touch. There is only one way in which this goal could be accomplished. Mr. Owen... among the guests. Consequently, Mr. Owen... is one of us. No, no, no. My dear young lady, this is no time for refusing to look facts in the face. We are all in grave danger. One of us is U.N.Owen. I agree that one of us is possessed by a devil. I suppose you'll leave the women out of it. Do I understand you to assert that women are not subject to homicidal mania? Of course not. But all the same... I think... Doctor, a woman would have been physically capable of striking the blow that killed poor Macarthur? Perfectly capable... given a suitable instrument such as a cosh. The other two death have resulted from the administration of drugs. I think that, no one will dispute is easily compassed by a person of the smallest physical strength. - You're mad! - My dear young lady, do try and restrain your feelings, I am not accusing you. I hope, Miss Brent, that you are not offended by my insistence that all of us are equally under suspicion. Now you're talking, sir! Let's go into it. As regards Marston I don't think there's anything to be done. A person actually in the room could have done that even more easily. Now take Mrs. Rogers. The people who stand out there are her husband and the doctor. Either of them could have done it as easy as winking. I protest! This is absolutely uncalled for! I swear that the doze I gave was perfectly. Dr. Armstrong, your indignation is very natural. Nevertheless you must admit that the facts have got to be faced. Either you or Rogers could have administered a fatal doze with the greatest ease. We come now to the death of General Macarthur. I myself will state at once that I have no valid alibi. I spent the morning sitting on the terrace. There were several periods during which it would have been possible for me to kill the General, and return to my chair. I was with Lombard and Armstrong all the morning. They'll bear me out. - You went to the house for a rope. - Of course, I did. Went straight there and straight back. You were a long time. What the hell do you mean by that? I only said you were a long time. During Mr. Blore's absence, were you two together? Certainly. That is, Lombard went off for a few minutes. I was only absent a minute or two. Did either of you two glance at your watches? No. A minute or two is a vague expression. - Miss Brent? - I took a walk with Miss Claythorne. - Afterwards I sat on the terrace. - I don't think I noticed you there. I was round the corner of the house. It was out of the wind there. As you can see, even our superficial inquiry into the circumstances shows that we cannot say definitely that any one person can be considered as cleared of all complicity. All we can do at present juncture is to consider what measures we must adopt to ensure our safety. So far the murderer has had an easy task since his victims have been unsuspicious. From now on it is our task to suspect each and every one amongst us. Forewarned is forearmed. We won't let it happen again. That's all. Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night; nor for the arrow that flieth by day. Thou shalt not be afraid of the terror by night. Shalt not be afraid... Shalt not be afraid... Miss Brent, let me in. Miss Brent. - It's me, Beatrice Taylor. - Ah, so it's you. Haven't I told you that you are fired. - I am cold. Let me in. - Get out of here. I want to sleep. To sleep. I know the murderer’s name. Her name is… Beatrice Taylor. Good morning, ladies and gentlemen. What time is it? Thirty to ten. Wouldn't have believed I could have slept like that. Well, shows you've got an easy conscience. What happened? Why is there no breakfast yet? Rogers is missing. He isn't in his room. And there's no kettle on and the kitchen fire isn't lit. What if it's he? Where’s Miss Brent got ------------------------------ Читайте также: - текст Звёздный путь: Поколения на английском - текст Бегущий по лезвию на английском - текст Элвин и бурундуки 2 на английском - текст Заклятие долины Змей на английском - текст Отступники на английском |