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Chapter VII. Poirot Pays His Debts

           Butitwasstrangethatsheneverheardasound,sleepingnextdoor;whereasMrs.Cavendish,intheotherwingofthebuilding,distinctlyheardthetablefall.”

           “Well,she’syoung.Andshesleepssoundly.”

           “Ah,yes,indeed!Shemustbeafamoussleeper,thatone!”

           Ididnotquitelikethetoneofhisvoice,butatthatmomentasmartknockreachedourears,andlookingoutofthewindowweperceivedthetwodetectiveswaitingforusbelow.

           Poirotseizedhishat,gaveaferocioustwisttohismoustache,and,carefullybrushinganimaginaryspeckofdustfromhissleeve,motionedmetoprecedehimdownthestairs;therewejoinedthedetectivesandsetoutforStyles.

           IthinktheappearanceofthetwoScotlandYardmenwasratherashock—especiallytoJohn,thoughofcourseaftertheverdict,hehadrealizedthatitwasonlyamatteroftime.Still,thepresenceofthedetectivesbroughtthetruthhometohimmorethananythingelsecouldhavedone.

           PoirothadconferredwithJappinalowtoneonthewayup,anditwasthelatterfunctionarywhorequestedthatthehousehold,withtheexceptionoftheservants,shouldbeassembledtogetherinthedrawing-room.Irealizedthesignificanceofthis.ItwasuptoPoirottomakehisboastgood.

           Personally,Iwasnotsanguine.PoirotmighthaveexcellentreasonsforhisbeliefinInglethorp’sinnocence,butamanofthetypeofSummerhayewouldrequiretangibleproofs,andtheseIdoubtedifPoirotcouldsupply.

           Beforeverylongwehadalltroopedintothedrawing-room,thedoorofwhichJappclosed.

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