race looked at hi irgly

&ot;picture to yourself,&ot; said poirot, &ot;a pern a who has grievoly wrond a pern b the pern b desires the reven the pern b akes the threats&ot;

&ot;a and b beg both on this boat?&ot;

poirot nodded &ot;precisely&ot;

&ot;and b, i gather, beg a woan?&ot;

&ot;exactly&ot;

race lit a cigarette

&ot;i shouldnt worry people who go about talkg of what they are gog to do dont ually do it&ot;

&ot;and particularly is that the case with les fes, you would say! yes, that is true&ot;

but he still did not look happy

&ot;anythg else?&ot; asked race

&ot;yes, there is thg yesterday the pern a had a very near escape fro death, the kd of death that ight very nveniently be called an aident&ot;

&ot;enered by b?&ot;

&ot;no, that is jt the pot b uld have had nothg to do with it&ot;

&ot;then it was an aident&ot;

&ot;i suppose - but i do not like such aidents&ot;

&ot;youre ite sure b uld have had no hand it?&ot;

&ot;abtely&ot;

&ot;oh, well, cidences do happen who is a, by the way? a particularly disagreeable pern?&ot;

&ot;on the ntrary a is a 插rg, rich and beautiful young lady&ot;

race grned &ot;unds ite like a novelette&ot;

&ot;peut-ktre but i tell you, i a not happy, y friend if i a right, and after all i a nstantly the habit of beg right -&ot; race siled to his otache at this typical utterance - &ot;then there is atter fo