Title: Mrs.McGinty$prime;s Dead
Author(s): Agatha Christie
Publisher(s): HarperCollins
Pages: 240
Year: 2002
Format: EPUB
Language: English
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«Them as far as age goes, that gives us as possibles — first the Wetherbys where Mrs McGinty worked on the day of her death. Mrs Wetherby is the right age for Eva Kane and she has a daughter of the right age to be Eva Kane$prime;s daughter — a daughter said to be by previous marriage.»
«And as regards the photograph?»
«Mon cher, no positive identification from that is possible. Too much time has passed, too much water, as you say, has flowed from the waterworks. One can but say this: Mrs Wetherby has been, decidedly, a pretty woman. She has all the mannerisms of one. She seems much too fragile and helpless to do murder, but then that was, I understand, the popular belief about Eva Kane. How much actual physical strength would have been needed to kill Mrs McGinty is difficult to say without knowing exactly what weapon was used, its handle, the ease with which it could be swung, the sharpness of its cutting edge, etcetera.»
«Yes, yes. Why we never managed to find that — but go on.»
«The only other remarks I have to make about the Wetherby household are that Mr Wetherby could make himself, and I fancy does make himself, very unpleasant if he likes. The daughter is fanatically devoted to her mother. She hates her stepfather. I do not remark on these facts. I present them, only, for consideration. Daughter might kill to prevent mother$prime;s past coming to
stepfather$prime;s ears. Mother might kill for same reason. Father might kill to prevent $prime;scandal$prime; coming out. More murders have been committed for respectability than one would believe possible! The Wetherbys are $prime;nice people.$prime;»