Убийство на поле для гольфа
11. Jack Renauld
“Youfinditdeplorable,M.lejuge?”askedGiraud.
“CertainlyIdo.”
“Ehbien!Ifinditadmirable,”saidtheotherimperturbably.
Thisunexpectedallyquitebewilderedme.
“Admirable,M.Giraud?”askedthemagistrate,studyinghimcautiouslyoutofthecornerofhiseye.
“Precisely.”
“Andwhy?”
“Becauseweknownowthattheassassin,oranaccompliceoftheassassin,hasbeenneartheVillaonlyanhourago.Itwillbestrangeif,withthatknowledge,wedonotshortlylayhandsuponhim.”Therewasanoteofmenaceinhisvoice.Hecontinued:“Heriskedagooddealtogainpossessionofthatdagger.Perhapshefearedthatfinger-printsmightbediscoveredonit.”
PoirotturnedtoBex.
“Yousaidtherewerenone?”
Giraudshruggedhisshoulders.
“Perhapshecouldnotbesure.”
Poirotlookedathim.
“Youarewrong,M.Giraud.Theassassinworegloves.Sohemusthavebeensure.”
“Idonotsayitwastheassassinhimself.Itmayhavebeenanaccomplicewhowasnotawareofthatfact.”
“Ilssontmalrenseignés,lesaccomplices!”mutteredPoirot,buthesaidnomore.
Themagistrate’sclerkwasgatheringupthepapersonthetable.M.Hautetaddressedus:
“Ourworkhereisfinished.Perhaps,M.Renauld,youwilllistenwhilstyourevidenceisreadovertoyou.Ihavepurposelykeptalltheproceedingsasinformalaspossible.Ihavebeencalledoriginalinmymethods,butImaintainthatthereismuchtobesaidfororiginality.ThecaseisnowinthecleverhandsoftherenownedM.Giraud.Hewillwithoutdoubtdistinguishhimself
