personandnotnotirholidayssheeetthendgotothepiethinglikethatnothingseriousneveranythingofthatkindbutshejustlikedherfunsheusedtosaythatasshedgottosettledoightasould”ganpausedandpoirotsaid:
”iunderstandntinue”
”itindofhersthatdonuldntunderstandifsheheuldntseeingbigroit””don,he”
”itslikeallthosequietpeople,perstheylosetheavengeancedonthatbettyened””whenhis
”thereonthagoieforthetopatyetandshehadarighttogoaboutshepleasedanddonalleandshakingandsayingthatonedayoneday””yes”
”hedtrder”saidganinaloe
shestoppedandstaredatpoirot
henoddedhisheadgravelyseveraltis
”andso,naturally,youwereafraid”
”ididntthinkhedainutebutiightbebroughtupthequarrelandallthathedsaidseveralpeoplekneit”againpoirotnoddedhisheadgravely
”justsoandiysay,deiselle,thatbutfortheegotisticalvanityofakiller,thatisjustaniacalboasting”heinuteorthenhesaid:
”doyouknoetthisrriedn,oranyothe,lately”ganshookherhead
”idontknowivebeenaway,yousee”
”butdoyouthink”
”sheynthavetthatparticulaagainhedprobablysheeroffifhethoughtthereeifbettyhade””ifso,isshelikelytohavenfidedinanyohegirlatthecafn,forinstance””idontthinkthatslikelybettyuldntbearthehigleygirlshethoughtheandtheotherstythenfidingsortanyway”anelectricbelltrilledsharplyabove,thegirlsheadshetotheshedrekherheadsharply
”itsdon”
”bringhinhere,”saidpoirotquiinhand”
likeaflashganbaardofthekitchen,andaupleofsendslatershehehandchapter12
donaldfraser
ifeltsorryatonanhisehaggardfaceandbeashockhehadhadheade,finelookingyoungfelloingredhair
”eiveonlyjustheardbetty”
hisvoicetrailedaway
poirotpushedfor
friendthenextraeofitsntentsintoanvenientcuphedresserandsaid:”drinksoofthis,fraseritwilldoyougood”
theyoungnobeyedthebrandybroughtalittlelourbaoretothegirlhisnnerequietandselfntrolled”itstrue,isuppose”hesaid”bettyisdeadkilled””itstrue,don”
hesaidasthoughchanically:
”haveyoujustedolondon
”yesdadphoned”
”bythe9:20,isuppose”saiddonaldfraser
hisnd,shrinkingfroeality,ranforsafetyalongtheseuniortantdetails”yes”
thereinuteorthenfrasersaid:
”thepolicearetheydoinganything”
”theyreupstairsnohroughbettysthings,isuppose””theyvenoideaknow”
hestopped
hehadallasensitive,shypersonsdislikeofputtingviolentfactsintowordspoirotvedforatteroffactvoiceasthoughportantdetail”didssbaardtellyounight”
fraserrepliedtothequestionheseedtobespeakingchanically”shetoldshehagirlfriendtostleonards”
”didyoubelieveher”
”i”suddenlytheautotoncatolife”ean”
hisfaadeunderstandthatagirlghtwellbeafraidofrousinghisangerpoirotsaidcrisply:
”bettybaardicidalrdereronlybyspeakingtheexacttruthcanyouhelpustogetonhistrack”hisglaninutetuedtogan
”thatsright,don,”shesaid”itisntatifosideringonesoeclean”donaldfraserlookedsuspiciouslyatpoirot
”belongtothepolice”
”iaetterthanthepoliplestatentoffact
”tellhi”saidgan
donaldfrasercapitulated
”iethinginhenerii,owonder”
”yes”saidpoirot
hehadsatdoedo
