CardsontheTable

426 429 434 438 442 445 449 452 460 464 467 468 24 Elimination of Three Murderers? 25 Mrs. Lorrimer Speaks 26 The Truth 27' The EyeWitness 28 Suicide 29 Accident 30 Murder 31 Cards on the Table 471 "Surely, my dear M. Poirot, to do a thing supremely well is a justification! You want, very unimaginatively, to take every murderer, handcuff him, shut him up, and eventually break his neck for him in the early hours of the morning. In my opinion a really successful murderer should be granted a pension out of the public funds and asked out to dinner!" Poirot shrugged his shoulders. "I am not as insensitive to art in crime as you think. I can admire the perfect murderer--I can also admire a tiger--that splendid tawny-striped beast. But I will admire him from outside his cage. I will not go inside. That is to say, not unless it is my duty to do so. For you see, Mr. Shaitana, the tiger might spring " Mr. Shaitana laughed. "I see. And the murderer?" "Might murder," said Poirot gravely. "My dear fellow--what an alarmist you are! Then you will not come to meet my collection of--tigers?" "On the contrary, I shall be enchanted." "How br......