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Quotation from The Mysterious Affair at Styles by Agatha Christie

“Instinct is a marvellous thing,” mused Poirot. “It can neither be explained nor ignored.”

Agatha Christie (spoken by Hercule Poirot)

The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Chapter VIII (Project Gutenberg #863)

Portrait of Agatha Christie

After Evelyn Howard insists that Alfred Inglethorp is guilty, Poirot calls her a valuable ally with brains as well as a heart.

Citation: "Instinct is a marvellous thing,” mused Poirot. “It can neither be explained nor ignored." — Agatha Christie, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, Chapter VIII (Project Gutenberg #863). (id the-mysterious-affair-at-styles-q5)

Portrait: Agatha Christie in Nederland (detectiveschrijfster), bij aankomst op Schiphol me, Bestanddeelnr 916-8898 (cropped), Joop van Bilsen for Anefo, CC0.

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