[["Chapter4","0","3-3c78MKUr0",6,0,84],[[520,16649,"CHAPTER Four"," "," "," "],[18220,21420,"The Baudelaire orphans copied the puttanesca recipe"," "," "," "],[21430,24696,"from the cookbook onto a piece of scrap paper,"," "," "," "],[24927,28299,"and Justice Strauss was kind enough to escort them to the market"," "," "," "],[28609,31620,"to buy the necessary ingredients."," "," "," "],[31630,34485,"Count Olaf had not left them very much money,"," "," "," "],[34670,38200,"but the children were able to buy everything they needed."," "," "," "],[38160,39462,"From a street vendor,"," "," "," "],[39325,44534,"they purchased olives after tasting several varieties and choosing their favorites."," "," "," "],[45270,49746,"At a pasta store they selected interestingly shaped noodles"," "," "," "],[49420,54339,"and asked the woman running the store the proper amount for thirteen people"," "," "," "],[54459,58569,"the ten people Count Olaf mentioned, and the three of them."," "," "," "],[58579,60500,"Then, at the supermarket, "," "," "," "],[60279,65368,"they purchased garlic, which is a sharp-tasting bulbous plant;"," "," "," "],[65110,68617,"anchovies, which are small salty fish;"," "," "," "],[68649,73823,"capers, which are flower buds of a small shrub and taste marvelous;"," "," "," "],[73723,79610,"and tomatoes, which are actually fruits and not vegetables as most people believe."," "," "," "],[79620,82538,"They thought it would be proper to serve dessert,"," "," "," "],[82620,86050,"and bought several envelopes of pudding mix."," "," "," "],[86060,88117,"Perhaps, the orphans thought,"," "," "," "],[88110,90118,"if they made a delicious meal,"," "," "," "],[90120,93380,"Count Olaf might be a bit kinder to them."," "," "," "],[93390,97887,"\"Thank you so much for helping us out today,\" Violet said."," "," "," "],[97886,100730,"as she and her siblings walked home with Justice Strauss."," "," "," "],[100740,104190,"\"I don't know what we would have done without you.\""," "," "," "],[104200,108639,"\"You seem like very intelligent people.\" Justice Strauss said."," "," "," "],[108649,111872,"\"I daresay you would have thought of something., , , "," "," "," "],[111960,114994,"But it continues to strike me as odd"," "," "," "],[115024,119649,"that Count Olaf has asked you to prepare such an enormous meal."," "," "," "],[119659,121550,"Well, here we are."," "," "," "],[121560,124700,"I must go inside and put my own groceries away."," "," "," "],[124710,129802,"I hope you children will come over soon and borrow books from my library.\""," "," "," "],[129840,130731,"\"Tomorrow?\""," "," "," "],[131050,132340,"Klaus said quickly."," "," "," "],[132350,134130,"\"Could we come over tomorrow?\""," "," "," "],[134140,139460,"\"I don't see why not.\" Justice Strauss said, smiling."," "," "," "],[139470,146057,"\"I can't tell you how much we appreciate this.\" Violet said, carefully."," "," "," "],[146150,152161,"With their kind parents dead and Count Olaf treating them so abominably,"," "," "," "],[152019,155347,"the three children were not used to kindness from adults,"," "," "," "],[154940,159350,"and weren't sure if they were expected to do anything back."," "," "," "],[159360,162786,"\"Tomorrow, before we use your library again,,"," ",", , , "," "],[163130,166998,"Klaus and I would be more than happy to do household chores for you.\""," "," "," "],[167130,169244,"Sunny isn't really old enough to work,"," "," "," "],[169310,172391,"but I'm sure we could find some way she could help you.\" "," "," "," "],[173140,175814,"Justice Strauss smiled at the three children,"," "," "," "],[176097,178365,"but her eyes were sad."," "," "," "],[178360,182013,"She reached out a hand and put it on Violet's hair,"," "," "," "],[181793,185509,"and Violet felt more comforted than she had in some time."," "," "," "],[185519,189610,"\"That won't be necessary.\" Justice Strauss said."," "," "," "],[189620,192960,"\"You are always welcome in my home.