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”shedidallhisrrespobook,andfiledallthet.”
”hadshebeenlong”
”threeyears.sheisaveryreliablegirlandhveryfondofher.”
poirotsaid:
”shee.”
”yes,shegotatelegraosayheraunthadhadastroke.sheersetbyanearlytrain.”
”andthatuch”
”yees.”thereustntthinkbrotherunfeeling.itont”
”yes,ssrley”
”ighthaveplayedtruantonpurpose.ohpleasedontsuandiuiteahatthisyoungnghthavepersuadedhertotakeadayoff.”
”hatlikely”
”no,iureit.gladysisaveryiousgirl.”
”butitisthesortofthingtheyoungnghthavesuggested”
ssrleysniffed.
”quitelikely,ishouldsay.”
”doeshedo,thisyoungfelloe,bytheway”
”soofhersavingsandhenryit.”
jappsaidsharply:
”didyourbrothertrytopersuadehertobreakhere”
”yes,hedid,iknow.”
”thenthisfrankcarterepossibly;haveagrudgeagainstyourbrother.”
thegrenadiersaidrobustly:
”hatisifygestingthatfrankcartershothenry.henryadvisedthegirlagainstyoungcarter,certainly;butshedidnttakehisadvicesheisfoolishlydevotedtofrank.”
”isthereanyoneelseyouthinkofyourbrother”
ssrleyshookherhead.
”didhegetonr.reilly”
ssrleyrepliedacidly:
”asan”
”eanbythat,ssrley”
”eeersahhlyenjoyaror.reillylikedarguingaboutpolitics.”
”thatwasall”
”thatanyybrothersaid.”
japppersisted:”hoisfactory”
ssrleyhesitated,thensaidacidly:
”hedrinkstoochbutpleasedohatgoanyfurther.”
”hereanytroublebetandyourbrotheronthatsubject”
”henrygavehiissrleydidactically,”asteadyhandisneeded,andanalholicbreathdoesnotinspirenfidence.”
jappboent.thenhesaid:
”youtellusanythingofyourbrothersfinancialposition”
”henryakingagoodineandhehadacertainauntputby.allprivateineofourotousbyourfather.”
japprredhaslightugh:
”youdontknoherleftawill”
”hedidandie.”
”isee.now”
thereponthedoor.alfredsfacethenappearedroundit.hisgoggliookineachdetailofthetorsasheejaculated:
”itsssnevill.shesbadinabadstate.shallsheeioknow”
jappnoddedandssrleysaid:
”tellhertoehere,alfred.”
”o.k.,”saidalfred,anddisappeared.
ssrleysaidhasighandinobviouscapitalletters:
”thatboyisasadtrial.”
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gladysnevilleicgirlofabouttyeight.thoughobviouslyveryupset,sheatonceshohatsheelligent.
uhepretextoflookingthrough.rleyspapers,jappgotherassrleydoothelittleoffiextdoortothesurgery.
sherepeatedrethanonce:
”isilysquiteincrediblethat.rleyshoulddosuchathing”
shephatiedtroubledorworriedinanyway.
thenjappbegan:
”youissnevill”
sheinterruptedhi
”yes,andthehingicaljokeidothinkitsaodothingslikethat.ireallydo.”
”ean,ssnevill”
”ed.sendingatelegraikethatandupsettingahing.”
”haveyougotthattelegrassnevill”
”ithreeatonce.”
”youarequitesure”
”frankeanaputupjobbetoeitherofushing.”
herindignationseedgenuineenoughandjapphadalittletroubleinsoothingherdooioredhertoherpetentself.
”theyareallhereinthebook.idaresayyouhaveseenitalready.iknoostofthetenors.soasthatesregularlyoh,ofursethisishiorry,poirot,butireallyaoupsetat11:30,.alistairbluntthatsthebanker,youk,bee.thensssainsburysealesherangupsper.rleyfittedherin.aterribletalkersheis,opsthefusskind,too.thenattberiotisheadeanappointntfrohesavoyhotel..rleygetsquitealotnersandaris.then12:30sskirbysheesupfroing.”
poirotasked:
”thereilitarygentlen.whowouldhebe”
”oneof.reillyspatients,iexpect.illjustgethislistforyou,shalli”
”thankyou,ssnevill.”
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