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gkidneys”
shegotupandoutbythefrenchothegarden
alistairlookedldlysurprisedandalittleunfortablehesaid:
”janehaschangedalotlatelyalltheseideas””takenonotieandtalkalotofnonsense”
”yes,butjanean”
”itsjustafashion,alistair,thesethingsareintheair”alistairbluntsaid:
”yes,theyreintheairallright”
helookedalittleworried
soliveraroseandpoirotopenedthedoorforhershesoutfrowningalistairbluntsaidsuddenly:
”idontlikeit,youknoeananythingitsallhotairifindselfupagainstittheeaneeantheyselvestheyrejustdrunkonwords”hesledsuddenly,ratherruefully
”ineofthelastoftheoldguard,youknow”
poirotsaidcuriously:
”ifyouoved,wouldhappen”
”revedonsense,ofsolvencyinfact,ofthisenglandofoursas”poirotnoddedhisheadhepathyhthebankerhe,too,approvedofsolvencyandhebegantorealizeeaningexactlyjust,buthehadhardlytakenitinthenquitesuddenly,hewasafraid
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”ivefinishedletters,”saidblunt,appearinglaterintheing”nogoingtoshoygarden”thetenouttogetherandblunttalkedeagerlyofhishobbytherockgarden,etithereinuteandrarespeciesherculepoirot,hisfeetencasedinhisbestpatentleathershoes,listenedpatiently,shiftinghisonefoottotheotherandlyastheheatofthesuncausedtheillusionthathisfeeticpuddingshishoststrolledon,pointingoutvariousplantsinthengandfroearathandngalaurelhedgeiteful
bluntpausedattheendoftheborder,lookingbacktheclipoftheshearsview
”lookatthevistadohere,poirotthessarepartiarvelouslors”oingsothingsangangrilythroughtheairalistairblunttuedbeoketheddleofthelaurelsthereenstruggledtogetherahighpitchedaricanvoicesangoutresolutely:”ivegotyou,youdaedsundreldropthatgun”
tenstruggledoutintotheopentheyounggardeneroingannearlyaheadtallerpoirotregnizedthelatteratoncehehadalreadyguessedfrohevoicefrankcartersnarled:
”letgoofite,itellyouineverdid”
howardraikessaid:
”ohnojustshootingatthebirds,isuppose”
hestoppedlookingattheneers
”alistairbluntthisguyherehasjusttakenapotshotatyouicaughthiightintheact”frankcartercriedout:
”itsalieiyfeetipipedon”
holy:
”thegunhadjustbeenfired”
hafinalgesture,hetossedthepistoltopoirot”letsseeeiguessthereareseveralreshotsinthatautotifyours”poirotrred:
”precisely”
bluntwasfrowningangrilyhesaidsharply:
”noe”
herculepoirotinterrupted,hesaid:
”thisnsnaisfrankcarter”
furiously
”youvehaditinforallalongyouethatsundayitellyou,itsnottrueinevershotathi”herculepoirotsaidgently,
”then,inthatcase,whodid”
headded:
”thereisnooneelseherebutourselves,yousee”iii
janeoliveralinedbackbehindherhereyeshfearshegasped:”howard”holy:
”hullo,janeivejustbeensavingyouruncleslife””oh”shestopped”youhave”
”yourarrivalrer”blunthesitated
”thisishoine”
bluntlookedatraikeshesled
”oh”hesaid”soyouarejanesyoungnistthankyou”engineathighpressurejuliaoliveraappearedonthesceneshepantedout”iheardashotisalistairaredblanklyathohy,howdareyou”janesaidinanicyvoice:
”hoother”
”
”thisntriedtoshootun”
frankcartersaidviolently:
”yourebloodyliars,allofyou”
solivera,herjawdropping,saidblankly:
”oh”ittookheranuteortoreadjustherpoise
shetuedfirsttoblunt
”dearalistairhousthavebeenafrightfulshockifeelquitefaintselfihinkiuldhavejustalittlebrandy”bluntsaidquickly:
”ofurseebacktothehouse”
shetookhisarleaningonitheavily
bluntlookedoverhisshoulderatpoirotandhowardraikes”canyoubringthatfelloover”
frankouth,butnoehee,andhiskneesing
hoalongpathetichand
”eon,you,”hesaid
frankcarterrredhoarselyandunnvincingly:”itsallalie”
hopoirot
”youvegotpreciouslittletosayforyourselfforah
