[["Capter6","0","HiLAHXvMZCE",6,0,0],[[5230,7913,"Chapter six","","",""],[8342,9250,"The next morning,","","",""],[9331,13067,"when the children stumbled sleepily from their bedroom into the kitchen,","","",""],[13661,15750,"rather than a note from Count Olaf","","",""],[15750,18850,"they found Count Olaf himself.","","",""],[18301,23031,"\"Good morning, orphans,\" he said.","","",""],[23461,28660,"\"I have your oatmeal all ready in bowls for you.\"","","",""],[28680,33136,"The children took seats at the kitchen table and stared nervously into their oatmeal.","","",""],[34170,38447,"If you knew Count Olaf, and he suddenly served you a meal,","","",""],[38052,41571,"wouldn't you be afraid there was something terrible in it,","","",""],[41141,44992,"like poison or ground glass?","","",""],[45102,50658,"but instead, Violet, Klaus, and Sunny found that fresh raspberries","","",""],[50758,53657,"had been sprinkled on top of each of their portions.","","",""],[54211,58318,"The Baudelaire orphans hadn't had raspberries since their parents died,","","",""],[58468,60637,"although they were extremely fond of them.","","",""],[60649,64681,"\"Thank you,\" Klaus said carefully,","","",""],[64581,66980,"picking up one of the raspberries and examining it.","","",""],[67389,69630,"Perhaps these were poison berries,","","",""],[69679,72229,"that just looked like delicious ones.","","",""],[72419,76867,"Count Olaf, seeing how suspiciously Klaus was looking at the berries,","","",""],[76642,80330,"smiled and plucked a berry out of Sunny's bowl.","","",""],[80330,82780,"Looking at each of the three youngsters,","","",""],[82859,84899,"he popped it into his mouth and ate it.","","",""],[85189,88977,"\"Aren't raspberries delicious?\" he asked.","","",""],[88937,91388,"\"They were my favorite berries","","",""],[91458,94262,"when I was your age.\"","","",""],[93952,98119,"Violet tried to picture Count Olaf as a youngster,  but couldn't.","","",""],[97779,102497,"His shiny eyes, bony hands, and shadowy smile","","",""],[102487,105447,"all seemed to be things only adults possess.","","",""],[105627,108118,"Despite her fear of him, however,","","",""],[108019,110367,"she took her spoon in her right hand","","",""],[110028,112279,"and began to eat her oatmeal.","","",""],[112069,114831,"Count Olaf had eaten some.","","",""],[114901,117152,"so it probably wasn't poisonous,","","",""],[116953,119179,"and anyway she was very hungry.","","",""],[119359,122820,"Klaus began to eat, too, as did Sunny,","","",""],[123039,126088,"who got oatmeal and raspberries all over her face.","","",""],[125989,131607,"\"I received a phone call yesterday,\" Count Olaf said,","","",""],[131970,138676,"\"from Mr. Poe. He told me you children had been to see him.\"","","",""],[139291,141900,"The children exchanged glances.","","",""],[141860,144849,"They had hoped their visit would be taken in confidence,","","",""],[145009,146950,"a phrase which hear means","","",""],[146950,149639,"\"kept a secret between Mr. Poe and themselves","","",""],[149709,152490,"and not blabbed to Count Olaf.\"","","",""],[152490,156760,"\"Mr. Poe told me,\" Count Olaf said,","","",""],[156850,159820,"\"that you appeared to be having some difficulty","","",""],[160229,164140,"adjusting to the life I have so graciously","","",""],[164350,169708,"provided for you. I'm very sorry to hear that.\"","","",""],[171027,173239,"The children looked at Count Olaf.","","",""],[173808,175791,"His face was very serious,","","",""],[175711,178091,"as if he were very sorry to hear that,","","",""],[177951,180601,"but his eyes were shiny and bright,","","",""],[180431,182760,"the way they are when someone is telling a joke.","","",""],[182760,185778,"\"Is that so?\" Violet said.","","",""],[185728,187819,"I'm sorry Mr. Poe bothered you.