rebythefindingsoftheinquest
poirot,shehadreasontobelieve,sharedherviehattheverdictoftheronersurtruehencethegrenadierunbentalittlesheanspetenissnevillandhadbeenhandedoverbyhertorleyssuccessorsoofthepatientshadtransferredtheelvestoreilly,othershadacceptedthenener,othersagainhadgoootherdentistselsewheressrley,aftershehadgivenationsheuld,said:”soyouhavefoundthatanurdered,too”
the”too”tledefiantshestressedtheword
poirotsaid:
”yourbrotheevetionedsssainsburysealeparticularlytoyou””no,idontreerhisdoingsoheeifhehadhadapartiethingasinghee,butues””doyoureerhearingofaschapnangyourbrotherspatients””issnevillisreallythepersontohelpyouoverallthis””ianxioustogetintouchhherwhereisshenow””shehastakenapostsgate,ibelieve”
”shehasnotrriedthatyoungnfrankcarteryet””noiratherhopethateoffidontlikethatyoungn,poirotireallydontthereissothingistillfeelthathehasntreallyanyproperralsense”poirotsaid:
”doyouthinkitispossiblethatheuldhaveshotyourbrother”ssrleysaidslowly:
”idofeelperhapsthatheperbutidontreallyseethathehadanytivenoropportunityforthattteryousee,itupsheinthestfaithfulway””uldhehavebeenbribeddoyouthink”
”bribedtokillbrotheranextraordinaryidea”aniontassheclosedthedoorbehindheragain,poirotsaid:”thatgirlhyouinlondon,”
”agnesyes,sheaidilettheokgoshedidntetotheuntryanyesheistuingintoquiteanicelittleok”poirotnodded
hekneestieofthetragedyrleyandhissisterhadoenthadbeenshutupaltogether,exceptforanarrotheareatothebackyardensdeliveriesandoingbothokandhouseparloridhadbeeneyearsandboregoodcharactersso,althoughitghthavehhisdeath
nevertheless,asagneshandedpoirothishatandstihanunusuallynervousabruptness:”doesdoesanyoneknooreaboutthestersdeath,sir”poirottuedtolookatherhesaid:
”nothingfreshhasetolight”
”theyrestillquitesureashedidshoothielfbecauseheddeastakehthatdrug””yeswhydoyouask”
agnespleatedherapronherfaceedshesaidratherindistinctly:”thethestressdoesntthinkso”
”andyouagreehher,perhaps”
”oh,idontknohing,sirionlyionlyedtobesure”herostgentlevoice:
”itoyoutofeelbeyondanypossibledoubtthatitide””oh,yes,sir,”agnesagreedquickly,”itwouldindeed””foraspecialreason,perhaps”
herstartledeyesthissheshrankbackalittle”iidontknohingaboutit,sirionlyjustasked””butandedofhielfashehepathtothegatehefeltsurethatthereothatquestionbutasyetheuldnotguessitwas
allthesa,hefeltastepnearer
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retuedtohisflathe
abaldheadallneatfigureofbaesrosetohisfeetheyesthattadeadrylittleapology
hehade,heexplained,toretuherculepoirotsvisitpoirotprofessedhielfdelightedtoseebaes
georgeeffeeunlesshisvisitorpreferredteaorwhiskyandsoda”ffeeirable,”saidbaes”iigihatyouservantpreparesitostenglishservantsdonot”presently,afterafearks,baesgavealittleughandsaid:”iehereyou,iigined,issingsssainsburysealehasbeenfound,thataninquestedinal””thatisquiterrect,”saidpoirot
therehenpoirotsaid:
”haveyoueverheardofalbertchapn,baes”
”ah,thehusbandoftheladyiodieratheranelusiveperson,it””buthardlynonexistent”
”oh,no,”saidbaes”heexistsoh,yes,heexistsordidexistihadheardheors””whorbaes”
”idontsupposetheyllsayattheinquestnotiftheyantsfirravellerstory””hehesecretservicethen”
”ofursehehehadnobus
