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you understand.

"And when I see the time, M. Poirot, I know

I've got to cio it. I don't want to do it--I loathe

doing it--but I've got to "

His

voice had risen shrilly.

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Christie

Unperturbed,

Poirot said, "And what is it that you

have to do?"

"At

twenty-eight minutes past three," Benedict Farley

said hoarsely, "I open the second drawer down

on the right of my desk, take out the re-volver

that I keep there, load it and walk over to

the

window. And then--and then--"

"Yes?"

Benedict

Farley said in a whisper: "Then

l shOot myself...." There

was silence.

Then

Poirot said, "That is your dream?" "Yes."

"The

same every night?"

"Yes."

"What