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Ten,DR. ROBERTS (CONTINUED),Superintendent ¹ Battle was lunching with M. Hercule Poirot.,The former looked downcast, the latter sympathetic.,“Your morning, then, has not been entirely ² successful,” said Poirot thoughtfully.,Battle shook his head.,“What do you think of him? ”,“Of the doctor? Well, frankly ³, I think Shaitana was right. He’s a killer ⁴. Reminds me ofWestaway. And of that lawyer chap in Norfolk. Same hearty ⁵, self- confident manner. Samepopularity. Both of them were clever devils—so’s Roberts. All the same, it doesn’t follow thatRoberts killed Shaitana—and as a matter of fact I don’t think he did. He’d know the risk too well—better than a layman ⁶ would—that Shaitana might wake and cry out. No, I don’t think Robertsmurdered him.
”,“But you think he has murdered someone?”,“Possibly quite a lot of people. Westaway had. But it’s going to be hard to get at. I’ve lookedover his bank account—nothing suspicious there—no large sums suddenly paid in. At any rate, inthe last seven years he’s not had any legacy ⁷ from a patient. That wipes out murder for direct gain.,He’s never married—that’s a pity—so ideally simple for a doctor to kill his own wife. He’s well-to-do, but then he’s got a thriving practice among well-to-do people. ”,He decided to call the superintendent of the building.他决定给楼房管理员打电话。,The fire was entirely caused by their neglect of duty. 那场火灾完全是由于他们失职而引起的 。