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VI. The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb
‘NotonecentnoworwhenI’mdead.Iintendtoleavemymoneytothefurtheranceofmylife’swork.I’vebeentalkingitoverwithMr.Schneiderto-day.’Andabitmoreofthesame.YoungBleibnerlitoutforCairorightaway.”
“Washeinperfectlygoodhealthatthetime?”
“Theoldman?”
“No,theyoungone.”
“Ibelievehedidmentiontherewassomethingwrongwithhim.Butitcouldn’thavebeenanythingserious,orIshouldhaveremembered.”
“Onethingmore,hasMr.Bleibnerleftawill?”
“Sofarasweknow,hehasnot.”
“Areyouremainingwiththeexpedition,Mr.Harper?”
“No,sir,Iamnot.I’mforNewYorkassoonasIcansquareupthingshere.Youmaylaughifyoulike,butI’mnotgoingtobethisblastedoldMen-her-Ra’snextvictim.He’llgetmeifIstophere.”
Theyoungmanwipedtheperspirationfromhisbrow.
Poirotturnedaway.Overhisshoulderhesaidwithapeculiarsmile:
“Remember,hegotoneofhisvictimsinNewYork.”
“Oh,hell!”saidMr.Harperforcibly.
“Thatyoungmanisnervous,”saidPoirotthoughtfully.“Heisontheedge,butabsolutelyontheedge.”
IglancedatPoirotcuriously,buthisenigmaticalsmiletoldmenothing.IncompanywithSirGuyWillardandDr.Tosswillweweretakenroundtheexcavations.TheprincipalfindshadbeenremovedtoCairo,butsomeofthetombfurniturewasextremelyinteresting.Theenthusiasmoftheyoungbaronetwasobvious,butIfanciedthatIdetectedashadeofnervousnessinhismannerasthoughhecouldnotquiteescapefromthefeelingofmenaceintheair.
