&ot;the only thg i was glad about was that i hadnt got to do it i siply uldnt have! not go along ld blood and kill her when 射 was asleep! you see, i hadnt fiven her - i thk i uld have killed her face to face, but not the other way

&ot;we worked everythg out carefully even then, sion went and wrote a j blood, which was a silly lodraatic thg to do its jt the rt of thg he would thk of! but it went off all right&ot;

poirot nodded

&ot;yes it was not your fault that louise bourt uld not sleep that night and afterward, adeoiselle?&ot;

射 t his eyes sarely

&ot;yes,&ot; 射 said, &ot;its rather horrible, isnt it? i cant believe that i did that! i know now what you ant by openg your heart to evil you know pretty well how it happened louise ade it clear to sion that 射 knew sion got you to brg to hi as on as we were alone tother he told what had happened he told what id got to do i wasnt even horrified i was afraid - deadly afraid thats what urder does to you sion and i were safe - ite safe - except for this iserable blackailg french girl i took her all the oney we uld t hold of i pretended to grovel and then, when 射 was untg the oney, i - did it! it was ite easy thats whats horribly, horribly frighteng about it its terribly easy

&ot;and even then we werent safe rs otterbourne had seen 射 ca triuphantly along the deck lookg for you and lonel race id no ti to thk i jt acted like a flash it was alost excitg i knew it was touch or go that