Убийство в Восточном экспрессе
1. The Evidence of the Wagon Lit Conductor
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“Youaresure?”
“Ah,pardon,youyourself,Monsieur,openedyourdoorandlookedoutforasecond.”
“Good,myfriend,”saidPoirot.“Iwonderedwhetheryouwouldrememberthat.Bytheway,Iwasawakenedbywhatsoundedlikesomethingheavyfallingagainstmydoor.Haveyouanyideawhatthatcouldhavebeen?”
Themanstaredathim.
“Therewasnothing,Monsieur.Nothing,Iampositiveofit.”
“ThenImusthavehadthecauchemar,”saidPoirotphilosophically.
“Unless,”saidM.Bouc,“itwassomethinginthecompartmentnextdoorthatyouheard.”
Poirottooknonoticeofthesuggestion.PerhapshedidnotwishtobeforetheWagonLitconductor.
“Letuspasstoanotherpoint,”hesaid.“Supposingthatlastnightanassassinjoinedthetrain.Itisquitecertainthathecouldnothaveleftitaftercommittingthecrime?”
PierreMichaelshookhishead.
“Northathecanbeconcealedonitsomewhere?”
“Ithasbeenwellsearched,”saidM.Bouc.“Abandonthatidea,myfriend.”
“Besides,”saidMichel,“noonecouldgetontothesleepingcarwithoutmyseeingthem.”
“Whenwasthelaststop?”
“Vincovci.”
“Whattimewasthat?”
“Weshouldhaveleftthereat11:58.Butowingtotheweatherweweretwentyminuteslate.”
“Someonemighthavecomealongfromtheordinarypartofthetrain?”
“No,Monsieur.Aftertheserviceofdinnerthedoorbetweentheordinarycarriagesandthesleepingcarsislocked.”
“DidyouyourselfdescendfromthetrainatVincovci?”
“Yes,Monsieur
