第11部分(第7/7 頁)

ord　'Murder'　ringing　in　her　ears　she　dared　not　keep　anything　back。　Too　much　might　hang　upon　it。　So；　as　nearly　as　she　could；　she　repeated　word　for　word　the　conversation　she　had　had　with　the　dead　woman。

〃That　is　interesting；〃　said　the　missary；　glancing　at　the　other。　〃Eh；　M。　Poirot；　that　is　interesting？　Whether　it　has　anything　to　do　with　the　crime　…〃　He　left　the　sentence　unfinished。

〃I　suppose　it　could　not　be　suicide；〃　said　Katherine；　rather　doubtfully。

〃No；〃　said　the　missary；　〃it　could　not　be　suicide。　She　was　strangled　with　a　length　of　black　cord。〃

〃Oh！〃　Katherine　shivered。　M。　Caux　spread　out　his　hands　apologetically。　〃It　is　not　nice　…　no。　I　think　that　our　train　robbers　are　more　brutal　than　they　are　in　your　country。〃

〃It　is　horrible。〃

〃Yes；　yes　…〃　he　was　soothing　and　apologetic　…　〃but　you