Убийство Роджера Экройда

           "What’sthegreatidea?"hesaid,laughing."Somescientificmachine?Dowehavebandsroundourwristswhichregisterguiltyheart-beats?Thereissuchaninventionisn’tthere?""Ihavereadofit,yes,"admittedPoirot."Butme,Iamoldfashioned.

           Iusetheoldmethods.Iworkonlywiththelittlegreycells.Nowletusbegin–butfirstIhaveanannouncementtomaketoyouall."HetookUrsula’shandanddrewherforward.

           "ThisladyisMrs.RalphPaton.ShewasmarriedtoCaptainPatonlastMarch."AlittleshriekburstfromMrs.Ackroyd.

           "Ralph!Married!LastMarch!Oh!butit’sabsurd.Howcouldhebe?"ShestaredatUrsulaasthoughshehadneverseenherbefore.

           "MarriedtoBourne?"shesaid."Really,M.Poirot,Idon’tbelieveyou."Ursulaflushedandbegantospeak,butFloraforestalledher.

           Goingquicklytotheothergirl’sside,shepassedherhandthroughherarm.

           "Youmustnotmindourbeingsurprised,"shesaid."Yousee,wehadnoideaofsuchathing.YouandRalphhavekeptyoursecretverywell.Iam–verygladaboutit.""Youareverykind.MissAckroyd,"saidUrsulainalowvoice,"andyouhaveeveryrighttobeexceedinglyangry.

           Ralphbehavedverybadly–especiallytoyou.""Youneedn’tworryaboutthat,"saidFlora,givingherarmaconsolinglittlepat."Ralphwasinacornerandtooktheonlywayout.Ishouldprobablyhavedonethesameinhisplace.