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"Have you ever known a chemist to send out a box like that, without his printed na quite excited, but Poirot da: "Yet the explanation is quite siue yourself,proclaimed the approach of Annie, so I had no tiirl, and was evidently labouring under intense exciteedy

Poirot came to the point at once, with a business-like briskness

"I sent for you, Annie, because I thought you lethorp wrote last night How many were there? And can you tell me any of the names and addresses?"

Annie considered

"There were four letters, sir One was to Miss Howard, and one was to Mr Wells, the lawyer, and the other two I don't think I remember, sir--oh, yes, one was to Ross's, the caterers in Taded Poirot

Annie racked her brains in vain

"I'one I don't think I can have noticed it"

"It does not n of disappoint else There is a saucepan in Mrs Inglethorp's rooht?"

"Yes, sir, it was put in her rooht--whenever she fancied it"

"What was it? Plain coco?"

"Yes, sir, ar, and two teaspoonfuls of rum in it"