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Chapter IV. Poirot Investigates

           

           “Wheredidyoufindit?”

           “Inthewash-standdrawerinMrs.Inglethorp’sbedroom.ItwasNumberSixofmycatalogue.”

           “ButIsuppose,asthelastpowderwastakentwodaysago,itisnotofmuchimportance?”

           “Probablynot,butdoyounoticeanythingthatstrikesyouaspeculiaraboutthisbox?”

           Iexamineditclosely.

           “No,Ican’tsaythatIdo.”

           “Lookatthelabel.”

           Ireadthelabelcarefully:“‘Onepowdertobetakenatbedtime,ifrequired.Mrs.Inglethorp.’No,Iseenothingunusual.”

           “Notthefactthatthereisnochemist’sname?”

           “Ah!”Iexclaimed.“Tobesure,thatisodd!”

           “Haveyoueverknownachemisttosendoutaboxlikethat,withouthisprintedname?”

           “No,Ican’tsaythatIhave.”

           Iwasbecomingquiteexcited,butPoirotdampedmyardourbyremarking:

           “Yettheexplanationisquitesimple.Sodonotintrigueyourself,myfriend.”

           AnaudiblecreakingproclaimedtheapproachofAnnie,soIhadnotimetoreply.

           Anniewasafine,strappinggirl,andwasevidentlylabouringunderintenseexcitement,mingledwithacertainghoulishenjoymentofthetragedy.

           Poirotcametothepointatonce,withabusiness-likebriskness.

           “Isentforyou,Annie,becauseIthoughtyoumightbeabletotellmesomethingaboutthelettersMrs.Inglethorpwrotelastnight.Howmanywerethere?Andcanyoutellmeanyofthenamesandaddresses?”

           Annieconsidered.

           “Therewerefourletters,sir.OnewastoMissHoward,andonewastoMr.

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