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"
Monsieur
,
I
desire
from
you
certain
information
,
that
is
,
if
you
will
be
so
good
as
to
give
it
to
me
.
You
acted
,
I
understand
,
for
the
late
Mrs
.
Ferrars
of
King
’
s
Paddock
?
"
I
noticed
the
swift
gleam
of
surprise
which
showed
in
the
lawyer
’
s
eyes
,
before
his
professional
reserve
came
down
once
more
like
a
mask
over
his
face
.
"
Certainly
.
All
her
affairs
passed
through
our
hands
.
"
"
Very
good
.
Now
,
before
I
ask
you
to
tell
me
anything
,
I
should
like
you
to
listen
to
the
story
Dr
Sheppard
will
relate
to
you
.
You
have
no
objection
,
have
you
,
my
friend
,
to
repeating
the
conversation
you
had
with
Mr
.
Ackroyd
last
Friday
night
?
"
"
Not
in
the
least
,
"
I
said
,
and
straightway
began
the
recital
of
that
strange
evening
.
Hammond
listened
with
close
attention
.
"
That
is
all
,
"
I
said
,
when
I
had
finished
.
"
Blackmail
,
"
said
the
lawyer
thoughtfully
.
"
You
are
surprised
?
"
asked
Poirot
.
The
lawyer
took
off
his
pince
-
nez
and
polished
them
with
his
handkerchief
.
"
No
,
"
he
replied
,
"
I
can
hardly
say
that
I
am
surprised
.
I
have
suspected
something
of
the
kind
for
some
time
.
"
"
That
brings
us
,
"
said
Poirot
,
"
to
the
information
for
which
I
am
asking
.
If
anyone
can
give
us
an
idea
of
the
actual
sums
paid
,
you
are
the
man
,
monsieur
.
"
"
I
see
no
object
in
withholding
the
information
,
"
said
Hammond
,
after
a
moment
or
two
.
"
During
the
past
year
,
Mrs
.
Ferrars
has
sold
out
certain
securities
,
and
the
money
for
them
was
paid
into
her
account
and
not
re
-
invested
.
As
her
income
was
a
large
one
,
and
she
lived
very
quietly
after
her
husband
’
s
death
,
it
seems
certain
that
these
sums
of
money
were
paid
away
for
some
special
purpose
.
I
once
sounded
her
on
the
subject
,
and
she
said
that
she
was
obliged
to
support
several
of
her
husband
’
s
poor
relations
.
I
let
the
matter
drop
,
of
course
.
Until
now
,
I
have
always
imagined
that
the
money
was
paid
to
some
woman
who
had
had
a
claim
on
Ashley
Ferrars
.
I
never
dreamed
that
Mrs
.
Ferrars
herself
was
involved
.
"
"
And
the
amount
?
"
asked
Poirot
.
"
In
all
,
I
should
say
the
various
sums
totalled
at
least
twenty
thousand
pounds
.
"
"
Twenty
thousand
pounds
!
"
I
exclaimed
.
"
In
one
year
!
"
"
Mrs
.
Ferrars
was
a
very
wealthy
woman
,
"
said
Poirot
drily
.
"
And
the
penalty
for
murder
is
not
a
pleasant
one
.
"
"
Is
there
anything
else
that
I
can
tell
you
?
"
inquired
Mr
.
Hammond
.
