"Very good, Jameson, you acted very properly."
"Thank you, sir."
"Did you notice a man (Π²Ρ Π·Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊΠ°) leaving the two and fourpennies about five minutes earlier (ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠΈΠ½ΡΠ²ΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ /ΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΠΎ Π·Π°/ Π΄Π²Π° /ΡΠΈΠ»Π»ΠΈΠ½Π³Π°/ ΠΈ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠ΅Π½ΡΠ° ΠΏΡΡΡΡ ΠΌΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ°Π½Π΅Π΅)?"
"There were several, sir (Π±ΡΠ»ΠΎ Π½Π΅ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ /ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊ/, ΡΡΡ)."
"Could you describe them (Π½Π΅ ΠΌΠΎΠ³Π»ΠΈ Π±Ρ Π²Ρ ΠΎΠΏΠΈΡΠ°ΡΡ ΠΈΡ )?"
"Afraid not, sir (Π±ΠΎΡΡΡ Π½Π΅Ρ, ΡΡΡ). One was Mr. Geoffrey Parnell (ΠΎΠ΄ΠΈΠ½ /ΠΈΠ· Π½ΠΈΡ / Π±ΡΠ» ΠΌΠΈΡΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΠΆΠ΅ΡΡΡΠΈ ΠΠ°ΡΠ½Π΅Π»). And there was a young fellow (ΠΈ Π±ΡΠ» ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΉ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠ΅Π½Ρ), Sam Baker (Π‘ΡΠΌ ΠΠ΅ΠΉΠΊΠ΅Ρ), with his young lady (Ρ Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π½Π΅Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΎΠΉ: Β«ΠΌΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠΉ Π΄Π°ΠΌΠΎΠΉΒ»). I didn't notice anybody else particular (Ρ, ΠΎΡΠΎΠ±Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎ, Π½Π΅ Π·Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΈΠ» Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π±ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠ΅; particular β ΠΎΡΠΎΠ±Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠΉ, ΠΎΡΠΎΠ±ΡΠΉ, ΡΠΏΠ΅ΡΠΈΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ)."
"A pity (ΠΆΠ°Π»Ρ: Β«ΠΆΠ°Π»ΠΎΡΡΡΒ»). That'll do, Jameson (ΡΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎ, ΠΠΆΠ΅ΠΉΠΌΡΠΎΠ½)."
"Yes, sir (Π΄Π°, ΡΡΡ)."
several [' [email protected]@l], afraid [@'freId], fellow [' [email protected]]
"Did you notice a man leaving the two and fourpennies about five minutes earlier?"
"There were several, sir."
"Could you describe them?"
"Afraid not, sir. One was Mr. Geoffrey Parnell. And there was a young fellow, Sam Baker, with his young lady. I didn't notice anybody else particular."
"A pity. That'll do, Jameson."
"Yes, sir."
The commissionaire saluted and departed (ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΡΠΎΠ»Π΅Ρ ΠΎΡΠ΄Π°Π» ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ ΠΈ ΡΡΠ΅Π»).
"The medical details we've got," said Colonel Anderson (ΠΌΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΠΎΠ±Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ Ρ Π½Π°Ρ Π΅ΡΡΡ, β ΡΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π» ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΊΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΈΠΊ ΠΠ½Π΄Π΅ΡΡΠΎΠ½). "We'd better have the fellow (Π½Π°ΠΌ Π±Ρ Π»ΡΡΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ³Π»Π°ΡΠΈΡΡ ΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΠΏΠ°ΡΠ½Ρ) that found him next (ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ ΠΎΠ±Π½Π°ΡΡΠΆΠΈΠ» Π΅Π³ΠΎ, ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡΡΡΠΈΠΌ)."
A police constable came in and saluted (Π·Π°ΡΠ΅Π» ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠ΅ΠΉΡΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΡΠ΅Π±Π»Ρ ΠΈ ΠΎΡΠ΄Π°Π» ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡ).
