Убийство в Восточном экспрессе

11. The Evidence of Miss Debenham

           Butmurderisalittlemorerare.”

           “Oh,certainly.”

           “Youwerenotacquaintedwiththedeadman?”

           “Isawhimforthefirsttimewhenlunchinghereyesterday.”

           “Andhowdidhestrikeyou?”

           “Ihardlynoticedhim.”

           “Hedidnotstrikeyouasanevilpersonality.”

           Sheshruggedhershouldersslightly.

           “Really,IcannotsayIthoughtaboutit.”

           Poirotlookedatherkeenly.

           “Youare,Ithink,alittlebitcontemptuousofthewayIprosecutemyinquiries,”hesaidwithatwinkle.“Notso,youthink,wouldanEnglishinquirybeconducted.Thereeverythingwouldbecutanddried—itwouldbeallkepttothefacts—awell-orderedbusiness.ButI,Mademoiselle,havemylittleoriginalities.Ilookfirstatmywitness,Isumuphisorhercharacter,andIframemyquestionsaccordingly.JustalittleminuteagoIamaskingquestionsofagentlemanwhowantstotellmeallhisideasoneverysubject.Well,himIkeepstrictlytothepoint.Iwanthimtoansweryesorno,thisorthat.Andthenyoucome.Iseeatoncethatyouwillbeorderlyandmethodical.Youwillconfineyourselftothematterinhand.Youranswerswillbebriefandtothepoint.Andbecause,Mademoiselle,humannatureisperverse,Iaskofyouquitedifferentquestions.Iaskwhatyoufeel,whatyouthought.Itdoesnotpleaseyouthismethod?”

           “Ifyouwillforgivemysayingso,itseemssomewhatofawasteoftime.WhetherornotIlikedMr.Ratchett’sfacedoesnotseemlikelytobehelpfulinfindingoutwhokilledhim.”

           “DoyouknowwhothemanRatchettreallywas,Mademoiselle?”

           Shenodded.

           “Mrs.

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