\""," "," "," "],[192970,195520,"Then she turned and went into her home,"," "," "," "],[195442,198725,"and after a moment of staring after her,"," "," "," "],[198879,202870,"the Baudelaire orphans went into theirs."," "," "," "],[202880,205526,"For most of the afternoon,"," "," "," "],[205589,211850,"Violet, Klaus, and Sunny cooked the puttanesca sauce according to the recipe."," "," "," "],[211860,216226,"Violet roasted the garlic and washed and chopped the anchovies."," "," "," "],[216540,219424,"Klaus peeled the tomatoes and pitted the olives."," "," "," "],[219660,222589,"Sunny banged on a pot with a wooden spoon,"," "," "," "],[222400,226018,"singing a rather repetitive song she had written herself."," "," "," "],[226189,229305,"And all three of the children felt less miserable"," "," "," "],[229063,232480,"than they had since their arrival at Count Olaf's."," "," "," "],[233090,236998,"The smell of cooking food is often a calming one,"," "," "," "],[236787,240688,"and the kitchen grew cozy as the sauce simmered,"," "," "," "],[240180,244810,"a culinary term which means \"cooked over low heat.\""," "," "," "],[245289,250769,"The three orphans spoke of pleasant memories of their parents and about Justice Strauss,"," "," "," "],[250619,253070,"who they agreed was a wonderful neighbor"," "," "," "],[252894,257416,"and in whose library they planned to spend a great deal of time."," "," "," "],[257830,258968,"As they talked,"," "," "," "],[258898,262052,"they mixed and tasted the chocolate pudding."," "," "," "],[262880,266401,"Just as they were placing the pudding in the refrigerator to cool,"," "," "," "],[266530,273161,"Violet, Klaus, and Sunny heard a loud, booming sound as the front door was flung open,"," "," "," "],[273660,276603,"and I'm sure I don't have to tell you who was home."," "," "," "],[277250,282540,"\"Orphans?\" Count Olaf called out in his scratchy voice."," "," "," "],[282500,286040,"\"Where are you orphans?\""," "," "," "],[286050,289969,"\"In the kitchen Count Olaf.\"  Klaus called."," "," "," "],[289779,291560,"\"We're just finishing dinner.\""," "," "," "],[292070,296310,"\"You'd better be.\" Count Olaf said,"," "," "," "],[296304,298100,"and strode into the kitchen."," "," "," "],[298480,304670,"He gazed at all three Baudelaire children with his shiny, shiny eyes."," "," "," "],[304680,311060,"\"My troupe is right behind me and they are very hungry., , , "," "," "," "],[311770,314060,"Where is the roast beef?\" "," "," "," "],[314070,317790,"\"We didn't make roast beef,\" Violet said."," "," "," "],[317800,320900,"\"We made puttanesca sauce.\""," "," "," "],[320910,323719,"\"What?\" Count Olaf asked."," "," "," "],[323729,326450,"\"No roast beef?\""," "," "," "],[326460,331370,"\"You didn't tell us you wanted roast beef,\" Klaus said."," "," "," "],[331380,336246,"Count Olaf slid toward the children so that he looked even taller than he was."," "," "," "],[336340,341580,"His eyes grew even brighter, and his one eyebrow raised in anger."," "," "," "],[341590,345970,"\"In agreeing to adopt you,\" he said,"," "," "," "],[345999,353830,"\"I have become your father, and as your father, I am not someone to be trifled with., , , "," "," "," "],[353840,360540,"I demand that you serve roast beef to myself and my guests.\" "," "," "," "],[360550,363830,"\"We don't have any!\" Violet cried."," "," "," "],[363860,366480,"\"We made puttanesca sauce!\""," "," "," "],[366490,370650,"\"No! No! No!\" Sunny shouted."," "," "," "],[370660,374580,"Count Olaf looked down at Sunny, who had spoken so suddenly."," "," "," "],[374490,378662,"With an inhuman roar he picked her up in one scraggly hand"," "," "," "],[378600,382130,"and raised her so she was staring at him in the eye."," "," "," "],[382400,387238,"Needless to say, Sunny was very frightened and began crying immediately,"," "," "," "],[386940,390361,"too scared to even try to bite the hand that held her."," "," "," "],[390421,395430,"\"Put her down immediately you beast!