&ot;iagreeonecanprettywellrulethatoutwell，an，it&39;suptoyouthisisyourshow&ot;

poirothadbeenattirghiselfwithaneat-fredcelerityhesaidnow，&ot;iaatyourdisposal&ot;

theonsteppedoutonthedeck

racesaid:&ot;bessnershouldbetherebynowisentthestewardforhi&ot;

therewerefourcabsdexe，withbathroos，ontheboatoftheoontheportsideonewasoupiedbydrbessner，theotherbyandrewpenngtononthestarboardsidethefirstwasoupiedbyissvanschuyler，andtheonenexttoitbyldoyleherhband&39;sdressgcabwasnextdoor

awhite-facedstewardwasstandgoutsidethedoorofldoyle&39;scabheopenedthedoorfortheandtheypassedsidedrbessnerwasbendgoverthebedhelookedupandgruntedastheotheroentered

&ot;whatcanyoutell，doctor，aboutthisbess?&ot;askedrace

bessnerrubbedhisunshavenjawditatively

&ot;ach!射wasshot-shotatclosearterssee-here，jtabovetheear-thatiswherethebulletenteredaverylittlebullet-ishouldsayaenty-othepistol，itwasheldcloseagastherhead;see，thereisblackenghere，theskissrched&ot;

agaasickwaveoforypoirotthoughtofthosewordsutteredatassuanbessnerwenton:&ot;射wasasleep;therewasnostruggle;theurderercreptupthedarkandshotheras射laythere&ot;

&ot;ah!non!&ot;poirotcriedouthissenseofpsychologywasoutradjaceledebellefortcreepgtoadarkenedcab，pistolhand-no，itdidnot&ot;fit，&ot;thatpicture

bessnerstaredathithroughhisthicklenses

&ot;butthatiswhathappened，itellyou&ot;

&ot;yes，yesididnotanwhatyouthoughtiwasnotntradictgyou&ot;

bessnergaveasatisfiedgrunt

poirotcaupandstoodbesidehildoylewaslygonhersideherattitudewasnaturalandpeacefulbutabovetheearwasatyholewithancrtationofdriedbloodroundit

poirotshookhisheadsadly

thenhisgazefellonthewhitepatedwalljtfrontofhiandhedrewhisbreathsharplyitswhiteneatnesswasarredbyabigwavergletterjscrawledbrownish-reddiu

poirotstaredatit，thenheleanedoverthedeadgirlandveryntlypickedupherrighthandonefrofitwasstaedabrownish-red

&ot;nod&39;unnod&39;unno!&ot;ejaculatedherculepoirot

&ot;eh?whatisthat?&ot;

drbessnerlookedup

&ot;ach!that&ot;

racesaid:&ot;well，i&39;danedwhatdoyouakeofthat，poirot?&ot;

poirotswayedalittleonhistoes