Cat Among the Pigeons
“repeated Poirot thoughtfully.
“We’ve given you the facts,” said Kelsey. “If you’ve any ideas—”
“Why the Sports Pavilion?” said Poirot. “That was your question, wasn’t it?” he said to Adam. “Well, now we have the answer. Because in the Sports Pavilion there was a tennis racquet containing a fortune in jewels. Someone knew about that racquet. Who was it? It could have been Miss Springer herself. She was, so you all say, rather peculiar about that Sports Pavilion. Disliked people coming there—unau...thorized people, that is to say. She seemed to be suspicious of their motives. Particularly was that so in the case of Mademoiselle Blanche.”
“Mademoiselle Blanche,” said Kelsey thoughtfully.
Hercule Poirot again spoke to Adam.
“You yourself considered Mademoiselle Blanche’s manner odd where it concerned the Sports Pavilion?”
“She explained,” said Adam. “She explained too much. I should never have questioned her right to be there if she had not taken so much trouble to explain it away.”MoreLess
“We’ve given you the facts,” said Kelsey. “If you’ve any ideas—”
“Why the Sports Pavilion?” said Poirot. “That was your question, wasn’t it?” he said to Adam. “Well, now we have the answer. Because in the Sports Pavilion there was a tennis racquet containing a fortune in jewels. Someone knew about that racquet. Who was it? It could have been Miss Springer herself. She was, so you all say, rather peculiar about that Sports Pavilion. Disliked people coming there—unau...thorized people, that is to say. She seemed to be suspicious of their motives. Particularly was that so in the case of Mademoiselle Blanche.”
“Mademoiselle Blanche,” said Kelsey thoughtfully.
Hercule Poirot again spoke to Adam.
“You yourself considered Mademoiselle Blanche’s manner odd where it concerned the Sports Pavilion?”
“She explained,” said Adam. “She explained too much. I should never have questioned her right to be there if she had not taken so much trouble to explain it away.”MoreLess
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