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hesaid”itookentsofanunpleasantnaturehere”
”isee,”saidssbulstrode”yes,isee”sheentortainhereorbebetterforhertogotoherauntinlondon”
”oh,please,”saidjulia,”doletstayhere”
”yourehappyherethen”saidssbulstrode
”iloveit,”saidjulia”andbesides,therehavebeensuchexcitingthingsgoingon”
”thatisnotanorlfeatureofadoissbulstrode,drily
”ithinkthatjuliahelookedagaintohedoor
”ithinkiunderstand,”saidssbulstrode
”butforallthat,”saidpoirot,”thereshouldbediscretiondoyouunderstanddiscretion,ijulia
”poirotans,”saidssbulstrode,”thatheoholdyourtongueaboutyoufoundnottalkaboutittotheothergirlscanyouholdyourtongue”
”yes,”saidjulia
”itisaverygoodstorytotelltoyourfriends,”saidpoirot”ofportantreasonshatthatstoryshouldnotbetold”
”iunderstand,”saidjulia
”issbulstrode
”youyheart”
ssbulstrodesled”ihopeyourtherebeforelong,”shesaid
”yoh,idohopeso”
”iunderstandfronspeissbulstrode,”thateveryeffortisbeingdetogetintouchhherunfortunately,”sheadded,”anatolianbusesareliabletounexpecteddelaysanddonotaloschedule”
”icantelly,canti”saidjulia
”ofursehatsallsettledyoudbetterrunalongnow”
juliadepartedsheissbulstrodelookedveryhardatpoirot
”ihaveunderstoodyourrectly,ithink,”shesaid”justnoadeagreatparadeofclosingthatdooractuallyyoudeliberatelyleftitslightlyopen”
poirotnodded
”sothatouldbeoverheard”
”yesifthereustgetroundthatshefoundissafelyinabank,andnotinherpossession”
ssbulstrodelookedathiorantthenshepursedherlipsgriytogether
”theresgottobeanendtoallthis,”shesaid
ii
”theideais,”saidthechiefnstable,”thatationbersyouwell”
”itsagreatnyyearsago,”saidinspectorkelsey”chiefinspectore”
”thegentlenradaoodn,isnotknopoirot,butibelieveyoudoknohiefspecialbranch,”headded
”lonelpikeaetisinceihaveseenhiishestillassleepyasever”heaskedada
adaaughed”iseeyouknoallright,poirotiveneverseenhiatforonceheisntpayingattentiontogoeson”
”youhavesothingthere,frienditiswellobserved”
”noyselfforyoheretolistentoenanysidestoallthis,andohingperhapsioughttontionfirstofalliayingthisasaresultofrepresentationsthathavebeendetofrorvariousquartershighup”helookedatpoirot”letssay,”hesaid,”thatalittlegirlasetoyouethingshedfoundintheholloitationsothingofthatkindorevensepreciousstonesethingthatachildightevenhaveexaggeratedideasofitsvaluethatsquitepossible,dontyouthink”helookedveryhardatherculepoirot
”itseetoenentlypossible,”saidherculepoirot
”good,”saidthechiefnstable”sincethepersontheseerlouredstonesintotheuntrydidsoquiteunknoly,ugglingtoarise
”thenthereisthequestionofourforeignpoliineraldeposits,allthatsortofthing,entsinpourderoutofthepress,andrderhasntbeenkeptoutofthepressbuttheresbeennontionofanythinglikejeionhitforthepresent,atanyrate,thereneedntbe”
”iagree,”saidpoirot”onestalplications”
”exaatightbeinthisuntrytobeatisclaingcertainproperty,ituchbetterifhingaboutsuchpropertybeinginthisuntryaplainrefusalactless”
”onedoesnotgiveplainrefusalsindiploattershallreontnothingdefiniteisknoatyhavepossesseditystillbeinrat,itybeinthekeepingofafaithfulfriendofthelateprinaybehiddensoatitself”heshruggedhisshoulders”onesilydoesnotknow”
thechiefnstableheavedasigh”thankyou,”hesaid”thatsjustean”heuchtrustinyouunofficiallytheyoleaveacertainarticleinyourhandsifyoudonotobject”
”idonotobject,”saidpoirot”letusleaveitatthatoreseriousthingstonsider,have”orperhapsyoudonotthinksobutafterall,illionors
