Убийство на поле для гольфа

23. Difficulties Ahead

           

           “Itiswhatyouwoulddo,wereyouinmyplace.Iunderstandthat.ButIamnotofthosewhoenjoyrushingupanddownacountryseekinganeedleinahaystack,asyouEnglishsay.No—letMademoiselleBellaDuveengo.Withoutdoubt,Ishallbeabletofindherwhenthetimecomes.Untilthen,Iamcontenttowait.”

           Istaredathimdoubtfully.Washeseekingtomisleadme?Ihadanirritatingfeelingthat,evennow,hewasmasterofthesituation.Mysenseofsuperioritywasgraduallywaning.Ihadcontrivedthegirl’sescape,andevolvedabrilliantschemeforsavingherfromtheconsequencesofherrashact—butIcouldnotresteasyinmymind.Poirot’sperfectcalmawakenedathousandapprehensions.

           “Isuppose,Poirot,”Isaidratherdiffidently,“Imustn’taskwhatyourplansare?I’veforfeitedtheright.”

           “Butnotatall.Thereisnosecretaboutthem.WereturntoFrancewithoutdelay.”

           “We?”

           “Precisely—‘we!’YouknowverywellthatyoucannotaffordtoletPapaPoirotoutofyoursight.Eh,isitnotso,myfriend?ButremaininEnglandbyallmeansifyouwish—”

           Ishookmyhead.Hehadhitthenailonthehead.Icouldnotaffordtolethimoutofmysight.AlthoughIcouldnotexpecthisconfidenceafterwhathadhappened,Icouldstillcheckhisactions.TheonlydangertoBellalaywithhim.GiraudandtheFrenchpolicewereindifferenttoherexistence.AtallcostsImustkeepnearPoirot.

           Poirotobservedmeattentivelyasthesereflectionspassedthroughmymind,andgaveanodofsatisfaction.

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