nderstand,lee,thatthereilyetingheldinyourfathersroohisafteoon””thereean,itilyunciloranythingofthatkind””tookplacethere”
davidleeansly:”fatheroodheanandaninvalid,ofurse,onehadtokealloheseedtohaveasseledusthereinordertohisspiteuponus””eerhesaid”
davidsaidquietly:”itaninthefalyhesaidpilarthatisspanishniecehtoppedpoirotsaid:”please,lee,theexactan”
davidsaidreluehetersonseveniftheyheheblanket”hissensitivefaceshoastefortheingsuperintendentsugdenlookedup,suddenlyalertleaningforrgeorgelee”
”togeorgeidontreeroh,yes,ibelievehetoldhieanageenoseratheranastydig,thatgeorgehasaliagdalene,ifancy,isabitofaspendershehasextravaganttastes”poirotsaid:”sothatshe,too,wasannoyed”
”yesbesides,fatherethingelseratheragdaleneeher”poirotsaid:”didyourfathetionhislateother”theredbloodraninpleshishands,trelingslightlyhesaidinaloedher”
loneljohnsonsaid:”didhesay”
davidsaidabruptly:”idontreerjustsoslightingreference”poirotsaidsoftly:”yourtherhasbeendeadsoyears”davidsaidshortly:”shediedwheniwasaboy”
”sheperhapsveryhappyinherlifehere”
davidgaveasfullaugh:”yfathertheran”
poiroton:”yourfatherressedbyherdeath”
davidsaidabruptly:”idontknoe”
hepausedandthensaid:”perhapsyouynotbeaeonthisvisitihadnotseenfatherfoearlytuiesoronhere”loneljohnsonasked:”didyouknoondsinthesafeinhisbedroodavidsaidindifferently:”didheseeafoolishsortofthingtodo”johnsonsaid:”entslastnight”
”neoh,ithedinnertablefairlyquie,thissittingroundoverportbesides,iuldseethatalfredandharryusiandplayedthepiano”poirotasked:”thesi,itisnexttothedra,isitnot””yesiplayedthereforsotitilltillthethinghappened””didyouhearexactly”
”ohafaroffnoiseoffuiturebeingovertuedsoairsandthenaprettyghastlycry”heclenchedhishandsagain”likeasoulinhellgod,itwasawful”johnsonsaid:”usi”
”ehno,einfrohedraheothers”
headdedquicklyandnervously:”youdonte,doyou,todescribeisahere”loneljohnsonsaid:”no,quiteunnerlee,theresnothingreyoucantigine,isuppose,urderyourfather”davidleesaidrecklessly:”ishouldthinkquitealotofpeopleidontknoe”he
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loneljohnsonhadhadnotitodorethanclearhisthroateinherselfthatthearriederetriagdalene,andnofortablestrengthofhildasheadeherappearherusebroanloneljohnsonalkinginhiskindliesttone
”agreatstrainonallofyou,”heyourhusband,slee,thatthisisthefirsttiyouhavebeentogorstonhall”shebowedherhead
”edrlee”
hildarepliedinherpleasantvoice:”noehealilyuntilno””hoeabout”
”fatherinlathischrists”
”andyourhusbandrespondedtothisappeal”
hildasaid:”hisaisunderstoodthesituation”poirotinterposedhesaid:”oreclearly,daithinkaybeofvalue”shetuedtohiediately
shesaid:”atthattiihadneverseenfatherinlaotiveedthathehathereallyedtoberenciledtoallhischildren””andotive,inyouropinion,da”
hildahesitatedantthenshesaidsloyfatherinlaotepeacebuttostirupstrife””inway”
hildasaidinalousedhiotoappealtotheannaturetherepishnessabouthiheeerofthefalyatloggerheadshoneanother”johnsonsaidsharply:”anddidhesucceed”
”oh,
