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Poirot’s Little Reunion

           

           "Ihopeyouwon’tmind,"Istammered."Imayhavebeenalittleerpersonalnowandthen.""Oh!Icomprehendperfectly;youhavereferredtomeascomicas,perhaps,ridiculousnowandthen?Itmattersnotatall.Hastings,healsowasnotalwayspolite.Me,Ihavethemindabovesuchtrivialities."Stillsomewhatdoubtful,IrummagedinthedrawersofmydeskandproducedanuntidypileofmanuscriptwhichIhandedovertohim.Withaneyeonpossiblepublicationinthefuture,Ihaddividedtheworkintochapters,andthenightbeforeIhadbroughtituptodatewithanaccountofMissRussell’svisit.Poirothadthereforetwentychapters.

           Ilefthimwiththem.

           Iwasobligedtogoouttoacaseatsomedistanceawayanditwaspasteighto’clockwhenIgotback,tobegreetedwithaplateofhotdinneronatray,andtheannouncementthatPoirotandmysisterhadsuppedtogetherathalf-pastseven,andthattheformerhadthengonetomyworkshoptofinishhisreadingofthemanuscript.

           "Ihope,James,"saidmysister,"thatyou’vebeencarefulinwhatyousayaboutmeinit?"Myjawdropped.Ihadnotbeencarefulatall.

           "Notthatitmattersverymuch,"saidCaroline,readingmyexpressioncorrectly."M.Poirotwillknowwhattothink.Heunderstandsmemuchbetterthanyoudo."Iwentintotheworkshop.Poirotwassittingbythewindow.Themanuscriptlayneatlypiledonachairbesidehim.Helaidhishandonitandspoke.

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