The Reptile Room (A Series of Unfortunate Events, #2)

by Lemony Snicket

For Beatrice— My love for you shall live forever. You, however, did not.

“Dr. Montgomery is—let me see—your late father’s cousin’s wife’s brother.

“His name is Montgomery Montgomery?”

It is hard enough to wait for chocolate cream pie while burnt roast beef is still on your plate. It is plenty difficult to wait for Halloween when the tedious month of September is still ahead of you.