\"","","",""],[188128,193078,"\"I'm glad he did,\" Count Olaf said,","","",""],[192649,197610,"because I want the three of you to feel at home  here,","","",""],[198519,201810,"now that I am your father.\"","","",""],[202219,204630,"The children shuddered a little at that,","","",""],[204550,206860,"remembering their own kind father","","",""],[206860,209521,"and gazing sadly at the poor substitute","","",""],[209531,212120,"now sitting across the table from them.","","",""],[212330,215283,"\"Lately,\" Count Olaf said,","","",""],[215722,218141,"\"I have been very nervous","","",""],[218454,221923,"about my performances with the theatre troupe,","","",""],[221753,229553,"and I'm afraid I may have acted a bit standoffish.\"","","",""],[229643,234111,"The word \"standoffish\" is a wonderful one,","","",""],[234101,238048,"but it does not describe Count Olaf's behavior toward the children.","","",""],[237898,241688,"It means \"reluctant to associate with others,\"","","",""],[241692,244420,"and it might describe somebody who, during a party,","","",""],[244570,247089,"would stand in a corner and not talk to anyone.","","",""],[247179,252219,"It would not describe somebody who provides one bed for three people to sleep in,","","",""],[252229,254499,"forces them to do horrible chores,","","",""],[254529,256350,"and strikes them across the face.","","",""],[256630,259399,"There are many words for people like that,","","",""],[259599,262170,"but \"standoffish\" is not one of them.","","",""],[262400,265060,"Klaus knew the word \"standoffish\"","","",""],[265060,269068,"and almost laughed out loud at Olaf's incorrect use of it,","","",""],[269177,271299,"But his face still had a bruise on it,","","",""],[271299,273759,"so Klaus remained silent.","","",""],[274198,278777,"\"Therefore, to make you feel a little more at home here,","","",""],[278989,283708,"I would like to have you participate in my next play","","",""],[284522,287791,"Perhaps if you took part in the work I do,","","",""],[287921,289861,"you would be less likely","","",""],[289954,293820,"to run off complaining to Mr. Poe.\"","","",""],[293820,298399,"\"In what way would we participate?\" Violet asked.","","",""],[298519,302160,"She was thinking of all the chores they already did for Count Olaf,","","",""],[302291,304270,"and was not in the mood to do more.","","",""],[304999,307852,"\"Well,\" Count Olaf said,","","",""],[307991,310071,"his eyes shining brightly,","","",""],[309981,315002,"\"the play is called The Marvelous Marriage,","","",""],[315192,321041,"and it is written by the great playwright Al Funcoot.","","",""],[320831,322841,"We will give only one performance,","","",""],[322802,324190,"on this Friday night.","","",""],[324543,327376,"It is about a man who is very brave","","",""],[327573,332292,"and intelligent played by me.","","",""],[332472,334513,"In the finale, ","","",""],[334422,337381,"he marries the young, beautiful woman he loves,","","",""],[337572,340593,"in front of a crowd of cheering people,","","",""],[341372,348847,"You, Klaus, and you, Sunny, will play some of the cheering people in the crowd.\"","","",""],[349731,353290,"\"But we're shorter than most adults,\" Klaus said.","","",""],[352941,356542,"\"Won't that looks strange to the audience?\"","","",""],[357900,361631,"\"You will be playing two midgets","","",""],[361571,366781,"who attend the wedding,\" Olaf said patiently.","","",""],[366581,369397,"\"And what will I do?\" Violet asked.","","",""],[369387,371240,"I'm very handy with tools,","","",""],[371499,374040,"so perhaps I could help you build a set.\"","","",""],[374589,379628,"\"Build the set? Heavens, no,\" Count Olaf said.","","",""],[379568,381209,"\"A pretty girl like you","","",""],[381369,384861,"shouldn't be working backstage.