“ Who on earth but Poirot would have thought of a trial for murder as a restorer of conjugal happiness! ”
Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles (1920). copy citation
| Author | Agatha Christie |
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| Source | The Mysterious Affair at Styles |
| Topic | marriage murder trial |
| Date | 1920 |
| Language | English |
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| Weblink | http://www.gutenberg.org/files/863/863-h/863-h.htm |
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“But I eventually decided in favour of 'a woman's happiness'. Nothing but the great danger through which they have passed could have brought these two proud souls together again.»
I looked at Poirot in silent amazement. The colossal cheek of the little man! Who on earth but Poirot would have thought of a trial for murder as a restorer of conjugal happiness!
«I perceive your thoughts, mon ami,» said Poirot, smiling at me. «No one but Hercule Poirot would have attempted such a thing! And you are wrong in condemning it. The happiness of one man and one woman is the greatest thing in all the world.»” source
I looked at Poirot in silent amazement. The colossal cheek of the little man! Who on earth but Poirot would have thought of a trial for murder as a restorer of conjugal happiness!
«I perceive your thoughts, mon ami,» said Poirot, smiling at me. «No one but Hercule Poirot would have attempted such a thing! And you are wrong in condemning it. The happiness of one man and one woman is the greatest thing in all the world.»” source
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