&ot;adadoyle&39;scab?&ot;

&ot;yestheniheardoneoutsideonthedeckandthenasplash&ot;

&ot;youhavenoideawhattithiswas?&ot;

&ot;icantellyouthetiexactlyitwastenutespastone&ot;

&ot;youaresureofthat?&ot;

&ot;yesilookedatylittleclockthatstandsbyybed&ot;

&ot;youdidnothearashot?&ot;

&ot;no，nothgofthekd&ot;

&ot;butitightpossiblyhavebeenashotthatawakenedyou?&ot;

issvanschuylernsideredtheestion，hertoadlikeheadononeside

&ot;itight，&ot;射adittedrathergrudggly

&ot;andyouhavenoideawhatcaedthesplashyouheard?&ot;

&ot;notatall-iknowperfectly&ot;

lonelracesatupalertly

&ot;youknow?&ot;

&ot;certalyididnotlikethisundofprowlgaround，igotupandwenttothedoorofycabissotterbournewasleangovertheside射hadjtdroppedthgtothewater&ot;

&ot;issotterbourne?&ot;raceundedreallysurprised

&ot;yes&ot;

&ot;youareitesureitwasissotterbourne?&ot;

&ot;isawherfacedistctly&ot;

&ot;射didnotseeyou?&ot;

&ot;idonotthk&ot;

poirotleanedforward

&ot;andwhatdidherfacelooklike，adeoiselle?&ot;

&ot;射wasanditionofnsiderableeotion&ot;

raceandpoirotex插ndaickglance

&ot;andthen?&ot;racepropted

&ot;issotterbournewentawayroundthesternoftheboatandireturnedtobed&ot;therewasaknockatthedoorandtheanarenteredhecarriedhishandadrippgbundle

&ot;we&39;vegotit，lonel&ot;

racetookthepackaheunwrappedfoldafterfoldofddenvelvetoutofitfellaarsehandkerchief，fatlystaedwithpk，wrappedroundasallpearl-handledpistol

racegavepoirotaglanceofslightlyaliciotriuph

&ot;yousee，&ot;hesaid，&ot;yideawasrightitwasthrownoverboard&ot;

heheldthepistoloutonthepalofhishand