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www.xsz.tw”itdoesseeikeit,”theotheradtted.”folloongtheservants.thatoakenandtherderthat.”
”hinghthattheory”
”itsyselftobeginareen,andofthosesix,fivehavebeenhereforfouryearsahehebutleralerhasbeenhereforanslocal,sonofthegardener,andbroughtuphere.dontseeveryparativelyhehousestillisoutjustbefhtoclock.”
loneljohnsonsaid:”haveyougotalistofjustlyhehouse”
”yes,sir.igotitfrohebutler.”hetookouthisnotebook.”shallireadittoyou”
”please,sugden.”
”andsalfredlee.geelee,.,andhispion,footn.elyreeves,ok.queeniejones,kitaid.graaid.beatriaid.joankench,betaid.sydneyhorbury,valetattendant.”
”thatsthelot,eh”
”thatsthelot,sir.”
”anyideaeoftherder”
”hly.asitoldyou,ihaveionedanybodyyet.aenstill.theladieshadgoothedra.tressilianhadservedffee.aent,hehadjustgotbacktohispantry.heranoutintothehallandupstairsihers.”
loneljohnsonsaid:”hoanyofthefalyliveinthehouse,andstayinghere”
”andsalfredleelivehere.theothersarejustvisiting.”
johnsonnodded.
”heyall”
”iaskedtheostayinthedrauntilients.”
”isee.ergoupstairsandtakealookatthedoings.”
thesuperinteledthehebroadstairsandalongthepassage.
asheeheroohadtakenplace,johnsondreh.
”prettyhorrible,”hented.
hestoodforaudyingtheovertuedchairs,thessheda,andthebloodbespattereddebris.
athinelderlynstoodupfroebodyandgaveanod.
”evening,johnson,”hesaid.”bitofashales,eh”
”ishouldsayitanythingforus,doctor”
thedoctedhisshoulders.hegrinned.
”illletyouhavethesinute.nosignoftheon.”
poirottothe.athickpatentsyyearsagoasanantiburglarsthatposition.
sugdensaid:”aatuhitincaseraiin,butitdidntch,astheingroofprotectsit.”
poirotnodded.
hecabacktothebodyandstareddoan.
thelipsthebloodlessguinsothingthatlookedlikeasnarl.thefingersurvedlikeclaws.
poirotsaid:”hedoesrongn,no.”
thedoen.”
poirotsaid:”idonotanthat.ian,hebig,nphysically.”
”no,hesfrailenough.”
poirottuedfrohedeadtoexaneauedahogany.besideitahoganytableandthefragntsofabigashedfragntsofadeashedinpieces,andabrouetteofanakedgirlpletedthedebris.
poirotbentoveralltheseexhibits,studyingtheravely,but.hefroselfasthoughperplexed.
thechiefnstablesaid:”anythingstrikeyou,poirot”
herurred:”suanaallthis.”
johnsonlookedpuzzled.hetuedaothesergeant,hisaboutprints”
”plentyofthesir,allovertheroo”
”aboutthesafe”
”nogood.onlyprintsonthatarethoseoftheoldgentlenhielf.”
johnsohedoctor.
”usthavegotbloodonhi”
thedothejugularvein.thatspoutlikeanartery.”
”no,no.still,thereseealotofbloodabout.”
poirotsaid:”yes,thereisalotofblooditstrikesohat.alotofblood.”
superintesugdensaidresperpoirot”
poirotlookedabouthiheshookhisheadperplexedly.
hesaid:”thereissothingheresoviolenihenuan,sothin,soshrivelled,sodriedupainhisdeathsochblood...”
hisvoicediedahround,startledeyes,saidinanahatsshesaidthelady...”
poirotsaidsharply:”ladyshesaid”
sugdenansakeseo.”
”didshesay”
”sothingaboutanhadso...”
poirotsaidsoftly:”utheacbeth.shesaidthat...ah,thatisiing...”
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