”itdoesseeikeit,”theotheradtted”folloongtheservantsthatondsbeingtakenandtherderthat””hinghthattheory”
”itsyselftobeginareen,andofthosesix,fivehavebeenhereforfouryearsandrethentheresthebutlerandthefootnthebutlerhasbeenhereforanslocal,sonofthegardener,andbroughtupheredontseeveryparativelyneheofthehousestillisoutjustbeforeeightoclock”loneljohnsonsaid:”haveyougotalistofjustlyhehouse””yes,sirigotitfrohebutler”hetookouthisnotebook”shallireadittoyou””please,sugden”
”andsalfredleegeorgelee,,andhispion,footnelyreeves,okqueeniejones,kitaidgraaidbeatriaidjoankench,betaidsydneyhorbury,valetattendant””thatsthelot,eh”
”thatsthelot,sir”
”anyideaeoftherder”
”onlyroughlyasitoldyou,ihaventquestionedanybodyyetaenstilltheladieshadgoothedratressilianhadservedffeeaent,hehadjustgotbacktohispantryheranoutintothehallandupstairsintheheothers”loneljohnsonsaid:”hoanyofthefalyliveinthehouse,andstayinghere””andsalfredleeliveheretheothersarejustvisiting”johnsonnodded
”heyall”
”iaskedtheostayinthedrauntilients”
”iseeergoupstairsandtakealookatthedoings”thesuperintendentledthehebroadstairsandalongthepassageasheenteredtheroohadtakenplace,johnsondreh”prettyhorrible,”hented
hestoodforanutestudyingtheovertuedchairs,thesshedchina,andthebloodbespattereddebrisathinelderlynstoodupfroebodyandgaveanod”evening,johnson,”hesaid”bitofashales,eh””ishouldsayitanythingforus,doctor”
thedoctorshruggedhisshouldershegrinned
”illletyouhavethesinutenosignoftheweapon”poirottotheathickpatentscreanyyearsagoasanantiburglarscreinthatpositionsugdensaid:”aatundeeathitincaserainbeatin,butitdidntch,astheoverhangingroofprotectsit”poirotnodded
hecabacktothebodyandstareddoan
thelipsthebloodlessguinsothingthatlookedlikeasnarlthefingersurvedlikeclawspoirotsaid:”hedoesnotseestrongn,no”
thedoen”
poirotsaid:”idonotanthatian,hebig,notstrongphysically””no,hesfrailenough”
poirottuedfrohedeadnhebenttoexaneanovertuedahoganybesideitahoganytableandthefragntsofabigashedfragntsofadeashedinpieces,andabronzestatuetteofanakedgirlpletedthedebrispoirotbentoveralltheseexhibits,studyingtheravely,buthefroselfasthoughperplexedthechiefnstablesaid:”anythingstrikeyou,poirot”herurred:”suanandyetallthis”
johnsonlookedpuzzledhetuedaothesergeant,hisaboutprints””plentyofthesir,allovertheroo”
”aboutthesafe”
”nogoodonlyprintsonthatarethoseoftheoldgentlenhielf”johnsontuedtothedoctor
”usthavegotbloodonhi”
thedothejugularveinthatspoutlikeanartery””no,nostill,thereseealotofbloodabout”
poirotsaid:”yes,thereisalotofblooditstrikesone,thatalotofblood”superintendentsugdensaidresperpoirot”
poirotlookedabouthiheshookhisheadperplexedlyhesaid:”thereissothingheresovioleninute,thenuan,sothin,soshrivelled,sodriedupandyetinhisdeathsochblood”hisvoicediedahround,startledeyes,saidinanahatsshesaidthelady”poirotsaidsharply:”ladyshesaid”
sugdenansakesenseto”
”didshesay”
”sothingaboutanhadso”
poirotsaidsoftly:”utheacbethshesaidthatah,thatisinteresting”viii
alfredleeandhiseintothesllstudyeforward”horleeweven
