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Twenty,THE EVIDENCE OF MRS. LUXMORE,The maid who opened the door at Mrs. Luxmore’s South Kensington address looked at HerculePoirot with deep disapproval ¹. She showed no disposition ² to admit him into the house.,Unperturbed, Poirot gave her a card.,“Give that to your mistress. I think she will see me.”,It was one of his more ostentatious cards. The words “Private Detective ” were printed in onecorner. He had had them specially ³ engraved ⁴ for the purpose of obtaining interviews with the so-called fair sex. Nearly every woman, whether conscious of innocence ⁵ or not, was anxious to havea look at a private detective and find out what he wanted.,“Ah! for some Brasso and a rag,
” he murmured to himself.,Breathing excitedly the maid returned and Poirot was bidden to enter.,He was shown into a room on the first floor—a rather dark room smelling of stale flowers andunemptied ashtrays ⁷. There were large quantities of silk cushions of exotic colours all in need ofcleaning. The walls were emerald green and the ceiling was of pseudo copper ⁸.,A tall, rather handsome woman was standing ⁹ by the mantelpiece. She came forward and spokein a deep husky voice.,“M. Hercule Poirot?”,They shouted their disapproval.他们喊叫表示反对。,He has made a good disposition of his property.他已对财产作了妥善处理 。