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www.lizi.twt,ithinkyouhaventscruplesatall”
poirotsfacebecasuddenlygrave.hesaid:
”thatisnottrue.”
”oh,allright,poirot,ididntanit.butyouresopleasedsotisnediyorley”
tojappssurprise,poirotnoddedhisheadehatically.
”yes,friend,thatisexactlythereason.”
”andisupposeyouthiellyouifhedid”
japplaughedashespoke.butherainedgrave.hesaid:
”heghttellyes.”
japplookedathiuriously.hesaid:
”youkhinglikethat.butistilldontalereasonorother,youdonttobeguilty”
herculepoirotshookhisheadeically.
”no,no,thereyouareistheother”
”ithoughtperhapsitentaloldbuzzardinsoways”
poirotdiatelyindignant.
”itisnotisentintalthatisanenglishfailingitisinenglandthattheyothersaedentalenoughtetoanplacegirlinayearorteoneelse.”
”thenyoutobelieveheisguilty”
”idotobelieveheisguilty.”
”isupposeyouanthatyouvegotholdofsothingoreorlessntobeiup,thenyououghttoplayfairhus,poirot.”
”ialayingfaireandaddressofa.”
”butthenohyouvegotalltangledup.”
”tosatisfyself,”saidherculepoirot.
andheore.
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frankcarter,haggard,efaced,stillfeeblyinedtobluster,lookedonhisuedvisitorhunncealeddisfavor.hesaidrudely:
”soitsyou,youruddylittlefnerdoyou”
”itoseeyouandtalktoyou.”
”eallright.butiylaysolicitorpresentbeforeisayaword.”
”ifyoulikebutishouldpreferthatyoudidnot.”
”idaresay.thinkyoingtotrapintokingsodagingadssions,eh”
”ber.”
”thatsabitunusual,isntitgotyourpolicepalslisteningin,ivenodoubt.”
”youaree.”
frankcarterlaughed.helookedingandunpleasant.hesaid:
”eoffityoudonttakeinhthatoldgag.”
”doyoureeragirlcalledagnesfletcher”
”neverheardofher.”
”ithinkyoueerher,thoughyouyneverhavetakenoticeofher.sheaidat58queencharlottestreet.”
””
herculepoirotsaidslowly:
”ontheingofthedaythat.rleythetopfloor.shesa.thetiihereaboutspasttwelve.”
frankcartertreledviolently.seoutonhisbroorefurtivethanever,sidetoside.heshoutedangrily:
”itsalieitsadaedlieyouvepaidherthepolicehavepaidhertosayshesae.”
”atthatti,”saidherculepoirot,”byyouroaryleboneroad.”
”soie.itsadirtyplot.ifitstrue,shesaysobefore”
herculepoirotsaidquietly:
”shedidntionitatthetitoherfriendandlleaguetheok.theyuchrelievedanddecidedthatittosayanything.”
”idontbelieveatheyreinittogether,thatsall.aupleofdirty,lyinglittle...”
hetailedoffintofuriousprofanity.
herculepoiroted.
ecalasuredvoice.
”angerandfoolishabusee.youhadhehouse.andyoudidgointo.rleysroo”
hepausedandthenaskedquietly:”happehen.”
”itsalie,itellyou”
herveryhisopinionfrankcarterantheanpersistinhisliesandtheoreunpleasantinhabitants...
herculepoirotsaid:
”isuggestthatyoutellthetruth...”
herealizedtheissueveryclearly.frankcarterupidbuthesostupidasnottoseethattopersistinhisdenialandsafesturse.
lethinattinutespasttakingastepintogravedanger.forafterthat,anystoryhetoldhanceofbeingnsideredalie.
lethiersistinhisdenial,then.ifso,herorleyanditghtbe,justlyhanged.
herculepoirothadonlytogetupandgo.frankcartersaidagain:
”itsalie”
thereuch.
heless,hereined.
heleanedforpellingforceofhispoy
”iaotlyingtoyou.iaskyoutobelieve.ifyoudidnotkillrleyyouronlyhopeistotelltheexacttruthofoing.”
thean,trea,eunaleyes.
itoudgonow...
thensuddenly,overboebythestrengthofthepersonalitynf
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