Chapter Four Summary

Dennis gets a leave of absence from work for three days to make the funeral arrangements for Sir Francis, but his boss, Mr. Schultz, is not pleased, because the Happier Hunting Ground is very busy. Dennis says he will get some good ideas from Whispering Glades, but Mr. Schultz replies that he does not need ideas, he needs hard work. Sir Ambrose asks Dennis to find a passage from something Sir Francis wrote that can be read at the funeral, but Dennis has never seen anything Sir Francis wrote. Sir Ambrose tells him to write it himself if he cannot find anything. Dennis discovers that Sir Francis wrote several small books, but no copies of them seem to be at the house. In a sock drawer, he finds a magazine that has a glowing review by Sir Francis of a book...