Chapter 13 Thirteen Madame Burdenka

After sending Celia away, Mrs. Olivia asked: what do you think of her Poirot said: Very individual, interesting girl, really not easy. indeed so.said Mrs Olivier. I want to ask you something. About her?I don't know her well, we don't know the godchildren well.I mean, we have very little contact, and rarely see each other once in a few years. Not her, but her mother. oh. Do you know her mother? Yes, we went to boarding school together in Paris, when it was customary to send girls to Paris.Mrs. Olivier said: Rather than sending them into society, it is better to say they are sent to the grave.What do you want to know?

do you remember herRemember what she looks like? Remember.Like you said, you don't completely forget the past just because you're gone. How do you feel about her? She was beautiful, Mrs. Olivier said: I remember it very well, but she was not when she was thirteen or fourteen, and she was chubby then, and we were all fat when we were kids.she added thoughtfully. Does she have a personality? Can't remember because she wasn't my only or best friend.We have a few friends who hit it off very well and have a small circle. We always play tennis and listen to opera together, and we all find visiting art galleries boring.So I can only describe roughly, her name is Molly.Peisi Dongkui.

Do you have boyfriends? I have been infatuated with several opposite sexes, of course not pop singers, people at that time were usually infatuated with actors.A girl among us pinned a picture of a famous vaudevillian above her bed, but the French teacher, Mademoiselle Guihong, forbade it.She said, Ce n'est pas convenable! (French: It's inappropriate) The girl didn't tell her that it was her father.We laughed and laughed for a long time. Tell me a little more about Molly, is Celia like her? No, not like, they are different.I think Molly is more emotional than this girl. I heard she has a twin sister who is also in the same boarding school?

No.They were the same age and could have gone to school together, but they didn't.Dolly seems to have stayed in England, I only saw her once or twice.She looked exactly like Molly, and they hadn't grown up to dress differently, have different haircuts, etc. like normal twins.I think Molly loves this sister very much, but she rarely mentions it.Thinking about it now, my sister Dolly seemed to have some problems at that time.I remember once or twice when I heard that she was ill and was sent to the hospital. At that time, I thought she was physically disabled.Once her aunt took her on a trip abroad to restore her health.Mrs. Olivia shook her head and said: I don't remember clearly, I just think Molly loves her very much and always wants to protect her.Do you find these boring?

not at all.said Poirot. Sometimes she would talk about her parents instead of Dolly.She also loves her parents very much, just like normal people.I remember one time when her mother came to Paris to see her. She was very nice, ordinary-looking, quiet and kind. Don't you have boyfriends?Is there any more information to provide? We didn't have many boyfriends back then, Mrs Olivier said: not like young people now.Later, when we went home, we went our separate ways.Molly and her parents went to a foreign country, maybe not India, but somewhere else, maybe Egypt.Her father seemed to work for the diplomatic service, and for a while they lived in Sweden, and later in Bermuda or the West Indies.Her father seemed to be a viceroy, but it's impossible to remember that kind of thing.Molly had a good impression of our music teacher, but I think the relationship between men and women at that time was naturally not as troublesome as making boyfriends now.We adore our teachers and look forward to the day when they come to class. Although they are completely indifferent, we are still full of longing.I remember once I fantasized that my Mr. Adolf had cholera, and I took care of him personally and gave him a blood transfusion to save his life.It was stupid then, and there was a time when I decided I wanted to be a nun, and then I wanted to be a nurse in a hospital.Well, Mrs. Bordenka is coming soon, I wonder how she will react to seeing you.

Poirot looked at his watch. We'll find out later. Is there anything else we need to discuss first? Something to check.There's one or two more things to investigate, to ask your elephant, I'll have to do some research with the elephant as well. Speaking so amazingly, Mrs. Olivia said: I told you that the relationship between me and the elephant has ended. But the elephant and you are not over yet! The doorbell rang again, and Poirot and Mrs. Olivier looked at each other. Well, here she comes. Mrs. Olivia went to open the door, and Poirot heard the voices of mutual greetings. After a while, Mrs. Olivia walked in with the tall Mrs. Bordenka.

