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To ian who answered one to London

I was du in London! Was it a sudden decision on his part, or had he already made up his mind when he parted from me a few hours earlier?

I retraced my steps to Styles in some annoyance With Poirot away, I was uncertain how to act Had he foreseen this arrest? Had he not, in all probability, been the cause of it? Those questions I could not resolve But in the meantime as I to do? Should I announce the arrest openly at Styles, or not? Though I did not acknowledge it toon me Would it not be a terrible shock to her? For the moment, I set aside utterly any suspicions of her She could not be implicated--otherwise I should have heard so able permanently to conceal Dr Bauerstein's arrest from her It would be announced in every newspaper on theit out If only Poirot had been accessible, I could have asked his advice What possessed hi off to London in this unaccountable way?

In spite of htened I would never have drea the doctor, had not Poirot put it into my head Yes, decidedly, the little , I decided to take John into my confidence, and leave hiave vent to a prodigious whistle, as I iht, then I couldn't believe it at the time"

"No, it is astonishing until you get used to the idea, and see how itfit in Nohat are we to do? Of course, it will be generally known to-morrow"

John reflected

"Neverat present There is no need As you say, it will be known soon enough"

But to , and eagerly opening the newspapers, there was not a word about the arrest! There was a colu Case," but nothing further It was rather inexplicable, but I supposed that, for some reason or other, Japp wished to keep it out of the papers It worried ested the possibility that there ht be further arrests to come