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According
to
her
own
story
,
she
was
in
her
bedroom
from
nine
-
thirty
until
ten
.
But
supposing
that
instead
she
was
in
the
summer
-
house
?
If
so
,
she
must
have
gone
there
to
meet
someone
.
Now
we
know
from
Dr
Sheppard
that
someone
from
outside
did
come
to
the
house
that
night
–
the
stranger
whom
he
met
just
by
the
gate
.
At
first
glance
it
would
seem
that
our
problem
was
solved
,
and
that
the
stranger
went
to
the
summer
-
house
to
meet
Ursula
Bourne
.
It
was
fairly
certain
that
he
did
go
to
the
summer
-
house
because
of
the
goose
quill
.
That
suggested
at
once
to
my
mind
a
taker
of
drugs
–
and
one
who
had
acquired
the
habit
on
the
other
side
of
the
Atlantic
where
sniffing
"
snow
"
is
more
common
than
in
this
country
.
The
man
whom
Dr
Sheppard
met
had
an
American
accent
,
which
fitted
in
with
that
supposition
.
"
But
I
was
held
up
by
one
point
.
The
times
did
not
fit
.
Ursula
Bourne
could
certainly
not
have
gone
to
the
summer
-
house
before
nine
-
thirty
,
whereas
the
man
must
have
got
there
by
a
few
minutes
past
nine
.
I
could
,
of
course
,
assume
that
he
waited
there
for
half
an
hour
.
The
only
alternative
supposition
was
that
there
had
been
two
separate
meetings
in
the
summer
-
house
that
night
.
Eh
bien
,
as
soon
as
I
went
into
that
alternative
I
found
several
significant
facts
.
I
discovered
that
Miss
Russell
,
the
housekeeper
,
had
visited
Dr
Sheppard
that
morning
,
and
had
displayed
a
good
deal
of
interest
in
cures
for
victims
of
the
drug
habit
.
Taking
that
in
conjunction
with
the
goose
quill
,
I
assumed
that
the
man
in
question
came
to
Fernly
to
meet
the
housekeeper
,
and
not
Ursula
Bourne
.
Who
,
then
,
did
Ursula
Bourne
come
to
the
rendezvous
to
meet
?
I
was
not
long
in
doubt
.
First
I
found
a
ring
–
a
wedding
ring
–
with
"
From
R
.
"
and
a
date
inside
it
.
Then
I
learnt
that
Ralph
Paton
had
been
seen
coming
up
the
path
which
led
to
the
summer
-
house
at
twenty
-
five
minutes
past
nine
,
and
I
also
heard
of
a
certain
conversation
which
had
taken
place
in
the
wood
near
the
village
that
very
afternoon
–
a
conversation
between
Ralph
Paton
and
some
unknown
girl
.
So
I
had
my
facts
succeeding
each
other
in
a
neat
and
orderly
manner
.
A
secret
marriage
,
an
engagement
announced
on
the
day
of
the
tragedy
,
the
stormy
interview
in
the
wood
,
and
the
meeting
arranged
for
the
summer
-
house
that
night
.
"
Incidentally
this
proved
to
me
one
thing
,
that
both
Ralph
Paton
and
Ursula
Bourne
(
or
Paton
)
had
the
strongest
motives
for
wishing
Mr
.
Ackroyd
out
of
the
way
.
And
it
also
made
one
other
point
unexpectedly
clear
.
It
could
not
have
been
Ralph
Paton
who
was
with
Mr
.
Ackroyd
in
the
study
at
nine
-
thirty
.
"
So
we
come
to
another
and
most
interesting
aspect
of
the
crime
.
Who
was
it
in
the
room
with
Mr
.
Ackroyd
at
nine
-
thirty
?
Not
Ralph
Paton
,
who
was
in
the
summer
-
house
with
his
wife
.
Not
Charles
Kent
,
who
had
already
left
.
Who
,
then
?
I
posed
my
cleverest
–
my
most
audacious
question
:
Was
anyone
with
him
?
"
Poirot
leaned
forward
and
shot
the
last
words
triumphantly
at
us
,
drawing
back
afterwards
with
the
air
of
one
who
has
made
a
decided
hit
.
Raymond
,
however
,
did
not
seem
impressed
,
and
lodged
a
mild
protest
.
"
I
don
’
t
know
if
you
’
re
trying
to
make
me
out
a
liar
,
M
.
Poirot
,
but
the
matter
does
not
rest
on
my
evidence
alone
except
perhaps
as
to
the
exact
words
used
.
Remember
,
Major
Blunt
also
heard
Mr
.
Ackroyd
talking
to
someone
.
He
was
on
the
terrace
outside
,
and
couldn
’
t
catch
the
words
clearly
,
but
he
distinctly
heard
the
voices
.
"
Poirot
nodded
.
"
I
have
not
forgotten
,
"
he
said
quietly
.
"
But
Major
Blunt
was
under
the
impression
that
it
was
you
to
whom
Mr
.
Ackroyd
was
speaking
.
"
For
a
moment
Raymond
seemed
taken
aback
.
Then
he
recovered
himself
.
