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"Oh, yes, sir"

"Has anyone else in the house got a green dress?"

Dorcas reflected

"Miss Cynthia has a green evening dress"

"Light or dark green?"

"A light green, sir; a sort of chiffon, they call it"

"Ah, that is not what I want And nobody else has anything green?"

"No, sir--not that I know of"

Poirot's face did not betray a trace of whether he was disappointed or otherwise He merely remarked: "Good, ill leave that and pass on Have you any reason to believe that your ht?"

"Not last night, sir, I know she didn't"

"Why do you know so positively?"

"Because the box was eo, and she didn't have any more made up"

"You are quite sure of that?"

"Positive, sir"

"Then that is cleared up! By the way, your n any paper yesterday?"