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X. The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman

           Musthavebeenalmostinstantaneous.Iwonderheevenmanagedtotelephone.Itwillbebetternottomovehimuntilthepolicearrive.”

           Onthemanager’ssuggestionwesearchedtheflat,buttheresultwasaforegoneconclusion.Itwasnotlikelythatthemurdererswouldbeconcealedtherewhenalltheyhadtodowastowalkout.

           Wecamebacktothedining-room.Poirothadnotaccompaniedusinourtour.Ifoundhimstudyingthecentretablewithcloseattention.Ijoinedhim.Itwasawell-polishedroundmahoganytable.Abowlofrosesdecoratedthecentre,andwhitelacematsreposedonthegleamingsurface.Therewasadishoffruit,butthethreedessertplateswereuntouched.Therewerethreecoffee-cupswithremainsofcoffeeinthem—twoblack,onewithmilk.Allthreemenhadtakenport,andthedecanter,half-full,stoodbeforethecentreplate.Oneofthemenhadsmokedacigar,theothertwocigarettes.Atortoiseshell-and-silverbox,holdingcigarsandcigarettes,stoodopenuponthetable.

           Ienumeratedallthesefactstomyself,butIwasforcedtoadmitthattheydidnotshedanybrilliantlightonthesituation.IwonderedwhatPoirotsawinthemtomakehimsointent.Iaskedhim.

           “Monami,”hereplied,“youmissthepoint.IamlookingforsomethingthatIdonotsee.”

           “Whatisthat?”

           “Amistake—evenalittlemistake—onthepartofthemurderer.”

           Hesteppedswiftlytothesmalladjoiningkitchen,lookedin,andshookhishead.

           “Monsieur,”hesaidtothemanager,“explaintome,Ipray,yoursystemofservingmealshere.”

           Themanagersteppedtoasmallhatchinthewall.

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