“Forgive me, Miss Debenham, I must be brief. You met Colonel...” – Hercule Poirot, Murder on the Orient Express ... Movie Quotes Database

Hercule Poirot

Forgive me, Miss Debenham, I must be brief. You met Colonel Arbuthnott and fell in love with each other in Baghdad. Why must the English conceal even their most impeccable emotions?

Mary Debenham

To answer your observations, in order, of course: Yes, yes, and I don't know.

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