Why did Flora Ackroyd lie about seeing Roger Ackroyd alive when she came to say him goodnight?

Question

roger ackroyd was already dead at that time

Asked by Kirti Vikram N #490613 on 12/29/2015 10:58 AM

Last updated by Alyssa G #514341 on 4/3/2016 5:41 PM

Answered by Aslan on 12/29/2015 10:40 PM

What chapter are you referring to? Thanks.

Answered by Kirti Vikram N #490613 on 12/31/2015 9:58 AM

In the last page of the book, Dr. Sheppard says

"I wish I could have known beforehand that Flora was going to say she'd seen her uncle alive at a quarter to ten.

That puzzled me more than I can say."

So why indeed did she say that?

Answered by Alyssa G #514341 on 4/3/2016 5:41 PM

She wanted to cover up her secret. Instead of her being with him she was stealing the forty pounds