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There were no dissentient voices and we were soon doing justice toexcellent eggs and bacon and coffee. "Now for it，"said Franklin Clarke."Inspector Wells gave me a rough ideaof the position last night-though I may say it seemed one of the wildesttales I have ever heard.Am I really to believe，Inspector Crome，that mypoor brother is the victim of a homicidal maniac，that this is the thirdmurder that has occurred and that in each case an A B C railway guide hasbeen deposited beside the body?" "That is substantially the position，Mr Clarke." "But why?What earthly benefit can accrue from such a crime-even in themost diseased imagination?" Poirot nodded his head in approval.
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"You go straight to the point，Mr Franklin，"he said. "It's not much good looking for motives at this stage，Mr Clarke，"saidInspector Crome."That's a matter for an alienist-though I may say that I'vehad a certain experience of criminal lunacy and that the motives are usuallygrossly inadequate.There is a desire to assert one's personality，to make asplash in the public eye-in fact，to be a somebody instead of a nonentity." "Is that true，M.Poirot?" Clarke seemed incredulous.His appeal to the older man was not too wellreceived by Inspector Crome，who frowned. "Absolutely true，"replied my friend.
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