Убийство Роджера Экройда

           Itis,ofcourse,possiblethathebankedthemoneyunderanothername,butIamdisposedtobelievehespokethetruthtous.Ifheisascoundrel,heisascoundrelonameanscale.Hehasnotthebigideas.Thatleavesusasapossibility,Raymond,orwell–MajorBlunt.""SurelynotRaymond,"Iobjected."Sinceweknowthathewasdesperatelyhardupforamatteroffivehundredpounds.""Thatiswhathesays,yes.""AndastoHectorBlunt""IwilltellyousomethingastothegoodMajorBlunt,"interruptedPoirot."Itismybusinesstomakeinquiries.Imakethem.Ehbien–thatlegacyofwhichhespeaks,Ihavediscoveredthattheamountofitwascloseupontwentythousandpounds.Whatdoyouthinkofthat?"IwassotakenabackthatIcouldhardlyspeak.

           "It’simpossible,"Isaidatlast."Awell-knownmanlikeHectorBlunt."Poirotshruggedhisshoulders.

           "Whoknows?Atleastheisamanwithbigideas.IconfessthatIhardlyseehimasablackmailer,butthereisanotherpossibilitythatyouhavenotevenconsidered.""Whatisthat?""Thefire,myfriend.Ackroydhimselfmayhavedestroyedthatletter,blueenvelopeandall,afteryoulefthim.""Ihardlythinkthatlikely,"Isaidslowly."Andyet–ofcourse,itmaybeso.Hemighthavechangedhismind."Wehadjustarrivedatmyhouse,andonthespurofthemomentIinvitedPoirottocomeinandtakepotluck.

           IthoughtCarolinewouldbepleasedwithme,butitishardtosatisfyone’swomenfolk.