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minds ago, on my way to Baghdad.’
‘Well, I must say I’m very glad about that. I’m going straight
through too.’ His face went a little red.
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‘ T h a t w i l l b e nice,’ said M i s s D e b e n h a m w i t h o u t e m o t i o n .
The train stopped poirot, hercule
late that evening atpoirot,
Konya. The crime,
two English
travellers went outside for some fresh air and exercise. After a
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o n e f r o m the cool, efficient v o i c e that h e had heard o n the train.
Agatha Christie stories
The next retold
afternoon, for younger
the train people'sPoirot
stopped unexpectedly.
minds. asked the conductor if there was a problem.
Miss Debenham was just behind him. ‘What's the matter?’
she asked Poirot in French. “Why are we stopping?’
The Body in‘Something
the Library (Level
caught 4). the restaurant carriage, he
fire under
explained, ‘but they are repairing the damage. It is nothing
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serious.’ (Level 4).
Murder on the Orient
She looked Express
impatient. ‘But(Level
the time! 4).
This will delay us.’
‘It is possible —yes,’ agreed Poirot.
Death on the Nile (Level 5).
‘But we can’t afford delay! If we are delayed by more than an
A Murder hour,
is Announced
we will miss our(Level 5). with the Orient’ Express.’
connection
Her hands were shaking. She was clearly very upset.
Luckily, her worries were soon forgotten. Ten minutes later
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and the rest poirot,
o f the journey to
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Istanbul went very smoothly. M. Poirot went straight to the
Tokatlian Hotel. He was looking forward to a few days visiting
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the sights in Istanbul before he continued his journey home.
Ocr_detect‐At the hotel, he asked en i f he had any letters. There were three,
ed_langand an urgent message too. This was a surprise.
‘Unexpected change in Kassner case. Please return
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immediately,’ he read. 1.0000
‘ H o w a n n o y i n g ! ’ h e said t o himself. H e l o o k e d at the clock.
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‘I must leave Istanbul tonight,’ he told the m a n at the hotel
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desk. ‘ C a n y o u get Latin
m e a first-class compartment to London?’
‘ O f course, M o n s i e u r . T h e train is almost e m p t y i n t h e
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w i n t e r . It leaves at n i n e o'clock.’

Ocr_detect‐‘Thank you,’ said 1.0000

M. Poirot. He had just enough time for
some dinner.
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A s h e w a s o r d e r i n g his f o o d i n t h e hotel restaurant, h e felt a

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h a n d o n his shoulder.
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‘M. Poirot! What an unexpected pleasure!’ said a voice behind
ule_version
him. The speaker was a short, fat man in his fifties.
‘ M . B o u c ! ’ c r i e d Poirot.
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M. Bouc was Belgian, and had a high position in the
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Compagnie Internationale 90.53des Wagons Lits". The two men had
been friends for many years, since the days when Poirot was a
confidence
young detective in the Belgian police force.
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‘You are very far from home, my friend,’ said M. Bouc.
‘Yes. A little business in Syria. But Iam heading home tonight
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—on the Orient Express, if there is acompartment.’
‘Excellent! I w i l l b e o n t h e s a m e train. Later, y o u c a n tell m e
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your n e w s . Y o u are a f a m o u s d e t e c t i v e n o w , [ hear.’
W i t h a w a r m smile, M . B o u c left the restaurant.

M. Poirot returned to the job o f keeping his moustache out

of the soup. Soon, though, his attention was caught by two men
who were sitting together at a table not far from his. The younger

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