chapter 26-and nothing but the truth Flashcards
“and nothing but….
the truth” Chapter name
-the motif of secrets has been prevalent all along and finally all is revealed
“there was a dead…
silence for a minute and a half”
-Delayed reaction highlights guilt
“I laughed…
‘you’re mad’ I said”
-Sheppard’s reaction to being accused is highly inappropriate
“said Poirot…
placidly”
-not rising to Sheppard’s argument
“little discrepancy in…
time” POIROT
-show’s Poirot’s attention to detail
“you had to invent some way of accounting…
for Mrs Ferrars twenty thousand pounds.” POIROT
-Poirot had done his research and knows his stuff
“Mrs Ferrars took…
a way out that was not expected” POIROT
-suicide even today was looked down on, so many people in King’s Abbot would have been shocked by her suicide as well as Sheppard, hence why he was confident in blackmailing her
“you lost most…
of it in speculation” POIROT
-worked it out from his behaviour
