Убийство на поле для гольфа

11. Jack Renauld

           

           “Youfinditdeplorable,M.lejuge?”askedGiraud.

           “CertainlyIdo.”

           “Ehbien!Ifinditadmirable,”saidtheotherimperturbably.

           Thisunexpectedallyquitebewilderedme.

           “Admirable,M.Giraud?”askedthemagistrate,studyinghimcautiouslyoutofthecornerofhiseye.

           “Precisely.”

           “Andwhy?”

           “Becauseweknownowthattheassassin,oranaccompliceoftheassassin,hasbeenneartheVillaonlyanhourago.Itwillbestrangeif,withthatknowledge,wedonotshortlylayhandsuponhim.”Therewasanoteofmenaceinhisvoice.Hecontinued:“Heriskedagooddealtogainpossessionofthatdagger.Perhapshefearedthatfinger-printsmightbediscoveredonit.”

           PoirotturnedtoBex.

           “Yousaidtherewerenone?”

           Giraudshruggedhisshoulders.

           “Perhapshecouldnotbesure.”

           Poirotlookedathim.

           “Youarewrong,M.Giraud.Theassassinworegloves.Sohemusthavebeensure.”

           “Idonotsayitwastheassassinhimself.Itmayhavebeenanaccomplicewhowasnotawareofthatfact.”

           “Ilssontmalrenseignés,lesaccomplices!”mutteredPoirot,buthesaidnomore.

           Themagistrate’sclerkwasgatheringupthepapersonthetable.M.Hautetaddressedus:

           “Ourworkhereisfinished.Perhaps,M.Renauld,youwilllistenwhilstyourevidenceisreadovertoyou.Ihavepurposelykeptalltheproceedingsasinformalaspossible.Ihavebeencalledoriginalinmymethods,butImaintainthatthereismuchtobesaidfororiginality.ThecaseisnowinthecleverhandsoftherenownedM.Giraud.Hewillwithoutdoubtdistinguishhimself

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