harp cunng apparent her face which did not prepossess the o n favourably toward her

&ot;you are louise bourt?&ot;

&ot;yes, onsieur&ot;

&ot;when did you last see ada doyle alive?&ot;

&ot;last night, onsieur i wait her cab to undress her&ot;

&ot;what ti was that?&ot;

&ot;it was ti after eleven, onsieur i cannot say exactly when i undress ada and put her to bed, and then i leave&ot;

&ot;how long did all that take?&ot;

&ot;ten utes, onsieur ada was tired 射 told to put the lights out when i went&ot;

&ot;and when you had left her, what did you do?&ot;

&ot;i went to y own cab, onsieur, on the deck below&ot;

&ot;and you heard or saw nothg ore that can help ?&ot;

&ot;how uld i, onsieur?&ot;

&ot;that, adeoiselle, is for you to say, not for ,&ot; hercule poirot retorted

射 stole a sideways glance at hi

&ot;but, onsieur, i was nowhere near what uld i have seen or heard? i was on the deck below when it happened, on the other side of the boat, even it is ipossible that i should have heard anythg naturally, if i had been unable to sleep, if i had ounted the stairs, then perhaps i ight have seen this assass, this onster, enter or leave adas cab, but as it is -&ot;

射 threw out her hands appealgly to sion

&ot;onsieur, i iplore you - you see how it is? what can i say?&ot;

&ot;y good girl,&ot; said sion harshly, &ot;dont be a fool nobody thks you saw or heard anythg yo