pierleeyhavedoneithielf,foralliknoeatterasforthepeg,itsaboutthesizeofacribbagepeg,buttheyreusuallydeofivorythisisjustroughtledoutofabitofdeal,ishouldsay””strerkable,”rredpoirot
”keepefyoulike,”saidsugdenkindly”idont””na,i”
”theydontananythingatalltoyou”
”istnfessnothingever”
”splendid”saidsugden,retuingtheohispocket”tingon”poirotsaid:”sgeorgelee,shereuntsthattheyoungladystoopedandpickedthesebagatellesupinafurtivennershouldyousaythatthatrue”sugdennsideredthepoint
”no,”hesaidhesitatingly”ishouldntquitegoasfarasthatshedidntlookguiltynothingofthatkindbutshedidsetaboutitrathereanandshedidntkno;andeitherorsdavidleeuldhavekilledhibutnotboth””youdonot,then,acceptthatalibi”
superintendentsugdenshookhisheadehatically”notonyourlifehusbandandaybeinittogether,orifoneoftheidit,theotherisreadytoseoneusiplayingthepianoityhavebeendavidleeitprobablyusiselffortheotherssake””aboutstephenfarr”
”hesapossiblesuspectbecausethatgraphonealibiisabitthinontheotherhand,itsthesortofalibithatsreallysounderthanagoodcastirondyedintheentoone,hasbeenfakedupbeforehand”poirotbohoughtfully
”iknoeanitisthealibiofanknohatheoprovidesuchathing””exactlyandanyehoixedupinthisthing”
poirotsaidquickly:”iagreeilyaffairitisapoisonthatateitisdeepseatedthereishere,ithink,hateandknowledge”hewavedhishands
”idonotknouchiressedhesaid:
”quiteso,poirotbutinationandlogirleeoutoftheeonleehaddiedbeforeherther,herthersshareedoothereonlee,thatpartieersofthefalysoitanalivehedtakenafanoneyadeaneurderyouagreetothat””perfectly”
”therereins,ofurse,thepossibilitythatshesextrelyunlikelytotobegins,andshehadntbeenherelongenoughtobearhigrudgeaboutanythingitthereforeseehighlyunlikelythatssestravadoshasanythingtodoeexightarguethattorsgeorgeputit””donotissestravados,en”
hehadthepleasureofseeingthesuperintendentsoffisonpoirotlookedathiliusenthesaid,andthereoustaade”
”podegoodlord,no”
”doyouuse”
”usenothingatallititjustgrows”
poirotsighed
”youarefavouredbynature”heured,”torestorethenaturallourdoessopoverishthequalityofthehair”superintendentsugden,uninterestedinhairdressingproble,anner:”nsideringthetivefortheannerentionedthatsubjectheenfidentandidontthinkheingno,idontthinkhingthere””idonotthinkyou
”andtheresoneotherpersonotiveforkeepingoldleealivehissonharryitstruethathebenefitsunderthepressionseedtobethatharryhadbeendefinitelyehecutloosebutnoingbackintofavouritakeanenoually,ashavedoneityousee,tingon;ealotofpeopleoutoftheway””horueverysoonthere”
sugdengrinned
”akeout,isgraspingaboutneyreover,hisfatherotiveandopportunity””ntinue,”saidpoirot
”andoneyasandidbepreparedtobetshesheavilyindebtatthenutesheanshedheardhiay
