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www.lizi.twbeenloadsyyeyeayrtin.iftheanisdead,herbodyhasjustbeelyburiedsowhere.”
”butwhere”
”exa,thats”
agardenpoirotsndflashedsuddenlytothatpriardenatealingalbeds.hoanshouldbeburiedtherehetoldhielfnottobeabsurd.
”andifsheisntdead,”onthnoionpublishedinthepress,circulatedallland”
”andnobodyhasseenher”
”oh,yes,praiddleaged,fadedlookingenoors,andinliverpoolhotels,ihousesindevonandonthebeaiddleagedladies.”
poirotpathetically.
”a,”eansotisyouea,sotospeaksoooaplaissspihereisntassspinks.butthisansgenuiapast,abackgroundovanished”
”therestbeareason,”saidpoirot.
”shedidntshootrley,ifthatseaissaaliveaftersheleftasaftersheleftqueenoing.”
poirotsaidiatiently:
”iaotsuggestingforantthatsheshotrley.ofurseshedidnot.butallthesa”
jappsaid:
”ifyhtaboutrley,thenitsfarrelikelythathetoldhersothingurderer.inthatcase,sheghthavebeendeliberatelyputoutoftheway.”
poirotsaid:
”allthisinvolvesananization,sobigeoutofproportiontothedeathofaquietdentistinqueencharlottestreet.”
”dontyoubelieveeverythingreginaldbaestellsyou.hesafunnyoldbirdgotspiesandnistsonthebrain.”
jappgotupandpoirotsaid:
”letknowifyouhavenews.”
,poirotsatfro.
hehaddefihefeelihing.
hereeredhoes.
abirdhadfloouth.
hetoo,hadbeeingticks...
hehadthestinow.
theyindbuthehadnotasyetattetedtosetthehatstraight.
uphekneheanswer.
heething.
sothiable,foreordaihelinkinthe.ethenthenheuldgoon.
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itnsca.
jappsvoicehetelephone.
”thatyou,poiroteround.kingleopoldnsions.batterseapark.nuer45.”
aquarterofanhourlaterataxidepositedpoirotoutsidekingleopoldnsions.
itansionflatslookingoutoverbatterseapark.nuer45selfopehedoor.
hisfaes.
”ein,”hesaid.”itsnotparticularlypleasant,butiexpectyoulltoseeforyourself.”
poirotsaidbutition:
”dead”
”ightdescribeasverydead”
poirotadooronhisright.
”thatstheporter,”saidjapp.”beingsiupheretoseeifheuldidentifyher.”
heledthe.hisnosewrinkled.
”notnice,”saidjapp.”butonth.”
therooheyallluerandboxroointheddleofitetalchestofthekindusedforstfurs.theliden.
poirotsteppedforwardandlookedinside.
hesaeered,ashoebuckle.
hisgazetravelledup,reenandskirttillitreachedthehead.
hedeaninarticulatenoise.
”iknosprettyhorrible.”
thefacehadbeenbatteredoutofallregnizableshape.addtothatthenaturalprocessesofdeposition,anditenlookedashadepeagreenastheytuedaway.
”oh,etis.theresaspotofbrandyiherrooyoudbetterhaveso.”
thelivingroortlyfuishedinanuptodatestyleagooddealofandse,squarelookingeasychairsupholsteredinapalefaetricfabric.
poirotfoundthedeebrandy.ashefinisheddrinking,hesaid:
”ite,friend,allaboutit.”
jappsaid:
”thisflatbelongstoas.alberteeoreorless.nochildren..isarcialtraveller.
”sainsburysealetheglengoatpressingthebell.”
poirotnted:
”hehastakenhistitoreerthis”
”heshadgastris,beenaantookonteorarilyforhiitanandhesaidtohisetosees.onthesendfloor.shehadonagreeneraboutanotherhourheregi
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