't
a later
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 252
p «
a You're
a a
a cynic
p ,
a Evie
p ,
p »
a said
a John
p ,
a laughing
p .
p «
a Where's
a tea
@ 253
a to~day
p ---
a inside
a or
a out
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 255
p «
a Out
p .
a Too
a fine
a a
a day
a to
a be
a cooped
a up
a in
a the
a house
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 257
p «
a Come
a on
a then
p ,
a you've
a done
a enough
a gardening
a for
a to~day
p .
p <
a The
a labourer
@ 258
a is
a worthy
a of
a his
a hire
p ,
p >
a you
a know
p .
a Come
a and
a be
a refreshed
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 260
p «
a Well
p ,
p »
a said
a Miss
a Howard
p ,
a drawing
a off
a her
a gardening
a gloves
p ,
p «
a I'm
@ 261
a inclined
a to
a agree
a with
a you
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 263
a She
a led
a the
a way
a round
a the
a house
a to
a where
a tea
a was
a spread
a under
a the
a shade
@ 264
a of
a a
a large
a sycamore
p .
p =
# 
@ 266
a A
a figure
a rose
a from
a one
a of
a the
a basket
a chairs
p ,
a and
a came
a a
a few
a steps
a to
@ 267
a meet
a us
p .
p =
# 
@ 269
p «
a My
a wife
p ,
a Hastings
p ,
p »
a said
a John
p .
p =
# 
@ 271
a I
a shall
a never
a forget
a my
a first
a sight
a of
a Mary
a Cavendish
p .
a Her
a tall
p ,
@ 272
a slender
a form
p ,
a outlined
a against
a the
a bright
a light
p ;
a the
a vivid
a sense
a of
@ 273
a slumbering
a fire
a that
a seemed
a to
a find
a expression
a only
a in
a those
a wonderful
@ 274
a tawny
a eyes
a of
a hers
p ,
a remarkable
a eyes
p ,
a different
a from
a any
a other
a woman's
@ 275
a that
a I
a have
a ever
a known
p ;
a the
a intense
a power
a of
a stillness
a she
a possessed
p ,
@ 276
a which
a nevertheless
a conveyed
a the
a impression
a of
a a
a wild
a untamed
a spirit
a in
@ 277
a an
a exquisitely
a civilised
a body
p ---
a all
a these
a things
a are
a burnt
a into
a my
@ 278
a memory
p .
a I
a shall
a never
a forget
a them
p .
p =
# 
@ 280
a She
a greeted
a me
a with
a a
a few
a words
a of
a pleasant
a welcome
a in
a a
a low
a clear
@ 281
a voice
p ,
a and
a I
a sank
a into
a a
a basket
a chair
a feeling
a distinctly
a glad
a that
a I
a had
@ 282
a accepted
a John's
a invitation
p .
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
a gave
a me
a some
a tea
p ,
a and
a her
a few
@ 283
a quiet
a remarks
a heightened
a my
a first
a impression
a of
a her
a as
a a
a thoroughly
@ 284
a fascinating
a woman
p .
a An
a appreciative
a listener
a is
a always
a stimulating
p ,
a and
a I
@ 285
a described
p ,
a in
a a
a humorous
a manner
p ,
a certain
a incidents
a of
a my
a Convalescent
@ 286
a Home
p ,
a in
a a
a way
a which
p ,
a I
a flatter
a myself
p ,
a greatly
a amused
a my
a hostess
p .
a John
p ,
@ 287
a of
a course
p ,
a good
a fellow
a though
a he
a is
p ,
a could
a hardly
a be
a called
a a
a brilliant
@ 288
a conversationalist
p .
p =
# 
@ 290
a At
a that
a moment
a a
a well
a remembered
a voice
a floated
a through
a the
a open
a French
@ 291
a window
a near
a at
a hand
p :
p =
# 
@ 293
p «
a Then
a you'll
a write
a to
a the
a Princess
a after
a tea
p ,
a Alfred
p ?
a I'll
a write
a to
a Lady
@ 294
a Tadminster
a for
a the
a second
a day
p ,
a myself
p .
a Or
a shall
a we
a wait
a until
a we
a hear
@ 295
a from
a the
a Princess
p ?
a In
a case
a of
a a
a refusal
p ,
a Lady
a Tadminster
a might
a open
a it
@ 296
a the
a first
a day
p ,
a and
a Mrs°
a Crosbie
a the
a second
p .
a Then
a there's
a the
@ 297
a Duchess
p ---
a about
a the
a school
a fete
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 299
a There
a was
a the
a murmur
a of
a a
a man's
a voice
p ,
a and
a then
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a rose
@ 300
a in
a reply
p :
p =
# 
@ 302
p «
a Yes
p ,
a certainly
p .
a After
a tea
a will
a do
a quite
a well
p .
a You
a are
a so
a thoughtful
p ,
@ 303
a Alfred
a dear
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 305
a The
a French
a window
a swung
a open
a a
a little
a wider
p ,
a and
a a
a handsome
a white~haired
@ 306
a old
a lady
p ,
a with
a a
a somewhat
a masterful
a cast
a of
a features
p ,
a stepped
a out
@ 307
a of
a it
a on
a to
a the
a lawn
p .
a A
a man
a followed
a her
p ,
a a
a suggestion
a of
a deference
a in
@ 308
a his
a manner
p .
p =
# 
@ 310
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a greeted
a me
a with
a effusion
p .
p =
# 
@ 312
p «
a Why
p ,
a if
a it
a isn't
a too
a delightful
a to
a see
a you
a again
p ,
a Mr°
a Hastings
p ,
a after
@ 313
a all
a these
a years
p .
a Alfred
p ,
a darling
p ,
a Mr°
a Hastings
p ---
a my
a husband
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 315
a I
a looked
a with
a some
a curiosity
a at
p «
a Alfred
a darling
p »
p .
a He
a certainly
a struck
@ 316
a a
a rather
a alien
a note
p .
a I
a did
a not
a wonder
a at
a John
a objecting
a to
a his
a beard
p .
a It
@ 317
a was
a one
a of
a the
a longest
a and
a blackest
a I
a have
a ever
a seen
p .
a He
a wore
a gold~rimmed
@ 318
a pince~nez
p ,
a and
a had
a a
a curious
a impassivity
a of
a feature
p .
a It
a struck
a me
@ 319
a that
a he
a might
a look
a natural
a on
a a
a stage
p ,
a but
a was
a strangely
a out
a of
a place
a in
@ 320
a real
a life
p .
a His
a voice
a was
a rather
a deep
a and
a unctuous
p .
a He
a placed
a a
a wooden
@ 321
a hand
a in
a mine
a and
a said
p :
p =
# 
@ 323
p «
a This
a is
a a
a pleasure
p ,
a Mr°
a Hastings
p .
p »
a Then
p ,
a turning
a to
a his
a wife
p :
p «
a Emily
@ 324
a dearest
p ,
a I
a think
a that
a cushion
a is
a a
a little
a damp
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 326
a She
a beamed
a fondly
a on
a him
p ,
a as
a he
a substituted
a another
a with
a every
@ 327
a demonstration
a of
a the
a tenderest
a care
p .
a Strange
a infatuation
a of
a an
a otherwise
@ 328
a sensible
a woman
p !
p =
# 
@ 330
a With
a the
a presence
a of
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p ,
a a
a sense
a of
a constraint
a and
a veiled
@ 331
a hostility
a seemed
a to
a settle
a down
a upon
a the
a company
p .
a Miss
a Howard
p ,
a in
@ 332
a particular
p ,
a took
a no
a pains
a to
a conceal
a her
a feelings
p .
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
p ,
@ 333
a however
p ,
a seemed
a to
a notice
a nothing
a unusual
p .
a Her
a volubility
p ,
a which
a I
@ 334
a remembered
a of
a old
p ,
a had
a lost
a nothing
a in
a the
a intervening
a years
p ,
a and
a she
@ 335
a poured
a out
a a
a steady
a flood
a of
a conversation
p ,
a mainly
a on
a the
a subject
a of
a the
@ 336
a forthcoming
a bazaar
a which
a she
a was
a organizing
a and
a which
a was
a to
a take
a place
@ 337
a shortly
p .
a Occasionally
a she
a referred
a to
a her
a husband
a over
a a
a question
a of
@ 338
a days
a or
a dates
p .
a His
a watchful
a and
a attentive
a manner
a never
a varied
p .
a From
a the
@ 339
a very
a first
a I
a took
a a
a firm
a and
a rooted
a dislike
a to
a him
p ,
a and
a I
a flatter
a myself
@ 340
a that
a my
a first
a judgments
a are
a usually
a fairly
a shrewd
p .
p =
# 
@ 342
a Presently
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a turned
a to
a give
a some
a instructions
a about
@ 343
a letters
a to
a Evelyn
a Howard
p ,
a and
a her
a husband
a addressed
a me
a in
a his
@ 344
a painstaking
a voice
p :
p =
# 
@ 346
p «
a Is
a soldiering
a your
a regular
a profession
p ,
a Mr°
a Hastings
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 348
p «
a No
p ,
a before
a the
a war
a I
a was
a in
a Lloyd's
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 350
p «
a And
a you
a will
a return
a there
a after
a it
a is
a over
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 352
p «
a Perhaps
p .
a Either
a that
a or
a a
a fresh
a start
a altogether
p :
p »
p =
# 
@ 354
a Mary
a Cavendish
a leant
a forward
p .
p =
# 
@ 356
p «
a What
a would
a you
a really
a choose
a as
a a
a profession
p ,
a if
a you
a could
a just
@ 357
a consult
a your
a inclination
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 359
p «
a Well
p ,
a that
a depends
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 361
p «
a No
a secret
a hobby
p ?
p »
a she
a asked
p .
p «
a Tell
a me
p ---
a you're
a drawn
a to
a something
p ?
@ 362
a Every
a one
a is
p ---
a usually
a something
a absurd
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 364
p «
a You'll
a laugh
a at
a me
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 366
a She
a smiled
p .
p =
# 
@ 368
p «
a Perhaps
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 370
p «
a Well
p ,
a I've
a always
a had
a a
a secret
a hankering
a to
a be
a a
a detective
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 372
p «
a The
a real
a thing
p ---
a Scotland
a Yard
p ?
a Or
a Sherlock
a Holmes
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 374
p «
a Oh
p ,
a Sherlock
a Holmes
a by
a all
a means
p .
a But
a really
p ,
a seriously
p ,
a I
a am
a awfully
@ 375
a drawn
a to
a it
p .
a I
a came
a across
a a
a man
a in
a Belgium
a once
p ,
a a
a very
a famous
@ 376
a detective
p ,
a and
a he
a quite
a inflamed
a me
p .
a He
a was
a a
a marvellous
a little
a fellow
p .
@ 377
a He
a used
a to
a say
a that
a all
a good
a detective
a work
a was
a a
a mere
a matter
a of
a method
p .
@ 378
a My
a system
a is
a based
a on
a his
p ---
a though
a of
a course
a I
a have
a progressed
a rather
@ 379
a further
p .
a He
a was
a a
a funny
a little
a man
p ,
a a
a great
a dandy
p ,
a but
a wonderfully
@ 380
a clever
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 382
p «
a Like
a a
a good
a detective
a story
a myself
p ,
p »
a remarked
a Miss
a Howard
p .
p «
a Lots
a of
@ 383
a nonsense
a written
p ,
a though
p .
a Criminal
a discovered
a in
a last
a chapter
p .
a Every
a one
@ 384
a dumfounded
p .
a Real
a crime
p ---
a you'd
a know
a at
a once
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 386
p «
a There
a have
a been
a a
a great
a number
a of
a undiscovered
a crimes
p ,
p »
a I
a argued
p .
p =
# 
@ 388
p «
a Don't
a mean
a the
a police
p ,
a but
a the
a people
a that
a are
a right
a in
a it
p .
a The
@ 389
a family
p .
a You
a couldn't
a really
a hoodwink
a them
p .
a They'd
a know
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 391
p «
a Then
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
a much
a amused
p ,
p «
a you
a think
a that
a if
a you
a were
a mixed
a up
a in
a a
@ 392
a crime
p ,
a say
a a
a murder
p ,
a you'd
a be
a able
a to
a spot
a the
a murderer
a right
a off
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 394
p «
a Of
a course
a I
a should
p .
a Mightn't
a be
a able
a to
a prove
a it
a to
a a
a pack
a of
a lawyers
p .
@ 395
a But
a I'm
a certain
a I'd
a know
p .
a I'd
a feel
a it
a in
a my
a finger~tips
a if
a he
a came
a near
@ 396
a me
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 398
p «
a It
a might
a be
a a
p <
a she
p ,
p >
p »
a I
a suggested
p .
p =
# 
@ 400
p «
a Might
p .
a But
a murder's
a a
a violent
a crime
p .
a Associate
a it
a more
a with
a a
a man
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 402
p «
a Not
a in
a a
a case
a of
a poisoning
p .
p »
a Mrs°
a Cavendish's
a clear
a voice
a startled
a me
p .
@ 403
p «
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
a was
a saying
a yesterday
a that
p ,
a owing
a to
a the
a general
@ 404
a ignorance
a of
a the
a more
a uncommon
a poisons
a among
a the
a medical
a profession
p ,
@ 405
a there
a were
a probably
a countless
a cases
a of
a poisoning
a quite
a unsuspected
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 407
p «
a Why
p ,
a Mary
p ,
a what
a a
a gruesome
a conversation
p !
p »
a cried
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
p .
p «
a It
@ 408
a makes
a me
a feel
a as
a if
a a
a goose
a were
a walking
a over
a my
a grave
p .
a Oh
p ,
a there's
@ 409
a Cynthia
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 411
a A
a young
a girl
a in
a V°
a A°
a D°
a uniform
a ran
a lightly
a across
a the
a lawn
p .
p =
# 
@ 413
p «
a Why
p ,
a Cynthia
p ,
a you
a are
a late
a to~day
p .
a This
a is
a Mr°
a Hastings
p ---
a Miss
@ 414
a Murdoch
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 416
a Cynthia
a Murdoch
a was
a a
a fresh~looking
a young
a creature
p ,
a full
a of
a life
a and
@ 417
a vigour
p .
a She
a tossed
a off
a her
a little
a V°
a A°
a D°
a cap
p ,
a and
a I
a admired
a the
a great
@ 418
a loose
a waves
a of
a her
a auburn
a hair
p ,
a and
a the
a smallness
a and
a whiteness
a of
a the
@ 419
a hand
a she
a held
a out
a to
a claim
a her
a tea
p .
a With
a dark
a eyes
a and
a eyelashes
a she
@ 420
a would
a have
a been
a a
a beauty
p .
p =
# 
@ 422
a She
a flung
a herself
a down
a on
a the
a ground
a beside
a John
p ,
a and
a as
a I
a handed
a her
a a
@ 423
a plate
a of
a sandwiches
a she
a smiled
a up
a at
a me
p .
p =
# 
@ 425
p «
a Sit
a down
a here
a on
a the
a grass
p ,
a do
p .
a It's
a ever
a so
a much
a nicer
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 427
a I
a dropped
a down
a obediently
p .
p =
# 
@ 429
p «
a You
a work
a at
a Tadminster
p ,
a don't
a you
p ,
a Miss
a Murdoch
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 431
a She
a nodded
p .
p =
# 
@ 433
p «
a For
a my
a sins
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 435
p «
a Do
a they
a bully
a you
p ,
a then
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
p ,
a smiling
p .
p =
# 
@ 437
p «
a I
a should
a like
a to
a see
a them
p !
p »
a cried
a Cynthia
a with
a dignity
p .
p =
# 
@ 439
p «
a I
a have
a got
a a
a cousin
a who
a is
a nursing
p ,
p »
a I
a remarked
p .
p «
a And
a she
a is
a terrified
@ 440
a of
p <
a Sisters
p >
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 442
p «
a I
a don't
a wonder
p .
a Sisters
a are
p ,
a you
a know
p ,
a Mr°
a Hastings
p .
a They
a simply
p ---
a are
p !
@ 443
a You've
a no
a idea
p !
a But
a I'm
a not
a a
a nurse
p ,
a thank
a heaven
p ,
a I
a work
a in
a the
@ 444
a dispensary
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 446
p «
a How
a many
a people
a do
a you
a poison
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
p ,
a smiling
p .
p =
# 
@ 448
a Cynthia
a smiled
a too
p .
p =
# 
@ 450
p «
a Oh
p ,
a hundreds
p !
p »
a she
a said
p .
p =
# 
@ 452
p «
a Cynthia
p ,
p »
a called
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
p ,
p «
a do
a you
a think
a you
a could
a write
a a
a few
@ 453
a notes
a for
a me
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 455
p «
a Certainly
p ,
a Aunt
a Emily
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 457
a She
a jumped
a up
a promptly
p ,
a and
a something
a in
a her
a manner
a reminded
a me
a that
@ 458
a her
a position
a was
a a
a dependent
a one
p ,
a and
a that
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
p ,
a kind
a as
a she
@ 459
a might
a be
a in
a the
a main
p ,
a did
a not
a allow
a her
a to
a forget
a it
p .
p =
# 
@ 461
a My
a hostess
a turned
a to
a me
p .
p =
# 
@ 463
p «
a John
a will
a show
a you
a your
a room
p .
a Supper
a is
a at
a half~past
a seven
p .
a We
a have
@ 464
a given
a up
a late
a dinner
a for
a some
a time
a now
p .
a Lady
a Tadminster
p ,
a our
a Member's
@ 465
a wife
p ---
a she
a was
a the
a late
a Lord
a Abbotsbury's
a daughter
p ---
a does
a the
a same
p .
@ 466
a She
a agrees
a with
a me
a that
a one
a must
a set
a an
a example
a of
a economy
p .
a We
a are
a quite
@ 467
a a
a war
a household
p ;
a nothing
a is
a wasted
a here
p ---
a every
a scrap
a of
a waste
a paper
p ,
@ 468
a even
p ,
a is
a saved
a and
a sent
a away
a in
a sacks
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 470
a I
a expressed
a my
a appreciation
p ,
a and
a John
a took
a me
a into
a the
a house
a and
a up
a the
@ 471
a broad
a staircase
p ,
a which
a forked
a right
a and
a left
a half~way
a to
a different
a wings
@ 472
a of
a the
a building
p .
a My
a room
a was
a in
a the
a left
a wing
p ,
a and
a looked
a out
a over
a the
@ 473
a park
p .
p =
# 
@ 475
a John
a left
a me
p ,
a and
a a
a few
a minutes
a later
a I
a saw
a him
a from
a my
a window
a walking
@ 476
a slowly
a across
a the
a grass
a arm
a in
a arm
a with
a Cynthia
a Murdoch
p .
a I
a heard
a Mrs°
@ 477
a Inglethorp
a call
p «
a Cynthia
p »
a impatiently
p ,
a and
a the
a girl
a started
a and
a ran
@ 478
a back
a to
a the
a house
p .
a At
a the
a same
a moment
p ,
a a
a man
a stepped
a out
a from
a the
a shadow
@ 479
a of
a a
a tree
a and
a walked
a slowly
a in
a the
a same
a direction
p .
a He
a looked
a about
@ 480
a forty
p ,
a very
a dark
a with
a a
a melancholy
a clean~shaven
a face
p .
a Some
a violent
@ 481
a emotion
a seemed
a to
a be
a mastering
a him
p .
a He
a looked
a up
a at
a my
a window
a as
a he
@ 482
a passed
p ,
a and
a I
a recognized
a him
p ,
a though
a he
a had
a changed
a much
a in
a the
a fifteen
@ 483
a years
a that
a had
a elapsed
a since
a we
a last
a met
p .
a It
a was
a John's
a younger
a brother
p ,
@ 484
a Lawrence
a Cavendish
p .
a I
a wondered
a what
a it
a was
a that
a had
a brought
a that
@ 485
a singular
a expression
a to
a his
a face
p .
p =
# 
@ 487
a Then
a I
a dismissed
a him
a from
a my
a mind
p ,
a and
a returned
a to
a the
a contemplation
a of
@ 488
a my
a own
a affairs
p .
p =
# 
@ 490
a The
a evening
a passed
a pleasantly
a enough
p ;
a and
a I
a dreamed
a that
a night
a of
a that
@ 491
a enigmatical
a woman
p ,
a Mary
a Cavendish
p .
p =
# 
@ 493
a The
a next
a morning
a dawned
a bright
a and
a sunny
p ,
a and
a I
a was
a full
a of
a the
@ 494
a anticipation
a of
a a
a delightful
a visit
p .
p =
# 
@ 496
a I
a did
a not
a see
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
a until
a lunch~time
p ,
a when
a she
a volunteered
a to
@ 497
a take
a me
a for
a a
a walk
p ,
a and
a we
a spent
a a
a charming
a afternoon
a roaming
a in
a the
@ 498
a woods
p ,
a returning
a to
a the
a house
a about
a five
p .
p =
# 
@ 500
a As
a we
a entered
a the
a large
a hall
p ,
a John
a beckoned
a us
a both
a into
a the
a smoking~room
p .
@ 501
a I
a saw
a at
a once
a by
a his
a face
a that
a something
a disturbing
a had
a occurred
p .
@ 502
a We
a followed
a him
a in
p ,
a and
a he
a shut
a the
a door
a after
a us
p .
p =
# 
@ 504
p «
a Look
a here
p ,
a Mary
p ,
a there's
a the
a deuce
a of
a a
a mess
p .
a Evie's
a had
a a
a row
a with
@ 505
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
p ,
a and
a she's
a off
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 507
p «
a Evie
p ?
a Off
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 509
a John
a nodded
a gloomily
p .
p =
# 
@ 511
p «
a Yes
p ;
a you
a see
a she
a went
a to
a the
a mater
p ,
a and
p ---
a Oh
p ,
a here's
a Evie
a herself
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 513
a Miss
a Howard
a entered
p .
a Her
a lips
a were
a set
a grimly
a together
p ,
a and
a she
a carried
@ 514
a a
a small
a suit~case
p .
a She
a looked
a excited
a and
a determined
p ,
a and
a slightly
a on
@ 515
a the
a defensive
p .
p =
# 
@ 517
p «
a At
a any
a rate
p ,
p »
a she
a burst
a out
p ,
p «
a I've
a spoken
a my
a mind
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 519
p «
a My
a dear
a Evelyn
p ,
p »
a cried
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
p ,
p «
a this
a can't
a be
a true
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 521
a Miss
a Howard
a nodded
a grimly
p .
p =
# 
@ 523
p «
a True
a enough
p !
a Afraid
a I
a said
a some
a things
a to
a Emily
a she
a won't
a forget
a or
@ 524
a forgive
a in
a a
a hurry
p .
a Don't
a mind
a if
a they've
a only
a sunk
a in
a a
a bit
p .
a Probably
@ 525
a water
a off
a a
a duck's
a back
p ,
a though
p .
a I
a said
a right
a out
p :
p <
a You're
a an
a old
a woman
p ,
@ 526
a Emily
p ;
a and
a there's
a no
a fool
a like
a an
a old
a fool
p .
a The
a man's
a twenty
a years
@ 527
a younger
a than
a you
p ,
a and
a don't
a you
a fool
a yourself
a as
a to
a what
a he
a married
a you
@ 528
a for
p .
a Money
p !
a Well
p ;
a don't
a let
a him
a have
a too
a much
a of
a it
p .
a Farmer
a Raikes
a has
@ 529
a got
a a
a very
a pretty
a young
a wife
p .
a Just
a ask
a your
a Alfred
a how
a much
a time
a he
@ 530
a spends
a over
a there
p .
p >
a She
a was
a very
a angry
p .
a Natural
p !
a I
a went
a on
p ,
p <
a I'm
a going
@ 531
a to
a warn
a you
p ,
a whether
a you
a like
a it
a or
a not
p .
a That
a man
a would
a as
a soon
a murder
@ 532
a you
a in
a your
a bed
a as
a look
a at
a you
p .
a He's
a a
a bad
a lot
p .
a You
a can
a say
a what
a you
@ 533
a like
a to
a me
p ,
a but
a remember
a what
a I've
a told
a you
p .
a He's
a a
a bad
a lot
p !
p >
p »
p =
# 
@ 535
p «
a What
a did
a she
a say
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 537
a Miss
a Howard
a made
a an
a extremely
a expressive
a grimace
p .
@ 538
p «
p <
a Darling
a Alfred
p >
p ---
p <
a dearest
a Alfred
p >
p ---
p <
a wicked
a calumnies
p >
p ---
p <
a wicked
@ 539
a lies
p >
p ---
p <
a wicked
a woman
p >
p ---
a to
a accuse
a her
p <
a dear
a husband
p >
p !
a The
a sooner
a I
@ 540
a left
a her
a house
a the
a better
p .
a So
a I'm
a off
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 542
p «
a But
a not
a now
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 544
p «
a This
a minute
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 546
a For
a a
a moment
a we
a sat
a and
a stared
a at
a her
p .
a Finally
a John
a Cavendish
p ,
a finding
@ 547
a his
a persuasions
a of
a no
a avail
p ,
a went
a off
a to
a look
a up
a the
a trains
p .
a His
a wife
@ 548
a followed
a him
p ,
a murmuring
a something
a about
a persuading
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a to
@ 549
a think
a better
a of
a it
p .
p =
# 
@ 551
a As
a she
a left
a the
a room
p ,
a Miss
a Howard's
a face
a changed
p .
a She
a leant
a towards
a me
@ 552
a eagerly
p .
p =
# 
@ 554
p «
a Mr°
a Hastings
p ,
a you're
a honest
p .
a I
a can
a trust
a you
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 556
a I
a was
a a
a little
a startled
p .
a She
a laid
a her
a hand
a on
a my
a arm
p ,
a and
a sank
a her
@ 557
a voice
a to
a a
a whisper
p .
p =
# 
@ 559
p «
a Look
a after
a her
p ,
a Mr°
a Hastings
p .
a My
a poor
a Emily
p .
a They're
a a
a lot
a of
a sharks
p ---
a all
@ 560
a of
a them
p .
a Oh
p ,
a I
a know
a what
a I'm
a talking
a about
p .
a There
a isn't
a one
a of
@ 561
a them
a that's
a not
a hard
a up
a and
a trying
a to
a get
a money
a out
a of
a her
p .
a I've
@ 562
a protected
a her
a as
a much
a as
a I
a could
p .
a Now
a I'm
a out
a of
a the
a way
p ,
a they'll
a impose
@ 563
a upon
a her
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 565
p «
a Of
a course
p ,
a Miss
a Howard
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
p «
a I'll
a do
a everything
a I
a can
p ,
a but
a I'm
@ 566
a sure
a you're
a excited
a and
a overwrought
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 568
a She
a interrupted
a me
a by
a slowly
a shaking
a her
a forefinger
p .
p =
# 
@ 570
p «
a Young
a man
p ,
a trust
a me
p .
a I've
a lived
a in
a the
a world
a rather
a longer
a than
a you
@ 571
a have
p .
a All
a I
a ask
a you
a is
a to
a keep
a your
a eyes
a open
p .
a You'll
a see
a what
a I
a mean
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 573
a The
a throb
a of
a the
a motor
a came
a through
a the
a open
a window
p ,
a and
a Miss
a Howard
@ 574
a rose
a and
a moved
a to
a the
a door
p .
a John's
a voice
a sounded
a outside
p .
a With
a her
a hand
@ 575
a on
a the
a handle
p ,
a she
a turned
a her
a head
a over
a her
a shoulder
p ,
a and
a beckoned
a to
@ 576
a me
p .
p =
# 
@ 578
p «
a Above
a all
p ,
a Mr°
a Hastings
p ,
a watch
a that
a devil
p ---
a her
a husband
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 580
a There
a was
a no
a time
a for
a more
p .
a Miss
a Howard
a was
a swallowed
a up
a in
a an
a eager
@ 581
a chorus
a of
a protests
a and
a good~byes
p .
a The
a Inglethorps
a did
a not
a appear
p .
p =
# 
@ 583
a As
a the
a motor
a drove
a away
p ,
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
a suddenly
a detached
a herself
a from
@ 584
a the
a group
p ,
a and
a moved
a across
a the
a drive
a to
a the
a lawn
a to
a meet
a a
a tall
a bearded
@ 585
a man
a who
a had
a been
a evidently
a making
a for
a the
a house
p .
a The
a colour
a rose
a in
a her
@ 586
a cheeks
a as
a she
a held
a out
a her
a hand
a to
a him
p .
p =
# 
@ 588
p «
a Who
a is
a that
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
a sharply
p ,
a for
a instinctively
a I
a distrusted
a the
@ 589
a man
p .
p =
# 
@ 591
p «
a That's
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
p ,
p »
a said
a John
a shortly
p .
p =
# 
@ 593
p «
a And
a who
a is
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 595
p «
a He's
a staying
a in
a the
a village
a doing
a a
a rest
a cure
p ,
a after
a a
a bad
a nervous
@ 596
a breakdown
p .
a He's
a a
a London
a specialist
p ;
a a
a very
a clever
a man
p ---
a one
a of
a the
@ 597
a greatest
a living
a experts
a on
a poisons
p ,
a I
a believe
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 599
p «
a And
a he's
a a
a great
a friend
a of
a Mary's
p ,
p »
a put
a in
a Cynthia
p ,
a the
@ 600
a irrepressible
p .
p =
# 
@ 602
a John
a Cavendish
a frowned
a and
a changed
a the
a subject
p .
p =
# 
@ 604
p «
a Come
a for
a a
a stroll
p ,
a Hastings
p .
a This
a has
a been
a a
a most
a rotten
a business
p .
a She
@ 605
a always
a had
a a
a rough
a tongue
p ,
a but
a there
a is
a no
a stauncher
a friend
a in
a England
@ 606
a than
a Evelyn
a Howard
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 608
a He
a took
a the
a path
a through
a the
a plantation
p ,
a and
a we
a walked
a down
a to
a the
@ 609
a village
a through
a the
a woods
a which
a bordered
a one
a side
a of
a the
a estate
p .
p =
# 
@ 611
a As
a we
a passed
a through
a one
a of
a the
a gates
a on
a our
a way
a home
a again
p ,
a a
a pretty
@ 612
a young
a woman
a of
a gipsy
a type
a coming
a in
a the
a opposite
a direction
a bowed
a and
@ 613
a smiled
p .
p =
# 
@ 615
p «
a That's
a a
a pretty
a girl
p ;
p »
a I
a remarked
a appreciatively
p .
p =
# 
@ 617
a John's
a face
a hardened
p .
p =
# 
@ 619
p «
a That
a is
a Mrs°
a Raikes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 621
p «
a The
a one
a that
a Miss
a Howard
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 623
p «
a Exactly
p ,
p »
a said
a John
p ,
a with
a rather
a unnecessary
a abruptness
p .
p =
# 
@ 625
a I
a thought
a of
a the
a white~haired
a old
a lady
a in
a the
a big
a house
p ,
a and
a that
a vivid
@ 626
a wicked
a little
a face
a that
a had
a just
a smiled
a into
a ours
p ,
a and
a a
a vague
a chill
a of
@ 627
a foreboding
a crept
a over
a me
p .
a I
a brushed
a it
a aside
p .
p =
# 
@ 629
p «
a Styles
a is
a really
a a
a glorious
a old
a place
p ,
p »
a I
a said
a to
a John
p .
p =
# 
@ 631
a He
a nodded
a rather
a gloomily
p .
p =
# 
@ 633
p «
a Yes
p ,
a it's
a a
a fine
a property
p .
a It'll
a be
a mine
a some
a day
p ---
a should
a be
a mine
@ 634
a now
a by
a rights
p ,
a if
a my
a father
a had
a only
a made
a a
a decent
a will
p .
a And
a then
a I
@ 635
a shouldn't
a be
a so
a damned
a hard
a up
a as
a I
a am
a now
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 637
p «
a Hard
a up
p ,
a are
a you
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 639
p «
a My
a dear
a Hastings
p ,
a I
a don't
a mind
a telling
a you
a that
a I'm
a at
a my
a wit's
a end
@ 640
a for
a money
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 642
p «
a Couldn't
a your
a brother
a help
a you
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 644
p «
a Lawrence
p ?
a He's
a gone
a through
a every
a penny
a he
a ever
a had
p ,
a publishing
a rotten
@ 645
a verses
a in
a fancy
a bindings
p .
a No
p ,
a we're
a an
a impecunious
a lot
p .
a My
a mother's
@ 646
a always
a been
a awfully
a good
a to
a us
p ,
a I
a must
a say
p .
a That
a is
p ,
a up
a to
a now
p .
a Since
@ 647
a her
a marriage
p ,
a of
a course
p ---
p »
a he
a broke
a off
p ,
a frowning
p .
p =
# 
@ 649
a For
a the
a first
a time
a I
a felt
a that
p ,
a with
a Evelyn
a Howard
p ,
a something
@ 650
a indefinable
a had
a gone
a from
a the
a atmosphere
p .
a Her
a presence
a had
a spelt
@ 651
a security
p .
a Now
a that
a security
a was
a removed
p ---
a and
a the
a air
a seemed
a rife
a with
@ 652
a suspicion
p .
a The
a sinister
a face
a of
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
a recurred
a to
a me
@ 653
a unpleasantly
p .
a A
a vague
a suspicion
a of
a every
a one
a and
a everything
a filled
a my
@ 654
a mind
p .
a Just
a for
a a
a moment
a I
a had
a a
a premonition
a of
a approaching
a evil
p .
p =
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# #----------------------------------------------------------------------
# @section 2 {c2}
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# @section 3 {cn}
$ {b}{c2}{cn}
# 
@ 660
a Chapter
a II
# 
# @section 3 {tt}
$ {b}{c2}{tt}
# 
@ 664
a THE
s 16TH
a AND
s 17TH
a OF
a JULY
# 
# @section 3 {tx}
$ {b}{c2}{tx}
# 
@ 668
a I
a had
a arrived
a at
a Styles
a on
a the
s 5th
a of
a July
p .
a I
a come
a now
a to
a the
a events
a of
@ 669
a the
s l6th
a and
s l7th
a of
a that
a month
p .
a For
a the
a convenience
a of
a the
a reader
a I
@ 670
a will
a recapitulate
a the
a incidents
a of
a those
a days
a in
a as
a exact
a a
a manner
a as
@ 671
a possible
p .
a They
a were
a elicited
a subsequently
a at
a the
a trial
a by
a a
a process
a of
@ 672
a long
a and
a tedious
a cross~examinations
p .
p =
# 
@ 674
a I
a received
a a
a letter
a from
a Evelyn
a Howard
a a
a couple
a of
a days
a after
a her
@ 675
a departure
p ,
a telling
a me
a she
a was
a working
a as
a a
a nurse
a at
a the
a big
a hospital
a in
@ 676
a Middlingham
p ,
a a
a manufacturing
a town
a some
a fifteen
a miles
a away
p ,
a and
a begging
@ 677
a me
a to
a let
a her
a know
a if
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a should
a show
a any
a wish
a to
a be
@ 678
a reconciled
p .
p =
# 
@ 680
a The
a only
a fly
a in
a the
a ointment
a of
a my
a peaceful
a days
a was
a Mrs°
a Cavendish's
@ 681
a extraordinary
p ,
a and
p ,
a for
a my
a part
p ,
a unaccountable
a preference
a for
a the
@ 682
a society
a of
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
p .
a What
a she
a saw
a in
a the
a man
a I
a cannot
a imagine
p ,
a but
@ 683
a she
a was
a always
a asking
a him
a up
a to
a the
a house
p ,
a and
a often
a went
a off
a for
a long
@ 684
a expeditions
a with
a him
p .
a I
a must
a confess
a that
a I
a was
a quite
a unable
a to
a see
a his
@ 685
a attraction
p .
p =
# 
@ 687
a The
s l6th
a of
a July
a fell
a on
a a
a Monday
p .
a It
a was
a a
a day
a of
a turmoil
p .
a The
a famous
@ 688
a bazaar
a had
a taken
a place
a on
a Saturday
p ,
a and
a an
a entertainment
p ,
a in
a connection
@ 689
a with
a the
a same
a charity
p ,
a at
a which
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a was
a to
a recite
a a
a War
@ 690
a poem
p ,
a was
a to
a be
a held
a that
a night
p .
a We
a were
a all
a busy
a during
a the
a morning
@ 691
a arranging
a and
a decorating
a the
a Hall
a in
a the
a village
a where
a it
a was
a to
a take
@ 692
a place
p .
a We
a had
a a
a late
a luncheon
a and
a spent
a the
a afternoon
a resting
a in
a the
@ 693
a garden
p .
a I
a noticed
a that
a John's
a manner
a was
a somewhat
a unusual
p .
a He
a seemed
@ 694
a very
a excited
a and
a restless
p .
p =
# 
@ 696
a After
a tea
p ,
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a went
a to
a lie
a down
a to
a rest
a before
a her
a efforts
@ 697
a in
a the
a evening
a and
a I
a challenged
a Mary
a Cavendish
a to
a a
a single
a at
a tennis
p .
p =
# 
@ 699
a About
a a
a quarter
a to
a seven
p ,
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a called
a us
a that
a we
a should
a be
@ 700
a late
a as
a supper
a was
a early
a that
a night
p .
a We
a had
a rather
a a
a scramble
a to
a get
@ 701
a ready
a in
a time
p ;
a and
a before
a the
a meal
a was
a over
a the
a motor
a was
a waiting
a at
a the
@ 702
a door
p .
p =
# 
@ 704
a The
a entertainment
a was
a a
a great
a success
p ,
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a recitation
@ 705
a receiving
a tremendous
a applause
p .
a There
a were
a also
a some
a tableaux
a in
a which
@ 706
a Cynthia
a took
a part
p .
a She
a did
a not
a return
a with
a us
p ,
a having
a been
a asked
a to
a a
@ 707
a supper
a party
p ,
a and
a to
a remain
a the
a night
a with
a some
a friends
a who
a had
a been
@ 708
a acting
a with
a her
a in
a the
a tableaux
p .
p =
# 
@ 710
a The
a following
a morning
p ,
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a stayed
a in
a bed
a to
a breakfast
p ,
a as
@ 711
a she
a was
a rather
a overtired
p ;
a but
a she
a appeared
a in
a her
a briskest
a mood
a about
@ 712
s 12
p .
s 30
p ,
a and
a swept
a Lawrence
a and
a myself
a off
a to
a a
a luncheon
a party
p .
p =
# 
@ 714
p «
a Such
a a
a charming
a invitation
a from
a Mrs°
a Rolleston
p .
a Lady
a Tadminster's
@ 715
a sister
p ,
a you
a know
p .
a The
a Rollestons
a came
a over
a with
a the
a Conqueror
p ---
a one
a of
@ 716
a our
a oldest
a families
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 718
a Mary
a had
a excused
a herself
a on
a the
a plea
a of
a an
a engagement
a with
a Dr°
@ 719
a Bauerstein
p .
p =
# 
@ 721
a We
a had
a a
a pleasant
a luncheon
p ,
a and
a as
a we
a drove
a away
a Lawrence
a suggested
@ 722
a that
a we
a should
a return
a by
a Tadminster
p ,
a which
a was
a barely
a a
a mile
a out
a of
a our
@ 723
a way
p ,
a and
a pay
a a
a visit
a to
a Cynthia
a in
a her
a dispensary
p .
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
@ 724
a replied
a that
a this
a was
a an
a excellent
a idea
p ,
a but
a as
a she
a had
a several
a letters
@ 725
a to
a write
a she
a would
a drop
a us
a there
p ,
a and
a we
a could
a come
a back
a with
a Cynthia
a in
@ 726
a the
a pony~trap
p .
p =
# 
@ 728
a We
a were
a detained
a under
a suspicion
a by
a the
a hospital
a porter
p ,
a until
a Cynthia
@ 729
a appeared
a to
a vouch
a for
a us
p ,
a looking
a very
a cool
a and
a sweet
a in
a her
a long
a white
@ 730
a overall
p .
a She
a took
a us
a up
a to
a her
a sanctum
p ,
a and
a introduced
a us
a to
a her
a fellow
@ 731
a dispenser
p ,
a a
a rather
a awe~inspiring
a individual
p ,
a whom
a Cynthia
a cheerily
@ 732
a addressed
a as
p «
a Nibs
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 734
p «
a What
a a
a lot
a of
a bottles
p !
p »
a I
a exclaimed
p ,
a as
a my
a eye
a travelled
a round
a the
@ 735
a small
a room
p .
p «
a Do
a you
a really
a know
a what's
a in
a them
a all
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 737
p «
a Say
a something
a original
p ,
p »
a groaned
a Cynthia
p .
p «
a Every
a single
a person
a who
@ 738
a comes
a up
a here
a says
a that
p .
a We
a are
a really
a thinking
a of
a bestowing
a a
a prize
a on
@ 739
a the
a first
a individual
a who
a does
a not
a say
p :
p <
a What
a a
a lot
a of
a bottles
p !
p >
a And
a I
@ 740
a know
a the
a next
a thing
a you're
a going
a to
a say
a is
p :
p <
a How
a many
a people
a have
a you
@ 741
a poisoned
p ?
p >
p »
p =
# 
@ 743
a I
a pleaded
a guilty
a with
a a
a laugh
p .
p =
# 
@ 745
p «
a If
a you
a people
a only
a knew
a how
a fatally
a easy
a it
a is
a to
a poison
a some
a one
a by
@ 746
a mistake
p ,
a you
a wouldn't
a joke
a about
a it
p .
a Come
a on
p ,
a let's
a have
a tea
p .
a We've
a got
@ 747
a all
a sorts
a of
a secret
a stories
a in
a that
a cupboard
p .
a No
p ,
a Lawrence
p ---
a that's
a the
@ 748
a poison
a cupboard
p .
a The
a big
a cupboard
p ---
a that's
a right
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 750
a We
a had
a a
a very
a cheery
a tea
p ,
a and
a assisted
a Cynthia
a to
a wash
a up
a afterwards
p .
@ 751
a We
a had
a just
a put
a away
a the
a last
a tea~spoon
a when
a a
a knock
a came
a at
a the
a door
p .
@ 752
a The
a countenances
a of
a Cynthia
a and
a Nibs
a were
a suddenly
a petrified
a into
a a
@ 753
a stern
a and
a forbidding
a expression
p .
p =
# 
@ 755
p «
a Come
a in
p ,
p »
a said
a Cynthia
p ,
a in
a a
a sharp
a professional
a tone
p .
p =
# 
@ 757
a A
a young
a and
a rather
a scared
a looking
a nurse
a appeared
a with
a a
a bottle
a which
@ 758
a she
a proffered
a to
a Nibs
p ,
a who
a waved
a her
a towards
a Cynthia
a with
a the
a somewhat
@ 759
a enigmatical
a remark
p :
p =
# 
@ 761
p «
a I'm
a not
a really
a here
a to~day
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 763
a Cynthia
a took
a the
a bottle
a and
a examined
a it
a with
a the
a severity
a of
a a
a judge
p .
p =
# 
@ 765
p «
a This
a should
a have
a been
a sent
a up
a this
a morning
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 767
p «
a Sister
a is
a very
a sorry
p .
a She
a forgot
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 769
p «
a Sister
a should
a read
a the
a rules
a outside
a the
a door
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 771
a I
a gathered
a from
a the
a little
a nurse's
a expression
a that
a there
a was
a not
a the
@ 772
a least
a likelihood
a of
a her
a having
a the
a hardihood
a to
a relate
a this
a message
a to
@ 773
a the
a dreaded
p «
a Sister
p »
p .
p =
# 
@ 775
p «
a So
a now
a it
a can't
a be
a done
a until
a to~morrow
p ,
p »
a finished
a Cynthia
p .
p =
# 
@ 777
p «
a Don't
a you
a think
a you
a could
a possibly
a let
a us
a have
a it
a to~night
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 779
p «
a Well
p ,
p »
a said
a Cynthia
a graciously
p ,
p «
a we
a are
a very
a busy
p ,
a but
a if
a we
a have
a time
@ 780
a it
a shall
a be
a done
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 782
a The
a little
a nurse
a withdrew
p ,
a and
a Cynthia
a promptly
a took
a a
a jar
a from
a the
@ 783
a shelf
p ,
a refilled
a the
a bottle
p ,
a and
a placed
a it
a on
a the
a table
a outside
a the
@ 784
a door
p .
p =
# 
@ 786
a I
a laughed
p .
p =
# 
@ 788
p «
a Discipline
a must
a be
a maintained
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 790
p «
a Exactly
p .
a Come
a out
a on
a our
a little
a balcony
p .
a You
a can
a see
a all
a the
a outside
@ 791
a wards
a there
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 793
a I
a followed
a Cynthia
a and
a her
a friend
a and
a they
a pointed
a out
a the
a different
@ 794
a wards
a to
a me
p .
a Lawrence
a remained
a behind
p ,
a but
a after
a a
a few
a moments
a Cynthia
@ 795
a called
a to
a him
a over
a her
a shoulder
a to
a come
a and
a join
a us
p .
a Then
a she
a looked
a at
@ 796
a her
a watch
p .
p =
# 
@ 798
p «
a Nothing
a more
a to
a do
p ,
a Nibs
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 800
p «
a No
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 802
p «
a All
a right
p .
a Then
a we
a can
a lock
a up
a and
a go
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 804
a I
a had
a seen
a Lawrence
a in
a quite
a a
a different
a light
a that
a afternoon
p .
a Compared
@ 805
a to
a John
p ,
a he
a was
a an
a astoundingly
a difficult
a person
a to
a get
a to
a know
p .
a He
a was
@ 806
a the
a opposite
a of
a his
a brother
a in
a almost
a every
a respect
p ,
a being
a unusually
a shy
@ 807
a and
a reserved
p .
a Yet
a he
a had
a a
a certain
a charm
a of
a manner
p ,
a and
a I
a fancied
a that
p ,
@ 808
a if
a one
a really
a knew
a him
a well
p ,
a one
a could
a have
a a
a deep
a affection
a for
a him
p .
a I
@ 809
a had
a always
a fancied
a that
a his
a manner
a to
a Cynthia
a was
a rather
a constrained
p ,
@ 810
a and
a that
a she
a on
a her
a side
a was
a inclined
a to
a be
a shy
a of
a him
p .
a But
a they
a were
@ 811
a both
a gay
a enough
a this
a afternoon
p ,
a and
a chatted
a together
a like
a a
a couple
a of
@ 812
a children
p .
p =
# 
@ 814
a As
a we
a drove
a through
a the
a village
p ,
a I
a remembered
a that
a I
a wanted
a some
@ 815
a stamps
p ,
a so
a accordingly
a we
a pulled
a up
a at
a the
a post
a office
p .
p =
# 
@ 817
a As
a I
a came
a out
a again
p ,
a I
a cannoned
a into
a a
a little
a man
a who
a was
a just
@ 818
a entering
p .
a I
a drew
a aside
a and
a apologised
p ,
a when
a suddenly
p ,
a with
a a
a loud
@ 819
a exclamation
p ,
a he
a clasped
a me
a in
a his
a arms
a and
a kissed
a me
a warmly
p .
p =
# 
@ 821
p «
a Mon
a ami
a Hastings
p !
p »
a he
a cried
p .
p «
a It
a is
a indeed
a mon
a ami
a Hastings
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 823
p «
a Poirot
p !
p »
a I
a exclaimed
p .
p =
# 
@ 825
a I
a turned
a to
a the
a pony~trap
p .
p =
# 
@ 827
p «
a This
a is
a a
a very
a pleasant
a meeting
a for
a me
p ,
a Miss
a Cynthia
p .
a This
a is
a my
a old
@ 828
a friend
p ,
a Monsieur
a Poirot
p ,
a whom
a I
a have
a not
a seen
a for
a years
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 830
p «
a Oh
p ,
a we
a know
a Monsieur
a Poirot
p ,
p »
a said
a Cynthia
a gaily
p .
p «
a But
a I
a had
a no
a idea
@ 831
a he
a was
a a
a friend
a of
a yours
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 833
p «
a Yes
p ,
a indeed
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
a seriously
p .
p «
a I
a know
a Mademoiselle
a Cynthia
p .
a It
@ 834
a is
a by
a the
a charity
a of
a that
a good
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a that
a I
a am
a here
p .
p »
a Then
p ,
a as
@ 835
a I
a looked
a at
a him
a inquiringly
p :
p «
a Yes
p ,
a my
a friend
p ,
a she
a had
a kindly
a extended
@ 836
a hospitality
a to
a seven
a of
a my
a countrypeople
a who
p ,
a alas
p ,
a are
a refugees
a from
@ 837
a their
a native
a land
p .
a We
a Belgians
a will
a always
a remember
a her
a with
@ 838
a gratitude
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 840
a Poirot
a was
a an
a extraordinary
a looking
a little
a man
p .
a He
a was
a hardly
a more
a than
@ 841
a five
a feet
p ,
a four
a inches
p ,
a but
a carried
a himself
a with
a great
a dignity
p .
a His
@ 842
a head
a was
a exactly
a the
a shape
a of
a an
a egg
p ,
a and
a he
a always
a perched
a it
a a
a little
@ 843
a on
a one
a side
p .
a His
a moustache
a was
a very
a stiff
a and
a military
p .
a The
a neatness
a of
@ 844
a his
a attire
a was
a almost
a incredible
p .
a I
a believe
a a
a speck
a of
a dust
a would
a have
@ 845
a caused
a him
a more
a pain
a than
a a
a bullet
a wound
p .
a Yet
a this
a quaint
a dandyfied
@ 846
a little
a man
a who
p ,
a I
a was
a sorry
a to
a see
p ,
a now
a limped
a badly
p ,
a had
a been
a in
a his
@ 847
a time
a one
a of
a the
a most
a celebrated
a members
a of
a the
a Belgian
a police
p .
a As
a a
@ 848
a detective
p ,
a his
a flair
a had
a been
a extraordinary
p ,
a and
a he
a had
a achieved
@ 849
a triumphs
a by
a unravelling
a some
a of
a the
a most
a baffling
a cases
a of
a the
a day
p .
p =
# 
@ 851
a He
a pointed
a out
a to
a me
a the
a little
a house
a inhabited
a by
a him
a and
a his
a fellow
@ 852
a Belgians
p ,
a and
a I
a promised
a to
a go
a and
a see
a him
a at
a an
a early
a date
p .
a Then
a he
@ 853
a raised
a his
a hat
a with
a a
a flourish
a to
a Cynthia
p ,
a and
a we
a drove
a away
p .
p =
# 
@ 855
p «
a He's
a a
a dear
a little
a man
p ,
p »
a said
a Cynthia
p .
p «
a I'd
a no
a idea
a you
a knew
a him
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 857
p «
a You've
a been
a entertaining
a a
a celebrity
a unawares
p ,
p »
a I
a replied
p .
p =
# 
@ 859
a And
p ,
a for
a the
a rest
a of
a the
a way
a home
p ,
a I
a recited
a to
a them
a the
a various
@ 860
a exploits
a and
a triumphs
a of
a Hercule
a Poirot
p .
p =
# 
@ 862
a We
a arrived
a back
a in
a a
a very
a cheerful
a mood
p .
a As
a we
a entered
a the
a hall
p ,
a Mrs°
@ 863
a Inglethorp
a came
a out
a of
a her
a boudoir
p .
a She
a looked
a flushed
a and
a upset
p .
p =
# 
@ 865
p «
a Oh
p ,
a it's
a you
p ,
p »
a she
a said
p .
p =
# 
@ 867
p «
a Is
a there
a anything
a the
a matter
p ,
a Aunt
a Emily
p ?
p »
a asked
a Cynthia
p .
p =
# 
@ 869
p «
a Certainly
a not
p ,
p »
a said
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a sharply
p .
p «
a What
a should
a there
a be
p ?
p »
@ 870
a Then
a catching
a sight
a of
a Dorcas
p ,
a the
a parlourmaid
p ,
a going
a into
a the
a dining~room
p ,
@ 871
a she
a called
a to
a her
a to
a bring
a some
a stamps
a into
a the
a boudoir
p .
p =
# 
@ 873
p «
a Yes
p ,
a m'm
p .
p »
a The
a old
a servant
a hesitated
p ,
a then
a added
a diffidently
p :
p «
a Don't
@ 874
a you
a think
a m'm
p ,
a you'd
a better
a get
a to
a bed
p ?
a You're
a looking
a very
a tired
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 876
p «
a Perhaps
a you're
a right
p ,
a Dorcas
p ---
a yes
p ---
a no
p ---
a not
a now
p .
a I've
a some
@ 877
a letters
a I
a must
a finish
a by
a post~time
p .
a Have
a you
a lighted
a the
a fire
a in
a my
a room
@ 878
a as
a I
a told
a you
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 880
p «
a Yes
p ,
a m'm
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 882
p «
a Then
a I'll
a go
a to
a bed
a directly
a after
a supper
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 884
a She
a went
a into
a the
a boudoir
a again
p ,
a and
a Cynthia
a stared
a after
a her
p .
p =
# 
@ 886
p «
a Goodness
a gracious
p !
a I
a wonder
a what's
a up
p ?
p »
a she
a said
a to
a Lawrence
p .
p =
# 
@ 888
a He
a did
a not
a seem
a to
a have
a heard
a her
p ,
a for
a without
a a
a word
a he
a turned
a on
a his
@ 889
a heel
a and
a went
a out
a of
a the
a house
p .
p =
# 
@ 891
a I
a suggested
a a
a quick
a game
a of
a tennis
a before
a supper
a and
p ,
a Cynthia
a agreeing
p ,
@ 892
a I
a ran
a upstairs
a to
a fetch
a my
a racquet
p .
p =
# 
@ 894
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
a was
a coming
a down
a the
a stairs
p .
a It
a may
a have
a been
a my
a fancy
p ,
@ 895
a but
a she
p ,
a too
p ,
a was
a looking
a odd
a and
a disturbed
p .
p =
# 
@ 897
p «
a Had
a a
a good
a walk
a with
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
p ,
a trying
a to
a appear
a as
@ 898
a indifferent
a as
a I
a could
p .
p =
# 
@ 900
p «
a I
a didn't
a go
p ,
p »
a she
a replied
a abruptly
p .
p «
a Where
a is
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 902
p «
a In
a the
a boudoir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 904
a Her
a hand
a clenched
a itself
a on
a the
a banisters
p ,
a then
a she
a seemed
a to
a nerve
@ 905
a herself
a for
a some
a encounter
p ,
a and
a went
a rapidly
a past
a me
a down
a the
a stairs
@ 906
a across
a the
a hall
a to
a the
a boudoir
p ,
a the
a door
a of
a which
a she
a shut
a behind
a her
p .
p =
# 
@ 908
a As
a I
a ran
a out
a to
a the
a tennis
a court
a a
a few
a moments
a later
p ,
a I
a had
a to
a pass
a the
@ 909
a open
a boudoir
a window
p ,
a and
a was
a unable
a to
a help
a overhearing
a the
a following
@ 910
a scrap
a of
a dialogue
p .
a Mary
a Cavendish
a was
a saying
a in
a the
a voice
a of
a a
a woman
@ 911
a desperately
a controlling
a herself
p :
p =
# 
@ 913
p «
a Then
a you
a won't
a show
a it
a to
a me
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 915
a To
a which
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a replied
p :
p =
# 
@ 917
p «
a My
a dear
a Mary
p ,
a it
a has
a nothing
a to
a do
a with
a that
a matter
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 919
p «
a Then
a show
a it
a to
a me
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 921
p «
a I
a tell
a you
a it
a is
a not
a what
a you
a imagine
p .
a It
a does
a not
a concern
a you
a in
a the
@ 922
a least
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 924
a To
a which
a Mary
a Cavendish
a replied
p ,
a with
a a
a rising
a bitterness
p :
p =
# 
@ 926
p «
a Of
a course
p ,
a I
a might
a have
a known
a you
a would
a shield
a him
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 928
a Cynthia
a was
a waiting
a for
a me
p ,
a and
a greeted
a me
a eagerly
a with
p :
p =
# 
@ 930
p «
a I
a say
p !
a There's
a been
a the
a most
a awful
a row
p !
a I've
a got
a it
a all
a out
a of
@ 931
a Dorcas
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 933
p «
a What
a kind
a of
a a
a row
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 935
p «
a Between
a Aunt
a Emily
a and
a him
p .
a I
a do
a hope
a she's
a found
a him
a out
a at
a last
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 937
p «
a Was
a Dorcas
a there
p ,
a then
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 939
p «
a Of
a course
a not
p .
a She
p <
a happened
a to
a be
a near
a the
a door
p .
p >
a It
a was
a a
a real
a old
@ 940
a bust~up
p .
a I
a do
a wish
a I
a knew
a what
a it
a was
a all
a about
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 942
a I
a thought
a of
a Mrs°
a Raikes's
a gipsy
a face
p ,
a and
a Evelyn
a Howard's
a warnings
p ,
@ 943
a but
a wisely
a decided
a to
a hold
a my
a peace
p ,
a whilst
a Cynthia
a exhausted
a every
@ 944
a possible
a hypothesis
p ,
a and
a cheerfully
a hoped
p ,
p «
a Aunt
a Emily
a will
a send
a him
@ 945
a away
p ,
a and
a will
a never
a speak
a to
a him
a again
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 947
a I
a was
a anxious
a to
a get
a hold
a of
a John
p ,
a but
a he
a was
a nowhere
a to
a be
a seen
p .
@ 948
a Evidently
a something
a very
a momentous
a had
a occurred
a that
a afternoon
p .
a I
a tried
@ 949
a to
a forget
a the
a few
a words
a I
a had
a overheard
p ;
a but
p ,
a do
a what
a I
a would
p ,
a I
a could
@ 950
a not
a dismiss
a them
a altogether
a from
a my
a mind
p .
a What
a was
a Mary
a Cavendish's
@ 951
a concern
a in
a the
a matter
p ?
p =
# 
@ 953
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
a was
a in
a the
a drawing~room
a when
a I
a came
a down
a to
a supper
p .
a His
@ 954
a face
a was
a impassive
a as
a ever
p ,
a and
a the
a strange
a unreality
a of
a the
a man
a struck
@ 955
a me
a afresh
p .
p =
# 
@ 957
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a came
a down
a last
p .
a She
a still
a looked
a agitated
p ,
a and
a during
@ 958
a the
a meal
a there
a was
a a
a somewhat
a constrained
a silence
p .
a Inglethorp
a was
@ 959
a unusually
a quiet
p .
a As
a a
a rule
p ,
a he
a surrounded
a his
a wife
a with
a little
@ 960
a attentions
p ,
a placing
a a
a cushion
a at
a her
a back
p ,
a and
a altogether
a playing
a the
@ 961
a part
a of
a the
a devoted
a husband
p .
a Immediately
a after
a supper
p ,
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
@ 962
a retired
a to
a her
a boudoir
a again
p .
p =
# 
@ 964
p «
a Send
a my
a coffee
a in
a here
p ,
a Mary
p ,
p »
a she
a called
p .
p «
a I've
a just
a five
a minutes
a to
@ 965
a catch
a the
a post
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 967
a Cynthia
a and
a I
a went
a and
a sat
a by
a the
a open
a window
a in
a the
a drawing~room
p .
a Mary
@ 968
a Cavendish
a brought
a our
a coffee
a to
a us
p .
a She
a seemed
a excited
p .
p =
# 
@ 970
p «
a Do
a you
a young
a people
a want
a lights
p ,
a or
a do
a you
a enjoy
a the
a twilight
p ?
p »
a she
@ 971
a asked
p .
p «
a Will
a you
a take
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a her
a coffee
p ,
a Cynthia
p ?
a I
a will
a pour
@ 972
a it
a out
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 974
p «
a Do
a not
a trouble
p ,
a Mary
p ,
p »
a said
a Inglethorp
p .
p «
a I
a will
a take
a it
a to
a Emily
p .
p »
a He
@ 975
a poured
a it
a out
p ,
a and
a went
a out
a of
a the
a room
a carrying
a it
a carefully
p .
p =
# 
@ 977
a Lawrence
a followed
a him
p ,
a and
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
a sat
a down
a by
a us
p .
p =
# 
@ 979
a We
a three
a sat
a for
a some
a time
a in
a silence
p .
a It
a was
a a
a glorious
a night
p ,
a hot
a and
@ 980
a still
p .
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
a fanned
a herself
a gently
a with
a a
a palm
a leaf
p .
p =
# 
@ 982
p «
a It's
a almost
a too
a hot
p ,
p »
a she
a murmured
p .
p «
a We
a shall
a have
a a
a thunderstorm
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 984
a Alas
p ,
a that
a these
a harmonious
a moments
a can
a never
a endure
p !
a My
a paradise
a was
@ 985
a rudely
a shattered
a by
a the
a sound
a of
a a
a well
a known
p ,
a and
a heartily
a disliked
p ,
@ 986
a voice
a in
a the
a hall
p .
p =
# 
@ 988
p «
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
p !
p »
a exclaimed
a Cynthia
p .
p «
a What
a a
a funny
a time
a to
a come
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 990
a I
a glanced
a jealously
a at
a Mary
a Cavendish
p ,
a but
a she
a seemed
a quite
@ 991
a undisturbed
p ,
a the
a delicate
a pallor
a of
a her
a cheeks
a did
a not
a vary
p .
p =
# 
@ 993
a In
a a
a few
a moments
p ,
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
a had
a ushered
a the
a doctor
a in
p ,
a the
@ 994
a latter
a laughing
p ,
a and
a protesting
a that
a be
a was
a in
a no
a fit
a state
a for
a a
@ 995
a drawing~room
p .
a In
a truth
p ,
a he
a presented
a a
a sorry
a spectacle
p ,
a being
a literally
@ 996
a plastered
a with
a mud
p .
p =
# 
@ 998
p «
a What
a have
a you
a been
a doing
p ,
a doctor
p ?
p »
a cried
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
p .
p =
# 
@ 1000
p «
a I
a must
a make
a my
a apologies
p ,
p »
a said
a the
a doctor
p .
p «
a I
a did
a not
a really
a mean
a to
@ 1001
a come
a in
p ,
a but
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
a insisted
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1003
p «
a Well
p ,
a Bauerstein
p ,
a you
a are
a in
a a
a plight
p ,
p »
a said
a John
p ,
a strolling
a in
a from
@ 1004
a the
a hall
p .
p «
a Have
a some
a coffee
p ,
a and
a tell
a us
a what
a you
a have
a been
a up
a to
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1006
p «
a Thank
a you
p ,
a I
a will
p .
p »
a He
a laughed
a rather
a ruefully
p ,
a as
a he
a described
a how
a he
@ 1007
a had
a discovered
a a
a very
a rare
a species
a of
a fern
a in
a an
a inaccessible
a place
p ,
a and
@ 1008
a in
a his
a efforts
a to
a obtain
a it
a had
a lost
a his
a footing
p ,
a and
a slipped
@ 1009
a ignominiously
a into
a a
a neighbouring
a pond
p .
p =
# 
@ 1011
p «
a The
a sun
a soon
a dried
a me
a off
p ;
p »
a he
a added
p ,
p «
a but
a I'm
a afraid
a my
a appearance
a is
@ 1012
a very
a disreputable
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1014
a At
a this
a juncture
p ,
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a called
a to
a Cynthia
a from
a the
a hall
p ,
a and
@ 1015
a the
a girl
a ran
a out
p .
p =
# 
@ 1017
p «
a Just
a carry
a up
a my
a despatch~case
p ,
a will
a you
p ,
a dear
p ?
a I'm
a going
a to
a bed
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1019
a The
a door
a into
a the
a hall
a was
a a
a wide
a one
p .
a I
a had
a risen
a when
a Cynthia
a did
p ,
@ 1020
a John
a was
a close
a by
a me
p .
a There
a were
a therefore
a three
a witnesses
a who
a could
@ 1021
a swear
a that
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a was
a carrying
a her
a coffee
p ,
a as
a yet
a untasted
p ,
a in
@ 1022
a her
a hand
p .
p =
# 
@ 1024
a My
a evening
a was
a utterly
a and
a entirely
a spoilt
a by
a the
a presence
a of
a Dr°
@ 1025
a Bauerstein
p .
a It
a seemed
a to
a me
a the
a man
a would
a never
a go
p .
a He
a rose
a at
a last
p ,
@ 1026
a however
p ,
a and
a I
a breathed
a a
a sigh
a of
a relief
p .
p =
# 
@ 1028
p «
a I'll
a walk
a down
a to
a the
a village
a with
a you
p ,
p »
a said
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p .
p «
a I
a must
@ 1029
a see
a our
a agent
a over
a those
a estate
a accounts
p .
p »
a He
a turned
a to
a John
p .
p «
a No
a one
@ 1030
a need
a sit
a up
p .
a I
a will
a take
a the
a latch~key
p .
p »
p =
# 
# #----------------------------------------------------------------------
# @section 2 {c3}
$ {b}{c3}
# @section 3 {cn}
$ {b}{c3}{cn}
# 
@ 1036
a Chapter
a III
# 
# @section 3 {tt}
$ {b}{c3}{tt}
# 
@ 1040
a THE
a NIGHT
a OF
a THE
a TRAGEDY
# 
# @section 3 {tx}
$ {b}{c3}{tx}
# 
@ 1044
a To
a make
a this
a part
a of
a my
a story
a clear
p ,
a I
a append
a the
a following
a plan
a of
a the
@ 1045
a first
a floor
a of
a Styles
p .
a The
a servants'
a rooms
a are
a reached
a through
a the
a door
@ 1046
a B°
a They
a have
a no
a communication
a with
a the
a right
a wing
p ,
a where
a the
@ 1047
a Inglethorps'
a rooms
a were
a situated
p .
p =
# 
@ 1049
a It
a seemed
a to
a be
a the
a middle
a of
a the
a night
a when
a I
a was
a awakened
a by
a Lawrence
@ 1050
a Cavendish
p .
a He
a had
a a
a candle
a in
a his
a hand
p ,
a and
a the
a agitation
a of
a his
a face
@ 1051
a told
a me
a at
a once
a that
a something
a was
a seriously
a wrong
p .
p =
# 
@ 1053
p «
a What's
a the
a matter
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
p ,
a sitting
a up
a in
a bed
p ,
a and
a trying
a to
a collect
@ 1054
a my
a scattered
a thoughts
p .
p =
# 
@ 1056
p «
a We
a are
a afraid
a my
a mother
a is
a very
a ill
p .
a She
a seems
a to
a be
a having
a some
a kind
@ 1057
a of
a fit
p .
a Unfortunately
a she
a has
a locked
a herself
a in
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1059
p «
a I'll
a come
a at
a once
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1061
a I
a sprang
a out
a of
a bed
p ;
a and
p ,
a pulling
a on
a a
a dressing~gown
p ;
a followed
a Lawrence
@ 1062
a along
a the
a passage
a and
a the
a gallery
a to
a the
a right
a wing
a of
a the
a house
p .
p =
# 
@ 1064
a John
a Cavendish
a joined
a us
p ,
a and
a one
a or
a two
a of
a the
a servants
a were
a standing
@ 1065
a round
a in
a a
a state
a of
a awe~stricken
a excitement
p .
a Lawrence
a turned
a to
a his
@ 1066
a brother
p .
p =
# 
@ 1068
p «
a What
a do
a you
a think
a we
a had
a better
a do
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1070
a Never
p ,
a I
a thought
p ,
a had
a his
a indecision
a of
a character
a been
a more
a apparent
p .
p =
# 
@ 1072
a John
a rattled
a the
a handle
a of
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a door
a violently
p ,
a but
a with
@ 1073
a no
a effect
p .
a It
a was
a obviously
a locked
a or
a bolted
a on
a the
a inside
p .
a The
a whole
@ 1074
a household
a was
a aroused
a by
a now
p .
a The
a most
a alarming
a sounds
a were
a audible
a from
@ 1075
a the
a interior
a of
a the
a room
p .
a Clearly
a something
a must
a be
a done
p .
p =
# 
@ 1077
p «
a Try
a going
a through
a Mr°
a Inglethorp's
a room
p ,
a sir
p ,
p »
a cried
a Dorcas
p .
p «
a Oh
p ,
a the
@ 1078
a poor
a mistress
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 1080
a Suddenly
a I
a realized
a that
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
a was
a not
a with
a us
p ---
a that
a he
@ 1081
a alone
a had
a given
a no
a sign
a of
a his
a presence
p .
a John
a opened
a the
a door
a of
a his
@ 1082
a room
p .
a It
a was
a pitch
a dark
p ,
a but
a Lawrence
a was
a following
a with
a the
a candle
p ,
a and
@ 1083
a by
a its
a feeble
a light
a we
a saw
a that
a the
a bed
a had
a not
a been
a slept
a in
p ,
a and
a that
@ 1084
a there
a was
a no
a sign
a of
a the
a room
a having
a been
a occupied
p .
p =
# 
@ 1086
a We
a went
a straight
a to
a the
a connecting
a door
p .
a That
p ,
a too
p ,
a was
a locked
a or
@ 1087
a bolted
a on
a the
a inside
p .
a What
a was
a to
a be
a done
p ?
p =
# 
@ 1089
p «
a Oh
p ,
a dear
p ,
a sir
p ,
p »
a cried
a Dorcas
p ,
a wringing
a her
a hands
p ,
p «
a what
a ever
a shall
a we
@ 1090
a do
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1092
p «
a We
a must
a try
a and
a break
a the
a door
a in
p ,
a I
a suppose
p .
a It'll
a be
a a
a tough
a job
p ,
@ 1093
a though
p .
a Here
p ,
a let
a one
a of
a the
a maids
a go
a down
a and
a wake
a Baily
a and
a tell
a him
@ 1094
a to
a go
a for
a Dr°
a Wilkins
a at
a once
p :
a Now
a then
p ,
a we'll
a have
a a
a try
a at
a the
a door
p .
@ 1095
a Half
a a
a moment
p ,
a though
p ,
a isn't
a there
a a
a door
a into
a Miss
a Cynthia's
a rooms
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1097
p «
a Yes
p ,
a sir
p ,
a but
a that's
a always
a bolted
p .
a It's
a never
a been
a undone
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1099
p «
a Well
p ,
a we
a might
a just
a see
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1101
a He
a ran
a rapidly
a down
a the
a corner
a to
a Cynthia's
a room
p .
a Mary
a Cavendish
a was
@ 1102
a there
p ,
a shaking
a the
a girl
a who
a must
a have
a been
a an
a unusually
a sound
a sleeper
p ---
a and
@ 1103
a trying
a to
a wake
a her
p .
p =
# 
@ 1105
a In
a a
a moment
a or
a two
a he
a was
a back
p .
p =
# 
@ 1107
p «
a No
a good
p .
a That's
a bolted
a too
p .
a We
a must
a break
a in
a the
a door
p .
a I
a think
a this
@ 1108
a one
a is
a a
a shade
a less
a solid
a than
a the
a one
a in
a the
a passage
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1110
a We
a strained
a and
a heaved
a together
p .
a The
a framework
a of
a the
a door
a was
a solid
p ,
@ 1111
a and
a for
a a
a long
a time
a it
a resisted
a our
a efforts
p ,
a but
a at
a last
a we
a felt
a it
a give
@ 1112
a beneath
a our
a weight
p ,
a and
a finally
p ,
a with
a a
a resounding
a crash
p ,
a it
a was
a burst
@ 1113
a open
p .
p =
# 
@ 1115
a We
a stumbled
a in
a together
p ,
a Lawrence
a still
a holding
a his
a candle
p .
a Mrs°
@ 1116
a Inglethorp
a was
a lying
a on
a the
a bed
p ,
a her
a whole
a form
a agitated
a by
a violent
@ 1117
a convulsions
p ,
a in
a one
a of
a which
a she
a must
a have
a overturned
a the
a table
a beside
@ 1118
a her
p .
a As
a we
a entered
p ,
a however
p ,
a her
a limbs
a relaxed
p ,
a and
a she
a fell
a back
a upon
@ 1119
a the
a pillows
p .
p =
# 
@ 1121
a John
a strode
a across
a the
a room
p ,
a and
a lit
a the
a gas
p .
a Turning
a to
a Annie
p ,
a one
a of
@ 1122
a the
a housemaids
p ,
a he
a sent
a her
a downstairs
a to
a the
a dining~room
a for
a brandy
p .
@ 1123
a Then
a he
a went
a across
a to
a his
a mother
a whilst
a I
a unbolted
a the
a door
a that
a gave
@ 1124
a on
a the
a corridor
p .
p =
# 
@ 1126
a I
a turned
a to
a Lawrence
p ,
a to
a suggest
a that
a I
a had
a better
a leave
a them
a now
a that
@ 1127
a there
a was
a no
a further
a need
a of
a my
a services
p ,
a but
a the
a words
a were
a frozen
a on
@ 1128
a my
a lips
p .
a Never
a have
a I
a seen
a such
a a
a ghastly
a look
a on
a any
a man's
a face
p .
a He
a was
@ 1129
a white
a as
a chalk
p ,
a the
a candle
a he
a held
a in
a his
a shaking
a hand
a was
a sputtering
@ 1130
a onto
a the
a carpet
p ,
a and
a his
a eyes
p ,
a petrified
a with
a terror
p ,
a or
a some
a such
@ 1131
a kindred
a emotion
p ,
a stared
a fixedly
a over
a my
a head
a at
a a
a point
a on
a the
a further
@ 1132
a wall
p .
a It
a was
a as
a though
a he
a had
a seen
a something
a that
a turned
a him
a to
a stone
p .
a I
@ 1133
a instinctively
a followed
a the
a direction
a of
a his
a eyes
p ,
a but
a I
a could
a see
@ 1134
a nothing
a unusual
p .
a The
a still
a feebly
a flickering
a ashes
a in
a the
a grate
p ,
a and
a the
@ 1135
a row
a of
a prim
a ornaments
a on
a the
a mantelpiece
p ,
a were
a surely
a harmless
a enough
p .
p =
# 
@ 1137
a The
a violence
a of
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a attack
a seemed
a to
a be
a passing
p .
a She
a was
@ 1138
a able
a to
a speak
a in
a short
a gasps
p .
p =
# 
@ 1140
p «
a Better
a now
p ---
a very
a sudden
p ---
a stupid
a of
a me
p ---
a to
a lock
a myself
a in
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1142
a A
a shadow
a fell
a on
a the
a bed
a and
p ,
a looking
a up
p ,
a I
a saw
a Mary
a Cavendish
a standing
@ 1143
a near
a the
a door
a with
a her
a arm
a around
a Cynthia
p .
a She
a seemed
a to
a be
a supporting
@ 1144
a the
a girl
p ,
a who
a looked
a utterly
a dazed
a and
a unlike
a herself
p .
a Her
a face
a was
@ 1145
a heavily
a flushed
p ,
a and
a she
a yawned
a repeatedly
p .
p =
# 
@ 1147
p «
a Poor
a Cynthia
a is
a quite
a frightened
p ,
p »
a said
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
a in
a a
a low
a clear
@ 1148
a voice
p .
a She
a herself
p ,
a I
a noticed
p ,
a was
a dressed
a in
a her
a white
a land
a smock
p .
a Then
@ 1149
a it
a must
a be
a later
a than
a I
a thought
p .
a I
a saw
a that
a a
a faint
a streak
a of
a daylight
@ 1150
a was
a showing
a through
a the
a curtains
a of
a the
a windows
p ,
a and
a that
a the
a clock
a on
@ 1151
a the
a mantelpiece
a pointed
a to
a close
a upon
a five
a o'clock
p .
p =
# 
@ 1153
a A
a strangled
a cry
a from
a the
a bed
a startled
a me
p .
a A
a fresh
a access
a of
a pain
a seized
@ 1154
a the
a unfortunate
a old
a lady
p .
a The
a convulsions
a were
a of
a a
a violence
a terrible
a to
@ 1155
a behold
p .
a Everything
a was
a confusion
p .
a We
a thronged
a round
a her
p ,
a powerless
a to
@ 1156
a help
a or
a alleviate
p .
a A
a final
a convulsion
a lifted
a her
a from
a the
a bed
p ,
a until
a she
@ 1157
a appeared
a to
a rest
a upon
a her
a head
a and
a her
a heels
p ,
a with
a her
a body
a arched
a in
a an
@ 1158
a extraordinary
a manner
p .
a In
a vain
a Mary
a and
a John
a tried
a to
a administer
a more
@ 1159
a brandy
p .
a The
a moments
a flew
p .
a Again
a the
a body
a arched
a itself
a in
a that
a peculiar
@ 1160
a fashion
p .
p =
# 
@ 1162
a At
a that
a moment
p ,
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
a pushed
a his
a way
a authoritatively
a into
a the
@ 1163
a room
p .
a For
a one
a instant
a he
a stopped
a dead
p ,
a staring
a at
a the
a figure
a on
a the
a bed
p ,
@ 1164
a and
p ,
a at
a the
a same
a instant
p ,
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a cried
a out
a in
a a
a strangled
@ 1165
a voice
p ,
a her
a eyes
a fixed
a on
a the
a doctor
p :
p =
# 
@ 1167
p «
a Alfred
p ---
a Alfred
p ---
p »
a Then
a she
a fell
a back
a motionless
a on
a the
a pillows
p .
p =
# 
@ 1169
a With
a a
a stride
p ,
a the
a doctor
a reached
a the
a bed
p ,
a and
a seizing
a her
a arms
a worked
@ 1170
a them
a energetically
p ,
a applying
a what
a I
a knew
a to
a be
a artificial
a respiration
p .
@ 1171
a He
a issued
a a
a few
a short
a sharp
a orders
a to
a the
a servants
p .
a An
a imperious
a wave
a of
@ 1172
a his
a hand
a drove
a us
a all
a to
a the
a door
p .
a We
a watched
a him
p ,
a fascinated
p ,
a though
a I
@ 1173
a think
a we
a all
a knew
a in
a our
a hearts
a that
a it
a was
a too
a late
p ,
a and
a that
a nothing
@ 1174
a could
a be
a done
a now
p .
a I
a could
a see
a by
a the
a expression
a on
a his
a face
a that
a he
@ 1175
a himself
a had
a little
a hope
p .
p =
# 
@ 1177
a Finally
a he
a abandoned
a his
a task
p ,
a shaking
a his
a bead
a gravely
p .
a At
a that
@ 1178
a moment
p ,
a we
a heard
a footsteps
a outside
p ,
a and
a Dr°
a Wilkins
p ,
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
@ 1179
a own
a doctor
p ,
a a
a portly
p ,
a fussy
a little
a man
p ,
a came
a bustling
a in
p .
p =
# 
@ 1181
a In
a a
a few
a words
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
a explained
a how
a he
a had
a happened
a to
a be
@ 1182
a passing
a the
a lodge
a gates
a as
a the
a car
a came
a out
p ,
a and
a had
a run
a up
a to
a the
a house
@ 1183
a as
a fast
a as
a he
a could
p ,
a whilst
a the
a car
a went
a on
a to
a fetch
a Dr°
a Wilkins
p .
a With
a a
@ 1184
a faint
a gesture
a of
a the
a hand
p ,
a he
a indicated
a the
a figure
a on
a the
a bed
p .
p =
# 
@ 1186
p «
a Ve
p ---
a ry
a sad
p .
a Ve
p ---
a ry
a sad
p ,
p »
a murmured
a Dr°
a Wilkins
p .
p «
a Poor
a dear
a lady
p .
@ 1187
a Always
a did
a far
a too
a much
p ---
a far
a too
a much
p ---
a against
a my
a advice
p .
a I
a warned
@ 1188
a her
p .
a Her
a heart
a was
a far
a from
a strong
p .
p <
a Take
a it
a easy
p ,
p >
a I
a said
a to
a her
p ,
p <
a Take
p ---
@ 1189
a it
p ---
a easy
p .
p >
a But
a no
p ---
a her
a zeal
a for
a good
a works
a was
a too
a great
p .
a Nature
@ 1190
a rebelled
p .
a Na
p ---
a ture
a re
p ---
a belled
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1192
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
p ,
a I
a noticed
p ,
a was
a watching
a the
a local
a doctor
a narrowly
p .
a He
@ 1193
a still
a kept
a his
a eyes
a fixed
a on
a him
a as
a he
a spoke
p .
p =
# 
@ 1195
p «
a The
a convulsions
a were
a of
a a
a peculiar
a violence
p ,
a Dr°
a Wilkins
p .
a I
a am
a sorry
@ 1196
a you
a were
a not
a here
a in
a time
a to
a witness
a them
p .
a They
a were
a quite
p ---
a titanic
a in
@ 1197
a character
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1199
p «
a Ah
p !
p »
a said
a Dr°
a Wilkins
a wisely
p .
p =
# 
@ 1201
p «
a I
a should
a like
a to
a speak
a to
a you
a in
a private
p ,
p »
a said
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
p .
a He
@ 1202
a turned
a to
a John
p .
p «
a You
a do
a not
a object
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1204
p «
a Certainly
a not
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1206
a We
a all
a trooped
a out
a into
a the
a corridor
p ,
a leaving
a the
a two
a doctors
a alone
p ,
@ 1207
a and
a I
a heard
a the
a key
a turned
a in
a the
a lock
a behind
a us
p .
p =
# 
@ 1209
a We
a went
a slowly
a down
a the
a stairs
p .
a I
a was
a violently
a excited
p .
a I
a have
a a
@ 1210
a certain
a talent
a for
a deduction
p ,
a and
a Dr°
a Bauerstein's
a manner
a had
a started
a a
@ 1211
a flock
a of
a wild
a surmises
a in
a my
a mind
p ,
a Mary
a Cavendish
a laid
a her
a hand
a upon
a my
@ 1212
a arm
p .
p =
# 
@ 1214
p «
a What
a is
a it
p ?
a Why
a did
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
a seem
a so
p ---
a peculiar
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1216
a I
a looked
a at
a her
p .
p =
# 
@ 1218
p «
a Do
a you
a know
a what
a I
a think
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1220
p «
a What
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1222
p «
a Listen
p !
p »
a I
a looked
a round
p ,
a the
a others
a were
a out
a of
a earshot
p .
a I
a lowered
a my
@ 1223
a voice
a to
a a
a whisper
p .
p «
a I
a believe
a she
a has
a been
a poisoned
p !
a I'm
a certain
a Dr°
@ 1224
a Bauerstein
a suspects
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1226
p «
a What
p ?
p »
a She
a shrank
a against
a the
a wall
p ,
a the
a pupils
a of
a her
a eyes
a dilating
@ 1227
a wildly
p .
a Then
p ,
a with
a a
a sudden
a cry
a that
a startled
a me
p ,
a she
a cried
a out
p :
p «
a No
p ,
a no
p ---
a not
@ 1228
a that
p ---
a not
a that
p !
p »
a And
a breaking
a from
a me
p ,
a fled
a up
a the
a stairs
p .
a I
@ 1229
a followed
a her
p ,
a afraid
a that
a she
a was
a going
a to
a faint
p .
a I
a found
a her
a leaning
@ 1230
a against
a the
a bannisters
p ,
a deadly
a pale
p .
a She
a waved
a me
a away
a impatiently
p .
p =
# 
@ 1232
p «
a No
p ,
a no
p ---
a leave
a me
p .
a I'd
a rather
a be
a alone
p .
a Let
a me
a just
a be
a quiet
a for
a a
@ 1233
a minute
a or
a two
p .
a Go
a down
a to
a the
a others
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1235
a I
a obeyed
a her
a reluctantly
p .
a John
a and
a Lawrence
a were
a in
a the
a dining~room
p .
a I
@ 1236
a joined
a them
p .
a We
a were
a all
a silent
p ,
a but
a I
a suppose
a I
a voiced
a the
a thoughts
a of
@ 1237
a us
a all
a when
a I
a at
a last
a broke
a it
a by
a saying
p :
p =
# 
@ 1239
p «
a Where
a is
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1241
a John
a shook
a his
a head
p .
p =
# 
@ 1243
p «
a He's
a not
a in
a the
a house
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1245
a Our
a eyes
a met
p .
a Where
a was
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
p ?
a His
a absence
a was
a strange
a and
@ 1246
a inexplicable
p .
a I
a remembered
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a dying
a words
p .
a What
a lay
@ 1247
a beneath
a them
p ?
a What
a more
a could
a she
a have
a told
a us
p ,
a if
a she
a had
a had
a time
p ?
p =
# 
@ 1249
a At
a last
a we
a heard
a the
a doctors
a descending
a the
a stairs
p .
a Dr°
a Wilkins
a was
@ 1250
a looking
a important
a and
a excited
p ,
a and
a trying
a to
a conceal
a an
a inward
@ 1251
a exultation
a under
a a
a manner
a of
a decorous
a calm
p .
