AgathaChristie-MurderInRetrospect by Murder In Retrospect (uc)

Author:Murder In Retrospect (uc) [Retrospect, Murder In]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

She paused and then went on. “I always hoped that she would accomplish something worth while. And she had You have read her book—on the Sahara? And she excavated those very interesting tombs in the Fayum! Yes, I am proud of Angela. I was not at Alderbury very long—two years and a half—

but I always cherish the belief that I helped to stimulate her mind and encourage her taste for archaeology.”

“I understand,” Poirot murmured, “that it was decided to continue her education by sending her to school.

You must have resented that decision.”

“Not at all, M. Poirot. I thoroughly concurred in it.” She paused and went on. “Let me make the matter clear to you. Angela was a dear girl, really a very dear girl—warmhearted and impulsive-but she was also what I call a difficult girl. That is, she was at a difficult age. There is always a moment where a girl feels unsure of herself—neither child nor woman. At one minute Angela would be sensible and mature-quite grownup, in fact-but a minute later she would relapse inffbeing a hoydenish child—playing mischievous tricks and being rude and losing her temper.

“Girls, you know,

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difficult at that age—they are terribly sensitive. Everything that is said to them they resent.

They are annoyed at being treated like children and then they suddenly feel shy at being treated like adults.

Angela was in that state. She had fits of temper, would suddenly

resent teasing and flare out, and then she would be sulky for days at a time, sitting about and frowning; then again she would be in wild spirits, climbing trees, rushing about with the garden boys, refusing to submit to any kind of authority.

“When a girl gets to that stage, school is very helpful She needs the stimulation of other minds-that and the wholesome discipline of a community help her to become a reasonable member of society.

Angela’s home conditions were not what I would have called ideaLM-RS. Crale spoiled her, for one thing. Angela had only to appeal to her and Mrs.

Crale always backed her up. The result was that Angela considered she had first claim upon her sister’s time and attention, and it was in these moods of hers that she used to clash with Mr. Crale.

“Mr. Crale naturally thought that

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