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"
Oh
!
my
dear
,
"
cried
her
mother
.
"
Please
!
My
poor
nerves
.
I
am
a
wreck
this
morning
,
a
positive
wreck
.
Such
a
dreadful
thing
to
happen
.
I
can
’
t
help
feeling
that
it
must
have
been
an
accident
of
some
kind
.
Roger
was
so
fond
of
handling
queer
curios
.
His
hand
must
have
slipped
,
or
something
.
"
This
theory
was
received
in
polite
silence
.
I
saw
Poirot
edge
up
to
the
lawyer
,
and
speak
to
him
in
a
confidential
undertone
.
They
moved
aside
into
the
embrasure
of
the
window
.
I
joined
them
–
then
hesitated
.
"
Perhaps
I
’
m
intruding
,
"
I
said
.
"
Not
at
all
,
"
cried
Poirot
heartily
.
"
You
and
I
,
M
.
le
docteur
,
we
investigate
this
affair
side
by
side
.
Without
you
I
should
be
lost
.
I
desire
a
little
information
from
the
good
Mr
.
Hammond
.
"
"
You
are
acting
of
behalf
of
Captain
Ralph
Paton
,
I
understand
,
"
said
the
lawyer
cautiously
.
Poirot
shook
his
head
.
"
Not
so
.
I
am
acting
in
the
interests
of
justice
.
Miss
Ackroyd
has
asked
me
to
investigate
the
death
of
her
uncle
.
Mr
.
Hammond
seemed
slightly
taken
aback
.
"
I
cannot
seriously
believe
that
Captain
Paton
can
be
concerned
in
this
crime
,
"
he
said
,
"
however
strong
the
circumstantial
evidence
against
him
may
be
.
The
mere
fact
that
he
was
hard
pressed
for
money
"
"
Was
he
hard
pressed
for
money
?
"
interpolated
Poirot
quickly
.
The
lawyer
shrugged
his
shoulders
.
"
It
was
a
chronic
condition
with
Ralph
Paton
,
"
he
said
dryly
.
"
Money
went
through
his
hands
like
water
.
He
was
always
applying
to
his
stepfather
.
"
"
Had
he
done
so
of
late
?
During
the
last
year
,
for
instance
?
’
"
I
cannot
say
.
Mr
.
Ackroyd
did
not
mention
the
fact
to
me
.
"
"
I
comprehend
.
Mr
.
Hammond
,
I
take
it
that
you
are
acquainted
with
the
provisions
of
Mr
.
Ackroyd
’
s
will
?
"
"
Certainly
.
That
is
my
principal
business
here
today
.
"
"
Then
,
seeing
that
I
am
acting
for
Miss
Ackroyd
,
you
will
not
object
to
telling
me
the
terms
of
that
will
?
"
"
They
are
quite
simple
.
Shorn
of
legal
phraseology
,
and
after
paying
certain
legacies
and
bequests
"
"
Such
as
-
?
"
interrupted
Poirot
.