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
a remained
a in
@ 1252
a the
a background
p ,
a his
a grave
a bearded
a face
a unchanged
p .
a Dr°
a Wilkins
a was
a the
@ 1253
a spokesman
a for
a the
a two
p .
a He
a addressed
a himself
a to
a John
p :
p =
# 
@ 1255
p «
a Mr°
a Cavendish
p ,
a I
a should
a like
a your
a consent
a to
a a
a post~mortem
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1257
p «
a Is
a that
a necessary
p ?
p »
a asked
a John
a gravely
p .
a A
a spasm
a of
a pain
a crossed
a his
@ 1258
a face
p .
p =
# 
@ 1260
p «
a Absolutely
p ,
p »
a said
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
p .
p =
# 
@ 1262
p «
a You
a mean
a by
a that
p ---
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1264
p «
a That
a neither
a Dr°
a Wilkins
a nor
a myself
a could
a give
a a
a death
a certificate
@ 1265
a under
a the
a circumstances
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1267
a John
a bent
a his
a head
p .
p =
# 
@ 1269
p «
a In
a that
a case
p ,
a I
a have
a no
a alternative
a but
a to
a agree
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1271
p «
a Thank
a you
p ,
p »
a said
a Dr°
a Wilkins
a briskly
p .
p «
a We
a propose
a that
a it
a should
a take
@ 1272
a place
a to~morrow
a night
p ---
a or
a rather
a to~night
p .
p »
a And
a he
a glanced
a at
a the
@ 1273
a daylight
p .
p «
a Under
a the
a circumstances
p ,
a I
a am
a afraid
a an
a inquest
a can
a hardly
a be
@ 1274
a avoided
p ---
a these
a formalities
a are
a necessary
p ,
a but
a I
a beg
a that
a you
a won't
@ 1275
a distress
a yourselves
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1277
a There
a was
a a
a pause
p ,
a and
a then
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
a drew
a two
a keys
a from
a his
@ 1278
a pocket
p ,
a and
a handed
a them
a to
a John
p .
p =
# 
@ 1280
p «
a These
a are
a the
a keys
a of
a the
a two
a rooms
p .
a I
a have
a locked
a them
a and
p ,
a in
a my
@ 1281
a opinion
p ,
a they
a would
a be
a better
a kept
a locked
a for
a the
a present
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1283
a The
a doctors
a then
a departed
p .
p =
# 
@ 1285
a I
a had
a been
a turning
a over
a an
a idea
a in
a my
a head
p ,
a and
a I
a felt
a that
a the
a moment
@ 1286
a had
a now
a come
a to
a broach
a it
p .
a Yet
a I
a was
a a
a little
a chary
a of
a doing
a so
p .
a John
p ,
a I
@ 1287
a knew
p ,
a had
a a
a horror
a of
a any
a kind
a of
a publicity
p ,
a and
a was
a an
a easy
a going
@ 1288
a optimist
p ,
a who
a preferred
a never
a to
a meet
a trouble
a half~way
p .
a It
a might
a be
@ 1289
a difficult
a to
a convince
a him
a of
a the
a soundness
a of
a my
a plan
p .
a Lawrence
p ,
a on
a the
@ 1290
a other
a hand
p ,
a being
a less
a conventional
p ,
a and
a having
a more
a imagination
p ,
a I
a felt
@ 1291
a I
a might
a count
a upon
a as
a an
a ally
p .
a There
a was
a no
a doubt
a that
a the
a moment
a had
@ 1292
a come
a for
a me
a to
a take
a the
a lead
p .
p =
# 
@ 1294
p «
a John
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
p «
a I
a am
a going
a to
a ask
a you
a something
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1296
p «
a Well
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1298
p «
a You
a remember
a my
a speaking
a of
a my
a friend
a Poirot
p ?
a The
a Belgian
a who
a is
a here
p ?
@ 1299
a He
a has
a been
a a
a most
a famous
a detective
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1301
p «
a Yes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1303
p «
a I
a want
a you
a to
a let
a me
a call
a him
a in
p ---
a to
a investigate
a this
a matter
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1305
p «
a What
p ---
a now
p ?
a Before
a the
a post~mortem
p ?
p »
@ 1306
p «
a Yes
p ,
a time
a is
a an
a advantage
a if
p ---
a if
p ---
a there
a has
a been
a foul
a play
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1308
p «
a Rubbish
p !
p »
a cried
a Lawrence
a angrily
p .
p «
a In
a my
a opinion
a the
a whole
a thing
a is
a a
@ 1309
a mare's
a nest
a of
a Bauerstein's
p !
a Wilkins
a hadn't
a an
a idea
a of
a such
a a
a thing
p ,
@ 1310
a until
a Bauerstein
a put
a it
a into
a his
a head
p .
a But
p ,
a like
a all
a specialists
p ,
@ 1311
a Bauerstein's
a got
a a
a bee
a in
a his
a bonnet
p .
a Poisons
a are
a his
a hobby
p ,
a so
a of
@ 1312
a course
a he
a sees
a them
a everywhere
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1314
a I
a confess
a that
a I
a was
a surprised
a by
a Lawrence's
a attitude
p .
a He
a was
a so
a seldom
@ 1315
a vehement
a about
a anything
p .
p =
# 
@ 1317
a John
a hesitated
p .
p =
# 
@ 1319
p «
a I
a can't
a feel
a as
a you
a do
p ,
a Lawrence
p ,
p »
a he
a said
a at
a last
p .
p «
a I'm
a inclined
a to
@ 1320
a give
a Hastings
a a
a free
a hand
p ,
a though
a I
a should
a prefer
a to
a wait
a a
a bit
p .
a We
@ 1321
a don't
a want
a any
a unnecessary
a scandal
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1323
p «
a No
p ,
a no
p ,
p »
a I
a cried
a eagerly
p ,
p «
a You
a need
a have
a no
a fear
a of
a that
p .
a Poirot
a is
@ 1324
a discretion
a itself
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1326
p «
a Very
a well
p ,
a then
p ,
a have
a it
a your
a own
a way
p .
a I
a leave
a it
a in
a your
a hands
p .
@ 1327
a Though
p ,
a if
a it
a is
a as
a we
a suspect
p ,
a it
a seems
a a
a clear
a enough
a case
p .
a God
@ 1328
a forgive
a me
a if
a I
a am
a wronging
a him
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 1330
a I
a looked
a at
a my
a watch
p .
a it
a was
a six
a o'clock
p .
a I
a determined
a to
a lose
a no
@ 1331
a time
p .
p =
# 
@ 1333
a Five
a minutes'
a delay
p ,
a however
p ,
a I
a allowed
a myself
p .
a I
a spent
a it
a in
@ 1334
a ransacking
a the
a library
a until
a I
a discovered
a a
a medical
a book
a which
a gave
a a
@ 1335
a description
a of
a strychnine
a poisoning
p .
p =
# 
# #----------------------------------------------------------------------
# @section 2 {c4}
$ {b}{c4}
# @section 3 {cn}
$ {b}{c4}{cn}
# 
@ 1341
a Chapter
a IV
# 
# @section 3 {tt}
$ {b}{c4}{tt}
# 
@ 1345
a POIROT
a INVESTIGATES
# 
# @section 3 {tx}
$ {b}{c4}{tx}
# 
@ 1349
a The
a house
a which
a the
a Belgians
a occupied
a in
a the
a village
a was
a quite
a close
a to
@ 1350
a the
a park
a gates
p .
a One
a could
a save
a time
a by
a taking
a a
a narrow
a path
a through
a the
@ 1351
a long
a grass
p ,
a which
a cut
a off
a the
a detours
a of
a the
a winding
a drive
p .
a So
a I
p ,
@ 1352
a accordingly
p ,
a went
a that
a way
p .
a I
a had
a nearly
a reached
a the
a lodge
p ,
a when
a my
@ 1353
a attention
a was
a arrested
a by
a the
a running
a figure
a of
a a
a man
a approaching
a me
p .
a It
@ 1354
a was
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p .
a Where
a had
a he
a been
p ?
a How
a did
a he
a intend
a to
a explain
a his
@ 1355
a absence
p ?
p =
# 
@ 1357
a He
a accosted
a me
a eagerly
p .
p =
# 
@ 1359
p «
a My
a God
p !
a This
a is
a terrible
p !
a My
a poor
a wife
p !
a I
a have
a only
a just
a heard
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1361
p «
a Where
a have
a you
a been
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
p .
p =
# 
@ 1363
p «
a Denby
a kept
a me
a late
a last
a night
p .
a It
a was
a one
a o'clock
a before
a we'd
@ 1364
a finished
p .
a Then
a I
a found
a that
a I'd
a forgotten
a the
a latch~key
a after
a all
p .
a I
@ 1365
a didn't
a want
a to
a arouse
a the
a household
p ,
a so
a Denby
a gave
a me
a a
a bed
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1367
p «
a How
a did
a you
a hear
a the
a news
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
p .
p =
# 
@ 1369
p «
a Wilkins
a knocked
a Denby
a up
a to
a tell
a him
p .
a My
a poor
a Emily
p !
a She
a was
a so
@ 1370
a self~sacrificing
p ---
a such
a a
a noble
a character
p .
a She
a overtaxed
a her
a strength
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1372
a A
a wave
a of
a revulsion
a swept
a over
a me
p .
a What
a a
a consummate
a hypocrite
a the
a man
@ 1373
a was
p !
p =
# 
@ 1375
p «
a I
a must
a hurry
a on
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
a thankful
a that
a he
a did
a not
a ask
a me
a whither
a I
@ 1376
a was
a bound
p .
p =
# 
@ 1378
a In
a a
a few
a minutes
a I
a was
a knocking
a at
a the
a door
a of
a Leastways
a Cottage
p .
p =
# 
@ 1380
a Getting
a no
a answer
p ,
a I
a repeated
a my
a summons
a impatiently
p .
a A
a window
a above
a me
@ 1381
a was
a cautiously
a opened
p ,
a and
a Poirot
a himself
a looked
a out
p .
p =
# 
@ 1383
a He
a gave
a an
a exclamation
a of
a surprise
a at
a seeing
a me
p .
a In
a a
a few
a brief
a words
p ,
@ 1384
a I
a explained
a the
a tragedy
a that
a had
a occurred
p ,
a and
a that
a I
a wanted
a his
a help
p .
p =
# 
@ 1386
p «
a Wait
p ,
a my
a friend
p ,
a I
a will
a let
a you
a in
p ,
a and
a you
a shall
a recount
a to
a me
a the
@ 1387
a affair
a whilst
a I
a dress
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1389
a In
a a
a few
a moments
a he
a had
a unbarred
a the
a door
p ,
a and
a I
a followed
a him
a up
a to
a his
@ 1390
a room
p .
a There
a he
a installed
a me
a in
a a
a chair
p ,
a and
a I
a related
a the
a whole
a story
p ,
@ 1391
a keeping
a back
a nothing
p ,
a and
a omitting
a no
a circumstance
p ,
a however
@ 1392
a insignificant
p ,
a whilst
a he
a himself
a made
a a
a careful
a and
a deliberate
a toilet
p .
p =
# 
@ 1394
a I
a told
a him
a of
a my
a awakening
p ,
a of
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a dying
a words
p ,
a of
a her
@ 1395
a husband's
a absence
p ,
a of
a the
a quarrel
a the
a day
a before
p ,
a of
a the
a scrap
a of
@ 1396
a conversation
a between
a Mary
a and
a her
a mother~in~law
a that
a I
a had
a overheard
p ,
a of
@ 1397
a the
a former
a quarrel
a between
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a and
a Evelyn
a Howard
p ,
a and
a of
a the
@ 1398
a latter's
a innuendoes
p .
p =
# 
@ 1400
a I
a was
a hardly
a as
a clear
a as
a I
a could
a wish
p .
a I
a repeated
a myself
a several
a times
p ,
@ 1401
a and
a occasionally
a had
a to
a go
a back
a to
a some
a detail
a that
a I
a had
a forgotten
p .
@ 1402
a Poirot
a smiled
a kindly
a on
a me
p .
p =
# 
@ 1404
p «
a The
a mind
a is
a confused
p ?
a Is
a it
a not
a so
p ?
a Take
a time
p ,
a mon
a ami
p .
a You
a are
@ 1405
a agitated
p ;
a you
a are
a excited
p ---
a it
a is
a but
a natural
p .
a Presently
p ,
a when
a we
a are
@ 1406
a calmer
p ,
a we
a will
a arrange
a the
a facts
p ,
a neatly
p ,
a each
a in
a his
a proper
a place
p .
a We
@ 1407
a will
a examine
p ---
a and
a reject
p .
a Those
a of
a importance
a we
a will
a put
a on
a one
a side
p ;
@ 1408
a those
a of
a no
a importance
p ,
a pouf
p !
p »
p ---
a he
a screwed
a up
a his
a cherub~like
a face
p ,
@ 1409
a and
a puffed
a comically
a enough
p ---
p «
a blow
a them
a away
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 1411
p «
a That's
a all
a very
a well
p ,
p »
a I
a objected
p ,
p «
a but
a how
a are
a you
a going
a to
a decide
@ 1412
a what
a is
a important
p ,
a and
a what
a isn't
p ?
a That
a always
a seems
a the
a difficulty
a to
@ 1413
a me
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1415
a Poirot
a shook
a his
a head
a energetically
p .
a He
a was
a now
a arranging
a his
a moustache
@ 1416
a with
a exquisite
a care
p .
p =
# 
@ 1418
p «
a Not
a so
p .
a Voyons
p !
a One
a fact
a leads
a to
a another
p ---
a so
a we
a continue
p .
a Does
a the
@ 1419
a next
a fit
a in
a with
a that
p ?
a A
a merveille
p !
a Good
p !
a We
a can
a proceed
p .
a This
a next
@ 1420
a little
a fact
p ---
a no
p !
a Ah
p ,
a that
a is
a curious
p !
a There
a is
a something
a missing
p ---
a a
@ 1421
a link
a in
a the
a chain
a that
a is
a not
a there
p .
a We
a examine
p .
a We
a search
p .
a And
a that
@ 1422
a little
a curious
a fact
p ,
a that
a possibly
a paltry
a little
a detail
a that
a will
a not
@ 1423
a tally
p ,
a we
a put
a it
a here
p !
p »
a He
a made
a an
a extravagant
a gesture
a with
a his
a hand
p .
@ 1424
p «
a It
a is
a significant
p !
a It
a is
a tremendous
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 1426
p «
a Y~es
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 1428
p «
a Ah
p !
p »
a Poirot
a shook
a his
a forefinger
a so
a fiercely
a at
a me
a that
a I
a quailed
@ 1429
a before
a it
p .
p «
a Beware
p !
a Peril
a to
a the
a detective
a who
a says
p :
p <
a It
a is
a so
a small
p ---
a it
@ 1430
a does
a not
a matter
p .
a It
a will
a not
a agree
p .
a I
a will
a forget
a it
p .
p >
a That
a way
a lies
@ 1431
a confusion
p !
a Everything
a matters
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1433
p «
a I
a know
p .
a You
a always
a told
a me
a that
p .
a That's
a why
a I
a have
a gone
a into
a all
a the
@ 1434
a details
a of
a this
a thing
a whether
a they
a seemed
a to
a me
a relevant
a or
a not
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1436
p «
a And
a I
a am
a pleased
a with
a you
p .
a You
a have
a a
a good
a memory
p ,
a and
a you
a have
a given
@ 1437
a me
a the
a facts
a faithfully
p .
a Of
a the
a order
a in
a which
a you
a present
a them
p ,
a I
a say
@ 1438
a nothing
a truly
p ,
a it
a is
a deplorable
p !
a But
a I
a make
a allowances
p ---
a you
a are
a upset
p .
@ 1439
a To
a that
a I
a attribute
a the
a circumstance
a that
a you
a have
a omitted
a one
a fact
a of
@ 1440
a paramount
a importance
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1442
p «
a What
a is
a that
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
p .
p =
# 
@ 1444
p «
a You
a have
a not
a told
a me
a if
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a ate
a well
a last
a night
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1446
a I
a stared
a at
a him
p .
a Surely
a the
a war
a had
a affected
a the
a little
a man's
a brain
p .
a He
@ 1447
a was
a carefully
a engaged
a in
a brushing
a his
a coat
a before
a putting
a it
a on
p ,
a and
@ 1448
a seemed
a wholly
a engrossed
a in
a the
a task
p .
p =
# 
@ 1450
p «
a I
a don't
a remember
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p .
p «
a And
p ,
a anyway
p ,
a I
a don't
a see
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 1452
p «
a You
a do
a not
a see
p ?
a But
a it
a is
a of
a the
a first
a importance
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1454
p «
a I
a can't
a see
a why
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
a rather
a nettled
p .
p «
a As
a far
a as
a I
a can
a remember
p ,
@ 1455
a she
a didn't
a eat
a much
p .
a She
a was
a obviously
a upset
p ,
a and
a it
a had
a taken
a her
@ 1456
a appetite
a away
p .
a That
a was
a only
a natural
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1458
p «
a Yes
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
a thoughtfully
p ,
p «
a it
a was
a only
a natural
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1460
a He
a opened
a a
a drawer
p ,
a and
a took
a out
a a
a small
a despatch~case
p ,
a then
a turned
a to
@ 1461
a me
p .
p =
# 
@ 1463
p «
a Now
a I
a am
a ready
p .
a We
a will
a proceed
a to
a the
a chateau
p ,
a and
a study
a matters
a on
@ 1464
a the
a spot
p .
a Excuse
a me
p ,
a mon
a ami
p ,
a you
a dressed
a in
a haste
p ,
a and
a your
a tie
a is
a on
@ 1465
a one
a side
p .
a Permit
a me
p .
p »
a With
a a
a deft
a gesture
p ,
a he
a rearranged
a it
p .
p =
# 
@ 1467
p «
a Ca
a y
a est
p !
a Now
p ,
a shall
a we
a start
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1469
a We
a hurried
a up
a the
a village
p ,
a and
a turned
a in
a at
a the
a lodge
a gates
p .
a Poirot
@ 1470
a stopped
a for
a a
a moment
p ,
a and
a gazed
a sorrowfully
a over
a the
a beautiful
a expanse
@ 1471
a of
a park
p ,
a still
a glittering
a with
a morning
a dew
p .
p =
# 
@ 1473
p «
a So
a beautiful
p ,
a so
a beautiful
p ,
a and
a yet
p ,
a the
a poor
a family
p ,
a plunged
a in
@ 1474
a sorrow
p ,
a prostrated
a with
a grief
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1476
a He
a looked
a at
a me
a keenly
a as
a he
a spoke
p ,
a and
a I
a was
a aware
a that
a I
a reddened
@ 1477
a under
a his
a prolonged
a gaze
p .
p =
# 
@ 1479
a Was
a the
a family
a prostrated
a by
a grief
p ?
a Was
a the
a sorrow
a at
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
@ 1480
a death
a so
a great
p ?
a I
a realized
a that
a there
a was
a an
a emotional
a lack
a in
a the
@ 1481
a atmosphere
p .
a The
a dead
a woman
a had
a not
a the
a gift
a of
a commanding
a love
p .
a Her
@ 1482
a death
a was
a a
a shock
a and
a a
a distress
p ,
a but
a she
a would
a not
a be
a passionately
@ 1483
a regretted
p .
p =
# 
@ 1485
a Poirot
a seemed
a to
a follow
a my
a thoughts
p .
a He
a nodded
a his
a head
a gravely
p .
p =
# 
@ 1487
p «
a No
p ,
a you
a are
a right
p ,
p »
a he
a said
p ,
p «
a it
a is
a not
a as
a though
a there
a was
a a
a blood
@ 1488
a tie
p .
a She
a has
a been
a kind
a and
a generous
a to
a these
a Cavendishes
p ,
a but
a she
a was
@ 1489
a not
a their
a own
a mother
p .
a Blood
a tells
p ---
a always
a remember
a that
p ---
a blood
@ 1490
a tells
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1492
p «
a Poirot
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
p «
a I
a wish
a you
a would
a tell
a me
a why
a you
a wanted
a to
a know
a if
@ 1493
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a ate
a well
a last
a night
p ?
a I
a have
a been
a turning
a it
a over
a in
a my
@ 1494
a mind
p ,
a but
a I
a can't
a see
a how
a it
a has
a anything
a to
a do
a with
a the
a matter
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1496
a He
a was
a silent
a for
a a
a minute
a or
a two
a as
a we
a walked
a along
p ,
a but
a finally
a he
@ 1497
a said
p :
p =
# 
@ 1499
p «
a I
a do
a not
a mind
a telling
a you
p ---
a though
p ,
a as
a you
a know
p ,
a it
a is
a not
a my
a habit
@ 1500
a to
a explain
a until
a the
a end
a is
a reached
p .
a The
a present
a contention
a is
a that
a Mrs°
@ 1501
a Inglethorp
a died
a of
a strychnine
a poisoning
p ,
a presumably
a administered
a in
a her
@ 1502
a coffee
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1504
p «
a Yes
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1506
p «
a Well
p ,
a what
a time
a was
a the
a coffee
a served
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1508
p «
a About
a eight
a o'clock
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1510
p «
a Therefore
a she
a drank
a it
a between
a then
a and
a half~past
a eight
p ---
a certainly
@ 1511
a not
a much
a later
p .
a Well
p ,
a strychnine
a is
a a
a fairly
a rapid
a poison
p .
a Its
a effects
@ 1512
a would
a be
a felt
a very
a soon
p ,
a probably
a in
a about
a an
a hour
p .
a Yet
p ,
a in
a Mrs°
@ 1513
a Inglethorp's
a case
p ,
a the
a symptoms
a do
a not
a manifest
a themselves
a until
a five
@ 1514
a o'clock
a the
a next
a morning
p ;
a nine
a hours
p !
a But
a a
a heavy
a meal
p ,
a taken
a at
a about
@ 1515
a the
a same
a time
a as
a the
a poison
p ,
a might
a retard
a its
a effects
p ,
a though
a hardly
a to
@ 1516
a that
a extent
p .
a Still
p ,
a it
a is
a a
a possibility
a to
a be
a taken
a into
a account
p .
a But
p ,
@ 1517
a according
a to
a you
p ,
a she
a ate
a very
a little
a for
a supper
p ,
a and
a yet
a the
a symptoms
@ 1518
a do
a not
a develop
a until
a early
a the
a next
a morning
p !
a Now
a that
a is
a a
a curious
@ 1519
a circumstance
p ,
a my
a friend
p .
a Something
a may
a arise
a at
a the
a autopsy
a to
a explain
@ 1520
a it
p .
a In
a the
a meantime
p ,
a remember
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1522
a As
a we
a neared
a the
a house
p ,
a John
a came
a out
a and
a met
a us
p .
a His
a face
a looked
a weary
@ 1523
a and
a haggard
p .
p =
# 
@ 1525
p «
a This
a is
a a
a very
a dreadful
a business
p ,
a Monsieur
a Poirot
p ,
p »
a he
a said
p .
p «
a Hastings
@ 1526
a has
a explained
a to
a you
a that
a we
a are
a anxious
a for
a no
a publicity
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1528
p «
a I
a comprehend
a perfectly
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1530
p «
a You
a see
p ,
a it
a is
a only
a suspicion
a so
a far
p .
a We
a have
a nothing
a to
a go
a upon
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1532
p «
a Precisely
p .
a It
a is
a a
a matter
a of
a precaution
a only
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1534
a John
a turned
a to
a me
p ,
a taking
a out
a his
a cigarette~case
p ,
a and
a lighting
a a
@ 1535
a cigarette
a as
a he
a did
a so
p .
p =
# 
@ 1537
p «
a You
a know
a that
a fellow
a Inglethorp
a is
a back
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1539
p «
a Yes
p .
a I
a met
a him
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1541
a John
a flung
a the
a match
a into
a an
a adjacent
a flower
a bed
p ,
a a
a proceeding
a which
@ 1542
a was
a too
a much
a for
a Poirot's
a feelings
p .
a He
a retrieved
a it
p ,
a and
a buried
a it
@ 1543
a neatly
p .
p =
# 
@ 1545
p «
a It's
a jolly
a difficult
a to
a know
a how
a to
a treat
a him
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1547
p «
a That
a difficulty
a will
a not
a exist
a long
p ,
p »
a pronounced
a Poirot
a quietly
p .
p =
# 
@ 1549
a John
a looked
a puzzled
p ,
a not
a quite
a understanding
a the
a portent
a of
a this
@ 1550
a cryptic
a saying
p .
a He
a handed
a the
a two
a keys
a which
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
a had
a given
@ 1551
a him
a to
a me
p .
p =
# 
@ 1553
p «
a Show
a Monsieur
a Poirot
a everything
a he
a wants
a to
a see
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1555
p «
a The
a rooms
a are
a locked
p ?
p »
a asked
a Poirot
p .
p =
# 
@ 1557
p «
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
a considered
a it
a advisable
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1559
a Poirot
a nodded
a thoughtfully
p .
p =
# 
@ 1561
p «
a Then
a he
a is
a very
a sure
p .
a Well
p ,
a that
a simplifies
a matters
a for
a us
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1563
a We
a went
a up
a together
a to
a the
a room
a of
a the
a tragedy
p .
a For
a convenience
a I
@ 1564
a append
a a
a plan
a of
a the
a room
a and
a the
a principal
a articles
a of
a furniture
a in
@ 1565
a it
p .
p =
# 
@ 1567
a Poirot
a locked
a the
a door
a on
a the
a inside
p ,
a and
a proceeded
a to
a a
a minute
@ 1568
a inspection
a of
a the
a room
p .
a He
a darted
a from
a one
a object
a to
a the
a other
a with
a the
@ 1569
a agility
a of
a a
a grasshopper
p .
a I
a remained
a by
a the
a door
p ,
a fearing
a to
a obliterate
@ 1570
a any
a clues
p .
a Poirot
p ,
a however
p ,
a did
a not
a seem
a grateful
a to
a me
a for
a my
@ 1571
a forbearance
p .
p =
# 
@ 1573
p «
a What
a have
a you
p ,
a my
a friend
p ?
p »
a he
a cried
p ,
p «
a that
a you
a remain
a there
a like
p ---
a how
@ 1574
a do
a you
a say
a it
p ?
p ---
a ah
p ,
a yes
p ,
a the
a stuck
a pig
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1576
a I
a explained
a that
a I
a was
a afraid
a of
a obliterating
a any
a foot~marks
p .
p =
# 
@ 1578
p «
a Foot~marks
p ?
a But
a what
a an
a idea
p !
a There
a has
a already
a been
a practically
a an
@ 1579
a army
a in
a the
a room
p !
a What
a foot~marks
a are
a we
a likely
a to
a find
p ?
a No
p ,
a come
a here
@ 1580
a and
a aid
a me
a in
a my
a search
p .
a I
a will
a put
a down
a my
a little
a case
a until
a I
a need
@ 1581
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1583
a He
a did
a so
p ,
a on
a the
a round
a table
a by
a the
a window
p ,
a but
a it
a was
a an
a ill~advised
@ 1584
a proceeding
p ;
a for
p ,
a the
a top
a of
a it
a being
a loose
p ,
a it
a tilted
a up
p ,
a and
@ 1585
a precipitated
a the
a despatch~case
a on
a the
a floor
p .
p =
# 
@ 1587
p «
a En
a voila
a une
a table
p !
p »
a cried
a Poirot
p .
p «
a Ah
p ,
a my
a friend
p ,
a one
a may
a live
a in
a a
@ 1588
a big
a house
a and
a yet
a have
a no
a comfort
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1590
a After
a which
a piece
a of
a moralizing
p ,
a he
a resumed
a his
a search
p .
p =
# 
@ 1592
a A
a small
a purple
a despatch~case
p ,
a with
a a
a key
a in
a the
a lock
p ,
a on
a the
@ 1593
a writing~table
p ,
a engaged
a his
a attention
a for
a some
a time
p .
a He
a took
a out
a the
@ 1594
a key
a from
a the
a lock
p ,
a and
a passed
a it
a to
a me
a to
a inspect
p .
a I
a saw
a nothing
@ 1595
a peculiar
p ,
a however
p .
a It
a was
a an
a ordinary
a key
a of
a the
a Yale
a type
p ,
a with
a a
@ 1596
a bit
a of
a twisted
a wire
a through
a the
a handle
p .
p =
# 
@ 1598
a Next
p ,
a he
a examined
a the
a framework
a of
a the
a door
a we
a had
a broken
a in
p ,
a assuring
@ 1599
a himself
a that
a the
a bolt
a had
a really
a been
a shot
p .
a Then
a he
a went
a to
a the
a door
@ 1600
a opposite
a leading
a into
a Cynthia's
a room
p .
a That
a door
a was
a also
a bolted
p ,
a as
a I
@ 1601
a had
a stated
p .
a However
p ,
a he
a went
a to
a the
a length
a of
a unbolting
a it
p ,
a and
a opening
@ 1602
a and
a shutting
a it
a several
a times
p ;
a this
a he
a did
a with
a the
a utmost
a precaution
@ 1603
a against
a making
a any
a noise
p .
a Suddenly
a something
a in
a the
a bolt
a itself
a seemed
@ 1604
a to
a rivet
a his
a attention
p .
a He
a examined
a it
a carefully
p ,
a and
a then
p ,
a nimbly
@ 1605
a whipping
a out
a a
a pair
a of
a small
a forceps
a from
a his
a case
p ,
a he
a drew
a out
a some
@ 1606
a minute
a particle
a which
a he
a carefully
a sealed
a up
a in
a a
a tiny
a envelope
p .
p =
# 
@ 1608
a On
a the
a chest
a of
a drawers
a there
a was
a a
a tray
a with
a a
a spirit
a lamp
a and
a a
a small
@ 1609
a saucepan
a on
a it
p .
a A
a small
a quantity
a of
a a
a dark
a fluid
a remained
a in
a the
@ 1610
a saucepan
p ,
a and
a an
a empty
a cup
a and
a saucer
a that
a had
a been
a drunk
a out
a of
a stood
@ 1611
a near
a it
p .
p =
# 
@ 1613
a I
a wondered
a how
a I
a could
a have
a been
a so
a unobservant
a as
a to
a overlook
a this
p .
@ 1614
a Here
a was
a a
a clue
a worth
a having
p .
a Poirot
a delicately
a dipped
a his
a finger
a into
@ 1615
a liquid
p ,
a and
a tasted
a it
a gingerly
p .
a He
a made
a a
a grimace
p .
p =
# 
@ 1617
p «
a Coco
p ---
a with
p ---
a I
a think
p ---
a rum
a in
a it
p ,
p »
p =
# 
@ 1619
a He
a passed
a on
a to
a the
a debris
a on
a the
a floor
p ,
a where
a the
a table
a by
a the
a bed
a had
@ 1620
a been
a overturned
p .
a A
a reading~lamp
p ,
a some
a books
p ,
a matches
p ,
a a
a bunch
a of
a keys
p ,
@ 1621
a and
a the
a crushed
a fragments
a of
a a
a coffee~cup
a lay
a scattered
a about
p .
p =
# 
@ 1623
p «
a Ah
p ,
a this
a is
a curious
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
p .
p =
# 
@ 1625
p «
a I
a must
a confess
a that
a I
a see
a nothing
a particularly
a curious
a about
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1627
p «
a You
a do
a not
p ?
a Observe
a the
a lamp
p ---
a the
a chimney
a is
a broken
a in
a two
a places
p ;
@ 1628
a they
a lie
a there
a as
a they
a fell
p ,
a But
a see
p ,
a the
a coffee~cup
a is
a absolutely
@ 1629
a smashed
a to
a powder
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1631
p «
a Well
p ,
p »
a I
a said
a wearily
p ,
p «
a I
a suppose
a some
a one
a must
a have
a stepped
a on
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1633
p «
a Exactly
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
p ,
a in
a an
a odd
a voice
p .
p «
a Some
a one
a stepped
a on
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1635
a He
a rose
a from
a his
a knees
p ,
a and
a walked
a slowly
a across
a to
a the
a mantelpiece
p ,
@ 1636
a where
a he
a stood
a abstractedly
a fingering
a the
a ornaments
p ,
a and
a straightening
@ 1637
a them
p ---
a a
a trick
a of
a his
a when
a he
a was
a agitated
p .
p =
# 
@ 1639
p «
a Mon
a ami
p ,
p »
a he
a said
p ,
a turning
a to
a me
p ,
p «
a somebody
a stepped
a on
a that
a cup
p ,
@ 1640
a grinding
a it
a to
a powder
p ,
a and
a the
a reason
a they
a did
a so
a was
a either
a because
a it
@ 1641
a contained
a strychnine
a or
p ---
a which
a is
a far
a more
a serious
p ---
a because
a it
a did
@ 1642
a not
a contain
a strychnine
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 1644
a I
a made
a no
a reply
p .
a I
a was
a bewildered
p ,
a but
a I
a knew
a that
a it
a was
a no
a good
@ 1645
a asking
a him
a to
a explain
p .
a In
a a
a moment
a or
a two
a he
a roused
a himself
p ,
a and
@ 1646
a went
a on
a with
a his
a investigations
p .
a He
a picked
a up
a the
a bunch
a of
a keys
a from
@ 1647
a the
a floor
p ,
a and
a twirling
a them
a round
a in
a his
a fingers
a finally
a selected
@ 1648
a one
p ,
a very
a bright
a and
a shining
p ,
a which
a he
a tried
a in
a the
a lock
a of
a the
@ 1649
a purple
a despatch~case
p .
a It
a fitted
p ,
a and
a he
a opened
a the
a box
p ,
a but
a after
a a
@ 1650
a moment's
a hesitation
p ,
a closed
a and
a relocked
a it
p ,
a and
a slipped
a the
a bunch
@ 1651
a of
a keys
p ,
a as
a well
a as
a the
a key
a that
a had
a originally
a stood
a in
a the
a lock
p ,
@ 1652
a into
a his
a own
a pocket
p .
p =
# 
@ 1654
p «
a I
a have
a no
a authority
a to
a go
a through
a these
a papers
p .
a But
a it
a should
a be
a done
p ---
a at
@ 1655
a once
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 1657
a He
a then
a made
a a
a very
a careful
a examination
a of
a the
a drawers
a of
a the
a wash~stand
p .
@ 1658
a Crossing
a the
a room
a to
a the
a left~hand
a window
p ,
a a
a round
a stain
p ,
a hardly
@ 1659
a visible
a on
a the
a dark
a brown
a carpet
p ,
a seemed
a to
a interest
a him
a particularly
p .
@ 1660
a He
a went
a down
a on
a his
a knees
p ,
a examining
a it
a minutely
p ---
a even
a going
a so
a far
a as
@ 1661
a to
a smell
a it
p .
p =
# 
@ 1663
a Finally
p ,
a he
a poured
a a
a few
a drops
a of
a the
a coco
a into
a a
a test
a tube
p ,
a sealing
a it
@ 1664
a up
a carefully
p .
a His
a next
a proceeding
a was
a to
a take
a out
a a
a little
a notebook
p .
p =
# 
@ 1666
p «
a We
a have
a found
a in
a this
a room
p ,
p »
a he
a said
p ,
a writing
a busily
p ,
p «
a six
a points
a of
@ 1667
a interest
p .
a Shall
a I
a enumerate
a them
p ,
a or
a will
a you
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1669
p «
a Oh
p ,
a you
p ,
p »
a I
a replied
a hastily
p .
p =
# 
@ 1671
p «
a Very
a well
p ,
a then
p .
a One
p ,
a a
a coffee~cup
a that
a has
a been
a ground
a into
a powder
p ;
@ 1672
a two
p ,
a a
a despatch~case
a with
a a
a key
a in
a the
a lock
p ;
a three
p ,
a a
a stain
a on
a the
@ 1673
a floor
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1675
p «
a That
a may
a have
a been
a done
a some
a time
a ago
p ,
p »
a I
a interrupted
p .
p =
# 
@ 1677
p «
a No
p ,
a for
a it
a is
a still
a perceptibly
a damp
a and
a smells
a of
a coffee
p .
a Four
p ,
a a
@ 1678
a fragment
a of
a some
a dark
a green
a fabric
p ---
a only
a a
a thread
a or
a two
p ,
a but
@ 1679
a recognizable
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1681
p «
a Ah
p !
p »
a I
a cried
p .
p «
a That
a was
a what
a you
a sealed
a up
a in
a the
a envelope
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1683
p «
a Yes
p .
a It
a may
a turn
a out
a to
a be
a a
a piece
a of
a one
a of
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a own
@ 1684
a dresses
p ,
a and
a quite
a unimportant
p .
a We
a shall
a see
p .
a Five
p ,
a this
p !
p »
a With
a a
@ 1685
a dramatic
a gesture
p ,
a he
a pointed
a to
a a
a large
a splash
a of
a candle
a grease
a on
a the
@ 1686
a floor
a by
a the
a writing~table
p .
p «
a It
a must
a have
a been
a done
a since
a yesterday
p ,
@ 1687
a otherwise
a a
a good
a housemaid
a would
a have
a at
a once
a removed
a it
a with
@ 1688
a blotting~paper
a and
a a
a hot
a iron
p .
a One
a of
a my
a best
a hats
a once
p ---
a but
a that
@ 1689
a is
a not
a to
a the
a point
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1691
p «
a It
a was
a very
a likely
a done
a last
a night
p .
a We
a were
a very
a agitated
p .
a Or
a perhaps
@ 1692
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a herself
a dropped
a her
a candle
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1694
p «
a You
a brought
a only
a one
a candle
a into
a the
a room
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1696
p «
a Yes
p .
a Lawrence
a Cavendish
a was
a carrying
a it
p .
a But
a he
a was
a very
a upset
p .
a He
@ 1697
a seemed
a to
a see
a something
a over
a here
p »
p ---
a I
a indicated
a the
a mantelpiece
p ---
@ 1698
p «
a that
a absolutely
a paralysed
a him
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1700
p «
a That
a is
a interesting
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
a quickly
p .
p «
a Yes
p ,
a it
a is
a suggestive
p »
p ---
a his
@ 1701
a eye
a sweeping
a the
a whole
a length
a of
a the
a wall
p ---
p «
a but
a it
a was
a not
a his
@ 1702
a candle
a that
a made
a this
a great
a patch
p ,
a for
a you
a perceive
a that
a this
a is
a white
@ 1703
a grease
p ;
a whereas
a Monsieur
a Lawrence's
a candle
p ,
a which
a is
a still
a on
a the
@ 1704
a dressing~table
p ,
a is
a pink
p .
a On
a the
a other
a hand
p ,
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a had
a no
@ 1705
a candle~stick
a in
a the
a room
p ,
a only
a a
a reading~lamp
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1707
p «
a Then
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
p «
a what
a do
a you
a deduce
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1709
a To
a which
a my
a friend
a only
a made
a a
a rather
a irritating
a reply
p ,
a urging
a me
a to
@ 1710
a use
a my
a own
a natural
a faculties
p .
p =
# 
@ 1712
p «
a And
a the
a sixth
a point
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
p .
p «
a I
a suppose
a it
a is
a the
a sample
a of
a coco
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1714
p «
a No
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
a thoughtfully
p .
p «
a I
a might
a have
a included
a that
a in
a the
a six
p ,
@ 1715
a but
a I
a did
a not
p .
a No
p ,
a the
a sixth
a point
a I
a will
a keep
a to
a myself
a for
a the
@ 1716
a present
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1718
a He
a looked
a quickly
a round
a the
a room
p .
p «
a There
a is
a nothing
a more
a to
a be
a done
@ 1719
a here
p ,
a I
a think
p ,
a unless
p »
p ---
a he
a stared
a earnestly
a and
a long
a at
a the
a dead
a ashes
@ 1720
a in
a the
a grate
p .
p «
a The
a fire
a burns
p ---
a and
a it
a destroys
p .
a But
a by
a chance
p ---
a there
@ 1721
a might
a be
p ---
a let
a us
a see
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 1723
a Deftly
p ,
a on
a hands
a and
a knees
p ,
a he
a began
a to
a sort
a the
a ashes
a from
a the
a grate
@ 1724
a into
a the
a fender
p ,
a handling
a them
a with
a the
a greatest
a caution
p .
a Suddenly
p ,
a he
@ 1725
a gave
a a
a faint
a exclamation
p .
p =
# 
@ 1727
p «
a The
a forceps
p ,
a Hastings
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 1729
a I
a quickly
a handed
a them
a to
a him
p ,
a and
a with
a skill
a he
a extracted
a a
a small
a piece
@ 1730
a of
a half
a charred
a paper
p .
p =
# 
@ 1732
p «
a There
p ,
a mon
a ami
p !
p »
a he
a cried
p .
p «
a What
a do
a you
a think
a of
a that
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1734
a I
a scrutinized
a the
a fragment
p .
a This
a is
a an
a exact
a reproduction
a of
a it
p :
p ---
p =
# 
@ 1736
a I
a was
a puzzled
p .
a It
a was
a unusually
a thick
p ,
a quite
a unlike
a ordinary
a notepaper
p .
@ 1737
a Suddenly
a an
a idea
a struck
a me
p .
p =
# 
@ 1739
p «
a Poirot
p !
p »
a I
a cried
p .
p «
a This
a is
a a
a fragment
a of
a a
a will
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 1741
p «
a Exactly
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1743
a I
a looked
a up
a at
a him
a sharply
p .
p =
# 
@ 1745
p «
a You
a are
a not
a surprised
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1747
p «
a No
p ,
p »
a he
a said
a gravely
p ,
p «
a I
a expected
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1749
a I
a relinquished
a the
a piece
a of
a paper
p ,
a and
a watched
a him
a put
a it
a away
a in
a his
@ 1750
a case
p ,
a with
a the
a same
a methodical
a care
a that
a he
a bestowed
a on
a everything
p .
a My
@ 1751
a brain
a was
a in
a a
a whirl
p .
a What
a was
a this
a complication
a of
a a
a will
p ?
a Who
a had
@ 1752
a destroyed
a it
p ?
a The
a person
a who
a had
a left
a the
a candle
a grease
a on
a the
a floor
p ?
@ 1753
a Obviously
p .
a But
a how
a had
a anyone
a gained
a admission
p ?
a All
a the
a doors
a had
a been
@ 1754
a bolted
a on
a the
a inside
p .
p =
# 
@ 1756
p «
a Now
p ,
a my
a friend
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
a briskly
p ,
p «
a we
a will
a go
p .
a I
a should
a like
a to
@ 1757
a ask
a a
a few
a questions
a of
a the
a parlourmaid
p ---
a Dorcas
p ,
a her
a name
a is
p ,
a is
a it
@ 1758
a not
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1760
a We
a passed
a through
a Alfred
a Inglethorp's
a room
p ,
a and
a Poirot
a delayed
a long
@ 1761
a enough
a to
a make
a a
a brief
a but
a fairly
a comprehensive
a examination
a of
a it
p .
a We
@ 1762
a went
a out
a through
a that
a door
p ,
a locking
a both
a it
a and
a that
a of
a Mrs°
@ 1763
a Inglethorp's
a room
a as
a before
p .
p =
# 
@ 1765
a I
a took
a him
a down
a to
a the
a boudoir
a which
a he
a had
a expressed
a a
a wish
a to
a see
p ,
@ 1766
a and
a went
a myself
a in
a search
a of
a Dorcas
p .
p =
# 
@ 1768
a When
a I
a returned
a with
a her
p ,
a however
p ,
a the
a boudoir
a was
a empty
p .
p =
# 
@ 1770
p «
a Poirot
p ,
p »
a I
a cried
p ,
p «
a where
a are
a you
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1772
p «
a I
a am
a here
p ,
a my
a friend
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1774
a He
a had
a stepped
a outside
a the
a French
a window
p ,
a and
a was
a standing
p ,
a apparently
@ 1775
a lost
a in
a admiration
p ,
a before
a the
a various
a shaped
a flower
a beds
p .
p =
# 
@ 1777
p «
a Admirable
p !
p »
a he
a murmured
p .
p «
a Admirable
p !
a What
a symmetry
p !
a Observe
a that
@ 1778
a crescent
p ;
a and
a those
a diamonds
p ---
a their
a neatness
a rejoices
a the
a eye
p .
a The
@ 1779
a spacing
a of
a the
a plants
p ,
a also
p ,
a is
a perfect
p .
a It
a has
a been
a recently
a done
p ;
a is
@ 1780
a it
a not
a so
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1782
p «
a Yes
p ,
a I
a believe
a they
a were
a at
a it
a yesterday
a afternoon
p .
a But
a come
a in
p ---
a Dorcas
@ 1783
a is
a here
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1785
p «
a Eh
a bien
p ,
a eh
a bien
p !
a Do
a not
a grudge
a me
a a
a moment's
a satisfaction
a of
a the
@ 1786
a eye
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1788
p «
a Yes
p ,
a but
a this
a affair
a is
a more
a important
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1790
p «
a And
a how
a do
a you
a know
a that
a these
a fine
a begonias
a are
a not
a of
a equal
@ 1791
a importance
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1793
a I
a shrugged
a my
a shoulders
p .
a There
a was
a really
a no
a arguing
a with
a him
a if
a he
@ 1794
a chose
a to
a take
a that
a line
p .
p =
# 
@ 1796
p «
a You
a do
a not
a agree
p ?
a But
a such
a things
a have
a been
p .
a Well
p ,
a we
a will
a come
a in
a and
@ 1797
a interview
a the
a brave
a Dorcas
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1799
a Dorcas
a was
a standing
a in
a the
a boudoir
p ,
a her
a hands
a folded
a in
a front
a of
a her
p ,
@ 1800
a and
a her
a grey
a hair
a rose
a in
a stiff
a waves
a under
a her
a white
a cap
p .
a She
a was
a the
@ 1801
a very
a model
a and
a picture
a of
a a
a good
a old~fashioned
a servant
p .
p =
# 
@ 1803
a In
a her
a attitude
a towards
a Poirot
p ,
a she
a was
a inclined
a to
a be
a suspicious
p ,
a but
@ 1804
a he
a soon
a broke
a down
a her
a defences
p .
a He
a drew
a forward
a a
a chair
p .
p =
# 
@ 1806
p «
a Pray
a be
a seated
p ,
a mademoiselle
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1808
p «
a Thank
a you
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1810
p «
a You
a have
a been
a with
a your
a mistress
a many
a years
p ,
a is
a it
a not
a so
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1812
p «
a Ten
a years
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1814
p «
a That
a is
a a
a long
a time
p ,
a and
a very
a faithful
a service
p .
a You
a were
a much
a attached
@ 1815
a to
a her
p ,
a were
a you
a not
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1817
p «
a She
a was
a a
a very
a good
a mistress
a to
a me
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1819
p «
a Then
a you
a will
a not
a object
a to
a answering
a a
a few
a questions
p .
a I
a put
a them
a to
@ 1820
a you
a with
a Mr°
a Cavendish's
a full
a approval
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1822
p «
a Oh
p ,
a certainly
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1824
p «
a Then
a I
a will
a begin
a by
a asking
a you
a about
a the
a events
a of
a yesterday
@ 1825
a afternoon
p .
a Your
a mistress
a had
a a
a quarrel
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1827
p «
a Yes
p ,
a sir
p .
a But
a I
a don't
a know
a that
a I
a ought
p ---
p »
a Dorcas
a hesitated
p .
p =
# 
@ 1829
a Poirot
a looked
a at
a her
a keenly
p .
p =
# 
@ 1831
p «
a My
a good
a Dorcas
p ,
a it
a is
a necessary
a that
a I
a should
a know
a every
a detail
a of
@ 1832
a that
a quarrel
a as
a fully
a as
a possible
p .
a Do
a not
a think
a that
a you
a are
a betraying
@ 1833
a your
a mistress's
a secrets
p .
a Your
a mistress
a lies
a dead
p ,
a and
a it
a is
a necessary
@ 1834
a that
a we
a should
a know
a all
p ---
a if
a we
a are
a to
a avenge
a her
p .
a Nothing
a can
a bring
@ 1835
a her
a back
a to
a life
p ,
a but
a we
a do
a hope
p ,
a if
a there
a has
a been
a foul
a play
p ,
a to
a bring
@ 1836
a the
a murderer
a to
a justice
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1838
p «
a Amen
a to
a that
p ,
p »
a said
a Dorcas
a fiercely
p .
p «
a And
p ,
a naming
a no
a names
p ,
a there's
@ 1839
a one
a in
a this
a house
a that
a none
a of
a us
a could
a ever
a abide
p !
a And
a an
a ill
a day
a it
@ 1840
a was
a when
a first
a he
a darkened
a the
a threshold
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1842
a Poirot
a waited
a for
a her
a indignation
a to
a subside
p ,
a and
a then
p ,
a resuming
a his
@ 1843
a business~like
a tone
p ,
a he
a asked
p :
p =
# 
@ 1845
p «
a Now
p ,
a as
a to
a this
a quarrel
p ?
a What
a is
a the
a first
a you
a heard
a of
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1847
p «
a Well
p ,
a sir
p ,
a I
a happened
a to
a be
a going
a along
a the
a hall
a outside
a yesterday
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 1849
p «
a What
a time
a was
a that
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1851
p «
a I
a couldn't
a say
a exactly
p ,
a sir
p ,
a but
a it
a wasn't
a tea~time
a by
a a
a long
a way
p .
@ 1852
a Perhaps
a four
a o'clock
p ---
a or
a it
a may
a have
a been
a a
a bit
a later
p .
a Well
p ,
a sir
p ,
a as
a I
@ 1853
a said
p ,
a I
a happened
a to
a be
a passing
a along
p ,
a when
a I
a heard
a voices
a very
a loud
a and
@ 1854
a angry
a in
a here
p .
a I
a didn't
a exactly
a mean
a to
a listen
p ,
a but
p ---
a well
p ,
a there
a it
@ 1855
a is
p .
a I
a stopped
p .
a The
a door
a was
a shut
p ,
a but
a the
a mistress
a was
a speaking
a very
@ 1856
a sharp
a and
a clear
p ,
a and
a I
a heard
a what
a she
a said
a quite
a plainly
p .
p <
a You
a have
a lied
@ 1857
a to
a me
p ,
a and
a deceived
a me
p ,
p >
a she
a said
p .
a I
a didn't
a hear
a what
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
@ 1858
a replied
p .
a He
a spoke
a a
a good
a bit
a lower
a than
a she
a did
p ---
a but
a she
a answered
p :
@ 1859
p <
a How
a dare
a you
p ?
a I
a have
a kept
a you
a and
a clothed
a you
a and
a fed
a you
p !
a You
a owe
@ 1860
a everything
a to
a me
p !
a And
a this
a is
a how
a you
a repay
a me
p !
a By
a bringing
a disgrace
@ 1861
a upon
a our
a name
p !
p >
a Again
a I
a didn't
a hear
a what
a he
a said
p ,
a but
a she
a went
a on
p :
@ 1862
p <
a Nothing
a that
a you
a can
a say
a will
a make
a any
a difference
p .
a I
a see
a my
a duty
@ 1863
a clearly
p .
a My
a mind
a is
a made
a up
p .
a You
a need
a not
a think
a that
a any
a fear
a of
@ 1864
a publicity
p ,
a or
a scandal
a between
a husband
a and
a wife
a will
a deter
a me
p .
p >
a Then
a I
@ 1865
a thought
a I
a heard
a them
a coming
a out
p ,
a so
a I
a went
a off
a quickly
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1867
p «
a You
a are
a sure
a it
a was
a Mr°
a Inglethorp's
a voice
a you
a heard
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1869
p «
a Oh
p ,
a yes
p ,
a sir
p ,
a whose
a else's
a could
a it
a be
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1871
p «
a Well
p ,
a what
a happened
a next
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1873
p «
a Later
p ,
a I
a came
a back
a to
a the
a hall
p ;
a but
a it
a was
a all
a quiet
p .
a At
a five
a o'clock
p ,
@ 1874
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a rang
a the
a bell
a and
a told
a me
a to
a bring
a her
a a
a cup
a of
a tea
p ---
a nothing
@ 1875
a to
a eat
p ---
a to
a the
a boudoir
p .
a She
a was
a looking
a dreadful
p ---
a so
a white
@ 1876
a and
a upset
p .
p <
a Dorcas
p ,
p >
a she
a says
p ,
p <
a I've
a had
a a
a great
a shock
p .
p >
p <
a I'm
a sorry
a for
@ 1877
a that
p ,
a m'm
p ,
p >
a I
a says
p .
p <
a You'll
a feel
a better
a after
a a
a nice
a hot
a cup
a of
a tea
p ,
@ 1878
a m'm
p .
p >
a She
a had
a something
a in
a her
a hand
p .
a I
a don't
a know
a if
a it
a was
a a
a letter
p ,
a or
@ 1879
a just
a a
a piece
a of
a paper
p ,
a but
a it
a had
a writing
a on
a it
p ,
a and
a she
a kept
a staring
a at
@ 1880
a it
p ,
a almost
a as
a if
a she
a couldn't
a believe
a what
a was
a written
a there
p .
a She
@ 1881
a whispered
a to
a herself
p ,
a as
a though
a she
a had
a forgotten
a I
a was
a there
p :
p <
a These
@ 1882
a few
a words
p ---
a and
a everything's
a changed
p .
p >
a And
a then
a she
a says
a to
a me
p :
p <
a Never
@ 1883
a trust
a a
a man
p ,
a Dorcas
p ,
a They're
a not
a worth
a it
p !
p >
a I
a hurried
a off
p ,
a and
a got
a her
a a
@ 1884
a good
a strong
a cup
a of
a tea
p ,
a and
a she
a thanked
a me
p ,
a and
a said
a she'd
a feel
a better
@ 1885
a when
a she'd
a drunk
a it
p .
p <
a I
a don't
a know
a what
a to
a do
p ,
p >
a she
a says
p .
p <
a Scandal
@ 1886
a between
a husband
a and
a wife
a is
a a
a dreadful
a thing
p ,
a Dorcas
p .
a I'd
a rather
a hush
a it
@ 1887
a up
a if
a I
a could
p .
p >
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
a came
a in
a just
a then
p ,
a so
a she
a didn't
a say
a any
@ 1888
a more
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1890
p «
a She
a still
a had
a the
a letter
p ,
a or
a whatever
a it
a was
p ,
a in
a her
a hand
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1892
p «
a Yes
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1894
p «
a What
a would
a she
a be
a likely
a to
a do
a with
a it
a afterwards
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1896
p «
a Well
p ,
a I
a don't
a know
p ,
a sir
p ,
a I
a expect
a she
a would
a lock
a it
a up
a in
a that
a purple
@ 1897
a case
a of
a hers
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1899
p «
a Is
a that
a where
a she
a usually
a kept
a important
a papers
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1901
p «
a Yes
p ,
a sir
p .
a She
a brought
a it
a down
a with
a her
a every
a morning
a and
a took
a it
a up
@ 1902
a every
a night
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1904
p «
a When
a did
a she
a lose
a the
a key
a of
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1906
p «
a She
a missed
a it
a yesterday
a at
a lunch~time
p ,
a sir
p ,
a and
a told
a me
a to
a look
@ 1907
a carefully
a for
a it
p .
a She
a was
a very
a much
a put
a out
a about
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1909
p «
a But
a she
a had
a a
a duplicate
a key
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1911
p «
a Oh
p ,
a yes
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1913
a Dorcas
a was
a looking
a very
a curiously
a at
a him
a and
p ,
a to
a tell
a the
a truth
p ,
a so
a was
@ 1914
a I
p .
a What
a was
a all
a this
a about
a a
a lost
a key
p ?
a Poirot
a smiled
p .
p =
# 
@ 1916
p «
a Never
a mind
p ,
a Dorcas
p ,
a it
a is
a my
a business
a to
a know
a things
p .
a Is
a this
a the
a key
@ 1917
a that
a was
a lost
p ?
p »
a He
a drew
a from
a his
a pocket
a the
a key
a that
a he
a had
a found
a in
a the
@ 1918
a lock
a of
a the
a despatch~case
a upstairs
p .
p =
# 
@ 1920
a Dorcas's
a eyes
a looked
a as
a though
a they
a would
a pop
a out
a of
a her
a head
p .
p =
# 
@ 1922
p «
a That's
a it
p ,
a sir
p ,
a right
a enough
p .
a But
a where
a did
a you
a find
a it
p ?
a I
a looked
@ 1923
a everywhere
a for
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1925
p «
a Ah
p ,
a but
a you
a see
a it
a was
a not
a in
a the
a same
a place
a yesterday
a as
a it
a was
@ 1926
a to~day
p .
a Now
p ,
a to
a pass
a to
a another
a subject
p ,
a had
a your
a mistress
a a
a dark
a green
@ 1927
a dress
a in
a her
a wardrobe
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1929
a Dorcas
a was
a rather
a startled
a by
a the
a unexpected
a question
p .
p =
# 
@ 1931
p «
a No
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1933
p «
a Are
a you
a quite
a sure
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1935
p «
a Oh
p ,
a yes
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1937
p «
a Has
a anyone
a else
a in
a the
a house
a got
a a
a green
a dress
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1939
a Dorcas
a reflected
p .
p =
# 
@ 1941
p «
a Mss
a Cynthia
a has
a a
a green
a evening
a dress
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1943
p «
a Light
a or
a dark
a green
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1945
p «
a A
a light
a green
p ,
a sir
p ;
a a
a sort
a of
a chiffong
p ,
a they
a call
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1947
p «
a Ah
p ,
a that
a is
a not
a what
a I
a want
p .
a And
a nobody
a else
a has
a anything
a green
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1949
p «
a No
p ,
a sir
p ---
a not
a that
a I
a know
a of
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1951
a Poirot's
a face
a did
a not
a betray
a a
a trace
a of
a whether
a he
a was
a disappointed
a or
@ 1952
a otherwise
p .
a He
a merely
a remarked
p :
p =
# 
@ 1954
p «
a Good
p ,
a we
a will
a leave
a that
a and
a pass
a on
p .
a Have
a you
a any
a reason
a to
a believe
@ 1955
a that
a your
a mistress
a was
a likely
a to
a take
a a
a sleeping
a powder
a last
a night
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1957
p «
a Not
a last
a night
p ,
a sir
p ,
a I
a know
a she
a didn't
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1959
p «
a Why
a do
a you
a know
a so
a positively
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1961
p «
a Because
a the
a box
a was
a empty
p .
a She
a took
a the
a last
a one
a two
a days
a ago
p ,
a and
a she
@ 1962
a didn't
a have
a any
a more
a made
a up
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1964
p «
a You
a are
a quite
a sure
a of
a that
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1966
p «
a Positive
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1968
p «
a Then
a that
a is
a cleared
a up
p !
a By
a the
a way
p ,
a your
a mistress
a didn't
a ask
a you
a to
@ 1969
a sign
a any
a paper
a yesterday
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1971
p «
a To
a sign
a a
a paper
p ?
a No
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1973
p «
a When
a Mr°
a Hastings
a and
a Mr°
a Lawrence
a came
a in
a yesterday
a evening
p ,
a they
@ 1974
a found
a your
a mistress
a busy
a writing
a letters
p .
a I
a suppose
a you
a can
a give
a me
a no
@ 1975
a idea
a to
a whom
a these
a letters
a were
a addressed
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1977
p «
a I'm
a afraid
a I
a couldn't
p ,
a sir
p .
a I
a was
a out
a in
a the
a evening
p .
a Perhaps
a Annie
@ 1978
a could
a tell
a you
p ,
a though
a she's
a a
a careless
a girl
p .
a Never
a cleared
a the
a coffee~cups
@ 1979
a away
a last
a night
p .
a That's
a what
a happens
a when
a I'm
a not
a here
a to
a look
@ 1980
a after
a things
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1982
a Poirot
a lifted
a his
a hand
p .
p =
# 
@ 1984
p «
a Since
a they
a have
a been
a left
p ,
a Dorcas
p ,
a leave
a them
a a
a little
a longer
p ,
a I
a pray
@ 1985
a you
p .
a I
a should
a like
a to
a examine
a them
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1987
p «
a Very
a well
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1989
p «
a What
a time
a did
a you
a go
a out
a last
a evening
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1991
p «
a About
a six
a o'clock
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 1993
p «
a Thank
a you
p ,
a Dorcas
p ,
a that
a is
a all
a I
a have
a to
a ask
a you
p .
p »
a He
a rose
a and
@ 1994
a strolled
a to
a the
a window
p .
p «
a I
a have
a been
a admiring
a these
a flower
a beds
p .
a How
@ 1995
a many
a gardeners
a are
a employed
a here
p ,
a by
a the
a way
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 1997
p «
a Only
a three
a now
p ,
a sir
p .
a Five
p ,
a we
a had
p ,
a before
a the
a war
p ,
a when
a it
a was
a kept
a as
@ 1998
a a
a gentleman's
a place
a should
a be
p .
a I
a wish
a you
a could
a have
a seen
a it
a then
p ,
a sir
p .
@ 1999
a A
a fair
a sight
a it
a was
p .
a But
a now
a there's
a only
a old
a Manning
p ,
a and
a young
@ 2000
a William
p ,
a and
a a
a new~fashioned
a woman
a gardener
a in
a breeches
a and
a such~like
p .
@ 2001
a Ah
p ,
a these
a are
a dreadful
a times
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 2003
p «
a The
a good
a times
a will
a come
a again
p ,
a Dorcas
p .
a At
a least
p ,
a we
a hope
a so
p .
a Now
p ,
@ 2004
a will
a you
a send
a Annie
a to
a me
a here
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2006
p «
a Yes
p ,
a sir
p .
a Thank
a you
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2008
p «
a How
a did
a you
a know
a that
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a took
a sleeping
a powders
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
p ,
@ 2009
a in
a lively
a curiosity
p ,
a as
a Dorcas
a left
a the
a room
p .
p «
a And
a about
a the
a lost
a key
@ 2010
a and
a the
a duplicate
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2012
p «
a One
a thing
a at
a a
a time
p .
a As
a to
a the
a sleeping
a powders
p ,
a I
a knew
a by
a this
p .
p »
a He
@ 2013
a suddenly
a produced
a a
a small
a cardboard
a box
p ,
a such
a as
a chemists
a use
a for
@ 2014
a powders
p .
p =
# 
@ 2016
p «
a Where
a did
a you
a find
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2018
p «
a In
a the
a wash~stand
a drawer
a in
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a bedroom
p .
a It
a was
a Number
@ 2019
a Six
a of
a my
a catalogue
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2021
p «
a But
a I
a suppose
p ,
a as
a the
a last
a powder
a was
a taken
a two
a days
a ago
p ,
a it
a is
a not
a of
@ 2022
a much
a importance
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2024
p «
a Probably
a not
p ,
a but
a do
a you
a notice
a anything
a that
a strikes
a you
a as
a peculiar
@ 2025
a about
a this
a box
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2027
a I
a examined
a it
a closely
p .
p =
# 
@ 2029
p «
a No
p ,
a I
a can't
a say
a that
a I
a do
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2031
p «
a Look
a at
a the
a label
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2033
a I
a read
a the
a label
a carefully
p :
p «
p <
a One
a powder
a to
a be
a taken
a at
a bedtime
p ,
a if
@ 2034
a required
p .
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
p .
p >
a No
p ,
a I
a see
a nothing
a unusual
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2036
p «
a Not
a the
a fact
a that
a there
a is
a no
a chemist's
a name
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2038
p «
a Ah
p !
p »
a I
a exclaimed
p .
p «
a To
a be
a sure
p ,
a that
a is
a odd
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 2040
p «
a Have
a you
a ever
a known
a a
a chemist
a to
a send
a out
a a
a box
a like
a that
p ,
a without
a his
@ 2041
a printed
a name
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2043
p «
a No
p ,
a I
a can't
a say
a that
a I
a have
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2045
a I
a was
a becoming
a quite
a excited
p ,
a but
a Poirot
a damped
a my
a ardour
a by
@ 2046
a remarking
p :
p =
# 
@ 2048
p «
a Yet
a the
a explanation
a is
a quite
a simple
p .
a So
a do
a not
a intrigue
a yourself
p ,
a my
@ 2049
a friend
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2051
a An
a audible
a creaking
a proclaimed
a the
a approach
a of
a Annie
p ,
a so
a I
a had
a no
a time
@ 2052
a to
a reply
p .
p =
# 
@ 2054
a Annie
a was
a a
a fine
p ,
a strapping
a girl
p ,
a and
a was
a evidently
a labouring
a under
@ 2055
a intense
a excitement
p ,
a mingled
a with
a a
a certain
a ghoulish
a enjoyment
a of
a the
@ 2056
a tragedy
p .
p =
# 
@ 2058
a Poirot
a came
a to
a the
a point
a at
a once
p ,
a with
a a
a business~like
a briskness
p .
p =
# 
@ 2060
p «
a I
a sent
a for
a you
p ,
a Annie
p ,
a because
a I
a thought
a you
a might
a be
a able
a to
a tell
a me
@ 2061
a something
a about
a the
a letters
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a wrote
a last
a night
p .
a How
a many
@ 2062
a were
a there
p ?
a And
a can
a you
a tell
a me
a any
a of
a the
a names
a and
a addresses
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2064
a Annie
a considered
p .
p =
# 
@ 2066
p «
a There
a were
a four
a letters
p ,
a sir
p .
a One
a was
a to
a Miss
a Howard
p ,
a and
a one
a was
a to
@ 2067
a Mr°
a Wells
p ,
a the
a lawyer
p ,
a and
a the
a other
a two
a I
a don't
a think
a I
a remember
p ,
a sir
p ---
a oh
p ,
@ 2068
a yes
p ,
a one
a was
a to
a Ross's
p ,
a the
a caterers
a in
a Tadminster
p .
a The
a other
a one
p ,
@ 2069
a I
a don't
a remember
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2071
p «
a Think
p ,
p »
a urged
a Poirot
p .
p =
# 
@ 2073
a Annie
a racked
a her
a brains
a in
a vain
p .
p =
# 
@ 2075
p «
a I'm
a sorry
p ,
a sir
p ,
a but
a it's
a clean
a gone
p .
a I
a don't
a think
a I
a can
a have
a noticed
@ 2076
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2078
p «
a It
a does
a not
a matter
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
p ,
a not
a betraying
a any
a sign
a of
@ 2079
a disappointment
p .
p «
a Now
a I
a want
a to
a ask
a you
a about
a something
a else
p .
a There
a is
a a
@ 2080
a saucepan
a in
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a room
a with
a some
a coco
a in
a it
p .
a Did
a she
a have
@ 2081
a that
a every
a night
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2083
p «
a Yes
p ,
a sir
p ,
a it
a was
a put
a in
a her
a room
a every
a evening
p ,
a and
a she
a warmed
a it
a up
@ 2084
a in
a the
a night
p ---
a whenever
a she
a fancied
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2086
p «
a What
a was
a it
p ?
a Plain
a coco
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2088
p «
a Yes
p ,
a sir
p ,
a made
a with
a milk
p ,
a with
a a
a teaspoonful
a of
a sugar
p ,
a and
a two
@ 2089
a teaspoonfuls
a of
a rum
a in
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2091
p «
a Who
a took
a it
a to
a her
a room
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2093
p «
a I
a did
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2095
p «
a Always
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2097
p «
a Yes
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2099
p «
a At
a what
a time
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2101
p «
a When
a I
a went
a to
a draw
a the
a curtains
p ,
a as
a a
a rule
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2103
p «
a Did
a you
a bring
a it
a straight
a up
a from
a the
a kitchen
a then
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2105
p «
a No
p ,
a sir
p ,
a you
a see
a there's
a not
a much
a room
a on
a the
a gas
a stove
p ,
a so
a Cook
a used
@ 2106
a to
a make
a it
a early
p ,
a before
a putting
a the
a vegetables
a on
a for
a supper
p .
a Then
a I
@ 2107
a used
a to
a bring
a it
a up
p ,
a and
a put
a it
a on
a the
a table
a by
a the
a swing
a door
p ,
a and
a take
@ 2108
a it
a into
a her
a room
a later
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2110
p «
a The
a swing
a door
a is
a in
a the
a left
a wing
p ,
a is
a it
a not
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2112
p «
a Yes
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2114
p «
a And
a the
a table
p ,
a is
a it
a on
a this
a side
a of
a the
a door
p ,
a or
a on
a the
a farther
p ---
a servants'
@ 2115
a side
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2117
p «
a It's
a this
a side
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2119
p «
a What
a time
a did
a you
a bring
a it
a up
a last
a night
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2121
p «
a About
a quarter~past
a seven
p ,
a I
a should
a say
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2123
p «
a And
a when
a did
a you
a take
a it
a into
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a room
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2125
p «
a When
a I
a went
a to
a shut
a up
p ,
a sir
p .
a About
a eight
a o'clock
p .
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a came
@ 2126
a up
a to
a bed
a before
a I'd
a finished
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2128
p «
a Then
p ,
a between
s 7
p .
s 15
a and
s 8
a o'clock
a the
a coco
a was
a standing
a on
a the
a table
a in
@ 2129
a the
a left
a wing
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2131
p «
a Yes
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
a Annie
a had
a been
a growing
a redder
a and
a redder
a in
a the
a face
p ,
a and
@ 2132
a now
a she
a blurted
a out
a unexpectedly
p :
p =
# 
@ 2134
p «
a And
a if
a there
a was
a salt
a in
a it
p ,
a sir
p ,
a it
a wasn't
a me
p :
a I
a never
a took
a the
a salt
@ 2135
a near
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2137
p «
a What
a makes
a you
a think
a there
a was
a salt
a in
a it
p ?
p »
a asked
a Poirot
p .
p =
# 
@ 2139
p «
a Seeing
a it
a on
a the
a tray
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2141
p «
a You
a saw
a some
a salt
a on
a the
a tray
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2143
p «
a Yes
p .
a Coarse
a kitchen
a salt
p ,
a it
a looked
p .
a I
a never
a noticed
a it
a when
a I
a took
@ 2144
a the
a tray
a up
p ,
a but
a when
a I
a came
a to
a take
a it
a into
a the
a mistress's
a room
a I
a saw
@ 2145
a it
a at
a once
p ,
a and
a I
a suppose
a I
a ought
a to
a have
a taken
a it
a down
a again
p ,
a and
a asked
@ 2146
a Cook
a to
a make
a some
a fresh
p .
a But
a I
a was
a in
a a
a hurry
p ,
a because
a Dorcas
a was
a out
p ,
@ 2147
a and
a I
a thought
a maybe
a the
a coco
a itself
a was
a all
a right
p ,
a and
a the
a salt
a had
a only
@ 2148
a gone
a on
a the
a tray
p .
a So
a I
a dusted
a it
a off
a with
a my
a apron
p ,
a and
a took
a it
a in
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2150
a I
a had
a the
a utmost
a difficulty
a in
a controlling
a my
a excitement
p .
a Unknown
a to
@ 2151
a herself
p ,
a Annie
a had
a provided
a us
a with
a an
a important
a piece
a of
a evidence
p .
a How
@ 2152
a she
a would
a have
a gaped
a if
a she
a had
a realized
a that
a her
p «
a coarse
a kitchen
a salt
p »
@ 2153
a was
a strychnine
p ,
a one
a of
a the
a most
a deadly
a poisons
a known
a to
a mankind
p .
a I
@ 2154
a marvelled
a at
a Poirot's
a calm
p .
a His
a self~control
a was
a astonishing
p .
a I
a awaited
@ 2155
a his
a next
a question
a with
a impatience
p ,
a but
a it
a disappointed
a me
p .
p =
# 
@ 2157
p «
a When
a you
a went
a into
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a room
p ,
a was
a the
a door
a leading
a into
@ 2158
a Miss
a Cynthia's
a room
a bolted
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2160
p «
a Oh
p !
a Yes
p ,
a sir
p ;
a it
a always
a was
p .
a It
a had
a never
a been
a opened
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2162
p «
a And
a the
a door
a into
a Mr°
a Inglethorp's
a room
p ?
a Did
a you
a notice
a if
a that
a was
@ 2163
a bolted
a too
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2165
a Annie
a hesitated
p .
p =
# 
@ 2167
p «
a I
a couldn't
a rightly
a say
p ,
a sir
p ;
a it
a was
a shut
a but
a I
a couldn't
a say
a whether
a it
@ 2168
a was
a bolted
a or
a not
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2170
p «
a When
a you
a finally
a left
a the
a room
p ,
a did
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a bolt
a the
a door
@ 2171
a after
a you
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2173
p «
a No
p ,
a sir
p ,
a not
a then
p ,
a but
a I
a expect
a she
a did
a later
p .
a She
a usually
a did
a lock
a it
@ 2174
a at
a night
p .
a The
a door
a into
a the
a passage
p ,
a that
a is
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2176
p «
a Did
a you
a notice
a any
a candle
a grease
a on
a the
a floor
a when
a you
a did
a the
a room
@ 2177
a yesterday
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2179
p «
a Candle
a grease
p ?
a Oh
p ,
a no
p ,
a sir
p .
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a didn't
a have
a a
a candle
p ,
a only
@ 2180
a a
a reading~lamp
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2182
p «
a Then
p ,
a if
a there
a had
a been
a a
a large
a patch
a of
a candle
a grease
a on
a the
a floor
p ,
@ 2183
a you
a think
a you
a would
a have
a been
a sure
a to
a have
a seen
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2185
p «
a Yes
p ,
a sir
p ,
a and
a I
a would
a have
a taken
a it
a out
a with
a a
a piece
a of
a blotting~paper
@ 2186
a and
a a
a hot
a iron
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2188
a Then
a Poirot
a repeated
a the
a question
a he
a had
a put
a to
a Dorcas
p :
p =
# 
@ 2190
p «
a Did
a your
a mistress
a ever
a have
a a
a green
a dress
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2192
p «
a No
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2194
p «
a Nor
a a
a mantle
p ,
a nor
a a
a cape
p ,
a nor
a a
p ---
a how
a do
a you
a call
a it
p ?
p ---
a a
a sports
@ 2195
a coat
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2197
p «
a Not
a green
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2199
p «
a Nor
a anyone
a else
a in
a the
a house
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2201
a Annie
a reflected
p .
p =
# 
@ 2203
p «
a No
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2205
p «
a You
a are
a sure
a of
a that
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2207
p «
a Quite
a sure
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2209
p «
a Bien
p !
a That
a is
a all
a I
a want
a to
a know
p .
a Thank
a you
a very
a much
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2211
a With
a a
a nervous
a giggle
p ,
a Annie
a took
a herself
a creakingly
a out
a of
a the
a room
p .
@ 2212
a My
a pent~up
a excitement
a burst
a forth
p .
p =
# 
@ 2214
p «
a Poirot
p ,
p »
a I
a cried
p ,
p «
a I
a congratulate
a you
p !
a This
a is
a a
a great
a discovery
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2216
p «
a What
a is
a a
a great
a discovery
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2218
p «
a Why
p ,
a that
a it
a was
a the
a coco
a and
a not
a the
a coffee
a that
a was
a poisoned
p .
a That
@ 2219
a explains
a everything
p !
a Of
a course
a it
a did
a not
a take
a effect
a until
a the
a early
@ 2220
a morning
p ,
a since
a the
a coco
a was
a only
a drunk
a in
a the
a middle
a of
a the
a night
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2222
p «
a So
a you
a think
a that
a the
a coco
p ---
a mark
a well
a what
a I
a say
p ,
a Hastings
p ,
a the
a coco
p ---
a contained
@ 2223
a strychnine
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2225
p «
a Of
a course
p !
a That
a salt
a on
a the
a tray
p ,
a what
a else
a could
a it
a have
a been
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2227
p «
a It
a might
a have
a been
a salt
p ,
p »
a replied
a Poirot
a placidly
p .
p =
# 
@ 2229
a I
a shrugged
a my
a shoulders
p .
a If
a he
a was
a going
a to
a take
a the
a matter
a that
a way
p ,
@ 2230
a it
a was
a no
a good
a arguing
a with
a him
p .
a The
a idea
a crossed
a my
a mind
p ,
a not
a for
a the
@ 2231
a first
a time
p ,
a that
a poor
a old
a Poirot
a was
a growing
a old
p .
a Privately
a I
a thought
a it
@ 2232
a lucky
a that
a he
a had
a associated
a with
a him
a some
a one
a of
a a
a more
a receptive
a type
@ 2233
a of
a mind
p .
p =
# 
@ 2235
a Poirot
a was
a surveying
a me
a with
a quietly
a twinkling
a eyes
p .
p =
# 
@ 2237
p «
a You
a are
a not
a pleased
a with
a me
p ,
a mon
a ami
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2239
p «
a My
a dear
a Poirot
p ,
p »
a I
a said
a coldly
p ,
p «
a it
a is
a not
a for
a me
a to
a dictate
a to
a you
p .
@ 2240
a You
a have
a a
a right
a to
a your
a own
a opinion
p ,
a just
a as
a I
a have
a to
a mine
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2242
p «
a A
a most
a admirable
a sentiment
p ,
p »
a remarked
a Poirot
p ,
a rising
a briskly
a to
a his
@ 2243
a feet
p .
p «
a Now
a I
a have
a finished
a with
a this
a room
p .
a By
a the
a way
p ,
a whose
a is
a the
@ 2244
a smaller
a desk
a in
a the
a corner
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2246
p «
a Mr°
a Inglethorp's
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2248
p «
a Ah
p !
p »
a He
a tried
a the
a roll
a top
a tentatively
p .
p «
a Locked
p .
a But
a perhaps
a one
a of
@ 2249
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a keys
a would
a open
a it
p .
p »
a He
a tried
a several
p ,
a twisting
a and
@ 2250
a turning
a them
a with
a a
a practised
a hand
p ,
a and
a finally
a uttering
a an
a ejaculation
@ 2251
a of
a satisfaction
p .
p «
a Voila
p !
a It
a is
a not
a the
a key
p ,
a but
a it
a will
a open
a it
a at
a a
@ 2252
a pinch
p .
p »
a He
a slid
a back
a the
a roll
a top
p ,
a and
a ran
a a
a rapid
a eye
a over
a the
a neatly
@ 2253
a filed
a papers
p .
a To
a my
a surprise
p ,
a he
a did
a not
a examine
a them
p ,
a merely
a remarking
@ 2254
a approvingly
a as
a he
a relocked
a the
a desk
p :
p «
a Decidedly
p ,
a he
a is
a a
a man
a of
a method
p ,
@ 2255
a this
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 2257
a A
p «
a man
a of
a method
p »
a was
p ,
a in
a Poirot's
a estimation
p ,
a the
a highest
a praise
a that
@ 2258
a could
a be
a bestowed
a on
a any
a individual
p .
p =
# 
@ 2260
a I
a felt
a that
a my
a friend
a was
a not
a what
a he
a had
a been
a as
a he
a rambled
a on
@ 2261
a disconnectedly
p :
p =
# 
@ 2263
p «
a There
a were
a no
a stamps
a in
a his
a desk
p ,
a but
a there
a might
a have
a been
p ,
a eh
p ,
a mon
@ 2264
a ami
p ?
a There
a might
a have
a been
p ?
a Yes
p »
p ---
a his
a eyes
a wandered
a round
a the
a room
p ---
@ 2265
p «
a this
a boudoir
a has
a nothing
a more
a to
a tell
a us
p .
a It
a did
a not
a yield
a much
p .
a Only
@ 2266
a this
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2268
a He
a pulled
a a
a crumpled
a envelope
a out
a of
a his
a pocket
p ,
a and
a tossed
a it
a over
a to
@ 2269
a me
p .
a It
a was
a rather
a a
a curious
a document
p .
a A
a plain
p ,
a dirty
a looking
a old
@ 2270
a envelope
a with
a a
a few
a words
a scrawled
a across
a it
p ,
a apparently
a at
a random
p .
a The
@ 2271
a following
a is
a a
a facsimile
a of
a it
p :
p =
# 
# #----------------------------------------------------------------------
# @section 2 {c5}
$ {b}{c5}
# @section 3 {cn}
$ {b}{c5}{cn}
# 
@ 2277
a Chapter
a V
# 
# @section 3 {tt}
$ {b}{c5}{tt}
# 
@ 2281
p «
a IT
a ISN'T
a STRYCHNINE
p ,
a IS
a IT
p ?
p »
# 
# @section 3 {tx}
$ {b}{c5}{tx}
# 
@ 2285
p «
a Where
a did
a you
a find
a this
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
a Poirot
p ,
a in
a lively
a curiosity
p .
p =
# 
@ 2287
p «
a In
a the
a waste~paper
a basket
p .
a You
a recognise
a the
a handwriting
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2289
p «
a Yes
p ,
a it
a is
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
p .
a But
a what
a does
a it
a mean
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2291
a Poirot
a shrugged
a his
a shoulders
p .
p =
# 
@ 2293
p «
a I
a cannot
a say
p ---
a but
a it
a is
a suggestive
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2295
a A
a wild
a idea
a flashed
a across
a me
p .
a Was
a it
a possible
a that
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
@ 2296
a mind
a was
a deranged
p ?
a Had
a she
a some
a fantastic
a idea
a of
a demoniacal
a possession
p ?
@ 2297
a And
p ,
a if
a that
a were
a so
p ,
a was
a it
a not
a also
a possible
a that
a she
a might
a have
a taken
@ 2298
a her
a own
a life
p ?
p =
# 
@ 2300
a I
a was
a about
a to
a expound
a these
a theories
a to
a Poirot
p ,
a when
a his
a own
a words
@ 2301
a distracted
a me
p .
p =
# 
@ 2303
p «
a Come
p ,
p »
a he
a said
p ,
p «
a now
a to
a examine
a the
a coffee~cups
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 2305
p «
a My
a dear
a Poirot
p !
a What
a on
a earth
a is
a the
a good
a of
a that
p ,
a now
a that
a we
a know
@ 2306
a about
a the
a coco
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2308
p «
a Oh
p ,
a la
a la
p !
a That
a miserable
a coco
p !
p »
a cried
a Poirot
a flippantly
p .
p =
# 
@ 2310
a He
a laughed
a with
a apparent
a enjoyment
p ,
a raising
a his
a arms
a to
a heaven
a in
a mock
@ 2311
a despair
p ,
a in
a what
a I
a could
a not
a but
a consider
a the
a worst
a possible
a taste
p .
p =
# 
@ 2313
p «
a And
p ,
a anyway
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
a with
a increasing
a coldness
p ,
p «
a as
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
@ 2314
a took
a her
a coffee
a upstairs
a with
a her
p ,
a I
a do
a not
a see
a what
a you
a expect
a to
a find
p ,
@ 2315
a unless
a you
a consider
a it
a likely
a that
a we
a shall
a discover
a a
a packet
a of
@ 2316
a strychnine
a on
a the
a coffee
a tray
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 2318
a Poirot
a was
a sobered
a at
a once
p .
p =
# 
@ 2320
p «
a Come
p ,
a come
p ,
a my
a friend
p ,
p »
a he
a said
p ,
a slipping
a his
a arms
a through
a mine
p ;
p «
a Ne
@ 2321
a vous
a fachez
a pas
p !
a Allow
a me
a to
a interest
a myself
a in
a my
a coffee~cups
p ,
a and
a I
@ 2322
a will
a respect
a your
a coco
p .
a There
p !
a Is
a it
a a
a bargain
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2324
a He
a was
a so
a quaintly
a humorous
a that
a I
a was
a forced
a to
a laugh
p ;
a and
a we
a went
@ 2325
a together
a to
a the
a drawing~room
p ,
a where
a the
a coffee~cups
a and
a tray
a remained
@ 2326
a undisturbed
a as
a we
a had
a left
a them
p .
p =
# 
@ 2328
a Poirot
a made
a me
a recapitulate
a the
a scene
a of
a the
a night
a before
p ,
a listening
@ 2329
a very
a carefully
p ,
a and
a verifying
a the
a position
a of
a the
a various
a cups
p .
p =
# 
@ 2331
p «
a So
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
a stood
a by
a the
a tray
p ---
a and
a poured
a out
p .
a Yes
p .
a Then
a she
@ 2332
a came
a across
a to
a the
a window
a where
a you
a sat
a with
a Mademoiselle
a Cynthia
p .
a Yes
p .
