Monsieur Waverly felt that Scotland Yard was not convinced about the seriousness of the case.
So he came to you, eh, Mr. Poirot?
Monsieur Waverly is a man of fine judgment and intelligence. Perhaps this is a serious matter.
You think so, eh?
I think better the safeness than the sorrow, Chief Inspector.
Very true, Mr. Poirot, very true, if you've got unlimited manpower. We see a hundred of these every day, Mr. Waverly. If we was to go chasing about after every one...
A hundred, Chief Inspector?
Well, perhaps not a hundred. Mustn't be too literal, Mr. Poirot.
Ah. Every day?
Every week, anyway. This is some disaffected employee, some envious neighbor.
We're wasting our time, Mr. Poirot.
No call to take umbrage, Mr. Waverly.
I'm a simple country squire. I pay my taxes, and I'm used to something in return. Now I know better.
There are a lot of taxpayers, Mr. Waverly. There are even quite a lot of country squires. If we was to...
You're not only uncooperative, sir. You're damned offensive.
As you so rightly point out, you are paying me to exercise my judgment and discretion as to what is a serious threat to public order and what is not, and this is not.
Your superior shall hear of this.
I hope he enjoys it as much as I have.
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