The British Are Coming

The British Are Coming
The Broken Pitcher
The Jewel Casket
The Kitchen Maid
stocking.She has a necklace of cornelian beads and one of bright royal bluebeads -and is wearing a brooch with a pearl butterfly on it.She has an imitationscarab ring on the third finger of her right hand.On her head she had a doubleterai of pink and brown felt." She paused -a pause of quiet competence.Then: "Is there anything further?"she asked coldly. Poirot spread out his hands in a wild gesture. "You have my entire admiration,madame.Your observation is of the highestorder." "Details rarely escape me."
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Lady Westhome rose,made a slight inclination of her head,and left theroom.As Miss Pierce was following her,gazing down ruefully at her leftleg,Poirot said: "A little moment,please,mademoiselle?" "Yes?"Miss pierce looked up,a slightly apprehensive look upon her face. Poirot leaned forward confidentially. "You see this bunch of wild flowers on the table here?" "Yes,"said Miss Pierce -staring. "And you noticed that when you first came into the room I sneezed once ortwice?"