nleethekindofnyoughtsayhadsoldhissoultothedevilandenjoyedthebargainandheoo,proudaslucifer””proudaslucifer”saidpoirot”itissuggestive,yousaythere”superintendentsugdensaid,lookingpuzzled:”youdontanthatheurderedbecausehewasproud””ian,”saidpoirot,”thatthereissuittedthatpridetohissons”hebrokeoffhildaleehadeoutofthehouseandandinglookingalongtheterraceiii
”ipoirot”
superintendentsugdenhadexcusedhielfandgonebackintothehouselookingafterhihildasaid:”ididntknosanicen,quitensiderate”hervoice,alohingcadencetoit
poirotasked:”youe,yousay”
sheinclinedherhead
”yesithinkyoucanhelp”
”ishallbedelightedtodoso,da”
shesaid:”youareaveryintelligentn,poirotisayhusband””yes,da”
”ishouldnttalklikethistosuperintendentsugdenheunderstandbutyouwill”poirotboe,da”
hildalyon:”husband,foyyears,eversinceirriedhihasbeenentalcripple””ah”
”egreathurtphysiaybe,perhaps,alittleorehusband,poirot,sufferedagreathurtntallyathisstsusotherandhesaorallyresponsibleforthatdeathfrohatshoas,tobereneonleeasedhielfbyprobingintothatoldhingtodo”poirotsaid:”areyoutelling,da,thatyourhusbandkilledhisfather””iaellingyou,poirot,thatheeasilyghthavedonesoandieonleearchtheokillitpassedoutthroughhisfingersanddiedinhatisthetruth”poirotinuteortada,a”
”youanthedeathofsionleeswife”
”yes”
hildasaidsloeritstoallseeng,sionleeeandhisinablytreatedatthesati,ihonestlybelievethatthereisakindofekness,apredispositiontortyrdonofacertaintypesionleeired,ithink,spiritandforceofcharacterheerelyirritatedbypatienceandtears”poirotnoddedhesaid:”yourhusbandsaidlastnight:theeverplainedisthattrue”hildaleesaidiatiently:”ofurseitisntsheplainedtheetodavidshelaidthetobear”poirotlookedthoughtfullyathersheflushedunderhisgazeandbitherliphesaid:”isee”
shesaidsharply:”doyousee”
heansothertoyourhusbandobeawife”
shetuedaway
atthatntdavidleeostlikespringinsteadofer”hecanearerhisheadazinglyyoungandboyishthereayouthfuleageess,acarefreeradianceherculepoirotcaughthisbreathdavidsaid:”letsgodoothelake,hilda”
shesled,putherarhroughhis,andtheyvedofftogetheraspoirotgo,hesaarapidglanpseofsanxietyor,hewondered,fearslourredtohielf:”asihaveale,iahefathefessorandsinorefrequentlythann,itiseothisinghere,iherveryshortly”ashetuedattheendoftheterraceandpacedbackagain,hekneingtoiv
lydiasaid:”gooding,poirottressiliantoldishouldfindyououtheregladtofindyoualonehusbandhasbeenspeakingaboutyouiknootalktoyou””ahyesshalligoandseehiow”
”notjustyethegothardlyanysleeplastnightintheendigavehistrongsleepingdraughtheisstillasleep,andidont””iquiteunderstandthatnightthattheshockhadbeenverygreat”shesaidseriously:”yousee,poirot,hereallycaredchrethantheothers””iunderstand”
sheasked:”haveyouhasthesuperintendentanyideaofhisahing”poirotsaiddeliberately:”ada,astodoit”
lydiasaid,alstiatiently:”itslikeanightresofantasticicantbelieveitsreal”sheadded:”a,ashesaid”
”yes,da,hisstoryhasbeencheckedhehetruth”lydiastoppedandpluckedatabitofyeily”
”exactly”
”poirot,icantbelieveit”
”da,youcanandyoudobelieveit”
sheseedabouttoprotestthensuddenlyshesledruefullyshesaid:”ahypocriteoneis”
henodded
”ifyoue,da,”hesaid,”youitthattoyouitseequitenaturalthatoneofhisfalyshouldrderyourfatherinlaw”lydiasaidsharply:”thatsreallyafantastipoirot””yes,itisbutyourfatherinlaasticperson”
lydiasaid:”pooroldninoeunspeakably”
poirotsaid:”soishouldigine”
hebentover
