The Moving Finger

The Moving Finger (1942) Agatha Christie

‘I can see you are a very clever young man—but not quite enough confidence in yourself. You ought to have!’

Joanna gave a loud hoot. ‘For goodness’ sake don’t encourage him to feel like that. He thinks quite enough of himself as it is.’

‘Be quiet, Joanna,’ I said. ‘Miss Marple understands me.’

‘I suppose you don’t know London very well?’ I said to Megan.

‘Yes, I do,’ said Megan. ‘I always went through it to school. And I’ve been to the dentist there and to a pantomime.’

‘This,’ I said darkly, ‘will be a different London.’

‘No,’ I said. ‘There’s too much tendency to attribute to God the evils that man does of his own free will… God doesn’t really need to punish us, Miss Barton. We’re so very busy punishing ourselves.’

Characters: Jerry Burton, Joanna Burton, Megan Hunter, Aimée Griffith, Owen Griffith, Richard Symmington, Elsie Holland, Agnes Woddell, Maud Dane Calthrop, Miss Emily Barton, Mr. Pye, Florence Elford, Miss Partridge, Inspector Graves, Superintendent Nash, Mona Symmington, Miss Marple

Rating: 8.5/10

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