Chapter 16

II gave Norton Poirot’s message.

‘I’ll go up and see him, certainly. I’d like to. But you know, Hastings, I’mrather sorry I mentioned the matter even to you.’

‘By the way,’ I said, ‘you haven’t said anything to anyone else about it,have you?’

‘No – at least – no, of course not.’

‘You’re quite sure?’

‘No, no, I haven’t said anything.’

‘Well, don’t. Not until after you’ve seen Poirot.’

I had noticed the slight hesitation in his tone when he first answered,but his second assurance was quite firm. I was to remember that slighthesitation afterwards, though.