\" Klaus shouted."," "," "," "],[395320,399032,"He jumped up, trying to rescue Sunny from the grasp of the Count,"," "," "," "],[399040,401990,"but he was holding her too high to reach."," "," "," "],[402000,406301,"Count Olaf looked down at Klaus and smiled a terrible, toothy grin,"," "," "," "],[406600,410610,"raising the wailing Sunny up even higher in the air."," "," "," "],[410620,412765,"He seemed about to drop her to the floor"," "," "," "],[412699,417100,"when there was a large burst of laughter in the next room."," "," "," "],[416910,423460,"\"Olaf! Where's Olaf?\" voices called out."," "," "," "],[423470,428206,"Count Olaf paused, still holding the wailing Sunny up in the air,"," "," "," "],[428201,431572,"as members of his theater troupe walked into the kitchen."," "," "," "],[432034,433592,"Soon they were crowding the room"," "," "," "],[433790,438059,"an assortment of strange-looking characters of all shapes and sizes."," "," "," "],[438264,441096,"There was a bald man with a very long nose,"," "," "," "],[441135,443059,"dressed in a long black robe."," "," "," "],[443069,447766,"There were two women who had bright white powder all over their faces,"," "," "," "],[447857,450186,"making them look like ghosts."," "," "," "],[449870,455234,"Behind the women was a man with very long and skinny arms,"," "," "," "],[455250,459241,"at the end of which were two hooks instead of hands."," "," "," "],[459299,461627,"There was a person who was extremely fat,"," "," "," "],[461864,465028,"and who looked like neither a man nor a woman."," "," "," "],[465116,467931,"And behind this person, standing in the doorway,"," "," "," "],[467840,470879,"were an assortment of people the children could not see"," "," "," "],[471051,473524,"but who promised to be just as frightening."," "," "," "],[474190,478210,"\"Here you are, Olaf,\" said one of the white-faced women."," "," "," "],[478220,481070,"\"What in the world are you doing?\""," "," "," "],[482080,486749,"\"I'm just disciplining these orphans,\" Count Olaf said."," "," "," "],[486759,494650,"\"I asked them to make dinner, and all they have made is some disgusting sauce.\""," "," "," "],[495460,500290,"\"You can't go easy on children,\" the man with the hook-hands said."," "," "," "],[500300,504328,"\"They must be taught to obey their elders.\""," "," "," "],[504860,508030,"The tall, bald man peered at the youngsters."," "," "," "],[508040,514769,"\"Are these,\" he said to Count Olaf, \"those wealthy children you were telling me about?\""," "," "," "],[515779,518159,"\"Yes,\" Count Olaf said."," "," "," "],[518327,524290,"\"They are so awful I can scarcely stand to touch them.\""," "," "," "],[524300,529920,"With that, he lowered Sunny, who was still wailing, to the floor."," "," "," "],[529930,533135,"Violet and Klaus breathed a sigh of relief"," "," "," "],[533240,536230,"that he had not dropped her from that great height."," "," "," "],[536240,540790,"\"I don't blame you,\" said someone in the doorway."," "," "," "],[540800,543149,"Count Olaf rubbed his hands together"," "," "," "],[543181,546968,"as if he had been holding something revolting instead of an infant."," "," "," "],[547370,551460,"\"Well, enough talk,\" he said."," "," "," "],[551470,556819,"\"I suppose we will eat their dinner, even though it is all wrong., , , "," "," "," "],[556829,562610,"Everyone, follow me to the dining room and I will pour us some wine."," "," "," "],[562620,566150,"Perhaps by the time these brats serve us,"," "," "," "],[566060,570909,"we will be too drunk to care if it is roast beef or not.\""," "," "," "],[571360,575154,"\"Hurrah!\" cried several members of the troupe,"," "," "," "],[575310,579743,"and they marched through the kitchen, following Count Olaf into the dining room."," "," "," "],[580200,582723,"Nobody paid a bit of attention to the children,"," "," "," "],[582480,587900,"except for the bald man, who stopped and stared Violet in the eye."," "," "," "],[588810,594300,"\"You're a pretty one,\" he said, taking her face in his rough hands."," "," "," "],[594310,599870,"\"If I were you I would try not to anger Count Olaf, , , "," "," "," "],[599680,605069,"or he might wreck that pretty little face of yours.