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hehadjustpletedtheirarraohissatisfatheba.
ataxihadjustdrait.poirotsurveyedthefoothgallanti.
aankle,quiteagoodqualitystog.notabadfoot.buthedidntliketheshoe.abrandneingbuckle.heshookhishead.
notchicveryprovincial
theladygotoutofthetaxi,butindoingsoshecaughtherotherfootinthedoorandthebuckleent.gallantlypoirforup,restithabow.
alasnearerfiftythanforty.pin,againdroppingherpihenherhandbag.
poirot,politeifnolallant,pickedthepforher.
sheplationofaagertip.
”youarefree,hein”
thetaxidriversaidglooly:
”oh,iree.”
”soa,”saidherculepoirot.”freeofcare”
hesaansairofdeepsuspi.
”no,friend,iaotdrunk.itisthatihavebeentothedentistandigoagainforsixnths.itisabeautifulthought.”
chapter2
three,four,shutthedoor
itertothreeheteleph.
herculepoirottinginaneasychair,happilydigestinganexcellentlunch.
hedidnotveeandtakethecall.
”ehbien,”hesaid,asgee,inute,sir,”lohereceiver.
”itschiefiorjapp,sir.”
”aha”
poirotliftedthereceivertohisear.
”ehbien,nvieux,”hesaid.”ho”
”thatyou,poirot”
”naturally.”
”ihearyouoingisthatso”
poirotrred,
”stlandyardknohing”
”nbythenaofrley.58queencharlottestreet.”
”yes.”poirotsvoicehadged.”why”
”iteanyoudidntgotostirhiporanythingofthatsort”
”certainlynot.ihadthreeteethfilledifyoutoknow.”
”liketoyounnerchasusual”
”ishouldsayso,yes.why”
jappsvoiceotional.
”beuself.”
””
jappsaidsharply,
”thatsurprisesyou”
”frankly,itdoes.”
jappsaid,
”iottoohappyaboutitself,idliketohaveatalkeround”
”whereareyou”
”queencharlottestreet.”
poirotsaid,
”idiately.”
ii
itber58.hesaidrespectfully:
”poirot”
”itsi,self.”
”thechiefiorisupstairs.sendflooryoukno”
herculepoirotsaid:
”ioing.”
thereenintheroojapplookedupaspoirotentered.
hesaid:
”gladtoseeyou,poirot.ovehiliketoseehiirst”
anerahebodygotup.
poirotcaforhefireplace.
ih.rleylookedveryallpistollayontheflooearhisoutflungrighthand.
poirotshookhisheadgently.
jappsaid:”allright,younow.”
theytook.rleyaalone.
jappsaid:
”hroughalltheroutine.fingerpric.”
poirotsatdown.hesaid:
”tell.”
japppurseduphislips.hesaid:
”heuldhaveshothielf.heprobablydidshoothielf.thereareonlyhisfingerprintsonthegunbutiotquitesatisfied.”
”areyourobjes”
”oney,hehadntanyixedupa,”japprreself.thatspartlythising,andiiything.”
poirotshookhishead.
”nothingatall.healityitself.”
”thenthatkesitodd,doesntitanyanselfintheddleofbusinesshours,sotospeak.tillthiseveningthathenaturalthingtodo.”
preed.
”hetragedyoccur”
”stohaveheardtheshot.butidontthiheviagine.”
”veryprobably.patientsundergassotiskealotofnoise.”
”quite.andoutside,ireet,theresplentyoftraffic,soyoubelikelytohearitoutthere.”
”overed”
”roundabout1:30bythepageboy,alfredbiggs.notaverybrightspeorleyandheeher.shedbeeingthreequartersofanhourandsheedherlunch.”
”whowasshe”
jappgrinned.
”aentbookheawaskirby.”
”hereforshoients”
”orleypatienthepressedthatbuzzeroverthereahenshohepatientup.”
”andrleypressedthebuzzerlast”
”atfivenutespasttberiotis,savoyhotel,aentbook.”
afaintsleurred:
”iadeofthat.”
”aprettyhash,ishouldsay.presentlyifwefeellikealaugh.”
poirotsaid:
”ahis.aeriotisleave”
”theboydidntshoout,sohedoesntknoanypatientsjustgodohestairsw
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