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www.192.twikethis.theressobody”shestopped.
”yes,slee”
”iebodylastnightanafriendofne,andidid.buttelephoning,soied.”
”e”askedpoirot.
”theresaplathisroobuthedid,andthenallthenoisehappenedandleescread,andiranupstairs.”
”soyourhusbanddidhisroontilthentoftherder”
”no.”
thenineocloieeningintherecessbehiairs”
”yes,butiuldntsayso,youseetheyde,youdoseethat,dontyou”
johnsonsaiddryly:”itainlyawkward.”
shesledathily.
”iorelievedtohavetoldyouthetruth.andyouyhusband,sureyouitrustyou,allofyou.”
shein.
loneljohnsondreh.
”ightbelikethatitsaperfectlyplausiblestory.oherhand”
”itghtnot,”finishedsugden.”thatsjustit.know.”
iii
lydialeestoodbythefarlookingout.herfigureheheavyains.
asoundintherooadehertuhastarttoseeherculepoirotstandingbythedoor.
shesaid:”youstartled,poirot.”
”iapologise,da.ily.”
shesaid:”ithoughtitwashorbury.”
herculepoirotnodded.
”itistrue,hestepssoftly,thatonelikeacatorathief.”
hepausedanute,gher.
herfaaan.ishallbegladtogetridofhi”
”ithinkyouada.”
shelookedathiuickly.shesaid:”eandoyoukno”
poirotsaid:”heisantohisadvantage.”
shesaidsharply:”doyouthinkheknourder”
poiredhisshoulders.hesaid:”hehasquietfeetandlongears.heyhaveoverheardsothingthatheiskeepingtohielf.”
lydiasaideanthatheytrytoblackiloneofus”
”itiseheretosay.”
”etosay”
poirotsaidsloadetoaproposition,andiadetheperagainstthedeepredoftheire.”
lydiasaidsharply:”really,poirot,steinplints”
”ibegyourpardon,da.sofeplepatte,ithadgracedistin.”
lydiasaidiatiently:”eabout”
poirotbecagrave.
”justthis,da.yourhusbaakeuptheiigationveryseriously.hedendsthatistayhere,inthehouse,anddoutsttogettothebottofthetter.”
lydiasaidsharply:”well”
poirotsaidslooacceptaninvitationthatendorsedbytheladyofthehouse.”
shesaidldly:”naturallyiendorsehusbandsinvitation.”
”yes,da,butihanthat.doyoureallyetoehere”
””
”letusberefrank.iaskyouisthis:doyoueout,oot”
”naturally.”
poirotsighed.
”styouretutheseionalreplies”
lydiasaid:”iaionalan.”
theherlip,hesitated,andsaid:”perhapsitisbettertospeakfrankly.ofurseiuandyouthepositionisnotapleasaherinlaurdered,andunlessaostlikelysuspeurderanditseethatit.tthatpersontojustitospeakholyistsaythatidonotthistohappen.”
poirotsaid:”youarefortherderertoescapeunpunished”
”thereareprobablyseveralundisveredrderersatlargeintheworld.”
”that,igrantyou.”
”doesoer,then”
poirotsaid:”andeersofthefalythei”
shestared.
””
”doyourealisethatifittusoutasyouhope,nooneainonallalike...”
shesaiduainly:”ihadntthoughtofthat.”
poirotsaid:”nooneheguiltypersonis...”
headdedsoftly:”unlessyoualreadyknoada”
sheeerofthefaly.”
poirotsaid:”itghtbeboth.”
shestaredathi
”ean”
”itghtbeaerofthefalyand,atthesati,astranger...youdonotseeeanehbien,itisahathasoindofherculepoirot.”
helookedather.
”ada,itosaytolee”
lydiaraisedherhandsaheallinasuddenhelplessgesture.
shesaid:”ofurseyoustaccept.”
iv
pilarstoodintheusi.shestoodverystraight,hereyesdartingfroidetosidelikeananiltack.
shesaid:”ihere”
stephenfarrsaidgently:”yourenottheonlyoneydear.”
”youanthepolice”
”yes.”
pilarsaidveryseriously:”itisnotniixeduphthepolice.itisathingthatshouldnothappentorespectablepeople.”
stephensaidile:”aningyourself”
pilarsaid:”no,ianalfredandlydiaanddavidandgeeandhildaandyesgdaleoo.”
stephenlitaontortheexception”
”isthat,please”
stephensaid:”brotherharry”
pilarlaughed,herteethshoeandeven.
”oh,harryisdifferentithinkheknoixeduphthepolice.”
”perhapsyht.he
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