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On the contrary," said Poirot quietly, "there are several points in his
favour."
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Oh, come now!"
Yes."
I see only one."
And that?"
That he was not in the house last night."
'Bad shot!' as you English say! You have chosen the one point that to my
mind tells against him."
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How is that?"
"Because if Mr. Inglethorp knew that his wife would be poisoned last night,
he would certainly have arranged to be away from the house. His excuse
was an obviously trumped up one. That leaves us two possibilities: either he
knew what was going to happen or he had a reason of his own for his
absence."
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And that reason?" I asked sceptically.
Poirot shrugged his shoulders.
How should I know? Discreditable, without doubt. This Mr. Inglethorp, I
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should say, is somewhat of a scoundrel--but that does not of necessity make
him a murderer."
I shook my head, unconvinced.
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We do not agree, eh?" said Poirot. "Well, let us leave it. Time will show
which of us is right. Now let us turn to other aspects of the case. What do
you make of the fact that all the doors of the bedroom were bolted on the
inside?"
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Well----" I considered. "One must look at it logically."
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