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Chapter VIII. Fresh Suspicions

           Noonetookmuchnoticeofthatattheinquest—butnowithasaverydifferentsignificance.WemustfindoutwhodidtakethatcoffeetoMrs.Inglethorpeventually,orwhopassedthroughthehallwhilstitwasstandingthere.Fromyouraccount,thereareonlytwopeoplewhomwecanpositivelysaydidnotgonearthecoffee—Mrs.Cavendish,andMademoiselleCynthia.”

           “Yes,thatisso.”Ifeltaninexpressiblelighteningoftheheart.MaryCavendishcouldcertainlynotrestundersuspicion.

           “InclearingAlfredInglethorp,”continuedPoirot,“IhavebeenobligedtoshowmyhandsoonerthanIintended.AslongasImightbethoughttobepursuinghim,thecriminalwouldbeoffhisguard.Now,hewillbedoublycareful.Yes—doublycareful.”Heturnedtomeabruptly.“Tellme,Hastings,youyourself—haveyounosuspicionsofanybody?”

           Ihesitated.Totellthetruth,anidea,wildandextravagantinitself,hadonceortwicethatmorningflashedthroughmybrain.Ihadrejecteditasabsurd,neverthelessitpersisted.

           “Youcouldn’tcallitasuspicion,”Imurmured.“It’ssoutterlyfoolish.”

           “Comenow,”urgedPoirotencouragingly.“Donotfear.Speakyourmind.Youshouldalwayspayattentiontoyourinstincts.”

           “Wellthen,”Iblurtedout,“it’sabsurd—butIsuspectMissHowardofnottellingallsheknows!”

           “MissHoward?”

           “Yes—you’lllaughatme——”

           “Notatall.

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