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12. Poirot Elucidates Certain Points

           Itwasamostdisastrousmanoeuvreontheirpart,foritatoncedrewmyattentiontotwopoints—first,thatMadameRenauldwaslying:secondly,thattheremustbesomevitalreasonforthepostponementofthetime.”

           “Butwhatreasoncouldtherebe?”

           “Ah,thatisthequestion!Therewehavethewholemystery.Asyet,Icannotexplainit.Thereisonlyoneideathatpresentsitselftomeashavingapossibleconnection.”

           “Andthatis?”

           “ThelasttrainleftMerlinvilleatseventeenminutespasttwelve.”

           Ifolloweditoutslowly.

           “Sothat,thecrimeapparentlytakingplacesometwohourslater,anyoneleavingbythattrainwouldhaveanunimpeachablealibi!”

           “Perfect,Hastings!Youhaveit!”

           Isprangup.

           “Butwemustinquireatthestation.Surelytheycannothavefailedtonoticetwoforeignerswholeftbythattrain!Wemustgothereatonce!”

           “Youthinkso,Hastings?”

           “Ofcourse.Letusgotherenow.”

           Poirotrestrainedmyardourwithalighttouchuponthearm.

           “Gobyallmeansifyouwish,monami—butifyougo,Ishouldnotaskforparticularsoftwoforeigners.”

           Istared,andhesaidratherimpatiently:

           “Là,là,youdonotbelieveallthatrigmarole,doyou?Themaskedmenandalltherestofcettehistoire-là!”

           HiswordstookmesomuchabackthatIhardlyknewhowtorespond.

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