Murder on the Orient Express

Agatha Christie 
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 MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS 
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PART II 
THE EVIDENCE 
1 
THE EVIDENCE OF THE WAGON LIT CONDUCTOR 
In the restaurant car all was in readiness. 
Poirot and M. Bouc sat together on one side of a table. The doctor sat across the aisle. 
On the table in front of Poirot was a plan of the Istanbul-Calais coach with the names of the 
passengers marked in red ink. The passports and tickets were in a pile at one side. There was 
writing paper, ink, pen, and pencils. 
“Excellent,” said Poirot. “We can open our Court of Inquiry without more ado. First, I think, 
we should take the evidence of the Wagon Lit conductor. You probably know something about 
the man. What character has he? Is he a man on whose word you would place reliance?” 
“I should say so, most assuredly. Pierre Michel has been employed by the company for over 
fifteen years. He is a Frenchman—lives near Calais. Thoroughly respectable and honest. Not, 
perhaps, remarkable for brains.” 
Poirot nodded comprehendingly. “Good,” he said. “Let us see him.” 

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