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Though
mystified
,
I
was
obedient
.
The
means
of
transport
in
Elmer
’
s
Dale
were
limited
.
The
local
garage
had
two
battered
Ford
cars
,
and
there
were
two
station
flies
.
None
of
these
had
been
requisitioned
on
the
date
in
question
.
Questioned
,
Mrs
.
Havering
explained
that
she
had
given
the
woman
the
money
for
her
fare
down
to
Derbyshire
and
sufficient
to
hire
a
car
or
fly
to
take
her
up
to
Hunter
’
s
Lodge
.
There
was
usually
one
of
the
Fords
at
the
station
on
the
chance
of
its
being
required
.
Taking
into
consideration
the
further
fact
that
nobody
at
the
station
had
noticed
the
arrival
of
a
stranger
,
black
-
bearded
or
otherwise
,
on
the
fatal
evening
,
everything
seemed
to
point
to
the
conclusion
that
the
murderer
had
come
to
the
spot
in
a
car
,
which
had
been
waiting
near
at
hand
to
aid
his
escape
,
and
that
the
same
car
had
brought
the
mysterious
housekeeper
to
her
new
post
.
I
may
mention
that
inquiries
at
the
Agency
in
London
bore
out
Poirot
’
s
prognostication
.
No
such
woman
as
“
Mrs
.
Middleton
”
had
ever
been
on
their
books
.
They
had
received
the
Hon
.
Mrs
.
Havering
’
s
application
for
a
housekeeper
,
and
had
sent
her
various
applicants
for
the
post
.
When
she
sent
them
the
engagement
fee
,
she
omitted
to
mention
which
woman
she
had
selected
.
Somewhat
crestfallen
,
I
returned
to
London
.
I
found
Poirot
established
in
an
arm
-
chair
by
the
fire
in
a
garish
,
silk
dressing
-
gown
.
He
greeted
me
with
much
affection
.
“
Mon
ami
Hastings
!
But
how
glad
I
am
to
see
you
.
Veritably
I
have
for
you
a
great
affection
.
And
you
have
enjoyed
yourself
?
You
have
run
to
and
fro
with
the
good
Japp
?
You
have
interrogated
and
investigated
to
your
heart
’
s
content
?
”
“
Poirot
,
”
I
cried
,
“
the
thing
’
s
a
dark
mystery
!
It
will
never
be
solved
.
”
“
It
is
true
that
we
are
not
likely
to
cover
ourselves
with
glory
over
it
.
”
“
No
,
indeed
.
It
’
s
a
hard
nut
to
crack
.
”
“
Oh
,
as
far
as
that
goes
,
I
am
very
good
at
cracking
the
nuts
!
A
veritable
squirrel
!
It
is
not
that
which
embarrasses
me
.
I
know
well
enough
who
killed
Mr
.
Harrington
Pace
.
”
“
You
know
?
How
did
you
find
out
?
”
“
Your
illuminating
answers
to
my
wires
supplied
me
with
the
truth
.
See
here
,
Hastings
,
let
us
examine
the
facts
methodically
and
in
order
.
Mr
.
Harrington
Pace
is
a
man
with
a
considerable
fortune
which
at
his
death
will
doubtless
pass
to
his
nephew
.
Point
No
.
1
.
His
nephew
is
known
to
be
desperately
hard
up
.
Point
No
.
2
.
His
nephew
is
also
known
to
be
—
shall
we
say
a
man
of
rather
loose
moral
fibre
?
Point
No
.
3
.
