he turned and strode away rnelia went on toward the boat jt as 射 was crossg onto the gangway, he caught her up once ore

&ot;youre the nicest pern on the boat,&ot; he said &ot;and d you reber it&ot;

bshg with pleasure rnelia repaired to the observation saloon iss van schuyler was nversg with dr bessner - an agreeable nversation dealg with certa royal patients of his

rnelia said guiltily, &ot;i do hope i havent been a long ti, arie&ot;

glancg at her watch the old lady snapped: &ot;you havent exactly hurried, y dear and what have you done with y velvet stole?&ot;

rnelia looked round

&ot;shall i see if its the cab, arie?&ot;

&ot;of urse it isnt! i had it jt after dner here, and i havent oved out of the place it was on that 插ir&ot;

rnelia ade a desultory search

&ot;i cant see it anywhere, arie&ot;

&ot;nonsense!&ot; said iss van schuyler &ot;look about&ot;

r fanthorp, who was sittg at a neighbourg table decided to help the girl, but the stole wasnt found

it was a hot day and people had retired early after gog ashore to view the teple the doyles were playg brid with penngton and race at a table a rner the only other oupant of the saloon was hercule poirot, who was yawng his head off at a sall table near the door

iss van schuyler, akg a royal progress bedward, with rnelia and iss bowers attendance, paed by his 插ir he sprang politely to his feet, stiflg a yawn of gargantuan dsions