Убийство на поле для гольфа
9. M. Giraud Finds Some Clues
Itiseasytotakeanimpressionofakeyandhaveonecut.Therearemanypossibilities.Thenthereisanotherpersonwho,Ishouldjudge,isexceedinglylikelytohavesuchathinginherkeeping.”
“Whoisthat?”
“MadameDaubreuil,”saidthedetectivedryly.
“Eh,eh!”saidthemagistrate,hisfacefallingalittle,“soyouhaveheardaboutthat,haveyou?”
“Iheareverything,”saidGiraudimperturbably.
“ThereisonethingIcouldswearyouhavenotheard,”saidM.Hautet,delightedtobeabletoshowsuperiorknowledge,andwithoutmoreado,heretailedthestoryofthemysteriousvisitorthenightbefore.Healsotouchedonthechequemadeoutto“Duveen,”andfinallyhandedGiraudthelettersigned“Bella.”
Giraudlistenedinsilence,studiedtheletterattentively,andthenhandeditback.
“Allveryinteresting,M.lejuge.Butmytheoryremainsunaffected.”
“Andyourtheoryis?”
“ForthemomentIprefernottosay.Remember,Iamonlyjustbeginningmyinvestigations.”
“Tellmeonething,M.Giraud,”saidPoirotsuddenly.“Yourtheoryallowsforthedoorbeingopened.Itdoesnotexplainwhyitwasleftopen.Whentheydeparted,woulditnothavebeennaturalforthemtocloseitbehindthem.Ifasergentdevillehadchancedtocomeuptothehouse,asissometimesdonetoseethatalliswell,theymighthavebeendiscoveredandovertakenalmostatonce.”
“Bah!Theyforgotit.Amistake,Igrantyou.”
Then,tomysurprise,PoirotutteredalmostthesamewordsashehadutteredtoBexthepreviousevening:
“Idonotagreewithyou.
