Убийство на поле для гольфа
28. Journey’s End
“(3)MartheDaubreuilwasthedaughterofthenotoriousMadameBeroldywhoinmyopinionwasmorallyandvirtuallythemurderessofherhusband,althoughitmayhavebeenGeorgesConneau’shandwhichstrucktheactualblow.
“(4)MartheDaubreuilwastheonlyperson,besidesJackRenauld,likelytohavethethirddaggerinherpossession.”
Poirotpausedandclearedhisthroat.
“Ofcourse,whenIlearnedoftheexistenceoftheothergirl,BellaDuveen,IrealizedthatitwasquitepossiblethatshemighthavekilledM.Renauld.Thesolutiondidnotcommenditselftome,because,asIpointedouttoyou,Hastings,anexpert,suchasIam,likestomeetafoemanworthyofhissteel.Stillonemusttakecrimesasonefindsthem,notasonewouldlikethemtobe.ItdidnotseemverylikelythatBellaDuveenwouldbewanderingaboutcarryingasouvenirpaper-knifeinherhand,butofcourseshemighthavehadsomeideaallthetimeofrevengingherselfonJackRenauld.Whensheactuallycameforwardandconfessedtothemurder,itseemedthatallwasover.Andyet—Iwasnotsatisfied,monami.Iwasnotsatisfied. …
“Iwentoverthecaseagainminutely,andIcametothesameconclusionasbefore.IfitwasnotBellaDuveen,theonlyotherpersonwhocouldhavecommittedthecrimewasMartheDaubreuil.ButIhadnotonesingleproofagainsther!
“AndthenyoushowedmethatletterfromMademoiselleDulcie,andIsawachanceofsettlingthematteronceforall.TheoriginaldaggerwasstolenbyDulcieDuveenandthrownintothesea—since,asshethought,itbelongedtohersister.
