The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot 21)

Mr. Clayton had arrived at twenty minutes to

eight. Unluckily Major Rich had just that very

minute gone out. Mr. Clayton had said that he

couldn't wait, as he had to catch a train, but he

would just scrawl a note. He accordingly went into

the sitting room to do so. Burgoyne had not ac-tually

heard his master come in, as he was running

the bath, and Major Rich, of course, let himself in

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with his own key. In his

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minutes later that Major leh un it was about ten

him out for cigarettes.

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doorway. He had rf,,-'ich ':". " goe Into

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into the sitting room wh; cc. .

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smoking. His master had inu?g by the window

ready, and on being told it 3 a ;:. .

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