Убийство Роджера Экройда
Inspector Raglan is Confident
Hadhisbigreputationbeenbuiltuponaseriesofluckychances?"IthinkthesamethoughtmusthaveoccurredtoColonelMelrose,forhefrowned.
"Anythingmoreyouwanttosee,M.Poirot?"heinquiredbrusquely.
"Youwouldperhapsbesokindastoshowmethesilvertablefromwhichtheweaponwastaken?Afterthat,Iwilltrespassonyourkindnessnolonger."Wewenttothedrawing-room,butonthewaytheconstablewaylaidthecolonel,andafteramutteredconversationthelatterexcusedhimselfandleftustogether.IshowedPoirotthesilvertable,andafterraisingthelidonceortwiceandlettingitfall,hepushedopenthewindowandsteppedoutontheterrace.Ifollowedhim.
InspectorRaglanhadjustturnedthecornerofthehouse,andwascomingtowardsus.Hisfacelookedgrimandsatisfied.
"Sothereyouare,M.Poirot,"hesaid."Well,thisisn’tgoingtobemuchofacase.I’msorry,too.Aniceenoughyoungfellowgonewrong."Poirot’sfacefell,andhespokeverymildly.
"I’mafraidIshallnotbeabletobeofmuchaidtoyou,then?""Nexttime,perhaps,"saidtheinspectorsoothingly.
"Thoughwedon’thavemurderseverydayinthisquietlittlecorneroftheworld."Poirot’sgazetookonanadmiringquality.
"Youhavebeenofamarvellouspromptness,"heobserved.
"Howexactlydidyougotowork,ifImayask?""Certainly,"saidtheinspector."Tobeginwith–method.
