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Who Could That Be at This Hour?

Book by Lemony Snicket · 9 quotes · Lemony Snicket, Who Could That Be At This Hour, All The Wrong Questions

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“(on the Pip and Squeak asking for a taxi tip) "How about a tip?" "Here's a tip," I said. "Next time you're at the library, check out a book about a champion of the world." "By that author with all the chocolate?" "Yes, but this one's even better It has some very good chapters in it." "That's the kind of tip we can use," Squeak said. "Pip reads to me between fares.”

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“– To była niezła sztuczka – powiedziała. – Gdzie się pan nauczył tak dobrze spadać na drzewa? – Odebrałem nietypowe wykształcenie – odrzekłem. – A schodzić z drzewa pana nauczyli? – Najlepszy sposób to poczekać na kogoś z drabiną. – Na kogoś? – powtórzyła. – To znaczy konkretnie na kogo? – Nie wiem. Nie znam jej imienia.”

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“I led her into the newsroom, removed the sheet, and pointed to the statue of the Bombinating Beast. She gestured to me that I should be the one to take it. I gestured back that she was the chaperone and the leader of this caper. She gestured to me that I shouldn't argue with her. I gestured to her that I was the one who had gotten us into the house in the first place. She gestured to me that my predecessor knew that the apprentice should never argue with the chaperone or complain and that I might model my own behavior after his. I gestured to her asking what the 'S' stood for in her name, and she replied with a very rude gesture, and I grabbed the statue and tucked it into my vest.”

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