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Thursday, November 27, 2014

[Appointment with Death -Agatha Christie] Part 1. Chapter 1

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I ‘You do see, don’t you, that she’s got to be killed?’ The question floated out into the still night air, seemed to hang there a moment and then drift away down into the darkness towards the Dead Se...

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[Appointment with Death -Agatha Christie] Part 1. Chapter 2

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Miss Sarah King, M.B., stood by the table in the writing-room of the Solomon Hotel in Jerusalem, idly turning over the papers and magazines. A frown contracted her brows and she looked preoccupie...

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[Appointment with Death -Agatha Christie] Part 1. Chapter 3

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When Sarah had left the lounge, Dr Gerard sat where he was for some minutes. Then he strolled to the table, picked up the latest number of Le Matin and strolled with it to a chair a few yards away from the Boynton family. His curiosity was arouse...

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[Appointment with Death -Agatha Christie] Part 1. Chapter 4

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There was a slow asthmatic wheezing cough—then the monumental knitting woman spok...

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[Appointment with Death -Agatha Christie] Part 1. Chapter 5

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Into these dark imaginings a breath of the commonplace came with almost ludicrous effec...

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[Appointment with Death -Agatha Christie] Part 1. Chapter 6

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Sarah King stood in the precincts of the Temple—the Haramesh-Sherif. Her back was to the Dome of the Rock....

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[Appointment with Death -Agatha Christie] Part 1. Chapter 7

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Sarah wondered very much whether Carol Boynton would keep her appointment that nigh...

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[Appointment with Death -Agatha Christie] Part 1. Chapter 8

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‘Can I speak to you a minute?’ Nadine Boynton turned in surprise, staring into the dark eager face of an entirely unknown young woma...

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[Appointment with Death -Agatha Christie] Part 1. Chapter 9

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Dr Gerard walked into the office of Messrs Castle, the tourist agents, and found Sarah King at the counte...

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[Appointment with Death -Agatha Christie] Part 1. Chapter 10

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It was the morning of the start to Petra. Sarah came down to find a big masterful woman with a rocking-horse nose, whom she had already noticed in the hotel, outside the main entrance, objecting fiercely to the size of the ca...

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[Appointment with Death -Agatha Christie] Part 1. Chapter 11

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Mrs Boynton was here, at Petra! Sarah answered mechanically questions that were addressed to her. Would she have dinner straight away—it was ready—or would she like to wash first? Would she prefer to sleep in a tent or a cav...

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[Appointment with Death -Agatha Christie] Part 1. Chapter 12

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Sarah went down to the big marquee. She found her three fellow travelers there. They were sitting at table eating. The guide was explaining that there was another party her...

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[Appointment with Death -Agatha Christie] Part 2. Chapter 1

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Colonel Carbury smiled across the table at his guest and raised his glass. ‘Well, here’s to crime...

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[Appointment with Death -Agatha Christie] Part 2. Chapter 2

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The Frenchman came in with a quick yet unhurried tread. As he shook hands with Colonel Carbury he shot a keen, interested glance at Poirot. Carbury said: ‘This is M. Hercule Poirot. Staying with me. Been talking to him about this business down at Petra...

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[Appointment with Death -Agatha Christie] Part 2. Chapter 3

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‘Raymond Boynton said that!’ The exclamation broke from the Frenchman. ‘You think it unlikely—psychologically speaking?’ Poirot inquired placidly. Gerard shook his hea...

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[Appointment with Death -Agatha Christie] Part 2. Chapter 4

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Sarah King looked long and searchingly at Hercule Poirot. She noted the egg-shaped head, the gigantic moustaches, the dandified appearance and the suspicious blackness of his hair. A look of doubt crept into her eyes. ‘Well, mademoiselle, are you satisfied...

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[Appointment with Death -Agatha Christie] Part 2. Chapter 5

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Lady Westholme entered the room with the assurance of a transatlantic liner coming into doc...

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[Appointment with Death -Agatha Christie] Part 2. Chapter 6

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Lennox Boynton came into the room with a quick, resolute step. Had he been there, Dr Gerard would have been surprised at the change in the ma...

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[Appointment with Death -Agatha Christie] Part 2. Chapter 7

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Poirot looked with interest at the tall, dignified young woman who entered the room. He rose and bowed to her politely. ‘Mrs Lennox Boynton? Hercule Poirot, at your service...

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[Appointment with Death -Agatha Christie] Part 2. Chapter 8

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After noting on his pad—N.B. 4.40—Poirot opened the door and called to the orderly whom Colonel Carbury had left at his disposal, an intelligent man with a good knowledge of English. He asked him to fetch Miss Carol Boynto...

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