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Chapter V. “It Isn’t Strychnine, Is It?”

           

           Forabouttenminuteshesatindeadsilence,perfectlystill,exceptforseveralexpressivemotionsofhiseyebrows,andallthetimehiseyesgrewsteadilygreener.Atlastheheavedadeepsigh.

           “Itiswell.Thebadmomenthaspassed.Nowallisarrangedandclassified.Onemustneverpermitconfusion.Thecaseisnotclearyet—no.Foritisofthemostcomplicated!Itpuzzlesme.Me,HerculePoirot!Therearetwofactsofsignificance.”

           “Andwhatarethey?”

           “Thefirstisthestateoftheweatheryesterday.Thatisveryimportant.”

           “Butitwasagloriousday!”Iinterrupted.“Poirot,you’repullingmyleg!”

           “Notatall.Thethermometerregistered80degreesintheshade.Donotforgetthat,myfriend.Itisthekeytothewholeriddle!”

           “Andthesecondpoint?”Iasked.

           “TheimportantfactthatMonsieurInglethorpwearsverypeculiarclothes,hasablackbeard,andusesglasses.”

           “Poirot,Icannotbelieveyouareserious.”

           “Iamabsolutelyserious,myfriend.”

           “Butthisischildish!”

           “No,itisverymomentous.”

           “AndsupposingtheCoroner’sjuryreturnsaverdictofWilfulMurderagainstAlfredInglethorp.Whatbecomesofyourtheories,then?”

           “Theywouldnotbeshakenbecausetwelvestupidmenhadhappenedtomakeamistake!Butthatwillnotoccur.Foronething,acountryjuryisnotanxioustotakeresponsibilityuponitself,andMr.Inglethorpstandspracticallyinthepositionoflocalsquire.Also,”headdedplacidly,“Ishouldnotallowit!”

           “Youwouldnotallowit?”

           “No

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