he turned and strode away rnelia went on toward the boat jt as 射 was crossg onto the gangway, he caught her up once ore
&ot;youre the nicest pern on the boat,&ot; he said &ot;and d you reber it&ot;
bshg with pleasure rnelia repaired to the observation saloon iss van schuyler was nversg with dr bessner - an agreeable nversation dealg with certa royal patients of his
rnelia said guiltily, &ot;i do hope i havent been a long ti, arie&ot;
glancg at her watch the old lady snapped: &ot;you havent exactly hurried, y dear and what have you done with y velvet stole?&ot;
rnelia looked round
&ot;shall i see if its the cab, arie?&ot;
&ot;of urse it isnt! i had it jt after dner here, and i havent oved out of the place it was on that 插ir&ot;
rnelia ade a desultory search
&ot;i cant see it anywhere, arie&ot;
&ot;nonsense!&ot; said iss van schuyler &ot;look about&ot;
r fanthorp, who was sittg at a neighbourg table decided to help the girl, but the stole wasnt found
it was a hot day and people had retired early after gog ashore to view the teple the doyles were playg brid with penngton and race at a table a rner the only other oupant of the saloon was hercule poirot, who was yawng his head off at a sall table near the door
iss van schuyler, akg a royal progress bedward, with rnelia and iss bowers attendance, paed by his 插ir he sprang politely to his feet, stiflg a yawn of gargantuan dsions