M. Gaston Blondin receives M. Poirot at Chez Ma Tante
It is an honor to have you here again.
You are too amiable, Mr. Blondin. And Yes, I'm alone
Are you alone? You know you always have a table available
Poirot sees Jacqueline and Simon
She cares too much, that little one. It is not safe... No, it is not safe.
Poirot sees, without knowing who they are, Jacqueline and Simon at the same restaurant he is in.
Linnet´s and Joannas´s talk
Joanna is in Linnet´s house talking about how she always gets what she wants
Come now, you are a tyrant, admit it. A beneficent tyrant if you like!
I'm not the least bit of a tyrant!
Charles arrives
M. Blondin invites M. Poirot to sit down at a privileged table. The proprietor of the restaurant pays special attention to his special client.
“Am I being a brute? I suppose, if I’m not sure, I ought to say ‘No’—”
Don’t say it. You shall have time—as much time as you want. But I think, you know, we shouldbe happy together
Have you come to a decision, Linnet?
Linnet´s thoughts
I, Linnet Ridgeway, wouldn’t exist any longer. I would be Countess of Windlesham, bringing a fine dowry to Charltonbury and its master. I would be queen consort, not queen any longer
Linnet meets Simon
Linnet! This is Simon. Simon, here’s Linnet. She’s just the most wonderful person in the world.”
I’m frightfully— frightfully happy. I like Jackie’s young man...I like him enormously....” “Lucky Jackie....”
While Joanna and Linnet were talking, Charles arrives. Joanna leaves them alone and Charles asks Linnet about his marriage proposal
Charles leaves and Linnet starts to think about the consequences if she gets married with Charles.
Linnet´s thoughts are interrupted by the arrival of Jacqueline and her fiance. Linnet seems to like him a bit too much.