And Then There Were None by Peter Foreman

So due to lack of time and enthusiasm the Verger could not learn the letters when he was young. Moreover he had also never found the want of it because he seemed to manage very well without education. Later on he did get much time to learn letters. In the first place, the cook tried to teach him but during this period Albert didnot have the knack for ti. Why couldn’t the Verger learn the letters when he was young?Īns: The Verger couldn’t learn the letters when he was young because at the early age of twelve he went into service. He merely refused the proposal for reading and writing and preferred to resign believing that it was too late to learn. The Verger’s face reddenced and he felt uneasy still he didnot argue. He remained firm in his opinion that he could always manage things very well even though he didnot have any formal education. The Verger was shocked but he reacted without any sign of embarrassment. his illiteracy the eligibility of the Verger was challenged. How did the Verger react to sudden disclosure by the vicar about his deficiency?Īns: When vicar disclosed about the Verger’s deficiency’ i.e. He then disregarded long years of his dedicated service on the ground of his illiteracy. peter’s Neville Square for sixteen years and had never learned to read and write. What was the’most extraordinary circumstances’ referred to by the vicar?Īns: The ‘most extraordinary circumstances’ referred to by the vicar was that the Verger was illiterate. Why did the Verger miss the previous vicar?Īns: The Verger missed the previous vicar because Albert had been in good terms with him without any complaints about his abilities. He could easily settle the baby in the crook of his surpliced arm and it was a source of subdued pride to him. He could nearly always quite a whimpering infant by the manner in which help it.

What was the talent of the new vicar?Īns: The new vicar who represented educated modern generation had a special talent of handling infants.

And Then There Were None by Peter Foreman