I mean, said Poirot deliberately, "that you are suspected of poisoning your wife." A little gasp ran round the circle at this plain speaking. 
Poirot did not gasp at my talk.
mnli hypothesis: Poirot did not gasp at my talk. premise: I mean, said Poirot deliberately, "that you are suspected of poisoning your wife." A little gasp ran round the circle at this plain speaking. 