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hercule poirots eyebrows rose

&ot;that is very terestg shall we, perhaps, have a little drk?&ot; they went to the observation saloon, now ite epty poirot ordered a whisky for the lonel and a double oranade full of sugar for hiself

&ot; you ake the return journey with ,&ot; said poirot as he sipped &ot;you would go faster, would you not, on the governnt stear, which travels by night as well as day?&ot;

lonel races face creased appreciatively

&ot;youre right on the spot as ual, onsieur poirot,&ot; he said pleasantly

&ot;it is, then, the passenrs?&ot;

&ot;one of the passenrs&ot;

&ot;now which one, i wonder?&ot; hercule poirot asked of the ornate ceilg

&ot;unfortunately i dont know yself,&ot; said race ruefully

poirot looked terested

race said: &ot;theres no need to be ysterio to you weve had a good deal of trouble out here - one way and another it isnt the people who ostensibly lead the rioters that were after its the n who very cleverly put the atch to the gunpowder there were three of the ones dead ones pr i want the third an - a an with five or six ld-blooded urders to his credit hes one of the cleverest paid agitators that ever existed hes on this boat i know that fro a passa a letter that passed through our hands deded it said: x will be on the karnak trip february seventh to thirteenth it didnt say under what na x would be passg&ot;

&ot;have you any description of