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www.192.twhesaid.”urderonchristseve,too”
poirotseyebrowsrose.
”itisthatdefinitelyrder,ian”
”ehoh,noothersolutionpossibleperfectlyclearcase.rderandabrutalrderatthat”
””
”oldsionlee.oherionds,ibelieve.hesunkanieuneinnufainingillioeover.”
poirotsaid:”hewaswellliked,yes”
johnsonsaidslo.queersortofeyearsnouself.butofurseheisohebigfiguresoftheunty.”
”sothiscase,itakeabigstir”
”yes.istgetovertolongdaleasfastasi.”
hehesitated,lookingathisguest.
poirotanspanyyou”
johnsonsaidasashatoaskyou.but,an,er,painstaking,careful,thhlysoundbutaginativechapinanyuch,asyouarehere,beofyouradvice.”
hehaltedalittleovertheendpartofhisspeech,kingitsotelegraphistyle.poirotrespondedquickly.
”ishallbedelighted.youetoassistyouinanyustnothurtthefeelingsofthegoodsuperinte.itine.ianlytheunoffisultant.”
loneljohnsonsaidly:”yoodfello.”
endatioenstartedout.
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itandsaluted.behindhisuperintesugdenadvanceddohehallandsaid:
”gladyouvegothere,sir.shalleintothisrooereoleesstudyidliketoruheinoutlihebusiness.”
heusheredthentoasllrooofthehall.thereelephohereandabigdeskveredhpapers.thehbookcases.
theayhaveheardofhijusthappeobestayinge.superintesugden.”
poirotdealittleboanover.hesaanilitarybearingoustaedtofasatehi
thesuperintesaid:”ofurseihaveheardofyou,poirot.youeyearsago,ifireerrightly.deathofsirbartholoydistrict,butofurseiheardallaboutit.”
loneljohnsonsaidiatiently:”nohen,sugdeshavethefacts.aclearcase,yousaid.”
”yes,sir,itsrderrightenoughnotadoubtofthat.leesthroatthedoethingveryoddabouttheatter.”
”youan”
”idlikeyoutohearstoryfirst,sir.thesearetheateightoadeaspee.reover,heinstructedtosaytothebutlerthatiepolicecharity.”
thechiefnstablelookedupsharply.
”eplausiblepretexttogetyouintothehouse”
”thatsright,sir.portantperson,andiayselfasseekingsubsrleee.thereuponheshoeuptoleesroodiatelyoverthediningroo”
superintesugdenpaused,dreeannerhhisreport.
”leeandrleeaskedtositnearhihethensaidratherhesitatinglythatheepartiondsunhissafe.”
”diands,eh”saidthechiefnstable.
”yes,sir.iaskedhiariousroutiions,buthisuand.superintehatiybestakeninthistter.isaid,idonotquiteuand,sir.eitherthediandsaressingortheyarenotssiheother.”
hereplied,”thediandsareaybesilyaratherfoolishkindofprae,butisaidnothioexplaiail,butountstoisthis:sofarasi,thentheyhavedefinitelybeenstolen.isaid,orethanthatsayeen.atthattiishallbeabletotellyoudefinitelyystified,butiagreedandaway.”
loneljohnsonnted:”curiousverycurious.doyousay,poirot”
herayiask,superinte,nclusionsyouyourselfdrew”
thesuperinterokedhisjae,butontheondshadbeenstolenallright.buttheoldgentlenyopinionthatheighthavebeeeerofthefaly.”
poirotnoddedappreciatively.
”tsbiehatexplainshisattitudeverywell.”
”heohaveaninterviethat
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