\"","","",""],[384791,388342,"\"But I'd like to,\" Violet said.","","",""],[388252,391771,"Count Olaf's one eyebrow raised slightly,","","",""],[391751,395279,"and the Baudelaire orphans recognized this sign of his anger.","","",""],[395479,399529,"But then the eyebrow went down again as he forced himself to remain calm.","","",""],[399839,403170,"\"But I have such an important role","","",""],[403399,407908,"for you onstage,\" he said.","","",""],[407739,414099,"\"You are going to play the young woman I marry.\"","","",""],[415337,419859,"Violet felt her oatmeal and raspberries shift around in her stomach","","",""],[419718,422398,"as if she had just caught the flu.","","",""],[422408,425219,"It was bad enough having Count Olaf","","",""],[425549,429347,"acting in loco parentis and announcing himself as their father,","","",""],[429640,432000,"but to consider this man her husband,","","",""],[431980,433891,"even for the purposes of a play,","","",""],[433911,435841,"was even more dreadful.","","",""],[435911,440002,"”It's a very important role,\" he continued,","","",""],[440091,443082,"his mouth curling up into an unconvincing smile,","","",""],[442982,446139,"\"although you have no lines","","",""],[446009,449341,"other than 'I do,'","","",""],[449161,454798,"which you will say when Justice Strauss asks you if you will have me.\"","","",""],[455407,458971,"\"Justice Strauss?\" Violet said.","","",""],[459071,461400,"\"What does she have to do with it?\"","","",""],[461570,466097,"\"She has agreed to play the part of the judge,\" Count Olaf said.","","",""],[466357,470325,"Behind him one of the eyes painted on the kitchen walls","","",""],[470059,473257,"closely watched over each of the Baudelaire children,","","",""],[473657,476767,"\"I asked Justice Strauss to participate","","",""],[476587,478988,"because I wanted to be neighborly,","","",""],[479458,484082,"as well as fatherly.\"","","",""],[484022,488330,"\"Count Olaf,\" Violet said, and then stopped herself.","","",""],[488420,491468,"She wanted to argue her way out of playing his bride,","","",""],[491408,493268,"but she didn't want to make him angry.","","",""],[493547,496480,"\"Father,\" she said.","","",""],[496321,500438,"I'm not sure I'm talented enough to perform professionally.","","",""],[500687,505387,"I would hate to disgrace your good name and the name of Al Funcoot.","","",""],[505387,509755,"Plus I'll be very busy in the next few weeks working on my inventions ---","","",""],[510108,513698,"and learning how to prepare roast beef,\" she added quickly,","","",""],[513756,516007,"remembering how he had behaved about dinner.","","",""],[516157,520068,"Count Olaf reached out one of his spidery hands","","",""],[520229,522489,"and stroked Violet on the chin,","","",""],[522399,524958,"looking deep into her eyes.","","",""],[525347,529790,"\"You will,\" he said.","","",""],[529790,533388,"\"participate in this theatrical performance.","","",""],[534040,538758,"I would prefer it if you would participate voluntarily,","","",""],[538990,542228,"but as I believe Mr. Poe explained to you,","","",""],[542089,544213,"I can order you","","",""],[544223,551333,"to participate and you must obey.\"","","",""],[551443,553734,"Olaf's sharp and dirty fingernails","","",""],[554033,557421,"gently scratched on Violet's chin,","","",""],[557112,558548,"and she shivered.","","",""],[559620,562302,"The room was very very quiet","","",""],[562056,564225,"as Olaf finally let go,","","",""],[564056,567669,"and stood up and left without a word.","","",""],[567779,572398,"The Baudelaire children listened to his heavy footsteps go up the stairs to the tower","","",""],[572739,574720,"they were forbidden to enter.","","",""],[575329,578209,"\"Well\", Klaus said hesitantly.","","",""],[580419,583408,"\"I guess it won't hurt to be in the play.","","",""],[583698,588039,"It seems to be very important to him and we want to keep on his good side.