And Then There Were None

Literary Luminary
pages 57-68

1. page 62- Dr. Armstrong, who was standing by the window, cleared his throat. He said, "You must excuse any-er-shortcomings this morning. Rogers has had to do the best he can for breakfast single-handed. Mrs. Rogers has er- not been able to carry on this morning."
This is important because the other guests on the island are starting to get very worried and freaked out. They thought that the first death was just coincidental but they get suspicious after Mrs. Rogers' death.

2. page 66- General MacArthur said sharply, "Of course it won't come. We're counting on the motor boat to take us off the island. That's the meaning of the whole business. We're not going to leave the island... None of us will ever leave..... It's the end, you see- The end of everything."
The guests are finally realizing how realistic and how serious the deaths are and they can tell that death is coming to everyone very soon. They are not counting on anything good to help them and they are starting to expect the worse, which is death.