The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot 21) - Page 68

one chair, settled himself in another, and turned a

gaze of acute inquiry upon his visitor.

"You're very quick onto the mark, M. Poirot.

Come to see us about this Rosebank case almost

before we know it is a case. What put you onto

it?"

Poirot drew out the letter he had received and

handed it to the inspector. The latter read it with

some interest.

"Interesting," he said. "The trouble is, it might

mean so many things. Pity she couldn't have been

a little more explicit. It would have helped Us

now."

"Or there might have been no need for help."

"You mean?"

"She might have been alive."

"You go as far as that, do you? H'm--I'm not

sure you're wrong."

"I pray of you, inspector, recount to me the

facts. I know nothing at all."

HOW DOES YOUR GARDEN GROW?

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"That's easily done. Old lady was taken bad

after dinner on Tuesday night. Very alarming.

Convulsions--spasms--what not. They sent for

the doctor. By the time he arrived she was dead.

Idea was she'd died of a fit. Well, he didn't much

like the look of things. He hemmed and hawed

and put it with a bit of soft sawder, but he made it

clear that he couldn't give a death certificate. And

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