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At what time?"
When I went to draw the curtains, as a rule, sir."
Did you bring it straight up from the kitchen then?"
No, sir, you see there's not much room on the gas stove, so Cook used to
make it early, before putting the vegetables on for supper. Then I used to
bring it up, and put it on the table by the swing door, and take it into her
room later."
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The swing door is in the left wing, is it not?"
Yes, sir."
And the table, is it on this side of the door, or on the farther--servants'
side?"
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It's this side, sir."
What time did you bring it up last night?"
About quarter-past seven, I should say, sir."
And when did you take it into Mrs. Inglethorp's room?"
When I went to shut up, sir. About eight o'clock. Mrs. Inglethorp came up
to bed before I'd finished."
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Then, between 7.15 and 8 o'clock, the coco was standing on the table in the
left wing?"
"Yes, sir." Annie had been growing redder and redder in the face, and now
she blurted out unexpectedly:
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And if there was salt in it, sir, it wasn't me. I never took the salt near it."
What makes you think there was salt in it?" asked Poirot.
Seeing it on the tray, sir."
You saw some salt on the tray?"
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