&ot;butcan&39;tyouwaitandjthavetea?&ot;

&ot;no，ican&39;twait，li&39;tooexcitedittbackandtellsioniknowi&39;ad，darlg，butican&39;thelpitarriawillcure，iexpectitalwaysseestohaveaverybergeffectonpeople&ot;

射turnedatthedoor，stoodaont，thenru射dbackforalastickbird-likeebrace

&ot;dearl-there&39;snoonelikeyou&ot;

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gastonblond，theproprietorofthatodishlittlerestaurantchezatante，wasnotaanwhodelightedtohonouranyofhisclientéletherich，thebeautiful，thenotorioandthewell-bornightwaitvatobesignalledoutandpaidspecialattentiononlytherarestcasesdidblond，withgraciondescension，greetaguest，aopanyhitoapriviledtable，andex插nwithhisuitableandappositerearks

onthisparticularnight，blondhadexercisedhisroyalprerogativethreetis-onceforaduchess，onceforafaoracgpeer，andonceforalittleanoficalappearancewithinseblackotaches，who，acasualonlookerwouldhavethought，uldbestownofavouronchezatantebyhispresencethere

blond，however，waspositivelyfulhisattentionsthoughclientshadbeentoldforthelasthalfhourthatatablewasnottobehad，onenowysteriolyappeared，placedaostfavourableposition

blondnductedtheclienttoitwitheveryappearanceofepressent

&ot;butnaturally，foryouthereisalwaysatable，onsieurpoirot!howiwishthatyouwouldhonouroftener&ot;

herculepoirotsiled，rebergthatpastcidentwhereadeadbody，awaiter，blond，andaverylovelyladyhadplayedapart

&ot;youaretooaiable，onsieurblond，&ot;hesaid

&ot;andyouarealone，onsieurpoirot?&ot;

&ot;yes，iaalone&ot;

&ot;oh，well，julesherewillposeforyoualittlealthatwillbeapoe-positivelyapoe!won，however插rg，havethisdisadvanta:theydistractthedfrofood!youwillenjoyyourdner，onsieurpoirot;iproiseyouthatnow，astoe-&ot;

atechnicalnversationensued，jules，theaitred&39;hфtel，assistg

beforedepartg，blondlredaont，lowerghisvoicenfidentially

&ot;youhavegraveaffairsonhand?&ot;

poirotshookhishead

&ot;ia，hélas，aanofleisure，&ot;hesaidsadly&ot;ihaveadetheenoiesytiandihavenowtheanstoenjoyalifeofidleness&ot;

&ot;ienvyyou&ot;

&ot;no，no，youwouldbeunwisetodoicanassureyou，itisnotgayasitunds&ot;hesighed&ot;howtrueisthesaygthatanwasforcedtoventworkordertoescapethestraofhavgtothk&ot;