ABC谋杀案 39

Thirty-five,FINALE,II am sorry to relate that as the door closed behind Franklin Clarke I laughed hysterically.,Poirot looked at me in mild surprise.,“It’s because you told him his crime was not sporting, ” I gasped.,“It was quite true. It was abominable—not so much the murder of his brother—but the crueltythat condemned an unfortunate man to a living death. To catch a fox and put him in a box andnever let him go! That is not le sport!
”,“I can’t believe it—I can’t. Is it true?”,“Yes, mademoiselle. The nightmare is over. ”,She looked at him and her colour deepened.,Poirot turned to Fraser.,“Mademoiselle Megan, all along, was haunted by a fear that it was you who had committed thesecond crime.
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