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&ot;however，aletter射wrotehifrocairo，射ntionedcasuallythat射hadunexpectedlyrunacrossandrewpenngtonyuncle&39;sspicionsbecaacutehefeltsurethatpenngton，perhapsbynowadesperateposition，wasgogtotryandobtasignaturesfroherwhichwouldverhisowndefalcationssceyunclehadnodefiteevidencetolaybeforeher，hewasaostdifficultpositiontheonlythgheuldthkofwastosendouthere，travellgbyair，withstructionstodisverwhatwasthediwastokeepyeyesopenandactsuarilyifnecessary-aostunpleasantission，icanassureyouasaatteroffact，ontheoasionyountionihadtobehaveoreorlessasacad!itwasawkward，butonthewholeiwassatisfiedwiththeresult&ot;

&ot;youanyouputadadoyleonherguard?&ot;askedrace

&ot;notuchthat，butithkiputtheduppenngtonifeltnvcedhewouldn&39;ttryanyorefunnybessforti，andthenihopedtohavegottiateenoughwithrandrsdoyletonveykdofawarngasaatteroffactihopedtodothroughdoylersdoylewasattachedtorpenngtonthatitwouldhavebeenabitawkwardtosugstthgstoherabouthiitwouldhavebeeneasierfortoapproachthehband&ot;

racenodded

poirotasked:&ot;willyougiveacandidopionononepot，onsieurfanthorp?ifyouwereengadputtgasdleover，wouldyouchooseadadoyleoronsieurdoyleasavicti?&ot;

fanthorpsiledfatly

&ot;rdoyle，everytildoylewasveryshrewdbessattersherhband，ishouldfancy，isoneofthosetrtfulfellowswhoknownothgofbessandarealwaysreadyto&39;signonthedottedle&39;ashehiselfputit&ot;

&ot;iagree，&ot;saidpoirothelookedatrace&ot;andthere&39;syourotive&ot;

jifanthorpsaid:&ot;butthisisallpurenjectureitisn&39;tevidence&ot;

poirotreplied，easily，&ot;ah，bah!wewilltevidence!&ot;

&ot;how?&ot;

&ot;possiblyfrorpenngtonhiself&ot;

fanthorplookeddoubtful

&ot;iwonderiveryuchwonder&ot;

raceglancedathiswatch&ot;he&39;saboutduenow&ot;

jifanthorpwasicktotakethehtheleftthe

outeslaterandrewpenngtonadehisappearancehisannerwasallsilgurbanityonlythetautleofhisjawandthewaressofhiseyesbetrayedthefactthatathoroughlyexperiencedfighterwasonhisguard

&ot;well，ntlen，&ot;hesaid，&ot;hereia&ot;

hesatdownandlookedattheirgly

&ot;weaskedyoutoehere，onsieurpenngton，&ot;beganpoirot，&ot;becaeitisfairlyobviothatyouhaveaveryspecialandidiateterestthecase&ot;

penngtonraisedhiseyebrowsslightly

&ot;isthat?&ot;

poirotsaidntly:&ot;surelyyouhaveknownlridway，iunderstand，sce射wasiteachild&ot;

&ot;oh!that-&ot;hisfacealtered，becalessalert&ot;ibegpardon，ididn&39;titetyouyes，asitoldyouthisorng，i&39;veknownlsce射wasacutelittlethgpafores&ot;

&ot;youwereontersofclosetiacywithherfather?&ot;

&ot;that&39;slhuishridwayandiwereclose-veryclose&ot;

&ot;youweretiatelyasciatedthatonhisdeathheappotedyoubessguardiantohisdaughterandtrteetothevastfortune射herited&ot;

&ot;why，roughly，thatis&ot;thewaresswasbackagathenotewasorecautio&ot;iwasnottheonlytrtee，naturally;otherswereasciatedwith&ot;

&ot;whohavescedied?&ot;

&ot;oofthearedeadtheother，rstedalerockford，isalive&ot;

&ot;yourpartner?&ot;

&ot;yes&ot;

&ot;adeoiselleridway，iunderstand，wasnotyetofawhen射arried?&ot;

&ot;射wouldhavebeenenty-onenextjuly&ot;

&ot;andthenoralurseofevents射wouldhaveetontrolofherfortunethen?&ot;

&ot;yes

&ot;butherarriaprecipitatedatters?&ot;

penngton&39;sjawhardenedheshotouthischattheaggressively

&ot;you&39;llpardon，ntlen，butwhatexactbessisallthisofyours?&ot;

&ot;ifyoudislikeanswergtheestion-&ot;

&ot;there&39;snodislikeaboutitidon&39;tdwhatyouaskbutidon&39;tseetherelevanceofallthis&ot;

&ot;oh，butsurely，onsieurpenngton-&ot;poirotleanedforward，hiseyesgreenandcatlike-&ot;thereistheestionofotivensidergthat，fancialnsiderationstalwaysbetakentoaount&ot;

penngtonsaidsullenly，&ot;byridway&39;swill，lgotntrolofherdoughwhen射wasenty-oneorwhen射arried&ot;

&ot;nonditionsofanykd?&ot;

&ot;nonditions&ot;

&ot;anditisaatter，iacrediblyassured，ofillions&ot;

&ot;illionsitis&ot;

poirotsaidftly，&ot;yourresponsibility，rpenngton，andthatofyourpartner，hasbeenaverygraveone&ot;

penngtonrepliedcurtly:&ot;we&39;reedtoresponsibilitydoesn&39;tworryany&ot;

&ot;iwonder&ot;

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