&ot;but cant you wait and jt have tea?&ot;

&ot;no, i cant wait, l i too excited i t t back and tell sion i know i ad, darlg, but i cant help it arria will cure , i expect it always sees to have a very berg effect on people&ot;

射 turned at the door, stood a ont, then ru射d back for a last ick bird-like ebrace

&ot;dear l - theres no one like you&ot;

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gaston blond, the proprietor of that odish little restaurant chez a tante, was not a an who delighted to honour any of his clientéle the rich, the beautiful, the notorio and the well-born ight wait va to be signalled out and paid special attention only the rarest cases did blond, with gracio ndescension, greet a guest, aopany hi to a priviled table, and ex插n with hi suitable and apposite rearks

on this particular night, blond had exercised his royal prerogative three tis - once for a duchess, once for a fao racg peer, and once for a little an of ical appearance with se black otaches, who, a casual onlooker would have thought, uld bestow no favour on chez a tante by his presence there

blond, however, was positively ful his attentions though clients had been told for the last half hour that a table was not to be had, one now ysterioly appeared, placed a ost favourable position

blond nducted the client to it with every appearance of epressent

&ot;but naturally, for you there is always a table, onsieur poirot! how i wish that you would honour oftener