ve ura, ada; that is what it sees like to &ot;

l said slowly:

&ot;uldnt you - talk to jackie - to iss de bellefort? rean with her?&ot;

&ot;yes, i uld do that i will do that if you would like to do but do not expect uch result i fancy that adeoiselle de bellefort is uch the grip of a fixed idea that nothg will turn her fro it&ot;

&ot;but surely we can do thg to extricate ourselves?&ot;

&ot;you uld, of urse, return to england and establish yourself your own hoe&ot;

&ot;even then, i suppose, jacele is capable of plantg herself the villa, that i should see her every ti i went out of the grounds&ot;

&ot;true&ot;

&ot;besides,&ot; said l slowly, &ot;i dont thk that sion would agree to run away&ot;

&ot;what is his attitude this?&ot;

&ot;hes furio - siply furio&ot;

poirot nodded thoughtfully

l said appealgly, &ot;you will - talk to her?&ot;

&ot;yes, i will do that but it is y opion that i shall not be able to aoplish anythg&ot;

l said violently: &ot;jackie is extraordary! one cant tell what 射 will do!&ot;

&ot;you spoke jt now of certa threats 射 had ade would you tell what those threats were?&ot;

l shrugd her shoulders

&ot;射 threatened to - well - kill both jackie can be rather - lat tis&ot;

&ot;i see&ot;

poirots tone was grave

l turned to hi appealgly

&ot;you will act for ?&ot;

&ot;no, ada&ot; his tone was fir &ot;i will no