@ 2333
a Here
a are
a the
a three
a cups
p .
a And
a the
a cup
a on
a the
a mantel~piece
p ,
a half
a drunk
p ,
@ 2334
a that
a would
a be
a Mr°
a Lawrence
a Cavendish's
p .
a And
a the
a one
a on
a the
a tray
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2336
p «
a John
a Cavendish's
p .
a I
a saw
a him
a put
a it
a down
a there
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2338
p «
a Good
p .
a One
p ,
a two
p ,
a three
p ,
a four
p ,
a five
p ---
a but
a where
p ,
a then
p ,
a the
a cup
a of
a Mr°
@ 2339
a Inglethorp
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2341
p «
a He
a does
a not
a take
a coffee
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2343
p «
a Then
a all
a are
a accounted
a for
p .
a One
a moment
p ,
a my
a friend
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2345
a With
a infinite
a care
p ,
a he
a took
a a
a drop
a or
a two
a from
a the
a grounds
a in
a each
a cup
p ,
@ 2346
a sealing
a them
a up
a in
a separate
a test
a tubes
p ,
a tasting
a each
a in
a turn
a as
a he
a did
@ 2347
a so
p .
a His
a physiognomy
a underwent
a a
a curious
a change
p .
a An
a expression
a gathered
@ 2348
a there
a that
a I
a can
a only
a describe
a as
a half
a puzzled
p ,
a and
a half
a relieved
p .
p =
# 
@ 2350
p «
a Bien
p !
p »
a he
a said
a at
a last
p .
p «
a It
a is
a evident
p !
a I
a had
a an
a idea
p ---
a but
a clearly
a I
@ 2351
a was
a mistaken
p .
a Yes
p ,
a altogether
a I
a was
a mistaken
p .
a Yet
a it
a is
a strange
p .
a But
a no
@ 2352
a matter
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 2354
a And
p ,
a with
a a
a characteristic
a shrug
p ,
a he
a dismissed
a whatever
a it
a was
a that
a was
@ 2355
a worrying
a him
a from
a his
a mind
p .
a I
a could
a have
a told
a him
a from
a the
a beginning
@ 2356
a that
a this
a obsession
a of
a his
a over
a the
a coffee
a was
a bound
a to
a end
a in
a a
a blind
@ 2357
a alley
p ,
a but
a I
a restrained
a my
a tongue
p .
a After
a all
p ,
a though
a he
a was
a old
p ,
a Poirot
@ 2358
a had
a been
a a
a great
a man
a in
a his
a day
p .
p =
# 
@ 2360
p «
a Breakfast
a is
a ready
p ,
p »
a said
a John
a Cavendish
p ,
a coming
a in
a from
a the
a hall
p .
@ 2361
p «
a You
a will
a breakfast
a with
a us
p ,
a Monsieur
a Poirot
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2363
a Poirot
a acquiesced
p .
a I
a observed
a John
p .
a Already
a he
a was
a almost
a restored
a to
@ 2364
a his
a normal
a self
p .
a The
a shock
a of
a the
a events
a of
a the
a last
a night
a had
a upset
a him
@ 2365
a temporarily
p ,
a but
a his
a equable
a poise
a soon
a swung
a back
a to
a the
a normal
p .
a He
a was
@ 2366
a a
a man
a of
a very
a little
a imagination
p ,
a in
a sharp
a contrast
a with
a his
a brother
p ,
@ 2367
a who
a had
p ,
a perhaps
p ,
a too
a much
p .
p =
# 
@ 2369
a Ever
a since
a the
a early
a hours
a of
a the
a morning
p ,
a John
a had
a been
a hard
a at
a work
p ,
@ 2370
a sending
a telegrams
p ---
a one
a of
a the
a first
a had
a gone
a to
a Evelyn
a Howard
p ---
a writing
@ 2371
a notices
a for
a the
a papers
p ,
a and
a generally
a occupying
a himself
a with
a the
@ 2372
a melancholy
a duties
a that
a a
a death
a entails
p .
p =
# 
@ 2374
p «
a May
a I
a ask
a how
a things
a are
a proceeding
p ?
p »
a he
a said
p .
p «
a Do
@ 2375
a your
a investigations
a point
a to
a my
a mother
a having
a died
a a
@ 2376
a natural
a death
p ---
a or
p ---
a or
a must
a we
a prepare
a ourselves
a for
a the
@ 2377
a worst
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2379
p «
a I
a think
p ,
a Mr°
a Cavendish
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
a gravely
p ,
p «
a that
a you
@ 2380
a would
a do
a well
a not
a to
a buoy
a yourself
a up
a with
a any
a false
a hopes
p .
@ 2381
a Can
a you
a tell
a me
a the
a views
a of
a the
a other
a members
a of
a the
@ 2382
a family
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2384
p «
a My
a brother
a Lawrence
a is
a convinced
a that
a we
a are
a making
@ 2385
a a
a fuss
a over
a nothing
p .
a He
a says
a that
a everything
a points
a to
a its
@ 2386
a being
a a
a simple
a case
a of
a heart
a failure
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2388
p «
a He
a does
p ,
a does
a he
p ?
a That
a is
a very
a interesting
a very
a interesting
p ,
p »
@ 2389
a murmured
a Poirot
a softly
p .
p «
a And
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2391
a A
a faint
a cloud
a passed
a over
a John's
a face
p .
p =
# 
@ 2393
p «
a I
a have
a not
a the
a least
a idea
a what
a my
a wife's
a views
a on
a the
@ 2394
a subject
a are
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2396
a The
a answer
a brought
a a
a momentary
a stiffness
a in
a its
a train
p .
@ 2397
a John
a broke
a the
a rather
a awkward
a silence
a by
a saying
a with
a a
@ 2398
a slight
a effort
p :
p =
# 
@ 2400
p «
a I
a told
a you
p ,
a didn't
a I
p ,
a that
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
a has
a returned
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2402
a Poirot
a bent
a his
a head
p .
p =
# 
@ 2404
p «
a It's
a an
a awkward
a position
a for
a all
a of
a us
p .
a Of
a course
a one
@ 2405
a has
a to
a treat
a him
a as
a usual
p ---
a but
p ,
a hang
a it
a all
p ,
a one's
a gorge
a does
@ 2406
a rise
a at
a sitting
a down
a to
a eat
a with
a a
a possible
a murderer
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 2408
a Poirot
a nodded
a sympathetically
p .
p =
# 
@ 2410
p «
a I
a quite
a understand
p .
a It
a is
a a
a very
a difficult
a situation
a for
@ 2411
a you
p ,
a Mr°
a Cavendish
p .
a I
a would
a like
a to
a ask
a you
a one
a question
p .
@ 2412
a Mr°
a Inglethorp's
a reason
a for
a not
a returning
a last
a night
a was
p ,
a I
@ 2413
a believe
p ,
a that
a he
a had
a forgotten
a the
a latch~key
p .
a Is
a not
a that
a so
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2415
p «
a Yes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2417
p «
a I
a suppose
a you
a are
a quite
a sure
a that
a the
a latch~key
a was
@ 2418
a forgotten
p ---
a that
a he
a did
a not
a take
a it
a after
a all
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2420
p «
a I
a have
a no
a idea
p .
a I
a never
a thought
a of
a looking
p .
a We
a always
@ 2421
a keep
a it
a in
a the
a hall
a drawer
p .
a I'll
a go
a and
a see
a if
a it's
a there
a now
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2423
a Poirot
a held
a up
a his
a hand
a with
a a
a faint
a smile
p .
p =
# 
@ 2425
p «
a No
p ,
a no
p ,
a Mr°
a Cavendish
p ,
a it
a is
a too
a late
a now
p .
a I
a am
a certain
@ 2426
a that
a you
a would
a find
a it
p .
a If
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
a did
a take
a it
p ,
a he
@ 2427
a has
a had
a ample
a time
a to
a replace
a it
a by
a now
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2429
p «
a But
a do
a you
a think
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 2431
p «
a I
a think
a nothing
p .
a If
a anyone
a had
a chanced
a to
a look
a this
@ 2432
a morning
a before
a his
a return
p ,
a and
a seen
a it
a there
p ,
a it
a would
a have
@ 2433
a been
a a
a valuable
a point
a in
a his
a favour
p .
a That
a is
a all
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2435
a John
a looked
a perplexed
p .
p =
# 
@ 2437
p «
a Do
a not
a worry
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
a smoothly
p .
p «
a I
a assure
a you
@ 2438
a that
a you
a need
a not
a let
a it
a trouble
a you
p .
a Since
a you
a are
a so
a kind
p ,
@ 2439
a let
a us
a go
a and
a have
a some
a breakfast
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2441
a Every
a one
a was
a assembled
a in
a the
a dining~room
p .
a Under
a the
@ 2442
a circumstances
p ,
a we
a were
a naturally
a not
a a
a cheerful
a party
p .
a The
@ 2443
a reaction
a after
a a
a shock
a is
a always
a trying
p ,
a and
a I
a think
a we
@ 2444
a were
a all
a suffering
a from
a it
p .
a Decorum
a and
a good
a breeding
@ 2445
a naturally
a enjoined
a that
a our
a demeanour
a should
a be
a much
a as
@ 2446
a usual
p ,
a yet
a I
a could
a not
a help
a wondering
a if
a this
a self~control
@ 2447
a were
a really
a a
a matter
a of
a great
a difficulty
p .
a There
a were
a no
a red
@ 2448
a eyes
p ,
a no
a signs
a of
a secretly
a indulged
a grief
p .
a I
a felt
a that
a I
a was
@ 2449
a right
a in
a my
a opinion
a that
a Dorcas
a was
a the
a person
a most
@ 2450
a affected
a by
a the
a personal
a side
a of
a the
a tragedy
p .
p =
# 
@ 2452
a I
a pass
a over
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
p ,
a who
a acted
a the
a bereaved
@ 2453
a widower
a in
a a
a manner
a that
a I
a felt
a to
a be
a disgusting
a in
a its
@ 2454
a hypocrisy
p .
a Did
a he
a know
a that
a we
a suspected
a him
p ,
a I
a wondered
p .
@ 2455
a Surely
a he
a could
a not
a be
a unaware
a of
a the
a fact
p ,
a conceal
@ 2456
a it
a as
a we
a would
p .
a Did
a he
a feel
a some
a secret
a stirring
a of
a fear
p ,
a or
@ 2457
a was
a he
a confident
a that
a his
a crime
a would
a go
a unpunished
p ?
@ 2458
a Surely
a the
a suspicion
a in
a the
a atmosphere
a must
a warn
a him
@ 2459
a that
a he
a was
a already
a a
a marked
a man
p .
p =
# 
@ 2461
a But
a did
a every
a one
a suspect
a him
p ?
a What
a about
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
p ?
@ 2462
a I
a watched
a her
a as
a she
a sat
a at
a the
a head
a of
a the
a table
p ,
@ 2463
a graceful
p ,
a composed
p ,
a enigmatic
p .
a In
a her
a soft
a grey
a frock
p ,
a with
@ 2464
a white
a ruffles
a at
a the
a wrists
a falling
a over
a her
a slender
a hands
p ,
@ 2465
a she
a looked
a very
a beautiful
p .
a When
a she
a chose
p ,
a however
p ,
a her
@ 2466
a face
a could
a be
a sphinx~like
a in
a its
a inscrutability
p .
a She
a was
a very
@ 2467
a silent
p ,
a hardly
a opening
a her
a lips
p ,
a and
a yet
a in
a some
a queer
a way
@ 2468
a I
a felt
a that
a the
a great
a strength
a of
a her
a personality
a was
a dominating
a us
a all
p .
p =
# 
@ 2470
a And
a little
a Cynthia
p ?
a Did
a she
a suspect
p ?
a She
a looked
a very
@ 2471
a tired
a and
a ill
p ,
a I
a thought
p .
a The
a heaviness
a and
a languor
a of
a her
@ 2472
a manner
a were
a very
a marked
p .
a I
a asked
a her
a if
a she
a were
a feeling
@ 2473
a ill
p ,
a and
a she
a answered
a frankly
p :
p =
# 
@ 2475
p «
a Yes
p ,
a I've
a got
a the
a most
a beastly
a headache
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2477
p «
a Have
a another
a cup
a of
a coffee
p ,
a mademoiselle
p ?
p »
a said
a Poirot
@ 2478
a solicitously
p .
p «
a It
a will
a revive
a you
p .
a It
a is
a unparalleled
a for
a the
@ 2479
a mal
a de
a tete
p .
p »
a He
a jumped
a up
a and
a took
a her
a cup
p .
p =
# 
@ 2481
p «
a No
a sugar
p ,
p »
a said
a Cynthia
p ,
a watching
a him
p ,
a as
a he
a picked
@ 2482
a up
a the
a sugar~tongs
p .
p =
# 
@ 2484
p «
a No
a sugar
p ?
a You
a abandon
a it
a in
a the
a war~time
p ,
a eh
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2486
p «
a No
p ,
a I
a never
a take
a it
a in
a coffee
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2488
p «
a Sacre
p !
p »
a murmured
a Poirot
a to
a himself
p ,
a as
a he
a brought
a back
a the
@ 2489
a replenished
a cup
p .
p =
# 
@ 2491
a Only
a I
a heard
a him
p ,
a and
a glancing
a up
a curiously
a at
a the
a little
a man
a I
a saw
@ 2492
a that
a his
a face
a was
a working
a with
a suppressed
a excitement
p ,
a and
a his
a eyes
@ 2493
a were
a as
a green
a as
a a
a cat's
p .
a He
a had
a heard
a or
a seen
a something
a that
a had
@ 2494
a affected
a him
a strongly
p ---
a but
a what
a was
a it
p ?
a I
a do
a not
a usually
a label
@ 2495
a myself
a as
a dense
p ,
a but
a I
a must
a confess
a that
a nothing
a out
a of
a the
a ordinary
@ 2496
a had
a attracted
a my
a attention
p .
p =
# 
@ 2498
a In
a another
a moment
p ,
a the
a door
a opened
a and
a Dorcas
a appeared
p .
p =
# 
@ 2500
p «
a Mr°
a Wells
a to
a see
a you
p ,
a sir
p ,
p »
a she
a said
a to
a John
p .
p =
# 
@ 2502
a I
a remembered
a the
a name
a as
a being
a that
a of
a the
a lawyer
a to
a whom
a Mrs°
@ 2503
a Inglethorp
a had
a written
a the
a night
a before
p .
p =
# 
@ 2505
a John
a rose
a immediately
p :
p =
# 
@ 2507
p «
a Show
a him
a into
a my
a study
p .
p »
a Then
a he
a turned
a to
a us
p .
p «
a My
a mother's
a lawyer
p ,
p »
@ 2508
a he
a explained
p .
a And
a in
a a
a lower
a voice
p :
p «
a He
a is
a also
a Coroner
p ---
a you
@ 2509
a understand
p .
a Perhaps
a you
a would
a like
a to
a come
a with
a me
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2511
a We
a acquiesced
a and
a followed
a him
a out
a of
a the
a room
p .
a John
a strode
a on
a ahead
@ 2512
a and
a I
a took
a the
a opportunity
a of
a whispering
a to
a Poirot
p :
p =
# 
@ 2514
p «
a There
a will
a be
a an
a inquest
a then
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2516
a Poirot
a nodded
a absently
p .
a He
a seemed
a absorbed
a in
a thought
p ;
a so
a much
a so
a that
@ 2517
a my
a curiosity
a was
a aroused
p .
p =
# 
@ 2519
p «
a What
a is
a it
p ?
a You
a are
a not
a attending
a to
a what
a I
a say
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2521
p «
a It
a is
a true
p ,
a my
a friend
p .
a I
a am
a much
a worried
p »
p =
# 
@ 2523
p «
a Because
a Mademoiselle
a Cynthia
a does
a not
a take
a sugar
a in
a her
a coffee
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2525
p «
a What
p ?
a You
a cannot
a be
a serious
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2527
p «
a But
a I
a am
a most
a serious
p .
a Ah
p ,
a there
a is
a something
a there
a that
a I
a do
a not
@ 2528
a understand
p .
a My
a instinct
a was
a right
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2530
p «
a What
a instinct
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2532
p «
a The
a instinct
a that
a led
a me
a to
a insist
a on
a examining
a those
a coffee
a cups
p .
@ 2533
a Chut
p !
a no
a more
a now
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 2535
a We
a followed
a John
a into
a his
a study
p ,
a and
a he
a closed
a the
a door
a behind
a us
p .
p =
# 
@ 2537
a Mr°
a Wells
a was
a a
a pleasant
a man
a of
a middle~age
p ,
a with
a keen
a eyes
p ,
a and
a the
@ 2538
a typical
a lawyer's
a mouth
p .
a John
a introduced
a us
a both
p ,
a and
a explained
a the
@ 2539
a reason
a of
a our
a presence
p .
p =
# 
@ 2541
p «
a You
a will
a understand
p ,
a Wells
p ,
p »
a he
a added
p ,
p «
a that
a this
a is
a all
a strictly
@ 2542
a private
p .
a We
a are
a still
a hoping
a that
a there
a will
a turn
a out
a to
a be
a no
a need
a for
@ 2543
a investigation
a of
a any
a kind
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2545
p «
a Quite
a so
p ,
a quite
a so
p ,
p »
a said
a Mr°
a Wells
a soothingly
p .
p «
a I
a wish
a we
a could
a have
@ 2546
a spared
a you
a the
a pain
a and
a publicity
a of
a an
a inquest
p ,
a but
a of
a course
a it's
@ 2547
a quite
a unavoidable
a in
a the
a absence
a of
a a
a doctor's
a certificate
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2549
p «
a Yes
p ,
a I
a suppose
a so
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2551
p «
a Clever
a man
p ,
a Bauerstein
p .
a Great
a authority
a on
a toxicology
p ,
a I
a believe
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2553
p «
a Indeed
p ,
p »
a said
a John
a with
a a
a certain
a stiffness
a in
a his
a manner
p .
a Then
a he
@ 2554
a added
a rather
a hesitatingly
p :
p «
a Shall
a we
a have
a to
a appear
a as
a witnesses
p ---
a all
@ 2555
a of
a us
p ,
a I
a mean
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2557
p «
a You
p ,
a of
a course
p ---
a and
a ah
p ---
a er
p ---
a Mr°
p ---
a er
p ---
a Inglethorp
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2559
a A
a slight
a pause
a ensued
a before
a the
a lawyer
a went
a on
a in
a his
a soothing
@ 2560
a manner
p :
p =
# 
@ 2562
p «
a Any
a other
a evidence
a will
a be
a simply
a confirmatory
p ,
a a
a mere
a matter
a of
@ 2563
a form
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2565
p «
a I
a see
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2567
a A
a faint
a expression
a of
a relief
a swept
a over
a John's
a face
p .
a It
a puzzled
a me
p ,
a for
@ 2568
a I
a saw
a no
a occasion
a for
a it
p .
p =
# 
@ 2570
p «
a If
a you
a know
a of
a nothing
a to
a the
a contrary
p ,
p »
a pursued
a Mr°
a Wells
p ,
p «
a I
a had
@ 2571
a thought
a of
a Friday
p .
a That
a will
a give
a us
a plenty
a of
a time
a for
a the
a doctor's
@ 2572
a report
p .
a The
a post~mortem
a is
a to
a take
a place
a to~night
p ,
a I
a believe
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2574
p «
a Yes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2576
p «
a Then
a that
a arrangement
a will
a suit
a you
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2578
p «
a Perfectly
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2580
p «
a I
a need
a not
a tell
a you
p ,
a my
a dear
a Cavendish
p ,
a how
a distressed
@ 2581
a I
a am
a at
a this
a most
a tragic
a affair
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2583
p «
a Can
a you
a give
a us
a no
a help
a in
a solving
a it
p ,
a monsieur
p ?
p »
a interposed
a Poirot
p ,
@ 2584
a speaking
a for
a the
a first
a time
a since
a we
a had
a entered
a the
a room
p .
p =
# 
@ 2586
p «
a I
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2588
p «
a Yes
p ,
a we
a heard
a that
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a wrote
a to
a you
a last
a night
p .
a You
@ 2589
a should
a have
a received
a the
a letter
a this
a morning
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2591
p «
a I
a did
p ,
a but
a it
a contains
a no
a information
p .
a It
a is
a merely
a a
a note
a asking
a me
@ 2592
a to
a call
a upon
a her
a this
a morning
p ,
a as
a she
a wanted
a my
a advice
a on
a a
a matter
a of
@ 2593
a great
a importance
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2595
p «
a She
a gave
a you
a no
a hint
a as
a to
a what
a that
a matter
a might
a be
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2597
p «
a Unfortunately
p ,
a no
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2599
p «
a That
a is
a a
a pity
p ,
p »
a said
a John
p .
p =
# 
@ 2601
p «
a A
a great
a pity
p ,
p »
a agreed
a Poirot
a gravely
p .
p =
# 
@ 2603
a There
a was
a silence
p .
a Poirot
a remained
a lost
a in
a thought
a for
a a
a few
a minutes
p .
@ 2604
a Finally
a he
a turned
a to
a the
a lawyer
a again
p .
p =
# 
@ 2606
p «
a Mr°
a Wells
p ,
a there
a is
a one
a thing
a I
a should
a like
a to
a ask
a you
p ---
a that
a is
p ,
a if
@ 2607
a it
a is
a not
a against
a professional
a etiquette
p .
a In
a the
a event
a of
a Mrs°
@ 2608
a Inglethorp's
a death
p ,
a who
a would
a inherit
a her
a money
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2610
a The
a lawyer
a hesitated
a a
a moment
p ,
a and
a then
a replied
p :
p =
# 
@ 2612
p «
a The
a knowledge
a will
a be
a public
a property
a very
a soon
p ,
a so
a if
a Mr°
a Cavendish
@ 2613
a does
a not
a object
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 2615
p «
a Not
a at
a all
p ,
p »
a interpolated
a John
p .
p =
# 
@ 2617
p «
a I
a do
a not
a see
a any
a reason
a why
a I
a should
a not
a answer
a your
a question
p .
a By
a her
@ 2618
a last
a will
p ,
a dated
a August
a of
a last
a year
p ,
a after
a various
a unimportant
a legacies
@ 2619
a to
a servants
p ,
a etc
p .
p ,
a she
a gave
a her
a entire
a fortune
a to
a her
a stepson
p ,
a Mr°
a John
@ 2620
a Cavendish
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2622
p «
a Was
a not
a that
p ---
a pardon
a the
a question
p ,
a Mr°
a Cavendish
p ---
a rather
a unfair
@ 2623
a to
a her
a other
a stepson
p ,
a Mr°
a Lawrence
a Cavendish
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2625
p «
a No
p ,
a I
a do
a not
a think
a so
p .
a You
a see
p ,
a under
a the
a terms
a of
a their
a father's
@ 2626
a will
p ,
a while
a John
a inherited
a the
a property
p ,
a Lawrence
p ,
a at
a his
a stepmother's
@ 2627
a death
p ,
a would
a come
a into
a a
a considerable
a sum
a of
a money
p .
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a left
@ 2628
a her
a money
a to
a her
a elder
a stepson
p ,
a knowing
a that
a he
a would
a have
a to
a keep
a up
@ 2629
a Styles
p .
a It
a was
p ,
a to
a my
a mind
p ,
a a
a very
a fair
a and
a equitable
a distribution
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2631
a Poirot
a nodded
a thoughtfully
p .
p =
# 
@ 2633
p «
a I
a see
p .
a But
a I
a am
a right
a in
a saying
p ,
a am
a I
a not
p ,
a that
a by
a your
a English
a law
@ 2634
a that
a will
a was
a automatically
a revoked
a when
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a remarried
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2636
a Mr°
a Wells
a bowed
a his
a head
p .
p =
# 
@ 2638
p «
a As
a I
a was
a about
a to
a proceed
p ,
a Monsieur
a Poirot
p ,
a that
a document
a is
a now
@ 2639
a null
a and
a void
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2641
p «
a Hein
p !
p »
a said
a Poirot
p .
a He
a reflected
a for
a a
a moment
p ,
a and
a then
a asked
p :
p «
a Was
@ 2642
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a herself
a aware
a of
a that
a fact
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2644
p «
a I
a do
a not
a know
p .
a She
a may
a have
a been
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2646
p «
a She
a was
p ,
p »
a said
a John
a unexpectedly
p .
p «
a We
a were
a discussing
a the
a matter
a of
@ 2647
a wills
a being
a revoked
a by
a marriage
a only
a yesterday
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2649
p «
a Ah
p !
a One
a more
a question
p ,
a Mr°
a Wells
p .
a You
a say
p <
a her
a last
a will
p .
p >
a Had
a Mrs°
@ 2650
a Inglethorp
p ,
a then
p ,
a made
a several
a former
a wills
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2652
p «
a On
a an
a average
p ,
a she
a made
a a
a new
a will
a at
a least
a once
a a
a year
p ,
p »
a said
a Mr°
@ 2653
a Wells
a imperturbably
p .
p «
a She
a was
a given
a to
a changing
a her
a mind
a as
a to
a her
@ 2654
a testamentary
a dispositions
p ,
a now
a benefiting
a one
p ,
a now
a another
a member
a of
a her
@ 2655
a family
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2657
p «
a Suppose
p ,
p »
a suggested
a Poirot
p ,
p «
a that
p ,
a unknown
a to
a you
p ,
a she
a had
a made
a a
a new
@ 2658
a will
a in
a favour
a of
a some
a one
a who
a was
a not
p ,
a in
a any
a sense
a of
a the
a word
p ,
a a
@ 2659
a member
a of
a the
a family
p ---
a we
a will
a say
a Miss
a Howard
p ,
a for
a instance
p ---
a would
@ 2660
a you
a be
a surprised
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2662
p «
a Not
a in
a the
a least
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2664
p «
a Ah
p !
p »
a Poirot
a seemed
a to
a have
a exhausted
a his
a questions
p .
p =
# 
@ 2666
a I
a drew
a close
a to
a him
p ,
a while
a John
a and
a the
a lawyer
a were
a debating
a the
@ 2667
a question
a of
a going
a through
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a papers
p .
p =
# 
@ 2669
p «
a Do
a you
a think
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a made
a a
a will
a leaving
a all
a her
a money
a to
@ 2670
a Miss
a Howard
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
a in
a a
a low
a voice
p ,
a with
a some
a curiosity
p .
p =
# 
@ 2672
a Poirot
a smiled
p .
p =
# 
@ 2674
p «
a No
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2676
p «
a Then
a why
a did
a you
a ask
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2678
p «
a Hush
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 2680
a John
a Cavendish
a had
a turned
a to
a Poirot
p .
p =
# 
@ 2682
p «
a Will
a you
a come
a with
a us
p ,
a Monsieur
a Poirot
p ?
a We
a are
a going
a through
a my
@ 2683
a mother's
a papers
p .
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
a is
a quite
a willing
a to
a leave
a it
a entirely
a to
@ 2684
a Mr°
a Wells
a and
a myself
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2686
p «
a Which
a simplifies
a matters
a very
a much
p ,
p »
a murmured
a the
a lawyer
p .
p «
a as
@ 2687
a technically
p ,
a of
a course
p ,
a he
a was
a entitled
p ---
p »
a He
a did
a not
a finish
a the
@ 2688
a sentence
p .
p =
# 
@ 2690
p «
a We
a will
a look
a through
a the
a desk
a in
a the
a boudoir
a first
p ,
p »
a explained
a John
p ,
@ 2691
p «
a and
a go
a up
a to
a her
a bedroom
a afterwards
p .
a She
a kept
a her
a most
a important
a papers
@ 2692
a in
a a
a purple
a despatch~case
p ,
a which
a we
a must
a look
a through
a carefully
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2694
p «
a Yes
p ,
p »
a said
a the
a lawyer
p ,
p «
a it
a is
a quite
a possible
a that
a there
a may
a be
a a
@ 2695
a later
a will
a than
a the
a one
a in
a my
a possession
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2697
p «
a There
a is
a a
a later
a will
p .
p »
a It
a was
a Poirot
a who
a spoke
p .
p =
# 
@ 2699
p «
a What
p ?
p »
a John
a and
a the
a lawyer
a looked
a at
a him
a startled
p .
p =
# 
@ 2701
p «
a Or
p ,
a rather
p ,
p »
a pursued
a my
a friend
a imperturbably
p ,
p «
a there
a was
a one
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2703
p «
a What
a do
a you
a mean
p ---
a there
a was
a one
p ?
a Where
a is
a it
a now
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2705
p «
a Burnt
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 2707
p «
a Burnt
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2709
p «
a Yes
p .
a See
a here
p .
p »
a He
a took
a out
a the
a charred
a fragment
a we
a had
a found
a in
a the
@ 2710
a grate
a in
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a room
p ,
a and
a handed
a it
a to
a the
a lawyer
a with
a a
@ 2711
a brief
a explanation
a of
a when
a and
a where
a he
a had
a found
a it
p .
p =
# 
@ 2713
p «
a But
a possibly
a this
a is
a an
a old
a will
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2715
p «
a I
a do
a not
a think
a so
p .
a In
a fact
a I
a am
a almost
a certain
a that
a it
a was
a made
a no
@ 2716
a earlier
a than
a yesterday
a afternoon
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2718
p «
a What
p ?
p »
p «
a Impossible
p !
p »
a broke
a simultaneously
a from
a both
a men
p .
p =
# 
@ 2720
a Poirot
a turned
a to
a John
p .
p =
# 
@ 2722
p «
a If
a you
a will
a allow
a me
a to
a send
a for
a your
a gardener
p ,
a I
a will
a prove
a it
a to
@ 2723
a you
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2725
p «
a Oh
p ,
a of
a course
p ---
a but
a I
a don't
a see
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 2727
a Poirot
a raised
a his
a hand
p .
p =
# 
@ 2729
p «
a Do
a as
a I
a ask
a you
p .
a Afterwards
a you
a shall
a question
a as
a much
a as
a you
@ 2730
a please
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2732
p «
a Very
a well
p .
p »
a He
a rang
a the
a bell
p .
p =
# 
@ 2734
a Dorcas
a answered
a it
a in
a due
a course
p .
p =
# 
@ 2736
p «
a Dorcas
p ,
a will
a you
a tell
a Manning
a to
a come
a round
a and
a speak
a to
a me
a here
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2738
p «
a Yes
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2740
a Dorcas
a withdrew
p .
p =
# 
@ 2742
a We
a waited
a in
a a
a tense
a silence
p .
a Poirot
a alone
a seemed
a perfectly
a at
a his
@ 2743
a ease
p ,
a and
a dusted
a a
a forgotten
a corner
a of
a the
a bookcase
p .
p =
# 
@ 2745
a The
a clumping
a of
a hobnailed
a boots
a on
a the
a gravel
a outside
a proclaimed
a the
@ 2746
a approach
a of
a Manning
p .
a John
a looked
a questioningly
a at
a Poirot
p .
a The
a latter
@ 2747
a nodded
p .
p =
# 
@ 2749
p «
a Come
a inside
p ,
a Manning
p ,
p »
a said
a John
p ,
p «
a I
a want
a to
a speak
a to
a you
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2751
a Manning
a came
a slowly
a and
a hesitatingly
a through
a the
a French
a window
p ,
a and
@ 2752
a stood
a as
a near
a it
a as
a he
a could
p .
a He
a held
a his
a cap
a in
a his
a hands
p ,
a twisting
a it
@ 2753
a very
a carefully
a round
a and
a round
p .
a His
a back
a was
a much
a bent
p ,
a though
a he
a was
@ 2754
a probably
a not
a as
a old
a as
a he
a looked
p ,
a but
a his
a eyes
a were
a sharp
a and
@ 2755
a intelligent
p ,
a and
a belied
a his
a slow
a and
a rather
a cautious
a speech
p .
p =
# 
@ 2757
p «
a Manning
p ,
p »
a said
a John
p ,
p «
a this
a gentleman
a will
a put
a some
a questions
a to
a you
@ 2758
a which
a I
a want
a you
a to
a answer
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2760
p «
a Yessir
p ,
p »
a mumbled
a Manning
p .
p =
# 
@ 2762
a Poirot
a stepped
a forward
a briskly
p .
a Manning's
a eye
a swept
a over
a him
a with
a a
@ 2763
a faint
a contempt
p .
p =
# 
@ 2765
p «
a You
a were
a planting
a a
a bed
a of
a begonias
a round
a by
a the
a south
a side
a of
a the
@ 2766
a house
a yesterday
a afternoon
p ,
a were
a you
a not
p ,
a Manning
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2768
p «
a Yes
p ,
a sir
p ,
a me
a and
a Willum
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2770
p «
a And
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a came
a to
a the
a window
a and
a called
a you
p ,
a did
a she
a not
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2772
p «
a Yes
p ,
a sir
p ,
a she
a did
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2774
p «
a Tell
a me
a in
a your
a own
a words
a exactly
a what
a happened
a after
a that
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2776
p «
a Well
p ,
a sir
p ,
a nothing
a much
p .
a She
a just
a told
a Willum
a to
a go
a on
a his
a bicycle
@ 2777
a down
a to
a the
a village
p ,
a and
a bring
a back
a a
a form
a of
a will
p ,
a or
a such~like
p ---
a I
@ 2778
a don't
a know
a what
a exactly
p ---
a she
a wrote
a it
a down
a for
a him
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2780
p «
a Well
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2782
p «
a Well
p ,
a he
a did
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2784
p «
a And
a what
a happened
a next
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2786
p «
a We
a went
a on
a with
a the
a begonias
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2788
p «
a Did
a not
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a call
a you
a again
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2790
p «
a Yes
p ,
a sir
p ,
a both
a me
a and
a Willum
p ,
a she
a called
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2792
p «
a And
a then
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2794
p «
a She
a made
a us
a come
a right
a in
p ,
a and
a sign
a our
a names
a at
a the
a bottom
a of
a a
a long
@ 2795
a paper
p ---
a under
a where
a she'd
a signed
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2797
p «
a Did
a you
a see
a anything
a of
a what
a was
a written
a above
a her
a signature
p ?
p »
a asked
@ 2798
a Poirot
a sharply
p .
p =
# 
@ 2800
p «
a No
p ,
a sir
p ,
a there
a was
a a
a bit
a of
a blotting
a paper
a over
a that
a part
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2802
p «
a And
a you
a signed
a where
a she
a told
a you
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2804
p «
a Yes
p ,
a sir
p ,
a first
a me
a and
a then
a Willum
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2806
p «
a What
a did
a she
a do
a with
a it
a afterwards
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2808
p «
a Well
p ,
a sir
p ,
a she
a slipped
a it
a into
a a
a long
a envelope
p ,
a and
a put
a it
a inside
a a
@ 2809
a sort
a of
a purple
a box
a that
a was
a standing
a on
a the
a desk
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2811
p «
a What
a time
a was
a it
a when
a she
a first
a called
a you
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2813
p «
a About
a four
p ,
a I
a should
a say
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2815
p «
a Not
a earlier
p ?
a Couldn't
a it
a have
a been
a about
a half~past
a three
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2817
p «
a No
p ,
a I
a shouldn't
a say
a so
p ,
a sir
p .
a It
a would
a be
a more
a likely
a to
a be
a a
a bit
@ 2818
a after
a four
p ---
a not
a before
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2820
p «
a Thank
a you
p ,
a Manning
p ,
a that
a will
a do
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
a pleasantly
p .
p =
# 
@ 2822
a The
a gardener
a glanced
a at
a his
a master
p ,
a who
a nodded
p ,
a whereupon
a Manning
@ 2823
a lifted
a a
a finger
a to
a his
a forehead
a with
a a
a low
a mumble
p ,
a and
a backed
a cautiously
@ 2824
a out
a of
a the
a window
p .
p =
# 
@ 2826
a We
a all
a looked
a at
a each
a other
p .
p =
# 
@ 2828
p «
a Good
a heavens
p !
p »
a murmured
a John
p .
p «
a What
a an
a extraordinary
a coincidence
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2830
p «
a How
p ---
a a
a coincidence
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2832
p «
a That
a my
a mother
a should
a have
a made
a a
a will
a on
a the
a very
a day
a of
a her
a death
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 2834
a Mr°
a Wells
a cleared
a his
a throat
a and
a remarked
a drily
p :
p =
# 
@ 2836
p «
a Are
a you
a so
a sure
a it
a is
a a
a coincidence
p ,
a Cavendish
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2838
p «
a What
a do
a you
a mean
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2840
p «
a Your
a mother
p ,
a you
a tell
a me
p ,
a had
a a
a violent
a quarrel
a with
p ---
a some
a one
@ 2841
a yesterday
a afternoon
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 2843
p «
a What
a do
a you
a mean
p ?
p »
a cried
a John
a again
p .
a There
a was
a a
a tremor
a in
a his
a voice
p ,
@ 2844
a and
a he
a had
a gone
a very
a pale
p .
p =
# 
@ 2846
p «
a In
a consequence
a of
a that
a quarrel
p ,
a your
a mother
a very
a suddenly
a and
@ 2847
a hurriedly
a makes
a a
a new
a will
p .
a The
a contents
a of
a that
a will
a we
a shall
a never
@ 2848
a know
p .
a She
a told
a no
a one
a of
a its
a provisions
p .
a This
a morning
p ,
a no
a doubt
p ,
a she
@ 2849
a would
a have
a consulted
a me
a on
a the
a subject
a but
a she
a had
a no
a chance
p .
a The
a will
@ 2850
a disappears
p ,
a and
a she
a takes
a its
a secret
a with
a her
a to
a her
a grave
p .
a Cavendish
p ,
a I
@ 2851
a much
a fear
a there
a is
a no
a coincidence
a there
p .
a Monsieur
a Poirot
p ,
a I
a am
a sure
a you
@ 2852
a agree
a with
a me
a that
a the
a facts
a are
a very
a suggestive
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2854
p «
a Suggestive
p ,
a or
a not
p ,
p »
a interrupted
a John
p ,
p «
a we
a are
a most
a grateful
a to
@ 2855
a Monsieur
a Poirot
a for
a elucidating
a the
a matter
p .
a But
a for
a him
p ,
a we
a should
a never
@ 2856
a have
a known
a of
a this
a will
p .
a I
a suppose
p ,
a I
a may
a not
a ask
a you
p ,
a monsieur
p ,
a what
@ 2857
a first
a led
a you
a to
a suspect
a the
a fact
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2859
a Poirot
a smiled
a and
a answered
p :
p =
# 
@ 2861
p «
a A
a scribbled
a over
a old
a envelope
p ,
a and
a a
a freshly
a planted
a bed
a of
@ 2862
a begonias
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2864
a John
p ,
a I
a think
p ,
a would
a have
a pressed
a his
a questions
a further
p ,
a but
a at
a that
@ 2865
a moment
a the
a loud
a purr
a of
a a
a motor
a was
a audible
p ,
a and
a we
a all
a turned
a to
a the
@ 2866
a window
a as
a it
a swept
a past
p .
p =
# 
@ 2868
p «
a Evie
p !
p »
a cried
a John
p .
p «
a Excuse
a me
p ,
a Wells
p .
p »
a He
a went
a hurriedly
a out
a into
@ 2869
a the
a hall
p .
p =
# 
@ 2871
a Poirot
a looked
a inquiringly
a at
a me
p .
p =
# 
@ 2873
p «
a Miss
a Howard
p ,
p »
a I
a explained
p .
p =
# 
@ 2875
p «
a Ah
p ,
a I
a am
a glad
a she
a has
a come
p .
a There
a is
a a
a woman
a with
a a
a head
a and
a a
a heart
@ 2876
a too
p ,
a Hastings
p .
a Though
a the
a good
a God
a gave
a her
a no
a beauty
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 2878
a I
a followed
a John's
a example
p ,
a and
a went
a out
a into
a the
a hall
p ,
a where
a Miss
@ 2879
a Howard
a was
a endeavouring
a to
a extricate
a herself
a from
a the
a voluminous
a mass
a of
@ 2880
a veils
a that
a enveloped
a her
a head
p .
a As
a her
a eyes
a fell
a on
a me
p ,
a a
a sudden
a pang
a of
@ 2881
a guilt
a shot
a through
a me
p .
a This
a was
a the
a woman
a who
a had
a warned
a me
p ---
a so
@ 2882
a earnestly
p ,
a and
a to
a whose
a warning
a I
a had
p ,
a alas
p ,
a paid
a no
a heed
p !
a How
a soon
p ,
a and
@ 2883
a how
a contemptuously
p ,
a I
a had
a dismissed
a it
a from
a my
a mind
p .
a Now
a that
a she
a had
@ 2884
a been
a proved
a justified
a in
a so
a tragic
a a
a manner
p ,
a I
a felt
a ashamed
p .
a She
a had
@ 2885
a known
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
a only
a too
a well
p .
a I
a wondered
a whether
p ,
a if
a she
a had
@ 2886
a remained
a at
a Styles
p ,
a the
a tragedy
a would
a have
a taken
a place
p ,
a or
a would
a the
a man
@ 2887
a have
a feared
a her
a watchful
a eyes
p ?
p =
# 
@ 2889
a I
a was
a relieved
a when
a she
a shook
a me
a by
a the
a hand
p ,
a with
a her
a well
a remembered
@ 2890
a painful
a grip
p .
a The
a eyes
a that
a met
a mine
a were
a sad
p ,
a but
a not
a reproachful
p ;
a that
@ 2891
a she
a had
a been
a crying
a bitterly
p ,
a I
a could
a tell
a by
a the
a redness
a of
a her
@ 2892
a eyelids
p ,
a but
a her
a manner
a was
a unchanged
a from
a its
a old
a gruffness
p .
p =
# 
@ 2894
p «
a Started
a the
a moment
a I
a got
a the
a wire
p .
a Just
a come
a off
a night
a duty
p .
a Hired
@ 2895
a car
p .
a Quickest
a way
a to
a get
a here
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2897
p «
a Have
a you
a had
a anything
a to
a eat
a this
a morning
p ,
a Evie
p ?
p »
a asked
a John
p .
p =
# 
@ 2899
p «
a No
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2901
p «
a I
a thought
a not
p .
a Come
a along
p ,
a breakfast's
a not
a cleared
a away
a yet
p ,
a and
@ 2902
a they'll
a make
a you
a some
a fresh
a tea
p .
p »
a He
a turned
a to
a me
p .
p «
a Look
a after
a her
p ,
@ 2903
a Hastings
p ,
a will
a you
p ?
a Wells
a is
a waiting
a for
a me
p .
a Oh
p ,
a here's
a Monsieur
@ 2904
a Poirot
p .
a He's
a helping
a us
p ,
a you
a know
p ,
a Evie
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2906
a Miss
a Howard
a shook
a hands
a with
a Poirot
p ,
a but
a glanced
a suspiciously
a over
a her
@ 2907
a shoulder
a at
a John
p .
p =
# 
@ 2909
p «
a What
a do
a you
a mean
p ---
a helping
a us
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2911
p «
a Helping
a us
a to
a investigate
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2913
p «
a Nothing
a to
a investigate
p .
a Have
a they
a taken
a him
a to
a prison
a yet
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2915
p «
a Taken
a who
a to
a prison
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2917
p «
a Who
p ?
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
p ,
a of
a course
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 2919
p «
a My
a dear
a Evie
p ,
a do
a be
a careful
p .
a Lawrence
a is
a of
a the
a opinion
a that
a my
@ 2920
a mother
a died
a from
a heart
a seizure
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2922
p «
a More
a fool
p ,
a Lawrence
p !
p »
a retorted
a Miss
a Howard
p .
p «
a Of
a course
a Alfred
@ 2923
a Inglethorp
a murdered
a poor
a Emily
p ---
a as
a I
a always
a told
a you
a he
a would
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2925
p «
a My
a dear
a Evie
p ,
a don't
a shout
a so
p .
a Whatever
a we
a may
a think
a or
a suspect
p ,
a it
@ 2926
a is
a better
a to
a say
a as
a little
a as
a possible
a for
a the
a present
p .
a The
a inquest
@ 2927
a isn't
a until
a Friday
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2929
p «
a Not
a until
a fiddlesticks
p !
p »
a The
a snort
a Miss
a Howard
a gave
a was
a truly
@ 2930
a magnificent
p .
p «
a You're
a all
a off
a your
a heads
p .
a The
a man
a will
a be
a out
a of
a the
@ 2931
a country
a by
a then
p .
a If
a he's
a any
a sense
p ,
a he
a won't
a stay
a here
a tamely
a and
a wait
@ 2932
a to
a be
a hanged
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2934
a John
a Cavendish
a looked
a at
a her
a helplessly
p .
p =
# 
@ 2936
p «
a I
a know
a what
a it
a is
p ,
p »
a she
a accused
a him
p ,
p «
a you've
a been
a listening
a to
a the
@ 2937
a doctors
p .
a Never
a should
p .
a What
a do
a they
a know
p ?
a Nothing
a at
a all
p ---
a or
a just
a enough
@ 2938
a to
a make
a them
a dangerous
p .
a I
a ought
a to
a know
p ---
a my
a own
a father
a was
a a
a doctor
p .
@ 2939
a That
a little
a Wilkins
a is
a about
a the
a greatest
a fool
a that
a even
a I
a have
a ever
@ 2940
a seen
p .
a Heart
a seizure
p !
a Sort
a of
a thing
a he
a would
a say
p .
a Anyone
a with
a any
a sense
@ 2941
a could
a see
a at
a once
a that
a her
a husband
a had
a poisoned
a her
p .
a I
a always
a said
a he'd
@ 2942
a murder
a her
a in
a her
a bed
p ,
a poor
a soul
p .
a Now
a he's
a done
a it
p .
a And
a all
a you
a can
a do
@ 2943
a is
a to
a murmur
a silly
a things
a about
p <
a heart
a seizure
p >
a and
p <
a inquest
a on
a Friday
p .
p >
@ 2944
a You
a ought
a to
a be
a ashamed
a of
a yourself
p ,
a John
a Cavendish
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2946
p «
a What
a do
a you
a want
a me
a to
a do
p ?
p »
a asked
a John
p ,
a unable
a to
a help
a a
a faint
a smile
p .
@ 2947
p «
a Dash
a it
a all
p ,
a Evie
p ,
a I
a can't
a haul
a him
a down
a to
a the
a local
a police
a station
a by
@ 2948
a the
a scruff
a of
a his
a neck
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2950
p «
a Well
p ,
a you
a might
a do
a something
p .
a Find
a out
a how
a he
a did
a it
p .
a He's
a a
a crafty
@ 2951
a beggar
p .
a Dare
a say
a he
a soaked
a fly
a papers
p .
a Ask
a Cook
a if
a she's
a missed
a any
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2953
a It
a occurred
a to
a me
a very
a forcibly
a at
a that
a moment
a that
a to
a harbour
a Miss
@ 2954
a Howard
a and
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
a under
a the
a same
a roof
p ,
a and
a keep
a the
a peace
@ 2955
a between
a them
p ,
a was
a likely
a to
a prove
a a
a Herculean
a task
p ,
a and
a I
a did
a not
a envy
@ 2956
a John
p .
a I
a could
a see
a by
a the
a expression
a of
a his
a face
a that
a he
a fully
@ 2957
a appreciated
a the
a difficulty
a of
a the
a position
p .
a For
a the
a moment
p ,
a he
a sought
@ 2958
a refuge
a in
a retreat
p ,
a and
a left
a the
a room
a precipitately
p .
p =
# 
@ 2960
a Dorcas
a brought
a in
a fresh
a tea
p .
a As
a she
a left
a the
a room
p ,
a Poirot
a came
a over
@ 2961
a from
a the
a window
a where
a he
a had
a been
a standing
p ,
a and
a sat
a down
a facing
a Miss
@ 2962
a Howard
p .
p =
# 
@ 2964
p «
a Mademoiselle
p ,
p »
a he
a said
a gravely
p ,
p «
a I
a want
a to
a ask
a you
a something
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2966
p «
a Ask
a away
p ,
p »
a said
a the
a lady
p ,
a eyeing
a him
a with
a some
a disfavour
p .
p =
# 
@ 2968
p «
a I
a want
a to
a be
a able
a to
a count
a upon
a your
a help
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2970
p «
a I'll
a help
a you
a to
a hang
a Alfred
a with
a pleasure
p ,
p »
a she
a replied
a gruffly
p .
@ 2971
p «
a Hanging's
a too
a good
a for
a him
p .
a Ought
a to
a be
a drawn
a and
a quartered
p ,
a like
a in
@ 2972
a good
a old
a times
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2974
p «
a We
a are
a at
a one
a then
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
p ,
p «
a for
a I
p ,
a too
p ,
a want
a to
a hang
a the
@ 2975
a criminal
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2977
p «
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 2979
p «
a Him
p ,
a or
a another
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2981
p «
a No
a question
a of
a another
p .
a Poor
a Emily
a was
a never
a murdered
a until
a he
a came
@ 2982
a along
p .
a I
a don't
a say
a she
a wasn't
a surrounded
a by
a sharks
p ---
a she
a was
p .
a But
a it
a was
@ 2983
a only
a her
a purse
a they
a were
a after
p .
a Her
a life
a was
a safe
a enough
p .
a But
a along
@ 2984
a comes
a Mr°
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
p ---
a and
a within
a two
a months
p ---
a hey
a presto
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 2986
p «
a Believe
a me
p ,
a Miss
a Howard
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
a very
a earnestly
p ,
p «
a if
a Mr°
@ 2987
a Inglethorp
a is
a the
a man
p ,
a he
a shall
a not
a escape
a me
p .
a On
a my
a honour
p ,
a I
a will
a hang
@ 2988
a him
a as
a high
a as
a Haman
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 2990
p «
a That's
a better
p ,
p »
a said
a Miss
a Howard
a more
a enthusiastically
p .
p =
# 
@ 2992
p «
a But
a I
a must
a ask
a you
a to
a trust
a me
p .
a Now
a your
a help
a may
a be
a very
a valuable
a to
@ 2993
a me
p .
a I
a will
a tell
a you
a why
p .
a Because
p ,
a in
a all
a this
a house
a of
a mourning
p ,
a yours
@ 2994
a are
a the
a only
a eyes
a that
a have
a wept
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 2996
a Miss
a Howard
a blinked
p ,
a and
a a
a new
a note
a crept
a into
a the
a gruffness
a of
a her
@ 2997
a voice
p .
p =
# 
@ 2999
p «
a If
a you
a mean
a that
a I
a was
a fond
a of
a her
p ---
a yes
p ,
a I
a was
p .
a You
a know
p ,
a Emily
a was
a a
@ 3000
a selfish
a old
a woman
a in
a her
a way
p .
a She
a was
a very
a generous
p ,
a but
a she
a always
@ 3001
a wanted
a a
a return
p .
a She
a never
a let
a people
a forget
a what
a she
a had
a done
a for
a them
p ---
a and
p ,
@ 3002
a that
a way
p ,
a she
a missed
a love
p .
a Don't
a think
a she
a ever
a realized
a it
p ,
@ 3003
a though
p ,
a or
a felt
a the
a lack
a of
a it
p .
a Hope
a not
p ,
a anyway
p .
a I
a was
a on
a a
a different
@ 3004
a footing
p .
a I
a took
a my
a stand
a from
a the
a first
p ,
p <
a So
a many
a pounds
a a
a year
a I'm
@ 3005
a worth
a to
a you
p .
a Well
a and
a good
p .
a But
a not
a a
a penny
a piece
a besides
p ---
a not
a a
a pair
@ 3006
a of
a gloves
p ,
a nor
a a
a theatre
a ticket
p .
p >
a She
a didn't
a understand
p ---
a was
a very
@ 3007
a offended
a sometimes
p .
a Said
a I
a was
a foolishly
a proud
p .
a It
a wasn't
a that
p ---
a but
a I
@ 3008
a couldn't
a explain
p .
a Anyway
p ,
a I
a kept
a my
a self~respect
p .
a And
a so
p ,
a out
a of
a the
@ 3009
a whole
a bunch
p ,
a I
a was
a the
a only
a one
a who
a could
a allow
a myself
a to
a be
a fond
a of
@ 3010
a her
p .
a I
a watched
a over
a her
p .
a I
a guarded
a her
a from
a the
a lot
a of
a them
p ,
a and
a then
a a
@ 3011
a glib~tongued
a scoundrel
a comes
a along
p ,
a and
a pooh
p !
a all
a my
a years
a of
a devotion
@ 3012
a go
a for
a nothing
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3014
a Poirot
a nodded
a sympathetically
p .
p =
# 
@ 3016
p «
a I
a understand
p ,
a mademoiselle
p ,
a I
a understand
a all
a you
a feel
p .
a It
a is
a most
@ 3017
a natural
p .
a You
a think
a that
a we
a are
a lukewarm
p ---
a that
a we
a lack
a fire
a and
a energy
p ---
a but
@ 3018
a trust
a me
a it
a is
a not
a so
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3020
a John
a stuck
a his
a head
a in
a at
a this
a juncture
p ,
a and
a invited
a us
a both
a to
a come
@ 3021
a up
a to
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a room
p ,
a as
a he
a and
a Mr°
a Wells
a had
a finished
a looking
@ 3022
a through
a the
a desk
a in
a the
a boudoir
p .
p =
# 
@ 3024
a As
a we
a went
a up
a the
a stairs
p ,
a John
a looked
a back
a to
a the
a dining~room
a door
p ,
@ 3025
a and
a lowered
a his
a voice
a confidentially
p :
p =
# 
@ 3027
p «
a Look
a here
p ,
a what's
a going
a to
a happen
a when
a these
a two
a meet
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3029
a I
a shook
a my
a head
a helplessly
p .
p =
# 
@ 3031
p «
a I've
a told
a Mary
a to
a keep
a them
a apart
a if
a she
a can
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3033
p «
a Will
a she
a be
a able
a to
a do
a so
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3035
p «
a The
a Lord
a only
a knows
p .
a There's
a one
a thing
p ,
a Inglethorp
a himself
a won't
a be
@ 3036
a too
a keen
a on
a meeting
a her
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3038
p «
a You've
a got
a the
a keys
a still
p ,
a haven't
a you
p ,
a Poirot
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
p ,
a as
a we
@ 3039
a reached
a the
a door
a of
a the
a locked
a room
p .
p =
# 
@ 3041
a Taking
a the
a keys
a from
a Poirot
p ,
a John
a unlocked
a it
p ,
a and
a we
a all
a passed
a in
p .
@ 3042
a The
a lawyer
a went
a straight
a to
a the
a desk
p ,
a and
a John
a followed
a him
p .
p =
# 
@ 3044
p «
a My
a mother
a kept
a most
a of
a her
a important
a papers
a in
a this
a despatch~case
p ,
a I
@ 3045
a believe
p ,
p »
a he
a said
p .
p =
# 
@ 3047
a Poirot
a drew
a out
a the
a small
a bunch
a of
a keys
p .
p =
# 
@ 3049
p «
a Permit
a me
p .
a I
a locked
a it
p ,
a out
a of
a precaution
p ,
a this
a morning
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3051
p «
a But
a it's
a not
a locked
a now
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3053
p «
a Impossible
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 3055
p «
a See
p .
p »
a And
a John
a lifted
a the
a lid
a as
a he
a spoke
p .
p =
# 
@ 3057
p «
a Milles
a tonnerres
p !
p »
a cried
a Poirot
p ,
a dumbfounded
p .
p «
a And
a I
p ---
a who
a have
a both
@ 3058
a the
a keys
a in
a my
a pocket
p !
p »
a He
a flung
a himself
a upon
a the
a case
p .
a Suddenly
a he
@ 3059
a stiffened
p .
p «
a En
a voila
a une
a affaire
p !
a This
a lock
a has
a been
a forced
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 3061
p «
a What
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3063
a Poirot
a laid
a down
a the
a case
a again
p .
p =
# 
@ 3065
p «
a But
a who
a forced
a it
p ?
a Why
a should
a they
p ?
a When
p ?
a But
a the
a door
a was
a locked
p ?
p »
@ 3066
a These
a exclamations
a burst
a from
a us
a disjointly
p .
p =
# 
@ 3068
a Poirot
a answered
a them
a categorically
p ---
a almost
a mechanically
p .
p =
# 
@ 3070
p «
a Who
p ?
a That
a is
a the
a question
p .
a Why
p ?
a Ah
p ,
a if
a I
a only
a knew
p .
a When
p ?
a Since
a I
a was
@ 3071
a here
a an
a hour
a ago
p .
a As
a to
a the
a door
a being
a locked
p ,
a it
a is
a a
a very
a ordinary
@ 3072
a lock
p .
a Probably
a any
a other
a of
a the
a doorkeys
a in
a this
a passage
a would
a fit
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3074
a We
a stared
a at
a one
a another
a blankly
p .
a Poirot
a had
a walked
a over
a to
a the
@ 3075
a mantelpiece
p .
a He
a was
a outwardly
a calm
p ,
a but
a I
a noticed
a his
a hands
p ,
a which
a from
@ 3076
a long
a force
a of
a habit
a were
a mechanically
a straightening
a the
a spill
a vases
a on
@ 3077
a the
a mantelpiece
p ,
a were
a shaking
a violently
p .
p =
# 
@ 3079
p «
a See
a here
p ,
a it
a was
a like
a this
p ,
p »
a he
a said
a at
a last
p .
p «
a There
a was
a something
a in
@ 3080
a that
a case
p ---
a some
a piece
a of
a evidence
p ,
a slight
a in
a itself
a perhaps
p ,
a but
a still
@ 3081
a enough
a of
a a
a clue
a to
a connect
a the
a murderer
a with
a the
a crime
p .
a It
a was
a vital
a to
@ 3082
a him
a that
a it
a should
a be
a destroyed
a before
a it
a was
a discovered
a and
a its
@ 3083
a significance
a appreciated
p .
a Therefore
p ,
a he
a took
a the
a risk
p ,
a the
a great
a risk
p ,
@ 3084
a of
a coming
a in
a here
p .
a Finding
a the
a case
a locked
p ,
a he
a was
a obliged
a to
a force
a it
p ,
@ 3085
a thus
a betraying
a his
a presence
p .
a For
a him
a to
a take
a that
a risk
p ,
a it
a must
a have
@ 3086
a been
a something
a of
a great
a importance
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3088
p «
a But
a what
a was
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3090
p «
a Ah
p !
p »
a cried
a Poirot
p ,
a with
a a
a gesture
a of
a anger
p .
p «
a That
p ,
a I
a do
a not
a know
p !
a A
@ 3091
a document
a of
a some
a kind
p ,
a without
a doubt
p ,
a possibly
a the
a scrap
a of
a paper
a Dorcas
@ 3092
a saw
a in
a her
a hand
a yesterday
a afternoon
p .
a And
a I
p ---
p »
a his
a anger
a burst
a forth
@ 3093
a freely
p ---
p «
a miserable
a animal
a that
a I
a am
p !
a I
a guessed
a nothing
p !
a I
a have
a behaved
@ 3094
a like
a an
a imbecile
p !
a I
a should
a never
a have
a left
a that
a case
a here
p .
a I
a should
a have
@ 3095
a carried
a it
a away
a with
a me
p .
a Ah
p ,
a triple
a pig
p !
a And
a now
a it
a is
a gone
p .
a It
a is
@ 3096
a destroyed
p ---
a but
a is
a it
a destroyed
p ?
a Is
a there
a not
a yet
a a
a chance
p ---
a we
a must
a leave
@ 3097
a no
a stone
a unturned
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3099
a He
a rushed
a like
a a
a madman
a from
a the
a room
p ,
a and
a I
a followed
a him
a as
a soon
a as
a I
@ 3100
a had
a sufficiently
a recovered
a my
a wits
p .
a But
p ,
a by
a the
a time
a I
a had
a reached
a the
@ 3101
a top
a of
a the
a stairs
p ,
a he
a was
a out
a of
a sight
p .
p =
# 
@ 3103
a Mary
a Cavendish
a was
a standing
a where
a the
a staircase
a branched
p ,
a staring
@ 3104
a down
a into
a the
a hall
a in
a the
a direction
a in
a which
a he
a had
a disappeared
p .
p =
# 
@ 3106
p «
a What
a has
a happened
a to
a your
a extraordinary
a little
a friend
p ,
a Mr°
a Hastings
p ?
@ 3107
a He
a has
a just
a rushed
a past
a me
a like
a a
a mad
a bull
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3109
p «
a He's
a rather
a upset
a about
a something
p ,
p »
a I
a remarked
a feebly
p .
a I
a really
a did
@ 3110
a not
a know
a how
a much
a Poirot
a would
a wish
a me
a to
a disclose
p .
a As
a I
a saw
a a
a faint
@ 3111
a smile
a gather
a on
a Mrs°
a Cavendish's
a expressive
a mouth
p ,
a I
a endeavoured
a to
a try
@ 3112
a and
a turn
a the
a conversation
a by
a saying
p :
p «
a They
a haven't
a met
a yet
p ,
a have
a they
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3114
p «
a Who
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3116
p «
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
a and
a Miss
a Howard
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3118
a She
a looked
a at
a me
a in
a rather
a a
a disconcerting
a manner
p .
p =
# 
@ 3120
p «
a Do
a you
a think
a it
a would
a be
a such
a a
a disaster
a if
a they
a did
a meet
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3122
p «
a Well
p ,
a don't
a you
p ?
p »
a I
a said
p ,
a rather
a taken
a aback
p .
p =
# 
@ 3124
p «
a No
p .
p »
a She
a was
a smiling
a in
a her
a quiet
a way
p .
p «
a I
a should
a like
a to
a see
a a
a good
@ 3125
a flare
a up
p .
a It
a would
a clear
a the
a air
p .
a At
a present
a we
a are
a all
a thinking
a so
@ 3126
a much
p ,
a and
a saying
a so
a little
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3128
p «
a John
a doesn't
a think
a so
p ,
p »
a I
a remarked
p .
p «
a He's
a anxious
a to
a keep
a them
@ 3129
a apart
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3131
p «
a Oh
p ,
a John
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 3133
a Something
a in
a her
a tone
a fired
a me
p ,
a and
a I
a blurted
a out
p :
p =
# 
@ 3135
p «
a Old
a John's
a an
a awfully
a good
a sort
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3137
a She
a studied
a me
a curiously
a for
a a
a minute
a or
a two
p ,
a and
a then
a said
p ,
a to
a my
@ 3138
a great
a surprise
p :
p =
# 
@ 3140
p «
a You
a are
a loyal
a to
a your
a friend
p .
a I
a like
a you
a for
a that
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3142
p «
a Aren't
a you
a my
a friend
a too
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3144
p «
a I
a am
a a
a very
a bad
a friend
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3146
p «
a Why
a do
a you
a say
a that
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3148
p «
a Because
a it
a is
a true
p .
a I
a am
a charming
a to
a my
a friends
a one
a day
p ,
a and
a forget
@ 3149
a all
a about
a them
a the
a next
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3151
a I
a don't
a know
a what
a impelled
a me
p ,
a but
a I
a was
a nettled
p ,
a and
a I
a said
a foolishly
@ 3152
a and
a not
a in
a the
a best
a of
a taste
p :
p =
# 
@ 3154
p «
a Yet
a you
a seem
a to
a be
a invariably
a charming
a to
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 3156
a Instantly
a I
a regretted
a my
a words
p .
a Her
a face
a stiffened
p .
a I
a had
a the
@ 3157
a impression
a of
a a
a steel
a curtain
a coming
a down
a and
a blotting
a out
a the
a real
@ 3158
a woman
p .
a Without
a a
a word
p ,
a she
a turned
a and
a went
a swiftly
a up
a the
a stairs
p ,
a whilst
@ 3159
a I
a stood
a like
a an
a idiot
a gaping
a after
a her
p .
p =
# 
@ 3161
a I
a was
a recalled
a to
a other
a matters
a by
a a
a frightful
a row
a going
a on
a below
p .
a I
@ 3162
a could
a hear
a Poirot
a shouting
a and
a expounding
p .
a I
a was
a vexed
a to
a think
a that
a my
@ 3163
a diplomacy
a had
a been
a in
a vain
p .
a The
a little
a man
a appeared
a to
a be
a taking
a the
@ 3164
a whole
a house
a into
a his
a confidence
p ,
a a
a proceeding
a of
a which
a I
p ,
a for
a one
p ,
@ 3165
a doubted
a the
a wisdom
p .
a Once
a again
a I
a could
a not
a help
a regretting
a that
a my
@ 3166
a friend
a was
a so
a prone
a to
a lose
a his
a head
a in
a moments
a of
a excitement
p .
a I
a stepped
@ 3167
a briskly
a down
a the
a stairs
p .
a The
a sight
a of
a me
a calmed
a Poirot
a almost
@ 3168
a immediately
p .
a I
a drew
a him
a aside
p .
p =
# 
@ 3170
p «
a My
a dear
a fellow
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
p «
a is
a this
a wise
p ?
a Surely
a you
a don't
a want
a the
@ 3171
a whole
a house
a to
a know
a of
a this
a occurrence
p ?
a You
a are
a actually
a playing
a into
@ 3172
a the
a criminal's
a hands
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3174
p «
a You
a think
a so
p ,
a Hastings
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3176
p «
a I
a am
a sure
a of
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3178
p «
a Well
p ,
a well
p ,
a my
a friend
p ,
a I
a will
a be
a guided
a by
a you
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3180
p «
a Good
p .
a Although
p ,
a unfortunately
p ,
a it
a is
a a
a little
a too
a late
a now
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3182
p «
a Sure
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3184
a He
a looked
a so
a crestfallen
a and
a abashed
a that
a I
a felt
a quite
a sorry
p ,
a though
a I
@ 3185
a still
a thought
a my
a rebuke
a a
a just
a and
a wise
a one
p .
p =
# 
@ 3187
p «
a Well
p ,
p »
a he
a said
a at
a last
p ,
p «
a let
a us
a go
p ,
a mon
a ami
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3189
p «
a You
a have
a finished
a here
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3191
p «
a For
a the
a moment
p ,
a yes
p .
a You
a will
a walk
a back
a with
a me
a to
a the
a village
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3193
a He
a picked
a up
a his
a little
a suit~case
p ,
a and
a we
a went
a out
a through
a the
a open
@ 3194
a window
a in
a the
a drawing~room
p .
a Cynthia
a Murdoch
a was
a just
a coming
a in
p ,
a and
@ 3195
a Poirot
a stood
a aside
a to
a let
a her
a pass
p .
p =
# 
@ 3197
p «
a Excuse
a me
p ,
a mademoiselle
p ,
a one
a minute
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3199
p «
a Yes
p ?
p »
a she
a turned
a inquiringly
p .
p =
# 
@ 3201
p «
a Did
a you
a ever
a make
a up
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a medicines
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3203
a A
a slight
a flush
a rose
a in
a her
a face
p ,
a as
a she
a answered
a rather
@ 3204
a constrainedly
p :
p =
# 
@ 3206
p «
a No
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3208
p «
a Only
a her
a powders
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3210
a The
a flush
a deepened
a as
a Cynthia
a replied
p :
p =
# 
@ 3212
p «
a Oh
p ,
a yes
p ,
a I
a did
a make
a up
a some
a sleeping
a powders
a for
a her
a once
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3214
p «
a These
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3216
a Poirot
a produced
a the
a empty
a box
a which
a had
a contained
a powders
p .
p =
# 
@ 3218
a She
a nodded
p .
p =
# 
@ 3220
p «
a Can
a you
a tell
a me
a what
a they
a were
p ?
a Sulphonal
p ?
a Veronal
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3222
p «
a No
p ,
a they
a were
a bromide
a powders
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3224
p «
a Ah
p !
a Thank
a you
p ,
a mademoiselle
p ;
a good
a morning
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3226
a As
a we
a walked
a briskly
a away
a from
a the
a house
p ,
a I
a glanced
a at
a him
a more
a than
@ 3227
a once
p .
a I
a had
a often
a before
a noticed
a that
p ,
a if
a anything
a excited
a him
p ,
a his
a eyes
@ 3228
a turned
a green
a like
a a
a cat's
p .
a They
a were
a shining
a like
a emeralds
a now
p .
p =
# 
@ 3230
p «
a My
a friend
p ,
p »
a he
a broke
a out
a at
a last
p ,
p «
a I
a have
a a
a little
a idea
p ,
a a
a very
@ 3231
a strange
a and
a probably
a utterly
a impossible
a idea
p .
a And
a yet
p ---
a it
a fits
a in
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3233
a I
a shrugged
a my
a shoulders
p .
a I
a privately
a thought
a that
a Poirot
a was
a rather
@ 3234
a too
a much
a given
a to
a these
a fantastic
a ideas
p .
a In
a this
a case
p ,
a surely
p ,
a the
a truth
@ 3235
a was
a only
a too
a plain
a and
a apparent
p .
p =
# 
@ 3237
p «
a So
a that
a is
a the
a explanation
a of
a the
a blank
a label
a on
a the
a box
p ,
p »
a I
@ 3238
a remarked
p .
p «
a Very
a simple
p ,
a as
a you
a said
p .
a I
a really
a wonder
a that
a I
a did
a not
@ 3239
a think
a of
a it
a myself
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3241
a Poirot
a did
a not
a appear
a to
a be
a listening
a to
a me
p .
p =
# 
@ 3243
p «
a They
a have
a made
a one
a more
a discovery
p ,
a la~bas
p ,
p »
a he
a observed
p ,
a jerking
a his
@ 3244
a thumb
a over
a his
a shoulder
a in
a the
a direction
a of
a Styles
p .
p «
a Mr°
a Wells
a told
a me
@ 3245
a as
a we
a were
a going
a upstairs
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3247
p «
a What
a was
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3249
p «
a Locked
a up
a in
a the
a desk
a in
a the
a boudoir
p ,
a they
a found
a a
a will
a of
a Mrs°
@ 3250
a Inglethorp's
p ,
a dated
a before
a her
a marriage
p ,
a leaving
a her
a fortune
a to
a Alfred
@ 3251
a Inglethorp
p .
a It
a must
a have
a been
a made
a just
a at
a the
a time
a they
a were
a engaged
p .
@ 3252
a It
a came
a quite
a as
a a
a surprise
a to
a Wells
p ---
a and
a to
a John
a Cavendish
a also
p .
a It
a was
@ 3253
a written
a on
a one
a of
a those
a printed
a will
a forms
p ,
a and
a witnessed
a by
a two
a of
a the
@ 3254
a servants
p ---
a not
a Dorcas
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3256
p «
a Did
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
a know
a of
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3258
p «
a He
a says
a not
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3260
p «
a One
a might
a take
a that
a with
a a
a grain
a of
a salt
p ,
p »
a I
a remarked
a sceptically
p .
@ 3261
p «
a All
a these
a wills
a are
a very
a confusing
p .
a Tell
a me
p ,
a how
a did
a those
a scribbled
@ 3262
a words
a on
a the
a envelope
a help
a you
a to
a discover
a that
a a
a will
a was
a made
@ 3263
a yesterday
a afternoon
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3265
a Poirot
a smiled
p .
p =
# 
@ 3267
p «
a Mon
a ami
p ,
a have
a you
a ever
p ,
a when
a writing
a a
a letter
p ,
a been
a arrested
a by
a the
@ 3268
a fact
a that
a you
a did
a not
a know
a how
a to
a spell
a a
a certain
a word
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3270
p «
a Yes
p ,
a often
p .
a I
a suppose
a every
a one
a has
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3272
p «
a Exactly
p .
a And
a have
a you
a not
p ,
a in
a such
a a
a case
p ,
a tried
a the
a word
a once
a or
@ 3273
a twice
a on
a the
a edge
a of
a the
a blotting~paper
p ,
a or
a a
a spare
a scrap
a of
a paper
p ,
a to
@ 3274
a see
a if
a it
a looked
a right
p ?
a Well
p ,
a that
a is
a what
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a did
p .
a You
a will
@ 3275
a notice
a that
a the
a word
p <
a possessed
p >
a is
a spelt
a first
a with
a one
p <
a s
p >
a and
@ 3276
a subsequently
a with
a two
p ---
a correctly
p .
a To
a make
a sure
p ,
a she
a had
a further
a tried
a it
@ 3277
a in
a a
a sentence
p ,
a thus
p :
p <
a I
a am
a possessed
p .
p >
a Now
p ,
a what
a did
a that
a tell
a me
p ?
a It
@ 3278
a told
a me
a that
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a had
a been
a writing
a the
a word
p <
a possessed
p >
a that
@ 3279
a afternoon
p ,
a and
p ,
a having
a the
a fragment
a of
a paper
a found
a in
a the
a grate
a fresh
a in
@ 3280
a my
a mind
p ,
a the
a possibility
a of
a a
a will
p ---
p (
a a
a document
a almost
a certain
a to
a contain
@ 3281
a that
a word
p )
p ---
a occurred
a to
a me
a at
a once
p .
a This
a possibility
a was
a confirmed
a by
a a
@ 3282
a further
a circumstance
p .
a In
a the
a general
a confusion
p ,
a the
a boudoir
a had
a not
a been
@ 3283
a swept
a that
a morning
p ,
a and
a near
a the
a desk
a were
a several
a traces
a of
a brown
a mould
@ 3284
a and
a earth
p .
a The
a weather
a had
a been
a perfectly
a fine
a for
a some
a days
p ,
a and
a no
@ 3285
a ordinary
a boots
a would
a have
a left
a such
a a
a heavy
a deposit
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3287
p «
a I
a strolled
a to
a the
a window
p ,
a and
a saw
a at
a once
a that
a the
a begonia
a beds
a had
@ 3288
a been
a newly
a planted
p .
a The
a mould
a in
a the
a beds
a was
a exactly
a similar
a to
a that
a on
@ 3289
a the
a floor
a of
a the
a boudoir
p ,
a and
a also
a I
a learnt
a from
a you
a that
a they
a had
a been
@ 3290
a planted
a yesterday
a afternoon
p .
a I
a was
a now
a sure
a that
a one
p ,
a or
a possibly
a both
@ 3291
a of
a the
a gardeners
p ---
a for
a there
a were
a two
a sets
a of
a foot~prints
a in
a the
a bed
p ---
a had
@ 3292
a entered
a the
a boudoir
p ,
a for
a if
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a had
a merely
a wished
a to
a speak
@ 3293
a to
a them
a she
a would
a in
a all
a probability
a have
a stood
a at
a the
a window
p ,
a and
a they
@ 3294
a would
a not
a have
a come
a into
a the
a room
a at
a all
p .
a I
a was
a now
a quite
a convinced
a that
@ 3295
a she
a had
a made
a a
a fresh
a will
p ,
a and
a had
a called
a the
a two
a gardeners
a in
a to
@ 3296
a witness
a her
a signature
p .
a Events
a proved
a that
a I
a was
a right
a in
a my
@ 3297
a supposition
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3299
p «
a That
a was
a very
a ingenious
p ,
p »
a I
a could
a not
a help
a admitting
p .
p «
a I
a must
a confess
@ 3300
a that
a the
a conclusions
a I
a drew
a from
a those
a few
a scribbled
a words
a were
a quite
@ 3301
a erroneous
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3303
a He
a smiled
p .
p =
# 
@ 3305
p «
a You
a gave
a too
a much
a rein
a to
a your
a imagination
p .
a Imagination
a is
a a
a good
@ 3306
a servant
p ,
a and
a a
a bad
a master
p .
a The
a simplest
a explanation
a is
a always
a the
a most
@ 3307
a likely
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3309
p «
a Another
a point
p ---
a how
a did
a you
a know
a that
a the
a key
a of
a the
a despatch~case
a had
@ 3310
a been
a lost
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3312
p «
a I
a did
a not
a know
a it
p .
a It
a was
a a
a guess
a that
a turned
a out
a to
a be
a correct
p .
a You
@ 3313
a observed
a that
a it
a had
a a
a piece
a of
a twisted
a wire
a through
a the
a handle
p .
a That
@ 3314
a suggested
a to
a me
a at
a once
a that
a it
a had
a possibly
a been
a wrenched
a off
a a
a flimsy
@ 3315
a key~ring
p .
a Now
p ,
a if
a it
a had
a been
a lost
a and
a recovered
p ,
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a would
@ 3316
a at
a once
a have
a replaced
a it
a on
a her
a bunch
p ;
a but
a on
a her
a bunch
a I
a found
a what
a was
@ 3317
a obviously
a the
a duplicate
a key
p ,
a very
a new
a and
a bright
p ,
a which
a led
a me
a to
a the
@ 3318
a hypothesis
a that
a somebody
a else
a had
a inserted
a the
a original
a key
a in
a the
a lock
@ 3319
a of
a the
a despatch~case
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3321
p «
a Yes
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
p «
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
p ,
a without
a doubt
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3323
a Poirot
a looked
a at
a me
a curiously
p .
p =
# 
@ 3325
p «
a You
a are
a very
a sure
a of
a his
a guilt
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3327
p «
a Well
p ,
a naturally
p .
a Every
a fresh
a circumstance
a seems
a to
a establish
a it
a more
@ 3328
a clearly
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3330
p «
a On
a the
a contrary
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
a quietly
p ,
p «
a there
a are
a several
a points
a in
@ 3331
a his
a favour
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3333
p «
a Oh
p ,
a come
a now
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 3335
p «
a Yes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3337
p «
a I
a see
a only
a one
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3339
p «
a And
a that
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3341
p «
a That
a he
a was
a not
a in
a the
a house
a last
a night
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3343
p «
p <
a Bad
a shot
p !
p >
a as
a you
a English
a say
p !
a You
a have
a chosen
a the
a one
a point
a that
a to
@ 3344
a my
a mind
a tells
a against
a him
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3346
p «
a How
a is
a that
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3348
p «
a Because
a if
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
a knew
a that
a his
a wife
a would
a be
a poisoned
a last
@ 3349
a night
p ,
a he
a would
a certainly
a have
a arranged
a to
a be
a away
a from
a the
a house
p .
a His
@ 3350
a excuse
a was
a an
a obviously
a trumped
a up
a one
p .
a That
a leaves
a us
a two
@ 3351
a possibilities
p :
a either
a he
a knew
a what
a was
a going
a to
a happen
a or
a he
a had
a a
@ 3352
a reason
a of
a his
a own
a for
a his
a absence
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3354
p «
a And
a that
a reason
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
a sceptically
p .
p =
# 
@ 3356
a Poirot
a shrugged
a his
a shoulders
p .
p =
# 
@ 3358
p «
a How
a should
a I
a know
p ?
a Discreditable
p ,
a without
a doubt
p .
a This
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p ,
@ 3359
a I
a should
a say
p ,
a is
a somewhat
a of
a a
a scoundrel
p ---
a but
a that
a does
a not
a of
a necessity
@ 3360
a make
a him
a a
a murderer
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3362
a I
a shook
a my
a head
p ,
a unconvinced
p .
p =
# 
@ 3364
p «
a We
a do
a not
a agree
p ,
a eh
p ?
p »
a said
a Poirot
p «
a Well
p ,
a let
a us
a leave
a it
p .
a Time
a will
@ 3365
a show
a which
a of
a us
a is
a right
p .
a Now
a let
a us
a turn
a to
a other
a aspects
a of
a the
a case
p .
