Убийство Роджера Экройда
Inspector Raglan is Confident
Inwhatmannerdoesheamusehimself?Doeshegoinforlesport?""Privatesecretarieshaven’tmuchtimeforthatsortofthing,"saidColonelMelrose,smiling."Raymondplaysgolf,Ibelieve.Andtennisinthesummertime.""Hedoesnotattendthecourses-1shouldsaytherunningofthehorses?""Racemeetings?No,Idon’tthinkhe’sinterestedinracing."Poirotnoddedandseemedtoloseinterest.Heglancedslowlyroundthestudy.
"Ihaveseen,Ithink,allthatthereistobeseenhere."I,too,lookedround.
"Ifthosewallscouldspeak,"Imurmured.
Poirotshookhishead.
"Atongueisnotenough,"hesaid.Theywouldhavetohavealsoeyesandears.Butdonotbetoosurethatthesedeadthings"–hetouchedthetopofthebookcaseashespoke–"arealwaysdumb.Tometheyspeaksometimes–chairs,tables–theyhavetheirmessage!"Heturnedawaytowardsthedoor.
"Whatmessage?"Icried."Whathavetheysaidtoyoutoday?"Helookedoverhisshoulderandraisedoneeyebrowquizzically.
"Anopenedwindow,"hesaid."Alockeddoor.Achairthatapparentlymoveditself.ToallthreeIsay"Why?"andIfindnoanswer."Heshookhishead,puffedouthischest,andstoodblinkingatus.Helookedridiculouslyfullofhisownimportance.
Itcrossedmymindtowonderwhetherhewasreallyanygoodasadetective.
