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Christopher Wren
Mrs. Boyle is one of the guests staying at Monkswell Manor. She’s an old, haughty woman who complains incessantly about the cold weather, the lack of proper staff at the manor, and Mollie’s poor housekeeping. She expresses disdain for and suspicion against Christopher and Mr. Paravicini, and she quarrels with Miss Casewell and Major Metcalf too. Because of her disagreeable nature, everyone strongly dislikes her. Notably, Mrs. Boyle tries to hide her connection to the Longridge Farm case during Sergeant Trotter’s investigation. She was one of the magistrates who placed the three Corrigan children in the care of Maureen and John Stanning, the residents of Longridge Farm who subsequently abused and neglected the children until the youngest died. When Major Metcalf reveals her involvement in the case, Mrs. Boyle denies being responsible for the children’s fates in any way and argues that she was simply trying to do her public duty. Soon after, Mrs. Boyle is murdered, and Mollie discovers her body.
Mrs. Boyle Quotes in The Mousetrap
The The Mousetrap quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Boyle or refer to Mrs. Boyle. 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:
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Act 1, Scene 1 Quotes
I adore nursery rhymes, don’t you? Always so tragic and macabre. That’s why children like them.
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Act 1, Scene 2 Quotes
Really, Major Metcalf. I can hardly be held responsible. We had reports from welfare workers. The farm people seemed very nice and were most anxious to have the children. It seemed most satisfactory.
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Listen, Christopher, you can’t go on—running away from things—all your life. […] You’ve got to grow up some time, Chris.
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Three blind mice. Two mice cancelled out—a third mouse still to be dealt with.
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It wasn’t my fault—but he thought I could have saved that child.
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Mrs. Boyle Quotes in The Mousetrap
The The Mousetrap quotes below are all either spoken by Mrs. Boyle or refer to Mrs. Boyle. 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:
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Act 1, Scene 1 Quotes
I adore nursery rhymes, don’t you? Always so tragic and macabre. That’s why children like them.
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Act 1, Scene 2 Quotes
Really, Major Metcalf. I can hardly be held responsible. We had reports from welfare workers. The farm people seemed very nice and were most anxious to have the children. It seemed most satisfactory.
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Act 2, Scene 1 Quotes
Listen, Christopher, you can’t go on—running away from things—all your life. […] You’ve got to grow up some time, Chris.
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Three blind mice. Two mice cancelled out—a third mouse still to be dealt with.
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It wasn’t my fault—but he thought I could have saved that child.
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