Убийство на поле для гольфа
17. We Make Further Investigations
GiraudandIdonotseeeyetoeyeabouteverything.HispolitenesstomehasnotbeenstrikingandyouwillcomprehendthatIdonotintendanylittlediscoveriesImaymaketobenefithiminanyway.”
“Exactly,M.Poirot,”saidthelad.“ThatfellowGiraudisanill-conditionedbrute,andI’dbedelightedtoseesomeonescoreathisexpense.”
“ThenImayaskalittlefavourofyou?”
“Certainly.”
“Iwillaskyoutogototherailwaystationandtakeatraintothenextstationalongtheline,Abbalac.Askthereatthecloak-roomwhethertwoforeignersdepositedavalisethereonthenightofthemurder.Itisasmallstation,andtheyarealmostcertaintoremember.Willyoudothis?”
“OfcourseIwill,”saidtheboy,mystified,thoughreadyforthetask.
“Iandmyfriend,youcomprehend,havebusinesselsewhere,”explainedPoirot.“Thereisatraininaquarterofanhour,andIwillaskyounottoreturntotheVilla,asIhavenowishforGiraudtogetaninklingofyourerrand.”
“Verywell,Iwillgostraighttothestation.”
Herosetohisfeet.Poirot’svoicestoppedhim.
“Onemoment,M.Renauld,thereisonelittlematterthatpuzzlesme.WhydidyounotmentiontoM.HautetthismorningthatyouwereinMerlinvilleonthenightofthecrime?”
JackRenauld’sfacewentcrimson.Withanefforthecontrolledhimself.
“Youhavemadeamistake.IwasinCherbourg,asItoldtheexaminingmagistratethismorning.”
Poirotlookedathim,hiseyesnarrowed,cat-like,untiltheyonlyshowedagleamofgreen.
