Taken At the Flood
““It will be all right, I’m telling you, it will be all right. But you must keep your head and do exactly as I tell you.”
“And if they take you away? You said that! You did say that they might take you away.”
“It’s a possibility, yes. But it won’t be for long. Not if you keep your head.”
“I’ll do what you tell me, David.”
“There’s the girl! All you have to do, Rosaleen, is to stick to your story. Hold to it that the dead man is not your husband, Robert Underhay.”
“They’ll trap me into saying thi...ngs I don’t mean.”
“No—they won’t. It’s all right, I tell you.”
“No, it’s wrong—it’s been wrong all along. Taking money that doesn’t belong to us. I lie awake nights thinking of it, David. Taking what doesn’t belong to us. God is punishing us for our wickedness.”
He looked at her, frowning. She was cracking—yes, definitely she was cracking. There had always been that religious streak. Her conscience had never been quite stilled. Now, unless he was extremely lucky, she’d break down completely.MoreLess
“And if they take you away? You said that! You did say that they might take you away.”
“It’s a possibility, yes. But it won’t be for long. Not if you keep your head.”
“I’ll do what you tell me, David.”
“There’s the girl! All you have to do, Rosaleen, is to stick to your story. Hold to it that the dead man is not your husband, Robert Underhay.”
“They’ll trap me into saying thi...ngs I don’t mean.”
“No—they won’t. It’s all right, I tell you.”
“No, it’s wrong—it’s been wrong all along. Taking money that doesn’t belong to us. I lie awake nights thinking of it, David. Taking what doesn’t belong to us. God is punishing us for our wickedness.”
He looked at her, frowning. She was cracking—yes, definitely she was cracking. There had always been that religious streak. Her conscience had never been quite stilled. Now, unless he was extremely lucky, she’d break down completely.MoreLess
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One of the best twists I have ever come across. A classic Agatha Christie novel, which makes it one of the best in detective fiction.Write Review:
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