eallthesouthafriilyandforthelifeofierhedfaintifhesaendontgoandslitansthroatinldbloodsoneddisturbing”loneljohnsonclearedhisthroatanofficialhabitofhisandsaid:”seeyourfatherthisevening””afterteahedjusthadarobleservanttheoldnselfhealyopinion,thatsyarrivaldarkfroheothersedtoseethefurflyedlythatsalkedaboutalteringhisoo”poirotstirredsoftlyherred:”soyourfathetionedhiswill””yesinfrontoftheeoverandseehiboutitafterchrists”poirotasked:”plateking”
harryleegrinned:”hedidnttellusthattrusttheoldfoxiigineorshallbleservantishouldigineidbeenerethinggood,ishouldigineyouhaventseenheryetspanishnieceshesabeautifulcreature,pilarthofthesouthanditscrueltyle””yousayyourfathertooktoher”
harrynodded
”shekneansatupthereagooddealibetshekneineeither,k”hefroinute,andthenonhachangeoftone
”butihepointyoueisayfatherasivetoldyou,itighthavebeenalittlepastsixtheoldnagain””h”
”inthediningrooniousafterdinnersessionenteneditbaagiherebutfather,andiaedifanyoneuldhavegotahroughthewindows”superintendentsugdensaid:”thedoortheoutside”””harrystared”butillshekeyheinside”
poirotrred:”soyounoticedthat”
harryleesaidsharply:”idonotiine”
helookedsharplyfronefacetotheother
”isthereanythingreyouen”
johnsonshookhishead
”thankyou,lee,notforthentperhapsyoueerofthefalytoealong””certainlyiwill”
heothedoorandouthoutlookingback
thethreenlookedateachother
loneljohnsonsaid:”aboutit,sugden”
thesuperintendentshookhisheaddoubtfullyhesaid:”hesafraidofsothingiwonderwhy”xi
gdaleneleepausedeffectivelyinthedoorsheenofherhairtheleafgreenvelvetfrocksheothedelicatelinesofherfigureshelookedveryyoungandalittlefrightenedthethreenontlookingatherjohnsonseyesshoirationsuperintendentsugdensshoation,relytheiatienananxioustogetonadeofitshedidnotknoself:”joliennequin,lapetiteisellealesyeuxdurs”loneljohnsonnedgoodlookinggirlgeorgeleeanallright”superintendentsugdenptyheadedvainpieceofgoodshopethroughhherquickly””doesee,youare”
”sgeorgelee”
sheaedtosay,”althoughyouareanandapolicen,youarenotsodreadfulafterall”thetailendofthesleincludedpoirotforeignersensuperintendentsugdenshedidnotbothersherred,tingherhandstogetherinaprettydistress:”itsallsoterribleifeelsofrightened””e,e,slee,”saidloneljohnsonkindlybutbriskly”itsbeenashock,iknoyouofhappenedthisevening”shecriedout:”butidontknohingaboutitidontindeed”forantthechiefnstableseyesnarroly:”no,ofursenot””eehereforchristsisureishallneverfeelthesaagain””veryupsettingyes”
”ihardlyknoily,youseeiveonlyseenleeone”againtheself:”ellejouetsbienlandie,cettepetite””yes,yes,”saidloneljohnson”noeaboutthelasttiyousarleealive””oh,thatthathisafteoonitwasdreadful”
johnsonsaidquickly:”dreadfulwhy”
”theyweresoangry”
”whowasangry”
”oh,alloftheidontangeorgehisfatherdidntsayanythingtohibutalltheothers””happenedexactly”
”etolivealfredethingquitedreadfulandthenhesaidsothingabouthiswifeshe
