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www.lizi.twoeinthatshegoingtotakeanyces.
shelookedatherslltheoonandsheuldseethedoorclearly.thedoheedgeofthebed.inherhandsheheldthestoutestshoeshepossessed.
”ifanyoriestoein,”juliasaidtoherself,”illrapohetopofvoiare.ahaveanightreafterallthethingsthathavebeengoingonhere.”
shesatthereandtipassed.thenshehearditasoftstepalongthepassage.shehearditstopoutsideherdoor.alongpauseandthenshesahehandleslouing.
shouldshescreaotyet.
thedoorusthavepuzzledthepersonoutside.
anotherpause,aherelelittleknothedoor.
juliaheldherbreath.apause,aheknouted.
”isleep,”saidjuliatoherself.”idonthearanything.”
iddleofthenightifiteoneakeathispersonuldntaffordtokeanoise...
foralongtijuliasatthere.theknockvable.butjuliasattensea.
shesatlikethatforalongti.sheneverkheschoolbellfinallyapedandunfortableheapontheedgeofherbed.
ii
afterbreakfast,thegirlsadetheirbeds,thens.
it,outbyafurtherdoor,joinedagrouphurryingroundthehouse,divedbehindarhododendron,deaseriesoffurtherstrategititotiatherissedforsoti.thingsissing,ahanhalfthegirlshadgohatantthatallclasseseandbythen....
julialookedatherbledeasilydoidulydidso,andjuliahailedandboardedit,havingbynoitonfrodclappedithtlydishevelledhair.shegotoutatthestationandtookatraintolondon.
inherrooproppedupontheissbulstrode.
dearssbulstrode,
ihavenotbeenkidnappedorrunaebackassoonasi.
yoursverysincerely,
juliaupjohn
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at28platedesurpriseaschoolgirlharatherdirtyface.
”iseeherculepoirot,please”
geestookjustashadelohanusualtoreply.hefoundthecallerued.
”.poirotdoesnotseea,”hesaid.
”ifraidihaventtitoustseehioerdersandarobberyandthingslikethat.”
”ir.poirotwillseeyou.”
heleftherinthehallandaster.
”ayounglady,sir,oseeyently.”
”idaresay,”saidherselvesaseasilyasthat.”
”thatisitoldher,sir.”
”kindofayounglady”
”oreofalittlegirl.”
”alittlegirlayoungladyean,geestheyarereallynotthesa.”
”ifraidyoudidnotquitegetaning,sir.sheis,ishouldsay,alittlegirlofschoolage,thatistosay.butthoughherfrockisdirtyandio,sheisessentiallyayounglady.”
”asocialterisee.”
”andsheerdersandarobbery.”
poirotseyebroup.
”sorders,andarobbery.inal.shohelittlegirltheyoungladyin.”
juliahonlytheslightesttraceofdiffidence.shespokepolitelyandquitenaturally.
”hojuliaupjohn.ithinkyouknos.s.suerhayes.eraalkedaboutyoualot.”
”s.suerhayes...”poirotsndbedahillandtoahouseontopofthathill.herecalledagfreckledface,asofahbrokensprings,alargequantityofdogs,andotherthingsbothagreeableanddisagreeable.
”ureensuerhayes,”hesaid.”ahyes.”
”icallherauntureen,butsheisntreallyanauntatall.shetoldushoanurder,andthinkoftodoandogoto,ithoughtofyou.”
”iaonoured,”saidpravely.
hebroughtforhairforher.
”noe,”hesaid.”gees,servant,toldyoueaboutarobberyandsordersrethanohen”
”yes,”saidjulia.”ssspringerandssvansittart.andofursetheresthekidnapping,toobutidontthinkthatsreallybusiness.”
”youbee,”saidpoirot.”heseexghappeningstakenplace”
”atseadowbank.”
”adoedpoirot.”ah.”hestretchedouthishandto.heunfoldedoneandglancedoverthefrontpage,noddinghishead.
”ibegintoprehend,”hesaid.”noe,julia,telleverythingfrohebeginning.”
juliatoldhiitprehensiveoshetolditclearlyethingshehadfotten.
shebroughtherstoryuptothehetennisralastnigh
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