"Mr. Hercule Poirot's here, sir (ΠΌΠΈΡΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΡΠΊΡΠ»Ρ ΠΡΠ°ΡΠΎ Π·Π΄Π΅ΡΡ, ΡΡΡ), and another gentleman (ΠΈ Π΅ΡΠ΅ Π΄ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΡΠ»ΡΠΌΠ΅Π½)."
Inspector Crome frowned (ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΏΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΎΡ ΠΡΠΎΡΠΌ Π½Π°Ρ ΠΌΡΡΠΈΠ»ΡΡ). "Oh, well," he said (Π½Ρ, Ρ ΠΎΡΠΎΡΠΎ). "Better have 'em in (Π»ΡΡΡΠ΅ /ΠΏΡΠΈΠ³Π»Π°ΡΠΈΡΡ/ ΠΈΡ Π²ΠΎΠΉΡΠΈ: Β«Π²Π½ΡΡΡΡΒ»), I suppose (Ρ ΠΏΠΎΠ»Π°Π³Π°Ρ)."
medical [' [email protected]], another [@' [email protected]], salute [ [email protected]'lu:t]
The commissionaire saluted and departed.
"The medical details we've got," said Colonel Anderson. "We'd better have the fellow that found him next."
A police constable came in and saluted.
"Mr. Hercule Poirot's here, sir, and another gentleman."
Inspector Crome frowned. "Oh, well," he said. "Better have 'em in, I suppose."
XXVII. The Doncaster Murder
(Π΄ΠΎΠ½ΠΊΠ°ΡΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠ±ΠΈΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΎ)
Coming in hard on Poirot's heels (Π·Π°Ρ ΠΎΠ΄Ρ ΡΡΠ°Π·Ρ ΠΆΠ΅ Π·Π°: Β«ΠΏΠΎ ΠΏΡΡΠ°ΠΌΒ» ΠΡΠ°ΡΠΎ), I just caught the fag end of Inspector Crome's remark (Ρ ΡΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ ΠΏΠΎΠΉΠΌΠ°Π» ΡΠ°ΠΌΡΠΉ ΠΊΠΎΠ½ΡΠΈΠΊ Π·Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΡ ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΏΠ΅ΠΊΡΠΎΡΠ° ΠΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°; fag β ΡΠΈΠ³Π°ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°; fag end β ΠΎΠΊΡΡΠΎΠΊ; Π½Π΅ΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΌΠ°Π»ΠΎΠ·Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡΠ΅Π»ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ ΠΎΡΡΠ°ΡΠΎΠΊ).
Both he and the Chief Constable were looking worried and pressed (ΠΎΠ±Π°, ΠΎΠ½ ΠΈ Π½Π°ΡΠ°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΈΡΠΈΠΈ, Π²ΡΠ³Π»ΡΠ΄Π΅Π»ΠΈ ΠΎΠ±Π΅ΡΠΏΠΎΠΊΠΎΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π°Π²Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΡΠΌΠΈ; to press β ΠΆΠ°ΡΡ, Π½Π°ΠΆΠΈΠΌΠ°ΡΡ; Π±Π΅ΡΠΏΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΈΡΡ).
Colonel Anderson greeted us with a nod of the head (ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΊΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΈΠΊ ΠΠ½Π΄Π΅ΡΡΠΎΠ½ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΡΠΈΠ²Π΅ΡΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠ²Π°Π» Π½Π°Ρ ΠΊΠΈΠ²ΠΊΠΎΠΌ Π³ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²Ρ). "Glad you've come, Mr. Poirot," he said politely (ΡΠ°Π΄, ΡΡΠΎ Π²Ρ ΠΏΡΠΈΡΠ»ΠΈ, ΠΌΠΈΡΡΠ΅Ρ ΠΡΠ°ΡΠΎ, β ΡΠΊΠ°Π·Π°Π» ΠΎΠ½ Π²Π΅ΠΆΠ»ΠΈΠ²ΠΎ). I think he guessed (Ρ Π΄ΡΠΌΠ°Ρ, ΠΎΠ½ Π΄ΠΎΠ³Π°Π΄Π°Π»ΡΡ) that Crome's remark might have reached our ears (ΡΡΠΎ Π·Π°ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΠΡΠΎΡΠΌΠ°, Π²Π΅ΡΠΎΡΡΠ½ΠΎ, Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠΈΠ³Π»ΠΎ Π½Π°ΡΠΈΡ ΡΡΠ΅ΠΉ). "We've got it in the neck again (ΠΌΡ ΡΠ½ΠΎΠ²Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠ»ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π΅; to get it in the neck β ΡΠ°Π·Π³. Π½Π°ΡΠ²Π°ΡΡΡΡ Π½Π° Π²ΡΠ³ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΡ; ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΡΡΠΈΡΡ ΠΏΠΎ ΡΠ΅Π΅), you see (Π²Ρ Π²ΠΈΠ΄ΠΈΡΠ΅)."
