Poirot (TV Series)

The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb (1993)

David Suchet: Hercule Poirot

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Quotes 

• Hercule Poirot : [Upon hearing about the life of the late Rupert Bleibner]  Playing the good golf is no reason not to commit suicide, Hastings.

  Captain Hastings : You just don't understand golf, Poirot.

• [last lines] 

  Hercule Poirot : Miss Lemon, in addition to solving this case that has been most difficult, Hastings and I, we have brought you back a little gift from the very tomb of King Men-Her-Ra.

  Miss Lemon : From the tomb?

  Hercule Poirot : Oui.

  [pulls aside curtain to show cat statuette] 

  Hercule Poirot : Voila. It is the very likeness of the favourite cat of King Men-Her-Ra. Buried with him in his tomb to keep him company on his long journey.

  Miss Lemon : Oh, he's beautiful.

  Hercule Poirot : Go to bed this evening with him in your hand, and Catherine the Great will visit you during the night.

  Miss Lemon : Oh, Mr Poirot, thank you!

  [Miss Lemon leaves with the statuette] 

  Captain Hastings : I don't know how you can tell her such *guff*, Poirot.

  Hercule Poirot : No no no no no, Hastings, it is not a guff. It is as I said at the beginning of this case to Lady Willard: the power of superstition, it is a power that is very great indeed.

• [Poirot and Hastings have arrived at the archeological dig in Egypt. Poirot is slapping and brushing away sand off his clothes, muttering and coughing in frusteration. Dr. Fosswell sees him] 

  Dr. Fosswell : Are you Mr. Poirot?

  Hercule Poirot : [tersely]  What is left of him, yes!

• Hercule Poirot : The power of superstition is a power that is very great indeed.

• Hercule Poirot : Hastings, the sand. It gets everywhere.

  Captain Hastings : Ames must think I'm a complete idiot. There's sand in Belgium, isn't there?

  Hercule Poirot : Not in Brussels, Hastings.

• [Poirot and Hassan are leaving the market place where Poirot called Miss. Lemon for information. They are then waylaid by a mob of excited children, asking for some of the bread that Hassan is carrying] 

  Hercule Poirot : [over the children's voices]  You want what? Very well, but only if you're good.