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17. We Make Further Investigations

           ItisnotMadameDaubreuilwhotellsusthistale—ifitwereallwouldindeedbeplainsailing—itisMadameRenauld.Isshetheninleaguewiththeother?”

           “Ican’tbelievethat,”Isaidslowly.“Ifitisso,shemustbethemostconsummateactresstheworldhaseverknown.”

           “Ta-ta-ta,”saidPoirotimpatiently.“Againyouhavethesentiment,andnotthelogic!Ifitisnecessaryforacriminaltobeaconsummateactress,thenbyallmeansassumehertobeone.Butisitnecessary?IdonotbelieveMadameRenauldtobeinleaguewithMadameDaubreuilforseveralreasons,someofwhichIhavealreadyenumeratedtoyou.Theothersareself-evident.Therefore,thatpossibilityeliminated,wedrawveryneartothetruthwhichis,asalways,verycuriousandinteresting.”

           “Poirot,”Icried,“whatmoredoyouknow?”

           “Monami,youmustmakeyourowndeductions.Youhave‘accesstothefacts!’Concentrateyourgreycells.Reason—notlikeGiraud—butlikeHerculePoirot.”

           “Butareyousure?”

           “Myfriend,inmanywaysIhavebeenanimbecile.ButatlastIseeclearly.”

           “Youknoweverything?”

           “IhavediscoveredwhatM.Renauldsentformetodiscover.”

           “Andyouknowthemurderer?”

           “Iknowonemurderer.”

           “Whatdoyoumean?”

           “Wetalkalittleatcross-purposes.Thereareherenotonecrime,buttwo.ThefirstIhavesolved,thesecond—ehbien,Iwillconfess,Iamnotsure!”

           “But,Poirot,Ithoughtyousaidthemanintheshedhaddiedanaturaldeath?”

           “Ta-ta-ta.”Poirotmadehisfavouriteejaculationofimpatience.“Stillyoudonotunderstand.

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