ahotelnearrussellsquaresadagavepoirottheaddressofitandalsotheaddressofsootherangloindianfriendsofsssainsburysealesbutthetendreeeredverylittleaboutherandnothingthatuldbeofanyhelpsheisssainsburysealesincefebruarytherereinedthepossibilityofanaccident,butthatpossibilityittedanycasualtyansothedescriptiongivensssainsburysealehaddisappearedintospacevi
onthefollooing,poirotrhowardraikes
bythistiittohearthathooo,hadsteppedoutoneeveningandhadneverretuedhoillattheholbopalaceandobebreakfastingtheapparitionofheredtogiveraikesdoubtfulpleasurethoughnotlookingsorderousasinpoirotsdisorderedrelle,hissidablehestaredathisuninvitedguestandsaidungraciously:”thehell”
”youpert”
herculepoirotdreanothertable
raikessaid:
”dontndsitdoakeyourselfatho”
poirotslinglyavailedhielfoftheperssion
raikessaidungraciously:
”well,doyou”
”doyoureeratall,raikes”
”neverseteyesonyouinlife”
”thereyouareerooforatleastfivenutesnotrethanthreedaysago””ieetatsogoddaedpartyorother”
”it”
sosotionflashedintotheyoungnseyesanddiedagainatoncehisnnerchangeditpatientandcasualitbecasuddenlypoirotandsaid:”well”
poirotstudiedhightfindattractiveheanthought,significantpoirotsuedhiptohielf
”itisahideas”
raikessaidharshly:
”eaningherelikethis”
”visitisdisagreeabletoyou”
”idontevenknohoyouare”
”iapologize”
dexterouslypoirototionthatheuldnotquitedefineshooreaggressivethanfearafterit,quiteunquestionably,caangerhetossedthecardback
”sothatsiveheardofyou”
”stpeoplehave,”saidherodestly
”youreaprivatedick,arentyoutheexpensivekindthekindpeoplehireoneyisnoobjectiserableskins””ifyoudonotdrinkyourffee,”saidherculepoirot,”itld”hespokekindlyandhauthority
raikesstaredathi
”say,justkindofaninsectareyou”
”theffeeinthisuntryisverybadany
”illsayitis,”agreedraikeshfervor
”butifyouallotogetlditispracticallyundrinkable”theyoungnleanedforward
”ingroundhere”
poirotshruggedhisshoulders
”iedtoseeyou”
”oh,yes”saidraikessceptically
hiseyesnarrowed
”ifitsneyyoureafter,youveetotheanthepeopleinanwhopaysyouyoursalary”poirotsaid,sighing:
”nobodyhaspaidanythingyet”
”youretelling,”saidraikes
”itisthetruth,”saidherefoorepenseply,shallycuriosity””andisuppose,”saidraikes,”youassuagingyourcuriosityatthatdaeddentiststheotherday”poirotshookhisheadhesaid:
”youseeooverlookthestordinaryreasonforbeinginadentistshatoneisingtohaveonesteethattendedto””sothatsptuousunbelief”ingtohaveyourteethseento””certainly”
”youllexcuseifisayidontbelieveit”
”yiaskthen,raikes,youhere”
raikesgrinnedsuddenlyhesaid:
”gotyouthereiyteethseentoalso”
”youhadperhapsthetoothache”
”thatsright,bigboy”
”butallthesa,youahouthavingyourteethattendedto””ybusiness”
hepausedthenhesaid,haquicksavageryoftone,”oh,e”
poirotsaid:
”wheredidyougo”
”leftthehouse,ofurse”
”ah”poirotlookedupattheceiling”butnobodysarraikes””doesthattter”
”itghtsobodydiedinthathousenotlongaftereer”raikessaidcarelessly:
”oh,youanthedentistfellow”
poirotstonewashardashesaid:
”yes,ianthedentistfellow”
raikesstaredhesaid:
”youtryingtopinthatonisthatthegaselfbecauseheddeastakehalocalanaestheticandoneofhispatientsdied”poirotoved:
”canyouprovethatyouleftthehousehereanyoneelywelveandone”theotherseyesnarrowed
”soyouaretryingtopinitonisupposebluntputyouuptothis”poirotsighedhesaid:
”youe,butitseeanobsessionnoteloyedbyhiineverhavebeeneloyedbyhiiaceed,notanhosenprofession”raikesshookhishead
”sorry,”hesaid”idontbel
