&ot;alas，ada，thatisnotverydefite&ot;

&ot;no，iknowitisn&39;tbutit&39;snogoodytrygtoguess，isit，whenihaven&39;treallythevaguestidea?&ot;

&ot;andthatisallyoucantell，ada?&ot;

&ot;i&39;afraid&ot;

&ot;hadyoueveractuallytadadoylebefore?&ot;

&ot;no，tihadtherandi&39;dheardagooddealaboutherthroughaofours，joannauthwood，buti&39;dneverspokentohertillwetatassuan&ot;

&ot;ihaveoneotherestion，ada，ifyouwillpardonforaskg&ot;

rsallertonururedwithafatsile，&ot;ishouldlovetobeaskedandiscreetestion&ot;

&ot;itisthisdidyou，oryourfaily，eversufferanyfanciallossthroughtheoperationsofadadoyle&39;sfather，lhuishridway?&ot;

rsallertonlookedthoroughlyastoni射d

&ot;oh，no!thefailyfanceshaveneversufferedexceptbyddlgyouknow，everythgpayglessterestthanitedtothere&39;sneverbeenanythglodraaticaboutourpovertyyhbandleftverylittleoney，butwhatheleftistillhave，thoughitdoesn&39;tyieldasuchasitedtoyield&ot;

&ot;ithankyou，adaperhapsyouwillaskyourntoeto&ot;

tisaidlightly，whenhisothercatohi:

&ot;ordealover?yturnnow!whatrtofthgsdidtheyaskyou?&ot;

&ot;onlywhetheriheardanythglastnight，&ot;saidrsallerton&ot;andunckilyididn&39;thearanythgatallican&39;tthkwhynotafterall，l&39;scabisonlyoneawayfroeishouldthki&39;dhavebeenboundtoheartheshotgoalong，ti;they&39;rewaitgforyou&ot;

totiallertonpoirotrepeatedhisprevioestion

tianswered:&ot;iwenttobedearly，halfpasttenorireadforabitputoutylightjtaftereleven&ot;

&ot;didyouhearanythgafterthat?&ot;

&ot;heardaan&39;svoicesayggood-night，ithk，notfaraway&ot;

&ot;thatwasisayggood-nighttorsdoyle，&ot;saidrace

&ot;yesafterthatiwenttosleepthen，later，iheardakdofhullabaloogogon，bodycallgfanthorp，ireber&ot;

&ot;adeoisellerobnwhen射ranoutfrotheobservationsaloon&ot;

&ot;yes，isupposethatwasitandthenalotofdifferentvoicesandthenbodyrunngalongthedeckandthenasplashandtheniheardoldbessnerboogoutthgabout&39;carefulnow&39;and&39;nottooick&39;&ot;

&ot;youheardasplash?&ot;

&ot;well，thgofthatkd&ot;

&ot;youaresureitwasnotashotyouheard?&ot;

&ot;yes，isupposeitighthavebeenididheararkpopperhapsthatwastheshotiayhaveiagedthesplashfronnectgtheideaoftherkwithliidpourgtoaglassiknowyfoggyideawasthattherewaskdofpartyon，andiwi射dthey&39;dallgotobedandshutup&ot;