Chapter 17 Chapter nine

"How?" Lord asked anxiously. Poirot shook his head. "Eleanor murdered Mary out of jealousy...Eleanor killed her aunt out of an inheritance...Eleanor killed her aunt out of pity...You see, the options are wide. So far as I have seen it has been a tendency. No one except Eleanor gained anything from Mary's death, and no one hated Mary. There is only one question we have reason to ask ourselves: Is there anyone who hates Eleanor? Lino?" Lord was frustrated. "Not so far as I know. You mean to say that someone committed the crime and put the blame on Eleanor?"

Poirot nodded and said: "It's a very controversial speculation. There may be a lot of incrimination against Eleanor in favor of the speculation. I can't get rid of the idea that there's a link I don't understand, and it's one that involves Mary. My friend, you hear all sorts of gossip... Have you heard anything that has damaged Mary's reputation? Say, a quarrel, a suspicion of misbehavior, in short, what It's all right, but it must be something that is not good for her." The doctor said slowly: "I hope you don't go that route. It would be disrespectful to try to find a stain on a poor girl who has passed away defenseless. I don't believe you can get any clues from it."

"Don't think, my friend," explained Poirot mildly, "that I am trying to find dirt where there is none. But it is a characteristic of the good Hopkins Nurse that she is not good at concealing her feelings. She likes Mary, and I think there's something suspicious about this girl's history that Nurse Hopkins knows but tries to hide. Nurse Hopkins doesn't think it has anything to do with the murder. But I should know everything Details. It cannot be ruled out that Mary has endangered a third party, so this third party will have a reason to murder Mary." "But," retorted the doctor, "Nurse Hopkins must have understood that too."

"Nurse Hopkins is a clever woman, but her intelligence may not match mine. She may not see it, but I, Poirot, no doubt can. In short, the unclear link I just mentioned should be clarified.I have another nurse to visit today - O'Brien.She might be able to help me. " "Not necessarily . . . Nurse O'Brien has only been here a month or two." "I know that. But Hopkins has a long tongue. She never said a bad word about Mary in the village, because she must hurt Mary. But I don't believe that she can hold back from revealing something to others, let alone To colleagues. No, no, my friend, there is hope."