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www.lizi.twhekindofnyoughtsayhadsoldhissoultothedevilandehebargainandheoo,proudaslucifer.”
”proudaslucifer”saidpoirot.”itissuggestive,yousaythere.”
superintesugdensaid,lookingpuzzled:”youdontanthatheurderedbecauseheroud”
”ian,”saidpoirot,”thatthereissuittedthatpridetohissons”
hebrokeoff.hildaleehadeoutofthehouseandandinglookingaloerrace.
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”i.poirot.”
superintesugdenhadexcusedhielfandgonebatothehouse.
lookingafterhihildasaid:”ididntknosani,quitee.”
hervoice,alohingcetoit.
poirotasked:”youe,yousay”
sheinedherhead.
”yes.ithinkyouhelp.”
”ishallbedelightedtodoso,da.”
shesaid:”youareaveryintelligentn,poirot.isayhusband.”
”yes,da”
”ishouldnttalklikethistosuperintesugden.heuand.butyouwill.”
poirotboe,da.”
hildalyon:”husband,fornyyears,eversinceirriedhihasbeealcripple.”
”ah”
”egreathurtphysiaybe,perhaps,alittleore.husband,poirot,sufferedagreathurtntallyathisstsusotherandhesaorallyresponsibleforthatdeath.frohatshoas,tobereneonleeasedhielfbyprobingintothatoldhingtodo...”
poirotsaid:”areyoutelling,da,thatyourhusbandkilledhisfather”
”iaellingyou,poirot,thatheeasilyghthavedoneso...andieonleearch.theokill.itpassedoutthroughhisfingersanddiedinhatisthetruth.”
poirotiada,a”
”youahofsionleeswife”
”yes.”
hildasaidsloerits.toallseeng,sionleeeandhisinablytreated.atthesati,iholybelievethatthereisakindofekness,apredispositiontortyrdonofacertaintype.sionleeired,ithink,spiritandforceofcharacter.heerelyirritatedbypatieears.”
poirotnodded.hesaid:”yourhusbandsaidlastnight:theeverplained.isthattrue”
hildaleesaidiatiently:”ofurseitisntsheplaiheetodavidshelaidthetobear”
poirotlookedthoughtfullyather.sheflushedunderhisgazeandbitherlip.
hesaid:”isee.”
shesaidsharply:”doyousee”
heansothertoyourhusbandobeawife.”
shetuedaway.
atthatntdavidleeostlikespringinsteadofer.”
heearer.hisheadazinglyyoungandboyish.thereayouthfuleageess,acarefreeradiance.herculepoirotcaughthisbreath...
davidsaid:”letsgodoothelake,hilda.”
shesled,putherarhroughhis,andtheyvedofftogether.
aspo,hesaarapidglanpseofsayor,hewondered,fear
slourredtohielf:”asihaveale,iahefathernfessorandsinorefrequentlythann,itiseothising.here,iherveryshortly”
ashetuedattheendoftheterradpacedbackagain,heko.
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lydiasaid:”gooding,poirot.tressiliantoldishouldfindyououtheregladtofindyoualone.husbandhasbeenspeakingaboutyou.iknootalktoyou.”
”ahyesshalligoandseehiow”
”notjustyet.hegothardlyanysleeplastnight.intheendigavehistrongsleepingdraught.heisstillasleep,andidont.”
”iquiteuand.thatnightthattheshockhadbeenverygreat.”
shesaidseriously:”yousee,poirot,hereallycaredchrethahers.”
”iuand.”
sheasked:”haveyouhasthesuperinteanyideaofhisahing”
poirotsaiddeliberately:”ada,astodoit.”
lydiasaid,alstiatiently:”itslikeanightresofantastitbelieveitsreal.”
sheadded:”a,ashesaid”
”yes,da,hisstoryhasbeenchecked.hehetruth.”
lydiastoppedandpluckedatabitofyeily”
”exactly.”
”poirot,itbelieveit”
”da,youdyoudobelieveit”
sheseedabouttoprotest.thensuddenlyshesledruefully.
shesaid:”ahypocriteoneis”
henodded.
”ifyoue,da,”hesaid,”youitthattoyouitseequitenaturalthatoneofhisfalyshouldrderyourfatherinlaw.”
lydiasaidsharply:”thatsreallyafantasti.poirot”
”yes,itis.butyourfatherinlaasticperson”
lydiasaid:”pooroldn.inoeunspeakably”
poirotsaid:”soishouldigine”
hebentover
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