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III. The Adventure of the Cheap Flat

           Itwistedadaggerfromhishand,andasPoirotbroughtdownthescarffromhiseyes,whilstkeepingitwoundtightlyroundhismouth,Ijerkedupmyrevolverwherehecouldseeitandunderstandthatresistancewasuseless.AsheceasedtostrugglePoirotputhismouthclosetohisearandbegantowhisperrapidly.Afteraminutethemannodded.Thenenjoiningsilencewithamovementofthehand,Poirotledthewayoutoftheflatanddownthestairs.Ourcaptivefollowed,andIbroughtuptherearwiththerevolver.Whenwewereoutinthestreet,Poirotturnedtome.

           “Thereisataxiwaitingjustroundthecorner.Givemetherevolver.Weshallnotneeditnow.”

           “Butifthisfellowtriestoescape?”

           Poirotsmiled.

           “Hewillnot.”

           Ireturnedinaminutewiththewaitingtaxi.Thescarfhadbeenunwoundfromthestranger’sface,andIgaveastartofsurprise.

           “He’snotaJap,”IejaculatedinawhispertoPoirot.

           “Observationwasalwaysyourstrongpoint,Hastings!Nothingescapesyou.No,themanisnotaJap.HeisanItalian.”

           Wegotintothetaxi,andPoirotgavethedriveranaddressinSt.John’sWood.Iwasbynowcompletelyfogged.IdidnotliketoaskPoirotwhereweweregoinginfrontofourcaptive,andstroveinvaintoobtainsomelightupontheproceedings.

           Wealightedatthedoorofasmallhousestandingbackfromtheroad.Areturningwayfarer,slightlydrunk,waslurchingalongthepavementandalmostcollidedwithPoirot,whosaidsomethingsharplytohimwhichIdidnotcatch.Allthreeofuswentupthestepsofthehouse.

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