@ 3366
a What
a do
a you
a make
a of
a the
a fact
a that
a all
a the
a doors
a of
a the
a bedroom
a were
@ 3367
a bolted
a on
a the
a inside
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3369
p «
a Well
p ,
p »
a I
a considered
p .
p «
a One
a must
a look
a at
a it
a logically
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3371
p «
a True
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3373
p «
a I
a should
a put
a it
a this
a way
p .
a The
a doors
a were
a bolted
p ---
a our
a own
a eyes
a have
@ 3374
a told
a us
a that
p ---
a yet
a the
a presence
a of
a the
a candle
a grease
a on
a the
a floor
p ,
a and
@ 3375
a the
a destruction
a of
a the
a will
p ,
a prove
a that
a during
a the
a night
a some
a one
@ 3376
a entered
a the
a room
p .
a You
a agree
a so
a far
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3378
p «
a Perfectly
p .
a Put
a with
a admirable
a clearness
p .
a Proceed
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3380
p «
a Well
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
a encouraged
p ,
p «
a as
a the
a person
a who
a entered
a did
a not
a do
a so
@ 3381
a by
a the
a window
p ,
a nor
a by
a miraclous
a means
p ,
a it
a follows
a that
a the
a door
a must
@ 3382
a have
a been
a opened
a from
a inside
a by
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a herself
p .
a That
a strengthens
@ 3383
a the
a conviction
a that
a the
a person
a in
a question
a was
a her
a husband
p .
a She
a would
@ 3384
a naturally
a open
a the
a door
a to
a her
a own
a husband
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3386
a Poirot
a shook
a his
a head
p .
p =
# 
@ 3388
p «
a Why
a should
a she
p ?
a She
a had
a bolted
a the
a door
a leading
a into
a his
a room
p ---
a a
a most
@ 3389
a unusual
a proceeding
a on
a her
a part
p ---
a she
a had
a had
a a
a most
a violent
a quarrel
a with
@ 3390
a him
a that
a very
a afternoon
p .
a No
p ,
a he
a was
a the
a last
a person
a she
a would
a admit
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3392
p «
a But
a you
a agree
a with
a me
a that
a the
a door
a must
a have
a been
a opened
a by
a Mrs°
@ 3393
a Inglethorp
a herself
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3395
p «
a There
a is
a another
a possibility
p .
a She
a may
a have
a forgotten
a to
a bolt
a the
a door
@ 3396
a into
a the
a passage
a when
a she
a went
a to
a bed
p ,
a and
a have
a got
a up
a later
p ,
a towards
@ 3397
a morning
p ,
a and
a bolted
a it
a then
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3399
p «
a Poirot
p ,
a is
a that
a seriously
a your
a opinion
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3401
p «
a No
p ,
a I
a do
a not
a say
a it
a is
a so
p ,
a but
a it
a might
a be
p .
a Now
p ,
a to
a turn
a to
a another
@ 3402
a feature
p ,
a what
a do
a you
a make
a of
a the
a scrap
a of
a conversation
a you
a overheard
@ 3403
a between
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
a and
a her
a mother~in~law
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3405
p «
a I
a had
a forgotten
a that
p ,
p »
a I
a said
a thoughtfully
p .
p «
a That
a is
a as
a enigmatical
@ 3406
a as
a ever
p .
a It
a seems
a incredible
a that
a a
a woman
a like
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
p ,
a proud
a and
@ 3407
a reticent
a to
a the
a last
a degree
p ,
a should
a interfere
a so
a violently
a in
a what
a was
@ 3408
a certainly
a not
a her
a affair
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3410
p «
a Precisely
p .
a It
a was
a an
a astonishing
a thing
a for
a a
a woman
a of
a her
a breeding
a to
@ 3411
a do
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3413
p «
a It
a is
a certainly
a curious
p ,
p »
a I
a agreed
p .
p «
a Still
p ,
a it
a is
a unimportant
p ,
a and
@ 3414
a need
a not
a be
a taken
a into
a account
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3416
a A
a groan
a burst
a from
a Poirot
p .
p =
# 
@ 3418
p «
a What
a have
a I
a always
a told
a you
p ?
a Everything
a must
a be
a taken
a into
a account
p .
a If
@ 3419
a the
a fact
a will
a not
a fit
a the
a theory
p ---
a let
a the
a theory
a go
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3421
p «
a Well
p ,
a we
a shall
a see
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
a nettled
p .
p =
# 
@ 3423
p «
a Yes
p ,
a we
a shall
a see
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3425
a We
a had
a reached
a Leastways
a Cottage
p ,
a and
a Poirot
a ushered
a me
a upstairs
a to
@ 3426
a his
a own
a room
p .
a He
a offered
a me
a one
a of
a the
a tiny
a Russian
a cigarettes
a he
@ 3427
a himself
a occasionally
a smoked
p .
a I
a was
a amused
a to
a notice
a that
a he
a stowed
a away
@ 3428
a the
a used
a matches
a most
a carefully
a in
a a
a little
a china
a pot
p .
a My
a momentary
@ 3429
a annoyance
a vanished
p .
p =
# 
@ 3431
a Poirot
a had
a placed
a our
a two
a chairs
a in
a front
a of
a the
a open
a window
a which
@ 3432
a commanded
a a
a view
a of
a the
a village
a street
p .
a The
a fresh
a air
a blew
a in
a warm
a and
@ 3433
a pleasant
p .
a It
a was
a going
a to
a be
a a
a hot
a day
p .
p =
# 
@ 3435
a Suddenly
a my
a attention
a was
a arrested
a by
a a
a weedy
a looking
a young
a man
@ 3436
a rushing
a down
a the
a street
a at
a a
a great
a pace
p .
a It
a was
a the
a expression
a on
a his
@ 3437
a face
a that
a was
a extraordinary
p ---
a a
a curious
a mingling
a of
a terror
a and
@ 3438
a agitation
p .
p =
# 
@ 3440
p «
a Look
p ,
a Poirot
p !
p »
a I
a said
p .
p =
# 
@ 3442
a He
a leant
a forward
p .
p =
# 
@ 3444
p «
a Tiens
p !
p »
a he
a said
p .
p «
a It
a is
a Mr°
a Mace
p ,
a from
a the
a chemist's
a shop
p .
a He
a is
@ 3445
a coming
a here
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3447
a The
a young
a man
a came
a to
a a
a halt
a before
a Leastways
a Cottage
p ,
a and
p ,
a after
@ 3448
a hesitating
a a
a moment
p ,
a pounded
a vigorously
a at
a the
a door
p .
p =
# 
@ 3450
p «
a A
a little
a minute
p ,
p »
a cried
a Poirot
a from
a the
a window
p .
p «
a I
a come
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3452
a Motioning
a to
a me
a to
a follow
a him
p ,
a he
a ran
a swiftly
a down
a the
a stairs
a and
@ 3453
a opened
a the
a door
p .
a Mr°
a Mace
a began
a at
a once
p .
p =
# 
@ 3455
p «
a Oh
p ,
a Mr°
a Poirot
p ,
a I'm
a sorry
a for
a the
a inconvenience
p ,
a but
a I
a heard
a that
@ 3456
a you'd
a just
a come
a back
a from
a the
a Hall
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3458
p «
a Yes
p ,
a we
a have
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3460
a The
a young
a man
a moistened
a his
a dry
a lips
p .
a His
a face
a was
a working
a curiously
p .
p =
# 
@ 3462
p «
a It's
a all
a over
a the
a village
a about
a old
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a dying
a so
@ 3463
a suddenly
p .
a They
a do
a say
p ---
p »
a he
a lowered
a his
a voice
a cautiously
p ---
p «
a that
a it's
@ 3464
a poison
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3466
a Poirot's
a face
a remained
a quite
a impassive
p .
p =
# 
@ 3468
p «
a Only
a the
a doctors
a can
a tell
a us
a that
p ,
a Mr°
a Mace
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3470
p «
a Yes
p ,
a exactly
p ---
a of
a course
p ---
p »
a The
a young
a man
a hesitated
p ,
a and
a then
a his
@ 3471
a agitation
a was
a too
a much
a for
a him
p .
a He
a clutched
a Poirot
a by
a the
a arm
p ,
a and
a sank
@ 3472
a his
a voice
a to
a a
a whisper
p :
p «
a Just
a tell
a me
a this
p ,
a Mr°
a Poirot
p ,
a it
a isn't
p ---
a it
@ 3473
a isn't
a strychnine
p ,
a is
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3475
a I
a hardly
a heard
a what
a Poirot
a replied
p .
a Something
a evidently
a of
a a
@ 3476
a noncommittal
a nature
p .
a The
a young
a man
a departed
p ,
a and
a as
a he
a closed
a the
a door
@ 3477
a Poirot's
a eyes
a met
a mine
p .
p =
# 
@ 3479
p «
a Yes
p ,
p »
a he
a said
a nodding
a gravely
p .
p «
a He
a will
a have
a evidence
a to
a give
a at
a the
@ 3480
a inquest
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3482
a We
a went
a slowly
a upstairs
a again
p .
a I
a was
a opening
a my
a lips
p ,
a when
a Poirot
@ 3483
a stopped
a me
a with
a a
a gesture
a of
a his
a hand
p .
p =
# 
@ 3485
p «
a Not
a now
p ,
a not
a now
p ,
a mon
a ami
p .
a I
a have
a need
a of
a reflection
p .
a My
a mind
a is
a in
@ 3486
a some
a disorder
p ---
a which
a is
a not
a well
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3488
a For
a about
a ten
a minutes
a he
a sat
a in
a dead
a silence
p ,
a perfectly
a still
p ,
a except
@ 3489
a for
a several
a expressive
a motions
a of
a his
a eyebrows
p ,
a and
a all
a the
a time
a his
@ 3490
a eyes
a grew
a steadily
a greener
p .
a At
a last
a he
a heaved
a a
a deep
a sigh
p .
p =
# 
@ 3492
p «
a It
a is
a well
p .
a The
a bad
a moment
a has
a passed
p .
a Now
a all
a is
a arranged
a and
@ 3493
a classified
p .
a One
a must
a never
a permit
a confusion
p .
a The
a case
a is
a not
a clear
a yet
p ---
a no
p .
@ 3494
a For
a it
a is
a of
a the
a most
a complicated
p !
a It
a puzzles
a me
p .
a Me
p ,
a Hercule
@ 3495
a Poirot
p !
a There
a are
a two
a facts
a of
a significance
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3497
p «
a And
a what
a are
a they
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3499
p «
a The
a first
a is
a the
a state
a of
a the
a weather
a yesterday
p .
a That
a is
a very
@ 3500
a important
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3502
p «
a But
a it
a was
a a
a glorious
a day
p !
p »
a I
a interrupted
p .
p «
a Poirot
p ,
a you're
a pulling
a my
@ 3503
a leg
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 3505
p «
a Not
a at
a all
p .
a The
a thermometer
a registered
s 80
a degrees
a in
a the
a shade
p .
a Do
@ 3506
a not
a forget
a that
p ,
a my
a friend
p .
a It
a is
a the
a key
a to
a the
a whole
a riddle
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 3508
p «
a And
a the
a second
a point
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
p .
p =
# 
@ 3510
p «
a The
a important
a fact
a that
a Monsieur
a Inglethorp
a wears
a very
a peculiar
@ 3511
a clothes
p ,
a has
a a
a black
a beard
p ,
a and
a uses
a glasses
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3513
p «
a Poirot
p ,
a I
a cannot
a believe
a you
a are
a serious
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3515
p «
a I
a am
a absolutely
a serious
p ,
a my
a friend
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3517
p «
a But
a this
a is
a childish
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 3519
p «
a No
p ,
a it
a is
a very
a momentous
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3521
p «
a And
a supposing
a the
a Coroner's
a jury
a returns
a a
a verdict
a of
a Wilful
a Murder
@ 3522
a against
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
p .
a What
a becomes
a of
a your
a theories
p ,
a then
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3524
p «
a They
a would
a not
a be
a shaken
a because
a twelve
a stupid
a men
a had
a happened
a to
@ 3525
a make
a a
a mistake
p !
a But
a that
a will
a not
a occur
p .
a For
a one
a thing
p ,
a a
a country
a jury
@ 3526
a is
a not
a anxious
a to
a take
a responsibility
a upon
a itself
p ,
a and
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
@ 3527
a stands
a practically
a in
a the
a position
a of
a local
a squire
p .
a Also
p ,
p »
a he
a added
@ 3528
a placidly
p ,
p «
a I
a should
a not
a allow
a it
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 3530
p «
a You
a would
a not
a allow
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3532
p «
a No
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3534
a I
a looked
a at
a the
a extraordinary
a little
a man
p ,
a divided
a between
a annoyance
@ 3535
a and
a amusement
p .
a He
a was
a so
a tremendously
a sure
a of
a himself
p .
a As
a though
a he
@ 3536
a read
a my
a thoughts
p ,
a he
a nodded
a gently
p .
p =
# 
@ 3538
p «
a Oh
p ,
a yes
p ,
a mon
a ami
p ,
a I
a would
a do
a what
a I
a say
p .
p »
a He
a got
a up
a and
a laid
a his
a hand
@ 3539
a on
a my
a shoulder
p .
a His
a physiognomy
a underwent
a a
a complete
a change
p .
a Tears
a came
@ 3540
a into
a his
a eyes
p .
p «
a In
a all
a this
p ,
a you
a see
p ,
a I
a think
a of
a that
a poor
a Mrs°
@ 3541
a Inglethorp
a who
a is
a dead
p .
a She
a was
a not
a extravagantly
a loved
p ---
a no
p .
a But
a she
a was
@ 3542
a very
a good
a to
a us
a Belgians
p ---
a I
a owe
a her
a a
a debt
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3544
a I
a endeavoured
a to
a interrupt
p ,
a but
a Poirot
a swept
a on
p .
p =
# 
@ 3546
p «
a Let
a me
a tell
a you
a this
p ,
a Hastings
p .
a She
a would
a never
a forgive
a me
a if
a I
a let
@ 3547
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
p ,
a her
a husband
p ,
a be
a arrested
a now
a when
a a
a word
a from
a me
@ 3548
a could
a save
a him
p !
p »
p =
# 
# #----------------------------------------------------------------------
# @section 2 {c6}
$ {b}{c6}
# @section 3 {cn}
$ {b}{c6}{cn}
# 
@ 3554
a Chapter
a VI
# 
# @section 3 {tt}
$ {b}{c6}{tt}
# 
@ 3558
a THE
a INQUEST
# 
# @section 3 {tx}
$ {b}{c6}{tx}
# 
@ 3562
a In
a the
a interval
a before
a the
a inquest
a Poirot
a was
a unfailing
a in
a his
@ 3563
a activity
p .
a Twice
a he
a was
a closeted
a with
a Mr°
a Wells
p .
a He
a also
a took
a long
a walks
@ 3564
a into
a the
a country
p .
a I
a rather
a resented
a his
a not
a taking
a me
a into
a his
@ 3565
a confidence
p ,
a the
a more
a so
a as
a I
a could
a not
a in
a the
a least
a guess
a what
a he
a was
@ 3566
a driving
a at
p .
p =
# 
@ 3568
a It
a occurred
a to
a me
a that
a he
a might
a have
a been
a making
a inquiries
a at
a Raikes's
@ 3569
a farm
p ;
a so
p ,
a finding
a him
a out
a when
a I
a called
a at
a Leastways
a Cottage
a on
@ 3570
a Wednesday
a evening
p ,
a I
a walked
a over
a there
a by
a the
a fields
p ,
a hoping
a to
a meet
@ 3571
a him
p .
a But
a there
a was
a no
a sign
a of
a him
p ,
a and
a I
a hesitated
a to
a go
a right
a up
a to
a the
@ 3572
a farm
a itself
p .
a As
a I
a walked
a away
p ,
a I
a met
a an
a aged
a rustic
p ,
a who
a leered
a at
a me
@ 3573
a cunningly
p .
p =
# 
@ 3575
p «
a You'm
a from
a the
a Hall
p ,
a bain't
a you
p ?
p »
a he
a asked
p =
# 
@ 3577
p «
a Yes
p .
a I'm
a looking
a for
a a
a friend
a of
a mine
a whom
a I
a thought
a might
a have
@ 3578
a walked
a this
a way
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3580
p «
a A
a little
a chap
p ?
a As
a waves
a his
a hands
a when
a he
a talks
p ?
a One
a of
a them
a Belgies
@ 3581
a from
a the
a village
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3583
p «
a Yes
p ,
p »
a I
a said
a eagerly
p .
p «
a He
a has
a been
a here
p ,
a then
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3585
p «
a Oh
p ,
a ay
p ,
a he's
a been
a here
p ,
a right
a enough
p .
a More'n
a once
a too
p .
a Friend
a of
@ 3586
a yours
p ,
a is
a he
p ?
a Ah
p ,
a you
a gentlemen
a from
a the
a Hall
p ---
a you'n
a a
a pretty
a lot
p !
p »
a And
@ 3587
a he
a leered
a more
a jocosely
a than
a ever
p .
p =
# 
@ 3589
p «
a Why
p ,
a do
a the
a gentlemen
a from
a the
a Hall
a come
a here
a often
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
p ,
a as
@ 3590
a carelessly
a as
a I
a could
p .
p =
# 
@ 3592
a He
a winked
a at
a me
a knowingly
p .
p =
# 
@ 3594
p «
a One
a does
p ,
a mister
p .
a Naming
a no
a names
p ,
a mind
p .
a And
a a
a very
a liberal
a gentleman
@ 3595
a too
p !
a Oh
p ,
a thank
a you
p ,
a sir
p ,
a I'm
a sure
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3597
a I
a walked
a on
a sharply
p .
a Evelyn
a Howard
a had
a been
a right
a then
p ,
a and
a I
@ 3598
a experienced
a a
a sharp
a twinge
a of
a disgust
p ,
a as
a I
a thought
a of
a Alfred
@ 3599
a Inglethorp's
a liberality
a with
a another
a woman's
a money
p .
a Had
a that
a piquant
@ 3600
a gipsy
a face
a been
a at
a the
a bottom
a of
a the
a crime
p ,
a or
a was
a it
a the
a baser
@ 3601
a mainspring
a of
a money
p ?
a Probably
a a
a judicious
a mixture
a of
a both
p .
p =
# 
@ 3603
a On
a one
a point
p ,
a Poirot
a seemed
a to
a have
a a
a curious
a obsession
p .
a He
a once
a or
@ 3604
a twice
a observed
a to
a me
a that
a he
a thought
a Dorcas
a must
a have
a made
a an
a error
a in
@ 3605
a fixing
a the
a time
a of
a the
a quarrel
p .
a He
a suggested
a to
a her
a repeatedly
a that
a it
@ 3606
a was
s 4
p .
s 30
p ,
a and
a not
s 4
a o'clock
a when
a she
a had
a heard
a the
a voices
p .
p =
# 
@ 3608
a But
a Dorcas
a was
a unshaken
p .
a Quite
a an
a hour
p ,
a or
a even
a more
p ,
a had
a elapsed
@ 3609
a between
a the
a time
a when
a she
a had
a heard
a the
a voices
a and
s 5
a o'clock
p ,
a when
a she
@ 3610
a had
a taken
a tea
a to
a her
a mistress
p .
p =
# 
@ 3612
a The
a inquest
a was
a held
a on
a Friday
a at
a the
a Stylites
a Arms
a in
a the
a village
p .
@ 3613
a Poirot
a and
a I
a sat
a together
p ,
a not
a being
a required
a to
a give
a evidence
p .
p =
# 
@ 3615
a The
a preliminaries
a were
a gone
a through
p .
a The
a jury
a viewed
a the
a body
p ,
a and
@ 3616
a John
a Cavendish
a gave
a evidence
a of
a identification
p .
p =
# 
@ 3618
a Further
a questioned
p ,
a he
a described
a his
a awakening
a in
a the
a early
a hours
a of
@ 3619
a the
a morning
p ,
a and
a the
a circumstances
a of
a his
a mother's
a death
p .
p =
# 
@ 3621
a The
a medical
a evidence
a was
a next
a taken
p .
a There
a was
a a
a breathless
a hush
p ,
a and
@ 3622
a every
a eye
a was
a fixed
a on
a the
a famous
a London
a specialist
p ,
a who
a was
a known
a to
a be
@ 3623
a one
a of
a the
a greatest
a authorities
a of
a the
a day
a on
a the
a subject
a of
@ 3624
a toxicology
p .
p =
# 
@ 3626
a In
a a
a few
a brief
a words
p ,
a he
a summed
a up
a the
a result
a of
a the
a post~mortem
p .
@ 3627
a Shorn
a of
a its
a medical
a phraseology
a and
a technicalities
p ,
a it
a amounted
a to
a the
@ 3628
a fact
a that
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a had
a met
a her
a death
a as
a the
a result
a of
a strychnine
@ 3629
a poisoning
p .
a Judging
a from
a the
a quantity
a recovered
p ,
a she
a must
a have
a taken
a not
@ 3630
a less
a than
a three~quarters
a of
a a
a grain
a of
a strychnine
p ;
a but
a probably
a one
@ 3631
a grain
a or
a slightly
a over
p .
p =
# 
@ 3633
p «
a Is
a it
a possible
a that
a she
a could
a have
a swallowed
a the
a poison
a by
a accident
p ?
p »
@ 3634
a asked
a the
a Coroner
p .
p =
# 
@ 3636
p «
a I
a should
a consider
a it
a very
a unlikely
p .
a Strychnine
a is
a not
a used
a for
@ 3637
a domestic
a purposes
p ,
a as
a some
a poisons
a are
p ,
a and
a there
a are
a restrictions
@ 3638
a placed
a on
a its
a sale
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3640
p «
a Does
a anything
a in
a your
a examination
a lead
a you
a to
a determine
a how
a the
@ 3641
a poison
a was
a administered
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3643
p «
a No
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3645
p «
a You
a arrived
a at
a Styles
a before
a Dr°
a Wilkins
p ,
a I
a believe
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3647
p «
a That
a is
a so
p .
a The
a motor
a met
a me
a just
a outside
a the
a lodge
a gates
p ,
a and
a I
@ 3648
a hurried
a there
a as
a fast
a as
a I
a could
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3650
p «
a Will
a you
a relate
a to
a us
a exactly
a what
a happened
a next
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3652
p «
a I
a entered
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a room
p ,
a She
a was
a at
a that
a moment
a in
a a
a typical
@ 3653
a tetanic
a convulsion
p .
a She
a turned
a towards
a me
p ,
a and
a gasped
a out
p :
p <
a Alfred
p ---
a Alfred
p ---
p >
p »
p =
# 
@ 3655
p «
a Could
a the
a strychnine
a have
a been
a administered
a in
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
@ 3656
a after~dinner
a coffee
a which
a was
a taken
a to
a her
a by
a her
a husband
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3658
p «
a Possibly
p ,
a but
a strychnine
a is
a a
a fairly
a rapid
a drug
a in
a its
a action
p .
a The
@ 3659
a symptoms
a appear
a from
a one
a to
a two
a hours
a after
a it
a has
a been
a swallowed
p .
a It
a is
@ 3660
a retarded
a under
a certain
a conditions
p ,
a none
a of
a which
p ,
a however
p ,
a appear
a to
@ 3661
a have
a been
a present
a in
a this
a case
p .
a I
a presume
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a took
a the
@ 3662
a coffee
a after
a dinner
a about
a eight
a o'clock
p ,
a whereas
a the
a symptoms
a did
a not
@ 3663
a manifest
a themselves
a until
a the
a early
a hours
a of
a the
a morning
p ,
a which
p ,
a on
a the
@ 3664
a face
a of
a it
p ,
a points
a to
a the
a drug
a having
a been
a taken
a much
a later
a in
a the
@ 3665
a evening
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3667
p «
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a was
a in
a the
a habit
a of
a drinking
a a
a cup
a of
a coco
a in
a the
@ 3668
a middle
a of
a the
a night
p .
a Could
a the
a strychnine
a have
a been
a administered
a in
@ 3669
a that
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3671
p «
a No
p ,
a I
a myself
a took
a a
a sample
a of
a the
a coco
a remaining
a in
a the
a saucepan
a and
@ 3672
a had
a it
a analysed
p .
a There
a was
a no
a strychnine
a present
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3674
a I
a heard
a Poirot
a chuckle
a softly
a beside
a me
p .
p =
# 
@ 3676
p «
a How
a did
a you
a know
p ?
p »
a I
a whispered
p .
p =
# 
@ 3678
p «
a Listen
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3680
p «
a I
a should
a say
p »
p ---
a the
a doctor
a was
a continuing
p ---
p «
a that
a I
a would
a have
a been
@ 3681
a considerably
a surprised
a at
a any
a other
a result
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3683
p «
a Simply
a because
a strychnine
a has
a an
a unusually
a bitter
a taste
p .
a It
a can
a be
@ 3684
a detected
a in
a a
a solution
a of
s 1
a in
s 70
p ,
s 000
p ,
a and
a can
a only
a be
a disguised
a by
a some
@ 3685
a strongly
a flavoured
a substance
p .
a Coco
a would
a be
a quite
a powerless
a to
a mask
@ 3686
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3688
a One
a of
a the
a jury
a wanted
a to
a know
a if
a the
a same
a objection
a applied
a to
@ 3689
a coffee
p .
p =
# 
@ 3691
p «
a No
p .
a Coffee
a has
a a
a bitter
a taste
a of
a its
a own
a which
a would
a probably
a cover
@ 3692
a the
a taste
a of
a the
a strychnine
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3694
p «
a Then
a you
a consider
a it
a more
a likely
a that
a the
a drug
a was
a administered
a in
@ 3695
a the
a coffee
p ,
a but
a that
a for
a some
a unknown
a reason
a its
a action
a was
a delayed
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3697
p «
a Yes
p ,
a but
p ,
a the
a cup
a being
a completely
a smashed
p ,
a there
a is
a no
a possibility
a of
@ 3698
a analyzing
a its
a contents
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3700
a This
a concluded
a Dr°
a Bauerstein's
a evidence
p .
a Dr°
a Wilkins
a corroborated
a it
@ 3701
a on
a all
a points
p .
a Sounded
a as
a to
a the
a possibility
a of
a suicide
p ,
a he
a repudiated
@ 3702
a it
a utterly
p .
a The
a deceased
p ,
a he
a said
p ,
a suffered
a from
a a
a weak
a heart
p ,
a but
@ 3703
a otherwise
a enjoyed
a perfect
a health
p ,
a and
a was
a of
a a
a cheerful
a and
a well~balanced
@ 3704
a disposition
p .
a She
a would
a be
a one
a of
a the
a last
a people
a to
a take
a her
@ 3705
a own
a life
p .
p =
# 
@ 3707
a Lawrence
a Cavendish
a was
a next
a called
p .
a His
a evidence
a was
a quite
@ 3708
a unimportant
p ,
a being
a a
a mere
a repetition
a of
a that
a of
a his
a brother
p .
a Just
a as
a he
@ 3709
a was
a about
a to
a step
a down
p ,
a he
a paused
p ,
a and
a said
a rather
a hesitatingly
p :
p =
# 
@ 3711
p «
a I
a should
a like
a to
a make
a a
a suggestion
a if
a I
a may
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3713
a He
a glanced
a deprecatingly
a at
a the
a Coroner
p ,
a who
a replied
a briskly
p :
p =
# 
@ 3715
p «
a Certainly
p ,
a Mr°
a Cavendish
p ,
a we
a are
a here
a to
a arrive
a at
a the
a truth
a of
a this
@ 3716
a matter
p ,
a and
a welcome
a anything
a that
a may
a lead
a to
a further
a elucidation
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3718
p «
a It
a is
a just
a an
a idea
a of
a mine
p ,
p »
a explained
a Lawrence
p .
p «
a Of
a course
a I
a may
a be
@ 3719
a quite
a wrong
p ,
a but
a it
a still
a seems
a to
a me
a that
a my
a mother's
a death
a might
a be
@ 3720
a accounted
a for
a by
a natural
a means
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3722
p «
a How
a do
a you
a make
a that
a out
p ,
a Mr°
a Cavendish
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3724
p «
a My
a mother
p ,
a at
a the
a time
a of
a her
a death
p ,
a and
a for
a some
a time
a before
a it
p ,
a was
@ 3725
a taking
a a
a tonic
a containing
a strychnine
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3727
p «
a Ah
p !
p »
a said
a the
a Coroner
p .
p =
# 
@ 3729
a The
a jury
a looked
a up
p ,
a interested
p .
p =
# 
@ 3731
p «
a I
a believe
p ,
p »
a continued
a Lawrence
p ,
p «
a that
a there
a have
a been
a cases
a where
a the
@ 3732
a cumulative
a effect
a of
a a
a drug
p ,
a administered
a for
a some
a time
p ,
a has
a ended
a by
@ 3733
a causing
a death
p .
a Also
p ,
a is
a it
a not
a possible
a that
a she
a may
a have
a taken
a a
@ 3734
a overdose
a of
a her
a medicine
a by
a accident
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3736
p «
a This
a is
a the
a first
a we
a have
a heard
a of
a the
a deceased
a taking
a strychnine
a at
@ 3737
a the
a time
a of
a her
a death
p .
a We
a are
a much
a obliged
a to
a you
p ,
a Mr°
a Cavendish
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3739
a Dr°
a Wilkins
a was
a recalled
a and
a ridiculed
a the
a idea
p .
p =
# 
@ 3741
p «
a What
a Mr°
a Cavendish
a suggests
a is
a quite
a impossible
p .
a Any
a doctor
a would
@ 3742
a tell
a you
a the
a same
p .
a Strychnine
a is
p ,
a in
a a
a certain
a sense
p ,
a a
a cumulative
@ 3743
a poison
p ,
a but
a it
a would
a be
a quite
a impossible
a for
a it
a to
a result
a in
a sudden
@ 3744
a death
a in
a this
a way
p .
a There
a would
a have
a to
a be
a a
a long
a period
a of
a chronic
@ 3745
a symptoms
a which
a would
a at
a once
a have
a attracted
a my
a attention
p .
a The
a whole
@ 3746
a thing
a is
a absurd
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3748
p «
a And
a the
a second
a suggestion
p ?
a That
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a may
a have
@ 3749
a inadvertently
a taken
a an
a overdose
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3751
p «
a Three
p ,
a or
a even
a four
a doses
p ,
a would
a not
a have
a resulted
a in
a death
p .
a Mrs°
@ 3752
a Inglethorp
a always
a had
a an
a extra
a large
a amount
a of
a medicine
a made
a up
a at
a a
@ 3753
a time
p ,
a as
a she
a dealt
a with
a Coot's
p ,
a the
a Cash
a Chemists
a in
a Tadminster
p .
a She
@ 3754
a would
a have
a had
a to
a take
a very
a nearly
a the
a whole
a bottle
a to
a account
a for
a the
@ 3755
a amount
a of
a strychnine
a found
a at
a the
a post~mortem
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3757
p «
a Then
a you
a consider
a that
a we
a may
a dismiss
a the
a tonic
a as
a not
a being
a in
a any
@ 3758
a way
a instrumental
a in
a causing
a her
a death
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3760
p «
a Certainly
p .
a The
a supposition
a is
a ridiculous
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3762
a The
a same
a juryman
a who
a had
a interrupted
a before
a here
a suggested
a that
a the
@ 3763
a chemist
a who
a made
a up
a the
a medicine
a might
a have
a committed
a an
a error
p .
p =
# 
@ 3765
p «
a That
p ,
a of
a course
p ,
a is
a always
a possible
p ,
p »
a replied
a the
a doctor
p .
p =
# 
@ 3767
a But
a Dorcas
p ,
a who
a was
a the
a next
a witness
a called
p ,
a dispelled
a even
a that
@ 3768
a possibility
p .
a The
a medicine
a had
a not
a been
a newly
a made
a up
p .
a On
a the
a contrary
p ,
@ 3769
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a had
a taken
a the
a last
a dose
a on
a the
a day
a of
a her
a death
p .
p =
# 
@ 3771
a So
a the
a question
a of
a the
a tonic
a was
a finally
a abandoned
p ,
a and
a the
a Coroner
@ 3772
a proceeded
a with
a his
a task
p .
a Having
a elicited
a from
a Dorcas
a how
a she
a had
a been
@ 3773
a awakened
a by
a the
a violent
a ringing
a of
a her
a mistress's
a bell
p ,
a and
a had
@ 3774
a subsequently
a roused
a the
a household
p ,
a he
a passed
a to
a the
a subject
a of
a the
@ 3775
a quarrel
a on
a the
a preceding
a afternoon
p .
p =
# 
@ 3777
a Dorcas's
a evidence
a on
a this
a point
a was
a substantially
a what
a Poirot
a and
a I
@ 3778
a had
a already
a heard
p ,
a so
a I
a will
a not
a repeat
a it
a here
p .
p =
# 
@ 3780
a The
a next
a witness
a was
a Mary
a Cavendish
p .
a She
a stood
a very
a upright
p ,
a and
a spoke
@ 3781
a in
a a
a low
p ,
a clear
p ;
a and
a perfectly
a composed
a voice
p .
a In
a answer
a to
a the
@ 3782
a Coroner's
a question
p ,
a she
a told
a how
p ,
a her
a alarm
a clock
a having
a aroused
a her
a at
@ 3783
s 4
p .
s 30
a as
a usual
p ,
a she
a was
a dressing
p ,
a when
a she
a was
a startled
a by
a the
a sound
a of
@ 3784
a something
a heavy
a falling
p .
p =
# 
@ 3786
p «
a That
a would
a have
a been
a the
a table
a by
a the
a bed
p ?
p »
a commented
a the
a Coroner
p .
p =
# 
@ 3788
p «
a I
a opened
a my
a door
p ,
p »
a continued
a Mary
p ,
p «
a and
a listened
p .
a In
a a
a few
a minutes
a a
@ 3789
a bell
a rang
a violently
p .
a Dorcas
a came
a running
a down
a and
a woke
a my
a husband
p ,
a and
@ 3790
a we
a all
a went
a to
a my
a mother~in~law's
a room
p ,
a but
a it
a was
a locked
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 3792
a The
a Coroner
a interrupted
a her
p .
p =
# 
@ 3794
p «
a I
a really
a do
a not
a think
a we
a need
a trouble
a you
a further
a on
a that
a point
p .
a We
@ 3795
a know
a all
a that
a can
a be
a known
a of
a the
a subsequent
a happenings
p .
a But
a I
a should
a be
@ 3796
a obliged
a if
a you
a would
a tell
a us
a all
a you
a overheard
a of
a the
a quarrel
a the
a day
@ 3797
a before
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3799
p «
a I
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3801
a There
a was
a a
a faint
a insolence
a in
a her
a voice
p :
a She
a raised
a her
a hand
a and
@ 3802
a adjusted
a the
a rue
a of
a lace
a at
a her
a neck
p ,
a turning
a her
a head
a a
a little
a as
a she
@ 3803
a did
a so
p .
a And
a quite
a spontaneously
a the
a thought
a flashed
a across
a my
a mind
p :
p «
a She
@ 3804
a is
a gaining
a time
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 3806
p «
a Yes
p .
a I
a understand
p ,
p »
a continued
a the
a Coroner
a deliberately
p ,
p «
a that
a you
@ 3807
a were
a sitting
a reading
a on
a the
a bench
a just
a outside
a the
a long
a window
a of
a the
@ 3808
a boudoir
p .
a That
a is
a so
p ,
a is
a it
a not
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3810
a This
a was
a news
a to
a me
a and
a glancing
a sideways
a at
a Poirot
p ,
a I
a fancied
a that
a it
@ 3811
a was
a news
a to
a him
a as
a well
p .
p =
# 
@ 3813
a There
a was
a the
a faintest
a pause
p ,
a the
a mere
a hesitation
a of
a a
a moment
p ,
a before
@ 3814
a she
a answered
p :
p =
# 
@ 3816
p «
a Yes
p ,
a that
a is
a so
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3818
p «
a And
a the
a boudoir
a window
a was
a open
p ,
a was
a it
a not
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3820
a Surely
a her
a face
a grew
a a
a little
a paler
a as
a she
a answered
p :
p =
# 
@ 3822
p «
a Yes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3824
p «
a Then
a you
a cannot
a have
a failed
a to
a hear
a the
a voices
a inside
p ,
a especially
a as
@ 3825
a they
a were
a raised
a in
a anger
p .
a In
a fact
p ,
a they
a would
a be
a more
a audible
a where
a you
@ 3826
a were
a than
a in
a the
a hall
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3828
p «
a Possibly
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3830
p «
a Will
a you
a repeat
a to
a us
a what
a you
a overheard
a of
a the
a quarrel
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3832
p «
a I
a really
a do
a not
a remember
a hearing
a anything
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3834
p «
a Do
a you
a mean
a to
a say
a you
a did
a not
a hear
a voices
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3836
p «
a Oh
p ,
a yes
p ,
a I
a heard
a the
a voices
p ,
a but
a I
a did
a not
a hear
a what
a they
a said
p .
p »
a A
@ 3837
a faint
a spot
a of
a colour
a came
a into
a her
a cheek
p .
p «
a I
a am
a not
a in
a the
a habit
a of
@ 3838
a listening
a to
a private
a conversations
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3840
a The
a Coroner
a persisted
p .
p =
# 
@ 3842
p «
a And
a you
a remember
a nothing
a at
a all
p ?
a Nothing
p ,
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
p ?
a Not
a one
@ 3843
a stray
a word
a or
a phrase
a to
a make
a you
a realize
a that
a it
a was
a a
a private
@ 3844
a conversation
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3846
a She
a paused
p ,
a and
a seemed
a to
a reflect
p ,
a still
a outwardly
a as
a calm
a as
a ever
p .
p =
# 
@ 3848
p «
a Yes
p ;
a I
a remember
p .
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a said
a something
p ---
a do
a not
a remember
@ 3849
a exactly
a what
p ---
a about
a causing
a scandal
a between
a husband
a and
a wife
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3851
p «
a Ah
p !
p »
a the
a Coroner
a leant
a back
a satisfied
p .
p «
a That
a corresponds
a with
a what
@ 3852
a Dorcas
a heard
p .
a But
a excuse
a me
p ,
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
p ,
a although
a you
a realized
a it
@ 3853
a was
a a
a private
a conversation
p ,
a you
a did
a not
a move
a away
p ?
a You
a remained
a where
@ 3854
a you
a were
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3856
a I
a caught
a the
a momentary
a gleam
a of
a her
a tawny
a eyes
a as
a she
a raised
a them
p .
a I
@ 3857
a felt
a certain
a that
a at
a that
a moment
a she
a would
a willingly
a have
a torn
a the
@ 3858
a little
a lawyer
p ,
a with
a his
a insinuations
p ,
a into
a pieces
p ,
a but
a she
a replied
@ 3859
a quietly
a enough
p :
p =
# 
@ 3861
p «
a No
p .
a I
a was
a very
a comfortable
a where
a I
a was
p .
a I
a fixed
a my
a mind
a on
a my
a book
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3863
p «
a And
a that
a is
a all
a you
a can
a tell
a us
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3865
p «
a That
a is
a all
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3867
a The
a examination
a was
a over
p ,
a though
a I
a doubted
a if
a the
a Coroner
a was
a entirely
@ 3868
a satisfied
a with
a it
p .
a I
a think
a he
a suspected
a that
a Mary
a Cavendish
a could
a tell
@ 3869
a more
a if
a she
a chose
p .
p =
# 
@ 3871
a Amy
a Hill
p ,
a shop
a assistant
p ,
a was
a next
a called
p ,
a and
a deposed
a to
a having
a sold
@ 3872
a a
a will
a form
a on
a the
a afternoon
a of
a the
s 17th
a to
a William
a Earl
p ,
a under~gardener
@ 3873
a at
a Styles
p .
p =
# 
@ 3875
a William
a Earl
a and
a Manning
a succeeded
a her
p ,
a and
a testified
a to
a witnessing
a a
@ 3876
a document
p .
a Manning
a fixed
a the
a time
a at
a about
s 4
p .
s 30
p ,
a William
a was
a of
a the
@ 3877
a opinion
a that
a it
a was
a rather
a earlier
p .
p =
# 
@ 3879
a Cynthia
a Murdoch
a came
a next
p .
a She
a had
p ,
a however
p ,
a little
a to
a tell
p .
a She
a had
@ 3880
a known
a nothing
a of
a the
a tragedy
p ,
a until
a awakened
a by
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
p .
p =
# 
@ 3882
p «
a You
a did
a not
a hear
a the
a table
a fall
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3884
p «
a No
p .
a I
a was
a fast
a asleep
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3886
a The
a Coroner
a smiled
p .
p =
# 
@ 3888
p «
a A
a good
a conscience
a makes
a a
a sound
a sleeper
p ,
p »
a he
a observed
p .
p «
a Thank
a you
p ,
@ 3889
a Miss
a Murdoch
p ,
a that
a is
a all
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3891
p «
a Miss
a Howard
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3893
a Miss
a Howard
a produced
a the
a letter
a written
a to
a her
a by
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a on
@ 3894
a the
a evening
a of
a the
s l7th
p .
a Poirot
a and
a I
a had
p ,
a of
a course
p ,
a already
a seen
a it
p .
@ 3895
a It
a added
a nothing
a to
a our
a knowledge
a of
a the
a tragedy
p .
a The
a following
a is
a a
@ 3896
a facsimile
p :
p =
# 
# @begin {ltr}
$ {b}{c6}{tx}{ltr}
# @begin {addr}
$ {b}{c6}{tx}{ltr}{addr}
@ 3900
a July
s 17th
a Styles
a Court
@ 3901
a Essex
# @end {addr}
$ {b}{c6}{tx}{ltr}
# @begin {txl}
$ {b}{c6}{tx}{ltr}{txl}
# 
@ 3905
a My
a dear
a Evelyn
p =
# 
@ 3907
a Can
a we
a not
a bury
a the
a hatchet
p ?
@ 3908
a I
a have
a found
a to
a forgive
a the
a things
a you
@ 3909
a said
a against
a my
a dear
a husband
a but
a I
a am
@ 3910
a an
a old
a woman
a and
a very
a fond
a of
a you
p =
# 
@ 3912
a Yours
a affectionately
p =
# 
# @end {txl}
$ {b}{c6}{tx}{ltr}
# @begin {sgn}
$ {b}{c6}{tx}{ltr}{sgn}
@ 3916
a Emily
a Inglethorp
p =
# 
# @end {sgn}
$ {b}{c6}{tx}{ltr}
# @end {ltr}
$ {b}{c6}{tx}
# 
@ 3921
a It
a was
a handed
a to
a the
a jury
a who
a scrutinized
a it
a attentively
p .
p =
# 
@ 3923
p «
a I
a fear
a it
a does
a not
a help
a us
a much
p ,
p »
a said
a the
a Coroner
p ,
a with
a a
a sigh
p .
@ 3924
p «
a There
a is
a no
a mention
a of
a any
a of
a the
a events
a of
a that
a afternoon
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3926
p «
a Plain
a as
a a
a pikestaff
a to
a me
p ,
p »
a said
a Miss
a Howard
a shortly
p .
p «
a It
a shows
@ 3927
a clearly
a enough
a that
a my
a poor
a old
a friend
a had
a just
a found
a out
a she'd
a been
@ 3928
a made
a a
a fool
a of
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 3930
p «
a It
a says
a nothing
a of
a the
a kind
a in
a the
a letter
p ,
p »
a the
a Coroner
a pointed
a out
p .
p =
# 
@ 3932
p «
a No
p ,
a because
a Emily
a never
a could
a bear
a to
a put
a herself
a in
a the
a wrong
p .
a But
a I
@ 3933
a know
a her
p .
a She
a wanted
a me
a back
p .
a But
a she
a wasn't
a going
a to
a own
a that
a I'd
a been
@ 3934
a right
p .
a She
a went
a round
a about
p .
a Most
a people
a do
p .
a Don't
a believe
a in
a it
@ 3935
a myself
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3937
a Mr°
a Wells
a smiled
a faintly
p .
a So
p ,
a I
a noticed
p ,
a did
a several
a of
a the
a jury
p .
a Miss
@ 3938
a Howard
a was
a obviously
a quite
a a
a public
a character
p .
p =
# 
@ 3940
p «
a Anyway
p ,
a all
a this
a tomfoolery
a is
a a
a great
a waste
a of
a time
p ,
p »
a continued
a the
@ 3941
a lady
p ,
a glancing
a up
a and
a down
a the
a jury
a disparagingly
p .
p «
a Talk
p ---
a talk
p ---
a talk
p !
a When
@ 3942
a all
a the
a time
a we
a know
a perfectly
a well
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 3944
a The
a Coroner
a interrupted
a her
a in
a an
a agony
a of
a apprehension
p :
p =
# 
@ 3946
p «
a Thank
a you
p ,
a Miss
a Howard
p ,
a that
a is
a all
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3948
a I
a fancy
a he
a breathed
a a
a sigh
a of
a relief
a when
a she
a complied
p .
p =
# 
@ 3950
a Then
a came
a the
a sensation
a of
a the
a day
p .
a The
a Coroner
a called
a Albert
a Mace
p ,
@ 3951
a chemist's
a assistant
p .
p =
# 
@ 3953
a It
a was
a our
a agitated
a young
a man
a of
a the
a pale
a face
p .
a In
a answer
a to
a the
@ 3954
a Coroner's
a questions
p ,
a he
a explained
a that
a he
a was
a a
a qualified
a pharmacist
p ,
@ 3955
a but
a had
a only
a recently
a come
a to
a this
a particular
a shop
p ,
a as
a the
a assistant
@ 3956
a formerly
a there
a had
a just
a been
a called
a up
a for
a the
a army
p .
p =
# 
@ 3958
a These
a preliminaries
a completed
p ,
a the
a Coroner
a proceeded
a to
a business
p .
p =
# 
@ 3960
p «
a Mr°
a Mace
p ,
a have
a you
a lately
a sold
a strychnine
a to
a any
a unauthorized
@ 3961
a person
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3963
p «
a Yes
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3965
p «
a When
a was
a this
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3967
p «
a Last
a Monday
a night
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3969
p «
a Monday
p ?
a Not
a Tuesday
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3971
p «
a No
p ,
a sir
p ,
a Monday
p ,
a the
s l6th
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3973
p «
a Will
a you
a tell
a us
a to
a whom
a you
a sold
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3975
a You
a could
a have
a heard
a a
a pin
a drop
p .
p =
# 
@ 3977
p «
a Yes
p ,
a sir
p .
a It
a was
a to
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3979
a Every
a eye
a turned
a simultaneously
a to
a where
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
a was
@ 3980
a sitting
p ,
a impassive
a and
a wooden
p .
a He
a started
a slightly
p ,
a as
a the
a damning
@ 3981
a words
a fell
a from
a the
a young
a man's
a lips
p .
a I
a half
a thought
a he
a was
a going
a to
@ 3982
a rise
a from
a his
a chair
p ,
a but
a he
a remained
a seated
p ,
a although
a a
a remarkably
a well
@ 3983
a acted
a expression
a of
a astonishment
a rose
a on
a his
a face
p .
p =
# 
@ 3985
p «
a You
a are
a sure
a of
a what
a you
a say
p ?
p »
a asked
a the
a Coroner
a sternly
p .
p =
# 
@ 3987
p «
a Quite
a sure
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3989
p «
a Are
a you
a in
a the
a habit
a of
a selling
a strychnine
a indiscriminately
a over
a the
@ 3990
a counter
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 3992
a The
a wretched
a young
a man
a wilted
a visibly
a under
a the
a Coroner's
a frown
p .
p =
# 
@ 3994
p «
a Oh
p ,
a no
p ,
a sir
p ---
a of
a course
a not
p .
a But
p ,
a seeing
a it
a was
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
a of
@ 3995
a the
a Hall
p ,
a I
a thought
a there
a was
a no
a harm
a in
a it
p .
a He
a said
a it
a was
a to
a poison
a a
@ 3996
a dog
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 3998
a Inwardly
a I
a sympathized
p .
a It
a was
a only
a human
a nature
a to
a endeavour
a to
@ 3999
a please
p «
a The
a Hall
p »
p ---
a especially
a when
a it
a might
a result
a in
a custom
a being
@ 4000
a transferred
a from
a Coot's
a to
a the
a local
a establishment
p .
p =
# 
@ 4002
p «
a Is
a it
a not
a customary
a for
a anyone
a purchasing
a poison
a to
a sign
a a
a book
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4004
p «
a Yes
p ,
a sir
p ,
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
a did
a so
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4006
p «
a Have
a you
a got
a the
a book
a here
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4008
p «
a Yes
p ,
a sir
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4010
a It
a was
a produced
p ;
a and
p ,
a with
a a
a few
a words
a of
a stern
a censure
p ,
a the
a Coroner
@ 4011
a dismissed
a the
a wretched
a Mr°
a Mace
p .
p =
# 
@ 4013
a Then
p ,
a amidst
a a
a breathless
a silence
p ,
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
a was
a called
p .
a Did
@ 4014
a he
a realize
p ,
a I
a wondered
p ,
a how
a closely
a the
a halter
a was
a being
a drawn
a around
@ 4015
a his
a neck
p ?
p =
# 
@ 4017
a The
a Coroner
a went
a straight
a to
a the
a point
p .
p =
# 
@ 4019
p «
a On
a Monday
a evening
a last
p ,
a did
a you
a purchase
a strychnine
a for
a the
a purpose
@ 4020
a of
a poisoning
a a
a dog
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4022
a Inglethorp
a replied
a with
a perfect
a calmness
p :
p =
# 
@ 4024
p «
a No
p ,
a I
a did
a not
p .
a There
a is
a no
a dog
a at
a Styles
p ,
a except
a an
a outdoor
a sheepdog
p ,
@ 4025
a which
a is
a in
a perfect
a health
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4027
p «
a You
a deny
a absolutely
a having
a purchased
a strychnine
a from
a Albert
a Mace
a on
@ 4028
a Monday
a last
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4030
p «
a I
a do
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4032
p «
a Do
a you
a also
a deny
a this
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4034
a The
a Coroner
a handed
a him
a the
a register
a in
a which
a his
a signature
a was
@ 4035
a inscribed
p .
p =
# 
@ 4037
p «
a Certainly
a I
a do
p .
a The
a hand~writing
a is
a quite
a different
a from
a mine
p .
a I
a will
@ 4038
a show
a you
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4040
a He
a took
a an
a old
a envelope
a out
a of
a his
a pocket
p ,
a and
a wrote
a his
a name
a on
a it
p ,
@ 4041
a handing
a it
a to
a the
a jury
p .
a it
a was
a certainly
a utterly
a dissimilar
p .
p =
# 
@ 4043
p «
a Then
a what
a is
a your
a explanation
a of
a Mr°
a Mace's
a statement
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4045
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
a replied
a imperturbably
p :
p =
# 
@ 4047
p «
a Mr°
a Mace
a must
a have
a been
a mistaken
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4049
a The
a Coroner
a hesitated
a for
a a
a moment
p ,
a and
a then
a said
p :
p =
# 
@ 4051
p «
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p ,
a as
a a
a mere
a matter
a of
a form
p ,
a would
a you
a mind
a telling
a us
@ 4052
a where
a you
a were
a on
a the
a evening
a of
a Monday
p ,
a July
s l6th
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4054
p «
a Really
p ---
a I
a cannot
a remember
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4056
p «
a That
a is
a absurd
p ,
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p ,
p »
a said
a the
a Coroner
a sharply
p .
p «
a Think
@ 4057
a again
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4059
a Inglethorp
a shook
a his
a head
p .
p =
# 
@ 4061
p «
a I
a cannot
a tell
a you
p .
a I
a have
a an
a idea
a that
a I
a was
a out
a walking
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4063
p «
a In
a what
a direction
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4065
p «
a I
a really
a can't
a remember
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4067
a The
a Coroner's
a face
a grew
a graver
p .
p =
# 
@ 4069
p «
a Were
a you
a in
a company
a with
a anyone
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4071
p «
a No
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4073
p «
a Did
a you
a meet
a anyone
a on
a your
a walk
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4075
p «
a No
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4077
p «
a That
a is
a a
a pity
p »
a said
a the
a Coroner
a dryly
p .
p «
a I
a am
a to
a take
a it
a then
a that
@ 4078
a you
a decline
a to
a say
a where
a you
a were
a at
a the
a time
a that
a Mr°
a Mace
a positively
@ 4079
a recognized
a you
a as
a entering
a the
a shop
a to
a purchase
a strychnine
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4081
p «
a If
a you
a like
a to
a take
a it
a that
a way
p ,
a yes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4083
p «
a Be
a careful
p ,
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4085
a Poirot
a was
a fidgeting
a nervously
p .
p =
# 
@ 4087
p «
a Sacre
p !
p »
a he
a murmured
p .
p «
a Does
a this
a imbecile
a of
a a
a man
a want
a to
a be
@ 4088
a arrested
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4090
a Inglethorp
a was
a indeed
a creating
a a
a bad
a impression
p .
a His
a futile
a denials
@ 4091
a would
a not
a have
a convinced
a a
a child
p .
a The
a Coroner
p ,
a however
p ,
a passed
a briskly
@ 4092
a to
a the
a next
a point
p ,
a and
a Poirot
a drew
a a
a deep
a breath
a of
a relief
p .
p =
# 
@ 4094
p «
a You
a had
a a
a discussion
a with
a your
a wife
a on
a Tuesday
a afternoon
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4096
p «
a Pardon
a me
p ,
p »
a interrupted
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
p ,
p «
a you
a have
a been
@ 4097
a misinformed
p .
a I
a had
a no
a quarrel
a with
a my
a dear
a wife
p .
a The
a whole
a story
a is
@ 4098
a absolutely
a untrue
p .
a I
a was
a absent
a from
a the
a house
a the
a entire
a afternoon
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4100
p «
a Have
a you
a anyone
a who
a can
a testify
a to
a that
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4102
p «
a You
a have
a my
a word
p ,
p »
a said
a Inglethorp
a haughtily
p .
p =
# 
@ 4104
a The
a Coroner
a did
a not
a trouble
a to
a reply
p .
p =
# 
@ 4106
p «
a There
a are
a two
a witnesses
a who
a will
a swear
a to
a having
a heard
a your
@ 4107
a disagreement
a with
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4109
p «
a Those
a witnesses
a were
a mistaken
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4111
a I
a was
a puzzled
p .
a The
a man
a spoke
a with
a such
a quiet
a assurance
a that
a I
a was
@ 4112
a staggered
p .
a I
a looked
a at
a Poirot
p .
a There
a was
a an
a expression
a of
a exultation
a on
@ 4113
a his
a face
a which
a I
a could
a not
a understand
p .
a Was
a he
a at
a last
a convinced
a of
@ 4114
a Alfred
a Inglethorp's
a guilt
p ?
p =
# 
@ 4116
p «
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p ,
p »
a said
a the
a Coroner
p ,
p «
a you
a have
a heard
a your
a wife's
a dying
@ 4117
a words
a repeated
a here
p .
a Can
a you
a explain
a them
a in
a any
a way
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4119
p «
a Certainly
a I
a can
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4121
p «
a You
a can
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4123
p «
a It
a seems
a to
a me
a very
a simple
p .
a The
a room
a was
a dimly
a lighted
p .
a Dr°
@ 4124
a Bauerstein
a is
a much
a of
a my
a height
a and
a build
p ,
a and
p ,
a like
a me
p ,
a wears
a a
a beard
p .
@ 4125
a In
a the
a dim
a light
p ,
a and
a suffering
a as
a she
a was
p ,
a my
a poor
a wife
a mistook
a him
a for
@ 4126
a me
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4128
p «
a Ah
p !
p »
a murmured
a Poirot
a to
a himself
p .
p «
a But
a it
a is
a an
a idea
p ,
a that
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 4130
p «
a You
a think
a it
a is
a true
p ?
p »
a I
a whispered
p .
p =
# 
@ 4132
p «
a I
a do
a not
a say
a that
p .
a But
a it
a is
a truly
a an
a ingenious
a supposition
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4134
p «
a You
a read
a my
a wife's
a last
a words
a as
a an
a accusation
p »
p ---
a Inglethorp
a was
@ 4135
a continuing
p ---
p «
a they
a were
p ,
a on
a the
a contrary
p ,
a an
a appeal
a to
a me
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4137
a The
a Coroner
a reflected
a a
a moment
p ,
a then
a he
a said
p :
p =
# 
@ 4139
p «
a I
a believe
p ,
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p ,
a that
a you
a yourself
a poured
a out
a the
a coffee
p ,
@ 4140
a and
a took
a it
a to
a your
a wife
a that
a evening
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4142
p «
a I
a poured
a it
a out
p ,
a yes
p .
a But
a I
a did
a not
a take
a it
a to
a her
p .
a I
a meant
a to
a do
a so
p ,
@ 4143
a but
a I
a was
a told
a that
a a
a friend
a was
a at
a the
a hall
a door
p ,
a so
a I
a laid
a down
a the
@ 4144
a coffee
a on
a the
a hall
a table
p .
a When
a I
a came
a through
a the
a hall
a again
a a
a few
@ 4145
a minutes
a later
p ,
a it
a was
a gone
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4147
a This
a statement
a might
p ,
a or
a might
a not
p ,
a be
a true
p ,
a but
a it
a did
a not
a seem
a to
a me
@ 4148
a to
a improve
a matters
a much
a for
a Inglethorp
p .
a In
a any
a case
p ,
a he
a had
a had
a ample
@ 4149
a time
a to
a introduce
a the
a poison
p .
p =
# 
@ 4151
a At
a that
a point
p ,
a Poirot
a nudged
a me
a gently
p ,
a indicating
a two
a men
a who
a were
@ 4152
a sitting
a together
a near
a the
a door
p .
a One
a was
a a
a little
p ,
a sharp
p ,
a dark
p ,
a ferret~faced
@ 4153
a man
p ,
a the
a other
a was
a tall
a and
a fair
p .
p =
# 
@ 4155
a I
a questioned
a Poirot
a mutely
p .
a He
a put
a his
a lips
a to
a my
a ear
p .
p =
# 
@ 4157
p «
a Do
a you
a know
a who
a that
a little
a man
a is
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4159
a I
a shook
a my
a head
p .
p =
# 
@ 4161
p «
a That
a is
a Detective
a Inspector
a James
a Japp
a of
a Scotland
a Yard
p ---
a Jimmy
a Japp
p .
@ 4162
a The
a other
a man
a is
a from
a Scotland
a Yard
a too
p .
a Things
a are
a moving
a quickly
p ,
a my
@ 4163
a friend
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4165
a I
a stared
a at
a the
a two
a men
a intently
p .
a There
a was
a certainly
a nothing
a of
a the
@ 4166
a policeman
a about
a them
p .
a I
a should
a never
a have
a suspected
a them
a of
a being
@ 4167
a official
a personages
p .
p =
# 
@ 4169
a I
a was
a still
a staring
p ,
a when
a I
a was
a startled
a and
a recalled
a by
a the
a verdict
@ 4170
a being
a given
p :
p =
# 
@ 4172
p «
a Wilful
a Murder
a against
a some
a person
a or
a persons
a unknown
p .
p »
p =
# 
# #----------------------------------------------------------------------
# @section 2 {c7}
$ {b}{c7}
# @section 3 {cn}
$ {b}{c7}{cn}
# 
@ 4178
a Chapter
a VII
# 
# @section 3 {tt}
$ {b}{c7}{tt}
# 
@ 4182
a POIROT
a PAYS
a HIS
a DEBTS
# 
# @section 3 {tx}
$ {b}{c7}{tx}
# 
@ 4186
a As
a we
a came
a out
a of
a the
a Stylites
a Arms
p ,
a Poirot
a drew
a me
a aside
a by
a a
a gentle
@ 4187
a pressure
a of
a the
a arm
p .
a I
a understood
a his
a object
p .
a He
a was
a waiting
a for
a the
@ 4188
a Scotland
a Yard
a men
p .
p =
# 
@ 4190
a In
a a
a few
a moments
p ,
a they
a emerged
p ,
a and
a Poirot
a at
a once
a stepped
a forward
p ,
a and
@ 4191
a accosted
a the
a shorter
a of
a the
a two
p .
p =
# 
@ 4193
a I
a fear
a you
a do
a not
a remember
a me
p ,
a Inspector
a Japp
p .
p =
# 
@ 4195
p «
a Why
p ,
a if
a it
a isn't
a Mr°
a Poirot
p !
p »
a cried
a the
a Inspector
p .
a He
a turned
a to
a the
@ 4196
a other
a man
p .
p «
a You've
a heard
a me
a speak
a of
a Mr°
a Poirot
p ?
a It
a was
a in
s 1904
a he
a and
a I
@ 4197
a worked
a together
p ---
a the
a Abercrombie
a forgery
a case
p ---
a you
a remember
p ,
a he
a was
a run
@ 4198
a down
a in
a Brussels
p .
a Ah
p ,
a those
a were
a great
a days
p ;
a Moosier
p .
a Then
p ,
a do
a you
@ 4199
a remember
p <
a Baron
p >
a Altara
p ?
a There
a was
a a
a pretty
a rogue
a for
a you
p !
a He
a eluded
a the
@ 4200
a clutches
a of
a half
a the
a police
a in
a Europe
p .
a But
a we
a nailed
a him
a in
a Antwerp
p ---
a thanks
@ 4201
a to
a Mr°
a Poirot
a here
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4203
a As
a these
a friendly
a reminiscences
a were
a being
a indulged
a in
p ,
a I
a drew
a nearer
p ,
@ 4204
a and
a was
a introduced
a to
a Detective~Inspector
a Japp
p ,
a who
p ,
a in
a his
a turn
p ,
@ 4205
a introduced
a us
a both
a to
a his
a companion
p ,
a Superintendent
a Summerhaye
p .
p =
# 
@ 4207
p «
a I
a need
a hardly
a ask
a what
a you
a are
a doing
a here
p ,
a gentlemen
p ,
p »
a remarked
@ 4208
a Poirot
p .
p =
# 
@ 4210
a Japp
a closed
a one
a eye
a knowingly
p .
p =
# 
@ 4212
p «
a No
p ,
a indeed
p .
a Pretty
a clear
a case
a I
a should
a say
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4214
a But
a Poirot
a answered
a gravely
p :
p =
# 
@ 4216
p «
a There
a I
a differ
a from
a you
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4218
p «
a Oh
p ,
a come
p !
p »
a said
a Summerhaye
p ,
a opening
a his
a lips
a for
a the
a first
a time
p .
@ 4219
p «
a Surely
a the
a whole
a thing
a is
a clear
a as
a daylight
p .
a The
a man's
a caught
a red~handed
p .
@ 4220
a How
a he
a could
a be
a such
a a
a fool
a beats
a me
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 4222
a But
a Japp
a was
a looking
a attentively
a at
a Poirot
p .
p =
# 
@ 4224
p «
a Hold
a your
a fire
p ,
a Summerhaye
p ,
p »
a he
a remarked
a jocularly
p .
p =
# 
@ 4226
p «
a Me
a and
a Moosier
a here
a have
a met
a before
p ---
a and
a there's
a no
a man's
a judgment
@ 4227
a I'd
a sooner
a take
a than
a his
p .
a If
a I'm
a not
a greatly
a mistaken
p ,
a he's
a got
@ 4228
a something
a up
a his
a sleeve
p .
a Isn't
a that
a so
p ,
a Moosier
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4230
a Poirot
a smiled
p .
p =
# 
@ 4232
p «
a I
a have
a drawn
a certain
a conclusions
p ---
a yes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4234
a Summerhaye
a was
a still
a looking
a rather
a sceptical
p ,
a but
a Japp
a continued
a his
@ 4235
a scrutiny
a of
a Poirot
p .
p =
# 
@ 4237
p «
a It's
a this
a way
p ,
p »
a he
a said
p ,
p «
a so
a far
p ,
a we've
a only
a seen
a the
a case
a from
a the
@ 4238
a outside
p .
a That's
a where
a the
a Yard's
a at
a a
a disadvantage
a in
a a
a case
a of
a this
@ 4239
a kind
p ,
a where
a the
a murder's
a only
a out
p ,
a so
a to
a speak
p ,
a after
a the
a inquest
p .
a A
a lot
@ 4240
a depends
a on
a being
a on
a the
a spot
a first
a thing
p ,
a and
a that's
a where
a Mr°
a Poirot's
@ 4241
a had
a the
a start
a of
a us
p .
a We
a shouldn't
a have
a been
a here
a as
a soon
a as
a this
a even
p ,
@ 4242
a if
a it
a hadn't
a been
a for
a the
a fact
a that
a there
a was
a a
a smart
a doctor
a on
a the
@ 4243
a spot
p ,
a who
a gave
a us
a the
a tip
a through
a the
a Coroner
p .
a But
a you've
a been
a on
a the
@ 4244
a spot
a from
a the
a first
p ,
a and
a you
a may
a have
a picked
a up
a some
a little
a hints
p .
a From
@ 4245
a the
a evidence
a at
a the
a inquest
p ,
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
a murdered
a his
a wife
a as
a sure
a as
@ 4246
a I
a stand
a here
p ,
a and
a if
a anyone
a but
a you
a hinted
a the
a contrary
a I'd
a laugh
a in
a his
@ 4247
a face
p .
a I
a must
a say
a I
a was
a surprised
a the
a jury
a didn't
a bring
a it
a in
a Wilful
@ 4248
a Murder
a against
a him
a right
a off
p .
a I
a think
a they
a would
a have
p ,
a if
a it
a hadn't
a been
@ 4249
a for
a the
a Coroner
p ---
a he
a seemed
a to
a be
a holding
a them
a back
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4251
p «
a Perhaps
p ,
a though
p ,
a you
a have
a a
a warrant
a for
a his
a arrest
a in
a your
a pocket
@ 4252
a now
p ,
p »
a suggested
a Poirot
p .
p =
# 
@ 4254
a A
a kind
a of
a wooden
a shutter
a of
a officialdom
a came
a down
a over
a Japp's
@ 4255
a expressive
a countenance
p .
p =
# 
@ 4257
p «
a Perhaps
a I
a have
p ,
a and
a perhaps
a I
a haven't
p ,
p »
a he
a remarked
a dryly
p .
p =
# 
@ 4259
a Poirot
a looked
a at
a him
a thoughtfully
p .
p =
# 
@ 4261
p «
a I
a am
a very
a anxious
p ,
a Messieurs
p ,
a that
a he
a should
a not
a be
a arrested
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4263
p «
a I
a dare
a say
p ,
p »
a observed
a Summerhaye
a sarcastically
p .
p =
# 
@ 4265
a Japp
a was
a regarding
a Poirot
a with
a comical
a perplexity
p .
p =
# 
@ 4267
p «
a Can't
a you
a go
a a
a little
a further
p ,
a Mr°
a Poirot
p ?
a A
a wink's
a as
a good
a as
a a
a nod
p ---
a from
@ 4268
a you
p .
a You've
a been
a on
a the
a spot
p ---
a and
a the
a Yard
a doesn't
a want
a to
a make
@ 4269
a any
a mistakes
p ,
a you
a know
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4271
a Poirot
a nodded
a gravely
p .
p =
# 
@ 4273
p «
a That
a is
a exactly
a what
a I
a thought
p .
a Well
p ,
a I
a will
a tell
a you
a this
p .
a Use
a your
@ 4274
a warrant
p :
a Arrest
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p .
a But
a it
a will
a bring
a you
a no
a kudos
p ---
a the
a case
@ 4275
a against
a him
a will
a be
a dismissed
a at
a once
p !
a Comme
a a
p !
p »
a And
a he
a snapped
a his
@ 4276
a fingers
a expressively
p .
p =
# 
@ 4278
a Japp's
a face
a grew
a grave
p ,
a though
a Summerhaye
a gave
a an
a incredulous
a snort
p .
p =
# 
@ 4280
a As
a for
a me
p ,
a I
a was
a literally
a dumb
a with
a astonishment
p .
a I
a could
a only
@ 4281
a conclude
a that
a Poirot
a was
a mad
p .
p =
# 
@ 4283
a Japp
a had
a taken
a out
a a
a handkerchief
p ,
a and
a was
a gently
a dabbing
a his
a brow
p .
p =
# 
@ 4285
p «
a I
a daren't
a do
a it
p ,
a Mr°
a Poirot
p .
a I'd
a take
a your
a word
p ,
a but
a there's
a others
@ 4286
a over
a me
a who'll
a be
a asking
a what
a the
a devil
a I
a mean
a by
a it
p .
a Can't
a you
a give
a me
@ 4287
a a
a little
a more
a to
a go
a on
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4289
a Poirot
a reflected
a a
a moment
p .
p =
# 
@ 4291
p «
a It
a can
a be
a done
p ,
p »
a he
a said
a at
a last
p .
p «
a I
a admit
a I
a do
a not
a wish
a it
p .
a It
@ 4292
a forces
a my
a hand
p .
a I
a would
a have
a preferred
a to
a work
a in
a the
a dark
a just
a for
a the
@ 4293
a present
p ,
a but
a what
a you
a say
a is
a very
a just
p ---
a the
a word
a of
a a
a Belgian
a policeman
p ,
@ 4294
a whose
a day
a is
a past
p ,
a is
a not
a enough
p !
a And
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
a must
a not
a be
@ 4295
a arrested
p .
a That
a I
a have
a sworn
p ,
a as
a my
a friend
a Hastings
a here
a knows
p .
a See
p ,
@ 4296
a then
p ,
a my
a good
a Japp
p ,
a you
a go
a at
a once
a to
a Styles
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4298
p «
a Well
p ,
a in
a about
a half
a an
a hour
p .
a We're
a seeing
a the
a Coroner
a and
a the
a doctor
@ 4299
a first
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4301
p «
a Good
p .
a Call
a for
a me
a in
a passing
a the
a last
a house
a in
a the
a village
p .
a I
a will
@ 4302
a go
a with
a you
p .
a At
a Styles
p ,
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
a will
a give
a you
p ,
a or
a if
a he
a refuses
p ---
a as
@ 4303
a is
p .
a probable
p ---
a I
a will
a give
a you
a such
a proofs
a that
a shall
a satisfy
a you
a that
@ 4304
a the
a case
a against
a him
a could
a not
a possibly
a be
a sustained
p .
a Is
a that
a a
@ 4305
a bargain
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4307
p «
a That's
a a
a bargain
p ,
p »
a said
a Japp
a heartily
p .
p «
a And
p ,
a on
a behalf
a of
a the
a Yard
p ,
@ 4308
a I'm
a much
a obliged
a to
a you
p ,
a though
a I'm
a bound
a to
a confess
a I
a can't
a at
a present
@ 4309
a see
a the
a faintest
a possible
a loop~hole
a in
a the
a evidence
p ,
a but
a you
a always
a were
@ 4310
a a
a marvel
p !
a So
a long
p ,
a then
p ,
a Moosier
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4312
a The
a two
a detectives
a strode
a away
p ,
a Summerhaye
a with
a an
a incredulous
a grin
a on
@ 4313
a his
a face
p .
p =
# 
@ 4315
p «
a Well
p ,
a my
a friend
p ,
p »
a cried
a Poirot
p ,
a before
a I
a could
a get
a in
a a
a word
p ,
p «
a what
@ 4316
a do
a you
a think
p ?
a Mon
a Dieu
p !
a I
a had
a some
a warm
a moments
a in
a that
a court
p ;
a I
a did
a not
@ 4317
a figure
a to
a myself
a that
a the
a man
a would
a be
a so
a pig~headed
a as
a to
a refuse
a to
a say
@ 4318
a anything
a at
a all
p .
a Decidedly
p ,
a it
a was
a the
a policy
a of
a an
a imbecile
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4320
p «
a H'm
p !
a There
a are
a other
a explanations
a besides
a that
a of
a imbecility
p ,
p »
a I
@ 4321
a remarked
p .
p «
a For
p ,
a if
a the
a case
a against
a him
a is
a true
p ,
a how
a could
a he
a defend
@ 4322
a himself
a except
a by
a silence
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4324
p «
a Why
p ,
a in
a a
a thousand
a ingenious
a ways
p ,
p »
a cried
a Poirot
p .
p «
a See
p ;
a say
a that
a it
@ 4325
a is
a I
a who
a have
a committed
a this
a murder
p ,
a I
a can
a think
a of
a seven
a most
a plausible
@ 4326
a stories
p !
a Far
a more
a convincing
a than
a Mr°
a Inglethorp's
a stony
a denials
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 4328
a I
a could
a not
a help
a laughing
p .
p =
# 
@ 4330
p «
a My
a dear
a Poirot
p ,
a I
a am
a sure
a you
a are
a capable
a of
a thinking
a of
a seventy
p !
@ 4331
a But
p ,
a seriously
p ,
a in
a spite
a of
a what
a I
a heard
a you
a say
a to
a the
a detectives
p ,
a you
@ 4332
a surely
a cannot
a still
a believe
a in
a the
a possibility
a of
a Alfred
a Inglethorp's
@ 4333
a innocence
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4335
p «
a Why
a not
a now
a as
a much
a as
a before
p ?
a Nothing
a has
a changed
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4337
p «
a But
a the
a evidence
a is
a so
a conclusive
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4339
p «
a Yes
p ,
a too
a conclusive
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4341
a We
a turned
a in
a at
a the
a gate
a of
a Leastways
a Cottage
p ,
a and
a proceeded
a up
a the
@ 4342
a now
a familiar
a stairs
p .
p =
# 
@ 4344
p «
a Yes
p ,
a yes
p ,
a too
a conclusive
p ,
p »
a continued
a Poirot
p ,
a almost
a to
a himself
p .
p «
a Real
@ 4345
a evidence
a is
a usually
a vague
a and
a unsatisfactory
p .
a It
a has
a to
a be
a examined
p ---
a sifted
p .
@ 4346
a But
a here
a the
a whole
a thing
a is
a cut
a and
a dried
p .
a No
p ,
a my
a friend
p ,
a this
@ 4347
a evidence
a has
a been
a very
a cleverly
a manufactured
p ---
a so
a cleverly
a that
a it
a has
@ 4348
a defeated
a its
a own
a ends
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4350
p «
a How
a do
a you
a make
a that
a out
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4352
p «
a Because
p ,
a so
a long
a as
a the
a evidence
a against
a him
a was
a vague
a and
@ 4353
a intangible
p ,
a it
a was
a very
a hard
a to
a disprove
p .
a But
p ,
a in
a his
a anxiety
p ,
a the
@ 4354
a criminal
a has
a drawn
a the
a net
a so
a closely
a that
a one
a cut
a will
a set
a Inglethorp
@ 4355
a free
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4357
a I
a was
a silent
p .
a And
a in
a a
a minute
a or
a two
p ,
a Poirot
a continued
p :
p =
# 
@ 4359
p «
a Let
a us
a look
a at
a the
a matter
a like
a this
p .
a Here
a is
a a
a man
p ,
a let
a us
a say
p ,
a who
@ 4360
a sets
a out
a to
a poison
a his
a wife
p .
a He
a has
a lived
a by
a his
a wits
a as
a the
a saying
@ 4361
a goes
p .
a Presumably
p ,
a therefore
p ,
a he
a has
a some
a wits
p .
a He
a is
a not
a altogether
a a
@ 4362
a fool
p .
a Well
p ,
a how
a does
a he
a set
a about
a it
p ?
a He
a goes
a boldly
a to
a the
a village
@ 4363
a chemist's
a and
a purchases
a strychnine
a under
a his
a own
a name
p ,
a with
a a
a trumped
@ 4364
a up
a story
a about
a a
a dog
a which
a is
a bound
a to
a be
a proved
a absurd
p .
a He
a does
a not
@ 4365
a employ
a the
a poison
a that
a night
p .
a No
p ,
a he
a waits
a until
a he
a has
a had
a a
a violent
@ 4366
a quarrel
a with
a her
p ,
a of
a which
a the
a whole
a household
a is
a cognisant
p ,
a and
a which
@ 4367
a naturally
a directs
a their
a suspicions
a upon
a him
p .
a He
a prepares
a no
a defence
p ---
a no
@ 4368
a shadow
a of
a an
a alibi
p ;
a yet
a he
a knows
a the
a chemist's
a assistant
a must
@ 4369
a necessarily
a come
a forward
a with
a the
a facts
p .
a Bah
p !
a do
a not
a ask
a me
a to
a believe
@ 4370
a that
a any
a man
a could
a be
a so
a idiotic
p !
a Only
a a
a lunatic
p ,
a who
a wished
a to
a commit
@ 4371
a suicide
a by
a causing
a himself
a to
a be
a hanged
p ,
a would
a act
a so
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 4373
p «
a Still
p ---
a I
a do
a not
a see
p ---
p »
a I
a began
p .
p =
# 
@ 4375
p «
a Neither
a do
a I
a see
p .
a I
a tell
a you
p ,
a mon
a ami
p ,
a it
a puzzles
a me
p .
a Me
p ---
a Hercule
@ 4376
a Poirot
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 4378
p «
a But
a if
a you
a believe
a him
a innocent
p ,
a how
a do
a you
a explain
a his
a buying
a the
@ 4379
a strychnine
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4381
p «
a Very
a simply
p .
a He
a did
a not
a buy
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4383
p «
a But
a Mace
a recognized
a him
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 4385
p «
a I
a beg
a your
a pardon
p ,
a he
a saw
a a
a man
a with
a a
a black
a beard
a like
a Mr°
@ 4386
a Inglethorp's
p ,
a and
a wearing
a glasses
a like
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p ,
a and
a dressed
a in
@ 4387
a Mr°
a Inglethorp's
a rather
a noticeable
a clothes
p .
a He
a could
a not
a recognize
a a
a man
@ 4388
a whom
a he
a had
a probably
a only
a seen
a in
a the
a distance
p ,
a since
p ,
a you
a remember
p ,
a he
@ 4389
a himself
a had
a only
a been
a in
a the
a village
a a
a fortnight
p ,
a and
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
@ 4390
a dealt
a principally
a with
a Coot's
a in
a Tadminster
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4392
p «
a Then
a you
a think
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 4394
p «
a Mon
a ami
p ,
a do
a you
a remember
a the
a two
a points
a I
a laid
a stress
a upon
p ?
a Leave
a the
@ 4395
a first
a one
a for
a the
a moment
p ,
a what
a was
a the
a second
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4397
p «
a The
a important
a fact
a that
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
a wears
a peculiar
a clothes
p ,
a has
@ 4398
a a
a black
a beard
p ,
a and
a uses
a glasses
p ,
p »
a I
a quoted
p .
p =
# 
@ 4400
p «
a Exactly
p .
a Now
a suppose
a anyone
a wished
a to
a pass
a himself
a off
a as
a John
a or
@ 4401
a Lawrence
a Cavendish
p .
a Would
a it
a be
a easy
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4403
p «
a No
p ,
p »
a I
a said
a thoughtfully
p .
p «
a Of
a course
a an
a actor
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 4405
a But
a Poirot
a cut
a me
a short
a ruthlessly
p .
p =
# 
@ 4407
p «
a And
a why
a would
a it
a not
a be
a easy
p ?
a I
a will
a tell
a you
p ,
a my
a friend
p :
a Because
@ 4408
a they
a are
a both
a clean~shaven
a men
p .
a To
a make
a up
a successfully
a as
a one
a of
a these
@ 4409
a two
a in
a broad
a daylight
p ,
a it
a would
a need
a an
a actor
a of
a genius
p ,
a and
a a
a certain
@ 4410
a initial
a facial
a resemblance
p .
a But
a in
a the
a case
a of
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
p ,
a all
@ 4411
a that
a is
a changed
p .
a His
a clothes
p ,
a his
a beard
p ,
a the
a glasses
a which
a hide
a his
@ 4412
a eyes
p ---
a those
a are
a the
a salient
a points
a about
a his
a personal
a appearance
p .
a Now
p ,
@ 4413
a what
a is
a the
a first
a instinct
a of
a the
a criminal
p ?
a To
a divert
a suspicion
a from
@ 4414
a himself
p ,
a is
a it
a not
a so
p ?
a And
a how
a can
a he
a best
a do
a that
p ?
a By
a throwing
a it
a on
@ 4415
a some
a one
a else
p .
a In
a this
a instance
p ,
a there
a was
a a
a man
a ready
a to
a his
a hand
p .
@ 4416
a Everybody
a was
a predisposed
a to
a believe
a in
a Mr°
a Inglethorp's
a guilt
p .
a It
a was
a a
@ 4417
a foregone
a conclusion
a that
a he
a would
a be
a suspected
p ;
a but
p ,
a to
a make
a it
a a
a sure
@ 4418
a thing
a there
a must
a be
a tangible
a proof
a such
a as
a the
a actual
a buying
a of
a the
@ 4419
a poison
p ,
a and
a that
p ,
a with
a a
a man
a of
a the
a peculiar
a appearance
a of
a Mr°
@ 4420
a Inglethorp
p ,
a was
a not
a difficult
p .
a Remember
p ,
a this
a young
a Mace
a had
a never
@ 4421
a actually
a spoken
a to
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p .
a How
a should
a he
a doubt
a that
a the
a man
a in
@ 4422
a his
a clothes
p ,
a with
a his
a beard
a and
a his
a glasses
p ,
a was
a not
a Alfred
@ 4423
a Inglethorp
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4425
p «
a It
a may
a be
a so
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
a fascinated
a by
a Poirot's
a eloquence
p .
p «
a But
p ,
a if
@ 4426
a that
a was
a the
a case
p ,
a why
a does
a he
a not
a say
a where
a he
a was
a at
a six
a o'clock
a on
@ 4427
a Monday
a evening
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4429
p «
a Ah
p ,
a why
a indeed
p ?
p »
a said
a Poirot
p ,
a calming
a down
p .
p «
a If
a he
a were
a arrested
p ,
a he
@ 4430
a probably
a would
a speak
p ,
a but
a I
a do
a not
a want
a it
a to
a come
a to
a that
p .
a I
a must
a make
@ 4431
a him
a see
a the
a gravity
a of
a his
a position
p .
a There
a is
p ,
a of
a course
p ,
a something
@ 4432
a discreditable
a behind
a his
a silence
p .
a If
a he
a did
a not
a murder
a his
a wife
p ,
a he
a is
p ,
@ 4433
a nevertheless
p ,
a a
a scoundrel
p ,
a and
a has
a something
a of
a his
a own
a to
a conceal
p ,
@ 4434
a quite
a apart
a from
a the
a murder
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4436
p «
a What
a can
a it
a be
p ?
p »
a I
a mused
p ,
a won
a over
a to
a Poirot's
a views
a for
a the
a moment
p ,
@ 4437
a although
a still
a retaining
a a
a faint
a conviction
a that
a the
a obvious
a deduction
@ 4438
a was
a the
a correct
a one
p .
p =
# 
@ 4440
p «
a Can
a you
a not
a guess
p ?
p »
a asked
a Poirot
p ,
a smiling
p .
p =
# 
@ 4442
p «
a No
p ,
a can
a you
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4444
p «
a Oh
p ,
a yes
p ,
a I
a had
a a
a little
a idea
a sometime
a ago
p ---
a and
a it
a has
a turned
a out
a to
@ 4445
a be
a correct
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4447
p «
a You
a never
a told
a me
p ,
p »
a I
a said
a reproachfully
p .
p =
# 
@ 4449
a Poirot
a spread
a out
a his
a hands
a apologetically
p .
p =
# 
@ 4451
p «
a Pardon
a me
p ;
a mon
a ami
p ,
a you
a were
a not
a precisely
a sympathique
p .
p »
a He
a turned
a to
@ 4452
a me
a earnestly
p .
p «
a Tell
a me
p ---
a you
a see
a now
a that
a he
a must
a not
a be
a arrested
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4454
p «
a Perhaps
p ,
p »
a I
a said
a doubtfully
p ,
a for
a I
a was
a really
a quite
a indifferent
a to
@ 4455
a the
a fate
a of
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
p ,
a and
a thought
a that
a a
a good
a fright
a would
a do
@ 4456
a him
a no
a harm
p .
p =
# 
@ 4458
a Poirot
p ,
a who
a was
a watching
a me
a intently
p ,
a gave
a a
a sigh
p .
p =
# 
@ 4460
p «
a Come
p ,
a my
a friend
p ,
p »
a he
a said
p ,
a changing
a the
a subject
p ,
p «
a apart
a from
a Mr°
@ 4461
a Inglethorp
p ,
a how
a did
a the
a evidence
a at
a the
a inquest
a strike
a you
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4463
p «
a Oh
p ,
a pretty
a much
a what
a I
a expected
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4465
p «
a Did
a nothing
a strike
a you
a as
a peculiar
a about
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4467
a My
a thoughts
a flew
a to
a Mary
a Cavendish
p ,
a and
a I
a hedged
p :
p =
# 
@ 4469
p «
a In
a what
a way
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4471
p «
a Well
p ,
a Mr°
a Lawrence
a Cavendish's
a evidence
a for
a instance
p ?
p »
a I
a was
@ 4472
a relieved
p .
p =
# 
@ 4474
p «
a Oh
p ,
a Lawrence
p !
a No
p ,
a I
a don't
a think
a so
p .
a He's
a always
a a
a nervous
a chap
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4476
p «
a His
a suggestion
a that
a his
a mother
a might
a have
a been
a poisoned
@ 4477
a accidentally
a by
a means
a of
a the
a tonic
a she
a was
a taking
p ,
a that
a did
a not
a strike
@ 4478
a you
a as
a strange
p ---
a hein
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4480
p «
a No
p ,
a I
a can't
a say
a it
a did
p .
a The
a doctors
a ridiculed
a it
a of
a course
p .
a But
a it
@ 4481
a was
a quite
a a
a natural
a suggestion
a for
a a
a layman
a to
a make
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4483
p «
a But
a Monsieur
a Lawrence
a is
a not
a a
a layman
p .
a You
a told
a me
a yourself
a that
a he
@ 4484
a had
a started
a by
a studying
a medicine
p ,
a and
a that
a he
a had
a taken
a his
a degree
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4486
p «
a Yes
p ,
a that's
a true
p .
a I
a never
a thought
a of
a that
p .
p »
a I
a was
a rather
a startled
p .
@ 4487
p «
a It
a is
a odd
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4489
a Poirot
a nodded
p .
p =
# 
@ 4491
p «
a From
a the
a first
p ,
a his
a behaviour
a has
a been
a peculiar
p .
a Of
a all
a the
@ 4492
a household
p ,
a he
a alone
a would
a be
a likely
a to
a recognize
a the
a symptoms
a of
@ 4493
a strychnine
a poisoning
p ,
a and
a yet
a we
a find
a him
a the
a only
a member
a of
a the
a family
@ 4494
a to
a uphold
a strenuously
a the
a theory
a of
a death
a from
a natural
a causes
p .
a If
a it
a had
@ 4495
a been
a Monsieur
a John
p ,
a I
a could
a have
a understood
a it
p .
a He
a has
a no
a technical
@ 4496
a knowledge
p ,
a and
a is
a by
a nature
a unimaginative
p .
a But
a Monsieur
a Lawrence
p ---
a no
p !
@ 4497
a And
a now
p ,
a to~day
p ,
a he
a puts
a forward
a a
a suggestion
a that
a he
a himself
a must
a have
@ 4498
a known
a was
a ridiculous
p .
a There
a is
a food
a for
a thought
a in
a this
p ,
a mon
a ami
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 4500
p «
a It's
a very
a confusing
p ,
p »
a I
a agreed
p .
p =
# 
@ 4502
p «
a Then
a there
a is
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
p ,
p »
a continued
a Poirot
p .
p «
a That's
a another
a who
@ 4503
a is
a not
a telling
a all
a she
a knows
p !
a What
a do
a you
a make
a of
a her
a attitude
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4505
p «
a I
a don't
a know
a what
a to
a make
a of
a it
p .
a It
a seems
a inconceivable
a that
a she
@ 4506
a should
a be
a shielding
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
p .
a Yet
a that
a is
a what
a it
a looks
a like
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4508
a Poirot
a nodded
a reflectively
p .
p =
# 
@ 4510
p «
a Yes
p ,
a it
a is
a queer
p .
a One
a thing
a is
a certain
p ,
a she
a overheard
a a
a good
a deal
@ 4511
a more
a of
a that
a private
a conversation
a than
a she
a was
a willing
a to
a admit
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4513
p «
a And
a yet
a she
a is
a the
a last
a person
a one
a would
a accuse
a of
a stooping
a to
@ 4514
a eavesdrop
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 4516
p «
a Exactly
p .
a One
a thing
a her
a evidence
a has
a shown
a me
p .
a I
a made
a a
a mistake
p .
@ 4517
a Dorcas
a was
a quite
a right
p .
a The
a quarrel
a did
a take
a place
a earlier
a in
a the
@ 4518
a afternoon
p ,
a about
a four
a o'clock
p ,
a as
a she
a said
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4520
a I
a looked
a at
a him
a curiously
p .
a I
a had
a never
a understood
a his
a insistence
a on
@ 4521
a that
a point
p .
p =
# 
@ 4523
p «
a Yes
p ,
a a
a good
a deal
a that
a was
a peculiar
a came
a out
a to~day
p ,
p »
a continued
a Poirot
p .
