The Girdle of Hippolyta The Girdle of Hippolyta by Agatha Christieby Agatha Christie

Tongue TwistersTongue Twisters

Do you know Do you know Winnie Winnie KingKing??

Do I? Yes! Sure thing!Do I? Yes! Sure thing!

Was Was Hippolyta’s girdleHippolyta’s girdle

Blue, yellow or purple?Blue, yellow or purple?

Thirty five CubansThirty five CubansSmuggled the RubensSmuggled the Rubens..

A A princessprincess is as old as the is as old as the prince was six weeks ago.prince was six weeks ago.

Is Is HerculesHercules losing weightlosing weight??Yes, Herculean, Hercules is Yes, Herculean, Hercules is lean.lean.

(Herculean – of extraordinary (Herculean – of extraordinary power, difficulty; lean – thin)power, difficulty; lean – thin)

DefinitionsDefinitions in broad daylight in broad daylight admireadmiremasterpiecemasterpieceSmuggleSmugglebe on the alert be on the alert on the outskirts of on the outskirts of search search kill two birds with one stone kill two birds with one stone make sensemake sense

vanish into thin airvanish into thin air cloud overcloud overmiracle miracle be dopedbe dopedhurthurtconcussionconcussionhold somebody to ransom hold somebody to ransom to mix up to mix up demanddemandoverlap overlap kidnapkidnap

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These robberies took place These robberies took place when when anyone can see what’s happeninganyone can see what’s happening and not one person has been and not one person has been arrested for them!arrested for them!

I I managed to do two things at a timemanaged to do two things at a time and saw some old friends while I was and saw some old friends while I was in Louisiana visiting my parents.in Louisiana visiting my parents.

HisHis attitude attitude is not reasonableis not reasonable. Could . Could he have said nothing at all?he have said nothing at all?

My money gets spent so fast. It My money gets spent so fast. It seems to seems to disappear without a tracedisappear without a trace..

At the mention of her dead husband, At the mention of her dead husband, herher face face got gloomygot gloomy..

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He used to He used to despisedespise rich people a rich people a great deal when he was younger.great deal when he was younger.

May I ask his colleague for advice as May I ask his colleague for advice as well? You see, I’m not sure if their well? You see, I’m not sure if their duties duties are all differentare all different. .

The police found him The police found him sobersober behind behind the wheel of his neighbor's car.the wheel of his neighbor's car.

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The Rubens, said Simpson, would be The Rubens, said Simpson, would be smuggled over to France where it smuggled over to France where it would pass into the millionaire’s would pass into the millionaire’s possession. The English and French possession. The English and French police were on the alert, but Simpson police were on the alert, but Simpson was sure that they would fail.was sure that they would fail.

Then, in company with 18 other girls, Then, in company with 18 other girls, she left London by the boat train. 19 she left London by the boat train. 19 girls had crossed the channel, had girls had crossed the channel, had passed through the customs and got passed through the customs and got into the Paris train. But when, on the into the Paris train. But when, on the outskirts of Paris Miss Burshaw had outskirts of Paris Miss Burshaw had counted heads, it was discovered counted heads, it was discovered that only 18 girls could be found!that only 18 girls could be found!

“ “Was the train searched?”Was the train searched?”

“ “Oh yes, they searched it before it Oh yes, they searched it before it arrived in Paris. The girls wasn’t on arrived in Paris. The girls wasn’t on the train, that’s quite certain. She just the train, that’s quite certain. She just disappeared – into the air! It doesn’t disappeared – into the air! It doesn’t make sense, M. Poirot. It’s crazy!”make sense, M. Poirot. It’s crazy!”

“ “Plain-looking kid – but then they are Plain-looking kid – but then they are all plain at that age. They grow into all plain at that age. They grow into beauties overnight – I don’t know beauties overnight – I don’t know how they do it! It’s like a miracle.”how they do it! It’s like a miracle.”

Poirot smiled. “Women,” he said, Poirot smiled. “Women,” he said, “are a miracululous sex”“are a miracululous sex”

“ “Said she’s been doped. Apparently, Said she’s been doped. Apparently, she can’t remember anything much she can’t remember anything much after starting off from Cranchester. after starting off from Cranchester. Doctor thinks she may have had Doctor thinks she may have had slight concussion. There’s a bruise on slight concussion. There’s a bruise on the back of her head.”the back of her head.”

Both respectable middle-aged men. Both respectable middle-aged men.

A young man, James Elliot, and his A young man, James Elliot, and his wiwe – flashy piece of goods she wiwe – flashy piece of goods she was. He’s got a bad reputation, was. He’s got a bad reputation, suspected by the police of being suspected by the police of being mixed up in some questionable mixed up in some questionable affairs – but he has never attempted affairs – but he has never attempted kidnapping.kidnapping.

He then demanded to inspect He then demanded to inspect Winnie’s trunk which had, of course, Winnie’s trunk which had, of course, arrived here with those of the other arrived here with those of the other girls. I told him that it had already girls. I told him that it had already been taken by another member of been taken by another member of the police. Their departments, I the police. Their departments, I believe, must overlap. He insisted believe, must overlap. He insisted that I passed over all Winnie’s things that I passed over all Winnie’s things to himto him

Agatha Christie Agatha Christie

(15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976)(15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976)