Убийство на поле для гольфа
10. Gabriel Stonor
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“Ah,thatremindsmeofanotherpoint,”saidM.Hautet.“DidM.Renauldtakeyouintohisconfidenceatallastothedispositionsofhiswill?”
“Iknowallaboutit—tookittothelawyerforhimafterhe’ddrawnitout.Icangiveyouthenameofhissolicitorsifyouwanttoseeit.They’vegotitthere.Quitesimple.Halfintrusttohiswifeforherlifetime,theotherhalftohisson.Afewlegacies.Iratherthinkheleftmeathousand.”
“Whenwasthiswilldrawnup?”
“Oh,aboutayearandahalfago.”
“Woulditsurpriseyouverymuch,M.Stonor,tohearthatM.Renauldhadmadeanotherwill,lessthanafortnightago?”
Stonorwasobviouslyverymuchsurprised.
“I’dnoideaofit.What’sitlike?”
“Thewholeofhisvastfortuneisleftunreservedlytohiswife.Thereisnomentionofhisson.”
Mr.Stonorgaveventtoaprolongedwhistle.
“Icallthatratherroughonthelad.Hismotheradoreshim,ofcourse,buttotheworldatlargeitlooksratherlikeawantofconfidenceonhisfather’spart.Itwillberathergallingtohispride.Still,itallgoestoprovewhatItoldyou,thatRenauldandhiswifewereonfirstrateterms.”
“Quiteso,quiteso,”saidM.Hautet.“Itispossibleweshallhavetoreviseourideasonseveralpoints.Wehave,ofcourse,cabledtoSantiago,andareexpectingareplyfromthereanyminute.Inallpossibility,everythingwillthenbeperfectlyclearandstraightforward.Ontheotherhand,ifyoursuggestionofblackmailistrue,MadameDaubreuiloughttobeabletogiveusvaluableinformation.
