And Then There Were None

by Agatha Christie

She looked at the other three, her glance and voice had that slight suggestion of command in it that comes from having occupied a position of authority.

But General Macarthur did not mention the War.

his voice was dangerously polite.

They spoke instead in a desultory fashion of current events. The news from abroad, events in the world of sport, the latest reappearance of the Loch Ness monster.