Chapter 4 Summary

Stephano tells the children to bring his suitcase inside, and they refuse. After he threatens them, they begrudgingly agree. Klaus wishes that he had the taxi wait or had done something differently, but now the children are stuck with Stephano. Klaus' wish will stay with him for the rest of his life, keeping him up at night.

The children reveal to Stephano that they know who he is and that he hasn't changed at all. He responds by stating that they haven't changed, especially Sunny, who he says still has nine toes instead of ten. Violet and Klaus reply that she most certainly does have ten toes, when they see that Stephano is holding a knife.

Stephano takes his suitcase upstairs, leaving the children alone for a minute. They try to think of something to do, and Uncle Monty pulls up in his...