24-01-29 Six A SECOND INTERVIEW WITH COLONEL ARBUTHNOT Colonel Arbuthnot was clearly annoyed at being summoned to the dining car for a secondinterview. His face wore a most forbidding expression as he sat down and said: Well? All my apologies for troubling y...

24-01-29 Five THE CHRISTIAN NAME OF PRINCESS DRAGOMIROFF When the Count and Countess had departed, Poirot looked across at the other two. You see, he said, we make progress. Excellent work, said M. Bouc cordially. For my part, I should never have dreamed ofs...

24-01-29 Four THE GREASE SPOT ON A HUNGARIAN PASSPORT Poirot shared a table with M. Bouc and the doctor. The company assembled in the restaurant car was a very subdued one. They spoke little. Eventhe loquacious Mrs. Hubbard was unnaturally quiet. She murmure...

24-01-29 Three CERTAIN SUGGESTIVE POINTS It was quite a quarter of an hour before anyone spoke. M. Bouc and Dr. Constantine had started by trying to obey Poirots instructions. They hadendeavoured to see through the maze of conflicting particulars to a clear...

24-01-29 Two TEN QUESTIONS On the paper was written: Things needing explanation. 1. The handkerchief marked with the initial H. Whose is it? 2. The pipe cleaner. Was it dropped by Colonel Arbuthnot? Or by someone else? 3. Who wore the scarlet kimono? 4. Who...

24-01-29 PART THREE HERCULE POIROT SITS BACK AND THINKS One WHICH OF THEM? M. Bouc and Dr. Constantine were talking together when Poirot entered the dining car. M. Boucwas looking depressed. Le voil, said the latter when he saw Poirot. Then he added as his f...

24-01-29 Fifteen THE EVIDENCE OF THE PASSENGERS LUGGAGE Having delivered himself of various polite insincerities, and having told Mrs. Hubbard that hewould order coffee to be brought to her, Poirot was able to take his leave accompanied by his twofriends. We...

24-01-29 Fourteen THE EVIDENCE OF THE WEAPON With more vigour than chivalry, M. Bouc deposited the fainting lady with her head on the table. Dr. Constantine yelled for one of the restaurant attendants, who came at a run. Keep her head so, said the doctor. If...

24-01-29 Thirteen SUMMARY OF THE PASSENGERS EVIDENCE A small dark man with a womanish voice, said M. Bouc. The three conductors and Hildegarde Schmidt had been dismissed. But I understand nothingbut nothing of all this! The enemy that this Ratchett spoke of,...

24-01-29 Twelve THE EVIDENCE OF THE GERMAN LADYS MAID M. Bouc was looking at his friend curiously. I do not quite understand you, mon vieux. You were trying to dowhat? I was searching for a flaw, my friend. A flaw? Yesin the armour of a young ladys self-poss...