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Four,FIRST MURDERER?,Hercule Poirot, Mrs. Oliver, Colonel Race and Superintendent ¹ Battle sat round the dining roomtable.,It was an hour later. The body had been examined, photographed and removed. A fingerprintexpert had been and gone.,Superintendent Battle looked at Poirot.,“Before I have those four in, I want to hear what you’ve got to tell me. According to you therewas something behind this party tonight?”,Superintendent Battle pursed his lips. He very nearly whistled.,“Exhibits—eh? Murderers all alive oh! And you think he meant it? You don’t think he waspulling your leg? ”,Poirot shook his head.,“Oh, no, he meant it. Shaitana was a man who prided himself on his Mephistophelian attitude tolife. He was a man of great vanity. He was also a stupid man—that is why he is dead.
”,“I get you,” said Superintendent Battle, following things out in his mind. “A party of eight andhimself. Four ‘sleuths,’ so to speak—and four murderers! ”,He decided to call the superintendent of the building.他决定给楼房管理员打电话。,The girl gave the show away deliberately.女孩故意泄露秘密 。