Philip Lombard Character Analysis in And Then There Were None

Lombard was hired by Mr. Isaac Morris to come to Soldier Island and watch out for any trouble. He is a very resourceful and creative man who used to be a soldier in Africa. While in Africa he left a group of natives to die in order to save his own life. He is very clever and is able to escape death until the very end of the novel, when he trusts Vera too much because she is a woman.

Philip Lombard Quotes in And Then There Were None

The And Then There Were None quotes below are all either spoken by Philip Lombard or refer to Philip Lombard. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:

The faded blue eyes, shrewd in spite of their age, sized up Lombard. For a moment a judgment showed in them – had there been anyone to read it.

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Page Number and Citation: 23

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“I mean – it explains Soldier Island. There are crimes that cannot be brought home to their perpetrators. Instance the Rogerses'. Another instance, old Wargrave, who committed his murder strictly within the law.”

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Page Number and Citation: 114

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“I know very well that I'm not the murderer, and I don't fancy there's anything insane about you, Vera. You strike me as being one of the sanest most levelheaded girls I've come across. I'd stake my reputation on your sanity.

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Page Number and Citation: 168

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Philip Lombard's senses seemed heightened, rather than diminished. His ears reacted to the slightest sound. His step was lighter and quicker, his body lithe and graceful. And he smiled often, his lips curling back from his long white teeth.

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Page Number and Citation: 212

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“Why did I never see his face properly before? A wolf – that's what it is – a wolf's face … Those horrible teeth …”

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Page Number and Citation: 262

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Philip Lombard Character Timeline in And Then There Were None

The timeline below shows where the character Philip Lombard appears in And Then There Were None. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.

Philip Lombard looks at Vera from across the carriage and thinks her an attractive and practical looking... (full context)

...the guests at the train station. The guests start to introduce themselves to each other. Lombard remarks to Vera that it seems strange that she is taking up a secretarial post... (full context)

The house finally comes into view. It is a very modern house. Lombard comments that it must be difficult to land the boat in bad weather and Narracott... (full context)

...leave the island, but the motorboat has left so he'll have to stay. He thinks Lombard is strange and lying about something. Lombard smiles to himself as he walks down the... (full context)

...after dinner. Wargrave is amusing, Mr. Blore (pretending to be Davis) discusses South Africa; Mr. Lombard continues to eye everyone suspiciously. Anthony Marston comments on the small soldier figurines placed in... (full context)

...take Mrs. Rogers to bed. Marston says that the needs a drink and he and Lombard come back with some whiskey. Dr. Armstrong comes back and says he has given Mrs.... (full context)

...the same information that was given in chapter one when each character was introduced, except Lombard who lies and says that a mutual friend of Mr. Owen invited him. (full context)

Lombard explains that he got lost with some natives in Africa in the bush. He abandoned... (full context)

Everyone is downstairs for breakfast at nine o'clock. Vera and Lombard had walked up to the summit of the island to look down at the house.... (full context)

Outside, after breakfast, Lombard asks Blore what he thinks about the motorboat not arriving. Blore thinks that it is... (full context)

...if this means that Miss Brent believes the others are guilty. Brent says that besides Lombard who killed the natives and the Rogers, all the other stories seem rather ridiculous. (full context)

...He sees Wargrave but decides he doesn't want to speak with him and instead chooses Lombard. They go over the Rogers's story and Armstrong points out that Mr. and Mrs. Rogers... (full context)

...way they decide to search the island and Blore asks if anyone has a revolver. Lombard says he does— he explains that he has gotten in “some tight places” before and... (full context)

They look down the cliff and wonder if anyone could be there. Lombard suggests he should climb down and see if there are any hidden recesses in the... (full context)

Blore comes back with a rope and Lombard has gone to test some theory. Armstrong tells Blore that he is worried that Macarthur... (full context)

The search ends and Blore, Lombard and Armstrong are all very dirty and dusty. There is no one on the island... (full context)

Lombard says that they must have been wrong – the deaths were just coincidences. Blore asks... (full context)

Blore then turns on Lombard and asks why he brought a revolver on a social visit. Lombard says that he... (full context)

...cold ham and cold tongue along with other things he could find in the pantry. Lombard asks whether they have enough food and Rogers responds that they have more than enough. (full context)

...theory is true: one of them is possessed by the devil. Blore blurts out that Lombard has a revolver and Lombard explains why he does. Lombard then says that the women... (full context)

Vera asks Lombard to wake her up so she can realize that this is all a bad dream,... (full context)

Vera says she can't see Lombard as the murderer either. Lombard thinks that it is Wargrave because he has played God... (full context)

