How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
"If you mean you think I should give up on the job I've been sent here to do and turn tail and run…" (8.23)
After all that's happened, Arthur is still stubbornly determined to finish the job. We wonder if Stella and Joseph wish he hadn't.
Quote #8
I retrieved the bicycle… the dog ran cheerfully after me down the quiet, moonlit lane, toward the town. My spirits rose. In a strange way, I was looking forward to the morrow. (8.56)
Okay, so this isn't the "Madness" theme, but you know what's sheer craziness? Going straight into the belly of the beast (a.k.a. a haunted house) just to "solve a mystery."