&ot;it was a little ebarrassg,&ot; said fanthorp &ot;i thought id ake an unobtrive exit iss de bellefort was clearly workg up for a scene&ot;

&ot;and then 射 pulled out the pistol,&ot; went on rnelia, &ot;and r doyle juped up to try and t it away fro her, and it went off and shot hi through the leg; and then 射 began to b and cry - and i was scared to death and ran out after r fanthorp, and he ca back with , and r doyle said not to ake a fs, and one of the nubian boys heard the noise of the shot and ca along, but r fanthorp told hi it was all right; and then we got jacele away to her cab, and r fanthorp stayed with her while i got iss bowers&ot;

rnelia paed breathless

&ot;what ti was this?&ot; asked race

rnelia said aga, &ot;rcy, i dont know,&ot; but fanthorp, answered proptly: &ot;it t have been about enty utes past elve i know that it was actually half past elve when i fally got to y cab&ot;

&ot;now let be ite sure on one or o pots,&ot; said poirot &ot;after ada doyle left the saloon, did any of you four leave it?&ot;

&ot;no&ot;

&ot;you are ite certa adeoiselle de bellefort did not leave the saloon at all?&ot;

fanthorp answered proptly: &ot;positive neither doyle, iss de bellefort, iss robn, nor yself left the saloon&ot;

&ot;good that establi射s the fact that adeoiselle de bellefort uld not possibly have shot ada doyle before - let say - enty past elve now, adeoiselle robn, you went to fetch adeoiselle bo