the deck below poirot followed hi they unlocked the door of the cab and passed side

louise bourt, whose trade it was to keep other peoples belonggs order, had taken a holiday where her own were ncerned odds and ends littered the of the chest of drawers; a suitcase gaped open, with clothes hangg out of the side of it and preventg it shuttg; underclothg hung liply over the sides of the 插irs

as poirot, with swift neat frs, opened the drawers of the dressg-chest, race exaed the suitcase

louises shoes were led along by the bed one of the, a black patent leather, seed to be restg at an extraordary angle, alost unsupported the appearance of it was odd that it attracted races attention

he closed the suitcase and bent over the le of shoes then he uttered a sharp exclaation

poirot whirled round

&ot;est ce il y a?&ot;

race said grily: &ot;射 hasnt disappeared 射s here - under the bed&ot;

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the body of a dead woan, who life had been louise bourt, lay on the floor of her cab the o n bent over it

race straightened hiself first

&ot;been dead close on an hour, i should say well t bessner on to it stabbed to the heart death pretty well stantaneo, i should ia 射 doesnt look pretty, does 射?&ot;

&ot;no&ot;

poirot shook his head with a slight shudder

the dark fele face was nvulsed, as though with surprise and fury, the lips drawn back fro the teeth

poirot bent aga ntly and picked up t