and as I went out I had seen the look in Mary’s eyes, as John Cavendish had caught his wife in his arms.
“Perhaps you are right, Poirot,” I said gently. “Yes, it is the greatest thing in the world.”
Suddenly, there was a tap at the door, and Cynthia peeped in.
“I—I only–-”
“Come in,” I said, springing up.
She came in, but did not sit down.
“I—only wanted to tell you something–-”
“Yes?”
Cynthia fidgeted with a little tassel for some moments,
and as I went out I had seen the look in Mary’s eyes, as John Cavendish had caught his wife in his arms.
“Perhaps you are right, Poirot,” I said gently. “Yes, it is the greatest thing in the world.”
Suddenly, there was a tap at the door, and Cynthia peeped in.
“I—I only–-”
“Come in,” I said, springing up.
She came in, but did not sit down.
“I—only wanted to tell you something–-”
“Yes?”
Cynthia fidgeted with a little tassel for some moments,
