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Quote #10
The children looked at Justice Strauss, who sighed heavily and hugged each of the Baudelaire youngsters in turn. "Mr. Poe is right," she said sadly. "He must respect your parents' wishes. Don't you want to do what your parents wanted, children?"
Violet, Klaus, and Sunny pictured their loving parents, and wished more than ever that the fire had not occurred. Never, never had they felt so alone. (13.73-74)
The poor dears. Justice Strauss would like to adopt them, but she appeals to their memory of their parents—they must know what's best, right? Obviously not, since their instructions landed the kids in Count Olaf's care in the first place…