Edward Hopper Painting

Edward Hopper Painting
The street in which the tragedy had occurred was a turning off the mainstreet.Mrs Ascher's shop was situated about half-way down it on theright-hand side. As we turned into the street Poirot glanced at his watch and I realizedwhy he had delayed his visit to the scene of the crime until now.It was juston half-past five.He had wished to reproduced yesterday's atmosphere asclosely as possible.
Edward Hopper Painting
But if that had been his purpose it was defeated. Certainly at this moment the road bore very little likeness to itsappearance on the previous evening.There were a certain number of smallshops interspersed between private houses of the poorer class.I judged thatordinarily there would be a fair number of people passing up and down-mostlypeople of the poorer classes，with a good sprinkling of children playing onthe pavements and in the road.
Edward Hopper Painting