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&ot;poor sion,&ot; said rs allerton &ot;only yesterday he looked such a happy boy, with everythg the world he wanted and now his beautiful wife killed and he hiself d up and helpless i do hope -&ot;

&ot;what do you hope, ada?&ot; asked poirot as rs allerton paed

&ot;i hope hes not too angry with that poor child&ot;

&ot;with adeoiselle jacele? ite the ntrary he was full of anxiety on her behalf&ot;

he turned to ti

&ot;you know, it is a pretty little proble of psychology, that all the ti that adeoiselle jacele was follog the fro place to place, he was abtely furio; but now, when 射 has actually shot hi, and wounded hi danroly - perhaps ade hi la for life - all his anr sees to have evaporated can you understand that?&ot;

&ot;yes,&ot; said ti thoughtfully, &ot;i thk i can the first thg ade hi feel a fool -&ot;

poirot nodded &ot;you are right it offended his ale dignity&ot;

&ot;but now - if you look at it a certa way, its 射 whos ade a fool of herself everyones down on her, and -&ot;

&ot;he can be neroly fivg,&ot; fi射d rs allerton &ot;what children n are!&ot;

&ot;a profoundly untrue statent that won always ake,&ot; urured ti

poirot siled then he said to ti, &ot;tell , ada doyles , iss joanna uthwood, did 射 reseble ada doyle?&ot;

&ot;youve got it a little wrong, onsieur poirot 射 was our and ls friend&ot;

&ot;ah, pardon - i was nfed 射 is a young lady uch the news, that i have been t