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Mr. Wells bowed his head.
"As I was about to proceed, Monsieur Poirot, that document is now null and
void."
"Hein!" said Poirot. He reflected for a moment, and then asked: "Was Mrs.
Inglethorp herself aware of that fact?"
"I do not know. She may have been."
"She was," said John unexpectedly. "We were discussing the matter of wills
being revoked by marriage only yesterday."
"Ah! One more question, Mr. Wells. You say 'her last will.' Had Mrs.
Inglethorp, then, made several former wills?"
"On an average, she made a new will at least once a year," said Mr. Wells
imperturbably. "She was given to changing her mind as to her testamentary
dispositions, now benefiting one, now another member of her family."
"
Suppose," suggested Poirot, "that, unknown to you, she had made a new
will in favour of some one who was not, in any sense of the word, a member
of the family--we will say Miss Howard, for instance--would you be
surprised?"
"Not in the least."
"Ah!" Poirot seemed to have exhausted his questions.
I drew close to him, while John and the lawyer were debating the question of
going through Mrs. Inglethorp's papers.
"
Do you think Mrs. Inglethorp made a will leaving all her money to Miss
Howard?" I asked in a low voice, with some curiosity.
Poirot smiled.
"No."
"Then why did you ask?"
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