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The excerpt represents the core issue or deciding factor on which you must meditate, and is drawn from The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie: medicine that night. The broken bell, Cynthia's absence--
arranged by Inglethorp through his wife--all these are wasted.
And then--he makes his slip.
"Mrs. Inglethorp is out, and he sits down to write to his
accomplice, who, he fears, may be in a panic at the nonsuccess of
their plan. It is probable that Mrs. Inglethorp returned earlier
than he expected. Caught in the act, and somewhat flurried he
hastily shuts and locks his desk. He fears that if he remains in
the room he may have to open it again, and that Mrs. Inglethorp
might catch sight of the letter before he could snatch it up. So
he goes out and walks in the woods, little dreaming that Mrs.
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