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Mrs. Ackroyd
Roger Ackroyd’s housekeeper and, it’s suggested, lover for a time. She’s considered a suspect in the case because of her jealousy surrounding Roger’s affair with Mrs. Ferrars, as well as her need for money and her connections to drugs. It’s eventually revealed that Miss Russell has an illegitimate child, Charles Kent.
Miss Elizabeth Russell Quotes in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
The The Murder of Roger Ackroyd quotes below are all either spoken by Miss Elizabeth Russell or refer to Miss Elizabeth Russell. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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One cannot answer a question like that off-hand. I gave her a short lecture on the subject, and she listened with close attention. I still suspected her of seeking information about Mrs. Ferrars.
"Now, Veronal, for instance—" I proceeded.
But, strangely enough, she didn't seem interested in Veronal. Instead she changed the subject, and asked me if it was true that there were certain poisons so rare as to baffle detection.
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Miss Elizabeth Russell Quotes in The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
The The Murder of Roger Ackroyd quotes below are all either spoken by Miss Elizabeth Russell or refer to Miss Elizabeth Russell. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 2
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One cannot answer a question like that off-hand. I gave her a short lecture on the subject, and she listened with close attention. I still suspected her of seeking information about Mrs. Ferrars.
"Now, Veronal, for instance—" I proceeded.
But, strangely enough, she didn't seem interested in Veronal. Instead she changed the subject, and asked me if it was true that there were certain poisons so rare as to baffle detection.
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