Убийство Роджера Экройда
An Evening at Mah Jong
"Markmywords,"shesaidsuddenly,"Ishouldn’tbeatallsurprisedifGeoffreyRaymondandFloraweren’tmarried.""Surelyitwouldbe"FromG,"not"FromR"then,"Isuggested.
"Youneverknow.Somegirlscallmenbytheirsurnames.
AndyouheardwhatMissGannettsaidthisevening–aboutsFlora’scarryingson."Strictlyspeaking,IhadnotheardMissGannettsayanythingofthekind,butIrespectedCaroline’sknowledgeofinnuendoes.
"HowaboutHectorBlunt?"Ihinted."Ifit’sanybody""Nonsense,"saidCaroline."Idaresayheadmireshermayevenbeinlovewithher.Butdependuponitagirlisn’tgoingtofallinlovewithamanoldenoughtobeherfatherwhenthere’sagood-lookingsecretaryabout.ShemayencourageMajorBluntjustasablind.Girlsareveryartful.
Butthere’sonethingIdotellyou,JamesSheppard.FloraAckroyddoesnotcareapennypieceforRalphPaton,andneverhas.Youcantakeitfromme."Itookitfromhermeekly.
