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“
And
then
—
and
then
,
Hastings
—
she
pulls
it
!
”
So
far
,
in
the
cases
which
I
have
recorded
,
Poirot
’
s
investigations
have
started
from
the
central
fact
,
whether
murder
or
robbery
,
and
have
proceeded
from
thence
by
a
process
of
logical
deduction
to
the
final
triumphant
unravelling
.
In
the
events
I
am
now
about
to
chronicle
,
a
remarkable
chain
of
circumstances
led
from
the
apparently
trivial
incidents
which
first
attracted
Poirot
’
s
attention
to
the
sinister
happenings
which
completed
a
most
unusual
case
.
I
had
been
spending
the
evening
with
an
old
friend
of
mine
,
Gerald
Parker
.
There
had
been
,
perhaps
,
about
half
a
dozen
people
there
besides
my
host
and
myself
,
and
the
talk
fell
,
as
it
was
bound
to
do
sooner
or
later
wherever
Parker
found
himself
,
on
the
subject
of
house
-
hunting
in
London
.
Houses
and
flats
were
Parker
’
s
special
hobby
.
Since
the
end
of
the
War
,
he
had
occupied
at
least
half
a
dozen
different
flats
and
maisonnettes
.
No
sooner
was
he
settled
anywhere
than
he
would
light
unexpectedly
upon
a
new
find
,
and
would
forthwith
depart
bag
and
baggage
.
His
moves
were
nearly
always
accomplished
at
a
slight
pecuniary
gain
,
for
he
had
a
shrewd
business
head
,
but
it
was
sheer
love
of
the
sport
that
actuated
him
,
and
not
a
desire
to
make
money
at
it
.
We
listened
to
Parker
for
some
time
with
the
respect
of
the
novice
for
the
expert
.
Then
it
was
our
turn
,
and
a
perfect
babel
of
tongues
was
let
loose
.
Finally
the
floor
was
left
to
Mrs
.
Robinson
,
a
charming
little
bride
who
was
there
with
her
husband
.
I
had
never
met
them
before
,
as
Robinson
was
only
a
recent
acquaintance
of
Parker
’
s
.
“
Talking
of
flats
,
”
she
said
,
“
have
you
heard
of
our
piece
of
luck
,
Mr
.
Parker
?
We
’
ve
got
a
flat
—
at
last
!
In
Montagu
Mansions
.
”
“
Well
,
”
said
Parker
,
“
I
’
ve
always
said
there
are
plenty
of
flats
—
at
a
price
!
”
“
Yes
,
but
this
isn
’
t
at
a
price
.
It
’
s
dirt
cheap
.
Eighty
pounds
a
year
!
”
“
But
—
but
Montagu
Mansions
is
just
off
Knightsbridge
,
isn
’
t
it
?
Big
handsome
building
.
Or
are
you
talking
of
a
poor
relation
of
the
same
name
stuck
in
the
slums
somewhere
?
”
“
No
,
it
’
s
the
Knightsbridge
one
.
That
’
s
what
makes
it
so
wonderful
.
”
“
Wonderful
is
the
word
!
It
’
s
a
blinking
miracle
.
But
there
must
be
a
catch
somewhere
.
Big
premium
,
I
suppose
?
”
