She forces her mind away from those memories and glances at the man across from her, thinking he looks well traveled. The man, Philip Lombard, gazes at Vera and finds her attractive and capable-looking. Lombard looks forward to whatever he will find on the island.
In another part of the train, Emily Brent sits up straight; she disapproves of slouching. She approves of very little, in fact. She is a very conservative, religious woman who holds most of the world in contempt. She has been invited to Indian Island for a holiday by someone who claims to have once shared a guesthouse with her. Emily Brent has decided to accept the invitation, even though she cannot quite read the name on the signature. General Macarthur is taking a slower train to Sticklehaven.
He has been invited to the island and promised that some of his friends will be there to talk over old times. He is glad to have the invitation; he has worried that people avoid him because of a thirty-year-old rumor. They all have been brought there under different pretenses, but none of them are exactly sure why they have been invited to the island. Justice Wargrave, a retired judge, has received a letter from Lady Constance Culmington to come and reminisce about old times.
The invitation is unexpected, because Justice Wargrave has not heard from Lady Culmington for about eight years, so he is surprised by her invitation. Vera Claythorne, a school games mistress, has been employed as a secretary by Una Nancy Owen.
She has been given train fare and told she will be picked up at the Oakbridge station to take her to Indian Island. Vera is glad to receive the offer for the job, because she had difficulty finding work, after being the subject of an inquest about the drowning of a child in her care. Even though she has been found innocent, she still had difficulty finding work. Philip Lombard, who is known for helping people who are in a bit of trouble, has been employed by a mysterious client.
He is to help the client on Indian Island for about a week. The money will come in handy, because Philip Lombard is down to his last bit of money. Miss Emily Brent, sixty-five years old and a stickler for rules and proper deportment, has been given a free summer at Indian Island by a mysterious patron. The letter letting her know about her vacation is signed U.
General Macarthur is looking forward to reconnecting with some of his former comrades in arms. He is invited by Owen, but he doesn't remember who he is or how he knows him. He does like the idea of getting together with some of his old friends, especially after hearing a rumor about himself, which casts him in a bad light.
Armstrong is looking forward to a vacation from his busy medical practice. He has been asked to look over Mr. Owen's wife, who is suffering from a mysterious illness. The doctor, who some years earlier had a bad time and needed to quit drinking to restore himself, is happy to help and is also happy to receive the generous fee Mr.
Upstairs, Marston takes a bath. He resolves not to bungle his job. Macarthur has misgivings about the weekend. He wishes he could leave, but the motorboat has already left.
Lombard, coming down for dinner, decides to enjoy the weekend. Upstairs, Emily reads a Bible passage about sinners being judged and cast into hell, and then goes down to dinner. Having placed her characters in this peculiar situation, Christie seems intent on making each one seem as suspicious as possible.
This lack of a single clearly guilty character is one of the ways that And Then There Were None subverts the conventions of the traditional mystery story, in which the reader is given a set of clues to work with and can try to solve the case alongside the detective.
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