&ot;itistrue，then，thattheywerestolen?&ot;askedrsallerton

&ot;whotoldyou，ada?&ot;

&ot;fergonsaid，&ot;tivonteered

poirotnoddedgravely

&ot;itisitetrue&ot;

&ot;isuppose，&ot;saidrsallertonnervoly，&ot;thatthiswillanalotofunpleasantnessforalloftisaysitwill&ot;

tiseedupsetbythisntandpoirotasked:

&ot;ah，youhavehadprevioexperience，perhaps?youhavebeenahoewheretherewasarobbery?&ot;

&ot;never，&ot;saidti

&ot;oh，yes，darlg，youwereattheportarlgtons&39;thatti-whenthatawfulwoan&39;sdiaondswerestolen&ot;

&ot;youalwaystthgshopelesslywrong，otheriwastherewhenitwasdisveredthatthediaonds射wasweargroundherfatneckwereonlypaste!theactualsubstitutionwasprobablydoneonthsearlierasaatteroffact，alotofpeoplesaid射&39;dhaditdoneherself!&ot;

&ot;joannasaid，iexpect&ot;

&ot;joannawasn&39;tthere&ot;

&ot;but射knewtheitewellandit&39;sverylikehertoakethatkdofsugstion&ot;

&ot;you&39;realwaysdownonjoanna，other&ot;

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&ot;theytellthattheycan-howdoyousay?-expediteitforandthatthe插rswillnotbetoohighhowthkyou，willitarriveallright?&ot;

rsallertonsaidthatanypeople，射hadheard，hadhadthgssentstraighttoenglandfrotheshopsestionandthateverythghadarrivedsafely

&ot;bientheniwilldothatbutthetroubleonehas，whenoneisabroad，ifaparcelesoutfroengland!haveyouhadexperienceofthat?haveyouhadanyparcelsarrivesceyouhavebeenonyourtravels?&ot;

&ot;idon&39;tthkwehave，havewe，ti?youtbookstis，butofursethereisneveranytroubleaboutthe&ot;

&ot;ah，no，booksaredifferent&ot;