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3. At the Villa Geneviève

           

           “Pardon,monsieur,forinterrupting,butwasthatacommonpracticeofhis?”

           “No,itwasnot,butoldFrançoisehasthecommonideaasregardstheEnglish—thattheyaremad,andliabletodothemostunaccountablethingsatanymoment!Goingtocallhermistressasusual,ayoungermaid,Léonie,washorrifiedtodiscoverhergaggedandbound,andalmostatthesamemomentnewswasbroughtthatM.Renauld’sbodyhadbeendiscovered,stonedead,stabbedintheback.”

           “Where?”

           “Thatisoneofthemostextraordinaryfeaturesofthecase.M.Poirot,thebodywaslying,facedownwards,inanopengrave.”

           “What?”

           “Yes.Thepitwasfreshlydug—justafewyardsoutsidetheboundaryoftheVillagrounds.”

           “Andhehadbeendead—howlong?”

           Dr.Durandansweredthis.

           “Iexaminedthebodythismorningatteno’clock.Deathmusthavetakenplaceatleastseven,andpossiblytenhourspreviously.”

           “H’m,thatfixesitatbetweenmidnightand3a.m.”

           “Exactly,andMadameRenauld’sevidenceplacesitatafter2a.m.whichnarrowsthefieldstillfurther.Deathmusthavebeeninstantaneous,andnaturallycouldnothavebeenself-inflicted.”

           Poirotnodded,andthecommissaryresumed:

           “MadameRenauldwashastilyfreedfromthecordsthatboundherbythehorrifiedservants.Shewasinaterribleconditionofweakness,almostunconsciousfromthepainofherbonds.Itappearsthattwomaskedmenenteredthebedroom,gaggedandboundher,whilstforciblyabductingherhusband.Thisweknowatsecondhandfromtheservants.

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