Убийство на поле для гольфа

6. The Scene of the Crime

           

           Giraudshruggedhisshoulderstoindicatethatheneitherknewnorcared.

           “Mayhavebeenlyingaroundhereforweeks.Anyway,itdoesn’tinterestme.”

           “I,onthecontrary,finditveryinteresting,”saidPoirotsweetly.

           IguessedthathewasmerelybentonannoyingtheParisdetectiveand,ifso,hesucceeded.Theotherturnedawayrudely,remarkingthathehadnotimetowaste,andbendingdownheresumedhisminutesearchoftheground.

           MeanwhilePoirot,asthoughstruckbyasuddenidea,steppedbackovertheboundary,andtriedthedoorofthelittleshed.

           “That’slocked,”saidGiraudoverhisshoulder.“Butit’sonlyaplacewherethegardenerkeepshisrubbish.Thespadedidn’tcomefromthere,butfromthetoolshedupbythehouse.”

           “Marvellous,”murmuredM.Bex,tomeecstatically.“Hehasbeenherebuthalfanhour,andhealreadyknowseverything!Whataman!UndoubtedlyGiraudisthegreatestdetectivealivetoday.”

           AlthoughIdislikedthedetectiveheartily,Ineverthelesswassecretlyimpressed.Efficiencyseemedtoradiatefromtheman.Icouldnothelpfeelingthat,sofar,Poirothadnotgreatlydistinguishedhimself,anditvexedme.Heseemedtobedirectinghisattentiontoallsortsofsilly,puerilepointsthathadnothingtodowiththecase.Indeed,atthisjuncture,hesuddenlyasked:

           “M.Bex,tellme,Iprayyou,themeaningofthiswhitewashedlinethatextendsallroundthegrave.Isitadeviceofthepolice?”

           “No,M.Poirot,itisanaffairofthegolfcourse.Itshowsthatthereisheretobea‘bunkair,’asyoucallit

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