shediedquitesoonaftertherriage,andtheressosteryaboutitalfredandlydiaknoethingratherdisgraceful””that,”saidpoirot,”isindeedsad”
gdalenesaid:”husbandfeelsandiagreethatthefalyoughttohavebeentoldreaboutthegirlsantecedentsafterall,ifherfatherinal”shepaused,butheredtobeadringsuchbeautiesofnatureasuldbeseenintheerseasoninthegroundsofgorstonhallgdalenesaid:”iyfatherinlaehoititwassoveryunenglish”herculepoirottuedsloethersininnocentinquiry”ah,”hesaid”thespanishtouch,youthink”
”agdalenespokehaneffectofchildishappeal”allthosebullfightsandthings”herculepoirotsaidpleasantly:”youaresayingthatinyouropinionseritaestravadoscuthergrandfathersthroat””ohno,poirot”gdaleneentshehingofthekindindeedididnt”””perhapsyoudidnot”
”butidothinkthatsheisethingfrohefloorofthatrooastnight,forinstance”adifferentnoteethingfrohefloorlastnight”gdalenenoddedherchildishuthcurvedspitefully”yes,assoonasshegaveaquiadehergiveitup””e”
”noiagdalenesvoiceheldregret”itall”
poirotfroself
”itisinteresting,that,”herredtohielf
gdalenesaidquickly:”yesithoughtyououghttoknoitafterall,knohingaboutpilarsupbringingandherlifehasbeenlikealfredisaliousanddearlydiaissocasual”thensherred:”perhapsidbettergoandseeificanhelplydiainanyaybeletterstoe”shelefthileofsatisfiedliceonherlips
poirotreinedlostinthoughtontheterrace
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tohiherey
hesaid:”gooding,poirotdoesntseeuitetherightthingtosayrrychrists,doesit””nerrintonyouruntenanerryanyofthe
”idontanotheronelikethisone,andthatsafact,”saidsugden”youhavedetheprogress,yes”
”iveanypointshorburysalibiisholdingssionaireatthesprettypositivehedidntleave,anduldnthaveleftandretuedduringtheperfocethegirlsaalltheti”poirotseyebrowsrose
”ihardlysee,then,orethereistosay”
thecynicalsugdensaid:”an”
”thatdoescredittotheirhearts,”saidherculepoirotsugdengrowled
”thatsaforeignititsdefeatingtheendsofjustice”herculepoirotsaid:”justiceisaverystrangethinghaveyoueverreflectedonit”sugdenstaredathihesaid:”youreaqueerone,poirot””notatallifollooisellefrohelkshopisnotspeakingthetruth”sugdenshookhishead
”no,”hesaid,”itsnotlikethatatallasatteroffact,ithinksheistellingthetruthshesasilekindofgirl,andithinkifsheeapackofliesit”poirotsaid:”youhavetheexperience,yes”
”thatsjustit,poirotonedoesknooreorless,afteralifetioftakingdoents,urderedoldlee,andthatbringsusrightbacktothepeopleinthehouse”hedreh
”oneofeidit,poirotoneofeiditbuthone”
”youhavenodata”
”yes,ivehadargeorgeleeputthroughainutes””aha”
”asyousayreover,noothercalloranywhereelse””veryinteresting,”saidpoirot,inutesbeforethatrsgeorgeleesaysthatsheelephoningbutactuallysheneverputthroughacallatallwherewasshe”sugdensaid:”isarpoirot”
hisvoiceheldaquestion,butpoirotreplied:”youareinerror””eh”
”ie”
”oh”sugdenseedtobeabouttobrushthedistinpatiently;then,asitssignificancesankin,hesaid:”shealkingtoyou,yousay””stdefinitelyshecaouthereforthatpurpose””didshehavetosay”
”sheethepossiblyundesirableanteissestravadosonthepatealsidethefaethingfrohefloorlastnight””shetoldyouthat,didshe”saidsugdenhinterest”yesthattheseritapickedup”
sugdensighed
”iuldgiveyouthreehundredguessesillshoysteryindeteakeanythingoutofit,illretirefrohepoliceforce””shoe”
sugdentookanenvelopefroispoofhishandafaintgrinshoe”thereyouareakeofit”
onthesuperintendentsbroadpalayalittletriangularpieallwoodenpeghisgrinbroadenedaspoirotpickedupthearticlesandfro”keanythingofthepoirot”
”thislittlepieighthavebeencutfrospongebag””itesfrospongebaginleesroosobodyalltriangular
