Убийство на поле для гольфа

2. An Appeal for Help

           “I’msurprisedyouhaven’tinvestedinafewbottlesofsomeseasickremedy,Poirot,”Iobservedmaliciously,asIrecalledourconversationatbreakfast.

           Myfriend,whowasanxiouslyscanningtheweather,turnedareproachfulfaceuponme.

           “IsitthatyouhaveforgottenthemethodmostexcellentofLaverguier?Hissystem,Ipractiseitalways.Onebalancesoneself,ifyouremember,turningtheheadfromlefttoright,breathinginandout,countingsixbetweeneachbreath.”

           “H’m,”Idemurred.“You’llberathertiredofbalancingyourselfandcountingsixbythetimeyougettoSantiago,orBuenosAyres,orwhereveritisyouland.”

           “Quelleidée!YoudonotfiguretoyourselfthatIshallgotoSantiago?”

           “Mr.Renauldsuggestsitinhisletter.”

           “HedidnotknowthemethodsofHerculePoirot.Idonotruntoandfro,makingjourneys,andagitatingmyself.Myworkisdonefromwithin—here—”hetappedhisforeheadsignificantly.

           Asusual,thisremarkrousedmyargumentativefaculty.

           “It’sallverywell,Poirot,butIthinkyouarefallingintothehabitofdespisingcertainthingstoomuch.Afinger-printhasledsometimestothearrestandconvictionofamurderer.”

           “Andhas,withoutdoubt,hangedmorethanoneinnocentman,”remarkedPoirotdryly.

           “Butsurelythestudyoffinger-printsandfootprints,cigaretteash,differentkindsofmud,andothercluesthatcomprisetheminuteobservationofdetails—alltheseareofvitalimportance?”

           “Butcertainly.Ihaveneversaidotherwise.

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