- H.O. got a cold there
What can you remember about children being... in the Father's Study?
- They've found a 'robber' there with a screwdriver who turned out to be their father's friend.
- They saw the G.B.'s card in the Father's study.
Children 'dug' twice for treasure. Can you remember when and where?
- in the nursery while playing with the 'Divining Rod'.
Who paid for a bottle of "Castilian Amoroso"?
Why did the children decide to become detectives? What seemed to be suspicious to them?
The neighbour's house: the servant said they went to the sea; all the blinds were down (and the shutters up) and the milk wasn't left any more. BUT there was a light in the windows.
What can you remember about one of the children being... at the railway station.
Oswald sold flowers to earn money for Alice.
- selling wine
-selling medicine
- getting partnership in selling a useful patent (they went to the G.B. to ask for money to buy it)
They took prisoner Ablert-next-door and his uncle gave children eightpence.
What can you remember about the children being... behind the bushes in the street?
They tried to get money from him with the help of their dog once but it was bad of them and they were sorry in the end.
Why did the children decide to seek for treasure?
- no pocket money
- Father didn't like them to ask for new things
- the silver all went away to the shop
- the servants left
- no school
- no guests invited to dinner
- people coming with envelops demanding money
He's always very tidy. He can't play properly at all. He doesn't care for reading so he's very foolish and ignorant.
Yes, it could. The G.B. could have become angry and demand the money immediately.
What can you remember about the children being... in London?
- they (Oswald and H.O.) went to see the G.B. to ask for money 'without any inquiries'.
- the children invited him to a dinner. During their 'play dinner' they told them everything about their misfortunes and gave him some money in the end. They told him the proverb: 'Poverty is no disgrace'.
- the Uncle realized that they were poor and he was touched by their attitude to him.