![]() They arrive hours later dinner’s ready and a servant is sent to fetch Mrs Boynton. The children agree and set off with Sarah and Dr Gerard. The always controlling woman asks her children to go on a stroll – now this hasn’t happened before. Dr Gerard and Sarah are also at Petra, and so are other two ladies Miss Pierce and Lady Westholme. ![]() This gross spider of a woman gets killed when the family is on a trip to Petra. The Boynton mother is described by Dr Gerard as: “what a horror of a woman!’ Old, swollen, bloated, sitting there immovable in the midst of them – a distorted old Buddha – a gross spider in the centre of a web! There is a talk about how they grown-up children must stand up to their controlling mother. The Boynton children are in a state of nervousness. Sarah had spoken to Raymond on the train and found him to be a bit weird yet sweet. The Boynton family consists of the mother, her stepchildren Lennox, Raymond and Carol, her daughter Jinny, and Lennox’s wife Nadine. ![]() ![]() She meets Dr Theodore Gerard and the duo discuss the ‘queer’ American family (the Boyntons) that is currently residing in their hotel. Hercule Poirot happens to overhear the conversation – he has a thing for keeping the windows closed before sleeping! The night air is bad for ya! Sarah King recently broke her engagement and is on a trip to Jerusalem. The story starts with Carol and Raymond Boynton (siblings) discussing to kill their stepmother. ![]()
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