"You've a pretty good nerve," said Ratchett. "Will twenty thousand dollars tempt you?" It will not." If you're holding out for more, you won't get … - Agatha Christie

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"You've a pretty good nerve," said Ratchett. "Will twenty thousand dollars tempt you?"

It will not."

If you're holding out for more, you won't get it. I know what a thing's worth to me."

I, also M. Ratchett."

What's wrong with my proposition?"

Poirot rose. "If you will forgive me for being personal - I do not like your face, M. Ratchett," he said.

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About Agatha Christie

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie (15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English author of detective fiction.

Biography information from Wikiquote · Portrait adapted from Wikimedia Commons, Joop van Bilsen for Anefo (Public domain / CC0)

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Pen Names: Mary Westmacott
Birth Name: Agatha Mary Clarissa Miller
Native Name: Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, DBE
Also Known As: Duchess of Death Mistress of Mystery Queen of Crime
Alternative Names: Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie Agatha Christie Mallowan Lady Mallowan Agatha Mary Clarissa Mallowan Dame Agatha (Mary Clarissa) Christie Agatha Christie Mallowa

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