@ 4524
p «
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
p ,
a now
p ,
a what
a was
a he
a doing
a up
a and
a dressed
a at
a that
a hour
a in
@ 4525
a the
a morning
p ?
a It
a is
a astonishing
a to
a me
a that
a no
a one
a commented
a on
a the
@ 4526
a fact
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4528
p «
a He
a has
a insomnia
p ,
a I
a believe
p ,
p »
a I
a said
a doubtfully
p .
p =
# 
@ 4530
p «
a Which
a is
a a
a very
a good
p ,
a or
a a
a very
a bad
a explanation
p ,
p »
a remarked
a Poirot
p .
@ 4531
p «
a It
a covers
a everything
p ,
a and
a explains
a nothing
p .
a I
a shall
a keep
a my
a eye
a on
a our
@ 4532
a clever
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4534
p «
a Any
a more
a faults
a to
a find
a with
a the
a evidence
p ?
p »
a I
a inquired
a satirically
p .
p =
# 
@ 4536
p «
a Mon
a ami
p ,
p »
a replied
a Poirot
a gravely
p ,
p «
a when
a you
a find
a that
a people
a are
a not
@ 4537
a telling
a you
a the
a truth
p ---
a look
a out
p !
a Now
p ,
a unless
a I
a am
a much
a mistaken
p ,
a at
a the
@ 4538
a inquest
a to~day
a only
a one
p ---
a at
a most
p ,
a two
a persons
a were
a speaking
a the
a truth
@ 4539
a without
a reservation
a or
a subterfuge
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4541
p «
a Oh
p ,
a come
a now
p ,
a Poirot
p .
a I
a won't
a cite
a Lawrence
p ,
a or
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
p .
a But
@ 4542
a there's
a John
p ---
a and
a Miss
a Howard
p ,
a surely
a they
a were
a speaking
a the
a truth
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4544
p «
a Both
a of
a them
p ,
a my
a friend
p ?
a One
p ,
a I
a grant
a you
p ,
a but
a both
p ---
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 4546
a His
a words
a gave
a me
a an
a unpleasant
a shock
p .
a Miss
a Howard's
a evidence
p ,
@ 4547
a unimportant
a as
a it
a was
p ,
a had
a been
a given
a in
a such
a a
a downright
@ 4548
a straightforward
a manner
a that
a it
a had
a never
a occurred
a to
a me
a to
a doubt
a her
@ 4549
a sincerity
p .
a Still
p ,
a I
a had
a a
a great
a respect
a for
a Poirot's
a sagacity
p ---
a except
a on
@ 4550
a the
a occasions
a when
a he
a was
a what
a I
a described
a to
a myself
a as
p «
a foolishly
@ 4551
a pigheaded
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4553
p «
a Do
a you
a really
a think
a so
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
p .
p «
a Miss
a Howard
a had
a always
a seemed
a to
@ 4554
a me
a so
a essentially
a honest
a almost
a uncomfortably
a so
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4556
a Poirot
a gave
a me
a a
a curious
a look
p ,
a which
a I
a could
a not
a quite
a fathom
p .
a He
@ 4557
a seemed
a to
a speak
p ,
a and
a then
a checked
a himself
p .
p =
# 
@ 4559
p «
a Miss
a Murdoch
a too
p ,
p »
a I
a continued
p ,
p «
a there's
a nothing
a untruthful
a about
@ 4560
a her
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4562
p «
a No
p .
a But
a it
a was
a strange
a that
a she
a never
a heard
a a
a sound
p ,
a sleeping
a next
@ 4563
a door
p ;
a whereas
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
p ,
a in
a the
a other
a wing
a of
a the
a building
p ,
@ 4564
a distinctly
a heard
a the
a table
a fall
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4566
p «
a Well
p ,
a she's
a young
p .
a And
a she
a sleeps
a soundly
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4568
p «
a Ah
p ,
a yes
p ,
a indeed
p !
a She
a must
a be
a a
a famous
a sleeper
p ,
a that
a one
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 4570
a I
a did
a not
a quite
a like
a the
a tone
a of
a his
a voice
p ,
a but
a at
a that
a moment
a a
a smart
@ 4571
a knock
a reached
a our
a ears
p ,
a and
a looking
a out
a of
a the
a window
a we
a perceived
a the
@ 4572
a two
a detectives
a waiting
a for
a us
a below
p .
p =
# 
@ 4574
a Poirot
a seized
a his
a hat
p ,
a gave
a a
a ferocious
a twist
a to
a his
a moustache
p ,
a and
p ,
@ 4575
a carefully
a brushing
a an
a imaginary
a speck
a of
a dust
a from
a his
a sleeve
p ,
a motioned
@ 4576
a me
a to
a precede
a him
a down
a the
a stairs
p ;
a there
a we
a joined
a the
a detectives
a and
@ 4577
a set
a out
a for
a Styles
p .
p =
# 
@ 4579
a I
a think
a the
a appearance
a of
a the
a two
a Scotland
a Yard
a men
a was
a rather
a a
@ 4580
a shock
p ---
a especially
a to
a John
p ,
a though
a of
a course
a after
a the
a verdict
p ,
a he
@ 4581
a had
a realized
a that
a it
a was
a only
a a
a matter
a of
a time
p .
a Still
p ,
a the
a presence
@ 4582
a of
a the
a detectives
a brought
a the
a truth
a home
a to
a him
a more
a than
a anything
@ 4583
a else
a could
a have
a done
p .
p =
# 
@ 4585
a Poirot
a had
a conferred
a with
a Japp
a in
a a
a low
a tone
a on
a the
a way
a up
p ,
a and
a it
a was
@ 4586
a the
a latter
a functionary
a who
a requested
a that
a the
a household
p ,
a with
a the
@ 4587
a exception
a of
a the
a servants
p ,
a should
a be
a assembled
a together
a in
a the
a drawing~room
p .
@ 4588
a I
a realized
a the
a significance
a of
a this
p .
a It
a was
a up
a to
a Poirot
a to
a make
@ 4589
a his
a boast
a good
p .
p =
# 
@ 4591
a Personally
p ,
a I
a was
a not
a sanguine
p .
a Poirot
a might
a have
a excellent
a reasons
@ 4592
a for
a his
a belief
a in
a Inglethorp's
a innocence
p ;
a but
a a
a man
a of
a the
a type
a of
@ 4593
a Summerhaye
a would
a require
a tangible
a proofs
p ,
a and
a these
a I
a doubted
a if
a Poirot
@ 4594
a could
a supply
p :
p =
# 
@ 4596
a Before
a very
a long
a we
a had
a all
a trooped
a into
a the
a drawing~room
p ,
a the
a door
a of
@ 4597
a which
a Japp
a closed
p .
a Poirot
a politely
a set
a chairs
a for
a every
a one
p .
a The
@ 4598
a Scotland
a Yard
a men
a were
a the
a cynosure
a of
a all
a eyes
p .
a I
a think
a that
a for
a the
@ 4599
a first
a time
a we
a realized
a that
a the
a thing
a was
a not
a a
a bad
a dream
p ,
a but
a a
@ 4600
a tangible
a reality
p .
a We
a had
a read
a of
a such
a things
p ---
a now
a we
a ourselves
a were
@ 4601
a actors
a in
a the
a drama
p .
a To~morrow
a the
a daily
a papers
p ,
a all
a over
a England
p ,
@ 4602
a would
a blazon
a out
a the
a news
a in
a staring
a headlines
p :
p =
# 
# @begin {hdlin}
$ {b}{c7}{tx}{hdlin}
@ 4605
p «
a MYSTERIOUS
a TRAGEDY
a IN
a ESSEX
p »
p =
# 
@ 4607
p «
a WEALTHY
a LADY
a POISONED
p »
p =
# 
# @end {hdlin}
$ {b}{c7}{tx}
# 
@ 4611
a There
a would
a be
a pictures
a of
a Styles
p ,
a snap~shots
a of
p «
a The
a family
a leaving
a the
@ 4612
a Inquest
p »
p ---
a the
a village
a photographer
a had
a not
a been
a idle
p !
a All
a the
a things
a that
@ 4613
a one
a had
a read
a a
a hundred
a times
p ---
a things
a that
a happen
a to
a other
a people
p ,
a not
a to
@ 4614
a oneself
p .
a And
a now
p ,
a in
a this
a house
p ,
a a
a murder
a had
a been
a committed
p .
a In
a front
@ 4615
a of
a us
a were
p «
a the
a detectives
a in
a charge
a of
a the
a case
p .
p »
a The
a well~known
a glib
@ 4616
a phraseology
a passed
a rapidly
a through
a my
a mind
a in
a the
a interval
a before
a Poirot
@ 4617
a opened
a the
a proceedings
p .
p =
# 
@ 4619
a I
a think
a every
a one
a was
a a
a little
a surprised
a that
a it
a should
a be
a he
a and
a not
@ 4620
a one
a of
a the
a official
a detectives
a who
a took
a the
a initiative
p .
p =
# 
@ 4622
p «
a Mesdames
a and
a messieurs
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
p ,
a bowing
a as
a though
a he
a were
a a
@ 4623
a celebrity
a about
a to
a deliver
a a
a lecture
p ,
p «
a I
a have
a asked
a you
a to
a come
a here
a all
@ 4624
a together
p ,
a for
a a
a certain
a object
p .
a That
a object
p ,
a it
a concerns
a Mr°
a Alfred
@ 4625
a Inglethorp
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4627
a Inglethorp
a was
a sitting
a a
a little
a by
a himself
a I
a think
p ,
a unconsciously
p ,
@ 4628
a every
a one
a had
a drawn
a his
a chair
a slightly
a away
a from
a him
p ---
a and
a he
a gave
a a
a faint
@ 4629
a start
a as
a Poirot
a pronounced
a his
a name
p .
p =
# 
@ 4631
p «
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
p ,
a addressing
a him
a directly
p ,
p «
a a
a very
a dark
@ 4632
a shadow
a is
a resting
a on
a this
a house
p ---
a the
a shadow
a of
a murder
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4634
a Inglethorp
a shook
a his
a head
a sadly
p .
p =
# 
@ 4636
p «
a My
a poor
a wife
p ,
p »
a he
a murmured
p .
p «
a Poor
a Emily
p !
a It
a is
a terrible
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4638
p «
a I
a do
a not
a think
p ,
a monsieur
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
a pointedly
p ,
p «
a that
a you
a quite
@ 4639
a realize
a how
a terrible
a it
a may
a be
p ---
a for
a you
p .
p »
a And
a as
a Inglethorp
a did
a not
@ 4640
a appear
a to
a understand
p ,
a he
a added
p :
p «
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p ,
a you
a are
a standing
a in
@ 4641
a very
a grave
a danger
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4643
a The
a two
a detectives
a fidgeted
p .
a I
a saw
a the
a official
a caution
p «
a Anything
a you
@ 4644
a say
a will
a be
a used
a in
a evidence
a against
a you
p »
a actually
a hovering
a on
@ 4645
a Summerhaye's
a lips
p .
a Poirot
a went
a on
p .
p =
# 
@ 4647
p «
a Do
a you
a understand
a now
p ,
a monsieur
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4649
p «
a No
p .
a What
a do
a you
a mean
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4651
p «
a I
a mean
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
a deliberately
p ,
p «
a that
a you
a are
a suspected
a of
@ 4652
a poisoning
a your
a wife
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4654
a A
a little
a gasp
a ran
a round
a the
a circle
a at
a this
a plain
a speaking
p .
p =
# 
@ 4656
p «
a Good
a heavens
p !
p »
a cried
a Inglethorp
p ,
a starting
a up
p .
p «
a What
a a
a monstrous
a idea
p !
@ 4657
a I
p ---
a poison
a my
a dearest
a Emily
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 4659
p «
a I
a do
a not
a think
p »
p ---
a Poirot
a watched
a him
a narrowly
p ---
p «
a that
a you
a quite
a realize
@ 4660
a the
a unfavourable
a nature
a of
a your
a evidence
a at
a the
a inquest
p .
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p ,
@ 4661
a knowing
a what
a I
a have
a now
a told
a you
p ,
a do
a you
a still
a refuse
a to
a say
a where
a you
@ 4662
a were
a at
a six
a o'clock
a on
a Monday
a afternoon
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4664
a With
a a
a groan
p ,
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
a sank
a down
a again
a and
a buried
a his
a face
a in
@ 4665
a his
a hands
p .
a Poirot
a approached
a and
a stood
a over
a him
p .
p =
# 
@ 4667
p «
a Speak
p !
p »
a he
a cried
a menacingly
p .
p =
# 
@ 4669
a With
a an
a effort
p ,
a Inglethorp
a raised
a his
a face
a from
a his
a hands
p .
a Then
p ,
@ 4670
a slowly
a and
a deliberately
p ,
a he
a shook
a his
a head
p .
p =
# 
@ 4672
p «
a You
a will
a not
a speak
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4674
p «
a No
p .
a I
a do
a not
a believe
a that
a anyone
a could
a be
a so
a monstrous
a as
a to
a accuse
a me
@ 4675
a of
a what
a you
a say
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4677
a Poirot
a nodded
a thoughtfully
p ,
a like
a a
a man
a whose
a mind
a is
a made
a up
p .
p =
# 
@ 4679
p «
a Soit
p !
p »
a he
a said
p .
p «
a Then
a I
a must
a speak
a for
a you
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4681
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
a sprang
a up
a again
p .
p =
# 
@ 4683
p «
a You
p !
a How
a can
a you
a speak
p ?
a You
a do
a not
a know
p ---
p »
a he
a broke
a off
a abruptly
p .
p =
# 
@ 4685
a Poirot
a turned
a to
a face
a us
p .
p «
a Mesdames
a and
a messieurs
p !
a I
a speak
p !
a Listen
p !
a I
p ,
@ 4686
a Hercule
a Poirot
p ,
a affirm
a that
a the
a man
a who
a entered
a the
a chemist's
a shop
p ,
a and
@ 4687
a purchased
a strychnine
a at
a six
a o'clock
a on
a Monday
a last
a was
a not
a Mr°
@ 4688
a Inglethorp
p ,
a for
a at
a six
a o'clock
a on
a that
a day
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
a was
a escorting
@ 4689
a Mrs°
a Raikes
a back
a to
a her
a home
a from
a a
a neighbouring
a farm
p .
a I
a can
a produce
a no
@ 4690
a less
a than
a five
a witnesses
a to
a swear
a to
a having
a seen
a them
a together
p ,
a either
@ 4691
a at
a six
a or
a just
a after
a and
p ,
a as
a you
a may
a know
p ,
a the
a Abbey
a Farm
p ,
a Mrs°
a Raikes's
@ 4692
a home
p ,
a is
a at
a least
a two
a and
a a
a half
a miles
a distant
a from
a the
a village
p .
a There
a is
@ 4693
a absolutely
a no
a question
a as
a to
a the
a alibi
p !
p »
p =
# 
# #----------------------------------------------------------------------
# @section 2 {c8}
$ {b}{c8}
# @section 3 {cn}
$ {b}{c8}{cn}
# 
@ 4699
a Chapter
a VIII
# 
# @section 3 {tt}
$ {b}{c8}{tt}
# 
@ 4703
a FRESH
a SUSPICIONS
# 
# @section 3 {tx}
$ {b}{c8}{tx}
# 
@ 4707
a There
a was
a a
a moment's
a stupefied
a silence
p .
a Japp
p ,
a who
a was
a the
a least
@ 4708
a surprised
a of
a any
a of
a us
p ,
a was
a the
a first
a to
a speak
p .
p =
# 
@ 4710
p «
a My
a word
p ,
p »
a he
a cried
p ,
p «
a you're
a the
a goods
p !
a And
a no
a mistake
p ,
a Mr°
a Poirot
p !
@ 4711
a These
a witnesses
a of
a yours
a are
a all
a right
p ,
a I
a suppose
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4713
p «
a Voila
p !
a I
a have
a prepared
a a
a list
a of
a their
a names
a and
a addresses
p .
a You
a must
@ 4714
a see
a them
p ,
a of
a course
p .
a But
a you
a will
a find
a it
a all
a right
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4716
p «
a I'm
a sure
a of
a that
p .
p »
a Japp
a lowered
a his
a voice
p .
p «
a I'm
a much
a obliged
a to
a you
p .
a A
@ 4717
a pretty
a mare's
a nest
a arresting
a him
a would
a have
a been
p .
p »
a He
a turned
a to
@ 4718
a Inglethorp
p .
p «
a But
p ,
a if
a you'll
a excuse
a me
p ,
a sir
p ,
a why
a couldn't
a you
a say
a all
@ 4719
a this
a at
a the
a inquest
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4721
p «
a I
a will
a tell
a you
a why
p ,
p »
a interrupted
a Poirot
p .
p «
a There
a was
a a
a certain
@ 4722
a rumour
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 4724
p «
a A
a most
a malicious
a and
a utterly
a untrue
a one
p ,
p »
a interrupted
a Alfred
@ 4725
a Inglethorp
a in
a an
a agitated
a voice
p .
p =
# 
@ 4727
p «
a And
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
a was
a anxious
a to
a have
a no
a scandal
a revived
a just
a at
@ 4728
a present
p .
a Am
a I
a right
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4730
p «
a Quite
a right
p .
p »
a Inglethorp
a nodded
p .
p «
a With
a my
a poor
a Emily
a not
a yet
a buried
p ,
@ 4731
a can
a you
a wonder
a I
a was
a anxious
a that
a no
a more
a lying
a rumours
a should
a be
@ 4732
a started
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4734
p «
a Between
a you
a and
a me
p ,
a sir
p ,
p »
a remarked
a Japp
p ,
p «
a I'd
a sooner
a have
a any
a amount
@ 4735
a of
a rumours
a than
a be
a arrested
a for
a murder
p .
a And
a I
a venture
a to
a think
a your
a poor
@ 4736
a lady
a would
a have
a felt
a the
a same
p .
a And
p ,
a if
a it
a hadn't
a been
a for
a Mr°
a Poirot
@ 4737
a here
p ,
a arrested
a you
a would
a have
a been
p ,
a as
a sure
a as
a eggs
a is
a eggs
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 4739
p «
a I
a was
a foolish
p ,
a no
a doubt
p ,
p »
a murmured
a Inglethorp
p .
p «
a But
a you
a do
a not
a know
p ,
@ 4740
a inspector
p ,
a how
a I
a have
a been
a persecuted
a and
a maligned
p .
p »
a And
a he
a shot
a a
@ 4741
a baleful
a glance
a at
a Evelyn
a Howard
p .
p =
# 
@ 4743
p «
a Now
p ,
a sir
p ,
p »
a said
a Japp
p ,
a turning
a briskly
a to
a John
p ,
p «
a I
a should
a like
a to
a see
@ 4744
a the
a lady's
a bedroom
p ,
a please
p ,
a and
a after
a that
a I'll
a have
a a
a little
a chat
a with
@ 4745
a the
a servants
p .
a Don't
a you
a bother
a about
a anything
p .
a Mr°
a Poirot
p ,
a here
p ,
a will
@ 4746
a show
a me
a the
a way
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4748
a As
a they
a all
a went
a out
a of
a the
a room
p ,
a Poirot
a turned
a and
a made
a me
a a
a sign
a to
@ 4749
a follow
a him
a upstairs
p .
a There
a he
a caught
a me
a by
a the
a arm
p ,
a and
a drew
a me
a aside
p .
p =
# 
@ 4751
p «
a Quick
p ,
a go
a to
a the
a other
a wing
p .
a Stand
a there
p ---
a just
a this
a side
a of
a the
a baize
@ 4752
a door
p .
a Do
a not
a move
a till
a I
a come
p .
p »
a Then
p ,
a turning
a rapidly
p ,
a he
a rejoined
a the
@ 4753
a two
a detectives
p .
p =
# 
@ 4755
a I
a followed
a his
a instructions
p ,
a taking
a up
a my
a position
a by
a the
a baize
a door
p ,
@ 4756
a and
a wondering
a what
a on
a earth
a lay
a behind
a the
a request
p .
a Why
a was
a I
a to
a stand
@ 4757
a in
a this
a particular
a spot
a on
a guard
p ?
a I
a looked
a thoughtfully
a down
a the
@ 4758
a corridor
a in
a front
a of
a me
p .
a An
a idea
a struck
a me
p .
a With
a the
a exception
a of
@ 4759
a Cynthia
a Murdoch's
p ,
a every
a one's
a room
a was
a in
a this
a left
a wing
p .
a Had
a that
@ 4760
a anything
a to
a do
a with
a it
p ?
a Was
a I
a to
a report
a who
a came
a or
a went
p ?
a I
a stood
@ 4761
a faithfully
a at
a my
a post
p .
a The
a minutes
a passed
p .
a Nobody
a came
p .
a Nothing
@ 4762
a happened
p .
p =
# 
@ 4764
a It
a must
a have
a been
a quite
a twenty
a minutes
a before
a Poirot
a rejoined
a me
p .
p =
# 
@ 4766
p «
a You
a have
a not
a stirred
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4768
p «
a No
p ,
a I've
a stuck
a here
a like
a a
a rock
p .
a Nothing's
a happened
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4770
p «
a Ah
p !
p »
a Was
a he
a pleased
p ,
a or
a disappointed
p ?
p «
a You've
a seen
a nothing
a at
a all
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4772
p «
a No
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4774
p «
a But
a you
a have
a probably
a heard
a something
p ?
a A
a big
a bump
p ---
a eh
p ,
a mon
a ami
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4776
p «
a No
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4778
p «
a Is
a it
a possible
p ?
a Ah
p ,
a but
a I
a am
a vexed
a with
a myself
p !
a I
a am
a not
a usually
@ 4779
a clumsy
p .
a I
a made
a but
a a
a slight
a gesture
p »
p ---
a I
a know
a Poirot's
a gestures
p ---
p «
a with
a the
@ 4780
a left
a hand
p ,
a and
a over
a went
a the
a table
a by
a the
a bed
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 4782
a He
a looked
a so
a childishly
a vexed
a and
a crest~fallen
a that
a I
a hastened
a to
@ 4783
a console
a him
p .
p =
# 
@ 4785
p «
a Never
a mind
p ,
a old
a chap
p .
a What
a does
a it
a matter
p ?
a Your
a triumph
a downstairs
@ 4786
a excited
a you
p .
a I
a can
a tell
a you
p ,
a that
a was
a a
a surprise
a to
a us
a all
p .
a There
a must
@ 4787
a be
a more
a in
a this
a affair
a of
a Inglethorp's
a with
a Mrs°
a Raikes
a than
a we
a thought
p ,
@ 4788
a to
a make
a him
a hold
a his
a tongue
a so
a persistently
p .
a What
a are
a you
a going
a to
a do
@ 4789
a now
p ?
a Where
a are
a the
a Scotland
a Yard
a fellows
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4791
p «
a Gone
a down
a to
a interview
a the
a servants
p .
a I
a showed
a them
a all
a our
a exhibits
p .
@ 4792
a I
a am
a disappointed
a in
a Japp
p .
a He
a has
a no
a method
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 4794
p «
a Hullo
p !
p »
a I
a said
p ,
a looking
a out
a of
a the
a window
p .
p «
a Here's
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
p .
a I
@ 4795
a believe
a you're
a right
a about
a that
a man
p ,
a Poirot
p .
a I
a don't
a like
a him
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4797
p «
a He
a is
a clever
p ,
p »
a observed
a Poirot
a meditatively
p .
p =
# 
@ 4799
p «
a Oh
p ,
a clever
a as
a the
a devil
p !
a I
a must
a say
a I
a was
a overjoyed
a to
a see
a him
a in
a the
@ 4800
a plight
a he
a was
a in
a on
a Tuesday
p .
a You
a never
a saw
a such
a a
a spectacle
p !
p »
a And
a I
@ 4801
a described
a the
a doctor's
a adventure
p .
p «
a He
a looked
a a
a regular
a scarecrow
p !
@ 4802
a Plastered
a with
a mud
a from
a head
a to
a foot
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4804
p «
a You
a saw
a him
p ,
a then
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4806
p «
a Yes
p .
a Of
a course
p ,
a he
a didn't
a want
a to
a come
a in
p ---
a it
a was
a just
a after
a dinner
p ---
a but
@ 4807
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
a insisted
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4809
p «
a What
p ?
p »
a Poirot
a caught
a me
a violently
a by
a the
a shoulders
p .
p «
a Was
a Dr°
@ 4810
a Bauerstein
a here
a on
a Tuesday
a evening
p ?
a Here
p ?
a And
a you
a never
a told
a me
p ?
a Why
a did
@ 4811
a you
a not
a tell
a me
p ?
a Why
p ?
a Why
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4813
a He
a appeared
a to
a be
a in
a an
a absolute
a frenzy
p .
p =
# 
@ 4815
p «
a My
a dear
a Poirot
p ,
p »
a I
a expostulated
p ,
p «
a I
a never
a thought
a it
a would
@ 4816
a interest
a you
p .
a I
a didn't
a know
a it
a was
a of
a any
a importance
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4818
p «
a Importance
p ?
a It
a is
a of
a the
a first
a importance
p !
a So
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
a was
a here
@ 4819
a on
p <
a Tuesday
p >
a night
p ---
a the
a night
a of
a the
a murder
p .
a Hastings
p ,
a do
a you
a not
a see
p ?
@ 4820
a That
a alters
a everything
p ---
a everything
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 4822
a I
a had
a never
a seen
a him
a so
a upset
p .
a Loosening
a his
a hold
a of
a me
p ,
a he
@ 4823
a mechanically
a straightened
a a
a pair
a of
a candlesticks
p ,
a still
a murmuring
a to
@ 4824
a himself
p :
p «
a Yes
p ,
a that
a alters
a everything
p ---
a everything
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4826
a Suddenly
a he
a seemed
a to
a come
a to
a a
a decision
p .
p =
# 
@ 4828
p «
a Allons
p !
p »
a he
a said
p .
p «
a We
a must
a act
a at
a once
p .
a Where
a is
a Mr°
a Cavendish
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4830
a John
a was
a in
a the
a smoking
a room
p .
a Poirot
a went
a straight
a to
a him
p .
p =
# 
@ 4832
p «
a Mr°
a Cavendish
p ,
a I
a have
a some
a important
a business
a in
a Tadminster
p .
a A
a new
@ 4833
a clue
p .
a May
a I
a take
a your
a motor
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4835
p «
a Why
p ,
a of
a course
p .
a Do
a you
a mean
a at
a once
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4837
p «
a If
a you
a please
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4839
a John
a rang
a the
a bell
p ,
a and
a ordered
a round
a the
a car
p .
a in
a another
a ten
a minutes
p ,
@ 4840
a we
a were
a racing
a down
a the
a park
a and
a along
a the
a high
a road
a to
a Tadminster
p .
@ 4841
p «
a Now
p ,
a Poirot
p ,
p »
a I
a remarked
a resignedly
p ,
p «
a perhaps
a you
a will
a tell
a me
a what
a all
@ 4842
a this
a is
a about
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4844
p «
a Well
p ,
a mon
a ami
p ,
a a
a good
a deal
a you
a can
a guess
a for
a yourself
p .
a Of
a course
a you
@ 4845
a realize
a that
p ,
a now
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
a is
a out
a of
a it
p ,
a the
a whole
a position
a is
@ 4846
a greatly
a changed
p !
a We
a are
a face
a to
a face
a with
a an
a entirely
a new
a problem
p .
a We
@ 4847
a know
a now
a that
a there
a is
a one
a person
a who
a did
a not
a buy
a the
a poison
p .
a We
a have
@ 4848
a cleared
a away
a the
a manufactured
a clues
p .
a Now
a for
a the
a real
a ones
p .
a I
a have
@ 4849
a ascertained
a that
a anyone
a in
a the
a household
p ,
a with
a the
a exception
a of
a Mrs°
@ 4850
a Cavendish
p ,
a who
a was
a playing
a tennis
a with
a you
p ,
a could
a have
a personated
a Mr°
@ 4851
a Inglethorp
a on
a Monday
a evening
p .
a In
a the
a same
a way
p ,
a we
a have
a his
a statement
@ 4852
a that
a he
a put
a the
a coffee
a down
a in
a the
a hall
p .
a No
a one
a took
a much
a notice
a of
a that
@ 4853
a at
a the
a inquest
p ---
a but
a now
a it
a has
a a
a very
a different
a significance
p .
a We
a must
@ 4854
a find
a out
a who
a did
a take
a that
a coffee
a to
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a eventually
p ,
a or
@ 4855
a who
a passed
a through
a the
a hall
a whilst
a it
a was
a standing
a there
p .
a From
a your
@ 4856
a account
p ,
a there
a are
a only
a two
a people
a whom
a we
a can
a positively
a say
a did
a not
a go
@ 4857
a near
a the
a coffee
p ---
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
p ,
a and
a Mademoiselle
a Cynthia
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4859
p «
a Yes
p ,
a that
a is
a so
p .
p »
a I
a felt
a an
a inexpressible
a lightening
a of
a the
a heart
p .
@ 4860
a Mary
a Cavendish
a could
a certainly
a not
a rest
a under
a suspicion
p .
p =
# 
@ 4862
p «
a In
a clearing
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
p ,
p »
a continued
a Poirot
p ,
p «
a I
a have
a been
@ 4863
a obliged
a to
a show
a my
a hand
a sooner
a than
a I
a intended
p .
a As
a long
a as
a I
a might
a be
@ 4864
a thought
a to
a be
a pursuing
a him
p ,
a the
a criminal
a would
a be
a off
a his
a guard
p .
a Now
p ,
a he
@ 4865
a will
a be
a doubly
a careful
p .
a Yes
p ---
a doubly
a careful
p .
p »
a He
a turned
a to
a me
a abruptly
p .
@ 4866
p «
a Tell
a me
p ,
a Hastings
p ,
a you
a yourself
p ---
a have
a you
a no
a suspicions
a of
a anybody
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4868
a I
a hesitated
p .
a To
a tell
a the
a truth
p ,
a an
a idea
p ,
a wild
a and
a extravagant
a in
@ 4869
a itself
p ,
a had
a once
a or
a twice
a that
a morning
a flashed
a through
a my
a brain
p .
a I
a had
@ 4870
a rejected
a it
a as
a absurd
p ,
a nevertheless
a it
a persisted
p .
p =
# 
@ 4872
p «
a You
a couldn't
a call
a it
a a
a suspicion
p ,
p »
a I
a murmured
p .
p «
a It's
a so
a utterly
@ 4873
a foolish
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4875
p «
a Come
a now
p ,
p »
a urged
a Poirot
a encouragingly
p .
p «
a Do
a not
a fear
p .
a Speak
a your
@ 4876
a mind
p .
a You
a should
a always
a pay
a attention
a to
a your
a instincts
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4878
p «
a Well
a then
p ,
p »
a I
a blurted
a out
p ,
p «
a it's
a absurd
p ---
a but
a I
a suspect
a Miss
a Howard
a of
@ 4879
a not
a telling
a all
a she
a knows
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 4881
p «
a Miss
a Howard
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4883
p «
a Yes
p ---
a you'll
a laugh
a at
a me
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 4885
p «
a Not
a at
a all
p .
a Why
a should
a I
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4887
p «
a I
a can't
a help
a feeling
p ,
p »
a I
a continued
a blunderingly
p ;
p «
a that
a we've
a rather
@ 4888
a left
a her
a out
a of
a the
a possible
a suspects
p ,
a simply
a on
a the
a strength
a of
a her
@ 4889
a having
a been
a away
a from
a the
a place
p .
a But
p ,
a after
a all
p ,
a she
a was
a only
a fifteen
@ 4890
a miles
a away
p .
a A
a car
a would
a do
a it
a in
a half
a an
a hour
p .
a Can
a we
a say
a positively
@ 4891
a that
a she
a was
a away
a from
a Styles
a on
a the
a night
a of
a the
a murder
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4893
p «
a Yes
p ,
a my
a friend
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
a unexpectedly
p ,
p «
a we
a can
p .
a One
a of
a my
a first
@ 4894
a actions
a was
a to
a ring
a up
a the
a hospital
a where
a she
a was
a working
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4896
p «
a Well
p ?
p ,
p =
# 
@ 4898
p «
a Well
p ,
a I
a learnt
a that
a Miss
a Howard
a had
a been
a on
a afternoon
a duty
a on
@ 4899
a Tuesday
p ,
a and
a that
a a
a convoy
a coming
a in
a unexpectedly
a she
a had
a kindly
@ 4900
a offered
a to
a remain
a on
a night
a duty
p ,
a which
a offer
a was
a gratefully
a accepted
p .
@ 4901
a That
a disposes
a of
a that
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4903
p «
a Oh
p !
p »
a I
a said
p ,
a rather
a nonplussed
p .
p «
a Really
p ,
p »
a I
a continued
p ,
p «
a it's
a her
@ 4904
a extraordinary
a vehemence
a against
a Inglethorp
a that
a started
a me
a off
@ 4905
a suspecting
a her
p .
a I
a can't
a help
a feeling
a she'd
a do
a anything
a against
a him
p .
a And
@ 4906
a I
a had
a an
a idea
a she
a might
a know
a something
a about
a the
a destroying
a of
a the
a will
p .
@ 4907
a She
a might
a have
a burnt
a the
a new
a one
p ,
a mistaking
a it
a for
a the
a earlier
a one
a in
@ 4908
a his
a favour
p .
a She
a is
a so
a terribly
a bitter
a against
a him
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4910
p «
a You
a consider
a her
a vehemence
a unnatural
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4912
p «
a Y~es
p .
a She
a is
a so
a very
a violent
p .
a I
a wondered
a really
a whether
a she
a is
a quite
@ 4913
a sane
a on
a that
a point
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4915
a Poirot
a shook
a his
a head
a energetically
p .
p =
# 
@ 4917
p «
a No
p ,
a no
p ,
a you
a are
a on
a a
a wrong
a tack
a there
p .
a There
a is
a nothing
a weak~minded
@ 4918
a or
a degenerate
a about
a Miss
a Howard
p .
a She
a is
a an
a excellent
a specimen
a of
@ 4919
a well~balanced
a English
a beef
a and
a brawn
p .
a She
a is
a sanity
a itself
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4921
p «
a Yet
a her
a hatred
a of
a Inglethorp
a seems
a almost
a a
a mania
p .
a My
a idea
a was
p ---
a a
@ 4922
a very
a ridiculous
a one
p ,
a no
a doubt
p ---
a that
a she
a had
a intended
a to
a poison
a him
p ---
a and
@ 4923
a that
p ,
a in
a some
a way
p ,
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a got
a hold
a of
a it
a by
a mistake
p .
a But
a I
@ 4924
a don't
a at
a all
a see
a how
a it
a could
a have
a been
a done
p .
a The
a whole
a thing
a is
a absurd
@ 4925
a and
a ridiculous
a to
a the
a last
a degree
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4927
p «
a Still
a you
a are
a right
a in
a one
a thing
p .
a It
a is
a always
a wise
a to
a suspect
@ 4928
a everybody
a until
a you
a can
a prove
a logically
p ,
a and
a to
a your
a own
a satisfaction
p ,
@ 4929
a that
a they
a are
a innocent
p .
a Now
p ,
a what
a reasons
a are
a there
a against
a Miss
@ 4930
a Howard's
a having
a deliberately
a poisoned
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4932
p «
a Why
p ,
a she
a was
a devoted
a to
a her
p !
p »
a I
a exclaimed
p .
p =
# 
@ 4934
p «
a Tcha
p !
a Tcha
p !
p »
a cried
a Poirot
a irritably
p .
p «
a You
a argue
a like
a a
a child
p .
a If
a Miss
@ 4935
a Howard
a were
a capable
a of
a poisoning
a the
a old
a lady
p ,
a she
a would
a be
a quite
@ 4936
a equally
a capable
a of
a simulating
a devotion
p .
a No
p ,
a we
a must
a look
a elsewhere
p .
a You
@ 4937
a are
a perfectly
a correct
a in
a your
a assumption
a that
a her
a vehemence
a against
@ 4938
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
a is
a too
a violent
a to
a be
a natural
p ;
a but
a you
a are
a quite
a wrong
@ 4939
a in
a the
a deduction
a you
a draw
a from
a it
p .
a I
a have
a drawn
a my
a own
a deductions
p ,
@ 4940
a which
a I
a believe
a to
a be
a correct
p ,
a but
a I
a will
a not
a speak
a of
a them
a at
a present
p .
p »
@ 4941
a He
a paused
a a
a minute
p ,
a then
a went
a on
p .
p «
a Now
p ,
a to
a my
a way
a of
a thinking
p ,
a there
a is
@ 4942
a one
a insuperable
a objection
a to
a Miss
a Howard's
a being
a the
a murderess
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4944
p «
a And
a that
a is
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4946
p «
a That
a in
a no
a possible
a way
a could
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a death
a benefit
a Miss
@ 4947
a Howard
p .
a Now
a there
a is
a no
a murder
a without
a a
a motive
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4949
a I
a reflected
p .
p =
# 
@ 4951
p «
a Could
a not
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a have
a made
a a
a will
a in
a her
a favour
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4953
a Poirot
a shook
a his
a head
p .
p =
# 
@ 4955
p «
a But
a you
a yourself
a suggested
a that
a possibility
a to
a Mr°
a Wells
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4957
a Poirot
a smiled
p .
p =
# 
@ 4959
p «
a That
a was
a for
a a
a reason
p .
a I
a did
a not
a want
a to
a mention
a the
a name
a of
a the
@ 4960
a person
a who
a was
a actually
a in
a my
a mind
p .
a Miss
a Howard
a occupied
a very
a much
a the
@ 4961
a same
a position
p ,
a so
a I
a used
a her
a name
a instead
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4963
p «
a Still
p ,
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a might
a have
a done
a so
p .
a Why
p ,
a that
a will
p ,
a made
a on
@ 4964
a the
a afternoon
a of
a her
a death
a may
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 4966
a But
a Poirot's
a shake
a of
a the
a head
a was
a so
a energetic
a that
a I
a stopped
p .
p =
# 
@ 4968
p «
a No
p ,
a my
a friend
p .
a I
a have
a certain
a little
a ideas
a of
a my
a own
a about
a that
a will
p .
@ 4969
a But
a I
a can
a tell
a you
a this
a much
p ---
a it
a was
a not
a in
a Miss
a Howard's
a favour
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4971
a I
a accepted
a his
a assurance
p ,
a though
a I
a did
a not
a really
a see
a how
a he
a could
a be
@ 4972
a so
a positive
a about
a the
a matter
p .
p =
# 
@ 4974
p «
a Well
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
a with
a a
a sigh
p ,
p «
a we
a will
a acquit
a Miss
a Howard
p ,
a then
p .
a It
a is
@ 4975
a partly
a your
a fault
a that
a I
a ever
a came
a to
a suspect
a her
p .
a It
a was
a what
a you
a said
@ 4976
a about
a her
a evidence
a at
a the
a inquest
a that
a set
a me
a off
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4978
a Poirot
a looked
a guzzled
p .
p =
# 
@ 4980
p «
a What
a did
a I
a say
a about
a her
a evidence
a at
a the
a inquest
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4982
p «
a Don't
a you
a remember
p ?
a When
a I
a cited
a her
a and
a John
a Cavendish
a as
a being
@ 4983
a above
a suspicion
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4985
p «
a Oh
p ---
a ah
p ---
a yes
p .
p »
a He
a seemed
a a
a little
a confused
p ,
a but
a recovered
a himself
p .
p «
a By
@ 4986
a the
a way
p ,
a Hastings
p ,
a there
a is
a something
a I
a want
a you
a to
a do
a for
a me
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4988
p «
a Certainly
p .
a What
a is
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 4990
p «
a Next
a time
a you
a happen
a to
a be
a alone
a with
a Lawrence
a Cavendish
p ,
a I
a want
a you
@ 4991
a to
a say
a this
a to
a him
p .
a I
a have
a a
a message
a for
a you
p ,
a from
a Poirot
p .
a He
a says
p :
@ 4992
p <
a Find
a the
a extra
a coffee~cup
p ,
a and
a you
a can
a rest
a in
a peace
p !
p >
a Nothing
a more
p .
@ 4993
a Nothing
a less
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 4995
p «
p <
a Find
a the
a extra
a coffee~cup
p ,
a and
a you
a can
a rest
a in
a peace
p .
p >
a Is
a that
@ 4996
a right
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
p ,
a much
a mystified
p .
p =
# 
@ 4998
p «
a Excellent
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5000
p «
a But
a what
a does
a it
a mean
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5002
p «
a Ah
p ,
a that
a I
a will
a leave
a you
a to
a find
a out
p .
a You
a have
a access
a to
a the
a facts
p .
@ 5003
a Just
a say
a that
a to
a him
p ,
a and
a see
a what
a he
a says
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5005
p «
a Very
a well
p ---
a but
a it's
a all
a extremely
a mysterious
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5007
a We
a were
a running
a into
a Tadminster
a now
p ,
a and
a Poirot
a directed
a the
a car
a to
@ 5008
a the
p «
a Analytical
a Chemist
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5010
a Poirot
a hopped
a down
a briskly
p ,
a and
a went
a inside
p .
a In
a a
a few
a minutes
a he
a was
@ 5011
a back
a again
p .
p =
# 
@ 5013
p «
a There
p ,
p »
a he
a said
p .
p «
a That
a is
a all
a my
a business
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5015
p «
a What
a were
a you
a doing
a there
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
p ,
a in
a lively
a curiosity
p .
p =
# 
@ 5017
p «
a I
a left
a something
a to
a be
a analysed
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5019
p «
a Yes
p ,
a but
a what
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5021
p «
a The
a sample
a of
a coco
a I
a took
a from
a the
a saucepan
a in
a the
a bedroom
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5023
p «
a But
a that
a has
a already
a been
a tested
p !
p »
a I
a cried
p ,
a stupefied
p .
p «
a Dr°
@ 5024
a Bauerstein
a had
a it
a tested
p ,
a and
a you
a yourself
a laughed
a at
a the
a possibility
a of
@ 5025
a there
a being
a strychnine
a in
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5027
p «
a I
a know
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
a had
a it
a tested
p ,
p »
a replied
a Poirot
a quietly
p .
p =
# 
@ 5029
p «
a Well
p ,
a then
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5031
p «
a Well
p ,
a I
a have
a a
a fancy
a for
a having
a it
a analysed
a again
p ,
a that
a is
a all
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5033
a And
a not
a another
a word
a on
a the
a subject
a could
a I
a drag
a out
a of
a him
p .
p =
# 
@ 5035
a This
a proceeding
a of
a Poirot's
p ,
a in
a respect
a of
a the
a coco
p ,
a puzzled
a me
@ 5036
a intensely
p .
a I
a could
a see
a neither
a rhyme
a nor
a reason
a in
a it
p .
a However
p ,
a my
@ 5037
a confidence
a in
a him
p ,
a which
a at
a one
a time
a had
a rather
a waned
p ,
a was
a fully
@ 5038
a restored
a since
a his
a belief
a in
a Alfred
a Inglethorp's
a innocence
a had
a been
a so
@ 5039
a triumphantly
a vindicated
p .
p =
# 
@ 5041
a The
a funeral
a of
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a took
a place
a the
a following
a day
p ,
a and
a on
@ 5042
a Monday
p ,
a as
a I
a came
a down
a to
a a
a late
a breakfast
p ,
a John
a drew
a me
a aside
p ,
a and
@ 5043
a informed
a me
a that
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
a was
a leaving
a that
a morning
p ,
a to
a take
a up
a his
@ 5044
a quarters
a at
a the
a Stylites
a Arms
a until
a he
a should
a have
a completed
a his
a plans
p .
p =
# 
@ 5046
p «
a And
a really
a it's
a a
a great
a relief
a to
a think
a he's
a going
p ,
a Hastings
p ,
p »
@ 5047
a continued
a my
a honest
a friend
p .
p «
a It
a was
a bad
a enough
a before
p ,
a when
a we
a thought
@ 5048
a he'd
a done
a it
p ,
a but
a I'm
a hanged
a if
a it
a isn't
a worse
a now
p ,
a when
a we
a all
a feel
@ 5049
a guilty
a for
a having
a been
a so
a down
a on
a the
a fellow
p .
a The
a fact
a is
p ,
a we've
a treated
@ 5050
a him
a abominably
p .
a Of
a course
p ,
a things
a did
a look
a black
a against
a him
p .
a I
a don't
@ 5051
a see
a how
a anyone
a could
a blame
a us
a for
a jumping
a to
a the
a conclusions
a we
a did
p .
@ 5052
a Still
p ,
a there
a it
a is
p ,
a we
a were
a in
a the
a wrong
p ,
a and
a now
a there's
a a
a beastly
@ 5053
a feeling
a that
a one
a ought
a to
a make
a amends
p ;
a which
a is
a difficult
p ,
a when
a one
@ 5054
a doesn't
a like
a the
a fellow
a a
a bit
a better
a than
a one
a did
a before
p .
a The
a whole
@ 5055
a thing's
a damned
a awkward
p !
a And
a I'm
a thankful
a he's
a had
a the
a tact
a to
a take
@ 5056
a himself
a off
p .
a It's
a a
a good
a thing
a Styles
a wasn't
a the
a mater's
a to
a leave
@ 5057
a to
a him
p .
a Couldn't
a bear
a to
a think
a of
a the
a fellow
a lording
a it
a here
p .
a He's
@ 5058
a welcome
a to
a her
a money
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5060
p «
a You'll
a be
a able
a to
a keep
a up
a the
a place
a all
a right
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
p .
p =
# 
@ 5062
p «
a Oh
p ,
a yes
p .
a There
a are
a the
a death
a duties
p ,
a of
a course
p ,
a but
a half
a my
a father's
@ 5063
a money
a goes
a with
a the
a place
p ,
a and
a Lawrence
a will
a stay
a with
a us
a for
a the
@ 5064
a present
p ,
a so
a there
a is
a his
a share
a as
a well
p .
a We
a shall
a be
a pinched
a at
a first
p ,
a of
@ 5065
a course
p ,
a because
p ,
a as
a I
a once
a told
a you
p ,
a I
a am
a in
a a
a bit
a of
a a
a hole
a financially
@ 5066
a myself
p .
a Still
p ,
a the
a Johnnies
a will
a wait
a now
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5068
a In
a the
a general
a relief
a at
a Inglethorp's
a approaching
a departure
p ,
a we
a had
@ 5069
a the
a most
a genial
a breakfast
a we
a had
a experienced
a since
a the
a tragedy
p .
a Cynthia
p ,
@ 5070
a whose
a young
a spirits
a were
a naturally
a buoyant
p ,
a was
a looking
a quite
a her
a pretty
@ 5071
a self
a again
p ,
a and
a we
a all
p ,
a with
a the
a exception
a of
a Lawrence
p ,
a who
a seemed
@ 5072
a unalterably
a gloomy
a and
a nervous
p ,
a were
a quietly
a cheerful
p ,
a at
a the
a opening
a of
@ 5073
a a
a new
a and
a hopeful
a future
p .
p =
# 
@ 5075
a The
a papers
p ,
a of
a course
p ,
a had
a been
a full
a of
a the
a tragedy
p .
a Glaring
@ 5076
a headlines
p ,
a sandwiched
a biographies
a of
a every
a member
a of
a the
a household
p ,
@ 5077
a subtle
a innuendoes
p ,
a the
a usual
a familiar
a tag
a about
a the
a police
a having
a a
@ 5078
a clue
p .
a Nothing
a was
a spared
a us
p .
a It
a was
a a
a slack
a time
p .
a The
a war
a was
@ 5079
a momentarily
a inactive
p ,
a and
a the
a newspapers
a seized
a with
a avidity
a on
a this
@ 5080
a crime
a in
a fashionable
a life
p :
p «
a The
a Mysterious
a Affair
a at
a Styles
p »
a was
a the
@ 5081
a topic
a of
a the
a moment
p .
p =
# 
@ 5083
a Naturally
a it
a was
a very
a annoying
a for
a the
a Cavendishes
p .
a The
a house
a was
@ 5084
a constantly
a besieged
a by
a reporters
p ,
a who
a were
a consistently
a denied
@ 5085
a admission
p ,
a but
a who
a continued
a to
a haunt
a the
a village
a and
a the
a grounds
p ,
a where
@ 5086
a they
a lay
a in
a wait
a with
a cameras
p ,
a for
a any
a unwary
a members
a of
a the
a household
p .
@ 5087
a We
a all
a lived
a in
a a
a blast
a of
a publicity
p .
a The
a Scotland
a Yard
a men
a came
a and
@ 5088
a went
p ,
a examining
p ,
a questioning
p ,
a lynx~eyed
a and
a reserved
a of
a tongue
p .
a Towards
@ 5089
a what
a end
a they
a were
a working
p ,
a we
a did
a not
a know
p .
a Had
a they
a any
a clue
p ,
a or
a would
@ 5090
a the
a whole
a thing
a remain
a in
a the
a category
a of
a undiscovered
a crimes
p ?
p =
# 
@ 5092
a After
a breakfast
p ,
a Dorcas
a came
a up
a to
a me
a rather
a mysteriously
p ,
a and
a asked
@ 5093
a if
a she
a might
a have
a a
a few
a words
a with
a me
p .
p =
# 
@ 5095
p «
a Certainly
p .
a What
a is
a it
p ,
a Dorcas
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5097
p «
a Well
p ,
a it's
a just
a this
p ,
a sir
p .
a You'll
a be
a seeing
a the
a Belgian
a gentleman
a to~day
@ 5098
a perhaps
p ?
p »
a I
a nodded
p .
p «
a Well
p ,
a sir
p ,
a you
a know
a how
a he
a asked
a me
a so
@ 5099
a particular
a if
a the
a mistress
p ,
a or
a anyone
a else
p ,
a had
a a
a green
a dress
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5101
p «
a Yes
p ,
a yes
p .
a You
a have
a found
a one
p ?
p »
a My
a interest
a was
a aroused
p .
p =
# 
@ 5103
p «
a No
p ,
a not
a that
p ,
a sir
p .
a But
a since
a then
a I've
a remembered
a what
a the
a young
@ 5104
a gentlemen
p »
p ---
a John
a and
a Lawrence
a were
a still
a the
p «
a young
a gentlemen
p »
a to
@ 5105
a Dorcas
p ---
p «
a call
a the
a dressing~up
a box
p .
a It's
a up
a in
a the
a front
a attic
p ,
a sir
p .
a A
@ 5106
a great
a chest
p ,
a full
a of
a old
a clothes
a and
a fancy
a dresses
p ,
a and
a what
a not
p .
a And
a it
@ 5107
a came
a to
a me
a sudden
a like
a that
a there
a might
a be
a a
a green
a dress
a amongst
a them
p .
@ 5108
a So
p ,
a if
a you'd
a tell
a the
a Belgian
a gentleman
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 5110
p «
a I
a will
a tell
a him
p ,
a Dorcas
p ,
p »
a I
a promised
p .
p =
# 
@ 5112
p «
a Thank
a you
a very
a much
p ,
a sir
p .
a A
a very
a nice
a gentleman
a he
a is
p ,
a sir
p .
a And
a quite
@ 5113
a a
a different
a class
a from
a them
a two
a detectives
a from
a London
p ,
a what
a goes
a prying
@ 5114
a about
p ,
a and
a asking
a questions
p .
a I
a don't
a hold
a with
a foreigners
a as
a a
a rule
p ,
a but
@ 5115
a from
a what
a the
a newspapers
a say
a I
a make
a out
a as
a how
a these
a brave
a Belges
a isn't
@ 5116
a the
a ordinary
a run
a of
a foreigners
p ,
a and
a certainly
a he's
a a
a most
a polite
a spoken
@ 5117
a gentleman
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5119
a Dear
a old
a Dorcas
p !
a As
a she
a stood
a there
p ,
a with
a her
a honest
a face
a upturned
a to
@ 5120
a mine
p ,
a I
a thought
a what
a a
a fine
a specimen
a she
a was
a of
a the
a old~fashioned
@ 5121
a servant
a that
a is
a so
a fast
a dying
a out
p .
p =
# 
@ 5123
a I
a thought
a I
a might
a as
a well
a go
a down
a to
a the
a village
a at
a once
p ,
a and
a look
a up
@ 5124
a Poirot
p ;
a but
a I
a met
a him
a half~way
p ,
a coming
a up
a to
a the
a house
p ,
a and
a at
a once
a gave
@ 5125
a him
a Dorcas's
a message
p .
p =
# 
@ 5127
p «
a Ah
p ,
a the
a brave
a Dorcas
p !
a We
a will
a look
a at
a the
a chest
p ,
a although
p ---
a but
a no
@ 5128
a matter
a we
a will
a examine
a it
a all
a the
a same
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5130
a We
a entered
a the
a house
a by
a one
a of
a the
a windows
p .
a There
a was
a no
a one
a in
a the
@ 5131
a hall
p ,
a and
a we
a went
a straight
a up
a to
a the
a attic
p .
p =
# 
@ 5133
a Sure
a enough
p ,
a there
a was
a the
a chest
p ,
a a
a fine
a old
a piece
p ,
a all
a studded
a with
@ 5134
a brass
a nails
p ,
a and
a full
a to
a overflowing
a with
a every
a imaginable
a type
a of
@ 5135
a garment
p .
p =
# 
@ 5137
a Poirot
a bundled
a everything
a out
a on
a the
a floor
a with
a scant
a ceremony
p .
a There
@ 5138
a were
a one
a or
a two
a green
a fabrics
a of
a varying
a shades
p ;
a but
a Poirot
a shook
a his
@ 5139
a head
a over
a them
a all
p .
a He
a seemed
a somewhat
a apathetic
a in
a the
a search
p ,
a as
@ 5140
a though
a he
a expected
a no
a great
a results
a from
a it
p .
a Suddenly
a he
a gave
a an
@ 5141
a exclamation
p .
p =
# 
@ 5143
p «
a What
a is
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5145
p «
a Look
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 5147
a The
a chest
a was
a nearly
a empty
p ,
a and
a there
p ,
a reposing
a right
a at
a the
a bottom
p ,
@ 5148
a was
a a
a magnificent
a black
a beard
p .
p =
# 
@ 5150
p «
a Oho
p !
p »
a said
a Poirot
p .
p «
a Oho
p !
p »
a He
a turned
a it
a over
a in
a his
a hands
p ,
a examining
@ 5151
a it
a closely
p .
p «
a New
p ,
p »
a he
a remarked
p .
p «
a Yes
p ,
a quite
a new
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5153
a After
a a
a moment's
a hesitation
p ,
a he
a replaced
a it
a in
a the
a chest
p ,
a heaped
a all
@ 5154
a the
a other
a things
a on
a top
a of
a it
a as
a before
p ,
a and
a made
a his
a way
a briskly
@ 5155
a downstairs
p .
a He
a went
a straight
a to
a the
a pantry
p ,
a where
a we
a found
a Dorcas
a busily
@ 5156
a polishing
a her
a silver
p .
p =
# 
@ 5158
a Poirot
a wished
a her
a good
a morning
a with
a Gallic
a politeness
p ,
a and
a went
a on
p :
p =
# 
@ 5160
p «
a We
a have
a been
a looking
a through
a that
a chest
p ,
a Dorcas
p .
a I
a am
a much
a obliged
a to
@ 5161
a you
a for
a mentioning
a it
p .
a There
a is
p ,
a indeed
p ,
a a
a fine
a collection
a there
p .
a Are
@ 5162
a they
a often
a used
p ,
a may
a I
a ask
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5164
p «
a Well
p ,
a sir
p ,
a not
a very
a often
a nowadays
p ,
a though
a from
a time
a to
a time
a we
a do
@ 5165
a have
a what
a the
a young
a gentlemen
a call
a a
a dress~up
a night
p .
a And
a very
a funny
a it
@ 5166
a is
a sometimes
p ,
a sir
p .
a Mr°
a Lawrence
p ,
a he's
a wonderful
p .
a Most
a comic
p !
a I
a shall
@ 5167
a never
a forget
a the
a night
a he
a came
a down
a as
a the
a Char
a of
a Persia
p ,
a I
a think
a he
@ 5168
a called
a it
p ---
a a
a sort
a of
a Eastern
a King
a it
a was
p .
a He
a had
a the
a big
a paper
a knife
a in
@ 5169
a his
a hand
p ,
a and
p <
a Mind
p ,
a Dorcas
p ,
p >
a he
a says
p ,
p <
a you'll
a have
a to
a be
a very
a respectful
p .
@ 5170
a This
a is
a my
a specially
a sharpened
a scimitar
p ,
a and
a it's
a off
a with
a your
a head
a if
@ 5171
a I'm
a at
a all
a displeased
a with
a you
p !
p >
a Miss
a Cynthia
p ,
a she
a was
a what
a they
a call
a an
@ 5172
a Apache
p ,
a or
a some
a such
a name
p ---
a a
a Frenchified
a sort
a of
a cut~throat
p ,
a I
a take
a it
a to
@ 5173
a be
p .
a A
a real
a sight
a she
a looked
p .
a You'd
a never
a have
a believed
a a
a pretty
a young
@ 5174
a lady
a like
a that
a could
a have
a made
a herself
a into
a such
a a
a ruffian
p .
a Nobody
a would
@ 5175
a have
a known
a her
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5177
p «
a These
a evenings
a must
a have
a been
a great
a fun
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
a genially
p .
p «
a I
@ 5178
a suppose
a Mr°
a Lawrence
a wore
a that
a fine
a black
a beard
a in
a the
a chest
a upstairs
p ,
@ 5179
a when
a he
a was
a Shah
a of
a Persia
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5181
p «
a He
a did
a have
a a
a beard
p ,
a sir
p ,
p »
a replied
a Dorcas
p ,
a smiling
p .
p «
a And
a well
a I
a know
@ 5182
a it
p ,
a for
a he
a borrowed
a two
a skeins
a of
a my
a black
a wool
a to
a make
a it
a with
p !
a And
a I'm
@ 5183
a sure
a it
a looked
a wonderfully
a natural
a at
a a
a distance
p .
a I
a didn't
a know
a as
a there
@ 5184
a was
a a
a beard
a up
a there
a at
a all
p .
a It
a must
a have
a been
a got
a quite
a lately
p ,
a I
@ 5185
a think
p .
a There
a was
a a
a red
a wig
p ,
a I
a know
p ,
a but
a nothing
a else
a in
a the
a way
a of
a hair
p .
@ 5186
a Burnt
a corks
a they
a use
a mostly
p ---
a though
a 'tis
a messy
a getting
a it
a off
a again
p .
a Miss
@ 5187
a Cynthia
a was
a a
a nigger
a once
p ,
a and
p ,
a oh
p ,
a the
a trouble
a she
a had
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5189
p «
a So
a Dorcas
a knows
a nothing
a about
a that
a black
a beard
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
@ 5190
a thoughtfully
p ,
a as
a we
a walked
a out
a into
a the
a hall
a again
p :
p =
# 
@ 5192
p «
a Do
a you
a think
a it
a is
a the
a one
p ?
p »
a I
a whispered
a eagerly
p .
p =
# 
@ 5194
a Poirot
a nodded
p .
p =
# 
@ 5196
p «
a I
a do
p .
a You
a notice
a it
a had
a been
a trimmed
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5198
p «
a No
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5200
p «
a Yes
p .
a It
a was
a cut
a exactly
a the
a shape
a of
a Mr°
a Inglethorp's
p ,
a and
a I
a found
@ 5201
a one
a or
a two
a snipped
a hairs
p .
a Hastings
p ,
a this
a affair
a is
a very
a deep
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5203
p «
a Who
a put
a it
a in
a the
a chest
p ,
a I
a wonder
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5205
p «
a Some
a one
a with
a a
a good
a deal
a of
a intelligence
p ,
p »
a remarked
a Poirot
a drily
p .
@ 5206
p «
a You
a realize
a that
a he
a chose
a the
a one
a place
a in
a the
a house
a to
a hide
a it
a where
@ 5207
a its
a presence
a would
a not
a be
a remarked
p ?
a Yes
p ,
a he
a is
a intelligent
p .
a But
a we
a must
@ 5208
a be
a more
a intelligent
p .
a We
a must
a be
a so
a intelligent
a that
a he
a does
a not
a suspect
@ 5209
a us
a of
a being
a intelligent
a at
a all
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5211
a I
a acquiesced
p .
p =
# 
@ 5213
p «
a There
p ,
a mon
a ami
p ,
a you
a will
a be
a of
a great
a assistance
a to
a me
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5215
a I
a was
a pleased
a with
a the
a compliment
p .
a There
a had
a been
a times
a when
a I
a hardly
@ 5216
a thought
a that
a Poirot
a appreciated
a me
a at
a my
a true
a worth
p .
p =
# 
@ 5218
p «
a Yes
p ,
p »
a he
a continued
p ,
a staring
a at
a me
a thoughtfully
p ,
p «
a you
a will
a be
@ 5219
a invaluable
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5221
a This
a was
a naturally
a gratifying
p ,
a but
a Poirot's
a next
a words
a were
a not
a so
@ 5222
a welcome
p .
p =
# 
@ 5224
p «
a I
a must
a have
a an
a ally
a in
a the
a house
p ,
p »
a he
a observed
a reflectively
p .
p =
# 
@ 5226
p «
a You
a have
a me
p ,
p »
a I
a protested
p .
p =
# 
@ 5228
p «
a True
p ,
a but
a you
a are
a not
a sufficient
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5230
a I
a was
a hurt
p ,
a and
a showed
a it
p .
a Poirot
a hurried
a to
a explain
a himself
p .
p =
# 
@ 5232
p «
a You
a do
a not
a quite
a take
a my
a meaning
p .
a You
a are
a known
a to
a be
a working
a with
@ 5233
a me
p .
a I
a want
a somebody
a who
a is
a not
a associated
a with
a us
a in
a any
a way
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5235
p «
a Oh
p ,
a I
a see
p .
a How
a about
a John
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5237
p «
a No
p ,
a I
a think
a not
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5239
p «
a The
a dear
a fellow
a isn't
a perhaps
a very
a bright
p ,
p »
a I
a said
a thoughtfully
p .
p =
# 
@ 5241
p «
a Here
a comes
a Miss
a Howard
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
a suddenly
p .
p «
a She
a is
a the
a very
@ 5242
a person
p .
a But
a I
a am
a in
a her
a black
a books
p ,
a since
a I
a cleared
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p .
@ 5243
a Still
p ,
a we
a can
a but
a try
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5245
a With
a a
a nod
a that
a was
a barely
a civil
p ,
a Miss
a Howard
a assented
a to
a Poirot's
@ 5246
a request
a for
a a
a few
a minutes'
a conversation
p .
p =
# 
@ 5248
a We
a went
a into
a the
a little
a morning~room
p ,
a and
a Poirot
a closed
a the
a door
p .
p =
# 
@ 5250
p «
a Well
p ,
a Monsieur
a Poirot
p ,
p »
a said
a Miss
a Howard
a impatiently
p ,
p «
a what
a is
a it
p ?
@ 5251
a Out
a with
a it
p .
a I'm
a busy
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5253
p «
a Do
a you
a remember
p ,
a mademoiselle
p ,
a that
a I
a once
a asked
a you
a to
a help
a me
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5255
p «
a Yes
p ,
a I
a do
p .
p »
a The
a lady
a nodded
p .
p «
a And
a I
a told
a you
a I'd
a help
a you
a with
@ 5256
a pleasure
p ---
a to
a hang
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5258
p «
a Ah
p !
p »
a Poirot
a studied
a her
a seriously
p .
p «
a Miss
a Howard
p ,
a I
a will
a ask
a you
a one
@ 5259
a question
p .
a I
a beg
a of
a you
a to
a reply
a to
a it
a truthfully
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5261
p «
a Never
a tell
a lies
p ,
p »
a replied
a Miss
a Howard
p .
p =
# 
@ 5263
p «
a It
a is
a this
p .
a Do
a you
a still
a believe
a that
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a was
a poisoned
a by
@ 5264
a her
a husband
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5266
p «
a What
a do
a you
a mean
p ?
p »
a she
a asked
a sharply
p .
p «
a You
a needn't
a think
a your
a pretty
@ 5267
a explanations
a influence
a me
a in
a the
a slightest
p .
a I'll
a admit
a that
a it
a wasn't
a he
@ 5268
a who
a bought
a strychnine
a at
a the
a chemist's
a shop
p .
a What
a of
a that
p ?
a I
a dare
a say
a he
@ 5269
a soaked
a fly
a paper
p ,
a as
a I
a told
a you
p ,
a at
a the
a beginning
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5271
p «
a That
a is
a arsenic
p ---
a not
a strychnine
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
a mildly
p .
p =
# 
@ 5273
p «
a What
a does
a that
a matter
p ?
a Arsenic
a would
a put
a poor
a Emily
a out
a of
a the
a way
@ 5274
a just
a as
a well
a as
a strychnine
p .
a If
a I'm
a convinced
a he
a did
a it
p ,
a it
a doesn't
@ 5275
a matter
a a
a jot
a to
a me
a how
a he
a did
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5277
p «
a Exactly
p .
a If
a you
a are
a convinced
a he
a did
a it
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
a quietly
p .
p «
a I
@ 5278
a will
a put
a my
a question
a in
a another
a form
p .
a Did
a you
a ever
a in
a your
a heart
a of
@ 5279
a hearts
a believe
a that
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a was
a poisoned
a by
a her
a husband
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5281
p «
a Good
a heavens
p !
p »
a cried
a Miss
a Howard
p .
p «
a Haven't
a I
a always
a told
a you
a the
a man
@ 5282
a is
a a
a villain
p ?
a Haven't
a I
a always
a told
a you
a he
a would
a murder
a her
a in
a her
a bed
p ?
@ 5283
a Haven't
a I
a always
a hated
a him
a like
a poison
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5285
p «
a Exactly
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
p .
p «
a That
a bears
a out
a my
a little
a idea
a entirely
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5287
p «
a What
a little
a idea
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5289
p «
a Miss
a Howard
p ,
a do
a you
a remember
a a
a conversation
a that
a took
a place
a on
a the
@ 5290
a day
a of
a my
a friend's
a arrival
a here
p ?
a He
a repeated
a it
a to
a me
p ,
a and
a there
a is
a a
@ 5291
a sentence
a of
a yours
a that
a has
a impressed
a me
a very
a much
p .
a Do
a you
a remember
@ 5292
a affirming
a that
a if
a a
a crime
a had
a been
a committed
p ,
a and
a anyone
a you
a loved
a had
@ 5293
a been
a murdered
p ,
a you
a felt
a certain
a that
a you
a would
a know
a by
a instinct
a who
a the
@ 5294
a criminal
a was
p ,
a even
a if
a you
a were
a quite
a unable
a to
a prove
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5296
p «
a Yes
p ,
a I
a remember
a saying
a that
p .
a I
a believe
a it
a too
p .
a I
a suppose
a you
a think
@ 5297
a it
a nonsense
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5299
p «
a Not
a at
a all
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5301
p «
a And
a yet
a you
a will
a pay
a no
a attention
a to
a my
a instinct
a against
a Alfred
@ 5302
a Inglethorp
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5304
p «
a No
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
a curtly
p .
p «
a Because
a your
a instinct
a is
a not
a against
a Mr°
@ 5305
a Inglethorp
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5307
p «
a What
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5309
p «
a No
p .
a You
a wish
a to
a believe
a he
a committed
a the
a crime
p .
a You
a believe
a him
@ 5310
a capable
a of
a committing
a it
p .
a But
a your
a instinct
a tells
a you
a he
a did
a not
a commit
@ 5311
a it
p .
a It
a tells
a you
a more
p ---
a shall
a I
a go
a on
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5313
a She
a was
a staring
a at
a him
p ,
a fascinated
p ,
a and
a made
a a
a slight
a affirmative
@ 5314
a movement
a of
a the
a hand
p .
p =
# 
@ 5316
p «
a Shall
a I
a tell
a you
a why
a you
a have
a been
a so
a vehement
a against
a Mr°
@ 5317
a Inglethorp
p ?
a It
a is
a because
a you
a have
a been
a trying
a to
a believe
a what
a you
a wish
@ 5318
a to
a believe
p .
a It
a is
a because
a you
a are
a trying
a to
a drown
a and
a stifle
a your
@ 5319
a instinct
p ,
a which
a tells
a you
a another
a name
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 5321
p «
a No
p ,
a no
p ,
a no
p !
p »
a cried
a Miss
a Howard
a wildly
p ,
a flinging
a up
a her
a hands
p .
p «
a Don't
@ 5322
a say
a it
p !
a Oh
p ,
a don't
a say
a it
p !
a It
a isn't
a true
p !
a It
a can't
a be
a true
p .
a I
a don't
a know
@ 5323
a what
a put
a such
a a
a wild
p ---
a such
a a
a dreadful
p ---
a idea
a into
a my
a head
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 5325
p «
a I
a am
a right
p ,
a am
a I
a not
p ?
p »
a asked
a Poirot
p .
p =
# 
@ 5327
p «
a Yes
p ,
a yes
p ;
a you
a must
a be
a a
a wizard
a to
a have
a guessed
p .
a But
a it
a can't
a be
a so
p ---
a it's
@ 5328
a too
a monstrous
p ,
a too
a impossible
p .
a It
a must
a be
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5330
a Poirot
a shook
a his
a head
a gravely
p .
p =
# 
@ 5332
p «
a Don't
a ask
a me
a about
a it
p ,
p »
a continued
a Miss
a Howard
p ,
p «
a because
a I
a shan't
a tell
@ 5333
a you
p .
a I
a won't
a admit
a it
p ,
a even
a to
a myself
p .
a I
a must
a be
a mad
a to
a think
a of
a such
a a
@ 5334
a thing
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5336
a Poirot
a nodded
p ,
a as
a if
a satisfied
p .
p =
# 
@ 5338
p «
a I
a will
a ask
a you
a nothing
p .
a It
a is
a enough
a for
a me
a that
a it
a is
a as
a I
a thought
p .
@ 5339
a And
a I
p ---
a I
p ,
a too
p ,
a have
a an
a instinct
p .
a We
a are
a working
a together
a towards
a a
a common
@ 5340
a end
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5342
p «
a Don't
a ask
a me
a to
a help
a you
p ,
a because
a I
a won't
p .
a I
a wouldn't
a lift
a a
a finger
@ 5343
a to
p ---
a to
p ---
p »
a She
a faltered
p .
p =
# 
@ 5345
p «
a You
a will
a help
a me
a in
a spite
a of
a yourself
p .
a I
a ask
a you
a nothing
p ---
a but
a you
@ 5346
a will
a be
a my
a ally
p .
a You
a will
a not
a be
a able
a to
a help
a yourself
p .
a You
a will
a do
a the
@ 5347
a only
a thing
a that
a I
a want
a of
a you
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5349
p «
a And
a that
a is
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5351
p «
a You
a will
a watch
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 5353
a Evelyn
a Howard
a bowed
a her
a head
p .
p =
# 
@ 5355
p «
a Yes
p ,
a I
a can't
a help
a doing
a that
p .
a I
a am
a always
a watching
p ---
a always
a hoping
a I
@ 5356
a shall
a be
a proved
a wrong
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5358
p «
a If
a we
a are
a wrong
p ,
a well
a and
a good
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
p .
p «
a No
a one
a will
a be
a more
@ 5359
a pleased
a than
a I
a shall
p .
a But
p ,
a if
a we
a are
a right
p ?
a If
a we
a are
a right
p ,
a Miss
a Howard
p ,
@ 5360
a on
a whose
a side
a are
a you
a then
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5362
p «
a I
a don't
a know
p ,
a I
a don't
a know
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 5364
p «
a Come
a now
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5366
p «
a It
a could
a be
a hushed
a up
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5368
p «
a There
a must
a be
a no
a hushing
a up
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5370
p «
a But
a Emily
a herself
p ---
p »
a She
a broke
a off
p .
p =
# 
@ 5372
p «
a Miss
a Howard
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
a gravely
p ,
p «
a this
a is
a unworthy
a of
a you
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5374
a Suddenly
a she
a took
a her
a face
a from
a her
a hands
p .
p =
# 
@ 5376
p «
a Yes
p ,
p »
a she
a said
a quietly
p ,
p «
a that
a was
a not
a Evelyn
a Howard
a who
a spoke
p !
p »
a She
@ 5377
a flung
a her
a head
a up
a proudly
p .
p «
a This
a is
a Evelyn
a Howard
p !
a And
a she
a is
a on
a the
@ 5378
a side
a of
a Justice
p !
a Let
a the
a cost
a be
a what
a it
a may
p .
p »
a And
a with
a these
a words
p ,
a she
@ 5379
a walked
a firmly
a out
a of
a the
a room
p .
p =
# 
@ 5381
p «
a There
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
p ,
a looking
a after
a her
p ,
p «
a goes
a a
a very
a valuable
a ally
p .
@ 5382
a That
a woman
p ,
a Hastings
p ,
a has
a got
a brains
a as
a well
a as
a a
a heart
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5384
a I
a did
a not
a reply
p .
p =
# 
@ 5386
p «
a Instinct
a is
a a
a marvellous
a thing
p ,
p »
a mused
a Poirot
p .
p «
a It
a can
a neither
a be
@ 5387
a explained
a nor
a ignored
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5389
p «
a You
a and
a Miss
a Howard
a seem
a to
a know
a what
a you
a are
a talking
a about
p ,
p »
a I
@ 5390
a observed
a coldly
p .
p «
a Perhaps
a you
a don't
a realize
a that
a I
a am
a still
a in
a the
@ 5391
a dark
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5393
p «
a Really
p ?
a Is
a that
a so
p ,
a mon
a ami
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5395
p «
a Yes
p .
a Enlighten
a me
p ,
a will
a you
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5397
a Poirot
a studied
a me
a attentively
a for
a a
a moment
a or
a two
p .
a Then
p ,
a to
a my
a intense
@ 5398
a surprise
p ,
a he
a shook
a his
a head
a decidedly
p .
p =
# 
@ 5400
p «
a No
p ,
a my
a friend
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5402
p «
a Oh
p ,
a look
a here
p ,
a why
a not
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5404
p «
a Two
a is
a enough
a for
a a
a secret
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5406
p «
a Well
p ,
a I
a think
a it
a is
a very
a unfair
a to
a keep
a back
a facts
a from
a me
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5408
p «
a I
a am
a not
a keeping
a back
a facts
p .
a Every
a fact
a that
a I
a know
a is
a in
a your
@ 5409
a possession
p .
a You
a can
a draw
a your
a own
a deductions
a from
a them
p .
a This
a time
a it
a is
@ 5410
a a
a question
a of
a ideas
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5412
p «
a Still
p ,
a it
a would
a be
a interesting
a to
a know
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5414
a Poirot
a looked
a at
a me
a very
a earnestly
p ,
a and
a again
a shook
a his
a head
p .
p =
# 
@ 5416
p «
a You
a see
p ,
p »
a he
a said
a sadly
p ,
p «
a you
a have
a no
a instincts
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5418
p «
a It
a was
a intelligence
a you
a were
a requiring
a just
a now
p ,
p »
a I
a pointed
a out
p .
p =
# 
@ 5420
p «
a The
a two
a often
a go
a together
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
a enigmatically
p .
p =
# 
@ 5422
a The
a remark
a seemed
a so
a utterly
a irrelevant
a that
a I
a did
a not
a even
a take
a the
@ 5423
a trouble
a to
a answer
a it
p .
a But
a I
a decided
a that
a if
a I
a made
a any
a interesting
a and
@ 5424
a important
a discoveries
p ---
a as
a no
a doubt
a I
a should
p ---
a I
a would
a keep
a them
a to
a myself
p ,
@ 5425
a and
a surprise
a Poirot
a with
a the
a ultimate
a result
p .
p =
# 
@ 5427
a There
a are
a times
a when
a it
a is
a one's
a duty
a to
a assert
a oneself
p .
p =
# 
# #----------------------------------------------------------------------
# @section 2 {c9}
$ {b}{c9}
# @section 3 {cn}
$ {b}{c9}{cn}
# 
@ 5433
a Chapter
a IX
# 
# @section 3 {tt}
$ {b}{c9}{tt}
# 
@ 5437
a DR°
a BAUERSTEIN
# 
# @section 3 {tx}
$ {b}{c9}{tx}
# 
@ 5441
a I
a had
a had
a no
a opportunity
a as
a yet
a of
a passing
a on
a Poirot's
a message
a to
@ 5442
a Lawrence
p .
a But
a now
p ,
a as
a I
a strolled
a out
a on
a the
a lawn
p ,
a still
a nursing
a a
a grudge
@ 5443
a against
a my
a friend's
a high~handedness
p ,
a I
a saw
a Lawrence
a on
a the
a croquet
a lawn
p ,
@ 5444
a aimlessly
a knocking
a a
a couple
a of
a very
a ancient
a balls
a about
p ,
a with
a a
a still
@ 5445
a more
a ancient
a mallet
p .
a It
a struck
a me
a that
a it
a would
a be
a a
a good
a opportunity
@ 5446
a to
a deliver
a my
a message
p .
a Otherwise
p ,
a Poirot
a himself
a might
a relieve
a me
a of
a it
p .
@ 5447
a It
a was
a true
a that
a I
a did
a not
a quite
a gather
a its
a purport
p ,
a but
a I
a flattered
@ 5448
a myself
a that
a by
a Lawrence's
a reply
p ,
a and
a perhaps
a a
a little
a skillful
@ 5449
a cross~examination
a on
a my
a part
p ,
a I
a should
a soon
a perceive
a its
a significance
p .
@ 5450
a Accordingly
a I
a accosted
a him
p .
p =
# 
@ 5452
p «
a I've
a been
a looking
a for
a you
p ,
p »
a I
a remarked
a untruthfully
p .
p =
# 
@ 5454
p «
a Have
a you
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5456
p «
a Yes
p .
a The
a truth
a is
p ,
a I've
a got
a a
a message
a for
a you
p ---
a from
a Poirot
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5458
p «
a Yes
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5460
p «
a He
a told
a me
a to
a wait
a until
a I
a was
a alone
a with
a you
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
a dropping
a my
@ 5461
a voice
a significantly
p ,
a and
a watching
a him
a intently
a out
a of
a the
a corner
a of
a my
@ 5462
a eye
p .
a I
a have
a always
a been
a rather
a good
a at
a what
a is
a called
p ,
a I
a believe
p ,
@ 5463
a creating
a an
a atmosphere
p .
p =
# 
@ 5465
p «
a Well
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5467
a There
a was
a no
a change
a of
a expression
a in
a the
a dark
a melancholic
a face
p .
a Had
a he
@ 5468
a any
a idea
a of
a what
a I
a was
a about
a to
a say
p ?
p =
# 
@ 5470
p «
a This
a is
a the
a message
p .
p »
a I
a dropped
a my
a voice
a still
a lower
p .
p «
p <
a Find
a the
a extra
@ 5471
a coffee~cup
p ,
a and
a you
a can
a rest
a in
a peace
p .
p >
p »
p =
# 
@ 5473
p «
a What
a on
a earth
a does
a he
a mean
p ?
p »
a Lawrence
a stared
a at
a me
a in
a quite
@ 5474
a unaffected
a astonishment
p .
p =
# 
@ 5476
p «
a Don't
a you
a know
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5478
p «
a Not
a in
a the
a least
p .
a Do
a you
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5480
a I
a was
a compelled
a to
a shake
a my
a head
p .
p =
# 
@ 5482
p «
a What
a extra
a coffee~cup
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5484
p «
a I
a don't
a know
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5486
p «
a He'd
a better
a ask
a Dorcas
p ,
a or
a one
a of
a the
a maids
p ,
a if
a he
a wants
a to
a know
a about
@ 5487
a coffee~cups
p .
a It's
a their
a business
p ,
a not
a mine
p .
a I
a don't
a know
a anything
a about
@ 5488
a the
a coffee~cups
p ,
a except
a that
a we've
a got
a some
a that
a are
a never
a used
p ;
a which
@ 5489
a are
a a
a perfect
a dream
p !
a Old
a Worcester
p .
a You're
a not
a a
a connoisseur
p ,
a are
a you
p ,
@ 5490
a Hastings
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5492
a I
a shook
a my
a head
p .
p =
# 
@ 5494
p «
a You
a miss
a a
a lot
p .
a A
a really
a perfect
a bit
a of
a old
a china
p ---
a it's
a pure
a delight
@ 5495
a to
a handle
a it
p ,
a or
a even
a to
a look
a at
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5497
p «
a Well
p ,
a what
a am
a I
a to
a tell
a Poirot
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5499
p «
a Tell
a him
a I
a don't
a know
a what
a he's
a talking
a about
p .
a It's
a double
a Dutch
a to
@ 5500
a me
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5502
p «
a All
a right
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5504
a I
a was
a moving
a off
a towards
a the
a house
a again
a when
a he
a suddenly
a called
a me
@ 5505
a back
p .
p =
# 
@ 5507
p «
a I
a say
p ,
a what
a was
a the
a end
a of
a that
a message
p ?
a Say
a it
a over
a again
p ,
a will
@ 5508
a you
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5510
p «
p <
a Find
a the
a extra
a coffee~cup
p ,
a and
a you
a can
a rest
a in
a peace
p .
p >
a Are
a you
a sure
@ 5511
a you
a don't
a know
a what
a it
a means
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
a him
a earnestly
p .
p =
# 
@ 5513
a He
a shook
a his
a head
p .
p =
# 
@ 5515
p «
a No
p ,
p »
a he
a said
a musingly
p ,
p «
a I
a don't
p .
a I
p ---
a I
a wish
a I
a did
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5517
a The
a boom
a of
a the
a gong
a sounded
a from
a the
a house
p ,
a and
a we
a went
a in
a together
p .
@ 5518
a Poirot
a had
a been
a asked
a by
a John
a to
a remain
a to
a lunch
p ,
a and
a was
a already
a seated
@ 5519
a at
a the
a table
p .
p =
# 
@ 5521
a By
a tacit
a consent
p ,
a all
a mention
a of
a the
a tragedy
a was
a barred
p .
a We
a conversed
@ 5522
a on
a the
a war
p ,
a and
a other
a outside
a topics
p .
a But
a after
a the
a cheese
a and
a biscuits
@ 5523
a had
a been
a handed
a round
p ,
a and
a Dorcas
a had
a left
a the
a room
p ,
a Poirot
a suddenly
@ 5524
a leant
a forward
a to
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
p .
p =
# 
@ 5526
p «
a Pardon
a me
p ,
a madame
p ,
a for
a recalling
a unpleasant
a memories
p ,
a but
a I
a have
a a
@ 5527
a little
a idea
p »
p ---
a Poirot's
p «
a little
a ideas
p »
a were
a becoming
a a
a perfect
a byword
p ---
p «
a and
@ 5528
a would
a like
a to
a ask
a one
a or
a two
a questions
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5530
p «
a Of
a me
p ?
a Certainly
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5532
p «
a You
a are
a too
a amiable
p ,
a madame
p .
a What
a I
a want
a to
a ask
a is
a this
p :
a the
a door
@ 5533
a leading
a into
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a room
a from
a that
a of
a Mademoiselle
a Cynthia
p ,
@ 5534
a it
a was
a bolted
p ,
a you
a say
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5536
p «
a Certainly
a it
a was
a bolted
p ,
p »
a replied
a Mary
a Cavendish
p ,
a rather
a surprised
p .
