Убийство Роджера Экройда
The Goose Quill
"Itissurelyofnoconsequence,Mrs.Ackroyd,"Isaid.
"Sinceyouarenotconcealinganything,anyremarkshemayhavemadedonotapplytoyou."Mrs.Ackroydwentoffatatangent,afterherusualfashion.
"Servantsaresotiresome,"shesaid."Theygossip,andtalkamongstthemselves.Andthenitgetsround–andallthetimethere’sprobablynothinginitatall.""Havetheservantsbeentalking?"Iasked."Whatabout?"Mrs.Ackroydcastaveryshrewdglanceatme.Itquitethrewmeoffmybalance.
"Iwassureyou’dknow,doctor,ifanyonedid.YouwerewithM.Poirotallthetime,weren’tyou?""Iwas.""Thenofcourseyouknow.Itwasthatgirl,UrsulaBourne,wasn’tit?Naturally–she’sleaving.Shewouldwanttomakeallthetroubleshecould.Spiteful,that’swhattheyare.They’reallalike.Now,youbeingthere,doctor,youmustknowexactlywhatshedidsay?I’mmostanxiousfornowrongimpressionshouldgetabout.Afterall,youdon’trepeateverylittledetailtothepolice,doyou?Therearefamilymatterssometimes–nothingtodowiththequestionofthemurder.Butifthegirlwasspiteful,shemayhavemadeoutallsortsofthings."Iwasshrewdenoughtoseethataveryrealanxietylaybehindtheseoutpourings.Poirothadbeenjustifiedinhispremises.Ofthesixpeopleroundthetableyesterday,Mrs.Ackroydatleasthadhadsomethingtohide.Itwasformetodiscoverwhatthatsomethingmightbe.
"IfIwereyou,Mrs.