"Another A.B.C. murder (Π΅ΡΠ΅ ΡΠ±ΠΈΠΉΡΡΠ²ΠΎ ΠΠΉ-Π±ΠΈ-ΡΠΈ)?"
"Yes. Damned audacious bit of work (Π΄Π΅ΡΠ·ΠΊΠ°Ρ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΠ°, ΡΠ΅ΡΡ Π²ΠΎΠ·ΡΠΌΠΈ: Β«ΠΏΡΠΎΠΊΠ»ΡΡΡΠΉ Π΄Π΅ΡΠ·ΠΊΠΈΠΉ ΠΊΡΡΠΎΠΊ ΡΠ°Π±ΠΎΡΡΒ»). Man leaned over (ΠΌΡΠΆΡΠΈΠ½Π° Π½Π°ΠΊΠ»ΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠ»ΡΡ) and stabbed the fellow in the back (ΠΈ Π·Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ» ΡΠ΅Π»ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΠΊΠ° Π² ΡΠΏΠΈΠ½Ρ)."
fag [f&g], heel [hi:l], audacious [O:' [email protected]]
Coming in hard on Poirot's heels, I just caught he fag end of Inspector Crome's remark.
Both he and the Chief Constable were looking worried and pressed.
Colonel Anderson greeted us with a nod of the head. "Glad you've come, Mr. Poirot," he said politely. I think he guessed that Crome's remark might have reached our ears. "We've got it in the neck again, you see."
"Another A.B.C. murder?"
"Yes. Damned audacious bit of work. Man leaned over and stabbed the fellow in the back."
"Stabbed this time (Π·Π°ΠΊΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡ Π² ΡΡΠΎΡ ΡΠ°Π·)?"
"Yes, varies his methods a bit (Π½Π΅ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ Π²Π°ΡΡΠΈΡΡΠ΅Ρ ΡΠ²ΠΎΠΈ ΠΌΠ΅ΡΠΎΠ΄Ρ), doesn't he (Π½Π΅ ΡΠ°ΠΊ Π»ΠΈ)? Biff on the head (/ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΠ½ΡΠΉ/ ΡΠ΄Π°Ρ ΠΏΠΎ Π³ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²Π΅), strangling (ΡΠ΄ΡΡΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅), now a knife (ΡΠ΅ΠΏΠ΅ΡΡ Π½ΠΎΠΆ). Versatile devil (ΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ΅ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ²ΡΠΉ Π΄ΡΡΠ²ΠΎΠ»; versatile β ΠΌΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Π½ΠΈΠΉ; ΠΈΠ·ΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΠ²ΡΠΉ) β what (ΡΡΠΎ = Π½Π΅ ΡΠ°ΠΊ Π»ΠΈ)? Here are the medical details (Π·Π΄Π΅ΡΡ Π΅ΡΡΡ ΠΌΠ΅Π΄ΠΈΡΠΈΠ½ΡΠΊΠΈΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΡΠΎΠ±Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ) if you care to see 'em (Π΅ΡΠ»ΠΈ Π²Ρ Ρ ΠΎΡΠΈΡΠ΅ ΠΏΠΎΡΠΌΠΎΡΡΠ΅ΡΡ ΠΈΡ )."
