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lydiasaid:”brotherinlaberofyears.ityhusbandshouldhavethingstotalkover.”
”ahisee.ithat.”
sheshothiquickglahentuedhereyesaway.
johnsonsaid:”s”
”ireallyidontknoefroifferentdireafraidididntnoticeied.thatterriblecry...”
loneljohnsonpassedquicklytoanothersubject.
”thankyou,lee.noevaluablediandsinhispossession.”
alfredlookedrathersurprised.
”yes,”hesaid.”thatisso.”
””
”inthesafeinhisroo”
”atall”
”theyondsthatis,uncutstones.”
”there”
”itofhis.theyfroouthafrica.heneverhadtheut.hejustlikedkeepingthenhispossession.asisay,itofhis.”
”isee,”saidthechiefnstable.froistouchvalue”
”fatherestitedtheirvalueatabouttenthousandpounds.”
”infact,theyones”
”yes.”
”itseeasafe.”
lydiainterposed.
”fatherinlaean.hisideaspleasuretohahosestones.”
”theyre,”saidpoirot.
shegavehiquickappreciativelook.
”yes,”shesaid.”ithinktheydid.”
”heyinsured”askedthechiefnstable.
”ithinknot.”
johnsonleanedforrlee,thatthosestoneshadbeenstolen”
”.
”yourfathersaidnothingtoyouoftheirdisappearance”
”notaword.”
”youdidnotkno”
”ihadntthefaiideaofsuchathing”
thechiefnstabletransferredhisgaze.
”rslee”
lydiashookherhead.
”iheardnothingaboutit.”
”asfarasyoukonesillinthesafe”
”yes.”
shehesitatedandthenasked:”isthathesakeofthosestones”
loneljohnsonsaid:”thatisofindout”
herslee,heft”
sheshookherhead.
”no,indeed.iauretheservantsareallho.inanyyfatherinla.henevercadoairs.”
””
”horbury.hedethebedanddusted.thesendhouseidoing,.”
poirotsaid:”sohorburyhepersoopportunity”
”yes.”
”doyouthinkthatitonds,then”
”itispossible.isuppose...hehadthebestopportunity.ohidontknotothink.”
loneljohnsonsaid:”yourhusbandhasgivenushisarsleeseeyourfatherinlaw”
”hisafteoonbeforetea.thateisa.”
”youdidnotseehiatertobidhioodnight”
”no.”
poirotsaid:”doyouusuallygoandsaygoodnighttohi
lydiasaidsharply:”no.”
thechiefnstableetookplace”
”inthedra.”
”youheardthehestruggle”
”ithinkiheardsothingheavyfall.ofursefatherinlaisoverthediningroonotthedra,soishouldnthearsoch.”
”butyouheardthecry”
lydiashuddered.
”yes,iheardthat...itethingdreadfulhadhappened.ihurriedoutandfolloyhusbandandharryupthestairs.”
”e”
lydiafrowned.
”reallyi,playingndelssohn.ithinkhildahadgoojoinhi”
”ahertwoladies”
lydiasaidsloeerebackoot.idontknoherepilarwas.”
poirotsaidgently:”infaayhavebeenquitealohedra”
”yesyesasatteroffact,ibelieveiwas.”
loneljohnsonsaid:”aboutthesediands.akequitesureaboutthedoyouknobinationofyourfatherssafe,leeiseeitisofasooldfashiote.”
”youallnotebookhecarriedinthepocketofhisdressinggown.”
”good.bersofthehousepartyfirst.theladiesytogettobed.”
lydiastoodup.
”e,alfred.”shetuedtothe”shalliseoyou”
”onebyone,ifyouind,slee.”
”certainly.”
shevedtohedoor.alfredfollowedher.
suddenly,atthelastnt,heswunground.
”ofurse,”hesaid.hecaquicklybacktopoirot.”youareherculepoirotidontknoyshavebeen.ishouldhaverealisedatonce.”
hespokequickly,inaloedvoice.
”itsanabsolutegodsendyourbeinghereyoustfindoutthetruth,poirot.sparenoexpenseieonekilledostbrutalityyoustfindout,poirot.fatherhasgottobeavenged.”
poirotanspreparedtodoutsttoassistloneljohnsonandsuperintesugden.”
alfredleesaid:”ie.fatherhasgottobeavenged.”
hebegantotreleviolently.lydiahadeback.sheahroughhers.
”e,alfred,”shesaid.”ustgettheothers.”
hereyestpoirots.theyhatkepttheiros.theydidnotwaver.
poirotsaidsoftly:”whoan”
sheinterruptedhi”stopdontsaythat”
poirotrred:”yousaidit,da.”
shebreathedsoftly:”iknoeer...itwassohorrible.”
thenshe,herhusbandbesideher.
ix
geeleena.
”aterriblebusiness,”hesaid,shakinghishead.”aterrible,terriblebusiness.iusterh
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