ar fro takg part the nversation, the younr an rely swled at the both and then deliberately turned his back on the and proceeded to adire the agility with which the nubian boatan steered the boat with his toes as he anipulated the sail with his hands

it was very peaceful on the water, the great oth slippery black rocks glidg by and the ft breeze fanng their faces elephante was reached very ickly and on gog ashore poirot and his loacio acatance ade straight for the eu by this ti the latter had produced a card which he handed to poirot with a little bow it bore the scription: signor guido richetti, archeologo

not to be outdone, poirot returned the bow and extracted his own card

these foralities pleted, the o n stepped to the eu tother, the italian pourg forth a strea of erudite ration they were by now nversg french

the young an the flannel troers strolled listlessly round the eu, yawng fro ti to ti, and then escaped to the outer air

poirot and signor richetti at last followed hi the italian was enertic exag the r, but presently poirot, espyg a green-led sunshade which he regnized on the rocks down by the river, escaped that direction

rs allerton was sittg on a lar rock, a sketch-book by her side and a book on her lap

poirot reoved his hat politely and rs allerton at once entered to nversation

&ot;good-orng,&ot; 射 said &ot;i suppose it would be ite ipossible to t rid of of these awful children&ot;

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