Убийство на поле для гольфа

24. “Save Him!”

           Icontinued,choosingmywordscarefully,“WeknowthatthedaggercouldnothavebeeninJackRenauld’spossessionthatevening.Mrs.Renauldknowsthat.”

           “True,”saidStonor.“Whensherecovers,shewilldoubtlesssayallthisandmore.Well,Imustbeleavingyou.”

           “Onemoment.”Poirot’shandarrestedhisdeparture.“CanyouarrangeforwordtobesenttomeatonceshouldMadameRenauldrecoverconsciousness?”

           “Certainly.That’seasilydone.”

           “Thatpointaboutthedaggerisgood,Poirot,”Iurgedaswewentupstairs.“Icouldn’tspeakveryplainlybeforeStonor.”

           “Thatwasquiterightofyou.Wemightaswellkeeptheknowledgetoourselvesaslongaswecan.Astothedagger,yourpointhardlyhelpsJackRenauld.YourememberthatIwasabsentforanhourthismorning,beforewestartedfromLondon?”

           “Yes?”

           “Well,IwasemployedintryingtofindthefirmJackRenauldemployedtoconverthissouvenirs.Itwasnotverydifficult.Ehbien,Hastings,theymadetohisordernottwopaper-knives,butthree.”

           “Sothat—?”

           “Sothat,aftergivingonetohismother,andonetoBellaDuveen,therewasathirdwhichhedoubtlessretainedforhisownuse.No,Hastings,Ifearthedaggerquestionwillnothelpustosavehimfromtheguillotine.”

           “Itwon’tcometothat,”Icried,stung.

           Poirotshookhisheaduncertainly.

           “Youwillsavehim,”Icriedpositively.

           Poirotglancedatmedryly.

           “Haveyounotrendereditimpossible,monami?”

           “Someotherway,”Imuttered.

           “Ah!Sapristi!Butitismiraclesyouaskfromme.No—saynomore.

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