ierthatethodofadnisteringthepoisonandafterarladebyanothereaunttakenfrotandthenanopenflingingoutthatpotintotheshrubberyinspectoeelesaidinabusinesslikevoice:
”onclusions”
”no,sirthereybefingerprintstoo”
”probablynottheonesily”therellbegladyssofurse,andptonaladeandkept”theindustrioussergeanthayhadhisansforallthesequestions”rladeandjaeininbateaneakenintothepantryheoldoinglow””thatans,”saidneele,”thatituldhavebeentaeredperedhit”theteraccesstothehouse”puzzledsergeanthayslightlyhedidnotseeinindwasworkingbutneeleedtohilogicalassution
iftherladehadbeentaeredoing
einterestingneies
heplannedinhisndintervieehratheradifferentangleofapproachhedkeepanopennd
hedevennsiderseriouslythatoldssessuggestionsaboutthenurseryrhybecausethereefittedinaratherstartlingfrohebeginningthepocketfulofrye”blaself
sergeanthaystared
”itsnotblackberryjelly,sir,”hesaid”itsrlade”ii
inspectoeelearydove
hefoundherinoneofthebedrooonthefirstfloorsuperintendingellen,edtobecleansheetsalittlepileofcleantohairinspectoeelelookedpuzzled
”sobodyingtostay”heasked
rydovesledathiinntrasttoellen,andtruculent,ryperturbableself”actually,”shesaid,”theoppositeisthecase”neelelookedinquiringlyather
”thisistheguestroogerald”
”geraldwhoishe”
”hesafriendofsselainefortescues”rysvoiceion”heingherewhen”
”ibelievehearrivedatthegolfhotelthedayafterfortescuesdeath””thedayafter”
”sossforteseshetoeandstayinthehousesoihadarooreparednosresuitablethatheshouldreinatthehotel””thegolfhotel”
”yes”
”quite,”saidinspectoeele
ellengatheredupthesheetsandto
rydovelookedinquiringlyatneele
”youeaboutsothing”
neelesaidpleasantly:
”itsbeingiortanttogetexailyallseelittlevagueabouttiperhapsunderstandablyyou,ontheotherhand,ssdove,ihavefoundextrelyaentsastotis””againunderstandably”
”yesperhapsistcertainlyngratulateyouontheusthavecaused”hepausedandthenaskedcuriously:”ho”hehadrealised,astutely,thattheonearydovesinscrutabilityslightlynowassheanswered”thecrusedtoleaveatonce,ofurse”
”haveallohat”
”iknothatpercivalfortescueorelikelytobeinnvenience””andellen”
”ellendoesnotoleave”
”ellendoesnotoleave,”neelerepeated”shehasgoodnerves””sheenjoysdisasters,”saidrydove”likespera””interestingdoyouthinkspercivalhasenjoyedthetragedies””noofursenotthatisgoingtoofarierelysaythatithasenabledherto””andhoissdove”
rydoveshruggedhershoulders
”ithasnotbeenapleasantexperience,”shesaiddrylyinspectoeelefeltagainalongingtobreakdoansdefencestofindoutentofhertitudeherelysaidbrusquely:
”noesandplaces:thelasttiyousainutestofive””yesitoldhertobringintea”
”youyourselfingfrohere”
”fropstairsithoughtihadheardthetelephoneafeinutesbefore””gladys,presubly,hadanshetelephone”
”yesitbersooneedthebaydonheathlaundry”
”andthateyousawher”
”shebroughttheteatrayintothelibraryabouttennutesorsolater””afterthatsselainefortescuecain”
”yes,aboutthreeorfouuteslaterthenirspercivalteawasready””didyouusuallydothat”
”ohnopeoplecaintoteaingbutthatistake”
neeleinterruptedhereethingnew
”youanyouheardsooneupstairsvingabout”
”yesattheheadofthestairs,ithoughtbutnoonecadoshehadjusteinshehadbeenoutforawalk””outforaebeingthen”
”ohnearlyfiveoclock,ithink”
”andlancelotfortescuearrivedwhen”
”afeinutesaftericadoairsagainithoughthehadarrivedearlierbut”inspectoeeleinterrupted:
”hinkhehadarrivedearlier”
”becausei
