<P> In chapter 12, Poirot mentions the case handled in Lord Edgware Dies as being one in which he was "nearly defeated". </P> <P> In Chapter 13, Poirot's valet is referred to in the narrative as Georges . His actual name is George, but Poirot always addresses him directly as Georges . This is the first (and only?) time that he is referred to by the French version in narration . </P> <P> This is the first of the Poirot novels in which lesbianism (between a woman and her companion) is discussed as a possible motive . The references are veiled and euphemistic: Inspector Morton calls it "feverish feminine friendship" in chapter 13 . </P> <P> In 1963, a film adaptation entitled Murder at the Gallop was released by MGM . However, this version replaced Poirot with the character of Miss Marple, played by Margaret Rutherford . </P>

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