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”noelodratient,itisabsurd”
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thelettercabytheeveningpost.itypeteforthesignature:
dearpoirotitran:
ishouldbegreatlyobligedifyouesotitorroayhaveassionforyou.isuggesttyhouseiaryiapologizefivingyousuchshortnotice.
yourssincerely,
alistairblunt.
poirotsothedouttheletteraasendti.atthateleph.
herculepoirotoccasionallyindulgedinthefancythathekneessagepending.
onthisoccasiooneofhisfriends.
hegotupandtookdohereceiver.hesaidinhispolite,fnvoice:
”hallo”
aniersonalvoicesaid:
”berareyou,please”
”thisisehall7272.”
therehenavoicespoke.
itansvoice.”poirot”
”yes.”
”herculepoirot”
”yes.”
”poirot,youhaveeitheralreadyreceivedorlyreceivealetter.”
”whoisspeaking”
”itisnotnecessarythatyoushouldknow.”
”verye,eightlettersandthreebillsbytheeveningpost.”
”thenyouknoean.youssionyouhavebeenoffered.”
”that,da,isatterishalldecideself.”
thevoicesaidldly:
”iapoirot.yourinterferenceolerated.keepoutofthisbusiness.”
”andifidonotkeepoutofit”
”theepstoseethatyourinterferenoloobefeared.”
”thatisathreat,da
”obesensible.itisforyood.”
”youareverygnanius”
”youotaltertheurseofeventsandhasbeenarranged.sokeepoutofdoesntnceyoudoyouuand”
”oh,yes,iuand.butihat.rleysdeathisnce.”
theansvoicesaidsharply:
”rleysdeath.heinterferedhourplans.”
”heanbeing,da,andhediedbeforehisti.”
”heportance.”
poirotsvoicely:
”thereyouarewrong...”
”it.herefusedtobesensible.”
”i,too,refusetobesensible.”
”thenyouareafool.”
theretheotherendasthereceivered.
poirotsaid,”ah”thenputdober.heapublictelephonebox.
ewherebefore.
heraerybaisssainsburyseale
ashereeredit,bellesainsburysealesvoiisssainsburysealee.sheuldalterhervoibre,thevoiceeered.
butheeotherpersonthatthevoi.itavoicehekneheillquitesurethathehadhearditonce,ifnotte,before.
hesepeopleactuallybelievethatthreatsapparentlytheydid.ithology
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thereesensationalneoingpapers.
theprinisterhadbeenshotatan,anindian,hadbeeocustody.
afterreadingthis,poirottookataxitostlandyard.thelattergreetedhieartily.
”ah,sotheioned.”
”no,”
”alistairblunt.”
”really”
”aforbluntandnotforthep.thatis,uhehunderingbadshotthanheisalready”
””
”socrazyhindustudent.halfbaked,asusual.butheuptoit.itallhisownidea.”
jappadded:
”quiteasoundbitof.theresusuallyasllgroupofpeople,youknober10.anlikegrieathandyelledtothepolian.anallright.”
”curiously.
”youngfelloeofraikes.atter”
poirotsaid:
”hoayingattheholbopalacehotel.”
”thatsright.edfaliar.hesthepatientoingself”
hepaused.hesaidslowly:
”ruohatoldbusinesskeepscroppingup.youvestillgotyourideasaboutit,haventyou,poirot”
herculepoirotrepliedgravely:
”yes.istillhaveideas...”
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atthegothianplishedsoner.
helyapologetic.
”iaosorry,poirotandsois.blunt.hehasbeencalledtodoreet.theresultofthiserilastnight.irangyourflat,butunfortunatelyyouhadalreadyleft.”
theyoungnonrapidly:
”.bluntssiooaskyouifitathishousei.exshayouknoorrowevening.”
poirothesitated.
theyoungnsaidpersuasively:
”.bluntisreallystanxioustoseeyou.”
herculepoirotbowedhishead.
hesaid:
”thankyou.iaccept.”
”oh,thatssplendid..bluntoing,s.olivera”
janeoliverastherhadjustentered.sheartlydressed,idstofaverysoigneiffur
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