it did not take effect until the early morning, since the coco was only drunk in the middle of the night.”
“So you think that the coco—mark well what I say, Hastings, the coco—contained strychnine?”
“Of course! That salt on the tray, what else could it have been?”
“It might have been salt,” replied Poirot placidly.
I shrugged my shoulders. If he was going to take the matter that way, it was no good arguing with him. The idea crossed my mind,
it did not take effect until the early morning, since the coco was only drunk in the middle of the night.”
“So you think that the coco—mark well what I say, Hastings, the coco—contained strychnine?”
“Of course! That salt on the tray, what else could it have been?”
“It might have been salt,” replied Poirot placidly.
I shrugged my shoulders. If he was going to take the matter that way, it was no good arguing with him. The idea crossed my mind,
