ABC谋杀案 19

Eighteen,POIROT MAKES A SPEECH,Franklin Clarke arrived at three o’clock on the following afternoon and came straight to the pointwithout beating about the bush.,“M. Poirot,
” he said, “I’m not satisfied.”,“No, Mr. Clarke? ”,“I’ve no doubt that Crome is a very efficient officer, but, frankly, he puts my back up. That airof his of knowing best! I hinted something of what I had in mind to your friend here when he wasdown at Churston, but I’ve had all my brother’s affairs to settle up and I haven’t been free untilnow. My idea is, M. Poirot, that we oughtn’t to let the grass grow under our feet—
”,“—but go right ahead. We’ve got to get ready for the next crime.”,“So you think there will be a next crime? ”,“Don’t you?
”,“Certainly.”,“Very well, then. I want to get organized. ”,