\"","","",""],[588550,592168,"\"But he must be up to something,\" Violet said.","","",""],[592228,597750,"\"You don't think those berries were poisoned, do you?\" Klaus asked worriedly.","","",""],[597938,600211,"\"No,\" Violet said.","","",""],[600221,603411,"Olaf is after the fortune we will inherit.","","",""],[603142,605762,"Killing us would do him no good.\"","","",""],[605722,609879,"But what good does it do him to have us be in his stupid play?\"","","",""],[610298,613906,"\"I don't know,\" Violet admitted miserably.","","",""],[614315,617728,"She stood up and started washing out the oatmeal bowls.","","",""],[617818,622539,"\"I wish we knew something more about inheritance law,\" Klaus said.","","",""],[623000,626377,"\"I'll bet Count Olaf has cooked up some plan to get our money,","","",""],[626618,629230,"but I don't know what it could be.\"","","",""],[628977,633548,"\"I guess we could ask Mr. Poe about it,\" Violet said doubtfully,","","",""],[633439,636398,"as Klaus stood beside her and dried the dishes.","","",""],[635930,638920,"\"He knows all those Latin legal phrases.\"","","",""],[639409,642579,"\"But Mr. Poe would probably call Count Olaf again,","","",""],[642808,646196," and then he'd know we were on to him,\" Klaus pointed out.","","",""],[646421,649160,"\"Maybe we should try to talk to Justice Strauss.","","",""],[649290,652420,"She's a judge so she must know all about the law.\"","","",""],[652869,656389,"\"But she's also Olaf's neighbor,\" Violet replied,","","",""],[656209,658819,"\"and she might tell him that we had asked.\"","","",""],[658888,661389,"Klaus took his glasses off,","","",""],[661279,663829,"which he often did when he was thinking hard,","","",""],[663968,668636,"\"How could we find out about the law without Olaf's knowledge?\"","","",""],[669108,672427,"\"Book!\" Sunny shouted suddenly.","","",""],[672959,674619,"She probably meant something like","","",""],[674500,676810,"\"Would somebody please wipe my face?\"","","",""],[676590,680949,"but it made Violet and Klaus look at each other. Book.","","",""],[680949,683879,"They were both thinking the same thing:","","",""],[683769,688377,"Surely Justice Strauss would have a book on inheritance law.","","",""],[688816,692958,"\"Count Olaf didn't leave us any chores to do,\" Violet said.","","",""],[692967,697137,"\"so I suppose we are free to visit Justice Strauss and her library.\"","","",""],[697858,702230,"Klaus smiled, \"Yes indeed,\" he said.","","",""],[702250,706897,"\"And you know, today I don't think I'll choose a book on wolves.\"","","",""],[707499,709850,"\"Nor I,\" Violet said,","","",""],[709730,711602,"\"on mechanical engineering.","","",""],[712281,716631,"I think I'd like to read about inheritance law.\"","","",""],[716731,718911,"\"Well let's go,\" Klaus said.","","",""],[718821,721081,"\"Justice Strauss said we could come over soon,","","",""],[721180,724991,"and we don't want to be standoffish.\"","","",""],[725141,729057,"At the mention of the word that Count Olaf had used so ridiculously,","","",""],[729107,731978,"the Baudelaire orphans all laughed,","","",""],[732177,736156,"even Sunny, who of course did not have a very big vocabulary,","","",""],[736831,740878,"Swiftly they put away the clean oatmeal bowls in the kitchen cupboards,","","",""],[740878,743517,"which watched them with painted eyes.","","",""],[743616,747040,"Then the three young people ran next door.","","",""],[747227,749788,"Friday, the day of the performance,.","","",""],[749767,751300,"was only a few days off,","","",""],[751489,754717,"and the children wanted to figure out Count Olaf's plan","","",""],[754990,757990,"as quickly as possible.","","",""]]]