Убийство на поле для гольфа

28. Journey’s End

           

           “(3)MartheDaubreuilwasthedaughterofthenotoriousMadameBeroldywhoinmyopinionwasmorallyandvirtuallythemurderessofherhusband,althoughitmayhavebeenGeorgesConneau’shandwhichstrucktheactualblow.

           “(4)MartheDaubreuilwastheonlyperson,besidesJackRenauld,likelytohavethethirddaggerinherpossession.”

           Poirotpausedandclearedhisthroat.

           “Ofcourse,whenIlearnedoftheexistenceoftheothergirl,BellaDuveen,IrealizedthatitwasquitepossiblethatshemighthavekilledM.Renauld.Thesolutiondidnotcommenditselftome,because,asIpointedouttoyou,Hastings,anexpert,suchasIam,likestomeetafoemanworthyofhissteel.Stillonemusttakecrimesasonefindsthem,notasonewouldlikethemtobe.ItdidnotseemverylikelythatBellaDuveenwouldbewanderingaboutcarryingasouvenirpaper-knifeinherhand,butofcourseshemighthavehadsomeideaallthetimeofrevengingherselfonJackRenauld.Whensheactuallycameforwardandconfessedtothemurder,itseemedthatallwasover.Andyet—Iwasnotsatisfied,monami.Iwasnotsatisfied. …

           “Iwentoverthecaseagainminutely,andIcametothesameconclusionasbefore.IfitwasnotBellaDuveen,theonlyotherpersonwhocouldhavecommittedthecrimewasMartheDaubreuil.ButIhadnotonesingleproofagainsther!

           “AndthenyoushowedmethatletterfromMademoiselleDulcie,andIsawachanceofsettlingthematteronceforall.TheoriginaldaggerwasstolenbyDulcieDuveenandthrownintothesea—since,asshethought,itbelongedtohersister.

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