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"You read lethorp was continuing--"they were, on the contrary, an appeal to me"

The Coroner reflected a lethorp, that you yourself poured out the coffee, and took it to your wife that evening?"

"I poured it out, yes But I did not take it to her I meant to do so, but I was told that a friend was at the hall door, so I laid down the coffee on the hall table When I caone"

This stateht not, be true, but it did not seelethorp In any case, he had had ample tied ether near the door One was a little, sharp, dark, ferret-faced man, the other was tall and fair

I questioned Poirot mutely He put his lips to my ear

"Do you knoho that little man is?"

I shook my head

"That is Detective Inspector James Japp of Scotland Yard-- Jis arequickly, my friend"

I stared at the twoof the police official personages

I was still staring, when I was startled and recalled by the verdict being given: "Wilful Murder against some person or persons unknown"