9. I was sent for
at eight o'clock on the morning of Friday the 17th.
I opened the front door with my latchkey, and purposely delayed a few moments
in the hall, hanging up my hat and the light overcoat that I had deemed a
wise precaution against the chill of an early autumn morning.
10. The motto of the
mongoose family, so Mr. Kipling tells us, is: 'Go and find out.' If Caroline
ever adopts a crest, I should certainly suggest a mongoose rampant.
I have got into the habit of continually withholding all information possible
from my sister. She usually finds out just the same, but I have the moral
satisfaction of knowing that I am in no way to blame.
11. … lots of women
buy their clothes in Paris, and have not, on that account, necessarily poisoned
their husbands.
I walked into the dining-room, gave Caroline the accustomed peck on the
cheek, and sat down to eggs and bacon.
13. Sarcasm is wasted
on Caroline. She takes it seriously and answers accordingly.
… when you have a secret belief of your own which you do not wish to acknowledge,
the voicing of it by someone else will rouse you to a fury of denial.
14. She was a mass
of nerves. An overmastering impulse drove her on to get rid of her husband
because she was the sort of person who simply can't endure suffering of any
kind.
Now that she has gone where (presumably) Paris frocks can no longer be worn,
Caroline is prepared to indulge in the softer emotions of pity and comprehension.
15. She will go round the village
airing her views, and everyone will think that she is doing so on medical
data supplied by me.
Ten to one she's left a letter confessing everything.'
'So you did inquire about that, did you? I believe, James, that in
your heart of hearts, you think very much as I do.
Paraphrase these sentences
in your own words, and explain their relevance in the context of the novel.