ataascralehadseeninelsagreer,adehilindanddeaftothegentlecreature,hishasuperb,slistraightcreature,arrogant,herheadtued,hereyesinsolentphlookingatyou,chingyouingherculepoirotspreadouthishandshesaid,”itisagreatyes,itisgreat”redithblakesaid,acatchinhisvoice,”shewassoyoung”poirotnoddedhethoughttohielf,”ostpeopleahinginnoethinghelplessbutyouthisnotthatyouthiscrude,youthisstrong,youthispooreyouthisvulnerable”poirotfollohephant,crudechild
helookedbackatthepicture
thoseeyestellinghiothing
supposingheuldntunderstandorethingthattherealandidnotknowsuphantanticipation
andthendeathhadsteppedinandtakenthepreyoutofthoseeager,clutchingyounghandsandthelighthadgoneoutofthosepassionatelyanticipatingeyesheeyesofelsagreerlikenowhehonelastlook
hethought,”sheuchalive”
hefeltalittlefrightened
thehouseinbrookstreethaddaretoheopenfrontdooraddleagedbutlerrelievedpoirotofhishatandstianappearedtotaketheandthebutlerrreddeferentially,”ethisway,sir”poirotfolloalongthehallanddoeheverysyllablerrectthenthedoorandatall,thinngotupfrochairbythefireandcatolorddittishanjustunderfortyhe;heashadbeenstagedatvastexpenseandhadhadasuccèsdestihisforeheadinent,hischinouthunexpectedlybeautifulhesaid,”sitdopoirot”
poirotsatdohishostlorddittishahutthebox,struselfsatdohoughtfullyathisvisitor”itisetosee,iknow,”hesaid
poirotanseanappointnt”
”yes”
therewasapause
”youdonot,ihope,obje”poirothazarded
thethin,dreafapoirot,arenevertakenseriouslyinthesedays””thenyoudoobject”
”noi,istnfessit,alittlefearfuloftheeffeyanyyearsago,ytheshoories””itisregrettable,”saidherculepoirotpolitely”idonotknoetheresultwillbe”
”i,thatishallbeasdissheis,nodoubt,ofadeliperant”then,suddenlyandsurprisingly,theotherlaughedhesaid,”elsaelsasasstrongasahorse””then”poirotpauseddiploti
lorddittishaaid,”ountofshocksiwonderifyouknowherreasonforseeingyou”poirotrepliedplacidly,”curiosity”
akindofrespectshoanseyes”ah,yourealizethat””itisinevitable,”herculepoirotsaid”entogotothedevil””soenghttellhiogotothedevil,too”
”aftertheyhaveseenhiotbefore”
”perhaps”lorddittishaaused”istheideabehindthisbook”heresoneresurreurders”
”faugh”saidlorddittisha
”faughifyoulikebutyouannaturebysayingfaughrderisadrathedesirefordraisverystronginthehunrace”lorddittishaurred,”iknowiknow”
heroseandrangthebell”ingforyou,”hesaidbrusquelythedooropened
”yourang,lord”
”takepoirotuptoherladyship”
uptoneyeveryusroobuthere,inthehouse,thereoststartlingrely”expensenoobjeaginationitintoofthestressofthehouse,andthestressofthehouseantelpieceaspoirotedandshowninaphraseleapedintohisstartledndandrefusedtobedrivenout:shediedyoungthatwhohadbeenelsagreer
hethepiandcertainlynotoldafterall,orethanthirtysixnoeofthetragedyhefeltastrangepangitaginejulietasurvivorlivingon,deprivedofrooakeupthatsheshoulddieyoungelsagreerhadbeenleftalive
sheinalevel,ratheotonousvoipoirotsitdoeetodo”hethought:”butsheisntinterestednothinginterestsher”biggrayeyeslikedeadlakes
poirotbeca,ased,”iafused,da,verit