This house is awesome.Mrs. Bodenka said: Thank you for taking the time to see me, taking up your precious time. She caught sight of Mr. Poirot out of the corner of her eye, with a look of surprise on her face, and then she glanced at the upright piano in front of the window. Mrs. Olivier guessed that she had taken Hercules.Poirot regarded it as a tuner, and hurriedly said: Let me introduce, this is Hercule.Mr. Poirot. Poirot got up and shook hands with her. M. Poirot is the only one who can help you, I mean about what you want me to ask my goddaughter Celia. Thank you for remembering this, I wish you could let me know more about it.

It's a pity I can't, said Mrs. Olivier, so I asked Mr. Poirot to help. He is a very good detective, a top man in the field, countless friends have relied on him, and he has solved countless mysteries. number.What a tragedy this case is. Oh, indeed. Mrs. Bordencar was still doubtful, and Mrs. Olivier invited her to a seat. What would you like to drink?How about sherry?It seems too late for tea now, or would you like a cocktail? Oh, the sherry is ready.Thanks. Where is M. Poirot? me too.said Poirot. Madame Olivier was relieved. Fortunately, Poirot didn't ask for black currant juice or any other juice he liked.She fetches a cup and a drink.

I have given M. Poirot the general idea of ​​your problem. Oh, replied Mrs Burdencar. She seemed rather hesitant and unsure of herself, not at all like her usual self. Today's young people are very troublesome. She said to Poirot: These young people, just say my son, we have high hopes for him.And then there's this girl, the charming girl, Mrs. Olivier should have told you she's her goddaughter, but who knows, I mean the relationship grows fast, but it's going to stop soon.They are childhood sweethearts, they met a long time ago, and we need to know her background, at least what kind of people her family is.Of course I knew Celia was from a good family, but after all there was this tragedy where the parents took each other's lives.No one can tell me how it happened, and none of my friends know Ravenk, so I don't know.I know Celia is a lovely girl, but I still want to know more.

Mrs. Olivia mentioned that you are particularly concerned about something, but what you actually want to know is You said you wanted to know, Madame Olivia interrupted: Did Celia's father kill her mother and kill herself, or did her mother shoot her father and then drink herself? I think it's different, Mrs Burdenka said: Yes, it's definitely different. This point of view is interesting.said Poirot, but not in his tone of approval. Emotional factors, so to speak, are the result of emotional entanglements.We must admit that in the matter of marriage, children, and I mean future children, should be taken into account.Heredity, people gradually understand that heredity is more important than environment, heredity will affect personality, and people will encounter unnecessary dangers.

