She looks so different, I replied rather feebly. 'And I-once! Yet I recognize her, and you do not.' ' En vérité! And how many times have you seen Mary Marvell on the screen, mon cher?' So all is explained! But you get no marks for that, Poirot. And, en passant, my dear Hastings, she is quite aware of the fact!'

She is being followed by a bevy of admirers who have recognized her. That is Miss Mary Marvell, the film star. 'As usual, your facts are tinged with your incurable romanticism. In a minute he gave vent to an amused chuckle. He rises to see for himself.' And my friend joined me at the window. 'The great detective, mon ami, chooses, as ever, the simplest course. What drama is this being played? Is the girl a crook, and are the shadowers detectives preparing to arrest her? Or are they the scoundrels, and are they plotting to attack an innocent victim? What does the great detective say?' They have just been joined by an errand boy who points after the girl, gesticulating as he does so. Unknown to her, she is being shadowed by three men and a middle-aged woman. She is coming along slowly, looking up at the houses as she goes. 'Deduce, Poirot, from the following facts! Here is a young lady, richly dressed-fashionable hat, magnificent furs. 'What is, mon ami?' asked Poirot placidly, from the depths of his comfortable chair. That’s queer, I ejaculated suddenly beneath my breath.

I was standing at the window of Poirot’s rooms looking out idly on the street below. The Jewel Robbery at the Grand MetropolitanĬhapter 1 The Adventure of the Western Star 01.jpg

Poirot investigates by agatha christie