tever&ot;

&ot;thank you, onsieur allerton&ot;

ti got up and left the cab

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race poured thoughtfully over a plan of the pronade deck of the karnak

&ot;fanthorp, young allerton, rs allerton then an epty cab, sion doyles now whos on the other side of rs doyles? the old arican da if anyone heard anythg, 射 should have done if 射s up wed better have her along&ot;

iss van schuyler entered the roo 射 looked even older and yellower than ual this orng her sall, dark eyes had an air of venoo displeasure the race rose and bowed

&ot;were very rry to trouble you, iss van schuyler its very good of you please sit down&ot;

iss van schuyler said sharply: &ot;i dislike beg ixed up this i resent it very uch i do not wish to be asciated any way with this - er - very unpleasant affair&ot;

&ot;ite - ite i was jt sayg to onsieur poirot that the oner we took your statent the better, as then you need have no further trouble&ot;

iss van schuyler looked at poirot with thg approachg favour &ot;i glad you both realize y feelgs i a not atod to anythg of this kd&ot;

poirot said othgly: &ot;precisely, adeoiselle that is why we wish to free you fro unpleasantness as ickly as possible now you went to bed last night - at what ti?&ot;

&ot;ten oclock is y ual ti last night i was rather later, as rnelia robn, very nsiderately, kept waitg&ot;

&ot;très bien, adeoiselle now what did you hear after you had retire