beenloadsyyeyeandbettyrtiniftheanisdead,herbodyhasjustbeenquietlyburiedsowhere””butwhere”
”exa,thats”
agardenpoirotsndflashedsuddenlytothatneatpriardenatealingalbedshoanshouldbeburiedtherehetoldhielfnottobeabsurd”andifsheisntdead,”onthnoionpublishedinthepress,circulatedalloverengland””andnobodyhasseenher”
”oh,yes,praiddleaged,fadedlookingenoors,andinliverpoolhotels,inguesthousesindevonandonthebeaiddleagedladies”poirotpathetically
”andyet,”eansotisyouea,sotospeaksooneestoaplaissspinksethereisntassspinksbutthisansgenuineshesgotapast,abackgroundovanished””therestbeareason,”saidpoirot
”shedidntshootrley,ifthatseanaeriotissaaliveaftersheleftandoventsaftersheleftqueenoing”poirotsaidiatiently:
”iaotsuggestingforantthatsheshotrleyofurseshedidnotbutallthesa”jappsaid:
”ifyouarerightaboutrley,thenitsfarrelikelythathetoldhersothingurdererinthatcase,sheghthavebeendeliberatelyputoutoftheway”poirotsaid:
”allthisinvolvesanorganization,sobigncequiteoutofproportiontothedeathofaquietdentistinqueencharlottestreet””dontyoubelieveeverythingreginaldbaestellsyouhesafunnyoldbirdgotspiesandnistsonthebrain”jappgotupandpoirotsaid:
”letknowifyouhavenews”
,poirotsatfro
hehaddefinitelythefeelingofething
hereeredhoes
abirdhadfloouth
hetoo,hadbeenllectingticks
hehadthestinow
theyindbuthehadnotasyetattetedtosetthenorderthatstraightuphekneheanswer
heething
sothinginevitable,foreordained,thenextlinkinthechainethenthenheuldgoonii
itnsca
jappsvoicehetelephone
”thatyou,poiroteroundkingleopoldnsionsbatterseaparknuer45”aquarterofanhourlaterataxidepositedpoirotoutsidekingleopoldnsionsitansionflatslookingoutoverbatterseaparknuer45selfopenedthedoorhisfacelines
”ein,”hesaid”itsnotparticularlypleasant,butiexpectyoulltoseeforyourself”poirotsaidbutition:
”dead”
”ightdescribeasverydead”
poirotadooronhisright
”thatstheporter,”saidjapp”beingsiupheretoseeifheuldidentifyher”heledthehisnosewrinkled
”notnice,”saidjapp”butonth”
therooheyallluerandboxroointheddleofitetalchestofthekindusedforstoringfursthelidwasopenpoirotsteppedforwardandlookedinside
hesaeered,ashoebuckle
hisgazetravelledup,overthegreenandskirttillitreachedtheheadhedeaninarticulatenoise
”iknosprettyhorrible”
thefacehadbeenbatteredoutofallregnizableshapeaddtothatthenaturalprocessesofdeposition,anditenlookedashadepeagreenastheytuedaway”oh,etistheresaspotofbrandyintheotherrooyoudbetterhaveso”thelivingroortlyfuishedinanuptodatestyleagooddealofandsolarge,squarelookingeasychairsupholsteredinapalefaetricfabricpoirotfoundthedeebrandyashefinisheddrinking,hesaid:”ite,friend,allaboutit”
jappsaid:
”thisflatbelongstoasalberteofbridgeoreorlessnochildrenchapnisarcialtraveller”sainsburysealetheglengoatpressingthebell”poirotnted:
”hehastakenhistitoreerthis”
”heshadgastris,beenaantookonteorarilyforhiitanandhesaidtohisetoseeschapnonthesendfloorshehadonagreeneraboutanotherhourheregi



