Having Hastings establish that Norton was alive after he left Poirot's room, Poirot shoots Norton, leaves the pistol on the table and locks the room with a duplicate key. Poirot then writes his story, and ceases to take his amyl nitrite heart medicine. He cannot say it was right to commit murder, but on balance he was sure he prevented yet more instigated by Norton. His last wish for Hastings is typical for Poirot, the matchmaker: he suggests that Hastings should pursue Elizabeth Cole.
Having Hastings establish that Norton was alive after he left Poirot's room, Poirot shoots Norton, leaves the pistol on the table and locks the room with a duplicate key.
advcl
VerbForm=Ger
have
Having
VERB
VBG
obj
Number=Sing
Hastings
Hastings
PROPN
NNP
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
establish
establish
VERB
VB
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Norton
Norton
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Degree=Pos
alive
alive
ADJ
JJ
mark
after
after
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
advcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
leave
left
VERB
VBD
nmod:poss
Number=Sing
Poirot
Poirot
PROPN
NNP
case
's
's
PART
POS
obj
Number=Sing
room
room
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj
Number=Sing
Poirot
Poirot
PROPN
NNP
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
shoot
shoots
VERB
VBZ
obj
Number=Sing
Norton
Norton
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
leave
leaves
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
pistol
pistol
NOUN
NN
case
on
on
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
table
table
NOUN
NN
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
lock
locks
VERB
VBZ
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
room
room
NOUN
NN
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
duplicate
duplicate
NOUN
NN
obl
Number=Sing
key
key
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
Poirot then writes his story, and ceases to take his amyl nitrite heart medicine.
nsubj
Number=Sing
Poirot
Poirot
PROPN
NNP
advmod
PronType=Dem
then
then
ADV
RB
root
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
write
writes
VERB
VBZ
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
obj
Number=Sing
story
story
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
cease
ceases
VERB
VBZ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
xcomp
VerbForm=Inf
take
take
VERB
VB
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
his
PRON
PRP$
compound
Number=Sing
amyl
amyl
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
nitrite
nitrite
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
heart
heart
NOUN
NN
obj
Number=Sing
medicine
medicine
NOUN
NN
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
He cannot say it was right to commit murder, but on balance he was sure he prevented yet more instigated by Norton.
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
He
PRON
PRP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
can
can
AUX
MD
advmod
not
not
PART
RB
root
VerbForm=Inf
say
say
VERB
VB
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
it
it
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
ccomp
Degree=Pos
right
right
ADJ
JJ
mark
to
to
PART
TO
csubj
VerbForm=Inf
commit
commit
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
murder
murder
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
cc
but
but
CCONJ
CC
case
on
on
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
balance
balance
NOUN
NN
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
conj
Degree=Pos
sure
sure
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
ccomp
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
prevent
prevented
VERB
VBD
advmod
yet
yet
ADV
RB
advmod
Degree=Cmp
more
more
ADV
RBR
xcomp
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
instigate
instigated
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
obl:agent
Number=Sing
Norton
Norton
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
His last wish for Hastings is typical for Poirot, the matchmaker: he suggests that Hastings should pursue Elizabeth Cole.
nmod:poss
Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs
his
His
PRON
PRP$
amod
Degree=Pos
last
last
ADJ
JJ
nsubj
Number=Sing
wish
wish
NOUN
NN
case
for
for
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Hastings
Hastings
PROPN
NNP
cop
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
be
is
AUX
VBZ
root
Degree=Pos
typical
typical
ADJ
JJ
case
for
for
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
Poirot
Poirot
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
appos
Number=Sing
matchmaker
matchmaker
NOUN
NN
punct
:
:
PUNCT
:
nsubj
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
parataxis
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin
suggest
suggests
VERB
VBZ
mark
that
that
SCONJ
IN
nsubj
Number=Sing
Hastings
Hastings
PROPN
NNP
aux
VerbForm=Fin
should
should
AUX
MD
ccomp
VerbForm=Inf
pursue
pursue
VERB
VB
obj
Number=Sing
Elizabeth
Elizabeth
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Cole
Cole
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.