How would you work out cubic what-you-call-'ems?
Comment?
Cubic thingummies. How do you work them out? I mean, this ceiling's, what, ten feet up, yes? So, do you multiply ten...
Hastings, I am trying to instruct you in the care of patent leather, something that will be of use to you in later life.
Well, so will cubic whatsits. Suppose I had to survey something or something.
You do not deceive me, Hastings. You are having these eccentric thoughts because of this girl of yours, huh? This student of architecture.
Well, we never seem to have anything to talk about. I tried reading a book about Bernini. She's very keen on Bernini. I couldn't make head or tail of it.
No, no, no, no, no, no, Hastings. Women do not wish to talk about Bernini and cubic thingummies. I don't know that she wants to talk about anything.
She's never in when I call 'round to see her. I end up having tea with her mother every day.
More from this episode
All quotes from this episode →More Agatha Christie's Poirot quotes · These quotes come from Wikiquote's Agatha Christie's Poirot pages and are available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.