“JustlikethatgirlofIsraelPeters,”commentedMissMarple.“’dcometonogood, butshemarriedacommercialtravellerandsettleddownsplendidly.”
“Thevillageparallel,”murmuredSirHenrysoftly.
“No,”wentonthedoctor.“MystoryisaboutthetwoEnglishladies.”
“Somethinghappenedtothem?”breathedMissHelier.
“Somethinghappenedtothem—andtheverynextday, too.”
“Yes?”saidMrsBantryencouragingly.
“Justforcuriosity, , CaughtonWeir, —andunderwhattragiccircumstances.”
“, takingourlunch, toaplacecalled (asfarasIremember—itissolongago) LasNieves, , exceptthatweweresomewhatlateinstarting, sothatwestoppedonthewayandpicnicked, goingontoLasNievesafterwardsforabathebeforetea.”
“Asweapproachedthebeach, , ittookmeafewminutestounderstand, butatlastIgotit.”
“TwoofthemadEnglishladieshadgoneintobathe, , butherstrengthinturnhadfailedandshetoowouldhavedrownedhadnotamanrowedoutinaboatandbroughtinrescuerandrescued—thelatterbeyondhelp.”
“, , , andintheendIhadreluctantlytogivein.”
“Irejoinedtheothersinthesmallfisherman’, , anditwasevidentlythehorrorofthewholethingthatstruckhermorethananygreatpersonalfeeling.”
“PoorAmy,”shesaid.“Poor, ’, doctor?”
“?”
“Wehadbothbeenswimmingaboutforsometime—twentyminutes, , , , ’tbeenforthatmancomingoutwithhisboatIshouldhavebeendrownedtoo.”
“Thathashappenedfairlyoften,”Isaid.“Tosaveanyonefromdrowningisnotaneasyaffair.”
“Itseemssoawful,”continuedMissBarton.“Weonlyarrivedyesterday, —thisterribletragedyoccurs.”
“Iaskedherthenforparticularsaboutthedeadwoman, explainingthatIwoulddoeverythingIcouldforher, .”
