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IV. The Mystery of Hunter’s Lodge

           ImaymentionthatinquiriesattheAgencyinLondonboreoutPoirot’sprognostication.Nosuchwomanas“Mrs.Middleton”hadeverbeenontheirbooks.TheyhadreceivedtheHon.Mrs.Havering’sapplicationforahousekeeper,andhadsenthervariousapplicantsforthepost.Whenshesentthemtheengagementfee,sheomittedtomentionwhichwomanshehadselected.

           Somewhatcrestfallen,IreturnedtoLondon.IfoundPoirotestablishedinanarm-chairbythefireinagarish,silkdressing-gown.Hegreetedmewithmuchaffection.

           “MonamiHastings!ButhowgladIamtoseeyou.VeritablyIhaveforyouagreataffection.Andyouhaveenjoyedyourself?YouhaveruntoandfrowiththegoodJapp?Youhaveinterrogatedandinvestigatedtoyourheart’scontent?”

           “Poirot,”Icried,“thething’sadarkmystery!Itwillneverbesolved.”

           “Itistruethatwearenotlikelytocoverourselveswithgloryoverit.”

           “No,indeed.It’sahardnuttocrack.”

           “Oh,asfarasthatgoes,Iamverygoodatcrackingthenuts!Averitablesquirrel!Itisnotthatwhichembarrassesme.IknowwellenoughwhokilledMr.HarringtonPace.”

           “Youknow?Howdidyoufindout?”

           “Yourilluminatinganswerstomywiressuppliedmewiththetruth.Seehere,Hastings,letusexaminethefactsmethodicallyandinorder.Mr.HarringtonPaceisamanwithaconsiderablefortunewhichathisdeathwilldoubtlesspasstohisnephew.PointNo.1.Hisnephewisknowntobedesperatelyhardup.PointNo.2.Hisnephewisalsoknowntobe—shallwesayamanofratherloosemoralfibre?PointNo.3.

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