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20. An Amazing Statement
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“Idonotseethatyoucanfixthatdefinitely—unlessyouquestionMademoiselleDabreuilagain.”
“Thereisnoneed.Iamsureofit.Andifyoudonotseethat,youseenothing,Hastings!”
Ilookedathimforamoment.
“Ofcourse!Iamanidiot.IfthetrampwasGeorgesConneau,itwasafterthestormyinterviewwithhimthatMr.Renauldapprehendeddanger.Hesentawaythechauffeur,Masters,whomhesuspectedofbeingintheother’spay,hewiredtohisson,andsentforyou.”
AfaintsmilecrossedPoirot’slips.
“YoudonotthinkitstrangethatheshoulduseexactlythesameexpressionsinhisletterasMadameRenauldusedlaterinherstory?IfthementionofSantiagowasablind,whyshouldRenauldspeakofit,and—whatismore—sendhissonthere?”
“Itispuzzling,Iadmit,butperhapsweshallfindsomeexplanationlater.Wecomenowtotheevening,andthevisitofthemysteriouslady.Iconfessthatthatfairlybafflesme,unlessitwasMadameDaubreuil,asFrançoiseallalongmaintained.”
Poirotshookhishead.
“Myfriend,myfriend,whereareyourwitswandering?Rememberthefragmentofcheque,andthefactthatthenameBellaDuveenwasfaintlyfamiliartoStonor,andIthinkwemaytakeitforgrantedthatBellaDuveenisthefullnameofJack’sunknowncorrespondent,andthatitwasshewhocametotheVillaGenevièvethatnight.WhethersheintendedtoseeJack,orwhethershemeantallalongtoappealtohisfatherwecannotbecertain,butIthinkwemayassumethatthisiswhatoccurred.
