Quotes from Gertrude Chandler Warner

Right!" said Joe. "My middle name is Joseph, anyway.

Just as she said this, the children heard a horse and cart coming up the road.

You did right, my dear," said Mr. Alden. "People should have what they want on birthdays.

sister living in Canada. She is always writing to me

Then the children could hear a man talking. It was the baker!

Henry looked around the rocky top of the mountain. He did not want to frighten the girls, but he knew that the only way down was gone. The rocky sides of Old Flat Top gave no spot to get a foothold.

Mr. Alden and Henry decided to take turns putting wood on the fire during the night. There was plenty of wood. They all lay down in a row. Benny was on one side of Grandfather, and Violet was on the other.

My dad says fine tools always get fine care.

That's what I was doing the day you children found me in your grandfather's room." Mr.

Oh, yes," cried Benny. "I liked her a lot. But that's different. I think Joe is going to marry her.

Sometimes, they would write down a decoder key onto the scarf. By tying it around their hair or neck, these spies held the answer to the mystery and no one was the wiser! functional

looked up. Benny was not reading any more. He was looking straight ahead. But he was not looking at anything. "What's the matter, Ben?" asked Mr. Alden.

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