her laugh rang out, clear and silvery

poirot grasped her ar

&ot;be iet iet, i tell you&ot;

jacele looked at hi

&ot;well?&ot; 射 asked her sile was defitely 插llengg

&ot;adeoiselle, i beseech you, do not do what you are dog&ot;

&ot;leave dear l alone, you an?&ot;

&ot;it is deeper than that do not open your heart to evil&ot;

her lips fell apart; a look of bewildernt ca to her eyes

poirot went on gravely: &ot;becae - if you do - evil will e yes, very surely evil will e it will enter and ake its ho with you, and after a little while it will no lonr be possible to drive it out&ot;

jacele stared at hi her glance seed to waver, to flicker uncertaly 射 said, &ot;i - dont know -&ot; then 射 cried out defiantly, &ot;you cant s &ot;

&ot;no,&ot; said hercule poirot &ot;i cannot s you&ot;

his voice was sad

&ot;even if i were to - kill her, you uldnt s &ot;

&ot;no - not if you were willg to pay the price&ot;

jacele de bellefort laughed

&ot;oh, i not afraid of death! what have i got to live for, after all? i suppose you believe its very wrong to kill a pern who has jured you - even if theyve taken away everythg you had the world?&ot;

poirot said steadily: &ot;yes, adeoiselle i believe it is the unfivable offence - to kill&ot;

jacele laughed aga

&ot;then you ought to approve of y present sche of reven; becae, you see, as long as it works, i shant e that pisto