dont suppose its news to you to know that theres plenty of ruours gog about the boat that half french girl - jacele de bellefort - there was thg fishy there, you know l didnt tell anythg, but naturally i wasnt born bld and deaf thered been affair beeen her and sion, ti, hadnt there? cherchez la fe - thats a pretty good und rule, and i should say you wouldnt have to cherchez far&ot;

&ot;you an that your belief jacele de bellefort shot ada doyle?&ot; poirot asked

&ot;thats what it looks like to of urse i dont know anythg&ot;

&ot;unfortunately we do know thg!&ot;

&ot;eh?&ot; r penngton looked startled

&ot;we know that it is ite ipossible for adeoiselle de bellefort to have shot ada doyle&ot;

he expned carefully the circtances penngton seed rectant to aept the

&ot;i agree it looks all right on the face of it - but this hospital nurse woan, ill bet 射 didnt stay awake all night 射 dozed off and the girl slipped out and aga&ot;

&ot;hardly likely, onsieur penngton 射 had adistered a strong opiate, reber and anyway a nurse is the habit of sleepg lightly and wakg when her patient wakes&ot;

&ot;it all unds rather fishy to ,&ot; declared penngton

race said, a ntly authoritative anner: &ot;i thk you t take it fro , r penngton, that we have exaed all the possibilities very carefully the result is ite defite - jacele de bellefort did not shoot rs doyle we are forced to look elsewhere that is where we hope you ay b