Убийство на поле для гольфа
20. An Amazing Statement
“Buthow?Why?Howcanyoupossiblyknow?”
“Becauseonlyinthatwaycanthesequenceofeventsbelogicallyexplained.Monami,Ihavetakenyoustepbystepalongtheway.Doyounotnowseewhatissoglaringlyplain?”
“MydearPoirot,Ican’tseeanythingglaringaboutit.IdidthinkIwasbeginningtoseemywaybefore,butI’mnowhopelesslyfogged.”
Poirotlookedatmesadly,andshookhishead.“MonDieu!Butitistriste!Agoodintelligence—andsodeplorablylackinginmethod.Thereisanexercisemostexcellentforthedevelopmentofthelittlegreycells.Iwillimpartittoyou—”
“ForHeaven’ssake,notnow!Youreallyarethemostirritatingoffellows,Poirot.Forgoodness’sake,getonandtellmewhokilledM.Renauld.”
“ThatisjustwhatIamnotsureofasyet.”
“Butyousaiditwasglaringlyclear?”
“Wetalkatcross-purposes,myfriend.Remember,itistwocrimesweareinvestigating—forwhich,asIpointedouttoyou,wehavethenecessarytwobodies.There,there,nevousimpatientezpas!Iexplainall.Tobeginwith,weapplyourpsychology.WefindthreepointsatwhichM.Renaulddisplaysadistinctchangeofviewandaction—threepsychologicalpointstherefore.ThefirstoccursimmediatelyafterarrivinginMerlinville,thesecondafterquarrellingwithhissononacertainsubject,thethirdonthemorningofJune7th.Nowforthethreecauses.WecanattributeNo.1tomeetingMadameDaubreuil.No.2isindirectlyconnectedwithhersinceitconcernsamarriagebetweenM.Renauld’ssonandherdaughter.ButthecauseofNo.3ishiddenfromus.
