The Mysterious Affair

beware of people who were not telling you the truth.”

“And yet,” I cried indignantly, “after that, you gave me two reasons why Miss Howard could not have committed the crime!”

“And very good reasons too,” replied Poirot. “For a long time they were a stumbling-block to me until I remembered a very significant fact: that she and Alfred Inglethorp were cousins. She could not have committed the crime single-handed, but the reasons


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beware of people who were not telling you the truth.”

“And yet,” I cried indignantly, “after that, you gave me two reasons why Miss Howard could not have committed the crime!”

“And very good reasons too,” replied Poirot. “For a long time they were a stumbling-block to me until I remembered a very significant fact: that she and Alfred Inglethorp were cousins. She could not have committed the crime single-handed, but the reasons


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