@ 5537
p «
a I
a said
a so
a at
a the
a inquest
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5539
p «
a Bolted
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5541
p «
a Yes
p .
p »
a She
a looked
a perplexed
p .
p =
# 
@ 5543
p «
a I
a mean
p ,
p »
a explained
a Poirot
p ,
p «
a you
a are
a sure
a it
a was
a bolted
p ,
a and
a not
@ 5544
a merely
a locked
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5546
p «
a Oh
p ,
a I
a see
a what
a you
a mean
p .
a No
p ,
a I
a don't
a know
p .
a I
a said
a bolted
p ,
a meaning
@ 5547
a that
a it
a was
a fastened
p ,
a and
a I
a could
a not
a open
a it
p ,
a but
a I
a believe
a all
a the
@ 5548
a doors
a were
a found
a bolted
a on
a the
a inside
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5550
p «
a Still
p ,
a as
a far
a as
a you
a are
a concerned
p ,
a the
a door
a might
a equally
a well
a have
@ 5551
a been
a locked
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5553
p «
a Oh
p ,
a yes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5555
p «
a You
a yourself
a did
a not
a happen
a to
a notice
p ,
a madame
p ,
a when
a you
a entered
a Mrs°
@ 5556
a Inglethorp's
a room
p ,
a whether
a that
a door
a was
a bolted
a or
a not
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5558
p «
a I
p ---
a I
a believe
a it
a was
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5560
p «
a But
a you
a did
a not
a see
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5562
p «
a No
p .
a I
p ---
a never
a looked
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5564
p «
a But
a I
a did
p ,
p »
a interrupted
a Lawrence
a suddenly
p .
p «
a I
a happened
a to
a notice
a that
@ 5565
a it
a was
a bolted
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5567
p «
a Ah
p ,
a that
a settles
a it
p .
p »
a And
a Poirot
a looked
a crestfallen
p .
p =
# 
@ 5569
a I
a could
a not
a help
a rejoicing
a that
p ,
a for
a once
p ,
a one
a of
a his
p «
a little
a ideas
p »
@ 5570
a had
a come
a to
a naught
p .
p =
# 
@ 5572
a After
a lunch
a Poirot
a begged
a me
a to
a accompany
a him
a home
p .
a I
a consented
a rather
@ 5573
a stiffly
p .
p =
# 
@ 5575
p «
a You
a are
a annoyed
p ,
a is
a it
a not
a so
p ?
p »
a he
a asked
a anxiously
p ,
a as
a we
a walked
@ 5576
a through
a the
a park
p .
p =
# 
@ 5578
p «
a Not
a at
a all
p ,
p »
a I
a said
a coldly
p .
p =
# 
@ 5580
p «
a That
a is
a well
p .
a That
a lifts
a a
a great
a load
a from
a my
a mind
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5582
a This
a was
a not
a quite
a what
a I
a had
a intended
p .
a I
a had
a hoped
a that
a he
a would
a have
@ 5583
a observed
a the
a stiffness
a of
a my
a manner
p .
a Still
p ,
a the
a fervour
a of
a his
a words
@ 5584
a went
a towards
a the
a appeasing
a of
a my
a just
a displeasure
p .
a I
a thawed
p .
p =
# 
@ 5586
p «
a I
a gave
a Lawrence
a your
a message
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p .
p =
# 
@ 5588
p «
a And
a what
a did
a he
a say
p ?
a He
a was
a entirely
a puzzled
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5590
p «
a Yes
p .
a I
a am
a quite
a sure
a he
a had
a no
a idea
a of
a what
a you
a meant
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5592
a I
a had
a expected
a Poirot
a to
a be
a disappointed
p ;
a but
p ,
a to
a my
a surprise
p ,
a he
@ 5593
a replied
a that
a that
a was
a as
a he
a had
a thought
p ,
a and
a that
a he
a was
a very
a glad
p .
a My
@ 5594
a pride
a forbade
a me
a to
a ask
a any
a questions
p .
p =
# 
@ 5596
a Poirot
a switched
a off
a on
a another
a tack
p .
p =
# 
@ 5598
p «
a Mademoiselle
a Cynthia
a was
a not
a at
a lunch
a to~day
p ?
a How
a was
a that
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5600
p «
a She
a is
a at
a the
a hospital
a again
p .
a She
a resumed
a work
a to~day
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5602
p «
a Ah
p ,
a she
a is
a an
a industrious
a little
a demoiselle
p .
a And
a pretty
a too
p .
a She
a is
@ 5603
a like
a pictures
a I
a have
a seen
a in
a Italy
p .
a I
a would
a rather
a like
a to
a see
a that
@ 5604
a dispensary
a of
a hers
p .
a Do
a you
a think
a she
a would
a show
a it
a to
a me
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5606
p «
a I
a am
a sure
a she
a would
a be
a delighted
p .
a It's
a an
a interesting
a little
a place
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5608
p «
a Does
a she
a go
a there
a every
a day
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5610
p «
a She
a has
a all
a Wednesdays
a off
p ,
a and
a comes
a back
a to
a lunch
a on
a Saturdays
p .
@ 5611
a Those
a are
a her
a only
a times
a off
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5613
p «
a I
a will
a remember
p .
a Women
a are
a doing
a great
a work
a nowadays
p ,
a and
@ 5614
a Mademoiselle
a Cynthia
a is
a clever
p ---
a oh
p ,
a yes
p ,
a she
a has
a brains
p ,
a that
a little
@ 5615
a one
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5617
p «
a Yes
p .
a I
a believe
a she
a has
a passed
a quite
a a
a stiff
a exam
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5619
p «
a Without
a doubt
p .
a After
a all
p ,
a it
a is
a very
a responsible
a work
p .
a I
a suppose
a they
@ 5620
a have
a very
a strong
a poisons
a there
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5622
p «
a Yes
p ,
a she
a showed
a them
a to
a us
p .
a They
a are
a kept
a locked
a up
a in
a a
a little
@ 5623
a cupboard
p .
a I
a believe
a they
a have
a to
a be
a very
a careful
p .
a They
a always
a take
a out
@ 5624
a the
a key
a before
a leaving
a the
a room
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5626
p «
a Indeed
p .
a It
a is
a near
a the
a window
p ,
a this
a cupboard
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5628
p «
a No
p ,
a right
a the
a other
a side
a of
a the
a room
p .
a Why
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5630
a Poirot
a shrugged
a his
a shoulders
p .
p =
# 
@ 5632
p «
a I
a wondered
p .
a That
a is
a all
p :
a Will
a you
a come
a in
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5634
a We
a had
a reached
a the
a cottage
p .
p =
# 
@ 5636
p «
a No
p .
a I
a think
a I'll
a be
a getting
a back
p .
a I
a shall
a go
a round
a the
a long
a way
@ 5637
a through
a the
a woods
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5639
a The
a woods
a round
a Styles
a were
a very
a beautiful
p .
a After
a the
a walk
a across
a the
@ 5640
a open
a park
p ,
a it
a was
a pleasant
a to
a saunter
a lazily
a through
a the
a cool
a glades
p .
@ 5641
a There
a was
a hardly
a a
a breath
a of
a wind
p ,
a the
a very
a chirp
a of
a the
a birds
a was
a faint
@ 5642
a and
a subdued
p .
a I
a strolled
a on
a a
a little
a way
p ,
a and
a finally
a flung
a myself
a down
@ 5643
a at
a the
a foot
a of
a a
a grand
a old
a beech~tree
p .
a My
a thoughts
a of
a mankind
a were
@ 5644
a kindly
a and
a charitable
p .
a I
a even
a forgave
a Poirot
a for
a his
a absurd
a secrecy
p .
a In
@ 5645
a fact
p ,
a I
a was
a at
a peace
a with
a the
a world
p .
a Then
a I
a yawned
p .
p =
# 
@ 5647
a I
a thought
a about
a the
a crime
p ,
a and
a it
a struck
a me
a as
a being
a very
a unreal
a and
@ 5648
a far
a off
p .
p =
# 
@ 5650
a I
a yawned
a again
p .
p =
# 
@ 5652
a Probably
p ,
a I
a thought
p ,
a it
a really
a never
a happened
p .
a Of
a course
p ,
a it
a was
a all
a a
@ 5653
a bad
a dream
p .
a The
a truth
a of
a the
a matter
a was
a that
a it
a was
a Lawrence
a who
a had
@ 5654
a murdered
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
a with
a a
a croquet
a mallet
p .
a But
a it
a was
a absurd
a of
@ 5655
a John
a to
a make
a such
a a
a fuss
a about
a it
p ,
a and
a to
a go
a shouting
a out
p :
p «
a I
a tell
a you
a I
@ 5656
a won't
a have
a it
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 5658
a I
a woke
a up
a with
a start
p .
p =
# 
@ 5660
a At
a once
a I
a realized
a that
a I
a was
a in
a a
a very
a awkward
a predicament
p .
a For
p ,
@ 5661
a about
a twelve
a feet
a away
a from
a me
p ,
a John
a and
a Mary
a Cavendish
a were
a standing
@ 5662
a facing
a each
a other
p ,
a and
a they
a were
a evidently
a quarrelling
p .
a And
p ,
a quite
a as
@ 5663
a evidently
p ,
a they
a were
a unaware
a of
a my
a vicinity
p ,
a for
a before
a I
a could
a move
a or
@ 5664
a speak
a John
a repeated
a the
a words
a which
a had
a aroused
a me
a from
a my
a dream
p .
p =
# 
@ 5666
p «
a I
a tell
a you
p ,
a Mary
p ,
a I
a won't
a have
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5668
a Mary's
a voice
a came
p ,
a cool
a and
a liquid
p :
p =
# 
@ 5670
p «
a Have
a you
a any
a right
a to
a criticize
a my
a actions
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5672
p «
a It
a will
a be
a the
a talk
a of
a the
a village
p !
a My
a mother
a was
a only
a buried
a on
@ 5673
a Saturday
p ,
a and
a here
a you
a are
a gadding
a about
a with
a the
a fellow
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5675
p «
a Oh
p ,
p »
a she
a shrugged
a her
a shoulders
p ,
p «
a if
a it
a is
a only
a village
a gossip
a that
@ 5676
a you
a mind
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 5678
p «
a But
a it
a isn't
p .
a I've
a had
a enough
a of
a the
a fellow
a hanging
a about
p .
a He's
a a
@ 5679
a Polish
a Jew
p ,
a anyway
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5681
p «
a A
a tinge
a of
a Jewish
a blood
a is
a not
a a
a bad
a thing
p .
a It
a leavens
a the
p »
p ---
a she
@ 5682
a looked
a at
a him
p «
a stolid
a stupidity
a of
a the
a ordinary
a Englishman
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5684
a Fire
a in
a her
a eyes
p ,
a ice
a in
a her
a voice
p .
a I
a did
a not
a wonder
a that
a the
a blood
@ 5685
a rose
a to
a John's
a face
a in
a a
a crimson
a tide
p .
p =
# 
@ 5687
p «
a Mary
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 5689
p «
a Well
p ?
p »
a Her
a tone
a did
a not
a change
p .
p =
# 
@ 5691
a The
a pleading
a died
a out
a of
a his
a voice
p .
p =
# 
@ 5693
p «
a Am
a I
a to
a understand
a that
a you
a will
a continue
a to
a see
a Bauerstein
a against
@ 5694
a my
a express
a wishes
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5696
p «
a If
a I
a choose
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5698
p «
a You
a defy
a me
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5700
p «
a No
p ,
a but
a I
a deny
a your
a right
a to
a criticize
a my
a actions
p .
a Have
a you
a no
@ 5701
a friends
a of
a whom
a I
a should
a disapprove
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5703
a John
a fell
a back
a a
a pace
p .
a The
a colour
a ebbed
a slowly
a from
a his
a face
p .
p =
# 
@ 5705
p «
a What
a do
a you
a mean
p ?
p »
a he
a said
p ,
a in
a an
a unsteady
a voice
p .
p =
# 
@ 5707
p «
a You
a see
p !
p »
a said
a Mary
a quietly
p .
p «
a You
a do
a see
p ,
a don't
a you
p ,
a that
a you
a have
a no
@ 5708
a right
a to
a dictate
a to
a me
a as
a to
a the
a choice
a of
a my
a friends
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5710
a John
a glanced
a at
a her
a pleadingly
p ,
a a
a stricken
a look
a on
a his
a face
p .
p =
# 
@ 5712
p «
a No
a right
p ?
a Have
a I
a no
a right
p ,
a Mary
p ?
p »
a he
a said
a unsteadily
p .
a He
a stretched
@ 5713
a out
a his
a hands
p .
p «
a Mary
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 5715
a For
a a
a moment
p ,
a I
a thought
a she
a wavered
p .
a A
a softer
a expression
a came
a over
a her
@ 5716
a face
p ,
a then
a suddenly
a she
a turned
a almost
a fiercely
a away
p .
p =
# 
@ 5718
p «
a None
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 5720
a She
a was
a walking
a away
a when
a John
a sprang
a after
a her
p ,
a and
a caught
a her
a by
a the
@ 5721
a arm
p .
p =
# 
@ 5723
p «
a Mary
p »
p ---
a his
a voice
a was
a very
a quiet
a now
p ---
p «
a are
a you
a in
a love
a with
a this
a fellow
@ 5724
a Bauerstein
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5726
a She
a hesitated
p ,
a and
a suddenly
a there
a swept
a across
a her
a face
a a
a strange
@ 5727
a expression
p ,
a old
a as
a the
a hills
p ,
a yet
a with
a something
a eternally
a young
a about
@ 5728
a it
p .
a So
a might
a some
a Egyptian
a sphinx
a have
a smiled
p .
p =
# 
@ 5730
a She
a freed
a herself
a quietly
a from
a his
a arm
p ,
a and
a spoke
a over
a her
a shoulder
p .
p =
# 
@ 5732
p «
a Perhaps
p ,
p »
a she
a said
p ;
a and
a then
a swiftly
a passed
a out
a of
a the
a little
a glade
p ,
@ 5733
a leaving
a John
a standing
a there
a as
a though
a he
a had
a been
a turned
a to
a stone
p .
p =
# 
@ 5735
a Rather
a ostentatiously
p ,
a I
a stepped
a forward
p ,
a crackling
a some
a dead
a branches
@ 5736
a with
a my
a feet
a as
a I
a did
a so
p .
a John
a turned
p .
a Luckily
p ,
a he
a took
a it
a for
a granted
@ 5737
a that
a I
a had
a only
a just
a come
a upon
a the
a scene
p .
p =
# 
@ 5739
p «
a Hullo
p ,
a Hastings
p .
a Have
a you
a seen
a the
a little
a fellow
a safely
a back
a to
a his
@ 5740
a cottage
p ?
a Quaint
a little
a chap
p !
a Is
a he
a any
a good
p ,
a though
p ,
a really
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5742
p «
a He
a was
a considered
a one
a of
a the
a finest
a detectives
a of
a his
a day
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5744
p «
a Oh
p ,
a well
p ,
a I
a suppose
a there
a must
a be
a something
a in
a it
p ,
a then
p .
a What
a a
@ 5745
a rotten
a world
a it
a is
p ,
a though
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 5747
p «
a You
a find
a it
a so
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
p .
p =
# 
@ 5749
p «
a Good
a Lord
p ,
a yes
p !
a There's
a this
a terrible
a business
a to
a start
a with
p .
@ 5750
a Scotland
a Yard
a men
a in
a and
a out
a of
a the
a house
a like
a a
a jack~in~the~box
p !
a Never
@ 5751
a know
a where
a they
a won't
a turn
a up
a next
p .
a Screaming
a headlines
a in
a every
a paper
@ 5752
a in
a the
a country
p ---
a damn
a all
a journalists
p ,
a I
a say
p !
a Do
a you
a know
a there
a was
a a
@ 5753
a whole
a crowd
a staring
a in
a at
a the
a lodge
a gates
a this
a morning
p .
a Sort
a of
a Madame
@ 5754
a Tussaud's
a chamber
a of
a horrors
a business
a that
a can
a be
a seen
a for
a nothing
p .
@ 5755
a Pretty
a thick
p ,
a isn't
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5757
p «
a Cheer
a up
p ,
a John
p !
p »
a I
a said
a soothingly
p .
p «
a It
a can't
a last
a for
a ever
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5759
p «
a Can't
a it
p ,
a though
p ?
a It
a can
a last
a long
a enough
a for
a us
a never
a to
a be
a able
a to
@ 5760
a hold
a up
a our
a heads
a again
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5762
p «
a No
p ,
a no
p ,
a you're
a getting
a morbid
a on
a the
a subject
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5764
p «
a Enough
a to
a make
a a
a man
a morbid
p ,
a to
a be
a stalked
a by
a beastly
a journalists
a and
@ 5765
a stared
a at
a by
a gaping
a moon~faced
a idiots
p ,
a wherever
a he
a goes
p !
a But
a there's
@ 5766
a worse
a that
a that
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5768
p «
a What
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5770
a John
a lowered
a his
a voice
p :
p =
# 
@ 5772
p «
a Have
a you
a ever
a thought
p ,
a Hastings
p ---
a it's
a a
a nightmare
a to
a me
p ---
a who
a did
a it
p ?
a I
@ 5773
a can't
a help
a feeling
a sometimes
a it
a must
a have
a been
a an
a accident
p .
@ 5774
a Because
p ---
a because
p ---
a who
@ 5775
a could
a have
a done
a it
p ?
a Now
a Inglethorp's
a out
a of
a the
a way
p ,
@ 5776
a there's
a no
a one
a else
p ;
a no
a one
p ,
a I
a mean
p ,
a except
p ---
a one
a of
a us
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5778
a Yes
p ,
a indeed
p ,
a that
a was
a nightmare
a enough
a for
a any
a man
p !
a One
a of
a us
p ?
a Yes
p ,
@ 5779
a surely
a it
a must
a be
a so
p ,
a unless
p ---
p =
# 
@ 5781
a A
a new
a idea
a suggested
a itself
a to
a my
a mind
p .
a Rapidly
p ,
a I
a considered
a it
p .
a The
@ 5782
a light
a increased
p .
a Poirot's
a mysterious
a doings
p ,
a his
a hints
p ---
a they
a all
a fitted
@ 5783
a in
p .
a Fool
a that
a I
a was
a not
a to
a have
a thought
a of
a this
a possibility
a before
p ,
a and
@ 5784
a what
a a
a relief
a for
a us
a all
p .
p =
# 
@ 5786
p «
a No
p ,
a John
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
p «
a it
a isn't
a one
a of
a us
p .
a How
a could
a it
a be
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5788
a I
a know
p ,
a but
p ,
a still
p ,
a who
a else
a is
a there
p =
# 
@ 5790
p «
a Can't
a you
a guess
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5792
p «
a No
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5794
a I
a looked
a cautiously
a round
p ,
a and
a lowered
a my
a voice
p .
p =
# 
@ 5796
p «
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
p !
p »
a I
a whispered
p .
p =
# 
@ 5798
p «
a Impossible
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 5800
p «
a Not
a at
a all
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5802
p «
a But
a what
a earthly
a interest
a could
a he
a have
a in
a my
a mother's
a death
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5804
p «
a That
a I
a don't
a see
p ,
p »
a I
a confessed
p ,
p «
a but
a I'll
a tell
a you
a this
p :
a Poirot
@ 5805
a thinks
a so
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5807
p «
a Poirot
p ?
a Does
a he
p ?
a How
a do
a you
a know
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5809
a I
a told
a him
a of
a Poirot's
a intense
a excitement
a on
a hearing
a that
a Dr°
@ 5810
a Bauerstein
a had
a been
a at
a Styles
a on
a the
a fatal
a night
p ,
a and
a added
p :
p =
# 
@ 5812
p «
a He
a said
a twice
p :
p <
a That
a alters
a everything
p .
p >
a And
a I've
a been
a thinking
p .
a You
@ 5813
a know
a Inglethorp
a said
a he
a had
a put
a down
a the
a coffee
a in
a the
a hall
p ?
a Well
p ,
a it
@ 5814
a was
a just
a then
a that
a Bauerstein
a arrived
p .
a Isn't
a it
a possible
a that
p ,
a as
@ 5815
a Inglethorp
a brought
a him
a through
a the
a hall
p ,
a the
a doctor
a dropped
a something
@ 5816
a into
a the
a coffee
a in
a passing
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5818
p «
a H'm
p ,
p »
a said
a John
p .
p «
a It
a would
a have
a been
a very
a risky
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5820
p «
a Yes
p ,
a but
a it
a was
a possible
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5822
p «
a And
a then
p ,
a how
a could
a he
a know
a it
a was
a her
a coffee
p ?
a No
p ,
a old
a fellow
p ,
a I
@ 5823
a don't
a think
a that
a will
a wash
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5825
a But
a I
a had
a remembered
a something
a else
p .
p =
# 
@ 5827
p «
a You're
a quite
a right
p .
a That
a wasn't
a how
a it
a was
a done
p .
a Listen
p .
p »
a And
a I
a then
@ 5828
a told
a him
a of
a the
a coco
a sample
a which
a Poirot
a had
a taken
a to
a be
a analysed
p .
p =
# 
@ 5830
a John
a interrupted
a just
a as
a I
a had
a done
p .
p =
# 
@ 5832
p «
a But
p ,
a look
a here
p ,
a Bauerstein
a had
a had
a it
a analysed
a already
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5834
p «
a Yes
p ,
a yes
p ,
a that's
a the
a point
p .
a I
a didn't
a see
a it
a either
a until
a now
p .
a Don't
@ 5835
a you
a understand
p ?
a Bauerstein
a had
a it
a analysed
p ---
a that's
a just
a it
p !
a If
@ 5836
a Bauerstein's
a the
a murderer
p ,
a nothing
a could
a be
a simpler
a than
a for
a him
a to
@ 5837
a substitute
a some
a ordinary
a coco
a for
a his
a sample
p ,
a and
a send
a that
a to
a be
@ 5838
a tested
p .
a And
a of
a course
a they
a would
a find
a no
a strychnine
p !
a But
a no
a one
a would
@ 5839
a dream
a of
a suspecting
a Bauerstein
p ,
a or
a think
a of
a taking
a another
a sample
p ---
a except
@ 5840
a Poirot
p ,
p »
a I
a added
p ,
a with
a belated
a recognition
p .
p =
# 
@ 5842
p «
a Yes
p ,
a but
a what
a about
a the
a bitter
a taste
a that
a coco
a won't
a disguise
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5844
p «
a Well
p ,
a we've
a only
a his
a word
a for
a that
p .
a And
a there
a are
a other
@ 5845
a possibilities
p .
a He's
a admittedly
a one
a of
a the
a world's
a greatest
@ 5846
a toxicologists
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 5848
p «
a One
a of
a the
a world's
a greatest
a what
p ?
a Say
a it
a again
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5850
p «
a He
a knows
a more
a about
a poisons
a than
a almost
a anybody
p ,
p »
a I
a explained
p .
p «
a Well
p ,
@ 5851
a my
a idea
a is
p ,
a that
a perhaps
a he's
a found
a some
a way
a of
a making
a strychnine
@ 5852
a tasteless
p .
a Or
a it
a may
a not
a have
a been
a strychnine
a at
a all
p ,
a but
a some
a obscure
@ 5853
a drug
a no
a one
a has
a ever
a heard
a of
p ,
a which
a produces
a much
a the
a same
a symptoms
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5855
p «
a H'm
p ,
a yes
p ,
a that
a might
a be
p ,
p »
a said
a John
p .
p «
a But
a look
a here
p ,
a how
a could
a he
@ 5856
a have
a got
a at
a the
a coco
p ?
a That
a wasn't
a downstairs
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5858
p «
a No
p ,
a it
a wasn't
p ,
p »
a I
a admitted
a reluctantly
p .
p =
# 
@ 5860
a And
a then
p ,
a suddenly
p ,
a a
a dreadful
a possibility
a flashed
a through
a my
@ 5861
a mind
p .
a I
a hoped
a and
a prayed
a it
a would
a not
a occur
a to
a John
a also
p .
a I
a glanced
@ 5862
a sideways
a at
a him
p .
a He
a was
a frowning
a perplexedly
p ,
a and
a I
a drew
a a
a deep
a breath
@ 5863
a of
a relief
p ,
a for
a the
a terrible
a thought
a that
a had
a flashed
a across
a my
a mind
a was
@ 5864
a this
p :
a that
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
a might
a have
a had
a an
a accomplice
p .
p =
# 
@ 5866
a Yet
a surely
a it
a could
a not
a be
p !
a Surely
a no
a woman
a as
a beautiful
a as
a Mary
@ 5867
a Cavendish
a could
a be
a a
a murderess
p .
a Yet
a beautiful
a women
a had
a been
a known
a to
@ 5868
a poison
p .
p =
# 
@ 5870
a And
a suddenly
a I
a remembered
a that
a first
a conversation
a at
a tea
a on
a the
a day
a of
@ 5871
a my
a arrival
p ,
a and
a the
a gleam
a in
a her
a eyes
a as
a she
a had
a said
a that
a poison
a was
a a
@ 5872
a woman's
a weapon
p .
a How
a agitated
a she
a had
a been
a on
a that
a fatal
a Tuesday
a evening
p !
@ 5873
a Had
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a discovered
a something
a between
a her
a and
a Bauerstein
p ,
a and
@ 5874
a threatened
a to
a tell
a her
a husband
p ?
a Was
a it
a to
a stop
a that
a denunciation
a that
@ 5875
a the
a crime
a had
a been
a committed
p ?
p =
# 
@ 5877
a Then
a I
a remembered
a that
a enigmatical
a conversation
a between
a Poirot
a and
@ 5878
a Evelyn
a Howard
p .
a Was
a this
a what
a they
a had
a meant
p ?
a Was
a this
a the
a monstrous
@ 5879
a possibility
a that
a Evelyn
a had
a tried
a not
a to
a believe
p ?
p =
# 
@ 5881
a Yes
p ,
a it
a all
a fitted
a in
p .
p =
# 
@ 5883
a No
a wonder
a Miss
a Howard
a had
a suggested
p «
a hushing
a it
a up
p .
p »
a Now
a I
a understood
@ 5884
a that
a unfinished
a sentence
a of
a hers
p :
p «
a Emily
a herself
p ---
p »
a And
a in
a my
a heart
a I
@ 5885
a agreed
a with
a her
p .
a Would
a not
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a have
a preferred
a to
a go
@ 5886
a unavenged
a rather
a than
a have
a such
a terrible
a dishonour
a fall
a upon
a the
a name
a of
@ 5887
a Cavendish
p .
p =
# 
@ 5889
p «
a There's
a another
a thing
p ,
p »
a said
a John
a suddenly
p ,
a and
a the
a unexpected
a sound
@ 5890
a of
a his
a voice
a made
a me
a start
a guiltily
p .
p «
a Something
a which
a makes
a me
a doubt
a if
@ 5891
a what
a you
a say
a can
a be
a true
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5893
p «
a What's
a that
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
p ,
a thankful
a that
a he
a had
a gone
a away
a from
a the
@ 5894
a subject
a of
a how
a the
a poison
a could
a have
a been
a introduced
a into
a the
a coco
p .
p =
# 
@ 5896
p «
a Why
p ,
a the
a fact
a that
a Bauerstein
a demanded
a a
a post~mortem
p .
a He
a needn't
@ 5897
a have
a done
a so
p .
a Little
a Wilkins
a would
a have
a been
a quite
a content
a to
a let
a it
a go
@ 5898
a at
a heart
a disease
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5900
p «
a Yes
p ,
p »
a I
a said
a doubtfully
p .
p «
a But
a we
a don't
a know
p .
a Perhaps
a he
a thought
a it
@ 5901
a safer
a in
a the
a long
a run
p .
a Some
a one
a might
a have
a talked
a afterwards
p .
a Then
a the
@ 5902
a Home
a Office
a might
a have
a ordered
a exhumation
p .
a The
a whole
a thing
a would
a have
@ 5903
a come
a out
p ,
a then
p ,
a and
a he
a would
a have
a been
a in
a an
a awkward
a position
p ,
a for
a no
@ 5904
a one
a would
a have
a believed
a that
a a
a man
a of
a his
a reputation
a could
a have
a been
@ 5905
a deceived
a into
a calling
a it
a heart
a disease
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5907
p «
a Yes
p ,
a that's
a possible
p ,
p »
a admitted
a John
p .
p «
a Still
p ,
p »
a he
a added
p ,
p «
a I'm
a blest
@ 5908
a if
a I
a can
a see
a what
a his
a motive
a could
a have
a been
p ,
p »
p =
# 
@ 5910
a I
a trembled
p .
p =
# 
@ 5912
p «
a Look
a here
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
p «
a I
a may
a be
a altogether
a wrong
p .
a And
p ,
a remember
p ,
a all
@ 5913
a this
a is
a in
a confidence
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5915
p «
a Oh
p ,
a of
a course
p ---
a that
a goes
a without
a saying
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5917
a We
a had
a walked
p ,
a as
a we
a talked
p ,
a and
a now
a we
a passed
a through
a the
a little
a gate
@ 5918
a into
a the
a garden
p .
a Voices
a rose
a near
a at
a hand
p ,
a for
a tea
a was
a spread
a out
a under
@ 5919
a the
a sycamore~tree
p ,
a as
a it
a had
a been
a on
a the
a day
a of
a my
a arrival
p .
p =
# 
@ 5921
a Cynthia
a was
a back
a from
a the
a hospital
p ,
a and
a I
a placed
a my
a chair
a beside
a her
p ,
@ 5922
a and
a told
a her
a of
a Poirot's
a wish
a to
a visit
a the
a dispensary
p .
p =
# 
@ 5924
p «
a Of
a course
p !
a I'd
a love
a him
a to
a see
a it
p .
a He'd
a better
a come
a to
@ 5925
a tea
a there
a one
a day
p .
a I
a must
a fix
a it
a up
a with
a him
p .
a He's
a such
a a
a dear
a little
@ 5926
a man
p !
a But
a he
a is
a funny
p .
a He
a made
a me
a take
a the
a brooch
a out
a of
a my
a tie
a the
a other
@ 5927
a day
p ,
a and
a put
a it
a in
a again
p ,
a because
a he
a said
a it
a wasn't
a straight
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5929
a I
a laughed
p .
p =
# 
@ 5931
p «
a It's
a quite
a a
a mania
a with
a him
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5933
p «
a Yes
p ,
a isn't
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5935
a We
a were
a silent
a for
a a
a minute
a or
a two
p ,
a and
a then
p ,
a glancing
a in
a the
@ 5936
a direction
a of
a Mary
a Cavendish
p ,
a and
a dropping
a her
a voice
p ,
a Cynthia
a said
p :
p =
# 
@ 5938
p «
a Mr°
a Hastings
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5940
p «
a Yes
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5942
p «
a After
a tea
p ,
a I
a want
a to
a talk
a to
a you
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5944
a Her
a glance
a at
a Mary
a had
a set
a me
a thinking
p .
a I
a fancied
a that
a between
a these
@ 5945
a two
a there
a existed
a very
a little
a sympathy
p .
a For
a the
a first
a time
p ,
a it
a occurred
@ 5946
a to
a me
a to
a wonder
a about
a the
a girl's
a future
p .
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a had
a made
a no
@ 5947
a provisions
a of
a any
a kind
a for
a her
p ,
a but
a I
a imagined
a that
a John
a and
a Mary
a would
@ 5948
a probably
a insist
a on
a her
a making
a her
a home
a with
a them
p ---
a at
a any
a rate
a until
a the
@ 5949
a end
a of
a the
a war
p .
a John
p ,
a I
a knew
p ,
a was
a very
a fond
a of
a her
p ,
a and
a would
a be
a sorry
@ 5950
a to
a let
a her
a go
p .
p =
# 
@ 5952
a John
p ,
a who
a had
a gone
a into
a the
a house
p ,
a now
a reappeared
p .
a His
a good~natured
@ 5953
a face
a wore
a an
a unaccustomed
a frown
a of
a anger
p .
p =
# 
@ 5955
p «
a Confound
a those
a detectives
p !
a I
a can't
a think
a what
a they're
a after
p !
a They've
@ 5956
a been
a in
a every
a room
a in
a the
a house
p ---
a turning
a things
a inside
a out
p ,
a and
a upside
@ 5957
a down
p .
a It
a really
a is
a too
a bad
p !
a I
a suppose
a they
a took
a advantage
a of
a our
a all
@ 5958
a being
a out
p .
a I
a shall
a go
a for
a that
a fellow
a Japp
p ,
a when
a I
a next
a see
a him
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 5960
p «
a Lot
a of
a Paul
a Prys
p ,
p »
a grunted
a Miss
a Howard
p .
p =
# 
@ 5962
a Lawrence
a opined
a that
a they
a had
a to
a make
a a
a show
a of
a doing
a something
p .
p =
# 
@ 5964
a Mary
a Cavendish
a said
a nothing
p .
p =
# 
@ 5966
a After
a tea
p ,
a I
a invited
a Cynthia
a to
a come
a for
a a
a walk
p ,
a and
a we
a sauntered
a off
@ 5967
a into
a the
a woods
a together
p .
p =
# 
@ 5969
p «
a Well
p ?
p »
a I
a inquired
p ,
a as
a soon
a as
a we
a were
a protected
a from
a prying
a eyes
a by
@ 5970
a the
a leafy
a screen
p .
p =
# 
@ 5972
a With
a a
a sigh
p ,
a Cynthia
a flung
a herself
a down
p ,
a and
a tossed
a off
a her
a hat
p .
a The
@ 5973
a sunlight
p ,
a piercing
a through
a the
a branches
p ,
a turned
a the
a auburn
a of
a her
@ 5974
a hair
a to
a quivering
a gold
p .
p =
# 
@ 5976
p «
a Mr°
a Hastings
p ---
a you
a are
a always
a so
a kind
p ,
a and
a you
a know
a such
a a
a lot
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5978
a It
a struck
a me
a at
a this
a moment
a that
a Cynthia
a was
a really
a a
a very
a charming
@ 5979
a girl
p !
a Much
a more
a charming
a than
a Mary
p ,
a who
a never
a said
a things
a of
a that
a kind
p .
p =
# 
@ 5981
p «
a Well
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
a benignantly
p ,
a as
a she
a hesitated
p .
p =
# 
@ 5983
p «
a I
a want
a to
a ask
a your
a advice
p .
a What
a shall
a I
a do
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5985
p «
a Yes
p .
a You
a see
p ,
a Aunt
a Emily
a always
a told
a me
a I
a should
a be
a provided
a for
p .
a I
@ 5986
a suppose
a she
a forgot
p ,
a or
a didn't
a think
a she
a was
a likely
a to
a die
p ---
a anyway
p ,
a I
a am
@ 5987
a not
a provided
a for
p !
a And
a I
a don't
a know
a what
a to
a do
p .
a Do
a you
a think
a I
a ought
a to
@ 5988
a go
a away
a from
a here
a at
a once
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 5990
p «
a Good
a heavens
p ,
a no
p !
a They
a don't
a want
a to
a part
a with
a you
p ,
a I'm
a sure
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5992
a Cynthia
a hesitated
a a
a moment
p ,
a plucking
a up
a the
a grass
a with
a her
a tiny
a hands
p .
@ 5993
a Then
a she
a said
p :
p «
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
a does
p .
a She
a hates
a me
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 5995
p «
a Hates
a you
p ?
p »
a I
a cried
p ,
a astonished
p .
p =
# 
@ 5997
a Cynthia
a nodded
p .
p =
# 
@ 5999
p «
a Yes
p .
a I
a don't
a know
a why
p ,
a but
a she
a can't
a bear
a me
p ;
a and
a he
a can't
p ,
a either
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6001
p «
a There
a I
a know
a you're
a wrong
p ,
p »
a I
a said
a warmly
p .
p «
a On
a the
a contrary
p ,
a John
a is
@ 6002
a very
a fond
a of
a you
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6004
p «
a Oh
p ,
a yes
p ---
a John
p .
a I
a meant
a Lawrence
p .
a Not
p ,
a of
a course
p ,
a that
a I
a care
a whether
@ 6005
a Lawrence
a hates
a me
a or
a not
p .
a Still
p ,
a it's
a rather
a horrid
a when
a no
a one
a loves
@ 6006
a you
p ,
a isn't
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6008
p «
a But
a they
a do
p ,
a Cynthia
a dear
p ,
p »
a I
a said
a earnestly
p .
p «
a I'm
a sure
a you
a are
@ 6009
a mistaken
p .
a Look
p ,
a there
a is
a John
p ---
a and
a Miss
a Howard
p ---
p »
p ,
p =
# 
@ 6011
a Cynthia
a nodded
a rather
a gloomily
p .
p «
a Yes
p ,
a John
a likes
a me
p ,
a I
a think
p ,
a and
a of
@ 6012
a course
a Evie
p ,
a for
a all
a her
a gruff
a ways
p ,
a wouldn't
a be
a unkind
a to
a a
a fly
p .
a But
@ 6013
a Lawrence
a never
a speaks
a to
a me
a if
a he
a can
a help
a it
p ,
a and
a Mary
a can
a hardly
a bring
@ 6014
a herself
a to
a be
a civil
a to
a me
p .
a She
a wants
a Evie
a to
a stay
a on
p ,
a is
a begging
a her
a to
p ,
@ 6015
a but
a she
a doesn't
a want
a me
p ,
a and
p ---
a and
p ---
a I
a don't
a know
a what
a to
a do
p .
p »
a Suddenly
a the
@ 6016
a poor
a child
a burst
a out
a crying
p .
p =
# 
@ 6018
a I
a don't
a know
a what
a possessed
a me
p .
a Her
a beauty
p ,
a perhaps
p ,
a as
a she
a sat
a there
p ,
@ 6019
a with
a the
a sunlight
a glinting
a down
a on
a her
a head
p ;
a perhaps
a the
a sense
a of
a relief
@ 6020
a at
a encountering
a someone
a who
a so
a obviously
a could
a have
a no
a connection
a with
@ 6021
a the
a tragedy
p ;
a perhaps
a honest
a pity
a for
a her
a youth
a and
a loneliness
p .
a Anyway
p ,
a I
@ 6022
a leant
a forward
p ,
a and
a taking
a her
a little
a hand
p ,
a I
a said
a awkwardly
p :
p =
# 
@ 6024
p «
a Marry
a me
p ,
a Cynthia
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6026
a Unwittingly
p ,
a I
a had
a hit
a upon
a a
a sovereign
a remedy
a for
a her
a tears
p .
a She
a sat
@ 6027
a up
a at
a once
p ,
a drew
a her
a hand
a away
p ,
a and
a said
p ,
a with
a some
a asperity
p :
p =
# 
@ 6029
p «
a Don't
a be
a silly
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 6031
a I
a was
a a
a little
a annoyed
p .
p =
# 
@ 6033
p «
a I'm
a not
a being
a silly
p .
a I
a am
a asking
a you
a to
a do
a me
a the
a honour
a of
a becoming
@ 6034
a my
a wife
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6036
a To
a my
a intense
a surprise
p ,
a Cynthia
a burst
a out
a laughing
p ,
a and
a called
a me
a a
@ 6037
p «
a funny
a dear
p »
p .
p =
# 
@ 6039
p «
a It's
a perfectly
a sweet
a of
a you
p ,
p »
a she
a said
p ,
p «
a but
a you
a know
a you
a don't
a want
@ 6040
a to
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 6042
p «
a Yes
p ,
a I
a do
p .
a I've
a got
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 6044
p «
a Never
a mind
a what
a you've
a got
p .
a You
a don't
a really
a want
a to
p ---
a and
a I
a don't
@ 6045
a either
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6047
p «
a Well
p ,
a of
a course
p ,
a that
a settles
a it
p ,
p »
a I
a said
a stiffly
p .
p «
a But
a I
a don't
a see
@ 6048
a anything
a to
a laugh
a at
p .
a There's
a nothing
a funny
a about
a a
a proposal
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6050
p «
a No
p ,
a indeed
p ,
p »
a said
a Cynthia
p .
p «
a Somebody
a might
a accept
a you
a next
a time
p .
a Good~bye
p ,
@ 6051
a you've
a cheered
a me
a up
a very
a much
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6053
a And
p ,
a with
a a
a final
a uncontrollable
a burst
a of
a merriment
p ,
a she
a vanished
@ 6054
a through
a the
a trees
p .
p =
# 
@ 6056
a Thinking
a over
a the
a interview
p ,
a it
a struck
a me
a as
a being
a profoundly
@ 6057
a unsatisfactory
p .
p =
# 
@ 6059
a It
a occurred
a to
a me
a suddenly
a that
a I
a would
a go
a down
a to
a the
a village
p ,
a and
@ 6060
a look
a up
a Bauerstein
p .
a Somebody
a ought
a to
a be
a keeping
a an
a eye
a on
a the
a fellow
p .
@ 6061
a At
a the
a same
a time
p ,
a it
a would
a be
a wise
a to
a allay
a any
a suspicions
a he
a might
a have
@ 6062
a as
a to
a his
a being
a suspected
p .
a I
a remembered
a how
a Poirot
a had
a relied
a on
a my
@ 6063
a diplomacy
p .
a Accordingly
p ,
a I
a went
a to
a the
a little
a house
a with
a the
p «
a Apartments
p »
@ 6064
a card
a inserted
a in
a the
a window
p ,
a where
a I
a knew
a he
a lodged
p ,
a and
a tapped
a on
a the
@ 6065
a door
p .
p =
# 
@ 6067
a An
a old
a woman
a came
a and
a opened
a it
p .
p =
# 
@ 6069
p «
a Good
a afternoon
p ,
p »
a I
a said
a pleasantly
p .
p «
a Is
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
a in
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6071
a She
a stared
a at
a me
p .
p =
# 
@ 6073
p «
a Haven't
a you
a heard
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6075
p «
a Heard
a what
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6077
p «
a About
a him
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6079
p «
a What
a about
a him
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6081
p «
a He's
a took
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6083
p «
a Took
p ?
a Dead
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6085
p «
a No
p ,
a took
a by
a the
a perlice
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6087
p «
a By
a the
a police
p !
p »
a I
a gasped
p .
p «
a Do
a you
a mean
a they've
a arrested
a him
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6089
p «
a Yes
p ,
a that's
a it
p ,
a and
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 6091
a I
a waited
a to
a hear
a no
a more
p ,
a but
a tore
a up
a the
a village
a to
a find
a Poirot
p .
p =
# 
# #----------------------------------------------------------------------
# @section 2 {c10}
$ {b}{c10}
# @section 3 {cn}
$ {b}{c10}{cn}
# 
@ 6097
a Chapter
a X
# 
# @section 3 {tt}
$ {b}{c10}{tt}
# 
@ 6101
a THE
a ARREST
# 
# @section 3 {tx}
$ {b}{c10}{tx}
# 
@ 6105
a To
a my
a extreme
a annoyance
p ,
a Poirot
a was
a not
a in
p ,
a and
a the
a old
a Belgian
a who
@ 6106
a answered
a my
a knock
a informed
a me
a that
a he
a believed
a he
a had
a gone
a to
a London
p .
p =
# 
@ 6108
a I
a was
a dumbfounded
p .
a What
a on
a earth
a could
a Poirot
a be
a doing
a in
a London
p ?
a Was
@ 6109
a it
a a
a sudden
a decision
a on
a his
a part
p ,
a or
a had
a he
a already
a made
a up
a his
a mind
@ 6110
a when
a he
a parted
a from
a me
a a
a few
a hours
a earlier
p ?
p =
# 
@ 6112
a I
a retraced
a my
a steps
a to
a Styles
a in
a some
a annoyance
p .
a With
a Poirot
a away
p ,
a I
@ 6113
a was
a uncertain
a how
a to
a act
p .
a Had
a he
a foreseen
a this
a arrest
p ?
a Had
a he
a not
p ,
a in
@ 6114
a all
a probability
p ,
a been
a the
a cause
a of
a it
p ?
a Those
a questions
a I
a could
a not
@ 6115
a resolve
p .
a But
a in
a the
a meantime
a what
a was
a I
a to
a do
p ?
a Should
a I
a announce
a the
@ 6116
a arrest
a openly
a at
a Styles
p ,
a or
a not
p ?
a Though
a I
a did
a not
a acknowledge
a it
a to
@ 6117
a myself
p ,
a the
a thought
a of
a Mary
a Cavendish
a was
a weighing
a on
a me
p .
a Would
a it
a not
@ 6118
a be
a a
a terrible
a shock
a to
a her
p ?
a For
a the
a moment
p ,
a I
a set
a aside
a utterly
a any
@ 6119
a suspicions
a of
a her
p .
a She
a could
a not
a be
a implicated
p ---
a otherwise
a I
a should
a have
@ 6120
a heard
a some
a hint
a of
a it
p .
p =
# 
@ 6122
a Of
a course
p ,
a there
a was
a no
a possibility
a of
a being
a able
a permanently
a to
@ 6123
a conceal
a Dr°
a Bauerstein's
a arrest
a from
a her
p .
a It
a would
a be
a announced
a in
a every
@ 6124
a newspaper
a on
a the
a morrow
p .
a Still
p ,
a I
a shrank
a from
a blurting
a it
a out
p .
a If
a only
@ 6125
a Poirot
a had
a been
a accessible
p ,
a I
a could
a have
a asked
a his
a advice
p .
a What
@ 6126
a possessed
a him
a to
a go
a posting
a off
a to
a London
a in
a this
a unaccountable
a way
p ?
p =
# 
@ 6128
a In
a spite
a of
a myself
p ,
a my
a opinion
a of
a his
a sagacity
a was
a immeasurably
@ 6129
a heightened
p .
a I
a would
a never
a have
a dreamt
a of
a suspecting
a the
a doctor
p ,
a had
a not
@ 6130
a Poirot
a put
a it
a into
a my
a head
p .
a Yes
p ,
a decidedly
p ,
a the
a little
a man
a was
a clever
p .
p =
# 
@ 6132
a After
a some
a reflecting
p ,
a I
a decided
a to
a take
a John
a into
a my
a confidence
p ,
a and
@ 6133
a leave
a him
a to
a make
a the
a matter
a public
a or
a not
p ,
a as
a he
a thought
a fit
p .
p =
# 
@ 6135
a He
a gave
a vent
a to
a a
a prodigious
a whistle
p ,
a as
a I
a imparted
a the
a news
p .
p =
# 
@ 6137
p «
a Great
a Scot
p !
a You
a were
a right
p ,
a then
p .
a I
a couldn't
a believe
a it
a at
a the
@ 6138
a time
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6140
p «
a No
p ,
a it
a is
a astonishing
a until
a you
a get
a used
a to
a the
a idea
p ,
a and
a see
a how
a it
@ 6141
a makes
a everything
a fit
a in
p .
a Now
p ,
a what
a are
a we
a to
a do
p ?
a Of
a course
p ,
a it
a will
a be
@ 6142
a generally
a known
a to~morrow
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6144
a John
a reflected
p .
p =
# 
@ 6146
p «
a Never
a mind
p ,
p »
a he
a said
a at
a last
p ,
p «
a we
a won't
a say
a anything
a at
a present
p .
@ 6147
a There
a is
a no
a need
p .
a As
a you
a say
p ,
a it
a will
a be
a known
a soon
a enough
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6149
a But
a to
a my
a intense
a surprise
p ,
a on
a getting
a down
a early
a the
a next
a morning
p ,
@ 6150
a and
a eagerly
a opening
a the
a newspapers
p ,
a there
a was
a not
a a
a word
a about
a the
@ 6151
a arrest
p !
a There
a was
a a
a column
a of
a mere
a padding
a about
p «
a The
a Styles
a Poisoning
@ 6152
a Case
p »
p ,
a but
a nothing
a further
p .
a It
a was
a rather
a inexplicable
p ,
a but
a I
a supposed
@ 6153
a that
p ,
a for
a some
a reason
a or
a other
p ,
a Japp
a wished
a to
a keep
a it
a out
a of
a the
@ 6154
a papers
p .
a It
a worried
a me
a just
a a
a little
p ,
a for
a it
a suggested
a the
a possibility
@ 6155
a that
a there
a might
a be
a further
a arrests
a to
a come
p .
p =
# 
@ 6157
a After
a breakfast
p ,
a I
a decided
a to
a go
a down
a to
a the
a village
p ,
a and
a see
a if
@ 6158
a Poirot
a had
a returned
a yet
p ;
a but
p ,
a before
a I
a could
a start
p ,
a a
a well~known
a face
@ 6159
a blocked
a one
a of
a the
a windows
p ,
a and
a the
a well~known
a voice
a said
p :
p =
# 
@ 6161
p «
a Bon
a jour
p ,
a mon
a ami
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 6163
p «
a Poirot
p ,
p »
a I
a exclaimed
p ,
a with
a relief
p ,
a and
a seizing
a him
a by
a both
a hands
p ,
a I
@ 6164
a dragged
a him
a into
a the
a room
p .
p «
a I
a was
a never
a so
a glad
a to
a see
a anyone
p .
a Listen
p ,
a I
@ 6165
a have
a said
a nothing
a to
a any
a body
a but
a John
p .
a Is
a that
a right
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6167
p «
a My
a friend
p ,
p »
a replied
a Poirot
p ,
p «
a I
a do
a not
a know
a what
a you
a are
a talking
@ 6168
a about
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6170
p «
a Dr°
a Bauerstein's
a arrest
p ,
a of
a course
p ,
p »
a I
a answered
a impatiently
p .
p =
# 
@ 6172
p «
a Is
a Bauerstein
a arrested
p ,
a then
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6174
p «
a Did
a you
a not
a know
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6176
p «
a Not
a the
a least
a in
a the
a world
p .
p »
a But
p ,
a pausing
a a
a moment
p ,
a he
a added
p :
p «
a Still
p ,
@ 6177
a it
a does
a not
p <
a surprise
p >
a me
p .
a After
a all
p ,
a we
a are
a only
a four
a miles
a from
a the
@ 6178
a coast
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6180
p «
a The
a coast
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
p ,
a puzzled
p .
p «
a What
a has
a that
a got
a to
a do
a with
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6182
a Poirot
a shrugged
a his
a shoulders
p .
p =
# 
@ 6184
p «
a Surely
p ,
a it
a is
a obvious
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 6186
p «
a Not
a to
a me
p .
a No
a doubt
a I
a am
a very
a dense
p ,
a but
a I
a cannot
a see
a what
a the
@ 6187
a proximity
a of
a the
a coast
a has
a got
a to
a do
a with
a the
a murder
a of
a Mrs°
@ 6188
a Inglethorp
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6190
p «
a Nothing
a at
a all
p ,
a of
a course
p ,
p »
a replied
a Poirot
p ,
a smiling
p .
p «
a But
a we
a were
@ 6191
a speaking
a of
a the
a arrest
a of
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6193
p «
a Well
p ,
a he
a is
a arrested
a for
a the
a murder
a of
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 6195
p «
a What
p ?
p »
a cried
a Poirot
p ,
a in
a apparently
a lively
a astonishment
p .
p «
a Dr°
@ 6196
a Bauerstein
a arrested
a for
a the
a murder
a of
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6198
p «
a Yes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6200
p «
a Impossible
p !
a That
a would
a be
a too
a good
a a
a farce
p !
a Who
a told
a you
a that
p ,
a my
@ 6201
a friend
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6203
p «
a Well
p ,
a no
a one
a exactly
a told
a me
p ,
p »
a I
a confessed
p .
p «
a But
a he
a is
a arrested
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6205
p «
a Oh
p ,
a yes
p ,
a very
a likely
p .
a But
a for
a espionage
p ,
a mon
a ami
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6207
p «
a Espionage
p ?
p »
a I
a gasped
p .
p =
# 
@ 6209
p «
a Precisely
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6211
p «
a Not
a for
a poisoning
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6213
p «
a Not
a unless
a our
a friend
a Japp
a has
a taken
a leave
a of
a his
a senses
p ,
p »
a replied
@ 6214
a Poirot
a placidly
p .
p =
# 
@ 6216
p «
a But
p ---
a but
a I
a thought
a you
a thought
a so
a too
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6218
a Poirot
a gave
a me
a one
a look
p ,
a which
a conveyed
a a
a wondering
a pity
p ,
a and
a his
a full
@ 6219
a sense
a of
a the
a utter
a absurdity
a of
a such
a an
a idea
p .
p =
# 
@ 6221
p «
a Do
a you
a mean
a to
a say
p ,
p »
a I
a asked
p ,
a slowly
a adapting
a myself
a to
a the
a new
a idea
p ,
@ 6222
p «
a that
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
a is
a a
a spy
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6224
a Poirot
a nodded
p .
p =
# 
@ 6226
p «
a Have
a you
a never
a suspected
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6228
p «
a It
a never
a entered
a my
a head
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6230
p «
a It
a did
a not
a strike
a you
a as
a peculiar
a that
a a
a famous
a London
a doctor
a should
@ 6231
a bury
a himself
a in
a a
a little
a village
a like
a this
p ,
a and
a should
a be
a in
a the
a habit
@ 6232
a of
a walking
a about
a at
a all
a hours
a of
a the
a night
p ,
a fully
a dressed
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6234
p «
a No
p ,
p »
a I
a confessed
p ,
p »
a I
a never
a thought
a of
a such
a a
a thing
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6236
p «
a He
a is
p ,
a of
a course
p ,
a a
a German
a by
a birth
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
a thoughtfully
p ,
@ 6237
p «
a though
a he
a has
a practised
a so
a long
a in
a this
a country
a that
a nobody
a thinks
a of
@ 6238
a him
a as
a anything
a but
a an
a Englishman
p .
a He
a was
a naturalized
a about
a fifteen
@ 6239
a years
a ago
p .
a A
a very
a clever
a man
p ---
a a
a Jew
p ,
a of
a course
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6241
p «
a The
a blackguard
p !
p »
a I
a cried
a indignantly
p .
p =
# 
@ 6243
p «
a Not
a at
a all
p .
a He
a is
p ,
a on
a the
a contrary
p ,
a a
a patriot
p .
a Think
a what
a he
a stands
@ 6244
a to
a lose
p .
a I
a admire
a the
a man
a myself
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6246
a But
a I
a could
a not
a look
a at
a it
a in
a Poirot's
a philosophical
a way
p .
p =
# 
@ 6248
p «
a And
a this
a is
a the
a man
a with
a whom
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
a has
a been
a wandering
a about
@ 6249
a all
a over
a the
a country
p !
p »
a I
a cried
a indignantly
p .
p =
# 
@ 6251
p «
a Yes
p .
a I
a should
a fancy
a he
a had
a found
a her
a very
a useful
p ,
p »
a remarked
a Poirot
p .
@ 6252
p «
a So
a long
a as
a gossip
a busied
a itself
a in
a coupling
a their
a names
a together
p ,
a any
@ 6253
a other
a vagaries
a of
a the
a doctor's
a passed
a unobserved
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6255
p «
a Then
a you
a think
a he
a never
a really
a cared
a for
a her
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
a eagerly
p ---
a rather
@ 6256
a too
a eagerly
p ,
a perhaps
p ,
a under
a the
a circumstances
p .
p =
# 
@ 6258
p «
a That
p ,
a of
a course
p ,
a I
a cannot
a say
p ,
a but
p ---
a shall
a I
a tell
a you
a my
a own
a private
@ 6259
a opinion
p ,
a Hastings
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6261
p «
a Yes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6263
p «
a Well
p ,
a it
a is
a this
p :
a that
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
a does
a not
a care
a and
a never
a has
@ 6264
a cared
a one
a little
a jot
a about
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 6266
p «
a Do
a you
a really
a think
a so
p ?
p »
a I
a could
a not
a disguise
a my
a pleasure
p .
p =
# 
@ 6268
p «
a I
a am
a quite
a sure
a of
a it
p .
a And
a I
a will
a tell
a you
a why
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6270
p «
a Yes
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6272
p «
a Because
a she
a cares
a for
a some
a one
a else
p ,
a mon
a ami
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6274
p «
a Oh
p !
p »
a What
a did
a he
a mean
p ?
a In
a spite
a of
a myself
p ,
a an
a agreeable
a warmth
a spread
@ 6275
a over
a me
p .
a I
a am
a not
a a
a vain
a man
a where
a women
a are
a concerned
p ,
a but
a I
a remembered
@ 6276
a certain
a evidences
p ,
a too
a lightly
a thought
a of
a at
a the
a time
p ,
a perhaps
p ,
a but
@ 6277
a which
a certainly
a seemed
a to
a indicate
p ---
p =
# 
@ 6279
a My
a pleasing
a thoughts
a were
a interrupted
a by
a the
a sudden
a entrance
a of
a Miss
@ 6280
a Howard
p .
a She
a glanced
a round
a hastily
a to
a make
a sure
a there
a was
a no
a one
a else
a in
@ 6281
a the
a room
p ,
a and
a quickly
a produced
a an
a old
a sheet
a of
a brown
a paper
p .
a This
a she
@ 6282
a handed
a to
a Poirot
p ,
a murmuring
a as
a she
a did
a so
a the
a cryptic
a words
p :
p =
# 
@ 6284
p «
a On
a top
a of
a the
a wardrobe
p .
p »
a Then
a she
a hurriedly
a left
a the
a room
p .
p =
# 
@ 6286
a Poirot
a unfolded
a the
a sheet
a of
a paper
a eagerly
p ,
a and
a uttered
a an
a exclamation
@ 6287
a of
a satisfaction
p .
a He
a spread
a it
a out
a on
a the
a table
p .
p =
# 
@ 6289
p «
a Come
a here
p ,
a Hastings
p .
a Now
a tell
a me
p ,
a what
a is
a that
a initial
p ---
a J°
a or
a L°
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6291
a It
a was
a a
a medium
a sized
a sheet
a of
a paper
p ,
a rather
a dusty
p ,
a as
a though
a it
a had
@ 6292
a lain
a by
a for
a some
a time
p .
a But
a it
a was
a the
a label
a that
a was
a attracting
a Poirot's
@ 6293
a attention
p .
a At
a the
a top
p ,
a it
a bore
a the
a printed
a stamp
a of
a Messrs°
a Parkson's
p ,
@ 6294
a the
a well~known
a theatrical
a costumiers
p ,
a and
a it
a was
a addressed
a to
p «
p ---
p (
a the
@ 6295
a debatable
a initial
p )
a Cavendish
p ,
a Esq°
p ,
a Styles
a Court
p ,
a Styles
a St°
a Mary
p ,
@ 6296
a Essex
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6298
p «
a It
a might
a be
a T°
p ,
a or
a it
a might
a be
a L°
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
a after
a studying
a the
a thing
@ 6299
a for
a a
a minute
a or
a two
p .
p «
a It
a certainly
a isn't
a a
a J°
p »
p =
# 
@ 6301
p «
a Good
p ,
p »
a replied
a Poirot
p ,
a folding
a up
a the
a paper
a again
p .
p «
a I
p ,
a also
p ,
a am
a of
@ 6302
a your
a way
a of
a thinking
p .
a It
a is
a an
a L°
p ,
a depend
a upon
a it
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 6304
p «
a Where
a did
a it
a come
a from
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
a curiously
p .
p «
a Is
a it
a important
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6306
p «
a Moderately
a so
p .
a It
a confirms
a a
a surmise
a of
a mine
p .
a Having
a deduced
a its
@ 6307
a existence
p ,
a I
a set
a Miss
a Howard
a to
a search
a for
a it
p ,
a and
p ,
a as
a you
a see
p ,
a she
a has
@ 6308
a been
a successful
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6310
p «
a What
a did
a she
a mean
a by
p <
a On
a the
a top
a of
a the
a wardrobe
p >
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6312
p «
a She
a meant
p ,
p »
a replied
a Poirot
a promptly
p ,
p «
a that
a she
a found
a it
a on
a top
a of
a a
@ 6313
a wardrobe
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6315
p «
a A
a funny
a place
a for
a a
a piece
a of
a brown
a paper
p ,
p »
a I
a mused
p .
p =
# 
@ 6317
p «
a Not
a at
a all
p .
a The
a top
a of
a a
a wardrobe
a is
a an
a excellent
a place
a for
a brown
@ 6318
a paper
a and
a cardboard
a boxes
p .
a I
a have
a kept
a them
a there
a myself
p .
a Neatly
@ 6319
a arranged
p ,
a there
a is
a nothing
a to
a offend
a the
a eye
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6321
p «
a Poirot
p ,
p »
a I
a asked
a earnestly
p ,
p «
a have
a you
a made
a up
a your
a mind
a about
a this
@ 6322
a crime
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6324
p «
a Yes
p ---
a that
a is
a to
a say
p ,
a I
a believe
a I
a know
a how
a it
a was
a committed
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6326
p «
a Unfortunately
p ,
a I
a have
a no
a proof
a beyond
a my
a surmise
p ,
a unless
p ---
p »
a With
@ 6327
a sudden
a energy
p ,
a he
a caught
a me
a by
a the
a arm
p ,
a and
a whirled
a me
a down
a the
a hall
p ,
@ 6328
a calling
a out
a in
a French
a in
a his
a excitement
p :
p «
a Mademoiselle
a Dorcas
p ,
@ 6329
a Mademoiselle
a Dorcas
p ,
a un
a moment
p ,
a s'il
a vous
a plait
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 6331
a Dorcas
p ,
a quite
a flurried
a by
a the
a noise
p ,
a came
a hurrying
a out
a of
a the
a pantry
p .
p =
# 
@ 6333
p «
a My
a good
a Dorcas
p ,
a I
a have
a an
a idea
p ---
a a
a little
a idea
p ---
a if
a it
a should
a prove
@ 6334
a justified
p ,
a what
a magnificent
a chance
p !
a Tell
a me
p ,
a on
a Monday
p ,
a not
a Tuesday
p ,
@ 6335
a Dorcas
p ,
a but
a Monday
p ,
a the
a day
a before
a the
a tragedy
p ,
a did
a anything
a go
a wrong
@ 6336
a with
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a bell
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6338
a Dorcas
a looked
a very
a surprised
p .
p =
# 
@ 6340
p «
a Yes
p ,
a sir
p ,
a now
a you
a mention
a it
p ,
a it
a did
p ;
a though
a I
a don't
a know
a how
a you
@ 6341
a came
a to
a hear
a of
a it
p .
a A
a mouse
p ,
a or
a some
a such
p ,
a must
a have
a nibbled
a the
a wire
@ 6342
a through
p .
a The
a man
a came
a and
a put
a it
a right
a on
a Tuesday
a morning
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6344
a With
a a
a long
a drawn
a exclamation
a of
a ecstasy
p ,
a Poirot
a led
a the
a way
a back
a to
@ 6345
a the
a morning~room
p .
p =
# 
@ 6347
p «
a See
a you
p ,
a one
a should
a not
a ask
a for
a outside
a proof
p ---
a no
p ,
a reason
a should
a be
@ 6348
a enough
p .
a But
a the
a flesh
a is
a weak
p ,
a it
a is
a consolation
a to
a find
a that
a one
a is
a on
@ 6349
a the
a right
a track
p .
a Ah
p ,
a my
a friend
p ,
a I
a am
a like
a a
a giant
a refreshed
p .
a I
a run
p !
a I
@ 6350
a leap
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 6352
a And
p ,
a in
a very
a truth
p ,
a run
a and
a leap
a he
a did
p ,
a gambolling
a wildly
a down
a the
@ 6353
a stretch
a of
a lawn
a outside
a the
a long
a window
p .
p =
# 
@ 6355
p «
a What
a is
a your
a remarkable
a little
a friend
a doing
p ?
p »
a asked
a a
a voice
a behind
@ 6356
a me
p ,
a and
a I
a turned
a to
a find
a Mary
a Cavendish
a at
a my
a elbow
p .
a She
a smiled
p ,
a and
a so
@ 6357
a did
a I
p .
p «
a What
a is
a it
a all
a about
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6359
p «
a Really
p ,
a I
a can't
a tell
a you
p .
a He
a asked
a Dorcas
a some
a question
a about
a a
a bell
p ,
@ 6360
a and
a appeared
a so
a delighted
a with
a her
a answer
a that
a he
a is
a capering
a about
a as
@ 6361
a you
a see
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 6363
a Mary
a laughed
p .
p =
# 
@ 6365
p «
a How
a ridiculous
p !
a He's
a going
a out
a of
a the
a gate
p .
a Isn't
a he
a coming
a back
a to~day
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6367
p «
a I
a don't
a know
p .
a I've
a given
a up
a trying
a to
a guess
a what
a he'll
a do
a next
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6369
p «
a Is
a he
a quite
a mad
p ,
a Mr°
a Hastings
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6371
p «
a I
a honestly
a don't
a know
p .
a Sometimes
p ,
a I
a feel
a sure
a he
a is
a as
a mad
a as
a a
@ 6372
a hatter
p ;
a and
a then
p ,
a just
a as
a he
a is
a at
a his
a maddest
p ,
a I
a find
a there
a is
a method
@ 6373
a in
a his
a madness
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6375
p «
a I
a see
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6377
a In
a spite
a of
a her
a laugh
p ,
a Mary
a was
a looking
a thoughtful
a this
a morning
p .
a She
@ 6378
a seemed
a grave
p ,
a almost
a sad
p .
p =
# 
@ 6380
a It
a occurred
a to
a me
a that
a it
a would
a be
a a
a good
a opportunity
a to
a tackle
a her
a on
@ 6381
a the
a subject
a of
a Cynthia
p .
a I
a began
a rather
a tactfully
p ,
a I
a thought
p ,
a but
a I
a had
@ 6382
a not
a gone
a far
a before
a she
a stopped
a me
a authoritatively
p .
p =
# 
@ 6384
p «
a You
a are
a an
a excellent
a advocate
p ,
a I
a have
a no
a doubt
p ,
a Mr°
a Hastings
p ,
a but
a in
@ 6385
a this
a case
a your
a talents
a are
a quite
a thrown
a away
p .
a Cynthia
a will
a run
a no
a risk
@ 6386
a of
a encountering
a any
a unkindness
a from
a me
p .
p =
# 
@ 6388
a I
a began
a to
a stammer
a feebly
a that
a I
a hoped
a she
a hadn't
a thought
p ---
a But
a again
a she
@ 6389
a stopped
a me
p ,
a and
a her
a words
a were
a so
a unexpected
a that
a they
a quite
a drove
@ 6390
a Cynthia
p ,
a and
a her
a troubles
p ,
a out
a of
a my
a mind
p .
p =
# 
@ 6392
p «
a Mr°
a Hastings
p ,
p »
a she
a said
p ,
p «
a do
a you
a think
a I
a and
a my
a husband
a are
a happy
@ 6393
a together
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6395
a I
a was
a considerably
a taken
a aback
p ,
a and
a murmured
a something
a about
a it's
@ 6396
a not
a being
a my
a business
a to
a think
a anything
a of
a the
a sort
p .
p =
# 
@ 6398
p «
a Well
p ,
p »
a she
a said
a quietly
p ,
p «
a whether
a it
a is
a your
a business
a or
a not
p ,
a I
a will
@ 6399
a tell
a you
a that
a we
a are
a not
a happy
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6401
a I
a said
a nothing
p ,
a for
a I
a saw
a that
a she
a had
a not
a finished
p .
p =
# 
@ 6403
a She
a began
a slowly
p ,
a walking
a up
a and
a down
a the
a room
p ,
a her
a head
a a
a little
@ 6404
a bent
p ,
a and
a that
a slim
p ,
a supple
a figure
a of
a hers
a swaying
a gently
a as
a she
a walked
p .
@ 6405
a She
a stopped
a suddenly
p ,
a and
a looked
a up
a at
a me
p .
p =
# 
@ 6407
p «
a You
a don't
a know
a anything
a about
a me
p ,
a do
a you
p ?
p »
a she
a asked
p .
p «
a Where
a I
a come
@ 6408
a from
p ,
a who
a I
a was
a before
a I
a married
a John
p ---
a anything
p ,
a in
a fact
p ?
a Well
p ,
a I
a will
@ 6409
a tell
a you
p .
a I
a will
a make
a a
a father
a confessor
a of
a you
p .
a You
a are
a kind
p ,
a I
a think
p ---
a yes
p ,
@ 6410
a I
a am
a sure
a you
a are
a kind
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6412
a Somehow
p ,
a I
a was
a not
a quite
a as
a elated
a as
a I
a might
a have
a been
p .
a I
a remembered
@ 6413
a that
a Cynthia
a had
a begun
a her
a confidences
a in
a much
p .
a the
a same
a way
p .
a Besides
p ,
a a
@ 6414
a father
a confessor
a should
a be
a elderly
p ,
a it
a is
a not
a at
a all
a the
a role
a for
a a
@ 6415
a young
a man
p .
p =
# 
@ 6417
p «
a My
a father
a was
a English
p ,
p »
a said
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
p ,
p «
a but
a my
a mother
a was
a a
@ 6418
a Russian
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6420
p «
a Ah
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
p «
a now
a I
a understand
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 6422
p «
a Understand
a what
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6424
p «
a A
a hint
a of
a something
a foreign
p ---
a different
p ---
a that
a there
a has
a always
a been
@ 6425
a about
a you
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6427
p «
a My
a mother
a was
a very
a beautiful
p ,
a I
a believe
p .
a I
a don't
a know
p ,
a because
a I
@ 6428
a never
a saw
a her
p .
a She
a died
a when
a I
a was
a quite
a a
a little
a child
p .
a I
a believe
a there
@ 6429
a was
a some
a tragedy
a connected
a with
a her
a death
p ---
a she
a took
a an
a overdose
a of
a some
@ 6430
a sleeping
a draught
a by
a mistake
p .
a However
a that
a may
a be
p ,
a my
a father
a was
@ 6431
a brokenhearted
p .
a Shortly
a afterwards
p ,
a he
a went
a into
a the
a Consular
a Service
p .
@ 6432
a Everywhere
a he
a went
p ,
a I
a went
a with
a him
p .
a When
a I
a was
a twenty~three
p ,
a I
a had
a been
@ 6433
a nearly
a all
a over
a the
a world
p .
a It
a was
a a
a splendid
a life
p ---
a I
a loved
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6435
a There
a was
a a
a smile
a on
a her
a face
p ,
a and
a her
a head
a was
a thrown
a back
p .
a She
@ 6436
a seemed
a living
a in
a the
a memory
a of
a those
a old
a glad
a days
p .
p =
# 
@ 6438
p «
a Then
a my
a father
a died
p .
a He
a left
a me
a very
a badly
a off
p .
a I
a had
a to
a go
a and
a live
@ 6439
a with
a some
a old
a aunts
a in
a Yorkshire
p .
p »
a She
a shuddered
p .
p «
a You
a will
a understand
@ 6440
a me
a when
a I
a say
a that
a it
a was
a a
a deadly
a life
a for
a a
a girl
a brought
a up
a as
a I
a had
@ 6441
a been
p .
a The
a narrowness
p ,
a the
a deadly
a monotony
a of
a it
p ,
a almost
a drove
a me
a mad
p .
p »
@ 6442
a She
a paused
a a
a minute
p ,
a and
a added
a in
a a
a different
a tone
p :
p «
a And
a then
a I
a met
a John
@ 6443
a Cavendish
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6445
p «
a Yes
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6447
p «
a You
a can
a imagine
a that
p ,
a from
a my
a aunts'
a point
a of
a view
p ,
a it
a was
a a
a very
@ 6448
a good
a match
a for
a me
p .
a But
a I
a can
a honestly
a say
a it
a was
a not
a this
a fact
a which
@ 6449
a weighed
a with
a me
p .
a No
p ,
a he
a was
a simply
a a
a way
a of
a escape
a from
a the
a insufferable
@ 6450
a monotony
a of
a my
a life
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6452
a I
a said
a nothing
p ,
a and
a after
a a
a moment
p ,
a she
a went
a on
p :
p =
# 
@ 6454
p «
a Don't
a misunderstand
a me
p .
a I
a was
a quite
a honest
a with
a him
p .
a I
a told
a him
p ,
a what
@ 6455
a was
a true
p ,
a that
a I
a liked
a him
a very
a much
p ,
a that
a I
a hoped
a to
a come
a to
a like
a him
@ 6456
a more
p ,
a but
a that
a I
a was
a not
a in
a any
a way
a what
a the
a world
a calls
p <
a in
a love
p >
a with
@ 6457
a him
p .
a He
a declared
a that
a that
a satisfied
a him
p ,
a and
a so
p ---
a we
a were
a married
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6459
a She
a waited
a a
a long
a time
p ,
a a
a little
a frown
a had
a gathered
a on
a her
a forehead
p .
@ 6460
a She
a seemed
a to
a be
a looking
a back
a earnestly
a into
a those
a past
a days
p .
p =
# 
@ 6462
p «
a I
a think
p ---
a I
a am
a sure
p ---
a he
a cared
a for
a me
a at
a first
p .
a But
a I
a suppose
a we
a were
a not
@ 6463
a well
a matched
p .
a Almost
a at
a once
p ,
a we
a drifted
a apart
p .
a He
p ---
a it
a is
a not
a a
a pleasing
@ 6464
a thing
a for
a my
a pride
p ,
a but
a it
a is
a the
a truth
p ---
a tired
a of
a me
a very
a soon
p .
p »
a I
a must
@ 6465
a have
a made
a some
a murmur
a of
a dissent
p ,
a for
a she
a went
a on
a quickly
p :
p «
a Oh
p ,
a yes
p ,
a he
@ 6466
a did
p !
a Not
a that
a it
a matters
a now
p ---
a now
a that
a we've
a come
a to
a the
a parting
a of
a the
@ 6467
a ways
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6469
p «
a What
a do
a you
a mean
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6471
a She
a answered
a quietly
p :
p =
# 
@ 6473
p «
a I
a mean
a that
a I
a am
a not
a going
a to
a remain
a at
a Styles
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6475
p «
a You
a and
a John
a are
a not
a going
a to
a live
a here
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6477
p «
a John
a may
a live
a here
p ,
a but
a I
a shall
a not
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6479
p «
a You
a are
a going
a to
a leave
a him
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6481
p «
a Yes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6483
p «
a But
a why
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6485
a She
a paused
a a
a long
a time
p ,
a and
a said
a at
a last
p :
p =
# 
@ 6487
p «
a Perhaps
p ---
a because
a I
a want
a to
a be
p ---
a free
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 6489
a And
p ,
a as
a she
a spoke
p ,
a I
a had
a a
a sudden
a vision
a of
a broad
a spaces
p ,
a virgin
a tracts
@ 6490
a of
a forests
p ,
a untrodden
a lands
p ---
a and
a a
a realization
a of
a what
a freedom
a would
a mean
@ 6491
a to
a such
a a
a nature
a as
a Mary
a Cavendish
p .
a I
a seemed
a to
a see
a her
a for
a a
a moment
a as
@ 6492
a she
a was
p ,
a a
a proud
a wild
a creature
p ,
a as
a untamed
a by
a civilization
a as
a some
a shy
@ 6493
a bird
a of
a the
a hills
p .
a A
a little
a cry
a broke
a from
a her
a lips
p :
p =
# 
@ 6495
p «
a You
a don't
a know
a you
a don't
a know
p ,
a how
a this
a hateful
a place
a has
a been
@ 6496
a prison
a to
a me
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 6498
p «
a I
a understand
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
p «
a but
p ---
a but
a don't
a do
a anything
a rash
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6500
p «
a Oh
p ,
a rash
p !
p »
a Her
a voice
a mocked
a at
a my
a prudence
p .
p =
# 
@ 6502
a Then
a suddenly
a I
a said
a a
a thing
a I
a could
a have
a bitten
a out
a my
a tongue
a for
p :
p =
# 
@ 6504
p «
a You
a know
a that
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
a has
a been
a arrested
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6506
a An
a instant
a coldness
a passed
a like
a a
a mask
a over
a her
a face
p ,
a blotting
a out
a all
@ 6507
a expression
p .
p =
# 
@ 6509
p «
a John
a was
a so
a kind
a as
a to
a break
a that
a to
a me
a this
a morn
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 6511
p «
a Well
p ,
a what
a do
a you
a think
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
a feebly
p .
p =
# 
@ 6513
p «
a Of
a what
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6515
p «
a Of
a the
a arrest
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6517
p «
a What
a should
a I
a think
p ?
a Apparently
a he
a is
a a
a German
a spy
p ;
a so
a the
a gardener
@ 6518
a had
a told
a John
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6520
a Her
a face
a and
a voice
a were
a absolutely
a cold
a and
a expressionless
p .
a Did
a she
@ 6521
a care
p ,
a or
a did
a she
a not
p ?
p =
# 
@ 6523
a She
a moved
a away
a a
a step
a or
a two
p ,
a and
a fingered
a one
a of
a the
a flower
a vases
p .
p =
# 
@ 6525
p «
a These
a are
a quite
a dead
p .
a I
a must
a do
a them
a again
p .
a Would
a you
a mind
a moving
p ---
a thank
@ 6526
a you
p ,
a Mr°
a Hastings
p .
p »
a And
a she
a walked
a quietly
a past
a me
a out
a of
a the
@ 6527
a window
p ,
a with
a a
a cool
a little
a nod
a of
a dismissal
p .
p =
# 
@ 6529
a No
p ,
a surely
a she
a could
a not
a care
a for
a Bauerstein
p .
a No
a woman
a could
a act
a her
@ 6530
a part
a with
a that
a icy
a unconcern
p .
p =
# 
@ 6532
a Poirot
a did
a not
a make
a his
a appearance
a the
a following
a morning
p ,
a and
a there
@ 6533
a was
a no
a sign
a of
a the
a Scotland
a Yard
a men
p .
p =
# 
@ 6535
a But
p ,
a at
a lunch~time
p ,
a there
a arrived
a a
a new
a piece
a of
a evidence
p ---
a or
a rather
@ 6536
a lack
a of
a evidence
p .
a We
a had
a vainly
a tried
a to
a trace
a the
a fourth
a letter
p ,
a which
@ 6537
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a had
a written
a on
a the
a evening
a preceding
a her
a death
p .
a Our
@ 6538
a efforts
a having
a been
a in
a vain
p ,
a we
a had
a abandoned
a the
a matter
p ,
a hoping
a that
a it
@ 6539
a might
a turn
a up
a of
a itself
a one
a day
p .
a And
a this
a is
a just
a what
a did
a happen
p ,
a in
@ 6540
a the
a shape
a of
a a
a communication
p ,
a which
a arrived
a by
a the
a second
a post
a from
a a
@ 6541
a firm
a of
a French
a music
a publishers
p ,
a acknowledging
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a cheque
p ,
@ 6542
a and
a regretting
a they
a had
a been
a unable
a to
a trace
a a
a certain
a series
a of
a Russian
@ 6543
a folksongs
p .
a So
a the
a last
a hope
a of
a solving
a the
a mystery
p ,
a by
a means
a of
a Mrs°
@ 6544
a Inglethorp's
a correspondence
a on
a the
a fatal
a evening
p ,
a had
a to
a be
a abandoned
p .
p =
# 
@ 6546
a Just
a before
a tea
p ,
a I
a strolled
a down
a to
a tell
a Poirot
a of
a the
a new
@ 6547
a disappointment
p ,
a but
a found
p ,
a to
a my
a annoyance
p ,
a that
a he
a was
a once
a more
a out
p .
p =
# 
@ 6549
p «
a Gone
a to
a London
a again
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6551
p «
a Oh
p ,
a no
p ,
a monsieur
p ,
a he
a has
a but
a taken
a the
a train
a to
a Tadminster
p .
p <
a To
a see
@ 6552
a a
a young
a lady's
a dispensary
p ,
p >
a he
a said
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6554
p «
a Silly
a ass
p !
p »
a I
a ejaculated
p .
p «
a I
a told
a him
a Wednesday
a was
a the
a one
a day
a she
@ 6555
a wasn't
a there
p !
a Well
p ,
a tell
a him
a to
a look
a us
a up
a to~morrow
a morning
p ,
a will
@ 6556
a you
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6558
p «
a Certainly
p ,
a monsieur
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6560
a But
p ,
a on
a the
a following
a day
p ,
a no
a sign
a of
a Poirot
p .
a I
a was
a getting
a angry
p .
a He
@ 6561
a was
a really
a treating
a us
a in
a the
a most
a cavalier
a fashion
p .
p =
# 
@ 6563
a After
a lunch
p ,
a Lawrence
a drew
a me
a aside
p ,
a and
a asked
a if
a I
a was
a going
a down
a to
@ 6564
a see
a him
p .
p =
# 
@ 6566
p «
a No
p ,
a I
a don't
a think
a I
a shall
p .
a He
a can
a come
a up
a here
a if
a he
a wants
a to
a see
@ 6567
a us
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6569
p «
a Oh
p !
p »
a Lawrence
a looked
a indeterminate
p .
a Something
a unusually
a nervous
a and
@ 6570
a excited
a in
a his
a manner
a roused
a my
a curiosity
p .
p =
# 
@ 6572
p «
a What
a is
a it
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
p .
p «
a I
a could
a go
a if
a there's
a anything
a special
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6574
p «
a It's
a nothing
a much
p ,
a but
p ---
a well
p ,
a if
a you
a are
a going
p ,
a will
a you
a tell
a him
p ---
p »
a he
@ 6575
a dropped
a his
a voice
a to
a a
a whisper
p ---
p «
a I
a think
a I've
a found
a the
a extra
a coffee~cup
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 6577
a I
a had
a almost
a forgotten
a that
a enigmatical
a message
a of
a Poirot's
p ,
a but
a now
@ 6578
a my
a curiosity
a was
a aroused
a afresh
p .
p =
# 
@ 6580
a Lawrence
a would
a say
a no
a more
p ,
a so
a I
a decided
a that
a I
a would
a descend
a from
a my
@ 6581
a high
a horse
p ,
a and
a once
a more
a seek
a out
a Poirot
a at
a Leastways
a Cottage
p .
p =
# 
@ 6583
a This
a time
a I
a was
a received
a with
a a
a smile
p .
a Monsieur
a Poirot
a was
a within
p .
@ 6584
a Would
a I
a mount
p ?
a I
a mounted
a accordingly
p .
p =
# 
@ 6586
a Poirot
a was
a sitting
a by
a the
a table
p ,
a his
a head
a buried
a in
a his
a hands
p .
a He
@ 6587
a sprang
a up
a at
a my
a entrance
p .
p =
# 
@ 6589
p «
a What
a is
a it
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
a solicitously
p .
p «
a You
a are
a not
a ill
p ,
a I
a trust
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6591
p «
a No
p ,
a no
p ,
a not
a ill
p .
a But
a I
a decide
a an
a affair
a of
a great
a moment
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6593
p «
a Whether
a to
a catch
a the
a criminal
a or
a not
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
a facetiously
p .
p =
# 
@ 6595
a But
p ,
a to
a my
a great
a surprise
p ,
a Poirot
a nodded
a gravely
p .
p =
# 
@ 6597
p «
p <
a To
a speak
a or
a not
a to
a speak
p ,
p >
a as
a your
a so
a great
a Shakespeare
a says
p ,
p <
a that
@ 6598
a is
a the
a question
p .
p >
p »
p =
# 
@ 6600
a I
a did
a not
a trouble
a to
a correct
a the
a quotation
p .
p =
# 
@ 6602
p «
a You
a are
a not
a serious
p ,
a Poirot
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6604
p «
a I
a am
a of
a the
a most
a serious
p .
a For
a the
a most
a serious
a of
a all
a things
a hangs
a in
@ 6605
a the
a balance
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6607
p «
a And
a that
a is
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6609
p «
a A
a woman's
a happiness
p ,
a mon
a ami
p ,
p »
a he
a said
a gravely
p .
p =
# 
@ 6611
a I
a did
a not
a quite
a know
a what
a to
a say
p .
p =
# 
@ 6613
p «
a The
a moment
a has
a come
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
a thoughtfully
p ,
p »
a and
a I
a do
a not
a know
@ 6614
a what
a to
a do
p .
a For
p ,
a see
a you
p ,
a it
a is
a a
a big
a stake
a for
a which
a I
a play
p .
a No
a one
a but
@ 6615
a I
p ,
a Hercule
a Poirot
p ,
a would
a attempt
a it
p !
p »
a And
a he
a tapped
a himself
a proudly
a on
@ 6616
a the
a breast
p .
p =
# 
@ 6618
a After
a pausing
a a
a few
a minutes
a respectfully
p ,
a so
a as
a not
a to
a spoil
a his
@ 6619
a effect
p ,
a I
a gave
a him
a Lawrence's
a message
p .
p =
# 
@ 6621
p «
a Aha
p !
p »
a he
a cried
p .
p «
a So
a he
a has
a found
a the
a extra
a coffee~cup
p .
a That
a is
a good
p .
