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| 58b864a | "You've a pretty good nerve," said Ratchett. "Will twenty thousand dollars tempt you?" It will not." If you're holding out for more, you won't get it. I know what a thing's worth to me." I, also M. Ratchett." What's wrong with my proposition?" Poirot rose. "If you will forgive me for being personal - I do not like your face, M. Ratchett," he said." | detective express fiction hercule murder orient poirot | Agatha Christie | |
| fe91aca | At the small table, sitting very upright, was one of the ugliest old ladies he had ever seen. It was an ugliness of distinction - it fascinated rather than repelled. | detective express fiction hercule murder orient poirot | Agatha Christie | |
| 3c26abc | Sensationalism dies quickly, fear is long-lived. | agatha-christie bestselling christie fiction hercule hercule-poirot mystery poirot suspense | Agatha Christie |