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II. The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor

           

           “Shootingrooks,eh?”

           “Yes,heusuallytookhislittlerookriflewithhim,andIheardoneortwoshotsinthedistance.”

           “Whereisthislittlerookriflenow?”

           “Inthehall,Ithink.”

           SheledthewayoutoftheroomandfoundandhandedthelittleweapontoPoirot,whoexamineditcursorily.

           “Twoshotsfired,Isee,”heobserved,ashehandeditback.“Andnow,madame,ifImightsee——”

           Hepauseddelicately.

           “Theservantshalltakeyou,”shemurmured,avertingherhead.

           Theparlourmaid,summoned,ledPoirotupstairs.Iremainedwiththelovelyandunfortunatewoman.Itwashardtoknowwhethertospeakorremainsilent.Iessayedoneortwogeneralreflectionstowhichsherespondedabsently,andinaveryfewminutesPoirotrejoinedus.

           “Ithankyouforallyourcourtesy,madame.Idonotthinkyouneedbetroubledanyfurtherwiththismatter.Bytheway,doyouknowanythingofyourhusband’sfinancialposition?”

           Sheshookherhead.

           “Nothingwhatever.Iamverystupidoverbusinessthings.”

           “Isee.Thenyoucangiveusnoclueastowhyhesuddenlydecidedtoinsurehislife?Hehadnotdonesopreviously,Iunderstand.”

           “Well,wehadonlybeenmarriedalittleoverayear.But,astowhyheinsuredhislife,itwasbecausehehadabsolutelymadeuphismindthathewouldnotlivelong.Hehadastrongpremonitionofhisowndeath.Igatherthathehadhadonehæmorrhagealready,andthatheknewthatanotheronewouldprovefatal.Itriedtodispelthesegloomyfearsofhis,butwithoutavail.

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