- Professor Wanstead: Archdeacon, there's someone I'd like you to meet. There she is...
- [Gesturing in Miss Marple's direction]
- Professor Wanstead: . Mr. Rafiel's bloodhound - his avenging angel. She looks so harmless, doesn't she? But her camouflage is perfect because she is partly just what she seems - a gossipy old village lady, but her logic is ruthless and her powers of synthesis formidable. And above all she never lets go.
- Jason Rafiel: It's up to her now. Thousand of years ago she had a measuring rod, a sword, and a whip. Yes, it was called a scourge. She rode about in a chariot drawn by griffins. Nemesis. Last time I saw her, she was wearing a pink, woolly shawl.
- Miss Elizabeth Temple: [Talking about the murdered girl] There was something in her nature.
- Miss Jane Marple: Perhaps it was goodness.
- Miss Elizabeth Temple: Do you believe in such things?
- Miss Jane Marple: Oh, yes... yes. I believe in evil, in everlasting life, and oh. yes, goodness... yes.
- Miss Jane Marple: [as bedroom door opens] Good evening, Miss Bradbury-Scott.
- Clothilde Bradbury-Scott: [turns round in surprise to see Miss Marple sitting in an armchair] I saw your light on, I wondered if...
- Miss Jane Marple: ...if I'd drunk my milky drink?
- Clothilde Bradbury-Scott: What?
- Miss Jane Marple: Well I haven't I'm afraid. I didn't think it would be good for me. I think you know what I mean.
- Clothilde Bradbury-Scott: If you want some more milk I'll go and get it for you.
- Miss Jane Marple: I shouldn't drink it if you did!
- Mr. Broadribb: [Speculating on Miss Marple] I wonder what she's like.
- Mr. Schuster: She's elderly, so she'll be punctual.