I am relieved，I must confess." acknowledged Poirot. "You'd quite got the wind up about it，hadn't you?"said Jappaffectionately."Bless you，we get dozens of letters like that coming inevery day!People with nothing better to do and a bit weak in the top storeysit down and write'em.They don't mean any harm!Just a kind of excitement." "I have indeed been foolish to take the matter so seriously，"saidPoirot."It is the nest of the horse that I put my nose into there." "You're mixing up mares and wasps，"said Japp. "Pardon?"
"Just a couple of proverbs.Well，I must be off.Got a little business inthe next street to see to-receiving stolen jewellery.I thought I'd just dropin on my way and put your mind at rest.Pity to let those grey cells functionunnecessarily." With which words and a hearty laugh，Japp departed. "He does not change much，the good Japp，eh?"asked Poirot. "He looks much older，"I said. "Getting as grey as a badger，"I added vindictively.
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