Убийство Роджера Экройда

           "Thatis,presumingIamallowedtobepresentattheinterview?""Butnaturally!Inyourownsurgery!""Youknow,"Isaid,throwingdownthepincersIwasholding,"it’sextraordinarilyintriguing,thewholething.

           Everynewdevelopmentthatarisesisliketheshakeyougivetoakaleidoscope–thethingchangesentirelyinaspect.

           Now,whyareyousoanxioustoseeMissRussell?"Poirotraisedhiseyebrows.

           "Surelyitisobvious?"hemurmured.

           "Thereyougoagain,"Igrumbled."Accordingtoyoueverythingisobvious.Butyouleavemewalkingaboutinafog."Poirotshookhisheadgeniallytome.

           "Youmockyourselfatme.TakethematterofMademoiselleFlora.Theinspectorwassurprised–butyou–youwerenot.""Ineverdreamedofherbeingthethief,"Iexpostulated.

           "That–perhapsno.ButIwaswatchingyourfaceandyouwerenot–likeInspectorRaglan–startledandincredulous."Ithoughtforaminuteortwo.

           "Perhapsyouareright,"Isaidatlast."AllalongI’vefeltthatFlorawaskeepingbacksomething–sothetruth,whenitcame,wassubconsciouslyexpected.ItupsetInspectorRaglanverymuchindeed,poorman.""Ah!pour{aouiThepoormanmustrearrangeallhisideas.Iprofitedbyhisstateofmentalchaostoinducehimtograntmealittlefavour.""Whatwasthat?"Poirottookasheetofnotepaperfromhispocket.Somewordswerewrittenonit,andhereadthemaloud.