Agatha Christie

“ I have explained to Pagett that he is not to accompany me.
"You see, my dear fellow," I said, "you must remain here on the spot. You might be required to identify Rayburn any minute. And, besides, I have my dignity as an English Member of Parliament to think of. I can't go about with a secretary who has apparently recently been indulging in a vulgar street-brawl."
Pagett winced. He is such a respectable fellow that his appearance is pain and tribulation to him.
"But what will you do about your correspondence and the notes for your speeches, Sir Eustace?" ”

“ Trust Pagett to be always in the right and a martyr over it!
"Well?"
"I just thought I would have a look around before turning in, Sir Eustace. The man was coming down the passage from your cabin. I thought at once there was something wrong by the way he looked about him. He slunk up the stairs by the saloon. I followed him.
"My dear Pagett," I said, "why shouldn't the poor chap go on deck without having his footsteps dogged? Lots of people even sleep on deck—very uncomfortable, I've always thought. The sailors wash you down with the rest of the deck at five in the morning." ”

“ I had poisonous breakfast with poisonous people. Dutch waitresses with thick ankles who took half an hour to bring me a bad bit of fish. And this farce of getting up at 5 A.M. on arrival at the port to see a blinking doctor and hold your hands above your head simply makes me tired. ”