Убийство Роджера Экройда
Miss Russell
You–youdobelieveme,don’tyou?ThatCharleshadnothingtodowiththiswickedmurder!""ThereseemsnodoubtthatthemanwhowastalkingtoMr.Ackroydinthelibraryatnine-thirtycouldnotpossiblyhavebeenyourson.Beofgoodcourage,mademoiselle.Allwillyetbewell."MissRusselldeparted.PoirotandIwerelefttogether.
"Sothat’sthat,"Isaid."EverytimewecomebacktoRalphPaton.HowdidyoumanagetospotMissRussellasthepersonCharlesKentcametomeet?Didyounoticetheresemblance?""Ihadconnectedherwiththeunknownmanlongbeforeweactuallycamefacetofacewithhim.Assoonaswefoundthatquill.Thequillsuggesteddope,andIrememberedyouraccountofMissRussell’svisittoyou.ThenIfoundthearticleoncocaineinthatmorning’spaper.Itallseemedveryclear.Shehadheardfromsomeonethatmorning–someoneaddictedtodrugs,shereadthearticleinthepaper,andshecametoaskyouafewtentativequestions.Shementionedcocaine,sincethearticleinquestionwasoncocaine.Then,whenyouseemedtoointerested,sheswitchedhurriedlytothesubjectofdetectivestoriesanduntraceablepoisons.Isuspectedasonorabrother,orsomeotherundesirablemalerelation.Ah!butImustgo.Itisthetimeofthelunch.""Stayandlunchwithus,"Isuggested.
Poirotshookhishead.Afainttwinklecameintohiseye.
"Notagaintoday.IshouldnotliketoforceMademoiselleCarolinetoadoptavegetariandiettwodaysinsuccession
