Убийство на поле для гольфа

           “YouseenowhisannoyanceattheinopportunevisitofthegirlBella.Everymomentofdelayisfataltohisplans.Hegetsridofherassoonashecan,however.Then,towork!Heleavesthefrontdoorslightlyajartocreatetheimpressionthattheassassinsleftthatway.HebindsandgagsMadameRenauld,correctinghismistakeoftwenty-twoyearsago,whentheloosenessofthebondscausedsuspiciontofalluponhisaccomplice,butleavingherprimedwithessentiallythesamestoryashehadinventedbefore,provingtheunconsciousrecoilofthemindagainstoriginality.Thenightischilly,andheslipsonanovercoatoverhisunderclothing,intendingtocastitintothegravewiththedeadman.Hegoesoutbythewindow,smoothingovertheflowerbedcarefully,andtherebyfurnishingthemostpositiveevidenceagainsthimself.Hegoesoutontothelonelygolflinks,andhedigs—andthen—”

           “Yes?”

           “Andthen,”saidPoirotgravely,“thejusticethathehassolongeludedovertakeshim.Anunknownhandstabshimintheback. …Now,Hastings,youunderstandwhatImeanwhenItalkoftwocrimes.Thefirstcrime,thecrimethatM.Renauld,inhisarrogance,askedustoinvestigate(ah,buthemadeafamousmistakethere!HemisjudgedHerculePoirot!)issolved.Butbehinditliesadeeperriddle.Andtosolvethatwillbedifficult—sincethecriminalinhiswisdom,hasbeencontenttoavailhimselfofthedevicespreparedbyM.Renauld.Ithasbeenaparticularlyperplexingandbafflingmysterytosolve.