Убийство на поле для гольфа
12. Poirot Elucidates Certain Points
Thoughitssignificanceescapesyou,besurethatitissignificant.”
“Inthemeantime,”Isaid,considering,“althoughweknowagreatdealmorethanwedid,wearenonearertosolvingthemysteryofwhokilledMr.Renauld.”
“No,”saidPoirotcheerfully.“Infactweareagreatdealfurtheroff.”
ThefactseemedtoaffordhimsuchpeculiarsatisfactionthatIgazedathiminwonder.Hemetmyeyeandsmiled.
“Butyes,itisbetterso.Before,therewasatalleventsacleartheoryastohowandbywhosehandshemethisdeath.Nowthatisallgone.Weareindarkness.Ahundredconflictingpointsconfuseandworryus.Thatiswell.Thatisexcellent.Outofconfusioncomesforthorder.Butifyoufindordertostartwith,ifacrimeseemssimpleandabove-board,ehbien,méfiezvous!Itis,howdoyousayit?—cooked!Thegreatcriminalissimple—butveryfewcriminalsaregreat.Intryingtocoveruptheirtracks,theyinvariablybetraythemselves.Ah,monami,IwouldthatsomedayIcouldmeetareallygreatcriminal—onewhocommitshiscrime,andthen—doesnothing!EvenI,HerculePoirot,mightfailtocatchsuchaone.”
ButIhadnotfollowedhiswords.Alighthadburstuponme.
“Poirot!Mrs.Renauld!Iseeitnow.Shemustbeshieldingsomebody.”
FromthequietnesswithwhichPoirotreceivedmyremark,Icouldseethattheideahadalreadyoccurredtohim.
“Yes,”hesaidthoughtfully.“Shieldingsomeone—orscreeningsomeone.Oneofthetwo.”
Isawverylittledifferencebetweenthetwowords,butIdevelopedmythemewithagooddealofearnestness
