Famous artist painting
"What's that?"The woman looked up sharply."A Russian did it,you say?" "I understand that the police have arrested him." "Did you ever know?"The woman was excited,voluble."A foreigner." "Mais oui.I thought perhaps you might have noticed him last night?" "Well,I don't get much chance of noticing,and that's fact.Theevening's our busy time and there's always a fair few passing along andgetting home after their work.A tall,fair man with a beard-no,I can't sayI saw anyone of that description anywhere about." I broke in on my cue.
Famous artist painting
Excuse me,sir,"I said to Poirot. "I think you have been misinformed.A short dark man I was told." An interested discussion intervened in which the stout lady,her lankhusband and a hoarse-voiced shop-boy all participated.No less than fourshort dark men had been observed,and the hoarse boy had seen a tall fairone,"but he hadn't got no beard,"he added regretfully. Finally,our purchases made,we left the establishment,leaving ourfalsehoods uncorrected. "And what was the point of all that,Poirot?"I demanded somewhatreproachfully.
Famous artist painting
Monday, October 22, 2007
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