too, would aord with a siple, rather crude nature&ot;

&ot; fact, hes jt the pern we are lookg for?&ot;

&ot;yes - only -&ot; poirot rubbed his nose he said with a slight griace: &ot;see you, i regnize y own weaknesses it has been said of that i like to ake a case difficult this tion that you put to - it is too siple, too easy i cannot feel that it really happened and yet, that ay be 射er prejudice on y part&ot;

&ot;well, wed better have the fellow here&ot;

race rang the bell and gave the order then he asked, &ot;any other - possibilities?&ot;

&ot;plenty, y friend there is, for exaple, the arican trtee&ot;

&ot;penngton?&ot;

&ot;yes, penngton there was a curio little scene here the other day&ot; he narrated the happengs to race &ot;you see - it is significant ada, 射 wanted to read all the papers before signg he akes the exce of another day and then, the hband, he akes a very significant reark&ot;

&ot;what was that?&ot;

&ot;he says - i never read anythg i sign where i a told to sign you perceive the significance of that penngton did i saw it his eye he looked at doyle as though an entirely new idea had e to his head jt ia, y friend, that you have been left trtee to the daughter of an tensely wealthy an you e, perhaps, that oney to speculate with i know it is all detective novels - but you read of it too the newspapers it happens, y friend, it happens&ot;

&ot;i dont dispute it,&ot; said race

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