# # Agatha Christie, "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" # # Last edited on 2016-05-09 18:21:48 by stolfilocal # # # @chars null {} # @chars blank { } # @chars alpha {ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ} # @chars alpha {abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz} # @chars alpha {'~°} # @chars symbol {0123456789&} # @chars punct {.,!?()¬:;«»<>=} # # # @wordmap punct {punct.tbl} # # # # SOURCES AND CREDITS # # # # This is the full text of Agatha Christie's novel # # "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" (1920), # # featuring Hercule Poirot. This file is derived # # from an electronic edition by Naked Word, which was # # fetched on 1998-11-09 from a site that doesn't # # exist anymore. # # # # LANGUAGE, SPELLING AND ENCODING # # # # The language is English prose, in ASCII encoding, with modern # # standard spelling, punctuation and capitalization; except that "~" # # is used for hyphen, and "¬" is used for em-dashes. # # # # Angle quotes {«»} are used for quoting, angle brackets {<>} for # # quotes-within-quotes. 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Stolfi. # # Several formatting changes were made to the original file. # # # # Replaced hyphens by "~", em-dashes by "¬". # # # # Regularized quotes to use angle quotes («»). # # # # Line breaks inside words, or where a space is not normally allowed # # (e.g. between a word and the following "¬") were re-joined. # # # ####################################################################### # @section 1 {b} $ {b} # # #---------------------------------------------------------------------- # @section 2 {tpg} $ {b}{tpg} # @section 3 {tt} $ {b}{tpg}{tt} # @ 78 a The a Mysterious a Affair a at a Styles # # @section 3 {au} $ {b}{tpg}{au} # @ 82 a Agatha a Christie p , s 1920 # # #---------------------------------------------------------------------- # @section 2 {c1} $ {b}{c1} # @section 3 {cn} $ {b}{c1}{cn} # @ 88 a Chapter a I # # @section 3 {tt} $ {b}{c1}{tt} # @ 92 a I a GO a TO a STYLES # # @section 3 {tx} $ {b}{c1}{tx} # @ 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 = # 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@ 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 = # 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@ 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 = # 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@ 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 = # 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@ 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 = # 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@ 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 = # 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