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"Ah, but you see it was not in the same place yesterday as it was to-day.
Now, to pass to another subject, had your mistress a dark green dress in her
wardrobe?"
Dorcas was rather startled by the unexpected question.
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No, sir."
Are you quite sure?"
Oh, yes, sir."
Has anyone else in the house got a green dress?"
Dorcas reflected.
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Miss Cynthia has a green evening dress."
Light or dark green?"
A light green, sir; a sort of chiffon, they call it."
Ah, that is not what I want. And nobody else has anything green?"
No, sir--not that I know of."
Poirot's face did not betray a trace of whether he was disappointed or
otherwise. He merely remarked:
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Good, we will leave that and pass on. Have you any reason to believe that
your mistress was likely to take a sleeping powder last night?"
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Not last night, sir, I know she didn't."
Why do you know so positively?"
Because the box was empty. She took the last one two days ago, and she
didn't have any more made up."
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You are quite sure of that?"
Positive, sir."
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