\" "," "," "," "],[605079,612050,"Violet shuddered, and the bald man gave a high-pitched giggle and left the room."," "," "," "],[612160,614327,"The Baudelaire children, alone in the kitchen,"," "," "," "],[614482,617010,"found themselves breathing heavily,"," "," "," "],[617007,619414,"as if they had just run a long distance."," "," "," "],[619760,625237,"Sunny continued to wail, and Klaus found that his eyes were wet with tears as well."," "," "," "],[625779,631158,"Only Violet didn't cry, but merely trembled with fear and revulsion,"," "," "," "],[631270,635710,"a word which here means \"an unpleasant mixture of horror and disgust.\""," "," "," "],[635720,639200,"For several moments none of them could speak."," "," "," "],[639210,644180,"\"This is terrible, terrible,\" Klaus said finally."," "," "," "],[644190,646420,"\"Violet, what can we do?\""," "," "," "],[647430,649430,"\"I don't know,\" she said."," "," "," "],[649440,651000,"\"I'm afraid.\""," "," "," "],[651010,653318,"\"Me too,\" Klaus said."," "," "," "],[653800,658580,"\"Hux!\" Sunny said, as she stopped crying."," "," "," "],[658590,662680,"\"Let's have some dinner!\""," "," "," "],[662590,664462,"someone shouted from the dining room,"," "," "," "],[664494,668331,"and the theater troupe began pounding on the table in strict rhythm,"," "," "," "],[668367,671400,"which is an exceedingly rude thing to do."," "," "," "],[671610,675223,"\"We'd better serve the puttanesca,\" Klaus said,"," "," "," "],[674805,678970,"\"or who knows what Count Olaf will do to us.\""," "," "," "],[678980,683474,"Violet thought of what the bald man had said, about wrecking her face, and nodded."," "," "," "],[683719,686556,"The two of them looked at the pot of bubbling sauce,"," "," "," "],[686460,692400,"which had seemed so cozy while they were making it and now looked like a vat of blood."," "," "," "],[692410,695390,"Then, leaving Sunny behind in the kitchen,"," "," "," "],[695230,697180,"they walked into the dining room,"," "," "," "],[697053,700339,"Klaus carrying a bowl of the interestingly shaped noodles"," "," "," "],[700624,703633,"and Violet carrying the pot of puttanesca sauce"," "," "," "],[703620,707170,"and a large ladle with which to serve it."," "," "," "],[707180,709695,"The theater troupe was talking and cackling,"," "," "," "],[709862,712560,"drinking again and again from their wine cups"," "," "," "],[712570,715491,"and paying no attention to the Baudelaire orphans"," "," "," "],[715558,718860,"as they circled the table serving everyone dinner."," "," "," "],[718870,723188,"Violet's right hand ached from holding the heavy ladle."," "," "," "],[723750,725885,"She thought of switching to her left hand,"," "," "," "],[725850,728330,"but because she was right-handed she was afraid"," "," "," "],[728240,730853,"she might spill the sauce with her left hand,"," "," "," "],[730791,733840,"which could enrage Count Olaf again."," "," "," "],[733850,736910,"She stared miserably at Olaf's plate of food"," "," "," "],[736847,742860,"and found herself wishing she had bought poison at the market and put it in the puttanesca sauce."," "," "," "],[742870,745267,"Finally, they were through serving,"," "," "," "],[745341,748901,"and Klaus and Violet slipped back into the kitchen."," "," "," "],[749110,753688,"They listened to the wild, rough laughter of Count Olaf and his theater troupe,"," "," "," "],[753829,758716,"and they picked at their own portions of food, too miserable to eat."," "," "," "],[759539,763836,"Before long, Olaf's friends were pounding on the table in strict rhythm again,"," "," "," "],[763900,767356,"and the orphans went out to the dining room to clear the table,"," "," "," "],[766959,770399,"and then again to serve the chocolate pudding."," "," "," "],[770609,776400,"By now it was obvious that Count Olaf and his associates had drunk a great deal of wine,"," "," "," "],[776530,779970,"and they slouched at the table and spoke much less."," "," "," "],[779980,784404,"Finally, they roused themselves, and trooped back through the kitchen,"," "," "," "],[784260,788170,"scarcely glancing at the children on their way out of the house."," "," "," "],[788180,793449,"Count Olaf looked around the room, which was filled with dirty dishes."," "," "," "],[793459,798130,"\"Because you haven't cleaned up yet,\" he said to the orphans,"," "," "," "],[798440,803579,"\"I suppose you can be excused from attending tonight's performance., , , "," "," "," "],[803389,808625,"But after cleaning up, you are to go straight to your beds.