The Regatta Mystery and Other Stories (Hercule Poirot 21)

eleven hours/

Mr. Parkff Pyne tound Basil Chester a most

likeable youOg ma.n. He called Mr Parker Pyne

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sir and Bsaid nlost politely to anything the

older man cof{e °tnetimes the three English

people had er the !bgether after dinner in the

evening. Afe tird day, Basil left the party

after ten' mjUtwSt°r,O and Mr. Parker Pyne was

left tte-li-t¢; ;; tV!rs' Chester.

They talg l-°.u! flowers and the growing of

them, of the.."-t, able state of the English pound

and of how ;csl.ve France had become, and of

the difficulff . gettlhg good afternoon tea

Every e4emng Wen her son departet, Mr.

Parker Pyle s. aw th% quickly concealed tremor of

her lips, got !mmeciately she recovered and dis-

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coursed pleasantly on the above-mentioned subjects.

Little by little she began to talk of Basilwof

how well he had done at school--"he was in the

First XI, you know"--of how everyone liked him,

of how proud his father would have been of the

boy had he lived, of how thankful she had been

that Basil had never been "wild." "Of course I

always urge him to be with young people, but he

really seems to prefer being with me."