Убийство Роджера Экройда
Flora Ackroyd
DrSheppardaccompaniedme.""AtestforParker,yousaiditwas,"Iremarkedbitterly.
"Monami,"saidPoirotapologetically,"asItoldyouatthetime,onemustsaysomething."Theinspectorrose.
"There’sonlyonethingforit,"hedeclared."Wemusttackletheyoungladyrightaway.You’llcomeuptoFernlywithme,M.Poirot?""Certainly.DrSheppardwilldriveusupinhiscar.""Iacquiescedwillingly.
OninquiryforMissAckroyd,wewereshownintothebilliardroom.FloraandMajorHectorBluntweresittingonthelongwindowseat.
"Good-morning,MissAckroyd,"saidtheinspector."Canwehaveawordortwoalonewithyou?"Bluntgotupatonceandmovedtothedoor.
"Whatisit?"askedFloranervously."Don’tgo.MajorBlunt.Hecanstay,can’the?"sheasked,turningtotheinspector.
"That’sasyoulike,"saidtheinspectordrily."There’saquestionortwoit’smydutytoputtoyou,miss,butI’dprefertodosoprivately,andIdaresayyou’dpreferitalso."Floralookedkeenlyathim.Isawherfacegrowwhiter.
ThensheturnedandspoketoBlunt.
"Iwantyoutostay–please–yes,Imeanit.Whatevertheinspectorhastosaytome,I’dratheryouheardit."Raglanshruggedhisshoulders.
"Well,ifyouwillhaveitso,that’sallthereistoit.Now,MissAckroyd,M.Poirotherehasmadeacertainsuggestiontome.
