Убийство Роджера Экройда
The Parlourmaid
"WhereisMarby?""It’sontheothersideofCranchester.""Howfaraway?""Oh!–fourteenmiles,perhaps.""Woulditbepossibleforyoutogothere?Tomorrow,say?"Tomorrrow?Letmesee,that’sSunday.Yes,Icouldarrangeit.Whatdoyouwantmetodothere?""SeethisMrs.Folliott.FindoutallyoucanaboutUrsulaBourne.""Verywell.But–Idon’tmuchcareforthejob.""Itisnotthetimetomakedifficulties.Aman’slifemayhangonthis.""PoorRalph,"Isaidwithasigh."Youbelievehimtobeinnocent,though?"Poirotlookedatmeverygravely.
"Doyouwanttoknowthetruth?""Ofcourse.""Thenyoushallhaveit.Myfriend,everythingpointstotheassumptionthatheisguilty.""What!"Iexclaimed.
Poirotnodded.
"Yes,thatstupidinspector–forheisstupid–haseverythingpointinghisway.Iseekforthetruth–andthetruthleadsmeeverytimetoRalphPaton.Motive,opportunity,means.ButIwillleavenostoneunturned.IpromisedMademoiselleFlora.Andshewasverysure,thatlittleone.
Butverysureindeed.’
