The Birth of Venus

The Birth of Venus
In what way exactly do you consider your sister was behaving foolishly? Do you mean，perhaps，in relation to Mr Donald Fraser?" "That's it，exactly.Don's a very quiet sort of person-but he-well，naturally he'd resent certain things-and then-""And then what，mademoiselle?" His eyes were on her very steadily. It may have been my fancy but it seemed to me that she hesitated asecond before answering. "I was afraid that he might-chuck her altogether.And that would havebeen a pity.He's a very steady and hard-working man and would have made hera good husband."
The Birth of Venus
Poirot continued to gaze at her.She did not flush under his glance butreturned it with one of her own equally steady and with something else init-something that reminded me of her first defiant，disdainful manner. "So it is like that，"he said at last. "We do not speak the truth any longer." She shrugged her shoulders and turned towards the door. "Well，"she said."I've done what I could to help you." Poirot's voice arrested her. "Wait，mademoiselle.I have something to tell you.Come back." Rather unwillingly，I thought，she obeyed.
The Birth of Venus