"Yes, but that's all right, because I don't dance.
I put on the records and the others danced."
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"Who danced most with whom?"
"Well, as a matter of fact the Spences like danc-ing
together. They've got a sort of craze on
fancy steps and all that."
"So that Mrs. Clayton danced mostly with
Major Rich?"
"That's about it."
"And then you played poker?"
"Yes."
"And when did you leave?"
"Oh, quite early. A little after midnight."
"Did you all leave together?"
"Yes. As a matter of fact, we shared a taxi,
dropped Mrs. Clayton first, then me, and the
Spences took it on to Kensington."
Our next visit was to Mr. and Mrs. Spence.
Only Mrs. Spence was at home, but her account of
the evening tallied with that of Major Curtiss
except that she displayed a slight acidity concern-ing
Major Rich's luck at cards.
Earlier in the morning Poirot had had a tele-phone
conversation with Inspector Japp, of Scot-land
Yard. As a result we arrived at Major Rich's
rooms and found his manservant, Burgoyne, ex-pecting
us.
The valet's evidence was very precise and clear.