He shoved a paper towards Poirot (ΠΎΠ½ ΡΠ΅Π·ΠΊΠΎ ΡΠΎΠ»ΠΊΠ½ΡΠ» Π±ΡΠΌΠ°Π³ΠΈ Π² ΡΡΠΎΡΠΎΠ½Ρ ΠΡΠ°ΡΠΎ).
"A.B.C. down on the floor between the dead man's feet," he added (Β«ΠΠΉ-Π±ΠΈ-ΡΠΈΒ» β Π½Π° ΠΏΠΎΠ»Ρ ΠΌΠ΅ΠΆΠ΄Ρ ΡΡΡΠΏΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ ΡΠ±ΠΈΡΠΎΠ³ΠΎ, β Π΄ΠΎΠ±Π°Π²ΠΈΠ» ΠΎΠ½).
"Has the dead man been identified?" asked Poirot (ΡΠ±ΠΈΡΡΠΉ /ΡΠΆΠ΅/ ΠΎΠΏΠΎΠ·Π½Π°Π½?).
"Yes. A.B.C.'s slipped up for once (Π½Π° ΡΡΠΎΡ ΡΠ°Π· ΠΠΉ-Π±ΠΈ-ΡΠΈ ΡΠ΄Π΅Π»Π°Π» ΠΎΡΠΈΠ±ΠΊΡ; to slip up β ΡΠΏΠΎΡΡΠΊΠ½ΡΡΡΡΡ; ΡΠ°Π·Π³. ΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠΈΡΡ ΠΎΡΠΈΠ±ΠΊΡ) β if that's any satisfaction to us (Π΅ΡΠ»ΠΈ ΡΡΠΎ ΡΠΊΠΎΠ»ΡΠΊΠΎ-Π½ΠΈΠ±ΡΠ΄Ρ /Π΄ΠΎΡΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΡ/ Π½Π°ΠΌ ΡΠ΄ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠ»ΡΡΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΅). Deceased's a man called Earlsfield (ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΉΠ½ΡΠΉ β ΠΌΡΠΆΡΠΈΠ½Π° ΠΏΠΎ ΠΈΠΌΠ΅Π½ΠΈ: Β«Π½Π°Π·ΡΠ²Π°Π΅ΠΌΡΠΉΒ» ΠΡΠ»ΡΡΠΈΠ»Π΄) β George Earlsfield (ΠΠΆΠΎΡΠ΄ΠΆ ΠΡΡΡΠΈΠ»Π΄). Barber by profession (ΡΠΈΡΡΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΈΠΊ ΠΏΠΎ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΡΠΈΠΈ)."
versatile [' [email protected]: [email protected]], shove [SVv], barber ['bA: [email protected]]
"Stabbed this time?"
"Yes, varies his methods a bit, doesn't he? Biff on the head, strangling, now a knife. Versatile devil β what? Here are the medical details if you care to see 'em."
He shoved a paper towards Poirot.
"A.B.C. down on the floor between the dead man's feet," he added.
"Has the dead man been identified?" asked Poirot.
"Yes. A.B.C.'s slipped up for once β if that's any satisfaction to us. Deceased's a man called Earlsfield β George Earlsfield. Barber by profession."
"Curious," commented Poirot (Π»ΡΠ±ΠΎΠΏΡΡΠ½ΠΎ, β ΠΏΡΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΌΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°Π» ΠΡΠ°ΡΠΎ).
"May have skipped a letter," suggested the Colonel (Π²ΠΎΠ·ΠΌΠΎΠΆΠ½ΠΎ, ΠΏΡΠΎΠΏΡΡΡΠΈΠ» Π±ΡΠΊΠ²Ρ, β ΠΏΡΠ΅Π΄ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠΆΠΈΠ» ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΊΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΈΠΊ).
My friend shook his head doubtfully (ΠΌΠΎΠΉ Π΄ΡΡΠ³ Ρ ΡΠΎΠΌΠ½Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠΊΠ°ΡΠ°Π» Π³ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ).
