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15. A Photograph

           

           “Thedaggerwasinthewound,yousay?Thatiscurious.Youaresureitwasthesameone?”

           “Absolutelycertain.That’swhatmakeitsoimpossible.”

           “Nothingisimpossible.Theremayhavebeentwodaggers.”

           Iraisedmyeyebrows.

           “Surelythatisinthehighestdegreeunlikely?Itwouldbeamostextraordinarycoincidence.”

           “Youspeakasusual,withoutreflection,Hastings.Insomecasestwoidenticalweaponswouldbehighlyimprobable.Butnothere.ThisparticularweaponwasawarsouvenirwhichwasmadetoJackRenauld’sorders.Itisreallyhighlyunlikely,whenyoucometothinkofit,thatheshouldhavehadonlyonemade.Veryprobablyhewouldhaveanotherforhisownuse.”

           “Butnobodyhasmentionedsuchathing,”Iobjected.

           AhintofthelecturercreptintoPoirot’stone.“Myfriend,inworkinguponacase,onedoesnottakeintoaccountonlythethingsthatare‘mentioned.’Thereisnoreasontomentionmanythingswhichmaybeimportant.Equally,thereisoftenanexcellentreasonfornotmentioningthem.Youcantakeyourchoiceofthetwomotives.”

           Iwassilent,impressedinspiteofmyself.Anotherfewminutesbroughtustothefamousshed.Wefoundallourfriendsthereand,afteraninterchangeofpoliteamenities,Poirotbeganhistask.

           HavingwatchedGiraudatwork,Iwaskeenlyinterested.Poirotbestowedbutacursoryglanceonthesurroundings.Theonlythingheexaminedwastheraggedcoatandtrousersbythedoor.AdisdainfulsmilerosetoGiraud’slips,and,asthoughnotingit,Poirotflungthebundledownagain.

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