Убийство в Восточном экспрессе
9. Poirot Propounds Two Solutions
Societyhadcondemnedhim;wewereonlycarryingoutthesentence.Butit’sunnecessarytobringalltheseothersintoit.Allthesegoodfaithfulsouls—andpoorMichel—andMaryandColonelArbuthnot—theyloveeachother….”
Hervoicewaswonderfulechoingthroughthecrowdedspace—thatdeep,emotional,heart-stirringvoicethathadthrilledmanyaNewYorkaudience.
Poirotlookedathisfriend.
“Youareadirectorofthecompany,M.Bouc,”hesaid,“Whatdoyousay?”
M.Boucclearedhisthroat.
“Inmyopinion,M.Poirot,”hesaid,“thefirsttheoryyouputforwardwasthecorrectone—decidedlyso.IsuggestthatthatisthesolutionweoffertotheYugo-Slavianpolicewhentheyarrive.Youagree,Doctor?”
“CertainlyIagree,”saidDr.Constantine.“Asregardsthemedicalevidence,Ithink—er—thatImadeoneortwofantasticsuggestions.”
“Then,”saidPoirot,“havingplacedmysolutionbeforeyou,Ihavethehonourtoretirefromthecase….”
