Убийство на поле для гольфа
17. We Make Further Investigations
ItisnotMadameDaubreuilwhotellsusthistale—ifitwereallwouldindeedbeplainsailing—itisMadameRenauld.Isshetheninleaguewiththeother?”
“Ican’tbelievethat,”Isaidslowly.“Ifitisso,shemustbethemostconsummateactresstheworldhaseverknown.”
“Ta-ta-ta,”saidPoirotimpatiently.“Againyouhavethesentiment,andnotthelogic!Ifitisnecessaryforacriminaltobeaconsummateactress,thenbyallmeansassumehertobeone.Butisitnecessary?IdonotbelieveMadameRenauldtobeinleaguewithMadameDaubreuilforseveralreasons,someofwhichIhavealreadyenumeratedtoyou.Theothersareself-evident.Therefore,thatpossibilityeliminated,wedrawveryneartothetruthwhichis,asalways,verycuriousandinteresting.”
“Poirot,”Icried,“whatmoredoyouknow?”
“Monami,youmustmakeyourowndeductions.Youhave‘accesstothefacts!’Concentrateyourgreycells.Reason—notlikeGiraud—butlikeHerculePoirot.”
“Butareyousure?”
“Myfriend,inmanywaysIhavebeenanimbecile.ButatlastIseeclearly.”
“Youknoweverything?”
“IhavediscoveredwhatM.Renauldsentformetodiscover.”
“Andyouknowthemurderer?”
“Iknowonemurderer.”
“Whatdoyoumean?”
“Wetalkalittleatcross-purposes.Thereareherenotonecrime,buttwo.ThefirstIhavesolved,thesecond—ehbien,Iwillconfess,Iamnotsure!”
“But,Poirot,Ithoughtyousaidthemanintheshedhaddiedanaturaldeath?”
“Ta-ta-ta.”Poirotmadehisfavouriteejaculationofimpatience.“Stillyoudonotunderstand.
