Chapter 1
The delivery boy was sixty-two years old, and there was no such person as Barney Northrup. (1.4)
Chapter 2
"They say his corpse is still up there in that big old house. They say his body is sprawled out on a fancy Oriental rug, and his flesh is rotting off those mean bones, and maggots are creeping in h...
Chapter 3
"Can't you see she's busy with Angela's wedding dress? And why must you wear a silly costume like that? Really, Turtle, I don't know why you insist on making yourself ugly." (3.15)
Chapter 4
"His estate is estimated to be worth over two hundred million dollars."Turtle read that again: two hundred million dollars. Wow! (4.18-19)
Chapter 5
Recalling family gossip about a rich uncle (maybe it was a great-uncle, anyway, his name was Sam) Grace had convinced herself that she was the rightful heir. (5.1)
Chapter 6
Today I have gathered together my nearest and dearest, my sixteen nieces and nephews. "What!" (Sit down, Grace Windsor Wexler!) (6.6)
Chapter 7
What good luck, the hobbling Sydelle Pulaski thought. Now she would really be noticed with such a pretty young thing for a partner. They might even invite her to the wedding. She'd paint a crutch w...
Chapter 8
He sure could have used half of that ten thousand dollars, but he wouldn't admit it, not to her. The forfeited money upset her more than the murder of her uncle, if he was her uncle. (8.10)
Chapter 9
Her mother twisted the three strands into a braid. "I think you should wear your party dress tonight; you look so pretty in pink." Pretty? She had never used that word before, not about her. What's...
Chapter 10
The judge left the prattling pretender. Father's brother or father's father's brother, if the relationship was on the paternal side her maiden name would be Westing. (10.7)
Chapter 11
"All mothers think their children are beautiful. Rosalie was an exceptional child, they said, but she was the lovingest person that ever was." "My mother doesn't think I'm beautiful." "Of course sh...
Chapter 12
"I am what I am. I don't need a crutch to get attention." (12.35)
Chapter 13
Theo nodded, awed by the beautiful Angela, three years older than he, so fair-skinned and blonde, so unattainable. Here he was sitting at the very same table with her, just the two of them, and he...
Chapter 14
Why bother with driving lessons, her mother said, anyone as pretty as you can always find a handsome young man to chauffeur you. She should have insisted. She should have said no just once to her m...
Chapter 15
The doorman described Mrs. Westing as blonde, full-lipped, a good figure though on the skinny side […] Judge Ford did not remember a mole; she remembered copper-colored hair and thin lips, but it...
Chapter 16
"Some scarring, not bad really, Angela. Besides, you always said being pretty wasn't important, it's who you really are that counts." (16.61)
Chapter 17
Sandy was proud of the notebook he bought, with its glossy cover photograph of a bald eagle in flight (sort of appropriate, he explained to the judge; fits in with Uncle Sam and all that). (17.17)
Chapter 18
Only one thing mattered: Saturday's big track meet. If he won or came in a fast second he'd have his pick of athletic scholarships. He didn't need the inheritance. (18.24)
Chapter 21
Angela could not be the bomber, not that sweet, pretty thing. Thing? Is that how she regarded that young woman, as a thing? […] Had anyone asked about her ideas, her hopes, her plans? If I had be...
Chapter 22
Facial injuries! It was the face that had disappeared fifteen years ago, not the man. Westing had a different face, a face remodeled by plastic surgery. A different face and a different name. (22.44)
Chapter 23
What a spectacle she made, her wide rear end sticking out, singing in that tuneless, nasal voice. The derisive smiles soon faded as, pair by pair, the heirs heard their code words sung. (23.70)
Chapter 24
So hurry, hurry, hurry, step right up and collect your prize. The lawyer will count off five minutes. Good luck and a happy Fourth of July. (24.54)
Chapter 25
"That's a lie, that's a disgusting lie," Turtle shouted. "The only person I kicked today was Barney Northrup and he deserved it. I didn't even see Sandy until tonight at the Westing house. Right, B...
Chapter 26
"The estate is at the crossroads. The heir who wins the windfall will be the one who finds the FOURTH." That's it, that has to be it: The heir who wins the windfall will be the one who finds the fo...
Chapter 28
Her debt would finally be repaid--with interest; the money she received from the sale of her share of Sunset Towers would pay for the education of another youngster, just as Sam Westing had paid fo...
Chapter 30
"Some day." Turtle and Theo had decided against having children because of the possibility of inheriting Chris's disease. "If it's a boy we'll name him Sandy, and if it's a girl, well, I guess we c...