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           ""Thatwidensthefieldtothree,"saidPoirotthoughtfully.

           "ButParkeristhemostlikely.ItisinmymindtotryalittleexperimentwithParker.Howsayyou,myfriend,willyouaccompanymetoFernly?"Iacquiesced,andwesetoutatonce.PoirotaskedtoseeMissAckroyd,andpresentlyFloracametous.

           "MademoiselleFlora,"saidPoirot,"Ihavetoconfideinyoualittlesecret.IamnotyetsatisfiedoftheinnocenceofParker.Iproposetomakealittleexperimentwithyourassistance.Iwanttoreconstructsomeofhisactionsonthatnight.Butwemustthinkofsomethingtotellhim–ah!Ihaveit.Iwishtosatisfymyselfastowhethervoicesinthelittlelobbycouldhavebeenheardoutsideontheterrace.

           Now,ringforParker,ifyouwillbesogood."Ididso,andpresentlythebutlerappeared,suaveasever.

           "Yourang,sir?""Yes,mygoodParker.Ihaveinmindalittleexperiment.

           IhaveplacedMajorBluntontheterraceoutsidethestudywindow.IwanttoseeifanyonetherecouldhaveheardthevoicesofMissAckroydandyourselfinthelobbythatnight.

           Iwanttoenactthatlittlesceneoveragain.Perhapsyouwouldfetchthetrayorwhateveritwasyouwerecarrying?"Parkervanished,andwerepairedtothelobbyoutsidethestudydoor.Presentlyweheardachinkintheouterhall,andParkerappearedinthedoorwaycarryingatraywithasiphon,adecanterofwhisky,andtwoglassesonit.