25-04-18 THE ADVENTURE OF THE CHRISTMAS PUDDING I regret exceedingly... said M. Hercule Poirot. He was interrupted. Not rudely interrupted. The interruption was suave, dexterous, persuasive rather than contradictory. Please dont refuse offhand, M. Poirot. Th...

25-03-18 Twenty-five LEGACY IA Mr. Robinson has called to see you, sir. Ah! said Hercule Poirot. He stretched out his hand and picked up a letter from the desk infront of him. He looked down on it thoughtfully. He said: Show him in, Georges. The letter was o...

25-03-18 Twenty-four POIROT EXPLAINS IMrs. Upjohn, wandering through the corridors of Meadowbank School, forgot the exciting sceneshe had just been through. She was for the moment merely a mother seeking her young. She foundher in a deserted classroom. Julia...

25-03-18 Twenty-three SHOWDOWN IIn one of the smaller classrooms Miss Bulstrode looked at the assembled people. All the membersof her staff were there: Miss Chadwick, Miss Johnson, Miss Rich and the two younger mistresses. Ann Shapland sat with her pad and p...

25-03-18 Twenty-two INCIDENT IN ANATOLIA Mrs. Upjohn was sitting by the side of the road overlooking a deep ravine. She was talking partlyin French and partly with gestures to a large and solid-looking Turkish woman who was telling herwith as much detail as...

25-03-18 Twenty-one GATHERING THREADS II want to talk to you, Eileen, said Miss Bulstrode. Eileen Rich followed Miss Bulstrode into the latters sitting room. Meadowbank was strangelyquiet. About twenty-five pupils were still there. Pupils whose parents had f...

25-03-18 Twenty CONVERSATION WellI dont know what to say, said Mrs. Sutcliffe. Really I dont know what to say She looked with definite distaste at Hercule Poirot. Henry, of course, she said, is not at home. The meaning of this pronouncement was slightly obsc...

25-03-18 Nineteen CONSULTATION CONTINUED ITwo murders at Meadowbank, repeated Poirot thoughtfully. Weve given you the facts, said Kelsey. If youve any ideas Why the Sports Pavilion? said Poirot. That was your question, wasnt it? he said to Adam. Well, now we...

25-03-18 Eighteen CONSULTATION IHercule Poirot had prepared himself to beat down an insular prejudice that a headmistress mighthave against aged foreigners with pointed patent leather shoes and large moustaches. But he wasagreeably surprised. Miss Bulstrode...

25-03-18 Seventeen ALADDINS CAVE IThe girls went up to bed that night more quietly than usual. For one thing their numbers weremuch depleted. At least thirty of them had gone home. The others reacted according to theirseveral dispositions. Excitement, trepid...