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loneljohnsonstifledachuckle.ithefehestolidsuperinteakenaback.
”butofurse,”pilarntinuedregretfully,”heuldneverhavebeensobigasyou.”
herculepoirotsighed.
”youlike,then,biga”heinquired.
pilaragreedenthusiastically.
”oh,yes,ilikeantobeverybig,tall,andtheshouldersbroad,andvery,verystrong.”
loneljohnsonsaidsharply:”didyouseechofyrandfatherwhenyouarrivedhere”
pilarsaid:”oh,yes.i.hetoldthingsthathehadbeenaveryan,andallthethingshedidinsouthafrica.”
”didheevertellyouthathehaddiandsinthesafeinhisroo
”yes,heshoto.buttheyondstheylikepebblesveryuglyveryuglyindeed.”
superintesugdensaidshortly:”soheshotoyou,didhe”
”yes.”
”hedidntgiveyouanyofthe
pilarshookherhead.
”no,hedidnot.ithoughtthatperhapsonedayheaheylikeverychyounggirls.”
loneljohnsonsaid:”doyouknoondshavebeenstolen”
pilaropenedhereyesverywide.
”stolen”
”yes,haveyouanyideaighthavetakenthe”
pilaoddedherhead.
”oh,yes,”shesaid.”itwouldbehorbury.”
”horburyyouanthevalet”
”yes.”
”hinkthat”
”besidetoside,helyandlistensatdoors.heislikeacat.andallcatsarethieves.”
”h”saidloneljohnson.”eerangrywordspassed.”
pilaoddedandsled.
”yes,”shesaid.”itadethehsoangry”
”oh,youe,didyou”
”yes.iliketoseepeoplegetangry.ilikeitveryouthstight.”
”doyoureerwassaid”
pilarseedratherdoubtful.
”iarandfathersaidthey.heliked,verych.”
”didhesayanythingaboutneyorawill”
”aeer.”
”happened”
”theyallahildathefatone,davidsayedbehind.”
”oh,shedid,didshe”
”yes.davidlookedveryfunbesick.”
”andthen”
”theniophone.”
”stephenfarr”
”yes.heisfroouthafrietoo.verybroeeyes.”
johnsonasked:”curred”
”youaskwhereiwas”
”yes.”
”ihadgoothedrayroonddidface.iandeveryoneen.”
”yes”
”aicgestureatheroupunderhisear.”
shepaused,havingobviouslyenjoyedhearrative.
johnsonsaid:”theblooddidntkeyoufeelill”
shestared.
”no,uchbloodeverywhere”
poirotsaid:”didanyonesayanything”
pilarsaid:”davidsaidsuillsareakeflour,aretheynot”
loneljohnsonsaid:”orejustnoissestravados.”
pilargotupobediently.sheflashedaquickgsleateatu.
”ihen.”sheout.
loneljohnsonsaid:”thellsofgodgrindsloall.anddavidleesaidthat”
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asthedooropenedonoooktheenteringfiguretobethatofharrylee,butasstephenfarradvanhesawhiserror.
”sitdorfarr,”hesaid.
stephensat.hiseyes,ol,intelligenteyes,ootheotherofthethreen.hesaid:”ifraidishahingthatyouthinkyhelp.perhapsidbetterexplain,tostart.father,ebenezerfarr,eonleespartnerinsouthafritalkingofoverfortyyearsago.”
hepaused.
”dadtalkedtoalotaboutsionleeeoherdidntdobadlyeither.fatheralethatetothisuntryieagoandthathedprobablynotknoenhavebeenthrougheonandiyfatherdiedaupleofyearsago.thisyearie,andithoughtidarlee.”
ileheealonghere,butihavebeen.leegaveaeandabsolutelyinsistedthatishouldstayilyoverchrists.itingin,buthehearofarefusal.”
headdedrathershyly:”theyeandsalfredleeuldnthavebeennithatallthisshouldeuponthe”
”horfarr”
”sierday.”
”didyouseeleetodayatall”
”yes,ihadachatthisihenandanxioustohearaboutalotofpeopleandplaces.”
”thateyousa”
”yes.”
”didhentiontoyouthathekeptaquantityofuncutdiandsinhissafe”
”no.”
headdedbeforetheotheruldspeak:”doyouanthatthisbusinessurderandrobbery”
”sureyet,”saidjohnson.”heeventsofthiseveni
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