Cigarette case. Lighter. Fountain pen. Yale door key. Bunch of keys.
Flute in case. Carrying “Memoirs of Benvenuto Cellini” and “Les Maux de l'Oreille.”
NORMAN GALE
Pockets. Silk handkerchief. Wallet containing Ј1 in English money and 600 francs. Loose change. Business cards of two French firms, makers of dental instruments. Bryant & May match box, empty. Silver lighter. Briar pipe. Rubber tobacco pouch. Yale door key.
Attaché Case. White-linen coat. Two small dental mirrors. Dental rolls of cotton wool. La Vie Parisienne. The Strand Magazine. The Autocar.
ARMAND DUPONT
Pockets. Wallet containing 1000 francs and Ј10 in English. Spectacles in case. Loose change in French money. Cotton handkerchief. Packet of cigarettes, match folder. Cards in case. Toothpick.
Attaché Case. Manuscript of proposed address to Royal Asiatic Society. Two German archaeological publications. Two sheets of rough sketches of pottery. Ornamented hollow tubes - said to be Kurdish pipe stems. Small basketwork tray. Nine unmounted photographs - all of pottery.
JEAN DUPONT
Pockets. Note case containing Ј5 in English and 300 francs. Cigarette case. Cigarette holder - ivory. Lighter. Fountain pen. Two pencils. Small notebook full of scribbled notes. Letter in English from L. Marriner, giving invitation to lunch at restaurant near Tottenham Court Road. Loose change in French.
DANIEL CLANCY
Pockets. Handkerchief - ink-stained. Fountain pen - leaking. Note case containing Ј4 and 100 francs. Three newspaper cuttings dealing with recent crimes. One poisoning by arsenic, and two embezzlement. Two letters from house agents with details of country properties. Engagement book. Four pencils. Penknife. Three receipted and four unpaid bills. Letter from “Gordon” headed “S.S. Minotaur.” Half-done crossword puzzle cut from Times. Notebook containing suggestions for plots. Loose change in Italian, French, Swiss and English money. Receipted hotel bill, Naples. Large bunch of keys.
In overcoat pocket. Manuscript notes of “Murder on Vesuvius.” Continental Bradshaw. Golf ball. Pair of socks. Toothbrush. Receipted hotel bill, Paris.
MISS KERR
Vanity bag. Compact. Two cigarette holders - one ivory, one jade. Cigarette case. Match folder. Handkerchief. Ј2 English money. Loose change. One half letter of credit. Keys.
Dressing Case. Shagreen fitted. Bottles, brushes, combs, and so on. Manicure outfit. Washing bag containing toothbrush, sponge, tooth powder, soap. Two pair of scissors. Five letters from family and friends in England. Two Tauchnitz novels. Photograph of two spaniels.
Carried Vogue and Good Housekeeping.
MISS GREY
Hand bag. Lipstick, rouge, compact. Yale key and one trunk key. Pencil. Cigarette case. Holder. Match folder. Two handkerchiefs. Receipted hotel bill Le Pinet. Small book French Phrases. Note case 100 francs and 10 shillings. Loose French and English change. One casino counter, value 5 francs.
In pocket of traveling coat. Six post cars of Paris, two handkerchiefs and silk scarf, letter signed “Gladys.” Tube of aspirin.
LADY HORBURY
Vanity bag. Two lipsticks, rouge, compact. Handkerchief. Three mille notes. Ј6 English money. Loose change - French. A diamond ring. Five French stamps. Two cigarette holders. Lighter with case
Dressing Case. Complete make-up outfit. Elaborate manicure set - gold. Small bottle labeled in ink “Boracic Powder.”
As Poirot came to the end of the list, Japp laid his finger on the last item.
“Rather smart of our man. He thought that didn't seem quite in keeping with the rest. Boracic powder my eye! The white powder in that bottle was cocaine.”
Poirot's eyes opened a little. He nodded his head slowly.
“Nothing much to do with our case, perhaps,” said Japp. “But you don't need me to tell you that a woman who's got the cocaine habit hasn't got much moral restraint. I've an idea, anyway, that her ladyship wouldn't stick at much to get what she wanted, in spite of all that