24-01-29 Twenty-eight SUICIDE The summons came by telephone at the moment when Poirot was sitting down to his morningcoffee and rolls. He lifted the telephone receiver, and Battles voice spoke: That M. Poirot? Yes, it is. Quest ce quil y a? The mere inflecti...

24-01-29 Twenty-seven THE EYEWITNESS Suddenly Poirot laughed. He could not help it. His head went back, and his high Gallic laugh filledthe room. Pardon, madame, he said, wiping his eyes. I could not help it. Here we argue and we reason! We ask questions! We...

24-01-29 Twenty-six THE TRUTH There was a pausea very long pause. The room was growing dark. The firelight leaped and flickered. Mrs. Lorrimer and Hercule Poirot looked not at each other, but at the fire. It was as though timewas momentarily in abeyance. The...

24-01-29 Twenty-five MRS. LORRIMER SPEAKS The day was not a bright one, and Mrs. Lorrimers room seemed rather dark and cheerless. Sheherself had a grey look, and seemed much older than she had done on the occasion of Poirots lastvisit. She greeted him with h...

24-01-29 Twenty-four ELIMINATION OF THREE MURDERERS? On arrival in London, Superintendent Battle came straight to Poirot. Anne and Rhoda had thenbeen gone an hour or more. Without more ado, the superintendent recounted the result of his researches in Devonsh...

24-01-29 Twenty-three THE EVIDENCE OF A PAIR OF SILK STOCKINGS As Superintendent Battles train rushed eastwards through England, Anne Meredith and RhodaDawes were in Hercule Poirots sitting room. Anne had been unwilling to accept the invitation that had reac...

24-01-29 Twenty-two EVIDENCE FROM COMBEACRE Superintendent Battle was in the police station of Combeacre. Inspector Harper, rather red in the face, talked in a slow, pleasing Devonshire voice. Thats how it was, sir. Seemed all as right as rain. The doctor wa...

24-01-29 Twenty-one MAJOR DESPARD Quelle femme, murmured Hercule Poirot. Ce pauvre Despard! Ce quil a d? souffrir! Quelvoyage pouvantable! Suddenly he began to laugh. He was now walking along the Brompton Road. He paused, took out his watch, and made acalcul...

24-01-29 Twenty THE EVIDENCE OF MRS. LUXMORE The maid who opened the door at Mrs. Luxmores South Kensington address looked at HerculePoirot with deep disapproval. She showed no disposition to admit him into the house. Unperturbed, Poirot gave her a card. Giv...

24-01-29 Nineteen CONSULTATION The telephone rang in Poirots room and a respectful voice spoke. Sergeant OConnor. Superintendent Battles compliments and would it be convenient for Mr. Hercule Poirot to come to Scotland Yard at 11:30? Poirot replied in the af...