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“Thedeadwoman，MissAmyDurrant，washerpanionandhadetoheraboutfivemoheyhadgotoher，butMissDurranthadspokeleaboutherpeople.Shehadbeeanorphanatanearlyageaupbyanundhadearnedherownlivingsiwenty-one.”
“Andsothatwasthat，”
weor.Hepausedandsaidagain，butthistimewithafinalityinhisvoidsothat>
“Idoand，”
saidJahatall?Imearagic.Isuppose，butitisisn’ty.”
“Ithiofollow，”
saidSirHenry.
“Yes，”
saidDr.Lloyd，“there’smoretofollow.Yhtattherimetherewas.OfcourseIaskedquestionsofthefishermeowhatthey’dseen.Theywereeye-witnesses.Andonewomanhadratherafunnystory.Ididn’tpayaoitatthetime，butitcamebaeafterwards.Sheinsisted，yousee，thatMissDurrantwasn’tindifficultieswhenshecalledout.Theotherswamouttoherand，agtothiswomaelyheldMissDurrant’sheaduer.Ididn’t，asIsay，paymution.Itwassutasticstory，ahingslooksodifferentlyfromtheshore.MissBartonmighthavetriedtomakeherfriendloseess，realizingthatthelatter’spanigwoulddrowh.Yousee，agtotheSpanishwoman’sstory，itlookedasthough—well，asthoughMissBartoelytryingtodrownherpanion.
“AsIsay，Ipaidverylittleattentiontothisstoryatthetime.Itcamebaelater.reatdifficultywastofindoutanythingaboutthiswoman，AmyDurraseemtohaveaions.MissBartohrstogether.Wefoundoneaddressahere，butitprovedtobesimplyaroomshehadtakeninwhichts.Thelahing，hadonlyseeooktherooMissDurrathetimethatshealwayslikedtohaveoneplaceshecouldcallherowntowhichshecouldreturnataherewereowonicepiecesofoldfurnitureandsomeboundnumbersofAcademypidatrunkfullofpieaterialboughtatsales，butnopersonalbeloiohelandladythatherfatherandmotherhaddiedinIndiawhenshewasadthatshehadbeenbroughtupbyanunclewhowasa，butshedidnotsayifhewasherfather’sorhermother’sbrother，sothenamewasnoguide.”
“Itwaslymysterious，itwasjustunsatisfactory.Theremustbemanylonelywomen，prouda，injustthatposition.ThereleofphotographsamingsinLasPalmas—ratheroldaheyhadbeencuttofittheframestheywerein，sothattherehotographer’shem，andtherewasanolddaguerreotypewhichmighthavebeeherormoreprrandmother.
“MissBartonhadhadtworeferehher.Oneshehadfottehernamesherecollectedafteraprovedtobethatofaladyabroad，haviralia.Shewaswrittento.Heranswer，ofcourse，wasalongtimeining，andImaysaythatwhenitdidarrivetherearticularhelptobegai.ShesaidMissDurrahheraspanionaeffidthatshewasaverygwoman，butthatshekhieaffairsorrelations.”
“Sothereitwas—asIsay，nothinguwasjustthetwothiarousedmyuhisAmyDurrantofwhomhing，andtheSpanishwomaory.Yes，andI’lladdathirdthing:WhenIwasfirstbehebodyandMissBartonaytowardsthehuts，shelookedback.LookedbaexpressiohatIlydescribeasoneofpoigy—akindofaaintythatimpriselfonmybrain.
“Itdidn’tstrikemeasanythingunusualatthetime.Iputitdowerribledistressoverherfriend.But，yousee，laterIrealizedthattheyweren’toherewasatbetweeerriblegrief.MissBartonwasfondofAmyDurrantandshockedbyherdeath—that>
“But，then，whythatterriblepoigwasthequestioingbae.Ihadakeninthatlook.Andalmostagainstmywill，aoshapeitselfinmymind.SupposingtheSpanishwoman’sstoryweretrue;supposingthatMaryBartonwilfullyandincoldbloodtriedtodrownAmyDurrant.Shesuholdingherupretendingtobesavingher.Sheisrescuedbyaboat.Theyareonalonelybeaahehelastthis.AdodanEnglishdoctor!SheknowswellenoughthatpeoplewhohavebeeerfarlohanAmyDurranthavebeeificialrespiratiooplayherpart—togooffleavingmealoiAurloyshowsinherface.WillAmyDurraolifeasheknows?”
“Oh!”
saidJahrillednow.”
&hataspectthewholebusinessseemedmoresihepersonalityofAmyDurrantbeysterious.WhowasAmyDurrant?Whyshouldshe，aninsignifitpaidurderedbyheremployer?WhatstorylaybehindthatfatalbathiioeredMaryBartoohsbefore.MaryBarththerabroad，andtheverydayaftertheylaragedyhadodtheywerebothnionplaedEhewholethingwasfantastidItoldmyselfso.Ihadbeeingmyimaginationrunawaywithme.”
“Youdidn’tdoanything，then?”
askedMissHelier.
“Mydearyounglady，whatcouldIdo?Therewashemajorityoftheeye-withesamestoryasMissBarton.IhadbuiltupmyownsuspisoutofafleetingexpressionwhichImightpossiblyhaveimagihingIddiddowastoseethatthewidestinquiriesweremadefortherelationsofAmyDurraimeIwasinEandsawthelandladyofherroom，withtheresultsIhavetoldyou.”
“Butyoufelttherewassomethingwrong，”
saidMissMarple.
Dr.Lloydnodded.
“HalfthetimeIwasashamedofmyselffso.WhowasItogosuspegthis-manneredEnglishladyofafoulande?IdidmybesttobeascordialaspossiblettheshorttimeshestayedontheislahtheSpanishauthorities.IdideverythingIcoulddoasanEnglishmantohelpapatriotiry;aIamcedthatsheknewIsuspeddislikedher.”
“Howlothere?”
askedMissMarple.
“Ithinkitwasabht.MissDurrantwasburiedthere，anditmusthavebeenabouttendayslaterwheookaboatbagland.Theshockhadupsethersomuchthatshefeltshe’tspehereasshehadpla’swhatshesaid.”
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