The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot 21)

happens after you shoot yourself?"

"I

wake up."

Poirot

nodded his head slowly and thought-fully.

"As a matter of interest, do you keep a

revolver

in that particular drawer?" "Yes."

"Why?"

"I

have always done so. It is as well to be pre-pared.

' '

"Prepared

for what?"

Farley

said irritably, ,,A man in my position has to

be on his guard. All rich men have enemies."

Poirot

did not pursue the subject. He remained

silent

for a moment or two, then he said:

"Why

exactly did you send for me?"

"I

will tell you. First of all I consulted a doc-

tor-three

doctors to be exact."

"Yes?"

"The

first told me it was all a question of diet.