”
”hwas”
baestorethanever
”epeopleinthisuntryoentandtryneentsthatseandoverthetheirpointofvieparativelysolventhardlyanyotheruntryineuropeisatthenttoupsetenglandreallyupsetityouvegottoplayhellestoandyoucantplayhellenlikealistairbluntatthehel”baespausedandthenon:
”bluntisthekindofneillionkesnodifferenentsnofrenziedexpenditureonpossibleutopiasthatsadeuptheidsthatbluntstgo””ah,”saidpoirot
baesnodded
”yes,”hesaid”iknotalkingaboutquitenieofelonghaired,eaesteyed,andfullofidealsofabettereidea:bluntstgo”hetiltedhischairgentlybackandforwardagain”sethingtoputintheplaethingthatethingthatsoundsallrighthepropsofthingsastheyare”heleanedforward
”theyreoutafterbluntallrightthatiknoyopinionthatyesterdayingtheynearlygothiiybeethod,ian”hepausedandthenquietly,esanunusuallyableanufacturer,andahopefulyoungpoliticianbedtoanobscurediseaseoolate,thethirdhadbeenrundoarandkilled”itsveryeasy,”saidbaes”theanaesthetistffledthegivingoftheanaesthetiinthethirdothere”hepaused:
”allquitenaturalandsoonforgottenbutilljusttellyoupraotherisgivingallherchildrenafirstclasseducation,poniestorideintheholidays,nicehouseintheuntryhabiggardenandpaddocks”henoddedhisheadslowly
”ineveryprofessionandeoneptationthetroubleinourcaseorley””youthinkithat”saidherculepoirot
baessaid:
”idoitsnoteasytogetatoneofthesebign,youknoanisdefenselessenoughinadentistschair”hetookoffhispinandputthenagainhesaid:
”thatstheoryrleyuout”
”they”askedpoirot
”eantheorganizationthatsbehindallthisonlyonepersonactuallydidthejob,ofurse””hperson”
”akeaguess,”saidbaes,”butitsonlyaguessandightbewrong”poirotsaidquietly:
”reilly”
”ofursehestheobviouspersonithinkthatprobablytheyneveraskedrleytodothejobhielfethingofthatsortreillyousbankerunhappyyoungdentistinurtinsuiserythatheeeofseveralthousandsayear”baeslookedacrossatpoirot
”dontthinkioncing,”hesaid”thesethingshappen””yes,yes,iknoheyhappen”
baeson,tappingabookhaluridjacketthatlayonatablecloseathand:”ireadalotofthesespyyasfantastibutorefantastiinute”poirotsaid:
”inyourtheory,beriotisein”
”iotquitesureithinkheeanttotaketheraphesplayedadoublegarethanonind”herculepoirotsaidquietly:
”grantingthatyourideasarerrect”
baesrubbedhisnose
”theylltrytogethigain,”hesaid”oh,yestheyllhaveanothertrytisshortblunthasgotpeoplelookingafterhiidaresaytheyllhavetobeextraistsassistantakesupadiillions,anditseoffourthousandayear””aschasthat”
”possiblyre”
poirotont,thenhesaid:
”ihavehadreillyinndfrohefirst”
”irishira”
”notthatsochbutthereark,yousee,onthecarpet,asthough
