Chapter 9 Summary

Nine monotonous days go by. Each night, Violet, Klaus and Sunny are forced to run laps until dawn. During the day, they sleep through their classes and work and their schoolwork starts to suffer. As the days drag on, the Baudelaires get cranky with their friends. Isadora and Duncan are doing their best to research Count Olaf to figure out his plan, but they aren't coming up with anything.

During lunch, Carmelita arrives yet again, but this time, she's carrying two messages for the Baudelaires. The first is another order to meet Coach Genghis on the lawn after dinner. The second is a request to meet Principal Nero immediately after lunch. As the children walk to the administrative office, they wonder what is in store for them. Principal Nero is his usual annoying self and starts off the conversation informing the Baudelaires that...