Убийство на поле для гольфа
20. An Amazing Statement
JackRenauldflungoutofthehouseinahurryonhisdepartureforParis,andtellmewhatyoumakeofit!”
“Isee,”Isaidslowly,asthemeaningofPoirot’sremarksboreinuponme.“ThatletterwaswrittentoJackRenauld—nottohisfather.Hecaughtupthewrongovercoatinhishasteandagitation.”
Poirotnodded.
“Précisement!Wecanreturntothispointlater.ForthemomentletuscontentourselveswithacceptingtheletterashavingnothingtodowithM.Renauldpère,andpasstothenextchronologicalevent.”
“May23rd,”Iread,“M.Renauldquarrelswithhissonoverlatter’swishtomarryMartheDaubreuil.SonleavesforParis.Idon’tseeanythingmuchtoremarkuponthere,andthealteringofthewillthefollowingdayseemsstraightforwardenough.Itwasthedirectresultofthequarrel.”
“Weagree,monami—atleastastothecause.ButwhatexactmotiveunderlaythisprocedureofM.Renauld’s?”
Iopenedmyeyesinsurprise.
“Angeragainsthissonofcourse.”
“YethewrotehimaffectionateletterstoParis?”
“SoJackRenauldsays,buthecannotproducethem.”
“Well,letuspassfromthat.”
“Nowwecometothedayofthetragedy.Youhaveplacedtheeventsofthemorninginacertainorder.Haveyouanyjustificationforthat?”
“Ihaveascertainedthatthelettertomewaspostedatthesametimeasthetelegramwasdespatched.Masterswasinformedhecouldtakeaholidayshortlyafterwards.Inmyopinionthequarrelwiththetramptookplaceanteriortothesehappenings.
