24-01-30 Nineteen A NEW SUSPICION We couldnt say any more just then because Dr.?Reilly came in, saying jokingly that hed killedoff the most tiresome of his patients. He and M.?Poirot settled down to a more or less medical discussion of the psychology andment...

24-01-30 Eighteen TEA AT DR.?REILLYS Before leaving, Poirot made a round of the expedition house and the outbuildings. He also asked afew questions of the servants at second handthat is to say, Dr.?Reilly translated the questionsand answers from English to A...

24-01-30 Seventeen THE STAIN BY THE WASHSTAND Mrs.?Leidners body had been taken to Hassanieh for the postmortem, but otherwise her room hadbeen left exactly as it was. There was so little in it that it had not taken the police long to go overit. To the right...

24-01-30 Sixteen THE SUSPECTS Dr.?Leidner sprang to his feet. Impossible! Absolutely impossible! The idea is absurd! Mr.?Poirot looked at him quite calmly but said nothing. You mean to suggest that my wifes former husband is one of the expedition and that sh...

24-01-30 Fifteen POIROT MAKES A SUGGESTION Dr.?Reilly had risen from his seat. When everyone had gone out he carefully closed the door. Then, with an inquiring glance at Poirot, he proceeded to shut the window giving on the courtyard. The others were already...

24-01-30 Fourteen ONE OF US? There was a little pauseand in it a wave of horror seemed to float round the room. I think it was at that moment that I first believed Dr.?Reillys theory to be right. I felt that the murderer was in the room. Sitting with usliste...

24-01-30 Thirteen HERCULE POIROT ARRIVES I dont think I shall ever forget my first sight of Hercule Poirot. Of course, I got used to him lateron, but to begin with it was a shock, and I think everyone else must have felt the same! I dont know what Id imagine...

24-01-30 Twelve I DIDNT BELIEVE. .?.?. No. No! Dr.?Leidner sprang up and walked up and down in an agitated manner. Its impossible what you say, Reilly. Absolutely impossible. One of us? Why, every singlemember of the expedition was devoted to Louise! A queer...

24-01-30 Eleven AN ODD BUSINESS Im adhering as far as possible to telling only my personal part in the business. I pass over theevents of the next two hours, the arrival of Captain Maitland and the police and Dr.?Reilly. Therewas a good deal of general confu...

24-01-30 Ten SATURDAY AFTERNOON Mrs.?Leidner told me her story on a Friday. On the Saturday morning there was a feeling of slight anticlimax in the air. Mrs.?Leidner, in particular, was inclined to be very offhand with me and rather pointedlyavoided any poss...