The Mysterious Affair at Styles (Hercule Poirot, #1)
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Read between April 14 - April 18, 2024
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country squire.
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What does a country squire do? Joust?
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“I’m afraid you’ll find it very quiet down here, Hastings.”
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Famous last words.
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before the war I was in Lloyd’s.”
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In Loyd's what?
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“Like a good detective story myself,”
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Meta!
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“Lots of nonsense written, though.
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Oh. Ohhhhh. The author is making us some bold promises of subversion here. I see I'm in for a treat.
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I’m at my wit’s end for money.”
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Ohhh. A squire is a mooch. Got it.
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that’s the poison cupboard.
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Do you think someone will be poisoned in this book? The word has only appeared on every page.
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“Poirot!” I exclaimed.
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The audience cheers.
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carrying her coffee,
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Coffee before bed??
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tried to administer more brandy.
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LOL
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I discovered a medical book which gave a description of strychnine poisoning.
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Your google search does not count as "research"
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agility of a grasshopper.
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Uhh... Grasshoppers are not agile...
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“The fire burns—and it destroys. But by chance—there might be—let us see!”
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Ive just met this character and i love him.
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now that we know about the coco?”
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Its not the coco.
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“And that reason?” I asked sceptically.
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Oh come on. You know about the mistress.
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piquant gipsy face
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Bruh
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I heard Poirot chuckle softly beside me.
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LOL
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She would be one of the last people to take her own life.
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OMG. "No.Nobody ever suffers in secret." This doctor is a moron.
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“You argue like a child.
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This guy i cant.
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“I know Dr. Bauerstein had it tested,”
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Yeah. That dude is sus.
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A great chest, full of old clothes and fancy dresses,
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And beard and glasses ill bet.
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right at the bottom, was a magnificent black beard.
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Called it!
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Cynthia was a nigger once,
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Wat.
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I was pleased with the compliment.
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LOL He just called you stupid!
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“The two often go together,”
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OMG somebody call the burn unit!!! Poirot is a savage.
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In spite of myself, an agreeable warmth spread over me.
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OMG. Youve heard of the Unreliable Narrator? Well this is the Incompetant Narrator.
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“There is no perhaps about it. Would he, or would he not have had plenty of time to remove and destroy them?”
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Objection! The coujncil is asking for specuation. There100% is a "perhaps".