Убийство Роджера Экройда
Miss Russell
"Thepolicehave,forsomedays,beenseekingforCaptainRalphPaton,thenephewofMr.AckroydofFernlyPark,whosedeathoccurredundersuchtragiccircumstanceslastFriday.CaptainPatonhasbeenfoundatLiverpool,wherehewasonthepointofembarkingforAmerica."Hefoldedupthepieceofpaperagain.
"That,myfriend,willbeinthenewspaperstomorrowmorning."Istaredathim,dumbfounded.
"But–butitisn’ttrue!He’snotatLiverpool!"Poirotbeamedonme.
"Youhavetheintelligencesoquick!No,hehasnotbeenfoundatLiverpool.InspectorRaglanwasveryloathtoletmesendthisparagraphtothepress,especiallyasIcouldnottakehimintomyconfidence.ButIassuredhimmostsolemnlythatveryinterestingresultswouldfollowitsappearanceinprint,sohegavein,afterstipulatingthathewas,onnoaccount,tobeartheresponsibility."IstaredatPoirot.Hesmiledbackatme.
"Itbeatsme,"Isaidatlast,"whatyouexpecttogetoutofthat.""Youshouldemployyourlittlegreycells,"saidPoirotgravely.
Heroseandcameacrosstothebench.
"Itisthatyouhavereallytheloveofthemachinery,"hesaid,afterinspectingthedebrisofmylabours.
Everymanhashishobby.IimmediatelydrewPoirot’sattentiontomyhome-madewireless.Findinghimsympathetic,Ishowedhimoneortwolittleinventionsofmyown–triflingthings,butusefulinthehouse.
