steredagainbelieveshehadana,too,sothinglikethatbliy,itethingorotherseale”afterthat,”ntinuedjapp,”ittookhiboutfourdaystooverehisnaturaldistrustofgettingxedupealongation”suchofthishighclasseducationbuthecanthelpthatitsfashionablenow”anhadntbeenseenaboutforoveranthshedgoneaanseedodd”hefoundouttheporterhadntseensssainsburysealeleaveagainthatinitselfighteasilyhaveedothatsilktellnellieiaalledaway”nellieaidanhadgoneahegirldidntthinkitodd,buthefactthatshehadntrungfortheportertotakeherluggagedoherataxi”anythenagerfoundnothingofinterestextherehadbeensohastyclearingupdoherethereintheersissedanuldnthaveleftuststillbeintheflattedthatfurchestairtight,youknotheplacekeyshedressingtabledrawer”istletoeboughuptodate”
poirotasked:
”an”
”essylvia,bytheurderedtheladyandputherinthebox”poirotnodded
heasked:
”butteredinitisnotnice,that”
illsayitisntniceastoayhavebeenansidentity”poirotfroitdidnotncealheridentity”
”no,becausenotonlyhadabellesainsburysealeherhandbaghadbeenstuffedintothefurbox,too,andinsidethehandbagthereuallyanoldletteraddressedtoheratherhotelinrussellsquare”poirotsatuphesaid:
”butthatthatdoesnotkethensense”
”itcertainlydoesntisupposeitwasaslip”
”yesperhapsaslipbut”
hegotup
”youhavebeenovertheflat”
”prettyinating”
”ishouldliketosees”
”ealongthen”
thebedroohoydepartureitandtidythebedhadnotbeensleptin,butueddohenighttherehickatingofdusteverywherejappsaid:
”nofingerprints,sofaraseonthekitaids”
”thatansthattheurder”
”yes”
poirotseyesslikethesittingrootodestyleandfuished,sohethought,bysooneoderateinetheartient;sohadexaggeratedrksoleshebalanrschapnhadtakenasizefiveinshoesandputitdohercupboardhefoundapileoffurs,shovedininaheapjappsaid:”caoutofthefurchest”
poirotnodded
hearkedappreciatively:”firstclassskins”he
thereeti,skinfood,ttlesofhairapplicationjappsaid:
”notoneofouaturalplatinulondes,igather”poirotrred:
”atforty,na,thehairofstenhasbeguntogogreybutschapnooyieldtonature””shesprobablygonehennaredbynohange”
”iwonder”
jappsaid:
”theressothingisit”
poirotsaid:
”butyes,iaeryseriouslyeaninsolubleproble”resolutelyheoreintotheboxroo
hetookholdoftheshoeonthedeadansfootitresistedandcaoffhdifficultyheexanedthebuckleithadbeencluilysewnonbyhandherculepoirotsighed
hesaid:”itisthatiareang”
jappsaidcuriously:
”akethethingredifficult”
”exactlythat”
jappsaid:
”onepatentleathershoe,pletehbuckleshthat”herculepoirotsaid:
”nothingabsolutelynothingbutallthesaidonotunderstand”iii
srtonof82kingleopoldnsionshadbeendesignatedbytheporterassansionsitselvesnext
srtonhsnappingblackeyes,andanelaborateiffureitneedednopressuretokehertalksheaticsituation”sylviaesheisntdead,isshe”
jappreassuredher
”sureihankfultohearitbutthepostnjustnoabodyhavingbeenfoundinoneoftheflatsbutthenonereallycantbelievehalfonehears,canoneineverdo”jappaskedafurtherquestion
”no,ihaventheardanythingofschapnnotsincesheusthavegoneahersuddenly,becausegoingtosee
