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"In fact, the letter, though written on staht have been posted from anywhere? Froht be the case, and Sir Ernest signified that he was satisfied

Elizabeth Wells, second houseone to bed she reme it on the latch as Mr Inglethorp had requested She had accordingly gone downstairs again to rectify her error Hearing a slight noise in the West wing, she had peeped along the passage, and had seen Mr John Cavendish knocking at Mrs Inglethorp's door

Sir Ernest Heavywethershe contradicted herself hopelessly, and Sir Ernest sat down again with a satisfied smile on his face

With the evidence of Annie, as to the candle grease on the floor, and as to seeing the prisoner take the coffee into the boudoir, the proceedings were adjourned until the following day

As ent ho counsel

"That hateful man! What a net he has drawn around my poor John! How he twisted every little fact until he ly, "it will be the other way about to-morrow"

"Yes," she said s, you do not think--surely it could not have been Lawrence--Oh, no, that could not be!"

But I myself was puzzled, and as soon as I was alone with Poirot I asked hi at

"Ah!" said Poirot appreciatively "He is a clever uilty?"

"I do not think he believes or cares anything! No, what he is trying for is to create such confusion in the minds of the jury that they are divided in their opinion as to which brother did it He is endeavouring to ainst Lawrence as against John--and I am not at all sure that he will not succeed"

Detective-inspector Japp was the first witness called when the trial was reopened, and gave his evidence succinctly and briefly After relating the earlier events, he proceeded: "Acting on information received, Superintendent Su his temporary absence from the house In his chest of drawers, hidden beneath soold-rilethorp" --these were exhibited--"secondly, this phial"