tisaidwithaflashofhuour,&ot;alwaysthentlean!&ot;
headded:&ot;perhapsyoucaniagehowannoygitwastotofdyotherttongontoyou!i&39;notasufficientlyhardenedcrialtoenjoysittgcheekbyjowlwithasuessfuldetectivejtbeforebrggoffaratherriskyup!peopleighttakickoutofitididn&39;tfrankly,itgaveldfeet&ot;
&ot;butitdidnotdeteryoufroakgyourattept?&ot;
tishrugdhisshoulders
&ot;iuldn&39;tfunkittothatextenttheex插nhadtobeadetiandi&39;dgotaunieopportunityonthisboat-acabonlyodoorsoff,andlherselfpreoupiedwithherowntroublesthat射wasn&39;tlikelytodetectthe插n&ot;
&ot;iwonderifthatwas-&ot;
tilookedupsharply&ot;whatdoyouan?&ot;
poirotpressedthebell&ot;iagogtoaskissotterbourneif射willehereforaute&ot;
tifrownedbutsaidnothgastewardca,receivedtheorderandwentawaywiththessa
rosaliecaafterafewuteshereyes,reddenedwithrecentweepg,widenedalittleatseegti,butheroldattitudeofspicionanddefianceseedentirelyabsent射satdownandwithanewdocilitylookedfroracetopoirot
&ot;we&39;reveryrrytobotheryou,issotterbourne,&ot;saidracentlyhewasslightlyannoyedwithpoirot
&ot;itdoesn&39;tatter,&ot;thegirlsaidalowvoice
poirotsaid:&ot;itisnecessarytoclearuponeoropotswheniaskedyouwhetheryousawanyoneonthestarboarddeckatone-tenthisorng,youranswerwasthatyousawnobodyfortunatelyihavebeenabletoarriveatthetruthwithoutyourhelponsieurallertonhasadittedthathewasldoyle&39;scablastnight&ot;
射fla射daswiftglanceattiti,hisfacegriandset,gaveacurtnod
&ot;thetiisrrect,onsieurallerton?&ot;
allertonreplied,&ot;iterrect&ot;
rosaliewasstargathiherlipstrebled-fellapart
&ot;butyoudidn&39;t-youdidn&39;t-&ot;
hesaidickly:&ot;no,ididn&39;tkillheri&39;athief,notaurdererit&39;sallgogtoeout,youightaswellknowiwasafterherpearls&ot;
poirotsaid,&ot;rallerton&39;sstoryisthathewenttohercablastnightandex插ndastrgoffakepearlsfortherealones&ot;
&ot;didyou?&ot;askedrosaliehereyes,grave,sad,childlike,estionedhis
&ot;yes,&ot;saidti
therewasapaelonelraceshiftedrestlessly
poirotsaidacuriovoice:&ot;that,asisay,isonsieurallerton&39;sstory,partiallynfirdbyyourevidencethatistosay,thereisevidencethathedidvisitldoyle&39;scablastnight,butthereisnoevidencetoshowwhyhedid&ot;