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XI. The Case of the Missing Will
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“Theremightbeapossibilityofupsettingsuchawill?”
“Iwouldnotevenattempttodosuchathing.”
“Youregardit,then,asasportingchallengeonthepartofyouruncle?”
“ThatisexactlyhowIlookuponit.”
“Itbearsthatinterpretation,certainly,”saidPoirotthoughtfully.“Somewhereinthisramblingoldmanor-houseyourunclehasconcealedeitherasumofmoneyinnotesorpossiblyasecondwill,andhasgivenyouayearinwhichtoexerciseyouringenuitytofindit.”
“Exactly,MonsieurPoirot;andIampayingyouthecomplimentofassumingthatyouringenuitywillbegreaterthanmine.”
“Eh,eh!butthatisverycharmingofyou.Mygreycellsareatyourdisposal.Youhavemadenosearchyourself?”
“Onlyacursoryone;butIhavetoomuchrespectformyuncle’sundoubtedabilitiestofancythatthetaskwillbeaneasyone.”
“Haveyouthewilloracopyofitwithyou?”
MissMarshhandedadocumentacrossthetable.Poirotranthroughit,noddingtohimself.
“Madethreeyearsago.DatedMarch25;andthetimeisgivenalso—11a.m.—thatisverysuggestive.Itnarrowsthefieldofsearch.Assuredlyitisanotherwillwehavetoseekfor.Awillmadeevenhalf-an-hourlaterwouldupsetthis.Ehbien,mademoiselle,itisaproblemcharmingandingeniousthatyouhavepresentedtomehere.Ishallhaveallthepleasureintheworldinsolvingitforyou.
