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"My dear fellow," I said, "is this wise? Surely you don't want the whole house to know of this occurrence? You are actually playing into the cris?"

"I auided by you"

"Good Although, unfortunately, it is a little too late now"

"Sure"

He looked so crestfallen and abashed that I felt quite sorry, though I still thought my rebuke a just and wise one

"Well," he said at last, "let us go, mon ami"

"You have finished here?"

"For the e?"

"Willingly"

He picked up his little suit-case, and ent out through the openin the drawing-roo in, and Poirot stood aside to let her pass

"Excuse ly

"Did you ever ht flush rose in her face, as she answered rather constrainedly: "No"