Убийство Роджера Экройда
Inspector Raglan is Confident
"Oh!yes,Iremember,butthatisnotthekindofstrangerthisgentlemanmeans."HeturnedtoPoirot."Mr.Ackroydhadsomeideaofpurchasingadictaphone,"heexplained."Itwouldhaveenabledustogetthroughalotmoreworkinalimitedtime.Thefirminquestionsentdowntheirrepresentative,butnothingcameofit.Mr.Ackroyddidnotmakeuphismindtopurchase."Poirotturnedtothebutler.
"Canyoudescribethisyoungmantome,mygoodParker?""Hewasfair-haired,sir,andshort.Veryneatlydressedinabluesergesuit.Averypresentableyoungman,sir,forhisstationinlife."Poirotturnedtome.
"Themanyoumetoutsidethegate,doctor,wastall,washenot?""Yes,"Isaid."Somewhereaboutsixfeet,Ishouldsay.""Thereisnothinginthat,then,"declaredtheBelgian."Ithankyou,Parker."ThebutlerspoketoRaymond.
"Mr.Hammondhasjustarrived,sir,"hesaid."Heisanxioustoknowifhecanbeofanyservice,andhewouldbegladtohaveawordwithyou.""I’llcomeatonce,"saidtheyoungman.Hehurriedout.
Poirotlookedinquiringlyatthechiefconstable.
"Thefamilysolicitor,M.Poirot,"saidthelatter.
"ItisabusytimeforthisyoungM.Raymond,"murmuredM.Poirot."Hehastheairefficient,thatone.""IbelieveMr.Ackroydconsideredhimamostablesecretary.""Hehasbeenhere–howlong?""Justontwoyears,Ifancy.""Hisdutieshefulfilspunctiliously.OfthatIamsure.
