The Murder at the Vicarage · Character
Dr. Stone
An archaeologist visiting the area for a dig.
minor
Also known as Stone, And Dr. Stone, the celebrated Dr. Stone, poor Dr. Stone
First appearance: the murder at the vicarage
Dr. Stone shows up with force in XVIII. The page is where that presence becomes real.
The narrator accompanies him to the station; he departs for London.
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In XVIII: The narrator accompanies him to the station; he departs for London. Later, in XXI: Revealed to be an impostor; the real Dr.
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- Primary suspects and investigators
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Miss Marple’s quiet rebuttal—comparing Raymond West’s metaphor of a “stagnant pool” to his own writing—marks t…
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