_Miss Russell.—As above. Spoke to housemaid, Elsie Dale, upstairs at 9.45._

 

_Ursula Bourne (parlormaid).—In her own room until 9.55. Then in Servants’

Hall._

 

_Mrs. Cooper (cook).—In Servants’ Hall._

 

_Gladys Jones (second housemaid).—In Servants’ Hall._

 

_Elsie Dale.—Upstairs in bedroom. Seen there by Miss Russell and Miss Flora

Ackroyd._

 

_Mary Thripp (kitchenmaid).—Servants’ Hall._

 

“The cook has been here seven years, the parlormaid eighteen months, and Parker

just over a year. The others are new. Except for something fishy about Parker,

they all seem quite all right.”

 

“A very complete list,” said Poirot, handing it back to him. “I am quite sure

that Parker did not do the murder,” he added gravely.

 

“So is my sister,” I struck in. “And she’s usually right.” Nobody paid any

attention to my interpolation.