Убийство Роджера Экройда
Dr. Sheppard at the Breakfast Table
I’mmorethaneverconvincedofitnow.""Idon’tthinkyou’reverylogical,"Iobjected."Surelyifawomancommittedacrimelikemurder,she’dbesufficientlycold-bloodedtoenjoythefruitsofitwithoutanyweak-mindedsentimentalitysuchasrepentance."Carolineshookherhead.
"Thereprobablyarewomenlikethat–butMrs.Ferrarswasn’toneofthem.Shewasamassofnerves.Anovermasteringimpulsedroveherontogetridofherhusbandbecauseshewasthesortofpersonwhosimplycan’tenduresufferingofanykind,andthere’snodoubtthatthewifeofamanlikeAshleyFerrarsmusthavehadtosufferagooddeal"Inodded.
"Andeversinceshe’sbeenhauntedbywhatshedid.Ican’thelpfeelingsorryforher."Idon’tthinkCarolineeverfeltsorryforMrs.Ferrarswhilstshewasalive.Nowthatshehasgonewhere(presumably)Parisfrockscannolongerbeworn,Carolineispreparedtoindulgeinthesofteremotionsofpityandcomprehension.
Itoldherfirmlythatherwholeideawasnonsense.IwasallthemorefirmbecauseIsecretlyagreedwithsomepart,atleast,ofwhatshehadsaid.ButitisallwrongthatCarolineshouldarriveatthetruthsimplybyakindofinspiredguesswork.Iwasn’tgoingtoencouragethatsortofthing.Shewillgoroundthevillageairingherviews,andeveryonewillthinkthatsheisdoingsoonmedicaldatasuppliedbyme.Lifeisverytrying.
"Nonsense,"saidCaroline,inreplytomystrictures