\""," "," "," "],[808859,813550,"Klaus had been glaring at the floor, trying to hide how upset he was."," "," "," "],[813550,816069,"But at this he could not remain silent."," "," "," "],[816079,819750,"\"You mean our bed!\" he shouted."," "," "," "],[819760,823356,"\"You have only provided us with one bed!\""," "," "," "],[823470,827720,"Members of the theater troupe stopped in their tracks at this outburst,"," "," "," "],[827686,833030,"and glanced from Klaus to Count Olaf to see what would happen next."," "," "," "],[833040,839280,"Count Olaf raised his one eyebrow, and his eyes shone bright, but he spoke calmly."," "," "," "],[839790,843987,"\"If you would like another bed,\" he said."," "," "," "],[844089,850970,"\"tomorrow you may go into town and purchase one.\" "," "," "," "],[850980,854840,"\"You know perfectly well we haven't any money,\" Klaus said."," "," "," "],[854850,861700,"\"Of course you do,\" Count Olaf said, and his voice began to get a little louder."," "," "," "],[861710,866990,"\"You are the inheritors of an enormous fortune.\""," "," "," "],[867000,875579,"\"That money,\" Klaus said, remembering what Mr.Poe said, \"is not to be used until Violet is of age.\""," "," "," "],[875589,878236,"Count Olaf's face grew very red."," "," "," "],[878470,880009,"For a moment he said nothing."," "," "," "],[880019,885018,"Then, in one sudden movement, he reached down and struck Klaus across the face."," "," "," "],[885240,891010,"Klaus fell to the floor, his face inches from the eye tattooed on Olaf's ankle."," "," "," "],[891020,895110,"His glasses leaped from his face and skittered into a corner."," "," "," "],[895040,899939,"His left cheek, where Olaf had struck him, felt as if it were on fire."," "," "," "],[899949,904620,"The theater troupe laughed, and a few of them applauded as if Count Olaf had done something"," "," "," "],[904730,907690,"very brave instead of something despicable."," "," "," "],[908600,912900,"\"Come on friends,\" Count Olaf said to his comrades."," "," "," "],[912910,916430,"\"We'll be late for our own performance.\""," "," "," "],[917492,921878,"\"If I know you, Olaf,\" said the man with the hook-hands,"," "," "," "],[921699,926230,"\"you'll figure out a way to get at that Baudelaire money.\""," "," "," "],[927240,930289,"\"We'll see,\" Count Olaf said,"," "," "," "],[930319,934849,"but his eyes were shining bright as if he already had an idea."," "," "," "],[935319,941241,"There was another loud boom as the front door shut behind Count Olaf and his terrible friends,"," "," "," "],[941490,944840,"and the Baudelaire children were alone in the kitchen."," "," "," "],[944850,950502,"Violet knelt at Klaus's side, giving him a hug to try to make him feel better."," "," "," "],[951119,955612,"Sunny crawled over to his glasses, picked them up, and brought them to him."," "," "," "],[956220,960142,"Klaus began to sob, not so much from the pain"," "," "," "],[960161,963900,"but from rage at the terrible situation they were in."," "," "," "],[963910,969320,"Violet and Sunny cried with him, and they continued weeping as they washed the dishes,"," "," "," "],[968880,971879,"and as they blew out the candles in the dining room,"," "," "," "],[971790,976423,"and as they changed out of their clothes and lay down to go to sleep,"," "," "," "],[976530,983550,"Klaus in the bed, Violet on the floor, Sunny on her little cushion of curtains."," "," "," "],[983510,985943,"The moonlight shone through the window,"," "," "," "],[986238,989382,"and if anyone had looked into the Baudelaire orphans' bedroom,"," "," "," "],[989880,996851,"they would have seen three children crying quietly all night long."," "," "," "]]]