why the little deception about not havg received the letter?&ot;

&ot;well, i ask you -&ot; penngton spread out his hands &ot;you cant butt on a honeyoon uple without ore or less g down to brass tacks and givg your reans i thought it best to ake the etg aidental besides, i didnt know anythg about the hband he ight have been ixed up the racket for all i knew&ot;

&ot; fact all your actions were actuated by pure disterestedness,&ot; said lonel race drily

&ot;youve said it, lonel&ot;

there was a pae race glanced at poirot the little an leant forward

&ot;onsieur penngton, we do not believe a word of your story -&ot;

&ot;the hell you dont! and what the hell do you believe?&ot;

&ot;we believe that l ridways unexpected arria put you a fancial andary that you ca over post haste to try and fd way out of the ss you were - that is to say, way of gag ti that, with that end view, you endeavoured to obta ada doyles signature to certa docunts - and failed that on the journey up the nile, when walkg along the cliff at abu sibel, you dislodd a boulder which fell and only very narrowly issed its object -&ot;

&ot;youre crazy&ot;

&ot;we believe that the sa kd of circtances ourred on the return journey that is to say, an opportunity presented itself of puttg ada doyle out of the way at a ont when her death would be alost certaly ascribed to the action of another pern we not only believe, but know, that it was your revolver which