there was a silence l ntrolled herself with an effort and said a ld voice, &ot;all this is ite beside the pot!&ot;

&ot;no, it is not beside the pot i a expng to you jt why the unexpected appearances of adeoiselle de bellefort have upset you uch it is becae, though 射 ay be unwoanly and undignified what 射 is dog, you have the ner nviction that 射 has right on her side&ot;

&ot;thats not true!&ot;

poirot shrugd his shoulders

&ot;you refe to be honest with yourself&ot;

&ot;not at all&ot;

poirot said ntly, &ot;i should say, ada, that you have had a happy life, that you have been nero and kdly your attitude toward others&ot;

&ot;i have tried to be,&ot; said l the ipatient anr died out of her face 射 spoke siply - alost forlornly

&ot;and that is why the feelg that you have deliberately caed jury to one upsets you uch, and why you are rectant to adit the fact pardon if i have been ipertent, but the psychology, it is the ost iportant fact a case&ot;

l said slowly: &ot;even supposg what you say were true - and i dont adit it, d - what can be done about it now? one cant alter the past; one t deal with thgs as they are&ot;

poirot nodded

&ot;you have the clear bra yes, one cannot go back over the past one t aept thgs as they are and tis, ada, that is all one can do - aept the nseences of ones past deeds&ot;

&ot;you an,&ot; asked l creduloly, &ot;that i can do nothg - nothg?&ot;

&ot;you t ha