@ 6622
a He
a has
a more
a intelligence
a than
a would
a appear
p ,
a this
a long~faced
a Monsieur
@ 6623
a Lawrence
a of
a yours
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 6625
a I
a did
a not
a myself
a think
a very
a highly
a of
a Lawrence's
a intelligence
p ;
a but
a I
@ 6626
a forebore
a to
a contradict
a Poirot
p ,
a and
a gently
a took
a him
a to
a task
a for
@ 6627
a forgetting
a my
a instructions
a as
a to
a which
a were
a Cynthia's
a days
a off
p .
p =
# 
@ 6629
p «
a It
a is
a true
p .
a I
a have
a the
a head
a of
a a
a sieve
p .
a However
p ,
a the
a other
a young
a lady
@ 6630
a was
a most
a kind
p .
a She
a was
a sorry
a for
a my
a disappointment
p ,
a and
a showed
a me
@ 6631
a everything
a in
a the
a kindest
a way
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6633
p «
a Oh
p ,
a well
p ,
a that's
a all
a right
p ,
a then
p ,
a and
a you
a must
a go
a to
a tea
a with
a Cynthia
@ 6634
a another
a day
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6636
a I
a told
a him
a about
a the
a letter
p .
p =
# 
@ 6638
p «
a I
a am
a sorry
a for
a that
p ,
p »
a he
a said
p .
p «
a I
a always
a had
a hopes
a of
a that
a letter
p .
@ 6639
a But
a no
p ,
a it
a was
a not
a to
a be
p .
a This
a affair
a must
a all
a be
a unravelled
a from
@ 6640
a within
p .
p »
a He
a tapped
a his
a forehead
p .
p «
a These
a little
a grey
a cells
p .
p <
a It
a is
a up
a to
@ 6641
a them
p >
p ---
a as
a you
a say
a over
a here
p .
p »
a Then
p ,
a suddenly
p ,
a he
a asked
p :
p «
a Are
a you
a a
a judge
@ 6642
a of
a fingermarks
p ,
a my
a friend
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6644
p «
a No
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
a rather
a surprised
p ,
p «
a I
a know
a that
a there
a are
a no
a two
a finger~marks
@ 6645
a alike
p ,
a but
a that's
a as
a far
a as
a my
a science
a goes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6647
p «
a Exactly
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6649
a He
a unlocked
a a
a little
a drawer
p ,
a and
a took
a out
a some
a photographs
a which
a he
@ 6650
a laid
a on
a the
a table
p .
p =
# 
@ 6652
p «
a I
a have
a numbered
a them
p ,
s 1
p ,
s 2
p ,
s 3
p .
a Will
a you
a describe
a them
a to
a me
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6654
a I
a studied
a the
a proofs
a attentively
p .
p =
# 
@ 6656
p «
a All
a greatly
a magnified
p ,
a I
a see
p .
a No
p .
s 1
p ,
a I
a should
a say
p ,
a are
a a
a man's
@ 6657
a finger~prints
p ;
a thumb
a and
a first
a finger
p .
a No
p .
s 2
a are
a a
a lady's
p ;
a they
a are
a much
@ 6658
a smaller
p ,
a and
a quite
a different
a in
a every
a way
p .
a No
p .
s 3
p »
p ---
a I
a paused
a for
a some
@ 6659
a time
p ---
p «
a there
a seem
a to
a be
a a
a lot
a of
a confused
a finger~marks
p ,
a but
a here
p ,
a very
@ 6660
a distinctly
p ,
a are
a No
p .
s 1's
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6662
p «
a Overlapping
a the
a others
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6664
p «
a Yes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6666
p «
a You
a recognize
a them
a beyond
a fail
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6668
p «
a Oh
p ,
a yes
p ;
a they
a are
a identical
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6670
a Poirot
a nodded
p ,
a and
a gently
a taking
a the
a photographs
a from
a me
a locked
a them
@ 6671
a up
a again
p .
p =
# 
@ 6673
p «
a I
a suppose
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
p «
a that
a as
a usual
p ,
a you
a are
a not
a going
a to
a explain
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6675
p «
a On
a the
a contrary
p .
a No
p .
s 1
a were
a the
a finger~prints
a of
a Monsieur
a Lawrence
p .
@ 6676
a No
p .
s 2
a were
a those
a of
a Mademoiselle
a Cynthia
p .
a They
a are
a not
a important
p .
a I
@ 6677
a merely
a obtained
a them
a for
a comparison
p .
a No
p .
s 3
a is
a a
a little
a more
@ 6678
a complicated
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6680
p «
a Yes
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6682
p «
a It
a is
p ,
a as
a you
a see
p ,
a highly
a magnified
p .
a You
a may
a have
a noticed
a a
a sort
a of
@ 6683
a blur
a extending
a all
a across
a the
a picture
p .
a I
a will
a not
a describe
a to
a you
a the
@ 6684
a special
a apparatus
p ,
a dusting
a powder
p ,
a etc
p .
p ,
a which
a I
a used
p .
a It
a is
a a
a well~known
@ 6685
a process
a to
a the
a police
p ,
a and
a by
a means
a of
a it
a you
a can
a obtain
a a
@ 6686
a photograph
a of
a the
a finger~prints
a of
a any
a object
a in
a a
a very
a short
a space
a of
@ 6687
a time
p .
a Well
p ,
a my
a friend
p ,
a you
a have
a seen
a the
a fingermarks
p ---
a it
a remains
a to
a tell
@ 6688
a you
a the
a particular
a object
a on
a which
a they
a had
a been
a left
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6690
p «
a Go
a on
p ---
a I
a am
a really
a excited
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6692
p «
a Eh
a bien
p !
a Photo
a No
p .
s 3
a represents
a the
a highly
a magnified
a surface
a of
a a
a tiny
@ 6693
a bottle
a in
a the
a top
a poison
a cupboard
a of
a the
a dispensary
a in
a the
a Red
a Cross
@ 6694
a Hospital
a at
a Tadminster
p ---
a which
a sounds
a like
a the
a house
a that
a Jack
a built
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 6696
p «
a Good
a heavens
p !
p »
a I
a exclaimed
p .
p «
a But
a what
a were
a Lawrence
a Cavendish's
@ 6697
a finger~marks
a doing
a on
a it
p ?
a He
a never
a went
a near
a the
a poison
a cupboard
a the
a day
@ 6698
a we
a were
a there
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 6700
p «
a Oh
p ,
a yes
p ,
a he
a did
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 6702
p «
a Impossible
p !
a We
a were
a all
a together
a the
a whole
a time
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6704
a Poirot
a shook
a his
a head
p .
p =
# 
@ 6706
p «
a No
p ,
a my
a friend
p ,
a there
a was
a a
a moment
a when
a you
a were
a not
a all
a together
p .
@ 6707
a There
a was
a a
a moment
a when
a you
a could
a not
a have
a been
a all
a together
p ,
a or
a it
@ 6708
a would
a not
a have
a been
a necessary
a to
a call
a to
a Monsieur
a Lawrence
a to
a come
a and
@ 6709
a join
a you
a on
a the
a balcony
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6711
p «
a I'd
a forgotten
a that
p ,
p »
a I
a admitted
p .
p «
a But
a it
a was
a only
a for
a a
a moment
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6713
p «
a Long
a enough
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6715
p «
a Long
a enough
a for
a what
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6717
a Poirot's
a smile
a became
a rather
a enigmatical
p .
p =
# 
@ 6719
p «
a Long
a enough
a for
a a
a gentleman
a who
a had
a once
a studied
a medicine
a to
a gratify
@ 6720
a a
a very
a natural
a interest
a and
a curiosity
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6722
a Our
a eyes
a met
p .
a Poirot's
a were
a pleasantly
a vague
p .
a He
a got
a up
a and
a hummed
a a
@ 6723
a little
a tune
p .
a I
a watched
a him
a suspiciously
p .
p =
# 
@ 6725
p «
a Poirot
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
p «
a what
a was
a in
a this
a particular
a little
a bottle
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6727
a Poirot
a looked
a out
a of
a the
a window
p .
p =
# 
@ 6729
p «
a Hydro~chloride
a of
a strychnine
p ,
p »
a he
a said
p ,
a over
a his
a shoulder
p ,
a continuing
@ 6730
a to
a hum
p .
p =
# 
@ 6732
p «
a Good
a heavens
p !
p »
a I
a said
a it
a quite
a quietly
p .
a I
a was
a not
a surprised
p .
a I
a had
@ 6733
a expected
a that
a answer
p .
p =
# 
@ 6735
p «
a They
a use
a the
a pure
a hydro~chloride
a of
a strychnine
a very
a little
p ---
a only
@ 6736
a occasionally
a for
a pills
p .
a It
a is
a the
a official
a solution
p ,
a Liq°
a Strychnine
@ 6737
a Hydro~clor°
a that
a is
a used
a in
a most
a medicines
p .
a That
a is
a why
a the
a finger~marks
@ 6738
a have
a remained
a undisturbed
a since
a then
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6740
p «
a How
a did
a you
a manage
a to
a take
a this
a photograph
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6742
p «
a I
a dropped
a my
a hat
a from
a the
a balcony
p ,
p »
a explained
a Poirot
a simply
p .
@ 6743
p «
a Visitors
a were
a not
a permitted
a below
a at
a that
a hour
a so
p ,
a in
a spite
a of
a my
a many
@ 6744
a apologies
p ,
a Mademoiselle
a Cynthia's
a colleague
a had
a to
a go
a down
a and
a fetch
a it
@ 6745
a for
a me
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6747
p «
a Then
a you
a knew
a what
a you
a were
a going
a to
a find
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6749
p «
a No
p ,
a not
a at
a all
p .
a I
a merely
a realized
a that
a it
a was
a possible
p ,
a from
a your
@ 6750
a story
p ,
a for
a Monsieur
a Lawrence
a to
a go
a to
a the
a poison
a cupboard
p .
a The
@ 6751
a possibility
a had
a to
a be
a confirmed
p ,
a or
a eliminated
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6753
p «
a Poirot
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
p «
a your
a gaiety
a does
a not
a deceive
a me
p .
a This
a is
a a
a very
@ 6754
a important
a discovery
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6756
p «
a I
a do
a not
a know
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
p .
p «
a But
a one
a thing
a does
a strike
a me
p .
a No
a doubt
@ 6757
a it
a has
a struck
a you
a too
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6759
p «
a What
a is
a that
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6761
p «
a Why
p ,
a that
a there
a is
a altogether
a too
a much
a strychnine
a about
a this
a case
p .
@ 6762
a This
a is
a the
a third
a time
a we
a run
a up
a against
a it
p .
a There
a was
a strychnine
a in
@ 6763
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a tonic
p .
a There
a is
a the
a strychnine
a sold
a across
a the
a counter
@ 6764
a at
a Styles
a St°
a Mary
a by
a Mace
p .
a Now
a we
a have
a more
a strychnine
p ,
a handled
a by
a one
@ 6765
a of
a the
a household
p .
a It
a is
a confusing
p ;
a and
p ,
a as
a you
a know
p ,
a I
a do
a not
a like
@ 6766
a confusion
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6768
a Before
a I
a could
a reply
p ,
a one
a of
a the
a other
a Belgians
a opened
a the
a door
a and
@ 6769
a stuck
a his
a head
a in
p .
p =
# 
@ 6771
p «
a There
a is
a a
a lady
a below
p ,
a asking
a for
a Mr°
a Hastings
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6773
p «
a A
a lady
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6775
a I
a jumped
a up
p .
a Poirot
a followed
a me
a down
a the
a narrow
a stairs
p .
a Mary
a Cavendish
@ 6776
a was
a standing
a in
a the
a doorway
p .
p =
# 
@ 6778
p «
a I
a have
a been
a visiting
a an
a old
a woman
a in
a the
a village
p ,
p »
a she
a explained
p ,
@ 6779
p «
a and
a as
a Lawrence
a told
a me
a you
a were
a with
a Monsieur
a Poirot
a I
a thought
a I
a would
@ 6780
a call
a for
a you
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6782
p «
a Alas
p ,
a madame
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
p ,
p «
a I
a thought
a you
a had
a come
a to
a honour
a me
a with
@ 6783
a a
a visit
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 6785
p «
a I
a will
a some
a day
p ,
a if
a you
a ask
a me
p ,
p »
a she
a promised
a him
p ,
a smiling
p .
p =
# 
@ 6787
p «
a That
a is
a well
p .
a If
a you
a should
a need
a a
a father
a confessor
a madame
p »
p ---
a she
@ 6788
a started
a ever
a so
a slightly
p ---
p «
a remember
p ,
a Papa
a Poirot
a is
a always
a at
a your
@ 6789
a service
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6791
a She
a stared
a at
a him
a for
a a
a few
a minutes
p ,
a as
a though
a seeking
a to
a read
a some
@ 6792
a deeper
a meaning
a into
a his
a words
p .
a Then
a she
a turned
a abruptly
a away
p .
p =
# 
@ 6794
p «
a Come
p ,
a will
a you
a not
a walk
a back
a with
a us
a too
p ,
a Monsieur
a Poirot
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6796
p «
a Enchanted
p ,
a madame
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6798
a All
a the
a way
a to
a Styles
p ,
a Mary
a talked
a fast
a and
a feverishly
p .
a It
a struck
a me
@ 6799
a that
a in
a some
a way
a she
a was
a nervous
a of
a Poirot's
a eyes
p .
p =
# 
@ 6801
a The
a weather
a had
a broken
p ,
a and
a the
a sharp
a wind
a was
a almost
a autumnal
a in
a its
@ 6802
a shrewishness
p .
a Mary
a shivered
a a
a little
p ,
a and
a buttoned
a her
a black
a sports
a coat
@ 6803
a closer
p .
a The
a wind
a through
a the
a trees
a made
a a
a mournful
a noise
p ,
a like
a some
a great
@ 6804
a giant
a sighing
p .
p =
# 
@ 6806
a We
a walked
a up
a to
a the
a great
a door
a of
a Styles
p ,
a and
a at
a once
a the
a knowledge
@ 6807
a came
a to
a us
a that
a something
a was
a wrong
p .
p =
# 
@ 6809
a Dorcas
a came
a running
a out
a to
a meet
a us
p .
a She
a was
a crying
a and
a wringing
a her
@ 6810
a hands
p .
a I
a was
a aware
a of
a other
a servants
a huddled
a together
a in
a the
a background
p ,
@ 6811
a all
a eyes
a and
a ears
p .
p =
# 
@ 6813
p «
a Oh
p ,
a m'am
p !
a Oh
p ,
a m'am
p !
a I
a don't
a know
a how
a to
a tell
a you
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 6815
p «
a What
a is
a it
p ,
a Dorcas
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
a impatiently
p .
p «
a Tell
a us
a at
a once
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6817
p «
a It's
a those
a wicked
a detectives
p .
a They've
a arrested
a him
p ---
a they've
a arrested
@ 6818
a Mr°
a Cavendish
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 6820
p «
a Arrested
a Lawrence
p ?
p »
a I
a gasped
p .
p =
# 
@ 6822
a I
a saw
a a
a strange
a look
a come
a into
a Dorcas's
a eyes
p .
p =
# 
@ 6824
p «
a No
p ,
a sir
p .
a Not
a Mr°
a Lawrence
p ---
a Mr°
a John
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6826
a Behind
a me
p ,
a with
a a
a wild
a cry
p ,
a Mary
a Cavendish
a fell
a heavily
a against
a me
p ,
@ 6827
a and
a as
a I
a turned
a to
a catch
a her
a I
a met
a the
a quiet
a triumph
a in
a Poirot's
a eyes
p .
p =
# 
# #----------------------------------------------------------------------
# @section 2 {c11}
$ {b}{c11}
# @section 3 {cn}
$ {b}{c11}{cn}
# 
@ 6833
a Chapter
a XI
# 
# @section 3 {tt}
$ {b}{c11}{tt}
# 
@ 6837
a THE
a CASE
a FOR
a THE
a PROSECUTION
# 
# @section 3 {tx}
$ {b}{c11}{tx}
# 
@ 6841
a The
a trial
a of
a John
a Cavendish
a for
a the
a murder
a of
a his
a stepmother
a took
a place
@ 6842
a two
a months
a later
p .
p =
# 
@ 6844
a Of
a the
a intervening
a weeks
a I
a will
a say
a little
p ,
a but
a my
a admiration
a and
@ 6845
a sympathy
a went
a out
a unfeignedly
a to
a Mary
a Cavendish
p .
a She
a ranged
a herself
@ 6846
a passionately
a on
a her
a husband's
a side
p ,
a scorning
a the
a mere
a idea
a of
a his
a guilt
p ,
@ 6847
a and
a fought
a for
a him
a tooth
a and
a nail
p .
p =
# 
@ 6849
a I
a expressed
a my
a admiration
a to
a Poirot
p ,
a and
a he
a nodded
a thoughtfully
p .
p =
# 
@ 6851
p «
a Yes
p ,
a she
a is
a of
a those
a women
a who
a show
a at
a their
a best
a in
a adversity
p .
a It
@ 6852
a brings
a out
a all
a that
a is
a sweetest
a and
a truest
a in
a them
p .
a Her
a pride
a and
a her
@ 6853
a jealousy
a have
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 6855
p «
a Jealously
p ?
p »
a I
a queried
p .
p =
# 
@ 6857
p «
a Yes
p .
a Have
a you
a not
a realized
a that
a she
a is
a an
a unusually
a jealous
a woman
p ?
a As
@ 6858
a I
a was
a saying
p ,
a her
a pride
a and
a jealousy
a have
a been
a laid
a aside
p .
a She
a thinks
a of
@ 6859
a nothing
a but
a her
a husband
p ,
a and
a the
a terrible
a fate
a that
a is
a hanging
a over
@ 6860
a him
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6862
a He
a spoke
a very
a feelingly
p ,
a and
a I
a looked
a at
a him
a earnestly
p ,
a remembering
@ 6863
a that
a last
a afternoon
p ,
a when
a he
a had
a been
a deliberating
a whether
a or
a not
a to
@ 6864
a speak
p .
a With
a his
a tenderness
a for
p «
a a
a woman's
a happiness
p ,
p »
a I
a felt
a glad
a that
@ 6865
a the
a decision
a had
a been
a taken
a out
a of
a his
a hands
p .
p =
# 
@ 6867
p «
a Even
a now
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
p «
a I
a can
a hardly
a believe
a it
p .
a You
a see
p ,
a up
a to
a the
a very
@ 6868
a last
a minute
p ,
a I
a thought
a it
a was
a Lawrence
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 6870
a Poirot
a grinned
p .
p =
# 
@ 6872
p «
a I
a know
a you
a did
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6874
p «
a But
a John
p !
a My
a old
a friend
a John
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 6876
p «
a Every
a murderer
a is
a probably
a somebody's
a old
a friend
p ,
p »
a observed
a Poirot
@ 6877
a philosophically
p .
p «
a You
a cannot
a mix
a up
a sentiment
a and
a reason
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6879
p «
a I
a must
a say
a I
a think
a you
a might
a have
a given
a me
a a
a hint
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6881
p «
a Perhaps
p ,
a mon
a ami
p ,
a I
a did
a not
a do
a so
p ,
a just
a because
a he
a was
a your
a old
@ 6882
a friend
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6884
a I
a was
a rather
a disconcerted
a by
a this
p ,
a remembering
a how
a I
a had
a busily
a passed
@ 6885
a on
a to
a John
a what
a I
a believed
a to
a be
a Poirot's
a views
a concerning
a Bauerstein
p .
@ 6886
a He
p ,
a by
a the
a way
p ,
a had
a been
a acquitted
a of
a the
a charge
a brought
a against
a him
p .
@ 6887
a Nevertheless
p ,
a although
a he
a had
a been
a too
a clever
a for
a them
a this
a time
p ,
a and
@ 6888
a the
a charge
a of
a espionage
a could
a not
a be
a brought
a home
a to
a him
p ,
a his
a wings
a were
@ 6889
a pretty
a well~clipped
a for
a the
a future
p .
p =
# 
@ 6891
a I
a asked
a Poirot
a whether
a he
a thought
a John
a would
a be
a condemned
p .
a To
a my
@ 6892
a intense
a surprise
p ,
a he
a replied
a that
p ,
a on
a the
a contrary
p ,
a he
a was
a extremely
@ 6893
a likely
a to
a be
a acquitted
p .
p =
# 
@ 6895
p «
a But
p ,
a Poirot
p ---
p »
a I
a protested
p .
p =
# 
@ 6897
p «
a Oh
p ,
a my
a friend
p ,
a have
a I
a not
a said
a to
a you
a all
a along
a that
a I
a have
a no
@ 6898
a proofs
p .
a It
a is
a one
a thing
a to
a know
a that
a a
a man
a is
a guilty
p ,
a it
a is
a quite
@ 6899
a another
a matter
a to
a prove
a him
a so
p .
a And
a in
a this
a case
p ,
a there
a is
a terribly
@ 6900
a little
a evidence
p .
a That
a is
a the
a whole
a trouble
p .
a I
p ,
a Hercule
a Poirot
p ,
a know
p ,
a but
@ 6901
a I
a lack
a the
a last
a link
a in
a my
a chain
p .
a And
a unless
a I
a can
a find
a that
a missing
@ 6902
a link
p ---
p »
a He
a shook
a his
a head
a gravely
p .
p =
# 
@ 6904
p «
a When
a did
a you
a first
a suspect
a John
a Cavendish
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
p ,
a after
a a
a minute
@ 6905
a or
a two
p .
p =
# 
@ 6907
p «
a Did
a you
a not
a suspect
a him
a at
a all
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6909
p «
a No
p ,
a indeed
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6911
p «
a Not
a after
a that
a fragment
a of
a conversation
a you
a overheard
a between
a Mrs°
@ 6912
a Cavendish
a and
a her
a mother~in~law
p ,
a and
a her
a subsequent
a lack
a of
a frankness
a at
@ 6913
a the
a inquest
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6915
p «
a No
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6917
p «
a Did
a you
a not
a put
a two
a and
a two
a together
p ,
a and
a reflect
a that
a if
a it
a was
a not
@ 6918
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
a who
a was
a quarrelling
a with
a his
a wife
p ---
a and
a you
a remember
p ,
a he
@ 6919
a strenuously
a denied
a it
a at
a the
a inquest
p ---
a it
a must
a be
a either
a Lawrence
a or
a John
p .
@ 6920
a Now
p ,
a if
a it
a was
a Lawrence
p ,
a Mary
a Cavendish's
a conduct
a was
a just
a as
@ 6921
a inexplicable
p .
a But
a if
p ,
a on
a the
a other
a hand
p ,
a it
a was
a John
p ,
a the
a whole
a thing
@ 6922
a was
a explained
a quite
a naturally
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6924
p «
a So
p ,
p »
a I
a cried
p ,
a a
a light
a breaking
a in
a upon
a me
p ,
p «
a it
a was
a John
a who
@ 6925
a quarrelled
a with
a his
a mother
a that
a afternoon
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6927
p «
a Exactly
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6929
p «
a And
a you
a have
a known
a this
a all
a along
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6931
p «
a Certainly
p .
a Mrs°
a Cavendish's
a behaviour
a could
a only
a be
a explained
a that
@ 6932
a way
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6934
p «
a And
a yet
a you
a say
a he
a may
a be
a acquitted
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6936
a Poirot
a shrugged
a his
a shoulders
p .
p =
# 
@ 6938
p «
a Certainly
a I
a do
p .
a At
a the
a police
a court
a proceedings
p ,
a we
a shall
a hear
a the
@ 6939
a case
a for
a the
a prosecution
p ,
a but
a in
a all
a probability
a his
a solicitors
a will
@ 6940
a advise
a him
a to
a reserve
a his
a defence
p .
a That
a will
a be
a sprung
a upon
a us
a at
a the
@ 6941
a trial
p .
a And
p ---
a ah
p ,
a by
a the
a way
p ,
a I
a have
a a
a word
a of
a caution
a to
a give
a you
p ,
a my
@ 6942
a friend
p .
a I
a must
a not
a appear
a in
a the
a case
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6944
p «
a What
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6946
p «
a No
p .
a Officially
p ,
a I
a have
a nothing
a to
a do
a with
a it
p .
a Until
a I
a have
a found
a that
@ 6947
a last
a link
a in
a my
a chain
p ,
a I
a must
a remain
a behind
a the
a scenes
p .
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
@ 6948
a must
a think
a I
a am
a working
a for
a her
a husband
p ,
a not
a against
a him
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6950
p «
a I
a say
p ,
a that's
a playing
a it
a a
a bit
a low
a down
p ,
p »
a I
a protested
p .
p =
# 
@ 6952
p «
a Not
a at
a all
p .
a We
a have
a to
a deal
a with
a a
a most
a clever
a and
a unscrupulous
a man
p ,
@ 6953
a and
a we
a must
a use
a any
a means
a in
a our
a power
p ---
a otherwise
a he
a will
a slip
a through
@ 6954
a our
a fingers
p .
a That
a is
a why
a I
a have
a been
a careful
a to
a remain
a in
a the
@ 6955
a background
p .
a All
a the
a discoveries
a have
a been
a made
a by
a Japp
p ,
a and
a Japp
a will
@ 6956
a take
a all
a the
a credit
p .
a If
a I
a am
a called
a upon
a to
a give
a evidence
a at
a all
p »
p ---
a he
@ 6957
a smiled
a broadly
p ---
p «
a it
a will
a probably
a be
a as
a a
a witness
a for
a the
a defence
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6959
a I
a could
a hardly
a believe
a my
a ears
p .
p =
# 
@ 6961
p «
a It
a is
a quite
a en
a regle
p ,
p »
a continued
a Poirot
p .
p «
a Strangely
a enough
p ,
a I
a can
@ 6962
a give
a evidence
a that
a will
a demolish
a one
a contention
a of
a the
a prosecution
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6964
p «
a Which
a one
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 6966
p «
a The
a one
a that
a relates
a to
a the
a destruction
a of
a the
a will
p .
a John
a Cavendish
@ 6967
a did
a not
a destroy
a that
a will
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6969
a Poirot
a was
a a
a true
a prophet
p .
a I
a will
a not
a go
a into
a the
a details
a of
a the
@ 6970
a police
a court
a proceedings
p ,
a as
a it
a involves
a many
a tiresome
a repetitions
p .
a I
@ 6971
a will
a merely
a state
a baldly
a that
a John
a Cavendish
a reserved
a his
a defence
p ,
a and
@ 6972
a was
a duly
a committed
a for
a trial
p .
p =
# 
@ 6974
a September
a found
a us
a all
a in
a London
p .
a Mary
a took
a a
a house
a in
a Kensington
p ,
@ 6975
a Poirot
a being
a included
a in
a the
a family
a party
p .
p =
# 
@ 6977
a I
a myself
a had
a been
a given
a a
a job
a at
a the
a War
a Office
p ,
a so
a was
a able
a to
a see
@ 6978
a them
a continually
p .
p =
# 
@ 6980
a As
a the
a weeks
a went
a by
p ,
a the
a state
a of
a Poirot's
a nerves
a grew
a worse
a and
@ 6981
a worse
p .
a That
p «
a last
a link
p »
a he
a talked
a about
a was
a still
a lacking
p .
a Privately
p ,
a I
@ 6982
a hoped
a it
a might
a remain
a so
p ,
a for
a what
a happiness
a could
a there
a be
a for
a Mary
p ,
@ 6983
a if
a John
a were
a not
a acquitted
p ?
p =
# 
@ 6985
a On
a September
s 15th
a John
a Cavendish
a appeared
a in
a the
a dock
a at
a the
a Old
@ 6986
a Bailey
p ,
a charged
a with
p «
a The
a Wilful
a Murder
a of
a Emily
a Agnes
a Inglethorp
p ,
p »
a and
@ 6987
a pleaded
p «
a Not
a Guilty
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 6989
a Sir
a Ernest
a Heavywether
p ,
a the
a famous
a K°
a C°
p ,
a had
a been
a engaged
a to
a defend
@ 6990
a him
p .
p =
# 
@ 6992
a Mr°
a Philips
p ,
a K°
a C°
p ,
a opened
a the
a case
a for
a the
a Crown
p .
p =
# 
@ 6994
a The
a murder
p ,
a he
a said
p ,
a was
a a
a most
a premeditated
a and
a coldblooded
a one
p .
a It
@ 6995
a was
a neither
a more
a nor
a less
a than
a the
a deliberate
a poisoning
a of
a a
a fond
a and
@ 6996
a trusting
a woman
a by
a the
a stepson
a to
a whom
a she
a had
a been
a more
a than
a a
a mother
p .
@ 6997
a Ever
a since
a his
a boyhood
p ,
a she
a had
a supported
a him
p .
a He
a and
a his
a wife
a had
a lived
@ 6998
a at
a Styles
a Court
a in
a every
a luxury
p ,
a surrounded
a by
a her
a care
a and
a attention
p .
@ 6999
a She
a had
a been
a their
a kind
a and
a generous
a benefactress
p .
p =
# 
@ 7001
a He
a proposed
a to
a call
a witnesses
a to
a show
a how
a the
a prisoner
p ,
a a
a profligate
@ 7002
a and
a spendthrift
p ,
a had
a been
a at
a the
a end
a of
a his
a financial
a tether
p ,
a and
a had
@ 7003
a also
a been
a carrying
a on
a an
a intrigue
a with
a a
a certain
a Mrs°
a Raikes
p ,
a a
@ 7004
a neighbouring
a farmer's
a wife
p .
a This
a having
a come
a to
a his
a stepmother's
a ears
p ,
@ 7005
a she
a taxed
a him
a with
a it
a on
a the
a afternoon
a before
a her
a death
p ,
a and
a a
a quarrel
@ 7006
a ensued
p ,
a part
a of
a which
a was
a overheard
p .
a On
a the
a previous
a day
p ,
a the
a prisoner
@ 7007
a had
a purchased
a strychnine
a at
a the
a village
a chemist's
a shop
p ,
a wearing
a a
@ 7008
a disguise
a by
a means
a of
a which
a he
a hoped
a to
a throw
a the
a onus
a of
a the
a crime
a upon
@ 7009
a another
a man
p ---
a to
a wit
p ,
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a husband
p ,
a of
a whom
a he
a had
a been
@ 7010
a bitterly
a jealous
p .
a Luckily
a for
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p ,
a he
a had
a been
a able
a to
@ 7011
a produce
a an
a unimpeachable
a alibi
p .
p =
# 
@ 7013
a On
a the
a afternoon
a of
a July
s l7th
p ,
a continued
a Counsel
p ,
a immediately
a after
@ 7014
a the
a quarrel
a with
a her
a son
p ,
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a made
a a
a new
a will
p .
a This
a will
a was
@ 7015
a found
a destroyed
a in
a the
a grate
a of
a her
a bedroom
a the
a following
a morning
p ,
a but
@ 7016
a evidence
a had
a come
a to
a light
a which
a showed
a that
a it
a had
a been
a drawn
a up
a in
@ 7017
a favour
a of
a her
a husband
p .
a Deceased
a had
a already
a made
a a
a will
a in
a his
a favour
@ 7018
a before
a her
a marriage
p ,
a but
p ---
a and
a Mr°
a Philips
a wagged
a an
a expressive
@ 7019
a forefinger
p ---
a the
a prisoner
a was
a not
a aware
a of
a that
p .
a What
a had
a induced
a the
@ 7020
a deceased
a to
a make
a a
a fresh
a will
p ,
a with
a the
a old
a one
a still
a extant
p ,
a he
a could
@ 7021
a not
a say
p .
a She
a was
a an
a old
a lady
p ,
a and
a might
a possibly
a have
a forgotten
a the
@ 7022
a former
a one
p ;
a or
a this
a seemed
a to
a him
a more
a likely
p ---
a she
a may
a have
a had
a an
a idea
@ 7023
a that
a it
a was
a revoked
a by
a her
a marriage
p ,
a as
a there
a had
a been
a some
a conversation
@ 7024
a on
a the
a subject
p .
a Ladies
a were
a not
a always
a very
a well
a versed
a in
a legal
@ 7025
a knowledge
p .
a She
a had
p ,
a about
a a
a year
a before
p ,
a executed
a a
a will
a in
a favour
a of
@ 7026
a the
a prisoner
p .
a He
a would
a call
a evidence
a to
a show
a that
a it
a was
a the
a prisoner
@ 7027
a who
a ultimately
a handed
a his
a step~mother
a her
a coffee
a on
a the
a fatal
a night
p .
@ 7028
a Later
a in
a the
a evening
p ,
a he
a had
a sought
a admission
a to
a her
a room
p ,
a on
a which
@ 7029
a occasion
p ,
a no
a doubt
p ,
a he
a found
a an
a opportunity
a of
a destroying
a the
a will
@ 7030
a which
p ,
a as
a far
a as
a he
a knew
p ,
a would
a render
a the
a one
a in
a his
a favour
a valid
p .
p =
# 
@ 7032
a The
a prisoner
a had
a been
a arrested
a in
a consequence
a of
a the
a discovery
p ,
a in
a his
@ 7033
a room
p ,
a by
a Detective
a Inspector
a Japp
p ---
a a
a most
a brilliant
a officer
p ---
a of
a the
@ 7034
a identical
a phial
a of
a strychnine
a which
a had
a been
a sold
a at
a the
a village
@ 7035
a chemist's
a to
a the
a supposed
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
a on
a the
a day
a before
a the
a murder
p .
@ 7036
a It
a would
a be
a for
a the
a jury
a to
a decide
a whether
a or
a not
a these
a damning
a facts
@ 7037
a constituted
a an
a overwhelming
a proof
a of
a the
a prisoner's
a guilt
p .
p =
# 
@ 7039
a And
p ,
a subtly
a implying
a that
a a
a jury
a which
a did
a not
a so
a decide
p ,
a was
a quite
@ 7040
a unthinkable
p ,
a Mr°
a Philips
a sat
a down
a and
a wiped
a his
a forehead
p .
p =
# 
@ 7042
a The
a first
a witnesses
a for
a the
a prosecution
a were
a mostly
a those
a who
a had
a been
@ 7043
a called
a at
a the
a inquest
p ,
a the
a medical
a evidence
a being
a again
a taken
a first
p .
p =
# 
@ 7045
a Sir
a Ernest
a Heavywether
p ,
a who
a was
a famous
a all
a over
a England
a for
a the
@ 7046
a unscrupulous
a manner
a in
a which
a he
a bullied
a witnesses
p ,
a only
a asked
a two
@ 7047
a questions
p .
p =
# 
@ 7049
p «
a I
a take
a it
p ,
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
p ,
a that
a strychnine
p ,
a as
a a
a drug
p ,
a acts
@ 7050
a quickly
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7052
p «
a Yes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7054
p «
a And
a that
a you
a are
a unable
a to
a account
a for
a the
a delay
a in
a this
a case
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7056
p «
a Yes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7058
p «
a Thank
a you
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7060
a Mr°
a Mace
a identified
a the
a phial
a handed
a him
a by
a Counsel
a as
a that
a sold
a by
@ 7061
a him
a to
p «
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p .
p »
a Pressed
p ,
a he
a admitted
a that
a he
a only
a knew
a Mr°
@ 7062
a Inglethorp
a by
a sight
p .
a He
a had
a never
a spoken
a to
a him
p .
a The
a witness
a was
a not
@ 7063
a cross~examined
p .
p =
# 
@ 7065
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
a was
a called
p ,
a and
a denied
a having
a purchased
a the
a poison
p .
@ 7066
a He
a also
a denied
a having
a quarrelled
a with
a his
a wife
p .
a Various
a witnesses
@ 7067
a testified
a to
a the
a accuracy
a of
a these
a statements
p .
p =
# 
@ 7069
a The
a gardeners'
a evidence
p ,
a as
a to
a the
a witnessing
a of
a the
a will
a was
a taken
p ,
@ 7070
a and
a then
a Dorcas
a was
a called
p .
p =
# 
@ 7072
a Dorcas
p ,
a faithful
a to
a her
p «
a young
a gentlemen
p ,
p »
a denied
a strenuously
@ 7073
a that
a it
a could
a have
a been
a John's
a voice
a she
a heard
p ,
a and
a resolutely
a declared
p ,
@ 7074
a in
a the
a teeth
a of
a everything
p ,
a that
a it
a was
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
a who
a had
a been
a in
@ 7075
a the
a boudoir
a with
a her
a mistress
p .
a A
a rather
a wistful
a smile
a passed
a across
a the
@ 7076
a face
a of
a the
a prisoner
a in
a the
a dock
p .
a He
a knew
a only
a too
a well
a how
a useless
a her
@ 7077
a gallant
a defiance
a was
p ,
a since
a it
a was
a not
a the
a object
a of
a the
a defence
a to
a deny
@ 7078
a this
a point
p .
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
p ,
a of
a course
p ,
a could
a not
a be
a called
a upon
a to
a give
@ 7079
a evidence
a against
a her
a husband
p .
p =
# 
@ 7081
a After
a various
a questions
a on
a other
a matters
p ,
a Mr°
a Philips
a asked
p :
p =
# 
@ 7083
p «
a In
a the
a month
a of
a June
a last
p ,
a do
a you
a remember
a a
a parcel
a arriving
a for
a Mr°
@ 7084
a Lawrence
a Cavendish
a from
a Parkson's
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7086
a Dorcas
a shook
a her
a head
p .
p =
# 
@ 7088
p «
a I
a don't
a remember
p ,
a sir
p .
a It
a may
a have
a done
p ,
a but
a Mr°
a Lawrence
a was
a away
@ 7089
a from
a home
a part
a of
a June
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7091
p «
a In
a the
a event
a of
a a
a parcel
a arriving
a for
a him
a whilst
a he
a was
a away
p ,
a what
@ 7092
a would
a be
a done
a with
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7094
p «
a It
a would
a either
a be
a put
a in
a his
a room
a or
a sent
a on
a after
a him
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7096
p «
a By
a you
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7098
p «
a No
p ,
a sir
p ,
a I
a should
a leave
a it
a on
a the
a hall
a table
p .
a It
a would
a be
a Miss
a Howard
@ 7099
a who
a would
a attend
a to
a anything
a like
a that
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7101
a Evelyn
a Howard
a was
a called
a and
p ,
a after
a being
a examined
a on
a other
a points
p ,
@ 7102
a was
a questioned
a as
a to
a the
a parcel
p .
p =
# 
@ 7104
p «
a Don't
a remember
p .
a Lots
a of
a parcels
a come
p .
a Can't
a remember
a one
a special
@ 7105
a one
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7107
p «
a You
a do
a not
a know
a if
a it
a was
a sent
a after
a Mr°
a Lawrence
a Cavendish
a to
a Wales
p ,
@ 7108
a or
a whether
a it
a was
a put
a in
a his
a room
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7110
p «
a Don't
a think
a it
a was
a sent
a after
a him
p .
a Should
a have
a remembered
a it
a if
a it
@ 7111
a was
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7113
p «
a Supposing
a a
a parcel
a arrived
a addressed
a to
a Mr°
a Lawrence
a Cavendish
p ,
a and
@ 7114
a afterwards
a it
a disappeared
p ,
a should
a you
a remark
a its
a absence
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7116
p «
a No
p ,
a don't
a think
a so
p .
a I
a should
a think
a some
a one
a had
a taken
a charge
a of
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7118
p «
a I
a believe
p ,
a Miss
a Howard
p ,
a that
a it
a was
a you
a who
a found
a this
a sheet
a of
a brown
@ 7119
a paper
p ?
p »
a He
a held
a up
a the
a same
a dusty
a piece
a which
a Poirot
a and
a I
a had
a examined
@ 7120
a in
a the
a morning~room
a at
a Styles
p .
p =
# 
@ 7122
p «
a Yes
p ,
a I
a did
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7124
p «
a How
a did
a you
a come
a to
a look
a for
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7126
p «
a The
a Belgian
a detective
a who
a was
a employed
a on
a the
a case
a asked
a me
a to
a search
@ 7127
a for
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7129
p «
a Where
a did
a you
a eventually
a discover
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7131
p «
a On
a the
a top
a of
p ---
a of
p ---
a a
a wardrobe
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7133
p «
a On
a top
a of
a the
a prisoner's
a wardrobe
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7135
p «
a I
p ---
a I
a believe
a so
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7137
p «
a Did
a you
a not
a find
a it
a yourself
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7139
p «
a Yes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7141
p «
a Then
a you
a must
a know
a where
a you
a found
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7143
p «
a Yes
p ,
a it
a was
a on
a the
a prisoner's
a wardrobe
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7145
p «
a That
a is
a better
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7147
p «
a An
a assistant
a from
a Parkson's
p ,
a Theatrical
a Costumiers
a testified
a that
a on
@ 7148
a June
s 29th
p ,
a they
a had
a supplied
a a
a black
a beard
a to
a Mr°
a L°
a Cavendish
p ,
a as
@ 7149
a requested
p .
a It
a was
a ordered
a by
a letter
p ,
a and
a a
a postal
a order
a was
a enclosed
p .
@ 7150
a No
p ,
a they
a had
a not
a kept
a the
a letter
p .
a All
a transactions
a were
a entered
a in
a their
@ 7151
a books
p .
a They
a had
a sent
a the
a beard
p ,
a as
a directed
p ,
a to
p <
a L°
a Cavendish
p ,
a Esq°
p ,
@ 7152
a Styles
a Court
p .
p >
p »
p =
# 
@ 7154
a Sir
a Ernest
a Heavywether
a rose
a ponderously
p .
p =
# 
@ 7156
p «
a Where
a was
a the
a letter
a written
a from
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7158
p «
a From
a Styles
a Court
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7160
p «
a The
a same
a address
a to
a which
a you
a sent
a the
a parcel
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7162
p «
a Yes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7164
p «
a And
a the
a letter
a came
a from
a there
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7166
p «
a Yes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7168
a Like
a a
a beast
a of
a prey
p ,
a Heavywether
a fell
a upon
a him
p :
p =
# 
@ 7170
p «
a How
a do
a you
a know
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7172
p «
a I
p ---
a I
a don't
a understand
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7174
p «
a How
a do
a you
a know
a that
a letter
a came
a from
a Styles
p ?
a Did
a you
a notice
a the
@ 7175
a postmark
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7177
p «
a No
p ---
a but
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 7179
p «
a Ah
p ,
a you
a did
a not
a notice
a the
a postmark
p !
a And
a yet
a you
a affirm
a so
@ 7180
a confidently
a that
a it
a came
a from
a Styles
p .
a It
a might
p ,
a in
a fact
p ,
a have
a been
a any
@ 7181
a postmark
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 7183
p «
a Y~es
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7185
p «
a In
a fact
p ,
a the
a letter
p ,
a though
a written
a on
a stamped
a notepaper
p ,
a might
a have
@ 7186
a been
a posted
a from
a anywhere
p ?
a From
a Wales
p ,
a for
a instance
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7188
a The
a witness
a admitted
a that
a such
a might
a be
a the
a case
p ,
a and
a Sir
a Ernest
@ 7189
a signified
a that
a he
a was
a satisfied
p .
p =
# 
@ 7191
a Elizabeth
a Wells
p ,
a second
a housemaid
a at
a Styles
p ,
a stated
a that
a after
a she
a had
@ 7192
a gone
a to
a bed
a she
a remembered
a that
a she
a had
a bolted
a the
a front
a door
p ,
a instead
@ 7193
a of
a leaving
a it
a on
a the
a latch
a as
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
a had
a requested
p .
a She
a had
@ 7194
a accordingly
a gone
a downstairs
a again
a to
a rectify
a her
a error
p .
a Hearing
a a
a slight
@ 7195
a noise
a in
a the
a West
a wing
p ,
a she
a had
a peeped
a along
a the
a passage
p ,
a and
a had
a seen
@ 7196
a Mr°
a John
a Cavendish
a knocking
a at
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a door
p .
p =
# 
@ 7198
a Sir
a Ernest
a Heavywether
a made
a short
a work
a of
a her
p ,
a and
a under
a his
@ 7199
a unmerciful
a bullying
a she
a contradicted
a herself
a hopelessly
p ,
a and
a Sir
a Ernest
@ 7200
a sat
a down
a again
a with
a a
a satisfied
a smile
a on
a his
a face
p .
p =
# 
@ 7202
a With
a the
a evidence
a of
a Annie
p ,
a as
a to
a the
a candle
a grease
a on
a the
a floor
p ,
a and
@ 7203
a as
a to
a seeing
a the
a prisoner
a take
a the
a coffee
a into
a the
a boudoir
p ,
a the
@ 7204
a proceedings
a were
a adjourned
a until
a the
a following
a day
p .
p =
# 
@ 7206
a As
a we
a went
a home
p ,
a Mary
a Cavendish
a spoke
a bitterly
a against
a the
a prosecuting
@ 7207
a counsel
p .
p =
# 
@ 7209
p «
a That
a hateful
a man
p !
a What
a a
a net
a he
a has
a drawn
a around
a my
a poor
a John
p !
a How
a he
@ 7210
a twisted
a every
a little
a fact
a until
a he
a made
a it
a seem
a what
a it
a wasn't
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 7212
p «
a Well
p ,
p »
a I
a said
a consolingly
p ,
p «
a it
a will
a be
a the
a other
a way
a about
a to~morrow
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7214
p «
a Yes
p ,
p »
a she
a said
a meditatively
p ;
a then
a suddenly
a dropped
a her
a voice
p .
p «
a Mr°
@ 7215
a Hastings
p ,
a you
a do
a not
a think
p ---
a surely
a it
a could
a not
a have
a been
a Lawrence
p ---
a Oh
p ,
@ 7216
a no
p ,
a that
a could
a not
a be
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 7218
a But
a I
a myself
a was
a puzzled
p ,
a and
a as
a soon
a as
a I
a was
a alone
a with
a Poirot
a I
@ 7219
a asked
a him
a what
a he
a thought
a Sir
a Ernest
a was
a driving
a at
p .
p =
# 
@ 7221
p «
a Ah
p !
p »
a said
a Poirot
a appreciatively
p .
p «
a He
a is
a a
a clever
a man
p ,
a that
a Sir
@ 7222
a Ernest
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7224
p «
a Do
a you
a think
a he
a believes
a Lawrence
a guilty
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7226
p «
a I
a do
a not
a think
a he
a believes
a or
a cares
a anything
p !
a No
p ,
a what
a he
a is
a trying
@ 7227
a for
a is
a to
a create
a such
a confusion
a in
a the
a minds
a of
a the
a jury
a that
a they
a are
@ 7228
a divided
a in
a their
a opinion
a as
a to
a which
a brother
a did
a it
p .
a He
a is
a endeavouring
@ 7229
a to
a make
a out
a that
a there
a is
a quite
a as
a much
a evidence
a against
a Lawrence
a as
@ 7230
a against
a John
p ---
a and
a I
a am
a not
a at
a all
a sure
a that
a he
a will
a not
a succeed
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7232
a Detective~inspector
a Japp
a was
a the
a first
a witness
a called
a when
a the
a trial
@ 7233
a was
a reopened
p ,
a and
a gave
a his
a evidence
a succinctly
a and
a briefly
p .
a After
@ 7234
a relating
a the
a earlier
a events
p ,
a he
a proceeded
p :
p =
# 
@ 7236
p «
a Acting
a on
a information
a received
p ,
a Superintendent
a Summerhaye
a and
a myself
@ 7237
a searched
a the
a prisoner's
a room
p ,
a during
a his
a temporary
a absence
a from
a the
@ 7238
a house
p .
a In
a his
a chest
a of
a drawers
p ,
a hidden
a beneath
a some
a underclothing
p ,
a we
@ 7239
a found
p :
a first
p ,
a a
a pair
a of
a gold~rimmed
a pince~nez
a similar
a to
a those
a worn
a by
@ 7240
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p »
p ---
a these
a were
a exhibited
p ---
p «
a secondly
a this
a phial
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7242
a The
a phial
a was
a that
a already
a recognized
a by
a the
a chemist's
a assistant
p ,
a a
@ 7243
a tiny
a bottle
a of
a blue
a glass
p ,
a containing
a a
a few
a grains
a of
a a
a white
@ 7244
a crystalline
a powder
p ,
a and
a labelled
p :
p «
a Strychnine
a Hydro~chloride
p .
a POISON
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7246
a A
a fresh
a piece
a of
a evidence
a discovered
a by
a the
a detectives
a since
a the
@ 7247
a police
a court
a proceedings
a was
a a
a long
p ,
a almost
a new
a piece
a of
a blotting~paper
p .
@ 7248
a It
a had
a been
a found
a in
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a cheque
a book
p ,
a and
a on
a being
@ 7249
a reversed
a at
a a
a mirror
a showed
a clearly
a the
a words
p :
p «
p .
p .
p .
a erything
a of
a which
@ 7250
a I
a die
a possessed
a I
a leave
a to
a my
a beloved
a husband
a Alfred
a Ing
p .
p .
p .
p »
a This
@ 7251
a placed
a beyond
a question
a the
a fact
a that
a the
a destroyed
a will
a had
a been
a in
@ 7252
a favour
a of
a the
a deceased
a lady's
a husband
p .
a Japp
a then
a produced
a the
a charred
@ 7253
a fragment
a of
a paper
a recovered
a from
a the
a grate
p ,
a and
a this
p ,
a with
a the
a discovery
@ 7254
a of
a the
a beard
a in
a the
a attic
p ,
a completed
a his
a evidence
p .
p =
# 
@ 7256
a But
a Sir
a Ernest's
a cross~examination
a was
a yet
a to
a come
p .
p =
# 
@ 7258
p «
a What
a day
a was
a it
a when
a you
a searched
a the
a prisoner's
a room
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7260
p «
a Tuesday
p ,
a the
s 24th
a of
a July
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7262
p «
a Exactly
a a
a week
a after
a the
a tragedy
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7264
p «
a Yes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7266
p «
a You
a found
a these
a two
a objects
p ,
a you
a say
p ,
a in
a the
a chest
a of
a drawers
p .
a Was
@ 7267
a the
a drawer
a unlocked
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7269
p «
a He
a might
a have
a stowed
a them
a there
a in
a a
a hurry
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7271
p «
a But
a you
a have
a just
a said
a it
a was
a a
a whole
a week
a since
a the
a crime
p .
a He
a would
@ 7272
a have
a had
a ample
a time
a to
a remove
a them
a and
a destroy
a them
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7274
p «
a Perhaps
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7276
p «
a There
a is
a no
a perhaps
a about
a it
p .
a Would
a he
p ,
a or
a would
a he
a not
a have
a had
@ 7277
a plenty
a of
a time
a to
a remove
a and
a destroy
a them
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7279
p «
a Yes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7281
p «
a Was
a the
a pile
a of
a underclothes
a under
a which
a the
a things
a were
a hidden
a heavy
@ 7282
a or
a light
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7284
p «
a Heavyish
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7286
p «
a In
a other
a words
p ,
a it
a was
a winter
a underclothing
p .
a Obviously
p ,
a the
a prisoner
@ 7287
a would
a not
a be
a likely
a to
a go
a to
a that
a drawer
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7289
p «
a Perhaps
a not
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7291
p «
a Kindly
a answer
a my
a question
p .
a Would
a the
a prisoner
p ,
a in
a the
a hottest
a week
a of
@ 7292
a a
a hot
a summer
p ,
a be
a likely
a to
a go
a to
a a
a drawer
a containing
a winter
@ 7293
a underclothing
p .
a Yes
p ,
a or
a no
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7295
p «
a No
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7297
p «
a In
a that
a case
p ,
a is
a it
a not
a possible
a that
a the
a articles
a in
a question
a might
@ 7298
a have
a been
a put
a there
a by
a a
a third
a person
p ,
a and
a that
a the
a prisoner
a was
a quite
@ 7299
a unaware
a of
a their
a presence
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7301
p «
a I
a should
a not
a think
a it
a likely
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7303
p «
a But
a it
a is
a possible
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7305
p «
a Yes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7307
p «
a That
a is
a all
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7309
a More
a evidence
a followed
p .
a Evidence
a as
a to
a the
a financial
a difficulties
a in
@ 7310
a which
a the
a prisoner
a had
a found
a himself
a at
a the
a end
a of
a July
p .
a Evidence
a as
a to
@ 7311
a his
a intrigue
a with
a Mrs°
a Raikes
p ---
a poor
a Mary
p ,
a that
a must
a have
a been
a bitter
@ 7312
a hearing
a for
a a
a woman
a of
a her
a pride
p .
a Evelyn
a Howard
a had
a been
a right
a in
a her
@ 7313
a facts
p ,
a though
a her
a animosity
a against
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
a had
a caused
a her
a to
@ 7314
a jump
a to
a the
a conclusion
a that
a he
a was
a the
a person
a concerned
p .
p =
# 
@ 7316
a Lawrence
a Cavendish
a was
a then
a put
a into
a the
a box
p .
a In
a a
a low
a voice
p ,
a in
@ 7317
a answer
a to
a Mr°
a Philips'
a questions
p ,
a he
a denied
a having
a ordered
a anything
a from
@ 7318
a Parkson's
a in
a June
p .
a In
a fact
p ,
a on
a June
s 29th
p ,
a he
a had
a been
a staying
a away
p ,
a in
@ 7319
a Wales
p .
p =
# 
@ 7321
a Instantly
p ,
a Sir
a Ernest's
a chin
a was
a shooting
a pugnaciously
a forward
p .
p =
# 
@ 7323
p «
a You
a deny
a having
a ordered
a a
a black
a beard
a from
a Parkson's
a on
a June
s 29th
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7325
p «
a I
a do
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7327
p «
a Ah
p !
a In
a the
a event
a of
a anything
a happening
a to
a your
a brother
p ,
a who
a will
@ 7328
a inherit
a Styles
a Court
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7330
a The
a brutality
a of
a the
a question
a called
a a
a flush
a to
a Lawrence's
a pale
a face
p .
@ 7331
a The
a judge
a gave
a vent
a to
a a
a faint
a murmur
a of
a disapprobation
p ,
a and
a the
@ 7332
a prisoner
a in
a the
a dock
a leant
a forward
a angrily
p .
p =
# 
@ 7334
a Heavywether
a cared
a nothing
a for
a his
a client's
a anger
p .
p =
# 
@ 7336
p «
a Answer
a my
a question
p ,
a if
a you
a please
p .
p »
p .
p =
# 
@ 7338
p «
a I
a suppose
p ,
p »
a said
a Lawrence
a quietly
p ,
p «
a that
a I
a should
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7340
p «
a What
a do
a you
a mean
a by
a you
p <
a suppose
p >
p ?
a Your
a brother
a has
a no
a children
p .
a You
@ 7341
a would
a inherit
a it
p ,
a wouldn't
a you
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7343
p «
a Yes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7345
p «
a Ah
p ,
a that's
a better
p ,
p »
a said
a Heavywether
p ,
a with
a ferocious
a geniality
p .
p «
a And
@ 7346
a you'd
a inherit
a a
a good
a slice
a of
a money
a too
p ,
a wouldn't
a you
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7348
p «
a Really
p ,
a Sir
a Ernest
p ,
p »
a protested
a the
a judge
p ,
p «
a these
a questions
a are
a not
@ 7349
a relevant
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7351
a Sir
a Ernest
a bowed
p ,
a and
a having
a shot
a his
a arrow
a proceeded
p .
p =
# 
@ 7353
p «
a On
a Tuesday
p ,
a the
s 17th
a July
p ,
a you
a went
p ,
a I
a believe
p ,
a with
a another
a guest
p ,
@ 7354
a to
a visit
a the
a dispensary
a at
a the
a Red
a Cross
a Hospital
a in
a Tadminster
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7356
p «
a Yes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7358
p «
a Did
a you
p ---
a while
a you
a happened
a to
a be
a alone
a for
a a
a few
a seconds
p ?
p ---
a unlock
@ 7359
a the
a poison
a cupboard
p ,
a and
a examine
a some
a of
a the
a bottles
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7361
p «
a I
p ---
a I
p ---
a may
a have
a done
a so
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7363
p «
a I
a put
a it
a to
a you
a that
a you
a did
a do
a so
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7365
p «
a Yes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7367
a Sir
a Ernest
a fairly
a shot
a the
a next
a question
a at
a him
p .
p =
# 
@ 7369
p «
a Did
a you
a examine
a one
a bottle
a in
a particular
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7371
p «
a No
p ,
a I
a do
a not
a think
a so
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7373
p «
a Be
a careful
p ,
a Mr°
a Cavendish
p .
a I
a am
a referring
a to
a a
a little
a bottle
a of
@ 7374
a Hydro~chloride
a of
a Strychnine
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7376
a Lawrence
a was
a turning
a a
a sickly
a greenish
a colour
p .
p =
# 
@ 7378
p «
a N~o
p ---
a I
a am
a sure
a I
a didn't
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7380
p «
a Then
a how
a do
a you
a account
a for
a the
a fact
a that
a you
a left
a the
a unmistakable
@ 7381
a impress
a of
a your
a fingerprints
a on
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7383
a The
a bullying
a manner
a was
a highly
a efficacious
a with
a a
a nervous
@ 7384
a disposition
p .
p =
# 
@ 7386
p «
a I
p ---
a I
a suppose
a I
a must
a have
a taken
a up
a the
a bottle
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7388
p «
a I
a suppose
a so
a too
p !
a Did
a you
a abstract
a any
a of
a the
a contents
a of
a the
@ 7389
a bottle
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7391
p «
a Certainly
a not
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7393
p «
a Then
a why
a did
a you
a take
a it
a up
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7395
p «
a I
a once
a studied
a to
a be
a a
a doctor
p .
a Such
a things
a naturally
a interest
a me
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7397
p «
a Ah
p !
a So
a poisons
a naturally
a interest
a you
p ,
a do
a they
p ?
a Still
p ,
a you
a waited
a to
@ 7398
a be
a alone
a before
a gratifying
a that
p <
a interest
p >
a of
a yours
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7400
p «
a That
a was
a pure
a chance
p .
a If
a the
a others
a had
a been
a there
p ,
a I
a should
a have
@ 7401
a done
a just
a the
a same
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7403
p «
a Still
p ,
a as
a it
a happens
p ,
a the
a others
a were
a not
a there
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7405
p «
a No
p ,
a but
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 7407
p «
a In
a fact
p ,
a during
a the
a whole
a afternoon
p ,
a you
a were
a only
a alone
a for
a a
a couple
@ 7408
a of
a minutes
p ,
a and
a it
a happened
p ---
a I
a say
p ,
a it
a happened
p ---
a to
a be
a during
a those
a two
@ 7409
a minutes
a that
a you
a displayed
a your
a natural
a interest
a in
a Hydro~chloride
a of
@ 7410
a Strychnine
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7412
a Lawrence
a stammered
a pitiably
p .
p =
# 
@ 7414
p «
a I
p ---
a I
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 7416
a With
a a
a satisfied
a and
a expressive
a countenance
p ,
a Sir
a Ernest
a observed
p :
p =
# 
@ 7418
p «
a I
a have
a nothing
a more
a to
a ask
a you
p ,
a Mr°
a Cavendish
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7420
a This
a bit
a of
a cross~examination
a had
a caused
a great
a excitement
a in
a court
p .
@ 7421
a The
a heads
a of
a the
a many
a fashionably
a attired
a women
a present
a were
a busily
a laid
@ 7422
a together
p ,
a and
a their
a whispers
a became
a so
a loud
a that
a the
a judge
a angrily
@ 7423
a threatened
a to
a have
a the
a court
a cleared
a if
a there
a was
a not
a immediate
@ 7424
a silence
p .
p =
# 
@ 7426
a There
a was
a little
a more
a evidence
p .
a The
a hand~writing
a experts
a were
a called
@ 7427
a upon
a for
a their
a opinion
a of
a the
a signature
a of
p «
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
p »
a in
a the
@ 7428
a chemist's
a poison
a register
p .
a They
a all
a declared
a unanimously
a that
a it
a was
@ 7429
a certainly
a not
a his
a hand~writing
p ,
a and
a gave
a it
a as
a their
a view
a that
a it
a might
@ 7430
a be
a that
a of
a the
a prisoner
a disguised
p .
a Cross~examined
p ,
a they
a admitted
a that
a it
@ 7431
a might
a be
a the
a prisoner's
a hand~writing
a cleverly
a counterfeited
p .
p =
# 
@ 7433
a Sir
a Ernest
a Heavywether's
a speech
a in
a opening
a the
a case
a for
a the
a defence
@ 7434
a was
a not
a a
a long
a one
p ,
a but
a it
a was
a backed
a by
a the
a full
a force
a of
a his
a emphatic
@ 7435
a manner
p .
a Never
p ,
a he
a said
p ,
a in
a the
a course
a of
a his
a long
a experience
p ,
a had
a he
@ 7436
a known
a a
a charge
a of
a murder
a rest
a on
a slighter
a evidence
p .
a Not
a only
a was
a it
@ 7437
a entirely
a circumstantial
p ,
a but
a the
a greater
a part
a of
a it
a was
a practically
@ 7438
a unproved
p .
a Let
a them
a take
a the
a testimony
a they
a had
a heard
a and
a sift
a it
@ 7439
a impartially
p .
a The
a strychnine
a had
a been
a found
a in
a a
a drawer
a in
a the
a prisoner's
@ 7440
a room
p .
a That
a drawer
a was
a an
a unlocked
a one
p ,
a as
a he
a had
a pointed
a out
p ,
a and
a he
@ 7441
a submitted
a that
a there
a was
a no
a evidence
a to
a prove
a that
a it
a was
a the
a prisoner
@ 7442
a who
a had
a concealed
a the
a poison
a there
p .
a It
a was
p ,
a in
a fact
p ,
a a
a wicked
a and
@ 7443
a malicious
a attempt
a on
a the
a part
a of
a some
a third
a person
a to
a fix
a the
a crime
a on
@ 7444
a the
a prisoner
p .
a The
a prosecution
a had
a been
a unable
a to
a produce
a a
a shred
a of
@ 7445
a evidence
a in
a support
a of
a their
a contention
a that
a it
a was
a the
a prisoner
a who
@ 7446
a ordered
a the
a black
a beard
a from
a Parkson's
p .
a The
a quarrel
a which
a had
a taken
@ 7447
a place
a between
a prisoner
a and
a his
a stepmother
a was
a freely
a admitted
p ,
a but
a both
@ 7448
a it
a and
a his
a financial
a embarrassments
a had
a been
a grossly
a exaggerated
p .
p =
# 
@ 7450
a His
a learned
a friend
p ---
a Sir
a Ernest
a nodded
a carelessly
a at
a Mr°
a Philips
p ---
a had
@ 7451
a stated
a that
a if
a prisoner
a were
a an
a innocent
a man
p ,
a he
a would
a have
a come
a forward
@ 7452
a at
a the
a inquest
a to
a explain
a that
a it
a was
a he
p ,
a and
a not
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p ,
a who
@ 7453
a had
a been
a the
a participator
a in
a the
a quarrel
p .
a He
a thought
a the
a facts
a had
a been
@ 7454
a misrepresented
p .
a What
a had
a actually
a occurred
a was
a this
p .
a The
a prisoner
p ,
@ 7455
a returning
a to
a the
a house
a on
a Tuesday
a evening
p ,
a had
a been
a authoritatively
a told
@ 7456
a that
a there
a had
a been
a a
a violent
a quarrel
a between
a Mr°
a and
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
p .
@ 7457
a No
a suspicion
a had
a entered
a the
a prisoner's
a head
a that
a anyone
a could
a possibly
@ 7458
a have
a mistaken
a his
a voice
a for
a that
a of
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p .
a He
a naturally
@ 7459
a concluded
a that
a his
a stepmother
a had
a had
a two
a quarrels
p .
p =
# 
@ 7461
a The
a prosecution
a averred
a that
a on
a Monday
p ,
a July
s l6th
p ,
a the
a prisoner
a had
@ 7462
a entered
a the
a chemist's
a shop
a in
a the
a village
p ,
a disguised
a as
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p .
@ 7463
a The
a prisoner
p ,
a on
a the
a contrary
p ,
a was
a at
a that
a time
a at
a a
a lonely
a spot
a called
@ 7464
a Marston's
a Spirmey
p ,
a where
a he
a had
a been
a summoned
a by
a an
a anonymous
a note
p ,
@ 7465
a couched
a in
a blackmailing
a terms
p ,
a and
a threatening
a to
a reveal
a certain
a matters
@ 7466
a to
a his
a wife
a unless
a he
a complied
a with
a its
a demands
p .
a The
a prisoner
a had
p ,
@ 7467
a accordingly
p ,
a gone
a to
a the
a appointed
a spot
p ,
a and
a after
a waiting
a there
a vainly
@ 7468
a for
a half
a an
a hour
a had
a returned
a home
p .
a Unfortunately
p ,
a he
a had
a met
a with
a no
@ 7469
a one
a on
a the
a way
a there
a or
a back
a who
a could
a vouch
a for
a the
a truth
a of
a his
a story
p ,
@ 7470
a but
a luckily
a he
a had
a kept
a the
a note
p ,
a and
a it
a would
a be
a produced
a as
a evidence
p .
p =
# 
@ 7472
a As
a for
a the
a statement
a relating
a to
a the
a destruction
a of
a the
a will
p ,
a the
@ 7473
a prisoner
a had
a formerly
a practised
a at
a the
a Bar
p ,
a and
a was
a perfectly
a well
a aware
@ 7474
a that
a the
a will
a made
a in
a his
a favour
a a
a year
a before
a was
a automatically
a revoked
@ 7475
a by
a his
a stepmother's
a remarriage
p .
a He
a would
a call
a evidence
a to
a show
a who
a did
@ 7476
a destroy
a the
a will
p ,
a and
a it
a was
a possible
a that
a that
a might
a open
a up
a quite
a a
@ 7477
a new
a view
a of
a the
a case
p .
p =
# 
@ 7479
a Finally
p ,
a he
a would
a point
a out
a to
a the
a jury
a that
a there
a was
a evidence
@ 7480
a against
a other
a people
a besides
a John
a Cavendish
p .
a He
a would
a direct
a their
@ 7481
a attention
a to
a the
a fact
a that
a the
a evidence
a against
a Mr°
a Lawrence
a Cavendish
@ 7482
a was
a quite
a as
a strong
p ,
a if
a not
a stronger
a than
a that
a against
a his
a brother
p .
p =
# 
@ 7484
a He
a would
a now
a call
a the
a prisoner
p .
p =
# 
@ 7486
a John
a acquitted
a himself
a well
a in
a the
a witness~box
p .
a Under
a Sir
a Ernest's
@ 7487
a skilful
a handling
p ,
a he
a told
a his
a tale
a credibly
a and
a well
p .
a The
a anonymous
a note
@ 7488
a received
a by
a him
a was
a produced
p ,
a and
a handed
a to
a the
a jury
a to
a examine
p .
a The
@ 7489
a readiness
a with
a which
a he
a admitted
a his
a financial
a difficulties
p ,
a and
a the
@ 7490
a disagreement
a with
a his
a stepmother
p ,
a lent
a value
a to
a his
a denials
p .
p =
# 
@ 7492
a At
a the
a close
a of
a his
a examination
p ,
a he
a paused
p ,
a and
a said
p :
p =
# 
@ 7494
p «
a I
a should
a like
a to
a make
a one
a thing
a clear
p .
a I
a utterly
a reject
a and
@ 7495
a disapprove
a of
a Sir
a Ernest
a Heavywether's
a insinuations
a against
a my
a brother
p .
@ 7496
a My
a brother
p ,
a I
a am
a convinced
p ,
a had
a no
a more
a to
a do
a with
a the
a crime
a than
a I
@ 7497
a have
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7499
a Sir
a Ernest
a merely
a smiled
p ,
a and
a noted
a with
a a
a sharp
a eye
a that
a John's
@ 7500
a protest
a had
a produced
a a
a very
a favourable
a impression
a on
a the
a jury
p .
p =
# 
@ 7502
a Then
a the
a cross~examination
a began
p .
p =
# 
@ 7504
p «
a I
a understand
a you
a to
a say
a that
a it
a never
a entered
a your
a head
a that
a the
@ 7505
a witnesses
a at
a the
a inquest
a could
a possibly
a have
a mistaken
a your
a voice
a for
@ 7506
a that
a of
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p .
a Is
a not
a that
a very
a surprising
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7508
p «
a No
p ,
a I
a don't
a think
a so
p .
a I
a was
a told
a there
a had
a been
a a
a quarrel
a between
a my
@ 7509
a mother
a and
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p ,
a and
a it
a never
a occurred
a to
a me
a that
a such
a was
a not
@ 7510
a really
a the
a case
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7512
p «
a Not
a when
a the
a servant
a Dorcas
a repeated
a certain
a fragments
a of
a the
@ 7513
a conversation
p ---
a fragments
a which
a you
a must
a have
a recognized
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7515
p «
a I
a did
a not
a recognize
a them
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7517
p «
a Your
a memory
a must
a be
a unusually
a short
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 7519
p «
a No
p ,
a but
a we
a were
a both
a angry
p ,
a and
p ,
a I
a think
p ,
a said
a more
a than
a we
a meant
p .
a I
@ 7520
a paid
a very
a little
a attention
a to
a my
a mother's
a actual
a words
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7522
a Mr°
a Philips'
a incredulous
a sniff
a was
a a
a triumph
a of
a forensic
a skill
p .
a He
@ 7523
a passed
a on
a to
a the
a subject
a of
a the
a note
p .
p =
# 
@ 7525
p «
a You
a have
a produced
a this
a note
a very
a opportunely
p .
a Tell
a me
p ,
a is
a there
@ 7526
a nothing
a familiar
a about
a the
a hand~writing
a of
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7528
p «
a Not
a that
a I
a know
a of
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7530
p «
a Do
a you
a not
a think
a that
a it
a bears
a a
a marked
a resemblance
a to
a your
@ 7531
a own
a hand~writing
p ---
a carelessly
a disguised
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7533
p «
a No
p ,
a I
a do
a not
a think
a so
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7535
p «
a I
a put
a it
a to
a you
a that
a it
a is
a your
a own
a hand~writing
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 7537
p «
a No
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7539
p «
a I
a put
a it
a to
a you
a that
p ,
a anxious
a to
a prove
a an
a alibi
p ,
a you
a conceived
a the
@ 7540
a idea
a of
a a
a fictitious
a and
a rather
a incredible
a appointment
p ,
a and
@ 7541
a wrote
a this
a note
a yourself
a in
a order
a to
a bear
a out
a your
a statement
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 7543
p «
a No
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7545
p «
a Is
a it
a not
a a
a fact
a that
p ,
a at
a the
a time
a you
a claim
a to
a have
a been
a waiting
@ 7546
a about
a at
a a
a solitary
a and
a unfrequented
a spot
p ,
a you
a were
a really
a in
a the
@ 7547
a chemist's
a shop
a in
a Styles
a St°
a Mary
p ,
a where
a you
a purchased
a strychnine
a in
a the
@ 7548
a name
a of
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7550
p «
a No
p ,
a that
a is
a a
a lie
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7552
p «
a I
a put
a it
a to
a you
a that
p ,
a wearing
a a
a suit
a of
a Mr°
a Inglethorp's
a clothes
p ,
@ 7553
a with
a a
a black
a beard
a trimmed
a to
a resemble
a his
p ,
a you
a were
a there
p ---
a and
a signed
@ 7554
a the
a register
a in
a his
a name
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 7556
p «
a That
a is
a absolutely
a untrue
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7558
p «
a Then
a I
a will
a leave
a the
a remarkable
a similarity
a of
a hand~writing
a between
@ 7559
a the
a note
p ,
a the
a register
p ,
a and
a your
a own
p ,
a to
a the
a consideration
a of
a the
a jury
p ,
p »
@ 7560
a said
a Mr°
a Philips
p ,
a and
a sat
p =
# 
@ 7562
a After
a this
p ,
a as
a it
a was
a growing
a late
p ;
a the
a case
a was
a adjourned
a till
@ 7563
a Monday
p .
p =
# 
@ 7565
a Poirot
p ,
a I
a noticed
p ,
a was
a looking
a profoundly
a discouraged
p .
a He
a had
a that
@ 7566
a little
a frown
a between
a the
a eyes
a that
a I
a knew
a so
a well
p .
p =
# 
@ 7568
p «
a What
a is
a it
p ,
a Poirot
p ?
p »
a I
a inquired
p .
p =
# 
@ 7570
p «
a Ah
p ,
a mon
a ami
p ,
a things
a are
a going
a badly
p ,
a badly
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7572
a In
a spite
a of
a myself
p ,
a my
a heart
a gave
a a
a leap
a of
a relief
p .
a Evidently
a there
@ 7573
a was
a a
a likelihood
a of
a John
a Cavendish
a being
a acquitted
p .
p =
# 
@ 7575
a When
a we
a reached
a the
a house
p ,
a my
a little
a friend
a waved
a aside
a Mary's
a offer
@ 7576
a of
a tea
p .
p =
# 
@ 7578
p «
a No
p ,
a I
a thank
a you
p ,
a madame
p .
a I
a will
a mount
a to
a my
a room
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7580
a I
a followed
a him
p .
a Still
a frowning
p ,
a he
a went
a across
a to
a the
a desk
a and
a took
@ 7581
a out
a a
a small
a pack
a of
a patience
a cards
p .
a Then
a he
a drew
a up
a a
a chair
a to
a the
@ 7582
a table
p ,
a and
p ,
a to
a my
a utter
a amazement
p ,
a began
a solemnly
a to
a build
a card
a houses
p !
p =
# 
@ 7584
a My
a jaw
a dropped
a involuntarily
p ,
a and
a he
a said
a at
a once
p :
p =
# 
@ 7586
p «
a No
p ,
a mon
a ami
p ,
a I
a am
a not
a in
a my
a second
a childhood
p !
a I
a steady
a my
a nerves
p ,
@ 7587
a that
a is
a all
p .
a This
a employment
a requires
a precision
a of
a the
a fingers
p .
a With
@ 7588
a precision
a of
a the
a fingers
a goes
a precision
a of
a the
a brain
p .
a And
a never
a have
a I
@ 7589
a needed
a that
a more
a than
a now
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 7591
p «
a What
a is
a the
a trouble
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
p .
p =
# 
@ 7593
a With
a a
a great
a thump
a on
a the
a table
p ,
a Poirot
a demolished
a his
a carefully
a built
@ 7594
a up
a edifice
p .
p =
# 
@ 7596
p «
a It
a is
a this
p ,
a mon
a ami
p !
a That
a I
a can
a build
a card
a houses
a seven
a stories
a high
p ,
@ 7597
a but
a I
a cannot
p »
p ---
a thump
p ---
p «
a find
p »
p ---
a thump
p ---
p «
a that
a last
a link
a of
a which
a I
a spoke
a to
@ 7598
a you
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7600
a I
a could
a not
a quite
a tell
a what
a to
a say
p ,
a so
a I
a held
a my
a peace
p ,
a and
a he
a began
@ 7601
a slowly
a building
a up
a the
a cards
a again
p ,
a speaking
a in
a jerks
a as
a he
a did
a so
p .
p =
# 
@ 7603
p «
a It
a is
a done
p ---
a so
p !
a By
a placing
p ---
a one
a card
p ---
a on
a another
p ---
a with
a mathematical
p ---
a precision
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 7605
a I
a watched
a the
a card
a house
a rising
a under
a his
a hands
p ,
a story
a by
a story
p .
a He
@ 7606
a never
a hesitated
a or
a faltered
p .
a It
a was
a really
a almost
a like
a a
a conjuring
@ 7607
a trick
p .
p =
# 
@ 7609
p «
a What
a a
a steady
a hand
a you've
a got
p ,
p »
a I
a remarked
p .
p «
a I
a believe
a I've
a only
a seen
@ 7610
a your
a hand
a shake
a once
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7612
p «
a On
a an
a occasion
a when
a I
a was
a enraged
p ,
a without
a doubt
p ,
p »
a observed
a Poirot
p ,
@ 7613
a with
a great
a placidity
p .
p =
# 
@ 7615
p «
a Yes
a indeed
p !
a You
a were
a in
a a
a towering
a rage
p .
a Do
a you
a remember
p ?
a It
a was
a when
@ 7616
a you
a discovered
a that
a the
a lock
a of
a the
a despatch~case
a in
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
@ 7617
a bedroom
a had
a been
a forced
p .
a You
a stood
a by
a the
a mantel~piece
p ,
a twiddling
a the
@ 7618
a things
a on
a it
a in
a your
a usual
a fashion
p ,
a and
a your
a hand
a shook
a like
a a
a leaf
p !
a I
@ 7619
a must
a say
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 7621
a But
a I
a stopped
a suddenly
p .
a For
a Poirot
p ,
a uttering
a a
a hoarse
a and
a inarticulate
@ 7622
a cry
p ,
a again
a annihilated
a his
a masterpiece
a of
a cards
p ,
a and
a putting
a his
a hands
@ 7623
a over
a his
a eyes
a swayed
a backwards
a and
a forwards
p ,
a apparently
a suffering
a the
@ 7624
a keenest
a agony
p .
p =
# 
@ 7626
p «
a Good
a heavens
p ,
a Poirot
p !
p »
a I
a cried
p .
p «
a What
a is
a the
a matter
p ?
a Are
a you
a taken
@ 7627
a ill
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7629
p «
a No
p ,
a no
p ,
p »
a he
a gasped
p .
p «
a It
a is
p ---
a it
a is
p ---
a that
a I
a have
a an
a idea
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 7631
p «
a Oh
p !
p »
a I
a exclaimed
p ,
a much
a relieved
p .
p «
a One
a of
a your
a little
a ideas
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7633
p «
a Ah
p ,
a ma
a foi
p ,
a no
p !
p »
a replied
a Poirot
a frankly
p .
p «
a This
a time
a it
a is
a an
a idea
@ 7634
a gigantic
p !
a Stupendous
p !
a And
a you
p ---
a you
p ,
a my
a friend
p ,
a have
a given
a it
a to
a me
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 7636
a Suddenly
a clasping
a me
a in
a his
a arms
p ,
a he
a kissed
a me
a warmly
a on
a both
a cheeks
p ,
@ 7637
a and
a before
a I
a had
a recovered
a from
a my
a surprise
a ran
a headlong
a from
a the
a room
p .
p =
# 
@ 7639
a Mary
a Cavendish
a entered
a at
a that
a moment
p .
p =
# 
@ 7641
p «
a What
a is
a the
a matter
a with
a Monsieur
a Poirot
p ?
a He
a rushed
a past
a me
a crying
@ 7642
a out
p :
p <
a A
a garage
p !
a For
a the
a love
a of
a Heaven
p ,
a direct
a me
a to
a a
a garage
p ,
a madame
p !
p >
@ 7643
a And
p ,
a before
a I
a could
a answer
p ,
a he
a had
a dashed
a out
a into
a the
a street
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7645
a I
a hurried
a to
a the
a window
p .
a True
a enough
p ,
a there
a he
a was
p ,
a tearing
a down
a the
@ 7646
a street
p ,
a hatless
p ,
a and
a gesticulating
a as
a he
a went
p .
a I
a turned
a to
a Mary
a with
a a
@ 7647
a gesture
a of
a despair
p .
p =
# 
@ 7649
p «
a He'll
a be
a stopped
a by
a a
a policeman
a in
a another
a minute
p .
a There
a he
a goes
p ,
@ 7650
a round
a the
a corner
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 7652
a Our
a eyes
a met
p ,
a and
a we
a stared
a helplessly
a at
a one
a another
p .
p =
# 
@ 7654
p «
a What
a can
a be
a the
a matter
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7656
a I
a shook
a my
a head
p .
p =
# 
@ 7658
p «
a I
a don't
a know
p .
a He
a was
a building
a card
a houses
p ,
a when
a suddenly
a he
a said
a he
@ 7659
a had
a an
a idea
p ,
a and
a rushed
a off
a as
a you
a saw
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7661
p «
a Well
p ,
p »
a said
a Mary
p ,
p «
a I
a expect
a he
a will
a be
a back
a before
a dinner
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7663
a But
a night
a fell
p ,
a and
a Poirot
a had
a not
a returned
p .
p =
# 
# #----------------------------------------------------------------------
# @section 2 {c12}
$ {b}{c12}
# @section 3 {cn}
$ {b}{c12}{cn}
# 
@ 7669
a Chapter
a XII
# 
# @section 3 {tt}
$ {b}{c12}{tt}
# 
@ 7673
a THE
a LAST
a LINK
# 
# @section 3 {tx}
$ {b}{c12}{tx}
# 
@ 7677
a Poirot's
a abrupt
a departure
a had
a intrigued
a us
a all
a greatly
p .
a Sunday
a morning
@ 7678
a wore
a away
p ,
a and
a still
a he
a did
a not
a reappear
p .
a But
a about
a three
a o'clock
a a
@ 7679
a ferocious
a and
a prolonged
a hooting
a outside
a drove
a us
a to
a the
a window
p ,
a to
a see
@ 7680
a Poirot
a alighting
a from
a a
a car
p ,
a accompanied
a by
a Japp
a and
a Summerhaye
p .
a The
@ 7681
a little
a man
a was
a transformed
p .
a He
a radiated
a an
a absurd
a complacency
p .
a He
a bowed
@ 7682
a with
a exaggerated
a respect
a to
a Mary
a Cavendish
p .
p =
# 
@ 7684
p «
a Madame
p ,
a I
a have
a your
a permission
a to
a hold
a a
a little
a reunion
a in
a the
@ 7685
a salon
p ?
a It
a is
a necessary
a for
a every
a one
a to
a attend
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7687
a Mary
a smiled
a sadly
p .
p =
# 
@ 7689
p «
a You
a know
p ,
a Monsieur
a Poirot
p ,
a that
a you
a have
a carte
a blanche
a in
a every
@ 7690
a way
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7692
p «
a You
a are
a too
a amiable
p ,
a madame
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7694
a Still
a beaming
p ,
a Poirot
a marshalled
a us
a all
a into
a the
a drawing~room
p ,
@ 7695
a bringing
a forward
a chairs
a as
a he
a did
a so
p .
p =
# 
@ 7697
p «
a Miss
a Howard
p ---
a here
p .
a Mademoiselle
a Cynthia
p .
a Monsieur
a Lawrence
p .
a The
a good
@ 7698
a Dorcas
p .
a And
a Annie
p .
a Bien
p !
a We
a must
a delay
a our
a proceedings
a a
a few
a minutes
@ 7699
a until
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
a arrives
p .
a I
a have
a sent
a him
a a
a note
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7701
a Miss
a Howard
a rose
a immediately
a from
a her
a seat
p .
p =
# 
@ 7703
p «
a If
a that
a man
a comes
a into
a the
a house
p ,
a I
a leave
a it
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 7705
p «
a No
p ,
a no
p !
p »
a Poirot
a went
a up
a to
a her
a and
a pleaded
a in
a a
a low
a voice
p .
p =
# 
@ 7707
a Finally
a Miss
a Howard
a consented
a to
a return
a to
a her
a chair
p .
a A
a few
a minutes
@ 7708
a later
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
a entered
a the
a room
p .
p =
# 
@ 7710
a The
a company
a once
a assembled
p ,
a Poirot
a rose
a from
a his
a seat
a with
a the
a air
a of
@ 7711
a a
a popular
a lecturer
p ,
a and
a bowed
a politely
a to
a his
a audience
p .
p =
# 
@ 7713
p «
a Messieurs
p ,
a mesdames
p ,
a as
a you
a all
a know
p ,
a I
a was
a called
a in
a by
a Monsieur
@ 7714
a John
a Cavendish
a to
a investigate
a this
a case
p .
a I
a at
a once
a examined
a the
a bedroom
@ 7715
a of
a the
a deceased
a which
p ,
a by
a the
a advice
a of
a the
a doctors
p ,
a had
a been
a kept
@ 7716
a locked
p ,
a and
a was
a consequently
a exactly
a as
a it
a had
a been
a when
a the
a tragedy
@ 7717
a occurred
p .
a I
a found
p :
a first
p ,
a a
a fragment
a of
a green
a material
p ;
a second
p ,
a a
a stain
@ 7718
a on
a the
a carpet
a near
a the
a window
p ,
a still
a damp
p ;
a thirdly
p ,
a an
a empty
a box
a of
@ 7719
a bromide
a powders
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7721
p «
a To
a take
a the
a fragment
a of
a green
a material
a first
p ,
a I
a found
a it
a caught
a in
@ 7722
a the
a bolt
a of
a the
a communicating
a door
a between
a that
a room
a and
a the
a adjoining
@ 7723
a one
a occupied
a by
a Mademoiselle
a Cynthia
p .
a I
a handed
a the
a fragment
a over
a to
a the
@ 7724
a police
a who
a did
a not
a consider
a it
a of
a much
a importance
p .
a Nor
a did
a they
@ 7725
a recognize
a it
a for
a what
a it
a was
p ---
a a
a piece
a torn
a from
a a
a green
a land
a armlet
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7727
a There
a was
a a
a little
a stir
a of
a excitement
p .
p =
# 
@ 7729
p «
a Now
a there
a was
a only
a one
a person
a at
a Styles
a who
a worked
a on
a the
a land
p ---
a Mrs°
@ 7730
a Cavendish
p .
a Therefore
a it
a must
a have
a been
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
a who
a entered
@ 7731
a deceased's
a room
a through
a the
a door
a communicating
a with
a Mademoiselle
@ 7732
a Cynthia's
a room
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7734
p «
a But
a that
a door
a was
a bolted
a on
a the
a inside
p !
p »
a I
a cried
p .
p =
# 
@ 7736
p «
a When
a I
a examined
a the
a room
p ,
a yes
p .
a But
a in
a the
a first
a place
a we
a have
a only
@ 7737
a her
a word
a for
a it
p ,
a since
a it
a was
a she
a who
a tried
a that
a particular
a door
a and
@ 7738
a reported
a it
a fastened
p .
a In
a the
a ensuing
a confusion
a she
a would
a have
a had
a ample
@ 7739
a opportunity
a to
a shoot
a the
a bolt
a across
p .
a I
a took
a an
a early
a opportunity
a of
@ 7740
a verifying
a my
a conjectures
p .
a To
a begin
a with
p ,
a the
a fragment
a corresponds
@ 7741
a exactly
a with
a a
a tear
a in
a Mrs°
a Cavendish's
a armlet
p .
a Also
p ,
a at
a the
a inquest
p ,
@ 7742
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
a declared
a that
a she
a had
a heard
p ,
a from
a her
a own
a room
p ,
a the
a fall
@ 7743
a of
a the
a table
a by
a the
a bed
p .
a I
a took
a an
a early
a opportunity
a of
a testing
a that
@ 7744
a statement
a by
a stationing
a my
a friend
a Monsieur
a Hastings
a in
a the
a left
a wing
a of
@ 7745
a the
a building
p ,
a just
a outside
a Mrs°
a Cavendish's
a door
p .
a I
a myself
p ,
a in
a company
@ 7746
a with
a the
a police
p ,
a went
a to
a the
a deceased's
a room
p ,
a and
a whilst
a there
a I
p ,
@ 7747
a apparently
a accidentally
p ,
a knocked
a over
a the
a table
a in
a question
p ,
a but
a found
@ 7748
a that
p ,
a as
a I
a had
a expected
p ,
a Monsieur
a Hastings
a had
a heard
a no
a sound
a at
a all
p .
