MurderintheMews_ThreePerplexingCasesforP.epub

HP18 - Murder in the Mews [SS] Agatha Christie Contents Murder in the Mews The Incredible Theft Dead Man’s Mirror Triangle at Rhodes Murder in the Mews Chapter 1 I ‘Penny for the guy, sir?’ A small boy with a grimy face grinned ingratiatingly. ‘Certainly not!’ said Chief Inspector Japp. ‘And, look here, my lad - ’ A short homily followed. The dismayed urchin beat a precipitate retreat, ‘And soon, doubtless, there will be confusion of thought. Is it in honour or in execration that on the fifth of November the feu d’artifice are sent up? To blow up an English Parliament, was it a sin or a noble deed?’ Japp chuckled. ‘Some people would say undoubtedly the latter.’ Turning off the main road, the two men passed into the comparative quiet of a mews. They had been dining together and were now taking a short cut to Hercule Poirot’s flat. As they walked along the sound of squibs was still heard periodically. An occasional shower of golden rain illuminated the sky. ‘Good night for a murder,’ remarked Japp with professional interest. ‘Nobody would hear a shot, for instance, on a night li......