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Chapter VIII. Fresh Suspicions

           Myideawas—averyridiculousone,nodoubt—thatshehadintendedtopoisonhim—andthat,insomeway,Mrs.Inglethorpgotholdofitbymistake.ButIdon’tatallseehowitcouldhavebeendone.Thewholethingisabsurdandridiculoustothelastdegree.”

           “Stillyouarerightinonething.Itisalwayswisetosuspecteverybodyuntilyoucanprovelogically,andtoyourownsatisfaction,thattheyareinnocent.Now,whatreasonsarethereagainstMissHoward’shavingdeliberatelypoisonedMrs.Inglethorp?”

           “Why,shewasdevotedtoher!”Iexclaimed.

           “Tcha!Tcha!”criedPoirotirritably.“Youarguelikeachild.IfMissHowardwerecapableofpoisoningtheoldlady,shewouldbequiteequallycapableofsimulatingdevotion.No,wemustlookelsewhere.YouareperfectlycorrectinyourassumptionthathervehemenceagainstAlfredInglethorpistooviolenttobenatural;butyouarequitewronginthedeductionyoudrawfromit.Ihavedrawnmyowndeductions,whichIbelievetobecorrect,butIwillnotspeakofthematpresent.”Hepausedaminute,thenwenton.“Now,tomywayofthinking,thereisoneinsuperableobjectiontoMissHoward’sbeingthemurderess.”

           “Andthatis?”

           “ThatinnopossiblewaycouldMrs.Inglethorp’sdeathbenefitMissHoward.Nowthereisnomurderwithoutamotive.”

           Ireflected.

           “CouldnotMrs.Inglethorphavemadeawillinherfavour?”

           Poirotshookhishead.

           “ButyouyourselfsuggestedthatpossibilitytoMr.Wells?”

           Poirotsmiled.

           “Thatwasforareason.

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