Убийство Роджера Экройда
The Paragraph in the Paper
Caroline,however,musthavefeltaprickofconscience,forshewenton:"Imayn’thaveactuallymentionedLiverpool,butIknewhe’dtrytogetawaytoAmerica.That’swhatCrippendid.""Withoutmuchsuccess,"Iremindedher.
"Poorboy,andsothey’vecaughthim.Iconsider,James,thatit’syourdutytoseethatheisn’thung.""Whatdoyouexpectmetodo?""Why,you’reamedicalman,aren’tyou?You’veknownhimfromaboyupwards.Notmentallyresponsible.That’sthelinetotake,clearly.Ireadonlytheotherdaythatthey’reveryhappyinBroadmoor–it’squitelikeahighclassclub."ButCaroline’swordshadremindedmeofsomething.
"IneverknewthatPoirothadanimbecilenephew?"Isaidcuriously.
"Didn’tyou?Oh,hetoldmeallaboutit.Poorlad.It’sagreatgrieftoallthefamily.They’vekepthimathomesofar,butit’sgettingtosuchapitchthatthey’reafraidhe’llhavetogointosomekindofinstitution.""IsupposeyouknowprettywelleverythingthereistoknowaboutPoirot’sfamilybythistime,"Isaid,exasperated.
"Prettywell,"saidCarolinecomplacently."It’sagreatrelieftopeopletobeabletotellalltheirtroublestosomeone.""Itmightbe,"Isaid,"iftheywereeverallowedtodosospontaneously.Whethertheyenjoyhavingconfidencesscrewedoutofthembyforceisanothermatter."CarolinemerelylookedatmewithanairofaChristianmartyrenjoyingmartyrdom.
