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

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Do you know Do you know Winnie KingWinnie King??Do I? Yes! Sure thing!Do I? Yes! Sure thing!

Was Was Hippolyta’s girdleHippolyta’s girdleBlue, yellow or purple?Blue, yellow or purple?

Thirty five CubansThirty five CubansSmuggled the RubensSmuggled the Rubens..

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

Is Is HerculesHercules losing weightlosing weight??Yes, Herculean, Hercules is lean.Yes, Herculean, Hercules is 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 anyone when anyone can see what’s happeningcan see what’s happening and not one and not one person has been arrested for them!person has been arrested for them!

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

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

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

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

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

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

The police found him The police found him sobersober behind the behind the wheel of his neighbor's car.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 would smuggled over to France where it would pass into the millionaire’s possession. The pass into the millionaire’s possession. The English and French police were on the English and French police were on the alert, but Simpson was sure that they alert, but Simpson was sure that they would fail.would fail.

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

“ “Was the train searched?”Was the train searched?” “ “Oh yes, they searched it before it arrived in Oh yes, they searched it before it arrived in

Paris. The girls wasn’t on the train, that’s Paris. The girls wasn’t on the train, that’s quite certain. She just disappeared – into quite certain. She just disappeared – into the air! It doesn’t make sense, M. Poirot. the air! It doesn’t make sense, M. Poirot. It’s crazy!”It’s crazy!”

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

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

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

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

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

He then demanded to inspect Winnie’s He then demanded to inspect Winnie’s

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

Agatha Christie Agatha Christie

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