The Grim Grotto by Lemony A. Snicket

Author:Lemony A. Snicket
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Siblings, Juvenile Fiction, Humorous Stories, Orphans & Foster Homes, Family
ISBN: 9780064410144
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2004-09-21T00:00:00+00:00

A Series of Unfortunate Events 11 - The Grim Grotto

“I was just curious,” she said, hurriedly tucking the newspaper into the pocket of her uniform. There was just enough room to slip it next to the tin of wasabi.

“Aren't you going to tell us what was in the newspaper?” Klaus asked. “I saw the headline said V.F.D.”

“I didn't learn anything,” Violet said. “The article was too blurred to read.”

“Hmmm,” Sunny said, and gave her sister a sly look. The youngest Baudelaire had known Violet since she was born, of course, and found it quite easy to tell when she was lying.

Violet looked back at Sunny, and then at Klaus, and shook her head, very, very slightly. “Why don't we get ready to go?” the eldest Baudelaire suggested. “By the time we pack up these documents and put on our diving helmets, the fungus will have waned completely.”

“You're right,” Fiona said. “Here, Sunny, I'll help you get into your helmet. It's the least I can do after you cooked such a delicious meal.”

“Shivalrush,” Sunny said, which meant “'That's very kind of you,” and although Fiona had not known Sunny very long, she understood what the youngest Baudelaire had said, more or less, and smiled at all three of the Baudelaire siblings.

As the four volunteers suited up – a phrase which here means “prepared their helmets for an underwater journey” – the Baudelaire children felt as if Fiona fit them like a glove – as a friend, or possibly something more. It felt as if Fiona and the Baudelaires were part of the same team, or the same organization, trying to solve the same mysteries and defeat the sane villains. It felt that way to the two younger Baudelaires, anyway. Only Violet felt as if their friendship were more volatile, as if Fiona fit her like the wrong glove, or as if their friendship had a tiny flaw – a flaw that might turn into a schism.

As Violet put the diving helmet over her head, and made sure that the zipper of the uniform was zipped tight over the portrait of Herman Melville, she heard the slight rustle of the newspaper clipping in her pocket and frowned. She kept frowning as the last of the mushrooms disappeared into the sand, and the four children stepped carefully back into the icy dark water. Because they were traveling against the tide, the volunteers had decided to hold hands, so they would not lose track of one another as they returned to the Queequeg , and as their dark journey began, Violet thought of the dangerous and risky secret concealed in her pocket and realized, as Klaus led the way back to the submarine, with Fiona holding Klaus's hand, and Violet holding Fiona's, and Sunny, curled in her helmet, tucked tightly under Violet's arm, that even while swimming in the icy depths of the ocean, the Baudelaires were playing with fire.

The sinister information in the newspaper clipping was like a tiny spore, blossoming in the

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