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           “Heknowsmoreaboutpoisonsthanalmostanybody,”Iexplained.“Well,myideais,thatperhapshe’sfoundsomewayofmakingstrychninetasteless.Oritmaynothavebeenstrychnineatall,butsomeobscuredrugnoonehaseverheardof,whichproducesmuchthesamesymptoms.”

           “H’m,yes,thatmightbe,”saidJohn.“Butlookhere,howcouldhehavegotatthecocoa?Thatwasn’tdownstairs?”

           “No,itwasn’t,”Iadmittedreluctantly.

           Andthen,suddenly,adreadfulpossibilityflashedthroughmymind.IhopedandprayeditwouldnotoccurtoJohnalso.Iglancedsidewaysathim.Hewasfrowningperplexedly,andIdrewadeepbreathofrelief,fortheterriblethoughtthathadflashedacrossmymindwasthis:thatDr.Bauersteinmighthavehadanaccomplice.

           Yetsurelyitcouldnotbe!SurelynowomanasbeautifulasMaryCavendishcouldbeamurderess.Yetbeautifulwomenhadbeenknowntopoison.

           AndsuddenlyIrememberedthatfirstconversationatteaonthedayofmyarrival,andthegleaminhereyesasshehadsaidthatpoisonwasawoman’sweapon.HowagitatedshehadbeenonthatfatalTuesdayevening!HadMrs.InglethorpdiscoveredsomethingbetweenherandBauerstein,andthreatenedtotellherhusband?Wasittostopthatdenunciationthatthecrimehadbeencommitted?

           ThenIrememberedthatenigmaticalconversationbetweenPoirotandEvelynHoward.Wasthiswhattheyhadmeant?WasthisthemonstrouspossibilitythatEvelynhadtriednottobelieve?

           Yes,itallfittedin.

           NowonderMissHowardhadsuggested“hushingitup.