Yes, said Poirot: but those who make the decision usually take the risk, and it was the choice of your son and that young girl. Oh, I know, I know, parents don't have a choice, or even say a word, but I still want to know.If you can help me I think you are using the word investigation, maybe, maybe I am a stupid mother, worrying too much about my dear son, but mothers are like that. She smiled uneasily, tilting her head to one side. Maybe, she said, picking up the sherry: maybe you'd like to think about it, and I'll give you some specifics, too.She glanced at her watch.God, I have an appointment and I have to go.Dear Mrs Olivier, I am sorry that I am retiring so soon, please bear with me.It took a long time to wait for a taxi this afternoon, and the drivers all drove past me, it was really difficult to wait.Mrs. Olivier must have your address, right? I will give you my address. As he spoke, Poirot took out a business card from his pocket and handed it over. Yes, yes, Hercule.Are you French, Monsieur Poirot? I am Belgian.said Poirot. Oh well, Belgians.Yes, yes, I know.Nice to meet you, I am full of hope.Oh, I have to go now. She warmly shook hands with Madame Olivier, then with Poirot, and then left the room, the sound of the door closing in the hall. Well, what do you think?said Mrs Olivier. What do you say?Poirot asked back. She ran away.Mrs. Olivier said: "Run away in a hurry, you scared her away." Yes, said Poirot: You are right. She wanted me to ask Celia about things, to extract a confession, to find out the secrets of her suspicions, but she didn't want to investigate directly, did she? Yes, very interesting, really interesting.Poirot said: Do you think she is rich? She should be very rich. Her clothes are very expensive, and her dress up is very expensive, but it's hard to say.She has an aggressive personality and sits on a lot of committees, but she has nothing suspicious in person.I've asked some people, and everyone doesn't like her.Yet she was a public figure, politically inclined, and in the public eye. So what happened to her today?asked Poirot. Do you think there is something wrong with her?Or you just don't like her, like me? I think she's hiding something.said Poirot. Oh, and you're going to find out? Of course, if you can find it.Poirot said: Maybe it was not so easy, she shrank back, left us here and shrank back.She's afraid I'll ask her some questions, yes, it's interesting.Poirot sighed and said: We have to start from the past, from the farther past. What, you have to start from the past again? Yeah, from somewhere in the past, there's more than one thing to dig up.Before looking back to find the truth, there is one more thing to understand. When did you start to investigate?Fifteen or twenty years ago, starting from a house named Cliff Villa, we had to get to the bottom of it. Alas, it had to be like this.Mrs. Olivier asked: Where to start?What's on your list? There are many clues in the list of relics recorded by the police. You remember that the relics included four wigs. Yes, you also said that four tops are too many. It is too much.Poirot said: I have also obtained several useful addresses, and this doctor's address may be useful. doctor?Did you mean family doctor? No, not the family doctor, but the doctor who issued the death certificate for the drowning boy.The boy was pushed into the water either by his sister or by someone else. You mean the mother of the child? Maybe it was the child's mother, or it could have been someone else in the family at the time.Through director Glowe, sources he knows, and friends in the press who are concerned about the case, I have found out where the accident happened. Are you going to see a doctor?He must be very old. No, to find his son.He's also a psychiatrist, and I have a letter of introduction, and he might be able to give some clues.There was also money to investigate. What does it have to do with money? There are many things we need to figure out.A lot of murders are about money, and we need to find out who loses or gets money because of what. But that should have been checked when the Ravenk murder happened. Yeah, it seemed natural, they both had normal wills, each left property to the other, the wife left money to the husband and the husband left money to the wife.Because both of them died, neither could get the other's money, and the beneficiaries were their daughter Celia and their son Edward who is now studying abroad. It didn't work, the kids weren't there, they had nothing to do with the case. indeed so.We're going to go a step further and look further and closer to see if there's a financial motivation. Oh, don't ask me, said Mrs. Olivier: I'm not qualified to talk about that.That's just, how to put it, a natural deduction from my conversations with those elephants. No, I think you'd better investigate the wig first. wig? There are records in police files of the wig company, an expensive beauty salon and wig shop in Bond Street, London, which closed and moved elsewhere. it's over.I have the address of one of the hairdressers, and I thought it would be easier for a woman to ask. are you talking about me?asked Mrs Olivier. right. well what do you want me to do Follow this address to Cheltnam and look for Ms. Rosent.She is very old and specializes in trendy hairstyles for ladies.Her husband is also a colleague, specializing in solving the problems of bald men, and is good at making wigs to cover baldness. God, what a mission!Do you think they will remember? Elephants will remember.said Poirot. Who are you going to ask?Is that the doctor you mentioned? He is one of them. what will he remember Probably not much, said Poirot: but he may have heard of an accident, and that case must be interesting, and there must be a record of it in the case. You mean the twin sister's file? right.From what I hear, she has been involved in two accidents, one in Hatters Green, when she was living in the country as a young mother, and the other in the Malay Peninsula, with the death of a small child as a result of each accident .i want to know You mean Molly of the twin sisters, is my friend Molly mentally ill?It's unbelievable, nothing like it, she's warm, cute, beautiful, emotional, and she's a nice person. Yeah, yeah, it seems so.She's a happy person too, right? Yes, she is happy, always has been.I don't know anything about her life before her death, but when I occasionally receive letters from her or meet her, she is very happy. Don't you know anything about her twin sister? No, I don't understand.But well, frankly, the few times I saw Molly, Dolly was in a nursing home, and she wasn't even at Molly's wedding, she wasn't a bridesmaid. This is very strange. I still don't understand what you can check out from here. Give it a try.said Poirot.