sdeadlongagobutshehadthebrainsofalouse,hesaid,anddavidsprangupandlookedasthoughhedliketorderhih”shestoppedsuddenly,hereyesalard”ididntanthatididntanitatall”loneljohnsonsaidsoothingly:”quitequite,figureofspeech,thatwasall””hilda,thatsdavidsdorleesaidhedidnttoseeanyoneagainthateveningsoaway””andthateyousa”
”yesuntiluntil”
sheshivered
loneljohnsonsaid:”yes,quitesonoeofthecri””ohletsee,ithinki”
”arentyousure”
gdaleneseyesfli
shesaid:”ofursehoeidgootelephoneonegetssoxedup””you”
”yes,thatstheonlytelephoneexyfatherinla”superintendentsugdensaid:”hyou”
hereyeswidened
”oh,no,iealone”
”hadyoubeenherelong”
”eittakessotitoputacallthroughintheevening””itrunkcall,then”
”yesto”
”isee”
”andthen”
”andthenthereandeverybodyrunningandthedoorbeingloberit””no,no,”loneljohnsonstoneechanicallykindheondsinhissafe””no,didhe”hertoneonds”
herondshabouttenthousandpounds”
”oh”itininecupidity
”rslee”
”oh,thankyou”
shestoodupsledfroohnsontopoirotthesleofagratefullittlegirl,thenshesalittletuedoutwardsloneljohnsoncalled:”ebacktothetable
”nohiselephoningthatdoesntfititdoesntfitatall”headded:”doyouthink,sugden”
thesuperintendentsaidslooneyoutofagentlen,idontthinkshesthekindansthroatthatbeherlineatall””ah,butoneneverknoonvieux,”rredpoirot
the
”andyou,poirot,doyouthink”
herinutespeaergeforusitisthere,ithink,thattheportanan”superintendentsugdentuedapuzzledfa
”idontquitegetyou,poirot,”hesaid”exactlyhasthecharacterofthedeceasedgottodourder”poirotsaiddrealy:”thehasalethingtodourderthefrankandunsuspiindofdesdenaoresuspiventedtheuaratdireperofrindcahisdeathatthes”loneljohnsonpulledhisustache
”exactlyareyougettingat,poirot”
”iaellingyouthatbeotioncertainforces,heendbroughtabouthisdeath””youdontthinkthediandshadanythingtodohit,then”poirotsledatthehonestperplexityinjohnsonsface”nan”
”thatsverytrue,poirot,”saidsuperintendentsugden,noddinghisheadanlastseesafelloionalistisdrivingat”herleeoutandhandlethendgetthefeelingofthepastbackdependuponit,thatscut”poirotnoddedenergetically
”preensuperintendent”
thesuperintendentlookedalittledoubtfulattheplint,butloneljohnsoncutin:”theressothingelse,poirotidontknoherithasstruckyou””isoui,”saidpoirot”iknoeansgeorgelee,shelettheorethansheknepressionofthatlastfalyetingsheindiboththosestatentsithinktheonleeasselehisfalyforetohearhielephoningtohislatohearitthepooroldone,hesitsinhisuseshielfbyplayingupontheannatureyes,andonitsetionsanditspassions,toobutfrohatarisesonefurtherdedueofrousingthegreedandetionofhisust,logicallyandnecessarily,havehadhisdigatgeorgeleeasayhaveshotapoisonedarroothers,eonleehastosaytogeorgeleeandgeorgeleeswife”hebrokeoffthedooropenedanddavidleecain
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davidleehadhielfeanouralstunnaturallysohe,dredohgraveinterrogationatloneljohnsontheeleanairs
”yes,gentlen,”hesaid,”canitellyou”
loneljohnsonsaid:”iu