"Shall we have in the next witness?" asked Crome (Π½Π°ΠΌ Π²ΡΠ·Π²Π°ΡΡ ΡΠ»Π΅Π΄ΡΡΡΠ΅Π³ΠΎ ΡΠ²ΠΈΠ΄Π΅ΡΠ΅Π»Ρ?; to have in β Π²ΡΠ·ΡΠ²Π°ΡΡ; ΠΏΡΠΈΠ³Π»Π°ΡΠ°ΡΡ). "He's anxious to get home (ΠΎΠ½ Π±Π΅ΡΠΏΠΎΠΊΠΎΠΈΡΡΡ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΡΡ Π΄ΠΎΠΌΠΎΠΉ; anxious β ΠΎΠ·Π°Π±ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Π½ΡΠΉ, Π±Π΅ΡΠΏΠΎΠΊΠΎΡΡΠΈΠΉΡΡ; ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΎ ΠΆΠ΅Π»Π°ΡΡΠΈΠΉ)."
"Yes, yes β let's get on (Π΄Π°, Π΄Π°Π²Π°ΠΉΡΠ΅ ΠΏΡΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠΈΠΌ)."
A middle-aged gentleman (Π΄ΠΆΠ΅Π½ΡΠ»ΡΠΌΠ΅Π½ ΡΡΠ΅Π΄Π½ΠΈΡ Π»Π΅Ρ) strongly resembling the frog footman in Alice in Wonderland (ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΎ Π½Π°ΠΏΠΎΠΌΠΈΠ½Π°ΡΡΠΈΠΉ Π»ΡΠ³ΡΡΠΊΡ-Π»Π°ΠΊΠ΅Ρ Π² Β«ΠΠ»ΠΈΡΠ΅ Π² ΡΡΡΠ°Π½Π΅ ΡΡΠ΄Π΅ΡΒ») was led in (Π±ΡΠ» Π²Π²Π΅Π΄Π΅Π½ /Π²Π½ΡΡΡΡ/; to lead). He was highly excited (ΠΎΠ½ Π±ΡΠ» ΡΠΈΠ»ΡΠ½ΠΎ Π²Π·Π²ΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½) and his voice was shrill with emotion (ΠΈ Π΅Π³ΠΎ Π³ΠΎΠ»ΠΎΡ Π±ΡΠ» ΡΠ΅Π·ΠΎΠΊ/ΠΏΡΠΎΠ½Π·ΠΈΡΠ΅Π»Π΅Π½ ΠΎΡ ΡΠΌΠΎΡΠΈΠΈ/Π²Π·Π²ΠΎΠ»Π½ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½Π½ΠΎΡΡΠΈ).
skip [skIp], resemble [rI'sembl], shrill [SrIl]
"Curious," commented Poirot.
"May have skipped a letter," suggested the Colonel.
My friend shook his head doubtfully.
"Shall we have in the next witness?" asked Crome. "He's anxious to get home."
"Yes, yes β let's get on."
A middle-aged gentleman strongly resembling the frog footman in Alice in Wonderland was led in. He was highly excited and his voice was shrill with emotion.
"Most shocking experience I have ever known," he squeaked (ΡΠ°ΠΌΡΠΉ ΡΠΎΠΊΠΈΡΡΡΡΠΈΠΉ ΠΎΠΏΡΡ, /ΠΊΠΎΡΠΎΡΡΠΉ/ Ρ ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π°-Π»ΠΈΠ±ΠΎ Π·Π½Π°Π», β Π²Π·Π²ΠΈΠ·Π³Π½ΡΠ» ΠΎΠ½). "I have a weak heart, sir (Ρ ΠΌΠ΅Π½Ρ ΡΠ»Π°Π±ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΄ΡΠ΅, ΡΡΡ) β a very weak heart (ΠΎΡΠ΅Π½Ρ ΡΠ»Π°Π±ΠΎΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ΄ΡΠ΅); it might have been the death of me (ΡΡΠΎ ΠΌΠΎΠ³Π»Π° Π±Ρ Π±ΡΡΡ ΠΌΠΎΡ ΡΠΌΠ΅ΡΡΡ)."