harryleesretualfredleeresenteditiunderstandheandhisfatherhadafeforanuteofhavingtakenanydiandsandiurealfreddosuchathing”poirotsaidquickly:”hisintervieonds,not,though””yes,sir”
poirotleanedforward
”ithought,horbury,”hesaidsoftly,”thatyoudidnotknoondsuntiledyouofitjustnorleehaddisveredhislossbeforehehadthisnversationhhisson”horburytuedbrickred
”nouselyingouthit,”saidsugden”whendidyouknow”horburysaidsullenly:”iheardhielephoningtosooneaboutit””you”
”no,outsidethedooruldnthearchonlyawo”
”didyouhearexactly”askedpoirotsly
”iheardtheonds,andiheardhiay,idontknosaysothingaboutthiseveningateightoclock”superintendentsugdennodded”thateheyladaboutfiveten,””thatsright,sir”
”andafter”
”justabit,sirseedabsentndedandworried”
”sochsothatyougotthewindupeh”
”lookhere,sugden,ionds,ididnt,andyounotathief”superintendentsugden,uniressed,said:”thatreinstobeseen”heglancedquestioninglyatthechiefnstable,receivedanod,andyladshantyouagaintonight”horburyoutgratefullyinhaste
sugdensaidappreaybeathieforheynot,buthescertainlyafirstclassliar””anunprepossessingperson,”saidpoirot
”nastybitofgoods,”agreedjohnson”questionis,dohinkofhisevidence”sugdensuarisedthepositionneatly
”seetotherearethreepossibilities:
1horburysathiefandarderer
2horburysathief,butnotarderer
3horburysaninnocentn
ansnnerthatheaandretuthereunnoticedhedhavetobeprettysureofthegirl,though,thatsheaorrow””hoanagetoreenterthehouse”askedpoirot
”thatsrediffi”
poirotraisedhiseyebroally
”heplaces,then,hislifeatthercyoftenhoneanitakingabigrisk;htheriskfantastic”sugdensaid:”socrinalsthinktheycangetahanything”heondshetookeutofthehousetonightandhaspossiblypassedthentosoaebodyelseurderleethatsobodybeingquiteunaondplicationitspossible,ofurse,butitsabitofaincidence”possibility3horburysinnoondsandrderedtheoldgentlenthereitis;itsuptoustogetatthetruth”loneljohnsonyahischandgotup
”hinkondse”
butthediandsbination,inthesllnotebooktakenfrohedressinggoaninthesafetheyfoundanetyongthepapersthesafentainedonlyoneerestitefifteenyearspreviouslyaftervariouslegaeonleesfortuneainingchildren:harry,george,davidandjenniferpartivdeceer25th
i
inthebrightsunofchristsnoon,poirothegardensofgorstonhallthehallitselfhousehnospecialarchitecturalpretensionshere,onthesouthside,iniaturegardens
poirotsurveyedtherredtohielf:”cestbienigine,3a”inthedistancehecaughtsightoftentalsheetofethreehundredyardsawaypilaranedveryattentivetohisattraoreattentivelytowardsher”assuredly,thereisoneou,”poirotrredtohielfasoftsoundbehindhiadehiugdaleneleeanandgirlshetuedherheadandsledenchantinglyatpoirotshesaid:”itssupoirot”
”itisdifficult,truly,da”
gdalenesighed
”iveneverbeenxedupintragedybeforeiveivereallyonlyjustgroayedachildtoolong,ithinkthatsnotagoodthingtodo”againshesighedshesaid:”pilar,nossoextraordinarilyselfpossessedisupposeitsthespanishblooditsallveryodd,isntit””ada”
”theueduphere,outoftheblue”
poirotsaid:”ihaveleaedthatleehadbeensearetihehadbeeninrrespondenceotherdied””heoredidlydia”
”ah”saidpoirot
gdaleneheuldsllthedelicateperfusheused
”youknoestorynnectedhjennifershusband,estravado
