issvanschuylerthevelvetstolewhichpistolwaswrappedbelongstoissvanschuyleraordgtoherownstatent射lastsawittheobservationsaloon射drewattentiontoitslossdurgtheeveng，andasearchwasadeforitwithoutsuess

howdidthestoleetothepossessionofx?didxpurloittiearlytheeveng?butif，why?nobodyuldtell，advance，thattherewasgogtobeascenebeeenjaceleandsiondidxfdthestolethesaloonwhenhewenttotthepistolfrounderthesettee?butif，whywasitnotfoundwhenthesearchforitwasade?diditneverleaveissvanschuyler&39;spossession?thatistosay:didissvanschuylerurderldoyle?isheraationofrosalieotterbourneadeliberatelie?if射didurderher，whatwasherotive?

otherpossibilities:

robberyasaotivepossible，scethepearlshavedisappeared，andldoylewascertalyweargthelastnight

onewithagrudagasttheridwayfailypossibly-aganoevidenceweknowthatthereisadanroanonboard-akillerherewehaveakillerandadeathaynottheobennected?butweshouldhavetoshowthatldoylepossesseddanroknowledncerngthisan

ncsions:wecangroupthepernsonboardtooclasses-thosewhohadapossibleotiveoragastwhothereisdefiteevidence，andthosewho，asfarasweknow，arefreeofspicion

groupi

andrewpenngton

fleeood

rosalieotterbourne

issvanschuyler

louisebourt（robbery?）

fergon（political?）

groupii

rsallerton

tiallerton

rneliarobn

issbowers

rsotterbourne

jasfanthorp

drbessner

signorrichetti

poirotpu射dthepaperback

&ot;itisveryjt，veryexact，whatyouhavewrittenthere&ot;

&ot;youagreewithit?&ot;

&ot;yes&ot;

&ot;andnowwhatisyourntribution?&ot;

poirotdrewhiselfupaniportantanner

&ot;，iposetoyselfoneestion:&39;whywasthepistolthrownoverboard?&39;&ot;

&ot;that&39;sall?&ot;

&ot;attheont，yesuntilicanarriveatasatisfactoryanswertothatestion，thereisnosenseanywherethatis-thattbethestartgpotyouwillnotice，yfriend，that，yoursuaryofwherewestand，youhavenotatteptedtoanswerthatpot&ot;

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