"Five minutes later three men stood on an upper landing and looked at each other. They were dirty and festooned with cobwebs and their faces were grim. There was no one on the island but their eight selves."(92)
"I allowed you all to think that I was asked here in the same way as most of the others. That's not quite true. As a matter of fact I was approached by a little jewboy -- Morris his name was. He offered me a hundred guineas to come down here and keep my eyes open -- said I'd get a reputation for being a good man in a tight place."(95)
"For we are in a trap -- I'll take my oath on that! Mrs.Rogers' death! Tony Marston's! The dissappearing Indian boys on the dinner-table! Oh, yes, Mr.Owen's hand is plainly to be seen -- but where the devil is Mr.Owen himself?"(96)
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This is a good couple of passages to choose becasue it shows that everyone was asked to the island for differnt reasons, they were told anything to get them there.
I think the first passage is important because they realize that there is absolutely no one else on the island other than themselves.
I think the second passage is important because the rest of the guests realize that some people are lying to them, and they can't trust everyone, especially in a situation like this.
I think the thitd passage is important because they start piecing together that there is only the eight of them on the island, and maybe Mr. Owen is one of them.
I think these passages are important to the story because they realize that they are the only ones on the island, some people might be lying to everyone, and the man that they believe is killing everyone is among them.
I think these are very good passages to choose because they are realizing that they are they only people on the island and that the person killing everyone is among them.
The first quote is significant because it shows how the guests are starting to get worried and are starting to turn against each other and don't completely trust each other anymore.
The second passage is also important because it shows that Lombard lied about how he was invited to the island and, under the circumstances, any lie will lead to distrust.
The last quote is important because the guests are starting to figure out that the indians are disappearing as the murders are happening.
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