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hesaid”itookentsofanunpleasantnaturehere”
”isee,”saidssbulstrode”yes,isee”sheentortainhereorbebetterforhertogotoherauntinlondon”
”oh,please,”saidjulia,”doletstayhere”
”yourehappyherethen”saidssbulstrode
”iloveit,”saidjulia”andbesides,therehavebeensuchexcitingthingsgoingon”
”thatisnotanorlfeatureofadoissbulstrode,drily
”ithinkthatjuliahelookedagaintohedoor
”ithinkiunderstand,”saidssbulstrode
”butforallthat,”saidpoirot,”thereshouldbediscretiondoyouunderstanddiscretion,ijulia
”poirotans,”saidssbulstrode,”thatheoholdyourtongueaboutyoufoundnottalkaboutittotheothergirlscanyouholdyourtongue”
”yes,”saidjulia
”itisaverygoodstorytotelltoyourfriends,”saidpoirot”ofportantreasonshatthatstoryshouldnotbetold”
”iunderstand,”saidjulia
”issbulstrode
”youyheart”
ssbulstrodesled”ihopeyourtherebeforelong,”shesaid
”yoh,idohopeso”
”iunderstandfronspeissbulstrode,”thateveryeffortisbeingdetogetintouchhherunfortunately,”sheadded,”anatolianbusesareliabletounexpecteddelaysanddonotaloschedule”
”icantelly,canti”saidjulia
”ofursehatsallsettledyoudbetterrunalongnow”
juliadepartedsheissbulstrodelookedveryhardatpoirot
”ihaveunderstoodyourrectly,ithink,”shesaid”justnoadeagreatparadeofclosingthatdooractuallyyoudeliberatelyleftitslightlyopen”
poirotnodded
”sothatouldbeoverheard”
”yesifthereustgetroundthatshefoundissafelyinabank,andnotinherpossession”
ssbulstrodelookedathiorantthenshepursedherlipsgriytogether
”theresgottobeanendtoallthis,”shesaid
ii
”theideais,”saidthechiefnstable,”thatationbersyouwell”
”itsagreatnyyearsago,”saidinspectorkelsey”chiefinspectore”
”thegentlenradaoodn,isnotknopoirot,butibelieveyoudoknohiefspecialbranch,”headded
”lonelpikeaetisinceihaveseenhiishestillassleepyasever”heaskedada
adaaughed”iseeyouknoallright,poirotiveneverseenhiatforonceheisntpayingattentiontogoeson”
”youhavesothingthere,frienditiswellobserved”
”noyselfforyoheretolistentoenanysidestoallthis,andohingperhapsioughttontionfirstofalliayingthisasaresultofrepresentationsthathavebeendetofrorvariousquartershighup”helookedatpoirot”letssay,”hesaid,”thatalittlegirlasetoyouethingshedfoundintheholloitationsothingofthatkindorevensepreciousstonesethingthatachildightevenhaveexaggeratedideasofitsvaluethatsquitepossible,dontyouthink”helookedveryhardatherculepoirot
”itseetoenentlypossible,”saidherculepoirot
”good,”saidthechiefnstable”sincethepersontheseerlouredstonesintotheuntrydidsoquiteunknoly,ugglingtoarise
”thenthereisthequestionofourforeignpoliineraldeposits,allthatsortofthing,entsinpourderoutofthepress,andrderhasntbeenkeptoutofthepressbuttheresbeennontionofanythinglikejeionhitforthepresent,atanyrate,thereneedntbe”
”iagree,”saidpoirot”onestalplications”
”exaatightbeinthisuntrytobeatisclaingcertainproperty,ituchbetterifhingaboutsuchpropertybeinginthisuntryaplainrefusalactless”
”onedoesnotgiveplainrefusalsindiploattershallreontnothingdefiniteisknoatyhavepossesseditystillbeinrat,itybeinthekeepingofafaithfulfriendofthelateprinaybehiddensoatitself”heshruggedhisshoulders”onesilydoesnotknow”
thechiefnstableheavedasigh”thankyou,”hesaid”thatsjustean”heuchtrustinyouunofficiallytheyoleaveacertainarticleinyourhandsifyoudonotobject”
”idonotobject,”saidpoirot”letusleaveitatthatoreseriousthingstonsider,have”orperhapsyoudonotthinksobutafterall,illionors
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