24-01-30 II I must mention a visit we had from Mr. Alexander Bonaparte Cust a few days later. Afterwringing Poirots hand and endeavouring very incoherently and unsuccessfully to thank him, Mr. Cust drew himself up and said: Do you know, a newspaper has actua...

24-01-30 Thirty-five FINALE II am sorry to relate that as the door closed behind Franklin Clarke I laughed hysterically. Poirot looked at me in mild surprise. Its because you told him his crime was not sporting, I gasped. It was quite true. It was abominable...

24-01-30 Thirty-four POIROT EXPLAINS We were sitting in a state of tense attention to listen to Poirots final explanation of the case. All along, he said, I have been worried over the why of this case. Hastings said to me theother day that the case was ended...

24-01-30 Thirty-three ALEXANDER BONAPARTE CUST I was not present at the interview that took place between Poirot and that strange manAlexanderBonaparte Cust. Owing to his association with the police and the peculiar circumstances of thecase, Poirot had no di...

24-01-30 Thirty-two AND CATCH A FOX During the next few days Poirot was very busy. He made mysterious absences, talked very little,frowned to himself, and consistently refused to satisfy my natural curiosity as to the brilliance Ihad, according to him, displ...

24-01-30 Thirty-one HERCULE POIROT ASKS QUESTIONS It was a clear November day. Dr. Thompson and Chief Inspector Japp had come round to acquaintPoirot with the result of the police court proceedings in the case of Rex v. Alexander BonaparteCust. Poirot himsel...

24-01-30 Thirty NOT FROM CAPTAIN HASTINGS PERSONAL NARRATIVEMr. Cust stood by a greengrocers shop. He stared across the road. Yes, that was it. Mrs. Ascher. Newsagent and Tobacconist In the empty window was a sign. To Let. Empty. Lifeless. Excuse me, sir. Th...