Убийство на поле для гольфа

20. An Amazing Statement

           Wehavetodeduceit.Now,monami,letmeaskyouaquestion;whodowebelievetohaveplannedthiscrime?”

           “GeorgesConneau,”Isaiddoubtfully,eyeingPoirotwarily.

           “Exactly.NowGiraudlaiditdownasanaxiomthatawomanliestosaveherself,themansheloves,andherchild.SincewearesatisfiedthatwasGeorgesConneauwhodictatedthelietoher,andasGeorgesConneauisnotJackRenauld,followsthatthethirdcaseisputoutofcourt.And,stillattributingthecrimetoGeorgesConneau,thefirstisequallyso.Soweareforcedtothesecond—thatMadameRenauldliedforthesakeofthemansheloved—orinotherwords,forthesakeofGeorgesConneau.Youagreetothat.”

           “Yes,”Iadmitted.“Itseemslogicalenough.”

           “Bien!MadameRenauldlovesGeorgesConneau.Who,then,isGeorgesConneau?”

           “Thetramp.”

           “HaveweanyevidencetoshowthatMadameRenauldlovedthetramp?”

           “No,but—”

           “Verywellthen.Donotclingtotheorieswherefactsnolongersupportthem.AskyourselfinsteadwhoMadameRenaulddidlove.”

           Ishookmyheadperplexed.

           “Mais,oui,youknowperfectly.WhodidMadameRenauldlovesodearlythatwhenshesawhisdeadbody,shefelldowninaswoon?”

           Istareddumbfounded.

           “Herhusband?”Igasped.

           Poirotnodded.

           “Herhusband—orGeorgesConneau,whicheveryouliketocallhim.”

           Iralliedmyself.

           “Butit’simpossible.”

           “How‘impossible?’DidwenotagreejustnowthatMadameDaubreuilwasinapositiontoblackmailGeorgesConneau?”

           “Yes,but—”

           “AnddidshenotveryeffectivelyblackmailM

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