第26部分(第7/7 頁)

〃You　interest　me；〃　said　Poirot。

〃Mr。　Van　Aldin　was　furious。　He　told　me　what　message　to　send　down　to　her。　I　ventured　to　disagree　with　him。　It　seemed　to　me　both　likely　and　probable　that　this　woman　Mirelle　might　give　us　valuable　information。　We　know　that　she　was　on　the　Blue　Train；　and　she　may　have　seen　or　heard　something　that　it　might　be　vital　for　us　to　know。　Don't　you　agree　with　me；　M。　Poirot？〃

〃I　do；〃　said　Poicot　drily。　〃M。　Van　Aldin；　if　I　may　say　so；　behaved　exceedingly　foolishly。〃

〃I　am　glad　you　take　that　view　of　the　matter；〃　said　the　secretary。　〃Now　I　am　going　to　tell　you　something；　M。　Poirot。　So　strongly　did　I　feel　the　unwisdom　of　Mr。　Van　Aidin's　attitude　that　I　went　down　privately　and　had　an　interview　with　the　lady。〃

〃Eh　bien？〃

〃The　difficulty　was　that　she　insisted　on　seeing　Mr　Van