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12. Poirot Elucidates Certain Points
Itwasamostdisastrousmanoeuvreontheirpart,foritatoncedrewmyattentiontotwopoints—first,thatMadameRenauldwaslying:secondly,thattheremustbesomevitalreasonforthepostponementofthetime.”
“Butwhatreasoncouldtherebe?”
“Ah,thatisthequestion!Therewehavethewholemystery.Asyet,Icannotexplainit.Thereisonlyoneideathatpresentsitselftomeashavingapossibleconnection.”
“Andthatis?”
“ThelasttrainleftMerlinvilleatseventeenminutespasttwelve.”
Ifolloweditoutslowly.
“Sothat,thecrimeapparentlytakingplacesometwohourslater,anyoneleavingbythattrainwouldhaveanunimpeachablealibi!”
“Perfect,Hastings!Youhaveit!”
Isprangup.
“Butwemustinquireatthestation.Surelytheycannothavefailedtonoticetwoforeignerswholeftbythattrain!Wemustgothereatonce!”
“Youthinkso,Hastings?”
“Ofcourse.Letusgotherenow.”
Poirotrestrainedmyardourwithalighttouchuponthearm.
“Gobyallmeansifyouwish,monami—butifyougo,Ishouldnotaskforparticularsoftwoforeigners.”
Istared,andhesaidratherimpatiently:
“Là,là,youdonotbelieveallthatrigmarole,doyou?Themaskedmenandalltherestofcettehistoire-là!”
HiswordstookmesomuchabackthatIhardlyknewhowtorespond.
