everaynaicanttellyouhobythis”
alfred,hisbroywife”
lydiasaidinherquietvoiyhusbandtoallofusbutparti”herhandwasonherhusbandsshoulder
loneljohnsonsaid:”herculepoirot”
herculepoirotbohusbandtowife
lydiashandspressedgentlyonalfredsshoulder”sitdown,alfred”
alfredsatherred:”herculepoirotnoho”
hepassedhishandinadazedfashionoverhisforeheadlydialeesaid:”loneljohnsontoaskyoualotofquestions,alfred”thechiefnstablelookedatherpetentan
alfredsaid:”ofurseofurse”
johnsonsaidtohielf:”shooutpletelyhopehecanpullhielftogetherabit”aloudhesaid:”ivegotalisthereofeverybodye,lee,ifitisrrect”hedeaslightgesturetosugdenandthelatterpulledouthisnotebookandonesthebusinesslikeproethingrelikehisnorlselfhehadregainedndofhielf,hiseyesnolongerlookeddazedandstaringent”thatsquiteright,”hesaid
”doyoundtellingalittlereaboutyourguestsandsgeorgeleeandandsdavidleeare,igather,relatives””theyarethersandtheirwives”
”theyarestayinghereonly”
”yes,theyas”
”henryleeisalsoabrother”
”yes”
”andyourtissestravadosandfarr”
”ssestravadosisnieyfathersoipartnerinsouthafrica””ah,anoldfriend”
lydiaintervened
”no,actuallybefore”
”iseebutyouinvitedhiostayas”
alfredhesitated,thenlookedtoetoyfatherinlayfatherinlaainingas”loneljohnsonsaid:”iseethatexplainsthehouseholdasregardstheservants,slee,doyounsiderthelltrusthy”lydiansideredforantbeforereplyingthenshesaid:”yesiauitesuretheyareallthoroughlyreliabletheyhavestlybeenanyyearstressilian,thebutler,hasbeenheresincehusbandersarethebetaid,joan,andthenursevaletyfatherinlaw”””
”joanisratherasillylittlethingthatistheyfatherinlaedsatisfied”poirotsaidaada,sosatisfied”
lydiashruggedhershouldersslightly
”ite”
”butyouarethestressofthehouse,datheservantsareyouce””ohyes,ofursebuthorburyyfatherinlaeunderjurisdiction””isee”
loneljohnsonsaid:”enoafraidthisrlee,butiofhappened”alfredsaidinaloe:”ofurse”
loneljohnsonsaid,protinghi”ance,didyoulastseeyourfather”aslightspasfpainefinallyisaidgoodnighttohindlefthitletseeaboutaquartertosix”poirotobserved:”yousaidgoodnighttohioudidnotthenexpeagainthatevening””nofatherssupper,alightal,atsevenafterthathesotisetissatupinhiseersofthefalyagainunlesshespe””didheoftensendforthe
”sotisifhefeltlikeit”
”butittheordinaryprocedure”
”no”
”goon,please,lee”
alfredntinued:”eightoclockdinnery”
hisvoiedahorrible,longdrathesaninrtalagony”heraisedshakinghandstoverhisfacelydiastretchedoutherhandandtouchedhissleeveloneljohnsonsaidgently:”andthen”alfredsaidinabrokenvoiontyfathersroothedoorgetinithadtobebrokenopenthen,in,wesaw”hisvoicediedaway
johnsonsaidquirleetogobaeyoury”
”ybrotherybrotherharry”
”nobodyelse”
”nooneelse”
”whereen”
alfredsighedandfroerance
”letseeitseesolongagoyes,likeyearsilytters,andstephenfarrsaidsothingaboutseeingselfoffhediditverynicelyandtactfully””andyourbrotherdavid”
alfredfrowned
”davidhethereno,ofurse,heidontquiteknohenheslippedaway”poirotsaidgently:”soyouhadthefalytterstodiscuss””eryes”
”thatistosay,youhadtterstodisily”
lydiasaid:”ean,poirot”
hetuedquicklytoher
”da,yourhusbandsaysthatfarrlefttheedavidgeorge
