&ot;awfully good of you to e along, onsieur poirot look here, theres thg i want to ask you&ot;

&ot;yes?&ot;

sion got still redder the face

&ot;its - its about jackie i want to see her do you thk - would you d - would 射 d, dyou thk, if you asked her to e along here? you know ive been lyg here thkg that wretched kid - 射 is only a kid after all - and i treated her dan badly - and -&ot;

he stared to silence

poirot looked at hi with terest

&ot;you desire to see adeoiselle jacele? i will fetch her&ot;

&ot;thanks awfully good of you&ot;

poirot went on his est he found jacele de bellefort sittg huddled up a rner of the observation saloon there was an open book on her lap but 射 was not readg

poirot said ntly: &ot;will you e with , adeoiselle? onsieur doyle wants to see you&ot;

射 started up her face f射d - then paled 射 looked bewildered

&ot;sion? he wants to see - to see ?&ot;

he found her credulity ovg

&ot;will you e, adeoiselle?&ot;

射 went with hi a docile fashion, like a child, but like a puzzled child

&ot;i - yes, of urse i will&ot;

poirot passed to the cab

&ot;here is adeoiselle&ot;

射 stepped after hi, wavered, stood still standg there ute and dub, her eyes fixed on sions face

&ot;hullo, jackie&ot; he, too, was ebarrassed he went on: &ot;awfully good of you to e i wanted to say - i an - what i an is -&ot;

射 terrupted hi then her words