f - of follog about wherever we go&ot; poirot raised his eyebrows

&ot;ah - rather an unual - er - reven&ot;

&ot;very unual - and very ridiculo! but al - annoyg&ot;

射 bit her lip

poirot nodded

&ot;yes, i can ia that you are, i understand, on your honey-oon?&ot;

&ot;yes it happened - the first ti - at venice 射 was there - at danielli i thought it jt an ebarrasg cidence - that was all then we found her on board the boat at brdisi weve understood that 射 was gog on to paleste we left her, as we thought, on the boat but - but when we got to na hoe 射 was there - waitg for &ot;

poirot nodded

&ot;and now?&ot;

&ot;we ca up the nile by boat i - i was half expectg to fd her on board when 射 wasnt there i thought 射 had sped beg - childish but when we got here - 射 - 射 was here - waitg&ot;

poirot eyed her keenly for a ont 射 was still perfectly posed, but the knuckles of the hand that was grippg the table were white with the force of her grip

he said, &ot;and you are afraid this state of thgs ay ntue?&ot;

&ot;yes&ot; 射 paed &ot;of urse the whole thg is idiotic! jacele is akg herself utterly ridiculo i a surprised 射 hasnt got ore pride - ore dignity&ot;

poirot ade a slight sture

&ot;there are tis, ada, when pride and dignity - they go by the board! there are other - stronr eotions&ot;

&ot;yes, possibly&ot; l spoke ipatiently &ot;but what on earth can 射 hope to ga by all this?&ot;