Chapter Eight Summary

The next morning begins with a beautiful sunrise that warms the hearts of the Baudelaire children. Sunny has found a new couplet under Nevermore Tree, and both Klaus and Violet have had success with their research projects the night before. Violet found that the engine conductivity was low in the self-sustaining hot air mobile home due to problems with the electromagnetic generator Hector built. In a matter of hours, Violet reconfigured conduits and rerouted some of the aquacycling to improve water circulation. Meanwhile, Klaus has discovered some interesting rules in the V.F.D. rulebook, including Rule #2,493 which clearly states that "any person who is going to be burned at the stake has the opportunity to make a speech right before the fire is lit" (p. 138). The Baudelaires are going to make sure that Jacques has the opportunity to give his...