Monday, December 28, 2015

In the book and then there were none how do the guests react to the accusations?

They were all shocked.  Their immediate reactions
were:


Mr. Rogers dropped the
coffee tray.  His face turned white and his hands were
shaking.


Mrs. Rogers fainted. 
When she awoke, she turned a little green when they reminded her of what had happened.
They gave her some brandy and her color returned, but she had to be given a sedative by
the doctor later that evening.


Mr. and Mrs. Rogers later
say that the lady died because she had a heart condition.  They tried to help her but it
was too late.  They benefited from her will.  She left them a legacy in recognition of
their faithful service.


General MacArthur's
hands started to shake.  His shoulders sagged and he looked ten years
older.


The General says that the crime he is accused of was
a natural act of wartime. He sent the man on a reconnaissance mission, and he was
killed.


Mr. Blore took out his
handkerchief and started mopping his face.


Mr. Blore said
that the man he is accused of killing was involved in a bank robbery.  It was his
testimony that convicted him.  The man, who was in a delicate state, died a year later
in jail.  Mr. Blore was complimented and promoted for the
case.


Justice Wargrave sat as
he always did, but he scratched his ear and his eyes were darting all over the place,
alert with intelligence.


Justice Wargrave said that he was
just doing his duty.  He passed sentence on a rightly convicted murderer.  The man was
duly executed.


Miss Brent did
not really react.  She sat as she always did.  There was only a spot of color on her
cheeks.


Miss Brent says nothing.  She refuses to talk about
it.


Vera Claythorne became
hysterical.  When they found the gramophone she couldn't stand to hear
it.


Vera says she was the governess for Cyril Hamilton.  He
was not allowed to swim out very far.  One day he did.  She swam after him, but she got
there too late.


Mr. Lombard
went in search of who was responsible for the announcement  and found the
gramophone.


Mr. Lombard states that his crime was a matter
of self-preservation. They were lost in the bush.  He and a couple of other fellows took
the food and deserted the others, left them to starve.  He felt that natives don't mind
dying.  


Dr. Armstrong went to
help Mrs. Rogers and then declared it to be a practical joke when they found the
gramophone.


Dr. Armstrong says he doesn't remember the
patient, but the author puts his thoughts in italics.  He remembers the patient and the
fact that he was drunk when he operated on
him.


Mr. Marston went in
search of some liquor and got everyone a drink.


Mr. Marston
said that the couple he ran over were a couple of kids who ran out in front of his
speeding car. It was a pure accident.  He paid for it by having his license suspended
for a year.

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