@ 7749
a This
a confirmed
a my
a belief
a that
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
a was
a not
a speaking
a the
a truth
@ 7750
a when
a she
a declared
a that
a she
a had
a been
a dressing
a in
a her
a room
a at
a the
a time
a of
@ 7751
a the
a tragedy
p .
a In
a fact
p ,
a I
a was
a convinced
a that
p ,
a far
a from
a having
a been
a in
a her
@ 7752
a own
a room
p ,
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
a was
a actually
a in
a the
a deceased's
a room
a when
@ 7753
a the
a alarm
a was
a given
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7755
a I
a shot
a a
a quick
a glance
a at
a Mary
p .
a She
a was
a very
a pale
p ,
a but
a smiling
p .
p =
# 
@ 7757
p «
a I
a proceeded
a to
a reason
a on
a that
a assumption
p .
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
a is
a in
@ 7758
a her
a mother~in~law's
a room
p .
a We
a will
a say
a that
a she
a is
a seeking
a for
a something
@ 7759
a and
a has
a not
a yet
a found
a it
p .
a Suddenly
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a awakens
a and
a is
a seized
@ 7760
a with
a an
a alarming
a paroxysm
p .
a She
a flings
a out
a her
a arm
p ,
a overturning
a the
a bed
@ 7761
a table
p ,
a and
a then
a pulls
a desperately
a at
a the
a bell
p .
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
p ,
a startled
p ,
@ 7762
a drops
a her
a candle
p ,
a scattering
a the
a grease
a on
a the
a carpet
p .
a She
a picks
a it
a up
p ,
@ 7763
a and
a retreats
a quickly
a to
a Mademoiselle
a Cynthia's
a room
p ,
a closing
a the
a door
@ 7764
a behind
a her
p .
a She
a hurries
a out
a into
a the
a passage
p ,
a for
a the
a servants
a must
a not
@ 7765
a find
a her
a where
a she
a is
p .
a But
a it
a is
a too
a late
p !
a Already
a footsteps
a are
a echoing
@ 7766
a along
a the
a gallery
a which
a connects
a the
a two
a wings
p .
a What
a can
a she
a do
p ?
a Quick
@ 7767
a as
a thought
p ,
a she
a hurries
a back
a to
a the
a young
a girl's
a room
p ,
a and
a starts
@ 7768
a shaking
a her
a awake
p .
a The
a hastily
a aroused
a household
a come
a trooping
a down
a the
@ 7769
a passage
p .
a They
a are
a all
a busily
a battering
a at
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a door
p .
a It
@ 7770
a occurs
a to
a nobody
a that
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
a has
a not
a arrived
a with
a the
a rest
p ,
a but
p ---
a and
@ 7771
a this
a is
a significant
p ---
a I
a can
a find
a no
a one
a who
a saw
a her
a come
a from
a the
@ 7772
a other
a wing
p .
p »
a He
a looked
a at
a Mary
a Cavendish
p .
p «
a Am
a I
a right
p ,
a madame
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7774
a She
a bowed
a her
a head
p .
p =
# 
@ 7776
p «
a Quite
a right
p ,
a monsieur
p .
a You
a understand
a that
p ,
a if
a I
a had
a thought
a I
a would
@ 7777
a do
a my
a husband
a any
a good
a by
a revealing
a these
a facts
p ,
a I
a would
a have
a done
a so
p .
@ 7778
a But
a it
a did
a not
a seem
a to
a me
a to
a bear
a upon
a the
a question
a of
a his
a guilt
a or
@ 7779
a innocence
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7781
p «
a In
a a
a sense
p ,
a that
a is
a correct
p ,
a madame
p .
a But
a it
a cleared
a my
a mind
a of
a many
@ 7782
a misconceptions
p ,
a and
a left
a me
a free
a to
a see
a other
a facts
a in
a their
a true
@ 7783
a significance
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7785
p «
a The
a will
p !
p »
a cried
a Lawrence
p .
p «
a Then
a it
a was
a you
p ,
a Mary
p ,
a who
a destroyed
a the
@ 7786
a will
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7788
a She
a shook
a her
a head
p ,
a and
a Poirot
a shook
a his
a also
p .
p =
# 
@ 7790
p «
a No
p ,
p »
a he
a said
a quietly
p .
p «
a There
a is
a only
a one
a person
a who
a could
a possibly
@ 7791
a have
a destroyed
a that
a will
p ---
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a herself
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 7793
p «
a Impossible
p !
p »
a I
a exclaimed
p .
p «
a She
a had
a only
a made
a it
a out
a that
a very
@ 7794
a afternoon
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 7796
p «
a Nevertheless
p ,
a mon
a ami
p ,
a it
a was
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
p .
a Because
p ,
a in
a no
a other
@ 7797
a way
a can
a you
a account
a for
a the
a fact
a that
p ,
a on
a one
a of
a the
a hottest
a days
a of
a the
@ 7798
a year
p ,
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a ordered
a a
a fire
a to
a be
a lighted
a in
a her
a room
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7800
a I
a gave
a a
a gasp
p .
a What
a idiots
a we
a had
a been
a never
a to
a think
a of
a that
a fire
a as
@ 7801
a being
a incongruous
p !
a Poirot
a was
a continuing
p :
p =
# 
@ 7803
p «
a The
a temperature
a on
a that
a day
p ,
a messieurs
p ,
a was
s 80
a degrees
a in
a the
a shade
p .
@ 7804
a Yet
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a ordered
a a
a fire
p !
a Why
p ?
a Because
a she
a wished
a to
a destroy
@ 7805
a something
p ,
a and
a could
a think
a of
a no
a other
a way
p .
a You
a will
a remember
a that
p ,
a in
@ 7806
a consequence
a of
a the
a War
a economics
a practised
a at
a Styles
p ,
a no
a waste
a paper
a was
@ 7807
a thrown
a away
p .
a There
a was
a therefore
a no
a means
a of
a destroying
a a
a thick
a document
@ 7808
a such
a as
a a
a will
p .
a The
a moment
a I
a heard
a of
a a
a fire
a being
a lighted
a in
a Mrs°
@ 7809
a Inglethorp's
a room
p ,
a I
a leaped
a to
a the
a conclusion
a that
a it
a was
a to
a destroy
@ 7810
a some
a important
a document
p ---
a possibly
a a
a will
p .
a So
a the
a discovery
a of
a the
a charred
@ 7811
a fragment
a in
a the
a grate
a was
a no
a surprise
a to
a me
p .
a I
a did
a not
p ,
a of
a course
p ,
a know
@ 7812
a at
a the
a time
a that
a the
a will
a in
a question
a had
a only
a been
a made
a this
a afternoon
p ,
@ 7813
a and
a I
a will
a admit
a that
p ,
a when
a I
a learnt
a that
a fact
p ,
a I
a fell
a into
a a
a grievous
@ 7814
a error
p .
a I
a came
a to
a the
a conclusion
a that
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a determination
a to
@ 7815
a destroy
a her
a will
a arose
a as
a a
a direct
a consequence
a of
a the
a quarrel
a she
a had
@ 7816
a that
a afternoon
p ,
a and
a that
a therefore
a the
a quarrel
a took
a place
a after
p ,
a and
a not
@ 7817
a before
a the
a making
a of
a the
a will
p .
p =
# 
@ 7819
p »
a Here
p ,
a as
a we
a know
p ,
a I
a was
a wrong
p ,
a and
a I
a was
a forced
a to
a abandon
a that
a idea
p .
@ 7820
a I
a faced
a the
a problem
a from
a a
a new
a standpoint
p .
a Now
p ,
a at
s 4
a o'clock
p ,
a Dorcas
@ 7821
a overheard
a her
a mistress
a saying
a angrily
p :
p <
a You
a need
a not
a think
a that
a any
@ 7822
a fear
a of
a publicity
p ,
a or
a scandal
a between
a husband
a and
a wife
a will
a deter
a me
p .
p >
a I
@ 7823
a conjectured
p ,
a and
a conjectured
a rightly
p ,
a that
a these
a words
a were
@ 7824
a addressed
p ,
a not
a to
a her
a husband
p ,
a but
a to
a Mr°
a John
a Cavendish
p .
a At
s 5
a o'clock
p ,
@ 7825
a an
a hour
a later
p ,
a she
a uses
a almost
a the
a same
a words
p ,
a but
a the
a standpoint
a is
@ 7826
a different
p .
a She
a admits
a to
a Dorcas
p ,
p <
a I
a don't
a know
a what
a to
a do
p ;
a scandal
@ 7827
a between
a husband
a and
a wife
a is
a a
a dreadful
a thing
p .
p >
a At
s 4
a o'clock
a she
a has
a been
@ 7828
a angry
p ,
a but
a completely
a mistress
a of
a herself
p .
a At
s 5
a o'clock
a she
a is
a in
@ 7829
a violent
a distress
p ,
a and
a speaks
a of
a having
a had
a a
a great
a shock
p .
p =
# 
@ 7831
p «
a Looking
a at
a the
a matter
a psychologically
p ,
a I
a drew
a one
a deduction
a which
a I
@ 7832
a was
a convinced
a was
a correct
p .
a The
a second
p <
a scandal
p >
a she
a spoke
a of
a was
a not
a the
@ 7833
a same
a as
a the
a first
p ---
a and
a it
a concerned
a herself
p !
p =
# 
@ 7835
p »
a Let
a us
a reconstruct
p .
a At
s 4
a o'clock
p ,
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a quarrels
a with
a her
@ 7836
a son
p ,
a and
a threatens
a to
a denounce
a him
a to
a his
a wife
p ---
a who
p ,
a by
a the
a way
p ,
@ 7837
a overheard
a the
a greater
a part
a of
a the
a conversation
p .
a At
s 4
p .
s 30
p ,
a Mrs°
@ 7838
a Inglethorp
p ,
a in
a consequence
a of
a a
a conversation
a on
a the
a validity
a of
a wills
p ,
@ 7839
a makes
a a
a will
a in
a favour
a of
a her
a husband
p ,
a which
a the
a two
a gardeners
a witness
p .
@ 7840
a At
s 5
a o'clock
p ,
a Dorcas
a finds
a her
a mistress
a in
a a
a state
a of
a considerable
@ 7841
a agitation
p ,
a with
a a
a slip
a of
a paper
p ---
a a
a letter
a Dorcas
a thinks
p ---
a in
a her
a hand
p ,
a and
@ 7842
a it
a is
a then
a that
a she
a orders
a the
a fire
a in
a her
a room
a to
a be
a lighted
p .
@ 7843
a Presumably
p ,
a then
p ,
a between
s 4
p .
s 30
a and
s 5
a o'clock
p ,
a something
a has
a occurred
a to
@ 7844
a occasion
a a
a complete
a revolution
a of
a feeling
p ,
a since
a she
a is
a now
a as
a anxious
@ 7845
a to
a destroy
a the
a will
p ,
a as
a she
a was
a before
a to
a make
a it
p .
a What
a was
a that
@ 7846
a something
p ?
p =
# 
@ 7848
p «
a As
a far
a as
a we
a know
p ,
a she
a was
a quite
a alone
a during
a that
a half~hour
p .
a Nobody
@ 7849
a entered
a or
a left
a that
a boudoir
p .
a What
a then
a occasioned
a this
a sudden
a change
a of
@ 7850
a sentiment
p ?
p =
# 
@ 7852
p »
a One
a can
a only
a guess
p ,
a but
a I
a believe
a my
a guess
a to
a be
a correct
p .
a Mrs°
@ 7853
a Inglethorp
a had
a no
a stamps
a in
a her
a desk
p .
a We
a know
a this
p ,
a because
a later
a she
@ 7854
a asked
a Dorcas
a to
a bring
a her
a some
p .
a Now
a in
a the
a opposite
a corner
a of
a the
a room
@ 7855
a stood
a her
a husband's
a desk
p ---
a locked
p .
a She
a was
a anxious
a to
a find
a some
a stamps
p ,
@ 7856
a and
p ,
a according
a to
a my
a theory
p ,
a she
a tried
a her
a own
a keys
a in
a the
a desk
p .
a That
@ 7857
a one
a of
a them
a fitted
a I
a know
p .
a She
a therefore
a opened
a the
a desk
p ,
a and
a in
@ 7858
a searching
a for
a the
a stamps
a she
a came
a across
a something
a else
p ---
a that
a slip
a of
@ 7859
a paper
a which
a Dorcas
a saw
a in
a her
a hand
p ,
a and
a which
a assuredly
a was
a never
a meant
@ 7860
a for
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a eyes
p .
a On
a the
a other
a hand
p ,
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
a believed
@ 7861
a that
a the
a slip
a of
a paper
a to
a which
a her
a mother~in~law
a clung
a so
a tenaciously
@ 7862
a was
a a
a written
a proof
a of
a her
a own
a husband's
a infidelity
p .
a She
a demanded
a it
@ 7863
a from
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a who
a assured
a her
p ,
a quite
a truly
p ,
a that
a it
a had
a nothing
@ 7864
a to
a do
a with
a that
a matter
p .
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
a did
a not
a believe
a her
p .
a She
a thought
@ 7865
a that
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a was
a shielding
a her
a stepson
p .
a Now
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
a is
a a
@ 7866
a very
a resolute
a woman
p ,
a and
p ,
a behind
a her
a mask
a of
a reserve
p ,
a she
a was
a madly
@ 7867
a jealous
a of
a her
a husband
p .
a She
a determined
a to
a get
a hold
a of
a that
a paper
a at
a all
@ 7868
a costs
p ,
a and
a in
a this
a resolution
a chance
a came
a to
a her
a aid
p .
a She
a happened
a to
@ 7869
a pick
a up
a the
a key
a of
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a despatch~case
p ,
a which
a had
a been
a lost
@ 7870
a that
a morning
p .
a She
a knew
a that
a her
a mother~in~law
a invariably
a kept
a all
@ 7871
a important
a papers
a in
a this
a particular
a case
p .
p =
# 
@ 7873
p «
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
p ,
a therefore
p ,
a made
a her
a plans
a as
a only
a a
a woman
a driven
@ 7874
a desperate
a through
a jealousy
a could
a have
a done
p .
a Some
a time
a in
a the
a evening
@ 7875
a she
a unbolted
a the
a door
a leading
a into
a Mademoiselle
a Cynthia's
a room
p .
a Possibly
@ 7876
a she
a applied
a oil
a to
a the
a hinges
p ,
a for
a I
a found
a that
a it
a opened
a quite
@ 7877
a noiselessly
a when
a I
a tried
a it
p .
a She
a put
a off
a her
a project
a until
a the
a early
@ 7878
a hours
a of
a the
a morning
a as
a being
a safer
p ,
a since
a the
a servants
a were
a accustomed
@ 7879
a to
a hearing
a her
a move
a about
a her
a room
a at
a that
a time
p .
a She
a dressed
a completely
@ 7880
a in
a her
a land
a kit
p ,
a and
a made
a her
a way
a quietly
a through
a Mademoiselle
a Cynthia's
@ 7881
a room
a into
a that
a of
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7883
a He
a paused
a a
a moment
p ,
a and
a Cynthia
a interrupted
p :
p =
# 
@ 7885
p «
a But
a I
a should
a have
a woken
a up
a if
a anyone
a had
a come
a through
a my
a room
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7887
p «
a Not
a if
a you
a were
a drugged
p ,
a mademoiselle
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7889
p «
a Drugged
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7891
p «
a Mais
p ,
a oui
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 7893
p «
a You
a remember
p »
p ---
a he
a addressed
a us
a collectively
a again
p ---
p «
a that
a through
a all
@ 7894
a the
a tumult
a and
a noise
a next
a door
a Mademoiselle
a Cynthia
a slept
p .
a That
a admitted
@ 7895
a of
a two
a possibilities
p .
a Either
a her
a sleep
a was
a feigned
p ---
a which
a I
a did
a not
@ 7896
a believe
p ---
a or
a her
a unconsciousness
a was
a induced
a by
a artificial
a means
p .
p =
# 
@ 7898
p »
a With
a this
a latter
a idea
a in
a my
a mind
p ,
a I
a examined
a all
a the
a coffecups
a most
@ 7899
a carefully
p ,
a remembering
a that
a it
a was
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
a who
a had
a brought
@ 7900
a Mademoiselle
a Cynthia
a her
a coffee
a the
a night
a before
p .
a I
a took
a a
a sample
a from
@ 7901
a each
a cup
p ,
a and
a had
a them
a analysed
p ---
a with
a no
a result
p .
a I
a had
a counted
a the
a cups
@ 7902
a carefully
p ,
a in
a the
a event
a of
a one
a having
a been
a removed
p .
a Six
a persons
a had
@ 7903
a taken
a coffee
p ,
a and
a six
a cups
a were
a duly
a found
p .
a I
a had
a to
a confess
a myself
@ 7904
a mistaken
p .
p =
# 
@ 7906
p «
a Then
a I
a discovered
a that
a I
a had
a been
a guilty
a of
a a
a very
a grave
a oversight
p .
@ 7907
a Coffee
a had
a been
a brought
a in
a for
a seven
a persons
p ,
a not
a six
p ,
a for
a Dr°
@ 7908
a Bauerstein
a had
a been
a there
a that
a evening
p .
a This
a changed
a the
a face
a of
a the
@ 7909
a whole
a affair
p ,
a for
a there
a was
a now
a one
a cup
a missing
p .
a The
a servants
a noticed
@ 7910
a nothing
p ,
a since
a Annie
p ,
a the
a housemaid
p ,
a who
a took
a in
a the
a coffee
p ,
@ 7911
a brought
a in
a seven
a cups
p ,
a not
a knowing
a that
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
a never
a drank
a it
p ,
@ 7912
a whereas
a Dorcas
p ,
a who
a cleared
a them
a away
a the
a following
a morning
p ,
a found
a six
@ 7913
a as
a usual
p ---
a or
a strictly
a speaking
a she
a found
a five
p ,
a the
a sixth
a being
a the
a one
@ 7914
a found
a broken
a in
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a room
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7916
p «
a I
a was
a confident
a that
a the
a missing
a cup
a was
a that
a of
a Mademoiselle
@ 7917
a Cynthia
p .
a I
a had
a an
a additional
a reason
a for
a that
a belief
a in
a the
a fact
a that
a all
@ 7918
a the
a cups
a found
a contained
a sugar
p ,
a which
a Mademoiselle
a Cynthia
a never
a took
a in
@ 7919
a her
a coffee
p .
a My
a attention
a was
a attracted
a by
a the
a story
a of
a Annie
a about
a some
@ 7920
a salt
a on
a the
a tray
a of
a coco
a which
a she
a took
a every
a night
a to
a Mrs°
@ 7921
a Inglethorp's
a room
p .
a I
a accordingly
a secured
a a
a sample
a of
a that
a coco
p ,
a and
a sent
@ 7922
a it
a to
a be
a analysed
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7924
p «
a But
a that
a had
a already
a been
a done
a by
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
p ,
p »
a said
a Lawrence
@ 7925
a quickly
p .
p =
# 
@ 7927
p «
a Not
a exactly
p .
a The
a analyst
a was
a asked
a by
a him
a to
a report
a whether
a strychnine
@ 7928
a was
p ,
a or
a was
a not
p ,
a present
p .
a He
a did
a not
a have
a it
a tested
p ,
a as
a I
a did
p ,
a for
a a
@ 7929
a narcotic
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7931
p «
a For
a a
a narcotic
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 7933
p »
a Yes
p .
a Here
a is
a the
a analyst's
a report
p .
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
a administered
a a
@ 7934
a safe
p ,
a but
a effectual
p ,
a narcotic
a to
a both
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a and
a Mademoiselle
@ 7935
a Cynthia
p .
a And
a it
a is
a possible
a that
a she
a had
a a
a mauvais
a quart
a d'heure
a in
@ 7936
a consequence
p !
a Imagine
a her
a feelings
a when
a her
a mother~in~law
a is
a suddenly
@ 7937
a taken
a ill
a and
a dies
p ,
a and
a immediately
a after
a she
a hears
a the
a word
p <
a Poison
p >
p !
@ 7938
a She
a has
a believed
a that
a the
a sleeping
a draught
a she
a administered
a was
@ 7939
a perfectly
a harmless
p ,
a but
a there
a is
a no
a doubt
a that
a for
a one
a terrible
a moment
@ 7940
a she
a must
a have
a feared
a that
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a death
a lay
a at
a her
a door
p .
a She
@ 7941
a is
a seized
a with
a panic
p ,
a and
a under
a its
a influence
a she
a hurries
a downstairs
p ,
@ 7942
a and
a quickly
a drops
a the
a coffee~cup
a and
a saucer
a used
a by
a Mademoiselle
a Cynthia
@ 7943
a into
a a
a large
a brass
a vase
p ,
a where
a it
a is
a discovered
a later
a by
a Monsieur
@ 7944
a Lawrence
p .
a The
a remains
a of
a the
a coco
a she
a dare
a not
a touch
p .
a Too
a many
a eyes
a are
@ 7945
a upon
a her
p .
a Guess
a at
a her
a relief
a when
a strychnine
a is
a mentioned
p ,
a and
a she
@ 7946
a discovers
a that
a after
a all
a the
a tragedy
a is
a not
a her
a doing
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7948
p «
a We
a are
a now
a able
a to
a account
a for
a the
a symptoms
a of
a strychnine
a poisoning
@ 7949
a being
a so
a long
a in
a making
a their
a appearance
p .
a A
a narcotic
a taken
a with
@ 7950
a strychnine
a will
a delay
a the
a action
a of
a the
a poison
a for
a some
a hours
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7952
a Poirot
a paused
p .
a Mary
a looked
a up
a at
a him
p ,
a the
a colour
a slowly
a rising
a in
a her
@ 7953
a face
p .
p =
# 
@ 7955
p «
a All
a you
a have
a said
a is
a quite
a true
p ,
a Monsieur
a Poirot
p .
a It
a was
a the
a most
@ 7956
a awful
a hour
a of
a my
a life
p .
a I
a shall
a never
a forget
a it
p .
a But
a you
a are
a wonderful
p .
a I
@ 7957
a understand
a now
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 7959
p «
a What
a I
a meant
a when
a I
a told
a you
a that
a you
a could
a safely
a confess
a to
a Papa
@ 7960
a Poirot
p ,
a eh
p ?
a But
a you
a would
a not
a trust
a me
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7962
p «
a I
a see
a everything
a now
p ,
p »
a said
a Lawrence
p .
p «
a The
a drugged
a coco
p ,
a taken
a on
a top
@ 7963
a of
a the
a poisoned
a coffee
p ,
a amply
a accounts
a for
a the
a delay
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7965
p «
a Exactly
p .
a But
a was
a the
a coffee
a poisoned
p ,
a or
a was
a it
a not
p ?
a We
a come
a to
a a
@ 7966
a little
a difficulty
a here
p ,
a since
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a never
a drank
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7968
p «
a What
p ?
p »
a The
a cry
a of
a surprise
a was
a universal
p .
p =
# 
@ 7970
p «
a No
p .
a You
a will
a remember
a my
a speaking
a of
a a
a stain
a on
a the
a carpet
a in
a Mrs°
@ 7971
a Inglethorp's
a room
p ?
a There
a were
a some
a peculiar
a points
a about
a that
a stain
p .
a It
@ 7972
a was
a still
a damp
p ,
a it
a exhaled
a a
a strong
a odour
a of
a coffee
p ,
a and
a imbedded
a in
a the
@ 7973
a nap
a of
a the
a carpet
a I
a found
a some
a little
a splinters
a of
a china
p .
a What
a had
@ 7974
a happened
a was
a plain
a to
a me
p ,
a for
a not
a two
a minutes
a before
a I
a had
a placed
a my
@ 7975
a little
a case
a on
a the
a table
a near
a the
a window
p ,
a and
a the
a table
p ,
a tilting
a up
p ,
a had
@ 7976
a deposited
a it
a upon
a the
a floor
a on
a precisely
a the
a identical
a spot
p .
a In
a exactly
@ 7977
a the
a same
a way
p ,
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a had
a laid
a down
a her
a cup
a of
a coffee
a on
@ 7978
a reaching
a her
a room
a the
a night
a before
p ,
a and
a The
a treacherous
a table
a had
a played
@ 7979
a her
a the
a same
a trick
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 7981
p «
a What
a happened
a next
a is
a mere
a guess
a work
a on
a my
a part
p ,
a but
a I
a should
a say
@ 7982
a that
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a picked
a up
a the
a broken
a cup
a and
a placed
a it
a on
a the
a table
@ 7983
a by
a the
a bed
p .
a Feeling
a in
a need
a of
a a
a stimulant
a of
a some
a kind
p ,
a she
a heated
a up
@ 7984
a her
a coco
p ,
a and
a drank
a it
a off
a then
a and
a there
p .
a Now
a we
a are
a faced
a with
a a
a new
@ 7985
a problem
p .
a We
a know
a the
a coco
a contained
a no
a strychnine
p .
a The
a coffee
a was
a never
@ 7986
a drunk
p .
a Yet
a the
a strychnine
a must
a have
a been
a administered
a between
a seven
a and
@ 7987
a nine
a o'clock
a that
a evening
p .
a What
a third
a medium
a was
a there
p ---
a a
a medium
a so
@ 7988
a suitable
a for
a disguising
a the
a taste
a of
a strychnine
a that
a it
a is
a extraordinary
@ 7989
a no
a one
a has
a thought
a of
a it
p ?
p »
a Poirot
a looked
a round
a the
a room
p ,
a and
a then
@ 7990
a answered
a himself
a impressively
p .
p «
a Her
a medicine
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 7992
p «
a Do
a you
a mean
a that
a the
a murderer
a introduced
a the
a strychnine
a into
a her
@ 7993
a tonic
p ?
p »
a I
a cried
p .
p =
# 
@ 7995
p »
a There
a was
a no
a need
a to
a introduce
a it
p .
a It
a was
a already
a there
p ---
a in
a the
@ 7996
a mixture
p .
a The
a strychnine
a that
a killed
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a was
a the
a identical
@ 7997
a strychnine
a prescribed
a by
a Mr°
a Wilkins
p .
a To
a make
a that
a clear
a to
a you
p ,
a I
a will
@ 7998
a read
a you
a an
a extract
a from
a a
a book
a on
a dispensing
a which
a I
a found
a in
a the
@ 7999
a Dispensary
a of
a the
a Red
a Cross
a Hospital
a at
a Tadminster
p :
p =
# 
@ 8001
p <
a The
a following
a prescription
a has
a become
a famous
a in
a text
a books
p :
p =
# 
# @begin {ingr}
$ {b}{c12}{tx}{ingr}
@ 8004
a Strychninae
a Sulph
p =
# 
@ 8006
a Potasa
a Bromide
p =
# 
@ 8008
a Aqua
a ad
p =
# 
@ 8010
a Fiat
a Mistura
p =
# 
# @end {ingr}
$ {b}{c12}{tx}
# 
@ 8014
a This
a solution
a deposits
a in
a a
a few
a hours
a the
a greater
a part
a of
a the
a strychnine
@ 8015
a salt
a as
a an
a insoluble
a bromide
a in
a transparent
a crystals
p .
a A
a lady
a in
a England
@ 8016
a lost
a her
a life
a by
a taking
a a
a similar
a mixture
p :
a the
a precipitated
a strychnine
@ 8017
a collected
a at
a the
a bottom
p ,
a and
a in
a taking
a the
a last
a dose
a she
a swallowed
@ 8018
a nearly
a all
a of
a it
p !
p >
p »
p =
# 
@ 8020
p «
a Now
a there
a was
p ,
a of
a course
p ,
a no
a bromide
a in
a Dr°
a Wilkins'
a prescription
p ,
@ 8021
a but
a you
a will
a remember
a that
a I
a mentioned
a an
a empty
a box
a of
a bromide
a powders
p .
@ 8022
a One
a or
a two
a of
a those
a powders
a introduced
a into
a the
a full
a bottle
a of
a medicine
@ 8023
a would
a effectually
a precipitate
a the
a strychnine
p ,
a as
a the
a book
a describes
p ,
@ 8024
a and
a cause
a it
a to
a be
a taken
a in
a the
a last
a dose
p .
a You
a will
a learn
a later
a that
a the
@ 8025
a person
a who
a usually
a poured
a out
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a medicine
a was
a always
@ 8026
a extremely
a careful
a not
a to
a shake
a the
a bottle
p ,
a but
a to
a leave
a the
a sediment
a at
@ 8027
a the
a bottom
a of
a it
a undisturbed
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8029
p «
a Throughout
a the
a case
p ,
a there
a have
a been
a evidences
a that
a the
a tragedy
a was
@ 8030
a intended
a to
a take
a place
a on
a Monday
a evening
p .
a On
a that
a day
p ,
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
@ 8031
a bell
a wire
a was
a neatly
a cut
p ,
a and
a on
a Monday
a evening
a Mademoiselle
a Cynthia
a was
@ 8032
a spending
a the
a night
a with
a friends
p ,
a so
a that
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a would
a have
a been
@ 8033
a quite
a alone
a in
a the
a right
a wing
p ,
a completely
a shut
a off
a from
a help
a of
a any
@ 8034
a kind
p ,
a and
a would
a have
a died
p ,
a in
a all
a probability
p ,
a before
a medical
a aid
a could
@ 8035
a have
a been
a summoned
p .
a But
a in
a her
a hurry
a to
a be
a in
a time
a for
a the
a village
@ 8036
a entertainment
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a forgot
a to
a take
a her
a medicine
p ,
a and
a the
a next
@ 8037
a day
a she
a lunched
a away
a from
a home
p ,
a so
a that
a the
a last
p ---
a and
a fatal
p ---
a dose
a was
@ 8038
a actually
a taken
a twenty~four
a hours
a later
a than
a had
a been
a anticipated
a by
a the
@ 8039
a murderer
p ;
a and
a it
a is
a owing
a to
a that
a delay
a that
a the
a final
a proof
p ---
a the
a last
@ 8040
a link
a of
a the
a chain
p ---
a is
a now
a in
a my
a hands
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8042
a Amid
a breathless
a excitement
p ,
a he
a held
a out
a three
a thin
a strips
a of
a paper
p .
p =
# 
@ 8044
p «
a A
a letter
a in
a the
a murderer's
a own
a hand~writing
p ,
a mes
a amis
p !
a Had
a it
a been
a a
@ 8045
a little
a clearer
a in
a its
a terms
p ,
a it
a is
a possible
a that
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
p ,
a warned
@ 8046
a in
a time
p ,
a would
a have
a escaped
p .
a As
a it
a was
p ,
a she
a realized
a her
a danger
p ,
a but
a not
@ 8047
a the
a manner
a of
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8049
a In
a the
a deathly
a silence
p ,
a Poirot
a pieced
a together
a the
a slips
a of
a paper
a and
p ,
@ 8050
a clearing
a his
a throat
p ,
a read
p :
p =
# 
@ 8052
p «
a Dearest
a Evelyn
p :
p =
# 
@ 8054
a You
a will
a be
a anxious
a at
a hearing
a nothing
p .
a It
a is
a all
a right
p ---
a only
a it
a will
@ 8055
a be
a to~night
a instead
a of
a last
a night
p .
a You
a understand
p .
a There's
a a
a good
a time
@ 8056
a coming
a once
a the
a old
a woman
a is
a dead
a and
a out
a of
a the
a way
p .
a No
a one
a can
@ 8057
a possibly
a bring
a home
a the
a crime
a to
a me
p .
a That
a idea
a of
a yours
a about
a the
@ 8058
a bromides
a was
a a
a stroke
a of
a genius
p !
a But
a we
a must
a be
a very
a circumspect
p .
a A
@ 8059
a false
a step
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 8061
p «
a Here
p ,
a my
a friends
p ,
a the
a letter
a breaks
a off
p .
a Doubtless
a the
a writer
a was
@ 8062
a interrupted
p ;
a but
a there
a can
a be
a no
a question
a as
a to
a his
a identity
p .
a We
a all
@ 8063
a know
a this
a hand~writing
a and
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 8065
a A
a howl
a that
a was
a almost
a a
a scream
a broke
a the
a silence
p .
p =
# 
@ 8067
p «
a You
a devil
p !
a How
a did
a you
a get
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8069
a A
a chair
a was
a overturned
p .
a Poirot
a skipped
a nimbly
a aside
p .
a A
a quick
a movement
@ 8070
a on
a his
a part
p ,
a and
a his
a assailant
a fell
a with
a a
a crash
p .
p «
a Messieurs
p ,
@ 8071
a mesdames
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
p ,
a with
a a
a flourish
p «
a let
a me
a introduce
a you
a to
a the
@ 8072
a murderer
p ,
a Mr°
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
p !
p »
p =
# 
# #----------------------------------------------------------------------
# @section 2 {c13}
$ {b}{c13}
# @section 3 {cn}
$ {b}{c13}{cn}
# 
@ 8078
a Chapter
a XIII
# 
# @section 3 {tt}
$ {b}{c13}{tt}
# 
@ 8082
a POIROT
a EXPLAINS
# 
# @section 3 {tx}
$ {b}{c13}{tx}
# 
@ 8086
p «
a Poirot
p ,
a you
a old
a villain
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
p «
a I've
a half
a a
a mind
a to
a strangle
a you
p !
@ 8087
a What
a do
a you
a mean
a by
a deceiving
a me
a as
a you
a have
a done
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8089
a We
a were
a sitting
a in
a the
a library
p .
a Several
a hectic
a days
a lay
a behind
a us
p .
a In
@ 8090
a the
a room
a below
p ,
a John
a and
a Mary
a were
a together
a once
a more
p ,
a while
a Alfred
@ 8091
a Inglethorp
a and
a Miss
a Howard
a were
a in
a custody
p .
a Now
a at
a last
p ,
a I
a had
a Poirot
a to
@ 8092
a myself
p ,
a and
a could
a relieve
a my
a still
a burning
a curiosity
p .
p =
# 
@ 8094
a Poirot
a did
a not
a answer
a me
a for
a a
a moment
p ,
a but
a at
a last
a he
a said
p :
p =
# 
@ 8096
p «
a I
a did
a not
a deceive
a you
p ,
a mon
a ami
p .
a At
a most
p ,
a I
a permitted
a you
a to
a deceive
@ 8097
a yourself
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8099
p «
a Yes
p ,
a but
a why
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8101
p «
a Well
p ,
a it
a is
a difficult
a to
a explain
p .
a You
a see
p ,
a my
a friend
p ,
a you
a have
a a
@ 8102
a nature
a so
a honest
p ,
a and
a a
a countenance
a so
a transparent
p ,
a that
p ---
a en
a fin
p ,
a to
@ 8103
a conceal
a your
a feelings
a is
a impossible
p !
a If
a I
a had
a told
a you
a my
a ideas
p ,
a the
@ 8104
a very
a first
a time
a you
a saw
a Mr°
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
a that
a astute
a gentleman
@ 8105
a would
a have
p ---
a in
a your
a so
a expressive
a idiom
p ---
p <
a smelt
a a
a rat
p >
p !
a And
a then
p ,
a bon
a jour
@ 8106
a to
a our
a chances
a of
a catching
a him
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 8108
p «
a I
a think
a that
a I
a have
a more
a diplomacy
a than
a you
a give
a me
a credit
a for
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8110
p «
a My
a friend
p ,
p »
a besought
a Poirot
p ,
p «
a I
a implore
a you
p ,
a do
a not
a enrage
a yourself
p !
@ 8111
a Your
a help
a has
a been
a of
a the
a most
a invaluable
p .
a It
a is
a but
a the
a extremely
@ 8112
a beautiful
a nature
a that
a you
a have
p ,
a which
a made
a me
a pause
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8114
p «
a Well
p ,
p »
a I
a grumbled
p ,
a a
a little
a mollified
p .
p «
a I
a still
a think
a you
a might
a have
@ 8115
a given
a me
a a
a hint
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8117
p «
a But
a I
a did
p ,
a my
a friend
p .
a Several
a hints
p .
a You
a would
a not
a take
a them
p .
a Think
@ 8118
a now
p ,
a did
a I
a ever
a say
a to
a you
a that
a I
a believed
a John
a Cavendish
a guilty
p ?
a Did
a I
@ 8119
a not
p ,
a on
a the
a contrary
p ,
a tell
a you
a that
a he
a would
a almost
a certainly
a be
@ 8120
a acquitted
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8122
p «
a Yes
p ,
a but
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 8124
p «
a And
a did
a I
a not
a immediately
a afterwards
a speak
a of
a the
a difficulty
a of
@ 8125
a bringing
a the
a murderer
a to
a justice
p ?
a Was
a it
a not
a plain
a to
a you
a that
a I
a was
@ 8126
a speaking
a of
a two
a entirely
a different
a persons
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8128
p «
a No
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
p «
a it
a was
a not
a plain
a to
a me
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 8130
p «
a Then
a again
p ,
p »
a continued
a Poirot
p ,
p «
a at
a the
a beginning
p ,
a did
a I
a not
a repeat
a to
@ 8131
a you
a several
a times
a that
a I
a didn't
a want
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
a arrested
a now
p ?
a That
@ 8132
a should
a have
a conveyed
a something
a to
a you
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8134
p «
a Do
a you
a mean
a to
a say
a you
a suspected
a him
a as
a long
a ago
a as
a that
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8136
p «
a Yes
p .
a To
a begin
a with
p ,
a whoever
a else
a might
a benefit
a by
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
@ 8137
a death
p ,
a her
a husband
a would
a benefit
a the
a most
p .
a There
a was
a no
a getting
a away
@ 8138
a from
a that
p .
a When
a I
a went
a up
a to
a Styles
a with
a you
a that
a first
a day
p ,
a I
a had
a no
@ 8139
a idea
a as
a to
a how
a the
a crime
a had
a been
a committed
p ,
a but
a from
a what
a I
a knew
a of
a Mr°
@ 8140
a Inglethorp
a I
a fancied
a that
a it
a would
a be
a very
a hard
a to
a find
a anything
a to
@ 8141
a connect
a him
a with
a it
p .
a When
a I
a arrived
a at
a the
a chateau
p ,
a I
a realized
a at
a once
@ 8142
a that
a it
a was
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a who
a had
a burnt
a the
a will
p ;
a and
a there
p ,
a by
a the
@ 8143
a way
p ,
a you
a cannot
a complain
p ,
a my
a friend
p ,
a for
a I
a tried
a my
a best
a to
a force
a on
a you
@ 8144
a the
a significance
a of
a that
a bedroom
a fire
a in
a midsummer
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8146
p «
a Yes
p ,
a yes
p ,
p »
a I
a said
a impatiently
p .
p «
a Go
a on
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8148
p «
a Well
p ,
a my
a friend
p ,
a as
a I
a say
p ,
a my
a views
a as
a to
a Mr°
a Inglethorp's
a guilt
a were
@ 8149
a very
a much
a shaken
p .
a There
a was
p ,
a in
a fact
p ,
a so
a much
a evidence
a against
a him
a that
@ 8150
a I
a was
a inclined
a to
a believe
a that
a he
a had
a not
a done
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8152
p «
a When
a did
a you
a change
a your
a mind
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8154
p «
a When
a I
a found
a that
a the
a more
a efforts
a I
a made
a to
a clear
a him
p ,
a the
a more
@ 8155
a efforts
a he
a made
a to
a get
a himself
a arrested
p .
a Then
p ,
a when
a I
a discovered
a that
@ 8156
a Inglethorp
a had
a nothing
a to
a do
a with
a Mrs°
a Raikes
a and
a that
a in
a fact
a it
a was
@ 8157
a John
a Cavendish
a who
a was
a interested
a in
a that
a quarter
p ,
a I
a was
a quite
a sure
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8159
p «
a But
a why
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8161
p «
a Simply
a this
p .
a If
a it
a had
a been
a Inglethorp
a who
a was
a carrying
a on
a an
@ 8162
a intrigue
a with
a Mrs°
a Raikes
p ,
a his
a silence
a was
a perfectly
a comprehensible
p .
@ 8163
a But
p ,
a when
a I
a discovered
a that
a it
a was
a known
a all
a over
a the
a village
a that
a it
@ 8164
a was
a John
a who
a was
a attracted
a by
a the
a farmer's
a pretty
a wife
p ,
a his
a silence
a bore
@ 8165
a quite
a a
a different
a interpretation
p .
a It
a was
a nonsense
a to
a pretend
a that
a he
a was
@ 8166
a afraid
a of
a the
a scandal
p ,
a as
a no
a possible
a scandal
a could
p .
a attach
a to
a him
p .
a This
@ 8167
a attitude
a of
a his
a gave
a me
a furiously
a to
a think
p ,
a and
a I
a was
a slowly
a forced
a to
@ 8168
a the
a conclusion
a that
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
a wanted
a to
a be
a arrested
p .
a Eh
a bien
p !
@ 8169
a from
a that
a moment
p ,
a I
a was
a equally
a determined
a that
a he
a should
a not
a be
@ 8170
a arrested
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8172
p «
a Wait
a a
a moment
p .
a I
a don't
a see
a why
a he
a wished
a to
a be
a arrested
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8174
p «
a Because
p ,
a mon
a ami
p ,
a it
a is
a the
a law
a of
a your
a country
a that
a a
a man
a once
@ 8175
a acquitted
a can
a never
a be
a tried
a again
a for
a the
a same
a offence
p .
a Aha
p !
a but
a it
a was
@ 8176
a clever
p ---
a his
a idea
p !
a Assuredly
p ,
a he
a is
a a
a man
a of
a method
p .
a See
a here
p ,
a he
a knew
@ 8177
a that
a in
a his
a position
a he
a was
a bound
a to
a be
a suspected
p ,
a so
a he
a conceived
a the
@ 8178
a exceedingly
a clever
a idea
a of
a preparing
a a
a lot
a of
a manufactured
a evidence
@ 8179
a against
a himself
p .
a He
a wished
a to
a be
a arrested
p .
a He
a would
a then
a produce
a his
@ 8180
a irreproachable
a alibi
p ---
a and
p ,
a hey
a presto
p ,
a he
a was
a safe
a for
a life
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 8182
p «
a But
a I
a still
a don't
a see
a how
a he
a managed
a to
a prove
a his
a alibi
p ,
a and
a yet
a go
@ 8183
a to
a the
a chemist's
a shop
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8185
a Poirot
a stared
a at
a me
a in
a surprise
p .
p =
# 
@ 8187
p «
a Is
a it
a possible
p ?
a My
a poor
a friend
p !
a You
a have
a not
a yet
a realized
a that
a it
a was
@ 8188
a Miss
a Howard
a who
a went
a to
a the
a chemist's
a shop
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8190
p «
a Miss
a Howard
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8192
p «
a But
p ,
a certainly
p .
a Who
a else
p ?
a It
a was
a most
a easy
a for
a her
p .
a She
a is
a of
a a
a good
@ 8193
a height
p ,
a her
a voice
a is
a deep
a and
a manly
p ;
a moreover
p ,
a remember
p ,
a she
a and
@ 8194
a Inglethorp
a are
a cousins
p ,
a and
a there
a is
a a
a distinct
a resemblance
a between
@ 8195
a them
p ,
a especially
a in
a their
a gait
a and
a bearing
p .
a It
a was
a simplicity
a itself
p .
@ 8196
a They
a are
a a
a clever
a pair
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 8198
p «
a I
a am
a still
a a
a little
a fogged
a as
a to
a how
a exactly
a the
a bromide
a business
a was
@ 8199
a done
p ,
p »
a I
a remarked
p .
p =
# 
@ 8201
p «
a Bon
p !
a I
a will
a reconstruct
a for
a you
a as
a far
a as
a possible
p .
a I
a am
a inclined
a to
@ 8202
a think
a that
a Miss
a Howard
a was
a the
a master
a mind
a in
a that
a affair
p .
a You
a remember
@ 8203
a her
a once
a mentioning
a that
a her
a father
a was
a a
a doctor
p ?
a Possibly
a she
a dispensed
@ 8204
a his
a medicines
a for
a him
p ,
a or
a she
a may
a have
a taken
a the
a idea
a from
a one
a of
a the
@ 8205
a many
a books
a lying
a about
a when
a Mademoiselle
a Cynthia
a was
a studying
a for
a her
@ 8206
a exam
p .
a Anyway
p ,
a she
a was
a familiar
a with
a the
a fact
a that
a the
a addition
a of
a a
@ 8207
a bromide
a to
a a
a mixture
a containing
a strychnine
a would
a cause
a the
a precipitation
@ 8208
a of
a the
a latter
p .
a Probably
a the
a idea
a came
a to
a her
a quite
a suddenly
p .
a Mrs°
@ 8209
a Inglethorp
a had
a a
a box
a of
a bromide
a powders
p ,
a which
a she
a occasionally
a took
a at
@ 8210
a night
p .
a What
a could
a be
a easier
a than
a quietly
a to
a dissolve
a one
a or
a more
a of
@ 8211
a those
a powders
a in
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
a large
a sized
a bottle
a of
a medicine
a when
@ 8212
a it
a came
a from
a Coot's
p ?
a The
a risk
a is
a practically
a nil
p .
a The
a tragedy
a will
a not
@ 8213
a take
a place
a until
a nearly
a a
a fortnight
a later
p .
a If
a anyone
a has
a seen
a either
a of
@ 8214
a them
a touching
a the
a medicine
p ,
a they
a will
a have
a forgotten
a it
a by
a that
a time
p .
@ 8215
a Miss
a Howard
a will
a have
a engineered
a her
a quarrel
p ,
a and
a departed
a from
a the
@ 8216
a house
p .
a The
a lapse
a of
a time
p ,
a and
a her
a absence
p ,
a will
a defeat
a all
a suspicion
p .
@ 8217
a Yes
p ,
a it
a was
a a
a clever
a idea
p !
a If
a they
a had
a left
a it
a alone
p ,
a it
a is
a possible
a the
@ 8218
a crime
a might
a never
a have
a been
a brought
a home
a to
a them
p .
a But
a they
a were
a not
@ 8219
a satisfied
p .
a They
a tried
a to
a be
a too
a clever
p ---
a and
a that
a was
a their
a undoing
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8221
a Poirot
a puffed
a at
a his
a tiny
a cigarette
p ,
a his
a eyes
a fixed
a on
a the
a ceiling
p .
p =
# 
@ 8223
p «
a They
a arranged
a a
a plan
a to
a throw
a suspicion
a on
a John
a Cavendish
p ,
a by
a buying
@ 8224
a strychnine
a at
a the
a village
a chemist's
p ,
a and
a signing
a the
a register
a in
a his
@ 8225
a hand~writing
p .
p =
# 
@ 8227
p »
a On
a Monday
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a will
a take
a the
a last
a dose
a of
a her
a medicine
p .
@ 8228
a On
a Monday
p ,
a therefore
p ,
a at
a six
a o'clock
p ,
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
a arranges
a to
@ 8229
a be
a seen
a by
a a
a number
a of
a people
a at
a a
a spot
a far
a removed
a from
a the
a village
p .
@ 8230
a Miss
a Howard
a has
a previously
a made
a up
a a
a cock
a and
a bull
a story
a about
a him
@ 8231
a and
a Mrs°
a Raikes
a to
a account
a for
a his
a holding
a his
a tongue
a afterwards
p .
a At
@ 8232
a six
a o'clock
p ,
a Miss
a Howard
p ,
a disguised
a as
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
p ,
a enters
a the
@ 8233
a chemist's
a shop
p ,
a with
a her
a story
a about
a a
a dog
p ,
a obtains
a the
a strychnine
p ,
a and
@ 8234
a writes
a the
a name
a of
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
a in
a John's
a hand~writing
p ,
a which
a she
@ 8235
a had
a previously
a studied
a carefully
p .
p =
# 
@ 8237
p «
a But
p ,
a as
a it
a will
a never
a do
a if
a John
p ,
a too
p ,
a can
a prove
a an
a alibi
p ,
a she
a writes
@ 8238
a him
a an
a anonymous
a note
p ---
a still
a copying
a his
a hand~writing
p ---
a which
a takes
a him
a to
@ 8239
a a
a remote
a spot
a where
a it
a is
a exceedingly
a unlikely
a that
a anyone
a will
a see
@ 8240
a him
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8242
p «
a So
a far
p ,
a all
a goes
a well
p .
a Miss
a Howard
a goes
a back
a to
a Middlingham
p .
a Alfred
@ 8243
a Inglethorp
a returns
a to
a Styles
p .
a There
a is
a nothing
a that
a can
a compromise
a him
@ 8244
a in
a any
a way
a since
a it
a is
a Miss
a Howard
a who
a has
a the
a strychnine
p ,
a which
p ,
a after
@ 8245
a all
p ,
a is
a only
a wanted
a as
a a
a blind
a to
a throw
a suspicion
a on
a John
a Cavendish
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8247
p «
a But
a now
a a
a hitch
a occurs
p .
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a does
a not
a take
a her
a medicine
@ 8248
a that
a night
p .
a The
a broken
a bell
p ,
a Cynthia's
a absence
p ---
a arranged
a by
a Inglethorp
@ 8249
a through
a his
a wife
p ---
a all
a these
a are
a wasted
p .
a And
a then
p ---
a he
a makes
a his
a slip
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8251
p «
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a is
a out
p ,
a and
a he
a sits
a down
a to
a write
a to
a his
a accomplice
p ,
@ 8252
a who
p ,
a he
a fears
p ,
a may
a be
a in
a a
a panic
a at
a the
a nonsuccess
a of
a their
a plan
p .
a It
a is
@ 8253
a probable
a that
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a returned
a earlier
a than
a he
a expected
p .
a Caught
@ 8254
a in
a the
a act
p ,
a and
a somewhat
a flurried
a he
a hastily
a shuts
a and
a locks
a his
a desk
p .
@ 8255
a He
a fears
a that
a if
a he
a remains
a in
a the
a room
a he
a may
a have
a to
a open
a it
a again
p ,
@ 8256
a and
a that
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a might
a catch
a sight
a of
a the
a letter
a before
a he
a could
@ 8257
a snatch
a it
a up
p .
a So
a he
a goes
a out
a and
a walks
a in
a the
a woods
p ,
a little
a dreaming
@ 8258
a that
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a will
a open
a his
a desk
p ,
a and
a discover
a the
a incriminating
@ 8259
a document
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8261
p «
a But
a this
p ,
a as
a we
a know
p ,
a is
a what
a happened
p .
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a reads
a it
p ,
a and
@ 8262
a becomes
a aware
a of
a the
a perfidy
a of
a her
a husband
a and
a Evelyn
a Howard
p ,
a though
p ,
@ 8263
a unfortunately
p ,
a the
a sentence
a about
a the
a bromides
a conveys
a no
a warning
a to
a her
@ 8264
a mind
p .
a She
a knows
a that
a she
a is
a in
a danger
p ---
a but
a is
a ignorant
a of
a where
a the
@ 8265
a danger
a lies
p .
a She
a decides
a to
a say
a nothing
a to
a her
a husband
p ,
a but
a sits
a down
@ 8266
a and
a writes
a to
a her
a solicitor
p ,
a asking
a him
a to
a come
a on
a the
a morrow
p ,
a and
a she
@ 8267
a also
a determines
a to
a destroy
a immediately
a the
a will
a which
a she
a has
a just
a made
p .
@ 8268
a She
a keeps
a the
a fatal
a letter
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8270
p «
a It
a was
a to
a discover
a that
a letter
p ,
a then
p ,
a that
a her
a husband
a forced
a the
@ 8271
a lock
a of
a the
a despatch~case
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8273
p «
a Yes
p ,
a and
a from
a the
a enormous
a risk
a he
a ran
a we
a can
a see
a how
a fully
a he
@ 8274
a realized
a its
a importance
p .
a That
a letter
a excepted
p ,
a there
a was
a absolutely
@ 8275
a nothing
a to
a connect
a him
a with
a the
a crime
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8277
p «
a There's
a only
a one
a thing
a I
a can't
a make
a out
p ,
a why
a didn't
a he
a destroy
a it
a at
@ 8278
a once
a when
a he
a got
a hold
a of
a it
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8280
p «
a Because
a he
a did
a not
a dare
a take
a the
a biggest
a risk
a of
a all
p ---
a that
a of
a keeping
@ 8281
a it
a on
a his
a own
a person
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8283
p «
a I
a don't
a understand
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8285
p «
a Look
a at
a it
a from
a his
a point
a of
a view
p .
a I
a have
a discovered
a that
a there
a were
@ 8286
a only
a five
a short
a minutes
a in
a which
a he
a could
a have
a taken
a it
p ---
a the
a five
a minutes
@ 8287
a immediately
a before
a our
a own
a arrival
a on
a the
a scene
p ,
a for
a before
a that
a time
@ 8288
a Annie
a was
a brushing
a the
a stairs
p ,
a and
a would
a have
a seen
a anyone
a who
a passed
@ 8289
a going
a to
a the
a right
a wing
p .
a Figure
a to
a yourself
a the
a scene
p !
a He
a enters
a the
@ 8290
a room
p ,
a unlocking
a the
a door
a by
a means
a of
a one
a of
a the
a other
a doorkeys
p ---
a they
a were
@ 8291
a all
a much
a alike
p .
a He
a hurries
a to
a the
a despatch~case
p ---
a it
a is
a locked
p ,
a and
a the
@ 8292
a keys
a are
a nowhere
a to
a be
a seen
p .
a That
a is
a a
a terrible
a blow
a to
a him
p ,
a for
a it
@ 8293
a means
a that
a his
a presence
a in
a the
a room
a cannot
a be
a concealed
a as
a he
a had
a hoped
p .
@ 8294
a But
a he
a sees
a clearly
a that
a everything
a must
a be
a risked
a for
a the
a sake
a of
a that
@ 8295
a damning
a piece
a of
a evidence
p .
a Quickly
p ,
a he
a forces
a the
a lock
a with
a a
a penknife
p ,
@ 8296
a and
a turns
a over
a the
a papers
a until
a he
a finds
a what
a he
a is
a looking
a for
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8298
p «
a But
a now
a a
a fresh
a dilemma
a arises
p :
a he
a dare
a not
a keep
a that
a piece
a of
a paper
@ 8299
a on
a him
p .
a He
a may
a be
a seen
a leaving
a the
a room
a he
a may
a be
a searched
p .
a If
a the
a paper
@ 8300
a is
a found
a on
a him
p ,
a it
a is
a certain
a doom
p .
a Probably
p ,
a at
a this
a minute
p ,
a too
p ,
a he
@ 8301
a hears
a the
a sounds
a below
a of
a Mr°
a Wells
a and
a John
a leaving
a the
a boudoir
p .
a He
@ 8302
a must
a act
a quickly
p .
a Where
a can
a he
a hide
a this
a terrible
a slip
a of
a paper
p ?
a The
@ 8303
a contents
a of
a the
a waste~paper~basket
a are
a kept
a and
a in
a any
a case
p ,
a are
a sure
a to
@ 8304
a be
a examined
p .
a There
a are
a no
a means
a of
a destroying
a it
p ;
a and
a he
a dare
a not
a keep
@ 8305
a it
p .
a He
a looks
a round
p ,
a and
a he
a sees
p ---
a what
a do
a you
a think
p ,
a mon
a ami
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8307
a I
a shook
a my
a head
p .
p =
# 
@ 8309
p «
a In
a a
a moment
p ,
a he
a has
a torn
a the
a letter
a into
a long
a thin
a strips
p ,
a and
@ 8310
a rolling
a them
a up
a into
a spills
a he
a thrusts
a them
a hurriedly
a in
a amongst
a the
@ 8311
a other
a spills
a in
a the
a vase
a on
a the
a mantelpiece
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8313
a I
a uttered
a an
a exclamation
p .
p =
# 
@ 8315
p «
a No
a one
a would
a think
a of
a looking
a there
p ,
p »
a Poirot
a continued
p .
p «
a And
a he
a will
@ 8316
a be
a able
p ,
a at
a his
a leisure
p ,
a to
a come
a back
a and
a destroy
a this
a solitary
a piece
a of
@ 8317
a evidence
a against
a him
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8319
p «
a Then
p ,
a all
a the
a time
p ,
a it
a was
a in
a the
a spill
a vase
a in
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp's
@ 8320
a bedroom
p ,
a under
a our
a very
a noses
p ?
p »
a I
a cried
p .
p =
# 
@ 8322
a Poirot
a nodded
p .
p =
# 
@ 8324
p «
a Yes
p ,
a my
a friend
p .
a That
a is
a where
a I
a discovered
a my
a last
a link
p ,
a and
a I
a owe
@ 8325
a that
a very
a fortunate
a discovery
a to
a you
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8327
p «
a To
a me
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8329
p «
a Yes
p .
a Do
a you
a remember
a telling
a me
a that
a my
a hand
a shook
a as
a I
a was
@ 8330
a straightening
a the
a ornaments
a on
a the
a mantel~piece
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8332
p «
a Yes
p ,
a but
a I
a don't
a see
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 8334
p «
a No
p ,
a but
a I
a saw
p .
a Do
a you
a know
p ,
a my
a friend
p ,
a I
a remembered
a that
a earlier
a in
@ 8335
a the
a morning
p ,
a when
a we
a had
a been
a there
a together
p ,
a I
a had
a straightened
a all
@ 8336
a the
a objects
a on
a the
a mantelpiece
p .
a And
p ,
a if
a they
a were
a already
a straightened
p ,
@ 8337
a there
a would
a be
a no
a need
a to
a straighten
a them
a again
p ,
a unless
p ,
a in
a the
@ 8338
a meantime
p ,
a some
a one
a else
a had
a touched
a them
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8340
p «
a Dear
a me
p ,
p »
a I
a murmured
p ,
p «
a so
a that
a is
a the
a explanation
a of
a your
@ 8341
a extraordinary
a behaviour
p .
a You
a rushed
a down
a to
a Styles
p ,
a and
a found
a it
a still
@ 8342
a there
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8344
p «
a Yes
p ,
a and
a it
a was
a a
a race
a for
a time
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8346
p «
a But
a I
a still
a can't
a understand
a why
a Inglethorp
a was
a such
a a
a fool
a as
a to
@ 8347
a leave
a it
a there
a when
a he
a had
a plenty
a of
a opportunity
a to
a destroy
a it
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8349
p «
a Ah
p ,
a but
a he
a had
a no
a opportunity
p .
a I
a saw
a to
a that
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8351
p «
a You
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8353
p «
a Yes
p .
a Do
a you
a remember
a reproving
a me
a for
a taking
a the
a household
a into
a my
@ 8354
a confidence
a on
a the
a subject
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8356
p «
a Yes
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8358
p «
a Well
p ,
a my
a friend
p ,
a I
a saw
a there
a was
a just
a one
a chance
p .
a I
a was
a not
a sure
a then
@ 8359
a if
a Inglethorp
a was
a the
a criminal
a or
a not
p ,
a but
a if
a he
a was
a I
a reasoned
a that
a he
@ 8360
a would
a not
a have
a the
a paper
a on
a him
p ,
a but
a would
a have
a hidden
a it
a somewhere
p ,
a and
@ 8361
a by
a enlisting
a the
a sympathy
a of
a the
a household
a I
a could
a effectually
a prevent
@ 8362
a his
a destroying
a it
p .
a He
a was
a already
a under
a suspicion
p ,
a and
a by
a making
a the
@ 8363
a matter
a public
a I
a secured
a the
a services
a of
a about
a ten
a amateur
a detectives
p ,
@ 8364
a who
a would
a be
a watching
a him
a unceasingly
p ,
a and
a being
a himself
a aware
a of
a their
@ 8365
a watchfulness
a he
a would
a not
a dare
a seek
a further
a to
a destroy
a the
a document
p .
a He
@ 8366
a was
a therefore
a forced
a to
a depart
a from
a the
a house
p ,
a leaving
a it
a in
a the
a spill
@ 8367
a vase
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8369
p «
a But
a surely
a Miss
a Howard
a had
a ample
a opportunities
a of
a aiding
a him
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8371
p «
a Yes
p ,
a but
a Miss
a Howard
a did
a not
a know
a of
a the
a paper's
a existence
p .
a In
@ 8372
a accordance
a with
a their
a prearranged
a plan
p ,
a she
a never
a spoke
a to
a Alfred
@ 8373
a Inglethorp
p .
a They
a were
a supposed
a to
a be
a deadly
a enemies
p ,
a and
a until
a John
@ 8374
a Cavendish
a was
a safely
a convicted
a they
a neither
a of
a them
a dared
a risk
a a
@ 8375
a meeting
p .
a Of
a course
a I
a had
a a
a watch
a kept
a on
a Mr°
a Inglethorp
p ,
a hoping
a that
@ 8376
a sooner
a or
a later
a he
a would
a lead
a me
a to
a the
a hiding~place
p .
a But
a he
a was
a too
@ 8377
a clever
a to
a take
a any
a chances
p .
a The
a paper
a was
a safe
a where
a it
a was
p ;
a since
a no
@ 8378
a one
a had
a thought
a of
a looking
a there
a in
a the
a first
a week
p ,
a it
a was
a not
a likely
@ 8379
a they
a would
a do
a so
a afterwards
p .
a But
a for
a your
a lucky
a remark
p ,
a we
a might
a never
@ 8380
a have
a been
a able
a to
a bring
a him
a to
a justice
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8382
p «
a I
a understand
a that
a now
p ;
a but
a when
a did
a you
a first
a begin
a to
a suspect
a Miss
@ 8383
a Howard
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8385
p «
a When
a I
a discovered
a that
a she
a had
a told
a a
a lie
a at
a the
a inquest
a about
a the
@ 8386
a letter
a she
a had
a received
a from
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8388
p «
a Why
p ,
a what
a was
a there
a to
a lie
a about
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8390
p «
a You
a saw
a that
a letter
p ?
a Do
a you
a recall
a its
a general
a appearance
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8392
p «
a Yes
p ---
a more
a or
a less
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8394
p «
a You
a will
a recollect
p ,
a then
p ,
a that
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a wrote
a a
a very
@ 8395
a distinctive
a hand
p ,
a and
a left
a large
a clear
a spaces
a between
a her
a words
p .
a But
a if
@ 8396
a you
a look
a at
a the
a date
a at
a the
a top
a of
a the
a letter
a you
a will
a notice
a that
a July
@ 8397
s l7th
a is
a quite
a different
a in
a this
a respect
p .
a Do
a you
a see
a what
a I
a mean
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8399
p «
a No
p ,
p »
a I
a confessed
p ,
p «
a I
a don't
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8401
p «
a You
a do
a not
a see
a that
a that
a letter
a was
a not
a written
a on
a the
s l7th
p ,
a but
a on
@ 8402
a the
s 7th
p ---
a the
a day
a after
a Miss
a Howard's
a departure
p ?
a The
p <
s 1
p >
a was
a written
a in
@ 8403
a before
a the
p <
s 7
p >
a to
a turn
a it
a into
a the
s 17th
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8405
p «
a But
a why
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8407
p «
a That
a is
a exactly
a what
a I
a asked
a myself
p .
a Why
a does
a Miss
a Howard
a suppress
@ 8408
a the
a letter
a written
a on
a the
s l7th
p ,
a and
a produce
a this
a faked
a one
a instead
p ?
@ 8409
a Because
a she
a did
a not
a wish
a to
a show
a the
a letter
a of
a the
s l7th
p .
a Why
p ,
a again
p ?
a And
@ 8410
a at
a once
a a
a suspicion
a dawned
a in
a my
a mind
p .
a You
a will
a remember
a my
a saying
a that
@ 8411
a it
a was
a wise
a to
a beware
a of
a people
a who
a were
a not
a telling
a you
a the
a truth
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8413
p «
a And
a yet
p ,
p »
a I
a cried
a indignantly
p ,
p «
a after
a that
p ,
a you
a gave
a me
a two
a reasons
@ 8414
a why
a Miss
a Howard
a could
a not
a have
a committed
a the
a crime
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 8416
p «
a And
a very
a good
a reasons
a too
p ,
p »
a replied
a Poirot
p .
p »
a For
a a
a long
a time
a they
@ 8417
a were
a a
a stumbling~block
a to
a me
a until
a I
a remembered
a a
a very
a significant
a fact
p :
@ 8418
a that
a she
a and
a Alfred
a Inglethorp
a were
a cousins
p .
a She
a could
a not
a have
@ 8419
a committed
a the
a crime
a single~handed
p ,
a but
a the
a reasons
a against
a that
a did
a not
@ 8420
a debar
a her
a from
a being
a an
a accomplice
p .
a And
p ,
a then
p ,
a there
a was
a that
a rather
@ 8421
a over~vehement
a hatred
a of
a hers
p !
a It
a concealed
a a
a very
a opposite
a emotion
p .
@ 8422
a There
a was
p ,
a undoubtedly
p ,
a a
a tie
a of
a passion
a between
a them
a long
a before
a he
@ 8423
a came
a to
a Styles
p .
a They
a had
a already
a arranged
a their
a infamous
a plot
p ---
a that
a he
@ 8424
a should
a marry
a this
a rich
p ,
a but
a rather
a foolish
a old
a lady
p ,
a induce
a her
a to
a make
@ 8425
a a
a will
a leaving
a her
a money
a to
a him
p ,
a and
a then
a gain
a their
a ends
a by
a a
a very
@ 8426
a cleverly
a conceived
a crime
p .
a If
a all
a had
a gone
a as
a they
a planned
p ,
a they
a would
@ 8427
a probably
a have
a left
a England
p ,
a and
a lived
a together
a on
a their
a poor
a victim's
@ 8428
a money
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8430
p «
a They
a are
a a
a very
a astute
a and
a unscrupulous
a pair
p .
a While
a suspicion
a was
a to
@ 8431
a be
a directed
a against
a him
p ,
a she
a would
a be
a making
a quiet
a preparations
a for
a a
@ 8432
a very
a different
a denouement
p .
a She
a arrives
a from
a Middlingham
a with
a all
a the
@ 8433
a compromising
a items
a in
a her
a possession
p .
a No
a suspicion
a attaches
a to
a her
p .
a No
@ 8434
a notice
a is
a paid
a to
a her
a coming
a and
a going
a in
a the
a house
p .
a She
a hides
a the
@ 8435
a strychnine
a and
a glasses
a in
a John's
a room
p .
a She
a puts
a the
a beard
a in
a the
a attic
p .
@ 8436
a She
a will
a see
a to
a it
a that
a sooner
a or
a later
a they
a are
a duly
a discovered
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8438
p «
a I
a don't
a quite
a see
a why
a they
a tried
a to
a fix
a the
a blame
a on
a John
p ,
p »
a I
@ 8439
a remarked
p .
p «
a It
a would
a have
a been
a much
a easier
a for
a them
a to
a bring
a the
a crime
@ 8440
a home
a to
a Lawrence
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8442
p «
a Yes
p ,
a but
a that
a was
a mere
a chance
p .
a All
a the
a evidence
a against
a him
a arose
@ 8443
a out
a of
a pure
a accident
p .
a It
a must
p ,
a in
a fact
p ,
a have
a been
a distinctly
a annoying
a to
@ 8444
a the
a pair
a of
a schemers
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8446
p «
a His
a manner
a was
a unfortunate
p ,
p »
a I
a observed
a thoughtfully
p .
p =
# 
@ 8448
p «
a Yes
p .
a You
a realize
p ,
a of
a course
p ,
a what
a was
a at
a the
a back
a of
a that
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8450
p «
a No
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8452
p «
a You
a did
a not
a understand
a that
a he
a believed
a Mademoiselle
a Cynthia
a guilty
@ 8453
a of
a the
a crime
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8455
p «
a No
p ,
p »
a I
a exclaimed
p ,
a astonished
p .
p «
a Impossible
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 8457
p «
a Not
a at
a all
p .
a I
a myself
a nearly
a had
a the
a same
a idea
p .
a It
a was
a in
a my
a mind
a when
@ 8458
a I
a asked
a Mr°
a Wells
a that
a first
a question
a about
a the
a will
p .
a Then
a there
a were
@ 8459
a the
a bromide
a powders
a which
a she
a had
a made
a up
p ,
a and
a her
a clever
a male
@ 8460
a impersonations
p ,
a as
a Dorcas
a recounted
a them
a to
a us
p .
a There
a was
a really
a more
@ 8461
a evidence
a against
a her
a than
a anyone
a else
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8463
p «
a You
a are
a joking
p ,
a Poirot
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 8465
p «
a No
p .
a Shall
a I
a tell
a you
a what
a made
a Monsieur
a Lawrence
a turn
a so
a pale
a when
a he
@ 8466
a first
a entered
a his
a mother's
a room
a on
a the
a fatal
a night
p ?
a It
a was
a because
p ,
@ 8467
a whilst
a his
a mother
a lay
a there
p ,
a obviously
a poisoned
p ,
a he
a saw
p ,
a over
a your
@ 8468
a shoulder
p ,
a that
a the
a door
a into
a Mademoiselle
a Cynthia's
a room
a was
a unbolted
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8470
p «
a But
a he
a declared
a that
a he
a saw
a it
a bolted
p !
p »
a I
a cried
p .
p =
# 
@ 8472
p «
a Exactly
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
a dryly
p .
p «
a And
a that
a was
a just
a what
a confirmed
a my
@ 8473
a suspicion
a that
a it
a was
a not
p .
a He
a was
a shielding
a Mademoiselle
a Cynthia
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8475
p «
a But
a why
a should
a he
a shield
a her
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8477
p «
a Because
a he
a is
a in
a love
a with
a her
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8479
a I
a laughed
p .
p =
# 
@ 8481
p «
a There
p ,
a Poirot
p ,
a you
a are
a quite
a wrong
p !
a I
a happen
a to
a know
a for
a a
a fact
a that
p ,
@ 8482
a far
a from
a being
a in
a love
a with
a her
p ,
a he
a positively
a dislikes
a her
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8484
p «
a Who
a told
a you
a that
p ,
a mon
a ami
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8486
p «
a Cynthia
a herself
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8488
p «
a La
a pauvre
a petite
p !
a And
a she
a was
a concerned
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8490
p «
a She
a said
a that
a she
a did
a not
a mind
a at
a all
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8492
p «
a Then
a she
a certainly
a did
a mind
a very
a much
p ,
p »
a remarked
a Poirot
p .
p «
a They
a are
@ 8493
a like
a that
p ---
a les
a femmes
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 8495
p «
a What
a you
a say
a about
a Lawrence
a is
a a
a great
a surprise
a to
a me
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p .
p =
# 
@ 8497
p «
a But
a why
p ?
a It
a was
a most
a obvious
p .
a Did
a not
a Monsieur
a Lawrence
a make
a the
a sour
@ 8498
a face
a every
a time
a Mademoiselle
a Cynthia
a spoke
a and
a laughed
a with
a his
a brother
p ?
@ 8499
a He
a had
a taken
a it
a into
a his
a long
a head
a that
a Mademoiselle
a Cynthia
a was
a in
a love
@ 8500
a with
a Monsieur
a John
p .
a When
a he
a entered
a his
a mother's
a room
a and
a saw
a her
@ 8501
a obviously
a poisoned
p ,
a he
a jumped
a to
a the
a conclusion
a that
a Mademoiselle
@ 8502
a Cynthia
a knew
a something
a about
a the
a matter
p .
a He
a was
a nearly
a driven
a desperate
p .
@ 8503
a First
a he
a crushed
a the
a coffee~cup
a to
a powder
a under
a his
a feet
p ,
a remembering
@ 8504
a that
a she
a had
a gone
a up
a with
a his
a mother
a the
a night
a before
p ,
a and
a he
a determined
@ 8505
a that
a there
a should
a be
a no
a chance
a of
a testing
a its
a contents
p .
a Thenceforward
p ,
@ 8506
a he
a strenuously
p ,
a and
a quite
a uselessly
p ,
a upheld
a the
a theory
a of
p <
a Death
a from
@ 8507
a natural
a causes
p .
p >
p »
p =
# 
@ 8509
p «
a And
a what
a about
a the
a extra
a coffee~cup
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8511
p «
a I
a was
a fairly
a certain
a that
a it
a was
a Mrs°
a Cavendish
a who
a had
a hidden
a it
p ,
@ 8512
a but
a I
a had
a to
a make
a sure
p .
a Monsieur
a Lawrence
a did
a not
a know
a at
a all
a what
a I
@ 8513
a meant
p ;
a but
p ,
a on
a reflection
p ,
a he
a came
a to
a the
a conclusion
a that
a if
a he
a could
@ 8514
a find
a an
a extra
a coffee~cup
a anywhere
a his
a lady
a love
a would
a be
a cleared
a of
@ 8515
a suspicion
p .
a And
a he
a was
a perfectly
a right
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8517
p «
a One
a thing
a more
p .
a What
a did
a Mrs°
a Inglethorp
a mean
a by
a her
a dying
a words
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8519
p «
a They
a were
p ,
a of
a course
p ,
a an
a accusation
a against
a her
a husband
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8521
p «
a Dear
a me
p ,
a Poirot
p ,
p »
a I
a said
a with
a a
a sigh
p ,
p «
a I
a think
a you
a have
a explained
@ 8522
a everything
p .
a I
a am
a glad
a it
a has
a all
a ended
a so
a happily
p .
a Even
a John
a and
a his
@ 8523
a wife
a are
a reconciled
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8525
p «
a Thanks
a to
a me
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8527
p «
a How
a do
a you
a mean
p ---
a thanks
a to
a you
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8529
p «
a My
a dear
a friend
p ,
a do
a you
a not
a realize
a that
a it
a was
a simply
a and
a solely
a the
@ 8530
a trial
a which
a has
a brought
a them
a together
a again
p ?
a That
a John
a Cavendish
a still
@ 8531
a loved
a his
a wife
p ,
a I
a was
a convinced
p .
a Also
p ,
a that
a she
a was
a equally
a in
a love
a with
@ 8532
a him
p .
a But
a they
a had
a drifted
a very
a far
a apart
p .
a It
a all
a arose
a from
a a
@ 8533
a misunderstanding
p .
a She
a married
a him
a without
a love
p .
a He
a knew
a it
p .
a He
a is
@ 8534
a a
a sensitive
a man
a in
a his
a way
p ,
a he
a would
a not
a force
a himself
a upon
a her
a if
a she
@ 8535
a did
a not
a want
a him
p .
a And
p ,
a as
a he
a withdrew
p ,
a her
a love
a awoke
p .
a But
a they
a are
a both
@ 8536
a unusually
a proud
p ,
a and
a their
a pride
a held
a them
a inexorably
a apart
p .
a He
a drifted
@ 8537
a into
a an
a entanglement
a with
a Mrs°
a Raikes
p ,
a and
a she
a deliberately
a cultivated
@ 8538
a the
a friendship
a of
a Dr°
a Bauerstein
p .
a Do
a you
a remember
a the
a day
a of
a John
@ 8539
a Cavendish's
a arrest
p ,
a when
a you
a found
a me
a deliberating
a over
a a
a big
@ 8540
a decision
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8542
p «
a Yes
p ,
a I
a quite
a understood
a your
a distress
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8544
p «
a Pardon
a me
p ,
a mon
a ami
p ,
a but
a you
a did
a not
a understand
a it
a in
a the
a least
p .
a I
a was
@ 8545
a trying
a to
a decide
a whether
a or
a not
a I
a would
a clear
a John
a Cavendish
a at
a once
p .
a I
@ 8546
a could
a have
a cleared
a him
p ---
a though
a it
a might
a have
a meant
a a
a failure
a to
a convict
@ 8547
a the
a real
a criminals
p .
a They
a were
a entirely
a in
a the
a dark
a as
a to
a my
a real
@ 8548
a attitude
a up
a to
a the
a very
a last
a moment
p ---
a which
a partly
a accounts
a for
a my
@ 8549
a success
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8551
p «
a Do
a you
a mean
a that
a you
a could
a have
a saved
a John
a Cavendish
a from
a being
@ 8552
a brought
a to
a trial
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8554
p «
a Yes
p ,
a my
a friend
p .
a But
a I
a eventually
a decided
a in
a favour
a of
p <
a a
a woman's
@ 8555
a happiness
p .
p >
a Nothing
a but
a the
a great
a danger
a through
a which
a they
a have
@ 8556
a passed
a could
a have
a brought
a these
a two
a proud
a souls
a together
a again
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8558
a I
a looked
a at
a Poirot
a in
a silent
a amazement
p .
a The
a colossal
a cheek
a of
a the
@ 8559
a little
a man
p !
a Who
a on
a earth
a but
a Poirot
a would
a have
a thought
a of
a a
a trial
a for
@ 8560
a murder
a as
a a
a restorer
a of
a conjugal
a happiness
p !
p =
# 
@ 8562
p «
a I
a perceive
a your
a thoughts
p ,
a mon
a ami
p ,
p »
a said
a Poirot
p ,
a smiling
a at
a me
p .
p «
a No
@ 8563
a one
a but
a Hercule
a Poirot
a would
a have
a attempted
a such
a a
a thing
p !
a And
a you
a are
@ 8564
a wrong
a in
a condemning
a it
p .
a The
a happiness
a of
a one
a man
a and
a one
a woman
a is
a the
@ 8565
a greatest
a thing
a in
a all
a the
a world
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8567
a His
a words
a took
a me
a back
a to
a earlier
a events
p .
a I
a remembered
a Mary
a as
a she
a lay
@ 8568
a white
a and
a exhausted
a on
a the
a sofa
p ,
a listening
p ,
a listening
p .
a There
a had
a come
@ 8569
a the
a sound
a of
a the
a bell
a below
p .
a She
a had
a started
a up
p .
a Poirot
a had
a opened
a the
@ 8570
a door
p ,
a and
a meeting
a her
a agonized
a eyes
a had
a nodded
a gently
p .
p «
a Yes
p ,
a madame
p ,
p »
a he
@ 8571
a said
p .
p «
a I
a have
a brought
a him
a back
a to
a you
p .
p »
a He
a had
a stood
a aside
p ,
a and
a as
a I
@ 8572
a went
a out
a I
a had
a seen
a the
a look
a in
a Mary's
a eyes
p ,
a as
a John
a Cavendish
a had
@ 8573
a caught
a his
a wife
a in
a his
a arms
p .
p =
# 
@ 8575
p «
a Perhaps
a you
a are
a right
p ,
a Poirot
p ,
p »
a I
a said
a gently
p .
p «
a Yes
p ,
a it
a is
a the
@ 8576
a greatest
a thing
a in
a the
a world
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8578
a Suddenly
p ,
a there
a was
a a
a tap
a at
a the
a door
p ,
a and
a Cynthia
a peeped
a in
p .
p =
# 
@ 8580
p «
a I
p ---
a I
a only
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 8582
p «
a Come
a in
p ,
p »
a I
a said
p ,
a springing
a up
p .
p =
# 
@ 8584
a She
a came
a in
p ,
a but
a did
a not
a sit
a down
p .
p =
# 
@ 8586
p «
a I
p ---
a only
a wanted
a to
a tell
a you
a something
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 8588
p «
a Yes
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8590
a Cynthia
a fidgeted
a with
a a
a little
a tassel
a for
a some
a moments
p ,
a then
p ,
a suddenly
@ 8591
a exclaiming
p :
p «
a You
a dears
p !
p ,
p »
a kissed
a first
a me
a and
a then
a Poirot
p ,
a and
a rushed
@ 8592
a out
a of
a the
a room
a again
p .
p =
# 
@ 8594
p «
a What
a on
a earth
a does
a this
a mean
p ?
p »
a I
a asked
p ,
a surprised
p .
p =
# 
@ 8596
a It
a was
a very
a nice
a to
a be
a kissed
a by
a Cynthia
p ,
a but
a the
a publicity
a of
a the
@ 8597
a salute
a rather
a impaired
a the
a pleasure
p .
p =
# 
@ 8599
p «
a It
a means
a that
a she
a has
a discovered
a Monsieur
a Lawrence
a does
a not
a dislike
@ 8600
a her
a as
a much
a as
a she
a thought
p ,
p »
a replied
a Poirot
a philosophically
p .
p =
# 
@ 8602
p «
a But
p ---
p »
p =
# 
@ 8604
p «
a Here
a he
a is
p .
p »
p =
# 
@ 8606
a Lawrence
a at
a that
a moment
a passed
a the
a door
p .
p =
# 
@ 8608
p «
a Eh
p !
a Monsieur
a Lawrence
p ,
p »
a called
a Poirot
p .
p «
a We
a must
a congratulate
a you
p ,
a is
@ 8609
a it
a not
a so
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8611
a Lawrence
a blushed
p ,
a and
a then
a smiled
a awkwardly
p .
a A
a man
a in
a love
a is
a a
a sorry
@ 8612
a spectacle
p .
a Now
a Cynthia
a had
a looked
a charming
p .
p =
# 
@ 8614
a I
a sighed
p .
p =
# 
@ 8616
p «
a What
a is
a it
p ,
a mon
a ami
p ?
p »
p =
# 
@ 8618
p «
a Nothing
p ,
p »
a I
a said
a sadly
p .
p «
a They
a are
a two
a delightful
a women
p !
p »
p =
# 
@ 8620
p «
a And
a neither
a of
a them
a is
a for
a you
p ?
p »
a finished
a Poirot
p .
p «
a Never
a mind
p .
@ 8621
a Console
a yourself
p ,
a my
a friend
p .
a We
a may
a hunt
a together
a again
p ,
a who
a knows
p ?
a And
@ 8622
a then
p ---
p »
p =
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