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When off duty, Japp was an ardent botanist,
‘One must not so replenish the stomach that the brain refuses to function,’
he talked little, but was always ready to fling himself into any conversational breach.
a man can tell her all about his job and feel that he is being intensely interesting to the lady!
I think a woman smothered in cheap scent is one of the greatest abominations known to mankind.’
Poirot and I had but recently come together again,
Belgium.
Captain Vincent Lemesurier, a young fellow whom I had known in France.
was with an older man
Hugo Lemesurier,
elder Lemesurier was a man of about forty,
interrupted by a tall dark young man
Roger?’
our two friends had hurriedly taken leave of us.
a cousin, Mr Roger Lemesurier,
death of Captain Vincent Lemesurier.
new heir, his father’s brother, Ronald Lemesurier,
two years later the death of Ronald Lemesurier,
His brother John
death, which occurred quite suddenly after being stung by a wasp,
estate over to the youngest brother of the five – Hugo, whom we remembered meeting on the fatal night
‘Mrs Lemesurier’ was announced. She was a tall, active woman, possibly about thirty years of age,
faint transatlantic accent.
husband, Hugo Lemesurier,
‘My elder boy – I’ve two boys, you know. Ronald’s eight, and Gerald’s six.’
within the last six months he has had three narrow escapes from death:
curse on the family
Hugo believes in it.
I was just a musical comedy actress in a small part when Hugo met me
‘Miss Saunders, the children’s governess, and John Gardiner, my husband’s secretary
‘Major Roger Lemesurier,
His shoulders stooped more than ever, and his face had a curious pale grey tinge.
I am suffering from an incurable disease –
tall man with a good figure and crispy curling auburn hair
secretary, Mr Gardiner.’
the younger dark like his mother, the elder with auburn curls.
Miss Saunders, a nondescript female,
Hugo Lemesurier, the boy’s father!
‘Formic acid,
insane,
family history has become a mania with him.
‘Sir Reuben Astwell was murdered ten days ago.
the day before yesterday, his nephew, Charles Leverson, was arrested
George. He was an extremely English-looking person. Tall, cadaverous and unemotional.
butler
murmured with that deferential undertone only to be achieved by the best servants:
Lady Astwell,
Sir Reuben’s nephew, Mr Charles Leverson,
the secretary, Mr Owen...
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Miss Lily Ma...
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