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"Well?"

"Well, he did, sir"

"And what happened next?"

"We went on with the begonias, sir"

"Did not Mrs Inglethorp call you again?"

"Yes, sir, both me and Willuht in, and sign our naned"

"Did you see anything of ritten above her signature?" asked Poirot sharply

"No, sir, there was a bit of blotting paper over that part"

"And you signed where she told you?"

"Yes, sir, first me and then Willum"

"What did she do with it afterwards?"

"Well, sir, she slipped it into a long envelope, and put it inside a sort of purple box that was standing on the desk"

"What time was it when she first called you?"

"About four, I should say, sir"