theywentuptothepronadedeckandstartedonthestarboardsidethefirstcabwasthatoupiedbyjasfanthorphereallwasticuloorderrfanthorptravelledlight，butallthathehadwasofgoodality

&ot;noletters，&ot;saidpoirotthoughtfully&ot;heiscareful，ourrfanthorp，todestroyhisrrespondence&ot;

theypassedontotiallerton&39;scab，nextdoor

therewereevidenceshereofananglocatholicturnofd-anexisitelittletriptych，andabigrosaryoftricatelycarvedwoodbesidespernalclothg，therewasahalfpletedancript，agooddealannotatedandscribbledover，andagoodllectionofbooks，ostoftherecentlypubli射dtherewerealaantityoflettersthrowncarelesslytoadrawerpoirot，nevertheleastscrupuloaboutreadgotherpeople&39;srrespondence，glancedthroughthehenotedthataongstthetherewerenolettersfrojoannauthwoodhepickedupatubeofseote，freditabsentlyforauteoro，thensaid，&ot;letpasson&ot;

&ot;nowoolworthhandkerchiefs，&ot;reportedrace，rapidlyreplacgthententsofadrawer

rsallerton&39;scabwasthenextitwasexisitelyneat，andafatold-fashionedslloflavenderhungaboutit

theon&39;ssearchwasonoverracerearkedastheyleftit，&ot;nicewoan，that&ot;

thenextcabwasthatwhichhadbeenedasadressg-roobysiondoylehisidiatenecessities-pyjaas，toiletthgs，etc，hadbeenovedtobessner&39;scab，butthereaderofhispossessionswerestillthere-ogood-sizedleathersuitcasesandakitbagtherewerealclothesthewardrobe

&ot;wewilllookcarefullyhere，yfriend，&ot;saidpoirot，&ot;foritisverypossiblethatthethiefhidthepearlshere&ot;

&ot;youthkitislikely?&ot;

&ot;butyes，deednsider!thethief，whoeverheor射aybe，tknowthatonerorlaterasearchwillbeade，andthereforeahidgplacehisorherowncabwouldbejudiciotheextrethepublicroospresentotherdifficultiesbuthereisacabbelonggtoaanwhocannotpossiblyvisitithiself，that，ifthepearlsarefoundhere，ittellsnothgatall&ot;

buttheostticulosearchfailedtorevealanytraceoftheissgnecklace

poiroturured&ot;zut!&ot;tohiselfandtheyerdonceoreonthedeck

ldoyle&39;scabhadbeenlockedafterthebodywasreoved，butracehadthekeywithhiheunlockedthedoorandtheonsteppedside

exceptforthereovalofthegirl&39;sbody，thecabwasexactlyasithadbeenthatorng

&ot;poirot，&ot;saidrace，&ot;ifthere&39;sanythgtobefoundhere，forgod&39;ssakegoaheadandfdityoucanifanyonecan-iknowthat&ot;

&ot;thistiyoudonotanthepearls，onai?&ot;

&ot;notheurder&39;stheathgthereaybethgioverlookedthisorng-&ot;

ietly，deftly，poirotwentabouthissearchhewentdownonhiskneesandscrutizedthefloorchbychheexaedthebedhewentrapidlythroughthewardrobeandchestofdrawershewentthroughthewardrobetrunkandtheostlysuitcaseshelookedthroughtheexpensivegold-fitteddressg-casefallyheturnedhisattentiontothewashstandtherewerevariocreas，powders，facelotionsbuttheonlythgthatseedtoterestpoirotwereolittlebottleslabellednailexhepickedtheupatlastandbroughtthetothedressg-tableone，whichborethescriptionnailexrose，waseptybutforadroporoofdarkredfidatthebottotheother，thesasize，butlabellednailexcardal，wasnearlyfullpoirotunrkedfirsttheepty，thenthefullone，andsniffedthebothdelicately

anodourofpeardropsbillowedtotheroowithaslightgriacehererkedthe

&ot;tanythg?&ot;askedrace

poirotrepliedbyafrenchproverb，&ot;onneprendpaslesouchesaveclevaigre&ot;thenhesaidwithasigh:&ot;yfriend，wehavenotbeenfortunatetheurdererhasnotbeenobligghehasnotdroppedforthecufflk，thecigaretteend，thecigarash-or，thecaseofawoan，thehandkerchief，thelipstickorthehairslide&ot;

&ot;onlythebottleofnailpolish?&ot;

poirotshrugdhisshoulders

&ot;itasktheaidthereisthg-yes-alittlecuriothere&ot;

&ot;iwonderwherethedevilthegirl&39;sgotto?&ot;saidrace

theyleftthecab，lockgthedoorbehdthe，andpassedontothatofissvanschuyler

hereagawerealltheappurtenancesofwealth，expensivetoiletfittgs，goodgga，acertanuberofprivatelettersandpapersallperfectlyorderthenextcabwasthedoubleoneoupiedbypoirot，andbeyonditthatofrace

&ot;hardlylikelytohide&39;eeitherofthese，&ot;saidthelonel

poirotdeurred&ot;itightbeonce，ontheorientexpress，ivestigatedaurdertherewasalittleatterofascarletkionoithaddisappeared，andyetittbeonthetraifoundit-wheredoyouthk?yownlockedsuitcase!ah!itwasanipertence，that!&ot;

&ot;well，let&39;sseeifanybodyhasbeenipertentwithyouorthisti&ot;

butthethiefofthepearlshadnotbeenipertentwithherculepoirotorwithlonelrace

roundgthesterntheyadeaverycarefulsearchofissbowers&39;cabbutuldfdnothgofaspicionatureherhandkerchiefswereofpnlenwithanitial