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Chapter V. “It Isn’t Strychnine, Is It?”
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“Wasnotthat—pardonthequestion,Mr.Cavendish—ratherunfairtoherotherstepson,Mr.LawrenceCavendish?”
“No,Idonotthinkso.Yousee,underthetermsoftheirfather’swill,whileJohninheritedtheproperty,Lawrence,athisstepmother’sdeath,wouldcomeintoaconsiderablesumofmoney.Mrs.Inglethorplefthermoneytoherelderstepson,knowingthathewouldhavetokeepupStyles.Itwas,tomymind,averyfairandequitabledistribution.”
Poirotnoddedthoughtfully.
“Isee.ButIamrightinsaying,amInot,thatbyyourEnglishlawthatwillwasautomaticallyrevokedwhenMrs.Inglethorpremarried?”
Mr.Wellsbowedhishead.
“AsIwasabouttoproceed,MonsieurPoirot,thatdocumentisnownullandvoid.”
“Hein!”saidPoirot.Hereflectedforamoment,andthenasked:“WasMrs.Inglethorpherselfawareofthatfact?”
“Idonotknow.Shemayhavebeen.”
“Shewas,”saidJohnunexpectedly.“Wewerediscussingthematterofwillsbeingrevokedbymarriageonlyyesterday.”
“Ah!Onemorequestion,Mr.Wells.Yousay‘herlastwill.’HadMrs.Inglethorp,then,madeseveralformerwills?”
“Onanaverage,shemadeanewwillatleastonceayear,”saidMr.Wellsimperturbably.“Shewasgiventochanginghermindastohertestamentarydispositions,nowbenefitingone,nowanothermemberofherfamily.
