e
”ohselby,didbluntgiveyouanyinstrueanttotalktohibouttheastnight,becauseiknehisweekendand”soliveratookinpoirotandpaused
”doyouknorsolivera,poirot”
”ihavealreadyhadthepleasureofetingda”
poirotbowed
soliverasaidvaguely:
”ohhoanandthattheseslldostiiortant”
”itsquiteallright,solivera,”saidtheeffieaboutitandirangupssrsdeeversaboutthe””indnoe”
soliveraajesticallyafterherbusttohedoor”andifyourequitesurethattherehisweekend”selbyughed
”erpoirotisalsoingdoheweekend”
soliverastoppedshetuedroundandsurveyedpoirothvisibledistaste”isthatreallyso”
”blunthasbeenkindenoughtoinvite,”saidpoirot”ethatheilyweekend”
selbysaidfiry:
”bluntispartipoirotshoulde”
”oh,reallyhedidntntionitto”
thedooropenedjanestoodthereshesaidiatiently:”ther,arentyouingourlunentisat1:15”
”ing,janedontbeiatient”
”oveon,forgoodnesssakehullo,poirot”
sheorewary
soliverasaidinaldvoice:
”poirotisingdofortheweekend”
”ohisee”
janeoliverastoodbaotherpassher
onthepointoffollokagain
”poirot”
hervoiceperious
poirottoher
shesaidinaloe:
”youreingdowhy”
poirotshruggedhisshouldershesaid:
”itisakindthoughtofyouruncles”
janesaid:”buthecantknoheresnoneed”
”jane”
hertherthehall
janesaidinalotone:
”stayae”
sheplaining,cluckingvoice”ireallytolerateyourrudeness,janeishalltakestepstoseethatyoudonotinterfere”theseorropoirot”
poirotnoddedassentchanicallyheantheshocktostidenticaliliar
asheintothesunshineheshookhisheadblanklysolivera
butitpossibleituldnothavebeensoliverahephonethatetyheadedsocietyanselfish,brainless,grasping,selfcenteredselfjustnow”thatgoodfathencestridicule”saidherculepoirothisears,hedecided,sthavedeceivedhiandyetvi
therollscalledpunctuallyforpoirotatalittlebeforesixalistairbluntandhissecretaryed
thedriveostlyofhisgardenandofarecenthorticulturalshowpoirotngratulatedhinhisescapefroeath,aturredhesaid:”oh,thatdontthinkthefelloepartiintheeallytheyjustgetillaltertheurseofhistoryitspathetic,really””therehavebeenotherattetsonyourlife,havetherenot””soundsquitelodratieabobypostnotlongagoitbyouknoanagentoftheakeofit,b”heshookhishead
”itsalethinglonghaired,notacleverchapneverhavebeenbuticanjustreadandeticdyouunderstandeanbythat””ithinkso,butexplaintofurther”
”ethingthatiseansiaottalkingofabstrusestuff,forlaeorphilosophyjustplainbusinesslikeenglishstpeopleeti,hoanypeopleliketopretendhasasileansit,first,thatbrodoitandsend,thattherebeananswerinplusbananas””theyprefertheansobeanjuringtrick”
”exaonsenseyoucantbeatit,youknoheend”
headdedhaslightlyselfnsciouslaugh:
”butistnttalkshopbadhabitbesides,iliketoleavebusinessttersbehindlondonivebeenlookingforaretruetolife”thenversationdorespeselfasavidasanyschoolboyfordetailsthispleasantatspheresustainedaassivebustsoliveraradiatedafreezingdisapprovalsheignoredpoirotasfaraspossible,addressingherselfexrselbythelattersho
thehouseingone,notverybig,andfuishedequietgoodtastethatpoirothadnoticedinlondoneverythingplethevastoothnessplicityw
