Убийство в Восточном экспрессе
15. The Evidence of the Passengers’ Luggage
Andtheselasttwocompartmentsareoccupiedbymen.”
“Wewillsearchallthesame.”
“Oh!assuredly.Besides,Irememberwhatyousaid.”
HectorMacQueenacquiescedwillinglyinthesearch.
“I’djustassoonyoudid,”hesaidwitharuefulsmile.“IfeelI’mjustdefinitelythemostsuspiciouscharacteronthetrain.You’veonlygottofindawillinwhichtheoldmanleftmeallhismoney,andthat’lljustaboutfixthings.”
M.Boucbentasuspiciousglanceuponhim.
“That’sjustmyfun,”saidMacQueenhastily.“He’dneverhaveleftmeacent,really.Iwasjustusefultohim—languagesandsoon.You’reapttobedonedown,youknow,ifyoudon’tspeakanythingbutgoodAmerican.I’mnolinguistmyself,butIknowwhatIcallshoppingandhotelsnappybitsinFrenchandGermanandItalian.”
Hisvoicewasalittlelouderthanusual.Itwasasthoughhewasslightlyuneasyatthesearchinspiteofhiswillingness.
Poirotemerged.
“Nothing,”hesaid.“Notevenacompromisingbequest!”
MacQueensighed.
“Well,that’saloadoffmymind,”hesaidhumorously.
Theymovedontothelastcompartment.TheexaminationoftheluggageofthebigItalianandofthevaletyieldednoresult.
Thethreemenstoodattheendofthecoachlookingateachother.
“Whatnext?”askedM.Bouc.
“Wewillgobacktothediningcar,”saidPoirot.“Weknownowallthatwecanknow.Wehavetheevidenceofthepassengers,theevidenceoftheirbaggage,theevidenceofoureyes.Wecanexpectnofurtherhelp.Itmustbeourpartnowtouseourbrains
