How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #4
Cutting through the seething sea was the sharp prow of a ship. A great iron ship, trailing black smoke. A ship too big for the marble to contain, rising and falling in the restless water. My stomach rose and fell. (5.84-85)
When Helena looks into Aunt Fannie's crystal ball, she sees a sight that makes her little mouse knees going wobbly: a ship on the Atlantic Ocean. Just check out the words she uses to describe the sea—"seething" and "restless." Those aren't exactly the words of someone who's looking forward to working on their tan…
Quote #5
What if this bowler hat blew off his head? I lay in the trough of the brim, paralyzed. What did I fear more, those four fingers, big as giant sausages, gripping the brim and my whisker, or sailing off his head and out to sea? (8.47)
Poor Helena is in a serious pickle: she's trapped on Plunkett's hat during the lifeboat drill. Everywhere she looks, she sees something she's afraid of. Yikes.
Quote #6
Fear like fog rose from all three Upstairs Cranstons before those mighty doors. They were flanked by two big footmen in powdered wigs and braided coats, satin knee britches and white stockings. Buckle shoes. Guardians of the Royal Gate. (10.28)
When it comes to Princess Louise's party, the Upstairs Cranstons are scared as can be—and they don't even know that they're not on the real guest list. What do you think the Upstairs Cranstons are afraid of?