The Murder of Roger Ackroyd Quotes Flashcards
“Caroline can do any amount of finding out by sitting …….. at home.”
“Caroline can do any amount of finding out by sitting placidly at home.” (Ch6) Dr Sheppard
“I have lost the quality of ……… long since myself.”
“I have lost the quality of resilience long sine myself.” (Ch6) Dr Sheppard
“Ralph may be…… but he wouldn’t ….. anyone.”
“Ralph may be weak but he wouldn’t murder anyone.” (Ch7) Flora Ackroyd
“I shall go ….. …. …. to the end.”
“I shall go through with it to the end.” (Ch7) Poirot
“Everyone has …….. ….. ……”
“Everyone …. has something to hide.” (Ch7) Poirot
“When we know that, we shall …. ……..”
“When we know that, we shall know everything.” (Ch8) Poirot
“The truth, however ugly in itself, is always …… and ……… to the seeker.”
“The truth, however ugly in itself, is always curious and beautiful to the seeker.” (Ch12) Poirot
“And every pair of eyes dropped before his. Yes ,….. … ……”
“And every pair of eyes dropped before his. Yes, mine as well.” (Ch12) Sheppard
“Women observe subconsciously a thousand little details … and they call the result ……….”
“Women observe subconsciously a thousand little details … and they call the result intuition.” (Ch13) Poirot
“Some of the incidents seemed at the time ………… and ……….”
“Some of the incidents seemed at the time irrelevant and unmeaning.” (CH14) Sheppard
“I see now that I was ……. …….. about these boots.”
“I see now that I was unbelievably stupid about these boots.” (Ch14) Sheppard
“Take James here—weak as ………., if I weren’t about to look after him.”
“Take James here—weak as water, if I weren’t about to look after him.” (Ch17) Caroline
“For a woman has at heart a great desire to speak ….. …….”
“For a woman has at heart a great desire to speak the truth.” (Ch17) Poirot
“I much dislike to have to explain my ……. ……. until the time comes.”
“I much dislike to have to explain my little ideas until the time comes.” (Ch21) Poirot
“It was …… ……. as far as it went—but it did not go very far.”
“It was strictly truthful as far as it went—but it did not go very far.” (Ch24) Poirot
