Убийство Роджера Экройда
The Paragraph in the Paper
"Carolinemerelycontinuedtolookomniscient,whichsoannoyedmethatIwenton:"Perhapsyouwilltellme,Caroline,ifIhaveamedicaldegreeorifIhavenot?""Youhavethemedicaldegree,Idaresay,James–atleast,ImeanIknowyouhave.Butyou’venoimaginationwhatever.’
"Havingendowedyouwithatrebleportion,therewasnoneleftoverforme,"Isaiddrily.
IwasamusedtoseeCaroline’smanoeuvresthatafternoonwhenPoirotdulyarrived.Mysister,withoutaskingadirectquestion,skirtedthesubjectofthemysteriousguestineverywayimaginable.BythetwinkleinPoirot’seyes,Isawthatherealizedherobject.Heremainedblandlyimpervious,andblockedherbowlingsosuccessfullythatsheherselfwasatalosshowtoproceed.
Having,Isuspect,enjoyedthelittlegame,herosetohisfeetandsuggestedawalk.
"ItisthatIneedtoreducethefigurealittle,"heexplained."Youwillcomewithme,doctor?Andperhapslater.MissCarolinewillgiveussometea."Delighted,"saidCaroline."Won’tyour–er–guestcomeinalso?""Youaretookind,"saidPoirot."Butno,myfriendreposeshimself.Soonyoumustmakehisacquaintance.""Quiteanoldfriendofyours,sosomebodytoldme,"saidCaroline,makingonelastvalianteffort.
"Didthey?"murmuredPoirot."Well,wemuststart."OurtramptookusinthedirectionofFernly.Ihadguessedbeforehandthatitmightdoso.IwasbeginningtounderstandPoirot’smethods.
