MOETOE Act 2 lines

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Michel, please search the train

Oui, monsieur

Wait! Do you have a gun?

There is one for emergencies in the porters box

Take it with you. This is not a game.

Yes sir.

Eh bien, madame, you are not the only one who is anxious at the moment.

Zagreb, come in, please. We have an emergency!

We cannot reach Belgrade, and we are twenty miles from the nearest town. We need assistance!

Zagreb, come in!

So what? The man was two feet away!

Pradon, messieurs. I have finished the search.

And, and, and?

Nothing. There is no sign of an intruder anywhere. If you like, I can show you.

Non, non, C’est tout. Would you now be so kind as to remove your tunic, please? I see that none of your buttons are missing, and moreover, the thread for each button is old, so nothing was sewn on recently.

That is correct, but may I ask-?

Mrs. Hubbard found this button in her room this morning

It is not mine, monsieur

So I see. But it matches yours exactly

It does.

Michel, are there other attendants on this train at the moment?

There is one in second class. A ticket taker I have known for years.

Is he large or small?

Quite large, I’m afraid. Shall I ask him to see you?

Non, non, that is quite all right. And what other passengers, besides the ones on this couch, are on the train?

There is hardly anyone at the moment. It is the off-season. There is a mother and child on the Belgrade carriage and that is all.

And could there be a second conductor on this train wearing a uniform like yours?

Oh np, monsieur, there is no such thing. I had to earn this uniform with many years of service. However…

Oui?

Well, frankly, I am not sure I trust her word, but Miss Ohlsson says that last night she saw what she calls a second conductor on the train.

Miss Ohlsson?

Oui, she told me this morning.

She did not tell us this morning

She said he was wearing a uniform like mine and when she spoke to him he did not respond. In fact…

What? Tell me quickly!

The princess tells me that me that she also saw this man last night.

Monsieur Poirot, I look forward to hearing of your wonderful adventures.

Princess Dragomiroff. How lovely to see you.

For that little girl.

For my daughter, you pig!