Nemesis Reading #3

In this section that I read, Jane Marple receives a letter from Mr. Rafiel that was written before his death. In the letter, he explained that he had paid in advance for her to go on a house and garden tour with sixteen other people. Miss Marple believed that this was the start on her search for clues. She began keeping a notebook in which she wrote things such as descriptions of the people on the tour. The way she describes people is very interesting.When describing a man named Professor Wanstead, she said, "[He looked as though] he had been carelessly  assembled by an ambitious child out of chunky bricks. His face looked as though nature had planned it to be round but the face had rebelled at this and decided to achieve a square effect by developing a square jaw..." She describes many of the other characters in this manner as well. I think the point of these creative sort of descriptions is to develop a better image in the reader's mind. Also, the reader has to take into account that Miss Marple is solving an unknown mystery, so she must write down all information possible, especially since there must have been a reason why Mr. Rafiel must have put her on this trip for a reason. Miss Marple must comment on not only the people on the trip, but also the places she visits, since she was given such vague detail on the crime she's supposed to be solving.