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”anfeelsaariestoliveuptoheridealofhi”
poirotsighed.buthedidnue.hehadheardnyhundredsofenprodues,hesupposed,ically,itghtbetrue.
herelysaid:
”ishouldliketoetthisfriendofyours.”
”idlovetohaveyouethipoirot.butjustatpresentsundayishisonlyfreeday.hesaheuntryalltheweek,yousee.”
”ah,onthehejob,bytheway”
”agine.ovent.iknooseerstofrankslondonaddressaforwarded.”
”thatisalittleodd,isitnot”
”houghtsobutfranksaysitisoftendonenowadays.”
poirotlookedatherforantorthoutspeaking.
thenhesaiddeliberately:
”torroethepleasureoflungeatloganserhouseishouldliketodiscussthissadbusinesshyouboth.”
”sureuch.”
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frankediueight.hisappeara.hetalkedreadilyandfluently.hiseyessidetosidebarrassed.
heobesuspiciousandslightlyhostile.
”idnoideaeanythingaboutit.”
heshotheraratherannoyedglanceashespoke.
”itiling.”ssnevillisveryupsetbyther.rleysdeathandiourheadstogether”
frankcarterinterruptedhiudely.
”rleysdeathiiorleysdeath,gladystherethatisee.”
”oh,frank,idontthinkyououghttosaythat.eahundredpounds.igottheletteraboutitlastnight.”
”thatsallright,”adttedfrankgrudgingly.”butafterall,heheedallthefatfeeswhy,hedid”
”eaverygoodsalary.”
”notablealtogether,gladys,girl,youletyourselfbeputupon,youkhechuck.”
”hedidntuand.”
”heuoodallright.thensdeadnoapieynd.”
”youaoingofhisdeath,didyounot”herculepoirotinquiredgently.
frankcartersaidangrily:
”whosbeensayingso”
”youdideround,didyounot”
”ifididiissnevillhere.”
”buttheytoldyoushewasaway.”
”yes,andthatdeprettysuspiehadgoneonlongenough.ianttotellrleythatinsteadofbeingapooruneloyedrotter,idlandedagoodjobandthatitegladyshandediidthoughtabouthertrousseau.”
”butyoudidnotactuallytellhio”
”no,igottiredofausoleuiaway.”
”edidyouleave”
”itreer.”
”edidyouarrivethen”
”idontknoagine.”
”andyoustayedhalfanherorlessthanhalfanhour”
”idontknonotthesortofchapaclock.”
”hereahehere”
”thereblokein,buthetherelong.afterthatiwasalone.”
”thenyousthaveleftbeforehalfpasttealadyarrived.”
”daresayidid.theplaynervesasitellyou.”
poiroteyedhihoughtfully.
theblusterdidnquitetrue.
ahatghtbeexplainedbyrenervousness.
poirotsnnerpleandfriendlyashesaid:
”ssnevilltellsthatyouhavebeenveryfortunateandhavefoundaverygoodjobindeed.”
”thepaysgood.”
”tenpoundsae.”
”thatsright.nottoodusty,isitshoyndtoit.”
hestle.
”yes,indeed.aooarduous”
frankcartersaidshortly:
”nottoobad.”
”andiing”
”oh,yes,quiteiing.talkingofjobs,ivealuestouchreallystlydivorowadays”
”idonotnceselfhdivorce.”
”reallythenidontseehowyoulive.”
”inage,friend,inage.”
”butyhtatthetopofthetree,arentyou,poirot”putingladysnevill.”.rleyusedtosayso.ianyourethesortofpersonroyaltyeofficeorduchesses.”
poirotsleduponher.
”youflatter,”hesaid.
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poirotethroughthedesertedstreetsinathoughtfulfraofnd.
in,herangupjapp.
”fivetroublingyou,friend,butdidyoueverdoanythingieroftragthattelegrahattogladysnevill”
”stillharpingonthesubjeerset.thetelegraichbayouknohelondonsuburb.”
herculepoirotsaidappreciatively:
”thathelylikerichbouetocarrynvi.”
hepaused.
”doyouknoithink,japp”
”well”
”therearesignsofbrainsinthisbusiness.”
”herurder.”
”ho”
”ince.soonehegirl.”
”hey”
”oh,goodness,poirot,or,thatsall.”
”andsobodyfeltlikebeingfunnyjustohatrleya
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