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Theirinterviewwasastormyone–itmighthavebeenevenmorestormyhadnotRogerAckroydbeenalreadyobsessedwithhisowntroubles.Itwasbadenough,however.Ackroydwasnotthekindofmantoforgivethedeceitthathadbeenpractiseduponhim.HisrancourwasmainlydirectedtoRalph,butUrsulacameinforhershare,sinceheregardedherasagirlwhohaddeliberatelytriedto"entrap"theadoptedsonofaverywealthyman.Unforgivablethingsweresaidonbothsides.
ThatsameeveningUrsulametRalphbyappointmentinthesmallsummer-house,stealingoutfromthehousebythesidedoorinordertodoso.Theirinterviewwasmadeupofreproachesonbothsides.RalphchargedUrsulawithhavingirretrievablyruinedhisprospectsbyherill-timedrevelation.
UrsulareproachedRalphwithhisduplicity.
Theypartedatlast.AlittleoverhalfanhourlatercamethediscoveryofRogerAckroyd’sbody.SincethatnightUrsulahadneitherseennorheardfromRalph.
Asthestoryunfoldeditself,Irealizedmoreandmorewhatadamningseriesoffactsitwas.Alive,Ackroydcouldhardlyhavefailedtoalterhiswill–Iknewhimwellenoughtorealizethattodosowouldbehisfirstthought.HisdeathcameinthenickoftimeforRalphandUrsulaPaton.Smallwonderthegirlhadheldhertongue,andplayedherpartsoconsistently.
Mymeditationswereinterrupted.
