theotherswerenowheresight

poirotshookhisheadashefollowedsionslowlyontotheboat

插pter10

&ot;willyouexpnto，ada，theangoftheword&39;fey&39;?&ot;

rsallertonlookedslightlysurprised射andpoirotweretoilgslowlyuptotherockoverlookgthesendcataractostoftheothershadgoneuponcals，butpoirothadfeltthattheotionofthecalwasslightlyreiscentofthatofashiprsallertonhadputitonthegroundsofpernaldignity

theyhadarrivedatwвdihalfathenightbeforethisorngolauncheshadnveyedallthepartytothesendcataract，withtheexceptionofsignorrichetti，whohadsistedonakganexcursionofhisowntoareotespotcalledsena，which，heexpned，wasofparaountterestasbegthegatewayofnubiathetiofanehetiii，andwheretherewasastelererdgthefactthatonentergegyptnegroestpayctodutieseverythghadbeendonetodisurathisexapleofdividuality，butwithnoavailsignorrichettiwasdeteredandhadwavedasideeachobjection:（1）thattheexpeditionwasnotworthakg，（2）thattheexpeditionuldnotbeade，ogtotheipossibilityofttgacarthere，（3）thatnocaruldbeobtaedtodothetrip，（4）thatacarwouldbeaprohibitivepricehavgsffedat1，expressedcredulityat2，offeredtofdacarhiselfto3，andbargaedfentlyarabicfor4，signorrichettihadatlastdeparted-hisdeparturebegarrandasecretandfurtiveanner，caseoftheothertouristsshouldtakeittotheirheadstostrayfrotheappotedpathsofsight-seeg

&ot;&39;fey&39;?&ot;rsallertonputherheadononesideas射nsideredherreply&ot;well，it&39;sastchword，reallyitansthekdofexaltedhappessthatesbeforedisasteryouknow-it&39;stoogoodtobetrue&ot;

射enlardonthethepoirotlistenedattentively

&ot;ithankyou，adaiunderstandnowitisoddthatyoushouldhavesaidthatyesterday-whenadadoylewastoescapedeathshortlyafterward&ot;rsallertongavealittleshiver

&ot;itthavebeenaverynearescapedoyouthkofthoselittleblackwretchesrolleditoverforfun?it&39;sthertofthgboysightdoallovertheworld-notperhapsreallyanganyhar&ot;

poirotshrugdhisshoulders

&ot;itaybe，ada&ot;

he插ndthesubject，talkgofajorcaandaskgvariopracticalestionsfrothepotofviewofapossiblevisit

rsallertonhadgrowntolikethelittleanveryuch-partlyperhapsoutofantradictoryspiritti，射felt，wasalwaystrygtoakeherlessfriendlytoherculepoirot，whohesuarizedfirlyas&ot;theworstkdofbounder&ot;but射herselfdidnotcallhiabounder;射supposeditwashiswhatforeignexoticclothgwhichroedhern&39;sprejudices射herselffoundhiantellintandstiulatgpanionhewasalextrelysypathetic射foundherselfsuddenlynfidghiherdislikeofjoannauthwooditeasedhertotalkoftheatterandafterall，whynot?hedidnotknowjoanna-wouldprobablyneveretherwhyshould射noteaseherselfofthatnstantlyborneburdenofjealothought?

atthatsaonttiandrosalieotterbourneweretalkgofhertihadjtbeenhalfjestglyabghisckhisrottenhealth，neverbadenoughtobereallyterestg，yetnotgoodenoughforhitohaveledthelifehewouldhavechosenverylittleoney，nonnialoupation

&ot;athoroughlykewar，taexistence，&ot;hefi射ddisntentedly

rosaliesaidabruptly，&ot;you&39;vegotthgheapsofpeoplewouldenvyyou&ot;

&ot;what&39;sthat?&ot;

&ot;yourother&ot;

tiwassurprisedandpleased

&ot;other?yes，ofurse射isiteunieit&39;sniceofyoutoseeit&ot;

&ot;ithk射&39;sarvello射lookslovely-posedandcal-asthoughnothguldevertouchher，andyet-andyethow射&39;salwaysreadytobefunnyaboutthgstoo&ot;

rosaliewasstargslightlyherearnestness

tifeltarisgwarthtowardthegirlhewi射dheuldreturntheplint，but，lantably，rsotterbournewashisideaoftheworld&39;sgreatestnacetheabilitytorespondkdadehiebarrassed

issvanschuylerhadstayedthelaunch射uldnotrisktheascenteitheronacaloronherlegs射hadsaidsnappily:

&ot;i&39;rrytohavetoaskyoutostaywith，issbowersitendedyoutogoandrneliatostay，butgirlsareselfish射ru射doffwithoutawordtoandiactuallysawhertalkgtothatveryunpleasantandill-bredyoungan，fergonrneliahasdisappotedsadly射hasabtelynocialsense&ot;

issbowersrepliedherualatter-of-factfashion

&ot;that&39;siteallright，issvanschuyleritwouldhavebeenahotwalkupthere，andidon&39;tfancythelookofthosesaddlesonthecalsfleas，aslikelyasnot&ot;

射adjtedherglasses，screweduphereyestolookatthepartydescendgthehillandrearked:&ot;issrobnisn&39;twiththatyoungananyore射&39;swithdrbessner&ot;

issvanschuylergranted

sce射haddisveredthatdrbessnerhadalarclicczecho-slovakiaandaeuropeanreputationasafashionablephysician，射wasdisposedtobegraciotohibesides，射ightneedhisprofessionalservicesbeforethejourneywasover