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www.xsz.tw栗子小說 m.lizi.twhehadalreadyspokenofthettertothepoliade,heuldhushthetterup.”
loneljohnsonsaid:”andifthesuspectdidntrespond”
”inthatcase,heanttoplacetheiigationinourhands.”
loneljohnsonfrooustache.hederred.
”takethatursebeforecallingyouin”
”no,no,sir.”thesuperinteshookhishead.”dontyousee,ifhehaddohat,itghthavebeenbluff.itightsaytohielf,theoldnatteransaystohiivealreadyspokentothepolisthat.hesays,yes,thesuperinteanansbusinessanditsuptohioughupthestones.”
”hyes,iseethat,”saidloneljohnson.”anyidea,sugdehefalyghtbe”
”no,sir.”
”noindicationsoever”
”none.”
johnsonshookhishead.thenhesaid:”sgetonhit.”
superintesugdenresudhisoffiner.
”iretuedtothehouse,sir,ateeiseveraltisandalsousedthekhingntoushadorleesroonastateofselfofthefirehhisthroatapoolofblood.”
theself”
sugdenshookhishead.
”iossible,sir.forohing,thereents,ahereehadbeentted.”
thesn”
”stofthefalyhere,sir.juststandinground.”
loneljohnsonsaidsharply:”anyideas,sugden”
thesuperintesaidsloeasthoughoheusthavedo.idontseehooutsideuldhavedoandgotae.”
”aboutthelosedoropen”
”therearet,sir.oitoreover,ivetrieditanditsstuckfasthasntbeenopenedforyears,ishouldsay.alsotheoothandunbrokennoivyorcreepers.idohatway.”
”hoanydoorsintheroo
”justoheroosattheendofapassage.thatdooransdyingscreaandrushedupstairs,theyhadtobreakdohedetin.”
johnsonsaidsharply:”and”
superintesugdenrepliedgravely:”nobody,sir,exahaespreviously.”
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loneljohnsonstaredatsugdenforsonutesbeforehespluttered:”doyouantotell,superintehatthisisohosedaedbysoapparentlysupeaturalagency”
averyfaiatedthesuperintesustacheasherepliedgravely:”idonotthinkitsquiteasbadasthat,sir.”
loneljohnsonsaid:”suicide.itstbesuicide”
”hedo.”
”thenhourdererescapebythewindow”
sugdenshookhishead.
”illtakeoathhedidntdothat.”
”butthedoorheinside.”
thesuperintenodded.hedrehispocketandlaiditoable.
”nofingerprints,”heannounced.”butjustlookatthatkey,sir.takealookatitagnifyingglassthere.”
poirotbentforihekeytogether.thechiefnstableutteredanexclation.
”byjove,igetyou.thosefaints,poirot”
”butyes,isee.thatans,doesitnot,thatthekeyoutsidethedoortuedbyansofaspecialilentthatthroughthekeyholeandgrippedthebarrelpossiblyanordinarypairofpliers.”
thesuperintenodded.
”itbedoneallright.”
poirotsaid:”theideabeing,then,thatthedeath”
”thatrpoirot,notadoubtofit,ishouldsay.”
poirotshookhisheaddoubtfully.
”butthedisorderintheroosyousay,thatbyitselfurdererthts.”
superintesugdensaid:”buthehadntti,poirot.thatsthee.letssayheuntedonanunaeoff.thereuh;and,ore,theoldgentlenerushingup.therderersonlygottitonipoutoftheroondtuthekeyfroheoutside.”
”thatistrue,”poirotadtted.”yourrderer,heyhavedethebuostgrave.”
superintesugdensaidstolidly:”alsusuallykestakes.thatsourexperience.”
pavealightsigh.herred:”butallthesa,inspiteofhisstakes,hehasescaped,thisal.”
”idontthinkhehasexactlyescaped.”
”youanheisinthehousestill”
”idontseewasaninsidejob.”
”but,toutde,”poirotpoigently,”hehasescapedtothisextent:youdonotknohoheis.”
superintesugdensaidgentlybutfiry:”iratherfancythatdoneaioningofthehouseholdyet.”
loneljohheoutsidesthavehadsoknoinalexperienanage.”
”youanitrofessionaljob,sir”
”thatsean.”
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