“I like to inquire into everything. Hercule Poirot is a good dog.”

— Agatha Christie, book Peril at End House

Hercule Poirot
Peril at End House (1932)
Context: I like to inquire into everything. Hercule Poirot is a good dog. The good dog follows the scent, and if, regrettably, there is no scent to follow, he noses around — seeking always something that is not very nice.

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