"This was the murder: so easy! But then you kept remembering..." (269.) In the novel And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie, ten strangers are invited on a isolates from a mysterious person that none of them remember meeting. Upon their arrival, they realize that their guest is not there, nor have any of the servants seen him. Following the murders they committed, they were ironically killed, one by one, according to an ancient nursery rhyme. Characters were murdered based on the severity of the crimes committed; consequently, their death was determined by their guilt. Rogers was spared prolonged torture because she had already suffered enough for her crime and was less responsible than her husband. Mrs. Rogers had always felt guilty for what she had done and, therefore, had already begun to pay for her crime. After noticing that Mrs. Rogers seemed scared of everything, Vera thinks, "She looked like a woman walking in mortal fear... [...] What on earth was that woman afraid of?" (31). This shows that Mrs. Rogers' fear of the guilt of her crime is taking over her appearance and it is evident. Rogers was part of a crime that was difficult to prove; however, he knew he had done something wrong and was guilty. After a gramophone denouncing their crimes was played, Mr. Rogers attempted to maintain his and his wife's innocence by explaining, "You were always in bad health, sir, always from the time we went to you ", Blore, however, questioned the crime: "But, when he died, did he do something?'' (69). Blore's question shows a motive for the murder, making the Rogers seem even more guilty and explaining why Mrs. Rogers acts the way she does... middle of paper... hair, decides to kill herself because she thinks that it is what Hugo would have wanted, "she climbed into the chair, with her eyes fixed straight ahead like those of a sleepwalker... She adjusted the noose around her neck. Hugo was there to see that she did what she had to do. He kicked the chair away...."(269). This shows that even though he hid his guilt, it was always there. When he could no longer control himself, he took his own life. Not all crimes were the same and neither was the guilt each person felt, which determined the order of their death. The longer the guests stayed on the island, the greater the guilt; therefore, those who did not feel guilty died last. Every person has regrets, but not everyone shares the same level of consciousness. The sooner you admit your mistake, the sooner you can move forward and leave regrets in the past.