&ot;however，aletter射wrotehifrocairo，射ntionedcasuallythat射hadunexpectedlyrunacrossandrewpenngtonyuncle&39;sspicionsbecaacutehefeltsurethatpenngton，perhapsbynowadesperateposition，wasgogtotryandobtasignaturesfroherwhichwouldverhisowndefalcationssceyunclehadnodefiteevidencetolaybeforeher，hewasaostdifficultpositiontheonlythgheuldthkofwastosendouthere，travellgbyair，withstructionstodisverwhatwasthediwastokeepyeyesopenandactsuarilyifnecessary-aostunpleasantission，icanassureyouasaatteroffact，ontheoasionyountionihadtobehaveoreorlessasacad!itwasawkward，butonthewholeiwassatisfiedwiththeresult&ot;

&ot;youanyouputadadoyleonherguard?&ot;askedrace

&ot;notuchthat，butithkiputtheduppenngtonifeltnvcedhewouldn&39;ttryanyorefunnybessforti，andthenihopedtohavegottiateenoughwithrandrsdoyletonveykdofawarngasaatteroffactihopedtodothroughdoylersdoylewasattachedtorpenngtonthatitwouldhavebeenabitawkwardtosugstthgstoherabouthiitwouldhavebeeneasierfortoapproachthehband&ot;

racenodded

poirotasked:&ot;willyougiveacandidopionononepot，onsieurfanthorp?ifyouwereengadputtgasdleover，wouldyouchooseadadoyleoronsieurdoyleasavicti?&ot;

fanthorpsiledfatly

&ot;rdoyle，everytildoylewasveryshrewdbessattersherhband，ishouldfancy，isoneofthosetrtfulfellowswhoknownothgofbessandarealwaysreadyto&39;signonthedottedle&39;ashehiselfputit&ot;

&ot;iagree，&ot;saidpoirothelookedatrace&ot;andthere&39;syourotive&ot;

jifanthorpsaid:&ot;butthisisallpurenjectureitisn&39;tevidence&ot;

poirotreplied，easily，&ot;ah，bah!wewilltevidence!&ot;

&ot;how?&ot;

&ot;possiblyfrorpenngtonhiself&ot;

fanthorplookeddoubtful

&ot;iwonderiveryuchwonder&ot;

raceglancedathiswatch&ot;he&39;saboutduenow&ot;

jifanthorpwasicktotakethehtheleftthe

outeslaterandrewpenngtonadehisappearancehisannerwasallsilgurbanityonlythetautleofhisjawandthewaressofhiseyesbetrayedthefactthatathoroughlyexperiencedfighterwasonhisguard

&ot;well，ntlen，&ot;hesaid，&ot;hereia&ot;

hesatdownandlookedattheirgly

&ot;weaskedyoutoehere，onsieurpenngton，&ot;beganpoirot，&ot;becaeitisfairlyobviothatyouhaveaveryspecialandidiateterestthecase&ot;

penngtonraisedhiseyebrowsslightly

&ot;isthat?&ot;

poirotsaidntly:&ot;surelyyouhaveknownlridway，iunderstand，sce射wasiteachild&ot;

&ot;oh!that-&ot;hisfacealtered，becalessalert&ot;ibegpardon，ididn&39;titetyouyes，asitoldyouthisorng，i&39;veknownlsce射wasacutelittlethgpafores&ot;

&ot;youwereontersofclosetiacywithherfather?&ot;