Lombard wakes early, goes back to bed, and by 9:30 am is sitting in his bed,... (full context)

Blore comments to Lombard that he finds it suspicious that Vera cracked up and then immediately calmed down, and... (full context)

Lombard adds that he's glad Blore no longer suspects him. Lombard then asks Blore for more... (full context)

Blore says he's not going to die like the others, but Lombard responds that he will because he has no imagination. Lombard adds that he himself has... (full context)

...hypodermic syringe in her neck. There is also a bee buzzing in the room and Lombard says this is the mark of the creativity of the killer because the verse of... (full context)

...in a safe place and then search every person and room. After some resistance from Lombard who doesn't want to give up his revolver, they all agree. (full context)

When Lombard goes to check his drawer where the revolver is kept he realizes that it is... (full context)

Armstrong wants to do something, anything and Lombard thinks that the weather will clear up at some point and then they can try... (full context)

...the lights on since Rogers died. Wargrave has seen some candles in the larder and Lombard goes to get them. (full context)

...about to drink it she refuses to because she doesn't know where it came from. Lombard tells her she has her wits about her, even after her fright. Lombard says that... (full context)

Lombard remarks that Wargrave's act of playing court is over. Vera says that just this morning... (full context)

...planted in Vera's room to get them all up there so they would be distracted. Lombard says that they weren't able to hear the shot because of Vera's screaming, the howling... (full context)

In his room Lombard looks in the mirror and thinks that this insane island has started to get to... (full context)

There is no answer on Armstrong's door, Lombard responds at once as does Vera. Blore explains to Lombard and they go check on... (full context)

Blore says to Lombard that they should be careful because Armstrong must have the revolver, but then Lombard reveals... (full context)

...to write in her diary but all of a sudden hears footsteps. Finally she hears Lombard and Blore asking to come in. They tell her that Armstrong has disappeared. (full context)

Lombard and Blore have looked all over both the island and the house cannot find Armstrong... (full context)

...sit eating breakfast in the kitchen. It is a sunny day. The storm has passed. Lombard suggests that they should try to signal the mainland for help using a mirror. But... (full context)

...wonders: by whom? Blore says he doesn't know but what he does know is that Lombard has the revolver, and maybe he has had the revolver for the whole time. Lombard... (full context)

...that the only fair thing to do now is lock up the revolver and both Lombard and Blore can hold a key. Vera says that they are both acting like idiots... (full context)

...have to go back in for the night. Vera says she can't bear it and Lombard tells her that she will be safe enough locked in her room. (full context)

...the house alone to get some food. Vera thinks that this is very risky but Lombard tells her that Armstrong is unarmed so it can't be too dangerous. (full context)

Lombard starts to tell Vera that Blore's story about Armstrong and the footsteps clears both of... (full context)

Lombard says that with his revolver he is going to take good care that Blore doesn't... (full context)

...that administered Absolute Justice, but in fact the judges didn't come from the natural world. Lombard responds that he doesn't believe in the supernatural. Lombard then asks if Vera actually did... (full context)

Lombard says that Armstrong must be in the house and that he is going to go... (full context)

Lombard decides that they should find a high place on the island and stay awake all... (full context)

Vera and Lombard slowly look up at each other. They realize that there is no one on the... (full context)

Lombard says that this is the end. He says it almost with acceptance, but Vera only... (full context)

As they get him past the reach of the sea, Lombard asks if Vera is satisfied and she says she is. She shows him his revolver,... (full context)

...survivors. Legge wants to know who killed them, but there's very little evidence. Wargrave and Lombard were shot, Miss Brent and Marston died of cyanide poisoning, Mrs. Rogers died of an... (full context)

...was dragged above the high water line. Then the people left were Vera, Blore and Lombard. (full context)

...on it. Then it seems like Vera could have pushed the statue on Blore, shot Lombard and hung herself. But there is one problem with this theory: the chair wasn't found... (full context)

...the legal system and a man who had returned from the Amazon told him about Lombard. (full context)

...his murders. He chose Armstrong because he knew Armstrong was a gullible man. Armstrong suspected Lombard, and Wargrave pretended to agree with him. He said that he had a scheme to... (full context)

...Rogers while he was chopping sticks. While they were looking for Rogers, Wargrave slipped into Lombard's room and stole his revolver. And at breakfast he slipped the last bit of chloral... (full context)

Wargrave then writes that he forgot to mention that he returned the revolver to Lombard's room. He had hidden it in a food tin at the bottom of the pantry.... (full context)

...house, Wargrave pushed the marble clock onto him. From the window he watched Vera shoot Lombard and then wondered excitedly whether she would play into the stage he set for her... (full context)

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