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Annie is a housekeeper at Styles Court. She tells Poirot and Hastings that she brings Emily Inglethorp a cup of cocoa each night before bed. On the night of the murder, she noticed there was what she believed to be salt on the cocoa cup’s saucer, but she served it to Emily anyway. This information eventually helps Poirot figure out that Mary drugged Emily with a sleeping aid so she could sneak into her room that night and look at a piece of paper she thought would reveal John’s infidelity, though she never found the paper (which didn’t, of course, reveal anything about her husband’s affair).
Annie Quotes in The Mysterious Affair at Styles
The The Mysterious Affair at Styles quotes below are all either spoken by Annie or refer to Annie . 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 4: Poirot Investigates
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I had the utmost difficulty in controlling my excitement. Unknown to herself, Annie had provided us with an important piece of evidence. How she would have gaped if she had realized that her “coarse kitchen salt” was strychnine, one of the most deadly poisons known to mankind. I marvelled at Poirot’s calm. His self-control was astonishing. I awaited his next question with impatience, but it disappointed me.
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Annie Quotes in The Mysterious Affair at Styles
The The Mysterious Affair at Styles quotes below are all either spoken by Annie or refer to Annie . 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 4: Poirot Investigates
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I had the utmost difficulty in controlling my excitement. Unknown to herself, Annie had provided us with an important piece of evidence. How she would have gaped if she had realized that her “coarse kitchen salt” was strychnine, one of the most deadly poisons known to mankind. I marvelled at Poirot’s calm. His self-control was astonishing. I awaited his next question with impatience, but it disappointed me.
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