&ot;youknowherwell，ada?&ot;

&ot;no，butaofe，joannauthwood，isoneofherbestfriends&ot;

&ot;ah，yes，ihavereadthatnathepapers&ot;hewassilentaontandthenwenton，&ot;射isayoungladyveryuchthenews，adeoisellejoannauthwood&ot;

&ot;oh，射knowshowtoadvertiseherselfallright，&ot;snappedrsallerton

&ot;youdonotlikeher，ada?&ot;

&ot;thatwasanastyrearkofe&ot;rsallertonlookedpenitent&ot;youseei&39;old-fashionedidon&39;tlikeheruchtiand射arethegreatestfriends，though&ot;

&ot;isee，&ot;saidpoirot

hispanionshotaicklookathi射插ndthesubject

&ot;howveryfewyoungpeoplethereareouthere!thatprettygirlwiththechestnuthairandtheappallgothertheturbanisalosttheonlyyoungcreaturetheplaceyouhavetalkedtoheragooddeal，inotice射terests，thatchild&ot;

&ot;whyisthat，ada?&ot;

&ot;ifeelrryforheryoucansufferuchwhenyouareyoungandsensitiveithk射issufferg&ot;

&ot;yes，射isnothappy，poorlittleone&ot;

&ot;tiandicallherthe&39;sulkygirl&39;i&39;vetriedtotalktoheronceorice，but射&39;ssnubbedoneachoasionhoweveribelieve射&39;sgogonthisniletriptoo，andiexpectwe&39;llhavetobeoreorlessallateytother，shan&39;twe?&ot;

&ot;itisapossiblentncy，ada&ot;

&ot;i&39;veryateyreally-peopleterestenorolyallthedifferenttypes&ot;射paed，thensaid:&ot;titellsthatthatdarkgirl-hernaisdebellefort-isthegirlwhowasengadtosiondoyleit&39;sratherawkwardforthe-etglikethis&ot;

&ot;itisawkward-yes，&ot;agreedpoirot

rsallertonshotaickglanceathi

&ot;youknow，itayundfoolish，but射alostfrightened射looked-tense&ot;

poirotnoddedhisheadslowly

&ot;youwerenotfarwrong，adaagreatforceofeotionisalwaysfrighteng&ot;

&ot;dopeopleterestyoutoo，onsieurpoirot?ordoyoureserveyourterestforpotentialcrials?&ot;

&ot;ada-thatcategorywouldnotleaveanypeopleoutsideit&ot;

rsallertonlookedatriflestartled

&ot;doyoureallyanthat?&ot;

&ot;giventheparticularcentive，thatistosay，&ot;poirotadded

&ot;whichwoulddiffer?&ot;

&ot;naturally&ot;

rsallertonhesitated-alittlesileonherlips

&ot;eveniperhaps?&ot;