Убийство Роджера Экройда
Round the Table
Floraremainedunmoved.ThenRaymondspoke.
"Iappreciateyourmotives.MissAckroyd.Butdon’tyouthinkyou’rebeingratherprecipitate?Waitadayortwo.""Tomorrow,"saidFlorainaclearvoice."It’snogood,Mother,goingonlikethis.WhateverelseIam,I’mnotdisloyaltomyfriends.""M.Poirot,"Mrs.Ackroydappealedtearfully."Can’tyousayanythingatall?""Nothingtobesaid,"interpolatedBlunt."She’sdoingtherightthing.I’llstandbyherthroughthickandthin."Floraheldoutherhandtohim.
"Thankyou.MajorBlunt,"shesaid.
"Mademoiselle,"saidPoirot,"willyouletanoldmancongratulateyouonyourcourageandyourloyalty?AndwillyounotmisunderstandmeifIaskyou–askyoumostsolemnly–topostponetheannouncementyouspeakofforatleasttwodaysmore?"Florahesitated.
"IaskitinRalphPaton’sinterestsasmuchasinyours,mademoiselle.Youfrown.Youdonotseehowthatcanbe.
ButIassureyouthatitisso.Pasdeblagues.Youputthecaseintomyhands–youmustnothampermenow."Florapausedafewminutesbeforereplying.
"Idonotlikeit,"shesaidatlast,"butIwilldowhatyousay."Shesatdownagainatthetable.
"Andnow,messieursetmesdames,"saidPoirotrapidly"IwillcontinuewithwhatIwasabouttosay.UnderstandthisImeantoarriveatthetruth.Thetruth,howeveruglyinitself,isalwayscuriousandbeautifultotheseekerafterit
