&ot;thefaldraawasperfectlyplannedandtidtherewasasleepgdraughtfor，caseiightputannvenientfrthepietherewastheselectionofadeoisellerobnasawitness-theworkgupofthescene，adeoiselledebellefort&39;sexagratedreorseandhysterics射adeagooddealofnoise，casetheshotshouldbeheardenvérité，itwasanextraordarilycleverideajacelesays射hasshotdoyle;adeoisellerobnsays;fanthorpsays-andwhension&39;slegisexaedhehasbeenshotitlooksunanswerable!forbothofthethereisaperfectalibi-atthest，itistrue，ofacertaaountofpaandrisktosiondoyle，butitisnecessarythathiswoundshoulddefitelydisablehi

&ot;andthentheplangoeswronglouisebourthasbeenwakeful射haseupthestairwayand射hasseensiondoylerunalongtohiswife&39;scabandebackeasyenoughtopiecetotherwhathashappenedthefollogdayand射akeshergreedybidforhhoney，anddogsignsherdeathwarrant&ot;

&ot;butrdoyleuldn&39;thavekilledher?&ot;rneliaobjected

&ot;no，theotherpartnerdidthaturderasonashecan，siondoyleaskstoseejaceleheevenaskstoleavethealonetotherhetellsherthenofthenewdanrtheytactatonceheknowswherebessner&39;sscalpelsarekeptafterthecrithescalpeliswipedandreturned，andthen，verylateandratheroutofbreath，jaceledebelleforthurriestonch

&ot;andstillallisnotwell，foradaotterbournehasseenjacelegotolouisebourt&39;scaband射eshotfoottotellsionaboutitjaceleistheurderessdoyoureberhowsionshoutedatthepoorwoan?nerves，wethoughtbutthedoorwasopenandhewastrygtonveythedanrtohisaoplice射heardand射acted-actedlikelightng射reberedpenngtonhadtalkedaboutarevolver射gotholdofit，creptupoutsidethedoor，listenedand，atthecriticalont，fired射boastedoncethat射wasagoodshot，andherboastwasnotanidleone

&ot;irearkedafterthatthirdcrithattherewerethreewaystheurdereruldhavegoneiantthatheuldhavegoneaft（whichcasetiallertonwasthecrial）heuldhavegoneovertheside（veryiprobable）orheuldhavegonetoacabjacele&39;scabwasjtoawayfrodrbessner&39;s射hadonlytothrowdowntherevolver，bolttothecab，ruffleherhairandflgherselfdownonthebunkitwasrisky，butitwastheonlypossible插nce&ot;

therewasasilence，thenraceasked，&ot;whathappenedtothefirstbulletfiredatdoylebythegirl?&ot;

&ot;ithkitwenttothetablethereisarecentlyadeholethereithkdoylehadtitodigitoutwithapenknifeandflgitthroughthedowhehad，ofurse，asparecartrid，thatitwouldappearthatonlyoshotshadbeenfired&ot;

rneliasighed&ot;theythoughtofeverythg，&ot;射said&ot;it&39;s-horrible!&ot;

poirotwassilentbutitwasnotaodestsilencehiseyesseedtobesayg:&ot;youarewrongtheydidn&39;tallowforherculepoirot&ot;

aloudhesaid，&ot;andnow，doctor，wewillgoandhaveawordwithyourpatient&ot;

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itwasveryuchlaterthatevengthatherculepoirotcaandknockedonthedoorofacab

avoicesaid&ot;e&ot;andheentered

jaceledebellefortwassittga插iranother插ir，closeagastthewall，satthebigstewardess

jacele&39;seyessurveyedpoirotthoughtfully射adeasturetowardthestewardess

&ot;can射go?&ot;

poirotnoddedtothewoanand射wentoutpoirotdrewupher插irandsatdownnearjaceleneitherofthespokepoirot&39;sfacewasunhappytheenditwasthegirlwhospokefirst

&ot;well，&ot;射said，&ot;itisallover!youweretoocleverfor，onsieurpoirot&ot;

poirotsighedhespreadouthishandsheseedstranlydub

&ot;allthesa，&ot;saidjacelereflectively，&ot;ican&39;treallyseethatyouhaduchproofyouwereiteright，ofurse，butifwe&39;dbffedyouout-&ot;

&ot;nootherway，adeoiselle，uldthethghavehappened&ot;

&ot;that&39;sproofenoughforalogicald，butidon&39;tbelieveitwouldhavenvcedajuryoh，well-itcan&39;tbehelpedyousprangitallonsion，andhewentdownlikeanephejtlosthisheadutterly，poorlab，andadittedeverythg&ot;

射shookherhead&ot;he&39;sabadloser&ot;

&ot;butyou，adeoiselle，areagoodloser&ot;

射laughedsuddenly-aeer，gay，defiantlittlelaugh

&ot;oh，yes，i&39;agoodloserallright&ot;射lookedathi

射saidsuddenlyandipulsively:&ot;don&39;tduch，onsieurpoirot!about，ianyoudod，don&39;tyou?&ot;

&ot;yes，adeoiselle&ot;

&ot;butitwouldn&39;thaveourredtoyoutoletoff?&ot;

herculepoirotsaidietly，&ot;no&ot;

射noddedherheadietagreent

&ot;no，it&39;snoebegsentintaliightdoitagai&39;notasafepernanylonricanfeelthatyself&ot;

射wentonbroodgly:&ot;it&39;sdreadfullyeasy-killgpeopleandyoubegtofeelthatitdoesn&39;tatter!it&39;sdanro-that&ot;