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Eight,WHICH OF THEM?,Battle looked from one face to another. Only one person answered his question. Mrs. Oliver, neveraverse to giving her views, rushed into speech.,“The girl or the doctor,” she said.,Battle looked questioningly at the other two. But both the men were unwilling ¹ to make apronouncement. Race shook his head. Poirot carefully smoothed his crumpled ² bridge scores.,“One of ’em did it, ” said Battle musingly ³. “One of ’em’s lying like hell. But which? It’s noteasy—no, it’s not easy.
”,“If we’re to go by what they say, the medico thinks Despard did it, Despard thinks the medicodid it, the girl thinks Mrs. Lorrimer did it — and Mrs. Lorrimer won’t say! Nothing veryilluminating there.”,“Perhaps not, ” said Poirot.,Battle shot him a quick glance.,“You think there is?
”,Poirot waved an airy hand.,His tightfisted employer was unwilling to give him a raise.他那吝啬的雇主不肯给他加薪。,She crumpled the letter up into a ball and threw it on the fire. 她把那封信揉成一团扔进了火里 。