Убийство на поле для гольфа

           Indeed,Iwonderthathehasnotalreadylaidhishandsuponthemurderers!Madame,againletmeassureyouofmyheart-feltsympathy.Messieurs,Iwishyouallgoodday.”And,accompaniedbyhisclerkandthecommissary,hetookhisdeparture.

           Poirottuggedoutthatlargeturnipofawatchofhis,andobservedthetime.

           “Letusreturntothehotelforlunch,myfriend,”hesaid.“Andyoushallrecounttomeinfulltheindiscretionsofthismorning.Nooneisobservingus.Weneedmakenoadieux.”

           Wewentquietlyoutoftheroom.Theexaminingmagistratehadjustdrivenoffinhiscar.IwasgoingdownthestepswhenPoirot’svoicearrestedme:

           “Onelittlemoment,myfriend.”Dexterously,hewhippedouthisyardmeasure,andproceeded,quitesolemnly,tomeasureanovercoathanginginthehallfromthecollartothehem.Ihadnotseenithangingtherebefore,andguessedthatitbelongedtoeitherMr.Stonor,orJackRenauld.

           Then,withalittlesatisfiedgrunt,Poirotreturnedthemeasuretohispocket,andfollowedmeoutintotheopenair.