Убийство Роджера Экройда
The Paragraph in the Paper
"Youaresoself-contained,James,"shesaid."Youhatespeakingout,orpartingwithanyinformationyourself,andyouthinkeverybodyelsemustbejustlikeyou.IshouldhopethatIneverscrewconfidencesoutofanybody.Forinstance,ifM.Poirotcomesinthisafternoon,ashesaidhemightdo,Ishallnotdreamofaskinghimwhoitwasarrivedathishouseearlythismorning.""Earlythismorning?"Iqueried.
"Veryearly,"saidCaroline."Beforethemilkcame.Ijusthappenedtobelookingoutofthewindow–theblindwasflapping.Itwasaman.Hecameinaclosedcar,andhewasallmuffledup.Icouldn’tgetaglimpseofhisface.ButIwilltellyoumyidea,andyou’llseethatI’mright.""What’syouridea?"Carolinedroppedhervoicemysteriously.
"AHomeOfficeexpert,"shebreathed.
"AHomeOfficeexpert,"Isaid,amazed."MydearCaroline!""Markmywords,James,you’llseethatI’mright.ThatRussellwomanwasherethatmorningafteryourpoisons.
RogerAckroydmighteasilyhavebeenpoisonedinhisfoodthatnight."Ilaughedoutloud.
"Nonsense,"Icried."Hewasstabbedintheneck.YouknowthataswellasIdo.""Afterdeath,James,"saidCaroline;"tomakeafalseclue.""Mygoodwoman,"Isaid,"Iexaminedthebody,andIknowwhatI’mtalkingabout.Thatwoundwasn’tinflictedafterdeath–itwasthecauseofdeath,andyouneedmakenomistakeaboutit.
