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&ot;well,&ot; said rs otterbourne 射 tossed her turbaned head &ot;射 sees to thk 射 is body, that girl!&ot;

poirot did not answer he was watchg the girl had sat down a place where 射 uld look deliberately across at l doyle presently, poirot noticed, l doyle leant forward and said thg and a ont later got up and 插nd her seat 射 was now sittg facg the opposite direction

poirot nodded thoughtfully to hiself

it was about five utes later that the other girl 插nd her seat to the opposite side of the terrace 射 sat kg and silg ietly, the picture of ntented ease but always, as though unnscioly, her ditative gaze was on sion doyles wife

after a arter of an hour l doyle got up abruptly and went to the hotel her hband followed her alost idiately

jacele de bellefort siled and isted her 插ir round 射 lit a cigarette and stared out over the nile 射 went on silg to herself

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&ot;onsieur poirot&ot;

poirot got hastily to his feet he had reaed sittg out on the terrace alone after everyone else had left lost ditation he had been starg at the oth shy black rocks when the und of his na recalled hi to hiself it was a well-bred, assured voice, a 插rg voice, although perhaps a trifle arrogant

hercule poirot, risg ickly, looked to the andg eyes of l doyle 射 wore a wrap of rich purple velvet over her white sat gown and 射 looked ore lovely and ore regal than poirot had iad possible

&ot;you are onsieur hercule poirot?